Chapter 721 Sharpening the knife
Wu Nian did not like the Queen Mother of Goguryeo.
But the two sides did not fight each other, and there was no quarrel. Now he has driven the Chu forces back to Shanhaiguan. The main focus is on dealing with the Mongolians.
Goguryeo was a regional power.
Even if they wanted to avenge the food blockade, they would still have to be ranked behind the Mongolians.
Recover Liaodong and expel the Tartars.
Let's get this important thing done first.
"Who is the envoy?" Wu Nian raised the curtain of the carriage and asked the officials riding on horseback.
"Reporting to General, this is Chen Chengfu, the lord of Li Cao. He is currently drinking tea in the living room." The official replied truthfully.
"Still an old acquaintance." Wu Nian's eyes flashed.
"Got it." Wu Nian waved his right hand to the riding officer and asked him to get off. Then he found a soldier and ordered: "Go and tell Liu Changshi about this matter. Ask him to wait and talk to me.
Let’s go see the envoy together.”
"Yes." The soldier responded with clasped fists and rode away.
Immediately, the large group of people continued to go to Jiang County. Long Qi, who was riding beside Wu Nian's chariot, passively heard about this incident.
After thinking for a while, he said to Wu Nian: "General, after these days of training and placement, six soldiers guarding ten thousand households have taken root in Liaodong and have combat strength."
"We are sharpening our swords and are about to fight to the death with the Meng Yuan people. This Goguryeo man has stepped in. What do they mean?"
Long Qie held the horse's rein in his hand, his face was gloomy and he looked restless.
In Wu Nian, there were many people who had enmity with the Meng Yuan people. Wei Ru had a blood feud with the Meng Yuan people and wanted to kill all the Meng Yuan people he saw.
Long Qie's whole family was killed by the Meng Yuan people.
"Calm down. Don't think too much. What does Goguryeo mean? I won't know until we meet. But no matter what, brother, our purpose will never change. Blood debts will be paid with blood. Back then, I started with three hundred elite soldiers, but now I am still afraid of them.
Can't do it? The soldiers will come and cover it up with water and earth. If Goguryeo has any evil intentions, kill it."
Wu Nian heard that Long Qie's mood was not right, so he opened the curtain and comforted him.
"Yeah." Long Qie hummed, feeling calmer.
Wu Nian's words contained powerful power, which convinced him very much.
The large group of people entered Jiang County and then stopped in front of the gate of General Fuhan's Mansion. The captains all left, and the important ministers entered General Fuhan's Mansion and went about their own business.
Wu Nian and Liu Zhixing got off the carriage together, and under the leadership of officials, they arrived at a living room.
Chen Chengfu sat on the first imperial chair on the right, drinking tea with a calm expression. An official sat opposite him, chatting with him.
"General. Mr. Liu."
The official stood up and bowed to Wu Nian and Liu Zhixing.
"Yeah. Thank you for your hard work. You go down first." Wu Qingqing nodded lightly and said.
"Yes." The official responded, first gave Chen Chengfu a fist, turned around and went down. Wu Nian came to the main seat and sat down with a golden sword.
Liu Zhixing sat in the official's seat just now.
Chen Chengfu stood up and took a deep look at Wu Nian. When he came last, Wu Nian was still a seedling. Whether it could stand up was still a question.
Time passed by, and the Wu Nian in front of him now was the real general supporting the Han Dynasty, the master of the three palaces, with 180,000 soldiers in his hand.
In terms of the number of soldiers, it is almost the same as Goguryeo.
At the beginning, the Queen Mother planned to recruit Wu Nian, luring him with benefits, moving him with emotion, and understanding him with reason. Now the status of both parties is equal.
What's embarrassing is that they joined the Meng Yuan people's plan to block food during the drought and planned to kill Wu Nian.
As a result, Wu Nian not only survived, but also became stronger and stronger.
"General, I haven't seen you for so many years. It's so gratifying to say that you still shine brightly." Chen Chengfu took a deep breath and greeted with clasped fists.
"The same goes for Mr. Chen. Time has not left any traces on Mr. Wu." Wu young man nodded lightly and barely exchanged greetings. Then he said straight to the point: "Mr. Chen, last time your Queen Mother sent you to recruit me. This time.
What is her intention?"
Chen Chengfu bowed down to salute and said sincerely: "General, the Queen Mother sent me here to deal with the drought."
"The ban on grain exports was not the Queen Mother's original intention. It was the coercion of the Mongolian people. The Queen Mother specially sent me here to apologize to the general and explain the whole story."
"In addition, to express my apology, the Queen Mother specially asked me to bring a small gift. This is the gift list. I also ask the general to take a look." Chen Chengfu stretched out his right hand, took out a foldout from his left sleeve, bent down and held it respectfully in front of him.
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Liu Zhixing stood up, took the folder from Chen Chengfu, and handed it to Wu Nian.
The light in Wu Nian's eyes flashed away, and after reaching out to take the gift list, he looked at it carefully.
Dongzhu, beauty, horse, Korean ginseng, etc. are all precious things that cannot be used immediately.
"You might as well give me a million catties of grain, or silver." Wu Nian sneered in his heart, but as the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person.
He gently closed the fold and said with a very polite attitude: "So that's how it is." As he said that, he stood up and said with emotion: "The Meng Yuan people are strong, and the military front is like the sun. Don't look at it."
"The Queen Mother, orphaned and widowed, can only obey the wishes of the Meng Yuan people. I understand it very well."
"I have accepted the gift. I will send someone to take Mr. to the hotel to rest. Wait until tomorrow. I will write the letter myself and trouble you to take Mr. back to Goguryeo and present it to the Queen Mother for review."
Chen Chengfu completed his task, and he exhaled a long breath. His brows showed joy, and he bowed his hands and said, "Thank you, General, for your magnanimity."
Wu Nian smiled and nodded, then called an official in and sent Chen Chengfu off to rest.
"Zhixing. What do you think?" Wu Nian put the gift list on the coffee table like rubbish and raised his head to ask Liu Zhixing.
"The Queen Mother is capable of stabilizing the situation in the court. Goguryeo has nearly 200,000 soldiers, and it is also quite powerful."
"But she is a woman after all, and her strength is much weaker than that of the Meng Yuan people. She listened to the Meng Yuan people before and blocked food exports to us. Now she feels that the general is strong and sharp. She also sent someone to sincerely apologize. She is a wallflower and falls on both sides.
.This is normal.”
After Liu Zhixing pondered for a while, he raised his head and said.
"Well. Goguryeo has strength, but it does not have absolute strength. A small country has flexible diplomacy, which is also the way to survive."
Wu Nian's thoughts coincided with Liu Zhixing's, and he nodded.
But he did not intend to forgive the Queen Mother, who almost starved to death millions of people in Liaodong by blocking food supplies due to drought.
But she was very knowledgeable and saved a lot of trouble.
Leave it alone for now.
Let’s talk about it after liberating Liaodong and expelling the Tartars.
Thinking of this, Wu Nian's face showed a serious look, and he said in a deep voice: "Zhixing. I had a few words with Long Qie just now."
"He said we can sharpen our knives now."
Chapter completed!