History of Yongwu

After Beihu returned, Qin Yu summoned Fan Wentian from Daliang and asked him to deal with specific trade matters. Thanks to Fan Wentian's reminder, when Qin Yu gave the memorial to Emperor Xuan on this matter, he also sent a memorial to plead guilty.

Emperor Xuan did not blame him. It is a good thing for the court to have fewer strong enemies in a situation where there are thorns all around. Naturally, he is happy to see it succeed, so he entrusts the full authority of the matter to the King of Jin for decision.The Hu people are also very trustworthy, and the harassment in the northern border has been greatly reduced. Now they are waiting for the Hu people to send envoys to Xuancheng to discuss the matter of trade.

Qin Yu raised his head from the table, stretched his stiff waist, and asked the guards to call Wang Meng.

"My lord, the end is coming." Wang Meng's tall figure blocked the light in front of Qin Yu's desk.

Throwing the two memorials to him, Qin Yu ordered, "This is the recent status of the peace talks, send them to the capital."

"Yes"

Qin Yu stretched again, walked to the window, and pushed it open. The trees in the yard had already sprouted green buds, and the flowers were just about to bloom, which made people feel comfortable.

"Walking around, spring is here before you know it"

"Yeah, there's been no fighting recently, and the weather is good. The soldiers will go outside the city for an outing after their shifts." Wang Meng followed his gaze and was also happy for a while.

Qin Yu smiled, turned around suddenly and said to him, "Anyway, I have nothing to do, let's go out to the city for spring hunting tomorrow, and I have been busy for a long time."

"Yes, my lord," Wang Meng said and went out to prepare. He has been busy with Qin Yu for a long time, and he is also looking forward to Chunshou.

After Wang Meng left, Qin Yu turned his head and continued to look at the flowers and plants in the courtyard. It was another year when the trees proliferated and sprouted.

The western suburbs of Xuancheng were sparsely populated, and the common people consciously avoided it when they heard that King Jin was hunting.Not far to the west from the city, there are several hills with dense forests, hiding a lot of prey.

On the hunting ground, a small deer frantically fled into the forest. Qin Yu rode on the horse and followed closely, all the way through the forest.The front suddenly opened up, and the waiting guards immediately surrounded it. The fawn's four hooves were flustered, and it didn't know where to grab it, and its running speed slowed down.

Hehe Qin Yu smiled and drew out his bow and arrow.Whoosh!From nowhere in front of the side, a feather flew over and hit the deer's body impartially. The deer wailed and fell to the ground.

Pulling the reins, the horse stopped. Qin Yu looked sideways at the direction where the arrow feathers were flying.

"Ask who is he? Bring him here?"

"Yes"

Putting away his bow and arrows, Qin Yu rode back to the camp. He was not angry, but he had never been surrounded by outsiders. He was curious about who snatched his prey.

In the big tent, Qin Yu looked at the map of Beihu, thinking about whether to bring in a few more Hu tribes.

"My lord, people brought it"

"Um"

Withdrawing his gaze, Qin Yu turned around and sat down on a chair. There was a person kneeling in front of him, dressed in a white brocade robe, luxurious and elegant. Qin Yu glanced at it and suddenly became playful.

"It's you who snatched this king's prey," he said, leaning forward, "Let me see what a hero you are."

The man in white raised his head, looked at him in fear, kowtowed and said, "My lord, forgive me, my lord, forgive my sin"

"Hehe" the laughter stopped abruptly, Qin Yu frowned fiercely, stood up abruptly, and was stunned in place.

With this face, Qin Yu didn't hear his begging for mercy, his mind was buzzing, and he looked at him motionless.He can't forget this face, because he has seen it many times in midnight dreams, and he can't draw it on paper and ink scrolls many times.

The same eyebrows, the same face, in Qin Yu's imagination, the young Lord Mu should be like this four years later.

Shaojun is that you?Did you come back?You miss me too, right?At that moment, he had a lot of things he wanted to say in his heart, but in the end he only ended up with one sentence.

"Get up"

The man in white stood up awkwardly, and Qin Yu stared at him for a long time.

