"Cookbread! Fresh and delicious cookcakes! ”

"Buns! Big meat buns just out of the cage! ”

"Mutton soup, hot mutton soup, drink more mutton soup, be strong and strong!"

Early in the morning, the streets of Zhongjing City resounded with the sound of selling.

From eating in the morning, drinking at noon, and having fun at night, the clamor has never stopped in this bustling city, but it has shifted between time, place, gender, and content.

As soon as the sky was bright, a carriage slowly drove out of the Weiguo Mansion, and the old owner of Zhao Zhuang sat in the carriage, slightly closed his eyes, and hummed a little song softly.

Before Xia Jingyun's wedding, he moved out of the mansion of the Marquis of Jianning and lived in the mansion that the imperial court rewarded him.

With the white-clothed villa, the Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion and the rest of the hidden industries, it didn't take much trouble to decorate a mansion.

The carriage walked leisurely until it reached an alleyway, where it was parked side by side with another carriage that had just arrived.

Old Zhao opened the curtain and looked at Su Laoxianggong, who was also looking at him, "Have you eaten?" ”

"Nope."

"Something to eat?"

"Okay."

The two of them came down, walked into a breakfast shop, asked for a few dishes of porridge and side dishes, ate them silently, and then boarded the carriage of Su Lao Xianggong together.

After Xia Jingyun left, these two elders would take the initiative to go to the court whenever the court would change, and they could be regarded as watching the situation for Xia Jingyun.

The old owner of Zhao said: "Count the days, Gaoyang, they should be in Zezhou soon, right?" ”

Old Minister Su shook his head, "Nearly three thousand people are pulled, it shouldn't be so fast." ”

After speaking, he said softly: "I don't care when it comes, I'm worried about peace talks." ”

Old Master Zhao smiled, "What is there to worry about in his ability." Now that we have Lieyang Pass and Phoenix City in our hands, are we afraid that he will not be able to succeed with such a big advantage? ”

Old Minister Su turned his head and glanced at him speechlessly, as if to say: How could your brain say such a stupid thing?

He said softly, "But he is only twenty-one years old after all, and the person he has to face is Yelushi!" ”

Thinking of Beiliang's peers, the old owner of Zhao also fell silent when he heard this.

"Yelu Shi, the king of Dingxi in Northern Liang, the co-master of the eight tribes of Yelu, before him, the Yelu clan suffered a great loss in strength because of the disputes of the eight divisions, and was the weakest among the seven surnames of Northern Liang, and even had a tendency to be squeezed out of the seven surnames. However, Yelu Shi was born, unified the eight divisions of Yelu, reorganized the crane control army that represented the glory of the eight divisions of Yelu, and became the co-leader of the eight divisions of Yelu. ”

In the central courtyard, Wan Wenbi looked at Yan Songwen beside him and said with a smile: "That year, Yelushi was eighteen years old. ”

Yan Songwen looked shocked, "Eighteen years old? ”

"yes!" Wan Wenbi sighed with emotion, "This is the old yellow calendar that our generation only knows, you young people can't remember it!" More than 30 years ago, I was still a petty official in the Ministry of Rites, and I made a trip to Beiliang because of something, but I didn't expect to bump into the change of imperial power in Beiliang. ”

Yan Songwen's mind was immediately diverted by the uncontrollable gossip, both curious and excited, "What was the situation at that time?" ”

"At that time, our mission was in the capital, and it was a dark and windy night."

Wan Wenbi's face showed a look of reminiscence, "At that time, in the court led by Emperor Lao Liang, the crown prince and King Rui fought separately, and King Rui suddenly made trouble in the city, and led his guards to the imperial city. Yelushi led the crane army and stopped the cowardly Xue Wei army like a wolf and a tiger. Murong Jindao, the head of the Murong family at the time, led the Murong family to ride a thousand harrier eagles and rushed into the East Palace. After a night of bloody fighting, in the end, King Rui successfully killed his father, and then personally cut off the head of the then prince and controlled the overall situation in the city. ”

