Chapter 353 Coercion to borrow food
Originally, Zhu Tongjing came to coerce Han Jian, but now it suddenly turned into Han Jian to coerce Zhu Tongjing.!
The deterioration of the situation in Jiangbei is the result that the Qi Dynasty most hopes to see. Only when the internal struggle between the northern and western Wei Dynasty in Jiangbei and the Wei Dynasty could the Qi Dynasty reap profits. Zhu Tongjing always ran between Jiangdu and Jinling, and also used diplomatic means to intensify the internal conflicts of the Wei Dynasty, making Yang Yu in Luoyang think that the Qi Dynasty always recognized the Jiangdu court.
But now Han Jian said that as long as he is willing, the war can be stopped at any time. The north can immediately return to its previous situation, with the four kings separated from Luoyang, and because the power of the four local kings has increased, the central role of the Luoyang court has been weakened, which is even more unfavorable for the Southern Qi Dynasty.
"Is this to threaten the East King?" Zhu Tongjing said in a deep voice.
"So what if it is a threat?" Han Jian said, "I will say this here today. If Jiangdu cannot get the food and grass support from Qi Dynasty within a month, then Jiangdu will submit to Luoyang to express his surrender, and this war will be resolved without a fight. Now that our Majesty is not in Jiangdu, it has saved me a lot of trouble."
Zhu Tongjing shouted: "Will the thief ministers in Luoyang accept your Eastern King?"
"Acceptance or not is not determined by some small holidays in the past. Now the legitimate crown prince of the Wei Dynasty is still detained by you. If Master Zhu has any doubts about the pseudo-government of Luoyang, then just go back and wait and see."
Zhu Tongjing was very annoyed, but he had no choice but to do anything.
Now it is clear that Han Jian is here to threaten him and tell him that if you don’t borrow food, I will surrender. After surrender, what should I do if you Southern Qi do?
If you want to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, you should take advantage of it first, otherwise this scene will only end in a big and boring way, and you won’t be able to get any cheaper in Southern Qi.
"Master Zhu, what else do you have to say?" Han Jian said.
Zhu Tongjing sighed. He naturally didn't want to compromise so quickly. He felt that he should have a way to resolve it.
Finally, Zhu Tongjing shook his head slightly and said, "I'm going back first, discussing before returning to the East King."
"Then please." Han Jian said with a blunt attitude.
Zhu Tongjing's face was gloomy and he finally left the side hall with anger.
Han Jian didn't need to accompany him later. He also recognized the way in and went straight out, as if he would never come back after going.
Han Jian looked at the back and knew that Zhu Tongjing was also a mistake this time.
Han Jian thought that the Southern Qi could not have no insight into the current changes in the situation in the north. The purpose of Zhu Tongjing's visit this time was to persuade him to surrender, but more of the purpose was to intensify the conflict between Jiangdu and Luoyang. In other words, the Southern Qi was also afraid that Jiangdu would suddenly submit to Luoyang for surrender. By then, the Southern Qi would be useless and he would not be able to get anything good.
But neither the Southern Qi people nor Zhu Tongjing had ever thought that Han Jian would use such a thing to threaten the Southern Qi, and would let Zhu Tongjing know that the Queen of Wei was not in Jiangdu now.
If this news spreads, the north may be in chaos immediately, but more likely it is to tend to be stable.
The departure of the Wei Dynasty empress represents her struggle to let go of power, which eliminates the most unstable factors in the north. Yang Yu's ascension to the throne can also be regarded as the empress's "abdication", and the Wei Dynasty will stabilize again.
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Han Jian returned to the Eastern Prince's Mansion, and Han Song and Han Cui were waiting anxiously for him to come back. When they saw Han Jian, they both came forward.
"Jian'er, did you take the Zhu surname to see Your Majesty?" As soon as he came up, Han Cui walked up anxiously as if questioning Han Jian.
"Do you know both Erniang and Sanniang?" Han Jian said with an indifferent expression.
"How could we not know about such a big thing?" Han Cui said angrily, "Didn't you say you wanted to entertain the people of Qi at the mansion? Why did you run to His Majesty's bedroom?"
Han Jian sat down, looked up and said, "Second, Sanniang, can you finish listening to me and blame me again?"
Han Song could calm down at this time, not as anxious as Han Cui. Han Cui wanted to say something, but was pulled by Han Song. Han Cui said impatiently: "You say."
"Er Niang, Sanniang, what is the most lacking in Jiangdu now?"
Han Song and Han Cui were both stunned. What did Jiang lack? There are still many things that are missing, and the ones that are most lacking... I can't remember what is the key for a while.
"In your eyes, the one you lack the most should be an emperor." Han Jian replied for the two of them.
Han Song asked, "Jianer, what do you mean?"
Han Jian said: "In my opinion, what Jiangdu is most short of is supplies, and what is most in short supply is the emperor. Now we need soldiers and weapons, but the food is constantly in short supply. As long as we gather all the food, we can face the battle for a long time. It is a dream that the thief in Luoyang wants to take our Jiangdu down."
Han Song thought for a while and said, "This is the truth, but what does this have to do with you leading all the people to see Your Majesty?"
Han Jian now analyzed the current situation in Jiangbei and Jiangnan, including the current chaos in Jiangbei and the mentality of the people of Southern Qi.
In Han Jian's opinion, the Southern Qi people actually did not want to use force. Xie Rumo had long wanted to start a war, but this violated the attitude that Southern Qi should watch the fire across the river. This time, there were also Xie Rumo's envoys in the Southern Qi Dynasty, which shows that Xie Rumo's attitude was also changing. In the face of civil strife in the Wei Dynasty, the Southern Qi people seemed to want to eliminate prejudices and be prepared to focus on external affairs.
Han Jian took Zhu Tongjing to see the Empress and told Zhu Tongjing that the Empress was not there, just to tell the people of Southern Qi that if the people of Southern Qi did not spend a little money, the situation they hoped to see would not happen. Either the Qi Dynasty sent troops immediately, or waited for peace within the Wei Dynasty to find nothing.
After listening to Han Jian's analysis, Han Song and Han Cui were no longer as anxious as before.
"Jian'er, it seems...it makes sense when you say this." Han Cui thought for a while and smiled, "It seems that Sanniang blamed you wrongly. Second sister, what do you think?"
Han Song shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid that the Jianer will force Qi people to send troops. At that time, we will be attacked from both sides. If Qi people really refuse to borrow food, would we really submit to Luoyang and surrender to the thief's rebellion?"
"Don't worry, Er Niang, I just said that, in order to get food. As for relying on the thief, I can't do such a thing. No matter how hard life is, we can persist. In the end, the worst thing is that it will be a death-death." Han Jian said.
"Yes." Han Song nodded with a smile.
Han Cui praised: "It's still a healthy man who has ambition."
Han Jian said again: "I believe that the people of Qi will not send troops without authorization. If they could send troops, they would not have to wait until now. When the civil strife in our Wei Dynasty began, they had already sent troops. Now, just transporting a little food to make our civil strife in our Wei Dynasty continue, and it is not a loss-making deal for them. No matter how cunning Zhu Tongjing is, he can analyze the pros and cons." (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better and faster!
Chapter completed!