Everyone left Huanglong Temple, went to a restaurant to buy some wine and meat, and then returned to the inn. When talking about the news revealed by Pu Feng, all the brothers couldn't help but feel worried. Only Cao Cao smiled calmly and didn't care at all.
Even Xu Guanzhong, who had always been calm, couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and said anxiously: "Brother, I know that you are brave and wise, but now we are in the Kingdom of Jin after all, and the Wanyan family's monarchs and ministers are not as easy to deal with as the Zhao family. If If you really have the intention to keep your brother, not to mention whether there is any evil intention behind it, even if there are envoys from the two dynasties, why don't you keep it for a year? We can't bear this time."
After hearing this, Cao Cao smiled, put his hand on his back and said, "Don't worry about my loyalty. If he really insists on keeping me as a hostage, how can I waste so much time with him? I have a plan in mind, so I might as well divide our troops into two groups. , along the way are Coach Lin, Hua Rong, the three Ruan brothers, Sun Li brothers, you and the other six, just follow Ma Zheng and return first."
As soon as these words were said, the expressions of the people who were called suddenly changed, and they all shouted: "What did brother say? I will come with you, go with you, and live and die with you."
Cao Cao waved his hand and smiled: "Brothers, how can I not know the loyalty? Just why I named you a few people, but there is a reason! First, the envoys have to cross the sea when they return south, but they must not miss the brothers who know the nature of water and can see the wind. Therefore, The three heroes of the Ruan family are asked to go. As for the three brothers of You, they are all military generals and have a lot of knowledge. During this trip, you have seen all the killing methods of the Jurchens and Khitan people. After you return, you must give your brothers a clear target. Strictly train all the troops under your command. This is a first-class matter. If you practice for a day early, our chances of winning will be better in the future. This is the purpose of asking you to return first."
"As for Guanzhong, Sun An, Wen Gong, Ting Yu, Fan Rui, Li Jun, Zhang Shun, Jiao Ting, Shi Qian, Zhou Tong, the two heroes of the Jie family, Meng Kang, and the Aliqi brothers, you might as well stay with me for a while. So what if we stay for a while and play with him? We can't be treated as prisoners after all. We just wait for him to relax a little. Haha, brothers have their own rules. Dragons return to the sea and tigers return to the mountains. Let that guy commit suicide first. I was surprised."
Everyone listened and pondered for a moment, but Lin Chong nodded first and said: "If you talk about it like this, Brother Guanzhong is a living map, proficient in the languages of all ethnic groups, Brother Fan Rui has extraordinary magic, Li Jun and Zhang Shun are highly powerful, Meng Kang The brothers built a good ship, and the Xie brothers regard the mountains and forests as their home... That's all, since I have success in mind, how dare we disobey my brother's orders?"
The Sanruan brothers were about to make a fuss, but when they heard Lin Chong say the word "General", they suddenly remembered the stick that Lao Cao had slapped on their and Zhou Tong's butts, and they all gritted their teeth and swallowed their dissatisfaction.
Cao Cao also asked everyone to pay attention to the geography and hydrology of the place. After some discussion, the sky quietly turned dusk, but Shi Qian and Jiao Ting returned first. Jiao Ting turned his expressionless face and muttered: "Young girl from the Jurchen Kingdom." , She is so good at walking, and Lao Jiao’s good legs and feet have been slimmed down by her.”
After a while, Zhou Tong came back with a bag that looked like a mountain of large and small bundles. When everyone looked at it, they saw that everything had been changed inside and out, but they were dressed the same as the Jurchens. When they saw it, everyone looked at them strangely and blushed. , forced a smile and said: "But it's that little girl Wu Lu who wants me to wear the clothes of their clan. Let's see if my nickname of handsome man is true. Hehe, it turns out that all the brothers are here? It happens that there are some good things, and together with the brothers share."
After that, he opened the packages one by one, but they were all Jurchen clothes made of tiger and leopard skins: "Every brother has them, pick and choose between them."
Everyone came forward to look around and saw that the leather was of good quality and the workmanship was exquisite. They all wondered: "Why is brother Zhou Tong so rich today? Are you planning to bring us together to marry Jurchen?"
