小子!老子一个三品官啊...礼部尚书心里暗骂,深吸一口气,大声说道:
"我是礼部尚书刘达,特来迎接云州使团的到来."
他大喊了几声,可是御风舟那边却没有任何的回应.
礼部尚书在寒风中又等了一刻钟,在官道上过往百姓好奇的目光中无奈离去.
船上的船主可以等,但他不能等,没能迎接云州使团入京,是他的失职,群臣和陛下都应该责怪他.
"先生,请上马车."
属下替他掀开了马车的帘子.
"什么马车?给我备匹马!"
礼部尚书怒骂一声,从京城到内城,再到皇城,坐马车要多久才能到?
哒哒哒...随着马蹄声,鸿胪寺侍郎奔向礼部.
鸿胪寺隶属于礼部,云州小子嫌自己的官职不够高,所以只能找一个官职高一点的.
礼部,殿内.
礼部侍郎皱眉道:
"你这个小子!"
"你是想向法庭展示一点权力..."
礼部尚书不顾责骂,沉声说道:
"罢...罢了,我跟你一起去."
他本来想让礼部尚书出面,但考虑到礼部尚书只比鸿胪寺尚书刘达高半个官职,所以就决定亲自出面.
鸿胪寺侍郎松了口气,和礼部侍郎一起往外走,说道:
"谢谢您,部长先生."
礼部尚书年纪大了,骑马不过来,两人便乘着马车,一路疾驰到了城门前.
半个时辰后,马车经过城门,礼部尚书掀开门帘,就看到了官道旁边的那艘巨大木船.
马车停在木船旁边,礼部尚书大声说道:
"我是礼部尚书,来迎接云州使团的."
过了一会儿,一名守卫从船边探出身子,一脸傲慢:
"我儿子说,你的地位不够."
礼部尚书脸色一沉,压下怒火,淡淡说道:
"回去问问你儿子,他来北京有什么条件."
那守卫没动,冷哼了一声,扬起下巴道:
"九皇子说要太子迎亲,宰相随驾,礼乐齐鸣,万不可缺.若是不行,就早点说,让他回国去,对云州十五万将士说,大丰不愿谈判."
"这不符合礼仪,让你们九皇子出来说话吧."礼部尚书大声说道.
守卫没有理会他,把头缩了回去.
礼部尚书额头青筋一跳,深吸一口气,才平复了心情.
他立刻看向身边的鸿胪寺大臣,说道:
"派人去请示陛下."
御风舟上,一间简陋的房间内,纪渊坐在桌前,用修长白皙的手剥着橘子,他的身边放着一把银色的小扇子.
"九哥这是想要向大峰朝廷炫耀自己的势力吗?"
徐远怀站在窗边,把刚才的谈话听得一清二楚.
"聪明!"姬渊赞叹一声,随即摇头:
"但还不够聪明."
徐元怀皱起眉头.
纪远转头望向坐在椅子上静静看书的许元双,笑道:
"元霜,你觉得呢?"
许元霜头也不抬,淡淡的说道:
"这只是在测试底线."
"看看看看..."姬渊笑着说道:
"元霜姐还是聪明的,元怀,我们自从落在京城外,谈判就已经开始了,我们没必要坐在谈判桌上,明白吗?"
见徐远怀一脸不服气的样子,季远一边吃着橘子一边说道:
"你要知道小皇帝的底线在哪里,明天你进金殿,就能抓住他的三寸."
许元双皱眉道:
"永兴皇帝可能不会上你的当."
姬渊拿起银骨扇,"啪"的一声打开,平放在胸前,笑着说道:
"这也是考验小皇帝水平的一次考验."
他年纪还没有永兴帝大,但说话的语气却很是傲慢.
等了近半个小时,他突然听到外面有人喊道:
"燕王和钱相国亲自迎接云州使团."
姬渊"嗖"的一声打开了银骨扇,平放在胸前,摇头大笑道:
"有这样的皇帝,大丰必定要灭亡了."
....
豪华的"迎亲队伍"进城,一路上,周围的人指指点点,议论纷纷.
"这是云州的旗帜.原来青州是真的失守了.难道前些日子朝廷真的要议和?"
民间有文化的人都认出了代表团里挂着的云州旗,是黄色的,上面绣着白云,还有一个用红线勾勒出来的大"云"字.
京城里的流言被控制得很好,人们只敢在平日里私下议论,不敢在茶馆,妓院等公共场所谈论青州失守,督抚之死,朝廷议和之事.
