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There are two big cities in Jizhou, one is Yuyang in the north, as the seat of the state, the herdsmen live here to prepare for the invasion of the Herong Department in the north, and the other is Yecheng in the south, which is mainly used to collect grain and grass, and the four sides of the business travel come and go, the scale is larger, and it is more prosperous.

Such an important big city, naturally can not be handed over to the herdsman, Yecheng is led by a thorn history, although the level is lower, but can communicate directly with the imperial court, with this, you can compete with the herdsman.

After the incarnation army poured out of Qinzhou, all the soldiers and horses stationed in Yuyang went south one after another, claiming to protect the eastern capital, but in fact, they were waiting to see the success or failure, and they were in contact with all forces.

These armies were camped in the north, across the river from Yecheng.

When Xu Ji arrived, the gate of Yecheng was closed during the day, and outsiders were no longer allowed to enter at will, and the houses outside the city were empty, and those that were too close to the city were even bulldozed to the ground.

After several rumors, Xu Ji was put into the city, because he was not alone, he was followed by nearly a hundred soldiers, dozens of cars, loaded with a large amount of money and goods, and the letters of the three kings of the Incarnation Army - although there were more than 20 kings successively, the Incarnation King, the King of Wuyue, and the King of Liang were ranked first, and their status was higher.

This is Xu Ji's request, with only Ma Wei, the king of Liang, he will not be taken seriously at all, and the other two kings must be pulled.

Ning Baoguan agreed to write a letter and put forward a condition: "Just let the generals of Jizhou watch the battle, and don't let them get close to Mengjin." ”

Xue Liujia also agreed to write a letter, and the longest was written, the letter was addressed to the Huangfu father and son, and he did not blame the "escape" in the past, but praised the loyalty of the king of Yuyang, hoping that he could make persistent efforts to lead his troops south as soon as possible to join the descending army.

"This letter can be read to anyone, especially the officials of the imperial court, so that everyone in the world knows that he is the king of my title, and both father and son have recognized me as the master." Xue Liujia confessed indignantly, annoyed by the emperor's resignation, but he did not regret the act of sealing the king.

Ma Wei wrote two letters, one was similar to Ning Baoguan, ordering local officials and heroes to obey the mandate of heaven and properly place the messenger in the name of the righteous army, and the other was a private letter, written specifically to Guo Shifeng, the content was secret, just said: "This letter can make Guo Shifeng change his mind, I have known him for many years, and no one can understand his heart better than me." ”

These letters were useless, and Xu Ji was able to enter the city because of the dozens of fully loaded cars behind him.

As soon as they entered the city, a man claiming to be Master Huang led them to their designated accommodation, carefully observing the vehicle on the way, and even lifted a corner to check what it was carrying.

The residence is located in Nancheng, an independent house, although it is not big, and nearly 100 people live in a little crowded, but this kind of treatment is good, at least it shows that Lord Thorn Shi is more polite.

Here, Master Huang bluntly put forward conditions to the envoy: "Young Master Xu, right?" I don't care who sent you, but when you go into the city, you have to pay a lot of money, and you have ninety-eight people......"

"Count it as a hundred, 100,000 yuan, and give it later."

A smile appeared on Master Huang's face, "You can use gold and silver cloth to discount." ”

"I don't need it, I have enough money."

Master Huang smiled and nodded, based on the observation on the road, he believed the envoy's words, "Young Master Xu wants to see Master Assassin Shi, right?" ”

"That's exactly what happened."

"It also costs 100,000 yuan, these money are the cost of the report, and the gift is calculated separately, there is no fixed amount, as for whether Lord Thorn Shi is willing to meet the guest, it depends on the thickness of the gift."

"No problem." Xu Ji agreed happily, "Mr. Huang will take away two cars later, if it's not enough, just open your mouth." ”

Master Huang's eyes widened, and when he laughed again, he was already sneering, "Young Master Xu is an understanding person." In fact, speaking of which, my family is already very generous, everything is clearly priced, if you meet those soldiers in the north, you will directly snatch things, who will be polite to you. ”

"It is precisely because Zhou Tingshi understands the reason that everyone will come to Yecheng to pay a visit."

