History of Yongwu

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Batu stood at the door with the food in his hand, and tapped twice, "Your Highness, it's time to eat."

"Um"

With a promise from the inside, Batu opened the door and came in. Hu Yantai handed him the letter and said, "Send the letter back."

The meeting with King Jin, apart from being slightly surprised at the beginning, everything was still within his expectation, but before parting, what King Jin said surprised him.

King Jin's words can explain at least two things. First, King Jin sees the conflict between Hu and Han very clearly, and will not give up his vigilance easily because of the peace talks between the two parties. Second, King Jin understands that the peace talks between Hu and Han are his political capital. It won't be easily destroyed.

Compared with the former, he cared more about the latter. Jin Wang wanted to tie him to his side and jointly maintain the peace talks, but now he found that he really had no room to refuse, which felt bad.

"Your Highness" Batu stood aside and reminded, "What are you thinking?"

"Hehe, I think Brother Wen doesn't seem to like to give people choices," Hu Yantai said with a smile.

At noon, Hu Yantai was thinking about how to test King Jin, but King Jin took the initiative to find him.

"Your Highness, King Jin invites you to go hunting in the city." Batu handed him the invitation.

"Going out of the city to hunt" Hu Yantai smiled while holding the invitation, and it was hunting again. In some respects, he and King Jin really coincided.

In the western suburbs of Xuancheng, there are still only King Jin's troops, but this time Qin Yu ordered to expel all the idlers and others.Hu Yantai has a special status, and he doesn't want to have an accident at such a critical moment.

When Hu Yantai came to the hunting ground, King Jin was in military uniform, holding a whip, looking more energetic than last time, waiting for him on a horse.

"My lord, I'm so excited," he rode forward and said.

"Yesterday Wang Meng told me that Your Highness still remembers the agreement between Huyan City and this King, so I specially invited His Highness here today. I hope His Highness will not blame me for being forgetful," Qin Yu said with a smile.

Hu Yantai smiled, and followed King Jin to the hunting ground. This time they didn't confront each other, they seemed to understand each other's intentions, and they were not here. After a few laps at will, Qin Yu suggested going back to the camp to rest for a while.

"Your Majesty's horsemanship is more refined than before"

Qin Yu waved his hand and said, "Your Highness is not bad either."

Hu Yantai took a sip of tea and continued, "I think the prince's army is well-organized and his armor is mighty. It doesn't seem that there is a lack of horses. The prince should not be embarrassed by a few horses."

"Hahaha, why do you need to go around in circles, Your Highness wants to ask, why does this king buy horses from you instead of the original horse dealer?" Qin Yu raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Please tell me clearly," Hu Yantai admitted.

"Your Highness, Dayong has a vast territory, millions of soldiers, and countless war horses are consumed every year. The number of horses purchased from horse dealers is scattered and the quality is not uniform. Now you and I have formed an alliance and purchased them in your country. One can show it Dayong's sincerity deepens the friendship between Hu and Han, and also prevents others from profiting, so why not leave such a profitable thing to the allies?"

"This statement is well-founded, but don't blame Xiaowang's villainous heart. The two countries have just formed an alliance, and the prince said to buy horses. Although I believe in the prince's virtue, my king is worried. I am afraid that I will use horses to help the enemy."

Qin Yu frowned, looking a little annoyed, and said in a hasty tone, "Your Highness, the two countries form an alliance. Your Majesty has personally promised it and announced it to the world. How can you go back on your word? It is a loss of the prestige of the emperor. The military affairs of the Northland are all in the charge of the king. Naturally, I have to urge me to urge me to buy horses. I have already reported to Your Majesty on the matter of buying horses. If I go back on my word and send troops to disturb your country, and when the time comes when Huyan Iron Cavalry arrives, how will I explain to Your Majesty?"

As he spoke, he leaned forward again, and said to Hu Yantai in a low voice, "Besides, your highness and this king have single-handedly made the alliance. If this happens, it will be beneficial to both your highness and this king. Why should this king lie to you?" "

Hu Yantai slightly understood King Jin's intentions, pondered for a while and said, "I will do my best for this matter, but my father will be suspicious, and the prince should not buy too many military horses. After a long time, the royal court will benefit from the goods and increase the number." "

"Okay, three thousand horses. The king only needs three thousand good horses. Such a number will not pose any threat to your country."

Hu Yantai nodded, agreeing, Qin Yu smiled happily, pulled him out of the tent again, and did not walk into the city until it was getting late.

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Hu Yantai thought about this matter again and again, and it is true that buying a horse is indeed beneficial to him, and he has no reason to refuse King Jin at present.On the other hand, looking at King Jin's attitude, I'm afraid that the matter of forming an alliance and buying a horse is the king of Jin's decision first, and he didn't inform their majesty before.

