The spring day of the warbler flying grass almost makes people forget the difficulties of the war, the pedestrians and vehicles on the road are more and more, Yingzhou is located on the Huaishui, is a place extending in all directions, with the long-term confrontation between Xuan and Ning, the strategic position of Yingzhou has basically replaced Xuzhou, and at the same time, because the two countries have strengthened the status of business activities, Yingzhou gradually occupies the southeast and northwest trade towns.

Xiao Mu accompanied Meng Yan along the way to talk and laugh, Xiao Mu has always boasted that he is familiar with the subset of scriptures and history, and he is often proud of it, very conceited, but after talking with Meng Yan along the way, he found that Meng Yan has read more than 10 million books and historical materials, and when talking about articles, Meng Yan often cites from the side, which makes Xiao Mu dumbfounded.

In the rebuttal, although Meng Yan is not commonly used, if Xiao Mu is proud, Meng Yan's fluttering words make him happy and convinced.

When talking about military affairs, money and food, although Meng Yan rarely expressed his opinions, and only occasionally said one or two sentences, he was able to get to the point.

Although Xiao Mu did not join the army, he was familiar with military books since he was a child, but he never thought that Meng Yan knew everything about ancient and modern battle formations, even some small generals or even ancient battles, Meng Yan was also the head of the road, and the explanation was even more detailed.

Because of his competitive heart, Xiao Mu tried to deduce the art of war with Meng Yan, but Meng Yan did not refuse, only to see that Meng Yan used his troops to run wild, and there was no trace, even if he was forced into a corner, he always had to be able to extricate himself with the previous layout, like a strange peak.

What Xiao Mu admires the most is that although Meng Yan is a hegemon and has outstanding talents, he is a calm and natural person, talking to him is like a spring breeze, I only feel that an elder is teaching the younger generation, and he has never been aggressive, and he will feel cold sweat every time Xiao Mu is alone.

Seeing that the car had entered Yingzhou City, Xiao Mu was very reluctant to separate from Meng Yan, but after all, it was the two sides of the confrontation, Xiao Mu was also helpless, after sending Meng Yan and his party to the post house, Xiao Mu sincerely bowed: "Thank you for your uncle's teaching along the way, if it is not for his identity, the little nephew is willing to worship his uncle as a teacher!" ”

Seeing the sincerity of what Xiao Mu said, Meng Yan really likes Xiao Mu this child along the way, except that he is not suitable for the monarch, everything is good, humble and polite, erudite and talented, although there is some competitive heart, but the young are generally like this.

Meng Yan stepped forward to help him up, smiled and said: "I am very happy that King Wu has this intention, if your father does not object, I also want to accept you as an apprentice, and this body of Jiuchen Gong also needs to have a successor." ”

Meng Yan said with a somewhat gloomy expression, if it were an ordinary person, this might be a pair of famous master and apprentice stories, but the current situation is very difficult, I can't help but feel a little sorry, master and apprentice talk about fate, and his identity with Xiao Mu is the biggest obstacle to this fate.

In the back hall of Yingzhou County's Shoufu, Xiao Yu lost his temper again after hearing about this, and his son actually wanted to worship his rival as a teacher, which was simply a slap in the face.

"King Wu is in a good mood, and when the world is undecided, he is still in the mood to apprentice? Do you think that I have no one to teach you? ”

This son is Xiao Yu's favorite, but it is he who makes Xiao Yu lose face before he negotiates, Xiao Mu's words in front of the post house have spread all over Yingzhou Shilin, and it is only a matter of time before it spreads throughout the Central Plains.

"Father, aside from the identity of Emperor Xuan, Erchen really admires his talent and learning, and really wants to worship him as a teacher." Xiao Mu retorted.

"Good! Then you go, as long as you are willing to give up this prince's title and this wealth, I will not stop you! Xiao Mu was furious, he wanted to knock Xiao Mu, but he never thought that Xiao Mu would be unaware of his mistake and would contradict him.

