Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4443 Negotiations Broke Down
Liu Ji remained silent. Although he was dissatisfied, he also knew that it was not easy to bring down Fang Junshu. What he could do now was to unremittingly exaggerate Fang Jun's various disadvantages. When Fang Jun makes mistakes in the future, all these past shortcomings will accumulate and burst out...

Li Chengqian ignored the thoughts of the ministers, and said to Li Junxian: "Send someone to inform Duke Yue of the news as soon as possible, so that he can prepare."

"Here."

Li Junxian took the order, and seeing that Li Chengqian had no more orders, he turned around and withdrew, and informed Fang Jun of the news.

Li Ji knelt behind the table, clasped his fists and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Duke Lu's cutting off the Xianyang Bridge and defeating the You Xiaowei will surely shock the entire Guanzhong. No one will dare to go to Chang'an to support King Jin and rebel against the world. The destruction of the army can only happen overnight."

The ministers came to their senses and congratulated one after another. The Wude Hall was peaceful, which was completely different from when the rebels invaded Wudemen before.The reason why everyone stayed here was because they believed that His Majesty would be able to stabilize the throne and defeat the rebels, and then rely on today's "life and death" friendship to be promoted in the "Renhe" dynasty. Although there were many twists and turns, even Once in a desperate situation, but the dawn of victory has appeared, naturally everyone is smiling, this risk is worth taking.

Li Ji's heart is calm, he doesn't expect more meritorious service, because he has already become the "No. Even when the water is full and the moon is full, it is bound to go downhill.

Today, Fang Jun's rise is unstoppable, and he will even become a banner of the military in the near future. It is enough to maintain a certain status and power even if you retreat to the second line.

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Since the construction of Daxing City in the Sui Dynasty, this fertile land of the Land of Abundance has once again become the center of the empire. Wealth has gathered like water, and talents have flowed in. Naturally, it has also attracted Buddhism from all over the world.In the troubled times, Buddhism hides from the world and closes the mountain gate. With the coming of the world and the great stability of the world, it begins to actively seek to spread theories and compete with the old enemy Taoism for more resources.

In this way, many Buddhist temples have sprung up in Daxing City and even around Chang'an.

The Jianfu Temple in Anhuafang occupies a small area, and it is far from being compared with those big temples with continuous buildings and flourishing incense. There are several courtyards in three courtyards, and the houses are simple. Underneath it is gloomy and evergreen, revealing a bit of deep Zen.

Standing outside the mountain gate are rows of soldiers wearing helmets and armor and coir raincoats. Each of them stands high-spirited and murderous in the wind and rain, guarding the small temple like a mountain. The air spreads.

Getting off the carriage, Cui Xin was captured by this murderous aura, and he was inevitably flustered. If Liu Rengui was too murderous and the negotiation failed, he could just order someone to kill him on the spot, what should we do?

Xiao Yu was much calmer. After all, he had seen big scenes. Compared with the fact that the entire royal family was escorted to Daxing City after the fall of Nanliang, it was really nothing compared to the fact that the whole family died at every turn...

Before coming to the mountain gate, Xiao Yu said calmly: "Please tell Liu Rengui that there is an old friend meeting you."

Negotiations have not yet started at this time, so naturally you cannot directly announce your name here, otherwise there will be no room for return if it is spread out...

The captain at the door looked Xiao Yu and Cui Xin up and down, nodded his head slightly, and said in a blunt tone, "Wait here, don't walk around at will!"

Turn around and enter the mountain gate to report, but haven't come out for a long time.

Xiao Yu and Cui Xin stood in the bleak wind and cold rain. Although they were wearing coir raincoats, it was unavoidable that they would be damp. After a while, they were shivering from the cold, but they had to endure it so as not to lose their demeanor...

Cui Xin sighed, and said in a low voice: "This sailor is up and down, every good thing."

Regarding this point, Xiao Yu agrees very much: "It doesn't stop there? Your Shandong family only met with the navy during the sea trade, but you don't know how arrogant and domineering the navy is in the south of the Yangtze River. What will be brought and what soldiers will be brought? Jun is generally rebellious and rebellious, with the word "Royal" in his name, but he is no different from a bandit."

Speaking of the dominance of the Navy in the south of the Yangtze River, Xiao Yu can't stop complaining about it. He firmly controls the matters related to the maritime trade, which causes the Jiangnan gentry to cut off huge profits from the income of the maritime trade to pay taxes every year. The entire south of the Yangtze River was full of complaints, but the strength of the navy was so powerful that it criss-crossed the ocean, and each family just dared to be angry and dare not speak out.

Especially Lanling Xiao's self-confessed and Fang Jun are related by marriage, so they should take care of them a lot, right?However, Fang Jun apportioned the maritime trade tax of the entire Jiangnan gentry to the Lanling Xiao clan. Although the Lanling Xiao clan gained extra benefits, it offended most of the Jiangnan gentry.

Now almost all the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River think that the Lanling Xiao family is the "accomplice" of the navy. They may not dare to say anything in front of them, but they have poked the Xiao family's backbone behind their backs...

Cui Xin said helplessly: "This Liu Rengui was not well-known before, but unexpectedly he is so strong and rebellious. It's clear that we two will not be able to talk about it later."

He has seen a lot in his life, so he naturally knows that Liu Rengui's refusal to meet is just playing tricks, so as to kill the two of them and win the initiative for later negotiations.Thinking about him, Cui Xin, as the leader of the Shandong family, is the most noble person in the world, and even the Li and Tang royal family are in the eyes of him, when did he suffer such anger?

