Lao Cao kicked over the table, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense and extremely tense.
As for Wu Qimai, Zacchaeus, Lou Shi and others present, which one is not a hero who was killed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood? However, at this moment, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
The two great powers of Song and Liao joined forces to conquer Jin. This is really the scene that everyone here least wants to imagine.
Especially after learning about the combat power of Cao Cao and others through Lou Shi and others.
The two sides stood facing each other. Cao Cao's eyes were as cold as lightning, his face was covered with frost, and he had a slight sneer at the corner of his mouth. He really regarded the Jurchen monarch and his ministers as if they were nothing.
But he was secretly glad in his heart: Fortunately, Aguda only called these important ministers with extraordinary knowledge. If there were so many generals as when he first arrived, those mindless generals would have been shouting to fight and kill. Under the anger of the crowd, Aguda also It may not be suppressed.
But now, with a glance from Cao Cao, Nianhan might be the only one who can be called reckless.
Sure enough, Nianhan's demeanor gradually became manic, and he roared: "The Song envoy is really ignorant! Have you ever heard of the Battle of Hubu Dagang? With 700,000 Liao troops, our army was able to defeat them in one fell swoop. You, the Song Dynasty, sent three troops So what if it’s one hundred thousand? All I have to do is protect Dagang one more time!”
His words were so heroic, but Cao Cao only smiled coldly and said with ridicule: "Mr. Nianhan, do you want to deceive Wu Zhi who doesn't know how to fight? People in the Ming Dynasty don't tell secrets in front of them. In the battle of Guarding Dagang, I will The emperor of the dynasty also asked the generals to deduce it repeatedly. Haha, the Jurchen army and horses are indeed brave, but if Yelu Zhangchunsheng in the rear had not rebelled first and disrupted the morale of the army, Emperor Tianzuo was afraid of death from behind, so he fled before the battle and the Chinese army collapsed. Then the whole army was destroyed, and it is probably still unclear who will win the battle."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Jin Kingdom's monarchs and ministers became increasingly ugly.
Everyone here has participated in that war. Who doesn't remember the fear and fear in their hearts when facing the heavy troops of the Liao Kingdom before the war started?
Some important ministers couldn't help but turn their heads and look at Aguda's old cheeks, especially the deep knife mark on his face——
At that time, facing the fierce arrival of the Liao army, the Jurchen generals thought that this battle would be defeated. Aguda gathered the people, slashed his own face with a knife, looked up to the sky and cried bitterly, saying: "It started when you raised the army, and the Khitans were cruel and wanted to stand on their own." Country. Zuo Qin is here today, what can I do? There is no way for me to do anything other than a life-and-death battle. If you don’t kill my clan, you will surrender and turn disaster into blessing."
Originally, I led you to raise an army because the Khitans oppressed you too much and wanted to have your own country. But now Emperor Zuo of today has come with his own troops. What should we do? Unless everyone suddenly fights to the death, defeat is certain. I think it would be better to kill my Wanyan clan and let everyone surrender.
However, most of the Jurchen generals have the surname Wanyan, and a few have other surnames, and most of them are related to Wanyan. How can they "kill my clan"? We can only ignore stupidity and fight to the death at the risk of our lives.
In that battle, all the Jurchens put their lives at risk, and coupled with the various missteps of the Liao people, they finally won an almost miraculous victory.
It was that battle that truly established the Jurchens' confidence. Even as the years passed, they gradually took it for granted that they would win. "The Jurchens are invincible if they are not worth ten thousand."
However, Cao Cao ruthlessly tore away the veil of the legend in front of all the monarchs and ministers, and calmly pointed out the truth: If it weren't for the rebellion in the rear of the Liao Kingdom, or if Tian Zuo did not escape before the battle, what would be the outcome?
This sentence would have no harm to the Jurchen soldiers at the bottom, but to these leaders, it reminded them of the confusion and fear that they could hardly hold a knife, and of the blood and tears that A Gu slapped on his face.
