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Chapter 643 Playing Randomly with Sticks (Part [-])
Facing Liu Hongji's words, all the courtiers of Zhao Guo present smiled.

Everyone including Li Chongjiu didn't believe it, why did Li Yuan suddenly negotiate a peace.Negotiating peace is also the edict commonly used by Zhao Guo, isn't it just a strategy to delay the army.

Liu Hongji said: "Your Majesty said that both he and Zhao Huang are people with destiny's favor, but this is the way of the world. There are continuous wars in the Central Plains, and Wang Shichong harms one side. This is a last resort. The people of the Central Plains have long thought of peace. Let's fight again. If His Majesty continues to fight at this time, it will undoubtedly betray people's hearts, be shameless for all people, and bear the reputation of being a militarist. Of course, Your Majesty is not afraid of you, Lord Zhao, but just seeking peace and stability for the common people in the world. "

Liu Hongji is worthy of being an excellent lobbyist. He explained the truth one by one, and when Ji Chuan was about to refute, Li Chongjiu stopped and said: "I am also very willing to believe in the sincerity of Tang Lord's peace negotiation. It is only sincerity It's not just talking casually. Does Li Yuan want me to stop attacking Shandong?"

Liu Hongji laughed and said, "That's right, that's right."

Li Chongjiu smiled and did not speak.Pei Ji said: "Master Tang shouldn't be doing this. He said it was a peace negotiation, but he just wanted us to stop attacking Shandong. Who doesn't know that this is a tactic to slow down the army. It's too childish."

Liu Zhenghui said from the side: "Pei Gong, you have high morals and high prestige, and you were a minister with my lord at the beginning. Don't you know that my lord is not a person who does not keep his promises? This time my lord really came to negotiate peace with Zhao Wang, but hope Don’t let this kindness go unnoticed.”

Ji Chuan sneered and said: "Our army's army to attack Shandong has already marched several ways, and the soldiers are approaching the city. If Tang Gong really wants to make peace, we might as well wait until our Shandong battle is over. We can talk about it at that time."

Liu Hongji sternly said to Li Chongjiu, "Your Majesty King Zhao, you have failed my lord's good intentions. Whenever great powers fight, they always insist on one word of Tao. Those who gain the Tao will be helped more, and those who lose the Tao will be helped less. If Your Majesty Continuing to use military force and go our own way to attack the land of the Tang Dynasty, the people of the Tang Dynasty have no choice but to stand up and fight."

Pei Ju said: "This statement is wrong. I heard that Duke Tang built a large naval force in Sichuan and Shu, and it seems that he intends to go down the river to attack Xiao Xian. If Duke Tang really doesn't want to fight, why bother to attack Liang Guo?"

Liu Hongji said: "This is different. For example, Jianghuai Du Fuwei, although he is also unruly, but he only became the king, not the emperor. But Xiao Xian is just a county magistrate. only."

Pei Ji let out a groan, and asked back: "If Xiao Xian is willing to go to the emperor's title, will the Tang Lord be willing to stop his troops and stop attacking Liang Guo?"

Liu Hongji said: "Abandon the title of emperor, but the ambition is still there, how can we tolerate it. Back then, the king of Goguryeo wrote a letter claiming to be a minister of Liaodong dung, but the heart of rebellion is still there. These people must be eliminated to avoid future troubles."

Pei Ji said: "So Li Tangfei is going to crusade against Liang?"

Liu Hongji said: "My lord is attacking Liang, not Zhao. If Xiao Xian is willing to take the title of emperor and join Da Zhao, then it will be the land of Da Zhao. My lord will withdraw troops immediately without saying a word."

Speaking of this, even Pei Ji and Ji Chuan, who are always easy-going, couldn't help admiring Liu Hongji's penetrating tongue.If Li Chongjiu wanted Xiao Mian to go to the emperor's title temporarily, it was still uncertain, let alone let Xiao Mian raise the flag to join Zhao Guo.Xiao Xian's Liang State now has 40 soldiers, and the land is in danger of Jianghan, but it has not yet reached this level.

