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Chapter 427 Negotiate peace?

Hearing Ji Chuan mention Li Yuan, Chu Luo, Song Zhengben came forward and said: "Li Shijun is not ashamed of his big words, if he is not afraid of my lord, why did he send you here to make peace humbly?"

Ji Chuan looked at the other party, who ranked first among Dou Jiande's civil servants, and knew that it must be Song Zhengben, Dou Jiande's mastermind.To convince Dou Jiande, this person must be the first to bring him down.

Ji Chuan immediately said: "Speaking of peace is not about fear, but for the two armies to turn hostility into friendship. Peace will benefit both sides, and war will hurt both."

Song Zhengben said loudly, "I've only heard of the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore. How can you say that peace will benefit both, and war will hurt both?"

Ji Chuan looked at Song Zhengben, and said: "The Turks have 40 cavalry on the grasslands, and they want to fight for the world in the south. Is the King of Xia enough to stop it? Li Tang occupies Guanzhong in the west, takes Bashu in the south, and enters Hedong in the east. The world lives in three parts. First, with Li Shentong as the general now, if he wants to take Shandong and Hebei, will the Xia army be enough to stop him?"

"Li Yuan is good at forbearance, and pays tribute to the Turks. If one day, the two families unite, the Turks take Yanyun from the south, Li Tang goes east to the east, and another general goes out of Hanoi to connect with the heroes of Shandong. Is Xia Wang enough to refuse?"

"This." Song Zhengben was at a loss for words.

At this time, Ling Jing came out and said, "Then how do we know that if our Xia army starts a war with the Turks and Li Tang, Youzhou won't take advantage of the fire to loot?"

Ji Chuan cupped his hands and said, "This is exactly why I came here to negotiate peace."

Ling Jing sneered and said, "What you say is not proven, how do you want us to believe it?"

Ji Chuan said: "Youzhou, the hometown of Yan State, the road is as dangerous as Yanyun, the land is connected to the heroes of Taihang, the water is convenient to Tongji Canal, and the money is as generous as Zhuo County. There is always a frontier fortress, so the scholars and the people are all Learn to bow and horse, as the old saying goes, the elite soldiers of Yun Yan and Zhao are the heroes of the world."

Himekawa talked eloquently in the big tent. Although they knew that this person was a lobbyist, everyone showed an expression of listening carefully.

"Youzhou has Turkic, Khitan, and Xi tribes in the north, Goguryeo and Baekje in the east, and Liu Wuzhou in the west. Li and Tang are all generations of tigers and wolves. My lord has the help of the Shide Xi tribe, the hero of Youzhou's elite soldiers, Draw your sword and fight the Turks, fight Khitan, but defeat Goguryeo, compete with Li Tang in the east of the river, build a business after a hundred battles, if King Xia occupies Youzhou, can you defend it? If you defend it with a strong general, how can you spare the strength to fight for the world in the south? .”

Ling Yun said: "Ji Zong, you have talked about it, but you still haven't said why Youzhou won't plot my land in Hebei."

Ji Chuan said with a smile: "As we all know, I, Youzhou, and Li Tang are enemies. My lord once raised an army of [-] to attack Hedong. Although he took Taiyuan, he didn't succeed. Li Tang is not destroyed, how can our Youzhou rest in peace for a day?" .Ling Jijiu is right. There is no basis for what the princes say, but it is beneficial to both sides, and it can be eternal. If King Xia wants to help Li Tang win the world, then please kill someone first, and immediately prepare for war.",

Dou Jiande smiled slightly, and asked: "Dare to ask Ling Jijiu, dare to ask the people in Youzhou today?"

Ji Chuan smiled, and said: "My Youzhou is very prosperous, Wen Dalin is as talented as Xiao He, Wang Junkuo has the courage to overlord, Xu Maogong is worthy of conspiring with Jiang Shang, and Li Shijun's ten-year-old and three teachings are beyond their kind Its extracts are indescribable, how can they be counted."

Dou Jiande laughed, and asked: "Then Li Shijun's tent seems to be the generation of Xiao He's overlord, how many people are there who are as good as the king?"

