first minister

Standing on the second floor of the Qingbei Building, the three Beiliang envoys were stunned.

But there was a huge wave in their hearts.

Murong Hu is dead?
How can it be?How did they do it?
Are you trying to trick us?

But the person standing in front of him was the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty. If a person of this status said it in person, he couldn't be shameless, right?

Compared to the simple shock of the two deputy envoys, Xue Wenlu thought more.

Early this morning, why did Baiyunbian come running like he was mad?
The phrase "What's your price today?" must have been teasing and ridiculing after knowing the result.

Then, when they arrived here, they heard the cheers at the door and the words the other party said.

[I, Daxia, follow the way of saints, be kind and forgiving, and should repay evil with kindness. Why do we need to act tit-for-tat! 】

Fortunately, I thought the other party was pedantic and innocent just now, but now it seems that he is pedantic!Pure shit!

What kind of bullshit is repaying evil with kindness? With your cooperation, you killed our frontier general, and we have to thank you!

But the worst thing is the dog thief Baiyunbian!
It’s really indifferent at all!
When the shock in their hearts slowly dissipated, their anger gradually subsided, and rationality began to return to their minds, they easily understood the fact that all their plans this time were in vain.

And there is no room for turning back.

If the coalition forces are only temporarily blocked, they can still use the reputation of the Northern Liang Falcons to continue to put pressure on the Southern Dynasty, which still faces internal and external troubles;

If the coalition forces are temporarily defeated, they can also use the method of giving up as soon as possible, slightly relaxing the conditions, in exchange for the support of the peace faction, and reaching a peace agreement;

But now, this idiot Murong Hu was killed directly!
They instantly lost the bargaining chips on the card table. Only the emperors and ministers of the Southern Dynasty would be crazy and lose their balls to agree to their obviously humiliating conditions under such circumstances.

The question is, will the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Dynasties be eggless cowards?
Seeing the pair of monarchs and ministers who came here to vent their anger, the three people in Beiliang fell silent.

However, silence cannot solve the problem. Not to mention the responsibilities of being an envoy to answer questions from the other emperor, there are people around them who make them unable to remain silent.

Bai Yunbian asked in confusion: "Why don't you speak? Is it because of shame or humiliation?"

To be honest, at this moment, Xue Wenlu was really angry and wanted to kill.

However, in this capital city of the Southern Dynasty, it was obvious that if his murderous intentions were revealed, he must be the one who was killed.

He had no choice but to brace himself and said with a bleeding heart: "It is a great blessing that the evil thief is put to death and the border is safe. What your Majesty and Marquis Jianning said is very important, and foreign ministers should also report it to your Majesty." , leave it to your Majesty to decide, foreign ministers dare not be expert in it."

Seeing Xue Wenlu's aggrieved and contrary words at this moment, and comparing it with the way he confidently and arrogantly said in the court that day that he would no longer be worth the price after today, Dongfang Bai experienced for the first time the kind of relationship between the two countries. The tension and excitement of confrontation.

He smiled and said: "Your envoy is right. It is indeed very satisfying to kill these evil thieves. Tomorrow I and my mother will hold a banquet in the palace to celebrate the victory of this battle. Your envoy will also be present!" "

Xue Wenlu felt a pain in his cheek just thinking about that scene, but His Majesty Nanchao's words at this moment did not mean to ask for his opinion, but a direct notification, leaving no room for rejection at all.

He could only nod, "Thank you, Your Majesty. The foreign minister will definitely attend."

Dongfang Bai smiled and said, "In that case, I'll see you tomorrow."

Xia Jingyun also smiled at Xue Wenlu and said, "I hope your envoy will remember my request."

Xue Wenlu twitched the corner of his mouth, caressed his chest and saluted, "I send you your Majesty's greetings."

Bai Yunbian whispered: "What are you thinking about? It's us who should leave."

Xue Wenlu, who was confused for a moment, clenched his fists and quickly saluted again to say goodbye.

Watching a few people leave, Xia Jingyun smiled and glanced at Shang Zhicheng, the commander of the Forbidden Army, and said to Dongfang Bai: "Your Majesty, let General Shang send two good men to guard Bai Zhongcheng. I'm afraid he will really make the people of Beiliang collapse. .”

Dongfang Baihaha nodded, and Shang Zhicheng, who had just watched for a moment, responded with a suppressed laugh.

After walking downstairs, the three old gentlemen were no longer there, and the three people in Beiliang quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Yunbian opened his mouth, but looking at the subordinates next to him who were weaker than him, he was really afraid that he would offend Xue Wenlu. Just when he was about to shut up in anger, two elite elites of the Imperial Army came silently behind him, "Bai Zhongcheng , there are many celebrations in the city these past two days, and His Majesty is worried about your safety when you go out, so he specially ordered two villains to come and protect you."

