Just as the two sides were gearing up for a big fight, the media in the imperial capital seemed to smell something and quickly divided into two groups and began to prepare for the war between the two sides. The media such as "Oriental Times", "Empire News", and "Business Weekly" have undoubtedly chosen to support Western Xinjiang. From the deterioration of the situation in the East China Sea to the decline of Jiangnan industry and commerce, from the misery of the people in Yunzhong to the suffering of the Duodun people in Yanshan Penetration, from the arrogance of the Japanese in the Pacific to the decadence and decline of the Yanyun land aristocrats, all of a sudden seemed to expose all the ugliness of the entire northern power. On the other hand, it was vigorously promoting how Western Xinjiang defended the Tang Dynasty. Conquering nomadic peoples with national honor, how to open up territories in the west and south to open up trade routes, and how to spread Tang culture and art to highlight the prestige of the Tang people. Comparing these two, the people seemed to suddenly feel that it was clear who was fighting between the two sides.
The "Daily Express", "Voice of Tanghe" and other conservative forces' bridgeheads recounted the history of Li Wufeng's rise, vaguely describing Li Wufeng as a political opportunistic warmonger who bullied the weak, an ambitious man with an endless appetite who betrayed the empire. He is a careerist. Apart from waging war blindly, it seems that he has never had any outstanding political achievements in so many years. However, there are too few materials that can be used to attack Western Xinjiang, and foreign conquests have always been carried out by each dynasty. The achievements used by each generation to show off are always not so justified when used to attack the opponent. However, the people's livelihood in Western Xinjiang is now more peaceful, and industry and commerce are prosperous. It is inevitable that these materials will be somewhat stretched and lack of confidence, and they are far less ferocious than the offensive launched by the opponent. .
Fortunately, the battlefield of public opinion is just a tool to divert people's attention. Only the outcome on the battlefield is the key to victory or defeat. Both sides have never hoped that the dispute can be resolved through public opinion, not to mention that once this giant wheel of war is started, it cannot be stopped so easily. Without a reasonable ending, I am afraid it will not stop.
The military confrontation between the two sides in the cloud soon attracted the attention of the empire. Everyone looked at the two sides with a kind of worry. If it was just a dispute in the cloud, it might not be worthy of the empire's internal and external attention. Attention, but what everyone is worried about is that the two most powerful forces in the empire are likely to trigger a dispute in one place into a full-scale military conflict. The entire north will become a battlefield, and it will even affect the imperial capital. You must know that both sides retain military forces in the imperial capital, and each controls a city gate. This will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to Situ Yuan, who has just ascended the throne. Originally hoping to gain some time to consolidate his rule over the imperial capital. Gradually control the neutral military presence in the imperial capital, but now it seems a bit naive.
When Situ Yuan wanted to recruit the two of them for peace talks. Almost unanimously, both sides politely rejected the attempt to calm down the two sides. The refusal of the two kings of Yan and Qin finally caused the masks covering their faces to be completely torn off, and a full-scale war was inevitable.
As soon as she walked into the room, Yao Lian couldn't help but tremble in her heart. The other party's cold eyes wandered over her body like the core of a poisonous snake, especially her face and chest. Although still covered with a black scarf. But every time, Yao Lian felt that the other person's gaze could pierce her heart. Every time they met, Yao Lian would have nightmares for several days.
"Yao Lian, Mr. Yao, one month has passed, and it seems that you have not made any progress." The man in black knelt down on the simple straw mat. His somewhat blue cheeks seemed to be much thinner, but the gaze in his triangular eyes was He was extremely fierce, his thin lips were a little black, and his hands were on the case. There was no emotion in his words.
"Li Wufeng is now living in seclusion in the Imperial City, never leaving his residence. Although I came to visit him, no one else is allowed to enter. I am a weakling. So what can I do? Don't you have other arrangements in the Imperial City? You should be aware of these situations." Yao Lian calmed down, turned her gaze slightly away from the other party, and said calmly.
He licked his lips anxiously, and a dark light surged in the triangular eyes of the man in black. He suppressed the impatience in his heart and said in a deep voice: "If this were not the case, why would we ask you to do this? Do you think we are asking you to do this? Can't you go and perform for Li Wufeng? Time is urgent, you must make an appointment with Li Wufeng before he leaves Beijing. The location may be decided by him, you just need to inform me of the location in advance."
The outbreak of the war in Yunzhong seems to have shortened Li Wufeng's time away from Beijing. If he does not find an opportunity in the next few days, I am afraid that once Li Wufeng returns to his own territory, he will never have a chance again. This mission He had to achieve his goal, and he would not hesitate to sacrifice the beauty in front of him. The man in black's eyes stared sternly at the woman in front of him who seemed weak but had always been a bit unruly.
