In Master Song's mansion, tea was served in the living room, and there were two people sitting on one side. One of them had an empty left sleeve, a flat face, his eyes were closed, his face was very pale, and he did not say a word. The other person beside him had a little anxiety in his expression, and it was Yang Fan's right-hand man, Yao Fang.

Yao Fang was also forced to come here, and the emperor's move to reconcile with Yue Shao'an had already made them vigilant, and they were afraid that the emperor would use Yue Shao'an as foreign aid and lead troops to attack Bianliang. Although Yang Fan has not yet torn his face with the emperor, he seems to have become a prince, and the form is more urgent than that of Song Shicheng before the war. And he and Yue Shaoan took over the revenge of killing his wife, and it may not be easy to make peace.

However, although Yang Fan knew that there were many difficulties, he did not intend to give up, because he could not start a war with Yue Shao'an now, once the war started, then it would be a snipe and a clam to fight, no matter who he or Yue Shao'an could win, the last one who would be proud must be the emperor. He knew that Yue Shao'an was a lover, and sometimes he came by his own temperament, otherwise, he would not have only led a few thousand cavalry to chase him down and almost capture him alive.

Moreover, Gao Chong, who he thought was the quality in his hands now, has become a hot potato at this moment, and after being tortured many times, Gao Chong has not said a word, and it is obviously impossible to get the confidential information of Song Shicheng from Gao Chong. Even later, Gao Chong simply went on a hunger strike without eating or drinking, and if he hadn't forced people to pour some thin food into it, he would have died by now. However, even so, Gao Chong is now so thin that he is only skinny and bones, and his whole face has collapsed.

After learning that Yue Shao'an had returned to Song Shicheng, Yang Fan did not plan to continue the bad relationship with him. If Gao Chong died in his own hands again, Yang Fan didn't know that there was still room for maneuver with Yue Shao'an, so he thought about it again and again, and discussed it with his advisers. Someone suggested that Gao Chong should be given to the emperor and this hot potato would be passed on to others, so that Yue Shao'an's anger could be transferred. But Yao Fang strongly objected, not to mention that the emperor's treachery would definitely not fall for this kind of trick, that is, the emperor really fell for the trick, Yue Shao'an would only hate Yang Fan even more, and if he wanted to compare, he would definitely not take the lead in starting a war with the emperor to benefit them. If you treat others as fools, you will be the most stupid one. Therefore, Yao Fang asked for his life and was willing to personally send Gao Chong back, so as to achieve the intention of reconciliation between the two sides.

After Yang Fan deeply studied the pros and cons, he felt that Yao Fang's method was the safest, so he followed his advice and ordered him to send Gao Chong back, and at the same time prepared gold, silver, silk, wine and beauty as a congratulatory message for the emperor's return home.

However, since Yao Fang came here, he saw that the soldiers he knew in the past were very hostile to him, if he didn't know what Yue Shao'an meant, he would have already rushed up and cut him into meat paste. Those soldiers are like this, so what will happen to Yue Shao'an? This made him feel bottomless, and the enthusiasm when he volunteered was also cooled down by this cold gaze full of murderous intent for a while, from entering the city to Song Shifu, the contact between his butt and the chair until now, it has made him cold and anxious.

Along the way, Yao Fang deliberately got close to Gao Chong, and from time to time mentioned the old feelings of fighting against the Jin soldiers at the time of Qingshan, however, Gao Chong has always been cold and silent, although on the way back, Gao Chong no longer seems to be in Kaifeng Bianliang when he does not eat, drink or smile, and even eat a lot of wine and meat, and occasionally say something, but always with a strange smile when facing him, in Yao Fang, it is more uncomfortable than his previous dead face.

The hot face was attached to Gao Chong's cold buttocks, and after a long time, Yao Fang decided that his face seemed to have some butt smell, which made him feel very unhappy in his heart, and later, the words of the two gradually decreased, and developed into the current appearance, Gao Chong closed his eyes tightly, and when he faced him, he directly ignored it. Even if he returned to the Song Mansion, it was still the same......

Yao Fang glanced at Gao Chong, and he was not interested in taking a second look, this strategy was proposed by him against public opinion, if he retreated halfway, then after going back, what kind of face would he have, and his status would probably be much worse than before, so he could only wait hard.

