Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3709 The peace talks broke down
Changsun Wuji and Yuwen Shiji were taken aback, and looked at each other, the former said: "Please."

He ordered the servant standing beside him to remove the tea set, replaced it with a new pot of tea, and added some snacks...

After a while, Liu Jie, who was dressed in a purple robe, stepped in, his eyes swept over the faces of the two, and then he raised his hand to salute: "I have seen Zhao Guogong and Ying Guogong."

Changsun Wuji was full of posture, he said "Yes" and nodded in greeting.

Yuwen Shiji smiled and said warmly: "There is no need to be too polite, Sidao, please sit down quickly and watch tea."

"Si Dao" is Liu Ji's character. Originally, with the status and qualifications of Changsun Wuji and Yuwen Shiji, it is no problem to call Liu Ji's surname, but now Liu Ji is one of the prime ministers, the chief minister of the province This time, he came here to represent the East Palace. It was considered a formal occasion, so he was suspected of being despised by the big bully if he was so casual.

But Yuwen Shi and his warm smile make people feel like a spring breeze, but they don't feel the slightest harshness...

Liu Ji slandered in his heart, but respectful on his face, sitting at the lower head of Changsun Wuji, opposite to Yuwenshi, and a servant served fragrant tea and then retreated.

Changsun Wuji's expression was indifferent, and he cut to the point and said, "This thought came at the right time. I ask you, since the armistice contract has been signed, but the East Palace started the war without authorization and caused great losses to the Guanlong army. How should we make up for it?"

Liu Jie had just picked up his teacup. He had no choice but to put down the teacup when he heard the words, and sat upright, saying: "Mr. Zhao's words are wrong. Everything that happens has a cause will have an effect. If Guan Long hadn't brazenly tore up the armistice contract and attacked the East Neiyuan, causing the right Tunwei to be huge. In case of casualties, how could the Duke of Yue use his best troops to retaliate? To make up for the compensation, I would like to hear what Duke Zhao said."

In terms of eloquence, he was born as a censor, but he had pissed off many bigwigs in the court back then, and he has reached the position of being an extremely human minister step by step with his extraordinary body, which can be called invincible.

"Ah!"

Changsun Wuji sneered, disapproving of Liu Ji's eloquence, and said lightly: "Since this is the case, there is nothing to talk about, so please go back. Later, the Guanlong army will unite with the world's powerful army to launch a counterattack against the East Palace. Take revenge for the one shot outside the Tonghua Gate."

Negotiation is not only about eloquence, but also about the power balance in the hands of both parties, but more importantly, it is necessary to be able to understand the needs and bottom line of the other party.

The needs of Liu Ji and others are to facilitate any talks, that is, to save the crisis of the East Palace, and to hold the dominant power in their hands, so as not to be suppressed by the military; the bottom line is that the two sides must cease fighting, otherwise peace talks will be difficult to proceed.

But Liu Ji's understanding of Guan Long is far from that.

The Guanlong Clan headed by Yuwen Shihe urgently needs to promote peace talks, so as to strive for the leadership of Guanlong, and exclude Changsun Wuji so as not to be coerced by them. Changsun Wuji is also willing to negotiate peace, but he must be under his own leadership ...

This is obvious, and everyone knows it.

But secretly, to what extent did Changsun Wuji give in to the rest of the Guanlongmen Clan?Under what circumstances would Changsun Wuji give up his dominance and be willing to accept the dominance of the rest of the Guanlongmen faction?And what is the determination of the Guanlongmen faction, will they resolutely take back the leadership from Changsun Wuji, and will not hesitate to do so?

Liu Ji knows nothing...

When the needs and the bottom line are firmly grasped by Changsun Wuji, but Liu Ji cannot figure out the subordinate relationship between Changsun Wuji and the rest of the Guanlongmen clan, he is doomed to be at a disadvantage and is suppressed by Changsun Wuji everywhere.

At the very least, Changsun Wuji dared to clamor for a big fight, but Liu Ji did not.

Because once the war expands, the suppressed military will naturally take over all the defenses of the East Palace, and there will be no room for civil servants to comment.

Liu Ji looked at Yuwen Shiji, and said in a deep voice: "The war continues, both sides suffered heavy losses, and both sides suffered heavy losses. It was in vain to benefit those thieves who sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight. Of course, the East Palace cannot escape the end of destruction, but Guanlong's hundreds of years of inheritance are also the same. If it is to be destroyed once, dare to ask the Guanlong families, can they bear the consequences?"

It's a pity that this method of differentiation and provocation is difficult to work in front of Yuwenshi and this old fox.

Yuwen Shiji smiled and said: "The matter has come to this, what can we do? Guan Long has always followed Zhao Guogong's order to act, and he said to fight, so he will fight."

