"May I ask General Gao, when will you give me an accurate answer to this?"

Ren Hua stood at the foot of the Taishou Mansion in Xiangwu City, looked at the people in the hall, felt a little apprehensive in his heart, and mustered up the courage to ask straightforwardly. Ren Hua is Zhang Chun's henchman, one of his cousins, who was accepted by Zhang Chun as the third concubine last year, so he is Zhang Chun's brother-in-law, and this time in order to announce the decree of the king of Nanyang, he still sent him to Xiangwu.

Ren Hua set foot on the land of Longxi again, and he felt obviously a little different from the previous time. The originally dilapidated village is now populated, and there are some figures in the barren fields, which seem to be preparing for the spring ploughing. There are more smiles on the faces of the people, and even the eyes are less heavy and more hopeful.

After entering Xiangwu City, this feeling is even more intense and clear. The head of the city of Xiangwu has obviously become taller and wider, and the city gate seems to have become a lot thicker, and the soldiers who patrol the streets and alleys of the city head hold their heads high, focused and serious, as if they were two completely different armies from the previous weakness and weakness.

There are many vehicles and people in the city. The big people in the driver shouted loudly, the cattle and horses neighed and mooed, carried the burden and roamed, opened shops and traded, everywhere was a noisy and lively, too peaceful and stable scene, not much worse than Shangtai City, the capital of Qinzhou.

Ren Hua was secretly surprised in his heart. After going through some formalities and entering the mansion, and finally seeing Gao Yue, Ren Hua already felt something that was not angry but powerful. Under the gaze of Gao Yue and the left and right Longxi Wenwu, Ren Hua originally wanted to put on a show with some momentum, but when he stood tall, directly expressed his intentions, and said that when the king wanted to offer Yinping County, he clearly saw that the corners of Gao Yue's mouth sank, and his complexion quickly became cold, and even his eyes were much sharper, and Ren Hua couldn't help beating a small drum in his heart.

Gao Yue was silent for a long time. Yang Ke flicked the sleeves of his robe beside him, and his previously kind and calm face also became a little unhappy, and he frowned and said, "What kind of title do you want to make?" ”

Ren Hua glanced at him, raised his head and said, "I am General Liupinpi, what's the matter, what questions do you have as a scholar?" ”

There was a burly and stout officer with a thick beard, who came out of the crowd, but it was thunder and seven fingers. Lei Qizhi shouted: "Of course there are doubts!" The lord of my family, the head of a county, the civil five-rank Taishou of the imperial court, the five-rank general of the martial arts, and the remuneration of the foreign marquis. You are just a six-grade general, on such a formal occasion, you stand so arrogantly in front of the officials, and some don't understand the rules, what's the reason? ”

Gu Siduo also stiffened: "This Mr. Yang is an important official of our Longxi County, and the chief staff of my family's county guard, but you call you a scholar, so can we call you 'you Qiu Ba'?" ”

Ren Hua's face flushed, a little annoyed and angry. But what others accuse is reasonable, Ren Hua came in from the time he came in, his eyes were facing the sky, he relied on the relationship between Zhang Chun and even Sima Bao, in front of these magistrates, there was always a taste of superiority and even Tianxian, so the big lama came directly to Gao Yue's case, only arched his hand, and didn't even say a word of greeting, so he went straight to the point, which caused public anger all of a sudden.

Ren Hua glared at Gu Siduo hatefully, and said angrily: "Who are you?" ”

Gu Siduo deliberately put on a posture of hanging a child, looking at the sky and said, "Me? I'm a handyman who specializes in cleaning latrines. ”

Gu Siduo deliberately damaged his identity and used it to demean Ren Hua, a person like me, who cleans the toilet, can talk nonsense with you without any scruples, which shows that an ignorant person like you is not taken into our eyes at all, or that you are only worthy of intersecting with a servant of low status on an equal footing.

Such vulgar grandstanding, but no one laughed, and all the officials in Longxi stood up straight, looking at Ren Hua with expressionless faces.

"You!"

Of course, Ren Hua would not be stupid, thinking that Gu Siduo was really a handyman who cleaned the latrine. He understood the meaning of the other party's words, so he became even more angry. He turned his head and was about to ask Gao Yue why he connived at his subordinates and insulted him like this, but when he saw that Gao Yue didn't say anything to stop him, he just stared at him with a sinking face, and a murderous aura loomed in his eyes.

Ren Hua's heart jumped, the secret Taoist couldn't help but bow his head under the eaves, and besides, he played too much first. He took a deep breath, had no choice but to bow down and thank him, and then asked Gao Yue if he could give a reply about the dedication of Yinping County.

