Unsurprisingly, Yang Weiqi let them hang out for three full days.
In the past three days, those who knew each other didn't go out, and it was difficult for them to get in touch with outsiders except those who delivered meals, but they took this opportunity to secretly sweeten some things.
However, they were not completely inactive. Every day, Yan Sikong would bury a few pieces of broken silver in the leftovers. After a day or two, the guards who delivered the food would look at them with flickering eyes.
On the third day, Yan Sikong took out a small note with the meal, opened it up to read, and wrote four words: What are your instructions.
Yan Sikong shook the note towards Feng Ye, and said with a smile, "The fish bit the hook."
The salary of the imperial court is not high, even if the official is extremely powerful, if he only relies on the salary to support the family and maintain a decent life, it will inevitably be difficult. For example, Yan Sikong's salary should not be able to support a horse-drawn carriage, so the matter of being greedy and amassing ink has become a "rule rule" in the officialdom - although avoiding ugliness, it is an unwritten rule. From top to bottom, everyone It's hard to be clear, when he was just promoted to the prince's attendant, he also received some congratulatory gifts.
Under such an environment, it is even more impossible to expect the bottom-level guards and subordinates to be honest and honest. Therefore, these people are very easy to bribe, and small favors and small favors are enough.
Feng Ye took the note: "I'm afraid I've been tricked."
"It's worth taking a risk. If it's a trick, you can use the trick and push it to King Liang." Yan Sikong picked up a pen and wrote a note. When the ink was dry, he carefully rolled it up and put it in his sleeve.
At noon the guard came to deliver the meal, Yan Sikong made a show of him, and buried the note and silver in the leftovers again.
After the sun went down, Yang Weiqi suddenly appeared in the post house.
After all, Yan Sikong is an Imperial Academy, the palace most fascinated by scholars in the world, a great scholar with a promising future, and an important court official, but he said respectfully to Yang Weiqi, the rebel military commander: "Oh, I have been waiting for you for a long time. .”
Yang Weiqi's attitude towards Yan Sikong was very flattering, instead he raised his airs and sat on the grand master's chair: "Master Yan, are you still used to living these few days? If there is any inconvenience, just tell me."
"This post house has eaves and walls. It is more comfortable than a camp tent, so there is no inconvenience."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Yang Weiqi said: "Master Yan's trip, I'm afraid General Zhao has high hopes."
"Exactly, even though there was some misunderstanding between Master Liang and General Bao, General Zhao still hoped to have peace talks with General Bao." Yan Sikong said earnestly, "War is about killing people, stop fighting and turn fighting, haha. "
"Master Yan's words are reasonable, but my lord has repeated the matter of recruiting security once..." Yang Weiqi observed Yan Sikong's expression, "We have so many mouths to eat, we are really forced and helpless."
"Understand."
"Your Majesty's kindness is great, and he would like to give us another chance. My lord and I are very grateful. If Your Majesty confers on the spot and grants us a land where we can live and work in peace, who would want to rebel?"
Yan Sikong scolded this traitor in his heart for being shameless, wanting to confer land and marquis, he really opened his mouth, but on the surface he said with a smile: "I think this is not a problem. Your Majesty is now more worried about King Liang's rebellion. As long as General Bao and Mr. I am willing to work for His Majesty, to fight against the King of Liang together, and to make great contributions to the imperial court during Jieshi, and rewards are naturally not a problem."
Yang Weiqi evaded the important point and said lightly, "The king of Liang guards Jingzhou and controls the waterway fortress. He has 30,000 elite soldiers under his command. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"Because of this, sir's help is needed even more." Yan Sikong said in a low voice, "Mister has learned a lot, and he is definitely not something in the pool. Do you want to bury yourself in this mere Kuizhou?"
Yang Weiqi narrowed his eyes: "I am a commoner, and now I can fight for a way out for the poor folks. I have already lived up to this experience. How dare I say nothing about it."
"Mister's words are wrong. Whether it is King Liang or General Bao, do you really believe that they can become kings and emperors? Sir, you have studied hard for decades. If you really care about the people, you should know the way to seek ambition and achieve the Tao. You can't bypass the dignified and upright official career, this is to live up to the people and not to yourself."
