Chapter Five Hundred and Four [Transmutation with Grain] (1)
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "I came here this time to ask Brother Fanqi for his own opinion. If Brother Fanqi wants to go back, I will never stop him. If Brother Fanqi wants to stay, I will also applaud and welcome him."
Chang Fanqi sighed and said: "The world is so big, there is no place for me, Chang Fanqi. If you are really willing to let us mother and son go, can you allow us to leave Dongliang County? I promise you that I will never fight with you again."
All you want is to be able to take care of your mother and enjoy her old age." After experiencing the battle of Dongluocang, Chang Fanqi lost all his ambitions. He only had military power, but was led by other people's conspiracy, which made him lose his temper at all.
No.
Hu Xiaotian said without hesitation: "Yes, to be honest, although I really want Brother Fanqi to stay and create a great cause with me, I will not force anyone to do anything. If Brother Fanqi wants to leave, I will never stop him. It's just that Aunt Nian
The situation is too high, how can you bear to let her travel long distances in the dead of winter? If something goes wrong, wouldn't it be too late to regret it?"
Chang Fanqi said sadly: "You don't have to waste your efforts on our mother and son. I will never be able to return to Dayong in this life, and I will not join your camp. I will leave when the next spring comes."
Hu Xiaotian really kept his promise and arranged for Xue Lingjun and Qin Yangming to meet. Qin Yangming was detained for nearly a month, and his face turned pale because he had not seen the sun for a long time. When he saw Xue Lingjun coming to visit him, Qin Yangming was so ashamed that he knelt down in front of Xue Lingjun with a plop.
In front of him: "Your Royal Highness, the eldest princess, the guilty minister Qin Yangming will apologize to you!"
Xue Lingjun looked at Qin Yangming who was in such a state of desolation before her, and sighed from the bottom of her heart. This General Shao Yuan, the former victorious general, seemed to have suffered a lot. She said softly: "Get up!"
Qin Yangming was still kneeling on the ground: "The defeated general has no face to stand in front of His Highness."
Xue Lingjun was too lazy to care about him. He could kneel down if he wanted, leaning on the seat. He said calmly: "Why did you fall into Hu Xiaotian's hands?"
Qin Yangming's face was full of shame and he said sadly: "Your Highness, the general did not arrange his troops well and fell into Hu Xiaotian's plan of making the tiger leave the mountain and attack the west. He did not expect that Chang Fanqi and Hu Xiaotian had colluded long ago, and Chang Fanqi was caught unawares. This happened.
He was reduced to a prisoner by his subordinates, and finally he has no face to face the emperor, and he still asks the eldest princess to punish him, and finally he is willing to die to show his loyalty." Until now, he could only try his best to pass all the responsibilities to Chang Fanqi, hoping that this would be the case.
Maybe you can save yourself.
Xue Lingjun said: "Do you think it will be over once you die? Can you offset your guilt for losing Dongluocang?"
"The general has never thought about it that way." Qin Yangming's face was filled with fear.
Xue Lingjun said: "Hu Xiaotian has promised to release all prisoners in custody. You should be happy and you will be able to return to Dayong with me soon."
Not only did Qin Yangming not feel happy, he felt unspeakable fear in his heart. As Xue Lingjun said, this matter cannot be solved by dying. He led an army of 70,000 to conquer Dongliang County, but in the end not only was he defeated, but even
Even his own general was captured alive, and he had already become a joke to everyone in the world. Even if Hu Xiaotian let him go, Emperor Dayong would not let him go lightly.
Qin Yangming lay on the ground and knelt down: "Please give me death, Your Highness. I have no face to return to my homeland. I have no face to face the emperor..." When he talked about the emotional part, he burst into tears. Of course there was a reason for shame, but also
Part of the reason is because of fear.
Xue Lingjun was obviously impatient. He shook his head and said: "Qin Yangming, it is up to the emperor to decide how to deal with you. I am here just to take you back. I can't control other things." Qin Yangming secretly thought in his heart.
Sigh. I don’t know what kind of punishment I will receive when I go back this time. The only solution now is to put all the blame on Chang Fanqi.
Hu Xiaotian's two victories in Yongjiang did not cause too much trouble in the country. It has already reached the coldest season of the year, and the people are more concerned about whether they can have enough food and clothing. How to survive this cold winter?
There is no intention to care about any major national affairs. Every morning, many frozen corpses appear on both sides of the roads in Kangdu. The soldiers patrolling the city have to take on tasks other than patrolling, dealing with these ownerless corpses that freeze to death on the streets at night.
Li Chenzhou walked all the way from Yongdu, and after crossing the Yongjiang River, he discovered that the Dakang Empire, which once dominated the world, no longer had its former glory and splendor. The land was filled with mourners, fertile fields were barren, everywhere he went was devastated, and the people were displaced. Dakang
In recent years, natural disasters have occurred one after another. Dayong has adopted a strategy of blocking grain transportation to its neighboring country, making Dakang's grain shortage more serious.
After entering Kangdu, the first thing Li Chenzhou encountered was the ox carts transporting corpses in the early morning. The five ox carts he faced were piled with people who had frozen to death last night. Looking at the scene in front of him, Li Chenzhou couldn't help but feel compassion for the world.
, The reason why Dakang fell to its present state was due to the corrupt rule of the imperial court. Compared with Dakang, Xue Shengjing, the recently deceased emperor of Dakang, was obviously much wiser. The Yongqing Emperor was a man of great talent and vision.
