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So after a lot of unnutritious politeness and pleasantries, this time the negotiation finally entered the theme.
Surprisingly, it was not Zheng Zhu and Su Dai who brought up this matter first, but Wei Wuji who didn't seem to have gained much advantage in this war.
Wei Wuji said in a low voice to Zhao Guozheng envoy Zheng Zhu in front of him: "Zheng Qing, I heard that my king was invited by Zhao Wang to go out of the country not long ago, but I don't know when my king will return to Wei Guo?"
What Wei Wuji said was also very interesting.It is clear that Wei Wangyu has become a prisoner of Zhao State at this moment, but according to Wei Wuji, Wei Wangyu is only on a state visit at the invitation of Zhao Danzhi.
Although such a statement is nonsense, and it can't be fooled by anyone with a heart, but as long as the two parties, Zhao Guo and Wei Guo, agree to such a statement, then why can't such a statement be established?
This is actually a kind of temptation, to test Zhao Guo's attitude.
Zheng Zhu and Su Dai looked at each other subconsciously when they heard the words, and then Zheng Zhu said in a deep voice: "Mr. Xinling's words are wrong. Since Wei Guo betrayed the alliance of the Three Jin Dynasties that day, then he should have thought of the situation today. Wei Now that the king has been captured by General Li Mu, if Lord Xinling thinks about his country, then it is best to start peace talks immediately so that he can win King Wei back as soon as possible."
Wei Wuji sneered, looked at Zheng Zhu and Su Dai in front of him very calmly, and said, "Although I am the Prime Minister of Wei State, how can I be the one to decide this peace negotiation?"
Zheng Zhu smiled, and said to Wei Wuji: "Then dare to ask Mr. Xinling, who in the current state of Wei can take the lead in this matter?"
The corners of Wei Wuji's mouth twitched slightly, and he said in a very firm tone: "Of course, only my king can make decisions in the current state of Wei. So if King Zhao really wants to talk about peace, then it is best to invite my king back first, so that our state of Wei can make peace with you. Zhao Guo discusses this matter."
At this time, Su Dai, who was sitting next to Zheng Zhu, suddenly said, "Mr. Xinling, there is no need for this matter. We have brought a letter from the leader of King Wei when we came this time. , after reading this warrant, you will know."
Speaking of this, Su Dai took out a silk book and sent it to Wei Wuji. Wei Wuji opened it and found that it was Wei Wangyu's own handwriting. Wang Xi of Wei Wangyu.
Wei Wuji looked at the warrant in front of him, and couldn't help showing a wry smile on his face.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Guoren really thought about everything, and even prepared such things in advance.
This warrant was indeed genuine, neither Wei Wangyu's handwriting nor the seal was forged.
Now that Wei Wangyu has fallen into the hands of Zhao Guoren, as long as Zhao Guoren is willing to concoct such a genuine warrant, it will not be difficult.
Wei Wuji was silent for a moment, raised his head to look at Zheng Zhu in front of him, and said slowly: "Then, what does King Zhao want from our country of Wei?"
Chapter 454 These two cities must be ceded
Although they didn't say it clearly, the three people present knew very well in their hearts that this negotiation has only now ended the meaningless debate and has just entered into a formal topic.
Now that it has entered the formal topic, Zheng Zhu naturally stopped talking nonsense, and said directly to Wei Wuji: "According to my king's wishes, Wei Guo needs to donate Anyi and Yecheng to my king, and at the same time Sufficient monetary damages will be compensated, and the specific figure can be negotiated."
When Wei Wuji heard Zheng Zhu's request, he immediately frowned.
Although he had already made some preparations, when he heard these requests, Wei Wuji still felt that Zhao Guoren's appetite was indeed not small.
It's okay for Zhao Guo to want other cities, but Zhao Guo proposed Anyi and Yecheng, which is a troublesome matter.
The two cities of Anyi and Yecheng, no matter which one is very important to Wei State.
Let’s talk about Anyi first. Anyi was the capital of the former Wei State and the place where the Wei State was established. It was once lost to the Qin State, and it was not recovered until the Battle of Hedong two years ago.
It is precisely because of the recovery of Anyi that Wei Wuji was able to completely get rid of the bad reviews among the people of Wei State because of the incident of stealing amulets to save Zhao, and once again became the guardian and virtuous king of the people of Wei State.
