Chapter 1303: Lou Xiao's Envoy (I)
Lou Xiao didn't wait for the release time to go home, and there were guests waiting at home.
This guest is nearly sixty years old, with a round forehead, pointed nose and narrow cheeks, and the skin of his hands and face is as fair as that of a deep lady, no matter how he looks at it, he doesn't look like a high-ranking person, but Lou Xiao is very polite to him.
"Hall Master Wei, have you found out important news?" Lou Xiao took the guests to the study for a secret conversation.
The guest was Wei Si, the new hall master of the South Marsh Prefecture of the Spy Division.
He was originally an old prison in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he guarded the felons in the prison all the year round, and had extraordinary ability to recognize people.
"That's right, a subordinate plotted against an old secret spy, and learned that Ding Kui was unwilling to use more swords and soldiers because the princess was about to give birth, let alone hurt more lives, so he rushed to Shibu County and asked Zhong Wei to end the war as soon as possible.
The Ding family has been passed down for several generations, and so far there is only one descendant of Ding Kui, if he has no heirs, the Ding family will be replaced by a foreign family, so he attaches great importance to the child in the princess's womb, and the lower officials think that this news is true. "Wei Si is lower than Lou Xiao in terms of official position.
He came to Nanjing City to take office, and there were only two or three henchmen around him, but if the secret spy system of the entire Nanmara Prefecture was to be overthrown and rebuilt, he had to rely on Lou Xiao to help recruit troops, so he and Lou Xiao were very close.
"Great, this is a good opportunity to negotiate peace, I want to send an envoy to Shibu County to find Ding Kui to negotiate, and plan to temporarily stop the sword soldiers for the kingdom and the people. There is a huge difference in the strength of the enemy and us, and we cannot fight any more under any circumstances.
Speaking of which, Ding Kui is really powerful, as soon as the Gongsun family sent a master-level master to show up, An Guogong went to Weiguo County, forcing the Gongsun family to no longer send masters to Nannuma Prefecture, but this is okay, the masters around Ding Kui are equivalent to being wasted. ”
Lou Xiao finally heard a good news, recently Gongsun Mi disappointed the high-ranking officials in Nanjing, and at the beginning he was able to enter several cities in Shibu County, but Ding Kui was almost all lost, and there was only one Zhenyuan City left.
Now almost no one thinks that Gongsun Mi can stop Ding Kui, and the city of Nanjing is gloomy, for fear that the next day he will find that Ding Kui has come to the city, and the voice advocating abandoning Shibu County and negotiating peace with Ding Kui is getting louder and louder.
"If it weren't for the Gongsun family sending masters, Ding Kui wouldn't let the master-level masters deal with his own people, then Xie Peng's array would not have appeared since the stone slashing leader, and now what we need to worry about is those regular legions.
If the generals under Ding Kui make their own decisions and catch Gongsun Mi and chase and beat them fiercely, more cities and counties will suffer, and Lord Lou can make a decision as soon as possible. Wei Si also hoped that Nanjing City would negotiate peace with Ding Kui.
He was well aware of the gap between the local army and the regular army, and the prison itself bullied the weak and feared the hard, and only asked for an early truce in Nannuma Prefecture and waited for the imperial army to come to deal with Ding Kui.
"If we take the initiative to negotiate peace, what conditions do you think Ding Kui will put forward?" Lou Xiao has firmly established his idea of making peace.
"Ding Kui has been good at business since he was a child, and he will definitely ask for a price when negotiating, so it is best to ask the businessman about this matter, and ordinary officials will definitely not be able to say him. "Wei Si studied Ding Kui the most before taking office, and he knew Ding Kui's biggest characteristics.
"Well, then send the official in charge of commerce. Lou Xiao also heard about it.
"My lord, in my humble opinion, it is best for you to go to this negotiation in person. ”
Lou Xiao looked at Wei Si in surprise: "Why does Hall Master Wei want to harm me?"
