On the city wall, Yelushi raised his head when he heard this, his eyes were already full of tears, "Your Majesty, you have suffered!" Only hating the minister is too cowardly and hesitant, so that there are such unsubordinate people to coerce the capital and intimidate Your Majesty, the minister apologizes to the extreme, please allow Your Majesty's permission, and the minister suppresses it for Your Majesty! ”

Hearing this, Emperor Liang was like a long drought and a rainstorm, since he ascended the throne, he had never heard of a real important minister so respectful.

Two ministers of the dragon, loyal but domineering;

The two families of Yuan Pei are both a little alienated from the sidelines;

Wan Yanda is now doing such things to bully the king;

In contrast, Yelu Shi, who also led a large army, is so frank and loyal, this is the real pillar of the country!

Pei Shisheng was on the side, and he was also quite emotional, but he didn't expect that King Dingxi was really a loyal minister.

King Jing of Beiliang also accompanied him, smiling and bowing his head, you see, King Dingxi really didn't lie to me, he is indeed loyal and brave!

But on second thought, what can you do if you are not a loyal minister?

His Yelu family is already so beautiful, and it is enough to keep the current glory in this life!

Emperor Liang also felt the same way, holding Yelushi's arm, cordially and emotionally, "I have to love Qing, I am really like a fish in water!" ”

——

Outside the gate of the eastern city, Wan Yanda held a horsewhip in his hand, looked at the city wall, and shouted in a deep voice: "Murong Hammer! Do you really want to stop this king? ”

Murong was dressed in armor, standing proudly at the head of the city, and snorted coldly, "Wanyanda!" If you enter Beijing without an edict, it is a big crime to be regarded as an accomplice! Your Majesty does not care about your mistakes, and allows you to enter the court to ask for a meeting, without hurting any of your clansmen, which shows Your Majesty's kindness, if I were you, I should kowtow to thank God for his grace, and dare to rap here! ”

Wan Yanda snorted coldly, "Murong Hammer, an ambitious person like you, if you take the throne of Your Majesty, you think that you can monopolize power by isolating the inside and outside?" This king tells you that this king and his soldiers will not agree! Hurry up and open the city, or wait for me to enter the city and slaughter your entire clan!" ”

Murong Hammer sneered, "If you have the ability, let the horse come, this king also wants to see how the iron hooves of the White Bear Army stepped on this city wall to enter the city." ”

Wan Yanda's face still did not show joy or anger, and he said in a deep voice: "Soldiers! Murong hammered traitorous ministers to bring disaster to the country, hijacked His Majesty, and prevented the righteous and brave from seeing him, heaven and earth will not tolerate it! Get ready for the siege! Capture this fang alive and save Your Majesty! ”

Listening to his lame excuse, on the city wall, Murong Hammer did not show weakness, and shouted, "Strings!" ”

The Kyoto guards on the side are all ready to go!

"Stop it!"

A rush of footsteps sounded, and with a roar, a tall figure came to the city wall.

The White Bear Army, which was at the forefront of the city wall, also heard this roar, raised their heads, and many of them changed their faces slightly.

"Wanyanda! I still know the old man! ”

Yelushi stood on the city wall, and under the full aura, he overshadowed Murong Hammer, the king of Anton, who was also the prince of the court.

Wanyanda, the king of Pingbei who was condescendingly overlooking him below, couldn't help but change his complexion, looked up, silent, but the horse under his crotch paced the horse's hooves restlessly, as if he could feel the owner's anxiety and uneasiness.

"Wanyanda, this king's 30,000 crane control army has arrived in the western suburbs, if you know, you should let go of such ridiculous thoughts! If you don't know, it proves that you don't have the ability to do this, and you don't retreat quickly! ”

Yelu Shi's words made the momentum of the White Bear Army below stagnate.

And as dozens of fast horses galloped back, ran in front of the White Bear Army, and brought the news back, the silence of the military array below was even more silent.

Yelushi's strong and powerful voice sounded, "Now that my Daliang border is unstable and the court situation is turbulent, every strength that can fight is worth cherishing, and it should be used to quell the rebellion and stabilize the court, and it should not be so internal friction!" The warrior of the girder, the tip of the knife should be outward and not inward! ”

He paused, "This time I returned to the court, Your Majesty understands the hard work of your waiters, and also knows the tiredness of your waiting, retreat to the camp, and later have your own comfort and reward, if you are stubborn, then you will blame the sword soldiers for being ruthless!" ”

Wan Yanda stared at Yelushi silently, and there was still no expression on his bearded face.

Under the city, under the confrontation of this entry tent, there was a dead silence, only the clouds in the sky gathered without fear of death, sprinkling a shadow that seeped into the heart.

"Back to camp!"

Wan Yanda opened his mouth coldly and spit out two words.

He turned his horse's head and left first, and the soldiers behind him also retreated.

