Chapter 5: Peace talks expand the fruits of victory, return to court and meet old friends
Chen Cheng came out of the palace and brought Chen Yi and Xu Boxiong to the post house again. This time he brought more people, but they were no longer soldiers with swords and guns, but ostentatious guards of honor. Guards were placed around the camp outside the city.
Chen's army also withdrew, and was replaced by ministers from the Ministry of Rites who sent fine wines.
Dai Rongzhen naturally spoke politely to Chen Cheng, but to put it another way: he had no news about King Wuyou, but he would tell the news immediately. Chen Cheng had the guard of honor stationed directly at the post house.
He also took Dai Rongzhen's hand into the house, drank tea and waited. He waited for one day without seeing him, and waited for two days without seeing him for two days.
Secretly, the spies in Luo City were searching everywhere, first to arrest him, but now to request him as a courtesy.
Wuyou King Qi Si was leisurely having a drink and chatting with Xiao Tianyou.
That day, King Wuyou asked Dai Rongzhen to recruit several singers from outside, and then he changed his appearance and quietly left the inn with Ying'er among them. Ying'er also restored her daughter's dress, and the two girls followed.
.Anyone who looked at him while walking outside would have thought that the young master from some family had brought his beloved wife out to enjoy the scenery in the snow. He had already arranged a craftsman in Luo City and prepared carriages and horses. King Wuyou went directly to Xiao Tianyou
After Xiao Tianyou heard that it was his sworn brother who came with his younger brothers and sisters, he naturally received him warmly. For several days in a row, he invited friends to come and accompany him. King Wuyou made many friends from Chen Guo.
After the princes and ministers, most of these young talents were also gentlemen. After being introduced by Xiao Tianyou, they knew that Mr. Qi was a businessman in the porcelain business of Qi State. He and Xiao Tianyou were good brothers, and they all called them brothers; they talked a lot with each other.
Huan, it feels like we have met so late. Every day you come and go, drink and have fun, and occasionally talk about the general situation of the world. One of the young generals who served in the Forbidden Army even mentioned after drinking that he was ordered to visit the Nazi envoy.
Your Majesty, King Wuyou laughed heartily when he heard this, which made everyone laugh inexplicably.
Chen Cheng was arrogant at first and then respectful. Yesterday he led troops to the post house to force him to confront him, and today he brought a guard of honor to greet him. King Wuyou had already known everything. Knowing that King Chen had weighed the interests and harms, he had no intention of harming him anymore. King Wuyou finished his lunch.
, and said goodbye to Xiao Tianyou. In the past few days, King Wuyou told Xiao Tianyou that he wanted to open a porcelain store in Luo City. Xiao Tianyou immediately asked someone to choose a store location in a prosperous area, paid the rent, and wrote a contract.
When it was time to leave, Xiao Tianyou was not reluctant and ordered people to prepare carriages and horses to see him off.
When they arrived at the pavilion ten miles outside the city, there were already welcoming carriages and horses waiting for them, so Xiao Tianyou bid farewell to King Wuyou.
King Wuyou arrived at the camp in a carriage. Lu Zheng was waiting at the camp gate with a group of Yulin troops. They entered the camp together. King Wuyou, Ying'er and others changed their clothes and then returned to the city post house.
Chen Cheng was anxious, but he couldn't show it. At first he was chatting with Dai Rongzhen, but then he looked at each other speechlessly. When he heard someone coming in from outside to report that King Wuyou was back, Chen Cheng and Dai Rongzhen hurried out to greet him.
Dai Rongzhen has also been worried these days. Although King Wuyou told him that once Chen Cheng returns to the country, it may not be good for him. He will go out to play for a few days before coming back. Chen Guolai will just deal with it like this when asked, so there is no need to worry. But Wuyou
There was no news from the king for several days as soon as he left. How could he not be worried? Now that he saw King Wuyou come back with a happy face, he felt relieved.
King Wuyou and Chen Cheng have already met in Xiangcheng. At that time, they were meeting each other in victory and defeat, and now they are meeting each other as guest of honor. The etiquette of face still needs to be fulfilled.
Chen Cheng and King Wuyou went directly to the palace and met with King Chen. The two parties renegotiated their respective opinions. Finally, Chen Guo agreed to all the conditions proposed by Qi and Xiang. The next day, the peace talks were handed over to Chen and Xiang.
The Prime Minister drew up the plan and all parties signed and sealed it. That night, a grand banquet was held in the Chen palace for Qi Xiang’s envoys to welcome the eldest prince back to the country. At the banquet, Xiao Tianyou looked at King Wuyou from a distance, and several
The officials who were friends with him murmured privately: "This King Ashoka's demeanor is somewhat similar to that of my brother!" Everyone just thought he was drunk and hazy.
