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The Flag Enters the Yanyun Chapter 120: Fake News

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    Zhou Ping's tone was not much higher than a whisper, and Li Chuwen's body trembled like a fallen leaf in the wind. The sandalwood stick in his hand also trembled with his body, and he didn't know where to put it down.  It turned out that Li Chuwen was from the Li family of the four major families in Yanjing, and was related by marriage to the Ma family of Zhao Liangsi's time. It was said that he was a distant cousin.  His career was not going well in his early years, so he and Zhao Liangsi once burned incense and swore together in the Arctic Temple to destroy the Liao Dynasty and return the Song Dynasty to the Song Dynasty.  Later, Zhao Liangsi could not escape, and after Li Chuwen became involved with Xiao Fengxian, the favored minister of Emperor Tianzuo, he became very prosperous. Naturally, the incident of burning incense and swearing with Zhao Liangsi was forgotten.  As for the correspondence with Zhao Liangsi not long ago, it was just to prepare a way out for himself, but he didn't expect that the envoys of the Southern Dynasty would come to his door in public, which surprised him.  "Come and pay homage to Li Men!" Zanli praised in a high and drawn-out voice, "Li Men kneels downkowtowsknocksknocksxing"  Li Chuwen had initially regained his composure, figured out a countermeasure, and said in a low voice: "Don't make any noise about this matter. If the deputy envoy has any instructions, you can just say it directly, and everything can be carried out!"  "This matter is very difficult. Now His Majesty is ill in bed, and all major matters are decided by the Queen Xiao Puxian!" "Can the Queen be persuaded to join this dynasty?" "Kneel downknockknockknockxing." The second tribute.  Second praise. At this time, Li Chuwen had completely calmed down. While saluting, he whispered: "A certain family has been thinking about this for a long time, so they will do their best. The deputy envoy can just wait for the good news!" Zhou Ping sneered and said:  "I have also heard that my subordinates are in charge of the Queen's affairs. Whether the matter is successful or not depends on how much effort they use!" "Kneel downknockknockknock  ' He praised for the third time. ¡°Then if this happens, how will the Song Dynasty settle a certain father and son?¡± At this time, Li Chuwen had returned to his usual shrewdness and began to carefully speak for his own interests.  "Tong Xuanfu asked a certain family to send a message. If my family can achieve this, I will not hesitate to reward the Duke of the country. There is no need to worry about my family's family, Tianlu Ancestral Temple!" Hearing this.  The expression on Li Chuwen's face immediately became friendly. He smiled slightly and decided to reveal a little bit of his inner story to the other party, while expressing his sincerity.  On the one hand, I also tell the other party how difficult the job is.  I am not a white-collar worker who rewards money.  "So that the noble officials will know. The person the Queen trusts most is not me, but her brother Xiao Qian, who is in charge of all armies. This man is smart and capable. He is also the King of Xibu, and he will never agree to your envoy's request. But he will go there these days.  "Zhuzhou in front of the mountain and behind the mountain went to recruit troops, not in the city." "That's it!" Zhou Ping nodded, suddenly his heart moved, and asked: "When I came, I heard a rumor on the road that Yelu Yanxi borrowed 100,000 troops from Xirong.  , is about to go south, is this true? " "Haha!" Li Chuwen laughed: "Please rest assured, noble man, this is probably a trick by some Khitan nobleman in Yanjing City, just to scare those unscrupulous people from recruiting troops.  Before I came back, someone took this opportunity to cause trouble!" "Are you sure?" Zhou Ping's heart immediately tightened and he asked in a low voice.  "Of course! The King of Xiangyin led one hundred thousand horses south, and the first one to settle the score may not be your dynasty, but the people in Yanjing City. If this is true, then Xiao Qian dares to leave his sister in Yanjing City and personally  Go to the states in front of and behind the mountains to recruit troops? " "It's true that the authorities are deceived by such tricks." Zhou Ping suddenly realized when he heard this.  As Li Chuwen said, for Tianzuo Emperor Yelv Yanxi, Yelv Chun and the officials and people in Yanjing City who supported Yelu Chun were rebels. If he led one hundred thousand cavalry south, not to mention Xiao Qian, the person in front of him would  The old fox was probably the first one to rush to find a way out. How could he be so calm?  At this time, Li Chuwen had finished his salute, and the person who praised him was inviting other dignitaries to come up and burn incense and salute. Zhou Ping seized the last moment and asked: "Sir, if there is any news, how should I contact you?" "There is a person outside the west gate of Jingguo Temple.  Liu Ji's leather goods shop is opened by my estranged slave. If you just say it's from the Liu family in Zhuo County, he will understand. "It's almost dinner time at the south gate of Yanjing City. Yanjing is guarding the door.  The rural soldiers lazily checked the people going in and out. Although the nobles in the city were already panicking, after all, the hundreds of thousands of men and women in the city had to import food, drink, food and cooking from the countryside outside the city. The cattle and horses coming in and out  There are many vehicles.  At this time, the villagers who had sold their products were leaving and blocked the south gate.  "Drive, drive, come on!" A coachman stopped the mule cart, jumped out of the car, and said with a smile to the gatekeeper: "Master, I'm here to trouble you again!" "Who is that person in the car?  ? "The soldiers are lazy."Yang Yang came up to him and asked, pointing at the man who was climbing out of the car.  "It's a Zen master from the temple!" The coachman said with a smile: "Someone in our village, Li Dahu, died. When I went to the city this time, I asked a Zen master from the temple to go back and chant sutras!" "That's it! There can be Zen masters after death.  