The news of Goryeo's victory in Gangwon Province was not necessarily gratifying for Sung-un, and the reason was simple, that is, the rise of the monk Myeong-yi.

When Myeong-yi first arrived, he made great achievements and won the respect of the military and people of Goryeo, which is very different from Sung Yun himself who came to Goryeo for seven years and was always depressed, and even now in charge of military power, His Majesty the King is still only in awe of him and has no real trust. In the final analysis, he is still a guest general of the Silk Country, and there is a difference between him and the military generals of Goryeo's own country. Thinking of this, Cheng Yun couldn't help but feel a little emotional, he was an outlier who couldn't return to his homeland but it was difficult to integrate into the Goryeo Kingdom, and the irony was that his fate had been linked to the national fortunes of Goryeo.

Although he was dissatisfied, Cheng Yun had endless affairs to deal with, after all, Goryeo's military was in ruins, and his deputy Ming Yi was now far away in Gangwon Province and could not help at all, and his daily affairs were enough to make him incompetent, and Cheng Yun, who was now fifty-seven years old, had already passed the peak of his physical strength, and he was already tired in the face of all this.

Occasionally stealing some leisure, Cheng Yun would drink a few glasses of wine to relieve fatigue, and on this day, when he was busy drinking some wine, the servant came to report that someone outside the door asked to see.

Cheng Yun frowned when he heard this. Over the years, he has rarely interacted except for official business, and if it is official business, then naturally he should go to his yamen instead of visiting the mansion, who will it be.

"Who's coming?"

"Master, he said that his name is Pu Shiyi, and he once fought with you on the banks of the Datong River, and after Lord Lu died in battle, he was wounded and had to live in the enemy's territory, and it took a long time to get here. I came to you because I had no way to serve the country. ”

"Park Shiyi? It seems to be a little impressive. Let him in. Cheng Yun vaguely remembered that there was such a person, who was a low-level military attaché. Nothing extraordinary. Not many people will remember him as a military attaché like this, especially after the war. If you go directly to join the army, I'm afraid you have to start with the commander again, it seems that you want to find your own way to become an official and a half-job.

When the arrivals entered the living room, Cheng Yun immediately became suspicious. Although the impression is not very clear, the person in front of him will never be that Park Shiyi. This person is dignified, and he doesn't seem to be weak, and there is nothing like that Pu Shiyi.

"Who are you, dare to impostor?" Cheng Yun shouted.

The man in front of him said unhurriedly: "Your Excellency, don't be angry, although I am an impostor, I am far superior to my master." Now that we are employing people, do adults want to turn away talents? ”

Cheng Yun heaved: "If you have the courage, okay, please sit down." ”

The person who came bowed generously and sat down. Seeing his dignified behavior and proper actions, Cheng Yun felt that this person was not ordinary.

"Why did this prime minister come to the cold house?" Cheng Yun also sat down and asked.

"Don't hide it from the adults, my name is Zhou Siyi. I made a special trip to meet the adults and have important matters to discuss. These words were spoken very lightly, but they were the language of Chengyun's hometown!

Cheng Yun was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly looked left and right to confirm that there was no one else in the living room. before I settled down. Turned his head and stared at Zhou Siyi and said softly: "You are so bold!" How dare you come into my door? ”

Zhou Siyi smiled and arched his hand and said, "Lord Cheng, since you know who I am and know that I will come here, you don't care about life and death." I understand that you have neither benefit nor loss for you to kill such a person as me, so why not give up all that unnecessary nonsense. What is the purpose of this trip? ”

Cheng Yun gritted his teeth, but he had to admit that Zhou Siyi had a point. The fact that this person dared to risk death to come here shows that he has prepared for the worst. Even if he killed him, it was something the enemy expected. Then he said: "Then you can quickly say, and then I will decide whether to kill you or not." ”

Zhou Siyi nodded: "That's right." I am here to make clear to you the position of our dynasty, and I hope that you will contribute to this wish of our dynasty. ”

"Me? Fulfilling your wishes? Why me? Are you crazy, do you think I'll take it? ”

"As long as the conditions are right, there is nothing that cannot be discussed. Besides, we chose you, my lord, precisely to show our sincerity. ”

"Sincerity?"

"That's right, because you are the **** appointed by our emperor, and you are the object that must not be forgiven. If you can change your attitude towards ****, it is enough to show the sincerity of our country. ”

"It's a completely new idea." Cheng Yun smiled self-deprecatingly.

Zhou Siyi was unmoved and continued: "To be honest, our country is currently at war with the Turkic countries, and we really have no interest in fighting with Goryeo again. This military campaign against Kaesong was just a punishment for Goryeo's treachery, and our original purpose was to force Goryeo to make peace again after winning the victory, and then we could restore peace with Goryeo and concentrate on dealing with the Turks. As you can see, it was all going very well, and it was almost done. It's a pity that at this time, a monk of Myeongyi appeared, and on the surface, his victory in Gangwon Province was of course a very lucky thing for you Goryeo, but in fact it was not the case at all. This defeat of our army made it difficult for our emperor to ride the tiger, and at this time Goryeo was afraid that he would make a request for peace, and if it was proposed by our country, the emperor would not be able to pull this face, so the dawn of peace would become dim. Now that our country does not want to fight again, but has to continue to fight, this is not a thing to be happy for either our country or Goryeo. I would like to ask you to think calmly about one thing: if our country has to continue to fight with Goryeo, what are the chances of Goryeo winning? ”

"Very slim." Cheng Yun has long understood this in his heart, and it is already an optimistic estimate to say that it is very slim, and in the long run, Goryeo will not be able to compete with the country of silk at all, no matter how long it lasts, it will still fail in the end.

"Not bad. In the end, Goryeo will still be forced to sue for peace. Rather than accept more demanding demands or even be rejected at that time, it is better to restore peace while His Majesty the Emperor intends to make peace. But this point cannot be raised by His Majesty the Emperor, it must be raised first by the Goryeo side. Considering that His Majesty Cui Jianjiang has a national enemy and family hatred with our country, there will be a lot of trouble, so I came to ask Lord Chengyun for an opportunity to mediate and promote peace. ”

"You are right, but there are thousands of difficulties and dangers in this matter, besides, what is the need for the old man to promote this?"

"A way out," Zhou Siyi immediately replied: "If you can facilitate this matter, your adult will be able to have one more way to retreat, and I feel that this is very important to you, my lord, and this is also the reason why I will accept this mission." (To be continued.) )