?In the tenth year of Daye (614 AD), on the third day of the first lunar month, Pei Shiju, the Huangmen Minister, arrived at Gubeikou and was ordered to go north to comfort Andong.

At this time, the General Yuwen Shu of the Left Guard had returned to the palace with the successful "fruits" of his victory, and shared his martial arts with the Holy Lord and the Central Government. Duan Da, the remaining guard of Zhuo County, and Cui Hongsheng, the prefect of Shanggu, had also reached an agreement with Andong on the matter of the Feihu Rebels' departure from the customs. He was quickly returning to Jicheng, the capital of Zhuo County, and Yicheng, the capital of Shanggu, to make relevant arrangements to ensure that the Feihu Rebels safely retreated into Anzhou.

The main content of the next negotiation was the responsibility and rights of the Anton Protectorate, the tribal autonomy of Andong and the independence of Ashinar. This not only redistribution of Andong's power and wealth, but also involves the adjustment of the defense and diplomatic strategies of Sino-Turkishness. Therefore, Pei Shiju, who had just returned from the west, is undoubtedly the best candidate for this negotiation.

Of course, this is an obvious reason, with a high-sounding sound, but in fact there are many mysteries behind it. All political forces in the court pay close attention to it and wait for it to change.

From the standpoint of the Saint Lord and the Reformers, whether Anton, the emerging force, can be driven to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition directly affects whether the Third Eastern Expedition can make decisions at the center. The final victory of the Eastern Expedition is directly related to whether the Saint Lord and the Reformers can further improve their political decline on the basis of using martial arts to open Xinjiang to save authority and reverse the political decline in one fell swoop. However, Anton is not a fool, and it is impossible to jump into the trap and die. Although Anton has made a promise, if the situation does not allow it and there are no conditions to fulfill the promise, the promise will naturally be impossible to fulfill it. As for the current situation, there are too many uncertain variables, and Anton also has too many ways to go back on his word. Therefore, Pei Shiju's trip to Anton after the New Year is tight, the time is tight, and the task is heavy, and victory is not allowed to be defeated.

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At this time, the first phase of negotiations between Zhongtu and Andong had ended. The second phase of negotiations was suspended due to the successive departures of Yuwen Shu, Duan Da and Cui Hongsheng and the arrival of the New Year. Now Pei Shiju is coming in full swing, so the negotiations are of course starting again.

Guo Xuan urgently informed Anton negotiator Li Zixiong, Yuan An and others that Pei Shiju was here and was ordered to comfort Anton and was fully responsible for subsequent negotiations. He asked Anton to prepare immediately and officially restart the second phase of negotiations on the fourth day of the first lunar month.

Li Zixiong and others celebrated the New Year at Panlong Castle. They thought that the negotiations would only start again after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, but they suddenly received news that Pei Shiju arrived at Gubeikou and would restart the negotiations tomorrow. They were very surprised.

Pei Shiju's public intervention in Anton's affairs was expected by Li Zixiong and others, but the intervention was so early and the form of intervention was so direct, but beyond expectations. This fully demonstrates that behind Li Fengyun, there was indeed the shadow of Pei Shiju. The capture of Anton's big game was probably from Pei Shiju. Li Fengyun was just an executor with outstanding talents. At the highest level of power, the representative figures of the Holy Lord and the central forces had reached an agreement with Pei Shiju on the present and future of Anton. Therefore, Pei Shiju had no need to hide it and appeared in Anton in a high-profile manner to pick the fruits of victory.

This is an opponent that made Li Zixiong fear and awe, not to mention Yuan An, Wu He Wangyun and Ashinahanhai, so the five negotiators of Anton immediately discussed countermeasures. After a detailed analysis, they came up with an embarrassing fact that they were not qualified to negotiate with Pei Shiju.

They have already discussed the issues that can be discussed in the early stage and have all the results. Some of the issues that were not discussed in the later stage are specific details related to Anton's military, political and financial affairs. Pei Shiju does not need to come forward at all. The other part is related to Anton's future and the fate of the alliance. Although they are also qualified to talk, the problem is that if Anton's big game was made by Pei Shiju and Li Fengyun is his loyal executor, there are countless unknown secrets behind this, then Pei Shiju will definitely disdain to talk to them. Pei Shiju has only one negotiating partner, that is Li Fengyun.

Li Zixiong had such an inference before going out of the frontier. His conclusion at that time was that Li Fengyun was out of control. Although Li Fengyun was still implementing Pei Shiju's plan, Li Fengyun was also using Pei Shiju's layout to realize his ambitions. However, with the development of the situation today, Li Fengyun had to face up to his poor strength and was deeply in crisis. He could be destroyed at any time. At the critical moment, he had to forcibly "kidnapping" Pei Shiju. With the help of Pei Shiju's power, he brought out Pei Shiju's big flag fox to pretend to be powerful. So when Li Zixiong guessed that Li Fengyun intended to give Pei Shiju the fruit of victory in the battle to the frontier, pushed Pei Shiju to the position of Anton's Great Protector, and hid under Pei Shiju's wings to avoid the edge, he could only follow the direction Li Fengyun pointed out. After all, he was in a flat sun and was now the end of a hero and had no choice but to do anything.

Li Zixiong made a quick decision and informed Li Fengyun urgently that Pei Shiju had arrived and asked him to make a decision immediately. If he wanted to negotiate in person, he would go south to Gubeikou immediately and not delay.

