The companion raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Don't you know?" The man in brown clothes said blankly: "What do you know?"
The companion said angrily: "The King of Yan and the cabinet have already issued a mobilization order for the national military government. Our army is about to launch an attack on the south! As the commander-in-chief of Pingnan, Empress Yelu has already gone to Tanzhou!" The man in brown suddenly realized. Said: "That's what happened! Why did I see large armies moving along the way!" Then he said strangely: "Then how many kilograms and taels can Zhao Song have? Why did King Yan order all the military offices in the country? Mobilize them all? Isn't this killing a chicken with a sledgehammer?" The companion frowned and shook his head, "I don't know about that. Maybe King Yan and the adults in the cabinet want to solve the problem in the south with a thunderous momentum!" Brown The man in clothes nodded, and then said excitedly: "After the south is unified, we will be a truly great empire!"
The companion laughed and said: "Isn't it a big empire now? Look at the surrounding countries, which one is as powerful as us? Even Dajin, which is known as the empire, is probably not as good as us!"
The man in brown clothes nodded, "Yes!" Then he frowned and said puzzledly: "But, we are so powerful, why doesn't King Yan still claim to be emperor?" The companion laughed: "It doesn't matter whether he claims to be emperor or not. What does it matter? It’s just a name! King Yan must have his own considerations about this kind of thing, so ordinary people like us don’t have to worry about it!”
The man in brown clothes thought so. He picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then told his companions interesting stories about Bianliang today.
At this time, a tea guest at the next table smiled and lowered his voice and said to the companion in front of him: "Brother, the people want you to be the emperor!" It turned out that the speaker was Zhou Bingqian, who was disguised as a man, and she was sitting opposite her. It was none other than Yang Peng, King of Yan. At the two tables around the two people, there were about a dozen secret guards also in civilian clothes. In the past two months, Zhou Bingqian has taken care of Yang Peng's life with meticulous care. Yang Peng has long been accustomed to Zhou Bingqian's care. Yang Peng likes this beautiful woman from the bottom of his heart. However, this love is not between a man and a woman, but between a brother and a sister. In Yang Peng's opinion, she is like his considerate little sister. And Zhou Bingqian seemed to be devoted to her sister's beauty. She not only took care of Yang Peng meticulously, but also helped her sisters-in-law from time to time. Therefore, all the princesses also liked this beautiful little girl very much. Zhou Bingqian was very popular in Prince Yan's Mansion. At the same time, she was also known to the outside world. Now everyone also knew that Prince Yan had adopted a very beautiful princess.
Yang Peng smiled, picked up the tea bowl in front of him, took a sip of tea, then put down the tea bowl, picked up the fennel beans on the table and started eating. Zhou Bingqian asked curiously: "Brother, when do you plan to become the emperor?" Yang Peng smiled and said: "Do I have to be the emperor?" Zhou Bingqian sighed and said: "Brother has already ruled the world, so becoming the emperor is not a smooth process. Something about that?”
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Maybe there are other choices!" Zhou Bingqian thought that Yang Peng wanted to give up the throne to someone, so she couldn't help but frowned and said: "Brother, forgive me for speaking frankly, Yan Yun now , except for eldest brother, anyone who wants to be emperor will have difficulty convincing the public! I’m afraid that by then, the great rivers and mountains that eldest brother has finally conquered will be in chaos again!"
Yang Peng was stunned for a moment, then realized that she had misunderstood, and said with a smile: "You are wrong, brother didn't mean that." Zhou Bingqian showed confusion.
Yang Peng played with the tea bowl and murmured: "No matter who is the emperor, no matter how glorious the country was when it was founded, the cycle of chaos and chaos cannot be avoided. If this system of imperial rule does not change, this prosperous and prosperous The cycle of decline will continue to happen! After decades of life, why do you have to be an emperor? Why do you have to turn the country into your own private property? After a hundred years, won’t everything still be lost? Instead of doing this, it is better to do something meaningful After everything is done, you can swim quietly among the green mountains and green waters with your lovely wife and concubine. That is the great joy of life!" He took a sip of tea.
