The maid hurriedly said: "My master has prepared a banquet and wants to drink with King Yan." Yang Peng asked; "Who is your master?" The maid said: "My master is Mrs. Hanhai." Yang Peng's mind A charming and enchanting face immediately appeared in her eyes. Thinking of the spring breeze that night, she couldn't help but move her index finger. He looked at the maid and said, "Lead the way!" The maid responded, quickly turned around and led the way. Yang Peng said to Wang Kai: "Send someone home to inform the ladies that I will not be back tonight." Wang Kai promised and immediately ordered a secret guard accordingly, and the secret guard galloped away towards Prince Yan's Mansion. Yang Peng followed the maid, surrounded by Wang Kai and more than a hundred secret guards. …
Yang Peng opened his eyes and found that it was already dawn. The faint sunlight was shining through the dense branches and leaves, and the birds were chirping happily.
Yang Peng glanced down and saw that Li Ruolan was sleeping soundly on his chest. Her black hair was piled on her chest like a dark cloud, and there were still two blushes on her cheeks, making her look even more charming. Recalling the madness last night, Yang Peng couldn't help but feel his heart flutter. The feeling was very charming. It was completely different from the feeling of being with his wives and concubines. At that time, every cell in his body seemed to be dancing with desire. It is a pure and ultimate feeling. There will never be that kind of feeling between men and women who have feelings. It is a crazy and decadent feeling.
Suddenly there were footsteps on the stairs, very soft and quick, it should be Li Ruolan's personal maid. Yang Peng turned his head and looked outside the tent, and vaguely saw a graceful figure coming to the bedside. He said in a soft voice and a little nervously: "To inform King Yan, someone from the palace has come and said there is an important military intelligence report."
Yang Peng sat up immediately. With this movement, Li Ruolan also woke up. Seeing Yang Peng seeming to leave with sleepy eyes, he subconsciously wrapped himself around him like a beautiful snake, and said in a cooing voice: "Stay with me some more. Come on!" Yang Peng turned around and kissed her red lips, and said softly: "I have business to do, please sleep a little longer!" Li Ruolan just kept pestering Yang Peng. Seeing her being so messy, Yang Peng couldn't help but become a little annoyed, and said in an unhappy tone: "I have to deal with business, don't mess around!" Seeing the sudden change in Yang Peng's tone and demeanor, Li Ruolan couldn't help but feel startled and frightened.
Seeing her like this, Yang Peng couldn't help but soften his heart. He softened his tone and said softly: "We have a long way to go. I have to deal with business now. You can have a good rest." After that, he opened the curtain and walked off the bed. The maid who was standing outside quickly came forward to help Yang Peng get dressed.
Yang Peng went down the stairs and walked out of the embroidery building. He saw Jiang Li in military uniform standing waiting not far away. He couldn't help but smile and walked forward. Jiang Li also saw Yang Peng, with joy in her eyes. She hurriedly came forward and said, "I have met the master!" Yang Peng helped her up and said softly, "I am still so polite with you!" Jiang Li said with affection. Maidi glanced at Yang Peng and said, "This is not home. It's better to be more careful."
Yang Peng smiled, held Jiang Li's delicate hand and walked outside. The secret guards scattered around who were responsible for protecting Yang Peng came out of their hiding places and gathered together when they saw Yang Peng walking outside.
Yang Peng asked Jiang Li as he walked: "You came here so early in the morning, there must be some urgent military situation, right?" Jiang Li shook her head and smiled: "Actually, it's not an urgent military situation, it's just the arrival of envoys from Tibet and the imperial court. . Madams, madams, I feel that I should let the master know immediately, so I sent my subordinates here." After hearing this, Yang Peng understood what she meant. It must be that the wives and concubines are jealous of Li Ruolan, so He found this reason to call her to call him back. He smiled and asked, "When did the two envoys arrive?"
