Dou Deming returned to Sizhuyuan. At this time, Dou Kang also came from Yuzhi County to support him.
Possibly Dou Kang also felt that letting Dou Xi defeat the Sui army with 6,000 soldiers and horses was really embarrassing them, so he led 8,000 soldiers and horses eastward to support Dou Xi. In Dou Kang's view, with the two armies combined having nearly 15,000 men, it was not impossible to defeat the Sui army while sitting in the danger of Sizhuyuan.
But when Dou Kang arrived at Sizhuyuan, he was shocked, ashamed and annoyed when he heard that Dou Deming had gone to Sui camp as an envoy.
After agreeing to defeat the enemy and then come forward for peace talks, Dou Xi and Dou Deming dared to defy him.
Dou Kang immediately cursed Dou Xi so hard that all his internal organs were weak, his six organs were trembling, and his seven orifices were filled with smoke.
Dou Xi was also holding back his anger. This fifth cousin had gone too far. After all, he was also the leader of an army, so he was humiliating himself like this.
"It's a pity that Dou Kang's prestige is still there, and Dou Xi doesn't dare to refute, so he can only remain silent."
Dou Kang vented his anger, but the fire did not dissipate. Waiting for Dou Deming to return to camp, he immediately had Dou Deming detained and brought to his tent.
As soon as Dou Deming entered the tent, Dou Kang stood up, pointed at Dou Deming and cursed: "You are a pretentious and embarrassing child with a yellow mouth. You are really shameless. You have disgraced the Dou family."
Dou Deming is not Dou Xi. Although Dou Kang hit him with a stick, he was not stunned.
Ever since he entered the camp and learned that Dou Kang was coming, Dou Deming has been thinking about countermeasures.
So Dou Deming waited for Dou Kang to take a break and said: "After my grandnephew entered the camp, my fifth uncle was furious and scolded me. Please forgive my grandnephew's ignorance. What did my uncle say about this?"
"Nie Zhan, you still don't know where you went wrong?"
Dou Kang pointed at Dou Deming and said, "Are you inciting Dou Xi to stop fighting the Sui army and go directly to peace talks?"
When Dou Deming faced Dou Kang¡¯s accusation, he did not dodge, but returned the favor and said, ¡°That¡¯s exactly what Deming did!¡±
Seeing Dou Deming¡¯s bold words, Dou Kang became even more angry.
"Do you know what you did? Where did you put the Dou family?"
At this time, Dou Deming straightened his body and said: "Fifth uncle, it is for the sake of the Dou family that I persuade my tenth uncle to take the initiative to negotiate peace with the Sui army.
The uncle thought that after defeating the Sui army and then negotiating peace with the other side, it would certainly be beneficial to the Dou family, but whether the uncle had ever thought about whether the 6,000 men and horses in Sizhuyuan District could block the Sui army's thunderous blow was a question, let alone Defeat the opponent? "
Seeing Dou Deming¡¯s rebuttal, Dou Kang said: ¡°There are six thousand soldiers in Sizhuyuan, and I have brought eight thousand more horses to support"
Before Dou Kang finished speaking, Dou Deming interrupted him directly.
"Fifth uncle, six thousand is not enough, fifteen thousand is enough. Don't fifth uncle know that the Sui army's coach on the opposite side is Zhang Wenyuan, the same Zhang Wenyuan who fought in and out of the grasslands and Goguryeo, and swept across Hedong. Fifth uncle I thought that Li Yuan's army of hundreds of thousands was defeated, and we could win with fifteen thousand men. If our army could really defeat the Sui army, we would not let the Sui army reach the pass."
"you!"
Dou Kang was so angry at Dou Deming's words that his liver trembled. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it after all.
No matter how shameless Dou Kang is, he can never pat his chest and say that he can definitely defeat the Sui army.
Defeating the Sui army and then negotiating peace may seem to be beneficial to the Dou family, but in fact it is Dou Kang's psychological resentment that is at work. Huang Mingyuan surrendered, but he refused to accept it and always wanted to regain his position.
