Wumadu is located in the northwest of Jiankang, according to legend, Yongjia Rebellion, Shenzhou Lu Shen, the Central Plains clothes crown Nandu, at that time there were Lang Evil King, Runan King, Xiyang King, Nandun King, Pengcheng King five Sima clan kings crossed the river from this, then there was the name of Wumadu.

Boats and ships gather on the riverbank, merchant ships load and unload goods, and passenger boats bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

A ship crossing the Yangtze River docked at the ferry.

Wen Zisheng's ancestor Wen Qiao was a famous minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, who successively pacified the rebellion of Wang Dun and Su Jun, and made great contributions in the south of the Yangtze River.

The Jin family has long been ancient, but when he stepped on the Wumadu and remembered the deeds of his ancestors, Wen Zisheng was full of excitement.

There was no extra time for him to reminisce about the glory of his ancestors, and the official Xiao Liang, who had been waiting on the dock for a long time, led the Jiangdong scribes, and had already approached with a smile:

"I have heard Mr. Wen's reputation for a long time, and all the Jiangdong scholars are looking forward to it, and Your Majesty is also waiting for Mr. Wen to meet him in the palace, please follow me to the Luoyang Pavilion for a short rest."

Wen Zisheng has nothing to do, this official in charge of reception is a good person to get along with, and he didn't take advantage of it, if he said that he wanted Wen Zisheng to rest in the Siyi Pavilion, he would definitely have to discuss the question of whether the Central Plains is considered a Yi or not.

After exchanging names with the officials and Jiangdong scribes who came to greet him, he saluted again and led the delegation into the city with the officials of Nanliang.

Along the way, recalling the admiration or jealousy of those Jiangdong scribes, Wen Zisheng knew in his heart that this trip to Jiankang was only afraid that it was indispensable to meet friends with literature.

Fortunately, I have real talent and learning, and I will not be stage frightened.

The convoy drove through the deep city gate hole, Wen Zisheng lifted the curtain, and the eyes were a bustling and prosperous scene, and the Jinling Yayin with various accents continued to come from both sides of the avenue, making Wen Zisheng mistakenly think that he had returned to Luoyang City.

Luoyang, the capital of the Western Jin Dynasty, is called Yayin with Luo language as the official language.

The well-dressed Nandu, the northern scholars with a Yayin occupy the right to speak in the south of the Yangtze River, and the combination of Luoyang official dialect and some Wudi slang has become today's Jinling Yayin.

The convoy traveled all the way to the Luoyang Pavilion, and Wen Zisheng entered the door but bumped into an unexpected old acquaintance, one of the core figures of the Erzhu clan, Erzhu Zhongyuan, the king of Pengcheng in the land of the governor Xu Yan.

"After a year of saying goodbye to the Wenshe people, I don't want to reunite with Jiangnan."

Er Zhu Zhongyuan laughed.

Wen Zisheng once served as the emperor of Xiaozhuang, and Erzhu Zhongyuan was called a housekeeper.

Er Zhu Zhongyuan has long lost his former spirit, he is less than forty years old, but his temples are already gray, even if he dresses carefully, he can't hide his drooping old age.

"Zisheng never thought that he would be able to meet Erzhu Gong."

Wen Zisheng said with emotion.

Er Zhu Zhongyuan's expression was very enthusiastic, and he inquired in detail about the situation of the clansmen.

Wen Zisheng answered one by one.

Knowing that the clansmen and the families of Er Zhurong and Er Zhuzhao were properly placed by Gao Huan, Er Zhu Zhongyuan sighed.

On that day, Hu Sichun rebelled and killed his two brothers, Erzhu Shilong and Erzhu Yanbo, and Erzhu Dulu and Erzhu Tianguang, who led the army to the west, also died at the hands of Hu Sichun, and several of the family members in the city were slaughtered by this person.

After hearing the news, he fled all the way south with only his family and defected to Xiao Liang.

Later, I heard that my younger brother Er Zhubi was killed by his generals on the way south with his subordinates, and I couldn't help but be afraid for a while.

