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The three passes are Waqiao Pass, Yijin Pass, and Sikou Pass.

These three passes were the border fortresses in the northern part of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Waqiao Pass is in Xiongzhou, the original name of Xiongzhou is actually called Waqiao Pass, which was renamed Xiongzhou by Chai Rong of Zhou Shizong later.

Yijin Pass and Sikou Pass are both in Bazhou, one in the east and the other in the north, forming a horn trend.

These three passes were once one of the important areas for the Northern Song Dynasty troops to defend the Khitan iron cavalry to the south.

Zhao Ji demanded that the generals and 200,000 troops participating in the war must meet at Sanguan in early September.

From Waqiao Pass to the south, the post road is flat and wide, extending to the bank of the Yellow River, and Hejian Fu is at the place where this road must pass.

At this moment, Hejian Mansion Xuanfu Division.

Listening to Ma Kuo say that Li Yan had Zhao Ji's heirloom jade seal on his desk, and also said that this heirloom jade seal was obtained by Li Yan from Zhao Ji seven or eight years ago, Tong Guan and Cai You remembered one thing at the same time, and then their faces changed at the same time!

Tong Guan said to Ma Kuo quietly: "You go down first." ”

Judging from the changes in Tong Guan and Cai You's expressions, Ma Kuo guessed that the two of them should know something.

However, Ma Kuo also knew that his position was too low, and there were some things that people of his level should not know.

Therefore, seeing that Tong Guan issued an eviction order, Ma Kuo begged Tong Guan to transfer the chapter of "On Not Making Li Yan Enter the Customs" to Zhao Ji and then left.

When the horse expanded the door, Tong Guan and Cai You were silent at the same time.

After a long while, Tong Guan broke the silence and said, "Let's not hide it, I believe that with Cai Gong's eyes in the palace, you won't know what happened to the Shangyuan Festival seven years ago, right?" ”

Cai You was silent for a while, and said, "At that time, I was in the palace, beside the official family. ”

Tong Guan said: "In this way, the treasure lost in the palace is really a jade seal of the country?" And Li Yan is the thief saint who can fly the eaves and walk the wall? A certain family only heard that Li Yan's martial arts were strong and could behead the enemy generals among the ten thousand armies, but they never thought that he still had such a high and high skill. ”

Cai You scoffed and said, "The farts come and go." ”

Tong Guan asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Cai You said: "I can't talk to you about this matter. ”

Tong Guan rolled his eyes and said, "I heard that the dead cabinet chief Zhang Di once helped the official family dig a tunnel to lead through...... Li Yan shouldn't have entered the palace along that tunnel, right? ”

Seeing that Tong Guan had guessed it, Cai You said: "This matter should not be spread randomly, it involves the prestige of the official family...... How could this heirloom jade seal be stolen by Li Yan! ”

Seeing that Cai You admitted it in disguise, Tong Guan secretly blamed Zhao Ji and others for being ridiculous, how could they dig a tunnel for Zhao Ji to go out and secretly meet with the famous prostitute Li Shishi, isn't this a word for criticism?

Tong Guan said: "Now it's not a question of whether we pass it on or not, Li Yan has taken out the jade seal of the country, which shows that Li Yan no longer wants to hide this matter, and Li Yan is very likely to publicize this matter when he ascends the throne, so as to hit the prestige of the official family." ”

Cai You said: "What are you afraid of, when the time comes, we will insist that Li Yan is lying, his heirloom jade seal is fake, what can he do with the official family?" ”

Tong Guan said: "What if Li Xingshou is also in Li Yan's hands?" ”

"This ......"

At the beginning, the theft of the palace, Zhao Ji's painful loss of treasure, and Master Li's mysterious disappearance happened together.

These two events were widely circulated at the time, and even now in Tokyo there are still people talking about them.

Moreover, unlike when it was passed on before, there are now people who are passing it on, and the treasure that Zhao Ji lost is the jade seal of the country, and even the storyteller says so.

