Chapter 3693 The war is coming
The situation on the negotiating table always changes based on the situation outside the court. It is so unpredictable that it is difficult to fully grasp it. Both Cen Wenwen and Liu Jie believed that the sneak attack on the East Neiyuan garrison was planned by Changsun Wuji secretly. However, without evidence, they were likely to be bitten by Guanlong, accusing the East Palace of performing a "bitter plan."
It seems very unreasonable, after all, it was Youtunwei who was beaten, but at this moment, it is very likely to make Guan Long arrogant at the negotiation table.
After all, it is the East Palace who cares more about the success of the peace talks than Guan Long.
In other words, it is the Donggong Civil Service Group headed by Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen and others...
Whoever's demands are greater will be passive.
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Yanshoufang.
In the side hall, Changsun Wuji, who had just asked his servant to rub his injured leg, was sitting at the table in front of the window, looking at the report sent back by Yu Wenshi and Kuai Ma, with a gloomy expression on his face, without any hint of joy or anger.
Not only did Li Ji reject Yuwen Shiji's lobbying, he even allowed Cheng Yaojin to humiliate Yuwen Shiji... This made Changsun Wuji a little confused. Although Cheng Yaojin was vulgar and reckless at times, taking orders from Li Ji now was a sign of war. It has nothing to do with him, and he can't make the decision. How could a good person insult Yuwen Shiji like that? Li Ji has always kept a low profile and is never willing to take the initiative to make enemies with others. With his character, even if he declares war on Guanlong tomorrow, he will never condone Cheng Yaojin's insults against Yuwen Shiji's dark history.
But Yu Wenshiji had sworn his word, and had already left angrily because he could not bear the humiliation, and was on his way back...
There may not be anything wrong with this.
Changsun Wuji threw the memorial aside, took a sip of tea from his tea cup, and looked up out of the window, just in time to see Linghu Defen walking in a hurry.
After a moment, Linghu Defen came in from the door and shouted angrily: "Changsun Fuji, how can you treat the armistice contract as nothing and trample on the reputation of our Guanlong clan?"
The old man's beard and hair were all white, and he was furious at the moment. His beard and hair were spread out, and his eyes were as wide as copper bells, like a responsible lion.
Changsun Wuji had a puzzled look on his face. He was a deep man and was not angry at Linghu Defen's rudeness. He pointed to the chair in front of him and said, "I'm so angry that I'm hurting my body. Why is this? Sit down first to calm down. What's the matter? Speak slowly.”
Linghu Defen sat down, looked suspiciously at Changsun Wuji's face, and asked, "You don't know yet?"
Changsun Wuji had a look of confusion on his face: "What do you know?"
Linghu Defen frowned, feeling that Changsun Wuji was not disguising, but this man was cunning and cunning, so it was unknown whether he was pretending to be completely unaware...
He pushed away the tea that Changsun Wuji had poured himself, and said with a tough attitude: "Just now, Cen Wenwen sent people over and reprimanded me. He angrily scolded us for tearing up the armistice contract and sneaking a surprise attack on the Youtun Guards garrison in Dongneiyuan...not to mention the auxiliary equipment. You don’t know anything about this.”
Changsun Wuji was stunned, and after a long time he said: "Why do I need to know about this? I have never issued any military orders for a surprise attack on Youtun Guard. Since the day the armistice contract was signed, I have been gathering troops, preparing supplies, and restraining Soldiers must not cause conflicts to avoid destroying the overall peace talks...Brother Ji Xin's accusation in person at this moment is completely unreasonable."
He was quite happy in his heart, but very unhappy on his face.
He is not disgusted with the peace talks, but resists the fact that the eldest son's family is excluded from the peace talks by other Guanlong families. Once the peace talks succeed, the greatest benefits will be divided among all the Guanlong families. His eldest son Wuji is willing to take risks and spend all his energy. What's the point of planning all this?
Of course, peace talks are necessary. Now that Li Ji has occupied Tongguan and is about to enter the pass, the chaos in Chang'an will no longer cause any trouble. His strategy of trying to gather the world's elite troops to defeat the enemy before the Anxi army returns to reinforcements is likely to fail. , instead of letting Li Ji bring hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer the world in one fell swoop and become the veritable number one in the dynasty, it would be better for him to swallow his anger and negotiate peace with the East Palace.
Only by taking the initiative can we seize more benefits...
However, due to the pressure from various Guanlong families, in order to try to maintain the alliance that was already riddled with holes, he had to hand over the initiative in the peace talks and huddled in Yanshoufang, unable to get out.
When the Youtun Guards in Dongneiyuan were attacked, the most important thing was Fang Jun's reaction. Was he to stop fighting under pressure, or was he angry and raise troops to retaliate?
