Even though his heart was in turmoil, Yu Wenshiji's tone remained firm: "Liu Shizhong has worried too much. This matter will definitely not happen. Guanlong and others have great expectations for the peace talks and cannot bear the common people in Guanzhong. The soldiers on both sides continue to suffer the trauma of the war.
Therefore, I am extremely sincere in stopping the war."
Liu Jie nodded and said: "It's best to promote peace talks as soon as possible to support our interests. However, the military headed by Fang Jun is extremely resistant to the peace talks and has repeatedly undermined them. You also know this, Lord Ying."
. Now Fang Jun has made great achievements, causing the situation to reverse, and even the prince obeys his words. If Duke Ying still wants to promote peace talks, please try to relax the bottom line, otherwise the delay will be longer and longer, and it will inevitably lead to long nights and dreams. "
What he said was "the interests of both you and me" rather than "Donggong and Guanlong", which already made his position clear: I represent the civilian system of Donggong and do not want to be dominated by the military, so it is urgent to promote peace talks and regain the initiative.
You represent the vast majority of the Guanlong clan, and you want to exclude Changsun Wuji and gain control of the entire Guanlong clan... We know each other well, and we both have great hopes for the peace talks and can seize the most.
The interests are great, so don’t hold things too high, which affects everyone’s interests.
And it must be you who take the initiative to relax the bottom line. Who let you, a group of rabble, be beaten by Fang Er and lose your armor and be defeated?
Of course, Yu Wenshi knew this in his heart. Now that the situation has reversed, they must be the ones to give in, especially Fang Jun, who simply ignores the peace talks policy of the East Palace and sends troops unscrupulously to carry out sneak attacks. No one knows when he will come back again.
Go up like this.
What's more, hundreds of thousands of stones and grains have been burned, and the Guanlong army is facing a food shortage. How can it hold on for too long?
He doesn't care much about giving up some benefits and paying some price. After all, the benefits gained from promoting the peace talks and taking the lead in Guan Long are too rich. But in this way, he will challenge Changsun Wuji's authority and remove him from the leadership of Guan Long.
If the status is pushed down, it will definitely trigger a strong resistance from Changsun Wuji, which is really difficult...
Therefore, peace talks cannot be promoted as quickly as possible. There are countless interests involved in the peace talks. If they cannot be weighed and appeased in advance, there will be trouble later.
The two of them discussed the peace talks in the government office for a long time. Near evening, Yu Wenshi took his leave and left.
Liu Jie asked someone to bring a new pot of tea. He sat alone in the government office and slowly sipped the tea. He thought about the current situation and weighed the consequences for him if Chai Lingwu dies and Fang Jun becomes a suspect and carries the infamy.
What kind of benefits does it have, and what kind of catalytic effect does it have on the current situation?
The most direct and obvious benefit is that through this incident, Fang Jun has been suspected. If he can never be cleared away, it will be equivalent to a huge moral flaw. It may be fine in ordinary times, after all, no one dares to challenge Fang Jun in this regard.
However, if Fang Jun ascends to the throne in the future and becomes prime minister, what happened today will become a huge obstacle and block Fang Jun's progress.
And looking at the court, after the prince ascends the throne, there will be only a handful of people who are qualified to threaten the throne and become the prime minister, and he, Liu Jie, must be the first one. As long as Fang Jun hesitates to advance, then he will become the prime minister.
The most likely candidate to be the first assistant is Liu Jie.
As for the moment, Liu Ji felt that there was no need to fight head-on with Fang Jun. Firstly, Fang Jun's status in the heart of the prince was unmatched. If he kept arguing with Fang Jun, he would only arouse the prince's disgust. Secondly, the prince's character
Even though he is gentle, he will definitely not like a strong and fierce minister to become the head of the ministers and shoulder the heavy responsibility of governing the world.
The peace talks are of great benefit to him, but from the current situation, it seems that the peace talks will happen sooner or later. There is no need to fight for this day and night. This makes the prince hate himself and even leads to strong confrontation from the military...
But after a while, his thoughts came back, and doubts arose in his mind: Who killed Chai Lingwu and blamed Fang Jun?
Liu Ji thought about it, but he couldn't think of anyone who could kill Chai Lingwu and blame Fang Jun even though he knew it wouldn't do much direct harm to Fang Jun...
*****
Inside the palace of Princess Baling, there was a mist and mist.
When the news came back that Chai Lingwu had been shot to death, his body was still on the road. The palace and Zongzheng Temple had sent people to attend the funeral. Countless white flags were erected, and a string of yellow paper was hung in front of the door. Men were on the left and women were on the right, so they were hung on the right.
The age of the deceased is printed each year to let the neighbors know that there is a funeral at home. At this time, people come to help with the funeral arrangements...
