At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 289
When two countries are at war, the envoys will not be killed. This applies not only to ancient China, but also to many small neighboring countries.

The Prime Minister of Piao State originally thought that Chu State was a vassal state in the upper state and must pay attention to etiquette. Not to mention that he came to ask for surrender on behalf of Piao State. Even if he came to declare war, he should not kill himself.

Unexpectedly, after listening to the words of Prime Minister Piao, Xiang Hong sneered and said: "Since you know that the two countries are at war and will not kill the envoy, why did King Piao kill our envoy?"

"You are the Prime Minister of Piao State. Where were you when King Piao killed our envoys?"

Faced with Xiang Hong's questioning, Prime Minister Piao was speechless.

Xiang Hong continued: "I am following the order of the King of Chu to lead the army to attack Qiao, just to avenge the envoys and to show the power of our Chu country."

"Besides, I have already issued military orders. When the army arrives, those who do not immediately open the city and surrender will be massacred after the city is broken!"

"My troops came to the city and besieged Beimai for several days. The Lord of Piao State sent you to ask for surrender. It was too late!"

This military order issued by Xiang Hong is almost exactly the same as when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou.

When the army arrives, it must immediately open the city and surrender. A slight delay delays the advancement of the army. After the city is broken, it will be massacred. Even if it surrenders voluntarily, it will not be spared.

Although this may seem cruel, it can put tremendous mental pressure on the enemy.

Otherwise, if the generals who defend the city desperately resist after a large army approaches the city, and then open the city to surrender after being unable to withstand the overwhelming force of the army, if they can still get preferential treatment, the other city guards will follow suit.

Only in this way, if the soldiers are ordered to surrender immediately, will the soldiers and civilians in the city lose the opportunity to choose.

Either fight or die.

Obviously, since the death of General Zhuguo of Piao State in the battle and almost all the casualties of the main force of Piao State, the entire Piao State immediately fell into fear. No one felt that their country could defeat the coalition forces.

When they lost their choice, the generals who defended the city basically chose to surrender either because they were greedy for life or afraid of death, or because they did not want the people in the city to be massacred.

This man is also why the coalition forces led by Xiang Hong can advance so quickly.

After hearing Xiang Hong's words, Prime Minister Piao couldn't help but feel cold in his heart and his eyes were filled with fear.

Regardless of his status as the prime minister of a country, he hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowed and said: "The former Piao country did not realize the power of heaven, and caused many offenses. Please forgive me, the governor."

"We are willing to surrender the whole country and become a vassal state of Chu State from now on. We will never betray you forever. We also ask the Governor to give us a chance to reform!"

After saying this, Prime Minister Piao knelt down in the tent and kept kowtowing. In the end, his forehead was bruised and blood flowed all over his face.

"Drag it, cut it!"

Xiang Hong was not moved at all, but waved his hand impatiently.

In Xiang Hong's view, those who dare to kill the envoy must retaliate with tooth for tooth and blood for blood. This is the centuries-old tradition of the entire Han Dynasty.

If you, a small country, kill one of my envoys, your entire royal family will be slaughtered, and your country will be destroyed.

In the eyes of the powerful empire, there is no mercy for those who dare to kill the Han envoys. Only iron blood and killing can deter Xiao Xiao.

When the soldiers at the door heard this, they immediately rushed into the camp and dragged Prime Minister Piao out. No matter how Prime Minister Piao cried and yelled, Xiang Hong remained unmoved.

Not long after, a bloody human head was brought over.

In the camp, the Han generals were all excited, with proud expressions on their faces. On the contrary, the Shan generals looked at Xiang Hong with fear in their eyes.

Xiang Hong looked at the head of Prime Minister Piao and said with a smile: "Kill those who accompanied him to transport property."

"He killed a total of 18 people in my envoy. I must avenge him!"

The soldiers took the order and left, and not long after, the dozens of Piao soldiers who were transporting property were all slaughtered.

Xiang Hong ordered again: "Put the bodies of these people on those cars and send them back to Piaimai."

