It's not a matter of slander, in fact, Liu Zhenglong knows that this return to Beijing is not a reward for merit and deeds for him, but more of a severe test, and if the relationship in all aspects is not smooth, I am afraid that he will not think about returning to Jingzhao Mansion.

In fact, after crossing and being reborn, Liu Zhenglong did a lot of things, which seemed to be unacceptable at the time, and any one of them could be taken out of his head. Of course, snatching the birth gang, that matter is no longer to blame in the past with the official family. But plundering Zhu Mian's wealth is a bully, and it is going to lose his head. Shuibo Liangshan let go of Song Jiang, rescued Chai Jin, and those things in Xingqing Mansion were absolutely not allowed by the imperial court. The consequences of everything are unimaginable, but now that we have come to this point, there is no possibility of wanting to go.

Liu Ruyan saw that Liu Zhenglong was preoccupied, so he asked, "What's wrong with you, you don't have the joy of victory at all." “

"You don't know, I have too many problems, these problems don't occur because they don't hinder the interests of some people, and now that Xixia has won, it is clear that Tong Guan has been slapped in the face, and the problem will soon erupt. Before the prince and King Yun fought, the courtiers were divided into two factions, and I was more or less divided on King Yun's side, but the official family did not allow me to stand, and now the prince and King Yun are not pleasing on both sides, can the old foxes in the political hall let me go? “

Liu Zhenglong is reluctant to talk to outsiders about many things. After all, the fewer people who know, the better. He hugged Liu Ruyan in his arms and said, "Don't worry, these old foxes can't stop me, it's just that they will add a little trouble, I will deal with it, after I go back, I will ask the official family to give me a marriage, so that you can marry into the Liu family justifiably." In the future, she will be the daughter-in-law of the Liu family, and she will give me a few big fat boys. “

"How do you know that thing, as if you don't have fun in your life." Liu Ruyan knew that Liu Zhenglong was upset and deliberately diverted the topic, she snuggled in this man's arms like a bird, and said mysteriously, "I suggest you pay a visit to our old man, and many problems may be solved." Don't look at the Liu family does not have much power in the court, but have you thought about a question, among the three richest people in the world, the Xiang family is a relative of the emperor, and the Chai family is a nobleman of the former dynasty, so our Liu family is the third on the surface, but in fact the wealth is almost the sum of these two, do you know the reason, many things that cannot be done in the political hall, our old man can handle it. I don't know what the specific reason is, I just know one thing, you are my father-in-law, we are one, your problem is my problem, and the Liu family will not stand idly by. “

yes, why didn't I think of that? Liu Zhenglong suddenly realized that the Liu family can stand at the top of the wealth, relying on the methods of businessmen, you must know that in this era, the status of businessmen is very low, if you dominate one side there is no problem, but if you are rich and rival the country, it is definitely not allowed by the imperial court, unless there is anything that can affect the imperial court, as for what it is, it is the eight immortals who cross the sea to show their magical powers.

The accumulation of wealth in the Xiang family is because the Empress Dowager Xiang strongly advocated Zhao Ji of Song Huizong to take over the throne, and the children of the Xiang family are also prosperous, and their power in the court is particularly huge. The Chai family is a nobleman of the previous dynasty, and it is a special existence allowed by the imperial court, which is also the wealth accumulated for more than 100 years. And the Liu family has only been prosperous for fifty years, what does it depend on?

You must know that this is the era of 'the county order that kills people, and the order Yin who destroys the door', the imperial court and the government can just find a reason to devour the wealth cleanly, and even the bones can't be spit out.

Not to mention anything else, there is one thing that Liu Zhenglong knows the most, if it weren't for his rapid rise, his workshop in Yuncheng County would definitely be swallowed up by Song Jiang, the priest.

The huge team went out of Tongguan, the mighty and mighty, and the magistrates came to visit one after another, until they arrived in Luoyang, Xijing, and the team was relaxed.