Shi Qian smiled and said, "I want my brothers to know that this princess of the Kingdom of Jin is actually an extremely generous and extravagant lady. She spent more than one or two thousand silver on Zhou Tong today! These tiger and leopard skin clothes , and it was the princess who specially bought it for him so that he could share it with our brothers."
Ruan Xiaoqi shouted: "This sister-in-law is so humane! I, Xiaoqi, am the first to agree to this marriage!" No matter how big or small he was, he grabbed a piece of tiger skin clothing and put it on, loosened his bun, and imitated The Jurchen picked up two locks of hair and said swayingly: "Brothers, let's see, if Xiao Qi becomes a Jurchen, will she be considered handsome?"
Luan Tingyu hugged Zhou Tong, her face full of envy: "I didn't expect that the women of the Jurchen Kingdom are so generous and caring. Does this Princess Wulu have sisters? If not, what about the unmarried aunt and the newly widowed aunt? , I, Lao Luan, also have no taboos."
The next day, Princess Wu Lu went out to wander around the palace again, and accidentally walked into the post house, where she happened to meet Zhou Tong.
The princess smiled and said: "Oh, Zhou Lang, isn't it just a coincidence that we met? In that case, Wu Lu just knows a fun place, how about taking you to play for a while?"
Zhou Tong was beaming and was about to take a step when he suddenly felt a pain in his buttocks. He immediately turned to look at Cao Cao. Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Let the princess wait a moment and follow me to the room to talk."
Immediately he took him to his room, took out a hundred taels of gold, made a package for him to take with him, and said: "Since you are in love with this woman, as a brother, I naturally hope that you will go well. It is just the way between men and women. You are good to me." Okay, it’s great to be one. Although our princess is generous, we Han family men should not be underestimated. Whatever good things you see today, buy her as much as you can, and let her know that you love her."
When Zhou Tong heard this, he was moved to tears and said: "I have accumulated so many blessings in my previous life. I must be my brother's brother in this life."
Cao Cao smiled and shook his head, and told him a few details about his experience in treating women before letting him go.
The remaining brothers, in groups of three and five, went around looking around to learn about the geography of the place under the pretext of wandering.
That night, Zhou Tong came back for the last time. Cao Cao and the bag of gold were still intact on his shoulders, but he was holding two big packages in his hands. He opened them carelessly, and saw that each package was full of ginseng and soil. It was tied one by one with moss and birch bark, and the branches were all human-shaped; the other package contained hundreds of northern beads, the smallest of which was the size of a pigeon egg.
The two packages were open on the table. One was fragrant with ginseng, and the other was shining brightly. Cao Cao, who was used to seeing treasures, couldn't help but exclaimed: "Princess Wulu, could it be that she has turned over her father's treasure?" Treasure house? Interesting and interesting. If her father knew about it, how dare he still leave me waiting here? If we delay for a while, the Jin Kingdom treasure house might have to be named Zhou Ye."
Zhou Tong's face was red and he grinned: "I am not a stingy person who eats alone. Everyone has a share of these things. The ginseng brothers will nourish the body. As for these pearls, those who have sisters-in-law can take them back to make them smile." , if you don’t have a sister-in-law, keep it. If you meet the woman with closed eyes and give it to her, won’t you become a sister-in-law?”
After saying that, he untied the bag of gold and handed it back to Cao Cao. He smiled and said, "My little brother is rushing to spend money today, but it makes Wu Lu cry. She blames me for being a heretic with her. The little brother told her that my brother taught me that the relationship between men and women is You are good and I am good, that is what is good. Unexpectedly, Wu Lu said that it was all the Han women's pretentiousness. Their Jurchen daughters, whenever they like someone, they just want to be good to him, cook, wash his feet, sleep with him and give birth to babies. If you are in a bad mood, it doesn't hurt to punch a few times to vent your anger. This is the beauty of their Jurchen women. Hehe, I'm afraid I won't be able to use this bag of gold. Brother, keep it for now. Brother Ri Tingyu will find his sister-in-law later. Provide him with expenses."
