When Fang Jun saw Li Chengqian's glare and their eyes met, he lowered his head and took a slow sip of tea without saying another word.
Naturally, he was not trying to compete for power with Xiao Yu, but wanted to warn the other party that peace talks were possible, but they must be placed within a certain framework, and he could not have peace talks for the sake of peace talks, without a bottom line, and sell out the interests of the East Palace to grab himself.
Interests.
Not to mention who is noble and who is despicable, civil servants throughout the ages have mostly looked like birds...
Li Chengqian comforted and comforted Xiao Yu again, and the latter finally knelt down and sat back. He no longer said anything about retiring from office, but he remained silent and had a gloomy old face.
At this time, the sound of fighting in the Tai Chi Palace and the blast of thunderous thunder could be heard faintly, telling everyone that a fierce fighting was going on in the Tai Chi Palace not far away. Countless soldiers of the Sixth Army of the East Palace fought bravely with the rebels.
The army was in a melee.
Li Jing frowned and said: "Cheng Chubi was guarding Chengtianmen, but he was surrounded by rebels. They fought fiercely for half a day and suffered serious casualties. The ministers tried several times to send reinforcements to defeat the rebels and rescue them, but they were unable to do so. If again,
Without reinforcements, I'm afraid Cheng Chubi's troops will not be able to survive the night."
He has never fought such a useless fight in his life.
He had just dispatched his troops to launch a counterattack and repel the rebels outside the Taiji Palace. However, not only did they fail to do so, but Cheng Chubi's troops plunged into the rebel encirclement.
Due to their absolute disadvantage, the rebels mobilized tens of thousands of people to gather near Chengtian Gate and surrounded Cheng Chubi's troops. Several rescue attempts failed.
He did not think that Xiao Yu and others were secretly colluding with the rebels and telling everyone about the troops and formations in the East Palace. After all, Xiao Yu's status was not trivial. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was an extremely powerful minister, even if he had no bottom line.
What benefits can be gained by investing in Guanlong?
But in order to force Guan Long to the negotiating table again, encouraging His Highness the Crown Prince to risk mobilizing troops to counterattack is definitely the root cause of the current predicament...
Before anyone else could speak, Fang Jun asked again: "What does it look like to fight and kill? Instead of wasting the lives of soldiers on rescue, it would be better for Song Guogong to go out and talk to Guan Long. Maybe with his eloquent tongue, we can make him
Changsun Wuji realized that his rebellious behavior was wrong, took the initiative to disband the rebels, came to the inner gate to apologize to His Highness, and welcomed His Highness back to the East Palace..."
"Okay, okay!"
Li Chengqian was one of the top two. Although he regretted that he should not have listened to Xiao Yu and others and launched a counterattack to prompt Guan Long to return to the negotiation, but when he saw Xiao Yu's old face as dark as the bottom of a pot, he quickly interrupted him.
Fang Jun.
After all, he is a veteran of two dynasties, and he can still support Donggong at this time and never abandon him. This loyalty and friendship are enough for Li Chengqian to be satisfied, cherish and maintain.
"My dear friends, the most important thing at the moment is to rescue Cheng Chubi's troops. If you have any good strategies, please tell me. Cheng Chubi is an isolated humerus, and we must not let him die in front of the battle."
Xiao Yu then spoke and said: "Your Highness, don't worry. The rebels seem to be attacking fiercely. Cheng Chubi's troops are surrounded by groups, but his life will definitely be safe. Duke Lu is now following Duke Ying to take charge of the army and lead troops abroad. His position is not yet clear.
, How could Changsun Wuji be willing to kill Cheng Chubi, and then completely force Duke Lu to our side, and even affect the tendency of the British Duke?"
Fang Jun touched the short mustache on his lips and nodded slightly.
Although Xiao Yu was very angry with the bad words he just said, he now admits that Xiao Yu's analysis is very reasonable...
He suggested: "The minister went to Luoyang to meet with the British Duke, but no progress was made. The British Duke's tone was perfunctory and ambiguous, and it was difficult to detect his true tendency. Presumably the same was true when Changsun Anye met. Changsun An
Although Ye Ye died, many of his soldiers survived, so he would definitely inform Changsun Wuji of the attitude of the British Duke. How could Changsun Wuji dare to cause more troubles, and kill Cheng Chubi just for the sake of pleasure? In this way, it is absolutely possible.
Ignoring Cheng Chubi's troops, he instead mobilized troops to attack behind the rebels, attack from both fronts and back, and counter-encircle the Guanlong army near Chengtianmen. Even if they couldn't eat him in one bite, they could still encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and save Cheng Chubi's troops from birth.
"
Li Ji's eyes lit up and he immediately nodded: "This plan is a great good!"
Li Chengqian also thought it was good. Seeing that no one had any objections, he said to Li Jing: "Please take extra precautions, and try to improve it as much as possible, so that we can send troops immediately."
