Chapter 3808: A sudden turn of events
Changsun Wuji turned his head, looked coldly at Dugu Lan, who had been holding back since the incident, and said grimly: "Now that the matter has come to this, is there another way to go?"
Dugu Lan's heart trembled when he was stared at by Changsun Wuji's snake-like eyes. He swallowed subconsciously and did not dare to say anything. In fact, many members of the Guanlong family disapproved of Changsun Wuji's risky uprising. They were just impressed by Changsun Wuji's majesty, but they dared not express their dissatisfaction. It was precisely because of the repeated expressions of the Dugu family. Unwilling to cooperate with the rebellion, those small family members dared to jump around from time to time, which led to different opinions within Guanlong, because Changsun Wuji hated the Dugu family deeply.
In normal times, the Dugu family is naturally not afraid of Changsun Wuji, but the current situation is unfavorable and there is always danger of overthrow. With Changsun Wuji's ruthlessness, if he makes up his mind to drag the Dugu family on his back before dying, it will be troublesome... …
Yu Wenshiji did not want to be alone and watch too much embarrassment, which would cause the resentment in his heart to accumulate more and more, so he came to his rescue and said: "But the peace talks should still be the main focus at the moment, otherwise it would be making a wedding dress for Li Ji for nothing. ? What’s more? Even if they fight to the death, they may not have much chance of winning. The East Palace's six-point rate is just that, and the Youtun guards are too tough... Even if they win, they will still have to face Li Ji's hundreds of thousands of troops, and the gains will not be worth the losses."
Naturally, Changsun Wuji could not be as forceful towards Yu Wenshiji as he was towards Dugu Lan. He patiently explained: "It's not that I don't want peace talks, but that the East Palace has always been resistant to peace talks, especially the prince and Fang Jun! On the surface, Xiao Yu, Liu Jie and others presided over the peace talks with a very good attitude, but Fang Jun occasionally They sent troops without authorization, and the prince even acquiesced. Who knows whether this was the strategy they had discussed? Once we fell into the opponent's rhythm, we missed the opportunity and allowed the situation to collapse step by step. In the end, the peace talks failed, and we even fought to the death. No chance!”
Several people were speechless for a moment and had to admit that this was indeed true.
Yu Wenshiji said depressedly: "Fang Er is nothing more than a stick. He has always been soft but not hard. When he goes crazy, he becomes arrogant and domineering. It is beyond common sense. But when did the prince become so courageous and tough? If it had been like this earlier, Your Majesty would have done it again. How can we be dissatisfied with it and repeatedly have the desire to store it? ”
His Majesty Li Er's dissatisfaction with the prince is that he lacks courage and decisiveness, is easily influenced by others, and may indulge powerful officials, leading to the decline of imperial power.
Changsun Wuji said: "What's the use of thinking like this now? If you continue the peace talks, it would be best if they can be concluded. If Fang Jun and the prince continue to conflict or even destroy them, we are also fully prepared. The worst thing is that the fish will die and the net will be broken, so fight with all your strength!”
It would be best to negotiate peace with Donggong directly. Otherwise, it would be the same to negotiate with Li Ji after defeating Donggong and using his reputation and righteousness.
It's just that Youtunwei is a tough nut to crack, leaving everyone feeling unsure...
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Inside the heavy door.
Thick rainwater fell from the sky and gathered into streams in this small area blocked by high walls. It gurgled to the corners and low-lying areas under the eaves. It followed the culverts buried underground and merged into Yong'an, Qingming and other canals, and then flowed outside the city.
In the prince's residence, the prince's concubine was preparing dinner for the prince. Liu Jie came in a hurry. Seeing that the prince's concubine was there, he hurriedly saluted.
The Crown Princess smiled gently, and after returning the gift, she told the Prince to enjoy dinner on time, and then walked back to the back hall, leaving the monarch and his ministers with a graceful and graceful back...
Liu Jie said: "It's a minor sin for disturbing His Highness's meal."
Li Chengqian sat behind the desk and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. Liu Shizhong is so popular, but what's the important thing?"
Although he is weak-tempered and gentle, he has received good etiquette education since childhood and is extremely polite at heart. He will only relax slightly in front of people who are close to him, otherwise his etiquette will be strict and meticulous. If it were His Majesty Li Er, even if the sky fell at this moment, he would still enjoy the meal carelessly while asking Liu Ji to report. If he was in a mood, he would even invite Liu Ji to have a drink...
Liu Jie did not bother to be humble and let the prince finish the meal before talking about business, and said quickly: "Just now, I heard that the Duan family's private army in Nanyang massacred several villages in the suburbs of Zheng County in the middle of the night yesterday. They raped, burned, killed and kidnapped." The looting of grain was outrageous! And after dawn, Lu Guogong, who was stationed on the east side of Tongguan, led his Zuowu guards to raid the Duan family camp in Nanyang and annihilated thousands of private soldiers!"
