Chapter 11 The King of Shu Dedicates to the Kingdom of Shu
Chapter 11 The King of Shu presents the Kingdom of Shu
Chapter 11 The King of Shu presents the Kingdom of Shu
When King Ping heard Liu An ask about his intention of gathering the army, he frowned slightly and did not answer. He just laughed softly twice.
Seeing that King Ping was unwilling to answer, Liu An knew that he had guessed correctly. Now that the Qi army had assembled, it would only go out in the morning and evening. If he did not tell King Ping the purpose of his trip quickly, he was afraid that once the Qi army set off, he would
Nothing more can be said to help.
Liu An got off his horse, ran to Prince Ping's horse, knelt down with a bang, and said to Prince Ping: "Your Majesty, save me!"
Upon seeing this, King Ping hurriedly dismounted, helped him with his hands, and asked, "Brother Liu, what do you mean?" Liu An had tears in his eyes and began to sob at King Ping.
Prince Ping waved his hand and signaled the rushing guards to retreat, and then asked softly: "Brother Liu has something to say, as long as I, Qi Yong, can do it, I will do my best!"
When Liu An heard what King Ping said, he quickly stopped his grief, took King Ping's hand, and said: "Your Majesty, let me tell you the truth. I came to Yucheng to seek permission because I was coerced by the King of Shu. He imprisoned me.
My whole family asked me to come to have peace talks with you, saying that if the peace talks don’t succeed, my whole family will be killed!”
King Ping was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise: "Brother Liu, why didn't you tell me earlier? I will order Si'er to lead his troops to Chengcheng, capture the city soon, and save Brother Liu's family. You are delaying this
, wasn’t a whole day wasted in vain?!”
Listening to King Ping's complaints, Liu An felt a pain in his heart and said to himself: King Ping has misunderstood what he meant. It seems that King Ping thought that he asked him to send troops to attack Chengcheng, which was completely contrary to his original intention!
Liu An said to King Ping: "My lord, wait a minute, please listen to what I have to say first." Then Liu An told the king of Shu that he wanted to seek peace, hoping that Qi could retain Shu and that Shu would be a vassal state of Qi.
Become a vassal of Qi and pay tribute every year.
After hearing this, King Ping smiled and said to Liu An: "This is really Liu Sheng's wishful thinking. Does he actually have such an idea? Sending Brother Liu like this is indeed sending Brother Liu to die. If Brother Liu meant this
If you tell my priest, I'm afraid he will push you out and kill you immediately."
After saying that, King Ping seemed to be deep in thought and said no more. Liu An looked anxiously on the side. He was worried that once the Qi army went out to fight, everything would be over. At this moment, Liu An saw a group of people approaching, and the man in front was
It was King Wuyou who was offering sacrifices. When Liu An saw King Wuyou, he felt a little panicked. He couldn't help but reach out and grab King Ping's lapel.
When King Wuyou approached, King Chongping and Liu An greeted each other, and then asked: "Father, the 100,000 troops outside the city have been assembled. Our officers and soldiers are waiting for your order to go out!"
King Ping turned to look at Liu An, who had a look of expectation on his face. King Ping pondered for a moment and said, "Please order the army to wait outside the city. No movement is allowed without my order!"
King Wuyou's eyes widened, and he shouted, "Father, the assembly of one hundred thousand troops has been completed, what are you waiting for? The King of Shu plotted against my Uncle Shun, brother Lu, I swear
We are going to attack Chengcheng, capture the King of Shu, tie him to a flagpole and shoot him to death with random arrows!"
Liu An listened, and his heart trembled again. He did not dare to speak in front of King Wuyou, but looked at King Ping with pitiful eyes.
King Ping let out a long breath and said, "I understand. I'll tell you Uncle Liu something. You wait here first!" After saying that, he called Liu An to the side and said, "Brother Liu, it's not me.
I don’t want to sympathize with you, it’s just a big army mobilization, it’s nothing to play with, my troops are already ready, and I can’t change my order day and night!”
