Perfect Encounter

An Ruoxi left. An Ruochen returned to his own yard, before he could call for someone, Lu Zheng had already kicked Tian Qing over with great insight. Tian Qing was embarrassed and reported to An Ruochen as if he had to bite the bullet. The last time An Ruochen went to the general barracks, Long Dashi called him and Lu Zheng over, told them to buy some nourishing pills, and then threatened An Ruoxi. Let her think that she has been poisoned, so she dare not have any bad thoughts.

"That pill is not poisonous, it's just the pills that ordinary girls take to nourish Qi and blood. One pill a month, it won't cure anything and it won't kill her. The general said, and forced her to take it on the spot. She has no medicine to test. Even if she asks a doctor to take her pulse, she still can't find anything wrong. She naturally has this heart in her heart, looking forward to the monthly antidote. If she goes around and asks for help, there will be no proof, but there will be a doctor to prove it."

An Ruochen was stunned and sighed. The general really has a plan. He spent so much time on her, and he got a bad name of being cruel and cruel.

Seeing An Ruochen sighing, Tian Qing thought that she also felt that this was inappropriate, and hurriedly said: "The general didn't want to hide it from the girl, the general meant that he didn't want to embarrass the girl. So he told us not to tell the girl before we act. Afterwards, if the girl finds out by herself and asks about us, we will tell the truth. There is no intention of lying."

It’s okay if you don’t explain it. After explaining it, people will think that it’s not intentional to hide it or something. If you don’t know, you plan to keep it silent?

Tian Qing said again: "Don't worry, girl, it's really not poisonous. I went to the medical center to buy nourishing pills and bought ten pills. If it's really poisonous, how can the girl's second sister be so alive and kicking, don't worry. This is Soldiers never tire of cheating, beware of her conspiring with others to murder the girl."

Even the soldiers came out, An Ruochen really couldn't say anything. Besides, Tian Qing and Lu Zheng also acted according to orders, and she had no right to blame them. And Long Da was devoted to her, not really poisoning her, she really admitted that she was on Long Da's side in terms of partiality.

"Don't mention this matter to anyone else." An Ruochen said.

"Naturally." Tian Qing heaved a sigh of relief.

"I'll take care of my sister's side. Just let her take a tonic every month. Give me the pill."

Tian Qing was taken aback, "I'll give it to Lu Zheng, I'll call him." Hastily called Lu Zheng over, and Lu Zheng disagreed with An Ruochen's request.

"Does the girl plan to give the second girl the antidote every month? I understand that the girl wants to let the second girl feel at ease. But the girl must not forget that since it is intimidating and coercing, it is naturally difficult to say this, and the scene is quite ugly. Tian Qing It's also because I felt that I couldn't do it, so I was asked to do it." Lu Zheng was kicked lightly by Tian Qing when he said this.

Lu Zheng curled his lips, Bai Tianqing glanced at him, and said again: "The general didn't let us inform the girl in advance, that's the same reason. If the pill was given to the girl, the girl and the second girl said that they got the antidote, and they would give it to her every month. The second girl will naturally ask, since she can get the monthly payment, why can't she get the detoxification drug completely? I'm afraid it will be difficult to talk between the girl and the second girl. If there is a quarrel, it will be difficult to deal with it. We are outsiders, do something It is more comfortable for the wicked to persecute the weak." Having said this, Bai Tianqing glanced at him again.

An Ruochen understood what he said, and could not refute it.

Lu Zhengdao: "The young lady just explained to the second young lady that it is absolutely harmless to take one pill every month, and beat her so that she will not have bad intentions. Then we villains are not in vain. I will give the second young lady one pill every month. Yaowan, she dared to yell at the girl, but she didn't dare to do anything to me. I am a martial artist, and I hold a sword, so she is naturally afraid, isn't it just right?"

An Ruochen sighed, it was true. It seemed that when I met the general later, I had to tell him that her heart was not as soft as he thought, and that it was reasonable to discuss with her in advance, and she would naturally not object. Thinking of Long Da, An Ruochen was a little worried, and didn't know what was going on at the front line.

After An Ruochen left, something happened on Long Da's end.

