In fact, neither of them understood Yang Peng's thoughts. Yang Peng wanted to solve the old problem of thousands of years of chaos in the Central Plains Dynasty, rather than wanting to be the emperor himself. Yang Peng has already had a solution to this problem, and he has already done a lot of foreshadowing, but the social atmosphere and the thinking of civil and military officials have not completely changed, and now is not the time for a clear solution. At this year's annual meeting, Yang Peng plans to have a discussion on this matter, and he does not plan to put forward his plan at the meeting, but to test everyone's attitude at the meeting. Don't blame Yang Peng for being so cautious, if this kind of major event is not fully prepared in advance and acts rashly, I am afraid that not only will it fail to achieve its goal, but it may also cause unpredictable chaos!

Yang Peng was strolling by the lake in the backyard, thinking about the big thing in his head. When he was still in Yanjing, he didn't think it was so difficult to do, but as the territory continued to expand and more and more people came into contact, he gradually found that this kind of thing was far from being as easy as he thought. If everyone's thinking is not changed, it will definitely cause unimaginable consequences if such a big thing is carried out rashly. For example, in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, whether it was the social elite or the common people, in fact, most of them still took the imperial system for granted, but the Western system at that time was unimaginably frightening, and this kind of social psychological state actually directly led to the revolution in the last years of the Qing Dynasty.

The system of the West did not come into being overnight, it took a long period of germination of capitalism before it finally developed into a capitalist society. It is good to want to forcibly change the society of feudal emperors into a capitalist society, but it is probably another thing to realize it. Chen Xiao's dismissal of Confucianism and vigorous development of industry and commerce is actually an attempt to artificially speed up the process of the germination of capitalism. However, it seems that this germination process will take some time.

However, the good thing is that the industrial and commercial foundation of this era is far stronger than Yang Peng originally imagined, and according to Yang Peng's estimates, the degree of industrial and commercial development in China in this era seems to be almost equivalent to that of Western society in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Yang Peng often wondered if it hadn't been for the Mongol invasion, perhaps China would have entered a capitalist society before the West. But later Yang Peng rejected this idea, because although it was enough in terms of the degree of development of industry and commerce, with the suppression of Confucian perverted thoughts, even if China did not have the invasion of the Mongol Yuan, it would not be easy for China to smoothly enter the capitalist society. Therefore, the deposition of Confucianism is crucial. What Yang Peng is most worried about now is that he can't finish what he wants to do in his life, and when he is gone, will those Confucian forces take the opportunity to restore?

Yang Peng couldn't help but sigh at the mirror-like lake, and muttered: "The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard." He laughed self-deprecatingly. Jiang Li ran behind Yang Peng, hugged her fists and said, "Master, it's time to see the Dali envoy." Yang Peng nodded and asked, "Has everyone else arrived?" Jiang Li replied, "It's all here." Yang Peng turned around and walked towards the hall. When they came to the hall, everyone sitting in the hall stood up and bowed together: "King Yan! Yang Peng nodded, and looked at the person standing on the right, who was an old acquaintance, Duan Zhichun, the general of Dali who had represented Dali several times to envoy Yanyun.

Yang Peng walked to the top and sat down, and said to everyone: "Sit down." The people answered, and sat down. Yang Peng looked at Duan Zhichun and said with a smile: "How has the general lived well these days?" Duan Zhichun hurriedly said gratefully: "Thank you King Yan for your hospitality, this envoy lived very well!" ”

Yang Peng said: "You are not outsiders, naturally you have to be treated!" Duan Zhichun's heart moved, and he hugged his fists and said: "I came here to congratulate King Yan, congratulations to King Yan for capturing Jinghu North Road, Jinghu South Road and Jiangnan West Road in one fell swoop, King Yan is powerful all over the world, and his prestige is even more awe-inspiring!" Then he stood up, held up a gift list with both hands, and said: "This is a little respect for our country, and please accept it with a smile from King Yan!" Yang Peng glanced at Jiang Li, who immediately stepped forward, took the gift list, and came back to hand it over to Yang Peng. Yang Peng opened the gift list, glanced at it casually, put down the gift list, and said to Duan Zhichun with a smile: "I accepted Daliguo's intentions!" When the general goes back, thank you for me, Your Majesty the Emperor! ”

"This envoy thanks King Yan for His Majesty!" Duan Zhichun bowed and bowed. Yang Peng smiled and said, "The general doesn't have to be formal, let's sit down and talk." Duan Zhichun replied and sat back in his seat. After sorting out his thoughts, he clenched his fists and said, "There are still some small things I want to discuss with King Yan. Yan Yun Wenwu, who was present, glanced at each other, and secretly said in their hearts: It's finally time to get to the point.

