This time, the Great Song Dynasty sent troops to rescue Dali, and the Jiaozhi Kingdom would definitely send an elephant army to meet the Song army, so Yang Yan proposed to study two elephants, and Zhao Yan thought it was absolutely necessary. Therefore, Zhao Yan smiled and said, "Are two elephants enough?" Anyway, these elephants are just ornamental things here in me, and I am useless, so I will simply reward you with these twelve elephants! ”

Yang Yan didn't expect Zhao Yan to be so generous, and he would give all the twelve elephants to himself at once, in fact, he had a preliminary plan to use elephants in his heart, but some places were not considered mature for the time being, so he didn't say it, but the more elephants the better, and said with great joy: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Yan laughed and said, "No thanks, didn't I say it?" As long as it is beneficial to my Great Song, I will satisfy you. What else to ask for, just say it. ”

At this time, Empress Xie smiled and said, "Official, forget it!" Today is the day when the two of them return to the door, not the time to discuss national affairs, and they will have to go back to the palace later, so these things will be left until tomorrow to talk about in the court. ”

Zhao Yan slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "What the queen reminded me is that I almost forgot." Okay, it's not too early at this time, so go back to the palace quickly, I'm afraid that the princess will have to wait in a hurry. ”

The two said goodbye to Zhao Yan and Queen Xie, and left the palace to go to King Xin's mansion.

When he arrived at the Xinwang Mansion, he was naturally warmly welcomed by Zhao Chen and the old princess, and the whole palace was also full of joy. The husband and wife first went to the ancestral hall to pay respects to Zhao Chen's ancestors, and then accompanied the old princess to lunch. During the banquet, the old princess naturally asked about the wedding night, and Yang Yan had to repeat it again, the old princess was also very worried when she arrived a few days ago, but now that she sees her daughter, her son-in-law is safe and sound, and she is in good spirits, so she is completely relieved.

After lunch, the two accompanied the old princess to say a few words for a while, and then said goodbye and went home, and the etiquette of this time was finally successfully completed.

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The next day, Yang Yan, who had rested for more than 20 days, finally began to govern the public. He is still holding the post of deputy commander of the Ma Military Division, so the official business issued to him from Jingjiang Mansion was naturally sent to the Yamen of the Ma Military Division. But now the other horses of the Ma Jun Division are still stationed on the front line of Jianghuai, and the entire Ma Jun Si Yamen is also empty, only Chen Liang and Wu Xi are here to accompany him.

However, the situation in Quang Nam has been basically stable for a period of time, and after the Song army captured Yulin Prefecture and Lian Prefecture, it did not move again. On the one hand, he was renovating and accumulating strength to prepare for the next attack, and on the other hand, he was waiting for Yang Yan to return to Guangxi, and then make the next step of the arrangements, so what was sent to Lin'an were some rows of official documents, and Chen Liang handled them on his behalf during the time when he was preparing to get married.

After returning to Lin'an, Yang Yan also showed Chen Liang's achievements in Guangnan to the imperial court, so Zhao Yan issued an order to give Chen Liang the official position of Jinshi and the first, the seventh rank of security doctor, and the deputy secretary of the Privy Council, and he was still the senator of the Guangxi Embassy.

Yang Yan read these official documents briefly, and said to Chen Liang: "Mr. Chen, I want you to return to Jingjiang Mansion first, let Cao Xun and Gao Zhen first attack Leizhou, Huazhou, and Gaozhou, and after I arrive in Guangxi, I can start attacking Hainan, and completely wipe out the remnants of Manichaeism within the year, so that I can help Dali without worries." ”

Chen Liang said: "My lord's intention is very good, since this is the case, then don't hesitate to do so, immediately pack up and prepare, and leave for Guangnan tomorrow." ”

Yang Yan said: "Then it's not in a hurry, I sent someone to invite the Dali envoys to come over to discuss, I want them to leave with you, after arriving at Jingjiang Mansion, ask Zhang Shiyan to lead the Ma Junsi Zhongjun to Dali first, on the one hand, to prepare for the successor army, on the other hand, it can also stabilize the hearts of the people in Dali." ”

Chen nodded and said, "That's fine." ”

As he was talking, the messenger at the door came in and reported: "Report to the commander, the Dali envoy Ganhua, and the deputy envoy Liu Renxian are asking to see your lord outside." ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "Please let them in." ”

In fact, after hearing that Yang Yan was assassinated on the wedding night and was seriously injured, Gan Hua and Liu Renxian were also anxious, because Yang Yan was the main general of the Great Song Dynasty to aid Dali this time, and he was now seriously injured, would it affect the Great Song Dynasty to change its decision? If Da Song wants to wait for him to heal from his injuries and send troops, then when will he wait. If Da Song decides to change generals, will the people who change them be competent enough? Therefore, these problems have been entangled with Gan Hua and Liu Renxian in the past few days, and they want to find someone to inquire about the news, but now the court is busy paying attention to Yang Yan's situation, and no one pays attention to them at all, and the two of them are simply living like a year.

