The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Outside the Taihe Hall of the Dashu Palace, the eunuchs and maids were very busy. Some were following orders, and some were carrying food boxes to serve food. Everyone looked nervous.

They all know that sitting here today are not only the civil servants and generals of this dynasty, but also His Royal Highness the King of Jin of the Song Dynasty, as well as civil and military officials of all sizes. They know that these people are not here as guests, but here to grab territory!

They have received accurate news. Now most of the cities in the Great Shu Kingdom have been occupied by the Song Army, and now the country has been surrendered by their own emperor himself! Many people even thought of the idiom "open the door and bow to the thief!"

It seems that these people wearing armor, swords hanging from their waists, fierce faces, and speaking with Central Plains accents are the generals of the Song Dynasty. After tonight, they will take over everything here!

Almost everyone has mixed feelings in their heart. They know that their destiny will once again be rewritten.

Rewritten by these Song people!

They are both scared and confused about where the future will go! The palace maids were better off. They were kicked out of the palace and had to either go home or get married. But as eunuchs, they naturally can only stay in the palace. But now that the Kingdom of Shu has surrendered and the King of Shu is no longer the emperor, this place will no longer be a palace. Naturally, they, the eunuchs, can no longer stay here.

If the Emperor of the Song Dynasty opened his eyes and allowed the Song Dynasty Palace to accept them, although their food and clothing problem would be solved, it would also involve other problems, such as leaving their hometown and being in a different place. The homesickness would inevitably be worrying, and it would be even more worrying. I will look up to you even more in the days to come! After all, he is a eunuch who has subjugated his country! Eunuchs have lost their dignity. Wouldn’t the eunuchs who have subjugated their country make people step into the mud and be unable to stand up forever?

Many people can only sigh silently in their hearts at the misery of their fate!

They served these dignitaries carefully, and no one dared to breathe loudly, for fear that they would be killed if they were not careful!

As the saying goes: The master will humiliate his ministers to death!

The Emperor of Shu was dragged down from the clouds to the earthly world overnight from his position as the supreme emperor, and turned into a subjugated king, a minister of the Song Dynasty, lost to everyone! The gap in identity transformation is really too big!

No one believed that Emperor Shu's mood was really as calm as the expression on his face!

Everyone was convinced that no matter how calm and calm Emperor Shu looked on the surface, his heart was definitely turbulent! Absolutely full of grievances, anger, hatred, and unwillingness!

As long as there is any flaw on the scene, it may cause dissatisfaction among the people of Song Dynasty, and they will use the topic to beat and insult Emperor Shu! Once the Shu emperor was beaten or insulted, he would naturally become angry and ashamed! Then the eunuch or palace maid who accidentally made a mistake will have to admit that she is unlucky!

At least thirty canes!

Not dead but also crippled!

So no one wants to be the unlucky guy!

Zhao Guangyi and Meng Chang's dining tables were placed side by side, facing south and facing the same direction. Zhao Guangyi sat at the east end and Meng Chang sat at the west end. There was a foot of distance between them.

The food tables for officials from the Song Dynasty and those from Shu were arranged on the east and west sides, facing each other, arranged in sequence from north to south. The officials from both sides corresponded exactly one to one. There were thirty people from the Song Dynasty present, so thirty people from Shu were also sent. people attended.

On the east side, King Feng Jiuxiao is the leader, followed by Wang Quanbin, Liu Guangyi and others.

On the west side, Li Hao, the Prime Minister of Shu, was the leader, with Meng Xuanzhe in second place, Situ Zhao Jiliang in third place, and the officials behind him sat in order of official position.

Thirty food tables are lined up in a row, like a long dragon. The one farthest from Emperor Shu is already more than thirty feet away!

Zhao Guangyi looked at the food table in front of him. The carvings on the table were exquisite and continuous. There was no trace of splicing. It was actually carved from a whole piece of golden nanmu! He immediately smiled and said: "The King of Shu really knows how to enjoy life. Such a complete golden nanmu is probably worth a lot of money, right?"

Meng Chang smiled calmly, "Yes! I used to think that the expensive ones were good, but now that I think about it, it's a bit childish and makes His Highness laugh!"

Zhao Guangyi laughed and said: "How dare you! The pursuit of glory and wealth is a normal dream for a man, how can it be childish? I also dream of one day being able to use such an expensive dining table, but it is a pity that I am poor! Haha!" Many ministers of the Shu Kingdom couldn't help but express their expressions. There was a slight change, and it felt like Zhao Guangyi had something in his words, as if he was digging a hole, and he couldn't help but start to worry about whether Meng Chang would fall into the hole.