Is this king in a dream, or you really came back.Qin Yu touched the bronze talisman tied around his waist uneasily, the coldness from his palm pulled him back to reality, he tried to calm himself down, and sat down again.

"What's your name?" Qin Yu asked.

The soft voice of "Cao Min Feng Xu Zhi" carried the kindness he was familiar with.

Even the voice is so similar!Qin Yu felt that his mind was a little confused, and he didn't know what to do.

Reluctantly pulling his mind back, he then asked, "What are you doing in Xuancheng?"

"Caomin is a horse dealer in the south of the Yangtze River. He just inherited his father's business. This is the first time Caomin came to the north to sell horses. He ran into the prince without thinking." He probably sensed that the king of Jin did not have any malicious intentions. Although the man in white was still a little scared, he did not Out of politeness, he answered generously.

Qin Yu didn't seem to hear his answer, and suddenly asked, "Are you an orphan?" Could it be that there are still children living outside the city of Dian.

"Back to the prince, I am a single descendant of the Feng family, not an orphan"

Qin Yu was a little disappointed in his heart, although he didn't know what to be disappointed, even if he was, he was still not that person, maybe he just wanted to grasp everything related to him, so that he would not disappear like air, only he knew.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, go back." After Qin Yu finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the inner room. He felt some pain in his temples and was disturbed. He didn't want to see this face again, he just wanted to go back and lie down for a while.

That's it, don't show up again.

The spring hunt was over, and when he returned to the palace, Qin Yu stayed in the study all the time. He found all the paper and ink scrolls, as if he wanted to warn himself, but also seemed unwilling.

At sunset, the palace prepared dinner, but the servants did not dare to disturb him. Normally, when King Jin hid in his room to paint, he would not let anyone approach him, let alone take a look at the portrait.

boom! boom! boom!

"Prince" Wang Meng stood outside the door, only he knew what happened to King Jin.

Today, when the guards brought that person over, he felt familiar. When he realized it, he was shocked. Although few people knew about the matter between the prince and Mr. Lan, he still remembered it.In Jicheng, the young prince would stare at the picture scroll for a long time with no expression on his face, and then turn around and dive into the busy government affairs. Today's people are too similar.

"Come in" Qin Yu's voice was calm, which made people worry.

Wang Meng pushed the door open and entered the study. Qin Yu was sitting in the room, as expected, he was looking at the scroll again.

Qin Yu didn't look at him, but quietly asked, "Wang Meng, do you think there are such similar people in the world?"

"Maybe, maybe not, but the end will know that the dead will not be resurrected." He was worried about King Jin, so he had to pull the prince back, and he couldn't let him go crazy just once.

"Dead people can't be resurrected." Qin Yu sighed, chewing those words over and over again, no matter how many times they still make one's heart chill.

Qin Yu finally looked up at Wang Meng and asked, "What's the matter?"

"My lord, you've been here for a long time, it's time to eat"

Qin Yu looked at Wang Meng who was hesitant to speak, smiled, carefully put away the scroll, and was about to go out when the housekeeper happened to come in.

"My lord, a Jiangnan horse merchant surnamed Feng sent a piece of venison, saying that he thanked the lord for not punishing him for the crime he committed."

"Let's do the venison." Qin Yu just stepped out of the door, his eyes were full of starlight, and something seemed to move in his heart. He suddenly turned around and said to Wang Meng, "Check out this horse dealer for me. The more details, the better." good"

"Yes"

Standing behind him, Wang Meng watched Qin Yu's leaving back, shook his head and walked out of the palace.

On the high platform dedicated to hunting, Qin Yu was dressed in a black hunting suit, looking at the chase below with distracted eyes.The things that Wang Meng checked two days ago have been sent to him. They are complete. The Feng family is from the south of the Yangtze River. , the less likely it is to have something to do with Lord Mu Xiaohou.

"See Your Majesty"

What a pleasant voice, Qin Yu turned his head, Feng Xuzhi stood aside, looked at him with a smile, his eyes moved slightly, and he pointed to the seat next to him, "Sit down."

"Thank you, my lord." Feng Xuzhi sat down in surprise.

