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In the tenth year of the Great Cause (614 AD), on the third day of the first month, Pei Shiju, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, arrived at Gubeikou and was ordered to go north to comfort Andong. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, Zuo Yiwei's general Yu Wenshu had returned to the palace with the "fruit" of the victory of the successful appeasement, and shared the martial arts of opening the frontier with the Holy Lord and the center, while Duan Da, the remaining guard of Zhuo County, and Cui Hongsheng, the Taishou of Shanggu, had also reached an agreement with Anton on the exit of the Flying Fox rebels, and were hurrying back to Jicheng, the capital of Zhuo County, and Yicheng, the capital of Shanggu, to make relevant deployments to ensure the safe withdrawal of the Flying Fox rebels into Anzhou.

The main content of the next negotiations is the responsibilities and rights of the Anton Protectorate, the autonomy of the various tribes of Anton, and the independence of Ashina Duer, which is not only the redistribution of Anton's power and wealth, but also involves the adjustment of the grand strategy of defense and diplomacy in China and Turkey, so Pei Shiju, who has just returned from a westward trip, is undoubtedly the best candidate for this negotiation.

Of course, this is the reason on the surface, high-sounding, but in fact there are many mysteries behind it, and all the political forces in the court are paying close attention and waiting for changes.

From the standpoint of the Holy Lord and the reformers, whether or not Anton, an emerging force, can be driven to the battlefield of the Eastern Crusade directly affects whether the Third Eastern Crusade can form a decision in the center, and the final victory of the Eastern Crusade is directly related to whether the Holy Lord and the reformers can go one step further on the basis of saving the authoritarian power with the martial arts of the frontier and reverse the political decline in one fell swoop. However, Anton is not an idiot, it is impossible to jump into the trap and kill himself, although Anton has made a promise, but if the situation does not allow, there are no conditions for fulfilling the promise, and the promise will naturally not be fulfilled, and as far as the current situation is concerned, there are too many uncertain variables, and Anton has too many ways to backtrack, so Pei Shiju's trip to Anton after the New Year, time is tight and the task is heavy, and Xu Sheng is not allowed to lose.

Right Xiaowei general, Li Hun, deputy lieutenant of Anton, Wu Benlang, Zhao Shizhu, Gubeikou Town, Guo Xuan, Gubeikou Town, and Murong Zhengze, Gubeikou Deputy Town, went out of Yanle for thirty miles to greet them, they thought that Pei Shiju would temporarily live in Yanle City like Yuwenshu and command remotely, but Pei Shiju did not enter the city and went straight to Gubeikou.

At this time, the first phase of negotiations between Middle-earth and Anton had ended, and the second phase of negotiations had been suspended due to the successive departures of Yu Wenshu, Duan Da and Cui Hongsheng and the arrival of the New Year.

Guo Xuan urgently informed Anton's negotiators Li Zixiong, Yuan An and others that Pei Shiju was here, and was ordered to comfort Anton, and was fully responsible for the follow-up negotiations, and asked Anton to prepare immediately, and officially restart the second phase of negotiations on the fourth day of the first lunar month.

Li Zixiong and the others spent the New Year in Panlong Fort, thinking that the negotiations would start again after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, but at this moment they suddenly received the news that Pei Shiju had arrived at Gubeikou and would restart negotiations tomorrow, and he was surprised.

Pei Shiju's public involvement in Anton's affairs was expected by Li Zixiong and others, but the intervention time was so early, and the form of intervention was so direct, but it was unexpected, which fully shows that behind Li Fengyun, there is indeed Pei Shiju's shadow, and the big chess game of capturing Anton is ** from Pei Shiju's hands, Li Fengyun is just an executor with outstanding talent, and at the top of power, the Holy Lord and the representatives of the central forces have reached an agreement with Pei Shiju on the present and future of Anton. So Pei Shiju no longer had the need to hide it, and made a high-profile appearance in Anton to pick the fruits of victory.

This is an opponent that makes Li Zixiong jealous and awe-inspiring, not to mention Yuan An, Insulting Wang Yun and Ashina Hanhai, so the five negotiators of Anton immediately discussed countermeasures, and after some detailed analysis, they came to an embarrassing fact that they were not qualified to negotiate with Pei Shiju.

They have already talked about the issues that can be discussed in the early stage, and they have all achieved results, and what they have not talked about in the later stage is part of the specific details related to Anton's military and political finances, and there is no need for Pei Shiju to come forward at all, and the other part is related to Anton's future and the fate of the alliance, although they are also qualified to talk, but the problem is that if Anton's big chess game is from Pei Shiju's hands, Li Fengyun is his loyal executor, and there are countless unknown secrets behind this, then Pei Shiju will definitely disdain to talk with them, Pei Shiju has only one negotiation object, That is Li Fengyun.

Li Zixiong had such an inference long before he came out of the fortress, and his conclusion at that time was that Li Fengyun was out of control, although Li Fengyun was still implementing Pei Shiju's plan, but at the same time, Li Fengyun was also using Pei Shiju's layout to realize his ambitions. However, the situation has developed to this day, no matter how ambitious Li Fengyun is, he has to face up to the cruel reality that his strength is weak, he is in a deep crisis, and he may disappear at any time. So when Li Zixiong guessed that Li Fengyun intended to give Pei Shiju the fruits of the victory of the battle, push Pei Shiju to the position of Anton's protector, and hide under Pei Shiju's wings to temporarily avoid the edge, he could only push the boat along the river in the direction pointed by Li Fengyun, after all, he who fell into Pingyang is now also the end of the hero, and there is nothing to do.

