Weiyang Palace, in the main hall of the Xuanshi Hall!
"Summon the Xiongnu emissary to the palace!"
Following the eunuch's shout, the three Xiongnu envoys slowly walked into the hall.
The three envoys consisted of a chief envoy and two deputy envoys. A short and fat Xiongnu man with a round head and a small braid walked in the front and center. He was the chief envoy sent by the Xiongnu this time, Saturen.
As he led the two deputy envoys in, many of the officials in the Xuanshi Hall looked over. Emperor Jing of Han, who was sitting on the throne, also looked over.
Although the Xiongnu had sent envoys to the Han Dynasty many times, this time was different from the past. Now that the other side had 200,000 troops stationed at the border, whether they fought or made peace would probably depend on this negotiation.
Feeling the gazes of the ministers and emperors of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu envoy Satulun walked straight to the front of Emperor Jing without fear.
"Great Xiongnu envoy Satulun greets the Han Emperor!”
Satulun put his hand on his chest and gave a symbolic bow to Emperor Jing of Han.
The faces of the ministers darkened. The Xiongnu envoy's words revealed his pride and arrogance.
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty sat at the head of the table with a dark expression. He was also angry at the arrogant appearance of the Xiongnu envoy. However, the other party did not seem to be rude on the surface, so he did not pursue the matter.
"Why did the envoy come?"
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty looked at him calmly.
"Your Majesty, why do you ask when you already know the answer? During this period of time, our two countries were in peace talks, but the generals of your Han Dynasty border counties took the opportunity to lead their troops into our Xiongnu grasslands and wantonly slaughtered our Xiongnu people.”
Satulun said to Emperor Jing of Han with some dissatisfaction.
"Xiongnu emissary, you Xiongnu have massacred and plundered countless citizens of Yunzhong County of Yanmen County. We, the Han Dynasty, have yet to settle this score with you!”
Some of the ministers immediately stood up angrily and questioned him.
However, Satulun ignored his words and looked at Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Jing's face was a little gloomy. He stared at Saturen with his wrinkled eyes and said indifferently,
"Then what does the messenger mean?"
"Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty Emperor, the Xiongnu Chief was extremely furious when he heard this. He said that the Han Dynasty had gone back on their words. Since they were negotiating, they killed the Xiongnu people. Because of this, they sent 200,000 troops to attack the Han Dynasty to avenge the Xiongnu people!”
"However, in the end, outside the borders of the Han Dynasty, my Great Chief also thought that if the two countries completely used their weapons, there would definitely be countless casualties. The two countries would not be able to live in peace, so he stationed his troops and sent me to ask the Han Dynasty Emperor if the Han Dynasty Emperor should give us an explanation for this matter.”
Satulun stood there and said with an imposing manner, and he said it as if it was a matter of course.
All the officials were furious when they heard this. Even those who did not want to fight now had ugly expressions on their faces.
The Xiongnu had killed the people of their border counties time and time again. This was the first time they had tasted the taste of being slaughtered by the Han Dynasty, but they had come here shamelessly to ask the Han Dynasty to give them an explanation?
Emperor Jing's face darkened. The arrogance of the Xiongnu made him furious.
However, even if he was angry, he could not vent it.
Now that the other party's 200,000-strong army was outside the border, unless he made up his mind to start a war, he really could not vent his anger wantonly!
"Emissary, please return to the posthouse first. I already know what your Chief means!”Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty suppressed his anger and said to the Xiongnu envoy.
"Farewell!"
The Xiongnu envoy Saturen did not stay any longer. He gave a symbolic bow and left the hall proudly.
He had already conveyed his intentions to the Han Dynasty Emperor. The next step would depend on the Han Dynasty Emperor's attitude.
After the Xiongnu emissary walked out of the hall!
Boom!
All the officials in the imperial court began to discuss excitedly. They already understood that the Xiongnu wanted to force them to pay for the slaughter of the Xiongnu people!
Obviously, if the Han Dynasty gave them a satisfactory explanation, they would withdraw their troops. If they were not satisfied, they would directly meet with the enemy!
Soon, the ministers who advocated peace and war began to express their opinions to Emperor Jing of Han.
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty looked on with an extremely gloomy expression!
He didn't give a response, but looked down at Dou Ying, who was also standing there silently.
"Marquis of Wei, you will be in charge of negotiating with the Xiongnu envoy. See what conditions the Xiongnu have.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Marquis of Wei, Dou Ying, glanced at Emperor Jing of Han and nodded.
After giving his orders, Emperor Jing of Han no longer had the mood to listen to the discussions of the crowd and ended the court meeting early.
…
Weiyang Palace, greenhouse palace!
Although it was close to winter, the weather was not very cold. However, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty had already moved to the greenhouse palace used for winter.
He was leaning against a table, holding a scroll in one hand and reading it seriously, coughing from time to time.
It could be seen that Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty had a very bad expression and a very bad expression!
In the past two days, many ministers had written to him, saying that the war with the Xiongnu was still a matter of peace.
He was also very conflicted in his heart. The Xiongnu were a great enemy, an absolutely unforgivable enemy. He had to fight sooner or later!
However, if the Han Dynasty were to start a war when they were not fully prepared, it would be very disadvantageous to the Han Dynasty!
If they did not fight and made peace, then the pain and humiliation that the Xiongnu had inflicted on the Han people could not be immediately removed. They had to endure and endure this anger. Only when they were strong in the future could they take revenge!
"Endure!"
"Endure!"
Emperor Jing of Han gritted his teeth in pain.
He was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but he was suppressed by the Xiongnu on the northern grasslands and had no choice but to endure their humiliation. How aggrieved!
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Wei is here!"
Just as Emperor Jing of Han was thinking in pain, the eunuch Chun Tuo walked over.
"Let him in!"
Emperor Jing of Han knew that Dou Ying was here to report the results of the negotiations with the Xiongnu.
Soon, Qihou Wei arrived at the greenhouse hall with a scroll in his hand.
"Your Majesty!" Dou Ying bowed.
"Have a seat. How did the discussion go?" Emperor Jing of Han asked him to sit down.
When Dou Ying heard this, he handed the letter in his hand to Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty and said,
"Your Majesty, this is the final condition that the Xiongnu agreed to after negotiating with them!”
Emperor Jing of Han looked at it for a long time before he slowly took the letter and opened it.
Looking at the various material conditions demanded by the Xiongnu, Emperor Jing of Han's expression was filled with pain.
"Dou Ying, how confident do you think the Imperial Court will be if they start a war with the Xiongnu now?”
Emperor Jing of Han closed the bamboo slip and asked Dou Ying.
Dou Ying was silent for a moment before saying,
"Your Majesty, I can't estimate, but if the Great Han Dynasty has enough time to accumulate our strength, our chances of winning will definitely be higher.”
Emperor Jing of Han opened his eyes.
"However, I'm afraid that the Xiongnu might not abide by the peace agreement!”
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty listened to Dou Ying's next words with a silent expression. The Xiongnu were capricious. It was not the first or second time they had broken their promises!
The Marquis of Wei, Dou Ying, was also ambiguous!
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was silent for a long time before he finally made a decision. He said weakly to Dou Ying,
"Tell the Xiongnu envoys to retreat!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Dou Ying looked at Emperor Jing's painful and powerless expression. He knew how aggrieved and painful it was for an emperor to agree to such a humiliating condition.
However, Dou Ying was also helpless in his heart. He sighed lightly and silently walked out of the hall!
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