In the first year of Taixing, at the beginning of November, as the wedding date was getting closer and closer, guests from all over the world came to Jicheng.

On the roads leading to Jicheng, people come and go.

Zhang Bin, the envoy of Xiangguo, traveled all the way north under the protection of Ran Zhan and finally arrived in Jicheng.

"Strategist, what should we do next?" Ran Zhan said with some worry.

"Don't worry, let's find an inn first."

Since entering Jicheng, Zhang Bin has completely relieved himself. He knew very well in his heart that it was impossible for Liaodong not to know the whereabouts of the envoy of Xiangguo, and since he had not sent troops to intercept it until now, it showed that both sides were interested in contact.

Soon the people of Xiangguo came to a vast inn, in which the building used to live alone was five floors, and dozens of men were busy in front of the door, constantly introducing guests to the inn. Soon, three men stepped forward to greet Zhang Bin and the others, one was responsible for inquiring, one was responsible for leading the carriage to the back stable for placement, and the last person was responsible for helping to place the luggage.

After choosing a room, Zhang Bin walked out of the inn with Ran Zhan and came to the largest restaurant in Jicheng.

In ancient times, when you go to a strange place and want to inquire about the news, there is no more suitable than a restaurant where three religions and nine streams gather.

Walking into the second floor of the restaurant, Zhang Bin found a window seat and sat down, and after ordering some wine and food, he didn't move, just looked at the crowd coming and going downstairs intently.

Ran Zhan ate and drank by himself for a while, and suddenly found that Zhang Bin on the opposite side barely moved his chopsticks, and couldn't help but ask, "Strategist, what are you looking at?" Why don't you eat it? The food in the restaurant is well cooked and delicious! ”

Zhang Bin shook his head and ignored Ran Zhan, who was like a foodie, and still stared intently at the flow of people outside the window. After observation, he had roughly figured out the details of Liaodong.

From the calm demeanor of the pedestrians on the street, it can be seen that the people in Liaodong are politically harmonious and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Moreover, the clothes worn by the people of Liaodong are almost unpatched, and there is no hunger on their faces, which shows how rich Liaodong is.

"Liaodong is really thriving!" Zhang Bin looked at it for a long time, and finally turned into a sigh.

Ran Zhan, who was eating Haisai, also stopped when he heard this, and suddenly said: "Wei Zhenbei is worthy of being a big hero among my Jin people, and the people of the world are happy to follow him." Hate only hates a certain life at the wrong time, otherwise I will definitely go to him, where is the use of recognizing Hu Lu as a father, really shame on the ancestors. ”

Ran Zhan also dared to say this in front of Zhang Bin in private, if he changed the venue or the parties, he would never reveal the slightest.

Sure enough, Zhang Bin didn't seem to hear anything, just thinking about his own thoughts. How did Ran Zhan know, not only was he unwilling to be alone, in fact, Zhang Bin would sigh that his life was not good in the dead of night. After the outbreak of the Yongjia Rebellion that year, Zhang Bin saw that there were no heroes in the Han family, only Shi Le, a man of the Han family, had the capital of a hero, and Zhang Mengsun, who was no longer confused, resolutely chose to take refuge in Shi Le.

Now Zhang Bin still remembers how high-spirited he was back then, "I have seen many capable people, and only General Hu (referring to Shile) can achieve great things with him." ”

However, he didn't expect that only a few years after he took refuge in Shile, Wei Shuo was born, and he regained most of the north with a corner of Liaodong, and even suppressed the 'Ming Lord' he chose to death.

It's a pity that the world is the only regret medicine that is difficult to buy, and since you have chosen the wrong path, you can only go on hard. Over the years, Zhang Bin has seen very clearly that Wei Shuo is a monarch who adheres to the distinction of Huayi, and once he unifies China in the future, people like him who work hard for Hu Lu will never end well, and raiding the family and exterminating the clan are the lightest punishments.

Every time he woke up in the middle of the night, Zhang Bin would be scared into a cold sweat, and he saw countless times in his dreams that the men, women and children of the Nanhe Zhang family were killed by the Liaodong Army and countless Hulu pits.

"This is heaven and heaven, my Huaxia!"

It is strange that Zhang Bin and Ran Zhan are both envoys of Xiangguo, but they are both happy about the prosperity of Liaodong. This is not difficult to understand, before the Wei and Jin dynasties, Hu Lu had always been despised by the Central Plains, and most Han people looked down on Hu Lu and did not think that Hu Lu had the ability to win the Central Plains.

Until the Yongjia Rebellion occurred, the Great Jin Dynasty was destroyed by Hulu, completely knocking Huaxia from the high altar to the dust, and some people with lofty ideals in China began to succumb to Hulu for various reasons, but the deep-rooted sense of superiority in their hearts never disappeared.