Time passed very slowly with him, and during the time he was waiting for Yue Shao'an, his body seemed to be unwell, sweating profusely, his stomach was tumbling, and there was no place in his body that was right. He had already looked up at the sun outside the white window, but he felt that there was no bargain, as if time had stood still. Just when he was impatient and stood up and paced back and forth, Yue Shaoan and Zhuo Yan came slowly and appeared in front of the door of the living room.

After Yao Fang saw it, he hurriedly walked over, saluted, and said, "Xiaguan has seen the emperor!" ”

Yue Shaoan lightly bowed his forehead, with a smile, and said, "Don't be polite, talk inside." As he spoke, he turned back to the maid who was guarding on the side and said, "Look at the tea!" With that, he went straight inside.

The living room has always been as noble as an old monk, after hearing the word emperor, Huo Ran opened his eyes and looked towards the door, when he saw Yue Shao'an's gradually approaching figure, it was still a white shirt, embroidered with gold wire patterns, only a jade belt around his waist, no other decorations, and his slender figure was nearly a head higher than Zhuo Yan beside him. The familiar figure made him feel like a world away, and Gao Chong's eyes that had been emotionless for a long time were suddenly soaked with tears, and Huo Ran stood up.

Of course, Yue Shao'an also saw him, and under the similarity between the two, Yue Shao'an took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions, and then nodded slightly.

Gao Chong understood, forcibly endured the excitement in his heart, and slowly sat back. looked at Zhuo Yan again, Zhuo Yan's eyes were also red, and he showed a happy smile at him.

Gao Chong bit his lip and nodded heavily.

Yue Shao'an went to the middle seat first and sat down calmly, and waited until Zhuo Yan sat next to Gao Chong at the bottom of the seat, and then beckoned Yao Fang to sit down. Yao Fang could only sit opposite Zhuo Yan. In the Song Dynasty, Zhuo Yan's authority and status are much higher than Gao Chong, but he falls under Gao Chong, if he sits opposite Gao Chong, he will appear disrespectful to Zhuo Yan, so he can only sit opposite Zhuo Yan, so that he seems to be a little shorter than Gao Chong. was a prisoner of the stairs before, but now he has pressed himself, this feeling makes Yao Fang feel a little crying and laughing, life is so dramatic, sometimes he has no choice but to carry it.

He coughed lightly twice and cleared his throat, firstly, to relieve the discomfort in his heart, and secondly, to attract Yue Shaoan's attention, until Yue Shao'an looked at him. Yao Fang arched his hand and said: "This time I was ordered to come, firstly, I was sent by the superior, and secondly, I haven't seen the emperor for many years and want to come to visit......

Yao Fang originally felt that his opening remarks were very decent, and he invisibly equated Yang Fan's status with Yue Shao'an, and also put a high hat on Yue Shao'an, just ask who doesn't like to listen to good words. However, as soon as he finished his opening remarks and was about to get to the point, Yue Shaoan laughed and said, "Yao Fang, it's also true, it's rare for you to have this heart." What's so difficult about this, since that's the case, then don't go back when you come this time. Let's get together and take a trip to Bianliang, I want you to be very hospitable, and I've had enough of this time. It is inevitable to return the gift and thanks, and further the friendship of the landlord. I have to treat him as you did, and treat you in turn, right? ”

Gao Chong was already very moved by Zhuo Yan's actions, and when he heard Yue Shaoan say this, he was even more grateful in his heart. He was taken captive to Bianliang, he was a prisoner of war, and he came back with shame, but he didn't expect Mr. Yue to mention this matter at all, and it was like this immediately, these words sounded like they were scaring Yao Fang, but in fact they were said to him, so that he didn't have to be humiliated by this matter. The sentence "Gao Chong Bianliang swims" hit him directly, making Gao Chong want to jump under Yue Shao'an's knee and cry for a while. However, he understood that this place was out of place, so he just looked at Yue Shaoan gratefully and didn't say anything.

