Sitting in the carriage, Yelushi's mind was still echoing with Xia Jingyun's words.

Xia Jingyun is not so much an excellent lobbyist as a genius planner.

When he puts the pros and cons in front of him clearly;

When he clearly shows the exciting future and the clear path to that future;

As the target of his lobbying, it is really difficult to find a reason to refuse.

If there is the secret agreement and support of the Southern Dynasty, what he needs to plan for himself is nothing more than how to successfully abolish the establishment, and then how to settle the relationship between the seven surnames.

The most important thing is that in Xia Jingyun's design, this is not a road that cannot be turned back once he embarks on it, and he can break the contract and stop before every critical node.

He can choose to be the loyal dog of the new emperor before he deposes Xue Rui and changes to Xue Yi;

He can also stop when he is a courtier who is in power after Xue Yi is re-established;

Everything can wait to see if Xia Jingyun can do the things he promised today.

That's why he agreed.

He quietly drew up a strategy of several steps in his heart: first win the trust of Xue Rui, then lead troops into Beijing to control the overall situation, then abolish the establishment, and finally take the last step to settle the interests of all parties, and at the same time, wait and see whether Xia Jingyun's so-called pioneering road is reliable.

In the midst of his thoughts, the carriage quietly arrived at the temporary residence.

Before he got out of the carriage, he heard King Jing's anxious and concerned voice in his ears, "King Dingxi, are you okay?" ”

Yelushi couldn't help but feel a kind of guilt and panic that he hadn't felt in many years, as if he had been caught and raped in bed, but when he lifted the curtain and walked out of the carriage, his face was already full of natural and flawless anger.

"Xia Jingyun is really too deceitful! This king is the king of Dingxi, even if I am now in trouble, how can he insult me like this! ”

He looked at King Jing, "Your Highness, pack up, let's leave tomorrow!" Don't be angry with him, I don't think he understands anything, how to go back to the Queen Mother of the Southern Dynasty and the court! ”

When did King Jing see King Dingxi's angry appearance, and hurriedly said: "King Dingxi is angry, let's go into the house to drink tea and rest." ”

Yelushi looked at him when he heard this, and couldn't help but stomp his feet, "Your Highness, you are also the prince of the Xue family, you have to have a princely bearing, don't be like a mud bodhisattva, let others rub it!" ”

After speaking, he brushed his sleeves away, leaving King Jing standing in place awkwardly.

King Jing was stunned for a moment, smiled self-deprecatingly, and looked at the subordinate officials and entourages on the side, "Don't be stunned, King Dingxi said to pack up your things, and get busy!" ”

When everyone was busy, he rolled up his sleeves, sighed softly, and slowly walked into the room alone.

On the other side, in the city lord's mansion of Lieyang Pass, Xia Jingyun sat alone in the room, flipping through the information about Xue Yi, the king of Jingwang of Beiliang, and from time to time he put pen to paper and recorded a few words of thought.

In the next room, Bai Yunbian was amazed, "I really didn't expect it to be like this." Gao Yang really deserves to be a genius on the same level as his son, and this ability is indeed shocking. ”

There is nothing wrong with his first half of the sentence, as long as Yelushi agrees, the overall situation has been determined, and the rest is nothing more than to improve some details.

However, when he heard the second half of his sentence, Jiang Yuhu couldn't help but turn his head to look at him, even if he was so familiar, he still couldn't believe that he could say such a thing so confidently.

Bai Yunbian waved his hand, "You don't have to look at me like this, although this son's praise is extremely rare, but he deserves it." ”

Jiang Yuhu couldn't help it at all, but he felt that he had done it a little frequently in the past two days, and he couldn't really beat it, so he simply got up and walked out.

"Where are you going?"

Listening to the voice behind him, Jiang Yuhu said coldly: "This son is going to move." ”

Bai Yunbian sighed, "Don't you just sit down, it's really idle, a martial artist is a martial artist." ”

Jiang Yuhu paused, took two deep breaths before taking another step, but when he walked to the place where he usually practiced martial arts, holding a spear in his hand, he had already suppressed all the negative emotions brought by Baiyunbian.

He held the gun, thinking about Xia Jingyun's plan, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a trace of satisfaction.

In that case, it's time for me to do something of my own.

He snorted softly, and the spear roared out like a dragon.

In the room not far away, Xia Jingyun put down the information in his hand, picked up the pen and wrote down the follow-up thoughts.

Daxia is shuangbi, one is one wen and one martial, Wen can be Anbang, and Wu can set the country.

