Yan Ji said angrily: "Husband, please don't look down on those Confucian scholars too much!" After a pause, "According to the intelligence we recently obtained, the actions of those Confucian scholars suddenly became mysterious. They also frequently contacted officials and generals from various places, and even talked with them. Some members of the Xixia royal family have come into contact." He looked up at Yang Peng, who looked thoughtful, and asked angrily: "Do you still think it's not a big deal?"
Yang Peng touched his chin and said with a smile: "These clowns are getting more and more annoying!" Yan Ji's stunningly beautiful face revealed a cold murderous intention, and said: "I don't think we can wait until they become big and cause serious harm. After the destruction is carried out, we should arrest them immediately, get more clues from their mouths, follow the clues, and catch all those involved in the rebellion!"
Yang Peng gently stroked Yan Ji's smooth skin, with a thoughtful look on his face. Yan Ji looked at Yang Peng, waiting for his decision.
Yang Peng gently patted Yan Ji's buttocks and said: "Don't rush to arrest us yet. You 'Huaxu' will conduct the investigation secretly first, and don't alert others. We still don't know much about their specific situation. If we act rashly, , I am afraid that most of the participants will get wind of it, and some officials who may have been incited to rebel will not be able to dig it out because they have lost the clues! Therefore, at this stage, the main focus is on secret investigation."
Yan Ji felt that what Yang Peng said made sense, nodded, and thought: "Then just do what the elder brother said, and focus on the secret investigation first." Yang Peng glanced at Yan Ji, "Since it is a secret investigation, then Don't let your opponent be aware of it at all. Don't act too hastily. No matter how good those people are, they will never dare to act rashly immediately! They should know that with their little strength, if they dare to act rashly, it is just a fly shaking a tree, and everything will happen in an instant. Destroyed! They will definitely find a way to obtain foreign aid, and they will launch it when we are inseparable from the fierce battle with foreign enemies!" After a pause, "You must focus on investigating whether those guys have contact with those foreign forces!" Yan Ji nodded. nodded. Thinking of something, he glanced at Yang Peng and said jokingly: "Those people gave themselves a name, called the 'Anti-Yanyun Alliance'." Yang Peng chuckled and said: "They have all formed an alliance, and the power is very big! "
Then he suddenly turned over and pressed Yan Ji underneath him. Yan Ji looked at her husband with a blushing face, her beautiful eyes were infinitely charming, and said angrily: "Are you trying to do something bad again? Humph, I'm not afraid of you!" After her words fell, she suddenly sprang up like a civet cat, and Yang Peng returned Before he could react, he was pinned down by her on all fours. Yan Ji smiled wildly: "It's up to me now!"...
Yang Peng walked to his yard. I came to the lake in the backyard and sat down. At this time, the lake was sparkling and the sky and the earth were very bright. Yang Peng rubbed his waist, which was sore and numb from countless rounds of fighting, and couldn't help but murmured: "It's really incredible when Ai Ji gets angry! I almost can't bear it!" Recalling that it almost lasted in the study room After fighting for a long time, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He looked like he was still unfinished and let out a long breath.
Yang Peng turned his head to admire the scenery on the lake, feeling relaxed and happy. Suddenly, I saw a slim figure walking along the lake shore, it was Zhou Bingqian. A breeze blew by, and the hair and clothes were fluttering in the wind, as if they were immortals. Yang Peng couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
Zhou Bingqian walked not far from Yang Peng and suddenly realized that someone was in front of her. She quickly stopped and looked. Seeing Yang Peng sitting on the big bluestone not far away, there was a look of surprise in his eyes, and then he lowered his head slightly and said sheepishly: "Brother, are you here?"
Yang Peng smiled and said, "I'm looking at the scenery!" Then he stood up and said, "I'm really tired today. I have to go back and take a rest." Then he walked towards his courtyard. Zhou Bingqian said quickly: "Brother, I have something I want to give to my eldest brother!"