Now as soon as they heard that Yang Yan's injuries were healed, and they were invited to the Yamen of the Ma Military Division to discuss the matter of aiding Dali, the two of them were immediately ecstatic. I rushed over immediately. When they arrived at the yamen of Ma Junsi, the two first said hello to Yang Yan, and then greeted him a few more words, Yang Yan also said a few polite words, and then talked about the topic.

Yang Yan explained his meaning to the two of them, and Gan Hua and Liu Renxian immediately agreed, and they also understood that at this time, the Great Song Dynasty should first completely solve Manichaeism, and then send troops to aid Dali's decision. Therefore, when they heard Yang Yan say that they would first transfer a group of men and horses to Dali, the two of them were also very happy, because this was very useful to boost the morale of the Dali army and civilians and stabilize the neutral tribes. Moreover, Gan Hua understands the situation in Dali, and several tribes have said that as long as the Great Song Dynasty decides to send troops to aid Dali, then they will stand on Dali's side and fight against the Gao clan and Jiaozhi.

Yang Yan said: "I would like to ask Lord Gan to return to Jingjiang Mansion with Mr. Chen first, and General Liu will stay in Lin'an, because I still need to negotiate with General Liu to decide on the specific matters related to the march." ”

Gan Hua and Liu Renxian had no objection to this, and everyone discussed it again, and then the two got up to say goodbye and went back to prepare.

After the matter was dealt with, seeing that it was almost noon, Yang Yan was about to go home for lunch, when another messenger came in and said, "Report to the commander, Prime Minister Yu invites the lord and Mr. Chen to his mansion for a banquet."

Yang Yan didn't know what Yu Yunwen was looking for him, but he couldn't help but go, so he had to send someone back to tell Zhao Qianru, and then rushed to Yu Yunwen's mansion with Chen Liang.

At this time, Yu Yunwen was waiting at home, and when he saw them coming, he immediately ordered someone to put the wine and food, and the two saw Yu Yunwen, and after taking a seat, Yang Yan said: "I don't know if the prime minister called us here, what's the matter?" ”

Yu Yunwen laughed and said, "Zihao, do you have to have something to do to make you come?" You are the newlywed Yan'er, but the old man called you to listen to my chatter, and you won't think the old man is spoiling the scenery. ”

Chen Liang also laughed when he heard this, and Yang Yan hurriedly said: "Xianggong said that he was laughing, and he was summoned by Xianggong, how dare I not come?" ”

Yu Yunwen turned to Chen Liang and said, "Tongfu, when the old man and you met at Zhou Kui's house, it has been five years. ”

Chen Liang was stunned for a moment and said, "I only saw it once back then, do you still remember it?" ”

Yu Yunwen laughed and said: "'Overthrow the wisdom and courage of the first generation and open up the mind of eternity', if it is not Chen Tongfu, who can say it." How can the old man forget the person who can say such a bold word."

Chen Liang was also a little embarrassed, and said: "That's just some wild talk, the reputation of the minister is really embarrassing for Chen Liang." ”

Yu Yunwen smiled again and said: "Tongfu, you don't have to be too humble, in fact, the old man has been paying attention to you for a long time, the emperor has asked the old man several times that he wants to recruit you into the court as an official, but the old man refused, do you know why?" ”

Chen Liang was stunned, he was conceited and talented, and had great ambitions, so he was naturally very eager to enter the court as an official and show his ambitions, but no matter over the years, whether he participated in the imperial examination or wrote to the emperor, he repeatedly hit a wall, and he was a little puzzled when he heard Yu Yunwen say this, of course he didn't think that Yu Yunwen was deliberately embarrassing himself, there must be another reason, and said: "Liang really doesn't know, please make it clear." ”

Yu Yunwen's eyes were blazing, staring at Chen Liang, and said: "Tongfu, you are smart and shrewd, brilliant in writing, extraordinary in ambition, and ambitious, these are all good, but it's a pity that you are too straight, too sharp, and cynical, if you are an official at this time, the old man can guarantee that you can't work for three months, either you are excluded by others, or you quit your official position." ”

Yang Yan listened to it, and also thought that Yu Yunwen saw it very accurately, he had not known Chen Liang for a long time, but he also saw that Chen Liang was too upright, and he was a little arrogant, and now he was his boss, and some things could not be bothered with him, but it may not be possible to change someone else.

