Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 212: Negotiating the First Move Strategy
Li Zhiyun was not worried that King Qin or the crown prince would notice the conspiracy from their old father at this time, because so far, no one had seen the signs.At most, they will find out that the situation is unusual after the fact.

But at that time, the deal was done, and we could only swallow the pain.

What's more, this time Lao Li did it himself, even if they found out that something was wrong halfway, Lao Li would force the play to continue.

The authorities are confused by the onlookers, Dugu Zhen is such a shrewd person, but he was tricked by Lao Li.

Dou Wei Dou Kang, they are also doomed this time.

Li Zhiyun has sorted out the past of this incident, and roughly guessed the future development direction of the incident.What he needs to do now is to cooperate with Lao Li and the samurai Xun to perform the scene well without encountering Dou Shi.

Off-screen, you need to find a way to get Pei Ju back from Turkic.This task is the top priority. After discussions between Li Zhiyun and Du Ruhui, they decided to brainstorm and summon the staff of Chu Palace to discuss it carefully.

The next day, Li Zhiyun went to the Yunyang camp to check the training situation of the Chu king's army routinely, and called Xue Shou, Du Ruhui, Xue Yuanjing, Wei Siqi, and Chu Suiliang to discuss.

It is safe and reliable to discuss affairs in the army.

"In view of Datang's current situation, we need to complete peace talks with the Turks as soon as possible, otherwise the next time we go out to attack other rebels, we will be restrained by the Turks sooner or later. Father has mentioned this matter many times in the court, I hope you can Brainstorm and come up with a solution." Li Zhiyun said.

The purpose was to get Pei Ju back. Naturally, Li Zhiyun would not directly say this, and Xue Shou and Du Ruhui were the only ones who deserved his absolute trust.The Turkic matter is indeed a headache for the imperial court at present.

It has been a while since Pei Ju went to Turkic, but there hasn't been much progress.Although Chu Luo didn't detain Pei Ju directly, he was picky about Pei Ju's request for peace talks, with a posture of bargaining.

Xue Shou has already received an explanation from the King of Chu, so he understands that the main purpose of this trip is to allow Pei Ju to return to Chang'an successfully.

"Your Highness is right. The last time the King of Qin conquered Dou Jiande, he saw a great victory in sight. If Liu Wuzhou hadn't suddenly gone south, Hebei would already be the land of our Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the Turkic side must be well appeased."

Chu Suiliang frowned and reminded: "Your Highness, I don't know if I should say something or not."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Yes." Chu Suiliang cupped his hands, "The Ministry of Industry's ordnance was stolen, and the saint asked His Highness to solve the case within half a month. Now that the time is approaching, could it be that His Highness has found the murderer?"

If the murderer was not found, how could the king of Chu meddle in his own business?

However, Li Zhiyun shook his head, "I haven't found it yet."

Hearing this, Chu Suiliang immediately persuaded him: "Your Highness is thinking about state affairs, and this subordinate can fully understand His Highness's painstaking efforts. It's just that this time, the Ministry of Industry's armory was stolen, and the saint was furious. If His Highness cannot solve the case, he may be punished. I dare you, please Your Highness is temporarily investigating the stolen ordnance, as for the Turkic matter, you can put it aside for the time being."

Wei Siqi glanced at him, and said: "Brother Chu's words are wrong. It is important to track down the stolen ordnance, but the Turkic matter is also very important, and it must not be abandoned."

"But there is always a priority." Chu Suiliang said: "The sage asked His Highness to solve the case within a time limit, and the Turkic matter is not in a hurry!"

Chu Suiliang's starting point is good. He said these words without knowing the facts, and he fully fulfilled his responsibility.

Li Zhiyun pressed his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"About the case of the Ministry of Industry's theft of ordnance, I think you all know that the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, the samurai Xun, is in charge of the external search, and this king is responsible for uncovering the inner ghost hiding in the Ministry of Industry. They have been arrested, and all suspicious people have been interrogated. But it is a pity that the king has not found the culprit, and looking at it now, we can only pin our hopes on the warrior Xun."

Chu Suiliang frowned slightly, he always felt that something was wrong with these words, the King of Chu didn't seem like the kind of person who would give up easily.

Xue Yuanjing said: "Brother Chu, in fact, I think that even if the murderer is not found in the end, the one who should be punished is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the saint will not do anything to His Highness."

"How can you gamble on the saint's attitude with such a thing?" Chu Suiliang said unhappily.

Hearing this, Li Zhiyun was a little surprised and looked at Chu Suiliang more.Although Chu Suiliang is currently serving under him, in terms of confidant level, he is naturally far inferior to Xue Shou and Du Ruhui.Chu Suiliang's ability to say such pertinent words shows his loyalty.

"Chu Canjun, stay safe and don't be impatient." Li Zhiyun comforted: "The case of the theft of ordnance has already been calculated in the king's mind. Discussing the Turkic matter does not conflict with the investigation of the theft of ordnance."

Seeing what Li Zhiyun said, Chu Suiliang naturally wouldn't continue to fight hard.

Immediately, everyone began to discuss how to facilitate the peace talks between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks.After brainstorming, everyone came up with many practical and effective methods.

Among them, Xue Shou and Du Ruhui suggested that the imperial court send people to Youzhou with great fanfare to contact the Turkic Khan Shibobi in order to alienate and threaten the Turks.

This one, Li Zhiyun thought it was very good, and immediately asked Xue Yuanjing to write it down.

In addition, Wei Siqi, Chu Suiliang and others also gave their own methods one after another. They collected all kinds of ideas and wrote a whole sheet of paper.

In the end, Li Zhiyun summed it up by himself, then wrote a memorial, signed his name, and wrote to Li Yuan when he was about to go to court.

The meeting dispersed, and Du Ruhui and Xue Shou were at the end.

"This time we played a bit too big." Xue Shuo's eyes were serious.

Du Ruhui smiled lightly, "If you bet big, you will win more. Think about it, if we win this time, His Highness can easily intervene in the affairs of the court in the future."

"It's true, if you blindly seek stability, it's hard to make progress." Xue Shou nodded.

Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "Warrior Xun, I'll leave it to you."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

"Well."

Chu Suiliang and Xue Yuanjing were walking together. He looked at Du Ruhui and Xue Shou who were speaking in low voices behind him, and then at Wei Siqi who had a flattering smile when he was talking to His Highness the King of Chu. He always felt that something was wrong.But what exactly was wrong, he couldn't tell.

"Yuan Jing, I always feel that His Highness seems to be hiding something from us." He whispered to Xue Yuanjing.

Xue Yuanjing was startled for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Your Highness can hide something from us, you think too much."

"But." Before he finished speaking, he bit his tongue.

Everyone stopped in front of the camp gate and bid farewell to each other.

Chu Suiliang looked at Wei Siqi who left with the King of Chu, and murmured in his heart, when did Wei Siqi get so much attention from the King?
Of course Wei Siqi knew that the king paid so much attention to him not because of his ability, but because of his cousin.

But what does it matter?

If the king can get what he wants, his future road will only become wider and wider.

Who will my cousin marry in the future? If she can marry the king of Chu, she will be able to live a good life in the future.

(End of this chapter)