A few days later, the imperial letter from the emperor of the Southern Qi Dynasty on agreeing to the peace negotiations in the Northern Zhou Dynasty was sent to Fanxi City.
Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang had expected it a long time ago. After receiving the imperial decree, the two waited for the Northern Zhou Princess and the Northern Zhou Prime Minister to arrive at Fanxi City.
A few days later, Princess Chang of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Prime Minister arrived at Kangping City, which is the closest to Fanxi City. When they heard that the Emperor of Nanqi had entrusted Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang with full authority over the peace talks, he couldn't help feeling that the Emperor of Nanqi really relied on these two juniors.
Ye Chang and Su Fengnuan, one in the prime of life and one in the age of cardamom, are too young compared to the two elderly people, the eldest princess and the prime minister.
Ye Shizi's reputation as a dude in Prince Rong An's Mansion in Southern Qi has long spread throughout the world, but Miss Su in General Su's Mansion was only known to the world after General Su returned to Beijing because the Empress Dowager and the Emperor intended to marry him. Who would have thought that her young daughter's family would be resourceful, move troops like a god, and be extremely capable. In a short period of time, she became famous all over the world because of the First Battle of Yanbei, and now she is helping Su Che win several cities in a row, making her famous all over the world. .
The two of them, in terms of their status and their military achievements in the Southern Qi Dynasty, they are naturally capable of discussing and negotiating.
Although the Princess Chang of Northern Zhou and the Prime Minister had never met the two of them, they knew how powerful these two juniors were from listening to them. Although they were both old and used to storms, they did not dare to underestimate these two juniors. Twelve points of spirit.
On the way back and forth to Kangping City, the two discussed the matter of reconciliation and compensation. After arriving in Kangping City, they were old after all, and after resting for three days, they sent messengers to Fanxi City to deliver a letter to Ye Shizi and Miss Su. Discuss the date, time and place, and discuss the peace talks in person.
After Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang received the request from the Northern Zhou Princess and the Prime Minister to send someone to Fanxi City to ask for peace, Su Fengnuan watched the stars at night and set the date to be seven days later.
Ye Chang looked at her from the side, and asked amusedly, "Why is it so late?" Su Fengnuan said with a smile, "Seven days later, it will snow heavily."
"Huh?" Ye Chang laughed, "You want to negotiate with the Northern Zhou Princess and the prime minister in a snowy day?"
Su Fengnuan looked at Ye Chang with a smile, "Are you afraid of heavy snow?"
Ye Chang shook his head, "As long as you are by my side and don't heat the stove for me, I won't be afraid of heavy snow."
Su Fengnuan smiled and shot Ye Chang a glance, thinking that this person is getting more and more good at talking about love.
She turned around, leaned against the city wall, looked down, looked at the land of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and said to Ye Shang, "The land of the Northern Zhou Dynasty is also very good. I sometimes think that if the Southern Qi and the Northern Zhou were unified, the two countries would never be together again." There will be no more disputes, there will be no more deaths, and the people will no longer have to suffer. There will be no more obstructed border trade, and the people should gradually be able to live a prosperous life, and the father will not have to fight hard to protect Southern Qi is at war. Mother doesn't have to wait around and suffer from longing for her."
Ye Chang nodded, and also sighed, "How easy is it to unify the north and the south? Internal worries are incomprehensible, moths are growing day by day, and the food itself, if the war becomes a drag, it will definitely drag down Nanqi."
Su Fengnuan nodded, "That's right, because of this, we can't take a step closer. Bei Zhou said to negotiate a peace, and we felt that it was a waste of time even to be hypocritical, so we could only readily agree."
Ye Chang stretched out his arms to hug Su Fengnuan, "Although this battle was hard, it was a joyous one. Bei Zhou suffered a great deal of damage. Now that we are seeking peace, we can still make him suffer even more damage. Only this time, Bei Zhou may be five years old." It won't ease up within a year."
Su Fengnuan said, "Five years is still too short, why don't we be stricter, so that Bei Zhou can't ease it in ten years."
Ye Chang laughed, "It will take a very painful price for a country not to ease up in ten years. Do you think the eldest princess and the prime minister of Northern Zhou will agree?"
Su Fengnuan chuckled, "So, I set the date of peace talks to be seven days later, and it will be snowing and cold. If the eldest princess and Prime Minister Bei Zhou disagree, we will fight again. My favorite thing to fight is snowball fights. "
Ye Chang laughed, "Your snowball fight is not that snowball fight."
Su Fengnuan smiled and leaned close to Ye Chang's arms, leaning against him with all his body and said, "Do you still remember? Back then, I went to Lushan Academy to look for you, and you were waiting for me at the gate of the mountain It's been a day, but I didn't even see me going up the mountain. In the heavy snow, Tibetans are really too simple. All you need to do is wear white clothes. The Northern Zhou Princess and the prime minister will bring at least 200,000 soldiers and horses To help out, we also bring 200,000 soldiers and horses, but another 200,000 soldiers and horses are arranged to hide in the ice and snow. At that time, under tough terms, if they don’t agree, we will fight.”
