Yang Peng listened to Yan Ji's words, and inexplicably felt a sense of relief in his heart. Yan Ji glanced at Yang Peng and asked, "Big brother, do you still have to investigate this matter?" ”

Yang Peng looked at Yan Ji, frowned and asked, "Why do you ask that?" ”

Yan Ji sighed and said, "The wealthy family is as deep as the sea, not only for women, but also for men!" "Look at Yang Peng," according to the servant girl, after those assassins appeared, they came for Prince Yang Jun! They didn't pay attention to Concubine Pang who was injured and fell to the ground, and they focused on chasing and killing Prince Yang Jun, what does this mean, the eldest brother is much smarter than me, so naturally I don't need to say more. ”

Yang Peng sighed and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect me to encounter this kind of thing!" Yan Ji said: "This is unavoidable!" In order to compete for power and profit, the wealthy family still kills each other, not to mention the king's family! There will always be people who will do terrible things for the sake of that enviable power! ”

Yang Peng frowned tightly and said to Yan Ji: "This matter is over here, don't track it down!" ”

Yan Ji nodded. Yang Peng was silent for a moment, looked at Yan Ji, and asked, "If one day, I don't want to be the king of Yan and return to the mountains and forests, will you follow me?" Yan Ji felt a little surprised, she didn't understand how this Yan King could say that she wouldn't do it if she didn't do it, but she felt that as long as she could accompany her eldest brother, it would be fine, and as for whether the eldest brother was the Yan King, it was not an important matter. Yan Ji smiled and said, "Where the eldest brother goes, I will go?" In this life, big brother, don't you want to get rid of me! Yang Peng couldn't help but feel happy, and said with a smile: "Where is enough in this life!" In the next life, in the next life, the big brother will pester you! Yan Ji's eyes showed a gentle expression, and she was just thinking in her heart: The sea is dry and rotten, only envy the mandarin ducks and not the immortals!

Yang Peng threw all his troubles behind, walked up to Yan Ji, and suddenly hugged her horizontally. Yan Ji couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when she was caught off guard, and then realized the intention of the eldest brother, her delicate face flushed with a charming flush, and her eyes looked at the eldest brother with affection.

Yang Peng kissed Yan Ji's red lips and said with a smile: "There is wine today and drunk today, and tomorrow is sad, tomorrow is worried." To be a man, it's better to have fun in time! Yan Ji smiled softly, glanced at the eldest brother charmingly, and hooked the eldest brother's neck with a pair of softness.

Yang Peng's index finger moved, hugged Yan Ji and turned behind the screen, and put her down on the bed. Yan Ji stretched out her slender hand and grabbed Yang Peng's collar, and gently pulled it down, her beautiful face was infinitely charming, Yang Peng forgot everything, forgot the heavens, the earth, the sun and the moon, and his body and soul were immersed in the boundless and endless lingering. ……

Before you know it, it's March. Yang Peng left Tianjing New City and came to Nanyang. Yayo Guanyin led the generals out of the camp to greet him. Yang Peng and Ye Yu Guanyin saw each other, couldn't help but be a little excited, the two have not seen each other for a long time, although Ye Yu Guanyin is wearing armor, but can still see the change in body shape, although it has not yet reached the level of a big belly, but it is obviously already a little large.

Ya Yin Guanyin led the generals to meet Yang Peng. Yang Peng hurriedly stepped forward to help Ye Yu Guanyin, and the two of them looked at each other, and the tenderness and sweetness were all in the words. Yang Peng said to the generals who were still kneeling on the ground: "You don't have to be polite, get up!" The generals thanked and stood up.

Everyone entered the big tent, Yang Penggao sat on the head, the generals stood on the left and right, and Ya Yu Guanyin stood on the left.

