Prince Han Sien

Liu Hucheng and the others immediately discussed Xirong's request, and they could accept the replacement, but they could not accept the redemption with money, and 1000 taels of silver each.

It's not that they don't care about those Dazhou people. The former captives traded with Xirong people in private, and they all turned a blind eye.Now that Xi Rong is publicly forcing Liu Hucheng and the others to redeem people with money, that definitely won't work.

Firstly, they don't have that much silver, and they can't exchange it with so many people. Second, even if they have silver, it's impossible for them to do what Xirong says.If so, where is the majesty of their Great Zhou?Wouldn't it be trembling on the battlefield in the future, afraid of this and that?

"Then what should we do?" Someone sighed in the silence and asked: "Do you think something happened to this Xirong? They have never acted like this before, what happened this time?"

"I don't think there is something wrong with Xirong, but something happened with us, so they rushed to crawl on their faces." Someone interjected.When Liu Hucheng looked at the person who said this, the person said with a fearless face: "General, it's not that I, Old Chen, are not pleasant to listen to and deliberately incite the morale of the army. Think about it, since the son of the Han Dynasty in the capital came here After the border crossing, Deputy General Zhou was beaten, and then Governor Zhao was arrested. Isn’t this obviously telling others that our internal personnel are not in harmony? The commotion of Han Shizi’s house raid is so big that it’s hard for Xirong to know. Now The sudden move must be to continue to provoke the relationship between us."

Someone opened his mouth, and someone immediately continued: "I think what Commander Chen said is very reasonable. General, the matter of Xirong is really a problem. If we use money to save people, let's not talk about whether we have so much money. Will it be true?" It's hard to say that I fell into the trap of Xirong. If we don't save it, if this matter gets out, our Xijiang army will be called dead. The inspector from the capital, when he reported the matter to the emperor , who knows how we will arrange it. When the emperor is furious, who will bear the responsibility?"

"Then what do you think, what should we do?" Hearing this, Liu Hucheng's brows and eyes lightened.

Bai Wenhan on the side also frowned slightly. It was indeed a problem that Xi Rong came to such a trick, but he felt very baffled to attribute the problem to Han Sien's arrival.

In the final analysis, shouldn't it be that he was too looked down upon by others, so he was bullied?

He said that Han Sien would sue the emperor, Bai Wenhan believed that Han Sien would never embarrass the Western Frontier Army in this matter, but he could not make any guarantees for this, and no one would trust him easily.

Everyone looked at Liu Hucheng's question in blank dismay, whether they could be rescued or not was a question, and they couldn't think of a good idea to get the best of both worlds.Liu Hucheng rolled his eyes in disappointment, then he looked at Bai Wenhan and said, "Wen Han, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Bai Wenhan clasped his fists without changing his expression and said, "General, this matter is really tricky. We want to rescue the man, but we can't give you any money. There are three days, why don't you bring some people to sneak attack..."

Liu Hucheng raised his hand to interrupt Bai Wenhan's words, and said: "Sneak attack is definitely not allowed. The herdsmen of Xirong are in the front, and the soldiers of Xirong are behind. They dare to mention this method, and they must have been prepared. Now they are again On their own land, if we cross the border, then they will have an excuse. The matter has not been reported to the imperial court, and if something goes wrong, we cannot bear the responsibility."

The emperor is now old and likes to do things safely. Their Western Frontier Army can be brave, but they must not have the habit of taking the initiative to cause trouble, otherwise they will definitely be reprimanded by the emperor.

Bai Wenhan was a little disappointed with Liu Hucheng's words. If he was still a general, he would definitely not be so afraid of tigers and wolves.But thinking that there is no family behind him, Liu Hucheng and the others all have families, and they absolutely dare not act against the emperor's will.

Thinking of this, he could only sigh in the end.

However, he felt that after the others left, he still had to try his best to discuss with Liu Hucheng. Being so passive was not an option. Opportunity strikes.

Liu Hucheng couldn't think of a good idea for a while, so he said with some annoyance: "There are still three days, think about it carefully, and we must find a safe way."

Everyone else complied, feeling a little overwhelmed, a little reckless, thinking of just having a fight, being well-tempered, and thinking about a lot of things.

There are also those people who have impure thoughts and are used to blaming others when things happen, thinking, if Han Sien provokes it, then let this ghostly son of a bitch take care of it.

But they knew Liu Hucheng's temperament, so they absolutely dare not say such words.

Bai Wenhan glanced at everyone calmly, and then said to Liu Hucheng: "General, Xirong gave us three days, let's prepare the Xirong people who need to be exchanged in the city first, whether we need it or not, Always be prepared."

Liu Hucheng nodded and said: "That's true, you are responsible for this matter. Prepare people first, and then pull them to the front line that day. If those people in Xirong dare to make any changes, then we don't have to be polite. "

Bai Wenhan agreed.

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The news of Xirong's request to exchange prisoners quickly spread throughout Tianmen Pass, so few people moved around in the city.Although they knew in their hearts that the Tianmen Gate was unbreakable, some people were still very worried. They were very afraid that there would be a conflict between the two armies, and their wealth and lives would be lost.

Some people also spread rumors on the street, saying that Xirong's sudden arrogance was related to the inspectors from the capital.