As long as Fang Jun retaliates, the current peace talks will be temporarily suspended. Both the civil servants in the East Palace and the Guanlong families will have to hand over the initiative in the peace talks...
To a certain extent, this situation is what he and Fang Jun are willing to see. Then it depends on whether the two have enough tacit understanding to take the situation into their own hands again.
Of course, the final result must be that the peace talks continue. After all, both Donggong and Guanlong have to deal with Li Ji, a fierce tiger...
So before Linghu Defen could say anything, he continued: "The sneak attack on the East Neiyuan was definitely not my fault. It must have been a 'bitter plan' staged by Fang Jun. He will definitely mobilize troops next." Ma, take revenge on our army. Please wait a moment, brother Ji Xin. I will arrange for all armies to strengthen their defenses and beware of Fang Jun's sneak attack."
After saying that, he got up and went to the front hall, leaving Linghu Defen alone in the hall.
Linghu Defen snorted angrily, but there was nothing he could do against Changsun Wuji. Although the East Palace had just sent people to accuse Guan Long of brazenly attacking despite the contract, in fact, no one knew what was going on in the East Neiyuan attack. Changsun Wuji is indeed highly suspicious. After all, if he wants to take the leadership of the peace talks away from the Guanlong families, he must tear up the tacit understanding reached between the East Palace and Guanlong. However, in the absence of any evidence, no one can accuse Changsun Wuji. .
Changsun Wuji came to the main hall, clapped his hands, and dozens of Guanlong disciples who were busy in the spacious hall stopped. The noise fell silent for an instant, and everyone turned to look at Changsun Wuji in surprise.
Changsun Wuji called Yu Wenjie and several outstanding Guanlong disciples in front of him, with a solemn look on his face: "Last night, Fang Jun sent troops to sneak attack on his military camp and staged a 'bitter flesh trick' to frame Guanlong and achieve his goals. Destroying the purpose of the peace talks at this time. He must be mobilizing troops and trying to launch a surprise attack on our army in retaliation. You listen to the order and immediately send the order to the troops stationed in various places to strictly guard against possible sudden surprise attacks. If anyone faces Fang Jun's surprise attack, he will be in danger. If you fail, I will punish you severely!”
"Here!"
The disciples of Guanlong in the hall agreed in unison, and the crowd was excited.
These are the children who have been trained by each Guanlong family. Naturally, they know that their families value the peace talks. Now Fang Jun is so shameless, and he wrote and acted a "bitter meat trick" in an attempt to sabotage the peace talks. He is a Guanlong Everyone's plans have come to nothing, how can we not be shocked and angry?
This stick is not a son of man!
Seeing the high morale of the Guanlong disciples in the hall, Changsun Wuji nodded with satisfaction, turned around and dragged his injured leg back to the side hall, sat on a chair, took a leisurely sip of tea, looked at Linghu Deben and asked : "What is Brother Ji Xin going to do?"
Linghu Defen blinked. The original anger had long since disappeared, replaced by deep confusion...
I came here to question the enemy, but it was Changsun Wuji who came to ask me, "What do you want to do?"
He soon realized that since he came here, he had been led by Changsun Wuji and was completely passive.
This "Changsun Yin man" is indeed cunning and treacherous...
Gathering his mind, Linghu Defen said: "I don't care whether the incident in Dongneiyuan was done by you, the auxiliary machine, or it was Fang Jun's 'bitter plan'. The only thing is that the entire army can strengthen its defense, but it must not be taken on its own initiative." Attack! Now Li Ji is about to march into the pass, but his direction is still unclear. This is the most dangerous time. If Li Ji stands on the side of the East Palace, our Guanlong overthrow is imminent! Therefore, peace talks are still the top priority. Only in this way can we offset Li Ji's threat and eliminate the crisis in the Guanlong clan. The auxiliary machine knows this better than I do.”
Changsun Wuji frowned, considered for a moment, nodded and said: "Brother Ji Xin, don't worry, I am not a three-year-old child, so I will never act recklessly."
What he needs is a moderate confrontation with the East Palace to trigger tension, thereby taking over the lead in the peace talks, rather than actually sabotaging the peace talks.
But it is obvious that what Fang Jun wants is to really push the peace talks to the point of collapse. Therefore, the Guanlong army will inevitably face Fang Jun's crazy attack next. With the bravery and skill of the Youtun Guards, supplemented by the elites of the Anxi Army and more than 10,000 Tubo horsemen, their combat effectiveness is simply extremely violent.
If the Guanlong army only takes a beating without fighting back, I am afraid it will suffer heavy losses...
Even with his deep knowledge and scheming, he still has to feel a headache and the situation is difficult to control. (End of chapter)