Yang Peng asked, "Are all the armies ready?" Ye Yu Guanyin hugged his fists and said: "The first army, the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and the trapping army, the first and second two artillery teams, a total of 360,000 troops are ready, just wait for the order of King Yan to attack Xiangyang!" All the Nanyang military government troops have also been assembled and are on standby in the battalion! In addition, the grain and grass baggage have also been prepared! ”

Yang Peng nodded, and asked again, "What is the situation in Xiangyang now?" Ye Yu Guanyin said: "According to the intelligence from all sides, Xiangyang is garrisoned by Cao Yong's 400,000 troops, and the entire Han River has been fortified except for Deng Cheng!" Defending Deng Cheng was Yao Ping, a general under Cao Yong, and there were more than 30,000 defenders, all of whom were the elite of a hundred battles under Cao Yong! ”

Yang Peng pondered: "I have heard of Yao Ping, he is the most courageous general under Cao Yong, and he is also quite resourceful. When the Khitans invaded Shaanxi and Gansu, this Yao Ping repeatedly performed miraculous feats and killed countless Liao generals, and the Khitans can be said to be in awe of him! Then he smiled and said: "Cao Yong led 30,000 elite garrisons in Dengcheng with Yao Ping, it seems that he wants to give us a dismount!" ”

All the generals came out one after another to ask for battle: "Big brother (King Yan), I am willing to attack Dengcheng for the vanguard of the front, if I can't defeat it within three days, I am willing to be a military lawyer!" Yang Peng glanced at the generals, his eyes fell on the face of Gao Hu, who was in charge of the trapped army, and raised his voice: "Gao Hu!" Gao Hu immediately stepped out of the ranks, hugged his fists and said: "The end will be!" ”

"I made you the vanguard of the front and attacked Deng Cheng!" Gao Hu was overjoyed and promised loudly. All the generals looked at Gao Hu with envy. Yang Peng advised: "This is the first battle of my army's southern expedition, I hope you can fight the military might of my Yanyun army!" Gao Hu said resolutely: "The last general will never live up to King Yan's expectations!" ”

Yang Peng nodded, glanced at the generals, and said, "The rest of the armies will march with me!" The generals agreed in unison.

After the meeting ended, Yang Peng held Ye Yu Guanyin's slender hand and said softly: "You are now heavy, so you should return to Tianjing New City to recuperate." Ya Yu Guanyin shook his head and said, "No, I have no problem, big brother, you don't have to worry!" Seeing that the eldest brother was still persuading, he frowned, and said in an almost brutal tone: "Big brother, it's useless for you to say anything, I want to accompany the eldest brother to the south anyway!" "Yang Peng thought: 'Just let her ride in a comfortable carriage, and there will be no accidents.'" As soon as he thought of this, he smiled and said, "Okay, it's up to you!" Ya Kannon smiled.

Yang Peng saw that her smile was like a flower, and his heart couldn't help but flutter, so he stretched out his hand to wrap around her waist. Ye Yu Guanyin was worried that the eldest brother would be impulsive and hurt the child in his womb, so he hurriedly pushed Yang Peng and said angrily: "Don't mess around! Don't forget that I still have our baby in my belly! ”

Yang Peng glanced at Ye Yu Guanyin's abdomen, and saw that her abdomen was slightly bulging, and she lifted her armor. I couldn't help but reach over and touch it, as if I felt the child's heartbeat, and my heart couldn't help but move. He looked up and asked, "How long will it take to give birth?" Has the medical officer seen it? Ya Yu Guanyin's face showed the brilliance of motherhood, and said, "The medical officer said that it will take another three to four months to give birth. "Is it a boy or a girl?" Yang Peng asked curiously. Ya Yu Guanyin said: "The medical officer said that it may be twins, but it is not clear whether it is a male or a female. Yang Peng blinked his eyes and exclaimed, "Twins! Ya Yu Guanyin smiled: "That's what the medical officer said. ”

Yang Peng gently took Ya Yu Guanyin into his arms, closed his eyes, smelled the fragrance on her body, and looked like he was enjoying it. Ye Yu Guanyin stayed alone in Nanyang to prepare for the southern expedition, and it was already lonely and unbearable, but now that he was held in his arms by his eldest brother, he couldn't help but feel emotional, and he just wanted his eldest brother to love himself like in the past. But when I think of the fetus in my womb, I feel as if a basin of cold water has fallen down, and most of it has been extinguished when I am full of desire!

