Shusunchang was panicked, but he had no regrets.
He regretted that it was too late to kill Yao Qian.
If he had known that Zhao Shan was overbearing and difficult to negotiate, he should have arrived in Luoyang early and assassinated Yao Qian as soon as he entered Luoyang.
Yao Qian died early, and there was a conflict between Daqian and Xiliang. When the two countries went to war, the Northern Wei Dynasty could just sit back and watch, and still wait for the price.
Now, it is very passive.
Shusunchang knew that it was useless to beg Zhao Shan for mercy, so he cursed: "Zhao Shan, do you think that after informing my emperor, my emperor will surrender to you? Absolutely impossible. The Zhengzheng son of the Northern Wei Dynasty will never be a slave or surrender."
Zhao Shan joked: "Uncle Sun Chang, we will wait and see whether Tuo Bahong will choose to go to war with Da Gan or choose to compromise."
Shusunchang's heart sank.
What will Tuoba Hong do?
Is it surrender?
Perhaps the probability of surrendering is actually a greater probability.
Zhao Shan no longer wanted to continue arguing with his uncle Sun Chang, so he had his uncle taken away and imprisoned. Then he looked at Yao Qian and said, "Nephew, before the Northern Wei Dynasty responds, I feel sorry for you to stay in Luoyang. Don't do it for the time being." Go back to Xiliang. But you are in Luoyang City, so just go wherever you want without any worries."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yao Qian quickly thanked him.
Yao Qian didn't have any objections to staying in Luoyang. After all, he hadn't criticized Daqian's brothel singers yet. There are many amusement places, but he has not yet visited and enjoyed them.
Luoyang is so happy.
He doesn't want to go back to Xiliang in the short term.
Zhao Shan asked Yao Qian to step down, and arranged for an urgent letter to be sent to Youzhou within 800 miles of Dongchang, and then asked Wei Polu to forward the message to the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Wei Polu read the letter sent by Zhao Shan alone, and after arranging for the letter to be sent away, he further mobilized his troops to Lulongsai and made plans to invade the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The news reached Tuoba Hong at the end of June.
Tuobahong was furious when he learned that Shusunchang had assassinated Yao Gan, the crown prince of Xiliang, because Shusunchang's actions were not only provoking Daqian and Zhao Shan, but also provoking Xiliang, which was a price that the Northern Wei Dynasty could not bear.
To put it another way, if Yao Qian assassinated Uncle Sun Chang, the prime minister of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuo Bahong would not be able to swallow this breath.
Tuobahong had countless questions in his mind. Why did the situation in Luoyang develop to the point where Shusunchang assassinated Yao Qian?
What was the outcome of the negotiations?
What conditions did Zhao Shan give?
What conditions did Xiliang agree to Zhao Shan?
A series of questions went unanswered, because Zhao Shan only sent a letter about Shusunchang's assassination of Yao Qian, and ordered Tuobahong to give an explanation. No envoys were arranged to come, and Tuobahong had no one to ask if he had questions.
No news came back from the people who were placed in Daqian.
Tuoba Hong seemed to be blind.
When Tuoba Hong was angry and confused, the sound of hurried footsteps came, and the eunuch chief Li Sande entered and saluted: "Your Majesty, Murong Tiangang, the Minister of War, wants to see you."
Tuoba Hong ordered: "Pass it!"
Li Sande turned around to make arrangements.
After a while, Murong Tiangang strode into the palace and saluted: "My lord, Murong Tiangang, pays homage to Your Majesty."
Tuoba Hong asked: "Murong Qing came to the palace to see you, what's the matter?"
Murong Tiangang said quickly: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have just received a report from the Ministry of War, and Wei Polu is further mobilizing troops. There seems to be signs of war. From the time when the war between Jin Kingdom and Dagan began, Wei Polu's troops were ready for the moment. To this day, food, grass, equipment, and armor have all been mobilized, and the troops are very fierce."
Tuoba Hong scolded: "Damn it!"
Murong Tiangang asked: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Tuoba Hong told Uncle Sun Chang's situation and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Shan sent a message again, asking me to give an explanation to Da Gan, otherwise I will go to war with Da Wei. What do you think we should do?"
