Yan Ji said: "Concerning the suppression of the rebellion, I still have some things to report to my eldest brother." Yang Peng smiled and said: "Thanks to 'Hua Xu' this time, otherwise it would be difficult to wipe out the rebel forces." !”
Yan Ji frowned and said, "The rebel forces have not been wiped out in one fell swoop."
Yang Peng was stunned, "Weren't they all caught in one sweep?"
Yan Ji nodded and then said: "According to the confessions of the arrested, in addition to the great gentry from the Central Plains, those who participated in the rebellion were also the remnants of the Sichuan gentry, Mo Haotian, and the black-clothed regiment. But the strange thing is, Neither of these two forces showed up that day. Afterwards, we learned the whereabouts of Mo Haotian and the black-clad group from the confessions of the arrested, and immediately went to search for them, but found nothing." Yang Peng thought: "They Maybe they got wind of it beforehand, so they escaped without participating in the operation!" Then he frowned and murmured: "But even if Mo Haotian and the black-clad group didn't inform others, others would have discovered their escape. What about this? But why do you want to launch a rebellion and let us catch them all? "
Yan Ji said: "Brother, those arrested nobles have no idea that Mo Haotian and the black group did not participate in the operation. They all thought that both of them participated in the operation with them!"
Yang Peng was very surprised: "This is strange! If this is the case, it means that Mo Haotian and the black group knew about the news but did not notify others. Why?" He looked at Yan Ji. Yan Ji shook her head and said, "I don't even understand!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "If we don't understand, let's not think about it! Ai Ji, we need to step up our efforts to track down Mo Haotian and the Black Clothes Group!"
Yan Ji nodded and said: "Currently, 'Huaxu' is stepping up its pursuit of them. Mo Haotian doesn't have any clues, but the black-clad group has caught some clues and is following them!"
Yang Peng nodded and said, "Be careful not to act too hastily. It's best to catch them all in one go!"
Yan Ji nodded, then smiled and said: "Since the eldest brother will not let me go to Dali, I will stay in Bianliang to supervise this matter!" Yang Peng smiled. Thinking of something, he frowned and said, "Just now we speculated that Mo Haotian and the black-clad group had gotten wind of it in advance. Have you conducted any investigation in this regard?"
Yan Ji nodded and said: "We have carefully investigated this aspect, but found no problems. The only thing is, according to Shang Shiheng's explanation, it seems that Mo Haotian always knew about our Yan Yun beforehand. There are some trends. From this, I judge that Mo Haotian may have an insider inside us. However, we have investigated carefully and found nothing that is possible. "
Yang Peng thought: "The relationship between anyone can't be established overnight. Since nothing can be found in Bianliang, let's start from Sichuan." Yan Ji's eyes lit up and she said excitedly: "Yes! It can be done. The person who works for him as an insider must have an unusual relationship with him. They must have known each other since they were in Sichuan, and the relationship must be very close. There may be clues that can be found in Sichuan!" Yang Peng said: "It also needs to be a secret. Investigate all those officials with Sichuan background." Yan Ji nodded.
At the same time, Zhou Bingqian came to Qingyun Teahouse again. When he saw Mo Haotian, he said angrily: "I didn't expect you would dare to stay in Bianliang!"
Mo Haotian sighed and said, "I don't have anywhere else to go! It's not like you who climbed onto a high branch!"
Zhou Bingqian snorted and sneered: "The development of the current situation is completely different from your previous expectations and expectations! Not only did Yan Yun not collapse under the joint attack of the six countries, but he turned the tide and defeated powerful enemies in one fell swoop. They destroyed the Song Dynasty and annexed the entire Jiangnan! You must be very disappointed, right?"
Mo Haotian glanced at Zhou Bingqian and said, "I am indeed disappointed, but I am even more surprised. How can a person with a blood feud speak as if he is on the side of the enemy?"
Zhou Bingqian frowned and said coldly: "You don't need to worry about my affairs!"
