It is very likely that the Liang Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom have secretly formed an alliance, otherwise the Yan Kingdom would not be able to easily lend troops to Da Liang.

Once he was sent out as the coach and had an accident on the battlefield, the people of the Great Jin Dynasty would be disheartened, and Yan Liang would be attacked on both sides, and the result would not be much different from the result in his previous life.

Sitting still is not Qi Changrong's character.

If she could, she would have to take the initiative.

Pei Ji stopped talking, his intuition and the situation he didn't know were mixed in.

After a while, he spoke again and asked tentatively, "What does His Highness mean, does he want to make peace with the Lord of Weichen?" ”

Qi Changrong nodded, her demeanor couldn't be more normal, she smiled and said, "Lord He, it couldn't be better." ”

Hearing this, Pei Ji pursed his lips and looked cold: "Even if we want the Lord to make peace, Yan Guo will definitely not agree." ”

"As long as the conditions that satisfy them are given at that time, the Yan Congress will agree." Qi Changrong's smile did not change, and he could see it more clearly than anyone else.

"What conditions? Cession of territory? Marry with it? Pei Ji had a bad guess, and after finishing speaking, without waiting for Qi Changrong to answer, he categorically refused: "This is impossible, Yan Guo is a white-eyed wolf who can't be raised, and temporary appeasement cannot be exchanged for long-term stability." ”

Seeing Pei Ran's expression of indignation, Qi Changrong nodded and agreed: "That's true." ”

"Therefore, the conditions we give will neither be a territory nor a princess."

"What's that?" Pei Ran raised his eyebrows in confusion, he really couldn't think of anything else that could be taken out as a condition for peace.

"It's lonely." Qi Changrong said with a smile: "A prestigious prince of Changrong is more important than the territory and the princess. ”

Ryokuni's purpose is her, and once there is a better option than letting her go to war, Ryokuni is bound to agree.

After all, as soon as she entered the Yan Kingdom, it was like under their noses, and there would be no more storms.

At that time, it will be easy to take her life again.

It's just that once the Jin State takes the initiative to show weakness and the two countries don't completely tear their faces, Emperor Yan may not necessarily want her life......

Therefore, if you want to use your life to break the balance of several countries, it depends on whether Liang Guo has such great ability.

After understanding what she meant, Pei Ji gasped and flatly refused: "No, His Royal Highness is the prince of the Great Jin Dynasty, what will it look like to send the prince to Yan Kingdom as a proton?!" ”

"It's hard to say, it's indeed a proton, but it's better to say, but it's just going to Yan Country as a guest." Qi Changrong still looked unhurried: "Pei Qing can think about the good." ”

"What do you think?" Pei Ji lit a fire in his heart, and said in a loud voice that he couldn't suppress: "You want to exchange the prince for a moment of peace in Yuguan?!" ”

"It's okay." Qi Changrong took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then said: "You should be alone to play, and you will come back when the time is almost up." ”

"What is the place where Your Highness is Yan Kingdom? Do you go when you want to go, and go back when you want? When the time comes, I'm afraid that His Royal Highness will want to go back, and Yan Guo will not let people go! ”

Qi Changrong couldn't help but say, "Pei Qing thinks that Lone will not come back?" ”

Pei Ran corrected her: "Weichen thinks that His Highness can't come back!" ”

One doesn't come back, the other doesn't come back, the meaning is very different.

Pei Ran only felt that a breath was in his throat.

Just as he wanted to say something more, he saw Qi Changrong suddenly beckoning him to come over.

After hesitating for a while, he got up and walked over to lean over to see what else Qi Changrong could say.

Qi Changrong whispered.

In an instant, the disbelief on Pei Ran's face dissipated, and it became solemn.

He took two steps back, walked back and forth in the hall twice, and suddenly stopped, gritted his teeth and said, "Who dares?!" ”

"As long as you have the heart, anyone will dare." Qi Changrong caressing the beads carelessly, and said: "Now that Lian Ji is pregnant, there are too many people who have a heart, so it's better to go out alone and avoid it." ”

Pei Ran stopped and looked at Qi Changrong in disbelief: "What is the reason why an unformed child who is still in the womb of a person can actually force the prince of a country away?" ”

"It doesn't make sense."

Qi Changrong was calm and unhurried, and the smile in his eyes did not disappear.

"It's just that this is the best way to do it now, killing multiple birds with one stone."

……

When Qi Changrong left Pei's mansion, Pei Ji gave up his hand and sent him off in person.

It wasn't until the end of the street that the shadow of the carriage of the East Palace could no longer be seen, and Pei Ran sighed worriedly.

At this time, I don't know who around me said: "Looking at the direction of His Highness's car, it seems to be the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites!" ”

Pei Ji: "......"

He looked up again and took a closer look.

If the prince intends to return to the palace, he should go straight and turn right, and at this time, the carriage turns left and disappears.

On the street on the left, there is not only the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites, but also the residence of Zheng Lunming, the Qintianjian Eunuch.

Pei Ji was silent.

It seems that the prince's intention to leave is very resolute.

Throughout the ages, there have been thousands of strange things, but this is the first time he has heard that someone is rushing to be a proton.

As Pei Ji thought, Qi Changrong first went to the house of Wang Zheyan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and then went to the house of Zheng Lunming, the Qintianjiao.

Although I don't know what I said, I can know from the way they were sincerely afraid of each other when Qi Changrong left, that what they must have said is not a good thing.

