I just hope that only China will issue twenty-one policies to others in the future.
Li Xingchen dried the ink himself, and he felt a sense of relief when he looked at these terms that he didn't know could continue the peace between the two parties for a few more years.
At least I have brought this nation to this point.
As for the remaining large tracts of his homeland, Li Xingchen has no intention of giving up on reclaiming it, but now he has to stabilize the Han Dynasty, restore people's livelihood, develop the economy, and at the same time find a way to continue to draw blood from the still powerful north, otherwise the current lose-lose situation will only bring disaster to both sides.
Other enemies can take advantage of this opportunity.
Li Xingchen would rather move forward steadily and eventually annex the world than act too hastily now and let his descendants face the ruins of the mountains and rivers and the humiliation of the Weiqiao Alliance.
"These are the twenty-one items, I'm sure." Li Xingchen said seriously.
Yang Su and Chen Shushen exchanged glances, and both saw the relaxed look in the other's eyes.
This negotiation finally achieved a gratifying result, and everyone's busy work these days was not in vain. Moreover, they all knew that the big man had actually gained a lot of benefits from it. To be able to sign such a treaty, they, as the presiding officers,
Naturally, all of them are proud of themselves.
Li Xingchen had a panoramic view of the expressions of Yang Su, Chen Shushen and others.
The Guanlong family and the Southeastern gentry have now begun to seek common development. This is something Li Xinchen can feel. At least for the big man who is currently waiting for things to happen, this is not a bad thing. Li Xinchen increasingly needs the entire court to be united.
, so that I can control the huge carriage of the big man.
After all, troubled times and destiny run forward like a mad horse. If he doesn't have enough strength in his hands, Li Xingchen himself will not have confidence.
Especially now, new contradictions and oppositions are forming in the court, that is, the contradictions and conflicts between the newly added forces and the old forces. This is mainly reflected in the fact that the original Northern Zhou courtiers have begun to be appointed.
Under the unfamiliar new system, they would of course tend to stick together, which aroused the vigilance of the original courtiers.
These civil and military officials of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were the losers. Of course, they would not fight on their own and watch their former enemies take advantage of the situation. Therefore, it was reasonable for the southeastern gentry and the northern aristocratic families who had previously taken refuge with the Han to seek cooperation. They could also
It is expected that what we are facing now is the impact and challenge of the new Northern Zhou officials, and we will inevitably face the challenge of the Shandong gentry later. Therefore, rather than being defeated individually by then, it is better to unite now.
But no matter how they unite, the source of strength is still Li Xinchen.
This also requires Li Xingchen himself to remain vigilant and careful at all times, and never give out too much power, nor can he always hold the power.
The emperor's mind is never simple.
Li Xingchen's eyes immediately moved to Liu Xiuzheng's face.
Liu Xiuzheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Xinchen's new clause. Obviously, he didn't know whether Li Xinchen would offer any excessive terms, which might even lead to the failure of both parties. In that case, he would already be under tremendous pressure.
Liu Xiuzheng was really going to have a mental breakdown.
However, Li Xingchen obviously just wanted to save face, and did not even clearly point out who was the brother and who was the younger brother.
This must be calculated based on the ages of the monarchs of both parties. Now that Yu Wenxian is older than Li Xingchen, it must be that Yu Wenxian is the elder brother and Li Xingchen is the younger brother.
This is Li Xingchen giving Yu Wenxian face. Although this face is of little use and cannot be used as food at all, it is better than nothing. Of course Liu Xiuzheng will not refuse. Of course, judging from these 21 points
, this should be the only concession that Li Xingchen made, a concession that should have been made because of his age.
But what Liu Xiuzheng was more curious about was that Li Xingchen directly used the term "the country of brothers" to refer to the relationship between the Han Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. I wonder what he wanted to emphasize by adding this. Really
Just an unintentional move?
Liu Xiuzheng did not believe that Li Xingchen and Yu Wenxian could really turn their hostility into friendship.
He raised his head slightly, and His Majesty the Emperor of Han Dynasty smiled.
Liu Xiuzheng felt that this smile was particularly ferocious.
Now that the peace treaty was signed and the envoys from both sides used their seals, everything actually went very quickly.
As early as after Li Xingchen met Liu Xiuzheng, Xiao Shilian stopped the scout war, which made the Northern Zhou generals feel like they were in hell every moment. Of course, in Xiao Shilian's view, the main purpose of the scout war was to disrupt the morale of the Northern Zhou army and make Yuchi Jiong fundamentally
He had no intention or courage to lead his troops into battle, and at the same time, he tried to destroy the effective forces of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the greatest extent.
Accumulating a little makes a lot, and gathering sand into a tower, the people of the Northern Zhou Dynasty will lose more heads, and they will naturally face far fewer enemies in the future.
Xiao Shilian believed in such a simple truth. As for the so-called peace treaties and the quarrels on the negotiation table, in the eyes of their generals, they were just a group of literati playing games against the map, and the things they signed were nothing more than a blank slate.
Paper, when you want to tear it up, it can't even compare to the paper you wipe your butt with.
Therefore, Xiao Shilian did not show mercy just because the two sides started to negotiate for peace. By the time he stopped, the peace treaty had already been signed.
Facts have proved that he did achieve his strategic goal. Not to mention that the Northern Zhou scouts were exhausted, and even a group of Northern Zhou cavalry who tried to regain their position were almost wiped out. It is precisely because of this that the Northern Zhou people are exceptionally honest.
In the end, even the Han cavalry roamed the wilderness unscrupulously, looking for the lone Northern Zhou scouts, and even a farce of snatching heads occurred.
Of course, what Xiao Shilian didn't know was that because of his small actions, of course, compared to large-scale military operations, behind every small action was actually a massacre and bloody storm. Now Yuchi Jiong has been questioned too much.
As for the Northern Zhou camp, not only the lower-level officers and soldiers were fluctuating, but even the upper-level generals were also changing their minds.
This was something Xiao Shilian didn't expect.
Now he will lead his army to take over Huayin.
The Han army had been stationed in Hongmen for so long, and it was as if they had fought a decent battle. The Northern Zhou people just spit out Huayin.
The reaction of the Northern Zhou people really made everyone helpless.
We are here to fight, not to accept surrender, let alone to take over the city.
Even if you are receiving, you can still have a good fight first.
Because they didn't get much credit, the morale of the Han soldiers was low.
On the other hand, Chen Shushen and Jiang Mang, who were standing next to Xiao Shilian, were very happy.
This time, the army is just a foil, and the civilian officials are the protagonists.
Huayin is an old name. In fact, it belonged to Huashan County in the administrative division of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and it belonged to Hongnong County in the upper reaches. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Hongnong was split, and Huayin and Shangluo were separated from Hongnong.