"This is impossible! How can Yao Lian get an appointment with Li Wufeng, an ordinary person who has not even met him? If you intend to take this opportunity to find an excuse to embarrass Yao Lian, you might as well say clearly that such an impossible task is placed on anyone Even we can't do it." Yao Lian's face was calm. She had expected the other party's request. It has been more than a month since she came to the imperial capital. Except for herself who entered Li Wufeng's mansion twice, no other outsiders could enter at all. As for trying to get the other party It would be even more difficult to make an appointment. Proposing such an invitation so suddenly now will only increase the other party's suspicion.
Don't the men in black know that this kind of behavior will only increase people's suspicion, but now there is not much time left, the task cannot be completed, and it is difficult to go back alone and report to the superiors. If it fails, the worst is to lose Yao Lian, although she is a little reluctant to do so. , but now I don’t care much anymore. If I don’t do it, I will be held accountable by my superiors, but I can’t explain it.
"Yao Lian, let me tell you, this time you have to do it even if it doesn't work. You probably know the task this time, and we have no choice. The superiors are pressing hard. In more than a month, you have nothing to do. I can't explain it to my superiors." At this time, the man in black had already turned down his face and said word by word: "If you can successfully ask Li Wufeng out, no matter what happens next, I can guarantee you that your family will be safe. will be free."
Her whole body was shaken, and Yao Lian raised her head to meet the other person's somewhat crazy gaze. Although the guy in front of her was of a despicable nature, he should still be quite truthful in what he said, "What guarantee do you use? How can I trust you?"
Seeing that the other party's tone had relaxed, the man in black immediately put down the stone on his chest. The woman in front of him was by no means as weak and unsophisticated as outsiders thought. As long as the other party could accept it, there must be a few percent confidence in this matter. .
"Miss Yao Lian, I know you can't trust us, but there is a saying in the Tang Dynasty that people are like knives and we are fish. That's probably what it means. You are the fish now, and we are the knives. You have no choice. Besides, I think it's okay for us to deal with each other. It's been some time. You may not like the way I behave, but I believe you also understand my credibility. At this point, I can give you such a promise, which is considered to have done my duty. Your family's The safety depends on you. As long as you do your best, we will be able to detect it. It all depends on you." At this time, the words of the man in black seemed to become much more serious.
Unable to tell the other party's lies, Yao Lian could only nod silently. She had no confidence in her heart, but as the other party said, she had no choice.
Wu Feng weighed the invitation in his hand and rested his chin thoughtfully on his hand, "Miss Yawei, are you saying that this Yao Lian is suspicious?"
"Yes, Your Highness, according to the clues Your Highness gave us, we monitored Yao Lian day and night. Her actions are very simple, she almost never leaves home, but she must go to the White Horse Temple outside the city every week. It turns out that We also thought she had some connection with the White Horse Temple, but now it seems that she has some connections with several mysterious people who live in the White Horse Temple. Although they behave very normally, it is precisely because of this unusual behavior that they It will make us realize that it is not simple. They almost never leave home, and they are no different from those lay people who devote themselves to practicing Buddhism. However, in the past month, they have rarely communicated with the monks in the temple. Our people once used "Vajra" Although the other party responded fluently, they forgot that there is a difference between the Japanese version of the "Diamond Sutra" and our Tang version of the "Diamond Sutra". This test will tell." Shi Yawei was still dressed plainly, with long hair. The black hair that reached her shoulders was combed into two long braids hanging down the back of her head, giving her a bit more youthfulness and aura, but less of the twilight aura of the past.
In fact, Wu Feng had already learned from Gu Dengyun that the piano fairy Yao Lian he admired had an ulterior secret, but everyone had secrets. As long as his own safety was not endangered, Wu Feng didn't want to ask too much, but The security department under Wu Feng does not think so. As long as they have contact with their master, they know the details of the other party, the possible dangers, and which party the people closely related to them mainly belong to. This information must be mastered. . They had some suspicions when Yao Lian went to the northwest. Later, Yao Lian stayed in the northwest for a long time, which made the security department of Xijiang even more worried, and finally brought Yao Lian into the security department's investigation and control sight.
Yao Lian chose to go to Beijing during the gathering of the three kings, which immediately triggered the sensitivity of the security department. Yao Lian was also invited to attend Wu Feng's cocktail party, and she also performed for King Qin at Wu Feng's mansion. This frequent contact made the security The strings in the heart of the department are tightened. Now at this time, His Highness the King of Qin is invited to participate in the piano performance. Although it is also within the control of the Dongcheng Xijiang Army, the risk is still not small.