Wei Changtian walked out of the tea room with a smile, then walked out of the Xu family's house with Qin Zhengqiu, got into the carriage and prepared to drive back home.
"Changtian, how was the conversation?"
As soon as he sat down, Qin Zhengqiu asked eagerly: "Did Mrs. Wei agree?"
"..."
The smile on his face gradually faded, and Wei Changtian didn't speak, just shook his head gently.
As expected, the first round of negotiations did not reach an agreement.
The main reason is that the core interests of both parties conflict.
As far as the Xu family is concerned, they actually do not want to see the Liu-Wei conflict end too soon.
After all, the longer the Liu family fights with the Wei family, it means that Ning Yongnian will spend more energy on it, and will not be able to go all out to deal with the Xu family and Dafeng.
As for the Wei family, it is impossible for them to openly side with the Xu family in order to defeat the Liu family.
What Wei Changtian wants is for the Xu family to help the Liu family "rebellion".
But Wei Yanyu wanted the Wei family to really rebel.
As a result, the negotiations reached a deadlock.
As for the way to break the situation, Wei Changtian hasn't thought of it yet, so he can only go back and discuss it with Chu Xianping before making any plans.
At this moment, thousands of miles away in the imperial palace in the capital, another conspiracy is also quietly going on.
...
Dozens of fist-sized night pearls, thousands of bright lanterns, a huge map covering the entire wall...
Ning Yongnian stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back, and behind him were five figures standing with their heads bowed.
"Your Majesty, the spies sent back news today that Dafeng has begun to assemble troops to head to the border and will arrive at Yuanzhou City in less than ten days."
"Judging from the current scale, there are about 100,000 people."
"One hundred thousand..."
Ning Yongnian did not turn around and asked calmly: "Where is Jizhou?"
"Return to the Emperor!"
Another man immediately took a step forward and replied in a deep voice: "The troops from all states are fully prepared. We only need the emperor's order to attack Jizhou City and kill all the rebels!"
"Kill them all... Haha, General Lin, you are looking down on the Xu family too much."
Ning Yongnian's eyes stayed on the Jizhou boundary on the map, his eyes a little playful.
"If Jizhou is really so vulnerable, how could I wait until now?"
"But now it is indeed the time..."
"..."
The five people behind him looked at each other in confusion, none of them knew what this meant.
In fact, they had long wondered why Ning Yongnian had not ordered the attack on Jizhou even though the army was already in place.
It's like waiting for something.
So, has the wait finally come?
"Two days later, at Zishi, we will send troops to Jizhou."
On the other side, Ning Yongnian slowly turned around and glanced at the five people one by one: "There is no need to worry about the three counties along the way, just go straight to Jizhou City."
"The war drums sound for a quarter of an hour, and the south city gate opens."
"I will come in person to supervise the battle. The entire city must be captured before sunrise."
"Do you all understand?"
"..."
For a moment, a pindrop could be heard in the huge secret room. All five people's pupils shrank, and their eyes were full of shock.
They were not surprised by the practice of "attacking the city at night", which was against the law of war, nor were they surprised by the seemingly impossible task of "taking Jizhou City in one night".
There is only one sentence in the minds of the five people at this moment——
The war drums beat for a quarter of an hour, and the south city gate opened.
This "open" certainly does not mean that the city gate was opened by the imperial army.
If this is the case, then it means one thing.
There is an internal response in Jizhou City.
An internal agent who is very important in the Xu family and holds great power.
It turns out that this is the reason why the army has been standing still!
The five people who were suddenly enlightened immediately bowed to Ning Yongnian and shouted in unison:
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"
"I'll understand later!"
...
An hour later, Chengqian Hall was reached.
"Your Highness, it's getting late..."
The hunched old eunuch looked at the thoughtful man in front of him and whispered, "You should rest early."
"Ok, I know."
The man was the second prince Ning Wenyu. He turned to look at the old eunuch and suddenly said: "Call Dong Xiu."
"Well......"
The old eunuch was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say much. Not long after he walked out of the room, a woman dressed as a palace maid knocked on the door and walked in.
The servants working in the Chengqian Palace all knew that Dong Xiu was a palace maid who had just entered the palace a month ago.
Although his appearance was not too outstanding, he was very lucky. As soon as he entered the palace, he was attracted by Ning Wenyu. It is not an exaggeration to say that he flew up a branch and turned into a phoenix.
"Your Highness..."
Turning around and closing the door, Dongxiu lowered her eyebrows and asked softly, "You're looking for me?"
"Um."
Ning Wenyu nodded: "Help me undress."
"yes."
Dong Xiu walked to Ning Wenyu and gently took off his outer robe, then his inner robe...
And as the clothes on Ning Wenyu's body decreased one by one, her own clothes slowly fell to the ground.
"Your Highness, be gentle, be gentle..."
The imaginative breathing sound continued from the outer hall to the inner room, and then entered the bed curtain.
"Hoola!"
The thick bed curtains spread out, completely blocking the erotic scene inside, and also blocked several lines of sight from outside.
Listening to the continuous spring sounds in their ears, the expressions of the experts responsible for monitoring Ning Wenyu remained unchanged, as if they were not surprised by this.
After all, this kind of thing happens almost every day.
But if their eyes could see through the bed curtains, they probably wouldn't look so calm at the moment.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, ah..."
"Miss Dongxiu, I have important information to inform Mr. Wei!"
"..."
...
At the same time, Jizhou, Ruyi Inn.
"...Sir, now we can only try this."
"Such a condition, I think the Xu family will consider it."
After listening to Wei Changtian's talk about tonight's negotiations, Chu Xianping has already given his own suggestions——
Although the Wei family could not openly join the Xu family in their rebellion, they could still provide the Xu family with a way out if their rebellion failed.
If Jizhou cannot be defended, whether the Xu family plans to flee to Dafeng or Dali, the Wei family will provide all necessary help in the process.
Although this will undoubtedly further intensify the conflict between the Wei family and Ning Yongnian, as long as the Liu family can be killed, everything will be worth it.
"Well, I'll go talk to Wei Yanyu tomorrow, but..."
Wei Changtian nodded and was about to ask something more.
But at this moment, Chu Xianping's expression suddenly changed.
He quickly took out a piece of mother-in-law jade from his waist. Without any time to explain, he took out a small booklet from his sleeve and kept flipping it while using his inner strength to carve small characters on the table with a serious expression.
Wei Changtian shut up instantly, knowing what Chu Xianping was doing now.
I had thought about it for a while before and had roughly researched the "Chinese telegraph code".
However, this technology is currently mastered by only a few people in the same boat group except Chu Xianping.
Therefore, someone in the same boat is passing on information...
Unable to suppress his curiosity, Wei Changtian simply stood up and stood behind Chu Xianping. He would read every word the latter carved.
The wood chips flew lightly, and words jumped into my eyes one by one, and finally they were pieced together into a complete sentence of information.
"Two days later, the army attacked the city, the war drums beat for a quarter of an hour, the south gate was opened, and the Xu family had the imperial court making detailed arrangements."