Zhou Rong said angrily: "Are you telling me a story? How can there be such a thing in the world?" Zhao Jue said quickly: "Everything my subordinates said is true, I don't dare to speak nonsense! Although those people are caravan guards , but the combat power is so strong that I have never seen it before! I have fought against the Khitans before, and the Khitans are very powerful, but the people I encountered were ten times more terrifying than the Khitans. It’s really It can be said that he is extremely brave!”
Seeing him talking like this, Zhou Rong expected that it was not nonsense, but he still couldn't believe it in his heart. He suddenly thought that these people were An Qian's people, and he couldn't help being shocked. He murmured anxiously: "No, no, no! An Bing has people under his command." If we have such a force, it will be very bad for us!" He did not think that the people Zhao Jue mentioned were An Qian's men. When he thought about it, An Qian, a young woman in her twenties, was just a member of the Anjia Chamber of Commerce. Deputy, no matter how talented he is, it is impossible to train such a force. In all likelihood, it is a surprise force that An Bing secretly trained to deal with him. However, it is difficult to accept that An Bing can cultivate such a terrifying force, but now I am afraid there is no other reasonable explanation except this explanation.
Zhao Jue said anxiously: "My lord, we must take back the Jiange Pavilion while they are not yet firm, otherwise it will be difficult to take it back again!" Zhou Rong, however, showed hesitation and frowned: "We are in the wrong for this matter. First, if we openly send troops, we will be even more untenable in theory. Now we can also shift the responsibility to Chen Tang and others."
Zhao Jue said: "My lord, please forgive me for being frank. Now the imperial court has too much time to take care of itself. The emperor is busy competing for power with his uncle. They all hope to win as much support as possible. How can they care about the discord and fights among their ministers!" If you control the whole of Sichuan in the future, the emperor will have no time to curry favor with you, so how could he punish you without understanding current affairs!"
Zhou Rong nodded, glanced at Zhao Jue, and said, "You are right." Seeing that Zhou Rong agreed with his point of view, Zhao Jue was very happy and said hurriedly: "Then please give the order to send troops. If the last general If you can't take back the sword pavilion, you will be willing to be a military judge!"
Zhou Rong asked: "How many men do you need to take back the sword pavilion?" Zhao Jue thought for a while and said: "Twenty thousand men are enough!"
Zhou Rong frowned, shook his head and said: "No! I don't have so many soldiers and horses for you!" Zhao Jue was confused and said: "Don't you have 30,000 troops in the military camp in Chengdu? You should mobilize 20,000 soldiers and horses. It's not a problem!" Zhou Rong said angrily: "I have 30,000 troops, and so does An Bing! The current situation is very good, and the reason why we can still maintain a peaceful state is because both of us still have concerns, and we still have some worries. Another more important reason for not completely breaking up with him is that both sides have equal strength, and neither side is sure of victory. But if my main force is transferred to Jiange, it will be clear that I have broken up with him, and there will be no more peace between the two sides. There is room for maneuver, and what is even more ominous is that if I transfer 20,000 troops, An Bing's troops will be three times as strong as mine. If he takes action, we will be in catastrophe!" Zhao Jue heard this from Zhou Rong After some analysis, I didn’t know what to say for a while.
Zhou Rong thought: "Now that the three envoys of His Majesty, the envoys of Tubo, and the envoys of Yanyun are here, we have more important things to do!" Zhao Jue asked: "Could it be that we just ignore Jiange? Zhou Rong frowned and said, "We can't control it for the time being!" Zhao Jue was very reluctant, but he also knew that the Lord was right. Zhou Rong said to Zhao Jue: "Go down and rest." Zhao Jue agreed and retreated. Zhou Rong returned to his seat and sat down with a thoughtful look on his face.
His eyes turned to Bianjing.
Several Japanese were walking on the street, and the leading Japanese looked frustrated and angry. The leading Japanese was Nomura Kota, the envoy sent by Taira Kiyomori to the Song Dynasty. A Japanese man next to him said depressedly: "I originally hoped to persuade the Song people to join forces with us to deal with Yan Yun, but I didn't expect that they would start a fight themselves! It's really infuriating!" Nomura Koda sighed, stopped and raised his head. Come, look at the bustling pedestrians in front of you and frown and say: "We have failed Master Taizheng's trust!"
