Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3656

Chapter 3656

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Li Jing's face was dignified and his eyebrows were raised: "My generation of soldiers, we should protect our family and the country without sacrificing ourselves, and the six leaders of the East Palace swear to protect the empire's Zhengshuo, and allegiance to His Royal Highness the Prince, even if we die, we have no regrets. But if I tell those soldiers to use their own lives to gain the initiative for you, I can’t say it, and I can’t do it.”

Xiao Yu frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "The purpose of the peace talks is to reduce casualties as much as possible. This is for the sake of all soldiers, not for profit."

The initiative at the negotiating table requires the army to strive for it. If necessary, even if an army sacrifices in vain, it is not unacceptable. Isn't this just right?

Li Jing's face was expressionless: "The soldier's idea is only to hold on to his will to die and to shed the last drop of blood for His Royal Highness, that's all."

Don't talk about thinking about us, not to mention whether you really think so, have we ever asked you to think about us?All you think about is to use the lives of soldiers as a bargaining weight in exchange for your merits.

Xiao Yu was a little angry, staring at Li Jing with sharp eyes, and slowly said: "Duke Wei is the pillar of the country, and he has made great achievements. You should know that the general trend of the world is not only above the sword, but also between the curtains and the pavilions. Sacrifice will eventually be transformed into the interests of the empire, you have lived in the court for many years, how can you not understand this?"

Li Jing shook his head and said, "I'm just a soldier. I'll charge into the battle, and die without turning my heels, so that there is death without life, that's all."

He has never been a qualified politician, otherwise, why would he have been dreaded by His Majesty for so many years, and had to sneak into the mansion and cast idle?

This is his sorrow, but also his pride.

Being able to always maintain the true character of a soldier in the court of entangled interests, he feels that this life is enough, why should he go to the flies and work hard with his conscience?

As a soldier, it is a duty to obey orders. As long as the orders are there, we will go through fire and water.

Xiao Yu has always been a good old man, and his good temper is comparable to that of Fang Xuanling, but now he is so angry that the veins on his forehead are violent, and the anger is stagnant in his chest, and he cannot express it.

I talked to you about the importance of peace talks, you told me that soldiers are not pawns; I told you that everything must be for the interests of the empire, you told me that you are just a soldier, no matter what...

Just messing around!

So angry that he didn't want to talk to Li Jingduo, he turned his head to Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, now Guanlong is waiting for reinforcements from the world's clans to come, so I have no fear, and the progress of peace talks will naturally be slow. Although the Anxi Army came to Chang'an day and night, after all The mountain is high and the road is long and the road is dangerous, and it is still unknown when we will be able to arrive. Even if the peace talks fail in the end, we should delay Guanlong with the peace talks, lest the reinforcements of the world's clans arrive at Chang'an first and cause the situation to collapse."

Ma Zhou, who had been silent for a long time, echoed: "Song Guogong said very much, whether it is Guanlong or the world's clansmen, in essence, he does not want to lose both sides of the East Palace and burn jade and stone. Always give him an illusion that the peace talks can continue. Only then can we stabilize it. And if we want to continue the peace talks, we must exert strong pressure on the battlefield.”

He is neither confidant nor party, impartial, and only proceed from the actual situation.

Just as Xiao Yu said, although the Anxi Army rushes to Chang'an day and night, what if it is one step later than the army of the world's clansmen?The safest way is to make Guanlong full of hope for the peace talks, so as not to be desperate.

In the whole of Guanlong, the one who was most opposed to the peace talks was Changsun Wuji, but all the power of Guanlong was in the hands of Changsun Wuji.If you want to give Yuwen Shi and other supporters of the peace talks a strong reason, forcing Changsun Wuji to compromise and agree to continue the peace talks, he can only be beaten on the battlefield.

Li Jing understood clearly, shook his head and sighed: "The battle situation is anxious and the two sides are at a stalemate. If one of them wants to gain a local advantage, it can only deploy its forces to launch a counterattack of a considerable scale. Taking corresponding measures, it is still a head-to-head conflict in the end, and heavy casualties are necessary. It is common for soldiers to wrap their bodies in horse leather, but after all, they must pay attention to a person who can die properly, such an irrational behavior, if the soldiers are sent to death in vain..."

Although the situation is unfavorable at the moment, everything is proceeding according to the established strategy. One part gains an advantage and one part suffers losses. All these are under control and will not cause the situation to collapse completely.However, if Dong Gong Liu led a reckless counterattack at this moment, it is very likely to break the current balance and cause all the established policies to fall short.

This loss is too great.

Of course, he also understands that with the current situation, I am afraid that he will not be allowed to refuse...

Sure enough, Li Chengqian looked solemn and said solemnly: "The words of the Duke of Song and Ma Fuyin are all the truth, and Guanlong must be stabilized before the arrival of the Anxi army. Duke Wei, I ask for everything, the soldiers who died today, Gu Yu and the Empire's will forever. Don't forget, after the war, there will be heavy pensions."

