The guards stayed in the front yard, and Yang Peng followed the palace maid towards the backyard alone. As soon as you enter the archway, you will be greeted by a beautiful view and a quiet atmosphere. A small lake, surrounded by lush trees, birds singing, delicate pavilions and pavilions hidden in the shade of the trees, a breeze blowing, and the bells in the distant corners make a crisp jingle sound. Yang Peng's eyes were immediately attracted by the two graceful figures in the water pavilion in front of him, although they were still far away, but Chen Xiao could recognize that the thinner one on the left was Zhao Lihua, and the plumper one on the right was Mu Guifei, but he didn't expect her to be there.

Yang Peng walked over briskly under the guidance of the palace maid. The two girls in the water pavilion saw Yang Peng coming from a distance, so they stopped talking and looked at Yang Peng with their eyes. The palace maid led Yang Peng to the outside of the water pavilion, Zhao Lihua left the water pavilion, and Ying Ying bowed: "The concubine welcomes the prince!" At this time, the palace maid who led the way bowed to Zhao Lihua and retreated. Yang Peng stepped forward to help Zhao Lihua and patted her slender hand, Zhao Lihua raised her head to look at Chen Xiao, and her beautiful eyes showed a gentle color.

The two walked into the water pavilion hand in hand, Yang Peng looked at Mu Guifei, let go of Zhao Lihua, bowed and hugged his fists and said, "Niangniang!" Mu Guifei bowed slightly and returned the salute: "King Yan doesn't have to be polite!" Yang Peng smiled: "Let's not be too polite, let's sit down and talk!" The two women smiled. Yang Peng walked to the round table and sat down, and the two girls also sat down at the round table, Zhao Lihua naturally sat next to Yang Peng, and Mu Guifei sat farther away.

At this time, a palace maid replaced with fresh tea, and then retreated and stood outside the water pavilion.

Zhao Lihua said excitedly: "Lord Wang, this is Jiangnan's new tea, you can taste it." Zhao Lihua looked happy, like a cheerful girl. Yang Peng picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, only to feel a faint fragrance from the mouth all the way into the abdominal cavity, and then this fragrance rippled in the body, long and far away, fluttering like a fairy. Although Yang Peng didn't understand tea, he couldn't help but admire: "Good tea, good tea!" He took another sip.

Zhao Lihua said with a smile: "This is this year's Longjing before the rain, and it was sent by Lord Wang. Yang Peng said with a smile: "It turned out to be Longjing tea, it is really extraordinary!" Zhao Lihua said: "Prince, concubine, concubine has something to ask the prince, and please ask the prince for permission." Yang Peng held Zhao Lihua's slender hand and said with a smile: "You are my wife, don't say anything you want or not, as long as I can do it as a husband, I will definitely do it for you!" Zhao Lihua was very happy, and pressed the back of Yang Peng's hand with her other slender hand, looking at Yang Peng excitedly with beautiful eyes.

Zhao Lihua said: "Lord Wang, I want to prepare some gifts, so that those relatives that Lord Wang brought to me, I don't know, I don't know what the eldest brother wants?" Yang Peng smiled and said: "Bringing gifts to relatives is human nature, and I approve of it." Zhao Lihua felt that Yang Peng was really good to herself, and she was very moved, if it weren't for the presence of outsiders at this time, she would definitely rush into Yang Peng's arms, but at this moment, she forcibly suppressed her impulse, and looked at Yang Peng with affection in her eyes.

Mu Guifei felt that it was really inappropriate for her to stay here, so she couldn't help but feel angry in her heart, stood up, and said, "If you want to talk about things, I will leave first." The eyes of the two turned to her, stood up together, and Zhao Lihua said, "Niangniang, you can sit for a while!" Yang Peng smiled and said, "I'll go to see Zhao You later, let's leave together then!" Seeing Yang Peng smiling at herself, Mu Guifei couldn't help but blush, hurriedly looked away, and couldn't help but sit back again.