I only heard Duan Zhichun say: "Now Yan Yun's soldiers are unparalleled in the world, and no one can stop them wherever they pass, but I don't know what the ultimate goal of King Yan is?" When everyone heard this, they understood what he meant, or what Dali meant, Dali was clearly afraid that Yan Yun would attack them, so he specially sent this messenger to tempt.

Yang Peng smiled and said: "My purpose is actually very simple, that is, to unify the world." ”

Duan Zhichun hurriedly asked again: "I don't know where King Yan's so-called world includes?" Yang Peng glanced at Duan Zhichun and said with a smile: "Why don't you ask directly: Will Yan Yun attack my Dali?" Duan Zhichun couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when he saw Yang Peng's clarification, and then simply said: "Yan Wang Yingming, this is exactly what the whole country is worried about!" Of course, we also believe that Yan Wang and Yan Yun are by no means moral! ”

Yang Peng smiled: "If it is for the sake of the so-called moral reputation, and does not do things that are beneficial to the country and the people, then it is a reputation for fame!" ”

Duan Zhichun's face changed slightly, and he asked: "What does King Yan mean, is it, is it that he will not let us go Dali!" Yang Peng said: "We Yanyun have our own historical responsibility, first of all, to unify the homeland of the Han people!" If he can't even do this, what advantage does Yan Yun have over the Song Dynasty? ”

Duan Zhichun frowned and asked, "Does the homeland of the Han people also include Dali?" Yang Peng said with a smile: "Dali even has a royal family of Han people, so it is naturally the homeland of Han people. It may be a bit inappropriate for me to say this, but it should be said that it is the homeland of China! China must naturally be unified! ”

Duan Zhichun lowered his head and pondered, he wanted to squeeze Yang Peng with words, but the other party had already made it clear that in the face of reunification, everything was trivial, and it would not be useful to talk about morality or anything at all. Duan Zhichun didn't speak, and the scene fell silent, and the atmosphere became a little depressing.

Yang Peng said: "Actually, I can completely deceive you about this kind of thing!" It's just that I think you're friends, so I won't do that! Duan Zhichun showed a wry smile, and in the face of Yang Peng's words, he really didn't know how to respond. Yang Peng continued: "The general trend of reunification is inevitable! Yet you can choose the same way and process! If it weren't necessary, I'd be reluctant to use force! ”

Duan Zhichun frowned and asked, "Does King Yan want us to surrender?" Yang Peng said: "It's not surrender, it's a return to the big family of Huaxia!" This is something that is beneficial to the whole of China and the Pengyi tribe! Duan Zhichun said angrily: "Although Dali is a small country, it also has backbone!" I also know the truth that it is better to be broken than broken! ”

Yang Peng smiled and said, "Would you rather be a broken jade than a complete tile, or are you reluctant to be prosperous and rich today?" General, I won't talk about you Han people in Dali, even the Pengyi clan can be said to be a member of China! You are like children who have been outcast, and now that you are back into the big family, what is there to be ashamed of? Besides, peaceful reunification is beneficial and harmless for both sides, and for Dali, it can save countless families from being broken and hundreds of people from being displaced! The Dali royal family advocates Buddhism, and Buddhism is compassionate, can't the Dali royal family think more about the people of Dali? ”

Duan Zhichun said angrily: "Shouldn't these words be for King Yan?" Yang Peng smiled and said: "I represent the vast majority of the tens of millions of people in the big family of Huaxia, and it is beneficial for them to dominate the world, although this will cause temporary harm to the people of Dali, but for the benefit of more people, for the future well-being of the people of Dali, I have no choice but to do so!" ”

Duan Zhichun couldn't help but sneer: "According to King Yan's words, we still have to thank you?" ”

Yang Peng shook his head, "That's not necessary!" After looking at Duan Zhichun, who was angry, he said with a smile: "You'd better calm down, don't be so excited, people can't think about the problem well when they are excited!" Think about it, and then go back and discuss it with your emperor! The world is originally a long-term union, a long-term division must be united, and Dali is not the world of your Duan family, so why be too persistent? Finally, I would like to remind you again, don't think about the matter of uniting with outsiders, first of all, even if you unite, you will not succeed, and secondly, take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you succeed in resisting reunification, what kind of reputation will you have in thousands of years? When the people talk about the Duan family, they will say that the Duan family colluded with other races to fight against reunification, and they were sinners of the Han nationality! Such a person has a proper noun, traitor! ”

Duan Zhichun's heart sank. Then he thought for a moment, bowed to Yang Peng, and retreated. Yang Peng stood up and looked at Duan Zhichun's back, his brows furrowed slightly.

