Chapter 178 Tartar
In the end, Ye Qing resisted his curiosity, and did not secretly go to the address given by Wang Lun to have a look, but personally wrote a secret letter, and when he set off early in the morning of the second day, he asked the secret letter to go to Lin'an City with the Yan family's caravan back to Lin'an.
The original team of more than 50 people, after Ye Qing scattered most of the front stations yesterday, when he left the city today, there were only about 20 people left, which made Zhao Shixiong, who sent Ye Qing and the others at the gate of the city early in the morning, feel panicked again.
Looking at the more than fifty horses he had prepared for Ye Qing and the others, he couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart.
It wasn't until Ye Qing thanked Zhao Shixiong for his kindness, took over all the more than fifty horses, and told him that half of them had already set off for Sizhou last night, that Zhao Shixiong's heart was relieved.
Because although Ye Qing told him that half of the people went to Sizhou last night, he didn't tell him what happened, and he didn't know how those people got out of the city, got off the horse, took a sedan chair or a carriage? He, the prefect, didn't know anything!
As Ye Qing and his party slowly left, Zhao Shixiong, who had never slept well all night, fell into contemplation and worry again, could it be that Huainan East Road was going to change?
Or is it that the Imperial City Division headed by Qin Hui and Zhang Jun back then, and the Imperial City Division that secretly murdered Niu Gao, Xu Qing, Shao Long and others after Yue Fei's death, will see the light of day again?
Three days after Ye Qing set off from Yangzhou, in the palace of Lin'an City, Wang Lun took a secret letter in his hand and ran into Deshou Palace quickly.
The current saint Zhao Yan is sitting at this time, and under Zhao Gou and the current saint Zhao Yan, there are also the current queen mother, the queen, and King Gong Zhao Dan, including a young woman who entered the palace for the second time, all in Deokshou Palace.
Zhao Gou glanced at Wang Lun, who came in quietly from outside, and then continued to talk to a few people with a smile, until the Queen Mother took the hand of the young woman, and her eyes were full of love and satisfaction, Zhao Gou coughed lightly, and then walked in the direction of the study.
Zhao Yan looked at the departing Zhao Gou, and just wanted to get up, he heard Zhao Gou say: "No need, you are here to accompany your mother and them, I have nothing to do." ”
Zhao Yan glanced at Zhao Gou suspiciously, and then nodded silently, and Yu Guang saw Wang Lun who had just come in, bowing down and following Zhao Gou to the study.
As soon as Zhao Gou entered the study, his face immediately became majestic, and after sitting down behind the desk, he immediately asked in a deep voice: "But there is news from the Northland?" ”
"Emperor Hui, this is a secret letter from the Imperial City Division of the Northern Lands." Wang Lun hurriedly took out the secret letter in his sleeve and presented it.
"Open." Zhao Gou glanced at the secret letter, but there was some apprehension and expectation in his heart at this time.
Wang Lun, who quickly opened the secret letter, was just about to hand over the unfolded secret letter, when Zhao Gou waved his hand impatiently and said, "Tell me directly, what did you say." ”
"Yes." After Wang Lun finished speaking, he immediately looked at the secret letter with a small number of words, and then raised his head and said: "Ye Qing asked to transfer five hundred to one thousand Imperial City Division guards to sneak into Yangzhou secretly. ”
"How's that going?" Zhao Gou felt relieved, leaned back in the chair and said.
"The target has been found, but Ye Qing has not yet arrived in Sizhou. But counting the time, this time should be about the same. Wang Lun finally added.
Zhao Gou crossed his hands on the table in front of him, did not speak, and suddenly smiled after thinking about it: "It seems that I and you have not chosen the wrong person, as soon as you enter Yangzhou, you have sensed the danger, and you can even gain insight into my thoughts, not bad!" But...... I still hope he can distinguish between priorities and priorities. ”
"Emperor Taishang, the slave maid thinks that Ye Qing wants someone to secretly enter Yangzhou, I am afraid that he already knows the difference between priority and priority." Wang Lun bowed down and said with a smile.
"Oh? Tell us what you think. Zhao Gou suddenly became quite interested, and his attitude was completely different from when he first entered the study.
"The slave maid thinks that Ye Qing is quite sure about the matter of stopping the north, but he is not sure about entering Yangzhou after the incident, otherwise, he will not let people enter Yangzhou, but should enter Sizhou." Wang Lun looked at Zhao Gou, who was in a rather relaxed mood, and said with a sigh of relief in his heart.
"Did you tell me why you wanted someone?" Zhao Gou knocked on the table with one hand, reflecting that his mood at the moment was somewhat urgent.
"There ...... a reason." Wang Lun glanced at the secret letter, smiled bitterly and said: "Ye Qing's reason can't be called a reason, which means that he is afraid that after finishing his errand, he will be retained by Yangzhou's hospitable officialdom, so he wants to save face." ”
"Yangzhou's hospitable officialdom! It seems that someone has already reached out to him. Even though I have been in Zen for a long time, it seems that above my Great Song Dynasty, there are still people who have been silently watching my every move, this is from the body of the Imperial City Division, to find out where my sight and attention are, it seems that someone in Yangzhou is very restless. Zhao Gou shook his head and sighed: "If Ye Qing makes this trip, he can play the purpose of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger on Huainan East Road, but it is in line with my heart." ”
"Then this man ......."
