Late at night, Tang Yin was sitting alone in the tent, thinking about whether his side should continue to fight this war. Now, his confidence had begun to waver. At this time, a guard came to report and Yuan Fang asked to see him. Tang Yin said "oh" and raised his voice.
The head said: "Let him come near!"
"yes!"
The guard turned around and went out. After a short time, Yuan Fang walked slowly into the tent. Seeing Yuan Fang, Tang Yin smiled and asked with a relaxed face: "Mr. Yuan Fang, are you still awake so late?!"
"The minister came here specifically to visit the king." Yuan Fang stepped forward, bowed deeply and respectfully, and said in a low voice.
"I'm fine. I can still bear a small defeat." Tang Yin said with a smile. After a pause, he waved his hand and said: "Mr. Yuan Fang, please sit down!"
Yuan Fang responded and sat down next to Tang Yin. The latter asked: "Mr. Yuan Fang, tell me, can our army win this battle?"
"This..." Yuan Fang groaned, shook his head and said: "The important matter of military affairs is related to the life and death of the country. I don't dare to speculate on it."
"Huh?" Tang Yin raised his head and chuckled, and said: "It doesn't hurt to share your opinions in private, Mr. Yuan Fang, feel free to tell me."
Yuan Fang thought thoughtfully for a moment, then Fang Zhengse said: "Since our army entered Hedong, we have won consecutive battles and occupied the entire Hedong County. The morale of our officers and men is at a high level. On the other hand, the Ning Army's general is seriously injured, and there are also many soldiers in the army."
We are short of soldiers and generals. In terms of direct combat, our army has an absolute advantage. I think this is the reason why the king is unwilling to give up this battle, right?!"
These words spoke to Tang Yin's heart. If there was a head-on confrontation on land, Tang Yin was confident that he could wipe out the more than 100,000-strong Ningguo Western Army. The huge Ningguo, a huge piece of fat, was placed in front of him, but it was blocked by a Zhang.
Tang Yin was really unwilling to accept He's obstruction. He smiled calmly and said, "Keep talking."
"No matter how great our army's advantage is, no matter how unwilling the king is, the ministers feel that this battle cannot be fought again." Yuan Fang said: "In fact, for Ning Guo, the Zhanghe River and Tongmen are both natural dangers.
The Feng State relies on Tongmen, it can attack when advancing, and it is invincible when it retreats. The same is true for the Ning State. As early as when Feng and Ning had just turned against each other, the Zhanghe River was regarded by the Ning State monarch as the bottom line of the Ning State.
Since then, the Ning State has been building warships and training naval forces in the Zhang River. For more than a hundred years, it has never dared to neglect one day. Although the Ning Army has a small number of troops, there are countless warships and the navy is also extremely elite.
, are very good at water warfare, and this is precisely the weakness of our Feng Army. If your Majesty insists on crossing the Zhang River, he will use the shortcomings of our army against the strength of Ning's army. In the end... I am afraid that the entire army will be annihilated!"
"Oh..." Tang Yin responded quietly, raised his head, and was speechless. It turned out that Ning Guo also had foresight and had taken relevant precautions. No wonder Ning Jun gathered so many large warships in such a short period of time.
. He pondered for a while, stood up, and walked back and forth in the tent. As he walked, his mind was also racing, and he murmured: "What Mr. Yuan Fang said makes sense."
Looking at Tang Yin who was struggling in his heart, Yuan Fang sighed secretly. He suddenly remembered something and asked: "By the way, I also want to ask the king how to bury the soldiers who died in the battle today?"
"Ashes return to ashes, soil returns to earth, and the warriors of the Feng Kingdom will naturally be sent back to the Feng Kingdom for burial."
"What about... Ning Ren in the army?"
Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about this yet. What suggestions does Mr. Yuan Fang have?"
Yuan Fang said: "Your Majesty should not only treat the fallen soldiers equally, but also bury the soldiers who are from Ning."
Seeing Tang Yin's puzzled expression, Yuan Fang explained: "As a native of Ning, being able to join the Feng Army and help the Feng Kingdom fight against their own country requires not only great determination, but also great courage.
If the king wants long-term peace and stability in Hedong, and if he wants to win the support of the Ning people in Hedong, he should treat the Ning people and the Ning soldiers kindly, so that people can feel that in the mind of the king, there is no distinction between Feng people and Ning people."
Hey! This is something Tang Yin didn't expect. He thought about it carefully and felt that what Yuan Fang said was very reasonable. As the saying goes, the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, so he had to put on a show even if he pretended. His face finally showed
Showing a heartfelt smile, he walked up to Yuan Fang and bowed deeply to him.
Yuan Fang was shocked. It was always the ministers who saluted the king. How could there be any reason for the king to salute his ministers? He sat on the collapse for a long time before he came back to his senses. Without standing up, he walked directly from the collapse.
He knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said, "What is your Majesty doing? Kill your humble ministers..."
Tang Yin stretched out his hand to help Yuan Fang up and said with a smile: "Mr. Yuan Fang's lesson is that since Hedong has returned to the Feng Kingdom, the people in Hedong are the people of the Feng Kingdom. I should treat everyone equally and there should be no distinction between high and low."
The difference between noble and humble."
