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The night slowly opened, and the stars were revealed little by little, forming a brilliant silver galaxy.

Tonight is the eve of the full moon, and the sky is beautiful, and the sky is full of stars, but it leaves a blank space in the west surrounded by stars, and the blank space is glowing white.

That is the throne reserved for the full moon. She is the king of the night sky, the most noble and dazzling being. When the moon is full, she is always late, so that those who want to see her peerless elegance wait and wait, until she dozes off, she will come gracefully and luxuriously, showing the graceful and luxurious demeanor of the stars, releasing the light that covers the stars, driving out the darkness, and becoming the incomparable master of the starry sky.

Regardless of the flow of time and the passage of time, she will always be so holy and white, so radiant, and so tender like water.

The years seemed so fragile and pale before her that they could never leave wrinkles on her white countenance; The darkness faded in her gentle soothing, interpreting the true meaning of goodness like water. The bright stars were ashamed of themselves in front of her, shameless, and overshadowed by shame, and turned willingly bowed down under her skirt, reduced to vassals, adorning the night sky, setting off her beauty of the past and the present, and the infinite charm of the self-respecting king of the stars.

In Chang'an Street, a lantern illuminates the bluestone streets and alleys, pointing out the way home for pedestrians. The stars and the moon, though bright and beautiful, are too far away to illuminate the streets. For people living in this thousand-year-old city, it is more practical to see and touch the wind lanterns with pale yellow light swaying in the wind. It makes people feel down-to-earth, far more real than the starry sky and the volley moon.

Ordinary people like to look at the stars and the moon. For she is like a pearl, like a silver platter, shining brightly. And these are things that the people don't have, and the things that can't be owned are always so desirable. Moreover, they are not only good-looking, but also a sign that tomorrow will be a good weather, which is the most practical for ordinary people. The farmer does not understand astronomy or geography, but they all know what it means to be full of stars: "There are so many stars and so bright, tomorrow is a good day!" ”

Such a beautiful scenery but I don't know how to appreciate it. It's really a tyrannical thing. However, no matter how beautiful things are, they are completely useless to ordinary people, far less real than a string of copper coins or a bucket of grain, and things that are not useful are not beneficial in their eyes.

The night was deep, and the belated moon had moved to the north, which meant that it was already midnight, and it would be midnight in half an hour.

Nancheng Post House. More than a dozen courtyards are still lit up, which is the practice for half a month, and the wind lights in the corridor are always lit up all night, which is convenient for more than a dozen missions living here to travel at night. Don't look at this inn is not luxurious. At present, it is full of envoys from various countries and invited guests, with a total of more than 2,000 people, no less than the Great General's Mansion in Beicheng.

Behind the wing on the northwest corner of the inn, in the pavilion next to the stables. At this moment, two people are sitting opposite each other. They were surrounded by servants, and the servants of the light and the shadows together numbered more than a hundred; Moreover. These people are all heavily armed, all dressed in black and soft armor. They all hold short weapons in their hands, which is convenient for hand-to-hand combat.

More than 100 people stood guard next to the stables. If you don't have a special fetish, you must have a serious plan. Otherwise, who would not sleep in the middle of the night and run to the stable to blow the wind, and it was still blowing northwesterly. Looking at those people who are so cold that their noses are running and their whole bodies are shivering, you can see that they don't come out in the middle of the night to blow the wind and relax, but have ulterior motives. Obviously, their purpose was to protect the two people who were sitting in the pavilion talking in a low voice.

One thing is for sure, they are not from Xiliang. To be precise, they were not sergeants under Li Li, and they were not Fanbanghu, and they could be judged from their clothing and weapons to be Han. Since then, their identities are about to come out, because in the entire post house, in addition to the post house staff, only the Northern Wei mission and the Southern Han mission are Han Chinese, and the rest are all Fanwaihu people.

It is worth mentioning that Li Li has long issued a clear decree that there are clear regulations on the number of envoys from various countries who come to participate in the enthronement ceremony, and the maximum number of people shall not exceed 200 (including 200). For this reason, the missions were required to submit a detailed list of missions when they entered the city, and then the gatekeeper took the list and checked it by name before they were allowed to enter the city, and also inspected the wagons with them, and kept the weapons they were carrying in a centralized manner, and returned them when they left. After entering the city, they were directly brought to the post house by a special person, and they were uniformly placed in the post house to rest, and each mission was responsible for the food and lodging.

The Northern Wei mission was placed in the courtyard on the northeast corner of the post house, while the Southern Han mission was placed in the courtyard on the northwest corner, separated by two courtyards, more than a thousand meters in a straight line. It was clear that this was a deliberate attempt by the head of the inn to separate the two missions, so that they could not have private contact, and they did not even have the opportunity to meet each other before the enthronement ceremony.

