The atmosphere in the banquet was still a bit deserted, so that there seemed to be nothing else to say besides drinking. Chi Haonian managed to find a way to bring the topic to the chaos in southern Xinjiang. Fang Xie first cursed angrily, then lamented, and then said nothing.
He and Zhong Xin looked at each other, and Zhong Xin put down his wine glass and sighed: "Thinking of my Great Sui country being strong and rich, I thought it could last for thousands of years, but who would have thought that Li Yuanshan would shake the foundation of the Great Sui and follow closely?" There are ambitious people all over the place trying to seize the artifact... How can people's hearts be broken so quickly?"
This is too hypocritical, but it is also to lead to the following.
"I think Murong Hui, the clown of Nanyan, called himself Emperor Sun. In addition to paying tribute every year, he had to face the north to worship on the birthday of the late emperor. Who would have thought that the late emperor would rather keep a dog if he kept his life? It is said that he colluded with the He people to attack After entering southern Xinjiang, burning, killing, looting and looting are all kinds of crimes. Just in Qiao County, hundreds of thousands of people were killed, fertile fields were destroyed and houses were burned. It was a horrible sight... "
"yes… "
Chi Haonian took the words over and sighed: "I and Lord Luo Qiuluo, the governor of Pingshang Road, jointly wrote a letter to the generals of the court soldiers stationed in the south of the Yangtze River, asking them to quickly bring troops to southern Xinjiang to fight against the bandits, but those few people will eat it." With the imperial salary but doing nothing, full of benevolence and morality but cowardly! Now Luo Qiu is alone forming the Minyong to fight against the bandits on the Pingshang Road, but he is struggling. Although we want to help, but we don’t have soldiers in hand, even if we try our best It’s just to raise some money and food.”
"well!"
Zhong Xin sighed heavily: "Although I am the governor of Beihui Road, and the matter of Pingshang Road is thousands of miles away from me, I and Mr. Luo are both court officials guarding one side. I feel the pressure on Mr. Luo's shoulders now. It's just that I can do nothing about the suffering of the people!"
He stomped his feet, looking sad.
Fang Jie didn't say a word, just hung his head down to distract himself. Chi Haonian and Zhong Xin looked at each other, knowing that it was time to tell the truth.
Just as he was about to open his mouth, Wu Yiyi picked up his wine glass and said, "It's rare for the two adults to go out for a walk. Today, we will not talk about state affairs when we meet old friends. Even though the chaos in southern Xinjiang is worrying, we still have to enjoy ourselves today." Yes. I would like to offer a toast to the two adults, let's just catch up on the old days today."
Chi Haonian opened his mouth, but Wu Yiyi blocked what he wanted to say.
The two of them toasted and took a sip, and the scene fell into embarrassment again.
"Actually... In fact, we can't blame the soldiers and generals in the south of the Yangtze River. They have a reason for not sending troops..."
Chi Haonian was silent for a while and then changed direction: "The south of the Yangtze River is also in chaos. They don't dare to send troops indiscriminately without the emperor's order. Although I discussed with Luo Qiu and was willing to collect the food and supplies needed for the army to send troops, they I still don’t want to come to the Southwest... Sigh... It’s a pity, if the old man has soldiers in his hands, even if I don’t have the strength to restrain a chicken, I will go to battle with a sword to kill the enemy for the country!"
Zhong Xin said: "Brother Lixian and Master Luo must be willing to contribute a lot of money and food for the chaos in southern Xinjiang, right?"
"nature!"
Chi Haonian saw that Zhong Xin was very cooperative in bringing the topic here, and he immediately said solemnly: "For the sake of the peace of the country, to drive out the bandits and conquer our southern border, even if I go bankrupt, I will not hesitate. If someone is willing to send troops to southern border at this time The country kills thieves, I dare to say on behalf of many wealthy households in Yongbei Road, it is not a problem to collect 300,000 stones of grain and grass in a short period of time, and a million silver. In addition to the materials raised by Master Luo of Pingshang Road, it is enough Great military use!"
"How about this."
