Cao Hu suddenly remembered something and looked hesitant. Seeing this, Yang Peng asked, "Is there anything embarrassing about Lord Cao?" ”

Cao Hu hugged his fists and said: "It's about the family of his subordinate brother...... Yang Peng was a little surprised, and asked: "Is Cao Yong's family still in Tanzhou?" Cao Hu nodded, and hurriedly said: "My brother is obsessed and is an enemy of Yan Yun, but his family has nothing to do with this matter, and I ask King Yan to treat them well!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Are you worried that I will use them to blackmail Cao Hu?" Cao Hu didn't make a sound. Yang Peng smiled: "You don't have to worry about this at all!" All my actions such as Yanyun's superiors and subordinates must abide by the law, and Cao Yong's family is under Yanyun's rule, if there is no violation of the law, even I can't arrest people indiscriminately! Otherwise, it's against the law, and the cabinet will punish me! When Cao Hu and other generals and officials who surrendered to Cheng heard this, they all felt incredible, but then they thought that this should be an example for King Yan to take military discipline seriously, but it was not true, but even so, they couldn't help but be in awe, because from ancient times to the present, there are so many founding kings, but there are few kings who can set an example like this.

Cao Hu bowed down and bowed: "Thank you King Yan for your kindness!" In addition, the subordinate also has a reluctant request, and the subordinate hopes to go to his brother's house to visit his brother and sister-in-law and their children! Yang Peng asked in surprise: "Didn't you even visit?" Cao Hu said: "The subordinate is now the son of Yan Yun, but the elder brother is loyal to Zhao Song, and the subordinate has not obtained the permission of King Yan, so it is really inconvenient to visit without authorization." ”

Yang Peng waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about these at all, the so-called clean person is self-purifying, you just need to have a clear conscience!" I can't blame you just because you went to visit my brother's family, and I have no right to blame you! Cao Hu couldn't help but be grateful in his heart, and said, "Thank you King Yan!" ”

After the meeting ended, Cao Hu personally led Yang Peng and his party to the outside of the palace. Yang Peng couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw that the palace was surrounded by mountains and rivers and was magnificent, and said, "That prince, who has just been restored, is still fighting with Zhao Heng, and he is actually impatient to build such a luxurious palace?" I'm really going to enjoy it! Cao Hu looked at the palace in front of him, frowned, and said: "Emperor Song has no way, so today's result is really resentful of others!" King Yan said, 'The king takes the world and the people as his private property, and uses the public of the world to satisfy his selfish desires', and this sentence is really no longer true! Looking back at the countless emperors throughout the ages, how many emperors can really be selfless? I'm afraid not! It is ridiculous that the Confucian rules of kings, ministers, fathers, sons, and sons help kings fool and enslave the people, and now that I think about it, this so-called way of the sage is shameless! ”

Yang Peng smiled and patted Cao Hu's shoulder. Cao Hu hugged his fists and said: "The palace has been cleaned up, and King Yan is invited to stay." ”

Yang Peng glanced at the splendid and luxurious palace in front of him, and said with a smile: "It's so golden, I'm afraid I'll be blinded!" Cao Hu was stunned. Yang Peng looked at Cao Hu and said, "I still live in a post house, feel more comfortable!" Cao Hu was moved, and bowed: "King Yan is really a holy monarch and a lord!" Cao Hu thought that Yang Peng didn't want to indulge in luxury, so he was very moved. Yang Peng smiled: "You are wrong. You still don't understand a lot of things about our Yanyun, and when you slowly understand, you won't say such things. Cao Hu looked puzzled.

Yang Peng frowned and said, "Where is the post house?" I'm sick right now, and I want to take a shower and get some sleep! Cao Hu hurriedly said: "King Yan's golden body, if you don't live in the palace, you can't live in the post house!" Please also invite King Yan to live in the palace! Yang Peng waved his hand, "I'll live in the post house!" Lead the way! ”

Seeing that Yang Peng insisted, Cao Hu couldn't say anything more, so he answered, and led Yang Peng and his party to leave the palace and go to the post house, and at the same time sent a subordinate to the post house to fight the front station. Cao Hu hugged his fist at Yang Peng and said, "Qi Yan King, there is something that needs to be handled by Yan Wang." Yang Peng snorted and waited for him to continue. Cao Hu continued: "It's about those palace maids in the palace. When we captured Tanzhou, there were still five or six hundred palace maids in the palace, and we had to ask King Yan to show what to do with these palace maids! ”

Yang Peng said: "This is a woman's business, I don't care, you don't care." Anyway, Han Bing is coming, and when she arrives, she will deal with it. Cao Hu clenched his fists and promised.