Zhao Lihua looked at Mu Guifei, then at Yang Peng, pursed her lips and snickered. Zhao Lihua and Yang Peng also sat down again, Zhao Lihua told Yang Peng about the gifts she prepared, they are all specialties of Tianjing New City or Cangzhou area, not to mention how valuable, but they are very local specialties, Yang Peng does not know much about these, listening to Zhao Lihua like a few treasures, but most of them don't know what it is. But seeing Zhao Lihua's excited appearance, he couldn't help but feel happy.

The gaze turned to the inn where the Tibetan envoy was.

The Tibetan envoy Zambala stood on the upper floor facing the street, looking through the window at the flowery Tianjing New Town Market, his brows furrowed tightly. As the prime minister of Tubo, one of the most important reasons why he asked the emperor to send Yan Yun was that he wanted to see Yan Yun's situation with his own eyes. Since he entered Yan Yun's sphere of influence, what he has seen and heard has touched him all the time, and he has been shocked all the time, the Shaanxi and Gansu regions, which were originally devastated by the war, are thriving, this Tianjing New City is full of people and extremely prosperous, all of this makes him have an unreal feeling, as if the war that ravaged the entire Central Plains does not seem to exist, otherwise how can the entire Central Plains be so prosperous?

Zambala sighed, retracted his thoughts, and his brow furrowed as he wandered over the endless rows of houses. A feeling suddenly rose in his heart, uniting with Yanyun is clearly seeking skin with the tiger, even if he can successfully annex Xiliang and Xuanhua, what if Yanyun's army is overwhelmed, I am afraid that these hard-won lands will have to be handed over to others in an instant, and even lose our inherent territory! As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but mutter, "It's not wise! It's not wise! We should join forces, not kill each other! ”

Zambala didn't actually think so not long ago, although he wasn't too much in favor of joining forces with Yan Yun to destroy Western Xia, but he wasn't very opposed. However, after seeing Yan Yun's miraculous development speed, his previous thoughts changed completely, and he only felt that if everyone didn't join forces to destroy this beast that had gradually grown, sooner or later, everyone would be doomed!

Zambala thought about it, he wanted to come up with a way to sabotage the peace between the two sides and change His Majesty's attitude. He suddenly thought of Princess Gesang, who had been sent to Yanyun as a hostage earlier, and decided to meet Her Royal Highness the princess.

Look back. Yang Peng and Mu Guifei sat with Zhao Lihua for a while, and also accompanied her to see the rich gifts she had prepared. Then returned to Zhao Lihua's embroidery building and chatted for a while before Yang Peng and Mu Guifei said goodbye and left. Zhao Lihua sent the two out of the door, looking at Yang Peng with beautiful eyes, looking reluctant. Yang Peng was touched by her tenderness, and couldn't help but say, "I'll accompany you tonight." Zhao Lihua was overjoyed, and suddenly found that Niangniang was next to her, and couldn't help but look at Yang Peng with her cheeks and affectionate eyes.

Yang Peng and Mu Guifei left, and Zhao Lihua watched the two go away, until they couldn't see anymore, and then turned around and returned to the gate. Yang Peng rode a horse and walked beside Mu Guifei's carriage, wanting to talk to Mu Guifei, but the curtain was always hanging down, and he couldn't do anything.

On the other side, Zambala led a few retinues with gifts to the outside of the mansion where Princess Gesang lived. Zambala's attendant knocked on the door and handed a name slip inside. The door was then closed, and after a while, it was reopened, and two maids dressed in Tibetan costumes rushed out, bowed and said, "The princess invites the prime minister to come in and speak." Zambala immediately led a few of his followers into the door. The two maids entered at last and closed the door.

Zambala's entourage was left in the antechamber, and Zambala was led by a maid to the backyard study. I saw a woman dressed in Tibetan costume standing in front with her hands behind her back, although she hadn't turned around yet, but a very moving feminine temperament came to her face.

