Lieyang Pass, Shen Shengwen, the secretary of the Great Xia Military Department who personally went to the front line of Northern Xinjiang to preach the reward, stood at the head of the city, and reluctantly touched the masonry on the city wall, "It's really reluctant to return such a Xiongguan to Beiliang!" ”

If it were a fool who thought he was smart, he might have to persuade two sentences like "My lord, Swift Prefecture is more important, we gain more, adults don't need to feel nostalgic", but Jin Jiancheng followed Jiang Yuhu's side, he was not a Han Han who could only fight, and he was also quite familiar with these doorways, so he immediately smiled and agreed.

"That's it, it's hard to beat it down, and I have to return it to the Beiliang barbarian, but I'm really reluctant, I heard someone say below that he just secretly demolished this city."

"Hahahaha!" Shen Shengwen smiled and blinked slyly, "If you really want to demolish it, you have to wait until the end of the peace negotiation!" ”

Jin Jiancheng felt that this new military department book was a bit interesting, and it was very appetizing.

Shen Shengwen teased, staring at the north, "It's a pity, if Swift Prefecture is still in hand, it will really be a great situation unseen in the past hundred years!" Dongfang Ping is really a descendant of the Dongfang clan in vain! ”

Jin Jiancheng smiled, "There is the support of the Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jianning and Lord Shen in the court, and there are soldiers on the front line who are fighting bravely, and sooner or later you will be able to get it back!" ”

Shen Shengwen nodded, "General Jin, when will the King of Anguo County be able to turn around?" ”

They had already received an urgent letter from Lingwu Pass, knowing that Jiang Yuhu and his party had returned to the border safely and safely, but Shen Shengwen, as the secretary of the military department, was also a little anxious to wait here.

Jin Jiancheng said with a smile: "Gongzi usually has the opportunity to personally inspect the terrain of the border pass, most of them will wait a long time, the adult is busy with official business, why don't you go back to the court first, and after Gongzi returns, the last will send a message to you?" ”

Shen Shengwen shook his head, "The king of Anguo County and the soldiers of the Wudang army have made such immortal achievements, and the queen mother has raised the order to let this official be rewarded in person, and this official also admires the great achievements of the king of Anguo County, so he should wait." ”

He smiled, "The king of Anguo and all the soldiers can be stationed here, so why shouldn't this official." If General Jin is fine, he will follow me to see the place of the great battle that day? ”

Jin Jiancheng had a good impression of this new secretary of the military department who didn't have much official frame and really knew about military affairs, and nodded when he heard this, "Your Excellency is polite, please here!" ”

A group of horsemen came out of the Blazing Sun Pass and ran through the wind and snow on the Drinking Horse Plain, when a carrier pigeon flew high above their heads and flew towards the north.

A piece of news, before Xue Wenlu and others returned to the court, they flew into the Liang capital with the carrier pigeon and appeared in the hands of Emperor Liang.

The Southern Dynasties agreed to the peace talks, and the envoy of the mission was Xia Jingyun, and the envoy could be sent to the Lieyang Pass to agree on formal peace talks.

Looking at the news on the small note, Emperor Liang, who was wrapped in a thick fox fur, thought for a moment in silence and said, "He Zhong, summon the King of the West, Ling Huyan, and Wang Ruoshui into the palace." ”

A moment later, Wang Ruoshui hurriedly walked into the palace, but from afar he saw an embroidered dress walking towards him in the wind and snow.

Seeing this man, his heart trembled slightly, but the matter had come to this point, and he couldn't hide, so he had to bite the bullet and pretend to be calm to meet him.

"I've seen Lord Linghu."

Ling Huyan of the Liang Embroidery Bureau looked at this descended official who defected from the Southern Dynasty, with a shallow smile on his face, and reached out to help him amicably, as if he had secretly investigated and deeply doubted this person, "Lord Wang is polite, Your Majesty has summoned, let's not delay." ”

Wang Ruoshui's heart trembled, and together with this big devil, he walked into the palace of the palace city.

