After Jingnan's envoy left, Jinyang City ushered in a new envoy from the west.

Compared with the envoy of Gao Congzhi, Liu Zhiyuan obviously paid more attention to the envoy from the west, and his attitude was more friendly, and he ordered someone to lead him into the inner hall of the palace for dialogue.

The messenger was a young man, with a strong physique, and it was clear at a glance that he was a warrior in the army. He was from Jingzhou, Guanzhong, and was a subordinate of Shi Kuangyi, the envoy of the Zhangyi Army.

"The last general Shi Cheng, meet the king of Beiping!" In the face of Liu Zhiyuan's scrutiny, he looked at him with a clear eye and a serious salute.

Liu Zhiyuan saw his solemnity, and suddenly felt good in his heart, and asked in a gentle tone: "You don't have to be formal, Jimei sent you here, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Shi Kuangyi, the word Jimei, a native of Daijun, was born in Jiangmen. His father is known as the second fierce general of the "Five Generations", Shi Jianjiao, who fought Wang Yanzhang for 200 rounds. However, Shi Kuangyi may not have been able to fully inherit his father's strong force, but he is also a talented general, who understands the art of war, knows strategy, and has integrity.

He is a few years older than Liu Zhiyuan, and he has been in the Tang and Jin dynasties, and he moved from Beizhou to Jingyuan last year to make an envoy for the Changyi Army. In the border areas, reassuring the people and pacifying the Rong is a great contribution to the country.

This time, he took the initiative to send people to Taiyuan, with a very clear purpose, to make friends with Liu Zhiyuan and fight against the Khitan together.

The envoy Shi Cheng's personality seemed to be very open-minded, and in the face of Liu Zhiyuan's question, he didn't say anything twists and turns, and directly explained his intentions: "Hu rode south, and lived in Liangji, and the commander did not want to succumb to Rong Di." I wanted to lead the division to the east, and to enmity the enemy, but the four states of Jingyuan were outnumbered and the people were poor, and their strength was not lost. I am willing to serve the king of Beiping as the lord, expel the Khitan, and return the world to my Han family! ”

The envoy looked at Liu Zhiyuan boldly, with a solemn expression and a sincere tone, which was much more sincere than the people who taught him.

When Liu Zhiyuan heard this, he was slightly happy in his heart, but he didn't show his face, and there was some perfunctory meaning between his words: "Brother Jimei is in a border place, and he still doesn't forget to worry about the country, which is really admirable." However, how can he be lonely, and he has to be so valued by Brother Jimei? If Brother Jimei has the heart to fight the thief, he will stand up to help! ”

After receiving such an answer, Shi Cheng's neck was raised, and his tone was urgent: "Although the last general is a martial artist, he is not a rude person. Please forgive the last general for being rude, my family is handsome and treats each other with all his heart, and there is no regret in life and death, is it possible that the king of Peking will use such prevarication to let the last general reply? ”

Such a naked questioning is indeed rude, but Liu Zhiyuan is not angry about this, and laughs a few times: "But it's lonely!" ”

After Shi Cheng's face softened, Liu Zhiyuan got up, paced back and forth in the hall a few times, looked at his people, and slowly said: "The Khitan entered the Kou, drove straight in, occupied the two capitals, and was invincible. The Khitan lord conscripted the towns, and the Quartet was modest, and it did not sneak in. Only Shi Gong succeeded to the United States, stuck to the national city, and was not ordered. Such a heroic act, alone in Jinyang, has also heard of it, and yearns for it. ”

"Today, Brother Mei sent an envoy to tell his heart, how can Lone hide his sincerity and the heart of a cold warrior!" Saying that, Liu Zhiyuan himself was a little emotional, and there was moisturizing in his fluctuating eyes, and he raised his hand to point at Shi Cheng: "You and reply to Brother Jimei and protect the Han family, it is also a lonely ambition, and you will not lose it!" ”

"King Gaoyi of Beiping!" Hearing Liu Zhiyuan say this, Shi Cheng bowed his head.

Personally helping this person up, Liu Zhiyuan asked with a smile: "Your name is Shi Cheng, and you are the son and nephew of Brother Jimei?" What is the official position? ”

"The last general is the adopted son of the festival handsome, and now he is the festival general!"

"Brother Jimei has a vision, it's Junjie!" Liu Zhiyuan praised casually, and then instructed Liu Chengxun, who was waiting on the side: "Da Lang, order someone to invite General Shi down, take care of him, and tonight, Gu will personally set up a banquet to wash his dust!" ”

"Yes!"

