In the face of Zixiong's toughness, Duan Da was at a loss, for him, there was not much time left for negotiations, and it was impossible to complete the appeasement and stick to the bottom line in such a short period of time. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"If you don't give in, this negotiation will definitely end in failure." Duan Da was anxious and exhausted, but he still maintained his majesty, and threatened with a fierce expression, "Dongdu is determined to appease, and it is Anton's interests that he fancies, if the benefits are very limited, and even have to pay a lot of money, how can Dongdu be willing to appease?" Of course, now that you have the initiative, and there is a desert to borrow, you can blackmail the Eastern Capital to your heart's content, but everything has a degree, and it exceeds the degree, and you don't know what to say, and if you don't measure yourself, the result will definitely be contrary to your original intention. ”

Li Zixiong sneered, and he was also blunt, pointing to the point, "Our original intention is to live, to live with security, and not to worry that you can't see the sun tomorrow, but you are nominally appeased, but in fact you are robbing us of the fruits of victory, and what is even more shameless is that in order to achieve the goal, you will do everything you can, not only do not give us the corresponding reward, but also decide to put us to death." Is it tolerable or unbearable, if you want to put me to death, do I still have to cooperate with you, give up the head, and let you slaughter it? ”

Li Hun hurriedly played a round, "Don't be impatient." Since we are willing to sit together, of course we have a common goal, and we must work together, and-for-tat will not help. ”

Cui Hongsheng also persuaded, "Under the current circumstances, a stalemate and confrontation will not benefit both of you and me, we should be flexible and should work together to find a way to solve the problem, instead of blaming each other and resenting each other, so as not to delay the big thing." ”

Duan Da swallowed his anger and closed his mouth.

Li Zixiong was aggressive and asked Cui Hongsheng, "How to be flexible?" Does Huang Taigong have a plan? ”

"There's a way." Cui Hongsheng said unhurriedly, "Now the two sides insist on each other on some important issues, because of a lack of trust, even if they continue to fight, there will be no result, and no result is what everyone does not want to see." In this case, it is better for everyone to take a step back, first put aside the issues that are in dispute for the time being, first reach an agreement on the general direction and major principled issues, first complete the appeasement, first incorporate Anton into the territory of Middle-earth, and then our side can go to the saint? Repay the victory with the center, report the good news to the eastern capital and Xijing, and your side can also get greater support from the Great Wall, and at the same time, you can safely withdraw the army from the Flying Fox side into Anzhou, so that your strength has taken a leap, which will help you quickly stabilize the situation in Andong and further consolidate and expand the existing achievements. By the beginning of spring, both sides have obtained tangible benefits and have a certain foundation of trust between each other, and at that time, the problems that are now in dispute may have an opportunity to be solved, or even easily solved. Of course, it is also possible that there is still a dispute, but because of the trust between each other, the internal and external environment, the situation is not the same, everyone sitting together and talking slowly can definitely still talk about a result, not as in the current danger of turning against each other, once we do a good thing into a bad thing, the loss will be great, especially you, and even more ruined. ”

The negotiators on both sides bowed their heads one after another and agreed with what Cui Hongsheng said.

"Put it on hold for now? Well, then put it on hold for now. Li Zixiong waved his hand and asked loudly, "May I ask Huang Taigong, do you want to put aside one of the arguments, or both?" ”

It is beneficial for Anzhou's side to put both arguments on hold, and when the appeasement is successful and the fait accompli is returned, Anzhou can make a delaying strategy, neither allowing the eastern capital to send troops to Anton, nor accepting the main officials such as the chief protector of Andong appointed by the eastern capital, and the eastern capital will not be able to beat and beat in the face of Anzhou's "rogue behavior", and the scolding will be ineffective, and the cut off money and food will be more likely to force Anton, and the result will inevitably fall into passivity, which is very unfavorable.

Of course, Duan Da would not be fooled by this, and replied without hesitation, "The issue of the garrison is very important and cannot be put on hold. ”

Li Zixiong stroked his long hair with his hand and said in a cold voice, "If you garrison Anton, you must give me Anton's autonomy, and the main officials of Anton's capital and capital protection must be served by me Anton." ”

The Chinese side wanted to resolve the two controversial issues separately, while the Anzhou side deliberately merged the two issues to solve them. Things are back to square one, and Cui Hongsheng said it bitterly.

Cui Hongsheng was worried. He knows Li Fengyun's bottom line, but he doesn't know Li Zixiong's bottom line. Now it is Li Zixiong who negotiates on behalf of Anton, and if Li Zixiong has his own ideas and wants to use this negotiation to "entrain" private goods for personal gain, things will be in trouble.

