Chang'an is still rich and noble, so Yan An certainly would not be nostalgic for Mount Lu and refused to leave. However, the scenery of Mount Lu left a deep impression on him, making him envious of Liang Xiao's leisurely life.

There are beautiful scenery in front of you, beauties around you, mountains, lakes, and tens of acres of vegetable fields. This is a life like a fairy.

Yan An left Mount Lu with envy for Liang Xiao and a blueprint, and rushed to Chang'an.

In the middle of January, Yan An returned to Chang'an and immediately rushed to Weiyang Palace to meet him.

After several months, Yan An was a little surprised to see the emperor again. The emperor lost weight, his eyes turned black, but his eyes became even colder. Seeing Yan An, he squeezed out a smile and reached out to signal Yan An to take his seat.

“What’s going on in South Vietnam?”

Yan An talked about the situation of his mission, especially the dilemma of Zhao Hu, the King of Nanyue, and then took out the map presented by Zhao Hu. The emperor took the map and looked at it carefully, with a hint of spirit in his eyes.

"If so, can we cooperate with Nanyue?"

"I had this intention, but after talking to champion Hou, I felt a little risky."

The emperor's eyes flashed. "Liang Xiao?"

"Yes, when I returned, I met the Champion Hou in Yuzhang. I stayed around for several days and heard a lot of his opinions." Yan An said again about the communication with Liang Xiao, then took out the blueprint that Liang Xiao asked him to bring, and respectfully presented it to the emperor.

The emperor showed his pictures and watched. After Yan An finished talking about the scenery of Mount Lu and the White Deer Monastery, the emperor chuckled. "It seems that he is living a very comfortable life in Yuzhang."

"Champion Hou Letian knows his destiny, can follow the circumstances, and sees his spirit in normal times."

The emperor turned his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "Have you ever heard about Han Yan when you were in Yuzhang?"

"I heard that Han Yan died in the king's affairs, which is considered to be a wise man."

"Yes, it's just a pity that so many people. He just died."

Yan An sighed. "Your Majesty, Jiangnan is humid and has a lot of miasma. People in the Central Plains have first arrived in the south. There are many discomforts. If it is better if it is in the city, it is too risky for King Han to serve Your Majesty and go deep into the mountains and forests."

The emperor frowned slightly and said nothing. He asked about Nanyue again. Yan An saw that the emperor looked strange and confused, but he could not ask more questions. He had to follow the emperor's intentions and bring the topic back to Nanyue.

Yan An himself was willing to take this opportunity to take over the Minyue, but Liang Xiao's suggestion made him dare not act rashly. The tower ship has not yet been caused. If he only attacks by land, once Zhao Hu does not respond in time, there is a high possibility of frustration.

But it's a pity to just miss this opportunity.

The emperor heard Yan An's intention and was also a little moved. He asked someone to call Master Yan, Xu Le and others, and sent someone to invite Dou Ying. Master Yan and Xu Le arrived first. They all thought it was an opportunity to learn that the ruler and ministers in Nanyue were not in harmony. However, they did not dare to deny Liang Xiao's opinions easily. After all, Liang Xiao had more say than their practical experience.

Soon, Dou Ying also rushed to Chengming Palace.

After listening to Yan An's analysis, Dou Ying put forward different opinions. He felt that no matter what the specific reason was, if Minyue attacked Nanyue, Nanyue asked the court for help. The court must make a statement and cannot give up this opportunity just because the tower ship was not ready and did not have the ability to attack Nanyue.

There should be some necessary deterrence. The ruler and ministers in Nanyue were not in harmony, but the one who was interested in the court was Zhao Hu, the King of Nanyue. Zhao Hu agreed. If Lu Jia and others were unwilling to do so, they would dare to stop the king's army? As long as the army enters Nanyue, the decision-making power will not be with the ruler and ministers in Nanyue.

In a word: This is an opportunity, and it may be possible to solve the South Vietnam problem without any bloodshed.

Dou Ying's suggestion was supported by everyone. The emperor was very satisfied with Dou Ying's suggestion, and he praised Dou Ying for this was the real meticulous statement.

All the people here are smart people. As soon as the emperor said this, they heard the implication. Dou Ying's suggestion was a true and mature statement. What was Liang Xiao who opposed the immediate expedition? Obviously, the emperor was not very satisfied with his opinion.

After the decision to go to the expedition, the emperor made further arrangements. After discussion, the emperor decided to send the censor Han Anguo and Daxing to order Wang Hui to command the army to the expedition. Han Anguo went to Kuaiji, and appointed Dou Qufei, the prefect of Kuaiji, as the deputy general; Daxing ordered Wang Hui to go to Yuzhang, and appointed Guan Fu as the prefect of Yuzhang, as Wang Hui's deputy general, and Yan An as the general of the guards, and went to the expedition with Wang Hui.

