Night falls in Weichu City, the Gao family in the city is brightly lit, the Southern Song Dynasty popular only a few years of sheep's horn lanterns, candles in Dali may still be novel, expensive things, but in the Gao family is no strange, even in Lin'an City has not been fully popular, the Gao family has used new candles and lanterns.

Dali is a high amount of ministers, and now the most favorite is to wash hands with that soap, every time you hold the soap, the high amount of the ancient years, there is always a feeling as if caressing the girl's tight and smooth skin.

After cleaning his hands unhurriedly under the service of the maid, he slowly paced to the position of the Gao family that belonged to him, looked at the two sons with sad faces, and smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, the intentions of the Song envoys are the same as yours, but they have the upper hand." But in the final analysis, after all, it is my Dali's state affairs, and when I arrive in Dali, the Song envoy is a guest no matter what. ”

"All the corpses were burned alive for three days and three nights, and half of Shanu's head and half of Shalo's body are still hanging at the door of the Wulong Office ......." The eldest son, Gao Shouzhen, said indignantly, obviously unable to swallow this mouthful of anger that was annihilated by the entire Song army.

"Wulong is the territory of the Great Song Dynasty after all, and my Dali can secretly gain its respect, only because the customs are similar, and it is reasonable to be closer to the tribe. It's okay, let's put this matter aside for the time being, there are only 800 people, and my Gao family is still dead. Gao Liangcheng has always been unhurried in his speech, just like everything he does, always giving people a sense of slowness.

"Father, but never ...... Just watched the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty come to my Dali to show off their might, right? In this way, what is the face of my Gao family? This will ...... later. Gao Shouzhen continued to fight for Gao Liangcheng's position.

"If you want to achieve great things, you can't only care about the pros and cons of one of the moments. The emperor wants to take the throne, and his intention seems to be tired of imperial power, but doesn't this force me to hand over the phase together and be an idle cloud and wild crane? Gao Liangcheng sighed and continued: "Since the founding of Dali, the phase has never fallen into the hands of others, and now I abdicate to give way to Xian, and hand it over to you, although the Duan clan cannot interfere, but the Song envoy came here, and he had to guard against the wolf ambition of the Duan clan and Song Chen who wanted to regain the phase. ”

"Father......." Gao Shouzhen's eyes flashed with joy, the young and the young are orderly, if his father is a Zen minister, then he must inherit the minister of Dali.

"So at the moment, your top priority is not to get into trouble with the Song envoys, but to think about how to win them over, first stabilize the phase of the Dali Kingdom for a while, and then it's not too late to plot something else. Avoid its edge, why bother to grudge with the Great Song Dynasty? It's for good. "Gao Liangcheng is very open-minded, since the eight hundred dead soldiers have not been able to give the Song envoys a dismount, then it is better to change the way, to win over friends to have a good relationship with the Song envoys, or to separate the relationship between the Duan clan and the Great Song Dynasty is more appropriate.

The things in the world are nothing more than the word Li, not to mention that only half of the Great Song Dynasty is now left, and in addition to the residual power of the kingdom, what can really deter Dali, Gao Liangcheng can't see what there is for the time being.

Along the way, Shi Miyuan was extremely disgusted with Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan, but as Shi Miyuan gradually came back to his senses, he was able to scare the two of them in the left ear and out the right ear.

But even so, Ye Qingxu told him that a kind of Gu poison can kill people invisibly, and even control whether it is poisonous or not thousands of miles away, but it has always haunted Shi Miyuan's heart, and from time to time he will suffer from gains and losses, will the snake soup that Wulong ate that day be poisoned.

Han Yanxuan also wouldn't let go of the opportunity to tease Shi Miyuan, and after Ye Qing finished speaking, he also said to Shi Miyuan, who was sitting on horseback with a straight cheek, with a serious face: "I saw Lord Shi vomit repeatedly that night, and I don't know if I have vomited out the Gu poison. However, after being hit by Gu, the symptoms of vomiting are also common sense, and it may be ....... ”

"Maybe there is a snake Gu in Lord Ben's stomach now, right? You think I'm going to believe you...... ! Shi Miyuan didn't care, but his face became more and more ugly.

