It was nearly dusk.

Xu You went out of the palace gate, slowly came to the bank of the Qinhuai River, sat on the steps that extended to the river, watched the lights in the painting boat light up, and gradually some guests began to get on the boat, the warblers sang and danced, the orchestra whispered, and the sound of the oars was faintly visible in the beautiful scenery.

The shadow of Jinse is slightly open, and the lanterns are bright and bright and linger at night,

This is the night that belongs to the dignitaries.

It's just that the river is cold.

I don't know how long I sat there, Qingming appeared behind him and said in a low voice: "Lang Jun, the guest has arrived!" ”

Xu You stood up, threw the pebble in his hand into the water, and said, "Let's go!" ”

Changganli, Xu House.

"Annihilation is coming to Jiangdong, there is a loss of welcome, forgive sins!"

"The general has tormented me!"

Yu Zhong, who was dressed as a businessman, expressed his absolute respect for Xu You with the etiquette of a Xianbei person, and then took out a secret letter written by Yuan Mulan himself from his arms, and said, "The princess wants me to ask the general how he is doing." ”

He had lurked in Jiangdong for many years, with a legal identity and occupation, after leaving Jiangdong the year before last, he still left a way out, saying that he was returning to his hometown and province, and this time he returned to Jiangdong and used it again.

Of course, the main reason is that the secret mansion is under Xu You's control, and others just have the heart, and they don't have such a huge amount of resources to verify his identity, so they are foolproof.

Xu You took the letter, didn't open it, handed it to Zhan Wenjun casually, and said, "Is the princess okay?" ”

Yu Zhong smiled: "What do you say? It's good, it's not good! After returning to Beijing, the queen insisted on forcing the princess to marry, and the insider ordered Gao Teng to prepare his younger brother Princess Gao Yuanshang, fantasizing about changing from the general of the town capital in Wudu Town to a relative of the emperor......"

"It's a good thing to get married, did the princess agree?"

"Gao Yuan, this person is golden and jade, and he is ruined, who doesn't know Lanjing, who doesn't know? That's a real straw bag, if it weren't for Gao Teng's desperate promotion, and now he is still a miscellaneous general who is not in the stream, how could the princess agree to marry such a fool? ”

"Haha," Xu You laughed and said, "It turns out that it's not good to get married, so what about the good?" ”

"The good thing is that Kang Jing, a Taoist from Songshan, made a move, he watched the stars at night, and said that the princess's family affairs are related to the fortune of the country, and it is not easy to get married within three years. The great monk Lingzhi resolutely objected, believing that Kang Jing was a wild Taoist priest who did not know the roots, and his gossip confused the holy hearing. The two of them insisted on their own words, and they almost became ...... of water and fire."

Xu You instantly grasped the key point and said, "Oh, the princess and Kang Jing have formed an alliance? ”

"Yes! The princess promised Kang Jing that as long as the marriage was disturbed, she would ask the emperor to crown him as the Heavenly Master, the title of Zhenjun, and the Daomen of the Northern Dynasty would respect him, and fully support him to fight against Buddhism. ”

"It's no wonder, what Kang Jing wants is nothing more than to revitalize the Daomen in the Wei Kingdom, and the princess does what she likes, and she can take it for her own use."

Yu Zhong shook his head and said: "Kang Jing and Cui Boyu are in collusion, it is impossible for them to be really used by the princess, and now they are only allied because of a common enemy. ”

"What do you say?"

Yu Zhong lowered his voice and said, "The confidential news I inquired about from Taicheng seems that Kang Jing is preparing to accept the second prince Yuan Dun as an apprentice, and the emperor's tone is loose, and there is a vague intention of fulfillment!" ”

"Huh?"

Xu You's fingers tapped lightly on the table, the Northern Wei Dynasty founded the country with Buddhism, from the Wei lord down, including the crown prince Yuanlong, all believed in Buddhism, but let Yuan Dun switch to the way of the Heavenly Master, the meaning of Zhengzhi behind it is unusual.

