In the restaurant, there were a few drinkers sitting here and there. A drinker said to his companion as if he was offering a treasure: "Hey, have you heard? Your Majesty sent people to ambush the general, but failed. Now both sides are mobilizing troops and horses, and the war is about to break out!" The companion sighed, "This Who doesn’t know this now! Alas, now Yanyun’s army is about to attack, and they are still fighting for power! We in Dali really don’t know what kind of situation we will end up in! We don’t know how long our lives can be saved! "
The drinker nodded in agreement and cursed: "These bastards are fighting for power, and the unlucky ones are us little people! Damn it!" He picked up the glass, raised his head and drank it in one gulp.
The companion looked around and lowered his voice: "I heard that the people under Yan Yun's rule lived a very good life. The government was clean and honest, there were no excessive taxes, and the common people were able to get land allocated by the government for free. I wonder if this is true?"
The drinker shook his head and said, "It's hard to say! Who can say for sure about this kind of thing! I still don't want to leave my hometown unless I have to!"
The companion said: "I think it would be good for us in Dali to defect to Yanyun. Why do we have to go against Yanyun? Aren't they saying now that we and the Yanyun people are all descendants of China, and we can live together as a family and live separately. It's a very normal thing. In the past, we separated, which was out of necessity. Now, the general trend is to merge them together, and that's also a very normal thing!"
The drinker smiled bitterly and said: "The royal family doesn't think so! Dali's surrender to Yan Yun is certainly a good thing for us people, but the royal family refuses to do it! Think about it, if Dali surrenders to Yan Yun, what will happen to us ordinary people? He is still an ordinary commoner, but his royal family is no longer a royal family!" The companion nodded with deep understanding, picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, then put down the wine glass and sighed: "No wonder it is said now that the royal family is selfish. The people of the world treat the world as the private property of his family! This couldn't be more true!" The drinker said quickly: "You can't say this casually!" He looked around warily, but at this time, inside the restaurant There was a table of guests by the window in the distance, but no one was around. The drinker felt relieved, picked up the wine glass, and said: "We can't control these things, let's get drunk now while we have wine!" The companion sighed, picked up the wine glass and clinked it with the wine glass in the drinker's hand, and the two of them Finished a glass of wine.
Suddenly there were rumbles of footsteps and the sound of horses neighing and people shouting on the street. The drinkers in the restaurant couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts. They quickly left their seats and ran to the window to look around. I saw thousands of sergeants on the street escorting General Duan Zhichun towards the west gate. A drinker asked fearfully: "What is this going to do? Is there going to be a war?"
Another drinker shook his head and said: "Probably not. This is the way to the West City Gate. I think the general is leaving!" All the drinkers breathed a sigh of relief, and one drinker said extremely happily: "It's good to leave. ! It’s good to leave! Otherwise, if a fight breaks out, ordinary people like us will suffer!” The drinkers nodded in agreement. One of the drinkers frowned and said worriedly: "What's so good! With the general gone, there is a high probability that the regime will be divided! The war is still to come!"
When the drinkers heard this, they couldn't help but become nervous again. A drinker asked in confusion: "In that case, why didn't your Majesty take this opportunity to mobilize troops and eliminate the general?" The same drinker who just spoke frowned and said: "I'm afraid it's not that your Majesty is unwilling, but that he is unable to mobilize them at the moment. Enough troops to quell the chaos!" All the drinkers suddenly understood and nodded.
"Huh? What is that?" A drinker suddenly pointed to the east side of West Street. The drinkers looked in the direction of his finger and saw a light and delicate carriage speeding from the east. One drinker said in surprise: "Isn't that Princess Qionghua's car?"
I saw the carriage coming at high speed, running from the side of the advancing army to the front, and blocking the way of the army in the street. The team couldn't help but stop, and the soldiers all looked at Duan Zhichun, waiting for his instructions. Duan Zhichun frowned, and the expression in his eyes looked very complicated.
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and Qionghua hurried down with the help of the maid, and went straight to Duan Zhichun's horse, bowing Yingying: "Uncle Emperor!"
Duan Zhichun showed a happy smile and said: "I didn't expect you would still call me uncle! Are you here to persuade me?"
