royal robes

Chapter 1129
"Father..."

Li Jing immediately waved his hand to stop Li Hongji from asking questions. The reason was simple. Since he knew that Jiangbei Fourteen Prefectures would not be able to hold on, why did he have to wait until he really couldn't hold on before negotiating terms?Wouldn't it be more beneficial for Southern Tang to directly donate the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei now?
"Hongji, although you are resourceful, you are still a little tender. If you hand over all of Jiangbei to Chai Rong, his power will expand rapidly, and then he will have enough troops to directly break through the Yangtze River defense line. Stick to Jiangbei Fourteen Points It is to delay time and consolidate the defense line of the Yangtze River, so that they will never cross the Yangtze River." Li Jing said: "Actually, my father also knows very well that the fourteen prefectures in the north of the Yangtze River will not be able to defend them. If it is absolutely impossible to sacrifice, let him take it forcibly, so that it will take at least two or three years, and we can make sufficient preparations to stop him in the Yangtze River."

"Father, can't we negotiate directly? Since Wu Yazi and Xiaoyaozi have said this, they must have their intentions. They are not ordinary people, we have to trust their judgment."

"It's true to say that, but they don't understand some things, because they haven't been emperors before." Li Jing said: "Maybe they think human nature is too good. As people in the martial arts, they may say what they say. You can sacrifice your life for a promise. But Chai Rong may not be like that, he can sacrifice everything, including reputation, for the unification of the world. He can agree to the terms we negotiated, and at the same time he can not fulfill his promise."

"Father, do you listen to persuasion just once?" Li Hongji said: "The last time you didn't listen to Taoist Master Wu Yazi's words, so that you fell into the current disadvantage. Senior Xiaoyaozi is indeed superior. After the peace talks, we can Go and attack Wuyue to make up for the loss of the [-] Jiangbei prefectures. There are [-] prefectures in Wuyue’s territory, which is not much compared to the [-] Jiangbei prefectures, and the people in the [-] Jiangbei prefectures don’t need to start over, they directly occupy Wuyue and let them live by the sea. Wouldn’t it be better to operate and develop?”

In fact, Li Jing was also moved by what was said. Although he has the ambition to unify the world, it would be nice if he could keep at peace.But Chai Rong will never agree to this matter, because Chai Rong really wants to unify the world, and nothing can stop it.

Of course, it is not impossible to send two people to check on Chai Rong's tone.It's just that such an action is also meaningless.

Li Jing is really not interested in peace talks, because he knows that Chai Rong will never agree.That being the case... just send two random people there to make Li Hongji shut up.

"Hongji, go and call Zhong Mo and Li Deming in. You should prepare for the evacuation first. This matter is more urgent. Don't worry about other things."

"Zunzhi~!" Li Hongji suddenly became excited, because he thought that Li Jing asked him to call him Zhong Mo and Li Deming. These two people have always been eloquent and eloquent, and things like negotiations are left to them.So if Li Jing asked them to come in...it must be something to prepare for peace talks.

After Li Hongji left, Zhong Mo and Li Deming followed into the house.

"See Your Majesty."

"Free of ceremony~" Li Jing said, "Do you two know that the water army suffered a defeat?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the ministers already know."

"Actually, I don't plan to have peace talks, but... Your Highness the Crown Prince thinks that peace talks are a good idea. Anyway, you two should go and find out what Chai Rong says first. It doesn't matter even if the peace talks fail, just delay it a little. It’s okay to give him some time. You can just bring something from Shouzhou as a salute for peace.”

"This... I'm afraid it's not suitable." Zhong Mo said, "Your Majesty, can we just take something to go there?"

"Nonsense, nearly [-] people in Shouzhou are going to evacuate. There are too many things they can't take away, so you can move them there and give them to Chai Rong. By the way, take some from my accompanying items, and say that this is for the emperor. Yes, to express my sincerity... that's it, you guys go get ready."

"Zunzhi..." Zhong Mo and Li Deming stared at each other, not knowing how to describe their feelings at the moment.

Perhaps Li Jing was just trying to delay Chai Rong's siege of Shouzhou and buy more time for Shouzhou to evacuate.But he dumped the serious question on the two.Zhong Mo and Li Deming can't help it either, they just do this business for a living, no matter how harsh the conditions Li Jing gives, they still have to go, and they have to do well.

Embarrassment must be embarrassment, but what can be done?To eat the king's salary and worry about the king's worries, the two immediately started to prepare.

While the army of the Southern Tang Dynasty drove the people back, Zhong Mo and Li Deming packed up and packed away the things that the people could not take or left behind, and sent [-] soldiers to go directly to the Zhou army with these gifts.

It has been a rule since ancient times that the two countries do not fight each other.But there are not many people who abide by this rule. Isn't it clear that Zhong Mo and Li Deming are in this business?The one who died the most was the negotiating messenger.