After speaking, he looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "This time I want to send people into King Piao's palace again. Who dares to be the envoy?"

First, he beheaded someone else's prime minister and dozens of envoys and attendants, and then blatantly sent all the corpses of the slain people back in such an insulting way. This was absolutely a great shame and humiliation.

If we send people into King Piao's palace at this time, wouldn't we be asking for death?

never thought.

As soon as Xiang Hong finished speaking, Fazheng stood up and said, "I am willing to serve as an envoy and enter King Piao's palace again!"

Xiang Hong frowned slightly when he heard this.

Naturally, the purpose of sending people to King Piao's palace this time was to humiliate the other party and show off their force. The envoy's life was in danger.

Fazheng was a counselor that the King of Chu valued very much, and he had planned this war to destroy the country from beginning to end. Naturally, Xiang Hong did not want the other party to put himself in danger.

Looking at Xiang Hong's face, Fazheng immediately guessed the other party's intentions and said, "I have something to report to the governor privately."

Xiang Hong understood and immediately dismissed everyone, leaving only Fa Zheng.

The two of them didn't know what they said.

However, after Fazheng left the commander's camp, he was allowed to take the bodies of the Prime Minister of Piao and those dozens of people and personally take them to the palace of King Piao.

North gate of Pyaimai City.

The general of Fuguo was standing on the city wall waiting eagerly, wanting to know whether the Prime Minister's request for surrender in the Han camp was going smoothly.

Today, in addition to more than a thousand imperial guards, [-] cavalry, [-] elephant soldiers, and thousands of defeated troops who retreated from the front line, there are only tens of thousands of temporarily recruited young men left in the Piao Kingdom, who have no chance of fighting against the coalition forces. Power.

If the prime minister's mission is successful, although Piao will become a vassal state of Chu, it can avoid the danger of annihilation.

Just as the general of Fu Guo was waiting eagerly, he suddenly saw a motorcade appearing in the distance. It was the same motorcade filled with property that the Prime Minister had brought out before leaving the city.

The general of the auxiliary country was not happy for a long time, but he was horrified to find that those lying on the chariot were actually many corpses, and there was even a human head hanging on the front flagpole.

As the convoy got closer and closer to the city wall, the general of the auxiliary country couldn't help shouting: "That, that seems to be the prime minister's head!"

After saying this, the Piao soldiers on the city wall were all in an uproar, with frightened looks on their faces.

"Crench!"

"Crench!"

"Crench!"

The convoy was getting closer and closer, and the soldiers of Piao Kingdom on the city wall could even hear the sound of the wheels moving forward.

"stop!"

Seeing that they had arrived at the gate of the city, the Piao soldiers on the city wall began to stand ready, but Fazheng, who was wearing a green shirt, raised his right hand and said softly.

After Fazheng finished speaking, the sergeants who drove the carriages all reined in their reins, got out of the car, saluted Fazheng, and then all returned to the camp.

In front of the motorcade, only Fazheng stood alone on his horse and said to the general of Piao: "Piao killed our envoy from Chu. Now the general will kill the envoy of Piao in return."

"On the order of the Governor, I am here to return the property presented by King Piao and the body of the envoy of Piao Kingdom."

"So-called reciprocity, why don't you send back the body of our mission?"

Fa Zheng's words immediately caused a great commotion on the city wall.

Many soldiers of the Pyu Kingdom who were not cold-blooded immediately became furious after hearing what the translator said.

They did not expect that the Han people would be so arrogant and domineering. Not only did they kill their country's prime minister and envoys, but they also sent them to the gate of the capital.

With such provocation, the whole country of Piao is regarded as nothing.

Some generals of Piao State, who were carried away by anger, even started to bend their bows and arrows, hoping to shoot the Han envoy to death under the city.

Fazheng had a clear view of everyone's expressions, but he was not afraid at all. Instead, he smiled and said: "If you don't want the Piao people to be slaughtered, I advise you not to do this."

