Peerless Pirates

"Principal Guiying?" Song Zheng pondered, then smiled, "The young master in military uniform is still missing!"

Lang Bochuan asked curiously, "What? Does Mr. Song not want to see this person?"

"Of course I do, but instead of being a friend of poets, I'd rather keep a little hazy. If we really meet, I might be disappointed. If we don't meet, it would be better if we keep some imaginations of each other." Song Zheng Of course he knows what "die in the light" means. Besides, he doesn't want to cause any romantic debts in Shu. Li Yongxi and Su Chan are here, which is enough to make him miserable.

"What you said makes sense, sir, but I assure you that you will not be disappointed after meeting this person. Maybe you will be pleasantly surprised." Lang Bochuan said with profound meaning.

Song Zheng was stunned. Why was Lang Bochuan so keen on letting him meet this "Guiying layman"? Was he going to use a beauty trap on himself? He didn't seem to have much resistance to "beauty traps".

Lang Bochuan was so enthusiastic that if he insisted on refusing, he would not be able to justify it. Song Zheng could only reply vaguely, "Everything depends on fate."

After all, it was Yuan Haowen's farewell party. Although Lang Bochuan paid attention to Song Zheng, he couldn't focus all his energy on him. After that, he drank and sang, expressing his feelings about separation. They were all grown men, not particularly "graceful" "For those of you, this farewell party will be melancholy but not sad, sad but not sad.

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Eight miles north of Chengdu Prefecture, there is Xueshe Mountain. It is said that the emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty once learned archery here. On the 12th day of the twelfth lunar month, Song Zheng sent Yuan Haowen to Canshi Town, southeast of Xueshe Mountain. In the long pavilion next to the official road, Zhang Chong Fill the three wine cups on the stone table and stand the pot on one side.

"Brother Yu, Brother Aotun, please drink this cup." Song Zheng raised his glass, "Song came to Shu alone, and his life and death were already at stake. Fortunately, two people accompanied him in the past two months, so that Song would not be in trouble in Chengdu. Blind and deaf. Thank you!"

"What are you talking about, Xiao Lang?" Yuan Haowen waved his hand and said, "Xiao Lang has earned his reputation today all by himself. It seems that he is the one who took advantage of you."

"Brother Yu is out again." Song Zheng smiled and swung the wine glass, and Zhang Chong stepped forward to fill it up again. Song Zheng turned to Otunba and smiled and said, "Brother Otun will go back to your brother Ling." Say hello. Your brother is a great shooter and his skills are amazing all over the world. Song is ashamed and does not want to hunt with your brother in the Central Plains."

"My lord turns out to like hunting, that's great." Otunba laughed and said, "If your lord comes to Zhongdu, I will go hunting with you. Chengdu is a good place for everything, but some girls are effeminate, even horses. Can't even run away."

"Brother Aotun is really a sweetheart." Song Zheng smiled and nodded.

Yuan Haowen's face twitched and he suppressed a smile.

"Know how to hunt in the Central Plains" is a vague way of saying it, referring to the war between Jin and Qi. Song Zheng didn't want to know how to hunt, which meant he didn't want to fight with the Jin Kingdom. Although Otunba could speak Chinese, he couldn't understand it. There are so many twists and turns inside that it's a joke.

Yuan Haowen knew about the relationship between Song Zheng and Jin Emperor Wanyan Yusheng, and also understood that Song Zheng's original intention was to let the two of them send a message to the top officials of the Jin Kingdom, and he specifically used his archery skills as a humiliation. As for whether Song Zheng was really ashamed, Yuan Haowen didn't think so. Otunba's brother, Otunlu, was famous for his archery skills, but Song Zheng's skills were not bad either. Yuan Haowen once saw Song Zheng fly away in the midst of lightning and stone fire. The flying arrow shot in front of Lang Bochuan.

After talking for a while, Song Zheng formally said goodbye to Otunba, and then he stretched out his hand to Yuan Haowen. Yuan Haowen also stretched out his hand and held Song Zheng's hand. Song Zheng immediately felt that there was an extra person in his hand. At this time, Yuan Haowen came over and whispered, "Xiao Lang, if something cannot be done, you can act according to the note and save your life." Then Yuan Haowen laughed and withdrew his hand. , "Master Song, take care!"

