The day after receiving the secret letter from Yiqing Mansion, Wanyanxi, who had just recovered from a serious illness, met Song Jue in the flower hall of Zhenguo Palace.
After Song Jue went to court, he greeted the Queen Mother, took Song Qiyun out of the palace in plain clothes, and came to the Duke's Mansion to meet Wan Yanxi.
Because of Wanyanxi's special status, it would be better for a foreign envoy not to come in and out of the palace so frequently. Although they are now in a cooperative relationship, they must be on guard against others, so they chose the Zhenguo Palace as the place to meet. Place.
In addition to the masters Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, there was also Bai Meng who came with Wan Yanxi. These four people plus the Song brothers, this event was called by later generations to completely change the pattern of Xia, Jin and Liao. The protagonists of "Flower Hall Discussion" are finally here.
Before Song Jue met Wanyanxi, she heard from Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao that the child was greatly stimulated after meeting Mrs. Cai and Mrs. Gao, and once committed suicide. After being rescued, he became seriously ill. It can even be said that we have gone around the gate of hell.
He originally thought that these two girls were exaggerating. With Wanyanxi's background, he had been wandering around for more than ten years and never thought about committing suicide. How could he not want to live after seeing the meticulous work of his own group? This is not very good. In line with common sense. But when he saw it today, he was really shocked. He even felt that Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao's expressions were a bit understated.
Not only Song Jue was frightened, Song Qiyun, who had not seen Wanyanxi for several days, was also frightened. Looking at the pale face in front of him, without any blood, coughing earth-shatteringly, and being so weak that he seemed to be in danger the next moment. The Wanyanxi who disappeared in front of them could not be related to the energetic Wanyanxi before, who could even choke on his own words. These were two completely different people.
Brothers Song Jue and Song Qiyun looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time. It seemed that they had made a mistake. Wan Yanxi was also a very serious person who was prone to overthinking.
"Foreign Minister Wanyan is delighted to have met His Majesty the Emperor of Daxia!"
Although he had recovered from a serious illness, the illness this time was so serious that it damaged his vitality. Wanyanxi always felt that he had no strength at all and his whole body was limp. If Song Jue hadn't been sitting in front of him, he would have had to salute and really didn't want to move at all.
"You're still sick, so don't be too polite!" Song Jue asked Mei Lin and Mei Zhu to help him sit up quickly. "You're already so sick. You should take a good rest. If you have any urgent matters, you should wait until you get sick. Let’s talk about it later.”
"Thank you two sisters." Wanyanxi thanked Mei Lin and Mei Zhu, and bowed slightly towards Song Jue, "In reply to Your Majesty, I have thought about a lot of things these days when I have been sick, and I have been holding some words in my heart. It’s been too long, if I don’t say it out, I’m afraid I won’t have the chance to say it in the future.”
"Why?" Song Jue looked at him like this and shook his head in disapproval, "It's not okay to be so depressed at such a young age! These random thoughts are all because of illness. When the illness is completely cured, they will I feel so embarrassed about myself now.”
"Brother Huang is right." Song Qiyun echoed, "People who are sick are more fragile and tend to think about the worst. When you get better, you will find that life is quite beautiful." He held his cheek Looking at Wanyanxi, "Well, compared to the current Wanyanxi who is not angry, I still prefer the Wanyanxi who quarrels with me."
Meilin and Meizhu listened to the greetings of these people while serving them hot tea and snacks. Because of Wanyanxi's health, everyone else drank tea. Only he drank ginseng soup, which was Jin Miaomiao. I specifically warned you before going out.
After serving refreshments, the two people exited the flower hall and guarded the door with Ying Shisan. No one was allowed to approach without instructions from the people inside.
"First of all, what I want to say is, thank you all for taking care of me these days." Wanyanxi hugged everyone and said, "Thank you."