此时看到云州使团进入京城,他们心中压抑的情绪立刻反弹起来,纷纷站在街道上大声交谈起来.
"区区一个云州叛军,竟然跑到京城来炫耀."
"连许银络都守不住青州."
马车里,纪渊听到这话,拉开了车帘.
"坊间传闻,许乾安在云州孤身抵抗八千叛军,在渔阳关一剑斩杀武神宗二十万大军.希望越大,失望也越大."
姬渊叹息一声说道:"当初我们兄弟姐妹们陆续听说了许乾安在中原的事迹,心中愤慨不已,认为他只不过是篡夺了原本属于我们一脉的福分而已.
"现在真的是时间问题了.你说,和谈的消息传开之后,百姓们会怎么谈论朝廷,谈论他们敬爱的许音罗呢?"
许元双沉默片刻,凝视着他:
"难怪你想闹得这么大."
季远"啪"的一声打开了折扇,微微扇动着,笑而不语.
.....
皇宫.
御书房中,永兴帝听完太监的汇报,得知云州使者已经落户驿站,心中也放下心来.
他停下走动,坐回镀金椅子上.
没多久,赵玄真从外面冲进来,大声喝道:
"皇上,许音罗,临安殿下请进."
他来这里做什么..."永兴帝皱眉道:
"请让他进来."
赵玄真退了出去,几分钟后,带着一身蓝衣的许启安和一身红衣的临安跨过门槛,进了御书房.
完美的一对.
永兴帝看到临安脸上淡淡的笑容,沉重的心稍稍放松了一些.
他随即看向许奇安,笑道:
"许音罗终于回京了,你快给他请个位子,泡杯茶."
许奇安摆摆手:
"不需要.
"皇上,您真要议和?云州叛军那么强大,为何选择在这个时候议和?
"他们只是想趁机压榨法庭,耗尽法庭的最后一口气.如果我们进行和平谈判,就没有胜算了."
永兴帝脸上的笑容慢慢消失,淡淡说道:
"你觉得许音罗该怎么办?任命你为永州将军,和云州叛军决一死战?"
"许音罗有把握赢吗?我知道许音罗修为高强,乃是三品武者,可连督军都死在他们手里,你们能怎么办啊!"
许乾安说道:
"若陛下能相信我,我愿亲自上阵,与云州军同归于尽."
"但我不愿意!"永兴帝仿佛失去了耐心,突然加重语气,大声说道:
"谈判是唯一的希望,只要我们能熬过严冬,等到春节,大丰的情况自然会好起来,何必在这个时候和云州叛军同归于尽呢?"
许奇安没再说什么,转身离开.
永兴皇帝如今求和止战,劝说也没用,也就没必要劝了.
"狗奴..."
临安追了几步,然后一顿脚,大步走回永兴帝身边,大声说道:
"皇兄,你为什么就不能相信他呢."
永兴帝摇头冷笑:
"相信他?相信他,许启安,大峰就能得救?"
"督军无法对付的敌人,有许奇安在,能力挽狂澜吗?"
临安怒道:
"你就是个懦夫."
"你..."永兴帝大怒,扬手就要打他.
临安红着眼眶看着他.
"出去!出去!"
永兴皇帝指着门口喝道.
.....
[其一:云州使团盛大入京.]
在地书的聊天群里,怀庆详细地描述了今日云州代表团进京的过程.
[四,他在试探永兴帝的底线,可惜,还没见面,他就摸清了底线,这么急着请人进城,这不是赤裸裸的谈判意图吗?]
楚元真头脑敏锐,猜出了云州使团的动机.
[二:狗皇永兴连元璟都不如,谁来带队?]
李淼是真的生气了.
他对云州使团和永兴皇帝的懦弱和畏惧感到愤怒.
[其一:乾隆城主第九子,名为纪元,现居内城驿站,里外护卫森严,有两口金锣.]
[二:是不是怕许乾安杀人?他应该回京了.]
[一:他在我身边.]
去死吧..."李妙真咬牙道.
皇城,怀庆府.
宽敞典雅的内殿中,身穿梅色宫裙的长公主放下手中的地书碎片,勾唇一笑.
她看着对面的男人,低声说道:
"现在的情况和募捐的时候不一样,就算你把刀架在永兴的脖子上,他多半也不会投降."
"诸位先生也一样,现在京城里有七成以上的官员都同意议和,这是大势所趋."
刚从宫殿里出来的许乾安缓缓地点头:
"赵守表示,要想挽救目前的僵局,必须解决大丰的钱粮问题.
