After meeting Fan Ruoshui that day, Shi Wei secretly sent a secret letter to Dezhao, the second prince of Bianjing.**

In the letter, Shi Wei suggested to Zhao Dezhao that he would volunteer to the emperor and request to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

When the Sui Dynasty was pacified by the Southern Chen Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian appointed his son Yang Guang as the chief of the three armies and governed more than 500,000 troops.

In fact, Yang Guang himself was just a nominal commander. The entire war to destroy Chen was carried out according to the advance arrangement of Emperor Wen of Sui. Yang Guang just played a role in supervising the various armies.

However, it was this dispensable position that allowed Yang Guang to gain unprecedented merits and reputation, and established strong capital for him in the future battle for the prince.

Shi Wei believed that if Zhao Dezhao could also be the nominal commander of the Southern Tang Dynasty, then after the war ended, the emperor would have enough reason to make him the crown prince.

This is Shi Wei’s plan.

The letter was sent to Bianjing. More than a month later, Shi Wei received a reply from the second prince.

Zhao Dezhao was successfully convinced by his letter, coupled with the persuasion of other staff members, decided to carry out a series of public relations activities in the hope of gaining this precious opportunity.

Shi Wei knew that there had been a while since he left the war, and the emperor at this time was afraid that he had not yet decided the candidate for the commander.

Moreover, Zhao Guangyi will inevitably interfere in this matter, and he can't be anxious. He can only wait patiently for news from the capital here and the state.

Time passes, and before you know it, it’s winter and early spring.

More and more imperial doctors, together with a cart of medicinal materials used in the south, were transported from Bianjing to Liyang, and the scale of the Shiwei medical group has gradually taken shape.

After Fan Ruoshui took over as the magistrate of Liyang County, he was also making preparations for the future bridge building project.

After the Spring Festival, in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Yu still refused to go to Bianjing to pay tribute on the grounds of being sick, but instead sent an envoy and presented a large number of tributes.

Although the Southern Tang Dynasty's contributions were several times higher than before, Li Yu's refusal to enter the court meant that he ignored the last record of His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Empire.

Surprisingly, the Song court did not express any dissatisfaction with Li Yu's refusal to enter the court. The envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty, except for the failure to be summoned by the emperor, all the rest were as usual.

On the surface, the last disc of Emperor Song Dynasty seemed to be just like the previous intimidation, and did not intend to use force because of Li Yu's disobedience.

In the Song Dynasty and Southern Tang, many subjects who were ignorant of the inside thought that the clouds of war between the two countries had dissipated again.

Only insiders like Shi Wei knew that the emperor's concealment was just a strategy to paralyze Li Yu.

Just like the seemingly calm sea surface, there is an unpredictable undercurrent hidden beneath it.

Shi Wei had already smelled the smell of war.

However, just as Shi Wei was looking forward to the Song army going south, a sudden imperial edict surprised Shi Wei.

That decree was to appoint Shi Wei as an envoy of the Song Dynasty and to go to the Southern Tang Dynasty to comfort Li Yu.

After his initial surprise, Shi Wei speculated about the holy intention, and it was Zhao Kuangyin who knew that he had been an old minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty and was familiar with the ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty in Jinling City. This time, he should have been on an envoy to ask him to inquire about the situation within the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Since the emperor's order was given, Shi Wei did not dare to disobey, so he told Guizhi and the others that he would go out to a long door and enter a batch of medicinal materials. Soon he left Liyang and headed for Yangzhou.

Shortly after Shi Wei arrived in Yangzhou, the envoy fleet sent from Bianjing arrived, and Shi Wei got on the boat on the spot, pretending to be coming from Bianjing, crossing the Yangtze River from Guazhou south, and heading straight to Jinling, the capital of the southern Tang Dynasty.

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"I didn't expect that I, Hu Hansan, will be back again so soon..."

Standing on the bow of the ship with his hands behind his back, looking at the towering Taicheng, Shi Wei couldn't help but feel a little emotion in his heart.

"Sir, you offended Li Yu at the beginning, and now you come back, will you be risking yourself and reentering the tiger's den?" Xiong Qingye, who was beside him, seemed to have concerns.

Shi Wei smiled disdainfully: "At the beginning, only Lu Duoxun said, Li Yu let me go away obediently. Now I am the envoy of the Song Dynasty. Even if I am Li Yu's father-killing enemy, how dare this fool emperor touch a piece of my hair."

Shi Wei's confidence not only comes from his current identity, but also from his deep understanding of Li Yu's cowardly personality.

Xiong Qingye was much more relieved.

As they spoke, the fleet was approaching the shore.

You can see from a distance that the pier was already crowded, and I think everyone came to welcome him, the Southern Tang official who was envoy of the Heavenly Kingdom.

When the boat was docked, Shi Wei walked off the boat with a swagger with Xiong Qingye's support.

As he expected, many officials from the Southern Tang Dynasty headed by Xu Xian had long been respectful here.

As soon as he saw Shi Wei get off the ship, Xu Xian hurriedly led the officials forward and bowed, "The emperor is here to welcome the envoy."

Behind him, a large number of officials from the Southern Tang Dynasty followed him with a respectful look, showing great humility.

Most of the officials in the Southern Tang Dynasty were flatterers. Shi Wei was disdainful at the beginning. Today, his identity changed and he naturally disagreed with them when he saw them again.