However, no matter how strict the precautions are, there will always be a time when they are overlooked. Tomorrow is the day of the enthronement ceremony, so the staff of the post house can't help but relax their vigilance, plus they themselves are very busy, so there is a mistake, so that people with intentions take advantage of the loophole, seize this hard-won opportunity, and finally get together on the eve before the ceremony.

There are no lights in the pavilion. Fortunately, the moon was in the sky, and half of the pavilion was illuminated by the moonlight, and the two people in the pavilion were sitting in the dark, but it did not affect their vision, and it was even much brighter than the wind lantern.

Two black cloaks sat on the stone table, and two young men in black clothes and soft armor sat opposite each other, and after a brief exchange of pleasantries, they began to talk in a low voice.

The young man sitting on the west side was nearly eight feet tall, sitting upright, with a straight waist, and his eyes did not squint when he spoke. He is very young, with black hair hanging down his shoulders, he should not be up to the crown, at most seventeen or eighteen years old, but he has a burly posture, dignified appearance, even if he does not speak, he has a simple smile, giving people a humble and honest feeling, seems to be very easy to get along with, and it is easy to win the trust of others.

In contrast, the young man sitting in the east is far from it, and there is no comparison at all. But I saw that he had a strange (ugly) appearance, thick eyebrows and a big mouth, a collapsed nose, slightly chubby cheeks, a very thick neck, and an extremely conspicuous double chin. But when you see this dignity, you can naturally think that he is not tall, and this is also the case.

He was barely seven feet tall and bloated, showing that he had a good material life, and that he had not wasted anything at all, and had absorbed it all. Although his appearance is not amazing, his small eyes are very beautiful, bright and smart, like stars in the sky, twinkling with light, and his eyes are extremely sharp, as if he can see through people's hearts. This is a pair of eyes full of wisdom, but also God's compensation for him, a casual appearance with these eyes is like the finishing touch, the whole person's temperament suddenly changed, it seems restrained and wise, people can't help but guess that he is a buried extremely talented wise man.

After a whispered conversation, the short and fat man chuckled: "Ziheng can get the word Lingzun before he reaches the crown, which shows that Lingzun has high hopes for you!" It is foreseeable that you will be the one who will be in charge of the power of Wei in the future, and I will congratulate you in advance by how many years you are older. ”

The honest man said humbly: "Mr. has won the award." Presumably, Mr. also knows that my brother followed his father to fight against Sili in his early years, and was ambushed by Li Thief's army at Feiyundu outside Hangu Pass, and almost all of the more than 60,000 soldiers in the army were wiped out, and my brother was also unfortunately killed in the battle. Therefore, I am the eldest son under the knee of my father, and I should set an example for my younger brothers, this time I followed the mission to Chang'an to talk with Mr. in secret, and my father specially gave me a word, and told me that the opportunity is rare, I must ask Mr. Feng Xiao for advice, and I must complete the mission.

Mr. Yi does not have to be polite, no matter what the King of Han asks, Mr. can tell him bluntly. Before coming here, my father had already confessed that in order to promote an alliance between you and me to jointly resist the Li thief, all the requirements put forward by Mr. Wei, as long as I can do it in Wei, will not disappoint the King of Han, and I will be in charge of everything. "Words are like his people, he is not only honest in appearance, but also extremely kind in his speech. When the other side has not formally put forward the conditions for the alliance, he took the lead in expressing his attitude, almost agreeing, and calling himself a junior, which is rare in the diplomatic relations between the two countries, which is tantamount to giving the other party the opportunity to ask for a sky-high price. This move is really extremely hasty, as if there is no negotiation experience, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is naïve.

However, "Mr. Feng Yan", who was sitting opposite him, didn't think so, instead of despising him, he showed appreciation, and the smile on his face became brighter, but a subtle look of jealousy flashed in his eyes. Obviously, he was not deceived by the humble demeanor and clever words of the honest man, but he saw that this prince of Wei was not simple, and he could be called a wise and foolish person. It may be difficult for others to perceive the meaning of the words revealed in these words, but who is he "Feng Chick", how can he not know the truth of being obedient and listening?

What does it mean that the prince of Wei called his father Cao Cao "Father Emperor", but called the Southern Han Emperor Liu Biao "King of Han"? Obviously, the Cao family did not recognize the Southern Han regime in their bones, did not take the Han Emperor Liu Biao in their eyes at all, and still regarded the Jingzhou regime as a prince on one side, as if they were not at the same level as his Wei state. It is precisely because of this that Cao Cao's son will look down on this alliance with a high profile, and promise the conditions of the alliance with the Southern Han Dynasty.

All of you can see it, as you think: Mr. Feng Xiao is Pang Shiyuan, who was recently promoted to the general of the Southern Han Dynasty, and the honest man sitting opposite him is Cao Pi and Cao Ziheng, the prince of Wei.

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