Zambala knew that it was Princess Gesang, and immediately stepped forward to greet her: "Your Majesty Zambala meets Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Princess Gesang turned around, looked at the person in front of her with a complicated expression, and her red lips opened lightly: "Prime Minister, get up and speak!" "Thank you, Princess!" Zambala stood up and looked up at Princess Gesang, and couldn't help but feel a flutter in his heart. I saw that Princess Gesang was still the same Princess Gesang, but she did not have the youthfulness of a girl, revealing the charming charm unique to a young woman, just like a fully blooming rose, exuding a fatal temptation everywhere, but her expression was too cold.

Gesang asked, "Why are you here?" Zambala immediately briefly recounted the previous war, and then talked about the fact that the Tubo Emperor was preparing to destroy the Western Xia. Gesang frowned, glanced at Zambala, and said, "The Prime Minister came to see me, presumably because he wanted me to do something for you!" The tone was very cold, and there seemed to be a hint of hostility.

Hearing Gesang's tone, Zambala couldn't decide for a moment whether she should ask the Gesang princess for help. After a moment of silence, he bowed down and asked, "May I ask Her Royal Highness the Princess, is it, does King Yan often come to Princess Xing?" Princess Gesang's eyes showed a complicated expression, which seemed to be a little gentle, but also a little hateful, a little expectant, and a little confused.

came back to his senses, glanced at Zambala, and said coldly, "What do you want me to do?" ”

Although Gesang is the princess of Tubo, there is no doubt about Tubo's feelings, she should be willing to do anything for Tubo, but she is also a woman after all, she has all the characteristics of being a woman, she has followed Yang Peng for so long, and her virginity has been handed over to that man, whether her mind has changed, it is really difficult to say. At this thought, Zambala asked tentatively, "Is the princess still willing to do anything for Tibet?" ”

Gesang said lightly: "This is my fate, I don't have a choice!" Zambala was still not at ease, and said: "If you save the whole of Tibet with the life of the princess, I don't know if Her Royal Highness the princess is willing to do it!" Gesang glanced at Zambala and said lightly: "Since I decided to be a hostage, I have already decided not to take this life, so why do you bother to ask me again." ”

Just when the fire of love was out of control, it turned into a prairie fire, but Mu Guifei suddenly regained her senses, pushed Yang Peng away, and said anxiously: "No, no!" Yang Peng staggered back and looked at Mu Guifei in confusion. At this time, Mu Guifei's stunning face was so red that she seemed to be dripping blood, and she didn't dare to look at Yang Peng, and her whole person looked panicked.

Yang Peng asked softly, "What's wrong?" Mu Guifei shook her head and said, "No, we can't do this!" I, I'm the concubine of the Great Song Dynasty, I can't ......" Yang Peng sighed and said, "It turns out that my cousin still can't let go of the burden of this identity." ”

Mu Guifei was silent for a moment and said, "I can't let your reputation be stained with even the slightest filth!" Looking at Yang Peng, "I don't care what outsiders say about me, but, but you are a great hero of Megatron and a god in my heart, and I will never allow your reputation to be tarnished!" Yang Peng was so moved that he couldn't help but take Mu Guifei into his arms, and his heart was full of gratitude for this extremely noble woman, and at the same time, he was also full of love. Lowering her head, she whispered softly but firmly in her ear: "I don't care about any of this, I just want you to be my woman and let me love you well!" ”

When Mu Guifei heard this, she couldn't help but be confused, and couldn't help but want to agree. Suddenly came back to his senses, hurriedly pressed Yang Peng's chest, raised his head, shook his head and said, "No, no!" After calming down, he raised his head and looked at Yang Peng, his beautiful eyes were full of a weak expression, and he begged: "King Yan, don't you force your sister, okay?" ”

Yang Peng smiled bitterly, withdrew his hands around her slender waist, and said with a gentle but helpless expression: "How could I persecute my cousin!" ”

Mu Guifei felt the other party's palm, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of loss in her heart, she really didn't want the other party's palm to leave her like this. An impulse suddenly came to her heart, and she wanted to rush into the other party's arms, but in the end she resisted, she didn't want to hurt the other party, she felt that she was an ominous woman, if she obeyed him, it would only hurt him, and his inviolable statement would inevitably be compromised, and she would never want this kind of thing to happen.

