In July, the sky was high and cloudy, and a flock of early geese began to fly south; Zhao Wenchen raised his head and stared at the geese flying in the air, and couldn't help but sing about the Guanzhong Random Play: "His eldest uncle and his second uncle are all his uncles, and the high tables and low benches are all wooden ...... in the city."

Xiao Tzuyong led the horse and walked with Zhao Wenchen, and when he heard him sing mischievously, he asked: "What is the brother of the Zhao family singing?" ”

"It's a mess in the middle of the pass!" Zhao Wenchen glanced at Xiao Tzuyong triumphantly and said impassionedly: "Guanzhong is the birthplace of Chinese culture, what Taoism, random playing, mountain songs, and folk songs abound, and our family likes to sing these roars!" ”

Zhao Wenchen summed up the medical skills of the Guanzhong people with the word "roar", and seemed to remember something while speaking; Stopped yelling, stared at Xiao Tzuyong with hooked eyes, and said, "Brother Cao, you haven't introduced yourself yet!" ”

Xiao Tzuyong had already been mentally prepared, and when Zhao Wenchen asked him this, he immediately laughed and said, "The 300 brothers are a family army!" I didn't tell you at the beginning because I was afraid that Brother Zhao would go out and interfere with our business! ”

Xiao Tzuyong said, mysteriously looked around and retracted his gaze to stare at Zhao Wenchen and said, "The 300 of us ran out without permission, and we didn't greet my master; didn't show off in front of the big brother! ”

Zhao Wenchen was surprised, stared at Xiao Tzuyong with a pair of doubtful eyes, and said, "So Brother Cao is under the command of General Shiheng, the old race!" ”

"yes, yes! The last general is the vanguard officer of the old general, Cao Suhou! Xiao Tzu Yongman replied one after another, adding salt and vinegar and saying: "The old general Chong Shiheng is loyal to the imperial court, but the army expenses are always stretched; My brother's mother-in-law was already hungry, so it took 300 of us to get 300 horses and run to Xixia to earn extra money; I didn't expect to meet Brother Zhao, Cao is really fortunate to have three lives! ”

Xiao Tzuyong said it bluntly, and Zhao Wenchen was convinced; Because the Song Dynasty practiced a conscription system; Soldiers of the forbidden army were allowed to bring their families, but the imperial court had limited supplies for the army; Most of the army's funds had to be raised by themselves, and it was nothing new for Xiao Tzuyong to get 300 horses as packmen with 300 men.

The more the two talked, the more speculative they became, and Xiao Tzuyong said the words that had been in his heart for a long time, and said: "Brother Zhao family, have you heard of Brother Zhao in Fenghe Cang, where the imperial court is located in the river?" ”

"What is Brother Cao talking about!" Zhao Wenchen glanced at Xiao Tzuyong with disdain and said solemnly: "Who doesn't know Fenghe Cang, it is the grain hoarding base of the imperial court, in addition to Fenghe Cang, there are also Fenghe Cang, Fengyu Cang, and so on!" ”

Zhao Wenchen chattered endlessly, and said: "Before coming to Xixia to traffic salt this time, Xia Guan went to Fenghe Cang to ask about the price of grain there, and planned to go to Fengxiang to unload the salt and get some grain for Jingzhao Mansion to pull back!" ”

"Brother Zhao is really Cao Suhou's own brother!" Xiao Tzuyong said excitedly, and actually hugged Zhao Wenchen; Yang Yang sprinkled and said: "Don't hide it from the brother of the Zhao family, the brother also wants to buy some grain in Fenghe Cang and transport it back to Qingjian City; The troops of the Plantation Army in Qingjian City are now eating the last meal and not the next meal! ”

Zhao Wenchen was stunned, staring at Xiao Tzu Yonghu and said suspiciously: "The situation of the Seed Army is so serious! ”

Sighing and sighing, he sighed and said: "Qingjian's real name is Kuanzhou, and the birthplace of the seed army is in Qingjian, who knows ......"

