Chapter 110: Negotiating Commander Su Hong

"Report to the Marshal, the Han army sent people to see the general!" At this time, a commander came in and said.

"Two military advisors, do you know what happened to Zhou Shen sending people this time?" Yue Fei frowned and asked Su Hong and Cheng Yu.

Su Hong smiled and said, "Master Yue, this Han Kingdom probably has requested peace."

"Please seek peace? It's impossible. Now our army still has no way to deal with Wuguan. There are only a few thousand people in Guanzhong, and the strength of the Han army has not been weakened. Isn't it too early to seek peace now?" Ma Chao said below. Deng's army fought here for more than two months, but there was no progress. Although Qin Lie and others have now entered Guanzhong, they only have a few thousand people. If the Han army in Guanzhong encircled and suppressed them together, they would have a fortune-telling if they didn't die.

Cheng Yu, who was sitting next to Su Hong, shook his head and said, "General Ma's words are wrong. Yes, the strength of the Han army has not been weakened, but the strength of the Han country has been greatly weakened. You don't know that Qin Lie and others lack great virtues and did nothing in Guanzhong. They just burned the granary of the Han country. According to the news from various places, the food accumulated by the Han country over the years may be half burned by them. If they continue to fight, the Han people will probably have to drink the northwest wind next year."

"Oh, my goodness, Qin Lie and the others are really amazing. I really regret not joining them." Zhang Fei said in surprise. Now he was both surprised and regretful. If he had known that the surprise attack on Guanzhong would be so good, he would have to go.

"Then, Marshal, what should I do if the Han army sent?" The commander soldier saw the big bosses talking on his own and completely ignored him. The people sent by the Han army outside were still waiting, and he spoke.

"Oh, let him come in." Yue Fei came to his senses when he heard the words of the commander Xiaobing.

As expected, the fact was just as Su Hong and Cheng Yu expected. The Han army sent people to inform Yue Fei and asked Yue Fei not to take action when the Han delegation left Wu Pass, and hoped that Yue Fei could inform Deng Sheng of this matter.

Yue Fei means that the two sides are in a state of war. As the front line commander, he cannot let the enemy country enter the country at will. Only after obtaining Deng Sheng's permission can he let the Han delegation enter the territory of Deng.

The envoy told Zhou Shen and Li Bu the original words of Yue Fei. Although they were dissatisfied, they had no choice but to do anything. After all, I am now serving as a lie.

Wancheng, Qianyang Palace

After Deng Sheng received the news from Yue Fei, he summoned all the ministers to discuss it. The ministers did not have much opinion on the peace talks. Only a few ministers knew the inside story of this war with the Han State. On the surface, the reason for Deng State to send troops was to expel the envoy of Deng State. To put it bluntly, it was a battle of will. Now that the Han State took the initiative to surrender and negotiate peace talks, Deng State must of course not be reluctant to give up. This will make the countries dissatisfied with Deng State.

Deng Sheng's decree to agree to peace talks was passed to Wuguan. Of course, Yue Fei had no objection and sent someone to notify Zhou Shen in Wuguan. As Deng Sheng agreed to peace talks, Deng Sheng's decree to summon Su Hong to return to the court.

Although he didn't know what Deng Sheng was trying to summon Su Hong to return to the court, Yue Fei and Su Hong did not dare to neglect them. After receiving the order, Su Hong quickly returned to Wancheng.

Su Hong, who returned to Wancheng, was summoned by Deng Sheng as soon as possible.

"What! The king wants me to be the entrusted envoy of this peace talk?" In Ganyang Palace, Su Hong, who had just returned to Wancheng, was summoned by Deng Sheng. He thought something had happened. Unexpectedly, Deng Sheng actually asked him to be the entrusted envoy of the peace talks and negotiate with the Han Dynasty. These matters have always been the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. In theory, it should be discussed by the people of the Ministry of Rites. Now that he takes over it rashly, will it cause dissatisfaction from the Ministry of Rites?

"King, peace talks have always been the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. Now that the minister rashly serves as the chief envoy, I am afraid that there will be any objections from Shangshu Kong. I hope the king will think twice." Su Hong said the worries in his heart and asked Deng Sheng to think carefully again.

Deng Sheng smiled and shook his head, saying, "Su Qing, there is no need to worry. I have you as the envoy, and all the civil and military officials in the court agreed. First, this time, the envoy of Han was Li Bu of the Han Dynasty. This person, Su Qing, had dealt with him in Chang'an, and I believe he had some understanding of him."

Su Hong nodded. Although Su Hong did not have a deep contact with Li Bu, he also had a certain understanding of him. Su Hong was still confident in dealing with him.

"The second thing is that this time we sent troops, our dynasty's excuse was to wash away Su Qing's shame. Now that we have won, we have to negotiate terms. Su Qing will go and take the initiative." Deng Sheng continued.

When Su Hong heard this, he laughed and knew that this task would not be possible. Moreover, this was also a compensation from Deng Sheng to Su Hong. Didn’t Han State drive Su Hong out of Chang'an? Well, I will let the people who have been humiliated by you come to talk to you. This will not only give Su Hong a breath, but also take the initiative when negotiating conditions. Han State humiliated Su Hong. During the negotiation process, Su Hong’s tone and tough attitude are taken for granted. In everyone’s opinion, it is natural.

"I wonder what the bottom line in the king's heart is?" Since I decided to take on this mission, Su Hong must know what Deng Sheng wants? Land, cities, money and grain, or Deng Sheng's war horse is about, how much is the bottom line. Only when Su Hong knows these can he talk about it.

Deng Sheng thought for a while and said, "I don't plan to ask for land and cities, and the Han Dynasty will not give it. As for money and food, Su Qing will do whatever it takes. However, if you can get more points, you should still have more points. My purpose is to war horses, at least 50,000. This is the bottom line. As for how to discuss it, I will leave it to Su Qing."

Deng Sheng did not want the land city, and the Han State would not give it to him. The territory of the Han State was mainly divided into three parts, namely Guanzhong, Hanzhong and Northland, and Anding. Guanzhong was the core of the Han State. It was impossible for the Han State to ced, even one or two cities. Hanzhong was the fief granted to Liu Bang by Xiang Yu back then. It can be said that it was the Longxing land of the Han State. The King of Han did not give it to him, and he did not dare to give it to him. The northern land was not bordered by Deng State, and it would be useless to ask for it.

In terms of money and grain, half of the Han Dynasty's stored grain was burned by Qin Lie and others. The Han Dynasty now has not much money and grain, so how much can it give to himself. The only thing that can be obtained is war horses. The reason why Deng Sheng mobilized many troops to fight the Han Dynasty was that he was also war horses.

"Don't worry, I know what to do." Since I knew the bottom line, Su Hong felt confident.

Just three days after Su Hong returned to Wancheng, the Han delegation led by Li Bu also came to Wancheng.

Since entering Wancheng, Li Bu has become a little absent-minded. This negotiation is probably not that simple. If the Han State does not pay a big price, Deng State may not give up.

After arriving at the inn, Li Bu also saw the officials of the Ministry of Rites who came to receive them. After learning that the representative of Deng State who was negotiating with him was Su Hong, Li Bu knew that this was difficult. Su Hong was driven out of Chang'an at the beginning. Now Deng Sheng asked him to negotiate, which shows that if the Han State did not pay the price of blood, he would not give up.
Chapter completed!