Everyone's hearts trembled, and they knelt down and worshiped together: "We swear to be loyal to His Highness King Yan. If we have any other intention, we will be punished by heaven and earth, and we will never be reincarnated!" Yang Peng nodded, "I hope you will remember today's oath!" He turned around and walked over. He looked up and turned around. Seeing that everyone was still kneeling, he raised his voice and said, "Everyone, get up!" "Thank you, King Yan!" Then everyone stood up one after another. Yang Peng said: "You are all my Yanyun's local parents. You must know my Yanyun's laws and regulations, otherwise how can you manage the place?" Then he looked at the several hidden killers standing aside, each holding a stack of pamphlets. Yin Sha immediately stepped forward, distributed the pamphlet to everyone, and then stepped aside.
Yang Peng said: "This booklet records my laws and regulations in Yanyun. You must remember them carefully when you go back."
Everyone bowed and agreed. Yang Peng said: "Some of you have made great contributions to Yan Yun, and I will keep them in mind." He looked at an elegant scribe in the crowd, "Zhang Dekang!" Zhang Dekang was overjoyed and immediately went out to pay homage. : "I would like to pay my respects to His Highness King Yan!"
Yang Peng smiled slightly and said to everyone: "Master Zhang assisted our army in capturing Fengxiang Mansion. If Master Zhang had not abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, Fengxiang Mansion would not have been captured so easily..." Zhang Dekang said quickly: "This is all due to Yan. Because of His Majesty's majesty and virtue, how dare a lower official take credit for it!" Yang Peng smiled and said, "Master Zhang, there is no need to be too modest. Master Zhang has made great contributions, and I, Yan Yun, have always rewarded those who have made merit and punished those who have committed crimes, so I promote you to Weibei. Deputy Xuanwei envoy, and concurrently serving as the magistrate of Fengxiang Prefecture."
Zhang Dekang was overjoyed and kowtowed quickly to thank him, while the others looked at him with envy. Zhang Dekang stood up and retreated into the crowd. Yang Peng glanced at everyone, "Although you don't have the merits of Mr. Zhang, your initiative to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side can be considered a credit. You should all be in the same position." Everyone thanked them together.
Yang Peng said: "However, a few people opened the city and surrendered without any resistance when the Tubo invaded. If this happened before they submitted to me, Yanyun, that would be fine, but they did this shortly after they submitted to me, Yanyun." This kind of thing, I didn’t want to spare them, but military law is ruthless! Come on, take them up!”
Everyone only heard the sound of rapid footsteps coming from outside, and quickly turned around to see a dozen tough Sergeants Yan Yun walking into the hall carrying seven or eight officials with disheveled heads and beggar-like faces who had their official robes stripped off. Someone who knew him exclaimed in a low voice: "That's the magistrate of Huangzhou!" "That's the commander of the Jishi Army, and the magistrate of Kuozhou!"...
More than a dozen sergeants pushed the officials to their knees on the ground. The officials begged Yang Peng in panic: "King Yan, have mercy on me! King Yan, have mercy on me!..." One of the rather handsome officials said anxiously: "King Yan, please forgive me!" Your Majesty, King Yan is generous!"
Yang Peng glanced at him and said, "Let's talk." The official said urgently: "How can I know the principles of loyalty when I am a low-ranking official and have read poetry and books? The reason why I surrendered to Tibet was because I had no choice but to protect the people in the city! If it weren't for this. , I will definitely fight to the death with the Tubo people to serve King Yan!" This last sentence was so impassioned and emotional that people couldn't help but believe that what he said was true. This person's name is Chen Zhongxiao. Before he became an official, he was a famous talent in the Song Dynasty. He could be described as a dreamer of a noble lady. He obtained the imperial examination many years ago and his official career went smoothly. He became the magistrate of Kuozhou when he was less than thirty years old. It can be said that he was very proud of himself. No two.
Yang Peng glanced at him, "If this is the case, it is indeed excusable..." Chen Zhongxiao thought that Yang Peng had spared him, and quickly kowtowed: "Thank you, King Yan, for your kindness! Thank you, King Yan, for your kindness!" Yang Peng said: " In order to protect the people of Hecheng, it is understandable that they had no choice but to surrender to the enemy..." Pointing to a thin man with a pale face in the crowd, "For example, Fenggu, he was the magistrate of Lanzhou. After our Yanyun army was forced to retreat, he But he asked to stay and deal with the enemy on his own initiative, just to protect the people. Although he also surrendered to the enemy, it was really out of necessity. He made an agreement with the Tubo people for three chapters before opening the city gate. All the tens of thousands of people in the city were saved, so he was sealed. Gu is not guilty, but he has merit!" Feng Gu sighed.