Mo Haotian felt a wave of evil fire rushing up, and he wanted to rush forward, tear Zhou Bingqian's dress apart, and ravage her crazily. However, this crazy idea was forcibly suppressed by him, and he said coldly: "I don't want to interfere with your affairs, but you'd better not forget your blood feud! Otherwise, under Jiuquan, how will you face you? Father!" Zhou Bingqian snorted and said angrily: "I know what to do, I don't need you to remind me all the time! I want to warn you, you'd better be careful and don't be discovered, otherwise even if I want to continue to If the plan continues, it will be impossible!" Mo Haotian mocked: "Isn't this exactly what you want?"
Zhou Bingqian ignored Mo Haotian's sarcastic words and said, "If you have nothing to do, I'm going to leave." She was about to leave.
"Wait a minute." Zhou Bingqian stopped and looked sideways at Mo Haotian. Mo Haotian took a step forward and asked angrily: "You just left like that?" Zhou Bingqian said: "Do you have anything else?"
Mo Haotian was so angry that he suddenly reached out and grabbed Zhou Bingqian's wrist. Zhou Bingqian was startled and tried to pull back her wrist, but Mo Haotian used all his strength. Zhou Bingqian could not break free, and shouted angrily: "Let go!" Mo Haotian showed a crazy look and shouted: "You have changed! You have changed." Why did it become like this! Why are you doing this to me?" Zhou Bingqian said coldly: "I don't understand what you are talking about! Are you shouting so to usher in Yanyun's patrols?"
Mo Haotian's heart froze, and the anger in his heart was instantly extinguished. Zhou Bingqian took the opportunity to break free from his grasp and said coldly: "We are just cooperating for revenge now, nothing else!" Mo Haotian was greatly shocked and glared: "You..." Zhou Bingqian snorted coldly and turned around. go. When he walked to the door, he suddenly turned around and said, "There is something I almost forgot. Yan Yun is pretending to have peace talks with Xiliao. In fact, King Yan has agreed to Yang Yanzhao's plan and is preparing to seize Yumen Pass by force!" Mo Mo Haotian frowned and started thinking. When he came back to his senses, Zhou Bingqian had already left. Mo Haotian said with great hatred: "Yang Peng, I will definitely let you die a miserable death!"
Zhou Bingqian was walking on the street, in a trance, her mind was very confused, and all kinds of thoughts were coming to her. She felt as if she had been torn in half by two powerful forces.
"Sister!" A voice suddenly came from the front. Zhou Bingqian stopped and raised her head, only to see a group of carriages standing not far away. A beautiful woman in palace attire stood beside the carriage with the support of a maid. She was none other than Zhao Lihua, one of the princesses of King Yan. Zhou Bingqian hurriedly came forward to pay her respects; "Sister-in-law!" Zhao Lihua smiled slightly, "I didn't expect to meet my sister here." Zhou Bingqian smiled, glanced at the mansion next to her, and asked: "Sister-in-law, are you here to visit this family?" Frowning, he said, "This family is so proud, but they didn't even come out to greet my sister-in-law!"
Zhao Lihua sighed and said, "I'm here to visit my uncle."
Zhou Bingqian was stunned, turned to look at the mansion, and asked in surprise: "They, they live here?" Zhao Lihua nodded, "After they were brought back to Bianliang, they were arranged here! In fact, this is good. , although I no longer want to be the emperor, I can live peacefully without worrying about anything! In fact, my father and brother are not suitable to be emperors. It would be better for them to be rich men!" Zhou Bingqian frowned and said, "I'm afraid Some people don’t think so!”
Zhao Defang and Zhao Huan were sitting in the study talking, when an old eunuch rushed in anxiously and reported with joy: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, here you come, here you come!" Zhao Defang and Zhao Huan thought it was someone sent by King Yan. When he arrived, he couldn't help but turn pale with fright. Zhao Defang asked with a trembling voice: "Yes, King Yan sent someone here?" Zhao Huan felt a strong urge to urinate in his lower abdomen and almost urinated.