Hu Yantai reckoned that the king of Jin probably wanted to take the opportunity to invite favors and win the trust of their majesty. There was serious internal fighting among Han vassal kings, so it was not unreasonable to do so.

Xuancheng

Qin Yu was riding on the horse, thinking that he had succeeded in buying the horse, he was in a good mood.It is true that Dayong can buy horses from other places, but the quantity is small and the critical time is long, and the horses he domesticated are not as strong as Hudi. If he can reach a cooperation with Huyan, then Dayong's army horses will be guaranteed, and he will suppress Wu in the future. King, calm the bright moon outside, and it will not be a hindrance.

And Qin Yu also understands that the feud between the two countries has been separated for a hundred years, and it is impossible to trust each other easily. Only King Jin is a philistine, and Hu Yantai will believe his sincerity. No one will trust a person who wants nothing, because There are too many variables to worry about.

A burst of yelling came from the corner of the street. Qin Yu regained his senses from his contemplation, and turned his head to look over there.

"Wang Meng, you go back first." Qin Yu said as he rode his horse and walked over there.

"Follow, Wang!" Seeing that he couldn't stop him, Wang Meng immediately ordered the guards to follow.

The guards hurriedly followed, this is the busiest street in Xuancheng, where there are teahouses and opera gardens, and there are even several Qinlou and Chu Pavilions, which are very lively.

Qin Yu walked casually, busy with his pregnancy, and the guards behind him pulled their horses and squeezed through the crowd, fearing that they would lose His Highness King Jin if they were not careful.

"Huh? Four Seas Guest" good name!Qin Yu stopped. There were many guests coming and going here, but it was not as noisy as other places. There was a faint sound of silk and bamboo, and it was quite elegant, like those arty places in the capital, which made him feel cordial.

"You go to the bar across the way." Seeing the guards in uniform, Qin Yu didn't want to spoil the atmosphere.

"But" the guard was in trouble, a silver coin fell into his palm, and when he raised his head, His Royal Highness King Jin had already strode in.

"Invite the guest officer" the guy warmly greeted him. This person is dressed in clothes that are either rich or expensive.

Qin Yu ignored him, followed behind the clerk and looked around. Seeing his expression, the clerk understood, and immediately led him to a private room with a great view on the second floor.

"What does the guest officer drink?"

"Well, let's make a pot of tea." Qin Yu said, looking downstairs.It's not bad here, there are singing and dancing to add to the fun, if you don't know it's a restaurant, you'd think it's a romantic place.

Boom!Boom!There were two knocks on the door, Qin Yu thought it was a buddy, didn't look away, and said "come in" casually

"See Your Majesty"

"Huh?" Turning around, Qin Yu looked at the person in front of him, his face changed slightly, "Boss Feng, why are you here?" At this moment, he was the last person he wanted to see.

Feng Xuzhi bowed slightly, and said respectfully, "Go back to the lord, this Four Seas Guest is opened by me."

"You drove it?" Qin Yu shook his head and smiled helplessly. Could it be that it was destined "I remember that you are not a horse merchant?"

"I heard that the lord is going to do business with Beihu, and Xuancheng may be ten times more prosperous than it is now. Opening a restaurant is to make money, and the second is to stay for horse traders." His soft voice, gentle and elegant, made Qin Yu's heart sway for a while.

"Look, my lord, this is not just a place to stay." Qin Yu said, turning his head and looking downstairs, a girl was sitting on the stage, playing the guqin and singing at the same time, the singing was slowly refreshing.

Qin Yu didn't expect that he would run into Feng Xuzhi while taking a casual walk. For this person, the surprise at first meeting faded away, leaving his heart full of desolation. Now seeing this familiar face again, he felt a little upset.

Feng Xuzhi's vividness and difference seemed to remind him time and time again that his Shaoyun was dead and would never appear again, but Qin Yu was unwilling to break this connection like an addiction.

After the singing was over, Qin Yu was still immersed in the unreasonable thoughts, his eyes followed the singer's figure subconsciously, and he didn't come back to his senses until the girl turned to the back hall.

"You sang well." Qin Yu praised in a low voice, concealing his lack of focus.

Feng Xuzhi probably thought that King Jin was interested, so he followed his words and said, "Her name is Ying'er, if the prince likes it, I will ask someone to send it to the prince's residence."

"Xu Zhi misunderstood, I just think she sings well, you" Qin Yu laughed, seeing him still standing beside him, hesitantly said, "Sit down and have a drink with me!"

After Feng Xuzhi sat down, Qin Yu seemed to have forgotten something, stared at him for a long time before saying, "Your family has been a horse merchant for generations, right?"

