On the dragon book case in Jinling, there were already several copies of the recitals about Fuzhou, and Wang Hongyi, who was dressed in civilian clothes, was holding an open volume of recitals in his hand, and there was no joy or anger on his face.

The eunuch on duty who served stood not far away, and he didn't dare to say a word in the weather.

From the moment he saw these folds, His Majesty's expression was a little wrong.

Isn't it a bad thing that is written on this fold?

Just thinking about it, Wang Hongyi, who had watched the folds before, raised his head and said to the eunuch on duty: "Xuan Liu Chao has entered the interior to see him." ”

Liu Chao is a five-grade official, some time ago, he had just completed the surrender of Lu Gao, although he was not promoted immediately, in front of Wang Hongyi, he was a rising star.

There are some related things, Wang Hongyi will also think about letting him do it.

In the end, it was very proper for him to do these things before, and now instead of sending an inexperienced official, it is better to send him directly.

The chief eunuch on duty hurriedly answered the promise and withdrew.

Half an hour later, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside, and stopped outside the imperial study.

The eunuch on duty walked in first and returned to his life in front of Wang Hongyi.

Wang Hongyi put down a document: "Let Liu Chao come in." ”

"No. After receiving the order, the eunuch went out again and led one of them into the imperial study.

The person who came was about twenty-five years old, handsome, dressed neatly in the official uniform of a five-grade civil official, although it was a face that was not smiling but smiling, but at this time it was slightly tense, with a rare seriousness.

"Minister Liu Chao, see Your Majesty!" Liu Chao walked to the dragon book case and bowed.

"Liu Qing's family, please get up. Wang Hongyi looked down at him and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Liu Chao stood up respectfully.

Looking at this young man with a beautiful posture, Wang Hongyi had some appreciation.

No matter what era it is in doing diplomacy, this appearance looks dignified and eye-catching, and it is inherently advantageous.

Liu Chao is not empty, this person is young, smart and quite long-sleeved and good at dancing, he previously sent Liu Chao to persuade Lu Gao, that is, he used people in the right place.

After looking at it for a while, Wang Hongyi opened his mouth and said, "Liu Qingjia, there is something I want you to do." ”

Liu Chao hurriedly said: "Please ask Your Majesty to tell me that Liu Chao will do his best." ”

Wang Hongyi said: "The five counties of Chongzhou have all sent people to the court one after another to express Yi Zhi's submission. ”

This was said plainly as if it was just a trivial matter, but Liu Chao had heard it before, and he was not too surprised, so he saluted and said, "This is the emperor's fortune." ”

"But Luoyang Zheng Guogong has not yet surrendered to my Dacheng, I have already given him this matter for a while, and he does not take the initiative to submit to him, so he will send someone to ask before using the army. Salute first, then soldiers. Wang Hongyi sneered slightly, but there was no extra expression: "This matter requires you to go to Luoyang." ”

"Your Majesty is saying that you will let the minister send an envoy to Luoyang?"

"Well, exactly, are you willing?" asked Wang Hongyi.

"Dare not to die?" Liu Chao immediately knelt on the ground with a "snap" and responded.

Although there are some dangers, the emperor can think of you sending you to the main matter when he encounters something, which is the emperor's trust, and the officials can't ask for it.

Liu Chao understood inside.

"Then you set off immediately, and after going to Luoyang, whether it succeeds or not, the deadline is one month. Wang Yanyi waved his hand and said.

Thinking of the situation in Chongzhou, Liu Chaozi understood His Majesty's thoughts, that is to say, within a month, the army prepared by the five counties of Chongzhou that had been surrendered to digest Jinling was also ready.

"Yes, the minister will not fail in his mission. Liu Chao said.

April, Luoyang

In Luoyang City, it can be seen that the men, women and children who rushed to visit the temple fair, especially the victory of Zheng Guogong's army in Chongzhou last year, came back, many people were happy and inspired, and many people even felt that maybe they could produce a true dragon emperor here in the future.

But not everyone is so optimistic, and there are some people in Luoyang who are worried about what might happen.

These people, or families, or officials, are in sensitive positions, and it is difficult to speak at will.

However, there are also upright personalities, in front of Zheng Guogong, bluntly said that Zheng Guogong's strength is far from the Dacheng Dynasty, that is, he has obtained the three places of Chongzhou, and the difference in strength is huge, so he still prepared early, but was reprimanded by Zheng Guogong.

Until the day of April 3, the arrival of the envoy team of the Dacheng Emperor.

The contingent of messengers was four hundred men, and the convoy was continuous, and it seemed to be quite strong.

How did the people of Luoyang know that Emperor Dacheng sent a messenger over, and they were busy this day, when they heard a commotion at the end of the street.

Many people followed the sound and found the gorgeous convoy, slowly approaching.

The most impressive thing was the three hundred cavalry, all dressed in armor and with a calm bearing, sweeping the streets without moving.

"How do you arrange the envoy sent by Emperor Dacheng?" Zheng Guogong sat in the hall of the mansion, his face sinking like water.