"No!" Wei Si hurriedly explained, "How dare the lower officials harm you, that Ding Kui will never harm the enemy's envoy, even if the Prince Regent goes, he can return unharmed."
Although Ding Kui does all kinds of bad things behind his back, he also does enough kung fu on the face, and he won't give people a handle, have you ever heard of him hurting him?"
"It doesn't seem to be. Lou Xiao hesitated.
"Don't talk about Ding Kui, the Protector Hou family has never beheaded for thousands of years, the Ding family has always been known for its martial bravery, and the more people with low combat power, the more unbearable they can bear to do harm.
When the old king died of illness, the dark tide in the capital was turbulent, and the Duke of Zisi went to the Protectorate Mansion alone, and was finally sent out of the mansion as a gift.
Ding Kui was the only heir of the Ding family, so the lower officials thought that the envoy who negotiated with him was not only dangerous, but also safe.
Besides, where can other people stop Ding Kui, and those who have no prestige and no power will go in vain, and this envoy is chosen in Nanjing City. ”
Wei Si also tried his best to negotiate peace, and strongly persuaded Lou Xiao to be the envoy of the peace talks.
"Can I really be safe?" Lou Xiao was a little moved.
"Xia Guan is willing to accompany you. ”
Lou Xiao nodded when he heard this, and said, "For the sake of the people of Nannuma Prefecture, I will go out and personally meet the butcher General Fei." ”
The Minister of People's Livelihood of the State is politically dignified, and he will not back down when he needs to resist pressure, otherwise he will not be qualified to be the leader of the government affairs of Nannuma Prefecture.
Shao Dianxi's dinner was interrupted, and Lou Xiao came to the door to discuss the disadvantages of the times, and strongly persuaded Nanjing City to negotiate peace with Juyang City. In the end, he was moved by the loyalty of the Minister of People's Livelihood, and with tears in his eyes, he ordered Lou Xiao to be the chief envoy of the peace talks and negotiate with the rebels on behalf of Nannuma Prefecture.
This was originally a secret news, but someone in a remote courtyard in Nanjing City immediately talked about it, "It's done! "A short, middle-aged man dressed as one outside has just returned from outside.
"You must not leave the tail of your hands behind, what should be cleaned must be cleaned up. The man who said this was dressed in a faded but very clean cloth, and his countenance was close to forty years old.
"Yes, Division, ten people. ”
"Attention!" the faces of the ten people changed slightly, "We must not make the slightest mistake in this Nanjing city! You and I have a small net worth and a big matter if we miss an adult's plan." No, I want to watch Lou Xiao go out of the city in person. ”
The staff member hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, it's better to leave such a trivial matter to your subordinates, someone from the Zi family is in the city, and it will be difficult to handle it if they recognize you." ”
"Hehe, I'll just modify it a little, they must think I'm going to change my appearance, and people like me will not be me. The ten men touched the beard on their lips.
At noon the next day, Ding Kui received information from Lou Xiao's envoy.
He was patrolling the streets of Zhenyuan City, "Okay, the envoy of Nanjing City has been on his way, and after the conversation, I will announce that Uncle Zhong will be the principal of the Juyang Military Academy." He was followed by Zhong Wei and Kong Ren.
"The subordinates will find Division Commander Lei to hand over military affairs. "Zhong Wei already knows his successor.
He was very satisfied with Lei Feixiang, a successor who was able to lead the Red Army to victory over future enemies.
"Don't worry, the change of commander will alarm many people, in case Lou Xiao knows about the negotiation, it will be difficult to ask for a price. In this way, you lead the Red Army to pretend to pursue Gongsun Mi, and by the way, capture the remaining cities. In order to meet Zhong Wei's wishes, Ding Kui still arranged a combat mission.
Only the last three cities of Shibu County have not been submitted to the small court, and Ding Kui wants to control the entire county during the negotiation, which will be more conducive to his lion's mouth.