The capital of Liao Kingdom. Yanyun envoy Fan Yongzheng and Liao Prime Minister Han Derang were sitting in the back hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, drinking and talking. Han Derang said with emotion: "We and Yan Yun were originally sworn enemies, but we didn't expect that today we would form an alliance to deal with the same enemy!" Fan Yong couldn't help but sigh: "Not only did the Prime Minister not expect this, but I didn't either. Come to think of it! Less than a year ago, we were fighting to the death, but now our hostility has turned into friendship! It’s really unimaginable that fate plays tricks on people!"
Handerang poured a glass of wine, raised it up, and said, "Cheers to us for turning war into friendship!" Fan Yong raised his glass and said with a smile, "Cheers to life and death together!" The two couldn't help laughing, and drank the wine together. Putting down his wine glass, Fan Yong asked: "Your country still has a large number of troops stationed on Xijing Road. Are you still worried about us, Yan Yun?"
Handerang said in his heart: "It's strange that you can rest assured." 'But he would not say that, and said with a smile: "Your envoy has misunderstood, it is just a normal defense, not to guard against Yan Yun!"
How could Fan Yong believe this and said with a smile: "It would be best if your country didn't have such thoughts. If you have such thoughts, then there is no need. If we really want to take advantage of the situation, King Yan will He will never lead a large army into Goryeo and risk a fierce battle with the Japanese. Instead, he will attack the Xijing Road and sweep the Khitan army!" Looking at Han Derang, he saw a thoughtful look on his face and continued: "With the combat power of our army, we will take advantage of the opportunity. This is a great opportunity to sweep across Xijing Road with 100,000 elite troops. The Prime Minister is a smart man and should know that our army has a great chance of winning!"
Handerang raised his head and looked at Fan Yong and said: "Since your envoy got straight to the point, I won't beat around the bush. It can be said that you and the Japanese have no enmity in the past and have no enmity in recent times, but we in Daliao have fought countless battles with Yanyun. , countless people of the Han people died at the hands of our Khitan people, and countless people of the Khitan people died at the hands of the Yanyun Army. It is not an exaggeration to say that the hatred between the two sides is as deep as the sea. Our Daliao Kingdom is now experiencing a catastrophe, and you should add insult to injury. That's right, but why did he draw his sword to help? What exactly did King Yan have in mind, and what did he want to get?"
Fan Yong smiled and said, "The Prime Minister must have been holding back these words for a long time, right?" Handerang smiled, acquiescing.
Fan Yong said: "If I don't explain these things clearly, I'm afraid you will always have a grudge and suspect us of having ulterior motives." After a pause, "We, the King of Yan, decided to help the Liao Kingdom. Naturally, we did not want to be good people." , completely for our own hegemony in Yanyun! Now the Mongols and the Japanese are at their peak. If we just sit back and watch them destroy the Liao Kingdom, then we Yanyun will definitely become their second target! To be honest, we Yanyun are up and down. Although I am not afraid of any enemy, I am not sure if I face the Mongolian and Japanese coalition forces alone! Even if we can win in the end, we don’t know how many Yanyun warriors will die in battle. A miserable victory is not what we want!"
Han Derang remained silent and listened to him continue, only to hear Fan Yong continue: "The current situation between the Liao Kingdom and us can be said to be inseparable. Without the Liao Kingdom, it will definitely be a great disadvantage for Yanyun! I don't want to say either. To lie, we and the Liao Kingdom may not be friends forever. As long as the Mongols and Japanese are suppressed, we Yanyun will continue to attack the Liao Kingdom!"
Handerang glanced at Fan Yong, laughed loudly, gave a thumbs up and said: "Okay! Brother Fan is worthy of being a subordinate of Yan Yun. He is quick to speak, and it is not false. It is a pleasure!" Fan Yong smiled and said: "I said this, the Prime Minister is just I'm afraid I don't completely believe it. Let me provide you with another news. After you hear this news, you will no longer have any doubts!" Handerang looked curious. Fan Yong smiled and said: "Your country may not know that when I came here, our King Yan had already led one hundred thousand elites into Goryeo!"
