Su Ziji didn't expect to encounter Shao Sisen's earnest persuasion first, and then get a subtle reminder from Qin Mao when he got here.
Although Qin Mao was not as straightforward as Shao Sisen, Su Ziji appreciated it and nodded: "I understand."
As for what I understood and what I would do next, I didn’t go into details.
When Qin Mao heard this, he felt that Su Ziji had listened to the advice. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "That's good! I knew Brother Su Xian that you listened to the advice, but my father still said that you..."
Seeing Su Ziji looking at him expressionlessly, Qin Mao swallowed: "I said you have a tough temperament and will not be easily shaken..."
What a fool, he can't even tell a lie.
Su Ziji shook his head slightly, knowing that even if that was what he meant, Qin Fengliang's words would not sound so nice, and he must be saying that he was cunning.
The two chatted in a low voice, but Cui Zhaoquan watched them clearly.
Cui Zhaoquan glanced at Inspector Zhao, who was drinking tea slowly, and sneered secretly, knowing that the eunuch looked calm, and he was probably very anxious and impatient.
He glanced at the young man sitting in the corner again, feeling even more unhappy.
There were two imperial envoys here, but Su Ziji chose to please a eunuch instead of giving up his position as Minister of War. Did he really think that he would end up with a good eunuch?
When Dazheng founded the country, Taizu and the present emperor paid attention to restricting the eunuchs from participating in politics. They followed the eunuchs for fear of losing points. Only when they frowned, the soldiers outside the door reported: "Sir, Mu Sang has arrived!"
"Let him in!" Cui Zhaoquan, who was not in a good mood at first, immediately put aside other thoughts after hearing this and said, holding back his excitement.
Soon, under the gaze of everyone in the tent, a dark-skinned man who looked to be in his forties slowly walked in from the outside, followed by two people.
Let’s talk about the man walking in front first. He is seven feet tall and has a muscular build. His hair is tied with a black and gold ribbon. He has a low ponytail that is placed on his shoulders. He has a bun on his forehead and a ring of golden crow-shaped hair. Only the front part of the hoop is exposed. Judging from the color, it should be made of pure gold.
He has a Chinese character face, mediocre facial features, and only a pair of tiger eyes, which are so bright that people will feel at a glance that this person is indeed extraordinary.
Looking at what he was wearing, he was just cloth and cotton-padded clothes. If there was anything unusual about him, it was probably that he had a piece of tiger skin as a coat slanted over his shoulders, and his waist was tied with a belt of unknown material, which made people think he was a warrior. .
Others just paid it back, but when the wild Taoist saw it in person, he gasped.
"This is like a dragon walking like a tiger. The posture shows great nobility, and there is also a royal aura hidden in it. It is really shocking."
"It has been thirty years since Xu Dingding came to power. Why are there still people like this?"
After entering, the man stood with his head held high, as did the two tall and strong men. He only nodded slightly towards the people above him and cupped his hands: "Mu Sang has met the two imperial envoys of Dazheng."
Inspector Zhao's hand holding the tea cup paused for a moment, and Cui Zhaoquan's expression changed slightly, but before he could speak, someone already broke out.
Sitting first on the right is Qian Zhidong.
It is said that enemies are extremely jealous when they meet each other. Qian Zhidong's eyes were red at this moment. He stood up and shouted: "Bold! Mu Sang, as a traitor, you don't kneel down when you see the imperial envoy?"
If this enemy chief hadn't fought with him and killed thirty thousand of his own, why would he be so tied up that he wouldn't dare to make a single mistake?
"Two imperial envoys, this traitor is obviously dissatisfied and dares to defy the imperial court. He deserves to be killed!"
After hearing this, Cui Zhaoquan's eyes flashed and he couldn't help thinking. The man in front of him was the enemy chief who led the 170th village. He had led the army to resist the imperial court in the past few years. The Southwest Army was not weak, but it could not win even 30,000 casualties. It can be said to be a personal problem.
Now that he has fallen into a trap, with just one order, the armored soldiers can kill the enemy chief, or he may be hostile to the people who have not surrendered in the stronghold in the future, but this is indeed a good opportunity.
If you kill him now, you will be done with it. If you don't kill him, you may not be able to encounter such an opportunity again in the future.
Just as he was thinking about it, Mu Sang, who was standing below, had already smelled murderous intent. His heart was frightened, but he threw his head back and laughed. This laugh almost angered everyone in the tent.
"Why are you laughing?" Inspector Zhao on the side asked curiously, but his tone was cold.
Mu Sang didn't care who was asking. When asked, he answered: "I'm laughing at you. If you plan to end the war by killing me before I come, this is purely wishful thinking!"
"My son Xiongge has grown up a long time ago. After my death, he can directly inherit my throne and fight to the death with you all!"
"Don't think that by blocking the mountain road and killing the horse teams delivering goods to the mountain, you can trap us to death! I tell you the truth, Feiyu Village has allowed me to pass through Feiya Mountain!"
"Even if you can trap me here, the entire mountain range occupies the southwest half, and you can't seal all the paths. Feiyu Village did not intervene in the war before, but after all, it is still a person from the mountains. When it opens its mouth, your plan will... Of course it won’t work!”