Qionghua straightened up, looked at Duan Zhichun, and said sternly: "I want to ask Uncle Huang, did he direct and act in yesterday's raid?"
Duan Zhichun smiled mockingly and said, "This is what my good brother Huang said!" He sighed and said, "I didn't realize that he was so insidious before!"
Qionghua frowned and said, "No matter what the truth is, the emperor shouldn't be rude!" Duan Zhichun glanced at Qionghua and asked, "Did you come here today just to say these things to me?"
Qionghua said sincerely: "I'm here for Dali. Please, uncle, please think twice and don't be impulsive and harm Dali!"
Duan Zhichun said angrily: "The problem now is not me, but your father! He listened to the rumors and wanted to get rid of me! If I don't leave, will I still have a way to survive when he mobilizes his army? Although I don't I will betray you, but I can’t sit still and wait for death!”
Qionghua said sadly: "Now we in Dali are facing the threat of Yanyun's invasion. The domestic troops and horses are limited, and now they are divided into two parts. How can we resist Yanyun!"
Duan Zhichun said: "I already have countermeasures for this, you don't have to worry too much!"
Qionghua asked curiously: "What are the emperor's plans?"
Duan Zhichun shook his head and said, "It's not convenient to say now."
Qionghua was silent for a moment, sighed, looked at Duan Zhichun, and said: "Since the emperor has made up his mind, my niece will say nothing more. However, the niece asks the emperor not to hurt Dali because of personal grudges!" Duan Zhichun Said: "Don't worry, everything I did is for Dali!" Qionghua stepped aside and bowed: "My niece is sending me off to the emperor, uncle, take care of yourself all the way!" Seeing this, the coachman hurriedly drove the carriage aside.
Duan Zhichun glanced at Qionghua, sighed, and led the team away.
After Yang Peng read the report just sent, he raised his head, smiled and said to Yan Ji: "Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er did a great job! I really underestimated them before!" Yan Ji said with a smile: "I'm afraid, husband. Let’s underestimate them because they are women!”
Yang Peng chuckled, looked at Ye Qi Guanyin, and said with a smile: "Guanyin, maybe things will develop much better than we expected!"
Ye Qi Guanyin laughed and said: "We overestimated those two people before! Now it seems that these two people are just mediocre people and not worth mentioning at all!"
Yang Peng smiled and thought: "It is easier to sow discord in this situation!" He looked at Yan Ji and said: "Tell Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er that I am very satisfied with their results! Ask them to keep up their efforts, and I will I don’t want to tell you anything in detail, but I believe they will not let me down!” Yan Ji smiled and said, “They will be extremely happy when they hear what your husband said!” Then she clasped her fists and said, “I will go and deliver the order right now. !" Yang Peng nodded. Yan Ji hurried away.
At this time, Jiang Li ran in, clasped her fists and said, "Master, the banquet is ready!" Yang Peng said with a smile, "Okay, let's have fun tonight and celebrate the eighth sister's birthday!" After saying that, he stood up got up. Ye Qi Guanyin smiled and said: "Eldest brother really dotes on this eighth sister Yang!"
At midnight, Yang Dezheng returned home with his aunt who was drunk and unconscious. As soon as she came back, she saw her grandmother and mother. When she saw her daughter drunk and laughing, she couldn't help but frowned slightly and said, "How can a girl be so drunk?"
Yang Dezheng smiled and said: "My aunt is too happy! King Yan prepared a very sumptuous banquet for my aunt, and several of the most famous theater troupes in Bianliang City came to perform to celebrate my aunt's birthday. All the princesses also came, Everyone is like a family! Auntie was so happy that she accidentally drank too much!" Yang Qi threw herself into the arms of Mrs. She, hugged her mother's neck, and said with a smile: "Mom, you have become so young. Now! She is as beautiful as the princess!"
Mrs. She said angrily: "A girl's house is actually going crazy with alcohol!" "Mother, King Yan gave me a gift! I like it so much!"
Mrs. She said seriously: "Yang Qi, your sixth brother has returned."
As soon as Yang Qi heard that Sixth Brother was back, she was so frightened that she lost five or six points of her drunkenness. Yang Dezheng was also shocked. Yang Qi quickly looked around, but did not see the figure of Sixth Brother. She couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed her mother's hand, shook it and said, "Mom, you are so bad, you actually scared me!"
