History of Yongwu

In the early morning of the second day, Qin Yu woke Wang Meng up, and after giving instructions in a low voice, Wang Meng rode out of the city on horseback, and did not return until the evening when the sun was setting.

"Is everything done?"

"Everything is ready according to the prince's order"

"Well, let's rest early, we will start tomorrow morning"

The next day, in order not to alarm the local barbarians, Qin Yu and Wang Meng set off before dawn. They were already more than 20 miles away from Mutuo City when the sun was three poles high.

Huyan City is located in the northeast of Mutuo City. It is the Hu people's royal city closest to Dayong, and it is also the largest and most prosperous town of Hu people. All the trade between Dayong and Beihu, including Waihu, passes through here. .

The Huyan tribe is in charge of Huyan City. It is said that the royal family of the Hu people 800 years ago declined later. Although it is impossible to distinguish the authenticity of the legend today, the Huyan tribe is indeed a large tribe with the largest number of Hu people. They fought against Dayong The most is the Huyan Department.

As an envoy of Dayong, Qin Yu wanted to persuade the Huyan tribe and Dayong to exchange business and trade, and temporarily suspend the war, so as to ease the situation of the confrontation between the army stationed in the northern border and the North Hu. Second, he hoped that the Huyan tribe would form an alliance with Dayong. It can split the Hu people and give Dayong time to pacify the country and deal with Mingyue.

At sunset, he finally arrived at Huyan City. Qin Yu saw that the city in front of him was much more majestic than Mutuo City. The city walls were solid and there were troops stationed on top of the walls.

Slowly entering the city, Qin Yu casually looked at the construction shops in the city. Although it was getting dark, there were still many shops and taverns open, and there were also many pedestrians on the street. Although it could not be compared with the capital, it was comparable to Jicheng Don't give up more than that.

Wang Meng found an ordinary inn to stay, and just after dawn on the second day, Qin Yu came to the gate of the inn following the guidance of the barbarians.

From a distance, two Hu soldiers guarded the gate, "May I ask if the foreign envoys stay here for registration?" The guard got off his horse and asked.

The Hu soldier looked at Qin Yu, then at Wang Meng and his party, and replied, "That's right, which tribe do you belong to?"

"We are the envoys of Dayong." As soon as the words fell, the faces of the guards changed suddenly, and they shouted, "Han people! How dare you come to Huyan City!" He was about to draw his sword.

Seeing that things were not going well, Wang Meng hurried forward to protect Qin Yu, at this moment a man of medium build and official appearance walked out of the gate of the post house.

"What's up!"

The two guards immediately let go of the hand holding the knife when they saw this man, and saluted with his right hand on his chest. The man walked over the soldiers and walked in front of Qin Yu, "Who are you?"

"I am the envoy of Dayong, come to see King Huyan." He turned and pointed at Wang Meng and said, "This is our official envoy, Lord Wang Meng."

"An envoy from Dayong?" The official looked at Wang Meng with a frown, and said with disdain, "Hmph! What Dayong and the Hu people need are swords, not envoys. You should leave quickly, lest the swords meet."

Holding the knife in one hand, Wang Meng held his chest up and said, "I heard that the Huyan tribe is the majority of the Hu people. Now that the envoys are here to visit, the lord sent us away without reporting to the king. You really have the style of the majority! Wen guards, let's go! His Royal Highness Jin Wang must I don't want to hear the news," he said, making gestures to leave.

"Wait..." the official heard King Jin's name, bowed his head in thought for a while, and then said, "Let you stay here first, and it won't be too late to drive you away after reporting back to the king."

"Thank you, my lord," Wang Meng replied.

The man didn't bother to answer, but just ordered the guards to take them in to rest and not let them walk around at will.

Jin Shuzhu rushed to the palace on horseback. Dayong and the Hu people have never sent an envoy for a hundred years of war. What is the purpose of this envoy now?He didn't like the Han people, and wanted to send them all away, but the envoy mentioned King Jin who was guarding the northern border, which made him a bit more careful.

Moreover, King Huyan is a person with a monopoly of power, and the most taboo is that they make their own decisions without reporting. Now that the two princes are fighting, he can't leave excuses for others.

"The adults are here"

Jin Shuzhu dismounted and followed the guards all the way to the main hall. Huyan's palace was quite magnificent, with galloping horses and knights killing enemies everywhere carved and painted. The whole palace showed a kind of wildness and boldness unique to Beihu.

In the main hall, there are exquisite tapestries and paintings hanging on the four walls, and four large braziers are burning underground. King Huyan is sitting on the throne paved with white tiger skin, discussing with some nobles.

"Great King" Jin Shuzhu stood in the hall and saluted.