After waiting in the hall for a short time, the co-owner of the eight tribes of Yelu, the king of Daliang Dingxi, Yelu Shi, also entered the palace.

With the fact that nearly half of the Xue family's descendants have been defeated, and the eight divisions of his Yelu are unharmed, coupled with Emperor Liang's reward, the balance of strength between the two sides has quietly changed a lot.

But even so, even if there were other courtiers in the palace, when this prince who came from the dragon and tiger appeared in the palace, the whole person was still the same as before, humbly bowing his back slightly, and saluting respectfully, "Old minister Yelushi greets Your Majesty"

Emperor Liang said softly, "Get up, give a seat." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Yelushi sat down, Emperor Liang looked at the three of them, "I just received a secret letter from the south, and the southern dynasty agreed to the peace talks. What I mean is that the two sides will send an envoy to meet at Lieyang Pass, who do you think is appropriate? Moreover, the chief and deputy envoys of the Southern Dynasty have also been decided, who should we send? ”

Yelushi had the highest status here, so he spoke first: "Your Majesty, I don't know who the Southern Dynasty will send as an envoy?" ”

Emperor Liang glanced at Wang Ruoshui and said lightly: "It is the famous Xia Jingyun, the Marquis of Jianning of the Southern Dynasty." ”

Wang Ruoshui's legs and stomach were weak, and the whole person trembled.

Ling Huyan quietly observed him, his eyes gloomy.

Yelushi frowned, "I heard that this person is the righteous brother of the Empress Dowager of the Southern Dynasty, and in the process of taking power, he has helped a lot, and the Empress Dowager of the Southern Dynasty is willing to send him out?" ”

Emperor Liang nodded, "Presumably, the people of the Southern Dynasty have other considerations about the place of talks, and it may be difficult for them to come to our court to negotiate." ”

Ling Huyan echoed: "Your Majesty, according to the intelligence of the Embroidery Bureau, this Xia Jingyun's status in the Southern Dynasty is far more simple than the Empress Dowager's righteous brother, his wisdom is outstanding, and his demeanor is outstanding, this time the political situation in the Southern Dynasty has not been too turbulent, and the Empress Dowager of the Southern Dynasty can take power smoothly, it is precisely because of this Xia Jingyun as a link that some families, the military, and Shilin of the Southern Dynasty are willing to support, and the situation in the Southern Dynasty can be quickly stabilized." ”

Emperor Liang sighed, "This must also be the posture of the Empress Dowager of the Southern Dynasty, so that I can retreat knowing the difficulty and no longer fight the idea of letting the envoys of the Southern Dynasty come to Liang to discuss with each other." ”

Ling Huyan continued to echo and speak, "Yes, with Xia Jingyun's importance, the Southern Dynasty has absolutely no possibility of letting Xia Jingyun go into danger alone. Even said that if we captured Xia Jingyun, the people of the Southern Dynasty may not be too surprised, but the shock caused in the court of the Southern Dynasty is almost no less than the capture of Jiang Yuhu alive. ”

Yelushi smiled, "I'm afraid that at that time, I can directly exchange him for Lieyang Pass and Phoenix City, right?" ”

Emperor Liang looked at Wang Ruoshui again, "Wang Ruoshui, do you think the guess of the embroidery order is correct?" ”

Wang Ruoshui was originally immersed in the shock of Xia Jingyun becoming the envoy of the mission, and then heard that they should not be able to come to Liangdu, and was quietly relieved, before this breath was relaxed, he was named and questioned by Emperor Liang again, and the messy brain melon seeds immediately started to use all their strength, and played the level that a qualified spy should have, "Back to Your Majesty's words, Lord Linghu's words are very right, although Xia Jingyun is now ranked last among the central ministers of the Southern Dynasty, the title is only a marquis, But almost all of the Southern Dynasty Empress Dowager and Young Emperor Wei Zhi's team were connected according to him. ”

