The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 428 Wang Shiyun

That evening, a carriage stopped in front of Wang Shiyun's mansion. Wang Shiyun was Wang Shichong's fourth elder brother, who was conferred the title of King of Qi. Wang Ren of the army is his son, it can be said that one person is under one man and over ten thousand people, with power pouring over the government and the public.

The person Wang Shiyun admires the most is Yu Shiji, and he also likes Yu Shiji's calligraphy, but he is not half as talented and knowledgeable as Yu Shiji, but he is better than others in his greed and extortion. Every day in front of his mansion is full of people, and every day people carry all kinds of calligraphy. The gift came to the door to ask for an official, a door, and waited in line to be interviewed by him.

As a result, the porter developed a pair of sharp eyes. When he saw this gorgeous carriage approaching slowly, his eyes lit up. The gems inlaid on the carriage shone brightly in the sun, almost blinding his eyes. It was the first time he had seen a luxurious carriage, and it was far inferior to that of the emperor and prince.

Who could this be?
Just as the porter was speculating, a middle-aged man in a well-dressed suit came down from the carriage. He saluted the porter politely, and said very politely: "My name is Samurai Xun, and I am from Xiangyang. I have important secrets to ask to see your King Qi, please let me know!"

"Do you have a greeting card, sir?"

The middle-aged man took out a gold-encrusted invitation card and handed it over. When the concierge received the invitation card, a pearl had already been presented to him.

"Hehe, sir, you're being polite." The concierge smiled in satisfaction, and after accepting the pearl, he immediately left the others behind and rushed towards the mansion.

According to Feng Lun's plan, the warrior Xun visited Wang Shiyun first, and asked Wang Shiyun to help him fool Wang Shichong. It is actually very simple to get Wang Shiyun's support, as long as he shows him the treasure that tempts him.

Not long after, a young man in a well-dressed man came hurriedly. He was Wang Daoling, the youngest son of Wang Shiyun.

"Please lead the way." The warrior Xun followed to the mansion, and soon came to Wang Shiyun's study. Wang Shiyun had been waiting here for a long time. Wang Shiyun looked like a barbarian, and he was white and fat. The shopkeeper, but his small eyes staring at the gift box in the hands of the warrior Xun revealed his greedy side.

Wang Shiyun had already learned that Li Yuan secretly sent an envoy to Luoyang, but he didn't expect that the warrior Xun would visit him first, which made him full of doubts.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, then walked into the study room where the guests and the host were seated, the warrior Yi cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It is true that some unpleasant things have happened between your country and ours, but in troubled times, sometimes you can't help yourself, my Majesty Now that I sincerely want to make peace with Zheng Guo, I have specially used me as an envoy, and I hope that Shang Shuling will speak a few words of kindness to your emperor."

"It's easy to say! Easy to say!" Wang Shiyun said with a half-smile, but his eyes revealed: No matter who you are, if you can't bring out something affordable, he doesn't know what a good word is.

The warrior Xun sneered in his heart, carefully pushed the gift box on the table in front of Wang Shiyun, and said with a smile: "This is a wish from my Majesty, please be sure to accept it."

The gift box was very simple and looked quite old, Wang Shiyun pretended to be reserved and asked, "What is this?"

The warrior Xun said with a smile: "My sage has long wanted to make friends with Shang Shuling. I have heard that Shang Shuling likes to collect calligraphy and paintings of famous people, so he spent all his efforts and finally found one of Wang Youjun's masterpieces, "The Theory of Le Yi."

Wang Shiyun was taken aback for a moment, then his heart jumped up suddenly, he was overjoyed: "Let me see..."

He carefully took out "The Theory of Le Yi" from the gift box, watched it repeatedly, was full of praise, and even couldn't bear to put it down, "This is actually the authentic work of Wang Youjun. The emperor of your country has a heart!"

Wang Shiyun's character and talent are not very good, but his tasting ability is quite strong. Wang Shichong's financial power is in charge of him. At that time, there were seven sets of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, but later, in order to make friends with Yang Yu who went north to Jizhou, Wang Shichong sent Gu Kaizhi and Dong Yuan For the painting, there are Zhong Yao, Mrs. Wei, Wang Xizhi, and Wang Xianzhi's words all at once, which made Wang Shiyun feel distressed for a long time, so he can really tell whether it is authentic or not.

Wang Shiyun was so excited that he could hardly breathe. After a long time, he reluctantly put down "Le Yi Lun" and asked solemnly, "What do you want me to do for you?"

He is not stupid, Li Yuan gave him this unique and precious calligraphy, and what he asks must be heavy, maybe even he may not be able to do it.

"Shang Shuling should also know that my Tang Dynasty will fight against the Sui Dynasty. We want to reconcile and form an alliance with your country to jointly deal with the Sui Dynasty."

"Aren't you going to attack me, Da Zheng?" Wang Shiyun frowned.

"Shang Shuling is joking. If my Tang Dynasty wants to fight your country decisively, I will not come to Luoyang. If my Tang Dynasty fights your country desperately, no matter whether you win or lose, the Sui Dynasty who looks at the south will win in the end. If you respect me Both sides will suffer from both sides, and I am afraid that the Sui Dynasty will wipe us out. Knowing this, how can I, the Tang Dynasty, fight with your country?" The warrior said with a smile: "My lord hopes that Shang Shuling will play the role of threading the needle between us. That's all."

Wang Shiyun didn't speak, but the greedy light in his eyes became brighter and brighter.

The warrior Xun smiled knowingly, knowing that it was over.

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Early the next morning, Wang Shichong met the warrior Xun in the Huiyou Hall of Ziwei Palace and talked about the alliance.

