In the northern city of Heyang in Mengzhou (Jiaozuo City, Henan Province), Zhuge was refreshed by the thin-looking, white-faced bun, and narrow eyebrows of Heyang Heyang. He was also at the banquet in the banquet, enjoying the singing and dancing under the corridor.
I saw a group of light gauze skirts, beautiful and beautiful dancers, with a waist like a willow, swaying a graceful figure, combined with the instrumental music "Yan Xing Le" with Hu Tianfeixue, and big sleeves dancing in the court. The skirt, the hem of the lotus arm and the fragrant shoulders have already attracted most of the guests, staff, generals, and subordinates to the forehead.
And this group of dancers, together with the band, is one of the follow-up trophies he won after defeating Wei Bo Han Jian this time. It was originally given to Han Jian by Lu Long and Li Keju, but after Le Yanzhen succeeded in killing the commander and seizing power after the new appointment, he was transferred to Zhuge Shuang's hands as one of the additions to the follow-up peace talks.
Of course, the real key is not these female music, but they came along with the envoys from Wei Bo Town who were greatly damaged, as well as their respective representatives from Pinglu Jiedu Li Keju and Chengde Jiedu Wang Jingchong. They are now At the moment, he was sitting at the two ends of the court banquet, watching this scene without changing his face or being indifferent.
Of course, the purpose of their trip here is not only to support the peace platform and support in Weibo Town, but also to continue to draw Zhuge Shuang's Heyang Town into the Hengzhong District of Heshuolian which was originally known as a tripartite. Become a new four-corner alliance that continues to work together to resist the imperial court.
After all, they all belonged to the Daqi New Dynasty in Chang'an City in name, and they were considered to be in the same camp. But Zhuge Shuang didn't want to agree so easily. Although he knew he was under the jurisdiction of Heyang, a small and narrow place, the three cities, five counties (later Mengzhou) and the two states of Huai and Wei were almost exhausted.
But the longer the time under the threat of Heyang's army detained, the more Weibo Town, which had just changed hands, could not bear it; and Cheng Dejun and Lu Longjun, who were also cited for their help and momentum, were also not good men and women.
If Weibo Town’s own civil strife continues and there are opportunities to exploit weaknesses, it is only the so-called former coalition aid that will become one of the many divided evil wolves. But it is not in Zhuge Shuang's interest to get to this point.
In the four-corner game of Heyang, Wei Bo, Chengde, and Lu Long, the Heyang Army is undoubtedly the weakest one, and there is not enough energy to covet the big homeland of Wei Bo. Once Wei Bo doesn't exist, it's certainly not the one that has benefited the most. Instead, he has to live next to Chengde and Lulong.
Therefore, on the basis of preserving the buffer of Weibo Town, he must maximize the corresponding benefits. For example, the large part of Xiangzhou that has been controlled, this is also the final bottom line with which he is willing to negotiate and negotiate.
But at this time, Zhuge Shuang and his counselor Gu Cunyi, who had just returned from Chang'an, were discussing another matter.
"Why did the Lord ask people to contact the peaceful thief... Don't you hear that this generation is acting, whether it is Chang'an or the court, I think it is a taboo..."
Asked Gu Cunyi, who was playing with wine glasses,
"Because of this, XX has to find such a way..."
Zhuge Shuang sighed deeply.
"If the situation is unclear today, the court is dim and weak, and the grass thief has a powerful atmosphere; therefore, those with armor in their hands will no longer be content with the current situation; the three towns of Heshuo are just the first to open up people. ."
"Although a certain person is not talented, he wants to protect the people's land and serve as the foundation of wealth and fame. It is just that most of the Northland is now broken and the famine is still unstoppable. I'm afraid that the officers and soldiers, the towns, the grass army, and the surnames of the locals will not be long in the future. , We must fight against each other for self-defense, invade and vie for food."
"Only the three rivers of Jiannan and the Taiping thief who are based in Jinghu and Liangling are able to gather for a while, and have spare power to help and exchange each other with other men and horses; if you say I don't look for others, who can I look for? ... Is it possible to go to Huainan to find the minister of the country who intercepted the wealth of the Southeast but did not show up for the director?"