Mrs. She glared at Yang Qi and said, "Who am I to scare you! Your sixth brother came to the city this evening and is waiting for you in the study! Now that you are back, go see him quickly!"
Yang Dezheng was fine, but Yang Qi panicked and said anxiously: "Mom, why am I like this? How can I see my sixth brother!"
Mrs. She rolled her eyes at Yang Qi and said angrily: "You know it too!" She poked Yang Qi's forehead in confusion. He said to Yang Dezheng: "Zheng'er, you go over first." Then he said to Yang Qi: "Go to the room to change your clothes first, wash your face well, and then go see your sixth brother!" The two aunts and nephews quickly agreed and looked at She The old lady bowed and left in a hurry. Mrs. She looked at the backs of the two children, smiled and shook her head.
Yang Qi returned to the room, greeted the maid, and changed clothes in a hurry. Yang Dezheng came to the study and saw his father sitting behind the desk, looking at the battle cases he copied from the university yesterday. He quickly stepped forward, bowed and said: "Father!"...
Yang Peng, surrounded by a group of guards, returned to the palace along the street. I saw that the streets were bustling with people, and it seemed to be a bit more lively than usual. Many parts of the streets were blocked due to too many pedestrians. The ears were filled with noisy sounds, which made people's heads spin after a while. fainted. Being too busy is not a good thing!
Yang Peng asked in surprise: "Why do there seem to be so many more people in the past two days than before?"
A secret guard next to him said: "Reporting to the master, this is all because of the Founding Ceremony. Now the news of the Founding Ceremony has spread all over the world, and many people from far away have come to Bianliang to see it. The grand occasion of the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China!”
Yang Peng suddenly realized it and said with a smile: "This is great! I'm just afraid that the hotels outside the city don't have so many guest rooms!" The secret guard laughed and said: "I heard that the guest rooms have been full for a long time. Many Those who arrive late will have no choice but to seek refuge with relatives and friends!”
Yang Peng said: "There should be only a few people who have relatives and friends in Bianliang. What about those who don't have relatives and friends in Bianliang?" The secret guard said: "I heard that many people live in private houses in the city, and of course they have to pay. The remaining people moved into the public houses temporarily vacated by Mr. Li Mubai, and they also had to pay rent. Mr. Li has already vacated many public houses, which should be able to cope with the current situation." Yang Peng said with a smile: " Li Mubai's response was very timely and appropriate!" After thinking about it, he said, "Let's go to his government office first." The group then changed direction and headed towards the Henan Governor's Palace. Li Mubai is the governor of Henan, so he also has to take care of Bianliang affairs.
When Yang Peng came to the Governor's Mansion, he saw that the government office was as busy as a vegetable market. However, although it was very busy, it still seemed very orderly. As the governor, Li Mubai was standing in front of a bird's-eye view of Bianliang, giving instructions to several staff around him.
A yamen servant rushed to Li Mubai and reported urgently: "Sir, King Yan is here!" Li Mubai was startled and quickly looked towards the door, and saw King Yan walking in. He hurriedly ran over and said: "My subordinate Li Mubai pays homage to King Yan!" Upon seeing this, the other subordinate officials and staff who were busy knelt down and saluted: "Greetings to King Yan!" Then the hall became quiet, and it was the same as before. The noisy and busy scene formed a sharp contrast.
Yang Peng helped Li Mubai up, smiled and said to everyone: "No need to be polite, you can do whatever you are supposed to do." Everyone agreed in unison, stood up, and continued busy with their own affairs.
Chen Xiao looked at the scene in the hall, smiled and said to Li Mubai: "Old Li, you are very busy here!"
Li Mubai said: "It's okay. It's just that the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China is about to be held, and there are many more things than usual."
Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Is there anything you need my help with?"
Li Mubai cupped his fists and said, "I can still handle it."
Yang Peng patted Li Mubai on the shoulder and walked outside. Li Mubai quickly followed. The two came out of the hall and strolled in the courtyard of the government office. Yang Peng said: "I heard that many people came all the way to Bianliang just to watch the founding ceremony?"