At this moment, Gao Chongben's psychology has become a little dark after being captured, and he is much better. But Yao Fang was the opposite of him, and he was miserable in his heart, he had made a good slap on the back, but he didn't expect to be slapped on the horse's leg and kicked back. Let him feel stuffy in his chest, but it is not easy to refute, since Yue Shaoan dares to say so, he is naturally not afraid of his displeasure. If you anger the other party and are beheaded, won't you be wronged, and then you will shout a few times "Twenty years later, another hero" or "Don't cut it off", what is the effect. will inevitably end up being someone else's laughing stock after death. Listening to Yue Shao'an's words, it was clear that he did not admit that Gao Chong was taken captive and returned by them, and it would be too unintentional for him to insist on this point again and again. The facts are in front of him, why bother to be more truthful in his words, so he endured the depression in his heart and said: "Thank you for the emperor's love, it's just that Yao Fang is now in the army, and he is no longer the original Yao Fang, even if he has a heart, he is also busy with official affairs......

Yue Shao'an tapped lightly on the armrest of the chair with one hand, patiently listened to Yao Fang's words, raised his eyelids suddenly, and said, "Yao Fang, you have done things under me before, you should understand my character." Let's put it bluntly, what did Yang Fan ask you to do? If it's just a flattering horse, your kung fu is really worse, and let Yang Fan be replaced. ”

Yao Fang was stunned for a moment, then arched his hand and said, "The emperor is quick to speak, so he will speak directly." General Yang Fan ordered me to come this time because he wanted to repair the old relationship with the emperor, after all, he ...... at the beginning."

"Enough!" Yue Shaoan suddenly raised his hand and said, "What kind of calculation Yang Fan made, I already understand, you don't need to say more." From repairing the old to talking lightly, the hatred of killing his wife, and the hatred of siege, can it be solved so simply? Don't talk about these useless things, just show your sincerity. ”

Yao Fang didn't expect Yue Shao'an to be so direct, this time, he also thought that if he wanted to talk to Yue Shao'an, he would have to pay some price, so Yang Fan brought him 10,000 taels of gold this time for him to use in the upper and lower halls, but unfortunately he didn't have time to do these things, he was forced to this point by Yue Shao'an, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, then let's make a real deal with the emperor in the next place." This time, General Yang Fan ordered him to offer 10,000 taels of gold to show his heart......"

"Ten thousand taels of gold...... Hehe......" Yue Shaoan smiled softly and said, "What a lot of money." Yao Fang, does my Song Shicheng seem to be a place where there is a shortage of money? ”

Yao Fang took a deep breath and said, "The wealth of Song Shicheng is comparable to the world, so money is not important to the emperor, but as I have said before, this is a small gift to meet. Before he came, he had ordered people to purchase 100,000 quintals of grain in Sichuan and Shu, and I don't know if the emperor was satisfied with this gift? ”

Before Yue Shao'an could speak, Zhuo Yan took the lead in showing surprise, his eyebrows turned sharply, he was shocked, and when he opened his mouth to speak, he saw Yue Shao'an smile faintly, and said: "In this way, I can still see a little bit of your sincerity." Okay, you go back and tell Yang Fan that if you want to resolve your grudge, how can it be so simple. Not to mention the revenge of killing my wife, even if all this gold and food also want to buy my lives with so many dead and wounded? He was too whimsical, and I took the grain and gold. I'll also give him some time to plead guilty. There you go......"

"This ...... Emperor ......"

Yao Fang was choked back, and before he could say something, Yue Shaoan had already waved his hand and ordered the expulsion. He had no choice but to get up and leave, and when he left, he said: "Emperor, this time I also brought a lot of northern beauties, General Yang Fan ordered that I must dedicate myself to the emperor in person, and I hope that the emperor will smile and accept ......it."

Yue Shaoan pinched his chin, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, bring people up!" ”

"Yes!" Yao Fang nodded, walked to the door, and said to his entourage, and after a while, he saw more than ten women walking up slowly, with green veils on their faces, picturesque eyebrows, light figures, hips and willow waists, and the half-hidden and half-exposed tulle dresses, which were even more tempting......

Yao Fang looked at Yue Shao'an with a satisfied smile on his face, and then his mood eased a little and he retreated. Yue Shaoan called someone to take him to see Wen Chengfang to deliver the grain money.

