Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1238: Can the Heavenly Family be divided?

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall showed an expression of sudden enlightenment. Pei Xingyuan touched his chin and murmured, "I was wondering why I didn't see the princess today."

Jiang Wei also said: "Yes, I didn't see the princess today, and I was worried that she was not well."

Pei Xingyuan smiled and waved his hands at him: "How could that be? If the princess was really ill, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin would not have the time to discuss these trivial matters with us here."

Everyone nodded again.

The corner of Yuwen Ye's mouth twitched slightly.
Dai Junliang whispered, "Do you want to ask the princess to come out?"

Yuwen Ye said: "No need to invite her. Today, it's just us who will discuss this."

After hearing what he said, everyone knew that he would definitely not let Shang Ruyi attend this meeting, but they also understood that Shang Ruyi obviously did not agree with him to follow the emperor's order and move to Luoyang. For a moment, everyone fell silent.

Just when the entire lobby and even the Prince Qin's Mansion were quiet and somewhat depressing, a voice said lightly -

"If you really want to go to Luoyang, you have to have conditions."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes were focused on one person. It was Shen Wuzheng, who had not spoken a word today and had almost no expression or emotion no matter what the people in the lobby said.

He is almost recognized as the most intelligent person in the entire Qin Palace. In addition, he is also the elder brother of the Qin Princess, so Yuwen Ye almost obeys his orders on many major issues. Although the two of them sometimes seem to not get along, this does not affect his influence in this team.

So, as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone fell silent.

After a while, Pei Xingyuan spoke first and said, "Wu Zheng, I thought you would stand on this side."

Shen Wuzheng glanced at him calmly without saying anything. Yuwen Ye calmed down immediately after his initial shock, but he was not too happy. He just asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Shen Wuzheng said: "The Emperor promised that His Royal Highness Prince Qin could appoint officials in Luoyang at will. I believe everyone understands what this means."

Everyone nodded.

Shen Wuzheng asked: "How is this different from Liang Shide's previous situation in Luoyang?"

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"The only difference is that he has nothing to do with Chang'an. These powers were not promised by others, but he won them by himself."

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"So, his power in Luoyang is greater than what the Emperor promised to Your Highness. Where is he now?"

Lei Guo said: "Master Shen means that if we go to Luoyang, we will become enemies with Chang'an, and the two sides will go to war sooner or later."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ye's brows subconsciously frowned: "I don't want to be an enemy of Chang'an."

Shen Wuzheng said calmly: "Your Highness, brothers from ordinary families can split up, but can the Heavenly Family be split up?"

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"If someone else is sleeping beside your bed, can Your Highness be at peace? Can the Crown Prince be at peace? Can the King of Qi be at peace?"

He and Shang Ruyi said almost the same words one after the other on different occasions. Yuwen Ye's brows furrowed even more tightly, and everyone was touched by his words and nodded repeatedly. Pei Xingyuan said leisurely: "Your Highness, don't forget, on the night the little prince was born, you were in Chengqian Palace. You almost died." When this matter was mentioned, Yuwen Ye's eyes dimmed.

At this time, Shi Yu thought to himself: "Master Shen just said there are conditions, what are the conditions?"

Shen Wuzheng said: "His Majesty the Emperor gave Luoyang to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to compensate him, but if he gave Luoyang, he couldn't just give Luoyang. Otherwise, the battle of Luoyang a few days ago was a rehearsal for the future. Whether it was us in Luoyang or the Crown Prince Qi Wang in Chang'an, we would consume our own strength in this tug-of-war, and eventually others would benefit."

Yuwen Ye frowned.

Only then did he realize that he was so focused on making a decision that he forgot to back up the decision. Instead, Shen Wuzheng remained calm and got to the point in just one sentence.

He thought for a moment and said, "Then what conditions do you think I should propose to my father?"

Shen Wuzheng smiled faintly and said, "Your Highness is proficient in military strategy. I don't need to propose this to Your Highness."

Yuwen Ye was silent for a moment, then said, "I will ask my father for permission to replace the commander of Tongguan Pass with my own people, as well as Hangu Pass."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other. This time, no one raised any objections, because Tongguan was the only way for Guanzhong to the east. Taking this place would mean blocking the possibility of Yuwen Qian and Yuwen Cheng sending troops eastward - especially since the current Tongguan commander, Chu Zhengfei, was Yu Dingxing's man. Having his people guarding such an important place was already disadvantageous to the Qin family. Now that the emperor wanted Yuwen Ye to retreat to Luoyang, it was a good opportunity to ask the emperor.

Similarly, Hangu Pass is located to the east of Tongguan and is an important passage from Chang'an to Luoyang. If it is taken, it can form a defensive barrier in the west of Luoyang together with Tongguan.

Although Shentu Tai looked unhappy, he said, "Shangzhou must have it too!"

Yuwen Ye glanced at him and nodded, "Of course."

Shangzhou is located in the southeastern part of Guanzhong, close to the southern foot of Qinling Mountains. It is the location of Wuguan, the most important passage from Chang'an to Nanyang and Jingxiang. Controlling Wuguan can prevent Chang'an's troops from attacking Luoyang from the south.

Mu Xian murmured, "There is also Hulao Pass. Only if we control these places can Luoyang rest assured."

Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true.

But Shen Wuzheng did not stop there. When everyone quieted down and really began to carefully imagine the prospects of Luoyang, he said in a deep voice: "Not only that, Your Highness must ask the Emperor for two more places."

Yuwen Ye looked at him: "Which two places?"

Shen Wuzheng said: "Shangdang and Puban."

When she heard about these two places, others might be fine, but Shi Yuxin's expression immediately became serious. She looked at Shen Wuzheng deeply, and Shen Wuzheng met her gaze and said, "Miss Shi understands the truth behind this best."

Shi Yuxin was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "When I led 80,000 troops, I was planning to enter Shangdang through Fukou Pass, and then go south to seize Puban. In this way, the entire Chang'an City would be within my reach."

After hearing these words, everyone was so quiet that even their breathing was slowed down.

Gao Feng and Jiang Kesheng, in particular, could not help but shudder - after all, it was them who followed Shang Ruyi and led hundreds of people to block Shi Yuxin's army in Huyang Valley. After a bloody battle, almost all of their elite troops were wiped out. It was extremely tragic.

However, it is hard to say whether Chang'an would still be as prosperous as it is today if there had not been those days and nights of bloody battles.

It’s even harder to say what the world is like!
At this time, Yan Buhuai said hesitantly, "But, these two places..."

There will be more later