The jurisdiction of Siju is only in the area of the Sword Pavilion, and due to the mountainous and scarce arable land in the territory, Thorn Shi himself has no oil and water to fish. But Cui Ning's life is still good, the mansion is full of flowers, and the pavilions and pavilions are quite quiet.

Cui Tingshi was in the flower garden in this backyard, chatting and laughing with two or three concubines, and playing with flowers and plants.

The housekeeper suddenly came to report: "Ah Lang, there is a guest named Wei Yingwu outside the door, claiming to be your old friend who is visiting. ”

Cui Ning recalled carefully, remembering that when he was a captain in the Jiannan Army Unity Camp, one of the guards who followed the Emperor Taishang to take refuge in the customs was named Wei Yingwu, who often went to the wine shop in the city to drink and encountered, because this person was the son of Wei's in Jingzhao Mansion, compared with the ordinary rich and noble children, he was a little less frivolous, but a little more arrogant, he became familiar with this person, but not to the point of being a friend. It's just that the knowledge and temperament of the two of them don't look like people all the way.

Cui Ning shook his head decisively: "No! ”

The steward was just about to leave, but Cui Ning suddenly stopped him again: "Forget it, let's meet and invite the guests here." ”

Under the guidance of the steward, Wei Yingwu led a few people to pick up a lot of objects and came to the pavilion next to the flower garden.

Wei Yingwu stood on the edge of the pavilion and shook his hands at Cui Ning: "Brother Cui hasn't seen you for many years, don't come unharmed." ”

Cui Ning didn't return the salute to him, but just asked nonchalantly: "Didn't Brother Wei return to Chang'an with the Emperor, Guanzhong has changed hands many times, you should also follow the royal family to Jiangnan, so you will come to this steep and remote Sword Pavilion?" ”

Wei Yingwu heard the meaning of his words, he was secretly mocking himself for betraying the royal family and surrendering to the thief.

He simply stopped selling Guanzi, and said directly: "I can't hide it, I was sent by King Yong to persuade Brother Cui to surrender to my lord and help the army to achieve Xichuan Li's immortal feats. ”

Cui Ning raised his eyebrows and looked different, snorted and said: "Li Siye is a rebellious and rebellious thief, although he supported Li Jixuan of King Heng as the puppet emperor after attacking Chang'an, but after all, he can't change his anti-thief nature, in case His Majesty fights back from Jiangdong to regain the north, he will still fall into a disgrace after all." ”

Wei Yingwu observed the tone and demeanor of his speech, and knew that this person was hesitating to wait and see, for fear that he would end his political life by standing on the wrong side.

He arched his hand towards Cui Ning, walked slowly around the flower garden, and turned on the mouth cannon mode: "King Yongwang is eloquent and far-sighted, he is a master who has not been seen in a hundred years, he has the world in mind and is determined to calm the chaos, and there is an essential difference from An Lushan Shi Siming and others." Thinking that An Lushan rebelled at the beginning, he had just gone south to capture Luoyang, and he was eager to become emperor. After Shi Siming monopolized Youzhou, he couldn't wait to ascend the throne and become the emperor, and my lord now has Guanzhong Fertile Field, Longyou, Hexi and Hedong, but he is still willing to continue to respect the Li royal family as orthodox, which shows that my lord has lofty insights and is by no means comparable to ordinary people. ”

"As for your statement that the old emperor Li Heng led the imperial court to retreat to Jiangdong, guessing that he might go north to the Central Plains in the future and regain the world, this is completely impossible. Since ancient times, the kings of the south have never had a successful northern expedition. The dragon energy of the world is flourishing in the north and declining in the south, although there is a wealth of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, but there is no brave warrior. Now once our lord obtains Shuzhong, and Shi Siming is like a dry bone in the grave, it can't last long. When he dominates the north, it will be the time to cross to the south, so why should Cui Tingshi be worried. ”

Cui Ning laughed: "I didn't expect that Wei Gongzi still has such a three-inch incorruptible tongue, I really admire it." Since your lord Li Siye has great talent and vision, why can't he enter an inch after being blocked by this sword gate, and the road into Sichuan is not only the Golden Bull Road, why can't he choose another one? He didn't expect to be blocked in front of the pass, how could such a lord be called a lord of majesty and wisdom? ”

Wei Yingwu replied like a stream: "How can things in the world be smooth sailing everywhere, and the people of the world have never expected the enemy to take the lead in anything, in the past, Qin Shi Huang also had the wrong belief that Li Xin was defeated by 200,000 attacks on Chu, and Han Gaozu also had the siege of Baideng, and now my lord is blocked in front of the Sword Pavilion, and he needs people like Assassin Shi to provide help to build miraculous feats." Doesn't the public want to make achievements like Chen Ping of the Han Dynasty and Li Ji of the Tang Dynasty? ”

The two people cited by Wei Yingwu are both famous ministers who have changed jobs or found another way out after the company collapsed, and he used this to show that Cui Ning's switch to Li Siye will definitely have a bright future. In this era, information is blocked, so he hasn't heard the story and fate of Huang Baojie, otherwise Cui Ning would have to think about it more.