After sighing, Er Zhu Zhongyuan sighed to Wen Zisheng:

"The people Zhong Yuan hates, only Hu Sichun and He Batsheng, the prince killed Hu Sichun, avenged the Zhongyuan brothers, and expelled He Batsheng, which made me breathe a bad breath, and I asked the Wenshe people to express their gratitude to the prince on their behalf."

At the beginning of the battle of Hanling, it was Erzhu Zhong's distant general He Basheng who rebelled, which made it difficult for the Erzhu coalition army to penetrate the Gao Huan car formation, and the formation was in chaos, which eventually led to the collapse of the coalition army.

Erzhu Zhongyuan's hatred for He Batsheng can be imagined, not to mention Hu Sichun, it was he who destroyed the opportunity for the Erzhu clan to regroup.

As for whether he hates Gao Huan or not, no one knows, he thinks he hates, and today's show of goodwill is just because he is worried that the northern mission will negotiate peace with the Southern Liang, and he will take the opportunity to ask for his return to the north.

"Zisheng will definitely convey it to Erzhu Gong."

Wen Zisheng responded.

Seeing that the Nanliang officials who greeted him looked more and more impatient, Er Zhu Zhongyuan didn't dare to delay Wen Zisheng's time any longer, hurriedly said goodbye, and returned to the courtyard where he lived in the Luoyang Pavilion.

"Do all the people in Nanben live in the Luoyang Pavilion?"

Seeing this, Wen Zisheng asked the accompanying officials.

The officer knew what he meant and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty understands the grievances between Erzhu Zhongyuan and He Batsheng, and did not place the two in the Luoyang Pavilion at the same time."

Wen Zisheng hummed and stopped talking.

After the mission settled in the Luoyang Pavilion, Wen Zisheng bathed and changed his clothes, and accompanied the officials of Nanliang into Taiwan City to meet him.

As the housekeeper of Emperor Xiaozhuang of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Wen Zisheng went in and out of the palace many times, which also allowed him to intuitively compare the difference between the north and the south of the palace.

The two are equally majestic and solemn, the difference is that the Luoyang Palace City, which was built in the period of Emperor Xiaowen Taihe, does not have a sense of historical weight in the construction of Kangtai City.

Since the founding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there have been kings and horses sharing the world, and there are also Xie Anshi who will break Qin; Liu Yu's northern expedition swallowed thousands of miles, and Liu Yilong also panicked northward.

After the Later Jin Dynasty, Liu Song, Xiao Qi, and Xiao Liang dynasties, two hundred and twenty years of wind and rain, how many heroes during the period.

Although he had heard a lot about the Buddha of Nanliang Tianzi, when he really saw Xiao Yan, Wen Zisheng was still surprised by his appearance and dress.

Dressed in a monk's robe and wearing a white crown, he seems to be a little nondescript, and his face is a kind old man.

After Wen Zisheng saluted and became famous, Xiao Yan smiled and said:

"I am in the south of the Yangtze River, but I often hear Mr. poems and writings, and often sigh that I can't meet Mr.

Wen Zisheng is naturally humble.

After Xiao Yan spoke a few words to him, as Gao Cheng expected, he asked about the northern figures, especially Gao Huan, Gao Cheng's father and son.

Wen Zisheng praised Gao Huan according to Gao Cheng's explanation, and Gao Cheng always cared about him, until he saw Xiao Yan asking again and again, and then he said with a little disdain:

"Nature is extraordinary."

And he said no more.

Such a demeanor naturally attracted Xiao Yan's attention, and during the banquet to welcome the Wei envoy at night, he specially arranged for his henchmen to toast Wen Zisheng frequently, and when he was drunk, he would talk again.

Wen Zisheng was also like Gao Cheng's confession, taking advantage of his drunkenness to whisper to slander Gao Cheng, saying that he himself did not have much talent, but Murong Shaozong and others commanded the army on his behalf, and Yang Su, Cui Xian and others handled government affairs for him, which gave him his current reputation.

Even Gao Cheng's reform in Luoyang can be pushed to the heads of the other three servants, Li Yuanzhong, Sima Ziru, and Gao Long, especially Li Yuanzhong and Sima Ziru, the two servants of Shangshu Province, who are the main people in charge of Luoyang's government in Wen Zisheng's mouth, and Gao Cheng is just a temporary Shangshu order.

