Chapter 156 War and Peace (12)
The next day, accompanied by Sima Yan, Jia Chong, Pei Xiu and others, a group of simple and three people finally entered the Jin Palace four days after they arrived in Luoyang and saw the de facto ruler of the first East Asia empire, Sima Zhao, Sima Zishang.
As soon as I stood at the door of Sima Zhao's study, I felt a wave of heat coming to my face. After entering the room, I felt even more dry mouth.
Is this guy wrong? It's early spring. Although the temperature is still relatively cold, I'm not afraid of the cold, right? Look at this old man who is still dressed so thickly in such a hot room. But you say you're afraid of the cold, but your forehead is sweating constantly - you also feel hot. But why do you still make the room so warm? Well, Sima Zhao seems to be very sick.
"The foreign minister is simple, Li Mi and Ma Jie pay homage to King Jin."
The fat body sitting on the soft chair was still sleeping with his eyes slightly closed at the beginning. After waiting for someone to bow and salute, he suddenly opened his eyes. The splendor in his eyes instantly made Ji and wait for someone to feel scared!
This is the majesty that a person who has been in the superior position for a long time has a long time.
"Hiss~~This old man looks much better than the emperor of our family. We have to deal with it carefully later."
"I have worked hard for the messenger from afar, peach talisman, tea making." After calling Sima You to make tea for Jian and others with the honor of the prince, Sima Zhao glanced at Ma Jie slantedly: "Is this Ma Zhongying, the descendant of Ma Chao of Xiliang Jin?"
"The king of Lao Jin asked about it, and the ancestor of the foreign minister was Ma Mengqi."
"Okay, it's true that they have been the generals of all generations. Well, the ancestors of the Zhengshi seem to have a lot of connection with my Emperor Taizu of Wei?"
Tsk tsk tsk, old man, are you still embarrassed to mention Cao Cao? And I, Dawei, said one by one?
However, no matter how much he complains, facing this king with a strong sense of oppression, Qiong no longer has the joke of the past. When Sima Zhao asked him, Qiong could only answer honestly: "The ancestor of the foreign minister is Jian Yong and Jian Xianhe. He should have met Wei Wu on the battlefield in his early years."
"Hehe, Emperor Wu of Wei. I once saw him once when I was young. At that time, although Emperor Wu was about to reach his limit, the pressure on his body really made people yearn for... Hey, when people get old, they just like nostalgia. Let me be neglected."
"I dare not, please feel free to King Jin."
"Haha, I have heard of Ling Bo's exquisite remarks the night before yesterday, and I really feel deafening. I wonder what Ling Bo's family background is? Who else is he taught?"
"The King of Jin was involved. Mi was from Jian, Yizhou. He was born in June and lost his father. His mother remarried at the age of four. Fortunately, it was raised by his grandmother to grow up. As for his master, Mi's reading and literacy was taught by his grandmother when he was young, and he received guidance from Qiao Yunnan after he became an adult. And the remarks that night before were actually taught by my prefect."
"Your prefect? Is that Guan Zifeng?"
“That’s right!”
"Hiss~~ Isn't that a versatile talent in civil and military affairs? Alas, such a hero, I was born in Western Shu. There was only a small country but few people. This talent could not be fully utilized after all. Oh, oh, I was speechless."
Where did you make a mistake? It was clearly intentional. Forget it, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and we don’t care about you as usual.
The room was temporarily cold, and Pei Xiu spoke when he saw this: "I have already known the purpose of my envoy. Please tell me first, which generals do you plan to let us return to China?"
"After the war, we surrendered all the undead generals of your side, but our generals were determined to be loyal to King Jin, so the results were not great. Well, the generals we expect to release are: Wei Guan, Xiahou Xian, Hu Lie, Yuan Qingshan, Ju'an... In addition, Qiu Jian has been released... It's almost that much."
After listening to the simple narration with a dark face, Sima Zhao asked, "Where is Deng Shizai?"
"Shi Zaigong was defeated and captured in Xindu. Because he was unwilling to surrender, he had been beheaded by my prefect!"
"Hmph, you don't surrender, why do you want to kill Deng Shizai?"
"The King of Jin wants to hear the truth?"
"Does the messenger dare to tell the truth?"
"What's the reason? The reason is very simple. Shi Zaigong is a famous general. In this Xindu battle, my brother doubled his troops. Moreover, our army was raising energy. Shi Zaigong's army fought fiercely and was extremely difficult when it was not strong enough... My brother admitted that if the troops on both sides were equal, he would not be able to fight against the supreme Minister Zaigong and defeat him. Therefore, if Shi Zaigong did not surrender, he must be beheaded!"
"You!" Sima Zhao stood up from the soft chair for the first time after hearing the simple explanation, but in an instant, he regained his calm expression just now: "Hmph, as Wushuang said, then are the people you put back, such as Wei Boyu, Xiahou Xian and others? Since that's the case, what do I want these wastes to do?"
