The capital of Yanguo, Luoyang.

The sincerity of the two sides in the peace talks is still there, and at least for the time being, there is a major prerequisite for the strike of troops and peace talks, and a consensus was reached on the first day.

However, on some additional conditions, the two sides have remained deadlocked.

For example, Bactria wanted the two sides to exchange prisoners of war and release the detained people.

However, most of the Yan captives captured by Bactria were Han Chinese, and it was difficult to agree on the identification of the captives.

This so-called swap is just a nice thing to say, but in fact, it wants Yan to unilaterally release all Han slaves.

In the identification of slaves, Wang Mingzhi proposed that all those who voluntarily stayed in Yan Country on the principle of voluntariness should not be forcibly returned to Xia in Great Xia, and Yan Kingdom who was willing to return to Xia should not be blocked.

This is naturally unacceptable to the people of Yan Kingdom.

For example, Yan hopes to establish several places for mutual markets on the border of Yanxia.

The mutual market was originally nothing, but in addition to asking Daxia not to restrict the import of ironware, the Yan people also asked the Daxia official to come forward and send 5 million grains to Yan every year with jewelry, gold, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and to purchase some special products in Liaodong at a premium to ensure that the two sides could reach a trade balance.

That's just too much.

Although it is a delaying tactic, wouldn't this become an enemy and shorten the preparation time for the southern invasion of Yan State, how can Wang Mingzhi accept this? Even the deputy envoy Wu Lin did not dare to agree easily.

In addition, there are also such things as the demarcation of the border between the two sides, each other's official titles, the number of exchanges, the relationship between Yanxia and so on......

In short, under the same general policy, there are not a few points of disagreement between the two sides.

On the Xia Kingdom's side, the left and right are trying to delay time, and the same is true for the Yan Kingdom's side.

So I wasn't in a hurry at the two times, grinding back and forth like a little bit of see-sawing, and after a few days, I didn't see any progress.

It is estimated that we can talk about a general context in March, which is quite good.

The peace talks proceeded slowly and tensely and dryly.

Wang Mingzhi and Wu Lin and some other representatives of the peace talks did not matter, except that they were a little unaccustomed to food, it was better to talk to each other every day than to intrigue with their opponents in Jiankang.

But the accompanying guards are quite restless.

A while ago, there were always unsightly Yan warriors who came to the door to make trouble, and every once in a while, there was a lively look, but I didn't think it was like anything.

But since the fifth day of the new year, everything has become calm, and even many Yan people would rather take a long detour than pass through the gate of the post house.

When I was idle, I felt uncomfortable.

A few days ago, the wife of Nahesheri had a high-pitched voice, and the people who first scolded in front of the door were sulky, and then the people who shouted in the dormitories of Danba were full of evil fire.

has been a single person for more than a month, as soon as this anger comes up, where can I still hold it?

So in the past few days, he first dragged Danba forward, wanting to ask for leave to go out to 'hang out', but after being pressed down by Wang Mingzhi, he tried to instigate him to get a few women to come in and clean up.

said that he was helping with laundry and cooking, but Wang Mingzhi casually tried it, and the requirements of 'good order' and 'chest and hips' filled his ears.

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It's white, and it's not just the lower body.

This is a place of suspicion, and more things are better than less, so Wang Ming refused.

But Danba is not that impersonal, and besides, he himself has not been able to lead by example, so it is even more difficult to refuse sternly.

Therefore, after careful consideration on this day, I pondered and discussed with Wang Mingzhi to see if I could ask the Jurchens for a few Korean women to come back, and the reason why I designated the Koreans was naturally because I didn't want to embarrass Wang Mingzhi.

What Wang Mingzhi didn't know was that he was fighting for some benefits for Great Xia in a foreign country, and the backyard was already raging.

The peace talks dragged on until March, until Yang Hui secretly passed the news of the civil strife in Southern Xia to Wang Mingzhi, and the speed of the peace talks suddenly increased, and Daxia made concessions on some non-critical issues, so that the final agreement was quickly signed.

Time passed, and in a blink of an eye, at the end of March, the intermittent peace talks finally came to an end. Although the final agreement of the peace talks did not meet Wang Mingzhi's expectations, it was not unacceptable.

In the fourth year of the Yellow Emperor's calendar, April 7 of the first year of Xianheng in Southern Xia.

The two sides signed a contract that the two countries demarcated the border with the middle line of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, the Yan State was south of the Yellow River, and the Great Xia was north of the Yangtze River, and the total number of troops on both sides shall not exceed 100,000, and the border line shall not exceed 500,000 miles.

Although this is a contract that is destined to be torn up by both parties from the day it was signed, at least Wang Mingzhi and others' trip to Luoyang can be regarded as a successful end.

On April 9, the Southern Xia mission officially embarked on its homecoming.

Gan Tang lay on the kang, his eyes open, and couldn't sleep for a long time. In the Holy Driving Taiyi Palace, how the dragon body is is not something that he, a courtier, can know.