One night, suddenly a guard came to report that someone was visiting with Long Da's letter, and was sealed off three outposts by the guard. Long Da took the letter and looked at it, he felt relieved immediately, and hurriedly ordered someone from the future to bring it over.

Long Da personally went to meet him at the gate of the barracks. The other party had a party of five, all riding black horses, wearing dark cloaks and hats.

Seeing Long Da, two of them quickly jumped off the horse and silently saluted Long Da, raised their heads, and couldn't see their faces clearly under the hats. Long Da nodded to them, but did not speak.

The people on the other two horses also jumped off, rushing to help the thinner one of the five off the horse. That man's clothes couldn't hide his long white beard, he was an old man.

"General Long." The old man got off his horse and saluted Long Da, and the other two saluted after him.

"Who are these two?" Long Da asked the old man, pointing to the two who got off the horse and saluted first.

The old man replied, "It's just the old man's bodyguard."

Long Da walked over, looked at those two people, walked over to touch their horses, and said: "I can only let three people enter the camp."

The old man hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at the two of them. The taller one nodded, and the old man replied: "Then let them go."

Long Dao ordered the guards to send the two out. The guards took the order, and the two of them didn't say a word, they just saluted Long Da and the old man, got on their horses, and left with the guards.

Long Da waited for them to leave, and then made a gesture of invitation to the old man: "Prime Minister Huo, please follow me."

The old man breathed a sigh of relief, and waved his hands: "The old man has resigned from office for many years, and now he is just serving as a lecturer to the emperor."

"Mr. Huo is too polite." Long Da changed his title, but his attitude was still respectful.

Huo Mingshan, the founding official of South Qin State, was also the envoy for peace talks between South Qin State and Xiao State. He had been envoys to Xiao State six times, and he was regarded as an important figure linking the friendship between the two countries. He is about the same age as Long Da's grandfather, and has some friendship with Long Da's grandfather and father. Long Da has met him several times.

Earlier, I heard that Huo Mingshan would resign from the post of prime minister after the new emperor of Southern Qin ascended the throne, and returned home. But Huo Mingshan's reputation in Southern Qin Dynasty was too great, and the new emperor Qin Zhaode tried every means to keep him. In the end, Huo Mingshan resigned from the post of prime minister, and only stayed to guide the new emperor to study, and became a tutor. It has been five years since Qin Zhaode succeeded to the throne, and Huo Mingshan has not interfered in the affairs of the government, so there is no news. Long Da is not sure where Huo Mingshan is now.

At the beginning of the turmoil with Nanqin, Long Dashi asked Miao Kang to find a way to contact Huo Mingshan, hoping to find out from Huo Mingshan what Nanqin really meant, and strive to resolve the dispute peacefully. And the last information that Miao Kang sent back was that he found Huo Mingshan and passed the news on. But Miao Kang didn't send any news after that, and the last thing sent back was his head.

General Long Huo Mingshan led him into the account, and arranged his two followers elsewhere.

A brazier was set up in the tent, hot tea was served, Long Da moved away, and poured a cup for Huo Mingshan with his own hands.

Huo Mingshan unbuttoned his cloak and hood, revealing a tired face. He drank the cup of hot tea to warm up, and then he let out a long sigh: "General Long, it's really hard to see you."

Long Da poured another cup for him: "Mr. Huo has worked hard all the way. Why did Mr. Huo come here?"

Huo Mingshan took a few breaths, and then spoke in detail.

It turned out that Qin Zhaode, the new emperor of the Southern Qin Dynasty, took a lot of effort to succeed to the throne. During court battles, he almost couldn't keep the crown prince. Although Qin Zhaode ascended to the throne after the death of the first emperor, many of his courtiers still sided with King Hui. Qin Zhaode was only thirteen years old at that time, there was a slight mistake, and his power and position could not be guaranteed. Huo Mingshan asked Ji to resign from office. He was old and should have let him go. The rebellious ministers also expected him to leave, so they used the plan, played a scene, caused a disturbance, and caught some rebellious ministers, but unfortunately they failed to shake him. The foundation of King Hui, who coveted the throne.

In the past five years, Huo Mingshan assisted the emperor in governing the government in the name of a student. The emperor was eighteen this year, he established a queen and gave birth to a prince.