After Yao Fang left, Yue Shaoan ordered someone to bring the dozen or so outstanding women to the backyard and hand them over to Ruan Lianmeng. Seeing this, Zhuo Yan frowned, and said: "Mr. Yue, Yang Fan is too puzzling to do this, those who sent some gold and silver in the past, he sent military rations so wantonly, but it was too suspicious. ”

Yue Shao'an looked at the northern sky and said, "Yang Fan is doing this for the emperor." He still doesn't dare to tear his face with the emperor, and he is afraid that the emperor will use troops against him without scruples, so he does this so that there is no gap between him and us except the emperor, so that the emperor does not dare to move lightly. Moreover, the grain can't be purchased now, in my opinion, he has already ordered people to buy grain in the land of Sichuan and Shu, originally for his own use, but now the emperor has been on strict guard against him, and it is impossible for the grain to be transported back, so he has done a favor......."

Zhuo Yan nodded, but stopped talking. Yue Shaoan looked at him, smiled softly, and said, "Are you worried that I will receive those dozen women?" Afraid that I will be addicted to beauty? ”

Zhuo Yan shook his head and said, "I know what Mr. Yue is like......

"Hehe......" Yue Shaoan smiled: "Don't worry." Since Yang Fan sent someone here, if I don't accept it, it will make him scruples, but the woman he sent can't be sorry, how many heroes in ancient times died on the belly of a woman. The reason why I didn't go to Yuqian to control it and handed it over to Mercy Meng, with your cleverness, can't you see the reason? ”

Zhuo Yan suddenly said, "Yes." Mrs. Mercy has a strong temperament, and if she knows that it is someone sent by Yang Fan, she will take strict care of her......"

Yue Shaoan nodded and said, "I could have rewarded these women to the generals, but as soon as they come, the big war is imminent, so don't let them indulge in women." Second, we don't know anything about the origin of these women, so we have to be careful about them, so let's let them stay in the backyard! With that, Yue Shaoan set his sights on Gao Chong.

Gao Chong had been holding back his emotions and listened to them finish talking about business, when he stepped forward with a cry and shouted: "Mr. Yue......" After that, he couldn't cry. "Poof!" Life knelt down.

Yue Shaoan hurriedly helped him up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back......" As he spoke, looking at his empty sleeves, somehow, his heart was also sour, and his eyes were a little red.

The three of them did not reveal their true feelings until this time, recounting their parting feelings. After a long time, Zhuo Yan touched his tears and said with a smile: "Okay, okay!" Gao Chong, you're still so useless, what are the manly crying about, let's have a good drink tonight and give you a ......"

Gao nodded heavily, only to know that he even said, "Hmm! ”

Yue Shao'an grabbed the arms of the two of them and said, "Why wait until night, it's time for lunch now." Go ...... now."

At the dinner table, the mood of the three gradually stabilized. Yue Shao'an asked Zhuo Yan to tell Gao Chong about his plan to use troops in Dali. Gao Chong just listened, but did not express any opinion.

This meal lasted for two hours before it was over. Gao Chongwei was a little drunk, and his thin body looked as if it would fly away if it was gently blown by the wind. However, a pair of eyes were full of excitement, which was not only bitter to see, but also a little more moved.

The big war was imminent, and there were still many official duties to be busy in the afternoon, so neither Yue Shaoan nor Zhuo Yan could drink much. After sending Gao Chong back, Yue Shao'an and Zhuo Yan whispered a few words, and said, "I'm going to see someone." Zhang Heng and Wuhan Ran, you can go and convey my meaning to them. ”

Zhuo Yan knew who Yue Shao'an was going to see, so he was not surprised, nodded heavily, and said, "Mr. Yue, don't worry. ”

Yue Shaoan patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm glad you've been suffering these days." ”

Zhuo Yan shook his head and said, "Mr. Yue, don't say that. Zhuo Yan has long regarded Mr. Yue as a master and a father. To be able to get Mr. Yue's trust, Zhuo Yan's liver and brain are ......"

"Okay, okay......" Yue Shaoan waved his hand and said with a smile: "I understand your intentions...... There you go......"

Zhuo Yan saluted and left.

Yue Shao'an paced slowly, and said in his heart: "He should already be waiting for me now......