Luan Tingyu was furious after hearing this: "Little Overlord! You can't afford to look down on old Luan like this? Huh, Shi Xiu found the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and now you also have the princess of the Song Dynasty. If I don't win the Song Dynasty for my brother, The Queen of Liao, I don’t know how she will be squeezed out by you and others in the future!"
Xu Guanzhong said calmly: "Brother of the Luan family is so courageous. I remember that Emperor Tianzuo was born in the eighth year of Xining. Well, he is forty-five years old this year. Queen Xiao is five or six years younger than him, so she is also forty years old. She is a mature woman, still charming, and no older than seven or eight years older than Luan's brother, so she is a perfect match."
Luan Tingyu's face turned pale after hearing this, and she murmured: "Forty-year-old mother-in-law, I don't want the treasury of the Liao Kingdom! Well, this is just my fart. I should go find a princess or an empress no matter what..."
I don’t know if it was because Agu Dazhen was so worried about the treasure house, but the next day, a Jurchen official came to the door with a few followers.
This official was about forty years old, with a majestic body, but a pretty face, and his behavior was much more gentle than the average Jurchen. When he saw Cao Cao and others, he smiled and clasped his fists and said: "I am the God of Valley, my Chinese name is Wanyan Xiyin. Haha, now I will be a servant in the imperial court, and I am here today just to invite three envoys to the imperial city on behalf of my emperor to discuss the alliance between our two dynasties."
After hearing this, Ma Zheng, Hu Yanqing, and Cao Cao were refreshed. They each told their subordinates that they did not have to leave the palace without permission, and then they went to the imperial city with several officials.
When we arrived at the palace, there were not as many people as before. In addition to Aguda, there were only more than ten people including Wu Qimai, Zacchaeus, Nianhan, Lou Shi, Gu Shen, Yang Pu, etc., all of whom were important ministers of the Jin Kingdom.
After the two parties had finished the ceremony, Aguda smiled lightly and said first: "Your Majesty, everyone has worked so hard to come here, which shows that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is sincere. The Khitan is angry and resentful, and it is a matter of self-destruction. For the past two days, I have been with all the ministers After further discussion, I generally agree. However, Yang Pu once told me that there is a saying in the Central Plains, which is called "Everything will be established if it is forewarned, and it will be ruined if it is not forewarned." I deeply agree with the truth of this, so I invite three of you to come today. Let me ask, if our two countries form an alliance, they will each send troops, respond to each other from the north and the south, and attack the Liao Kingdom together. This will naturally be their own affairs. However, if the Liao Kingdom is destroyed, how should its land be distributed? "
Ma Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this and said quickly: "What my emperor wants to plot is the hometown of the Han family, Youyun Sixteen Prefectures. Since the Five Dynasties, it has been lost to Liao. If Liao is destroyed now, it should be returned to our country. In addition, All the land belongs to your dynasty."
After hearing this, Cao Cao secretly grinded his teeth, thinking that the bottom line is the Sixteenth State of Youyun. Zhao Ji and Tong Guan and others don't know how to run a business at all. Small businessmen all know that they have to ask for a high price in order to pay back the money on the spot. How can this be a negotiation? road?
Aguda, however, remained calm, nodded and said, "Oh, the Sixteen States of Youyun...that's all, I will grant you the land you requested. Jin Dang and Song Dynasty will attack together, and the winner will have it."
Ma Zheng became more and more happy and was about to nod in agreement when Cao Cao suddenly said: "Doctor Ma, wait a minute!"
He thought to himself: Although I don't like that painter, if he wants to kill or behead him, we should handle it ourselves, but we can't let you, a foreigner, bully us. No matter how incompetent this guy is, he is still the emperor of the Han family. He doesn't value his own face, but he Even we Han people are being looked down upon!
I saw Lao Cao frowning slightly, looking at the benefactor impolitely, and suddenly smiled: "Your Majesty is the monarch of a big country, so he naturally follows the law. Please forgive the foreign minister's short wit, but what your Majesty just said is what your Majesty wishes to do." Should we allocate the land we requested to the Song State, or will Your Majesty send troops to attack the requested land with the Song State, and whoever attacks the most will get the most?"