"Besides!" Cao Cao raised his chin, his expression becoming more and more stern: "Even if you are lucky enough to defeat 700,000 Liao troops, will the Khitan just disappear? After all, the Khitan has been a country for hundreds of years. What kind of foundation does it have? Even if it is defeated again and again, there will still be The strength of the Jin Kingdom can be fought. However, the people of the Jin Kingdom grew up rapidly. They seemed to dominate thousands of miles of land and had extraordinary momentum. In fact, they relied solely on militarism and all the people were soldiers. It can be said that they have no foundation. The true strength of the Qin family is only tens of thousands of Jurchens. That’s all, the rest are all vassals, so for your dynasty, you can really only win and cannot lose. Otherwise, it will only be a big defeat... Haha, is the king trying to achieve hegemony? It’s just a dream!"
All the Jurchen ministers couldn't help but be horrified when they heard this. Cao Cao pointed out another problem that none of them wanted to think about: the Jurchens cannot be defeated, and the Jurchens cannot afford to be defeated!
"Shut up! How dare you speak so arrogantly in front of my emperor, do you think my big golden sword can't kill people?" Nianhan roared, drawing the sword in his hand, his face was red, and veins were popping on his forehead.
The Kingdom of Jin had not been established for a long time and the etiquette was not complete. It was a matter of course for ministers to bring swords to the palace.
Cao Cao raised his head and laughed, and was about to make a move when suddenly Hu Yanqing beside him drew his sword and shouted: "I am facing the sword, it is not disadvantageous!"
I cried bitterly in my heart: How can I be this person’s opponent? But Wu Zhi got tired from eating this! That's all, if I die here today, it will be considered honorable to meet my ancestors. I hope that I can leave a good name in history.
Cao Cao was slightly surprised, glanced at Hu Yanqing approvingly, then looked at Nianhan, and said coldly: "Mr. Nianhan, there are only three of us envoys. Counting the servants of the post house, there are only more than a hundred. Do you want to It's not difficult to kill him. It's just that the Song Dynasty troops will come to the north one day. After hearing what happened today, I don't know how many people from the noble dynasty will be buried with them."
Nian Han was so embarrassed and angry that he really wanted to fight to the death with Lao Cao, but he was worried that he would miss important national events, so he was depressed for a while.
Although this man is reckless and cruel, after all, he is a noble man, with a clear mind and a broad mind. He is not comparable to ordinary warriors. Don't you know the weight of Cao Cao's words? Since the Jurchens raised their troops, they must win every battle, which is why they are in today's situation. However, after all, there are only so many elite Jurchen soldiers at the core. As long as they are defeated, they may be knocked back to their original shape.
Wanyan Sacchaeus took a deep breath and shouted: "Nianhan! I am discussing important matters between the two countries with the Song envoy, how can I allow you, a stupid donkey, to be rude? Get out of here quickly, don't embarrass our Kingdom of Jin."
Nian rarely spoke to his father, knowing that he was using himself as a raft to talk to the Song envoy in detail, so he lowered his head and left the palace without saying a word.
Hu Yanqing immediately breathed a sigh of relief, returned the sword to its sheath, and secretly felt proud in his heart: Ah, but there is no need to die. Hey, today I drew my sword to confront the prince of the Golden Kingdom. If I spread the word later, who would not praise me for my extravagance? Wonderful, wonderful, you get a good name for nothing!
Then he saw Wanyan Zacchaeus forcing out a smile and saying: "Haha, you idiot is ignorant and rude, but it makes the noble envoy laugh... Haha, I think of the Liao Dynasty's stupid king and chaos in the government, and the anger of the sky and the resentment of the two dynasties. This is a move made by Shuntian to respond to people, how can it be shelved? As for how to divide the land of Liao Kingdom, we can discuss it slowly."
Cao Cao pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh, it seems that Wu has misunderstood you all. Please forgive me for being rude. But Wu still has to say bluntly, the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are what our country must have!" The Song and Liao Dynasties formed an alliance with Tan Yuan and enjoyed peace for a hundred years. If this was not the homeland, why would they break their promises and betray the alliance, only to bring shame to the history of history?"
At this time, Aguda said calmly: "Speaking of this, I have a question: I have heard for a long time that Song and Liao are countries of brothers. Since he has the intention to unite with Liao to attack us, why didn't the Emperor of Song directly negotiate with the Lord of Liao? Instead, he sent You, have traveled thousands of miles to discuss an alliance with our court?"