Ye Chang smiled and said, "Princess Bei Zhou is said to be a tough woman, she may not be humiliated by such coercion."
Su Fengnuan said, "No matter how stubborn a woman is, she is already old. Even if I don't prepare soldiers and horses, she can't beat her. However, I have to let her see, I will hide two hundred thousand dollars under her nose." Soldiers and horses, so that she can be convinced even if she is forced to agree to harsh conditions through gritted teeth."
Ye Chang smiled and nodded, "It makes sense."
Su Fengnuan raised his eyebrows slightly, leaning on him in a good mood and said, "It's time to discuss peace, I will take you to Wangdi Mountain to see the snow scene. Although the snow scene of Wangdi Mountain is not as good as Yanyun Peak in Yanbei, it is Yanyun Peak is connected to Wangdi Mountain, and the snow scene is rare in the world. We can go to my brothers and sisters for a snowball fight."
Ye Chang also raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "Aren't there any teachers and sisters?"
Su Fengnuan shook his head with a smile, "I'm afraid I will disappoint you. Wangdi Mountain never accepts female disciples. I am a special case. Except for Qiuhua Niang and Qiuhua who were born in the Wangdi Mountain lineage, I am alone. "
Ye Chang rubbed the center of his brows, "So, I have to prepare myself to face your brothers."
Su Fengnuan chuckled, "Don't worry, for my sake, they won't make things difficult for you."
Ye Chang coughed, "I was going to see the snow scene, but I was really afraid that they would make them a snowman."
Su Fengnuan laughed loudly, "I won't help you. If you are really made into a snowman, then you should mourn."
Seeing her happy, Ye Chang couldn't help but seal her lips with his lips.
After Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang decided to discuss at the Snow Appreciation Pavilion on Qingchi Mountain between Fanxi City and Kangping City at noon on the seventh day, they replied to the messenger of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and sent the letter back to Kangping City.
Although Princess Chang and the Prime Minister of Northern Zhou felt that the set time was a bit late, they felt that they could accept it seven days later, and they had no objection to the set time and place. Qingchi Mountain and the others knew that it was not so much a mountain as a low slope. The lower four fields are wide open, without trees and other shelters. It seems that Nan Qi also has sincerity in negotiating peace.
Therefore, Princess Chang of Bei Zhou and the prime minister wrote back to Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang, agreeing to set the date in seven days.
The next seven days were very peaceful and the weather was exceptionally fine. Although it was cold in winter, there was no wind or snow.
In the past seven days, apart from ordering people to make white cloth clothes in secret, Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang would cook wine around the stove, play chess, wander around the city, or snuggle up and read books. Such days are leisurely.
The more Su Che looked at Ye Chang, the more pleasing to his eyes. Originally, he really thought that Ye Chang was raised as a waste by the emperor in Beijing. At first, Ye Chang was carried by Prime Minister Sun to find him after getting drunk in March, which made him very sad. Some regretted that when he took the blame and resigned and left Beijing, he didn't ask the emperor to take him away with him.
But Ye Chang is always the orphan of the Rong An Palace, a descendant of the noble clan, or the grandson of the Ye family in the south of the Yangtze River. meddling.
He didn't expect that Su Fengnuan had been in close contact with Ye Chang secretly all these years, and his actions and reputation in Beijing were not true, so his heart was really at ease.
Now seeing that the relationship between the two is very good, every word, deed, every action, from temper to temperament, they all complement each other very well, he is even more gratified. I feel that King Rong An and Princess Wang can rest in peace in the spirit of heaven.
Seven days later, as Su Fengnuan said, it snowed heavily that day.
The goose feather snow fell all over the sky, and overnight, the sky and the earth were silvery white. Houses, fences, and trees were all covered in heavy snow. The plum trees in the western region were all bent by the heavy snow, and not even a single plum blossom could be exposed.
For many years, there has been such a rare heavy snowfall in the western region.
After Ye Chang and Su Fengnuan got up, they opened the window, looked at the heavy snowflakes flying outside, and smiled at each other.
Princess Chang of Bei Zhou and the Prime Minister did not expect such a heavy snowfall on this day, and they naturally did not know that Su Fengnuan had chosen this day on purpose, and set a trap for them, waiting for them to get inside. I feel that even with such a heavy snowfall, the agreed date must be kept, and the peace negotiation cannot be delayed any longer.
So, early in the morning, Princess Chang of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the prime minister took 200,000 soldiers and horses to the snow-appreciating pavilion on Qingchi Mountain according to the number of soldiers and horses agreed upon by the two sides earlier.
Before noon, Princess Chang of Beizhou and the prime minister rushed to the snow-appreciating Pavilion on Qingchi Mountain with their soldiers and horses.
Looking around, there was a vast expanse of whiteness, and they didn't see a single soldier wearing a Southern Qi military uniform. There were no trees covering the surroundings, and there was nothing to hide except for the heavy snow. They were very relieved in such a place.
So, they waited for the arrival of Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang with peace of mind.
The two had a very hearty breakfast, ordered 200,000 soldiers and horses, and walked slowly to the Snow Pavilion on Qingchi Mountain. At noon, they showed up at the Snow Pavilion on Qingchi Mountain on time.