I will grant you the place you ask for. (The rest of the land) Jin Dang and Song Dynasty will attack from both sides, whoever wins will have it.
I promise you: the land you requested will be attacked by Jin and Song Dynasty, and the one who wins it will have it.
Ma Zheng was not a fool. He had preconceived ideas before. Now that he was beaten by Cao Cao, his heart suddenly froze. He looked at Cao Cao in surprise, and then at Aguda, his eyes gradually became angry: The majestic Emperor of the Jin Kingdom actually played word games with me?
Aguda's little trick was exposed by Cao Cao. He felt that he had lost face and was slightly angry: "Humph, of course it is the latter! Isn't there a saying in the Central Plains that says, 'Destiny is impermanent, only the virtuous live here.' How can the land be exempt? Is it possible if it is the latter? Our country has conquered the land of Youyun, but do we want to cede it to the Song Dynasty? How can I explain it to the soldiers who sweat and bleed?"
Wanyan Sacchaeus also helped: "Wu Jiedu, my emperor is the most fair in dealing with matters. Since he has made up his mind, everyone should listen to him."
Cao Cao shook his head and said with a smile: "If that's the case, it would be better for the two dynasties to fight each other, and whoever lays down the ground will belong to whoever owns it. Isn't it simple and neat! If your country is strong and can cast down the clouds in one breath, you can only treat our country as Incompetent, if our country is powerful, beyond the clouds, we should also get more land, this is only fair."
Hearing this, Nianhan immediately jumped up and roared: "If that's the case, there's no need for us to make any bullshit alliance. I think our Kingdom of Jin has been invincible and invincible since we raised our troops. Hundreds of large and small battles have never been fought." Defeat, our country will destroy the Liao Kingdom, it will only happen sooner or later, but why should we share the same share of the Song Dynasty with you?"
He had lost to Shi Wengong before and was slapped flat on the face by Shi Wengong. Now for the past two or three days, he has been bruised and swollen. At this moment, spit is flying, and he looks very ferocious.
Ma Zheng's heart was beating wildly when he yelled at him, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a moment.
Although Hu Yanqing was a little more courageous, his expression could not help but change. He forced a smile and said, "It's nice to talk to each other, why should Mr. Lang be angry?"
However, Cao Cao stood up suddenly, raised his leg and kicked several cases in front of him over. He roared in a voice twice as loud as Nianhan: "If you don't tie it, it won't tie! To tell you the truth, when I come , the DPRK and the Central Government have already decided on two countermeasures. If the Jin Kingdom is willing to negotiate and form an alliance, they will jointly attack the Liao Kingdom, settle centuries of grievances, and take back the sixteen states of Youyun! If the Jin Kingdom does not wait for us, in a few months, Another envoy went to see the Emperor of Liao and asked him to cut off the Sixteenth Province of Youyun in exchange for the Song Dynasty sending 300,000 troops to help him put down the Jurchen rebellion!"
The expressions of Aguda, Wu Qimai, Zacchaeus, Nianhan, Lou Shi and others changed drastically in an instant. Except for Aguda who was still able to hold the golden throne, all the other ministers in the hall stood up in shock and looked at Cao Cao and the other three in panic.
These Jurchen heroes are all tall and tall. Cao Cao is only as tall as their chests. However, he stands tall and arrogant, but he is as terrifying as a demon king who is two feet tall.
Hu Yanqing and Ma Zheng were filled with fear at first, fearing that they would be killed by the Jurchens in anger. However, when they saw Cao Cao alone and more than ten people from the Jin Kingdom confronting each other, their hearts couldn't help but heat up little by little, and they looked at each other. They glanced at each other, shook hands with each other, stood up at the same time, kicked over a few cases in front of them, and shouted: "Yes, if we don't form an alliance, we will wait for the Song and Liao coalition forces to put down the Jurchen rebellion!"
The powerful voice lingers around.
There are different teachings: the heroes in front of the palace argue with each other, and they can only use their swords to show off their heroic feelings. When you look at the majestic rivers and mountains, they are full of sharp edges and corners.
(End of chapter)