Gao Yue was silent again, leaned back after a while, and finally opened his mouth and said lightly: "Let's go and rest first, this matter is not small, I can't be in a hurry, I will wait for the Japanese official to officially inform you." ”

Ren Hua wished that he had heard from him now, so he turned around and left, and he even hoped that Gao Yue would refuse on the spot, so that he could turn around and accuse Sima Bao in front of him. Now that he heard that it would be delayed for twelve hours, he was a little impatient, but after all, he still didn't dare to urge too much, he hesitated for a moment, and said helplessly: "Okay, at the latest by tomorrow at this time, whether it is accurate or not, General Gao will give an accurate reply to the subordinates, the prince is anxious, and I will report it earlier." ”

Gao Yue was cold and indifferent, nodded slightly, Ren Hua gritted his teeth and retreated, and someone led him to the post house.

Ren Hua had just left, and the hall had exploded, some were surprised that King Nanyang was so persecuted, and some scolded Ren Hua for being so rude, and more to discuss the reality that this is so, what plan should be taken to deal with it.

Peng Jun hated such an arrogant and rude lord very much, and immediately took the lead and said: "What Nanyang King, I'm sorry!" Lord, how can we agree to such rude persecution? It's better to do your best, strike first, and fuck it. ”

Gu Siduo shouted: "Lao Peng's words speak to my heart. Fuck, one or two are similar to cow hangings, and Lao Tzu's lungs are going to explode. The people in the south are not hard, they are still obedient to us to clean up, my lord, these people don't know the rules, and they can't note King Yang Yi, doesn't he also have a grudge against Sima Bao, so the two families sent troops together and overthrew him. ”

Miao Lan stepped forward and arched his hand and said: "My lord, the king of Nanyang promised the lord that after the victory of the Longnan people, he would be rewarded with a prominent lord. Now, the lord has returned victoriously, but not only did he not get the slightest return, but even the Yinping County that he worked hard to lay down had to be given away. The king of Nanyang is the emperor and noble, and the clan is close to the clan, so it is ruthless to turn his face back on his word, which is really chilling. It is better for the lord to write an essay in a grand manner, and publicly question him first, so that everyone in the world can see it clearly, or the king of Nanyang will wake up in shame and take back his fate. ”

The civil and military affairs discussed one after another, and each expressed his own opinions. Gao Yue saw that Yang Ke was thinking about it, so he asked bluntly: "Mr. Yang has a good plan to teach me?" ”

Everyone fell silent. This Mr. Yang, Wenwen is weak and not very old, so he can't see any ability, but looking at Gao Yue's attitude towards him, he attaches great importance to him and respects him. So all the civil and military officers in the hall, some really wanted to listen to Yang Ke's suggestion, some had a disdainful attitude, and some even wanted to see Yang Ke gloating because he couldn't get his opinion.

"The lord asked, and his subordinates had to throw bricks and lead the way." Yang Ke stood up, flicked the sleeves of his robe, and his face was full of calmness.

"Dare to ask the lord and colleagues, if I, Longxi, directly refuse to sacrifice Yinping County, what will be the consequences?"

Although Wang Kai is a civil official, he gave birth to the embryo of a military general, with a strong figure, a large piece of blue stubble, and a somewhat eager temperament, he is a little hostile to Yang Ke in his heart, and even said loudly: "If you don't offer it, the king of Nanyang will be furious, and he will send a large army to conquer me, why do you knowingly ask!" ”

Gao Yue frowned slightly, but did not say anything. Yang Ke's face was not shocked, and he asked again: "Then according to the opinions of Captain Peng and Captain Gu, let's go directly to the king of Nanyang, even with the help of the Wudu people, in all fairness, with my current strength, can I win the battle?" ”

Although Wang Kai is a little jealous of Yang Ke, he has one advantage in being straight, that is, he doesn't like adulteration when he speaks. He sighed immediately, and told the truth: "The father and son of the king of Nanyang have worked hard to manage the Yongzhou and Qin prefectures for several years, and I heard that there are now 50,000 soldiers under his command, and the momentum is prominent, and there is a faint desire to covet the emperor's throne. And Liangzhou and Hexi Tugu Hun Xianbei, at least on the bright side of the face to the king of Nanyang. Although my Longxi is a recent rise, but also suffering from the shallow foundation, at present, with the strength of my county to compete with it comprehensively, it is difficult! ”

Wang Kai's words made many colleagues nod involuntarily, and even Gu Siduo wanted to refute it if he was so coarse, but after thinking about it, he finally couldn't speak.

Yang Ke didn't care about Wang Kai's previous rudeness, and smiled at him, signaling that he was right, and then replied to everyone: "Since this is the case, then let's avoid a premature full-scale conflict with him, if he wants Yinping County, let's give it to him quickly." ”