Yang Peng showed curiosity, stopped and asked with a smile: "What is it?" Zhou Bingqian lowered her head and said: "Brother, please come with me, little sister, and I will show it to you!" Her tone and expression were all revealed. Ambiguous taste. Yang Peng felt something was wrong in the atmosphere and thought to himself: How does this sound like the rhythm of seducing me? This is not possible!
As soon as he thought about this, he smiled and said: "Let's change the time. Brother is really too tired now! Brother won't accompany you anymore!" Then he strode towards his courtyard. Zhou Bingqian wanted to keep Yang Peng, but she couldn't find an excuse for a while and could only watch Yang Peng go. An angry look appeared on her pretty face, she muttered something in a low voice, turned around and left.
Yang Peng went back to his room and slept, and didn't get up until evening. I just feel refreshed and energetic. Leaving the yard and coming to the study, she found that Yan Ji was still sleeping in the study. Recalling her madness in the morning, she couldn't help but laugh and murmured: "It seems that she has exhausted all her strength!"
Yang Peng walked behind the desk and looked through the official documents. The sky gradually darkened, and Jiang Li led a few female guards in to light the lamps. Yang Peng raised his head, twisted his sore neck, and glanced outside. The sun was about to completely set, and the last ray of afterglow illuminated the sky. Jiang Li said: "Master, dinner is ready. All the sisters and children are waiting for the master to come and have dinner together!" Yang Peng nodded, turned around and shouted: "Ai Ji, it's time to get up!" Yan Yan came from behind the screen immediately. Ji's lazy voice said: "I know!" Then there was the sound of getting dressed, and a moment later, Yan Ji walked around the screen and came out. When Yang Peng and Jiang Li saw Yan Ji, their eyes couldn't help but light up. Yan Ji at this moment was so breathtakingly beautiful. Such beauty should not belong to the world at all! Yang Peng felt proud: 'This is all my credit! 'Jiang Li, on the other hand, inevitably feels a little ashamed of herself. In fact, Jiang Li was already one of the most beautiful women, but she seemed too overshadowed in front of Yan Ji.
Yan Ji saw her husband staring at her sternly, so she couldn't help but give him a sideways look, then walked up to Jiang Li, bowed Yingying, and said: "Sister!" In fact, Jiang Li is much younger than Yan Ji in terms of age. However, among women, it is usually the one who gets started first. Although Jiang Li is much younger than Yan Ji, she entered the palace harem before Yan Ji, so she is Yan Ji's sister. Jiang Li smiled and said: "Sister Yan, you don't have to be polite!" Jiang Li called them according to their age. In fact, the names of the concubines in Queen Yan's harem were quite confusing. Anyway, they all called them sister according to their own standards.
Yang Peng smiled and said, "Let's go have dinner." Yan Ji rolled her eyes at Yang Peng and took Jiang Li's delicate hand to go first. Yang Peng chuckled and followed. After dinner, Yang Peng called Han Bing, Yelu Hanyu and Yan Ji aside and said, "I want to start the battle to unify the south in advance." The three women were a little surprised when their eldest brother suddenly said this. Han Bing asked: "I wonder why eldest brother suddenly changed his mind?"
Yang Peng paced back and forth and frowned: "I have a vague feeling that someone is plotting against us behind the scenes. If we follow the plan step by step, I'm afraid something unpredictable will happen!"
Yelu Hanyu said: "The reason why we decided to wait until next year to continue the attack was firstly to give the army sufficient time to rest and recuperate, and secondly to consider that it would take some time to digest the fruits of victory. Big brother suddenly changed the plan. Could it be that he discovered something? ?”
Yang Peng stopped and looked at the lake outside the water pavilion. At this time, the lanterns came on, illuminating the water so that it shimmered and seemed real. Chen Xiao said: "'Hua Xu' discovered something about our internal affairs." He turned to look at Yan Ji and said, "Tell me what you know."