Yecheng Thorn History's surname is Zhou Mingguan, when Xu Ji was still in the Eastern Capital, he heard that this person was extremely greedy, speaking of it, Zhou Thorn Shi and the Lou family are considered in-laws, a niece of Zhou Guan, married to a son of the Lou family as his wife.

Master Huang looked very satisfied, "You also understand things quite well, I think you should be a child of the family, how can you be a messenger for the Descending Army?" ”

"Heaven and earth are overturned, and the humiliation is chaotic, and it is not surprising who will be a messenger to whom." Xu Ji whispered: "Those two truckloads of goods, I have to trouble Mr. Huang to write a gift list, which is enough to satisfy Lord Thorn Shi." ”

Of course, Master Huang understands the meaning, this is to let him take some of his own belongings, and he likes this Xu Gongzi more and more, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to write a gift list, just with Xu Gongzi's knowledge, Lord Assassin Shi will definitely want to see you, haha." ”

To put it bluntly, it is not as easy to use as money to pave the way, Xu Ji has curried favor with Master Huang, you can ask some "secrets", "There are a lot of people like me in the city, right?" ”

"Hehe, it's not me who said, Gongzi Xu came late, a few days ago, the emperor arrived, he also thought he was a shepherd, and ordered Lord Assassin Shi to open the door to greet him, in fact, the court had already exempted him from being a concubine, and Lord Assassin Shi was kind-hearted, and he did not accept him into prison, nor did he open the door."

"What about the emperor?"

"I went to the north to find his old department, I don't know if anyone has accepted him, and there has been no information. Oh, his son Huangfu had just arrived the day before yesterday, and his place of residence was not far from here. He knew some rules, gave a small gift, and was still waiting in line to meet Master Thorn Shi. Xu Gongzi rest assured, you can be in front of him. ”

"There are other messengers, right?"

"Hmm...... Shen Bingzhou sent a son, who had already met Lord Thorn Shi, and he often went to the north these days. Master Huang showed a look of comprehension and laughed twice, "Of course, everyone came to Yecheng for the sake of a few armies in the north. Lord Assassin Shi said that he does not interfere in military affairs, and please don't bother him with military affairs. Regardless of who wins the loyalty of the generals of Yuyang, take it away, Yecheng will never stop it, and will even provide some grain and grass to see them off. However, Lord Thorn Shi is still an official of the Tiancheng Dynasty, and in the future, it depends on the situation. The situation is changing in all directions, and Lord Thorn Shi is guarding the city and waiting for the destiny of heaven. ”

"Lord Thorn is such a smart man."

"Hehe, don't care who the world belongs to, Yecheng will be completely obedient, and both sides will benefit, right?"

"That's right, if all the counties and counties in the world have such thoughts, how many military disasters can be avoided."

"Isn't that the truth!"

"There is a Guo Shifeng among the envoys of the Shen family......"

"I know that he has always stayed in the city and rarely goes to the north, and Lord Thorn seems to admire him and often summons him to talk." Master Huang pursed his lips, "If it goes on like this, I have to give up my position to this Uncle Guo." ”

"Guo Shifeng has just arrived, how can he compare to Mr. Huang's confidant?"

"Hehe, you can speak, what else do you want to ask?"

"The imperial court has also sent an envoy, right?"

"Yes, the earliest arrival, not small, is the son of the Great Sima, the general of the left army Lan Yong, he was just passing by, announced that Huangfu Kai had been dismissed as a concubine, and asked Lord Assassin Shi to send troops to send him to Yuyang. As a result, he was intercepted by a group of Yuyang soldiers and horses on the way, and ran back in disgrace. This time I'm honest, and I don't dare to be arrogant, but I still don't want to give up the money, and I'm waiting in line to see Lord Assassin Shi again. ”

The Lan family has always been pampered and arrogant, Lan Yong can do such a thing, Xu Ji is not surprised at all, "The envoys all live nearby?" ”

"Yes, there is something I forgot to mention, Lord Assassin Shi has set a rule, foreign distinguished guests live in Nanzhongfang, and you can come and go with each other, but don't make trouble, and you are not allowed to go out of the workshop. If you have something to go out, you must tell me, and I will ask Lord Thorn Shi for instructions, and I will live at the gate of the workshop, and if I am not there, someone else will receive you. ”

"Listen to the arrangement, but please Mr. Huang take a lot of pain, please arrange a meeting as soon as possible, I will send someone out of the city tomorrow, and ask Mr. Huang to ask for instructions on his behalf."