"Yes"

"Tell me about it?"

King Jin leaned back on the chair, Feng Xuzhi was a little surprised, but he quickly reacted, and told King Jin one by one about the horse sales at home.

Qin Yu sat across from him and looked at him silently. When a familiar voice came, he suddenly felt as if he had passed away.It would be great if Shaoyun was really you.

Three days later, the imperial decree of the capital came down, and Emperor Xuan greatly appreciated King Jin's trade proposal, and handed it over to King Jin to take full responsibility.Qin Yu hurriedly asked Wang Meng to find Hu Yantai to discuss the next thing.

"I don't know what the prince is doing, but he is so urgent." Hu Yantai said as soon as he entered the room.

"The imperial decree of the capital has arrived, and His Majesty greatly appreciates it, and I will give this king full responsibility." Qin Yu said with a smile.

"Oh? It's such a coincidence that the imperial edict from my father also came today, and I am very satisfied with what the prince said before." Hu Yantai also said with a smile.

"Since that's the case, the trade has been completed, it's very good, it's very good," Qin Yu said happily.

"There is one more good news to tell the prince." Qin Yu didn't speak, Hu Yantai took a sip of tea and continued, "Father has promised to sell three thousand war horses to King Jin, how should the prince thank me?"

"You should really thank Your Highness for this. This king will invite someone to host a banquet to entertain His Highness." Qin Yu just wanted to call the guards to come in, but was stopped by Hu Yantai.

"Wait a minute, Xiao Wang remembers that the prince still owes me a promise," Hu Yantai said mysteriously.

Qin Yu asked puzzledly, "What agreement?"

Hu Yantai looked at him with a smile and said, "Outside Huyan City, you and I agreed that we will meet again in Xuancheng, and we will have a drink. Forgot, my lord?"

Qin Yu was stunned for a moment, and said amusedly, "Could it be possible that Your Highness has forgotten that you and I have already had a good drink?"

"That day, it was King Jin who invited Prince Huyan, and the one who made an appointment with me that day was the bodyguard Wen, so it doesn't count." Hu Yantai shook his head.

"What do you think His Highness should do?"

"I've been in Xuancheng for a few days, and I haven't had the chance to appreciate the local scenery. Why don't Brother Wen invite me to taste the local wine?"

Qin Yu glanced at Hu Yantai, and said lightly, "There is a restaurant called Sihaike in the city. I have been there a few days ago. It's not bad. Why don't we meet there when the lights are on tonight?"

"Okay, then Xiao Wang will leave first." After speaking, Hu Yantai got up and left.

Qin Yu looked at the direction where Hu Yantai was leaving, and kept silent. He wondered what Hu Yantai's purpose was. The trade alliance was a foregone conclusion, and it was good for him, so why bother.He faintly felt that the banquet at night was not simple, and something was ready to come out from the bottom of his heart.

"My lord, my lord" Wang Meng touched him, and Qin Yu came back from contemplation, "What is your lord thinking? The last general has called several times."

"It's okay, what's the matter?" Qin Yu waved his hands impatiently.

Seeing that the King of Jin didn't want to talk about it, Wang Meng replied, "My lord, Huyan and his party have recently recruited a lot of Han scholars, saying that they want to bring them back to Huyan City to teach the royal children, and they are generous and many people have agreed. In the end, I am afraid that their intentions will be wrong. , specially report back to the prince"

"How many people have they found now?"

"About twenty or so, and I'm still looking for them."

Qin Yu nodded and didn't make a sound, Wang Meng saw him and didn't speak, and asked, "My lord, do you know what they are going to do?"

"My lord, I seem to know." After Qin Yu finished speaking, he got up and walked to the back hall, ignoring Wang Meng.

In the evening, Qin Yu came to the restaurant first, and the waiter probably took him to the private room last time as he was ordered.

"Bring your boss here," Qin Yu ordered.

Not a moment later, Feng Xuzhi arrived, still in the same state, respectfully and indifferently, "What orders does the lord have?"

Qin Yu deliberately ignored his appearance, and ordered, "If someone is looking for Wenhe in a while, you can bring him here." Feng Xuzhi was stunned for a moment.

"Wenhe is my king's character," Qin Yu explained.

Feng Xuzhi hurriedly bowed and took the order, "I will do it now"

Qin Yu nodded and did not speak, Feng Xuzhi retreated, and another half a quarter of an hour later, there was a knock on the door, before Qin Yu could speak, the door was pushed open, and Hu Yantai walked in.

Qin Yu watched him sit opposite and raised the wine glass in front of him.