"It is said that when King Rui succeeded, there were only seven guards left around him, and Yelushi, who blocked the cowardly Xue Wei, only had more than 100 people left in the elite of the 3,000 crane control army, and the situation was dangerous and dangerous. Fortunately, the follow-up 10,000 crane control troops arrived in time and successfully helped King Rui control the situation in the city, and King Rui ascended the throne, which is now Emperor Liang. ”

After listening to Wan Wenbi's narration, Yan Songwen's face was puzzled, "Wan Xiang, such an act is undisguised, is it true that the rest of the forces in the Northern Liang Dynasty have not risen up to attack it?" ”

"Huh! That's what you don't understand. ”

Wan Wenbi said with a smile: "The government of Northern Liang is very different from my dynasty, my dynasty rules the world with etiquette and filial piety, and those who kill kings and fathers will be punished by everyone." But Northern Liang is a grassland tribe, and the bloody fight of power struggles is commonplace, it doesn't matter if the son kills his father or the uncle kills his nephew, they only recognize the strong and interests, so Emperor Liang is so on the throne, not only did not cause any chaos, but it made people see their tiger and wolf nature, and after giving them enough benefits, they were willing to follow. ”

"Far from it. Speaking of Yelu Shi, since then, Yelu Shi has become the absolute minister of the Northern Liang, and then he was named the king of the West, standing for decades without falling, relying on the Yelu Eight Divisions living in the west of the Northern Liang, for the Liang Emperor to capture many lands in the Western Regions, and the Yelu Eight Divisions have also become the strongest family among the four surnames under the Northern Liang. ”

He looked at Yan Songwen with a worried expression, "Such a masterpiece, now with half a lifetime of experience, I'm afraid that Jianning Hou is about to encounter a problem!" ”

Yan Songwen was overjoyed, and his face was also worried, "Yes, how is this good!" Why don't we send a message to Marquis Jianning immediately and ask him to get ready? ”

"There's no need to do anything else." Wan Wenbi waved his hand, "Don't forget, people have a Black Ice Platform Ancestor like Wei Guogong, and a scheming person like An Guogong to help him consult, he must have already made up his mind!" ”

He looked at the buds on the branches, and under his worried face was the joy of victory.

If Xia Jingyun is done, he can take the opportunity to support Baiyunbian, if Xia Jingyun is blocked, the gap between Baiyunbian and him will be deeper, if Xia Jingyun is not blocked, the situation of one mountain and two tigers can be formed, and his purpose of splitting Xia Jingyun's camp is also in sight, and then let them fight, and he can profit from it;

If Xia Jingyun doesn't succeed, in such a good situation, it will be easy for him to incite some helpless and silent opposition at the moment, and it can also allow him to win a rare victory.

Thinking of this, he sighed softly, "How difficult the world is, I hope that the Marquis of Jianning can go smoothly." ”

Yan Songwen's heart also rose with the joy of the rejuvenation of all things, and said softly: "There is another matter, Wanxiang, the household department handed over the matter of trying to measure the acres of land in Yunmeng Prefecture, what do you think?" ”

Wan Wenbi nodded, "It's a good thing!" It's a great thing for the country and the people, and if the Marquis of Jianning is not here, we can't just refute his face. ”

Yan Songwen snorted, "It is this truth that should be vigorously supported." ”

——

North Liang, Miyagi.

A court meeting ended, and the court officials walked out one after another.

"Brother Yuan! Wait a minute! ”

Beiliang Zhongshu Ling Yuan Xiantao turned his head when he heard the sound, looked at Pei Shisheng, the privy envoy who came in a hurry, stopped with a smile, and waited for him to walk to his side, before he smiled and said, "Pei Shumi has lost weight." ”

Pei Shisheng sighed, "After a few big battles, the Privy Council was so busy that it was dizzy, it was rare to have some leisure today, and yesterday I got a new treasure sword, and Brother Yuan went to appreciate it together?" ”

Yuan Xiantao caged his sleeves, looked at Pei Shisheng, paused for a moment, and nodded, "Okay!" ”

Riding on the horse together, when they arrived at Pei's mansion, the two went straight into the study and sat down.

