Yang Peng looked at Du Nan with a smile, and everyone's eyes followed Du Nan. Du Nan suddenly realized something, pointed at his nose and said in disbelief: "Brother, you, you don't want to, you want to...
"Yang Peng nodded, "I just want you to be the Huaihuai Xuanwei envoy!" Although Du Nan had already expected it, he still felt a little unbelievable when he heard that Yang Peng actually said this, "This, this,
I can’t do it!”
Yang Peng joked: "You usually talk about the world and talk with such ease, but why do you shrink back when things happen?" Du Nan scratched his fat head, "This, this is different!..." Yang Peng
He smiled and said: "You don't have confidence in yourself? Do you think you don't have this ability?" "That's not true, it's just, it's just, this is a bit too sudden!" Then he half-jokingly and half-worriedly said: "If I make a mess,
Wouldn’t it make eldest brother angry?”
Yang Peng laughed, "You're still a little unsure!" Du Nan was really embarrassed and a little annoyed. Why did he suddenly become so cowardly? Yang Peng walked up to Du Nan and patted his shoulder.
, smiled and said: "Since I leave the matter to you, I naturally have confidence in you. Just go ahead and do it. Why be timid! Good or bad, at least I tried my best. Looking back in the future,
I won't regret it!" Du Nan nodded gratefully, "Thank you for your teachings, brother. I will try my best!" Duan Zhixian said angrily: "I am just a propaganda envoy. What is there to be afraid of? It is really inexplicable!" Yang Peng
Dunan laughed, feeling rather embarrassed.
Duan Zhixian said with joy on his face: "It's better now. I finally have a Xuanwei envoy, and I'm finally free! His grandma, dealing with these bullshit government affairs is really annoying!"
Yang Peng joked: "It's really not appropriate for Duan Zhixian to do such a thing!" Du Nan and Bai Tong couldn't help laughing. Duan Zhixian patted his bald head and laughed: "That's right, that's right! I'll stay here
Feel more comfortable in the military camp!"
Yang Peng said to Bai Tong: "Bai Tong will be Du Nan's assistant and help him manage the two Huaihe areas!" Bai Tong clasped his fists and agreed. Yang Peng looked at Duan Zhixian, "Although government affairs are the responsibility of Ambassador Xuanwei, the military is here
We must provide support when necessary!" Duan Zhixian patted his chest, "Don't worry, as long as the fat man squeaks, we will definitely help you with all our strength!" Du Nan clasped his fists gratefully and said, "Thank you so much, General!" Duan Zhixian waved.
He waved his hand: "Thank you!" Then he said in an evil voice: "What I dislike the most is these bullshit etiquettes. From now on, fat man, just speak and act straightforwardly. Stop beating around the bush with me, otherwise I won't recognize you as my brother!"
Du Nan laughed and said: "The general's temper is just right for me! Don't worry, general, I don't like red tape either!" Duan Zhixian laughed loudly, "Okay, okay, these are good brothers!" Yang Peng said with a smile.
: "Okay, let's stop talking nonsense and let's discuss serious matters." Then several people started discussing some key matters between the two sides.
At the same time, Zhou Xian returned home, looking a little absent-minded. Seeing his father like this, his son Zhou Lu asked in confusion: "Father, has something happened?" Zhou Xian sighed and sat down.
He said somewhat depressedly: "I saw King Yan today!" Zhou Lu was surprised, "Has King Yan come to Yangzhou?" Yang Peng's coming to Yangzhou was not notified to the entire Lianghuai area, only Duan Zhixian, Cheng Shijie and others were informed.
The general of the army, so the local people did not know that Yang Peng had arrived in Lianghuai.
Zhou Xian nodded, "I came yesterday." Zhou Lu was very surprised: "This is strange, why don't we know about it?" Zhou Xian shook his head, "It's nothing. It's just that today my father is in front of King Yan.
You've lost your master!" Zhou Lu was very surprised. Zhou Xian frowned and continued: "A few of our servants actually bumped into King Yan in the tavern. If this was just to pay back, then those people afterwards
The desperate servant even called Chief Zheng to arrest him. You can imagine the result!"