On the city walls, the defenders all let out a long sigh of relief, blowing away the dense clouds in the sky.

Although they have the advantage of terrain, they are on the opposite side and a strong army like the White Bear Army, so it is naturally better not to fight.

Murong Hammer looked at Yelu Shi, "King Dingxi, do you want it?"

He pouted downward, and his intentions were self-evident.

Yelushi shook his head, "You see that the formation of the White Bear Army is not chaotic at all, and there will be no good results in attacking at this time." Now that the Quartet is unstable, let's fight each other less and leave more soldiers who can fight. ”

He didn't say anything more, bowed slightly towards Murong Hammer, and walked down the city wall.

Looking at Yelushi's back, Murong Hammer only had time to think about things outside the battlefield at this time, this tiger entered the city, how should the interests of the court be divided?

Wanyanda wanted to use the power of the army to blackmail His Majesty, but was blocked by the city, but Yelushi took 30,000 crane control troops, but he successfully entered the city!

Even if he doesn't want to ask for power, this kind of supernatural protection is not small!

Murong Hammer at this end looked at Yelushi in panic and worry, but when Emperor Liang saw Yelushi who had returned to his life, his heart was full of joy.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is fortunate not to be dishonored! The White Bear Army has retreated! ”

"Good!" He nodded excitedly, picked up Yelushi, and smiled, "I have to love Qing, why worry about it!" ”

Yelushi maintained the caution and composure that an old man who was accustomed to seeing the wind and clouds should have, "Your Majesty, although the king of Pingbei has temporarily retreated, this matter has not been completely resolved. The king of Pingbei Xingshi came with a crowd, and it was impossible for him to return with nothing, but after all, he did not play the banner of rebellion, and it was impossible for the imperial court to really remove the Wanyan family for the time being, not to mention that for the sake of peace in the north, the imperial court did not have the strength to deal with the Wanyan family and the king of Pingbei. Therefore, how to deal with the aftermath of this matter still needs to be decided by His Majesty. ”

Emperor Liang also gradually calmed down from the excitement, but he was a little younger and inexperienced in these things, so he pondered carefully for a while, and as expected, he found nothing.

He immediately looked at his loyal servant, who was the protector of the sky, and spoke with trust and dependence, "Aiqing can teach me?" ”

Yelushi pondered slightly, "The top priority is to first set a reward for the king of Pingbei, and to deal with this incident of him leading the army into Beijing to calm his heart." ”

Emperor Liang nodded slowly, frowned and said, "Since you can't move him for the time being, you must be appeased a little, but how to appease him is a problem." Aiqing should know that now all parties in the DPRK and China have something to think, and if one is not careful, I am afraid that it will be another perfect face! ”

Ye Lushi snorted, "Your Majesty, I can't hide it, this matter is also what the minister is worried about, but after all, it is difficult to talk about it because of his identity." Since His Majesty took the initiative to mention it, the minister also dared to say that His Majesty ascended the throne, the most important thing is to balance the interests of the seven surnames, so that the ministers can work together, otherwise it will be a gourd to float up, and there will always be people with grievances. ”

Emperor Liang was deeply convinced by this statement, which was also something that had been bothering him recently, and he immediately looked at Yelushi with a bit of hope, "Presumably Aiqing has a strategy?" ”

Yelushi shook his head, "The minister is not an immortal, how can he know what their families think, but after meeting Yan Da just now, the minister temporarily thought of a suggestion." ”

Emperor Liang, who was still a little lost after listening to the first half of the sentence, immediately became excited again, "Aiqing, please speak." ”

"Since Wanyanda has come this time, and the heads of the seven families are in Beijing, why don't you take this opportunity to directly gather the six family heads, and the royal family will come forward by Dazong Zheng to agree on some things together. Your Majesty only needs to draw the bottom line strategy in advance, and let each family fight for the rest of the matter, and decide the final resolution, if they don't obey it, won't they slap themselves in the face, and they will be enemies of the rest of the surnames? In this way, Your Majesty can also let this wicked person be his own surname, and he will be detached from the outside world, and play the role of a reconciled person! ”

Emperor Liang frowned at first after hearing this, feeling that this was really a bit ridiculous at first glance, but when he thought about it carefully, his brows gradually relaxed.

Instead of letting these six surnames and the Xue family royal family, you quarrel today, and I will make trouble tomorrow, so it is indeed the most efficient to get together directly to discuss matters from the perspective of solving problems.

Secondly, as the emperor, he has not been left behind, he can set the bottom line for them, set the framework, and let them fight for themselves within the framework, which can not only ensure his control of the court, but also not be the villain.

After all, since he was a child, he learned the emperor's mental arts, and he was once ordered by the first emperor to ask for a truth: don't divide the meat, let them fight for the meat, and only those who fight for it will be satisfied, so as to serve the public, and those who divide it will always have people who are dissatisfied, and there will always be people who feel that they deserve it.

