For various reasons, the tripartite talks ended up in a hasty manner. Except for Mughal and Lee Deng, who were watching the fire from the other side, everyone's hearts were full of question marks. And the most anxious among them was Xiang Qingxiang Yinshan, who was caught off guard, and guessed an approximate prince Yan Day.

As soon as Xiang Qing arrived at the official post, he wrote a splendid and magnificent piece of music with his pen flying. Although some Spring and Autumn penmanship is used in the choice of words and sentences, it can be regarded as a clear understanding of the original status quo. After packing the letter, he took a short feather, covered the envelope with a feather coat, and then put a larger ordinary envelope over the envelope as a disguise. In this way, from the outside, it is no different from ordinary family letters.

He gave the letter to the elder entourage, and then took out another blank letter and handed it to the other young man, and said with a very solemn expression:

"These two letters are true and false according to the rules of the secret music. You can swap as much as you like before you hit the road. ”

With that, he stretched out his finger and pointed at the older attendant:

"You take the official road, take the envoy road to lead through Jincheng out of the East Customs, and fly to Yanjing as quickly as possible, and it is best to make a round trip within three days; And you ......", and pointed to another person: "You are young and fast-legged, take a long detour, enter Yanshan from the north plains, and then go back to Yanjing City." It's a bit far, but you don't have to detour when you get back. I can give you five to eight days, and I hope you will be more vigilant along the way. ”

Without saying a word, the two attendants put the two letters into their pockets and turned to leave. When they had all reached the door, the young man turned his head again and asked:

"We're both gone, what about your safety, my lord?"

"I'm going deep into the tiger's den now, and if there's any danger, having you two is just two more souls to be buried. Besides, if the two countries do not fight each other, if my Xiang Yinshan really dies in Youbei, it may not be a bad thing...... Go! ”

Xiang Qing flicked the sleeves of his robe and walked back to the room first. And the two attendants also went out as ordered, and went their own way.

And Shen Gui sat there all afternoon in the north and south, and waited for the sky to get dark before returning home. As soon as he entered the door, he walked directly to Fu Yi's room:

"Is there any movement over there Xiang Qing?"

Shen Gui couldn't wait to ask. At this time, in addition to Fu Yi, there were also fourteen and a few deaf brothers in the winter solstice, who seemed to be silently "discussing" something.

When Fu Yi heard Shen Gui's question, he immediately made a stop gesture to Fourteen, and then said to Shen Gui:

Half an hour ago, Xiang Qing walked out of the Chengxi Post House where he had stayed. They went out of the city by the west and north gates. Now there are two groups of Winter Solstice Brothers falling in different directions. ”

Shen Gui was quite surprised to hear the news: in fact, at the same time that Mugel was in charge of the palace, the "three-person mission" of Beiyan had already fallen into an extremely dangerous situation. Although the two armies did not fight each other, after all, Xiang Qing, as an envoy, was the first to slander the king, and his allies had an ambiguous attitude; In addition, Youbei and Beiyan have been entangled in grievances for decades, and the blood debts on each other's hands are also countless. Now that there is no Mobei to contain it, it is no longer a difficult decision for Yan Hunt, an ambitious king, to go to war directly.

Once the two sides are at war, it is not surprising to kill an envoy who disrespects the king and sacrifice the flag with his blood with the head of the neck. After all, Youbei has always been regarded as a wild place, and it will not be unexpected for anyone to do such an unreasonable thing.

In this way, if only Xiang Qing is left in Fengjing City, then there is no way to talk about the criticism that the envoy will suffer. After all, there is no one to testify, no matter what Xiang Qing died, it makes sense.

"What about Mughar? Now the 200,000 stone of old grain that Qi Hui raised for him should have left the territory of Zhongshan Road. He's already swallowed half of the bait, is there any unusual movement? ”

As soon as Fu Yi heard Mugel's name, he immediately shook his head and waved his hand:

"There's nothing unusual on the Mobei envoy's side, but he's just wandering around the capital city with great swagger. I just sent someone to ask Master Song, at this moment, they are a group of five, and they are still drinking and eating meat in the Huiyou Building! ”

Shen Gui snapped his fingers casually and secretly praised, "Clever!" ”

Yes, the Mobei people will definitely not directly change the original plan for some benefits that have not yet been realized. But this temporarily neutral attitude is enough to give the Beiyan people who are ready to fly a headache. After Xiang Qing's "seeking truth from facts" polish in the performance, if you add a few fools who happen to meet at the right time, maybe you will directly push the Mobei people into the arms of Youbei.

Therefore, Mugel, who has a neutral posture, adopts a swaggering posture at this time, firstly, to attract everyone's attention and protect himself; secondly, it is to remind both sides that the Mobei people have not made a final decision, so they will stay in Fengjing City and delay returning; The third and most important point is that Mobei people are still waiting for the price to sell, waiting for the second round of quotations that may come from both sides!

