Jingnan, Jiangling, Nanping Wangfu main hall.

In the hall, the envoy from Tokyo stood in a proud posture, his nostrils almost facing the sky, in order to show the strength and domineering of the Central Plains Dynasty.

"There are labor angels who work hard to convey the imperial court's order, and please rest in the hotel for the time being, and the lonely person has ordered someone to prepare a banquet. In the matter of feeding food through the Tao, Lone still needs to discuss with the subordinate Wu before replying! In the face of the envoy, Gao Baorong, the king of Nanping, greeted the next person with a smile: "Come here, lead the angel to stay and rest!" ”

The Han envoy was ordered to come non-stop, and although the robes were meticulous, the exhaustion between his expressions almost popped out. Hearing this, Yu swept around the body of the Nanping monarch present and arched his hand: "Thank you for your kindness!" ”

"The king needs to discuss, this is reasonable, however, this court order is the will of the Son of Heaven, and it cannot be postponed. On the side of the Duke of Qi in Xiangzhou, the soldiers and horses have been prepared, and they will set off to the south in the next two days, and they hope that the king will be as soon as possible, and the lower officials will be in the hotel, waiting for the king's reply, so as to report to the court! The pleasure of the fox and the tiger and the bully is almost on the face of the Han envoy.

Before retreating, he added: "For decades, Jingnan has belonged to the Central Plains, and the king is also called a minister to His Majesty, the Son of Heaven has a life, and the king should do his best to implement it to dedicate his loyalty to ......"

After sending the Han envoy away in a low voice, Gao Baorong breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the water on the case and poured it violently, but it was not helpful to resolve the sorrow in his forehead.

Nanping Wang Gao Baorong, and now the party has passed the year of standing, and has been on the throne for less than three years, which is mediocre, slow and insensitive. At this time, in the face of the Northern Han Dynasty's "order", he was a little panicked, but he just looked at the ministers who served him: "What can I do if the Northern Han Dynasty orders?" ”

There are only two ministers of Nanping in the hall, who are thin and sick, and they are Gao Baorong's younger brother Gao Baoxuan, who originally led the history of Hanzhou Thorn, and after Gao Baorong succeeded to the throne, he worshiped as the deputy envoy of the festival and led the affairs of the Nanping Palace.

Gao Baorong is neither the eldest son, nor has any talent, not to mention how he was established, but although this person is slow, he also has self-knowledge, and entrusts government affairs, no matter how big or small, to Gao Baorong.

Gao Baoqiao is a person who has a slight talent for managing affairs, and the handling of military and political affairs is quite appropriate, and people's hearts are at ease. Therefore, living next to each other, compared with the chaos of Ma Chu, the change of throne on Jingnan's side can be described as smooth and stable.

However, after all, the young man is young and vigorous, and he has experienced the bravado and command of the Han envoy, and he is holding his breath in his heart. The Northern Han Dynasty regards my Gao clan as a servant! ”

Gao Baorong's reaction was still sluggish, and he smiled awkwardly: "The Northern Han is strong, and the Southern Ping is weak, so what can I do!" ”

The question is, what to do? Even dare to complain behind people, and he really asked Gao Baoqiao to propose any confrontational countermeasures, but he didn't dare.

After thinking about it, Gao Baoqiao said: "King, in my opinion, that Ma Xicao is already on the Xiangjiang River, and the day of the fall of Changsha is not far away. If you delay for a while, when the situation in Hunan is certain, there will be no reason for the troops of the Northern Han Dynasty to be sent south......"

Gao Baorong's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but bow: "This strategy is feasible!" ”

"No!" As soon as the words fell, another old minister in the hall spoke out against it.

"What advice does Young Eunuch Sun have?" Gao Baorong looked at his people.

The old minister's name is Sun Guangxian, who is a minister of the shogunate of Jingnan Jiedu, and is quite trusted by the Gao family.