Meng Chang remained calm and said with a smile: "The King of Jin is joking. Now that the iron cavalry of the Song Dynasty has swept the world, the Song Emperor will soon become a peerless figure like Emperor Qin, Han Wu, and Emperor Taizong Li Shimin. He will dominate the world and be rich all over the world. How can he be poor? ?”

Zhao Guangyi looked into Meng Chang's eyes and suddenly laughed and said: "What the King of Shu said makes sense, it suddenly dawns on you!" As he said that, he raised the wine glass on the table, and there was already wine in the glass.

"This glass is for King Shu!" He raised his neck and drank the wine!

Before the imperial decree of canonization from Emperor Song arrived, Zhao Guangyi first called Meng Chang by the name of King of Shu!

A spiciness burned all the way down his throat, "Good wine, strong enough!" Zhao Guangyi felt that the wine was as spicy as burning a knife. The wine was really strong, and his esophagus seemed to really burn!

But the aroma of wine is overflowing, but it is mellower and longer than Shaodaozi, and the aftertaste is endless. It is definitely higher than Shaodaozi by countless levels!

The King of Jin did it first, so naturally no one dared to neglect him. Officials from Shu and Song Dynasty raised their necks to kill him one after another. Many people's faces immediately distorted after drinking, showing signs of pain!

This wine is too strong!

Although Wang Quanbin, Liu Guangyi and other generals of the Song Dynasty usually drank heavily, this was the first time in their lives that they drank such strong alcohol!

They once drank Shaoxing Nuerhong from the Southern Tang Dynasty. The wine was extremely sweet and soft. If the wine was not limited, each of them could probably drink ten jars and eight jars without any problem!

But after drinking a glass of strong wine, I felt a bit drunk on the spot. I felt top-heavy and in a state of ecstasy. I guess I had to lie down after five glasses of wine!

Feng Jiuxiao slowly put down the wine glass and was thinking about it when Zhao Guangyi smiled and said, "Does the deputy envoy know the origin of this wine?"

Meng Chang had been guessing about the identity of the young man who was respectfully given the first seat by the King of Jin. When he suddenly heard him mention "Sir Deputy Envoy", he suddenly realized!

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "This wine has outstanding soy sauce aroma, mellow and refreshing, elegant and delicate, long aftertaste, and the aroma remains long-lasting in the empty cup. It is definitely the best wine and the best choice!"

Meng Chang said with a smile: "It seems that the deputy envoy is a man who knows how to drink!"

Zhao Guangyi smiled and said: "Where are you? If you can only taste the wine, what does it mean? The deputy envoy can also taste what kind of wine it is!"

The King of Shu was startled!

He couldn't help but find it incredible, even all the officials of the Shu Dynasty found it incredible!

The King of Shu suddenly raised the jade cup, smelled it, and felt the strong fragrance. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment, if he were the deputy envoy, how could he tell what kind of wine was in the jug with just one sip? Woolen cloth? Even I don’t know what kind of wine I was served today! He only asked Eunuch Liu to serve the best wine and the best dishes to meet the highest welcome standards and not let the king of Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty find fault.

In his opinion, Mianzhu’s Jiannan Shaochun and Shehong’s Tuopai Spring Wine are both similar. Take a sip of the spicy mouth, and drink too much. It’s delicious! I feel so dizzy and unhappy! His eyes were not directed at Eunuch Liu. Eunuch Liu looked at Meng Chang and hurriedly approached to whisper, but Feng Jiuxiao waved her hand and said, "This wine comes from Erlang Town, Gulin County, right?"

Eunuch Liu was immediately shocked!

It’s incredible!

As soon as Meng Chang saw Eunuch Liu's expression, he knew that Feng Jiuxiao had guessed it right!

"How did the deputy envoy know about the existence of this wine? He is truly a man of God!" Meng Chang couldn't help but raise his thumb!

All the civil servants and generals of the Shu Kingdom also had incredible expressions on their faces! Although all major dynasties have business relationships at this time, I have never heard of cross-border wine sellers! The main reason is that transportation is difficult and the freight is high, especially because the wine jar is fragile, and the bodyguards dare not take the order! Unless you add money!

The people of Shu fell into deep thought!

Zhao Guangyi saw it and was happy in his heart!

He just wanted to take the opportunity of Feng Jiuxiao's wine tasting to give Shu a heavy blow and make them completely surrender to the power of the Song Dynasty!

When Zhao Guangyi mentioned the matter of wine tasting, Feng Jiuxiao knew that Xiao Jiujiu was in his heart and there was no harm in cooperating with him, so he deliberately made a shocking statement and directly pointed out that this wine came from Erlang Town without hesitation or humility!

