Prince Yuan Zhao waited for three days to prepare to send a messenger, but the messenger sent three days ago came back and presented a reply from Prince Yan of Daliang. He said feebly: "Your Highness, this is an autographed letter from Prince Daliang.
The attendant checked the letter, handed it to Yan Huisheng, Yuanzhao took it, and asked the messenger, "Why three days? Why are you so weak? Did Daliang torture you?"
The messenger shook his head, "My subordinate is hungry. As soon as I submitted the letter, Prince Daliang ordered me to be imprisoned without food or drink. I just released my subordinate back today."
Yuan Zhao nodded and asked, "Besides this letter, did Daliang say anything else?"
The messenger shook his head, "No more."
Yuan Zhao waved his hand, "Go down!"
The messenger's legs were weak from hunger, so he immediately went down to find something to eat. Yuan Zhao opened Yan Huisheng's letter. After reading it, his face suddenly darkened. He knew that when Da Wei proposed peace, Da Liang would naturally put forward harsh conditions, but he did not expect that they would be so harsh.
Jingzhen nodded, "No, Yuan Chen is worried, I understand."
Su Rong was moved, "Yuan Chen doubts you?"
"My king suspected him," Yuan Zhao nodded, "He packed up and set off before the messenger left. Before he arrived in Xuzhou, on the day of peace talks, he asked Brother Wang to defend the city. Nangong Zheng accompanied him. Don't listen to me. Suggestion. The king's bottom line is to cede at least eight more cities in Helan. I will give you the structure diagram of the siege cannon, but I cannot give you the improved structure diagram of the crossbow. One hundred thousand taels of gold, one thousand BMWs, and send a prince. Helan Palace serves as the king’s male attendant.”
Yuan Zhao told him, "If Zhu Zhun agrees to life or death, it is too harsh. He will tell you that if you agree, I will fight you to the end. The same is true with Xiao Liang. If you step on my bottom line, I will not care about you." We will both suffer defeat. Although Xiao Wei will die, you and Xiao Liang will be the losers. This king can also kill us, dragging down both countries, and the people will live in dire straits.
After hearing this, Yuan Zhao nodded and said in a deep voice: "You and Yan Huisheng, one locked up a man for eight days to give him food and drink, and the other made him run to death with two horses, and traveled seven days and nights just to be able to breathe. They are indeed the same raccoon dog. Strange You have to be able to use your temperament to make He Lan and Xiao Liang hug each other tightly to deal with Xiao Wei,"
Yuan Zhao handed me the letter.
Nan Chu was exhausted and said, "Go back to the palace, Prince Helan, and ask for a reply within ten days, otherwise we will continue to send troops. Now we have captured seven cities."
Nan Chu lost two horses to death and traveled day and night for seven days and nights. He returned to Lanwan River and met the prince Yuan Zhao.
Su Rongying remembered Yuan Zhao and handed the letter to him, "You can read it yourself."
Su Rong was stunned, "In Jingzhen Wang's letter, he asked for a hostage."
Yuan Chen looked at Yuan Zhao's face, which was dark and gloomy, and asked: "Brother, what did Yan Hui's letter say? Since ancient times, there have been princes who have not been protons, but especially those who have been selected from the royal family are those who have grown up. The favored eldest prince is used as a hostage. It is rare for anyone to name and appoint a candidate, especially since I am still an adult prince.
So, Yuan Zhao sent two letters. One sent someone to ride a slow horse, one step ahead of Su Rong, and delivered it to your watch within the date specified by Zhu Zhun. The other sent a messenger to Prince Xiaoliang, Yan Huisheng.
My whole body was almost exhausted. My horse fell to the ground and foamed at the mouth. I also fell to the ground, and the back of my eyes turned white. But I still gritted my teeth and held on, and was helped up. When Yuan Zhao came to see me, Yuan looked after me. , stood up, "Why do you look like that?"