"Hehe, Your Highness King Jin, the so-called oranges grow in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huainan are zhi. My brother originally thought that these people are not threats on the battlefield, but when you are under Your Highness King Jin, these people may not be able to become good generals."
"Hmph, you are smart. I'm here to ask you again, where is Zhong Shiji? I remember that he is not a master of military strategist."
"Zhong Shiji, this person is best at using conspiracies and tricks. My brother dares not use him. My brother said that in this world, only the King of Jin dares to use him without worrying about being backfired. But unfortunately, Zhong Shiji was defeated so badly this time that he did not dare to return to King of Jin, so my brother had to write a letter of recommendation and asked him to go to Dongwu."
"..." Sima Zhao was too lazy to get angry at this moment, but just sighed softly: "Guan Zifeng, he is indeed a master."
After saying this, Sima Zhao lay on the soft chair again and began to sleep.
Jia Chong then spoke, "We have accepted all these people. Let's talk about your conditions?"
"Well, Qian Hong and Qian Zhongyuan of the Longxi Army of your country, Wang Qi and Wang Kongshuo, and Tian Xutian Zilian, the guardian of the Longxi Army, have surrendered to our army. Therefore, we hope that you will send these three families to Xingshi handover for us. In addition, the mother of our country's general Jiang Wei is almost ninety years old, and there is not much time left. So I hope that your country can send him to our country and his son will fulfill his filial piety."
"What? Lianzi Lianya..." Jia Chong also exclaimed softly when he heard that Tian Xu, a colleague who was in the General's Mansion, surrendered. But he soon saw Sima Zhao not expressing anything at all. So he nodded to the simple: "May".
"Good, so, I will complete this mission. I don't know what else does His Highness King Jin want to show you?"
The two sides did not argue or ask questions about the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and militias. Because these things are meaningless. Too much entanglement of these things is an insult to the top group of people on this continent.
"Can the valuable envoy understand medical skills?"
"Uh, what did you say?"
"Haha, as you see, I am not long after my life. Even if you are foreign ministers, I believe I can see clearly that the day when I return to heaven is the time for the Wei Dynasty."
Hearing Sima Zhao say such explicit words, a lot of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He leaned over slightly: "What are the requirements of King Jin? I will do my best to do it."
"You can't do it. Go back and say something to your Guan Zifeng, ten years! I want him to make a promise that he will not invade again within ten years. Otherwise, I will fight against Shu for the whole country and attack Shu again within this year!"
"Since the King of Jin has said this, I will also open my words. My brother will start his residence as a Grand Sima in the country and record the affairs of the Secretary. In terms of the style of my brother's behavior, he will never launch a northern expedition until his internal affairs are handled well. Therefore, I can make this promise for my brother alone!"
"Good, that's the case. Please go back as soon as possible."
"I have been bothering King Jin for a long time. I am really sorry. I will take my leave."
After suddenly waiting for someone to retreat, Sima Yan, who had been silent just now, finally spoke: "Father, why are you just now?"
"Why are you talking about the father so bluntly? Alas, Gonglu, come and teach him!"
"Here! Prince, Guan Zifeng is a master of humanity. He will not talk about him even if he is both civil and military. The key is that when this boy made such a desperate achievement to win over the heavenly general, he still had a clear head and understood his own strength. He killed Shi Zai and exiled Shi Ji, all of which were reflected in his own knowledge. Such a person would have been so terrible before he completely controlled the country's state of Western Shu. If so..."
"An Shi, do you understand? Guan Zifeng will be your lifelong enemy after he is his father! Such an enemy would have been best to be stifled in the bud, but unfortunately... our army was completely defeated first, and the country's military strength was reduced by one third. We forced ourselves to be king, which has detrimented many aristocratic families. The most urgent task now is to appease the military and civilians, connect the aristocratic families, and stabilize the situation... After the death of his father, you will definitely take over Wei. At that time, there are very likely many lucky people who are forbidden to instigate you to attack Shu and avenge your shame in the name of Zheng Zen. But you must not do this... Five years, at least five years, we can recover from this failure. If you go to attack Shu for a generation of Wei, the country may be unstable!"
"My father's health will eventually be very good." After saying something he didn't believe, Sima Yan asked worriedly: "We need to rest for five years, but the Sichuan thieves can also cultivate for five years. Moreover, father, what you just said was ten years?"
"Silly! The treaty is used to tear it down! As for rest and recuperation, we occupy the Central Plains, with a population of more than five times. With the same cultivation for five years, who will recover faster? It would be best if Guan Zifeng did not come to invade at that time. After all, we are a big country. The longer we cultivate, the greater the gap in national strength between the two countries will naturally be. And if Guan Zifeng invades, we only need to guard the danger and prevent it from going deeper. An Shi, you must remember that although Guan Zifeng is about to become a powerful minister in Western Shu, he is also full of enemies. The longer we delay, the greater the possibility that Guan Zifeng will be killed by his own people! If there is such a day, it will be a good opportunity for us to attack Shu again!"
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