It is very common for two countries to exchange troops and take the opportunity of sending envoys to each other to look at each other's reality and reality. The so-called "two countries compete with each other, and do not cut each other." "Except in some specific case, it can be killed. In normal times, it is necessary to greet the messenger with courtesy.

Because of the convention, the state has a national ceremony, and the army has a military ceremony. does not follow the rules, appears narrow-minded, and his momentum has fallen by a percentage. At most, after seeing it, it will not be detained. Deng She sent Zhao Timur and others to Shenyang earlier, but Naha didn't see or kill him when he came out, and he was detained?

If he had killed Zhao Timur at that time, it is estimated that he would not have dared to send a messenger to his death this time. The envoy he sent was named Zhang Deyu, who served as the governor of Mengyuan Liaoyang Province, and said that Luo Guoqi should be the most suitable candidate to greet him, and the reason why Deng She chose Zhao Guo was for three reasons.

First of all, Zhao Guo is strict-mouthed, he will not say what he shouldn't say, although he has a stammer, but he has a dignified appearance, Yunwen and Yunwu, and he is not angry and powerful. Secondly, the military position he held showed that Haidong Province was heavily armed and all the soldiers in his entourage were elite, giving Zhang Deyu a rising atmosphere, to put it bluntly, get off the horse. In the end, to greet the envoys of the enemy country, it is a big matter, and he does not send his cronies, and Deng She is not at ease.

Zhao Guo picked up Zhang Deyu by the Yalu River, and Zhang Deyu accompanied hundreds of people, half of whom were escorted by Liaoyang. The leader was one person, Zhao Guo recognized, it was the first fierce general under Chen Hu, known as "Huya", named Wang Guoyi.

This person is not an old brother who is a thief, one of the eight hundred old pawns, he is a showman, usually a crepe crepe, he goes crazy when he fights, he is brave, and he is extremely fierce and not afraid of death. Playing Shuangcheng and defending Dingzhou, he served as the leader of the death squad several times in succession, and was injured more than a dozen times before and after, and in a short period of time, it rose from 100 households to 10,000 households. It can be said that all his credit was earned with his life.

Zhao Guo only knew him, he was not very familiar with him, he said a few words, completed the handover procedures, and Wang Guoyi took someone back to Liaoyang.

"General Zhao." Zhang Deyu dressed up as a Confucian and went to the end.

Zhao Guo returned the salute: "Mr. Zhang." He didn't talk much, and when he saw the foreign envoy, he paid special attention to avoid stammering too much and losing the face of Haidong Province, and said simply: "The road is hard. Seeing Zhang Deyu's entourage leading a few horses, he was very miraculous, and he couldn't help but look at it twice.

Zhang Deyu was a little depressed, his original plan was to enter Liaoyang first, and then go to Pyongyang, and by the way, take a closer look at the cities along the way under the jurisdiction of Haidong Province. As a result, Chen Hu didn't invite him into Liaoyang City, he directly sent someone out, waited ten miles outside the city, and walked to the riverside.

At that time, he had the heart to talk to Wang Guoyi, knocking on the side.

Who would have thought that this guy looked like a martial artist, but he actually showed his talented background, and when he asked about military and political affairs, he didn't know everything, and he just quoted scriptures and recited poems with him. He entered the territory of Haidong for a few days, except for reviewing Tang poems and Song lyrics, he did not get any useful information.

Seeing that it was easy to change the person who greeted him, he thought to himself: "You can't come back in vain." He said with a smile: "These horses are a gift from my Prime Minister to General Deng, which was produced in the Western Regions, and the famous Tianma in the Han Dynasty is also." ”

Zhao Guo nodded and said, "I thanked my lord on behalf of my family." He spoke very slowly, said slowly, solemnly said, "Mr. Zhang, please here." "The two people have a conversation, and the title is very particular. One calls the other a gentleman, and the other calls the other a general, and does not call the other party's official position commensurate, but calls their own governor the prime minister or the lord.

Everyone got on the horse and left, Zhang Deyu continued the topic of Fang Cai, provoked with words, and said: "A few horses, I don't dare to take the word 'Xie' seriously." ”

He peeked at Zhao Guo's expression, saw that he was speechless, and then said: "Actually, if you want to talk about it, I am north of Shenyang, all the pastures, and there are not many others, just Maduo." I heard that your army has tens of thousands of cavalry, and it is expected that these horses are not bad, but it is enough to send goose feathers for thousands of miles, and the courtesy is light and serious, so as not to provoke the general's jokes. ”

If you change to an unstable one, you may follow his words and brag about the bravery of your own cavalry. There is a saying that if you say too much, you will lose, even if you brag and say too much, it will inevitably reveal the true situation. Zhao Guo's city may not be as good as Deng She, but he has always said little, only said: "Yes, yes." ”

Zhang Deyu was bored, walked a way, and saw the endless wheat fields on the roadside. He drove his horse to the side of the road, and watched carefully, there were few people in Liaodong and the war in Haidong, but he could see that this wheat field was clearly cultivated, and there was no sign of abandonment as far as the eye could see.