Everyone who originally just sneered or glared at Mu Sang finally changed their expressions slightly when they heard the words "Feiyu Village".
Su Ziji was in the corner, and when he saw the people nearby, he couldn't help but change his color, and he touched the name carefully.
"Feiyu Village... is on the side of the continuous mountains, three to four hundred miles away from here. It is located in an extremely dangerous place among the mountains. Feiyu and Feiya are named after this."
"The people in this village are more isolated than those who follow the enemy chief. They usually don't interact with outsiders. If they want to pass through the Feiya Mountain pass, they must obtain the consent of Feiyu Village."
"And once it is passable, it will take another three to four hundred miles to get out of the mountain."
"But no matter how difficult it is to go, it will indeed bypass the siege of Dazheng. It is equivalent to saying that the mountain siege plan will be aborted immediately, and a gap will be opened to obtain food and grass."
But the price paid for this acquisition is really huge.
Seeing that everyone present seemed to only know that they could get out of the mountain through Feiyu Village from the opposite side, but did not know the trouble involved, Su Ziji suddenly sneered in the corner and took a step forward: "Students have something to say!"
"Say it!" Cui Zhaoquan said gloomily.
Su Ziji loudly said: "What you say is really ridiculous. Even if the Feiyu tribe passes by, it will still take 700 miles to go back and forth. It is a thousand miles away and the mountain road is rugged. How much food can be transported? "
When everyone heard this, they were startled at first, but when they looked at the enemy chief, they found that Mu Sang was also stunned, and immediately looked at Su Ziji, his face turning red.
It was clear that they were almost fooled by the enemy chief.
Supervisor Zhao, who was in charge, sneered: "You are quite scheming. To reach this point, you still want to deceive us. This is really very courageous..."
As he said this, Mu Sang had already sensed the eunuch's murderous intention and knew that he was going to die. As soon as the eunuch thought about it, he hurriedly took back his resentment towards the young man, pondered for a moment, and said: "My lords, it is thousands of miles away and the mountain road is rugged. But it’s better than death.”
"The imperial court wants to force us to die. Even if we die of exhaustion and starvation, we must fight against the imperial court to the end."
He said this clearly and clearly. Seeing that the generals were red-eyed and were about to start shouting and killing as soon as he finished speaking, the man's words changed: "Besides, even if you surrender, I am also the leader and command the one hundred and seventy villages. There’s no way I’ll get any benefits if I surrender, right? At least you have to treat me like a prince!”
Seeing that this man was so confident, everyone around him laughed angrily. Such a rude man, who knew the rules of the court, suddenly began to scold him arrogantly and ignorantly.
Supervisor Zhao pressed his hand and said calmly: "This is impossible. Non-royals cannot be crowned kings. This is a rule set by Grandfather Taizu, and no one can make exceptions."
"Okay, if you don't want to be a prince, you can make me a prince. But what you mentioned before is that you want me to kill Tan Yang. I can't agree to this. He is my brother. I have a life-long relationship with him. I have a close relationship with him. He has an oath to die together and to live together!"
Inspector Zhao narrowed his eyes and felt more and more that the other party was asking for a high price.
"Huo Yanzhai is determined to oppose the imperial court. Every time he fights, he takes the lead. I wish I could kill a few more great Zheng Erlangs, so that everyone can avoid death. This traitor will never be spared."
"Besides, if you refuse to kill, it means that you are not sincere about surrender, and there is no need to discuss other matters!"
"This is not allowed! That is not allowed. You said we are not sincere. I think you are not sincere. The surrender is just a trick on us!"
Mu Sang suddenly shouted, as if he was stimulated by the successive rejections.
He said cruelly: "In that case, it's better to fight to the death! Just kill me! Then everyone will continue to fight!"
"Our lives will be ruined, and so will your soldiers' lives!"
As soon as these offensive words came out, the atmosphere in the tent suddenly became tense.
After all, even those soldiers who had hatred for him were already tired from fighting and did not want to fight anymore.
Mu Sang can surrender directly without having to fight anymore, and everyone has accumulated enough merits to go back to the prosperous world and enjoy a peaceful life. What's wrong with this?
Because of this, I was holding my breath and wanted to look good to the enemy chief, but when I heard that the other party turned against him, I became a little anxious.
Others looked uneasily at the two imperial envoys at the top, fearing that they might actually order the execution of the enemy chieftain.
If this is really the case, we will fight to the death.
Just when everyone was nervous, the hall was as quiet as a needle. Mu Sang glanced at everyone, stretched out a finger, and waved his hand: "Of course, these are not non-negotiable, as long as you promise me something I agree to all the requests of the imperial court and will never regret it!"
Cui Zhaoquan, the leader, was startled at first, but then he was overjoyed. He could really get all the enemy chiefs to agree to the court's request. This mission to the southwest was overfulfilled.
He forced himself to calm down and asked, "What's the request?"
Mu Sang turned his eyes, looked at the young man in the corner, and smiled evilly: "My conditions are on the paper. Come and present it to the two imperial envoys and the commander-in-chief."
If such a request were made publicly, even if it was for the sake of the court's face, it would be impossible to agree to it, but with a note, it would be completely different.