"其实他真正想说的是,我若要与徐平枫以及云州叛军决一死战,朝廷就必须无条件的支持我,不能阻拦我."
如今,永兴却在拖他的后腿.
怀庆沉默了一会儿,说道:
"他的确有些虚弱."
许奇安摆摆手:
"别提他了,你找我有什么事?"
他刚出宫,就被守在宫门外的怀庆侍卫长请了出来.
怀庆沉吟了一下,说道:
"前段时间你说过,要想挽救大丰如今的颓势,只有三个办法,一是要均衡超凡强者的数量;二是要解决钱粮问题;三是要复兴卫国公."
许奇安静静听着,点了点头.
怀庆深吸了一口气:
"你现在正在努力复兴卫国公,到了春节的时候,结果就会一目了然.
"钱和粮食的问题很难解决,但你刚才说,你更需要的是一个愿意和你一起战斗到死的国王,一个愿意拿国家命运赌一把的朝廷."
许启安缓缓说道:
"所以? "
怀庆秋水眼凝视着他,一字一顿地说:
"逼迫永兴退位!"
许乾安心里早有预料,并不意外,摇头道:
"这样只会加速朝廷的灭亡,我知道你想扶持燕王登基,但是他没有足够的资质,没有地位,没有权力.
"太平盛世或许还好,但现在人心惶惶,我若再如此独断专行,非要把人赶到云州,逼他们叛逃不可."
如果此时他想用武力镇压一切,可以,但人们会转而加入云州.
千万别忘了,云州皇室,也是大丰皇室.
怀庆淡淡地说道:
"六哥没资格,也没势力,可我有."
许乾安一愣.
他仔细地,反复地审视着眼前的美景.
怀庆昂首挺胸,毫无惧色地看着他:
"前魏一党都是我的人,而且我在朝中也笼络了不少官员,若是把他们联合起来,便是朝中最大的一党了.
"至于王氏那边,就需要许音罗的帮助了."
许乾安凝视着她许久,叹息一声:
"殿下,我早就看出您是一个普通的女子,只是没想到,您在不知不觉中,竟然修炼出了这么大的势力.
"还要别的吗?"
既然话是这么说,怀庆也就没再隐瞒:
"禁军五个营,还有京城十二禁卫军,都有我的人."
No wonder she could send out experts and gather refugees. The power in her hands is far more terrifying than I imagined...Xu Qian'an pondered for a moment and said:
"What else do you have?"
Huai Qing took a sip from the teacup:
"Lord Xu has collected five vital dragon qi, and the Yunzhou rebels also have one. The remaining three dragon qi are with me."
"What?" Xu Qian'an scratched his ears, suspecting that he had heard wrongly:
"How did you do it?"
Huai Qing said frankly:
"All of Duke Wei's hidden men are in my hands. Before he went to the battle that day, he personally handed over the organization of the night watchmen's hidden men to me."
No wonder, no wonder the Left Censor-in-Chief Liu Hong said that he didn't know that he didn't take over the hidden men left by Duke Wei, and the information about the hidden men in the case library of the night watchmen's office had long disappeared... It turned out that Duke Wei gave it to Huai Qing... Xu Qian'an, who had solved an unsolved case, closed his eyes and sighed in his heart:
It turns out that he is not his biological son.
No, as expected, the adopted son is still not as good as the daughter of his first love.
Huaiqing didn't know that he had so many inner dramas in his heart, and continued:
"If you contain the dragon energy, you will naturally have a deep blessing.
"With the dragon energy in my body, whether it is to win over the ministers in the court or the masters in the army, I can get twice the result with half the effort."
Xu Qian'an showed a complicated smile:
"Your Highness has already started planning all this. After Yuan Jing's death, you saw hope, so you secretly deployed and took every step carefully. Waiting for the opportunity to force Yongxing off the throne."
Huaiqing nodded slightly:
"From your explanation of your life experience in the Tiandihui, pointing out the existence of the Yunzhou rebels; from the death of the previous emperor, the dragon energy collapsed; I knew that Yongxing's throne would not last long.
"Such a big mess, with internal and external troubles, if you want to sit on the throne and make innovations, you must have great courage.
"But Yongxing is too mediocre. In a peaceful and prosperous era, he may be a good king, but if he is born in a chaotic era, he will bring disaster to the country and the people."
You are the real "sloppy development". Compared with you, I am simply too extravagant... Xu Qian'an muttered in his heart. He couldn't help but agree with Huaiqing's words.
