Xiao Yu then took Xiao Duo's handwritten letter and set off to the north to find Yuwentai in Guanzhong on the same day, while Wang Seng Bian and other generals carried out layers of blocking in Fangling, Shangyong, Qixing and Beishangluo, etc., this guerrilla tactic made Hou Jing's troops unable to attack head-on, and were always disturbed by attacks everywhere and tired of coping, and there was no way to find Xiao Duo's main force to attack, which also made his progress stop.

In Xianyang City, Yuwentai configured his group headquarters here, and Emperor Wen of Western Wei who ascended the throne the year before last was separated from the place (Emperor Wen of Wei was in the Chang'an Imperial Court), Xiao Yu spent half a month to cross the Qinling Mountains and enter Guanzhong, and almost died in the hands of local savages several times on the way, fortunately, the accompanying guards were strong in martial arts, and he should not be killed, but after arriving in Chang'an, he was suspected of being a spy sent by the Eastern Wei Dynasty because of his peculiar manners.

Seeing Yuwentai was the seventh day after being imprisoned, which can be regarded as Xiao Yu's fate, just when Yuwentai went to Chang'an to discuss politics, someone reported to him that a person who claimed to be a messenger sent by Xiao Duo, the king of Xiangdong in Southern Liang, was locked up, and Yuwentai was very interested and said that he wanted to meet him.

The towering palace is surrounded by tall courtyard walls, surrounded by warriors and palace maids, Xiao Yu feels that the majestic momentum in this Chang'an City is much larger than the Jiankang City in his own Jiangnan courtyard, it is almost to be described as huge, especially people who have seen big scenes, but when they came to the first city of this Guanzhong, they found themselves so lonely and unheard of, and they had never seen the world. Thorn can imagine what it would be like to go to Luoyang, thinking of this, he actually has a strong desire to travel all over China. (In the end, he really got his wish)

In a side hall, Xiao Yu was brought here to wait for the summons, just such a side hall, he felt that it was more luxurious than the main hall of his house, the thick pillars, the luxurious carpet of the Western Regions, the dazzling variety of words and paintings, the splendid patterns on the screen, the furniture in the hall, Xiao Yu, the son of the Jiangnan royal family, was like a countryman entering the city, he was amazed by these extremely luxurious things, and even felt that even every palace maid here looked like a fairy, and every warrior was tall and mighty.

Just as he was thinking wildly, he saw a handsome and dashing man in his thirties walking in with a large number of people, Xiao Yu quickly got up and knelt down to him, and said: "Xiao Yu, the envoy of the Liang State and the Marquis of Zhijiang, has seen the adult. He didn't know Yu Wentai, so he wasn't sure if this person was Yu Wentai himself, so in order to prevent misunderstanding, he changed the other party to an adult.

The old god Yuwentai walked to the main seat, sat down, and the palace maid hurriedly served towels, tea, and pastries. Yu Wentai wiped his hands with a towel and asked, "You are the envoy of Nanliang?" Anyway, what's the matter with me? Xiao Yu looked up at him with a little surprise, and Xie Sichun on the side smiled and said: "This is our Prime Minister of Wei State, Shangzhu State Datsuka Zai, Lord Yuwen." Xiao Yu hurriedly knelt down with him and shouted, "Prime Minister Yuwen, please save our Liang Guo." ”

Yu Wentai asked curiously: "I know a little bit about your emperor Xiao Yan, but can a small Hou Jing have such destructive power?" Want you to come to us for help? Xiao Yu cried and said: "Prime Minister, don't hide it, my grandfather has been killed by Hou Jing, and now he is also gathering rebels to capture Jiangling, if Jiangling is lost, the last barrier of our Liang State will be gone, and from then on, it will really become this clown Hou Jing can show off his power in Jiangdong." Therefore, my uncle, King Xiangdong, sent me to ask for help from the prime minister, hoping that Wei could lend a helping hand to quell the rebellion and recover the lost territory. ”

At this moment, Yu Wentai looked at Xiao Yu and felt that he was like a piece of fat meat, which he brought to his mouth to eat, and he was secretly excited in his heart. Originally, the tug-of-war with Gao Huan made him almost unable to support it, and now if he can take advantage of the weakness to take Nanliang, then he will be completely sure of dealing with the Eastern Wei Dynasty in the future, but with his current real situation, he can't send extra men and horses to support Nanliang to fight Hou Jing, but he can't let Xiao Yu know about this situation, and he wants to sign an alliance with Nanliang to maximize the benefits of the alliance to ensure that he gets the most lucrative results.

