Li Luo was slightly surprised. He and Wang Wenhai had met several times in the palace, but they could not say that they had a deep friendship. The imperial army had always been forbidden to associate with foreign ministers and princes, especially after the Grand Master Yu Chengyun made a rebellion, Wang Wenhai was even more taboo.
Wen Hai had already taken a huge risk by saying something like this. If someone leaked the news and the people in Zhuo City found out, he would not be beheaded, but the official position of the Forbidden Army general would definitely be lost.
Wang Wenhai looked back at the generals behind him, with a flash of fierceness in his eyes, and shouted: "If anyone tells what happened today, you know the consequences. Don't blame me for being ruthless. Do you hear me?"
The generals agreed quickly and did not dare to say anything. Wang Wenhai nodded with satisfaction and turned to look at Li Luo.
Li Luo and Yan Yixiao, no matter whether Wang Wenhai was acting for fun or not, it was enough to say these words.
"No need, since it is the emperor's decree, then I will go back with you."
Wang Wenhai breathed a sigh of relief, and the big stone in his chest fell to the ground. In the blink of an eye, Wang Wenhai had already begun to plan his escape. If Li Luo really wanted to go north, he might as well plan his escape, and find a job as an external transfer.
Stay away from the right and wrong in Zhuocheng City.
Of course, Li Luo didn't know that in such a short time, Wang Wenhai had already roughly thought out his plans for the next few years or even more than ten years, but this also shows how far the disputes in Zhuocheng City have reached.
Historically, when the emperor was physically weak and his imperial power was on the verge of collapse, that was when the struggle for power in the court was most intense.
Unexpectedly, Li Luo made things difficult for Wang Wenhai. Wang Wenhai was naturally grateful, with a hint of admiration in his words. He told Li Luo everything about what was going on in the imperial city, for fear that Li Luo would eat it as soon as he returned to Zhuocheng.
Fortunately, Li Luo thanked Wang Wenhai for accepting Wang Wenhai's favor. He received a lot of help from others but had little help from others. In Zhuocheng, Li Luo never fought alone.
Li Luo didn't walk back very quickly. He was counting the time and waiting for the envoys from Caohai who negotiated peace to arrive at Zhuocheng before going back, lest he meet the people in the palace and look bad on each other's faces.
Since ancient times, the most common means of negotiating peace is to make peace, and this time Caohai and Dagan were negotiating peace. Just when some veterans in the court were planning to marry the princess to Caohai, a message was passed down from the Caohai mission.
The news that shocked the Dagan government and the public was that this time it was not Dagan who came out to get married, but the Caohai tribes.
When he heard the news, Li Luo was also surprised. Before he arrived at Zhuocheng, he could already guess that the people in the court in Zhuocheng were frightened and grateful. Not to mention the three coastal states that Xiang Liuer coveted.
I'm afraid that Yeliang Prefecture and Yanchen Prefecture may not be able to be saved.
There was only one day between him and the Caohai mission. Li Luo returned to Zhuocheng first. As soon as he arrived at Qiming Tower, before he could wash his face, the eunuch who had delivered the order from the palace was waiting in front of the courtyard gate. Li Luo
Feeling disappointed, I am afraid that there are a lot of questions in the palace waiting for Li Luo to answer them in person, but even if Li Luo knew the reason, he would not be able to say it at the moment. Moreover, unless someone has experienced it personally, how many people can
letter.
The matter was so important that Emperor Wanlong rarely went to the next court.
In the Changming Palace, Emperor Wanlong kept his spirits up. When Li Luo handed over the golden order and the dragon and phoenix golden seal, he couldn't wait to ask: "Xuanlou, what is going on? Please tell me carefully."
Li Luo pondered for a while, then carefully weighed his words and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Caohai Allied Forces intend to negotiate for peace. The emperor's nephew has just received the news, and Meng Jue Pohan has come in person. The peace talks should be true."
The ministers were discussing one after another. Grand Master Di Jie coughed lightly and said thoughtfully: "Caohai is negotiating for peace. Is there any ulterior secret behind this?"
Some nodded, some shook their heads. Except for Li Luo, no one in Changming Palace knew the real reason why Xiang Liuer negotiated peace, but the reason could not be explained at the moment.
"It is no wonder that the Caohai tribes suddenly negotiated peace for two reasons. The first is that there are hidden dangers in the Caohai tribes, and the dispute in Beifu can no longer last long; the second is that they have something more important than the invasion of Beifu from the south, and let the Caohai tribes
We have to make other plans."
"There should be a third possibility." Wu Zhongxian, the provincial minister, bowed and continued with a slightly happy expression.
"Oh, there is a third reason? Wu Qing, please tell me."
"Your Majesty, I have the humble opinion that Prince Chitose from the Beifu Mansion was planning ahead, which greatly depleted the strength of the Caohai Allied Forces. Later, His Highness Nine Highnesses sent troops to encircle and suppress them. Under the protection of the Emperor's divine power, they wanted to come to Caohai to attack the border enemies.
The soldiers can't get any advantage. When they went south, they just borrowed a bit of brute force, but they can't sustain it. Now I'm afraid they have no choice but to negotiate for peace." Wu Zhongxian said respectfully and seriously, which was very useful to Emperor Wanlong.
, laughed heartily, and all the ministers in the palace laughed and agreed, but I think only Emperor Wanlong on the dragon throne laughed sincerely.
"My dear friends, tell me what you think. Let me hear it."
"Your Majesty, the war situation in Beifu is still at a stalemate. Caohai suddenly proposed peace. I am afraid that the foreigners in Caohai have ulterior motives. In the opinion of my ministers, we need to leave a little more room. Youzhou, Yinzhou, Beifu cannot take it lightly, lest we be attacked by Caohai's soldiers.
Take advantage." The new young master Lu Youxia said in a deep voice.
Li Luo glanced at Lu Youxia, the young master who was newly promoted to the head of the Nine Ministers. This person was not well-known. He had been sent to Huizhou and other places to serve as magistrate. When he was in power, his reputation was good or bad, neither high nor low. He had no reputation.
There is no great evil and no great good, just like the Gu and Lu family's way of survival, the golden mean.
Lu Youxia had just entered Zhuocheng not long ago, and his foundation was not deep. Although he had the support of the Gu and Lu families, he was a foreigner after all, and he did not have enough prestige to secure his position as a young master in a short period of time.
Sure enough, as soon as Lu Youxia finished speaking, several courtiers rebutted. Among them, Wu Zhongxian was the most radical. Without saying a few words, he vaguely mentioned that Lu Youxia meant that the protection of God's power could not reach the north, which angered Bandung.
The emperor was very unhappy and his face became gloomy.
Lu Youxia was startled and quickly made amends. Li Luo watched coldly. Unless he was in Zhuocheng, he would not have known about the power disputes behind the court. The Gu and Lu families had Sima Gu Lianying first, and then their young master Lu Youxia.
Both of the nine ministers are in the same family, but looking at the appearance in the court, I am afraid that the life of the nobleman in the harem will not be easy.
"Okay, stop talking." Emperor Wanlong waved his hand, and all the officials were silent. Emperor Wanlong looked at Li Luo who was silent and asked harmoniously, "Xuanlou, you just came back from Beifu, I want to hear
you say."
"The Caohai peace negotiation is nothing more than two choices for Da Gan, agree and not agree. If you agree, then negotiate for peace. If you don't agree, then fight again. Apart from this, there is no third option.