It was late at night, and the snow reflected the night sky into a faint mist-blue color.
The Shuofang Jiedushi Mansion arranged residences in the mansion for Chang Suining, Wei Shuyi and others. After leaving the main hall, Yue Chunyan insisted on personally leading the way for Chang Suining and Wei Shuyi.
Yue Chunyan walked in front with a servant, while Wei Shuyi and Chang Sui Ning took five or six steps behind.
Shepherd's Purse followed with others, maintaining a distance of seven or eight steps, and did not disturb his envoy's conversation with Prime Minister Wei.
"Didn't Prime Minister Wei think of the situation that led to today's conversation before he came?" Chang Suining asked casually: "The fundamental contradiction between Shuofang's army and the imperial court and Prince Rong is not something that Prime Minister Wei can resolve and persuade."
"Wei didn't even think about persuading them on this matter." Wei Shuyi walked slowly and said: "No, I thought about it arrogantly at first...it was nothing more than glossing over and paralyzing it, but after thinking about it,
, I believe that such power and tactics are too despicable and should not be used on these soldiers."
"These soldiers are guarding the border for the country, and I am not qualified to deprive them of the right to seek a way out."
"So, from the moment Wei left the capital, he had only one purpose -" Wei Shuyi said: "To calm the anger of Shuofang's army and prevent them from being blinded by hatred, causing turmoil in the pass and causing suffering to innocent people.
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"Now there is no turmoil in Shuofang's army, but they are still willing to guard the border..." Wei Shuyi said with a faint smile on his pale lips: "Wei's trip is considered complete."
Chang Sui Ning knew clearly that Wei Shuyi would not have thought that Shuofang's army would seek a new master.
"Prime Minister Wei didn't know that I would come." She asked, "If I had never come here, what would Prime Minister Wei have planned?"
"I wanted to draw their attention to Cui Ling'an first -" Wei Shuyi said: "Cui Ling'an has a great reputation in the north and has a large number of troops. After Shuofang's army calms down, they should be willing to consider using him to temporarily stabilize the situation.
Shuofang's military headquarters will not be a problem."
Throughout his journey, from traveling to stabilizing Shuofang's military morale, Cui Ling'an was involved in almost every plan.
There is no way, many times, Cui Ling'an is really useful.
Chang Suining then asked: "...Does Cui Ling'an know that Prime Minister Wei has arranged this?"
"Admiral Cui is busy with the war, so naturally he can't take care of such trivial matters." Wei Shuyi said with a smile: "Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters, and those who have great talents do not hesitate to use them for others - Governor Cui must be happy to make the Guan Nei Road stable.
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As he said that, he turned to look at Chang Sui Ning: "However, with Chang Jie's personal visit, it will be settled once and for all."
"You know Cui Ling'an is standing with me." Chang Suining walked forward, his tone already showing certainty: "So you thought about using Cui Ling'an to hand over Shuofang's army to me from the beginning."
Wei Shuyi smiled and his eyes fell on the snow under his feet, which was shimmering with light.
[You know Cui Lingan is standing with me]——
The focus of the conversation was not on this sentence. Just as she said, he did know and had indeed considered it. But at this moment, hearing her mention it in such a natural tone, he still had some unknown feelings in his heart.
This feeling that he knew so well but still couldn't calm down was something he had never experienced before in his life.
After a moment, Wei Shuyi said without hesitation: "Chang Jie Envoy has always had the power to turn decay into miraculous power, but the blade that brought disaster to the world can be turned into a sharp sword for Anbang in the hands of the Jie Envoy. As far as Dasheng Yu Shuofang's army is concerned, then again
There’s no better choice than Changjiushi.”
"Wei Shuyi." Chang Suining turned to look at the young man beside him who looked like a jade tree under the snowy light, and said, "You have changed a lot now."
Hearing the sound of "Wei Shuyi", the owner of this name smiled and said freely and self-deprecatingly: "That's right. I have never been in such an embarrassing situation in my life. I am already beyond recognition."
Chang Suining heard this, looked at him and asked, "Are you still afraid of ghosts now?"
Wei Shuyi paused and turned to look at her with a smile.
"Chang Jie makes this time very much like the New Year's Day. He hides in the alley and throws firecrackers, waiting to see the scared children jumping by passers-by." He said in a thoughtful tone: "If I say I'm not afraid,
I'm just afraid that Ambassador Chang will be disappointed. In that case, Wei should still be afraid."
Chang Suining raised his eyebrows, withdrew his gaze, and continued walking forward, feeling regretful and said: "Then Prime Minister Wei's life really lacks a lot of interest."
"It doesn't matter." Wei Shuyi followed the steps and said with a smile: "If you lose something, you will gain something. Wei's future life will probably be interesting."
