Before dawn, Fang Jun woke up from his sleep. Feeling the soft and slender body in his arms, he couldn't help but get excited and do some morning exercises... until the tide came and went, and he was killed by a Her delicate white and delicate feet were kicked out of the bed.
After putting on his clothes, he pushed open the door and walked out of the tent without even having time to wash up. The cold air that came in front of him made him shiver and cheer him up.
Then he returned to his residence with his troops. He felt guilty and did not dare to go to Princess Gaoyang. Instead, he went to Wu Meiniang's tent and asked the maid to boil hot water for a bath, and then enjoyed breakfast with Wu Meiniang.
Looking at the man who was devouring his food, Wu Meiniang sipped the white porridge, narrowed her eyes slightly, and asked suspiciously: "That girl Jin Shengman, didn't you even prepare breakfast for your husband?"
She was naturally familiar with the smell of men. It was obvious that she had gone through a big battle last night. As a result, she was exhausted and ran to her place before dawn. She didn't even eat breakfast. That girl Jin Shengman was really... It's too slow to treat your husband too slowly.
Hearing the displeasure in Wu Meiniang's words, Fang Jun laughed, swallowed the food in his mouth, put the bowls and chopsticks aside, put his arms around Yingying's waist, and said with a smile: "My husband got up early in the morning to inspect the camp. I came to you when I was hungry. Only on the wife's side can I be more comfortable as a husband. Otherwise, I won't be able to eat, and I won't be able to sleep at night. I really haven't seen you for a long time, and I am haunted by my dreams..."
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Wu Meiniang quickly stretched out her delicate hand to cover the mouth with a lotus tongue, with a look of helplessness on her face: "Mr. Lang, maybe he thought that I was one of those ignorant yellow-haired girls. After two bowls of soup, I was dizzy. I recommended myself to the pillow." Don't you want to marry me? Duke of Yue, please save it."
Although I know that my man is just talking nonsense, why is it so important to a woman whether it is true or false? As long as you keep yourself in mind and remember yourself at all times, even if you talk sweet words and talk nonsense, you will be happy and happy...
Being hugged by her husband's strong arms, Wu Meiniang's tender body was weak, and she knocked off a big hand that was used for climbing and wading, and said coquettishly: "It's already dawn, there are so many people inside and outside, don't let anyone see it. What a joke. Wait until night, and I will serve your husband again."
Fang Jun smiled, feeling the soft fragrance of the beauty in his arms, and said domineeringly: "Who dares to laugh at my husband and wife's courteous ceremony? My husband can't wait until night, so let's be gentle for the time being..."
Just as he was about to pick up the beautiful lady and go to the back couch to sleep in a fuss, he suddenly heard a soldier reporting from outside the tent: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has sent someone to come and ask you to discuss important matters."
Fang Jun was stunned for a moment. The beauty in his arms had already taken the opportunity to escape. Her delicate figure spun in front of her, her clothes were flying, and her dimples were picturesque. He chuckled and said playfully: "You are so anxious, there is no emotion at all." , hurry up and get down to business, stay until night, and I will be in good health to serve you."
Fang Jun looked at this naturally charming face and wished he could rush forward and attack him wantonly to let him know the consequences of provoking him. However, he did not dare to delay the prince's business, so he could only threaten: "Woman, you It has aroused my anger, you will bear the consequences, please don’t cry and beg for mercy.”
Wu Meiniang snorted, stepped forward and rolled her eyes coquettishly: "Aren't you afraid?"
Put on Fang Jun's cloak and send him out of the tent.
Fang Jun gathered his troops and went straight to Xuanwu Gate, and then entered Tai Chi Palace alone.
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When they arrived at the prince's residence in Neizhongmen, Changsun Wuji happened to send someone to deliver a letter...
"Peace talks?"
Looking at the neither humble nor arrogant words on the letter, Fang Jun frowned, trying to figure out Changsun Wuji's intentions. Guanlong is surrounded by chaos and can no longer support it? Or is it to create suspicions to trick the East Palace into relaxing its vigilance?
Li Chengqian's face was solemn, without any joy of ending the war. He looked around and said slowly: "My dear friends, what do you think about the rebels' willingness to start peace talks? We are all isolated confidants here, and we can speak freely without any taboos."
Fang Jun said decisively: "This must be Sun Wuji's treacherous plan! With the thief's deep city and cunning character, since he is striving for a mutiny, he will naturally try to seize the maximum benefit. At this moment, all the reinforcements from the world's elites rushed to Chang'an to help him. , when the victory or defeat is not decided, how can we take a step back and ruin the good situation in one fell swoop? According to Wei Chen, either there are different voices within Guanlong, forcing it not to use peace talks to ease internal disputes, or it is a delaying strategy. , must be on guard against it.”
