In order to block the Jurchen and Song Dynasty exchanges, the Yalu River, 400 miles from the coast, set up three villages of Weikou, Zhenhua and Laiyuan, and placed 3,000 troops. The Jurchens have been trying to open this road for many years, and they have also invited the Song Dynasty to send troops together, but the Song Dynasty has not agreed, and this road has been blocked and idle.

In order to see Aguta as soon as possible, Li Liangsi's delegation must rush to Liaodong as soon as possible. After weighing, the mission decided to start from the Wuzhang River waterway, along the Guangji Canal to Qizhou, and then by land to Dengzhou, and Fuhai directly to Liaodong.

Originally, Suzhou and Xianzhou, which were in the Liao Kingdom, were the closest to the Great Song Laizhou, and they were also the easiest to log in. However, with the Liao State blocking, Li Liangsi chose a detour.

Chin Island is located at the mouth of the Beihai Sea and is the only place on the road from Dengzhou to the Jurchen Sea.

After Wang Lun received Xu Guanzhong's report, he left Lin Chong and Pei Xuantong to lead the united soldiers. He took Shan Shiqi, Lu Zhishen, and Yang Lin to wait for the Ruan brothers in the offshore sea.

The Ruan brothers, who had received the order, sailed out to sea, joined Wang Lun, and chose this place to intercept Li Liangsi in order to stop the Song-Jin alliance.

Although after the alliance between the Song and the Jin, they did not contribute much to the Great Song Dynasty in Liaozhong. But without the 'maritime alliance' between Song and Jin, the pace of Jin's destruction of Liao would not have been so fast. At the same time, there is no contact with the Jurchens, and the wealth and external strength of the Great Song Dynasty will not be exposed.

As long as he can delay the pace of the Jurchen extermination of Liao, even if it can only be delayed for a few months, Wang Lun is willing to take a risk.

After erecting several tall watchtowers around the island, Wang Lun led his team to wait for the rabbits. In order to familiarize themselves with naval warfare, operate ships, train their subordinates, and test warships, the Nguyen brothers have been cruising on the sea.

Wang Lun led the people to wait on the island for seven days. In the past seven days, not to mention that the envoy fleet led by Li Liangsi has not been traced, and not even half of the ship has been seen. At this time, although the maritime trade of the Song Dynasty was relatively developed, the maritime trade was concentrated in the south, and there were few sea ships in the north.

On this day, just when Wang Lun was waiting in a hurry, secretly speculating about the time and route of Li Liangsi's fleet, Ruan Xiaoqi came to report and said, "Brother! The fleet was spotted by the watchtower to the southeast. Three sea vessels, with the Great Song Banner on them. ”

Wang Lun was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Presumably Li Liangsi has arrived." ”

Immediately, Wang Lun ordered Ruan Xiaoer to command three sea ships to detour back to the rear of the target fleet from the west, and he took Lu Zhishen and Yang Lin, who were dressed in Jurchen costumes, to board another sea ship and go straight to the direction in which the fleet appeared.

As the distance got closer and closer, Wang Lun clearly saw the fleet of three sea ships, and the imperial flag of the Great Song Dynasty was fluttering on the main ship in the middle. On top of it, a team of elite sergeants patrolled back and forth.

Maybe the other party also discovered Wang Lun and the others who rushed over, and a boatload of people mobilized. Swords and spears are unsheathed, bows and arrows are bent.

Li Liangsi and the others heard the report from their subordinates, and also walked from the cabin to the deck to check what was going on. Seeing that it is about to reach the Jurchen territory, it would be a pity if something went wrong at this time.

When the two sides approached a distance of 200 meters, Li Liangsi was the first to lose his breath. "Who are you?" When this sentence was asked, Li Liangsi felt that something was wrong, how could the other party understand Chinese. Then he didn't move, just take it as a test! At the same time, he also instructed his subordinates to be on guard. If something goes wrong, attack immediately.

Under Wang Lun's instructions, Yang Lin shouted in an authentic Jurchen language: "Where did you come from? ”

On Chai Jinzhuang, borrowing Chai Jin's relationship, he asked Yang Lin to learn some Jurchen language. The reason why Yang Lin pretended to be a Jurchen was that he knew Jurchen language. And dressed up Lu Zhishen purely because Lu Zhishen has no hair and is easy to dress up.

