Chapter 391 Han Tao's Bottom Line!
After hearing Han Tao's words, Zhang Rang showed a smug smile on his face. Han Tao's reaction was very consistent with his expectations. He knew that his plan had succeeded.
From the time Zuo Shang ordered him to inform him of the arrogant appearance of Qin Meiren, he realized that Emperor Ling and Han Tao must have reached some kind of agreement to take He Jin.
At this time, he had not yet thought of taking action immediately, but still maintained a wait-and-see attitude and wanted to see how things would develop.
But when he learned that Emperor Ling had issued an imperial edict and wanted to start the military exercise in advance, he understood that Han Tao and Emperor Ling were going to act in advance.
In this case, Zhang Rang knew that he had to take action, otherwise once Han Tao succeeded and after he had to deal with He Jin, the next one would be himself.
Of course, Zhang Rang was unwilling to sit down and wait for death. He also understood that he had to stand up and support He Jin at this time.
Zhang Rang understood that at this time, he had to remove the firewood from the cauldron. One blow was fatal. The first thing he had to remove was his protective umbrella, which is the Spirit Emperor.
At this time, the Spirit Emperor was no longer the boy who obeyed his advice every day and called him to ask him about his ideas, but an emperor who had his own ideas and wanted to take power alone.
Zhang Rang understood that the current situation was the only way to protect himself by supporting a new emperor. Killing the Spirit Emperor was the only way now.
Zhang Rang was full of spies in the palace, and it was easy to arrange people to poison Lingdi, so he immediately arranged people to poison Lingdi's sour plum soup.
But he understood that if Emperor Ling died suddenly, Han Tao must have to raise an army to take action, so he still has no way to survive.
Zhang Rang chose to use the slow poison and deliberately left time for Emperor Ling, because he knew that when Emperor Ling was dead, he would definitely summon Han Tao into the palace so that he would have the chance to deal with Han Tao.
After the poisoning, he immediately sent someone to send a letter to He Jin, informing him of his actions, and asking He Jin to cooperate with his actions.
Zhang Rang knew Han Tao's mind and methods, and Emperor Ling suddenly summoned him, and he would definitely lead his troops into the palace, so he only relied on He Jin's thousands of troops, but he still had no chance of winning head-on.
He immediately arranged another trick, which was to arrange for an intern supervisor next to Empress Dowager Dong to deceive the princess.
Then He Miao arranged for him to lead his troops to set up an ambush on the road, and he succeeded in taking down Princess Wannian and other Han Tao's family.
With this weight, Zhang Rang knew that Han Tao would be afraid of being afraid of the enemy, so he was relieved to bring people into the palace to deal with Han Tao. Now Han Tao's reaction proved that all his arrangements were just right and hit Han Tao's key point.
Zhang Rang smiled and waved his hands to the several Zhongchangshi and He Miao beside him, signaling them to look forward to Princess Wannian and others, and then slowly stepped forward and walked towards Han Tao.
Guo Sheng reminded him with some concern: "Eunuch Zhang, be careful!"
Zhang Rang chuckled and replied confidently: "He took me as a hostage, and you will not let his family go. Han Tao is a smart person and will not play with fire at this time."
After Zhang Rang finished speaking, he continued to walk towards Han Tao.
When Han Tao saw Zhang Rang walking towards him, he knew that he wanted to negotiate terms with him alone, so he stepped forward slowly. The two of them left their own camps and stood alone.
"Mr. Prince Consort, you are a smart person. You know better than me. What you should say and do now can ensure the safety of the princess, the two ladies and the children." Zhang Rang looked at Han Tao with a slight smile and said.
Of course, Han Tao knew what the other party was thinking, and responded calmly: "That's natural. Please don't worry, Eunuch Zhang. I will immediately withdraw my troops and surrender voluntarily, and summon all officials to announce the will of His Majesty, and ask the prince to defend his successor to the throne! Is this possible?"
Zhang Rang looked at Han Tao and smiled, casually pretending to be old and coughed a few times before speaking, "Mr. Concubine, are you fooling me again?"
"Eunuch Zhang, what does this mean? Is it because I am dissatisfied with my proposal? Then please tell me your conditions directly."
Although Han Tao was annoyed, he remained calm and asked the other party.
"Mr. Prince Concubine, I am just an elderly man. I am about to die and don't know how to lead troops. How can I be the opponent of you, the God of War in the Northwest?"
"You have several elite soldiers in Xiliang. You are now saying to surrender, but as long as I release your family, you can raise an army to take our lives at any time. I don't believe that you will surrender sincerely to us."
Zhang Rang looked at Han Tao and coldly expressed his concerns.
You old fox, you are so cunning.
Han Tao cursed in his heart, but continued to smile on his face: "I don't know what my father-in-law wants me to do so that I can believe that I am surrendering sincerely?"
Zhang Rang smiled and shook his head: "How dare I ask my son-in-law to surrender to me? You don't need to give me any proof. If you want me to ensure the safety of your family, I will give you a clear way."
"Immediately let the soldiers around you retreat first, and then order to retreat together with the soldiers from Jincheng County outside the city and return to Liangzhou."
"In this way, I will naturally let you and your family be with you."
"When the new emperor ascended the throne, the prince consort and his family can continue to live in the prince consort's mansion. Is that good?" Zhang Rang put forward his own conditions to Han Tao.
Han Tao looked at Zhang Rang and immediately understood the other party's intention.
He didn't intend to accept his surrender at all, but just wanted to transfer his troops and eliminate hidden dangers.
After all, He Jin has limited troops and still has no chance of winning if he wants to deal with him.
But if he really withdraws his troops back to Jincheng County and there is no guard at that time, He Jin and Zhang Rang can deal with it at will, or even kill them at any time.
"No problem, I can withdraw all my troops and then support the new emperor. But I have to change the conditions and let my family and my troops leave together, and I will stay by myself!" Han Tao put forward his own conditions to Zhang Rang.
Zhang Rang looked at Han Tao and smiled again: "Mr. Concubine, do you think you are qualified to negotiate with me now?"
Obviously, Zhang Rang had no intention of agreeing to the conditions proposed by Han Tao.
"Eunuch Zhang, it doesn't matter if you think I'm not qualified, then I won't talk about it."
"I don't mind imitating Emperor Gaozu. You can deal with my family at will, but I also promise that I will repay my father-in-law ten times as much as you treat them!"
Han Tao glared at Zhang Rang, repeating his conditions firmly again and expressing his attitude.
If the safety of the three ladies and children cannot be guaranteed, why should I bow down?
Then I simply fought to the death. Han Tao had no intention of giving in at this time!
His hand was pressed on the deer-cutting sword around his waist. As long as Zhang Rang dared not agree, he would no longer hesitate and would do it directly!
Chapter completed!