Peerless Pirates

The negotiation with the Shu Kingdom will not be resolved in a short time. Although we have reached an agreement with Lang Zhengchun on the key issues, the details must be discussed clearly.

, the workload is huge.

Lang Zhengchun is now focusing on rectifying the entire military force. Although the matter between Lang Boyan and Jiang Kui has been perfectly resolved, it will still take a long time to eliminate the evil. An Zhou, Bao Heng and other important ministers are also trying their best to coordinate

Allocate personnel to prevent such incidents from happening again. Since then, some people have been unable to take care of Song Zheng. The Shu Kingdom Lifang, who is responsible for negotiating with Song Zheng, does not dare to do anything by himself, and must report everything for instructions. This makes

Song Zheng was overwhelmed with trouble.

After such a delay, some details were not finalized until early April. As early as early March, Qingjing Sanren, Chan'er, and Xi'er left Chengdu. As for Jiang Da and other Jiang clan members, it was arranged by Wang Ruoxiong and Jiang Kui

Several of his confidants were sent to Daqi together.

Now, the turmoil caused by the rebellion in the Shu Kingdom has calmed down. Former Lang Boyan's subordinates, Su Fengnian, Gao Qing, Long Zhanfeng, Lou Jing and others, as well as the two imperial guards Qianhu who wanted to join the rebellion, were all executed.

Family members were distributed, and the entire Fengjie Army also underwent a major change of blood. Some ministers who had been closely associated with Lang Boyan were dismissed one after another.

As for Liang Yiyue, he was imprisoned in a medium-sized house in Chengdu Prefecture and was closely "protected" by sergeants.

Lang Zhengchun also deliberately controlled the scale of the matter and did not involve any serious involvement, so it did not cause panic among people.

On the eighth day of April, Song Zheng was ordered to go to Daye Hall. He knew that this was the last time Lang Zhengchun was summoned.

In Daye Hall, Lang Zhengchun was sitting on a couch, with Lang Bochuan in front of him. As soon as he saw Song Zheng come in, Lang Bochuan's face showed excitement and he immediately stood up from the couch. Lang Zhengchun coughed lightly, and Lang Bochuan had no choice but to stand up from the couch.

He sat down again.

"Foreign minister Song Zheng, please see the Holy Master and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Song Zheng knelt down and bowed in obedience to the etiquette.

"Sit!" Lang Zhengchun gestured to the side.

Song Zheng sat down as he was told and looked up at Lang and his son. This was the first time he had met the father and son in a month and a half. During this period, Lang Bochuan had been staying in the palace, studying and handling government affairs day and night, and had never left the palace.

After Lang Boyan's incident, Lang Zhengchun was greatly stimulated and his energy was not as good as before. According to rumors, Lang Zhengchun had the intention of letting Lang Bochuan take over early.

Seeing the appearance of Lang's father and son, Song Zheng secretly thought that maybe this rumor was indeed true. After not seeing each other for a month and a half, the white hair on Lang Zhengchun's head had increased a lot, and his original appearance of immortality and Taoist bones also had a bit of an old look on his face.

There is still a bit of sallowness. Lang Bochuan has lost some weight, but has become more capable, but his eyes are slightly bloodshot. It seems that learning to be an emperor is not an easy task.

"I have already used the seal of the credential, and the Ministry of Rites must have given it to you. A number of rewards have also been sent to the post house, are you satisfied?" Lang Zhengchun said calmly.

"Foreign minister, I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your generous gift." Song Zheng saluted again, "Foreign minister, I will repay our Lord for your kindness."

Lang Zhengchun nodded, "This time we, General Shu, are sending an envoy to Jiangning. The emperor recommends Tang Zhengsu, the Minister of Rites, as the envoy, and Xue Qimeng, the lieutenant, as the deputy envoy. You are acquainted with them, so you can talk to them on the way here. In addition, I sent

Thousands of households of the Forbidden Army were led by Ren An to escort them. I think coming here is enough to express our sincerity in Shu."

