First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 115 Negotiations
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Hearing Xue Ju's words, Hao Yuan was helpless, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, Li Gui covets Xiping, Jianhan and other counties in the west, and the troops have reached Jincheng, and there is no news of General Zong's return to Jincheng. There is Liang Shi in the north. They are indistinguishable from the Turkic enemy.

Our army must not stay in Fufeng for a long time. The only way to survive is to break your arms and return to Jincheng quickly to have a chance to breathe. At this point, there is no need to worry about the gains and losses of a city or a place. We should focus on Jincheng and Longxi, and the foundation of the Great Qin Dynasty. ".

Xue Ju also calmed down when he heard the words, frowned and said nothing, only feeling depressed in his heart, Xue Rengao also looked aggrieved.

Seeing this, Hao Yuan had no choice but to say: "Since Your Majesty has ordered the minister to be the master, the minister dared to say that Fufeng has been lost, Tianshui Chang Zhongxing's vitality has also been seriously injured, and the gate of Tianshui has also been lost by the earthquake. Tianshui County exists in name only. Once Tianshui is lost, Anding County in the north is in the hinterland of Li Yuan. If Li Yuan intends to take it, it is like picking something out of a bag. Therefore, Anding County is no different from chicken ribs to my Great Qin. It is tasteless to eat and it is a pity to discard it.

In my humble opinion, Tianshui County can be surrendered, and if Li Shimin's persecution is too urgent, Anding County will be the last condition, and it can also be surrendered if it is unavoidable."

Xue's father and son were shocked when they heard that, Hao Yuan didn't wait for him to speak, but hurriedly tried to comfort him: "Now there are only [-] soldiers, it is better to return to Jincheng Longxi quickly, shrink the defense line and consolidate the foundation, in order to make a comeback in the future. When Li Gui sits on the throne, Jincheng will be lost, and it will be too late to make any regrets. This is all I have said, and I leave it up to Your Majesty to make the decision."

Hao Yuan finally persuaded the Xue family and his son after a lot of painstaking efforts, felt tired, turned around and left step by step.

"Do you need to send someone to Tangying?" After leaving the temporary palace, Chu Liang greeted him and asked with a happy face.

Hao Yuan glanced at it, then nodded expressionlessly, "I'll go in person."

It happened that Xue Rengao came out later, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said: "You can't be a military adviser. My father once told me that you are the pillar of the Great Qin. If Tang Dog kills you, then my Great Qin will suffer a great loss."

Hearing Xue Rengao's words without hesitation, Hao Yuan's heart felt hot.

Reckless people like Xue Rengao often blurt out the truth without hesitation, Hao Yuan was about to say more, but Xue Rengao waved his hands in an extremely arrogant way: "Even if the battle ends in a single soldier, the military commander should not be in danger himself."

After Hao Yuan heard the words, he didn't say much, bowed deeply, then thought about it: "Then I will write a letter in hand, please trouble Ximing to go to Tangying."

Chu Liang was startled when he heard the words, only to see Hao continue to say: "In our army, no one is better than Ximing in demeanor and demeanor. Only Ximing can represent the demeanor of our Daqin envoy."

Xue Rengao on the side watched quietly, and Chu Liang had no choice but to agree. He is a scribe who is good at literature and history, and he was really helpless when he fell into the Western Qin camp.

Gao Chong's letter of persuasion forced Hao Yuan into a situation where he had no choice but to take the initiative to negotiate peace. In this confrontation, there is no doubt that Tang has the upper hand.

And when Tang Jian entered Qianyuan City, he couldn't help being surprised. He secretly thought in his heart that fortunately there was no strong attack. He could only see that in Qianyuan City, all the houses near the city wall and gate were demolished, and piles of bricks piled up. Wood and stone, city defense materials are extremely abundant.

