Nightwatcher

Song Tingfeng didn't change his face, and said indifferently:

"This is the capital city, not Yunzhou, if you want to sue, go ahead.

"If you really dare to do this, I still admire you as a character. If you don't dare, you are a coward without a softie."

He pressed the knife with one hand, with a rebellious expression. .

He was not intimidated by Ji Yuan at all.

Is this a stunned young man? Xu Yuanshuang looked at Song Tingfeng in surprise. According to the current situation, Emperor Dafeng and the princes couldn't wait to negotiate a peace and a truce.

The entire Dafeng senior management was frightened by the incident of Jianzheng's "death". At this juncture, if they dare not be afraid of the Yunzhou Mission, and they are so stubborn, they are either stunned or have backers.

But even if there are court princes as backers and angered Brother Nine, I'm afraid they won't be able to keep him.

"presumptuous!"

Ji Yuan didn't speak, the Yunzhou officials behind him got angry, pointed at Song Tingfeng and reprimanded:

"Dare to talk to Master Ninth like that, how many heads do you have?"

"Insulting the envoy of the peace talks in public, this crime alone can put you in jail."

"Vulgar warriors don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth."

Ji Yuan opened the folding fan with a "snap", looked at Song Tingfeng, and said with a smile:

"Oh, it seems that there is a backer, let's hear it.

"My son wants to know who ordered you to lurk in the post station, trying to sabotage the peace talks, and conspiring against others."

A big hat can be buckled as soon as it is said. If Song Tingfeng's backing is average or there is no backing, the accusation of the Yunzhou Mission alone can make him go to prison for questioning.

Among the watchmen guarding the inn, this one dared to look at him unscrupulously and hostilely. Ji Yuan noticed him when he checked in yesterday.

Although Ji Yuan wouldn't take the initiative to give a silver gong his power, but he couldn't tolerate him being presumptuous under his nose.

Xu Yuanshuang frowned, and glanced at the sky:

"Brother Jiu, let's go, the time is coming soon."

An old man in scarlet robe behind Ji Yuan smiled and said:

"A few words will not get in the way. Besides, there is a reason for this. If the Dafeng court asks, we will tell the truth."

This is not only embarrassing this little Yinluo, deliberately late, but also can put pressure on the hearts of the princes in the court.

Qing Piao Piao's words were blocked back, and Xu Yuanshuang stopped talking.

Song Tingfeng sneered, maintaining the posture of pressing the handle of the knife with one hand, and stared at everyone.

He neither spoke harshly nor gave in.

"Snapped!"

Ji Yuan closed his folding fan, glanced at Song Tingfeng, and didn't waste too much time on this little man.

He has the bargaining chip in his hand to make Emperor Dafeng submit, just a small silver gong, and he can deal with it as he wants.

Looking at the backs of the people leaving the station, Song Tingfeng turned his head and spat out a mouthful of saliva.

"Boss, you were so majestic just now."

Several Tonggongs on duty at the side came over with admiration on their faces.

"But boss, won't you cause trouble like this?"

A gong expressed concern.

With the well-informed level of the cadres, they knew the attitude of His Majesty and the princes. Qingzhou fell, the treasury was empty, and even the immortal Jianzheng died in Qingzhou.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that if the fight continues like this, the court will definitely be doomed.

Of course it would be best not to fight, so the peace negotiation became the dawn in the eyes of the princes and His Majesty.

It is very irrational for Song Touer to offend the Yunzhou Mission at this juncture.

Song Tingfeng sneered and said:

"What did I tell you before?

"Xu Ningyan was brought out by me. Now that he has made a fortune, he still wants to call me Brother Song when he sees me. For such a trivial matter, do I need to be afraid.

"What kind of bullshit is the Yunzhou mission, as soon as it enters the capital, it will show off its might, what is it? If this is the case, when I was still in Yunzhou, I brought Xu Ningyan and Zhu Guangxiao with me. killed him."

The newly recruited Tongluo were skeptical. Although Touer Song had been advocating that he and Xu Yinluo were hard-core friends, they went to other seniors to verify in private, and they also said that Xu Yinluo, Touer Song, and Zhu Yinluo had passed away in the past. close.

But everyone knows that Mr. Song likes to brag, and there must be exaggeration in it.

For example, Song Touer often said:

"Xu Ningyan is a person. He has a hobby. If he doesn't go to the Goulan all day, he will feel uncomfortable. He especially likes to go when he is on duty. Zhu Guangxiao and I are such decent people. We can't say whether to go or not, but we want to patrol the streets. But he insisted. Go to Goulan. You have to ask me why I have to go when I am on duty, of course it is because he has to go to Jiaofangsi to prostitute Fuxiang girl at night, so he has no time to go to Goulan."