Qin Yu looked at the front, and for a while, looked at the front and pretended to have no intention of asking, "Are you related to the city of Dian?"

"Marquis of Diancheng?" Feng Xuzhi looked at Qin Yu strangely, "I've never heard of it?"

"Then what's your mother's family name?" Qin Yu turned to look at him and asked.

"Mother Liu is also from Jiangnan," Feng Xuzhi replied with a slight bow.

Alas, there was a barely audible sigh, aren't these already written in black and white?I want to ask what the result is.

Qin Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the audience, trying to find an explanation for his absurd behavior, but after a long time he seemed to find the reason, and walked beside him, saying "Let's go! Let's ride a horse".

Let's ride a horse!It's been a long time since I rode with you!

King Jin came to the hunting ground, and everyone retreated tactfully. Qin Yu strolled casually on the grass on his horse, and Feng Xuzhi followed behind on his horse, with a calm expression on his face.

A gray rabbit sprang out from the side, Qin Yu raised his arm, stretched his bow, took aim, and released the arrow in one go.The guard ran over to pick up the prey, Qin Yu subconsciously turned around to look for the familiar figure, and Feng Xuzhi seemed to be waiting for his gaze, Qin Yu felt that there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, very much like the young Shao Yun.

It's so similar, I don't know if it's right or wrong!Qin Yu's heart ached, he turned around and didn't dare to look at it again.

Feng Xuzhi probably felt offended, looked away, and praised, "My lord is good at arrows."

"Do you really have no relatives named Mu?"

"No," Feng Xuzhi shook his head and said.

"Yeah, how could it be such a coincidence?" Qin Yu sighed with emotion in a low voice.

It has been four years, Qin Yu thought that time had made him no longer hurt, but after seeing Feng Xu, he realized that the sharp pain was gone, but after a long time, Mu Shaoyun's death has been integrated into his heart. Life, every time I think of it, it is a kind of loneliness that I don't know how to describe.

Feng Xuzhi's soft voice came again, "My lord has been asking me, is there anyone like me?"

"You are very smart." Qin Yu looked at him.

"The villain offends" Feng Xuzhi lowered his head halfway, his eyebrows gathered together, and there was a trace of panic on his face.

It's scary like that too!The sun slowly descended behind Feng Xuzhi, shining golden on him, making people unable to tell whether he was real or not "Well, I have an old friend who looks very similar to Xu Zhi"

"Did the lord find him?" His expression was hidden in the light, making Qin Yu unable to see clearly.

At the foot of the mountain in the distance, the spring breeze blew, the trees swayed, and the sound of rattling echoed in his ears. Qin Yu slowly let out a breath, "He is dead." He held the rein tightly so that the trembling hands would not stop. So obvious.

"Are you seriously ill?" Feng Xuzhi's voice was still gentle.

"He died in the chaos of war, and this king did something stupid." Qin Yu finally controlled his trembling palms, but he didn't dare to utter the second half of the sentence. It took him a long time to muster up the courage, "This king killed him."

There was silence between heaven and earth for a while, and after a long while, Feng Xuzhi comforted him and said, "My lord, my condolences"

Sorry?Oh why do you want to mourn!Qin Yu turned to look at him, and suddenly smiled, "I don't need to mourn, it's fine not to mourn."

Feng Xu was stunned, temporarily forgot the etiquette, and looked at him for a moment, Qin Yu couldn't look directly at him, turned his face away and turned his direction.

"It's getting late, let's go back, the king is very happy today, Xuzhi came to my house for a drink"

"Thank you, my lord, for the banquet"

In the evening, Qin Yu drank a lot of wine, he hadn't drank so much since he started the army, he remembered that when he fell asleep on the table, he seemed to see Feng Xuzhi looking at him, was his expression worried!

Wangfu, Wang Meng walked through the vertical door and stood outside the study door, "My lord, there will be a military report at the end."

In fact, since Feng Xuzhi appeared, Wang Meng has been a little worried about King Jin, but in fact, what should King Jin be busy with, as if he has never seen such a person.

