I remember that before coming here, the imperial court estimated that the talks with the Yinrong tribe would be limited to ten days. In other words, the Wei people would stay in the camp for about ten days, and they would negotiate with the three tribes of Yi, Jie, and Yi.
’ discuss the matter.
In fact, as long as this goal is achieved, even if the Wei State gives Yinrong some compensation, this is not unacceptable.
But unfortunately, because Bitatu, the chief of the Jiejiao tribe of the Jie tribe, was there to stir things up from the beginning to the end, instigating the two tribes, saying that "the land of Sanchuan belongs to the three tribes of Hei, Jie, and Yi, and there is no need for it."
The Wei State admitted this matter, and used inducements and threats of force to make the vast majority of the Yi and Yi tribes waver.
On the other hand, Bitatu repeatedly provoked Wei's chief envoy and the Minister of Rites, Du You, in an attempt to anger Wei.
Zhao Hongrun analyzed this in private. He felt that this was probably because the Jie people had heard about it through some channel that the Ministry of Industry of the Wei State was preparing to reclaim the Sanchuan land outside the Chenggao Pass, and believed that this was an attempt by the Wei State to take it back from them.
The land of Sanchuan is an omen. Therefore, the Jie people are extremely resistant to Wei's "borrowing" this time.
They may think that this is just an excuse for the Wei people, and the real purpose is just to drive them out of Sanchuan and take back the land that originally belonged to Wei.
However, later Zhao Hongrun heard that Du You, the Minister of Rites, had also taken this into consideration and repeatedly emphasized to the Yinrong tribes to ensure that the Wei people would still abide by the "Wuxu Agreement" of the year, and also recognized the rights of the Yi, Jie, and Yi tribes to Sanchuan.
However, due to the obstruction of the Jie people, Du You's words were not trusted by all the He and Yi people in the end.
When the large team returned to Daliang, all fourteen Yinrong tribes in the camp came out to see the Wei people off.
It seems that most of these people are regretful and apologetic, but only God knows what they are really thinking in their hearts.
Of course, this does not include the Jie people of the Jiejiao tribe headed by the patriarch Bitatu, who only gloated and mocked the Wei people's departure.
In fact, a few Jie people who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth still uttered taunting words to Wei on such occasions, saying things like "Wei people, get out of here" and "Get away from Sanchuan".
The Wei envoys—the diplomatic envoys nominally headed by Du You, the Minister of Rites—slowly returned to Wei under the escort of two thousand Chenggao troops and hundreds of tiger guards.
For those representatives of the Yinrong tribe who came to see them off, the Wei people, without losing their courtesy, behaved quite indifferently. Only when they saw the Qingyang tribe and the Aries tribe that they supported their Wei tribes during the vote
At that time, Du Youcai, the Minister of Rites, nodded and smiled in greeting.
This kind of differential treatment has caused some tribes that wavered during the vote, or simply gave up voting, to feel a certain crisis.
"Wei people will not give up..."
"In my opinion, I'm afraid a war is coming..."
"Do we really want to go to war with Wei?"
"Hey... wasn't the 'Wuxu Promise' back then pretty good? Why...hey!"
Some of the chiefs of the Sheng tribe who had remained neutral during the vote were whispering to each other.
No one is a fool. Since the Wei people have shown indifference towards them, it means that the Wei people have given up on achieving their goals through diplomatic channels.
What does this mean? All the patriarchs present naturally knew it clearly.
While the tribal chiefs were feeling uneasy, the people of the Qingyang tribe were bidding farewell to Zhao Yuanli, Zhao Hongrun and their group.
On the way to see him off, Zhao Yuanli warned again uneasily: "Amutu, I heard you said that your tribe's new settlement is to the south of the Jiejiao tribe, right? When you go back, ask the tribesmen to pack their bags and move out as soon as possible.
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Amutu, the leader of the Qingyang Tribe, nodded silently and then asked tentatively: "My good friend, will your country really go to war with the Jiejiao Tribe?"
Regarding this old and young man who has known each other for many years, Zhao Yuanli did not hide anything and said truthfully: "Longxi is the root of our Wei people. Now that Longxi is attacked by the Qiang and Qin people, we, the Great Wei, must send troops to support Longxi. This matter
It is imperative, no matter what obstacles there may be in the future, it cannot be changed... At the latest in September, my army, the Wei Dynasty, will set foot on this land."
Amutu's face became more worried after hearing this.
To be fair, he absolutely did not want to go to war with Wei.
First of all, he and Zhao Yuanli have been good friends and acquaintances for many years; secondly, it is not unknown to him that his youngest daughter Oona sneaked into Zhao Hongrun's tent last night and never returned.
More importantly, for the residents of Sanchuan, Wei is a powerful country, with more than twice the territory of Sanchuan and six or seven times as many citizens. They are not Chu.
Or South Korea, if it goes to war with Wei, it must mobilize the vast majority of the tribes living in the Sanchuan area as much as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to stop Wei's elite army.
It would be fine if they win, but if they, the people of Sanchuan, lose this war, they will most likely be driven out of the land of Sanchuan by the Wei army and driven back to the far north, back to the cold and cold land.
Barren plateau.
After pondering for a moment, Amutu confirmed again: "My friend, I hope you can tell me honestly, does the king of your country really intend to continue to abide by the 'Wuxu Promise'?"