Yuanda has always taken it as his mission to unify the Central Plains and dominate the world. Unfortunately, he died before leaving the army. In the end, he was still unable to complete his great ambition of crossing the river and destroying Dakang.
The eldest prince Xue Daohong and Li Chenzhou have known each other since childhood. Li Chenzhou has served as the prince's companion since he was a child, and he and Xue Daohong have become close friends. When his grandfather Jing Guogong Li Xuangan was alive, he was a loyal supporter of the eldest prince's accession to the throne, and now he is finally
It has become a fact. Xue Daohong has given him absolute trust, and he will do his best to repay the trust that Xue Daohong gave him.
Li Chenzhou came with his wife Jian Rongxin to accompany him this time. His main mission in coming to Dakang was to solve the recent troubles caused by Hu Xiaotian in Yongjiang without bloodshed. At the same time, he also had an unknown secret in his heart.
He wanted to take this opportunity to meet his father, Dakang Taishi Wen Chenghuan, whom he had never met before.
Long Xuan'en immediately received the special envoy from Dayong. Li Chenzhou was a descendant of a famous family in Dayong. Long Xuan'en had met his grandfather Li Xuangan several times, and he also heard about Li Chenzhou's legendary story.
, knowing that this young general is now the most popular person in front of Dayong Xinjun.
Li Chenzhou's identity and background was only one of the reasons why Long Xuanen was willing to meet him. The more important reason was that Long Xuanen wanted to know the attitude of Dayong after two consecutive battles in Yongjiang, when Hu Xiaotian defeated the Nanyang Navy.
, Long Xuanen also attributed it to luck, but when the news came that Hu Xiaotian had captured Dongluocang, Long Xuanen realized that this guy was out of his control, and he didn't take into account what he was doing now.
From the perspective of the imperial court, he neither wanted to be responsible to the imperial court nor planned to report to himself. After letting him leave Kangdu, this guy was like a wild horse that escaped the reins, trusting the reins and no longer under his control.
Although Long Xuanen asked Fan Zongxi to go to ask for food, he was not optimistic about it. Now Hu Xiaotian is quite ready to take the life of the foreign emperor, and his words will most likely not have much effect. This kind of whip is beyond the reach of
This was not the first time that he felt powerless. First, it was Li Tianheng who supported his troops and now Hu Xiaotian appeared. Long Xuanen's control over Dakang had become weaker and weaker. He couldn't help but think of the discussion in Qiqi a few months ago about the enfeoffment of princes.
The proposal was flatly rejected by him at the time, but in fact, Dakang was heading towards internal division. Once a country cannot provide the food and clothing that its people rely on for a living, it will inevitably face the end of people being separated. What Long Xuanen is worried about is not
The country collapsed because he had seen that defeat had become an irresistible trend, but he just hoped that this moment would not come too early.
Anyone can easily guess the main purpose of Li Chenzhou's visit. Although the battle was fought by Hu Xiaotian, the responsibility must be traced to the Dakang court. This is like a child fighting with his parents for accountability. As the emperor of Dakang,
Long Xuanen must not be divorced.
After Li Chenzhou met with Long Xuanen, he did not beat around the bush, but went straight to the point. He first mentioned the eternal friendship alliance between the two countries, and then talked about Hu Xiaotian tearing up the agreement and provoking wars on the border twice, and capturing Dongluo, the important town of Dayong.
warehouse facts.
The war between the two countries was originally a matter of public opinion and women's rights. Li Chenzhou's starting point was naturally for Dayong. All responsibilities were directed at Dakang, accusing Dakang of taking the lead in breaking the alliance, invading their borders, and seizing their cities.
Although Long Xuanen was very dissatisfied with Hu Xiaotian's actions, he was the king of a country after all. When faced with the other party's accusations, he did not give in blindly. After listening to what Li Chenzhou said, he couldn't help but sneered: "What the envoy said
Everything is inconsistent with the information I have. As far as I know, both wars were caused by your side, and Hu Xiaotian fought to protect himself."
Li Chenzhou said: "Your Majesty, the positions of both sides are different, and the channels for obtaining information are completely different, but the fact cannot be denied. Dongluocang is currently occupied by Hu Xiaotian's army. I was ordered to go out this time with the principle of peace.
I came here for the sake of burying the hatchet."
Long Xuanen nodded and said: "Dakang and Dayong are originally friendly neighbors. I am not willing to see such a thing happen. It would be best if we can clear the air."
Li Chenzhou said: "Since the war has already happened, there is no possibility of turning back. My Majesty does not want to add insult to injury and add pain to pain, so he specifically proposed that both sides should call off the war. Peace is the most important thing. We should not draw boundaries and establish an alliance again. I don't know what His Majesty's intention is.
How about next?"
Of course Long Xuanen didn't want to fight anymore. With Dakang's current national strength, he didn't have the strength to go to war with Dayong on all fronts. Of course, he also knew that the purpose of Dayong's initiative to seek peace was not to scare them, but to slow down the war. According to what he got
According to the latest information, the Black Barbarians are building their troops in the Northern Territory of Dayong. They are about to invade the Central Plains in the coming spring. Although Dayong is strong, it cannot afford to fight on two fronts at the same time. The country of Dayong is in the transition period between the old and new regimes. Currently, the new
Jun Xue Daohong's power was not stable, and it was these factors that caused him to take the initiative to make concessions. (To be continued...)