"Father, wealth is like smoke, and his sons and daughters are only willing to pursue preaching and solving doubts in their lives, and they are not willing to participate in political disputes, you know." This is the first time in many years that Xiao Mu has officially stated his attitude.

Xiao Yu was shocked by his son's words, he pointed at Xiao Mu with his finger, he couldn't say it for a long time, he didn't know what words to use to refute this son, a prince who does not pursue the throne but seeks to learn together will be respected as a model of the royal family in any dynasty, and can promote the purity of the court, he can't blame Xiao Mu.

In addition, how could Xiao Yu not know about Meng Yan's talents, sworn brothers, martial arts everyone, and the art of war, and they were outstanding in learning, Xiao Yu thought that only Meng Yan was qualified to be his sworn brother a long time ago.

"Rebel! Go with you, you don't want to stay in Yingzhou, you can go your own way, and your father will not say a word. ”

Xiao Yu waved his hand helplessly to let Xiao Mu retreat, maybe he could have something to gain without hindering him.

Xiao Mu could see that his father was helpless out of his love for him, and he hated his identity more and more, but there was no way, his surname was Xiao, and he was the Xiao family of the royal family, and this could not be changed at any time.

"Father, the son will return to Jinling today, and the son wishes that the father and Emperor Xuan can work together towards peace!"

After Xiao Mu finished speaking, he left without looking back.

Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Mu's back and smiled bitterly: "Hand in hand for peace? Easier said than done! ”

The matter between Meng Yan and Xiao Mu was just a small episode in front of the talks, and the eyes of the Central Plains people were still focused on the official meeting of the two emperors on the ninth day of the first month of March.

Xiao Yu and Meng Yan were relaxed in front of the meeting, but the subordinates of the two were busy, and the entourage led by Fang Keming had not had a good rest for two consecutive days, but Fang Keming did not dare to relax at all.

"Qi Guogong, Hu Shuai, I heard that there is an abnormality in Teng Han's department, what do you two think?" Fang Keming got the news through the Baiyi Temple that Teng Han's Lanling Army was moving in the direction of Xuzhou, and the official excuse was that the county had changed its defense.

"This kind of thing is an old excuse, it's not new, the Lanling Army is not a good fighting force under Teng Han, but the Lanling Army has done a good job in the matter of loyalty to death." As the commander of the Great Xuan Army, Yu Geng judged it indiscriminately.

"Hu Shuai, what do you think the Lanling Army will do?" Gu Yanfeng asked with a frown.

Yu Geng smiled slightly and said: "The marching formation is actually more of a temporary decision, and the Lanling army's motives for approaching the purpose are definitely not pure, so before we can find out what they want to do, we must have a way to respond to all changes without change." ”

"Oh? Tiger Shuai already has a plan in his heart? Gu Yanfeng suddenly felt relaxed.

"Huo Youji!" Yu Geng said slowly.

After Gu Yanfeng and Fang Keming glanced at each other, Gu Yanfeng said: "The White Ape Brigade is indeed the best choice, and the Tiger Shuai is in charge of the cardinal, so this matter will be arranged by the Tiger Shuai." ”

"Hu Shuai, do you need General Yan's cooperation?" Fang Keming asked.

"No, the old man plans to let Huo Youji come over as a colt, that kid has a special identity and a perverse temperament, he can do anything, as long as he appears Xuanjun, no matter who he is, he has to think about it." Yu Geng said confidently.

On the eighth day of the first month of March, the day before the official meeting, Xiao Yu heard that Huo Youji led the White Ape Brigade suddenly appeared near Shenqiu, and immediately summoned Chu Cheng and Teng Han.

"Teng Han, Huo Youji's sudden appearance, this is not normal!"

"Your Majesty, maybe it was the movement of the Lanling Army that made them vigilant, and we wanted to use the change of guard as an excuse to transfer the Lanling Army to deploy in advance, but Huo Youji's sudden appearance made our plan fall short." Teng Han said unwillingly.

