Chapter 23
: Verbal battle
Jingyang Hall, Wancheng Royal Palace
"The envoy of Xuan Han Kingdom entered the hall."
Zhao Xin slowly entered Jingyang Hall with the eunuch. He held his head up and could not see the attitude of the defeated man at all. This was what he had discussed with Xiao Qi before coming. Even if he was defeated, he could not show any timidity. As a great country, although the Han Dynasty was defeated, its strength was still the same, and at the same time he also took the initiative for the subsequent negotiations.
"The Great Han Dynasty's Great Emperor has met King Deng!" Zhao Xin went into the palace and said.
Deng Sheng sat on the throne, looked at Zhao Xin silently, and used the system to detect Zhao Xin's four-dimensional dimensions.
"Zhao Xin, force: 60, commander: 58, intelligence: 95, politics: 94"
"Thank you for your hard work when the messenger comes from afar, there is no need to be too polite." Deng Sheng said.
"Thank you, King Deng."
"Now Deng Han is in a war. I wonder what the envoy is coming this time?" Deng Sheng looked calm and could not see any slight waves. He knew that whoever is anxious now will lose.
Zhao Xin smiled and said, "King, I came here this time to save Deng State."
"Oh." Deng Sheng's face was a little joking and he winked at Cui Hao and others.
Cui Hao understood and said to Zhao Xin: "What does Lord Zhao mean? I, I, Deng, have just defeated your country, and the army is in great spirit. A few days ago, the soldiers in the army jointly wrote a letter to the king, wanting to bring troops to cross Wuguan and go to Chang'an for a trip, so how can I save this?"
"You must be the Minister of Shizhong Cui." Zhao Xin asked Cui Hao with a smile. Before he came, he had already figured out the situation in Deng's court. Cui Hao was Deng Sheng's number one think tank and Deng Sheng's cousin. He would put forward any ideas Deng Sheng had.
Cui Hao nodded.
"In this battle, although my Han Dynasty was defeated, my Han Dynasty, as a powerful country in the world, has dominated Guanzhong for many years. Its strength is not comparable to that of Deng State. Although he lost 200,000 troops, my Han Dynasty still has hundreds of thousands of troops. If Deng State dares to invade Guanzhong, he will inevitably be hit head-on. In fact, since General Fan Yi's war report was passed back to Chang'an, the soldiers in our Han army were filled with righteous indignation and wrote letters to our king, wanting to gather troops and fight again. If it weren't for my Wang Nianji The Han and Deng had a hundred years of friendship, and they were unwilling to raise another war. I am afraid that our Han army had already broken through Wu Pass and killed the territory of Deng. My king could not bear the suffering of war again, so he sent him to come, hoping to reach an agreement with your country and stop the truce." Zhao Xin's tone showed the domineering and arrogant spirit of the great country. This is also the confidence accumulated by the Han country over the years. Even if it was defeated, as long as it was not defeated, the Han country would not give up its former honor at the critical moment of life and death.
"The Han State has hundreds of thousands of troops. Does it mean that I, Da Deng, have no army? In the battle of Xixian, I, Da Deng, defeated your 200,000 troops with only 90,000 troops. The commander Fan Yi committed suicide. I would like to ask why the Han State had such a big tone? Does the Han State think that we can defeat us if we fight again?" Zhao Xin's arrogant aura made Yue Fei angry. The battle of Xixian was his battle of fame. After defeating Fan Yi, Yue Fei successfully became the Deng State military. This was the existence of Huang Biao, Li Tianhu, and Fang Hanchen. Now the Han State is so arrogant, but this does not take Deng State seriously at all.
"You should be General Yue Fei and Yue who was shining in the battle of Xixian County. It is better to meet him than to be famous. It is indeed well-known." Zhao Xin knew Yue Fei very clearly. It was because he repeatedly designed the battle of Xixian County that Fan Yi's army was wiped out.
Yue Fei nodded, looked at Zhao Xin with a bad expression, and said nothing.
When Zhao Xin saw Yue Fei ignored him, he was not angry. As the number one figure in diplomacy in Han, he has been used to seeing all kinds of people over the years and has already tempered his sleek nature.
Zhao Xin said: "General Yue's words are wrong. Indeed, it is impossible for me, the Han Dynasty to fight quickly and defeat your country. However, in terms of national strength, our Han Dynasty is far better than your country. If the war lasts for a long time, can Deng's national strength be able to support it?" Zhao Xin saw that the military strength could not convince Deng's monarch and ministers, so he turned the topic to the national strength of both sides, and this point hit the key point of Deng's country. Even though he defeated 200,000 Han troops, the Deng State was not arrogant enough to think that he could completely defeat the Han State. After all, the Han State, which had overlord status for many years, still had a deep foundation.
Deng Sheng glanced at Yue Fei, signaled him to retreat, and then said, "I wonder how the messenger will talk about it?" It's enough for Zhao Xin to be left for so long, and it's time to get to the point.
Zhao Xin smiled and said, "By the king, my king hopes that your country can return Wuguan and our captives to my great man, but my great man will not let your country suffer any losses. My king is willing to exchange 500,000 stones of food and grass, 100 war horses, and 50,000 gold as the conditions for exchange. I wonder what your country thinks?"
"No, king, there are other things to talk about, but Wuguan was taken down by our soldiers in bloody battles. How could it be returned to Han State like this?" When Deng State heard that he was going to return Wuguan, the ministers of Deng State were furious. Just kidding, no one knows the importance of Wuguan. Wuguan is the channel between Nanyang and Guanzhong. It can serve as a gateway barrier in the hands of Deng State or Han State. If Han State has Wuguan, it can send troops to Nanyang at will. Similarly, Deng State has occupied Wuguan, so it can send troops to Guanzhong at will. In the past, Wuguan has been in the hands of Han State, and they have no choice, but now Wuguan has fallen into their own hands, so how can it be returned?
"Silent!" Deng Sheng heard that after everyone calmed down, Deng Sheng said, "Encourt, the Han Kingdom has twice attacked our great Deng. It is because Wuguan is in your hands. Your country can enter the territory of Deng as you wish. Now Wuguan is in your hands. How can you say that you will return it to your country? Wuguan is not needed to discuss it anymore. For other conditions, I will discuss with my ministers before I will reply to your country."
"King, Wuguan is the bottom line of our country. If Wuguan is not returned, our country will never agree to the peace talks. In this way, we can only fight and think twice." When Zhao Xin was envoy Deng, Han Wang Liu Xie and Xiao Qi told him that we could give more money and food. But Wuguan must come back, which is necessary.
"Are you threatening me?" Zhao Xin's words became a little arrogant. If you don't return to Wuguan, you will have to fight. Isn't this a pure threat? Deng Sheng was a little angry. After all, he was the king of a country and the winner. You always say that you are afraid of him.
"Don't calm down, I have no intention of this, but..." Zhao Xin saw that Deng Sheng was angry a little, and knew that his tone had just been too loud, so he wanted to explain it a little, but when he wanted to continue, he was interrupted by Deng Sheng.
Chapter completed!