Yang Yingqi took Liu Yu out, and when he went outside, he talked to him about the unfinished flowers, stones, plants and trees in this small Yanfu Garden, and asked him to provide some advice. Liu Yu was so frightened that he said: "The handwriting of the Daojun sage, how dare Liu Yu talk about it." ”

Yang Yingqi smiled and continued to talk to him about the wonders of this flower and stone, Liu Yu was submissive and absent-minded, and finally couldn't help it, seeing that there was no one around, he mustered up the courage to interrupt Yang Yingqi and asked: "Prime Minister, forgive Liu Yu for being abrupt, but does the Prime Minister really want to go to Shandong with the second saint?" This...... That doesn't seem right. ”

Yang Yingqi asked rhetorically: "What's wrong?" ”

Liu Yu said: "The Daojun sage is not young, he has traveled thousands of miles, in case there is a good one, how can this be good!" ”

Yang Yingqi said: "After all, Tanggu is too north, and the weather is not as warm as Shandong. My father-in-law is used to living in Bianliang, and now Bianliang is in the hands of Zong Bi, but Shandong, the weather is water and soil, or it is closer to Bianliang. ”

Liu Yu said: "In Hebei and Shandong, the weather and soil are not much different. Not to mention other places, it is this small Bianliang, which is not far from the Great Xiangguo Temple back then. ”

Yang Yingqi said: "Xiao Bianliang is indeed popular, but Xiao Yanfuyuan is too simple. ”

Liu Yu hurriedly said: "Although the pattern of Xiaoyan Fuyuan is not very large, but there is a Taoist saint personally guiding the construction, and when it is completed in the future, it will be a beautiful scene in the world!" ”

Yang Yingqi sighed deeply and said: "If there is a day when it will be completed in the future, it will naturally be easy to say, but I am afraid that there will be no day when it will be completed." ”

Liu Yu hurriedly asked why he said this. Yang Yingqi said: "Money, no money!" This small Yanfu Garden was originally built by my eldest brother before leaving, but the war in Yunzhong and Henan was a last resort, so I had to secretly move the money to fill the hole in the Northwest War first. But I don't dare to let my father-in-law know about this, and now that Xiaoyanfuyuan can continue to be built, it is still me and Tangerine who bought all the family funds over the years and borrowed the money, but the project is intermittent, and I don't know how long it will last. ”

Liu Yu glanced at him and told him that he didn't believe it if he didn't have the money to kill him, but he didn't dare to expose it, but said: "This small Yanfu Garden is a place for the two saints to rest, and my lord is the son of the two saints, so I should bear the cost of this garden." ”

Yang Yingqi was overjoyed and said: "Really? If the ninth uncle takes on some of it, then I can breathe a sigh of relief. ”

Liu Yu asked how much was missing, and Yang Yingqi reported a number, which frightened Liu Yu and said, "So much?" ”

"Not much, not much." Yang Yingqi said: "This garden is the place where my father-in-law is in his old age, and the materials are not sloppy, and the best flowers and stones are selected, and some are even transported from the South Seas and the Western Regions, and the cost is really not small." Well, if you only use this small Yanfu Garden as a temporary residence for your father-in-law, then you can be sloppy. Anyway, if you live for a year and a half, you can move to Shandong again. If Uncle Nine is willing to take his old man to Jiangnan, it will be a good thing for the family to reunite. ”

When Liu Yu heard him say this, he hurriedly said: "What the prime minister said is that the location of Ersheng Anyang in his old age is indeed sloppy. ”

Yang Yingqi said: "I don't want the ninth uncle to top the cost of building the garden, he only needs to top half of it, and I will figure out the rest myself." He said again: "By the way, Lord Liu, recently the ninth uncle has been transferring troops on the border one after another, I don't know what it is for?" ”

"This ......" Liu Yu said: "In order to be afraid that Jin Kou will be fierce and commit Hanjiang, I hereby send troops to help my neighbors, as long as the prime minister nods, my Great Song army will be able to enter Shandong immediately, help the Han family to attack Zongbi, enter Guanzhong, and resist the Xia people." ”

Yang Yingqi smiled and said, "Thank you very much." However, I am a Han soldier and has a lot of surplus. However, I heard that the Thang Long (Hanoi) side has been dishonest recently, and I don't know if the Great Song Dynasty naval army is sufficient, so I am thinking of sending sailors to Lingnan and Fujian to help my ninth uncle defend the southwest. I also heard that there are water thieves entrenched in Dongting, Taihu Lake, and Poyang, and our Han sailors are also idle, so it is better for me to make a proposition and ask the fourth brother to go south to help the ninth uncle. Anyway, everyone is a relative, so you don't have to be polite. ”

Liu Yu hurriedly said: "I am facing the southwest frontier, and there is also a surplus of soldiers. The lakes of the Yangtze River have never made any trouble with water thieves, for fear that it is misinformation and misinformation. But the prime minister's good intentions, we understand it. ”

Yang Yingqi laughed and said, "Then I was overzealous. "I took him with my hand and went to You Xiaobianliang again, and it seemed that the troops took the matter of the Jin army entering the Kou and the Western Xia committing crimes to heart. After swimming for a long time, he sighed again: "I am from the south, but I haven't returned to Jiangnan for many years, and I don't know how the scenery of my hometown has changed." ”

