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Chen Qun was very frustrated and returned to the Gui Hotel where he was staying. He finally made two requests, but Liu Jing politely rejected them. Handing over the Huns, women, children, old and weak to Han, both sides want to compete for the 10,000+ population.

The second is to sign a reconciliation agreement, that is, the last time Cao Pi was sent to Han, the two sides reached a reconciliation, Liu Cao married and jointly deal with the Xiongnu, followed by Han stopping the Battle of Hefei, and the Han army withdrawing from Chaohu. A total of three consensuses were reached.

But it was only a verbal agreement at that time, and this time Chen Qun's mission to Han was to sign a formal written agreement, so as to avoid the outbreak of the Battle of Hefei. This was the real purpose of Chen Qun's mission to Han, to avoid or delay the Han When the army attacked Hefei, Liu Jing rejected Chen Qun's request on the grounds that the Huns' campaign was over, which meant that the possibility of the outbreak of the Hefei campaign increased.

In the room, Chen Qun paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, carefully recalling the details of today's court meeting, and thus deduced Liu Jing's true intentions. He remembered that when he proposed to welcome the bride in April, it caused a slight commotion in the court, especially Jia Xu and Fazheng. Both of them were shocked. Obviously they were very sensitive to this time point. Could it be that the Han army really planned to attack Hefei in April?

Just as he was thinking about it, a confidant came hurriedly and said in a low voice, "Report to Zhong Cheng, Song Jin sent someone here."

Song Jin is Wei Guo's intelligence chief in Han, appointed by Cao Pi to replace Yang Tian. Chen Qun's mission to Han this time also intends to get some information from them.

Chen Qun nodded, "Bring him to see me!"

After a while, the entourage led a thin man into the room. The man knelt down and saluted, "The humble Zhang Yang pays his respects to Zhong Cheng!"

Zhang Yang was Zhang Lv'er in the past. They had moved from Chengdu to Chang'an. Zhang Lv'er was also promoted to deputy commander before Yang Tian left. Chen Qun sat down and said, "Excuse me!"

Zhang Yang stood up and said again: "I came here in the afternoon and said that Zhongcheng went to Weiyang Palace."

"Yeah!" Chen Qun snorted. Seeing Zhang Yang's wretched appearance and donkey's head, he felt displeased, so he asked, "Recently, your work has been very unfavorable, and the eldest son is dissatisfied. You know your problems." Where is it?"

Of course Zhang Yang knew that when Yang Tian was in office, he got Pingzhangtai’s meeting records, but there were no more after that. It’s normal for Cao Pi to be dissatisfied. Promoted to Shuofang Commander, transferred from Chang'an, we lost an important source of intelligence, but we are also actively looking for new sources of intelligence."

"This has nothing to do with me. I'm just here to convey the order of the eldest son. I order you to get the Han army's battle plan for Hefei before the end of the year. If you can't complete it, you will be punished by military law!"

Zhang Yang was so frightened that his expression changed, and he said after a long while, "We will definitely do our best."

At this moment, the entourage from just now rushed into the courtyard again, and reported: "Report to Zhongcheng, Sima Yi is asking to see you outside!"

Chen Qun was stunned, why did Sima Yi come, he quickly ordered: "Please sit in your guest room for a while, and tell him that I will come right away."

After the entourage left, Chen Qun asked Zhang Yang again, "What else do you want to say?"

"The other thing is that we don't have enough funds. Please tell the eldest son that we don't have enough funds. I'm afraid we won't be able to buy a lot of information."

"I see!"

Chen Qun really hated this person in his heart. He didn't do anything, but just complained that he didn't have enough money. It was probably a big mistake for the eldest son to use this kind of person to collect information about Han. He ignored Zhang Yang, snorted heavily, got up and walked out go.

In the guest hall, Sima Yi was drinking tea and waiting in a leisurely manner. He had just come from the Central Palace, and there were some things that could not be said to Chen Qunming in the hall, and they needed to be discussed in detail after a private meeting.

At this time, Chen Qun walked quickly into the lobby, cupped his hands and said, "I kept Sima Shangshu waiting for a long time."

"Where! Where! Sima Yi interrupted Zhongcheng to rest."

After seeing the ceremony, the two sat down, Sima Yi smiled and said: "The court only roughly set the date of welcoming the bride, and there are still many specific details that have not been discussed with Zhong Cheng in detail. I was entrusted by the King of Han to discuss the details of the wedding with Zhong Cheng in detail."

Although Liu Du claimed to be the officiant of the marriage between Liu Jing and Cao Cao, Chen Qun just laughed it off and didn't take Liu Du seriously. The marriage between Liu Cao and Cao Cao was actually a major political decision. A political compromise between the two countries was negotiated for nearly three years before it was finally reached.

The relationship between Liu and Cao has changed from a life-and-death bloody struggle for hegemony to a political struggle with room to spare, which is related to the future direction of the entire world, and is also to preserve the population and economy of the Central Plains to the maximum extent.

Therefore, this marriage must be decided by the highest authority of both parties. Liu Du is not qualified, and Sima Yi is the real officiant. Battle of Hefei.

He asked anxiously again: "Can Zhongda tell me, is the Battle of Hefei really inevitable?"