I saw Sun Guangxian, and reminded in a deep voice: "The king, the talented Han envoy has a word, and he didn't give us much time to think about it. Looking at its gas state, the heart of the Northern Han Dynasty to enter Tunli Prefecture this time is very strong, if it is deliberately delayed, I am afraid that it will still be difficult to explain to the Northern Han Dynasty. If it is really bad, and the Son of Heaven of Han sins Nanping afterwards, how will the king deal with it at that time? ”

"The Son of Heaven of the Northern Han Dynasty has the posture of a god, his national strength is increasing day by day, the military is getting stronger, Nanping is only the land of Sanzhou, how to resist it?"

This Sun Guangxian is a famous lyricist of the "Huajian School", and he also has a certain ability to govern, but from the current point of view, he has the potential to "lead the big brother", and in and out of his words, he is touting the Northern Han Dynasty.

"Young Eunuch Sun's words are reasonable, but the strategy of delay is not allowed! Cannot! Hearing this, Gao Baorong shrank his neck, showed fear, and changed his attitude.

"Or, agree to the request of the Northern Han?" looked at Gao Baoqiao hesitantly.

Seeing this, Gao Bao said: "Do you want to let the Northern Han Dynasty take what I want from Nanping?" Although I borrowed the word, if I came to a false way to destroy Yu and invade my Nanping, what would I do? ”

"The king is too worried, the Han army stationed in Li is only 2,000, and it is still a soldier, not the elite of the Northern Han Forbidden Army, so there is no need to worry. Moreover, since the king succeeded to the throne, he has been submissive to the Northern Han Dynasty, and there has been no disobedience, how dare the Han army blatantly offend me? It's just a little money and food......" Sun Guangxian said immediately, shaking his head.

Hearing this, Gao Bao was slightly angry: "The food supply of two thousand soldiers, how many soldiers and horses I have in Nanping, how much grain does this cost me!" ”

When it came to money and grain, Gao Baorong's face also showed a look of pain, and a bad scene of a large amount of money and grain coming out of the treasury and raising troops for the Northern Han Dynasty seemed to come to mind.

"That's it!" After a few entanglements, Gao Baorong still said in an almost lamenting tone: "Reply to the Han envoy, just say that Lone agrees to borrow the way!" ”

Seeing that Gao Baorong had made a decision, Gao Baorong didn't say much, in fact, he didn't dare to offend the Northern Han. After thinking about it a little more, he suggested: "When you order to inform the generals of all armies, the Han soldiers need to be vigilant and strictly vigilant when they cross the border." The soldiers under their command should also be more restrained, so as not to clash with the Han army! ”

"Okay, my brother is thoughtful, so let's do it!" Gao Baorong nodded again and again.

Setting up on one thing is like solving a barrier in the chest, and the heart is much more comfortable. Suddenly, the idea of the alarm clock flashed, and Gao Baorong looked at the two people in the hall: "You see, can you send an envoy to Tokyo with gifts and report to the Son of Heaven, saying that my Nanping land is narrow and the people are poor, and the mansion is empty, and it is really difficult to support the soldiers for a long time, see if you can provide three months of grain first, and after three months, the imperial court will supply it by itself?" ”

Gao Baoqiao and Sun Guangxian glanced at each other and said together: "Maybe you can give it a try." ”

Sun Guangxian took the initiative to ask for his life: "The king, the minister is willing to go to Tokyo in person to ask for this matter for the king!" ”

“......”

After dealing with this matter, Gao Baorong was happy, sighed and left the hall, and went towards the palace. Beihan's tough requirements this time made Gao Baorong, who had been comfortable for more than two years, feel a trace of pressure and feel haze.

Although his mind is chaotic, he is not stupid, the situation is quietly changing, and he comes unconsciously, although Gao Baorong is not deeply touched, but the sense of crisis that penetrates his heart really makes him frightened.

And the best way to dispel this uneasiness is to ask less about foreign affairs and concentrate on playing in the backhouse. For Gao Baorong, being the king of Nanping has neither enterprising nor the power of force, but still enjoys in time is the right way.