Xia Jingyun looked at the solemn expressions of the two, and there was a tired but relaxed smile on his face after solving the problem, "Don't be surprised by this matter, just say if it is possible to succeed, and whether it can solve our worries after success, and make good use of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." ”

Bai Yunbian rarely spoke in defeat, "The most exaggerated way I can think of is to let Dongfang Ping take these 60,000 captives to Northern Liang, and the imperial court secretly supports him to build the country, let him eat dog with the seven surnames of Northern Liang, and when they are both defeated, our national strength will be almost recovered, and then the army will do its best to wipe them out, and then unify the north and south." But compared to you, I feel like I'm still small. ”

"Don't feel it." Jiang Yuhu said lightly.

Seeing that Baiyunbian was about to do it again, he fought back without his own strength, until he died, Xia Jingyun hurriedly said: "I have also thought about Brother Le Xian's method, but it is too difficult to implement. Not to mention whether Dongfang Ping is willing to give up the Swift Prefecture that he already holds in his hands and go to Beiliang, which has no foundation. Even if we let Dongfang Ping take away the Swift Army, we are reluctant. And these 60,000 snow dragon horses are the Xue family's private army, and with the Northern Liang military system, it is difficult for him to command. Secondly, Beiliang seems to be respected by the strong, but in recent years, with the seven surnames as the main body, the national structure headed by the Xue family is still stable, and a complete outsider wants to challenge their inherent interest pattern, and it will usher in the crazy resistance of the Xue family and the rest of the seven surnames, not to mention 60,000 people, 100,000 people will almost certainly not be able to bear it. ”

Jiang Yuhu nodded, "The way of planning, pay attention to following the trend, because of the profit, your method is indeed much more feasible, if it can really be realized, it is indeed something that can be almost once and for all, compared to this, the battle I won is nothing." But it's too hard to get there. ”

Xia Jingyun immediately shook his head, "The general's words are wrong, you are turning the tide of the tide, and you will surely win the legendary victory for future generations, I haven't written these eight words, and I can't afford to boast about it." As for whether it will succeed or not, let's try it first, anyway, there is no loss if it doesn't work, right? ”

Jiang Yuhu nodded, and Bai Yunbian nodded after thinking about it.

Xia Jingyun stood up and said with a smile: "Then I'll write a letter to the Queen Mother first, and by the way, try their ideas first." ”

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On the other side, the people of Beiliang have returned to the small courtyard where they are temporarily staying, and the atmosphere in the courtyard is still silent.

For the people of Beiliang, this trip was simply terrible luck.

When I came, I didn't think about it as a good thing, but I always felt that there would be hard work without merit, and I worked hard to stabilize the court situation, how could I get some benefits;

After coming, he was first delayed by the king of Dingxi, and he couldn't talk about it for a long time, and he was also attacked by the spirit of the Southern Dynasty surnamed Bai, and people were about to be bad, and finally waited for the news of Yuyan Prefecture, who knows, before they cheered the great Murong Long, the great majesty, Murong Long was snapped by Dongfang Pingga, and the agreement had already been written, and it instantly made no sense;

When the Swift State is gone, the King of Dingxi has adjusted his strategy, so it's okay, in exchange for 60,000 prisoners, it can be regarded as a hasty matter, enough to go back to make a difference, but, I never expected that His Majesty would suddenly disappear again!

The people who sent them out are gone, what's the use of them staying here?

Even if they reach an agreement, what good will they get after returning to the DPRK?

At this point, they had completely lost any hope on this trip.

Compared with these people's small abacus, Yelushi, the king of Dingxi, was in the room, thinking about more practical and grandiose problems.

Emperor Liang died suddenly and violently without preparation, and the process of alternating imperial power was completed in his absence from the capital, and his personal future and the future of his family ushered in a huge test.

For people like him, the biggest fear is never hardship, but loss of control and the unknown.

Just when he was full of worries, the people below spread that Lang Yukun, the Qing of the Great Xia Honglu Temple, came to visit.

He frowned, Lang Yukun was a minor official in Great Xia, and he was only the deputy envoy of this trip, where was he qualified to come to see him, the prince of Northern Liang, alone.

But after all, he was under the eaves, and after a little pondering, he asked the people below to invite Lang Yukun into the living room, ready to see what tricks the other party played.