At this moment, the snow light was clear. Wei Shuyi looked at the person walking two steps in front of him, and his heart felt as calm and clear as the moonlight.
She was still wearing a cloak, and her hair, which was simply tied up with a copper hairpin, was hanging quietly, and was dyed with a soft and bright light by the snow light.
To put it bluntly, this was the first time he met her again after knowing her full identity.
Wei Shuyi walked slower unconsciously.
When he had fallen five or six steps away, he saw the woman in front of him stopped and looked back.
Wei Shuyi smiled: "I'm seriously injured, so I'm sorry."
She didn't say anything and waited for him to follow. Wei Shuyi thought that she was unusually patient with the meritorious and the injured.
Then he thought that the arrow he received today was extremely worth it.
The two walked slowly for a while, and Wei Shuyi tried to ask: "The reason why the envoy came to Guannai Road this time is..."
There seemed to be a certain balance in Chang Suining's patience. The slower she walked, the faster she picked up her words. Before Wei Shuyi could continue to think about his next words, she answered simply and neatly: "It's because of Shuo Fang's army.
There is Prime Minister Wei."
Wei Shuyi was slightly startled: "...Is it because of Wei?"
"Your Majesty wrote to me earlier, crying that Prime Minister Wei had come to Guannai Road to seek death. He asked me to think of a way to save him."
When Chang Suining said this, he felt very lucky: "In the eyes of your Majesty, I have always been omnipotent. Fortunately, I arrived in time today, otherwise my fame in two lifetimes would have been ruined."
Wei Shuyi was silent for a moment, and then asked again: "If my mother didn't come to ask for help, would the Changjie envoy still come to rescue me?"
"Yes." Chang Suining did not hesitate and said in a relaxed voice: "You and I have always been friends, and Prime Minister Wei is an unparalleled talent. My love for talents can be learned from time to time."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hearing the words "love for talents", Wei Shuyi couldn't help laughing.
But it’s also good, at least it has the word “love” in it.
"In this case, it's not bad to be a smart person." Wei Shuyi sighed: "You can save yourself, and you can also save others who love talents."
The two of them talked like this until they came to the resting place.
The two small courtyards are not far apart. In front of the courtyard gate, a paper lantern casts a layer of warm orange light on the snow.
Wei Shuyi raised his hand, saluted Chang Sui Ning, who was about to walk into the courtyard, and said slowly: "May Jiedushi realize his long-cherished wish, and there will be no regrets in this journey in this world."
On a snowy day, this is a special greeting for a reunion.
Chang Suining, who had turned around, paused slightly, without completely turning around, and only said: "Yes."
With that said, he continued to walk into the courtyard, casually raising a hand and waving, indicating that he should also take a rest.
Wei Shuyi straightened up and looked at the back with a smile in his eyes until it disappeared, then turned around and walked towards the snow.
The light from the snow blurred the boundary between night and day. I don’t know when the sky was bright, but the morning sun broke through the clouds.
The good weather for several days has melted most of the snow on the eaves.
In the past few days, the follow-up matters in the Shuofang Army due to the changes brought about by Division Daxiong have been basically dealt with.
At the same time, the appointment of a new Shuofang Jiedushi was put on the agenda.
The two deputy envoys and a group of Shuofang's generals went to see Chang Sui Ning, handed over the list of candidates, and asked her for her opinion.
Since he was asked, Chang Suining was not ambiguous and said bluntly: "I think General Xue Fu can take on this important task."
Xue Fu suddenly raised his eyes, his eyes filled with surprise.
Looking at each other, Chang Suining smiled slightly at him.
The two deputy envoys exchanged glances, and after the group of military generals also chatted in low voices for a while, Jiang Tai took a step forward, cupped his fists and said: "Since it is the intention of the Changjie Envoy, I have no objection!"
Don’t blame him for being easy to talk to. Now that he has recognized his master, he should show off something!
People often don't need them to shed their blood to conquer the world, and they don't have any requirements for them, but they promise to avenge them and be their backers... This kind of taking advantage is like eating and taking, which makes people feel guilty.
Everyone is like this. If they continue to quibble over the appointment of the new Jiedushi, who do they think they are? They are just pretending to be a master!
Besides, although Xue Fu is young, he has indeed shown his excellence in quelling the rebellion of Shidaxiong. It is not impossible to give him the position of Jiedushi - there are many Caotai teams.
Okay, at least Xue Fu is not an idiot!
The two deputy envoys had no objections either.
Then I asked the mother-in-law and her son, and they both nodded in agreement.
