On December 8, A.D., it was originally the wedding of the crown prince and the crown princess of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but it was canceled because of the sudden death of the queen mother.

Waiting is a boring torment, and after a few days of idleness in the Yecheng Pavilion, I finally got the message summoned by Yu Wenyun on the eighth day of the first month of December.

Happy to pack up his rope, he joined forces with Zhao Yanshen again, and followed the eunuchs of the East Palace to the palace. With the sun shining and mild overhead, and the breeze being a little less chilly, such good weather is rare in winter, perhaps a sign from heaven that the trip will be a great success.

Yu Wenyun was still dressed in black and sitting on the high platform, his face was still his signature arrogance, and the smile on the corner of his mouth made people look very distant, and his heart was quite uncomfortable.

Under the high stage, in addition to the palace maids and eunuchs who were standing, there were two more middle-aged people. The person on the left is a middle-aged man in his thirties, born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, burly and strong, and his square face is full of fortitude and frost, not angry and arrogant. He was dressed in a simple linen robe, and underneath it was a dull suit of armor, and he could clearly feel the rich bloody aura of his body. Obviously, this is a seasoned veteran.

The one on the right is also a middle-aged man, but his figure is a little thin, his face is delicate, he has a black beard under his chin, a faint smile on his face, and although his black Confucian shirt is covered with a piece of linen, it can't hide his peaceful and elegant temperament.

Gao Xing and Zhao Yanshen entered the main hall and immediately attracted the attention of the two. The general's gaze was very sharp, while the gaze of the Confucian man was much gentler, but the eyes that looked happy were more scrupulous.

Zhao Yanshen and Happy walked slowly to the center of the hall and saluted respectfully. Yu Wenyun said "no courtesy" and motioned for the two to get up, coughing, attracting everyone's attention.

happily looked at Yu Wenyun quietly, with a faint respect and expectation in his eyes, which was completely inconsistent with the contempt and helplessness in his heart, and he was worthy of the name.

Yu Wenyun tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing a barely visible smile and said: "Two envoys, the palace has already reported your intention to the emperor, and yesterday the emperor decided to agree to your request!" ”

Zhao Yanshen just breathed a sigh in his heart, but heard Yu Wenyun say: "But-" Happy heart tightened, frowned slightly, and said secretly: There won't be any more moths!

On this side, Xiang Xing and Zhao Yanshen were worried, and Yu Wenyun on the other side said: "But the father emperor also put forward two conditions, I hope that your Qi country can seriously consider it." ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please speak, Zhao Yin listens, as long as it does not go against the interests of our country, we will definitely consider it seriously!" Zhao Yanzhi arched his hand and said, looking at Yu Wenyun intently, trying his best to calm down.

"It is rumored that in July this year, the heavenly general in Xuyi City will be auspicious, and it is said that there is a spirit turtle carrying the golden Buddha and offering treasures. It is said that the treasure is a precious book on one side, if the person with the emperor's luck is practiced, he will definitely be able to fade away from the mortal fetus ** to become an immortal, and from then on live with heaven and earth, immortal and immortal, yes or no? Yu Wenyun owed, his eyes locked on Zhao Yanshen, and his voice was very low and solemn.

Zhao Yanshen was stunned for a moment, his heart sank, and he glanced at each other with happiness, and couldn't help frowning deeply, a little embarrassed.

"Envoy Zhao, since your country wants to turn war with my Great Zhou into a jade silk and fight against the Turks together, then please show sincerity, don't perfunctory this palace!" Yu Wenyun stood up and came to the front of the stage, with his hands behind his back, looking at Zhao Yanshen condescendingly, his eyes full of warnings.

Zhao Yan pondered for a long time, his face was hesitant, and finally he sighed lightly and said: "What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is that His Majesty did get such a treasure in the past, but as for whether he can live forever, Zhao Yin does not know at all. Knowing that he couldn't prevaricate Yu Wenyun, Zhao Yanshen had no choice but to tell the truth.

"There is such a strange thing in the world!" Yu Wenyun's eyes suddenly burst into a burst of light, and from that burning gaze, he happily and clearly captured a meaning called "greedy possession".

"My father has always liked to collect rare things in the world, so I instructed the palace to ask the envoy Zhao, I don't know if your majesty can cut your love and borrow the treasure to take a look. Of course, the father is not a barbaric person, your country can keep the original, and lend the rubbing to the father! Seeing that Zhao Yanshen's brows were furrowed more and more, and his face became more and more ugly, Yu Wenyun's tone was surprisingly gentle.

Zhao Yanshen was speechless, his face was heavy, and his brows were worried.

Yu Wenyun said with some displeasure: "Why, is His Majesty the Emperor of your country so stingy that he is not even willing to borrow a copy?" With such sincerity, how can you call me Da Zhou to believe that you are not uniting with the Turks to fight against our country? Yu Wenyun couldn't help but raise his voice a few points later, which can be described as powerful.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please calm your anger!" Zhao Yanshen bowed down and persuaded him, Yuwen Yun snorted coldly, pursed his lips and looked at Zhao Yanshen coldly, with the meaning of "If you can't say it, let's stop the marriage".

"Alas-" Zhao Yanshen first sighed, a look of exhaustion and anger appeared on his face, and he gritted his teeth and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know, a month ago, I don't know where the demon dared to sneak into the palace in the middle of the night, first set fire to the bedroom of our queen's mother, and then took advantage of the chaos to steal the treasures stored in the imperial study by our majesty. His Majesty was furious, and the whole Yecheng was trembling and panicking, but the thief suddenly disappeared, and he couldn't find the slightest clue. ”

"Let's not say that Zhao Yin is just a courtier, how dare he make decisions for the emperor, and now that the treasure is lost, how can our country meet Your Highness's requirements? Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Haihan to think twice for the sake of the common people of the two countries! Zhao Yanshen looked at Yu Wenyun with a sincere face.

