lonely king

The joint letter between Xizhao and Qiangzhao spread from Taoyang City to Yuezhao's military camp.

In a few days, the two countries joined forces and marched eastward at the same time. They cooperated with each other to capture dozens of cities in Nanming, and expanded nearly a thousand miles to the east. On the edge of the Nanming King City, it is unstoppable.

The revelations of Nanming are clear at a glance. The northern border has been swallowed by Beiyan for thousands of miles. Beiyan's border has expanded to the north bank of Baiji River, and half of Nanming's land has fallen into the hands of the Three Kingdoms.However, most of Nanming's army and horses have been lost, and the remaining remnants have no morale to fight.

In the Nanming Palace, Gongsun Zhi was sitting on the dragon chair in the main hall, and the battle report fell under his feet. At this time, his face was calm, but his blank eyes revealed his powerlessness at this time.

"Kings……"

Standing beside Zhang You, he frowned at Gongsun Zhi, feeling extremely sad in his heart. In just half a year, Nanming, which was full of spring, turned into a ruined Nanming in late autumn, and the overlord of the world, Gongsun Zhi, also looked hesitant and worried.

"Zhang You, what do you think the king should do now?" Gongsun Zhi lowered his head, his voice tinged with desolation.

Zhang You bit the corner of his lips, and stepped forward to hold Gongsun Zhi's arm tightly, "Your Majesty, although Nanming was defeated by the Three Kingdoms, Nanming has been established in the world for hundreds of years, and it will not be destroyed casually. As long as the king is still alive , Nanming is still there, there will be a turning point!"

Gongsun Zhi raised his head, his melancholy eyes fell on Zhang You's face, "What does Aiqing mean?"

Zhang You frowned tightly. After a long time, he made up his mind to say two words, "Negotiate peace!"

"Let's negotiate a peace, Your Majesty, as long as the land of Nanming Qianli is preserved, we will have a comeback one day!"

Gongsun Zhi looked at Zhang You's sad, indignant and firm face, his eyes flashed a gleam, his mood was extremely complicated, there was a glimmer of hope in despair, and he was calm and firm by Zhang You.

Having someone like Zhang You by his side must be a great blessing among his misfortunes.

Gongsun Zhi took a long breath and let it out again.

"Okay." Gongsun Zhi said slowly.

……

When the Three Kingdoms attacked Nanming, Nanming sent envoy Zhang You to Xizhao to discuss peace.

Zhang You went to Xizhao Yueying's camp alone, and Yueyou heard that the envoy from Nanming was the doctor Zhang You, thinking of Zhang You's care when he went to Nanming to congratulate him, he specially set up a banquet in the military camp, and respectfully Welcome Zhang You.

Zhang You had a good impression of Yue Ming. Although this trip was for Nanming to seek peace with Xizhao, his attitude was the same as that day. He was still the funny and friendly Zhang You.

"It's been a long time since I saw you. Master Zhang is still the same as before. Yue Ming hasn't thanked Master Zhang for his care that day. This wine is a thank you gift. Thank you Master Zhang for his care that day."

Yue Ming picked up a glass of wine, raised his glass to Zhang You, and drank it all with sincerity.

Yue Ming was so sincere, Zhang You had no intention of playing tricks, he smiled lightly, picked up the wine glass and drank it all. "That day was just a matter of little effort, but I didn't expect it. I didn't expect to meet the king in the barracks again. It will be the situation today."

Yue Ming is no longer the young master of Nanming's subordinate country, but has become a powerful country that endangers Nanming. Now his role has changed drastically.

Yue Ming frowned. Although he admired Zhang You, he was Nan Ming's envoy after all, and he came for Nan Ming. Nan Ming and Xi Zhao were going against Maimang.

"Just now I had a glass of wine to reminisce with Mr. Zhang. After drinking this glass of wine with Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang is an envoy of Nanming, and this king is the king of Xizhao."

Yue Ming picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it down. His meaning couldn't be more obvious. Zhang You looked at Yue Ming and sighed inwardly.

Zhang You also picked up a glass of wine, "I respect the king."

After drinking a glass of wine, Zhang You got straight to the point, "I am going on this trip to negotiate peace with Xi Zhao on behalf of my king."