Looking at Tang Yin, who looked like he was being taught humbly, there was a trace of confusion in Yuan Fang's eyes. He had to admit that he couldn't see through Tang Yin, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Tang Yin's personality had changed too much, and sometimes
Brutal and cunning, sometimes generous and kind, sometimes ruthless, sometimes elegant and kind, it is hard to imagine that one person can embody so many completely different or even completely opposite personalities, and this person is only a young man in his twenties.
.
Tang Yin adopted Yuan Fang's opinion and sent an order early the next morning to bury those soldiers from Ning who unfortunately died in the battle across the river, and to give their families double the pensions, and exempt them from 40% of the taxes.
This kind of treatment is definitely generous enough, and Tang Yin's approach has an immediate impact, winning a lot of reputation among people in Ning, Hedong, and making the people of Ning feel completely at ease.
What people are most worried about is whether they will be squeezed by the Feng people and become servants after Hedong changes hands. However, judging from Tang Yin's performance against the dead Ning soldiers, such worries seem to be unnecessary. Feng Guo
Not only did the emperor not oppress them, but he treated them very kindly. As a result, people's belief in continuing to settle down and establish a career in Hedong became much stronger than before.
When it comes to governing the country, Tang Yin is a complete layman, and he may not have much talent in this area. However, he has a great advantage, that is, he has the enlightenment of modern people, which allows him to distinguish which insights will be beneficial to him.
In the eyes of people who don't know the inside story, Tang Yin has become a rare enlightened person in the world who has a discerning eye and can distinguish right from wrong.
Tang Yin adopted Yuan Fang's opinion of treating Ning's soldiers well, but he was still a little hesitant about whether to withdraw his troops and call a truce. Now Tang Yin was in a difficult situation, and he was in a dilemma. He had shouted the slogan of destroying Ning.
, such a silent truce would be too damaging to his prestige, but if the war continued, he was also afraid that Yuan Fang would misfortune his words, and his own army would end up being annihilated.
Just when he was feeling very embarrassed, an unexpected opportunity came. The peace envoys sent by the Ningguo court crossed the Zhang River and came to Fengying to discuss peace negotiations between the two countries with Tang Yin.
Changsun Yuanhong was strongly opposed to Xiang Feng's proposal for peace. Why was he fighting desperately at the front? It was to expel the wind thieves and regain the lost land east of the river. But it was better now, far away from the battlefield and at the court in the rear.
With a stroke of a pen, he directly ceded the huge Hedong County to Feng State and recognized Hedong as the territory of Feng State. Not only that, he also compensated Feng State with a large amount of gold and silver silk and satin. This is not a negotiation, it is simply kowtow to Feng State.
surrendered.
Changsun Yuanhong couldn't understand why the imperial court would make such a self-defeating decision. He had clearly not lost the war, and there was still hope of counterattacking back to Hedong. But now the imperial court's peace negotiation has made all his efforts come to nothing.
It becomes useless.
It was difficult for him to understand the court's decision, and so was Wei Zheng. After hearing the news that the peace envoy had left the capital, Wei Zheng couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "An Yi! I, Da Ning, have lost because of the word An Yi!" The long-term An Yi envoy
The Ningguo court had a high self-esteem both inside and outside the court. When encountering slight setbacks, everyone panicked and did not panic.
At this time, Changsun Yuanhong and Wei Zheng, two marshals who seemed to be incompatible with each other, stood on the same front again, both resolutely opposed to the peace negotiation. According to Wei Zheng's wishes, if the peace envoys wanted to cross the Zhang River, they would definitely have to pass by their own camp.
Our side forcibly detained him and prevented him from crossing the river, so there was no way to negotiate a peace.
At the critical moment, Wei Zheng was so tough that he even dared to go against the will of the court and risk decapitation to detain the envoys and envoys. This surprised and admired the eldest son Yuanhong, but he did not agree with Wei Zheng's idea.
Detaining the envoys sent by the imperial court is a last resort that has no other choice. We are not yet at the end of our rope, so there is no need to take such a big risk.
Changsun Yuanhong decided to make good use of this peace envoy.
There were two peace envoys sent by Ningguo, both of whom were Honglucheng. They were subordinate officials of Dahonglu, and their official rank was third grade. Honglucheng's main function was to deal with foreign affairs. These two people were named Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi respectively.
In the second peace negotiation, Shi Tinghan took the lead, with Qin also assisting.
Just as Wei Zheng predicted, Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi arrived at the Ningjun camp first.
As soon as the two of them arrived outside Ning Jun's camp, they felt something was wrong in the atmosphere. Ning Jun's soldiers who were standing guard and patrolling were all listless. They all had sad faces and looked at themselves. Their helmets were crooked, and the weapons in their hands were not holding them.
Carrying it feebly, even though Shi Tinghan and Tan were also civil servants, they could see that the military discipline of their own soldiers was too loose.
The two looked at each other and strode towards the camp.
As soon as they reached the camp gate, the surrounding Ning soldiers swarmed up and stopped the two of them and the hundreds of followers behind them, shouting: "What are you doing? Do you know where this is? Just break in?!"
"Blind your dog eyes and see clearly. These two are the peace envoys sent by the imperial court, Master Shi and Master Qin. Get out of the way quickly and ask your commander to come out to greet you!" Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi said in a follower's tone.
scolded unkindly.
Upon hearing that they were envoys sent by the imperial court, the soldiers trembled, looked in awe, and put away their weapons. One of the little leaders lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "My marshal... I'm afraid he can't come out.