After hearing this arrangement, everyone here felt something strange. Champion Hou Liangxiao would not fight this? This is a very abnormal decision.

The emperor immediately gave an explanation: it was not that Liang Xiao did not participate in this battle, but that he had other tasks. He would serve as an envoy to Nanyue again to assist King Zhao Hu of Nanyue to do a good job in the reception. Only in this way can he cooperate with the inside and outside and take over Nanyue.

Everyone was skeptical, but no one would raise objections.

The matter was settled, and the emperor immediately summoned Prime Minister Tian Fu, the Censor Han Anguo and Daxing ordered Wang Hui to enter the palace to arrange the war. Han Anguo, Wang Hui naturally had no objection. Although Tian Fu regretted that the position of Yuzhang Prefect fell into Guan Fu's hands, he didn't say much. After the shipyard was directly under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu, the Yuzhang Prefect had no money at all. He was unwilling to have conflicts with the emperor because of a lack of money.

The edict was delivered to Yuzhang in a hurry and first to Guan Fu.

Guan Fu was both surprised and happy. Of course he was very happy to be reinstated as the prefect of Yuzhang, but when he was promoted, Liang Xiao was excluded from this war. He felt that it was not normal. Even if the emperor intends to neglect Liang Xiao, at most he will not let him lead the army alone. How could he not even let him touch the border, but instead let him go to Nanyue?

Guan Fu hesitated for a long time, and finally rushed to the mountain and found Liang Xiao who was investigating in the mountains.

After reading the edict, Liang Xiao was also surprised. However, what was unexpected was not that the emperor arranged for him to go to Nanyue, but that the emperor actually wanted to take this opportunity to directly take down Nanyue. It seemed that Yan An did not take his reminder seriously, but was still eager to make contributions and wanted to take the risk of taking over Nanyue.

Of course, he also smelled the ominous smell from this mission. When he went to Nanyue, he would cooperate with the inside and outside? This was clearly a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. The army was approaching, and the ruler and ministers of Nanyue could not have reacted at all. Once they reacted violently, his envoy was the sacrifice of the Nanyue people sacrificing the flag.

Is the emperor killing me or trusting me? Liang Xiao can't figure it out, but this does not prevent him from making the worst plans and making the best preparations.

Liang Xiao's first preparation was to submit a memorial to the emperor and strongly oppose the Southern Expedition. The reasons are easy to find. This war is already a bit opportunistic. It is too easy for Liang Xiao to find the reason for opposition. And each one seems very reasonable.

Liang Xiao even pointed his finger at Dou Ying. He believed that Dou Ying was creating an opportunity for Kuaiji prefect Dou Qufei. However, Dou Qufei was a talented man and was not suitable for commanding troops to fight. In the third year of Jianyuan, Minyue attacked Kuaiji County, which proved his ability. If Dou Ying did not know Dou Qufei's ability, he was unwise; if he knew but did not give advice, he was disloyal.

Liang Xiao's words were very intense, and Guan Fu felt that it was a bit too much. However, Liang Xiao ignored him and after writing the memorial, he ordered someone to send him to Chang'an as quickly as possible. At the same time, he went out to Lushan and urgently negotiated with his master Huan Yuan.

A small boat stopped in the center of the lake. The breeze came, and the boat was undulating with the waves. The lake water hit the bottom of the boat, making a rustling sound.

Huan Yuan held a fishing rod in his hand, sat cross-legged at the bow of the boat, concentrating on fishing. In the fish basket beside him, several small fish swam slowly, shaking their tails from time to time, and making a splash of water or two.

Zhongliqi leaned against the boat and was drowsy.

Two young and beautiful Yue women were sitting at the stern of the boat, muttering and whispering. Although it was winter, they still rolled up their sleeves, revealing half of their wrists, revealing shiny silver jewelry, and shining softly in the sun.

The sound of oars came from a distance, and a Yue girl looked up and stood up quickly.

"Master Huan is the ship of Junhou."

"I understand." Huan Yuan responded: "Let him stop and don't scare my fish away."

The Yue Girl responded crisply, shook her arm, and signaled Liang Xiao not to get close. They had been following Huan Yuan for a while and knew that Liang Xiao respected Huan Yuan very much. They didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

Seeing the signs of the Yue women, Liang Xiao signaled the sailors to stop the boat. Looking at the small boat in the center of the lake, his eyebrows raised, turned around and said to Tu Niuer: "Niuer, do you think the master has ever touched those two girls in the past two days?"

Tu Niuer glanced at Liang Xiao and whispered: "Pay attention to your identity, be careful that Master Huan knows it, and you'll be beaten."

"You're going to sue?"