His officials said, "My lord, the messenger who has come has been welcomed to the hotel. ”

The hotel referred to here is a kind of institution similar to an embassy set up to entertain state guests in ancient times, similar to a post station, but it is many grades higher, and it is specially used to entertain foreign officials and envoys with distinguished status.

Zheng Guogong listened and was silent for a moment: "It's okay to arrange it like this." ”

"My lord, the envoy sent by Emperor Dacheng has asked to see you, ...... you see" After a pause, the official asked again.

"See me?" Zheng Guogong sneered slightly, but he was silent.

It is said that between March and April, the five counties of Chongzhou successively sent people to meet Dacheng and express Yi Zhi's submission, which suppressed the prestige of the three counties he had won last year.

Now the messenger has come, nothing more than an order to surrender in the name of the Son of Heaven.

If you want to say that you are resisting, this is really unwilling!

Liu Man was just a landlord, good at arguing since childhood, reading scriptures, learning soldiers, and learning laws.

When he was young, there was a scholar who said: "If you have a strong dragon bone, you will be noble." ”

Later, he was favored by Zhu Chong, the actual principal of Luoyang, and was promoted to an official.

When the time was ripe, Liu Man suddenly launched a mutiny, killed 10,000 people, seized the entire Luoyang City, and established himself as Zheng Guogong, which was the beginning of a great cause.

It's just that the situation is developing too fast, so Luoyang is stabilized, and the development of troops is dispatched, and the Tiancheng Dynasty has occupied Xu Yu and forced Luoyang and Chongzhou, so where to go has become a choice in front of us.

After hesitating for a while, he said: "Pass the order, and the good people will entertain the envoys of Fucheng, and if they ask about me, they will say,... Say that I am ill, and it is inconvenient to summon the messenger immediately, and let them wait first!"

"I understand. ”

In the following days, Zheng Guogong said that he was not sick, and he was left alone in the hotel.

This can make the envoy to Luoyang secretly dissatisfied, but the envoy who came to Luoyang is not busy, every day, just rest in the hotel, or mortals, enjoy the scenery in Luoyang, look very relaxed.

In private, many people also approached Liu Chao and asked him for advice.

Liu Chao just smiled: "What's the use of us in a hurry for this matter? Since Zheng Guogong intends to treat you and me for a few more days, he will follow his wishes." ”

His subordinates didn't want to ask Liu Chao to think about it, so they had to give up.

After staying in the hotel for a few days, Liu Chao summoned people over again, saying that he was bored in the hotel and wanted to go out for a walk.

They are envoys who came to meet Zheng Guogong, and they are not prisoners, so there is no reason not to let people move around.

The officials in Luoyang sent someone to accompany them, called protection, to be a guide, but they were actually surveillance.

Liu Chao knew it, but he smiled, but he was disdainful in his heart.

What's the use of these small actions, the Jinling army gathered, just waiting for the preparation to be completed.

In April, it is the spring flowers, it is a very suitable season, Luoyang is worthy of being the capital, and the prosperous scene can be seen everywhere.

Liu Chao rode out of the hotel in a carriage, followed by an entourage brought by Fan on horseback, and then followed by ten cavalry sent by Luoyang.

Because Liu Chao planned to wander around at will, he didn't make too much noise, and the noble cars on the street were very magnificent, which didn't show the special nature of the carriage that Liu Chao was riding.

"Where did Liu Chao go when he got out of the hotel?" Zheng Guogong, who got the news, thought about it, the officials sent by Wang Hongyi must not be taken lightly, according to the news obtained, Lu Gao surrendered to Wang Hongyi, and there is also a shadow of this Liu Dynasty.

Could it be that this man saw that he refused to summon them, and wanted to collude with others?

If this is the case, you can take this opportunity to pull out some of the other party's nails in Luoyang.

Liu Man knows very well that Fucheng must have a fine work in Luoyang, and he also planted a fine work in Jinling, which is something that everyone knows, Liu Man has always wanted to uproot the fine work placed in Luoyang, and it is a good thing to take advantage of this opportunity to find out the people of Dacheng.

Thinking of this, Liu Man ordered: "Pass my order, send more people down, let them keep an eye on that Liu Dynasty, where he has been in this mortal day, who he has met, who he has talked to, what he has bought, what he has done, all of them must be reported, and there must be no omission!"

"No!"

Zheng Guogong joined forces with his life, and there were many more people sent to mark people.

Liu Chao was quite happy about the prosperity of Luoyang City, and went out to hang out every day, every time, he went to many places, met many people, and bought many things.

A detailed record was sent to Zheng Guogong, and Zheng Guogong also summoned his confidant officials to analyze these records one by one.

In short, on this mortal day, Liu Chao and his party lived very freely, and every day, they had a lot of fun.

Zheng Guogong's subordinates were suspicious and busy.

The places where Liu Chao has been can be checked one by one, and none of them are particularly suspicious.

The people Liu Chao has seen have examined them one by one, and they have not obtained anything, not that there is no suspicion, but the probability is too low, so many people are all spies?

Even the censoring officials don't believe it, it's a complete joke.