At this moment, when standing in the Lieyang Pass, which originally belonged to the Northern Liang, and playing with the throne of the Northern Liang Emperor, this name is completely worthy of the name.

——

At nightfall, the people of Beiliang had really packed their bags.

The deputy envoy Wang Ruoshui sat with a sad face, at this moment, he only felt that the world was so big, he seemed to have nowhere to go.

Originally, in Northern Liang, although he could see the disdain in the eyes of those Northern Liang people, after all, Emperor Liang was very civil, and because of his status as the secretary of the Great Xia Rite Department, he was even more courteous, and it could be regarded as the treatment of important ministers, but now, Emperor Liang is gone, what will the new emperor's attitude towards him?

And that's not the most critical thing, what really confused him was the negotiation a few days ago.

Xia Jingyun will ask him by name, he is prepared.

A resourceful person like Xia Jingyun, when he saw that he was placed in the mission by Emperor Liang, how could he not think of this layer, if the other party did not come to this scene, how could he show the anger in his heart, and how could he dispel Emperor Liang's suspicions.

But he seemed to be lost at the time, but he was actually full of joy.

After all, this is Emperor Liang's means, so that he can no longer stay in Beiliang, "serve the country", thinking that he is afraid of his hard work in Beiliang, the Queen Mother and Xia Jingyun should also be able to forgive their own guilt, let themselves meet with their wives and children, become a rich man, and spend a peaceful old age.

Although because King Dingxi was so decisive, he gave up on him without a trace of hesitation, and let him understand that Emperor Liang had already prepared such a plan before sending him, at least Emperor Liang had treated him as a dispensable pawn, and gave King Dingxi full decision-making power, which made him feel a little cold, but he was happy to return to his homeland after all.

But it's a fucking nullity!

I've been kicked back again!

Those visions and fantasies about the future are all gone, and all that is left is endless embarrassment.

The gazes he had seen in the past few days were like Ling Chi for him, and he didn't even dare to go out to face those subordinates and servants.

And now, they're going back.

Is that what you just follow?

Xia Jingyun, aren't you resourceful? Aren't you going to save your undercover agent?

Tuk-tuk.

The knock on the door sounded suddenly, and then the calm voice of Jelushi came.

"Lord Wang, have you ever slept?"

"No, no!" Wang Ruoshui hurriedly got up, put his shoes on backwards, rushed forward and opened the door.

Yelushi walked in and sat down on a chair in the room like a master, "Lord Wang, sit down too." ”

Wang Ruoshui hesitated and sat opposite, looking at Yelushi with a little apprehension.

Even if the other party has offended him, even if the other party once wanted to put him to death, but now in person, he does not dare to have any dissatisfaction or even resistance, it is the power of power that is quietly playing a role.

"Lord Wang, the matter of the past few days, this king still has to say a few words to you."

Yelushi spoke slowly, and Wang Ruoshui hurriedly got up, "The prince is serious, it is all for the court, where righteousness lies, and it is incumbent on the lower officials." ”

Ye Lushi, who thought that Wang Ruoshui would inevitably complain and anger no matter what, looked at him, and was a little surprised that this person had no lower limit, and it was no wonder that he could do something about abandoning the country and defecting.

He said leisurely: "Before I came, Your Majesty did make it clear to me that if the people of the Southern Dynasty ask for you, they will use you as a bargaining chip in exchange for the tangible interests of the court, so this king will make such a decision at that time, you don't resent this king." ”

Wang Ruoshui hurriedly said: "How dare you, the prince is serious, and the villain has no resentment." ”

Yelushi didn't comment on the truth of his words, but continued: "If Your Majesty is healthy, this king will not say a word more about this matter, which is also the reason why this king has not come to you in the past few days, but now that Your Majesty has died, some words are still explained to you clearly, and let you know the inside story." ”

Wang Ruoshui hurriedly said, "Lord Wang, don't worry, the lower officials are not half dissatisfied with you, oh no, the same is true for the first emperor." ”

Yelushi nodded, "That's good, the first emperor died, let the past pass, the new emperor succeeds to the throne, let's all look up, be loyal to Your Majesty, and conspire with state affairs, what do you think?" ”

"Lord Wang!"

Yelushi smiled and took the initiative to hold Wang Ruoshui's arm, "Then let's go, let's go and meet His Royal Highness King Jing together." ”

Wang Ruoshui was flattered and went out of the room together.

