"Tell me, what exactly is going on?"
He hadn't slept all day and night. After sleeping for less than an hour, Liu Deng felt that his head was even more drowsy.
"Your Majesty, the Huns sent envoys to visit, and now they have arrived at Yanmen!"
Seeing the impatient expression on Liu Deng's face, Chen Qi shrank his neck and glanced at Zhang Tu, "It's up to you to say that. Who made you the Grand Tutor?"
Zhang Tu glanced at him. Since the boy shrank, he, the master, had no choice but to push forward.
"The Huns sent envoys? They were beaten into such a bear shape. Why did they send envoys? Could it be that they came to surrender?"
Liu Deng was stunned. He really didn't understand why the Huns were sending envoys at this time. The two countries were already fighting like this. The Huns were unable to go south this year, and the Han Dynasty obviously had no ability to go north. Although the Han Dynasty won this battle, it did not completely change the war situation between the two countries.
It just dampened the arrogance of the Huns and made them sad this winter, that's all. Could it be that they lost the battle and still want to blackmail them?
"Well, their envoy said that he wants to come to Jinyang to meet the king, and he also brought his credentials!"
"Come to Jinyang? Why are they coming to Jinyang? Shouldn't they go to Chang'an? Even if they are negotiating, there is no need to come to negotiate with me, right?"
Even though his mind was groggy, Liu Deng was not that confused. He finally realized what was wrong with the problem. Why did the Huns come to Jinyang?
Daiguo was just a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. If the Huns wanted to negotiate, they should also use the Han Dynasty as the object of negotiation. Why did they come to Jinyang?
"Your Majesty, I think these Huns are harboring evil intentions, otherwise we should expel them from the country!"
Seeing Liu Deng ask, Chen Qi gritted his teeth and said.
"No, if the king expels him at will, I'm afraid there will be criticism in the court!"
It is obviously not possible to simply and rudely drive people out. After all, it is a matter of diplomatic relations between the two countries. How can we just expel the people? Those officials in the court have nothing to do all day long. If you give them such a big deal, are you still afraid that they won't make trouble?
"If we can't drive them out, do we really want them to come to Jinyang?"
Liu Deng also frowned. These Huns would really cause trouble for him. If they were defeated on the battlefield, would they disgust him at the negotiation table?
"I think it would be better to send a horse to report to Chang'an and explain this matter clearly to His Highness the Crown Prince. I think this is clearly a trick of the Huns!"
After thinking for a moment, Liu Deng still felt that no matter what happened, he should explain this matter to the court. Otherwise, wouldn't this be a trap of the Huns?
"But Your Majesty, Yanmen is located at a strategic point. It is a battleground for military strategists. We can't let the Huns' envoys wait at Yanmen, right? If they see the city defense checkpoint, there may be something unexpected in the future!"
After all, Zhang Tu is an old minister, so he should consider the matter in detail. These Huns have always dreamed of breaking into Yanmen, but they have never succeeded in so many years. If this time they see through the reality of the defense in Yanmen City, , it will really cause problems.
"What Master Taifu said is not unreasonable. Master Feng should be arriving soon. I think he will handle this matter properly, but the top priority is to find out what those Huns want to do!"
Liu Deng believed in Feng Jing's talent. He set out overnight from Jinyang. According to his schedule, it would only take about five days, so he should be there anyway.
This is not a war period, and with a few petty officials to stabilize them, nothing will happen for the time being, but it is not an easy task to figure out the Huns' intentions.
"What does the king mean?"
"I think it's good. Let General Guan Fu set off immediately to take over as the guard of Yanmen. Before the court's decree comes, all the affairs of the Huns mission will be handed over to General Guan Fu! As for us, what should we do? Why don't you go, just pretend that this didn't happen, you go back and deal with your government affairs, and I will go back to sleep!"
After rubbing his temples and thinking for a while, Liu Deng spoke again.
"But your Majesty, General Guan Fu, is a military commander after all. Isn't it a bit..."
After all, dealing with the mission was a matter for civil servants. No matter what happened, it wouldn't be Guan Fu's turn to come forward.
"Don't worry. As the saying goes, if you want to negotiate with those who are reasonable, of course the civil servants of the Han Dynasty should go to it. But with these bandits, it is more appropriate for our generals to deal with them. I think General Guan Fu It's very appropriate. By the way, let him take the remaining Modao military captains with him. If those Huns are dishonest, they might as well kill a few insignificant characters. It's not a big deal to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys!"
As soon as Liu Deng said this, Zhang Tu and Chen Qi were dumbfounded. Can this really be done?
"My lord, would you like to think about this matter again? If this completely agitates the Huns, I'm afraid..."
Chen Qi was still a little worried. After all, Guan Fu was a warrior, and he had a knight-errant temper. If his temper got worse, if he killed a chicken to scare the monkeys and drove the Huns into panic, then the soldiers would attack. Trouble.
"Hahahaha, Mr. Chen, you are overthinking. The Huns have suffered such a big loss this time. How can they give up if they don't get this situation back? No matter how we treat them, they will still come when it's time to come. Yes, if that’s the case, why don’t we be tougher now?”
Chen Qi was stunned by Liu Deng's analysis. It seemed that this was really the case. His thinking was still in the time when the Huns could come and leave whenever they wanted. However, as the country of Dai is changing with each passing day, it was no longer their intention to come. Just come and go wherever you want.
"Since your Majesty has made a decision, I think this will be it for now. I will take my leave!"
After listening to Liu Deng's words, Zhang Tu's eyes lit up. Yes, this is the truth. It would be inappropriate for any minister to come forward at this time. Even Feng Jing should not have too deep contact with them, but if Guan Fu is replaced If so, there won't be any problem.
The great prestige of the Mo Dao Army was built on the corpses of the Huns. From top to bottom, everyone's hands were stained with the blood of the Huns. The ministers in the court might say A certain civil servant had contact with the Huns, and he had ulterior motives, and his intentions were to be punished. But if anyone dared to say anything wrong about Guan Fu, I'm afraid he would be drowned in spittle before he finished speaking.
