Chapter 37 The Battle of Jie Li's withdrawal of troops ended [Thanks to 20200...802933
In fact, Li Jiancheng was very worried about what Li Zhiyun would guess because of this. So after finishing speaking, he was very concerned about Li Zhiyun's attitude.
Even Liu Wenjing was a little worried about what Li Zhiyun would see.
"Jie Li is willing to negotiate, and it seems he understands his situation," Li Zhiyun said.
Seeing that Li Zhiyun didn't care who sent the Turks as envoys, Li Jiancheng and Liu Wenjing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course, Li Zhiyun actually knew it.
"but........"
As soon as these words came out, Li Jiancheng became nervous again.
Li Zhiyun continued: "No matter who sends an envoy to the Turks, our bottom line cannot be changed. Jieli must withdraw from Hedong Road unconditionally, otherwise we will never agree to him."
Wang Gui said cautiously: "Your Highness, King of Chu, if we can make the Turks retreat and resolve the crisis on the Hedong Road, it is not impossible to make appropriate concessions. The top priority now is to protect the Hedong Road."
Cartilage!
Li Zhiyun said resolutely: "Absolutely not. If it were not for lack of strength this time, I would never let the Turks go. Not being able to avenge my second brother is the shame of our Tang army. How can we give the Turks a chance to make further progress? This matter cannot be allowed to happen again."
Discuss!"
His attitude was firm and the final word was final. His tough demeanor made Li Jiancheng quite uncomfortable.
Therefore, Li Jiancheng said tactfully: "Zhiyun, don't be too hasty. If the pressure is too much, the Turks will probably jump over the wall in a hurry, and we will lose more than the gain."
Li Zhiyun shook his head and comforted: "Brother, don't worry, we have the advantage now. As long as Shibobi stays in the grassland, Jieli will not dare to attack us with all his strength. As long as we persist, Jieli will have no choice but to retreat."
The Turks can leave, but I will never allow anyone to agree to any additional conditions they put forward. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"
Wang Gui said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, King Chu, please take the overall situation into consideration. If Jieli fights to the death, we will suffer heavy casualties. This is not what the court wants to see."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun sneered and said: "Wang Gui, my second brother's blood debt has not been repaid, but you let me beg for mercy from the Turks?
I tell you, it’s absolutely impossible!”
After saying this, Li Zhiyun left angrily.
Seeing this, Du Ruhui cupped his hands towards Li Jiancheng and said: "Please forgive me, Your Highness the Prince. The King of Chu always wants to avenge His Highness the King of Qin. For this lapse, please forgive the King of Chu."
Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "I know."
As Li Zhiyun left, Li Jiancheng, Liu Wenjing and others also returned to their residences.
Wang Gui said angrily: "How can this be? Now that the Turks can retreat, what's the point of giving in a little bit? Is it possible that we have to fight to the death with the Turks just because of a trivial matter?"
King Chu is too narrow-minded and selfish!"
In his opinion, as long as the Turks can be made to retreat and give them some things, it is better than the Turks directly conquering the Hedong Road and threatening Guanzhong.
But King Chu's toughness and unreasonableness made him quite angry.
Wei Ting advised: "Don't be impatient. The King of Chu is so tough this time, mainly because of the King of Qin."
Speaking of this, the expressions of Li Jiancheng and others changed slightly.
Liu Wenjing coughed and said: "In any case, what King Chu said makes sense. Jieli is naturally willing to negotiate, so this shows that he is worried about the situation in the grassland. In this way, there is no need to be too weak, otherwise Jieli will think that we are weak and can
bully."
"What if Jie Li requests a withdrawal?" Wang Gui asked rhetorically.
Liu Wenjing said: "Try to refuse."
"I'm afraid it's hard to refuse," Wang Gui said.
"Okay." Li Jiancheng interrupted, and immediately said: "That's it, Liu Gong, you go see Jie Li and see what he says. You can consider compensation, but if it's land cutting, it's not negotiable. This is the bottom line I've given you.
Do you understand?"
Li Jiancheng also knew very well that King Qin died in the battle and he failed to provide adequate support. It was already difficult for the saints to explain themselves. If the peace talks were to cede territory, it would be even more difficult.
