Thanks to Brother Duan Mi for the reward and the monthly ticket from 80,000 Miles Road for the encouragement.
The position of secretary is available to those who are loyal to the generals and caring people. Although there is no such position in the Lulong Army, in each town, everyone with this title is a powerful person. Therefore, Han Yanhui can be regarded as relying on this status.
He barely had the status to talk to the heads of the towns.
However, Han Yanhui actually does not need this status. Although he is young, he has already made a name for himself in the hearts of military governors all over the world. In the civil service system of Hebei, Han Yanhui's reputation is undoubtedly the first, higher than Feng Dao.
Because Feng Dao was immersed in handling government affairs, Han Yanhui had been dealing with other towns for a long time.
Therefore, as soon as Guo Qiqi heard that it was Lu Long and Han Yanhui, he immediately informed King Qi Li Maozhen. After some discussion, the two decided to summon him in King Qi's temporary study.
Han Yanhui didn't beat around the bush too much. He just wanted to know what King Qi's attitude was towards this Eastern Metropolis Alliance.
In this regard, King Qi did not go around and around. He frankly admitted that "following the Warring States Period" was the general trend. Fengxiang was unable to resist the general trend and could not stop it. Since everyone wanted to respect the king and jointly continue the Tang Dynasty, then Fengxiang also
Move with the trend and dare not go against it.
Han Yanhui asked, what should we do next? Obviously, taking advantage of this alliance, King Liang will definitely follow Qi Huan's old example and gather the princes from all over the world to attack Hedong. What choice will Fengxiang make?
King Qi said that Hedong is no longer a question of whether to conquer or not. Even if there is no crusade, Hedong has already been divided. Doesn’t the Han envoy know that the envoys from Li Sizhao, Li Siyuan and Zhou Dewei have arrived in Luoyang? The current problem is that Jin King Li Cunxu
He is still young and lacks prestige. How long can he last? If King Liang really raises his banner to attack Hedong, the Qi Kingdom in the future will be embarrassed to isolate itself from the princes of the world.
After all, King Qi added apologetically: "Feng Xiang is isolated. He failed to fully recover after the setback the year before, so I can't resist."
Han Yanhui continued to ask, once the war in Hedong ends, King Liang is likely to attack Hebei. What choice will Fengxiang make then?
King Qi hesitated for a long time and did not say anything. Guo Qiqi on the side took over and said that he hoped that King Yan could understand the general trend and participate in the alliance as much as possible, and never isolate himself from others.
Han Yanhui sighed, but it was a pity that King Liang's conditions were too harsh and that no one could agree to it.
Guo Qiqi said, We also know this, so King Qi decided to try his best to assist Lu Long during the alliance and help Lu Long get the best conditions. Of course, it is obviously not possible for King Yan to not give in at all. This is still
I hope the Korean envoy can be prepared.
Han Yanhui broke the pot and asked what happened, saying that if Lu Long could not break the alliance, the Liang King would really launch an army to attack Hebei. Will Fengxiang participate?
Guo Qiqi said that since the Tang Dynasty implemented the policy of "following the Warring States Period" and respected the Emperor, if King Liang got the Emperor's will and ordered the princes to attack Hebei, Fengxiang would definitely be among them. But he then explained that Fengxiang was far away, so he would definitely be among them.
We will not send a large army to participate, at most it will only be 1,800 people, and we will never actually fight against Lu Long. Please rest assured about this, Ambassador Han.
Han Yanhui felt incredible. He asked, are you really willing to obey the order of King Liang and send troops to attack Lulong? Eighteen hundred people are not many, but they are still involved after all. This will chill Hebei.
Guo Qiqi explained that the policy of "imitating the Warring States Period" is a national system and has full righteousness. Fengxiang is too embarrassed to follow the yin and yang, isn't he?
Han Yanhui said angrily, do you really believe in this Lao Shizi's "following the Warring States Period"? Do you really think that the world can return to the three generations of rule in ancient times? When Xuanwu pacified Hedong and cleared Hebei, what will the princes of the world do to resist Xuanwu? You
Do you think you can survive alone?
