Of course, Xu Ji is not qualified to serve as the envoy of He Rong's department, he is just a "lobbyist", the real envoy is a Xiaohou, also surnamed He Rong, named Ma Touqing, in his thirties, short and strong, walking staggeringly, sitting on horseback but it seems to be one, no matter how violent the horse is, he can't throw him down, and he will soon obey and recognize him as his master.

This person is one of the so-called twenty-four masters, who is deeply trusted by Shan, and most importantly, he does not understand a single sentence of the original language, and he does not disdain to learn, so he will not be "bewitched" by outsiders.

The order he received was very simple, take a team of people to Liangzhou, hand over Shan Yu's letter, and then Xu Ji explained it on his behalf, and at the same time was reminded that the "lobbyist" should be strictly guarded along the way and he would not be allowed to escape.

Ma Touqing did it, when he himself opened his eyes, his eyes never left or right from Xu Ji, when he wanted to close his eyes and rest, he assigned others to keep an eye on Xu Ji, and there were always at least four people guarding outside the tent at night, one person from the front and one from the left and right.

Xu Jimo said that he ran away, and he couldn't even let Xiao Xie wanton.

Chang Yanzhi occasionally reminded: "Childe, I've packed up all my things." ”

"Well, no hurry, wait." Xu Ji always said this.

The war in Qinzhou was not completely over, in fact, He Rongbu only occupied a small area in Xijing and its vicinity, and most of the counties only surrendered to the emperor and Shan Yu in name, willing to accept all exploitation, but refused to hand over the power in their hands, almost one city and one lord, and they were still fighting with each other.

Along the way, Xu Ji saw what "mountains and rivers are broken", and sometimes, the corpse was placed on the side of the road, with a sign inserted on his body, saying that he was a certain general and a certain king......

Ma Touqing only brought a few hundred soldiers, and every time he arrived in a city, he would be warmly picked up, especially after the city lord was sure that He Rongren was just passing by, he became more and more hospitable, no matter how poor the city was, he would offer rich wine and meat to the mission.

Until the border of Liangzhou, Xu Ji did not find a chance to escape.

From Qin to Liang, the terrain gradually rises, the road is becoming more and more precipitous, many places can barely accommodate a carriage to pass, Xu Ji is not in a hurry, Xiang Changyan said: "No wonder Tiancheng can only take a restrained policy against Liangzhou, let the Yang family be powerful here, and cannot directly send officials, it is really difficult to overcome." ”

"Well, this kind of hell place, I don't know where to run." Chang Yanzhi only cares about one thing.

Yang Ke, who claimed to be the king of Liang, had received a report that the messenger was a close confidant, so he sent his son Yang Mengjun to lead 3,000 soldiers to meet him thirty miles outside the border, and held a banquet for the messenger to receive wind and dust.

Yang Mengjun is a tall middle-aged man, his face is full of traces left by the wind and frost sword, at first glance he is a general who grew up in the army, he can speak He Rongyu, and Ma Touqing is like a friend at first sight, no matter what, he must leave him to drink for a day and a night.

The Liangzhou army is also dominated by cavalry, with bows and crossbows, and spears, and the rules in the army are more like the Central Plains army than He Rongren.

Xu Ji participated in the banquet, Yang Mengjun didn't even look at him, he blindly toasted with Ma Touqing, talked and laughed, and didn't know what to say.

It is said that it is a painful drink for a day and a night, of course, it can't be really so long, and there are a few breaks in the middle to recuperate and drink after waking up.

Xu Ji only participated in the first round, and stayed in the tent to sleep for the rest of the time.

The night was already very deep, the wind was howling outside, and Xu Ji was woken up by a piece of light.

A tall figure enveloped half of the tent, Chang Yanzhi turned over and stood up, and said sharply: "What person? ”

Xu Ji said: "Don't care, it's General Yang." ”

Yang Mengjun didn't care about Xu Ji before, but at this time, he came to visit in person.

Chang Yanzhi said blankly: "The He Rong people who are guarding outside let you in?" ”

"They're drunk, they're all sleeping, and it's my people who are outside." Yang Mengjun replied in Zhongyuan, placing the lantern on the ground, "Let's make a long story short." ”

Chang Yan said playfully: "I'll go...... Untie your hands. ”

"I have admired Your Excellency's name in Liangzhou for a long time." Yang Mengjun said.

"I have also heard of the prestige of 'Xiliang Sanmeng' for a long time."

Liangwang Yang Ke has three sons, all of whom have the word "fierce" in their names, which is quite famous, Xu Ji has never heard much of it before, but on the way to Liangzhou, he has heard it in his ears.

"It's just a name." Yang Mengjun said flatly, and immediately turned the topic to business, "Why did Shan Yu send Your Excellency to Liangzhou, can you tell me the bottom in advance?" ”

"Of course, just forbidding Liangzhou to accept the Descendant Army and the Jizhou Army into the border, not a single soldier is allowed."

"Hey." Yang Mengjun was slightly dissatisfied with the word "forbidden", but he didn't say anything.

"Besides, Shan Yu ordered King Liang to send troops to stop the descending army from leaving the fortress."

"Why didn't you send troops to stop it?"

"Shan Yu has other plans, and he invited many grassland tribes to enter the fortress, at this time they should have reached the border of Qinzhou, they will also stop the descending army, the Liangzhou army is only an auxiliary, and the king of Liang wants to use this move to show his obedience and loyalty to Shan Yu."

"Hmph." Yang Mengjun didn't like to listen to it even more, but he still didn't say anything, and looked at Xu Ji, "You are from the Central Plains, the son of a general, and you are also the person who once called the king, why are you willing to be a single strategist?" ”

"In order to save his life - General Yang should be easy to understand."