"Haha, that's easy to say." Master Huang refused to give a promise, he wanted to see how many goods were on those two cars, and whether they were worthy of such a warm reception.

Master Huang said goodbye, went out to write a gift list, and came back two quarters of an hour later, full of spring breeze, and his attitude became more and more enthusiastic, "Within three days, Lord Thorn Shi will meet Xu Gongzi." How many people is Xu Gongzi going to send out of the city tomorrow? ”

"Two people and two horses, go out early and return late."

"It's not a big problem, after I ask for instructions, you can write my name to me."

Master Huang chatted for a while, said goodbye again, and when he walked to the door, he turned around and said, "Count me too much, does Xu Gongzi only care about these envoys?" ”

"There are other messengers?"

"Haha, with only these envoys, Lord Thorn Shi can't eat enough. Let me tell you the truth, counting Xu Gongzi, there are a total of seventeen families, with different origins, and the number of people is more or less. I don't know the details, if Xu Gongzi has a heart, he can go to the Xuanwen Hall across the street, where tea is served, and the envoys of various families often sit there, exchange news, and occasionally quarrel. It's still the same sentence, it's okay to move your mouth, do it, don't see blood, if you use a knife and a gun, don't blame Lord Shi for being unkind. ”

"Am I like someone who wields a knife or a gun?" Xu Ji was taken aback, he didn't expect that there would be so many envoys.

"It's not like it." Master Huang said goodbye with a smile, took away the two truckloads of goods, and looked at the remaining vehicles twice.

There were forty carts in total, of which only five were full of goods, and the rest were all forage and stones, and the horses that had not yet pulled the carts were valuable.

Xu Ji went out, arranged the accompanying soldiers, and went to the Xuanwen Hall that Master Huang said.

Xuanwen Hall was originally a school in the city, the soldiers were in turmoil, the students all went home to take refuge, so the assassin Shi Zhouguan temporarily changed this place into a teahouse, serving tea and rice, the price was expensive, but the guests were endless, and the envoys from all sides came here to inquire about the news, and exchanged ideas.

As soon as Xu Ji walked to the gate, someone greeted him and said with a smile: "Why did Brother Ji come so late?" ”

"It's not as quick as Brother Guo's opportunity." Xu Ji also smiled, and did not immediately take out Ma Wei's letter.

"It's better to come early than to come at the right time, and my brother came at the right time to help me."

The Jinyang Army and the Descendant Army have ostensibly formed an alliance, and Xu Ji is the sworn brother of Shen Wugongzi, and he is a family with Guo Shifeng.

"Shen Gongbu is out of the city again?" Xu Ji asked.

Guo Shifeng nodded, pulled Xu Ji into the hall, found an empty table in the main hall and sat down, ignoring the curious eyes around him, and said: "The matter is almost negotiated, and it won't be long before we can return to Yingcheng with the Jizhou army." ”

He didn't lower his voice, everyone in the hall could hear it, and immediately someone laughed unceremoniously, but no one opened their mouths to refute.

More than 20 people were divided into seven or eight tables, each talking to each other, Guo Shifeng and Xu Ji were not prominent.

Xu Ji peeked and saw an acquaintance, Qiao Zhisu, the staff of the general Lou Wen, nodded to him not far away, did not come over to say hello, quickly looked away, and continued to talk with the people at the same table, with a serious face.

Guo Shifeng said a few words loudly, suddenly lowered his voice, leaned over and said, "The Eastern Capital has sent another group of envoys, and they will arrive tomorrow." ”

"It's not surprising that all parties attach great importance to this force in Jizhou."

"But this group of envoys is very strange, the envoy is the prince of Jibei, a child who has not grown up."

Zhang Shiyu is fourteen years old, and he has indeed not grown up yet, Xu Ji said: "There must be important ministers to help him." ”

"Hey, the strangest thing is this incident, it is said that the deputy envoy of the Eastern Capital is a county lord!"