However, now that there is a mutiny in Chang'an and the war is raging, the daily operations of the imperial court have long been at a standstill. Zong Zheng and other government offices have all been closed and sealed. To suddenly organize a funeral of such a standard, it is inevitable that there will be insufficient manpower, it will be quite deserted, and there will be some confusion.
In the inner hall of the princess's palace, the concubines and maidservants were crying everywhere, and there was a mist and misery.
Who would have expected that Chai Lingwu, who was in his prime, would go out so aggressively early in the morning that news of his death would be reported within moments? Although the princess was respected in the palace, and the sudden death of the consort would not cause the whole sky to collapse, after all, he had lost his backbone, and he was filled with grief and panic.
It's inevitable.
Princess Baling knelt down in the inner hall, letting Changle, the princesses of Jinyang and several princes and concubines gather around, busy helping her put on the newly sewn mourning clothes.
Fortunately, the peace talks have progressed rapidly in the past two days. The two sides have temporarily ceased fire and the situation has eased. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the several princesses and the concubines sent by the prince to show their concern to enter the princess's mansion. The desolation and coldness would be even more disturbing.
The sadness is doubled...
Lord Baling asked his family to change his clothes and remove the pearls and jade jewelry on his head. He was in a daze and had not yet recovered from his confusion.
She really couldn't figure it out, how could Chai Lingwu go out and be shot dead on the spot?
Some people in the house said that Fang Jun suddenly killed her because Fang Jun had molested her as a princess. Chai Lingwu went to the ordinary family to ask for an explanation, which angered Fang Jun. Perhaps Fang Jun also had the purpose of killing Chai Lingwu to dominate her... But
She knew it herself, it was pure nonsense.
He and Fang Jun were innocent, and Fang Jun had absolutely no reason to kill Chai Lingwu.
However, no matter what, Chai Lingwu is dead, and although he is a widow at a young age... No matter how much he feels resentful towards Chai Lingwu for forcing him to go to Fang Jun to beg for the title, after all, the couple still have feelings for each other. Suddenly,
The feeling of bewilderment and sadness when someone is gone is really hard to describe.
It took a long time before two lines of clear tears fell from the corners of my eyes, and I started to cry.
Princess Changle on the side held her arm, lovingly gathered up her hair on her temples and tucked it behind her ears. She then took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears and comforted her softly: "There is no resurrection after death. I am sorry and accept the change, sister."
You still need to take care of your body.”
Princess Baling's tears rolled down her face as she looked at the two children in front of the hall who were being put into mourning clothes by servants. Although she was overwhelmed by the sad atmosphere in the house, her clear eyes were filled with confusion, and she did not realize that their father was no longer alive.
Nor can he return.
Princess Jinyang also leaned on Princess Baling's shoulder and whispered: "There are rumors outside that my brother-in-law killed Chai Prince Consort. Sister Baling, you must not believe it. My brother-in-law is definitely not that cruel!"
"Yeah, I know."
Princess Baling wiped the corners of her eyes and replied softly.
"Um?"
Her reply was so relaxed and natural that Princess Changle was stunned and asked, "Do you really believe it? There are rumors that you and Fang Jun... it's because of this that Fang Jun suddenly killed her."
Changle naturally did not believe that Fang Jun would do such a cruel thing, but if Princess Baling really had an affair with Fang Jun, and Fang Jun and Chai Lingwu clashed and the latter died violently, at least it would make sense logically, but Ba Ling
Why is Princess Ling so sure that Fang Jun will not be the murderer?
Heart to heart?
Passionate love affair?
Princess Baling raised her head with tears in her eyes, held Princess Changle's hand, and said softly: "Fang Jun and I are innocent and have no quarrel. How could Fang Jun have any reason to kill Chai Lingwu?"
"oh."
Princess Changle felt relieved. Although she knew that she had no identity and no reason to restrain Fang Junzhi's behavior, she still felt uncomfortable when she heard rumors that he had an affair with Princess Baling. There were so many beauties in the world that she had to catch them all.
Princess Tang was ruined one by one?
Now hearing Princess Baling's words, all dissatisfaction was immediately swept away, replaced by deep anger - who has suffered a thousand cuts, framed Erlang like this?
Princess Jinyang on the side came over and said in a serious tone: "Now that Chai Consort is gone, doesn't Sister Baling happen to be in good terms with her brother-in-law?"
Princess Baling:......
Princess Changle:......
It is said that this girl has an extraordinary relationship with Fang Jun. She is indeed Fang Jun's caring little cotton-padded jacket. The other brother-in-law here just died, so he was busy pushing the newly widowed Wenjun's sister into Fang Jun's arms...