Handerang was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Is this true?" Fan Yong smiled and said: "Of course it is true! I believe you will also receive relevant reports soon!"
Han Derang said solemnly: "If Yan Yun really does this, we in the Liao Kingdom are by no means ungrateful people. We will wholeheartedly form an alliance with Yan Yun and deal with the Mongols and Japanese together!" Fan Yong smiled and said: " I hope so!"
The two of them continued to drink and talk, no longer talking about business, but they talked about romantic affairs. Men chatted with each other, and the topic naturally couldn't be separated from women. The two chatted while drinking, laughing from time to time. …
The banquet ended happily. After Fan Yong returned to the guesthouse, Handerang left the mansion and hurried to the palace. In the Imperial Study Room, I saw the Queen Mother and Wang Jun, and bowed and said: "My Lady." At this time, Wang Jun was sitting behind the desk reading the military report from Goryeo that he had just received not long ago, his brows were furrowed, worried and annoyed. appearance. Suddenly he threw the military report to the ground and cursed: "Idiots, they are all idiots! As soon as our Daliao army withdrew, they were defeated like a mountain!"
When Han Derang saw Wang Jun like this, although he hadn't read the military report yet, he basically guessed the current war situation in Goryeo. Wang Jun glanced at Han Derang and asked: "Did you get any useful information out of the drink with Envoy Yanyun?" Han Derang bowed and said: "I was about to report to the empress. I thought that Yanyun's side should really want to Form an alliance with us to deal with the Japanese." The king snorted, "It's hard to say! That King Yan is as cunning as a fox and as fierce as a tiger. I'm afraid he deliberately said that he would help us deal with the Japanese, but in fact he wanted to take advantage of our unpreparedness. We use troops!"
Han Derang said: "I originally thought so too, but after listening to Fan Yong's words, I feel that they may not be what we imagined!" Then he detailed what Fan Yong said at the banquet. was relayed. After Wang Jun finished listening, he looked thoughtful and couldn't help but murmured: "Such a reason is valid!" He glanced at Han Derang and frowned: "But based on his words alone, I am You can't rest assured!" Han Derang remembered something and said quickly: "By the way, he also said that their King Yan has personally led a hundred thousand troops to attack Goryeo, and he may be fighting fiercely with the Japanese at this moment!" Wang Jun's eyes lit up, I just feel unbelievable.
At this moment, a female officer hurried in and reported: "Mother, a messenger from Korea is here!" Wang Jun said: "It's the right time to come, please declare his presence quickly!" The female officer responded and ran immediately. After going down, the voice of "The messenger has come to see you" rang out from outside the imperial study room and spread towards the gate of the palace.
Not long after, a dusty middle-aged officer rushed into the royal study, knelt down in front of the king, and knelt down and said: "I pay my respects to the great empress dowager. May you be a thousand years old!"
Wang Jun asked anxiously: "How is the war situation in Goryeo?"
The middle-aged officer looked frightened and said: "Kaijing has been lost. Our army has retreated to Pyongyang, the capital of the West. Your Majesty has decided to rely on the fortified city of Pyongyang to defend!" Wang Jun frowned. She did not expect that her compatriots had even lost Kaijing. The situation was already extremely critical. Unfortunately, the northern front also suffered consecutive defeats against the Mongols. The Khitan army was unable to protect itself and could not support Goryeo at all. The king was very anxious, but at this moment, besides being anxious, there was nothing he could do.
That night, Wang Jun had a terrible nightmare and woke up with a scream. The whole inner courtyard of the palace was in chaos until the next morning.
The king cheered up and went to court in the morning. All the civil and military officials saw that the king looked haggard, and they couldn't help but think of the current situation in the north, and couldn't help but feel worried. In the main hall, the king asked the ministers about their strategies to deal with the current crisis, but there was silence in the main hall, and no one could share her worries. The king was angry and felt that these high-sounding ministers were of no use except for showing off their power in front of the people. He really wanted to kill them all!