"Come in"

Qin Yu sat behind the desk and was writing the memorial with his head down. Wang Meng stood aside and waited tactfully. After Qin Yu finished writing, he gently put down his pen and asked him, "What's the matter?"

"My lord, the recruits in Xincheng and Yuyang lack armor and weapons. Please send five thousand sets of armor. In Shuocheng, there are too many horses. General Song Yi please send three thousand horses. General Pan, the guard of Guangling, claims to be old. Weak and asked to return to his hometown, and the deputy general Xue Renshan was recommended as the guard of Guangling."

"The armor of Yuyang and Xincheng will be allocated by the treasury. If it is not enough, Fan Xiang will arrange someone to build it. Tell General Pan that his resignation has been received by the king. I will personally write a memorial and report it to His Majesty. Please make a decision. As for Song Dynasty General Yi’s war horse.” Qin Yu pondered for a moment before saying, “I’ll temporarily allocate five hundred horses to him, and the rest will be given to him after the peace talks.”

"Yes" Wang Meng promised without leaving.

Qin Yu took a look and continued to ask, "Is there anything else?"

"Hudi letter paper, I want the lord to open it personally." Wang Meng said and presented the letter paper with both hands.

Qin Yu took the letter paper "Sure enough"

"My lord, what's the matter?" Wang Meng asked with a smile when he saw King Jin's face beaming with joy.

Qin Yu said to him, "Huyan has already sent an envoy, and the letter said that he will arrive in Xuancheng in two days. You should immediately go to the posthouse to arrange to meet the envoy. Don't neglect it."

"Who made it?"

Qin Yu blinked and said, "Guess?"

"Huyantai?" Wang Meng tentatively replied.

Qin Yu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Wang Meng, you're not too stupid, haha"

General Wang was ridiculed for no reason, and his face turned awkward. In order to prevent King Jin from continuing to make fun of him, he hurriedly left and went to work.

back garden

It's May, even in Xuancheng, the flowers are blooming, the breeze is blowing and the weather is pleasant, Qin Yu sat in the small pavilion, looked at the treetops blown by the wind, and thought of Feng Xuzhi again.

In fact, Qin Yu was not as peaceful as Wang Meng thought, and the meeting still troubled people's hearts, but he already understood that they were not alone, and seeing each other would only increase sadness.But it was too difficult to let go, he couldn't let go of a person who was so similar to Shaoyun, and wanted to hold on to that trace of connection, even if it was just a person similar to him.

At the north gate of Xuancheng, Wang Meng and Fan Wentian led a group of civil and military personnel to welcome Hu Yantai and take him to the post house.

"His Royal Highness, please rest first. King Jin will prepare a banquet in the mansion later to clean up the dust for everyone. At the end, he will go back and report to King Jin first." Wang Meng said to Hu Yantai with a smile.

"Then thank you King Jin for your kindness," Hu Yantai said politely.

Wang Meng nodded, and was about to leave when Hu Yantai asked him, "General Wang will be there later, the bodyguard Wen who went to Huyan City with General Wang last time is there, and Xiao Wang still has an appointment with him."

Wang Meng was stunned for a moment, thinking of Qin Yu's words before, could it be that Prince Huyan wanted to determine whether the guard Wen was punished or not?Wang Meng, who never turned a corner, thought about it and said, "His Royal Highness Wen will see it at the banquet."

In the evening, Wang Meng led the delegation to the mansion of King Jin. Hu Yantai was riding on the horse, and saw the gate of the mansion of Jin from a distance. A group of officials surrounded a man in the middle. The young man was wearing a black gilded python robe. This person should be King Jin. .

"Your Highness, please stay safe and sound." Qin Yu greeted him and saluted.

Only then did Hu Yantai see clearly the young man in the boa robe in the middle, and was startled, "Brother Wen, it turned out to be you!"

Qin Yu raised his head and smiled, and said apologetically, "Farewell to Huyan City, I really miss His Highness's demeanor, and I had to deceive him at the beginning, I hope His Highness will not mind."

"I met by chance in the city, I know that Brother Wen is extraordinary, but now I know that it is Xiao Wang who is blind." Hu Yantai has recovered his expression, although he is surprised, it is not too difficult to predict.