Xiao Tzuyong saw Zhao Wenchen's emotion, interrupted him, and said: "The difficulties of the family army are only temporary, how about the younger brother and the Zhao family brother go to the Fenghe warehouse to buy grain together after transporting the salt to Fengxiang Mansion!" ”

"Yes, yes!" Zhao Wenchen said impassionedly: "Fenghe Cang is on the Tianzhu Ridge on the north side of the Xianghe River, and the Tianzhu Ridge is actually a big valley; In addition to the Fenghe warehouse, there is also a horse farm! ”

The more Zhao Wenchen spoke, the more excited he became, and his eyebrows fluttered: "Fenghe Cang not only raises horses, but also mules, donkeys, cows, and sheep!" Brother Cao knows who the owner there is and tells you; That's the old general Huyan! ”

After a pause, he said with great interest: "Song Taizong did not hesitate to give the old general Huyan 100,000 coins to let him build a parrot island in the Xianghe River, and the old general Huyan actually went to the Western Regions to buy back horses for improved feeding; Now the Huyan family is raising horses for the imperial court while guarding the Fenghe warehouse of Tianzhu Ridge! ”

Xiao Tzuyong was dumbfounded when he heard this, and shook his head in pretending to be surprised: "Didn't the old general Huyan command the envoy in front of the palace in the imperial court?" That's a first-class official! Why don't you ......" Xiao Tzuyong deliberately gave him the path he wanted to know.

Zhao Wenchen sighed and said: "The old general Huyan is the founding father of the country who fought with the great grandfather, and after the great grandfather ascended the throne, the old general Huyan became the commander of the palace; It's grandpa's personal guard. But the old general Huyan offended Taizong, and Taizong wanted to kill him; After the prime minister Zhao Pu got the news, he advised the old general Huyan to quickly hand over the command talisman and military power in front of the palace, and return to the river to be a townsman! ”

Xiao Tzuyong laughed and glanced at Zhao Wenchen and deliberately asked, "Old General Huyan offended Song Taizong?" How can the last general who offended not know? ”

Zhao Wenchen looked around and saw that the pack team was far away from the two of them; Only then did he babble to Xiao Tzuyong: "Brother Cao, it's good that you don't know!" If I had known earlier, I was afraid that I would have been even worse by the old general Huyan! ”

Zhao Wenchen stretched his neck and swallowed his throat and said: "Grandmaster Tai is a deep-hearted emperor, you and I are talking behind our backs if someone makes a report; But it's a matter of losing your head! ”

After Zhao Wenchen finished the above words, he fixed his mind and said: "Not long ago, Song Taizong killed his fourth brother Zhao Tingmei, and his son Zhao Yuanzuo couldn't figure out how to ask him; Song Taizong abolished the son who had become a prince! ”

"There's such a thing!" Xiao Tzuyong was horrified and puzzled: "In his early years, the last general knew that Song Taizong had killed the Later Shu Emperor Meng Chang and the Southern Tang Emperor Li Yu; In the end, he killed his brother Zhao Kuangyin! Unexpectedly, he also killed his younger brother Zhao Tingmei and abolished the prince! ”

Xiao Tzuyong said and pretended to be shocked: "Song Taizong is really not a good stubble!" What is it that puts people to death? ”

Zhao Wenchen pondered for a moment and said: "It's not because of the candlelight and axe shadow, the two things of the Golden Kui Alliance!"

Xiao Tzuyong sighed and said: "The two troubled things of the candlelight axe shadow and the alliance of the golden kui know that it is not Zhao Guangyi who killed his brother Zhao Kuangyin; Did Zhao Pu get a matter of Empress Dowager Du's edict being put on the throne in a box? ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhao Wenchen said busily, and said with a smile: "Brother Cao is a spirit worm, and it is clear at all!" ”

Xiao Tzuyong paused for a moment and said excitedly: "Zhao Guangyi, this old stick, knows these two things, and the old eagle on the tree knows it, but whether it's true or not, only the ghost knows!" ”

"Zhao Guangyi is a ghost!" It is no wonder that Zhao Wenchen actually said something rebellious; Who made Zhao Guangyi do so many bad things, there are tens of millions of people in the world, each with a mouth, can you block everyone's mouth?

Zhao Wenchen finished the above sentence rebelliously, and intensified: "Song Taizong is very taboo about the candlelight axe shadow and the alliance of Jinkui; forced the two sons of the grandfather, Dezhao and Defang, to death, and the old general Huyan fell for this trick to expose the old bottom of Song Taizong, and people could spare him! ”

Xiao Tzuyong was stunned for a moment, and said bluntly: "The old general Huyan directly said that Zhao Guangyi killed his brother Zhao Kuangyin? ”

"Not really!" Zhao Wenchen said thoughtfully: "The old general Huyan is the old buddy of the grandfather, and the death of the old general of Huyan has cast a shadow on the heart of the old general Huyan; He has a lot of criticism about the candlelight, axe, and the alliance of Jinkui, but how dare he say it in person? Just after being drunk, he showed a few doubts and was reported, and Song Taizong wanted to deal with him; Thanks to Zhao Pu's advice, he survived and returned to Xianghechuan to become a township ......"