Liu An thought for a while and said to King Ping: "Your Majesty, I will no longer hide anything between you and me. Of course I am here to seek peace for the King of Shu, but also to offer advice to the State of Qi!" King Ping was stunned when he heard this.
, looked at Liu An and said "oh".
Liu An saw that King Ping was moved by his words, so he continued: "Your Majesty, I also know that Qi's plan is not just for Yue and Shu, but for the whole world, right! Now your Qi army and Yue Chu, Dali has already
We have captured most of the territory of the Shu Kingdom. The city can only be captured in the morning and evening. But Your Majesty, you should also know that even if the Qi army is strong, the Shu Kingdom has soldiers that can fight, and a city cannot be won overnight.
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Liu An said, looking at King Ping, and seeing that King Ping listened carefully, he continued: "And there are more than 100,000 Shu troops in the city, and they are all close troops of the King of Shu. The Shu army fought desperately to resist, and the Qi army attacked, killing and wounding
I'm afraid it won't be a few. By then, the prince will probably have a lot of men, horses and time spent in Chengdu! If it is delayed until the autumn and the roads of Shu are covered with snow after winter, your food and grass will not be able to help, and the three armies will be short of food.
, we will retreat without fighting. If we want to fight again, we will have to wait until next year!"
Prince Ping remained silent, but his expression had softened somewhat.
Seeing that his words had been effective, Liu An took the opportunity to take a half step forward and said softly: "If the prince is willing to mediate, accept the King of Shu's request for peace, and the King of Shu declares his vassalship, then the war in Shu will be over. Your prince is right.
Seizing the opportunity, he sent his army to the north. At this time, neither Qin nor Chen would think of a truce between Qi and Shu. When the prince's army approaches the city, neither Qin nor Chen will be prepared. By then, the Qi army will be able to
Go straight in and seize the opportunity!"
After hearing this, King Ping laughed softly and said: "Brother Liu, this plan is really good, but Brother Liu, if our army marches north, and your Shu army takes the opportunity to secretly collude with other countries and attack our army from both front and rear, wouldn't I be attacked from both sides?
, but it forces other countries to form an alliance with your Shu country, and then use all its strength to deal with our Qi country!"
Liu An pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty is also worried, so in your opinion, what should we do?"
King Ping raised his head, closed his eyes and thought for a moment. Then he turned to look at Liu An and asked: "Brother Liu, how much influence can you have on the affairs of the Kingdom of Shu in front of the King of Shu?"
Liu An thought for a while and replied: "The King of Shu was at his wits' end, so he listened to my plan and came to seek peace with the prince. He also sent Prime Minister Su Lang to Qin to ask for help. If Qin refused to send troops, then Shu
The king has only two options: one is to fight Qi to the bitter end; the other is to seek peace with Qi. Based on my understanding of the King of Shu, he will never surrender!"
After hearing this, King Ping said to Liu An: "Since Brother Liu has said this, I don't dare to treat Brother Liu as an outsider. I am here to preside over the war in Shu, and I can naturally make a decisive decision. If King Shu really wants peace,
If you are willing to surrender to our Qi State, then I can also stop advancing troops. But if the King of Shu declares himself a vassal, he can no longer command the army. The King of Shu can lead the civil and military forces to move the capital to my city of Chongqing. Our Qi army will take over the Shu army, and the King of Shu will still do his job.
His King of Shu."
When Liu An heard this, he was stunned. According to his idea, the King of Shu could lead the civil and military forces to stay in the city and settle down in a corner, while Qi could occupy the rest of the Shu territory. But if King Ping's wishes were followed, then the King of Shu would be almost a puppet.
If the capital is moved to Yucheng and the Shu army is put under the control of the Qi army, then everything is under the control of the Qi army. So what is the difference between this and surrender? Although I have selfish motives, I am still a minister of the Shu state. Such a result is a decisive outcome.
unacceptable.
Liu An thought of this and said: "Your Majesty, what you say is too forced and may not be acceptable."
King Ping said "Oh", turned around and glanced at King Wuyou. King Wuyou kept staring here, looking impatient. Seeing King Ping looking at him, he strode over and asked: "
Father, please give the order quickly! I am about to set off!"
