That is, at noon the next day, Ma Kuo and Wu Xuan arrived, faster than expected, Wang Xiu was very satisfied, and said with a smile: "It seems that you are more anxious than me!" ”

Ma Kuo is more than forty years old, he is still in good spirits, he traveled north and south with his father and brother more than ten years ago, every time he wiped his ass for the court, the court is still losing consecutive battles, and he can't be depressed anymore.

Since the imperial court moved south, he twisted around the place for ten years, his life was lonely, and he was finally appointed as the northern consolation envoy, and sent the envoy to Goryeo to preach Fusang, and his momentum immediately came, and he went north non-stop from the line, for fear of missing the time. Wang Xiu's humor made him excited, and he arched his hand and said: "The lower official is late, and it is really a sin to make the prime minister wait for a long time." ”

"It's not late, it's not too late, come and sit down and have a hot cup of tea." Wang Xiu laughed.

Everyone sat down, Wu Xuan glanced at Wang Xiu, and said a little excitedly: "Uncle Shi, as soon as the fleet arrives, we will set off immediately." ”

Wang Xiu shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not so urgent, rest for a few days and then go to sea, we still have to discuss, how to let Goryeo sell the outer islands, oh, I have thought of the name, beyond the big river, Yidi Huaju, it is called Ganghwa Island." ”

Ma Kuo's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "Wang Xianggong, let Goryeo sell the outer islands, which are islands close to Kaesong, I'm afraid they will shirk it." "He doesn't value the so-called Goryeo, and Kaekyung is Kaesong in his mouth.

If it were someone else, he would definitely scold the whimsical, and he wouldn't look anywhere, so he would make a lot of nonsense, although it was a barbarian land, but it was close to Kaesong, and there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. However, in Wang Xiu's mouth, it was really impossible to achieve it, his eyes were fixed on Wang Xiu, flashing a hot gaze.

Wu Xuan swallowed his saliva and looked at Wang Xiu in shock.

At the same time, in Xingqing, thousands of miles away, Ren Dejing completely threw himself into Li Renxiao and became one of the staunchest supporters, and because of the relationship between the empress dowager, he was determined to be valued Cheng Dù.

However, the current situation is not clear, the Xia army's offensive in the direction of Yanzhou has no special impact, nearly 50,000 people in the northwest camp against more than 100,000 Xia troops, it should be 70,000 tigers and wolves, and it is extremely maddening.

In order for him to truly become the person in power, in addition to making a military breakthrough, he also needs to win over Chage, the king of Jin, and eliminate Li Renzhong, the king of Pu. Brother Cha is greedy for money, but it is not difficult to take him down, the Song army is not something he can control, the most important thing is to get rid of Li Renzhong, this is the top priority.

Just when the news came that the army of the Gansu Military Division had failed and was captured by Shao Xing in a row, Li Renxiao decided to increase the 5,000 garrison army to the east, and gave the front a death order, which must break through the defense line of the Song army and give the main force of the Song army a head-on attack.

The garrison has 25,000 regular soldiers, and after 5,000 regular soldiers are transferred, there are already tens of thousands of regular soldiers on the march, and Xingqing's defense is nearly half empty.

This is said to be ordinary, the front line of the increase in troops will break through, and anyone will do it, but the generals who are just mobilized are several generals who have always been close to Li Renzhong, and it just so happened that the sparks fell on the dry firewood, Li Renzhong couldn't sit still immediately, and finally shot at him.

In a private house in Xingqing, Jiang Yun sat in the hall, leaning on the fiery charcoal basin, leisurely eating wine, tasting the delicious food of the northwest, and opposite him was Ren Chuncong, the future star of the Ren family.

Jiang Yun, a senior envoy of the Western Speed Bureau of the Speed Division, responsible for the strongholds of Xingqing, Xiping Mansion, Jingzhou and other places, was also Qin Min's good comrade-in-arms, a figure in the fifteen masters of the Wangmen, and a veteran figure who was ordered to form the Speed Division, where he appeared is very interesting, and it is even more interesting to be able to sit with Ren Chuncong.

Ren Chuncong is also calculating in his heart, he doesn't know Jiang Yun's true identity, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't know that Jiang Yun has a connection with the Southern Dynasty, at least he is also a businessman with a purpose, a businessman who can return to Yi, if he doesn't collude with the government, the ghost won't believe it.

The reason why he contacted Jiang Yun was also Ren Deren's meaning, after all, people can't hang themselves on a tree, even if Ren Dejing is a second minister, he surrendered only after being besieged, in other words, he Ren Deren is not a second minister, slowly developing and developing relations with the Southern Dynasties, there is a way out, people don't die for themselves!

Ren Deren has an official position, but it is difficult to come forward, so as not to affect the family, Ren Chuncong is a good choice.

Jiang Yun also understood in his heart, and after saying something unnutritious for a while, he said slowly: "Brother! As soon as the imperial court sends troops, my business will not be easy to do, and I am afraid that this year's share will be much less. ”

The corners of Ren Chuncong's mouth twitched, naturally he was distressed about money, he could get 10,000 yuan of money every year, so that his small life would be better.

You must know that the territory of the founding of the party is not large, the domestic economy mainly depends on horses and green and white salt, and it has to maintain a huge army, the finances are very embarrassing, and the official salary is not high, compared with the preferential treatment of the Great Song Dynasty, it is simply a beggar. In particular, Han officials who did not have clans and territories lived in a rather difficult situation.

A little less, that is, if you suffer a loss, how can you not feel sad, but for the sake of family affairs, you still endure it, and said with a smile: "It's not easy for everyone, you can't let my brother post it upside down, that's too unusual." ”

Jiang Yun was disdainful in his heart, this guy was insincere, and said with a smile on his face: "I can't let you suffer too much, I also said over there, now it's a war, and it's going to be discovered, so it's not easy for us to do it." Eventually, it will pass, and when the war is over, business will still have to be maintained. ”

Ren Chuncong instantly grabbed the tail of his words, and said quietly: "Three-way expedition, advancing step by step, this is a war to destroy the country, and in the future?" ”

"Cut, Daxia has stood in the northwest for a hundred years, how can it be extinguished, besides, the northwest is desolate next door, and the prince doesn't have that mind." Jiang Yunfeng is light and light.

It is really sad, causing the deterioration of the environment in the northwest, although there are successive dynasties of conquest, as well as the influence of horse herding, the fortress strategy of the Great Song Dynasty against the party people, the deterioration of the environment in the northwest, but it is a fatal blow.

In order to prevent the Xia army from attacking with iron cavalry, in addition to those big cities on the edge of Shaanxi, more than 20,000 castles were built, and the wood used can be imagined, and the imperial court also understood the significance of protecting forests and grasses, but because of the scholars' contempt for the northwest, even if the Zhao family was called the Tianshui clan, they could not change their indifference, and in order to defend Guanzhong, they could sacrifice the northwest environment.

It must be said that even if the Great Song Dynasty was beaten by the Jin army, it could still have the upper hand over the Xia army, and these fortresses contributed a lot, just like a big net, which restricted the Xia army's horse team.

Ren Chuncong smacked his lips, his heart suddenly, the Great Song Dynasty had no intention of destroying the country? This is also too mysterious, after all, I couldn't bear it, and asked tentatively: "Where did the news come from, it doesn't look like this momentum." ”