"Negotiate peace?" Yue Wei raised his brows, "Then, what kind of sincerity did the King of Nanming ask Mr. Zhang to bring to this King?"

Yue Ming also got straight to the point. If he wants to negotiate a peace, he must show sincerity.

Zhang You took out a piece of silk cloth depicting the mountains and rivers of the world from his arms, spread it on the wooden table, dipped his fingers in water and ran across the silk cloth.

"From here to the west, more than [-] cities and nearly a thousand miles of land belong to Xizhao. From today, Xizhao will no longer pay tribute to Nanming, but... and my king is willing to pay thousands of tons of grain to Xizhao every year. My king has already taken Show the utmost sincerity."

A look of regret flashed across Zhang You's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure. Yue Ming looked at the silk cloth on the table, and found that King Nanming had indeed given him several cities near Xizhao, including the two cities in front of him. The rich city he has not captured yet.

But Yue Ming waved his sleeves, "This city is already under the control of this king, why did this king agree to negotiate a peace? If this king drives straight into Nanming, even the Nanming king's city is in his hands, what are the few cities in the district? ?”

Hearing Yue Ming's arrogant words, Zhang You not only didn't get angry, but laughed out loud. He half covered his mouth and looked up at Yue Ming.

"Your Majesty, the Xizhao Army has 30 troops, and the Nanming Army has 30 troops. If the two armies face each other desperately, how likely is the King to attack the Nanming King's City?"

Zhang You pointed at the silk cloth again, "Nowadays Nanming is indeed in a state of defeat, but it is not only because of the Xizhao army. Qiang Zhu in the western region, the main army is in Taoyang City, and the vanguard has already attacked Lincheng next to it, so it should not be underestimated. Nanming is completely defeated, but what about them? Where is the king, Xizhao?"

Zhang You's words made Yue Ming frowned, he was a little puzzled, and looked up at Zhang You, "What does Mr. Zhang mean by saying these words?"

Zhang You smiled slightly, "Now that Nanming is besieged by the Three Kingdoms, it has already suffered a disastrous defeat, but Nanming still has the strength to stand up for many years, so no matter which country invades the Nanming King City, my king will fight to the death, and it is bound to die together. If Xizhao attacks first Nanming Wangcheng, fight fiercely with my king, even if my king loses, your Xizhao army will not get much advantage, and it is guaranteed to suffer heavy losses, and there are not many troops left."

"At this time, Bei Yan and Qiang Zhu will reap the benefits? Bei Yan and Xi Zhaoke don't have much friendship, and Qiang Zhu is a power outside the Great Wall that has suddenly risen. When the king marched into the Nanming King City, what thoughts would he have? The Xizhao King City is right under the eyes of Qiang Zhu. Don’t forget the battle of Yeling seven years ago, how Xizhao invaded the Dalai Lama. How Jiangwangcheng was wiped out in Yeling by the friendly forces of the two countries."

The battle of Yeling seven years ago was an indelible pain in Yue Ming's heart. As a young man, he witnessed how the incomparably noble father became a prisoner in that fierce battle. How to become a subsidiary country of Nanming.

Yue Ming clenched his fists, "Master Zhang doesn't feel his heart tremble when talking about the battle of Yeling? My king's father died in Nanming!"

Zhang You frowned, and sighed after a long time, "I am very guilty about the old King Xizhao, and my king is also guilty. It is true that the old King Xizhao died of poisoning in the Hengyuan of Nanming, but the king ..."

Zhang You's eyes were sincere, and there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes, "Old King Xizhao was really not the hand of Nanming's subordinates. The whole Nanming has never had that poison. I and Nanming are responsible for negligence, but they are not guilty of mutilation!"

"Up to now, you and Gongsun Zhi naturally have thousands of excuses. This king has never even seen the dead body of his father, so of course it's up to you to talk nonsense."

"Your Majesty, haven't you ever wondered why my king has any reason to attack the old King Xizhao? The old King Xizhao was in Nanming as a hostage. Once something happened, there would be a lot of gunpowder. Your Majesty, let's see that because of the death of the old King Xizhao, Nanming It’s not that there is a catastrophe, my king has no intention of killing the old King Xizhao, it’s just that someone is messing up the situation between Nanming and Xizhao.”