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On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Gubeikoubian City, the two sides began their first negotiations after the New Year. Pei Shiju personally attended the negotiation site and participated in the negotiations, which made the negotiations extremely high and the atmosphere was tense.

There was only one negotiation content, and Pei Shiju went out of the frontier.

Pei Shiju was straight to the point. He was ordered to comfort Andong. Of course, he had to visit Anzhou in person, inspect the Northeast, and comfort various tribes on behalf of the Holy Lord and the Central Government, and announced that Andong in the world had been included in the Central Earth territory. In this way, the safety of Pei Shiju's outbound security became the primary issue. Secondly, the political impact caused by this was great and would cause many variables that were difficult to determine on the situation in Andong. For this reason, Andong must make a certain assessment and come up with corresponding countermeasures. It is impossible to agree without consideration.

Li Zixiong obstructed him with various excuses.

Pei Shiju ignored him and was determined, and only agreed to give Anton three days of preparation time. Three days later, that is, the seventh day of the first lunar month, he will go north to Anzhou and is expected to arrive in Fangcheng, the capital of Anzhou on the tenth day of the first lunar month.

"Three days are not enough, so I didn't have time to mobilize the army to Panlong Fort to protect Ming Gong from heading north." Li Zixiong had to bargain, "Ming Gong, give at least ten days of preparation time, otherwise the danger will be too great. Once an accident occurs, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"My safety is guaranteed." Pei Shiju shook his hand disapprovingly, "Before leaving, the Holy Lord has issued an edict ordering the Wu Benlang General Zhao Shizhu to lead two thousand guards to go out to the frontier, so don't worry about Mr.

Li Zixiong, Yuan An and others couldn't help but look at each other. The two thousand guards stationed in Andong from Dongdu entered Anzhou like this? They neither solicited Anton's opinions nor negotiated with Andong, and they didn't even informed them in advance? Is this the Holy Lord and the Central Committee ignoring Andong, or is Pei Shiju arrogant and arrogant?

Li Zixiong suppressed his anger and said coldly, "Ming Gong went north to Anzhou. Whether the security is guaranteed is not Ming Gong, but someone has the final say."

Pei Shiju glanced at him, looked contemptuous and said slowly, "When I enter Anzhou, it's not your final decision, but the Holy Lord has the final decision."

Li Zixiong also wanted to dissuade him, but Li Hun spoke over there, "The Holy Lord's edict should not be violated. When Ming Gong arrived in Fangcheng, the negotiation location was changed to Fangcheng. So this time, you and I will act together. As long as you arrive in Fangcheng safely, how can our safety be guaranteed?"

Li Hun's words contain puns, and Li Zi is ambitious to understand them.

It was unusual for Pei Shiju to come to Anzhou to negotiate. Pei Shiju came so quickly and was so urgent to see Li Fengyun, which shows that it must be related to the urging of the Holy Lord. The urging from the above was tight, and Pei Shiju had to rush it up. It is not difficult to guess the reason, that is, the third Eastern Expedition is imminent.

So far, the third Eastern Expedition has not yet been made through the center, and the resistance is too great. The only hope for breaking the situation is Anton. As long as Anton fulfills his promise and is willing to use his main army to expedition Goguryeo, Dongdu can kill two birds with one stone, which can not only destroy Goguryeo and destroy Anton's emerging force. More importantly, Dongdu can save a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources, so the Holy Lord and the Reformers are absolutely sure to turn the third Eastern Expedition into a fact.

The best time for the Eastern Expedition is summer and autumn, from April to September. In other words, there are only three months left for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee to make the decision on the third Eastern Expedition and prepare for the third Eastern Expedition. If the best attack time is missed, the attack time of the Third Eastern Expedition will inevitably be seriously insufficient. Once the Third Eastern Expedition ends in failure, the result will be terrifying. It will be a terrifying political disaster for the Holy Lord and the Reformers.

Li Zixiong, Yuan An, Yang Gongdao, Wu He and Ashinahanhai discussed urgently. Although he felt angry and frustrated, there was no way. Pei Shiju was too powerful. He had the strength to influence and even determine their fate and Anton's future, so he could not stop and could only compromise.

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On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Li Fengyun received an urgent report from Li Zixiong at the Chifeng General Camp, and Pei Shiju's hurry also surprised him.

At this moment, Bulishe Asunaduer and Mi Yong had returned from the north bank of Ruoluo River and successfully completed the task of recruiting and pacifying the tribes of the Clan. Therefore, Li Fengyun invited Asunaduer as soon as possible and told him the news that Pei Shiju was ordered to comfort Andong.

"You are going to return to Fangcheng?" Asunadull asked.

Li Fengyun nodded, "I'll set out tonight. What are your plans? Should I stay in Chifeng for the time being, or rush to Fangcheng with me?"

Ashinal hesitated for a little and asked, "What advice do you have?"

Li Fengyun smiled, "Since you are worried about your safety, then stay at Chifeng for the time being. After the Liaodong army on Che Lianchuan retreats, the alliance's generals will quickly return to Chifeng. Then you will be able to meet with Ashinahuanghuer, and the three thousand string controls will return to the tent, and your courage will be strengthened."

Ashinal smiled bitterly, "I can trust you, but I will never believe Pei Shiju."

Li Fengyun laughed and reached out to pat his shoulder, "If you believe me, you must follow my footsteps, otherwise you will not be able to escape from Pei Shiju's palm in Anton."

Ashin Duel's face suddenly changed and he asked in surprise, "Why do you say this?"
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