Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 396 The Secret of Sword Valley

Such a ruthless and decisive treatment immediately made some officials who were still ready to wait and see or disagree completely gave up their hearts. Whether they wanted to or not, they chose to accept the facts, and changed from officials of Wuyue Kingdom to officials of Song Dynasty.

Of course, this matter was able to go so smoothly, and these civil and military officials were able to accept the shocking change of Wuyue Kingdom's merger into Song Dynasty so easily, mainly due to four reasons.

First, because the [-] troops of the Wuyue Kingdom are firmly under the control of Gao Chengxiang and the head of the royal family, even if most officials disagree, they have no soldiers in their hands. Even if they have the power, there will be no big waves at this time come out.

Second, it is naturally the result of public opinion and momentum these days.This is a psychological warfare.Let everyone in the Wuyue Kingdom subtly believe that the peaceful merger of the Wuyue Kingdom into the Song Kingdom is not only the general trend, but also the best way out and choice.In fact, as ordinary people, in this war-torn era, it is a great opportunity to be able to change from a small and weak country to a strong and big country, avoiding the disaster of war.

Thirdly, it is because the real resistance headed by the Wei family in Wuyue has basically been wiped out in advance.This point is actually the most critical link, so Ye Chen and Qian Yuechan made an agreement at the beginning. After they got off Ruyi Mountain, the first thing they did was to slaughter the Wei family.

Fourth, it is because of the role played by the generous imperial decree of Emperor Song.Able to not affect the current official position and power that one owns, and will not lose vested interests.Except for those three stubborn idiots who were killed on the spot at the Great Court Meeting, no one would be foolish enough to object.

Coming out of the palace, Ye Chen didn't show any joy on his face.According to Tao theory, Qian Yuechan and Qian Hongchu could be persuaded.Without using a single soldier, in this peaceful way, Wuyue Kingdom was included in the territory of Song Dynasty.It is much more prominent than his previous great achievements, and it can be regarded as his greatest achievement and the most amazing deed.But he still couldn't be happy at this time.Because Yu Qingyan has not been rescued yet.

Ye Chen has already told the officials in the mission to be in charge of the initial negotiations and over-the-top details with the court of Wuyue Kingdom. After the arrival of the huge mission sent by the emperor of Song Dynasty and the court to do these things, the reception work will be fully launched in all aspects. .

The commander of the Eight Capitals, Gao Chengxiang, is responsible for the specific cooperation of the Wuyue Kingdom. According to the agreement between Ye Chen and Qian Yuechan, Ye Chen asked Gao Chengxiang for an extremely prominent official position and title from the emperor of Song Dynasty and the imperial court——Gao Chengxiang will become Deputy envoy of the Privy Council of the Song Dynasty, Duke of the county.

However, under the instruction of Qian Yuechan and Qian Hongchu, Gao Chengxiang will definitely use a tough attitude to seek the greatest benefits for the civil and military officials and the people of Wuyue Kingdom.

Ye Chen doesn't care about these now.After all, Song State was actually ruled by Wu Yue State from the beginning.It is better to surrender in name first, and then slowly digest it later, at least it is not a matter that needs to be considered in the short term.

When the Song State was in the original Southern Han Dynasty, that is, the [-] troops drawn from the four garrisons of Guangnan West Road, Guangnan East Road, Jinghu South Road, and Fujian Road in Song State today, led by Zhao Zan, entered Wuyue State, and Originally, [-] of the [-] troops of Wuyue Kingdom changed defenses to these four routes.Wu Yueguo didn't have much opposition at all.As for whether it will remain unchanged for one year or three years, that is the decision of the emperor of Song Dynasty and the court.However, Ye Chen has already planned that after returning to Kaifeng, Wuyue Kingdom's business-oriented and free trade policy and environment will play a huge role in the economic development of a country and a place and increase the income of the people. Advise and discuss.He wanted to prevent the emperor of Song and the court from affecting the prosperous commerce and trade in Wuyue as much as possible.What's more, this itself is also one of the contents he promised Qian Yuechan and Qian Hongchu in the agreement.

Ye Chen remembered that Yu Qingyan was still in Lou Yanming's hands, and his mood became gloomy again.Hu Sanguang led a large number of spies to lurk in the exchange place, and even Bai Canghai, the intelligence officer and assassination officer, had received the news and led a large number of people secretly to the south and sneaked into the Southern Tang Dynasty.

But, can Yu Qingyan be rescued from Lou Yanming smoothly?Ye Chen was really not sure at all.Especially Lou Yanming came out with Maitreya Sect, but after suffering such a big loss in Wuyue Kingdom, what kind of revenge would Lou Yanming take with Yu Qingyan in hand.Ye Chen had no way of guessing.

Walk out of the main gate of the palace and get into the carriage.Ye Chen leaned against the window with a headache, watching the bustling interior of Hangzhou.This prosperity was not affected by Wuyue Kingdom's peaceful merger into Song Dynasty.Merchants are profit-seeking and bold by nature, which makes them appear to have no taboos and freedom.