King Ping nodded lightly. When King Wuyou saw it, he turned around and left, saying to the accompanying generals: "Send the army to go out immediately and rush to Chengdu tomorrow! I will fight into the city and capture the King of Shu alive.
Uncle Wang takes revenge with one stone!"
When Liu An heard this, he panicked again. He quickly took Prince Ping's hand and begged, "Your Majesty, please be patient. Your Majesty, please be patient."
When King Ping saw King Wuyou and others mounting their horses, he chuckled, sighed, and said, "They are young and energetic, and they always think that only by killing can they make great achievements. They have the shadow of us back then!"
Liu An could naturally hear the pride in King Ping's words. Liu An saw that King Wuyou and the others had mounted their horses and were about to urge their horses to leave. Liu An couldn't help but became anxious and shouted to King Ping: "Your Majesty, please send the order to withdraw the troops. I will take my place."
The King of Shu agreed!"
Prince Ping just smiled, looked at Liu An, and asked: "Brother Liu may have decided on this matter?!"
Liu An nodded repeatedly, and then urged King Ping to call out King Wuyou and the others. After King Ping heard what Liu An said, he waved to King Wuyou and said, "Sir, stay here."
King Wuyou turned the horse's head and looked back at King Ping, his eyes full of confusion. King Ping and Liu An walked to the horse and got on it. Then they issued an order: the army was disbanded and everyone returned to their camps. When will they raise their troops and wait for the military order? King Wuyou
He shouted: "Father, what do you mean by this? The army has been assembled, how can it be disbanded at will?"
Prince Ping's face darkened and he scolded: "Do you dare to disobey the order?!"
King Wuyou was speechless for a moment, but his eyes were clearly full of dissatisfaction. He turned around, turned his horse, and left with his generals.
Prince Ping smiled at Liu An and said, "Brother Liu, don't be ridiculous. This kid has won every battle since he took charge of the army. He is very proud!"
Liu An secretly shouted in his heart: What a danger. Fortunately, he arrived in time. If he had been a day late and the Qi army had set off, and waited until they reached Chengcheng, I am afraid that with King Wuyou's temper, he would immediately attack the city, and the two armies would attack and defend.
, it will be difficult to call a truce again.
Liu An followed King Ping back to the Commander's Mansion, and then King Ping discussed that the King of Shu would dedicate the entire city to Yucheng to preside over the affairs of the State of Shu; the military affairs of Shu would be handed over to Qi State to send important ministers to take charge; the State of Shu would pay tribute to Qi State every year
Silver and grain; the Qi army and the coalition forces stopped fighting against Shu.
Liu An had a good discussion with King Ping and agreed with King Ping that he would immediately rush back to Chengcheng to meet the King of Shu and report the matter. After three days, he would send a letter to King Ping with the news. If no reply was received within three days, King Ping would march directly to Chengcheng.
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King Ping sent his own soldiers to escort Liu An out of Yucheng and hurried back to Chengcheng. Liu An told King Ping what he wanted. After hearing this, the King of Shu became furious and shouted that he would fight to the death with the Qi army.
Liu An waited for the King of Shu to finish his anger before he stepped forward to persuade him: "Your Majesty, it is still unclear whether the Qin State can send troops. However, the Qi army can kill them in less than three days. By then, hundreds of thousands of troops will besiege an isolated city and break it.
The city is only open in the morning and evening. If you can be imprisoned in Lucheng like the King of Yue, it will be okay to be a prince in name only; if it falls into the hands of King Wuyou or Prince Qilu, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to His Majesty!
Even if we fight for Chengcheng, it will only delay for a few days and will eventually be occupied by Qi. It is better to sacrifice Chengcheng and go to Yucheng. Your Majesty will still have the status of king of Shu, just like the deposed emperor, at least he will not be imprisoned.
In Lucheng, you may be persecuted."
After hearing this, the King of Shu sat down slumped and remained silent for a long time. Liu An could only stand aside with his hands down, not daring to speak. It was not until he heard the sound of the drum that the King of Shu raised his head, looked at Liu An, and said: "Reply to King Ping