Huang Qianshan, the prefect of Luoyang, didn't take Liu Zhenglong in his eyes at all, after all, the other party was only a six-rank official, and he was not a serious Jinshi background, he looked down on this greedy and lustful guy who was reckless and militaristic, so he strictly ordered the officials below to go to the meeting.

When I came to Luoyang, Xijing, it was a little lost, but Liu Zhenglong didn't care, he gave everyone a holiday, and they could go to play to their heart's content. Even the accompanying 1,000 cavalry are on vacation, but of course the dragon scale guards can't rest, after all, there are female dependents, and if there is an accident, the consequences are unimaginable.

Liu Xiaojiu, who started the station, had already contracted the largest Luoshui Yunxuan Inn in Luoyang, this guy was originally a child of the Pan family, and later became Liu Zhenglong's righteous son, of course, this righteous son can't refuse, but this kid is really neat, especially when dealing with this kind of affairs, the Jedi is handy.

Liu Zhenglong was very satisfied with Liu Xiaojiu's righteous son, and after everyone settled down, he said to Liu Xiaojiu, "Have you done everything I asked you to do?" “

"Father, don't worry, it's already done, His Royal Highness King Kang is also happy to see you, tonight in the Stay-at-Home Mansion, he feasted on Father." Liu Xiaojiu looked respectful, as if the man opposite him, who was not ten years older than him, was not his father-in-law, but his biological father.

"Very good, tonight, you will prepare a gift, and our father and son will go to visit His Royal Highness King Kang." After thinking about it, Liu Zhenglong felt that it was more reliable to bet on King Kang Zhao Gou, and if he wanted to remove Huang Qianshan from Xijing, he couldn't do it without King Kang's help.

It's not too difficult to remove Huang Qianshan, the key is that it is difficult to push someone up, there are almost no suitable people in Liu Zhenglong's hands, most of them are generals, obviously not good, the Pan family has a suitable candidate, and he doesn't want to use it. Zhao Ding, Yuwenxu's ability to be a middle-class person is enough, but the level is not enough, and the difficulty coefficient of staying in Xijing who wants to serve as the third grade is too great.

In the Great Song Dynasty, Luoyang in Xijing, Yingtianfu in Nanjing, and the prefects of the Daimyo Mansion in Beijing all belonged to the high-level and three-grade civil officials, and they were all Jinshi from the Eight Classics. As for the Tokyo Bianliang Mansion there is no prefect at all, the prefect is often a relative of the emperor, or an important minister in the court, and it is Shao Yin who really exercises his powers, that is, the right to know the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture, that is, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, and the so-called deputy office exercises the power of the main position, which is also from the second grade, which is definitely a high match.

Liu Zhenglong himself is not level enough, how can he look directly at a Luoyang prefect under his subordinates?

After thinking about it, Liu Zhenglong still thought of a candidate, this person's level is enough, and he is also from a Jinshi, but by doing so, he is destined to sacrifice the rights and interests of some people.

After lunch, Liu Zhenglong invited Zhekeqiu to his room. Although Zheyue Immortal has not officially married into the Liu family, the two have long been commensurate with each other.

After Zhe Keqiu sat down, he said, "If you and my son-in-law have anything to say, just say it, don't go around in circles." However, you'd better not mention the matter of Moon Shadow, I haven't thought about this matter yet, and besides, if the two sisters marry together, they can't pass it from the official family, let alone give the marriage. “

Sickness, how can I have a widow's disease in the eyes of everyone! Liu Zhenglong, who was speechless, scratched his head and said, "Father-in-law, I didn't mean that, I have a very important matter to discuss with you." “

As long as it's not a matter of folding the moon shadow, he will be much more relaxed, he patted his chest and said, "Look at the moon shadow, that girl is interesting to you, I know it, but it's really not right now, let's talk about it later." By the way, what are you looking for me today, why are you spitting and spitting, and you are not happy. “

"I want Zhi Yanzhi to be the prefect of Luoyang, Xijing."

"That's a good thing!" Zhe Keqiu likes the nephew of Zhe Yanzhi very much, this is also the only literati in the entire Zhe family, born as a Jinshi, although it is now regarded as a unified martial arts, but after all, he is a civil official, and now he is also a civilian.

