The messenger sneered in his heart.

He Zun lowered his head to hide the disappointment in his eyes.

No more chance.

Shi Zhongtang changed his smile and said, "The envoy can go and rest first. I will prepare a banquet later to welcome the envoy and wash away the dust."

Seeing that he lowered his head, the envoy softened his tone and said, "Your Majesty said that time waits for no one. The southern Xinjiang side needs to be faster."

"There are a lot of them."

After the messenger left, He Zun felt uncomfortable and sat there in a daze.

The sun was shining brightly, and he couldn't help crying when he thought about the difficulty of this matter.

"Are you worried?"

Shi Zhongtang laughed.

He Zun raised his head and said, "No! Duke!"

"I know." Shi Zhongtang said: "Once this opening is opened, the southern Xinjiang army will become Chang'an's army."

He Zun gritted his teeth and said, "Let's raise troops!"

"It's a little early." Shi Zhongtang said: "The crops haven't been harvested yet, and the cattle, sheep, and horses haven't gained fat yet. How can we go on an expedition? Furthermore, the last batch of money and grain given by the Ministry of Revenue this year is still halfway there. Could it be just left there?

Already?"

He Zun was startled, "But if the envoy comes back and says this, public opinion will be in trouble."

"I will test it out later at the dinner party..."

Shi Zhongtang said calmly.

Shi Zhongtang held a banquet to welcome the envoy, and he was accompanied by his confidants.

During the banquet, Shi Zhongtang humbly asked an envoy to greet the emperor and the imperial concubine on his behalf, saying that Yunshan Nu had been in southern Xinjiang for a long time and missed Ye Niang. He asked Aye En to allow him to go to Chang'an at the end of this year.

When talking about the emotional part, Shi Zhongtang burst into tears.

The envoy felt contempt in his heart. He got very drunk later and pointed at Shi Zhongtang and said: "You are just a slave, how dare you take the big one? If you dare to disobey the order this time, next time it will be a big army, hahahaha!"

Shi Zhongtang was smiling, but his confidants were about to explode.

"Yunshan slave!"

The envoy pointed at Shi Zhongtang and burped, "After destroying Northern Xinjiang, you can go to Chang'an to accompany His Majesty! It's enviable!"

This means killing the donkey!

"Dog thief!"

Wei Ming was furious and stood up suddenly.

"sit down!"

Shi Zhongtang pressed his hands and said with a smile: "I have always wanted to go to Chang'an to stay with Ye Niang. If this can be done, it would be great."

The envoy looked at Wei Ming, "Why are you dissatisfied?"

Wei Ming gritted his teeth.

"Sit down!" Shi Zhongtang shouted sharply. After Wei Ming sat down, he smiled at the envoy and said, "You are a joke to the arrogant and powerful general."

The envoy bid farewell the next day, and Shi Zhongtang sent many gifts, mostly to the emperor and his concubines, but also to the envoy.

The messenger did not reject anyone who came and left with a smile.

"My lord, this beast deserves to be punished!"

General Wei Ming was furious.

"Let someone follow the messenger and watch his words and deeds along the way!" Shi Zhongtang said coldly: "Remember, don't let the news leak out."

As soon as the messenger left the city, he said to his followers: "Go quickly!"

When they arrived at a remote place, the envoy ordered all the carts accompanying them to be abandoned.

"Those are all gifts!" someone said reluctantly.

"Do you want wealth or life?" The messenger sneered, "Throw them all away and leave quickly."

The attendant followed up, "But it's inappropriate?"

"Last night I pretended to drink too much to test, and my words were quite humiliating. Even if Shi Zhongtang scolded me on the spot, no one would say anything. But he smiled flatteringly. Who can do this on his own? How brave is he?

Extremely small, or extremely courageous."

Naturally, Shi Zhongtang cannot be timid, otherwise how would he be able to control those arrogant and powerful generals?

