Changshan County.

In the governor's mansion, he was knighted for his military exploits in defending Changshan County in a bloody battle, and after the end of this battle, Zhang Hu, the governor of Changshan County, who was promoted to the deputy commander of the Langya Army in Langya Prefecture, leaned on his chair, drank red, looked at the man sitting opposite him, and burped loudly.

"Brother, you are not an ordinary person!"

Opposite him, Xiao Fengshan was still wearing a mask, his back was straight, his bearing was condensed, and he silently put down his wine glass when he heard the words, "Your amount of wine is not an ordinary person." ”

Zhang Hutou didn't answer Xiao Fengshan's ridicule, and said: "In the military, there are rough men who can not take a bath for a month, and there are only two kinds of people who have the same bearing as you. ”

He stretched out two fingers, "Either a well-read scholar, or a son of a family who has been trained in words and deeds since childhood." Brother, which one are you? ”

Xiao Fengshan said calmly: "I am just an ordinary soldier. Fight for the country, be loyal to the country. ”

Zhang Hutou looked at the mask on Xiao Fengshan's face with burning eyes, and suddenly got up and was about to reach out and grab it, but Xiao Fengshan flashed easily, "You are drunk, tonight's wine is almost over, rest early." ”

Zhang Hutou looked at Xiao Fengshan's back and said, "I will remember you!" ”

Xiao Fengshan stopped and was silent for a moment before he said softly: "It's good if you remember, it's better if you forget." ”

With that, he opened the door and strode away.

It's really leaving, never coming back.

He walked out of the Governor's Mansion, and outside the gate of the mansion, a cavalry team of more than 100 people was waiting calmly.

At the beginning, he took a hundred people to the north, subdued the bandits and bandits along the way, and grew to 1,000 people, so that he could rush to the aid of Changshan County at a critical juncture by chance.

But after holding on to the lonely city for many days, there were only more than 100 people left in the team again.

Xiao Fengshan turned over and got on his horse and led everyone forward slowly.

All the way to the city gate, where several people were waiting.

Because of the great victory in Changshan and the military exploits of Murong Hu, Xia Yunfei, the Marquis of Xing'an, who achieved the great cause of the Xia family, took Chen Fugui and Lu Yi to see him off in person.

Xiao Fengshan dismounted, and Xia Yunfei invited him into the garrison duty room that had been cleared under the city wall.

Chen Fugui and Lu Yi stood guard at the door together.

On a small table, there are two bowls and a pot of tea.

The two people who had fought each other face to death sat across the table, and Xia Yunfei spoke: "In Changshan County, you deserve my respect. ”

Xiao Fengshan is still neither humble nor arrogant, "It's not important. ”

Xia Yunfei was not angry, and looked at him, "Erlang has a letter, according to what he said, Beiliang will send an envoy to sue for peace, and the imperial court will conduct peace talks with Yuyan Prefecture as the main condition, you don't need to take risks." ”

Xiao Fengshan shook his head, "He is indeed smart, but he doesn't understand Dongfang Ping." The Northern Liang people may withdraw as promised, but it is impossible to expect them to kill Dongfang Ping or return an intact Swift Prefecture, and Dongfang Ping must have been prepared for what he thought was sufficient when he took this step. Just because he has not had a large number of mutinies and escapes under his command so far, he knows that he is not such a simple person. If I don't go today, you will have to fight for a long time in the future. ”

Xia Yunfei also shook his head, "You are wrong, he knows it, he will have more arrangements, he just doesn't want you to take such a big risk." ”

Xiao Fengshan smiled self-deprecatingly, not questioning the truth of Xia Jingyun's concern about his safety, but feeling that there was some magic in the impermanence of the world, "For me, there is nothing else to ask for, if I can do more things for Daxia and let the people survive a few more, it can be regarded as atonement." Swift State is so big, maybe I can't die! ”

The mask on the opposite side only showed a pair of eyes, but Xia Yunfei saw firmness and determination in it.