Qin Yu smiled and led him into the mansion. The banquet started and everyone took their seats. Qin Yu and Hu Yantai sat at the head of the table.

"When Huyan was in the city, friends and foes were unknown, so I had no choice but to conceal my identity. If I offended you, I will punish myself with a drink." Qin Yu drank it down in one gulp.

"My lord, you don't have to blame yourself, but the little wang doesn't know the identity of your lord, so you are negligent." Hu Yantai also raised his head and drank the wine in his glass.

Qin Yu smiled, thinking of the arrow feathers that brushed past his ears, His Royal Highness did not neglect himself "I don't know how King Huyan will deal with the trade issue." He put down his wine glass and asked with a smile.

"Mutuo became a place of trade between the two states. Huyan has no objection. It's just the defense here. Huyan still has some doubts?"

"I don't know what the question is?"

"After all, Mutuo City is on the edge of the two states. If something happens, what should we do?" Hu Yantai looked at him, his eyes flickering, unable to understand what it meant.

"This king proposes to set up a Yishi official in each city to be in charge of the commercial affairs of the two states. The two states will choose the candidates, and each state will send [-] infantry and [-] cavalry to maintain order in the city and prevent bandits. Looting, what do you think, Your Highness?"

Qin Yu looked at him with a smile, he understood that Hu Yan was still worried about Dayong's sincerity.

"My lord has considered everything well, and Xiao Wang agrees very much." Hu Yantai nodded, this move was fair and reasonable, and he had no objection.

After talking for a few more times, Hu Yantai put down his wine glass and said, "Huyan City allows Han people to enter, and I hope Xuan City can do the same."

"This is natural." Qin Yu suddenly smiled, looked at him and said, "In order to avoid misunderstandings between the two countries, officials and nobles from the two countries are not allowed to intervene. If there is a request for goods, it must be handled by the merchants of the country. The merchant's guards are not allowed to exceed 100. People, businessmen from the two states must be registered with the government of the two states.”

"It's natural." Hu Yantai still replied lightly, without a trace of dissatisfaction.

When the banquet was about to end, Qin Yu toasted Yantai again, and said with a philistine smile, "It was a matter between the two countries before, but now this king has a deal to do with the royal family of Huyan."

Hu Yantai withdrew his eyes from looking at the dancer, and asked strangely, "I don't know what the deal is, so the prince himself brought it up."

"This king wants to buy military horses from Huyan," Qin Yu said while looking at him.

"Army horse? I wonder which tribe the prince bought the army horse to deal with?" Hu Yantai asked quietly.

"Haha, don't worry, Your Highness. The peace talks and trade have just begun. How could Dayong lightly start a war? His Majesty's desire to calm down Mingyue is increasing day by day. Naturally, the purpose of buying horses is to go south to fight against Mingyue." Qin Yu said, winking slyly at Hu Yantai Eyes: "As a courtier, this king should naturally share the worries of His Majesty, so I hope His Highness will be fulfilled."

Hu Yantai looked at his appearance, not sure if he was real or not, so he reasoned, "So that's the case, this is a big matter, I need to report to my father and queen before I can answer the prince."

"Of course, I'm waiting for the good news for now." Qin Yu didn't ask any further questions, and continued to express his gratitude.

When the moon was at the top of the city, the banquet was finally over, and Qin Yu personally sent Hu Yantai to the door.

"My lord doesn't have to send you far, please go back."

"The king will entertain His Highness again in another day"

Hu Yantai cupped his hands to thank him, and was about to turn around and get on his horse when his arm was pulled, Qin Yu came closer and said, "There is one more thing, please pay attention, Your Highness, Da Yong and Hu Yan have just got married, and Han and Hu can't quell the old enmity, so Mu Tuo Once there is a disagreement between Hu and Han in the city, do not resort to violence without authorization. Once there is a life lawsuit, it is not good for His Royal Highness and this king."

After Qin Yu finished speaking, he took a step back, took a deep look at Hu Yantai, and bowed his hands in salute.

"I will report this matter to my father." Hu Yantai was slightly startled, then nodded solemnly.