During this peace negotiation, Chen Guo ceded Hecheng, which was located at the junction of Chen, Xiang, and Qi, to Qi, paid Qi's military expenses with three years of taxes, and withdrew half of the defensive troops at Guan Pass City on the border with Xiang Guo; and promised not to attack Xiang Guo again within three years.
The Qi army released all the nearly 50,000 captured Chen soldiers. In the end, Qi, Chen and Xiang negotiated a peace. If you think about it carefully, Qi became the biggest winner in this war.
King Wuyou came to You'an Temple again and said goodbye to Zen Master Jingming. The Zen master called Ying'er and gave her a pill. Then he said to King Wuyou: "This is a secret elixir made from Tianshan Snow Lotus. It can cure...
Hundreds of poisons. It is pure and easy to be contaminated. This may be able to escape her."
When King Ashoka was about to ask, the Zen master smiled and shook his head: "Don't say it, don't say it."
It was freezing cold all the way from Luocheng to Pingguan. Fortunately, King Chen had already sent an order to the county government where the post road was located to arrange for people to clear the road in advance. However, the mission also traveled for more than half a month. It was just after Pingguan.
At the border of Xiang State, Qi and Xiang troops had already greeted them outside the pass. Zilong led everyone to meet King Wuyou and Dai Rongzhen, and then lined up on both sides of the envoy with several generals from Qi and Xiang armies, leading a large army to escort the envoy.
The group returned to Xiangcheng.
From Yicheng to Xiangcheng, the government and people all lined up to welcome the envoy when they heard that the mission had returned. Before entering Xiangcheng, King Wuyou received an imperial edict from King Qi: King Wuyou was ordered to return home immediately after receiving the order from Qi Si; to station in Xiang Qi
The army of 100,000 troops was temporarily controlled by Zilong, and moved to Hecheng and Lincheng to consolidate the city defenses and rest and reorganize.
At this time, it is almost the end of the year. The country of Xiang has been restored and the whole country is celebrating. King Wuyou is a lively person. The war has ended and the peace talks have been concluded. It is rare for him to be with Ying'er. In the past, he had to take time to travel to various places.
How could we just rush along the way this time? King Wuyou arranged for the team to march along the post road, took Ying'er and two maids, changed their clothes, and left the team. When they met the mountains, they looked at the sights, when they met the water, they boarded boats. They lingered when they saw the beautiful scenery and were attracted by the delicious food.
After tasting it, I had a good look at the local customs and customs of that country.
When they arrived at the border of Qi State, Lu Zheng and his brigade had just arrived. They picked up King Wuyou and joined the rest of the group, and they went to the inn to rest together. Local officials inevitably came to flatter them, and King Wuyou also treated them with courtesy.
Outside Lu City, Prince Qi Yi personally led the welcoming team to receive King Wuyou and his entourage into the city.
King Wuyou and his entourage went back to the palace to bathe and change clothes first. After Mingliang and ** had dressed up Ying'er and put on their gorgeous clothes, they rushed to the palace to meet King Qi. When they arrived at the palace, King Qi had already picked up Prince Ping and his wife.
King Qi and the Queen were sitting in the bedroom with King Heping, and King Shun and his wife were talking. King Wuyou took Yinger to salute King Qi, his parents, and King Shun and his wife.
Princess Ping took Yinger's little hand, looked at it carefully, and scolded King Wuyou: "You child, you have already worried us enough by going to the battlefield by yourself, why did you let the prince take Yinger with him?
Go. Let me take a good look at Ying'er. If you are a little wronged, see if I don't break your bones." Ying'er was pulled by her mother-in-law, lowering her head but blushing and saying nothing.
King Wuyou knew that his mother was also heartbroken that Ying'er had been suffering with him on the battlefield these days. He didn't really want to punish her, so he agreed and took a moment to go outside and meet with the princes and ministers in the court.
Not long after, King Qi, accompanied by King Ping and King Shun, came down to the main hall. After listening to Qi Si's feedback, he praised him greatly. Then he announced that the grand celebration banquet had officially begun.
King Wuyou was sitting at the table next to the prince. He already knew on the way that this banquet was to celebrate Xiang's victory over Chen Jun and the success of the peace talks, and to celebrate the prince and himself. Second, the queen invited Princess Wu to come to Qi to celebrate the festival.
, I met the prince by the way to prepare for the marriage between the two countries. So I took a cup and sat at the prince's table. I made sure to drink three large glasses of wine with the prince. The prince did not refuse and drank three glasses in a row. Seeing the joy on the prince's face,
With it written on his face, King Wuyou then went to the female guests to see the future princess. As soon as the suggestion came out, several young princes around him responded one after another. King Qi heard what King Wuyou and the others said.