"Here!"
Li Jing got the order, stood up and strode out.
Xiao Yu also stood up, with a haggard expression on his face: "Your Highness, I am not feeling well, so I will go back and have a rest for now. If something happens to Your Highness, I can order my chamberlain to summon you."
Cen Wenwen, who had been silent all this time, also stood up and resigned.
Li Chengqian said with concern: "Both of you are the pillars of the country and the mainstay of the East Palace. You must not fall down at this time. You must take good care of your body and get plenty of rest. Later, I will send an imperial doctor to your residence for diagnosis and treatment and give you good medicine."
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"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The two of them bowed to the ground, then turned around and exited. During this period, Xiao Yu didn't even look at Fang Jun at the end of his eyes...
After leaving the door, the two of them walked side by side towards their residence. Xiao Yu couldn't help but snorted angrily.
Cen Wenwen said with a smile: "Why is it so? We have been in the court all our lives, and we have seen many such fighting methods, so don't take it to heart. Fang Er's words are aggressive, and all he does is try to dominate the situation as much as possible and is not willing to fight.
It is reasonable and understandable that we suppress the merits earned through life and death with just a word."
Xiao Yu was still angry: "How can I not know this truth? To be honest, when we promote peace talks, we are actually in subtle opposition to the military. Being targeted by the military is nothing. But listen to what that stick just said.
?If I hadn't been thick-skinned, I would have pulled out a knife and killed myself to prove my innocence! Mother! This bastard has such a poisonous mouth. How did Fang Xuanling give birth to such a thing? He is not a son of a man!"
"hehe……"
Cen Wenwen recalled Fang Jun's stormy attack just now, and then thought about Xiao Yu's extremely embarrassed appearance, and found it interesting: "I'm afraid I have to ask Mrs. Fang..."
Xiao Yu was stunned. He didn't expect that Cen Wenwen, who was always strict, could tell such a joke. He couldn't help but smile.
In the dark night, the two court officials walked side by side, whispering, and from time to time bursts of "hehehehe" laughter came out, which was quite obscene...
However, the soldiers around him heard it so clearly that for a moment, their hearts rose in their throats, and they widened their eyes and looked left and right, fearing that these words would be heard by outsiders. If these words reached Fang Jun's ears, the soldier would become angry with embarrassment.
I'm afraid I can't tear these two old bones apart one by one...
As they approached their residence, the two of them said goodbye for the time being.
Cen Wenwen thought about it and whispered: "Fang Er's reaction shows the military's fault. There is nothing wrong with the peace talks, but we still need to control the rhythm of the fire. The military must not think that we are grabbing profits on the corpses of countless soldiers."
, Not to mention the retaliation that will result from the military, we cannot bear the infamy of just lying on the soldiers and sucking their flesh and blood."
Peace talks are the best way to end this mutiny. Although some people are confused and some are unwilling to do so, the situation is such that we cannot go against the trend.
However, if the peace talks are pursued forcefully and the military's interests are betrayed without a bottom line during the peace talks, it will inevitably lead to fierce reactions and confrontations from the military, which is completely contrary to their original intentions.
It is a matter of course that people will not be punished for their own sake. During the peace talks, they will strive for the interests of the civil service system and gain support at the same time. Otherwise, who will be willing to follow you and cheer for you? But they will never use the military for some benefits.
, and even betrayed by the East Palace.
When his status and rank reached his level, he had already surpassed the ordinary "loyalty, evil, good and evil"...
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Inside the hall, the lights are bright.
Li Chengqian asked someone to change the tea and water, and together with Li Daozong and Ma Zhou, listened carefully to Fang Jun's account of the journey to Luoyang.
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When Fang Jun finished speaking in detail, Li Daozong frowned and said: "The British father's attitude... is really too perfunctory, and his tendency is impossible to figure out. Erlang thinks whether the British father's attitude will be different when he meets you and Changsun Anye in person.
Difference?"
The implication is that I doubt whether Li Ji will tell you one thing, tell Changsun Anye another thing, and have secretly defected to Guan Long...
Fang Jun said flatly: "No! Now the British Duke controls hundreds of thousands of troops, and his subordinates Cheng Yaojin, Xue Wanche, Ashina Simo and others all give orders and prohibitions. It can be said that the political army is like an arm. With the British Duke's character
As a person, if you really prefer Guanlong, you can tell me clearly and let the East Palace plan your escape as soon as possible, and then send your troops straight into the middle of Guanzhong to settle the chaos. Why delay and delay in returning?"
With the strength of Li Ji's troops, even if Donggong and Guanlong are united, it is absolutely impossible to resist them outside Tongguan. In this case, why would Li Ji create a tense atmosphere and sit back and watch Chang'an become a pot of porridge, but still stand still?