"Our Chen Liushou said that if I have been wronged by you here, if you punch me, he will cut Zhai Rang's body, and if you kick me, he will cut a piece of flesh on Zhai Rang himself! I If he can't go back, he will hand over Zhai to King Zhai, and let every soldier of Qi County cut a knife on King Zhai to avenge Ambassador Zhang Xutuo and me!"
Hearing this, no matter how much he hated His Royal Highness Qian Xiangmin, the King of Shaoling, and how much he had suffered countless ridicules and humiliations because of His Highness Shaoling King Qian Xiangmin, Xu Shiji still raised the knife that had already been pulled out of its sheath, and then Soon, the Wagang generals held down his arms and snatched the waist knife, and then the Wagang generals such as Shan Xiongxin and Zhai Hong immediately asked Qian Xiangmin impatiently: "Chen Yingliang, the traitor, sent you here to do it." what?"
"My lords, can we talk about it in another place?" The pampered Qian Xiangmin asked timidly, "It's windy here, and I'm sweating from walking, the wind blows too cold."
"Stop talking nonsense! Talk if you have something to say, fart if you have something to say! Just say it here!" Xu Shiji angrily refused, and the other Wagang generals were also anxious to learn about Zhai Rang's situation, and urged Qian Xiangmin to explain his intention immediately.
With no other choice, Qian Xiangmin, who was once again forced by Chen Sangliang to serve as an envoy with a knife, could only wipe away the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes, and said with a mournful face: "My lords, Chen Liushou sent me to discuss a deal with you. We, Chen Liushou, want to use Zhai to let King Zhai go back to Hulao Pass, I wonder if you are willing to agree?"
"Brother Zhai in exchange for Hulao Pass? Is it true?" Several Wagang generals exclaimed.
"Of course it's true." Qian Xiangmin said tremblingly: "We Chen Liushou said, but in fact it's useless for him to capture King Zhai. He is now Dongdu Liushou, General Youwuwei and Xu Changgong. There is no promotion, even if King Meng is handed over to the court, it will not be exchanged for any rewards. Instead of sending King Zhai Rang to Dongdu, it is better to use it to return to Hulao Pass. As long as you are willing, this transaction can be done at any time It can be sold."
Everyone in Wagang was tongue-tied, none of them expected that Chen Sangliang would propose such a deal, let alone that Chen Sangliang would propose such an exchange condition. At this time, Li Mi's confidant Fang Xuanzao and others also rushed to the scene after receiving the news. They were all shocked when they heard the situation, and then Fang Xuanzao hurriedly said: "Generals, this is a big matter. Go to the hall to discuss it carefully, and ask Pu Shangong to look at the situation casually, the little thief Chen Yingliang has always been cunning and treacherous, we have to prevent him from playing tricks again."
Everyone praised Qian Xiangmin, and immediately surrounded and escorted Qian Xiangmin to the embassy residence left by Pei Renji to arrest him. Qian Xiangmin, who is as timid as a mouse, is even more terrified, tears are shining, and he only hates himself for being unkind, but he has met such a vicious and harsh boss as Chen Sangliang, who will be assigned to him every time there is any dangerous task. Own.
Arriving at the temporary headquarters, Li Mi who received the news had already been waiting in the handsome hall. Seeing Qian Xiangmin coming in, Li Mi showed a look of astonishment, and said in surprise, "It's really you."
"It's me, it's me, Pu Shangong, long time no see." Qian Xiangmin nodded quickly.
"Teacher, do you know him?" Wang Bodang next to him asked curiously.
Li Mi nodded, and replied: "Yes, when Yang Xuangan fought against Wei Xuan, this poor man and Chen Yingliang disguised himself as Yang Xuangan's army, sneaked into Yang Xuangan's ten thousand troops, burned Yang Xuangan's food and grass, and caused Yang Xuangan to wipe out Wei Xuangan's army. The plan failed, I was a little negligent at the time, and I was almost killed by this little thief Qian Xiangmin and Chen Yingliang, so I met him."
The very respected Wang Bodang was furious when he heard that, and rushed forward to beat Qian Xiangmin violently. The Wagang army generals hurriedly stopped him and explained Chen Sangliang's threatening words to Wang Bodang. Li Mi also shouted: "Bodang!" , Forget it, it’s all in the past, don’t be as knowledgeable as him. If the two countries are fighting, this money Xiangmin is the confidant of the little thief Chen Yingliang, and the little thief Chen Yingliang sent him to negotiate with us. It proves that the little thief Chen Yingliang is quite sincere this time, we can't lose our etiquette and be looked down upon by others, treat him kindly."
