Hu Yanting, Zhao Bo is getting closer and closer to the capital of Dali!
Along the way, Hu Yanting secretly looked at the mountains and rivers of Dali, feeling secretly surprised in his heart.
The scenery here is completely different from the white mountains and black waters of Liaodong. It is already the weather in the twelfth lunar month, and there are still green trees and camellias here. The scenery is exceptionally beautiful. The climate here in winter is warmer than the climate in spring in Liaodong.
Along the way, Huyanting also saw countless temples. Many people went to burn incense in the temples, and many of them were dressed as scholars. The expressions of these people were unusually peaceful and quiet, which should be because they were deeply influenced by Buddhism.
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On December 6, a big city appeared in front of them. This big city gave people an unusually simple and elegant feeling. It seemed that it had been standing here for quite a long time. Unlike the cities in the north, the entrance to the city here
There were not many soldiers, and it was difficult to see soldiers even on the city walls.
"Ahead is our capital city of Dali." Zhao Bo, the governor of Shanju County, said.
"Okay, let's go there right away," Hu Yanting said.
There were more than 20 people in their group, and except for Zhao Bo, who was dressed as a Dali native, the rest were all wearing Liangshan military uniforms! Therefore, they had not really approached Dali City, and someone had already reported their whereabouts.
Hu Yanting was about to arrive at the gate of Dali City. At this moment, the main gate of Dali City opened, and more than a hundred people came out from the front. Among these more than a hundred people, the leader was actually wearing a dragon robe, and he was Duan, the leader of the Dali Kingdom.
and reputation.
Hu Yanting was surprised. Although he was the envoy of Daliang, which was the superior country, he did not expect the leader of Dali to come out in person to welcome him! Little did he know that this was also the result of Duan Zhengchun's careful thinking! Duan Zhengchun
I feel like
Only the leader of the Dali Kingdom comes out to greet the envoy in person can show the sincerity of the Dali Duan clan and leave a way for the Dali Duan clan to survive in the future! Although the Dali Duan clan does not have much real power, they can still make their own decisions when they come out to greet the envoy.
Hu Yanting looked at Duan Heyu, and he found that Duan Heyu had an elegant temperament. This temperament made him look not like the leader of a country, but like a scholar! At the moment, Hu Yanting was just a curmudgeon.
He bowed and said, "The envoy of Daliang has met the Lord of Dali!"
Duan Heyu smiled and said, "The envoy from Daliang has come all the way. I don't know if your envoy has a special name and does he hold any position in Daliang?"
Hu Yanting said: "I am Hu Yanting, the commander of the third division of the third group army in Daliang!"
Duan Heyu didn't know what the position of "teacher commander" was, but when he heard the three words Hu Yanting, his heart moved and he said, "I wonder what the relationship between your envoy and Hu Yanzan is?"
Hu Yanzan was the founding general of the Northern Song Dynasty and was famous throughout the world. Duan Heyu had also heard of Hu Yanzan's name.
Hu Yanting said: "This is our ancestor!"
Duan Heyu nodded lightly and said: "It turns out that he is a descendant of the Huyan family. No wonder he looks so heroic! The family of famous generals is full of talented people. It is indeed well-deserved!"
Hu Yanting said: "Thank you very much, Lord, for the compliment, I don't dare to accept it!"
The two exchanged a few words, and Duan Heyu took Hu Yanting's attention to Dali City! This Dali City reveals the Buddhist atmosphere everywhere, and they can see a small temple every time they pass by a street! Along the way, they always
You can see monks or ordinary people, and these monks and ordinary people do not shy away from the Holy Master! On the one hand, Dali's government is relatively close to the people, and on the other hand, it can also be seen that the Dali Duan family does not have much real power in Dali City.
Hu Yanting was surprised by this, but Duan Heyu didn't take it to heart. As a puppet, as long as he can eat, drink and have relative freedom, it is enough. As for the so-called "power" and "coercion", Duan Heyu
It was something I never dared to hope for.
"The palace is ahead!" Duan Heyu said with a smile after bypassing another street.
The Dali Imperial Palace is located in the middle of Dali, and Hu Yanting was invited into the Dali Imperial Palace.
The palace in Dali is not as grand as the palaces in the Liao and Song Dynasties, but it is more quiet and elegant. There are very few guards and eunuchs here, and you can hear the sound of chanting scriptures from time to time, making you feel as if you have entered a temple.
Duan Heyu brought Hu Yanting to the political affairs hall. Hu Yanting found that many people had arrived here! One of them looked ordinary, but his whole person had a coercive temperament. He was the only one sitting there in the hall.
The rest of the ministers were standing there! Hu Yanting immediately judged that this man was Gao Liangcheng, the prime minister of Dali, the patriarch of the Gao family in Dali, and the real master of Dali!
Duan Heyu sat on the throne, but no matter whether he came in or sat down, none of Dali's officials saluted him, and none of them declared long live the throne. Duan Heyu was used to this, so he just sat and watched what was going on below.
scene.
"This one must be the envoy of Daliang?" Gao Liangcheng said.
"Hu Yanting of Daliang has met the Prime Minister and all of you!" Hu Yanting saluted.
