"Now that the news has spread, Liu Xin and Yelu Haili will most likely not sit still, but they will not act rashly, and most of them will go around to find out the news." In Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Yang Lian tasted fragrant tea and said slowly.

Zeng Yiling frowned and said, "The Khitan people and the Han people are not good things, why do you want to do this?" ”

"Balance." Yang Lian smiled, looked back at Zeng Yiling's face that was still blocked by the hood, and thought to himself that this woman is not bad, why does she always use the hat to cover her face?

"Balance? But this balance doesn't seem to benefit you much. Zeng Yiling said.

Yang Lian put down the teacup, paced slowly in the room, and said, "Sun Sheng failed to negotiate, and he almost missed the state affairs." In fact, Li Jing's request is very simple, that is, to save face. Whether it is in front of the Khitan people or the Han people, we must not lose face. I'm more inclined to get a good deal, though. Now, as I spread the news, the Khitans and the Han people know each other's existence and will inevitably make moves. ”

"But it still doesn't have anything to do with you, does it?" Zeng Yiling is still puzzled, why do you have to work so hard for Li Jing?

Yang Lian shook his head and said, "If Li Jing is happy, how can I get less benefits?" Besides, if the Han State and the Khitan fight again, the pressure on the Tang Dynasty will be much less for the southern front, and if I can lead the troops, I will definitely have a chance to pacify the southern countries. ”

Zeng Yiling glanced at Yang Lian and said, "Your ambition is not small. As he spoke, he smiled and said, "What do you want me to do?" ”

"Using the resources at your disposal, I will control the movements of the Khitans and the Han people at any time, and make arrangements in advance." Yang Lian said.

Zeng Yiling nodded and said, "There is no problem with this. As he spoke, he said, "If you have any other requirements, please say them together." ”

"It would be best if you could find a few people who spoke the original dialect, or who were proficient in Khitan dialect." Yang Lian pondered.

Zeng Yiling realized something, her body couldn't help shaking, and said, "You, you want to ......"

"If it's true that they don't have the guts, then I might as well give them a boost." Yang Lian smiled very weirdly.

"But have you ever thought about the consequences?" Zeng Yiling reminded.

"It is a hostile relationship with the Han State itself, and this time Liu Xin rushed to delay time. I have already received definite news that Liu Zhiyuan is ready to make a move against Du Chongwei, and now the Khitan is fighting among themselves, and the only threat is the Tang Dynasty, so he asked Liu Xin to come and confuse the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty. And Wu Yueren's troops in Suzhou just wanted to put pressure on Sun Sheng. However, Wu Yueren is not stupid, especially after Hu Jinsi took power, he was busy consolidating his strength, just for show. “

"If Liu Zhiyuan removes Du Chongwei's threat, Datang will become his enemy, so there is not much difference between turning his face earlier and turning his face later. In terms of interests, there is no conflict between Datang and the Khitans for the time being, and they can use him to delay time, and when Datang has enough strength, go north to the Central Plains, and even recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun in one fell swoop, it is not impossible. ”

Yang Lian's words made Zeng Yiling have a new evaluation of him, and since Yang Lian asked, Zeng Yiling agreed. After the matter was done, Yang Lian left Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and as soon as he walked out, Yang Lian felt that something was wrong, as if someone was following him.

Yang Lian thought about it for a while, and slowly walked along the street, stopping from time to time to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the bank of the Qinhuai River. Even though he had seen it countless times. But on both sides of the Qinhuai River, it is like the Qingming Riverside Map of the event, no matter how you look at it, it will not make people get tired.

Yang Lian stopped on the side of the street from time to time, looked in this shop, looked at that store, looked leisurely, at this time he couldn't be sure who sent someone to follow him, so he had to slowly look for the flaws of the stalker.

However, in Yang Lian's opinion, the stalker is obviously not enough to see, the stalker is a thin man in green clothes, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, who looks very clever, but he has been following Yang Lian like this, so that it is difficult for Yang Lian not to find out.

Yang Lian couldn't help but smile slightly when he saw that he was still following him, and there was a full sound. Turned around and turned into a small alley, the terrain in this area changed with the Qinhuai River, it was very complicated, Yang Lian walked a few steps and hid in one place.

The thin man didn't rush in, Yang Lian wasn't anxious, he squinted his eyes and waited slowly, half a sound, the thin man first poked out half of his head, glanced forward, couldn't see Yang Lian, so he hurriedly walked over, for fear of losing Yang Lian.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, Yang Lian clenched his fists, ready to attack, and the moment the thin man appeared, Yang Lian rushed out and smashed into the thin man with a punch. Although the thin man reacted quickly, he was still punched in the cheek by Yang Lian. Suddenly there was a wow, and two teeth spit out of his mouth.

Yang Lian made a move, his right hand stretched out again, his index finger and thumb clamped the throat of the thin man, and shouted, "Why are you following me?" ”

The thin man was pinched in the throat, wanting to resist, but a strong force came from his throat, and he stood on tiptoe in pain, rolled his Adam's apple, and snorted softly.

Yang Lian grabbed him by the collar with his other hand, pushed him to the edge of the wall, and shouted, "Say, who sent you?" As he spoke, he slightly let go of the hand that was holding his throat.

