Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3757

Only then did Changsun Wuji come back to his senses, and said calmly: "Since everything is said to be speculation, how can we tell how much of it is true and how much is false? The top priority is not to speculate on Li Jizhi's intentions, but to advance the peace talks as soon as possible. As long as the peace talks are reached, no matter what plans Li Ji has, he can only keep it in his heart, unless he dares to risk the disgrace of the world."

This speculation is indeed somewhat reasonable, and it also agrees with Li Ji's character. However, Li Ji has been calculating for so long, is it really so easy for people to guess what he thinks in his heart?
Others may be confused by Li Ji's indifferent and calm, but Changsun Wuji never dared to underestimate this man, only seeing that he has soared to occupy the head of the prime minister among the famous ministers of Zhenguan. After death or retirement, if you faintly see the honored minister as the first, you can know how deep his city is and how far-reaching his plans are.

Such a person has deep meaning in every word and deed, how can he only look at the signs revealed on the surface?
Yuwen Shiji nodded and said: "Don't worry about the auxiliary machine, I will go to the East Palace to discuss the peace talks in person later, but this time the army is defeated, and the East Palace is full of arrogance, so there must be many difficulties, all kinds of difficulties."

Although he complained, his heart was at ease.

The defeat is certainly worrying and frustrating, but after this battle, Changsun Wuji, who was most resistant to the peace talks, has also recognized the situation and stopped obstructing it. Presumably, the bottom line of the peace talks will be looser, and it is relatively easier to operate by himself.

It's just that I don't know if the gang of civil servants in the Eastern Palace can suppress Fang Fangjun, otherwise they will be obstructed by that stick, and the prospects will not be promising...

Sure enough, Changsun Wuji nodded and said: "This is different from the past. Brother Ren went to the East Palace to mediate. You can let go of the bottom line appropriately. As long as it doesn't involve the core interests of the Guanlongmen clan, everything can be negotiated. But don't rush for a while. It’s enough to negotiate back and forth.”

Yuwen Shiji said: "I can save it."

Changsun Wuji took a sip of tea and asked everyone, "Do you want to continue to let the clans outside the pass send private troops into Beijing?"

Everyone thought about it, and Linghu Defen said: "Li Ji specially sent someone to inform that the entry from outside the pass to the pass is still smooth, which may not have hinted that we can continue to mobilize the private army of powerful families to enter Beijing. I am afraid in my heart."

Dugu Lan didn't take it seriously: "Isn't it confirming that our speculation just now is close to Li Jizhi's plan? The defeat in this battle has led to a reversal of the situation. With our current power, we can't guarantee the defeat of the East Palace, so Li Ji is willing to open Tongguan and allow us Reinforcements come in."

All the people nodded their heads in unison, confirming the two sides, they felt more and more that their guess about Li Ji's intentions was not bad.

Changsun Wuji pondered for a long time before slowly nodding his head, and said: "Then continue to recruit the private army of the world's powerful families to enter the pass. The matter has come to this point. If there is no retreat, at least we must put on the momentum of fighting to the end, otherwise even if the peace talks You will also be restricted by the Eastern Palace."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The current defeat has made the Guanlong army discouraged. The Donggong side is naturally arrogant and morale is overwhelming. If they cannot be suppressed, they will have to pay a huge price and lose a lot of benefits if they want to negotiate peace. This is the boss of Guanlong. They absolutely do not want to see.

It is necessary to continue to increase troops to maintain the superiority in military strength, at least to put pressure on Donggong, so that it cannot unscrupulously squeeze the bottom line of Guanlong's participation in the peace talks.

Furthermore, if the peace talks finally break down, Guan Long still needs to increase its troops. In this case, it is better to transfer the troops from outside the pass to the pass...

However, He Lanyan was worried: "Last time when they asked the outsiders to increase their troops, they procrastinated and refused to do so. Now that they have suffered defeat, the morale of the army has been weakened and people are panicked. It will be very difficult for those clans to continue to increase their troops."

Again, some behaviors must be based on interests, and their advantages and disadvantages harm the principles of nature.

In the early days, the clan outside the Guan had some resistance to entering Guanzhong to help Guanlong attack the East Palace. After all, the world is now peaceful, the river is clean and the sea is clean, the imperial court has long been stable, the people live and work in peace and prosperity, and it is a good time for peace. Fighting with knives?
What's more, the mutiny carried out by Guan Long didn't even have a high-sounding name. Everyone sent troops to help the evildoers.

It's just that Changsun Wuji can be regarded as the leader of the powerful families in the world. After a lot of coercion and temptation, he promised countless benefits and denounced many interests. .