He silently lifted the teapot on the table, personally poured a bowl of tea for Xiao Fengshan, and handed it over with both hands, "Take care!" ”

Xiao Fengshan took the tea bowl, "Those brothers who are dead and disabled, please." ”

"Don't worry."

Xiao Fengshan drank all the tea, got up and walked out of the door, and after holding fists with Chen Fugui and Lu Yi, he turned over and got on the horse.

The city gate slowly opened a gap, and a team of more than 100 people quietly walked out, heading in the direction of Yuyan Prefecture, and disappeared into the snowstorm.

——

Zhongjing, Xiangfu, Wan Wenbi sat in the room, and the eldest son Wan Jingru stood respectfully aside.

Wan Jingru whispered: "Father, several big victories at the border pass have created a large number of military heroes, and these people are afraid that they will stand on the side of the Xia family in the future." ”

Wan Wenbi nodded slowly, "Looking at the generosity of the Queen Mother's reward, the nobles who were originally killed in the court and did not dare to take the lead should be completely unable to jump. ”

"What about us?"

Wan Jingru looked worried, as the heir of the family, although Wan Jingru's ability was far worse than that of Qin Sichao back then, Wan Wenbi still informed him of such a major event.

Now seeing that the Xia family is getting louder and louder, he really wants to persuade [Father, stop it, there are people from the Xia family outside], but he knows that he can't persuade him, so he becomes more and more worried.

Wan Wenbi smiled lightly, "My father knows what you're worried about, but don't worry, there is a way for my father." ”

Wan Jingru looked at his father suspiciously.

Wan Wenbi, who has always been admired, became angry when he saw this look, and raised his eyebrows, "Don't believe it? ”

"Faith! Letter! Letter! Wan Jingru also reacted immediately, and hurriedly corrected his attitude.

Wan Wenbi snorted lightly, "Throughout the ages, most of the fortified cities have been broken from within. Xia Jingyun is indeed powerful, if we are forced by external forces, it will make them monolithic, but fortunately, they also have hidden dangers. ”

Wan Jingru hurriedly asked curiously: "What hidden danger?" ”

Wan Wenbi picked up the bowl of tea, gently scraped the foam with the lid of the cup, and chuckled: "One mountain can't accommodate two tigers." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, is there anything else to do?"

The next morning, in the small court meeting of the important ministers of the Qianyuan Palace, after discussing some military affairs, Concubine De asked.

Wan Wenbi stepped out of the ranks, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

Concubine De nodded, "What's the matter with Wan Qing?" ”

"Previously, the envoys of the Northern Liang came, and the Huai'an Hou Baiyunbian and the Honglu Temple were ordered to welcome the guests, and the errand was done very well, and now the Northern Liang delegation has left, and the minister thinks that the imperial court should have a reward to praise his trip."

Wei Yuanzhi's heart moved slightly, and he glanced at Xia Jingyun, who was standing diagonally opposite him.

Xia Jingyun came out directly, "The words of all the ministers are very true, and the minister seconded the proposal." When the minister heard about Huai'an Hou Suxi's writing, it was better to give him a treasure in the inner court. As for Honglu Temple, this is a duty within the division, and it is enough to reward some wealth. ”

Wan Wenbi turned his head and looked at him deeply, smiled, and didn't say anything more.

Concubine De nodded, "Since Zhu Qing has no objection, let's do it." ”

At night, when Xia Jingyun returned to the Marquis of Jianning's mansion, Wei Yuanzhi took advantage of the night to visit.

"Gao Yang, today's things are boring!"

