(XX website.xxx.***) (XX website.xxx.***) (XX website.xxx.***) Laizhou is one of the southern seaports of Liao, although Liao's maritime trade is not very developed, there are no several state capitals in the Shankou customs city, near the port of Laizhou on this day, more than a dozen tall building ships are docked, but the building ship is hung with the privy envoy, the banner of Xiao Fengxian, the king of Lanling County, naturally no one dares to go to investigate. Since the Liang King Yelu Yanxi ascended the throne, blindly hunting, living a desolate and extravagant life and ignoring the state affairs, resulting in the intensification of the struggle between the clan nobles, Xiao Fengxian, Xiao Delidi and other nobles, the power of the ministers gradually gained power, it can be said that the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and who dares to check his fleet.

It was night, the moon was light and the stars were scarce, near the moored gorgeous building boat, dozens of black shadows slowly walked over, the first person was in his forties, typical Khitan costumes, and his face was a little gloomy, but this person was Xiao Fengxian's steward of the Wangfu of Xiao Fengxian, Xiao Fengxian liked silver money, and colluded with the Great Song Dynasty private gang when he was not in power, and bought silk and silk from the Great Song Dynasty, and obliquely woven embroidery to make huge profits. As the privy envoy of the Northern Court, the queen of Lanling County is even more difficult to fill, and the private goods transactions with the south are becoming more and more frequent, although the color companion of the Great Song Dynasty has recently changed from the original Yuexizhuang to what the Mu family gang is, but this is really nothing to Xiao Fengxian, as long as there are people in the south to supply, not to mention that the Mu family gang seems to be more flexible in business, and it is several times more convenient than before to trade with Yuexizhuang.

Recently, there was a huge transaction with the Mu family gang, and Xiao Fengxian sent his housekeeper to hand over in person to prevent any mistakes.

Steward Xiao frowned at these building ships, although he gave the Mu family the banner of helping the prince for convenience, but it can't be used like this, more than a dozen building ships are too eye-catching, and it is obvious that it cannot be the goods of the prince's family, if such a tall building ship is filled with silk and other things, I am afraid that the goods of all buyers in the Liao Kingdom are here. Using the banner of the prince to make it convenient for others, Steward Xiao cursed secretly.

The people on the boat seemed to have discovered Steward Xiao and his party. In the moonlight, I could see the shadows on the deck, and the figures swayed. Not long ago, a few people jumped down from the boat, laughing as they walked: "Is it Steward Xiao in front?" ”

Steward Xiao walked over slowly. "It's me, you're a brother of the Wang family?" The two sides approached, and Steward Xiao had already recognized the other party, which was the leader of the Mu family's gang. It seems that his name is Wang Jin, and Steward Xiao saw him when the Mu family gang and the Xiao family had just set up a line.

Wang Jin walked in front of Steward Xiao with a smile: "I haven't seen him for many days, and Steward Xiao is getting more and more healthy." ”

Steward Xiao said "En", he has always looked down on the Song people, if it weren't for the business relationship, he wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to these Song people, his own master is monstrous, and his own palace housekeeper is rising, which of the dignitaries and nobles in Beijing is not polite when he sees him. And in their own eyes, these southern barbarians?

Although he likes to ignore it, Wang Jin is very enthusiastic. "Steward Xiao, please follow the villain on the boat. Check the goods! ”

Steward Xiao frowned: "My prince only needs a shipload of goods, right?" ”

Wang Jin smiled: "Exactly! ”

Steward Xiao's face sank: "Then who is the cargo of the rest of the cargo ships?" ”

Wang Jin said: "Don't worry, the housekeeper, the rest of the goods are small gifts for the prince!" ”

Steward Xiao was slightly stunned, and said suspiciously: "These are all for the prince?" ”

Wang Jin said with a smile: "Yes, how dare the villain deceive the housekeeper, please get on the boat with the villain!" ”

Steward Xiao was full of suspicion, followed Wang Jin, and slowly boarded the largest building ship in the room, Fang Zi entered the cabin, and suddenly heard a whistle outside, and a few snorts came from the funeral. The housekeeper of Huijian was stunned, walked a few steps hurriedly, looked out of the carved window of the ship's building, and jumped down from the black dots on the ship, and the dozens of men he brought fell one by one in the pawn called Shi Kaier Ruxun Deng Some Hey Shadow Like Mother are all Khitan costumes, and they do not stay after jumping off the boat, and after a while, they are far away in the night.

Steward Xiao was taken aback, in order to facilitate the receipt of goods, he took out the prince's decree and transferred the military men near the Laizhou wharf, and no one knew about the upheaval here.

"You...... What do you mean?! Steward Xiao glared at Wang Jin angrily, are these Song people crazy?