This is not a joke, everyone in the capital knows that Xu Yinluo does not pay money when he sleeps in Jiaofang.

It's just a trick, he can see it?

Therefore, the Tonggongs only believed three points in Song Tingfeng's words.

On the other side, the Golden Temple.

The discussion in front of the palace was over, Emperor Yongxing suppressed his impatience, and calmly glanced at the palm print eunuch Zhao Xuanzhen.

The latter understood and said loudly:

"The delegation from Xuanyun Prefecture has an audience!"

After waiting for half a cup of tea, there was no movement outside the palace gate.

"The delegation from Xuanyun Prefecture has an audience."

Still nothing.

Zhao Xuanzhen glanced at the solemn emperor, his forehead was sweating slightly, he turned around and bowed towards the throne, and walked out of the hall from the left side quickly to inquire about the situation.

Not long after, he trotted back, came to the throne, and whispered:

"Your Majesty, the Yunzhou mission has not yet entered the palace."

Emperor Yongxing's face darkened, and he gave him a cold look.

Zhao Xuanzhen did not explain, but said softly:

"Someone has been sent to invite."

Emperor Yongxing withdrew his gaze and said lightly:

"Wait another quarter of an hour."

"Yes!" Zhao Xuanzhen replied in a low voice.

Although the princes in the hall did not hear the conversation between the prince and the servant, they could guess what was going on. It was nothing more than the Yunzhou mission "arriving too late" and delaying the time.

All the gentlemen have experienced big winds and waves, so they kept calm, but secretly evaluated in their hearts.

The leader of the Yunzhou Mission is a young man named Ji Yuan, who calls himself the Nine Sons, the ninth son of the city lord of Qianlong City.

In terms of blood, it belongs to the Dafeng clan.

You already know the style of this Ninth Young Master's behavior, showing his sharpness, domineering and powerful.

Fortunately, within a quarter of an hour, Ji Yuan and his party, led by the eunuch, stepped into the Golden Luan Hall.

The princes turned their heads one after another, watching the young man who stepped into the hall.

He was wearing a moon-white dress, embroidered with exquisite cloud patterns, his sleeves hung down naturally, and he wore a ring around his waist. He had handsome features and a very good appearance.

Behind him is a pair of teenagers and girls with somewhat similar appearances, one is indifferent and the other is cold.

Further on, among the six old men in official robes, two wore crimson robes embroidered with clouds and geese, and four wore green robes, embroidered with white pheasants and egrets.

The official robes on them undoubtedly hurt the sensitive hearts of Emperor Yongxing and the princes. It is a mere Yunzhou, and the envoys wear formal official robes. What does it mean?

"Yunzhou Envoy Ji Yuan has met His Majesty."

With a smile on his face, Ji Yuan bowed slightly, exuding a dignified and calm air.

Emperor Yongxing nodded his head, his voice was loud and calm:

"Master Ji came to the capital to discuss peace on behalf of Yunzhou. I gave you the greatest courtesy, but you came late.

"Is this the sincerity of Yunzhou's negotiation?"

With a serious expression, he stared down at His Highness Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan didn't panic at all, and bowed with a smile:

"It's not really intentional, it's just that before departure today, I was made things difficult and insulted by a silver gong at the post station, which delayed me for a while.

"I came here with sincerity. I didn't expect that a mere silver gong would dare to sneer at me and insult me. Ji Yuan dared to ask His Majesty, is this the sincerity of the Dafeng peace talks?"

Xu Yuanshuang and Xu Yuanhuai were listening, the brothers and sisters were well aware of Ji Yuan's eloquence, let alone a quarter of an hour late, even an hour late, he would be able to explain things clearly.

Make yourself rational.

No, instead, the general, in front of the emperor and princes, put a hat on that lifeless silver gong.

If Emperor Yongxing didn't deal with it, it would be to confirm his intention of neglecting and making things difficult, and leave a handle.

Sure enough, Emperor Yongxing frowned, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Who is being unruly and insulting Envoy Ji?"

Ji Yuan replied calmly:

"Silver gong Song Tingfeng."

Emperor Yongxing went through it in his mind, but he had no impression of the name. His first reaction was that there might be someone behind that ignorant silver gong, who was instructed to sabotage the peace talks.

Naturally, there is no need to hesitate to deal with a silver gong. He was about to speak when Liu Hong, the censor of Zuodu, stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, there must be a misunderstanding."

