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Chapter 740 Adding to the flames (4)

Negotiating peace is not a good job, aside from other things, in the current situation where the war and peace dispute between the Queen's Party and the Prince's family are so fierce, no matter who presides over the peace negotiation, he must offend one of them. Whether you achieve success or not, you may leave a disaster for yourself. In the short term, there may be no serious problems, but in the future, God knows that the cloud will rain. If the team stands on the wrong side, the consequences will not be as serious as usual ,, when you can't see the situation clearly, none of the neutral ministers is willing to do such a difficult and difficult thing to please. As for the queen party and the prince, if they all think that if they recommend themselves, they will be opposed by the other party , instead of arguing again, it would be better to keep quiet, so all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty became wooden sculptures and clay sculptures in an instant, and no one was willing to express their opinions easily on this matter.

"What? Don't you guys have anything to say about this, huh?"

Empress Wu waited for a long time, seeing that no one was willing to stand up and speak out, her face that had just calmed down suddenly turned gloomy, looked around at all the servants, and snorted coldly.

"I want to report to you, the old minister has an idea, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

No matter how cold Empress Wu's gaze was, all the officials and workers turned a blind eye to it, and the atmosphere was suffocating for a while, but at this moment, the King of Yue, Li Zhen, came out from the queue of civil servants, calmly approaching Empress Wu just bowed and reported a sentence very calmly.

"Eighth Uncle, you don't need to be too polite. If you have something to say, it's okay to say it."

Seeing that the person who stood up was Li Zhen, although Empress Wu's face remained calm, a flash of light flashed quickly in her eyes, but she didn't express too much, she just raised her hand and said politely road.

"promise."

Li Zhen finished the salute respectfully, shook her wide sleeves, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have learned from you, the old minister was deeply moved by the enthusiasm of the ministers, um, my Tang Dynasty can have so many daring words." Sir, why worry that the country is not prosperous! Today, the Great Food Kingdom has sent envoys from thousands of miles away. We, the Tang Dynasty, must not lose the way of hospitality. This matter of peace negotiation should indeed be discussed. We must not lose the dignity of our great country because of arrogance, and we must not lose the distinction between superiors and inferiors. We must ensure the vested interests of our Tang Dynasty, and we must not let barbarians say that our Tang Dynasty has no capacity for people. Therefore, the old minister thinks The person who presides over the peace talks is the key. Looking at the princes in the court, only His Royal Highness is the one who can do this, and the old minister is willing to guarantee his wealth and life. "

"Om..."

As soon as Li Zhen's words came out, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty bombarded the hall, not only the officials of the prince's family were shocked, but even the queen's party members were quite surprised. What is the intention of the first hand.

"This matter is absolutely impossible. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the honorable prince of our Great Tang Dynasty. How can he be treated as an equal with a mere barbarian country? Absurd, truly absurd!"

When the ministers were inexplicably astonished, Yushi Zhongcheng Xiao Ming couldn't bear it anymore, and before Li showed his intentions, he flashed out angrily and refuted loudly.

"Xiao Zhongcheng's words are wrong. His Royal Highness is both civil and military, and his eloquence is unparalleled in the world. He is not worthy of successors for the benefit of the country. Moreover, all the armies in Hexi are all soldiers trained by the Prince. They should fight and make peace. Only His Royal Highness can do it." With accurate judgment, how can someone else have such ability!"

For Xiao Ming's accusation, Li Zhen didn't answer, but just smiled and said nothing, and Pei Shoude flashed out from the side, grabbing Xiao Ming's words.

"That's right, what Pei Shilang said is true. His Highness the Crown Prince can't do anything about such important matters, and my humble servants will agree!"

"Your Majesty, what His Royal Highness Yue said is justified. In order to ensure safety, I would like to recommend His Highness the Crown Prince to preside over the peace discussion."

"Wei Chen agrees!"

"The minister also agrees!"

As soon as Pei Shoude's words fell, eight or nine officials from the Yue King's line came out one after another, and each of them seconded their opinions. Although the number of people was not too large, each of them was quite noisy, and they were quite noisy.

"Xian'er, your eighth uncle tried so hard to recommend Yu Er, and this palace also deeply agrees. I wonder if Xian'er is willing to share the worries for your mother?"

What Empress Wu wanted was the effect of a sneak attack. Seeing that everyone in the prince's family except Xiao Ming was still hesitating, she refused to let go of this great opportunity to persecute Li Xian, so she unceremoniously put the burden on her. Li Xian pressed on him.

Hey, that old man Li Zhen really couldn't hold back anymore, he is going to use us as a certificate of honor!

Li Xian had long expected that Li Zhen would join forces with Empress Wu sooner or later, but he didn't expect this scene to happen so quickly. He was suddenly attacked by Li Zhen, and he really felt a little angry.

"Mother-in-law clearly learned that my child has little talent and learning, and I really dare not pretend to be an all-rounder in civil and military affairs. This time, the peace talks are important. I also ask mother to show the bottom line, so that the child can follow suit."

Li Xian's mind turned quickly, and he saw through the root of the little trick played by Empress Wu and Li Zhen in an instant, but he didn't take it to heart, but replied calmly.

