When Chu Xianping and Li Zimu rushed to the state government office, Liang Zhen and Du Chang had already arrived one step ahead and were talking to Wei Changtian.
While Han Zhao was leading troops to confront the enemy at the Mountain Temple, Wei Zhaohai had already returned to the capital and was no longer able to "participate" in the meeting.
"Brother Chu, hurry up!"
Seeing the two people coming in, Wei Changtian immediately turned his head and said with a smile on his face:
"The news just came from the capital. Yan Huaiqing took the initiative to find the envoy of Zhan Shifu and wanted to talk to us!"
"It's been six days! Yan Huaiqing finally couldn't bear it anymore!"
"Thankfully you can keep your composure, otherwise we would definitely be at a disadvantage now..."
"..."
It was obvious that Wei Changtian had been waiting very hard for this news.
After the "Xianchi Surprise Attack" ended and the confrontation between the two armies was formed, he was originally prepared to send people to contact Yan Huaiqing.
However, Chu Xianping stopped him, saying that whoever took the initiative in this negotiation would be at a disadvantage, and just asked Wei Changtian to wait. Within ten days, Yan Huaiqing would be unable to hold back and come to the door first.
And now the results are available only on the sixth day, which shows that Yan Huaiqing is also unable to see the situation clearly.
"Sir, what exactly did Yan Huaiqing say?"
Walking quickly closer, Chu Xianping asked calmly: "When will we talk? Where will we talk?"
“It’s undecided when we will talk.”
Wei Changtian curled his lips: "But he said he wanted to talk at Zishan Palace."
Zishan Palace is the main hall where the Seventh Demon Land guards the teleportation array.
Daning and Dajue are too far apart, so it is difficult for both sides to choose a "third-party" location for negotiations, so there are only two available locations.
Either the Purple Mountain Temple or the Mountain Temple.
Obviously, both sides want to set the negotiation location on their own side, so that their safety can at least be guaranteed.
"In my opinion, there must be no compromise on this matter."
Next to him, Liang Zhen frowned and said, "If you really go to Zishan Palace, you may fall into Yan Huaiqing's trap."
"Besides, he was the one who couldn't help but propose peace talks in the first place, so we should be tougher."
"Just tell him directly that we won't talk until we talk about it at the Mountain Temple, and we'll see if he retreats or not."
"If he doesn't give in, let's start a fight! Are we still afraid of him?"
"..."
In Liang Zhen's view, going to Zishan Palace is undoubtedly a compromise. There is absolutely no reason to show weakness when one's own side has already taken the initiative.
This is also the idea of Du Chang and Wei Changtian.
but......
"General Liang, my opinion is different from yours."
Chu Xianping shook his head unexpectedly: "I think we should talk in Zishan Palace instead."
"Ah? Why is this?"
For a moment, Wei Changtian and the other three were a little confused, wondering what kind of strange brain circuit Chu Xianping had.
The latter didn't show off, and quickly explained:
"Young Master, General Liang, Brother Du."
"Black gunpowder is certainly very powerful, but now we only have the more than a thousand barrels that were delivered recently. It is difficult for us to show its power as we did that night six days ago."
"So if this battle really breaks out, even if we win in the end, it will definitely be a disastrous victory."
"Besides, Xinfeng in the west may not be able to defend Qian Hui and the Two Kingdoms. If Xinfeng falls by then, and the cavalry of the two countries face the hinterland of Daning...how many more soldiers can we get?"
"These 500,000 people are our last family asset. We must not suffer any more losses."
"Therefore, ending this war through peace talks is the best outcome for us."
Having said this, Chu Xianping paused and sighed softly.
"Alas, actually speaking of the current situation alone, we are the one who needs to stop the war more."
"It's just that Yan Huaiqing doesn't know the details of the black powder and is in a panic, so we took the initiative."
"But that doesn't mean we can really keep up with him step by step."
"Tighten when it's time to tighten, loosen when it's time to relax. Only in this way will the negotiation plan not be ruined."
"What's more, going to Zishan Palace to talk is not entirely a bad thing. From a certain perspective, it is more beneficial to us..."
"More advantageous?"
Hearing this, Du Chang was a little confused: "Brother Chu, what are the advantages?"
"exist......"
Chu Xianping paused for a moment, seeming to organize his words.
What everyone didn't expect was that Li Zimu continued to speak at this time.
"In terms of momentum."
"General Du, everyone knows that whether it is Zishan Palace or Shanshen Temple, it is the opponent's territory, and there may be an ambush hidden in it."
"And if we don't care about this and agree to Yan Huaiqing in one fell swoop, what do you think he will think?"
"He can......"
Du Chang was also a smart man, and he immediately understood what Li Zimu meant when he heard this.
"He'll think we don't care if he sets a trap!"
"That's right, that's it."
Li Zimu nodded slightly: "If we go to the appointment happily, it will show that we are well-informed and not afraid of his schemes."
"Although this will be slightly risky, it will be a great deterrent to Yan Huaiqing and will also help this negotiation to achieve the results we want."
"So my thoughts are the same as Mr. Chu's, and I think we should discuss it in Zishan Palace."
"..."
Soon, Li Zimu finished speaking.
Chu Xianping did not add anything else, indicating that what she said was exactly what she thought.
In this way, the meeting hall fell into a brief silence, except for the faint sound of the candlelight "cracking".
After the two explained this, a small matter like "negotiation location" actually became a lot more meaningful, which even made Wei Changtian and the others change their original thoughts.
"Well, it does make sense."
After stroking his chin and thinking for a while, Wei Changtian had already made up his mind.
"Then just write back to Yan Huaiqing and tell him that the time and place are up to him, but our patience is limited. If he wants to talk, it's best to make a decision quickly."
"Brother Chu, is this what you said...sometimes tight and sometimes loose?"
"Young Master Minghui."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chu Xianping lowered his head and handed over his hand. He flattered him and also showed that there was nothing wrong with Wei Changtian's reply.
"Okay, then I will ask Zhan Shifu to send a message to..."
Wei Changtian suddenly stopped mid-sentence and made an inference.
"Brother Chu, would you please tell me if it would be better to reply to Yan Huaiqing in the morning? This will make it appear that we don't care too much about this peace negotiation."
"That... Young Master, there is no need to bother you."
Chu Xianping explained in a low voice with some embarrassment: "Answering the letter tomorrow morning will only show that we have been thinking about it all night, but it will show that we attach great importance to it..."
"Ahem! That's right."
Wei Changtian's old face turned red, and he stopped being "smarty" and settled the matter quickly.
After discussing the business, everyone talked about other things for a while, and then "dismissed" and went back to sleep.
Wei Changtian wanted to go back to the small courtyard where Liang Qin and Yang Liushi lived, Du Chang wanted to go back to the Tengu Army, and Liang Zhen, Chu Xianping, and Li Zimu rode back to the Shu Army camp together.
On the swaying carriage, Liang Zhen looked at Chu Xianping and Li Zimu sitting opposite, recalling what they had just said, and felt quite emotional for a moment.
"Mr. Chu, Miss Li."
"Why are you all so smart? Compared with you, I am so stupid that I feel ashamed."
"Think about it this way, if the two of you have a child, what kind of mentality will you have... Well, I just said nonsense, don't take it to heart."
"Miss Li, I'm really sorry..."
Looking at Li Zimu whose face was red, Liang Zhen quickly apologized.
But the next moment, his expression became a little weird again.