"What's the matter?" King Huyan looked at him.

"A few Han people have come and said they are Dayong's envoys, and they are asking to see the king," Jin Shuzhu knelt on one knee and said.

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of surprise and discussion in the hall, and the words scolded the Han people. Hu and Han had never had any contact in the century-old war. Now that Dayong sent envoys to come, the Hu people were surprised and even more defensive.

King Huyan coughed, and the discussion around him immediately stopped, "Han people? When did you come here? What do you want to see me for?"

"They just arrived, and the subordinates didn't know what they were going to do. The envoy at the head said that he belonged to King Jin. The subordinates did not dare to make decisions. After they settled down, they came to see the king immediately, and asked the king to give orders." Jin Shuzhu said Fifty-ten said.

King Huyan hummed without speaking, and lowered his head to think about it.

A burly man on the right stood up, "Your Majesty, we have fought so many battles with Dayong, and the Han people are cunning. They must come here for nothing good. It would be better if your Majesty disappeared."

"Your Majesty, although the Han people are cunning, this is Huyan City." The middle-aged man on the left also stood up, squinting and disdainful to the man before him.

Next to the man, a tall young man got up, held his chest and bowed and said, "Father, we are not afraid of the Han people, but such a cunning person, why should the father see him?"

"Haha, big brother, what an excuse," said the young man on the left teasingly.

King Huyan looked at the two of them and remained silent for a while. Huyanjin and Huyandu had been fighting each other all the time. He had long been used to it. Huyan ruled that the strong survived. The key was his own attitude, so he didn't express his opinion.

But it was hard to make a decision today, King Huyan didn't want others to misunderstand which son he preferred, while thinking about it, he saw Huyantai standing in a corner of the hall, and he had an idea, he opened his mouth and asked, "Xiaosi, do you think father should see the messenger? "

When Hu Yantai heard the question, he stood in the middle of the hall, put his right hand on his chest and said, "Father, let's not mention whether the Han people are cunning or not. We don't know what purpose the Dayong envoys have. Why don't you meet them and see what they say?" Then make a decision, the heroes of the Huyan tribe will naturally not be afraid of the Han people, but I am a dignified Huyan tribe, so the Han people cannot think that we are narrow-minded."

"Well, what Xiaosi said is good." King Huyan smiled.

"Thank you, father, king for your compliment." Hu Yantai retreated to the place where he was standing just now, and stood with hands down, with the same expression as before.If Qin Yu saw him, he would be surprised. This Hu Yantai was exactly the young man he saw at the market in Mutuo City.

King Huyan stood up, looked at Jin Shuzhu and said, "Tell the envoy of Dayong that I will meet him tomorrow and hear their purpose." After speaking, he got up and left the hall.

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Qin Yu was sitting at the table, holding a teacup and drinking it piece by piece.

"My lord, how can the barbarians reconcile easily with us after years of fighting, and our lives are in danger anytime we go deep into the enemy's camp?" Seeing his appearance, Wang Meng frowned and said in a low voice.

What happened to Qi Shan last time, every time he thinks about it, it makes him terrified, now it is even more dangerous than Qi Shan, if the barbarians want to kill them, they will die.

"What kind of tea is this!" Qin Yu frowned slightly. Hu tea tasted strange. See us in a smooth way, just wait patiently.”

"That's not okay, it's still too dangerous here, and if the prince's identity is exposed, the consequences will be disastrous, I think we'd better leave as soon as possible." Wang Meng looked out the window like a thief.

"Here you are, why don't you just leave without doing anything?" Qin Yu pushed him back to his seat, and continued, "You don't know the identity of this king, but if you leave now, it will make people suspect that you are a spy. That is the curse of death."

"But"

"Don't worry! Even if this trip is futile, this king will be able to return to Xuancheng safely."

Wang Meng still wanted to defend himself, but Qin Yu suddenly motioned him to keep quiet, and then there was a sound of footsteps in the corridor and stairs, and then there was a knock on the door, Wang Meng hurriedly sat upright, and Qin Yu got up to open the door.

"Master curator, what's the matter?" Qin Yu asked

"Guard Wen, where is the envoy?" Jin Shuzhu asked in Chinese. He had fought with Dayong all the year round. Many generals and nobles in Huyan could speak Chinese, and some soldiers could also speak simple.

"Who is it?" Wang Meng asked in the room.

"My lord, it's the curator who is here." Qin Yu turned to invite the golden art beads into the room.

Jin Shuzhu came to the inner room, and his attitude was obviously much better than before. "Master Envoy, Your Majesty has an order. I will summon you tomorrow. Please wait at the posthouse tomorrow, Mr. Envoy. Someone will come to pick you up to the palace."

