Shang Wuji didn't expect it to go so smoothly. He was just using a routine trick to defraud people by using a bunch of rubbish. He originally wanted to be a wealthy family of the Chu State. There was no way they could surrender so easily. After all, this was the Dou family.
Regardless of the relationship, the Dou family and the King of Chu are also members of the same family.
It's just that his uncle Shang Wuji didn't know that after the capital of Ying was replaced by Ling Yin, the Dou family in Quanyi blocked the escape route for the Dou family's children at Datun Pass.
To put it bluntly, the Dou clan's children in Datun Pass were only assigned as vassals to the Dou clan in Quanyi.
As the saying goes, "I'd rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail." No matter how hard Dou Zun didn't fight for power, he was still the Duke of Danyang and a powerful figure in the Chu State.
Nowadays, how is it possible to bow down and kneel down to lick a junior?
It is not that he does not lack loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and the desire to protect the country and the people. In fact, in the Chu Kingdom, the emperor does not obey the emperor and the ministers do not obey. This is to force his three pass officers and soldiers to die.
Moreover, Dou Zun has also analyzed it carefully. With the strength of the Han army, it is not difficult at all to conquer Yingdu.
Since Li Jie was able to capture Zhu Palace, how could he not be able to capture Yingdu across the Yang River?
There is no doubt that this is a soft knife cutting flesh and slowly bleeding Chu.
The only one who returned to Yingdu to listen to the government was the Empress Dowager Zhao, and the naughty King Chu was still learning abacus from Li Jie in Zhu Palace.
The combination of these factors, coupled with the collapse of Lingshi's three armies, made it very clear to Old Dou Zun that even if he wanted to hold the sky with one hand, he still didn't have the strength.
When things come to a head, for the sake of the survival of the family, we can only bite the bullet and surrender.
Putting aside the advantages and disadvantages, at least in terms of face, he has responded to the central government's call for peace talks between Chu and Han. He, an hapless old man, can talk about it first and it won't do anything.
Although peace talks without permission are ultimately a dead end, it would take several months before an envoy from Yingdu came over to discuss with him whether he should commit suicide or go to Yingdu to break up his car.
But what surprised my uncle Shang Wuji even more was that Lao Douzun's initial desire to die completely disappeared after seeing a pile of glass marbles and glassware.
Why die? Isn’t it good to live?
After Yun Zhenluo, the doctor from the state, surrendered, didn't he still live well? At first, many people in the Chu State planned to beat and kill Yun Zhenlu.
The result? They smuggled all the Yun family’s children from Yun Mengze to both sides of the Huai River.
Nowadays, Yun Zhenlu is the real power figure in charge of the civil affairs in Huainan. In the past, the officials and county magistrates of Chu State would never be able to manage such a vast land and population like him until their death.
There is also an extremely large but capable bureaucratic team, which is simply the envy of others.
Even if you are extremely honest, using your position and raising your hand can make the Yun family and the Yunzhen family's children prosper. Isn't it much better than just being cautious in the Chu country?
What Lao Douzun is thinking about now is to see if there is any benefit from the Hanzi Kingdom.
Just after surrendering, it's okay to put in some conditions.
Except for some of the conditions negotiated before the surrender, Douzun is now like this winter, getting through it safely, even if he is relieved.
But what surprised Lao Douzun was that Shang Wuji, the top "relative" of Hanzi Kingdom, actually made a suggestion first.
It was said to be a suggestion, but this suggestion made Douzun very nervous.
Shang Wuji proposed that the descendants of the Dou family in Sanguan move to Luoru.
Walking a few dozen miles northeast from the Great Tunnel Pass, you will find the location of Luo Rui as mentioned by Shang Wuji.
As a small pillar of the Dou family in Chu State, Lao Douzun was much more familiar with this place than Shang Wuji.
Because it was here that his grandfather destroyed the country of Luo Ru.
This country of Luo and Ru is the Luo State. After the Chu State destroyed the Luo State, it did not exterminate all the Luo State, nor did it directly absorb the Luo State nobles into the Chu State's ruling system. Instead, it moved the Luo State clan to the south of the Yangtze River, that is,
Near Dongting.
Being able to enjoy such treatment does not mean that Luo State is so important internationally that it will trigger unnecessary world wars.
Simply because the king of Luo and the king of Chu are from the same ancestor, and both have the surname Mi.
It was not for no reason that the ancestors of the Chu people followed Emperor Zhou to start a revolution. In fact, it was King Yang of Shang's repeated southern expeditions, which resulted in the Mi family having to flee from the Luoshui River Basin, to the Huaihe River Basin, and finally to the Han River.
watershed.
After all, we have gone through hardships together, so we must have some incense and love, which is more or less good-looking internationally.
Of course, in essence, Mi Luo is a tool man. The purpose of his current existence in Jiangnan is to help Chu State develop the land in Jiangnan. The benefits will ultimately belong to Chu State, so why not?
These historical origins gave Douzun a good idea of what Luo Rui was like. Furthermore, when he was stationed at the Great Tunnel Pass and carried out detailed operations in the Huaihe River Basin, he must have passed through Luo Rui. Being so close, the rise and fall of Luo Rui
, Lao Douzun didn’t dare to say that he knew everything, but he still knew it well.