Yan Ji responded and immediately told Han Bing and Yelu Hanyu about the situation that Hua Xu had discovered recently. The two women looked thoughtful, and Yelu Hanyu frowned and said, "Why did those Confucian scholars suddenly become so active? And the actions they took have obviously harmed us, Yanyun!" Han Bing frowned and said, "I think It seems as if there is suddenly a force pushing them from behind!" He looked up at Yang Peng.
Yang Peng nodded and said: "I feel the same way. They should know very well that it is impossible to do anything with their power. If they launch it rashly, they will only die without a burial place! But they are so active now ,What is this indicating?"
The three women were all very smart. When they heard Yang Peng ask this question, their expressions changed after being stunned. Yelu Hanyu frowned and said: "The fact that they suddenly became so active seems to indicate that they have something to rely on. And to rely on something, they have to form an alliance with some external forces. They are Khitan people!" The three women looked at Yang together. Peng.
Yang Peng frowned and said: "It's possible, isn't it?" Han Bing said: "But this is just a guess without any basis. The current behavior of those Confucian scholars does not necessarily mean that they have colluded with the Khitans. There are also It may just be that they took action during this period, and they happened to be noticed by the 'Huaxu' side."
Yang Peng turned around and said, "That's right. Maybe I'm overthinking it! But we should consider the worst possibility and come up with countermeasures! The worst case scenario is that they collude with the Khitans and achieve a The agreement is to suddenly launch an attack when we launch an attack on the south! If this is the case, it will have a great impact on us! What I am most worried about is the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture!"
Yelu Hanyu frowned and said: "If the Khitans really mobilize their main army to go south when we use troops against the south, the Sixteen States of Yanyun will not be safe. If the internal rebel forces attack at the same time, the situation will definitely be more serious!"
Yang Peng frowned and said: "We previously estimated that the Khitans might hastily decide to attack us when we use troops in the south. Therefore, we made arrangements at Datongfu Road and Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture in response to this. But if it is us In the worst case scenario just mentioned, this arrangement may not be enough to deal with it! According to previous estimates, the Khitans decided to raise troops in a hurry, and their troops must be limited. Based on our current situation at Datongfu Road and Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, The arrangement can be dealt with; but according to the worst-case scenario we just deduced, it means that the Khitans are deliberately planning to use troops against us, so all aspects must have been prepared, and once they invade, they will definitely use all their strength. Our current layout on Datongfu Road and Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture is beyond our ability to cope with it!"
The three girls nodded thoughtfully, and Han Bing said: "If this is the worst case scenario, I'm afraid we will have to withdraw some of our troops from the south to come back for reinforcements! But in this way, the strength of the south will be reduced sharply. If an accident occurs, I'm afraid it will Let the war reach a stalemate!"
Yang Peng thought: "Now our forces in the south are seven legions and the newly formed 200,000 military government troops. We can definitely send some of the troops back to support the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture! I plan to send the first, sixth, and sixth states. The Seventh Army Corps goes north to Yanjing to strengthen its defense!"
Yelu Hanyu said: "With these 200,000 troops, we must be able to deal with the worst situation. However, there is a problem, brother, have you thought about it? If we make a mistake in judgment, won't it be for nothing that the Khitan people will feel threatened and will Are the troops moving to our border?"
Yang Peng said: "I have also thought about this problem. Instead of worrying about this, it is better to be foolproof." Yelu Hanyu nodded and frowned: "It's just that the strength of the Southern Expedition Army has dropped sharply by 200,000. I'm afraid it won't be like before. That way it will sweep across the south with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai! I am only worried that if the Song people rely on the steep mountains and rivers to defend themselves, we may not have a chance to take advantage of them!" Yang Peng thought: "It shouldn't be a big problem." Yelu Hanyu raised his head and looked at Yang Peng With a glance, "I have no objection to the eldest brother's decision." Han Bing also said: "I have no objection either." Seeing that both women expressed their support, Yang Peng turned his eyes to Yan Ji's face. Yan Ji smiled and said, "Nujia I don’t know anything about military strategy, so I don’t dare to have any opinions!”
