Chapter 86 I, Cui Jingzhi, the Third Brother of the Cui Family, have agreed to this matter.
Cui Jing is not good at boxing and kicking, and he is not even good at using a sword.
But the words that came out of his mouth were sharper than swords, and each one was enough to kill people and break their hearts.
The old emperor became more and more suspicious as he grew older. In addition, the Great Zhou was now in its final days, with half of the country falling into the hands of "traitors". He saw everyone as someone who wanted to rebel.
It would be interesting if this sentence reached the old emperor's ears and he became suspicious of Jiang Shao.
Will the Duke Ping's Mansion be the next Marquis Zhenbei's Mansion?
The Jiang family, who always talk about righteousness and loyalty to the monarch, will either accept the blame and die and continue to be their loyal ministers on the road to the underworld, or will they learn from Yan Xingchuan and rebel against the Great Zhou.
If the Duke of Ping died or rebelled, the Great Zhou would really have come to an end and would have collapsed!
However, either result would be of great benefit to Beiyan, and the road ahead would be much easier.
Even though Jiang Shao prided himself on being calm and unmoved like a mountain, there was nothing in the world that could make him show his emotions.
But when he heard Cui Jing's last words, he took the bow and arrow from the guard beside him, put an arrow on the bow, and shot an arrow.
If you have such a nice mouth, you might as well not live.
Xu Dazhi raised his foot and kicked Cui Jing, sending him flying.
The arrow flew past the horse and shot behind. The soldiers raised their shields to block it. The long arrow passed through two shields and then stopped.
Cui Jing was kicked into the dirt, and his face twisted in pain several times.
Some soldiers hurriedly helped him up.
He touched his kicked butt and said angrily:
"Brother Xu, let's break up."
From now on, they are no longer brothers.
Xu Dazhi coughed and said, "This is a matter of urgency. Otherwise, I'll kick you again."
"Empty words, sophistry, and nonsense."
Jiang Shao threw the longbow into the hands of his personal guards, but because Cui Jing said so much about unification, he gave up the idea of using righteousness to pressure Yan Xingchuan.
Since you can't win the argument, then stop talking.
"Xingchuan, is it necessary to fight the battle of Chongshan Pass today?"
Yan Xingchuan asked, "Does Prince Jiang have to defend it?"
"Of course, the Jiang family has been loyal for generations. I, the prince, will never let the Northern Yan army pass."
"Coincidentally, for the sake of the world, to get rid of the tyrant, kill the treacherous, and restore peace and order to the world, I, Yan, must cross this mountain pass."
"Then follow the agreement in the letter of challenge. To prevent countless casualties on both sides and a strewn mess of corpses at Chongshan Pass, today's battle will be between you and me."
"That's exactly what I meant." Yan Xingchuan promised, "If you lose, the imperial army will withdraw from Chongshan Pass. If I lose, the Northern Yan army will retreat to Yuanzhou City."
"Not appropriate." Jiang Shao narrowed his eyes. "Chongshan Pass is so important. You don't have the conditions to retreat to Yuanzhou City. If you want to retreat, retreat north of Jiangshui and give up Yuanzhou and Pingzhou."
Cui Jing's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and Shen Sui also frowned.
Yuanzhou is fine, as it was conquered by Yan Xingchuan. If they lose, they can just give it up. At most, the people of Yuanzhou will be allowed to return to the imperial court.
Even the soldiers who came from Yuanzhou to join the army could be appeased, and their families could be taken away or they could be given money to allow them to return home.
But Pingzhou is not the case.
Pingzhou was donated by the Cui family and is also the foundation of the Cui family.
In addition to the Cui family, there were other noble families and people from Northern Yan who surrendered.
If Yan Xingchuan dared to use Pingzhou as a bet, even if he won, it would inevitably disappoint the people of Pingzhou.
Jiang Shao's words were intended to put Yan Xingchuan in an unjust position.
But he probably forgot how Cui Jing had just made him so angry that he shot an arrow and killed someone.
Although Cui Jing's face looked grim for a moment, he quickly made a decision.
He said, "Lord, promise him."
Now that we are on this boat, there will be no storms at all. If the Cui family dares to get on it, then they dare to take a gamble.
At least Cui Jing dared.
At least at this time, we cannot make things difficult for the lord.
"I, Cui Jingzhi, the third son of the Cui family, have agreed to this."
"If we lose, my Cui clan will lead all those who are willing to follow the master to the north of Beiyan."
"I will never abandon anyone who wants to leave."
Cui Jing turned the situation around with just a few words.
Jiang Shaodang really wanted to kill Cui Jing.
Yan Xingchuan didn't dare to agree before, naturally because he was concerned about Pingzhou.
But since Cui Jingdu said so, why should he be afraid?
Even if he were to live again, he still couldn't defeat Jiang Shao in today's battle. The worst that could happen to him was that he would take his men back to Beiyan and bring them back another day.
"I can agree to your request, but Pingzhou is of great significance to me. I also feel that a small Chongshan Pass is not as important as Pingzhou and Yuanzhou. I want Yunzhou, Miaozhou, and Laizhou beyond Chongshan Pass."
"These three states combined are almost the same size as Pingzhou and Yuanzhou. What do you think?"
You want me to raise the stakes, and I want you to raise the stakes too.
Now I dare to add it, it depends on whether you dare to make this decision.
Previously, Jiang Shao had set Yan Xingchuan up, forcing him into a dilemma.
Now Yan Xingchuan naturally kicked the matter back to Jiang Shao, leaving him in a dilemma.
Jiang Shaoneng agreed to the Chongshan Pass matter because he was the chief general in charge of Chongshan Pass at that time, and because he was a loyal and righteous minister.
He used the reason of "saving the soldiers from suffering", so the soldiers naturally believed him.
But if he were to bet on Yunzhou, Miaozhou and Laizhou, even if he could do it, he would not dare to speak in public.
What? You are just a prince of a duke's mansion, and you are capable of betting the territory of the imperial court?
Do you really want to rebel?
Jiang Shao's face darkened, and for a moment he felt that the situation was a little tricky.
He originally didn't take Yan Xingchuan and the others seriously, thinking they were just a bunch of ruffians, so he naturally treated them indifferently.
Little did he know that Cui Jing, who was good at sophistry, would appear and not only disrupt the situation, but also put him in a dilemma.
Jiang Shao secretly took note of Cui Shi and Cui Jing, then said, "This prince naturally has no say in matters concerning Yunzhou, Miaozhou, and Laizhou."
Yan Xingchuan added, "But if we only have Chongshan Pass, I will be forced to take Pingzhou and Yuanzhou with me, which would be a real disadvantage for me."
At this time, Shangguan Tong said: "The location of Chongshan Pass is indeed special, but that's all.
How about this: if Crown Prince Jiang loses, he will give up Chongshan Pass, and if the Lord loses, the Northern Yan army will retreat to Yuanzhou and not cross the border for six months. How do you do that?
Jiang Shao frowned, not satisfied with this condition.
Xu Dazhi also said: "Why dither at this time? If we can't reach an agreement, just fight directly. We don't agree with the suggestion of letting the Lord do the fighting in the first place."
"Yes, if you don't agree, I'll beat you!"
Jiang Shao was furious and thought, "Then let's fight."
At this moment, a cavalryman rode out of the city gate, came to Jiang Shao, bowed and said:
"Prince Jiang, the military supervisor asked you to agree to this condition."
Jiang Shao frowned slightly, then relaxed when he thought of something.
"Since Supervisor Fei finds this condition feasible, this prince agrees."
"Come on then!"
"Come!"
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