Zhou Lu was stunned for a moment, "It turns out to be like this!" Then fear surged in his heart, "Then, wouldn't King Yan be furious?" Zhou Xian shook his head, "That's not true, Yan.
Wang, he didn’t take this matter to heart. He just sentenced those servants and government servants to exile, and he didn’t reprimand me.” Zhou Lu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: “So it seems, King Yan
He still values his father very much, otherwise why would he expose this matter so lightly?" Zhou Xian nodded, remembered something, looked at Zhou Lu, and asked anxiously: "How is the woman you robbed now? How is she now?
Are you okay?" When Zhou Lu heard his father mention that woman, he immediately got angry and said, "That hateful woman is really a fine wine if she refuses to drink a toast!" Zhou Xian frowned and asked: "How is she doing now? You don't have one.
How about her?" His tone was anxious and nervous.
Seeing his father like this, Zhou Lu couldn't help but be very surprised, "She is still being treated for her injuries, nothing serious. Father, why are you so nervous about that woman?" Zhou Xian couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when Zhou Lu said that the woman was nothing serious.
He frowned and said, "I don't know who is chewing the tongue in front of King Yan. King Yan specifically asked you about robbing civilian girls..." Zhou Lu was shocked, and then got angry, "It's that bastard who got tired of living.
You dare to accuse me of my treachery in front of King Yan!" Zhou Xian glared and shouted: "Please be quiet!" Zhou Lu closed his mouth in depression.
Zhou Xiandao: "It's not bad. King Yan doesn't intend to pursue this matter, he just wants us to deal with the aftermath. You, immediately send someone to send the woman back, and at the same time send the family two hundred taels of silver, asking them to
Don't talk nonsense!" Seeing Zhou Lu's unwillingness, he immediately glared and shouted: "Did you hear that?" Zhou Lu said very depressedly: "Father, my son feels that following this King of Yan is really boring! We are loyal to him.
But there is not much benefit, and you still have to be cautious. If I had known this, I would not have taken refuge in him!"
Zhou Xian showed a thoughtful look, "What you said is not completely unreasonable. Since Yanyun took over the Huaihe River, the income of our three major families has shrunk a lot, and we have to be cautious. We have completely lost the prestige of the past.
!..." Zhou Lu was very excited when he saw his father saying the same thing, and immediately said: "Father, why don't we dedicate Yangzhou to the imperial court! Think about it, the imperial court will definitely treat us with great favors!"
Zhou Xian was very moved, but then he shook his head, "No, if we really do this, your and my heads will be taken away by the Yanyun Army tomorrow! Although we are local officials, we have no soldiers in our hands, and the Yanyun Army
It’s the tiger and wolf forces again that even the Khitans are trying to avoid. If we act rashly, the consequences will be disastrous! Don’t mention this matter again in the future!”
Zhou Lu was depressed and unwilling, but he also knew that what his father said was right. If he showed up at this time, he would definitely not end well. Zhou Xiandao: "Although we are not as prominent as before, but in the
On the land of Lianghuai, the three of us still play a decisive role, but we have to be more restrained. The general trend is still the same as in the past. Humph, who dares not to look at our faces on the land of Lianghuai! But we also have to learn to adapt.
The environment! It is indeed good to have a fatuous king above. We can do whatever we want without any scruples, but a fatuous king cannot keep the country. Sooner or later, the country will be taken away by a strong man like King Yan, so we cannot always hope that the king will be fatuous.
You still have to adapt to working under Master Ming!" Zhou Lu sighed.
Early the next morning, Zhou Xian came to report to Yang Peng, saying that he had sent back the women Zhou Lu had robbed according to King Yan's instructions, and that he had compensated the family heavily and solemnly apologized. Yang Peng was very satisfied and praised her.
Zhou Xian said that the matter was over now.
Soon after, Yang Peng issued an order for all the magistrates and county magistrates in Lianghuai and Huaihe to come to Yangzhou for a meeting. After receiving Yang Peng's order, the magistrates and magistrates from Lianghuai and Huaihe rushed to Yangzhou one after another. At the meeting, Yang Peng announced the appointment of Du in public.