Yang Peng smiled and said, "Well, this matter is settled for now! We will convene the cabinet to discuss it again tomorrow. If there are no problems, we will implement it!" The two women nodded.
While Yang Peng was talking to the three women, a female guard ran to Jiang Li who was talking to Chai Yonghui and her daughter. After bowing to the two princesses and a princess, she said to Jiang Li: "Commander, there was something from the city gate just now. The news is that Princess Yanran is back in a hurry!"
Jiang Li was greatly surprised and said: "Isn't she working with An Qian outside to deal with refugee matters? Why did she suddenly come back?" The female guard shook her head to express her ignorance. "Is Princess Anqian back too?" The female guard shook her head and said, "No, only Princess Yanran." Jiang Li ordered, "Go to the door and wait. If you see Yanran, bring her over." The female guard promised. , ran down. Jiang Li said to Murong Bingshuang: "Sister, I'm going to inform the master of this situation!" Murong Bingshuang nodded and said with a smile: "Go ahead." Jiang Li ran towards the waterside pavilion where Chen Xiao and the others were.
When Yang Peng and others heard that Yanran suddenly came back, they were also a little surprised. Han Bing glanced at Chen Xiao and said with a smile: "Sister Yanran must have missed someone here, so she rushed back in such a hurry! "Yang Peng chuckled.
At this moment, a figure moved at the archway. Jiang Li pointed over there and said, "Here we come." Everyone looked toward the archway and saw Luo Yanran, who was dressed in a moon-white dress and gauze, surrounded by several female guards and personal maids. Accompanied by his wife, he came quickly. Luo Yanran is married now, why is she still wearing a gauze? In fact, Luo Yanran did this not to pretend to be mysterious, but because she was born with insufficient yang energy and was unable to catch wind. Once infected with wind and cold, it often lingers for several months and is difficult to recover from, and it is also more serious than ordinary people. Much more, so Luo Yanran always wears a special gauze. It's okay when I'm at home, but once I leave the room, I have to wear a gauze.
Luo Yanran was led by the female guard to the waterside pavilion. She first paid homage to her eldest brother, and then met with her sisters. Han Bing joked: "Did sister Yanran miss someone here too much, so she rushed back in such a hurry?"
Luo Yanran was embarrassed and said: "Sister Han Bing misunderstood!" Han Bing showed surprise, "What? Doesn't sister Yanran miss that guy?"
Luo Yanran was afraid that her elder brother would misunderstand and quickly shook her head. Then she realized that she shook her head to express that she missed her elder brother very much. Although this is the fact, it is really embarrassing to express it like this in front of all the sisters! Although Luo Yanran was wearing a veil, she was still so embarrassed that she almost wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
Yang Peng pulled Luo Yanran into his arms and said to the girls in a very exaggerated manner: "You can't bully my darling Yanran!" The girls chuckled, and Yelu Hanyu said to Han Bing teasingly: "Did you hear that? ? Obedient!" Han Bing couldn't help but smile, rolled his eyes at Yang Peng, and said angrily: "Sister Yanran is obedient, aren't we all obedient?" When Yelu Hanyu, Yan Ji and Jiang Li heard this, they all looked at her. Yang Peng cast a resentful look. Yang Peng's heart skipped a beat, and he opened his arms and said, "You are all big brother's good wives! Come on, let me give you a good hug!" All three pairs of eyes rolled their eyes, and Han Bing snorted: "You are so beautiful. !”
Luo Yanran quickly left Yang Peng's arms and said, "Brother, the reason why I rushed back is because I have something important to report to my brother!"
