Invincible son

Chapter 711 710 [Showdown]

After the Southern Zhou State Letter was presented, Xu Ziping was not immediately summoned by Emperor Kaiping.

This is also what the title should mean. The exchanges between the two major powers in the world should be cautious, and all issues must be negotiated in advance. In the end, the saint is just going through a process. It is impossible for Emperor Kaiping to exchange words with the envoys of the Southern Zhou Dynasty at the Great Court Meeting. fight.

The negotiation was presided over by Pei Yue, and it was related to a series of actions that Fang Yunhu led the Southern Zhou spies in Kyoto at the beginning of the year.Earlier, Emperor Kaiping sent an envoy to send a letter of credence to the south, pointing out that the friendly relationship between the two countries was destroyed by Fang Yunhu. Can represent the Southern Zhou court.

Based on this, Emperor Kaiping asked the Southern Zhou court to remove Fang Xiexiao and Fang Yunhu from their posts, and escort them to Daliang Jingdu Mingzheng Dian, so as to restore the relationship between the two countries, and comfort Daliang Qianwan to die in the father and son. The heroic soul in the hand.

Of course, it was impossible for Southern Zhou to agree to such an outrageous request, but it couldn't be too tough, because both high-level officials knew well that Emperor Kaiping just wanted a reasonable name for sending troops south.One of the important tasks of Xu Ziping's trip is to confuse this matter, at least not to let the war break out directly.

On this first subject three days were discussed without any result.

Xu Ziping's killing was just Fang Yunhu's personal behavior and there was a reason for it. The oiran named Nanqin and his childhood sweetheart were forcibly occupied by Gu Fan after living in Liang State.It just so happened that Fang Yunhu came to the Liang country to do business, and ran into an old man who pityed him, so he had a conflict with Gu Fan.As for the identities of Fang Yunhu and Nanqin, he naturally denied it categorically. Anyway, the people in the north couldn't produce any evidence.

From the beginning to the end, the Southern Zhou court did not appoint Fang Yunhu to an official position, although anyone with a discerning eye knew that he was in charge of the spies under Fang Xiexiao's command.

Of course, Daliang couldn't admit such a statement, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites, headed by the Minister of Rites Sheng Duanming, refuted it sternly based on the message sent by Taishitai Pavilion.

Pei Yue interjected a few words at the beginning, after all, he had personally experienced the killing situation between Fang Yunhu and Gu Fan.However, what disgusted him the most was that no matter Xu Ziping, Sheng Duanming, or the officials next to him, they would always quote scriptures when they opened their mouths, as if they couldn't speak without a few famous quotes from sages.He is used to the military style, and he is very impatient with this kind of verbal conversation.

On the fourth day of the negotiation, Sheng Duanming and Xu Ziping continued to confront each other, and there was no happy meeting outside Shili Pavilion in the southern suburbs of Kyoto.

Pei Yueqiang listened attentively to their wrangling. Nan Zhou's idea was obviously to make a big deal into a small one. Daliang definitely wanted to take advantage of the opportunity, such as the ownership of the three cities of Jiangling on the south bank of the Tiancang River.Although Emperor Kaiping had always been far-sighted, Pei Yue felt that such a plan was still whimsical.

The three cities of Jiangling are to the Southern Zhou Dynasty what the Tiger City is to the Western Wu. They are sharp thorns in the other party's heart, and they don't want to pull them out all the time. How can it be officially recognized as belonging to Daliang?
If Xu Ziping dared to agree to this request, he didn't need to go back to the south, he could just find a place to hang himself.

If the emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty dared to take this step back, the subjects below would inevitably fall into extreme panic and despair.

The demands of the two sides are far from the bottom line, and the early stage is destined to be just a spat of words.

"...Li said, a gentleman never loses his footing to others, never loses his color to others, and never loses his mouth on others. Mr. Xu tried to say that Fang Yunhu was just an ordinary businessman. Why was he able to mobilize hundreds of elite dead men in the capital city of Daliang and kill them accumulatively? 73 soldiers from Daliang? Such crimes are appalling, does Mr. Xu want to dismiss them with a single word?" Sheng Duanming looked sternly and glared.