Zhou Bingqian couldn't help but think of the courses on 'people-oriented' taught in universities today, and she vaguely felt something. However, when she thought about it carefully, she couldn't grasp it. I couldn't help but asked curiously: "What exactly does eldest brother want to do?"
Yang Peng chuckled and said, "You will know when the time comes." Zhou Bingqian smiled softly and said, "Elder brother's decision is always a good one anyway!" Yang Peng shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true!" Glancing at Zhou Bingqian, She smiled and said, "Your eldest brother is a human being, not a god. He always makes mistakes!" Zhou Bingqian said with a smile, "Don't the people think so? I heard that many people worship my eldest brother as a god at home!"
Yang Peng said: "This is the love of the people, but it can also easily make this loved person become self-righteous and no longer a person worthy of love!" Then his eyes revealed the color of memories, "There is such a person, very It's amazing. At that time, I'm afraid no one could compare with him! But later he changed. He thought he was a god, but he became like an evil ghost! Many innocent people were killed, and the country almost fell into a situation of eternal destruction! "
Zhou Bingqian was very surprised and asked, "Who is this person that brother is talking about?" Yang Peng came back to his senses, smiled and shook his head. Zhou Bingqian saw that Yang Peng was unwilling to tell, so she stopped asking. ...The two of them returned to the gate of the palace accompanied by the secret guards. At this moment, a young and beautiful woman rushed out. When the secret guards saw this, they immediately became vigilant. Everyone protected Yang Peng and Zhou Bingqian, while two other secret guards stepped forward to stop the young woman.
The young woman stopped and shouted towards her with a somewhat frightened expression: "Miss Zhou, it's me!" Zhou Bingqian's expression changed. Yang Peng turned around and asked Zhou Bingqian: "Little sister, do you know her?" Zhou Bingqian smiled quickly and nodded: "Yes, she was originally a maid in our family and got married long ago. I didn't expect to meet here. ." Then he said: "Brother, you go back first, I'll ask her what's the matter. She should be here to ask for help." Yang Peng nodded, glanced at the young woman, and went in. The secret guards followed in.
Zhou Bingqian walked up to the young woman and asked displeasedly: "Why did you come here?" Seeing that Yang Peng and the secret guards had already entered, the young woman said with a half-smile: "The master is concerned about the young lady, so he sent a slave to come to see you." Please." Zhou Bingqian frowned, snorted, and said coldly: "Lead the way!" The young woman responded and led Zhou Bingqian away.
Soon after, Zhou Bingqian was taken to an inn room by the young woman, retreated and closed the door. When Zhou Bingqian saw someone behind the screen not far away, she said coldly: "Why are you hiding? Come out."
A man came out from behind the screen, it was the young master of the Mo family, Mo Haotian. Zhou Bingqian asked in a cold voice: "What do you want from me?" Mo Haotian said in a strange tone: "Miss Zhou is such a noble person, so forgetful! She even forgot what she should do! It seems that this princess did it Very comfortable!"
Zhou Bingqian snorted coldly, "What I do is my business, I don't need you to bother me!" Mo Haotian frowned, an angry light flashed in his eyes, and asked with a stern face: "More than two months have passed, you Why hasn't there been any action? Just no action, why haven't you contacted me?" Zhou Bingqian glanced at Mo Haotian and said, "I have my own plans, you don't have to meddle in other people's business!" Mo Haotian was furious and took three steps. He walked up to Zhou Bingqian in two steps and grabbed her delicate hand. Zhou Bingqian was startled, and then became furious. She waved her other hand and slapped Mo Haotian's cheek hard, bang! The sound was so loud, showing how hard Zhou Bingqian slapped her!
Mo Haotian was stunned and had no reaction for a moment. Zhou Bingqian suddenly withdrew her palm, took a step back, and shouted angrily: "Don't be rude to me again in the future!" Mo Haotian came back to his senses, touched the side of his cheek that was hit, only to feel burning pain, and stared at him. Looking at Zhou Bingqian, she showed a look of anger and madness. Zhou Bingqian couldn't help but feel scared when she saw him like this, and took a step back.