"Really?" Yu Wenyun frowned, unconvinced.

"It's true!" Zhao Yanshen looked at Yu Wenyun calmly, and his eyes did not dodge in the slightest.

"Your Majesty the Emperor may have left a copy!" Yu Wenyun guessed.

Zhao Yanshen shook his head and said, "This is a private matter of His Majesty the Emperor, and Zhao Yin doesn't know about it!" However, according to Zhao Yin's opinion, your country can send an envoy to Yecheng to inquire about this matter with His Majesty the Emperor in person! ”

Yu Wenyun pondered for a long time, sighed unwillingly and said, "This matter will be reported to my father truthfully." After a pause, Yu Wenyun continued: "Since the first condition Zhao envoy cannot be the master, then I hope you can agree to the second condition, otherwise the matter of the union between you and me will be stopped!" ”

Zhao Yan looked at Yu Wenyun quietly and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. In this era of misery, who doesn't want to live better and live longer?

Zhao Yanshen is the most powerful person in Northern Qi, although he knows something about "The Secret of Eternal Life", but he only knows a little bit. Whoever obtains the Recipe for Longevity will regard it as a treasure, and how can it be easily handed over to others. There is no need to ask for instructions, Zhao Yanshen also knows that Gao Wei will not agree to lend it. Fortunately, Yu Wenyun didn't dwell too much on this, which made his hanging heart fall a little.

Yu Wenyun sat back in his seat, and then raised his palm lightly and pointed at the general and said: "Envoy Zhao, this is my Great Zhou Qi Guogong, Dazuka Zai (subordinate to the Tianguan Mansion, the position is equivalent to the current Premier of the State Council, Minister of the Palace Department), Zhu Guo's general Yu Wenxian, this is Zhao Guogong, Da Sima, Zhu Guo's general Yuwen Zhao." ”

"Zhao Yin has seen Qi Guogong, Zhao Guogong, I have heard of the two names for a long time, and now I see that it is really extraordinary!" Zhao Yanshen hurriedly saluted Yuwenxian and Yuwenzhao, with a friendly smile on his face.

"King Yiyang is polite!" Yu Wenxian clenched his fists and nodded at Zhao Yanshen, with a hint of hostility in his eyes.

Yuwen Zhao's attitude was much gentler, and while politely returning the salute, he said gently: "King Yiyang is polite, Yuwen Zhao is polite!" ”

While happily saluting with Zhao Yanshen, his eyes secretly looked at Yu Wenxian and Yu Wen Zhao, and there was a trace of appreciation in his heart, but more regret.

Yu Wenxian, whose name is Bihetu, is the fifth son of Yuwentai, the prince of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Yuwen Yong are brothers, who grew up together. He has been smart and studious since he was a child, open-minded and good at scheming, knows people and makes good use of them, and has a set of skills in comforting and controlling his subordinates. He is also brave in battle, often taking the lead, and is deeply loved by the corporals. In the war between the Northern Zhou and the Northern Qi, his exploits were remarkable.

For the courtiers of the feudal dynasty, the greatest tragedy is the great intelligence and military achievements, especially when encountering a deaf monarch, the tragedy will become a tragedy.

Yu Wenxian is just a martyr in the feudal era, he was loyal and patriotic all his life, and made great contributions to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but after Yu Wenyong's death, he was brutally killed by Yu Wenyun, including several sons, Yu Wenxian's family almost did not survive.

The reason why Yang Jian was able to have the opportunity to usurp the power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was that in addition to Yu Wenyun's short life and faintness, his prestige was very high, and the death of Yu Wenxian, who was tightly in the military power, also accounted for a large part of the reason.

Yuwen Zhao, the word bean Yu suddenly. This person, as he dressed, was a well-educated man, who had a close relationship with the literati Yu Xin at that time, wrote good articles, and had a very elegant temperament.

Yuwenzhao's fate was equally tragic, Yang Jianchuan had served as an auxiliary minister before, and his power was not stable at that time, and he was very good to the prince of Yuwen's family. However, when he was in power and no one shook him, Yuwen Zhao ushered in his poisonous hands, and his descendants could not be saved.

I remember happily that Yuwen Zhao has a daughter named Yuwen Qianjin, whose tragic experience and fate often make people sigh, sympathetic but helpless.

What does Yu Wenyun mean by introducing these two people?

Happy as he thought in his heart, Yu Wenyun spoke again: "Envoy Zhao, Zhao Guogong has a daughter named Qianjin under his knees, Fang Ling is eleven, and now she has been canonized as Princess Anping by her father, married to your country's happy son, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Yan pondered for a moment and replied: "Everything is in accordance with the wishes of His Majesty the Emperor of your country, and I hope that your two countries can unite and fight against foreign aggression in the future!" ”

Yu Wenyun hummed lightly and continued: "But my father thinks that Anping is still young and inconvenient to travel far, so he wants to ask Happy Prince to live in Chang'an for a while, learn more about our culture, so as to deepen the relationship between the two countries, and then marry Anping!" ”

"This ......" Zhao Yanshen hesitated, his brows furrowed. Obviously, the Northern Zhou still didn't trust the Northern Qi, saying that it was good to let Happy Live for some time to contact feelings, but in fact he was staying as a hostage. Once the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty tore their faces, the joy would inevitably become the Northern Zhou Dynasty's memorial to the battle flag.

At this time, he was happy to ignore Yuwenyun's request, and his mind was full of deeds about Yuwen's daughter.