However, Xue Fu couldn't come to his senses for a long time. It was hard to believe that he had become the new Shuofang Jiedu envoy. Therefore, he appeared to be particularly conscientious when handing over affairs with the two deputy envoys.
Over the past few days, the conscientious Xue Fu saw the hesitant look in Deputy Envoy Cheng's eyes many times, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Deputy Envoy...is there anything you can't say clearly?"
After Deputy Ambassador Cheng hesitated for a moment, he finally spoke: "Fu'er, is there any connection between your life experience and Ambassador Changjie...?"
Xue Fu was stunned.
Seeing his expression, Deputy Cheng asked seriously: "Don't you even know?"
"...?!" Xue Fu came to his senses and almost choked on his saliva: "It's not that he doesn't know...it's that there is no connection at all!"
"When the deputy envoy took me in, I was already seven years old. I remember my origins. My family has been farmers for generations...How could I be related to Changjie envoy who can easily produce seven million coins?"
Deputy Ambassador Cheng paused and sighed: "Nowadays, there are many rumors in the army, guessing that you are the brother of Ambassador Changjie who was separated when he was young..."
Xue Fu's eyes widened in astonishment, and he caught the subtle disappointment in Deputy Cheng's tone.
Xue Fu's face was complicated for a while, and he stood up to refute the rumors.
Deputy Cheng stopped him, shook his head and said, "No need to explain, this is not a bad thing..."
"Since Ambassador Changjie treats you so unabashedly, he should have thought that it would cause some speculation in the army." Deputy Ambassador Cheng said: "After all, you are still too young and have insufficient qualifications. There will always be something secretly there.
Those who are dissatisfied...Since this is Changjie Envoy's wish, you can just keep it safely and make use of it."
Xue Fu thought for a moment and nodded seriously.
"But then again...you and Changjie are obviously strangers, so why on earth did she choose you without hesitation from the beginning?" Deputy Cheng always had a trace of confusion in his heart.
Xue Fu also had the same confusion in his heart.
The next day, he returned to the city and found an opportunity, so he chose to ask Chang Suining about the reason.
Chang Suining did not hide anything and said: "It's Governor Cui."
This answer surprised Xue Fu. He had only met Governor Cui a few times, and even in his previous capacity, he had no chance to directly talk and work with him... He had no idea when he had fallen into the shoes of Xuance.
The eyes of an army general.
The gratitude and fear of being seen, appreciated and promoted spread in Xue Fu's heart, making his eyes feel a little hot, and said: "If Chang Jie has the opportunity to see Governor Cui in the future, please say thank you to me.
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Chang Suining nodded.
Xue Fu thought of something and tried to ask: "May I ask Chang Jie Envoy, are the cavalry from Bingzhou planning to go to Yinshan to support Xuance's army?"
She came with 40,000 Bingzhou cavalry on this trip, not only to pacify the pass, but also to support Xuance's army - in other words, the latter was already decided. Dai Changshi had received Cui Jing's secret order to send the Bingzhou cavalry.
Yinshan. She just borrowed it to solve the troubles on the pass.
The reason why no news leaked out on the road was precisely because Dai Cong had sent a letter to all states along the way in advance in the name of the governor of Bingzhou, saying that Taiyuan was marching to the north under secret orders, and anyone who leaked military aircraft would be severely punished.
Under this current situation, it is difficult for many orders to be truly effective, but Taiyuan suddenly brought out such a large cavalry army. The deterrence brought by this move made the states along the way frightened and did not dare not to comply.
After Chang Suining arrived at Lingzhou smoothly, with the support and cooperation of the two thousand Xuance troops stationed at the border of Lingzhou, he quickly eliminated the garrison deployed by Shi Daxiong.
Only then did the phenomenon of "divine soldiers descending from heaven on Shuofang" appear.
"Is Changjie envoy planning to go to Yinshan with the Bingzhou cavalry?" Xue Fu asked.
Chang Suining nodded: "Now that we're here, we have to take a look."
Xue Fu then said: "This journey is very dangerous, so Changjie envoys must take extra care."
Finally, he took the initiative to ask Chang Suining to recommend some available people to serve in Guannei Road before leaving.
The so-called recommendation is to ask Chang Suining to put his people into the Guannai Road.
Similar to Jiang Tai's thoughts, Xue Fu also felt that this kindness was well deserved, so he could only strengthen his self-management ability, find ways to express his sincerity and loyalty, and actively promote the establishment and binding of close relationships.
Faced with Xue Fu's initiative, Chang Sui Ning naturally had no reason to refuse, so he sent a letter back to Taiyuan that day, asking Cui Lang to start arranging the matter.
After the army rested in Lingzhou for seven days, Chang Suining began to make preparations for departure.
The day before leaving, Yuanxiang took the time to visit Changji again.