A follower said: "Sir, I think there is no hope for the people of Song Dynasty. It is better to go to Liao Kingdom."
Nomura Xingtian shook his head and said: "The Khitan people are now determined to recuperate. Even if they agree to unite with us, they will not be able to hope for it within a few years! Besides, the Queen Mother of the Khitan people is a Korean, I am afraid that under her In my heart, we are even more regarded as enemies!" Then he said to everyone: "There is no need for us to stay here. Go back immediately and report the situation here to Mr. Ping Qingsheng. How to make a decision will naturally be decided by you!"
Taira Kiyomori had been waiting for news about Nomura Yoshida. On this day, he received a report that Nomura Yoshida had returned from the Song Dynasty, and he hurriedly came out to meet him. Seeing the dusty Nomura Hoshida, he hurriedly asked: "Nomura-kun, how was the harvest of this trip?" Nomura Hoshida bowed with a look of shame: "I failed to live up to your entrustment and failed to complete my mission!"
Ping Qingmori frowned, "What's going on? Are the Song people unwilling to join forces with us to deal with Yan Yun? Don't they know how serious the threat from Yan Yun is?" Nomura Xingtian said: "Then the King of Yan took advantage of the Khitan people They wanted to take back the people who had been kidnapped by the Khitans and returned them to the Song Dynasty. But at this time, the Song Dynasty already had an emperor. Zhao Heng was unwilling to give up power, and the emperor's uncle wanted to take back his power, so Tensions inevitably arose between the two parties. Some generals and ministers supported the emperor's uncle, while others supported the current emperor. A war was about to begin between them! Under such circumstances, naturally no one paid attention to our proposal! "
Taira Kiyomori frowned and said, "This is Yanyun's conspiracy!" Nomura Kōda nodded and said, "My lord, it's a clear decision!" Taira Kiyomori paced back and forth in the hall, his brows furrowed, looking very anxious. Nomura Koda said: "Sir, this plan to attack Yanyun has to be cancelled!"
Taira Kiyomori stopped and said resolutely: "No!" Nomura Hoshida was taken aback and asked anxiously: "Do you want to invade the Central Plains alone?" Taira Kiyomori returned to the top and sat down, looking at Nomura Hoshi. Tian said: "Yan Yun has set up such a plan, which means that they are going to take action against Song State. Since Yan Yun is going to take action against Song State, we have a chance!"
Nomura Kouta frowned and said: "Your Excellency is right! But the Yanyun Army is extremely powerful. Even if the main force is contained in the south, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to achieve our goal! To say the least, even if we can achieve it, However, if the Yanyun Army immediately abandons the southern expedition after learning about our invasion, and the main force turns around to deal with us, we will have gone deep into the interior by then, and I am afraid it will be too late to turn in, and the consequences will be really unimaginable!"
Taira Kiyoshi was furious and shouted: "Is this what a warrior of the Yamato nation should say?" Nomura Kōda quickly lowered his head, but he was worried in his heart. Taira Kiyomori said rudely: "I have already decided, don't say any more!" Nomura Yoshida cheered, thinking that Taira Kiyomori's decision was very inappropriate, but he did not dare to say anything more.
Soon after, mobilization orders were received from various parts of the Japanese country, and one army after another headed for Kyushu Island. Fujiwara Shimitsu, Fujiwara Marichi and Yonghito get together in secret. Fujiwara Shimitsu said worriedly: "Taira Kiyomori has assembled an army of 700,000 people and is preparing to conquer Yanyun again!" Fujiwara Shimitsu frowned and said: "For his own personal enmity, he will ruin the major events of our Yamato nation! Let us learn from the past, the Yanyun army battle The force is too strong, far superior to our army. The 700,000-strong army is not sure of victory against the opponent's 200,000 soldiers and horses. What's more, the Yanyun army has millions of people! And the Ping Qingsheng army has penetrated deep into Yanyun. Fighting in Yun's place, everything is against us. In this battle, I have no hope of victory!" Fujiwara Chengqiu sighed.