"As for the ling thief, who has always cruelly abused the tyrants, hated the old dynasty's subordinates, and humiliated the notoriety of treating the scholars and everyone; but what does it have to do with me. They are still in the land of Shannan and Jinghu beyond their reach. Could it be possible? Do you come to my land in Hebei as far as you can? My friendship is only a source of emergency food delivery in the future."
"The lord is far-sighted, benevolent and virtuous, because I am ashamed of my generation... I wish to congratulate the lord for his great cause."
Gu Cunyi immediately raised his glass and respectfully said.
His abrupt action also infected and affected a large number of people in the neighborhood, and they all raised their glasses in response:
"Wish to congratulate the great cause..."
—I am the dividing line —
In Jinguan City, the sky gradually darkened, but walking in it was still full of chaos and noise that kept searching.
When Tian Lingzi opened his swollen eyes again, he only felt dizzy and blurred, and his mouth and nose were full of fishy smell; half of his body was swollen and painful, and one leg simply lost consciousness. This is the consequence and price of jumping off the platform behind Xuanying Tower at the risk of death.
Although several people have been pushed down, the height of several meters still caused him to vomit blood on the spot when he fell in the muddy ditch. He broke three well-maintained teeth, and one calf was completely broken, but no matter what. How to say at least I am still alive.
Of course, if he couldn’t make up his mind to jump down there in time, the guards in the Xuanying Building, who had become hesitant and highly nervous under the full attack from outside, might help him soon. Make a "decision".
In his memory, the last time he was so embarrassed was when the boy was sold into the palace; because he was squeezed out by his companions and made a taboo, he was stripped of his clothes by his father-in-law, and he was dipped in water and beaten in the winter. Of the dead.
He was so painful that he died on the spot, and then he was injured and suffered a severe fever. He lay down for three days and three nights. When others brought the reed mat and wanted to roll his body out, so as not to get sick in the palace. .
As a result, he stood up like a corpse, and frightened the people around him so much that he recovered his life. After this incident, he was also blessed with a thorough understanding of his soul; he smiled from then on to hide his thoughts with a friendly smile to everyone he met.
Then, he didn't hesitate to meet and please people who can provide help and convenience for themselves, including deliberately designing and framing the same group of Xiaohuangmen who had helped him when he was injured, as a credit for climbing up.
In the end, he was valued by Tian Yangsuke, the adoptive father of Wufang children, and became one of a dozen prostitutes under his knees as candidates. He began to use Gao Lishi, Li Fuguo, Yu Chaoen, Cheng Yuanzhen, Qiu Shiliang and other ancestors. Deeds are idols, seeking the path of authority in the palace.
When the adoptive father Tian Yasuke let go in the "sickness" of his gracious medicinal service, not only did he get his adoptive father's palace house and private savings, but he also inherited the position of a small horse shop who was transferred to provide mounts for the maids and children in the palace. thing.
Then, here he also ushered in the lucky star of the hit, a prince Pu Wang who was idle to an inconspicuous. So she tried her best to serve the other party, spared no effort to please and meet all the requirements as much as possible; she even did not hesitate to sell her own pockets to subsidize.
As the saying goes, it is the inseparable eating, dining, sleeping and sleeping, soothing and comforting again and again at night, inspiring this little ancestor who is somewhat impatient. It is like a mixed role of an elder, brother, and partner, quickly filling the emptiness of the young prince's soul.
The opportunity he had been waiting for a few years later came. With heavy bribes, he got the chance to calm down in front of the lofty "four nobles" Liu Xingshen, and then took advantage of his support as an opportunity to move another "four nobles" in Korean with interest;
In the end, they killed the elder princes Shu Wang Li Ji and Xian Wang Li Kan with various charges and methods, and sent his lucky star to the noble throne. As a result, he also ushered in the peak of his life.
Liu Xingshen, who was born in a family of eunuchs, died at home in depression, and Han Wenyue also "died from illness" on the road to exile in Zhenzhou. In the end, even Dingding elder Ximen Sigong, who spanned the three dynasties, was forced to guard Jianling.
That was also the period when he and the young saint master, the most monarchs and ministers, had a close relationship with each other. Now that I think about it, they are not so much like monarchs and ministers, but like family members.
However, the family also had the day when the suspicion deepened and mutual disgust, not to mention that he and the Holy Master were just a bunch of special masters and servants. When did this rift and doubt begin? He tried to reverberate in his head little by little.
