Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3696
The situation at the negotiating table is always changing at any time according to the situation outside the venue, and it is difficult to fully grasp it.Both Cen Wenwen and Liu Kui believed that the attack on the Dongneiyuan garrison was a secret plan by Zhangsun Wuji, but lack of evidence, it was very likely that Guanlong would bite back, accusing Donggong of playing a "hard plan".

It seems very unreasonable, after all, it was Youtunwei who was beaten, but at this moment, it is very likely that Guan Long will be arrogant at the negotiating table.

After all, it was the East Palace side that cared more about the success of the peace talks than Guan Long.

In other words, the Donggong Civil Service Group headed by Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen and others...

Whoever has greater demands will be passive.

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Longevity Square.

In the side hall, the eldest grandson Wuji, who had just let his servants rub his injured leg, sat at the table in front of the window, watching the report sent back by Yuwen Shi and Kuai Ma, his face was gloomy, and he was not happy or angry.

Li Ji not only refused Yuwen Shiji's lobbying, but even condoned Cheng Yaojin's insults to Yuwen Shiji... This made Zhangsun Wuji a little puzzled. Cheng Yaojin was sometimes rude and reckless, but now he obeys Li Ji. It has nothing to do with him, and he can't be in control. How could someone who is good-natured insult Yuwen Shiji like that?Li Ji has always been low-key, never willing to take the initiative to enmity with others. Even if he declares war on Guan Long tomorrow, he will never condone Cheng Yaojin's insult to Yuwen Shiji's black history.

But Yuwen Shi and he made a promise, and had already left because of the humiliation and anger, and are on their way back...

There's not necessarily any filth in this.

Changsun Wuji put the report aside, took a sip of tea from the teacup, raised his eyes and looked out the window, just in time to see Linghu Defen hurriedly approaching.

After a short while, Linghu Defen entered from the door and shouted angrily: "Changsun auxiliary machine, how can you ignore the armistice contract and trample the reputation of our Guanlong clan to the bottom?"

The old man's beard and hair were all white. At this moment, he was full of anger, his beard and hair were open, and his eyes were like copper bells, like a lion who was responsible.

Zhangsun Wuji had an inexplicable expression on his face, his palace was deep, and he was not angry because of Linghu Defen's rudeness, he pointed to the chair in front of him: "The anger hurts the body, why is this? Sit down first, what's the matter? Speak slowly."

Linghu Defen sat down, looked suspiciously at Changsun Wuji's face, and asked, "You don't know yet?"

Zhangsun Wuji had a blank look on his face: "What do you know?"

Linghu Defen frowned, feeling that the eldest grandson Wuji was not a disguise, but he was cunning and treacherous, and he pretended to be ignorant.

He pushed away the tea that Changsun Wuji had poured himself, with a tough attitude: "Fang Cai, Cen Wenwen sent people over, denounced me with a slap in the face, and angered us to tear up the armistice contract and attack the Dongneiyuan Youtun Guard garrison ... not to mention auxiliary machines. You don't know this at all."

Zhangsun Wuji was stunned, and it took a long time to say, "Why do I have to know about this? I have never issued any military orders to attack Youtun Guards. Since the signing of the armistice contract, I have been gathering troops, preparing baggage, restraining them. Soldiers must not cause conflict, so as not to undermine the overall situation of the peace talks... Brother Ji Xin's accusations in person at this moment are simply groundless."

He was relieved in his heart, but displeased on his face.

He did not dislike the peace talks, but resisted the eldest grandson's family being excluded from the peace talks by the rest of the Guanlong clan. Once the peace talks were successful, the greatest interests would be divided among the Guanlong families. What is the significance of all this?

Of course, peace talks are necessary. Now that Li Ji has occupied Tongguan and is about to send his troops into the pass, the chaos in Chang'an can no longer cause any disturbances. His strategy of trying to gather the world's powerful troops to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop before the Anxi army returns to help is likely to fail. Instead of letting Li Ji bring hundreds of thousands of troops to reach the top of the universe in one fell swoop and become the veritable No. 1 of the dynasty, it is better to swallow his anger and negotiate peace with the East Palace.

Take the initiative to grab more benefits...

However, under the pressure of the Guanlong families, in order to try to maintain the already riddled alliance, he had to hand over the initiative of the peace talks, and it was difficult to get out of the Yanshou Square.