Li Zixiong immediately made a decision, and 100,000 hurriedly informed Li Fengyun that Pei Shiju was here, and asked him to make a decision immediately, if he wanted to negotiate in person, he immediately went south to Gubeikou without delay.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, in the border city of Gubeikou, the two sides began the first negotiation after the New Year. Pei Shiju personally came to the negotiation site and personally participated in the negotiation, which made the negotiation standard extremely high and the atmosphere very tense.

There is only one content of the negotiation, and Pei Shiju is out of the jam.

Pei Shiju went straight to the point, he was ordered to comfort Anton, of course, he wanted to visit Anzhou in person, inspect the northeast, on behalf of the Holy Lord and the center to comfort the tribes, and announce to the world that Anton has been included in the territory of Middle Earth. Second, the political impact of this will be very large, and it will cause many uncertain variables to the situation in Anton, so Anton must make a certain assessment and come up with corresponding countermeasures, and it is impossible to agree without consideration.

Li Zixiong obstructed it under various pretexts.

Pei Shiju ignored it, his attitude was resolute, and he only promised to give Anton three days to prepare, and three days later, that is, on the seventh day of the first lunar month, he will go north to Anzhou, and is expected to arrive in Fangcheng, the capital of Anzhou, on the tenth day of the first lunar month.

"Three days is not enough, and there is no time to mobilize troops to Panlong Fort to protect Ming Gong to go north." Li Zixiong had to bargain, "Ming Gong, give at least ten days to prepare, otherwise the danger is too great, and once there is an accident, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"The safety of a certain is guaranteed." Pei Shiju shook his hand disappreciatively, "Before leaving, the Holy Lord has issued an edict, ordering Wu Benlang to lead Zhao Shizhu and two thousand guards out of the fortress with XX, so you don't have to worry about XX's safety." ”

Li Zixiong, Yuan An and others couldn't help but look at each other, the two thousand guards stationed in Andong from the Eastern Capital entered Anzhou like this? Neither consulted nor consulted with Anton, not even informed in advance? Is this the Holy Lord and the Central Pivot ignoring Anton, or is Pei Shiju arrogant and domineering, and no one in his eyes?

Li Zixiong held back his anger and said coldly, "Ming Gong went north to Anzhou, whether the safety is guaranteed or not is not Ming Gong's final say, but a certain one." ”

Pei Shiju glanced at him, his eyes showed contempt, and he said slowly, "When you enter Anzhou, it's not you who have the final say, but the Holy Lord." ”

Li Zixiong still wanted to dissuade him, but Li Hun opened his mouth over there, "The Holy Lord's edict must not be violated. When Ming Gong arrived in Fangcheng, the negotiation location was changed to Fangcheng, so this time to the north, you and I will act together, as long as you arrive in Fangcheng safely, how can our safety not be guaranteed? ”

Li Hun said a pun, and Li Zi was ambitious to understand.

It was already extraordinary for Pei Shiju to come to Anzhou to negotiate in person, and Pei Shiju came so quickly and was so eager to see Li Fengyun, which must have something to do with the Holy Lord's urging. The above urged tightly, Pei Shiju had to hurry up, so it is not difficult to guess the reason, that is, the third crusade is imminent.

As long as Anton fulfills his promise and is willing to expedition to Goguryeo with the main army, Dongdu will be able to kill two birds with one stone, both to destroy Goguryeo and destroy Andong, an emerging force, and more importantly, Dongdu can save a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, so that the Holy Lord and the reformers will have absolute certainty that the Third Crusade will become a fact.

The best time for the Eastern Crusade is summer and autumn, April to September, that is to say, there are only three months left for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee to make decisions on the Third Eastern Crusade and prepare for the Third Eastern Crusade, and if the best time to attack is missed, the attack time of the Third Eastern Crusade will inevitably be seriously insufficient, and once the Third Eastern Crusade ends in defeat again, the result will be terrible, and it will be a terrible political disaster for the Holy Lord and the reformers.

Li Zixiong and Yuan An, Yang Gongdao, Humiliation Wang Yun, and Ashina Hanhai discussed urgently, although they felt angry and aggrieved, but there was no way, Pei Shiju was too powerful, and he had the strength to influence and even decide their fate and Anton's future, so he was unstoppable and could only compromise.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Li Fengyun received an urgent report from Li Zixiong at the Chifeng General Camp, and Pei Shiju's hurried arrival also surprised him.

At this moment, Bu Li set Ashina Tar and Mi Yong had returned from the north bank of the weak Luoshui and successfully completed the task of appeasing the tribes of the Fei tribe, so Li Fengyun invited Ashina Tar as soon as possible and told him the news that Pei Shiju had been ordered to comfort Anton.

"You're going back to Fangcheng?" Ashina asked asking.

Li Fengyun nodded, "I'll leave tonight." What are your plans? Do you want to stay in Chifeng temporarily, or rush to Fangcheng with me? ”

Ashina hesitated for a moment and asked, "What do you suggest?" ”

Li Fengyun smiled, "Since you are worried about your own safety, let's stay in Chifeng for the time being." After the Liaodong army on the Chelianchuan side withdraws, the alliance armies will quickly return to Chifeng, and then you will be able to rendezvous with Ashina Huanghuer, and the three thousand control strings will return to the tent, and your courage will be strong. ”

Ashina Er smiled bitterly, "I can trust you, but I will never believe Pei Shiju." ”

Li Fengyun laughed and reached out to pat him on the shoulder, "If you believe me, you must follow in my footsteps, otherwise in this place of Anton, you will not be able to escape from Pei Shiju's palm." ”

Ashina's face changed suddenly, and he asked in surprise, "Why do you say this?" ”

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