Meng Chang smiled and said, "Have you ever been to Chengdu before, deputy envoy?"

"came!"

"Have you ever drunk wine from Erlang Town?"

"I drank it! But I didn't drink it in Chengdu! I drank it in Hengyang! A friend of mine's house!"

"Oh? Your Excellency, you actually have friends like us..." Meng Chang turned to look at Eunuch Liu. Eunuch Liu agreed and immediately said: "Chinese wolfberry sauce wine!" Meng Chang immediately said: "Yes, wolfberry sauce wine, Hengyang Li" I’m afraid this place is more than five thousand miles away, but your friend actually has this wine in his house. I’m afraid it took a lot of effort, right?”

Feng Jiuxiao said: "That's right! My friend loves to collect wine from all over the world! It's a pity that he doesn't like to drink, so I drank all his wine!"

Meng Chang laughed loudly, "Then every time you drink his wine, won't he feel terribly distressed?"

Feng Hexiao's eyes gradually deepened, and his voice became a little erratic, "He never feels bad! He told me that no matter what kind of wine, as long as it tastes good, he will buy it after it's gone! No matter where the wine is, no matter how far away it is , no matter how expensive the price is, he will send someone to buy it.”

Meng Chang couldn't help but sigh: "My dear friend, you are such a heroic hero! It's a pity that we haven't met each other by chance. I wonder if the deputy envoy can introduce me to you?"

He suddenly noticed that the faces of Zhao Guangyi and others became serious. He knew that what he said was inappropriate, but he didn't know where the mistake was. He felt uneasy for a moment!

Feng Jiuxiao said calmly: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, this friend of mine has passed away!"

"Ah? Died?" Meng Chang finally understood why the atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and said quickly: "I'm sorry."

Feng Jiuxiao didn't want to get too entangled and said with a smile: "Humans, no one can escape birth, old age, illness and death."

Zhao Guangyi smiled and said: "Deputy Ambassador, let's continue talking about this bar!"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "Yes, on this beautiful day, let's just talk about the wind and the moon! Then let's talk about wine! As far as I know, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty designated wolfberry wine as a tribute wine in the sixth year of Jianyuan. Twenty years ago , the people of Gulin began to use Langquan water to make wine, and many people called it Fengqu Liquor.”

Meng Chang looked at Eunuch Liu with confusion on his face. Eunuch Liu had a strange look on his face and said softly: "Back to the Emperor... Back to Your Highness, the deputy envoy was wrong! Now the locals do call this wine Fengqu Fajiu." He turned around. Looking at Feng Jiuxiao, he said bravely: "Master Deputy Envoy, I have something to ask you." Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "Please tell me!"

Liu Gonggong said: "The name of this wine has only been changed a few months ago. If I hadn't been specifically responsible for contacting tribute wine, I would not have known about this news. How did the deputy envoy know about it?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "Can't you guess?"

Seeing the half-smiling expression of the young man in white in front of him, Eunuch Liu suddenly felt a sense of trepidation!

"Could it be..."

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "That's right! It was exactly what I, the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty, reported to me in time!"

Not only were the officials of the Shu Kingdom shocked, but even Zhao Guangyi felt stunned!

impossible!

Zhao Guangyi thought deeply for a moment, and then suddenly realized. Feng Jiuxiao was obviously deceiving them! It is absolutely impossible to change the name of a wine in a town without reporting it to Feng Jiuxiao! Feng Jiuxiao must have learned this news from other channels!

Meng Chang's expression did not change and he said with a smile: "We, Shu, were defeated by Zhao this time without any injustice! The gap between the two sides is simply worlds apart! Look, Prime Minister Li, Situ Zhao, every move we make is in the hands of King Jin." Under the surveillance of His Highness, haha, what are we going to fight with?" He said it softly, but anyone could hear the sadness in his words! The espionage system of Dashu is so far behind in comparison!

Zhao Guangyi's goal has been achieved, but he smiled and said nothing. He knew that the more silent he was at this time, the more mysterious atmosphere he could create, and the more invisible pressure he could put on King Shu and others!

Li Hao said: "May I ask, what is the official position of the deputy envoy?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled slightly, "The deputy commander-in-chief of the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty is equivalent to a first-class public servant, right, His Highness the King of Jin?"

Zhao Guangyi wanted to keep a calm posture, but when he heard Feng Jiuxiao kick the ball to his feet, he could only smile and said: "At least he is a first-class public servant!"

