"Hmm!" Zhou Ping nodded, turned around and patted Li Cheng's shoulder gently: "Treasured!" ”

For the people of Tokyo in the late spring of the fourth year of Xuanhe, this is just another pleasant season. People have taken off their heavy winter clothes, and brought their wives and children to the countless beautiful gardens inside and outside the city to rest and play, enjoying the beautiful scenery of nature, more than 100 years of peace has already made the outside of Tokyo full of canals and farmhouses, as if it is a huge garden, and even part of the city wall must make way for the convenience of life - during the Zhenghe period, when Cai Jing was in power, many of the zigzag city walls built by Yizu were changed to straight, It was not until the early years of Jingkang when the Jin soldiers went south that Tokyo understood the vision of Emperor Yizu: the Jin soldiers deployed trebuchets at the four corners of the city wall, and because the city wall was changed to straight, under the bombardment of the trebuchet, there was no place to hide on the city wall, and the defenders suffered heavy casualties.

Of course, the people of Tokyo at this time did not know about the disaster that would come a few years later, and they had an attitude of interest in the upcoming war against Liao, and they talked in the teahouse and wine shop about the number of bows that a certain general could draw, the weight of the weapons used, the color and style of the armor on the soldiers, the strategy adopted by the two ministers, and everything that could arouse their interest, just like some kind of new trick next to the Great Xiangguo Temple, or a popular dress for the maids in the Fan Tower. As for the outcome of the war, they actually don't care so much: first, in their opinion, the current Liao State is nothing more than a remnant of mountains and rivers (this is the truth), and the Great Song Dynasty does not need to fight at all, as long as they send a large army to do an armed parade, the other party will bend their knees and surrender (this is not necessarily); Second, in the eyes of these Tokyoites. Even if they lose in the end, it will not affect their comfortable life. Readers who know what will happen in the future may think this is ridiculous, but the city of Tokyo has not seen a sword soldier for more than 100 years, and they naturally feel that it will be peaceful forever, knowing that people always speculate about what will happen in the future based on what has already happened, and only a very small number of visionaries can correctly predict the future from the subtle signs.

Cai Fu.

A grand banquet was being held in this splendid mansion, even larger than the last time the Son of Heaven came - after all, although the Son of Heaven likes to be lively, he is also an artist with a high level of appreciation, and not just anyone can get his favor. Cai Jing held this banquet in the name of the purpose of promoting the envoy Tong Guan for Hebei and Hedong, who were about to unify the army and invade Liao.

On both sides of the avenue of Caifumen, a large group of idlers watching white operas were crowded with noise. They look at them with a mixture of envy and jealousy. Look at the gorgeous carriages and sedan chairs. From time to time, he also loudly pointed to the official position and name of the person who came, showing off his familiarity with officialdom and government to his companions.

"Oh, it's not that this minister and the prime minister have broken off their friendship, how can Tong Guan lead the troops to Liao. Cai Laoer still put on such a big show to practice for him? A thin man looked at the passing carriages and horses. Asked suspiciously.

"Whew!" The man next to him immediately expressed his disdain in an onomatopoeia unique to Tokyo: "What do you know?" The prime minister has an account in his stomach, how can you understand? ”

Someone replied from the side: "Then tell me what kind of pills he sells in his gourd?" ”

"I can't say it, I can't say it!" The man brushed his beard from his chin reservedly. looked so unhappy, but he still told the pan: "The pill sold by the public minister is a 'resurrection pill', but it is not someone else who saves it, but himself!" ”

"How can you see that this pill has such a miraculous effect?"

"I can't say it, I can't say it!" The "unspeakable" shook his head, stroked his beard with one hand, stroked the bulging lower abdomen with the other, and said with a smile: "The prime minister drove Wang Dazai and Tong Taishi off the stage, if you want to come to the stage again, you must have a relationship with Tong Taishi, how can you not invite this farewell banquet?" ”

"Didn't the prime minister and Master Tong tear their faces for the sake of Liao? Just a few months ago, I heard that the public minister's person said in the court that the Liao Emperor's generals would lead 100,000 iron horsemen to the south, and it was better to negotiate peace! ”

"Whew, what do you know! A few months ago was a few months ago, and now it is now, and those officials are willing to climb up, even if they wipe their faces on the ground, let alone a wine banquet! "I can't say" Speaking of this, he sighed with disdain and envy to the gorgeous mansion in front of him: "It's a pity that I can't go in to see, what kind of scenery is in this Cai Mansion!" ”

Compared with the noise outside the house, it is a different scene in the Six Crane Hall in the house, from the two compartments, the guests have almost arrived, but the host and guest positions next to Cai Jing are empty - Tong Guan has not yet come. Although Cai Jing tried his best to pretend not to care, judging from his slightly trembling white eyebrows, his heart was not as calm as it seemed.

"This eunuch!" Cai Jing scolded secretly in his belly, and at this time, the guests on the four seats exchanged their heads and whispered small words. It was not difficult for Cai Jing to find a sarcastic smile on their faces, and it was obvious that these smiles were not for him to prepare a banquet.

