Yang Peng was dressed in casual clothes and was wandering on the street under the protection of Yan Ji and others. It was the afternoon, and the streets were bustling with pedestrians. The shouts of walking merchants could be heard one after another. Some of the shops on both sides were open for business, which was very lively. Some have closed doors and have no popularity.
Several people walked into a teahouse at the corner of the street and saw that less than one-third of the guests were seated in the teahouse. The waiter came forward with a hunched waist and a smile on his face. When he was about to speak, he was stunned. He stared at Yan Ji who was following Yang Peng, and kept shouting in his heart: "Oh my God!" What a beauty! There are such beautiful women in the world! She, she must be a fairy! '
When everyone saw this situation, they were not surprised, because situations like this were so common. Yan Ji's appearance and figure are unparalleled, but she didn't wear any makeup and wore men's clothes. Otherwise, the whole street would have fainted. Yang Peng smiled and shouted: "Waiter!" The waiter came to his senses with a shock and realized that he had been rude. He quickly bowed and said: "Please sit upstairs, please. There are still people upstairs." There is an elegant room." As he said this, he couldn't help but look at Yan Ji, and his heart skipped a beat. He felt as if his soul had been taken away. His heart was shocked, and he quickly looked away without daring to look again, and kept chanting Amitabha in his heart. Haha, it seemed that he regarded Yan Ji as a fairy who could conquer the country and the city.
Yang Peng said: "No need," and then led everyone to a table near the window and sat down. The waiter wiped the table with a rag and asked with a smile on his face: "What kind of tea would you like, sir? We have all the famous teas!"
Yang Peng asked: "Is there Shuangjing tea?" "Yes, yes." "Shuangjing tea, and a few dishes of snacks, you can have whatever you want." The waiter responded and went down to arrange things. Yang Peng looked diagonally across the street corner and saw a four-story wooden building with overhanging beams and cornices. It was a magnificent and resplendent luxury restaurant. However, the door of that luxury restaurant was closed and it was silent.
The waiter brought tea and snacks, said "please take it easy", and prepared to leave. Yang Peng shouted: "Waiter!" The waiter hurriedly bent down and asked, "What else do you have to say, sir?" Yang Peng pointed to the restaurant diagonally opposite and asked, "Why did that restaurant close down? Is it possible that it was closed? Is the business bad?" The waiter glanced in the direction of Yang Peng's finger and said, "The business of that restaurant is good. At this time in the past, the restaurant was already full and it was difficult to find an empty seat! "
Yan Ji said: "Since the business is very good, why is the door closed now?" The waiter said mockingly: "You are not angry with King Yan!" Yang Peng and Yan Ji looked at each other, and Yan Ji said: "How do you say this? Why should a small businessman bet with the King of Yan? What can he be angry with?" The waiter nodded with deep approval and said: "Who says it's not the case! But, they are dissatisfied with the King of Yan. policy, so we went out of business collectively and wanted to show off to King Yan!"
Yang Peng asked: "Is the owner of that restaurant a gentleman and a country squire?"
The waiter nodded and said, "Exactly." Yang Peng glanced at the waiter and asked, "Isn't your boss a gentry?" The waiter shook his head and said, "Our boss is an out-and-out businessman. The gentry and squires are different!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "Those gentry and squires have gone out of business, your business must be much better, right?" The waiter sighed, shook his head and said, "Since King Yan promulgated the new policy, our business has But it’s even worse!”
Yang Peng felt a little surprised and asked: "Why is this happening? Is King Yan's new policy bad?" The waiter shook his head and said: "That's not the case." Then he said: "The younger one is from Xinghua Village near Chengdu. There are five in the family. The family originally did not have any land, and the family relied on the little income from working as a waiter, so their life was tight. However, recently they were allocated five acres of fertile land and a wooden house from the government, and the family's life was very tight. Much better." After saying this, a happy smile appeared on the waiter's face. Then he frowned and said, "It's just that the patrons of our teahouse are mainly Confucian scholars. I heard that they responded to some young master's call and refused to enter the hotel or teahouse to make Chengdu depressed! It's really inexplicable. King Yan's new policy Isn’t it great? Why bother messing around!”