The first emperor of the Southern Qin Dynasty had a good relationship with Xiao Guo, the economy was prosperous, and the people's livelihood was peaceful. Qin Zhaode's son inherited his father's business, and the courtiers he used and the neighboring countries he made friends with all followed the emperor's ideas. However, King Hui's power is allied with the Dongling Kingdom.

In the past two years, someone has always whispered in Qin Zhaode's ears that the country of Xiao is too arrogant and may have ambitions to destroy neighboring countries and expand its territory. After talking too much, Qin Zhaode also had thoughts, and began to pay close attention to Xiao Guo's every move, and had some new ideas on the trade agreement between the two countries. After hearing that Xiao Guo had the intention of sending heavy troops into the border between the two countries, he was immediately nervous. However, the reason for Xiao Guo's garrison was that the Southern Qin army suppressed and killed Xiao Guo's border residents. But the news that Nanqin got was that it was the work of bandits from Xiao Guo.

Long Da frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Huo Mingshan continued to talk.

Qin Zhaode was furious about this matter, and felt that Xiao Guoyan made such an appearance to find an excuse for sending troops. Envoys from Dongling Kingdom also visited Nanqin, claiming that they were suppressed by Xiaoguo, and Emperor Dongling was also wary. He hoped that Nanqin could form an alliance with Dongling. If Xiaoguo invaded, the two countries would join forces to resist.

Long Dao: "The emperor has indeed heard about the alliance between Dongling and Nanqin. In addition, the border people were killed by Nanqin generals and bandits, so he sent me to guard Zhonglan."

Huo Mingshan sighed: "The general led the army to settle in Zhonglan City, which is confirming the previous advice of the courtiers and the emperor. The emperor believes that Xiao Guo really intends to invade."

That is to say, the two countries are guarding against each other, and then the actions of the two countries make both sides feel that the other party has ambitions and have to guard against it.

"Later, I received a message from someone from the general's side. The letter didn't give details. I went to the appointment and planned to ask about it face to face, but I didn't wait for anyone. I thought it was King Hui's trick to splash me with dirty water, but since then There was no movement, but later I heard the news that Da Xiao’s spies were captured, and they wanted to behead Da Xiao in a demonstration on the Sixia River, and teach Da Xiao a lesson. I then guessed that the person who delivered the letter to me was the spies.”

"Have you ever heard about the letter you received, sir?" Miao Kang's identity information, could it be leaked from Huo Mingshan?

"Never. I am the only one who knows. The letter mentioned that General Long gave me the pattern on the jade pendant. I think it should be the general's hand. At that time, I had some disagreements with King Hui's faction. They always felt that Da Xiao was bullying Nanqin. , must fight. The emperor was a little moved, I persuaded a few words, but was run on by King Hui, in order to prevent the emperor from being agitated, I moved to live in the bookstore outside the palace for a few days. After reading the letter, for To avoid being caught by King Hui again, they burned it. No one told me, I wanted to find out the details first, and understand what happened before discussing. Unexpectedly, I waited at the agreed place for a long time and no one came." Huo Mingshan paused, and said again: "The general actually planted secret agents in our Southern Qin capital, which is too disgraceful."

"Your country has more detailed work in our Pingnan County. If the official letter we negotiated for this case can be successfully submitted to the emperor of your country, sir, you should not know about it."

Huo Mingshan frowned: "I really don't know. I have never heard the emperor mention it."

General Long briefly talked about those cases in detail.

Huo Mingshan was shocked by the fact that Nanqin Xizuo had been organizing and arranging for several years? But the dispute between Great Xiao and Nanqin only started to emerge in the past two years. He slowed down and said: "After I heard about the spy, I felt that something was not right. The general knew that I was loyal to Nanqin, and if he wanted to find me, he would come for peace. And the spy was killed I don’t know what follow-up troubles he will have when he contacted me, but at this time I heard something even more bizarre. We and Dongling formed an alliance mission to petition the emperor of your country, but were assassinated at the behest of your country’s prefect. "

"It's a frame-up at the behest of my Grand Administrator, Great Xiao." Long Da said calmly.