Huang Qiaoyun said angrily: "Big brother shouldn't tell him the truth at all!" Who would be willing to give up the throne, even if it is such a useless person as the Zhao Song official family, he will have to resist when the throne is threatened! Chai Jin, who was sitting next to her, hurriedly pulled her sleeve and shouted in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense! ”

Yang Peng pondered: "What Qiaoyun said is very reasonable, but I think the situation of the Duan family is different, maybe they will make the right choice!" Then he smiled: "In fact, this kind of thing, as long as you look at it, it will not be difficult to deal with!" ”

Huang Qiaoyun said: "This is difficult! He looked at Yang Peng and said, "Big brother, we must prepare for the worst!" Zhang Xiang nodded approvingly: "Lord Huang is very right! If the Duan family makes a desperate bet, they will definitely unite with Tubo, and maybe with Western Liao, so that the threat to our west will be great! ”

Han Bing said: "Don't worry too much. Tibet has suffered heavy defeats in the big battles with us, and the losses are extremely heavy, and it is not easy to gather an army to attack, and there is also the problem of money and food, I think Tubo will not be able to solve it in the short term. As for the Western Liao, according to the intelligence, the Western Liao is now fighting a fierce war with Khorezm, and it is impossible to look eastward, I think they sent envoys to stabilize the east! Dali is left, hehe, it's not that I look down on them, but with their little strength, not to mention that there is no foreign aid, even if there is foreign aid, they don't dare to act rashly! ”

"Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Dali doesn't know whether to live or die and send troops to Sichuan when we unify the south, Sichuan's military army has been fully mobilized, and they rely on Sichuan's dangerous mountains and rivers, I dare to say that it is difficult for Dali's army to advance at all, let alone pose a threat to Sichuan! Don't forget that we still have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses directly under the command of General Yang Yanzhao, which is the elite of a hundred battles! If necessary, you can send troops and horses into Sichuan for reinforcements! Therefore, even if Dali makes a move, it is just a headbutt against the wall! He turned his head to look at Yang Peng and said with a smile: "And in this way, it gives us a very good excuse!" ”

Everyone nodded, and Yang Peng smiled: "Just like Han Bing said, don't worry about them!" After a pause, "It's just that we have to prepare everything in advance, and there must be no problems with heavy supplies or anything." In addition, Yang Gui was transferred to Sichuan, presided over the defense, and then mobilized the military government troops in Weinan and Weibei to enter Sichuan just in case. He raised his head and glanced at everyone, and said, "This matter will be handed over to your cabinet." Everyone clasped their fists and promised.

Yang Peng thought of the matter of the envoy of Western Liao, and said to everyone: "Let's all go down." Then they got up, folded their fists, and retreated. Yang Peng stood up, walked up to Han Bing, and reached out to help her up. The two looked at each other and smiled. Yang Peng helped Han Bing back to the backyard and strolled along the corridor. Yang Peng asked, "You said that the purpose of the envoy of Western Liao's trip was to stabilize the east?" Han Bing glanced at Yang Peng and said, "Didn't you see it a long time ago?" Ask me again! ”

Yang Peng smiled and thought: "They want to stabilize the East, and we also want to stabilize them." Han Bing asked curiously, "Big brother, will you do anything to Xiliao in the future?" Yang Peng looked at Han Bing and asked with a smile, "What do you say?" Han Bing looked at Yang Peng and said, "I think you will definitely not let go of Xiliao!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "However, don't think about this matter for the time being." Now the focus is on the south, then the north, and the west is a matter of more later! Han Bing nodded thoughtfully. Yang Peng said: "Mei'er and the envoy of Western Liao don't seem to have finished talking, let's sit here for a while." Han Bing nodded. Yang Peng helped Han Bing sit down on the couch in the corridor, Han Bing frowned slightly, and raised his hand to support his waist. Yang Peng hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, are you uncomfortable?" ”

Han Bing smiled: "It's okay, it's just that my waist is a little sore." Yang Peng glanced at her belly, reached out and stroked it gently, and sighed: "Our child is getting bigger and bigger, but his mother is working hard!" Han Bing's face showed the brilliance of motherhood, and said: "This hard work is nothing, I just hope that our child can be born smoothly!" Yang Peng smiled and said, "Don't worry, it will be!" ”

Han Bing suddenly said excitedly: "This morning, the medical officer gave me a pulse, saying that I am very likely to be pregnant with twins?" ”

Yang Peng's eyes lit up, "Really? Han Bing nodded with a red face, lowered his head and stroked his belly, and muttered, "If it's a boy, you have to be like their father, be a great hero!" If it's a girl," Yang Peng said with a smile: "Then you have to be like their mother, and be a heroine who leads thousands of troops!" ”

Han Bingyan smiled, her eyes revealing a look of longing. came back to his senses and said to Yang Peng: "Big brother, you have to think about the child's name first!" Yang Peng nodded and said, "I've already thought about it." Han Bing talked about what happened after the birth of the child, this heroic woman who is feared by the world, but at this moment she is completely like a mother.

