A few people stood still.

Zhang San shook his head and smiled: "Where, where." No matter how exquisite martial arts are, in the eyes of Brother Rong, it is also vulnerable. After a few polite words, they all sat down.

Rong Ku asked, "You two came to me all the way, but is there something wrong?"

Feng Jiuyou nodded and said, "Rong Ku, I heard that you have devoted yourself to helping the great cause of demons. Now that there are no masters around the demon, why don't you go to the top of the rankings?"

Rong Ku nodded and said, "After I experienced life and death, I thought I would have looked down on these. Luo Bing and I are going to have a decisive battle in Luoyang, and you stay with the auxiliary demons. Since the devil has a need for me, how can I not obey?"

Feng Jiuyou smiled, "That's very good. You Tang Ri will set off with Zhang San. Zhang San has heard that I have been enchanted in the morning, and he admires him very much, and he has the heart to be effective, so I need your introduction this time. ”

Rong Ku laughed and said, "Where is it." Zhang San and I have been brothers for many years, how can we not help with such things? Don't worry, the devil is thirsty for talent, this time, Brother Zhang San will have to be reused. ”

All three nodded with a smile.

Rong Ku said in his heart: "Zhang San doesn't have much resourcefulness, and his popularity is not very high. As for martial arts, don't Ouyang Qingqing and me, even Nan Yunfei and the like are also far superior, and the demons never need such people. But now that the masters around the demon have been hit hard by me and Luo Bing, his power has been greatly reduced for a while, and Zhang San is gone, which can be regarded as a hard hand. Zhang San has been reused, and in the future, I will move him against the water, which can deal a bigger blow to the demon. It's a wonderful thing. ”

Feng Jiuyou and Zhang San didn't know his plans, and they were all overjoyed when they saw that he promised to be refreshed. The three of them had a good conversation, so they decided to go into the city, find a restaurant, and have a good drink.

Feng Jiuyou has lived in the cluster for the longest time, and it is considered to be the ground, so he led the way and went to a big restaurant.

Two of the three were born in the green forest, and there was no shortage of money around them, so they ordered people to put good wine and meat on the table.

The three of them are talking around, all of them are idle affairs, which faction's head wife steals people, which faction's head steals people and is caught by his wife, which two masters are jealous and rob their wives.

After a while, a lot of wine had been drunk, and the three of them were already slightly drunk.

Feng Jiuyou pointed at Rong Ku and asked, "Why is your good room so dirty and messy?" Also, who is that 'plain girl'?"

Rong Ku borrowed wine to prosper, and he was a close friend, so he didn't hide anything, so he said: "It's not a 'plain girl', it's 'Gongsun Zhi'." This woman is the daughter of the former protector of the Devil's subordinates, and was sent by the Demon to spy on Lao Tzu's intelligence. Lao Tzu accompanied her for a few days, and he wanted to drive her away, but he didn't expect this girl to be very angry, and she didn't leave, and finally jumped off the cliff. Alas, just can't think of ......"

Zhang San quipped: "I can't imagine that you are actually sincere to this woman?" Feng Jiuyou also laughed.

Rong Ku sighed: "A few points are for this, and a few points are because the woman jumped off the cliff and committed suicide, which made Lao Tzu feel too guilty." ”

Feng Jiuyou asked solemnly: "The place where you jump off the cliff, but is it the cliff in front of you?"

Rong Ku's face changed suddenly, and he didn't care about correcting the mistakes of "Su Nu" and "Gongsun Zhi", and said in a trembling voice: "You...... How do you know?"

Feng Jiu said in a deep voice: "On the way we came to find you, we saw a woman hanging on a branch on the mountain, so we rescued her. The woman seemed to have fallen from a cliff and was so badly injured that we sent her to a pharmacy in the town and paid her a tael. That's why we're several times late. ”

Rong Ku was shocked, and his voice trembled: "What does this woman look like?"