The most important thing is Fang Jun's reaction when the Youtun Guard in Dongneiyuan was attacked. Did he die under pressure, or was he angered to raise troops to take revenge?
As long as Fang Jun retaliates, the current peace talks will be temporarily suspended, and both the civil servants of the East Palace and the Guanlong families will have to surrender the initiative of the peace talks...

To a certain extent, the current situation is what both he and Fang Jun are willing to see, so the next step is to see if the two have enough tacit understanding to regain control of the situation in their own hands.

Of course, the final result must be the continuation of the peace talks. After all, no matter Donggong or Guanlong, they have to place the tiger of Li Ji...

So without waiting for Linghu Defen to speak, he continued: "The sneak attack on the East Inner Garden was definitely not my action, it must have been Fang Jun's 'bitter plan', and he must mobilize troops next time. Horse, take revenge on our army. Brother Ji Xin, please wait a moment, I will arrange for each army to strengthen the defense 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 absolutely nothing he could do about the eldest grandson Wuji.Although Fang Cai Donggong sent someone to condemn Guan Long for sneaking a sneak attack regardless of the contract, but in fact, no one knows what happened to the attack on Dongnei Garden.Changsun Wuji is indeed very suspicious. After all, if you want to take back the lead of the peace talks from the Guanlong families, you must tear up the tacit agreement between the East Palace and Guanlong, but in the absence of evidence, no one can accuse Changsun Wuji. .

Changsun Wuji came to the main hall, clapped his palms, and asked the dozens of Guanlong disciples who were busy in the room to stop their hands.

The eldest grandson Wuji called Yuwenjie and several outstanding disciples of Guan Long to his face, with a solemn expression: "Last night, Fang Jun sent troops to sneak attack on his military camp and performed a 'bitter trick', in order to blame Guan Long and achieve his goals. Sabotage the purpose of the peace talks. If my expectations are correct, he must be mobilizing troops at this time and trying to carry out a surprise attack on our army in revenge. You listen to the order and immediately issue the order to the garrisoned troops in various places, the tight defense may be sudden. The raid that comes, whoever faces Fang Jun’s raid and suffers a big defeat, I will punish them severely!”

"Here!"

In the hall, Guan Long's children answered their promises in unison, and the group was excited.

These are the sons and daughters of Guanlong's families, and they naturally know how much their families value peace talks. Now that Fang Jun's servant is so shameless, he made up and performed a "bitter plan" and tried to destroy the peace talks. Everyone's plans were all in vain, how could they not be shocked and angry?
This stick is not a human being!
Seeing the high morale of Guan Long's children in the hall, Changsun Wuji nodded in satisfaction, turned around and dragged his injured leg back to the side hall, sat on the chair, sipped his tea in a leisurely manner, looked at Linghu Defen and asked : "What is Brother Ji Xin going to do?"

Linghu Defen blinked, the original anger was gone, replaced by a deep confusion...

I came to Xing Shi to ask my sins, but Changsun Wuji came to ask me "what do I want?"
Immediately, he came to his senses, since he came here, he has been led by Zhangsun Wuji's nose, completely passive.

This "eldest grandson Yin person" is really cunning and treacherous...

Recovering his mind, Linghu Defen said: "I don't care whether the matter of Dongneiyuan is the work of the auxiliary engine, or Fang Jun's 'bitter plan', there is only one point, the whole army can strengthen the defense, but it must not take the initiative. Attack! Li Ji is about to enter the border, and his tendency is still confused. This is the most dangerous time. If Li Ji stands on the side of the East Palace, our Guanlong will be overthrown! Therefore, the peace talks are still the top priority. Only in this way can we counteract the threat of Li Ji and eliminate the crisis of closing the gate of Longmen, presumably the auxiliary engine knows this better than me."

The eldest grandson Wuji frowned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Brother Ji Xin, don't worry, I'm not a three-year-old child, so I won't act recklessly."

What he needs is a moderate confrontation with the East Palace to cause tension, so as to seize the dominance of the peace talks, rather than really destroy the peace talks.

But it is very clear 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, and with the bravery and skill of the Youtun Guard, supplemented by the elite of the Anxi Army and more than [-] Tubo cavalry, its combat effectiveness is simply violent.

If Guanlong's army were only beaten and not fighting back, I'm afraid they would suffer heavy losses...

Even with his deep shrewdness and scheming, he had to feel a headache, and the situation was difficult to control.

(End of this chapter)