Li Mubai nodded and said: "This far exceeds our previous expectations! According to incomplete statistics, the number of people who came to Bianliang to watch the founding ceremony has exceeded 200,000, and this number is still increasing!" He smiled and said, "This is a golden age that is rare in a thousand years, and many people are not willing to miss it!"
Although Yang Peng felt that there were many people coming to Bianliang to watch the founding ceremony, he did not expect that there were more than 200,000 people! This is ancient times, and people actually came all the way to Bianliang to attend the ceremony! Yang Peng suddenly felt that this time the ceremony couldn't just go through the motions casually. It had to be grand and exciting, and make everyone feel proud to be a member of Yanyun. Thinking of this, Yang Peng suddenly thought that every country in modern society would hold a grand military parade during the founding ceremony! There is no event more exciting than a parade of mighty and majestic troops!
As soon as he thought about this, Yang Peng had a new idea and immediately asked Li Mubai: "Old Li, has your cabinet discussed the specific matters of the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China?"
Li Mubai said: "We have discussed it and generally believe that we should follow the practices of the founding of the Tang Dynasty." Yang Peng asked: "How was the founding of the Tang Dynasty done?" Li Mubai said: "The first thing is to ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor in the main hall. , accept the congratulations of the officials, then go to the gate tower of the imperial city to accept the worship of the people, and finally go to the suburbs to worship heaven."
Yang Peng waved his hand, "No, no, no, this is not good! This method is old-fashioned and useless!" Li Mubai asked curiously: "I wonder what King Yan has in mind?" Then he smiled and said: "To be honest , we all think that the Yanyun created by King Yan is an unprecedented feat, and there should be some rituals to show the new atmosphere. However, we have racked our brains, but we can't think of a new ritual that is both novel and solemn!"
Yang Peng said with a smile: "You are just bound by those bullshit traditions! The rituals used by emperors in the past to ascend the throne are actually just to tell the world that he has received the destiny, that he is the proud son of heaven, and that he is the master of the world! In short, I want to tell the people of the world that I am your new master! This way of doing things is really disgusting! Since we, Yanyun, want to advocate that the world belongs to the people of the world, we must not do this again. !”
Li Mubai bowed excitedly: "The King of Yan can still not forget his original intention at this time, Wei Chen is really..." Then he said with great determination: "The King of Yan is the real master, and Wei Chen swears allegiance to King Yan to the death!"
Yang Peng helped Li Mubai up, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "I'm also very happy that you can still keep your original intention in mind at this time!" Li Mubai looked at Yang Peng excitedly.
Yang Peng said: "Get rid of all the sacrifices to heaven and other things that were used in the founding of the country in the past. In short, get rid of all those self-righteous clown practices! I only have one request, which is to show Yanyun's national prestige and show that this country belongs to all the people. Country! As for specific activities, I think the military parade is a very good format!"
Li Mubai was stunned, "Military parade?" Since Confucianism came to power, emphasis has been placed on literature and martial arts, and talk of benevolence and justice has been emphasized. The status of warriors has been getting lower and lower. Therefore, in the celebrations of the past dynasties, soldiers have never been the protagonists, but have become the ones maintaining law and order. The role of security guard has changed, and it has become a green leaf that sets off the imperial authority's strictness and inviolability. Also because of this kind of perverted cultural discrimination, when people today think about celebrations, they naturally do not consider the participation of soldiers. Why military parade was invented by Westerners is for this reason.
Yang Peng nodded and said: "The founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China is centered on the military parade, and soldiers are the protagonists of the founding ceremony." He glanced at Li Mubai and said with a smile, "How it will work is up to your cabinet to consider." Li Mubai replied. God comes to preserve the promise.
When Yang Peng returned to the palace, Yedi Guanyin came up to him quickly, handed an official document to Yang Peng, and said: "I just received a report from Yanjing that the Goryeo rebellion has been completely put down by the Khitan people. Wang Yue and others will take the opportunity to The ship escaped from Goryeo and its current whereabouts are unknown.”
Yang Peng opened the official document and read it, then walked to the small table and sat down. Putting down the official document, he smiled and said: "As expected, the Koreans have already completed their historical mission."
