Chapter 529: Meeting of the Two Emperors
Guan Longpan brought Ying Yuan's words to Li Shimin.
The latter said in disbelief: "Your Excellency, you won't agree to this, will you?"
The former shook his head and said, "How is that possible? I'm not here to discuss this with you."
Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. "Qin Emperor Ying Yuan is extremely ambitious! How can I agree to his request?"
Guan Long Pang frowned and said, "But if you don't respond, your Yan State may be destroyed by Qin."
“Sometimes it’s not a bad thing to live in seclusion and make plans in the future.”
Hearing this, Li Shimin showed an expression of disbelief and said in surprise:
"What do you mean by this, Your Excellency? Didn't you promise my country, Great Yan, that you would ask Qin to withdraw its troops?"
Guan Long Pang smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "This is a different time. The Emperor Qin is the most powerful ruler of the time."
"If we want the Qin State to withdraw its troops, we must send troops from the Xia State."
"However, the bargaining chips you offer are obviously not worth the Xia army's dispatch of troops. Moreover, the Qin army will be able to destroy Yan before the Xia army arrives."
That’s all I have to say.
Li Shimin understood everything.
He closed his eyes unwillingly, "Please have another discussion with the Qin State."
"If we can guarantee that the southern land will not be lost, then it would be fine to give him half of the northern territory."
Guan Long Pang sighed, "The Qin State is powerful, there is only so much I can do."
The next day.
He went to the Qin army camp again, and after meeting Ying Yuan, he told him what Li Shimin meant.
As soon as he finished speaking, he was met with merciless ridicule from the Qin officials.
"Where does the Yan State still have half of its territory? It was all conquered by our Qin State!"
"It's a nice thing to say. He voluntarily gave us half of his territory. That was the territory we won at the cost of countless soldiers' lives. What does it have to do with the Yan State?"
“…”
After hearing their voices, Guan Longpang's face looked a little ugly.
The Qin State really seemed to not take the Xia State seriously.
Paused.
Ying Yuan slowly said, "I will never give in to the conditions I set."
"I will only give you three days. After three days, I will personally lead the army to launch a general attack on Li Shimin."
He felt that if Li Shimin had any blood and courage, he would never agree to such an unreasonable request.
It’s better to risk your life for once.
It's better than living a miserable life.
Three days?
Upon hearing this time, Guan Longpan frowned.
But that's all we can do.
Now the problem fell to Li Shimin.
In short, Wei Zheng and others were unwilling to agree to Qin's conditions.
Li Shimin, lying on the bed, looked at everyone and said worriedly:
"I don't want to surrender myself to the throne, but who among you can withstand the Qin army?"
Yuchi Jingde cursed angrily: "Damn it, at worst I'll just fight them!"
"If we fight hard, we still have a chance to win. If we don't fight and agree to Qin's conditions, they will eventually devour our Great Yan."
This is an open problem.
Li Shimin sighed, "I'll think about it carefully."
At this time, Xiang Yu suddenly rushed into the tent and said to the Emperor of Yan:
"If you agree to Qin, Yan will eventually perish. If you fight to the death, there may be a turning point."
"You have to consider carefully which one you want to choose: dying on your feet or living on your knees."
Dying standing...
Kneeling and living...
These six words echoed in Li Shimin's mind.
After Xiang Yu finished speaking, he left.
In the tent where the summer envoy rested.
Guan Longpan and Yi were discussing the affairs of Qin and Yan.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man broke into the tent.
The two of them were startled.
They all showed extremely shocked expressions.
Afterwards, they knelt on the ground and bowed to each other:
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The person who came was none other than the emperor of Daxia - Jie.
"I am here incognito for a private visit, so please excuse any customary formalities."
Xia Jie spoke slowly.
After the two of them stood up one after another.
Xia Jie learned about the affairs of Qin and Yan and said:
"I came here not to help Yan State escape this disaster, but because I am curious about the Qin Emperor and want to meet him."
He spoke slowly and even sounded soft, but his words revealed an attitude that made people dare not question him.
Especially those eyes, which made people dare not look directly at them. When being stared at by them, one would involuntarily feel a creepy feeling.
This is the feeling of oppression from the Emperor of Daxia.
Guan Long Pang bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have had many interactions with the Emperor of Qin. This man is extremely dangerous. If Your Majesty were to meet with him, I'm afraid there would be many problems..."
Xia Jie laughed and said, "Looking at all the rulers of the various nations, the only one who is qualified and capable of being my opponent is the Emperor of Qin."
"I have come from afar just to see him."
In desperation.
Guan Longpan had no choice but to convey Emperor Xia's intention to Ying Yuan while he was on his way to the Qin army camp to negotiate peace.
For a time, many Qin officials felt that this was a fraud.
"It's very unusual for Emperor Xia to arrive suddenly, alone, and without an army."
"As the ruler of a country, even if you have the courage, you can't come here alone!"
"Emperor Xia has asked Your Majesty to meet him in the pavilion we built. What if there are ambushes lying around?"
“…”
It was a critical moment in the negotiations.
There are some things that you have to be on guard against.
As for the pavilion, it was temporarily built by the Qin State when the Xia envoy arrived.
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