Zhang San sighed and said: "Alas, she rolled down from the mountain, her face was bloodstained, and her face was only afraid of being ruined." We can't tell if the woman is beautiful or ugly. ”

Rong Ku had already stood up: "Where did you put her? I'll take a look." ”

Feng Jiuyou and Zhang Sanmian looked at each other.

Rong Ku is also a figure who has been on the rivers and lakes for decades, and I don't know how many women value his martial arts and have a heart.

It's just that the daughters of famous families are difficult to associate with him, and most of the people who can meet are dusty women, or children of the rivers and lakes. Rong Ku thinks very highly of himself, and looks down on those ordinary women, who are forty-four or sixteen years old, and have not yet married a wife. It's only been a few days since the clinker was so emotional about the woman sent by the devil?

They are there to brake prosperity and withering, but Mei Evergreen.

Feng Jiuyou persuaded: "Rong Ku, this woman is seriously injured right now, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to save her." What's more, she was originally a flower and moon, but now she has a few scars on her face, I'm afraid it will be difficult to attract people. The road is long and the wind is a lesson from the past, you are still more careful. ”

Feng Jiuyou's words couldn't be more obvious, Gongsun Zhi didn't treat him sincerely, but just as a demon spy to spy on intelligence. These words are already a bit harsh, and I am afraid that the only people in the world can say to Rong and Luo Bing.

Rong Ku sighed and said, "I understand your words." Otherwise, I wouldn't have to expel Gongsun Zhi. But since she's seriously injured, it doesn't hurt me to go see her. ”

Zhang San and Feng Jiuyou couldn't resist him, so they had to lead him to a medical hall.

The doctor led the three of them into the inner hall and said, "The girl who received support is inside." ”

Feng Jiuyou has lived in the cluster for a long time, controlling the black, the Dao, and the white Dao, and is quite famous. The doctor took a lot of silver from Feng Jiuyou, and naturally took care of it, but he was afraid that if the girl died, Feng Jiuyou would come and dismantle his old bones.

Rong Ku looked at the woman on the bed full of scars, and saw that the flesh and blood on her face were blurred, but it was vaguely Gongsun Zhi, and he was both unbearable and reluctant in his heart, and he couldn't help but be stupid.

Emperor Dezong sat on the dragon chair, looked at the dozens of ministers below, and shouted: "Tubo has been rectifying grain and grass in recent days, mobilizing troops and horses, and presumably marching again." Ladies and gentlemen, who has a way?"

The Manchu civil and military were speechless for a while. The Tubo soldiers are strong and strong, but the Tang Dynasty has been fighting for armaments for decades and has long lost its family. Even if Sun Wu is resurrected, I am afraid that it will be difficult to reverse the decline. But which general of any family let Luoyang Qingfu not enjoy it, and wanted to go to the western Xinjiang to fight?

At the end of March, Guo Ziyi returned to the imperial court.

This person is worthy of the name of the patriarch of the Three Dynasties, but he was silent, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty looked at Guo Ziyi, but Guo Ziyi did not express his position.

Emperor Dezong was accused by Guo Ziyi after bleeding in Luoyang, and when he saw Guo Ziyi, he was full of fire.

The emperor's words were extremely unpleasant, and he immediately pointed to Sang and scolded Huai: "It's this kind of rhetoric every year that Tubo marches into the army, and no one asks for orders to go out every year, and the result is a fiasco every year." My Datang reputation is not as good as one, but Tubo is arrogant one to one. It is you pedantic troublemakers that make me so troubled."

Many ministers said in their hearts: "If it weren't for the eunuchs to get power, how could there be today's situation?" But who is impatient enough to dare to say this?

Guo Ziyi still didn't say a word, and was speechless.

The Holy One was angry, and all of them trembled.

Only Bao Ziyun walked out with his head held high and said calmly: "Back to the emperor, the slave has a way." ”

The emperor said happily: "Aiqing, you are fast, fast." ”

Bao Ziyun said: "If you win the battle against Tubo, it will cost you national strength and waste the lives of thousands of soldiers, and you can only change your name." If we are defeated, not only will we lose all our might, but a large area of land in western Xinjiang will also be given away. ”

The emperor sighed: "It's not that I don't know. But how can Tubo avoid fighting if he is bent on fighting?"