Yonghito said: "I just received a letter from Shimazu Shigego. He received an order from Taira Kiyomori, ordering him to lead all naval forces to attack and cooperate with the army to fight! What do you think about this?"
Fujiwara Shimitsu frowned and said: "If you don't obey the order, you will definitely arouse Taira Kiyomori's anger immediately!" Fujiwara Shimitsu nodded and said: "You can't offend Taira Kiyomori at this time!" Yonghito saw the two most important people. The subordinates all said this and nodded: "You have the same idea as me. I will immediately send someone to pass the order to Shimazu Shigehao!"
Fujiwara Shimitsu raised his head and glanced at Yongren and said: "Prince, we should be prepared, this is a great opportunity!" Yongren sighed and said: "This matter really puts me in a dilemma! I really don't want to Do you know whether you want them to win or whether you want them to fail! Victory is certainly the glory of the Yamato nation, but only if they fail can we have a chance!"
Fujiwara Shimitsu said: "Taira Kiyomori is just a rebellious minister. His victory will only harm the orthodoxy and future of the Yamato nation! Therefore, he should fail!" Fujiwara Shimitsu said: "We should not think about success or failure, just do what we should do. Whatever you do depends on the will of Amaterasu!" Yongren nodded and said to the two of them: "Don't move for the time being, and wait until Taira Kiyomori leads the army to leave before taking action!" The two cheered.
His gaze returned to Jiange. Yang Peng had been staying in Jiange for several days, and the situation was very calm. The people in the city were originally very worried, but after a few days, the situation was still calm, and the original worry was unconsciously put down. This morning, the rapid sound of horse hooves came from the plank road at the foot of the mountain, and then a dozen knights appeared in Yang Peng's field of vision. Yang Peng squinted his eyes and looked at it, and then his eyes lit up. It turned out that it was Yan Ji who arrived in Chengdu earlier and a dozen of his subordinates.
Yan Ji and his party rushed into the city gate, and then Yan Ji appeared in front of Yang Peng. She is dressed in black and has a graceful figure. Her face is full of dusty color, but her beauty cannot be concealed.
"Sir!" Yan Ji said, cupping her fists. Yang Peng smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work." Yan Ji's expression moved slightly and said: "When my subordinates heard that the young master was in Jiange, they immediately came to meet him!" Yang Peng asked: "What is the situation in Chengdu now?" Yan Ji said: "The situation is very complex and very delicate! The relationship between the Zhenfu envoy and the Xuanfu envoy is tense, and the Zhao Heng envoy and the Tubo envoy are lobbying both sides, hoping that they will join their side!"
Yang Peng said in surprise: "The Tubo people are also involved?" Yan Ji nodded and said: "The conditions offered by the Tubo envoy to both parties are very generous. They promised that as long as they surrendered, they would not only be canonized as generals, but also Grant the title of Marquis!" Yang Peng sneered: "I'm afraid that neither An Bing nor Zhou Rong will buy it!" Yan Ji said: "Both sides are indeed relatively indifferent to the recruitment of Tubo people! However, the Tubo people are not totally without opportunities. , if the two of them have no better way out or have no choice but to take refuge with the Tubo people!"
Yang Peng nodded and said, "You have been in Sichuan for a while. How have you done what I asked you to do?"
Yan Ji took out a stack of rice paper from her arms and handed it to Yang Peng. Yang Peng took it and smelled a sweet fragrance, which made his heart skip a beat. When I unfolded the rice paper and looked at it, I found a detailed defense map of Sichuan. The map briefly sketched out Sichuan's mountains and landforms, as well as the garrison situation of more than 100,000 forbidden troops and a large number of local troops in Sichuan. According to this defense map, 60,000 of Sichuan's Forbidden Army are in Chengdu, and the other 40,000 are divided into many branches and stationed at choke points like Jiange, while the local troops, the Xiang Army, are stationed in various cities and towns. It varies depending on the size of the town.
Yang Peng praised: "Well done, this defense map is very detailed! It is very useful to us!" Yan Ji asked: "Do you have any other instructions, Master?"
