Bai Deshan, the head servant of the Rites Department of Xiliang, looked up curiously at the boy who came off the official ship first. He was really a boy, very young, but about eighteen or nineteen years old, thin and handsome, but not as sour as a scholar. His air is rotten, his temperament is graceful and calm, like a lofty and distant mountain covered with snow, people will forget his age after a glance, his eyes are also very special, not like many high-flying ministers who are aggressive, but misty and gentle, Unable to see through the world, he casually put on a blue brocade robe, and disembarked the boat with ease. He could see that he was used to big scenes. The early autumn sun hit his shoulders, and his whole body was as bright as gold-plated light.
This is Tiansheng Guoshi, Wei Zhi who is unparalleled and known as a genius
Sure enough... special.
"That's Wei Zhi?"
"So young... It is said that he is versatile in both civil and military affairs, and the favorite courtier of Emperor Tiansheng. I don't know if it is true or not."
"Of course it's true, otherwise why would you send him here? Xiliang and Tiansheng have never had friendship."
"He's still a pretty young man, hee hee...a perfect match for my little Taoer..."
"Bah, who is he? Your wild girl from the mountain village also wants to climb the dragon and become the phoenix? How dare you think of the Liu family!"
"How do you all know this person?"
"Why don't you know, that year he went to the South China Sea to suppress bandits and killed a lot of pirates. My aunt's house is near the sea in the south, and they said that their side became much quieter later. Speaking of which, we in Xiliang can be regarded as inheriting from others. Well!"
Some spectators were chatting casually, but there were more people who stayed away from the crowd, and looked at the huge and glamorous team of Tiansheng envoys with cold and vigilant eyes.
Hearing the pointers from the people behind him, Bai Deshan realized that he was stunned by others, and this posture of looking up was a bit detrimental to our country's prestige. "Respect, don't give in", I can't help but slap my back and sweat.
Quickly stepped forward, stopped three steps away, followed the ceremonial official's singing, and bowed lightly, "I have seen Wei Hou, Wei Hou came from a long way, my country has made a mistake in welcoming you, Wei Hou forgives you."
"It's easy to say." Feng Zhiwei had already seen the other party's gaffe, shook his hand with a smile, and said, "Thanks to your lord for welcoming you from afar, Wei Zhi is overwhelmed with fear. Your country is rich in wealth and people, and the scenery is pleasant. People can't see it, so I have to trouble my lord to explain it all the way to me, a bumpkin, please, please."
Her tone is modest and her eyes are kind, making people feel good at first sight. Bai Shilang had heard too much about the "great achievements" of this important minister of Tiansheng, so he was a little wary and nervous, but Feng Zhiwei was kind and measured, which made people feel like spring breeze His attitude made him immediately relaxed, and he quickly laughed. The two sides introduced their entourages and handed over the etiquette.
According to Bai Deshan's meaning, after resting here for one night, we will go on the next day, but Feng Zhiwei insists on going on the road immediately - this is the border area between southern Fujian and Xiliang, and the border area has always been the place with the most friction. Afterwards, there will inevitably be grievances, so let's put aside these things, when Niang led the troops to drive Yin Zhiliang out of Tiansheng's hinterland, the southern Fujian border was the place where the most intense fighting.
When she was discussing with Bai Deshan, her tone was gentle but her meaning was very firm. Bai Deshan wanted to follow the regent's order to "respect but not accommodate", but found that negotiating with this Marquis of Wei was completely futile, no matter what you wanted to express In the end, he will lead you by the nose. This person just smiles so lightly, listens to you, agrees with you, and then—does it his own.
Often before the conversation is finished, you already feel that it is foolish for you to persist, because only the other party is right.
Bai Deshan had learned Feng Zhiwei's art of negotiation, thinking that this could be learned and used in future negotiations, and at the same time arranged for people to explore the way, and he brought a thousand guards to welcome the Tiansheng envoy team, according to Feng Zhiwei It means that five hundred lead the way and five hundred flank guards, but they use their own two thousand guards to protect Tiansheng's team in the center.
When the team came to a fork in the road, Bai Deshan groaned in front of the road, and then pointed to a road on the left. The leader of the guard who received the order glanced at the road, with a cold smile on his lips, and then steered his horse away.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing Feng Zhiwei's face, she was looking at the back of the guard leader going away, with a thoughtful look in her eyes - when the leader came forward to greet him, his attitude was indifferent and arrogant, while Xiliang's The border officials were also very polite to this not-so-high-ranking guard leader. He must be a cronies of the Prince Regent.
The convoy walked for a while, and gradually reached the mountainous area. Xiliang is the same as southern Fujian, with many mountains and more borders. Bai Deshan la gossiped, "This mountain looks steep and precipitous. I wonder if there is a village in the mountain?"
Bai Deshan is a smart man, he immediately smiled and said: "This is Mount Teng, the first mountain in the western region of Xiliang. There are some hunters living in the mountain, but there are no villages. It is usually very stable."
"Marquis Wei is asking if there are bandits in the mountains?" The leader of the guards on the side suddenly answered coldly, "Master Bai must have forgotten to tell you, there are, but those bandits..." He suddenly sneered, his eyes white Young Master Hei's eyeballs turned coldly and stared at Feng Zhiwei, "They were deserters from your country and our country when they fought against each other. During the Battle of Huyepo, your country fled for dozens of miles. There were countless deserters. There is no way to make a living on the border of Liang, so they pulled up flags and became bandits, harassing our Xiliang people every year—Since Marquis Wei finally came here, shouldn’t you take back you beggars?”
When these vicious and provocative words were spoken, all the voices around were cut off in an instant, and it was so quiet that they could hear the fallen leaves crumbling and shattering in the distance. Bai Deshan was stunned for a long time, and then said sharply: "Commander Qiu! Be careful! "The voice was so sharp that it was uncontrollable, and even I was startled.
Commander Qiu looked up at the sky, and sneered proudly, as if I was telling you what you can do to me. Seeing his appearance, Bai Deshan rolled his eyes angrily, thinking that he is really a two hundred and five, with extremely high martial arts but not Knowing how to speak human language, why did the regent send this person who has a heart for Tiansheng to guard him? Looking at the Tiansheng guards all around, everyone had angry expressions on their faces, and they couldn't help swallowing a little guiltyly - if this really provokes anger, let's fight, one thousand against two thousand, what are the chances of winning