Looking at Wei Yuanzhi, who was quite worried, Xia Jingyun snorted, "It seems that this prime minister wants to attract reinforcements, and wants to start from our inside." ”

He chuckled, "He thinks we're getting stronger, but if he can get a big piece of it out of our side and use it for him, he might be able to wrestle with us." ”

"Then why are you holding back today, just giving Baiyunbian such a reward? Aren't you afraid that you will really turn him back? ”

Xia Jingyun wanted to tell the truth, but he still spoke: "Brother Le Xian is arrogant and arrogant, and now he is a marquis, and he is also a member of the three grades in the court, and his father is also a state pastor, if he is sealed again, it may not be a good thing!" Wei Lao's worries, and my worries, it's okay, I'm going to visit the Huai'an Hou Mansion later, why don't Wei Lao join me? ”

Wei Yuanzhi sighed, "It's okay, you are best friends, and you are the same year, so just talk about it." ”

So, soon, the two walked out together, got into the carriage, and went to the Huai'an Hou Mansion.

Compared with the lively Jianning Hou Mansion, the Huai'an Hou Mansion on the Baiyun side is much more deserted, after all, the main family is now Baiyunbian and Ye Hongluan and his wife.

Oh, no, these two haven't officially married yet!

"You said that this surnamed Xia has to get married at this time! It's hard for me to get married! ”

In the warm room of the Hou Mansion, Bai Yunbian complained to Ye Hongluan with an unhappy face.

Ye Hongluan glanced at him, "Marriage is a matter for the two of us, and the matter of the two families, what does it have to do with him?" What's in your way?! ”

Bai Yunbian snorted, "My son is on par with him, and the marriage will inevitably be compared with each other by those ignorant people, he has the support of the Queen Mother, how can I compare!" If he gets too close, and marries two at once, isn't this self-inflicted? ”

After speaking, he muttered again, "Su Yanyan and Qin Li, how powerful they are, I just look at him like that, and I actually fell in love with him together." ”

Ye Hongluan rolled her eyes speechlessly, "If you look at you together, will you have a better eyesight?" ”

Bai Yunbian nodded, and before he could speak, a burst of killing intent rose into the air, frightening him, "Madam, don't you want to murder your husband!" ”

Ye Hongluan silently rolled up his sleeves, and was about to loosen the skin of this man who didn't know the height of the earth from time to time, when there was a careful and respectful message from the steward outside.

"Master, madam, Marquis Jianning and Wei Shangshu are visiting and are waiting in the living room."

Characters like Xia Jingyun, at the moment, no one in the entire Zhongjing City would dare to let him wait in the foyer, let alone these people from the Bai Mansion who were originally trained from the Jiang'an Hou Mansion.

Ye Hongluan was slightly stunned, and Bai Yunbian hurriedly took the opportunity to run out.

When they came to the main hall, the three of them saluted, and when Baiyunbian looked at this posture, he remembered the news he heard today, and he roughly understood what was going on.

And when Xia Jingyun opened his mouth to say the first sentence, he made clear in his heart his posture for tonight.

"Brother Lexian, today in front of the imperial discussion, Wan Xiang mentioned the reward for your reception of the envoys of the Northern Liang, I stopped it, and the palace that was finally decided will reward some objects, I am afraid that you will misunderstand, so I specially came to tell you about it with Wei Lao."

Bai Yunbian frowned, "Why are you stopping?" ”

Xia Jingyun explained with a sincere face: "In such a short period of time, if you reward too much, it is easy to find people to be jealous and hateful. Besides, this credit can actually be large or small, so it is most appropriate to reward it in this way. ”

"Aren't you too." Bai Yunbian subconsciously retorted, and then sighed, "Okay, you're decided, what more can I say!" ”

Wei Yuanzhi saw that Bai Yunbian seemed to be still emotional, so he said: "Huai'an Hou, let the old man say more, this matter can indeed be big or small, just set the name of this merit, as for the side, is it possible to be promoted to the knighthood because of this?" The words of the Marquis of Jianning are all from the public heart, so don't think about it. You are still young, and you are already in such a high position, you will need to cooperate with Gao Yang in the future to jointly support this situation! ”

Bai Yunbian waved his hand, "Elder Wei is too worried, it's just a little reward, how can this son really care." ”

Xia Jingyun nodded, "I'll wait to come, just for this matter, since I said it, I won't bother too much, and I will leave." ”

Bai Yunbian personally sent the two of them out of the door, and everything seemed to be resolved so calmly.

