Early the next morning, Dali City bid farewell to the windy and sunny weather for several days, and the wind has been blowing since midnight. The autumn breeze blew through the tips of the hair, cool with a bit of chill. Gao Chong stood in front of the post house, looking at Luo Hongmin who was driving away, and stared at it for a long time. A few raindrops fell, first intermittently, and gradually more. The autumn rain has finally arrived......

In a rainy autumn season like this, people always feel a little desolate in their hearts. The strings of memories of joy and pain, like pearls buried in the sand, occasionally plucked open, always show a dazzling light in the daylight, sometimes beautiful, sometimes weird.

Gao Chong looked at Luo Hongmin's traces of driving that had disappeared in the rain, and was a little faintly distracted. In fact, he was very envious of Luo Hongmin, if it weren't for the other purpose of this trip to Dali, he even wanted to let himself bear this charge and go back. Although as the person in charge here, his return and Luo Hongmin's return will be completely different in the eyes of others, but he really doesn't care about these. All he cared about was those people in Song Shicheng, Yue Shao'an, Zhuo Yan, and Li Qingqin...... These people are the existence that he cares about the most. He dreamed of being with them, but unfortunately he couldn't.

Shaking off his slightly wet hair, Gao Chong came back to his senses and looked at the sky, the time was almost up. He waved his hand lightly, beckoned his entourage, and said, "Let's go, let's go to the palace!" ”

The attendant looked at him and said in surprise, "My lord, are you going like this?" ”

Gao Chong looked down, only to find that his clothes were already wet. couldn't help but pat his forehead, how could Duan Yiming also be the king of a country, if he went to see him like this, it would be inappropriate after all, so he waved his hand and said, "Let's go after changing clothes!" ”

When the group came to the palace, Duan Yiming continued as usual, first invited Gao Chong to the study, and the two talked alone. Regarding Song Shicheng's purpose this time, there are some questions, and he still doesn't want his subordinates to know. Gao Chong and he both know it, but the two of them don't break it. In the study, Gao Chong sat down, and after being polite, Duan Yiming asked straight to the point: "Regarding yesterday's incident, has Master Gao figured out how to explain to me?" ”

Gao Chong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the main envoy of this matter is Deputy Envoy Luo Hongmin, who has made an opinion, and the foreign minister has already punished him. ”

Duan Yiming's face sank, and he said: "Since the culprit has been found out, and the crime was committed in Dali, then I won't work for Lord Gao." Please also ask Lord Gao to hand over the person, and I will strictly handle it in accordance with the law. ”

After hearing this, Gao Chong still smiled, and said, "It's really unfortunate, if Your Majesty had said it earlier, the foreign minister would have handed it over to you." It's a pity that when I found out last night, I was too angry, so I ordered someone to punish Na Luo Hongmin with a cane of forty, and now I have sent it back to my emperor to punish the crime. ”

Duan Yiming already knew that he had sent Luo Hongmin away in the early morning, and he also deduced that he would inevitably convict Luo Hongmin, and now when he heard him say this, he couldn't help but smile coldly, and said: "Lord Gao is really a good means, no wonder Yue Shao'an will send you here." Heroes out of boys......"

Gao Chong directly praised Duan Yiming's sarcasm, accepted it calmly, smiled modestly, and said, "Your Majesty has a good reputation. Song Shicheng is full of talents, so I am the most useless to count my nobleness, and now I am missing an arm, I am already a wasted person, but I am no longer competent, so it is my turn to do this envoy. I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed to ......."

Gao Chong can listen to sarcasm as a sycophant. Duan Yiming is not good, he has been in a high position for a long time, and he can hear someone talking to him like this. If it weren't for the fact that he had always had a good self-cultivation, and he had always thought that Yue Shao'an had fire on him and couldn't start a war, so he made Gao Chong embarrassed everywhere in order to vent his anger, so he couldn't help but not get angry. Regarding the bombardment of the palace gate, since Song Shicheng has already given an explanation, although this explanation is perfunctory, he does not plan to pursue it anymore. skipped this matter and said directly: "Song Shicheng asked for 200,000 loads of grain for no reason, and I have already discussed it with the ministers yesterday. This matter is categorically ......"