Yang Peng's heart moved and he asked: "Who is this young master?" The waiter thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know about this young man!" Then he looked at Yang Peng and asked with hope and curiosity. He said: "My guest, are you an officer of the Yanyun Army?" Although Yang Peng was dressed in civilian clothes, his heroic temperament could not be concealed, so anyone who saw him would involuntarily compare him to General Yanyun. There is nothing we can do about it if we contact the officials.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "You are overthinking, we are businessmen from out of town." The waiter said with some regret: "You are still a guest officer and a general of the Yanyun Army! Hey, the waiter is Until now, I haven’t seen what kind of person the general of Yan Yun Army is!”
Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Do you really want to see them?" Xiao Er nodded and said: "The life of Xiao Er's family is much better than in the past. It can be said that this is all given by King Yan! Therefore, Xiao Er I really want to kowtow to King Yan to thank him for his great kindness! King Yan, we are not lucky enough to see him. It would be nice to see the generals of Yanyun Army, but to this day, the little I haven't even seen an officer of the Yanyun Army!" After hearing Xiao'er's words, Yan Ji couldn't help but smile and glance at Yang Peng.
The waiter inadvertently looked at Yan Ji, and happened to see her smile. His head buzzed, and everything seemed to disappear, leaving only that unparalleled beauty in front of him. The waiter went down unconsciously, bumped into a table with a clang, and his feet hurt. He finally came back to his senses with an ouch.
When Yan Ji saw Yang Peng looking at her intently, her pretty face couldn't help but blush, as if it had been coated with a layer of rouge, making Yan Ji even more beautiful! Yang Peng couldn't help but sigh: "You are more beautiful than a goblin in such an outfit. If you put on heavy makeup and wear palace clothes, I really don't know how beautiful you will be!" Yan Ji was a little at a loss, but she still maintained her expression. Her cold demeanor was betrayed only by the blush on her pretty face.
Yang Peng smiled. Thinking of the current matter, the smile on his face involuntarily faded and he said, "Yu Qing is right. The local gentry and gentry have really united to fight against the New Deal!" Yan Ji couldn't help but reveal. With a worried look, he frowned and said: "The gentry and gentry in Sichuan are by no means comparable to those in the Central Plains. They have great influence in the local area. They are going to hinder you. I am afraid that there will be problems in the situation in Sichuan!"
Yang Peng said with a smile: "There's no need to worry too much! Those people are all scholars. Isn't there a saying, 'It takes three years for a scholar to rebel?'! It can be seen that these guys are also capable of being petty, just like they are ignorant." It's like a child acting out on his parents, he really doesn't have the guts!" Seeing that what he said was not serious at all, Yan Ji snorted angrily.
Yang Peng put away his careless attitude and said to Yan Ji: "The focus of your recent work as 'Huaxu' is to investigate the situation of gentry, gentry and Confucian scholars in various places. Don't take any action yet, just collect intelligence." Yan Ji nodded. .
Yang Peng remembered something and said to Yan Ji with a smile: "I have read your report. It is very well written. I have no objection. I will implement it according to your ideas." Yan Ji looked at Yang Peng and said: "'Hua Xu' will have extremely powerful power after such transformation. Are you sure you can put all this huge power into my hands?"
Yang Peng reached over naturally, pressed the back of Yan Ji's hand, smiled and said softly: "If I can't trust others, how can I not trust you?" Yan Jifang's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately became panicked, and quickly withdrew her palm and moved it. Open your eyes. …
A Yanyun messenger galloped into Chengdu, all the way to the palace. When he saw Yang Peng, he reported anxiously: "To the King of Yan, General Huyan Bixian was defeated at the foot of Yazhou City. The remaining army has retreated to a hundred feet, and the rebels are now besieging the city!" Yang Peng looked unmoved, but everyone present Wen and Wu could not help but be moved. The former Chengdu magistrate and now Chengdu Changshi Wang Leshan exclaimed: "I didn't expect the rebels to be so powerful!" Then he clasped his fists towards Yang Peng and said: "King Yan, you must quickly mobilize the army for reinforcements. ! Otherwise Baizhang is breached and all the defenders are annihilated, which will inevitably trigger a shock in the whole Sichuan, and the consequences will be unimaginable!" Many officials who surrendered agreed, but Yu Qing and Zheng Tai did not speak. Yu Qing looked suspicious. Zheng Tai looked unconfident and murmured to himself: "The Hanzhong Army just returned, so how come the real Yanyun Army led by General Huyan Bixian will also be defeated?!"
