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Chapter 794: Dragon Gate Negotiations

Qi Rui said: "General Shi, do you still need me to take you back to Beijing?"

Shi Bao shook his head and said: "No need! This general will go back and explain everything! In addition, there is another thing. The spies lurking in Laocheng just reported that the Chu family's 30,000 troops have camped twenty miles outside Tongshan. The opponent is likely to Take revenge!"

Qi Rui said with a smile: "General Shi, don't worry, the other party is sending troops this time to cooperate with the regent's actions in the capital!"

He came here with an order to replace Shi Bao this time in order to contact the senior leaders of the Chu family in advance and prepare for the next step of negotiations between Lin Yun and King Chu Jiang.

The news that Chu Yin was being held hostage has been sent back to the Chu family, so this action was taken.

Shi Bao is good at fighting, but not good at negotiating, and he doesn't know the situation in the capital.

Shi Bao nodded: "Okay, in that case, I will go back to Beijing first!"

Qi Rui and Xiang Chong watched him leave and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake their heads.

At this time, Xiang Chong said: "Commander Qi, the next negotiations with the Chu family will not start fighting again, right?"

Qi Rui sighed: "Probably not! After all, the second son of the Chu family is still a hostage in the capital, unless King Chu Jiang chooses to give up Chu Yin's life..."

Xiang Chong gently stroked his beard and said in admiration: "The Regent's move is really powerful! I guess the King of Chu Jiang had calculated everything, but he just didn't expect that the Regent would capture the hostages!"

Qi Rui smiled and said: "Mr. Xiang, don't underestimate King Chu Jiang! This old guy has been shrewd all his life, and he is not so easy to be plotted! It can only be said that the regent took the conspiracy to the extreme and asked Shi Bao to lead the troops in a surprise attack. Laocheng caught the Chu family off guard, and on the other hand, they asked Fu Tianchen to secretly go to Panda Palace to deliver a message, making the King of Chu Jiang throw a rat weapon into a trap and be attacked from both sides! "

"Without these two moves, even if the regent takes Chu Yin as a hostage, King Chu Jiang will never give in and will probably send troops to the Northern Expedition immediately!"

Xiang Chong nodded and said: "It's really brilliant!"

He has always believed that he is the smartest person in the Daduan Dynasty. He used to follow the Fifth Prince and was depressed and had no chance to display his talents.

But this time Xiang Chong was really convinced.

It was obvious that the enemy was strong and I was weak, but by relying on strategy, he forced King Chu Jiang to compromise and negotiate, allowing Xiang Chong to finally understand the gap between himself and Lin Yun.

As a counselor, he can see two steps and take one step at a time, but Lin Yun no longer needs to use this method. Instead, he can flexibly make use of the current situation, adjust his plan at all times, and make the best choice.

This unpredictable style makes it impossible for his enemies to figure it out.

At the same time, inside the camp twenty miles outside Tongshan Pass.

A group of senior officers of the Chu family were gathered in front of the sand table, listening to a general analyzing the terrain of Tongshan Pass.

The middle-aged man sitting on the Taishi chair on one side, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, extraordinary appearance, wearing light armor and a blue cloak, was leisurely sipping tea.

He is Chu Xiang, the eldest son of King Chu Jiang.

He was also the next senior member of the Chu family to meet Qi Rui and Xiang Chong.

Their meeting had only one purpose, which was to pave the way for the next negotiation between Lin Yun and King Chu Jiang.

At this moment, Chu Xiang was in a good mood. His second brother was being held hostage in the capital. Not only was he not worried, but he was very happy.

According to the news that Lin Yun sent people back to the Chu family, if the Chu family wanted to gain the trust of the court, they must keep Chu Yin in the capital as a hostage.

In this way, Chu Xiang no longer needs to fight openly and secretly with his second brother. Lao Wang will definitely treat him as his future heir.

Therefore, not only did Chu Xiang not blame Lin Yun, but he was very grateful.

At this time, Chu Xiang stood up and came to the sand table. After briefly listening to the Chu family leader's talk, he raised his hand and lifted the sand table. Everyone was startled and took two steps back.

General Chu Xun said displeasedly: "What do you mean by this, eldest son? Could it be that you have some objections to the junior general?" Chu Xiang said with a smile: "General Chu Xun seems to have misunderstood Lao Wang's true intention! Lao Wang asked you to follow me. The purpose of approaching Tongshan Pass is to warm up the upcoming negotiations, not to start a full-scale war!"

Chu Xun snorted coldly: "Is this what Old Wang told the eldest son?"

"Not bad!"

Chu Xiang raised his head slightly, with a proud look on his face.

Chu Xun sneered: "Then why are the words spoken by the old king and the last general different from those of the eldest son?"

Chu Xiangyi frowned: "What's different?"

"On the surface, Old Wang really hopes to negotiate with the regent Lin Yun, but if there is a suitable opportunity, he also hopes that the general will catch the thief first and capture the king first! Once Lin Yun falls into our hands, the imperial court will be defeated. The Li family is at your fingertips!"

Chu Xiang looked shocked. He didn't expect that his father would actually play such a big game.

He was probably angered by Lin Yun's previous combination of punches.

What made King Chujiang most angry was not that his second son was detained in the capital, but that Lin Yun actually unknowingly touched the Panda Royal Court behind Chujiang County.

King Chu Jiang paid a heavy price in order to sign the non-aggression treaty with King Panda.

To this day, the Chu family still gives Panda Royal Court 10 million taels of silver every year to maintain the treaty.

If Lin Yun succeeds, the money spent by the Chu family in the past ten years will be wasted.

This is a shame that King Chu Jiang absolutely cannot accept.

"My father really arranged it like this?"

Chu Xun nodded and said: "That's right! In fact... the general can guess some of the eldest son's thoughts, but now is not the time to hide his mind. If the eldest son only has this pattern and little thoughts, Lao Wang will not The throne is passed to you!"

Chu Xiang cursed inwardly, his own thoughts were actually seen through by Chu Xun, which made him very unhappy.

But he knew that this Chu Xun was his second brother's die-hard supporter.

"Hmph! General Chu Xun, don't be so smart! I am more worried about the safety of my second brother than anyone else. If General Chu Xun acts without authorization, leading to the failure of the subsequent negotiation warm-up, then you will be the biggest sinner of the Chu family!"

After that, he opened the door curtain of the camp and left with a puff of sleeves.

Chu Xun stared at his back and whispered: "Let's continue..."

After that, a group of senior Chu family officers continued to discuss the strategy of attacking Tongshan Pass.

Three days passed in a flash.

At noon that day, the two parties agreed to meet at Suolongmen at Tongshan Pass.

This is the first dangerous place in Tongshan Pass. It is built with bluestone brick walls, about ten feet high from the ground below. If it were a wartime situation, this place would be heavily deployed with fortifications and bamboo guns. The lethality is beyond imagination. , absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The negotiation here was also proposed by Xiang Chong.

It can not only deter the Chu family, but also ensure their safety.

If the Chu family suddenly takes action, they can close the door and hunt down the dogs, killing all these high-ranking officers of the Chu family.

The senior officials of both sides walked out of the stone gates on both sides at the same time, and each sat on the long table and chairs on their side.

(End of this chapter)