Chapter 653: On the eve of peace talks
Just like that, on the sixth day after the "Xianchi surprise attack", the situation in Liangzhou finally made significant progress.
After receiving Wei Changtian's reply, Yan Huaiqing sent more details about the peace talks through the envoy of the Zhanshi Mansion the next morning.
The time is three days later, at noon on February 17th, and the location is Zishan Hall.
Yan Huaiqing guaranteed that there would not be a single Dajue soldier in the entire Zishan Palace by then, and regardless of whether the negotiation was successful or not, Wei Changtian and his men could return to Daning safely.
Of course, no matter how nice his words sounded, Wei Changtian would definitely not be stupid enough to believe them.
Since you are going to negotiate in the enemy's territory, you must be extremely cautious to prevent the other party from suddenly "capturing the king before the thief is captured."
I won’t go into details here, but in short, Wei Changtian only did two things in these three days.
1. Discuss negotiation strategies with Chu Xianping.
2. Make preparations in advance to ensure that you can “go and come back”.
Wei Changtian and Yan Huaiqing were each preparing for the negotiations. Naturally, there would not be a big conflict between the two armies that were facing each other. At most, the scouts from both sides would accidentally meet and fight each other, and the casualties on both sides were very limited.
Thus the situation fell into a strange stalemate.
Han Zhao understood the reason.
However, the generals of the Jueji coalition were somewhat confused. They didn't know why the army "didn't fight when it came". Most people just thought that Yan Huaiqing was keeping his troops in place out of caution.
But in fact, some people have already vaguely guessed something.
Especially the Ji State, which repeatedly sent envoys to the palace to question Yan Huaiqing.
And the answer they got every time was -
My father has been captured, the political situation is uncertain, and the enemy has extremely powerful gunpowder. We must plan before we act.
Plan before you act.
The meaning of the word "谋" is very vague, so the Ji State was naturally dissatisfied.
But no matter what, Dajue took the majority of the troops this time. They had no say and could not launch an attack on their own, so they had no choice but to swallow their anger and stop making trouble for themselves.
The alliance between the two countries was not very close to begin with, and if they continued to be suspicious of each other, it was possible that it would break down.
However, Yan Huaiqing would definitely not let the situation develop to that point.
Whether it will be a fight or a draw will soon become clear.
February 16th, Xu time.
The moon on the 15th is full on the 16th. The moonlight tonight is even brighter than that on the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is as bright as a veil. A crescent Milky Way meanders across the sky, as soft as silk brocade.
At nightfall, Wei Changtian finally finished rehearsing the last detail of tomorrow's negotiations with Chu Xianping, and then took a car back to the courtyard where he was temporarily staying.
Liang Qin was sitting at the gate of the courtyard with her chin down, waiting for him. When she heard the sound of the carriage, she quickly stood up and trotted over, her long hair swaying up and down in the night breeze.
"Huh? Why are you here?"
Wei Changtian saw her as soon as he got off the carriage, and couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Did you just come back from the Shu army?"
"No, I've been back for a long time."
Liang Qin shook her head and followed Wei Changtian into the courtyard: "It's so stuffy in the room, I'll come out for some fresh air. Have you arranged everything for tomorrow's talks?"
"Well, everything is ready."
Wei Changtian smiled and said, "Remember to wake me up early tomorrow. I will leave for the Mountain God Temple at 7:00 p.m."
"knew"
Liang Qin responded, hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a low voice: "Who will go with you?"
"Chu Xianping and Li Zimu."
"Ah? General Han and Dad aren't going?"
"Well, neither they nor Du Chang will go. After all, if they fail to reach an agreement this time, the war will probably start immediately, and they will have to stay and lead the troops to fight."
"oh"
As they were talking, the two of them had already crossed the courtyard and pushed the door open into the bedroom.
Liang Qin helped Wei Changtian hang up his outer robe, and then asked someone to boil water for his bath.
After the servant lowered his head and went out, she looked at Wei Changtian with a worried look on her face and whispered her anxiety.
"Brother Changtian, Master Chu is only at the sixth level, and Miss Li has never practiced cultivation."
"If Yan Huaiqing has any bad intentions, can you three handle it?"
"It's not a big deal."
Wei Changtian smiled and said without further explanation: "Just don't worry."
“But I’m worried.”
Liang Qin slowly sat down next to Wei Changtian and sighed softly.
"Alas, last time you went to rescue Sister Liu Shi, you at least brought four second-rank masters with you."
"But how about postponing it for a few days and asking our great-grandfather to come again?"
"Hahaha, doesn't that mean I'm afraid of Yan Huaiqing?"
Wei Changtian smiled and said, "Don't worry, we are going to negotiate, not to fight."
"Besides, Yan Huanwen is still in our hands. Yan Huaiqing doesn't dare to do anything rash."
"But."
With her mouth slightly open, Liang Qin seemed to want to say something else.
However, Wei Changtian interrupted with a smile: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."
"By the way, what has Liu Shi been doing these days? Why haven't I seen her much?"
"I go to the Shu army during the day, so I don't know."
Liang Qin was indeed led astray. She shook her head at first, then recalled seriously, "But the maid said that she stayed in the room reading books all day long."
"Reading a book?"
Wei Changtian was stunned: "What book are you reading?"
"Hmm, it seems to be something like the Art of War."
Liang Qin explained: "I asked Sister Liu Shi once when we were having dinner the day before yesterday, and this is what she said."
"oh."
Nodding, Wei Changtian didn't think about it any more.
However, Liang Qin hesitated for a moment, then whispered tentatively: "Brother Changtian, have you had a quarrel with Sister Liu Shi recently?"
"I feel like both of you have been acting weird since you came back from Bailing Mountain."
"Is there?"
Of course Wei Changtian couldn't tell Liang Qin that Yang Liushi was a demon and that they had some problems giving birth.
He just pretended to be relaxed and said:
"Maybe I was too busy these days and didn't have time to look for her."
"Well, I just thought too much."
Liang Qin was indeed the most innocent of all the women in Wei Changtian's heart. She no longer doubted him and just whispered:
"Brother Changtian, Sister Liu Shi should not be asleep yet, why don't you go check on her?"
“.”
"Okay."
After a slight hesitation, Wei Changtian stood up.
It has been more than ten days since he returned from Bailing Mountain. He and Yang Liushi kept silent about the incident and pretended nothing had happened.
But now it seems that there is no point in always deceiving oneself, and some things are better to be talked out.
"Then I'll go now. If I come back late, you don't have to wait for me. Go to bed early."
"Well, go ahead."
Liang Qin responded and sent Wei Changtian to the door. She watched his back gradually disappear into the night before returning to the table and sitting down.
I poured a cup of herbal tea and drank half of it.
Suddenly, Liang Qin's eyes froze and his expression became a little strange.
She rubbed her belly as a gesture and muttered to herself:
“It should be from these few days.”
ps: I had a cold yesterday, so I don’t know why I didn’t post the chapter asking for leave. I only found out this morning. Sorry, sorry.
(End of this chapter)
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