"The representatives of the family, the Yunmeng Su family, the dragon head Qin family; representatives of the military, Jiang Yuhu and Xia Yunfei; representatives of stalwart officials, Su Yuanshang, Xing Shigu, etc.; Representatives of Shilin, Tu Shan Sanjie and so on. This is why the Empress Dowager of the Southern Dynasty dared to let go of the suppression of Xungui, and at the same time, she had the courage to resist under the pressure of our army. It is indeed impossible for the Southern Dynasties to let Xia Jingyun enter the negotiations with our DPRK. ”

After hearing this, Emperor Liang remained silent, "In your opinion, if this person is an envoy of the Southern Dynasty, who in my dynasty can confront him?" ”

Wang Ruoshui was demoted, where did he dare to take this stubble, and hurriedly said in fear: "Your Majesty, I have many talents in the court, and there are many capable people, Xia Jingyun is young in the end, and he has not had much experience, so it is not difficult to deal with it. ”

Emperor Liang bowed slightly, "This is also true, I thought it was simple." But ......"

He looked at Wang Ruoshui, "You are familiar with all the officials of the Southern Dynasty, so I will first appoint you as the deputy envoy, and then I will observe the actions of the people of the Southern Dynasty, speculate on their intentions, and strive for enough benefits for our dynasty. ”

Wang Ruoshui's expression changed irrepressibly, and Emperor Liang squinted, "Unwilling?" ”

Wang Ruoshui's legs were already weak, so when he heard this, he simply knelt down and pouted his buttocks, "The minister is willing to go to the soup for the beam, and there is no excuse!" ”

"It doesn't have to be like this, I have always been worried about my Liang literary style, and I have high hopes for you, when you come back from your meritorious service, I hope you will bring a new look to my Liang in the future!"

Wang Ruoshui was grateful, "The minister will never give up his life and live up to His Majesty's love!" ”

"No need to be polite, just flat."

Emperor Liang wrapped the fox fur on his body and moved his gaze to Ling Huyan, "Ling Huyan, launch the Embroidery Bureau, and make every effort to find out the intentions of the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Dynasty for the imperial court to formulate a strategy." ”

Ling Huyan agreed in a deep voice.

"Okay, you all step back first, and King Dingxi will accompany me to talk."

Ling Huyan and Wang Ruoshui bowed down and retreated, and when there were no outsiders in the hall, Emperor Liang looked at Yelushi, "I want to send a prince as an advance to Lieyang Pass to discuss everything with the Southern Dynasty, what does King Dingxi think?" ”

Yelushi pondered, "The prince's status is noble, and he can make decisions more freely, and it is also an experience, Your Majesty is wise." ”

Emperor Liang said again: "When he comes back, he will be another deputy envoy, is this arrangement appropriate?" ”

I didn't think that as soon as these words came out, Jelushi fell silent.

The prince is the deputy, how many people can be qualified for the identity of the envoy?

Thinking about the person summoned today, what is the intention of Emperor Liang's words, he is about to come out.

Emperor Liang didn't urge, and silently picked up the ginseng tea on the table and drank it.

In the main hall, there was suddenly a disturbing silence.

After a while, Yelushi suddenly stood up, "Your Majesty, although the old minister is old, he has studied all the things of the Southern Dynasty. ”

Emperor Liang seemed to be a little surprised by Yelu Shi's initiative to invite Ying, and pondered for a moment, "It would be wonderful if King Dingxi could go, but wouldn't it be too hard?" ”

Yelushi shook his head and said: "At this age, it is impossible to go into battle and fight, but it is still possible to take advantage of your tongue." ”

He smiled, "The minister is also very curious about that famous young man in the Southern Dynasty, and it is good to go and see how many catties and taels he has." ”

Emperor Liang looked relieved, got up and helped him up, "The king of Dingxi is old and seeks the country, and it is a blessing for the country to have you in Daliang." ”

He looked at the other party, "Zong Han made a big mistake this time, the marriage contract between Caiqi girl and Wenlu is over, that girl is my grassland pearl, so she can choose a good son-in-law by herself." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yelushi was grateful, and wanted to worship again, Emperor Liang stretched out his hand to help him, and said with a smile: "Between you and me, why should you be so polite." ”

In the cold of twilight, between the two, it was as relaxed and happy as a piece of spring.