Guo Qiqi said that everyone in the world thinks so, so why not go back to the third generation? If Xuanwu really dares to go his own way, then it will be Xuanwu who will be attacked by the princes of the world. What does Fengxiang have to fear?
Han Yanhui couldn't understand. In the end, he could only say goodbye without words.
Before leaving, Guo Qiqi reminded that it was not Fengxiang that Lu Long had to worry about. According to the news we learned, it was Pinglu that Lu Long should be wary of, because King Liang had promised to transfer Cangzhou and Dizhou to the future Qi State.
He also revealed that Ding, Heng and other states had been assigned to Hedong generals. It is still unknown whether it was Li Sizhao, Li Siyuan, or Zhou Dewei.
In addition, Weizhou, Zhaozhou and other places also promised Huainan, and it seems that one of the Huainan generals Li Shenfu and Wang Maozhang founded the country there; the other states of Mo, Shen, Xiang, Ji, Bei, and Bo were established by Xuanwu
The king of Liang promised to withdraw from the general's fiefdom, and the prefectures and counties in Shannan and other places thought of Xichuan and Jingnan as compensation. Even Fengxiang got a piece of it. The king of Liang promised that once Fengxiang sent troops to help, after Hebei was captured, he would use Qinzhou and
Yanzhou compensated Fengxiang.
For Guo Qiqi's frank confession, Han Yanhui could only express his gratitude. They were ready to use their own land in exchange for territory, and he had to express his gratitude to the other party. It was really sad to say that.
After leaving Jishanfang, Han Yanhui looked up to the sky and sighed. The feeling of being divided among the princes of the world was really not that pleasant.
After returning to Guanyi to rest for a while, Li Zhen came to visit again. So Han Yanhui tried his best to cheer up and negotiate with Li Zhen.
This time Li Zhen was very well prepared. He brought a map of Hebei Province and pointed out the land in each state to discuss with Han Yanhui bit by bit. The plan Li Zhen brought was that in order to show his sincerity to the alliance, the Lu Long Army would first start from
This is the first step to withdraw troops from Hedong Shangdang and Qianqing Bochang. Only in this way can we obtain the understanding of the generals in Hedong (Li Siyuan, Li Sizhao, Zhou Dewei and others) and Pinglu and participate in the alliance. In other words,
, if Lu Long wants to be qualified to join the alliance, he must buy tickets, and the tickets are Shangdang and Bochang.
After the formal alliance, Lu Long wanted to withdraw from the territory originally occupied by the Yiwu Army, the Chengde Army, the Wei Bo Army, and even the Yichang Army, and retreat to Youzhou. From now on, the Yan Kingdom will use the Fanyang line as the boundary to coexist peacefully with the southern countries.
After some bargaining, Li Zhen agreed that at most Dingzhou, Mozhou and Yingzhou could be ceded to Lulong, but Cangzhou was definitely not an option.
So Han Yanhui got confirmation. Knowing what King Qi and Guo Qiqi said today, I'm afraid they are inseparable.
The negotiation came to an abrupt end. Han Yanhui obviously could not agree to this condition. He tentatively said that if Li Zhen could help Lu Long get some benefits, Lu Long would be the first to withdraw from Weizhou, and Lu Long could also give him a gift.
Li Zhen's "treasure banknote" is 500,000 yuan.
Of course, Li Zhen knew that "Bao Chao" was the "arrears agreement." After hearing this, he bit his lips and hesitated for a long time before nodding and agreeing, saying that he would help Lu Long gain territory in one or two states. Han Yanhui was deeply grateful for this.
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Li Zhen left in a hurry, and Han Yanhui slept sadly by the lamp.
