The chief steward sent most of his people to pursue him, while he himself led a few warriors back to recover.
Faced with this result, Tuoba Khan knew very well that the other party should have left last night, fearing that he would not be able to catch up.
"Southern people, Dali." Tuoba Khan said after pondering for a moment, "They should take the shortest road back to Dali, abandon the other two roads, and pursue directly towards Dragon City! Take the Eagle King with you!"
Among all the counties in Pingzhou, the closest to their Shengle Palace is Longcheng in Liaoxi County!
"yes!"
"By the way, let's check who else the group met besides Qiu Mulingfang."
When the big housekeeper presented the results of the investigation, Tuoba Khan was mentally prepared, but he was also surprised to see that the other party had connected with so many people?
Very good, the eldest son has not grown up, but has been completely used!
Also, it was obvious now that Xianbei was not the only one who didn't take the contract seriously. Even people in Dali knew that this contract was empty and could not restrain Xianbei.
In this situation, Xianbei no longer has the upper hand, but can he refuse to sign the peace treaty and rescue his youngest son? cannot.
What upset him the most was that the other party saw through his attempt to keep a low profile.
Is it possible that the other party came here to warn him that if he insists on raising troops at this time, the other party will not mind announcing his ambition to the world, and everyone will die.
Originally, Xianbei wanted to use this contract to send troops unexpectedly in the future. Now, it's clear that this plan isn't working.
He still had to be on guard. The next time he raised troops to go south, would he play into the opponent's hands?
Moreover, the other party had a saying that spoke to his heart: Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and slowly become king...
Tuoba Khan looked at where Dali was in the south and sighed in his heart. There were too many smart people in Dali. Next time he raised an army, he needed to be cautious. Two years, make preparations within two years, and never raise troops!
"Horaizir, take the great seal of this Khan and go to the border of Houcheng. Tell the eldest prince that you promise to sign a peace treaty with Houcheng and that you must rescue the little prince. If the other party makes some innocuous suggestions, Ask for it and grant it to them.”
"Yes!" the chief steward, Heraizier, responded.
"Go ahead."
The junction of Xianbei Grassland and Dali Longcheng
Looking at the Xianbei elite who were searching for something not far away, Zhou Da and others lay motionless in the grass.
"Captain, there are really soldiers chasing us. It's very dangerous, it's really very dangerous."
"Don't move, don't talk!"
Until the eagle in the sky roared and flew away, the people below waited for a while before starting to speak.
"Mr. Xue knows things like a god."
"Let's go and meet Mr. Liu and Mr. Xue!"
"Yes, tell them that that bastard Tuoba Khan really sent people to hunt us down."
When going to Houcheng, Qin's mother decided to raise her sons' seniority. Now Qin Heng continues to be called the eldest son, and Qin Yan, Qin Zhao, Qin Sheng and others are called the second master, third master and sixth master respectively. Now everyone below is shouting.
After receiving feedback from Zhou Da and others, Xue Xu smiled easily. It seemed that Geshan Zhenhu's plan was successful.
"This is very close to our villa in Longcheng. Mr. Qin, do you want to go over and take a rest?"
Their mission is completed, they can just go back slowly.
Xue Xu believed that the Sixth Young Master would definitely seize the opportunity.
Qin Sheng tied the baggage to his body and touched it to make sure that the things he just collected on the mountain were still there. "You guys go and rest for a while. I won't go. I have to rush back to Houcheng overnight."
He misses his wife.
He has good physical strength, is still energetic, and is not tired.
These people are weak and not as good as him, they are normal. He couldn't ask too much of them.
Xue Xu glanced at him, his waist was his waist, his legs were his legs, his physical strength was pretty good, well, very good.
"I won't rest anymore. I'll go back to Houcheng with you." He wanted to witness the results with his own eyes.
Zhou Da and others looked at each other and said, "Okay, they should just leave. Mr. Liu and Mr. Xue are going back. What does it mean for them to stay in Longcheng to rest?"