Mu Guifei lowered her head, and her heart was at war with heaven and man.

Yang Peng smiled slightly and said, "My cousin must not be ready, and I, as a younger brother, naturally can't force my cousin." Cousin, think about it again, I'm really not a bad man! Mu Guifei wanted to laugh a little and was a little sad, and glanced at Yang Peng with a complicated expression.

Yang Peng reached over and grabbed Murong Feihua's slender hand, then walked to the couch of the water pavilion together and sat down. Yang Peng looked at Mu Guifei's beautiful side face and couldn't help but be stupid. Mu Guifei's heart was pounding, and she didn't dare to turn her head to look at Yang Peng, although she was nervous, but she was also very happy. After a long time, I only heard Yang Peng say: "Cousin, are you doing well during this time?" Mu Guifei nodded hurriedly and said, "Very good!" Nothing is missing, nothing has to be considered, it has never been so comfortable! Then he thought of his son, and his beautiful eyes couldn't help revealing the brilliance of a loving mother, and said with a smile: "Watching Zhao You grow up day by day, I am happier than anything else!" ”

Yang Peng said depressedly: "I thought my cousin would say that living in the same city as me is happier than anything else!" I didn't expect my cousin to take me to heart! ”

Mu Guifei's face turned red, and she hurriedly said: "No, I actually ...... day and night" Speaking of this, seeing Yang Peng's smiling expression, he realized that his family had been fooled, Xia Fei's cheeks were ashamed, and he said angrily: "King Yan, you, you are too hateful!" Actually teasing my cousin! ”

Yang Peng stretched out his hand to grasp Mu Guifei's palm, looked at her affectionately, and said softly: "I have never teased my cousin, my heart for my cousin, doesn't my cousin understand?" Mu Guifei's heart fluttered, she couldn't help but hang her head, suddenly thought of her identity, sighed faintly, and said resentfully: "I'm afraid that we won't have fate in this life!" Yang Peng held Mu Guifei's palm with both hands, and said sincerely and emotionally: "As long as my cousin nods, I will marry my cousin tomorrow, no, today!" ”

Mu Guifei surged an impulse and looked at Yang Peng, but then frowned slightly and shook her head slowly. Yang Peng felt very helpless and annoyed, obviously his cousin loved him, but he didn't dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi because of his identity, this thing of identity is really killing people! Immediately, an impulse arose in his heart, wanting to carry Mu Guifei back to the bedroom, and then come to a bully to make a bow, and after the raw rice of both sides was cooked into cooked rice, presumably the cousin would not have many scruples.

Mu Guifei couldn't help but feel strange when she saw Yang Peng's eyes revealing a frightening look. But soon I saw that the look quickly faded and turned into helplessness.

Yang Peng sighed, glanced at Mu Guifei, and said with a wry smile: "Do we both have to hold this lovesickness for the rest of our lives?" Mu Guifei sighed, full of sadness.

Yang Peng suddenly smiled bitterly: "Fortunately, we have a Zhao You, and we finally have a little sustenance." Mu Guifei's face couldn't help but show a smile, although Zhao You is the bloodline of the Zhao family and has nothing to do with Yang Peng, but in the feeling of the two, it is as if Zhao You is their biological son, and each other's feelings are poured into Zhao You.

Jiang Li suddenly walked in through the arch in the distance, and at the same time there was the sound of hurried footsteps. The sorrows of the two were put behind for the time being. Jiang Li walked into the water pavilion quickly and bowed to the two: "Master, Niangniang." Then he said to Yang Peng: "The Dali delegation has arrived." Yang Peng nodded and ordered, "Arrange them in the guest house for the time being, and I will see them tomorrow." "Yes. One more thing, the news of the ocean caravan has just arrived. ”

Yang Peng's heart moved and asked; "What's the news?" Jiang Li shook her head and said, "I don't know." What came was a letter, sealed with the highest level of seal, and the ladies did not dare to open it without permission! "The so-called highest-level seal is the red sealing mud, and the letter marked with this sealing mud indicates that it is the most important information, which can only be opened by King Yan himself, and no one else is allowed to open it without authorization, otherwise it is a crime.

