Chapter 3689 is unreasonable
Li Junxian frowned and said: "Well... Duke Yue won't be so careless about the overall situation, right?"
In fact, even if the Anxi Army can successfully reach Chang'an, it will still be at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength compared to the troops of the powerful clans who rush to Guanzhong to support Guanlong. No matter how powerful the Anxi Army was, they would suffer heavy casualties in a fierce battle.
When the two tigers were fighting, Li Ji led hundreds of thousands of troops to watch the fire from across the bank. Who knows what he was thinking and which side he would stand on?
The safest way is naturally to hold peace talks. As long as the peace talks are successful, Donggong and Guanlong will retain their strength and rely on each other. The biggest threat, Li Ji, can only surrender and no longer dare to play any tricks.
Otherwise, it is a blatant conspiracy and will be punished by the world...
Everyone said that Fang Jun was a stick, but Li Junxian knew that not only was he not a stick, but he always made plans before moving on. How could he blatantly sabotage the peace talks and put the East Palace in danger of overthrowing?
Xiao Yu frowned and said worriedly: "Why not? That guy now thinks that he is a big boss in the military. His achievements are so great that few others in the world can match him. Apart from Li Jing and Li Ji, who else will he put in his eyes? Being overconfident is a mistake. Arrogant, he They have not lost a single battle all the way, and they have not taken the rabble in Guanlong to heart at all. They believe that the peace talks are being pushed forward by me in order to gain profits, so they are extremely resistant and will never see the peace talks succeed."
Li Junxian remained silent.
He didn't think Fang Jun would be that reckless, but Xiao Yu obviously had a deep prejudice against Fang Jun, and there was no need for him to argue with him.
He is just a military commander, and the purpose of this trip is only to protect Xiao Yuzhi's safety. As for how to persuade Li Ji, and even when to return to Chang'an, he only needs to obey orders...
"Don't worry, my lord, I will order you to pack your bags and return immediately tomorrow morning."
"Thank you, General Li."
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Under Guancheng.
Cheng Yaojin leaned over his desk, frowning and reviewing the military report. After finally finishing an official document, he turned around and saw a high pile beside him. He suddenly became frustrated, threw away the brush and rubbed his wrist. , picked up the teapot on the side, and drained half of the warm tea water at the spout.
Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered at the foot of Tongguan City, eating horses, arranging equipment, fighting, and causing trouble. All kinds of things happened one after another all day long. Official documents and reports flew into this valuable room like snowflakes, making people impatient to deal with official duties. Cheng Yaojin was extremely depressed.
After letting the soldiers fill the teapot with hot water, they saw a captain walking in quickly from outside, came to Cheng Yaojin and whispered: "Commander, Song Guogong and his party have set off to return to Chang'an... But before that, , the soldiers under the British Duke contacted Song Guogong’s entourage one after another, and asked about their arrival route, which seemed inappropriate. "
Cheng Yaojin raised his eyebrows and looked at the captain in surprise: "You read that right?"
The captain said: "There is absolutely no mistake. The general is afraid that there will be a mistake, so he keeps a close eye on it."
Cheng Yaojin was silent.
Li Ji sent people to test Xiao Yu's path when he came.
After sending the captain away, he stood up and walked twice around the room with his hands behind his back. An idea suddenly came to his mind, which startled him.
Immediately, he opened the door and strode towards the small courtyard where Li Ji was.
Once outside the courtyard, the soldiers guarding the entrance did not stop him and allowed Cheng Yaojin to drive straight in. After entering the house, he saw Li Jizhen at his desk reviewing documents. Cheng Yaojin was not polite and stepped forward to get straight to the point: "The commander-in-chief wants to inform Guan Long of the route of Song Guogong and his party?"
Li Ji was stunned, put down his brush, and looked at Cheng Yaojin calmly.
Not speaking is equivalent to acquiescence...
Cheng Yaojin took a breath, widened his eyes and said in surprise: "There are people in the East Palace who don't want to form an alliance with Guanlong, and there are still people in Guanlong who don't want to form an alliance with the East Palace! If the commander leaks the whereabouts of Song Guogong, he will definitely be attacked by those people. ”
He simply couldn't understand what Li Ji was thinking. Who was Xiao Yu? He is one of the elders and prime ministers of the two dynasties. His identity, status, qualifications and power are unmatched by anyone in the court. If he is intercepted and killed by the Guanlong army on the way, not only will the peace talks completely break down, but it will also cause a huge storm in Guanzhong!
In the final analysis, although Guan Long conspired to rebel, his banner was "military remonstrance" rather than "rebellion". At least in name, he still recognized his status as a courtier, so no matter how much troops he invested, his behavior would be restrained. , so as not to be neither broken nor established, and have no scruples.