Nan received orders from Ambassador Xuanwei and introduced Du Nan to everyone. When the magistrates and magistrates saw that Ambassador Xuanwei turned out to be a fat man with an unassuming appearance and a kind face, they were secretly happy, thinking that such a person would be easy to deal with in the future.
A good life has passed. Everyone bowed together: "I'm here to pay my respects to Mr. Xuanwei!" Du Nan smiled and returned the greeting: "You are welcome, gentlemen! I am a young man with little talent. Please take good care of me!" Naturally, everyone agreed.
, but had other plans in mind.
Yang Peng left all the government affairs in Huaihe River to Du Nan and Bai Tong, and left Yangzhou to inspect along the Yangtze River. He spent half a month and then returned to Yangzhou. That night he met with Du Nan
After talking for most of the night, Yang Peng and his secret guards boarded the ship early the next morning and left Yangzhou, returning to Yanjing.
As soon as he returned to Yanjing, Han Jinxin reported to Yang Peng: "King Yan, the envoy from Xixia is here."
Yang Peng chuckled and said, "He came quite quickly!" He looked at Han Jinxin and asked, "How long have you been here? Did you say anything?" Han Jinxin said, "It's been a few days since I came here. Although my subordinates are with him.
We talked several times, but he remained tight-lipped and did not explain his purpose! This man is thoughtful and has a deep city. He is not a simple person!"
Yang Peng thought and nodded, "Go and inform him. I will summon him in the palace hall tomorrow!" Han Jinxin promised and retreated.
Yang Peng put everything behind him for the time being and went to the backyard to see his wives and concubines. As the saying goes, a farewell is better than a wedding. Yang Peng spent the entire day with his wives and concubines, not going anywhere.
It doesn't matter.
At the same time, after receiving the notice from the Yan Palace, the Xixia envoy living in the guest house began to make preparations for his audience tomorrow.
Early the next morning, the Xixia envoy came to the gate of the palace to ask for an audience. After a while, the guard came out and said: "Your envoy, please follow me." The Xixia envoy nodded slightly, and then followed the guard into the gate. Yang Peng
Sitting in the hall, I saw the Xixia envoy walking slowly under the guidance of the guards. The Xixia envoy's name was Li Tianhao. He was from the Xixia royal family. He was in his forties. He was not tall and thin, but he had an extraordinary temperament.
He has a pair of sunken eyes with a deep gaze, and at first glance he is the kind of person who is accustomed to thinking; he is dressed in the clothes of a party aristocrat, and the hair on his head is shaved into three locks, hanging down from the back, left and right respectively, and his right hand is swinging by his side.
In his left hand, he held a golden document in front of his chest, which must be a certificate of nationality or something like that.
Li Tianhao followed the guards into the hall and looked up at the legendary King of Yan sitting at the top. He saw that the man above him was so heroic and powerful that he couldn't help but feel heartbroken. He secretly said: King Yan controls the world.
When I saw her today, she certainly lived up to her reputation, but she was too young, which was a bit unexpected!
These thoughts only flashed through my mind, and then I put my right hand on my chest and bowed: "Li Tianhao, the envoy of Daxia, pays homage to His Highness King Yan!"
Yang Peng looked at him and said with a smile: "Your envoy does not need to be polite!" Li Tianhao held up the credential in both hands and said: "This is the credential of our country. I, Xixia, are willing to form a brotherly state with the King of Yan. At the same time, I also wish to
On behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of our country, I would like to extend my sincere greetings to His Highness King Yan!"
Jiang Li walked down, took the letter of credence, and then forwarded it to Yang Peng. Yang Peng took the letter of credence, opened it, and read it, and saw that the words written on it were just polite words about the exchanges between the two countries, which was not the case.
It doesn't mean much. He put down his credentials and said, "Thank you very much for the Emperor Xixia's kindness. Naturally, I, Yan Yun, am willing to live in harmony with Xixia. Please convey my greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of your country!" "Yes." Li Tianhao
He responded and then said: "In addition to expressing our country's goodwill, this envoy is here to discuss something with His Highness King Yan!"
