When Shen Gui returned to the Nankang Hall with the second nail, Yan Shuqing and Li Le'an, the two 'subordinates', had been waiting for him in the front hall for a long time. After sitting down and asking, I realized that it was an envoy sent by Fengjing who brought back a reply from Emperor Xingping. Yanjing and Fengjing gather more than 1,200 miles; But I didn't expect that two days had passed in this back and forth.

"Oh? Your Majesty's will has arrived? It seems that Shi'an's movements are fast? The rebuilt official post can now come in handy? ”

Li Le'an fiddled with the tea bowl in his hand and said angrily:

"The imperial court is now in a state of ruin, how can there be so much silver to rebuild the official post? If you want the official post of the Ministry of Rites to operate normally, you will have to wait for at least a year! This reply is not that the fourteenth donkey was afraid that you would be in a hurry, and he ran to death three horses and sent it over in the starry night. ”

“…… What about the fourteen? ”

"Don't worry, it's nothing big for people, it's just tired! Just now I cooked him a bowl of medicinal porridge, and after eating it, he fell asleep and died. He is still young, and his body is strong enough to withstand it once in a while. After he wakes up, he will be fine if he takes care of himself, and he will not be able to get rid of the root of the disease. You'd better get down to business first, and take a look at the court mail! ”

Shen Gui stretched out his hand to take the 'holy decree' handed over by Yan Shuqing, and unfolded it to take a look, and found that on this framed rather formal Huang Aya holy decree, there was only one line of big characters: All the big and small affairs of the Youbei Imperial Court can be decided in one word, and there is no need to report to me in advance. Moreover, Yan Qinghong left a blank space at the end of the holy decree, and also stamped the public and private seals of the Youbei Emperor. In this way, this also means that his act of 'delegating power' this time is truly legally effective.

“…… Although I also hate to carry out complicated and bloated procedures, your brother's 'hands-off shopkeeper' is too thorough, right? ”

In fact, Yan Qinghong's holy decree, in addition to helping Shen Gui 'pick up the hook' (exempt from responsibility), also has a very important function: on behalf of the imperial court of the three roads in Youbei, the final decision on the peace talks between the two norths was officially handed over to Shen Gui, the king of Zhongshan in Youbei.

Don't look at such a jade seal, it's just a nominal thing; But without this holy decree, no matter what the result of the negotiation between him Shen Gui and the fourth prince Zhou Chang'an is, it can only be regarded as a 'cooperation intention', and Emperor Tianyou, as the final decision-maker, is likely to 'change the hexagram before the battle'!

Shen Gui carefully put away the holy decree, and before going out, he instructed Li Le'an again:

"Qi Yan...... Oh, it's the 'dead pig' in my room, it's Qi Hui's brother and his own person! After he wakes up later, I will ask you to help him check his body carefully, I suspect that there may be something wrong with his liver...... However, if you think that there is nothing wrong with his health, then let him wait until it gets dark, and then go to the study of the Yamen of Yanjing Mansion and help me copy a copy of the file of the 'Renhe Pawnshop' in the east of the city. ”

Two moments later, Shen Gui threw the holy decree in his hand in front of Zhou Changan, and then sat down on the chair, picked up the porridge bowl on the table and snorted for breakfast...

“…… I didn't expect that Yan Qinghong, the Xingping Emperor of Youbei, was really relieved to Brother Shen, the king with a different surname! For such an important negotiation, he can actually leave it to you to handle it, and you don't have to ask for everything...... Of course, I also know that the reason why he can trust you so much is not without reason: if someone can personally put me on the throne of God in such a situation; Then the first thing I will do after I ascend the throne will definitely be ......"

"It must be unloading the mill and killing the donkey, crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, and beating the monk after reciting the scriptures!"

Shen Gui, who was concentrating on drinking porridge, chewed the pickled melon with porridge while 'crunching', and added a sentence angrily.

"Where did the Tai Chu say this! Isn't that how you think of your foolish brother? Although Zhou's qualifications are dull and he has achieved nothing in both civil and military affairs, he is only ...... in terms of the amount of people he can tolerate."

Shen Gui swallowed a mouthful of white porridge, and then opened his mouth to interrupt the other party's next self-defense:

"You're wrong, it's not a question of narrow-mindedness and broad-mindedness. It's that the situation of your Northern Yan Dynasty is different from that of Youbei Sanlu, so it can't be the same. Frankly speaking, even if you and Yan Qinghong are different today, I look at Yan Qinghong like this! I think both of you know better than I do what it means to be involuntary. ”

Shen Gui's answer was much more than Zhou Changan expected.

The Chiwu organization that he single-handedly set up was like the warehouse of the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the 'eyes and ears of the merchants', and it was also an 'intelligence department' that listened to all directions, so he knew all the details of the civil strife on Youbei Third Road.

In his opinion, not long after Shen Guicai stepped into Fengjing, he faced the inevitable defeat of 'total collapse'. But he relied on the ability of 'left and right', winning over the Li family with one hand and Yan Qinghong with the other; After several flashes and moves, he not only recaptured the Guo family's ancestral industry on Zhongshan Road with his own hands; also pushed the crumbling Youbei Third Road back on track!