Li Jing sighed in his heart, stood up, and knelt down on one knee: "His Royal Highness has an order, how dare you not abide by it? Donggong Liuxing vowed to serve His Highness to the death!"

……

Yuwen Shiji returned to Chang'an City, arrived at Yanshoufang, and met with Changsun Wuji about the details of his return to the peace talks.

"That means there's no progress?"

Changsun Wuji took a sip of the hot tea, his face calm.

The purpose of launching the mutiny was to seize the interests of the court and return to the glory of the early years of Zhenguan, but once the peace talks led by Yuwen Shiji, Dugulan, Linghu Defen and others are reached, the right to speak within the Guanlong clan will be reduced. Being shared, his eldest grandson Wuji's status as "the leader of Guanlong" is in jeopardy, and even the entire eldest grandson's family will be excluded from the core of Guanlong.

In this case, how could he be willing to watch the peace talks succeed?

It's just that if he brazenly refutes Yuwen Shi and others for initiating peace talks, it will inevitably cause Guan Long, who is already full of cracks, to be completely divided.At such a critical time, once an internal split occurs, what will be used to fight the East Palace to the death?

Mutiny is sure to fail.

So even if my heart is tired and crooked, I have to hold my nose and let Yuwen Shi and others jump up and down to lead the peace talks...

Of course, Yuwen Shiji understood what Changsun Wuji was thinking. Seeing his indifferent expression, he knew that he was rejoicing in misfortune, and he was afraid that the joy would bloom, so he said calmly: "The process of peace talks is the redistribution of power and interests, and there are many difficulties. It's inevitable, how can it be done overnight? It's just that I can adapt to other aspects, but regarding Fang Jun... how do you plan to deal with the auxiliary engine?"

The biggest gap in the peace talks was Guan Long's attitude towards Fang Jun.

As Li Chengqian's right-hand man and the pillar of the East Palace, Fang Jun's status is irreplaceable. Even if Li Chengqian is just pretending to buy horse bones, he must ensure that Fang Jun is safe, otherwise how can he convince the public and how to make the East Palace be driven by him and die. Don't spin your heels?

And Fang Jun was the murderer of Changsun Anye, and Changsun Wuji hated him to the bone, wishing he could be skinned and cramped to pieces!

Fang Jun's problem cannot be solved, and the hope of continuing the peace talks is extremely slim...

Zhangsun Wuji put down the teacup, put his palm on the table, stared at Yuwen Shiji with a burning gaze, and said slowly, "Guanlong is connected with Qi and is one body, so I have repeatedly compromised, allowing you and others to open peace talks, but But it doesn't mean that I will just give in blindly. The revenge of killing my brother is not shared, and Fang Jun's life, I will take it!"

Seeing eldest grandson Wuji's face is stern, Yuwen Shiji is not sure whether he will do whatever it takes to avenge Fang Jun's life, or use this as a reason to destroy the peace talks...

He had to patiently say: "Why should the auxiliary machine be like this? I feel sorry for my brother's death. It's just that you pushed Guanlong into the abyss of eternal life for your personal grievance? If the world's gatekeepers can arrive in time, in one fell swoop To destroy the East Palace and depose the prince, naturally there is no need for peace talks. But everything can be established in advance, and if there is no foreshadowing, it will be abandoned. If the Anxi Army arrives in Chang'an first and joins the East Palace troops and horses, what should we do? I promise you, as long as the current situation changes Come on, no matter what happens in the future, even if you fry and eat Fang Jun, I won't say much, how?"

Zhangsun Wuji's face was gloomy, his eyes were scorching with Yuwen Shi and his eyes, and he was silent.

After a long time, the eldest grandson Wuji let out a sigh of relief, but he didn't get into a rage, but his tone was as firm as iron, and there was no doubt: "Fang Jun is amazing, experienced in hundreds of battles, and his personal soldiers are all brave and invincible. Only sent more than a thousand cavalry to go, I am afraid that there are still some big...come!"

"exist!"

A son of the eldest grandson walked in quickly.

Zhangsun Wuji said, "Quickly gather two thousand soldiers and horses, rush to Lantian, and lock the merchants on the ancient road. As long as you see Fang Jun, you will kill them at all costs! If Fang Jun returns to Chang'an, then don't come back!"

"Here!"

The boy's heart tightened, he quickly answered the order, turned around and strode out, and went to order troops and horses to attack the Bashui River Valley to the east of Lantian, blocking the ancient road of Shangyu.

Yuwen Shiji sighed and shook his head in disappointment.

He knew that Zhangsun Wuji was expressing his tough attitude: when the peace talks started, he had already backed down a step, otherwise the peace talks would never have been possible, but now, he will never back down...

(End of this chapter)