After hearing this, Yuan Zhao was silent for a moment and waved to me, "Let him go and have a rest. He has to go again to deliver the letter. If the king replies to the letter, I will send someone else to go."
Su Rong nodded. I was confused. Yuan Zhao and I had a lot of brotherhood. It wasn't in those days. I understood it clearly and thought about it. I gave up my ambition on my own initiative and thought about Xiao Wei Jiangshan. We The relationship was finally reconciled, and it was only because Yuan Zhao took care of the overall situation for me.
Jingzhen pursed her lips.
I looked at Yuan Zhao, "Jingzhen, what should I do? Do I want to promise you?"
I pondered for a moment and said: "I made an appointment with Zhu Zhun, Prince of Helan, half a month ago, on the tenth day of the seventh lunar month, to send people to Xuzhou City to discuss peace. I heard from Prince Yan of Xiaoliang that about eight days ago, we met in the two cities today. The Half Moon Peak between them is negotiable in person.
Yuan Zhao closed his eyes, "Of course I can agree to them all."
"Will we agree?" Sue
There is no need to worry, "Yuan Chen is running around in time, and he can take care of both sides. Who should he send to Jing Zhen to negotiate peace?"
Jingzhen took it, and before reading it, she realized that I had missed it. Zhu Zhun had asked Xiao Wei to give people as hostages, but you asked Xiao Wei to cede a city, 10,000 BMWs, and 700,000 taels of gold. That's just you. Why grab it directly?
Yuan Zhao said: "Waiting for the battle report between Wang Xiongjue and Nangong Zheng, and also waiting for the reply from Wang Jingzhen."
Su Rong took the letter and read it, his face changed slightly, "Yan Huisheng is unreasonable! He actually wants you to be a hostage?" Yuan Zhao said: "You are the prince of Helan, how can you have no eighth husband in the future?" Seven servants? I am happy to give you a long and bad-looking servant to serve you."
Yuan Zhao looked at me and said, "Don't wait for him. He may be taking the trabecula as a pledge. I also want to send you as a pledge."
he goes. "Jing Zhenqing: "I will try my best to protect him and let him go to Xiaowei in exchange for a hostage.
Yan Huisheng said in his reply that all the twelve cities Daliang had conquered would be returned to Daliang. In addition, the Wei Dynasty ceded three more cities and presented 300,000 taels of gold, 5,000 high-quality BMWs, and a structural diagram of the siege cannon. The structural diagram of the improved crossbow arrows, as well as the grain seeds unique to the Wei Dynasty, opened the border trade, and sent the second prince Yuan Chen of the Wei Dynasty as a hostage to the capital of Daliang.
Although Yuan Zhao has received the battle report between Wang Xiongjue and Nangong Zheng, he still can't accept it. When I brought troops and horses to attack Helan, I was blocked by Jing Zhen at Baiya Pass. I was able to retreat. At that time, Zhu Zhun did not have 700,000 troops and horses, a gap of 800,000. Now Zhu Zhun does not have 870,000 troops and horses to attack Xiao Wei, while Jing Zhenjue and Nangong Zheng combined do not have 870,000 troops and horses, but they are short. In a short period of time, seven cities were lost in a row, especially Dingnan City, which was captured by Jingzhen in ten days. I looked at Yuan Zhao, "Yuan Chen, will he promise me?"
Nanchu nodded and added, "It seems that Prince Helan's injury has healed.
Nan Chu quickly told the truth about the situation of meeting Zhu Zhun and your humiliating words. Su Rong looked at Yuan Zhao and thought, Jing Zhen also wants me to be a hostage, right? I asked: "Yuan Chen, what did Wang Helan say in his letter?"
Yuan Zhao opened the letter, looked at it, and his face was livid again, "Your appetite is smaller than Yan Hui's voice. Nan Chu should be supported by someone. When he entered, I stretched out my hand, "Give the letter to the king. He came to say, apart from the letter, he could see Zhu Zhun, what else did you say?
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