Isn't this method now just throwing the meat out and letting them fight for themselves?

Finally, the best thing is that he can provoke them to fight among themselves, and he who does not have to show his face is just sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, reconciling contradictions, and finally determining his transcendent imperial power.

Thinking of this, Emperor Liang's eyes changed when he looked at Yelushi, this is a real good courtier!

However, as the prudence and suspicion unique to the emperor, he changed his mind and pondered, Yelu Shi is the co-master of the eight tribes of Yelu, is he not afraid that the Yelu family will not be able to compete with the rest of the family, so that his interests will be damaged?

He slowly said tentatively: "Aiqing's words are very good, don't worry, I will not treat you badly." ”

Yelu Shi immediately bowed respectfully, "Your Majesty, the old minister has been greatly favored by the first emperor, and has been honored and favored for decades, and he is grateful, and he should repay it wholeheartedly, and the truth of spending no hundred days is the old minister is the clearest, and there is no problem for the Yelu family to transfer some interests, so that the Yelu Eight Department can continue to enjoy the respect of the seven surnames and shelter countless clansmen, and the old minister is already worthy of the ancestors." ”

Of course, Emperor Liang knew that Yelushi could not be so selfless, and he was obviously advancing by retreating to win his trust and longer-term interests, but if he could take the initiative to say it in front of him, he was already much better than the rest of the family heads.

This person is afraid of comparison.

So Emperor Liang was suspicious, nodded and said: "In this case, you go and contact quickly, and I will summon Da Zongzheng later and make a decision." ”

Emperor Liang paused, deliberately looked at Yelushi's hesitant footsteps, and then added with a smile, "Aiqing, don't worry, I will remember your merits this time!" ”

Yelushi was relieved, grateful, and walked away quickly.

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In the Yuan Mansion, Yuan Xiantao looked at Yelushi with a shocked expression, "Seven surnames are discussing? ”

Yelushi nodded, looked at this old man who was a few years older than himself, and said solemnly: "Since Wanyanda has come from afar this time, he can't get any benefits, so how can he give up, but Your Majesty can't let him ask for a price." With this hand, the matter between him and His Majesty has become a matter of competition between the seven surnames, not only jumping out of the situation of being targeted, but also by the way, he can build a stable new power structure that is recognized by the seven surnames. Brother Yuan, take a look, it's really a tiger father without a dog! ”

Yuan Xiantao frowned, not believing that this was an idea that His Majesty came up with, but no matter who came up with this idea, now that it has entered the implementation stage, it means that at least this is a joint decision between His Majesty and Yelushi.

Blocking or destroying this matter will offend His Majesty and Yelushi, although he is not afraid of this, but this matter is also a good thing for the Yuan family, after all, only the Pei family can compete with him for the interests of the civil and official family, and it is clear that His Majesty's bottom line is very beneficial to him to fight for, and he has no reason to oppose it.

So, he looked at Yelushi, "But the cause of this matter is still the king of Pingbei after all, and the king of Dingxi is so sure that he will come to the meeting?" ”

King Dingxi smiled, "If we all reach an agreement, will Wanyanda really dare to be absent from this discussion?" ”

Yuan Xiantao was silent for a moment, glanced at Yelushi deeply, looked at this person who arrived in Shangjing with the power of thunder, and then quickly became His Majesty's most relied on courtier, and said slowly: "As long as the King of Pingbei is sure to come, Yuan will naturally not be absent." ”

Yelushi nodded, "So it's decided, the specific time and place, and the post will be sent later when it is determined." ”

"The king of Dingxi is hard."

Yelushi also smiled meaningfully, "It's all for the country and the family." ”

After getting Yuan Xiantao done, Yelushi did not continue to ask the Pei family, the Yuwen family, and the Murong family, but sent someone to send a message to Wanyanda, the king of Pingbei.

Wan Yanda was also shocked when he heard the news, frowned and pondered for a long time, and asked the messenger many questions, but finally chose to refuse.

The reason is equally impeccable, either let him lead a large army into the city, or he will definitely not enter the city.

After Yelushi learned the news, he was also helpless, when he went to the palace and reported the situation to Emperor Liang, Emperor Liang, who had great hopes, was confused when he heard this, "This matter can't be done?" ”

Yelushi thought for a while, "Your Majesty, the King of Pingbei also knows very well that if he enters the city, he will be like a turtle in an urn, and His Majesty can take his life at will." This is the prudence that the head of a family and a battlefield general should have, no matter what protection we pay lip service to, he will not hand over the initiative to others about his own life. ”

Emperor Liang was upset, "This can't be done, that's not possible, I think he's really tired and crooked!" ”

Yelushi hurriedly persuaded him: "Your Majesty, you have to endure for a while to achieve long-term success, and when the overall situation is stabilized, you are the Supreme, and you have the final say in everything in this world!" ”

This sentence directly coaxed Emperor Liang to be excited.