When Han Sien heard the news, he sneered twice, and then went straight to the Xijiang camp, and Ji Huai, who was very concerned about his actions, naturally followed.

Han Si'en went straight to the tent of the Chinese army. When he went, Liu Hucheng was discussing with his soldiers how to replace them, and Zhou Ran, who had just recovered two points, was also among them.

For Han Sien's uninvited visit, Liu Hucheng was a little unhappy.He thought he could solve the affairs of the Western Frontier Army by himself, without the intervention of Han Sien, the so-called inspector.

This is also a common problem of border officers and soldiers. They don't like the officials sent by the capital. They think that most of them are smiling, but they like to talk empty words, do blind things, and take credit for their achievements.

Just thinking of the status of the celebrity around Emperor Han Sien, Liu Hucheng welcomed him into the Chinese army tent very politely.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Han Sien was not polite, looked straight at Liu Hucheng and asked, "I heard rumors on the street that Xi Rong suddenly proposed a replacement, and it has something to do with how I dealt with Zhao Wen? What do you think of this?"

"This... This is simply nonsense." Liu Hucheng used an idiom, which seemed to be filled with righteous indignation. He said: "This matter has nothing to do with the prince, so don't take it to heart."

"General Liu is a sensible person. I don't understand the person who can say such a thing." Han Si'en glanced at the people in the Chinese military tent, and said slowly: "This man from Western Xinjiang The governor committed a crime, and I sent him to Beijing to explain the reason to the emperor. This is a matter of Dazhou. How come some people say that it has something to do with Xirong? Is it possible that in the eyes of some people, whether the officials of Dazhou want to The punishment depends on their Xirong's face?"

When Han Sien was looking for trouble, his tone of voice was always slow, but the meaning in his words was harsh.

Liu Hucheng hurriedly said: "Forgive me, my son, no one in the army has such an intention. This statement must not have come from the Xijiang Army."

Regarding Liu Hucheng's words, Han Si'en didn't take it seriously at all, he raised his eyebrows casually, and said: "It doesn't matter who spread these things now, I just want to know how General Liu plans to deal with it this matter?"

Liu Hucheng smiled wryly, and said helplessly: "To be honest, I am currently in a dilemma about this matter, and I don't know what to do."

Han Si'en sneered, and said, "General Liu is joking with me, is there a dilemma for such a trivial matter?"

Zhou Ran, who was sitting on a soft chair, spoke at this moment, and he said solemnly: "Han Shizi, none of our Western Frontier Army is a son of a bitch when dealing with the enemy, but now it's not a confrontation between the two armies. Let’s just talk it over, why bother to be so sarcastic to General Liu.”

Han Sien, who didn't notice Zhou Ran at first, paid attention to him because of his words, and then Han Sien smiled, and said: "Vice General Zhou's injury seems to be healed. It's a pity that the good one is a flesh injury. Not the brain."

Zhou Ran's face turned red instantly, Han Si'en ignored him, and looked at Liu Hucheng: "Xi Rong is just a barbaric land, they said they would give you three days, General Liu, but you really plan to wait for three days. Although the official is not a member of the army, if this matter is put on me, let alone three days, I will not wait for one night. If you say it close, you will lose yourself, if you say it far, you will lose the face of the emperor .”

Liu Hucheng's face darkened, but he still restrained his inner anger, and he said, "What does Shizi Han mean by that?"

Han Si'en said lightly: "It's nothing interesting, I just think that General Liu probably has lived a comfortable life for a long time, and his previous bloodiness is gone. After being bullied so much on his face, he still has extra brains to think about that. .”

"What does Han Shizi mean by saying that he doesn't care about those innocent Zhou people?" Zhou Ran said angrily. He has killed enemies on the battlefield, shed blood and saved people. He can be said to be selfish and narrow-minded, but he can't. Hearing the words without blood.

He was really angry about Han Sien's words.Of course, he wasn't the only one in this big camp, everyone who was a little bit ashamed was very angry, it's just that some people showed it clearly, and some people didn't show it clearly.

"Since you want to save people, why are you still dawdling here? Do you really want to wait until three days later, get money or watch those people be killed?" Han Sien didn't pay attention to the so-called anger at all, but instead said in a tone Even more disdainful.

Zhou Ran wanted to say something else, but Liu Hucheng raised his hand to stop him. Liu Hucheng looked at Han Sien and said, "Then what do you mean by Han Shizi?"

"When will the border of my Great Zhou be decided by others?" Han Si'en looked at his fingertips, and said in a three-point cold voice: "Tell Xi Rong that for today's replacement, use the existing Xi Rong in this city." People exchange all Dazhou people with them."

"What if they disagree?" Liu Hucheng asked again.

"Disagree?" Han Sien asked back. He thought Liu Hucheng said something very funny: "What do they disagree with? If you give him face, he will have it. If you don't give it to him, he will have it." He, he didn't."

Speaking of this, Han Sien said very gently: "In the past, if it was said that General Liu did not want to hurt his face because the two countries did not tear each other up, and provoked a border war between the two countries. Now that someone else has given you the opportunity, Liu Why is the general still so hesitant? You think it’s not good enough to feed them, and you want to fill their stomachs with this western frontier, and feed their appetites?”

Speaking of this, Han Sien's tone suddenly became dark: "If they agree, everything is easy to talk about. If they don't agree, everything is easier to talk about."