When the group came to the outside of the post house, the officials of the post house had received the news and were waiting at the gate, and when they saw Yang Peng, they hurriedly bowed and worshipped: "My subordinates meet King Yan!" In the blink of an eye, nearly 100 people knelt on the ground in the dark. Yang Peng turned over and dismounted, and everyone in his entourage also turned over and dismounted, and all the secret guards immediately rushed into the post house and controlled the passages everywhere. Yang Peng raised his voice to the people kneeling on the ground: "Get up!" The people thanked and stood up. Yang Peng walked into the door, and everyone followed.

Later that day, Cao Hu dressed in civilian clothes and led a few entourages to his brother's mansion with gifts to visit his brother and sister-in-law. Mrs. Cao and Cao Hu sat down across a small table, and the servants served tea and retreated. Mrs. Cao said with some vigilance: "I heard that my uncle has taken refuge in King Yan, I don't know why I came here today?" ”

Cao Hu said apologetically: "The little brother should have come to visit his sister-in-law a long time ago, and asked his sister-in-law to forgive his sins!" Mrs. Cao said lightly: "Uncle is serious!" Uncle is now an important minister under King Yan, I can't wait for the remnants of the previous dynasty, where can I afford my uncle's words! Cao Hu sighed and said, "Sister-in-law wants to forgive my little brother for taking refuge in Yanyun!" ”

Mrs. Cao shook her head and said, "Everyone has their own ambitions, and good birds choose trees to perch ontoon." Besides, the hero of King Yan, and his uncle defected to him, which can be regarded as a deserved, and I have no intention of blaming him. He glanced at Cao Hu, frowned, and said: "It's just that my uncle's brother, my husband, is a courtier of the Great Song Dynasty, and the two are their masters, so water and fire are incompatible!" Cao Hu was full of emotion, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Mrs. Cao asked, "What is the purpose of my uncle's visit?" Does King Yan want to use us against your brother? Cao Hu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law misunderstood!" The younger brother's trip is to visit his sister-in-law, not at the behest of King Yan! "Really?" Cao Hu smiled bitterly: "Sister-in-law, don't you know what your little brother is?" Mrs. Cao's expression softened, and she bowed her head to Cao Hu and said, "I blamed my uncle, and I ask my uncle to forgive me!" Cao Hu hurriedly stood up and saluted back: "Sister-in-law, why should you be like this!" Mrs. Cao stood up, pointed to Cao Hu's seat and said, "Uncle, please take a seat, why should your family be so formal!" Cao Hu hugged his fists and said: "Thank you, sister-in-law!" Then she sat down again, and Mrs. Cao also sat back in her seat.

Mrs. Cao said: "Uncle, please tell me the truth, what does King Yan plan to do with us?" Cao Hu said: "Sister-in-law don't worry at all, King Yan doesn't plan to do anything to your sister-in-law?" Madame Cao was incredulous and asked, "Doesn't he have any intention of using us to threaten your brother?" ”

Cao Hu shook his head, "No! Then his face showed admiration, and he said, "King Yan is a real hero!" He would never do such a thing as a threat to his family! Mrs. Cao nodded thoughtfully, and then sighed.

Cao Hu asked in surprise, "Why is my sister-in-law sighing?" Mrs. Cao shook her head with a wry smile and said, "I'm thinking, the lord is the enemy of Yan Yun, the princess of King Yan, but King Yan himself does not persecute his family because of this." But the Zhao family's court, which the master had done his best, sent people to try to capture us! They did this because they wanted to blackmail the master to work for them, and they were unswerving! The two sides are friends and enemies, but the practices are completely opposite, which is really emotional! After a pause, "On the day the city was broken, Yan Yunjun was the victor, but no one harassed the people, and they all slept on the streets, I finally understood why King Yan could rule the world, and why Yan Yun could use the land of Yan Yun to defeat the strong enemy in a few years to dominate the Central Plains!" ”

Cao Hu nodded thoughtfully, and said, "King Yan is a hero, under his leadership, Yan Yun's temperament is naturally amazing!" Then he said: "Sister-in-law, I will live here with peace of mind, and no one will come to harass you!" Mrs. Cao frowned and said, "I'm not worried about myself now, I'm worried about your brother!" "Cao Hu was stunned for a moment, and then understood: 'My brother's family is now under Yan Yun's rule, how can the Zhao Song court not be suspicious of my brother?' As soon as he thought of this, Cao Hu couldn't help but worry.

