Chapter 16: Secrets
The ceremony to welcome Liu Zhiyuan, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was very simple, after entering the city, he walked slowly along the official road to the imperial city.
Most of the courtiers dispersed, and only a few important ministers remained, such as Liu Chengxun, Yang Wei, Su Fengji and others, all of whom remained in the main hall.
Yang Lian also left, after all, to greet Liu Zhiyuan was just a passing scene for him, Yang Lian's purpose was just to let Liu Zhiyuan know the ballad, in fact, Zeng Yiling did this thing very beautifully, and Yang Lian was very satisfied.
After returning to Honglu Temple, Yang Lian called Lin Renzhao and Chen Tie and told them to pay special attention to what happened in Kaifeng City recently.
Liu Zhiyuan was in the imperial city and asked some important ministers of the court in detail, and then signaled everyone to leave. In the main hall, only Liu Zhiyuan and Liu Chengxun were left.
After Liu Zhiyuan took a deep breath, he gently tore open the placket of his clothes, revealing his strong chest.
Liu Chengxun was a little unsure of what his father was doing, but when he saw it clearly by the candlelight, he couldn't help but be shocked.
On Liu Zhiyuan's chest, wrapped in a thick bandage, the bandage was stained with blood, it is conceivable that Liu Zhiyuan was once injured, and it was very serious.
"Father, you ......" Liu Chengxun was taken aback.
Liu Zhiyuan waved his hand, took a breath, and said, "It's out of the way now, don't worry." ”
Liu Chengxun hurriedly helped him and sat down on the soft collapse.
Liu Zhiyuan sighed and said, "This time I supervised the battle against Weizhou, although I won the victory, but my heart can't let go. ”
Liu Zhiyuan rushed to Weizhou to supervise the war, naturally hoping to end the war with Du Chongwei as soon as possible, after all, the Han Dynasty was founded not long ago, and the foundation was unstable, if Du Chongwei's thorn could not be solved as soon as possible, the prestige of the Han Dynasty would inevitably be greatly weakened.
Then. There will be many people who think that this Han Dynasty can't even solve the problem of occupying Weizhou, and he has no ability to occupy the rich land of the Central Plains, and the Jiedu envoys from other places, such as Li Shouzhen, Fu Yanqing and others, will inevitably be ready to move and try to subvert the Han court.
Therefore, Liu Zhiyuan needed to solve the war in Weizhou as soon as possible, and he worked hard to supervise the war, and he successfully captured Weizhou. While bringing Du Chongwei back, he also killed many of Du Chongwei's henchmen, which solved the future trouble to a certain extent. However, the consequence in exchange was that Liu Zhiyuan was also injured.
These days, Liu Zhiyuan is struggling, and he even went to the area near the Yellow River to take a look, and led troops to deter the envoys of various places. But only he knows that his injuries are not light, so arrangements need to be made as soon as possible.
In front of the Chancellor. Liu Zhiyuan needs to hide and support, but in front of the prince, he needs to confess, because he wants the prince to know. He can no longer support the Han River, and the next step is for the prince to carry it on his shoulders, although it is difficult.
Liu Chengxun coughed lightly twice. He was trying his best to hide it, not wanting his father to know that he was not in good health, so he could only listen quietly. At this time. Only then did he know that there was a reason why his father wanted him to do so many things.
After Liu Zhiyuan returned to Kaifeng City, he immediately began to deal with many things, in the past few months, although the prince Liu Chengxun assisted in handling things, but many things need to be handled by Liu Zhiyuan, as for the negotiation with the Tang Dynasty, it is temporarily put aside, after all, it is the New Year, and the New Year is the time for the family reunion.
However, Liu Zhiyuan sent a lot of gifts, most of them were food and drink, in addition to some valuables, the person who came was a eunuch, he told Yang Lian, don't worry, wait until the end of the New Year, and the two countries will start negotiations. During this time, he first lived in Honglu Temple, and his food and drink were provided by the Han government, and there were 100 taels of silver every month for everyone's expenses.
Yang Lian knew that this was Liu Zhiyuan's strategy to delay the army, but he also thought that at this time, it was not suitable for negotiation, so he was not in a hurry, but Yang Lian did not sit still, but actively prepared and inquired about the situation in all aspects.
While actively preparing, Yang Lian personally wrote a book and sent someone back to Jinling, he wanted to reassure Li Jun, the son of heaven, and Li Jingsui, the king of Qi.
Yang Lian didn't know that at this time, great changes had taken place in Jinling, and Li Hui, the son of heaven, had decided to make Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, the emperor's younger brother, and as for Li Hongji, the prince of Dongping, and other princes, they each had a reward.
Li Jingsui was named the emperor's younger brother, which had a huge impact on the pattern of the Tang Dynasty, and the undercurrent in the court was even more intense, but in the case of Jinling, Yang Lian could not do anything for the time being.
Yang Lian is in Kaifeng City, in addition to staying in Honglu Temple, he goes to the brothel to play, of course, it is just to hide people's eyes, but in fact, he is connected with Zeng Yiling and communicates with each other.
Although Zeng Yiling has little power in Kaifeng, most of the information can still be grasped in time, and Yang Lian will not have any news.
After the rumor spread, it didn't seem to have much impact on Liu Zhiyuan, he didn't realize that the finch in the ballad was Guo Wei Guo Queer, which made Yang Lian a little puzzled, Liu Zhiyuan was not a person who realized it later.
But Liu Zhiyuan behaved too calmly, after he arrived in Kaifeng, he was to deal with government affairs, and then rewarded the relevant soldiers who went to Weizhou this time, and Du Chongwei also obtained a mansion, located on the edge of the Bianhe River, with a good environment.