Outside the main hall, inside the palace city, Wang Ruoshui and Ling Huyan walked in the wind and snow.

"Lord Wang, congratulations, it seems that you are going to be promoted for meritorious service this time!"

Wang Ruoshui hurriedly said modestly: "Lord Linghu, don't be sarcastic about me. This is not a decent thing for our beams. ”

"It doesn't matter if you are not dignified, if you can help Your Majesty and solve his troubles and worries, that is a great achievement."

"Hey. I borrowed my kind words. Wang Ruoshui didn't know how to answer, looked up and saw that the Middle Academy was in front of him, and hurriedly said, "Lord Linghu, the official has resigned." ”

"Well, the official won't invite Lord Wang to visit the door."

Wang Ruoshui bowed his hand resignedly, turned around and left with a bit of eagerness.

Looking at Wang Ruoshui's back, the polite smile on Ling Huyan's face gradually turned into a mocking look.

Vice-Envoy?

Knowing that the person from the Southern Dynasty was Xia Jingyun, he still wanted to send Wang Ruoshui as a deputy envoy?

If Xia Jingyun does not ask him to return to China, then Wang Ruoshui is likely to be really a secret chess piece of the Southern Dynasty;

If Xia Jingyun asks for it, then give it to him, let him give back some in the rest of the place, and exchange a useless Southern Dynasty official for real benefits, why not?

Although Your Majesty suffered a big defeat, his wrist is still powerful!

Ling Huyan looked at the wind and snow in the distance, sighed with emotion, thought of what happened to Emperor Chongning of the Southern Dynasty, and thought of His Majesty's obvious extra vigilance against himself recently, sighed again, and walked into the wind and snow with his sleeves caged.

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Swift Prefecture, once the state pastoral mansion, is now occupied by Dongfang Pinghe's pro-soldiers.

Not only this Swift Prefecture City, but also the entire Swift Prefecture is now under temporary military control, and the order is disrupted, and at the same time, the dream of sweeping the court and seizing the throne in one fell swoop has been shattered, and the whole state is panicked.

But Dongfang Ping can't care so much, it is said that in order to maintain the overall situation, he should sit on the front line and confront Xia Yunfei, but the rear is already unstable, coupled with the threat of Murong Hu being beheaded, Dongfang Ping had to personally lead his troops back to the state city to sit in the town.

However, what made him a little relieved was that Xia Yunfei did not choose to counterattack, and from all indications, it seemed that the emptiness of the imperial court was also real.

The more this happened, the more annoyed he became, how good it would be if he could break through Changshan County as soon as possible!

If you had chosen a detour at that time, would the situation have been very different?

He didn't bask in this remorse for long, and the news came that the Northern Liang was almost pouring out of the country, and the elite cavalry of the main force of 150,000 besieged the middle line.

Before he could recover from the resentment of being used as a pawn and the shock of Emperor Liang's generosity, the news came that Jiang Yuhu attacked Lieyang Pass, broke the enemy in a battle, and defeated 100,000 tigers and leopards in Northern Liang and a snow dragon horse.

As a result, the clans and magnates who had been coerced and coerced by him struggled violently like fish that did not want to be caught.

However, under his forceful repression and equally sophisticated appeasement, they finally stopped for a while.

But this stop also does not have anything to be happy about, and if the general trend does not change for a day, these stops can only be like a temporarily filled stomach, and after digestion, it will make a fuss again.

What's more, when Jiang Yuhu traveled thousands of miles and took the news of Phoenix City, under this monstrous military might, even the soldiers under his own rule began to have some changes.

No one wants to die, no one wants to run to a future that is destined to be fruitless.

He stood in an open window, looking at the wind and snow in front of him, and the look on his face was more chilling than the wind and snow.

"Your Highness!"

A shout was heard, and one of the guards hurried in, looking panicked.

"Your Highness, the spies have returned, and the Northern Liang has sent an envoy to ask for peace with the imperial court!"

Dongfang Ping turned around suddenly, and a stunning light flashed in his eyes. (End of chapter)