From the moment they entered the city, the two of them carefully observed everything in Kuizhou City.
Most of the city gate guards are Bao Yunyong's subordinates, and there are also a few of Kuizhou's former troops. The reason why they can be recognized at a glance is because they do not have uniform armor. The vigilance of the city defense is not high, the military discipline is loose, and some people gather in one place to chat. This cannot be entirely blamed on Bao Yunyong's incompetence. The soldiers he leads are all militiamen. Half a year ago, most of them were barefoot farmers and merchants. , There are already sergeants' watches, but it is beyond the reach of ordinary people to train them out of the inside in such a short period of time.
Feng Ye lowered his helmet and followed Yan Sikong silently, silently recording the location of the streets and alleys in the city.
The two of them were taken directly to Bao Yunyong's handsome mansion, and they stepped into the main hall, but saw a thick black man sitting on the main seat. From the background, on the lower right side of the main seat, sits a thin, middle-aged man. This man is not good-looking, only a pair of eyes are shining.
There were some generals sitting on both sides of the hall, all staring at Yan Sikong and Feng Ye.
When Yan Sikong stepped through the threshold, his face already had a handsome smile like a spring breeze, he arched his hands from afar, and said loudly: "Young Imperial Academy attendant Yan Sikong, who has long admired the name of General Bao."
Bao Yunyong originally had a cold face, but when he heard this, he raised his eyebrows and looked at the thin man beside him. The man didn't say anything, he just looked at Yan Sikong. Everyone in the room was quite surprised, because they had all seen Liang Guang's unshakable airs as an official when he came, and this little Hanlin in front of him was too burdensome.
Yan Sikong looked at Bao Yunyong with a faint smile, even if someone who came with the same purpose as him lost his head a few days ago, he was not afraid of his situation at all.
Bao Yunyong hesitated for a moment: "Are you... the one sent by Zhao Fuyi?"
"It's the younger generation."
Bao Yunyong coughed lightly: "Then I sent Liang Guang back to you, why did you send someone here?"
"My family's commander camped in the upper reaches of Kuizhou. He was so troubled by the day and couldn't sleep at night. He thought about the long way to go to suppress the rebellion, and how to give the emperor and the people of the world an explanation. Therefore, he had no choice but to send me here again."
"What's the meaning?"
The skinny man narrowed his eyes: "You mean, even if Liang Guang returns without success, you still want to come to appease him?"
Yan Sikong smiled and said, "May I ask Your Excellency?"
Bao Yunyong hurriedly said: "Yang Weiqi is my military advisor."
"Oh, I have long admired you." Yan Sikong said, "What you said is exactly what you said, the general and this Kuizhou are all my Dasheng citizens, and they started fighting. Your Majesty is heartbroken. Your Majesty still hopes that the general will return to the court." Now that the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, I believe that many people in Shu who followed the general here are also beginning to miss the fields in their hometown."
"Hmph, if that's the case, you guys retreat for thirty miles first, and we'll talk later."
"Retiring from the army is difficult. As long as the general agrees to submit to the imperial court and fight against the king of Liang with me, General Zhao will go directly to Jingzhou to pull out his troops. By then, he will be more than 30 miles away from Kuizhou City, hahaha."
Yang Weiqi frowned, stared at Yan Sikong coldly, and said: "This person is young, and his words are frivolous. It is difficult to find out the depth at the moment. Put him under house arrest first, and let me meet him well."
Yan Sikong smiled but said nothing.
Bao Yunyong thought for a while: "But if he is placed under house arrest, Zhao Fuyi will beat around the bush and scold me again. Let's settle down first."
"Thank you, General." Yan Sikong glanced at Yang Weiqi with a smile, and said with emphasis, "Thank you, sir."
The two were placed in the post house. Bao Yunyong said that it was not good to put them under house arrest, but in fact there were people watching them inside and outside the post house.
After entering the house, Feng Ye took off his hat and helmet. His appearance is too outstanding, he doesn't look like a mere guard anyway, if he doesn't cover up a thing or two, he will inevitably attract people's attention.
Yan Sikong no longer had the smiling face just now, and was thinking about something expressionlessly.
Feng Ye poured a cup of tea for each of them, and handed them to Yan Sikong.
Yan Sikong took the teacup, seeing that Feng Ye was about to speak, he hurriedly put his fingers to his lips and let out a "shh".
"Don't worry, if someone gets close, I can feel it, and no one is eavesdropping on us now." Feng Ye has deep inner strength, and he can't hide people within close range.
Yan Sikong breathed a sigh of relief: "It's a good thing they didn't pay attention to you just now."
"With your words and demeanor, who would pay attention to me." Feng Ye smiled, "What are you planning this time?"
Just now Bao Yunyong, Yan Sikong showed no usual stability, but was a little eager for quick success, as if he was really confident that he could persuade Bao Yunyong with just a few words and a box of gold and silver. Of course Feng Ye didn't believe that Yan Sikong would be so shallow, the only possibility was that he was faking it.
Yan Sikong said: "I asked Mr. Liang carefully about what happened when Mr. Liang came. Mr. Liang is a bit arrogant and looks down on Bao Yunyong in his heart. Yang Weiqi offended both of them at once, half of his followers were killed, he was to blame."
"So you pretended to be humble in front of Bao Yunyong, and immature in front of Yang Weiqi?"
Yan Sikong blinked his eyes: "Know what they want, and only then can you get twice the result with half the effort."
"But now the two of them have nothing to do with each other, and they are probably thinking about how to delay for a few more days before sending us back."
"Whether this matter can be accomplished is not up to Bao Yunyong, but to Yang Weiqi."
"Oh?"
"Did you notice that Yang Weiqi overtook Bao Yunyong and issued orders twice, once telling me to withdraw from the army, and once putting me under house arrest."
Feng Ye thought about it for a while: "That's right, as Bao Yunyong's counselor, Yang Weiqi didn't seem to take Bao Yunyong seriously."
"How can a smart person look down on an illiterate reckless man? Yang Weiqi looks down on Bao Yunyong even more than Liang Guang, but now he can only devote himself to it. I guess, he must have a little talent, but he can't get a good reputation. Depressed, he wanted to use Bao Yunyong to show his skills. He is now considered a military adviser commanding an army of 50,000 to 60,000, so he naturally has a higher level of self-confidence."
"You can guess that too."
"There are too many people like this. From the children's examination to the palace examination, I have seen countless people who thought they were unappreciated, and most of them were just not good enough." Yan Sikong shook his head, "I'm just guessing, but Yang Weiqi must He is not convinced by Bao Yunyong, so we must attack him."
"Wait for him to deliver it himself." Feng Ye smiled coldly.
"No hurry, I think Yang Weiqi will hang us out for a few days." Yan Sikong opened the window and looked at the old man who was sweeping the floor in the courtyard, "Feng Ye, can you sneak out at night?"
"It's hard. When I came in, I was already familiar with the terrain of the post house. They placed a lot of people and surrounded the house we lived in."
Yan Sikong nodded: "Let's play by ear."
Feng Ye pulled Yan Sikong over and let him sit on his lap: "It's a surprise to be able to steal a few days off."
Yan Sikong smiled: "Where is the leisure? We must find a way to contact the old Kuizhou Ministry. Besides, this is an enemy camp, and we must not relax at all."
Feng Ye hugged Yan Sikong's waist, and buried his face in his chest, "Although it's an enemy camp, you don't need to be afraid if I'm here."
"Well, I'm not afraid."