"The third son of Emperor Liang, Zhu Zhen, seeks peace from Emperor Daning!"

He stood in front of the army, one man and one horse, and his loud voice was heard far and wide.

Hao Cang raised his hand and the huge army stopped marching. Everyone looked suspicious.

It is quite courageous for one person to come to seek peace, if nothing else.

Hao Cang stepped forward and looked at it carefully for a moment, and then asked: "I heard that the border guard is a direct descendant of the crown prince of Liang Kingdom. He is still here to control the border. Why didn't the crown prince come and let you, the prince, come?"

The two sides have been at odds for so long, and some things are known.

"The prince has returned to Beijing, and the border is under my control."

Hao Cang paused for a moment, then asked again: "When it came time to sue for peace, the prince left and you were left behind?"

Zhu Zhen didn't speak, obviously acquiescing.

This made a lot of people sigh in their hearts, vying for fame and fortune, but staying away from infamy.

It seems that Liang Guo really asked for peace.

"Can you take charge?"

"able."

Zhu Zhen said calmly: "As long as your army can withdraw its troops and save the people of the two countries from the disaster of war, we, the Liang State, are willing to compromise and negotiate."

"Isn't that right? Why do you say it as if you are the party holding the righteousness?"

General Xiang Fu, who was beside Hao Cang, said coldly: "You have to understand that it was your Liang Jun who crossed the border to attack Daning first. Why do you say that we are intruders?"

"It makes no sense to say this, and it has nothing to do with His Highness Prince Qi."

Hao Cang knew that it was Liang Prince Zhu Zhen who led his troops across the border.

"It is useless to say more. If you want to ask for peace, I will give you the opportunity, but I hope you can understand that there is a price to pay for peace."

Hao Cang asked directly: "Can you make the decision?"

"Of course it is possible."

Zhu Zhen said: "If you have any conditions, just tell me."

"good!"

Hao Cang smiled and said: "Since His Highness King Qi is happy, I won't do anything."

The original intention of this offensive was to use the topic to force Daliang to sue for peace and seek compensation and cession of territory.

If it can be solved quickly, there is no need to push. This can also reduce military consumption and allow the armies to return as soon as possible...

The specific land cession and compensation agreement had already been drawn up by the cabinet, and Hao Cang had already known about it.

As long as we talk about it according to this, the principle is that it can only be more but not less.

There are quite a lot of ways to draft this agreement.

Whether it is ceding territory or paying compensation, it is excellent, but you cannot ask for too much. If you press too hard, Liang will be defeated and fight Daning to the end.

This goes against the original intention.

Therefore, we must not only benefit ourselves, but also be within the acceptable range of Liang Guo.

Hao Cang was a soldier, not an official of the Ministry of Rites, and he didn't have much patience to talk, so he directly laid out the conditions.

"I think this Beilin Province is good, so ceding Beilin Province to Daning is one of the conditions!"

Beilin Province is where it intersects with Daning and Huaizhou.

Liang State is the largest country among the three mainland countries, with a total of thirteen provinces, and the jurisdiction of each province is far larger than the state of Daning.

This province of Beilin is equivalent to the two prefectures of Daning.

This condition was put forward after much discussion and it was concluded that the Liang Kingdom was a large country and the last thing they cared about was the land.

In this regard, the lion can speak freely.

For Daning, land is more important than money and food. Liang State is located in the southwest of the mainland and has the richest land resources.

Beilin Province is a large plain area with large-scale farming conditions, which is what Daning lacks.

There is never too much land, and in this society dominated by farming, it is even more important.

Opening your mouth to ask for a province's territory is indeed a lion's opening.

In fact, the bottom line for the agreement was only half. Considering the area of ​​​​Beilin Province, half is already quite a lot.

Hao Cang proposed to give Daliang room for bargaining.

"What else?"

What surprised Hao Cang was that Zhu Zhen did not directly refute.

"Eight million taels of silver and ten million shi of grain."

Hao Cang said: "For a country, such conditions are not too many, and this is also the final condition, and there is no further negotiation."

The main item is placed on the land, thus reducing the others.

"Even the conditions have been drawn up in advance. It seems that you, Daning, have decided on us."

Zhu Zhen said calmly: "But it also proves that you Daning are not prepared to fight this war for a long time..."

Hao Cang's complexion changed slightly.

Only then did he realize that he had made a mistake.

By laying out the conditions directly and with a specific amount, doesn't this show that we are already prepared for peace talks?

That means the intention to start a war is not strong.

Originally, there were officials dedicated to negotiations, but Hao Cang did not expect that Liang Guo would sue for peace so quickly and even go directly to the front of the battle...

Hao Cang was eager to make amends and said calmly: "Then the two armies can fight first and then talk. My army cannot return without success."

Zhu Zhen did not respond and said directly: "I can accept the conditions you proposed."

"Um?"

Hao Cang and others looked at each other.

I accepted it too happily, without any bargaining.

Shouldn't it normally be a complicated negotiation?

Hao Cang also wanted to fight first to deter Liang Jun, which would make it easier to negotiate.

But now he doesn't know how to do it anymore.

"I have already said that we can negotiate as long as it can save the people of the two countries from the suffering of war."

Zhu Zhen said: "If there are no problems, a formal agreement can be signed in three days."

"Several officials will come from Bianjing and the signature must be signed under their witness. Only in this way can the delivery be guaranteed."

These words again left Hao Cang and others at a loss of what to say.

"Don't think that we don't know what you are thinking. We want to use this method to delay our army and buy time for you to mobilize most of your troops. If you really sign the contract, it won't be fulfilled, right?"

General Xiang Fu looked like he had read through his thoughts, which made others nod.

Such a cheerful agreement must be abnormal.

Apart from anything else, how could a province be ceded so easily?

"Can't it be true that those who understand current affairs are heroes?"

Zhu Zhen maintained a calm expression from beginning to end.

"You assembled an army of such a size and our army was defeated, so you took the initiative to sue for peace. It was the commander-in-chief who said that this was the final condition and there was no room for negotiation, so I directly agreed. What's the problem with this?"

These words left them speechless.

Hao Cang stared at Zhu Zhen closely, trying to see something on his face.

But nothing can be seen.

The original intention was to force Liang Guo to negotiate, but now it is quite smooth.

The status of Prince Liang is enough.

Hao Cang thought about it, knowing that he couldn't just remain in a stalemate like this, otherwise it would really be a mistake.

But it was not appropriate to launch another attack, because the original intention was to force Liang Guo to negotiate for peace.

What should we do?
Chapter completed!