Although with the strong rise of Kang Jing in recent years, Yuan Yu's trust in the great monk Lingzhi is not as good as before, but in a short period of time, he has no intention of abandoning Buddhism and establishing another Taoist sect, and Buddhism is powerful, it is not that it can be thrown away, Kang Jing is now fighting, will he be too impatient?

However, if you think about it carefully, you can understand that Kang Jing represents the Northern Dynasty Heavenly Master Dao, and the Northern Dynasty Buddhism represented by Lingzhi is born to restrain him, even if he doesn't end up, he will be suppressed by Lingzhi as an enemy, just Yuan Mulan handed over the willow branch, smart people know when to make a choice, the previous fight was for the emperor's favor, and now it is for the next generation, people have no long-term worries, it is said that Yuan Yu is not particularly satisfied with Yuan Long......

"You pay attention to this matter, and once you have accurate information, you can use the False Beast to transmit the information back to Jiangdong."

Yu Zhong said solemnly: "Yes! ”

Zhan Wenjun held the pot and poured wine for the two of them, and said, "Don't just talk about it, you have come from afar, and you haven't eaten yet, right?" It's all coarse tea and light rice, which can't compare to the abundance of the north, and use some ......"

Yu Zhong hurriedly stood up, holding the wine glass in both hands, and seemed to be more respectful to Zhan Wenjun than Xu You, and said, "To be able to meet the mansion master, this trip to Jiangdong is a success!" ”

Only Hou Guancao's people know how terrible the power in Zhan Wenjun's hands is, and she is one of Xu You's closest people, Yu Zhong thinks that it is impossible to be respectful.

Xu You picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "I haven't congratulated you on your ascension yet...... Come, this is a dish made by Wen Jun himself, you kid is blessed, try it! ”

"After the princess resigned from Hou Guan Cao's annihilation, she specially recommended me to take over her position, which is considered lucky to pick up a bargain, there is nothing to congratulate!" Yu Zhong said that he was lucky, but the smile on the corner of his eyebrows still betrayed his true heart, after all, he could be the Hou Guan Cao's annihilation at this age, and the future was endless?

Zhan Wenjun said with a smile: "In the future, the Egret Officer, who will be in charge of Jiangdong in the future, I hope to take care of it more, if you encounter a tricky matter, try to communicate with the secret mansion first, so as not to hurt the harmony of the two families." ”

"That's nature!" Yu Zhong hurriedly said: "Since the two countries have formed an alliance, the future mission of the foreign marquis in Jiangdong will be mainly to collect intelligence from all sides, and it will no longer be the bribery, assassination and discord that it used to be...... By the way, there may still be an intelligence secret house that has not been mastered, and the Luan Niao you killed in Luoyang is just one of the stand-ins, and the real Luan Niao is still alive......"

Zhan Wenjun exclaimed: "Stand-in? ”

Xu You smiled bitterly: "When the Luan Bird was burned in the fire, I felt strange, how could the two giants of Hou Guancao die so easily? It's just that I didn't think much about it, and then Luoyang fell, thinking about the antecedents, I realized that there was fraud in it. Listen to you again, the three holes of the cunning rabbit, true and false, is the means that Luanniao should have, admire and admire ......"

Yu Zhongdao: "When the battle of Luoyang was stalemate, Luan Niao entered Yizhou alone, went to Heming Mountain to meet Sun Guan, and made many promises on behalf of the emperor, such as dragging the main force of the Chu army and not letting the general return to the south, etc., to persuade Sun Guan to rebel. But after the alliance was formed, the Great Wei immediately withdrew its troops, which was tantamount to roasting Sun Guan on the stove, which was completely treacherous. Ha, I think, now on Sun Guan's must-kill list, Luan Niao is at least in the top five......"

Zhan Wenjun said: "Is Luan Niao male or female? ”

Yu Zhongdao: "I've only seen Luan Niao three times, once as a man and twice as a woman, but it is estimated that they are all stand-ins...... No one knows how many stand-ins there are, and they don't know which one is the real Luanniao......"