"Give it to him." Zhao Gou said firmly: "If both things can be done, I will reward him!" But if he can't do anything, there is no need for him to return to Lin'an. Let Yan'er come in, I have something to discuss with him. ”
In the end, Zhao Gou seemed to have regained the feeling he had when he was fearless and alone in the gold camp.
Ye Qing and the others, who had only arrived in Sizhou in three days, looked at the simple city gate and the endless stream of caravans at the city gate, and still couldn't believe that Sizhou, as a trade town between Song and Jin, was so lively.
And along the way, in addition to Yan Chengcheng introduced to him, the town of Sizhou is only famous because of the trade of officials and businessmen, and on both sides of the Huaishui River, there are many towns, but compared with Sizhou, the scale is much smaller.
As the carriage slowly entered Sizhou, Ye Qing's mood was much more excited and confident than when he first entered Yangzhou City.
In his opinion, if Yangzhou and other places can be as prosperous as Sizhou, then the Great Song Dynasty really can't say that there is a glimmer of hope.
Of course, the premise is that the officialdom along Huainan East Road can be more honest, instead of endlessly squeezing the interests of both agriculture and business, and increasing taxes harshly.
Compared with the groggy Yangzhou that Ye Qing saw at dusk, Sizhou, which is thriving and showing vigor, can make people feel happy.
Although Sizhou City is also not very large, but the main street, one vertical and one horizontal, constitutes a city that is not too big, but the merchants and trades, restaurants and inns and other shops in the city are much more lively than Yangzhou.
And as far as business travel is concerned, not only can you see the Song people haggling with the Jin people, but you can also see some Western Xia merchants, even Mongol merchants and other merchants walking the streets, looking at the items they want to buy.
Qingzhi Inn, the signboard of Nuoda is particularly eye-catching on this crowded and lively street, even if Ye Qing and more than 20 people slowly walked into the inn, they did not attract too much attention from others.
After all, there are piles of caravans here, and the number of any merchant traveler is also above twenty or thirty, or even forty or fifty people, so in Sizhou City, a caravan of more than twenty people is extremely common.
As soon as he entered the backyard of Qingzhi Inn with Yan Chengcheng's carriage, after a relatively quiet courtyard, Lao Liu Tou excitedly came out from behind Splash Li San.
Haha laughed and slapped Li San's shoulder, then saluted Ye Qing, and then said: "Dutou, I thought you would be able to arrive yesterday, but I didn't expect it to be a day late, and I missed a good show." ”
"What's the show?" Ye Qing handed over the horse to the man, and after saying hello to Yan Qingcheng, he asked while looking at the rather quiet courtyard in front of him.
"Brother who hurried over, didn't you let me stare at Luo Shichuan and the others with a message?" Old Liu Tou looked around sneakily, and after seeing that the guards of the Imperial City Division were busy with their own affairs, he whispered: "Guess what? As soon as I arrived at the Sizhou wharf, I saw Luo Shichuan walking down from the boat with the golden man wearing big gold earrings. But I didn't expect that when the Jin people who got off the boat got out of the dock, they actually clashed with a few Tatars, and the two sides had already fought hard, and finally the Sizhou government arrived and pulled the two sides apart. ”
"The Tatars are so powerful now? Even the Jin people dare to provoke? Po Li San tilted his head, looked at Lao Liu Tou in disbelief and asked.
Lao Liu Tou smiled mysteriously and said: "Not only dare to provoke, it is said that now on the grassland, there is a powerful wolf, although it is not yet a climate, but the Jin people have already felt a trace of crisis, it is said that the emperor of the Jin State intends to move the capital." ”
Ye Qing was shocked in his heart, the Mongols should still surrender to the Jin State at this time, how could they dare to fight against the Jin people at this time? Let alone...... Temujin must still be taking revenge at this time, right? It's still early to unify Mobei.
Is it because I remember history wrongly, or is there something in it that I don't know?
"Why did you move the capital? Although the Tatars are strong, the Jin people should not be afraid of them. Ye Qing asked calmly.
"The Tatar tribal leaders are afraid, but it doesn't mean that the Tatars are afraid, do you think they are all like our Great Song Dynasty, the court is afraid, and the people are also afraid? People Tatars don't care so much, they dare to do it with you if they don't agree, and the Jin people will avoid three points when they see it. That's why you're a day late, and you've missed a good show. Old Liu Tou said excitedly.
In his opinion, as long as the Jin people can suffer, no matter who beat the Jin people, it is a thing worth celebrating.
"The Jin people's relocation of the capital has nothing to do with the Tatar steppe tribes, but their internal contradictions are getting deeper and deeper, but as they move the capital to Yanjing, they are giving the Tatars more opportunities to rise." After Ye Qing thought about it, he suddenly looked excited, as if he had beaten the Jin people yesterday and asked, "Then do you know what those Tatars are called?" Do you know why they came to Sizhou? ”()
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