Daqin Ghost Valley, makes you vertical and horizontal but not unified

"The foreign ministers have seen the King of Han."

"Free gift!"

A majestic voice came, Xiong Qi straightened his back, subconsciously followed the sound, and immediately froze.

I saw a young man sitting on the throne, with a golden armor and a treasured helmet, sword eyebrows and star eyes, with a faint and decisive momentum.

This is King of Han?

Xiong Qi's heart was shocked, and his face was in disbelief.

It is said that King Han is young, but he didn't really understand until the moment they met.

The young people in front of them are at most sixteen or seventeen years old. If they are in another country, they are not yet old enough to be in charge of the government, so they are just puppets.

This son is so young, how could it be possible to build a big Han country?

Xiong Qi didn't believe it immediately.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about this battle between Chu and Han, the Han army defeated the three generals Zhao Baixi, Dan Chu, and Tang Jiu in a row with a mere [-] cavalry.

The 35 Chu troops either died or were trapped. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was the greatest war miracle in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods for hundreds of years.

As a commander, to do this, whether it is tactics, courage, command, or strategy, all are indispensable.

Can a teenage yellow-mouthed child do this?

How can it be!

If Liu Paopao and the other three were not here, Xiong Qi would have thought that Hanwang had specially found a substitute to amuse him.

While thinking, the majestic voice sounded again:

"The two countries are at war, and the lives of the people are miserable, and the people are living in dire straits, and this king does not want the war to drag on for a long time.

"Since your country is interested in peace talks, then the king agrees to stop the troops."

Xiong Qi was overjoyed when he heard the words, he no longer cared about the doubts in his heart, and hastily saluted again.

"Your Majesty is wise, I, Da Chu, have indeed come here to negotiate a peace with great sincerity, and I hope that your Majesty can finalize this matter as soon as possible."

After Cao Chao listened, he nodded slightly.

"Your country's sincerity, I have received it, but I still have one thing that I don't understand, and I hope Lord Xiong will not hesitate to enlighten me.

"Your Majesty, please speak clearly."

"As the saying goes, family members cannot be harmed, and the struggle between the two countries should not involve the common people. However, since the war, your country's army has continued to plunder the surrounding villages and towns and rob the people of food.

"Now Wu and Guizhou counties are full of disaster victims, thousands of miles of bare land, no one can see when going out, and the plain is covered with bones.

"May I ask Mr. Xiong, what is the intention of your country to hand over the two counties to the widow?"

"This……"

Xiong Qi was at a loss for words.

Since the grain road was cut off by the Han army, Dan Chu's 20 troops had been out of grain for nearly a month, and had to rely on looting everywhere to survive.

The people in Wu and Qian counties also suffered a lot from it.

These are all facts. As for the intention behind it, Xiong Qi is not a stupid person, of course he knows the intentions of Dan Chu and others.

It is nothing more than to smash the two counties of Wu and Guizhou into pieces, leaving a mess for Han to clean up, in order to drag down the other side.

But after all, this matter is against morality, but it can't be said that it has been done.

Now that the king of Han has said it out in public, Xiong Qi is also a little bit uneasy, so he has no choice but to ask:

"What does the king mean..."

"The meaning of the widow is that the big Han is just a small country on the border, and its national strength is not rich.

"Now Wu and Guizhou counties have become like this. Although the big man has a heart, he is unable to help the people. So I hope that the Chu State can help."

Speaking of this, Xiong Qi finally understood the other party's intention, and suddenly felt absurd in his heart.

The King of Han not only asked Chu to cede the three counties, but also expected them to help the people.

This is simply outrageous fucking open the door for outrageous, outrageous home!

A suffocation clogged his chest. If the king of Chu hadn't issued a death order and must reach a peace agreement as soon as possible, Xiong Qi would definitely throw up his sleeves and leave without saying a word.

I've never seen such a bully!

But now the situation is stronger than others, Xiong Qi can only suppress his anger.

"If the king has any conditions, just say it."

"I mean, it's not impossible to negotiate a peace...

