As for Fan Fang, he also started to gather the compensation materials needed for the negotiation.
Ten thousand taels of gold and tens of thousands of dans of grain were transported to Chang City. Then, Li Cunxiao and the rest transported it back to Liaodong County. As for the ownership of this city, there was naturally no need to say anything. It was directly handed over to Qin Mu.
The officials in Chang City did not dare to disobey.
After all,
Anyone who could reach this position was not a fool.
Of course, they could tell who was stronger now.
In the past, when the Gongsun Family dominated Youzhou, they would naturally draw close to them. But now, Qin Mu was a new force and had forcefully taken Chang City from Gongsun Yue.
From this, it could be seen that
Just how powerful was this person?
In this chaotic world, who wouldn't want to have a powerful backer?
Therefore, Qin Mu was the most suitable candidate. These people naturally came closer to Qin Mu. When all the resources were traded, Qin Mu left 5,000 elite soldiers of Great Qin to guard Chang City. The rest received orders to return to Liaodong Prefecture.
Of course,
This was Fan Fang's only request.
This time, for the sake of peace talks, Beiping County had practically plundered all the resources in the entire county to gather enough for Qin Mu. In addition to ceding Chang City, it could be said that he had lost all face.
……
Early morning three days later, in Liaodong County.
Li Cunxiao, one of Yuwen Cheng's five generals, led the army back into the city.
Then,
The first thing he did was to pay his respects to Qin Mu.
He quickly came to the entrance of the manor and walked inside without any notice. When he entered the room and saw Qin Mu sitting there, the generals half-knelt on the ground and said,""Greetings, my lord."
"Get up and sit!"
He called them up and gestured for them to take their seats.
Then, he said,"Good, good, good. This battle will make Liaodong Prefecture famous!" In a short period of time, he had taken back five cities and even conquered Chang City, causing Gongsun Yue to not dare to fight again. Everyone's contributions are indispensable."
Qin Mu said with a smile on his face.
He had to say,
This time, the performance of the generals was quite good. The reason why Beiping County agreed to compensate was because they were afraid of being beaten. However, no matter who it was, they would be afraid of these fierce generals.
"My lord, you praise me too much."
"We are only doing our part. Speaking of which, we still have to rely on our soldiers to fight bravely in order to conquer Chang City so quickly.”
"Thank you for your praise, my lord."
The generals in their seats spoke up one after another.
But at this moment, Li Cunxiao suddenly said,""My lord, I have a question. I don't know if I should ask it or not.”
"Speak!"
Looking at him, Qin Mu said with a smile, indicating for him to continue asking.
"Then I'll be frank, my lord. In fact, according to our current military strength, it would be a piece of cake for us to directly attack Beiping Prefecture and seize it. As for compensation, as long as our army takes down Beiping, won't everything be ours?”
As Li Cunxiao spoke, he spat out all his doubts.
Indeed,
He couldn't understand why Qin Mu was hesitating at this moment.
This was definitely the best time to take control of Youzhou. As long as they sent troops, they could take control of Youzhou in half a month! But at this time, his lord actually accepted the peace talks?
"Cunxiao, you're right. Our army can indeed march into Beiping and even fight Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu at the same time. However, you have forgotten one thing. Although the imperial power of the Han Dynasty is weak, at least the emperor is still in power. If anyone dares to openly disobey the emperor's orders and attack other provinces and counties, they will definitely become the target of public criticism.”
"Regarding this point, I think you should know Dong Zhuo's fate very well.”
"Therefore, for now, we can't take over the entire Youzhou Province. If that really happens, we might become the next Dong Zhuo.”
Qin Mu said indifferently.
Everyone nodded their heads. They had heard about the matter of the eighteen vassals demanding Dong.
"I see! My lord is wise."
"I can't wait either."
"My lord is wise…"
All the generals present nodded their heads. At this moment, they finally understood that there was actually such a high stakes involved.
"Of course, although we don't occupy Youzhou now, we still have to make some arrangements. Now, the new army of Liaodong Prefecture is about to take shape. When this army comes out, we will no longer be invincible in Youzhou. Moreover, we have Chang City in our hands. Right now, we only need to wait for an opportunity.”
"Chance? What kind of opportunity?"
"The collapse of the Han Dynasty, the loss of imperial power, and the opening of a chaotic world.”As Qin Mu spoke, his gaze revealed a bit of the imposing manner that could conquer the world.
As the saying goes, in troubled times, fierce heroes come out,
Only when the one in Luoyang died,
Only then would the Central Plains truly welcome chaos, and that was also Qin Mu's best opportunity.
"We will definitely follow the Lord to the death!”
"We will follow you to the death."
"We will follow you to the death."
At this moment, everyone could see the ambition of their lord.
No wonder the general did not care about the gains and losses of Youzhou at all. How could a person who wanted to control the world care about temporary interests? Only those who could see through the overall situation could truly use the world as a chessboard and all living beings as chess pieces to unify the Central Plains.
"Yes, I naturally know your loyalty. You guys go down and prepare!"
"Ready?"
"That's right. The 18th alliance sent me an invitation a few days ago, inviting me to join the alliance and become the 19th duke. Everyone, are you willing to follow me to Luoyang to meet the heroes of the world?”
As Qin Mu spoke, he looked out of the window, and lofty sentiments rose in his heart.
"We're willing to go!"
"I'm willing to die for my lord."
"Where my lord's sword is pointing, is where our troops are pointing.”
After saying that, they all stood up and bade farewell before walking out.
After sending them off, Qin Mu also mumbled,""The eighteen vassals are going to attack Dong, so how can I, Qin Mu, not join in the fun?”
This was an opportunity.
He might even be able to subdue some generals and strategists, and it would be the best opportunity to make a name for himself. As long as he could make a difference in the discussion of the dukes, Qin Mu's name would spread all over the world.
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