Chapter 659: The Invisible Battlefield (IV)
You don't understand.
Obviously, these three words implied too many meanings, which made Yan Huaiqing stunned for a moment.
After a moment, he seemed to understand something vaguely, but he was not sure, so he stared at Wei Changtian with slightly wide eyes, waiting for an explanation.
However, Wei Changtian did not continue speaking. He just gently put down the teacup in his hand and turned to look at Chu Xianping.
The latter immediately understood and coughed dryly, then said, "Cough."
"Your Highness, your father is doing well in Liangzhou and is in good health. You can rest assured."
"Let's talk about the peace talks first."
"Since you were the first to propose this peace talk, why don't you speak first?"
"If both you and I think it's feasible, then it won't be too late to discuss your father's matter."
"What do you think?"
“.”
After a few words, Chu Xianping temporarily put aside the matter of Yan Huanwen and turned the topic to peace talks.
Of course.
Just like the negotiation between Li Qi and Ning Yongnian in Huailing City, in such situations, the subordinates would definitely talk first, and only when the talks were almost over or the negotiations reached a deadlock would Wei Changtian and Yan Huaiqing come out to make the final decision.
Therefore, Yan Huaiqing would not personally explain his ideas at the moment.
"Well, in that case, let me tell you."
At Yan Huaiqing's eye signal, Xu Heng slowly stood up and immediately told Dajue's plan to stop the war.
"Pitch, tick."
The charcoal in the charcoal basin was burning brightly, as red as agate.
The room was silent, with only Xu Heng's powerful voice echoing in everyone's ears.
As they listened to his words, the expressions of Wei Changtian and the other two remained unchanged.
But this does not mean that they are very satisfied with the solution proposed by Dajue.
On the contrary, this plan is completely unacceptable to them.
According to Xu Heng, Dajue hoped that the Tengu Army and the Shu Army would withdraw from the war, and the Wei family should not get involved in the Yuanzhou war anymore.
In exchange, the Jueji coalition will not continue to attack Dashu southwards after defeating the defenders of Daning and occupying the entire territory of Daning. At the same time, it will persuade Daqian and Dahui to stop advancing eastwards after occupying Xinfeng.
In other words, Yan Huaiqing hoped that Wei Changtian could withdraw from this great battle in exchange for the safety of Da Shu.
"Master Wei, you don't have to worry about us breaking our promise."
On the other side of the charcoal basin, Xu Heng looked at Wei Changtian and said very seriously: "Now my emperor is in your hands, and once you agree to this, His Royal Highness will immediately send a message to the other three countries, urging them to send a royal family member to Dashu as a pledge."
"If you still feel that this is not enough, you can just tell me what other guarantees you need."
"As long as you are not deliberately making things difficult for me, I think we can discuss it."
“.”
Each of the four countries sent a member of the royal family to Dashu as a guarantee that they would not invade Dashu in the future.
If Wei Changtian feels that the hostages alone are not enough, other conditions can be negotiated.
Soon, Xu Heng finished speaking, and the room fell into complete silence.
This plan is undoubtedly beneficial to the four countries of Dajue, and it also gives enough face to Wei Changtian and Da Shu.
To be honest, before the war started, the four countries did not take Da Shu seriously.
Because although Da Shu had established a new dynasty, in their eyes it was still the southern border of the former Da Ning, and its national strength was not that strong at all.
But after the "Xianchi surprise attack", the four countries, having witnessed the power of black gunpowder, suddenly became alert.
This also included the Qianhui coalition forces fighting against Xinfeng on the western front.
After all, if these explosives can be dropped on the fairy pond today, they can also be dropped on their heads in the future.
It is hard to say whether this asymmetric "tactical strike" can determine the outcome of the war, but it can definitely cause them a lot of trouble.
More importantly, the four countries have not yet found a good way to deal with such "air raids and bombings".
So, I might as well use this method to exclude you from the battlefield.
Anyway, as long as we can swallow up Daning and Xinfeng, then this war will not be in vain, and losing Da Shu will not affect the overall situation.
“.”
It is obvious that Yan Huaiqing must have discussed it with the other three countries before, or at least with the two powerful countries of Daqian and Dahui, so he can come up with such a plan now.
As for what Wei Changtian thought about this, he lowered his head and played with the edge of the teacup, with a slightly sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth.
Chu Xianping immediately understood his attitude upon seeing this, and immediately sneered, and said firmly:
"Your Highness."
"Forgive me for being so stupid that I didn't even hear the slightest hint of peace talks from what General Xu just said."
"The so-called peace talks are naturally to stop the war."
"But according to General Xu, the battle must continue."
“So I really don’t know what the point of saying this is.”
"How about you explain it a little more clearly, General?"
Chu Xianping glanced at Xu Heng with a playful tone.
The former also looked back with a squinting look and said in a deep voice: "Master Chu, this war must continue, but it is not against you, Great Shu. Isn't this clear enough?"
"Oh, so that's what you mean."
Chu Xianping looked as if he had suddenly realized something: "But the general should know that the current emperor of Daning, Ning Wenjun, was actually helped to ascend the throne by our young master."
"In other words, Da Ning is just like Da Shu, with Prince Wei standing behind them."
"And since your country does not want to be an enemy of Dashu, why do you keep targeting Daning?"
"Humph, I know what Master Chu said, but Da Ning is not the same as Da Shu."
With a cold snort, Xu Heng was about to make another argument.
But before he could finish his sentence, Chu Xianping interrupted him coldly, "General Xu, I was once from Daning, and now I am from Dashu. I have been with you for several years."
"So I know much more about the similarities and differences between Ning and Shu than you do, so you don't need to talk nonsense!"
"You just need to tell me whether Dajue must use military force against Daning!"
“.”
Chu Xianping's sudden change in tone made Xu Heng stunned at first, and then his face turned pale.
He stared at Chu Xianping intently, then spoke word by word: "Even if I say yes, what can you do?"
"Nothing."
Chu Xianping slowly stood up, looked at Xu Heng straight in the eye, and answered in the same slow and cold tone.
"It's just a matter of continuing the fight."
“.”
It's just a matter of continuing to fight.
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense, and even the charcoal in the basin seemed to dim for a moment.
There is no doubt that Chu Xianping's current performance is strong enough. Not only is his momentum not inferior to that of Xu Heng, the second-grade master, but he even slightly suppresses the latter.
Wei Changtian was already accustomed to such a pretentious scene, in which he was not the protagonist. He didn't even pay much attention to the conversation between the two just now, and his attention was always focused on Tang Chen.
The "Helix" that can create wind, rain, thunder and lightning, the "Soul-stealing" that can capture people's souls, and the "Dragon-locking" that can lock people in a small space. Obviously, every son of the Heavenly Dao has a special ability, and Tang Chen's ability is most likely "mind-reading".
Therefore, Wei Changtian wanted to observe how he used this ability.
“.”
His fingers circled the edge of the teacup again and again, his eyes lowered, and the only thing in his peripheral vision was the young man in black.
At a certain moment, Wei Changtian's fingers paused for a moment, and his pupils shrank slightly.
After waiting for so long, he finally saw it.
I saw a black shadow slowly emerging behind Tang Chen, and gradually turned into a thing that looked like a pig, a leopard, and had an elephant's trunk.
Then, this thing slowly opened its empty eyes and looked towards Chu Xianping.
(End of this chapter)
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