And this kind of posture falls in the eyes of the rest of the Beiliang people, and there is a kind of effect in another sense of [peach and plum do not speak for themselves].

As soon as he saw King Jing, before he could speak, a subordinate official hurriedly came, "Lord Wang, Your Highness, the people of the Southern Dynasty are here!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Xia Jingyun Qingyue's voice sounded outside the house, "What does King Dingxi mean by this?" Do you want to say goodbye? ”

In the room, King Jing and Wang Ruoshui's faces changed slightly, but Yelushi was secretly angry, and snorted coldly outside unceremoniously, "Marquis Jianning's words are a bit interesting, even if this king wants to say goodbye, don't you have to?" ”

Xia Jingyun's figure appeared in the room accompanied by the guards, "What is the king of Dingxi talking about, the two countries will not fight at war, I am in the Central Plains of the Great Xia Hall, the state of etiquette and righteousness, can I not let you leave?" ”

Yelushi sneered, "Otherwise, what does Marquis Jianning think you are doing?" Didn't you break into our yard without passing through? Is this the etiquette of your country? This king can be regarded as an eye-opener this time! ”

The corners of Xia Jingyun's mouth still had a little smile, "King Dingxi, don't get me wrong, didn't this official know that you seem to be leaving, so he came to stay in a hurry!" ”

Yelushi snorted coldly, "Say whatever you want!" Between the two countries, there are mutual victories and defeats, each other's offense and defense, and now that you have the upper hand, you are so domineering, we have nothing to say, but don't blame me for not being affectionate in the future! ”

Xia Jingyun's face turned cold when he heard this, "Yelushi, are you threatening this official?" Call you the king of Dingxi, have you really put up your prince's score in front of the official? In Great Xia, which prince would dare to be so arrogant in front of his own officials! ”

This heavy remark, which has never been seen since the meeting, made Wang Ruoshui's body tremble, and King Jing was also terrified, but Yelushi was not afraid, and said angrily: "That's because you have no backbone in the court, and this king has been brave all his life, how can he be afraid of you!" If you want to talk sincerely, then we can still talk about it, if you want to be domineering and bully, I'm sorry, I don't have such a spineless servile and spineless person to bend the knee! ”

Xia Jingyun's cold face suddenly showed a smile again like spring returning to the earth, "Why does King Dingxi have to think that Zai Xia is bullying you, instead of testing your sincerity?" Now that the new emperor of your country has succeeded to the throne, how much power can you have, can you still count the things you have talked about, and even whether you want to go back in a hurry to invite merit and favor in front of the new emperor to consolidate your position or are you willing to sit down and settle the matter, these are all things that make us wonder, and this official is a little tempting, is it not too much? ”

"Humph! Hugh is going to argue here! Yelushi spoke: "Although the imperial power of my Great Liang has changed, we will still be loyal to the imperial power of the Xue family and abide by the duties of courtiers. And we also believe that Your Majesty will see our toil and will not chill the hearts of the faithful. What's more, this is my internal affairs of Daliang, and we have our own plans, so why do we need to be a villain here? ”

Xia Jingyun's expression was calm with a little annoyance, "It is said that King Dingxi is a warrior on the battlefield with outstanding military achievements, but now it seems that this mouth is not lost at all!" ”

"I have a clear conscience, righteousness is awe-inspiring, and I can naturally speak hard and loud!"

"In that case, the official will ask you a word, do you want to talk about it?"

Yelushi was silent for a moment, "Since the Marquis of Jianning is here, let's just draw the line, let's see if it can be done, if it can be done, we will sign it, if it can't be done, let's say goodbye and two wide!" ”

Xia Jingyun looked at Yelushi, smiled, walked directly to the chair on the side and sat down, facing the three Beiliang people in front of him alone, and smiled confidently and calmly, "Then let's talk!" ”

Seeing this momentum of tens of millions of people, King Jing and Wang Ruoshui didn't dare to say anything, only Yelushi slowly walked to the opposite side and sat down.

In Wang Ruoshui and King Jing's view, there were enough temptations between the two sides, or maybe the time for seesawing with each other was too long, so this time, it took less than a cup of tea for King Dingxi and Marquis Jianning to negotiate the final result.

Daxia released 60,000 prisoners, Daliang paid a one-time compensation of 2 million taels of silver, and no longer paid New Year's coins, Daxia opened Phoenix City, and Daliang opened Huaishuo City for trade between the two countries, and at the same time, the two courts guaranteed each other's safety within their own borders.

