It seems that he is really promoted, with a fortune, a big car of brocade, a big box, a big battle, even the Shangguan Lord is more majestic than usual, a crimson official uniform javelin like standing under the archway in front of the gate, out of the guard of honor, sixteen people of the division of the army in front of the palace to show off the majesty of the horse, waiting for the Wang family to open the door to welcome.

Taking advantage of the time when the housekeeper beckoned his subordinates to open the door to greet me, I climbed the crack of the door obscenely and looked at it a few times, a little scared, and Ying leaned over me to look a little nervous, leaning towards me from time to time.

"Will it be raided?" Usually, Lord Shangguan brought a few friends to the door, except for the reading of the will, after putting on the majesty, he ate and drank a big meal, and the guests and hosts parted happily. Today is different, you can feel the awe-inspiring murderous aura inside the door, and the chill in the autumn evening is added.

"All the nonsense, get out of the way." Ying pulled me out of the way, and let the Qian steward who opened the door in person and cleaned the steps with a serious face, "As soon as the middle door opens, the husband will stop when he reaches the threshold, don't make a joke when you get out of the steps." ”

"How do you know?" My heart was pounding, and it would be even more funny if I stood within the threshold and was shot into a hedgehog by random arrows.

"Just do what the concubine says," Ying impatiently retreated under the steps, had already set up the posture of answering the angel, and whispered: "Unlike in the past, the concubine can't get out," explained a few times to the maid behind her, and in the blink of an eye, the second daughter also came, measured her steps and stood behind Ying in a regular manner, squeezing her eyebrows at me a few times.

Large lanterns were hung all the way through the hall, illuminating the vestibule of the palace as if it were day. After the preparation was completed, the handymen on both sides were instantly in place in the shouting of the housekeeper, turning over the latch, the vermilion door opened in the harsh friction sound, and the six guards with big shoulders and round waists stepped forward to unload the 100-pound threshold, and the four maids took advantage of the gap to sweep away the old ashes deposited around the threshold.

It's very tedious, after the preparation is over. If all the servants in the large courtyard were gone, except for the two rows of large lanterns, there would be only a family of three and the money steward who stood behind the porch. Luckily, he turned around and smiled at the two ladies, made a triumphant gesture to embolden himself, pushed open the false middle door, and stood on it by identifying the traces of the threshold, ignoring Ying's prior orders. Secretly stretched out a foot and proudly saluted Lord Shangguan in front of the gatehouse.

Before the words could be spoken, Lord Shangguan nodded coldly at me, and suddenly put his hands on the box, strode up the steps, and at the moment of stepping into the threshold, he changed the pinto to one hand above his head, and glanced at me with a cold gaze, motioning for me to follow. Then he strode all the way forward and went straight to the vestibule.

He gave the two ladies a look, motioned for them to follow, and followed Lord Shangguan forward. I only felt the wind behind me, and turned my head to peek. The honor guard of sixteen people went straight into the palace, starting from the gate in pairs, and the front trotted all the way to follow the holy decree until Shangguan Yi stopped. The queue is complete.

Standing facing south and facing north, he pointed out the direction to my wife, cleaned his throat, and sang the edict.

Gotta kneel, right? A little uneasy, Ying tugged at the corner of my clothes, it seems that I have to kneel once, the key is that I don't kneel very well, and I started to learn the posture of doing white things and filial piety. It is not the same as the number of roads in the past, this time Lord Shangguan changed his style, rap flow, and he didn't understand the second half of the sentence from the front to the back, anyway, he finished singing, and he wanted to kowtow after learning what he looked like on TV, and was poked a few times by the second daughter on his heels, and he reined in from the precipice. Finally, there was no excesse.

OK. Lord Shangguan knew that I was more dish-oriented, and after I was done, he stepped forward to help me complete a whole set of tedious etiquette. If you don't kowtow, even if you are grateful, there is a set of etiquette according to the astrology of the official position given, and before taking over, you must first swear by the sun and the moon, and then you will take the oath to the current head of state. This is more in line with the moral norms of the time, kneeling to receive the holy decree is not kneeling to the emperor, but a part of the etiquette of the oath to the sky, living up to God means that you must first have your own conscience on the ground, and you can get the trust of the head of state when you take office. Yes, I don't have too many ideas when I understand that I kneel in the sky, and I don't suffer losses.

