Han Shizu

Chapter 406
It was the second day when Tao Gu woke up when the sun was three poles high.The taste of the hangover is not pleasant, the mouth is extremely sour, and the stomach vomits.The places touched by both hands were delicate and soft, and the numb and sore back reminded that Tao Gu's huge consumption last night was beyond the indulgence of a person of his age.

On the white skirt, two bright blood-red flowers are very eye-catching, Tao Gu obviously made a profit.

Although the softness of the brocade couch and the coquettishness of the dancing girls are easy to linger on, but Tao Gu still blushed and hurriedly dressed, leaving the two beauties behind, and went out before the waiter could wash up.

Asking Feng Yansi, Fang learned that Feng Xianggong had already entered the palace to meet the Emperor Tang. When he learned that, his expression flustered, and he simply put down a few words, covered his face and walked away, looking very ashamed.

At this time, in the Chengxin Hall in the palace city of Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Jing, the lord of the Tang Dynasty, was concentrating on writing poems and practicing calligraphy.Meticulous expressions, calm movements, but from the corner of the eye, he glanced at Feng Yansi from time to time and listened to his report.

"In this way, the decision to divide Chu is just a willful decision of the little emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, without the support of civil and military?" Putting down the pen, taking a silk catty to wipe his hands, and taking a sip of the teacup after sitting down, Li Jing just asked. road.

In the unhurried tone, a bit of expectation was clearly heard.Feng Yansi immediately gave Li Jing an affirmative answer: "Exactly!"

"What Tao Gu said is true?"

Feng Yansi encouraged him again: "Your Majesty, from the perspective of the minister, Tao Gu is a man with a little literary talent but contemptuous conduct. The minister is fascinated by wine and beauty, and what he said is true!"

"The situation in the Northern Han Dynasty has also been heard by the ministers. The ruler is less suspicious, the monarch is weak and the minister is strong. The young emperor is a strong character, good at martial arts, and naturally he is not willing to be controlled by civil and military. The relocation of posts to outsiders is sufficient proof that the Northern Han Dynasty's court was not as stable as it appeared on the surface because of the fierce struggle between the monarch and his ministers."

"And the action against Hunan this time was the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty who took advantage of Guo Wei, the privy envoy in charge of the military, to forcibly order the action. He did not send the imperial army from Kaifeng, but directly planned to order An Shenqi, who was guarding Xiangzhou, to dispatch 2000 people."

"These circumstances, combined with what Tao Gu said, are still correct. Therefore, there is no conspiracy behind the proposal of the Northern Han Dynasty to divide Chu. If we take the initiative to send troops to annex Hunan, or we should be afraid of the Northern Han's intervention, now the other side Take the initiative to propose, but relieve my scruples!"

Hearing Feng Yansi's words, Li Jing nodded subconsciously, with much less hesitation on his face, and asked after thinking about it: "However, according to the proposal of the Northern Han Dynasty, after capturing the land of Chu, everything north of Tanzhou should be returned to the north. Han, and I can only take those barren states in the south. The appetite of the little Northern Han emperor seems to be a little big!"

Hearing what Li Jing said, Feng Yansi breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that the emperor was tempted, and his political plan this time could also be declared a success.

With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Feng Yansi looked scheming, and said to Li Jing: "All of these are allowed, but in the end, who owns the state and county depends on the strength in hand. Although the soldiers in the north are strong, in the south, our Great Tang has both With the advantages of climate and geographical advantage, and the strength of the sailors, it will be difficult for the Han army to compete with us!"

Feng Yansi's words made Li Jing fall into deep thought again. After a while, there was a trace of confusion in his eyes. Obviously, he was a little distracted.
"Your Majesty!" Feng Yansi called softly.

Suddenly regaining consciousness, Li Jing looked at Feng Yansi with a determined look, and said: "Feng Qing, I have decided to agree to the proposal of the Northern Han Dynasty and send troops to Hunan."

"However, don't act too hastily at this time!" Just after releasing a wave of pride, he returned to his usual weakness, with a look of lack of confidence: "On the Hunan side, send more detailed operations to determine the situation. The court can prepare food, grass and military equipment and send them to the border , It is now the farming season, and after the spring plowing is over, we will send out generals to advance."