Yang Peng stopped his joking expression and acted like he was listening. Luo Yanran saw that her elder brother had stopped joking, and her shy mood calmed down a lot, and said: "Not long ago, when Sister Anxi and Miss Fang and I were supervising the resettlement of refugees in the south, a man suddenly came and asked to see us! This person's name His name is Zhang Defang, and he is Zhang Jun’s biological brother!”
Everyone looked surprised. Although they were full of questions, they didn't speak, waiting for her to continue. Luo Yanran continued: "Zhang Defang came to join Big Brother on behalf of Zhang Jun! However, something unexpected happened during the process. I don't know why his whereabouts were leaked, and he was caught by the imperial envoys and tortured to extract a confession. He refused to fight until death. The imperial envoy could not get the evidence and did not dare to take any action against Zhang Jun for a while. One night, Zhang Defang took advantage of the opportunity when there was only one person guarding him, used words to instigate the guard and escaped. ..."
Han Bing couldn't help but said: "This Zhang Defang is really capable! He can actually instigate the guards to rebel!"
Luo Yanran explained: "Zhang Defang's eloquence is certainly good, but what he says can really move people's hearts. He did not rush to lobby the guard at first, but just chatted with him about everyday things. After learning that the guard was from Jinghu North Road Later, he told him how good the situation of Jinghu North Road was now, and then said to him, "Having said this, he glanced at Yang Peng, and then continued: "He said: 'Sooner or later, King Yan will unify. World, why do you want to sacrifice your life for Zhao Song, who is about to perish? Why not take this opportunity to make a contribution and go to Yanyun together?'"
Yelu Hanyu couldn't help but said: "These words are on point. I think all those idiots in this world who are not loyal to Zhao Song will be moved!"
Luo Yanran nodded and said: "The guard was really moved after hearing what Zhang Defang said. Zhang Defang took the opportunity to continue lobbying, and finally persuaded the guard to let him go, and the two of them escaped together. Then Zhang Defang asked the guard to let him go. Someone went to Zhangzhou to report to Zhang Jun, asking him to be more vigilant. He then traveled day and night to Jiangnan West Road, found us, and explained to us Zhang Jun's willingness to surrender and his experience. The whole situation is like this. , a few of us felt that the matter was urgent, so we decided that I would take Zhang Defang back."
Yang Peng asked: "Zhang Defang has also arrived in Bianliang?" Luo Yanran nodded and said: "I thought the eldest brother might want to summon him, so I brought him here. He is now waiting for the summons outside the palace gate."
Yang Peng immediately faced several female guards outside the water pavilion and said, "Go and bring Zhang Defang!" Several female guards clasped their fists in agreement, and then one of them ran down.
Yang Peng thought about it and asked Luo Yanran: "Yanran, how likely do you think this is true?" Luo Yanran said: "Zhang Defang's expression doesn't look like it's fake. In addition, the things he said are in line with the truth. Therefore, it should be true. The only puzzling thing is that Zhang Jun is obviously a well-known loyal minister in the world. He is loyal to Zhao Song and can be said to be Zhao Song's die-hard loyalist! But why would such a person change? Attitude, do you want to defect to our Yanyun? The explanation given by Zhang Defang was that the imperial court wanted to summon his family members to Guangzhou, which made Zhang Jun feel discouraged about Zhao Song. This explanation seemed reasonable, but it still could not Let people be wanton!" Everyone nodded.
Luo Yanran continued: "Zhang Defang is actually no stranger to me. He is an old customer of our Luo Family Chamber of Commerce. I have had many contacts with him in the past, but he often complained about Zhao Song. Yelu Hanyu said: "It's also possible that he did this on purpose to lay the groundwork for his future conspiracy!" Luo Yanran shook her head and said, "I can't judge this."
The female guard led a fat middle-aged man over, saluted Yang Peng, and then shouted to the middle-aged man who was looking at Yang Peng curiously: "You are not polite when you see King Yan?" Zhang Defang ate a meal Shocked, he couldn't help but knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Caomin Zhang Defang pays homage to King Yan!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
