Furthermore, the other party is a civil servant, and how can a civil servant use the nine grassland Khans?
Marquis Shenwu did not say anything, but just looked at the other party, waiting for the next step.
As for Sun Kejian, he naturally would not hide anything about this.
Although the people present were all military generals.
But they were all loyal to the emperor and patriotic, especially the Marquis of Shenwu, who had been a noble family for generations and was loyal and devoted. There was nothing to hide, so he spoke out all his thoughts and ideas, as well as the plan he had agreed upon with Song Gongwen.
When everyone heard that Sun Kejian wanted to use these nine Khans to promote border trade, they immediately understood.
They have been stationed in the northern border for many years and naturally understand the importance of trade, both for the people of the northern border and the imperial court.
At the same time, we also know that during this period, the Minister of Revenue worked hard for a long time to promote mutual trade.
Just as everything was precious, it was also because of this that more and more merchants came to the northern border of Jin. If we can take advantage of this opportunity and truly accomplish this, it will definitely be a great thing.
All those present were military generals, although they were not aware of the court's specific policies and reforms.
But since Sun Kejian came, the people in various prefectures in the northern border have also benefited from the trade.
Of course, it can be seen that this matter is of great significance to the court.
Especially since they were still wondering whether they could use these nine Khans to gain more benefits for the court.
Now it seems that there is indeed a chance.
"Lord Sun is working for the court, so I will naturally support him." Marquis Shenwu did not hesitate at this moment and directly chose to agree.
As he said, since we are all serving the court and devoting ourselves to His Majesty, we certainly cannot refuse.
"Excellent! Thank you, old Marquis." Upon hearing this, Sun Kejian beamed with joy and continued, "Now that Your Majesty is personally leading the expedition against the Baiyue, every region needs money. If this border trade can proceed as planned, we will surely be able to collect a large sum of commercial taxes. In this way, I can truly be said to have done something practical for the court."
The previous sentence was nothing and no one paid much attention to it.
But when he heard that His Majesty was going to personally lead an expedition against the Baiyue.
Everyone present.
Including the Marquis of Shenwu, everyone was shocked, with a look of disbelief on their faces, because it was the first time they heard the news.
There was no other way. When Wei Yunyi chose to lead the army in person, he chose to mobilize the troops from various prefectures in the southern border and did not use the forces in the northern border. In addition, it was only a few days before and after, so the news did not reach Zhenbei Pass.
Sun Kejian also knew about it from Song Gongwen's handwritten letter.
otherwise.
Logically speaking, it wasn't a message that was intentionally delivered.
It may take ten days for the northern border, especially Zhenbei Pass, to receive the message.
There is no way. The territory of Wei is vast, and there are only a few ways to transmit information.
It is impossible for the whole country to know about the court’s decision as soon as it is made.
Moreover, the North was not specifically notified of this matter.
So the people present heard this.
No one could believe it.
The war in the north has not yet ended, but His Majesty has chosen to march on the Baiyue and has mobilized an army of 200,000, as if he wants to pacify the Baiyue.
But the land of Baiyue has high mountains and complex terrain, which is completely different from the grasslands in the north.
There are various examples of dynasties in the Central Plains fighting against the grasslands and winning.
But the Baiyue people did not have that.
The reason why the threat is not as great as that of the grassland is that the Baiyue cannot form effective combat power. It is already quite good enough for them to capture Zhenbei Pass, and it is even more impossible for them to go north and pose a threat to various parts of the Central Plains.
Therefore, the attitude of successive dynasties towards the Baiyue was mainly defensive, and large-scale offensives were very rare.
The generals present also felt that His Majesty's decision to send troops to Baiyue was not very wise.
Or should he lead the army in person? What if something goes wrong?
That is His Majesty the Emperor of Wei.
Even the Marquis of Shenwu thought so.
You can read it from Sun Kejian's words.
They knew that the emperor's personal expedition had become a reality, and by now, His Majesty had probably already led his troops out of the capital.
Shaking their heads, everyone knew that the most important thing now was to end the war in the north as soon as possible. In this way, the court would have more power to deal with this expedition to Baiyue.
"Okay, let's deal with the visit with the nine Khans." Shenwu Hou paused and continued.
"In addition to asking them to agree not to invade the south for ten years, they also need to agree to open border trade."
"Master Sun, you still need to work out the details of this matter."
"Just listen to the old marquis."
Sun Kejian naturally had no objection to this.
What followed was the negotiation between everyone and the nine Khans.
Although these khans knew that they had become hostages, Wei would not kill them unless it went to war with the grasslands directly. However, they also understood that if they did not agree to those conditions, they would probably not be able to go back.
In addition, the conditions offered by Shenwu Hou and others were not harsh, so after hesitating for a while, he agreed directly.
Not invading the south for the next ten years was nothing to them, and promoting border trade was nothing either.
So this covenant was quickly finalized.
certainly.
Even so, Marquis Shenwu did not release the khans immediately.
They were directly asked to withdraw their troops first, and then some details were discussed before they were actually released.
This process does not take too long, at most half a month, which means that the battle of Zhenbei Pass has come to an end.
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