Seeing this, Hao Yuan pointed at the mountains of city defense materials, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Our army is [-], and the people are more than [-]. The supplies are sufficient, and the food and grass are abundant. How about it? Tang envoy, do you think it is possible to break through this city? "

Who is Tang Jian, how could he be at a disadvantage, immediately shook his head and laughed and said: "If you defend in every possible way, it is only a small town in a county. The king of Tang sits in the pass and has enough armor. If you don't care about the common people in the city, within three days , will destroy this city."

Hao Yuan's smile faltered a little when he heard the words, but he quickly recovered his composure, and said proudly: "Since that's the case, why not give it a try?"

Tang Jian paused and said very seriously, "You really mean what you said?"

"Don't worry about Maoyue, joking, Brother Hao is just joking", Chu Liang on the side is busy smoothing things over, "Once the war is resurgent, the people will suffer, how kind and tolerant the king of Tang is."

Tang Jian laughed when he heard the words, "Brother Ximing really deserves to be from a family in the Central Plains. He is gentle, respectful and thrifty, and cares about the common people, but he is not like some Western barbarians who are ambitious and completely disregarding life and death."

Hao Yuan's face darkened when he heard this, and he was furious. He came from a humble family in Jincheng County. In today's era, he is indeed not as noble as a family in the Central Plains. This Tang Jian is so humiliating. If he is not worried about the hegemony of the Great Qin, how could Hao Yuan endure it? .

Seeing this, Chu Liang was extremely worried, so he was busy making arrangements in the middle, and kept saying good things to calm the two of them down.

And Tang Jian noticed Hao Yuan's demeanor, he was sullen at first, and then quickly forbear it, and secretly admired him in his heart, Hao Yuan is really an outstanding person, it seems that this trip to negotiate is not easy.

After everyone was seated, Tang Jian went straight in, "Xue Ju wants to return to Jincheng safely, and the two counties of Tianshui and Ding must be returned to the court.

In addition, during this trip, Xue Ju raised his troops for no reason, and our army worked hard to fight. We need to pay [-] shi for food and grass, which must be paid within three months.Both of these are indispensable.”

Tang Jian was extremely stubborn. Now that the Tang army has the absolute upper hand, he must have the confidence, and the so-called handing over to the court was actually to Li Yuan. After all, Li Yuan had not yet opposed the Sui Dynasty, and he was the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty in name.

Hearing this, Hao Yuan flew into a rage, "How can this be reasonable? We are waiting for peace talks, not seeking peace. With such conditions, I am afraid that my teeth will break."

"Don't say that the two counties of Tianshui and Anding are Jincheng and Longxi. If the king of Tang wants to, he can also take it." Tang Jian said with a light smile, "I believe that at this time, Wuwei Li Gui should have captured Xiping County. You might as well tell you that the two counties of Hechi in Hanyang have changed their flags and have a total of [-] soldiers and horses, and they can go north at any time."

Hao Yuan didn't show any panic when he heard the words, and said directly: "Li Gui is a clown, nothing to worry about, you think you have Xiao Yu's help, so Da Qin has no allies?"

Tang Jian laughed loudly, and pointed to the north, "Liang Shidu? Or East Turkic?"

In fact, Tang Jian's heart was shocked at this time. Fortunately, the prime minister's mansion is full of talents. Someone had expected this, otherwise he would have been extremely passive.

Seeing Tang Jian's appearance as expected, Hao Yuan was startled, and seeing Tang Jian said with a very happy smile: "When my army surrounded Siyuan City, Yu Wenxin, the governor of the capital, was sent to the East Turks. Mo Heduo plans to bring troops to help you? Mo Heduo assumes that he will not move, so the Liang division who relies on the breath of the Turks will dare to send troops?"

After finishing speaking, regardless of Hao Yuan's astonished face, Tang Jian slapped the case and reprimanded: "There are two conditions, one of which is indispensable. In addition, the only option is defeat, so I can do it myself."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Chu Liang who was stunned, and saluted, "Brother Ximing, may I go to your residence to tell you?"

Chu Liang hurriedly said: "There is nothing you can do", and immediately led Tang Jian to his home.

(End of this chapter)