The battle report came so quickly, which made Li Xingchen startled. Xiao Shilian and Jiang Yuanxun were indeed not slow in their actions.
Obviously these two guys also coveted the success that Pei Zilie and his team achieved in the north, and they did not disappoint Li Xingchen.
"Congratulations to your Majesty!" Yang Su, Tang Zhong and others present all raised their hands and looked at Liu Xiuzheng with gloating eyes.
Liu Xiuzheng felt that all the strength in his body was suddenly taken away, his steps collapsed, and he couldn't help but take two steps back.
He could foresee a stalemate between the Han army and the Northern Zhou army. Even if the Han army was well prepared, it was not impossible for the Northern Zhou cavalry to return without success. However, Liu Xiuzheng never expected that it would end like this.
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He didn't know why the war situation suddenly changed like this.
Li Xingchen looked at Liu Xiuzheng with great interest.
Liu Xiuzheng's face was ashen and he didn't know what he should say for a moment.
The Northern Zhou army was defeated, and even the general was captured alive. There is no way to explain this. What's more important is that the Northern Zhou cavalry was completely lost in the first battle. Within Tongguan, Yuchi Jiong should not have many available troops.
Therefore, Yuchi Jiong had no way to launch another attack on Li Xingchen.
Yu Wenxian has completely fallen into passivity and loss.
"You can write to Yu Wenxian and ask him how he intends to apologize, or whether he intends to take action on both sides." Li Xingchen said lightly. He had no intention of embarrassing Liu Xiuzheng, and there was no way to embarrass Liu Xiuzheng at this time.
What did Li Xingchen gain? He didn't mind giving Liu Xiuzheng a step down.
Sometimes it is not necessarily a bad thing to have a good relationship with the enemy's negotiators and at least have some exchanges of favors instead of just tit-for-tat.
Li Xingchen was polite to Liu Xiuzheng, but Liu Xiuzheng would take a step back on some things if he couldn't protect everything.
Liu Xiuzheng took a deep breath and solemnly raised his hands: "I understand."
Seeing Liu Xiuzheng turning around and leaving in confusion, Li Xingchen chuckled. No matter what Liu Xiuzheng said to Yu Wenxian, he believed that Yuchi Jiong, whose backbone was suddenly broken, would not attack rashly, and he was in Tongguan.
Would Yu Wenxian really risk an all-out war with Li Xinchen to avenge Yuchi Jiong?
Li Xingchen didn't think it would be possible.
"We have to think about what we want from Yu Wenxian." Li Xingchen said immediately.
"Huayin, I thought we wanted Huayin!" Tang Zhong said decisively. As he spoke, he glanced at Yang Su, "This place connects Chang'an and Tongguan. Yuchijiong threatens Chang'an because he is entrenched in Huayin. We don't care whether we fight or not.
Either way, we must take down Huayin!"
Yang Su cast a grateful look.
Huayin County, also known as Hongnong County, is the ancestral tomb and foundation of the Hongnong Yang family. If Hongnong can really be obtained, Yang Su would be happy to see it. And for Tang Zhong, it is certainly possible to capture Huayin.
The strategic significance of substitution, so when Yang Su was reluctant to speak directly to avoid suspicion, he didn't mind speaking out and selling Yang Su a favor.
Originally, the Guanlong family and the Bashu family were not enemies, especially when facing the southeastern gentry or when they were united in dealing with the outside world.
Huang Qi shook his head at this time: "Your Majesty, I thought that Yu Wenxian would not give anything to Huayin. We know the importance of this place, and he also knows it."
Huang Qi was originally a little follower around Li Xinchen, but as Li Xinchen encouraged him to listen more and speak more, he became more and more courageous to express his opinions.
After all, the Secretary-General is His Majesty's assistant, not a dumb machine without personal opinions.
Chen Shushen also said immediately: "Your Majesty, I think it will be easier to exchange money and food than land, and it will not intensify the conflicts between the two parties to avoid conflicts that we do not want to see."
As the Minister of Household Affairs, Chen Shushen certainly wanted to see a lot of money and food, and since he was born in the southeast, he naturally wanted to stand together with Huang Qi. This was also a way to kill two birds with one stone, and the little uncle was already familiar with the job.
Following Li Xingchen all the way north, these young officials are maturing rapidly. They are becoming more capable, and naturally they have become more familiar with the struggles in the officialdom. Every step they take is cautious, and every step is to win what belongs to them.
The best interests here.
Li Xingchen saw all these people's thoughts and plans, and he did not want to stop them, and even encouraged such behavior.
As an emperor, Li Xingchen did not expect everyone to be loyal to him, but to fight for the prosperity and unity of the Han Dynasty like a puppet.
People all have emotions and desires, so Li Xinchen also needs to satisfy the desires of these people and let these people compete for the benefits they can get. Of course, these benefits are given to them by Li Xinchen. Only robbing the cake given by His Majesty is considered a court struggle.
Otherwise, it would naturally be rebellion.
There were conflicts and struggles among these courtiers, and Li Xingchen was able to check and balance them and maintain his position in the middle. This should be regarded as one of the so-called emperor's mental tricks.
"I think it's okay to use a large army to force Yu Wenxian to make amends and cede territory," Li Xingchen said lightly, but before the military man showed his smile, he changed the subject, "And to use money and food as the goal of negotiation, I think it's okay.
The question depends on which conditions Yu Wenxian can accept, what conditions we will offer, and where the bottom line is for both parties. Therefore, the Taiwei Mansion and the Ministry of Revenue each draw up a negotiation list that you think is appropriate. We will negotiate with Yu Wenxian.
Let’s have a good talk.”
Yang Su and Chen Shushen looked refreshed, and the other officials also raised their heads.
Your Majesty obviously has not made up his mind, so everyone still has a chance to take the credit this time.
And more importantly, His Majesty clearly intends to hand over the burden of negotiations to the side that is easier to pass. After all, everyone knows that the big men who are still going north to mop up the remnants of Yang Jian are also eager to end the conflict with Yu Wenxian.
The tense situation along the long border has given places such as Xiangfan and Huainan a breath of relief.
After all, with Li Xingchen entering Guanzhong, the friction and conflict between the Han Dynasty and Yu Wenxian's Northern Zhou Dynasty in Guanzhong also affected the nerves of various places. Everyone did not know whether the contract would work or not, and whether a war would break out at any time.
We can only hurry up and prepare for war.
Especially as the autumn harvest approaches, the long-term confrontation has occupied too many young people. This is something Li Xingchen does not want to see, so he is also inclined to end this silent confrontation and tension between the two sides as soon as possible.
"Anyway, if Yu Wenxian wants to fight, we will accompany him to the end. If he wants to talk, I will bite off a piece of flesh from his body no matter what!" Li Xingchen stood up suddenly, "In exchange for the flesh and blood of the frontline soldiers,
No one can let the fruits of victory go to waste!"
"I obey the order!" Yang Su and others also breathed a sigh of relief, feeling their blood rising.