Zhao Yuanli nodded and affirmed: "My king of the Wei Dynasty has a golden tongue. He respects the "Wuxu Covenant" sworn by the late king and King Wusu, and also acquiesces that this land will still belong to your country... However, joining
If you invade the Jie tribe, I, the Wei Dynasty, will regard them as taking the initiative to tear up the ‘Wuxu Covenant’.”
"I understand." Amutu nodded after hearing this and said: "After returning to the tribe, I will ask the tribe to relocate and will not interfere in the war between your country and the Jie tribe."
Hearing this, Zhao Yuanli smiled slightly, took the initiative to hug Amutu, and said goodbye: "Take care, Amutu, my good friend, I hope the friendship between Qingyang and I, the great Wei, will last forever."
"Take care of yourself, my friend." Amutu also reached out and hugged Zhao Yuanli.
On the other side, Amutu's youngest daughter Oona was also saying goodbye to Zhao Hongrun.
Regarding this lively, cheerful, enthusiastic and proactive Sheng girl, Zhao Hongrun finally did not have the heart to reject her last night.
As for what happened between Zhao Hongrun and Oona last night, I believe it is not difficult to guess from Oona's reluctant face and loving eyes.
"Note: Due to the recent tightening of restrictions on the description of this aspect, all those who violate the prohibition will be locked up in a small dark room, so I will skip this plot, and I apologize to all the book friends."
For a young girl who has fallen in love for the first time, there is nothing more painful than being about to part with her beloved husband.
Because of this, Oona followed her father Amutu to see off Zhao Yuanli, Zhao Hongrun and others for a long time, but she didn't know what to say to Zhao Hongrun on the way. This cheerful and lively girl in the past was so silent along the way that Zhao Hongrun was a little bit confused.
Can't recognize her.
After a long time, Zhao Hongrun sighed slightly, scratched his head and asked in the Sheian language: "Um... Oona, do you want to go to Daliang with me?"
Hearing Zhao Hongrun's invitation, Oona's face flashed with some struggle, and she said distressedly: "I...I don't know...father, mother, brother, brother...I...I..."
Listening to her hesitant words, Zhao Hongrun knew that she had not considered this matter at all.
In fact, this is the case for the vast majority of the girls of the Yi ethnic group. They are sometimes very blind and impulsive when it comes to feelings. They are the kind of straightforward women who dare to love and hate. Once they meet someone they admire, they will take the initiative to express love. As for
After falling in love, they often do not consider in advance what impact it will have on their original lives.
This may be related to the open customs of the Yi people.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun did not force him. He comforted him and said, "Let's do it. I will come again in September, and then you can tell me your choice, okay?"
Oona was not stupid, so she naturally understood what Zhao Hongrun meant by "one more time." Nine times out of ten, he was referring to the fact that he would come with Wei's army that was fighting against the Jie people.
She asked in surprise: "Will you come with the Wei army?"
"If I don't come, who will stop that General Sima An..."
Zhao Hongrun smiled bitterly in his heart. After all, he was not very confident about General Sima An of the Dangshan Army.
Of course, this does not mean that Zhao Hongrun does not trust General Sima An, but that he is worried that the latter will kill innocent people indiscriminately.
But of course it was hard for him to tell Oona these things.
How to say?
Could he still tell Oona that the person who is about to lead the army to attack Sanchuan is likely to be a racist and will massacre indiscriminately in Sanchuan?
So, he scratched his face and said with a wry smile: "Don't look at me like this, after all I am also a commander who once led an army of 80,000 people!"
"Eh?" Oona looked at Zhao Hongrun in surprise.
Obviously, this is a simple girl who does not know much about "King Su's achievements".
After seeing each other off for a long time, Zhao Hongrun and his party bid farewell to the Qingyang tribe and set off back to Wei.
"Aren't you going to take that woman back to the palace?"
When they first set out on their journey, Mi Jiang passed by Zhao Hongrun on horseback and dropped a word that was neither salty nor bland.
Zhao Hongrun originally planned to explain, but he didn't expect Mi Jiang to drive his mount to the front of the team.
"What does she mean?"
Zhao Hongrun tilted his head in confusion. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw in the distance that Qin Shaojun, whom he had met a few days ago, was looking at them from a distance on a high slope with his guards.
"I hope I won't become an enemy..."
Zhao Hongrun murmured secretly.
The large team slowly marched towards Chenggao Pass and entered the pass a day later.
In order to return to Daliang as soon as possible, this team did not return along the original route, but chose the "Chenggaoguan-Bolangsha-Daliang" route, which was inconvenient but the journey was shorter than several days.
Three days later, after returning to Daliang, Zhao Hongrun immediately came to the Smelting Bureau and ordered the entire Smelting Bureau to prepare for the upcoming war.
Because the warriors of the Jie tribe are skilled in bows and horses, weapons specifically designed for cavalry, such as repeating crossbows, repeating crossbow carts, heavy crossbows, and machine-operated repeating crossbows, were quickly put into production in large quantities.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun ordered the construction of a large number of catapults to destroy the cities where the Jie people lived. After all, many Jie people lived in the cities that the Wei people had built.
As for the imperial court, just as Zhao Hongrun guessed, Chui Gong Palace officially issued an edict.
Sure enough, General Sima An and his Dangshan Army were recalled to Daliang.