Chapter 775: Compensation for ceding territory

Chapter 775: Land cession and compensation

Chapter 773: Land cession and compensation

Han Yuanji was a famous poet and lyricist in the Southern Song Dynasty. He was once the magistrate of Jian'an County, an official in Longxing and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Huang Tingjian, a famous writer and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty, was the founder of the Jiangxi School of Poetry, which flourished for a time. He, together with Du Fu, Chen Shidao and Chen Yuyi, is known as the "one ancestor and three sects" (Huang Tingjian is one of them). Together with Zhang Lei, Chao Buzhi, and Qin Guan, they all studied under Su Shi's sect, and they were collectively known as the "Four Scholars of the Su School". During his lifetime, he was as famous as Su Shi and was known as "Su Huang" in the world.

 Huang Tingjian and Han Yuanji were both poets who came into the world because of Baizhao Ka, but they were directly implanted in Huang She, the son of Huang Zu, and Han Guang, the son of Han Xuan.

In the alliance's battle against Qin, Huang Tingjian and Han Yuanji were not among the coalition forces, otherwise they might not have been able to escape the fate of being killed or captured.

After the defeat, Jiangxia and Changsha counties quickly made defensive preparations, apparently to prepare for the Qin army to settle accounts after the fall.

 In addition to defense, the two counties also sent two sons as envoys. They came to redeem people and at the same time asked for alliance. They also kept a very low profile.

The series of reactions from the two counties all proved that there was a master behind the two counties, and this master also aroused Qin Hao's interest, so he sent Jin Yiwei to inquire about the news, and finally found out that the person who planned the plot turned out to be Huang Zu's son. ...Huang Xie.

 Huang Xie, a minister of the Chu State during the Warring States Period, a writer, politician, and former prime minister of Chu.

In the first year of King Kaolie of Chu, he made Huang Xie his prime minister, granted him twelve counties north of the Huaihe River, and granted him the title of Lord Chunshen. Therefore, Huang Xie merged with Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling of Wei State, Zhao Sheng, Lord Pingyuan of Zhao State, and Tian Wen, Lord Mengchang of Qi State. Known as the "Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period".

Chunshenjun Huang Xie was also one of the characters born in the poet Baizhao, and was also implanted into Huang Zu's eldest son Huang Xie.

 Huang Xie was a person who had served as the Prime Minister of Chu. In that extremely turbulent era, a person who could serve as the Prime Minister of a country did not need to have high political ability, and being proficient in military affairs was a basic quality.

Of course Huang Xie knew that the center of the Qin army was no longer Jingzhou, and he also realized that Liu Xiu was leveraging the alliance's attack on Qin. However, before his letter of persuasion was sent to Huang Zu, the 100,000-strong coalition in Jingzhou was completely defeated. His father, Huang Zudu, was captured alive.

After learning the news, Huang Xie was very anxious. He then joined forces with Han Xuan's son Han Guang and Han Yuanji, and quickly sent an order to guard the border. Then he sent his younger brother Huang Tingjian to redeem the people on his behalf.

Both Huang Zu and Han Xuan are the pillars of their respective counties. Even if Huang Xie is Huang Zu's son, he does not have the prestige to replace him for the time being. Therefore, for the stability of the two counties, they must be united at all costs. People redeem.

Whether it is Jiangxia or Changsha, the ransom share given to Qin Hao is very large, which can be said to be very sincere, but this still cannot satisfy Qin Hao's appetite, so a new ransom list was made.

After reading the contents on the list, Huang Zu's face suddenly turned livid, and he said in a deep voice: "Qin Hou, are these conditions a bit excessive?"

Han Xuan on the other side cheered and said happily: "Master Marquis, Changsha is willing to pay the ransom."

 The reason why the two people had such a big reaction was naturally because the conditions for letting them leave were different.

Since Changsha does not border the Qin army, the three newly conquered southern counties of Nanjun have now fallen into Liu Xiu's arms, so Qin Hao only asked Han Xuan to compensate a large amount of money and food.

Since Jiangxia was directly bordering the Qin army, Qin Hao not only demanded compensation in money and food, but also wanted Jiangxia to cede territory for peace.

Although Jiangxia's compensation was only one-third of Changsha's, it still had to give up the three newly captured counties of Nanjun and cede the three counties of Jiangxia and Jiangbei to the Qin army.

　　After looking at Huang Zu’s harsh conditions and looking back at his own, Han Xuan decisively chose to agree.

In Han Xuan's opinion, territory is more important than money and food. As long as the territory is still there, money and food can be earned back sooner or later. Of course, he is very willing to leave just by paying money and food. Han Xuan even felt that he had taken advantage, because he also left the Qin army, and Huang Zu paid a much higher price than himself.

In comparison, Huang Zu's face was naturally very bad, because although Jiangxia County was rich, it only had fourteen counties. If he gave up all the gains and ceded three counties, wouldn't he be left with only eleven counties? It's over.

Huang Zu didn't have much objection to the ceding of the newly acquired three counties to Qin Hao. After all, it was not his territory, but the cession of the three counties in Jiangbei touched Huang Zu's nerves.

Because if the three counties in Jiangbei were ceded, Jiangxia's sphere of influence would be completely expelled from Jiangbei and could only develop south of the Yangtze River, so of course Huang Zu was unwilling.

"Marquis of Qin, Jiangxia is willing to give up the new Nanjun land and double the compensation in money and food, but it is absolutely not possible to cede the three counties in Jiangbei." Huang Zu said solemnly, his attitude was extremely firm.

Seeing this, Qin Hao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, they are both princes of the Three Kingdoms, why is the gap between Han Xuan and Huang Zu so big?

Han Xuan is not incompetent. His political ability is passable, otherwise he would not have become a prince. It is just that this man is a little too afraid of death.

 Compared with this, Huang Zu was much more qualified. Even though he was a prisoner, he still considered his power rather than his own life.

“Prefect Huangzu, do you think you are still qualified to negotiate terms with me now?”

Qin Hao looked at Huang Zu with disdain and sneered: "After Jiangdong Liu Yao learned that you were captured, he may have been preparing for war. He may attack Jiangxia at any time. Without you in Jiangxia, you can definitely stop the Jiangdong army. ? It’s true that it wasn’t just the three counties in Jiangbei that were lost at that time.”

Huang Zu naturally knew the importance. Although his eyes were full of struggle, he still gritted his teeth and said: "No, Marquis of Qin, you will never let Liu Yao occupy Jiangxia. That is a greater threat to the Qin army."

 Qin Hao couldn't help but look at Huang Zu with admiration. He was definitely not a short-sighted person. Why did Gan Ning, a powerful general, be missed in the original history? It's really strange.

What Huang Zu said is true, but it is common for black and white to be confused at the negotiation table.

"hehe."

Qin Hao sneered and said calmly: "As long as Liu Yao doesn't take the initiative to provoke me, what does it matter whether he takes Jiangxia or me?

To be honest, I don’t care about the three counties of Jiangbei, but since you dare to take the initiative to provoke me, you will naturally have to pay a corresponding price to prevent you from forgetting about the pain after waiting for the scar to heal. "

 Huang Zu’s face was full of pain. Qin Hao wanted to teach him an unforgettable lesson. It seemed that he could not retreat safely without heavy bleeding.

Huang Zu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "If there is no compensation in money or food, Jiangxia is willing to cede the land of these six counties."

Qin Hao showed a victorious smile, his lips parted slightly: "Okay. After the money, food and territory are delivered, you can leave."

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