When meeting the prince at Neizhongmen earlier, the prince said "If you want to fight, then fight", but now Yuwen Shi and almost intact will give it to Liu Ji.

Peace talks are important, but they cannot be forced to negotiate when they have just been hit hard and morale is low. Losing the initiative means that more benefits need to be conceded on the negotiating table.

You have to fight back to take the initiative.

Liu Ji's face was gloomy, and he knew in his heart that a big battle was inevitable.

The Guanlong army has a large number of people, and the Donggong army is even more elite. It is basically impossible to determine the outcome in a single battle, but both sides will be greatly injured and their troops will be lost.Especially once Guan Long has the upper hand on the battlefield, the space he can use at the negotiating table becomes smaller and smaller...

He got up, bowed and saluted, and said: "Since Guanlong is obsessed with ghosts, we must turn this Chang'an city into ruins and let the soldiers of both sides die in the internal struggle. The general will be ready to fight, and we will see the truth on the battlefield!"

Put down the harsh words and walk away.

Walking out of Yanshoufang, I watched the densely packed armies of clansmen with different clothes and colors continuously entering the city from various gates, obviously avoiding the more elite right guards, and trying to storm the Taiji Palace to make progress in the war.

A big battle was ready to go, Liu Ji's heart was heavy and full of depression.

Taking advantage of Xiao Yu's absence, he gained the support of Cen Wenwen, and successfully won over many civil servants in the Eastern Palace and seized the power of peace talks in one fell swoop. Because Li Ji led troops outside this time, and his ambiguous attitude was suspected by the prince, he would be able to ascend the position of the head of the prime minister in one fell swoop in the future.

However, when he suddenly took on the big responsibility, he found that it was really thorny and difficult.

The biggest stumbling block is of course Fang Jun, who is self-respecting and guarding outside the Xuanwu Gate. His power almost extends to the surrounding areas of Chang'an. Keep peace talks in mind.

He doesn't care whether there are more interests of Donggong on the negotiating table. In his opinion, the Donggong is about to fall. It is related to the fierce attack of the Long army and Li Ji's eyes. Apart from the peace talks, there is no trace of it. Survive?
As long as peace talks are possible, the East Palace can be kept, and any price can be paid.

In the future, the crown prince will successfully ascend the throne and take charge of the universe, and anything paid today can be returned with interest.What is it to endure a moment of anger and bow down to the rebels?It doesn't matter if the crown prince can't lower himself, I'll lower it.

As a minister, one should do everything in order to protect the interests of the emperor. Fang Junna and others preached that "the interests of the empire are above everything else" is simply not a son of man!
What is groveling?
As long as you can keep the East Palace, you will be the mainstay, the contribution of the dragon!
Taking a deep breath, Liu Jie was full of confidence, and strode back to the inner gate.

Fang Jun wants to fight, and Changsun Wuji also wants to fight, so let you fight first. Sooner or later, the situation will be firmly in my hands, and this military disaster will be eliminated invisible. shining.

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Tongguan.

Li Ji was dressed in a green shirt, sitting by the desk next to the window in the duty room, with a cup of hot tea on the table, sipping the tea in a white porcelain cup, looking more like a rural villager. A squire who passed on his poems and books to his family, not a marshal who holds military power enough to control the situation in the world.

Outside the window, the spring rain is pattering, but it is still cold.

Cheng Yaojin pushed the door open, took off his coir raincoat and casually threw it to the soldiers at the door, strode to the desk, and saluted slightly: "I've seen you, Commander!"

So he grabbed the teapot and poured himself a cup, not afraid of being hot, he drank it all in one gulp.

Li Ji frowned with a pair of sword eyebrows, as if he was very disgusted: "A cow chews peonies and wastes everything."

This kind of high-quality tea, there are not many left in the army, and all the merchants in Chang'an are almost extinct. If you want to buy it, there is nowhere to buy it. If you are not in a good mood today, you are reluctant to take it out to drink...

Cheng Yaojin wiped his mouth, smiled, sat opposite Li Ji, and said, "There is news from Chang'an that Fang Er's man raided the Guanlong barracks outside Tonghua Gate. Now, to enter the enemy's formation in one fell swoop, retreat calmly surrounded by tens of thousands of troops after massacre, really amazing!"

After complimenting him, he looked at Li Ji again, and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Yu has not yet returned to Chang'an, and his life and death are unknown. The East Palace is in charge of the peace talks, and the attendant Liu Ji has already taken over."

Xiao Yu still couldn't suppress Fang Jun, and allowed him to make small moves from time to time to sabotage the peace talks. Now that Xiao Yu is not here, Cen Wenwen is getting old, how can a mere Liu, who once followed Fang Jun and waved the flag, be able to control the situation?

The prospects for peace talks are slim...

(End of this chapter)