"Then how can you guarantee that Prince Yan will do better than Yongxing?"
"I will naturally find a way."
"Okay... Tell me your detailed plan. "
It was not until dusk that Xu Qiyan left Huaiqing Mansion.
........
After returning to the Imperial Observatory and visiting Sun Xuanji who was recovering from his injuries, Xu Qiyan came to the guest room on the fourth floor and pushed the door open. In the warm room, Mu Nanzhi was dressing in front of the mirror.
Bai Ji curled up on the bed and slept soundly.
She seemed to have just taken a bath, her hair was wet, and there was a faint fragrance on her body.
"I bought you some peach blossom cakes. I remember you like to eat this."
Xu Qiyan put a bag of cakes wrapped in butter paper next to the dressing table.
Mu Nanzhi didn't care and asked with a pout:
"Where did you go?"
She sniffed quietly and smelled a subtle female fragrance on him.
Do you think you can get rid of her with a bag of cakes?
Xu Qiyan sat on the edge of the bed, taking off his boots, and said:
"Today, the peace delegation from Yunzhou came to Beijing. I went to the palace to see Emperor Yongxing, but he didn't listen to my advice. Then go to Huaiqing Mansion to discuss matters with the Princess. "
He pinched his brows and sighed:
"Once the peace talks are concluded, Dafeng may really be powerless to recover. "
And you, who are responsible for the fate of the country, are doomed... Mu Nanzhi looked at the bag of cakes again.
She bit her lip.
A man who can bring you a bag of your favorite desserts when he is in a state of panic, this thought worth more than a dozen coins is much more affectionate and loyal than those sweet words and vows, and the smile of a rich man.
Xu Qian'an took off his boots and lay on the bed, with his arms behind his head.
If the plan goes well, two of the four main points proposed by Zhao Shou will be met - resurrecting Wei Yuan and stabilizing the rear.
Becoming a chess player is a suggestion, and there is no completion degree in itself.
"As long as the Sixth Prince takes the throne and can guarantee to support me and fight to the death with Yunzhou, then, although the issue of money and grain has not been resolved, it can still barely hold on by squeezing the national strength of Dafeng.
"The only problem now is that my cultivation is too weak. Although I can compete with a second-grade master, I will surely die against a third-grade master. And what stands in front of me is the Demon-Sealing Nail."
The Demon-Sealing Nail cannot be cracked by brute force, unless you know the formula and secret method to unlock the seal like Asura.
Then if you are hit by only one nail, you can still remove it yourself.
Xu Pingfeng, ah Xu Pingfeng, you are really calculating... As his thoughts turned, he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance approaching, opened his eyes, and looked sideways.
Mu Nanzhi sat by the bed, giving him an infinitely beautiful back view and half of her round buttocks that supported her silk pants.
She didn't know when she took off her clothes and was only wearing a white inner garment.
Otherwise, why do you say that a girl is better than a young woman's waist, and a young woman is better than an aunt's buttocks.
"I was sent here by my parents when I was thirteen, in exchange for a huge fortune. I thought I would spend my life in the palace, but I was given to the Prince of Huai by Yuan Jing. I felt sorry for myself and thought I was just a commodity, being sold back and forth."
Mu Nanzhi turned her back to him and said faintly:
"Later, I met that bitch Luo Yuheng, who told me that I was the reincarnation of the flower god, carrying spiritual essence, and was the cauldron of the Prince of Huai, waiting for him to take away my spiritual essence one day.
"I asked her fearfully what would happen if my spiritual essence was taken away. She told me that of course she would die.
"So I felt that I was not even as good as a commodity, but an animal kept in the Prince of Huai's mansion, waiting for the day when I would be dragged out and slaughtered."
It turned out that she was so afraid of her identity being exposed, afraid of me knowing that she was the reincarnation of the flower god, because she was intimidated by the national teacher...Xu Qian'an suddenly realized.
"So I've always been afraid of my identity being exposed, and I'm wary of everyone, including you."
Mu Nanzhi didn't look back, but Xu Qi'an could feel her smile:
"But these days, I've repeatedly asked myself, if the Xu surname wants to take my spiritual essence, do I agree? Am I willing to die for you? Until you came into the room, I still didn't have an answer."
She paused, and her eyes involuntarily looked at the package of cakes on the table:
"But just now, I suddenly knew the answer, I am willing."
After saying that, Mu Nanzhi tensed her body and sat stiffly, as if there was a terrible monster behind her that would pounce on her at any time.