Uncle Wang retreated bitterly, and Qian Xiangmin heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly untied a package from his back, took out a wooden box from it, held it in both hands, and said respectfully: "Pu Shan Gong, this is what Chen Liushou asked me to do." The gift I brought to you is a new kind of candy that Chen Liushou's family accidentally made during his wedding. His Majesty personally named it Grandfather Candy, and Chen Liushou asked me to bring it for you to try."
"Thank you, I am sorry for Chen's staying behind." Li Mi smiled, accepted Chen Sangliang's gift very calmly, and asked Qian Xiangmin and the Wagang generals to arrange seats. Li Mi did not wait until everyone was seated. Smiling, he asked Qian Xiangmin, "Lord Qian, I heard that Chen Liushou sent you to negotiate with us, and wanted to use Zhai to get King Zhai to return to Hulao Pass. Is this really the case?"
"It's absolutely true." Qian Xiangmin nodded quickly, and then said quickly: "Pu Shan Gong, Chen Liushou said that as long as you give up Hulao Pass and return Hulao Pass to our Dongdu army, then he will be released immediately." Zhai asks King Zhai. If you refuse, he has no choice but to use force to take back Hulao Pass, and at the same time hand over King Zhai to the Eastern Capital court, and ask His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the King of Yue to send it to him personally."
"Such a thing really happened? The little thief Chen Yingliang is crazy, dare to make this deal with us without authorization?" Li Mi was puzzled, and after a little calculation, Li Mi immediately said: "Where is the letter? Chen Liushou sent you to negotiate with us, don't you?" Will there not even be a letter?"
"Pu Shangong, there is no letter." Qian Xiangmin replied with a sad face: "Chen Liushou said that he has many enemies in the court, and he can't leave ink and paper for the enemies to seize, so he sent me, a reliable confidant, to communicate with him. You negotiate verbally."
"Traitor!" Li Mi cursed in his heart, and the Wagang people next to him took a little effort to wake up, and all of them were overjoyed, thinking that this represented Chen Sangliang's sincerity. And Li Mi made some calculations, and then asked again: "Since you Chen Liushou don't want the court to know about this deal, then you Chen Liushou are not afraid of releasing King Zhai privately and being blamed by the tyrant Yang Guang?"
"Pu Shangong, there are many ways to release people." Qian Xiangmin rarely smiled in the enemy camp, and said with a smile: "Our Chen Liushou said that he will not execute King Zhai immediately unless it is absolutely necessary. So during the period of detention, King Zhai may escape, may be rescued by you, or may be robbed by you on the way to escort, even if he bears some responsibility at that time, it will be much smaller."
Speaking of this with a smile, Qian Xiangmin quickly added: "Also, we, Chen Liushou, have already thought about it for you. Your Wagang Volunteers have always liked mobile warfare and rarely defended a city and were besieged by the officers and soldiers. Seeing the grain, grass and military supplies looted in Hulao pass abandon the city and retreat, the court will not be too surprised. Pu Shangong, all Wagang kings, what do you think?"
Everyone in the Wagang Army remained silent. Some wanted to rescue Zhai Rang, but some were reluctant to part with the important throat of the Hulao Pass that they had just obtained. Li Mi continued to calculate, and suddenly asked: "Master Qian, do you see?" Have you ever been to our captured King Zhai? How is he doing now?"
"I see." Qian Xiangmin replied smoothly: "He is in a good condition now. Although he has suffered some injuries, our Chen Liushou has sent someone to give him medicine, so there is no danger of his life."
"What does our King Zhai look like?" Li Mi quickly asked.
"Pu Shangong, why do you ask me this question?" Qian Xiangmin asked in a daze, "Don't you know what King Zhai looks like?"
"Stop talking nonsense and answer truthfully." Li Mi shouted.
"This..." Qian Xiangmin replied recalling: "King Zhai is in his fifties, with a long face, a lot of black beard on his lips and chin, thick eyebrows, and thick cheekbones, as if..., as if..., It seems that the hair is a little gray, that's all I remember."
The hearts of all the generals of the Wagang Army sank, because Qian Xiangmin's description was indeed Zhai Rang's general appearance, but Li Mi asked again: "What about the knife wound on our King Zhai's left cheek? How long is it?" ?A new scar or an old one?"
Everyone at the scene glanced at Li Mi, and then immediately turned their attention to Qian Xiangmin, but Qian Xiangmin was taken aback, and replied: "Pu Shangong, is there no scar on King Zhai's face? The villain saw him Didn't you see it?"
"Could it be that Zhai Rang was really caught by Chen Yingliang's traitor?"
