After Han Fang retreated, Zhi Yunwu sent all the attendants in the hall and sat alone until even the candlelight was extinguished, and the attendants did not dare to come in because they had no orders. The hall was empty, the indescribable loneliness, the indescribable depression, Zhi Yunwu thought of the helplessness, he really couldn't cry or sigh.

"Minister of the palace, why do I think there is no one who is reliable? Why am I always afraid that they are calculating me? Am I too careful? Am I suspicious? ”

I don't know how long it took, but I heard a voice say, "Prince, you were looking for me just now, but what is the matter?" ”

Zhi Yunwu raised his head and saw a little light coming out of the side door, a person holding a lamp in one hand and a robe draped over his shoulders in the other, but who was not Yang Yingqi?

Yang Yingqi approached slowly, and Zhi Yunwu saw that he seemed to have just woken up, the fire sores at the corners of his mouth were much lighter, his eyes were as clear as water, and the whole person looked very elegant and quiet, and he wanted to sleep very well this night.

Zhi Yunwu called out to Uncle Seven, and suddenly said loudly: "Uncle Seven! I...... I feel like I've done something wrong! I ......"

Yang Yingqi asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhi Yunwu hesitated for a moment and said: "This afternoon, Li Shou came to see him, he, he actually proposed that we cede thirty-nine walled cities!" ”

Yang Yingqi didn't look surprised, just sat down on the chair next to the desk, and listened to Zhi Yunwu very carefully, because he didn't bother, Zhi Yunwu continued, he didn't hide it at all, and told all the things in the palace of the day. Speaking of the whole thing, it was bright outside the window, but it was dawn.

Zhi Yunwu said: "Seventh uncle, I'm ...... Am I doing something wrong? ”

Yang Yingqi didn't answer, shook the rattle, called the attendants in, ordered breakfast, and said to Yun Wu: "Where can I eat now!" ”

Yang Yingqi said: "If you can't eat it, you have to eat it." I couldn't sleep for the first few days, and I missed something. Do you want to starve yourself, but you also want to make a mistake? ”

Zhi Yunwu snorted, grabbed the chopsticks and swallowed them three or two times. Yang Yingqi ate quite gently, just like usual. After finishing eating, he retired from the attendants, and then said, "Prince, you did have something wrong yesterday." ”

Zhi Yunwu was quite excited when he heard this, and said, "Seventh Uncle, do you also think that we should not cut the land?" ”

"This is not the most important thing."

Zhe Yun Wuqi said: "This is not important? ”

"Hmm. More important than this is your mindset. Yang Yingqi said: "Prince, you have been a prisoner for so long, and it seems that you haven't adjusted your identity in your heart. Prince, you are the prince, you are the prisoner, not a student studying in Penglai School and Guan Ning School. When you encounter something, unless you are actually sure of it, don't ask for advice frankly in front of others, even if the other party is your fourth uncle. ”

Zhi Yunwu was stunned for a moment, and then listened to Yang Yingqi say: "On the battlefield, the one standing on the opposite side is your enemy, but in the political arena, anyone can be your enemy." In a high position, you should be determined with kindness, and try to make people with malice! Don't let people know what you really want to do in your heart - especially in the court. ”

Zhi Yunwu was stunned in his heart and muttered Yang Yingqi's words, Yang Yingqi did not bother, and the hall was quiet for a while. After a while, the attendant came to report: "Lord Han asks to see you." ”

Zhi Yunwu glanced at Yang Yingqi, but Yang Yingqi turned his eyes away and didn't give him a hint. Zhi Yunwu's eyebrows tightened, and he said, "Pass!" ”

I saw Han Fang lead an official into the hall, and was stunned after seeing Yang Yingqi, Han Fang and the official were both people who knew etiquette, and after entering the hall, they first asked the two of them to salute, and then Han Fang said: "It turns out that Yang Xiang is here." It's a coincidence, just right, just right. ”

Zhi Yunwu asked, "Lord Han, what are you doing here?" Why did you say it was right to see Uncle Seven? ”

Han Fang said: "Back to the prince's words." The minister came this time to entertain the affairs of Xia Bian and lead Liu Xiao to see him. Originally, this matter should have been approved by Yang Xiang first, but when the minister went to Yang Xiang's mansion last night, Mrs. said that Yang Xiang was not there, and he didn't know where he went, and he would go again this morning, so he said the same, so it has been delayed so far, and now Yang Xiang is also here, isn't it just right? ”

In fact, where Yang Yingqi went, Zhao Tanger'er knew, but she didn't say it to Han Fang, but Yang Yingqi didn't interject, and there was no expression on his face.