Yang Peng handed the defense plan to the secret guard next to him and put it away. He looked towards the south. All he could see were the mountains like a forest of guns and the plank road that was winding and looming in the clouds and mist halfway up the mountain. He murmured: "I think I should Went to Chengdu!" Thinking of something, she asked Yan Ji: "Did Zhou Rong and An Bing have any reaction to me occupying Jianmen?" Yan Ji shook her head and said: "There was no reaction. Neither of the two armies were mobilized. signs.”
Zhao Xiang'er said strangely: "It's really weird. Why didn't the two families respond?" Yang Peng smiled and said: "No response, that's right." Neither Yan Ji nor Zhao Xiang'er understood, but they didn't ask. For them, You don't need to know so much, you just need to do the things assigned by King Yan.
"Master, someone is coming!" A secret guard pointed at the plank road down the mountain and shouted. Everyone looked down the mountain and saw another dozen or so horses running towards this side along the plank road. Wang Kai said on the side: "They are our people!" Yang Peng also saw clearly that the leader of the dozen knights was An Qian, and the others were the secret guards he had sent to protect An Qian before. Yang Peng smiled and said: "We can know some more about the internal situation of An Bing!"
Soon after, An Qian came to Yang Peng and suddenly saw Yan Ji standing behind Yang Peng. He was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes showed a very hostile light, which seemed to be even more hostile than Luo Yanran! Because Yan Ji is so beautiful and alluring. In terms of appearance and figure alone, An Qian is not as good as Yan Ji. And this is not the most charming thing about Yan Ji. The most attractive thing is her natural expression. Despite her cold appearance, the charming temperament she exudes makes even Anxi, who is also a woman, unable to help but feel excited. One can imagine how attractive she is to men! An Qian's mind couldn't help but pop up a word, 'Daji'! Daji, maybe this is the only word that can be used to describe Yan Ji, but even Daji can't compare to her temperament like iceberg flames. Daji just used her exposed body and explicit expression to seduce, but Yan Ji is Use your soul!
Anxi came back to her senses and asked angrily: "Who is this woman?" Her tone was full of jealousy. Yang Peng said: "She is my subordinate!" An Qian was very depressed. She didn't understand why there were so many vixens around Brother Yang? Yang Peng asked: "Did Miss An inform the Xuanfu ambassador about our situation?"
An Qian nodded. Thinking of what her uncle said about Brother Yang being the secret envoy of the Liao Kingdom, she couldn't help but glance at Yang Peng and said, "My uncle said that he couldn't send troops here. He also said that the Zhenfu envoy couldn't send troops either. He told me not to worry. !" Yang Peng nodded and said: "This is expected!"
An Qian said: "We are not in danger and can go to Chengdu." Yang Peng asked: "I heard that the situation in Chengdu is very good?" An Qian nodded, "The emperor's envoys, as well as the Tubo people and Yan Yun The envoys are lobbying my uncle and the Zhenfu envoy. The relationship between my uncle and the Zhenfu envoy is very tense, but both sides are restraining themselves." Yang Peng asked: "Have the Xuanfu envoy and the Zhenfu envoy decided who to defect to? ?”
An Qian thought to herself: 'You are so concerned about this matter. It seems that my uncle is right. You must be a secret envoy sent by the Liao Kingdom! 'I then thought that the person I liked was actually from the Liao Kingdom, and I couldn't help but feel embarrassed: Do I really want to go back to the Liao Kingdom with him in the future?
Seeing that An Qian didn't answer his question, Yang Peng was lost in thought, so he called her. An Qian suddenly came back to her senses and quickly asked Yang Peng, "Brother, what did you say?" Yang Peng asked with a smile, "What are you thinking about so much?" An Qian blushed, shook her head and said, "No, it's nothing. "Yang Peng asked the question again. An Qian shook his head and frowned: "Uncle hasn't decided yet! I heard that the governor hasn't decided either!" Yang Peng showed a thoughtful look. He raised his head and asked, "Did your uncle tell you how to deal with the sword pavilion?" An Qian shook her head. Yang Peng said: "In that case, I will leave my people to guard the sword pavilion!" An Qian didn't care and nodded.
