The Tang King is in his forties, he is already not confused, although he is a clan, but he has a peaceful temperament, not like the general clan toe, but gentle as jade, humble and approachable.

The people of Yangzhou, crowded in the north city, the nobles of the clan in the city, did not come to inspect the visitors, Wang Yan was naturally impressed by the Tang King who could appear here and care about the people.

At this time, he came to the porridge shed and sincerely greeted the king of Tang to thank the vassal king for his love for the people.

"Lord Hou guards Yangzhou, breaks the north, leads the people to the south, and his reputation moves China, and this king is like thunder!" King Tang came out of the porridge shed, came up with him, gently dragged Wang Yan's hand, looked at it carefully, and then exclaimed: "What a pillar!" It is a great blessing that this king can see the marquis today. ”

Tang Wang's words made people feel like a spring breeze, Wang Yan was held by his hands, felt his sincerity, and his praise did not make people feel, just a polite compliment, but from the bottom of the heart.

Wang Yan felt the difference of the vassal king in front of him, and hurriedly replied modestly: "Your Highness praises falsely, the lower officials just did their duty!" ”

"Master Hou doesn't have to be too humble, the words of this king are all from the bottom of my heart!" Tang Wang said seriously: "Today, the Ming Dynasty is stormy, Hou Ye has the ability to save the time, for the Ming Stone Pillar, to protect the people from Hu Lu killing and bullying, this king, as a descendant of Taizu, is about to replace the people to thank Hou Ye for his kindness." ”

"These people, with great wisdom in their hearts, followed the marquis to the south to the land of Yuhang, but they couldn't eat, which is really the fault of the court!" King Tang moved his eyes to the people who were lining up to receive the morning food, and sighed: "The Hou Ye has a pure heart, seeking a way out for the people, and now the king has limited ability, so he can only donate some Milu and do his best for the court, and he can't change the status quo of the people, sad!" ”

"Your Highness can have this heart, and the people are already grateful!" When Wang Yan heard this, he was a little moved.

The court is difficult, the Yulu to the vassal king has been almost cut off, and the Tang king has just been restored, and the fief Nanyang has already fallen into the hands of the enemy, and there is no source of income, but he is willing to take out Milu to help the people, which is very commendable.

At present, Wang Yan's image of the Tang King can't help but be more profound, and he feels that it is too different from many clans, at least in the clan, no one pays attention to the people, even if it is just a gesture!

For a while, Wang Yan and Tang Wang couldn't help but talk happily, but at this moment, a group of cavalry suddenly passed through the city gate, causing a commotion and interrupting their conversation.

Wang Yan saw that it was all the clans of the thousands of households under his command, and his face couldn't help but sink, and he immediately asked the guards to stop his group.

Dai Zhifan was blocked, and he was about to scold, but when he saw that the person in front of him was Wang Yan's guard, he immediately turned over and dismounted, and came to Wang Yan's side with the guard.

"Master Hou! The Beiyuba camp has withdrawn! Before Wang Yan could ask Dai Zhifan why he rode the horse and frightened the people, Dai Zhifan blurted out.

After Nanjing was captured and the emperor was captured, with the Lu Domain supervising the country in Hangzhou, Hangzhou has become the core of Jiangnan's resistance to the Qing Dynasty.

When Wang Yan heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and immediately had to put aside the matter of Dai Zhifan's horse, and immediately asked, "All retreat?" Can it be detected? ”

"Yes! All gone! Dai Zhifan replied: "The last general was ordered by the marquis to monitor the northern captives outside the city, and found that this morning the whole army of the northern captives pulled out the camp and returned to the north, and the last general left a sentry cavalry to continue to monitor and personally come back to report!" ”

After listening to Dai Zhifan's words, Wang Yan completely believed it, and couldn't help but change his face, and said to Tang Wang on the side: "The Beiyu suddenly withdrew from the army, I don't know what I wanted, and the lower officials want to report to the prison country immediately, so I will say goodbye to His Highness." ”

"State affairs are important, and it should be so!" Tang Wang nodded slightly and said, "Master Hou, please take care of yourself!" ”

At that moment, Wang Yan took Dai Zhifan and hurried all the way to King Lu's mansion. The group came to the gate of the palace, waited for the guards to go in to report, and after a while, the eunuch of the celebrant was high and dived, and personally welcomed Wang Yan into the palace.

Wang Yan was brought into the palace, but saw that Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, Zhang Bingzhen and other dozens of ministers were inside, only to know that he couldn't find the two, it turned out that he had come to Luwangfu.

"The minister greets the prison country!" Wang Yan saluted Lu Fan.