Ji Chuan said: "Ru Chuan is not talented, and his car load is incalculable. Ji Chuan is not talented, he dare not compare himself to Su Qin and Zhang Yi, but Tian Heng has a heart."

Seeing that Ji Chuan's words were decent, Dou Jiande took a deep breath and said, "I already know what Ji Chuan said, please rest for now."

Himekawa bowed his hands and stepped back.

Dou Jiande looked at the generals and asked, "What do you think?"

All the generals bowed their heads in silence.Dou Jiande shouted: "My dear friends, you usually talk freely, but now you don't speak?"

General Liu Heikai made his first speech and said: "What Ji Zong said makes sense. In terms of military strength, our Xia army is better than the Youzhou army. If our army takes Youzhou, there will be Turks in the north, Goguryeo in the east, and Goguryeo in the west." There is Li Tang, but how to defend it, it is better to keep it as a barrier to defend against the Turks and Goguryeo, and discuss it after going east to take Shandong and go south to take Luoyang."

Dou Jiande looked at Zhang Xuansu, this was his opinion before, and he believed that Youzhou should not be attacked lightly.

"Zhang Aiqing, I want to hear what you mean?"

Zhang Xuansu said: "At the beginning when our army sent troops to attack Youzhou, it was because Liu Wuzhou was the external support, and Lu Ziqian was the internal aid, and Luo Cheng's eyes were opened as an excuse. Fight down. Take the risk of Yanyun, and use the whole of Hebei."

"But now Liu Wuzhou, Lu Ziqian, and Luo Cheng are all dead. Our army has become a lone army. In the battle of crossing the river, the Youzhou army dared to die and endure the battle. Our army suffered a small defeat. It would be unwise to continue fighting. It is better to let the war wear down the strength of the troops and let it go."

Dou Jiande looked at the ministers and asked, "Do you have any other opinions?"

Song Zhengben and other courtiers who were in charge of the battle before were silent.

Dou Jiande stood up and said, "I have decided to send people across the river to negotiate a peace with the Youzhou army. He will come back one day."

"promise."

"Ling Aiqing, you go for me."

Ling Jing got Dou Jiande's kiss and agreed immediately.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Xuansu and Ji Chuan crossed the river by boat.

Before reaching the gate, Ling Jing could not help but feel a little proud when he saw the gongs and drums beeping, and the sergeants lined the road to meet him.

"Shi Wenyanbo, governor of Youzhou, is waiting for brother Ling here."

Hearing that it was Wen Yanbo who lived under Li Chongjiu in Youzhou, he came to greet him outside the gate in person, Ling Jing smiled and said, "It's easy to say, easy to say."

There was a bit of arrogance in his speech.

Now Wen Yanbo introduced Ling Jing into the other tent, and Ji Chuan first went to the big tent to report to Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu listened without saying a word, and said: "Dou Jiande didn't ask you about the terms of your peace negotiation, but asked me about the local and local people in Youzhou. It is obvious that he intends to take Youzhou again and make a comeback."

Ji Chuan said: "I report to Duke Shanggu, I think that Dou Jiande is a natural leader who treats generals like brothers and sisters, so everyone in the Xia army is willing to die for him. Heroes, if you fight with them, you can't win in one battle, you should deal with them peacefully, so as not to cause future troubles."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "Ji has worked hard, so I sent an order to entertain Xia Jun's envoy with a feast."

Li Chongjiu hosted a banquet in the tent at the moment, and his subordinates accompanied him.

Seeing that Li Chongjiu treated him very kindly, Ling Jing boldly entered with his sword in hand, and sat on the brocade pier beside Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu raised his glass in his hand and said: "Although I haven't met King Xia, we have been friends for a long time. I have always admired King Xia. It is really a blessing for the two families to form an alliance and turn hostility into friendship. There is Lao Ling offering wine made it happen.”
Ling Jing laughed, raised his glass and drank it freely, and said with a smile: "Mr. Shanggu, you are welcome."