Yang Peng smiled: "Actually, it's okay to be pregnant!" ”

Ya Yin Guanyin shook his head vigorously, "No! You can't hurt your children for the sake of your own happiness! I've endured it for so long, can't I endure it for the past few months? Then he glanced at Yang Peng, and said angrily: "You can't deliberately tempt me!" Yang Peng smiled, "Okay, okay, I don't deliberately tempt Guanyin." But if you accidentally tempt me, it's no wonder that I'm not to blame! Ya Yu Guanyin glared and said, "That's not going to work!" He stroked his stomach and said to Yang Peng: "If you hurt our child, I can't spare you!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Okay, good, listen to you!" Ya Yin Guanyin smiled.

Xiangyang. When the news of Yan Yun's army leaving Nanyang and heading south came, the entire Xiangyang became nervous. The four gates were closed, the people returned home, and all the armies were ready to fight. Cao Yong gathered the generals and military advisors in the hall to discuss countermeasures. Everyone frowned and looked worried. A rough-looking warrior shouted, "What are you afraid of them for?" They are only more than 300,000 soldiers and horses, but we have more than 400,000 troops, with a strong city and Han water to rely on, are we still afraid of them? ”

A middle-aged man who looked like a military advisor frowned and said, "Where is it so easy!" Yanyun Tiger Wolf, the strength of combat power is unbeatable in the world! And they are extremely well equipped! If we fight in the field, not to mention more than 300,000 troops, even more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, we may be difficult to deal with! Although we have a large number of troops, our overall combat strength is far from the same! The only advantage you can rely on is the location! It's really hard to say who will die in this battle! ”

The generals discussed a lot, and they all felt that it was not easy to hold Xiangyang. The man who looked like a military advisor said to Cao Yong: "Generalissimo, in fact, we should avoid fighting with the Yan Yun Army, and it is worth paying some price for this!" Starting an all-out war with the Yan Yun Army is really a strategy! The rough general shouted angrily, "What did you say! What a coward! ”

Cao Yong shouted: "Zhao Xiong, don't be rude to Mr.!" "It turned out that the rough and majestic general with a fierce face was named Zhao Xiong, and the person who looked like a military advisor was indeed Cao Yong's military advisor, named Liu Feng. Zhao Xiong closed his mouth, looking very depressed and angry.

Liu Feng said with a smile: "General Zhao is so indignant, that just shows that General Zhao is an upright, loyal and brave man!" Zhao Xiong snorted and said angrily: "You stinky scholar just praise me, I don't like you either!" ”

Liu Feng didn't think it was wrong, he smiled, and then said to Cao Yong with a serious look: "Generalissimo, why doesn't the imperial court want to negotiate peace with Yan Yun?" Cao Yong sighed and said, "The imperial court has already tried. A few years ago, I sent my father Cao Bin as an envoy to Tianjing New City, asking Yanyun to stop the war on the condition that he would pay half of the taxes in the south of the Yangtze River! But the Yan King refused! Zhao Xiong couldn't help but shout: "The imperial court shouldn't have sent an envoy to sue for peace at all!" It's just a shame! ”

Liu Feng frowned and said, "King Yan completely ignores the goods, that is obviously aiming to dominate the country!" ”

Cao Yong nodded, "According to the information from Your Majesty, King Yan once said to my father in front of me at that time: 'Gold and silver goods are no different from dung in my eyes!'" Yan Yunjun inherits the mandate of heaven to rise, and must obey the mandate of heaven to dominate the world! ”

Zhao Xiong couldn't help but admire: "That King Yan is really a hero!" Then he raised his eyebrows and said excitedly: "I can fight to the death with such a character, I really have no regrets!" Liu Feng sighed.

An officer rushed in in a hurry, knelt down and said, "Commander, rumors are spreading in the city, and the people are panicking. Everyone was shocked, and Liu Feng said to Cao Yong: "Nine times out of ten, it is a rumor deliberately spread by Yan Yun's meticulous work, the purpose is to shake the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in the city so that they can seize Xiangyang!" ”

Cao Yong thought so deeply and asked the officer, "What kind of rumor is it?" The officer said: "It is rumored that King Yan is the reincarnation of the Great Bodhisattva of Light, who has come to save all the people in the world; Under the grace of King Yan, everyone is equal, there is no distinction between high and low, and all ordinary people can unconditionally share five acres of fertile land. ……”

Everyone couldn't help but change color when they heard this, and they could naturally feel the power of these words. From ancient times to the present, it has always been the king and the officials who are high, how can there be things where everyone is equal, if everyone can be equal and not oppressed, even they can't help but yearn for it, let alone ordinary people; There is also land, how can most of the people have their own land, even if the ancestors have land, it has already fallen into the hands of the gentry and nobles from all over the country for various reasons, the vast majority of the people actually live a life of slavery, can have a few acres of land, can not be bullied by the owner, it can be said that most of the people dream of things, Yan Yun said that you can unconditionally distribute the grain land to ordinary people, that is the most inflammatory words!

