Chapter 1566: Gongsun Shu of the Immediate Golden Sword
The next day, the envoy of the Qin Army, Li Hongzhang, arrived in the Liao capital. Gongsun Xuanyuan's attitude towards him was the same as that of the envoy from the Northern Han Dynasty, which was "neutral". What Li Hongzhang wanted was for the Liao Kingdom to not help each other, so it was easily accomplished.
Mission.
"General Gongsun, no matter how much fighting there was before between the Central and Northern Han Dynasties, it was just our own brothers fighting for their property, but now there are people conspiring with foreigners to assassinate their own brothers in this dirty way."
Li Hongzhang looked at Gongsun Xuanyuan with burning eyes. He believed that Gongsun Xuanyuan would definitely understand the meaning of his words, and then continued: "Our Qin army is incompatible with all foreign races, and we will definitely not cooperate with any foreign races. Please ask General Gongsun
Mingjian.”
Upon hearing this, Gongsun Xuanyuan's face couldn't help but turn ugly. Li Hongzhang so happily stated that the Qin army must have nothing to do with the Manchus. Isn't it clear that Liu Che secretly colluded with the Manchus?
Although Gongsun Xuanyuan also doubted this, after all, Liu Che sent his main force and wanted to lead the army south to help in the war. It seemed that he was not worried that the Manchu and Qing Dynasties would go south. This was obviously not in line with common sense. The only explanation was to negotiate with the Manchu and Qing Dynasty in advance.
Have been in contact.
Of course, this is just speculation and there is no conclusive evidence.
Now Li Hongzhang brought the dirty things under the negotiating table directly to the negotiating table. He wanted to use this to force Gongsun Xuanyuan, who hated foreigners, to completely draw a clear line between the Northern Han Dynasty and the Northern Han Dynasty who might have colluded with foreigners.
Although Gongsun Xuanyuan expressed his neutral stance, which was obviously more beneficial to the Qin army, Li Hongzhang still wanted to try to win over the Liao Kingdom. After all, only after Gongsun Xuanyuan officially took sides could he truly be trusted.
Gongsun Xuanyuan naturally thought of this, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he said a little stiffly: "The merits and demerits will be judged by future generations."
When Li Hongzhang heard this, he also realized that he was a little anxious. He wanted Gongsun Xuanyuan to express his position so quickly. He must know that haste makes waste.
"I'll take my leave."
Looking at Li Hongzhang's leaving figure, Ye Qingmei smiled lightly and said: "Brother, you are right. Whether it is Qin Hao or Liu Che, it is not appropriate for us, the Liao Kingdom, to fall to either side at this time."
"But if we remain neutral like this, I'm afraid both sides will be unhappy." Gongsun Xuanyuan said worriedly.
"How can one of them remain neutral?"
Ye Qingmei's eyes flashed, and he said confidently: "Nearly a million troops gathered in Jizhou, and just eating horse chews can eat a small mountain every day. Even the Qin army, which is the richest in the world, cannot afford it.
Such a burden.
Therefore, within a month or two at the latest, Bai Qi and Han Xin will definitely break out into a more intense war, and we will help whoever occupies the top by then, so both ends will not be left behind."
A trace of hesitation flashed in Gongsun Xuanyuan's eyes: "Let's talk about it then."
Gongsun Xuanyuan was naturally ambitious, but the Liao Kingdom was too weak, coupled with its awkward geographical location and being caught between the major powers, there was no possibility of development, so it was too difficult to realize his ambitions.
Not long after Li Hongzhang left, Gongsun Xuanyuan's younger brother, Gongsun Shu, who was supported by a golden sword, also ran over to look for Gongsun Xuanyuan.
"Brother, I heard that the envoys from the Qin army are here too? What kind of bargaining chips did Qin Hao offer to win over us?" Gongsun Shu asked with a smile.
Gongsun Xuanyuan narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Although the conditions offered by Qin Hao are generous, they are not as good as those of Liu Che, and they have not been crowned king."
"Then what are you waiting for? Send troops to help Liu fight against Qin."
"Both families rejected it."
"What?"
Gongsun Shu's eyes widened and he said with a puzzled look on his face: "That's the title of king, brother. This is such an honor to the ancestors. Why refuse?"
"How many Wangs with different surnames from the Liu family died well? None."
Gongsun Xuanyuan smiled coldly: "Although Liu Che has given Yuan Shao and Han the title of king now, sooner or later they will definitely not be able to tolerate them. If the day comes when Qin Hao is defeated, they will definitely fall out.
Our Liao army is guarding the northern border and resisting foreigners. We must not move lightly. Neutrality is the best way."
"But……"
"That's enough. I have made up my mind not to get involved in the Jizhou war."
"Okay, I'll take my leave, little brother."
Although Gongsun Shu was unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to leave.
But before leaving, Gongsun Shu also looked at Ye Qingmei who was beside Gongsun Xuanyuan affectionately, but this move made Ye Qingmei roll her eyes.
Seeing Gongsun Shu leaving, Gongsun Xuanyuan couldn't help but sigh and whispered to himself: "Not all of them are fuel-efficient lamps."
Gongsun Xuanyuan turned around and saw that Ye Qingmei was still speechless. He couldn't help but laugh and said: "Mei'er, do you hate Brother Shu so much?"
"Brother, Gongsun Shu has evil intentions and is ambitious. You must be careful."
It is impossible for Ye Qingmei to tell Gongsun Xuanyuan that Gongsun Shu, who established the Golden Saber in the last years of Wang Mang, separatized Yizhou and proclaimed himself emperor for twelve years, and your clan brother is most likely that Gongsun Shu, so the only way is through this
Way to make innuendo.
"It doesn't matter, as long as my brother is still here, no one in the Liao Kingdom can make waves." Gongsun Xuanyuan said with great pride.
With Gongsun Xuanyuan's wisdom and vision, how could he not see that Gongsun Shu was ambitious and had many small tricks in private?
It was only for the sake of his fellow clan members and the fact that he was the only one besides himself who had mastered the Gongsun family's traditional martial arts to perfection. He did have good strength. In addition, Gongsun Shu was one of the few Gongsun family members who supported him.
That's why Gongsun Xuanyuan turned a blind eye to him.
Gongsun Xuanyuan, like Gongsun Zan, was a concubine, which made his position in the Gongsun family rather embarrassing. If Gongsun Zan had not appointed him to succeed Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Xuanyuan might not be able to succeed Gongsun Zan.
There are a large group of legitimate sons in the Gongsun family who are dissatisfied with Gongsun Xuanyuan. Instead of providing support, they want to seize power. Gongsun Shu is one of the few people who stands by Gongsun Xuanyuan.
It was precisely because of this and the fact that although Gongsun Shu had ambitions, he had not committed any act of disloyalty, that Gongsun Xuanyuan was particularly tolerant of him.
Seeing Gongsun Xuanyuan's expression, Ye Qingmei knew that he must not have listened. It wasn't that she had no confidence in her sworn brother's methods of controlling his subordinates. The key was that the talent lineup under him made her unable to complain.
The ambitious Gongsun Shu, the foolish king Zhao Ji, Gao Qiu, Cai Jing and other six thieves all gathered around Gongsun Xuanyuan.
Although these people are very honest and behave like good ministers, even Ye Qingmei can't find fault with them, but when she thinks of the deeds of these people in the original history, Ye Qingmei can't rest assured.
Come down.
By the way, Wu Sangui and a large group of traitors also gathered around Gongsun Zan, and directly led to Gongsun Zan's death in battle.
"Why are the Gongsun family so attracted to traitors?" Ye Qingmei looked puzzled.