Mrs. Cao said to Cao Hu: "Uncle, I have a reluctant request. Cao Hu hugged his fists and said: "Sister-in-law, but there are instructions, as long as the younger brother does his best, he will definitely do it for his sister-in-law!" Mrs. Cao said, "I want to ask my uncle to take me to see King Yan." Cao Hu was surprised, "What does my sister-in-law want to see King Yan for?" ”

Mrs. Cao asked, "Isn't my uncle willing?" Cao Hu said: "It's not that I don't want to, but I don't understand." Mrs. Cao smiled and said, "Uncle is afraid that I will offend King Yan and cause trouble, right?" Cao Hu smiled: "Sister-in-law Mingjian." Mrs. Cao shook her head and said, "Uncle is too worried, how can I be the kind of person who doesn't know the severity!" Besides, how can I offend King Yan? For the Zhao Song official family, who didn't care about the lives of the people, the poor and extravagant, went to accuse a Yan king who saved the Central Plains from a foreign race and loved the people like a son? Even if I have this heart, I can't say it! ”

Cao Hu asked curiously, "Then why did sister-in-law want to see King Yan?" Mrs. Cao frowned and said, "I want to ask King Yan for something." With this unlikely, but I still want to beg him! ”

Yang Peng finished taking a shower, walked to the table and sat down, there was already a stack of official documents and military newspapers on the table, all of which had just been delivered. Yang Peng picked up the military newspaper with the most eye-catching red envelope on the top, looked at it, and the envelope read: Yin Mingde presents King Yan. Thinking that it was the battle situation in Jiangxi, Yang Peng hurriedly unwrapped the envelope, took out the military newspaper, and opened it to read it.

Yin Mingde said in the military newspaper: "Brother Qiyu, our army's two-way army is progressing smoothly, and the places where it has passed are devastated, and now almost the entire territory of Jiangxi has been subdued, and Zhang Jun led the remnants of the army to retreat to Baizhang Mountain. The so-called Baizhang Mountain is a part of the Wuyi Mountains, located at the junction of Jiangxi southeast and Fujian.

It turned out that after Yin Mingde's army crossed the Yangtze River from Linxiang, he divided his troops into two routes, one along the Yangtze River to the east, and the other from the direction of Mufu Mountain to attack Jiangxi. The two armies were like bamboos, except for a few states and counties, most of the states and counties were desperate, and those states and counties that were stubborn and stubborn were also quickly broken by the Yan Yun army with the help of the Ming sect. Soon after, the army that traveled east along the river first reached Hongzhou, which is now the capital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang. At this time, Zhang Jun had already transferred all the troops guarding against Zhao Heng back to Hongzhou, preparing to fight to the death with Yan Yun's army.

Zhang Jun first relied on the superiority of troops and went out of the city to fight against the Yanyun army, but he underestimated the strong combat power of the Yanyun army, and in the three major battles outside the city, the Song army was defeated and lost soldiers in succession. Seeing that the Yanyun army was brave and invincible, Zhang Jun had to sacrifice a small part of the army to hold back the Yanyun army, while the large army hurriedly retreated into Hongzhou. The Yanyun army quickly eliminated the broken Song army, and then entered the thin city, stormed the city, and fought bloodily for three consecutive days. On the fourth day, large ships arrived by water with artillery teams. Yan Yun's army collapsed the city wall with artillery, and then a large army poured in. The Song army could no longer resist and retreated into the city to fight with Yan Yunjun under the leadership of Zhang Jun. However, the Song army lost the advantage of the city wall, how to be the opponent of the Yanyun army, after several rounds of bloody battles, the Song army suffered heavy casualties, Zhang Jun was also wounded in the tragic battle, and had to lead the remnants of the army to abandon Hongzhou and retreat to Fuzhou.

