Faced with Zhao Hongrun's righteous and grand reason, Li Hou Han Wu, Kang Gong Han Hu, Yanmen Shou Li Mu, Shanggu Shou Ma She and others suddenly discovered that their country seemed to have only one choice - to send troops to attack Hexi. .
Especially when Zhao Hongrun said with a smile, "Even the subjects of your country will happily accept this."
To the ears of Li Hou Han Wu and others, these words were clearly a threat in disguise.
The reason is simple. If they still insist on ceding "Lishi City" and other five cities to the Wei State, but reject Zhao Hongrun's proposal, which at first glance is an extremely beneficial suggestion to both Wei and South Korea, then those in South Korea will How will the ignorant subjects view their superiors?
Not as good as the Wei people in safeguarding (Korean) country’s territorial integrity?
As for how much manpower and material resources South Korea would need to invest in attacking Hexi, and that South Korea would seriously offend the Hexi Qianghu, many Korean people could not imagine it. They would only think that Wei did not rob them of South Korea just because they won the battle. Property, this is a noble virtue. Only some smart people and far-sighted people will understand how ruthless Wei's trick of "driving tigers and swallowing wolves" is.
In this case, if Li Hou Han Wu and others still reject Wei Gongzi Run's proposal, then those aristocratic subjects in South Korea who do not know what is going on will surely say: Are our people not as noble as the Hexi Qianghu?
By then, Lihou Hanwu, Kanggong Hanhu, and anyone involved in today's peace talks will surely be attacked by public opinion and lose the support of the people.
Seeing the silence of all the Koreans present, Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly in his heart.
He knew that he had silenced these people and made it difficult for them to refuse the offer.
Of course, being hard to refuse and being happy to accept are two different things. If you can't really convince these people, when the time comes when South Korea comes and fails to do its job, Wei will still have to stare blankly.
What can Wei say? - South Korea has sent troops to Hexi, but what can we do if it cannot conquer Hexi? Hexi Qiang and Hu are not a good stubble in the first place. If you, Wei, are capable, you can do it yourself. I recognize your Wei's rule over Hexi.
At that time, this matter will be nothing but water in a bamboo basket.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun must convince South Korea, at least let them think that this matter is profitable for South Korea, and it will not be a waste of hard work for Wei.
And he already had a suspicion about this.
"Marquis Li, Duke Kang, in addition to the matter in Hexi, I have another matter here that I would like to discuss with you two."
Li Hou Han Wu and Kang Gong Han Hu looked at each other, their eyelids twitching slightly.
It has to be said that they are becoming more and more wary of the Wei Gongzi Run in front of them.
"Master Ji Run, please speak frankly." Lihou Hanwu said dryly.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he said seriously: "If we, the Wei Dynasty, get the land west of Hexi, we will definitely border Lin Hu. I have heard about Lin Hu's strength for a long time, and I have always known that this bandit frequently invades the borders of your country. , I believe that in the future, our Wei Dynasty will border with it, and Lin Hu will also become a serious problem for our Wei Dynasty... How can we allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed? With such evil neighbors nearby, I will have trouble sleeping and eating, so I propose that we join forces with Wei. Han Zhili wants to expel Lin Hu, what do you two think?"
Originally, Li Hou Hanwu and Kang Gong Han Hu had already made up their mind that no matter what Zhao Hongrun said, they would not pay attention this time. However, when Zhao Hongrun mentioned Lin Hu, Li Hou Hanwu and Kang Gong Han Hu had no choice but to let Li Hou Hanwu and Kang Gong Han Hu take notice.
After all, Lin Hu and Dong Hu are the two alien races that pose the greatest threat to Korea. Even the Xiongnu and Lou Fan have not been as big a threat as Lin Hu and Dong Hu in recent years.
"Master Ji Run, are you willing to help me in Korea to expel Lin Hu?" Kang Gong Han Hu asked suspiciously.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and said with a smile: "It is not to help your country, but to help ourselves... Han is so strong that he cannot drive away Lin Hu. It is conceivable that Lin Hu is strong. It is impossible to be with such evil neighbors. The king is having trouble sleeping and eating, so we should strike first to show his strength and drive him to the side of my Wei Dynasty's bed."
Hearing this, Li Hou Han Wu, Kang Gong Han Hu and other Korean people in the tent all started to think about it. Even Taiyuan Shou Lian Pi put down his wine bowl and listened attentively.
The strength of the Wei army has been verified through this war. If the Wei army can be pulled into the tank to jointly deal with Lin Hu, this will be extremely beneficial to South Korea.
Moreover, it is more maneuverable - South Korea can either join forces with Wei to attack Lin Hu and occupy the latter's land, or it can use the territory occupied by Lin Hu to induce Wei to attack Lin Hu, thus greatly reducing the Lin Hu's threat to South Korea.
For example, when Dong Hu poses a greater threat to South Korea, South Korea can operate in this way, so that it will not have to defend Dong Hu and Lin Hu as it did in previous years, making it difficult to take care of both ends.
The only concern is that in this way, the momentum of Wei's rise will be difficult to contain, especially after occupying Lin Hu's territory, Wei will have countless war horses.
Although South Korea once looked down upon the Wei cavalry, after seeing the power of the "Shangshui Wandering Horse Wei Cavalry" this time, who dares to underestimate the Wei cavalry?
But having said that, this suggestion is also of great benefit to South Korea.
Because as long as Wei is tied into the chariot to deal with Lin Hu together, South Korea can concentrate on dealing with Dong Hu.
