I saw two people behind Zong Ze, one holding a fish in his hand and the other holding a wine, nervously carrying it, as if it was very valuable.

Yang Lin said with a smile: "Since I am here to visit this official, it must not be a bad wine lees fish, and I will tell the kitchen to stew a pot of fresh fish soup, Zong Ze, you stay here to eat with me." ”

The old faces of the three people turned red at the same time, and a maid had already come in and went to the back kitchen with the ingredients.

Yang Lin took Zong Ze to a fragrant pavilion in the small courtyard, set up the wine dishes, and the guests and hosts sat down.

It just so happened that Xu Saiyue brought some dim sum side dishes, so she poured the local wine they brought and stood aside to pour wine and vegetables, Yang Lin smiled and said: "Zong Rulin, you have made meritorious efforts in governing the river, and we all see it in our eyes." ”

The two people from the River Governance Division here continued to play dumb and poured wine for their governor Zong Ze.

Zong Ze touched his lips slightly, put down the wine glass and said: "You should not praise Shaozai, if it weren't for Shaozai's work to open and govern the river, I don't know how many Li Shu would suffer every year." ”

Yang Lin smiled slightly, and asked tentatively: "Have you ever heard that the Jurchens of Huanglong Mansion rebelled against Liao and built the country and called Jin?" ”

"Why haven't you heard that there are rumors everywhere in Kaifeng Mansion now, bluntly saying that the Khitan will be destroyed, and the Great Song Dynasty will have one less strong enemy." Zong Ze smiled bitterly.

"What do you think?" Yang Lin asked.

Zong Ze pondered for a moment before he said solemnly: "The Jurchen is so brave, it is definitely not a good thing for the Great Song Dynasty. If they hold each other with the Khitan after the establishment of the country, and hinder each other, it will be the blessing of the Great Song Dynasty.

But now that they have such a record, it is very likely that they will not stop there in one fell swoop, and after destroying the Khitan.

The roads of Hebei are perennially erosive, and the resistance to the Khitans only relies on militia and New Year's coins, how can they block the Jurchen iron cavalry. ”

Yang Lin shouted in his heart, there was really something under the fame, and said loudly: "Pour wine!" Zong Rulin's words should be white. ”

Xu Saiyue smiled and filled him with a glass, Yang Lin picked up the wine glass, twisted his neck after pouring it in, and squirted out a mouthful of it.

"What's that!?"

The two little mutes finally couldn't hold it back, and quickly got up and confessed: "Shaozai forgive the sin, this is a bad wine brewed in the countryside..."

Zong Ze looked embarrassed, where did he think that Yang Lin would keep him for dinner, let alone open the altar of the wine he brought, in his opinion, Yang Shaozai is famous for his extravagant life, as long as he brings something, he will definitely be sealed in that corner.

They spent a lot of money to control the river, and the danger was extremely high, and it was still the Qingshui Yamen, so they didn't have much enthusiasm in the first place.

Zong Ze could only take out his own money to motivate his subordinates and compensate the widows and children left behind by those who fell into the river and died.

As soon as Yang Lin saw their reactions, he understood everything, took the handkerchief from Xu Saiyue's hand, wiped his mouth, pointed at Zong Ze and said with a smile: "In the future, I am not allowed to bring any gifts to my house, I am afraid that I will be poisoned by you one day." Haha, Yue'er, bring the Suhexiang wine that Your Majesty gave me. ”

Zong Ze was secretly surprised, it was rumored that Shaozai was domineering, perverse and violent, and beat people at every turn, but he didn't expect it to be so measured.

He was also happy to open his heart, and poured out his heart and ambitions with Shaozai.

Guests and hosts are happy, needless to say.

...

On the third day after Zong Ze left Bianliang, a document came down from the court and transferred him to the prefect of Hejian Prefecture.

Hejian Mansion, on Hebei East Road, can get to Yanjing in one day.

Now Tong Guan is recruiting troops and horses in Hedong and Hebei, training soldiers, and holding military and political power.

Cai Jing had a lot of opinions about this, and he didn't want to tear his face with Tong Guan, so Yang Lin agreed as soon as he said it.

Zong Ze waited for seven days, arranged the affairs of the River Governance Division properly, and took an old servant to take office.

After so many years of ups and downs in the sea, he was finally promoted as a Jinshi, and Zong Ze knew in his heart that this might be inseparable from his words in the Shaozai's Mansion.

As soon as he showed some ambition and insight, he was arranged by Yang Shaozai to be in the middle of the river, this Shaozai with a mixed reputation has his own uniqueness, and it is no wonder that he can rise so fast.

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The cold winter has arrived, the wind is strong, and the side hall of the Khitan Imperial City is as warm as spring.

The cold wind howls outside the window, the dragon in the hall burns hot, and the smoke of ambergris in the gilded crane copper furnace lingers, and the atmosphere in the hall is harmonious.

Xiangguo Xiao Fengxian moved his butt uneasily, he could stay away from the Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi behind the imperial case, and now the emperor's face is not good-looking.

"More than 100,000 soldiers were folded before and after, and 300,000 people fled in the wilderness, and they dared to hide it from me, this is all a good thing done by your straw bag brother!"

Although Xiao Fengxian is used to coaxing the emperor, at this juncture, he has nothing to say.

A bone twisted to the ground, Xiao Fengxian kowtowed like pounding garlic, and begged for mercy: "The minister was also coaxed by him, and he didn't expect the front-line war to be so erosive. ”

Yelu Yanxi hesitated slightly, shook his head, and said: "Ridiculous, I am the king of ten thousand times, rich all over the world, to deal with the Jurchens, I have to go out in person?" How unreasonable is that......"

He wasn't afraid, he just listened to the howling of the north wind outside, and muttered something in his heart.

On such a cold day, Xiao Fengxian, a dog thief, actually wants me to go out and be frozen...

As for the strength of the Jurchens, he still doesn't look at it, the Jurchen projectile land is a small state, no matter how brave he is, he can't shake the national capital of the Khitan.

The Bohai people and the Murowei people who were also in Tokyo Province were more threatening than the Jurchens in the eyes of the Khitan monarchs.

In order to keep his wealth, Xiao Fengxian will definitely not let the people of the Yelu family take command, otherwise, with this credit, if someone in the clan rises, the first thing he will have to kill is to kill himself.

And did the Xiao family have any peace of mind to send out to lead the army, he sent his younger brother Xiao Sixian before, causing such a big basket, he was unwilling to take any more risks.

It's better to just tease the emperor's royal driver, Xiao Fengxian raised his head, his forehead was already red and swollen, crawled to Yelu Yanxi, approached and said: "Your Majesty, now the weather is very cold, it is extremely difficult to march, why don't you order all places to strictly defend it, and wait until the beginning of spring, we will gather the soldiers and horses of the Khitan North Courtyard, lead millions of troops to press the border, and dry him to go to the Jurchen how to resist." When the time comes, it will be Your Majesty's spring hunting, we will cut off Ah Guda's head in Huanglong Mansion and make a fish feast, so that other barbarians in the Northeast can taste it, deter Xiaoxiao, and see who else dares to rebel against the Khitan. ”

When Yelu Yanxi heard this, he was very amused, and it was not so cold at that time, so he would go to Tokyo Road as a tour, so his expression eased and said: "After you go down, press the row well, and when the time comes, if something goes wrong, I will kill you first." ”

Xiao Fengxian hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, crawled out of the main hall with a rolling belt, and looked to the northeast, the endless sorrow in his eyes gently turned into a sigh.

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