Yang Peng glanced at everyone's expressions and said loudly: "Don't worry, that Han Tong is just a temporary advantage! If I attack them with all my strength, it will be a piece of cake like a lion fighting a rabbit!" Everyone said in unison, Wang Leshan said: "Despite this, we have to be cautious. As the saying goes, 'If you are not afraid of ten thousand, be afraid of anything'! My subordinates think that King Yan should go to the expedition himself! As long as King Yan goes to conquer, he will definitely succeed and jump to the top of the beam." The clown will be captured in one fell swoop!" All the officials agreed.
Yu Qing hurriedly said: "King Yan, my subordinates think that it is not appropriate to conquer it yourself!" Wang Leshan said angrily: "Master Yu, are you saying that King Yan is not the opponent of the rebels? You are so bold!" Yu Qing hurriedly said to Yang Peng : "King Yan, my subordinates definitely don't mean that! King Yan is dominating all directions and has great power in the world. No one in the world can resist King Yan! The reason why my subordinates think that King Yan should not go on a personal expedition is because of the rebels. There are only more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, and the territory is no more than two states. The bandits are really not worthy of King Yan's personal expedition. King Yan has famous generals like clouds and fierce generals like rain. He only needs to select a famous general to lead the army. I believe it will not take long to wipe out the rebellion; Secondly, it has been decided in Sichuan that King Yan should be based in Chengdu. If he leaves rashly, it may lead to unpredictable consequences!"
The scene suddenly became noisy. Wang Leshan glared at Yu Qing and said angrily: "Master Yu, your words are clearly alarmist! The officials and people of Sichuan have already surrendered to King Yan, how could there be any 'unpredictable consequences'? You insist on obstructing Yan. The king personally conquered the thieves. Is it possible that you and Han Tong are in the same group? Han Tong was in front to capture the city, and you are here to confuse the people with your lies to stop King Yan! You are really evil in your intentions!"
Yu Qing was furious and shouted: "Wang Leshan, I am your boss, don't say anything big or small! I think the person who is deceiving the public with evil words and evil intentions is clearly you!" Wang Leshan's heart froze and he said loudly: "I, Wang Leshan, am loyal to King Yan Chidan, and I can learn from this every day!" Yu Qing became angry and said sarcastically: "How dare you, Wang Leshan, say that Chidan is loyal! How many godfathers have you had since you became an official? Do you remember clearly?" It turns out that Wang Leshan was involved in the officialdom. In order to be promoted, he recognized his godfather everywhere. It goes without saying that Wang Qinruo and Pang Taishi were his godfathers. Even the former Xuanfu envoy An Bing and Zhenfu envoy Zhou Rong and others who were younger than him were also his godfathers, so the people of Chengdu had a joking name for the former Chengdu prefect, called 'godfather prefect'.
Wang Leshan was so ashamed and angry that he was speechless after being exposed by Yu Qing. Others couldn't help but laugh. Wang Leshan pointed at Yu Qing and cursed: "Get out of here!" Yu Qing glared and yelled: "How dare you! You openly despised Shangguan in front of King Yan. What crime should you do?" Wang Leshan's heart froze, and then he remembered that he was no longer The prefect of Chengdu is just the long history of Chengdu. The person in front of him is the prefect of Chengdu and his immediate superior.
Yang Peng said displeasedly: "Master Wang, you are so out of character!" Wang Leshan hurriedly knelt down towards Chen Xiao, kowtowed and said: "I know you are guilty, please forgive me, King Yan!"
Yang Peng said: "You are the first offender, so I won't be punished for the time being. If you do it again, you will be punished together!" Wang Leshan quickly thanked him; "Thank you, King Yan, for your kindness! Thank you, King Yan, for your kindness!" Yang Peng pointed at Yu Qing and said, "You It's time to apologize to your boss!" Wang Leshan quickly stood up, bowed his head to Yu Qing and said, "Please forgive me, sir!" Yu Qing lost a lot of anger and said, "I hope Mr. Wang will not behave like this again. You have such a convulsion today! You can't control yourself, but what's the decency of our Yanyun official?" Everyone laughed, Wang Leshan was ashamed and annoyed, and cursed Yu Qing in his heart.