Yang Mengjun sneered, "Our Yang family has not yet reached the point of bowing down to the vassals, so we might as well say it to you directly, so as not to say anything to you: Liangzhou will not allow the descendant army to enter, but it will not provoke right and wrong for no reason, people don't offend me, I don't offend people." ”

"Can I convey this to Shan Yu as it is?"

Yang Mengjun thought for a while, "No, how to pass the word to Shan Yu is up to King Liang to decide, but the meaning won't change much, I just remind you that you don't have to confuse my father with rhetoric." ”

Xu Ji smiled: "I'm afraid it won't work." ”

"Are you afraid of being punished by Shan Yu?"

"That's not it, just because I have already prepared ready-made 'rhetoric', I can't say it, I can't listen to King Liang, and I can't let the soldiers of Liangzhou not participate in the war."

"What rhetoric can be so powerful? Let me hear it. ”

"Don't say."

"Are you afraid that your power will be lost if it leaks in advance?"

"It's really impossible to say, you can only do it."

"Huh?" Yang Mengjun was confused.

"Shan Yu wrote a secret letter and asked King Liang to kill me immediately."

"Huh?" Yang Mengjun was even more confused.

"What Shan Yu means is that after King Liang kills me, it will provoke the retaliation of the descending army, and then the Liangzhou army will have to go to war with them."

"Why did the Descendant Army ...... Have you really been married to the Golden Saintess? ”

Xu Ji nodded.

"But since you abandoned your position and wife, why does she want to avenge you?"

That's what I thought. Whether the Golden Saintess will avenge me or not, I am not sure. ”

Yang Mengjun was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "I've seen the Golden Holy Maiden." ”

"Oh?"

"She once borrowed a road from Liangzhou, but my father did not want to agree, so he sent me to meet her in the realm and asked her to find another way. The Golden Saint Maiden is very eloquent......"

"Huh?" It was Xu Ji's turn to be confused.

"She is indeed very eloquent, and she explained to me the situation in the world, especially the series of changes that He Rongren will bring about after entering the fortress, and some of her statements coincide with me."

"For example?"

"Just because he is ambitious, he wants more than just the land of Kyushu, after he has a foothold in the Central Plains, he will have to sweep the United States, and Liangzhou will not be spared."

"It's inevitable."

She also said that the key is not to let Shan Yu gain a foothold in the Central Plains, as long as he occupies the three states of Qin, Bing, and Hebei, Shan Yu's foundation has been completed, and no one in the world can drive him out. The southern states may be able to rely on the moat to temporarily protect themselves, but Liangzhou has not been spared. ”

"I walked all the way and saw that the mountains of Liangzhou were majestic, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they were not lost to the rivers and moats."

"Liangzhou is blocked by mountains in the east, but it is connected to the grassland in the north, and there is only a small desert in the middle.

"He Rongbu will also get the assistance of the Central Plains this time, and with the help of the soldiers of Qin, He, and Hebei, they have mastered the method of attacking the city."

Yang Mengjun sighed, "It's really a bit unexpected that Xijing was broken so quickly. Jin Shengnu said that Xijing could hold on at least until tomorrow spring, when she had penetrated deep into the outside of the fortress, captured He Rongbu's lair, forced He Rongbu to return to the division, and the siege of Xijing would be lifted. ”

"It's unexpected."

Yang Mengjun suddenly accentuated his tone, "But she didn't mention you, not a word." ”

"That's why I said that the Golden Holy Maiden may not be able to avenge me, it's just Shan Yu's wishful thinking."

"In order to march into the outside of the Saiwai, the Golden Holy Maiden has been preparing for a long time, and even threw most of the incarnation army in Xijing, how can it be possible to change the plan for you alone?"

"I hope Shan Yu can understand this as well."

Yang Mengjun thought for a while, "The secret letter is on Ma Touqing?" ”

"Presumably."

"Does he know the contents of MeMessage?"

"According to my observation, he shouldn't know that he is extremely loyal to Shan Yu and will not open the letter in advance."

"How do you know?"

"I have my own way." Xu Ji smiled, not saying that he actually guessed it.

Yang Mengjun thought for a while, felt that there was nothing to ask, and was about to leave, but blurted out a sentence, "It's the Golden Holy Maiden who doesn't want you, right?" ”

Xu Ji smiled: "So to speak. ”

Yang Mengjun turned to leave, he had roughly figured out the situation, and as for the decision, he wanted to take it himself.

Chang Yanzhi came in with his arms in his arms, "It's starting to get cold here, if Gongzi wants to go out, he has to wear a robe." ”

"It's about wearing more. Pack your things, this time it's really time to leave. ”

"Really? What is Childe's plan? ”

"Maybe this General Yang can let us go."

Chang Yanzhi was disappointed and yawned, "I understand, the luggage is ready-made, it depends on when General Yang is kind." ”

Yang Mengjun and He Rong's guests ate and drank, really enjoyed a day and a night, and never came to Xu Ji during the period.

In order to show his loyalty to Shan Yu, Yang Mengjun decided to lead his troops around Qinzhou and go to chase the descending army, leaving a few people as guides, and repeatedly apologized to Ma Touqing, asking him to forgive himself for not being able to escort all the way.

Ma Touqing was actually very happy, urging Yang Mengjun to hit the road as soon as possible, promising that he would mention this move to Shan Yu.

The envoy team returned to the road, and Chang Yanzhi whispered: "General Yang doesn't seem to have this in mind. ”

Xu Ji smiled but did not answer, becoming more and more convinced that Yang Mengjun did have the intention of letting people go.