Liu Feng hurriedly said to Cao Yong: "Commander, you must immediately search for the person who spreads rumors, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!" Cao Yong asked the officer, "What is the situation in the city?" The officer said, "There are no major problems for the time being, but many people have gathered at the gate of the city, hoping to get out of the city." ”

Cao Yong turned his head to Zhao Xiong and said, "Zhao Xiong, you immediately command the troops and horses to search for the people who spread rumors!" Zhao Xiong promised loudly and prepared to go down. Cao Yong shouted urgently; "Wait a minute!" Zhao Xiong came back to his senses and clenched his fists and asked, "What else does the big marshal command?" ”

Cao Yong said: "Remember, you must not harass innocent people. Arrest only those who deliberately spread rumors. "Cao Yong doesn't want this matter to be too implicated, but the wish is good, but the reality is cruel, the so-called 'deliberately spreading rumors' is really inaccurate, a person to his relatives and friends to pass on the things he heard, is this considered a 'deliberately spreading rumors'? If it is counted, I am afraid that I don't know how many people will die in Xiangyang City!

Zhao Xiong promised and ran down. Cao Yong looked at a tall and thin general and said, "Li Zheng, you led your troops and horses to disperse to the city to post notices to refute rumors, so that the people know that what they heard was just Yan Yun's words to sow discord, and those are all false and impossible to achieve!" Li Zheng clenched his fists and promised, and also ran down.

Cao Yong leaned back in his chair, looking at the ceiling in a daze, he was thinking about those rumors, and his mind was a little confused. He sat up and said to the generals, "Go back to your respective barracks and get ready!" But remember, no one is allowed to act on their own, and those who violate it will be punished for disobeying military orders! The generals were heartbroken, hugged their fists and promised, and retreated.

As soon as you went, a pro-soldier officer hurried in, holding a letter in both hands, and knelt down and said, "Dashuai, a person claiming to be Liu Ziyu's messenger has sent this letter. ”

Cao Yong and Liu Feng were shocked when they heard this, and Cao Yong hurriedly said, "Bring it quickly!" The officer immediately stepped forward with the letter in his hand and presented it to Cao Yong. Cao Yong picked up the letter, opened it, took out the letterhead, and unfolded it to read it. His brows gradually furrowed, and finally he was furious, slapped the letter on the desk, and scolded angrily: "Liu Ziyu, you rebel who betrays the Lord and seeks glory!" I thought you had already killed yourself, but I didn't expect you to give up your integrity and surrender to the enemy! I really misjudged you! ”

Several people present were shocked when they saw Cao Yong's sudden anger, and Liu Feng hurriedly asked, "Dashuai, what did Mr. Liu say in the letter?" Cao Yong handed the letter to Liu Feng and said, "Take a look." Liu Feng immediately took the letter with both hands and read it. He frowned slightly, revealing a thoughtful look, not as excited as Cao Yong. After reading the letter, he put the letter on the desk, hugged his fists and said, "Dashuai, are you sure that this is indeed Mr. Liu's handwritten letter?" ”

Cao Yong said: "I am close friends with him, and I will never admit my mistake in his handwriting!" And when he writes the words of the monarch and minister, he is always not used to writing the following vertical, which cannot be imitated by outsiders! Therefore, this letter is definitely his own handwriting, and it will never be fake! ”

Liu Feng said: "Mr. Liu's personality, the handsome man must know more than his subordinates. How can Mr. Liu be the kind of person who is greedy for life, afraid of death, and forgets his righteousness? Cao Yong's heart moved, and he frowned: "Could it be that he was forced to write this letter?" Then he shook his head, "No! Ziyu is arrogant and would rather die than give in, how could he be coerced to write a letter against his will? He picked up the letter and read it, frowned and muttered, "If this is indeed his intention, then why would he betray the court?" ”

Liu Feng said: "Maybe it was King Yan who persuaded him!" Cao Yong subconsciously said: "How is this possible?" Liu Feng pointed to the letter and said: "On this letter, there is a sentence that left a deep impression on his subordinates, 'Throughout the ages, emperors have used the people of the world to satisfy their selfish desires'!" Cao Yong frowned, his eyes found the sentence on the letterhead, and he couldn't help but think.