Zeng Yiling inquired in many ways, but could not find any clues at all, so he could only actively investigate and increase vigilance at the same time.
There was no news from Liu Zhiyuan's side, but Yang Lian found a problem, that is, Guo Rong seemed to be very familiar with the officials of Honglu Temple, and often came to Honglu Temple to chat with people, so that Yang Lian could see Guo Rong at two ends in three days.
At first, Yang Lian didn't understand a little, this Guo Rong didn't see anyone he knew a few days ago, until one day when he saw Guo Rong and Miss Fu talking about something, he couldn't help but suddenly realize that this Guo Rong is not a small ambition.
However, Miss Fu has always been lukewarm to Guo Rong, and Guo Rong has never received any benefits.
It is getting closer and closer to the end of the year, and the envoys from all over the Central Plains rushed to Kaifeng to report on their work, and Fu Yanqing also came, and on the first day he arrived in Kaifeng, he gave Liu Zhiyuan an excerpt to inform him of the matter.
This time, Fu Yanqing came to Kaifeng, not only him, but also his beloved daughter Fu Jinzhan. Liu Zhiyuan personally gave marriage and asked Li Shouzhen's son Li Chongxun to marry Fu Yanqing's beloved daughter Fu Jinzhan.
Liu Zhiyuan has already made a decision, and this wedding will be held on Chinese New Year's Eve, showing that he attaches great importance to this wedding.
Fu Yanqing received the holy decree and repeatedly stated that he was willing to obey His Majesty's arrangement.
Two days after Fu Yanqing arrived in Kaifeng, Li Shouzhen also came with his son. The reason why Li Shouzhen was late was that he was waiting for news from Liu Zhiyuan and whether to pacify Weizhou.
As soon as he got the news, Li Shouzhen immediately made a decision and rushed to Kaifeng with his son, after all, Liu Zhiyuan had just pacified the Weizhou Rebellion, and the Han Dynasty was in full swing, although Li Shouzhen had the benefits of mountains and rivers, he did not dare to easily become an enemy of the Central Plains regime, and at this time, he still needed to be patient.
The news that Yang Lian lived in Honglu Temple was known to Fu Yanqing, and he rushed to meet with gifts, and after the two talked, Yang Lian understood that there was no need to do that thing anymore.
Yang Lian didn't know Fu Yanqing's intentions, in fact, at this point, Fu Yanqing and Li Shouzhen's marriage was already irreversible, although the strong alliance was beneficial to Fu Yanqing, but this God-given marriage made Fu Yanqing faintly uneasy.
It's just that these things are the affairs of the Han Dynasty, Fu Yanqing doesn't plan to tell Yang Lian, Yang Lian is a Tang person, his heart must be towards the Tang Dynasty, how can he help Fu Yanqing?
After Fu Yanqing and Yang Lian talked freely, they left in a hurry, although Fu Yanqing was more optimistic, but Yang Lian saw that there was a faint sadness between Fu Yanqing's eyebrows, and in addition, there were some preoccupied looks.
Sending Fu Yanqing away, Yang Lian paced in the courtyard and thought, Fu Yanqing and Li Shouzhen got married, which is a big deal in Dahan, and I don't know if Liu Zhiyuan will invite himself to participate?
When Yang Lian was pacing, Miss Fu was looking at Yang Lian outside the house, she bit her lip lightly, her eyes were a little wandering.
Yang Lian looked back and saw her, so he smiled and said, "Miss Fu, although I am a hero, you don't have to look at me like this, right?" After saying that, he laughed.
Seeing Yang Lian's funny appearance, Miss Fu couldn't help but sneer, and said, "I've seen a cheeky person, but I haven't seen someone as cheeky as you, how can anyone claim to be a hero." ”
Yang Lian said: "Look at me, I can be said to be alone, going to Kaifeng to negotiate with the enemy, isn't this a hero?" ”
The more serious Yang Lian was, the more funny Miss Fu felt, she forgot the sorrow in her heart for a while, and there was a smile on her pretty face.
Yang Lian smiled slightly, slowly paced in, looked out the window side by side with Miss Fu, and said softly, "Have you thought about it?" ”
The question was asked suddenly, and there was no beginning or end, Miss Fu didn't react for a while, and couldn't help but look at Yang Lian's bright eyes, very puzzled.
"Fu Jiedu envoy has arrived in Kaifeng, in seven or eight days, his beloved daughter Fu Jinzhan will marry Li Shouzhen's son, this is just a dirty deal, for such a marriage, in my heart, I am also resistant." Yang Lian said lightly.
"After all, men are afraid of getting into the wrong business, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. It's undoubtedly scary to share a bed with a man you don't know at all, or even know your character. If this man is motivated, filial, and loves his wife, then it is okay; If you don't learn no skills, you will be ambitious and talented, and I am afraid that most of the people who greet this woman will be a disaster. ”
As Yang Lian spoke, he squinted his eyes and looked at Miss Fu.
When she said this, she couldn't help but nodded, agreeing with Yang Lian's statement, otherwise she wouldn't have escaped from the marriage at the beginning. However, she had already told Yang Lian about her situation, and at this time, Yang Lian suddenly mentioned this matter, what was the purpose?
Miss Fu couldn't help but look at Yang Lian's eyes again, those eyes seemed to be able to speak, which made Miss Fu's heart sink, and then, her heart fluttered and jumped, and her face turned red.
However, Yang Lian didn't notice it, turned his head, looked at the scenery outside the window, and said with a smile: "I always feel that something big is going to happen in Kaifeng this time, but I can't say why, it's really a headache." ”
Miss Fu gently stroked her towering chest with her hand, and suddenly made up her mind, and said, "Young Master Yang, no matter what happens, the concubine body hopes to be by your side." (To be continued.) )