"Old minister, I understand."
Immediately afterwards, Liu Wenjing said: "Your Highness must be on guard against King Chu's attitude today."
After hearing this, Li Jiancheng thought deeply for a moment and said: "Now that Jie Li has not retreated, we will not consider other matters for the time being and wait until the future."
"As commanded."
The next day, Liu Wenjing took a dozen people to the Turkic camp for peace talks.
Li Zhiyun learned that Liu Wenjing was going to Turks and invited Xue Yuanjing and others.
"What do you think Jieli will ask for this time?"
Xue Yuanjing thought for a while and said: "If Jie Li threatens him with something, I'm afraid Liu Wenjing will give in."
Xue Shou said directly: "Your Highness, as long as we can keep Taiyuan, we will have a chance to regain our homeland in the future. With all due respect, it is not appropriate to push Jie Li too hard now. If he makes a desperate move, we will not get any benefits."
"You mean, everything north of Taiyuan can be given over to Jieli?" Li Zhiyun's tone was slightly unkind.
Xue Shou was silent and had a clear attitude.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Du Ruhui stood up and said with cupped hands: "Your Highness, actually I think that if Liu Wenjing could be a little tougher, Xie Li would not dare to threaten anything. Although Liu Wenjing and Xie Li colluded, there is not much evidence.
Besides, if Jie Li really sent someone to tell the saint about the matter, it would be a headache for the prince and the king of Qi.
The problem now is that both the Crown Prince and the King of Qi want to end this war, and His Highness must not take advantage of the small and go against them at this critical moment.
In addition, although Shuozhou and other places were previously under our control, Your Highness is actually very aware that Turks will go south to plunder every year. Even if we can control these places, we will still be robbed by Turks.
Your Majesty's ambitions are clear to me. However, Your Highness, not only do you have to hide your capabilities and bide your time, waiting for the times to change, but the imperial court also needs to hide your capabilities and bide your time, waiting for the times to change.
The Turks have been a problem for hundreds of years. If we want to eradicate it, it will not happen overnight. I hope Your Highness can understand."
Li Zhiyun was silent. He admitted that Du Ruhui was right, but he was very disgusted with the land cession and compensation.
"No, I will never agree."
Hearing this, the three of them were shocked. This was a rare persistence from the King of Chu. In the past, the King of Chu could listen to their advice.
Li Zhiyun explained: "Keming, as you said, the Turks have been in trouble for hundreds of years. If the Turks become stronger again, it will take more time to regain what we lost. To be honest with you, I, the king
I don’t want to see the people in Shuozhou and other places calling themselves Turkic people one day. This is absolutely unacceptable!
Since Jieli sent for peace talks, it shows that he is also worried about the situation in the grassland. As long as he continues to waste money, he will never be able to hold on for long.
This war has started so far, and I have lost my second brother, and we must never let the Turks return home with a full load again!"
Lost your second brother?
These words sounded particularly harsh to the ears of Du Ruhui and the others.
Xue Shou asked: "What if the prince stops you?"
Li Zhiyun said indifferently: "I know what you mean. We can't expose our purpose now, let alone conflict with the prince. But don't forget that the second brother is dead, and the suspicion on the prince and King Qi cannot be cleared at all.
I guess that there will be a storm when our master returns to the court. On this occasion, if I obey the prince's orders, I am afraid that the saint will be suspicious of me."
Upon hearing this, the three of them fell silent.
What the King of Chu said is correct.
The prince's lack of support is a fact, and the saint will definitely doubt it. If the King of Chu and the prince are deeply affectionate at this time, the saint will definitely doubt it.
Du Ruhui was the first to react. He smiled and said: "Your Highness is wise. King Qin died in battle, and Your Highness lost his mind. I believe the saint will not doubt it."
Li Zhiyun nodded with satisfaction. After all, it was Du Ruhui who understood him.
In his heart, he did not want to give anything to the Turks. This time, he happened to take advantage of the death of King Qin to go crazy.
After the second brother died, it was normal for him to go crazy as the younger brother.
It's reasonable to disobey your elder brother.
In this way, Lao Li's doubts about him can be minimized.