At least when the eyeliner sent to the vicinity of Baifu sent the information back, Wan Jingru felt so.

But when he spoke to his father, Wan Wenbi smiled.

"What are you expecting? To win over such a person, how can it be such a trivial thing. ”

He stood up and walked out, "Rest early, in two days, wait and see!" ”

At noon, Bai Yunbian frowned and walked out of the Yamen of the Imperial Historical Tower.

He was still thinking back to yesterday's response, and he now fully understood the intention of Xia Jingyun and the seemingly useless thing he tossed.

Instead of always guarding against the enemy who does not know where and how they will behave, it is better to put up their own banner in the future and control the main opposition forces within a stable range.

In this way, it will not affect Xia Jingyun's strong voice above the court in the current chaos of the court, so as to guide the government to usher in a new life in the reform;

In the same way, after Xia Jingyun really takes power in the future, he will gather those opposition forces that have been damaged in the reform to conduct a more rational analysis, win over or crack down.

And the current behavior of Wan Wenbi and others sniffing the wind also confirms the feasibility of their road.

But in order to really achieve that effect, it is not so simple to hide from those old foxes.

Especially when they can only rely on tacit understanding and can't fully communicate from time to time, every step must be very "reasonable".

For example, in yesterday's situation, he couldn't show excessive anger, and he couldn't turn against Xia Jingyun because of this matter, and there should be no problem with that moment's decision.

"Lexian, what do you want?"

A voice suddenly came from beside him, almost scaring Bai Yunbian, who was pondering the ulterior secret, and turned his head to see Yan Songwen with a smile on his face, with a puzzled face, not knowing what kind of fame this top boss who has always regarded himself as a great enemy is doing.

"Why are you so sad? That Northern Liang prince is gone, is there a lot less fun? ”

Yan Songwen said with a bit of ridicule.

Bai Yunbian also simply borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and said with a smile: "Let Lord Yan laugh, after all, there are not many good opportunities like this to not only temper your tongue, but also promote the prestige of our country, it's a pity!" ”

Yan Songwen laughed, "It's a pity, it's not a pity, maybe Le Xian will be able to see them again soon." ”

Bai Yunbian was stunned, Yan Songwen spoke: "Now that I have taken the Phoenix City and Lieyang Pass in Northern Liang, Emperor Liang is afraid that he will not be able to sit still for a long time, so he will naturally send an envoy to seek peace, which is also the unanimous conjecture of the center. ”

Bai Yunbian's eyes lit up, and Yan Songwen said with a smile: "If you want to come to this reception, you should still be Lexian!" ”

Bai Yunbian smiled, "Be loyal to the country, worry about the king, hehe!" ”

——

When the huge Zhongjing City appeared in front of him again like a lingering nightmare, Xue Wenlu's numb heart twitched again as if he was dying.

In order to survive, he did not dare to disobey Emperor Liang's orders, so he had to be ordered to return.

But at the moment, he has a feeling that life is worse than death.

Pei Bingchang, who was sitting opposite him, looked at Xue Wenlu's appearance, and secretly felt some disdain in his heart.

This noble son of Beiliang, who is also from a big family, has gradually learned about the experience of everyone in Zhongjing along the way, and he feels that everyone is really unlucky, but at the same time, he also has a little disapproval in his heart.

A few words of ridicule and ridicule, it's just like this, it's just vulnerable.

If you want to achieve great things, be determined, why not.

But after all, Xue Wenlu has a good status, and he is the official envoy of this trip, so he still comforted him: "Don't worry, the prince, after I enter the city, I will immediately go to submit the credentials, and then I will close the door in Honglu Temple to thank the guests, those scoundrels, let's not provoke them." ”

Xue Wenlu nodded woodenly, "That's it." ”

As soon as the words fell, a familiar, demonic voice sounded in Xue Wenlu's ears.

"Huh? Isn't this His Royal Highness's convoy? Your Royal Highness, have you returned? Didn't you say that it would be indefinite after it was good? (End of chapter)