"You are a guest, as you should be." Shen Cha glanced at Wanyan Xi lightly, "Young Master Wanyan, there is no need to be polite, tell me what you think!"
"Okay!" Wanyanxi nodded and slowly said what he had been thinking about these days.
These words have been said to Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao once before, and now they are said again, they are more affectionate and touching than the previous time.
Song Jue listened to Wan Yanxi's words with a smile on his face, nodded while listening, and secretly thought to himself that this illness was not in vain. After this illness, this kid has really grown up, and he has just arrived in Xijing. Compared to that time, I have grown a lot.
"Is this what you want to tell me?" After Wan Yanxi finished speaking, Song Jue smiled at him, "It's pretty good to think so."
"His Majesty the Emperor is ridiculously complimentary, and foreign ministers are not worthy of it. These..." Wanyanxi sighed, "I should have thought about it earlier. Unfortunately, I was blinded by hatred and only thought about my own affairs, but did not think about the Kingdom of Jin. people." He looked at Shen Cha, "The general is right. I am the future of the Kingdom of Jin first, and then the son and younger brother of my father and brother. Before, I made such nonsense in front of His Majesty that the foreign ministers...were ashamed."
"It's good to be able to figure out what you want and how to do it. If you can't figure it out, we will still help, but to what extent we will help depends on whether your life is good enough." With Song Jue's acquiescence, Song Qiyun raised his eyebrows at Wanyan Xi while saying, "Now that I have figured it out, I can tell you some things. I hope you can calm down after listening to it."
"Your Highness, please speak."
"You know, ever since Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyan Ping took over the power of the Jin Kingdom, natural and man-made disasters in the Jin Kingdom have been constant. In the past year, there have been even more tragedies, so that in addition to some big nobles, some small nobles and ordinary people have The life of the common people is very difficult. The small nobles still have some property and savings in their hands. As long as they live frugally, they can barely get by, but it is absolutely impossible to be as extravagant as before. As for the ordinary people... "Song Qiyun shook his head gently, "The term "excruciating" is the best way to describe it.
"The disaster at the end of last year made it even worse for the people who did not have enough to eat or wear warm clothes." Shen Cha sighed softly, "We are not very clear about the situation in Yiqing Prefecture, but several counties bordering Daxia At this border, it can be said that the people are living in dire straits, and even those merchants’ families have seen their families starve to death or freeze to death." She glanced at Wanyanxi, "At that time, the Regent's Mansion, which should be in Linhuang Mansion, was more or less Listened a little bit.”
"Yes, the Liao Kingdom originally wanted to help, but..."
"They were rejected by Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyan Ping, right?" Seeing Wanyan nod happily, Shen Cha sneered, "They also rejected our help, and at the same time they did something appalling."
"What is it?"
"A few days after the disaster occurred, many Jin refugees wanted to seek help from us and the Liao people. They even crossed the border and arrived at the Jiaping Pass and the Liao border. They were able to enter the customs smoothly. , but Wanyanping sent people to capture him."
"...Capture him back? Refugee?"
"Yes." Shen Cha nodded firmly, "Their end was to be beheaded on charges of collaborating with the enemy. If I remember correctly, there were more than 600 Jin refugees who fled to Jiaping Pass, and none of them survived. "
This was the first time Wanyanxi heard this story. He looked at the people in the flower hall blankly. From their expressions and reactions, it could be seen that this incident was not something Shen Cha just said, but something that really happened.
"Bang!" Wanyanxi slapped the table hard, causing the soup bowl on the table to tilt due to external force, and a small amount of the ginseng soup inside spilled on the table.
"I said before, I hope to calm down."
"General, I'm calm!" Wanyanxi was so angry that she was shaking all over, and her already bloodless face looked even paler. "She can no longer be allowed to do evil. She must be made to do what she has done. Pay the price for your past actions!" He knelt down on the ground and saluted Song Jue, "Foreign minister, I sincerely ask His Majesty the Emperor to help foreign minister!"
