Chapter 35: Ten Years of Tranquility
On the third day, the wind swept the leaves and the torrential rain poured down, and Li Chengkun felt inexplicably uneasy. But I can't think of a mistake there.
Mao Lingfeng sat in the courtyard and watched the heavy rain that had fallen for a whole day and night. I breathed a long sigh of relief in my heart, and I thought to myself, hurry up! It should be that the news will come back soon.
At this time, a few people were galloping in the direction of Tianmen Pass in the heavy rain on horses, and Li Chengkun was drinking in the tent, when someone suddenly shouted, "King, it's not good, Jiaoqi County is flooded, and all the grain and grass are flooded." ”
"What." Li Chengkun was shocked, how could this be, it rained so heavily in previous years, and it was not flooded, how could it be flooded with grain and grass this year. ”
"It was the soldiers of the Feifeng Battalion who pretended to be civilians to block several forks in the upper reaches, so all the floods of the Lancang River were concentrated in Jiaoqi County, and when the flood reached Jiaoqi County, it was midnight. The county guard could only evacuate the people to escape, and did not snatch out a single bag of grain and grass. ”
"Ahh Li Chengkun screamed, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and sat down on the bed. finally understood why Mao Lingfeng couldn't hold on. And the weird smile that day.
The emperor vomited blood, everyone was in a hurry, and after some tossing, the imperial doctor came to ask for a pulse, saying that he was angry and attacked his heart, and his blood was surging, and there was no big problem. Only then did the crowd relax. Discuss the aftermath.
At this time, when the gate of heaven was closed, Mao Lingfeng also received a report from the dark three, slapped Zhuozi, and jumped up excitedly.
Gao Yufei looked at the woman's elated appearance. couldn't help but marvel in her heart, and instantly understood why she avoided and didn't fight, it turned out that she was waiting for the sky to rain heavily. Flooded, grain and grass were covered, there was no food in the army, and Li Chengkun took the initiative to retreat. In my heart, I admired the generals and soldiers like gods. More respect for the woman in front of you.
After Mao Lingfeng was excited, he picked up the brush, wrote a letter with a wave, and sent someone to Li Chengkun.
Li Chengkun took the long arrow, untied the tied letter, opened it, handed it to everyone, and smiled helplessly, this woman is really his nemesis, since he met her, he has been defeated repeatedly and his reputation has been discredited. This time she was even more forced into a desperate situation, if she didn't promise to reconcile the two countries, I am afraid that she would really lose her hands. So he wrote a letter and held a meeting in the city tomorrow.
Mao Lingfeng took the letter handed over by Gao Yufei, read it again, and finally stretched his brows, a stone in his heart fell to the ground, only to feel that his eyes gradually closed his eyelids, and unconsciously sat on the stool and fell asleep.
Gao Yufei looked at the woman who was asleep on the stool, hesitated, stood up gently, leaned over and picked her up, and walked towards her bedroom.
Zhishu and Zhihua couldn't help but be startled when they saw Gao Yufei hugging Mao Lingfeng in, and hurriedly shouted, "Sir." ”
Gao Yufei sighed, and Zhishu and Zhihua realized that the young lady was asleep, so he turned sideways and asked Gao Yufei to put Mao Lingfeng on the bed. And gently remove the shoes and put the feet down, and cover the sheets.
Gao Yufei looked at the sleeping face of the woman on the bed and quietly exited the room. Go and draft the necessary chapters for tomorrow's meeting under the city.
When Chang Wu got the news, he also hurried over, and when he saw Gao Yufei lying on the desk alone, he hurriedly saluted and said, "Sir, why are you here alone, why is the general not here." ”
Gao Yufei stopped his pen and saluted: "I have seen General Chang, the general has not slept for a few days and nights, he has just received the news, his heart is relaxed, and he has just returned to his room to rest." General Chang still don't disturb the general's rest. ”
"I haven't slept in days." Chang Wu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that when the city was attacked, she had not gone down to the city tower for several days, and after Xiyi retreated, she arranged for the wounded, and she had not rested well. With a sour heart, she turned and walked towards her bedroom. Seeing the two of them guarding the door of the room, they asked softly, "How is the general?" ”
Zhishu and Zhihua saluted and said, "Miss is asleep, if the general has anything, he can come back later." ”
Chang Wu shook his head, "It's okay, just come and take a look." He glanced around the room and turned to leave. Zhishu and Zhihua looked at each other and shook their heads in unison. Chang Wu's thoughts on Miss are known to everyone, but Miss is indifferent. Zhiqi secretly likes Changwu. It's so indescribable, the love triangle that doesn't know how to go, and I don't know who will be hurt in the future.