Maybe it was from the time when I persuaded the Holy Lord to leave Chang'an alone when the enemy was present. Although this Shu area was good, he tried his best to dedicate it, but after all, it was different from everything familiar in Chang'an City.
Of course, if the world had a chance to let him choose again, he would still make the same decision. Because he can't take risks with the wealth and life that he maintains. Not even the slightest risk. He only felt that he was too lax and negligent.
Although he swore an oath to bear all the honor and disgrace at this time, so that the Holy Lord can play happily like a child. But I did not expect that young children will eventually grow up and start to have their own ideas. But he didn't realize the clues of the countercurrent around him in time.
Then he became worried and anxious again, and was pacifying and dispatching those Qiang soldiers' brother Chen Jingxuan outside the city. He knew that his brother was mediocre and inferior, whether it was talent, strength, or contingency. The only advantage is that it is sufficiently obedient.
Now that the Holy Lord is already suspicious and disgusted with himself, only Chen Jingxuan, who happens to be in control of the troops in the foreign military camp, can become his own turning point and life-saving straw.
However, since Zhou Bao, the guardian envoy who was walking on the left and right, was already in the process of tearing his cheeks to open his hands, how could he easily let this one go. He couldn't help but become a little pessimistic and disappointed. I'm afraid that there is no heart and the other side of the city, and they are easily deceived by a paper edict.
While thinking about it, Tian Lingzi looked at the surrounding environment again.
Covering most of the full view of the baskets and bags, as well as a variety of spicy and rot in the air, this is one of the material rooms where he hides in the Shangshan Bureau, which is specially used for stacking cornel, ginger, and green onions. , Garlic balls and other flavors.
Therefore, apart from the small yellow gate of a few miscellaneous envoys, no one wants to enter it. Now it has become Tian Lingzi's best shelter in this perilous and desperate situation.
But what is ridiculous is that the various arrangements and methods he usually left have failed to come in handy; in other words, he can no longer be sure how many people in his house are reliable, or he is not holding the idea of replacing him.
Therefore, in the end, the person who helped him in the critical moment and risked hiding him was only the little yellow door in the kitchen to help the kitchen. Then this little Huang Clan's humble and fearful face appeared in front of him.
"Grand Duke, are you okay when you are old? The younger one brought some ready-made cakes from the rest of his meal, and he was ready for one or two.
"Well, what a good boy, this matter, you are my child, everything after a hundred years will be yours"
At this juncture of life and death, the constant pain and long-lost feeling of hunger made Tian Lingzi's mind dulled by the glory and honor, but became extra clear and wise.
Although he just put the steamed sesame cake (sesame cake) that had been kept cold for a long time, and had no soup and wine to eat; but Tian Lingzi still desperately grabbed it and ate it with a mouthful of scum and was satisfied. At least compared to the soup and drinks that Ruyi had been drugged by others, this cold cake and food could not be used in a short time.
Then after Tian Lingzi had eaten seven or eight points, the little Huangmen continued:
"Xing Zhe is still searching everywhere, saying that several artifacts of the Holy Lord are missing, and I have to dig three feet into the ground to find out..."
Hearing this, Tian Ling couldn't help but feel relieved again. This also means that the other party does not dare to search and interrogate publicly. It means that these upstream people have not yet grasped the situation in the city, or are limited to walking in it, for fear that it will startle other aspects and cause more variables.
Thinking of this, he turned to the little yellow door more and more happily:
"Good boy, can there be a cart specializing in loading and dumping waste in the kitchen..."
"Yes, I'm just afraid that I won't be able to travel far, so I can only fall into a nearby cross channel and wash away..."
The little yellow door hurriedly responded.
"That's enough..."
Hearing this, Tian Ling relaxed and relaxed.
Not long ago, near Broken Dragon Pond in the northern suburbs of Chengdu, a group of Xichuan festival marshal Chen Jingxuan, who was called to the Xishan Bieyuan to play the match, came across a small group of Qiang soldiers who were blocking the road and robbing them.
When the squadrons hacked and dispelled the Qiang soldiers who were in the way, the envoys summoned by Chen Jingxuan's face became more and more impatient, and they kept urging him to continue to speed up and move forward, so as not to let the emperor. Awaited.
At this time, the direction of the journey was a rush of smoke and dust, but as a summoning messenger, his face changed slightly, and beads of sweat began to emerge from his forehead. (End of this chapter)