Chapter 1479
The Decisive Battle, the Enemy Proposes a Marriage Alliance [2]
Chapter 1479 The Decisive Battle, the Enemy Proposes a Marriage Alliance [2]
The Rong royal family said, "The divinely appointed physician is absolutely right. Liang Wei is indeed not that stupid. In fact, Liang Wei is quite clever. It is precisely because he is too clever that this marriage alliance scheme is more likely to succeed."
“There are great conflicts between the imperial court, the military, the royal family, the farmers and merchants in the grain-producing region.”
"The aristocratic slaves of Liangwei are the most selfish and self-serving. If sacrificing Liangwei Jiang and Liangwei Qin can save them from this war, they will find a way to frame the Qin and Jiang families, arrest all the relatives of the Qin and Jiang families, and then pretend to compromise, only getting the two of them to agree to the marriage alliance, so that the rest of the two families can be saved."
"During the Wei and Yong Dynasty, they did something similar. Although they suffered a great loss in the end, as long as we gather the aristocratic slaves into the new citizens of the East and promise them that after we successfully destroy Wei, they can become masters to bully the noble lords, then even if they know that handing over Qin and Jiang is a loss for Wei, and even if they know that we will continue to destroy Wei after we get Qin and Jiang, these aristocratic slaves will definitely help us to facilitate the marriage alliance!"
"Those who have been servants of noble families for too long all harbor a dream of dragging their masters down and riding them like horses!"
Di Junrong raised his eyes, his blue-glowing eyes fixed on the charlatan grandfather and grandson, and said, "Over the past twenty-odd years, I have traveled to and from Liangwei hundreds of times, spent a lot of time there, and come into contact with many people there. I know Liangwei's true nature very well..."
"Therefore, if we propose a marriage alliance at this time, the people of Liangwei will immediately split into several factions. As long as Liangwei no longer unites to resist the enemy, it will be in our favor."
"If the various factions in Liangwei continue to cause trouble, and it escalates to the point of fighting within the city; if the pro-peace faction and the cowardly faction open the city gates for us, we can easily seize Liangwei's capital city and become the masters of Liangwei!"
This?
The enemy commander's words silenced the entire imperial tent.
The old poisoner stared intently at the enemy commander Rong: This man must die before we can wait until the great cause of destroying Wei is accomplished and we capture the capital city of the northeastern state!
That old enemy is really ruthless.
But the old man was clever. He raised his hand and clapped his hands to applaud the enemy's Rong: "The Rong royal family is indeed worthy of being the war envoy. The marriage alliance strategy is truly ingenious and will greatly benefit the Eastern Desert God Guardian."
The old man then looked at the eldest prince: "It is indeed a disservice to the eldest prince, Shentong, to go to Liangwei for a marriage alliance, but this is just talk. Once the two of them are in Dongmo's hands, they will be thrown into slavery. It will not tarnish the eldest prince's reputation. So please consider the marriage alliance plan of the Rong royal family."
The charlatan was very pretentious. After making a scene and performing a series of rituals, he knelt on the ground for a long time before choking out, "The gods agree, but after capturing Liangwei's capital city, I, the Prince of Divine Power, must hold a grand ceremony to wash away this humiliating history that has tainted me with the blood and flesh of Liangwei."
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What does it mean to distort the truth?
This is what it means to harm others and then claim to be a victim!
"The Great Prince of Divine Power endured humiliation and hardship, and the heroes of the Eastern Desert are deeply grateful!" The enemy commander Rong was also very good at acting, expressing his heartache and gratitude to the charlatan.
The princes who were just there to make up the numbers didn't understand anything, mainly because their brains were limited, and the enemy's words were too convoluted. But they instinctively knelt down and said things like, "The charlatan prince is wronged, and it's all for the greater good."
After some hesitation, the powerful Crown Prince ordered, "Prepare the necessary items; I, the powerful Crown Prince, wish to write a letter of state."
"Yes." The enemy's melted and the princes who were just there to make up the numbers immediately went to prepare.
They then beat the drums, thump thump thump, summoning the other princes with their assigned numbers, the Southern King, and other important officials.
After some commotion, around noon, at approximately 1:00 PM, the Eastern Desert delegation, led by the enemy commander Rong, the Second Prince, the Southern King, and others, carrying an enormous red imperial banner, detoured to the western part of the city and officially addressed the capital city.
dong dong dong, dong dong dong!