Song Zheng had no choice but to cup his hands and say, "Brother Yu, have a good trip."

The large and powerful Daijin delegation turned north. Song Zheng stood facing the wind and watched Yuan Haowen and others leave. From a distance, he could still see Yuan Haowen waving back frequently.

It is 1,450 miles from Chengdu to Zhongdu, and Yuan Haowen will probably have to walk for two or three months. It is 7,260 miles from Chengdu to Jiangning Prefecture. Since there is a waterway connecting it, one can follow the current. Down below, it can be reached in more than a month. There are clouds in Taibai, and "a thousand miles of rivers and mountains can be returned in one day". Although it is an exaggeration, it shows how swift it is.

After Yuan Haowen left, Song Zheng had no intention of staying in Chengdu. The war in the north was over, everything returned to peace, and Da Qi no longer had to care about whether to sign any peace treaty with Shu. Song Zheng's coming to Chengdu was a sign of peace in itself. What a joke. Originally, the war had already begun, and then he hurriedly came to Shu to get a contract. This kind of political performance was really clumsy. You know, in order to prepare for the westward march, Dajin had been fighting with Daqi since the beginning of the year. The peace talks go back even further and even start when Wanyan Yuhun marries the "Princess Yihe" of the Qi Dynasty.

This time Dajin marched into Guanzhong very quickly, without even losing much. It has to be said that a lot of pre-war preparations were made. Daqi, on the other hand, was a little worse. The backup preparations were insufficient, and they were facing the two powerful passes of Yiguan and Tongguan. No wonder Da Qi lost troops and generals. It must be said that it was a certain amount of luck that it was able to capture Chang'an in the end.

For Song Zheng, this trip to Chengdu was purely for soy sauce, and at most it was a somewhat dangerous soy sauce trip. When the war in the north was raging, Shu would naturally not sign any peace treaty with Daqi. Let alone a peace treaty. After Daqi invaded Yaoguan, Song Zheng was placed under house arrest in Ziqiyuan. If Dasanguan was conquered, Song Zheng would probably have to be guarded when he went to the toilet. If Daqi's army fought hard and attacked Jiange, Song Zheng is actually safer, because by that time, Shu will need to negotiate peace with Daqi again.

Of course, if the Qi army attacks Chengdu and the Shu-Qi peace talks break down, Song Zheng will be killed. By then, even if Song Zheng has the power to reach heaven, he will not be able to avoid this sword.

Fortunately, everything is over. When Song Zheng received the news that the Qi army had conquered Chang'an and that Pang Hui had died, in addition to sighing, he also planned to take advantage of the end of the war to work hard to open the bridge between Qi and Shu. It is not in vain to come here to build a barrier and engage in friendly exchanges or something. Because of this, at the Prince's Mansion the night before yesterday, he once again proposed to negotiate as early as possible and strive to reach a result before the year. Lang Bochuan only agreed to deal with it and did not express his position on this .

Today, Yuan Haowen's departure made Song Zheng suddenly enlightened and decided to resign immediately to Lang Zhengchun. He had spent enough time in Chengdu and there was really nothing to miss.

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The next day, the 13th of the twelfth lunar month, Song Zheng did not wait for Lang Bochuan's reply, but directly sent a letter to Lang Zhengchun through the ceremonial room, strongly demanding that negotiations begin immediately.

Song Zheng was more valued by Lang Zhengchun. Xue Qimeng, who was responsible for receiving Song Zheng, and Qiao Dongyang, the doctor in charge of the ceremonial room, did not dare to hide the letter and quickly forwarded it to Prime Minister An Zhou, who naturally reported it to Lang Zhengchun.

On the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, Lang Zhengchun summoned Prince Lang Bochuan to inquire about the situation, and then ordered the Ministry of Rites to negotiate with Song Zheng in conjunction with the Lifang.

The negotiations finally opened at the Lifang Yamen. Before Song Zheng could be happy, he felt something was wrong: the Shu people actually asked Da Qi to agree to two conditions. First, Da Qi must compensate 300,000 taels of silver for attacking Shu ten years ago; The second is to ask the Daqi Covenant to never invade Dasan Pass.

