That guy with a wretched image was none other than Zhao Ling, and he spoke with a strange tone: "I don't care who of you is the chief envoy or the deputy envoy. There is only Yu Shinan's name on the document, and I only ask Yu Shinan to see my lord. You are not
Yu Shinan, what are you yelling about? If you yell again, I will tie you up outside the camp gate and show you to the public!"
In fact, Li Jiancheng didn't necessarily want to see Liu Ziqiu, but he understood that only by leaving this heavily guarded military camp could he have a chance to escape. But Zhao Ling looked so menacing that Li Jiancheng had no choice but to give up, otherwise he might really kill himself.
Hang it under the camp gate.
Yu Shinan had no choice but to pack up a few documents, follow Zhao Ling with two followers out of the military camp, and go straight to Xiudefang.
Xiudefang is next to Xuanwu Gate, in the northernmost part of Chang'an City, while the military camp is in the southernmost part of Chang'an City. From the military camp to Xiudefang, you need to pass through the entire Chang'an City. Along the way, you can see the shops on both sides of Chang'an Market
Most of them have opened, and people are coming and going on the streets. It seems to be more prosperous than Luoyang. Entering Xiudefang, it is a different scene. The houses here used to belong to the high-ranking officials in the court, but now they have been requisitioned by Liu Ziqiu.
A group of civil and military personnel under him now have their homes here. Therefore, this place is similar to a military camp and is also heavily guarded. Even if Zhao Ling is leading the way, they still have to be interrogated and questioned.
The team finally arrived in front of a house and stopped. Two gatekeepers came forward to check Zhao Ling's waistband, and then searched Yu Shinan and the two followers to make sure they were not carrying weapons. Then they said: "You are here?"
Wait here!"
Yu Shinan asked in surprise: "Master Zhao, who is this Liu Ziqiu? Why do you even have to wait outside the door?"
Zhao Ling grinned and said: "Master Yu will know who my lord is as soon as he sees him. My lord has said that he and you are old acquaintances."
After leaving the military camp, Zhao Ling became polite to Yu Shinan. He no longer called him by his first name, but instead called him Mr. Yu. Yu Shinan felt a little strange at first, but then he realized that Zhao Ling had known that Liu Ziqiu had known him for a long time.
Only then did he treat himself more politely. Zhao Ling's pretentious behavior in the military camp just now was probably just a show for Li Jiancheng. But since he knew that he and Liu Ziqiu were old acquaintances, why did he investigate so strictly along the way?
What's more, the name Liu Ziqiu has no memory in Yu Shinan's mind, and he doesn't remember that he has such an old acquaintance.
Full of questions, Yu Shinan entered the house. He saw a young general coming out of the hall and laughed: "Mr. Yu, it's been a long time!"
Yu Shinan took a look and felt that this young general looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him, so he could only hold his hands and said: "I have never met the general. I wonder where the general started talking about this?"
The young general put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "Mr. Yu is such a noble man who forgets things so much. Mr. Yu must be able to remember a poem when Liu recited it. He drank the clear dew while hanging down his sleeves, and the sound of the trees flowed out. He spoke loudly and far away.
, it’s not due to the autumn wind.”
After hearing this poem, Yu Shinan was shocked and said repeatedly: "You, you are the one who broke into the forbidden palace at night!"
The young general nodded and said, "Yes! This is Liu Ziqiu. I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to meet Mr. Yu again after nearly three years of separation from Luoyang. It is really one of the joys of life. It's obvious to me!"
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Yu Shinan is a nerd. When he learned that Liu Ziqiu was the night traveler who came up with the last line of the song "Cicada", he immediately forgot his mission and repeatedly said with his hands crossed: "I didn't expect you to be Liu Ziqiu! I heard that you broke into the Forbidden Garden at night and died later.
Under the cliff of Xishan Mountain, it turns out that there are all false rumors. I wonder if Mr. Liu has any new works?"
Of course Liu Ziqiu couldn't compose a poem. Even if he still had a few Tang poems in his memory, he couldn't just show them off. Otherwise, when these limited Tang poems were all used up, he wouldn't be able to compose a single one.
Therefore, after listening to Yu Shinan's words, Liu Ziqiu just smiled and waved his hands and said: "The world is in constant war and the people are in great hardship. How can Liu have any thoughts on writing poems? When the world is settled, Liu will spend the whole night with Mr. Yu again.
How about talking?"
Yu Shinan thought about Liu Ziqiu's words seriously, then suddenly bowed his head and said: "After listening to Mr. Liu's words, Yu suddenly understood. Mr. Liu cares about all the people, which makes Yu admire him. I don't know how Mr. Liu will calm the world and give back to all the people.
A peaceful world?"
Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "To be honest with Mr. Yu, the counties of Hexi, Guanlong, Huainan, and Jiangbiao are all under Liu's control! Mulin Khan and Du Mi Khan of the Eastern Turks, as well as Xue Shixiong of the Western Turks
Khan is also willing to obey Liu. Now there are many heroes in the world, and the strongest ones are Li Yuan who occupies Luoyang, Xiao Xian who occupies Yueyang, Liu Wuzhou who occupies Loufan, and Zhai Rang who occupies Xingyang. The rest are like kings.
Bo, Xu Yuanlang, Lu Mingyue and others are nothing more than grass bandits, and Liu's army will surely fall apart as soon as they arrive."