The Wei army's drums sounded loudly, and Jiang Qianshi thought the enemy was about to attack the west gate. He hurriedly gathered his troops, preparing to fight the enemy to the death.
But after all that trouble, I discovered...
"No, the enemy's waving of their flags means they want a ceasefire, peace talks, and a marriage alliance. They also want to present us with their credentials and ask us to come and collect them."
Whoosh! Bang! Whoosh! Bang!
"Jiang Qianshi, the enemy has launched the imperial letter across the moat with a catapult and is waving flags to signal us to come out of the city to retrieve it!" the sentry shouted, dutifully reporting the military situation.
"..." Jiang Qianshi's hair was almost white with worry. He cursed, "Damn the enemy's ancestors! What are they trying to do by proposing peace talks at this time?!"
"They're probably trying to take advantage of the situation to spread the virus, since only our western and central districts, as well as Wuyuan and Mushan, haven't experienced an outbreak of plague yet," the commanders speculated.
"I also think it's a conspiracy." That's why Vice Commissioner Jiang didn't send anyone out of the city to retrieve the official letter.
but……
"Reporting to Jiang Qianshi, the enemy is retreating!" The sentry looked out at the enemy troops on the outskirts of the western city and saw that ninety percent of the enemy troops were retreating rapidly, leaving only the enemy delegation carrying the red-haired flag behind.
"What!" Jiang Qianshi was shocked. Was the enemy expressing their sincerity in negotiating peace?
"Reporting to Jiang Qianshi, the enemy has raised a white cloth flag next to their red-haired flag!" the sentry reported.
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
The sound of war drums also rang out from other city walls, indicating that enemy troops were also raising white flags and signaling for peace talks from a distance at other city gates.
With such commotion at all four city gates, it was no longer possible to keep it a secret. Jiang Qianshi quickly received an order from General Chu: "There is unusual military information from the enemy. General Chu requests that Jiang Qianshi come to the new command tent for a meeting!"
The Prince of Ye, Deputy General Lang, and others in the city also learned of the latest military intelligence that the enemy had suddenly gone mad and raised a white flag to negotiate peace.
The two temporarily stayed in a house at the intersection of Wuyuan Street. Upon hearing the news, they immediately sent someone to General Chu's new command tent to find out what was going on.
To prevent the spread of the plague, messages were relayed from one post to another.
Fortunately, the Prince of Ye and his deputy Lang had placed two people at each outpost to relay messages throughout the city, ensuring that their communication lines would not be cut off no matter how severe the plague became.
This matter dragged on until evening before it was finally resolved...
"The enemy does indeed want a ceasefire and peace talks."
"But the premise of the peace talks is that the Great Wei must agree to their marriage proposal."
The letter sent by the enemy has already been retrieved by assassins... The paper was made with special ink, so even after being soaked in medicine several times, the words on it remained clear and did not dissolve.
"He was worried we wouldn't understand, so he even included a translated version of our Wei language... This beast is so thoughtful, his schemes must be quite grand," Jiang Qianshi cursed.
"Ha," Qi Tianshi laughed. "The enemy's letter clearly states that they want to target Commander Jiang and Master Qin... Look, they want the two of them to represent Great Wei to go to the Eastern Desert for a marriage alliance. The marriage partner is the enemy's powerful Crown Prince, the future Emperor of the Eastern Desert. They even said they would treat them well and grant their children fiefdoms to strengthen the friendship between the two countries."
Qi Tianshi was a man of many talents, able to read and write nearly ten foreign languages.
Jiang Qianshi was stunned, as was his old comrade-in-arms Ping Qianshi. They humbly asked, "Is Qi Tianshi saying that the enemy army doesn't want to kill Commander Jiang as a sacrifice, but wants him to marry the enemy's crown prince? That bastard wants to marry two? One man and one woman?"
Upon hearing this, even the Assistant Magistrate felt he had gone mad.
Ke Qi nodded: "That's right, that's exactly what the enemy's letter said. It was very clear and explained that they couldn't bear to see the betrothed couple separated, so they invited them to go to the Eastern Desert for a marriage alliance. They also guaranteed that their status would be second only to the Eastern Desert Empress and the Grand Consort."
The council members were completely bewildered: ???