Someone from the side hall came out. Yang Peng said: "It seems that the envoy of Western Liao has come out." Han Bing looked up and looked over there, only to see a middle-aged man dressed in alien clothes accompanied by Yelu Hanyu and others out of the side hall, and then the man made a chest salute to Yelu Hanyu, and then turned around and left, with a guard to see him off.

Yang Peng stood up and said, "Let's go over." Then he helped Han Bing up and walked towards the side hall. Yelu Hanyu and the others saw Yang Peng and Han Bing coming, so they hurriedly came over to greet each other and bowed, "Big brother (King Yan)." ”

Yang Peng glanced at Yelu Han Bing and said with a smile: "Mei'er has a good complexion, she must have talked well, right?" Yelu Hanbing smiled and nodded, and exclaimed, "I really can't hide anything from the eldest brother!" Then he pointed to the side hall and said, "Big brother, let's go and sit down inside and talk." Yang Peng nodded, and everyone walked into the side hall together.

Yang Peng sat down on the top, while Yelu Hanyu and Han Bing sat on the left and right respectively. Yelu Han Bing said: "Yelu Longqing has sent a large number of gifts, including twenty bloody horses. Yang Peng said with a smile: "Courtesy must be asked for by others." What does Yelu Longqing want? Yelu Hanyu smiled: "He hopes to have full trade with Yanyun and open several mutual markets on the border to facilitate trade between the two sides." ”

Han Bing smiled: "This is a good thing. In this way, the ancient Silk Road will be much smoother! Yang Peng nodded and looked at Yelutri, "Xiliao's attitude towards us has always been imminent, and now he suddenly approaches us, is it just to trade with us?" ”

Yelu Hanyu shook his head, "That's not the case. According to the messenger, they were at war with Khorezm in Western Liao and wanted to trade with us so that they could have enough money for their army. Han Bing was surprised: "He actually said the reason so straightforwardly?" Yelu Hanyu frowned and thought: "The Semu people are different from the Han people, they don't have many flowers and intestines in their stomachs, so they naturally ......" Han Bing smiled. Yelu Hanyu raised his head, then realized that he had lost his words, and looked at Yang Peng. Seeing that Yang Peng was looking at himself with a smile, he pursed his lips and smiled: "I didn't say anything about you!" Yang Peng snorted twice, raised his right palm and slapped it twice in the air. Yelu Hanyu and Han Bing's hearts fluttered at the same time, and their delicate faces flushed. Yelu Hanyu glanced at Yang Peng with disgust.

Then he frowned and thought: "Although the people with color eyes are more upright, these important things should not be so know-it-all!" I feel that these situations seem to be what the Xiliao side wants us to know! He looked up at Yang Peng. Yang Peng nodded thoughtfully, "Yes, I feel this way too." Han Bing said: "This should be a sign of weakness on the part of the Western Liao, and showing weakness is a sign of sincerity." Yang Peng said: "However, showing weakness may also be to make us careless." ”

Han Bing frowned and said, "This shouldn't be." Does Xiliao still want to do something against us? Regardless of the fact that Western Liao is now fighting a fierce battle with Khorezm, even if they can free up their hands now, what use can they do with their 300,000 soldiers and horses? Whether you can pass General Yang's level is not certain! If our army advances westward on a large scale, let alone invade Xiliao, it is difficult to say whether he can protect himself! Yelu Hanyu nodded and said, "Han Bing is right. Look at Yang Peng.

Yang Peng pondered: "If Yelu Longqing can create an empire in the Western Regions, he must be a person with great wisdom and courage. Such a character can naturally see our Yan Yun's threat to him Xiliao, and he must do something. Then he laughed self-deprecatingly: "Even if Yelu Longqing wants to make a difference, he will definitely be powerless at this moment!" And he doesn't have the ability to do anything to us, otherwise it will cause our side to counterattack, and he will fight on two fronts, and the situation will definitely be worrying! He glanced at the two girls and said with a smile: "Let's not be too cautious!" Xiliao will definitely not have any malicious intent here! ”

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