However, it also depends on the situation. There is a lot of hatred between the two countries, and if the envoy is going to show off his might, he is basically dead.But if the envoy is seeking peace, there shouldn't be any problem.In fact, many emperors prefer envoys for peace talks, but they just hate those envoys who take advantage of others.

Zhong Mo and Li Deming brought [-] soldiers outside Zhou's camp, and they were immediately controlled.But Zhou Jun's barracks are not all fools, they know very well that this group of people is not here to fight.Even if it is a war, it is impossible to bring only such a small number of people, and they also bring gifts.

"Who is coming? Report your name."

"Zhong Mo."

"Li Deming."

"What's the matter?"

"At the order of the Emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, I came here to pay homage to Emperor Shizong of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"You two, wait a moment, the general will go and report." Zheng Ziming's attitude changed immediately. Since the other party explained his intention, he must be treated specially.Regardless of the official position of the envoy, he directly represented the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, as if he was there in person.He must be very polite to the envoy, but any disrespect will lead to war.

Of course, the two countries were already at war, and Zheng Ziming was not worried about this.However, since the other party is the emperor representing the Southern Tang Dynasty, it is appropriate to be polite.

Zheng Ziming immediately returned to the camp to report. In fact, the news of these people's arrival had already reached Chai Rong's ears.Chai Rong was also wondering what they were here for.Is Southern Tang planning to negotiate peace just after suffering a defeat?Li Jing is too temperless.

But then again, the 20 army will annex Jiangbei all sooner or later, and it will be very fast.It is normal for him to want peace talks now, because the Southern Tang army can't stop it at all.But even if he wanted to, it was impossible.

How could Chai Rong miss this good opportunity?Unless Li Jing originally ceded all the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei directly, there is no need to talk about it at all.

"Zhong Mo and Li Deming? I'm not very familiar with them. Fan Xiang and Wang Xiang, are you familiar with these two?" Although Chai Rong was fighting against the Southern Tang, he didn't know all the officials in the Southern Tang.At this time, it is the role of the ministers, and the ministers should be able to explain these things for him.

Fan Zhi hesitated and said, "I've heard of it, but I don't know much about it... Of course, we should ask Wei Renpu about this kind of matter. Mr. Wei, you have a photographic memory. What do you think of these two?"

"These two people are not well-known in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but they are eloquent and eloquent. They are often used in diplomatic missions to negotiate terms with each other." Wei Renpu said: "The last time they negotiated with Khitan Yeluzhen, they negotiated very good terms , even Yeluzhen admires the eloquence of these two people."

Wei Renpu's description really surprised people. In this respect, Wei Renpu is indeed better than Fan Zhi.Although both are civil servants, they developed in different directions.Wei Renpu is very smart, but not as good as Fan Zhi, but he is well-informed and has a photographic memory. He can remember everything clearly as long as he hears it once and rewatches it. This is something that Fan Zhi cannot compare with.

"Admiration, I can even remember this kind of thing clearly." Fan Zhi said: "Master Wei's ability to never forget is really admirable."

"It's just memorized by heart, nothing else." Wei Renpu only had a few polite words. In fact, he has been like this since he was a child. It is not a memorization but a talent.

"Don't say polite words. Li Jing has already made a move. Should we accept it or not?" Chai Rong said, "These two must have come to seek peace, but I want to kill them, including all the five thousand soldiers. Kill them all, but it's a bit inappropriate to do so."

"Of course it's inappropriate... It's been a rule since ancient times that the two countries do not engage in confrontation. Your Majesty, the peace talks originally required both parties to be willing. As long as we don't want them to talk, it's useless, isn't it? There's no need to leave a bad name .”

Of course Chai Rong knew that it was inappropriate to do so, and what he just said was just casual talk.

"I know I can't kill them, but the other party is here for peace talks, how do I get rid of their idea?" Chai Rong said: "Peace talks are impossible, unless Li Jing is willing to cede the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei directly, otherwise I won't talk about anything. If he is willing to give it, it will save me a lot of trouble. At least half of his country can be taken away. Anyway, we can't cross the Yangtze River, so let them stay in the Jiangnan area. Let them come in first, don't neglect, the highest Courteous reception."

"Zunzhi..." Zheng Ziming gave a smirk, and immediately went to prepare.

……

"Ha~!" Tens of thousands of soldiers lined up neatly, and a roar shook people's eardrums to crack.

Everyone pointed their weapons at Zhong Mo and Li Deming, letting them walk through the weapons.The two were civil servants, so they were not very courageous in the first place, not to mention that they were going on an envoy this time to the barracks of Great Zhou Chai Rong, where there were 20 troops.

Zhong Mo and Li Deming walked in bravely, and they did not bring any guards with them when they were summoned.But they also knew very well that it would be useless even if they brought Huangfu Jixun here, unless they could bring a guard of the level of Bu Xiangyang or Yeluzhen, otherwise they would die.

(End of this chapter)