In the study, Yang Lian and Yang Gon sat opposite each other, with the last contact, Yang Lian had a certain understanding of Yang Gon, the last time he had vaguely expressed his heart, so what about this time?

"I went south this time and arrived in Jinling, and I heard that the general had been made a marquis, which is really a gratifying thing. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info" Yang Gon said, with a smile on his face.

Yang Lian expressed his gratitude and asked about Khitan's thoughts this time. As one of the envoys, Yang Gon naturally understood the thoughts of the Khitans. As Li Jing said, the Khitan people went south several times, encountered strong resistance from the Great Zhou, and Liu Chong in Hedong had limited troops and horses, so he could not give enough support to the Khitan, so after several discussions, the Khitan nobles decided to unite the Tang Dynasty to march into the Zhou State, and after capturing Kaifeng, the Three Kingdoms divided the Zhou land equally.

Yang Lian was resistant to this suggestion in his heart, although he had used the Khitan to contain the Great Zhou, it did not mean that he would join forces with the Khitan to attack the Central Plains. No matter how chaotic the Central Plains people are, it is also a matter of the Central Plains people, what does it have to do with the Khitan people? No matter how lively his family is, it is also an internal contradiction, and it has nothing to do with the Khitan people.

Yang Gon has other ideas, the Khitan goes south, it will contain a certain number of troops in the Great Zhou, if the Tang Dynasty can seize the opportunity, not only can it destroy the Great Zhou, but even drive away the Khitans, and take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun in one fell swoop. Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, such a familiar word, although Yang Lian's later history is not good, but he has watched a lot of TV, since Shi Jingjiao betrayed Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, whether it is the Later Zhou Dynasty or the Northern Song Dynasty, they all want to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, and even in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, they are actively thinking of a way.

Yang Lian naturally had this idea, but the Central Plains was separated by a Zhou State, and before defeating the Zhou State, it was impossible for Yang Lian to cross thousands of mountains and rivers to seize the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. The two discussed and exchanged opinions, and Yang Lian understood what Yang Gon meant, but did not agree to send troops.

In recent years, the Tang Dynasty has fought very frequently, the food consumption is very large, the treasury is becoming more and more empty, there is no food, there is no money, what do the soldiers eat? There is no salary, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. Yang Gon has also heard a little about the affairs of the Tang Dynasty in the past few years, and when he saw Yang Lian's refusal, he felt sorry in his heart, with the help of the Han people in the sixteen states of Youyun, it is not a dream to defeat the Khitans. It's a pity that Datang also has difficulties, and this plan seems to be about to die.

When they talked about it, Yang Lian asked people to clean up the room in the mansion, and let Yang Gon live in the Yang mansion, so as not to go out at this time and be seen by the patrolling soldiers.

Early the next morning, Yang Gon hurried to say goodbye, Yang Lian chatted with him a few words, let people bring the war horse, Yang Lian intended to go to Honglu Temple.

The two rode war horses and rushed towards the Honglu Temple, and when they were about to reach the door, they heard a commotion.

In the distance, I heard someone shouting loudly, Yang Lian couldn't understand this person's words, but felt that it was Khitan. Yang Gon listened, but his face changed, he sped up and rushed towards Honglu Temple.

Yang Lian patted the war horse, followed closely, and when he arrived at Honglu Temple, he saw a group of people gathered together, Yang Lian fixed his eyes and saw that it was Guo Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and others.

Although Guo Rong is a hostage, his movement is quite free, and it is very convenient to enter and exit Honglu Temple. Guo Rong has been in Jinling for a while, and his purpose is to muddy the Tang Dynasty and make the Tang Dynasty more and more chaotic. Li Hongji is one of his goals.

Now it seems that cracks have appeared within the Tang Dynasty, and as long as there is more force, Jinling is likely to have civil strife. Guo Rong already knew about yesterday's trial that Yang Lian could get out and splash dirty water on Sun Sheng, which was somewhat unexpected by Guo Rong. At this time, Guo Rong felt that Li Hongji needed his help, so he got up early in the morning and prepared to rush to Yanwang's Mansion to inquire about the situation.

But as soon as he went out, he met a man with pigtails on his head, and just by the pigtails on the back of his head, Guo Rong immediately judged that this person was undoubtedly a Khitan. The Khitans appeared in Honglu Temple, and nine times out of ten they were allied with the Tang people, what was the purpose of the alliance? This is obvious, it is to attack the Great Zhou.

Guo Rong immediately became nervous, and he deliberately bumped into this Khitan, intending to teach this Khitan a lesson. But this Khitan is not easy to deal with, he is very irritable, and when he saw Guo Rong bumping into him, he immediately shouted loudly and wanted to beat Guo Rong.

Zhao Kuangyin and Shi Shouxin were on the side, fearing that Guo Rong would suffer a loss, so they hurriedly rushed up, pushing and shoving with the Khitans, this Khitan identity is not low, and his subordinates also came up, there were a total of more than a dozen people on both sides, at the gate of Honglu Temple, pushing and scolding each other, and the fight was about to break out.