"Official career, hehe." Yang Weiqi sneered twice, "I have little talent and learning, and I have failed in repeated trials. I am afraid that I don't have the ability to 'seek ambition and achieve Taoism'."
"Mr.'s words are wrong again." Yan Sikong said sincerely, "The disadvantage of the imperial examination is that it only respects Confucius and Mencius, and selects scholars with stereotypes, which restrains many talents who are truly thoughtful, knowledgeable and knowledgeable. If you are not young and always awake, you may become those rotten scholars sooner or later. Your talents and learning are not inferior to ours. If you use your fame to belittle yourself, I will definitely not agree with you."
Yang Weiqi's eyes were twitching a little bit, but he tried his best to hide it, these words obviously touched his heart.
The so-called thousands of wears, flattery does not wear, Yan Sikong lived under the fence at the age of nine, wandered around at the age of thirteen, and in his early twenties, he has met countless people and figured out people's hearts just right, what a person wants, He sometimes knows what he wants to hear at a glance.
Such ability is extremely rare in Yan Sikong's age. Because from the royal family, to the nobles, and down to the common people, the class has been completely solidified for thousands of years. Except for the selection of scholars from poor families through scientific examinations, almost no one can cross the class. Most people are tied to the land, and the people they come into contact with all their lives are people from the same place and class as them.
But Yan Sikong is different, he was born in a small rich family, grew up in a small official's house, wandered for ten years, had to eat, deal with miscellaneous goods, planted land, worked as a book boy for the son of a landlord, and worked as a bookkeeper in a tea break restaurant , went to Qi (read Qi) as a diner at the mansion of the old gentleman, and joined the uprising army for several months. Later, he raised horses and healed horses, resold seafood, and finally sold private salt. He was almost beheaded. Gao Ge made great progress and won two Jinshi on the list, entered the Hanlin, lectured on the scriptures, and served the prince. In this short half of his life, he has traveled more than half of the Dasheng River and Mountains, worshiped the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, and met the barefoot untouchables. He has seen everyone, and he has lived a life richer than ordinary people. It is too easy to handle someone.
Yang Weiqi coughed lightly: "Your Majesty Yan is too flattering, who among the world's scholars doesn't have the ambition to serve the country and the people, it's just..."
"Sir." Yan Sikong said in a low voice, "To tell you the truth, I am a minister, but I also admire your strategy in private. Withdraw from the Shu army, seize Kuizhou, Guangnashi, General Bao can go all the way here. , I’m afraid it’s all due to Mr.
Yang Weiqi stroked his beard and nodded.
Yan Sikong sighed: "Mr. is a genius. Kong Ming is still alive, I'm afraid it's nothing more than that. Recently, people in the capital have been secretly discussing that General Bao must have a master behind him. Sure enough, sure enough!"
Yang Weiqi blinked his eyes: "Is this matter being discussed in Beijing and China?"
"Such an important matter should be discussed, of course, not in front of His Majesty." Yan Sikong shook his head and sighed, "With Mister here, we can only watch Kuizhou sigh."
Yang Weiqi was praised very much, but he was still clear-headed, and he did not relax his vigilance completely, he just said: "It's all in his position to find something."
Yan Sikong suddenly changed the subject: "Now, sir, do you plan to continue to defend Kuizhou, or do you plan to follow Liang Wang to plot rebellion?"
Yang Weiqi pursed his lips and furrowed his eyebrows.
Yan Sikong smiled lightly and said: "Sir, you should understand that Kuizhou is not a place of long-term peace, and the King of Liang is not a trustworthy person. You are so wise, don't let yourself become a dry fish (read Fu)."
Yang Weiqi said coldly: "I'm afraid General Zhao is more embarrassed than us now."
"This is true for the time being, but the imperial court is still mobilizing troops, horses, food and grass to the two lakes. How long can Kuizhou be an isolated city? Let me tell you the truth, if I return without success this time, General Zhao and General Di will join forces to besiege the city. gone."
Yang Weiqi stared straight at his eyes: "How dare you say this to me? Are you afraid that you will never return?"
Yan Sikong smiled and said: "I am a small Hanlin, and I am a military clerk. What good is it to kill me? I really admire and cherish my talent, so I leaked the military information. If you don't appreciate it, I won't say it."
Yang Weiqi said in a deep voice, "Go ahead."