"Well, it's good for Xian'er to have the heart to share worries for mother. As for the bottom line, mother doesn't have a bottom line. How do you think the bottom line should be set?"

Empress Wu teamed up with King Yue to pull Li Xian into a trap. Originally, if Li Xian didn't ask the bottom line, Empress Wu also planned to give a high-voltage line. Now that Li Xian asked, Empress Wu would not have any You can speak of politeness, but of course, she was not overbearing to the point of direct order, but hypocritically threw the question to the courtiers.

"Your Majesty, I have learned that this war was caused by the Dashi Kingdom's invasion of Persia without obeying our orders from the Tang Dynasty. The crime lies in Dashi. If you want to negotiate a peace, you must get an apology from the lord of the country and promise not to do so." To harass Persia again, on the other hand, my Great Tang sent troops thousands of miles, which cost a lot of money, and I also had to spend a lot of food and compensation. Besides, since the country has been defeated by my Great Tang, it should continue to proclaim itself as a minister. There are these three points Now, this agreement is feasible.”

Yuan Wanqing had obviously received Empress Wu's suggestion long ago, and before the ministers could react, he flashed out from the side again and set out three extremely harsh conditions.

"I want to tell you, my lord, I think what Master Yuan said is true, with these three things in place, let Da Shi live on for the time being!"

"That's right, these three big benefits are also feasible!"

"It should be so, my minister seconded!"

Although the queen party members had never been reminded about these three clauses beforehand, they nodded frequently when they saw Empress Wu, and they all knew that what Yuan Wanqing said was ordered by Empress Wu, so they didn't dare to neglect and stood up one after another. When he came out, he loudly seconded the proposal, and the officials of the Yue King family were not far behind, and they also sang praises to the three clauses.

"Well, the gentlemen are able to say this, so it can be seen that they have put their heart into it. I think it's feasible, so it's fine to just decide. Does Xian'er have any objections, huh?"

The officials of the Prince's family obviously didn't expect the court meeting to turn out like this, and they couldn't find a proper way to refute Yuan Santiao for a while. In the midst of anxiety, Empress Wu released it without hesitation. talk.

This is also called the bottom line?With these three things in place, there is no need to talk about them at all, just start the fight!
Seeing that Empress Wu and the King of Yue were about to put himself to death by singing together, Li Xian couldn't help feeling angry, and his face was a little ugly. Of course, this was all for Empress Wu to see. However, Li Xian didn't care much about the so-called Yuan Santiao, because Li Xian had already made sufficient preparations before the arrival of the Dashi envoys, so he was not afraid that things would fail, but Li Xian also I didn't want to accept such a hot potato for no reason, so I pretended to ponder for a while, and then said with a serious face: "**********, my child dare not say goodbye, but it is war and peace The son-in-law can decide arbitrarily, and the emperor's decree can only be approved, and I ask the queen mother to be considerate of this one."

"Naturally, Xian'er handles things. Your father and mother are always at ease. It's fine to settle the matter like this. Well, it's not appropriate if Xian'er is too tired. Well, let's talk about peace from now on." The son is the main one, and Yuan Wanqing is the assistant."

Regarding sending the Hexi Army to the Persian Gulf, Empress Wu had already tested Gaozong's intentions, and she had already obtained tacit approval. She was not afraid of Li Xianzhi's proposal, so she readily agreed to Li Xian's request, but then paused After a while, he felt uneasy again. With a slight roll of his eyes, Yuan Wanqing was abruptly promoted to be Li Xian's deputy. As soon as the words fell, Li Xian didn't give Li Xian another chance to speak, and stood up. Slowly walked towards the apse.

"Disperse!"

Seeing that Empress Wu had left, Cheng Denggao didn't dare to delay any longer, shouted at the top of his voice, and immediately led a group of eunuchs and court ladies to chase after Empress Wu.

"His Royal Highness, the old minister wishes you success soon."

After the court was over, all the ministers and workers left one after another, but Li Zhen did not leave in a hurry, she approached Li Xian with a smile on her face, and congratulated with her hands clasped.

"It's all thanks to my eighth uncle's recommendation, I don't dare to forget it."

Looking at Li Zhen's treacherous face, Li Xian had the urge to give him an old punch. To be honest, if Li Zhen hadn't been there to fuel the flames, the task of negotiating peace would never have fallen to Li Zhen. If Li Xian hadn't been prepared for what was on Xian's body, Li Zhen would really hurt him this time. Of course, if you have anger in your heart, you will have anger, but Li Xian will not make such a rude move , just returned the gift with a smile, and replied with something in his words.

"Don't dare, dare not, the old minister still has some official duties, so I will leave first."

The reason why Li Zhen wanted to sell a good deal to show off to the later party members was to show that she and Li Xian were at odds now, and now that her goal had been achieved, she didn't want to stay any longer. After a haha, they led Li Chong and the others away.

Heaven's evil is forgivable, but self-inflicted evil cannot live!Just wait and see!
Li Xian glanced at Li Zhen's rather satisfied back indifferently, without further words, shook his loose sleeves, and walked slowly towards the apse.

(End of this chapter)