That reckless and bold man really has the talent to be a good politician.

Shen Gui sat at the table, stretched out his hand to support his cheeks and fell into deep thought. Fu Yi knew that this action meant that Shen Gui's brain was running at high speed. However, in this way, it is not good to say how long Shen Gui will "freeze".

So he didn't bother, just turned his head and continued to "discuss" with everyone on the winter solstice. Although the communication between them was a bit loud, fortunately, there was no noise. The two parties do not disturb each other, and each is busy with its own business.

It wasn't until dinner time that Shen Gui stood up and stretched, looking very depressed. Fu Yi set the dishes and chopsticks, and then patted Shen Gui's shoulder:

"What has been thought about for so long? Now the actions of the two envoys are under our control. And your future father-in-law, although he has not replied explicitly, will remain neutral like Mugel at best! The other variables are nothing more than the emperor, the crown prince, and Lu Xiangyin, but at least for now, the people of Youbei all have common demands, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being......"

Fu Yi said that Shen Gui understood that what had troubled him for so long was not actually a specific thing, but that there was still an uneasiness in his heart. He always felt as if he had forgotten something, and there was a vague shadow in his head, but no matter how he grasped it, he couldn't grasp it. It is because of this vague point that Shen Gui, who is perfectionist and has some obsessive-compulsive disorder, is particularly uncomfortable.

He mechanically swallowed the untasteful meals in the bowl, and casually asked about Fu Yidong's brother. After the winter solstice everyone "moved their families" from Botu Mountain, deaf people over the age of 25 were sent to Nankang by Shen Gui to live a peaceful life with the old beggar Wu Chengfeng and Shuangshan Village Chief Bao Qin. The thirteen people left behind today are all elites of the same age as themselves and quite experienced. However, since they entered the city of Fengjing, they no longer make a living from assassination. Instead, he "reformed the evil and returned to the right" and became the "spy personnel" under Shen Gui, doing some collection and tracking work.

But there is a specialization in the art industry, and I have to say that those two old men still have a pair of discerning eyes. These deaf brothers are engaged in the business of killing people and overselling goods, and they are ruthless and ruthless; But everything must have two sides, and these people change careers to do espionage work, which can really be described as a step by step! It seems that it is time for me to reconsider what position I should put these thirteen "silent talents" in order for them to continue to shine.

Fu Yi looked at him with a very worried look, and he also thought about it in his mind. But I didn't feel that there was anything missing, so I asked tentatively:

"Do you want the winter solstice to intercept the two Mobei "carrier pigeons"? ”

"What are you doing with them? I wish they had arrived sooner. We have already solved the problem, and now it is Beiyan's turn to solve it, so let's just wait for the result. But what you just said reminded me, put two real carrier pigeons, tell those two groups of people, and keep those two deputy envoys close to me. If the two of them are ambushed halfway, try to save them if they can, and if they can't save them, they must snatch Xiang Qing's handwritten book and help them send the letter to Yanjing City. ”

After saying this, Shen Gui fell into a short silence again, and then asked casually:

"The 200,000 stone grain shipped to Mobei is a large amount, who paid for the silver?"

"Who else? Lan Fei Niangniang. Could it be that you think that just with Yan Qinghong's kid, you can take out so much silver at once? ”

"Where did Concubine Lan's money come from? This harem is in the hands of Empress Li Lian, and even if you add the emperor's inner treasury, you can't raise such a large sum of money for a while......"

Shen Gui said this to himself, his eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Fu Yi without saying a word. The hairs on Fu Yi's body stood up in shock:

"What am I doing? I can't even take out five hundred taels of silver, let alone five hundred thousand taels! ”

"No, I finally know what worries my heart is! It's Yan Qinghong's mother and son! I originally thought that once the attitude of the Mobei envoy changed, then the crisis of Yan Qinghong's mother and son would immediately collapse and disappear! ”

Fu Yi said in a very strange tone:

"Isn't that so? Now that the wood is in the boat, I can't see any benefit at this time. Isn't it futile to assassinate two useless and noble people for no apparent reason? ”

"Logically speaking, this is true, but there are some things that cannot be viewed only from the perspective of interests, and some people cannot be viewed from the perspective of normal......"

"You mean ......"

"Yes, although the mission of Qinghong's mother and son has ended, in the eyes of the prince, they have become a huge trouble! If it was just an eyesore in the past and wanted to take precautions, then now the mother and son have to be removed for Yan Tian! ”

"Then I'll notify Yan Qinghong as soon as possible and ask him to strengthen his vigilance."

Shen Gui said with a worried expression:

"Go ahead...... I hope it's not too late for me to wake up! ”