Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.

As soon as Yang Lian was wondering if Liu Xin would have any conspiracy, Liu Xin came in with a smile on his face. Seeing Yang Lian, Liu Xin smiled like a self-acquaintance, arched his hand towards Yang Lian, and said, "General Yang, you are here, quickly, please sit, please sit." ”

Pan Chengyou pursed his lips, thinking that this is the Honglu Temple of the Tang Dynasty, Yang Lian is the minister sent by His Majesty to negotiate peace with you, and you are the messenger, how do you feel the flavor of these words, you are the host, and we are the guests? It's a big hustle.

Yang Lian smiled, also showed a smile, and said, "King Cai, I haven't seen you for a long time, I don't know how to live and how to eat?" ”

The corners of Liu Xin's mouth twitched, thinking that this king was an envoy of the kingdom, and he didn't receive a good reception when he came to Datang, and he had to pay for his own meals, which was really ridiculous. Immediately, a burst of anger rushed to his head, and he almost became angry. However, Liu Xin's self-control was not bad, his hands were clenched into fists, he controlled his emotions, coughed, and said with a smile: "General Tuoyang's blessing is not bad." ”

Yang Lian nodded and said, "It's good to have a good time, and Ben will be relieved." Alas, it's all tears when I talk about it, King Cai, don't you know, this Honglu Temple has been unable to make ends meet recently, and he planned to rent out some houses to earn some rent money. ”

Pan Chengyou felt a little speechless, this General Yang can really think of anything, and the meaning revealed in this is to collect Liu Xin's rent.

When Liu Xin heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face became pale, and he was speechless, Liu Xin took a few deep breaths, and then adjusted his mood, thinking that he would make you arrogant for a moment, and it would make you anxious in the past two days, and maybe you would die in Huangquan. Liu Xin squeezed out a smile on his face and said, "General Yang is really a good businessman. It's a shame not to go into business. ”

"King Cai is also very pity." Yang Lian said with a smile.

Liu Xin was a little puzzled and asked, "What does General Yang mean by this?" ”

"Hehe, King Cai has a big head and a thick neck, he is either a butcher or a man, no wonder the fragrance of Honglu Temple has been wafting in the past few days, and he almost became a wine shop!" Yang Lian said seriously. As he spoke, he had a look of sudden realization.

Liu Xin understood Yang Lian's sarcasm, his face turned red, his fists clenched, this Yang Lian's repeated provocations were really angry. At this moment, he knew that Yang Lian was sharp-toothed, and he didn't want to talk to Yang Lian anymore, so he immediately snorted coldly. Flick your sleeves and go.

Pan Chengyou leaned over, his face was solemn, and said, "General Yang, this Liu Xin is not a person to mess with, why are you trying to provoke him?" ”

Yang Lian waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I just wanted him to be angry." ”

"If he tells His Majesty about this, I'm afraid it will ......" Pan Chengyou was speechless for a while. I was a little worried.

Yang Lian smiled slightly and diverted the topic. said: "Pan Siqing, what happened to Liu Xin here in the past few days, you can tell me in detail." ”

Pan Chengyou nodded and told Liu Xin, Zhao Hongyin and others about the past few days. Yang Lian listened carefully, and from Pan Chengyou's narration, there was nothing major recently. If you insist on having it, it is that Zhao Hongyin, Zhao Kuangyin and his son have been in and out of Honglu Temple a lot of times, and sometimes, they go out early and return late, and they don't know what they are messing with.

Yang Lian finished listening. Let Pan Chengyou go busy with his affairs, so he walked around in the Honglu Temple, observing the situation, the soldiers of the Shenwu Army patrolled in the Honglu Temple in high spirits, and when they saw Yang Lian, they all greeted each other: "I have seen Commander Yang in my humble position." ”

Yang Lian asked everyone to continue patrolling, and took a turn around Honglu Temple, and found that in a place in the courtyard, there were a few more half-human-high logs, and I didn't know who put them here and what they were used for. Yang Lian took a closer look, but couldn't see any clues, so he went to find Lin Renzhao.

Lin Renzhao has been responsible for the safety of Honglu Temple in the past few days, maybe he knows what Pan Chengyou doesn't know. When Lin Renzhao was found, Lin Renzhao was talking to Chen Tie about things, and when he saw Yang Lian coming, they all greeted him: "Commander Yang." ”

"Has anything strange happened to Liu Xin in the past few days?" Yang Lian asked after greeting the two.

Lin Renzhao and Chen Tie both shook their heads and said no. Yang Lian admonished, then walked out of Honglu Temple and went back to the inn to make up for sleep. When he woke up, the sun had sunk in the west, Yang Lian got up and eaten, and thought about things, Zhou Ye's side may be able to play a big role, and if it succeeds, it will definitely be able to give Li Hongji a fatal blow.

Of course, we must first deal with the affairs of Liu Xin and Yelu Haili, and then we can launch an attack on Li Hongji and help the King of Qi successfully ascend to the throne of the prince. On the Yelu Haili side, as long as a military alliance is reached, it is a success, and as for a good war horse, it is the best to be able to get it, and you don't have to care too much if you don't get it.

If you want to form an alliance with the Khitans, the relationship with the Han State is the most delicate, because of the direct border relationship, the two countries may break out at any time, and the hateful Wu Yue people have taken refuge in the Han people, making the Tang Dynasty suffer from the enemy. Moreover, Wu Yueguo's battle was not weak, and there were more excellent warships, which were no worse than Datang in water warfare, so Datang had almost no advantage in the face of the combined forces of Han and Wu Yue.

