Your Majesty, please draw the card

Unlike Dayan's jubilation, the Xiongnu army was gloomy and gloomy.

The news of the defeat in the battle came frequently, which made the already moody Shan Yu even more elusive. He ordered the execution of several generals in a day, and even Zuo Ri Zhu Wang, who was the most trusted by him in the past, was severely reprimanded. After a meal, he was almost stripped of his title.For a while, everyone was in danger, and those Xiongnu officials who were not used to Xue Huairen in the past couldn't care less about gloating, but felt a sense of sadness when the rabbit died.

At this moment, there was a smell of blood in King Shanyu's tent, and four female slaves were whipping a strong man.That man was a hostage of a fleeing tribe, and now his father and brothers had fled back to the grassland, and he was the only one who was forced to stay to accept Shan Yu's wrath.

I saw that his hands were tied behind his back. Although the person who whipped him was a woman, her strength was not small.Because they were afraid of being angered by Yi Zhixie Shanyu, the four female slaves used all their strength to whip up a piece of flesh.Shan Yu was still dissatisfied, he waved his hand and said, "Pour boiling water on it before hitting."

This is really fatal.

The female slaves did not dare to be negligent, and immediately went out of the king's tent and brought in boiling water.The man had been beaten to the brink of death, and he only had time to utter two screams before he fell silent.After another two or three hundred lashes, the flesh and blood of the man was separated and he was out of shape. Only then did Yi Zhixie nod his head and said to the ministers of the Huns who had been waiting for a long time in the king's tent: "What did you propose to me just now? Say it again. .The king didn't hear clearly."

The ministers were all silent, and no one dared to speak.

"Youxian King, tell me!"

King You Xian, who was named, trembled and almost fell to the ground: "Qi...Qi Sheng will go down to Guangzhou tomorrow... Guangda Shanyu, the southerners are coming fiercely, I want to ask Shanyu to go back to the grassland to avoid the sharp edge first. "

"Back to the grassland?"

"Yes Yes……"

"The dead thing on the ground, his father and brothers fled back to the grassland behind the king's back. Now you let the king go back with nothing like them? After returning to the grassland, do you want to advise the king again? Hold a ceremony to worship heaven?"

"I dare not, I dare not!"

When the Huns encountered a life-and-death event, they would convene a heaven-sacrificing meeting of all tribes.This time, Yi Zhixie Shanyu can be said to have suffered a complete defeat. He died so many young men, but failed to bring back the corresponding gains, which may have caused countless people to starve to death this year.In such a situation, other tribes would definitely demand to replace Shanyu at the Heaven Worship Assembly, and Yizhixie Shanyu's tribe would also be forcibly expelled to the barren pastures as a punishment.

So the current situation is that, if the fight continues, Yi Zhixie Shanyu can still have the command over the Huns army, so he will withdraw, and the only thing waiting for him is to step down or be killed.Yi Zhixie is cunning by nature, and he knows this very well, so he would rather use his troops to fight to the death than retreat.He must now find a way to obtain certain gains in order to keep his position.

"I don't back down. Whoever dares to take a step away from the river bank will have his head! The reinforcements from all walks of life, plus our original troops, have a total of 12 troops. I don't believe that the Southern Dynasty will not be brought down!"

King Youxian said in his heart that when the number of people doubled, he couldn't do anything to the Southern Dynasty. Although the "defenders" from all over the country have been transferred, those who can escape have already escaped, and they will respond to Shan Yu's orders. Those who came were only those tribes who had no choice but to come because of threats of one kind or another, so how could they fight for Shan Yu on the battlefield?

King Youxian prostrated himself in the tunnel and said, "Shanyu, even if we return to the grassland, we are still the largest tribe on the grassland! If all the blood is shed here, there will really be no day to rise again!"

"Hmph! You old bastard, how dare you mess with our army! Come here! Drag it out..."

"Wait a minute!"

The one who spoke was Zuo Ri Zhu Wang Xue Huairen, he calmly stepped forward and said: "In my opinion, Shan Yu should neither retreat nor advance."

Yizhixie Shanyu asked strangely, "Then what should the king do?"

"Negotiate peace." Xue Huairen smiled unfathomably, "From my perspective, the Southern Dynasty has almost exhausted its national strength at this point. On the surface, the Southerners want to fight us to the death, but they are also eager for peace talks. As long as we give If I send out a message, they will definitely be willing to stop their offensive and sit down with us. At that time, I still have three strategies to choose from. The best strategy is to regroup during the peace talks, taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the Southern Dynasty, The central strategy is to bribe the officials in charge of the peace talks in the Southern Dynasty with a lot of money, and try to get the Southern Dynasty to agree to rule across the river with our Great Huns. If it is not good enough, we will keep Shuofang. In this way, our Great Huns occupied the land of the three counties of the Southern Dynasty. Fighting is not considered a disadvantage, as long as we wait for a year or so, the people in these three counties will continue to provide us with wealth like cattle and sheep. As for the worst policy, it is to negotiate honestly and return with a large amount of compensation Grassland, so that Shanyu can also explain to other tribes."

After hearing these three strategies, Yi Zhixie Shanyu suddenly felt that the situation was not as bad as he had imagined, at least he could go back to the grassland to be his Shanyu, and he was overjoyed and said, "This plan is very good! I will do as you said. !"

