Chapter 73 Parting
The resolution has been decided, and the next thing will be easy. Yan Wan came forward to negotiate with Zuoqiu Shoubai, the real and real terms. The King of Jiangxia could surrender, but he would not enter the court, not attend the meeting, and not listen to the proclamation. He retained the military power of Jingyong and the two prefectures. Liangzhou, Jiangzhou and Nanyuzhou were handed over to the court. As long as the court's daily orders did not affect the situation in Jingyong, they could follow the orders. The etiquette that should be held in previous festivals will not be missing, and so on.
An Xiuruo was the commander of the military affairs inside and outside the five prefectures of Jing Yong, Liangjiang and Henan, but Liangzhou is far away from Hanzhong and bordering Xiliang. Even if An Xiuming sent someone to take over as the governor, if the war was in chaos, wouldn’t An Xiuruo’s soft persimmons be rubbed at will? Jiangzhou, from Zhu Zhi to office, was already out of control. Moreover, Zhu Zhi secretly surrendered through Xu You, and it didn’t matter whether he was in his hands. As for Southern Yuzhou, close to Jinling, he would not allow others to snore on the side of the bed. An Xiuming must swallow it. If he did not hand over, it would mean that he had no sincerity in negotiations, so it would be fine if he handed over.
Among the twenty-two prefectures in Jiangdong, only Yangzhou, Yizhou, Jingzhou and Yongzhou are the only ones that truly occupy strategic positions. Yizhou is in the hands of Tianshidao, which is equivalent to An Xiuming's hands. However, An Xiuruo occupied the other three prefectures in the dark, which is the confidence that he dared to rise up.
As for not entering the court, not attending the meeting, not listening to the announcement, both sides knew it well. If An Xiu did not dare to enter Beijing, An Xiuming would not dare to let him become a grandfather in Jingyong. Peace is only a short honeymoon period, and whether war would have to start in the end depends on their respective development levels.
When you are in a society, you are ruthless and have many brothers; when you are fighting for the world, you are comparing with the right time, place, and people!
In the final analysis, it is still the same saying: the king is weak and the minister is weak and the minister is weak and the minister is weak!
"Xu You actually had the blood edict of the late emperor..." The blood edict must be made public to the people below, so it is not a secret. The Eighth Lady could easily find out, but Zhu Zhi's resignation was relatively confidential, only Xu You, An Xiuruo, You Yuan and An Yuyi knew about it.
"Xu You... I still underestimated him!" Zuo Qiu Shoubai recalled that when he first saw Xu You, he was as anxious as a dog who was straying and intrigue with Yuan Jie, just to get the betrothal gift he gave to Yuan. Unexpectedly, over the years, the boy who had nothing started to interfere in the chaos that determined the fate of Jiangdong and became a party that cannot be ignored.
"Then, how to deal with it next? Should I tell Jinling about Xu You and King Linchuan?"
"No need!" Zuo Qiu Shoubai smiled and said, "Isn't An Xiuruo going against this? As long as we achieve our goal, no matter what path or person it is, it's okay!"
The Eighth Lady nodded and said, "Are you going to agree to Your Highness's conditions? If you don't enter the court, don't meet, don't listen to the announcement...will it hurt the Lord's face too much?"
"The alliance that will be torn sooner or later is unnecessary to be beneficial to which side. The Lord knows that there must be a battle between him and King Jiangxia. First, discuss peace, and then find an opportunity to eliminate future troubles. No matter what agreement we have made with King Jiangxia, it is the moon in the water and the flowers in the mirror, and no one takes it seriously." Zuo Qiu Shoubai turned around and walked out of the woodshed and said softly: "The snipe and clam fight, the fisherman gains the benefits, and they fight for life and death, which disrupts the world shared by the family and the royal family, and there will be six days to replace it. Eighth Lady, you are dormant by King Jiangxia, and you are the most important chess piece in the Heavenly Palace. If you are at the end of the plan, I hope you will not hesitate. For us, love between men and women is just a passing cloud, and indulging in it is the way to die!"