Wang Shichong didn't agree or object, but asked someone to send the samurai Xun back to the post to rest. He had to think about this matter carefully.

In the imperial study room, Wang Shichong paced back and forth. He was dubious about what the warrior said, and he also hoped that there would be another war between the Sui and Tang Dynasties, because the pressure from the Sui Dynasty was too great. If Li Tang relieved the pressure, that would be fine.

But he was also worried that Li Tang would deliberately paralyze him, because Li Tang had never won many battles with the Sui Dynasty, and he was not optimistic about Li Tang now.Is Li Tang really going to fight the Sui Dynasty?Where does their confidence come from?
What fascinates him is what happens after the alliance. If he can form an alliance with Li Tang, then when the second Li fights in Jingxiang, he can go east and capture Li Mi's Dongjun, Liangjun and other places.

If there is no alliance, why would Li Yuan help him contain Li Mi in Jingxiang? If there is an alliance, it is very likely to provoke revenge from the Sui Dynasty.

Wang Shichong was very hesitant, he didn't know whether he should form an alliance with Li Tang
At this time, an eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Your Highness King Qi is asking to see you!"

Wang Shichong came back to his senses and said, "Let him in!"

"My servant sees Your Majesty!" A moment later, Wang Shiyun hurried into the imperial study room. He was also present when Wang Shichong met with the warrior Xun, but he kept silent when Wang Shichong was negotiating with the warrior Xun. He knew that he could only persuade his brother alone for such a thing. .

Wang Shichong smiled: "We are our own people, so you don't have to be polite, the fourth brother, this sounds weird."

"The courtesy of a monarch and his ministers cannot be discarded!" Wang Shiyun shook his head, and then said respectfully: "Because we are brothers, the subjects below are all watching the performance of us clan children. Because it not only loses the face of the clan, but also affects the majesty of the emperor."

"Haha!" Wang Shichong laughed heartily, quite satisfied with Wang Shiyun's sense of humor in his heart: "I can't say no to fourth brother, what's the matter?"

Wang Shiyun cupped his hands and said, "I came here for Li Tang's envoy. I have been thinking about what the warrior Xun said."

"What's the attitude of the fourth brother?" Wang Shichong motioned to sit down.

Although Wang Shiyun's talents are average, but he has been with him for so many years, he still has vision and knowledge. Wang Shichong also relies on him very much. He is in conflict and he wants to hear good opinions from his minister.

"Wei Chen thinks it is possible to reconcile with Li Tang."

"why?"

"If the Holy Majesty does not solve Zhu Can for a day, it will not be able to resolve the conflict between us and the people of Jingzhou. But if Zhu Can is killed, not only will no one dare to vote for my Great Zheng Kingdom in the future, but it will also make people mistakenly think that the Holy Majesty is narrow-minded. The dilemma Now, Jingzhou has become a tasteless tasteless place to eat."

Wang Shichong was silent for a long time and said: "I have also considered this way, but I have no idea in my heart. I am worried that Li Tang will be uneasy and intentionally paralyze us, and then give us a fatal blow. After all, the Sui and Tang Dynasties have fought many times, and Li Tang has never won a single round. , do you think Li Yuan will really attack Guanzhong?"

"We can put aside the matter for now..." Wang Shiyun smiled and asked, "Why does the Holy One think that Li Yuan went south instead of coming to beat us?"

Wang Shichong was taken aback. He really hadn't thought about this question. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly realized: "Could it be that Li Yuan was afraid that we would lure the Sui army south?"

Wang Shiyun nodded and said with a smile: "I remember that when Li Yuan fought against Zhu Can in Xiyang, the Holy Majesty also planned to march south, which led to the loss of Zhuyang Pass. But after that, Li Yuan did not take advantage of it. Except for being afraid When we attracted the Sui army, I really couldn't find a reason why Li Yuan didn't take advantage of it. Li Yuan didn't dare to attack Luoyang before, and I think he is the same now. He doesn't want to hurt both us, and he is afraid that we will lead the Sui army south. , so he simply used his full strength to fight the Sui Dynasty first.

"Now we can't gain a foothold in Jingzhou because of Zhu Can, so there is no point in going south, so why bother to fight for Jingzhou with Li Yuan? Under this premise, we can only develop eastward and use war to get rid of Zhu Can. If Li Tang helps in the south If I block Li Mi's main force, then our pressure will be much less."

Wang Shichong was persuaded, yes!If Zhu Can hadn't been resolved, the people of Jingzhou wouldn't have supported him, so what's the point of laying down a territory?

"I am still worried that if I form an alliance with Li Tang, it will provoke the Sui army."

"This is also the main reason why I want to persuade the Holy One!" Wang Shiyun said solemnly: "In the eyes of Yang Tong, we are always traitors and traitors. The reason why we have exchanged information with my Dazheng these years is nothing more than that we have value. More importantly If we lose both sides in the fight with Li Yuan, how will we deal with the Sui Dynasty going south? Who will we turn to for help then?"

Wang Shichong was silent, he knew that the fourth brother was right, maybe one day he would form an alliance with Li Tang to deal with the Sui Dynasty going south.

"Judging from the current general trend of the world, it is extremely possible for us to join forces with Li Tang to deal with the Sui army, so we cannot completely offend Li Tang, and we must leave room for the future." Speaking of this, Wang Shiyun slyly smiled and said: "We We can reconcile with Li Tang. As for the alliance, it can be delayed until the end of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and then we will be up for grabs."

Wang Shichong came to his senses, and was moved by his brother's words.

In the end, a verbal settlement was reached with the samurai Xun, and Li Tang agreed to return Zhu Yangguan.

(End of this chapter)