But now the form is not as good as human, so I can only recognize it by pinching my nose.

Xiao Yu shook the rain on the coir raincoat, and agreed: "Since Fang Jun returned to Chang'an and Pei Xingjian was transferred to the Western Regions, Liu Rengui is the de facto 'second person' of the navy, and his status and power are only under Su Dingfang. This person It was Fang Jun, who was promoted from a personal soldier to a naval general, and implemented Fang Jun's overseas policies, not only deeply trusted by Fang Jun, but also his own ability is extremely outstanding and must not be underestimated."

The various terms that were originally negotiated gradually cooled and withered in the wind and rain. The two were full of pessimism about this negotiation, and they could only decrease and decrease the expected benefits in their hearts...

Finally, the captain turned around and said that it was Liu Rengui who invited the two of them to come in for a meeting.

The two looked at each other, took a deep breath, and entered the mountain gate solemnly.

There is a row of meditation rooms on the side of the mountain gate, the school captain took the two of them to an inconspicuous room, and invited the two of them in without any notice.

Inside the meditation room, Liu Rengui and Xue Wanche got up together, and met Xiao Yu with the courtesy of an official.

Xiao Yu returned the salute and said with a smile: "It turns out that Duke Wu'an is also there."

My heart kept sinking.

As the commander of the main force guarding the south of Chang'an City, Xue Wanche was supposed to command the troops at Mingde Gate to prevent anyone from raiding the city gate, but Xue Wanche left his troops to appear here, which is enough to show that Xue Wanche's Youwuwei did not enter the city at all to suppress the rebellion , The plan to support Wudedian.

From this, it can be inferred that the same is true for Li Jing's side.

It seems that Li Chengqian didn't have too many worries about Jin Wang's vigorous mutiny, and believed that Fang Jun alone was enough to wipe out the rebels and maintain the imperial power.

Think about King Jin who is still jumping up and down in the Taiji Palace...

Fortunately, he was decisive and made the decision to surrender, otherwise, if he dragged on, King Jin would definitely be defeated. If he comes to surrender at that time, Liu Rengui might not even see him.

Xue Wanche had no expression on his face, and said calmly: "Defending the imperial power, protecting the country, and exterminating rebels is a matter of course. Naturally, I will stay in Chang'an City and never back down."

Xiao Yu nodded, thinking that this stick must have recited it countless times beforehand to say such words...

Liu Rengui invited the two to take their seats. Xiao Yu and Cui Xin thanked them and took their seats respectively.

The soldiers offered hot tea, and Xiao and Cui took a sip of the tea with the teacups in their hands. The hot tea entered their throats, and the damp and cold air on their bodies disappeared, and they felt much better.

Liu Rengui went straight to the point: "Both of them are noble people. I don't know why they came to visit in the wind and rain."

Xiao Yu glanced at Cui Xin, then turned to Liu Ren: "Since General Liu is so straightforward, I don't beat around the bush. I came here this time to surrender. I went astray before, was deceived by others, and did something wrong. , Now I hope to lead the army guarding Chengtianmen to disarm General Liu, change course, abandon the dark and turn to the bright."

Liu Rengui nodded: "Mr. Song Guo is the pillar of the country and the founding father of the country. Although he made a mistake, but since he lost his way, I think His Majesty will forgive him. Cui Gong understands the righteousness, so it is very good. Since the two I will not shirk my appointment, so I will send people to accept the surrender of the Shandong army, and then take over Chengtianmen."

Cui Xin hurriedly said: "We made mistakes before, so surrendering this time is inevitable, but after all, surrendering involves many aspects, it cannot be done hastily, and there are still some conditions that I hope can be negotiated with General Liu..."

"boom!"

Xue Wanche slapped the table hard, his eyes were round like copper bells, he glared at Cui Xin, and shouted sharply: "Fart! You are unfaithful and unjust, and you are in trouble. I didn't chop off your head and hang it on the flagpole. On the one hand, you still want to negotiate terms? You're a complete jerk!"

Cui Xin was born in a famous family since he was a child, and in his twenties, he managed the affairs of the Boling Cui family as the eldest son.

Immediately, his old face flushed with anger, and he pointed at Xue Wanche with trembling fingers: "You, you, you... are simply insulting gentlemen, how unreasonable it is!"

Xiao Yu tugged at Cui Xin's sleeve, and signaled him to calm down with his eyes, then looked at Liu Rengui who was leisurely drinking tea, and asked in a cold voice, "I don't know what General Liu means?"

Liu Rengui put down his teacup, took some time off, and said decisively: "Didn't you hear what the Duke of Wu'an said? You are rebels and traitors. If you really want to atone for your sins, then you should quickly lay down your weapons and surrender on the spot. Maybe your majesty will think about it." The merits of the past are to be excused. If you have illusions and refuse to admit defeat, then go back and rectify the army. When I kill you at Chengtianmen, you two will be captured alive and punished! Although I am a low-ranking official, but I also have loyalty in my heart, and I will never promise you any conditions in private, either surrender or fight, there is no other way!"

Xiao Yu and Cui Xin looked at each other in blank dismay. Although they knew that the negotiation would be extremely difficult, they did not expect the negotiation to break down as soon as they met. Judging by Liu Rengui's attitude, they did not plan to talk at all.

Xue Wanche even yelled from the sidelines: "What is there to talk about with the two rebellious officials and thieves? If you want me to say, just grab him and kill him, and then take the head to ask His Majesty for credit!"

Xiao Yu and Cui Xin's complexions were pale, and the two were fighting.

(End of this chapter)