Bai Yunbian's eyes lit up, his chest straightened up, and he said to Xue Wenlu: "Your Highness, don't worry, the three old gentlemen have a lot of integrity and will not wait here to mock you."

Xue Wenlu staggered immediately.

When they walked out of the gate of Qingbei Tower, the three people in Beiliang were all dumbfounded.

Xun Feihong was seen standing together with the disciples of Tushan's Three Masters in the entire courtyard. When he saw them coming out, Xun Feihong said: "I have been ordered by my master to lead all the brothers here to see off your distinguished envoy and his party."

Following his words, everyone behind him bowed and said, "Better send you your distinguished envoy. I will visit you often when you have time."

This neat sound of farewell was like a loud slap in their faces.

And those words they had said before about repaying evil with kindness surged up again in their memories, like a little man holding a sword, screaming and pricking their shame with holes.

It was only at this moment that Yelu Wende and Yuan Wenjing finally understood what the phrase repaying evil with kindness meant, and how ironic it was.

Fortunately, they thought these were all modest gentlemen before, but now it seems that gentlemen are nothing but evil, with many evil intentions!
Xue Wenlu was already numb at the moment, pretending not to understand, and saluted everyone, "Thank you, farewell."

Walking out quickly, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Bai Yunbian, "Master Bai, there is no need to send it away!"

Bai Yunbian looked at Xue Wenlu's expression and knew that for the sake of his own personal safety, he could no longer provoke this person for the time being, so he bowed and said, "Then please go slowly. We will see you tomorrow."

Watching the carriage slowly leaving under strict guard, Bai Yunbian clasped his hands together and muttered something.

The official on the side couldn't help but ask: "Master Bai, what are you talking about?"

"I hope that His Highness, the Crown Prince, will hold on. I haven't had enough yet!"

The officer's lips twitched and he glanced pityingly at the carriage that was driving away.

In the carriage, the three people from Beiliang looked at each other, their expressions all ugly as never before.On the way with endless hope, when they arrived at Zhongjing arrogantly, when they spoke harshly to the emperors and ministers of the Southern Dynasty in the court hall, they never thought of this outcome.

The timing of their rebellion was not bad. They had been planning for a long time and found an excellent breakthrough point like Dongfang Ping.

The changing situation in the Southern Dynasty has given them such a favorable weight. The most important thing is that Jiang Qingxuan's death caused the Southern Dynasty's Dinghai Shenzhen to fall. The Southern Dynasty had power to fight and purge, and there were beacon smoke and killings in all directions. , confused and weak.

The start of Yuyan State was also as good as a dream. In just a few days, it swept the entire Swift State. Everyone felt that this plan was done!
But under such a situation, the Southern Dynasty, which was suffering from internal and external troubles and could not even send many troops to counter the rebellion, actually had the courage to face their tens of thousands of elite soldiers and resisted their offensive tactics. Then, They actually won!

If you win, just win. At worst, everyone will regroup and try again, but
How could they kill Murong Hu!

How could Murong Hu be killed by them again!

You led the powerful Harriers and Eagle Cavalry, and had tens of thousands of border troops from the Southern Dynasty to help you. How could you be killed by them?

"Murong Hu deserves to die!"

Xue Wenlu gritted his teeth and cursed. Yelu Wende and Yuan Wenjing expressed sincere agreement, but did not agree. Although they were both members of the seven major surnames of Beiliang, both of them were from the side branches. Such words would not be accepted by others. It's okay to scold Xue Wenlu, the prince of Zhennan. If they agree, they might get into some trouble if word spreads.

After cursing, the carriage became quiet again, and the carriage had already reached the street, and the noise around them was clearly heard in their ears.

"Everyone! Have you heard? A great victory in Changshan County! The Xing'anbo formation killed the general of Beiliang, and Dongfang Ping retreated!"

"Hey! Do you know? We won! Beiliang Barbarian is crowned! Dongfang Ping has retreated!"

"Have you heard? Good news came from Langya State, we won!"

"I've heard that Xing'anbo, who was ordered to do so in danger, broke through the pass alone and killed the general of Beiliang. Dongfang Ping was so frightened that he ran away with his troops."

"You are exaggerating. Even the little military god would not dare to ride through the barrier alone and take the general's head from Wanjun, right? What I heard is that Changshan County was about to be destroyed at that time, and Xing'anbo led his troops to rush arrived, and then rushed straight to Dongfang Ping's main formation without stopping. Dongfang Ping was so frightened that he almost peed. But who knew that Xing'anbo said, since you are from Daxia, I will spare your life first, and then turn around and lead the troops. He rushed straight to the Beiliang army formation and beheaded the arrogant Beiliang general. Everyone was dumbfounded at the time, and then the rebels fled in panic, and many of them were chased and killed."

