Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 23
Chapter 23: The War of Words
Wancheng Royal Palace Jingyang Hall

"The envoy of the Xuanhan Kingdom enters the palace."

Zhao Xin slowly entered the Jingyang Palace with his servants. He held his head high and held his chest high, and he could not see the posture of the defeated at all. This was what he had discussed with Xiao Qi before he came. As a big country, although it has lost, its strength is still there, and it also strives for the initiative in the subsequent negotiations.

"The Great Honglu of the Han Dynasty has seen King Deng!" Zhao Xin entered the hall and saluted.

Deng Sheng sat on the throne, watched Zhao Xin silently, and at the same time checked Zhao Xin's four-dimensional with the system.

"Zhao Xin, force: 60, commander: 58, intelligence: 95, politics: 94"

"The envoy has worked hard from afar, so there is no need to be polite." Deng Sheng said.

"Thank you, King Deng."

"Deng Han is currently at war. I don't know why the envoy came here?" Deng Sheng's face was calm, without any disturbance. He knew that whoever is in a hurry now will lose.

Zhao Xin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I'm here to save Deng."

"Oh." Deng Sheng's face was a little playful, and he winked at Cui Hao and others.

Cui Hao understood, and said to Zhao Xin: "What do you mean by Mr. Zhao? I, Deng, just defeated your country, and the morale of the army is strong. A few days ago, the generals and soldiers of the army jointly wrote a letter to the king, intending to raise troops to cross Wuguan and go to A visit to Chang'an, how can we save this theory?"

"Your Excellency must be Cui Shizhong." Zhao Xin asked Cui Hao with a smile. Before he came, he had already figured out the situation in Deng Guochaotang. Sheng Whenever he has any ideas, he comes up with them.

Cui Hao nodded.

"In this battle, although my big man was defeated, as a powerful country in the world, my big man has dominated Guanzhong for many years. The strength is not comparable to that of Deng Guo. Although I lost 20 troops, my big man still has hundreds of thousands of troops. If Deng Guo If you dare to invade Guanzhong, you will be hit head-on. To be honest, since General Fan Yi’s battle report was sent back to Chang’an, the lieutenants and soldiers of our Han army were filled with righteous indignation and wrote letters to our king, wanting to gather troops and horses to fight again. Thinking of the century-old friendship between Han and Deng, I don't want to go to war again. I am afraid that my Han army has already broken through Wuguan and killed the territory of Deng. Your country has reached an agreement and ceased fighting." Zhao Xin's tone showed the arrogance and arrogance of a big country, which is also the confidence that Han has accumulated over the years. honor.

"The Han State has hundreds of thousands of troops. Don't I have a large army? In the battle of Xixian County, my Great Deng only used 20 soldiers and horses to defeat your Han State's [-] troops. The commander Fan Yi killed himself. I want to ask Why did Han come to speak so loudly? Does Han think that one more fight will defeat us?" Zhao Xin's arrogance made Yue Fei on the side very angry. The battle of Xixian County was his battle of fame. After defeating Fan Yi, Yue Fei succeeded in becoming the only existence in Deng Guo's military that is second only to Huang Biao, Li Tianhu, and Fang Hanchen. Now that Han is so arrogant, Deng Guo is completely ignored.

"Your Excellency should be the radiant General Yue Feiyue in the First Battle of Xixian County. It is better to meet him than to be famous. He really deserves his reputation." Zhao Xin knew very well about Yue Fei. After repeated planning, Fan Yi's army was wiped out.

Yue Fei nodded, looked at Zhao Xin with an unkind expression, and did not speak.

Seeing that Yue Fei ignored him, Zhao Xin wasn't angry at all. As the number one diplomat in the Han Dynasty, he had been used to meeting all kinds of people over the years, and he had already honed his tactful temperament.

Zhao Xin Shi Ran said: "General Yue's words are wrong. Indeed, if I am a big man who wants to fight quickly and break through your country, it is impossible, but in terms of national strength, my man is far superior to your country. Can the national strength of Deng be sustained?" Zhao Xin saw that the military strength could not convince Deng's monarch and ministers, so he turned the topic to the national strength of both sides, and this point hit the key point of Deng's heart. The 20 Han army was defeated, but Deng Guo was not arrogant enough to think that he could completely defeat the Han country. After all, the Han country, which has been dominant for many years, still has a deep foundation.

Deng Sheng glanced at Yue Fei, signaled him to back down, and said, "I don't know how the envoy wants to talk?" After leaving Zhao Xin alone for so long, it's enough, it's time to get down to business.

Zhao Xin smiled and said, "Back to Your Majesty, my king hopes that your country can return Wuguan and our prisoners to me, but I will not let your country suffer. My king is willing to pay 50 shi for food and grass, I don’t know what your country thinks, but a war horse and [-] gold in exchange.”

"No, Your Majesty, other things can be discussed, but Wuguan was taken by our soldiers in a bloody battle. How can we just return it to Han?" Hearing that Wuguan was going to be returned, Deng Guo's officials were furious, jokingly, No one knows the importance of Wuguan. Wuguan is the passage connecting Nanyang to Guanzhong. Whether it is in the hands of Deng or Han, it can serve as a barrier. Han has Wuguan, so he can send troops into Nanyang at will. Similarly, Deng Guo possessed Wuguan, so he could send troops into Guanzhong at will. Before Wuguan was in the hands of Han, they had no choice, but now that Wuguan has fallen into their own hands, how can they return it.

"Silence!" Deng Sheng shouted, and after everyone calmed down, Deng Sheng said: "Messenger, the Han Kingdom invaded my Great Deng twice because Wuguan is in your country's hands, and your country can enter Deng's territory at will. In the hands of my great Deng, how can I say that if I return it to your country, I will return it to your country, there is no need to talk about Wuguan, and other conditions will be discussed by the widow and the ministers before I will give your country an answer."

"Your Majesty, Wuguan is the bottom line of our country. If Wuguan is not returned, our country will never agree to peace talks. In this case, we will have to fight each other. Please think twice." When Zhao Xin envoy Deng, Liu Xie, the king of Han, and Xiao Qi urged them to give more money and food.But Wuguan must come back, this is a must.

"Are you threatening the widow?" Zhao Xin's words were a little arrogant. If he didn't return to Wuguan, he would meet with soldiers. Isn't this Chi Guoguo's threat?Deng Sheng was a little angry. After all, he is also the king of a country, and he is also the winner. You always say that you will meet with each other. Do you really think you are afraid of him?
"Her Majesty calm down, I have absolutely no intention of doing so, but..." Zhao Xin saw that Deng Sheng was about to get angry, and knew that his tone just now was a bit too much, so he wanted to explain something, but just when he wanted to continue, He was interrupted by Deng Sheng.

"Okay, the envoy doesn't need to say much. Since Han has no intention of peace talks, it can send troops to Wuguan. I will accompany you to the end. The envoy can return to Chang'an today and tell the king of Han what I want. If you want to fight, I will fight! Retire!" Deng Sheng turned and left after speaking.

"This..." Zhao Xin was a little at a loss, he never expected Deng Sheng to be so bold.

"The envoy went to the post house to rest for the time being. After the king calmed down, I will speak to the king and meet the envoy." Seeing Deng Sheng walk away, Cai Feng, the prime minister, had no choice but to appease Zhao Xin himself, and analyzed the county by himself. After the First World War, although Cai Feng was still the prime minister, he has gradually ignored him, so he kept silent during the whole process just now, but now that Deng Sheng is gone, he is really too unsympathetic if the prime minister does not come out. The country lost face.

Zhao Xin nodded with a wry smile, that's all she can do now.

(End of this chapter)