Leaving the city, there was a moment of silence in the banquet hall of the prefect's palace.
Then Luo Jiang took the lead to put down his chopsticks, looked at Dou Qiushi and said, "Master Dou, do you think that by negotiating peace with Guangjun at this time, Qingjun, Guangjun and Yongchang County will be able to withdraw their troops?"
"Okay," Dou Qiushi met Luo Jiang's eyes, picked up the wine glass, raised it lightly, and took a sip, "Since I took Sichuan City, I left the north of the county, Anling and Sancang. Together, Danyang Peak Tingfeng Pavilion is now added. If Guangjun wants to win in one battle, it will be far beyond what the three parties can do now. It can be seen that what Guangjun three parties want is not a battle. , but to make peace.”
He put down his wine glass and looked at Luochuan, his superior, "And since I, Lijun, have already captured Sichuan City, and I don't have the strength to continue going north in a short time, it is time for peace. In this case, why not send an envoy out with a In exchange for an innocuous gesture, Qing County, Guang County and Yongchang County will withdraw their troops as soon as possible?"
He looked at Zhao Wuji and said, "After all, southern Xinjiang is also full of crises today..."
Zhao Wuji did not comment and poured his own drink.
The superior, Luo Chuan, spoke, perhaps because his throat had been moistened by some wine, and his voice did not sound as weak as before, "Uncle Dou, do the ministers inside and outside the court think so about this matter?"
Dou Qiushi nodded, "I don't dare to deceive the prefect, that's the case. In less than half a year, the number of people in my county has more than doubled. All the adults inside and outside the court are ecstatic, but also deeply worried." , not to mention the possible risks caused by the enmity between the four parties due to the war, even if you want to completely digest the newly acquired land, it is not something that can be accomplished in a short time. Even with the rapid recruitment of talents such as civil and military examinations, It will take a lot of time for many things to run smoothly, not to mention the deployment of human resources and food reserves..."
"Today's land of Anling and Sancang, on the surface, everything is going smoothly and peacefully, but in fact, there are many hidden dangers, but they have not exploded yet." He slowly stood up and went out to kneel down. After bowing, He raised his head and looked at Luochuan with a solemn expression, "Your Excellency, what I have said above is that in the final analysis, what I want to say is that I don't have enough background in Lijun. It's okay to take advantage of the situation, but once I get into a confrontation between multiple parties or even continuous entanglement, The situation is absolutely unsustainable, not to mention that there are frequent changes in southern Xinjiang today, and we must not take it lightly. The situation in Lijun is definitely not as optimistic as it seems. I hope the governor will be aware of it!"
Luochuan straightened his body and said to Gao Shixian who was standing next to him, "Go and help Mr. Dou up for me." After he saw Gao Shixian trotting all the way to help Dou Qiushi up, he smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Dou, but It’s an ordinary private banquet, just a few of us talking about some real things, so there’s no need to be so nervous.”
Dou Qiu bowed and sat back down. Before he could continue speaking, Luo Chuan spoke again, "I understand what Uncle Dou just said. It's not a bad thing for the ministers inside and outside the court to worry about this. It's better to live in peace." Everyone sings praises and praises my strength to unify Hanzhou at all costs."
As he spoke, he seemed to make himself laugh, "It's a good thing to take it slow. It's not good to keep everyone inside and outside the court too tense. The previous battles were forced by the current situation and had to be fought. "Whatever you want to do in the future depends on God's will. Thinking that you are sending troops by force will not work." He saw Dou Qiushi nodding repeatedly. , and then said, "In this case, let's leave it to Uncle Dou to send envoys to negotiate peace. But there is one thing. We can't just send envoys to Guangjun. Qingjun and Yongchang counties also have to send their own people. It can't be done. Even we have to recognize this three-county-in-one thing, right?"
Dou Qiushi bowed at his seat and said, "The prefect is wise, I will arrange this matter properly."