No matter how profligate he looks; But the achievements he has made will never lie!

Faced with Shen Gui's 'comment', Zhou Changan thought carefully for a long time, and then cautiously said:

"So in the beginning it means to say...... Are all the Beiyan people not as good as you Youbei people? It's a bit ......."

"No, no, no! As I said earlier, it's not a matter of mind at all! It's that the foundation of Youbei Sanlu is thin, and I am currently needed to Shen Gui, the existence of a king with a different surname; And the Northern Yan Dynasty is already as solid as a rock, if there is one more Shen Gui, it will be the way to take chaos! ”

"This is something that Brother Yu can't communicate. Brother Taichu's talent is really the most he has seen with his own eyes in the life of Brother Yu! I also asked myself: If I Zhou Changan stood in your original position, even if I could...... If you can 'make it in one battle'...... Nor can the losses be reduced to such an extent! Frankly speaking, if there is no existence of you Shen Taichu, the four words of Youbei Sanlu will also not exist at this time; And the fate of their Yan family was not that our Pingbei army captured Fengjingcheng; It was in the subsequent 'battle for succession' that it collapsed! Let's ask, how can a genius like the Taichu Virtuous Brother be the way to get rid of chaos? …… Zhou simply said it directly! If Brother Taichu intends to naturalize Beiyan, then Brother Fool can ensure that you can receive at least one marquis; And with the great talent of a virtuous brother, it is a matter of course to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister......"

Frankly speaking, although Shen Gui is now the identity of the 'King of Zhongshan in Youbei', the position of the marquis of the Northern Yan Dynasty, coupled with Zhou Chang'an's promise to 'enter the cabinet and worship the prime minister', is definitely enough to move Shen Gui's heart!

It's not a question of 'being a chicken head' or 'being a phoenix'? It's a choice between 'chicken neck' and 'phoenix wings'. And for whom, a bigger 'platform' means a broader future.

After all, now that Shen Gui is in the three roads of Youbei, there is no longer any 'enterprising goal'......

"Brother Baili...... I have already said: Youbei needs Shen Gui, but the Northern Yan Dynasty does not. But listening to what you just said, it seems that you really don't understand? … Let's put it bluntly, Shen is very grateful to Brother Baili for his love, but he has no plans to leave the country for the time being...... Now that the Holy Decree of Emperor Xingping has arrived, is it time for us to start the second peace talks and prepare for the Holy Meeting? ”

Yes, until now, the two norths have been in a state of 'ice' on the surface. Even though the four princes were secretly appointed by Emperor Tianyou to come to negotiate privately with Shen Gui; But at least on the surface, he is just a prince with the title of king, and he has no right to 'make a decision' at all.

However, the same is generally true in negotiations between countries. Most of the proportions of the distribution of benefits are privately negotiated in advance; Therefore, when the two countries officially launched negotiations, a certain consensus had already been reached. The reason why they are so 'covering their ears and stealing bells' and 'taking off their pants and farting' is also a trace of face reserved by the monarchs of the two countries for each other.

After all, everyone is the true dragon son and the honor of the Ninety-Five; If you are for some 'petty profits', you will become a 'peasant woman in the market' and bargain, which is really unsightly.

After hearing that Shen Gui officially rejected his solicitation, Zhou Changan also knew that this matter could not be done overnight, so he got off the donkey and talked about the peace talks between the two norths.

"The rest of the problem is still the East Customs. how do we allocate the manpower and material resources needed to rebuild the city gates; how to collect the commercial tax after the establishment of the city; How should the market for official sales be divided? In my opinion, since the two sides have talked about the details of cooperation, no one should think about taking advantage of the other! The sooner this happens, the sooner the people on both sides will benefit......"

Shen Gui stretched out his finger and gently tapped the table twice, and then pointed to the jade seal on the holy decree:

"In principle, we don't have any problems with the North side; But this is also the result of the four princes' appearance and negotiation; Of course, Brother Baili's promise is enough for me Shen Gui; But for the entire Youbei Third Road, it is not convincing! Regarding this point, I hope that Brother Baili can understand. ”

"And rightfully so. After a while, Zhou entered the palace and asked to see his father; Only when the court meeting is held tomorrow morning, it is natural that Brother Taichu will enter the palace in person to meet His Majesty. ”

Zhou Changan was so smart, as soon as he heard Shen Gui Fangcai's words, he knew that the other party didn't want to discuss the details with him at all. Because of this holy purpose to grasp Shen Gui, he is no longer equal to his identity! Although this Shen Taichu looks very arrogant on the surface; But once he got serious, he instantly became a cautious businessman!

Although it is a pity that a young man like him cannot be used by the Northern Yan Dynasty, it is not unacceptable to him; After all, Youbei Third Road is limited by the environment and climate, and he is a prince who can't be supported at all; As long as Shen Gui did not cultivate the supernatural power of 'moving mountains and reclamation the sea', then the Yan family's 'land rich man' would never be able to become the opponent of the Northern Yan Dynasty. So in fact, what Shen Gui said was right: the Northern Yan Dynasty had more than Shen Taichu, which was just the icing on the cake; And Shao Shen Taichu is just a 'regret of missing pearls'.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Shen Gui did not fall into Nankang's arms......