Song Zheng was furious and immediately walked away. The war between Qi and Shu had been going on for so long. Qi had lost its troops and generals, and even lost its commander Han Zhong. How could there be any reason to give money to Shu? As for the second article , which is even more nonsense. Dasanguan is now in the hands of Li Xi. Isn’t it a joke for Daqi to negotiate with Shu about a place that is neither its own territory nor occupied by either Qi or Shu?

After Song Zheng returned to Ziqiyuan, he immediately wrote to Lang Zhengchun, saying that he was not qualified enough for the important task of peace talks, and asked Lang Zhengchun to resign. As for the two items mentioned by the people of Shu, Song Zheng did not even mention them. In his opinion, this Both of them are nonsense and need no refutation.

To Song Zheng's surprise, Lang Zhengchun issued an edict to commend Song Zheng and gave him many good things. Lang Bochuan came to Song Zheng in person and explained to Song Zheng that the two items mentioned by Qiao Dongyang and others were the opinions of the people in the ceremony room. Neither he nor his father knew this, so I beg Song Zheng to forgive me. The prince had already come to visit in person, so Song Zheng couldn't say anything else.

After three days of tossing over this matter, the negotiations were restarted. Another problem arose in the peace talks this time. Qiao Dongyang proposed that the location of the mutual trade between the two parties be located in Badong. A county was cut off for the exclusive use of Shu merchants, and the Shu State sent troops to protect the county. Damn, what is the difference between this and cutting off land?

Song Zheng walked away again. What a joke. A small country negotiates with a big country, a weak country negotiates with a strong one, but it is the small country that is aggressive. Song Zheng felt very useless. After returning to Ziqi Garden, he submitted another letter. This time Song Zheng did not After being polite, he directly wrote a letter to bid farewell, expressing his determination. This time, his tone was even more intense, and he actually asked to leave Chengdu on his own without being escorted by Shu people.

Not only that. Early the next morning, before Lang Zhengchun's order came, Song Zheng packed up his things and left Ziqi Garden with Zhang Chong. The Shu Imperial Army who was responsible for protecting Song Zheng didn't know what was going on, so they sent people up. Report, while following Song Zheng. Since the war in Guanzhong stopped, these forbidden troops no longer restricted Song Zheng's movements, so they did not dare to force Song Zheng to stay, and could only protect Song Zheng according to the original order.

Before they reached the Wanli Bridge, Lang Bochuan caught up with him again and directly brought Lang Zhengchun's order, asking Song Zheng to meet him at the Shu Palace immediately.

Arriving at the Shu Palace, Lang Zhengchun personally decreed that the negotiations between Shu and Qi must be completed in the first month of next year. Lang Zhengchun also reiterated that no matter what the outcome of the negotiations, he would send Song Zheng to leave Shu safely.

With the accurate time, Song Zheng felt at ease. Lang Bochuan also invited Song Zheng to celebrate the New Year at the Prince's Mansion. Song Zheng agreed.

Back at Ziqi Garden, Zhang Chong was confused and asked Song Zheng for help. During this period of time, Song Zheng, who was originally very calm, seemed to have changed into a different person and seemed particularly impatient, which made Zhang Chong feel quite uneasy.

After hearing this, Song Zheng laughed loudly and explained to Zhang Chong that the Shu Kingdom had no intention of negotiating now. The reason why it made such unreasonable demands now was to delay the time until the Shu army occupied the entire territory of Hanzhong. Song Zheng deliberately showed this On the one hand, the impatience of Shu State is to put pressure on Shu State, and on the other hand, it is to make Shu State owe favors. After all, the previous request was too unreasonable. This will set the tone for formal negotiations. Even if the negotiations cannot be reached, the people of Shu State will not It would be too difficult for him.

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With Lang Zhengchun's golden words, Song Zheng was no longer in a hurry. After the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, Song Zheng moved directly into the Prince's Mansion. Lang Bochuan invited literati to drink and write poems every day, and Song Zheng also enjoyed it.

Princess Ziyue also ran to the Prince's Mansion every day, and had to deal with Song Zheng from time to time. The wild and unruly Song Xiaolang, once in front of Ziyue, behaved well and was very polite. He didn't even look at Ziyue, so Lang Bochuan Very puzzled.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Song Zheng received news that Lang Zhengchun would rush to Qingcheng Mountain on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and he would start offering sacrifices to the mountain on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. He specially ordered the prince to invite Song Zheng to write a memorial text and accompany him to Qingcheng Mountain.