At this time, Dou Xi saw that Dou Kang and Dou Deming were confronting each other, so he immediately tried to smooth things over. He had a good relationship with Dou Deming and was afraid that Dou Deming would suffer.
So Dou Xi asked: "Deming, how was the discussion with the Sui army today?"
¡°It went quite smoothly!¡±
When Dou Kang heard this, he immediately became energetic and asked: "Did the Sui army agree to our conditions?"
"No!"
"Which one do you disagree with?"
¡°I don¡¯t agree with any of them!¡±
Dou Kang immediately got angry, slapped the table and said, "I don't even agree, how can it be considered smooth?"
Dou Deming then said: "I didn't mention any conditions when I went to the Sui military camp today. I just told Zhang Wenyuan that in exchange for 30,000 troops and eight counties, the Dou family would be safe, and everyone, old and young, would be safe. Zhang Wenyuan agreed."
Dou Kang was really annoyed and stepped forward and kicked Dou Deming.
Although Dou Kang was old, his bones were still strong. This kick caused Dou Deming to stagger, take two steps back, and fall to the ground.
"Dou Deming, you are still not a member of the Dou family!"
Dou Deming suffered a blowHolding her belly, she struggled to get up.
At this time, Dou Xi was also surprised by Dou Deming's words and asked quickly: "Deming, what's going on?"
At this time, Dou Deming, with a calm face and resolute eyes, said loudly: "Which of your conditions does the Fifth Uncle think the Sui army will accept?"
"That's why I let you talk!"
"Which one of them, Fifth Uncle, do you think can be negotiated?"
"It's all for the Dou family, why can't we talk?"
Dou Kang was a little upset. This little beast dared to yell at him today. He was really rebelling.
Dou Deming looked at Dou Kang and couldn't help but burst out laughing in front of the two of them.
"why are you laughing?"
Dou Deming looked at Dou Kang.
"The fifth uncle keeps saying where I will put the Dou family, but it must be the fifth uncle who puts the Dou family in danger.
Uncle, don¡¯t forget the current status of the Dou family.
The Dou family rebelled from Li Yuan. In the eyes of Duke Wei, they were traitors and rebels. He could kill the Dou family at any time without causing any objection.
??The fifth uncle still wants to negotiate terms with Duke Wei. Is it because he is afraid that Duke Wei's sword will be disadvantageous? Or he didn't dare to kill Dou's family.
Does it really have to wait until the Sui army invades the country, breaks through Xi County, and annihilates the Dou family before the fifth uncle realizes his regrets? "
"you!"
Dou Kang¡¯s back started to sweat after being criticized by Dou Deming.
Dou Deming was like a gust of wind at this time, not giving Dou Kang any room to breathe, and continued: "The fifth uncle always wanted to negotiate terms with Duke Wei. Once the terms were agreed, the Dou family would be safe, but the fifth uncle forgot Well, even if Duke Wei agrees to these conditions, what's the use? If he is unwilling and unwilling, if he agrees today, he can kill the Dou family tomorrow. Who are we to explain?
Today, I, the Dou family, want nothing. I will surrender to Duke Wei wholeheartedly and show the sincerity of the Dou family to Duke Wei. If Duke Wei takes action against the Dou family again, he will break his trust with the people of the world and will not give the Guanlong family a way to survive. This caused Guan Long to resist. Duke Wei was a wise man and would leave a way for the Dou family to survive. "
After Dou Kang heard this, he was speechless for a long time.
Until the end, he shouted: "But the century-old foundation of the Dou family will be handed over to Huang Mingyuan like this?"
"If you don't give it to others, you will come and take it away. Fifth uncle, do you really want to gamble with the heads of hundreds of people in the Dou family just to have peace of mind?"
The whole room was filled with Dou Deming's voice, oscillating back and forth, tapping Dou Kang's heart bit by bit.
Dou Deming sighed and said: "If the fifth uncle is really unwilling, then hold a clan meeting and let the whole clan decide the fate of the Dou family. But the fifth uncle needs to be faster. The Sui army only gave us one day." ." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com