Seeing Lang Yukun, the other party got up and spoke, "King Dingxi, I sent officials to the Marquis of Jianning, I want to ask you, is it necessary to continue this peace talk?" ”

Yelushi frowned again, not understanding why the other party would ask such a direct question.

He frowned and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Lang Yukun hurriedly said: "King Dingxi, don't misunderstand, the lower official only conveyed the question of the Marquis of Jianning." But in the eyes of Xia Guan, now that the situation has changed greatly, King Dingxi should indeed give me an answer, this ice and snow, everyone can't wait like this, right? ”

Being so unceremoniously spoken to the face by a petty official like Lang Yukun, Yelushi was annoyed in his heart, and snorted lightly, "Jianning Hou can't wait for this day?" ”

Lang Yukun laughed with him, "Marquis Jianning is the central minister of my court, the arms of the Queen Mother and His Majesty, and it is indeed not the right way to spend a long time here!" What's more, the change of imperial power in your country, shouldn't the pillar of the country like the King of Dingxi return to Beijing as soon as possible to settle the big things? ”

Yelushi looked at Lang Yukun, and suddenly his heart moved slightly, such abnormal actions and abnormal words, could it be that there was any other intention?

He pondered for a moment, snorted coldly, and slapped the table, "What a Jianning marquis, trying to threaten this king three times and twice, really this king is a soft persimmon!" ”

His face was angry, "Someone! Prepare the car! ”

He walked out of the room angrily, turned his head to look at Lang Yukun, and said with a displeased face: "This king should ask him face to face, this is the hospitality of your Southern Dynasty!" ”

Then, when he got into the carriage and lowered the curtains, the anger on his face quietly disappeared and turned into thought.

After reacting, he became more and more sure that Xia Jingyun wanted to talk to him about something in this way without attracting suspicion.

But what can we talk about?

An exchange of interests?

He is now precarious, his future is uncertain, he is no longer the former important minister of His Majesty, and the object of his interest exchange should also be the Yuwen family, the Murong family, and even His Majesty who has just succeeded to the throne.

Coercion and intimidation, allowing oneself to compromise in order to reach a more favorable agreement for the South Korea?

It's impossible, not to mention that the current plan is humiliating enough, now that the emperors in the court and the central government have changed, if he brings back something more humiliating, will the court admit it?

He pondered for a long time, and couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation, but he was almost sure that Xia Jingyun wanted to secretly meet him.

In this contradictory mentality, he couldn't help but think, he wouldn't let himself be a spy of the Southern Dynasty, right? Would this genius of the Southern Dynasty really have the audacity to come and rebel against him, the king of Liang Dingxi, the co-master of the eight divisions of Yelu?

However, when he saw Xia Jingyun and heard his words, he still felt that he was too small.

When he did the whole play, he angrily found Xia Jingyun to ask for an explanation, and after Xia Jingyun invited him to the room, he said with a smile: "The king of Dingxi is really worthy of the name of a masterpiece, and with just a slight hint below, the prince can hear the string song and know the elegance, admiration and admiration." ”

Yelushi said with a bit of vigilance: "What is the matter with the Marquis of Jianning taking such a lot of pains? ”

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "What is King Dingxi going to do next?" ”

Yelushi said calmly: "If your country is willing to talk, then you can talk, you can use the conditions set before to exchange for prisoners, you can also talk about something else, and even our Liang can fight with your country to attack the Swift Prefecture, and when the Swift Prefecture is taken, your country will return us a closed city, which is also a matter that can be discussed." ”

Xia Jingyun nodded, "Indeed, King Dingxi's suggestion is very good. However, can the king of Dingxi still have as much authority in the court as he used to have? Can the new monarch still trust the king of Dingxi so much? Even if we reach an agreement, will the new monarch of your country still recognize it? ”

Yelu Shi's face did not change, "I don't bother with the affairs of the court." ”

Xia Jingyun was not angry, and smiled slightly, "Actually, I invited King Dingxi over like this today, but for another matter. ”

"Hou Jianning said it directly."

Xia Jingyun looked at Yelushi's face, which was already old, but had no sense of aging, and whispered seriously and clearly:

"Do you want to be emperor?"