Wang Meng got up quickly, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord." Jin Shuzhu put his right hand on his chest and saluted without saying a word, turned around and left.

"Guard Wen, send your lord off"

"Yes"

After Jin Shuzhu left, Wang Meng opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't speak when he saw Qin Yu lowering his head in thought.

"Tomorrow, you play by ear, don't be rash, just explain your intentions, now that the situation is unclear, let's see their attitude," Qin Yu ordered cautiously.

"The Last General Takes Order"

Huyan Palace

Qin Yu and Wang Meng stood in the center of the hall, surrounded by barbarian nobles. Standing behind Wang Meng, Qin Yu secretly glanced around, and suddenly saw Hu Yantai standing in an inconspicuous position in the middle of the front row, and couldn't help being stunned.

So that's the case, Qin Yu smiled and restrained his eyes, and lowered his head halfway.

"Dayong envoy Wang Meng pays homage to King Huyan"

"En." After King Huyan agreed, he looked at Wang Meng with a sinking face.

"Your Majesty, this is a gift from His Royal Highness Prince Jin, who is going to give it to the King. Regardless of the outcome of this trip, the Lord hopes that the King will accept this gift." Wang Meng took a brocade box from Qin Yu and sent it to the side. in the hands of the guards.

King Huyan took the brocade box and opened it, only to see a precious knife inside, with a semicircular blade and a scabbard inlaid with gemstones and emeralds, which was dazzling. He drew out the knife and slashed at the corner of the table. The fracture is smooth.

"Good knife" King Huyan praised, his face softened a lot, looked at Wang Meng and asked, "Envoy, what do you want to see me for?"

"Of course it is for the friendship between the two countries," Wang Meng said with a smile.

King Huyan paused for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "How did you get married?"

"Dayong Huyan, stop fighting and trade goods," Wang Meng said bluntly.

"Hmph, the Han people are cunning, and the Han businessmen are even more cunning. Trading with you is like walking with wolves." The man who disagreed with Qin Yu yesterday spoke first.

"Gai Tu, you know that the Han people are cunning and you do business with them, so you can't blame them for lying to you," the middle-aged man who opposed him yesterday said teasingly.

Gaitu has an irritable personality. Seeing him mocking himself again, he couldn't help being surprised and angry and said, "He Shu, don't stand up and talk without backache, have you never been cheated?"

He Shu didn't even look at Gaitu, and said leisurely, "Gaitu is the king's palace, not your barracks, it's a little bit of a rule."

"Great King" He Shu stood up and said respectfully to King Huyan, "Once we do business with Dayong, it means that Han people can enter Hudi, which means that Han spies can also enter Huyan and Huyan City."

"I just said that the Han people are cunning," Gai Tu muttered in a low voice, and He Shu snorted coldly, as if he didn't want to argue with him.

King Huyan didn't make a sound after hearing He Shu's words, but just looked at Wang Meng quietly, he wanted to see how the envoy of Dayong would answer.

How could Wang Meng understand this, but he had to answer due to the situation. He thought for a while and said, "My lord, the traitorous Chinese merchants did deceive General Gaitu, but this was only a small part of the Han merchants. Only then will profiteers be given opportunities, and once the commercial roads are well established, there will be no opportunities for such villains."

"What about the spy!" Gaitu asked.

"Your Majesty, General, once the trade routes are opened, not only the Han people can enter Hu, but also the Hu people can enter Dayong. If it is about spies, the two countries are also in danger, but His Majesty and King Jin are willing to sincerely form an alliance with Huyan, and they will never do this I believe that the king would not do such a villain's behavior as a human being," Wang Meng said dismantlingly.

Qin Yu was behind him, laughing secretly in his heart. Although Wang Meng usually looks stupid, sometimes his words are really not easy to pick up. Now King Huyan may not be able to say anything.

Sure enough, King Huyan frowned, and didn't mention the spy again, but instead asked him, "Although this is the case, how can I believe that this is not a strategy that King Jin wants to take advantage of to attack me?"

Qin Yu taught him this question, Wang Mengshun replied, "Your Majesty, Mutuo City is located on the edge of Hudi and can be used as a trading town between the two countries. The distance between Huyan City and Xuanfu is similar. If there is a cheating king, you can arrive in one day. Besides, Mutuo City Tuocheng is located on a plain with no obstacles, Dayong and Huyan have no barriers to set up an ambush, your Majesty can rest assured."

King Huyan frowned and thought for a while. He didn't have a good impression of Dayong either, but last year there were frequent attacks from the famine tribes, so he tried to form a relationship with Dayong for a while, and after a while, it would be a good idea to exchange for some goods.

"In that case..." King Huyan frowned, and his tone softened.