Feng Jiuxiao has no title at all, nor does he have any other actual duties. However, the higher the rank in the Song Dynasty, the more important he is. No one bothers to find out whether Feng Jiuxiao's rank is public or junior, whether it is between first grade or second grade, or not. What about a word from Emperor Song? Anyway, everyone knows that as long as Feng Jiuxiao wants to scold a minister, that minister should be prepared to be scolded. If he talks back, he will probably get slapped a few times. In the end, the emperor will probably have to criticize the minister for not being smart enough. He made a mistake and didn't know how to admit it. When he was beaten, he didn't know how to stand up straight. Then he would give him a big meal. ! Therefore, Feng Jiuxiao is a transcendent existence in the court!

Some people wonder why the emperor is so partial, and some people who think they are well-informed will give dozens of reasons. Among them, there are three most credible points. First, Feng Jiuxiao is a close disciple of Master Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain. He represents Longhu Mountain and is the patron saint of the Song Dynasty. Second, Feng Jiuxiao secretly controls a huge amount of wealth. On the surface, it is all Others are running the business, but in fact he is the one controlling it. Once he offends him, the economic foundation of the entire Song Dynasty may be shaken. Third, his relationship with the Khitan Queen Mother Xiao is unusual. It is said that the Queen Mother Xiao said that as long as If she doesn't die, she will remain Feng Jiuxiao's friend for the rest of her life, and she will never send troops southward for the rest of her life! So if Feng Jiuxiao is dissatisfied with the Song Dynasty one day, the Khitan army is very likely to go south at any time!

Some people say that Feng Jiuxiao colluded with the Khitan. Isn't this a traitor? Naturally, some people will refute, what kind of traitor are Han? Without the agreement between others and the Khitan, the Khitan cavalry would have appeared in the Central Plains long ago! When you attacked the Southern Han Dynasty and suppressed the rebellion of Jingchu, did the Khitan move? Why do I just watch you rush ahead instead of going to your hometown to dig out a nest?

With the current strength of the Song Dynasty, any direct confrontation with the Khitan will undoubtedly lead to defeat, let alone fighting on the northern and southern fronts? The Khitan didn't stab him in the back, the Song Dynasty should have burned incense! Still calling people traitors? hehe!

At this time, Wang Quanbin and other generals were looking at Li Hao, and Li Hao felt an invisible pressure!

But the bow did not turn back the arrow!

"It turns out he is a first-class gentleman, disrespectful and disrespectful!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "You're welcome! Mr. Li must be Mr. Li Hao, right?"

Li Hao was shocked, "The deputy envoy actually knows about Lao Chan?"

"Li Hao, named Qiongzuo, was born in Guanzhong and was the son of Li Gao. He moved to Fengtian with his father to avoid the war in the late Tang Dynasty when he was young. At the age of thirteen, Fengtian was captured by the Qi Kingdom and lived in Xinping County. Wang Yanshi, the lord of the former Shu and the latter , was granted the title of Daojiang Order of Pengzhou, a scholar from Lizhong, and a bachelor of Hanlin. After the fall of the former Shu, he entered Luo. In the later Tang Dynasty, Meng Zhixiang was appointed as a doctor of the military department of the Imperial Academy and founded the later Shu. He was also the minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Hanlin. Later, he became the governor of Hanzhou and was promoted to Minister of War. I heard that Prime Minister Li's wife was the daughter of General Liu Zhijun of Qi State. Is that correct? "

Li Hao was almost petrified!

Meng Chang also frowned. The other party actually knew Li Hao's life very well. It was really terrifying!

Zhao Jiliang and others were already sweating on their foreheads. Fortunately, there was no bloody fight to the end! I still want to take the lead in the charge, haha, when that happens, someone might stab me in the back! I don’t even know how I died!

Feng Jiuxiao looked at Meng Chang and poured a glass herself, "I particularly admire Your Highness!"

Meng Chang said: "Do you admire my ability to bend and stretch?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "Not bad!"

Meng Chang smiled lightly, "Between life and death, I choose life. I am a realistic person."

Feng Jiuxiao said: "I can see that. Not everyone can have such a good attitude as you."

Meng Chang suddenly felt that Feng Jiuxiao was like an old friend of his for many years. His tone was calm, without the pride and pressure of a winner, nor the restraint of a young man when meeting someone who has been in a high position for a long time. He had an equal and calm attitude. , which made him feel very comfortable, and he felt relaxed all of a sudden.

Meng Chang said? "I used to have dreams too."

Feng Jiuxiao asked: "What dream?"

"Work hard to rule and unify the world!"

