In the evening, Peng Shiyu took Li Yuan and his entourage into Xizhou City, and then went straight to Xizhou Thorn Mansion. When he learned that Li Yuan came to Xizhou to announce the decree this time, and Han Xizai was the angel of the imperial court, Peng Shiyu was very excited, and then Han Xizai officially promulgated the holy decree given to Peng Shiyu by His Majesty the Tang Emperor in the main hall of the Xizhou Assassin's Mansion.

Emperor Li Jing can be said to have given Peng Shiyu enough face, and the holy decree praised Peng Shiyu greatly, saying that he was 'loyal, brave and upright, high and sincere', but he avoided mentioning the previous rebellion and war in Xizhou, and at first glance thought that the Peng family had always been loyal courtiers of the Tang Dynasty.

The holy decree not only approved Li Yuan's previous recommendation, but also sealed Peng Shiyu as the assassin of Xizhou, and added the inspection of the school Taishi, which is not only that, but the most heavyweight is to posthumously seal the late Peng Shiyu's father Peng Shichou as Peng Guogong, plus the title of captain. Due to Peng Shichou's death, Peng Shiyu, as the eldest son, naturally inherited the title of Duke Peng.

Since the founding of the Southern Tang Dynasty, there has been no shortage of high-ranking officials, but the basic feudal princes are the founding ministers or royal in-laws, or those who have made great contributions, such as Song Qiqiu, the first minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

In addition, the title of the inspector of the school, although because of the word "inspector", is only a loose official similar to the honorary title, but also enjoys the treatment of the official position in the Southern Tang Dynasty, which is the supreme honor, and is often only awarded to the central ministers, or the feudal officials.

Peng Shiyu was extremely satisfied, and hurriedly thanked the edict and took the scarf of the assassin history, and then Han Xizai solemnly awarded Peng Guogong a purple robe and a large seal mast flag and other seal items representing his noble identity in turn, and ordered someone to move a large plaque granted by the imperial court, which has four big characters engraved on it according to the handwriting of the emperor Long Feifeng Dance, Peng Shiyu was grateful on the spot, and hurriedly shouted thank you, Li Yuan and Han Xizai congratulated themselves again and again, and this official gift was also counted.

However, Peng Shiyu still needs to go to Jinling to thank him personally, just because according to the practice of the imperial court, since he has obtained the title of Duke Peng, then he must go through this process, and this is also a gesture, Peng Shiyu has just surrendered to the imperial court, if he does not dare to go, he obviously still has ideas in his heart, and he will be suspicious of the imperial court, so Peng Shiyu must go.

After these tedious things were completed, Li Yuan congratulated him: "Congratulations to Peng Guogong, from now on, Peng Guogong will be my Tang Dynasty pillar!" From now on, Peng Guogong will serve His Majesty and the Tang Dynasty wholeheartedly, and work with the Governor of Pontus to ensure the peace of Chudi! ”

Peng Shiyu was a little frightened, and hurriedly said: "Most of the governors are serious!" With you, the world's most powerful general, how dare you call yourself the pillar of the country? No matter what, in the future, this Xizhou will be under the rule of Wuping, and in the future, if the governor has an order, I will not obey Dongxi! ”

Li Yuan replied with a surging smile: "In the past, we swore an oath to the sky, we were originally brothers, but now we are one master, and we help each other." ”

Peng Shiyu nodded and smiled, and then saluted Li Yuan and Han Xizai respectively.

The night was getting deeper, Peng Shiyu immediately set up a banquet for Li Yuan and Han Xizai in the Xizhou Thorn History Mansion, and then eagerly brought Li Yuan's hand to the table, and the banquet was held in the main hall of the Thorn History Mansion, and the delicacies unique to Dongxi were placed. Sweet fruit wine, delicious mountain delicacies, diligent hosts, melodious silk bamboo, flying dancing girls.

The hall soon became a sea of joy. Li Yuan, Han Xizai and Peng Shiyu drank heartily, laughed and laughed, and enjoyed themselves.

"I have been waiting for the imperial court to come and announce the decree for a long time, and the three prefectures of Dongxi will restore state governance in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Well, now I'm finally able to do things! The grace of the Metropolitan Governor is unforgettable! ”

"Peng Guogong, we are our own brothers, and my mother needs to say more if you are polite! If you really want to thank you, you should thank Your Majesty. Li Yuan waved his hand and smiled, and then glanced at Han Xizai, who was drinking and laughing.