Reciting sutras, you are really blessed!" After hearing this, the soldier hurriedly put his hands together and recited the Buddha's name.  At that time, the upper class of the Liao Kingdom believed in Buddhism very much, and the Han people in the Yan area also followed suit. Therefore, both the Han and Khitan monks in the Yan area respected Buddhism very much.  The cart left the south gate and walked half a mile. The monk jumped out of the cart. The driver quickly untied a mule from the cart, put on the saddle, put the reins into the monk's hands, and said with a smile: "Zen Master  Be careful!" The monk took off the hood of his robe. He saluted the coachman with his hands clasped together, took out a bunch of money from his waist, and said with a smile, "Excuse me, this money is considered as money.  "What's wrong with your legs and feet!" The coachman hurriedly said, "The Zen Master has already given the mule double the money, so why not take another payment?"  He said: "If you accept it, you will be able to add some clothes to your wife's family!" "It's really a pain in the ass, a pain in my life!" The coachman couldn't give in, so he had to accept the money and drive away with a lot of thanks.  Zhishan looked back at the majestic Yanjing City Wall not far away, jumped on his mule, and meandered away.  For Bianliang, Tokyo, in the spring of the fourth year of Xuanhe's reign, the political situation was like the weather, which alternated between cold and warm.  Since the news of Yelu Chun's succession was confirmed at the end of last year, the main war faction alliance composed of Tong Guan and Wang Fu has gained the upper hand in the court, and the war machine of the entire Northern Song Dynasty has been activated; and in the fourth year of Xuanhe  At the end of February, the tide changed again.  An astonishing rumor spread from the north. Yelu Yanxi, the former emperor of the Liao Kingdom who had been demoted to the king of Xiangyin by Yelu Chun, borrowed 100,000 cavalry from the northwest armies and was about to go south. He wanted to take Xiongzhou directly to punish the Northern Song Dynasty for betraying the alliance.  crime.  After hearing the news, the voice of Tong Guan, the supreme military commander of the Northern Song Dynasty and the main driver of the alliance with the Jin Dynasty to conquer the Liao Dynasty, who had just contributed to the crusade against the Fang La Rebellion, also lowered his voice.  In later generations, this became one of his crimes. Ironically, the real reason for this situation was that Tong Guan was one of the few people among the top officials of the Northern Song Dynasty who truly understood the existing military strength of the Northern Song Dynasty.  He knew very well that under the military system of the Northern Song Dynasty at that time, the amount of military power did not depend on the number of people and weapons, but how much money the government could spend to recruit and maintain troops.  At this time, the Hebei Forbidden Army and the Capital Forbidden Army had basically eroded and no longer had the ability to undertake offensive operations.  Unless there is a large-scale training of the new army, the only one we can really rely on is the Western Army. Apart from guarding the Xixia front line, the mobile force that can be used for field operations is only about 100,000.  At that time, the Northern Song Dynasty's financial situation could not spare any money to reorganize and train the new army, so this few mobile forces were the only capital in his hands.  Therefore, Tong Guan's plan did not use military offensive as the main method from the beginning. On the contrary, he pinned his hope of eliminating the main force of the Liao army on the Jin people, while Song's military force was only used to exert political pressure.  military backing.  According to the internal intelligence of the Liao Kingdom provided to him by Zhao Liangsi, he believed that as the war situation became unfavorable, the inherent contradictions within the Liao Kingdom would gradually emerge, and the Northern Song Dynasty could seize Yanjing at a very small cost, or even at no cost.  Fight and win.  Doesn't it say in Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" that "the only way to defeat an enemy without fighting is to defeat them with superior force"?  But something unexpected happened. Yelu Yanxi ignored the Jin people's attack and got another hundred thousand cavalry from nowhere to go south.  Not to mention whether the Song Army can defeat this enemy army, even if the Song Army can win, Tong Guan will have to play the last trump card in his hand. At that time, if the Jin man turns his back and refuses to admit it, he will use it again.  What can we do to resist the attack of the Jin people?  After all, Tong Guan has been dealing with Xixia in the northwest for more than ten years. He is not naive enough to believe that a piece of blank paper can restrain hundreds of thousands of cavalry. The only thing that can restrain force is force.  What's worse is that at this juncture, Tong Guan's most trusted adviser Zhao Liangsi is not around either. This man who knows everything about Liao affairs, the Jin people, and the situation in Yan is currently discussing with the Jin people how to destroy the Liao Dynasty between the two countries.  demarcation of borders.  Without Zhao Liangsi, Tong Guan lacked enough information to make accurate judgments on many things. This feeling of being blindfolded was really terrible.  "Xiang Xiang, Xuan Xiang! The official has gone to Cai Jing's mansion!" "What!" Tong Guan sat up from the soft couch and waved away the two maids wearing clothes. The subordinate who came in to report asked: "What?  At that time? Hasn't Cai Yuanchang already served? Why did the officials go to his house again? " "I heard that it was about compiling history books!" The official lowered his head and replied. He knew how Tong Guan was feeling at this time.  It was so bad, he didn't want to say nothing right?Cause yourself into trouble.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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