According to Feng Yansi's thinking, once a decision has been made, he should act quickly to seize the opportunity.However, I also understand Li Jing's temper, so it's hard to persuade him again after he said this.

"Where is Tao Gu, the envoy of the Han Dynasty?" Li Jing said.

When Tao Gu was mentioned, Feng Yansi smirked: "Maybe he is in the minister's mansion, indulging in the gentle village!"

"Haha!" Li Jing was also happy, and said in a sneering tone: "The emperor of Han used such wine-loving and lustful people as envoys, I am afraid that they are also flashy and overjoyed."

Liu Chengyou's deterrent effect lasted for some years when the Battle of Luancheng shocked the world, but as time went by, the feeling was no longer so deep.

"What Your Majesty said is true! After all, he is not orthodox in the Han family and does not practice etiquette. He is still a warrior in essence!" Feng Yansi said.

"Your Majesty, it's time to meet Tao Gu!" Feng Yansi reminded.

"Yes! Since the agreement is clear, the specific dispatch of troops must be agreed in advance!" Li Jing said: "Send someone to call him into the palace!"

At the hotel, Tao Gu was excited when he saw someone from the Tang Palace, so he packed up and went to the Tang Palace to have an audience.

When he arrived in the palace, Tao Gu regained his awe-inspiring look, but when facing Feng Yansi, his eyes flickered a little, and he didn't dare to look at him.As a result, in the process of agreeing with the Southern Tang monarchs and ministers to attack Chu, they were somewhat weak.

For Tao Gu's mission this time, Liu Chengyou gave him full authority to deceive the Southern Tang Dynasty and practice this fraudulent strategy.

When it came to discussing details, Tao Gu seemed to be preoccupied, but at every crucial point, he showed weakness and lack of confidence.

The final result was that Li Jing and his ministers were satisfied, and basically decided that the matter of attacking Chu would be dominated by the Southern Tang Dynasty.In terms of profit sharing, Tao Gu "calls the shots" and cede Changsha City
The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty were very happy, but they didn't know that no matter what the outcome of the discussion was, it didn't matter to Liu Chengyou and the Han court.

Yanziji, as an important ferry and defense base in Jinling, is crowded with people and boats.

With Tao Gu's eyesight, he can see that this place is steep and a place for soldiers, but he can't see how well it is defended.Of course, he didn't care.

In front of the ferry, a large ship dedicated to Han envoys is dispatched, just waiting to board the boat.

However, before going north, Southern Tang Prime Minister Feng Yansi sent people to bring some gifts to Tao Gu. Although he didn't give them in person, they were still sincere.

One hundred taels of gold, one thousand taels of silver, one hundred bolts of silk, and the two dancers who were raped by him.

"Tao Shijun, it is inconvenient for my family to say goodbye, I hope you will forgive me, and I will let you know the friendship between the two parties, please don't forget each other!" Feng Yansi said to Tao Gu respectfully.

Tao Gu didn't seem to be in high spirits, it was obvious, but he stretched out his hand without slapping the smiling face, so he could only reluctantly respond: "Go back and answer Feng Gong, just tell him what he thinks, I will accept it!"

After getting on the boat, hoisting the sails and sailing northward to the middle of the great river, Tao Gu just stood on the side of the boat, laughing out loud, feeling very happy, and shouting in his heart: I have succeeded!
Thinking of the "difficulties" during his time in Jinling, drinking, socializing, dedicating himself, and fighting wits with the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Tao Gu only felt that he should reward himself well.

Back in the cabin, he called the two dancers sent by Feng Yansi to drink and play with him.After admiring the singing and dancing, Tao Gu asked one of the beauties to sit beside him.

The girl hired Ting to come, poured two glasses of wine, Tao Gu exchanged cups with her and drank, suddenly raised her chin with his fingers, and asked casually: "Mr. Feng sent you to me, did you have any other intentions? "

Sure enough, she is a singer trained by a high school. Although she is young, she is still quite clever. When she heard this, she felt like weeping immediately, and knelt down and said, "Both maidservants, body and mind already belong to the master, how can you be different?"

Tao Gu couldn't stand that delicate appearance, he hugged him into his arms immediately, trying to comfort him.

(End of this chapter)