Peng Shiyu immediately understood, immediately picked up the wine cup and strode to Han Xizai, respectfully bowed and thanked, Han Xizai was drinking happily, at this time saw this famous, now noble Peng Guogong The lord of the Dongxi barbarians saluted himself, flattered and hurriedly got up to return the salute, the two looked at each other and smiled and drank the wine cup in their hands, and everyone present was jubilant when they saw this.

After taking a seat, Han Xizai couldn't help but glance at Li Yuan on the main seat, this is only twenty-one years old, this handsome face is in stark contrast to the rough Kong Wu of Peng Shiyu, but Peng Shiyu has always adhered to the obedient attitude in front of Li Yuan, Han Xizai couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart......

Li Yuan raised his glass and said: "Peng Guogong, now that you, the lord of Xizhou, can finally live up to your name, and then the affairs of Xizhou and Jinzhou will be handed over to you. The Pontus needed peace in Dongxi so that he could concentrate on dealing with the Han to the south. ”

Peng Shiyu thought about it carefully, Li Yuan only mentioned Xizhou and Jinzhou, and only omitted Chenzhou, everyone understands the meaning of the words, and it will be Dongxi Erzhou in the future, and his heart hurts slightly, but after thinking about it, he had promised in Langzhou that he would cede Jinzhou Chenzhou to Li Yuan after regaining control of Dongxi, not to mention that in the end, these three states are all under the rule of Wuping, and they are already owned by Li Yuan, so what's the harm in handing over a state?

So Peng Shiyu hurriedly nodded and said, "Keep in mind the teachings of the Metropolitan Governor, in fact, this is also the idea of the Underneath. ”

drank several jars of fruit wine one after another, although the wine in Dongxi was a little sweet and lackluster, but Li Yuan still had the intention of being drunk. Among the melodious silk bamboos before the banquet, the barbarian dancers in colorful skirts danced in long skirts, Li Yuan picked up two bamboos in drunken eyes and quickly followed the music, comically beating the jade plate, as if playing the rhythm, dozens of graceful dancers fluttered and rose and fell, one shape and one posture were extremely beautiful, and they were charming in front of the banquet, which was simply beautiful.

But seeing the group of dancing women in front of him, Li Yuan's mind suddenly appeared with a shadow of a mold lake, and he couldn't help but look around and frown slightly.

It's really a little strange, why didn't she even see Peng Qingying's shadow all day, it stands to reason that she, as Peng Shiyu's sister, should accompany her to attend tonight's banquet on such a major and festive day today. The worst should show her face, at least she and she are acquaintances.

Recalling the last time I saw Peng Qingying in my own house, when Peng Qingying was injured for protecting Wang Jingyao, Li Yuan went to visit when the two chatted a few words under the moon, and then Li Yuan mentioned that the guide of the Peng clan arrived, Peng Qingying, the girl, went to look for the clansmen by herself, and finally followed the clansmen back to Xizhou, but did not say goodbye to Li Yuan, but just sent someone to inform them in a hurry......

Could it be that Peng Qingying, this girl, has opinions about herself, and she doesn't plan to meet at all? But how did I offend her again?

Thinking of this, Li Yuan couldn't hide his curiosity, and said to Peng Shiyu, who was drinking red-faced, "Peng Guogong, why didn't you see Ling Mei Qingying?" Only then did I realize that I hadn't seen her for a day today. ”

Peng Shiyu was stunned, then covered his mouth and coughed lightly for a moment, rolled his eyes and sighed: "Eh, this, in fact, the little sister she, alas, is not easy to mention...... Governor, let's not talk about it. ”

There is a saying that it is okay to say the wrong thing, but half of the most hateful thing to say.

Li Yuan was the same, and hurriedly said in surprise: "What does this mean? Could it be that something happened to Sister Ling? ”

Peng Shiyu took the wine glass and drank it all, looked at Li Yuan and said with doubts: "Metropolitan Governor, do you really not know?" How could you not know about Qingying? ”

Li Yuan was confused, and said inexplicably: "Where did you start with this?" Where did the governor of Pontus know about Ling Mei? ”

Peng Shiyu frowned and looked at Li Yuan for a long time, sighed and said: "It seems that the Metropolitan Governor really doesn't know, now the little sister doesn't live in this Xizhou City, she lives in the riverside hut on the Wushan Mountain in the north of the city. Alas, the courtyard of the little sister in this huge Thorn Mansion has been empty for a long time, and she just refuses to come back to live, but would rather live in the mountains and suffer. ”

Li Yuan wondered: "Why is that?" ”

Peng Shiyu swallowed his saliva and smacked his lips: "Isn't it because of the Metropolitan Governor?" ”

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, pointed to his nose and cried and laughed: "Because of me? ”