Liu Yu also heard that Yang Yingqi was from Jiangnan, and said: "When the war in the north is settled, the prime minister can also send an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty like Liu Yu, and then he can take the opportunity to visit his hometown." ”

Yang Yingqi laughed and said, "Envoy to the Great Song Dynasty? That's not a homecoming. ”

Liu Yu's face changed slightly, and he asked, "How does the prime minister want to return to his hometown?" ”

Yang Yingqi said: "Now there are many people in the south of the Han court, and there are also many northerners in the Jiankang court. Aren't southerners homesick, northerners? So I've been thinking lately, when the ministers of the Han and Song dynasties will be able to come and go freely, and that will be a good thing. ”

Liu Yu couldn't guess what he meant, but said: "Now after all, the national borders are clear, and this matter is not easy." ”

"Not really." Yang Yingqi said: "If the two countries can reach a system of ministers, it will not be difficult. ”

Liu Yu asked what is a "Tongchen"? Yang Yingqi said: "So that the people of the Han Dynasty can go to the Southern Dynasty as officials, and the Jiangnan scholars can go to the Han Dynasty as eunuchs, that is the system of ministers." ”

Liu Yu was shocked and said, "How can this be? ”

Yang Yingqi said with a smile: "Why can't you?" If I go to Jiankang, Lord Liu said, are you qualified to be the prime minister? ”

"This ......" Liu Yu stammered for a while before saying, "The prime minister naturally has this qualification." ”

Yang Yingqi said: "Yes, if Lord Liu is willing to stay in Tanggu, it is also the talent of Emperor Zuo!" ”

Liu Yu exclaimed: "Don't dare, don't dare!" ”

Yang Yingqi smiled and said: "The talents of the princes of the Southern Dynasty, the eldest brother and I know it in our hearts. Whether the surname of the world is folded, or the surname is Zhao, it is better for the virtuous person to occupy the position of Zaifu. Don't you see that above my Han court, half of the states and counties are old Song scholars? ”

Liu Yu realized something, but he didn't dare to speak. After he went back, he pondered carefully, and felt that the foundation of Han Ting was difficult to shake for a while, and he couldn't guess how many hole cards Yang Yingqi still had in his hand that had not been played, so he didn't dare to underestimate Han Ting. Moreover, Yang Yingqi had already revealed the intention of solicitation in his words, implying that no matter what the future of the Song Dynasty was, it would not affect his wealth, which was equivalent to reserving a way back for him, and he felt like he had eaten a reassuring pill, and he was not so worried about the future of Zhao Song.

Soon after the mission was completed, Liu Yu resigned and returned to the south. After entering the Song realm, he hurried to Jiankang. At this time, the Song army was still wandering on the border, and the ministers of Jiankang had been watching him for a long time, so they had to wait for him to bring information from the north so that they could decide the next major events.

When Liu Yu arrived in Jiankang, he first explained what he had seen and heard on the road, and the ministers of the Great Song Dynasty heard that Tanggu was so popular, and they all felt that the northern invasion should not be done recklessly, otherwise there would be trouble.

After the court meeting, Liu Yu entered the side hall again, and told Zhao Gou alone what he had seen and heard in Xiaoyan Fuyuan. Zhao Gou couldn't help but worry and doubt when he heard this, and said: "According to what the Qing family said, the Northern Dynasty will still not be underestimated after Zhi Yanchong left. Otherwise, how dare you be so arrogant to the Xia people? The front line reported that the Han army's arrangement in the Yellow River had not moved, and it seemed that Zhiyan rushed north and did not transfer the soldiers and horses on the south road. Coupled with the fact that the people of the two rivers are oriented to each other, I am afraid that even if we go north, it will be difficult for us to achieve anything. ”

When Liu Yu heard Zhao Gou say this, he knew that he was retreating, so he followed his meaning and said, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true. If the Han army can really resist the four joining forces, then we will be on fire. Even if I entered the market smoothly, I also had a concern. ”

Zhao Gou asked what he was worried about, and Liu Yu said: "From Yang Yingqi's hint, it seems that if we enter Shandong, when he can't resist it, I'm afraid he will set up a ...... in Shandong" Speaking of this, he lowered his voice and said: "Daojun Taishang is on the throne......"

Zhao Gou was shocked and said, "He wouldn't dare to do this!" ”

Liu Yu is inconvenient to interface, but the more Zhao Gou thinks about it, the more he thinks it is possible, if Yang Yingqi feels that he can't hold Shandong, he will give up the land of Qilu and support Zhao Ji or Zhao Huan as Emperor Song, how can he Zhao Gou deal with himself at that time? Even if the soldiers of the Song army entering Qilu can take over the whole territory of Shandong, will these soldiers turn around and be loyal to his father and brother at that time?

Zhao Gou was not sure. Although he didn't make things worse for Han Ting now, maybe he wouldn't have a chance in the future, but in the end, he decided not to take this risk.

Yang Yingqi asked for money, so give it to him. The most important thing at the moment is to stabilize the interior, clean up those domineering frontier warlords, clean up those old forces that remember his father and brother, as long as his ruling foundation in the southeast is solid enough, then even if Zhi Yanchong succeeds in victory, he will still have the opportunity to rule with him.