The north wind is bleak and the snowflakes are clear.
Liu Wenjing was wearing a cotton coat and riding a tall white horse at the front of the queue. The snowflakes falling all over the sky had already laid a thick layer on his cotton coat.
Liu Wenjing has also been having a hard time recently. He suffered a disastrous defeat in the battle of Qianshuiyuan. As the temporary commander, he and Chai Shao were both severely punished. However, Chai Shao is Li Yuan's son-in-law after all. Although he was dismissed from his official position, he still follows Li Shimin to the front line to pay tribute. .
And he himself was beaten to the end, not only losing his official position as prime minister, but now he has to rush to Jiangdu all the way in the snow to save the prince Li Jiancheng and his hated enemy Pei Ji.
More importantly, Li Yuan gave him a death order to rescue the prince and Pei Ji at the minimum cost, otherwise, he would not come back.
Even more anxious than Liu Wenjing was deputy envoy Feng Deyi. After receiving Li Yuan's appointment in Chang'an, he tried to shirk the responsibility in every possible way. But Li Yuan paid no attention to his intention and issued four imperial edicts in a row ordering him to set off for Jiangdu.
It was hard to disobey the emperor's order, so Feng Deyi had no choice but to set off. However, he was very thoughtful along the way. He tried to sneak away several times, but Liu Wenjing saw through it all and could only follow him on the road.
Seeing Jiangdu City getting closer and closer, Feng Deyi could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that Yang Gao would follow the etiquette and let himself live.
In this way, the group of people came to Jiangdu City with their own thoughts.
At the gate of the city, Prime Minister Xiao Yu and patron king Yang Lin stood solemnly, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Tang Dynasty envoy.
Yang Gao also knew that Li Yuan was actually the representative of the entire Guanlong aristocracy and was very powerful. If you really keep fighting with him, you will definitely get no benefits, so it is better to take advantage of this peace negotiation to gain huge benefits, gain time to eliminate Li Mi in the Central Plains, and develop your own strength.
Liu Wenjing saw Yang Lin and Xiao Yu waiting at the city gate from a distance, and couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. One was the prince of the clan, and the other was the prime minister of the dynasty. With these two people greeting them, it seemed that Yang Gao also There should be sincerity in peace talks.
After confirming this, Liu Wenjing's half-hearted heart relaxed a little. He rode his horse to the city gate, smiled slightly, cupped his hands towards Xiao Yu and Yang Lin and said: "Xiao Xiangguo, the patron king, I'm polite to Liu Wenjing." Got it!"
"Feng Deyi, you traitor is finally here, come on, take it down for me!"
Yang Lin ignored Liu Wenjing at all. He waved his hand and pointed at Feng Deyi who was behind Liu Wenjing. A dozen wolf-like soldiers rushed out from behind and pulled Feng Deyi off his horse and pinned him down. Ground, tied up.
Feng Deyi was panic-stricken. He was pushed to the ground and shouted: "Old thief Yang Lin, what are you going to do? The two countries are at war without killing each other. Old man, if you behave like this, you are not afraid of being criticized by the world's literati." Will the poet drown himself with spittle?"
"You, the treacherous traitor who committed regicide, will also accompany me!"
Yang Lin was furious when he heard this. He rushed forward and kicked Feng Deyi on the round face, breaking his two front teeth.
Liu Wenjing's face turned red when he saw this, but he did not dare to reason with Yang Lin. Instead, he turned to look at Xiao Yu and said angrily: "Master Xiao, after we traveled all the way from Chang'an to Jiangdu, this is how you were treated. As a courtesy?"
Xiao Yu smiled faintly and said: "Master Liu, there is no need to be angry. Feng Deyi is the most important criminal in our dynasty. Everyone in the dynasty wants to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin. The patron king is also indignant. Besides, haven't we already made peace with you at the beginning?" We have had contact with the envoys of the country, and His Majesty once said that he would seal the head of De Yi. Isn’t it that you brought him to Jiangdu today just to dedicate him to His Majesty?”
Xiao Yu's voice was loud, obviously deliberately so that the entire Tang Dynasty mission could hear clearly. Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Yu finished speaking, the envoys of the Tang Dynasty were in an uproar, and many people had looks of indignation on their faces.
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Liu Wenjing groaned angrily for the rest of her life and ignored Xiao Yu. She whipped her riding whip bitterly and entered Jiangdu City on her own.
Xiao Yu didn't stop him when he saw this. He smiled slightly and returned to Jiangdu City.
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Half an hour later, Xiao Yu came to Yang Gao's imperial study room, recounted the previous events, and said with some concern: "Your Majesty, is it too much for the patron king to do this? No matter what Feng Deyi said, it was Tang's fault. If the envoy to the court captured him at the city gate like this, wouldn't that be a slap in Li Yuan's face? If he gets angry out of humiliation, I will be afraid..."
Yang Gao laughed and said: "Xiao Aiqing is worrying too much. Even if Li Yuan becomes angry, he can only bear it in his heart. Now that he is surrounded by enemies on all sides, where will he have the troops to restore his face?"
After a pause, Yang Gao continued: "What's more, now that Li Yuan has come to seek peace, we naturally have to act nonchalant, otherwise how can we give Li Yuan a hard blow. And Aiqing thinks that if it is me today Sue for peace. Will Li Yuan give you preferential treatment when your beloved goes to Chang'an? In troubled times, the strong is respected, and hard fists are the way to go."
Xiao Yu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise, but I don't know what to say about Your Majesty's bottom line?"
Yang Gao frowned and thought for a while, then said: "I have two bottom lines. First, the peace talks must be successful, because I also need time to pacify the Central Plains and develop strength. Second, Prince Li Jiancheng and Pei Ji should be returned to them and stay in This is also a waste of food for me. As for what they need to redeem them, I don’t care about food, gold or silver. What I want most is horses!”
"Horse?" Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, what you want is a war horse?"
"No, I want a mare!"
Yang Gao shook his head and said: "There is a shortage of war horses in the south. Although our army still has tens of thousands of cavalry, they were all equipped by the Xiaoguo Army when my father visited Jiangdu in the south. There will always be a day when he grows old and teaches people It is better to teach people how to fish than to fish, I want to build a pasture in the south and train war horses for my Sui Dynasty!"
Xiao Yu suddenly realized, bowed and said: "Wei Chen understands!"
Xiao Yu resigned and left. Not long after, Yu Yunwen and Fang Xuanling entered the palace together to meet the saint.
"Why did you, dearest ladies, come here?"
Yang Gao knew that Yu Yunwen and Fang Xuanling were both pragmatic people and would not enter the palace for trivial matters, so he immediately announced that they had entered the palace and asked with a smile.
Yu Yunwen smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen and Xuan Ling have thought of a clever plan to deal with Li Mi, and came here to report it to Your Majesty!"
Yang Gao was overjoyed when he heard this, stretched out his hand and said: "You two dear ladies, hurry up and play!"
Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the key to implementing this clever plan lies in one person!"
"Who?" Yang Gao asked hurriedly.
Fang Xuanling said with a sinister smile: "It's Liu Wenjing, the Tang Dynasty envoy who just arrived in Jiangdu today!"