The eighth lady hidden in the shadow shook slightly. Although her voice remained calm, she could still hear a little uneasy and said, "What does Shui Guan mean?"
Zuo Qiu Shoubai stopped and smiled and said, "It's just a kind reminder! The king of Jiangxia is very fond of you, and he may have promised you that he will depose the princess in the future and marry you as his official wife. He is almost at his fingertips. Isn't it more in line with his wishes than to prove the difficulties and obstacles of the Six Heavenly Dao? The Eighth Lady, the Siwan Heavenly Palace is harmonious, and the Five Heavenly Lords are not strict, and you may have other thoughts. This is human nature, I can understand. But don't forget, according to the Sin Heaven Palace, the six-day punishment, who is the Four Heavenly Lords? The means to deal with apostate people are far above the Sili Mansion. Don't have time to enjoy the glory and wealth, but you have suffered from skinning and cramps first!"
Zuo Qiu Shoubai quietly left, and the eighth lady seemed to have been exhausted. She sat slowly against the wall, her hands trembling constantly, and the sweat dripping from her forehead flowed into the depths of her clothes with her fair neck, slowly submerging her in the suffocation of terror and despair.
According to the Heaven of Sin...
Two days later, a plastic agreement that can temporarily maintain peace was fully reached. In representative of Yan Wan, the Governor's Office led the people of the Governor's Office to send the envoys away from the city. Three or five miles down the river, the scenery on both sides was pleasant. Zuoqiu Shoba Bai stood at the head of the boat, his eyes accidentally swept over, and saw a person standing on the low and undulating hill, with long black hair and green skirt flying. His handsome face suddenly plucked the dusty strings in his heart.
Linchuan, where the moonlight is hanging high, cool fireflies are flying in his ears. The girl with small braids holds hands and stumbles around the dense silver magpie trees:
"Entertainly, hurry up, catch up with me..."
"Hehe, I'm so stupid, why did I fall down again?"
"Ah? Does it hurt? Sister is going to blow your fairy breath, just blink..."
Sister?
Is it my sister?
Zuo Qiu Shoubai suddenly stepped forward two steps, as if he wanted to jump to the shore, but he stopped instantly. The surging river water could not stop him, but he had a lot of identities and had experienced so much cruel torture that he was qualified to walk in this chess game. If he was not careful, his small chess piece would be easily destroyed.
Zuo Qiu Sijin was a minister of King Linchuan before, but now she is the elder sister of King Linchuan!
No one knows the past between him and the Zuoqiu family, and he will not think of each other because of his surname. This disagreement is not only to protect himself, but also to protect Zuoqiu Sijin.
He endured the irrepressible throbbing deep in his heart, and his eyes greedily swept Zuo Qiu Sijin's face for the last time, and kept her eyebrows, her temples, and her skirt firmly in his heart.
Then, leave calmly!
The boat was gone, and Zuo Qiu Sijin was already bursting into tears without realizing it.
In the hidden area of the pier, Xu You looked at the man Yan Wanli gave him, suddenly laughed and said, "Qingming, do you remember the time you assassinated me in Jinling City as the autumnal equinox?"
Qingming smiled and said, "Do you want to settle the score in the autumn? I won't recognize it. If you want to settle the score, please find An Yao!"
Xu You rolled his eyes and said, "I don't settle the score with you. I just think that things in the world are wonderful. Each of us is pulled by an invisible line, and we seem to be aimlessly crawling towards countless possibilities, but we still encounter it at the same end."
"I don't understand!"
"If you know who Zuo Qiu Shoubai is, you will understand..."
Qingming Qi said: "Do you know him?"
Xu You's eyes were quite playful and said, "He is the boy who serves Bimo around Yuan Jie, named Qi Mo. It is said that he was a refugee who Yuan Qingqi accidentally met while traveling outside."
"Well? Yuan Qingqi's man? Why did he become the doctor of the King of Hengyang?"
"So, Yuan Dajiu is really a good method!"
