After hesitating for a long time, Duke Pu finally agreed to Di Xin's request.
When the army passed those cities, Park Guild first came out to persuade the defenders to lay down their weapons and surrender.
At the same time, Di Xin also promised him that as long as the defenders surrendered, he would not embarrass them again.
After reaching a consensus, Di Xin left the palace where Duke Pu lived.
Apparently Mr. Pu now had no intention of continuing to explore martial arts, so Zeng Hongshen also chose to leave along with Di Xin.
On the way back to the main hall, Han Wu was sent out again by Emperor Xin. Zeng Hongshen finally couldn't help the doubts in his heart and asked: "Your Highness, the army led by Ouyang Xuan has not returned yet, why are they setting off in such a hurry?
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"Zhao Quanyou sent information that the barbarian delegation had entered Beijing a few days ago."
Di Xin told Zeng Hongshen exactly what Xizi had just reported.
"Xi Zi came to see my king yesterday just to talk about this matter."
The two of them walked along the road paved with bluestone slabs. Di Xin continued: "Now the barbarian missions and the imperial court have started negotiations. I don't know when the results will come out."
"If the negotiation is successful, then the imperial court will definitely send a document asking the king to withdraw his troops."
"Mr. Zeng, although I have the right to send troops independently, this is subject to the premise of not violating the imperial decree. Therefore, if the imperial document to withdraw troops arrives, even if I don't want to, I will have no choice but to withdraw my troops."
Zeng Hongshen said suddenly: "Your Highness, you mean that the imperial court will definitely agree to the barbarians' request for peace?"
As expected of a leader who once led an insurrectionary army, he directly saw the core point.
Emperor Xin nodded and said: "Now most of the officials in the court have joined the camp of King Cheng. For the sake of the throne, King Cheng will not just watch us get rich."
"Therefore, after becoming aware of the expeditionary force's combat power, King Cheng will definitely find ways to restrict the expeditionary force's actions."
"Although after the negotiation is successful, more than half of the credit will belong to the expeditionary force, but compared to the unparalleled achievements in opening up new territories, he can still bear the price."
Yes, although the territory of the barbarians around Dali is not large, on average each barbarian area is equivalent to one province of Dali.
If Emperor Xin could defeat all the barbarians around Dali, then the territory of Dali would be directly expanded by one-fifth.
What is the concept of one-fifth?
When Da Li left the country, the territory was not so large, and subsequent territories were developed by generations of monarchs.
If Di Xin can really expand Dali's territory by one-fifth, then his achievements will even be comparable to those of the founding emperor.
Coupled with his reputation as the "Wise King" in Northern Xinjiang, even if some people are unwilling to do so, the next emperor will only be the fifth prince, His Highness Prince Yu.
It was certainly impossible for King Cheng to watch this happen, even if he could see that Yi Di Xin's 30,000 expeditionary army was simply unable to conquer all the barbarians around Dali at once.
Therefore, he must restrict the expeditionary force's conquests, even if he pays some price.
Of course, it was impossible for him to just agree to the various barbarians' requests for peace.
It is true that after the negotiation is successful, most of the credit will go to Di Xin and his expeditionary force, but whatever benefits can be obtained for Dali during the negotiation, the extra part belongs to the credit of the officials responsible for the negotiation.
Most of the officials in the capital are from the Cheng Wang camp. In other words, this part of the credit belongs to Cheng Wang.
As the saying goes, there are gains and losses.
Although King Cheng could gain first-come-first-served status and develop his own power among officials, being in the capital also meant that he did not have many opportunities to gain credit.
Di Xin didn't know that King Cheng had already started plotting with the Realm Lord who descended on the barbarians on how to deal with him.
But no matter what, during the negotiation process, it was impossible for King Cheng to give up this opportunity to gain credit.
Emperor Xin explained to Zeng Hongshen: "So, during the negotiation process between the officials in the capital and the barbarian envoys, this is our last chance to expand our results."
"The reason why I asked Mr. Pu to take action is to save as much time as possible in attacking those cities."
Yes, this is the reason why Di Xin went to ask Mr. Pu immediately this time.
Zeng Hongshen obviously understood this and nodded slightly to show his understanding.
After the deposed emperor of Goguryeo signed the surrender document, those cities already belonged to Dali in name, which meant that the credit had already been obtained by Emperor Xin and his expeditionary force in advance.
Under such circumstances, how could Di Xin be willing to waste more time in those cities.
Naturally, the more open and complete the process, the better.
As for Park Gong, after the royal family surrendered, his status as a congenital grand master and a member of the royal family made him more suitable for this task than the deposed emperor who signed the surrender letter.
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While talking, the two of them had returned to the main hall.
The civil servants headed by Hou Chengjie were already in the hall after receiving the notice from Han Wu.
Not to mention the speed of these civil servants, but within Khan City, the most suitable place for working is undoubtedly the palace located in the center of the city.
These civil servants have been formulating various policies suitable for Khan City in the palace, and for convenience, their office location is closer to the main hall than where Park Gong lives.
"I have met His Highness."
Seeing Emperor Xin return, a group of civil servants, led by Hou Chengjie, saluted Emperor Xin.
"My lords, there is no need to be polite."
After Di Xin asked everyone to stand up, he went directly to the topic and said: "The barbarian envoys have arrived in the capital a few days ago. I wonder if you, sir, know?"
As soon as Di Xin finished speaking, everyone seemed to have exploded.
"What?"
"When did this happen?"
"Your Highness, is the situation true..."
"Are we going to withdraw our troops?"
"..."
Seeing their reactions, Di Xin understood.
After Xizi received the news from Zhao Quanyou, he did not tell anyone else except him.
After some uncontrollable noise, everyone's voices became lower and lower, and finally all eyes turned to Di Xin again.
As civil servants traveling with the army, their duty is only to assist Emperor Xin in managing the cities that the expeditionary army has captured. Therefore, after the barbarian envoys enter Beijing, whether they withdraw or fight, that is the responsibility of the expeditionary army, and their relationship
In fact, they are not big.
All they can do is to fulfill their responsibilities after His Royal Highness King Yu makes the decision.
Now, everyone is waiting for Di Xin to speak so that they can make corresponding adjustments to future policies.
After everyone was silent, Di Xin made his decision.