Bao Ziyun said in a deep voice: "You can't fight, you can only peace." ”

As soon as these words came out, the government and the opposition immediately discussed a lot.

Over the years, since Taizong, the Tang Dynasty has pulled down its face countless times to sue for peace, but Tubo didn't buy it at all, just wanted the Tang Dynasty to surrender, pay tribute every year, and even asked the emperor to recognize the king of Tubo as his father. How can such an outrageous request be granted?

The emperor shook his head and said mournfully: "I also want to make peace." It's just that I really want to pay tribute to the king of Tibet?"

Bao Ziyun's idea is only worse than Guo Ziyi's. But Guo Ziyi fell to the ground and said nothing, but Bao Ziyun stood and talked eloquently, and all the ministers thought: "Could it be that the emperor really has the heart to be the son of King Fan?"

The old prime minister Yang Lin immediately stepped out, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the king is rude, and I want the emperor to recognize him as his father." If I sue for peace, no matter where my Tang Wei exists, just look at the age, then the king is more than 20 years older than the emperor, how can he be a father?"

Yang Lin, the old prime minister, is neither a member of the New Party nor recruited by Bao Ziyun, but he has served three generations of kings, although his power is not heavy, his position is extremely high, and his words have their own weight. His words represented the voice of the Manchu Dynasty, and everyone nodded secretly.

The emperor sighed and said, "I naturally know. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have taken it to heart for tens of thousands of taels of silver. ”

Bao Ziyun said in a loud voice: "The slave has words." ”

The emperor nodded hurriedly and said, "Hurry up." ”

Bao Ziyun took a breath and said, "I'm a Tang Dynasty Weihe, the emperor is the body of a real dragon, how can I recognize others as my father? But if you don't fight, there is a way to compromise. ”

The emperor was hung up and said, "Hurry up, don't swallow it." ”

Bao Ziyun was not in a hurry, and said: "I heard that Tubo only established the crown prince, and the saint can propose to make peace and marry a princess to the crown prince of Fanwang." I think that the crown prince is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and although he has favorite concubines in the harem, he has not really married a wife. If the princess marries, the future queen's position will not be boring. In a few years, if the son of the princess can succeed to the throne, then it will be easier for my Tang Dynasty and Tubo to reconcile. And the emperor and the king of Tubo have become in-laws, and the words of father and son will naturally be abandoned. ”

Harmony has always been a shame for the royal family, and when the ministers heard this, nine out of ten opposed it.

The emperor frowned, had no words, and presumably did not approve of it.

Bao Ziyun persuaded: "The society is big, and the face is the emperor, if a princess can exchange for the prosperity of my Tang Dynasty, why not?"

Prime Minister Yang Lin immediately shook his head and said, "Manager Bao, this is wrong. The matter of Princess Wencheng in the Tang Dynasty can be described as a lesson from the past. Back then, Tubo accepted the princess and grabbed the land, but he still invaded the Tang Dynasty day and night. Why bother losing your wife and losing your soldiers?"

Bao Ziyun shook his head and said, "This time is different from back then. Although the military prestige of our Tang Dynasty is not as high as when the Han and Tang dynasties were at their peak, it is impossible for Tubo to swallow it up. If it goes on for a long time, my Datang will be unbearable, and the king of Tubo is also unwilling. If there was a reason, the king of Tubo could stop, but both sides got their wish. ”

Bao Ziyun was speechless for a moment, and then said: "Replacing father and son with relatives, King Hui still has two requirements, and we can meet them." One is the movement of borders. In recent years, under the invasion of the Hui Dynasty, the people have not been able to make a living, but a piece of scorched earth has been handed over to the Hui Hui, so why not? The boundary division of the king of Northern Xinjiang has penetrated into the territory of our Tang Dynasty, and there is no danger to defend at all. If the two countries go to war again, there is no need to worry about these lands being recaptured without sending troops. ”

Everyone listened to Bao Ziyun's words, and they all bowed slightly.