At the same time, the other Yanyun army had already broken through Luling, which is now Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, and the important town of Ganzhou in the south, which is now Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, the prefect surrendered under the persuasion of the Mingjiao, so that the entire western part of Jiangxi was subdued by Yanyun. Zhang Jun retreated into Fuzhou, originally wanted to rely on Fuzhou City and Rushui and other rivers to resist the Yanyun army, but the news of the fall of Ganzhou and other places made him have to give up this plan, because Ganzhou and other places were lost, Fuzhou's flank was completely opened, and Yanyun's army could come from Ganzhou and cut off his retreat into Fujian.

Zhang Jun had no choice but to give up Fuzhou, Jianchang and other places, retreated all the way into Baizhang Mountain, and finally jumped out of the encirclement before Yan Yunjun cut off his retreat. At this point, the battle of Jiangxi ended, and the entire Jiangxi was included in the territory of Yanyun. In this battle, except for the Battle of Hongzhou, which caused the Yan Yun Army to waste some strength, the Yan Yun Army almost did not exert any effort.

Yang Peng couldn't help but be very happy when he saw that the military newspaper said that he had occupied the entire territory of Jiangxi. Continue to read, the second half of the military newspaper is about Zhao Heng. It turned out that when Zhao Heng's army of Yanyun moved south, he raised 200,000 troops with Liu Guangshi as the commander to attack Poyang, which is now Boyang City, on the east bank of Poyang Lake, at the beginning of the war, Zhang Jun gathered a large army here to fight against Zhao Gou's army. However, the western front collapsed, Yanyun's army invaded Jiangxi, Jiangxi was in danger, Zhang Jun had no choice but to give up the plan to counterattack Liu Guangshi, turn the offensive to defensive, leaving a small force to garrison Poyang, and he himself led the main force back to Fangzhou, and at the same time urgently ordered the passes along the Wuyi Mountains to be on guard, and to Guangzhou urgently.

At this time, Liu Guangshi planned to take advantage of the left-handed fisherman, and wanted to wait for Yan Yunjun and Zhang Jun to fight a defeat in Hongzhou after breaking through Poyang, and take the opportunity to capture Hongzhou in the name of helping the war. That is, since Hongzhou has been taken by his own side, even if Yan Yun is dissatisfied, he has no choice but to do it, and he has made a great achievement. However, the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, first his 200,000 troops besieged Poyang, which was only garrisoned by 5,000 soldiers and horses, and it took ten days to finally take it. Immediately received a report that Yan Yun's army had broken through Hongzhou, and Zhang Jun led the remnants of the army to flee south.

Liu Guangshi was depressed and panicked at the same time. In his mind, his 200,000 army attacked Poyang, which was only garrisoned by 5,000 soldiers and horses, and it took ten days to waste and sacrifice a lot of soldiers to finally take it, and Yanyun's army was not as strong as Zhang Jun under the city of Hongzhou, and it took less than five days to take Hongzhou and hit Zhang Jun hard, so that Zhang Jun led the remnants of the army to flee, and the strength of the combat power can be said to have reached the point of appalling! Immediately, Liu Guangshi did not dare to fight the idea of Jiangxi anymore, and had an idea, leaving a group of soldiers and horses to garrison Poyang, sending people to Jinling to win, and at the same time sending envoys to Hongzhou with generous gifts to Yanyun to show goodwill, and then he led the main army to turn south and attack the Fujian Road from Pucheng in one fell swoop.

When Yang Peng saw this, he couldn't help laughing: "Liu Guangshi is not all without merit!" He turned in this time, but he just hit the weakness of the eighth prince, but I am afraid that Fujian Road will be difficult to keep! After thinking about it, he wrote a letter, folded it, called Wang Kai, handed it to him, and instructed: "Send a herald to Duan Zhixian's hands immediately!" Wang Kai clenched his fists and promised, and ran down.

