The two were stunned for a moment, and said in unison: "What? ”

Yang Yan said: "Now that the heavy troops of the Manichaean Sect are in Guizhou, other places must guard the emptiness, I am here to confront Zhong Ziang, you can just divide your troops to take other places." 〈 81 Chinese >>>.〕8}1〕Z]}.)C]OM"

Only then did the two of them understand that Yang Yan wanted to let the two of them lead the army to fight alone, and he was so calm that he was calmer than Cao Xun, and said, "Big brother, can we do it?" We've never led the army alone. ”

Yang Yan smiled slightly and said, "Why not, who is born to fight?" What's more, this star has me to contain Zhong Ziang, there is Li Gongzuo's fleet in Guangzhou to help you, and there are Ling Xiang and their gang of local snakes in Yongzhou, as long as you are more cautious, what is so terrible. It's a good opportunity for you to train to lead alone. ”

The two of them nodded, and Cao Xun said, "Okay, since you look up to us, big brother, we will definitely do well." ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "Xiao Cao, you go back and prepare, tomorrow we will go out to Guangzhou, Wuxian's military affairs will be temporarily represented by Xiao Gao, and when I come back from Guangzhou, Xiao Gao will go to capture Yongzhou, so it will be decided." ”

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Garrisoned in Guangzhou were the Right Army of the Ma Military Division and the Guerran Army of the Guangxi Army, totaling about 9,000 people, plus the local concentration of men and horses in Guangzhou and some soldiers of Li Gongzuo's army, a total of about 25,000 men and horses could be dispatched. The number of troops is not small.

When Yang Yan and Cao Xun and his entourage rushed to Guangzhou, Yue Lin, the Guangdong Road transfer envoy, Cheng Yuanzhou, the governor of Guangzhou, and Zhao Ruyu all came to greet Yang Yan. They all knew about the war situation in Guangxi, so they congratulated Yang Yan one after another. Yang Yan also said a few polite words, because it was late today, and Yang Yan came to Guangzhou mainly for military operations, and there was no official business, so he arranged for the pavilion to rest first. Cheng Yuanzhou proposed that he had arranged a banquet, but Yang Yanwan declined.

After resting for a while, Yang Yan and Cao Xun changed into civilian clothes, went out alone, and quickly found the business name opened by Meng Lanjun in Guangzhou according to the address left for him by 6 Yezhou last time.

It happened that 6 Yezhou was in the business, and when he saw Yang Yan coming, he was very happy, and hurriedly invited Yang Yan into the business and sat down. After serving the tea, 6 Yezhou said, "Didn't your lord pacify Manichaeism in Guangxi?" Why did you suddenly come to me today? ”

Yang Yan said: "I can't hide it, I came this time because I need to ask Miss Meng for help." ”

6 Yezhou said: "I don't know what the adults have to do, as long as we can help, we will do our best." ”

Yang Yan said: "Then I will be blunt, I want to send troops from the sea to attack Manichaeism, Miss Meng must be very familiar with the situation of the sea routes in the Guangnan area, so I want to ask Miss Meng for a favor." Now that the Manichaean rebellion is about to be quelled, as long as the rebellion is successfully quelled, I will immediately submit a letter to Chaoyan to expose Cheng Yuanzhou's crimes, and I will never lose my word. ”

6 Yezhou Huo Ran stood up and said, "Okay, I will immediately send someone to inform Lan Jun of the adult's words and ask her to come to Guangzhou." However, she will not be able to arrive in Guangzhou until the day after tomorrow at the earliest, I don't know how to contact adults at that time? ”

Yang Yan thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow I will go to the Tuen Mun Navy, and Mr. 6 will ask her to come to Tuen Mun Port to find me." Saying that, Yang Yan took out a token and handed it to 6 Yezhou, and said: "This is the token of the Jingjiang Mansion's envoy department, as long as you take this token, as long as you say that the person who made the envoy department has something to do with me, they will let you pass." ”

6 Ye Zhou took the token and said, "Okay, I will definitely inform Lan Jun in the future." ”

Only then did Yang Yan and Cao Xun get up and say goodbye. 6 Yezhou did not keep them, and sent them out of the gate. After leaving the firm, Cao Xun asked, "Big brother, what's going on, how did you get involved with pirates?" ”

Only then did Yang Yan tell him about the last time he came to Guangzhou to meet Meng Lanjun. The two talked as they walked, and after a while, they returned to the pavilion and went back to their rooms.