"Okay, the city will besieged in the future, sir, do you think King Liang will lend a helping hand as he said?"
Yang Weiqi did not speak.
"Liang Wang's army is only 30,000, and his advantage lies in occupying the military fortress of Jingzhou. Once he leaves Jingzhou, the advantage is gone, and he is likely to be wiped out by our army. If you are Liang Wang, will you come to rescue him?"
Yang Weiqi remained silent.
Yan Sikong lowered his voice and followed the guidance: "If you are the king of Liang, you will use Kuizhou as a bait to hold back our army, and then go down the river, recruit troops all the way, and point your sword at Jinling. As long as you take Jinling and sit on Jinshan Fat water, is little Kuizhou still in your eyes?"
Yang Wei stood up abruptly, with his hands behind his back, staring straight at Yan Sikong.
Yan Sikong also stood up, bowed to Yang Weiqi, and then pointed to a big wooden box on the bed: "That treasure is not for General Bao, but for Mr.
Yang Weiqi raised his eyebrows: "You are so courageous."
"I have the guts to give it, sir, do you have the guts to accept it?" Yan Sikong looked deeply at Yang Weiqi, "Sir is different from General Bao, sir is a talent that the court can use, don't disappoint your bright future."
Yang Weiqi stared at Yan Sikong for a while, then turned and left.
Feng Ye was standing at the door, dutifully in front of the guards, seeing Yang Weiqi left, he turned around and entered the room, and closed the door behind him.
Yan Sikong was just pouring himself a glass of water, and took two big mouthfuls.
Feng Ye looked at Yan Sikong with a complicated expression.
Yan Sikong sighed: "I'm exhausted, this person is not easy to deal with."
"Really? I just heard you lead him away. This person is smart, but he is not smarter than you after all."
Yan Sikong shook his head: "People's hearts are unpredictable, never underestimate anyone, especially the enemy."
Feng Ye stared at Yan Sikong, seemingly hesitating to speak.
Yan Sikong said: "What's the matter?" He said with a smile, "The dignified Prince Jingyuan is guarding the gate for us, so Yang Weiqi is really smoking from his ancestors."
Feng Ye didn't smile, but just sighed softly: "Konger, sometimes you are so smart that I feel..."
"What do you think?"
Feng Ye paused, shook his head again, and said with a smile: "You have indeed grown up, I can't figure you out no matter what."
"Could it be that you were able to figure out me when you were a child?"
Feng Ye took his hand, kissed him on the forehead, and said with a low smile: "That's not true, I only started to 'think' about you when I grew up, and I've 'thought' about you inside and out. Enough, I found that the taste is very delicious."
Yan Sikong was also happy: "It's not serious again."
Feng Ye put his arms around his waist, and kissed his hairline, eyebrows, and eyes: "If it wasn't for the military emergency, I really want to stay here for a few more days. I don't think there is enough time to be with you."
Yan Sikong gently stroked Feng Ye's temples: "If you get tired of being together all the time, the taste will not be good. I think it's good now."
Feng Ye put his lips on Yan Sikong's lips, kissed gently and lightly, and said vaguely: "But I just want to be together all the time..."
Yan Sikong put his arms around his neck, responded emotionally, and at the same time did not forget to tease: "You are right, your father will definitely reward you with a military battle when he sees you like this."
"I also said, for you, it's worth the knife." Feng Ye turned around and picked up Yan Sikong, pressing him on the bed...
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On the second day, Yang Weiqi ordered someone to come and take away a box of gold and silver, but he did not show up.
Yan Sikong knew that the task was about to be completed, if the old Kuizhou Ministry could receive his news smoothly, they could return, and when the time came to join the siege, Yang Weiqi would certainly persuade Bao Yunyong to surrender.
The waiting time is extremely difficult, current events are turbulent, and variables are everywhere.
When the two of them were discussing King Liang's move, Feng Ye said: "If we really want to besiege the city, even if King Liang has a hundred reasons to abandon Kuizhou, there is still a possibility to come to help, after all, there are 50,000 to 60,000 troops available here. "
Yan Sikong nodded: "That's right, although I persuaded Yang Weiqi like that, there is still at least a 30% chance that King Liang will come to help. We must not let King Liang come to Kuizhou."