Yang Peng knew what he was thinking and asked with a smile: "What does your country want to discuss with me?" Li Tianhao said: "About Shanxi..." After a pause, "Liao Kingdom has assigned Shanxi to our country, so please invite His Highness King Yan
Return Shanxi to our country!"
Standing on the left, a heroic and stunning female general in armor and cape snorted coldly, "Your envoy is joking, Shanxi does not belong to the Liao Kingdom. What qualifications does the Liao Kingdom have to give Shanxi to others!" This female general is no one else.
It was one of Yang Peng's wives, the former Princess Liao, Yelu Hanyu. In addition to Yelu Hanyu, there were also Zhang Yan, Han Jinxin, Liu Zhiliang, Chai Yonghui, and Yelu Hanyu standing on the left as military generals in the hall.
The other four are all civil servants, standing on the right, with Yelu Hanyu at the head, followed by Qian Letian, Han Jinxin, and Huang Qiaoyun.
Li Tianhao glanced at the female general and couldn't help being stunned, and thought to himself: There is such a stunningly beautiful and heroic woman in the world! Who is she? Could it be Princess Yelu Hanyu of King Yan?
Li Tianhao bowed and asked: "May I ask if you are the Princess of Yan?" "Exactly!" Li Tianhao performed a chest-pressing salute, "I don't know if she is the Princess, I am disrespectful!" He straightened up and said solemnly: "What the Princess just said
This is inappropriate! Since Shanxi was captured by the Liao Kingdom, it is naturally the territory of the Liao Kingdom! Now that the Liao Kingdom has ceded it to me, Xixia, it is now my Xixia territory!"
Yelu Hanyu asked: "According to your envoy's wishes, the Liao Kingdom captured Shanxi by force, and Shanxi belongs to the Liao Kingdom. Then I, Yan Yun, captured Shanxi from the Khitans with my own ability, and Shanxi should belong to me, Yan Yun!"
Since it belongs to me, Yanyun, why did your envoy come to ask me, Yanyun, for Shanxi with the peace treaty of Liao?"
Li Tianhao said: "I'm afraid the right and wrong of this cannot be explained clearly!" Then he said to Yang Peng: "I hope that King Yan will not damage the relationship between you and me because of Shanxi!"
Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Are your envoys threatening me?" "Don't dare! I'm just telling the truth! Yan Yun has now formed a deadly feud with the Liao people in the north, and at the same time, the Song Dynasty in the south is also hostile to Yan Yun.
There are many doubts. Although Yanyun is powerful, I am afraid that it is already unable to deal with these two directions! If Yanyun is enmity with Xixia again at this moment, I don’t need to say more about Yanyun’s situation!"
Chai Yonghui snorted coldly, "We have been making trouble for a long time. You Xixia want to take advantage of others' danger!" Li Tianhao turned around and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, you are serious! In fact, I, Xixia, do not want to become enemies with Yanyun. Our Majesty said
As long as Yanyun is willing to abandon Shanxi, Xixia will not only not be Yanyun's enemy, but also Yanyun's most reliable ally. We are willing to go south with Yanyun and divide the Song Kingdom equally! In this way, Yanyun
However, if you give up one Shanxi, you can gain half of the south of the Yangtze River. I believe you can understand which is more important!"
Yang Peng sneered and said: "You Xixia have such a good idea! You can get Shanxi without any effort, and then use me, Yan Yun, to conquer Jiangnan in one fell swoop! You Xixia have taken advantage of everything, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to sleep at night?"
"
Li Tianhao said: "This is something that is beneficial to both you and me. Please think again, King Yan! Why would King Yan have to enmity with Xixia for a mere Shanxi? At that time, if we, Xixia and Liao, send troops to attack at the same time, Yan will
The king asked himself if he could withstand it?"
Yang Peng laughed loudly, and his laughter reached the sky. Li Tianhao couldn't help but be surprised, because he heard a contemptuous attitude from the other party's laughter. He felt like a tiger laughing at a sheep, and couldn't help but
Confused and confused.
Yang Peng stopped laughing and said categorically: "Shanxi is the land passed down by the ancestors of my Chinese clan. Not an inch is redundant and will never be given to foreigners! If you want Shanxi, just take it based on your ability!"