Although they live in a pavilion, it is also a first-class house, not only has a large courtyard, but also each has a separate main hall, study, bedroom, and special servants to wait. Yang Yan came to his residence and didn't wait to sit down. Suddenly, a man came in and said, "My lord, Lord Cheng of Guangzhou, has been waiting here for a long time." ”

Yang Yan was slightly stunned, Cheng Yuanzhou came to find him something, could it be that he knew that he was calculating him, and came to him to beg for mercy. But he still said: "Please wait for him outside in the main hall, and I will come immediately." ”

Yang Yan changed into an official uniform and came to the main hall, only to see that Cheng Yuanzhou was also wearing an official uniform and was sitting and waiting for him. As soon as he saw Yang Yan come out, Cheng Yuanzhou immediately stood up, saluted Yang Yan, and said, "I've seen my lord." ”

In fact, the official ranks of the two people are both five grades, according to the practice of the Great Song Dynasty, in the case of the same grade, the civil official is greater than the military attaché. Although Yang Yan is the envoy, it is only Guangxi Road, not Guangdong Road. Yang Yan only has the right to control the soldiers and horses in various parts of Guangdong Road, and he can't control Cheng Yuanzhou. Therefore, Cheng Yuanzhou didn't need to be so polite to Yang Yan, but Cheng Yuanzhou knew in his heart that Yang Yan's actual status was not something that could be expressed by the current official rank. What's more, seeing that the pacification of the Guangnan Rebellion is about to succeed, Yang Yan's promotion is just around the corner. Therefore, he was very respectful to Yang Yan

Yang Yan said: "Cheng Zhizhou, you came to me late at night, is there anything wrong?" ”

Cheng Yuanzhou slapped his hands lightly, and saw more than a dozen errands coming in from 6 outside, carrying six boxes of different sizes and placing them in the hall. After the errand retired, two more women came in, one in purple and the other in red, both with long skirts reaching to the floor, long and heavy waists, and slender figures, but their faces were covered with a light veil, and their faces were not visible.

Yang Yan frowned slightly, and said, "Cheng Zhizhou, what do you mean by this?" ”

Cheng Yuanzhou hurriedly said with a smile: "Don't misunderstand, the last time the adult and Princess Yongning came in a hurry, the lower officials didn't have time to prepare, so they neglected the adult and the princess." This time, the lower officials prepared a little small gift, and some of them were asked to be forwarded to the princess by the adults, which was not a tribute, but just a little bit of heart. I hope the adults will laugh and accept it. ”

Saying that, Cheng Yuanzhou came to the first box, opened the lid of the box, took out a mat inlaid with jasper, and said with a smile: "My lord, the climate in Guangnan is hot, and Xia Guan wants to be a princess and a daughter, how can he accept it?" This jasper mat is all made of high-quality jade inlays, and sleeping on it can be used to dissipate heat and present to the princess, as a sign of the loyalty of the lower officials to the imperial court. ”

Then he went to the second box, and took out a cloak of gold silk woven with pearls, and it was rare that each pearl was the size of a dragon's eye, and all of them were bright in color and round and jade. The pearls are set against the gold threads, which is simply extravagant. Cheng Yuanzhou smiled slightly: "This golden silk bead cloak is made of one hundred and eight pearls, and it is only worn by a rich and noble person like Princess Yongning." ”

Yang Yan snorted, noncommittal. I thought of seeing what else Cheng Yuanzhou would come up with.

Cheng Yuanzhou misunderstood, thinking that the first two were treasures for the princess, which made Yang Yan dissatisfied. Hurriedly opened the third box, this box was the largest, and there was originally a coral in it, only to see that this coral was red and bloody, as bright as agate, and three feet high. Cheng Yuanzhou said with a smile: "Guangnan is a remote place, and there are no special products, only there is no shortage of seafood, this coral is given to adults, and it is easy to watch at home." ”

Then Cheng Yuanzhou opened the fourth box and took out a jade carving of "Horse Stepping on Feiyan". This jade carving is carved from a whole piece of topaz, there are many feet high, uniform color, high quality, and exquisite hand skills, the image is vigorous and handsome, and has a unique style. The horse neighed, the torso was strong and the limbs were slender, the legs and hooves were light, and the three legs were soaring and galloping forward, and one foot was on the ground. Whether it is the Pegasus who kicks and kicks in the air, the Lingyun gallops, the brave and vigorous Pegasus, or the Feiyan who looks back in surprise, they all perform vividly and amazingly. Cheng Yuanzhou said: "This 'Horse Stepping Feiyan' is naturally given to the adult, congratulations to the adult on the success of quelling the chaos this time." ”

The estimated value of these four things alone is more than one million. The other two chests did not contain any special treasures, they were all hard currencies such as real money and silver. But there are a lot of them, and the value is naturally not high. Yang Yan was also secretly surprised, Cheng Yuanzhou had made a bloody investment this time. said lightly: "Cheng Zhizhou, this is difficult for you." ”

Cheng Yuanzhou hurriedly said: "There, there, it's just that the officials are a little bit of a heart." After putting the things away, he said to the two women, "You two come here, let the adults take a good look." ”

The two women slowly walked up to Yang Yan, stretched out their hands to remove the light veil of the mask, gave Yang Yan a blessing, and said softly: "I've seen Lord Yang." ”

Yang Yan saw the appearance of these two women clearly, and saw that the two of them looked very similar, although they were not twins, but they were definitely siblings, and they were only twenty years old.