Xu Ziping responded in a calm manner: "What Mr. Sheng said, it can be said that what Mr. Sheng said was wrong by a tiny bit, and it was wrong by a thousand miles. Don't you hear that the former Wei scholar Yishan layman once said that he is self-serving and less responsible. Fang Yunhu has a reason for what he did. , and this official has explained the cause and effect in detail a few days ago. Although this matter is complicated, it is only a personal grievance between the two of Fang Gu, why should it override state affairs?"

Sheng Duanming sneered and said, "Since it's a personal grudge, why did Mr. Xu come here?"

Xu Ziping said calmly: "Of course it is necessary to explain clearly in front of Your Majesty, so as to avoid unbearable things from happening in the future."

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The more Pei Yue listened, the more tired he became, and he felt drowsy, but when he thought of the intensive forging business in the Shouyang Mountain Mine, he gradually woke up, and then his mind drifted away.

The two artifacts he is currently thinking of are not weird, they are earth mines and grenades. The former is easy to understand, but the delay and trigger device are a little troublesome.As for the latter, in fact, he had read some information in his previous life. The indigenous hand grenade was invented in the Song Dynasty, and it had a very domineering name called Zhentianlei.

The body of Zhentianlei is filled with gunpowder, and the outer shell is wrapped with pig iron, and a fuze is installed on it. It can be ignited with fire, and then launched by a trebuchet.However, limited by the steel forging skills and the power of gunpowder, the Thunderbolt cannot play a role in determining the outcome of a war, and can only be used as an auxiliary means like a surprise soldier.

What Pei Yue asked Lin Qian and other blacksmiths to study were the embryos of the two artifacts, and did not tell them about the existence of black powder.

After the embryos are made, Pei Yue intends to inspire these craftsmen with the local method of steelmaking, and see if they can comprehend on their own and forge better steel.The reason why he didn't improve his skills directly was that Pei Yue himself only knew a little about it.

In his previous life, he liked to read military books and magazines, which doesn't mean he had practiced it himself, and he didn't remember many of the contents so vividly.

Just when he was thinking happily, he suddenly heard Sheng Duanming shouted beside him: "Dare to ask Peihou, is what the officer said funny?"

Pei Yue was shocked by the old man's voice, although the other party was already at the age of knowing his destiny, his voice was louder than that of a young man.

He quickly calmed down, only to realize that the situation in the room was a little weird. No matter which side the officials were looking at him, Sheng Duanming was even more angry. It was obvious that he was too preoccupied just now, and the casual laughter offended this man. The upright and old-fashioned servant of the Ministry of Rites.

Although the officials of the Ministry of Rites are used to Pei Yue being silent on such occasions, and they are very happy that he does not disrupt the situation, but when Sheng Duanming angrily scolded an official in Nanzhou, the strange laughter of the Marquis of Zhongshan was undoubtedly hitting his own people Face.

Pei Yue quickly understood the situation, and said calmly, "Master Sheng, I just think you are too polite."

Sheng Duanming frowned and said, "What do you mean by Marquis Pei's words?"

Pei Yue glanced at Xu Ziping indifferently, raised his hand and tapped on the table lightly, and said, "You have talked with this Mr. Xu for four days, and he is neither willing to hand over nor offer compensation, so what else is there to talk about?" ? Your Majesty ordered you to be the deputy negotiator, just to borrow your righteousness, but not to show off the truth in the pile of old papers."

Sheng Duanming's face turned red, but he didn't attack immediately, because he noticed the worry in the eyes of everyone in Nanzhou.

Pei Yue looked directly at Xu Ziping, and said indifferently: "Those who have listened to you these days, I am indeed a little impatient. It was originally a very simple matter, why are you so verbose? Master Xu, since your trip is not sincere, Then there is no need to talk about it.”

He stood up slowly, and said in a cold voice: "Go back and tell your majesty that this battle was provoked by your Zhou Dynasty, and my main beam is only to avenge the soldiers who died. This Marquis is not good at words, he can only kill, and he will definitely step on his horse when the time comes." Jian'an City, chop off the head of Xia Yunhu with your own hands."

"That's the end of the negotiation!"

Pei Yue left in a huff.

(End of this chapter)