The details of the negotiation were released through unknown channels, and the conditions offered by the Song State were not harsh, whether it was for the officials of the original Wuyue State or the merchants and common people of the Wuyue State, it was completely unexpected and lenient.Except that the elder sons Qian Zhiyin and Gao Chengxiang will go north to Kaifeng and live in the capital of the Song Dynasty after half a year when the situation stabilizes, and they will be their Prince Xiaoyao and deputy envoys of the Privy Council.For other Wuyue people, it seems that there is not much difference between ordinary people and ordinary officials except that they have changed countries.Even being the citizens and officials of Song State, the most powerful country in China, gave them a sense of security, and the officials had a larger structure and a wider world, especially those who thought they were talented. , Competent officials, after recognizing that the Song Dynasty is the orthodox of China, they are very motivated, and they are ready to advance to the Kaifeng Capital Center of the Great Song Dynasty to show their talents.

As for Qian Hongchu, the last ruler of Wuyue Kingdom, and Qian Yuechan, the legendary figure of Wuyue Kingdom, they will die within half a month.

The incorporation of a country involves too much, even if the process lasts for a whole year, it is still necessary.Therefore, the secret decree to Ye Chen sent by Emperor Song of Kaifeng was not too urging, and even repeatedly emphasized that Ye Chen must not be in a hurry, and the truth that haste makes waste.In addition, the words are full of unsparing words of comfort.

Ye Chen is gratified that today's emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is indeed a generation of Mingjun, and at the same time, he is not in a hurry at all. Even after the arrival of the huge embassy group of the Song Dynasty, led by Shen Zhizheng Xue Juzheng, who specializes in these things, Ye Chen has completely focused on it. Put it on how to rescue Yu Qingyan.

Time flies, Ye Chen came to Wuyue Kingdom for almost a month, and the time to exchange Yu Qingyan with Lou Yanming is getting closer and closer.It's just that the intelligence department has never found any trace of Lou Yanming, let alone where Yu Qingyan is hidden.Therefore, it seems increasingly hopeless to rescue Yu Qingyan before the exchange.

On this day, I met Xue Juzheng, and after explaining some things in detail, Ye Chen came to Ruyi Mountain again, walked through the ghost bamboo forest, and stepped into the Sword Valley. There are only three days left to see that person. Qian Yuechan, a generation of sword emperors who were bedridden and unable to get up.

"Disciple Ye Chen pays homage to Master." Ye Chen saluted respectfully.

At this time, there was no one else in the room in the thatched cottage, and it was very quiet. Ye Chen sat on the chair beside the bed, and said softly to Qian Yuechan, who was so thin that he was out of shape on the bed, "Master! It’s been a really hard day.”

Qian Yuechan was lying on the bed, looking up blankly. Although his breathing was not sharp, it was extremely deep. It sounded like a broken bellows, giving people a feeling that the flame in the furnace was about to go out all the time.

More than 20 days ago, I fought with Ye Chen with all my strength, which was already exhausting, and then I was seriously injured by a sneak attack by Lou Yanming. Insidious desperate sneak attack.On the same day, she alone killed hundreds of members of the Wei family.At that time, this half-step innate powerhouse finally couldn't stand it any longer, and the true energy in the meridian dantian dissipated, turning into a haggard wood on the bed.Ye Chen was able to clearly perceive that Qian Yuechan had forcibly prolonged his life and survived so far because of his unimaginably strong will and obsession.It's just that he doesn't quite understand, now that the agreement has been reached, why does Qian Yuechan still drag on with the last pure life-saving qi in his body?

Qian Yuechan's figure was originally quite tall, and she also belonged to the strong type of women.However, after being seriously injured, during these 20-odd days of fighting with death, he lost nearly forty catties, and his whole body was completely withered.The skin was almost touching the bones, and with that old and inhuman face, it looked very terrifying. At first glance, ordinary people would probably think that they saw an evil spirit, enough to scare any child to tears.

The sound of ho ho sounded from the bed, as if laughing.With a hoarse voice, Qian Yuechan said in a very low voice: "Life and death are irrational. I don't want to die yet, so I want to live."

Ye Chen looked at her quietly, and said respectfully: "You insisted on returning to the thatched cottage after the court meeting. I believe that there must be something in the thatched cottage that you care about and cannot let go of it. If you believe that disciple , might as well entrust it to the disciples.”

Qian Yuechan looked deeply at Ye Chen, closed his eyes slightly, and after an unknown amount of time, he opened them suddenly, sighed faintly, and said: "There is a natural secret passage entrance in this thatched hut, leading to a Mysterious place. Back then, my master chose this place to build thatched huts and established the lineage of Sword Valley. It was because of that mysterious place. Later, Senior Brother Bai and I became masters of swordsmanship, and Master entered the tunnel and went there Mystery. Gone forever."

Ye Chen looked surprised and said, "Master, you and Master Bai have never entered that mysterious passage for so many years?"

Qian Yuechan said: "Master once forced the two of us to swear a poisonous oath before he entered the passage, saying that we would never step into the mysterious passage before he came out. As a result, Master and the old man went 50 Years. Hasn't come out of the tunnel."

(End of this chapter)