Behind Ji Yuan, an official in a scarlet robe retorted:

"What does this lord mean, that our lord Ji is talking nonsense?"

Liu Hong ignored it and continued:

"Song Yinluo is loyal and courageous. He fought side by side with Xu Qi'an when he was suppressing the rebels in Yunzhou. Afterwards, he has made great achievements. He was Xu Qi'an's right-hand man when he was in Yinluo. How could he deliberately insult and make things difficult for the Yunzhou mission.

"There must be a reason for this, please investigate thoroughly, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yongxing said indifferently: "What Liu Aiqing said is true, I should find out the situation and give Envoy Ji an explanation."

Check what? No need to check!

Liu Hong's words made it very clear that the Yinluo named Song belonged to Xu Qi'an.

With such a big backer behind him, as long as he doesn't kill or set fire to commit crimes, he can basically sit back and relax.

Naturally, Emperor Yongxing would not insist on antagonizing Xu Qi'an because of such a trivial matter, he would send someone to warn that Yin Gong later, and then transfer him back to the Daganren Yamen.

Ji Yuan was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly understood why that guy dared to be so unscrupulous.

It turned out that his back was against the No. 1 warrior of Dafeng.

"Then thank you, Your Majesty."

He accepted it as soon as it was good, and didn't hold on to it.

Obviously, the little emperor would not offend Xu Qi'an because of this trivial matter, he would only make himself bored by holding on to it.

The six accompanying officials looked at each other in astonishment, no wonder a mere silver gong is so arrogant and domineering.

I'm still dissatisfied in my heart, but today's peace negotiation is a big matter, so I don't care about that little man.

After some chatting and wrangling, Ji Yuanlang said:

"Since the beginning of winter, we, Yunzhou, and Dafeng have been fighting for two months. As a result, the people have suffered, lives have been devastated, and the soldiers on both sides have suffered heavy casualties. I was ordered to arrive in Beijing to negotiate a peace. His Majesty and all the princes agreed to the peace talks."

The specific process of the peace talks is to set the main tone first, and then Honglu Temple will be in charge of the negotiations to confirm some details. If the matter is particularly important, the Ministry of Rites will also participate in it.

During this process, the daily negotiation process had to be handed over to the emperor for review.

The final result has to be discussed by the emperor and the princes before they can make a decision.

Today, the "main tone" is set, and the framework of the negotiation is first set up.

After Ji Yuan finished his long speech, he said:

"My army in Yunzhou is powerful and has already occupied Qingzhou. Da Fengjian was martyred half a month ago. However, my father has a kind heart, and he can't bear the people to face another war disaster. He is willing to negotiate peace with Da Feng. Da Feng needs to agree to our four conditions."

The owner of Qianlong City has already proclaimed himself emperor in Yunzhou.

The Emperor Yongxing swept behind Ji Yuan, and those Yunzhou officials in official robes took a deep breath and said:

"Envoy Ji, please tell me."

Ji Yuan said:

"First, Dafeng pays 500,000 taels of silver coins and 600,000 bolts of silk to Yunzhou every year. It will take effect immediately after the peace talks are over. I will bring back this year's tribute first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hubu Shangshu jumped out and reprimanded:

"Yellow-mouthed child, open your eyes and talk nonsense.

"500,000 taels of silver? 600,000 bolts of silk? You're not afraid of the wind blowing your tongue."

There is a reason for Hubu Shangshu to jump, and the money is nothing in times of peace and prosperity.

But the treasury is empty right now. In order to maintain the operation of the court and military expenditures, it has been struggling to support it, and there is no money or food to relieve the victims.

If it takes half a million taels of silver at once, Yunzhou doesn't even need to fight, just wait for the imperial court to collapse.

This is not a peace negotiation, it is a malicious intention to force Dafeng to death.

For fear that Emperor Yongxing didn't understand "economy", he rashly agreed, so he jumped out to make a fuss first.

Ji Yuan unfolded the folding fan with a "snap" and shook his head:

"The land in the Central Plains is rich, and a mere half a million taels is nothing."

His eyes lit up suddenly, and said:

"Could it be that the imperial court can't even come up with five hundred thousand taels of silver?"

Hubu Shangshu's heart trembled, and he said coldly:

"I have a strong national power, how can you, a yellow-haired child, be able to figure it out."

Ji Yuan forcefully asked:

"Oh, if that's the case, it means that Dafeng has no intention of negotiating peace."

This son's sharp teeth and sharp mouth frowned secretly.