Seeing that Han Fang's eyes were bloodshot, Zhi Yunwu must have been sleepless all night last night, so he nodded and said, "Lord Han didn't rest last night, okay, but it's hard." ”

Han Fang said: "Serve the country, dare to resign from hard work? As he spoke, he handed over the paperwork and introduced Liu Xiao.

This Liu Xiao Yang Yingqi and Zhi Yunwu have all seen it, and they know that he is different from his younger brother, he is a steady and dignified gentleman, Zhi Yunwu looked at the document again, and saw that there was no Yang Yingqi's painting on it, so he handed it to Yang Yingqi and said: "Seventh uncle, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Yang Yingqi took the paperwork, glanced at it, and said, "Prince, have you decided on this matter?" ”

Zhi Yunwu groaned and said, "Although I signed the charge last night, this matter is very important, and I finally feel that something is wrong. He only vaguely felt that it was inappropriate, how it was inappropriate, but he couldn't say it, and he didn't say it directly at this time - at this time, he used such a statement, clearly to push the matter to Yang Yingqi.

Yang Yingqi smiled slightly, and his eyes seemed to be quite satisfied with Zhi Yunwu's performance. He didn't ask what was wrong, and said, "Since the prince thinks there is something wrong, there must be something wrong." "I tore up the paperwork casually.

Han Fang was shocked: "Yang ...... Prime Minister, this, this is what the ministers agreed on yesterday, this ......"

Yang Yingqi said: "Didn't Jian Guo say it just now? This is not appropriate. Since it was inappropriate, it was discussed separately. He said to Liu Xiao: "Lord Liu is famous and worthy of the important task of envoying to Western Xia. But if we want to say something to Qianshun, we have to consider it separately. Lord Liu, wait a minute. ”

Liu Xiao hurriedly said: "In this case, please retire first." ”

"No, you don't." Yang Yingqi said: "You are listening, you know the origin of the matter and the determination of the prince, and you will only know how to respond when you go to Western Xia." ”

Liu Xiao answered "yes" and stepped aside.

Yang Yingqi said to Zhen Yunwu: "Prince, it's better to meet the ministers and the envoy of Qianshun again as we discussed last night." ”

Zhi Yunwu thought to himself, where did we agree on something "last night"? But after thinking about it for a while, he said, "Okay! It will be presided over by Uncle Seven! This sentence is not only an expression of trust in Yang Yingqi, but also equivalent to acquiescing to Yang Yingqi's acting in his own name.

Yang Yingqi then sent an order to summon several vice premiers Chen Zhenghui, Chen Xian, Zhang Hao, as well as Guo Hao, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, An Tahai, governor of Tanggu City Defense and other civil and military ministers to the palace, and also passed the Southern Song Dynasty envoy Liu Yu, the Western Xia envoy Li Shou, and the Linxia Military Region General Staff Li Yongqi to wait for the decree outside the palace.

After the order, Han Fang asked, "Don't invite the four generals?" ”

Yang Yingqi said: "The fourth brother has been busy for a day yesterday, let him rest and rest." ”

Seeing this, Han Fang lowered his body a little and responded, "Yes, yes." ”

Soon the ministers entered the palace and sat in a row, and Yang Yingqi did not consult with them, so he ordered Liu Yu and Li Yongqi to be transmitted. Liu Yu and Li Yongqi entered first, and after each saluting, Yang Yingqi ordered Liu Yu to sit and then pass Li Shou.

Li Shou entered the palace, quite complacent, and arched his hand: "Prince, have you thought about things?" ”

Yang Yingqi glanced at him and said, "Kneel." ”

Li Shou was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said, "It's the little envoy who was negligent." He knelt down and saluted.

Yang Yingqi said: "Three kneels and nine knocks." ”

Li Shou said: "Three kneels and nine knocks are a great gift for the king." The ministers of Bactria sent envoys to foreign countries and did not give this great gift to the monarchs of other states. ”

Yang Yingqi asked Han Fang: "Are Western Xia and us foreigners?" ”

Han Fang said: "No. Western Xia is my Han domain. ”

Yang Yingqi asked again: "What is it that is obedient to my big man?" ”

Han Fang said: "Qianshun is in the Western Xia country, and he is the king. In my Han, he is a minister. ”

Yang Yingqi nodded, turned his head to Li Shou and said: "Make up for the ceremony of three kneels and nine bows, I will save you from humiliation, and I don't care about the abruptness of Qianshun, just think that he is not suitable for choosing ministers." ”

The muscles of Li Shou's cheeks jumped twice, and he smiled reluctantly: "This is Lord Yang, the Qilin Xianggong?" Yang Yingqi didn't answer, Li Shou saw everyone's eyes, he knew that he had guessed correctly, and continued: "Yang Xianggong's fame is spread all over the world, I am a three-foot child in Xixia, and I also know Xianggong's etiquette, I see it today, hey, but it's better to be famous than to meet!" Speaking of this, he stopped, and waited for Yang Yingqi to ask him, "How to meet is not as good as being famous" before squeezing him with words.