Since he ascended the throne, these people have been saying in their ears every day that the seven surnames govern the country and the seven surnames govern the country, be careful and cautious, and balance all parties, only Yelushi will tell him that you are the emperor, you are the supreme, you should be unique and high.

Some of the words are known to be false, but they sound comfortable, and how many people don't like it!

No wonder people can be in front of the first emperor, and they are endlessly favored!

He was in a good mood immediately, "Then according to Aiqing, how should this matter be resolved?" ”

Yelu Shi said: "The old minister thinks that the crux of the moment is Wanyanda's reluctance to enter Beijing, so can he complete the deliberations outside the capital?" ”

Emperor Liang frowned, "Out of the city, the risk is uncontrollable." ”

Yelushi smiled and said: "Your Majesty is too worried, the minister's 30,000 crane control army is still outside the city!" At that time, an account can be set up in the southern city, and the ministers will bring 2,000 people to protect the safety of the princes, and Wanyanda will be allowed to bring 1,000 people to protect themselves. In this way, there is no need to worry about what chaos he can cause, and at the same time, Wan Yanda can rest assured that if something happens, his thousand people are enough to escort him to break through. ”

Emperor Liang pondered for a moment and nodded, "This is very good, you have passed on the message to him like this, if he is still stubborn, then it is really hopeless, I would rather have a short pain, but also solve this person!" ”

Yelushi responded in a deep voice, "If he really refuses, let alone Your Majesty, even the old minister will risk his life to ask for him for His Majesty and pacify the north!" ”

Looking at the impassioned Yelu Shi, Emperor Liang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "How fortunate I am to be able to have a courtier like Aiqing!" ”

Yelushi bowed his head slightly, his eyes were dim, "It's all what a minister should do." ”

When the new conditions were sent over, Wan Yanda finally agreed to this condition after a lot of weighing with the lieutenants.

After getting rid of Yan Da, the biggest thorn, the seven surnames in the DPRK and the central government have already been determined with four surnames, and there is no shortage of imperial prestige, military power and strength, and civil prestige, and even these four surnames can also support a country, so in such a situation, the Pei family, the Murong family, and the Yuwen family agreed without any suspense.

Except for Yu Wenyun, who was a little angry because he was the last to be notified, and was scolded by the old mother for trying to do things, everything went well.

That night, almost no one slept among the magnates in Shangjing.

The seven families are all discussing their own family's response, and the second-level ones are either asserting their power to their backers, or they are speculating and waiting for the outcome of tomorrow's deliberations.

Wang Ruoshui, a scholar from the middle school, sat in the mansion, frowning and looking out the window.

In the past two days, the changes in the capital of Beiliang have really shown him stupidity.

However, in the midst of such changes, he smelled something unusual.

All of this, how can it feel so much like the story that was staged in the capital of junior high school!

On the flat ground, will there be sudden thunder?

Probably not, right?

I've been brought to Beiliang, can you let me live in peace!

Three of the emperors to whom I am loyal have died, so I can't die another, right?

No matter what he or the rest of the people thought, the deliberations of the seven surnames, which had been discussed and looked forward to all night by the entire Shangjing City, were like the sun destined to rise after the night, not changed by anyone's will, and when the day came, it came as promised.

In an open space outside the southern city, a large tent has been erected.

It is covered with soft carpets, lavish decorations, and braziers, like a moving palace, quietly waiting for its owner.

Six carriages drove out of the south gate of Liangdu one after another.

Perhaps it was because his mind cleared up after a good night's sleep, or perhaps it was the emperor's instinctive caution and suspicion that played a role, Emperor Liang finally did not believe Yelushi completely, but sent a thousand cowardly Xue Wei to escort everyone out of the city together, and at the same time asked Yelushi to reduce the crane army he sent to guard to 1,000.

On the west side of the big tent, a thousand crane troops were waiting for battle.

When a thousand cowardly Xue guards escorted the six family heads including the royal family Dazong Zheng to arrive together, a sound of horses' hooves sounded not far away at the same time.

Surrounded by a thousand white bear troops, Wanyanda also arrived outside the big tent.

After meeting, each other's eyes were a little wary before, and Yelushi didn't say much, "It's cold, let's go in!" ”

When everyone heard this, they silently walked into the big tent.

The three cavalry teams, just outside the big tent, formed their own teams according to their respective positions, and were prepared for the eventuality.

Viewed from above, the big tent is like a cauldron set up by three branches, and in it, fame, fortune and ambition are boiling.

This drastic change in the Northern Liang Dynasty, which is destined to go down in history, suddenly started when almost everyone was caught off guard. (End of chapter)