The king was impatient and wanted to leave the court, so he stood up. When the eunuch next to him saw this, he immediately prepared to raise his voice and make a promise. At this moment, an officer from the royal army hurried in, knelt down and said: "I am reporting to you, there is a military report from Goryeo!"
Wang Jun thought it was bad news again, and couldn't help but become nervous. He wanted to ignore it, but how could that be possible? He hesitated for a moment and said to the officer: "Announce!" The officer agreed and ran down. Wang Jun Sitting back on the dragon chair, the baby emperor who was used as a decoration started to cry. The king was in a irritable mood and said to the old eunuch standing beside him: "Carry the emperor down." The old eunuch responded and carried the emperor down, followed by several palace maids.
A travel-worn messenger rushed into the hall and paid homage to the king: "I pay my respects to the great empress dowager. May you be a thousand years old!"
Wang Jun sighed and raised his voice: "Tell me, what's going on!"
The officer said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Pyongyang has been lost, and the remnants of our army have retreated to the mountains in the north." The monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom had long been numb to the successive bad news from Goryeo. When they heard such bad news, I didn’t feel much, I just thought: I failed again! It would be strange if he was undefeated.
Wang Jun felt a headache and rubbed his temples. The officer said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, please send reinforcements as soon as possible. Our army will not be able to hold on for long!"
Wang Jun couldn't help but get angry and said: "Not only can you not hold on for long, it is clear that you can't hold on for even a moment! The Japanese launched a counterattack from the southern seaside, with great momentum all the way. In such a short period of time, you actually lost all your kingdoms! Really, really... " She wanted to scold them as useless people and trash, but she thought that they were her compatriots after all, and it was not easy to scold them in front of the officials of the Liao Kingdom, so the curse words that came to her lips could not be uttered.
After the discussion, Wang Jun went to the back garden to relax. Thinking of the current situation, he felt the pressure was pressing down like a mountain, as if he couldn't breathe. A thought suddenly arose in my mind: 'How great it would be if Yan Yunjun really sent troops! 'At this moment, she just felt extremely tired and really wanted a man to rely on. Then he shook his head and smiled bitterly, feeling that he was really wishful thinking. Although what King Yan's envoy said was nice, it was probably a trick on King Yan's side. If he believed it true, he would probably die without a burial place. He sighed quietly and turned to look at the sun in the sky. The sunlight hit his eyes, making him feel confused.
A female officer ran up behind Wang Jun and bowed: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is here." When the discussion was breaking up, Wang Jun asked the eunuch to inform Handerang to come to the imperial garden to see him, saying that they had important matters to discuss, and Handerang received the After being notified, he immediately left the main hall through the main gate, and then went to the Imperial Garden through the ministerial passage next to the main hall. Although the Liao Kingdom did not have as many stinky rules as the Song Dynasty, as a minister, he could not leave the main hall through the back door with his master.
The king turned around and saw Handerang standing respectfully in the distance waiting for the call, so he said to the female officer: "Bring the prime minister up." The female officer responded, ran down, and led Handerang to the king. Han Derang bowed and said: "I have met the empress." Wang Jun sighed and frowned: "The situation is difficult, but no one can share your worries for me and Your Majesty!" Han Derang couldn't help but feel ashamed, and blamed himself: "I am incompetent!" Wang Jun shook his head. Shaking his head, "Then I can't blame you. The Prime Minister is the head of the officials and is in charge of internal affairs. Military affairs are not your responsibility. The Prime Minister does not need to blame himself!"
Han Derang said: "Mother, the war in the north is difficult, and the situation in Korea in the south is also dangerous. Should we withdraw all the 200,000 troops guarding Xijing Road?"
Wang Jun frowned and said: "I can't make up my mind! What is Yang Peng's idea? If we withdraw the army and the Yan Yun army suddenly attacks, the situation will be even more dangerous!" Han Derang felt that what Wang Jun said It makes sense, but I didn’t know what to do for a while.
An officer of the royal army rushed over, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Yan Yun's envoy Mr. Fan Yong is asking for an audience outside the palace!" Wang Jun was stunned, glanced at Han Derang, and asked: "What is he doing here?" Handerang shook his head and said: "I don't know, but since he came outside the palace to ask for a meeting, I'm afraid there is something important, so it's better for the queen to meet him!" Wang Jun nodded and said to the officer: "Bring him here. ." The officer promised, ran down, and led Fan Yong over a moment later.