Who knew that Yang Yingqi didn't answer Li Shou's words, Chen Xian's eyes raised slightly, and he exchanged a look with Zhang Hao, sighing for Li Shou in his heart. I heard Yang Yingqi call the guards and said: "This is a village man who doesn't know how to be polite, and I don't know how Qianshun sent such a person." You teach him for me what it means to kneel three times and bow nine times. ”

The two guards didn't know how to act for a while, Chen Zhenghui snorted and said, "Fork, let him kowtow!" ”

Only then did the two guards understand that they were going to be rough, so they stepped forward and grabbed Li Shou and kicked his knees, Li Shou was taken aback and shouted, "I am the envoy of Great Xia (Dong)...... You guys (knock) ...... Don't do this to me! (Knock knock) rude...... Not...... Before the protest was over, he was caught by two guards and finished kneeling and bowing three times and nine bows, not only his knees hurt, but even his scalp was bleeding.

Seeing this, Zhe Yunwu was very happy, and his joy appeared on the top of his eyebrows.

Li Shou no longer had the slightest prestige at this time, stood up tremblingly, and shouted loudly: "Prince! Lord Yang, do you really want the two countries to fight together! Don't forget, the hundreds of thousands of troops of my King Jin are now on the border, just waiting for Li Shou to reply! ”

Yang Yingqi didn't care about him, and called: "Liu Xiao." ”

Liu Xiao came out and responded: "Liu Xiao is here." ”

Yang Yingqi said: "You go to see Qianshun and let him send his son to Tanggu within three months, and I Tanggu Taixue will reserve a famous teacher to teach him the etiquette and righteousness of the Central Plains, and it is good to be a prince for the benefit of Ganlong on a different day." ”

Li Shou listened to Yang Yingqi's mouth and closed his mouth smoothly, and asked Liu Xiao to go to Zhongxing Mansion without saying "envoy" but "going to see", and directly regarded Wei Ming Qianshun as the prefect of Ganlong, but he was only broken by Yang Yingqi, where did he dare to speak at this time? is to speak, Yang Yingqi will not pay attention to him!

Liu Xiao glanced at Li Shou and said, "Prime Minister, Tanggu and Zhongxing Mansion are thousands of miles apart, three months...... I'm afraid it's too late. ”

Yang Yingqi said: "If Qianshun is loyal, it will be in time." As he spoke, he glanced at Li Shou, who was like a defeated rooster, and said to Liu Xiao: "After you arrive at Zhongxing Mansion, hand over this villager to Qianshun and let him discipline him well." After speaking, he waved his hand, and asked the attendant to blast Li Shou out. Only then did he stand up and walk in front of Liu Yu.

Liu Yu hurriedly stood up and called: "Prime Minister"

Yang Yingqi took Liu Yu's hand and said with a smile: "Yidi is Yidi, although it has been nourished by the Zhao family for a hundred years, if it has been Huahua, it is actually still Yidi." ”

Liu Yu said with a smile: "What the prime minister said is true." ”

Yang Yingqi said: "I invite Lord Liu to come today, first, to meet the prince, after the ceremony, and secondly, His Royal Highness the prince was going to invite Lord Liu to visit Xiaobianliang today." Who knew that he was disturbed by such a villager, and the matter could only be postponed. It's better to make another appointment in three days, what does Lord Liu think? ”

Liu Yu asked: "Invited by the prince and the prime minister, how dare the lower officials refuse?" However, forgive the official for being lonely and unheard, may I ask, I don't know where this little Bianliang is? ”

Yang Yingqi laughed and said, "That's a great place to go." Liu Daren Jiangzuo Mingshi, when he arrived in Gyeonggi, he couldn't help but visit Xiaobianliang. He still held Liu Yu's hand with his left hand, and patted it lightly twice with his right hand and said, "As for what Shengjing this little Bianliang is, Lord Liu will know when he sees it." ”