Li Mi began to waver, and finally changed from half-belief to 70% belief that Zhai Rang had been captured, and suddenly felt very embarrassed, unsure whether to exchange Hulaoguan for Zhai Rang. On the other hand, Xu Shiji, the wise general of Wagang over there, hadn't fully believed it because of Chen Sangliang's and Qian Xiangmin's losses, so he also asked, "How did you catch us, King Zhai?"
"It seems that it was given to Chen Liushou by your King Zhai's personal soldiers." Qian Xiangmin replied truthfully: "I was sent here by Chen Liushou to negotiate with you as soon as I arrived in Luokoucang. I was short on time, so I didn't I had time to inquire carefully, but Chen Liushou didn't introduce it to me."
Xu Shiji's face became more gloomy. Qian Xiangmin saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Master Xu, if you suspect that we exchanged the fake King Zhai for Hulaoguan, then you can verify the authenticity first before exchanging. Our Chen Liushou said Yes, he is very sincere and can talk about anything. As long as you agree to negotiate, Chen Liushou can send someone to continue the negotiation, or you can send people to negotiate. But the speed must be fast, and you must come up with a decision within half a month Otherwise, once His Majesty sends a decree from Jiangdu to let Chen Liushou execute King Zhai on the spot, then we Chen Liushou will have no way to exchange with you no matter what."
"Within half a month?" Li Mi was taken aback, and thought to himself: "The little thief Chen Yingliang gave such a long time limit, could it be that Zhai Rang was really caught by him?"
Li Mi was surprised, and a few smart people in the Wagang Army over there immediately woke up and whispered in low voices, thinking that Zhai Rang must have been captured alive by Chen Yingliang, otherwise, within such a long period of time, as long as Zhai Rang is still safe and sound, Even if he made a detour to Fangshan, he would have returned to Hulao Pass long ago. Chen Yingliang dared to give such a long time limit, which proved that he was confident and Zhai Rang was indeed in his hands.
After waiting for a long time without seeing Li Mi and others talking, Qian Xiangmin said timidly again: "Pu Shangong, my lords, I have finished all my words. If there is nothing else, then I will leave. Chen Liushou knows about this matter." The matter is very important, you need time to think about it, when you can think about it, when can you send someone to contact Chen Liushou, and Chen Liushou will greet you at any time."
After finishing speaking, Qian Xiangmin bowed his hands, turned around and was about to leave the Longtan and Tiger Cave, when the generals of the Wagang Army hurriedly stopped him, and Qian Xiangmin screamed in fright, "My lords, the two countries are fighting, please don't kill me!" Don't forget, when General Shan Xiongxin's sister was unfortunately captured, how did we, Chen Liushou, treat you and your envoy?"
Everyone in the Wagang Army was stunned, and then remembered that Chen Sangliang was really sorry for them before, and Shan Xiongxin, who had received Chen Sangliang's great kindness, was even more troubled, so he had to ask Li Mi: "Pu Shangong, what should I do? Should I let him Walk?"
"You can't let him go!" Zhai Rang's nephew Zhai Mohou shouted viciously first: "Arrest him and exchange him for uncle."
"My lord, don't, don't." Qian Xiangmin lost his mind again, and hurriedly said: "My lord, forgive me to remind you, if I don't go back before dawn, we Chen Liushou will think that you have refused and will be executed immediately King Zhai. Also, you have to be moral, we treat your envoys kindly, how can you detain me?"
"Little General Zhai, let him go." Li Mi finally said, "King Zhai has fallen into the hands of the officers and soldiers, and his life is hanging by a thread. If you want to save your uncle, the only way is to negotiate with the officers and soldiers. If we Detaining this envoy not only loses morality, but also makes it impossible to negotiate with the traitor Chen Yingliang, and will only harm your uncle. Besides, what use is it for you to detain such a person other than wasting food?"
Qian Xiangmin nodded his head when he heard that, and quickly admitted that he had a big appetite and had to eat eight steamed buns, twelve flatbreads and three catties of meat, which was a waste of food. No one treats me except my biological parents, even if I am forcibly detained, I will not be able to return to King Zhai Rang. Over there, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji and others also urged Zhai Mohou to act calmly and not to indirectly kill Zhai Rang. It was easy to say, which made Zhai Mohou resigned, and Qian Xiangmin hurriedly left as if he had received an amnesty.
He repeatedly arched his hands and walked to the door. Qian Xiangmin, who was still considered competent, remembered that he had forgotten an important matter, and hurriedly went back to Li Mi and said, "Pu Shangong, we, Chen Liushou, have another sentence to bring to you alone. Can you let the villain come forward and talk?"
"The fox's tail finally came out, it's time to make a move."