This time the envoy was far more uncomfortable than he imagined, and there were only more than ten people left in the family of two hundred people overnight, but the Five Rivers Army or the Imperial City Division was unharmed, which made him extremely depressed, and regretted that he did not listen to Li Heng's advice at the beginning, and privately transferred the Imperial City Division to protect him.

Of course, the reason why he didn't use Li Heng's henchmen in the Imperial City Division, in addition to the slightest distrust of Li Heng, was that he didn't believe that the guards of the Imperial City Division would do their best to protect him along the way.

In short, in his opinion, even if these guards of the Imperial City Division can be trusted, they are by no means as reassuring as the future of the family that has been cultivated in his own family for many years, but when he cares about loyalty, he ignores the fact that the combat effectiveness of the family generals is far inferior to the Imperial City Division and the Five Rivers Army.

Shi Miyuan, who is asking for hardship, is now useless to complain and regret, and the only thing he can rely on at the moment is the two in front of him, the two who have been brushing him for a few days.

"Believing or not believing is a matter of one thing, and whether there is a snake Gu in it is another." Ye Qing on the other side looked at the redness and swelling on Shi Miyuan's face seriously, knowing that he was accidentally hit by a branch while riding a horse along the way, but he still said seriously: "It is said that a person who is hit by the Yin Snake Gu will die within thirty days." At first, vomiting and diarrhea, followed by bloating, reduced appetite, fishy mouth, forehead heat, and red face; Heavy, face, ears, nose, belly...... There is a Gu action flipping sound, Master Shi, you can compare it in general, by the way, what's the matter with the redness and swelling on your face? Lord Han look at it, it seems that there is a foreign object moving under the skin, will it be the manifestation of Zhong Gu...... ”

Ye Qing looked shocked, pointed to the redness and swelling on Shi Miyuan's face, and motioned to Han Yanxuan on the other side to take a look.

Shi Miyuan was taken aback by Ye Qing's words, and couldn't help but see Ye Qing's words, and compared with his reactions in the past few days, he was nervous and frightened and involuntarily reached out to touch the place on his face that was pulled by a branch.

"It's really like, Master Shi, do you have any bad premonitions......." Han Yanxuan leaned forward as hard as he could on the saddle, looking at Shi Miyuan's pale and frightened face, who had lost his blood with fright.

"At this time, the Gu is already deep, and I'm afraid it's difficult to solve the Gu. Master Shi, do you want to leave your last words first...... In the end, Ye Qing couldn't hold back the smile in his heart anymore, and burst out laughing.

Shi Miyuan, who was fooled again, looked at Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan, who were smiling forward and backward on horseback, for a while, and took the lead in riding forward.

It's only half a day's time, and Weichu City is already far away, and in this land of mountains and rivers, it is difficult to find a plain that is as open as the Central Plains is endless.

Weichu City surrounded by mountains, the city wall with thick walls and stone bricks is like the undamaged Great Wall that Ye Qing saw when he was in the Jin Kingdom, with the terrain undulating, like a long dragon lying in front of him.

The somewhat stingy heavy city gate was wide open, and the soldiers of the Dali Kingdom were standing on both sides, and Gao Liangcheng, who was trembling and trembling, was standing at the city gate with his son and the officials of Weichu Mansion looking into the distance.

The four horses were in a row, Duan Zhilian in the middle looked at the towering city wall, and there was some envy and hatred in his eyes, compared to the city wall of Dali City, the defense of the dragon head and the dragon tail, the Weichu City in front of him looked better.

Ye Qing, who was next to Duan Zhilian, looked at the complicated look on his face, and couldn't help but smile: "I'm afraid that the imperial grandson hasn't been to this Weichu Mansion for a long time, right?" ”

"Let Commander Ye smile, this is the first time I've come to Weichu Mansion." Duan Zhilian's face squeezed out a stiff smile, and he said with some embarrassment.

"Then the imperial grandson has to look carefully after entering the city, don't miss the good scenery of Weichu City." Han Yanxuan, who was next to Shi Miyuan's outside, said to Duan Zhilian.