Gao Chong's face changed, and he said: "In this way, is Dali going to openly break with my Song Shicheng?" ”

Duan Yiming looked at Gao Chong's excited expression, his heart was slightly balanced, and then said, "Don't worry, Lord Gao, I haven't finished my words yet. If it doesn't work, but it's still okay to borrow it. If Song Shicheng borrowed 200,000 loads of grain from Dali, as a state of friendship, and Yue Shao'an was my Dali's horse, of course it was incumbent on him......"

Gao Chong frowned and said, "Borrow? When does Your Majesty intend us to return it? ”

"This can be discussed later, I mean when Song Shicheng has surplus grain, it will be returned, but this matter still needs to be discussed by the court before it is decided." Duan Yiming said, touching the beard on his chin, and his expression was very calm.

Gao Chong closed his eyes and carefully thought about the cause and effect of the matter, and then it was time to test him, as an envoy, if all went well, then he was just a messenger, and only in the face of difficulties could he show his talents. Gao Chong knew that Yue Shao'an had extremely high expectations for him this time, and the matter here also gave him great autonomy. However, the more this is the case, the more he feels that the responsibility on his shoulders is great, and he doesn't know what variables this will bring to Song Shicheng's use of troops in Dali. Therefore, for a while, it was a little difficult to decide.

Duan Yiming looked at his contemplative appearance, and said that Gao Chong was afraid that it would not be possible to explain to Yue Shao'an, so he couldn't make a decision. He is also very satisfied with the countermeasures he came up with after thinking all night that can give the other party a headache. It's a pity that Duan Yiming didn't know that it was his self-righteous move, but he passively let Yue Shaoan use it, making Dali almost lose more than half.

It's just that Gao Chong didn't have the ability to anticipate the opportunity, and at the moment he was still thinking hard about whether he agreed to this matter or not.

Duan Yiming waited for him quietly, and it wasn't until a long time later that he said softly: "You also know the rules of the three-day dynasty in Dali, there is an early dynasty today, and the time is almost up." Can you give me an answer? ”

Gao Chong gritted his teeth and said, "Just do what Your Majesty wants!" ”

Hearing the noble made this difficult decision. The expression on Duan Yiming's face instantly became pleasant, and in this round of confrontation, he finally occupied the top. turned the grain into borrowed grain, of course he didn't expect Yue Shao'an to return it, but, in this way, for him, there were two more benefits, one is, now Song Shicheng has changed from being forced to give grain to Dali, to becoming a creditor, but this reputation is much better. Moreover, he did not believe that he would make peace with Yue Shaoan once and for all. In his opinion, sooner or later, he will have to fight with Yue Shao'an, so when the time comes, he will have an excuse, and he will be famous. Of course, this opportunity may not be used, but it is better than nothing.

Before the early court, Gao Chong returned to the outside of the palace. This is also what Duan Yiming meant, he didn't want the ministers to see that he, the emperor, was with the Dali envoys, and when the time came, it would cause him to misunderstand, thinking that he valued Dali very much, so he didn't dare to raise objections.

Of course, Gao Chong didn't care about these details, but as soon as he left the palace gate, some of his subordinates hurriedly stepped forward to report that Song Shicheng's urgent secret letter had just been delivered. Gao Chong didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly found a secluded place, asked someone to hand over the secret letter, spread it out and looked at it, Gao Chong was shocked, only to see that it was written that when Yunliang was in the clouds, it must be sent from Shicheng County.

At first glance, Gao Chong thought that Yue Shao'an had already known that Duan Yiming had changed the grain to borrow grain. However, after thinking about it, I understood. This time, Yue Shao'an asked him to ask for grain, which was obviously inevitable, so the matter of sending grain from Shicheng County had nothing to do with the premise of borrowing and asking for food. Thinking of this, he was relieved and hurried up.