As soon as these words came out, Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing suddenly trembled, and they both thought: What a great golden emperor! But the question is at the joint. If you ask me, I'm afraid you will show your timidity in class.
However, Cao Cao didn't care and smiled slyly: "Your Majesty, not to mention distant friendship and close attack, which are the basis of vertical and horizontal relations, only blood brothers, when there is still a feud, let alone two countries? Furthermore, it is those merchants and small businessmen. People also know that business must be done with strangers to be fair. If they are acquaintances and favors are involved, there will be more fights and less, and it will be difficult to tolerate each other."
What he said was so clear that Aguda couldn't help but nod, but he couldn't help but look like he was laughing or crying: "Business? The important matter of the country, in your mouth, is it confused with the business of merchants?"
Cao Cao's smile faded and he said sternly: "It is said that governing a big country is like cooking a small delicacy. Everything in the world was originally the same. But now, it is like two people fighting to the death. I have a precious sword in my family. If I want to sell it at a high price, I will naturally search far away first. After visiting the Yan family, if you don't buy it and suffer some losses, it won't be too late to sell it to your neighbor Yelu family."
Aguda sarcastically said: "In this case, whoever becomes your neighbor is unlucky?"
Cao Cao spread his hands and smiled and said: "My family originally wanted to be kind to others and be friendly to our neighbors. However, this powerful neighbor, the Yelv family, took away sixteen acres of my farmland and refused to return it. He was also jealous of my family's wealth and gave him some free money every year to support him. Only then can we all be at peace with each other. If we fight with him, he is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, but it will wastefully delay my family's fortune."
Aguda was speechless for a moment and looked at the ministers in front of the palace. All the Jurchen bosses looked at each other with strange expressions. Lou Shi suddenly said: "This is quite clear. As far as we are concerned, at least his sword is always good." It cannot be sold to Liao."
Everyone nodded and sighed: Well, it turns out that we have to buy it even if we don’t want to.
Aguda shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Yang Pu told me about history before, saying that in ancient times, Su Qin and Zhang Yi controlled the kings with their three-inch tongues. I only exaggerated. After talking with Wu Jiedu today, I realized that a sharp tongue is better than a sword. , it finally opened my eyes. That’s all, your precious sword from the Song Dynasty was bought by the Kingdom of Jin - the Sixteen Youyun Provinces, all belong to the Song Dynasty."
Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing were both overjoyed.
Cao Cao sighed helplessly, it doesn't matter, the price is like this, if the price is increased on the spot, it will be a bit ugly.
Besides, even if the price increase succeeds, it will be in vain because the Song Dynasty's military power cannot defeat them. This is like a capable shopkeeper. Even though the business talks are fantastic and a good contract is signed, the boss has no capital to come up with it. It is really a useless place for a hero, and it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel waning, and said to himself: Fortunately, I was not a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty. If I was a loyal minister and had the ambition to serve the country, wouldn't I be vomited to death if I met an emperor like Zhao Ji? If that is the case, and given my temperament and unwillingness to vomit to death, I am afraid that I will have no choice but to follow the strategy of serving the emperor and begging for disloyalty.
The kings and ministers of the Jin Kingdom exchanged glances and saw that Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing were beaming with joy, but Cao Cao's face was expressionless. They all said to themselves: This man is so deep in the city!
Aguda chuckled and showed a kind expression: "Since we have reached a consensus, the specific details cannot be discussed today. It's not that I underestimate you, it's just that you are here as a noble envoy, and you don't even have your credentials. It can be seen that it is just for exploration. If I speak lightly, it will make Dajin lose his dignity."
Cao Cao sneered secretly, "Xindao Tongguan, Zhao Ji and others handled state affairs like a woman's personal relationship. They had one thing in their mind and the other in their belly, but they never used it for the right purpose. They just looked petty."
Immediately he said: "It's not that we don't know etiquette, it's just that there are mountains and seas, and it's hard to know the truth of the news we hear. Therefore, we are sent to see the real situation. If your country really keeps fighting with the Liao forces, then you can talk about the alliance."
