Chapter 3653: Hidden Crisis
Everyone in the hall was worried when they heard that Changsun Wuji had sent elite cavalry to Shangyu Ancient Road to intercept and kill Fang Jun. The differences come from interests, but again, Fang Jun's existence is the guarantee of the best interests of the East Palace. Once Fang Jun dies, the tens of thousands of Xuanwumen soldiers will not collapse, but their combat power will be greatly reduced, morale will be low, and military morale will be low. Stable, especially the 10,000 Tubo Huqi led by Zanpo are afraid that they will leave, which will undoubtedly greatly weaken the power of the East Palace.
This may even lead to a sudden change in the situation of the war, or even Guan Long's victory in one fell swoop, and the East Palace will fall into a situation that is beyond redemption...
Xiao Yu secretly regretted in his heart that 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 and the two sides have not reached any meaningful negotiations, they are in such a dangerous situation. If Fang Jun died because of this, I would regret it too much.
Ma Zhou thought more quickly and said worriedly: "Erlang will definitely retaliate. 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 would not have killed his eldest grandson Anye. The reason why he is like this This was done, on the one hand, to destroy the possible alliance between Guan Long and the British public, and on the other hand, it was to avenge that day, no matter whether Erlang was dead or alive, there was a sea of hatred between the two families, and it was not easy to negotiate peace. .”
When Xiao Yu heard this, he also woke up and regretted his mistake even more.
It is conceivable that now 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 the same as 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 regret and hatred in his heart: This stick can really cause trouble, but this time he was so bold and could cause such trouble even a hundred miles away from Chang'an, which made all the countermeasures he had prepared overnight during 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. .
Privately, 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 a 'Hundred Cavalry' expert to Shangyu Ancient Road to assist?"
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 last night, he will be able to provide timely support."
He understood that Fang Jun was too important to the East Palace, and he wanted to see people and corpses no matter what, 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 the Guanlong army every day was several times 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 refuse to talk.
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 Changsun 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? "
Everyone, including Li Chengqian, was 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 recruitment system, and all the army's lieutenants, generals, and soldiers were selected by him. Moreover, Fang Jun led this army to conquer the north and south, conquer the east and west, and successively achieved unparalleled feats, and his prestige in the army was unparalleled.
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 rebellion and seizes the power of the government, 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, while the navy will be alone. Overseas, across the sea, and on the sea, it is basically invincible. There is absolutely no army in the world that can defeat it on the sea.
There is nothing we can do about the navy, we can only watch helplessly as the navy blocks the waters of the Tang Dynasty, and no sails are 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 the loss of strength, he will completely break with the clans in Shandong and Jiangnan due to the cutoff of sea trade. He wants to keep the power in the court. The benefits are as hard as reaching the sky.
The huge benefits of sea trade are very likely to completely separate the Shandong aristocratic family and the Jiangnan gentry from the Guanlong clan. By then, Guanlong will suffer from 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 need 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, this old bone really can’t stand it.”
Since the start of the peace talks, the two sides have continued to conduct testing. Although they have not started actual negotiations on certain matters, the hard work has not been easy at all. His words really reminded Li Chengqian that with spring approaching and spring plowing approaching, Guan Long could not care about the life and death of the people on the 800-mile Qinchuan River, but as the prince, you cannot care about it.
It's better to have substantive peace talks as soon as possible. Let's negotiate the terms and take a step back. The most important thing is to restore order in the court...
Li Chengqian shook his head slightly and said with an indifferent expression: "I am alone in this heavy door, surrounded by high walls at the front and back, just like a prison. It is dark and cramped all day long, and the cold wind blows. At night, my hands and feet are cold and it is difficult to sleep, but I have no idea that spring has arrived. .”
Yuwen Shiji: "..."
The majestic heir apparent and the prince of the East Palace couldn't live in the splendid East Palace, so he had to run into this dark and cramped inner gate. He was precarious and frightened. Wasn't it all thanks 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 the emperor. Using ministers to bully the emperor and those below to offend the superiors violated the value system of China through the ages and was destined to lose honor 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. 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, and realized that Dong Palace and Guan Long were both at the top of the empire's power hierarchy. Naturally, they were deeply entangled and inseparable from each other. There must be eyes and ears of Dong Palace in Guan Long within Dong Palace. Which party's? It is extremely difficult to completely hide the information from the other party. It is normal for the other party to detect it, so there is no need to hide it. (End of chapter)