Wang Jin still had such a hearty smile: "I told the housekeeper a long time ago, this is a gift to the king of Lanling County." ”

Steward Xiao sank his face: "Wang Jin, your joke seems to be too big!" ”

Wang Jin laughed and said: "Thousands of Song Dynasty heroes went to Beijing, but it was under the banner of the prince, and the prince will definitely like this gift." ”

Steward Xiao turned pale all the time, just now he was angry, but he didn't think deeply about the motives of these Song people, and when he heard Wang Jin say this, he couldn't help but shudder. Se Li said inwardly: "Wang Jin! Could it be that you don't want to make a deal with us in the future?! ”

Wang Jin smiled: "Steward Xiao still doesn't understand, so please ask the steward to think about it himself." ”

Steward Xiao said, "I don't understand? Don't understand what? Yes! He suddenly exclaimed, "Are you from the court of the Song Kingdom?" ”

Wang Jin was noncommittal, looking at him and smiling silently.

Steward Xiao sat down on the chair like a deflated ball, and suddenly remembered something after half a ring, and said hurriedly: "Even if your thousands of people arrive in Shangjing, they are just sent to death, and they exchange thousands of lives for the future of my prince, I'm afraid it's not your purpose, right?" ”

Wang Jin glanced at him appreciatively and said with a smile: "Yes, speaking of which, the king of Lanling County has plagued your country, and his existence is only good for my Great Song Dynasty, so why should I use thousands of lives to ruin his future?" ”

Steward Xiao's face turned pale when Wang Jin said it, but he didn't have anything to refute, and said casually: "Then what do you mean?" ”。

"Let's make it clear to Steward Xiao, this time it's just to provoke some trivial incidents, and we won't make a big move, if Steward Xiao is willing to cooperate, we won't spoil the future of the county king, and maybe we can help the county king get rid of his opponent Xiao Delidi!"

At this time, Steward Xiao no longer had the arrogance he had when he first came, he only felt that he was like a puppet, and Wang Jin was like the person who pulled the strings, he was completely at a disadvantage, and he could only respond with his words, his mind was in chaos, and in order to get rid of this situation, he shook his head vigorously: "I won't cooperate with you!" ”

Wang Jin frowned and said, "Why hasn't the housekeeper understood yet?" Speaking of which, we're grasshoppers on the same line now. ”

Steward Xiao raised his head, not understanding what Wang Jin meant.

Wang Jin said: "Steward Xiao only thinks about the future of your prince, doesn't he think about yourself?" Even if you don't cooperate with us, and we spare your life, you go back to Beijing to tell the county king the truth. So what's the point? If you don't cooperate today. I have no choice but to make trouble in your country under the banner of the county king, and the county king has to tell you, maybe you can make up for the loss and protect yourself, but what will happen to you, Steward Xiao? Wang Jin smiled and shook his head. Looking at Steward Xiao, his eyes were full of pity.

Steward Xiao sweated like rain, shivered, took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped it a few times, and only said slowly after a long time: "How do you want me to cooperate with you?" After saying this, he let out a long breath and leaned back in his chair.

Wang Jin smiled with satisfaction: "When it is decided, the husband will be broken, Steward Xiao, please rest assured, this matter will not be leaked in the slightest, those subordinates in the steward's land are just knocked unconscious, and I will not ask for his life." I just want to ask them to go back to the south for a while, what does the housekeeper think? ”

Steward Xiao smiled bitterly. It's really a ring after a ring. With these certificates in hand, it is not easy for him to regret it, in fact, how can he regret it, as Wang Jin said, even if he goes to tell the king of the county, he will inevitably be destroyed in the end. The end of the land. The temperament of the king of the county is clear to himself, and his suspicion is too heavy, and thousands of Song people sneaked into the Liao Kingdom and caused trouble, but it is a big deal. But the bane is the king of Lanling County, and he, an insider, will definitely not escape death.

Wang Jin said: "Tomorrow evening, the butler can bring someone to bring back the silk contained in this boat, and we will never show our relationship with the king of the county." ”

Xiao Steward Song. Gas, since there is really silk, it is easy to go back by yourself. After pondering for a while, I couldn't help but ask, "I don't know what you want me to do?" ”

Wang Jin smiled and said: "As long as the housekeeper doesn't leak today's matter, it will help me a lot, and in the future, I will ask the housekeeper to say a few more kind words about the business with the county king, and now the money seems to be lower!" ”

Steward Xiao hurriedly responded, and said in his heart that he didn't want to cut off this way to make a fortune.

Wang Jin suddenly seemed to remember something again, and said casually: "There is another small matter, the Jurchen tribe in your country is very barbaric, and has repeatedly offended my master, please Steward Xiao find a way to teach your heart!" ”

Steward Xiao smiled in his heart, this is too simple, it's just to teach those Jurchen barbarians. At this time, the Jurchens were just a small savage tribe in the hearts of most Liao people, so they naturally didn't take it seriously, and the Liao nobles also killed the Jurchens and treated them like slaves. At that moment, Steward Xiao nodded in agreement, but he secretly wondered in his heart, it turned out that Wang Jin still had a master, I don't know what kind of person his master is?