"The memorial they reported to the emperor was indeed written in this way. It is well-founded, and there is also the testimony of Dong Ling's envoy."

"Dong Ling sent someone to visit your emperor?"

"Indeed. They reported in detail how the envoys were ambushed at that time. The location arranged by Shi Taishou, the guards arranged by Shi Taishou, and the Dongling envoys wanted to go to Beijing as soon as possible, but Shi Taishou stopped them and insisted on making them wait. A few days. And these few days are enough for him to prepare and plan."

"This is ridiculous."

Huo Mingshan nodded: "It's really unreasonable. When the two countries are at war, they fight immediately. What's the point of beheading the envoy? But the fact is that. Dong Ling feels that they have become victims of the conflict between our two countries. Da Xiao It is to let Dong Ling know that there is no benefit in helping Nan Qin. It is to deter them and teach them not to intervene. If the murderer can't be caught, Da Xiao can put himself out of the way and even drive Nan Qin apart. The relationship with Dong Ling. After all, the ambassador of Nanqin was invited by Dong Ling. At the beginning, they said that since our country could not meet with Emperor Da Xiao directly, they could use Dong Ling. It just so happened that they also had a mission to go to Da Xiao. Now When this incident happened, Prime Minister You and his subordinates were killed, while Dong Ling was only a small official. Dong Ling was worried that Da Xiao would blame Dong Ling and drive a wedge between the two countries."

Long Dao: "I heard that the murderer has not been found yet."

Huo Mingshan said: "Dong Ling said that they negotiated with your country on this matter, but Shi Taishou didn't admit it was done by them, and wanted to clear up the matter and delay it. He only said that he was investigating, but there is still no result. King Hui's It means that the Great Xiao is so arrogant that he has to fight, otherwise the national prestige will be lost, how can he gain a foothold in the world. Dongling also wants me to give an explanation. Dongling was dragged down by my Nanqin and involved in the dispute. I persuaded Your Majesty, give me some time. I have the token of Old General Long in my hand. I should have a chance to use it to pass the customs and meet General Long. I will not set up envoys or present official ceremonies. In fact, I quietly came to Da Xiao to meet the general and ask about your country's intentions. Your majesty will wait for my news before making the final decision."

Long Da nodded, as expected, Huo Mingshan was indeed the hope of peace.

Huo Mingshan said: "Now that I have seen General Long, I would like to ask General, use bandits to frame me in Nanqin, restrict me to iron and stone, increase my tribute, kill my envoys, lurk secret agents, what is your country's intention to provoke so much? If you intend to fight, why did the general send someone to look for me?"

Long Da pondered for a moment, and asked without answering: "Did you encounter any trouble on the way here, Mister?"

"Indeed. There were bandits who robbed and killed me. Fortunately, the general sent people to save me. They said they wanted to find me, but they met me halfway. Afterwards, they escorted me into the country and sent me to the general. It's just that he confessed I can’t reveal his identity in front of everyone. Everything is according to the general’s instructions. I used the letter he gave me, and I got here without any problems. Just now the general said that only three people are allowed to enter the camp. I think the general’s meaning, Let those two leave again."

"I do have other things for them to do."

The person they were talking about was on their way at full speed, and one of them asked the tall man, "Master Xie, what should we do next?"

The tall man smiled and patted the saddle: "The general learned the trick of sending messages from someone. Let's go to the meeting place first, and then act according to the general's orders."

At this time, Long Da was in the tent of the barracks, and said to Huo Mingshan: "The various crimes of my Da Xiao that you just listed, from my Da Xiao's point of view, are completely opposite. This matter involves a lot, and the layout is time-consuming. I'm afraid it's not the case. Simple. Those bandits who robbed and killed Mr. on the way, are they really robbers?"

Huo Mingshan had doubts about this matter for a long time: "Few people know my whereabouts. If it is to prevent me from seeing the general, then the court and the Central Committee are afraid that there will be serious crises."

"It seems that some people want our two countries to fight to the death."

The more Huo Mingshan thought about it, the more he felt that it was true, and hurriedly said: "Then I have to hurry back and inform the emperor."

"I'm afraid sir can't go back for the time being."

Huo Mingshan looked up at Long Da, his heart sank.