On the north bank of the Yangtze River, in Guangling, the headquarters of the Zhou Dynasty, the marshal Yuchi Youqi was meeting the guest. The marshal Sima was in danger of being present. The guest was Fang Gongyi, the chief clerk of the prime minister and the king of Shu, who was ordered by the Prime Minister and King Shu, to go south to Guangling and convey to the Jiangnan Road.

Yuchi Dun had made a decision to ask the Jiangnan Road to stop the southern attack and negotiate peace with Chen State so that the other party can free up their troops, advance westward to recover Jiangzhou, the lost land on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and then threaten the flanks of the Yuwen family's mountain.

Yuchi Youqi led his troops westward and attacked the Huangzhou General Administration of Shannan in Jiangbei, which means Liannan (Chen) attacking the West (Yuwen family).

Yuchi Dun had to solve the Yuwen family first, eliminate domestic political enemies, and then consider going south to pacify Chen, so he needed to negotiate peace with Chen at this time in order to free up his hands to advance westward to "quell the rebellion".

If this strategic intention is realized, the most important thing is to negotiate peace with Chen State, which involves many issues. The first thing to be affected is whether Zhou State should "return" the land of Huainan to Chen State.

"The Prime Minister means that Chen State is very likely to want to get along with everyone, and to be good at our side, and to be good at Yuwen's side, so it is inevitable to ask for a price all over the place, so we have to pay back the money."

"Of course it is not possible to return the ceased territory without fighting. How to stabilize the State of Chen is the top priority, so we can make a gesture first and release the captives of Chen."

"As for the ownership of Huainan Prefectures and counties, we should first be vain and slaughter. Everything depends on the situation of the battle in Yuzhou. If the official army recovers Xuanhu, there is no need to give in to Chen State."

"Before the Yuwen family was destroyed, the court would not use troops to Chen State. Of course, if the other party is ungrateful, there should be a necessary counterattack."

"It would be best if Chen State is willing to attack the west. If he doesn't want to, just suppress them in Jiangnan."

"In order to release goodwill, we can not only release prisoners of war, but also appropriately transport some food. However, the other party may rebel after taking the food, so the amount of food cannot be too much."

"The Qingzhou navy that assisted the war can return north, so that State Chen can see our sincerity in peacekeeping."

Fang Gongyi talked freely. As the chief clerk of the Prime Minister's Office, he was a close confidant of Prime Minister Yuchi Dun. In addition to conveying the Prime Minister's orders, he was also entrusted with important responsibilities and was fully responsible for the peace talks with Chen State.

Fang Gongyi wanted to reveal the bottom line of negotiations to Yuchi Youqi and Sima Xiaonan, otherwise without the cooperation of these two people, the coordination of actions would easily make Chen Guo think that Zhou Guo was right and wrong.

Since peace was to be negotiated, the Zhou State had to take the initiative to release goodwill. On the second day after Fang Gongyi arrived in Guangling, the Chen State sent an envoy to Guangling and demanded that the Zhou State release the Chen State captives.

On the surface, Chen Guo’s move was just a request for prisoners, but in fact it was a test for peace talks. He couldn’t slap. Since both sides had a need for peace talks, Fang Gongyi happened to strike while the iron was hot.

Chen State asked to release the prisoners, and then all of them were released, but some specific characters were also mentioned. Chen could also go to the riverside and watch the Zhou army dismantle the warships with their own eyes.

It is autumn now, and the southeast wind is getting weaker and weaker. Qingzhou naval soldiers can only go by land when they return north. It is useless to leave so many naval warships. It happened to be dismantled in front of Chen Envoy, so that Chen State knew that the Zhou army had no intention of crossing south again.

The other party would inevitably ask the Zhou State to return the prefectures and counties in Huainan. Fang Gongyi decided to implement the word "drag" method, neither opposing nor agreeing, because the current situation has not yet reached the point where the land needs to be cede and sum.

Peace negotiations are now just the first stage. As long as Zhou State can reach a ceasefire with Chen State, it is enough.

Since the war was about to be in a standstill, the establishment of the Jiangnan Road marching was no longer needed. Therefore, Prime Minister Yuchi Dun made a decision to disband the Jiangnan Road marching from now on and set up the Southeast Road Grand Station.