Yang Peng walked up to him and patted his shoulder, then turned to Chen Zhongxiao and said, "But that's not the case for you. As far as I know, in order to please the Tubo people, you led the government servants to help the Tubo people rob people of their property and plunder their food. , and even snatched the sisters from a family named Deng and presented them to the Tibetan commander. The sisters could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide by throwing themselves into a well!..." Chen Zhongxiao heard Yang Peng seem to list what he had done one by one, I was panicking and didn’t know what to do.
Yang Peng walked up to Chen Zhongxiao, knelt down, and asked, "How come you have done so many good things, and yet you dare to say so brazenly that it was to protect the people?" Chen Zhongxiao was shocked and kowtowed quickly to beg for mercy: "King Yan Yan Yan Spare your life, spare your life! I have no choice but to go down, go down, I have to go down to the official position, I have no choice but to do it, it is not intentional or intentional!"
Yang Peng smiled coldly, stood up, and glanced at the other officials who were kneeling on the ground, "You are doing as much as this great scholar Chen!" Everyone was so frightened that they kowtowed and begged for mercy. For a moment, the hall was full of people. They were all kowtowing and begging for mercy. Yang Erya had a look of contempt on his face. He felt that these men were really unworthy of being men. They were worse than pigs and dogs. She felt disgusted just looking at them.
Yang Peng suddenly shouted: "Shut up!" The kowtows and begging for mercy stopped suddenly, and the other officials couldn't help but be shocked. Yang Peng said coldly: "Now that things have happened, you still want to beg for mercy? What have you done earlier? Now you want to beg for mercy, but it's too late! Come on, drag them down and rectify the law!"
The sergeants immediately dragged everyone down, and everyone was crying and begging for mercy, and their voices were so shrill. Not long after, seven or eight sergeants came in carrying seven or eight bloody heads to return to life. When all the officials saw this, they couldn't help but feel chills in their hearts. For a moment, the hall became extremely quiet.
Yang Peng waved his hand, and the soldiers held the heads and retreated. Yang Peng returned to his boss and sat down, looking at the officials in front of him. Most of the officials lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Yang Peng. Yang Peng knew what he was doing and said: "You all go back and do your jobs well! As long as you have merit, I will not treat him badly, but if you dare to take bribes and bend the law, my Yanyun's laws are no better than others, and there is no mercy." !" Everyone's hearts trembled, and they all expressed that they would work hard to repay King Yan's trust.
Yang Peng nodded, "I hope so! Okay, you all can go." Everyone bowed to Chen Xiao and filed out of the hall. Suddenly, only Yang Peng and Yang Erya were left in the hall. Yang Erya smiled and said: "These guys are scared out of their wits by Big Brother!"
Yang Peng sighed and shook his head, "I don't want them to be like this!" Yang Erya frowned and said, "These people are all greedy and afraid of death. It's really worrying to ask them to manage the place!" Yang Peng said: "This There is no other way. We in Yanyun are already short of manpower, and the land thousands of miles north of Weibei cannot be managed anymore. Who can we use if they don’t need them? Let’s slowly replace them in the future. By the way, have the people from the Supervisory Yuan arrived?” Yang Er Ya shook his head, "Not yet, how can it be so fast? It will probably take a few days before they can cross the Yellow River!" Then he smiled and said: "Brother, I heard other departments complaining before, saying that eldest brother has lost all the talents. He was transferred to the Supervisory Yuan, which made other departments even more lacking in talents!"
Yang Peng chuckled, "There is no way around this. We are short of manpower, so we have to ensure the supervision department first, so as to maximize the role of talents!" There were footsteps outside, the two stopped talking, looked towards the door, and saw Wang Kai Ran in. Wang Kai rushed to Yang Peng, held up a letter with both hands, and reported: "Master, this is a letter from Lord Fan Yong from Xixia."
Yang Peng's heart moved, he picked up the letter, opened it, took out the letter paper, unfolded it, and started reading. Frowning slightly, he said to Yang Erya: "The Xixia people insist that we return Changcheng Ridge and Yinzhou! Huh, if you can, just take it. If you don't, you can talk nonsense!"
Yang Erya frowned and said, "Do the Xixia people still want to fight us?"
Yang Peng shook his head, "Although a few generals shouted that they would carry out the war to the end, most people, including the Emperor of Xixia, did not want to fight anymore! After several fierce battles before, they were also afraid of fighting!" Thinking After a moment, he said to Yang Erya: "Bring me the pen, ink, paper and inkstone." Yang Peng responded and immediately ran down. After a while, he fetched the pen, ink, paper and inkstone and placed it on the coffee table in the hall. Yang Peng sat down, while Yang Erya was grinding ink aside. Yang Peng thought for a while, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote a letter. When he was done, he dried the ink, folded it and put it into an envelope. Wang Kai immediately sent someone to deliver it to Fan Yong. Wang Kai took the letter and ran down.
Yang Peng thought for a while and said, "I remember that the 50,000 soldiers and horses originally commanded by Cao Jun have been reorganized into the Breaking Front Army, but I don't know if the tendon in Cao Jun's head has been turned around?"
On that day, Cao Jun was ordered to lead his army to attack Huainan together with Gao Hu, and the momentum was overwhelming along the way, posing a great threat to Yan Yun's army. However, a counter-intentional plan on the part of Yan Yun caused Zhao Heng to change his general before the battle and take him to Bianjing for punishment. On the way, Cao Jun was rescued by Yan Yun's army who had been ambushing him for a long time. Soon after, his army learned that Cao Jun had been rescued by Yan Yun. At this time, Yan Yun's army launched a counterattack. The army was defeated and most of them were made prisoners. Yang Peng ordered that 50,000 of them be captured. The elite ones were organized into the legion directly under Yan Yun and named Po Feng Army, while the others were dismissed. However, Cao Jun himself has been unwilling to join Yang Peng. Yang Peng had no choice but to send Cao Jun to Yanjing, hoping that he would change after living in Yanjing for a period of time. It has been a long time since.
Cao Jun has been in Yanjing for a long time. He stood on the attic of his residence and looked at the bustling and flowery streets under the bright sunshine. He could feel the peaceful and happy atmosphere. Businessmen greeted guests enthusiastically, farmers sang cheerful songs and worked in the fields, students in taverns discussed current affairs intensely, and children chased and played wildly on the streets. People often talk about heaven on earth. Maybe this is what heaven on earth looks like!
Cao Jun looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but think of what Yang Peng once said to him: The world belongs to the people of the world, and those who are superior should serve the people of the world. If the people cannot live and work in peace and contentment, wouldn't the so-called destiny be a lie? From ancient times to the present, all kings, no matter how high-sounding they may be, cannot conceal the essence of using all the world to satisfy their selfish desires.
Cao Jun only felt that the morality he had always adhered to seemed to be collapsing. He wanted to resist but couldn't resist, because he had seen the situation on the court and Yanyun's side with his own eyes. Although Jiangnan, who adhered to the morality of loyalty to the emperor, It’s not to say that it’s dire straits, but it’s also full of ills and suffering for the people. Where is the peace and joy here in Yanyun! Cao Jun couldn't help but think: If I continue to serve the court, am I really helping the court and the emperor to oppress the people? He couldn't help but frown, and his heart was already shaking.
At this time, Cao Jun's wife walked gently to Cao Jun, glanced at her husband's face, and asked with some worry: "Husband, are you still thinking about that matter?" Why is Mrs. Cao here? It turned out that before Yan Yunjun rescued Cao Jun that day, the Mingjiao in Jiangnan had received Cao Jun's order and secretly transferred Cao Jun's family members, and soon after, Cao Jun and his family were reunited.
Cao Jun sighed, "I feel more and more that what I insisted on before seems to be wrong! The king devotes all the world to satisfy his selfish desires. If I serve your majesty, won't I be helping your majesty to oppress the people?"
Mrs. Cao said: "This is not wrong. I think the Zhao and Song Dynasties were mediocre, cowardly and incompetent. Before the Khitan invaded, corrupt officials were rampant and people's resentment boiled. After the Khitan invaded, they only knelt down and asked for help. He, the ancestral land has been lost, and the people have all fallen into the hands of their enemies. They will only run away if they can. They enjoy the glory and wealth, but they cannot make decisions for the people of the world. How can there be such a good thing! The so-called destiny is Give it to those who can shoulder the great responsibilities of the world, rather than letting some people enjoy it in vain without taking responsibility! If you don't take responsibility, you are not qualified to enjoy the destiny!"
After hearing Mrs. Cao's words, Cao Jun felt suddenly enlightened, and all the previous confusion disappeared. He turned around and held the madam's delicate hand, and said gratefully: "Thank you madam for your kind words, otherwise my husband would still be struggling!"
Mrs. Cao smiled and said: "King Yan is a genius of a generation. Not only is he unparalleled in military prowess, but what is even more rare is that he also has benevolence and righteousness and is well versed in the art of governing the country. I and my husband came all the way north, and what they saw and heard was really shocking. The land of the Central Plains After a long period of war, it is now a prosperous and gratifying scene, and the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun is a peaceful and prosperous paradise on earth. I thought that the legendary Zhenguan rule was probably nothing more than this! My husband was born to meet a British master. , it can be said that you have a God-given opportunity to show your ambitions, but you must not miss it and regret it for the rest of your life!"
Cao Jun was very moved, but still hesitant. Mrs. Cao didn't know her husband's thoughts, so she said: "The world has always been populated by virtuous people. Moreover, the world is a world of people, not a world of one family and one surname! Shang Zhou lost his way, so the destiny of heaven belongs to Xiqi , Zhou Wu was able to dominate the world; the Qin Dynasty was tyrannical, so the King of Qin was able to sweep the country! Now that Zhao and Song Dynasties did not repair internal affairs or resist external humiliation, they have long lost their destiny. Your husband should put an end to it and serve the King of Yan. Only then This is what a true hero did!”
Cao Jun nodded heavily, "What Madam said is absolutely true! I, I want to go see King Yan immediately!" At this moment, a maid came up and reported; "General, Madam, Master Qian is here again. Yes!" Mrs. Cao said: "Master Qian must be here to persuade my husband again, so my husband can take this opportunity to express his attitude to Master Qian." Cao Jun nodded and left the attic. When he came to the front hall, he saw Qian Letian drinking tea. He quickly clasped his fists and said, "Master Cao, I've been waiting for a long time. Please forgive me!"
Qian Letian quickly stood up, clasped his fists and said, "General Cao, don't blame me for your presumptuous visit. I am very grateful and disrespectful!" "Master Qian said something serious, please sit down." The two sat down on both sides of a small table. A maid brought tea to Cao Jun and then retreated.
Cao Jun said: "I heard that the war in the west is very tight. I didn't expect Mr. Qian to come to my place!" Qian Letian said with a smile: "I want to tell General Cao some good news. Our army has won a great victory. The troops in Weibei have won a great victory." All the Shaanxi-Gansu region has been recovered, Xixia and Tubo have become frightened and are vying to ask for peace from us!"
Cao Jun was stunned and said with infinite emotion: "King Yan is really invincible!"
Qian Letian nodded, glanced at Liu Qi, and said: "I won't follow my brother in circles. I am here under the order of King Yan to invite you to come out! King Yan has already sent an order to break the front army. He was transferred to Yan'an Prefecture, and at the same time he asked General Cao to go to Yan'an Prefecture to lead the Po-Feng Army! King Yan said that General Cao is the choice of a famous general. It would be a pity not to compete with foreign enemies!" Cao Jun said slightly! His face was moved, and he seemed to be very touched.
Seeing that Liu Qi didn't speak, Qian Letian thought that his trip was in vain again, and sighed, "Brother, you, why are you so stubborn!" Cao Jun came back to his senses and said gratefully: "The King of Yan is so fond of you. General, I really feel guilty!" Qian Letian heard this and said happily: "Brother, did you agree to come out?" Cao Jun nodded and sighed: "Before, someone Cao was obsessed with seeing clearly. "Who is right and who is wrong?" He then stood up and bowed to Qian Letian: "I'm really offended!"
Qian Letian quickly stood up, hugged Cao Jun's fist, and patted it hard, "Okay! It will be a great good thing for me to wake up to my brother and Yan Yun!" Cao Jun saw Qian Letian's heartfelt words. He was so happy that he couldn't help but feel a little moved. He sighed and said regretfully: "It's a pity that I missed this battle!" Qian Letian smiled and said: "Brother, don't be discouraged. There are plenty of opportunities! For our King Yan, it's rare to see one in a thousand years." The great hero is destined to dominate the world, will there be fewer wars in the future?" Cao Jun nodded, and couldn't help but look forward to the next war in his heart.
Qian Letian said: "Since Brother Cao has decided, let's rush to Yan'an Mansion as soon as possible without further delay. Oh, by the way, Princess Han Bing is currently in Shanxi. Brother Cao should pay her a visit when passing through Bingzhou." Jun nodded, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for reminding me, sir." Qian Letian chuckled, "I'm so verbose, why don't your brother know? Okay, I won't disturb my brother, I'll come when I'm ready Let me know." "It should be so." Qian Letian cupped his hands towards Cao Jun, turned around and left happily.
After Yang Peng left Fengxiang Mansion, he came to Yan'an Mansion, accompanied by Yang Erya and his 10,000 soldiers. Princess Gesang of Tubo was sent to Bianliang after arriving at Fengxiang Mansion.
As soon as he arrived at Yan'an Prefecture, he received a letter from Fan Yong. The letter said: Xixia has surrendered and no longer demands Changcheng Ridge and Yinzhou, but it hopes that our army can withdraw most of its troops from the two places to show its sincerity for peace. , they did not dare to ask us to unilaterally withdraw our troops, and promised that they would also withdraw most of the troops on the border. In accordance with King Yan's instructions, I proposed to control the total number of troops deployed on the border by both sides to 100,000. The other party has agreed, I asked the King of Yan for instructions on his attitude. In addition, the other party proposed to exchange the captive Han compatriots for the Xixia prisoners captured by our army. I don’t know what the King of Yan wants.
Yang Peng smiled, wrote a letter, and handed it to Wang Kai, "Send someone to give it to Fan Yong immediately." Wang Kai took the letter, responded, and ran down.
Yang Peng stretched out and took a long breath, "Finally, I can take a good rest for a while!" Yang Erya smiled sweetly. Yang Peng looked at Yang Erya, stretched out his right hand, and said with a smile: "Sister Erya!" Yang Erya's heart fluttered, and her face suddenly turned red. She looked around and saw no one else, so she came to Yang Peng In front of him, the intoxicating fragrance penetrated Yang Peng's nose.
Yang Peng hugged Yang Erya's slender waist and buried his head into her vagina. Such an intimate move made Yang Erya nervous and shy. At the same time, an inexplicable impulse rose from his lower abdomen, but Fortunately, Yang Erya and Yang Peng are used to hugging each other these days, and they are not as nervous as before.
Yang Peng squeezed the soft vagina with his head. The wonderful feeling made him intoxicated. He took a deep breath. The fragrance penetrated into his internal organs, making Yang Peng feel so good that he felt as if he had flown into the clouds. The feeling was like knocking. It's just like taking medicine. Yang Erya was made numb all over by Yang Peng, and she felt at a loss. She was worried that others would see this embarrassing scene, but she also hoped that this feeling could last forever, and even hoped that her eldest brother could go further. Fang Xin was suddenly startled, and her expression became even more embarrassed. She was extremely embarrassed that she had such thoughts. Although they were husband and wife, as a woman, she really shouldn't think about such things. Yang Erya thought like this, and his whole body felt as if it was on fire.
Suddenly I felt that my eldest brother had become very quiet. I felt strange in my heart. I couldn't help but look down and saw that my eldest brother had fallen asleep in my arms! Yang Erya was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes showed a distressed look. She knew that her elder brother had been working too hard these days! At this moment, footsteps came from outside. Yang Erya panicked and wanted to push his eldest brother away, but he was worried about waking up his eldest brother who was already asleep, so he froze there.
Wang Kai ran into the hall and was stunned when he saw the scene in front of him. Should he avoid it? At this moment, Yang Erya turned her head and made a silent and exit gesture towards him with red cheeks. Wang Kai quickly bowed to Yang Erya and gently left the hall. Then he ordered the guards to close the door and sent the order. King Yan had already rested and no one was seen.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