So when he heard that Shang Wuji proposed that the Dou family's children at Datungguan be moved to Luorui, Dou Zun was half worried and half happy.
I was worried that when I arrived at Luorui, the soldiers of these three passes really had no way out.
To the north is Huai River, and Huaibei is the hometown of Xiguo, which is now Xixian County of Hanzi Kingdom; to the east is Gushui, and to the east of Gu is the hometown of Xianguo, now is Nanxi County of Hanzi Kingdom; to the south is Dabie Mountain; to the west is
It is the Ziliang Hills.
Speaking of farming, this is really a good place. During the peak period of the Chu Kingdom, a large number of hilly terraces were built here. However, the progress of water conservancy facilities was very poor, and the land utilization rate naturally could not increase.
But it is obvious that the soldiers of the Three Passes cannot go to farming immediately. Once the Han Dynasty returns, the Han army is already highly morale and strong. When it comes to a place where it is easier to show its strengths, what can the soldiers of the Three Passes do to compete?
But Old Dou Zun also knows that even though they have surrendered, and they still have a bunch of soldiers, the Han Dynasty will not be at ease. These soldiers will eventually disperse, or they will be used as tools by Li Jie.
Go do some dirty work.
In terms of the income of the Hanzi Kingdom, it is obviously much more cost-effective to keep tens of thousands of dog lives of the soldiers of the Three Passes.
So Douzun thought about it and concluded that Shang Wuji didn't intend to tear up the agreement and do it to him.
After feeling a little relieved, he was naturally a little happy, because Dou Zun knew very well that since the battle between Wu and Chu, the production in the entire Huainan region had been greatly damaged.
The best year is the whole of last year plus this year.
There has never been such a peaceful period on both sides of the Huai River.
Even if external forces wanted to interfere, they would have to stop and take a detour when they saw Li Jiepan lying there.
With abundant human, material and financial resources, local production has naturally recovered quite quickly. Luo Rui's grain output is now quite considerable. The latest batch of grain was used to repay the grain lent by the Tang Dynasty and Tang Dynasty.
After paying it back, there is still a little surplus. It is conceivable that if this land has the execution ability of Huaizhong City and organizes a large number of civilians to build water conservancy facilities, the output will definitely increase dramatically.
If there is fertile land and water, there will be no need to worry about people starving to death.
In addition, there are many plants and trees in the nearby hilly areas, so there is no need to worry about heating. Although Dou Zun heard that Huaizhong City did not use much charcoal, but had other fuels, he did not care whether it was true or not. Anyway, in this Luorui land, it is possible
Burn your own charcoal for heating.
So after careful consideration, Lao Douzun found Shang Wuji and discussed the matter in detail.
"Mr. Danyang, your Majesty once said, but there were some hesitations and taboos. To prevent future misunderstandings, it would be better to make it clear at the time."
After Shang Wuji personally poured a cup of tea for Dou Zun, he said seriously, "Wuji is naturally happy that the Chu army from the Three Passes has surrendered. However, when Chu and Han are fighting, there must be grudges. As for the Han army, they dare not trust the Chu army easily, so they are always on guard.
, be ready to suppress and kill at any time; the same is true with the Chu army, and do not dare to trust the Han army, for fear that the Han army will break their trust and kill the prisoners."
Very straightforwardly, he stated all the taboos and things to be wary of on both sides.
Shang Wuji is quite magnanimous. For others, this kind of thing may require careful consideration, but for Li Jie, there is no such thing.
Seeing Shang Wuji speak so bluntly, Dou Zun blushed and raised his hand: "The lives of the soldiers at the three passes are very important. I am... ashamed."
"It doesn't matter."
Shang Wuji smiled and brushed his beard as he looked at Old Dou Zun, "Mr. Danyang, if you don't trust Wuji, you should also trust your Majesty. I would like to ask, in this world, who is the person who honors his promise rather than your Majesty?"
"this……"
In an instant, Old Dou Zun remembered stories and legends such as "A promise of a thousand pieces of gold will break the clogs to welcome the loyal, the brave, the brave," and other stories and legends, the shadow of the famous tree, and President Li's "faithful" sign. So far, it has not been smashed.
It's just that Lao Douzun didn't dare to bet on other people's credibility after all, and he didn't want to put his own life and death, and the life and death of the soldiers in the three passes, on the conscience of others.
These days, conscience is used to feed dogs. He doesn't believe it, he has seen too much.
Seeing Dou Zun's hesitant look, Shang Wuji still smiled: "Mr. Danyang, in order to dispel your doubts, Wuji has invited the high official Zeng Shan, Cai Guosi Kou Cai Xi, and Huainan governor Yun Zhen to accompany him.
Lu, there are also kings of the Dunzi Kingdom, Biyang Kingdom, Tan Kingdom and other countries, and the wise men of the world have testified that unless the Hanzi Kingdom secludes itself from the world, otherwise it will not be able to harm the soldiers of the three passes."
"I'm ashamed of myself! I'm ashamed of myself!"
Even though Shang Wuji was talking about this, Old Dou Zun still had no doubts, so he immediately gave a big salute without caring about any etiquette, which shocked Shang Wuji and quickly helped him up.