In a blink of an eye, Zhe Keqiu said, "No, Zhe Yan is just a positive fourth grade, and it seems that he can't go up." ”

Liu Zhenglong didn't speak, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.

The scheming old fox suddenly understood, and he said helplessly, "I finally understand why you are so stubborn, let's say, what is the price this time, it doesn't matter if you suppress my words, I'm getting old, I'm waiting to hold my grandson, but Yanlong, Yanhu, it's on the rise, there are really not many opportunities for such feats, it's too powerful, you are not afraid of these two brothers-in-law and you are emotional." ”

"The military exploits of the two of them will not be erased." Liu Zhenglong organized the language and said, "Actually, even if there is no such thing as Zheyan, I am ready to suppress your military merits." After all, in the eyes of the imperial court, you belong to a different race, guarding the border, holding heavy troops, and there is a suspicion of self-respect for the army. ”

"You little slippery head, you're still playing official with me." After seeing Liu Zhenglong's cunning, the old man said helplessly, "Which one of the Northwest generals is not holding heavy troops, and which one is not self-respecting with troops." To put it bluntly, you are asking the old man to concentrate on preparing 100,000 cavalry for you, which is the core. However, the family does not talk to two families, I am willing to invest all the energy of victory in the formation of cavalry, as long as you have the money in place, the war horse is in place, not to mention 100,000, it is 200,000, I will also do it. It's just that in the future, be kind to the moon fairy. ”

"Only be kind to the Moon Immortal, then your old man doesn't want me to be kind to the Moon Shadow."

"You little slippery head, it seems that if you don't marry Moon Shadow to you, you will not give up." Zhe Keqiu knew that this matter was not something he could prevent, and if he really forcibly stopped it, maybe it would ruin his daughter's happiness, and there would be a gap with Liu Zhenglong, so it would be worth the loss, he smiled and said, "The mother-in-law loves the son-in-law, let's talk about it after you get the mother-in-law, if our family doesn't agree, the gods will not be in a way." “

"Okay, father-in-law, don't talk about it, marrying Moon Shadow is a later story, after all, it is difficult to be a flat wife, you can only be a concubine, unless I can be the king, otherwise I am destined to wronged her. Now let's talk about how much money will be needed if 200,000 cavalry are formed within three years, and as for the war horses, you don't have to worry about it, I have my own way. “

After calculating for a long time, he said, "Ten million in three years, to ensure that it is 200,000 elite cavalry, and this also includes the heavy cavalry you want, not 200,000 infantry on horseback." “

Ten million, another ten million, Liu Zhenglong doubted that everyone regarded themselves as a fortune boy who turned stones into gold, he pondered for a moment and said, "After returning to Jingzhao Mansion, the first batch of three million will be sent over, and the root bureau needs it later, you can mention it at any time, and ensure that all ten million will be in place within three years." “

"200,000 elite cavalry, including 10,000 heavily armored cavalry, is guaranteed to be in place, of course, the combat effectiveness still has to be killed on the battlefield, and training alone is not enough." Zhi Keqiu said very confidently, "Don't look at the steppe tribe is a people on horseback, they have ridden horses since they were children, ate with horses, and slept together. However, we have a unique set of training methods, and our combat effectiveness is definitely not worse than theirs. There may be a gap between individual combat, but as long as it is a team with more than 100 teams, it will definitely not be at a disadvantage. If it is properly commanded, it may be stronger than the Western Xia cavalry and the Liao cavalry. “

It doesn't matter if you are telling the truth or not, the most important thing is that the 200,000 cavalry is very important for the future, Liu Zhenglong is very clear about this, he said, "The problem of cavalry must be kept strictly secret, once it reaches the imperial court, it will be a big deal." If the army is stationed at the place where the Mili tribe and the Xifeng tribe meet, there will be no problem with the Mili Peaks, as long as there is enough goods and money, this guy will not only not interfere, but on the contrary, he will also transport war horses. You don't have to worry about this expense, I'll solve it myself. ”

For Liu Zhenglong, after the opening of the field, money and materials are not a problem, Western Xia is barren, but there are a lot of valuable good things, just use them for exchange. However, the problem of the war horse, it seems that he still has to go to Xingqing Mansion, this problem cannot be bypassed by the queen Yelu Nanxian, if this woman does not agree, it will definitely be a big trouble.