It seemed that Changsun Wuji's behavior of sending people to Fangfu had broken through this constraint, so even Guanlong was very dissatisfied, and the Yuwen family almost quit because of this.
The troops below are fighting life and death, but the senior officials above must maintain a certain degree of restraint.
However, once Xiao Yu is killed, the situation will be completely out of control...
Li Ji stood up and went to the table in front of the window, took off the boiling kettle from the small red clay stove, poured the boiling water into the teapot, then looked at the courtyard outside the window with his hands behind his back, and said calmly: "In this disaster, a certain person Death or immortality, It doesn't matter. As long as the peace talks fall apart from now on and it doesn't affect my big plans, what's the point of Xiao Yu? Not to mention Xiao Yu, I will die calmly if necessary."
Cheng Yaojin was so shocked that he almost went crazy.
He took a step forward, glared angrily, and shouted loudly: "What on earth are you going to do? If you don't explain it again, don't blame me for disobeying the general's order and lead the army to Chang'an immediately!"
He felt that Li Ji was simply a lunatic.
You are talking all day long, and every move is unbelievable. If you ask him, "No need to ask more, just follow the order." But you control hundreds of thousands of troops and sit back and watch the chaos in Chang'an, regardless of the decline of the country and the dire straits of the people. Nowadays, even big figures like Xiao Yu can be sent to Guan Long's butcher's knife. What on earth do you want to do? !
It’s simply incomprehensible!
Li Ji was unmoved and slowly drank the tea and said: "Don't be impatient. Unless I am unwilling to tell you the plan in my heart, it is really important and I dare not leak it in the slightest. But I promise you. , everything is about to end, and by then, you will be convinced.”
"Mother!"
Cheng Yaojin cursed angrily and walked away.
What could he do?
He could only endure it.
This is not because he is afraid of Li Ji or is suppressed by Li Ji, nor is it because he has no opinion, but based on his understanding of Li Ji, he feels that the reason why Li Ji takes such inexplicable and counterintuitive actions is that His Majesty's shadow is deeply behind him.
Or did His Majesty tell him something?
Even... His Majesty ever left a posthumous edict? !
Therefore, even if he was feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied, he could only endure it.
He did not dare to act arbitrarily. If it were true that what Li Ji did was the will of His Majesty, then Cheng Yaojin would be in a situation of eternal disaster...
*****
Xiao Yu and his party set out early in the morning, from Tongguan down to the bank of the Yellow River, intending to ferry to Fenglingdu on the other side. However, the temperature has dropped in the past two days, and the melted ice on the river has begun to freeze again. Boats traveling on it are in danger of capsizing.
It wasn't until the afternoon that they arrived on the other side by boat. Xiao Yu was already exhausted. After all the hard work, his condition became more serious. His high fever refused to go away. The accompanying imperial doctor suggested that he stop traveling and take a short rest, otherwise he might not be able to endure it... …
Li Junxian had no choice but to stop at Fenglingdu Station. After resting for two days, Xiao Yu's condition just recovered a little. He refused to stay for any reason, and the team started on the road again.
All the way north along the official road, we had to take care of Xiao Yu, who was still ill, so we didn't drive very fast. We didn't arrive at Pujin Ferry until dark.
This is the throat where Hebei and other places enter Guanzhong. Guanlong's power is slightly weaker here, so Li Junxian had already planned a route to cross the Yellow River and return to Chang'an when he left Tongguan.
Pujin Ferry is not like Fengling Ferry, which relies entirely on boats. Instead, there are iron oxen standing on the shore, with iron cables across the river. The boats and boats are lined up below, and wooden boards are fixed on the iron cables for pedestrians, carriages and horses to pass through. It is very stable. . This made Xiao Yu, who was about to fall apart after being tortured by Zhou Chuan, let out a long sigh...
That night, we stayed at Pujin Ferry Station and planned to cross the river the next morning.
In the middle of the night, a faint cry suddenly woke Li Junxian up. He stood up, took the horizontal knife beside his pillow in his hand, put on his shoes and walked out of the house.
Under the sparse starlight, all the "Hundred Horsemen" had already rushed out of their respective houses, put on their armor and led out their horses, busy but not chaotic.
In the distance, scouts ran quickly, and when Li Junxian approached, he reported: "General Qi, there is a cavalry galloping from the other side of the Yellow River. The purpose is unknown, but it is very likely that it is coming for us."
Li Junxian did not panic and calmly ordered: "Wake up the Duke of Song, and the rest will form an array to defend against the enemy."
The troops he led on this trip were all cavalry. Although the enemy was coming fiercely, he was not afraid of it. If he couldn't beat him, he could still escape. Along the Yellow River all the way north, there are countless ferries that can cross the Yellow River and return to Guanzhong. The enemy can't block the entire Hetao, right? (End of chapter)