Luo Chuan waved his hand casually, looked at Zhao Wuji and said, "Uncle Zhao, let's talk about the south."
Zhao Wuji put down his wine glass and looked at Dou Qiushi and Luo Jiangdao, "The situation in southern Xinjiang is still confusing, but the latest report from Taiming Lu Dongfeng said that things have some clues. He did not go into details in the letter. He only said that there are some problems between the mountains in southern Xinjiang. South, we can see traces of the beast tide!"
Dou Qiushi still just listened and said nothing, but Luo Jiang had no scruples and asked, "South of the mountains in southern Xinjiang? The Taiming Army actually spread their scouts on the land of Yaoyi?!"
"It shouldn't be, but it's almost the same." Zhao Wuji shook his head, "In the hundreds of years since I left the county, I have never really sent scouts across the mountains of southern Xinjiang to reach the land of Nanyi, but there are records in the military records Three times, we reached the south of the so-called Southern Xinjiang mountains. Each time, it meant crossing most of the mountains and rivers and approaching the land of Nanyi. This is what Lu Dongfeng said this time, and it should be the same."
Luo Jiang frowned, "Everything in the letter sent by General Lu to the Military Affairs Office must be reserved..." He looked at Luochuan and asked, "Has the Grand Administrator received any more explanations?"
Luo Chuan shook his head, "It is not convenient to mention the things in the letter. One of them is too confidential. It is not war time yet, so it shouldn't be like this. The other... Even General Lu himself has not yet made a conclusion. Something happened.”
Luo Jiang was silent, but looked at Luo Chuan with worry.
Zhao Wuji and Dou Qiushi each understood the meaning of Luo Chuan's words, and couldn't help but look at it together.
Luo Chuan smiled and then just raised his finger. The candle on the table in front of Zhao Wuji, Dou Qiushi and Luo Jiang suddenly went out, and then lighted up again. Between the lights and the lights, it was as if nothing had happened. "Luo is a dignified monk in the fifth realm. Even if the world is huge, there are many that he can go to, right?"
Zhao Wuji and Dou Qiushi looked at each other and said nothing.
Luo Jiang said directly, "If it is an ordinary family, or even a young master from a certain family who is promoted to the fifth realm, at least this world of Zhongzhou is indeed accessible, but the prefect's current status, where to go?????????? ?????The land is also close to Nanyi, so where can you think you are safe in just five realms?!"
This statement has somewhat lost the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers.
But Luo Chuan just didn't care, and just said, "I am not going to invade Southern Xinjiang alone with my sword. Isn't Taiming Baitong still my Lijun territory? A hundred thousand elites from Southern Xinjiang can't protect my safety? If that's true , then I won’t be very safe even in Licheng.”
Seeing that Luo Jiang was still going to speak, he waved his hand first and said, "Uncle Jiang, you and I have something to say first."
Luo Jiang was speechless.
Zhao Wuji looked at Luochuan and then at Luo Jiang, sighed softly and said, "The governor wants to go south, and I can't stop him, but I have to do two things anyway."
"What two things?" Luo Chuan asked.
Zhao Wuji straightened his body, stretched out a finger and said, "First of all, even if the prefect has entered the fifth realm now, he still has to wait until his injury is healed before he can go south. Otherwise, he will go to the southern border. So what? But he can't go south." It’s just that Lu Dongfeng has to be distracted and take care of him.”
This was not said politely, but Luo Chuan just thought about it and nodded, "Okay, what about the second one?"
"The second thing is the matter of the general who governs the country," Zhao Wuji said with a second finger, "Even now that Miss Lu has moved into the Luo Family Courtyard, no one inside or outside the court is too worried about it. , the prefect’s palace can really say nothing? You must know that the position of general of the country is half higher than that of the prefect. If the prefect really goes south to Taiming and sees Lu Dongfeng, how should he treat him?!"
Luochuan was silent for a while, and then sighed softly.
