strokinit Chapter [137] Unequal Treaties
Chapter [137] Unequal Treaties
Hebei, Liyang.
After the defeat, Yuan Shao didn't dare to stay in Hanoi County at all.
Especially after hearing that all the generals under his command were beheaded by Lu Bu, they were frightened out of their wits and fled back to Hebei without stopping.
Yuan Shao was lying on the couch, his face was pale and he was ill.
It was because of excessive fright and exhaustion during the previous escape.
There is no physical disease, it is completely a heart disease, and it takes time to heal.
A group of counselors surrounded Yuan Shao's bed, but there were no generals, all of them died at the hands of Lu Bu.
"My lord, the scattered soldiers have returned to Hebei one after another. According to the soldiers, Lu Bu did not come in pursuit, but retreated to the south bank of the Yellow River. It seems that he has no intention of attacking Hebei.
"Ju Shou made a speech to report the situation.
After the voice fell, a group of counselors could clearly see that Yuan Shao let out a long sigh.
"Hey, how many casualties this time?" Yuan Shao asked in a low voice.
"Returning to the lord, more than half of the casualties, and less than 30,000 soldiers returned.
Yuan Shao's expression darkened when he heard the words, and he said: "I made a mistake, I shouldn't fight with Lu Bu, even if I want to fight with Lu Bu, I should wait until my strength is stronger."
"My lord, this is the end of the matter, let's think about what to do next." Tian Feng comforted.
Before Yuan Shao could speak, a messenger came in.
"Report!"
"Lu Bu sent an envoy."
Yuan Shao sat up suddenly, "What? Messenger Lu Bu?"
"My lord, why don't you bring the envoy here to meet you?" Ju Shou remonstrated.
Yuan Shao thought for a moment, then nodded immediately to signal to bring Ren 04 up.
Not long after, an envoy came in, a soldier next to Lu Bu, who came this time to deliver a message to Yuan Shao.
"The general asked me to ask Yuan Gong, is it war or peace?!" The soldiers came in and said a word directly.
"Bold man!" Tian Feng yelled, "Hugh is so rude to my master!"
"Hey." The soldier smiled disdainfully, "Quickly answer my question, and I'm in a hurry to go back and report back.
"Of course, if you can't get angry, you can kill me with a single knife, it's up to you, as long as you can bear the consequences.
"Arrogance! Come here!"
"Back off!"
Just as Tian Feng wanted to call someone in to take down the guards, he was scolded by Yuan Shao.
After waving his hand to signal Tian Feng to go aside, Yuan Shao looked at his soldiers and asked, "How about the battle? How about the battle?"
"Continue to fight if it is a battle! The 100,000 troops in Guanzhong are dispatched."
"It's reconciliation, it's just to show your hands high, and I will forgive you once."
Yuan Shao sneered, "Will Lu not let me go so kindly? What are the conditions?"
"I don't even know the conditions for the peace talks." The soldier changed his subject and said, "However, if Mr. Yuan wants to talk about peace, he needs to show some sincerity first.
"What sincerity?" Yuan Shao thought that the soldiers were extorting benefits.
"The general heard that the reason Duke Yuan sent troops to merge the state this time was because he was bewitched and lured by traitors."
"The general said that if Mr. Yuan wants peace talks, he can hand over Tian Feng's head and I will take it back to the general. Only then will the two of us have a basis for peace talks. Otherwise, we can skip all talks and just continue to fight. "
As soon as this remark came out, the faces of everyone in the room changed, especially Tian Feng, who was so gloomy that he was about to drip water.
"I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding in this. The general must have heard some rumors, so there must be no such thing." Yuan Shao began to excuse Tian Feng, wanting to expose the matter.
"There is no misunderstanding." The soldier shook his head and said, "This is something Mr. Xu You personally confirmed."
"Furthermore, the reason why the general is willing to negotiate peace is entirely because of Mr. Xu You's face. Under Mr. Xu You's persuasion, he is willing to take a temporary break with Yuan Gong."
"Mr. Xu You said that Mr. Yuan didn't want to have a bad relationship with the general. He was completely instigated by Tian Feng, and the friction between the two families occurred."
As soon as this remark came out, Yuan Shao immediately realized that Xu You was putting the blame on Tian Feng in exchange for a chance for peace talks.
"Otherwise, according to the general's wishes, how could they have retreated to the south bank? I'm afraid they have already invaded Hebei by now." The soldiers said proudly.
Yuan Shao's heart tightened when he heard the words, knowing that the opportunity for peace talks is fleeting, and if he fails to seize it, then Hebei will have a greater crisis.
In particular, Gongsun Zan is not dead yet. If Lu Bu invades Hebei, then there will be changes in Youzhou.
There can be no more fights! Peace talks are necessary! Yuan Shao only thinks of peace talks at this time.
"Xu You, a thief, framed me!" Tian Feng cursed after hearing this, thinking that Xu You was taking advantage of the organization to trap him.
The relationship between the two is not good on weekdays, and they always sing opposite scenes.
Every time they make a suggestion, the two always turn against each other, insisting on competing to compare each other.
"Come here, take it!" Yuan Shao no longer hesitated.
"My lord!" Tian Feng couldn't believe it, "Lu Bu is provoking again, don't be fooled!"
Yuan Shao was unmoved, and exchanged Tian Feng's head for peace in Hebei, Yuan Shao didn't mind at all.
"Yuan Shao! Naigong is blind! Lord of mediocrity! Cowardly bastard!"
The other counselors wanted to dissuade them, but they didn't know how to speak. After all, Tian Feng's death was related to the peace talks.
Tian Feng was dragged out of the house by the soldiers, and soon there was no movement.