When the general of Fu State heard this, he immediately felt excited all over. He turned around and looked at the generals who had already bent their bows and arrows. He was immediately shocked and angry, and shouted: "Put away your bows and arrows quickly!" He had previously killed the Chu State envoy. So that it brought such disaster to Piao country.

Now that the coalition forces are approaching the city, even the capital is on the verge of collapse, and the Pyo Kingdom is not far away from being destroyed.

If the Chu envoy is shot and killed at this time, there will really be no room for recovery. With the temperament of the Han governor, I am afraid that there will really be a river of blood in the Piao Kingdom.

After being scolded by the generals of the auxiliary country, no matter how angry they were, those generals still did not dare to fire arrows and had to retract their bows angrily.

When the general of the auxiliary state saw this, he wiped his cold sweat, then clasped his fists at Fazheng at the bottom of the city and said, "I don't know your name, sir."

Fazheng said: "I am Fuzheng Fuzheng, named Xiaozhi, and I am the military advisor under the command of the Governor of Nanzhong."

When the general of the auxiliary country heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.

As soon as he saw Fa Zheng, he sighed that this man was extraordinary in appearance, quite elegant, and not like ordinary people.

not to mention.

He had also heard that the scholars of the Han Dynasty liked to wear Tsing Yi, and the Han people under the city wore the standard dress of Han people.

This kind of scholar who can follow the army in conquest must have an extraordinary status.

Although he had some guesses in his mind, the general of the auxiliary country still did not expect that the slightly thin young man in front of him had such a powerful background. He was a military advisor under the governor of Nanzhong.

Forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart, the general of the auxiliary country immediately bowed deeply to Fazheng and said: "I will ask the king for instructions to let the monks in the city pray for the dead envoys of your country, and then return their bodies and pay tribute to him." I sincerely apologize and hope to be forgiven by your country."

Although the Han commander-in-chief killed the prime minister and the envoy of Piao, which had made the general of the auxiliary country sink to the bottom of his heart, he still hoped to influence the other party with his words and find a glimmer of hope for Piao.

This is the helplessness of small countries.

Facing the groveling general of Piao and Fu, Fa Zheng smiled softly, and then said: "Piao killed my envoys, and now I will kill you and other envoys to avenge this."

"The anger in the Governor's heart has subsided. Whether he will forgive Piao Guo depends on your sincerity."

When the general of Fu State heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said hurriedly: "If the Governor has any request, feel free to ask for it. As long as Piao State can do it, I will never refuse!"

Fazheng raised his eyebrows and said, "You are not King Piao, do you think the promises you have made will count?"

The general of the auxiliary country was silent for a while, and suddenly a sharp light flashed in his eyes, saying: "Please rest assured, military advisor, what I said today will definitely count!"

Fa Zheng's heart moved slightly, and then he smiled and said, "In that case, why don't General open the city gate and let me in?"

Without any hesitation, the general of the auxiliary state directly ordered people to open the city gate and personally welcomed Fazheng in.

The general of the auxiliary country asked slightly humbly: "I wonder what the military advisor wants?"

Fazheng didn't answer and asked instead: "But King Piao ordered the death of our envoy?"

The general of the auxiliary country hesitated slightly, but finally nodded and said: "Exactly."

This matter cannot be hidden at all.

What's more, no one would dare to do such a thing unless ordered by the king to kill the Chu State envoy in the capital.

Fa Zheng's eyes flashed with cold light and he said: "The first condition is that King Piao must die, and everyone in King Piao's royal family must be killed!"

After saying this, not to mention the general of Fu State, even the generals of Piao State who followed behind him showed horrified expressions on their faces.

The general of the auxiliary country twitched his face a few times, and then said with some embarrassment: "Can the military counselor change the conditions? As a minister, how can I decide the life and death of the king and the royal family?"

Fazheng looked at the General of the Fuxing Kingdom with a smile but not a smile, and said: "As far as I know, in the Piao Kingdom, apart from King Piao, the Prime Minister, the General of the Fuxing Kingdom and the General of the Zhu Kingdom are the most powerful."

"Today, the Prime Minister of Piao State and the General of Zhu State are both dead. The general can be regarded as one person below ten thousand people."

