Proclaiming himself a minister and being placed under house arrest, Xiao Shilian's conditions made it clear that he did not intend for Yu Wenxian to agree.
They are not defenseless now.
Xiao Shilian seemed to feel that something was missing, and said directly: "In addition, all princes should be deprived of all treatment, and only Yu Wenxian should be given the treatment of a prince."
Even Li Xingchen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
This guy is ruthless, but indeed, this is a very good choice.
The previous ones are actually just asking for high prices. What really matters is depriving these princes and princes of their power.
Then they are no different from ordinary people.
Maybe Yu Wenxian can accept this fact, but of course people like Yu Wenzhao are not willing. At least if we surrender with our troops or officials and subordinates, we may still be reused like Yu Wenxin, even if it is to guard the border, at least the salary will not be
If you don't have enough money and can support your family, if you really become a commoner, you can only farm. And even if you farm, I'm afraid you won't feel at ease. Since you can't reflect the importance of existence, it's very important.
Maybe whenever Li Xingchen became suspicious, he simply sent someone to kill his head.
There was no possibility of even resisting and struggling.
After repeated back and forth on such terms, Yu Wenxian may finally recognize the reality and accept it, but princes such as Yu Wenzhao may find it difficult to accept it.
"Let's discuss this with the Zhou people." Li Xingchen made up his mind, "Xu Aiqing returned from the enemy camp in the north. He has worked hard and made great achievements. However, in terms of understanding of the Zhou people in the Han Dynasty, no one is as good as Aiqing, so this matter
We still have to rely on Aiqing."
Xu Shanxin immediately stood up and handed over his hands: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will do my best within my responsibilities!"
Li Xingchen nodded and turned to look at Chen Shushen and Xiao Shilian: "The matters involved in the negotiation need to be discussed together by the military and the six ministries. The Zhou people must be aware of the loopholes."
Chen Shushen and Xiao Shilian hurriedly agreed. Although everyone knew that the possibility of peace talks being successful was not very high, if peace talks could be used to further divide the forces within the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it would not be a bad thing for the Han Dynasty. The best results would naturally be these.
The princes of the Northern Zhou Dynasty "rised up" and simply refused to obey Yu Wenxian's orders, negotiated with the Han Dynasty alone, and even surrendered to the Han Dynasty directly.
The worst result is that all the work is in vain, and there is no loss for the big man.
So Li Xingchen didn't mind giving it a try.
"In addition, Yu Wenzhao needs to do more testing." Li Xingchen added.
If this Yuwen move is really what Xu Shanxin said, it should indeed be a good breakthrough.
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Yu Wenzhao was sitting in Liu Xiuzheng's tent at this time.
"Everything in the army is kept simple, and I hope your highness will forgive you." Liu Xiuzheng pointed to a few vegetable balls and fruits on Yuwenzhao's table and said, "If your highness is hungry, you can fill your stomach first."
Yu Wenzhao picked up the vegetable dumpling in surprise and looked at it: "Have the Southern Barbarians begun to eat these things?"
Vegetable dumplings are dumplings made by kneading wild vegetables and flour. Even in troubled times, this is something only refugees eat. Of course, children of aristocratic families, princes and nobles can still ensure the supply of meat. No matter what Liu Xiuzheng does,
He was also an envoy from the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Logically speaking, the Han people had no reason to mistreat him for no reason.
Liu Xiuzheng seemed to have been used to it for a long time: "Your Highness may not know that the Han army stipulates that only soldiers who go into battle are eligible to eat meat, and civil servants who serve in the army can only eat this. However, the supply is definitely not that tight on weekdays.
In fact, you can still see meat every day, but today's war has just ended, and there are many wounded people. The baggage troops in the rear who are responsible for transporting grain and grass are busy setting up hospital barracks and helping to take care of the wounded soldiers. The food from the rear cannot be transported for a while.
It is also reasonable. For this reason, since Your Majesty, all the soldiers who have not participated in the war or who have no mission to participate in the war tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will eat vegetable balls."
"Li... is the same true for His Majesty the Han Dynasty?" Yu Wenzhao was a little shocked.
Food is also one of the important indicators that can distinguish one's status. In the Northern Zhou army, a general such as Yu Wenzhao must eat meat.
However, although the Northern Zhou Dynasty fought at home, and the transportation of food was much more convenient than that of the Han Dynasty, the territory of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was only that large. Of course, it could not be compared with the Han Dynasty, which already occupied most of the prosperous and fertile lands in the world. Therefore, the average soldiers in the army only had
Meat could only be eaten every once in a while, and it was often leftover meat stuck to the bones. The Northern Zhou generals were very proud of this. If they allowed their subordinates to eat meat every now and then, they would already love their soldiers like sons.
Little did he know that the big man on the opposite side, His Majesty the Emperor, set an example by eating this unappetizing vegetable dumpling as a staple food, just to ensure the combat effectiveness of the frontline soldiers. No wonder these southern barbarians would attack one or two of them without any hesitation.
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"If Your Highness stays in the army for a few more days, you will be able to eat pork from the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, as well as carp caught from the rivers, Huaihe River and other places. The taste is very delicious." Liu Xiuzheng said a little embarrassedly.
, Yuwen Zhaoyuan came as a guest, and with only these things to entertain him, Liu Xiuzheng couldn't show off his face at all.
Yu Wenzhao laughed and said: "Sir, there is no need to be ashamed. Since the Nanman can eat it, I can naturally eat it too."
He lowered his head and took a bite of the vegetable dumpling. Yu Wenzhao chewed and said: "Sir, you may not know that when I was young, I accompanied the late emperor on the expedition, eating ice and sleeping in the snow. The dried meat he carried with him at that time was as frozen as an iron plate.
I can't even bite it off. If there were such a vegetable dumpling at that time, I would probably be moved to tears."
Liu Xiuzheng smiled in agreement, but his mind was very heavy.
From Yu Wenzhao's words, he could even feel that His Highness King Zhao's mood was not as high as he imagined. He was determined to snatch the right to survive the Northern Zhou Dynasty from the big man's mouth, even vaguely.
He has shown his admiration for the great man and his recollection of the glorious past.
Recalling the past is not a bad thing, but recalling those difficult past events will naturally only make people less motivated to fight.
Liu Xiuzheng had already roughly read the conditions issued by Yu Wenxian. To be honest, based on Liu Xiuzheng's understanding of Li Xingchen and the Han court officials, the possibility that they would agree to these conditions was almost zero, even if they were originally
The civil servants who have called for a truce loudly will find that after carefully considering these conditions, they will definitely infringe on the interests of the current development of the Han Dynasty. It is equivalent to laying a trap on the road ahead of them. No one knows when it will happen.
Exploding thunder.
Rather than saving a moment and a half of effort, it would be better to do it once and for all.
It is impossible for Your Majesty not to know this truth.
Therefore, the conditions listed by His Majesty are just asking for a high price, and Liu Xiuzheng needs to cooperate with Yu Wenzhao to pay back the money.