After a while, the soldiers left and returned, and there was still Tian Feng's head on the tray.
"Very good, I have seen Yuan Gong's sincerity." The soldier said with a smile: "Afterwards, someone else will come to take charge of the peace talks. I will take my leave."
The soldiers took Tian Feng's head and left without looking back.
There was silence in the room for a while, Yuan Shao lay down on the couch again, staring blankly at the ceiling.
When the other counselors saw Tian Feng's fate, they all felt sorry for him.
As a counselor, Tian Feng died, and the other counselors were inevitably saddened, worried that they would end up like Tian Feng in the future.
...
Luoyang.
"Mr. Ziyuan, this Tian Feng seems to have a bad relationship with you!" Lu Bu smiled playfully: "Before he died, he was still yelling at Mr.
"No...no." Looking at Tian Feng's head, Xu You stammered.
Previously, Xu You dumped the blame on Tian Feng, which was a subconscious behavior, because he had the worst relationship with Tian Feng, so he naturally withdrew Tian Feng.
But Xu You never expected that Youfeng would actually die because of this.
"My personal soldiers made it very clear to Yuan Shao that they were willing to negotiate peace with Mr. Ziyuan only because of his face. Presumably, Mr. Ziyuan will be reused after he returns." Lu Bu continued.
Xu You's face was even more ugly, Lu Bu said so, Yuan Shao and other counselors would definitely believe that Tian Feng died because of Xu You.
When Xu You returns to Hebei, his status will be that of a "guilty hero." "
Guilty, because Tian Feng died because of him.
The meritorious service is that Xu You promoted the peace talks.
But Xu You knew in his heart that he was completely used by Lu Bu, and was pinched by Lu Bu.
Because the peace talks were not promoted by Xu You, it was simply that Lu did not want the peace talks, and had nothing to do with Xu You, only Tian Feng's death had something to do with Xu You.
Once the real situation is known by Yuan Shao, then Xu You's credit will be gone, and he will become a person who sells his teammates, and he will definitely be punished by Yuan Shao.
"Mr. Ziyuan, let's talk about peace talks." Lu Bu said with a smile.
"I also ask the general to show me." Xu You bit the bullet and said.
Peace talks have now become the only value of Xu You's existence.
If he refuses, then Xu You is worthless to Lu Bu, and once he loses his use value, Lu Bu may... Xu You didn't dare to continue thinking.
"First, with Taihang Mountain as the boundary, Yuan Shao cannot expand westward."
The boundary between Jizhou and Bingzhou is the Taihang Mountain. This will not cause Yuan Shao any loss, but it will prevent Yuan Shao from attacking Bingzhou in the future.
"Secondly, return the 10,000 troops captured by Zhang Yang, as well as weapons, armor, bows and arrows."
Zhang Yang's soldiers must have disappeared after Yuan Shao's defeat, and they might all be dead.
If Lu Bu asked Yuan Shao to return it immediately, it would be something out of nothing, and Yuan Shao could only fill in the gap with his own troops, as well as the matching weapons, armor, bows and arrows, all of which had to be paid for by Yuan Shao himself.
This is equivalent to asking Yuan Shao to compensate Lu Bu with an army of 10,000 people, which is still fully armored.
"Third, Hebei is rich and rich, and Bingzhou is mountainous and barren. Based on the concept of mutual help, Hebei provides Bingzhou with 200,000 shi of grain and grass every year."
In short, it is to let Yuan Shao hand over Luo coins. 613 "Fourth, since the two parties have peace talks, they will naturally reconcile as before and resume trade. Merchants in Guanzhong can do business in Hebei at will without paying taxes and not being made things difficult.
Money comes in the fastest from business, and Jizhou is a big silk-producing state, so we must not let it go.
"Fifth, the salt produced in Qingzhou should be handed over to the imperial court, and it is not allowed to sell it privately. Violators will not be forgiven.
Guanzhong is not close to the sea, and there is no saltwater lake. It is very inconvenient to go to Liangzhou to buy salt.
Moreover, selling salt is also a huge profit, and Qingzhou, which is near the sea, is also a big salt-producing state, so it must be kept in hand.
As the unequal treaties came out of Lu Bu's mouth, Xu You's face became more and more ugly. Could Yuan Shao accept such a harsh treaty?
"Okay, brother Benchu and I have a good relationship, and I don't want to make things difficult for him too much, that's all." Lu Bu said grandly.
The corners of Xu You's mouth twitched when he heard this, thinking that this is not harsh? Open your eyes and talk nonsense!
"Mr. Ziyuan, I'm sure you won't let me down, you can make Brother Benchu nod and agree to this treaty, right?" Lu Bu looked at Xu You meaningfully and said.
"Don't worry, General!" Xu You hurriedly assured, "My lord is a sensible person, and he will definitely agree.
"Well, very good, then I can rest assured." Lu nodded dissatisfied, "If Mr. Ziyuan can't persuade Yuan Shao, then I'm afraid it will end badly."
Xu You naturally heard Lu Bu's threat. Once the peace talks fail, Lu Bu can kill Xu You with just a word.
For example, these harsh treaties were all created by Xu You, who proposed on his own initiative...
"Don't worry, General, I will take care of this matter and ensure that the two families can get back together." Xu You said loudly.
"Well, Mr. Ziyuan will return to Hebei as soon as possible, and the army in Guanzhong is also starting to leave the pass. If the peace talks fail, then I will directly cross the river and start a war." Lu Bu left a sentence, "I will show Xu You to leave the post.
Xu You hurriedly saluted and resigned, and didn't want to stay any longer. Even if he had to face the furious Yuan Shao after returning, Xu You didn't want to face the black-hearted Lu Bu. .