Fan Yong bowed and said: "Fan Yong, the envoy of Yanyun, has met the empress." Wang Jun smiled and said: "Your envoy does not need to be polite. Your envoy came unexpectedly, what do you want to teach me?" Fan Yong smiled and said: "I brought it specially to the empress. Here comes the good news!" Wang Jun and Handerang looked at each other slightly surprised. Fan Yong took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Wang Jun, and said: "This is the letter forwarded from Yanjing that the envoy just received. Please read it."
Countless thoughts surged into Wang Jun's mind. He accepted the letter, took out the letter paper, unfolded it, and started reading. Wang Jun's beautiful face originally showed a look of doubt, but after a moment, the look of doubt turned into surprise, and he said in disbelief: "I didn't expect that King Yan really sent troops to Goryeo, and also attacked Jinchuan, and on the sea. The state defeated the Japanese army with a force of 100,000 troops! This, this,..." Wang Jun was so excited that he couldn't figure out the reason for this for a long time. Handerang on the side also looked very excited.
Wang Jun looked at Fan Yong and said excitedly: "I really wronged King Yan. I didn't expect that King Yan would actually come to help us!" Fan Yong smiled and said: "It's human nature for the Queen to not believe it before. The Queen also There is no need to be grateful, because we are doing this for ourselves. No matter what happened to both of us in the past, at least our intentions and purposes are consistent at this moment! We are allies!" Wang Jun nodded, "Yes, we are allies. !”
Fan Yong said: "However, due to the problem of food and grass, the scale of our army's troop dispatch is limited after all, and the Goryeo army was defeated too quickly. King Yan's 100,000-strong army can only contain the Japanese army to a certain extent. I am afraid that the Japanese will eventually When troops approach the border of Liao Kingdom, whether you can withstand the Japanese attack depends on you in the end!" Wang Jun and Handerang frowned and nodded.
The two sides talked for a while, and Fan Yong said what he said when he met the king before, saying that as long as Liao made a request, Yanyun would definitely try its best to help, and so on. At that time, the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom did not agree with Fan Yong's statement, but at this moment, they felt something else. There was a sense of peace of mind that they had allies around them that they could rely on.
Fan Yong said goodbye and left. Wang Jun asked Han Derang: "Prime Minister, do you think this news is true?" Han Derang thought for a while and said: "It should be true! It won't be long before the news can be confirmed, and Yanyun will not do such a clumsy thing. Such deceptive behavior!" Wang Jun nodded. Later that day, news came from the king's own intelligence system, confirming the authenticity of Fan Yong's news. The kings and ministers of Liao were very excited, and some even couldn't control themselves and cried. They received help from others in such a crisis. This feeling is something that the monarchs and ministers of Liao Kingdom have never felt before.
Since Wang Jun was sure that Yanyun was wholeheartedly helping his side, he had no scruples and immediately ordered the Xijing Road to leave only the most basic defensive force, while the remaining 200,000 troops were transferred back to Zhongjing to deal with the crisis! At the same time that Wang Jun issued this order, Yan Yun's army had to retreat from Goryeo. Of course, the Liao Kingdom had to wait for a while before they could get the news. …
His eyes returned to Yanjing. Yang Peng received the intelligence from Fan Yong and Du Cai successively from Zhongjing, and learned that the Liao Kingdom had transferred all the troops from Xijing Road back. He couldn't help but said to Ye Qi Guanyin beside him: "Only the people left on Xijing Road are With less than 30,000 soldiers and horses, this is a great opportunity to seize the Xijing Road!" Ye Qi Guanyin snorted, "Stop teasing me! I know you won't do such a thing!" He raised his eyebrows and said: " Even if you want to do this, I won’t say anything! Although I hope that the Daliao Kingdom will be painless, I hope that Yanyun will become stronger and stronger! If Yanyun wants to destroy the Daliao Kingdom, I have no choice but to support you!"