"Early this morning. The two missions are not small in size, with hundreds of people coming, and both carrying generous gifts!" He glanced at Yang Peng, clasped his fists and said, "Because it's still early and it's inconvenient to disturb the master, so Han Bing Madam arranged the two missions in the other two guest houses on behalf of the master." Yanyun's guest house is a place used to receive envoys from various countries. It was originally a large mansion that was renovated. Envoys from all over the world came to visit was arranged there, but later Yanyun found that if envoys from various countries lived together, it would be easy for them to communicate with each other, which was not a good thing, so they renovated the guest house not long ago, canceling the original large guest house and changing it to a dozen guest houses. These are relatively independent small guesthouses that are far apart. Missions from various countries are arranged in these small guesthouses.
Yang Peng looked thoughtful. After a while, a large group of people left Li Ruolan's mansion, mounted their horses, and returned to Prince Yan's mansion. Li Ruolan felt uneasy. After Yang Peng left, she hurriedly got up and ordered someone to call her father. She told her what had just happened in detail. Judging from her tone and demeanor, it was obvious that she was worried about gains and losses.
Li Shicheng frowned and said, "My daughter made a mistake! This King of Yan is a powerful hero in the world, not an incompetent monarch. Although he likes women, he will never be fascinated by women, let alone do anything for anything. A woman delayed the business!" Li Shicheng's judgment about Yang Peng was actually not completely correct. The first half of the sentence was correct, but the second half was incorrect! Yang Peng would not delay business for Li Ruolan, because in his heart, Li Ruolan was just a tool for venting and had no feelings at all. But for Yang Tong and others, this was not the case. For their sake, Yang Peng could delay Serious people may not even love the country more than beauty.
Li Ruolan felt that what her father said was reasonable and couldn't help but nodded. Li Shicheng glanced at Li Ruolan and sighed, "Daughter, you can't treat a great hero like King Yan like you did to the late Emperor of Xixia! This will only be counterproductive. He will think you are ignorant and hinder him from handling business. Such a situation will only be counterproductive. I will be disgusted with you when I come!"
Li Ruolan's face turned pale and she asked at a loss: "Father, what should I do now?"
Li Shicheng thought: "It's just this once, it shouldn't be a big problem." He glanced at Li Ruolan and smiled: "When King Yan calms down and thinks about his daughter's benefits, he will naturally come to you again!" Li Ruolan's charming face Red, with a charming look. Li Shicheng warned: "The next time you see King Yan, you must not be like this! My daughter, you only need to use your gentleness as a woman to serve King Yan wholeheartedly. You must not rely on pampering to become a spoiled child. This is a taboo in front of a great hero like King Yan!" Li Ruolan nodded and said, "Never!"
Li Shicheng said with longing: "If my daughter can become the Princess of Yan, that would be great!" Then he sighed, "But this kind of thing cannot be rushed!" Li Ruolan couldn't help but sigh. . Suddenly he remembered something and asked, "Father, have you done what I asked you to do?"
Li Shicheng nodded, "This is a big deal, and as a father, I will not neglect it. By this time, every princess should have received our gifts!" Li Ruolan nodded, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Yang Peng returned to Prince Yan's Mansion and saw many gifts piled up in piles in the hall. He couldn't help but be very surprised and asked Jiang Li next to him: "What are these gifts?"
Jiang Li took a look at the gifts and said with a smile: "These are all sent by Li Ruolan and his daughter." Yang Peng smiled, "I don't need gifts. You can bring these gifts back." Jiang Li said with a smile: "The master is wrong. These gifts are not for the master, but for the princesses." Yang Peng was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the intentions of Li Ruolan and his daughter. They wanted to please the princesses so that they could To be around you and speak kindly to them.
Jiang Li continued: "None of the princesses wanted to accept their gifts, so I temporarily piled these gifts in the living room and prepared to send someone to send them back." Yang Peng nodded and smiled at Jiang Li said: "Just handle it!" Jiang Li was really happy to see her master trusting her so much.
Turning his attention to where the Xixia envoy was stationed, one of Li Tianhao's close followers rushed in from the outside and said anxiously: "Sorry, sir, the Tubo envoy is here too." Li Tianhao was startled, but then he felt that this was natural. After all, Yan Yun is now at the height of the sun, and his military strength is arrogant in the world. Tubo and Song were worried that Yan Yun's military front would fall on them, so they sent envoys to flatter them.