Xu You didn't know what happened in Yuan's mansion, nor did he know that Qi Mo deliberately approached King Hengyang, so he was expelled from Tianshidao by Yuan Qingqi, so he thought it was Yuan Qingqi's secret stance arranged for him to enter the King Hengyang's mansion.
Everything was settled, Xu You and An Xiuruo said goodbye. An Xiuruo knew that time was precious, so he didn't leave him. He said many words of praise. He obviously admired Xu You very much. Finally, he pondered for a moment and said, "Weizhi, can you offer me another suggestion before you leave?"
"Please give advice from your Highness!"
"What should I do if the traitor rectifies the central army, directly breaks the alliance and takes the initiative?"
Up to now, all parties are not ready. Yangzhou is still recruiting troops and training troops to station grain, while Jiangzhou is not even stable in the backyard. As for Jingzhou, as many as 30,000 troops and horses are pacified and shocked the barbarians in Wuling and other places. Whether it is to unify the ideas of the three armies or raise the weapons and grain, grass and ships, it takes a lot of time.
But now it is obvious that with the assistance of the Xiao family of Silifu and the Shen family of Wuliqiangzong, An Xiuming is likely to be the first party to be integrated. At that time, the initiative will be in his hands, and the advance can be attacked and retreated and defended, and there is a lot of room for maneuver.
Xu You said firmly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, when I left Xunyang, Governor Zhu once said that he had good plans to delay the rebels' control of Jinling and give us enough time to arrange arrangements."
An Xiuruo pondered: "Governor Zhu is known as the little Zhuge. Does Weizhi think it is reliable?" He didn't deal with Zhu Zhi very much. Although he was famous, he was afraid that it would be difficult to win the reputation, so he focused on listening to Xu You's opinions.
"If there is one person in the world who can make a decision and win a thousand miles away, I think it is the governor Zhu!"
Yan Wan said gloomyly: "Mr. Xu is overestimating the governor Zhu..."
Xu You remained silent.
An Xiuruo showed a bit of a heroic demeanor at this time and said, "Okay, since Weizhi is so respectful, I naturally have no reason to believe it. I hope to go to Pengcheng and meet you and I again!"
Xu You knelt down on the ground and said, "I hope that my lord will make the virtues of the Great Chu bright to Tang and Yu; Ming Gong is prosperous and honored to Huan Wen. Then he came to Cangzhou and thanked Zhibo, climbed Ji Mountain to bow and promised for the sake of the wish, wouldn't it be prosperous?"
The voice of "My Lord" called An Xiuruo, who was all over, helped Xu You up with his own hands, stroked his shoulders, and said, "If there is a sunny Taiji Temple, there will be a throne in front of the temple!"
Xu You's heart was as calm as water, but his face was ecstatic. He bowed his head and bowed again and said, "Thank you Lord, Longyou!"
Yan Wan stood proudly and despised Xu You's character. She was so frivolous and sloppy, and she was arbitrarily praised her as the ruler. She was neither in compliance with the rules nor too flattering.
Afterwards, Xu You left Zong Yu in Jiangling, as a link for the three parties to contact each other, and secretly met with Tan Xiaozu and discussed ways to keep the information open. That night, he went to visit Guo Mian again.
"Is Qiro leaving?"
"Yes!" Xu You maintained his respect for Guo Mian and said, "The matter is done, and it's time to go back to Yangzhou earlier!"
Guo Mian poured tea for Xu You and said as if nothing had happened: "There seems to be traces of six days of remnants in the royal palace..."
After six days of pervasiveness, Xu You was surprised, but was not surprised and said, "Have you found it?"
"Before I returned to Jiangling from Jinling, Yan Wan gave His Highness a singer. This singer is beautiful and has both great singing and dancing. She knows the best how to please men. Xie Yuhua, who is a happy Xie Yuhua, was very favored by His Highness. She didn't take care of her princess during this period and stayed in the singer's room every night..."
Do you want to be shameless?