Li Mi, who had been thinking about the truth of Zhai Rang's capture and the truth of the transaction, groaned in his heart, and nodded without thinking too much. Qian Xiangmin hurried forward, and under the supervision of his own soldiers, he whispered in Li Mi's ear, : "Pu Shangong, Chen Liushou said, you know the relationship between him and Pei Renji's daughter, so please do your best to complete this matter and help us return to Hulao Pass, lest Pei Renji's head fall, and he can't explain to Miss Pei. It's done." Afterwards, we, Chen Liushou, will definitely be grateful."
Li Mi was stunned, and he really did not expect that Chen Yingliang would let Qian Xiangmin say this to him alone, but Qian Xiangmin had already hurriedly left and left the gate of the handsome hall. Seeing this scene, the Wagang generals next to him were unavoidably suspicious. As soon as Qian Xiangmin left, he asked Li Mi what Li Mi meant. He scolded Chen Sangliang for being lewd and shameless, but he didn't take it seriously.
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Not to mention how Li Mi and the generals of the Wagang army negotiated in Hulao Pass, but only to say that after our Qian Xiangmin and Mr. Qian left Hulao Pass, it was really like a bird getting out of the cage and swimming back to the sea, galloping all the way, only using In less than an hour, he rushed back to Luokou Cang, and entered the Sui army camp in the Eastern Capital, which was initially established today. Unfortunately, Chen Sangliang, who hadn't slept all night last night, had already fallen asleep. It was only then that Qian Xiangmin was called into the tent of the Chinese army commander, and saw Chen Yingliang who was discussing the military situation with Pei Renji, Liu Changgong and other generals.
Although he had already prepared in his heart that Qian Xiangmin would never come back, Chen Sangliang was somewhat happy to see that Qian Xiangmin returned safely. When Xiangmin went to Hulao Pass to negotiate, Chen Sangliang was very happy when he learned that everything was going well, and said: "Okay, okay, it's fine, as long as you bring everything you need to bring, I can sit back and relax for this kid."
"Nephew, are you really sure that you can exchange a fake Zhai Rang back to Hulao Pass?"
Pei Renji's anxious questioning made Qian Xiangmin's expression change immediately, but it was not too light. Chen Sangliang's answer immediately made Qian Xiangmin sit on the ground and said, "Uncle, this is simply impossible. , the fake Zhai Rang in our hand, even the beard on his face is fake, that is, to deceive the scouts of the Wagang bandits from afar, or to deceive people who have never seen Zhai Rang, it may be fooled The general of the Wagang bandit who lived with Zhai Rang day and night? The Wagang bandit is not a fool, how could he hand over the city without verifying his integrity?"
"Then why are you wasting your energy in vain, sending money hunters to take the risk of going to Hulao Pass to negotiate with the Wagang bandits?" Pei Renji asked in shock.
"Doctor Pei, what are you in a hurry for?" Liu Changgong yawned and said, "When did Brother Ying Liang work hard for nothing? Of course he has his purpose for doing this. You just wait and see the good show. It's just to see the Wagang bandits have a bad luck." gone."
"Brother Liu still understands me." Chen Sangliang smiled, and then explained to Pei Renji: "Don't worry, uncle, although my nephew did this not to cheat Hulao Pass back, but also to prepare for taking back Hulao Pass by force. Prison Pass is indeed strong and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but for me, the biggest obstacle to regaining Hulao Pass is one person, if I don’t get rid of him, I really don’t have the confidence to get back to Hulao Pass.”
"Who?" Pei Renji hurriedly asked again.
"The only bastard who lied to me on the battlefield." Chen Sangliang said a little depressed: "To be precise, he has lied to me twice. The night before yesterday, in my desperation, I really didn't expect him to take the opportunity." The sneak attack on Hulao Pass was another defeat to him in adapting to the situation. Otherwise, would he succeed at Hulao Pass?"
Pei Renji knew who he was, and when he was about to ask Chen Sangliang how he acted, Wei Zheng, with dark circles on his face, entered the handsome tent again, handed a letter to Chen Sangliang, yawned and said, "Stay behind, do it." Well, this traitor is really powerful. Ordinary people usually only have one secret mark in the strokes of a letter. This traitor actually has three secret marks, three lines and one dot, and ten strokes and one hook. It is enough to forge this letter. It took me all night."
"Mr. Lao Xuancheng." Chen Sangliang took the letter and said with a smile: "Everything is ready, the only thing I owe is Dongfeng, and I will wait for Zhai Rang to return to Hulao Pass."
The smile on Chen Sangliang's face was very relaxed, but in Qian Xiangmin's eyes, he felt extremely vicious and ferocious, making Qian Xiangmin wailing in his heart: "After following such a vicious and ruthless Boss, it's like tying your head to your crotch!"