Zhong Xin immediately said: "If Brother Lixian invites reinforcements, I am willing to contribute to the early pacification of southern Xinjiang. If the reinforcements that Brother Lixian invites pass through my North Hui Road, I will order all checkpoints to be released." , and the materials and supplies needed along the way are all told by me, Beihui!"
"Mingzhe Gaoyi!"
Chi Haonian cupped his fists and said excitedly, "On behalf of Mr. Luo, thank you!"
The two of them sang together, almost saying the price they were willing to pay. Wu Yiyi took a look at Fang Xie, but found that Fang Xie seemed to be drunk, although he was still sitting there, he was already staggering. Wu Yidao naturally understood Fang Jie's drinking capacity, so he smiled inwardly.
"The two adults are so righteous, and His Majesty will be very pleased if he knows."
Wu Yidao served wine for Chi Haonian and Zhong Xinman, and after getting rid of the topic, he started talking about other things. Chi Haonian and Zhong Xin knew what Wu Yidao meant, and seeing Fang Jie pretending to be dazed and silent, they obviously felt that the price just now was not enough. Both of them were a little displeased, but it was the two of them who came to the door on their own initiative, and Fang Jie didn't take the initiative, so they could only bear it.
From the very beginning, the two parties deliberately avoided the name Luo Yao during their conversation. Chi Haonian yelled at the rebels, but didn't say a word about Luo Yao. They all knew that Fang Jie and Luo Yao had some inexplicable relationship, and they were afraid of Fang Jie's reaction when they mentioned that name, so they simply didn't mention it.
The identities they use to talk now are all officials of the Sui Dynasty. Although Luo Yao's rebellion was inseparable from the several governors of the Southwest Four Paths, they did not follow Luo Yao in raising troops, and Fang Jie and Wu Yiyi would not be stupid enough to point out this layer.
Zhong Xin and Chi Haonian knew that Fang Jie and Wu Yidao had understood what they said long ago, and they had already made it so clear that they could only explain it directly, but Fang Jie was still pretending to be drunk, and Wu Yidao only said something aside. If so, they are not sure whether Fang Jie is not interested in going to southern Xinjiang or whether he feels that he does not have enough bargaining chips.
Chi Haonian was silent for a while and said: "Before I came, I met Mr. Luo, the governor of Pingshang Road, and knew that I would fight for the chaos in southern Xinjiang. Mr. Luo specifically explained..."
Chi Haonian glanced at Fang Jie, and then said slowly: "As we all know, Yongzhou City was originally the imperial city of the Shang Dynasty, which was designated by Emperor Taizong as the Southwest Palace. There are enough weapons and armor for 200,000 troops in the palace. I thought these things were gone, but Lord Luo told me that the things in the Yongzhou Palace are still there. In order to resist the bandits, Lord Luo plans to take out the weapons and armors in the palace... "
Wu Yidao was taken aback, he also glanced at Fang Jie and then smiled: "Your Excellency is joking, if there are so many weapons and armor in the Yongzhou Palace, can you still keep them? Haha... Your Excellency really knows how to tell jokes."
"really have!"
Chi Haonian said solemnly: "Although I don't know why they are still there and I haven't been taken away, those things are still there... If Sanjin Hou doesn't believe it, you can send someone to Yongzhou to meet Lord Luo first, and let Lord Luo open the door." Just take a look at the storehouses of Yongzhou Palace and you’ll know.”
Wu Yidao smiled: "What did I send people to see? I sent people to see it, but they still have no ability to solve the crisis in Yongzhou..."
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At the end of the banquet, Fang Jie was unconscious when he was drunk, and was helped to leave the conference hall to go back to rest. This could not be called a disrespectful act, it could only be said to be too enthusiastic. I thought we could talk things over during the banquet, but Fang Jie was so drunk that he couldn't say anything else.
Chi Haonian and Zhong Xin looked at each other, and then they were both drunk.
Since the guest is drunk, it is natural to arrange to stay. Wu Yiyi, the only Marquis of Sanjin who was not drunk, ordered two clean rooms to be sorted out, and then sent someone to carry the two frontier officials into the room to rest. Of course, although two rooms were prepared, two people were still sent to one room.