"The Qing family doesn't have to be polite!" Lu Fan raised his hand slightly and said, "This king is about to send someone to Zhaoqing's house to see him, but he doesn't want Qing's family to come by himself." I don't know why the Qing family came? ”

"Enlighten the prison country!" Wang Yan said: "The minister ordered the commander of the Qianhu Dai Zhi clan to lead the sentry cavalry to monitor the camp outside the city, so he got his report, saying that the whole army of the northern captives had already pulled out the camp and went north, so he came to report to the prison country. ”

"What?" When Lu Fan heard this, he immediately rejoiced: "The northern soldiers have really retreated!" ”

"Prison country, Duoduo abides by his credibility and retreats to the north, and our dynasty should immediately cede the four counties, finalize the borders, and complete the peace talks, so as not to cause changes." Ma Shiying suddenly stepped out of the ranks.

When Wang Yan heard the words of the two, he couldn't help but change his face, he didn't know what to cede the four counties and what peace talks.

"Ma Fu is old enough to seek the country, and the matter of peace talks, this king will be handed over to Ma Fu to deal with it with full power, and it must be finalized as soon as possible, in exchange for the peace of Jiangnan." Lu Fan nodded.

At this time, Wang Yan realized that Ma Shiying and others had secretly made peace with Duoduo behind their backs, and he couldn't help but be angry.

At that moment, Ma Shiying was about to receive the order, but Wang Yan suddenly pointed at him and scolded: "Ma Fu wants to betray the country? Even if you sacrifice the land to the captivity, you want to steal peace, but the northern captives can have credibility at all, and Ma Fu wants to go to where the people are! ”

Ma Shiying, as a scholar of Shoufu University, was suddenly scolded by Wang Yan, and his face couldn't help but turn red.

At this time, Wang Yan wept and worshiped on the ground again, and said to Lu Fan: "The prison country must not seek cooperation with the northern captives and put the people in the dust." Today, the people are looking forward to Wang Shi, Jiangxi Governor Li Yongmao, the former Rong Zhengshang Zhang Guowei, the right concubine Yang Tinglin and others have recruited righteous troops in various places, which shows that the people's hearts are available, and the prison country does not see that there are few ministers, and think that Zhejiang Province cannot be defended! ”

Lu Fan saw that Wang Yan was opposed, but he didn't know what to do for a while.

At this time, Ruan Dacheng suddenly came out of the ranks, and said to Wang Yan: "Since the Marquis of Zhongyong knows that there are few soldiers in Hangzhou, how can he really take the imperial court to risk a decisive battle with the northern captives?" If the peace talks are completed today, we will be able to breathe, what's wrong? ”

"Although there are few soldiers in Hangzhou, but now in July, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the northern captives come from outside the northern pass, and they must not be able to adapt to the climate in the south of the Yangtze River. Wang Yan glared angrily and retorted angrily.

"The words of the Marquis of Loyalty and Courage are inappropriate!" Zhang Bingzhen, the governor of Zhejiang, came out again and said: "There are more than 400,000 soldiers in the northern army, many of whom are proficient in water warfare. Although the loyal and brave marquis can fight habitually, he can't protect the entire Zhejiang Province, and it is not the blessing of the national dynasty to start a war in vain! The minister seconded the proposal to make peace, and fought for time to regroup. ”

"Even if Hangzhou can't be held for a while, the prison state can also follow the example of Gaozong of the Song Dynasty. Throughout history, you have wanted peace, but have you ever heard of those who have been defeated and enjoyed peace? Besides, Beiyu has no credibility at all, and it will inevitably be repeated! Husband war, courage also. One blow of strength, then decline, three and exhaustion. If peace is negotiated today, the people's morale will be discharged, and if the northern captives return, how can they fight again? Wang Yan was unmoved and continued to object.

At this time, he knew that the officials in the hall were all members of Ma Ruan's party, and he was alone in the face of more than a dozen lords and ministers who had already prepared, and his momentum was down, and a sense of powerlessness suddenly attacked Wang Yan.

"Even if the loyal and brave marquis wants to fight, the court must have money and food to fight, and now there are no soldiers, no food, and no equipment, so what kind of war to take. The minister thought that the war would die, and peace could make a comeback! Ma Shiying recovered and calmed down.

"Ma Fu is reasonable!" Ruan Dacheng agreed, and then asked, "Can the soldiers of the loyal and brave marquis return to Nanjing?" ”

In the face of Ruan Dacheng's questioning, Wang Yan was unable to answer, Duoduo nearly 20 armies gathered in Nanjing, and Wang Yan did not have enough troops to protect Zhejiang Province, so how to go north to Fuhe Mountain?

"The Marquis of Zhongyong can neither recover Nanjing, nor can he protect Zhejiang Province, why do you want to block the peace talks, do you want to fight for power, learn from the four towns, and control the situation with the body of a military general?" Ruan Dacheng pressed step by step.

When Wang Yan heard his words, the whole person was suddenly depressed.

(Thanks to bboy Lingyu for the tip.) ）