Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

Chapter 1568: Gongsun Shu of the Golden Sword

Chapter 1566: Gongsun Shu of the Golden Sword

The next day, the envoy of the Qin Army, Li Hongzhang, arrived in the capital of Liao. Gongsun Xuanyuan's attitude towards him was the same as that of the envoy from the Northern Han Dynasty, which was "neutral". What Li Hongzhang wanted was for the Liao Kingdom to not help each other, so it was easily accomplished. Mission.

“General Gongsun, no matter how the fight between the Central and Northern Han Dynasties was before, it was only our own brothers fighting for their property, but now there are people conspiring with foreigners to assassinate their own brothers in such a dirty way.”

Li Hongzhang looked at Gongsun Xuanyuan with burning eyes. He believed that Gongsun Xuanyuan would definitely understand the meaning of his words, and then continued: "Our Qin Army is incompatible with all foreign races, and we will definitely not cooperate with any foreign races. Please ask General Gongsun Mingjian.”

Hearing this, Gongsun Xuanyuan's face turned ugly. Li Hongzhang so happily stated that the Qin army must have nothing to do with the Manchus. Doesn't this mean that Liu Che secretly colluded with the Manchus?

Although Gongsun Xuanyuan also doubted this, after all, Liu Che sent his main force and wanted to lead the army south to help in the war. It seemed that he was not worried that the Manchu and Qing Dynasties would go south. This was obviously not in line with common sense. The only explanation was to negotiate with the Manchu and Qing Dynasty in advance. Have been in contact.

Of course, this is just speculation and there is no conclusive evidence.

Now Li Hongzhang brought the dirty things under the negotiating table directly to the negotiating table. He wanted to use this to force Gongsun Xuanyuan, who hated foreigners, to completely draw a clear line between the Northern Han Dynasty and the Northern Han Dynasty who might have colluded with foreigners.

Although Gongsun Xuanyuan expressed a neutral stance, which was obviously more beneficial to the Qin army, Li Hongzhang still wanted to try to win over the Liao Kingdom. After all, he could only truly trust Gongsun Xuanyuan after he officially took sides.

Gongsun Xuanyuan naturally thought of this, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he said a little stiffly: "The merits and demerits will be judged by future generations."

As soon as Li Hongzhang heard this, he also realized that he was a little anxious. He wanted Gongsun Xuanyuan to express his position so quickly. It should be noted that haste makes waste.

 “I’ll take my leave.”

Looking at Li Hongzhang's leaving figure, Ye Qingmei smiled lightly and said, "Brother, you are right. Whether it is Qin Hao or Liu Che, it is not appropriate for us, the Liao Kingdom, to fall to either side at this time."

"But if we continue to be neutral like this, I'm afraid we will be unhappy with both sides." Gongsun Xuanyuan said worriedly.

 “How can one value remain neutral?”

Ye Qingmei's eyes flashed, and he said confidently: "Nearly a million troops gathered in Jizhou. Just eating horse chews can eat a small mountain every day. Even the rich Qin army cannot afford it. Such a burden.

Therefore, within a month or two at the latest, Bai Qi and Han Xin will definitely break out into a more intense war. By then, we will help whoever occupies the top, so that both ends will not be left behind. "

A trace of hesitation flashed in Gongsun Xuanyuan's eyes: "Let's talk about it then."

Gongsun Xuanyuan was naturally ambitious, but the Liao Kingdom was too weak, and its geographical location was awkward. It was caught between the major powers, and there was no possibility of development. Therefore, it was too difficult to realize his ambitions.

Not long after Li Hongzhang left, Gongsun Xuanyuan's younger brother, Gongsun Shu, known as the Golden Sword of Immortality, also ran over to look for Gongsun Xuanyuan.

"Brother, I heard that the envoys from the Qin army are here too? What kind of bargaining chips does Qin Hao offer to win over us?" Gongsun Shu asked with a smile.