Yuwentai didn't speak, and Xie Sichun on the side said: "It's not impossible for us to help you Liang Guo fight and eliminate Hou Jing, but what's the benefit of us working hard like this?" "These two have already discussed in advance to sing double reeds, one with a white face and the other with a red face. Xiao Yu said very sincerely: "As long as your country can help this time, my uncle said that in the future, I will serve you as our suzerain, and I will pay tribute every year." ”

Xie Sichun said angrily: "Xiao Duo is speaking lightly, just a few simple words, we are going to go out to give him birth and death?" What we mean by the Prime Minister is that since the two countries have signed an alliance, we must show practical sincerity and not think about taking advantage of it. Xiao Yu hurriedly replied: "Don't dare, don't dare, since my uncle asked me to come to ask for help, he must have twelve points of sincerity, if you have any conditions, just put forward, I will send someone to report back to my uncle immediately, so that he can decide." ”

Xie Sichun was even more angry when he heard this: "It turns out that you are just a messenger, so how can we continue to talk?" Please go back and change to someone who can call the shots, it's really a waste of time. After saying that, he looked like he was going to ask Yuwentai to leave, Xiao Yu was anxious when he saw it, and hurriedly leaned over and asked: "My lord stays, although I can't make decisions on some major matters, it can be used as a channel for communication between the two countries." Besides, now that Hou Jingbing is in the city, if I go back and send someone to come again, I'm afraid it's too late, so what else can I talk about? ”

Yuwentai got up expressionlessly and left without saying a word, Xie Sichun turned back to Xiao Yu with a blank face when he left: "Alas, I'm afraid we can't help, you better go back early and see if you can help." With that, he turned around and left.

Xiao Yu was completely stunned at this time, people didn't want to talk to him at all, in this case, he couldn't get any help in Western Wei at all, and Xiao Duo's fate was to be wiped out by Hou Jing, and the entire Liang State would be destroyed. How is this good, I knew that Yuwentai would be like this, it is better to go to Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, maybe he may help himself.

It can only be said that a son-in-law like Xiao Yu is sometimes too naïve, and he will not give favors to people for no reason like God Gao Huan, the people in power are relied on by all the people, and every word and deed must be for the sake of their own people, without the premise of interests and benefits, who will help you for no reason, if such a person comes, it is best to keep an eye on it, this person must have a ghost in his heart.

That night, he stayed in his room in the post house and thought hard about how to let Yuwentai see him again, so that he could send troops to help Liang Guo. However, he did not have the confidence to give an affirmative answer to the conditions put forward by Yu Wentai. Just as he sighed and sighed, someone outside the door asked the messenger of the inn, "May I ask where is Lord Xiao Yuxiao's room?" One of them replied, "Oh, you mean the envoy of the Southern Liang Kingdom, and here you are." Xiao Yu felt that someone was looking for him, and at this moment someone knocked on the door.

Xiao Yu tidied up his clothes, smoothed his complexion, and then hurriedly went to open the door, only to see a young man who looked like a scholar standing in front of the door, and asked him with a smile: "May I ask if it is Lord Xiao Yuxiao?" Xiao Yu hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Isn't it just below, dare to ask Mr. ......?" A little boy behind the scholar hurriedly said: "My husband is a staff member of Prime Minister Yuwen, Master Su Suisu." Su Sui turned around and said, "Just talk too much, give me a good stay." ”

Xiao Yu knew that Yuwentai's two major staff: Xie Sichun and Su Sui, this Xie Sichun he had already seen in the morning, and now he saw that Su Sui was indeed a worthy talent, so he hurriedly turned sideways and let him into the room and said: "It turned out to be Lord Su, I have been looking up for a long time, please come into the room and talk." This is the entourage of servants with Xiao Yu coming in, and Xiao Yu asked him to hurry up and prepare tea and pastries.