If the people of Wei State now know that Wei Wuji not only wants to cede land to Zhao State for compensation, but also dedicate Anyi, the former capital of Wei State, to Zhao Kuo, how will the people of Wei State think of Wei Wuji?
Wei Wuji's reputation will definitely be greatly affected by this.
Next, look at Yecheng.
If Anyi is a political and diplomatic blow to Wei Guo and Wei Wuji, then Yecheng, a city that does not seem to be as important or famous as Anyi, is actually more important from a military and geographical point of view. more important.
As we all know, Handan City, the capital of Zhao State, and Daliang City, the capital of Wei State, are very close, only a few days away.
The largest city between Handan and Daliang City is Yecheng, which is located on the south bank of Zhangshui River and across the river from Handan.
With Yecheng, Wei State can easily hoard a large amount of military supplies here, as a logistics base for attacking Zhao State, thus posing a serious threat to Zhao State's South Great Wall and Handan.
But if Yecheng is lost, the situation will be completely different.
After Zhao Guo got Yecheng, he could use Yecheng as a bridgehead on the south bank of Zhangshui River and a powerful barrier for Zhao Guo in the south.
Under the situation that Zhao State owns Yecheng, it is impossible for Wei State's army to directly attack the South Great Wall of Zhao State and Handan behind the South Great Wall, because that would be easily taken by the Zhao army in Yecheng.
In this case, if Wei Guo wants to attack Handan again in the future, he will first break through Yecheng, and then consider continuing to march into Handan.
In other words, it would be impossible for Wei Wuji to launch a surprise attack on Zhao Guo like this time, or even approach the city of Handan.
Even conversely, Zhao Guo was able to use Yecheng as a forward base to threaten Daliang City.
Although Daliang City is now finished, unless Wei Guo is willing to move the capital to the west, close to South Korea, otherwise, as long as the capital is still in the Central Plains, the threat posed by Ye City can still make the people of Wei feel like a light. .
Anyi and Yecheng, two such important cities, how could they be ceded so easily?
Compared with these two cities, the last condition proposed by Zhao Guo, which is to compensate a large amount of money, seems somewhat insignificant.
Even though Zhao Guo only wanted two cities, the combined area of these two cities is far inferior to the Weihan channel that Zhao Guo obtained from Qin this time, but Wei Wuji knew very well that this requirement was actually He stabbed Wei Guo twice!
Compared with Anyi and Yecheng, the Weihan Passage, which is useless except for the steep terrain, is simply worthless!
Wei Wuji took a deep breath, shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "This is absolutely impossible! You know that Anyi is the old capital of our country, so how can we just cede it?"
Wei Wuji paused for a moment, and then said: "If it's other places, then we can still consider it. But Anyi is absolutely not!"
Although Wei Wuji never mentioned Yecheng, Wei Wuji actually negated all the opinions put forward by Zhao Guo by negating Anyi, and actually rejected the proposal of ceding Yecheng.
Zheng Zhu seemed to be prepared for Wei Wuji's words. He smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Xinling, I hope you can recognize the reality now. If Lord Xinling is really unwilling to cede this land, then I'm afraid The personal safety of King Wei will not be guaranteed!"
This is undoubtedly a naked threat.
Wei Wuji was furious when he heard the words, and shouted: "Could it be that King Zhao of your family really wants to be like King Ji of Qin, and not succeed in doing the things that angered people and complained that day?"
What Wei Wuji said refers to the story that Qin Wangji killed King Huai of Chu alive.
Zheng Zhu smiled and said nothing.
For a diplomat like Zheng Zhu, such illusory things as face and dignity are not issues that Zheng Zhu needs to consider.
Now that he is sitting at the negotiating table, Zheng Zhu's sole purpose is to help Zhao Guo obtain the maximum benefit in this negotiation.
As for the method of negotiation, whether the method of negotiation is shameless or low-key, it has no effect on Zheng Zhu.
To be honest, if he could surrender immediately by holding Wei Wangyu's head, then Zheng Zhu would definitely have Wei Wangyu's head in his hand.
The result is the most important thing for Zheng Zhu.
Wei Wuji's face turned red and then turned pale, he was speechless for a while, just sat there staring at Zheng Zhu fiercely, looking like he wanted to eat Zheng Zhu up and wipe him clean, so that his bones would be ashes.
Zheng Zhu looked at Wei Wuji very calmly, his eyes were clear, without any trace of fear or retreat.
Wei Wuji shifted his gaze to Su Dai who was at the side again.