If you learn the way of receiving orders on TV, and kowtow to the emperor after receiving the order, it is a great disrespect, first of all, you despise your conscience, and your head is even more deprived of the royal prestige, the imperial power is advertised to be ordered by heaven, and you directly salute the emperor It is a transgressive act, which shows that you are not dignified, not duty, and there is a metaphor for the emperor to lose his conscience.

Although the emperor has not yet reached the realm of losing his conscience, I feel that he is very close, at least to the point of unscrupulousness. Huaihua Zhonglang General, it sounds okay, Zheng Sipin has no real power military attaché, and I will honestly receive it as a reward, but according to Ying's explanation, this official position is just a premise, to the effect that as one of several representatives of the military, he received the tripartite peace talks between Tubo and Tuyuhun, and belongs to the military special counselor.

This is not right, on qualifications, on position, my twenty-year-old yellow-haired guy ran to mix peace talks is a bit unreasonable, mixed with a bunch of old guys and stinky Fanbang friends, is it a little too conspicuous?

"Prepare the horses!" The angels went out with their front feet, and I killed the Zhuangzi of Lanling with my back feet, and the porter saw that my momentum was soaring today, and he was a little puzzled, and he didn't know what I commanded. "Tongyu Lanling Eldest Princess, Huaihua Zhonglang will see Zuo Wuwei's marching commander Shi!"

"Ah..."The porter is familiar with people, especially these royal dogs, knowing that you are kind and cordial when you visit relatives and friends, once you report for an official position, you will directly look at each other, and no matter how big the official is, he will not be able to show off his power in this place. Disdainful for a while, he suddenly said with a straight face: "The eldest princess has a life, after dinner, the court officials will not accept it, please Zhonglang turn the adult back." ”

Oh, there is such a big rule, "Then the report is the young superintendent of agriculture who asks to see you." I resisted the urge to spit in the dog's face, and bowed to my identity.

"It turned out to be a young eunuch, and he was promoted again?" The porter pressed the four-grade officer, and sold me with a smug face, "What else does the villain report, you can go in." ”

Wait, pack up your master! glared at the guy viciously, and went straight to Lanling's bedroom in a rage.

"Pretending to be dead won't end well," he dragged Lan Ling up from the soft couch, "Do you know?" I'm a dignified general now, be careful, and then go up to the poles and prepare to go out and rob with the sword above! ”

"You blame me again," Lan Lingqu was a little aggrieved on the couch, "when the candidate is agreed." The military is headed by Yinggong Li Ji, he recommended you, did I clamor to obstruct it? ”

"Then you knew it in advance?"

"Didn't I tell you, someone recommended you to be an official, you said that you would cut it down on the street, and others would do it, but Old Man Li couldn't cut it yet." Lan Ling leaned down sideways and moved inward, sending a soft couch to the side. "False title, it's just that you used to have a small official position, and you can participate in the peace negotiation by arbitrarily adding a seal. I don't expect you to rush to the front, and plan and plan in the back, well, of course, there is a reward, and if you are not satisfied, Li Yifu is on your head, no one will take anything from you, and you will take the money for nothing. ”

"Then how do you give a fourth grade? Can't give two more products? Such a good thing. Although I was greeted by Shaobao Taibao, I was not too big. Glancing at it with disdain, he strangled a few handfuls on Lanling's neck, "Don't deduct the shit basin for Old Man Li, it's either Li Yifu who is doing ghosts down or Du Feng's old man and demon playing tricks." "Old Man Li's Viscount is too big. Only non-staff personnel, supervising and inspecting local roles, can ignore the combination of members of the negotiation team.