Pan Chengyou, an official of Honglu Temple, rushed to hear the news and tried his best to stop it, but found that it was useless, and hurriedly called someone to move for help.

When Yang Gon arrived, he shouted in Chinese: "Stop, stop!" ”

"Who are you?" Shi Shouxin shouted.

The people around laughed, Yang Gon glanced at Shi Shouxin, turned his head again, and spoke in Khitan. The Khitans also responded.

At this time, Yang Lian arrived, heard Yang Gon say, and couldn't help asking, "What's going on?" ”

Yang Gon already knew the reason for the incident, so he spoke out loudly.

Guo Rong heard it on the side, sneered, and said, "Wu Hou, are you still not from the Central Plains?" actually colluded with the Khitan barbarians. ”

Yang Lian glanced at Guo Rong lightly and said, "Whether Benhou colluded with the Khitans or not, it's not your turn to speak." Today's matter, Ben Hou doesn't care, both sides stop! ”

When Yang Gon heard this, he spoke to the Khitans, and the Khitans led by him also spoke loudly.

"Wu Hou, this is the Khitan envoy Zhao Wang Yelu Xiyin." Yang Gon said in a low voice.

Yang Lian nodded, he knew a little about the Khitan, since Yelu Cha cut Yelu Ruan in the Fire God Lake, the Khitan was in turmoil, and finally Yelu Jing won the throne, judging from Yelu Jing's actions in recent years, this person is ambitious and has always wanted to seize the Central Plains. But this person is very violent, and in recent years, Khitan rebellions have emerged one after another, which has greatly weakened the strength of the Khitan, so Guo Wei can defeat the Khitan in a weak situation.

Yang Lian glanced at Yelu Xiyin, and saw that he was tall, half a head taller than Zhao Kuangyin, this person had a fierce face, and shouted loudly while pushing and shoving.

Yang Gon was on the side and shouted a few more times. Yelu Xiyin was unmoved, in his opinion, the Central Plains are all soft bones.

Guo Rong saw that Yang Lian was coming, and he didn't want to make a big deal about it, after all, at this time, it would not be good for him to make a big fuss, so he greeted him and prepared to retreat.

Yelu Xiyin didn't understand Guo Rong's identity, and thought that the Tang people were retreating, and he was immediately overjoyed, and greeted a few words, and the Khitans became more and more arrogant.

Yelu Xiyin stretched out his hand and hit Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin is not bad, seeing Yelu Xiyin's fierce momentum, he suddenly became angry, and the two exchanged hands. When the rest of the people saw them fighting, they all screamed and fought together.

Yang Gon glanced at Yang Lian and said, "Wu Hou, what should I do?" ”

Yang Lian sneered, suddenly raised his horsewhip, rode his horse forward, and hit him with a slash on his head, regardless of whether they were from Zhou or Khitan. The two sides were stunned by Yang Lian's whipping, and several people were drawn, with hot faces.

"Stop, it's all stopped by Ben Hou!" Yang Lian shouted loudly, and the horsewhip was slammed again.

In the chaos, Guo Rong was whipped, his face was hot and painful, he couldn't help covering his face and looking at Yang Lian hatefully. Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly rushed over and blocked in front of Guo Rong.

"Wu Hou, what do you mean by this?" Guo Rong asked.

"Ben Hou said, stop!" Yang Lian snorted coldly, stopped looking at Guo Rong, and glanced at Yelu Xiyin again. Yang Lian didn't understand Khitan, and it seemed that Yelu Xiyin probably didn't know Chinese either, so he beckoned Yang Gon to come over.

"Yang Gon, tell him, stop, otherwise all the marquis will be arrested and put in prison." Yang Lian shouted.

Yang Gon nodded and said to Yelu Xiyin. Yelu Xiyin listened, wah, lala, the demons danced wildly, and he didn't know what he was talking about.

"Wu Hou, what King Zhao means is that he is the envoy of the Khitan, and now he has been beaten by the Tang people, he can't swallow this breath, and he must seek justice." Translated by Yang Gon.

"Hmph, tell him that these are the envoys of the Zhou State, although the envoys of the two countries have a noble status, but in the land of the Tang Dynasty, they must obey the laws of the Tang Dynasty, if they are unwilling, they will forgive the Marquis for being rude." Yang Lian said, glancing at Guo Rong with deep meaning.

Guo Rong pursed his lips, although he was annoyed that Yang Lian had whipped him, but Yang Lian called him a messenger, not a hostage, and finally gave him some face.

After Yang Gon translated, Yelu Xiyin said for a while, Yang Gon translated, Yelu Xiyin meant that he was beaten on the land of Datang, and Datang would be responsible, otherwise, he would lead his troops south to exterminate Datang.