After listening to the subordinates' comments, Pei Ji suddenly felt a feeling of sympathy with them in his heart.

It took him almost no thought to guess what was going on, but His Highness was thinking about them again.

……

Time passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye, it was the ninth day of the first month.

As Qi Changrong said, Yuguan's request for help was sent over by 800 miles in an urgent manner, and the letter of request for help was extremely worded, imploring His Majesty to send reinforcements to help.

Therefore, the annual leave of the civil and military officials had to end early, and they gathered at the Jinluan Hall to urgently discuss countermeasures.

"The trip of the villain of Yan Kingdom!"

The angry Emperor Jin An spoke coldly, and after speaking, his eyes swept over the hall, and then said, "Can there be any military ministers who are willing to lead the troops?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the civil and military officials looked at each other, but none of them took the lead in speaking out.

Seeing this, Emperor Jin An's face became more and more ugly, and he held back his anger and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

This time, almost immediately, someone expressed their opinion, but it was the Lord and the faction.

"Your Majesty, now that the invasion of the Liang Kingdom has not yet settled, it is really not suitable to start a war with the Yan Kingdom."

"Yes, Your Majesty, if you fight again at this time, it will be a long battle, and the loss will be too great, and the people will not be able to make a living, and at the worst it will shake the country's foundation."

"In my humble opinion, if you can negotiate peace with Yan Guo, why bother to provoke war again?"

The Jin Kingdom has long lived up to the strength of decades ago.

A war with Liang will cost almost half of the national strength, and if there is another war with one country, then the other half of the national strength will also need to be invested.

If anything happens during this period, it will be weak.

The Lord and several old ministers of the faction said every word, as if they were extremely sincere, but they could not hide their greedy nature and fear of death.

I have to say that there has been no major war in the Jin Kingdom for many years, let alone the two countries jointly raising troops to fight, so even the military ministers who have experienced a hundred battles have now developed a greedy and comfortable temperament.

If such a person goes to the battlefield, he will not be beaten like being chopped and chopped vegetables.

The palms hidden under the dragon robe were clenched into fists, the nails almost sank into the flesh, and Emperor Jin's voice became colder and colder: "Then according to your meaning, I should pull down my face and take the initiative to make peace with Yan Guo?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were stunned, and they didn't know how to answer for a while.

It is still a troubled time, and there has never been a non-aggression agreement between the four countries, and it is often the case that today you will conquer a city for me, and tomorrow I will conquer a city for you, and the war will continue.

Only the Jin Kingdom is different.

Since Emperor Jin An ascended the throne, he has never taken the initiative to provoke a war, of course, this does not mean that the Jin State is weak and can be bullied, and under his tough methods, the rest of the countries have not been able to take advantage of it.

Therefore, if we have to compare, in fact, the combat power of the two countries is comparable.

Once this battle is fought, the Jin army will not necessarily lose.

"Your Majesty."

Jiang Bowen, who had listened for a long time, stood up, bowed slightly with the wat board in his hand, frowned and said, "Between the ministers, this battle is a battle. ”

"If you don't fight, then Yan Guo thinks that our Great Jin is really afraid of him, but I am afraid that it will damage the military and people's hearts."

Hearing this, Emperor Jin'an's eyebrows relaxed slightly, and he nodded: "Taishi is reasonable, but what Taishi means, who should be the commander of this battle?" ”

Suddenly, the courtiers were eager to stay three feet away from Jiang Bowen, for fear that they would be chosen by him.

However, Jiang Bowen didn't look at them, he looked straight at the position of the prince of the East Palace, and then lowered his eyes, hooked his lips and said: "Weichen thinks that it is most suitable to let the prince be the boss." ”

"The minister thinks it's inappropriate!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"This matter has not reached the point of letting the prince come forward!"

With Jiang Bowen's words, the courtiers of the Jinluan Palace immediately opened their mouths to quarrel.

Even in the end, there is a war of words, no matter how high or low, and the situation is about to get out of control.

And Emperor Jin An did not speak out to stop it from the beginning.

Pei Ji frowned, looking at the courtiers in front of him divided into two factions, arguing endlessly.

At this moment, he finally understood why Donggong would find his head.

After a long time, he raised his head and looked ahead, whether it was Jiang Bowen who made 'absurd' words, or the prince of the East Palace who was passively 'beaten', the two of them looked as if nothing had happened, and their expressions were calm.

Standing there, it was as if they were a world of their own, and everything around them was out of place with them.

Indifferent and indifferent.

That's the case, but smart people know that Taishi Jiang is going to make a move on the East Palace.

His attitude already represents the attitude of half of the ministers in the court.

Pei Ji stood up with a wat board in his hand, as if he had exhausted all his strength: "Your Majesty, Weichen believes that the Jun family is confronting the Liang army, and if there is a war at this time, the loss will be great, and the gains outweigh the losses." ”

As he spoke, Pei Ji listened to his own voice, he put one hand on his chest, but he only felt that the sound of his heartbeat had weakened.

The soul and body seemed to be separated, and his soul was struggling, but his body did not listen to the call, and said word by word: "Therefore, the minister believes that between the two countries, if it is not for the realm of life and death, peace should be precious." ”

Emperor Jin An, who was sitting on the dragon chair, seemed to be disturbed by Pei Ji's words, and his eyes fell on him.