"Great King" Gai Tu went to the front of the throne and knelt down, and said in a stern voice, "Hu people have fought against Dayong for many years, and every Hu person has a relative who died at the hands of Han people. The king and Dayong reconciled, but have you ever been worthy of your ancestors and Hu?" Man, the king must not do this."

He Shu also knelt down, and said with a serious face, "Your Majesty, the Hu people have not been friends for a hundred years, and sudden changes may lead to rebellion. Let's discuss this matter in the long run!"

Hu Yanjin, Hu Yandu and the ministers of the two factions knelt down one after another, begging King Huyan to make a long-term plan.

King Huyan looked at the people kneeling on the throne, and was speechless for a while. Although he was arbitrary, but the matter involved the nobles in the palace, he had to think twice, and after a while he said to Wang Meng, "Please come back first, the king has to deal with this matter." Think long term."

Wang Meng wanted to say something, but Qin Yu secretly pulled him from behind, and Wang Meng thanked him and left.

The two princes of Huyan did not agree, and they even drew opposition from the Manchu court. Qin Yu and Dayong have seen this kind of drama a lot, and these two princes must have ulterior motives.King Huyan's attitude is not bad now, if he speaks more, he might be suspicious, so he might as well go back and wait.

Moreover, when Qin Yu left the hall, he purposely took a peek at Hu Yantai. He didn't kneel down with everyone to beg, but lowered his head to think about something. He probably had other thoughts about this matter.

Huyan Palace

Hu Yantai walked out slowly, and when Batu saw him, he hurried up to meet him, "How is it, Your Highness? The envoy of Dayong is here for peace talks?"

"That's right." Hu Yantai nodded.

Batu looked happy. He had heard from Hu Yantai that if the peace talks would be beneficial, "What did your lord say, did it succeed?"

Hu Yantai shook his head, "Hu Yanjin and Hu Yan both objected together, and the father said to take a long-term plan."

He Shu and Gai Tu's words were conclusive, representing the meaning of Hu Yanjin and Hu Yandu. They may be worried about the barbarians, but they are more worried about themselves.Both Hu Yanjin and Hu Yan control most of the troops that fought against Dayong, if there is no more war once they reconcile, then the two of them will be useless.

"Your Highness." Batu was unhappy, but he couldn't offend him all at once, so he asked instead, "Your Highness, do we have no chance?"

Hu Yantai said noncommittally, "Not necessarily, Batu asked someone to check for me, who are the Dayong envoys who came this time?"

The two elder brothers are short-sighted, they only know to look at the things in front of them, but they don't know that the Hu people will perish sooner or later if they go on like this.

But Hu Yantai did not rush to persuade him. Firstly, his power is limited, he will not succeed, and he will be hated by his two elder brothers. Second, Dayong's motive for the peace talks is a little strange to him.

"Yes"

"Wait a minute, check King Jin for me too"

"Yes"

Hu Yantai thinks he knows a thing or two about the important ministers of Dayong, but he is not very familiar with this nominal general of the Northern Territory. He has always thought that the vassal king who has recently gained power has been mentioned many times by the envoy of Dayong, and he even claims to be a subordinate of the King of Jin. It can be seen that this person is not just a martial artist, and martial arts are all idiots like his brother.

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"Why didn't your lord let me speak just now? King Huyan has almost agreed."

"Besides, we won't be able to get out!" Qin Yu glared at him and said, "Although King Huyan agreed, but the officials objected, any king has to think twice, King Huyan's determination is not enough."

Wang Meng sat down angrily, feeling that King Jin was joking with his own life again, and said discouragedly, "Then what to do, I'm afraid this trip will not be successful, let's leave quickly."

"Don't worry, just wait and see." Qin Yu glanced at Wang Meng and continued, "Don't be angry here, go find someone for this king, the young man in the palace today is the one you met in Mutuo City , look up who he lives in, all the information"

Seeing that Wang Meng couldn't persuade him, he agreed and came out reluctantly. During dinner, he came back and told Qin Yu what he had inquired about.

Such a coincidence that he is the son of King Huyan again, it seems that success depends on one action!Qin Yu smiled, stood up suddenly, and changed into casual clothes.

"Wang Meng, I'm going out for a while, you stay in the posthouse"

Wang Meng immediately stood up in shock, "My lord, let me go with you, it's too dangerous to be alone."

"You are an envoy, attract attention, forget it"

"I can cover my face so that no one will see it." Wang Meng seemed sure that something would happen to him outside.

"Isn't that more people's attention?" Qin Yu rolled his eyes and said seriously, "Stay!"

This Wang Meng, ever since he was ambushed by Qi Shan, has almost become paranoid about his own safety!He is not made of paper, he can still be broken.