Li Tianhao walked to a small table and sat down. He picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. He put down the tea bowl and said calmly: "If others want to please Yan Yun, it's none of our business!"
The confidant said anxiously: "Sir, it's fine if you just want to please. Especially Tubo, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as trying to please Yan Yun!" Li Tianhao heard something in his words, glanced at him, frowned and said: "You Just say what you want to say, don’t beat around the bush!”
The confidant said: "Sir, does Tubo want to form an alliance with Yanyun and plot evil against our Daxia?"
Li Tianhao was startled, then frowned and thought, thinking that this possibility was very possible. Although Tubo had signed an alliance with itself, the strength and weakness of Tibet was now very obvious. How could Tubo dare to conflict with Yan Yun head-on? Yanyun united to destroy Daxia, which was more attractive to the Tubo people. Now that Yanyun is short of food and grass, it is the time for Tubo to take action. If this is the case, the purpose of Tubo's trip should be to test Yanyun's reaction. If Yanyun does not object much, they will definitely respond soon. I use troops in Daxia! Although Li Tianhao's speculation was somewhat inconsistent with the facts, it was basically correct. Tubo and Yanyun had actually reached an agreement. The purpose of the Tubo mission was not to negotiate, but to confirm the agreement.
Li Tianhao couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat as he thought about what happened next. He frowned and murmured: "We can't let things develop like this, we must not let things develop like this!" The confidant said: "Sir, I have an idea." Li Tianhao looked at him and asked: "What do you have? What are your thoughts?" The confidant whispered: "I wonder if you still remember the story of Ban Chao's mission to the Western Regions?" Li Tianhao was stunned for a moment, then his heart moved, he looked at the confidant, frowned and said: "You want me to follow Ban Chao's lead in raiding the Huns' mission? Regiment matter?" The confidant nodded, "Your Excellency is wise! As long as we massacre the Tubo mission, the Tubo people will definitely be suspicious of Yan Yun, thinking that Yan Yun wants to attack them, so they will use their main force to defend against Yan Yun. . I have no choice but to let go of my desire to annex our Daxia, and we Daxia will be able to gain peace by reaping the benefits!"
Li Tianhao nodded thoughtfully, looked out the window, and murmured: "King Yan has not received us for a long time. He obviously has no intention of negotiating peace with us. We can't waste time like this. We must do something!" Turning around! , said to the confidant: "Go immediately to find out where the Tibetan mission is stationed and its defense situation, and then report back immediately!" The confidant responded and ran down.
Li Tianhao turned around and stared at the sky outside the window in a daze, mumbling something, not knowing what he was mumbling.
At this time, in the main hall of the Yan Palace, King Yang Peng of Yan was receiving Wang Xiaozhi, the envoy sent by the Song Dynasty court. Wang Xiaozhi sat at the left corner, with a smile on his face, and kept flattering Yang Peng. He said something about a peerless hero from ancient times to the present, a mainstay of China, the number one hero of ZTE, etc. In short, he said anything good. He was praising Yang Peng. Rather than praising Yang Peng, he was flattering.
Yang Peng took advantage of his opportunity to catch his breath and interrupted him: "Master Wang is really ridiculous, I am really ashamed to deserve it!" Seeing that Wang Xiaozhi seemed to want to continue talking on this topic, he immediately stopped him and asked: "Master Wang, is the situation in Bianjing okay?"
Wang Xiaozhi burst into tears and said: "It's all thanks to King Yan that he holds up the sky and sets the central plains, and we, the soldiers and people of Bianjing, can rest easy! King Yan's kindness to our soldiers and people of Bianjing is really countless. King Yan is really the lifeblood of our soldiers and people of Bianjing." Buddha! When Your Majesty talks about King Yan, he also sheds tears of gratitude!..."
Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Don't the people of Bianjing hate me?" Wang Xiaozhi was stunned and said quickly: "King Yan is a great benefactor to the soldiers and people in the south of the Yangtze River. Where does this hatred start? Everyone respects and loves King Yan. It’s too late!”
Yang Peng smiled and said: "I heard that some people in the imperial court are very dissatisfied with me. I also heard that Your Majesty once planned to take advantage of my main force, Yan Yun, to attack Xixia to send his army north?"
Wang Xiaozhi was taken aback and said quickly: "Your Majesty has absolutely no such intention. Your Majesty has placed great trust in King Yan from the beginning to the end, and regards King Yan as a minister of ZTE! King Yan may not know something, but this time someone did instigate Your Majesty. Take the opportunity to go north! But how wise is your Majesty? How could he be sown to do things that would make his relatives and enemies happy? Therefore, he flatly refused. He also said that if the King of Yan needs it, the imperial court will send troops to support him. King Yan! Those are the most vicious rumors that King Yan has heard, and they are intended to sow discord between King Yan, the court, and your Majesty. King Yan must not be fooled!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "So, there is no such thing?" Wang Xiaozhi shook his head vigorously, "No such thing!" Then he said: "It was Wang Qinruo and a few other people who instigated it. Your Majesty has treated them very well." Impatient!"
Yang Peng looked thoughtful. Wang Xiaozhi looked at Yang Peng cautiously, and saw that his face was thoughtful, and his expression was extremely calm. It was impossible to tell what was going on in his heart.
Yang Peng raised his head and looked at Wang Xiaozhi. When Wang Xiaozhi saw Yang Peng looking at him, he couldn't help but feel a pressure, as if he was facing a fierce tiger. He couldn't help but shrink and lower his head.
Yang Peng said: "I have already felt the good intentions of the imperial court. Please take me to pay tribute to your majesty when you return!" Wang Xiaozhi quickly bowed and said: "I am sure, this is a matter within my official duties!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "It's rare for you to come here, why don't you just stay in Tianjing New City for a few days and appreciate the customs and customs of Tianjing New City." Wang Xiaozhi was not from the Central Plains, but a scholar from Jiangnan. When he came to Tianjing New City for the first time, only 12% of the important officials of the imperial court were left. There was a lot of waste and manpower was urgently needed. Therefore, Zhao Heng selected a group of talents from the local nobles to enrich the imperial court. Wang Xiaozhi was selected that day. In the imperial court, Wang Xiaozhi, who had just entered the imperial court, had a humble and low-ranking position. However, because he had attached himself to Wang Qinruo, Pang Taishi, etc., he was able to rise through the ranks and reached the high position of Minister of Rites in a very short period of time. Wang Xiaozhi's promotion speed can definitely be regarded as a miracle. There have been many people who have created such miracles throughout the ages. The world thinks that such people are rare talents. In fact, people who have created such miracles are basically just flattering people but not doing anything about it. Waste without real material.
Wang Xiaozhi thought to himself: "King Yan will definitely give me many gifts, so why should I leave in a hurry?" As soon as he thought about this, he stood up and bowed respectfully: "This will disturb King Yan!"
Yang Peng looked at Huang Guang, the Minister of Household Affairs, and ordered: "Huang Guang, take Mr. Wang back to the guest house for me." Huang Guang responded, walked up to the hall, and made a gesture of invitation to Wang Xiaozhi: "Please!" Wang Xiaozhi bowed to Yang Peng and left the hall with Huang Guang.
Han Bing glanced at Wang Xiaozhi's back, snorted coldly, and said mockingly: "The court is still the same court, and the officials are still the same officials!"
Zhang Xiang cupped his fists towards Yang Peng and said, "King Yan, I wonder if you want to give some gifts to Wang Xiaozhi?" Yang Peng waved his hand, "That's not necessary!" Zhang Xiang thought it would be better to give some gifts to Wang Xiaozhi, but since King Yan Feeling it was unnecessary, he said nothing more.