Yang Peng glanced at the other official documents on the table, didn't bother to look at them, stretched his waist, stood up, and walked out of the room. At this time, it will be late and the sky will be full of red clouds. Wang Kai led Cao Hu over. Wang Kai hugged his fists and said, "Lord Cao Hu is here." Immediately, Cao Hu stepped forward and saluted: "My subordinates have seen King Yan." Yang Peng smiled: "You came just in time, let's go outside for a walk, and by the way, dinner will be solved." Cao Hu hurriedly said: "Qi Qi Yan Wang, my subordinates took the liberty to disturb it for the sake of their subordinates' sisters-in-law." ”

Yang Peng was a little surprised and asked, "Is there anything wrong with your sister-in-law?" Yang Peng said: "That's the case, sister-in-law, she wants to see King Yan, and her subordinates have come to ask King Yan, I don't know if King Yan would like to see her?" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Since she wants to see me, just come here, don't be restrained." Cao Hu said: "Mrs. Sister-in-law is waiting outside the door now, and my subordinates will go and bring him in." Yang Peng nodded. Cao Hu bowed and retreated, and after a while, he led Mrs. Cao here. Cao Hu hugged his fists and said, "King Yan, my subordinate sister-in-law is here." Mrs. Cao was slightly blessed and said, "I've seen King Yan!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "No need to be polite! "King Xie Yan!" Immediately, Mrs. Cao straightened her waist, raised her head, looked at King Yan, and saw a very powerful but very young and kind man, and couldn't help but be surprised. For a long time, Mrs. Wu has heard many rumors about King Yan, and King Yan has formed an impression in her mind, that is a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, majestic and unsmiling, but when I see it today, the legendary King Yan is such a young man, how can she not be surprised! Fortunately, she was deeply cultivated, and after a shock, she returned to normal.

Yang Peng glanced at Mrs. Wu, and saw that she was in her fifties, with an amiable temperament, and couldn't help but feel good, and asked with a smile, "Mrs. Cao wants to see me?" Mrs. Cao said: "The woman took the liberty to ask to see, and there was a reluctant invitation!" ”

Yang Peng said: "Say it." Mrs. Cao said: "The woman heard that King Yan was merciful, so she came to ask King Yan to let our family go to reunite with the master." Standing on the side, Cao Hu was startled when he heard this, and secretly became anxious: "How could my sister-in-law come to make such a request, such a request, how can King Yan be accurate no matter how big his belly is?" If King Yan misunderstood, I was afraid that although ...... was worried in his heart, he didn't dare to speak in front of King Yan.

Yang Peng looked at Mrs. Cao, and Mrs. Cao also looked at Yang Peng, not afraid at all. Yang Peng smiled: "Mrs. Cao, I didn't expect you to make such a request to me!" If it were someone else, she would never say that, she would definitely say something more high-sounding: His Royal Highness King Yan, the women are willing to go and persuade my lord to come to King Yan, if King Yan can trust the women, the women will walk. ”

Mrs. Cao said: "King Yan is extremely wise and a hero of the world!" It's not better to be honest in front of King Yan! If King Yan doesn't allow it, the women have no choice but to give up. ”

Yang Peng said: "You don't have to ask me about this kind of thing. Mrs. Cao nodded, sighed, and said, "It's the people's woman who is delusional!" The women have disturbed King Yan! As he spoke, he was slightly blessed. Yang Peng smiled and waved his hand, and said, "You misunderstood, I didn't mean that, I mean, it's your freedom to go there, why do you want to ask me what I mean?" ”

Mrs. Cao looked at Chen Xiao in surprise. Yang Peng smiled and said, "In Yanyun, everything is subject to the law. If the law doesn't prohibit you from leaving Tanzhou, no one can stop you, not even me! Mrs. Cao was incredulous. Yang Peng further explained: "I, Yanyun, do not govern the country with Confucianism, but with Legalism, so in Yanyun, the biggest thing is the law, not the king of Yan. You should get the idea. ”

Mrs. Cao sighed: "The women really didn't expect that the Legalists would be more benevolent than the Confucians who advocate benevolence and righteousness!" Yang Peng smiled and asked, "Does Mrs. Cao have any questions?" ”

Mrs. Cao looked at Yang Peng and said in disbelief: "My lord is the enemy of King Yan, our family is going to him, King Yan really doesn't stop it?" Yang Peng smiled and nodded, "I have no reason to stop it!" Mrs. Cao doesn't have to have any worries! Mrs. Cao was moved in her heart, and couldn't help but bow to Yang Peng, this bow was definitely from the heart.

Yang Peng frowned and said: "However, although I will not stop it, but you yourself have to think clearly, you passed from us, safe and sound, in terms of Zhao Song and his courtiers, I am afraid that there will be suspicion!" ”

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