What's more, there is a bigger enemy on the other side. Who knows if Qu Yunmie will take advantage of the situation and sneak in. ...Hmm?
That’s not right. If this was true, why would Xiao Rong tell me?
Sun Renluan tried to test Xiao Rong's attitude: "Are you kidding, Xiao Lingyin? I don't even know this, but Xiao Lingyin, who is far north of the Huai River, knows it so easily."
As he spoke, he glanced at the gold cake on the table and said, "Could it be that Governor Huang told you personally?"
Xiao Rong heard the sarcasm in his tone, but just laughed with an ambiguous meaning: "If Governor Huang could tell us in person how many troops he has, then we wouldn't have to inquire about the news over there every day. I didn't see what happened back then, but the Grand Marshal witnessed everything, about how Huang Yanjiong humiliated the king and how the king made an enemy of him. Later, when the Huang family declined, Huang Yanjiong completely hated the king. He and our king have long been mortal enemies, but because Huang Lujiang rescued him back then, the king owed the Huang family a huge favor. From then on, he could not have any conflicts with the Huang family. The feeling inside is not something that ordinary people can endure."
Sun Renluan had almost forgotten about Huang Yanqin. Xiao Rong's reminder reminded him of this incident. He paused and said calmly, "It was just a fight during youth. It may not be as serious as Xiao Lingyin said."
Xiao Rong: "That's not the way to say it. Only the person who drinks the water knows whether it's hot or cold. The grudge between the king and Huang Yanjiong has never been resolved, and it has only intensified. This time, the king joined forces to attack the Xianbei. The king took the lead in contacting Huang Yanjiong. The purpose was to test his attitude and see how many troops he could send, so as to estimate his current power situation. But the Grand Marshal knows what Huang Yanjiong did on the first day he arrived in Chenliu. He actually used a vicious plan to force the king to kill the son of his benefactor."
In Xiao Rong's narration, the situation that day was thrilling. Qu Yunmie's knife was across Huang Keji's neck, and Huang Yanjiong stood up excitedly. At the critical moment, Huang Keji revealed his identity. Qu Yunmie dropped the knife in horror and regretted that he almost killed Huang Yanqin's son. ...
There was no storyteller at that time, and Xiao Rong's ups and downs in the storytelling made Sun Renluan stunned, as if he was at the scene and could clearly see Huang Yanjiong's viciousness and Huang Keji's fear.
As for Zhou Liang, he was directly eliminated by Xiao Rong. Zhou Liang had already run away, and who knew where he would go. He didn't want Sun Renluan to realize that this was a talent and then send people out to recruit him.
So in Xiao Rong's mouth, this vicious plan was all Huang Yanjiong's fault, and all the mistakes were his. This man is rotten from the inside out. He still has 100,000 soldiers and horses now. You should quickly consider what to do! ...
Sun Renluan naturally couldn't agree with what he said. He still opposed Xiao Rong's statement. Xiao Rong raised the corners of his mouth and smiled again.
Sun Renluan was almost traumatized by his smile, because every time he smiled like that, it told Sun Renluan bad news.
As expected, Xiao Rong then told him that Huang Yanjiong did not want to send troops to attack the Xianbei, but he made a deal with the Zhenbei Army before leaving. If Qu Yunmie could report his military achievements to the court and let the court change his territory from Jianning back to Lujiang, then he would respond to Qu Yunmie's invitation. Not only that, he would also write a personal letter to make Qu Yunmie no longer be suppressed by the Huang family's morality. ... It was obviously Xiao Rong's request that moved Huang Yanjiong at the beginning. At this point, he turned black and white and said that this was Huang Yanjiong's request. However, he did not lie. Huang Yanjiong did agree to send troops in the future based on this premise.
But with such a simple substitution of concepts, Huang Yanjiong became an extremely ambitious traitor. The fact that he wanted to return to Lujiang showed, on the one hand, that he still had a grudge against what happened in the past, so he was so persistent in wanting to come back; on the other hand, while he wanted to return to Lujiang, he was also recruiting soldiers. By that time, he would be stationed in Lujiang with 100,000 soldiers and could still break the city walls of Jinling.
He even had an advantage over Qu Yunmie. If Qu Yunmie wanted to attack, he still had to cross a river, but he didn't even have to climb a mountain. He could march directly to the city without worrying about food and supplies.
This time Sun Renluan's expression finally became a little serious. It is not terrible for a person to have ideas. What is terrible is that he has ideas and speaks them out. People who do this are either reckless or have confidence in themselves.
Xiao Rong observed his expression, then sighed at the right time. Huang Yanjiong threatened their king with the Huang family's favor, which really held their king's Achilles' heel. However, their king was a wise man, how could he do such a stupid thing to aid the enemy? Lujiang was close to Jinling and Chenliu. While Huang Yanjiong hated the court, he hated Qu Yunmie who had abducted his concubine in the past even more. When he thought that there was such an enemy jumping around outside, Qu Yunmie simply couldn't swallow it. Therefore, he sent himself here to let himself explain the matter clearly, and then work together to stage a drama, first luring Huang Yanjiong to send troops, wearing down his strength, and finally slowly dealing with him.