Song Zheng knew that there were still different opinions within the Shu Kingdom regarding the matter of sending an envoy to Da Qi. Many ministers believed that they were Da Qi's doctor of the Ministry of Rites, and Shu should just send a doctor. However, under Lang Bochuan's insistence

Next, Tang Zhengsu, who had just been promoted to Minister of Rites, was elected as the chief envoy, and Xue Qimeng, who had also just been promoted, was elected as the deputy envoy. After some consideration, Lang Zhengchun agreed.

Song Zheng also realized Lang Bochuan's painstaking efforts. Xue Qimeng was impressed by Song Zheng in Fengjie, and Tang Zhengsu was also frustrated by Wuhou Temple. Sending these two people as envoys can also be regarded as a low profile of Shu.

"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince show great care to the foreign minister. After returning to Jiangning, the foreign minister will definitely tell my Lord one by one."

"The good relations between Shu and Qi are also for the welfare of the people." Lang Zhengchun coughed a few times and continued, "I asked you to come this time. Firstly, it is a farewell. Secondly, I also want to ask, about Li Xi of Longyou,

What are Daqi’s plans?”

Song Zheng was shocked. Lang Zhengchun was still worried that Da Qi would continue to advance westward and occupy Dashan Pass in order to open up Sichuan and Shaanxi. It turned out that Da Qi's intention to march into Guanzhong was aimed at Shu. Now that Pang Hui is dead, what will happen again?

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The internal situation of Daqi is relatively bad, and it is definitely unable to advance westward for the time being. But Lang Zhengchun also knows that the emperor of Daqi, Pang Ying, is not a peaceful master. It is really uncertain whether he will plot Shu again in the future.

In Song Zheng's view, Lang Zhengchun's worries are actually unnecessary. What Shu should be wary of should be Dajin. Song Zheng knows Wanyan Yusheng very well. Judging from Dajin's march into Guanzhong

, Wanyan Yusheng obviously will not be satisfied with the Guanzhong land north of the Wei River. However, Wanyan Yusheng is very stable and will not target Daqi for the time being.

From a strategic point of view, Dajin should first sweep away Li Yuankui's forces in Xingqing Prefecture, leaving the north of Guanzhong safe, and then use troops against Li Xi in Longyou, then move south to Hanzhong, and then capture Shu.

The reason for making the above judgment is that Song Zheng got the news that Da Jin was colluding with Li Xi and supported Li Xi as the orthodox Xixia. Song Zheng, who knew Wanyan Yusheng well, could see at a glance that Da Jin was preparing for the northward march.

Make preparations.

However, because of the occupation of Hanzhong by the Shu Kingdom, Li Xi had a disagreement with the Shu Kingdom and turned to make good friends with Dai Jin. The reason why Lang Zhengchun did not kill Liang Yiyue was because he wanted to preserve the channel for dialogue with Li Xi.

In fact, Song Zheng knew very well that if Da Qi could not straighten out the country in time, it would easily give Da Jin time to capture Xingqing and Longyou one by one. It is said that the war in Guanzhong is over, and Song Zheng's mission to Shu has been completed.

It didn't matter if he didn't sign the alliance. But Song Zheng still insisted on signing the contract with Shu, just to prepare for jointly dealing with Dai Jin in the future.

Lang Zhengchun didn't know Wanyan Yusheng and Dajin well, and was afraid that Daqi would occupy Longyou and attack Shu from the north. This was quite natural, after all, Daqi had repeatedly plotted against Shu since its founding.

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Now, Lang Zhengchun asked Song Zheng if Da Qi had any thoughts about Li Xi, and Song Zheng had the idea of ​​dragging Shu into trouble as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be dangerous when Longyou was also annexed by Da Jin.

Thinking of this, Song Zheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you can rest assured that Daqi will not go west to Dashan Pass. If Your Majesty is interested in Dashan Pass, Daqi will be happy to see it happen."

Lang Zhengchun was startled, "You want us to enter Longyou?"

"How dare a foreign minister make the decision for the Holy Spirit?" Song Zheng said hurriedly, "To Li Xi, Dashan is useless. But to Shu, it is a barrier to Hanzhong. Now that Qi and Shu have good relations, the foreign minister

Naturally, we also hope that northern Sichuan will be impregnable."