As Zhang You said, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and there was a patch of black and red blood on the handkerchief.

"This is when the old King Xizhao died. I rubbed it on the corner of his mouth. There was a faint fragrance in the black-red blood. I studied for a long time but couldn't find the answer. And... besides, the old King Xizhao was not buried. The corpse is still in Nanming Hengyuan, if the king wants it, I will send someone to bring it."

"Father's body is still there!?" Yue Ming widened his eyes, a little excited.

Zhang You nodded, "No poison was found, nor was the person who poisoned it, so I kept the old Xizhao King's body privately."

Yue Ming clenched his fists, "Send me to Xizhao immediately!"

Zhang You: "I will definitely offer it to Nanming. However, Nanming and Xizhao have a sincere heart to discuss peace, and please see the situation in the world clearly. If you fight Nanming to the death, who will benefit in this world? I am afraid." It will be Beiyan who dominates the country and Qiangma who is a rising star, and there will be no Nanming and no Xizhao in the world in the future."

Zhang You's words finally reached Yue Ming's ears. Even though he would hate Nan Ming deeply because of the death of the old King Xi Zhao, Zhang You was right. Bei Yan and Qiang Hao should not be underestimated. He first attacked Yeling, the city of Great Jiang, and was betrayed by Beiyan and Nanming. He was defeated in Yeling and fell into a slump. It took seven years to stand up again.

Yue Ming couldn't let Xi Zhao make the same mistakes again, this thorn pierced his heart hard, he had to be on guard and be careful.

"This king will carefully consider the matter of peace negotiation, but..."

Yue Ming looked at Zhang You, "My father's death has much to do with Nanming and Gongsun Zhi. Even if it wasn't for Gongsun Zhi, the suffering my father has suffered in the past seven years in Nanming cannot be wiped out. The king wants Gongsun Zhi to announce to the world, pay homage to the father, and personally send the father's body back to Xizhao!"

The old Xizhao King was humiliated for seven years. This is not only the pain in Yue Min's heart, but also the pain of the people of Xizhao.

"This……"

Zhang You frowned, Yue Ming's request was a little too much, Gongsun Zhi was the monarch of Nanming, how could he bury the dead king of another country, wouldn't it make the world laugh, besides, Zhang You couldn't understand Gongsun Zhi's temperament, so how could he Willing to suffer this humiliation.

"Master Zhang has any objections?" Yue Ming looked at Zhang You with majesty on his brows.

Zhang You smiled wryly, "If your Majesty wants to get back face for the old King Xizhao, there is no need to use this method. Zhang You came here, although what he said and thought was Nan Ming, but he didn't have any lies. Zhang You is already calm about the situation in the world. Let me tell you, Xi Zhao and Nan Ming should not confront each other at this time, I hope the king will think more about it."

Zhang You bowed his hands in salute, under his slightly frowned brows, his eyes also showed sincerity and worry.Although Yue Ming hated Nan Ming and Gongsun Zhi, he knew that Zhang You was a sincere and open person, and it was not false to analyze the current situation of the world with him.

Yue Ming sighed slightly, "This king has no intention of embarrassing Mr. Zhang. I was grateful to Mr. Zhang for taking care of me that day. This king also knows that when my father was in Nanming Hengyuan, Mr. Zhang visited him a lot, and he was extremely benevolent. He is the king of Xizhao, and I have to think about the matter of peace and sending my father back to Xizhao."

"Your Majesty values ​​love and righteousness, and I understand this in my heart. I hope that your Majesty will act with discretion." Zhang You handed over again, he had already done his best for Nanming, and the rest depended on Yue Ying's intentions.

Yue Ming helped Zhang You, "Master Zhang has worked hard all the way this trip, no matter the world at this moment, just pour wine and express love, Mr. Zhang please."

Yue Ming held up a glass of wine to toast Zhang You, Zhang You rarely showed a light smile, and clinked glasses with Yue Ming to drink together, if Nan Ming and Xi Zhao were not mentioned, Yue Ming and Zhang You also talked very happily and cherished each other.

In the camp, the two huddled together and talked at night, the candlelight was flickering, very harmonious.