Before, Yan Wan despised him for flattering An Xiuruo, and Xu You saw it. That's great. You just gave it to the woman directly, and you still have the face to despise me and say a few polite words?
"I thought Yan Wan was not good enough, at least she had a gentleman character... Unexpectedly, ha!" Xu You mocked her without hesitation, but no matter how ridiculed she was, she could not delay her business. She asked, "Is there a problem here? Is it the first time Yan Wan gave her singer to Your Highness?"
"No, he will send it once or twice every six months, otherwise why would he keep hundreds of singers in the mansion? Most of them are for the purpose of giving it to His Highness to enjoy after the conditioning." Guo Mian said lightly: "Your Highness is in military affairs, Ying Lueweitian, and Chen Ming is indifferent, but he has nothing to do with it, so he has to be a woman!"
Everyone in the world likes women, which is not a serious sin. But as the lord, as the emperor, if he likes women without restraint, he will definitely not have a good ending. An Xiuruo even wants the women given by his subordinates, it can be seen that there is no taboo. Only Guo Mian knows this weakness. Many times, weakness is almost equivalent to a fatal point!
"Since it's not the first time I've given it to you, how did Mr. Guo determine that this singer is from Six Days?"
"I can't conclude that because I sent someone to check her, her origins are innocent and flawless, but I can smell a strange smell on her body... There is an ulterior secret in that smell."
Could this be the sixth sense of senior intelligence personnel?
Xu You never doubted the professionalism of the great man who could create the boat pavilion alone, and his face became heavy, saying, "The identity of this woman must be confirmed as soon as possible. If there is really a problem, solve it as soon as possible!"
Guo Mian nodded and said, "I will do this in person, Qilang doesn't need to worry too much!" He suddenly laughed and said, "It's just another matter. Does Qilang still plan to explain it?"
Xu You smiled and said, "I'm here tonight when I pass by the mansion."
He left the seat and stood up, ordered Qingming to take out a jade pendant, and gently fold it into two pieces, handing it to Guo Mian, saying, "This is my betrothal gift for Wen Jun. In the future, whenever someone comes to me with this jade pendant, even if it is a big problem, he will do his best."
Guo Mian took the jade pendant, put it in his arms, laughed loudly, with a heartfelt pleasure in his laughter, and said, "Okay, I'll get the promise of Qilang, which is better than ten thousand taels of gold. I'll accept this betrothal gift! In the future, she will be a pitiful person, so don't let her down!"
"I dare not let it go, nor do I want to let it go!"
The moon was on the branches, and the whole city was silent. Guo Mian sent Xu You to the door. Xu You bowed and said, "Mr. Guo, I have prepared a ship to wait at the pier, so let's leave!"
Guo Mian clapped his hands, and a person walked out from behind the door, wearing black clothes, cage crowns, carrying a small package, and tied the black hair into a bun that only men had. His smooth face was painted with dull gray. At first glance, he looked like an ordinary man, but his smart and bright eyes were clearly Xu You's acquaintance.
Concubine Song!
"Qilang, take her away!" Guo Mian whispered: "Yan Wan has never given up. Staying here, I am afraid I will be unable to protect her. Following you and being a companion with Wenjun in the future can be considered a entrusted man."
Concubine Song bit her lip and looked at Guo Mian. Her eyes turned red, but she didn't say a word. She knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times, got up and walked to Xu You, and said quietly: "Mr., let's go!"
The sound of orioles and the color of willows is heard, and the first thing is that the pigs and the fish are heard; the phoenixes and the phoenixes are used to control the phoenixes and zithers, and they do not distinguish between floating, sinking, and turbidity.
Xu You vaguely remembers that He Ru said about Concubine Song’s zither, her Jinghongqu, Snow Mud Wine, and such a wonderful person were finally destroyed by this world.
"Let's go!"
As we reached the streets and alleys, Xu You looked back and saw that in the misty moonlight, Guo Mian's old body became older, but his shadow was as tall as the pine trees in the yard.
Maybe this is the last time between the two,
Chapter completed!