I believe that with Wei and Han joining hands, Lin Hu and Dong Hu will inevitably inevitably die or be expelled. The question is who moves faster, Wei or South Korea.
If South Korea destroys Donghu first and shocks Loufan, then South Korea's northern frontier will no longer have any worries and can strive to conquer the Central Plains in the future. On the other hand, if the Wei State destroys Linhu one step ahead of schedule, South Korea's situation will be embarrassing.
Only God knows whether the Wei Congress will tear up the agreement by then.
But no matter what, this proposal is indeed an offer that South Korea cannot refuse.
No, even Li Mu, the guardian of Yanmen, Ma She, the guardian of Shanggu, Lian Pi, the guardian of Taiyuan, and Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, were all nodding slightly at this moment, obviously supporting this proposal.
This is not surprising. In the era of "close to the Central Plains and far away from Di Rong", foreigners are always the targets of the Central Plains countries' joint attack. Who makes them unwilling to accept the Central Plains culture?
Those who are not of my race must have different minds!
Under this situation, many Koreans in the tent were somewhat interested in attacking Hexi.
Although they all knew that Zhao Hongrun deliberately said these words to prevent them from working hard, it is undeniable that Zhao Hongrun said something that hit the point: Once the Wei State obtains the land west of Hexi, it will inevitably border Linhu. Even if Wei does not attack Lin Hu by then, Lin Hu will definitely attack Wei.
Therefore, South Korea is not worried about Wei Guo tearing up today's agreement. After all, Lin Hu is an unfamiliar wolf. If Wei Guo wants to use gentle means to befriend Lin Hu, sooner or later he will be bitten by this wolf. Next piece of meat.
As a result, the situation gradually became clearer, the atmosphere in the tent gradually returned to normal, and the two sides truly began to discuss the matter of "attacking Hexi".
Hexi is not a county, but generally refers to the land on the west side of the river on the right side of the "ji" direction of the river. It is across the river from Hedong County, so it is called Hexi. "Note: It does not refer to the entire Hetao area. At present, it is Those who live in the northern part of the Hetao area are the Linhu and Xiongnu in the article.』
Currently, the land of Hexi is filled with three forces. One is the local force "Hexi Qianghu"; the second is the "Di" who were driven from Hedong to Hexi by South Korea; and the third is the "Qin State".
Therefore, Li Hou Hanwu once asked Zhao Hongrun during the discussion: "Does Master Ji Run know that half of Hexi has returned to Qin?"
Zhao Hongrun smiled faintly and did not answer.
How could he not be aware of this matter? He even knew that there must be an agreement between the Qianghu people in Hexi and the Qin State that was unknown to outsiders.
Otherwise, when the Qin State attacked Hedong last year, why did the Qiang and Hu from Hexi let it go?
There are two possibilities for this: either the Qin State has conquered the Hexi Qianghu, or the Qin State has used large sums of money to bribe the chiefs of the Hexi Qianghu.
Anyway, no matter what the situation is, it is enough to prove that the Qin State and the Hexi Qiang and Hu are closely related. Zhao Hongrun even doubted whether the Qin army that attacked the Hedong County of Wei included the Hexi Qiang and Hu troops.
Therefore, this time Zhao Hongrun asked South Korea to capture Hexi as compensation to the Wei State. From another perspective, it was also to teach the Hexi Qiang and Hu a lesson, and to tell the Hexi Qiang and Hu: It is best not to blindly join forces with Qin!
As the saying goes, "repay kindness with kindness, repay hatred with straightness, you can repay it in ten lifetimes." Zhao Hongrun will naturally not forget this incident.
Of course, these are secondary. The main reason is that Wei State is very eager to obtain a piece of land suitable for grazing. After all, Sanchuan County alone cannot meet Wei State's needs for war horses and cattle.
On the same day, after intense discussions and disputes, South Korea and Wei signed an armistice treaty.
According to the peace treaty agreement, the outcome of this peace negotiation is divided into three steps.
The first step is for the Wei State to immediately stop the attack of the Second and Third Northern Wei armies on Taiyuan County, return the approximate city from Handan to Qiguan, and retreat the army to Qiguan; South Korea will recognize Wei's attack on Shangdang County. ownership, and recognized that Shangdang County had always belonged to Wei.
In the second step, South Korea will use troops against Hexi after getting rid of the problem of Lin Hu's border invasion. During this period, South Korea will invest manpower and material resources, all of which will be borne by South Korea.
The third step is that after South Korea conquers Hexi and transfers it to the Wei State for free, the Wei State must return all the cities of Handan County, including Qiguan.
That night, Zhao Hongrun was alone in the house and carefully looked at the agreement.
He knew that this agreement might not satisfy the nobles in Wei State. After all, this time, the Wei army did not seize countless wealth from South Korea. After all, after attacking Chu State, a large number of bronzes and pearls made Wei The nobles of the country coveted it.
But looking at the overall situation, Zhao Hongrun believes that this agreement is very beneficial to Wei.
Because of this agreement, the Wei State effortlessly obtained a large area of land in Hexi that was suitable for grazing. Even according to the agreement, the cattle, sheep, and horses of the Qiang and Hu in Hexi, including slaves, and what South Korea gained when it attacked Hexi belonged to Wei. country.
This means that Wei only needs to send a few bold secretaries who are only responsible for counting the post-war gains.
Under this situation, Zhao Hongrun could not wait to assist South Korea in defending Taiyuan County. After all, South Korea had to eliminate the threat from Lin Hu as soon as possible, so that it could send troops to attack Hexi earlier, and Wei could also get Hexi's control earlier.