As for how to lure him, it is very simple. The Grand Marshal only needs to write a letter to let Huang Yanjiong listen to the King of Zhenbei and join forces to attack the Xianbei. In this way, he will know that the King of Zhenbei has really contacted the Grand Marshal, and he will think that there is a way to return to Lujiang.
Whether there is a way or not, it has not been mentioned anyway. In the future, it will just be a matter of a word from Sima.
Compared to asking the imperial court to send troops, writing a letter is nothing. Moreover, after listening to Xiao Rong's words, Sun Renluan also wanted to know how many troops Huang Yanjiong could send. If he could easily send out 10,000 or 20,000 people...
Although Jianning is far away, it is not a place to be trusted. There are natural barriers to the south of the Huai River, so it is difficult for the north of the Huai River to attack. However, the most fatal point of the south of the Huai River is that the entire south is plains and hills, which is more difficult to defend than the north. In the era of division, the north of the Huai River has always been divided into several small countries, while the south of the Huai River has always been a large and continuous area. This is the reason why the unrest in the south always ends quickly, because no one can rule this place and become a king.
Sun Renluan was thinking about Huang Yanjiong, so he casually nodded to Xiao Rong. Seeing him nod, Xiao Rong immediately stopped and no longer mentioned Huang Yanjiong, as if this was not his main purpose at all. Huang Yanjiong was just his sincerity. Now that the sincerity had been given, Xiao Rong naturally had to bring up the issue of sending troops again.
However, this time Sun Renluan did not nod so easily, and the two of them argued again. In the end, Xiao Rong had to return empty-handed. Seeing that he could not convince Sun Renluan, Xiao Rong had to get up and leave. But before leaving, he gave the secret recipe sent by Huang Yanjiong to Sun Renluan. He also said frankly that this was Huang Yanjiong's thing, and he wanted Qu Yunmie to pass it to Sun Renluan and facilitate his relocation to Lujiang.
As for the fact that he sent more than these, in fact, there were many, many things, Xiao Rong did not mention this. If Sun Renluan asked, he would say that the things were in the other garden and he would have someone send them after he returned. If Sun Renluan did not ask, then this would be an extra income. …………
Sun Renluan has been in control of the imperial court for many years and has seen countless good things. Naturally, he would not stare at Huang Yanjiong's gift. He even just glanced at the secret recipe and casually said "hmm", showing a completely indifferent attitude.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Rong mentioned that Huang Yanjiong had also sent a secret recipe for maintaining beauty, which was to be given to the Queen Mother. Xiao Rong did not ask Sun Renluan what he should do, but directly said that he planned to go to the Queen Mother, both to give a gift and to pay a visit.
In the early feudal dynasties, the power of the empress dowager was greater than most people could imagine. Many of them controlled the government for decades. Even when the emperor had grown powerful, he did not dare to do anything to them, but continued to support them and secretly seize power.
Empress Dowager Sun is not doing well because she cannot stand on her own feet. If she had the ability to kick her brother down, she would not be treated as a vase empress dowager now.
However, even if she was a vase, she was still the honorable empress dowager, who lived a life of luxury every day and had to show up on big occasions. If foreign officials wanted to please her, they could also see her.
If Xiao Rong asked Sun Renluan, Sun Renluan would definitely not let him go, but he had blocked Sun Renluan's way in advance. As a person who values "courtesy", it would be difficult for him to refuse him.
Anyway, his sister doesn't care about anything except jewelry and men, so it doesn't hurt to let him go.
After Xiao Rong left, Sun Renluan suddenly thought of a question. Xiao Rong was very beautiful, so his sister couldn't be--Sun Renluan was in his forties, and Queen Mother Sun was only in her twenties. They were indeed siblings, but one was born to his first wife, and the other to his second wife. When Sun Shannu was born, Sun Renluan already had a daughter. The two were not close at all, and naturally they didn't know each other very well. But Xiao Rong was different. He knew what kind of person Sun Shannu was.
It's true that she loves money and lust, but she is also a complete love-brained person.
At this time, Queen Mother Sun's true love has appeared beside her. No matter how beautiful Xiao Rong is, he probably can't shake the position of that true love in Queen Mother Sun's heart.
When he arrived at Empress Dowager Sun's palace, just as he expected, Empress Dowager Sun was sitting behind the curtain. She was indeed surprised to see Xiao Rong's appearance and stared at him with fascination. But after hesitating for a long time, she gave up the idea. Xiao Rong was not an ordinary young man from aristocratic family. He was the man of the King of Zhenbei and could not become her forbidden delicacy. What's more, if she did so, someone would be jealous.
With a feeling of pity, Sun Shannu asked the maid to take the gift brought by Xiao Rong, then said a few polite words to him and let him leave.
But Sun Shannu probably could never have imagined that Xiao Rong, who was very respectful in her palace, would change his face as soon as he stepped out of her palace.
Before leaving, he first grasped his sleeves tightly, making them full of wrinkles, creating the appearance of being caught. After stepping out of the palace gate, Xiao Rong changed his previous ease. He clenched his fists in shame and anger, his face was abnormally red, and he bit his lower lip. He walked forward quickly, and when he saw someone, he would cover his face, as if he didn't want to be recognized.
The patrolling guard looked at him, then looked at the palace in front.
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