Liu Hongji also took up a word of reason everywhere.

When Liu Hongji saw Pei Ju being refuted, Ji Chuan and the two smiled, then looked at Li Chongjiu and said, "I don't know what your majesty thinks?"

Speaking of this, Li Chongjiu laughed and said: "Hongji hasn't seen you for a long time, which is impressive, but if you want to be reasonable, you might as well go to Su Qin and Zhang Yi. As the king of a country, I only talk about pros and cons. Tang Gong can also make peace, If Shandong is ceded, I will agree to negotiate a peace, otherwise there will be no negotiation. How can I be sincere enough?"

Li Chongjiu's condition immediately changed Liu Hongji's expression.This is not to talk so much empty talk, but to point the sword directly at the heart.For the sake of Li Chongjiu, of course, there is no need for an emperor to argue with foreign envoys to blush.

After hearing this, Liu Hongji bit the bullet and said, "Shandong is not the land of Great Zhao. Your Majesty wants the whole of Shandong in one sentence. Wouldn't your appetite be a little too big?"

Pei Ju retorted: "But Shandong is not the land of Li and Tang. Didn't Duke Tang say that he and His Majesty stand side by side, so I dare to ask, is Shandong in the east or the west?"

"You." Liu Hongji was at a loss for words for a moment, this Pei Ju was really an old fox, he stabbed the knife at a critical moment.

Liu Hongji didn't say a word, and was preparing to make a speech. At the side, Liu Zheng met Liu Hongji and couldn't speak, but he said: "Master Zhao, you are going too far. You were just a bandit back then. If you hadn't been taken in by Duke Tang, how would you be today? Right now, you don’t want to miss your old kindness, and return kindness with grievances.”

"Presumptuous. My son's face will allow you to speak disrespectfully," Ji Chuan stood up angrily and said to Li Chongjiu, "Your Majesty, this person is arrogant, please get out of the palace."

Liu Zhenghui sneered and said: "Yes, what can I not say, when King Zhao was not proclaimed emperor, he still asked me to come to Tang Lord to marry him. I am also half of your elder, can't you say that?"

Li Chongjiu said: "I have only heard that relatives by blood and the kindness of a teacher can be a leader, but I have never heard of a matchmaker as a leader. However, the king of Tang was kind to me at the beginning, but after that he humiliated me in Jinyang Palace , and started to harm me. I have long since severed my friendship with him. There is an old saying, how can you repay kindness with kindness."

"Relying on your seniority, relying on the old to sell the old, I hate people like you the most. I was going to kill you, but the two countries will not be beheaded. Let me spare your dog's life. Come and beat Linshuo with a stick. palace."

"How dare you!" Liu Zhenghui was furious.

"Show me the gate of Youjing."

Li Chongjiu's voice fell, and then the tiger guards outside the hall picked up sticks and went inside, and beat them with the sticks.Liu Zhenghui was beaten so badly that he ran away, and his hair crown was knocked off.

"Your Majesty, I implore you not to do this, it will damage the friendship between the two countries."

Li Chongjiu looked at Liu Hongji and said: "Liu Zhenghui is rude, and I will punish you in a small way. Hongji, you didn't offend me, don't worry, you can go back and reply to Duke Tang. I will take the land of Shandong, if he is really sincere , just follow the two things I just said. Not only will I agree to stop the war against Tang, but I will also release the water ban in Chang'an."

Liu Hongji said with a calm expression: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for saying bluntly that my lord will not give the land of Shandong. I might as well say that the Tang army in Shandong has tens of thousands of heroes. If Zhao Guo doesn't say that he wants to capture Shandong, it will be regarded as the land of Shandong." The outcome is only five or five. Of course, unless His Majesty is willing to personally lead the main force and go south from Youjing to conquest. But what would the Turks and Goguryeo think if they came out of such an empty country? My lord will not sit back and watch Shandong be defeated by Zhao captured by the army."
PS: Congratulations to Fang Ping, a book friend, for becoming the helm of this book.

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