The little brother and the prince were noisy, and he nodded lightly to the prince; King Ping glared at King Wuyou fiercely, and King Shun beside him, Qichang, yelled and advised: "Young people, let them have fun.
Bar."
With the approval of King Qi and his fathers, King Wuyou took the wine glass and led Qi Lu and others to Princess Qi's side.
Princess Qi was sitting with several other princesses. When she saw the nephews of King Wuyou coming over, she invited them to propose a toast. Qi Lu was a young boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. After the toast, he directly asked his mother, Princess Shun: "
Mom, where is my unmarried sister-in-law?"
Princess Shun slapped him angrily, and then pointed to a young girl in the second seat with a smile. Princess Wu was sitting next to Ying'er. When she heard someone talking about her, she turned around and rushed over generously.
Several princes smiled.
Qi Lu murmured: "My God, it's so beautiful!"
King Wuyou couldn't help but secretly cheer in his heart. This woman was really beautiful and charming. She could be called a stunning beauty. Seeing that all the brothers were in a daze, he coughed quickly, walked to Princess Wu, and met with Li first.
, and asked the waitress to fill everyone's glasses with wine, "The little king Qi Si has met the princess, and wishes Qi and Wu eternal friendship, and wishes the princess eternal beauty. Please drink this glass of wine."
Princess Wu looked at King Wuyou intently, stood up, and without returning the courtesy, actually sighed softly and said: "Qi Si, I know you, my name is Yingping, do you still remember me?"
King Wuyou was stunned for a moment and pondered for a moment. He really couldn't remember when he had met the princess. So he smiled slightly and said, "Oh, it's my honor for the princess to know me."
Qi Lu was already shouting: "Drink, drink!" As he said this, he called on the princes to drink the wine in their glasses, and looked at Princess Wu. Princess Wu had returned to her normal state, bowed politely, and then picked up the glass.
He drank the wine and said: "Thank you, princes. Since Prince Qi wishes me good relations between Wu and Qi from generation to generation, I will definitely drink this drink. But the prince also wishes you eternal beauty. Isn't that sister at this table beautiful?
So we all have to drink together." All the girls at the table stood up and raised their glasses. Princess Wu took Yinger's glass with her right hand and told the waitress waiting on the side, "Pour some old wine for my sister.
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King Wuyou gave a puzzled response, and Ying'er also smiled and said to Princess Wu: "Sister Yingping, I can't drink strong wine. Just drink this glass of fruit wine."
Princess Wu smiled and said: "How can that be done? You and Prince Qi Si are in the same spirit. Of course you have to drink the same wine he proposes." After that, she raised her glass and drank the wine in her own glass.
Seeing Yinger's embarrassment, King Wuyou frowned lightly, quickly drank the wine in his hand, and said: "Yinger can't drink this old liquor, I'll do it for her." After saying that, he turned around and reached out to take Yinger's hand.
Unexpectedly, Princess Wu had already grabbed the wine glass and drank it. "Since my sister can't drink, it's my fault. I'll just drink."
King Wuyou saw that everyone was a little stunned and cheered: "Princess, you are so happy!"
Everyone also agreed in unison. Qi Lu shouted to the maid to fill up the cup quickly and wanted to have another drink with the princess. The other princes agreed. Princess Wu did not refuse, turned around and left the table and stood in front of a group of princes.
After passing the aged wine that the maid poured out, he glanced at King Wuyou and drank it in one gulp. King Wuyou was really speechless: What's going on? He's completely knocked out. Just drink, you can't let it go.
People laugh.
The prince soon came over to offer a toast, and Princess Wu was no longer out of the ordinary. King Wuyou took the time to take the prince's hand aside and asked quietly: "Brother, tell me, have you known this beautiful Wu Kingdom for a long time?"
Princess?" After hearing that the princess said that she knew him, King Wuyou felt a little confused, and it was not convenient to ask the princess, so he asked the prince first. The prince smiled and said to King Wuyou: "You know him too." Seeing the look on King Wuyou's face.
Confused, he smiled and said: "Have you forgotten, when we were in Dadu as a hostage, the prince of Wu and the tomboy next to him~" Hearing this, King Wuyou suddenly realized: "No! I remember that when Wu
The prince always brings a little girl with him, and the girl always fights with us. Her eyes are as high as the sky, and she is so arrogant and annoying." After saying this, he glanced at the prince and said, "The ancients said that a girl will undergo a transformation after eighteen years.
Don't deceive me. Brother, when do you plan to hold this beauty back?" The prince also felt beautiful in his heart, but pretended to be indifferent and said: "How can I be like you? If you get a Ying'er, you will hold it in your hands every day.
Sons and daughters are in love, but heroes are short of breath." King Wuyou repeatedly complained: "Isn't that what my parents ordered me to do?" After saying this, he laughed out loud.