Mo Haotian suddenly calmed down and said coldly: "You have changed!" Zhou Bingqian was stunned and frowned: "I don't know what you are talking about?" Mo Haotian asked angrily: "You fell in love with that Yang Peng ?" Zhou Bingqian's complexion changed drastically, and then she shouted angrily: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Mo Haotian snorted, "Don't forget why you went to Yang Peng! Don't forget your blood feud!" When Zhou Bingqian heard this, she felt as if thunder struck her head, and her face instantly turned pale. Mo Haotian smiled coldly and said, "If Yang Peng knows your identity, how do you think he will deal with you?" Zhou Bingqian suddenly looked at Mo Haotian and said fiercely: "Are you threatening me?" Mo Hao Tian raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically: "How dare I threaten the princess! I'm just telling you a fact!" Then he said seriously: "You should just do what you should do honestly! That's right Hello everyone! After everything is done, I will keep my promise and make you my queen!"
Zhou Bingqian snorted, turned and left. Mo Haotian looked at her coldly, but did not stop her. Zhou Bingqian walked to the door, suddenly turned around, and said coldly: "I have not forgotten my blood feud!" Then a sarcastic look appeared on her face, "But with your appearance, don't try to be the emperor!" Mo Haotian! I was stunned for a moment, and then I heard the sound of the door. When I looked again, I saw that Zhou Bingqian had already left. Mo Haotian showed a look of sullen resentment and murmured: "How dare you look down on me! What's so great about being an emperor!"
As soon as Yang Peng returned to the mansion, a female guard came up to him and clasped his fists and said, "Master, you are waiting for me in the study." Yang Peng nodded and walked towards the study. When I came to the study, I saw Ye Qi Guanyin, Yan Ji, Huang Guang and Huang Qiaoyun sitting in the study waiting. Yang Peng smiled and said: "I'm sorry, I just made you wait!" The four of them stood up quickly and bowed: "My subordinates (concubines) have met King Yan!"
Yang Peng waved his hand, "No need to be polite!" After saying that, he walked behind the desk and sat down. Seeing Yang Peng sitting down, the four of them also sat down. Huang Guang clasped his fists and said, "To inform King Yan, my subordinates have followed the order to transport money, grain and baggage. Now the money, grain and baggage are basically in place."
Yang Peng nodded. Huang Qiaoyun clasped his fists and said: "The supervisory officials dispatched by our supervision department have also been in place. Judging from the current feedback, the grain and grass transshipment work in various places is very smooth and there are no problems." Yang Peng smiled at Huang Qiaoyun with a look of approval. look. When Huang Qiaoyun saw this, he couldn't help but be very happy.
Yang Peng's eyes turned to Ye Qi Guanyin. The latter said: "The 1st, 6th and 7th legions have been transferred to Yanjing in accordance with the order. In addition, the military armies from various places have also been mobilized and are undergoing training. As soon as they receive the order, they can immediately go to the battlefield. !”
Yang Peng nodded, looked at Yan Ji, and asked with a smile: "What's the reaction from the surrounding countries?" Yan Ji smiled and said: "According to the reports from our informants, all countries are very frightened. For such a large-scale attack by us, The mobilized troops are terrified. It is said that envoys from various countries are already on their way to Bianliang!" Yang Peng smiled slightly. Yan Ji continued: "The palace in Guangzhou is in chaos. Some Zhao and Song monarchs want to ask for peace, some advocate asking for help from the Khitan people, and some actually suggest that the court withdraw to the sea!"
Everyone laughed, and Huang Guang joked: "Did the kings and ministers of Zhao and Song Dynasties actually want to be fishermen at sea!" Yang Peng asked Yan Ji: "How is the battle between Cao Yong and Zhang Jun?" Yan Ji said: "Zhang Jun is indeed a famous general of the generation. , with the help of Minzhong Mingjiao believers, they are still persisting. However, according to the latest intelligence, the situation in Zhangzhou City is already very bad! The food and grass supplies have been almost consumed, the morale of the soldiers and civilians has dropped to the bottom, and various ordnance , especially since the arrows have been used up! According to the information from Minzhong, they can still hold on for about ten days at most!"
