Of course Xiao Yuan knew that it was impossible for Liang Guo to agree to such conditions, and this was precisely his purpose, in order to prevent the negotiation from reaching an agreement.
[Shu Qi] then raised his hand slightly, stopped the Liang envoy, and asked: "Does the Liang Kingdom recognize the emperor?"
"The Shang family is the common ruler of the world, and the Liang Kingdom certainly recognizes it." Liangshi said without hesitation.
"Then why didn't King Liang become a minister? Why didn't he pay homage to him?" Xiao Yuan asked again.
"This, this..." Liangshi didn't know what to say.
Xiao Yuan glanced at him: "It seems that Prince Liang has not sincerely followed the wishes of the royal family. In this case, there is no need to say more."
"But Your Highness!" Liangshi was anxious.
"Huh?" Xiao Yuan raised his hand again: "As you can see, I have a lot of things to do. Please turn to Prince Liang and let him think about it."
"this!"
Liangshi wanted to say something else, but Xiao Yuan had already picked up the bamboo slip again and stopped looking at him.
Seeing this, Liang had no choice but to smile bitterly, shake his head and retreat.
After he left, Xiao Yuan also put down the bamboo slips and looked at each other with Jia You.
The latter said: "Liang Shi has left here, and I'm afraid he won't come back again."
Xiao Yuan shook his head: "Concentrate on the war. The situation in Youzhou has not been completely opened up yet, and we cannot place our hopes on Huan Jun."
At the same time, Huan Guo court.
Sun Qi's battle report has been sent back, and Dingzhou and Ruyang have been recovered, but he still leads the Huan army and plans to continue marching into the hinterland of Liang.
King Huan also discussed this matter with the ministers in the court.
"Dingzhou is good, Ruyang is good, good..."
In the court, he first sighed with the battle report, and then told Sun Qi's proposal to continue marching westward.
After hearing the words, the ministers first whispered to the left and right, and then a minister stood up, cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, we have agreed before that we can capture Dingzhou and Ruyang, but General Sun Qi insists on using troops blindly, which is really inconsistent with our country's current national policy."
"Yes, Your Majesty, in the dispute between Qin and Liang, Huan State should not have participated in the war. It was just a matter of recovering the two counties. Now is the time to withdraw the troops." Another minister said.
"That's right, if our army continues to advance westward, we will have a solid alliance with Qin..."
"Don't conspire with the king of Qin, the tiger and wolf king. Your Majesty, think twice..."
"It is not appropriate for our country, Huan, to start a war now. The best policy is to sit back and watch the success or failure..."
All the ministers gave advice one after another. There is no need to say more about the current situation of Huan Guo's court.
Seeing this, Qiu Rong stepped out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that General Sun Qi's suggestion of using troops to strengthen the country is feasible, and it is not a bad idea to form an alliance with Qin."
"The Prime Minister's words are wrong." Some ministers retorted: "The King of Qin is more terrifying than the King of Liang. When the King of Liang was around, he always coveted the territory of our Huan Kingdom. If Liang was really destroyed, it would be even more so if it was the King of Qin. !”
As soon as these words came out, some people immediately expressed their agreement: "What Mr. Wang said is really crucial. Qin is as ferocious as an evil tiger. Our country cannot let the evil tiger lie on its side. I hope your Majesty will see clearly."
"Hiss... there is some truth in what the ministers said..." King Huan nodded slowly.
In the end, he adopted the suggestions of most of the stability-seeking faction and immediately sent a royal order praising Sun Qi but also asking him to withdraw his troops from the country and stop marching westward.
The place where Sun Qi is now is far away from Huan, and the letter arrived at the front line after several days of work.
After reading this letter written by King Huan, Sun Qi frowned deeply.
He knew in his heart that it must be those mediocre officials who were blocking him.
Similarly, King Huan's decision was a huge mistake in his opinion, but as a minister, he did not dare to say anything to King Huan.
Seeing him holding the letter and sitting behind Shuai's case, speechless for a long time, a Huan general couldn't help but asked: "Sun Shuai, what did the king say in his letter?"
"Oh, it's nothing." Sun Qi came back to his senses, first glanced at the generals on the left and right, and then said with his thoughts changing:
"It's just some words of praise. Your Majesty highly praises our soldiers. Your generals' contributions are not small."
After hearing about the military exploits, the faces of the generals also showed excitement.
Sun Qi said again: "You have been fighting for many days, but you still want to make meritorious deeds!?"
"Of course!" Everyone said in unison. As a general, who wouldn't want to do this?
"Okay!" Sun Qi looked serious and said immediately: "March to the hinterland of Liang Kingdom immediately! Capture the next city! Expand the territory of Huan Kingdom!"
"No!" All the generals clasped their fists together.
Sun Qi received the letter from King Huan and kept it secret because he didn't want to miss this opportunity!
Once such a fighter plane is lost, it will never appear again!
He knew in his heart that King Huan was greedy. As long as he continued to capture more land and cities for him and strengthened the Huan Kingdom, he would be proven right when the time came.
Look what those civil servants have to say!
But he was an outstanding military strategist, but not a qualified politician.
Another month has passed.
In Huandu, Sun Qi had not yet withdrawn his troops, and the court suddenly exploded.
Someone said angrily: "How unreasonable! How dare Sun Qi disobey the king's order!"
"This person is using troops without authorization! He is completely treasonous by ignoring the orders of the King!"
"Your Majesty! The minister suggested that General Xiang Ge immediately go to the front line to seize Sun Qi's military power!"
King Huan's face was somewhat gloomy.
Just as the ministers were accusing each other, a forbidden soldier hurried in:
"Report~~~~~"
As soon as he came in, he knelt down on one knee and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty! Urgent battle report from the front line!"
"Quick! Bring it up!" King Huan immediately pointed his hand.
The battle report was respectfully sent to Wang An.
Written by Sun Qi himself, the battle report gave a detailed report on the month of war, explained the cities captured by his side, and asked King Huan to send officials to take office.
And at the end, he elaborated on his military views, hoping to get the king's approval, and issued a military order to obtain more counties for Huan State in the future.
The words in the letter were relatively sincere. After King Huan read it, after learning that his country had gained a lot of land, the gloom on his face was instantly wiped away.
He is greedy.
Previously, Sun Qi insisted on using troops. He almost ordered a change of commander, but after seeing these benefits, he immediately changed his attitude.
This is the character of King Huan.
He took the battle report and couldn't help but nod his head: "Okay! Okay! Sun Qi has captured many cities for our country..."
Hearing this, Qiu Rong quickly took advantage of the situation and stood up: "Your Majesty, I have heard that the general has not accepted the emperor's orders. The battle situation on the front line is complicated. Sun Qi's failure to withdraw his troops in time must be related to the war."
"Well..." King Huan was thoughtful.
But someone was anxious and immediately said: "Even so! It is also true that Sun Qi did not obey the king's order!"
"Let him fight first, let him fight first..."
King Huan saw the tangible benefits and was in a good mood.
At the same time, as a monarch, he is not a fool and has his own methods.
In his opinion, instead of dealing with the matter of Sun Qi's unauthorized use of troops now, it is better to expand his interests first.
This also shows that King Huan always acted when he saw benefit.