Pei Shisheng personally brewed a pot of tea, divided the tea soup, pushed it to Yuan Xiantao, and said softly: "Brother Yuan, King Mu has returned to the dynasty." ”

Yuan Xiantao took a sip of steaming tea and said with a smile: "This tea is really good tea!" ”

Pei Shisheng seemed a little dissatisfied, "Brother Yuan." King Mu wants to follow the path of the first emperor, will the prince be tied up? This is a game."

"Huh. Brother Pei, you're upset! Yuan Xiantao put the teacup in his hand and felt the warmth, "Whether it's King Mu or the prince, what do you have to do with me?" Even if the events of thirty years ago were to happen again, would my seven surnames be changed? That's how His Majesty got up, didn't he think about it? ”

He looked at the thoughtful Pei Shisheng, "Your Majesty's thoughts, we don't have to guess, when it comes to our part, there is no need to get involved, just manage the power of self-protection and do your own things well." What's more, now that the king of Dingxi is willing to make a move, the peace talks at Lieyangguan will definitely be able to make some gains, and the situation will be stable at that time, and there will be no chaos. ”

Pei Shisheng nodded slowly, "Yes, with the king of Dingxi making a move, the mess in the frontier must be cleaned up soon, the frontier is not chaotic, and those small countries that are now stumbling can also be wiped out, and the situation will naturally be stable." As soon as the situation is stable, all changes will be predictable. ”

Yuan Xiantao smiled, "So, what's the use of asking for a treasure sword?" ”

Pei Shisheng laughed, picked up the teapot and refilled him with another cup of tea.

Compared with the relaxed laughter in Pei's mansion, the main hall in the palace city is dignified.

The doors and windows of the main hall are closed, adding a bit of heat to the warmth of the hall.

Emperor Liang was dressed in a fox fur and sat on a wide chair, and He Zhong stood aside with low eyebrows.

In the hall below, there stood two men of little age difference.

Xue Rui, the prince of Northern Liang, who stood with his hands down and looked very respectful, and Xue Zhang, the king of Mu, who stood tall and looked cold and arrogant.

Emperor Liang threw the fold in his hand on the table, looked at the prince, and looked indifferent, "The two-year epidemic in the spring bowl has caused countless deaths and injuries, and so far the livestock are only fifty percent of what they were before the epidemic, this is the result of your relief on behalf of me?" ”

"The summer bowl summer palace bought 100,000 taels of materials, and the discount in kind is only 40,000 taels!"

"Under the rule of the officials you recommended, many of the hunters of the autumn bowl have fled, and the hunting grounds of the autumn hunt have been abolished."

"Even the charcoal and brocade clothes of the winter bowl must be filled with private pockets, I have not inspected the four bowls all these years, if it were not for King Mu to see it, I would not know that you are so nonsense! I believe in you so much, and that's how you repay me?! ”

Emperor Liang's voice was not loud, but the anger in his words was obvious.

The prince hurriedly said: "The father is angry, and the sons neglect to discipline the people under them, so that they make a big mistake, and the sons will go back to deal with them, punish all the people and others, and let the four bowls come back to life!" ”

"Humph!" A sneer sounded on the side, and King Mu spoke: "Father, the emperor, the sons and ministers also feel that it must be the prince's subordinates who are doing mischief, the prince has always been gentle and frugal, how can he do such an evil thing that disappoints the grace of the saint and harms the people!" I think it's just that the prince doesn't know people clearly, and he uses people inappropriately, so he can remedy it. ”

King Mu's words were traps left and right, but the prince had to jump, and the two cups of poisonous wine were nothing more than choosing one that he thought was less poisonous to drink, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Erchen must do his best to do the matter of the four bowls as soon as possible." ”

Emperor Liang glanced at him impatiently, and then slowly retracted his expression, "Okay, the prince has cleaned up this matter, and King Mu has also worked hard, so let's go down." ”

"Father Xie, my sons and daughters are retired!"

Walking out of the hall together, the cold wind rushed over, and King Mu said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has to hurry up, do you need your brother to provide you with some information?" ”

The prince brushed his sleeves away, and King Mu looked at the back with a sneer.

When he returned to the East Palace, the prince learned that King Mu was crowned Prince of Qizhu and was allowed to participate in political affairs, and he couldn't help but sigh.