"I know that the real mission of Changwen's trip is to avoid the battle of Hefei, but I really can't answer you. I used to be a military adviser, and I know that a battle will happen inevitably and accidentally. If Wei Guo must avoid the battle of Hefei , then Duke Wei needs to find a way to relieve the inevitable conditions for the outbreak of the Battle of Hefei."

"Like what?" Chen Qun asked tentatively.

Sima Yi spread his hands and said with a smile: "I can't answer this question, I think Duke Wei should be clear about it."

Chen Qun nodded silently. At this time, Sima Yi said softly again: "I came to see Changwen by the order of His Highness the King of Han, and hoped that Changwen could stay and serve the Han Kingdom. When His Highness the King of Han and Changwen talked about the abolition of corporal punishment , I appreciate Changwen's talent very much, after the King of Han unifies the world, he will formulate the "New Han Law", and I hope Changwen will preside over the compilation."

Chen Qun didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time, he got up and bowed to Sima Yi, "Please Zhongda tell His Highness the King of Han that Chen Qun is very willing to do his part for the revival of the Han Dynasty, but not now, when the time is right, I will definitely do it." King of Han."

Sima Yi got up and said with a smile, "I will tell His Highness. Also, when will Chang Wen return to his command?"

"I intend to leave tomorrow!"

"Okay! Changwen and I will set off for Yedu tomorrow. As the special envoy of the King of Han, I am going to talk to Wei Gong about the resettlement of the Huns."

After entering November, there were three consecutive blizzards in the north, which made the snow in the vast grassland area from the north of Guanzhong to the Yinshan Mountains reach three feet deep. on the plateau.

However, due to the obstacles of high mountains such as Liupan Mountain in the Longxi area, the snow accumulation is better than that in the north of Guanzhong. As long as you are well prepared, you can still walk slowly on the snow. Therefore, you can still see camel caravans stretching for several miles on the official road to Hexi from time to time. .

This morning, an army of [-] cavalry appeared in Zhangye County. The army was led by Zhao Yun and Pang De was the deputy general. The army set off from Chang'an with a large amount of food and grass. Arrived in Zhangye County.

The mission of Zhao Yun’s westward advance this time is to wipe out Liu Qubei’s core tribe, which is also the third largest tribe of the Huns, with nearly 30 people. They originally lived in the Hetao Plain, but in September, the entire tribe moved out. Ju Yanhai and Liu Qubei planned to occupy Lingzhou and the Hexi Corridor after defeating the Han army, and establish the Western Huns Empire.

But Liu Qubei's dream was finally shattered. They were defeated by the Han army, including him himself died on the straight road, and the nearly 30 old, weak, women and children who stayed in Juyanhai and the huge wealth in their hands became a treasure. Just a big fat sheep without army protection.

Liu Jing knew that many forces were planning on this big fat sheep, including the Qiang forces in Hexi, the Southern Xiongnu headquarters in Yinshan, the Xianbei forces in Mobei, and the Guishuang people in the Western Regions. These forces will pounce on this big fat sheep like a pack of wolves, or this big tribe will leave Juyanhai and move westward by itself.

Therefore, Liu Jing must encircle and wipe out this tribe before the beginning of spring, transform them into Han people, and enrich the population of the counties in the pass.

Zhao Yun's army was still twenty miles away from Zhangye City, and they stopped slowly. At this time, a soldier pointed ahead and shouted: "General, there is a team coming ahead."

The sunlight reflected on the white snow was very dazzling. Zhao Yun put his hands on the curtain and looked into the distance, and saw a group of small black spots appearing on the snow-capped field. This was either the camel team of the Hu merchants or the Hexi army.

After a while, the team approached Zhao Yun's army. It really was a cavalry team with about a thousand soldiers. The interests of the Qiang people will lead to massacres if they are not careful. In the end, Liu Jing decided to let Zhao Yun lead the army to encircle and wipe out Liu Qubei's tribe.

Although Ma Chao had slight objections to this, he still obeyed Liu Jing's arrangement, and he would assist Zhao Yun in completing the great migration of the Huns.

Ma Chao urged Zhao Yun to greet him with a smile and said, "I thought Zilong would not be able to make it through, but I didn't expect the army to enter Hexi anyway. It's been a hard journey."

In terms of military official positions, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao are the same. Ma Chao is the general of Zhenxi and the governor of Hexi, while Zhao Yun is the general of Zhenbei and the governor of Heshuo, but there is a difference in title. , while Ma Chao was promoted to Marquis of Xixiang, one level lower than Zhao Yun in title.

However, Zhao Yun was modest and low-key, and he also smiled back: "Although the snow is thick, it is much better than Gaonu County. The march was difficult, but we still arrived in Zhangye as planned."

Ma Chao smiled slightly, "After arriving in Zhangye, it will be much easier to go to Juyanhai."

"How do you say that?" Zhao Yun asked hastily.

Ma Chao waved his hand and said, "Set up a tent!"

Immediately, hundreds of soldiers cleared a piece of land, built a big tent, and spread blankets. Ma Chao smiled at Zhao Yun: "Please!"

Zhao Yun nodded, turned to Pang De and said, "Order the three armies to camp and rest there!"

Zhao Yun followed Ma Chao into the big tent. Dozens of soldiers had put together a map of the Hexi Sand Table that was three feet long and two feet wide. This sand table took Ma Chao a year to complete. He picked up the wooden pole and pointed East of Zhangye City said: "Now we are here!"