"By the way, there is one more thing to report to the king!" When he was leaving, Shi Cheng suddenly turned around and said.

"But it doesn't hurt to speak!"

Shi Cheng sighed and replied: "Xiongwu Jiedu made He rebuild, cut the Khitan to envoy, and surrendered to Shu with the three states of Qin, Cheng, and Jie. The lord of Shu has sent troops to assist He in rebuilding the strategy of Guanzhong. When the last general came east, the Shu army and the He army were jointly attacking Fengzhou, and with the strength of Fengzhou, I am afraid that they would not be able to stop ......"

Hearing the news, Liu Zhiyuan's old brows furrowed, just by imagining, he could guess the chaotic situation in the current Guanzhong. After thinking for a while, he sighed heavily and said: "Rong Di is based on the tomb, and the Central Plains has no owner, and Fang Zhen is attached to it. Lonely in the east of the river, doing nothing, it is shameful. It's time to clean up this great mountain and river! ”

After Shi Cheng was taken down, Liu Zhiyuan's expression regained his calmness, and he exhaled a turbid breath: "What a simple young man!" ”

Don't look at Liu Zhiyuan in front of the envoy, a "brother Jimei", but in fact, the two have no friendship, and they have only taken one or two photos many years ago. He was so enthusiastic, just because he also needed a prince like Shi Kuangyi with sufficient ability, prestige, and qualifications to give him a "platform".

"Father, even Shi Gong has come to accept his loyalty!" Liu Chengxun, who turned around, walked to Liu Zhiyuan's side and said with a happy face.

Glancing at his eldest son, Liu Zhiyuan asked, "What do you think, why did Shi Kuangyi send someone into the table?" ”

"Naturally, my father is virtuous!" Almost without thinking, the words came out of Liu Chengxun's mouth before he could pass his head.

Liu Zhiyuan smiled, looked at the eldest son who was waiting in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart. If it were to be replaced by the second son, I am afraid that he would reply coldly: Just because the soldiers in Hedong are strong and strong!

Liu Chengxun couldn't guess his father's thoughts, so he stepped forward to help him sit down, and asked in his mouth: "It is also an envoy to persuade him, why is my father's attitude towards the envoy of Jingnan and the envoy of Jingyuan so different?" ”

Facing the doubts of his eldest son, Liu Zhiyuan smiled coldly: "Shi Kuangyi's dry city, for his father, he needs the support of such old ministers to gather people's hearts." Gao obedient scoundrel, and cowering like a mouse, useless to me, if he enters the Central Plains one day, and must be on guard, why give him a good face? ”

After listening to his father's explanation, Liu Chengxun seemed to understand, hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "I don't know father, when do you plan to become emperor?" ”

Glancing at Liu Chengxun, Liu Zhiyuan said, "Why do you ask?" ”

"In the past few days, there have been many people asking questions. The crowd was looking forward to it, but they didn't know how to answer them. ”

"Hehe, it seems that they really can't help it......"

......

The night was shrouded, the twilight was heavy, and the night seemed to calm the restlessness in Jinyang City during the day. On the east wall of the west city, Liu Chengyou crossed his fingers, propped his elbows on the female wall, and stared at the Fenshui flowing south outside the city wall.

The evening breeze blew gently, stirring a few strands of Liu Chengyou's scattered hair, and his chin gently slammed on his knuckles. In this short period of time, he has thought about too many things.

"Captain!" Liu Chengyou naturally wouldn't be here for no reason, and after waiting for a while, thick footsteps sounded, and Zhang Yanwei crossed the guards and walked to him to salute.

The whole person didn't make any moves, Liu Chengyou was still leaning against the wall, and his mouth sounded: "It's all discussed?" ”

"Yes! I have already made an agreement with Yang Wei, Shi Hongzhao and other fathers, and I will ask for my life together tomorrow! Zhang Yanwei replied.

"Hmm!" Liu Chengyou finally nodded and whispered: "Remember, restrain the soldiers and don't make trouble." If there is an accident, I will ask you! ”

"Rest assured! The brothers who petitioned were all hand-picked by Commander Ma! Zhang Yanwei confidently assured.

"Go ahead!"

"Yes!"

After lying on the city wall for a while, Liu Chengyou straightened his spine, looked back to the west, and looked at the Taiyuan Palace shrouded in the hazy night in the distance, before beckoning the guards and going back to the house.

Not surprisingly, in a few days, Liu Zhiyuan will be in charge.

In fact, the time has basically been set, and this month's Xinwei (15th) is a good day. It's just that there are still some necessary processes before that day comes.