"Is there a way to deal with it?" Xiao Yu is also unwilling.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is not the best policy to mobilize the Lanling army to come over, we invite Meng Yan to come over for a meeting is a well-known thing in the world, and it is impossible to control Meng Yan's personal control, these days the old minister found that Yan Que, who is in charge of Meng Yan's security, is very careful, and all the shops around the post house are occupied by him with heavy money, and our people can't get close to the post house at all." Chu Cheng said worriedly.

"Prime Minister, there is no news from Qilin Wei?" Teng Han asked in surprise.

Chu Cheng shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, our spy report this time is quite unsmooth, Commander Xu has sent people to sneak into the vicinity of the post house many times and have been discovered, and our people have either been knocked unconscious and thrown on the street or the secret has disappeared." ”

Xiao Yu still knows about espionage, and Xu Yu's arrangements are no problem, but it seems that someone has taken the lead every time.

"Well, that's true, Xu Yu reported this to me, but Su Qing, the spy commander under Meng Yan, did not follow this time, and his niece is still in Chengdu, and some other well-known spies have not appeared, so far I haven't found out which one of the spies accompanying Meng Yan this time is." Xiao Yu said with a heavy heart, this is too uncomfortable, the contest between spies is actually an echo of the head-on confrontation, the spy report is not smooth, and the head-on confrontation is difficult to have much effect.

"Your Majesty, is it a different one? Maybe Commander Xu's reputation is too loud, and they have already taken precautions against Commander Xu? Teng Han suggested.

Xiao Yu thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "It's too late, everyone has already been deployed, the opportunity has been lost, and it will be more difficult to change people at this time, I believe that Xu Yu will have a way, this matter is here first, how is the formal meeting arranged tomorrow?" ”

"Your Majesty, tomorrow we will negotiate with Gu Yanfeng and others in the West Lake Ming Hall, Your Majesty's meeting with Meng Yan is arranged in the West Lake Xiaoran Pavilion, where you can have a panoramic view of the West Lake, and tomorrow evening we will hold a dinner in the East Pavilion of the West Lake." Chu Cheng came one by one.

"It's very well arranged, who is responsible for the security?" Xiao Yu didn't expect anything wrong.

"Changsun Yu, he is the mother of Mengyan, and he is the general of our dynasty, and the Yingchuan counties are the hometown of the Changsun clan, so the eldest grandson Yu was selected."

"Okay, that's it," Xiao Yu suddenly stopped, thought for a moment and said, "Let the scholars from Yingchuan come over when we meet tomorrow, and let them see our sincerity!" ”

Chu Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty is thoughtful, this method is very good!" ”

"Teng Han, what's going on over there with Ming Yu?" Xiao Yu suddenly asked.

"General Gan has not replied to the news for the time being, but from the news a few days ago, Ming Yu has been in contact with small countries such as Guilan, and they are still a little afraid of Geng Chao, but the old minister thinks that since they are willing to contact, it means that they are dissatisfied with Daxuan, and we have a chance to recapture the Western Regions."

"Well, let them get in touch quickly, Meng Huan still knows a little about this person, he is much more difficult to deal with than Geng Chao, and he is Meng Yan's brother, and he has more weight than Geng Chao in the eyes of those small countries in the Western Regions." Xiao Yu knew that things were not easy to do, so he didn't rush them.

Chu Cheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Songjiang is an urgent problem to be solved at the moment, so let's take advantage of this meeting to take it by surprise!" ”

Teng Han gasped, this old man didn't pay attention, once he opened his mouth, it would be a fatal thing.

Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "That's right, who is stationed in Jingjiang?" ”

"Mingjun, Haizhou Ming, surrendered with Zuo Qing, he personally killed his brother Minghui to make a letter of surrender, and he is currently a general of the Jingjiang Army." Chu Cheng said in disgust.

"This person is very suitable, it's him, we have room to explain no matter how we advance or retreat, don't make it clear, let the Duanmu faction personally reveal some to Mingjun, and force him to take the initiative."