Tang Sai'er ignored Tang Feng, only looked at Tang Tiande, and asked: "How is father's injury?"
"I can't die yet..." Although Tang Tiande was not as aggressive as Tang Feng, there was no warmth in his tone: "Buddha's mother mobilized a large number of people to come here. Isn't it just to visit your poor father?"
"Yes." Tang Sai'er never concealed anything, so he said: "We have reached the most critical moment. We must make a decision as to where to go."
"Looking at the posture of the Buddha Mother, she must have made a decision a long time ago, right?" Tang Tiande asked coldly.
"If my father hadn't been defeated in Qingzhou, I wouldn't have expressed my opinion in a hurry." Tang Sai'er nodded and said, "But now, I have to stand up and find a way out for the entire teaching."
"All ears." Tang Tiande said expressionlessly.
"For the current plan, the only way is to recruit people..." Tang Sai'er said slowly.
"What?!" Before Tang Sai'er finished speaking, Tang Feng jumped up and shouted, "You want us to surrender? Is that what you mean?"
"It's not surrender, it's recruitment." Tang Sai'er said patiently: "It is hopeless to use Shandong Province to fight against the whole country." She sighed and said: "Actually, from the beginning, I did not support it.
You rebel..."
"Don't they all mean the same thing!" Tang Feng blushed and said, "I didn't expect that such words would come out of your mouth!"
"..." Tang Sai'er ignored Tang Feng and just looked at Tang Tiande and said, "If we can retain the army and won't be transferred out of Shandong, will my father be willing to accept the recruitment?"
"..." Tang Tiande stared at Tang Sai'er with one eye and refused to speak.
"Father, Liu Sheng's army is close at hand, we don't have time to delay." Tang Sai'er said again.
Now even Tang Feng could tell that Tang Saier was not here to discuss with them at all, but to announce her decision.
"We can also retreat to Le'an Prefecture, where Liu Jun still has 40,000 to 50,000 troops." Tang Tiande said slowly and lowly.
"Liu Jun has decided to ask for recruitment." Tang Saier said an earth-shattering sentence in an understatement.
"What?!" Not only the Tang family and his son, Liu Xin, who was silent at the side, also screamed in shock.
>Although he and Liu Jun have their own secrets, the Qingzhou Army is now at the end of its rope. Liu Jun's 40,000 to 50,000 troops have undoubtedly become the pillar of confidence of Tang's father and son and everyone in the Qingzhou Army. I feel that no matter what, as long as we fight with the 40,000 to 50,000 troops
When we join forces, there is always a chance to make gains.
Who would have thought that Liu Jun would actually surrender!
"Impossible! He has far more troops than the government, and now he has occupied Le'an, and he has obtained the money and food that the King of Han has hoarded. It is at the height of the sun, how could he surrender without a fight?!" Tang Feng shook his head like a rattle and said
.
Tang Sai'er was not interested in answering Tang Feng's question. He only looked at Tang Tiande and said, "Zheng He's navy has arrived in Shandong. If we don't negotiate with the court while we still have capital, we will be dead if we lose another battle."
Already..."
"..." Tang Tiande looked at Tang Sai'er, and a feeling of powerlessness spread throughout his body. After a while, he said dejectedly: "If you want to negotiate peace, the emperor must be willing to do it..."
"Father!" Hearing his father's loose words, Tang Feng was shocked. It wasn't that he had any moral character that he would rather break than bend, but he was extremely worried about his dream of becoming a young master being shattered.
"Shut up." Tang Tiande shouted impatiently to stop Tang Feng, coughed twice and said: "Now that we are newly defeated and the court's reinforcements have arrived, I'm afraid the court will not agree to peace talks..."
"The imperial court will agree." Tang Saier said with certainty: "As long as my father sends a letter on behalf of the White Lotus Sect, he will naturally know that what I said is true." After a pause, he said: "If it is inconvenient for my father to write, my daughter will not be able to write."
I can do it for you.”
"It seems that I have to write this letter whether I want to write it or not?" Tang Tiande sighed quietly.
"Of course it is more appropriate for my father to write the book." Tang Saier nodded slowly.
"I can write this letter. There is no harm in talking about it." Tang Tiande said, looking at Tang Sai'er, and said in a sharp tone: "But don't forget, you burned the three palaces, and the King of Han has not done anything yet.
According to the news, it seems that the odds are stacked against you, and 80% of this debt will be placed on you, Buddha Mother." After a pause, Tang Tiande said quietly: "If the emperor insists on punishing you, what should I reply?"
"Father, just put all the blame on me," Mother Buddha said calmly, as if she was talking about someone else, "If handing me over can make the emperor let the others go, I will definitely agree."
"This..." Tang Tiande knew that his daughter would never lie. Hearing what she said, he knew that the Buddha Mother had no intention of replacing him. He couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, and said softly: "I'm just guessing.
Yes, the emperor might not pursue it..."
"There's no need to guess, just wait and see what happens." After the Buddha's mother finished speaking, she bowed to Tang Tiande and said, "Father, please rest." After saying that, she left the room.
"Father!" As soon as Tang Sai'er left, Tang Feng shouted: "You just agreed to her like this?!"
"What if you don't agree?" Tang Tiande glanced at Tang Feng angrily and said, "You idiot, go out and take a look. What are the people outside doing? They are trying to drive me out of office!" Elder Tang was a little excited and violent.
Cough.
