Tuoba Shen, Pei Zhaoming and others waited outside the south of the city for about half an hour before Yuan Rongzu's three hundred guards arrived, and it was his nephew Yuan Tiansheng who led the army.

Because to go to Guangling, you have to take the waterway, from Zhongdushui (that is, Hangou) to Guangling, almost the whole journey is on the water, so these 300 people belong to the water army.

Yuan Tiansheng approached, and saw Tuoba Shen and the others were all by the rented carriage, although the dozens of people behind Tuoba Shen were not wearing armor, but they were all equipped with swords, and they knew by looking at the momentum that they were captives. couldn't help frowning, and said to Pei Zhaoming in Wu language: "Pei Shilang, this place is within the territory of my Great Qi, how can you let the enemy soldiers move with troops, and ask Pei Shilang to tell the envoys, please hand over the blades to us first, our responsibility for their safety, and they don't need to hold the blades to protect themselves." ”

Yuan's native Guanzhong, moved to Qi when the former Qin, Liu Yu defected to Liu Yu after destroying Nanyan, settled in Xuzhou Xiapi, and also belonged to the local tyrants of the four states of Qingqi. After the usurpation of the pig king more than 20 years ago, Xue An, the assassin of Xuzhou, led the northern captives to invade, and the Yuan clan, as a local tyrant, was unwilling to defect to the Northern Dynasty, so he could only move south. Therefore, there is both a family feud and a national hatred with the northern captives.

Yuan Tiansheng took refuge from Xiapi to Jiangnan when he was a child, and naturally he didn't have a good impression of the Northern Dynasty, if it wasn't for Yuan Rongzu's personal advice not to be too rude, he wouldn't have used Wu language, and asked Pei Zhaoming to change the conversation.

Knowing that Tuoba Shen and these northerners could not understand Wu language, Pei Zhaoming euphemistically stated Yuan's natural words.

On this issue, Tuoba Shen had thought about it long before entering Huainan. This matter is related to the honor and disgrace of the country, as an envoy, it is impossible for him to let his people put down their weapons, otherwise he will be impeached by the government and the opposition after returning to China, not to mention, just say that he will not be able to pass Yu Zhong's pass now. Moreover, although he thought he was a good talker, he never intended to agree to the surrender of his weapon. It's not good talking, it's weakness. I haven't entered Jiankang yet! This kind of unreasonable demand has been agreed, how can you fight with the Southern Dynasty next? I'm afraid that before he crossed the river, the Southern Dynasty had made many plans to oppress him.

"Please tell this general that I am in charge of the king's business, and I can't suffer this humiliation when I go to a foreign country. The people behind me are all tigers, and the sword in my hand is like life to them, how can I give it to others. This general's request is too rude for us to accept. ”

After Pei Zhaoming listened to Yuan Tiansheng's request, he knew that Tuoba Shen would not agree. This kind of demand will not be accepted by any country with even the slightest dignity, not to mention the current pattern of the north being strong and the south being weak, and it is even more impossible for the northerners to accept it. It's already polite for people not to turn their faces on the spot. It was because he didn't open his mouth to talk about himself, and persuaded Tuoba to carefully agree to Yuan's natural request.

When Tuoba Shen replied to Pei Zhaoming just now, he used Luoyang dialect, and Yuan naturally understood it. After Pei Zhaoming relayed it as an intermediary, Yuan Tiansheng said: "Since Yongjia, the Beiyu and our national enmity have been accumulated for several hundred years, and the resentment has been overwhelming. Today, dozens of them come and go to the country with their own swords, and when the north and south soldiers see it, they must be called dereliction of duty. The northern envoy has not come to issue a war letter, so why not entrust the ruler blade to us for the time being. Later, I will return to Huaiyin and return it to them. ”

"I'm here to reaffirm our friendship. This general wants us to be considerate of him, and if we hand over our swords and return to China one day, we will be punished by the law and military law of the country. Why didn't he understand us? If you insist on making this request, we will have no choice but to return to China first. Pei Gong can also return to rebuild and recover as soon as possible. Tell your lord all about it. ”

Seeing this, Pei Zhaoming was secretly annoyed in his heart that Yuan was born to have nothing to do. If the Northern Envoy had gone away, he, the man who had been ordered to greet him, would have been punished. Hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Yuan's sleeves to the side, and asked, "Is it the intention of Yuan's champion to join the army?" ”

Yuan Tiansheng's face was embarrassed, and he said: "No" This is just his own unhappiness for a while, and he wants to find trouble with the northern envoy, and besides, walking with a group of enemy sergeants with weapons, he will inevitably feel uncomfortable, and he will feel that he will lose face.