Murong Tiangang said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, I suggest that you arrange for someone to go to Luoyang to negotiate and understand the situation first."
Tuoba Hong stared at Murong Tiangang with deep, thoughtful eyes.
Murong Tiangang lowered his eyes and eyebrows and remained silent.
In the main hall, the atmosphere was solemn.
After a long while, Tuoba Hong's eyes were sharp and he asked: "Murong Tiangang, your sons Murong Bo and Murong Yu both died in the hands of Da Gan. But now you want peace, have you swallowed the revenge of killing your sons?"
Murong Tiangang had blue veins popping out on his forehead, looking grief-stricken and indignant. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I and Zhao Shan are inseparable."
"Kechen is the Minister of War of the Wei Dynasty."
"On my body are the lives of thousands of powerful men and women. As long as I say something about starting a war or use my words, the government and the public may prepare for war."
"Once a war breaks out, countless great men will go to the front lines to fight, and their families may be destroyed."
"War is a major matter and one must be cautious."
Murong Tian's eyes were red and he said: "I wish I could kill Zhao Shan with my own hands, but the Jin Kingdom was defeated by Zhao Shan, and even the Jin Kingdom's Emperor Wan Yanming was made a prisoner. The strength of the Wei Dynasty cannot match that of the Jin Kingdom, so we started a war with Daqian You must be cautious!”
Having said this, Murong Tiangang knelt on the ground and knelt on the ground with his head: "If your Majesty thinks that I am timid and fearful and dare not go to war with Daqian, you are wrong. Your Majesty is going to fight Zhao Shan, and I am willing to go forward and die for your Majesty." Fight hard with Da Gan.”
"well……"
Tuoba Hong sighed helplessly.
At this moment, Tuoba Hong deeply felt the helplessness of the national destiny not being in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the sadness of living in the same era as Zhao Shan.
It's not that the Northern Wei Dynasty didn't fight with Daqian.
In the last battle of Lulongsai, Tuoba Shao, the war god of the Northern Wei Dynasty, died in battle, and the power of the Northern Wei clan was weakened to the extreme.
Now the Northern Wei Dynasty has also recovered some strength, and it is not difficult to organize its troops. The difficult thing is to continue fighting against Daqian. How to win?
This is the most difficult.
Tuoba Hong waved his hand and said, "Murong Qing, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Murong Tiangang stood up and continued: "Prime Minister Uncle Sun's move to assassinate Yao Qian was too reckless, which made the Wei Dynasty further targeted by Zhao Shan."
"There is no moral advantage."
"Daqian always pays attention to the reputation of his troops. Without enough reputation, Daqian's troops will be unpopular. What Prime Minister Shusun did is equivalent to handing the sword to Zhao Shan. As long as Zhao Shan incites in Daqian's country, sending troops will be a matter of course."
Murong Tiangang said: "We don't have the advantage in terms of strength. Nor do we have morality. There is no chance of winning in a hasty war with Da Gan."
"well……"
Tuoba Hong asked again: "Murong Qing, what do you think we should do?"
Murong Tiangang replied: "I suggest that we arrange for envoys to go to Luoyang to further negotiate with Zhao Shan. Your Majesty taught me to study. After reading history books these years, I found that the Central Plains was so powerful that the surrounding countries had no choice but to respect it. "
"Only when Emperor Daqian is addicted to pleasure, alchemy and Taoism, to seizing his daughter-in-law, to seeking immortality, and begins to degenerate, will we have a chance. Under absolute power, Zhao Shan will definitely corrupt, and now we can only let it go Zhao Shan is rampant."
"We watched him build a tall building."
"In the future, I will see his building collapse again."
Murong Tiangang said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is the only way."
Tuoba Hong said: "Do you mean to compensate Daqian, and then profess vassalage to Daqian, or even pay tribute unconditionally? Using vassalage to paralyze Zhao Shan will make Zhao Shan ignore us and gain the opportunity for peace between the two countries. Just wait for the opportunity.”