When Jianning Hou's subordinates called the documents of the Southern Dynasty, wrote the peace proposal, and the two sides used their own seals, everyone present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

These two light and fluttering pieces of paper are really too twists and turns.

Seeing Xia Jingyun leave with someone, Yelushi, who was still strong and strong before, suddenly slumped directly on the chair, and the people around him were so frightened that they hurriedly surrounded him.

Yelushi waved his hand with a little weakness, and said astringently: "It's nothing, it's just that I've been holding on for a while, I'm a little tired, I'm getting old!" ”

Wang Ruoshui hurriedly said useless nonsense, "Lord Wang, where are you, you are still healthy!" ”

Yelushi didn't pay attention to him, first waved his hand lightly, let the rest of the people go down, and left two deputy envoys, then slowly moistened the tea, sat up a little straighter, and looked at King Jing, "Your Highness, the old man has a request." ”

Xue Yi, who witnessed Yelushi's hard and rigid Southern Dynasty and lived up to the majesty of the Great Liang, hurriedly said: "King Dingxi, please speak." ”

"There are just three of us here, and the old man will not hide it, and say a few words to the two of you. Although the old man is loyal to the court, the sun and the moon can be seen, but now that the new monarch has succeeded to the throne, how does His Majesty view me, the favored minister of the former emperor, the old man still has no bottom in his heart! ”

He spoke slowly, and his words seemed to be the accumulation of decades of ups and downs, "What's more, although the peace agreement was reached this time, it will eventually be reparated and the business market will be opened, if in the eyes of those people in the court who are happy in the Liang capital, they don't know the hardships of this peace negotiation at all, and they will only feel that we have not only failed to achieve an inch, but also lost power and humiliated the country, and the discussion is raging, how should Your Majesty view our trip at that time?" ”

"It's not a secret, at the beginning, Your Majesty, oh, it was the first emperor, after he vomited blood and fainted, he had some secret explanations to the old man about assisting the new monarch, but now whether His Majesty knows, whether he trusts, and what his attitude is towards the old man and the Yelu family, they are all at a loss, and when they think about this, it is inevitable that people will feel uneasy!"

Xue Yi was no longer bright, and he also reacted at this moment, "King Dingxi wants Xiao Wang to go back first, and explain the joints to the imperial brother, so as to clarify the attitude of the imperial brother?" ”

Yelushi held Xue Yi's hand as if pleading, "Your Highness, you and Your Majesty are brothers, and there has never been a struggle for the throne, Your Majesty will never be suspicious of you, and only what you say, he will believe it unreservedly, so Your Highness Lao, don't hesitate to help!" ”

Xue Yi said in a loud voice: "The King of Dingxi is serious, Xiao Wang is also a member of the mission, this time the King of Dingxi is loyal, brave and resolute, the hardships and hardships of the entire mission, and the difficult birth of the peace discussion, Xiao Wang sees it in his eyes, this is an unshirkable responsibility!" ”

Yelushi nodded again and again, "Then thank you, Your Highness." According to the old man's opinion, it is better to ask His Royal Highness to take the guards first, return to Liangdu with a fast horse, and show His Majesty, the old man will wait in Huaishuo City with the rest of the people, and wait for His Majesty's holy decree and gold and silver to be delivered, so as to settle with the Southern Dynasty, and then return to Beijing with 60,000 snow dragoons. ”

This is not an additional request, it must be left here to be delivered, so King Jing also nodded when he heard this, "Then without further ado, let's just leave Xiao Wang overnight!" ”

"The snowy night is cold and the road is slippery, Your Highness can leave this scorching sun pass with me tomorrow morning." Yelushi looked at Wang Ruoshui, "Wang Langzhong accompanies His Royal Highness, there is a care on the way, after returning to the court, if His Majesty asks about etiquette and regulations, he can also have a corroboration of His Highness's words, okay?" ”

Wang Ruoshui naturally had no reason and confidence to refuse, and hurriedly agreed.

After getting the promise of the two, Yelushi stood up and bowed to the two, "The old man thanked the two for his kindness on behalf of the Yelu family, and waited for the two good news in Huaishuo City!" ”

The two hurried for another burst of modesty.

After some politeness, the courtyard gradually quieted down.

But what the people of Beiliang, who didn't set off overnight, didn't know that another group of hundreds of light horsemen quietly went out of the city from the south gate of Lieyang Pass under the cover of night, and then gathered three thousand elites in Yanhui Pass, and disappeared in the wind and snow again.

Only, that time it was to the north.

This time, it's to the east. (End of chapter)