The old eunuch shook his head and said, "No, it's Her Royal Highness. No, it's Princess Lihua of King Yan who is here!" Zhao Defang and Zhao Huan were stunned for a moment, then relaxed. Zhao Huan said angrily: "She still has the nerve to come see us?!" The old eunuch huffed and didn't know how to answer.
Zhao Defang waved his hand and said: "That's your sister, and she has nothing to do with us. Why are you so angry with her?" Zhao Huan said angrily: "I think she has forgotten her identity a long time ago, otherwise why? Don't persuade King Yan not to invade the south!" Zhao Defang sighed, "That's all in the past!" Then he stood up and said to Zhao Huan, who was still angry: "Let's go meet her! Although she is my daughter, you My sister, but now she is the Princess of Yan, the future noble concubine of the new dynasty, you and I cannot neglect you!" Although Zhao Huan was full of resentment in his heart, he really did not dare to neglect the Princess, so he was unwilling to do so. stood up.
A group of people came to the gate and saw Zhao Lihua in gorgeous palace attire surrounded by everyone. They couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
Everyone hurried out of the gate and worshiped together: "The guilty minister pays homage to the princess, the queen, she will live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"
Zhao Lihua hurriedly stepped forward to help her uncle up. She wanted to speak, but her face was already filled with tears. Zhao Defang also looked very excited, but Zhao Huan looked resentful, as if the sister in front of him owed him a large sum of money. This is what useless men are like. They usually blame others for their failure, and the best among them will blame women for their failure. God knows whether it is the man or the woman who should bear the responsibility in this world! If the woman is responsible, why does the man insist on staying in the position of ruler and refuse to leave? I really want to take advantage of it, but I don’t want to take responsibility!
Zhao Lihua suddenly thought of something and quickly introduced Zhou Bingqian to her uncle: "This is King Yan's sister, Princess Bingqian!" Upon hearing this, Zhao Defang and Zhao Huan's expressions changed drastically.
When Zhao Defang and Zhao Huan heard that the woman in front of them turned out to be the sister of King Yan, they couldn't help but turn pale with shock. Their legs felt weak, so they knelt down and worshiped tremblingly: "Sin, I'm going to pay my respects to the princess!" While paying homage, he shivered all over, just like a sheep seeing a tiger or wolf.
Zhou Bingqian couldn't help feeling filled with emotion when she saw that these two emperors of the Song Dynasty were so cowardly. She immediately returned the greeting and said, "You are my sister-in-law's uncles. I don't dare to treat you like such a big gift! Please get up quickly, this will offend me!" "
Seeing Zhou Bingqian's kind attitude, Zhao Defang and Zhao Huan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, bowed again, then stood up and stood respectfully with their hands down. Zhao Defang bowed and said: "Princess Princess, please come into the house!"
Zhou Bingqian said: "I am a sister visiting my uncle today. I think I have a lot to say, so I'd better not disturb you." Zhao Defang and Zhao Huan were obedient. Zhou Bingqian said to Zhao Lihua: "Sister-in-law, I'm going back first." Zhao Lihua nodded, "It's easy to go, sister." Zhou Bingqian left with her entourage.
Zhao Defang and Zhao Huan welcomed Zhao Lihua and her entourage into the hall, bowed again, and then invited Zhao Lihua to take a seat. Zhao Lihua said: "Today is just for me to visit my uncle. It is not an official occasion. My uncle should sit in the first place." Zhao Defang dared to sit in the first place in front of Princess Yan. He refused repeatedly, so Zhao Lihua must take the first place. Seeing this scene, Zhao Lihua had no choice but to step up and sit down. Only then did Zhao Defang and Zhao Huan take their seats on the left side. The maids and Feifeng female guards who followed Zhao Lihua stood around.
Zhao Lihua felt that it was not convenient to have the maids and guards present when talking to her uncle, so she raised her voice and said, "All of you, please step aside!" Everyone hesitated. After all, it was their duty to protect the princess. If they left rashly and appeared. What kind of accident would be a big sin!