Yang Peng looked at the woman in front of him, and what else could he say besides being moved.
Yang Peng looked at the letter in his hand, threw it on the desk, sighed, and said: "The Liao Kingdom has concentrated all its efforts now, but as far as the current situation is concerned, the odds are still high. If there was only one Mongolia, The Liao Kingdom should be able to turn the crisis around, but there is still a Japanese army watching in the southeast of the Liao Kingdom! At this moment, the Japanese army may have launched an attack on the Liao Kingdom! The fate of the Liao Kingdom depends on God's will! If the Liao Kingdom can last for a long time, Years later, we can help them!" Ye Qi Guanyin frowned.
At dinner that day, Yang Peng and Yedi Guanyin sat together to eat and drink. Yedi Guanyin had something on her mind. One glass of wine followed another. Although she was a hero among women, she could not withstand a large jar of strong wine and became drunk. At the dinner table, he fell unconscious. Yang Peng never tried to persuade her from beginning to end. Knowing that she had something on her mind, he made her get drunk to vent her anger.
Yang Peng held Yedi Guanyin in his arms and stood up. Looking at her beautiful and resolute face, I couldn't help but feel infinite love and affection in my heart. She smiled and said: "What a stupid woman, so drunk! If my husband is not around, wouldn't it be a big danger!" Holding Ye Avalokitesvara walked around the lady's screen, walked to the bed, and gently laid down Avalokitesvara. Ye Qi Guanyin suddenly shouted: "I'm going to kill you!!" Yang Peng was stunned, and looked at Ye Qi Guanyin's cheek and saw that her eyes were closed. It turned out that she had not woken up, but was just talking in her sleep. Yang Peng sighed, with infinite tenderness in his heart. He leaned down and kissed Ye Yi Guanyin's red lips. Unexpectedly, Ye Yi Guanyin suddenly raised his right fist and hit Yang Peng's eye socket with a bang. Yang Peng let out an ouch. , almost fell to the ground.
He quickly covered his left eye socket and stood up, looking at Ye Qi Guanyin, and saw that she was shouting and talking in her sleep, waving her hands vigorously, as if she was fighting with someone.
Yang Peng pulled the quilt from the inside of the bed and covered it with Ye Qi Guanyin. Turning out of the screen, he came to the desk on the first floor. He picked up the mirror on the desk and looked at it. He saw that his left eye socket was black and blue, like a one-eyed panda, and he couldn't help but laugh and cry. I pressed it gently and it really hurt! Yang Peng murmured: "Guanyin is really wild! Damn, how can I go out to meet people like this!"...
Ye Qi Guanyin woke up leisurely and sat up from the bed. Holding his head with one hand, he felt a sharp pain in his head, which was very uncomfortable. He took a deep breath, looked around, and realized that it was not his room. He was stunned, and then realized that he was sleeping in his eldest brother's room. After thinking about it, I knew what was going on. I looked down at myself subconsciously and found that my clothes were still the same as when I was drunk. There was no difference at all. I couldn't help but be very surprised. I couldn't help but murmured: "It's really strange. Didn't he take the opportunity to mess with me? Has he changed his gender?" Suddenly a feeling of worry arose in his heart, he frowned and murmured: "Could it be that brother is no longer interested in me?" Then he became angry and said harshly; "He If he dares to abandon me, I will kill him and then commit suicide!"
Ye Qi Guanyin got off the bed and walked out of the screen. When she saw a light coming from under the stairs, she walked over.
Coming down the stairs, I saw Yang Peng sitting in front of the lamp handling official duties, looking completely focused. Ye Qi Guanyin thought that her eldest brother had been here with her during the period when she was sleeping, and a tender feeling surged into her heart. He walked over and sat on the ground next to Yang Peng, looking at Yang Peng's side face in a daze, with a very happy and happy look in his eyes. Yang Peng smelled the body fragrance of Yedi Guanyin, and then realized that Yedi Guanyin was coming. He turned to look at her and said with a smile, "Why are you up now? I thought you were going to sleep until tomorrow!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