Yelushi was instantly stunned to petrification, and immediately showed indignation, and said coldly: "Xia Jingyun! Do you know what a rebellious thing you're saying! ”

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "King Dingxi, today you and I will be so secretive, there is no one else here, you and I are not mediocre, if you still say such pretentious words in front of people, isn't it self-surrendering?" ”

Yelushi took a deep breath, "Marquis Jianning, there are some jokes that can't be made. ”

Xia Jingyun smiled for a long time, "Why don't you listen to what King Dingxi will say first, and then give a reply?" ”

He didn't give Yelushi a chance to refuse, and said directly: "There are three reasons why I said this. ”

"First, the crown prince of your country killed his father and ascended the throne, even if the murder of the king and father in your country is not as unforgivable as in my dynasty, but it will eventually lead to violent turmoil in the court, his supporters will be on the throne, the original superiors will be squeezed out, and the old pattern of interests will be changed, such a chaotic situation is the best opportunity for you to seize power."

"Second, as Fang Cai said, as the Murong family and the Yuwen family are the main forces supporting the crown prince's accession to the throne, their interests will inevitably be strongly supported by the new emperor, and the original pattern of interests of your country will be changed, so it is almost inevitable that you, as the first trusted minister of the first emperor, and the Yelu family, who is the first family of the lower four surnames, will be weakened. What's more, you don't know if the new emperor just wants to cut you down, or if he wants to directly slaughter you and give him his new favorite. Rather than this, it is better to take the initiative into your own hands and strike first. ”

"Third, the king of Dingxi was eighteen years old to integrate the eight departments of Yelu, rebuild the crane army, fight in the south and the north, and make many meritorious contributions, if the first emperor of your country is still there, it is just that, now Huangkou Xiaoer steals his position, why can't he take advantage of the situation to build a meritorious career for thousands of years, and use the reputation of a founding ancestor to cover the coffin for his legendary life?"

Founding Taizu, these four words suddenly hit Yelushi's heart.

Except for people like Xia Jingyun who have a clear and deep understanding of imperial power, and people like Jiang Yuhu who also understand the essence of the imperial throne and have no interest in it, it is difficult for even a master like Yelu Shi to refuse the temptation of this supreme position.

But he is by no means the stupid person who bites the bait when he sees it, Rao is heart is hot, and his mind is still very sober and calm: "The words of Jianning Hou are as if the supreme position is like a cabbage next to the road, and it is easy to get it, isn't it ridiculous?" ”

Xia Jingyun opened his mouth and said: "The throne is indeed difficult, but the road that is in front of King Dingxi right now is actually not difficult. ”

He sat down and said slowly: "The crane control army of the Yelu Eighth Department is strong, and now that the new emperor has first ascended to the throne, he will definitely not completely put the Yelu family on the opposite side for the time being, and will give some wooing and appeasement." The power of the Yelu family in the court is still there, and the king of Dingxi can incite some internal strife, provoke some rebellions in the frontier, and then lead troops into Beijing in the name of Qingtian, and then set up a new king. And then slowly Tuzhi, with the ability of the king of Dingxi, in the case of name and reality, I am afraid that I will not be able to appease all parties and replace the Xue family? ”

He smiled, "This throne, the Xue family can sit, but your Yelu family can't sit down?" ”

"It's easy to say, which step is not a dangerous anomaly? What's more, if there is a new monarch, where are there so many obedient children of the Xue family? ”

Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "Isn't there a ready-made one right now?" ”

Yelushi's eyes narrowed quietly, King Jing is indeed a good choice, he is casual, obsessed with poetry, and his mother family has no big power, and he has no descendants, but Xia Jingyun even counted this?

He was silent for a moment, and finally asked the question that should have been asked at the beginning, but in order to test Xia Jingyun's original intention, Shengsheng dragged it to the present, "Even if everything is as Jianning Hou said, the old man finally succeeds, but the momentum of the confrontation between the north and the south still exists, what is the purpose of your doing this?" ”

There was a sentence he hid and didn't say, but he believed that Xia Jingyun could understand it.