"The general is in charge of the world's troops. If you want King Piao to die, it should be easy."

The general of the auxiliary country smiled bitterly and said: "This is not what I did."

Fa Zhengdao: "Excuse me, General, which one is more important, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Piao Kingdom and the lives of King Piao?"

This sentence already carries the meaning of threat.

When the general of the auxiliary country heard this, he couldn't help showing a tangled look on his face.

Fa Zheng continued: "It is King Piao who has brought disaster to Piao. If the general can kill him, not only can he replace him, but he can also become a hero who saves the people of Piao. Why are you still hesitant?"

After hearing this, the face of the general of the auxiliary country kept changing, and his eyes gradually became firm.

He bowed deeply to Fazheng and said, "Thank you, military advisor, for your advice. I am willing to do my best!"

After saying this, the general of Fuguo immediately drew his sword in his hand, looked around at the generals behind him, and shouted sternly: "King Piao is unkind and kills the Han envoys in vain, thereby desecrating the superior country and bringing disaster to our country."

"Now that the capital of our country is about to be destroyed, I do not want to risk the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city. I want to kill King Piao and the entire royal family in order to appease the anger of the higher country. Are you willing to follow me in this important event?"

As the words of the general of the auxiliary state fell, his personal guards immediately drew their swords in their hands and surrounded all the generals.

Seeing this, all the generals had no choice but to say in unison: "King Piao is unkind, and we are all willing to follow the general!"

A smile appeared on the face of the general of the auxiliary state, and then he said to Fazheng: "Military advisor, please follow me into the palace!"

The general of the auxiliary state led Fazheng and his troops straight to the palace. Just as the commander of the imperial guard tried to stop him, he was stabbed to death by the general of the auxiliary state.

The rest of the imperial guards were so strong that they didn't dare to move at all.

that's it.

The general of Fuguo entered the palace unimpeded and saw King Piao who was anxiously waiting for news.

King Piao saw the general of the auxiliary country barging in with his troops with a sword. There was still blood on the sword blade that had not yet dried. He couldn't help being shocked and angry, and shouted sternly: "What do you want to do?"

A stern look appeared in the eyes of the general of the state of Fu, and he said: "You killed the envoys of the state of Chu in vain, thus bringing such great disaster to our state of Piao. Now, by the order of the governor of the state of Chu, I will behead you and the entire royal family." , to appease the wrath of the superior country!"

King Piao was furious when he heard this. He pointed his trembling right hand at the general of the auxiliary country and cursed: "Rebellious ministers and traitors, do you want to kill the king?"

The general of the auxiliary country stopped talking and stepped forward with a murderous sword.

King Piao was horrified and shouted hurriedly: "Where are my confidants?"

"Pfft!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the general of the auxiliary country had already rushed forward, pierced King Piao's heart with a sword, and then said in his ear: "The commander of the imperial guard has been executed. Your Majesty, walk slowly. The whole royal family will soon follow him. "

"puff!"

After finishing speaking, the general of Fuguo stabbed his sword with all his strength. King Piao's eyes were wide open and he was vomiting blood. Although he was angry in his heart, he could not say a word.

"Pfft!"

The general of the auxiliary country pulled out his sharp sword, and blood immediately spurted out from King Piao's heart.

He kicked over the body of King Piao, and then said to his trusted generals: "Capture everyone in the royal family, and no one can escape!"

Now, the person who most hopes for the complete destruction of the royal family is not Fa Zheng. Instead, it is the general of the auxiliary country.

Since you have committed regicide, you must do it thoroughly to avoid leaving yourself with future troubles.

"Clap clap clap!"

Fazheng watched a good show and couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised: "The general is really good at it."

The general of Fuguo walked up to Fazheng and said with a humble face, changing his harshness just now: "Now that King Piao is dead, everyone in the royal family will also be killed. I wonder if the military advisor can calm down?"

Fazheng smiled noncommittally, then pointed to King Piao's seat at the top and asked, "That seat looks good. I want to sit down. Is that okay?"

(End of this chapter)