At this time, Shi Miyuan showed a different perspective from Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan, ignoring the jokes about Duan Zhilian in the words of the two, but looked at the city gate and city wall not far away, and after looking at both sides, his expression was somewhat solemn: "Along the way, there are not many farmers outside the city, even if there are a few farms passing by, there are very few people with cooking smoke rising, so from this point of view, this Weichu City is obviously not small, I am afraid that there will be farmers living in it, right?" ”

"Weichu City is divided into two cities, the inner and outer cities, and the outer city is mostly peasant households, so it is easy not to enter the inner city, and it is difficult to enter the inner city. Even the seemingly majestic and stretching city wall in front of him is actually said to be built to defend against foreign enemies, but rather to prevent the people in the city from escaping, of course, the labor force who built the city is the people who are prevented from escaping, so it can be said that it is the people around Weichu City who have built this impregnable prison for themselves. Ye Qing reined in the horse, dismounted with Duan Zhilian and the others, and then walked towards Gao Liangcheng and the others who were waiting at the city gate.

As the minister of Dali, he came out to greet Duan Zhilian, the emperor's grandson, with the big and small officials of Weichu City, which already flattered Duan Zhilian, so at this moment, how could he dare to accept Gao Liangcheng's salute?

Without waiting for Gao Liang to salute, Duan Zhilian had already hurriedly stepped forward, holding Gao Liangcheng's trembling arms with both hands: "Gao Xiang is exempt from courtesy, how dare Zhilian be greeted by Gao Xiang." ”

"You are the grandson of the emperor, the prince of my Dali country, it is natural to receive the gift of the old man, and the gift of the monarch and the minister cannot be ......." Gao Liangcheng's eyes kept looking at Duan Zhilian, and as for the three Great Song envoys not far behind Duan Zhilian, he couldn't take care of this high-ranking minister now.

"Gao Xiang is tormented by Zhilian, it should be Zhilian who salutes Gao Xiang." Duan Zhilian said politely again.

Since stepping into the territory of Weichu, Ye Qing and the three of them could obviously feel that Duan Zhilian had become a little timid, and everything was extremely cautious, which made Ye Qing and the three of them couldn't help but look at each other, thinking that if they hadn't come with them, would Duan Zhilian have made a detour back to Dali, instead of going straight to Dali through Weichu.

After Gao Liangcheng and Duan Zhilian's fake greetings were over, Duan Zhilian's demeanor and demeanor were like seeing a cat and a mouse, holding his tail between his legs all the time.

"The three envoys of the kingdom are really young talents and magnificent, and the old man Gao Liangcheng has seen the three envoys of the kingdom." Gao Liangcheng has a kind attitude and a modest expression, if he didn't know that he was the minister of Dali, he would have mistaken it for the old Song Dynasty.

Not only is Gao Chengcheng's speech and demeanor, like the Confucian scribes of the Great Song Dynasty, but even the construction pattern of Weichu City can feel the influence of the Great Song Dynasty culture to some extent.

Although the Great Song Dynasty has always been a soft egg militarily, the root cause of this soft egg is still in the imperial court and the royal family, as for the common people and other classes, that is another matter.

However, the influence and scale of its economy are much tougher than its military weakness.

As small as a piece of ornament worn by men and women, as large as a city, house building, etc., in Weichu City, or the whole Dali, you can still clearly feel the great influence of the Song Dynasty's economy and culture here.

This also made Ye Qing and the others more or less have a sense of closeness from the heart, and followed Gao Liangcheng and other Dali officials to the city, and the primitiveness and vitality of the outer city were still somewhat unexpected by Ye Qing and others.

Compared with the vibrant, indifferent and quiet primitiveness of the outer city, the inner city that catches your eye is as if you have entered another colorful and vivid world, and the lively cries and noises in the distance are faintly heard in the ears, and the scene of its houses and shops makes people feel the so-called city.

The bluestone paved streets have been freshly washed, bare with the unique natural color of bluestone, because of the arrival of the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty and the imperial grandson Duan Zhilian, the whole street has been banned, but the noisy and lively sound from other streets is still endless.

In Ye Qing's eyes, the route that Gao Liangcheng took them to walk was quite similar to the image project of the government in later generations, and its main responsibility was obviously to show outsiders, so that people could see a lively, noisy, and prosperous Weichu City.