Therefore, seeing that Liaodong was strong, even as an enemy, Zhang Bin and Ran Dan couldn't help but be happy and proud of it.

"Yes! The sky is endless, and every time in life and death, there are always heroes who come to the world! ”

Just as Zhang Bin and Ran Dan were drinking and chatting, they saw two more guests walking up to the second floor. The middle-aged man seemed to be a short man with a skin disease, and it was obvious that he was familiar with the place, and he quickly ordered a good dish and greeted his companions.

After the guy left, Yan Ying couldn't help but ask Song Pei: "Zhongye, do you think Da Sima will agree to Liangzhou's request this time?" ”

"Don't rush to see Da Sima first, I'll go talk to Wen Ji and Jing Qian first, and if the two of them don't think it's a big problem, then talk to Da Sima directly." Song Pei suggested.

"Looking for Pei Wenji and Gao Jing to move forward? Can the two of them call the shots? "When she came to Liaodong for the first time, she didn't understand the power structure of Liaodong, and thought that Sima Weishuo was in power.

"Hehe, Yanyu doesn't know, although Da Sima is famous, he is not a power-hungry person, he trusts the four important ministers of Liaodong very much. With Pei Wei and Mo Han leading the position of the left and right Changshi, he is fully responsible for the government affairs of Liaodong, and he does not need to personally go out for general specific affairs. ”

"Let's talk about this matter just to ask Liaodong for support, as long as Pei Changshi agrees, this matter will be done nine times out of ten. If you add the assistance of Gao Junshi from the side, it will be almost nine out of ten. ”

Hearing this, she pondered for a while, and she had to think that what Song Pei said was very reasonable. Go directly to Wei Shuo to talk, in case of rejection, wouldn't there be even a chance to ease. On the contrary, if Pei Wei and Gao Zhan were convinced, presumably Wei Shuo would not ignore the opinions of his two important ministers.

"Alas, speaking of which, Liangzhou's strength is too weak, and he can't even handle a small Western Regions."

Speaking of this, both of them couldn't help but stop talking, looking at the crowd coming and going downstairs, they suddenly became sad. Compared with Liaodong, Liangzhou is really not worth mentioning.

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When envoys from all sides gathered in Jicheng, Wei Shuo rarely had leisure to feast on the first scholars who had just joined Liaodong last year. A large number of young talents have appeared in this group of scholars, especially Huang Fu Zhen, Xie Ai, and Yang Hu, Huang Fu Zhen needless to say that he has been following Wei Shuo's side, acting as a portable secretary, and getting great exercise.

As the most outstanding student of the Martial Arts Academy, Yang Que not only received the sword awarded by Wei Shuo after graduation, but also interned with Lu Chang, the director of the Military Administration, in the General's Mansion, and later participated in the formulation of the plan to capture Guanzhong at the beginning of the year. His ability was praised by Lu Chang, calling him 'Wang Zuozhi'.

Although Xie Ai did not get the opportunity to practice, because he studied in the martial arts academy for a year, his knowledge and ability have been greatly improved, and his military strategy has made great progress. Through study, Xie Ai has a deep understanding of the various systems and disciplines of the Liaodong Army, and has laid a solid foundation for future battles.

In addition to the above three outstanding people, Pei Kai, Yang Yu, Feng Yu, Wei Hui, Jia Jian, Yi Yi, and Liang Yuan have also received different trainings, and basically completed the transformation from scholars to bureaucrats and soldiers. This point is particularly important for the scholars who have passed the scientific examination, which is the beginning of the scholars' integration into Liaodong.

Looking at the three young handsome people, Wei Shuo couldn't help but say something about it: "Chu Ji, Shiqiu, and Shijie, tell me, with my usual style of acting, why didn't I send someone to drive the envoy of Xiangguo out of Jicheng this time?" ”

Huang Fuzhen, Yang Ju, and Xie Ai looked at each other a little when they heard this, and they were indeed a little confused about Wei Shuo's move.

Wei Shuo has always been tough on Hu Lu and has never compromised with any Hu Lu, why is he just open to Xiangguo this time? Is it just because of the fear of Shiler?

"The ministers are stupid and can't guess the master's thoughts, so please make the lord clear."

"Hahaha, I don't blame you if I can't guess! In fact, even Shi Rong and Jing Qian didn't guess it. ”

Wei Shuo didn't blame a few young people, this time he had a completely sudden idea, not to mention Xie Ai's three fledgling rookies, even the experienced Pei Wei and the others couldn't guess it. It turned out that Wei Shuo actually had the idea of secretly forcing Zhang Bin to surrender, which was too unbelievable, and Pei Wei, Wen Qiao and others were not optimistic.

But Wei Shuo didn't care, he waited for Zhang Bin to come to the door, and he was sure to force Zhang Bin to surrender. (To be continued.) )