"Then Wei Ming is the general of Southern Xinjiang, and I am an angel. Logically speaking, even if I humiliated Shi Zhongtang, he would not dare to get angry. But look at Wei Ming last night, with his hand on the handle of the knife, murderous intent in his eyes. He was going to kill someone.

!”

The messenger said: "They dare to murder angels. What do you think they are thinking? What do they talk about on weekdays? And it's in front of Shi Zhongtang, what does this mean?"

"They usually talk about His Majesty and Chang'an, which is quite disrespectful!" said the entourage.

"It's disrespectful, but it's pretending to be respectful." The envoy said: "What do Shi Zhongtang and the Southern Xinjiang Army want to do? Liang Xiang said that Shi Zhongtang was ambitious and had rebellious intentions. Chang'an thought that he was jealous of Shi Zhongtang. Come.

When I went to southern Xinjiang, I realized that Prime Minister Liang’s vision was unmatched by anyone in the civil and military dynasties!”

The attendant said: "He doesn't dare to take action, does he?"

"Idiot!" the messenger pointed at his entourage, "I deliberately annoyed Shi Zhongtang last night. Did you see what those civil and military officials looked like?"

The attendant shook his head, "I didn't pay attention."

"The civil servants had sullen faces, and the generals were holding their swords to the hilts, ready to move." The envoy said: "Yang Xuan still has powerful and dissatisfied officials in northern Xinjiang, but in southern Xinjiang, what I see is the same model...

Therefore, Shi Zhongtang is respected."

The attendant shuddered, "So, is Southern Xinjiang still the Southern Xinjiang of the Tang Dynasty?"

The envoy said: "I dare to say that Shi Zhongtang will definitely not send troops. If he is keen and realizes that I pretended to be drunk last night, then... maybe we will die in southern Xinjiang."

Everyone felt cold, and the envoy ordered: "Let people spread the word everywhere, saying that your Majesty has ordered the southern Xinjiang army to gather and go north. At least, let Shi Zhongtang surrender."

"Let's go!"

"drive!"

Jiedushi Mansion, in the hall where the banquet was held last night.

He Zun squatted next to the desk where the envoy last night was, picked up the mat and smelled it, "It smells of alcohol."

Shi Zhongtang stood with his hands behind his hands, "He pretended to be drunk last night. Sure enough, Chang'an has become suspicious of me."

He Zun said: "It's not too late!"

Shi Zhongtang nodded and said, "Inform officials everywhere that this year's autumn harvest is a top priority. Anyone who dares to slack off should come to see us."

"yes!"

Shi Zhongtang walked out of the Tang Dynasty and "ordered Wei Ming to come."

Wei Ming is here.

"Go and find a place where no one is around."

The messenger and his followers galloped all the way.

When they arrived at the inn, they did not stop, but asked for dry food and water, changed their horses, and set off immediately.

That night, they still camped in the wild.

At night, the messenger was writing a memorial.

When a minister met civil and military officials in southern Xinjiang, they all looked at him with Shi Zhong and Tang Ma. He only knew about Duke Shang, but he didn't know about Chang'an or His Majesty.

One minister thought that Shi Zhongtang's loyalty was fake and his ambition was real. I asked your Majesty to transfer the guards of Chang'an back to station troops in the south to frighten the southern Xinjiang army, and then seized Shi Zhongtang's military power.

The envoy raised his head, thought for a while, showed determination, lowered his head and wrote: If there are any mistakes, they are all my fault. I will apologize to Duke Shang with my death!

He collected the memorial and said, "Here comes someone!"

There was no movement outside.

"Someone is coming!"

The messenger stood up, opened the curtain and walked out.

The smell of blood assaulted my nostrils.

More than ten people stood outside, looking at him coldly.

The leader turned out to be Wei Ming, the general of Southern Xinjiang.

The messenger was stunned, and then said desperately: "Are you planning to rebel?"

Wei Ming walked over, the horizontal knife in his hand still dripping blood.

puff!
Chapter completed!