Xia Jingyun nodded with a smile, "Indeed, we can never count on the emperor of Daliang to be our undercover agent and puppet, and we have never had such stupid thoughts in the future. ”

Now it was Yelushi's turn to be puzzled, and a sincere doubt appeared on his face, "Why is that?" ”

Xia Jingyun's smile slowly converged, "Because, there are some words, I think that only King Dingxi can understand, and only with King Dingxi at this moment, can we have the opportunity to communicate frankly." ”

He said seriously: "In fact, everyone can see that although Da Liang is strong and strong, but Daxia is vast enough and deep enough, you can't destroy Daxia at all, you can only occasionally enter the Kou and leave." And the Great Xia Land is rich in resources, even if the Great Liang is destroyed, there is not much interest in ruling your place, not to mention that there will be other regimes on the grassland without the Great Liang. But the North and South Dynasties do not have to fight. ”

Yelushi shook his head when he heard this, "Your words are too simple, the confrontation between the north and the south has been more than a hundred years, can't the monarchs and important ministers of the court understand this truth?" ”

Xia Jingyun didn't refute it, "There are various superficial reasons for these wars, but in the final analysis, there is only one unsolvable problem: that is, the two sides want to compete for constant and limited resources, and if you have more, I will have less, so naturally we must fight." ”

He looked at Yelushi and said slowly, "But what if there are additional resources?" ”

Yelushi's brows furrowed, and Xia Jingyun continued: "For example, outside the two countries, there are still enough resources for the two sides to join hands and eat them slowly, eating much more fat and filling than competing with each other, so why do the two sides need to fight here?" ”

Yelushi pursed his lips, "The truth is true, but unfortunately, no." ”

Xia Jingyun shook his head, "Who said no?" ”

"To the east, beyond the Swift State, there is a piece of land whose furs, medicinal herbs, jewelry, etc., are abundant; Beyond the sea to the east of Swift State, there are several large islands, which are rich in minerals and products, and their land is enough to feed tens of millions of people. I have sent someone to investigate, and I will be able to reply soon. Does the king of Dingxi think that they may be able to block the might of the troops of our two dynasties? ”

"To the west, through the desert, there are many large and small countries, vast and vast, and not inferior to the land of our dynasty, since the king of Dingxi is sitting in the west of the Great Liang, he must be no stranger to this, you and I can work together to attack, destroy its country, open its trade routes, and share the land, people, and goods obtained by both sides."

"To the south, there are many fertile lands that can support the cultivation of three crops a year, and there are countless inexhaustible treasures of heaven and earth, and the national strength is weak, and an army of criminals can cut it down, and after a few decades, it will be a steady stream of grain, grass, gold and silver treasures."

"And beyond the ocean, there are several times the land of our northern and southern dynasties, they are like undefended treasure troves, let us take what we want, our eyes should be on the sea of stars, and set the foundation of abundance for all eternity, instead of filling the lives of countless warriors and athletes in this narrow frontier, day after day, year after year."

Xia Jingyun's eyes burned, "As what I said below is true, does King Dingxi still think that the two countries must be opposed, and there must be a war between the two countries?" ”

After listening to Xia Jingyun's words, to be honest, Yelushi's heart was moved.

He didn't know the rest of the directions Xia Jingyun said, but the west was indeed as he said, there were many rich small countries, but the national strength of the Great Liang was limited, and he had to guard against the Southern Dynasty, so he just conquered some small countries that were close, forced them to be subject countries, and forced them to make offerings.

If it is really as he said, there is indeed no need for the two dynasties of the north and south to have to be opposed, and they will fight for one city and one place.

Moreover, in that case, he is also sure that he will be able to convince the rest of the Seven Great Families to support his ascendancy.

The founding ancestor mentioned by Xia Jingyun no longer seems to be an ethereal dream, but an attainable goal.

Thinking of this, he finally couldn't help but show his inclination, "The old man believes that the Marquis of Jianning will not just make wedding dresses for people completely, right?" ”

Xia Jingyun smiled and nodded, "It's easy to talk to smart people." We can secretly support the king of Dingxi to ascend the throne, or we can let you bring back 60,000 captives at a less humiliating price to build momentum for you, but we will not return the Lieyang Pass and Phoenix City to you, this is a little sincerity we ask for from the king of Dingxi. Then the king of Dingxi needed to facilitate the opening of the business market in Phoenix City and Lieyang Pass. For the rest of the things, there is no need for the king of Dingxi to promise anything, because we all know that there is no point in making promises. ”

Yelushi was silent for a moment, "King Jing's side?" ”

Xia Jingyun had a playful smile on his face, "I'll persuade you, and then let him win you over." ”

Yelu Shi sighed for a long time, "When I talk about it today, I know what an amazing genius is, even the emperor of a country can be calculated, the Marquis of Jianning is really bold!" ”

Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "Then the cooperation is pleasant? ”

"It's a pleasure to work with."

In the room, Yelushi's calm but firm answer sounded. (End of chapter)