Yang Peng frowned and thought, raised his head and asked, "Where are the navy?" "I was about to report to King Yan. According to the latest report from the navy, they will arrive at the scheduled location in about ten days, and will take action according to the scheduled plan. action!"
Yang Peng nodded and murmured: "I'm afraid it's too late to save Zhang Jun!" Then he threw these thoughts behind him. Yan Ji added: "There is news from Yanjing that the Khitan army of 800,000 has gathered to the south of Zhongjing Road. With Yeqi Hucheng as the commander, the attack will be launched at any time! And the Goryeo army of 200,000 is rushing to Zhongjing Road. On the way! In addition, there is news from Lin'an that the Eighth Prince has issued an order to Liu Guangshi in accordance with our requirements. I believe Liu Guangshi will be able to launch an attack soon!"
His eyes turned to Lin'an. Master Pang led a person to the study room of the palace. He bowed to the Eighth Prince and said, "Your Majesty, we are here."
The man who came with Master Pang immediately paid homage to the Eighth Prince: "The envoy from Liao met the Emperor of Song." This man turned out to be an envoy from Liao. No wonder he exuded the breath of the grassland!
The Eighth Prince hurriedly said: "Your envoy does not need to be polite!" Then he asked: "I wonder why your envoy is here?" The Liao envoy said: "I am here for the eternal well-being of both of you!"
"What do you mean by this?" The Khitan envoy raised his eyebrows and said displeasedly: "Your Majesty is asking this question knowingly! Don't you think that Yan Yun has already posed a huge threat to your country? Now that Song is small and weak, Yan The cloud is like a ferocious tiger crawling on its side, as long as Yan Yun moves even a little bit, the Song Kingdom will be wiped out in an instant!"
The Eighth Prince turned pale and forced a smile: "Your words are too alarmist! I have already surrendered to Yan Yun and the two sides have formed an alliance. How could Yan Yun betray his trust and attack our country!"
The Khitan envoy said: "What is the use of this kind of covenant! If Yan Yun breaks the covenant, what will your Majesty do?" The eighth prince's eyes twitched, his brows furrowed, as if he didn't believe it.
The Khitan envoy continued: "If the Song Dynasty wants to survive, it can only unite with our Daliao and defeat Yan Yun! To be honest, our Daliao has assembled a main force of 800,000, personally commanded by the King Protector, to send troops to Yan At the Yun border, Goryeo’s 200,000-strong army is also marching to the battlefield! Such a million-strong army attacking Yanyun is like the weight of Mount Tai, how can Yanyun resist?..."
The Eighth Prince smiled and said, "I'm afraid that's not true! Didn't your country launch large armies to attack Yanyun many times before? The results were not very good! The latest time, not only did the success fall short, but the entire Xijing Road was also lost. !”
The Khitan envoy became angry and shouted: "How can the situation this time be comparable to before!" After a pause, "I can tell your majesty, this time, not only the army of our Daliao Empire, but also Tubo and Dali will No matter how strong Yanyun is in sending troops, there is absolutely no reason to contend with the three kingdoms at the same time! Let me say it first, if your majesty does not participate in this grand event, when the matter is completed, I am afraid that your majesty and the Song Dynasty will be in an embarrassing situation!" The eighth prince heard him When he said that Tubo and Dali were going to send troops, he couldn't help but feel excited. When he heard his last words, he couldn't help but worry. There was a look of hesitation on his face, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.
Seeing this, the Khitan envoy knew that there was something going on, and continued: "Yan Yun is now gathering an army to attack Zhao Heng. If your Majesty can also send troops, it will be a situation where the five countries besieged Yan Yun. This is like the Warring States Period. The six countries in the east jointly resisted Qin, and there is absolutely no reason why they will be invincible!" He was talking about the six-nation coalition attacking Qin. At that time, the six-nation coalition attacked Qin. Even the strength of the Qin army could not resist it. However, every time the six nations jointly attacked Qin, they always It was due to reasons outside the battlefield that the success fell short. If the Allied Forces of the Six Nations could have been consistently and closely united at that time, Qin might not have had the feat of unifying China in the future, and would have perished early in the iron hooves of the Six Nations.
