Hearing that Changsun Wuji had sent elite cavalry to Shangyu Ancient Road to intercept and kill Fang Jun, everyone in the hall was worried. The differences stemmed from interests, but equally, Fang Jun's existence was the guarantee of the best interests of the East Palace. Once Fang Jun died, Although the tens of thousands of Xuanwumen soldiers will not collapse, their combat power will be greatly reduced, their morale will be low, and their military morale will be unstable. Especially the 10,000 Tubo Huqi led by Zanpo will probably leave, which will undoubtedly greatly weaken the army. The power of the East Palace.
This may even lead to a sudden change in the situation of the war, or even Guan Long winning in one fell swoop, and the East Palace falling into a situation that is beyond redemption...
Xiao Yu secretly regretted in his heart. At first, he only wanted to get Fang Jun away and let himself control the peace talks. Now that the peace talks have just started, the two sides have not reached any meaningful negotiations, so they are in such a dangerous situation. If Fang Jun had to do this If you die, you will regret it.
Ma Zhou thought more quickly and said worriedly: "Erlang's anger will definitely be repaid. If Zhao Guogong hadn't sent troops to harass Fang's house, which put the female family members of the Fang family in extreme danger, Erlang might not have killed his eldest grandson Anye. The reason why he did this was because It is an attempt to destroy the possible alliance between Guanlong and the British public, and it is also an attempt to avenge that day. Now, no matter whether Erlang is dead or alive, there is a sea of hatred between the two families, and it is extremely difficult to negotiate peace."
When Xiao Yu heard this, he also woke up and regretted his mistake even more.
It is conceivable that Changsun Anye's head is missing and he died violently. With Changsun Wuji's character, even if Fang Jun survives by chance, he will definitely add a clause on how to deal with Fang Jun in the peace talks, and even asking the prince to execute Fang Jun is not enough. strange.
After all, how can the revenge of killing a younger brother be a trivial matter?
But Fang Jun is the mainstay of the East Palace, and the prince has great trust in him and relies on him for help. How can he be willing to cut off his arm just for the sake of peace talks?
In this way, no matter whether Fang Jun lives or dies, the peace talks will inevitably reach a deadlock...
This was nothing less than bad news for Xiao Yu, who was determined to promote peace talks and successfully seize the merits gained from the deaths of countless soldiers.
Xiao Yu felt regretful and resentful in his heart: This stick was really capable of causing trouble, but this time it was so bold that it could cause such trouble even a hundred miles away from Chang'an, which made all the countermeasures he had prepared overnight for the peace talks useless. Come in handy...
Li Chengqian was not too worried about the success or failure of the peace talks, he was more concerned about Fang Jun's life and death.
Yu Gong, Fang Jun is the only commander-in-chief of the East Palace. His subordinates are all brave soldiers who are not afraid of death. They have repeatedly attacked Guanlong. They have unparalleled prestige and outstanding ability. With him, the Xuanwu Sect is impregnable and the East Palace has a way to retreat at any time. .
In private, Fang Jun had a deep friendship with him. He was the most staunch official of the East Palace among the government and the public, and spared no effort to support him...
He said to Li Junxian: "Have you ever sent any of the 'Hundred Cavalry' experts to Shangyu Ancient Road to assist you?"
Li Junxian said: "Your Highness, don't worry. After receiving the news, I will dispatch a thousand elites to Lantian Pass as soon as possible. As long as the Duke of Yue can escape the disaster last night, he will be able to provide timely support."
He understood that Fang Jun was too important to the East Palace. No matter what, he wanted to see the person alive and the corpse after death, so that His Highness the Prince could immediately formulate countermeasures to avoid delaying the war.
At this time, the servant outside the door came in and announced that it was the Duke of Ying and the scribes who came to see the prince.
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Summoned."
When the chamberlain went out, he said to Xiao Yu and others: "It is a good thing that Guan Long has elected Duke Ying to be responsible for the peace talks. Duke Ying is a gentle man with a gentle personality. He is easier to talk to and is not as bad as others. Aggressive.”
In fact, the current situation between the East Palace and Guanlong is not as obvious as it seems on the surface. Although Guanlong has the advantage in terms of situation, military strength, support, etc., the occupation of Taiji Palace is now in a stalemate, and both sides are anxious.
, the fierce fighting continued, and the number of casualties suffered by Guanlong's army every day was several times higher than that of Donggong Liu. No matter how many troops there were, they could not withstand such consumption.
Therefore, peace talks are actually what both sides need.
Before Guan Long had an absolute advantage, he naturally could not send a strong person to negotiate, otherwise the prince would break up in anger, and there would be no discussion if he refused.
Xiao Yu smiled bitterly and said: "No matter how gentle you are, it also represents Guan Long's interests. If you come here this time, I am afraid that you will make trouble about the eldest grandson Anye."