Lang Zhengchun snorted, naturally he would not believe that Song Zheng had such good intentions. But Song Zheng was right about one thing, that is, after occupying Dashan Pass, Hanzhong would be completely stabilized. But Lang Zhengchun was not sure yet.

Do you want to completely abandon Li Xi?

If Dasanguan was in the hands of Shu, it would be safer than in the hands of Li Xi. However, Song Zheng did not say much. Talking too much would arouse Lang Zhengchun's resentment.

After saying a few more polite words, Song Zheng left the Daye Palace. This time, Lang Bochuan personally escorted Song Zheng out of the palace.

"Your Highness, have you been exhausted these days?" Song Zheng became more casual when talking to Lang Bochuan.

Lang Bochuan smiled bitterly and said, "In the past, my father had the final say in everything, and there were Prime Minister An and other ministers below me, so I didn't pay too much attention to it. I didn't expect that this time I would really have to take over some things. Only then did I know that being an emperor is really not easy."

"Rubber talk like "governing by doing nothing" was only said in a specific period. Is Wenjing's governance considered "governing by doing nothing"? But that was when the country was first established and people's livelihood was in decline. It was a time to recuperate. In this situation, no matter how big or small it is,

Qi, Jin or Shu, if we want to remain strong, the ruler must not be lazy."

"Yes, I have seen how hard it is for the people to live on the run with you these days. I don't know if I can shoulder this burden." In front of Song Zheng, Lang Bochuan also revealed his heart.

"Your Highness is too arrogant to belittle yourself." Song Zheng said with a smile.

Lang Bochuan shook his head, looking lonely.

Song Zheng didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only say something like "governing the country is to govern the officials", which was naturally speaking in general terms. After all, he also knew that if he really wanted to give him a country to govern, he might not be as good as Lang Bochuan.

Where to go.

After a cup of tea, Song Zheng and Lang Bochuan arrived at the palace gate. Just as they were about to say goodbye, Lang Bochuan suddenly said, "Xiao Lang, you come to my house tonight. I will go back later and talk with you all night long."

"Okay!" Song Zheng agreed happily. He and Lang Bochuan were friends who shared the same sorrows. Now that they were about to be separated, of course they had to have a good talk.

Lang Bochuan smiled, turned and left. But his smile was a little weird, which made Song Zheng a little confused.

In the early evening, Song Zheng arrived at the Prince's Mansion. He was a familiar guest here and even had a special courtyard. The steward quickly brought him in. Everyone in the Mansion was very respectful to this great benefactor who saved the Prince's life.

"Master Song, the Crown Prince has sent word that he will come back later. I will take you to the courtyard over there to rest first."

"That's fine." Song Zheng didn't care.

After entering the small courtyard in the east chamber, the two maids served tea and then left. Song Zheng was bored and started reading a book.

After burning the incense, footsteps came from outside the door, and Song Zheng frowned slightly. He had extraordinary hearing and was particularly sensitive to footsteps. Generally, the footsteps of a maid were very soft, while the footsteps of an eunuch were very faint. But now,

The footsteps outside were very different. At first, they were very fast, approaching the door, but then they slowed down. When they reached the door, they stopped and walked a few steps in place. There was no movement for a while.

Song Zheng immediately became alert. Could it be that someone in the Prince's Mansion was spying on him? Or was it going to be detrimental to him?

Years of caution made Song Zheng accustomed to considering the worst-case scenario. He stood up quietly and came to the door quietly. At the same time, he secretly clasped the Panlong Sword Stick in his hand.

After waiting quietly for a moment, there was still no movement from the people outside. Song Zheng took out the panlong sword stick from his sleeves, held it in front of his chest, and then opened the door suddenly.

"Ah!" the person outside cried out, obviously startled. Her small mouth formed an O shape, her bright face was full of astonishment, and her right hand was still in the posture of knocking on the door.

Song Zheng was also startled, and the sword stick on his sleeve quickly retracted. After being stunned for a moment, he bowed respectfully, "Song Zheng has met Princess Ziyue."

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