Tibet

Negotiations were once again suspended, with huge differences emerging between the two sides.

As night fell, Li Ye was sitting in the study drinking tea and reading. At this time, Yang Yuhuan said at the door: "Husband, the housekeeper is here to report that Li Changshi wants to see you."

Li Ye nodded, "Invite him to the guest room, I'll be there right away!"

Yang Yuhuan ordered a maid, and the maid hurried away. Yang Yuhuan walked into the room and put on Li Ye's coat, and whispered: "This afternoon, the third sister invited me to go to Maiji Mountain with us."

Li Ye frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "If you want to play, go ahead! Bring more guards."

Yang Yuhuan shook his head, "I didn't agree. Qingyu is still in confinement, and the eldest sister is too busy alone. I told the third sister that when autumn comes, we can all take the children to play together."

Li Ye nodded happily, "This is a good wife. Let's go play together in the autumn, and I will also go to Qinzhou for inspection."

Yang Yuhuan was overjoyed to be praised by her husband. She gave her husband a wink and tilted her pretty face slightly. Li Ye held her in his arms, kissed her passionately, and smiled in her ear: "Have a good time tonight Reward you!"

Yang Yuhuan's beautiful eyes lit up, her eyes moved, she nodded slightly, and then Li Ye quickly went to the guest room.

In the guest room, Li Mi was drinking tea and waiting. At this time, Li Ye walked in quickly and said with a smile: "Keep Chang Shi waiting!"

Li Mi stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I'm really sorry to disturb His Highness so late."

"You're welcome, Changshi, please sit down!"

The two of them sat down respectively, and Li Mi said slowly: "Beizi has been thinking about this negotiation. Beizu believes that we still need to improve our strategy!"

"Li Changshi, feel free to speak out!"

Li Mi smiled and said: "In fact, we have not seen the essence of the problem. The emperor has never tabooed our troops entering Guanzhong. Our army of one hundred thousand crossed Qizhou and went south from Chencang County. If the emperor cared, he would have So I hesitated, I thought that what the emperor really cares about is our army entering Chang'an."

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "Perhaps it was because of our troops coming in and out of Qizhou that the emperor felt unsafe and decided to move the capital."

"Of course there is this factor. The key is that we are too close to the emperor. Our cavalry can reach Chang'an in three days from Qinzhou."

Li Ye shook his head, "If the cavalry uses two horses, they can reach Chang'an in two days."

"That's right. The key point is that the emperor has no sense of security. But the humble position is about Qizhou. If our army is stationed in Qizhou, it will not actually affect the emperor's sense of security. After all, the emperor is far away in Luoyang. Since it does not affect his safety So why doesn't he allow us to enter Guanzhong?

He is actually afraid that we will occupy Chang'an. What he means by humble position is that we should change our strategy and use retreat to advance. We should not rush to reach an agreement and should wait for the emperor to take the initiative to make concessions. "

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "But in fact, I really want to get the right to garrison troops in Guannei Road."

Li Bi smiled slightly and said: "Sometimes Your Highness follows the rules and is bound by them. I would like to tell you one thing. When An Lushan occupied Chang'an, he began to attack Shuofang on a large scale. The main battlefields were Qingzhou and Yuanzhou. A front.

The situation at that time was precarious, and it was all up to Guo Ziyi to mobilize some limited troops to resist. Seeing that the Xiaoguan defense line was about to collapse, at the critical moment, His Highness led his army to sneak attack Chang'an, and surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao, forcing An Lushan's army that had attacked Shuofang to retreat. Everyone I saw this, but not the other. "

"Chang Shi, please continue talking!" Li Ye became interested.

"Everyone has not seen that all the states in Guannan Road are waiting and watching. Yanzhou, Yanzhou, Ningzhou, Danzhou, Pizhou, Fangzhou, Tongzhou, and Suizhou have temporarily recruited hundreds of thousands of troops to support Shuofang. get.