Yang Peng said: "What you two said about whether to fight in person is reasonable. In comparison, I think Wang Changshi's words are more correct!" Wang Leshan said with great joy: "The King of Yan is wise!" Many officials followed. He bowed and said, "The King of Yan is so wise!" Yu Qing was very anxious, cupping his fists and saying, "King of Yan, my subordinates think this is really inappropriate..."
Yang Peng waved his hand and said impatiently: "Okay, I have already decided, so don't say any more!" Wang Leshan and others felt extremely relieved when they saw Yu Qing being scolded by Yang Peng, but Yu Qing became depressed. , he really didn’t understand, how could the King of Yan be so wise in this matter, so confused?
Yang Peng said loudly: "I have decided to go on a personal expedition in two days, and Yu Qing will be fully responsible for the affairs of Chengdu!" Everyone agreed in unison. After the meeting, Chang Shi Wang Leshan did not go home. Instead, he took a carriage to an extremely luxurious mansion on East Street in Chengdu. This mansion covers an extremely large area, and its scale is almost as big as Yang Peng's temporary residence. Looking around, you can see the pavilions, pavilions, bridges and flowing water. There is a lake in the backyard with vast expanse of blue waves and beautiful women rowing on it. , the charming laughter comes with the wind from time to time, which makes people envious.
Wang Leshan got off the car at the door and asked the boy guarding the door to come inside. The boy confessed his crime and went in to report it. After a while, he came out and said, "Master, I have invited you! I am reciting poetry with my friends in the waterside pavilion in the backyard."
Wang Leshan nodded and walked into the door. Along the way, we walked through the corridors and along the winding paths, passing through courtyards with four colors of bamboo, chrysanthemum, plum and pine, and passing through portals on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth floors. Our eyes suddenly opened up. A huge courtyard with a lake as its center appeared in front of us. In front of me, there are birds chirping in the woods on the left, and the wind rustles in the bamboo forest on the right. Looking around, I can only see the scenery of mountains and rivers, with pavilions and pavilions hidden in the green bamboo and water. It is really beautiful!
Wang Leshan saw the longing figures in the water pavilion and hurriedly walked along the bluestone road beside the lake. When they arrived at the waterside pavilion, they heard the elegant-looking middle-aged man sitting at the head of the table stroking his long beard and exclaiming: "That's right, that's right! The talents and learning of these two worthy brothers are truly unparalleled. You are outstanding!" The two Confucian scholars in their thirties standing on his left clasped their fists with joy on their faces and said, "Thank you sir for the compliment, I really don't deserve it!"
Wang Leshan stepped forward, cupped his fists and worshiped, "Master Mo!" It turned out that this middle-aged man was Mo Lun, the head of the Mo family, one of the three largest gentry families in Sichuan. At this time, in addition to him, Mo Lun, there were more than a dozen Confucian scholars of different ages in the waterside pavilion. All of them were suave and elegant. They were all famous Confucian talents in Sichuan. They were all good at playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting. He knows all the four books and five classics.
Molun chuckled and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Wang. We've come to greet him from afar." Although he said it politely, he didn't even stand up, acting like a master. Wang Leshan said with joy on his face: "Good news, good news! I just received the news that Master Han Tong, the prefect of Yazhou, led the rebel army to defeat the Yanyun Army again!"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look overjoyed. A Confucian scholar said excitedly: "Great! It seems that God's will has not yet been determined. Master Han Tong may be able to restore the old rivers and mountains!" Everyone nodded in agreement.
Wang Leshan continued: "Then Yang Peng could no longer sit still and decided to lead all Yanyun elites to Yazhou to deal with Master Hantong in two days! Our opportunity has come!" A Confucian scholar hurriedly said to Mo Lun: "Sir, Yang Since Peng has left with Yanyun's elite, it is a great opportunity for us to raise the flag of righteousness and call for restoration of the country!" Another Confucian scholar immediately said: "We are taking action in Chengdu and echoing Master Han Tong from afar, so the big thing will definitely succeed! "Everyone agreed.