Tu Niuer looked around, pulled Liang Xiao forward two steps, and moved away from the others, then showed a cunning smile. "I don't know what your master thinks, but my master is very satisfied. After following him for so many years, it's rare for me to do something right."

"Uncle Zhongli likes it?"

"I like it!" Tu Niuer was overjoyed. "When I sent it over, I knew he liked it as soon as I looked at his eyes. Now I finally know what he likes. No matter what he sent it to him, he ignored it. This time I rarely praised me."

Liang Xiao was happy. "So, Uncle Zhongli has been holding it in for a long time. However, looking at his usual abstinence, who would have thought that he would have tasted better? If I had known it, wouldn't it have been solved long ago. A beautiful maid in Chang'an costs only 20,000 to 30,000 yuan."

"You guys are thinking too much." Xiya walked over. "Master Zhongli is happy that he finally doesn't need him to wash his clothes."

"What?"

"Uncle Zhongli is not a woman, but he doesn't like washing clothes even more." Xiya covered her mouth and smiled: "When he was in Chang'an, there were servants at home to do laundry. When he arrived here, he could only do laundry. Master Huan said that his strength was not easy to retract and always washed his clothes. Now that he has the two Yue women, he doesn't have to worry about washing his clothes."

"Is this the reason?" Liang Xiao and Tu Niuer looked at each other. Tu Niuer slapped his thighs. "That's a pity. Such a beautiful girl is used to wash clothes and cook, which is a waste."

"Or why don't you go and get it back?"

"Then forget it." Tu Niuer shrank his neck. "I'm afraid he will beat me."

The two of them lay on the railings and laughed like the time they were as a Ranger in Guangling City.

It was not until the sunset drooped and the lake surface red that Huan Yuan put away the fishing rod in his body. The Yue girl shook the boat and came to Liang Xiao'er. Liang Xiao and Tu Niuer saluted. Liang Xiao took the fish basket and looked at the five or six small fish inside that were not as wide as a palm, and praised him indifferently.

"Master, your fishing level has increased, and you have caught a lot."

"Do you know what kind of fish this is?" Huan Yuan snatched the fish basket with a look of contempt.

"I don't know." Liang Xiao laughed and said, "What kind of fish is this? It looks like glass, so it's really cute. Hey, why don't you even have fish scales?"

"Big Silverfish."

"Big Silverfish?" Liang Xiao shook his head. "I haven't heard of it."

"This is a unique variety of Penglize. It's the best to make fish soup. However, I ate it once in Wu and I still remember it. Now I live in Zebian and can eat a bowl of silverfish soup every day, which is enough for this life." Huan Yuan said, and looked at the two Yue women again, looking satisfied. "Their water skills in making fish soup are really good, and you will try it later."

"Okay, but these few fish are probably not enough, right?"

"Let you taste it, do you still want to eat enough?" Huan Yuan laughed.

"Master, you are too stingy." Liang Xiao shook his head. "I tasted it but didn't let me eat it. Then why not let me taste it."

"It's okay if you don't taste it. Tell me, suddenly come back from the mountain to find me. What's the matter?"

Liang Xiao didn't say anything and pulled Huan Yuan into the cabin. Tu Niuer closed the door and stood outside the door. Seeing this, Huan Yuan also put away his smile and raised his sword eyebrows.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. The emperor wants to take Nanyue and ask me to go on a mission to Nanyue to support the army."

"Come on the army?" Huan Yuan's eyes tightened. "This is a dragon's nest." Huan Yuan glanced at Liang Xiao. "You can still laugh?"

Liang Xiao grinned. "Why can't I laugh? I have done anything ten times more dangerous than this. What's there to be afraid of? Master, have you forgotten? I was deceived into the camp by you and almost lost my life."

"Nothing! Will I take your life?" Huan Yuan was a little anxious. He turned back and forth twice. "Can it be that the emperor saw the flaw in Han Yan's affairs?"

"It's not certain. However, even if this is not the case, the emperor cannot be completely relieved." Liang Xiao thought for a while and said, "It may also be a test."

"What to test?"

"Test whether I am only unhappy with Han Yan or unfaithful to the court." Liang Xiao leaned back and grinned. "The emperor has ambition. He will not ruin a good knife because of a child. But the premise is that the knife must be in his hands. Otherwise, he will not mind destroying the knife to avoid being blamed."

Huan Yuan pondered for a moment and nodded. He had contact with the emperor and knew that Liang Xiao's evaluation of the emperor was not a speculation.

"What are you going to do?"

"I have three plans: if I can, I won't go; this is the best strategy. If I have to go, then I will gain more time, be fully prepared, and explore the way while ensuring safety; this is the last one..." Liang Xiao thought for a long time before he said softly: "Just take this opportunity to sail and never return."—

(To be continued.)

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