Is it just these days?

Gan Tang closed his eyes, worried about whether there was a change in the palace, this stormy Great Xia Dynasty could no longer withstand the toss.

In a daze, I heard a faint sound of a bell in the distance.

Gan Tang's heart was agitated and he sat up from the kang.

He stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, and the bell rang more and more clearly.

For a while, it seems that other temples and Taoist temples have thought about it.

Gan Tang got up and got off the kang, touched a piece of clothing from the clothes rack, and draped it on his body.

He walked outside, and in the silence of the night, the melodious sound of the bell was very clear. Except for the bells. There was also a large barking sound that rose and fell.

Gan Tang's heart was tense, the bell rang for a long time, and the national mourning day began.

The wind was strong in the middle of the night, but Gantang didn't feel the chill at all. His thoughts flew to the palace, and at this moment, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps, from far and near.

With the dim light coming from afar, there was a knock at the door: "Which girl is on duty at night, open the door quickly." ”

You can't leave someone to wait in the yard, otherwise the owner of the house will have to go to the backyard to call someone? Therefore, every night, a big maid and a small maid are on duty. The lights on duty are not extinguished all night.

Therefore, when I heard the knock on the door, someone made a 'yo' sound in the house, and then I saw a girl come out with a curtain, ran to the door in a few steps, and asked through the door, "Mama Wang?" ”

"It's me, girl, open the door! Second, the manager has an urgent matter, please sir! "The man had a few

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Minute anxious reply.

The maid Le Qing opened the door bolt and said, "Cover the door softly, the prince has been tired for the past two days!" Didn't rest well! ”

Today is the thirteenth, and the moon in the sky will be full, and the earth will be clear.

Le Qing carried his back to the upper room. Did not see; Mama Wang was facing the upper room, and at a glance she saw people standing under the porch. She was startled. Before I could react, the lights in the upper room came on.

At this moment, the light in the window and the moon in the sky made Mama Wang recognize Gantang.

"Lord Wang, the second housekeeper has something urgent, please ask the master, wait at the second gate." Mama Wang took two steps forward and bowed.

Gan Tang nodded and said, "I know, you go back first." I went over after changing my clothes. ”

The bell in the distance was still ringing, Yang Lu came out of the backyard with a few maids, his face turned white, and he came to Gan Tang and said, "Tang'er? ”

Gan Tang gave a deep bow and said softly: "Mother, don't worry, no matter what, it has nothing to do with us!" ”

"But your uncle! ------" Yang Lu wanted to ask each other, but he was afraid that Gan Tang would be in a hurry, so he swallowed back halfway through the words.

Mother doesn't have to worry about it, my uncle holds military power, no matter who is in power, I can't ignore my uncle's strength, my uncle is a smart person, just wait and see what happens.

"Amitabha! I'm relieved. ”

There is a sentence that he didn't say clearly, for fear that his uncle would be consumed by his lust for profit and fall into it.

At this time, the second uncle Gan Shen and the second uncle Gan Chao in the West Courtyard were wearing court clothes, and came to Gantang's mother and son one after the other.

The mother and son hurriedly saluted the old man.

Gan Shen has been sick all these years, and the four-grade court clothes are worn on his body, which looks empty.

I wanted to say a few words of comfort, but I kept coughing, and it took me a long time to get out of my breath.

"The official family died, Tang'er is still worried, generally if there is no grace, it is not possible to appear in the public, just in the name of the righteous grandson in the funeral with Xuan into the imperial mausoleum, don't worry too much about this matter, our Gan family has more than 20 people in the court as officials, not everyone can bully. If there is any news, I will send it home in time. ”

Front yard, front hall.

Just when Gan Tang sent his second uncle over, Zheng Mengyun and Yin Muxi's mother and son also heard the bell and rushed over.

"I went out to take a look just now, there are soldiers at the mouth of the alley, and martial law is under martial law in the inner city." Yin Muxi pouted and complained, with a little dissatisfaction on her face.

"Shao Huan, go out and ask, where are the soldiers and horses, can you ask carefully?" Gan Tang raised his eyebrows.

"What I just asked was the soldiers and horses of the Forbidden Army's Yangwei Battalion. The leader was the general of my uncle's family earlier, and he also knew about our house. When he heard that I was asked by the Xiangyang Palace, he said a few more words. He didn't know why, but he knew that many people had been mobilized to guard the official residences in the inner city. Shao Huan replied.

Gan Tang listened and sneered in his heart.

It's called "Su Wei." "It's true" to take precautions. "I'm afraid that the clan and the powerful will make trouble at this time.

Gan Tang said to Shao Huan: "From now on, the gate will be closed, and no one will be allowed to leave the house except for the two masters of the West Courtyard. ”

Shao Huan hugged his fists and responded.

On March 22, the Empress Dowager Yi in the palace passed the decree into Ganfu, recruited Gantang, the king of Xiangyang, and entered the palace to participate in the burial ceremony of Emperor Daxing.

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