The next day, the Houcheng negotiating team headed by Lu Desheng and the Xianbei negotiating team headed by Tuoba Xun once again took the stage.
Lu Desheng found that the other party's negotiating team had a new person, and that person was standing on the left side of Tuoba Xun.
"Magistrate Lu, we promised to sign a peace agreement for a three-year truce. I hope you, Dali, will keep your word and release my brother as soon as the agreement is signed."
"Okay, Prince Tuoba is so happy! Don't worry, I'll let you go. It's not cost-effective to hold him captive while our city has to pay for the food to support him."
Tuoba Xun:......
As soon as Lu Desheng raised his hand, Chen Ping presented the drafted agreement.
Lu Desheng handed it over, "Take a look and sign it if you don't have any objections."
Tuoba Xun took it and started to look through the contract. He must take a look at it, and he must act like one.
But what did he find? There is also a supplementary clause in this agreement, which states that Xianbei shall not harass or invade the four counties of Pingzhou, especially Liaodong County, within three years!
Tuoba Xun asked, "Why is this happening?"
"Is there anything wrong?" Lu Desheng asked back, "You Xianbei have promised not to go south to Dali to plunder within three years. So, of course, the prohibition of harassing or invading the four counties of Pingzhou is also included, isn't it?"
Members of the Xianbei negotiating team: After hearing this, this supplementary clause seems to be very reasonable.
Tuoba Xun wanted to say something else, but Heraizier next to him pulled him and he held it back.
Demo, don’t think that we don’t know what you are thinking, we came up with that idea for you.
Lu Desheng will tell him that this supplementary clause is of course a reward for our city, and it can't be better used to win people's hearts.
The Xianbei Royal Court and Lu Songli's side and other core personnel all knew that this treaty was false.
This paper agreement cannot actually bind the other party.
The three-year armistice agreement stipulated in the treaty will definitely be peaceful in the first year, but not necessarily in the second year. If you want to be shameless, the fight may start in the third year. If you are shameless, Xianbei may break the contract in the second year.
Whoever believes this contract will be stupid.
Tuoba Xun continued to look down.
Turning to the last page, Tuoba Xungui shouted, "What is this again?!"
The end of the agreement was a clause: The Xianbei Royal Court must compensate Houcheng for thirty sheep, or fifteen cattle, or fifteen horses, as the food that Tuoba Lian consumed in Houcheng these days.
Tuobalian, is he a pig? You can eat so much!
Lu Desheng glanced at him with contempt, "Is there a problem? It's true that your little prince Tuobalian was captured alive by us, but they are your little princes, right? There is no reason for your people to be raised by us, right? "
"Of course this won't work. We in Houcheng have raised him for a few days, and you have to pay for the rations and food."
"Or are you, the Xianbei royal family, too poor to afford food and want to default on your debt?"
The Xianbei negotiating team is about to explode. These words are not very harmful but extremely insulting. It is unbearable!
Tuoba Xun felt aggrieved, "It's okay to give rations, but you want too much!"
"Where's the excess?!" Lu Desheng asked, "Damn, this time it's like sending Tuoba Lianbai back to you. How about charging you some interest?"
"He's not a pig. He can't eat thirty sheep no matter what!"
"When we caught him, he didn't bring his own food rations. If we hadn't given him food in advance, he would have starved to death. By then, let alone if you were willing to give thirty sheep or a hundred sheep, he wouldn't be able to survive. .”
"Give it to them!" Heraizier decided, not wanting to waste time on this detail.
"Bring them fifteen horses." There are no cattle or sheep here. If you want to give them to them, you have to go back and bring them. Trouble!
They are stationed on the grassland border, and they don’t take their cattle and sheep with them! We can only use war horses to reach it.
After Lu Desheng successfully received the fifteen war horses, he began to sign the peace treaty quickly.
Chen Ping, Liu Heshan and others sat obediently, looking at Lu Desheng's back with admiration. Mr. Lu, the new county magistrate in Houcheng, showed them what it meant to add layers of pressure! He really jumped on the opponent's line of patience repeatedly and learned.