Chen Liang listened, raised his eyebrows slightly, and protested: "Xianggong, Liang Wen ancients are to Wenye, as if they are Shi, Shi will do their way, Wen will carry their way, the Tao is not in me, then what is Shi." The brightness is taken in the straight, not the median value of the song. ”

Yu Yunwen was noncommittal, and said: "For politicians, first of all, they are open-minded, able to accept political opinions that disagree with themselves, and can listen to their own criticisms. The second is to not stick to the form, to be able to bend and stretch, to do because of the force, because of the force. ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "Xianggong is right. ”

Chen Liang was still a little unconvinced, and said: "Does the prime minister want me to flatter the king in order to seek a high-ranking official?" ”

Yu Yunwen smiled slightly and said: "The strong are easy to dismantle, the beautiful are easy to pollute, Lin Xiu is in the forest, the wind will destroy it, walk alone in others, and the side people don't think it's crazy, then they think it's delusional." 'Take off your boots and slave Gao Lishi, and resign from the official concubine to look at Yang Guifei. This is really too white, and others don't know it. Although Li Taibai is known as an immortal, he can only live in the mountains and forests and recite poetry for fun. And Di Renjie did not hesitate to bend down to wait for the Fengwu clan, waiting for the opportunity, and finally became the pillar of the Tang Dynasty. Are you willing to be Li Bai or Di Renjie. ”

Chen Liang was slightly shocked, "Take off your boots and slave Gao Lishi, and resign from the official concubine to look at Yang Guifei." This is really too white, and others don't know it. These are two sentences in the "Song of the Immortals" he wrote when he was seventeen years old, but Chen Liang knew that although Li Bai was famous for his poetry and had been famous for centuries, in fact, he was also eager to establish a business in his heart. And Di Renjie was a famous minister in the Wu Zetian era, honest and diligent, and sympathetic to the people. It was also the Guan Jian figure who later returned to the Li family and restored the name of the Tang Dynasty, although he had been serving the Wu family after the Tang Dynasty, and was criticized by many people in later generations at that time, but he still deserved the title of the famous minister of the Tang Dynasty.

Yu Yunwen sighed lightly again, and said: "During the Xining period, Wang Jinggong presided over the new, of course, the original intention was to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and in his heart, every new article is also for the sake of the country and the people, but it is a pity that Wang Jinggong is too rigid and can't listen to opposing opinions. It was only then that Cai Jing was able to come out and control the country's politics, and it was difficult for Jingkang to begin. As a matter of fact, the main battle between the DPRK and China and the two factions is very similar to the dispute between the old and new parties in the past. If one is not handled well, the mistakes of the past will be repeated. ”

Chen Liang couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring in his heart, he was familiar with historical facts, of course he knew how dangerous the dispute between the old and new parties was to the Great Song Dynasty, so he also deeply understood Yu Yunwen's worries, got up and bowed to Yu Yunwen to the ground, and said: "Fair words, Chen Liang has been taught, and he was always vigilant at that time. Live up to expectations. ”

Yu Yunwen smiled slightly, waved his hand and said: "The state affairs are hard, and the restoration plan is not overnight, and now that I have half of the Great Song Dynasty left, if I can no longer work together and work together, and blindly internal friction, how can we restore the Central Plains?" Our generation is dying of old age, and it will be up to you young people in the future. Even if the old man is dead, he can still look at it. ”

Yang Yan was shocked and said, "What did the minister say?" ”

Yu Yunwen waved his hand and said with a smile: "The old man thinks that it is an ancient age, even if he dies, it will not be demolished, and there is no need to taboo these things, but the Great Song Dynasty is in a time of crisis, and there is a Jin country eyeing the outside, and Manichaeism is making trouble in the south. You are all young talents, and you are also the pillars of the future of the Great Song Dynasty, so the old man invited you here today, hoping that you can all become the pillars of the country in the future, so that the Great Song Dynasty will recover its lost land and prosper again. ”

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