I received the news of Wu Chenghe's death in the province, and when I learned the news, I went to the Zhenguan Palace, and entered after being summoned, but I saw that Wu Sansi was the leader, and all the martial arts gathered in the temple, and worshiped around my mother. My mother was dressed in a dark robe, holding Wu Siniang with one hand, and pressing on the seat with the other, silent, and when she saw me coming, she only nodded, calling "Taiping".

Li Xuan came later than me, but when he came, he had changed into plain clothes, and when he saw Zhu Wu, he was slightly stunned, and after a while, he rushed to his mother, and choked up: "Ah Niang, Brother Wei Wang..." Mother is the most taboo in this kind of frustrating situation on weekdays, but at this moment she did not say anything to stop it, slowly looked at the hall, her eyes swept from Wu Sansi, Wu Youning, Li Xuan and my face one by one, and looked at Wan'er, Wan'er took two letters, and her mother ordered Wu Siniang to take it and handed it to Wu Sansi: "This is the prince and Changle's sparse about the northwest affairs." ”

Wu Sansi took it respectfully, opened Li Xuan's sparse look, showed gratitude, continued to read the sparse, and passed it to Wu Youning, Wu Youning was stunned for a moment, nodded to Li Xuan and me, and then passed it to the kings of the Wu family one by one, and everyone was touched.

After the mother finished reading it, Fang slowly spoke: "The prince and Changle are my children, and you are my kindred." They and you, though not the same flesh and blood, are also the blood of the closest relatives. ”

Wu Sansi stepped forward and choked up: "Erlang is the son of Da Ge, just like our own brothers, Erlang treats us like brothers, we should love each other and advance and retreat together." ”

Li Xuan also cried: "Every hair and skin of a child is all received from A-Niang, and A-Niang's family is the son's family." The son should be a brother to the king of Wei and the king of Liang, and regard the son of the brother of the king of Wei as his own son. ”

My mother nodded, holding Li Xuan with one hand and Wu Sansi with the other, looked at me, and said lightly: "Si Tianjian has chosen an auspicious day, and you should swear an oath at that time, and from then on, the two families will be like brothers, love each other, and never forget it." ”

We agreed together, and my mother smiled tiredly and waved her hand: "Sansi will take your nephews back to run errands, and Erlang will also go to Chenghei on my behalf, and ask Sanlang and Shouli to go together." Changle stayed. After sending everyone away, when I was alone with Wan'er and I, Fang Rong gathered Qi Rong, sat on the seat, and looked at me with his eyelids slanted: "I thought you had understood yesterday. ”

I bowed down and said: "I understand, Ah Niang is worried about Brother Wei and does not want King Huaiyang to be exiled, but Ah Niang, as the king of a country, if she loses her righteousness because of her little relatives, it will be against the way of the Holy Ming, and Ah Niang is in a dilemma." Therefore, the son offered this plan to delay the army, which is not contrary to the heart of A-Niang's benevolence and compassion, nor does it lose the country's righteousness - now that Brother Wei has gone, although it is the misfortune of the country and the family, but it is one more excuse, in the name of filial piety, so that the Turks can delay the period of marriage, if you send a strong argument messenger, and then bribe it with a lot of money, maybe you can also persuade the Turks, directly escort the king of Huaiyang back to the capital. ”

My mother waited for a long time, and then asked me, "You have made this plan, you must have a candidate in mind?"

I said: "Tubo there, can send the former messenger Guo Zhen, this person is eighteen years old as a jinshi, good and righteous, known as courageous, the "Sword Chapter" has also been praised by A-Niang Yukou, so that the bachelor and other circular, the previous envoy, quite a lot of sensitive arguments, Tubo and the whole are impressed, and have to peek into the details of the discord between the Tibetan monarchs and ministers, and the military intelligence department obtained corroboration, but also offer a divisive plan. He thought that only by sending him would he be able to persuade Tubo to send troops. In the Turkic department, there must be two people, who are making Lao Cheng serious, turning around in case of trouble, to ensure the safety of the king of Huaiyang, the deputy envoy is sleek, clever and eloquent, waiting for the opportunity to take the king of Huaiyang back. In addition, the frontier should also be stationed in brave generals, waiting for the opportunity to move, one is to receive the envoy, the other is to flank the Turks, and the third is that the Tibetan monarchs and ministers are neither harmonious, or the ministers or chiefs, if one side sends troops outside, the country stays behind, there will be a move, we can also take the camera or the Qing monarch's side, or suppress the ministers, if the Turks are defeated, they can hit the Tubo again, it is a good thing. ”

Mother said lightly: "You haven't said who you use." ”

I said: "Military affairs, since the sacred heart of A-Niang is arbitrary, I don't dare to arbitrarily choose people." After a pause, Fang said: "But this plan is Cui Mingde's first offering, Cui Mingde is known to be strategic, Bo Gu and Jin, long in classics, good at speaking, I think that she can be the deputy envoy." ”

My mother leaned over to look at me, her head almost touching my forehead: "You let a woman go to the Turks?"

I paused again and said: "Hu people are light on etiquette, not to mention so many trivial things, not to mention that there is a positive envoy - even the emperor of my Great Zhou is a woman, and the Hu people do not despise me because of this, the country is prosperous, and all countries come to the court, isn't this the credit of women? Cui Mingde is a weak woman, she is willing to go to the fierce land and fight for the country, we have good food, and talk about lofty things according to the temple, what reason is there not to let her go?"

Mother was silent for a long time, and I lay still like a mountain, and the hall was silent, and I could not hear anything other than the sound of the three of us breathing. After a long time, my mother finally sighed and sat back slowly: "Can't you learn from your brother, be obedient, and enjoy your wealth and honor?"

I unconsciously raised my head and looked directly at my mother: "If A-Niang is the queen mother, she is also rich and honorable, and if she is the emperor, she is just adding another name." ”

My mother didn't get angry, but just looked at me quietly, and after a long time, Fang gently pinched my face and sighed, "If you were a boy, how nice it would be." 166 Reading Network