"The northern envoy has now arrived in Huaiyin, if he returns to China because of this subsection, not only Pei Mou will be guilty, but also Uncle and nephew Jun will not be exempted. Yuan joined the army and put this discussion on hold for the time being, they are only more than 30 people, and we are ten times as many as them, are you still afraid of them? He also asked Yuan to join the army to focus on major events. After speaking, he bowed slightly.

Yuan Tiansheng originally saw that Tuoba Shen insisted on being unwilling, and things were a little deadlocked, and he was quite remorseful in his heart. If the envoy goes back and the court investigates it afterwards, he will be the first offender. Now seeing Pei Zhaoming speaking softly to him and sending him another step, Yuan Tiansheng didn't dare to insist on the previous discussion, nodded and agreed.

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After starting from Huaiyin, passing through Zhongdushui, it was not until the southern Yanzhou Prefecture ruled Guangling that it was transferred to the southwest, and it took a day to arrive in front of Guabu Mountain.

At the foot of Guabu Mountain, Tuoba Shen and others took a car to Guabu (Bu) Ferry, here is the ferry of the Yangtze River, as long as the Yangtze River is crossed, it is the Southern Dynasty relocated to Baixia (not Baixia District, this Baixia is not in the southeast of Nanjing, but is located in the northwest) of the South Langya County, the county is called Langya City. It is also generally the place where the envoys of the Southern Dynasty crossed the river.

At this time, Jiankang was far worse than the later Nanjing City, in terms of its scope, Nanjing City was centered on Qinhuai District, and at this time, the Qinhuai River was in the south of Jiankang City, and further south belonged to the outer city. The Xuanwu Lake is located in the north of the city, and the mountains to the north of the Xuanwu Lake are not only military important places, but also royal gardens.

Tuoba Shen, Li Biao, Zheng Daozhao, and Jiang Shaoyou took the same car, looked at Guabu Mountain in the distance, and fell into deep thought. In the twenty-seventh year of Liu Song Yuanjia, after the failure of Liu Yilong's Northern Expedition, Emperor Shizu led the army to the south, destroying the withering and decaying all the way, personally led the main force to Guabu Mountain, surrounded the mountain and opened the road, set up a tent on Guabu Mountain, and watched Jiankang across the river on Guabu Mountain. Liu Yilong heard that he climbed the stone town and looked at Jiangbei.

Looking at the densely wooded Guabu Mountain, Tuoba Shen seems to be able to see some traces of the mountain road left in those years.

I don't know what it was like back then!

"Your Highness, but you are reminiscing about the deeds of Emperor Shizu?" Li Biao noticed that Tuoba Shen looked at Guabu Mountain from a distance, and said: "When Xia Guan first came to the Southern Dynasty, he also visited the holy miracles here. ”

"Yes! The year of Emperor Shizu was the peak of martial arts in this dynasty. The Southern Dynasties suddenly heard that a large army had arrived, and martial law was imposed inside and outside. The people of Jiangnan stand on the road and want to flee into the mountains. Now, after decades of war, although the military force of this dynasty is still stronger than that of the Southern Dynasty, it is much inferior to that of Emperor Shizu. The sergeant has not fought for a long time, and the brave man will not be able to hold the spear. ”

These words came from the heart of Tuoba Shen. During the time of the Liu Song Dynasty, the present dynasty was able to suppress the Southern Dynasty to fight, but during the period of Qi Liang, although the current dynasty could still have an advantage on the battlefield, on the whole, there were many victories and defeats. These are not only the factors of the change of the current situation and the transfer of the battlefield to the south of the Yangtze River, but also the reasons why the combat effectiveness of this dynasty has declined because it has grown comfortably and without a strong enemy.

It can be seen that the prosperity of cultural rule and martial arts cannot be forgotten!