Cui Hongsheng resolutely made a decision, and in front of the negotiators of both sides, he asked Li Zixiong, "What conditions do you need to be willing to make concessions on these two issues?" ”

Li Zixiong turned his head to look at Yuan An, Yang Gongdao, Wang Yun and Ashina Hanhai who were sitting beside him, exchanged a knowing look with them, and then groaned slightly, and said sharply, "You want to garrison the army, yes, it is reasonable and legal, but I, Anton, am weak, survival is the first priority, and I can't afford to lie on the side of the couch with a fierce beast staring at me." Then his tone changed sharply, and his tone softened, "Of course, if there is a vicious dog guarding the yard on his stomach, it is okay, so I Anton can compromise on the issue of garrison, but the condition is that the number of your garrison Anton should be small, at most 2,000 guards." ”

Duan Da, Li Hun, Cui Hongsheng, Guo Xuan, and Murong Zheng looked at each other, and a trace of anger flashed in their eyes. How can this be reasonable, what can such a big Anton do with a garrison of 2,000? Not to mention deterring the captives, even self-protection is insufficient, it is purely an ornament, and he gave Anton 2,000 hostages.

However, for the Holy Lord and the center, the garrison of Anton is only a political means, a banner of sovereignty, and the symbolism is greater than the practical significance, so the number of garrisons does not matter, the important thing is that there must be a garrison.

Li Zixiong was once the general of the Twelve Guards, and he once ranked in the core of the center with the Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, of course, he knew that the attitude of the military and the Holy Lord and the center towards the garrison Anton was different, and the Holy Lord and the center valued the political significance of the garrison, while the military valued the military value of the garrison, so the requirements for the number of garrisons were completely different.

Li Zixiong keenly grasped this key, and after communicating with Yuan An on the question of the selection of Anton's protector, and after estimating Li Fengyun's true thoughts, he immediately decided to make a compromise on the issue of garrison, and did his best to reduce the number of garrisons, striving to exchange the political significance of garrison Anton for concessions in its military value. This concession of the Eastern Capital is very crucial to Anton's control of autonomy, because the small number of garrisons means that the Eastern Capital cannot control Anton by force, and cannot provide strong support to the main officials of the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate and the Metropolitan Protectorate appointed by the Eastern Capital.

Duan Da vetoed it. Li Hun did not say anything. Cui Hongsheng "repaid the money on the spot" and suggested that the scale of the garrison should not be too small, and that it would lose its deterrent and garrison significance, so he suggested that the number of garrison troops should be controlled at about 10,000.

Li Zixiong no longer budged. Two crucial key issues, one put aside for the time being and will be discussed later, and the other was compromised, which is the biggest concession that Anju can make.

Li Zixiong said frankly that if it were not for the urgent need of the Holy Lord and the Center for the martial arts of the Frontier, if it were not for the purpose of winning the favor of the Holy Lord and the Center, and maximizing the interests of Anzhou in the next negotiations, Anzhou would never have been able to make concessions.

In fact, if Anju drags on this negotiation indefinitely, it will be detrimental to Anju itself, but it will also miss a rare opportunity to reverse the political situation in the country for the Holy Lord and the reformers, and the resulting series of serious consequences will certainly outweigh the negative impact of Anton's autonomy.

Duan Da was so angry that he couldn't accept this condition, feeling that if he agreed to this condition, he would not only lose face, but also make the Holy Lord and the center lose face, so he insisted that the garrison would not let go.

December 19, night, Yanle City.

Yu Wenshu is very satisfied with the outcome of today's talks.

Anju's compromise on key issues was the biggest result of the four days of intense negotiations, and in fact it cleared the biggest obstacle to the negotiations.

Duan Da was furious and could not accept Anzhou's offer of garrisoning, and his anger made the atmosphere in the room very oppressive.

"The facts are very clear, Anzhou will do what it takes and deliberately set a trap to counter our shelving and delaying policies." Duan Da said angrily, "The two thousand garrisons don't want to give strong support to the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, and they can't even ensure the safety of the Metropolitan Protectorate, and if we accept this condition, the result can be imagined, the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate is useless, exists in name only, and is meaningless." ”

Cui Hongsheng couldn't figure out Yuwenshu's attitude, but from the position of the Holy Lord and the center, since he hoped that the appeasement would succeed, he would inevitably make some compromises that violated the principles, otherwise he would not be able to "tempt" Anzhou at all, so after weighing it again and again, Cui Hongsheng still said cautiously, "The real key to this appeasement is to force Anton to participate in the Third Eastern Crusade, as long as the Third Eastern Crusade is completed, as long as Anton's main army enters the battlefield in Liaodong, the situation will be reversed instantly, and everything is under control." ”

Duan Da retorted without thinking, "If there is no Third Crusade, Anton will take advantage of the situation and seriously threaten the safety of the Great Wall, what should we do?" ”

"Don't talk about the Third Crusade now." Yu Wenshu shook his hand and said slowly, "What we have to discuss now is what method we can use tomorrow to reach an agreement with the opponent and complete the appeasement." ”

Duan Da and Cui Hongsheng had long known that the negotiation time was extremely limited, but Guo Xuan and Murong Zhengze didn't know, so the two of them were dumbfounded when they heard Yuwenshu's words, how could this be possible? There is no other way than to compromise on our own, and this compromise on our own side is tantamount to acquiescing in Anton's autonomy in disguise, breaking through the bottom line of the Holy Lord and the center, and seriously violating the fundamental principle of centralization. Wouldn't all those who participated in the negotiations be held accountable?

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