Chapter 238 I didn’t expect Xiao Fang, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, to care about age!
What she found was already within Shen Lanxi's expectation.
She opened the list and checked the names of Yan Huai and Sun Qian.
"Except for these two whose whereabouts are unknown, everyone else died unexpectedly or died of illness."
Wei Dongzhu and others felt their hearts pounding.
"Wei Jiajun's case is very fishy!" Shen Lanxi said.
The people directly related to this case are the Shen family and Wei Dongzhu. The others looked at the two of them and shook their heads silently.
Even if there is something fishy, there is no proof!
Wei Dongzhu: "I have sent people to find the two bodies at the bottom of the cliff, but no news has come back yet."
Shen Lanxi was silent for a moment and said: "Now we have the manpower Not enough, there is no way to mobilize troops to find the two."
Wei Dongzhu nodded very happily. He came to the northwest in advance to investigate, and he already knew it well.
"General, what should we do next?" Xiao Fang asked.
Shen Lanxi's eyes were dark and she said: "Wait for the news!" Respond to all changes by remaining unchanged!
After a short discussion, several people went back to rest.
Two days later, news suddenly came from the three Turkic tribes that they wanted to negotiate peace!
Sun Zhong immediately reported the news to Shen Lanxi. He thought that after Shen and Wei arrived, they would seize his power as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, they just asked for the battle report and there was no movement.
He was puzzled.
"The envoy for the peace talks this time is still the Turkic Abe Hiroshi." Sun Zhong then talked about Abe Hiroshi and the previous peace talks that broke up unhappily.
"Kuan Abe is the younger brother of the Turkic Queen Mother. In the previous peace talks, his attitude was very tough. He wanted money, weapons, and war horses. He also wanted to cede all the cities west of Xiling City to the three Turkic tribes. !”
Shen Lanxi was expressionless, but the others couldn’t help it.
"What they have in mind is quite beautiful!"
"Don't even think about it. I won't give up an inch of the Zhou territory!"
"Money can be negotiated, but weapons and war horses are absolutely impossible. They want If you take these things, you will be even more powerful and invade our territory of Great Zhou!"
"The princess didn't bring much property with her for the marriage. If we really want to get married, we can't just send the princess over!"
It’s not that I didn’t bring much, it was almost none. Ordinary families have to give a dowry to their daughters when they marry. What do they look like?
The marriage specifications of the past dynasties are all recorded in files. If the marriage is really negotiated, the court will not even be able to come up with food and salary, and they may be left to solve it themselves.
How can they do that? They will be embarrassed by then!
Sun Zhong looked at Shen Lanxi secretly. People on both sides were yelling at each other. Why didn't she react at all?
"General Shen, what do you mean?" Sun Zhong asked anxiously.
Shen Lanxi: “Where is the location of the peace talks?”
Sun Zhong's eyes moved and he quickly replied: "It hasn't been agreed yet. Before, it was ten miles outside the city."
Shen Lanxi: "Then decide on the location for the peace talks first and do it step by step!"
Sun Zhong He was so anxious that his mouth was boiling, and he hurriedly said: "General Shen doesn't know something. Every time the peace talks fail, the three Turkic tribes will organize safari. Their safari is to treat us Zhou people as prey and kill people." It was good to set fire and plunder property, but they went crazy and massacred the entire village, even the newborn children!"
Sun Zhong clenched his fists in anger when he thought about it.
Shen Lanxi glanced at him: "The Northern Army has 300,000 troops, and the three Turkic tribes have close to 300,000 troops. I'm very curious about why you were invincible in the southwest, why it doesn't work when you go to the northwest. ?”
"Not only did they fail to recapture the previously lost city, they also retreated steadily, making the three Turkic tribes become more and more arrogant!"
Sun Zhong looked like he was being choked. Shen Lanxi: "If General Sun doesn't want to say it, it doesn't matter!"
Sun Zhong took two deep breaths as if he was deeply resentful and said, "We were attacked as soon as we arrived in the northwest. The three Turkic tribes who had ambushed us were caught off guard, and later they used the people to hold us hostage." He stopped talking here.
There are also some reasons that he can't say out loud.
Shen Lanxi saw that he hesitated and knew that he had concerns, so she didn't ask further.
I just said: "Seeing as I am new here and you are not in trouble, I won't ask you why Zhou Ruyuan went from being a minor official responsible for escorting grain and fodder to returning to the position of coach."< br>
Sun Zhong was stunned for a moment and looked straight at Shen Lanxi, the surprise in his eyes undisguised.
Probably he didn’t expect that she would know this. Sun Zhong probably thought she was a fool!
“Let’s finalize the location for peace talks!”
When Sun Zhong heard what she said, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went to do it.
Cheng Zheng received the news and immediately showed it to Shen Lanxi.
There are two messages written on it. One is that Wei Dongzhu asked the court for food and grass, and the other is to exchange troops and horses!
After Shen Lanxi read it, she passed the news around.
“After the order to exchange troops and horses came, I immediately wrote to the court to ask for food and salary, and then asked the court to issue a conscription order in the name of insufficient soldiers!”
Cheng Zheng recorded it from the side.
Xiao Fang: "Great, Lao Liu and the others are coming!"
Shen Lanxi joked: "Your nephew will come too."
Xiao Fang immediately retorted : "I am so young, how can I have a nephew as old as him? He is just a little guy who runs errands for me!"
It's up to you. I didn't expect that Xiao Fang, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also care about his age!
Sun Zhong quickly determined the location of the peace talks, which was still ten miles outside the city.
The day before the peace talks, Sun Zhong approached Shen Lanxi hesitantly.
"General, why don't I go and have peace talks with General Wei." You don't want to go. After all, you didn't say this.
Peace talks are inherently a game between men. As a woman, she should understand.
Shen Lanxi raised her eyebrows: "Did you and Zhou Ruyuan go to negotiate peace with Abe Hiroshi before?"
Sun Zhong was stunned for a moment when asked, and then replied: "It was me twice, and other times the prince led other generals."
Shen Lanxi said with a half-smile but not a smile: "The God of War can't even negotiate with you. Do you think you can succeed with the addition of Wei Dongzhu? "
Such a sharp mouth, winter is about to come, and Sun Zhong's palms are making Shen Lanxi sweat.
"The general doesn't know something. That Abe Hiroshi is very rough and a womanizer." Sun Zhong lowered his head and reminded.
He was doing it for Shen Lanxi's good, and her face was so outstanding. During the negotiations, Kan Abe was arrogant and domineering, and had to conflict with them many times.
They are men, even Abe Hiroshi. If it were a good-looking woman like Shen Lanxi, who knows what Hiroshi Abe would do.
Don’t expect that the peace talks will not be concluded and the peace envoy will be humiliated instead. If word spreads, it will not only lose one’s face, but also the face of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty!
Shen Lanxi: "Thank you, General Sun, for reminding me. I will remember your favor. Do as I say!"
Seeing her firm tone, Sun Zhong sighed in his heart. I took a breath, feeling powerless and a little disappointed at the same time.
Is there no one to send to the imperial court? Why send a woman here?
Northwest’s energy is about to run out!