Ye Qi Guanyin said: "The Khitan people have been exhausted from the continuous wars over the years. I think they will not and dare not make any big moves for the time being. They should send envoys to show their goodwill to us!"
Yang Peng nodded and said: "Although this is the intention of the Khitans, it is also our idea. The entire Central Plains region has just been unified, and everything is waiting to be done. Many things are not on track yet, and a large number of people are still displaced! We It is not appropriate to launch a large-scale war for the time being, and don’t think about war for at least three years, except of course things in Dali!" Ye Qi Guanyin nodded.
Yang Peng looked at Ye Qi Guanyin and asked: "Is there any information from Dali?" Ye Qi Guanyin said: "I was about to report it to my elder brother. I just received a report from our spy who sneaked into Dali. General Duan Zhichun has separatized the southwest and has formed a confrontation situation with the central government. Now both sides are recruiting troops and actively preparing for war. The situation is already critical!" He smiled and said: "Okay! This is called the snipe and the clam fighting for the fishermen's profit. !” Yeqi Guanyin laughed and said: “Everyone thinks that the eldest brother is the most brave hero in the world, but who knows that the eldest brother is actually a good player in conspiracy!”
He smiled and said: "Guanyin, are you praising me or hurting me?" Ye Qi Guanyin blinked her beautiful eyes and said: "Of course I am praising my brother!" Even so, her expression was all That's what happened.
There were footsteps outside the door. Yang Peng and Yedi Guanyin turned to look out the door, and saw Yan Ji, dressed in a warrior uniform and with a ponytail, walking in quickly.
Yan Ji came to Yang Peng, bowed to Yang Peng, and said, "Husband, my people just sent news from Dali."
Yang Peng smiled and said: "We are talking about this matter. I hope the news you bring is that Duan Zhichun and Emperor Dali have started fighting."
Yan Ji frowned and shook her head, saying: "I'm afraid this will disappoint my husband! According to the news from my people, although Duan Zhichun separatist the southwest, he took the initiative to send people to ease the relationship with the Emperor of Dali, and Princess Qionghua of Dali We are also trying our best to mediate. Although the two sides seem very tense on the surface, it is probably impossible for them to start a fight in the short term!"
Yang Peng felt a little surprised, "Oh? I expected that Princess Qionghua would use all her strength to mediate, but I didn't expect that Duan Zhichun would do the same? Generally speaking, since his military power is superior, he is also in a In such a situation, a mutiny should be launched, just like Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty! Isn't he a selfless and generous person?" After a pause, he looked at Yan Ji and asked: " What is the attitude of the Emperor of Dali? Can he tolerate his subordinates’ separatism?”
Yan Ji said: "We have not yet learned what the attitude of Emperor Dali is, but he did not issue an edict to punish thieves. This shows that Emperor Dali should still want to solve this problem through peaceful means."
Yang Peng said: "He wants to solve the problem through peaceful means, but we just can't let him do it!" He raised his head and looked at Yan Ji and ordered: "Tell Zhao Xiang'er and Liu Yan that they can carry out the 'Seize the Commander' operation depending on the situation!" Yan Ji He nodded, "Okay, I'll notify them immediately!" He bowed to Yang Peng and hurried away.
Dali, West Street, inside an inconspicuous residential house. Liu Yan, dressed as a Dali woman, came in from outside. The door was closed immediately, and Zhao Xiang'er, who was already in the room, stood up and said, "Sister Liu, you're here!" Liu Yan walked up to Zhao Xiang'er and asked, "Xiang'er, are you calling me here in such a hurry, is there any news from home? Are you here?" Zhao Xiang'er nodded and said, "The master's order just came from my hometown, asking us to wait for an opportunity to launch the 'Seize the Commander' operation."
Liu Yan nodded and said: "I have expected that the master will issue this order!" Zhao Xiang'er said: "Sister Liu, this is not an easy thing to do! The Emperor of Dali will definitely not leave the palace during this period. To launch the 'Seize the Commander' operation, we can only take the initiative! But although Dali is a small country, the security of the inner courtyard of the palace is also very important. I'm worried about whether this operation will be successful!" Liu Yan smiled and said: "The master actually doesn't care whether it is possible or not. To succeed, the only thing required is that Emperor Dali feels sufficiently threatened!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
