Chapter 1369 Afraid of death, but not afraid of death
At this time, Wei Xiaokuan's subordinates also looked over, and their thoughts were almost the same as those of the younger generation such as Zhao Xuan.
Even Liang Shiyan was somewhat looking forward to it.
He mobilized Yu Wenxin and Liu who had been ambushing him for many years. In fact, there was no way out, so at this time, his position gradually shifted towards Li Mu, Zhao Xuan and others. After all, what he is doing now
Because it was tantamount to betraying the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
"Well, how about asking the general to send one person and me to send one person to serve as envoys to Shangluo for negotiation?" Wei Xiaokuan said after considering it.
"Then I don't know what the general's standards and bottom line are?" Zhao Xuan asked immediately.
The atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became tense.
It was so quiet that you could hear the sound of a needle dropping.
This is the question that everyone is most concerned about, what do we want to give to Li Xinchen, and what do we want to get from Li Xinchen.
In fact, everyone already knew very well what they could give, but it was the country and the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After all, they were just the ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not the masters of the world. Since they had already planned not to fight Li Xinchen,
I don’t mind giving up my kingdom either.
But they gave Li Xinchen the empire of the Zhou people, and what did Li Xinchen give them in return? If the reward was not rich enough, then everyone would rather fight to the death with Li Xinchen.
In troubled times, everyone is afraid of death, but no one is afraid of death.
They try their best to survive, but when they have no other choice, they are not reluctant to use their lives to fight the enemy. As long as they can kill the enemy, even if the enemy suffers a loss, they will sacrifice their own lives.
This may be a very contradictory mentality, but it actually exists in these troubled times.
And this kind of death-defying situation is not only against Li Xinchen, but also against Wei Xiaokuan. If Li Xinchen offers suitable conditions and Wei Xiaokuan refuses to admit it, then their attack target will not hesitate to shift to Wei Xiaokuan, especially
Now these Wei Xiaokuan's generals have the support of Li Mu and Liang Shiyan.
Wei Xiaokuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhao Xuan.
This guy is not a fuel-efficient guy either.
I just don’t know if Li Mu’s insight has already been predicted, or if this kid saw the clues through the different expression changes of everyone present.
"In exchange for our wealth and honor, we will exchange the Kingdom of Zhou for our wealth." Wei Xiaokuan gritted his teeth and said, "As long as Li Xingchen can ensure that the Zhou family temple is still there and will not harm your majesty, you generals and officials will be transferred to equal positions. I have nothing else to ask for. As for me,
I’m afraid I’m going to have to disband my troops and return home.”
"The general's words are serious. Without the general's command, we cannot form an army!" Zhao Da and others said hurriedly. Among the Lantian camp, Wei Xiaokuan is the most important person, and even Liang Shiyan is a little behind. If
Now that Wei Xiaokuan is gone, the Lantian Camp will be nothing less than a pile of loose sand. Will it be left to Li Xingchen's slaughter?
Wei Xiaokuan's eyes were heavy and he seemed to be worried.
Zhao Xuan already understood: "Old general, please rest assured. The superior general also said that he will do his best to ensure the Yuwen family's bloodline and will not let the southerners harm your majesty."
Wei Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
Although he didn't say anything about what would happen to him, he seemed to have acquiesced in staying.
Zhao Xuan raised his head and glanced at Wei Xiaokuan. Sure enough, as the general guessed, Wei Xiaokuan did not stand on the opposite side of the Northern Zhou Dynasty voluntarily. It was probably because of the generals under his command, otherwise he would not have shown such a negative and laissez-faire attitude.
However, it is obvious that Wei Xiaokuan, who now realizes that he has the only way to go, can only "follow the good". Of course, Wei Xiaokuan still has trouble with himself in terms of loyalty, so he emphasized the issue of the Yuwen family's bloodline and family temple.
This is not unsatisfactory to Wei Xiaokuan, and even the old officials of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, such as Li Mu and Liang Shiyan, had similar thoughts.
"Just let Wang Cheng go with you." Wei Xiaokuan said immediately.
The two people who hold the most power in Wei Xiaokuan's army are Wang Cheng and Zhao Da. However, Zhao Da can be regarded as a side branch of the Zhao family. Of course, Wei Xiaokuan cannot allow Zhao Da and Zhao Xuan to go together, otherwise wouldn't they become two members of the Zhao family?
Have you negotiated with Li Xingchen?
What will be ensured then is the interests of the Zhao family. Even if Wei Xiaokuan agrees, Li Mu cannot agree.
Zhao Xuan was not surprised by this, he just handed over his hand and said: "I will retire at the end."
Wang Cheng also raised his hand and caught up with Zhao Xuan.
Wei Xiaokuan looked at the backs of the two people and sighed softly.
I watched him build a tall building, and watched his building collapse.
The Northern Zhou Dynasty had almost collapsed at this moment.
"What is our bottom line?" Li Xingchen asked the same question to many of his generals in the Han military camp in Bailuyuan.
Chen Zhishen and Jiang Yuanxun arrived yesterday afternoon with the follow-up troops. The day before, Li Xingchen decisively brought the camp from Shangluo to Bailuyuan to confront the Lantian camp. Of course, it should be more appropriately described as facilitating communication between the two parties.
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News of the Chang'an Rebellion has arrived. Li Mu and Yu Wenxin have joined forces to control the city of Chang'an, effectively declaring that the war between the two sides is about to come to an end.
Also yesterday, Pei Zilie commanded the army to advance to Fufeng City. Although Li Yan stayed behind closed doors, he had sent people to spread the news. Apparently the Li family in Liaodong did not have the consciousness to die for the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Li Xingchen was not surprised by the reaction of these aristocratic families. Historically, when Yang Jian replaced the Northern Zhou Dynasty, they were even the vanguard. The old guy Li Mu took the lead in persuading him to enter the table, making it impossible for Yang Jian to refuse even if he really wanted to.
.Therefore, it is not surprising that they have sold both Yang Jian and Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Even if they really put on a desperate posture, Li Xingchen would be a little surprised.
Li Yan's side, Li Xingchen, was handed over to Pei Zilie and Cao Zhong. Anyway, Li Yan had lost control of Chang'an City. Apart from the surrender of the entire army, he had no bargaining chips with Li Xingchen, so Li Xingchen was not interested in this.
Don't worry, if Li Yan can move faster, maybe Pei Zilie can rush to Chang'an City quickly, which will add some bargaining chips to Li Xingchen's negotiations, but this is not necessary.
After all, now Wei Xiaokuan and the others don't have much to rely on to bargain with Li Xingchen.
"I think the most we can do is promise to preserve the temples and bloodlines of the Zhou people." Yang Su said directly, "But everyone in Chang'an City, including Lantian Camp, must unconditionally lay down their weapons and surrender to my great Han."
Yang Su should be the proudest now.
Wealth and honor do not return to their hometown, just like walking in fine clothes at night.
Although Yang Su was not in a panic when he left Chang'an City, many people laughed at his choice behind his back.