He just nodded slightly and smiled at Xu Xian, "I said to you, Lord Xu, I called you in Bianjing before, but now it's your turn to call me again so soon. You and I really have a fate."

Xu Xian's old face immediately passed by a little embarrassed.

It is obvious that after this important minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty returned to Jinling from the Song Dynasty, in order to protect his face, he did not tell his colleagues about how Shi Wei teased him when he was in Bianjing.

Therefore, no one from the Southern Tang Dynasty knew how the little imperial physician who used to be ruined his face in the two dynasties.

At this time, Shi Wei's old story was brought up again, and Xu Xian was naturally a little panicked.

Shi Wei had long guessed that this would be the case, so when Fang met, he said this and gave Xu Xian a warning on the spot.

Xu Xiansheng was afraid that the scandal would be leaked, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "It is really a privilege for Xu to be able to see the envoy again. The envoy worked hard all the way, and he must have been tired. Now the emperor will send the envoy to the hall to rest."

Shi Wei waved his hand and said, "There is no need to rest. I am a person who is responsible for the emperor and I want to see you, Lord Li, as soon as possible."

Xu Xian paused and did not dare to disobey. He hurriedly sent someone to report to Li Yu while accompanying Shi Wei to the palace north of Jinling City.

The convoy drove towards Jinling City in a mighty manner and headed north through Yujie.

Looking at the familiar street, Shi Wei gradually felt like returning home in glory.

When the carriage passed by his former home gate, Shi Wei was surprised to find that the plaque of "Ping'an Hall" was still hanging there.

"Mr. Xu, what's going on in Ping'an Hall?" Shi Wei was curious and called Xu Xian to ask.

Xu Xian smiled and said, "After the Shi Shang Envoy left our country, our country's king regretted not being able to keep the Shi Shang Envoy so talented. The king thought about the Shi Shang Envoy, so he ordered the former residence of the Shi Shang Envoy to be protected and no one should enter without permission."

"So that's how it is. It's rare that Master Li's intention is really touched."

Shi Wei looked moved on his face, but his heart became more and more contemptuous.

Thinking about Li Yu wanted to cut himself into pieces. If he wanted to say he regretted it, he must have regretted that he could not kill him in advance before Lu Duosun took action.

At present, Li Yu deliberately protected his former residence in Ping'an Hall. It was not because he found out that he was going to the Southern Tang Dynasty that he had to do this superficial work to win his favor with Shi Wei.

Even the lord of a weak country should have some ambition to kill a soldier and not to be humiliated. It seems that Li Yu's servile behavior really made Shi Wei despise him.

At the moment of sarcasm, the carriage and horses had already entered the palace.

After getting off the carriage, Shi Wei, accompanied by Xu Xian, headed straight to the palace.

He has been to this Southern Tang Dynasty imperial palace many times, and he has already been familiar with all kinds of buildings.

Looking around the left and right, I saw that the kisses in the palace symbolizing the emperor's residence have been removed, and the other objects related to yellow have also been changed to purple.

After a moment, the Imperial Palace was already in front of him, and he saw a man in purple waiting for His Highness from afar.

As soon as he approached, Shi Wei saw the man's face clearly. It was Li Yu, the king of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

When Li Yu saw Shi Wei, his expression could not help but feel uncomfortable, but he forced himself to suppress it and tried his best to bring out a respectful smile to welcome him.

"Yu has met the envoy of the Heavenly Kingdom." Li Yu bowed slightly, and said in a very polite tone.

When I saw Li Yu again, all kinds of old things came to my mind. Shi Wei was not afraid of the king of a country, but a kind of sympathy and contempt.

"Shi has met Lord Li." Shi Wei returned a greeting with a calm expression, without revealing his inner thoughts.

Li Yuyuan thought Shi Wei was thinking about hatred and might make things difficult for him, but Shi Wei's current attitude made him feel much more at ease.

He immediately enthusiastically invited Shi Wei into the hall, and a banquet had already been prepared here.

What are the delicacies and delicious foods, and what are the most luxurious things, just to please Shi Wei, the envoy of the Song Dynasty.

Shi Wei was not polite either. He should eat and drink, and enjoyed the emperor's imperial banquet.

After the banquet, Shi Wei read out the Emperor of Song Dynasty's wish to comfort Li Yu, and did not accuse Li Yu of his refusal to pay homage to him.

Seeing that the imperial edict had not been punished by him, Li Yu was tactful and did not mention the court. Both sides seemed to tacitly avoid talking about this sensitive matter.

After the polite ceremony was completed, it was almost dusk, and Li Yu wanted to send Shi Wei to the hall to rest.

At this time, Shi Wei made a request that was both surprised and a little embarrassed.

Shi Wei wanted to visit Xiao Zhouhou.

If there is anything else worth Shi Wei’s concern in the entire Southern Tang Dynasty, I’m afraid that Xiao Zhou Hou will be left.

At this time, he returned to the old place and had such a fearful identity. How could he not take the opportunity to see his old friend?

However, this is a request that Li Yu was extremely embarrassed.

"Well... Zhou's body has been a little uncomfortable recently, and I'm afraid it's not convenient to meet her." Li Yu was embarrassed and didn't think much about it, but just made up such an excuse in a hurry.

His excuse was exactly what Shi Wei thought.

Shi Wei said happily: "The king of the country has forgotten that I am proficient in medical skills. Since the princess is unwell, I am able to treat her."
Chapter completed!