Li Chengqian was shocked, and soon became dissatisfied. This was a military situation. The person who came to report was either Fang Jun outside the Xuanwu Gate, Li Junxian who was in charge of the "Hundred Cavalry Division", or Li Jing who commanded the Sixth Army of the East Palace. Why? Are you a waiter mixed in?
Liu Ji didn't seem to realize that he had "crossed the line" and said excitedly: "This move may be an opportunity for the British to launch a war against Guanlong. Our victory is not far away!"
Although Jean is keen on promoting peace talks in order to gain merits, he still has to wait until everything is based on the final victory of the East Palace. Otherwise, no matter how many merits he has, they will be useless, and he will even bear the infamy of being an "alliance under the city" and "losing his master and humiliating the emperor"...
Of course, if Li Ji really starts a war with Guan Long, then Guan Long will abandon all bottom lines and strive for peace talks with Dongsong as soon as possible.
The current situation is that Donggong, Guanlong, and Li Ji are wary of each other and contain each other. After Donggong and Guanlong shook hands and made peace, although their power is still not inferior to that of Li Ji, they have gained a great reputation. Unless Li Ji rebels, otherwise he can only He bowed his head obediently.
As long as Li Ji goes to war with Guan Long, Guan Long will have no choice but to negotiate peace with the East Palace, otherwise he will only lead to his own destruction...
Li Chengqian was still meditating on the stakes involved, when his chamberlain came to report that Li Junxian had urgent military affairs to report. Glancing at Liu Ji, he calmed down his excitement and took a step back. He seemed to know that such military affairs should be reported by the military or Baiqisi. His operation was somewhat overstepping his authority, so he tried to avoid suspicion... But since What's the point of making such a gesture after already "crossing the line" and inserting one's hands into military affairs?
Li Chengqian felt a little disgusted with such a pretentious gesture in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, so he called Li Junxian in.
Li Junxian strode in. When he saw Liu Jie was there, his expression paused slightly.
Liu Ji's expression remained unchanged and he sneered in his heart.
Li Chengqian said: "General Li has something important to do, but it doesn't hurt to say it."
But in his heart, he was wondering where Liu Jie got the news, and he was actually one step ahead of Bai Qisi?
Li Junxian then said: "I just received news that the Nanyang Duan family's private army stationed outside Zheng County last night robbed villages, massacred, raped, set fire and looted, and was wiped out by Lu Guogong's army..."
As he spoke, he looked at Li Chengqian's expression and saw that he was not surprised. He was secretly surprised in his heart. Li Ji had always stayed out of the matter, assuming a completely neutral posture, sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers and tigers. Now that Cheng Yaojin suddenly sent troops to annihilate the Duan family's private army in Nanyang, it was of great significance. It was most likely a sign of Li Ji's end. Why did the prince seem indifferent to such a major event?
Li Chengqian said: "Liu Shizhong has just reported this matter."
Li Junxian frowned and glanced at Liu Ji. No wonder Fang Jun was very afraid of this person. Sure enough, he was too greedy for power and stretched his hands too long...
However, Fang Jun had to go to the ring with Liu Jie for this matter. He continued: "...In the afternoon, Zhang Liang, the Duke of Yun State, entered the city on the order of the British Duke and rushed to Princess Baling to express his condolences. Later, he met with Zhao in Mingfu Temple. The Duke met privately, but the security was extremely tight and it was not known for the time being. Later, Duke Yun left the city and returned to Tongguan in the evening. When Zhao Guogong returned to Yanshoufang, he immediately summoned Yu Wenshiji, Linghu Defen, Dugu Lan and other Guan Longxungui to block the discussion, so the contents were also blocked. Unknown.”
"What?!"
Liu Jie was shocked. He didn't know about Zhang Liang's entry into the city. It didn't matter. He actually met Changsun Wuji privately... Since Zhang Liang came to the city to express his condolences on behalf of Li Ji, his words and deeds must be entrusted by Li Ji. It was obvious that he was under the command of Li Ji. Li Ji was ordered to contact Changsun Wuji.
This is enough to cause the entire situation in Guanzhong to undergo drastic changes once again!
If Li Ji might have officially launched a war against Guan Long before, which would be of great benefit to the East Palace, then once Guan Long and Li Ji form an alliance, the East Palace will be annihilated...
Liu Ji couldn't care less about avoiding suspicion and said quickly: "Your Highness, something is going wrong! We should order the whole army to take strict precautions, or let go of the bottom line and speed up the peace talks. Otherwise, once Changsun Wuji reaches some contract with Li Ji, the East Palace will Falling into passivity, the situation is not good!”
Before, he was excited about Cheng Yaojin's plan to wipe out the clan's private army, but in the blink of an eye, the situation took a turn for the worse. (End of chapter)