"To be on the safe side, after returning, I asked General Zhao to take a cavalry to set up an ambush on the road from Jingzhou to Kuizhou. I don't know whether King Liang will go by land or by water. If he goes by land, he will definitely not be able to pass my test. "
"I see that you are all focused on going to the battlefield." Yan Sikong said helplessly.
A wild fighting spirit flashed in Feng Ye's eyes: "A good man should be invincible on the battlefield. It's very enjoyable to go to battle and kill the enemy."
Yan Sikong looked sad: "Fengye, you always tell me not to put myself in danger, but if you go to the front line, why should I feel uneasy?"
Feng Ye suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Kong'er... I, I just had a mouthful. Since I was a child, my father taught me how to be a general. I am a general and I will not easily put myself Dangerous."
Yan Sikong squinted at him: "Really?"
"Really." Feng Ye said affectionately, "How can I bear to make you uneasy."
"Feng Ye, you have a wild and unruly temper and are easily impulsive. Promise me that you will think twice before doing anything in the future."
Feng Ye smiled helplessly: "Look at you, you started scolding me like my father before you got through the door."
Yan Sikong laughed: "You're talking nonsense again, but I'm serious."
"Don't worry, I understand."
Staring at Feng Ye's young and handsome face, Yan Sikong could feel Feng Jianping looking at his only remaining son, wishing he could devote all his life's knowledge to teach him to stay away from danger.
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The sun was about to set, and the two of them were waiting for the guards to bring today's dinner. If all goes well, there should be news from the old Kuizhou Ministry.
But things often don't go "smoothly". They didn't wait for dinner, the door of the post house was kicked open vigorously, and a group of guards rushed in, taking the two of them down without any explanation.
The two looked at each other calmly, Feng Ye even said "don't be afraid" to Yan Sikong with his mouth, Yan Sikong smiled knowingly, if others treat him like a woman everywhere, he will feel deeply Humiliated, but Feng Ye treated him like this, he just felt gratified.
Yan Sikong said calmly: "After all, we are envoys of Dasheng, no matter what it is, we should let us straighten our clothes."
The leader thought for a while and let them go temporarily.
Yan Sikong and Feng Ye wore crowns and armor respectively, Yan Sikong glanced at the leader and said, "Your Excellency is the former Kuizhou Ministry."
The man froze for a moment, looked at Yan Sikong, and didn't reply.
Yan Sikong smiled slightly, straightened his clothes, stroked his sleeves: "Please."
The two calmly followed the guards and left the post house.
Sure enough, their affair with the former Kuizhou Ministry was discovered, and the two were brought before Bao Yunyong and Yang Weiqi.
Bao Yunyong's face was full of anger, and Yang Weiqi's eyes were even colder. He obviously felt that he was being teased by Yan Sikong. On the surface, he wooed him, but in private, he played tricks, intending to instigate rebellion against the former Kuizhou Ministry.
Even with their eyes closed, the two of them could still feel the murderous aura rushing towards them.
Bao Yunyong slammed the case: "Yan Sikong, you thief, it's fake to come here to appease you, but it's true to instigate rebellion against the old Kuizhou Ministry. I really should have killed you the moment you entered the city!"
Yan Sikong bowed unhurriedly: "I have absolutely no plan to counteract dissension. I wonder why General Bao made such a statement?"
"You still dare to argue?" Bao Yunyong shouted, "Come here, bring me here!"
Soon, a person who described himself as a mess was escorted in. Yan Sikong glanced at it, and it was the food delivery guard who had collected his money.
Bao Yunyong threw a note to Yan Sikong: "Didn't you write this?!"
"It's indeed written down again." Yan Sikong didn't even read the note.
Bao Yun was so courageous that his mouth was crooked: "Then you are still sophistrying!"
Yan Sikong cupped his hands and said, "General, did you see what I wrote on it?"
Bao Yunyong's face darkened, and the veins popped on his forehead.
Yan Sikong made a dazed expression: "Someone must have told the general."
Bao Yunyong was illiterate, Yan Sikong's question seemed careless, but Bao Yunyong was dumbfounded, and he couldn't get angry, but Yan Sikong didn't mean it, he glanced out of the corner of his eye, and he caught a glimpse of contempt flashing in Yang Weiqi's eyes.
"I have indeed contacted the former Kuizhou Ministry, please listen to the explanation, General." Yan Sikong said calmly.