Peng Zeliang heard that the emperor had already approved the marriage. If he resisted the decree at this time, it would be useless. First, because Su Chen had contributed too much to the Tang Dynasty and affected the smooth progress of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the court would not care about him.

of a daughter.

Secondly, her daughter had an engagement with Su Chen. The two had already held a private wedding ceremony in Runzhou and had gone to the bridal chamber three months ago. Even if Peng Zeliang regrets the marriage, the daughter will be married for the second time from now on. She is not a lady, but a yellow-flowered girl.

Now, it’s hard to find her husband’s family, not to mention whether Peng Jingjing’s explosive temper will agree!

Therefore, Peng Zeliang had no other choice but to marry Su Chen by default.

He stood in the train with an ugly face. He was not dissatisfied with Su Chen as a person, but he could not let go of his daughter. In the past, he felt that even if his daughter got married and married Su Chen, she would still be living in Jinling City, very close to each other.

Go home and spend time with his old father.

But now, her daughter is going to marry her husband and go directly to Bianjing in the north. She has to live in a hostile country, just like Wang Zhaojun leaving the country, which makes Peng Zeliang feel aggrieved and reluctant to give up.

The officials in the court heard that Li Yu's rewards, whether they were conferring royal orders on his wife or giving money and pearls, were all a kind of compensation. At this time, officials from the three parties and those who were neutral and did not join the party did not object.

, because the top priority is to negotiate with the Song Dynasty.

Although the court is dangerous, treacherous and full of murderous intent, it is not like fighting and killing on the battlefield, it is more humane and sophisticated!

In the court, Li Yu announced on the spot that he agreed to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty. The matter was handed over to Wei Cen, Feng Yanlu, Pan You and others to participate in the negotiations, striving to reduce the ceded territory and city and the amount of compensation, and sign an armistice agreement as soon as possible.

After the court was over, Su Chen wanted to step forward and continue to show his goodwill to Peng Zeliang and explain, but Peng Zeliang walked away without paying attention to him. Apparently, the grievances had not been resolved.

Xu Xuan and Gao Yue came over at this time and said to Su Chen: "Marquis An Guo, let's go to the Han Mansion together to check on Mr. Han's condition. You just want to go and see him before you leave."

Su Chen nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to Han Mansion together."

Some Sun Party officials heard that Su Chen, Xu Xuan and others were going to visit Han Xizai, and expressed their willingness to follow them.

So, Xu Xuan, Yan Xu, Zhong Mo, Gao Yue, Gao Yuan, Xu Kai, Chen Tao, Zhang Yi and other more than ten court officials went to Han Mansion in cars and sedans.

After a cup of tea, all the ministers had arrived at Han Mansion.

The arrival of so many officials surprised everyone in the Han family. Mr. and Mrs. Han personally welcomed him. He was the second son of Han Xizai. He was the Imperial College Secretary in the imperial court. He had a small official position, but he was also a key figure in the Imperial Academy. However,

He cannot achieve the level of a powerful prime minister like his father.

"My lords, my father is in the study, writing to relieve his depression. Please come this way!"

Mr. Han did not dare to neglect and personally led the way to Han Xizai's study with a group of ministers from the DPRK and China.

"Dad, Master Xu, Master Yan, Master Gao, Master Zhong, etc. are here to visit you."

As Mr. and Mrs. Han spoke, he led the ministers into the study.

When Han Xizai heard his son's words, he put down his pen and looked up at the door. Xu Xuan, Zhong Mo and others had already entered the study.

When he saw Su Chen's figure in the crowd, his eyes lit up at first, and then dimmed a bit, revealing a look of helplessness and guilt.

"My lords, why did you come here at the same time?"

Xu Xuan said: "Su Chen went to the morning court today. He was conferred the title of Marquis of Anguo by the officials and received rewards. The peace talks are a foregone conclusion. The court meeting has ended. Su Chen is coming to visit you, so we will accompany you and visit you at your door."

.”

Han Xizai looked sad, his eyes fell on Su Chen, and asked: "Yixuan, when did you come back?"

"I came back yesterday afternoon. I originally wanted to visit Uncle Han when I returned to Jinling City, but the eunuch who passed the order urged me to go directly to the palace to see the saint. When I came out of the palace, it was already dark, so I went back to the mansion, thinking that after today's court meeting

, just come for a visit." Su Chen explained.