But now that the two armies in Guanlong and Guanlong have been defeated, the situation has become rotten, and even the private armies of the clans who entered Guanzhong before have suffered heavy losses. Under such circumstances, how can they be willing to let the clans outside the pass continue to increase their troops?
Changsun Wuji waved his hand and said: "You don't need to worry about this matter, I will handle it properly."

After boarding the ship of Guanlong, how could he disembark at will?Now that many clans outside the pass have already sent troops into the pass to participate in the war, they can't help them if they want to withdraw halfway.

Changsun Wuji has a way to deal with those guys who want to eat meat but are afraid of burning their mouths...

At the moment, everything was agreed, and Yuwen Shiji rushed to the East Palace to try to restart the peace talks, He Lanyan was responsible for rectifying the army and boosting morale, and Changsun Wuji called the spokespersons of various clans outside the pass in Guanzhong to let them continue to increase troops to enter Guanzhong to participate in the war.

No matter what, you should fight hard.

Dugu Lan's heart is not here, and being able to sit here and participate in the discussion is considered to be the affection between the Longmen Clan of Quanguanguan. The Dugu family is not too keen on mixing in this mutiny, and the place where the incident even draws a clear line from the rest of the family. In the end, although he had to participate under the pressure of Changsun Wuji, he muddled through and didn't care.

Linghu Defen tried his best to maintain his personality as "a great Confucian in the world, who writes books and talks", floating outside the interests of the world...

When everyone dispersed, Changsun Wuji sat alone in the hall and sipped tea slowly, his face sinking like water and his eyes deep.

Ever since Li Ji led his troops abroad and delayed his return, he took him to heart and believed that Li Ji must have been coerced by the Shandong family behind him, intending to take advantage of the fire to loot and grab more benefits.For this, Changsun Wuji didn't care. When the East Palace was abolished and a new crown prince was established, even if the new king succeeds, the Guanlong clan will control the entire court, and the benefits will be endless, so he doesn't care about giving some to Li Ji.

But today Li Ji sent someone to deliver such words, which made Changsun Wuji suspicious.

Some things can be done but cannot be said. If Li Jiruo really wants to be a cousin and erect a memorial archway, then he only needs to mobilize the army to let go of the pass. Guan Long naturally understands it and mobilizes the powerful army to enter the pass while continuing Attack the East Palace fiercely.

At a certain level, "tacit understanding" is the best way to communicate, and each other can be understood with wisdom. If you don't understand well, then don't blame others for your own losses.

Sending people here like Li Ji is as if he is afraid that Guan Long will shake hands with Donggong to make peace... Everything seems logical, but in the eyes of suspicious people like Changsun Wuji, it is a bit superfluous.

No matter how insignificant this hint is, sending someone here will leave a clue in itself. This is an irrefutable suspicion among the world and the history.

With Li Ji's wisdom and forbearance, how could his methods be so reckless and crude?

Although it is not yet clear, there must be something hidden in it.

Such thoughts turned back and forth in Changsun Wuji's mind, and he thought hard for a long time, but he still couldn't find a reasonable explanation, but if he ignored it, he really couldn't feel at ease.After all, with the development of the current situation, although Guan Long still has an advantage in some areas, he is no longer as powerful as he was at the beginning of the uprising, as if walking on the edge of a cliff, falling into the abyss at every turn, and never recovering.

Knowing that his mind was as muddy and disorderly as the rivers and seas, he had no choice but to let it go with a sigh.

After 30 days and noon, he is in his fifties, his beard and hair are graying, his physical strength has declined, and his energy is not as good as before.Generally speaking, even if a person of this age lives in a temple, he should gradually delegate power and support the newcomer to the top. If he is a rich man in the country, he should pamper his grandchildren and take care of his life. , is it worth it?

With this thought in mind, he called Yu Wenjie in and said: "Send someone to inform Duke Ying first, you might as well rescue the dog during the peace talks, and then you can personally inform the people outside the pass who can be the masters in the pass, so that you They came here, the old man has something important to discuss."

Although Changsun Huan's political future has been completely ruined, even if this mutiny is successful, he will no longer be qualified to stand above the court, but he is his eldest son. He once had high hopes and loved him very much. The victim of the mutiny, take it to vent your anger on the East Palace, right?

Even if he just rescued him to become a rich man and carry on the family line, he had fulfilled his duties as a father, otherwise he would be reduced to a prisoner in the East Palace, and he would lose his life at some point, it is really unbearable...

(End of this chapter)