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Murong Tiangang nodded in reply.
"Sheng Ming is a piece of shit!"
Tuoba Hong couldn't help swearing and became furious: "I am the emperor of the Wei Dynasty. In the past, Daqian, in order to gain any stability, he had to cede land to me and beg for peace. Now you ask me to surrender and beg for mercy. Why? "
If Tuoba Hongsheng had been born during the period when Daqian was strong, he would have had the gene of forbearance in his bones since he was a child, and he would have accepted the status quo and stayed humble.
However, Tuoba Hong was born in the period when the Northern Wei Dynasty was strong and the state was weak.
Facing Daqian, Tuobahong was proud at heart and looked down on Daqian. However, under the governance of Zhao Shan, Daqian continued to win consecutive battles, specializing in all kinds of dissatisfaction, and fought all over the surrounding countries, which was difficult for Tuoba Hong to accept.
Fight, you can't win!
Begging for mercy, but unwilling to give in.
This is Tuoba Hong’s current psychological situation.
Murong Tiangang knelt on the ground and did not dare to say a word. To make Tuobahong accept the current situation from the bottom of his heart, Tuobahong could only figure it out himself.
He didn't dare suggest it.
Tuoba Hongku sat with his expression uncertain and constantly changing. After a long time, Tuoba Hong took a long breath, gritted his teeth and said: "Murong Tiangang!"
"I'm here!"
Murong Tiangang replied loudly.
Tuoba Hong ordered: "You will go to Luoyang on my behalf as an envoy and have full authority to negotiate with Daqian. Zhao Shan wants the lion to open his mouth. If you try hard, if it doesn't work, then agree to Zhao Shan's conditions."
"No matter how much the compensation is, we will accept it. In addition, we will pay tribute to Da Qian."
Having said this, Tuoba Hong gritted his teeth and said, "I want to see how many years Zhao Shan can be strong and prosperous."
Murong Tiangang hesitated for a moment.
Of his two sons, one died in Luoyang and the other died on the battlefield in Youzhou.
He didn't want to face it.
However, Murong Tiangang still wanted to face Zhao Shan in person to see what was going on in Luoyang in Daqian, and then take this opportunity to see the situation in the hinterland of Daqian to evaluate the situation in Daqian.
Murong Tiangang made a decision in an instant, gritted his teeth and said: "I accept the decree!"
Tuoba Hong waved his hands dejectedly and said: "As soon as the tribute items are due, you go directly to the treasury to select them, then stand down!"
"I resign!"
Murong Tiangang saluted and left.
He first returned to Murong's house, tidied up, and then went to the treasury to select the precious jade articles offered to him before leaving Longcheng and heading south.
Murong Tiangang came all the way to Lulongsai and arranged for someone to report his identity before being allowed to enter the customs.
Wei Polu had been guarding Lulongsai. He looked at Murong Tiangang who was leading the envoy, and said carefully, "Murong Tiangang, why did you go south to Luoyang this time?"
Murong Tiangang looked at Wei Polu, who had been defeated by Wei Dynasty, with mixed emotions in his heart.
Once upon a time, Wei Polu was very brave, but due to internal fighting among the great cadres, he lost his troops and his generals, and lost his prestige. Now, Wei Polu is at the top, but he is the one who wants to become a vassal.
This mentality makes people uncomfortable.
Murong Tiangang said neither humble nor arrogantly: "I went south to Luoyang to apologize to Emperor Qian."
Wei Polu originally hoped to provoke a conflict.
Unexpectedly, Murong Tiangang wanted to apologize, but his fighting spirit suddenly died down. He waved his hand and said: "Go away, I hope you can take care of yourself and don't commit evil like Shusunchang."
At this point, Wei Polu changed the subject and said: "I hope you go to Luoyang and make some more troubles, so that Da Qian and the Northern Wei can attack the Northern Wei without any chance of relaxation."
"Destroying the Northern Wei Dynasty is my long-cherished wish in this life."
One sentence sounded like thunder.
The pupils in Murong Tiangang's eyes shrank, his body froze, and he felt a deep chill coming from the bottom of his heart.