"please"

"please"

The two drank at the same time, Hu Yantai put down the wine glass, looked at Qin Yu and said sincerely, "Today, you and I are just friends from the past, temporarily put aside the differences between Hu and Han, the entanglement between the two countries, and express our true feelings directly."

"It's of course good to express your feelings directly." Qin Yu looked at Hu Yantai, and continued to say with burning eyes, "Then I have something to ask Brother Huyan for advice."

"I know everything from below"

"Brother Huyan, why do you want to drink with me?"

"Because I admire Brother Wen, admire your talent, and want to have a drink together, Brother Wen is trustworthy," Hu Yantai said quite seriously

"I don't believe it." Qin Yu didn't care about his seriousness, poured himself another glass of wine, and said in a flat tone with a hint of ridicule, "Brother Huyan himself is a hero in the world, it's too far-fetched to admire him. I heard that Brother Huyan is recruiting scholars , what? Brother Huyan, do you want to come to Dayong to be an official?"

"I have admired the culture of the Han people since I was a child, so I have to learn a lot to come to Dayong this time." Hu Yantai still had that bold look.

Qin Yu looked at him and had to admit that if he hadn't known this person well, he might have regarded him as a bold knight-errant when they met by chance.

"Brother Huyan wants me to be honest with each other, but he doesn't tell the truth." Holding his wine glass, he looked at Huyantai.

"It's not that I don't tell the truth." Hu Yantai put down his wine glass, restrained his expression, looked at him and said slowly, "I'm just afraid that Brother Wen won't let me leave Xuancheng tomorrow if I speak the truth."

"Hahaha" Qin Yu looked up to the sky and laughed loudly. After laughing, he looked at Hu Yantai and shook his head, and didn't ask any more questions.

Hu Yantai was able to speak so frankly, and he got the answer. He not only wants the unity of the Hu people, but also the hearts of the people of the world. Moreover, Hu Yantai also guessed right, Qin Yu really has murderous intentions, he can't keep a Someone who has both the ambition to attack Dayong and the ability to appease the people of Dayong.

Suddenly, the sound of singing from downstairs broke the long silence between the two of them. Qin Yu glanced downstairs, and saw that woman named Yinger again.

The singing was melodious and moving, and the killing intent dissipated instantly. Qin Yu settled down, looked at Hu Yantai and asked, "Brother Huyan has a different status in the royal court now, what is his ambition in the future?"

Hu Yantai also looked at the singer, and said with a smile, "Naturally, it is to fulfill the last wish of our ancestors, to unify the land, and to rebuild the glory of the Huyan royal family."

"that is it?"

"If this wish can come true, why would you dare to ask for it?"

Hu Yantai still had that honest look, but he still didn't impress Qin Yu. Qin Yu smiled and said, "From my point of view, the king's ambition is still in the world."

Hu Yantai did not deny it, but turned to look at him and asked, "What is Brother Wen's ambition?"

"Naturally, it is to be loyal to His Majesty, protect the environment and the people, and help His Majesty calm down the moon and fulfill the last emperor's will, that's all." Qin Yu didn't lie this time, he felt that he could do these things himself.

"Brother Wen's ambition is a bit mediocre," Hu Yantai joked with a smile.

"This is my only wish," Qin Yu said seriously.

Hu Yantai looked at Qin Yu, and after a while, he suddenly laughed, "His Royal Highness, the king's talent is enough to rule the world, how can he do what you want?"

Qin Yu frowned when he heard this, and he didn't make a sound. The two of them tacitly didn't talk any more, and only talked about romantic things.In the middle of the night, Hu Yantai got up to say goodbye, Qin Yu escorted him to the door, watched him ride away on horseback, and then turned back to the restaurant.

Everyone in the lobby on the first floor had already left. Qin Yu came to the front of the stage and sat down on the chair in front. The woman named Ying'er on the stage saw someone sitting down and played another song with a wink.

It is not uncommon in the Dayong Dynasty that the king of the vassal led troops to go outside the town, and was tabooed by the emperor. There were not a few princes who died here, but would he and His Majesty go to this step?

It has been four years since His Majesty ascended the throne, and I have not been back to the capital since the first year of Yonghe. There are many criticisms from inside and outside the court, but His Majesty has not pursued it. Do you want to go back this year?

Feeling resistance and irritability in his heart, Qin Yu frowned slightly, feeling that the singing could no longer soothe his mind.

"My lord, please have some tea." Feng Xuzhi's voice came from beside him.

The restless mood suddenly calmed down, Qin Yu looked at him with deep eyes, the capital is okay, what should he do with this person in front of him.

Feng Xuzhi looked at him steadfastly, only to see that King Jin stood up, did not take the cup of tea, gave him a deep look, and left the restaurant without a sound.