In front of a small temple in the east of Jiangling City, many armored city guards stood surrounding the temple.
In front of the temple, there are several warriors wearing hakama pleats standing facing the armored soldiers outside the temple with swords in their hands. There is no fear on their faces, and there is even a hint of sarcasm on their faces. No one in the temple can get out, and the armored soldiers outside the temple do not dare to pass easily. In a sudden move, the confrontation between them has been going on for quite some time.
At this time, more and more scholars and people gathered around the temple to watch, and various discussions came from time to time. The general leading the team outside the temple also gradually showed a look of shame and impatience, and immediately ordered: "I'll tell the people in the temple again." Disciple, if you still refuse to surrender your weapons and go out, don’t blame the sword for being ruthless!"
"you dare!"
Before the general finished speaking, another group of officials walked quickly here. The leader was the son of the leading general Hu Senyou, who often served Hu Changyi on casual cavalry.
Hu Changyi's voice had not yet arrived, but he raised his halberd and pointed at the general who was leading the troops. He angrily said: "Do the thieves know who is in the temple? If they offend the distinguished guests and become disabled, even if they kill you and other soldiers, they will not be able to pay for it." !”
After hearing this, all the city guards lowered their heads and did not dare to speak again. Hu Changyi led a group of followers through the encirclement, all the way to the temple gate, and said to the warrior guarding the gate: "Please come in. Informing the distinguished guest at the door, a certain Hu Changyi, a regular attendant of Sanqi, once went to Rangcheng and was treated with courtesy and care by General Li. Now I am here to greet the distinguished guest by order of my lord, and apologize for the rudeness before. I kindly ask the distinguished guest to be kind to you. Tolerant and tolerant.
In addition, the apostle who offended your distinguished guest before has been punished by our Lord and has the head of the criminal here. You should know that our Lord's intention to clear up the misunderstanding is sincere, and the former did not mean to offend!"
As he spoke, he ordered an attendant to carry the head of the envoy who had just been beheaded by His Majesty's order to the door with both hands.
When several warriors guarding the gate saw this scene, they were quite surprised for a moment and did not dare to deal with it privately. They signaled Hu Changyi and others to wait for a moment while one of them sent one person inside to ask for instructions.
In the temple, Li Miao was a little surprised when he heard this, and looked at Liu Guangde aside. Liu Guangde sneered and said: "Emperor Liang had a harsh and violent temperament. He was originally mean, but he pretended to be elegant and romantic. After he gained power, he became even more so. Seeing his true nature, the disciples will be punished with death if they disobey him. He will not dare to cross the enemy's army, so he kills the envoys to apologize, being arrogant at first and respectful later, fearing that there is still some evil intention to hide. It is better to allow a few people to enter the temple temporarily. , maybe we can inquire about the inside story."
Li Miao nodded after hearing this. He also knew that he could not just leave like this. He still had to communicate. He reacted like this before because Liang had a weird attitude and was worried about harboring evil intentions, but now it seems Come on, there are so many Liang Junjia soldiers trapped outside and they dare not really launch an attack. It can be seen that even if you have some small thoughts, it is not a big danger, but there is no need to be too nervous.
Liu Guangde walked to the door and saw the bloody human head placed in a wooden box at a glance.
He knew that this person was just a poor scapegoat, so he looked away as soon as he touched it, and then looked at Hu Changyi and others opposite him and said: "Before I went to the official position, I lived in Rangcheng, and went to Jiangling with the distinguished guests from Mianbei. The distinguished guests in the temple are not ordinary envoys. They are close relatives of General Li's clan. General Li sent him to the south to greet him. He was very affectionate, but he was treated unfairly. This is unbearable! After much persuasion, Li Houcai in the temple was grateful for the old friendship between the two parties and agreed to accept the apostle into the temple to explain."
Hu Changyi and others outside also knew Liu Guangde and were aware of his situation in Mianbei. After a brief pause, Hu Changyi took a step forward and said: "It turns out that General Li's clan came here. Thinking of the courtesy he received in Mianbei in the past year,
This discourtesy will inevitably make people even more embarrassed. It is better for me to go into the temple and apologize in person. I hope Li Hou can forgive me!"
As he spoke, he stepped forward and walked into the temple. When the crowd outside the temple could not see what was going on, he whispered to Liu Guangde: "The Qi envoy arrived in Jiangling via Yingzhou the day before yesterday. Liu Lang and others knew about it today. Could it be that
Are the rumors true? The Wei State intends to send troops to Jiangling, and has already secretly stored troops in Wuning and other places. Otherwise, why would the governor respond so quickly? Although Liu Lang was lucky enough to be in Mianbei, he also grew up in this hometown and could not bear to see the two sides fighting each other.
, the soldiers and the people will be devastated by war again?"
Liu Guangde also knew that Jiangling had been communicating with Northern Qi through messengers, which was not considered a secret. But Hu Changyi misunderstood that they were here because of the Qi envoys. Obviously, in his view, the two parties were
The matter of communication deserves more attention from the Western Wei Dynasty.
It's not good to be too familiar with each other. Just be wary of each other, and the result will be self-inflicted.