Li Guangbi said in his heart: "Talking so elegantly, this will never be Bao Ziyun's own ability." No, it's still relying on that scene. It's not easy. ”

Bao Ziyun saw that everyone had no words, and said: "As for the second one, it is also easy." Tubo wants my Tang Dynasty to pay an annual tribute of 300,000 taels of silver and 400,000 horses of silk, even if it is done, what does it matter?"

The ministers looked at each other and shook their heads for a while. Who can accept such a huge sum of money in the name of tribute?

It's just that the emperor listened to Bao Ziyun's idea, and gradually stretched his brows, obviously intended, and no one dared to speak among the civil and military officials below.

It was still Prime Minister Yang Lin who walked out and said in a deep voice: "Holy Lord, this matter is not allowed. Hui was originally poor, if I get 300,000 taels of silver and 400,000 horses of silk from the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that it will become stronger in a few years. A few years later, the Tang Dynasty is getting weaker and weaker, the Hui is getting stronger and stronger, and the disparity between the strength and the weakness is even greater.

Bao Ziyun laughed and said, "Prime Minister, you laughed." ”

Yang Lin is the head of the hundred officials, although he does not hold real power, but who in the government and the opposition does not respect him very much? Hearing Bao Ziyun's disrespectful words, he couldn't help but snort coldly: "What's ridiculous? Chief Bao, if you don't come up with a reason to ridicule the prime minister of the dynasty and the eunuchs to inquire about political affairs, you should be connected to the nine clans." ”

Bao Ziyun smiled, looked at Yang Lin, and asked, "Prime Minister, may I ask how much the Datang treasury earns a year?"

Yang Lin, as the prime minister, was idle all day long, neglecting court affairs, and when he was old, he didn't remember these things, his old face was red, he felt slightly embarrassed, and said: "The old minister can't remember clearly." ”

Bao Ziyun said loudly: "May I ask how much military money does it cost to fight against Tubo for many years in the Tang Dynasty?"

Yang Lin felt even more embarrassed, bowed his head and said nothing.

Guo Ziyi saw that Yang Lin was embarrassed this time, so he wanted to come forward, but Bao Ziyun had already said first: "My Datang treasury has an annual income of more than 100 million taels, compared to 300,000 taels, what is it? The battle with Tubo cost 10 million taels last year, and 20 million taels the year before last. After a big battle, the lives were devastated, and millions of corpses were ambushed, but the saint lost face. Western Xinjiang is still in turmoil. Compared with these tens of millions of taels, what is 300,000 taels of silver? Prime Minister, your 300,000 taels can make my Tang Dynasty weak and Tubo rich and strong, I don't know what can I do with the tens of millions of military expenses saved by the Tang Dynasty and the millions of lives of my husbands? A few years later, can I be swept away by the Tang Dynasty and restore the glory of Taizu?"

Bao Ziyun was generous and spittle. Although most of the ministers were ashamed of Bao Ziyun's usual behavior, the reason was extremely correct, and many of them nodded their heads.

Yang Lin's old face was hot, and he felt that his face was dull, and he bowed down and said: "Holy Lord, 300,000 taels of silver is a matter, but face is a big thing, Gaozu Taizong, he has worked hard to build the country, and this tribute is like discarding this splendid river and mountain."

Li Guangbi saw Bao Ziyun talking eloquently, not only his words were reasonable, but his words were powerful, and even the military resources and treasury revenues of the Tang Dynasty also said casually, and said in his heart: "This is by no means Bao Ziyun's ability." It seems that he came prepared, and the old prime minister can't argue with him. ”

The emperor listened to Yang Lin's words and said, "What Aiqing said is not unreasonable. ”

Bao Ziyun was not in a hurry, and said: "Your Majesty, the peace of the slaves is not to blindly accommodate the humiliation of the King of Tubo to seek peace, but to retreat as advance. Before, it was retreated, and the emperor didn't listen to the advance. ”

Previously, Bao Ziyun showed unparalleled eloquence, and the ministers were shocked, and when he spoke again, many people already had the intention of listening.

