Chapter 675: War or peace?

In September when the autumn wind was bleak and everything was slain, Shangguan Yunhe arrived by the Yellow River. The impact on him along the way was so great that he could completely destroy the belief and confidence he had built up throughout his life.

When he arrived by the river, he sadly discovered that the surging Yellow River, which was originally like the belt of Qi, had completely fallen into the hands of the Qin people - the large and small ships floating on the river, whether it was military or civilian ships, had to hang a flag with the Chinese in his mind, and the background color of the flag was black.

King Wucheng Shanghei is well known.

"Why should I fly this flag?" Seeing that the Qi official ship who came to greet him was also hanging this black flag, the increasingly taciturn old prime minister finally couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, the old prime minister doesn't know anything." The local official who greeted him felt his face was blank and whispered: "The Qin navy controlled the river surface and claimed that the two countries were in a state of war and would attack all ships that did not have identification flags." He pointed to the black flag and said: "If you want to walk on the river, you have to hang this thing, and the officials have to do it."

"Is this too domineering?" Shangguan Yunhe's son Shangguan Ling whispered.

"Where is this?" sighed, and the official said bitterly: "Since last month, the Qin people have begun to count the population in Henan prefectures and set tax rates. They have also issued the latest laws without hesitation, saying that all the original ones have been invalidated."

"So unruly!" Shangguan Ling couldn't help but pat the table and said, "I have already agreed to not occupy an inch of my land in Daqi before the peace talks are over. Do you just endure the shameless act of the Qin people going back on their word?"

"What if I can't bear it?" The official did not buy Shangguan Ling's criticism and said in a muffled voice: "Why don't you bow your head under the eaves? There is no established army south of the river. What should we fight against others?"

"Did the local people just let the Qin mermaid meat beef rise up?" Shangguan Ling was no longer confident, but he was just forcing him to save face.

"Don't expect those foolish people who have breasts are mothers!" The official sneered: "They have long been bribed by the Qin people's little favors, and have forgotten that they are still from Qi people."

"What kind of favor?" Shangguan Yunhe, who had been silent, suddenly asked.

"It's nothing more than measuring the fields, reducing taxes, etc." The official whispered: "Anyway, it's all about buying people's hearts."

"It will definitely not last." Shangguan Ling interjected one after another, "Just wait to turn against you and refuse to admit your conspiracy."

"But King Wucheng of Qin ordered people to erect stone tablets several feet high in all prefectures and counties, engraved his new laws on them, and made people repeatedly say something that would not change for a hundred years." The official smiled bitterly: "Anyway, the people believe in him. These fools are really foolish."

"We haven't fooled it so easily!" Shangguan Yunhe said in a deep voice: "What qualifications do you have to say that he is stupid?" His sudden attack made the atmosphere awkward, and the conversation couldn't continue. The official barely talked with him for a while, and then he found an excuse to enter the cabin and left Shangguan Yunhe and his son at the door.

Shangguan Yunhe didn't care either. He stood on the edge of the boat with the railing. Below his knees, he was wet with the splashed waves. But he didn't care, and just turned his sight to the distant east... The turbid river water was surging eastward, and it would eventually converge into the vast sea. Where will the fate of Qi go?

When he arrived at Guandukou and then arrived at Hulao Pass under the guidance of the Qin army, it was already that night. The Qin army was quite polite to their party, carefully arranged the tent and food, and did not neglect anything. Although he was full of worries, the bumps and fatigue along the way still made Prime Minister Shangguan fall asleep and sleep at dawn.

The next morning, he was awakened by the argument outside the tent and listened intently, but his son was arguing with others. Shangguan Ling only heard: "What we are going to be Hulao Pass, what are you bringing us here?"

"This is Hulao Pass." A male voice with a strong Guanxi accent said: "Our hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed here, can we be anywhere else?"

"Who are you cheating on me? You said this is Hulao Pass, where is the Pass City?" Shangguan Ling said angrily: "My Qi State has built an eternal pass here for more than 200 years. Can't it be possible to fly with wings!"

"You can say that." The Qin man sneered: "Our handsome king asked for divine punishment and sent your Luoshizi Hulao Pass to heaven... Look, the two black mountains beside that avenue are the former sites of your Hulao Pass."

"Can you treat me as a three-year-old child?" Shangguan Ling said angrily: "I want to see your prince!"