Yelu Hanyu said: "The imperial court sent such an envoy, and he also brought a large number of gifts. When this envoy saw his eldest brother, he knelt down and acted like a slave. It can be seen that the imperial court was afraid of offending us and wanted to maintain a good relationship with us. In this way Come, it plays into the hands of the elder brother. The strategic policy formulated by the elder brother was to go north first and then south. Stabilizing the south can be said to be one of the most important policies. Now that the imperial court has taken the initiative to show its goodwill, this matter has become much easier. !”
Chai Yonghui said coldly: "The Zhao family has always been dishonest and despicable people. Didn't Zhao Song join forces with foreign enemies to attack us many times before? It's just that they didn't get any advantage! Therefore, Zhao Song's attitude today is not necessary. We care too much, but we should be careful to guard against them, lest we capsize in the gutter! We Yanyun have been invincible in the face of powerful enemies since our rise. If we are plotted by this cowardly, incompetent, despicable and shameless Zhao Song, it will be a big deal. !”
Everyone smiled, and Yelu Hanyu said: "What Yonghui said is absolutely true. Although the court's current attitude is very weak, which is exactly what we want, we must not take it lightly! Shanxi and Huainan still need to be careful. There is no such thing as As the saying goes, 'be careful when sailing a thousand-year-old ship', you can never go wrong with being careful!" He glanced at Han Bing and said with a smile: "With sister Han Bing in charge of guarding this Shanxi area, it must be foolproof," Han Bing said with a smile. Bing couldn't help but feel very happy when she heard Yelu Hanyu praise herself in front of her elder brother.
Yelu Hanyu's eyes turned to Yang Peng's face and said: "Brother Duan Zhixian who is guarding Huainan is not so precise. I have to remind him that he is better!" Yang Peng nodded and said with a smile: "Duan Zhixian is indeed brave. He is not careful enough and often cares about the beginning and not the end!" He glanced at Yelu Hanyu and said, "I will write a letter later and send it to Duan Zhixian in Huainan!" Yelu Hanyu nodded.
Zhang Xiang cupped his fists and said, "King Yan, now that the War of Goryeo is coming to an end, should we send envoys to Liao's capital to inquire about the situation?" Yang Peng thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. We have channels to get information from Liao. In order for the imperial court to obtain information, there is no need to send an envoy. The information that this envoy can obtain is very limited. Moreover, if we care too much about the attitude of the Liao state towards us, I am afraid that it will only encourage the arrogance of the Khitan people. But it's counterproductive!" Everyone felt that what Yang Peng said was reasonable and nodded.
Yang Peng glanced at everyone and said: "If nothing happens, our army will not take any major actions in a short time. Just do what you should do!" Everyone agreed in unison. Yang Peng said: "Okay, let's all get out!" Everyone bowed to Yang Peng and filed out of the hall, leaving only Han Bing and Yelu Hanyu. Han Bing cupped his fists and said, "Brother, I'm going to the military camp to have a look." Yang Peng nodded and said softly: "Don't work too hard, go home early!" Han Bing couldn't help but feel tenderness in his heart, and he hummed. , turned and left.
As soon as Han Bing left, Jiang Li ran in from outside, first met with Yang Peng and Yelu Hanyu, and then said to Yang Peng: "Master, Mrs. Lihua sent someone to invite King Yan, saying that she has something important to discuss with the master! "
Yang Peng and Yelu Hanyu exchanged glances, and the latter smiled and said: "Nine times out of ten, this princess is doing it for the imperial envoy!" Yang Peng nodded, stood up, and asked Yelu Hanyu: " Mei'er, are you going with me?" Yelu Hanyu rolled his eyes at Yang Peng, "They invited you, but they didn't invite me. If I went, it would be too uninteresting! You go, I'll go back Take a nap.”
Yang Peng nodded with a smile and walked outside. Soon after, Yang Peng, supported by all the guards, arrived outside the gate of 'Mrs. Zhao's Mansion'. When the guards guarding the door saw King Yan coming, they quickly bowed and saluted: "Greetings to King Yan!" Yang Peng and others got off their horses and guarded the door. The two guards immediately stood up and pushed open the door of the mansion, one on the left and the other on the right. Yang Peng and others walked straight into the door.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