How to conclude an alliance with the Han State is a debatable issue, and Li Jing did not give Yang Lian too many hints, from Yang Lian's point of view, it is almost impossible to ride on the head of the Han State, the land of the Central Plains Dynasty is vast, the army is very strong, and the slightly inferior ones are only rich. But in fact, behind the seemingly prosperous Datang, the economy is not good.

The most convincing is the Lianghuai, which has been rich in tea since the middle of the Tang Dynasty. In that year, Emperor Yang Wuwu used tea to exchange goods with Zhu Wen of Liang State. The Tang Dynasty has been peaceful for many years, and it stands to reason that the two Huai should be very rich, but in fact, the people's taxes are extremely heavy, and they are all used by Li Jing to build palaces. In order to pay taxes, the people of Lianghuai even sold their sons and daughters.

Datang is a rich country and a poor people, once it really starts a war with the Han State, the situation is really difficult to say. And in the past two years, it is not suitable to start a war with the surrounding countries, but Liu Zhiyuan has already established the Han State, and Yang Lian knows that Liu Zhiyuan's Han State did not exist for a few years, and was replaced by Guo Wei's Hou Zhou. If Guo Wei's Later Zhou is established, the Central Plains Dynasty will become stronger and stronger.

Yang Lian thought about it, and gradually had an idea in his heart, if he could delay the time of Guo Wei's rebellion as much as possible, or even let Liu Zhiyuan kill Guo Wei, the situation in the north would be much better for Datang. Thinking of this, Yang Lian stood up and took advantage of the night to find Zeng Yiling, with Zeng Yiling's power, he may know Guo Wei's appearance.

When he arrived at Xiaoxiang Pavilion, it was already the top of the moon, Zeng Yiling got the news of Yang Lian's arrival, and couldn't help but be stunned, what happened to Yang Lian so late? After thinking about it, he still asked people to bring Yang Lian into the boudoir.

There was a faint fragrance in the room, Zeng Yiling seemed to have just taken a bath, her hair was wet, and she didn't wear a hat, just covered with a white veil, her eyebrows were bent into a bright moon, and her eyes like autumn water glanced at Yang Lian, and said, "It's so late, you didn't come here to see me, right?" ”

Yang Lian narrowed his eyes, walked over with a smile, stopped three steps away from Zeng Yiling, and said, "As a man, I have to admit that you are very attractive." ”

"What, you're tempted?" Zeng Yiling teased.

Yang Lian took a deep breath and said, "Xu Man, aren't you afraid that I will eat you?" ”

"You have to have that skill, too!" Zeng Yiling didn't mind, she had fought with Yang Lian, the two were opponents, and it was not easy for Yang Lian to take advantage.

Yang Lian smiled, this Xu Man is very interesting, Yang Lian came for business, teased a few words, and didn't want to say anything else, so he said: "Then Guo Wei, the prime minister of the Han Kingdom, do you have a way to get his portrait?" ”

Zeng Yiling was stunned for a moment, and said strangely: "I have heard of Guo Wei before, but what do you want his portrait to do?" ”

"It's a secret, you just have to get his portrait." Yang Lian said.

"I'll try it, when do you want it?" Zeng Yiling asked.

"The sooner the better!" Yang Lian's answer was very simple.

Zeng Yiling nodded and said, "Don't worry, but you have to remember that you owe me a favor." ”

Yang Lian smiled slightly, took out a hosta from his arms, and said with a smile: "This gift is a thank you gift." ”

Zeng Yiling glanced at Yang Lian and said, "This can't be done, just a hosta, you can get Guo Wei's portrait, then this is too cheap." ”

"Don't forget it!" Yang Lian was ready to take back the hosta.

"Who said I don't want to? It's just that this one hosta is not enough! Zeng Yiling said, his hand quickly copied it, copied the hosta in his hand, inserted it in his wet hair, walked to the bronze mirror, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "You have a bit of vision." ”

Yang Lian said: "What the first two **** told you, have you done it?" ”

"It's done, when will you ask for someone?" Zeng Yiling asked.

Yang Lian waved his hand and said, "Very good, I'll take them away now, Liu Xin's side is a little weird, he is very likely to do it." ”

Zeng Yiling applauded, and a maid walked out, bowed slightly, and said, "Pavilion Master, what are your orders?" ”

"Bring those people out and go back with Yang Gongzi." Zeng Yiling commanded, said, and made a gesture of sending off guests.

Yang Lian watched the maid walk out, and frowned unconsciously, this person's walking posture was a little strange, but she also covered her face, she couldn't see what she looked like, and she was a little far away from Yang Lian, Yang Lian couldn't see clearly.

Zeng Yiling snorted coldly and said, "It turns out that General Yang is also a prodigal son. ”

Yang Lian's face was not red, and he said with a smile: "My fair lady, good gentleman, I am just the performance of a normal man." ”

"Sure enough, men are all virtuous." Zeng Yiling waved his hand and said, "You can go." ”

"Tell me as soon as there's news over there." Yang Lian said, walked out, just arrived at the gate, the maid was already waiting at the door with four people, saw Yang Lian coming, the maid bowed slightly, and hurried away towards Yang Lian.

Yang Lian didn't care, and hurried away with the four of them, he didn't know that behind him, the maid suddenly turned around and glanced at Yang Lian deeply, her eyes were full of complicated emotions.

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