The advantage of his own prince compared with the other party is only one name and this East Palace.

However, the king of Dingxi went to Lieyangguan for peace talks, and with his ability, he would definitely be able to achieve good results and help his father stabilize the domestic situation.

At that time, even if he wanted to do something, the court bureau would have no room to do those things.

However, was he just forced by King Mu step by step, and then replaced and waiting for death?

The shadow of more than thirty years ago quietly shrouded over the East Palace at this moment, and the hall fell into a tangled silence.

——

On the outskirts of Zezhou, the sergeants camped near the post station, and Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian sat in the room of the post station, listening to Lang Yukun, the Qing of Honglu Temple, explain to them the situation of the people in the Beiliang Mission.

Naturally, they have all known these things in advance, but if they listen to them again, they may have different understandings from different mouths, and they will hide more details.

"The seven surnames of Northern Liang, Xue, Yuan, and Pei are the upper three surnames, mainly in charge of imperial power and central government, and Yelu, Murong, Yuwen, and Wanyan are the lower four surnames, mainly stationed in the frontier and in charge of the army. Therefore, Beiliang also has the saying that "three are elegant, and four are reckless". ”

"This time, Yelu Shi, the envoy of the Northern Liang Mission, is the co-owner of the Eight Divisions of Yelu, this person is scheming, and he is also the loyal confidant of Emperor Liang, who has stood in the Northern Liang Dynasty for decades, and the Marquis of Jianning must be careful."

Xia Jingyun had already carefully read the information of Yelushi sent by the Black Ice Platform in advance, and summed it up that it had been an hour, and he was a better ruthless person.

At the same time, he is also the absolute henchman of Emperor Liang, when the Northern Liang poured the country over, it was the crane army of the Eight Divisions of Yelu that assisted the king of Zhennan, and when the news of the defeat of the king of Zhennan came to the Liang capital, the first person to be appeased by Emperor Liang was also Yelu Shi, the king of Dingxi.

For such a person, he didn't mean to take it lightly at all, on the contrary, since he came out, he has been thinking about what might happen very seriously in his heart.

According to everyone's cognition, when the two sides meet, Daxia will return Lieyang Pass and Phoenix City, and the other party will return Yuyan State, just do it.

But there are still many issues to consider.

Great Xia must only want to give one of Lieyang Pass or Phoenix City, but Beiliang definitely wants both;

As for Swift Prefecture, Daxia definitely wants to receive it directly, but Northern Liang will definitely not send troops to help kill Dongfang Ping and then honestly withdraw his troops;

What's more, let the Northern Liang soldiers and horses sweep the Swift State, and Daxia will also mumble in his heart.

And the more critical thing, in Xia Jingyun's heart, he has always felt that with the ability of the emperor of Beiliang and Yelushi, maybe there are other thoughts hidden after this peace talks, if he is blindfolded by this peace talks, led by the nose by the other party, and can't see the overall situation, I'm afraid there will be other problems.

He returned to his room, thinking about the huge map in his mind, and suddenly opened his eyes.

I'm afraid the other party's calculations will still fall on Swift State! ——

Swift State, Fanyang County.

At the time of Emperor Chongning, there were thieves all over the world, and with the turmoil in Yuyan Prefecture, the rebellion was not quelled at all, and large and small bandit villages stood on the land of Yuyan Prefecture.

For these people, Dongfang Ping, who is in a critical situation at the moment, has an attitude, be obedient and honest, and let you live, and if you are disobedient, you will be directly killed.

These thieves and rebels didn't resist much, we are anti-thieves, and you are also anti-thieves, then we are all in a group, everyone listens to your orders.

Therefore, many of the swifts in this Swift Prefecture are obviously bandits and rebels, but they all hang the banner of the Swift Army, and at the same time they are inextricably linked with the Swift Army, which is also a great spectacle.

Outside Gu'an County, Fanyang County, in a small cottage, a group of newcomers detained all the people in the original cottage, and a man with a mask sat in the position of the big boss with a golden knife, looking at the original cottage leader kneeling below, and chuckled.

"How? The big boss, have you served? (End of chapter)