Compared with other profit-seeking people in Jiangling, Hu Changyi still has a bit of a bottom line. Although he is willing to live peacefully with Mianbei in his heart, he still stands on Jiangling's position. After all, his father is in a leading position, and he is also responsible for the San.
A courtier like Qi Changshi had no intention of betraying Jiangling, so after meeting him, he wanted to persuade Liu Guangde first.
When Liu Guangde and his party entered the city, something unexpected happened. He had no time to communicate with the people in the city and had not figured out the situation inside. After hearing this, he said in a deep voice: "Hu Sanqi also went to Mianbei in person. He should know what kind of person General Li is. So-called
Rumors such as Wuning Jujia are inherently ulterior.
Or maybe Wang Lin and other greedy and violent people had no place to stay, so they spread rumors in the market and made bad relations to praise their martial arts. Because the intention of repair was still sincere, General Li sent his disciples
I came here to visit, but it was really chilling to see Gangneung treat me like this!"
"The chaos in Xiangzhou is not far away. Your Majesty will never let a combative and lustful person like Wang Lin get close to him. No matter how hard he tries, it will be in vain. There will be chaos in the country for a long time, and neither the government nor the opposition wants to fight again.
.Liu Lang should also be aware of this situation and should report this to General Li."
Hu Changyi didn't know that Liu Guangde was using words to deceive him. After all, the Liu family in Nanyang had many old friends in the city, and there were not many ways to find out the secrets. Therefore, he mainly tried to persuade Liu Guangde: "Qi people are greedy, cunning, and dishonest.
There is more than one thing going on, so the conspiracy will not be possible. Even if you can't wait, the princes in the court will veto the matter, but today there will inevitably be another dispute over personnel matters. I only hope that you, Liu Lang, will take care of it.
Nostalgia, please use the media to mediate, so as not to cause the two sides to be at odds."
Liu Guangde nodded in agreement, and immediately signaled Hu Changyi to wait outside the corridor while he went inside to make announcements. After seeing Li Miao, he reported the information he heard from Hu Changyi plus his own guesses and judgments to
Li Miao.
Li Miao did not expect that he would encounter such a complicated triangular relationship on his first mission to a foreign country. He couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that he asked Li Tai for instructions on the rules of conduct before leaving. Although he encountered changes at this time, he was still
Don't feel panicked or at a loss.
After thinking for a while, he signaled to Liu Guangde that he could bring people in, and he had his own plan to deal with it.
After Hu Changyi entered the hall and apologized, Li Miao directly waved his hand and said: "Hu Sanqi doesn't need to be polite. This is an informal envoy invitation. It is inevitable that the reception will not be good, and I have no intention of disturbing you."
The court officials from your country came here just to recall the apprentices who were sent here before."
When Hu Changyi heard that Li Miao did not say anything about the envoy from Qi, he was slightly relieved at first, but then he became a little suspicious and said: "This is just a small matter. As long as you send a letter, our country will definitely send all the students back to Mian as gifts."
North, why don't you visit Li Hou personally? Besides, since Li Hou has entered the city, if our country does not extend hospitality, won't we be neglecting our distinguished guests?"
After hearing this, Li Miao sneered and said: "The road is difficult and dangerous, and it is always difficult to make people feel at ease without guidance. What's more, I am neither strong nor violent, nor evil nor evil. I am afraid it does not conform to the tradition of your country. Hello Emperor Liang
Although it is interesting to play with jackals, as a foreign guest, I can't even give advice. I can only tell the general, don't have affectionate friendship with this country that is bound to be in chaos, otherwise it will inevitably bring disaster to our country!"
Hu Changyi saw that Li Ming was elegant in demeanor and spoke slowly and leisurely. He thought he was an easy person to deal with, but he didn't expect that Li Ming's words revealed that he wanted to have direct relations with Nanliang.
The meaning of breakup.
"Don't be impulsive, Marquis Li. Please be patient and don't be impatient. Let me return to the Lord. Then I will send talented people to comfort and apologize. I must let Marquis Li's grudge be cleared up!"
He hurriedly stood up from the table and said to Li Miao with a panic look on his face. It's no longer possible to panic. The head of the guy who didn't do the previous job has been moved. If he continues to talk to Mian Bei here,
If we break off the relationship, the outcome is probably not going to be any better, so we’d better get out of here quickly, and don’t let the relationship collapse in your own place!
Seeing that Hu Changyi was panicking, Li Miao felt more confident in his heart, and immediately said: "I advise Hu Sanqi not to waste his words anymore. Although I am not talented, I will not live in the same city with Qi Envoy! I will come to the city today to summon my apprentice.
We will borrow a place outside for the time being and leave the city north tomorrow. We will spend a day apart from each other. If we meet, we will definitely have swords in front and kill in the back!"
After Hu Changyi heard this, he sweated more on his forehead. After a brief response, he hurriedly withdrew.
Li Miao was still using this to intimidate Hu Changyi here, but he didn't expect that his words were also a prophecy. The Qi envoy also had the same idea as him, and he was already sharpening his sword.