At this moment, this person with a strong desire for power has been moved, and said with a smile: "The so-called feudal marquis worships the prime minister, but it is just a false name, if you turn to the Ming Lord, or want to do something practical under the hands of King Yong, now I have insight into the situation in Sichuan, and the human relations are also like a number of treasures, if the lord is entrusted with the great task of Shuzhong, he should do his best in the next one." ”

Wei Yingwu's eyelids jumped with fright, this person has such a big appetite, and now he is just a small Shizhou assassin history, so he wants to be the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu in Shuzhong, and I don't know if Li Siye can agree to this person's lion to open his mouth.

He hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "I dare not accept this matter, but I will not be able to reply to you until I go back and report it to the lord." ”

Cui Ning smiled proudly: "I knew you couldn't be the master, it doesn't matter, you can go back and ask your lord, anyway, I have time to wait." ”

Looking at Cui Ning's unbeaten appearance, Wei Yingwu just pursed his lips, clenched his fists and turned around and said, "Cui Tingshi is waiting for my good news." ”

"Put the gift down and let's go."

As soon as the guests left, Cui Ning's concubines no longer behaved, and ran to the gifts, opened the boxes and looked at them one by one, with indescribable excitement.

"Wow, it's Ashichi gold! Look at this piece of sandalwood, the fragrance is strong, and you will know that it is sold from Tianzhu as soon as you smell it. ”

"And this! Glass Bowl! The workmanship is exquisite! ”

Cui Ning sat in the gazebo, looking at these stupid girls with disdain, what is just money? When Lao Tzu becomes the master of Shu, isn't there anything he wants?

……

Li Siye sat in the simple camp tent set up under the cliff, and his generals Tian Zhen and Duan Xiushi sat on the left and right, and Wei Yingwu stood below and reported: "Cui Ning revealed that he intends to govern Shuzhong for the lord, and wants to serve as the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu.

Tian Zhen immediately accused angrily: "This bastard thinks beautifully, but it is just a small assassin who has not yet made an inch, so he wants to covet the position of the envoy of moderation!" “

Duan Xiushi also expressed disgust and opposition: "Our army went south to attack Shu, in order to hold the power of Shu in our hands, and the Jiannan Jiedu envoy can only choose from our own people, how can we let him be an unknown outsider?" ”

Li Siye laughed jokingly: "Whoever of you can lead the army to fly over the Sword Pavilion, I will give the Jiannan Festival to the person you like." ”

The two hurriedly stepped forward to accuse, and Li Siye waved his hand and said, "I'm just joking, don't take it seriously." ”

Wei Yingwu sincerely suggested: "Lord, if you are not willing to give him the envoy of the festival, it is better to pretend to agree to him first, and after entering Jiannan, he will first appoint him as the envoy of the Jiannan Festival, and then move to the envoy of the five prefectures of Lingnan, even if he has complaints at that time, I am afraid he will not be able to say anything." ”

Li Siye shook his head and said, "How can people who are greedy for power not be suspicious? If I only verbally promised him, I am afraid that I will not be able to convince him, so I will go and get my seal letter, first write a letter to give the promise, and then send someone to Chang'an to send a letter, and let the Zhongshu order Xu Bin to issue a holy decree to appoint him as the envoy of the Jiannan Festival, and then send the Fu Jie, the leopard's tail gate, and give him the Liuqi, so that he can be the rightful envoy of the Jiannan Festival. ”

"As long as you can enter Shu through the Sword Pavilion as you wish, why can't you give officials and delegate power?"

His personal soldiers had already taken the letter, and Li Siye immediately took up the pen and called him Brother Cui on the pen, in fact, Li Siye was more than ten years older than him. He promised that when he met Cui Ning under the Sword Gate, the holy decree of the imperial court would inevitably come as promised.

He handed the letter to Wei Yingwu and said, "I have to trouble you to go again and bring Lone's sincerity to Cui Ning." ”