Poor old Cao has to help the Song Dynasty maintain its external dignity. We are not just petty. I just heard that you were fighting with the Liao Kingdom. I don’t know if it is true or not. I came here to take a look. If it is true, then I can sell the sword. , if it’s fake, I’ll pat my butt and go back.
Aguda smiled and nodded, then suddenly looked straight at Cao Cao and said, "Why is Wu Jiedu, such a great talent, only serving as the military envoy of a single state in your dynasty? If in my place, being crowned king and prime minister would be nothing more than nothing."
Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing suddenly became nervous and looked at Cao Cao intently. Cao Cao said calmly: "Thanks to your Majesty's kindness, I remember that during the Zhenzong period of our dynasty, there was a scholar named Zhang Yuan who failed to pass the exams. He defected to Xixia in anger and helped Yuan Hao. Founding the country, he was highly regarded, and he was promoted to prime minister and assistant. People in Xia all said that the Song Dynasty had geniuses but did not know how to use them, which was an advantage to us. But they did not know that the so-called geniuses were nothing more than those in Xixia. Chinese figures are like this generation. There are countless battles - Wu Zhi may be useful in His Majesty's eyes, but in the Song army, it is nothing more than that."
After hearing this, Aguda was shocked for a long time, shook his head and sighed: "Think of China, which is among the best in the world. The Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties, after all, the incense has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is not unusual for talents to emerge in large numbers."
The waiter of the Valley God, whose Chinese name was Wanyan Xiyin, suddenly said: "What Wu Jiedu said seems to be deceiving others. I heard that Zhang Yuan defeated the Song army in Haoshuichuan and wrote a poem: 'Xia It is not surprising that the Song Dynasty has ever towered. Han Qi is full of dragons and tigers, and he is still talking about military aircraft. If such people were really capable of carrying chariots, the Song Dynasty would have conquered the world long ago. Why are there Gaoliang River and Haoshuichuan? defeat?"
Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Gu Shen understands very well. Why was Zhang Yuan able to be recognized as a saint and respected in Xixia? Just because no one could compare with him, his talents were fully displayed. In the Song Dynasty, there were many talents who really came to work on the battlefield. Sometimes, they often find it difficult to accept each other, which is what is called 'a group of dragons without a leader'. Alas, everything is too much and too little is too little. There are many talented people, and everyone expresses his or her own opinions, which also has its own shortcomings."
Gushen nodded and remained silent.
Aguda tasted it for a moment, and then he felt it made sense, and nodded happily: "I talked to Wu Jiedu today, and I feel that I have made a lot of progress. Haha, the days are long, and I need to ask Wu Jiedu for more advice."
coming!
Cao Cao's heart tightened, and he said with a smile: "Since I have been favored by His Majesty, if I don't dislike him, I can often communicate with you. It is an honor for a foreign minister to be able to write and write with Your Majesty."
Aguda laughed and said: "That's very good, very good." Then he frowned and sighed: "It's a pity that I can't read."
Lao Cao: "..."
Aguda laughed loudly, stood up suddenly, and said loudly: "In my opinion, it might as well be like this - I asked Li Shanqing, Sandu, and Boda to be the envoys, holding the credentials of the Kingdom of Jin, and accompanying Dr. Ma, Commander Hu Yan, etc. Let’s go to the Song Dynasty together to meet the Emperor of Song and negotiate the details of the alliance! Li Shanqing is from Bohai, Sandu is from Jurchen, and Boda is from Jurchen. They are all the most knowledgeable people among the tribes. The three of them have opinions. , enough to represent Daijin. Well, Zacchaeus..."
Wanyan Zacchaeus said: "Old minister is here."
Aguda ordered: "You go and prepare ten buckets of northern pearls, a thousand catties of raw gold, a thousand pieces of mink leather, a hundred catties of ginseng, and ten thousand catties of pine nuts as a gift to meet the Lord of the Song Dynasty to show the sincerity of our country."
Zacchaeus responded: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I personally ordered the preparations, and there will be no mistakes."