Gongsun Xuanyuan narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Although Qin Hao's offer is generous, it is not as good as Liu Che's, and he has not been granted the title of king."

"Then what are you waiting for? Send troops to help Liu fight against Qin."

 “Both families were rejected by Weixiong.”

"What?"

Gongsun Shu's eyes widened and he said with a puzzled look on his face: "That's the title of king, brother. How honorable is this for our ancestors? Why refuse?"

"How many kings with different surnames from the Liu family died well? None." Gongsun Xuanyuan smiled coldly: "Although Liu Che has given Yuan Shao and Han the title of king now, sooner or later there will be no room for these two people. If it comes to fighting The day Qin Hao retreats, it will definitely be the day when they fall out.

Our Liao army is guarding the northern border and resisting foreigners. We must not move lightly. Neutrality is the best way. "

"But…"

"That's enough. I have made up my mind not to get involved in the Jizhou war."

 “Well, okay, I’ll take my leave.”

Although Gongsun Shu was unwilling, he had no choice but to leave.

But before leaving, Gongsun Shu also looked at Ye Qingmei affectionately next to Gongsun Xuanyuan, but this move made Ye Qingmei roll his eyes.

Looking at Gongsun Shu's leaving figure, Gongsun Xuanyuan couldn't help but sigh and whispered to himself: "None of them are fuel-efficient lamps."

Gongsun Xuanyuan turned around and saw that Ye Qingmei was still speechless. He couldn't help but laugh and said: "Mei'er, do you hate Brother Shu so much?"

"Brother, Gongsun Shu has evil intentions and is ambitious. You must be careful and guard against this person."

It is impossible for Ye Qingmei to tell Gongsun Xuanyuan that Gongsun Shu, who established the Golden Blade in the last years of Wang Mang, separatized Yizhou and proclaimed himself emperor for twelve years, and your clan brother is most likely that Gongsun Shu, so the only way is through this Way to make innuendo.

"It doesn't matter, as long as my brother is still here, no one in the Liao Kingdom can make waves." Gongsun Xuanyuan said proudly.

How could Gongsun Xuanyuan's wisdom and foresight fail to see that Gongsun Shu was ambitious and made many small moves in private?

Just for the sake of his fellow clan, and because he is the only person besides himself who has mastered the Gongsun family's martial arts to perfection, he does have good strength. In addition, Gongsun Shu is one of the few Gongsun family disciples who supports him. That's why Gongsun Xuanyuan turned a blind eye to him.

Gongsun Xuanyuan was the same as Gongsun Zan. His status as a concubine made his position in the Gongsun family rather embarrassing. If Gongsun Zan had not appointed him to succeed Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Xuanyuan might not be able to succeed Gongsun Zan.

 Gongsun's family has a large group of legitimate sons who have high ambitions but low abilities. They dislike Gongsun Xuanyuan and instead of providing support, they want to seize power. Gongsun Shu is one of the few people who stands by Gongsun Xuanyuan.

It is precisely because of this that Gongsun Xuanyuan considered that although Gongsun Shu was ambitious, he had not committed any disloyalty, so he was particularly tolerant of him.

Seeing Gongsun Xuanyuan's expression, Ye Qingmei knew that he must not have listened. It wasn't that she had no confidence in her sworn brother's methods of controlling his subordinates. The key was that the talent lineup under him made her unable to complain.

The ambitious Gongsun Shu, the foolish king Zhao Ji, Gao Qiu and Cai Jing and other six thieves all gathered around Gongsun Xuanyuan.

Although these people are currently very honest and behave like good ministers, even Ye Qingmei can't find fault with them, but when she thinks of the deeds of these people in the original history, Ye Qingmei can't rest assured. .

By the way, there were also a large group of traitors such as Wu Sangui who had gathered around Gongsun Zan and directly led to Gongsun Zan's death in battle.

"Why are the Gongsun family so attracted to traitors?" Ye Qingmei looked puzzled.

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 (End of this chapter)