Although such an answer is absurd, compared with the news that Gao Cheng has never gone to school, it also makes Xiao Yan believe a little.

Secretly sighed that the Gao family was such a good minister, and he could assist a son to do so many big things, although he thought that Gao Cheng had no talent, but he also kept the names of Murong Shaozong and others in mind.

Gao Cheng's virtuous lie was exposed, but the biggest reaction was Xiao Lun, the half-brother of King Gao.

No one knows how much he ate in front of Xiao Yan because of Gao Cheng, a child from someone else's family.

Now that he knew that the person was just a vain person, he naturally didn't want to let it go, and ordered the people in the palace to publicize it in Jiankang.

The Liang people despise Gao Cheng, and Xiao Lun, a good brother, has contributed a lot.

Wen Zisheng participated in banquets for several days, studying literature with Jiangdong scribes, and the specific peace talks were presided over by the accompanying deputy envoy, the Honglu Temple officials.

Professional matters should be handled by professionals, and Wen Zisheng is very clear about his position in the mission.

The peace talks between the Eastern Wei and the Southern Liang did not have many twists and turns, although the Southern Liang allowed He Basheng, Duguxin and others to go to Guanxi to block the Eastern Wei, but it did not mean that they themselves were going to fight with Gao Huan.

Xiao Yan has participated in Buddhism for many years, not only has he lost his ambition, but his command has long been in a state of Wen Tian and martial arts.

The two sides confirmed that they had concluded an alliance with each other as the boundary of the area under their actual control.

Compared to the smooth sailing of the southbound mission, the other mission to the north did not go well.

As the chief envoy, Yuan Ang led the delegation to the court of the Rouran Khan (northwest of Khar and Lin in Mongolia) and was entertained by the Khan Yujiulu Anapu.

But in the next few days, his attitude changed sharply, which made Gao Ziang, the deputy envoy who was familiar with the "Book of the Later Han", deeply worried.

Gao Ziang came from the side branch of the Bohai Gao clan and followed Gao Cheng for a long time, but he has not been reused.

This time, the mission was formed to send Rouran, and Gao Ziang took the initiative to ask to accompany him, in order to make contributions.

King Xiao Gao was reluctant to take risks with his henchmen, but he was also happy to see such ambition for an ordinary bureaucrat like Gao Ziang, so he granted him the post of deputy envoy and went north with Yuan Ang.

According to the record of "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Ban Chao", Gao Ziang speculated on Yuan Ang:

"Rouran's attitude has changed, there must be a reason for it, Yu thought that it was the Kansai envoy who went north, and asked the king to prepare early."

Yuan Ang was coaxed by Li Yuanzhong, only thinking that it was a meritorious journey, but he didn't expect that there would be twists and turns, seeing that Rouran's attitude had changed greatly, it was when the six gods had no master, he got Gao Ziang's advice, and hurriedly asked:

"How to behave, please teach me."

Gao Ziang took the story of Ban Chao as an example and said:

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger, Ban Dingyuan slaughtered the Hun envoy to force Shanshan to the Han, and we can also explore the residence of the Kansai envoy and slaughter it, so that Rouran will no longer be the head of the rat."

This method was too risky, Yuan Ang hesitated, and he asked:

"Is it too late to say goodbye to Anapu at this time?"

Gao Ziangli persuaded:

"The matter has come to this, if we retreat, Anapu will definitely have his heart set on Kansai, how can he let me wait for the return journey, I am afraid that I and the king will follow the example of Su Gong and go to Beihai to shepherd sheep."

Gao Ziang, who is familiar with historical books, is a classic case as soon as he opens his mouth.

But it was in Yuan Ang's heart, and he really didn't dare to imagine what kind of situation he would be in if he was detained in Rouran, and his beautiful wife and concubine in Kanto.

"Just ask Mr. to find the residence of the Kansai envoy for Lone, and Lone and Mr. will hold a big event together."

Yuan Ang said resolutely.