At that moment, Li Chongjiu introduced Zhang Xuansu's generals one by one, and all the generals toasted Ling Jing. Ling Jing was half drunk, and said: "Shanggu Gong, if there is a truce between the two families, Shanggu Gong, please beg me, King Xia, to retreat. What kind of sincerity do you show?"

On the side, Ji Chuan laughed back and said, "Retiring troops is a matter for each of the two families to take advantage of, so what is the sincerity?"

Ling Jing said: "My army of [-] in Youzhou is dispatched. How much money and food will be used by the soldiers and horses? The food they eat can pile up into mountains in a day. Your Majesty neither wants you to cede land nor accept hostages. It is just a mere money and food. You Youzhou army If you don’t show some sincerity, please forgive me that it will be difficult for me to go back and explain to King Xia.”

All the generals were furious when they heard the words, Wang Mahan said directly: "Damn it, you Xia army invaded us, and you haven't discussed an explanation with you yet, you thieves, dare to demand compensation from us, tell us, I thought we had lost the battle."

Ling Jing smiled and said: "This general is serious, it's a big deal, I will report directly to King Xia, and the two armies will fight again."

"I'm afraid of you if I hit you."

"Sit down!" Li Chongjiu yelled angrily, waved his hand to tell Wang Mahan to shut up, and said to himself: "What Ling Jijiu said is not unreasonable, but it is not easy for our army to be self-sufficient in food and grass, please also invite Ling Jijiu Take one or two in between, don't take too much."

"Your Majesty!"

"Big guy!"

All the generals spoke out one after another.

Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, Ling Jing thought to himself, what Shanggu Duke, the champion, when he heard that when he attacked the Turkic army, even a 20 army dared to assassinate him, but today he just saw it.
Ling Jing smiled slightly: "I will work hard to speak for Lord Gu in front of King Xia, but your army must also show sincerity. Otherwise, my [-] troops will return without success, and King Xia will not be able to step down. "

Li Chongjiu said: "As far as the army ration of one hundred thousand shi is concerned, it can't be too much. I will use troops against Li Tang this winter, and the army ration cannot be less."

As soon as Ling Jing heard it, he realized that it was indeed the case. Li Chongjiu was worried about the same thing as King Xia, both worried that Li Yuan's growing power would be bad for him in the future.Very good, if we really make peace with Youzhou, it will be of great benefit to us.

At that moment Ling Jing said: "I just try my best to deal with it."

Li Chongjiu laughed, raised his glass and said, "Thank you so much for Ling Jijiu, please drink up this glass."

When all the generals saw that the peace talks were completed, they immediately became angry and stopped drinking.

Only Ling Jing was overjoyed when he saw that the peace talks had come to fruition. After toasting and drinking, he returned to Dou Jiande's camp while drunk.

Dou Jiande waited for Ling Jing all night, and waited for Ling Jing to arrive at the camp.

Ling Jing reported to Dou Jiande about the situation of this mission. Dou Jiande was overjoyed when he heard that, and said: "Li Chongjiu really has the heart to take over the east of the river. Very good. If the two powers fight each other, our army can take advantage of the fisherman. It is Li Chongjiu. Li Yuan's two family members can beat themselves, haha."

Ling Jing said: "Li Chongjiu also said that he would return the corpses of our Xia army's fallen soldiers and build a high-quality coffin for each general, especially General Wang. He also buried them with generous ceremonies. The food will be ready within three days."

Dou Jiande nodded when he heard the words, and said: "It is enough to feel his kindness. Li Chongjiu really deserves to be a benevolent person."

Three days later, the Youzhou army camp.

Wen Yanbo and Ji Chuan reported to Li Chongjiu, and Ji Chuan said: "Report to Lord Shanggu. After three days of delay, Wang Junkuo, Ying Hefu, and Yan Yelie finally led [-] grassland riders to Yi County."

Wen Yanbo said: "In addition, General Xu Shiji also led 5000 troops to secretly arrive in Shanggu County to wait for Shanggu Lord to dispatch."

After Li Chongjiu heard this, his eyes flashed coldly, he stood up suddenly and said, "Very well, Dou Jiande's death is not far away."

(End of this chapter)