After the snow, the wind was cold, and a gust of wind blew the cloak, and Liu Chunyang, who was riding on the horse, sneezed.

"Lord Liu, shall we settle down at the front post tonight, or will we rush forward to the next city?" asked the attendant.

Liu Chunyang wrapped his cloak tightly and said, "Ahead is Meichuan Mansion City, there are my distant relatives over there, let's go to the city." ”

The entourage responded, whipped the horse and waited for the night to arrive in front of a city, the city gate had been closed, the entourage stepped forward to hand over the paperwork, and inspected the identity of the six departments of the capital to view the government and enter the city on a business trip, the city gate keeper did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly opened the city gate, and diligently arranged a residence, Liu Chunyang thanked and showed that there was a residence in the city, and the official no longer forced a cadre to drive into the city in the night.

The sound of horses' hooves beat against the quiet night, and stopped in front of a magnificent mansion in the most prosperous part of the street.

The entourage all knew that this little Lord Liu was born in a wealthy family in Chang'an, but at first glance they were still surprised that even distant relatives were so rich, and the concierge who was woken up was arrogant and annoyed, and was very wary of the strangers who appeared in the night.

"I am a distant relative of Old Lady He, and I came to visit me today. Liu Chunyang stepped forward in person.

As soon as these words came out, the arrogant porter's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly and somewhat panicked invited them in, more lights were lit in the courtyard, and a white fat middle-aged man in clothes came quickly.

In the dead of night, the journey was tiring, Liu Chunyang persuaded this relative to reminisce and asked him to settle everyone to rest first.

The entourage was personally sent to the clean guest room by the housekeeper, a light and rich supper came, the beautiful maidservants prepared hot water for washing, and the hospitality of the wealthy family and the entourage were unprecedented enjoyment.

At this time, Liu Chunyang, the guest, was not treated like this, and when these entourages left, the white and fat middle-aged man respectfully handed over a key, and took Liu Chunyang through the carved beams and paintings of the Zhulan curved threshold to the door of a house.

"Your own sir. The fat white man respectfully retired.

Liu Chunyang nodded and watched the man leave, curiosity only appeared on his face that had been calm under the light of the lantern in his hand.

What treasure is hidden here?

The key opened the door with a bang, lit the candles, removed the thick draper, and saw several rows of bookshelves, full of books, which turned out to be a study.

Liu Chunyang hesitated and stepped forward to check, and the more he looked, the more surprised he became, many of the books on the bookshelf were ancient books that he had only heard of and had never seen.

This is really a treasure, for a reader, to get one of them is enough to be heirloom, no wonder she wants to entrust him, others are really not at ease, lost it and stole it and broke it....

Liu Chunyang was thinking about how to pack and transport, while looking around the bookshelves, until he reached the last shelf, in addition to the cloth curtain that was covered before, there was also a separate layer here, which seemed to be the treasure of the treasures.

Liu Chunyang carefully opened it, this bookshelf is also high and low large and small books, he took out a copy, the cover has the four characters of the ancient Heart Sutra Avenue, this has not even heard of the title of the book, Liu Chunyang took a deep breath and opened a page, suddenly his eyes were round, he choked in one breath, and closed the book with a snap, and his handsome face like white jade under the lamp was already red.

I don't know if it's choking or ....

"It's unsightly. Liu Chunyang put the book back with a hot hand, hesitated for a moment and took out another book, carefully opened a page, and then turned his head and closed it again....

"Simply!"

"Could it be that this one is all about... This kind of book, right?"

The bookshelf sounded softly, and the hand pulled out another one from it, and thankfully opened it without a picture, but the content .... Apricot eyes stared closer, looked at a few lines, and then closed their eyes again.

Young people in their twenties stood in front of the bookshelf and had to recite the Heart Sutra, the true Sage's Heart Sutra.

Do you really want to bring these things back to her? and then become her private collection?

Why should this kind of thing be handed over to him to do? So many people! This monster has always only bullied him, from kicking him down with his black feet to settling on him, to settling on his eldest brother, dragging him to kill people in the middle of the night.... Now let him buy these things for her.

