At this time, a loud bell-like announcement suddenly came from outside the side hall: "The envoy from the north has arrived——"
The Nanling courtiers who were crusading against the envoy who had given Nanling power before he showed up stopped one after another and focused all their attention on the Beisu envoy coming from outside the side hall. In addition to being angry, they were also curious.
"Northern General Su Kuang meets the Nanling Saint——"
Before the people arrived, the wild and hearty voice had already resounded throughout the entire side hall. When I heard this name, I was shocked. Why would the envoy from the north send such a heavyweight to Su Kuang to fight in Kunlongji?
It has already left a deep impression on the hearts of Nanling court officials.
General Su Kuang relied on 50,000 cavalry troops to fight against 100,000 Nanling troops and captured Kunlongji in one fell swoop. This level of strength really frightened them, but they also had to admire them.
Ouyang Qing's expression dimmed. Normally, armistice negotiations would never involve a large army commander. This was undoubtedly a risky move. As long as the commander was captured, the cavalry army heading north would have no leader. Why would they attack Nanling again? He really couldn't figure out what the Nine Princes were fighting for.
what idea
However, he did not reveal any doubts on his face, and responded cheerfully: "I have heard about General Su for a long time, but I did not expect that it would be General Su who came to Nanling. Please bear with me for my indifference, and someone will give General Su a seat!"
After Su Kuang sat down casually, he raised his head and scanned around the courtiers, and finally locked his eyes on Ouyang Yu, who was at the head of the west seat. With a cold look in his eyes, he raised his wine glass and toasted to Ouyang Yu: "Prince Nanling, at the end of the day,
I will be ordered to say hello to the Crown Prince on behalf of the Ninth Prince, and thank the Crown Prince for offering the Holy Spirit Mushroom and for sending the Ninth Princess back safely!"
Ouyang Yu lazily raised his glass to Su Kuang, as if he didn't understand the meaning of his words, and replied humbly: "Compared to the Ninth Prince agreeing to withdraw his troops, it's a trivial matter."
This caused Bai Yanling beside her to sneer coldly. If it weren't for the fact that her bodies were now switched and restrained, she would have wanted to twist off Ouyang Yu's neck immediately. What he did had already touched her Bai Yanling's bottom line.
Just sending it to Jun Mochen is enough to kill him without leaving his body intact!
Ouyang Yu glanced at her in a good mood and asked lazily: "Imperial sister, do you want to have a chat with General Su?"
Su Kuang then noticed that the girl next to Ouyang Yu was probably Ouyang Yue, the imperial sister who was rumored to be very close to Ouyang Yu. For some reason, he didn't feel unfamiliar when he saw Ouyang Yue, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
Bai Yanling saw that all eyes were focused on her, including Su Kuang's doubtful gaze. His eyes narrowed and he ignored Ouyang Yu at all. He gave Su Kuang an evil smile and said, "General Su represents the northern expedition this time."
Come on, are you really willing to negotiate peace?"
Seeing Ouyang Yue ask so directly about the key to this negotiation, Su Kuang answered equally directly: "It depends on how sincere Nanling is to negotiate peace with Beisu?"
"Why, General Su thinks that I am not sincere enough in Nanling?" Bai Yanling's face darkened. It seemed that a storm was about to come. Nearly half of the courtiers had a deep understanding of Ouyang Yue's cruelty. They were afraid that she would mess up the peace talks, so they trembled in fear.
Signaling to Ouyang Yu
Unexpectedly, Ouyang Yu leaned back lazily, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at her lovingly instead of reproaching her at all.
Su Kuang looked at the strange attitude of the two brothers and sisters, as if they really had no sincerity in negotiating peace with Beisu. This seemed unreasonable. Logically speaking, no matter how stupid you are, you can see that Nanling is at the end of its rope and it is impossible to resist the southern army.
The one who would benefit the most from the peace talks this time was Nanling. Unexpectedly, they still seemed to be unwilling to talk. Aren't they afraid that Su Kuang would get angry and stop talking?
I don’t know what kind of trick they are playing. Although the Ninth Princess insisted not to send troops to Nanling, Su Kuang didn’t want to lower Beishu’s status. He said with a serious face: “Of course it’s not enough. Please forgive me for speaking bluntly. If I say Beishu
The army marched southward. How could Nanling with its current military strength be able to withstand it?
The party that benefits from this peace negotiation is Nanling. If we are not allowed to extend the three treaties northward, we will never agree to this peace negotiation!"
As soon as these words came out, the courtiers were in an uproar. Some people ridiculed Su Kuang for exaggerating, over exaggerating the military strength gap between the two countries, and being so arrogant that he despised Nanling. Although some people agreed with this understanding in their hearts, they had to unconditionally agree to the three treaties on the northward expansion.
, isn’t it true that the north is for Daozu and the south is for fish and meat, and is slaughtered by others?
Ouyang Qing had a complicated look on his face. If he agreed, it would undoubtedly mean that Nanling would be subordinated to Beisu. Such a shame would make him, as the Holy Emperor of Nanling, have the face to face his ancestors again. If he did not agree to Beisu's troops marching south, Nanling would still be destroyed.
When the time comes, the country will not only surrender to the north, but the people will definitely suffer.
Undoubtedly, surrendering now is the best choice. Ouyang Qing sighed, is there no other way? Looking at Ouyang Yu casually, he wondered if the prince who solved the problem of Nanling siege last time had any good strategies now.
Ouyang Qing asked Ouyang Yu for advice solemnly: "I wonder what the prince thinks of this peace negotiation?"
Seeing this, Ouyang Yu, who had been silent all this time, smiled modestly, raised the corners of his lips, and asked in the direction of Su Kuang: "I would like to know, is this the condition proposed by the Ninth Prince?"
Su Kuang didn't know what he meant by this question, but he just responded truthfully: "The final general will only respect the order of the Ninth Prince!"
In one sentence, the courtiers in Nanling who did not understand the status of the Ninth Prince all knew that this Ninth Prince must have an absolutely lofty position of power in Nanling. How could it be easy for someone to control Su Kuang?
Hearing this sonorous and powerful answer, Ouyang Yu's narrow eyes deepened. Could it be that these generals were not dissatisfied at all because of the Ninth Prince's withdrawal of troops, so why were they still so defensive?
At that moment, Ouyang Yu frowned dangerously, and the look in his eyes was quite cold: "Oh, let me ask General Su to talk about these three treaties first."
Su Kuang seemed to have known early on that Nanling was impossible, and refused to accept this excellent opportunity to surrender. He eloquently stated the treaty entrusted by the three nine princes: "First, after the surrender of Nanling, the name will no longer exist and will be changed to Nanxiang in the north.
"Every year, we must pay tribute of ten thousand taels of silver to the north and 20% of the agricultural production; second, the Nanling army must absolutely obey the deployment of the north and must not resist the order; third"
Before he finished speaking, the courtiers in the side hall suddenly began to protest in an uproar. It was absolutely impossible for them to agree to the peace treaty based on the first two clauses alone. It was simply too humiliating and humiliating for the country!
Ouyang Qing glanced at a group of indignant courtiers and shook his head regretfully. It seemed that they still didn't understand the current situation in Nanling and had no right to resist Beisu's peace talks.