The Eighth Prince felt that what the Khitan envoy said was very reasonable, but he still couldn't make up his mind. The Khitan envoy struck while the iron was hot: "Now for the Song State, there is a very favorable condition, that is, the Yanyun side is completely unprepared for the Song State, and they still regard the Song State as their ally! If His Majesty suddenly attacks, the Yanyun army will be caught off guard. , the entire Jiangxi and the entire Lianghuai River will fall into the hands of the Song State in an instant. The resurgence of the Song State will begin in the hands of your Majesty!"
The Eighth Prince couldn't help but feel very moved. However, the previous experience of being defeated at the hands of Yan Yun many times had left a shadow in his heart. At the same time, his brother's separatist rule in Guangdong and Guangxi also made him feel like a thorn in his back. It was so difficult to make up his mind for a while!
The Khitan envoy glanced at Taishi Pang, who immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, what the Khitan envoy said is very reasonable! If Your Majesty can revive the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop, wouldn't it be much easier to solve the problem of the false emperor?"
The Eighth Prince hesitated for a while, frowned and said, "I have to think about this matter carefully!" Taishi Pang said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the military situation is so strong that we cannot delay it any longer!" The Eighth Prince said displeasedly: "Okay. ! I said, you have to think about it carefully!" Taishi Pang knew that with the character of the Eighth Prince, it is indeed not easy to make a decision on such a big matter, so he had to give up temporarily. After pulling Jin Shi, who was still about to speak, he bowed to the Eighth Prince and then retreated.
His eyes turned back to Bianliang. Yang Peng returned to the backyard and found Zhou Bingqian sitting in a water pavilion not far away, looking at the lake in a daze. He couldn't help but smile and walked over. Seeing that Zhou Bingqian was completely unaware of her arrival, her eyes were red, and there were tears on her pretty face, she couldn't help being startled and asked anxiously: "Little sister, what happened?"
Zhou Bingqian had turned around and saw Yang Peng. She hurriedly stood up, turned her head and wiped away her tears. Then he turned around and said with a forced smile: "Brother." Yang Peng saw that there was still a miserable look in Zhou Bingqian's red eyes and asked: "Bingqian, what happened?"
Zhou Bingqian quickly shook her head and said: "No, it's okay!" Yang Peng said angrily: "You said it was okay, but look at your eyes, they are all red like this!" Zhou Bingqian said in a panic: "It's really okay! Little sister, little sister My sister just, just thinks of her parents! Hey, I can’t help but feel sad when I think of their little sister!”
Yang Peng was relieved, held Zhou Bingqian's delicate hand, and said softly: "Now that you have a eldest brother and so many sisters, don't be sad anymore! Seeing you like this, eldest brother feels uncomfortable!"
Zhou Bingqian looked at Yang Peng longingly, and murmured unknowingly: "It's just because my eldest brother was so kind to me that I feel sad." Yang Peng laughed and wiped her tears, "You're talking silly. ! What does it mean that you feel sad because your eldest brother is too kind to you?" Zhou Bingqian showed a miserable expression and lowered her head.
Yang Peng felt that this little girl's thoughts were really strange, but he felt that women's thoughts were quite complicated to begin with, so it was not weird for her to act like this! Putting this matter behind him, he smiled and said: "Okay, don't be sad. Brother, I will personally cook a few side dishes for you today, okay?"
Zhou Bingqian raised her head and looked at Yang Peng and asked, "Brother, why are you so nice to me?" Yang Peng was stunned, scratched his head, and said, "I have never thought about this question! You are mine. Sister, isn't it natural to be nice to you?" Zhou Bingqian could no longer control her emotions and threw herself into Yang Peng's arms, sobbing bitterly. Yang Peng chuckled and coaxed her like a child.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