He coughed and said, "The foundation of the people is in the farm." Despite the war, it is rare that the farmland of Goryeo has not been abandoned. General Deng is worried about his work and loves the people, which is really admirable. Inadvertently spied on Zhao Guo's face, Zhao Guo was silent, only Weiwei, and said: "The roadside is muddy, Mr. Zhang, please go inside, don't get stuck in the horse's hooves." ”

Zhang Deyu thought to himself: "The army is dangerous, and the general will be excited." As if he had found something, he said, "Huh? Blame also. This farmland ,......" he jumped off his horse, squatted on the edge of the field, stretched out his hand to wipe the soil, and said with doubts, "Look at this field, it seems that it has not been opened up for a long time. Haha, General Zhao, it won't be done on purpose for me to see, right? ”

He turned around half-jokingly, Zhao walked more than ten steps away too early, as if he hadn't heard it, and said, "It's not early, Mr. Zhang, please hurry up." The next station is more than 20 miles away. ”

Zhang Deyu had nothing to do, and protested directly: "I've been living in Zhan Chi, and it's very cold." Isn't it time to arrive in Uiju soon? Shall we live in Uiju? ”

"The city of Yiju is small, and I am afraid that I will not be able to live. Mr. Zhang, please forgive me. ”

No matter how you can speak, if you encounter such a stuffy gourd, you can't use your great ability. The group stayed overnight, and after a short day, they arrived outside the city of Pyongyang.

Zhang Deyu has been an official in Liaodong for many years, and this is the first time he has come to Pyongyang. Before he came, he had done his homework and asked many Goryeo immigrants in Shenyang City, and he knew a little about Pyongyang City. Now when he was in the city, he looked up and saw that it was very different from what he had heard.

The top and bottom of the city wall are distinctly colored, and it is obvious that it has been heightened on the original basis. Under the sun, the red flags are lined up, the city towers are towering, the enemy towers on all sides, the horses are fighting fiercely, and the high-spirited soldiers patrol the city. He took a rough look at the forts on the city wall, at least dozens of cannons, and countless strong bows and crossbows lined up, around the city, and set up between the battlements.

Outside the city gates, thousands of battles were brave, their eyes did not squint, and their chests stood upright. Not far away, there was a training of soldiers on the campus of Chengbei, and the shouts of killing were deafening. In the distance of the wilderness south of the city, I don't know how many cavalry are galloping, simulating field battles, rolling up smoke and dust in the sky.

When he arrived at the west gate, he could see from afar, the river in the east of the city was like a belt, the fertile fields were boundless, and the mountains were towering.

Hong Jixun, Luo Guoqi and others have already greeted each other outside the city. When several people saw each other, they looked at each other in a hurry. Hong Jixun said: "Mr. Zhang's name, he has been admired for a long time, and he has long been eager to see him." It is a joy to see each other today. Hurry up and get into the city. ”

Yao Haogu has not been investing for a long time, and his reputation is still not obvious. Hong Jixun's name, Zhang Deyu is really thunderous. He said: "I have heard of Mr. Hong, a talented man in Haidong, for a long time, and he really deserves his reputation. I wonder where your lord General Deng is? I have a letter from the Prime Minister of my family, which needs to be presented in person. ”

"When the lord of my house heard that Mr. was coming, he was also very happy. However, the day before yesterday, a Goryeo envoy came to pay tribute to me, and my lord was not idle for a while. Just a few days, as soon as I have time, I will meet my husband. Hong Jixun said lightly.

Zhang Deyu's heart jumped, he knew that the king of Goryeo had dealings with Deng She, but at this time, listening to Hong Jixun's intention to "pay tribute", the king of Goryeo actually regarded himself as a vassal state, which was a bit unexpected. He thought to himself, "Hearing is false, seeing is believing." "Secretly write down, and make the implementation of the truth of this matter a major focus. There is a saying that "distant friendship and close attack", you must know that the king of Goryeo is too weak to Deng She, which is not conducive to Shenyang.

He came as Naha's personal envoy, and without the need for bells and drums to ring, the two sides exchanged pleasantries and entered the city.

The main avenue in the city is thoroughfare, and the streets and alleys are clean. Hong Jixun did not have martial law, and the streets were full of traffic. Everywhere Zhang Deyu went, the shops on both sides of the road were prosperous, and the goods inside were dazzling and crowded. He listened attentively, and the buyers and sellers talked in the local dialect of Goryeo, which did not seem to be a fraud.

Hong Jixun asked: "Shenyang, the big city of Liaodong, has been a famous city since ancient times. I, Pyongyang, is in the middle of nowhere, and the characters are far behind, so Mr. Zhang doesn't want to laugh. ”

Zhang Deyu glanced at Zhao Guo. The three people who greeted him one after another, one talked about words, the other was calm and quiet, and the other came up humble, without the slightest intention of arrogance. He thought, "Who says there is no one in Haidong?" ”

If Pyongyang is located in the middle of nowhere, what is Shenyang? Zhang Deyu avoided talking about it and said with a smile: "There are Mr. Hong heroes in Haidong, what does it mean that the characters are inferior?" ”

Let's talk about it, and get to the State Guest House, which was temporarily cleaned up. Hong Jixun was careful and did not arrange for them to live with the Goryeo envoys, one in the east of the city and one in the west of the city. The arrangements were made, Hong Jixun left two or three scribes to accompany him for the time being, and asked Zhang Deyu to take a break and invite him to a banquet in the evening.

Outside the State Guest House, there is a post at three steps, a post at five steps, and people are prohibited from entering and leaving.