"Father!" Cai Yan walked to Cai Jing's side and whispered in his ear: "The person who went to the Tongfu to urge has returned, and the steward of the Tongfu said that the Taishi went out in the morning and has not returned!" ”

"Send someone to interrogate again, send more people!" Cai Jing paused for a moment and ordered in the loudest voice he could. Cai Yan nodded helplessly, turned around and walked outside, and after about half an hour, until it was later than the maximum amount of politeness allowed for a VIP to be late, a stack of reports came in from outside the gate: "Master Tong has arrived!"

"Get out and greet!" Cai Jing stood up with the help of the maid and ordered the sons behind him, and he himself descended to greet him.

"Shicai is a bit official, and he was kept by the official family in the forbidden, so that he was half late, and he was tired of waiting for a long time, forgive his sins!" Tong Guan sat down and said to everyone in his sharp voice.

"The Taishi forgot to work hard for the state affairs, he is really a model for my generation!" An official scrambled to reply.

"Yes, Liao affairs are said to be tricky, if there is not a great economy like my father, An Neng is good at doing his own thing, and the bottom is in the dark?"

Hearing that the officials present threw themselves aside and surrounded Tong Guan to make a sycophant, although Cai Jing pretended to smile, he didn't feel it in his heart, these things had always belonged to him in the past, but now they turned to the eunuch next to him. He raised his wine glass with a forced smile and toasted Tong Guan: "Wait and see the triumphant return of the army, his year is full of smoke, and his achievements are hanging bamboo." In his abdomen, he secretly scolded: "Wait and see Tong Guan's embarrassment, he will not be able to escape the punishment of the official family in the future." ”

Tong Guan seemed to hear Cai Jing's heart, and also smiled and sneered: "Liao affairs are not a moment, I hope that on the day of Tong's triumphant return, the public minister Kangtai is now, don't go back to the mountains and think of traveling to the fairy town, so that the people in the world have a sigh of Dongshan!" ”

Tong Guan's words are indeed a hidden front, Cai Jing is a person from Xianyou County, Fujian Road, 'Xianyou' is both a good word and a bad word, Dongshan here refers to Xie An, the minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie An lived in seclusion in Dongshan at that time, and everyone in the world said that Xie An did not come out, so what was the life of the world? Tong Guanming persuaded him not to go back to the mountains and go to the fairy town, but secretly cursed him to ascend to heaven and visit the immortals earlier, and at the call of Yulou, he went to repair the history books in the sky. Cai Jingnai is a well-educated person, how can he not hear the thorn in Tong Guan's words, but now the situation is stronger than others, so he has to force a smile and pour the other party's ridicule and bitter wine into his stomach.

Tong Guan drank a few glasses of wine, and when the banquet reached the fourth round of wine, when a noble guest participated in the banquet of the noble host, and the maximum amount of early departure was allowed in politeness, Tong Guan stood up, and with his sharp voice, stood up and said goodbye to Cai Jing, saying that there was still business to go back to the Fufang to deal with, and in addition to appreciating the feelings, he had to say goodbye to the master.

Cai Jing was a little surprised by Tong Guan's unkind farewell, but he knew that he couldn't keep the other party, so he had to stand up, so the two guests and hosts were polite, one was to wish success, the other was to thank each other, and drank the wine in each other's hands, so he led Cai Ying, Cai Xuan, Cai Zheng and other sons to send the VIP to the gate. As for his eldest son, Cai You, in this grand banquet, not only was he not the host, but he was also not a guest. He had already made it clear that he would not attend this banquet tonight because he wanted to discuss with the prime minister Wang, and he forgot his selfishness and the country and his family, and stayed up all night.

After seeing Tong Guan away, Cai Jing looked very tired and depressed, and after only a short stay at the banquet, he confessed to the other guests, and went straight back to the inner room to rest, leaving his sons to continue to preside over the banquet.

Tong Guan had to sit down, and his face, which had been tense, showed a smile, and said to himself: "What a Cai Yuanchang, do you think that you can understand your and my grievances with a banquet?" Now you know how powerful a certain family is, who told you to ruin the great cause of a certain family's conquest of Liao, and even your own son will abandon you! Speaking of this, he slammed on the seat twice and said loudly: "Go to the Jingfu room!" ”

By the time Tong Guan arrived at the Jingfu room, it was already the time of the first shift. The Jingfufang was a newly established government office with the sole purpose of directing the war against the Kim. This is also the result of the cooperation between Dazai and Tong Guan, the purpose of which is to unify the command of the war, and the Jingfufang can act directly without going through the Privy Council, and its power can be seen. There were already more than ten people in the Jingfu room, all of whom were his henchmen, and when they saw Tong Guan coming in, they got up and saluted.

"The last general will see the Taishi!"

"That's it!" Tong Guan waved his hand and sat down by himself: "I just went to Cai Yuanchang's mansion, and after a delay, let's all sit down and talk!" (To be continued......)

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