Zhao Wenchen narrated it like this, so that Xiao Tzuyong completely grasped the situation of Huyanzan; But how can the Khitan Tartars be willing? This guy had to inch in and said: "So the old general Huyan is Zhao Pu's sworn friend!" ”

"It's hard to say who is who's sworn friend, if you think about it, Huyanzan is a big member; Zhao Pu is also a member of the first grade, and there is no way to define which of the two is the master and which is the servant! Zhao Wenchen said with a blank look.

Xiao Tzuyong said "oh oh oh ......" a few times: "Cao understands, the two are not divided into master and servant, but they are in the same party!" ”

Zhao Wenchen said impassionedly: "It can also be said that you see that the five ghost kings of the imperial court, Qin Ruo, Ding Wei, Lin Te, Chen Pengnian, and Liu Chengqi have teamed up to bring down Zhao Pu but it has been difficult to succeed, why, it's not that I'm afraid of Hu Yanzan and his granddaughter Hu Yan Jin'er!" ”

Zhao Wenchen said freely, and said openly: "Hu Yanzan is a battle-hardened old general, and her granddaughter Hu Yanjin'er is Fan Lihua and Chen Jinding; There are also those families in Huyan's family who are strong in martial arts, even if the Empress Dowager Xiao sends an army, I am afraid it will be difficult to subdue; The five ghosts of the court will not be cleaned up by Miss Huyan Jin'er! ”

Zhao Wenchen used the word "tidy up" in Guanzhong's voice to describe the heroism of Miss Huyan Jin'er, and Xiao Tzuyong heard that beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead.

Xiao Tzuyong pondered in horror in his heart: Song Court has a heroine like Huyan Jin'er, how can it be easy for my aunt to unify the Central Plains? No wonder my aunt and King Wenzhong attach so much importance to this trip to the river, it seems that there is really a reason; If Huyanzan and Huyanjin'er are not killed, the army of the Great Liao Khitan Kingdom may not even be able to enter the Yanmen Pass......

Xiao Tzuyong and Zhao Wenchen pulled all the way, passed Pingyang and Longde into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty; After walking through Pingliang Mansion, you will soon arrive at Fengxiang Mansion.

Fengxiang Mansion belongs to Qin Feng Road, and the earliest capital of the Qin Dynasty is in this place.

Xiao Tzuyong and 300 Tielin soldiers rode horses and walked on the spacious and tidy streets of Fengxiang Mansion, only to see the teahouses and restaurants in the market; The street is a busy scene of people coming and going, which is very different from the situation of walking in the lonely northern desert for a few days before seeing a person.

Xiao Tzuyong was secretly surprised in his heart: This Fengxiang Mansion is not bad with Bianliang in Kyoto in the Northern Song Dynasty!

Xiao Tzuyong is not wrong, the relationship between the imperial court and the Western Xia regime during the Northern Song Dynasty was good and bad; Wars between the two countries are frequent.

Fengxiang Mansion was only separated by a Pingliang Mansion in the middle of Western Xia, where the imperial court hoarded a large amount of military supplies; Moreover, it opened a field with Western Xia, Tibet, Uighurs, Body Poison, Great Food, and Persia, and Fengxiang Mansion gathered businessmen from all over the world; The prosperity of the trading market is comparable to that of Tokyo Biangou, Yangzhou, and Hangzhou.

Xiao Tzuyong walked around the dazzling commercial market and said silently in his heart: "Although Liang Yuan is good, it is definitely not a place to stay for a long time, I have to leave this place immediately and rush to the valley of the Xianghe River......

Xiao Tzuyong's 300 Tielin troops unloaded the salt packs and had a meal at the cargo position designated by Zhao Wenchen; Xiao Tzuyong said to Zhao Wenchen: "Brother Zhao, the younger brother wants to go to Fenghe Warehouse to buy some grain; But I don't know the specific location of Fenghe Cang, and my brother has to send someone to guide the path! ”