Liu Xin and his servant hurriedly helped Tang Tiande lie down. Tang Tiande lay on the bed, grabbed Liu Xin's hand and asked: "I never dared to ask you, how many troops do we have left?"
"More than 20,000 people." Liu Xin replied.
"How many Qingzhou disciples are there?" Tang Tiande asked.
"This..." Liu Xin was speechless, and for a while he said in a voice like a mosquito: "There are still several thousand people..."
"How many thousand?" Tang Tiande looked at Liu Xin with a blank eye, but the strength in his hands increased a bit.
"Three thousand..." Liu Xin lowered his head.
Tang Tiande immediately let go of his hand, looked up at the tent ceiling, and murmured to himself: "Do we have any other choice...".
Entering the twelfth lunar month, the war situation in Shandong became more and more strange. First, Liu Sheng led his army to attack Boxing, but was blocked by Liu Jun's army. The two sides fought outside Boxing City for several days, with neither victory nor defeat, but because of the cold weather,
The number of troops was reduced so many that they had to withdraw their troops and retreat.
Then Tang Tiande's envoy arrived in Qingzhou and brought a request for negotiation. Liu Sheng received Tang Tiande's personal letter and quickly sent it to the capital. He stated that the army had been fighting hard and suffered heavy losses, and it was unsustainable. He asked the emperor to
Agree to peace talks to buy time, and then make other plans after regaining strength.
Beijing City, Xiyuan Zhaohe Hall.
Tang Tiande's autographed letter and Liu Sheng's performance were placed side by side in front of Zhu Di's palace. Emperor Yongle, who was lingering on the sick bed, sneered and said to Zhang Fu who was standing beside him: "The double act is not good at all. How can a domestic slave eat the inside and outside and have nothing to fear?"
!”
Zhang Fu received the emperor's order a month ago, immediately handed over his military power, and rushed to Beijing day and night. Even though he had great internal strength, there was still an obvious look of exhaustion on his face. After listening to the emperor's words, Zhang Fu
He said softly: "In my humble opinion, it is better to give in to the snake for the time being. When spring comes next year, I am willing to lead a large army to defeat Shandong for the emperor!"
"Things in Shandong are not as simple as you think..." Zhu Di said in a sharp tone: "Wang Xian, Liu Sheng and the White Lotus Sect have probably colluded with each other. There is also a prince in the court who colluded with them and hastily sent out troops. Your reputation in this life is afraid.
It will be bad in Shandong."
"Your Majesty, I thought that Lord Anyuan was loyal and that Uncle Zhongyong was not a rebellious person," Zhang Fu said softly, "Is there some misunderstanding here?"
"Misunderstanding..." Zhu Di sneered and said: "If you don't believe me, I have issued a decree to ask Wang Xian to come to Beijing to meet the saint. Do you think he dares to come?" After saying that, he said with certainty: "I dare to guarantee that he will never come."
Don’t dare to take a step into the capital!”
"..." Speaking of this, Zhang Fu had no choice but to shut up. But he sighed secretly in his heart. In his opinion, Wang Xian was the hope for the future of the Ming Dynasty, but now the monarch and his ministers are so alienated.
It is really a great sadness...
Sure enough, Zhu Di called Yang Rong who was on duty and slowly ordered: "I will send a court message in the name of the cabinet to ask the Shandong Chief Envoy and the White Lotus Sect to negotiate. If you dare to agree to their conditions, I will
His nine tribes!”
"Your Majesty, the cabinet has no right to order the chief envoy of a province." Yang Rong said bravely. If it were normal, the cabinet would have the opportunity to command the chief of a province, he would be extremely happy. But this is obviously taking the blame for the emperor.
It's better to eat the food.
"Why do you even want the cabinet to confront me?!" Zhu Di, who had always been weak, suddenly got angry, slapped the edge of the bed and said angrily: "I haven't closed my eyes, can't I speak easily?!"
"I don't dare, but I obey the decree." At this time, to put it bluntly, the cabinet is just the emperor's secretarial agency. How could Yang Rong dare to argue with the emperor? He hurriedly admitted his mistakes and accepted the task.
"In the name of the cabinet again, Wang Xian is ordered to go to Beijing immediately to report on his duties without any mistakes." Yang Rong was frightened when he heard this. This time he did not dare to say a word more and obediently drafted the edict according to the emperor's wishes.
Zhang Fu, who was on the side, could hear the third meaning in it. If the emperor was really confident, there would be no need to issue orders in the name of the cabinet. The decree would have been issued long ago. Failure to listen would be the death penalty for disobeying the decree! Now there is no need for an imperial decree, but
The reason why I send it by mail is obviously because I am afraid that things will get out of hand, so I leave a buffer...
"In addition to Wang Xian, call Liu Sheng to the capital as well, and send the same letter from the cabinet." Zhu Di gave the third order.
Yang Rong finally couldn't help but persuaded: "Your Majesty, you can't help it. Shandong has managed to achieve a tie now. If Marquis Anyuan leaves the front line at this time, I'm afraid it will give the White Lotus Sect an opportunity!"
"I will let the British Duke succeed Liu Sheng, what's wrong?!" Zhu Di then revealed his true intention of ordering Zhang Fu to return to Beijing urgently.
But since Zhang Fu has understood that the emperor is bluffing, he knows that his trip to Shandong may be far away. In this case, why bother to express his position in a hurry? It is better to shut up and wait and see what happens...
Yang Rong heard this and looked at Zhang Fu. Seeing the old god Zhang Fu was there, he had to shut up and accept the order.