Although the answer was not asked, it was more in line with Li Liangsi's expectations. The translator behind Li Liangsi whispered: "My lord, this seems to be a raw girl!" ”

Without the translator's reminder, Li Liangsi also heard that this was a Jurchen, which made him very happy.

However, Li Liangsi was very cautious and asked again in Khitan. "Who are you? What for? ”

Yang Lin remembered Wang Lun's order and repeated the words in Jurchen again. "How did you get here?"

Sure enough, at this time, Li Liangsi was a lot more relieved, and motioned to the interpreter of the Ministry of Rites who followed to reply. This time, it was the same Jurchen language, "We are merchants from the Great Song Dynasty who want to buy ginseng, mink, ......"

Li Liangsi was still wary and did not say the purpose of the trip.

When Wang Lun heard this, he whispered in Yang Lin's ear, and Yang Lin replied: "We are Haixi Jurchen, and we are planning to sell the hoarded ginseng in the Song Dynasty!" ”

In order to increase the persuasiveness, Lu Zhishen cooperated with Li Liangsi to take out the ginseng, herbs, and furs that he had prepared long ago.

As if to convince Li Liangsi and the others of their strength, Yang Lin said: "Our tribe still has a lot of goods, and we are also familiar with the nearby tribes. If you want to do business, you can cooperate with us. Our leader of the Wanyan Jurchen also recognizes it, even if he buys a war horse. ”

After listening to Yang Lin's words, although he couldn't see the goods, Li Liangsi already had three or four points of trust. The ultimate purpose of his mission this time was to form an alliance, and the primary purpose was just to open up trade routes and buy war horses. If you achieve your goal with the person in front of you, it's also a good choice.

Yang Lin's words were reasonable, plus Wang Lun, Lu Zhishen and others were wearing Jurchen clothes, and the soldiers accompanying them were all big men, fierce and strong, with rough skin. Whether in terms of size or momentum, it is very similar to the Jurchen 'barbarians' in the minds of these people.

Yes, Yang Lin's words, Li Liangsi believed seventy percent. The two sides made some more negotiations, and the envoys of the Song Dynasty, led by Li Liangsi, gradually cleared up their doubts.

Then, according to Wang Lun's instructions, Yang Lin spoke: "Our leader is very enthusiastic about trade, so he sincerely invites guests to our ship to discuss in detail. ”

Li Liangsi naturally didn't dare to get on Wang Lun's boat, but it was not easy to refuse directly, so he said a few words in the ear of the interpreter, and then listened to the interpreter: "Our master is unwell, so it is not appropriate to take another boat." If the leader doesn't give up, you can go to our ship and talk about it in detail. ”

When Yang Lin heard this, he pretended to translate in Wang Lun's ear.

Wang Lun's expression was angry at first, and then angry after being rejected. However, with Yang Lin's next few words, his expression slowly calmed down, and he finally nodded.

So, Yang Lin shouted, "Our leader has agreed, and we can board your ship to talk." However, after all, it is business, for the safety of the leader. Two of our chief's guards will board your ship together. ”

The interpreter nervously turned his head to look at Li Liangsi, who was already worried when Wang Lun was furious. Afraid of offending this 'barbarian' leader, he will increase his resistance and suffer some hardships in his Jurchen trip.

At this time, seeing that the other party agreed to board his ship, where did he dare not agree.

As for the other party's request to bring two escorts to board the ship together, in Li Liangsi's opinion, it was completely reasonable. What's more, on his official ship, there are hundreds of officers and soldiers wearing armor and blades alone, what can the Jurchens who are known for their bravery!

Seeing Li Liangsi nodding, the interpreter hurriedly said, "Our master has agreed, please come on board the ship!" ”

To do the whole thing, Yang Lin pretended to say a few words in Wang Lun's ear, and after Wang Lun nodded, he commanded the sea ship to approach Li Liangsi's ship.

The two sides approached about 100 meters, and Wang Lun took Lu Zhishen and Shan Shiqi to change boats and sailed to Li Liangsi's boat.

Seeing that Wang Lun's big ship did not come, Li Liangsi was even more relieved. A barbarian is careless, if he is really a merchant, it is easy to hack the other party.

It's ridiculously dangerous, and Li Liangsi doesn't know it yet!