He knew Changsun Wuji too well. For such a powerful man in the world, a mutiny that had been planned for a long time was in full swing, and his family and life had already been staked. Even the worst outcome was acceptable, how could he give up halfway?
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yu frowned and said: "Although the rebels still have the advantage now, they are no longer what they used to be. If the fierce battle continues, both sides will suffer heavy losses. Even if the world's elites come to Chang'an to help, if they end up with If this is a victory, then how will the benefits be distributed and who will control the situation? Guan Long must not be willing to let them work all the time, but in the end the benefits will be taken away by other clans. Since the final benefits obtained by fighting life and death are likely to be almost the same, how can we sit down? Let's talk about it and end this mutiny? Although the Duke of Yue has great military achievements, he may not know much about the thoughts of these clans and cannot act arbitrarily. "
Fang Jun raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Yu. He did not continue to argue, but his eyes were gloomy.
Li Jing looked a little hesitant: "There is no coexistence between good and evil. Your Highness the Crown Prince is the righteousness of the empire and the place of justice. The rebels launched a mutiny, and countless loyal and brave men went forward to fight and die in front of the army. The imperial city was reduced to ruins, and the Taiji Palace was destroyed. The walls are in ruins... If you accept the peace talks now, where will the soldiers who died in the battle be placed? If someone follows Guanlong's behavior today, will the imperial court have to back down and make concessions? If you give in again and again, where is the prestige of His Highness? Where is the justice in the court?”
Anger rose in his heart.
Although we understand that soldiers will fight bloody battles on the battlefield, the leadership of the war is actually above the court, and we are not strongly opposed to peace talks, but at the very least, shouldn't we lead peace talks when the situation is advantageous? At this time of peace talks, all fools know that Guan Long will not give in!
Xiao Yu took a sip of tea, held the tea cup, and glanced at Cen Wenwen beside him.
The latter's two snow-white eyebrows knitted together, he pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "Wars are still going on frequently. Not only the generals in the army are killed in the battle, but also the people are killed and their lives are devastated. Especially now that it is close to the beginning of spring, if the war continues, Then the entire spring plowing in Guanzhong is bound to be affected. The whole year's plan is in the spring, and spring plowing cannot be carried out, and there will be a harvest failure in the autumn. For the millions of people in Guanzhong, once the grain harvest fails, how many days can they survive only by relying on grain storage? With hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides eating horse chews, the daily cost is astonishing. No one is willing to bow down to the rebels. However, if the war continues, millions of people in Guanzhong will be without food by this winter. At that time, people will starve all over the land and the people will be in dire straits. The great situation that the monarchs and ministers have worked together since Zhenguan will be ruined. It will even cause turmoil in the country, the country will be unstable, and the country will be in turmoil. Of course, the fault lies with the rebels, but as courtiers, how do we feel about the people in Guanzhong? How can Yi Zi eat each other?"
There was silence in the room.
It has to be said that what Cen Wenwen said is very likely to happen. Once spring plowing cannot be carried out, the autumn grain harvest fails, and the grain from outside cannot be transported in, the serious consequences will be unimaginable.
Fang Jun sighed softly and looked at each other with Ma Zhou, Li Daozong and others, all helpless.
Obviously, since Guanlong raised his army, the military under the East Palace has fought hard and fought successively. Now Fang Jun has rushed back from the Western Regions thousands of miles away to help, and has won successive victories against Guanlong, making the military control the civil service system to death. Suppression has caused a great sense of crisis in the civil service system.
Although the civil servants did not personally participate in the battle and fight bloody battles, they have worked hard and tried their best in the past few months. However, if the situation continues, even if the East Palace defeats the rebels in the end, almost all their achievements will be lost. Captured by the military.
After a hard work, one's family and one's life are tied to the East Palace, only to have to stand aside when the rewards are finally announced. Who can be willing to do that?
However, the peace negotiation letter sent by Changsun Wuji at this time gave the civil servants affiliated to the East Palace a chance to gain merit. War will be fought by military generals, but peace talks will inevitably be led by civilian officials. As long as peace talks are finally achieved, no matter what price the East Palace pays, the merits will definitely belong to the civilian officials.
Fang Jun understood that the peace talks were unstoppable. If he continued to oppose it, it would inevitably lead to civil and military confrontation within the East Palace, making it difficult to bridge the differences.
Xiao Yu saw that Fang Jun was silent, but was not completely reassured. He said, "Previously, His Highness intended to send the Duke of Yue to Luoyang to persuade the British Duke to obey the righteousness and support the East Palace. I wonder if the Duke of Yue is willing to go?"
Fang Jun was a little angry and glanced at Xiao Yu. The old fox was obviously planning to drive him away to prevent him from acting arbitrarily and ruining the peace talks...