"Anyway, Xing'anbo is really powerful! When the news came, we all thought something bad was going to happen, but we didn't expect that he was not afraid of danger, turned the tide, led troops northward, not only defended the city, but also directly The formation killed the general of Beiliang Barbarian, which really increased our prestige!"

"The Jianning Xia family is really amazing. It has produced such a worldly talent as Marquis Jianning, and it can also produce an unparalleled general like Xing Anbo!"

"With this military achievement, I'm afraid the Xia family will have two marquises in one family!"

"Bo Xing'an is really powerful, and one more thing, the Beiliang Barbarian really deserves to be killed! A good death, a good death!"

"Yes, the dog thieves in Beiliang have invaded our country, so we should deal with them severely! Xing'an Bo killed well!"

"Hey, why do I remember that the envoys from Beiliang are in our Zhongjing these days?"

"Isn't that true? I heard from the brother-in-law of my second uncle's third aunt's son that this Beiliang barbarian was in the court yesterday and showed off his power in front of our Queen Mother and Her Majesty. He was so arrogant!"

In the carriage, Xue Wenlu swallowed and glanced at the pale-faced Yelv Wende. Yelv Wende glanced at the frightened Yuan Wenjing. Yuan Wenjing, who was at the bottom of the three positions, had no choice but to speak softly through the curtain. The driver outside shouted in humiliation: "Your Majesty, can you drive faster?"

They returned to the inn without any danger, and the three of them sat in the room, still in shock.

Yuan Wenjing took the initiative to help make tea, and everyone slowly suppressed their panic after drinking two cups.

Yuan Wenjing comforted himself and the other two: "What we did was not wrong. Murong Hu was killed because of his and the Murong family's fault. I don't think your Majesty will blame us."

Yelvwende sighed, "Although this is the truth, am I waiting thousands of miles to be in an enemy country just to achieve nothing?"

Yuan Wenjing also fell silent. Yes, before coming here, who didn’t want to make great achievements, at least in the future in the court, and accumulate a big resume that can be used? For the position of deputy envoy, he and those behind him The family has also contributed a lot, but now there is only this result.

Among them, the most depressing person is Xue Wenlu, who is the envoy.

There is no need to think about how many dreams and longings this young man, the Prince of Zhennan and one of the Four Horsemen of Beiliang, had in his heart before coming here.

The other party endured the sandstorms and hardships along the way without any complaints, but what did they get after traveling all the way to the capital city of the Southern Dynasties?
It was the ruthless teasing and ridicule of the dog thief Bai Yunbian, the tenacity of the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Dynasties as hard as stone, and even more so the panic after being ridiculed and humiliated after the overall situation was reversed in an instant.

Yuan Wenjing's mind was racing and he comforted: "But speaking of it, we are not without gains after all. Your Majesty has been working hard to cultivate me, Chao Wenhua. We got a gift from the Three Masters of Tushan during this trip, which can be regarded as a small one." Go ahead."

Yelu Wende nodded immediately after hearing this, "Yes, the three masters of Tushan personally presented the words, which is not a big surprise."

Xue Wenlu looked at the two of them and sighed, "You don't need such comfort."

Yuan Wenjing said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's really not true. Think about it, our Daliang army has millions of soldiers and abundant products. The only thing that is far inferior to that of the Southern Dynasty is the literary elite. Your Majesty has also worked hard and spared no effort." Recruiting many literati from the Southern Dynasties with generous treatment, such as the Three Heroes of Tushan and other world literary sects, it has great significance, and after taking it back, it will have great appeal!"

Yelvwende also nodded quickly, "Yes, yes! Let's see what they wrote!"

The scroll unfolded, and the first thing that came into view were two lines of poetry:
[Thousands of blows are still strong, let the wind from east to west, north and south]

Next to the two lines of poetry, there is a line of small words: [Blessings come for a reason, misfortunes come gradually]

Yelu Wende and Yuan Wenjing's eyes widened.

Boom!
Xue Wenlu fell on his back and fainted.
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Liangdu, or Shangjing as the people of Northern Liang call themselves.

In the imperial palace, there is an atmosphere that is even more solemn than that in the Imperial City of Zhongjing.

It was still dark in Northern Liang, and Emperor Liang, dressed in black and gold royal robes, was standing in front of a huge map, lost in thought.

A burst of light footsteps sounded outside the palace, and then a voice said softly: "Your Majesty, the flying pigeon of Guanshan Road has sent a message."

Beiliang Jiudao and Guanshan Road are opposite to Daxia Yuyanzhou.

Emperor Liang didn't even raise his head, "Nian."

"The reinforcements from the Southern Dynasty defeated the coalition forces in Changshan County. Murong Hu was killed by the formation, and Dongfang Ping retreated to Yuyan Prefecture."

Emperor Liang's eyes suddenly flashed with light, and his gaze was fixed on the map, the small city on the bank of the Grape River. (End of chapter)