After the selection was completed, the soldiers in charge of guarding the city gate came to report: "Lord Qi, someone claims to be sent by the capital and has come to deliver something to the lord. ”

Rihito asked curiously, "What did they say to send me?" ”

"They didn't say! Just took out the gold medal. The soldier said as he handed the gold medal to Rihito.

When Rihito saw it, he immediately said, "Go!" Take them to the county office and wait, and I'll be there in a moment. ”

After the soldiers left, Rihito hurriedly ordered the guards to arrive: "Quick! I invited Li Yong, Mr. Chen, Mr. Fang and Zhang Lei to the county government and told them that the capital had sent people. ”

When Li Ren returned to the county office, several people were waiting for his return, and Mr. Chen spoke first: "Lord! Is it that the imperial court has sent someone to recruit him now? ”

Li Ren himself said unclearly: "If Shi Miyuan's attitude is now, I estimate that the possibility of recruiting An is extremely small. I guess this time my aunt may have sent someone to ask for the evidence. ”

Fang Ning thought for a long time and said, "Mr. Fang's estimate is good, and the lord's estimate is also good. ”

"Will the imperial court send someone to recruit An?" Rihito asked.

"Yes! But it's not Shi Miyuan, it may be Zhao Yun himself. Fang Ning said with certainty.

Li Ren and everyone looked at Fang Ning a little puzzled, and then Fang Ning stood up and walked two steps and said, "According to my inference, this time it is Zhao Yun himself, because he wants to get rid of Shi Miyuan's control. ”

Li Ren thought for a long time according to Fang Ning's inference, and asked: "Now that his evidence is in our hands, if he is in a hurry to get rid of Shi Miyuan now, wouldn't it be a withdrawal for himself?" ”

Fang Ning said with an unpredictable height: "No! He wouldn't be so stupid, he must have thought it through this time. Think about it, what we want is just a piece of territory that belongs to us, and what Shi Miyuan wants is to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes. Even if he Zhao Yun is a fool, he can't tell which is more important? ”

Zhang Lei on the side said: "According to what Mr. Fang said, he gave us the land we needed, aren't you afraid that we will rise up and overthrow him?" ”

"Nope! Zhao Yun knew that as long as we promised him, we would no longer want to overthrow him, because once we agreed to Zhao'an, there would be no excuse to rebel. Because at that time he was the king, we were the ministers, and the rebellion of the ministers was a great rebellion. Fang Ning said.

Li Yong said at this time: "Isn't that as long as we promise to recruit An, we won't have a chance to turn the tables?" ”

At this time, Rihito said on the side: "We still have a chance!" ”

Fang Ning smiled and didn't say anything, while Chen Lin asked, "Where is the opportunity?" ”

"The people in the north are creating opportunities for us, as long as we can have our own territory and develop it for five years. The one to the north will give us the best chance. Liren said affirmatively.

But the other people were full of questions, and Li Ren said to Fang Ning: "Mr. Fang, you can talk about it now!" ”

Fang Ning hugged his fist towards Li Ren and said to everyone: "Yes! As the lord just said, the north side will give us a chance. This is because the north has begun to move south, has occupied the land of Sichuan and Shu, and the army of the imperial court's northern expedition has been completely annihilated. Now he, Zhao Yun, is looking far away, only Shi Miyuan is thinking about annihilating us for the sake of his nephew's hatred. Fang Ning immediately shut up when he said this, waiting for everyone's reaction.

This news immediately stunned the people who made it again, and Chen Lin immediately said: "Isn't that the situation in the Great Song Dynasty very bad now?" ”

"The north is going south, this problem is serious." Li Yong thought on the side.

