Chapter 652 Why are you blushing?
When Chu Xianping and Li Zimu arrived at the state government office, Liang Zhen and Du Chang had already arrived and were talking to Wei Changtian.
Han Zhao was leading his troops to confront the enemy at the mountain temple, while Wei Zhaohai had already returned to the capital, and neither of them could "attend the meeting".
"Brother Chu, hurry up!"
Seeing the two people coming in, Wei Changtian turned his head immediately and said with a smile on his face: "The news just came from the capital that Yan Huaiqing took the initiative to find the envoy of the Zhanshi Mansion and wanted to talk to us!"
"It's been six days! Yan Huaiqing finally couldn't bear it anymore!"
"Fortunately you were able to keep your composure, otherwise we would have been at a disadvantage now."
“.”
It can be seen that Wei Changtian was waiting for this news very hard.
After the "Xianchi surprise attack" ended and the situation of confrontation between the two armies was formed, he was originally planning to take the initiative to send someone to contact Yan Huaiqing.
However, Chu Xianping stopped him and said that whoever took the initiative in this negotiation would be at a disadvantage, so he told Wei Changtian to just wait, as Yan Huaiqing would surely come to him first within ten days.
And now the result came out after only six days, which shows that Yan Huaiqing also couldn't see the situation clearly.
"Sir, what did Yan Huaiqing say specifically?"
Walking closer, Chu Xianping calmly asked, "When shall we talk? Where shall we talk?"
“When to talk has not yet been decided.”
Wei Changtian curled his lips: "But he said he wanted to talk in Zishan Palace."
Zishan Hall is the main hall guarding the teleportation array in the Seventh Demon Land.
Daning and Dajue are too far apart, and it is difficult for both sides to choose a "third party" location for negotiations, so there are only two possible locations.
It is either the Zishan Temple or the Mountain God Temple.
It is obvious that both sides want to set the negotiation location on their own side. After all, this way their own safety can at least be guaranteed.
"I think there can be no compromise on this matter."
Beside him, Liang Zhen frowned and said, "If we really go to Zishan Palace, we might fall into Yan Huaiqing's trap."
"Besides, he was the one who couldn't help but propose peace talks first, so we should be tougher."
"Just tell him directly that there is no point in discussing it unless we meet at the Mountain God Temple. Let's see if he will back down or not."
"If he doesn't give in, then let's fight! Are we afraid of him?"
“.”
In Liang Zhen's view, going to Zishan Hall was undoubtedly a compromise. There was absolutely no reason for him to show weakness when he had already taken the initiative.
This is also the idea of Du Chang and Wei Changtian.
But "General Liang, I have a different opinion from you."
Chu Xianping shook his head unexpectedly: "I think we should discuss this in Zishan Hall instead."
"Ah? Why is that?"
For a moment, Wei Changtian and the other two were a little confused, wondering what kind of strange train of thought Chu Xianping had.
The latter did not keep the secret and quickly explained: "Sir, General Liang, Brother Du."
"Black powder is indeed extremely powerful, but now we only have a thousand barrels that were recently delivered. It is difficult to display its power like it did six days ago."
"So if this battle really breaks out, even if we win in the end, it will definitely be a pyrrhic victory."
"Besides, Xinfeng in the west may not be able to defend the two countries of Qianhui. If Xinfeng is lost, how many soldiers can we spare when the cavalry of the two countries face the heart of Daning?"
"These 500,000 people are our last remaining assets. We cannot afford any more serious losses."
"Therefore, ending this war through peace talks is the best outcome for us."
Having said this, Chu Xianping paused and sighed softly.
"Alas, in fact, based on the current situation, we are the ones who need to stop the war more."
"It's just that Yan Huaiqing doesn't know the details of black gunpowder and is panicking, so we took the initiative."
"But that doesn't mean we can really keep up with him."
"We should tighten when necessary and loosen when necessary. Only in this way can we avoid ruining the negotiation plan."
"Besides, going to Zishan Temple to discuss things is not entirely a bad thing. From a certain perspective, it is actually more beneficial to us."
"More favorable?"
Hearing this, Du Chang was a little confused: "Brother Chu, where is the advantage?"
"exist"
Chu Xianping paused for a moment, as if he was organizing his words.
What no one expected was that Li Zimu continued speaking at this time.
“In terms of momentum.”
"General Du, everyone knows that whether it is the Purple Mountain Palace or the Mountain God Temple, they are all the enemy's territories, and there may be ambushes hidden in them."
"And if we don't care about this and agree to Yan Huaiqing right away, what do you think he will think?"
“He will.”
Du Chang was also a smart man, and he immediately understood what Li Zimu meant when he heard it.
"He'll think we don't care if he sets a trap!"
"Yes, that's it."
Li Zimu nodded slightly: "If we happily accept the appointment, it will show that we have everything planned out and are not afraid of any conspiracy or trickery he may have."
"Although this may be a little risky, it will be a great deterrent to Yan Huaiqing and will also help this negotiation achieve the results we want."
"So my thoughts are the same as Mr. Chu's. I think we should discuss it in Zishan Palace."
“.”
Soon, Li Zimu finished speaking.
Chu Xianping did not add anything else, which meant that what she said was exactly what he thought.
Just like that, the conference room fell into a brief silence, with only the intermittent sound of the candlelight "crackling".
After the two people's explanation, such a small matter as the "negotiation location" actually took on a lot more meaning, and it made Wei Changtian and the other two change their original ideas.
"Yeah, that does make sense."
After stroking his chin and thinking for a while, Wei Changtian had made a decision.
"Then write back to Yan Huaiqing and tell him that the time and place are up to him to decide, but our patience is limited, so if he wants to talk, he'd better make a decision quickly."
"Brother Chu, is this what you mean, sometimes tight and sometimes loose?"
"Young Master Minghui."
Chu Xianping bowed his head and cupped his hands, flattering him while also indicating that there was nothing wrong with Wei Changtian's reply.
"Okay, then I'll have the Zhanshi Mansion send a message immediately."
Wei Changtian suddenly stopped speaking halfway and actually applied what he had learned to other situations.
"Brother Chu, wouldn't it be better to reply to Yan Huaiqing tomorrow? This way we can show that we don't care too much about this peace talk."
"Well, sir, there is no need to do this."
Chu Xianping explained in a low voice with some embarrassment: "Replying to the letter tomorrow morning will only make it seem like we have been considering it all night, which makes it seem like we value it very much."
"Ah! That's true."
Wei Changtian's face turned red, and he stopped trying to be smart, and quickly decided the matter.
After discussing the main business, everyone talked about other things for a while, then "adjourned" and went back to sleep.
Wei Changtian was going back to the courtyard where Liang Qin and Yang Liushi lived, Du Chang was going back to the Tengu Army, and Liang Zhen, Chu Xianping and Li Zimu were going back to the Shu Army camp together.
In the shaking carriage, Liang Zhen looked at Chu Xianping and Li Zimu sitting opposite him, and recalled what they had just said, feeling quite emotional for a moment.
"Mr. Chu, Miss Li."
"Why are you all so smart? Compared to you, a rough guy like me is ashamed of myself."
"If you think about it this way, how mentally stable would you two be if you had a child? Well, I'm just talking nonsense, don't take it to heart."
"Miss Li, I'm so sorry"
Looking at Li Zimu's red face, Liang Zhen quickly apologized.
But the next moment, his expression became a little strange again.
"Mr. Chu"
"Why are you blushing again???"
(End of this chapter)
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