12dz Chapter 1230: Misunderstood Your Majesty?
Chapter 1230: Misunderstood Your Majesty?
"Master Chen, please stop making excuses for your great Han emperor."
Deng Hongwen, who had already reached the palace gate, turned around, stared at Chen Pin and sneered, "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty just looks down on the troops of the Chu State and thinks that we will lose this battle!"
"This……"
Chen Pin glanced at Liu Che and saw that the other party seemed unwilling to speak, so he secretly groaned in his heart.
If he agreed to Deng Hongwen's words, it would mean that he admitted that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty looked down on the State of Chu.
But if he opposed Deng Hongwen, it would only worsen the relationship between the two sides, which would be detrimental to his decision to keep Deng Hongwen.
While thinking, Deng Hongwen raised his sleeves and sneered, "Master Chen, you have nothing to say? In this case, I will go back and report to His Majesty that the Han Dynasty has no intention of sending troops to the Wei Kingdom!
All the promises we made before are voided, and even the Hundred Refinement Steel Crossbows that were on the way will be turned back the same way they came."
After saying this, Deng Hongwen turned and left again.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chen Pin hurriedly took two steps forward, blocked Deng Hongwen's way, and frowned and said:
"What did Lord Deng just say? Your Hundred-Refined Steel Crossbow is on the way?"
Deng Hongwen sneered: "So what? With your Han Dynasty's attitude, I don't think it's necessary to continue trading with your Han Dynasty."
"No no no~"
Chen Pin said quickly: "In fact, His Majesty the Emperor of our dynasty did not mean to look down on the Chu army. On the contrary, His Majesty's words just now were just to remind Lord Deng.
The Qin army is brave and good at fighting. They will not lose morale because of a defeat. They will definitely regroup.
If the Chu army becomes complacent, the Qin army will surely take advantage of the opportunity to attack, so the Emperor of our dynasty is giving a warning."
As he spoke, Chen Pin kept looking at Liu Che, signaling him to cooperate with him.
What the Han Dynasty valued most was the tempered steel crossbow!
I thought Chu was just using it as bait, but I didn't expect Chu to actually send this thing.
Then the situation is different.
Once this item is obtained, the combat effectiveness of the Han army will be greatly enhanced, and it can even allow craftsmen to imitate more refined steel crossbows.
By then, the Han Dynasty will dominate the world and its strength will be no less than that of the Qin and Chu.
Liu Che naturally understood the meaning of Chen Pin's words and saw through his eyes.
Although he was somewhat reluctant, when he thought about the coveted Hundred-Refined Steel Crossbow being on its way to the Han Dynasty, he lowered his proud head and nodded slightly:
"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely right. I just wanted to warn the State of Chu. Lord Deng, you misinterpreted my intention."
Deng Hongwen raised his eyebrows, glanced at Chen Pin, then turned to look at Liu Che with a look of disbelief in his eyes:
"Really?"
Liu Che's eyes darkened, and he threw his dragon robe aside and said in a cold voice: "As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, I am kindly reminding you, the State of Chu, so don't be ungrateful!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to cool down again, Chen Pin hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Sir Deng, our emperor is very concerned about the situation of this battle, please don't misunderstand.
Moreover, since our dynasty has promised your prince to send troops to Wei to attack Sima Yi, there is absolutely no reason to break our promise."
"is it?"
Deng Hongwen was very upset: "But now more than half a month has passed, why is there no movement from the Han army?"
"Don't try to deceive us by saying that we don't know the situation on the front lines. Humph, your Han army's front-line troops are still training and there is no sign of gathering at all."
"If you really want to fulfill your promise, you would have sent troops long ago. Why wait until now?"
These righteous words made Chen Pin look a little ugly, and he couldn't answer for a while.
Seeing this, Liu Che could not help but sneer: "It seems that Lord Deng has been in the court all year round and doesn't know that mobilizing troops on the front line involves a lot.
The food and fodder alone are enough for our dynasty to prepare for half a month.
Humph, come to think of it, last time you and I agreed to jointly deal with Sima Yi, but you broke the promise, which led to our defeat, not only the loss of soldiers and generals, but also the loss of a lot of food and grass!"
Chen Pin certainly wouldn't let go of such a good reason, and quickly nodded in agreement: "Yes, our dynasty has actually been transporting food to the front line all the time!
This time we are sending troops to Wei State to fight Sima Yi to the death. If we don’t have enough food, the morale of the soldiers on the front line will be unstable.”
Deng Hongwen fell silent after hearing what the two said.
After a long while, he raised his head and looked at Chen Pin, and said seriously, "So, the Han Dynasty is really sending troops to deal with Sima Yi?"
"Of course!" Chen Pin's face was firm.
"Did I misinterpret the intention of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty?" Deng Hongwen continued to ask.
Chen Pin nodded heavily: "That's right, His Majesty just wanted to remind Lord Deng to be careful of the Qin army's feigned defeat."
Deng Hongwen couldn't help but sigh after hearing this, and turned to Liu Che and bowed respectfully:
"I have misunderstood the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Please forgive me, His Majesty!"
Liu Che looked down at Deng Hongwen who was bowing, with a sneer on his face.
What misunderstanding? He was just mocking Chu Ning on purpose and looked down on Chu Jun!
However, now that the Chu State's hundred-refined steel crossbow has arrived, it would be better to follow the steps provided by Chen Pin.
Deng Hongwen took the initiative to bow and greet, and if he didn't say anything else, it would be a shame to Chen Pin for his hard work.
"okay!"
Liu Che pretended to be magnanimous, slowly stood up, and sneered: "As long as you Chu State are careful and don't be too proud, I believe you can still defeat the Qin army.
However, when can your dynasty's hundred-refined steel crossbow be delivered to our dynasty?
Since we are going to send troops to attack Sima Yi, we must make a perfect plan. If we have these hundred-forged steel crossbows, our dynasty will have a better chance of winning."
What he was most concerned about was still the refined steel crossbow.
Chen Pin immediately agreed, "Yes, if we had the Hundred Refinement Steel Crossbow, we could attack Sima Yi right away."
We’ll decide whether to attack when the time comes. Let’s get the Refined Steel Crossbow first.
But Deng Hongwen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and frowned, "Our dynasty is not too close to this place, and the transportation process cannot be too fast, so it will take more than 20 days to deliver it at the fastest.
If the Han army wanted to wait for the hundred-refined steel crossbows to arrive before sending out troops, it would be too late.
How about this, the Han Dynasty sends troops to hold Sima Yi back, and I also send someone to notify the transport team to speed up. "
After these words were spoken, Liu Che's face became a little gloomy.
It’s not that he doesn’t believe Deng Hongwen, but that he doesn’t believe Chu Ning.
Chu Ning was too insidious and cunning. He really didn't want to send troops before he saw the Hundred-Refined Steel Crossbow.
However, he just followed Chen Pin's words and expressed his willingness to send troops to contain Sima Yi.
If we go back now, we will be breaking our promise.
Thinking of this, Liu Che narrowed his eyes and a cold light flashed across his eyes: "In this case, please ask Lord Deng to write the letter immediately!
As for the time when our dynasty will send out troops, I will arrange it myself!"
Deng Hongwen breathed a sigh of relief and immediately bowed: "I will write the letter right away!"
Since Liu Che has agreed, he should not go back on his word.
After Deng Hongwen left, Chen Pin asked seriously, "Your Majesty, when will our dynasty send out troops?"
But Liu Che remained silent.