Immediately, he repaired three letters and asked the great monk to send someone to send them out separately.
The first letter was sent to Mr. Yin from Nanshan in Shanxi. He asked Yunqiu to clean up the Northern and Southern Sect believers as much as possible and continue to suppress the influence of Dafo Mountain.
The second letter was sent to King Sima Ji of Jin, in the name of a cooperative partner, asking King Sima Ji of Jin to put pressure on the Great Buddha Mountain, so that the Buddhist envoys could see that the Great Buddha Mountain was in danger and extremely lacking in value.
The third letter was sent to the Xiaoyao Society. They will follow Jiang Fan's instructions and continue to invite strong people to block the road to "ask for advice." In short, they will completely suppress the morale of the Buddhist sect to the extreme.
However, Jiang Fan did not ask them to actually stop the Buddhist envoys from going up the mountain. The Beizong had been suppressed to this point and would probably grasp this straw. If they wholeheartedly defected to the Buddhist Kingdom, Jiang Fan could use them to deeply explore the strategic intentions of the Buddhist Kingdom.
Five days later, the mission set off under great banner, but Jiang Fan was not ready to leave yet.
The main reason is that there is still some time before the end of the year. In addition, he also hopes that the empress can come to see him. Xiaocui suddenly appears in the Chu Kingdom, and Jiang Fan still cannot feel at ease. You must know that no one in the Chu Kingdom wants to kill her.
The facts were not beyond Jiang Fan's expectation. As soon as the people from the Buddhist Kingdom left, the people from the Empress came.
She is the Commander-in-Chief of the Eagle Guard. She is a woman in her forties. Like the other Dragon Eagle Guards, she has no name. Jiang Fan is only known as Commander-in-Chief Eagle.
"His Majesty ordered his subordinates to send a message to His Majesty the Regent that Your Majesty is fine. There is no need to worry. Please just go about your business in peace."
As soon as they met, Commander Ying conveyed the Queen's intention directly.
Jiang Fan nodded: "Can you explain clearly what the purpose of this trip is?"
Commander Ying did not hide anything, "Your Majesty is here to participate in the Dianchi Lake Conference."
Dianchi Lake is located at the intersection of Chu, Jin and Xia. After the Rebellion of the Eighteen Kings, the world was divided into five kingdoms. In order to recuperate and recuperate, under the organization of the imperial court, the kings of the five kingdoms held the first Dianchi Lake Conference here. In the end, although it did not bring any True peace, but it has also effectively curbed the recurrence of war within a certain period of time, and has also been used to calm many conflicts and crises.
And here, the second Dianchi Lake Conference will be ushered in.
What surprised Jiang Fan the most was that this conference was actually initiated by his cheap dad. Unlike the last time, which was a big fanfare, this time he did not make any announcement and acted in secret. The prince ordered people to summon him directly and invited the kings of the five kingdoms and the masters of the dark dynasty to discuss important matters.
Only then did Jiang Fan understand why Fengchen, Xiang Chen and Xiaocui could appear here at the same time.
Unfortunately, only the Lords of the Five Kingdoms and the Anchao Emperor knew the content of the discussion.
Jiang Fan felt strange. This was supposed to be a gathering of six parties. Why did Anchao need to be brought along? What is cheap daddy thinking?
"When is the Dianchi Lake Conference scheduled to be held?"
Commander Ying said: "November 11th."
"Eight days to go..."
Jiang Fan suddenly wanted to leave for Dianchi Lake, and Commander Ying seemed to understand his thoughts.
"The conference was held on the central island of Dianchi Lake. The participants were the monarchs of the five kingdoms, the Phoenix Emperor, and the prince himself. Each of the seven participating parties brought 800 retinues, forming seven square formations around the venue. The center was the meeting place - Dian Terrace. Use formations to cover the soundproofing. According to regulations, each person can only bring two followers inside."
Jiang Fan looked at her: "Who will your Majesty choose?"
Commander Ying said: "Left Prime Minister Li Xiu, and a general guard."
Jiang Fan nodded: "Xiang Li is proficient in government affairs and is indeed a suitable candidate."