In the following days, Han Yanhui continued to visit various princes. At Zhongshunfang, he was rejected again. Pinglu still refused to meet, saying that Wang Shike did not come back last night and did not know where he was staying. When Han Yanhui thought of Wang Shike last year
Seeing his respectful attitude, and thinking of how Lu Long sent tens of thousands of troops to fight without hesitation in order to help Pinglu resist Xuanwu, he was immediately so angry that stars appeared in front of his eyes, and he felt unspeakably uncomfortable in his heart.
At Qian Yuanguan's place in Wuyue, Han Yanhui was not refused when he arrived. On the contrary, Qian Yuanguan enthusiastically welcomed Han Yanhui into the main hall of his home and respectfully held the disciple ceremony. Qian Yuanguan studied in Fanyang Military Academy for the first year.
In , Han Yanhui once served as a lecturer and taught students, so Qian Yuanguan can also be regarded as Han Yanhui's disciple.
What warmed Han Yanhui's heart was that Qian Yuanguan's study at Fanyang Military Academy was not in vain. He almost regarded himself as a member of the Lu Long Army, vigorously refuted anything that was not conducive to Lu Long, and said he would do his best to rectify it.
Prevent.
But after talking for a long time, Han Yanhui realized that although Wu Yue used his son Qian Yuanguan as his envoy, the person in charge was not Qian Yuanguan. It was the deputy envoy Luo Yin who made the decision. So Han Yanhui met Qian Yuanguan's introduction again
Next, I met Luo Yin. Compared with Qian Yuanguan, Luo Yin seemed more pragmatic.
Luo Yin just said that peace in the world is a good thing, and he hoped that Lu Long could also make an alliance. As for the future, if the king of Liang called on the princes to attack Hebei, Luo Yin said that Wu and Yue were a small place and could not make decisions, so they could only follow the actions of the princes in the world. Moreover, Wu and Yue
His attention was focused on the several military states that Huainan was encroaching on, and he had no spare time to care about other aspects. He also hoped that Han Yanhui could understand.
When Han Yanhui said goodbye, Qian Yuanguan personally sent him out. He promised Han Yanhui that if Lu Long was in trouble, he would definitely take a boat northward, even if he was alone, he would do his part for Lu Long. At the same time, Qian Yuanhui
Guan also asked Han Yanhui to ask the King of Yan for permission, and never sit back and watch his good friend Li Cunxu ignore the crisis. Qian Yuanguan said that Li Cunxu was devoted to Lu Long and would definitely be Lu Long's help.
Han Yanhui patted Qian Yuanguan's shoulder, sighed, and turned around, leaving Qian Yuanguan with his neck to see him off.
After encountering disappointment at Pinglu, Fengxiang and Wu Yue, Han Yanhui had already lost confidence in the next visit. If even the allies Lu Longjun deliberately made were forced to participate in the alliance due to the situation, what would be the attitude of other vassal towns?
Nothing to ask again.
But Han Yanhui still worked hard and visited them one by one. Wang Jian, the king of Shu, Zhao Kuangming of Jingnan, Yang Wo of Huainan, and even Wang Shenzhi, the king of Langya, Liu Yin, the governor of Fengzhou, and Han Yanhui all came one by one. Unfortunately, the results were as expected.
The feudal town did not have a good impression of Lu Long, and some of them were angry at accusing Lu Long of wanting to destroy the alliance.
Under the bait of King Liang of "conferring the country and establishing the country", almost all the princes bit the fishhook, and few people could resist such temptation. Becoming the king of a country and inheriting the country from family to family is such a good thing. Han Yanhui sometimes
I secretly thought that if I had such an opportunity, I might be equally enthusiastic and agree regardless of it.
Negotiations with Li Zhen are still continuing. Faced with the interests offered by Han Yanhui, Li Zhen in turn helped Han Yanhui think of many ideas, but Han Yanhui was already absent-minded. The situation was basically clear, and everything was extremely unfavorable for Lu Long. Han Yanhui
I had no idea what to do, so I could only send one letter a day to Handan through secret channels, sent by personnel from the Luoyang Intelligence Station of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.
On the fifth day of April, Han Yanhui decided to make a last-ditch effort to meet the emperor.