"But you need to pay more!"

Cao Chao looked indifferent, and then added:

"But please rest assured, Mr. Xiong. I guarantee that this money will definitely be spent on the people in Wu and Guizhou."

Sure enough!

A surge of anger rose, Xiong Qi suppressed his anger, and asked in a deep voice:

"Then I don't know how much the King of Han wants our country to add?"

"It's vulgar to talk about money, but I act in my generation, only to be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth!"

With a wave of his hand, Cao Chao smiled.

"Let's just talk about food and salary.

"The widow doesn't want too much, the Chu State can just give 400 million stones of grain and grass to help the people.

"As for my big man who wants to hire people to help the people in the future, the salary required is about 300 million catties of gold."

"what!"

Xiong Qi was stunned, and looked at Cao Chao in disbelief.

Fuck, have you misunderstood conscience?

And your conscience is too big!

The food and grass needed by the 400 army for a month is only 90 shi, and [-] million shi is enough to feed the [-] army for more than [-] months.

And 300 million catties of gold is even more outrageous, accounting for almost one-third of the gold reserves of the Chu State treasury.

"Does your envoy think it's too little?"

Cao Chao also had a surprised expression, and immediately seemed to understand something, and began to talk to himself.

"I am a big man who respects the diplomacy of great powers, and has always persuaded people with reason. I will never bully others, let alone threaten neighboring countries through war.

"The 400 million stones of grain and grass and 300 million catties of gold are the result of repeated calculations by countless officials. There is absolutely no mistake!"

"..."

Hearing Cao Chao babbling endlessly on the throne, Xiong Qi was speechless for a while.

When did the old man say too little?

Please don't talk to yourself, okay?

At this moment, Xiong Qi's breathing began to become heavy, as if he was about to suffocate.

The opponent's wave of operations is too good.

Facing such a brazen king, Xiong Qi could no longer raise any desire to argue.

In the end, of course, they couldn't reach a conclusion. They just said that the old man wanted to go back and ask the king for instructions, and left in a hurry.

At night, another carrier pigeon soars into the sky.

Chapter 343 Chang'an Juncheng's calculations

Chang'an, a hunting ground in the suburbs.

Cheng Yu was dressed in a strong suit and was chasing an elk on his horse.

The elk ran left and right, as fast as lightning.

Hundreds of knights on both sides are constantly driving it to Chengyu.

Leaning slightly, Cheng Yu finally saw an opportunity, bent his bow and set an arrow.

An arrow hit the elk's buttocks and knocked it to the ground, which immediately attracted a series of cheers.

"Your Highness, you are..."

An old man rode his horse from afar, and when he saw Cheng Hu was hunting, he was startled and stepped forward out of breath, persuading him:

"The Empress Dowager is newly mourned, how can His Highness hunt again?

"If the chancellors of the DPRK get wind and an impeachment report is sent to Xiangbang and the king, it will be very difficult for His Highness!"

According to Zhou etiquette, when the Empress Dowager is newly mourned, the whole country must wear mourning.

Even if the state of Qin pursued the idea of ​​governing the country based on utilitarianism, the ministers would have to mourn for at least three days, let alone Cheng Yu, his own nephew.

Hunting during mourning is a serious crime of unfilial piety.

Once this matter falls into the ears of political opponents, it will definitely become an excuse for criticism.

Cheng Yu glanced at the other party, with a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth:

"How can ordinary people guess the emperor's art?

"Master, believe it or not, if Lu Buwei and Ying Zheng know that I am hunting, instead of blaming me, they will be very happy."

"This……"

The old man is a well-known Confucian scholar in Korea, and also the mentor of Cheng Yu. His name is Liu Xiaoru.

When Cheng Yu was young, he made a big mistake and offended the late king.

Thanks to Liu Xiaoru's righteous words in front of the late king, Cheng Yu was able to escape the catastrophe, so Cheng Yu was very close to this teacher.

After thinking for a while, Liu Xiaoru finally understood what the other party meant, and couldn't help sighing: