Guo Hao glanced at the backs of the two of them, and whispered to Zhang Biao, and Zhang Biao clasped his fists and agreed. Soon after, Master Li changed into a Song Army uniform, and several people bid farewell to Guo Hao, mounted their horses, and headed west. Guo Hao looked at the leaving figures of several people with a thoughtful look on his face, and then sneered: "I think it's time to meet that Mr. Liu!" He turned to Ge Feng and said: "Ge Feng, go and inform Liu Xi immediately that I'm here Wait for him at the city gate. I have something important to discuss with him." Ge Feng responded and ran down.
But when Ge Feng came to Zhaoping Mansion, he saw that the entire mansion was in a state of chaos, as if he was searching for someone. Ge Feng was waiting in the hall. After a while, he saw Liu Xi walking in with an angry look on his face, accompanied by several officers. Ge Feng came forward to pay homage: "I have seen you, sir!" Liu Xi glanced at him, nodded, walked straight to the top, sat down, and asked: "What's the matter with General Guo sending you here? He's here Yet?"
Ge Feng clasped his fists and said, "It's natural for my general to come here for your lord's birthday. He's already outside the city now." Liu Xi felt a little surprised and said with a smile, "Brother Guo is such a good friend. He came so quickly!"
Ge Feng said: "My general rushed here as soon as he received your invitation." Then he said: "My general is waiting for you in the teahouse outside the city gate. He has something important to discuss with you!" Liu Xi was stunned. , I couldn't help but give up and muttered in my heart: Since he arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, why didn't he go into the city and asked me to go out of the city to discuss it? Liu Xi had something in his mind, so he couldn't help but wonder if his plot had been discovered by the other party?
At this thought, Liu Xi couldn't help but feel a little panicked. After calming down, he tentatively asked Ge Feng: "I wonder what General Guo wants to discuss with me? Since you are already here, why don't you come to my place to discuss it?" Ge Feng said: "I don't know what the specific matter is. , I just came to invite you on the orders of my general!"
Countless thoughts flashed through Liu Xi's mind, and he smiled and said to Ge Feng: "Go back and tell your general, just tell me, I'll be there soon." Ge Feng promised, "I'll leave you, villain." Then he left. went.
Liu Xi was in a state of confusion, wondering what kind of medicine Guo Hao was selling in the gourd. When he thought that he might have learned of his plot, he couldn't help but want to abandon everything here and run away. After calming down, he felt that things might not be as he imagined. He thought for a moment and said to an officer: "Zhou Xu, immediately take a few people to disguise themselves as common people and go to the teahouse outside the city gate and the surrounding area to see the situation. If there is anything wrong, report it immediately." Zhou Xu agreed and ran down.
Liu Xi thought for a while and ordered someone to summon Zhetai. Zhetai clasped his fists and said, "What are your orders, sir?" Liu Xi stood up, walked to Zhetai, and whispered what had just happened. Zhetai's expression immediately changed, and he asked in horror: "Could it be that Guo Hao What did you find?" Liu Xi frowned and said, "It's hard to say now, but I have to prepare for the worst!" Looking at Zhetai, "You go to the military camp immediately, assemble the troops, and wait for my order." Zhetai He agreed and hurried away.
Soon after, Zhou Xu, who was sent out to inquire about the news, came back in a hurry. When Liu Xi saw him, he hurriedly asked: "How is it? Is there something wrong outside the city?" But Zhou Xu shook his head, clasped his fists and said, "It belongs to me. According to the Lord's instructions, I led people to patrol around the town outside the city, and also asked some traders. Guo Hao only came with a few dozen soldiers, and there was nothing suspicious about it."
Liu Xi breathed a sigh of relief, but then he muttered again: "What is this guy's plan?" He hesitated and ordered: "Get ready, I'm going to go to Guo Hao!" The three officers agreed in unison and retreated. Go down.
After a while, dozens of soldiers escorted Liu Xi and left the mansion on horseback. They left the city from the west gate and arrived at the bustling Zhendian outside the city. But when dozens of people were walking on the road, the Ge Feng whom I had seen before ran up to him, clasping his fists and saying, "Sir, please follow me! My general is waiting for you in the teahouse in front of you!" Liu Xi raised his head and looked at a teahouse not far away, and saw a man on the second floor raising his tea cup and gesturing this way, with a smile on his face, it was Guo Hao.
Liu Xi hesitated for a moment and took the people over. He turned over and dismounted. At this time, the owner of the shop came out in person, nodded and bowed and said: "Your Excellency is here, the shop will be full of glory!" Liu Xi ordered: "Are you optimistic about us?" "Yes, yes, yes, sir, don't worry!"
Ge Feng asked in front, and Liu Xi led the soldiers into the teahouse and followed the stairs to the second floor. Guo Hao was sitting not far away, and dozens of his soldiers were sitting on his later. Guo Hao stood up, clasped his fists and said loudly, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but you still look like you!" Liu Xiqian laughed and walked over.
Guo Hao asked Liu Xi to sit down. Liu Xi sat down, followed by Guo Hao. At this time, the soldiers who followed Liu Xi sat down on the seats behind Liu Xi. The shop owner personally brought a new pot of tea, originally intending to take this opportunity to flatter him, but seeing that the two adults wanted to talk about something, he could only apologize and retreat.
Guo Hao picked up the teapot and filled it for Liu Xi first. The fragrance of the tea immediately began to steam with the heat, and the green tea soup made ripples. Liu Xi picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then put down the tea bowl and looked at Guo Hao, "General Guo, do you have anything important to discuss with me?"
Guo Hao took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and asked without answering: "Are people smuggled in your house?" Liu Xi was shocked when he heard this, and stood up suddenly, staring at Guo Hao with a horrified expression and stammered. : "You, you..." Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the soldiers on both sides couldn't help but grasp the handles of their swords. They only waited for their respective masters to give the order before drawing their swords and taking action.
Guo Hao smiled slowly and said: "Why are you so nervous, sir? Sit down and talk, sit down and talk." Liu Xi calmed down and sat down uneasily, feeling that he had overreacted just now. Ge Feng had been to the mansion and saw Someone was being searched for in the mansion, and he told Guo Hao about it after he returned. That's why Guo Hao said this, and he must not scare himself.
As soon as Liu Xi thought of this, his panic disappeared immediately, and he smiled and said: "A little thief escaped. General Guo is quite well-informed!" Guo Hao glanced at Liu Xi with a strange expression, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not a thief. Is it that simple for a little thief?" Liu Xi's heart skipped a beat and he sneered: "What does General Guo mean by this?"
Guo Hao finished a bowl of tea, put down the bowl, and glanced at Liu Xi, "Master Liu, let's open the skylight and tell the truth. The smuggler in your mansion is a master. The reason why Master Liu is so nervous is because of this master." I have mastered a big secret of Mr. Liu!" Liu Xi's expression changed suddenly. He stared at Guo Hao with a fierce look in his eyes and a look of bewilderment. After a while, he said: "What on earth does General Guo want to do? ?" He heard his own voice sound dumbfounded and unpleasant, not like his own voice at all.
Guo Hao said: "My lord, don't be nervous. If I wanted to be disadvantageous to you, I wouldn't talk to you here." Liu Xi's heart moved and he said with a smile, "So General Guo also has such thoughts?" Guo Hao nodded. : "That's right! As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to roost, so Zhao Song is already a piece of rotten wood. Naturally, I have to make plans for myself! Although I, Guo Hao, dare not compare with those famous generals in Yanyun, I also ask myself that I am not mediocre. , How can you be willing to live a life of mediocrity!"
Liu Xishen nodded with the same feeling, "General, what you said couldn't be more correct! Since General Guo also thinks this way, that's great. We can unite to accomplish this great thing and make great achievements in front of King Yan. I'll wait for you You can have a good birth in Yanyun! In the future, you will make great contributions to Yanyun in the world. Thousands of years later, your and my names will still be remembered by people. A real man must be famous in future generations while he is alive. Only in this way can he live up to this great blessing. A man’s body!”
Guo Hao clapped his hands and said: "That's it!" Liu Xi shouted loudly; "Boss!" The boss ran up quickly, bowed and asked: "What are your orders, sir?" "Do you have any wine?" "Yes, yes, yes. , Sir, later." Then the boss ran down and came back a moment later holding an exquisite wine jar and two wine glasses. Putting the wine jar and glasses away, Liu Xi said, "It's none of your business!" The boss responded and backed away.
Liu Xi patted the seal on the wine jar, picked up the wine jar and filled a glass of wine for the two of them. He picked up the wine glass, and Guo Hao also picked up the wine glass. Liu Xi said: "After drinking this glass of wine, we will become our own family!" After speaking, he raised his head and drank it all. Guo Hao also raised his head and drank the wine. The two sat down again, and Liu Xi asked anxiously: "I wonder where my master is now? If we don't capture him, the big thing we are planning will probably fall short!"
Guo Hao smiled and waved his hand: "Brother Liu, don't worry, he is in my hands now, nothing will happen to him." Liu Xi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but he felt that this person was not at ease in the hands of others. Said: "Brother, please give this person to me!" Guo Hao said: "Brother Liu, how dare you not believe me?" Liu Xi waved his hands quickly: "No, no, how could I not believe my brother, it's just..."
Guo Hao said: "I would like to ask Brother Liu to send someone to tell King Yan that this matter was all caused by me, Guo Hao. Afterwards, I will naturally hand over the master's head to Brother Liu!" Liu Xi was furious and cursed secretly: You bastard, I have been planning this for so long, but you want to pick the peaches that fall on the ground. Knowing that the other party was using the master to threaten him, he felt a little helpless. If he didn't agree to his request, it would be terrible if he turned his back and refused to recognize the master and sent the master to the court!
Liu Xi frowned and said: "My envoy has already reported it to King Yan. I am the envoy in charge of this matter. I'm afraid it's hard to say anything more about it..." Seeing Guo Hao's unkind expression, he quickly added: "But I It can be said that you, brother Guo Hao, play the same role as me. Without you, brother Guo Hao, this thing would not be possible." Guo Hao smiled and seemed to accept Liu Xi's proposal. This is actually his What you want, what you said just now is just asking for a high price.
After receiving Yang Peng's order, Zhan Jinguo immediately led his two thousand black armored cavalry back to Yan'an Mansion. Seeing Yang Peng, he was still full of energy even though he was tired from the journey. He cupped his fists and said, "King Yan, do you have any tasks to give to the general?" Yang Peng asked with a smile, "Aren't you tired after traveling all the way back?" "Are you not tired? The general is in good spirits! King Yan, please give the order!"
Yang Peng stood up and walked to the map, and Zhan Jinguo followed. Yang Peng's eyes fell on Jingzhao Mansion in Weinan, and he told Liu Xi and others about their preparations to surrender. Zhan Jinguo was very excited, "Great! In this way, the entire Weinan belongs to us, Yanyun!"
Yang Peng smiled, then frowned and said: "I'm worried that this matter won't go smoothly. We have to work harder! Jin Guo, I want you to lead the Xuanjia Army, disguised as the Song Army, and secretly cross the Wei River to assist Liu Xi and others." Zhan Jinguo thought for a while, clasped his fists and said: "King Yan, how can I help the general? Is this matter completely subject to Liu Xi's orders?" Yang Peng pointed to Lishan Mountain to the east of Jingzhao Mansion and said: " Lishan is far away from Jingzhao Mansion, your war cavalry can arrive in an instant, and it is deserted. You will lurk there after arriving in Weinan. Then you disguise yourself as a commoner and go to the city to contact Liu Xi in person. Under normal circumstances, you Take orders from Liu Xi, but if an emergency occurs, you can make a decision immediately! But one thing you must remember is that your identities must not be revealed under any circumstances!"
"Yes!" Yang Peng said again: "I have sent a hundred secret guards to Beijing and Weinan to inquire about the news. They will continue to feed back to me and you the changes in the situation in Weinan. Is there anything else you don't understand? Of?"
Zhan Jinguo clasped his fists and said, "I understand, I'm going to leave at the end!" Then he hurriedly left. Yang Peng's eyes returned to the map and he began to think. At this time, Yang Erya came in, clasped his fists and asked: "Brother, did you call me?" The voice was very gentle. Yang Peng turned around and saw the stunningly beautiful Yang Erya in military uniform, and couldn't help but feel particularly comfortable. Stepping forward and holding her delicate hand, Yang Erya looked at him lovingly. Yang Peng said softly: "Brother wants to visit Xianyang, do you agree?" Yang Erya didn't care, as long as he stayed with his eldest brother, he nodded gently and hummed softly.
Yang Peng took Yang Erya's slender hand, turned to face the map, his eyes fell on Xianyang on the shore of Weibei, and said with great longing: "Xianyang is the capital of the pre-Qin Dynasty, I have long wanted to visit it!" Here is the description For a moment, Xianyang is not Chang'an, nor is it Jingzhao Prefecture. Since Jingzhao Prefecture is the former Chang'an, it is not the same thing as Xianyang. Xianyang is on the north bank of the Wei River, while Chang'an is on the south bank of the Wei River. It is true that the two places are very close to each other.
After receiving Yang Peng's order, Zhanjin Kingdom immediately led his Xuanjia warriors to march southward, crossed the Wei River one night later, and entered Lishan Mountain to lurk. The next morning, Zhan Jinguo led two officers disguised as common people and rode into Jingzhao Mansion.
When Liu Xi heard that envoy Yanyun was coming, he hurried to the hall without changing his clothes. Seeing Zhan Jinguo standing in the hall wearing casual clothes with his back to the door, he clasped his fists and bowed: "Liu Xi has seen your envoy!" Zhan Jinguo turned around and looked at Liu Xi. He had heard about Liu Xi a long time ago. Xi is a veteran on the battlefield, but he didn't expect to be such an ordinary-looking middle-aged man. "Lord Liu, there is no need to be polite!" "Thank you, envoy!" Liu Xi stood up, still bowing slightly, and looked at Zhanjin Kingdom. Seeing that Zhanjin Kingdom was majestic, tall, handsome, and powerful, he couldn't help but feel shocked. He couldn't help but secretly admired: "What a tough and incomparable general. Who is he?" ’ As soon as he thought about this, he asked respectfully: “I wonder what you call the general?”
Zhan Jinguo said: "My name is Zhan Jin Guo." Liu Xi was surprised, "Could it be that he is the commander of the Xuanjia Army and the general of Zhan Jin Guo?!" Although Liu Xi has never seen Zhan Jin Guo, he often hears about it. The reputation of the Kingdom of Zhan Jin and his Xuanjia Army, for this elusive and illustrious war cavalry and its leading general, can be said to have been heard by him for a long time. Not only he, but the whole world also knows their reputation. Liu Xi knew not only this, he also knew that although Zhan Jinguo's official position was not high, he was just the commander, but as the commander-in-chief of the Xuanjia Army, he was definitely an important confidant and beloved general around Yang Peng.
Zhan Jinguo nodded. Liu Xi quickly bowed his head to the ground and said with great reverence: "I didn't expect General Zhan to come here. I'm sorry to greet you from afar. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Zhan Jinguo said: "Master Liu, you don't need to be polite. I specially pay tribute to King Yan. I have been ordered to come and assist you. Whatever Mr. Liu needs me to do, just ask me!"
Liu Xi thought to himself: It is true that the Xuanjia Army is so powerful in the world, but I have already planned everything this time, and I don’t need their help; besides, if I need their help to succeed in the end, I’m afraid Yan Wang Hui thought it was the Xuanjia Army and General Zhan who took the credit, but it was not good.
As soon as he thought about this, he smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, General Zhan, for taking the trouble to come here to help. However, I have already planned this matter, so I won't worry about occupying the Jin Kingdom." Zhan Jinguo nodded and said, "Okay, if General Liu needs us If you want help, you can send someone to Lishan to inform us, we are now stationed in Lishan."
"Yes, if necessary, I will trouble General Zhan." Zhan Jinguo saw that he had said everything he needed to say, so he clasped his fists and said, "I'm leaving." Liu Xi didn't expect that he was about to leave, so he quickly said: "General, stay here for a drink of water so that I can show my friendship as a landlord!" Zhan Jinguo said: "No need, when our Yanyun Army performs its mission, we drink with our eyes!" Liu Xi was stunned and couldn't help but He sighed deeply at the strict military laws of Yan Yun's army, and then said: "If you don't drink, you can also eat. General Sun Xi and General Guo Hao are as determined to be loyal to King Yan as I am. They definitely want to meet General Zhan!" The country was too embarrassed to refuse, so he had no choice but to agree. Liu Xi was overjoyed and immediately called his maid to prepare a banquet. He then called a trusted official to invite Sun Xie and Guo Hao, while he himself accompanied Zhan Jinguo to drink tea and chat in the hall. …
Unknowingly, three days have passed. Today, the city of Jingzhao Mansion is very lively. The Zhaofu Mansion is decorated with lights, colors, singing and dancing, and it is a lively scene. Officials are constantly coming to the door, bringing all kinds of precious gifts. As the gift walked through the door, the officer in charge of welcoming guests at the door sang promises from time to time: "The ** prefect is here! The ** commander is here! The ** general magistrate is here!" The high-ranking officials in Weinan gathered at the residence to congratulate him on his birthday. happiness.
When the lanterns first came on, all the important officials had already arrived except Sun Bo, the magistrate of Shangzhou and Guan Shigu, the governor of the capital. Sun Bo and Guan Shigu both cleared customs. After receiving Liu Xi's invitation, they just clapped their hands and sent congratulatory letters. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, that's all.
When Liu Xi came to the hall, all the guests couldn't help but be startled when they saw Liu Xi, because Liu Xi was actually wearing an armored robe, which was really weird! Liu Xi walked to the front seat, sat down like a horse, and said in a loud voice: "I am very happy that you can honor me! Today is my birthday, but for the big thing we are about to do, Said, this is insignificant!" Everyone murmured in their hearts, wondering what kind of medicine Liu Xi was selling in the gourd, maybe it was not a good medicine?
Although the hall was full of people at this time, there was silence and the atmosphere was very strange. Liu Xi glanced at everyone and said loudly: "I have something from the bottom of my heart that I want to tell all of you, sir! Everyone, since the Khitan rebellion started, in a short period of time, the Central Plains has been submerged, and all the ancestral lands have been lost to the barbarians. At the hands of the captives, all the people were in dire straits! However, Zhao and Song groveled and sued for peace, and even killed loyal ministers and righteous people for this reason! Such a court can be said to have lost its conscience and has long lost the qualification to rule the world."
Everyone was horrified when they heard this. These are human beings. After hearing these few words, they had already guessed that Liu Xi wanted to rebel! The atmosphere in the hall became a little solemn!
One person in the crowd stood up and raised his voice: "What Mr. Liu said is absolutely true. Zhao Song is immoral. If we continue to be loyal to Zhao Song, we are going against heaven and becoming enemies of the people. We will definitely die in the future!" Everyone looked around and saw that the person speaking was actually Guo Hao, the Deputy Envoy of Shaanxi and Gansu Recruitment. Everyone knew that he had always been at odds with Liu Xi, so they were very surprised to see him actually echoing Liu Xi's words. Then many people began to make plans in their hearts. .
An old official asked cautiously: "But what are the intentions of the Lord and the General? Is it possible that they want to split the earth and become king?" This official asked the question of everyone present.
Liu Xi laughed loudly, "How dare I, Liu Xihe De, think so? The reason Liu decided to break with Zhao and Song Dynasty was not out of selfishness, but for the sake of the future and well-being of all the people in Weinan and everyone here! Yan Yan The king rose in the new city of Tianjing. When the Central Plains fell and Zhao and Song Dynasties were on the run, King Yan held up the sky and turned the tide. Now he has recovered the entire sixteen states of Yanyun. Not long ago, he even defeated the Xixia and Tubo allied forces. He rules the world and has no power. No one can stop us! King Yan can be said to be the one who has received destiny, and King Yan is the hope for our Chinese clan to rise again. We should comply with the destiny and serve King Yan. This is the best thing for both public and private matters!"
At this point, everyone suddenly realized that Liu Xi and Guo Hao had conspired to defect to King Yan! Everyone was also excited. To be honest, they were under the rule of Zhao Song, and their hearts were always full of anxiety. They really didn’t know whether Zhao Song could defend Weinan. If they defected to Yan Yun, everyone will feel at ease! With Yan Yun's sweeping momentum, under his wings, at least his wealth, life, wife, children, children, and safety and well-being are guaranteed, unlike Zhao Song, who always felt unsure.
An official with gray beard and hair first stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Sir, such a righteous act will benefit the country and the people. I am willing to follow you!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
