In the court, Huan Xiang Qiu Rong was the first to speak. He put forward two opinions to King Huan.
First, when the war is over and the Allied forces fight for a long distance, they will definitely ask Huan Guo for the food, grass and weapons they consumed. This matter cannot be avoided by our country. We should accept the facts and should not take any chances.
Second, although the Allied forces came to expel foreign enemies, they are still troops from other countries. Now that the war is over, they are still stationed in our country. Your Majesty will handle this matter early on.
Regarding his words, King Huan first thought about it, then frowned slightly and said: "What will happen if the Allied Lion opens his mouth after the war?"
Qiu Rongdao: "We requested help from other countries in this war. When we sent envoys, we also explained that all war costs will be paid by Huan Guo. Therefore, the king cannot be perfunctory, but we can still negotiate more about the amount. Well."
"Well..." King Huan nodded slowly.
At this time, Guo Kai also stood up and saluted: "In addition, Wei Chen suggested that there should be no conflict between General Xiang Ge and the Allied Forces in Zhenyang, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings and lead to the failure of post-war negotiations."
"Well, that makes sense. Send an order to Xiang Ge immediately and tell him that without the order of the royal court, the troops and horses cannot move rashly."
When the ghost tribe invaded, King Huan was eager for the Allied forces to enter the pass quickly. Now that the Ghost tribe had been wiped out, he naturally wanted the Allied troops to get out as soon as possible.
On the other side, the three kings were also preparing to send an envoy as a representative to Huandu. Naturally, they went through another round of deliberation on the candidate for this matter, and finally decided on Wang Su, who was good at debating.
The latter accepted the order, and under King Xuan's instructions, he did not dare to delay and set off immediately. Zhenyang was not too far from Huandu, and he arrived at his destination only a few days later.
Huan Guo naturally received the news in advance and was greeted by his prime minister. The etiquette was in place and he first arranged to stay in the post house.
The next morning, Huan Guo went to the meeting hall.
"Xuan, the envoy comes to see you~~~~"
Following the chant, Wang Su walked into the hall unhurriedly, stood in the center, then bowed his hands and bowed deeply: "Foreign envoy Wang Su, I have met His Royal Highness King Huan."
Facing the king, he followed the standard of etiquette. King Huan also had a smile on his face, stretched out his hand slightly and said: "Your envoy is exempt from courtesy."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Wang Su straightened up and did not speak directly. Instead, he subconsciously looked around.
At this time, the ministers of Huan Guo were standing on both sides, and all their eyes were naturally focused on him.
King Huan smiled again and said, "As far as I know, Lord Wang is an important minister of the Xuan Kingdom. Are you here to represent King Xuan?"
"No, I actually represent the Allied Forces." Wang Su faced King Huan.
"Oh? So, Sir Wang's trip is to discuss post-war matters?" King Huan pointed out directly.
"Your Highness is wise." Wang Su did not hesitate: "But before that, I have something to ask you."
"Please speak." King Huan extended his hand to signal.
Wang Su said: "I dare to ask Your Highness, after the Ghost Army occupied Lianzhou, the Allied forces made many requests to approach Wuxia Pass, hoping that the Huan Army could exert military pressure on the Wuercha Division from within the territory, so as to achieve complete control. The key to the victory of this battle, but His Highness has shied away from it several times, and I don’t know what it means.”
"Afterwards, he signed a peace treaty with the Ghost King and surrendered Zhenyang. From this point of view, one has to wonder whether Huan Jun has the intention to fight, and whether His Highness wants to watch the fire from the other side."
He said this in one breath, and there was a lot of accountability in his words. After hearing this, King Huan's face had already darkened, and the ministers on the left and right looked at each other.
Immediately afterwards, Guo Kai stood up, pointed at Wang Su, and said unceremoniously: "As a messenger, you should pay attention to your words! How can you be so rude! Are you accusing my king!?"
"Your Highness, King Huan, is the king of a country. How dare I?" Wang Su said calmly: "It's just that the kings need to clarify Huan's wartime attitude. As an envoy, I have to ask this question."
"You!" He moved out the Three Kings, and Guo Kai choked on the spot.
King Huan took a deep breath. This matter was not a joke. If he dared to say that Huan Guo just wanted to watch the fire from the other side, he would definitely create a big trap.
After thinking about it, he had to suppress his anger and reluctantly explained: "Huh? The envoy didn't know something. In the battle at Wuxia Pass, it was not the Huan Army who did not cooperate with the allies, but was restrained by the main force of the Ghost King and could not move the front at all. As for the matter of Zhenyang, the temporary peace talks are our country's affairs and the envoy does not need to know."
"This..." Wang Su paused and then said: "After the great victory at Wuxia Pass, why did His Highness stand still? Do you want to sit back and watch the success or failure of the Allied Forces?"
"Of course not!" How could King Huan admit it: "Didn't our Huan Army participate in the battle against the foreigners? With an army of 500,000, more than 300,000 were killed! It can be said that every inch of land was lost to the soldiers. Hot blood! The envoy should know this!"
He was prevaricating, and then used this matter as an example. Huan Jun did sacrifice a lot in the early stage. Wang Su had no choice but to hold his hands and said: "Well, in that case, I have said too much. Your Highness, please forgive me."
"What, the envoy said seriously. Fighting against aliens is the common responsibility of all kings in the world, and I am no exception." King Huan looked magnanimous, and his words were very nice, and he couldn't help but put it in his face. gold.
Wang Su curled his lips secretly and said: "Then, Huan Guo asked other countries for help and sent troops to fight in Huan to help expel foreign enemies. All the expenses incurred during the war were borne by your country. Do you agree with this, Your Highness?"
"Of course, Huan is a country of etiquette and has always paid attention to trustworthiness. Since I have promised, how can I go back on my promise?" King Huan knew in his heart, just as Qiu Rong reminded him, this matter cannot be excused. Instead of making empty promises, Humiliation, it is better to show yourself to be more generous.
Wang Su heard the words and saluted again: "Your Highness is truly a wise king. He knows that it is not easy for the Allied forces to enter Huan. They have to travel thousands of miles and fight long distances. During the war, the Allied forces wiped out more than 500,000 bandits, chariots, horses, boats, and supplies of food and grass." Countless ordnance was consumed, not to mention the deaths of soldiers. Even so, we persisted in fighting the war and ushered in the final victory. The hardships cannot be summed up in one word."
What he said was nothing more than a bargaining chip before raising the asking price. How could King Huan not know this? He couldn't help but smile and said: "Envoy, please state directly what the allies' opinions are."
Wang Su paused and said straight to the point: "For the death of the soldiers, the arduous battle, the grain, grass and weapons, the carriages, horses and boats, the military supplies and military expenses, and the civilian escorts, in summary, His Highness should pay 90 million taels of silver."
"What did you say!?"
When King Huan heard this, he stood up immediately.