Commander Ying said, "However, Prime Minister Li is still in Qin State at this moment."
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "I understand."
Commander Ying untied the package from his back and placed it in front of Jiang Fan: "This is Prime Minister Li's official uniform seal."
Jiang Fan snapped his fingers: "Thoughtful."
He still didn't understand that the empress basically planned to take him to participate, and the reason why she used Li Xiu under the guise was probably for two reasons: First, she didn't want others to know that Jiang Fan was in Nanchu. Secondly, he did not want to be discovered that His Majesty Qin and the Regent were in Dianchi thousands of miles away at the same time, so as to prevent anyone from causing evil intentions.
Before departure, Zhang Zaifu also happened to return.
Obviously, the teacher and Xiang Chen were separated because of the meeting in Dianchi Lake, but he still brought back effective information through his disciples' old friends.
Among the twenty people who were secretly sent out by the Buddhist envoy, four actually went to the Chu Palace.
However, even though Xiang Chen was still there at the time, he was not summoned. It was Yu Qingcheng who came forward.
Jiang Fan knew as soon as he heard this that this was not an accident, but must have been done deliberately by the delicate poppy.
The Buddhist envoy met with him in courtesy, and the two sides exchanged views on politics, economy, culture and other aspects, and the conversation was very pleasant. At the end, the envoy from the Buddhist Kingdom finally proposed something, saying that the Buddhist Kingdom was willing to have trade relations with the Chu Kingdom, and had reached a friendly agreement with the Niel Country, and could cross its territory to enter Chu. He hoped that Chu would open its border trade with the Niel Country. .
Jiang Fan smiled softly when he heard this.
"What a Buddhist country... This is the first step to pave the way."
Zhang Zaifu stroked his beard and nodded: "The country of Nier is adjacent to the country of Chu. Its country is weak enough to lower the precautions of the Chu people."
Jiang Fan nodded: "If we continue to be serious about friendly trade for a few more years, our precautions will be even lower. It's such a far-reaching thought."
Zhang Zaifu said: "Yes, so although Yu Qingcheng did not directly agree, he did not deny it. He just pointed out that the Buddhist country is thousands of miles away from the Chu country, and the places he passes are either uninhabited places or towering plateaus. Doing business is simply difficult. sky."
"She is very shrewd. She is exploring the route for Buddhists to come to China."
Zhang Zhiling said: "Yes, obviously the Buddhist people did find a suitable route, but this route is in the hands of Yu Qingcheng, and I have not obtained it."
"Then, what else do they have to negotiate?"
Zhang Zhiling shook his head: "We only got so much information. After that, the Buddhist people did not leave. Instead, they requested to establish a post station in Chu State to promote further exchanges between the two sides."
"The embassy." Jiang Fan was a little surprised: "This Ah San is quite capable."
Zhang Zhiling was a little confused: "Embassy?"
Jiang Fan briefly explained, and Zhang Zhiling immediately understood that this was like the Honglu Pavilion of the Zhou Dynasty, which was responsible for stationing foreign envoys.
"Yu Qingcheng agreed?"
Zhang Zaifu nodded: "Please invite them to stay at the inn first. As for the construction of the Honglu Pavilion, we will wait until the King of Chu decides to cooperate. I think she also wants to find out the other party's true intention."
Jiang Fan nodded: "Yu Qingcheng is not stupid. Although she may not have thought that far, she is already very wary of the Thousand Buddhas Temple in the territory. How could she easily agree to communicate with the Buddhist Kingdom?"
"However, I have heard another news. The people from the Buddhist Kingdom are not limited to the King of Chu. They also seek out Mr. Julu."
"Ouch? You're so clear!" Jiang Fan was a little surprised. They obviously knew that King Chu and Mr. Julu were at odds with each other.
"The reason mentioned has not been spread, but I guess that it is almost the same. It should be another preparation by the Buddhist people."
Jiang Fan and Zhang Zaifu thought about the same thing, but they were surprised by the Buddhist people's homework.
"So..." Jiang Fan thought, "The remaining people are probably doing similar things, such as Moda entering summer."