The next day, Mao Lingfeng was dressed in white, and took Gao Yufei and Zhiqin Zhiqi and Dark Three and Dark Four and hundreds of elite horses of the Feifeng battalion out of the city, and ordered the elite of Feifeng to set up a camp tent quickly half a mile away from the city.
I saw Li Chengkun leading more than 100 riders from afar.
Mao Lingfeng put his hands behind his back, stood proudly outside the tent, saw Li Chengkun dismount, took a step forward, and said to Li Chengkun: "King Xiyi is invited." ”
Li Chengkun sighed, "The general of the defeated army, dare to work hard to greet the general." ”
Mao Lingfeng smiled lightly and said: "If you lose the mulberry elm, you will collect it." Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, so why should the king of Xiyi be obsessed. Maybe we can work together in the future! ”
Mao Lingfeng was originally an unintentional sentence, and he said it casually, but he didn't expect that this sentence was soon fulfilled.
Li Chengkun laughed: "If you can fight side by side with the general, this king is very happy." ”
Mao Lingfeng bowed his head, welcomed Li Chengkun into the tent, and sat left and right.
As soon as he sat down, Li Chengkun did not hide it, and asked straight to the point: "How does the general want to get out of the way." ”
Mao Lingfeng saw that he was blunt, so he said lightly: "Ling Feng will not get an inch in and offer a price all over the sky." But ask the king of Xiyi to take Tianmen Pass as the boundary and keep the border stable for ten years. ”
Li Chengkun stared at her and said, "Why do you only ask for ten years, not twenty or thirty years." ”
Mao Lingfeng shook his head: "Twenty or thirty years, it's too long, even if King Xiyi agrees now, I'm afraid he will regret it soon after." After a few years, the swords and soldiers still met each other, and the war resumed, but it was better than ten years, even the Xiyi courtiers could accept it. Ling Feng didn't dare to hope that King Xiyi would be able to promise for twenty or thirty years. ”
Li Chengkun was dumbfounded, and after a while, he said with resentment, "You know people's hearts, advance and retreat clearly, and if the lonely king can't get you, it's a loss for a lifetime." What kind of man do you say you want to marry in the future, and who can you treat with sincerity? ”
Mao Lingfeng was gloomy: "King Mengxiyi treats each other sincerely, but Ling Feng has a knot in his heart that has not been let go and cannot accommodate others." I only blame that we met too late and are in a hostile relationship. As for the future, who knows, everything will be as it is! ”
Li Chengkun suddenly said: "I have a request, I hope the general can agree." ”
Mao Lingfeng smiled: "King Xiyi, please speak." ”
Li Chengkun stared at her face and said, "I want to see the general's true face, please remove the mask." Let me see the true face of Lushan, so that I can have a place to go after more than a year of lovesickness. ”
Mao Lingfeng let out a long sigh: "What can I do when I see it, it's just not a skin, why should King Xiyi be persistent!" ”
"Nope." Li Chengkun's eyes burned: "I just want to see it once, to comfort the pain of lovesickness." ”
Mao Lingfeng stared at him for a while, then slowly raised his hand to take off the mask.
Li Chengkun stared at her stunning face, and felt that the people in the painting were hardly one-tenth of the real people, and that brilliance and magnificence were the best in the world.
The two looked at each other for a while, and Mao Lingfeng asked softly, "King Xiyi is still satisfied." After speaking, he slowly put on his mask.
Li Chengkun came back to his senses and sighed: "Such a peerless beauty, the brilliance is beyond the world, and it is enough to honor the world with its appearance, why do you still have an iron-blooded battlefield and pass this knife head licking blood." ”
Mao Lingfeng glanced at him, "If it weren't for the collusion between you and Prince Ning, my father was seriously injured and my brother disappeared." How could I go into battle in armor? ”
Li Chengkun was speechless.