Yang Lian sneered and said, "Destroy the Tang Dynasty? The Khitans can destroy the Great Zhou first! ”

Yang Gon translated over, and the angry Yelu Xiyin shouted, at this time, the reinforcements called by Pan Chengyou arrived, and more than 30 patrolling Tang soldiers rushed to hear the news, leaving the surroundings full of water.

"The person who comes is a guest, Datang respects the guest, this matter depends on Ben Hou's face, each of them stops, if he refuses to stop, Ben Hou will invite him to tea." Yang Lian said.

Guo Rong was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted, he snorted coldly, he was angry and couldn't vent in his heart, so he had to flick his sleeves and leave in a hurry, Zhao Kuangyin, Shi Shouxin and others also left in a hurry.

Yelu Xiyin shouted again, Yang Gon frowned, and said, "Wu Hou, King Zhao said that he will definitely not give up on this matter. ”

"If you are dissatisfied, after returning to Khitan, you will attack the Zhou State with a wave, that is the ability. What's the use of rapping here? Yang Lian said lightly, looking at Yelu Xiyin's gaze, but he was also calm.

Yelu Xiyin raised his head and looked at Yang Lian's gaze, and couldn't help frowning, a trace of murderous intent flickered in his eyes. Yang Lian clenched his fists and said with a smile: "King Zhao, Benhou Yang Lian, if King Zhao is dissatisfied, he can come to Benhou's mansion at any time." With that, Yang Lian turned around and left.

Yelu Xiyin clenched his fists, called Yang Gon, and inquired, only to know that this person was Wu Hou in Yang Gon's mouth, a Tang courtier who could help the Khitans, Wu Hou was the most trusted person in the Tang Dynasty, and if he helped, the alliance between the two countries would no longer be a dream. Yeluxi secretly made up his mind to promote the alliance between the two countries first, as for this feud, the Han people have a saying, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years.

Yan Wangfu, Li Hongji was worried. He couldn't figure out how Wang Cheng would temporarily change his confession and splash dirty water on Sun Sheng and Prime Minister Sun. Although the father has not yet been convicted, the big case that the three divisions will try is not so easy to fool the past, once the father investigates, someone must come out to confess, otherwise if he is found, the matter will be irreparable.

Sun Sheng was on the side, his wrinkled face seemed to be crawling with earthworms, he sighed and said, "King Yan, save me." ”

"Prime Minister Sun, how can I save you now? I can't protect myself from this matter. Li Hongji's words were full of worry.

"From the point of view of humility, this matter can only be lost to protect the handsome." A voice sounded, this voice was full of tiredness, if Yang Lian saw his face, he would definitely be surprised.

"If I lose the car, I'm afraid Shuai won't be able to keep it." Sun Sheng smiled bitterly.

Li Hongji agreed with this statement, and he also knew that in terms of civil officials, Sun Sheng was his biggest support, and over the years, although King Yan was not treated by the Son of Heaven, the reason why he could continue to fight against King Qi was because of Sun Sheng's existence. As one of the prime ministers, Sun Sheng has a lot of power. Moreover, he has been in the Tang Dynasty for many years, and there are many people in the court who are his protégés, and these people are like vines entangled with Sun Sheng's big tree. If the tree arrives, the vines will also be scattered.

"Is there really no good way?" Li Hongji asked, then looked at that person again, and said, "Can't this matter be delayed any longer?" ”

"King Yan, Your Majesty is very concerned about this matter, but it is not so easy to delay." The man replied.

Li Hongji sighed in his heart, sure enough, the impact of this matter is huge. Do you really want to give up Prime Minister Sun? Just as he was thinking about it, Zhu Lingyun hurriedly came and said, "King Yan, Guo Rong is here." ”

"Bring him in." Li Hongji said.

Zhu Lingyun retreated for a while, and then brought Guo Rong in. Guo Rong was whipped, and the bruises on his face had not completely dissipated, Li Hongji saw it, and couldn't help but be stunned, and asked, "Brother Guo, who are you?" ”

"It's hard to put into words." Guo Rong's face turned red, and he didn't plan to say it, it was too embarrassing after all.

Li Hongji didn't say anything when he saw him, so he didn't ask, his mind was still on how to keep Sun Sheng.

Guo Rong coughed, hiding his embarrassment, and asked, "Does King Yan know that the Khitans have arrived in Jinling again?" ”

"The Khitans are here again?" Li Hongji was stunned, he had been thinking about how to defeat Yang Lian for the past few days, and he really hadn't paid attention to the affairs of the Khitans.

Guo Rong nodded and said, "It seems that they arrived in the past two days, and they live in Honglu Temple." ”

Sun Sheng didn't know about this either, but he was more concerned about his future, and he waved his hand and said, "King Yan, the matter of the Khitan people is a trivial matter. ”

Li Hongji said: "Yes, the Khitans are still thousands of miles away from Datang, and they have no direct stake in Datang, Brother Guo, let's think about how to keep Prime Minister Sun." ”

"Otherwise, when the Khitan people come to Jinling, they must have their purpose, maybe we can use it." Guo Rong said.