Bao Ziyun said: "Ceded the land, married the princess, and gave silver, but we didn't get much benefit, but we lost face a lot." The slave can not only save some face, but also make a lot of money. No, the Tibetan will perish. ”

The emperor's eyes lit up and said, "Aiqing is fast." ”

Bao Ziyun said leisurely: "There are many generals and generals, and the food in the port is abundant, and Tubo is far inferior to the Tang Dynasty." In terms of weapons and equipment, no matter how strong the Tibetan archers are, they can't match our firearms. But why has the Tang Army been defeated again and again over the years? It all depends on morale. With a wave of the king of the Tubo army, the soldiers under his command would rather die than take a step back. But my Tang army did not have such a sharp spirit, and when it was victorious, it was just a matter of returning, and once it fell into disadvantage, it scattered and fled, defeating and losing. The method of the slaves is to drag Tubo and let Tubo not enter the army for several years. As the saying goes, if one drum is like a tiger, the second will decline, and the third will be exhausted, and after the dismantling of the Tibetan armament, it will naturally not be a problem. ”

These few words are not only reasonable, but also elegant, not only Li Guangbi and others doubt, but also the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty do not believe that such an illiterate Bao Ziyun can come up with such literary and crepe words as "one drum and two declines and three exhaustions".

Bao Ziyun looked back at the ministers and said, "The most important one is that the Tang Dynasty and Tubo will resume diplomatic relations and allow business and trade. ”

The ministers thought that Bao Ziyun would have some wonderful opinions, but when they heard this condition, they all shook their heads.

Yang Lin was coldly questioned by Bao Ziyun before, and his heart was unhappy, so he said: "Manager Bao, the so-called Shinong industry and commerce, the last businessman. Trade between the two countries, but what is the most important one?"

Bao Ziyun shook his head and said, "Prime Minister Yang, you are wrong. Dare to ask, if Tubo trades with the Tang Dynasty, what can be sold to my Tang merchants?"

Yang Lin muttered: "Tubo is backward in commerce and trade, and the strong ones are only swords, guns, and horses. If we trade with my Datang, I'm afraid we will not be profitable. ”

Bao Ziyun said with a smile: "The King of Tubo is worried about the increase in the military strength of the Tang Dynasty, and these battlefield equipment is only afraid that they will not be allowed to trade." Once trade was opened, Tibet had nothing to sell. On the contrary, none of the ceramics, silk cloth, gold and silver jewelry of my Tang Dynasty are not longed for by Tubo. As soon as the trade between the two countries opens, countless people in Tubo will inevitably take out money to buy the utensils of our Tang Dynasty. ”

The emperor asked, "So what?"

Bao Ziyun said with a long smile: "Your Majesty, do you think, the gold and silver of Tubo are all sold cheaply in the Tang Dynasty, and after some silversmiths polish, they will be returned to Tubo at a high price in a blink of an eye.

The emperor's eyes suddenly lit up: "What Aiqing said is reasonable. It's a good fast in and fast out, etc., you can buy it at a low price and sell it back to you at a high price, making a lot of money. ”

Bao Ziyun nodded again and again: "What the Holy Lord said is very true. ”

Emperor Dezong listened to Bao Ziyun's words, and his anger subsided, so he said, "Prime Minister Yang, get up." Do things in a multi-directional way, and learn from Baozi Cloud".

Yang Lin resigned, got up and went back to Xinggu

All the ministers thought: "If you want to learn and should learn to give Bao Ziyun ideas, how should you learn from Bao Ziyun? Who doesn't use their brains? Who leaves the whole country and only thinks about being happy?"

Li Guangbi couldn't cut it down, so he bowed out and said, "What Manager Bao said is reasonable. But it's too fanciful. Exactly how effective it will be, no one knows. If the effect is not as magical as that of the Bao Administrator, but my Datang marries a princess for this and pays tribute every year, how can it be good?"

