On the morning of December 17, the two sides continued negotiations. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Anju still insisted on the established conditions, but the Middle-earth side came up with new appeasement conditions, and if Andong was willing to participate in the Third Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo with the main army, Middle-earth would make corresponding concessions in autonomy.

The Anju side was collectively silent.

Long before the return negotiations began, Li Fengyun had already communicated his return strategy to the top of the alliance in exchange for Anton's autonomy by participating in the Third Crusade. Although this move is very risky, the alliance has no choice, if you want to fight a bloody way out of the predicament, the only way to take a risk, put it to death and survive, otherwise under the attack of the strong, the alliance will not say that it will grow stronger, and it will be difficult to survive.

The implementation of this strategy is divided into passive and proactive. If this policy is proposed by the Chinese side, Anzhou will be relatively proactive, and will be able to win more interests, and the negotiations may be smoother, otherwise, Anzhou will be very passive and the negotiations will be very difficult.

The result of the discussion between Li Zixiong and Yuan An and others was to persist until the last moment, and they had no choice but to passively implement this strategy. However, Li Zixiong is still confident in winning the initiative, because he has Li Hun's secret cooperation, and Yuan An is also confident, because Li Fengyun and Cui Yu have reached relevant agreements as early as Chifeng, and coincidentally Cui Hongsheng is precisely the negotiator, Anzhou certainly has a great chance to seize some initiative in the negotiations.

It's just that no one expected that the Middle Earth side couldn't wait to take the initiative to give in, and the speed of compromise was so fast, but it caught Anzhou off guard, and made Li Zixiong, Yuan An and others feel ominous.

The Middle Earth side took the initiative to put forward this new condition, which was Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knew that it was purely digging a pit and setting a trap, for which Anzhou had already prepared and was not afraid of this trap. Li Fengyun fought out of the fortress before, who would have thought that there would be today's brilliant results? In comparison, the danger and difficulty of participating in the Third Eastern Crusade were less than the operation out of the fortress, so although the Anzhou side had all kinds of worries, it was still full of confidence in Li Fengyun.

However, there is a premise for not being afraid of Middle-earth to set a trap, that is, Middle-earth keeps its promise, grants Anton autonomy, and supports and protects Anton so that Anton can win precious respite, otherwise Anton's nightmare will come, once Anton's main army is on an expedition to Goguryeo, Middle-earth suddenly betrays its righteousness, interrupts its support for Anton, and attacks on a large scale, then Anton will inevitably change hands, and Anton's army far away on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition will be attacked by the enemy, deeply encircled, and it will be difficult to escape the doom of annihilation.

"And the Third Crusade?" Li Zixiong spoke, his face was incredulous, "Under the current situation, is it still necessary to mobilize the army to go on an expedition to Goguryeo?" After two years of war, although Goguryeo persevered, it was battered and dying, and it could no longer pose a threat to Middle-earth for a long time in the future, and on the contrary, the two Turks of the East and West had made a comeback after a period of recuperation, and the threat to Middle-earth was increasing day by day, so the next target of Middle-earth should be the Western Soil, which was the desert, how could it be possible to launch a meaningless Third Crusade? How do you make us believe? ”

"It doesn't matter if you believe it or not." Duan Da scoffed, "You just need to accept our conditions." ”

"This condition is still favorable to you." Cui Hongsheng also said on the side, "If there is no Third Crusade, of course, there will be no Expedition." Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds if you didn't have to go on an expedition without labor, but you achieved your goal? ”

"The best of both worlds?" Li Zixiong sneered and mocked, "It would be nice if it was the best of both worlds, I'm afraid I'm afraid it's killing two birds with one stone." ”

Li Hun stroked his beard and smiled, pun intended, "Since the future is uncertain, we must focus on the present." Only now can the two sides reach an agreement, and in the future can they do their best to strive for the best of both worlds, and can they find ways to avoid killing two birds with one stone, on the contrary, if they do not give an inch now, and the stalemate and confrontation now, so that the great opportunity is missed, the result will inevitably be a defeat for both sides, and this damage will have little impact on us, but the blow to you is very fatal. ”

Li Zixiong and Yuan An exchanged glances, then laughed and nodded again and again, "Gong Yu is reasonable. In this case, I wonder if you will allow Anton to govern if we accept this condition and participate in the Third Crusade with the main army? ”

"If you accept this condition, and are absolutely loyal to the Holy Lord, and absolutely obey the orders of the central government, we will allow the autonomy of the various ethnic groups in Anton." Duan Da said without hesitation, "We have made some changes to your proposal for the autonomy of the various ethnic groups in Andong, among which it is feasible to establish the three governors of Songshan, Raole, and Songmo, but the establishment of the Anzhou governor's office is contrary to the current laws of Middle-earth and is not feasible. Now that Middle-earth has abolished the administrative divisions at the state level and abolished the official position of governor, we have revised your proposal to include all the Anju area outside the Great Wall into Anle County, and its administrative affairs will be unified under the control of Anle County. ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Zixiong's face suddenly became ugly, and Yuan An, Yang Gongdao and others also sank like water.

Deceiving people too much, failing to make a plan, and making another plan, aggressive, not only to openly snatch the results of the alliance, but also to make inches, deliberately put the alliance to death.