Yang Peng felt that something big must have happened, turned his head to Mu Guifei and said, "Cousin, I have something to deal with, I have to go!" Mu Guifei said: "It's important to get down to business, King Yan is going to get busy!" Then he told with great concern: "King Yan should pay attention to rest, don't exhaust your body!" Yang Peng smiled and nodded, then turned around and went, and Jiang Li followed.

Mu Guifei looked at Yang Peng's back in a daze, knowing that she couldn't see it anymore, so she came back to her senses and sighed faintly. Back to the couch, sit down on the knees, look at the rippling water in front of you, and can't help humming a song: "The rain has passed through the Egret Island, nostalgia for the Tongquetai ......" hummed all the way, the song ended, the boundless tenderness lingered in the chest, and a touching smile appeared on the face.

Yang Peng and his entourage rushed back to the palace hall. Yelu Hanyu and Han Bing immediately came up to pay their respects, and then Yelu Hanyu handed a letter with red mud to Yang Peng and said, "I just received it." ”

Yang Peng took the letter and felt a little damp in his hand. I opened the envelope, took out the stationery, unfolded it, looked at it, and frowned. After a while, he put down the letter and said: "Guan Shan Guan Ping's fleet has encountered a hostile fleet in Ceylon, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides, with casualties on both sides! "Ceylon, that is, Sri Lanka, whether ancient or modern, Ceylon is the key to the trade route across the Indian Ocean, and its strategic position is extremely important.

Yelu Hanyu and Han Bing glanced at each other, and Yelu Hanbing said: "It's not surprising to encounter an enemy, but I don't know what the identity of the enemy is?" ”

Yang Peng looked at the letter in his hand and said: "According to the prisoner's confession, the other party is the Seljuk Empire, and they want to control the maritime trade routes, so they have a conflict with our army. In fact, friction has already arisen before, and this time the Seljuk Empire came prepared to capture our stronghold in Ceylon in one fell swoop. Fortunately, the Guan brothers had already taken precautions and did not let them succeed, but they also suffered a lot of losses. "The Seljuk Empire is considered to be the distant ancestor of Turkey, but the Seljuk Empire of this era is very different from the territory of Turkey today, the territory of the Seljuk Empire at that time included the western part of Iran, part of Syria and Iraq, and a small part of the northeast of modern Turkey; The territory of modern Turkey, until 900 years, was largely the territory of the Byzantine Empire.

The Byzantine Empire is a true descendant of the Roman Empire, believing in Orthodox Christianity, and the Russians also believe in Orthodox Christianity, so they also declare themselves to be authentic descendants of the Roman Empire. The Russians of this era did not have such a large territory as later generations, in this era, the Russians had two states, one was the Grand Duchy of Kiev and the other was the Grand Duchy of Vladimir, the former was in the south and bordered by the Black Sea, and the latter was in the north and bordered by the Baltic Sea.

Yelu Hanyu frowned and said: "The country is at war, you must know yourself and know the other in order to survive a hundred battles, I don't know what the strength of this Seljuk Empire is?" As he spoke, he looked at Yang Peng. Yang Peng didn't know much about this, and could only judge the strength of the Seljuk Empire based on the information he had obtained so far, and thought: "According to the reports obtained from all sides, this Seljuk Empire is a very powerful country, but it is difficult to judge how powerful it is!" After a pause, "Since the two sides have been at war, it will definitely be impossible to conclude without a victory!" ”

Han Bing said: "According to what the eldest brother just said, it should be this Seljuk Empire that attacks first, and the Erguan brothers defend and counterattack." After such a big war, the Seljuk Empire did not take advantage, and its strength can also be seen. ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.