Aguda said: "Very good. In this way, my sincerity is full. But noble envoys, although you have your own reasons, but no matter what, you do not hold the credentials and have no credibility. It would be somewhat disrespectful for you to consider yourself an envoy of the Song Dynasty and come to negotiate an alliance with me. If I treat you with a villain's heart, why can't you be the spies sent by Emperor Zuo of that day? Now for the good of the two countries' alliance , treated you like honored guests, and sent your trusted ministers there. If you are really sent by the Liao people, wouldn’t you be teaching the world to laugh at my stupidity?”
Wanyan Sa changed his smile and said: "Your Majesty, if you have such concerns, you might as well ask one of the three envoys to stay. When our envoys go to discuss the matter, the Song Dynasty will send another envoy to hold the national letter and ask your Majesty to affix the seal. Where will he go?" Now that there is nothing suspicious, wouldn't it be inconvenient to let the envoys we left behind go back together?"
Cao Cao's mind turned around, and the reason Aguda said was irrefutable. He and others came here unexpectedly. Who said they couldn't be spies sent by Emperor Tian Zuo to tease him? When it comes to the root of this matter, it is still to blame that Tong Guan and others are courageless, want to eat meat, and are afraid of being beaten.
He immediately rushed to say: "In that case, let Commander Huyan stay."
Hu Yanqing was stunned for a moment: Yeah? Isn’t this Wu Mengde famous for his loyalty? I risked my life just now to draw my sword for him, but he sold it to me in the blink of an eye?
In the midst of grief and anger, he heard A Gu laugh and say: "Well, this is not appropriate. Commander Huyan just drew his sword at Nianhan. My nephew is a narrow-minded barbarian. Sometimes he dares to violate my will. If He took a personal revenge and killed Commander Huyan. Wouldn't it ruin the affairs of the two countries? It's not appropriate for Dr. Ma to stay. He is an official envoy. If I keep him, it will appear that I am unreasonable, hehe."
Speaking of this, Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing naturally breathed a sigh of relief, but all the Jurchen ministers looked at Lao Cao and smiled sinisterly - can't you say that? Aren't you going to scare us? What's going on now? Who told you that you have no credentials and no credentials? Can you take a look at this conspiracy?
Aguda and the ministers had the same thought, and the more they talked, the brighter his smile became. He deliberately said in a tone of voice: "So, after thinking about it, Wu Jiedu is the most suitable! First, you can help Lou We are all deeply aware of the merits of fighting in the imperial court and serving with me. Furthermore, Lou Shi and Zong Xiong regard you as brothers. We drink and hunt together on weekdays, so we will definitely not be bored. Among the three, Wu Jiedu is well-informed. , your words are interesting, and I love talking to you very much. If you stay, I can ask for advice at any time, haha, who else can you give me?"
Lou Shi also laughed and joined in: "Yes, brother Wu, actually counting the time, the messenger can only come and go for a year or two at most, so what does it mean?"
When the words came to this, Lao Caodu couldn't refuse, so he could only clasp his fists and smile bitterly: "Thanks to your majesty's wrong love, in this case, the foreign minister will stay in your court for a few days."
He thought to himself: Aguda, don't say that I'm bullying you. I've already explained it here, but I'm just staying here for a few days. I didn't believe it either, so I ran away. One day, a messenger will come with a letter of credence. Are you still willing to sign the covenant? hey-hey.
Aguda was also secretly proud: You have made a big splash today, but in my territory, can I allow you to fly into the sky? It will take a year or two until the Song Dynasty envoy comes again. I will slowly train you. If you are willing to surrender, it will be easy. If you are not willing, people like you cannot be used by me, so why stay in this world? It's too bad that you should die "unaccustomed to the climate" before the envoy from Song Dynasty arrives. Is it possible that the alliance between the two countries can be abandoned by just one Jiedushi envoy? hey-hey.
The two of you look at me, and I look at you, each with his or her own agenda, smiling at each other.
There are different religions: each has its own evil fetus, each has its own evil plan. There has never been a hero but a ferocious wolf fighting an evil jackal.
I wanted to do two chapters today, but I changed it over and over again, but in the end I couldn't do it. well.
5000+ single chapters, feel free to ask for a vote.
Strive to make up for all the chapters that are owed next time.
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