As for the messy and dirty places in the city, they naturally avoided them, and the beggars and so on in the city were also driven out of this area.

Following behind Gao Liangcheng and the others, they did not go to the mansion of Weichu Mansion, or maybe the mansion of Weichu Mansion was the mansion of the Gao family, which covered an extremely wide area.

Looking at the same vermilion gate, even the side door is enough to withstand the wide gate of the main gate of a large family, and then look at the green towering trees emerging from the house, even Ye Qing and others, who are used to seeing the prosperity of the Southern Song Dynasty, have to be surprised by the almost perfect mansion of the Prime Minister of Dali.

"Master Shi, this prime minister's house...... Although it looks good, it still seems to be a little worse than Wei Guogong's house. Han Yanxuan whispered to Shi Miyuan.

"What do you mean you? Lord Han, such a joke can't be made. Shi Miyuan almost jumped up and warned as if he had been stepped on his tail.

"Master Shi thinks too much, doesn't he? Lord Han just refers to the house, and has no other meaning, not to refer to something else. Ye Qing confused the meaning of Han Yanxuan's words.

In short, what does he mean by Han Yanxuan, anyway, after his own explanation, what Han Yanxuan said, did he insinuate that Wei Guogong Shi Hao was as good as Dali in the Great Song Dynasty, that is, their own understanding, but they were kind enough to help Han Yanxuan explain?

However, with such words to sow discord, the three of them don't know how many times they have clashed along the way, so Ye Qing's words were exchanged for not only Shi Miyuan's cold snort, but also Han Yanxuan's dissatisfaction with him digging pits and burying people at any time.

Whether it was the soldiers of the Five Rivers Army or the soldiers of the Imperial City Division, they were basically all left in the outer city and stationed, and those who could enter the inner city, plus their three envoys, were less than a hundred people in total.

Gao Liangcheng obviously expected that Duan Zhilian would pass by Wei Chu when he returned to Dali, so the entire mansion ...... Maybe it's the whole high city.

Compared to the tip of the iceberg that could be glimpsed from the outside, when they entered this high city, they all had to open their mouths wide, even if it was a Great Song envoy like Ye Qing and the others, who had seen the world, it was a little unbelievable to face such a wide Gao Mansion.

"That's the ...... It's even bigger than the Lin'an Palace, right? Following the group of people to continue walking inside, Ye Qing unconsciously burst into foul language.

Han Yanxuan obviously didn't expect that the mansion of the Prime Minister of Dali would be so big, just like Ye Qing, with his standing tall, he looked at the places that his eyes could see, and muttered: "The palace in Lin'an is not comparable, maybe ...... Northland Genyue can be compared to it. ”

The words of the two fell into Shi Miyuan's ears, and now it was Shi Miyuan's turn to joke with Han Yanxuan: "It is said that when Lord Han led the Wuhe Army to garrison Huainan East Road, the mansion in Chuzhou was bigger than the Lin'an Palace, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

"Chuzhou, Weichu? It's even a little bit like that. Ye Qing looked at the excitement again, and he didn't think it was a big deal.

After all, compared to the family background of the two, he can be said to be poor and white, and he still lives in a small mansion in Tonghuifang, as for the mansion that can be compared to this high-volume mansion in terms of architectural art, it was given by Zhao Gou at the beginning, and no one can say a word that he is not coming.

The three of them attacked each other sentence by sentence, and soon after sitting down in the palace as if they were in the court on weekdays, Shi Miyuan, the head of the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty, was left behind, and Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan were taken to their resting place by Gao Liangcheng's two sons: Gao Shouzhen and Gao Shouchang.

When the two of them parted from the door of the main hall, they glanced back at each other, nodded slightly, and then followed the two sons of the Gao family in the opposite direction.

From the time he approached Weichu City, looking at the situation of being undefended, and even opening the city gate to greet them, whether it was Ye Qing, Han Yanxuan, or Shi Miyuan, they were actually very clear in their hearts, the conflict that occurred in Wulong, and the eight hundred people of the Gao family who were annihilated, as if it had not happened, were exposed by the Gao family's "generosity".

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