"But..." Xue Huairen sighed.

"But what?"

"However, if we want to plot against Nanchao, the people of Nanchao are not fools. We must make them feel that we have the sincerity of peace talks. It depends on Shanyu's reluctance."

Yi Zhixie Shanyu laughed and said, "There's nothing to be reluctant about! Isn't there a saying in the Southern Dynasties that if you take what you want, you must give it first. The 'sincerity' that this king gave them can be taken back anytime and anywhere! "

"Okay! Then please Shanyu return the captured Lord Longyang to the Southern Dynasty! Lord Longyang is Weiyang's court lieutenant and the lover of the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty. Sending him back is enough to show our sincerity."

"Uh... this..." Yi Zhixie Shanyu suddenly hesitated, a beauty like Longyang Jun is not easy to catch, send it back this time, and I don't know when we will meet again next time.It's rare that the beauty has agreed to surrender. Wouldn't it be a pity to send her away at this time?

"Shan Yu is a hero of the world. There is no reason why he can't grab what he wants. There are three strategies, no matter which one Shan Yu chooses, I will have a way to get Lord Longyang back." Although Xue Huairen boasted, In fact, I wish I could tear Longyang Jun's body into thousands of pieces.The reason why he proposed to return Lord Longyang was that he didn't want this person to continue to influence Shan Yu, and by the way pave a way for himself in the Southern Dynasty.

"Then...then let's do this!" Yi Zhixie Shanyu suddenly became irritable, "You all get out! Come here, send four beauties in!"

"Yes!"

On the second day, the genius was dim, and Lord Longyang was sent to a small sampan.Yi Zhixie Shanyu was sleeping soundly all night, but Xue Huairen rushed to the bank of the river to see him off.

"Congratulations, my lord, for getting out of trouble and soaring into the sky from then on. Being able to take the head of an enemy chieftain among thousands of armies and retreat completely, your lord's luck and martial arts are really unparalleled in the world!"

Long Yangjun's injury has improved slightly, and he can already sit up.He smiled and said, "I also want to congratulate Mr. Xue for regaining Shanyu's trust. Selling the ancestral country in order to make a fortune, your lord's courage and shamelessness can't be found in the whole world."

Xue Huairen said indifferently: "Xue mistakenly believed the slander of the Huns before and did many wrong things. Mr. Longyang was able to go back alive, and Mr. Xue thinks he deserved a lot of credit. I also hope that Mr. Longyang will tell the emperor that the Huns don't really want peace talks. But I am willing to present a great treasure to the emperor, and only ask the emperor to forgive my sins and give me ten thousand gold to retire."

Lord Longyang raised his eyebrows and said: "Oh? I don't know what treasure can forgive the most shameless person in the world?"

"Xue is willing to offer... the head of Yi Zhixie Chanyu!"

Lord Longyang was startled, he never thought that Xue Huairen could sell his master to such an extent. "This matter is no small matter, I will tell the emperor about it, and I hope Mr. Xue will not deceive the emperor."

"Naturally, Xue will never dare to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor. I will send Lord Longyang away."

"Thank you so much then!"

The Huns proposed peace talks and returned Lord Longyang to Dayan.The news was immediately sent to Liu Xi by telegram.Liu Xi felt that the heart that had been hanging for many days was finally let go, and he immediately asked the two imperial doctors to hurry up to see if Lord Longyang was injured.As for the peace negotiation, it needs to be discussed and discussed.

After all, Zhao Yun's deployment is already in place, whether it is a fight or a draw, which is more beneficial to Dayan, is a matter that needs to be carefully considered.

"Secret report from Lord Longyang!" Two hours later, Mi Tuan handed a letter box to Liu Xi.

"How is he?"

Mi Tuan's eyes were slightly red: "It is said that the injury is serious, but fortunately there is no danger of life."

Liu Xi let out a breath slowly. It is a blessing that people can come back alive. If you are injured, you can take care of it slowly. There is an imperial doctor to protect Longyang Jun's life, and he still has a lot of medical cards on hand. There should be no problem with Longyang Jun's injury.

Liu Xi opened the mailbox and pulled out a long letter.Lord Longyang wrote all the events after going north in the letter, and the few words are already thrilling.Lord Longyang's letter mainly wrote about the relationship between the power factions of the Huns. He told Liu Xi that if he wanted peace talks, he could use this to make a fuss and strive for more benefits.At the end of the letter, he said about Xue Huairen.No personal opinions were included in the description of Xue Huairen, Lord Longyang just analyzed Xue Huairen and said that Xue Huairen offered Shan Yuren's head.

On the one hand, he was a treacherous minister who wished to cut him into pieces, and on the other hand, he was very likely to end the war because of Shan Yu's death. Liu Xi was also a little undecided.Fortunately, Zhou Yu, Han Yi, Lu Su, Sima Cheng and others had already arrived at this time, preparing to hold a military meeting.

"I thought peace talks were to be negotiated, and wars were to be fought, just to take advantage of the enemy's slackness to break it in one fell swoop." Zhou Yu's opinion can be said to be the opinion of everyone present. After all, victory is already close at hand. At this moment, the Xiongnu wanted to talk about peace, but they refused.

"As for Yi Zhixie Shanyu's head, with such a great contribution, how can Xue Huairen be cheaper? It's better to give it to Zilong!" Zhou Yu showed a rare smile on his face.