Kai Fu Han

Chapter 532 Development
"Then what do you mean?"

Zhao Guo did suffer a lot from the handling of the Liangshan heroes.

These people were used as cannon fodder and consumed with the rebels, which made the forces behind who wanted to be recruited more cautious.

As the top intelligence chief of the Xinghan League, Xu Zhong certainly knew Liu Xinqi's lofty ambitions, so he would definitely not accept the result of "recruitment".

Moreover, it is still unclear who is stronger or weaker between the Xinghan League and Zhao State, so how can they be recruited?

"What I mean is that the officials must position themselves correctly. If our Xinghan League can defeat the Puppet Qi and the Jin Kingdom, we can defeat Southern Zhao." Xu Zhong picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "So , where does the word 'recruitment' come from?"

Li Gang was silent.

The last bit of luck was broken.

The Xinghan League is indeed going to be independent.

I had thought about this day, but I didn't expect it would come so soon.

Xinghan League is developing too fast.

"The officials don't understand you. We have 70 elites in Henan. Counting the servants, the number of troops exceeds one million. The officials don't believe that Zhao Guoguo lost to you." Li Gang organized his words.

"This is strange. Before Zhao Guo did not move south, it should be stronger than it is now. At that time, the whole country could not defeat Jin Guo. Now our Xinghan League has defeated Jin Guo, which is stronger than it was then. The weak Zhao State thinks it can defeat us." Xu Zhong slowed down and asked a rather euphemistic question: "Where does this confidence come from?"

...

Li Gang didn't know either.

Perhaps it was because the Xinghan League was Han Chinese, and the officials felt that the Han people were easier to fight than the Jin people.

The officials of Zhao State all believed this and understood that the Five Elements were mutually reinforcing and restraining each other. In the eyes of the officials, it was possible that the Xinghan League restrained the Jin State, while the Zhao State restrained the Xinghan League.

Li Gang didn't say anything about these messy thoughts in his heart.

"Before, we were caught off guard by the Kingdom of Jin. We were allies with the Kingdom of Jin at the time. No one expected that these barbarians would suddenly rebel against the alliance and turn around to attack the Kingdom of Zhao. It is different now. We have gathered 70 people on the southern line of Henan. The main force is elite, and your Xinghan League’s total strength is not even half of the 70, how can we fight?"

Li Gang himself didn't believe this statement, it was too forced.

If the battle depends on who has the most, then just show off the battle on the battlefield and it will be over, so why fight?

"Then let's give it a try." Xu Zhong showed Xinghan League's fearlessness.

"Hey, let me put it another way and ask your leader to send someone to discuss peace with the court."

"Okay, let the officials show some sincerity, first think about the terms of the new peace talks, and then send someone who can speak with them. Don't ask back and forth for instructions during the negotiations." Xu Zhong sent back Li Gang's previous words.

Neither party asked the leader or emperor to be present in person.

In the second year of Yuankang, Emperor Zhao personally paid the insurance and went to the Kingdom of Jin for war and peace talks, but was detained by the Kingdom of Jin.

"There is another question. If we can cease the war as soon as possible, will your Zhao generals start to stir up trouble first?" Xu Zhong added.

"No, we haven't given the order to the front line to cross the river. Those troops will not act rashly." Li Gang replied.

The two continued to talk and initially determined the time and place for the peace talks.

The time is set on March [-]th, and the location is set in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites.

……

On the night of the tenth.

Wang Boyan came to see Xu Zhong and agreed to the Xinghan League's request for him to be responsible for the peace talks, but he also made his own demands.

"Send my wife, children and children to Dengzhou."

"Okay, I'll deliver it tomorrow." Xu Zhong responded.If Wang Boyan presides over the peace talks on behalf of the Xinghan League, it will definitely be a crime of deceiving the Zhao family, and there will be no good fruits.

Xinghan League would not protect him either.

On the twelfth, in the lobby of Zhao Guoli Department.

Zhao Guo's officials in charge of peace talks had already arrived, and the people from the Xinghan League did not enter the hall until Si Si.

Only twelve people from the Xinghan League came, and the leader was Xu Zhong.

"You are responsible for the peace talks of the Han Alliance?" Li Gang sat further to the side, and the ones sitting in the middle were Wang Boyan and Huang Qianshan.

"It's not me." Xu Zhong took care of himself and sat down on the other side of the big table.

"It's me." Wang Boyan stood up, walked to Xinghan League, and sat down in the middle.

There was a buzz, and the lobby immediately became noisy, and the officials of Zhao State opposite were in chaos.

The second-in-command on his side turned out to be the person on the opposite side. This was very demoralizing.

Even the second-in-command can be instigated to rebel by the Xinghan League, so who among them can be trusted?
Li Gang was also a little dumbfounded. He thought that many people might be arranged by Liu Xinqi as the main envoy, but he never thought of Wang Boyan.

"Prime Minister Wang, this is not the time to play." Huang Qianshan said to Wang Boyan with a cold face.

"I'm serious. I will represent Liu Xinqi, the leader of the Xinghan League, in this peace negotiation."

"Hmph! What a nonsense!" Huang Qianshan stood up directly, tossed his sleeves and walked out of the lobby without saying goodbye.

"Let's talk tomorrow." Li Gang finished his sentence and walked out, probably to see Zhao Guoguan's family.

The other officials of the Zhao State in the lobby could no longer stay still and filed out, leaving only the people from the Xinghan League and some of the Zhao State's Sanya Imperial Guards.

The remaining guards looked at Wang Boyan in confusion.

"You are so courageous." Xu Zhong praised.

"Good feelings just choose a tree to live in." Wang Boyan replied.

There may have been some hesitation before, but since Song Gou was assassinated and twelve men from the Xinghan League killed more than 600 Zhao elites, Wang Boyan planned to make a desperate move.

The Xinghan League's strong assassination ability reminded Wang Boyan of Zhao Liang's previous ravages on him, and now it was time for the Zhao Guan family to try.

From this assassination, Wang Boyan understood clearly: "As long as the Xinghan League wants to assassinate, the Zhao Guan family will not dare to show their faces. And if the Xinghan League can assassinate the Zhao Guan family, then it has the ability to assassinate any high-ranking Zhao official."

This kind of ability made Zhao Guo dare not break up, and allowed Xinghan League to remain in an invincible position.

"Go back and come back tomorrow." Xu Zhong said.

More than a dozen people got up and left the lobby. The people from the Xinghan League and Wang Boyan were not in the same direction, and they parted ways outside the Rites Yamen.

Wang Boyan sat in the carriage, and the driver drove the carriage towards Wang's mansion.

Sitting in the carriage, Wang Boyan is enjoying the future. After this peace conference, Wang Boyan plans to go to Penglai. By virtue of his "skills", he will definitely be able to gain the trust of the leader of the Xinghan League. Become a marquis or even a king.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Dozens of crossbow bolts suddenly shot over from both sides of the street.

The powerful crossbow bolt penetrated the wall of the carriage Wang Boyan was riding in and shot into the carriage.

"Ah!" The scream came to mind, and then gradually died down under the continuous crossbow arrows.

The walls of the carriage were already filled with crossbow arrows, and even the horse and driver pulling the carriage in front were not spared.

Wang Boyan was assassinated and died in the street.

(End of this chapter)