Li Daitao

"This is the antidote left by the greedy wolf." Po Jun handed a white jade porcelain bottle to Yi Zhen, but he didn't see anything from him for a long time. He didn't want to stay here for a long time to provoke people's tongues, so he reminded him aloud. "If Master Hou has nothing else to do, I will take my leave now."

"You have to wait for me to try if it's true or not." Yi Zhen said slowly, raising his eyes to glance at Po Jun lightly. "I have another matter to discuss with you."

Without waiting for Qin Shu to reply, he got up and walked to the backyard.Qin Shu hesitated for a moment, seeing that he had no intention of turning back, so he had to follow.

Xingzhan is a courtyard with several rows. According to the customs of Zeguo, flowers and trees are planted all over the courtyard, and the scenery is uneven everywhere.

Yi Zhen walked under a camellia tree in the inner courtyard, turned around and looked at him.

Po Jun followed a few steps away and stood still, not approaching.Looking at the porcelain bottle left in Yi Zhen's hands, he lowered his eyes and said, "It's indeed the antidote."

"I can trust you." Marquis Yanzi smiled softly, looking very calm compared to Po Jun's solemnity. "I said I have something to discuss with you."

Qin Shu waited for his next words.

However, Yi Zhen remained silent for a long time, his eyes darting over his face.Po Jun always greeted people with a smile on his face, but this time they met, he was always dignified and quiet.Although there is no change in expression on the face.But Yi Zhen knew that Po Jun was not as calm as he appeared.This person actually valued the peace negotiation more than anyone else in his heart, and the uneasiness that he did not dare to reveal was quietly hidden under the silence.

Po Jun suddenly turned his head to the side, his expression extremely vigilant: "Who?"

Yi Zhen was slightly taken aback, he didn't notice any movement, and there was no one answering around, so he forced himself to explain: "My subordinates are not so unruly, they are probably the messengers sent by King Duan."

Po Jun looked at him in a blink of an eye, frowned and remained silent, showing a questioning expression.

"He is a close friend of King Duan." Yi Zhen coughed. "I was about to tell you about this. I received news from King Duan yesterday that I will arrive in Beijing within five days."

"I will inform His Majesty in the future." Po Jun said in a respectful tone, but his brows were slightly frowned. Since Emperor Jingwen sent officials to contact him, he should have informed several adults about this matter, and should not discuss it with him in private.However, this person was willing to find some criticism for him, and he was helpless.

"Prince Duan is extremely disapproving of the peace talks, if he obstructs them, I'm afraid something will happen in vain." Yi Zhen said. "Since Emperor Jingwen is ill, you can only go to meet with King Duan first, and we will discuss countermeasures slowly."

Po Jun thought it would be inappropriate to show up with him, but after a second thought, the remaining courtiers are either too clear and upright and not good at flexibility, or they are weak and timid and have their own ideas. No matter who goes, they are all twelve. Don't worry about points.He nodded silently, agreeing.

"Since you're here, do you want to go and see Shaoxuan?" Yi Zhen smiled slightly, not intending to let him leave immediately.

"Don't bother His Highness the Crown Prince." Qin Shu didn't have the heart to chat with the Crown Prince, so he thought about it and said again. "The man's kung fu was very good just now."

"Prince Duan has many enemies, it's not uncommon to meet an assassin. Naturally, he has to bring some people just in case." Yi Zhen looked disapproving.

Pojun said his farewell, but Yanzihou didn't see him off, he still stood under the tea tree for a while, almost sneered.Turn around and enter the double courtyard again, and push open the door of the east wing.

There was a man in plain robe sitting beside a red sandalwood table in the room, when he came in he was still sitting upright and did not get up to greet him.

"Actually, the peace talks are very good, and there is no need to create extra problems." The man said in a cold tone, "I am very much in favor of the peace talks. Besides, I don't have many enemies."

Yi Zhen didn't speak, he picked up the teapot on the table and filled Duan Wang's teacup with water, and poured himself a cup as well.

"Cang Yan, step back first." Yi He said.There was another person standing by the window, who went out quietly after hearing the words.

"I should have made amends for my subordinate's offence. But right now is the time for employing people, and those people will be handed over to you after returning to Beijing." Yi He just took the cup, and it was clearly an apology. The deep voice is flat, but there is not much apology in it.

Marquis Yan Zi was not very happy, but King Duan had always had such a rigid and indifferent style, and he couldn't get angry for a while.

He knew that King Duan would not entrust his real confidants to him, but just used a few low-level guards as scapegoats.But it's not good to really tear your face.What's more, the bigger hidden loss is at Po Jun's side, but Wang Duan didn't want to mention this matter, he just waved his hand to Yi He.Instead, he asked, "When did you come?"

"Arrived three days earlier than you." Duan Wang nodded slightly, and did not make any more theories on this matter. "Half of the merchants in Tongcheng moved to the Baiyue area in the southwest, and most of the people fled. In the few days when you and I were entangled with the Po army, some of the forbidden army mixed with the people and left the city. Their whereabouts are unknown. Tongcheng is nothing but an empty city One."

"Emperor Jingwen didn't take the opportunity to abscond, but the king of a country still has the guts to live and die with the country." Yi He paused for a moment, and his tone became harsher. "Tongcheng soldiers can be obtained without blade armor. I heard that you still asked the emperor to call the Shenwu army? The emperor actually agreed?"

The Shenwu Army has always guarded the Gyeonggi area, guarding the feet of the emperor, and has always been well-trained and disciplined.Although he has never fought many battles, in terms of power and intimidation, he is not inferior to the number of iron troops in Pingnan and Beibei who fought in the south and north.

King Duan's confidantes couldn't move, so he blamed Pojun with all his resentment and interest. Naturally, negotiating a peace is better than not surrendering.Yi Zhen holds the Zhenbei Army in his hands, and the Fan Army is also quite powerful.However, he harbored selfishness in his heart, and wanted to be upright on the surface, so he asked the emperor for another dispatch.But it is inconvenient to express this thought to others.

"The emperor is concerned about the safety of the crown prince, so it is reasonable to send the Shenwu army to respond." Yi Zhen smiled, feeling a little uncomfortable being criticized in such harsh terms.But he also knew that this person was always showing mercy to others, so he couldn't help but feel sorry for him. "...The crown prince is also here. Since you are here, you can go and see him. I will give you the gift of a whole minister."

"What am I going to see him for!" Duan Wang said coldly with a sullen face.Shaoxuan has always been a waste in his eyes.Being a prince now is already making the world laugh, but if he becomes an emperor in the future, he will surely bring disaster to the country and the people.He also never concealed his disgust, and he never pretended to be in front of people.

Yi Zhen gave up with a smile.Suddenly Duan Wang said: "The emperor sent Li Fuzhang to lead the army this time."

"Although this man is brave, he has a violent and greedy temperament. How could it be him?" Yi Zhen's smile froze in surprise.

"It's not because—" Duan Wang stopped in vain in the middle of speaking, and was silent for a while.Glancing at Yi Zhen, his eyes were sharp: "Such a once-in-a-hundred-year opportunity, the Holy One has been wishing for for many years. Jinxiu Heshan is already in his pocket, and it cannot be destroyed in the hands of such reckless people!"

"Now it's too late to ask the emperor to take back the order. The distance is beyond reach for a while, and Tongcheng can never fall into his hands." Yi Zhen couldn't help smiling bitterly, the two of them had a rare time to agree. "As soon as Qinglan arrives, he and Cang Yan will be able to deal with Pojun together."