Zhao Lihua saw everyone's worries and said angrily: "This is my uncle's house. If you have any worries, please go down." Everyone felt that the empress was right and it was hard to disobey her orders, so they They all bowed to Zhao Lihua, exited the hall, and waited outside. Zhao Defang and Zhao Huan felt a lot more relaxed when they saw all the maids and guards leaving.
Zhao Lihua looked at her uncle, couldn't help but shed tears, and said emotionally: "Uncle, long time no see, you have lost a lot of weight!" Zhao Defang laughed and couldn't help but sigh. Zhao Huan, who was standing next to him, snorted coldly and said angrily: "Finally, I'm not so angry with you as an unfilial daughter!"
Zhao Lihua's expression changed, she looked at Zhao Huan and said, "Brother, you, why do you say that? Is there something wrong with my little sister?"
Zhao Huan was furious and glared: "Have you ever asked yourself, have you been loyal to the Song Dynasty? Have you been filial to your father? You are greedy for glory and wealth, regardless of the life and death of your father and brother, and you actually sit back and watch the King of Yan order the southern expedition. But you didn't try your best to stop it! You are really the most unfilial daughter and the most unfaithful minister in the world!" Zhao Lihua felt dizzy and almost fainted. She cried and shook her head: "No! Brother, you wrongly blamed me... ..." Zhao Huan became angry and said angrily: "I have nothing to talk about with you, an unfaithful and unfilial person!" Then he stood up and walked away.
Zhao Huan came out of the hall and saw all the guards and maids guarding the door staring at him angrily. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart and secretly shouted: "No, I just wanted to vent my anger, but I didn't expect that so many guards and maids were..." Stay at the door! They listened to everything I said. If they tell King Yan, then, then..." Thinking of the horror, Zhao Huan couldn't help but turn pale, his back was dripping with cold sweat, and he walked away from the guards and maids holding his head. Although the guards and maids were very angry, they did not take any action. If it had been another person, they would have taken action long ago, but this person was the empress's brother, so there was nothing they could do.
Zhao Lihua cried: "Brother, he misunderstood me! Brother, he misunderstood me!"
Zhao Defang quickly comforted him: "Your brother has this kind of character. Lihua, please don't take it personally! You are brothers and sisters. No matter what your brother has done wrong, I hope you can forgive him!"
Zhao Lihua took out her silk handkerchief, wiped her tears, shook her head and said, "Brother, he hates me, I don't blame him!" Looking at Zhao Defang, "Uncle, actually, before my eldest brother decided to march south, I tried my best to dissuade him! But it's of no use! Brother, he is a hero. Although he loves me very much, he will not affect important matters because of personal affairs! Although my daughter knows that no matter how hard she tries to dissuade her, it will be of no use. He also tried to dissuade him many times. The Song Dynasty was eventually destroyed, perhaps this was God’s will!”
Zhao Defang nodded, sighed, and said: "This is God's will! Maybe it's because I have run out of power in the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years, so I sent down a figure like King Yan to change the dynasty!" Then he waved his hand and said: " Don't talk about this matter." There was a look of relief on his face, and he smiled: "This may not be a good thing. My uncle also knows that he is actually incapable of being an emperor! Instead of making the world a mess, it is better to Give up the country and live a happy and wealthy life! Now my father can be said to be relaxed!" Zhao Lihua looked at her uncle, not knowing what to say.
Zhao Defang glanced at Zhao Lihua and said with a smile: "Although your brother is a little unwilling, he actually doesn't have the ability to be an emperor!" There was a look of memory in his eyes, and he said: "During the days when I was defeated by the Khitans, I Suddenly I realized something. In fact, an emperor does not need to know how to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Those skills are completely useless to an emperor, and may even make the emperor lose his ambition; an emperor needs to be able to govern the country and make the country rich and strong. , for the well-being of the people, they need to understand military strategy, so that they can help the world resist foreign humiliation in times of internal and external troubles! Alas, of course I don’t have these most critical qualities, and neither do your brothers! In this way, the Song Dynasty It would be strange if he didn’t die!”