After a pause, Liu Ziqiu continued: "Liu Wuzhou colluded with Duo Jishi from the Eastern Turks to harm our people in the Sui Dynasty. Of course Liu could not spare him! Duo Jishi has been beheaded by Liu, and Liu Wuzhou's death is not far away! Zhai Rang
He was also a grass bandit. Although he defeated Zhang Xutuo's troops and greatly boosted his army's power, Liu still didn't take him seriously. Sooner or later, he would conquer Wagang. As for Li Yuan and Xiao Xian, Liu thought that they were both powerful.
Old ministers of the Sui Dynasty, this gave them a chance and allowed them to surrender. As long as these four armies are wiped out, there is no need to worry about the world being unjust!"
When Yu Shinan saw Liu Ziqiu talking nonsense, he frowned and said, "How can Mr. Liu be so confident that he can win? What if Li Yuan and Xiao Xian don't surrender?"
He was not stupid. He did not call Li Yuan "Prince" in front of Liu Ziqiu, but called him by his first name.
Liu Ziqiu did not say where his confidence came from, but just smiled and said: "Li Yuan, if Mr. Xiao refuses to surrender, Liu will be captured!"
Only then did Yu Shinan remember his mission and said, "Mr. Liu doesn't know something. Yu is here to write a letter for Li Yuan to welcome Empress Xiao back to Luoyang."
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand without thinking and said: "The Empress has ascended the throne as the Empress Dowager. Liu cannot decide where she wants to go."
Yu Shinan hurriedly said: "I wonder if Mr. Liu can allow Yu to meet the empress?"
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said, "What's wrong with this? Mu Duoli!"
Following his call, a beautiful foreign woman turned around from behind the screen, bowed and said, "What do you want me to do when I call my slave?"
Liu Ziqiu pointed towards Yu Shinan and said, "Madam, could you please escort Mr. Yu into the palace?"
Mu Duoli smiled and gestured to Yu Shinan: "Mr. Yu, please!"
In fact, before coming to Chang'an, Li Yuan and others had always been doubtful about whether Queen Xiao was still alive, and they did not believe Yu Shiji's words. But Yu Shinan did not expect that Liu Ziqiu would agree to let him enter the palace to meet Queen Xiao so quickly.
It shows that Empress Xiao is indeed still alive. Empress Xiao's status is naturally much higher than that of other concubines. She recognizes whoever is the emperor and who is the orthodoxy of the Sui Dynasty. From this point of view, whoever controls Empress Xiao is equivalent to controlling the Sui Dynasty.
Sui Zhengtong and Yu Shinan somewhat understood Li Yuan's intention of welcoming Empress Xiao back to Luoyang. But just because Empress Xiao was too important, Liu Ziqiu would not let her go easily.
Thinking of this, Yu Shinan raised his hand again and said: "Sir Li Yuan said that if Mr. Liu is willing to let the empress return to Luoyang, he is willing to turn their hostility into friendship and share the glory with you from now on."
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "It's not whether Liu will let him go, but whether the Empress Dowager is willing to go. However, Liu also said the same thing. As long as Li Yuan is willing to surrender to the Empress Dowager and take the initiative to hand over military power, Liu can
In front of the Empress Dowager, I would like to say a kind word for him, keep his title, and make him a rich man."
The requirements of both parties were actually stated clearly in the document. Yu Shinan also knew that this was an impossible task, so he could only say: "Then Yu should meet the empress first before talking."
Different from the Luoyang Palace, after entering the Xuanwu Gate, there was no longer a warrior in the palace. The palace maids and chamberlains who came and went all had smiles on their faces, without a hint of sadness. There were already waiters who had brought them to Daxing Palace.
In a side hall, he said: "Please wait here, Mr. Yu, and I will go and report to the empress."
Yu Shinan was very surprised because he knew very well that in the Luoyang Palace, the scope of Empress Dowager Xiao's activities was limited to that small palace, and she could not even step out of the palace door. Press
From his understanding, Empress Xiao's current situation should be the same as that of Concubine Xiao, who were both puppets. It was incredible that Liu Ziqiu could allow Empress Xiao to move freely in Daxing Palace.
Not long after, a group of cars came slowly from the palace, and Queen Xiao walked into the side hall surrounded by the maids.
Yu Shinan used to work as a secretary under Yang Guang and often visited the palace, so he knew Empress Xiao. She saw that Empress Xiao's beauty was the same as before, especially her elegant and luxurious temperament, which others could not fake. Yu Shinan only saw
After one glance, he knew that this was the real Empress Xiao, and she hurriedly kowtowed and said: "I, Yu Shinan, come to see you, the empress. The empress is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
Empress Xiao also knew Yu Shinan, raised her hand and said: "Yu Aiqing is dead. The Ai family wants to ask you, after seeing the Ai family's will, will Li Yuan surrender?"
Yu Shinan had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Go back to your Majesty, Mr. Li wants to ask your Majesty to come back to Luoyang."
Queen Xiao sneered: "Does Li Yuan want Ai Jia to be his puppet?"
Yu Shinan hurriedly said: "The Queen has misunderstood. Mr. Li will ask the Queen to return to Luoyang Palace and appoint a new king. It is entirely up to the Queen to decide."
A woman standing next to Empress Xiao, carrying two swords on her back, yelled loudly: "How brave! Li Yuan calls himself the King of Tang, and is a filthy palace. Do you still want to be rude to the empress!"
The woman had been silent just now, but Yu Shinan did not notice her. Only then did he realize that this woman was not one of the two personal guards around Yang Guang named Xue Ye'er? Since Xue Ye'er was still with Empress Xiao,