General Li graciously allowed the soldiers to carry the box to Bai Shan's tent immediately, obviously hoping that he would pick up whatever he liked before going out.
He is worthy of being General Guo's confidant, and he is very much in line with him in this regard.
Obviously, he also felt that this mission was dangerous. Since there was danger, he naturally wanted to give something to appease people's hearts.
Bai Shan did not touch these things, but he still opened them to let Bai Erlang and the others gain a lot of experience.
Bai Erlang opened a box of pearls and sighed: "Although Qiuci is small, it is also very rich."
Bai Shan nodded. These things were specially selected, but they were not actually the best. The best ones were naturally kept to appetize people.
Bai Shan closed the box and said to Bai Erlang, "Man Bao and I will go in, and the outside will be left to you."
Bai Erlang patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, if the army arrives, I will immediately urge them to go into the city to rescue you. If General Ashina doesn't go, I will roll around in front of the army. There is also Liu Huan. I will ask him to help Liu Huan."
The minister wrote a letter, and it can be a little more difficult to prepare the next batch of food and fodder."
Bai Shan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "General Ashina is not that kind of person. I asked you to stay to prepare for the delay in the arrival of the army. I am afraid that the military camp may really have the idea of surrendering to the enemy."
Bai Erlang: "...That's not the case."
Bai Shan reached out and patted his shoulder.
Bai Erlang suddenly felt that his shoulders were heavy. What should he do? He also wanted to go into the city, but at least there was a tall man holding him up when the sky collapsed inside.
Da Ji and Nie Canjun followed them in. What General Li didn't expect was that Bai Shan not only ordered Jin Kui'an to follow, but also ordered Erge to follow.
Except for the two of them, the others are all warriors in the army. They were personally selected by General Li and General Meng. The two said: "They are absolutely loyal and righteous soldiers."
Bai Shan breathed a sigh of relief. Except for Jin Kui'an and Erge, everyone else could be put on his back.
However, Bai Shan did not show this disbelief. Instead, he showed great trust in Jin Kui'an and Erge, especially Jin Kui'an. He said to the soldiers: "Listen to General Jin for combat matters."
Jin Kui'an is now just a general in the army. This is because of his bravery in battle. General Guo felt that it was a pity to let him be a small soldier, so he was promoted unexpectedly.
When he was promoted, he also made it clear that Jin Kui'an should be punished and make meritorious deeds.
Everyone secretly rumored that he might be promoted to the rank of general this year. Only General Li and his confidants knew that General Guo only planned to let Jin Kui'an serve as the commander-in-chief.
But the soldiers and the masses didn't know, not even Jin Kui'an himself, so Bai Shan kept calling General Jin, and he acquiesced, and the soldiers followed suit.
Anyway, it's just a title. Bai Shandu is not a member of the army yet, so even if he calls him wrong, the general won't be able to hold him accountable after he recovers.
Two boxes of gold and silver jewelry were carried to the car and tied up. Man Bao changed clothes and got on the horse with Bai Shan. She turned to Zhou Liru and said: "Everyone's injuries have stabilized in the past few days. You follow the prescription."
Just treat their injuries, and if you don’t understand, ask the military doctor.”
Zhou Liru responded.
Man Bao and Bai Shan left together.
Twenty people, eighteen horses, and one cart arrived at the royal city after passing three checkpoints. The royal city opened a small door for them to enter.
Bai Erlang watched them go in from a distance, and then started to go back. He asked General Meng, "Should we boost morale when we go back?"
General Meng said: "Bai Shan said there is no rush today and we will boost morale tomorrow."
He said: "Otherwise, as time goes by, the soldiers will think too much, which will arouse their homesickness, and the mourning soldiers will become sad."
Bai Erlang held the reins tightly and asked, "Will the army arrive tomorrow?"
General Meng said: "If nothing unexpected happens."
Bai Erlang temporarily suppressed his anxiety.
There were people waiting in the royal city early in the morning. As soon as Bai Shan and the others came in, they were surrounded by people, with swords and guns pointed at them, as if they were about to attack at any time.
Bai Shan smiled slightly, turned around and clapped his hands, and the two coachmen opened the two boxes in the car and showed the Qiuchi people the gifts they had brought.
Not to mention the soldiers surrounding them, even the officials who came to receive them were dazzled by the gold and silver jewelry inside.
Bai Shan smiled and asked, "I wonder if the King is satisfied with our sincerity?"
When the official saw the green light in the eyes of the Turkic soldiers mixed in the crowd, he couldn't help but change his face, and quickly asked Bai Shan and the others to close the box. He turned sideways and said with a bad expression: "Invite the envoy, but you have to put the box together."
Remove the sword."
Bai Shan said: "Don't worry, it's the three of us who are meeting the king. We will never bring weapons in. As for my guards, I'm afraid they won't be able to take off their swords."
The official frowned.
Bai Shan pointed at them and said with a smile: "There are only twenty of us, and the three of us are even more powerless. We are in the royal city, what are the king and your lord worried about?"
Only then did the official look carefully at Bai Shan and Zhou Manjierge beside him.
Except for Erge, the two of them really don't look like people with high martial arts values, especially Zhou Man, who is still a girl.
The official frowned and asked, "Who is she? Your envoy is actually a woman?"
Bai Shan sighed and said: "This is the imperial doctor of our dynasty. He was originally ordered to come to the Western Regions to seek medicine. Who knew he was drafted into the army? Now he can't go back even if he wants to."
He explained: "The general is seriously injured and is in urgent need of good medicine to save his life. She was ordered to ask for medicine. Moreover, although she is surrendering, our general also has something to ask for."
The official was slightly surprised. This was beyond his expectation, so he stopped worrying about the weapons. The main reason was that the Turks had been watching from a distance, eyeing him with eagerness, so they could not elaborate too much.
So the officials took them to the palace.
Of course, only the three of them and two big boxes could go in. The rest were left at the gate of the royal city, led by Jin Kui'an and Nie Canjun.
The officials left the three people in the side hall and went to report to the king first.
King Qiuci was surprised and asked, "Are you asking for medicine?"
"Yes, has your Majesty forgotten? Guo Xiao was hit by a stray arrow that day, and we thought he would definitely die. Unexpectedly, no news came out, and their military morale was stable. On the third day, an envoy came to ask for peace."
The king suddenly realized, "No wonder Guo Xiao sued for peace. It turned out to be to save his life."
The officials nodded repeatedly.
"What are the identities of those three envoys?"
"I don't know about the leader, but he seems to be a civil servant. This kind of thing does require their intervention. I guess he used to be a secretary in the army. One is an imperial doctor, and the other looks like a Turk. He should be
He is a vassal general."
"Then be careful." The emperor of the Central Plains was not cautious about employing people. He defeated many people and used them all who surrendered. Therefore, he had many generals under his command. Those generals were very powerful, some like Ashina.
Of course there are well-known ones and there are also unknown ones.