Weng son-in-law talked for a long time, and Zhi Keqiu also briefly talked about the history of the Zhi family, and of course also said the method of training cavalry, in fact, Liu Zhenglong was not interested, this guy only pays attention to the result, and often ignores the process.

Xijing Stay-at-Home Mansion, in fact, this is a small palace, but there is no main hall. For a long time, the Xijing Left-behind Mansion has been empty, and most of the Xijing Left-behind Mansions are appointed by the retired ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, or the transition before the civil officials enter the Political Affairs Hall, so the Xijing Left-behind Mansion does not work here, let alone move in.

King Kang Zhao Gou is different, as the ninth son of the official family, his appointment as a left-behind guard in Xijing is more symbolic, and he has no real power, and it is normal to stay in the Xijing Left-behind Mansion.

Before, King Kang Zhao Gou had no impression of Liu Zhenglong, after all, this protégé of the Son of Heaven was a big celebrity, and he was very close to Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, how could he pay attention to him, the prince who was left out in the cold?

Kang Wang Zhao Gou's birth ability is a very absurd thing, the official family once accidentally bumped into his mother Wei's bed, did not expect a hit, although there is a prince left, but the humble Wei still has no status in the palace, the mother is not favored, it is normal for this prince to be left out in the cold. No one can blame this thing, if you have to blame it, there are too many children who blame the official, and they can't look down on this guy at all.

King Kang, who has been neglected since he was a child, redoubled his efforts, hoping to win his father's favor through his own advancement, but in the end, it was not his father's favor that made him stay in Xijing, but the result of the Cao family's hard work.

On that day, King Kang Zhao Gou was drinking on a cruise ship on the Bianhe River, and Cao Hui, a disciple of the Cao family, came, and the relationship between the two was not very close, but they were also friends.

When Zhao Gou saw Cao Hui coming, he smiled and said, "Why does your brother have time to come and see me, you should go to my third brother!" ”

Cao Hui smiled and said, "His Royal Highness King Kang, how did you become depressed, this doesn't seem to be your style, today, I didn't come to you for a drink, mainly because our old lady was invited." ”

The old man of the Cao family is invited, which is a bit incredible for Zhao Gou, in the Great Song Dynasty, the prince is not allowed to interact with courtiers, especially with the military, which is even more prohibited. Although the Cao family has been at a disadvantage in the recent battle with the Pan family, it is a century-old wealthy family with a strong background, and it is not an ordinary prince who has the opportunity to make friends. Besides, the Cao family has always been optimistic about the third prince, King Yun Zhao Kai, how could they take King Kang Zhao Gou seriously?

Cao Hui thought that Zhao Gou didn't hear it, so he said it again, and finally he said, "Our old lady hasn't seen guests for a long time, and his old man doesn't have the habit of waiting for people, if you go late, then don't go." ”

"Brother Cao, let's go now."

The old man Cao Ping is over seventy years old, and he has indeed not seen any guests for many years, and he ignores the court situation. However, the Pan family's offensive was aggressive, and the attitude of the official family was ambiguous, at this time, the Cao family could be said to have encountered an unprecedented crisis, in this case, the old man could only fight his spirit to plan a way out for the family.

If it weren't for Liu Zhenglong's reminder, the old man Cao Ping wouldn't have known about the existence of King Kang Zhao Gou at all, after all, the mother factor in the palace is noble, but on the other hand, the mother is favored, the child is stained, and the mother is left out in the cold, so the son is just a prince, with a noble identity, in fact, he is not even as good as a seven-rank official.

Cao Ping saw that Zhao Gou only said a few words symbolically, but it was also a superficial attitude, the Cao family welcomed Zhao Gou, and if necessary, the Cao family would come forward.