In fact, it is not surprising that there is this legend, because there are actually many people like Cai You who know that Zhao Ji lost the jade seal of the country, such as Wang Hao, Li Bangyan, Liang Shicheng, and Gao Yu, who were all by Zhao Ji's side at that time, and there were also many internal servants.

In addition, about the tunnel that Zhang Di dug for Zhao Ji back then, it has now been spread.

Like Tong Guan, he wasn't in Tokyo at the beginning, didn't he guess this matter for eight or nine?

Cai You didn't know how to deal with this matter, so he could only write a secret letter to Zhao Ji overnight.

After Zhao Ji received the secret letter, he was shocked and called Wang Hao and Li Bangyan overnight to discuss what to do?

Wang Hao thought for a while and said, "There is no other way, but to bite the bullet and refuse to admit it, and then take out the heirloom jade seal we made back then." ”

Li Bangyan said: "The one I made at the beginning, because I was in too much hurry, the jade quality selected was not very good, and the craftsmanship was rough, so I couldn't deceive the experts." ”

Wang Hao said: "Take it out first, and then make people do a better top change, and besides, the original one, although I can't tell whether it's true or false, but it's true or false, and there is no public opinion, if it's exposed, let's be sure that the one in the hands of the official family is the one that Duan Yi offered back then." ”

Li Bangyan nodded and said, "Yes, in fact, as long as the country is stable and Li Yan is not given a chance, the heirloom jade seal will not be able to make waves at all." ”

Hearing Wang Hao and Li Bangyan say this, Zhao Ji's nervous heart couldn't help but relax.

Zhao Ji also showed Ma Kuo and Tong Guanzhuan's "On Not Letting Li Yan Enter the Pass" to Wang Hao and Li Bangyan.

After Li Bangyan read it, he said: "Li Yan took out all the jade seals of the country, which shows that Li Yan really wants to rebel, and it is very likely that he will ascend the throne and announce it to the world in a short time." ”

Wang Hao said: "There is some truth in Ma Kuo's analysis, so we can't teach Li Yan to seize Yanjing no matter what, otherwise there will be endless troubles." ”

Zhao Ji said: "Zhao Liangsi suggested, if our Great Song Dynasty can't defeat Yanjing, ask the Jurchens to send troops to help us defeat Yanjing. ”

Li Bangyan said: "Not long ago, the royal doctor who went to see the king of Goryeo came back and spread the word that the king of Goryeo believes that the Khitan is benevolent and a country of brothers, and the Jurchens are as fierce as tigers and wolves, and Li Yan's greed is more hateful than the Jurchens, and neither of them can be intertwined, and when dealing with the two, you must be careful, you must keep a few more eyes, according to Weichen's humble opinion, it is better for us to help the Khitan defend against Li Yan, so that we can let the Khitan help our Song Dynasty block Li Yan and the Jurchen." ”

Wang Hao said: "That will be evil to the Jurchens, our two families have an appointment in advance, and no one can negotiate peace with the Khitan." ”

Li Bangyan said: "The Jurchens are poor by nature, and poor people will definitely have greed, this is an eternal principle, if you really need the Jurchens to enter the customs and attack, I am afraid that the Jurchens will really despise my Great Song Dynasty, and when the land is in place, the border will be restless." ”

Wang Hao said: "Now that my Great Song Dynasty has four or five hundred thousand soldiers on the border, how do you know that you can't get Yanjing alone?" ”

Li Bangyan said: "If you can't take it, the Great Song Dynasty will fall into extreme passivity!" ”

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The dispute between Wang Hao and Li Bangyan is still a dispute between pros and cons.

In this regard, Zhao Ji has long been used to it, and it can be said that he is numb.

Therefore, Zhao Ji was listening to Wang Hao and Li Bangyan arguing on the surface, but in fact, his thoughts had already drifted into the distance, "Master, where are you?" Is it really Li Yan's place? Have you ever wanted to me? I've been thinking about you......"

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