Li Jing raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "An attack? They'd better pray that Fang Jun is fine, otherwise Fang Jun's army will fight to the death! In the end, even if Guan Long can defeat Fang Jun's army, he will still have to pay an extremely high price.
The price is heavy. Want to seize the benefits of the world and regain the glory of the early years of Zhenguan? Huh, dreaming!"
Everyone, including Li Chengqian, remained silent.
Whether it is the Youtun Guards or the Navy, the former was restructured by Fang Jun, who changed the government military system to a recruiting system. He selected all the lieutenants, generals, and soldiers. Moreover, Fang Jun led this army to conquer the north and south, east and west.
He has successively achieved extraordinary feats and gained unparalleled prestige in the military.
The latter was created by Fang Jun from scratch. Everyone in the navy was Fang Jun's confidant and obeyed his orders.
Once Fang Jun is intercepted and killed by Guan Long, these two direct armies will inevitably share the same hatred and try their best to avenge Fang Jun.
With the current weight and prestige of the East Palace, it is absolutely impossible to suppress it... Moreover, even if it can be suppressed, will Li Chengqian suppress it?
Even if Guan Long succeeds in his mutiny and seizes political power, these two elite armies, one inside and one outside, support each other. If Guan Long wants to destroy the Youtun Guards, he will have to pay five times or even ten times the losses, and the navy will be alone.
Overseas, across the sea and across the sea, it is an invincible existence on the sea. There is absolutely no army in the world that can defeat it on the sea.
There was nothing we could do about the navy, so we could only watch helplessly as the navy blocked the waters of the Tang Dynasty, and no sails were allowed to go into the sea!
With the calamity of the Youtun Guards inside and the chaos of the navy outside, Guanlong will be in a dilemma because of the loss of the other. After his strength is greatly damaged, he will completely break with Shandong and Jiangnan due to the cutoff of sea trade. He wants to keep the power in the court.
The benefits are as difficult as reaching the sky.
The huge benefits of maritime trade will most likely cause the Shandong aristocratic family and the Jiangnan gentry to completely separate from the Guanlong clan. By then, Guanlong will face internal and external troubles, and may be the only way to fall apart...
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Yu Wenshiji, who was dressed in a green robe and had a clear face, walked into the hall, came to Li Chengqian, bowed to the ground, and said respectfully: "I have an audience with Your Highness."
Li Chengqian smiled warmly and stretched out his hand to support him: "You don't have to be polite, Lord Ying. Please take a seat."
Yu Wenshiji stood up and saluted Xiao Yu, Li Jing, Ma Zhou and others. Everyone returned the greetings. Then Yu Wenshiji sat on the right side of Li Chengqian and said with a smile: "The weather has become warmer recently and the ice and snow have melted. Otherwise, these days
The days come and go, and this old bone really can’t bear it.”
Since the start of the peace talks, both parties have continued to conduct testing. Although they have not started to actually negotiate on certain matters, the hard work has not been easy at all. His words actually reminded Li Chengqian that spring is here, spring plowing is around the corner, and Guanlong
You can ignore the life and death of the people on these eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, but as the prince, you cannot ignore it.
It’s better to have substantive peace talks as soon as possible. Everyone should agree on the terms and take a step back. The most important thing is to restore order in the court...
Li Chengqian shook his head slightly, with an indifferent expression: "I am alone in this heavy door, with high walls at the front and back, just like a prison. It is dark and cramped all day long, the cold wind blows, and my hands and feet are cold at night and it is difficult to sleep, but I have no idea that spring has arrived.
."
Yuwen Shiji: "..."
The crown prince of the country, the Prince of the East Palace, couldn't live in the splendid East Palace, so he had to run to this dark and cramped inner gate. He was precarious and frightened. Didn't he all owe it to the Guanlong clan? There was no explicit resentment.
But it made Yuwen Shiji extremely embarrassed.
In the final analysis, Guan Long was a minister, and Li Chengqian was a king. He used his ministers to bully the emperor, and the subordinates offended the superiors. This violated the value system of China through the ages, and was destined to lose his reputation and morality.
If it were normal, Yu Wenshi would probably be ashamed and say that the minister is guilty. However, at this time, he has the heavy responsibility of the peace talks, so naturally he cannot be at a disadvantage. Otherwise, the subsequent peace talks will be restricted in every way and he can only retreat again and again.
retreat.
He quickly changed the topic, sighed softly, and said: "I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince has heard about the matter of Changsun Anye?"
Li Chengqian thought for a while, Dong Palace and Guan Long were both at the top of the empire's power hierarchy. Naturally, they were deeply entangled with each other, and it was difficult to separate them. There must be insiders in Dong Palace regarding Long, and there must also be Dong Palace's eyes and ears on Guan Long's side. Which party's?
It is extremely difficult to completely hide the information from the other party. It is very common for the other party to detect it, so there is no need to hide it.