Liu Feng glanced at Cao Yong's expression and said, "Handsome, don't hide it, your subordinates actually agree with this sentence!" Cao Yong's heart sank, and he shouted: "Why do you say that? The whole world is not the king's land, the guests of the land are not the king's ministers, the country and the people are the king's, this is the eternal truth! The king is like the head of a family, he has everything in his family, but he also has a responsibility to protect his people and let them live and work in peace! If there is no master, the world will not be disrupted! ”

Liu Feng said: "Dashuai, civilians, or kings, don't they all grow between this heaven and earth?" There are births, old age, sickness and death, so why should it be said that someone is the master and everyone else should obey him? Can't everyone get along as equals? It's like in a family, why do you have to have the head of the family, who has a reason to listen to whom? Once there is this master, then this master has supreme authority, although he has the responsibility to make his people live and work in peace and contentment, but how many emperors have this consciousness from ancient times to the present? It's not all about looting the people's fat and ointment to satisfy their selfish desires, even if the virtuous and wise Tang Taizong didn't build so many palace gardens and chose so many folk women to enrich the harem, this is still good; Bad people are like Emperor Yang of Sui, who doesn't care about the lives of the people and only cares about their own enjoyment, in fact, the previous emperor was also such a king! Why is this happening, it is not the fault of 'the king is the lord of the world'! Since he is the master, isn't it normal to give and ask for the people to be robbed? The behavior of Emperor Yang of Sui and others can't be said to be much of a crime! ”

Cao Yong slapped the table violently and shouted: "Liu Feng, you dare to talk nonsense in front of this handsome!" Liu Feng sighed and asked, "Dashuai, isn't what his subordinates said wrong?" Cao Yong said in a deep voice: "Loyalty is what the sage said, this is the basic morality, if you don't abide by it, can you still be called a person?" ”

Liu Feng couldn't help but say: "Dashuai, isn't the so-called saint also a human being, hasn't it already turned into dust?" There are no ghosts and gods in the world, so are there saints? The words of the so-called saints are just the words of a family, and there are rights and wrongs. Dashuai, in life, if you believe in the words of others and don't have your own thoughts, I'm afraid you are just a puppet of flesh and skin! The subordinates think that doing things that are beneficial to the people of the world and our Chinese people is the real righteousness, on the contrary, it is not loyalty to the people of the world for the loyalty of one person, this is a house slave! ”

Cao Yong's face changed, revealing a look of thought. Suddenly he let out a long sigh and said, "Maybe what you said makes sense!" However, Your Majesty and the former emperor have a great kindness to me, even if I am sorry for the people of the world, I will fight to the death for Your Majesty and the former emperor! ”

Liu Feng sighed and said with a wry smile: "I knew that the handsome man would say that!" Cao Yong looked at Liu Feng and asked, "Is someone coming to lobby you?" ”

Liu Feng nodded and said, "My subordinates agree with King Yan's concept, that's why they said something like that just now!" He smiled and said, "But the subordinates owe too much to the marshal, how can they not repay it?" Since the handsome man is determined to deal with Yan Yun to the end, his subordinates should sacrifice their lives to accompany the gentleman! Cao Yong shook his head and said, "You don't have to be like this!" Liu Feng said with a smile: "The subordinates have made up their minds!" Cao Yong looked at Liu Feng, his eyes were full of emotion, he only felt that his friend was like this, what more could he ask for! couldn't help but be arrogant, and said angrily: "Let's see how King Yan comes to seize Xiangyang!" Liu Feng said with a smile: "No matter what the result of this war is, it will definitely go down in history!" Dashuai, you are not fighting for the emperor, but for your benefactor, and I am not fighting for Zhao Song, but for my best friends! Cao Yong nodded heavily and said, "Death rewards confidant!" Suddenly, Cao Yong only felt that his heart was boundless and open-minded, fearless and worry-free.

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