I'm the villain in the book

Chapter 652 Why are you blushing?
When Chu Xianping and Li Zimu rushed to the state office, Liang Zhen and Du Chang had already arrived one step ahead, and they were talking to Wei Changtian at this time.

While Han Zhao was leading troops to confront the enemy at the Temple of the Mountain, Wei Zhaohai had already returned to the capital and was unable to "participate" in the meeting.

"Brother Chu, hurry up!"

Seeing the two people coming in, Wei Changtian immediately turned his head and said with a smile on his face:
"The news from the capital just now, Yan Huaiqing took the initiative to find the envoy of Zhan Shifu, and wanted to talk to us!"

"Six days! Yan Huaiqing finally couldn't bear it anymore!"

"Fortunately, you can hold your breath, otherwise we will definitely lose our momentum now."

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It can be seen that Wei Changtian waited very hard for this news.

After the "Xianchi Surprise Attack" ended and the two armies confronted each other, he originally planned to send someone to contact Yan Huaiqing.

But Chu Xianping stopped him, saying that whoever takes the initiative in this negotiation will be at a disadvantage, let Wei Changtian wait, and within ten days Yan Huaiqing will inevitably come to the door first.

But now only the sixth day has passed and the result has been obtained, it can be seen that Yan Huaiqing is also unable to see the situation clearly.

"Young Master, what exactly did Yan Huaiqing say?"

Walking quickly, Chu Xianping asked calmly, "When will we talk? Where will we talk?"

"When we will talk about it is yet to be decided."

Wei Changtian twitched his lips: "But he said he wanted to talk in Zishan Palace."

Purple Mountain Hall is the main hall where the Seventh Demon Land guards the teleportation array.

The distance between Daning and Dajue is too far, and it is difficult for the two sides to choose a "third-party" location for negotiation, so there are only two optional locations.

Either the Purple Mountain Temple or the Mountain Temple.

Obviously, both parties want to set the negotiation venue on their own side, after all, their own safety can at least be guaranteed in this way.

"It seems to me that there must be no compromise in this matter."

Next to him, Liang Zhen frowned and said, "If you really go to Zishan Palace, you might fall into Yan Huaiqing's trap."

"Besides, anyway, he couldn't help but propose peace talks first, so we should be tougher."

"Just tell him directly, don't talk about it if you don't talk about it in the mountain temple, and see if he will retreat or not."

"If he doesn't back down, let's fight! Are we still afraid that he won't succeed?"

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From Liang Zhen's point of view, going to the Purple Mountain Palace was undoubtedly a compromise, and there was absolutely no reason for him to show weakness when he had already taken the initiative.

This is also what Du Chang and Wei Changtian thought.

but
"General Liang, my opinion is different from yours."

Chu Xianping shook his head unexpectedly: "I think it should be discussed in Zishan Palace instead."

"Ah? Why is that?"

For a while, Wei Changtian and the others were a little puzzled, not knowing what kind of strange brain circuit Chu Xianping had.

And the latter didn't make a fool of himself, and quickly explained:
"Young Master, General Liang, Brother Du."

"The black powder is indeed powerful, but now we only have more than a thousand barrels delivered recently, and it is difficult to show its power as it did six days ago."

"So if this battle is really fought, even if we win in the end, it will definitely be a miserable victory."

"Besides, Xinfeng in the west may not be able to defend and return to the two countries. If Xinfeng falls by then, how many soldiers can we have with the cavalry of the two countries facing the hinterland of Daning?"

"These [-] people are our last property, and there must be no more losses."

"Therefore, relying on peace talks to end this war is the best outcome for us."

Speaking of this, Chu Xianping paused and sighed lightly.

"Well, in fact, considering the current situation alone, we are the one that needs to stop the war more."

"It's just that Yan Huaiqing doesn't know the details of the black powder now, and he is flustered, so we have the initiative."

"But that doesn't mean we can really press him every step of the way."

"Tighten when you should be tight, and loose when you should be loose. Only in this way will the negotiation plan not be ruined."

"What's more, it's not all bad to go to Zishan Palace to talk, and it's more beneficial to us from a certain point of view."

"More favorable?"

Hearing this, Du Chang was a little puzzled: "Brother Chu, where is the advantage?"

"exist"

Chu Xianping paused for a moment, as if organizing his words.

What everyone didn't expect was that Li Zimu continued to speak at this time.

"In terms of momentum."

"General Du, everyone knows that whether it's the Zishan Temple or the Temple of the Mountain, it's the other party's territory, and there may be an ambush hidden in it."

"And if we don't care about this and agree to Yan Huaiqing, what do you think he will think?"

"He can."

Du Chang is also a smart person, and immediately understood what Li Zimu meant when he heard the words.

"He'll think we don't care if he sets a trap!"

"That's right, that's it."

Li Zimu nodded slightly: "If we go to the appointment willingly, it will appear that we are confident and not afraid of his schemes."

"Although there will be a little risk in this way, it will be a great deterrent to Yan Huaiqing, and it will also help this negotiation to achieve the result we want."

"So my thoughts are the same as Mr. Chu's, and I think we should talk about it in Zishan Palace."

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Soon, Li Zimu finished speaking.

But Chu Xianping didn't add anything, which meant that what she said was exactly what he thought.

Just like that, the meeting hall fell into a brief silence, only the sound of "crackling" candles was faintly heard.

After the explanation between the two, such a small matter as "negotiation location" has become a lot more meaningful, which made Wei Changtian and the three of them change their original thinking.

"Well, it does make sense."

After rubbing his chin and thinking for a while, Wei Changtian had already made a decision.

"Then write back to Yan Huaiqing like this, telling him that the time and place are all up to him, but our patience is limited, so if he wants to talk, it's best to make a decision quickly."

"Brother Chu, is this what you said. Sometimes tight and sometimes loose?"

"Master Minghui."

Chu Xianping bowed his head and cupped his hands, flattering and at the same time showing that there was nothing wrong with Wei Changtian's reply.

"Okay, then I will ask Zhan Shifu to send a letter to you immediately."

Wei Changtian stopped suddenly when he was halfway through the conversation, and even came up with a "drawing inferences from one instance".

"Brother Chu, would you explain that it would be better to reply to Yan Huaiqing earlier? This will make it appear that we don't care too much about the peace talks."

"Young master, there's no need to do anything extra."

Chu Xianping explained in a low voice with some embarrassment: "Replying to the letter tomorrow morning will only show that we have been deliberating all night, but on the contrary, it seems that we value it very much."

"Cough! That's right."

Wei Changtian blushed, and he stopped "pretending to be smart", and quickly settled the matter.

After discussing the business, everyone talked about other things for a while, and then "dismissed the meeting" and went back to sleep.

Wei Changtian wanted to go back to the small courtyard where Liang Qin and Yang Liushi lived, Du Chang wanted to go back to the Tiangou Army, and Liang Zhen, Chu Xianping, and Li Zimu returned to the Shu Army company camp together by car.

On the swaying carriage, Liang Zhen looked at Chu Xianping and Li Zimu who were sitting opposite, recalling what the two had just said, he was quite emotional for a moment.

"Master Chu, Miss Li."

"Why are you all so smart? Compared with you, I, a big bastard, feel ashamed."

"Thinking about it this way, if the two of you have a child, how sensible would you be? Cough, I'm talking nonsense and casually, so don't take it to heart."

"Miss Li, I'm really sorry"

Looking at Li Zimu's face flushed, Liang Zhen quickly apologized.

But the next moment, his expression became a little weird again.

"Master Chu"

"What are you blushing again???"

(End of this chapter)