At this time, Li Ren said: "The southward movement from the north is not a matter for us to worry about now, it is now a matter for his court. According to my investigations that have been asking Zhang Lei, the current situation of the imperial court can withstand at least forty years in the north. There are still no other factors added to these estimates, and if there is a case, they can hold out for more than ten years. ”

Zhang Lei frowned at this time, and decisively hugged his fist at Liren and said, "Yes!" The lord's analysis just now is quite in place, but now the latest news is that Xia Zhen is preparing to surrender to the enemy. ”

"Hmmm! When was this? Riren asked.

Zhang Lei looked at Fang Ning and said to Li Ren: "It was more than ten days ago. ”

"Why didn't I hear your report?" Rihito said with a frown.

"It's not that we don't report it, it's because the investigation is not ideal, and Xia Zhen is not very sure whether he will surrender to the enemy or not, so he doesn't dare to report this uncertain news to the lord." Zhang Lei still said with his fists clenched.

At this time, Fang Ning spoke on the side: "Lord Lord, I also know about this matter, and I won't let you report this uncertain news to you." ”

After listening to the explanations of the two people, Liren immediately nodded and said, "What you did is right, what you are uncertain must be confirmed before you can talk about it." But I'm here to get all the news, so I'll remember it later. ”

Zhang Lei and Fang Ning clasped their fists at the same time and said, "No! Respect the Lord's decree! ”

Li Ren saw that the scene was getting more and more serious, and immediately smiled and said, "Okay, pay attention to these things in the future, and today we will discuss the matter of the imperial court sending people now." In this way, Mr. Fang will analyze the true purpose of the imperial court based on the information you know. ”

Fang Ning hugged his fists at everyone and said, "At present, the imperial court is facing tremendous pressure from the north, and first, they can't spare their hands to clean us up now. Second, we still have the backstage of Empress Dowager Yang in the court. Third, Zhao Yun now hates Shi Miyuan's domination more and more. Fourth, what we spread played a key role, which worsened the relationship between Shi Miyuan, Zhao Yun, and Empress Dowager Yang, and gave Empress Dowager Yang the initiative in this matter. In this way, the situation of the lord has been very delicate, and in order to grasp the evidence, Empress Dowager Yang has to defend the lord and his family again. Shi Miyuan had to stop his revenge plan for the sake of evidence, and Zhao Yun would send a large army to exterminate us for the sake of evidence, and he had already tried. Now it will give us a certain amount of benefits. The benefits outweigh the disadvantages, but the lord must maintain this delicate relationship between them, and he can't beat Zhao Yun to death with a stick, nor can he let Shi Miyuan step down now, let alone let Empress Dowager Yang gain power alone. ”

Rihito said clearly: "Hmm! Mr. Fang's analysis is very good, why should I agree or not agree now? ”

Fang Ning said with a smile: "These have already been answered in the heart of the lord, and it is better for the lord to decide by himself." ”

Li Ren immediately laughed and said, "Okay, you Fang Ning, you are very cunning!" Hahaha! Fang Ning was on the side, but the corners of his mouth curled.

As soon as Liren and the others sat down, the soldiers outside the door reported: "Lord Qiqi, the people have arrived!" ”

"Let them in!" Rihito said solemnly.

After a while, two men, one old and one young, walked to the door with four guards, and then the guards of the guards at the door stopped the four guards behind them and said, "You two go in, and those with knives should not go in." ”

The young man frowned and was about to say something, but the old man immediately spoke: "Okay! The four of you stay outside. After speaking, he quickly pulled the young man into the living room.

When he arrived in the hall, the old man looked at the situation and then saluted Li Ren, who was sitting at the top, with his fists clasped and said, "Yang Mou meets all the heroes." After he finished speaking, he pulled the young man with his hand, and then the young man reacted and hugged his fists: "Jia Mou meets you." ”

Liren said on it: "I wonder what the two of you are here for? ”

The elder surnamed Yang said, "Oh! I don't know if that one is Yang Liren? ”

Zhang Lei, who was on the side, suddenly stood up and drank: "Toot!" Do you dare to call my lord by his name? As he spoke, he drew the saber at his waist.