The one who really talked to Zhao Gou was Cao Sheng's father, Cao Qi, and the outside world did not know the content of the conversation. It's just that it didn't take long for Zhao Gou to stay in Xijing, and he knew that all this had something to do with Liu Zhenglong.

Zhao Gou really couldn't figure out why Liu Zhenglong was optimistic about himself, and he couldn't figure out why Liu Zhenglong was the son-in-law of the Pan family, but he could influence the Cao family. It was precisely because his heart was full of too many questions that Zhao Gou was looking forward to meeting Liu Zhenglong, and he was particularly concerned about the first meeting, so that the whole person looked a little nervous.

Liu Zhenglong just bowed his hand to Zhao Gou, after all, he is the prince of Qinling County, and there is no need to care too much about this kind of disgraced prince, of course, this guy also looks down on Zhao Gou who later became the founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, maybe this has something to do with Zhao Gou killing the great hero Yue Fei.

Liu Zhenglong looked up and down at Zhao Gou, who was eleven or twelve years younger than him, for a long time, and he said with a smile, "Lord Wang, the jade tree is in the wind, and it is graceful, and the officials admire it." ”

"The county prince is polite, Xiao Wang prepared a thin wine today to wash the dust for the county prince, and I hope it will not be shabby."

Shabby is not a kind word, there is not even a companion, which shows that Zhao Gou's influence in the officialdom of Xijing is far from catching up with the prefect Huang Qianshan, of course, on this occasion today, it is not suitable for the prince to be present when he sees a high-ranking official with heavy troops.

Liu Zhenglong said with a smile, "The prince is polite, when he was on the west line station, sometimes he couldn't eat a bite of meat for more than ten days, so it was called shabby, and it was very good to have wine and meat today." ”

Zhao Gou looked embarrassed, he knew that Liu Zhenglong was not very optimistic about himself, and he couldn't blame others, he had been in Xijing for more than three months, and none of the big or small officials came to visit, in this case, how could the protégé of the Son of Heaven who had heavy troops be optimistic about himself?

After the guests and hosts sat down, Liu Zhenglong also realized that he had embarrassed Zhao Gouban, and he personally toasted this King Kang and said, "Don't mind, the prince is used to it on the battlefield, and he has always spoken straight and straight, and he will not turn around." May I ask you, is it gilded when you come to Xijing, or do you want to have a career? ”

It seems to be a simple sentence, but he asked Zhao Gou, he didn't know why he came to Xijing, if he wanted to say that he came to gild, his position was embarrassing, and the official family couldn't see him for a year, so what gold could be plated. But if you do a career, those big and small officials don't take themselves seriously, what career can they let themselves do?

Liu Zhenglong saw Zhao Gou's embarrassment, and he said with a smile, "King Yun's words will ask me directly, do you want to soar into the sky, or do you want to be safe and stable." Soaring into the sky means to help him achieve great things, to be safe and stable, just to make friends with the prince. Lord Wang, you have nothing to ask me, then you can only ask you, scolding Fang Xuan, or being rich and free. ”

"May I?" Kang Wang Zhao Gou looked extremely unconfident, he didn't dare to think about it, but Liu Zhenglong brought it up, and the irrepressible thoughts in his heart popped up again.

"It's man-made, how do you know you can't if you don't try?" Liu Zhenglong always had a treacherous smile on his face, and he said unhurriedly, "Xiaocao also has dreams like big trees, if people don't have dreams, what is the difference between them and salted fish." ”

"The lonely king doesn't want to be a grass, and he doesn't want to be a salted fish, so I hope Mr. will teach me."

Zhao Gou hurriedly bowed to his disciples, and he said very reverently, "In the future, no matter how far Gou finally goes, Mr. will be Xiao Wang's teacher, a teacher for one day, a father for life, and Gou will never dare to forget each other." ”

"The children can be taught." Liu Zhenglong was unceremonious, he analyzed unhurriedly, "The official family is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, the prince occupies the unification, and the king of Yun is recognized by most of the high-ranking officials in the court. ”