The thin man coughed and said, "I, I didn't follow you." ”

"Dare to quibble, you have followed me since the outside of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, do you really think I don't know?" Yang Lian sneered, and was about to exert strength in his hand, when suddenly, the thin man's Adam's apple rolled, as if he had swallowed something.

Yang Lian reacted very quickly, and hurriedly reached out to pinch his neck, but when it was still a moment late, the thin man sneered, sweating profusely on his forehead, and soon his body trembled, his face changed, his body went soft, and he fell to the ground.

Yang Lian let go of his hand, this thin man is a dead man, once the situation is not right, he will swallow the poison. Yang Lian slowly squatted down, carefully looked at the thin man's body, and turned over him, hoping to find some clues. After turning over for a while, there was nothing on the thin man's body, and Yang Lian was very disappointed.

Yang Lian, who was unwilling, continued to search, and suddenly tore open the clothes of the thin man, and at this moment, his pupils contracted violently, because on the chest of the thin man, he saw a tiger claw! Tiger Claw is back! And this person is actually following himself, which is enough to prove that this organization has unfavorable thoughts about himself.

Yang Lian looked at the Tiger Claw coldly, judging from the quantity, this thin man should be the lowest level in this Tiger Claw organization. What is the purpose of the existence of this organization? Yang Lian was very puzzled, stood up, Yang Lian hurriedly walked out of the alley, and after turning around the street, he returned to Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Zeng Yiling saw Yang Lian go and return, and felt very strange, and when Yang Lian told him about the discovery that someone was following, he also felt that this matter was a little strange. Regarding Yang Lian's inquiry, Zeng Yiling had to shake her head, she had never heard of this tiger claw organization at all, and after carefully listening to Yang Lian's description, Zeng Yiling shook her head.

It seems that there are still many things she doesn't know in Jinling, and after promising to find out about this matter, Yang Lian said goodbye again and left Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

In Li Hongji's mansion, Sun Sheng's face was solemn.

Sun Sheng is a dignified prime minister, presiding over the political affairs of a country, originally His Majesty handed over the matter of negotiations with the Han State to him with great hopes, but he could not suppress Liu Xin, a few days later, His Majesty lost confidence in him, and handed over this important task to Yang Lian.

I don't know much about Yang Lian and Sun Sheng, but he knows that the relationship between Dongping Gong and Yang Lian is not good, and as a party of Dongping Gong, Sun Sheng naturally doesn't want Yang Lian to make contributions. Originally, Sun Sheng thought that Yang Lian was young and couldn't suppress Liu Xin, but Yang Lian's performance exceeded his surprise.

Yang Lian strongly refused to provide food to the envoys of the Han State, and Sun Sheng thought that Liu Xin would inevitably make a big fuss, making Yang Lian disgraced, and even alarming the Son of Heaven, asking the Son of Heaven to remove Yang Lian and send someone else to preside over the peace talks. But what he didn't expect was that Liu Xin actually swallowed his anger and accepted Yang Lian's arrangement to send people out to buy food every day.

Liu Xin, the unruly wolf, suddenly became like a cowardly lamb afraid of death, which confused Sun Sheng, and with the arrival of the Khitans, the relationship between Yang Lian and the Khitans was very harmonious, which made Sun Sheng feel that this Yang Lian was pro-Khitan and far away from the Han Kingdom.

The changes in things are too subtle, in fact, whether it is an alliance with the Han State or the Khitans, Sun Sheng does not have much opinion, his only opinion is that Yang Lian must not be allowed to negotiate successfully, so that the party of King Qi will gain more and more power.

Sun Sheng took a sip of tea worriedly, he didn't even taste the taste of tea, so he hurriedly swallowed it, "Dongping Gong, there is something wrong with Yang Lian, we still have to get rid of him earlier." ”

Li Hongji also frowned, he had suffered at the hands of Yang Lian, if he said that he had no opinion, it would be impossible. At the beginning, Li Hongji felt that Yang Lian was just an official from the fifth grade, and it was not worth his trouble. At that time, Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, was his biggest opponent. With Feng Yansi's resignation, Chen Jue, Feng Yanlu and others were demoted, and Cha Wenhui went to Jianzhou, the power of Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, was greatly weakened.

Although Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, and Song Qiqiu still relied on, in comparison, Li Hongji's power was growing, and Li Jingsui's power was weakening - although Han Xizai was demoted, Li Hongji's side was also weakened to a certain extent.

Before punishing Han Xizai, his father had asked about the prince several times, which made Li Hongji feel that his father had shaken his belief that King Liqi was the prince, so the probability of being made the prince greatly increased.

There are not many ministers that King Qi can rely on now, Song Qiqiu is one, and Yang Lian is also one. If Yang Lian can be dealt a certain blow at this time, he may crush the party of King Qi and snatch the position of the prince from their hands.

"Prime Minister Sun, my father is already arranging things, presumably there will be results in the next two days." Li Hongji comforted Sun Sheng.

Sun Sheng frowned and said, "What good idea does Dongping Gong have?" ”

Li Hongji smiled and did not answer, this matter is very confidential, he will not divulge a single bit, because this matter involves a wide range of things, if his father knows about it, I am afraid that he will withdraw his title of Duke of Dongping.