"You guessed wrong this time, make sure it's Old Man Li who protects you. Li Yifu does not have such a great ability to become an important person to the emperor. Du Feng may have played a role, and it can be said that the military and the military department reached an agreement. As soon as I say this, you will understand that it is not to blame anyone else. Lan Ling pressed me to the couch and said in a greasy voice: "Running so late, plan to stay overnight?" ”

It seems that whether it is the front line or the rear to negotiate peace, the military is unwilling to hand over the great merit to others, and seeing the credit that the soldiers have exchanged for their lives, the civilian officers and soldiers will pass it with a few words without blood. There is unwillingness. Therefore, the military tried its best to place the best in its mind in the negotiation team, first, to play a diversion role, and second, even if the peace talks were successful, it would not let the great achievements be sidelined....... ”

"It's a troublemaker," Lan Ling leaned over to give me a comfortable massage, which was very beautiful. "Since we have obtained the grain road to Jiannan in front, there is no reason to stop. It's just that I can't beat it, and I don't want to end it so hastily. Especially now standing on the tailwind. There are a lot of military achievements, not to mention generals. Even the general soldiers didn't have the heart to stop. ”

"Give me a suggestion." Looking up at Lanling, "Who should I stand on?" "Standing on the military's position may disrupt the development of the situation in Tubo planned by Lanling at that time, but it is a bit difficult to favor Li Yifu, including Old Man Cheng's spitting in the mainland.

"I thought you were sick at the time, and then you couldn't get an official position." Lanling crawled beside me and looked over with a smile and asked, "I usually see that you are sick just right, why don't you have this agility today?" When he received the decree, he suddenly fainted, let alone the messenger, and even the saint couldn't let a sick person go on an errand. ”

"Oh, this ......" Lan Ling blushed a little when he asked, but he was embarrassed to say that he was scared at the time, not to mention pretending to be sick, even his thinking ability was temporarily suspended, and he did whatever he was asked to do, just like a puppet. Shamelessly said: "I want to be an official, what can you do to me?" ”

"I'm afraid I can't understand the will, so I'll get into it in a daze." Lan Ling's chin pressed on my shoulder and smiled, "I want to be an official, I don't want to take care of things, and I can't understand the holy decree, it's a shame." Your mother-in-law didn't say anything to remind you. ”

"yes," scratching his head, thinking of the second daughter grabbing my heel in the back, I don't know if it was to remind me to faint, or to remind me that there was something wrong with the way I received the order, and I had to go back and ask. "What do you think I'm sick now? Seriously ill, the kind that doesn't move or speak. ”

"It's late, and now I'm sick and offending the emperor." Lanling hated to poke my fingers, "Pretending to be a smart person for a day, talking stupid things at this time." You can talk about it as you want, you respect Old Man Li in it, he really wants to persuade if he is too much, and if he can't persuade him, he will do it, and no one will put the sin on your head. Talk to Li Yifu more, and if you say it, you have to point it out if you don't want to say it, don't let you get resentful afterwards. Stretched out his hand and rubbed my face, "Don't bother with this, this will definitely not be smooth, to give you a message, although the Holy Lord is interested in maintaining the tension between the king of Tibet and the prime minister, he does not expect to achieve much through peace talks." I don't care too much if I succeed or not. ”

"Then I'm still dead-faced?" Lanling's words reminded me that since Li Zhi had reported his intention to try, it didn't matter if the result was good or not.

"It's the saint himself who doesn't care, but it's hard to make everyone care. Be cautious, Li Yifu is going all out this time, and he must avoid his edge when necessary. While speaking, Lan Ling pulled a thin blanket and wrapped it in, and said softly: "The concubine will always pay attention to the situation." will not let Lang Jun alone be alone, although rest assured. ”

"Oh, rest assured." With Lanling's words, I am relieved and in a good mood. "What do you do next? It doesn't matter if you leave late at night. ”

"Well," Lan Ling snorted lightly and slipped into my arms, "Everything is as usual, this back and forth negotiation will not end in a year." Although, as always, there is something they will naturally come to pass the word. If you have time, you will visit the British Gong first. "As for the night, you're not in a hurry, and I'm not in a hurry......"

Compared with Lanling and my leisure, Li Yifu was a little impatient, and he ran to my house early on the second day to wait, not knowing what plans he had saved. Anyway, when I came in, he had already killed a watermelon by himself, and was admiring a few celebrity calligraphy and paintings in the living room with his hands behind his back.

are all acquaintances, there is no need to be too polite, Lao Li bowed his hand to a few broken flower pots promptly, since he is a member of the negotiation team. I still have to pay tribute to Team Leader Li before I can get to the point with peace of mind. I haven't gotten the highest instructions from Old Man Li, so I hummed all the way and didn't express my own opinions. Li Yifu didn't care. The purpose of his visit was to let me know his layout, exchange my understanding of the bottom line of the three parties to the negotiation, and let me know the bottom of my heart.