Han Xizai nodded slightly and said: "Good boy, I have heard about what you have done in Runzhou these days. You have given the people of the Tang Dynasty a chance to fight and inspired the people of the Tang Dynasty. The two sides have fallen into a strategic stalemate.

Because of this, the Song Dynasty will consider negotiating peace. It's a pity that the Tang Dynasty is like a withering old tree, rotting at the roots, and there is no way to save it. Therefore, I can only sacrifice you. I didn't protect you well.

!”

Everyone could hear Han Xizai's recognition and admiration for Su Chen in his words, but at the same time he was also disappointed with the Tang Dynasty.

Su Chen replied: "It's okay. Blessings come with misfortunes, misfortunes come with blessings. Who knows, I went to the north, maybe it was another development. Uncle Han doesn't have to blame himself. It's because I have no chance to be with Jiangnan.

"

After hearing this, Han Xizai let out a long sigh and became depressed. Everyone could see that he was really completely disappointed with the Tang Dynasty.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Mr. and Mrs. Han ordered the servants to bring two large tables, put a lot of tea sets on them, and said: "My lords, please sit down, make tea and talk. We haven't gotten together like this in many days."

"Okay, sit down and talk." Someone echoed.

Han Xizai nodded and sat around the table with Su Chen, Xu Xuan, Yan Xu and others, making tea and drinking tea.

"How long do you plan to rest, Mr. Han?" Yan Xu asked with concern.

The other officials also looked at Han Xizai, wanting to hear his thoughts.

Han Xizai shook his head and said: "I have passed my 60th year. This time I took up the official position. I originally had the last stubborn spirit and planned to make a difference. However, it ended up in vain. Especially after this peace negotiation happened, I finally saw it clearly.

The royal family and the court plan to retire from office, and from now on ignore the affairs of the government, and live a leisurely life of singing and dancing day and night."

Su Chen was shocked, he didn't expect that Han Xizai lost his fighting spirit, became addicted to wine and sex, lived a life of singing and dancing, and was in a state of drunkenness and dreams, all because of his relationship with Su Chen!

When Xu Xuan and other ministers heard this, they all looked regretful. Without Han Xizai, the Sun Party was missing its spirit and backbone.

"Master Han, do you want to think about it again? You can't just lose your fighting spirit!"

Han Xizai still shook his head: "There is no hope for the Tang Dynasty. I don't want to die of exhaustion. Until the moment I die of exhaustion, I have been busy working in vain. I have been fighting with the five ghosts of the Song Party all day long. I have lost this life."

The meaning of life is that I have been working hard for my official career for decades. Now I wake up and plan to change my life. Your Excellencies, there is no need to persuade me."

Zhong Mo felt the same and sighed: "Hey, that's right. Currently, the living space on both sides of the Tang State has been compressed. The Song Army has already arrived south of the Yangtze River. In the future, they can station troops and attack the Tang State at any time."

"This time the Tang and Song Dynasties have peace talks, but how long will peace last? The Song Dynasty's idea of ​​unifying the world will not change."

Zhang Yi listened to the ministers talking more and more pessimistically, so he changed the subject and asked: "Mr. Han, when we came in just now, we saw that you were writing. Are you making a fuss?"

Han Xizai smiled faintly and said: "I have a lot of depression in my chest today, and I want to use this anger to write a good article to express it. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to write an article that satisfies me several times.

upset."

Xu Kai raised his head and looked at Su Chen, and couldn't help but said: "Yixuan is about to go north, why not write an article, even if it is not as famous as "Yueyang Tower", "Liu Hou Lun", "Qian Chibi Fu" and other famous articles.

Definitely one of the best!”

"Yes, let Jiangzuo Sulang write one. I haven't seen a new article written by him for a long time."

"That's right, I usually can't put it down for Su Chen's articles and poems."

These ministers were very interested in Xu Kai's proposal, and they were all excited and expecting.

Han Xizai also found it interesting. Since Su Chen was about to go north, it would be difficult to see him in the future. It was a great pity that he could not see him writing poems and articles for the first time. Taking advantage of the feeling of separation, he asked him to write another new article.

The article comes out.

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Su Chen agreed, since he was leaving anyway. It was difficult to get together at this moment, so he might as well write an article to keep as a souvenir.

He nodded and said: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey. I happened to have some drafts in my stomach on my way back. I borrowed Uncle Han's pen and paper to write an essay according to the occasion."

"Okay, let's wait and see!"

“See it with your own eyes!”

All the ministers looked excited, holding strong expectations and looking forward to seeing what happened.
Chapter completed!