"I know. I heard that you are secretly plotting with the Northern Han Dynasty, Japan, Tubo and other countries to carve up the Central Plains with the Five Powers Allied Forces!"

"Yes, I last heard that it was destroyed by someone. Now I think about it, that person should be you."

"Actually, it's not me, it's your five emissaries who are not doing their job."

"It's all over now, so don't mention it." Meng Chang also poured a glass of wine for himself. The eunuch next to him didn't react, and his face turned pale with fright. Meng Chang smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? From now on, you are free. "Yeah!" The eunuch knelt down with a plop and burst into tears!

Meng Chang's face did not change, he raised his glass and smiled at Feng Jiuxiao: "Don't look at who toasts you with wine when you are in good times, but look at who extends your hand when you are down!"

Feng Jiuxiao also filled up her glass and raised it, smiling: "Your Highness's words are very profound and thought-provoking!"

Meng Chang drank it all in one gulp and turned the cup over to show that he didn't have a drop left!

Feng Jiuxiao smiled, drank it all in one gulp, and turned the glass over to show that not a drop was left!

Zhao Guangyi's eyes flashed, and he felt unhappy when he saw that Meng Chang had unknowingly stolen the limelight. However, he did not dare to show it too obviously in front of Feng Jiuxiao. He just smiled and said, "Okay, drinking like this will make the atmosphere more exciting! I suggest Let’s have a drink together. This drink is a tribute to the soldiers of Shu. They assessed the situation and stopped their troops in time, so they did not cause a large number of casualties. They have done a great job. Let’s drink it up!

Many civil servants in Shu frowned. King Jin's words were full of sarcasm and sarcasm. If you drink this wine, it will taste very bitter!

Feng Jiuxiao raised his eyebrows. Although he felt that King Jin was a little too hasty, he couldn't accuse him in public, so he could only cooperate and drink the wine!

After two glasses of wine, Meng Chang became so heroic that he stopped paying attention to it. He drank the third glass in cooperation, and then said with a smile: "My lord, deputy envoy, why do you think there is an emperor and a minister? Those old ministers need to be capable. If they have the ability and experience, why should they be replaced when the new king takes over?”

Feng Jiuxiao thought to herself: This is obviously an attempt to pretend to be crazy by drinking. Since you dare to ask, I dare to answer!

"The ancients said, no one can be ruthless even if they are not grass and trees! People have selfish motives! The new king is not only afraid of this person, but also the power of this person! What is power is influence! As long as he is in power, his disciples Therefore, officials will follow his lead!"

"What any new emperor needs most is not capable ministers, but loyal ministers! Only ministers who are loyal to themselves, not the ministers who were loyal to the previous emperor!"

When Feng Jiuxiao said this, Zhao Guangyi's eyes seemed to pass by Wang Quanbin, Liu Guangyi and other generals inadvertently! Although Wang Quanbin and others looked at Feng Jiuxiao, they clearly felt that King Jin had just glanced at them!

They can only remain calm and pretend not to notice!

But Wang Quanbin already knows that the days to come will not be easy for them!

Not only must Zhao Guangyi feel that he is loyal to him, but Zhao Kuangyin must not feel that he has betrayed his elder brother and taken refuge in his younger brother! No matter which of the two brothers is dissatisfied with him, he will be in trouble! Silently, I could only sigh in my heart and continue to listen to Feng Jiuxiao's words.

"So when the new monarch cannot follow his orders, he will feel disgusted and even hate the old minister!"

Meng Chang smiled and said: "I did the same thing back then!" He pointed at Li Hao and others, "These people were promoted after I succeeded to the throne! They are only loyal to me! Those old guys, haha, were only loyal to me My father! No matter what I say, they always point fingers and make irresponsible remarks. They always talk to me like an elder! No matter what I say is right or not, they reject it first! When I realize that I am wrong, I still want to save my face and refuse to admit my mistake. I have to mess around until the problem is over! To be honest, what I want is an out-and-out executor, an eagle and a dog, not a bunch of uncles. !" Meng Chang's voice suddenly rose several levels, and it was obvious that he was very excited!

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "I understand!"

Meng Chang calmed down immediately, "This wine is really strong, haha. I just drank a few drinks and started talking nonsense!"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "How can you call it nonsense? Your Highness has very profound insights into certain things, which are worthy of our deep thought!"

Meng Chang's eyes lit up and he said: "Really! Sometimes I wonder, if I were you, could I be like you, with a calm expression and still talk and laugh!"

Zhao Guangyi coughed and said with a smile: "Tonight is both a reception banquet and a celebration banquet. Let's not mention these unhappy things!" (End of Chapter)