"Oh? Discuss separately? "According to the meaning of Li Yifu, since the king of Tubo and the prime minister have sent envoys over, then they will negotiate one by one, reduce the price in two ways, find out the plans of the two monarchs and ministers of Tubo, and see if they can use the land. It's a little different than I think. Since the monarch and the ministers are fighting among themselves, in order to show their influence at home and abroad, the two envoy groups will fight to save face, which is not conducive to the negotiation process. "What if you only take sides?"

"Then it depends on which of them makes the bid to make me more satisfied." Li Yifu smiled faintly, "Master Hou doesn't have to worry too much, for the bottom line of the Tubo season, the big picture is nothing more than wanting to keep the meager results of Tuyuhun, which is much more relaxed than other conditions; And the king of Fan is more inclined to evacuate from Tuyuhun. On the issue of compensation, it is much tougher. Although this point is similar to Tuyuhun's appetite, the conditions of Tubo are more in line with the interests of our country. ”

"What about Tuyuhun? Master Li must have had a plan for this, right? ”

"Tuyuhun is not easy to dismiss. The war ahead is going well, and it seems that they are not willing to give up, and in this regard, they will take the reconquest as the bottom line. You must know that the mountain and plateau operations have a lot of restrictions on our officers and men, but it is difficult to stop the counterattack of Tuyuhun Land, and if we continue to overcome obstacles all the way, our army will not be able to reach it at that time, and I am afraid that we will not be able to talk about it. ”

Oh, I see, this is to ask me to send a message to the military, telling everyone to stop first, dissipate their anger, and stop fighting first, or stop the strategic assistance to Tuyuhun first, because Tuyuhun's combat power alone has not yet counterattacked the strength of Tubo, and a moderate setback will make this ally obediently sit at the negotiating table.

"This ...... Isn't that right? "Li Yifu's idea is very pragmatic, it is indeed in line with the current situation, and it has already reached the plateau, and the Tang army can completely prevaricate the past with the excuse that it is not suitable for fighting on the plateau, and let Tuyuhun go it alone, and it is inevitable that he will suffer a few defeats. But before I could figure out what the military meant, I had to send this back first, "Tuyuhun is a vassal of my dynasty, if I do this, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of my friends..."

"Oh," Li Yifu waved his hand and smiled absently, "It's a conjecture in the next moment, and he blurted out if he doesn't want to, Hou Ye doesn't have to care." It doesn't make sense in love, it doesn't make sense, and it makes you laugh for a while, ashamed, ashamed. His mouth was full of shame, but he still looked at me with a smile, without a trace of shame.

"Master Li is too modest, think about it carefully, haha." He arched his hand knowingly and said with a smile: "The geography of the plateau may be unfavorable to our army, this is not an idea, and this statement alone is by no means abrupt." Presumably, as an ally, Tuyuhun can also understand the difficulties of our army. ”

As for whether it will be successful or not, it is not under control, and he needs to personally find the military leadership to coordinate, since it is unanimous with the outside world, no matter how big the internal contradictions are, it must be temporarily abandoned, and his own people will talk about it first, and they must not affect the negotiation process and effect because of this.

In this way, I figured it out, and Mr. Li felt that the internal differences were too big in advance, and the military pulled me, a panacea, in to play a lubricating effect, so that I could adjust the internal contradictions. And Li Yifu first raised this matter today, and it seems that it is imminent.

Since I have taken over this position, I must put it away first, and the interests of the country must still be respected, not to mention my conscience, even if I do it for outsiders, I have to show it to outsiders. Without further ado, send Li Yifu away, first send someone to the agricultural school to ask for leave, reasonable, by the way, please ask for a few more days, just go over to talk to Mr. Li, of course, first sleep a full sleep before the spirit to put into work, yesterday was a little tired......

。 Three Heads M.