Bao Ziyun took out a copper coin from his arms and said, "Master Li, you are well-informed, do you know this coin?"

Li Guangbi looked at it from a distance, and he had already recognized it, and said: "This is a coin minted during the Northern Dynasties, and it is very common on the market. ”

Bao Ziyun asked, "It's not false at all." But most of the ancient coins are valuable, why are there so many copper coins minted by the Northern Dynasties that they are worthless?"

These words were extremely convincing, and not only did the emperor nod his head again and again, but even several ministers of the New Party also had thoughts of approval.

Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi glanced at each other, and they all had a thought in their hearts: "This demon level is not low."

The old prime minister Yang Lin has a very high status, even if he says the wrong thing, he rarely has a lack of face, and today Bao Ziyun actually mocked him coldly, telling him how to endure it?

Then he said: "Chief Bao, my Tang Army is mighty, how can I allow others to despise it? According to your meaning, wouldn't it be for my subordinates to look down on the current emperor?

Bao Ziyun said lightly: "When the Xiongnu marched into the Central Plains, Liu Bang's ministers refused to negotiate peace, and as a result, Bai Dengzhi relied on Chen Ping's strategy to get out. ”

When these words came out, no one dared to speak again. Even if the prestige is like Yang Lin, it is like a cicada. If Bao Ziyun arranges two sentences, which minister is a Tibetan spy and wants to destroy the Tang Dynasty, but I am afraid that no one can afford to offend.

The more Emperor Dezong looked at Bao Ziyun, the happier he became, and laughed and said: "Aiqing's clever plan, Aiqing's clever plan"

Bao Ziyun's suggestion is very reasonable, not to mention that the emperor is very happy about this, and no one will interfere again.

Bao Ziyun bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the slave has a request." ”

Emperor Dezong stroked his palms and smiled: "Aiqing, but it's okay. ”

Bao Ziyun said in a deep voice: "Ouyang Qing, the deputy commander of Dali Temple, has great merit. I was lucky a few days ago, and now my injuries are about to recover. The slave hoped that the emperor would canonize Ouyang Qing as a marrying general, escort the princess and sail to Tibet. ”

Emperor Dezong was also a bastard, and he completely forgot about Ouyang Qing's sword that killed him, and almost jumped up from the dragon chair when he heard this: "General Ouyang is still alive? Okay, okay, okay haha Baoziyun, this good news, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Bao Ziyun didn't seem to expect that the emperor would appreciate Ouyang Qing so much, the defense he originally thought of was useless, he laughed twice, and said: "Back to the emperor, Ouyang Qing is extremely seriously injured, and the injuries are repeated, and the slave doesn't know if he can save his life, and if he survives, he can leave a few points of martial arts." Now that Ouyang Qing is about to recover, the slave will recommend this person to the emperor. ”

Emperor Dezong nodded again and again, his face full of joy: "Great." I have another strong and loyal guard by my side. This time, I canonized Ouyang Qing as the general of the marriage, and when he returns to China, I will let him take over as the head of the inner palace guards."

The ministers looked at each other. The palace compound is heavily guarded, and the imperial guards are divided into three battalions: Tiger Forest, Feather Forest, and Hussar. And the head of the inner palace guards is the boss of the three battalions of Hulin, Yulin, and Hussars, and in the entire palace, except for the emperor, he has the highest official rank, which is from the second rank.

Ouyang Qing originally served as the vice secretary of Dali Temple, and when he reached an official position, he was at most from the second grade, but now he has been promoted to several grades in a day, so how can people not be surprised? Everyone understands in their hearts that the era when Ouyang Qing is reused and Bao Ziyun is covered with only one hand is coming.

Emperor Dezong saw that everything was over, and said: "Which princess will marry, Bao Ziyun, it's up to you to decide." I'm a little tired" got up with a smile and walked to the harem.

Guo Ziyi glanced at Bao Ziyun, and the obscene smile on Bao Ziyun's face made him feel cold.

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