According to Duan Da's suggestion, Middle-earth did promise the autonomy of the various ethnic groups in Andong, but the price paid by the alliance was too great, not only to participate in the Third Crusade, but also to exchange the territory of Anzhou. Of course, the Third Crusade is still in words, and it may not happen in the future, but the territory of Anzhou is a real practical interest, and it is also the biggest result of the alliance's battle out of the fortress, where the alliance's core interests lie, if the alliance gives away this core interest, what is left of the alliance? With a group of barbarian little brothers? The result can be imagined, a group of barbarian little brothers will turn their backs on the poor "big brother" of the alliance in the blink of an eye and throw themselves into the arms of the "super tyrants" of Middle Earth, so the forces led by Li Fengyun and Li Zixiong will immediately fall into the predicament of betraying their relatives and suffering from the enemy, and the next situation can be imagined.

Li Zixiong laughed angrily, "Very good! Very good! Anle County was originally a part of Anju, and now that Anju has returned to Middle-earth, Anju and Anle County should be merged into one. Speaking of this, Li Zixiong turned his eyes to look at Guo Xuan and Murong Zheng, and said quietly, "Anton is attached, Guo Yuanjun and Murong Deputy Zhen have made great contributions, and it is reasonable to be promoted to the rank and knight. ”

This time it was Duan Da's turn to change his face, Cui Hongsheng and Li Hun were also expressionless, while Guo Xuan and Murong Zheng sat upright, ignoring it, and did not hear Li Zixiong's fierce "counterattack".

"Anle County is directly under the Eastern Capital." Duan Da's expression was cold, and he said solemnly word by word, "The three governors of Songshan, Raole, and Songmo are also directly under the Eastern Capital, and the appointment and dismissal of their subordinate officials are also from the Eastern Capital. ”

You can control Anle County if you want to? If you want to divide one side, you can divide it? Dream your big dreams.

"This is what you call Anton's autonomy?" Li Zixiong asked.

"Anton is Anton under the control of the Eastern Capital, and the autonomy of Anton is also the autonomy under the control of the Eastern Capital." Duan Da said solemnly, "It can't be a circle, where the law is, it cannot be violated." ”

Duan Da finally said the key, Anton's autonomy is inconsistent with the law and runs counter to the main purpose of centralized reform, so even if the Holy Lord and the center make a compromise, Anton's autonomy is also conditional autonomy under the control of the central government, and will not let the autonomy get out of control and form a de facto division of feudal towns, so that the centralized reform will make great strides backwards.

This is the principle, but also the bottom line, if the Anzhou side insists on going its own way, insisting on autonomy, determined to divide one side, and recklessly crosses the bottom line of Middle-earth, the result can be imagined, Anzhou is the enemy of Middle-earth, and Middle-earth will use all means to kill the opponent.

"What are we talking about if your laws are not to be violated, but our interests are not protected because of them? You're going to be a sword, but I don't want to be fished, that's where the disagreement lies. ”

Li Zixiong didn't want to continue talking, wasting his tongue, it was better to go back and drink some wine on the stove.

On December 17, in the afternoon, after listening to Duan Da's narration, Yuwenshu frowned, anxious, and felt troubled.

The crux of the problem now is not the competition of strength between the two sides, but because the Holy Lord and the reformers are in a political predicament and urgently need a "life-saving straw", a martial art to expand the territory, so that the Chinese side has fallen into a great passivity in the negotiations, and it is also an unsolvable passivity.

The Holy Lord wants to spread the good news of the opening of Andong to the Eastern Capital before the end of the year, so there is very little time left for Yuwenshu to complete the appeasement of Anton, and by December 20 at the latest, the appeasement must be completed, so there are only two ways, either unprincipled compromise, or deception, and it is very difficult to deceive, the other party is not an idiot, you can "pass" with nonsense?

Yu Wenshu looked up at Cui Hongsheng.

Cui Hongsheng smiled bitterly, "It's still the same sentence, we must give them autonomy, complete autonomy, otherwise Li Zixiong won't be able to pass that level at all." ”

"Once the autonomy is ceded, the Holy Lord and the Center will be tantamount to slapping themselves in the face, and the martial arts of the frontier will definitely be greatly reduced." Duan Da also smiled bitterly, "The consequences of this are also unpredictable, once the domestic situation deteriorates and the two capitals accelerate towards a break, the responsibility will be great, and we can't afford it." ”

Yu Wenshu thought for a long time and asked, "Can't find a way to get the best of both worlds?" ”

Everyone looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"The Holy Lord's edict should be flexible, and flexibility is very important." Yu Wenshu was helpless, and had to reveal a little bit of the true thoughts hidden in his heart, "For example, autonomy can be given to them, but on the surface, autonomy is still in the hands of the central government, and it is not damaged at all." ”

There was silence, and Duan Da, Cui Hongsheng, Li Hun, Guo Xuan, and Murong Zhengze were all silent.

Yu Wenshu's gaze slowly swept over, and finally stopped at Cui Hongsheng, "Huang Taigong, is there a good plan?" ”

Cui Hongsheng bowed as a salute, "There is one strategy, but the key to success is still in Ming Gong." ”

Yu Wenshu hesitated for a moment and stretched out his hand to ask.

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