You have to give people a chance to discuss things, right
In fact, everyone knew that Chi Haonian and Zhong Xin knew that Fang Xie was definitely not drunk, and Fang Jie naturally knew that the two of them were not drunk. Fang Jie was drunk because those two people hadn't reached the end of their talk, so Fang Jie had to stop listening to them when he was drunk, and give them time to think about it. The other two were drunk because they must not be able to leave without achieving their goal. Wu Yidao, who was not drunk, was actually the one who drank the most.
After Chi Haonian and Zhong Xin settled down, Wu Yidao went to Fang Jie's room. On the way, he met Sang Sasha who was sitting on the railing in a daze. Wu Yidao nodded politely.
"Fang Jie is drunk?"
Sang Sasha asked.
Wu Yidao was always wary of this woman, so he nodded and said he was drunk. Sang Sasha hummed and stopped talking, sitting on the railing dangling her legs and looking at the sky. Wu Yidao didn't understand what she meant when she asked this question, and after waiting for a while, she couldn't see her continuing to speak, so he left. It's just that he always felt that there was something weird about it, but he didn't realize where the weirdness came from because he was too preoccupied.
After walking a few steps, Wu Yiyi turned around suddenly, only then did he see that the place he thought was weird was on the railing where Sang Sasa was sitting, and there were countless ants lined up neatly on both sides of Sang Sasa. It looked like a soldier who had already lined up, loyally guarding his general.
Strange things like this always happen around Sang Sasha, and more than one person in the camp has seen them. For example, when she stood on the school field, there were birds hovering in the sky. When she walked outside the camp, the wolves who had been beaten up by the soldiers and hid in the mountains would come out and circle around her.
Many people say she is a fairy, others say she is a witch.
Wu Yiyi shook his head, turned around and strode towards Fang Jie's room.
In the distance from the school grounds, the white lion was basking in the sun boredly. Recently, the days were too leisurely and comfortable. The white lion, who had nothing to do, lay on the school grounds all day enjoying the sun's massage. From time to time, it raised its head to look at the woman sitting on the high railing, then shook its head with a look of confusion.
When Wu Yiyi arrived at Fang Jie, Fang Jie was washing his face. Seeing Wu Yiyi coming in, Fang Jie smiled and said: "What a coincidence, we just discussed going south, and someone came to give money and food. The situation in the commercial road has deteriorated to a certain extent, otherwise Chi Haonian would not have come all the way from Yongbei Road."
"Things are good things..."
Wu Yidao sat down on a chair and poured himself a cup of herbal tea to hangover: "But I always feel a little uneasy. Although there are no soldiers in the four southwestern provinces, and the Heren and Nanyan troops are also attacking fiercely, they won't give up so much. I'm begging you for my interests... I've understood a truth since I started doing business, there is absolutely no risk-free benefits in this world."
"Then let's think..."
Fang Jie found a new pipe, took it out, stuffed it with shredded tobacco, and lit it: "Think about their purpose other than using my Black Banner Army to fight against the Southern barbarians?"
He sat there frowning slightly, swallowing.
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Suzaku Mountain Dazhai Supply Camp
The big dog leaned on a pile of grain lazily basking in the sun, humming an unknown tune with a piece of fluffy grass in its mouth. At this moment, two soldiers led a man over, and greeted him from a long distance away: "General, this man said he is from your hometown, and he has something important to ask you."
Big Dog opened his eyes and looked over there, and found that he didn't know the person who came, and he had never even seen him. He has a special status and has been hiding it from the beginning to the end, so it is impossible for any fellow countryman to look for him. But for some reason, Da Quan suddenly thought of someone when he saw this person.
The man quickly came over to salute respectfully, then saw that the two soldiers had walked away, then took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to the big dog: "This is what the leader asked me to hand over to you, and he even specially handed it over to you." I told you to burn it after you read it."
Da Quan knew who sent this person, so his heart tightened.
He opened the envelope, read the letter, and the first sentence sent a chill down the dog's back. He subconsciously looked left and right, feeling that his heart almost stopped beating at this moment.
Brother, the time has come.