Full of pride.
Li Tianhao frowned and said: "Why does King Yan have to act on his own initiative! If it really comes to that step, I'm afraid King Yan will lose more than just Shanxi!"
"So what? I, the Yanyun soldiers, can fall on their own land, but they will never give it to us! If you want our land, come and we will stay with you until the end!" Yelu Hanyu, Zhang Yan and Chai Yong
Hui looked at Yang Peng with admiration and looked very excited.
Li Tianhao felt a little at a loss. He originally thought that Yan Yun would give in due to the current situation, but he didn't expect that the other party's attitude would be so determined! He could feel the other party's determination and knew that it would be futile to say anything, so he clasped his fists
He said: "I am very surprised by what King Yan said! In this case, I have nothing more to say!" Then he bowed to Yang Peng and left.
Yelu Hanyu looked at Yang Peng and said very excitedly; "Brother, these words are so heartwarming!" Chai Yonghui nodded with deep sympathy. Han Jinxin thought: "I'm afraid that Shanxi will fall into an unprecedented bitter war soon!"
Yang Peng said: "I have expected this!" Then he smiled and said, "Come if you want! If Yanyun wants to truly rise, it is impossible without going through several fierce battles! A phoenix can only be reborn from the fire, and steel can only rise from the fire.
Only through training can you become talented, and we, Yan Yun, are the same!"
Everyone nodded in sympathy.
Yang Peng looked at Qian Letian and asked: "Have the envoys been sent to Xixia, the Liao Kingdom and the imperial court?" Qian Letian clasped his fists and said: "The envoys to the Liao Kingdom and the imperial court have been sent long ago, and only the envoys to Xixia
They haven't been sent out yet, but the personnel have been selected and are just waiting for King Yan's order." Yang Peng said: "Our envoy will go to Xixia together with the envoy from Xixia!" "Yes."
Chai Yonghui asked in confusion: "Brother, since Xixia is so rampant, what is the use of sending envoys?"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "That's not necessarily true! Although Xixia sent envoys to intimidate us, it does not mean that Xixia will definitely send troops together with Liao! Even if Xixia has made up its mind to send troops, we can also use diplomatic means to find ways to disrupt the Xixia people
According to the rhythm of the situation, let them not take action with the Liao Kingdom! In short, all means are necessary! If these means are ineffective, then the decisive battle will be, huh, who do we Yanyun have to be afraid of!" Chai Yonghui felt the same way.
Nodded...
This morning, Yang Peng, dressed in casual clothes and surrounded by guards, rode towards the outside of the city. Yang Peng saw that there seemed to be more refugees in Korean clothes on the street than before, and he couldn't help but frowned. The group of people exited the south gate.
I saw more Korean refugees in the distance from the city gate to the pier in the distance. At the same time, Korean ships continued to land refugees from here, and there was a bustling scene everywhere. Chen Xiao looked at it for a moment and then
Turning the horse's head and running towards the undulating green mountains to the east, the close guards followed closely behind. The group of people ran into the forest, and the surroundings seemed to quiet down immediately. The previous hustle and bustle seemed to have become very far away from here.
It's like another world in comparison.
Yang Peng was riding a horse, walking among the green pine, cypress and bamboo forest, breathing in the fragrance of nature, listening to the singing of birds and the gentle sound of the bamboo branches in the breeze. He felt particularly comfortable. He had a half-day of leisure in Fusheng.
What a treat!
After a while, the group turned around a mountain col, and a valley full of green bamboos immediately appeared in front of them. Behind the heavy bamboo shadows, there was a sizable courtyard hidden in it.
After walking for a while, a courtyard wall and a small courtyard door appeared in front of us. The courtyard door was tightly closed, with a bamboo gauze lantern on each side. Looking beyond the courtyard wall, we saw the trees inside.
, pavilions and pavilions are looming, and although the yard is not large, it gives people a very quiet and elegant feeling.
A guard stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened, and a Feifeng female guard appeared in front of everyone. When the Feifeng female guard saw the scene in front of her, her face showed joy and she quickly pushed the door open.
, rushed out and said: "I pay my respects to the master!"
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.