"Why are you here?" Gao Liang became enlightened.
"My army of 100,000 from Daliang has entered the territory of Dali. Dali is by no means my opponent from Daliang! I, the commander-in-chief of Daliang, do not want to see the lives of people in ruins, so I have been sent to persuade you to surrender," Hu Yanting said.
"An army of one hundred thousand?" Gao Liangcheng muttered.
He nodded secretly. In fact, he had sent people to conduct an investigation before and knew that Liangshan probably had this many troops. It seemed that the envoy of Daliang was not lying!
Gao Liangcheng secretly thought about the comparison of strength between Dali and Liangshan. If Dali mobilized the entire country's troops, there would be about 200,000 troops, while Liangshan only had 100,000 troops! They live in Dali, this is their hometown, and what they think about this place
Their understanding is far better than that of Liangshan, so they have the geography, the people, and it is not impossible to stop 100,000 people with 200,000 people!
Although he has been in charge of Dali for more than ten years and is known as a wise and powerful man, he is still inferior to Duan Zhengchun. He does not have Duan Zhengchun's vision and does not see the true purpose of Liangshan. Therefore, he has no regard for Liangshan's plan.
There is also a big deviation in the judgment of strength!
"Do you think you can definitely destroy me, Dali?" At this moment, a minister below asked.
"This is natural. Our army of one hundred thousand in Daliang is invincible across the north. How powerful the Khitan and Xixia were in the past, but they were wiped out by us, let alone the mere Dali?" Hu Yanting said.
The minister wanted to ask again, but Gao Liangcheng interrupted the minister and said: "What do you rely on to persuade us to surrender? Money? Power? Status? What will we get if we surrender?"
Hu Yanting said: "If Dali is willing to surrender to me, Daliang, the leader of Dali can be the general manager of Yunnan from now on, guard Dali from generation to generation, and enjoy wealth and honor!"
Gao Liangcheng was stunned for a moment and said, "What good does my Gao family do?"
Hu Yanting said: "The Gao family is just a minister of Dali. Before I came, our army commander said that we would give you a way to live and spare your life!"
A trace of anger appeared on Gao Liangcheng's face! The Gao family were ministers in name, but in fact they were the masters of Dali! Now that Liangshan is recruiting Dali, it only considers the Duan family and not the Gao family. This is something he cannot accept.
of!
"We still need to discuss the matter of surrender carefully." Gao Qiang became enlightened.
"Okay! I'm waiting for your answers, sir." Hu Yanting said.
"The envoy will stay in Dali City for now. If you have time, you can visit Dali City and see how Dali City compares with the famous cities in the north!" Gao Liangcheng said.
"Thank you so much!" Hu Yanting said.
In this political affairs hall, Duan Heyu did not say a word! Because here, he had no qualifications to speak at all! In the political affairs hall, Gao Liangcheng was the real leader of the country.
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Gao Liangcheng returned to his home. His nephew Gao Zhenshou had already received the news from the palace. He was gathering soldiers, but now he hurried back.
"Uncle, Daliang has gone too far! The Duan family is just a puppet, but it is possible to become the general manager of Dali. The Gao family is the master of Dali, but it is just to avoid death! We must never surrender!" Gao Zhenshou said.
"This is natural. I want to fight to the death with Daliang! Now Daliang only occupies Shanju County. We have countless cities in Dali. I want to summon heavy troops from all over the country and deploy them along the Jinsha River! We will rely on cities and mountains as our support.
Can block the powerful troops of Daliang! At that time, Dali will still be the Dali of my Gao family!" Gao Qiangguo concluded.
"Uncle, the envoy from Daliang is rude, we should kill this envoy!" Gao Zhenshou was excited when he heard his uncle decided to fight, and then he said again.
"If the two countries go to war, we won't kill the envoys! What's more, if Daliang is really strong and we kill his envoys, we will offend them severely, which is not a good thing for us." Gao Liangcheng shook his head.
Gao Zhenshou nodded, but he didn't agree in his heart.
Late that night, Hu Yanting stayed in the Honglu Temple in Dali. There was also a Buddhist hall in the Honglu Temple. Hu Yanting prayed for a while in the Buddhist hall, hoping that the Buddha would bless the Huyan family to rise again and regain its glory. He decided not only to
You have to work hard yourself, and some of your clan members and brothers must also work hard. Only when everyone works together can the Huyan family be truly inspired.
However, at this moment, he faintly heard footsteps outside.
The footsteps were unusually soft, as if they were coming from an assassin. He was able to become the commander of Liangshan and Yue Fei's right-hand man. In addition to his good background, his own martial arts was also quite extraordinary.
But Hu Yanting did not go out, he still prayed silently there.
At this moment, a "swish" sound was heard, and a moment later, screams were heard from outside, and someone else fell from the roof.
The soldiers led by Hu Yanting had already quietly approached these assassins, and they easily ended the lives of these assassins with their hand crossbows. You must know that they are all warriors who came out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
It's no problem to deal with just a few assassins.
Hu Yanting finally walked out of the Buddhist hall. He looked at the assassin's body on the ground with a sneer on his face.