Gao Ziang was overjoyed when he heard this, but fortunately, although Rouran's attitude changed, he did not restrict the freedom of the Eastern Wei envoys, and immediately said goodbye to Yuan Ang, and led a few people to pretend to go out to buy and inquire about the news in the Rouran Khan Court.

The emperor lived up to his wishes, and after some inquiry, he learned that another delegation had come to Rouran Khan's court to meet Anapu, and the time was calculated, just when Rouran's attitude towards them began to be cold.

There is no doubt about this, it must be the Kansai envoy who made Anapu fall into the choice between the East and the West.

Gao Ziang inquired about the specific residence, and immediately returned to report to Yuan Ang, gathered the people of the mission, and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I just went out to inquire about the news, and learned that it was the people from Guanxi who made Anapu snub us, and now the east is strong and the west is weak, I am afraid that Anapu has a bad heart and wants to help Kansai and split the Great Wei.

"That's right, we are in danger, why don't we give it a go, take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Kansai envoys, kill them all, and make a choice between the east and the west for Anapu, so that we can have hope of returning to the Kanto."

As soon as these words came out, everyone responded.

Most of the people who can join this trip to the north are people like Gao Ziang who hope to take the opportunity to make contributions and get ahead.

After all, if it is to promote an alliance with Rouran, the merits of it are not comparable to the Southern Liang Peace Conference.

As the night deepened, the Eastern Wei delegation brought flammable objects, and under the guidance of Gao Ziang, they rushed to the place where the Guanxi mission stayed.

It was planned to set fire to the Kansai Mission's residence and kill them all while there was chaos.

Unexpectedly, there was a little change in the middle, they met with the Kansai mission in the middle of the road, and the two sides looked at the flammable materials in their hands, and couldn't help but look at each other:

It turns out that you have also read the Book of the Later Han.

At this point, there is no room for turnaround.

The envoy of the Western Wei Dynasty, Yu Jin, shouted:

"Killing thieves and making meritorious contributions is today! Everyone, follow me to destroy the high rebellion! ”

Gao Ziang is also inspiring:

"Kansai is rebellious, vainly trying to split, and the king will receive the grace of the country, why don't you follow me to punish the thief!"

The two sides fell into a scuffle, how could this momentum be hidden from the defenders of the Khan Court, and before everyone could decide the victory, a large number of Rouran soldiers rushed over.

Gao Ziang also saw that the plan could not succeed, and believed that with the change of Anapu's attitude over the past few days, his tendency could be known regardless of asking.

Knowing that nothing could be done, Gao Ziang immediately got out of the melee, planning to escape back to the station at night, but he didn't have time to bring more dry food and fresh water, so he led three horses and wanted to go south, wanting to return to Kanto to deliver the news.

But he didn't sweat in the court, but he was still captured.

When Gao Ziang was escorted to Anapu, he saw the scene of Yuan Ang and Yu Jin holding their arms.

Seeing this scene, Gao Ziang already knew that Yuan Ang had voted for Kansai, and couldn't help but look at it angrily.

Yuan Ang didn't dare to face Gao Ziang's gaze, he turned his head over.

For Yuan Ang, no matter how important his wife and concubine are, they can't match his own life, what kind of friendship does he have with the father and son of the Gao family?

After Gao Ziang fled, he was escorted to Anapu together with Yu Jin and others.

Seeing that Yu Jin exerted the benefits of his lips and tongue, Chen said that the Gao clan's unification of the northern land was harmful to Rouran, and bluntly said that only by supporting Guanxi could Rouran be independent of the Great Wei and no longer driven by others.

How did Yuan Ang refute these words, and when he was speechless, seeing that Anapu was determined to form an alliance with Kansai, he could only beg for his life as the king of the sect.

defected to Kansai, and he can still be his king of peace, as for his wife and concubine, he will marry again.

"The khan wants to swear an oath with Kansai, please behead the Kwantung envoys to make his mind clear."

Yu Jin saw that Gao Ziang was escorted, and immediately spoke to Anapu.

Regarding Yu Jin's persuasion to kill the Kwantung envoys, Anapu had his own opinions, and he said unhappily:

"How can Lone do it, but you want to be taught?"

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The third chapter is finally finished, so take a good rest, and the first chapter should still be placed at four o'clock in the afternoon today.