"Let's wait. The prince will naturally meet you when he has time."

"Ling'er..." Shangguan Ling was about to have an attack, but when he heard his father calling him inside, he had to angrily shook his sleeves into the tent.

"Father, you heard it too. I think the people of Qin are just going to bully us." While helping his father up, Shangguan Ling angrily said, "Take us like a monkey."

"As far as my father knows, Hulao Pass has indeed turned into a ball of ashes in a blink of an eye." Shangguan Yunhe sighed softly, "A weak country has no diplomacy, so don't be impatient, boy." Shangguan Ling had nothing to say and was holding back his anger.

After the day of the battle, the Qi State's envoy lived in the Qin camp, and there was food and drink every day, but no one disturbed him... It was naturally not a good thing for the mission's work nature.

Shangguan Yunhe and others were naturally extremely anxious. They negotiated with Qin army officials every day, but they always got the same three words, "Wait."

Really looking for the autumn water, living a life is like a year...

By October, there was a shocking news from the country: "The Qin army was defeated by the Nanchu Navy in the Sanjiangkou area. The Supreme Commander of the Southern Line, Duke of Chu, and Marshal of Zhennan, Boshang, was seriously injured and died. The Qin Southern Line was in danger!"

Shangguan Yunhe suddenly felt that he could see the sunrise when he pushed away the dark clouds, and the golden light shone on the curve. Hehe, Qin boys, you should be these uncomfortable people!

According to his idea, Qin should immediately seek peace from Qi State and then concentrate on regaining the defeat on the southern front.

As soon as he thought of this, the old prime minister's body, which was full of bird's energy, became tough again. He gave Qin an ultimatum: "I won't see you prince within three days... Let's go back to their own houses and find their mother!" As expected, he got the next day, and the prince will see you tomorrow.

The next morning, Shangguan Yunhe cheered up, changed into a crown and uniform, and held a flag. Under the leadership of the Qin officers, he finally arrived at the long-awaited Central Army tent.

The old prime minister went into the big tent and bowed tremblingly, saying, "The foreign minister, the Prime Minister of Qi, ordered the pacifier Shangguan Yunhe to meet the prince."

"Hahahaha," the prince at the seat said with a rough laugh: "Let me see Prime Minister Shangguan."

"Prince Xie." With the momentum of sitting on Hu's bench, Shangguan Yunhe naturally looked up at the hall and saw a middle-aged general wearing armor sitting behind the answer, staring at him with a slight squinting eyes.

'No, Qin Lei doesn't seem to be so old, right?' Shangguan Yunhe couldn't help but ponder: "Dare you ask if your Highness is King Wucheng of the Great Qin?"

"King Wucheng is my brother." The mighty and majestic general laughed and said, "I am his eldest brother Prince Yong."

"It turns out that it is His Highness Prince Yong, and the foreign minister is rude." Shangguan Yunhe bowed slightly, but the disappointment on his face was just right: "Your identity is equally noble, so it is okay to talk to you, but our Majesty's imperial edict clearly ordered that you must negotiate with His Highness Wucheng. Do you think you are sending someone to come and let's talk together?"

Qin Li shook his head and smiled, "It's a coincidence that my fifth brother has left Huzhu. You can't see him anymore."

"Leave?" Prime Minister Shangguan's expression moved, and immediately thought of the news, and said inadvertently: "Yes, such a big thing happened on your southern line, so you have to deal with it yourself." He said that Qin is now a bear in the chimney, and he is not caring about his head and butt, so it is best not to hold it anymore.

"Haha, the news is quite well-informed." Qin Li gently stroked the helmet on the desk and said slowly: "Not only him, I am going to set off. If you hadn't been begging for nothing to see me, you might have arrived in Sishui now. I've seen you now, so I have no other choice, right?"

Shangguan Yunhe was so angry that he still said with a gentle voice: "Since King Wucheng has left, he must have authorized Prince Yong to negotiate with our country, right?"

"Negotiation?" Qin Li laughed and said, "I can't do anything except war. How could my fifth brother let me negotiate?"

"So you don't have the power to negotiate for your country?" Shangguan Yunhe asked in a deep voice.

"Of course." Qin Li stood up with a smile.

Even though Prime Minister Shangguan Yunhe was so cunning, after feeling tricked, he still had a tight face and said slightly unhappy: "Is it because the prince is asking me to come here for fun?"
Chapter completed!