"Luan Niao can't be unguarded, the secret mansion will pay more attention to this person in the future, and confirm Luanniao's true identity as soon as possible. If she can know her whereabouts in advance, and then arrange to rob and kill Yu Daozuo, it will be a heavy blow to Hou Guancao. ”

Yu Zhong knew that Xu You's words were actually for him, and said, "I will try my best to inquire about Luanniao's whereabouts, and as soon as there is news, I will immediately inform the secret mansion." ”

Xu You said: "You still have to ensure your own safety, Luan Niao is important, but her life and death are just a corner of the battle, your position is related to the overall situation, and you can't easily take risks." ”

"Yes! I will not disappoint the general. ”

Xu You asked again: "How is Lou Dispelling Disease?" I heard that he was imprisoned when he returned to Pingcheng? ”

"Mu Fan pointed out that Lou dispelled illness and collaborated with the enemy, Huang Niao personally took the inner marquis official to investigate, Gao Teng wanted to kill Lou Diqi Liwei, but the princess tried her best to keep him fine, and the case was not closed when I left Pingcheng...... I don't think it's a big problem, there are also He Wenhu, Li Chong and others who were captured, Lou Dizhi was accused of collaborating with the enemy because he was captured, so are He Wenhu and Li Chong also collaborating with the enemy? The more people involved, the less likely there is a chance of severe punishment......"

"The princess is so calculating, this is to tie Knowles to her chariot and deal with Gao Teng together." Xu You said suddenly: "I can tell the princess a secret, it is very likely that Gao Teng is not castrated, he is a fake eunuch, and he has an affair with Queen Feng......"

Yu Zhong's wine glass almost fell to the ground, and said, "Where did the general get the news?" ”

"Don't ask about this, just go back and tell the princess, she will make good use of this to bring down Gao Teng. It's just that she owes me a favor, and I will remember it in the future! ”

After three rounds of drinking, Xu You asked Zhan Wenjun to open Yuan Mulan's letter, and after she read it first, she took it and quickly browsed it, all of which were simple greetings, very official and polite, and talked about the construction process of the border field, and put forward hopes and blessings for the future good-neighborliness and friendship.

However, Yuan Mulan sent Yu Zhong all the way to meet Xu You, it was not for the sake of saying official words, they were all people who were mixed with the rivers and lakes, and they had to listen to their voices, Xu You smiled and said: "The princess is worried that things will change in the field?" ”

"The princess heard that the general was impeached and removed from office, and I am afraid that the wind in the court of Chu State is different, which will affect the alliance concluded between the two sides, so let me come to Jinling to see the situation, it is best to get a promise from the general!"

Xu You drank a glass of wine and smiled at Zhan Wenjun: "The princess is afraid that I will lose power, and I am also afraid that people will take the tea and cool ...... Yu Zhong, you go back and tell the princess, although I am gone, but I am in Jinling, the great politics of Chu State is still not in charge of others, the field is built according to the original plan, and the mutual market is also advancing in different cities one after another, especially the number of garrisons is not allowed to exceed the agreement, please relax her mind, the sky will not fall. ”

"Then, I'll relay the princess according to the general's original words?"

"Good!"

After nightfall, Yu Zhong was sent to leave through the back door, Zhan Wenjun gave him a card of the secret mansion, which allowed him to pretend to be a person from the secret mansion in case he encountered an interrogation and could not get out, Yu Zhong thanked him, and his figure disappeared into the night in the distance.

Zhan Wenjun said worriedly: "Is Yu Zhong credible?" He is also a Xianbei nobleman, and now he is in a high position, what is the reason for betraying Wei State without such a bottom line? The benefits he gets from us are far less than the benefits he might get from Wei......"

Xu You sighed: "Human nature is very complicated! Yu Zhong is a concubine, and he is not loved by his father, otherwise he would not have gone to Jiangdong to seek fame. According to him, his mother was persecuted and died by the big house, and his uncle's family was also set up by others, and they were all exiled for their crimes, and he hated the Yu clan and the Yuan clan, and he did whatever it took to take revenge, which I think is credible now. However, such a person is psychologically distorted and may backfire at any time, so it's okay to use him, but don't treat him as your own. ”

"Well, I know what to do!"