Later that day, Yang Peng called Yan Ji, Wang Kai, and Zhao Xiang'er into his room and said: "I have decided to go to Chengdu early tomorrow morning. Wang Kai, I will leave the affairs here to you, and I will leave you a The next half of the secret guards, plus the thousand surrendered soldiers and the civilian army in the city, should be able to cope with any situation. You must be careful. After I leave, the sword pavilion will continue to be closed." Wang Kai said worriedly: "My subordinates are not here I'm afraid it's inappropriate to protect the master!" Yang Peng said: "Don't worry, aren't there still half of the secret guards around me? Besides, Miss Yan Ji and the others are powerful enough to deal with any situation!"
Yan Ji said: "If the imperial army in Chengdu discovers the whereabouts of King Yan, with the two hundred and fifty secret guards and the Jianghu forces in my hands, it is impossible to protect everything!" Zhao Xiang'er said: "Brother Yang, I think you should not go to Chengdu for the sake of peace." Okay!" Wang Kai said: "The two ladies are right! Master, my subordinates think it is better to stay here, and at the same time order General Huyan Bixian to lead the army to attack!"
Yang Peng stood up, walked to the window, looked at the setting sun outside the window, frowned and said: "Civil war is painful. If it can be solved without bloodshed, it is best not to start a war. If you can fight it small, don't fight big! I'll go Chengdu is all about peacefully resolving problems! I'm afraid it's not enough to rely on just one messenger!" He turned around, looked at the worried three people and said with a smile: "I know what I know, you don't have to worry!"
Yan Ji snorted and said angrily: "Anyway, as long as you decide something, no one can make you change your attitude!"
Early the next morning, Yang Peng and others left Jiange and headed south, passing many dangerous city passes along the way, and arrived in Chengdu a few days later. An Qian invited Yang Peng to live with her, and Yang Peng agreed. An Qian was very happy and led everyone outside a huge courtyard in the west of the city. It has tall doors and wide doors, green tiles and white walls, and covers a large area. Among them, there are rows of pavilions and pavilions, and the green rockeries complement each other. An Qian led everyone into the gate and walked towards the backyard. As she walked, she introduced the origin of the compound: "Brother may not have guessed that this was originally the residence where Adou lived before he succeeded the Emperor of Shu Han. Many things are seven or nine hundred years old. It’s history!”
Yang Peng is a fan of the Three Kingdoms. Hearing this, he couldn't help but feel very interested and asked: "This is Adou's mansion. Is that also the mansion of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun? Where is Zhuge Liang's mansion?" An Qian smiled. Said: "I have all these, I will tell my elder brother later!" While speaking, An Qian's eyes were full of affection. Luo Yanran felt very angry when she saw her like this, feeling as angry as if she had seen a wild woman seducing her man.
An Qian led everyone to the backyard, pointed to the rows of wooden buildings hidden in the green not far away and said: "Only my little sister and a dozen servants live here. There are many empty rooms. Brother Yang, you can do whatever you want. Stay!" Yang Peng smiled and said: "You are really troublesome, miss!" An Qian looked at Yang Peng and said affectionately: "Big brother can come, I am very happy, it is not troublesome at all!" Yang Peng smiled.
A large group of people settled down in Anxi's yard. An Qian said to Yang Peng, "Young sister, you have to go and report to your uncle." Yang Peng said, "Go ahead." An Qian looked at Chen Xiao affectionately and left.
Luo Yanran couldn't help but said: "That woman almost wants to eat her eldest brother!" Yang Peng laughed, held her slender hand, and asked teasingly: "Jealous?" Luo Yanran snorted, "I I don’t have that much free time! He should be the one who is jealous!” Then he said, “Brother, I have to go to the Chamber of Commerce to have a look and come back later.” Yang Peng nodded, hugged Luo Yanran’s slender waist, and stood across the Shamu kissed her lips softly and said softly: "Go and come back quickly." Luo Yanran's heart was filled with excitement, she hummed softly, and then reluctantly left. Yan Ji walked in, snorted coldly, and said mockingly: "What a lover!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