But no state has openly recruited troops. They are all waiting and watching. Why wait and see? Everyone thought that the Tang Dynasty was going to perish, and that the Yan Dynasty was going to replace the Tang Dynasty. So many states were standing on the sidelines, preparing to support the new emperor. Your Highness, do you understand what I mean? "

Li Ye said calmly: "What Chang Shi means is that these local officials don't care who becomes the emperor, but what about Hebei's resistance?"

"Your Highness, the situation is changing, and so are people's hearts. At first, everyone thought An Lushan was a rebel. The court was very powerful and should be able to exterminate the rebels soon, so all the states in Hebei were resisting.

Later, An Lushan's army became stronger and stronger as they fought, not only occupying Luoyang, but also Chang'an. The millions of troops of the Tang Dynasty were defeated in one battle. Seeing that the Tang Dynasty was about to perish, people's hearts changed at this time. After the rebels entered Guanzhong , who resisted? Sun Xiaozhe's army was unstoppable all the way, and they arrived at Chang'an City in two or three days.

I just want to tell His Highness that human nature is weak, fearing power rather than virtue. If you really take over Guanzhong without following the rules, the court may not even dare to let you know. If you follow too many rules, they will think that Your Highness is easy to bully. . "

"Chang Shi means that I should give up the negotiation?"

"no!"

Li Mi shook his head, "Beizi was just giving an example. He did not ask His Highness to actually occupy Guanzhong. He just suggested changing the negotiation strategy and coercing the imperial court. The effect will be better."

"How to coerce?"

"I would like to suggest two things. First, delete the Guanzhong negotiations. If you want to negotiate, it will be reciprocal to station troops and never make any promises."

"What about the second one?"

"The second is that His Highness stationed 100,000 troops in Ruzhou on the grounds of protecting Luoyang, the divine capital."

Li Ye nodded silently. Li Mi was right, he was too strict with the rules and was burdened by them.

Early the next morning, Li Ye sent someone to invite Liu Yan, and Li Ye re-explained his principles and ideas.

"First, I will not give the other party any commitments about Guanzhong. Second, I hope to delete the Guanzhong clause. It is enough for Jingxiang and the additional six states to reach an agreement. There is no need to get too entangled in Guanzhong;

Third, if the other party must talk about Guanzhong, then I must adhere to the principle of reciprocity in garrisoning troops. I will garrison as many troops as the other side garrisoned;

Fourth, the garrison in Guanzhong can be discussed, but it must be discussed together with Guanzhong. The two are inseparable. "

Although Liu Yan himself prefers to abide by the rules of the court, he is only a subordinate after all. Since the lord's position has become tougher, he must also make adjustments.

Liu Yan nodded, "I remember my humble position!"

In the afternoon, the negotiations continued. Liu Yan proposed to put aside the dispute and sign the part where consensus was reached first, and the Guanzhong part could be discussed later.

At this time, Wei Jiansu put forward the condition that no troops could be stationed on the inner pass of Guanzhong in exchange for garrisoning troops in Guanzhong.

According to the instructions of Qi King Li Ye, Liu Yan responded clearly that the issue of garrisoning troops in Guan Nei Road can be discussed, but it must be discussed together with Guanzhong.

In addition, Liu Yan repeatedly emphasized that King Qi would never make any promises regarding Guanzhong's position.

The negotiations have begun to enter the deep water area, which is also the core issue. Will King Qi occupy Guanzhong?

Wei Jiansu was unable to respond, so he had to send someone to Luoyang to report to the emperor.

At the same time, Li Ye instructed Lei Wanchun to station the reorganized Liang Chongyi army, together with all the Helong troops, totaling 100,000 troops, in Liang County, Ruzhou.

Li Ye also ordered Nan Jiyun to lead 50,000 cavalrymen to station in Chencang County in the name of transit.

Chencang County Magistrate Wang Wuyi thought that the Helong Army was just passing through the border as usual, but he did not expect that the Helong Army actually set up a camp outside the county seat, showing signs of preparation for a permanent presence.

Wang Wuyi was shocked and immediately sent people to Chang'an to report to Chang'an's left-behind Helan Jinming. Chang'an's left-behind Helan Jinming knew that the situation was not good and urgently sent someone to report to the emperor Li Heng.