The two sat down separately, Xiao Yu raised his hand and saluted again: "I don't know if Lord Su's visit is far away, and I hope to forgive my sins, I don't know what Lord Su is looking for?" Su Sui smiled and said: "Lord Xiao is too polite, you are a guest from afar, I as the host should be a little bit of the friendship of the landlord, I came here today to invite Lord Xiao to my house for a banquet, although the humble house in the lower is simple and narrow, not as luxurious as Lord Xiao's house, but in the next I really want to make friends with Lord Xiao." ”

Xiao Yu was naturally very happy when he heard this, but at this moment he was also worried and said: "Although I am also very happy to make friends with Master Su, but I am here this time with a heavy responsibility, I can't hide it, our situation is very critical, this time I came to ask for help in the hope that Prime Minister Yuwen can help us tide over the difficulties, but ...... I was so anxious that I really didn't have the mood to go to the Daofu, and I hoped that Lord Su would forgive me. Su Sui had long known that the morning's meeting had ended without a hitch, and he had originally been asked by Yuwentai to probe Xiao Yu's tone, so that he could know where Nanliang's bottom line was, so that he could be blackmailed in a targeted manner later. 、

Therefore, Su Yu invited Xiao Yu to his home for dinner, which was also Yuwentai's meaning, and Xiao Yu would tell him the truth when the two were close. Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Su Sui said with a smile: "Actually, the friendship with you is for the two countries to help each other and have friendly exchanges in the future, and besides, you will definitely not be able to do this in a day or two, this is an alliance between the two countries, and our Prime Minister naturally has to consider it more carefully, and we can't be careless." Since things can't be done in a short period of time, why don't you open your heart and let me take you to see the scenery of Guanzhong and see the majesty of the Qinling Mountains? ”

Xiao Yu really couldn't be interested in following him on a tour at the moment, but he couldn't refuse all without giving him any face, so he had to say: "Since Lord Su has been kindly invited, I don't dare to refuse." So he got up and asked the servant to prepare his clothes, he wanted to wash up, Su Yu got up and waited in the carriage outside the post house, and it didn't take long for Xiao Yu to appear in bright clothes.

The carriage came all the way to Su Sui's mansion, and it turned out that Su Sui not only invited Xiao Yu today, but also many ministers in the court and China were invited to come, including Xie Sichun. When Xiao Yu and Xie Sichun met, the expression on Xie Sichun's face was very complicated, Xiao Yu greeted him very sincerely, Su Yu whispered to Xiao Yu: "Brother Xiao doesn't have to care, he is such a character, but he will be like this with unfamiliar people, and others are still very good in private." ”

Xiao Yu didn't speak, just nodded, he had mixed feelings in his heart at the moment, it turned out that doing diplomacy and politics was so complicated and so angry, but now that he was weak and came to ask for help, it was understandable to be a little angry, but it was too bad to be rejected before he could speak. If this trip has no effect, then Nanliang will have to wait for destruction.

Before the banquet began, those ministers gathered in a pile of whispers, and from time to time someone looked at Xiao Yu, it seemed that he was already the focus of the audience at the moment, at first he felt at a loss when he was pointed at like this, but then he figured out that since he was here to ask for help, he naturally made as many repercussions as he could, and attracted as many eyes as he could. In this way, Yuwentai and his upper group can pay attention to themselves and know their existence.

Su Sui was very attentive to ask for warmth, Xiao Yu felt a little restrained and nervous about his politeness, and later Su Sui probably felt his uneasiness, so he simply stopped greeting him too much. (To be continued.) )