Zhao Lihua couldn't help crying. Zhao Defang asked in confusion: "Why are you crying again? Did my father say something that shouldn't be said?" Zhao Lihua shook her head, "No. My daughter just couldn't help crying and started crying." Zhao Defang's eyes showed With a loving look, she said: "Daughter, as the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. When you stay with King Yan, you have to be careful about everything!" Zhao Lihua nodded and said, "Uncle, don't worry, eldest brother treats my daughter very well." !”
Zhao Defang nodded and said: "That's good!" Then he showed an expression of hesitation. Zhao Lihua asked: "Uncle, do you have anything to say to me?" Zhao Defang smiled and shook his head, "No." Then he said: "Your aunt often misses you. Since you are here today, I went to see you from behind. Look at her, your aunt will be very happy." Zhao Lihua showed a look of longing and nodded. …
In the dead of night, after Yang Peng finished handling his official duties, he left the study and walked to the lake. After staring at the lake in a daze for a while, I put everything in my head aside for the time being. Turning around and looking around the lake, I saw courtyards hidden in the night light of the lake, with lights twinkling and beautiful. Chen Xiao felt a little confused, not knowing which wife he should go to sleep with tonight. Thinking that Zhao Heng had been in Bianliang for several days and wondered if Lihua had met her father and brother, she thought about it and walked towards Zhao Lihua's courtyard.
When they came to Zhao Lihua's courtyard, several female guards and maids showed joy when they saw this, and they worshiped together: "I have seen King Yan."
Yang Peng asked: "Where is Lihua?"
Several people pointed to the upstairs where the lights were on and said, "Your Majesty is upstairs!"
Yang Peng walked into the embroidery building and followed the wooden stairs to the upper floor. At this time, the lights upstairs flickered, reflecting the moving figure in front of the moon cave window, which seemed to be illusory and real. She seemed to be a fairy who descended from the moon palace.
Yang Peng smiled slightly and walked behind her. Zhao Lihua only heard a long sigh, as if she had infinite troubles in her heart. Yang Peng reached out from behind and hugged Zhao Lihua's slim waist. Zhao Lihua was startled, and then she realized it was Yang Peng. She couldn't help but smile slightly, leaned into Yang Peng's arms, and called softly: "Brother!" She looked very tired.
Yang Peng bent down, kissed Zhao Lihua's temples, and asked softly: "What's bothering you?"
Zhao Lihua shook her head, turned around and forced a smile.
Yang Peng held Zhao Lihua's delicate hand, looked into her eyes, and asked, "Have you met your father and brother?"
Zhao Lihua couldn't help but sigh, leaned into her lover's arms, put her cheek against Yang Peng's chest, and asked leisurely: "Brother, do you think I am a bad woman?"
Yang Peng said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense!" Then he frowned and said: "Did your uncle blame you? You don't have to take this kind of thing to heart at all! It's their own fault, but they have to pass the responsibility on An unrelated woman! Have they forgotten that they were the ones who sacrificed you just for the sake of peace? Now they actually have the nerve to accuse you!" Zhao Lihua couldn't help but shed tears.
Yang Peng said: "There are many good-for-nothing men in this world. They are useless, but they blame this and that. They never think about their own faults. They always think that others are sorry for themselves, but in fact it is him who has failed everyone! Lihua, although I am very sorry I am willing to say this, but I have to say that my father-in-law and brother-in-law are such useless good-for-nothing men!"
Zhao Lihua raised her head and said angrily: "They are my father and brother, how can you say that to them!" Yang Peng curled his lips and said angrily: "Who told them to make my Lihua sad!" Zhao Lihua's There was tenderness in his eyes, and he buried himself in Yang Peng's arms again, saying with infinite tenderness: "I want to thank God for allowing me to meet my eldest brother!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