Marshal Yuchi Youqi was appointed as the Minister of State of the Southeast Daxingtai, and was a tyrannical act of Southeast (Huainan, Huaibei).

Marshal Sima Xiaonan was changed to serve as the left-level servant of the southeast road, and other marshals and subordinates were all changed to the Taiwan Assistant of the southeast road.

Yuchi Youqi's duties were changed from attacking Chen State to guarding Huainan and Huainan to prevent Chen State from going north, and at the same time, he would send troops westward to quell the rebellion.

Not long ago, King Xiyang (King of Zhu) Yu Wen Wen sneaked into Xuanhu, Yuzhou, and successively captured Guangzhou, Xizhou, Shenzhou, Yongzhou, Yuzhou general manager Heba Fuen, and the marching general manager Pan Zihuang successively lost one after another.

The situation in the Yuzhou General Administration is critical. If it is not handled properly, it will cause a sudden change in the situation in Henan, which will threaten Huainan and Huainan. Therefore, while Yuchi Dun reorganized the rebellion army to suppress the rebellion, he asked his younger brother Yuchi Youqi to prepare in Huainan to prevent the situation from collapsing.

If the rebellion army regained Yuzhou, then Yuchi Youqi sent troops westward through the Jiangbei area on the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains to attack the Huangzhou General Office of the Yuwen family.

If the army to suppress the rebellion is defeated, then Yuchi Youqi will also send troops westward and attack Yuzhou upstream along the Huai River to prevent Yuwen, who was entrenched in Xuanhu, from taking the opportunity to expand his territory.

At the same time, Yuchi Youqi had to guard against the northern expedition of the Chen army in Jiangnan, so his responsibilities as the Shangshu Ling, the big leader of the southeastern road, were very heavy and needed the experienced Sima to help him.

Sima Xiaonan, Jin Sikong and Nanyang King Sima Mo, he was a son of the nobles of Qi State. His father Sima Ziru was the old Yuan Congxun of Qi Shenwu Gao Huan, and he was named "Four Prizes".

Sima Xiaonan Shang Gao Huan's daughter was a famous noble son of Qi State.

Later, Sima Xiaonan got involved in the palace struggle and had to flee west to Zhou State. He became sworn brothers with Duke Sui Yang Zhong, who came to pick him up. Yang Zhong's son Yang Jian served him with his uncle's courtesy.

Unlike the civil and military officials of Qi who surrendered when Qi State fell, Sima disappeared "early". He held important positions in Zhou State and had deep connections. His daughter Sima Lingji was the Crown Princess Yuwen Chan, the Crown Princess of Emperor Tianyuan, and later Yang Jian deposed him as a commoner.

Sima disappeared in Zhou, and both countries had old friends. Two years later, Daxiang followed Duke Shu and the general manager of Xiangzhou, Yuchi Jiong. Now he was arranged by Yuchi Dun as his younger brother's chief secretary, Zuo Pushe, hoping that this person can assist Yuchi Youqi in the southeast.

Sima Huinan has no objection to the current series of changes. Anyway, it is useless to have any objections. Fang Gongyi has already made the matter very clear and is fully responsible for the peace talks with Chen State. He is happy to watch it.

Whether the peace agreement is successful or not, whether the concessions made to Chen caused a fierce discussion on the government and the public has nothing to do with Sima's efforts to eliminate difficulties, and he doesn't need to worry about it.

In the current situation, Chen State is like a dry bone in a tomb, and Yuwen's family is stronger than expected, so the Prime Minister gives priority to solving Yuwen's family. Sima Yingnan believes that it is a correct decision.

However, during the past twenty years, the situation in the world has changed one after another, which made Sima Yingnan feel very sad. As the son of the powerful and powerful Qi State, he had no choice but to flee to the enemy country; he became the in-laws of the Yuwen family, but in the end he stood with the Yuchi family.

The powerful Gao family in the past was destroyed and the Gao family was destroyed. The Yuwen family, who was about to unify the world, is almost over now. Can the Yuchi family be replaced by him last?
Chapter completed!