Do all the bad things in front of him, and be serious in front of people.

The young official looked annoyed and disrespectfully greeted the emperor who was sleeping comfortably in the palace.

......

......

The emperor's peaceful sleep did not last long, and he was woken up before dawn.

The wind whistling in the early morning of winter, the torches are lit in the palace, and this is the case in winter, and the early dynasty often makes people unable to distinguish whether it is day or night.

In the Great Dynasty Palace, hundreds of civil and military officials stood solemnly and occupied the center, and the remaining open space was filled by cold winds.

In the imperial history, Cheng Lu Yan has been seated, the attendants who are standing have flung the whip, the musicians are blowing and beating the music after the curtain is blocked, and Wang Lieyang, who is independent in the front, holds the wat board and bends down and shouts long live to lead the ministers to bow.

After the attendants and eunuchs and palace maids holding various ritual instruments stood still, the empress in a yellow robe and wearing a hat slowly came to take a seat.

"The ministers are exempt from courtesy. ”

A soft female voice sounded in the hall, Shao Le instantly avoided it, and the ministers shouted thank you and stood up straight.

Zhang Liantang's position is a little higher than before, this is the reward for forcing Qu Bai into the palace city, standing here and raising his head, he can clearly see the face of the emperor Bai Yu and the shining eyes of the cold stars, the fit imperial robe makes her handsome and straight, and she looks a little taller this winter.....

The court meeting was held under the auspices of Wang Lieyang, the main topic was the Xiliang War, Zhang Liantang didn't listen to it, and it was not his turn to speak for this kind of thing, occasionally glanced at the dragon chair, and the girl on it sat upright like a pine with a focused expression, but was it really focused?

"Your Majesty, how is today?"

With this inquiry, the hall fell silent, and it didn't take long for the silence to be quiet, and the sound of talking immediately came from the dragon chair.

"It's getting colder today. ”

The hall was quiet again for a moment, and Zhang Liantang lowered his head and pursed his lips to hide a secret smile.

On the dragon chair, Xue Qing's eyes had already looked at the official who was speaking, and the next sentence came: "It's getting colder, everything must be decided as soon as possible, don't delay it too long, so as not to make it difficult for civil and military affairs." ”

In this way, the official who spoke before leaned over: "The Xiliang Kingdom Book has been submitted three times, whether the matter of peace can be decided today, the weather is cold, the war is becoming more and more difficult, and the number of casualties and displaced people reported yesterday has increased again." ”

Xue Qing sighed, leaned forward slightly, and said, "How much?"

Wang Lieyang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the register has been reported yesterday afternoon. ”

Xue Qing looked slightly uneasy, and said: "There were a lot of concerts yesterday, and I have watched a few of the post-snow disasters for a while, and I haven't seen the rest yet." ”

Is it true that the root of this matter must be determined by the specific number of casualties? Moreover, what is the benefit of delaying with such an incomprehensible excuse, which is nothing but leaving an image of incompetence, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Wang Lieyang answered casually and said, "Please check Your Majesty as soon as possible, the war has been going on for half a year, and the treasury has been depleted and the people have been overwhelmed." ”

The emperor on the dragon chair nodded, but said, "Xiangye, this matter is not a casualty of time and loss at all, but the sincerity of King Xiliang. ”

So she didn't want to see how many casualties there were, and she didn't want to play this trick with him! Wang Lieyang leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, there are three new passes in the peace letter submitted by King Xiliang. ”

This is sincere enough, doesn't he Wang Lieyang know that there is a reason for talking about the court?

Xue Qing said: "That's it." "Curious again, "Which three passes?" Without waiting for Wang Lieyang to reply, he sat up straight, "Please ask the military department and the northwest departments to meet, and the military and economic relations at this pass are very strong and submit a resolution." ”

Someone from the military department came out of the ranks, but they did not obey the order, but took the opportunity to bow their heads and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a good performance, and I have received an urgent report from the northwest, and the Xiliang army has recently attacked my two villages, without the slightest peace." ”

Wang Lieyang glanced at it, the person who spoke was Fang Qi, the head of the Ministry of War, and snorted coldly in his heart, these Chen Shengyu parties are becoming more and more bold now.