Molun said excitedly: "I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time! Since God has given us this opportunity, we must not miss it. We must turn the world around and restore the country in one fell swoop!" After thinking about it, he said to the Confucian scholars standing on the left. : "Young masters, please go back and inform your respective family heads that you will come to my place tonight to discuss important matters. To the outside world, you will only say that you are attending a banquet. Before the big event is completed, you must be careful and don't be careless!" All the Confucian scholars clasped their fists in agreement and retreated. This group of Confucian scholars came from various noble families and had quite a lot of power behind them.
Molun then said to the Confucian scholars standing on the right: "You are well-known local talents, respected by the people. When you go back, you must be prepared to incite the people. Don't take any action for the time being and wait for news from me." The Confucian scholars were a little nervous. I was also a little excited, clasped my fists in agreement, and went down. Although this group of Confucian scholars has little power, their talents are well-known and they have always been respected by ordinary people. It is naturally best for them to incite the people.
Molun sat on a chair and thought: "If we can persuade some armies to work together to carry out major events, this matter will be more certain!" Wang Leshan said: "Zheng Jun, Qin Gang and other generals who commanded the army were originally generals of the Song Army. I believe them I’m still thinking of the Song Dynasty in my heart, maybe I can persuade them to do something big together!”
Molun said happily: "If they can participate in this grand event together, it will be like a thunderous and overwhelming force. Everything is guaranteed! Mr. Wang, I will trouble you to go out and lobby them!" Wang Leshan clasped his fists and said: "The branch should be responsible for this. Why, Master Mo, you don't have to be polite!" Mo Lun couldn't help sighing: "With you and so many loyal ministers and righteous men going to the national crisis, why worry about Sichuan not recovering!" Then he warned: "Master Wang, as the saying goes, there is a gap between the heart and the belly. ', you have to be careful when lobbying them, and you have to test it clearly before you can explain your intentions, so as not to leak the news!"
Wang Leshan clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Mo. I know very well that there will be no accidents in this section! Mr. Mo, if there is nothing else, I will go and do the work!" Mo Lun nodded and said: " You go." Wang Leshan bowed and exited the waterside pavilion, turned around and left.
Yu Qing sighed while drinking. His wife beside him was very surprised and asked: "What happened to the master today? He has been looking worried since he came back from the palace!"
Yu Qing couldn't help but sighed again and said: "General Huyan Bixian was defeated by Han Tong!" Mrs. Yu was surprised and said: "How is this possible? General Huyan Bixian is a famous general in Yanyun, with a blue dragon I don’t know how many heroes of the Liao Kingdom have been killed by the Yanyue Sword! Since King Yan rose to power in Yanyun, he has followed King Yan in his expeditions east and west, and has gone through countless battles. How could he be defeated by Han Tong?"
Yu Qing said: "I am also very puzzled! Is it possible that Han Tong is really an extraordinary genius who can actually defeat General Huyan Bixian in one fell swoop?"
Mrs. Yu asked nervously: "General Huyan Bixian was defeated. Is the situation bad?" Yu Qing shook his head, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then put down the wine glass and said: "That's not the case. Although Han Tong continued one after another Defeating Liu Xiguan Sheng, the army is at its peak, but after all, there are only 10,000 troops. It is simply impossible to expel Yanyun's army and regain Sichuan with this few troops!" He glanced at his wife, frowned and said, "I do. I’m not worried about this, but I’m worried that King Yan plans to conquer Han Tong himself!”
Mrs. Yu asked in confusion: "Why are you worried about this matter? Wouldn't it be good for King Yan to conquer it himself?" Yu Qing shook his head, with a look of worry on his face, "The situation in Sichuan is no better than other places! The power of the gentry is extremely huge. , they are all full of hostility towards King Yan. Now that the news of General Huyan Bixian's defeat has come, I'm afraid these people will become restless! King Yan should be sitting in Chengdu at this time, how can he leave! If he leaves, I'm afraid There's a big mess! Even if King Yan can clean up the situation as soon as possible, it will cause immeasurable damage to the entire Sichuan!" Mrs. Yu couldn't help but become worried after hearing what Yu Qing said.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