She waited for a long time, but didn't wait for Xu Qi'an's hungry tiger to pounce on the sheep, and couldn't help but look back.
Xu Qi'an leaned sideways, supported his head with his hand, and looked at her with a smile.
Bai Ji also imitated Xu Qi'an's posture, leaned sideways, supported his head with one paw, and looked at her silently.
Mu Nanzhi's face flushed red, and illusory black smoke seemed to come out of her head.
"You..."
She was so angry that she grabbed Bai Ji and smashed her on Xu Qi'an's face. Xu Qi'an was fine, but Bai Ji screamed in pain.
"I'm just teasing you, don't be angry."
Xu Qi'an pushed Bai Ji aside and dragged her to the bed before Mu Nanzhi "slipped away".
This woman was so proud and arrogant that it was outrageous. She finally mustered up the courage to confess that she wanted to help him advance to the second rank. If she missed this time, she didn't know when she would have the next chance.
"You are an immortal tree. I can't take away your spiritual essence. At most, I can absorb some of it, but I won't die. Besides, I have a magic-sealing nail in my body. Even if I sleep with you, I can't be promoted to the second rank.
"I'll be your licker for once. We'll talk about absorbing spiritual essence later. "
Xu Qiyan buried his head in the soft chest, ready to "slurp", but suddenly, he felt a blow on his head.
This was not an ordinary book transmission, but a request for private chat.
If it were normal, Xu Qiyan would throw away the fragment of the Earth Book and be a dog to his heart's content.
But now is a critical moment, and the members of the Heaven and Earth Society privately chatted with him, so there must be something wrong.
Reluctantly raised his head from Mu Nanzhi's chest and took a look at her blushing face...
I was careless, I should have taken off the bracelet first, otherwise, looking at her face, it would be easy to enter the sage time in advance... Complaining in his heart, he took out the fragment of the Earth Book and accepted the other party's private chat.
[Eight: I am fifteen miles outside the west gate of the capital, can you come out to see me.]
Number eight?
Xu Qiyan frowned. Taoist Jinlian said a few days ago that number eight had been released from retreat and might come to the capital in the near future.
He looked for her alone What should I do?
Among the members of Tiandihui, No. 8 is always idle. He has no intersection with him and other members.
Let's ask Taoist Master Jinlian first to see if No. 8 is reliable...Xu Qiyan did not reply, ended the private chat, and sent a private chat invitation to Taoist Master Jinlian.
[Nine: What's the matter? ]
The Taoist master quickly responded by sending a letter.
[Three: No. 8 came to Beijing and asked me to meet him. ]
Xu Qiyan told Taoist Master Jinlian the situation straight to the point.
[Nine: My suggestion is that you might as well go and meet him. ]
Xu Qiyan knew the rules of Tiandihui. Without the permission of the person, Taoist Master Jinlian would not take the initiative to reveal the identity of the fragment holder.
After ending the letter, he immediately connected to No. 8 and replied:
[Okay! ]
He had no choice but to get up, staring at Mu Nanzhi's chest, which was still quite well-behaved, and said:
"I'm going out for a while, don't wait for me, go to sleep first. "
After saying that, his body merged into the shadows and disappeared into the house.
Mu Nanzhi exhaled forcefully, not knowing whether it was a feeling of loss or relief.
"Aunt, I want to be your licking dog too."
Bai Ji flew towards Mu Nanzhi's chest, but was slapped away by the flower god. She frowned and said:
"Have you been with him for too long and become like a pervert?"
As she spoke, she lifted up one of Bai Ji's hind legs, took a look, and spat:
"You bitch. "
........
Xu Qian'an kept jumping in the shadows, and arrived at the west city gate a few minutes later.
At this time, the night was deep and the surroundings were extremely quiet. The faint light of the torches on the top of the city was like fireflies.
After leaving the city gate, he was like a black fish, diving into the dark night, as if swimming in the ocean, and went straight forward along the official road.
The agreed place was fifteen miles outside the west city gate. There was no additional description, which meant that it was on the official road by default.
Not far from fifteen miles, he soon arrived at the destination and saw a tall figure standing proudly in the night.
He was wearing a red and yellow cassock, and his height was nearly nine feet. Compared with ordinary people, he was like a giant.
He had an ugly appearance, with a slightly raised brow bone without eyebrows, and his eyes under the brow bone were as sharp as a knife, giving people a sense of extraordinary heroism.
Ugly and handsome.
He was playing with a small jade mirror in his hand.