Chen Sheng was finally convicted of being deceived by the Qin thief Song Yuan and misidentifying the emperor, but it was precisely because of the word deceived that the rest of the party benefited instead, and those who did not know were not guilty, and the credit for setting things right was still there, and Chen Sheng died, and Wang Lieyang bullied them, so that they simply formed their own faction, trying their best to show their merits in front of the new emperor, jumping up and down and jumping up and down to the extreme.

Because of Fang Qi's words, the court fell into a new round of disputes again, and the emperor sitting on the dragon chair did not express his opinion again, and listened attentively to the debate of the ministers.

The outcome of the Korean struggle was never immediately divided, and this time the Korean meeting once again dissipated without a result.

"Your Majesty did it on purpose. ”

"I keep saying that I don't know how to learn slowly, and everything is decided by Xiangye, but every time I push back. ”

"Then why did Fang Qi jump up and down and resolutely oppose the peace? It wasn't His Majesty's secret instigation. ”

"Since ancient times, soldiers have also been murder weapons. ”

"My Da Zhou is not afraid of war, but knows war. ”

"The Son of Heaven is greedy, the courtiers are greedy for merit, the soldiers are endless, and both sides are defeated. ”

The court meeting was dispersed, but the government affairs of the hundred officials had just begun, and the officials in Wang Lieyang's duty room were scattered and discussed.

Wang Lieyang's expression was calm, holding the hot teacup to warm his hands, and said, "Your Majesty does not agree to negotiate peace, in fact, it is expected." Smiled, "Your Majesty is not a benevolent and cowardly person, like those women and children, as soon as they heard that the soldiers were killed and the people were injured and displaced, they were distressed and wept as if they were tearing off their flesh, and for the sake of the people's livelihood, Xiliang immediately stopped the war as soon as he sued for peace." ”

Look at the crowd.

"She dared to fight in the siege of the officials and soldiers of the Imperial City Gate, she was ruthless to herself, and even more ruthless to others. ”

The officials present thought about it from afar, nodded with complicated expressions, this emperor is the same as the first emperor, Wencheng has all martial arts, and he is more powerful than the first emperor, he spent his young age in the pursuit of killing, and he has been killed and killed.

"She agrees and disagrees with the peace, which is acceptable to us. Wang Lieyang said again, took a sip of tea, and the warmth stretched the wrinkles, "I thought that she had just ascended the throne in order to save face and the hearts of the people, and in the name of benevolence, she should agree to negotiate peace, so that she can gain face, and we can take back the military affairs in the northwest." ”

In order to fight against Xiliang, Du took the opportunity to lead the troops to gain power, but the time was still short, and the entire northwest was not firmly grasped, at this time, the peace was negotiated, the war stopped, and Du had no excuse to consolidate power, and the replacement of generals and horses could immediately make his prestige in the northwest disappear.

Everyone in the room nodded.

"But she is more greedy than I imagined, and she, the emperor, is not easy to come by, so she wants to gain merit and prestige through the conquest of Xiliang, or completely defeat Xiliang in one go. Wang Lieyang smiled and said, "Actually, none of us know, Xiliang Xiaoer is not credible, but it is not easy to defeat Xiliang. ”

For the people, they don't think so far, and what they want to live is the peaceful life they are now, and it is not a good thing to have a warlike king, who is constantly armoured and restless all day long.

"Young people, governing the country is not about studying, take your time. Wang Lieyang said, drinking the tea in his hand.

Therefore, it is not easy to be an emperor.

The officials present looked at each other and laughed, and only then did the laughter come from the noisy footsteps outside the door, and someone pushed the door in, and forgot about the connection, which showed the urgency of the matter.

"Xiangye, Your Majesty summoned Xiangye to discuss peace with Xiliang. He said.

The room froze.

Wang Lieyang's face also showed surprise: "Now, agreed?"

