Chapter 975 Dong Zhuo’s Compromise
Chapter 973: Dong Zhuo’s Compromise
Chang''an, Prime Minister''s Mansion.
"Are you all good at talking about it usually? Why is the key to it all the people becoming mute?"
Dong Zhuo glared at the ministers in the hall and cursed: "A group of people can''t even say one person. What''s the use of the miscellaneous family to wait for you?
Waste, they are all a bunch of waste, and you have lost all the faces of miscellaneous families. ”
All the ministers of the Liang army were holding their heads, feeling extremely frustrated, but they dared not refute the angry Dong Zhuo. After all, they really failed to defend Pei Ju.
After Dong Zhuo scolded the ministers for a long time, most of the anger in his heart was extinguished. Then he snorted coldly at Li Ru and the other three, and asked, "Three military advisors, what do you think you should do?"
After Li Ru, Jia Xu and Lu Buwei looked at each other, Li Ru was the first to stand up and said, "Lord, peace talks are necessary, but this is not the way to talk."
"How do you think the negotiations should be made, son-in-law?"
"This time the coalition forces spoke loudly. Pei Ju asked us to give up three counties and let the lord surrender himself to the position of duke, but he only said that he would release the captured generals and prisoners of war."
At this time, Li Ru looked at Dong Zhuo carefully and then continued: "My subordinates believe that future negotiations should be focused on how to ask prisoners of war and generals."
Dong Zhuo immediately showed displeasure and said lightly: "So, do you think that the miscellaneous family should agree to the two conditions of the coalition army?"
"this…"
Seeing that Dong Zhuo looked bad, Li Ru didn''t dare to continue to answer, and then Jia Xu stood up and advised:
"Lord, Hulao Pass is now lost, and Hongnong, Hedong and Hanoi are no longer in danger to defend. Forced defense will only increase casualties. It is better to exchange space for time. After our army''s strength recovers, we will defeat Sizhou again.
As for the position of surrendering to the Duke, the coalition forces are just going to have a step, and this will not have any impact on you.
After our army''s strength becomes stronger again, even if the lord is directly called king, the princes will still be unable to do anything to you, lord! ”
Jia Xu''s in-depth analysis also made Dong Zhuo fall into deep thought. After a while, he sighed: "The family of the zodiacs are unwilling to accept it... Forget it, the family of the zodiacs agreed to these two conditions of the coalition."
Hearing this, Li Ru, Jia Xu and Lu Buwei looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. They were really afraid that Dong Zhuo would continue to fight with the coalition forces, and the losses of the Liang army would only be even heavier by then.
The next day, the negotiations were held again.
Because Dong Zhuo''s attitude was extremely tough yesterday, Pei Ju thought it would take more than ten days of negotiation and it would take a lot of verbal talk to convince him.
But when Pei Ju couldn''t help but feel extremely surprised when he heard that Dong Zhuo agreed directly, and Dong Zhuo''s next words made him feel a little embarrassed.
"The miscellaneous family can agree to Qin Hao''s conditions, but Qin Hao must also agree to the miscellaneous family''s conditions."
Pei Ju frowned slightly and asked, "I''ll tell you back to the Prime Minister. As long as it''s not too much, I think the princes shouldn''t refuse."
"The conditions raised by the Mid-Architects are absolutely not excessive. As long as the coalition forces release the captured generals and prisoners of war."
Pei Ju couldn''t help frowning even tighter. He also knew that this condition was not too much, but the worst thing was that Li Shimin was also among the captured generals, and Qin Hao would never let Li Shimin go.
"Prime Minister, it''s easy to talk about the soldiers, but it''s impossible to release them directly. The Prime Minister can redeem them with money and food. As for the captured generals..." Pei Ju looked up at Dong Zhuo''s face, and when he saw that there was nothing serious, he continued, "This is a bit troublesome."
"What''s the trouble?" Dong Zhuo said unhappily.
"The generals who have not surrendered can be redeemed, but generals such as Han Qinhu, Ding Yanping, and Zhang Xutuo have surrendered. I''m afraid they can''t return to the Liang army."
After Ding Yanping was captured, after Qin Hao and Luo Cheng took turns to persuade him, he finally surrendered. After all, his brother and adopted son were both in the Qin army.
As for Han Qinhu, who was captured alive by Bai Qi, because he was Han Dang''s brother, Sun Jian personally asked Qin Hao for it several times.
After Qin Hao weighed the pros and cons, he finally handed it over to Sun Jian, and Han Qinhu also surrendered Sun Jian.
As for Zhang Xutuo, although he had not surrendered, he was captured alive by Zhao Kuangyin, and it was impossible to let Zhao Kuangyin release him. So in order for the smooth progress of the negotiations, Pei Ju simply said that he had surrendered too.
After hearing this, Dong Zhuo''s eyes flashed with disappointment. After vomiting a long breath of turbid air, he said in a deep voice: "Everyone has their own ambitions and cannot force them. I hope they can achieve better development if they are the other leader."
Speaking of this, Dong Zhuo was also a little uneasy, so he left alone and handed over the negotiations to Li Ru. It can be seen that the surrender of the generals under his command also caused a certain blow to him.
In fact, the negotiations have basically been done so far, but there are still many details that need to be discussed slowly.
The issue of soldiers'' ransom alone has caused both sides to argue at the negotiating table, and both sides want to fight for greater interests.
When talking about Li Shimin''s issue, the negotiations almost hit a freezing point, and even Dong Zhuo, who had already left, returned.
"Mr. Pei, I heard that you are also from a big family, why are you making up so random?"
Dong Zhuo looked at Pei Ju coldly and asked sternly: "After the Battle of Luoyang, Shimin has no news yet. He is not in the coalition army. Is he still in our Liang army?"
Pei Ju looked straight into Dong Zhuo''s eyes, his face turned red and his heart was beating, "Pe Ju dared not deceive the Prime Minister, General Li Shimin is really not with the Qin army.
Anything that happens on the battlefield is possible. General Li may be captured by other princes, and of course some have been killed. This is all indefinite. Please feel free to mourn the Prime Minister. ”
Dong Zhuo''s face was extremely cold, and he said in a cold voice: "Is Qin Hao ready to admit it if he said so?"
Pei Ju knew that Dong Zhuo had reached the verge of an outbreak, and immediately said, "Prime Minister, I am just a small messenger, and some of them are not allowed to make the decision.
Let’s do this. Here we can convey the Prime Minister’s conditions on their behalf. As for success or not, it depends on God’s will. ”
"Get back and tell your lord that there is only one condition for the ceasefire for the Zajia family, that is, Li Shimin must be released, otherwise the Zajia family will fight to the end with him, Qin Hao."
Dong Zhuo almost finished roaring, and turned his head and left as soon as he finished speaking, because he was afraid that he would not be able to suppress the murderous intent in his heart. If he killed Pei Ju, everything would be over.
Pei Ju looked at Dong Zhuo''s back with a serious face. He never expected that in Dong Zhuo''s heart, Li Shimin''s status was so high.
Seeing that Pei Ju was in a daze, Li Ru patted his shoulder and said lightly: "Mr. Pei, please come back."
Pei Ju instantly came back to his senses and bowed, "Goodbye."
(This chapter ends)