Mao Lingfeng solemnly saluted Li Chengkun: "Ling Feng is also a reluctant request, and I also hope that the king of Xiyi will be fulfilled." ”
Li Chengkun was taken aback and said hurriedly: "General, please speak, but if you can do it, you will live up to the trust." ”
"I would like to ask the King of Xiyi to give me the evidence of the letter between Prince Ning and your country." Mao Lingfeng said slowly.
"Why not, when I return to the court, I will send someone to the general." Li Chengkun agreed.
"In this way, Ling Feng thanked King Xiyi first." Mao Lingfeng hurriedly thanked him.
At this time, Gao Yufei had already sent the proposed articles of association and agreement into the account, Mao Lingfeng read it carefully, and there was no omission, so he handed it to Li Chengkun.
Li Chengkun looked at it, nodded, picked up the brush on the case, signed the name seal, and Mao Lingfeng also signed the name seal. The two exchanged glances and smiled.
Mao Lingfeng ordered someone to serve wine and food, the two sides toasted together, and Li Chengkun drank it all. Mao Lingfeng is not strong enough to drink, take a sip, Li Chengkun is not reluctant, you come and go. The guests and hosts parted happily.
Mao Lingfeng was overwhelmed by alcohol and took the lead in taking people away.
Li Chengkun looked at the woman who was far away, and his heart ached, saying goodbye today, and I don't know when I will see you again. It's good to be separated like this, and I can finally get drunk at the same table with her.
Mao Lingfeng returned to Tianmen Pass, wrote a recital and attached an armistice agreement. Send people 800 miles to rush back to the capital.
However, he said that Sima Yan, the emperor of the Jin Yuan Dynasty, was in the early dynasty, but he saw the attendant shouting loudly outside the palace: "Eight hundred miles southwest of the urgent report." ”
Sima Yan was taken aback and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and present it." ”
The chamberlain presented the battle report, and Sima Yan couldn't wait to open it and take a look, Huo Ran got up and laughed.
All the civil and military officers looked at each other, and Taifu Wang Yan stepped forward and asked, "Why is the emperor so happy?" ”
Sima Yan smiled and handed the southwest battle report to Wang Yan.
Wang Yan opened it and exclaimed loudly, "How is this possible! ”
When Sima Yan heard this, he glanced at him, and said unhappily: "How is it impossible, the general's fold is clearly written, the king of Xiyi and the general signed an agreement to ensure that the border will be peaceful for ten years." Is there anything wrong with this, this is the signature and seal of King Xiyi. ”
Wang Yan carefully took the armistice agreement again, read it carefully several times, and finally returned it to Sima Yan after confirming that it was correct: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, his eyes are like a torch, and the general is like a god with his soldiers, forcing Xiyi to submit." It is really the emperor's blessing. ”
Sima Yan laughed loudly: "The general's women are better than their eyebrows, and they are really born generals. Someone came to give me a decree: "General Xuanda's class returns to the court, and I will be rewarded." ”
As soon as the words fell, the voice of the inner attendant came from outside the hall and said: "Qiqi Shengshang, the border of Guizhou and Yunnan has found a peak fire, and Nanyi and Yelang Yu have invaded at the same time. ”
"What." Sima Yan was shocked. "That's good."
The servant shot Yu Liang and said: "Why didn't the emperor order General Feifeng to go directly to the border to defend against the enemy." In this way, it can not only shorten the distance and speed faster, but also avoid the need to work again, since the general can pacify Xiyi, presumably this Yelang Yu and Nanyi are not a problem. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked sideways, and Yu Liang only felt a chill in his back. When I looked up, I saw Sima Shun with a gloomy face, a pair of eyes like knives, and I wanted to kill him.
Sima Yan pondered for a long time, and felt that this was the best way, so he sighed and tore up the prepared holy decree, redrafted one, and ordered Mao Lingfeng to quickly lead his troops to the Yunnan-Guizhou border. and rewarded her with a bucket of pearls, ten night pearls, a hundred brocade pieces, ten thousand taels of gold, and one hundred thousand silver.