The person who came nodded: "The eunuch who delivered the decree will arrive soon, and the other officials are also summoning." ”

This is strange, why did you suddenly agree when you have been dragging your feet and disagreeing? The decision cannot be made suddenly, since you want to negotiate peace but you don't say it, what are you waiting for?

"What's new in the northwest?" asked Wang Lieyang as he put down his teacup.

At this time, someone rushed to the end of the voice.

"Xiangye, just now the northwest is in a hurry to report a great victory, and Suo Shengxuan, the prince of Xiliang, was captured. "Come humane.

Unexpectedly captured Suo Shengxuan, the officials present were also surprised.

The reason why King Naxi Liang was so anxious to negotiate peace was mostly because he was delaying so as to rescue the trapped Suo Shengxuan, but he didn't expect to be preempted by Du.

So....

There was a snapping sound, accompanied by Wang Lieyang's laughter.

"This is a great joy, when he congratulates. He stroked his palms and looked at everyone again, "Your Majesty is not unnegotiable, but he is just waiting for a great achievement, to capture Suo Shengxuan, and then negotiate peace with the Xiliang people, this is Your Majesty's Wencheng martial arts, and it is worth fighting for so long." ”

Therefore, for the sake of their own might, they are belligerent, and the officials present have shouted in unison and long live, pouring out.

On the same day, the news that the emperor agreed to negotiate peace with Xiliang spread, and all the people in the capital were happy.

The court reached an agreement, and there were still many things to do, but those were the details that the officials were busy with, and the emperor was much more relaxed.

But when night fell, Xue Qing was still sitting in front of the dragon case in the Qinzheng Palace, and Fang Qi, the head of the military department, was standing, and the look was gloomy under the lamp.

"Your Majesty, Lord Du said, in fact, the Xiliang Royal Court is not impossible to take. "It doesn't have to be peace." Speaking of this, he hesitated again, "Lord Du said that Your Majesty does not need to be embarrassed, he can resist the decree and not withdraw the army, and directly take the royal court." ”

The people who fought against the emperor did not know how to do it, but Xiliang did not get rid of the root cause of the trouble, and at this time there was an opportunity to make a move, so he was willing to bear the name of belligerent and killing.

"Is it like Qin Tangong at the beginning?" Xue Qing said with a smile.

Fang Qi was silent.

"I'm not saying that Lord Du will be another Qin Tan Gong. Xue Qing said, "What I mean is that the gain of doing this is not worth the loss, or the price is too great. ”

With a light sigh, his gaze fell on the scattered pieces on the table.

"The number of casualties and displaced people, I know more than they reported, even if Lord Du takes the Xiliang Royal Court, the war will not be over, Xiliang will fight for life and death. ”

Fang Qi said: "Your Majesty is kind. ”

Xue Qing smiled and said, "No, no, I'm not benevolent, it's because I'm waiting for someone else to do this." ”

Anyone else?Fang Qi was puzzled.

Xue Qing said: "This time to negotiate peace, you don't care about other conditions, as long as one must be guaranteed to me, Suo Shengxuan will come to Dazhou as a hostage." ”

Fang Qi was surprised: "He is the prince of Xiliang, will the king of Xiliang agree?"

Xue Qing said: "If he doesn't agree, he will continue to fight, this is not that we will not negotiate peace, and the battle will not be greedy but helpless." ”

Fang Qi nodded, it was indeed a good way.

"King Xiliang will agree. Xue Qing said, "He doesn't have only one son, although this son has the most high hopes, but there is not only one way to go in this world, King Xiliang will think clearly." ”

For the royal family, it is not impossible to give up their children, and there are ready-made examples of this kind of thing.

"Yes, the wives and concubines of the King of Xiliang are in groups, and their children are also in groups. Fang Qi said, the emperor always has no shortage of children.

But this is to humiliate King Xiliang?

"Suo Shengxuan has a life limit, four years and five years, but the specific time will be seen. Xue Qing said.

Fang Qi looked at her.

Xue Qing smiled slightly: "Let's see if the newly elected son of King Xiliang is talented, if he is successful, he can send Suo Shengxuan back." ”