Wang Jin smiled again: "Then it's fine!" Steward Xiao, please go back! ”

Steward Xiao stood up, hesitated, and finally couldn't help asking, "Could it be that you really want to go to Beijing to make some trouble?" ”

Wang Jin said with a smile: "I can't wait to enter your country to do some small things, Steward Xiao, but please rest assured that you will do it first."

Steward Xiao sighed. angry, knowing that the other party will not say it explicitly, but if you want to come to the Great Song Dynasty, you don't dare to fight with the Liao State, the strength of the two countries is half a catty and eight taels, and no one can please them, how much wind and waves can be set off by two or three thousand Song people, let them toss it, as long as it doesn't affect themselves.

Youzhou, according to the Song Dynasty is only more than 100 miles, it is an important military town of Liao, a few years ago it was promoted to the capital of Liao, changed to Nanjing Xijin Mansion, it is one of the five capitals of Liao, and it is set up to stay behind, and the governor of Youyun Zhuzhou is a thing. Today's Nanjing is the emperor's uncle, the king of Wei, Yelu Chun, the seven Youzhou minus the Gongfang Yucheng defenders, and thirty miles away from Youzhou, there is a Liao army camp with 50,000 elite soldiers.

At this time, it has been close in recent years, the merchants who come and go in Youzhou, there are not a few travelers, although it feels like there are many more than in previous years, but everyone has customs clearance documents, and their origins are also clear, and some of the soldiers guarding the city can't help muttering in their hearts, isn't the business in Youzhou better than in previous years? I should inform my relatives and friends that I should also come here to do some business.

Nanjing Xijin Mansion stayed behind in the Yamen.

Ye Luchun drank tea with a smile, he looked very ridiculous like a ball of meat piled up in a chair, and his luxurious lichen was crumpled.

Xiao Tiancheng sat down respectfully, not daring to breathe, but he knew how terrible this person who should be called his maternal uncle according to his generation, how many veterans of Liao politics were deceived by his seemingly harmless smile, but he didn't know that he was really a hungry wolf who ate people and didn't spit out bones.

"Speaking of which, it's been more than a month since the big victory, why hasn't there been any movement on your side of your house this time?" Ye Luchun blew the tea foam floating on the surface of the water and asked slowly.

Xiao Tiancheng pondered his words, "My nephew really doesn't know, probably Xiao Fengxian, the king of Lanling County, is making a stumbling block in it." ”

Ye Luchun said a few "tsk" sounds. The expression on his face was obviously disapproving: "The matter of going to Beijing is not something that Xiao Fengxian can say. He sighed. I'm afraid it's the meaning of the Holy Land, it seems that your family is about to be compared to Xiao Fengxian's clan. ”

Xiao Tiancheng didn't dare to answer such words, so he only bowed his head and said nothing. A year ago, Xiao Tiancheng fled back to Liaoying in the battle of Wujiazhuang, and it was rumored that Xiao Tiancheng, a former young genius, had become a big joke. Although Xiao Tiancheng's family knew that it was Xiao Fengxian who spread the news, they could only suffer this dumb loss. And Xiao Tiancheng was also silent in depression for nearly a year. Until a few days ago, the emperor's uncle Yeluchun was appointed to stay in Nanjing, Xiao Tiancheng's father took great pains to get through the relationship between Yeluchun, and then there was a real battle, and the vanguard of the attack on Wujiazhuang was Xiao Tiancheng, although Wujiazhuang was not broken, but he unintentionally inserted willows, but annihilated more than 1,000 people of the Song army, which was much more majestic than breaking a small Song village. It's just that the war exploits have entered Shangjing, and there has been no reply to this day. It inevitably made Xiao Tiancheng a little discouraged.

Ye Luchun saw that Xiao Tiancheng was a little depressed, and said with a smile: "You don't have to put on a false mouth, and after a few days, you will make some military achievements."

Xiao Tiancheng was stunned: "If there are more troops, I am afraid that it will provoke a war between the two countries." ”

Ye Luchun smiled: "What about provoking a war? ”

Xiao Tiancheng didn't know how to answer for a while. Could it be that the people who provoked the war were killed? Or would provoking a war provoke the wrath of the Holy One? How could this terrible shrewd uncle not know these things? At this time, Xiao Tiancheng is no longer the Xiao Tiancheng of a year ago, although the unforgettable experience of Wujiazhuang humiliated him, it also made him really grow up, and he is no longer the flower in the greenhouse as before.

"What about starting a war?" Xiao Tiancheng silently pondered the meaning of Ye Lu Chun's words, suddenly woke up, and looked at Ye Lu Chun in surprise.

Ye Luchun diverted the topic, "There has been no change in the southern country recently, right?" ”

Xiao Tiancheng nodded: "Make a reward, everything is as usual." ”

Yeluchun said: "The Song people are not weak. He shook his head.

Xiao Tiancheng felt a storm in his heart, no wonder Ye Luchun would agree to his father's request and allow him to lead his troops to invade the Song Realm. It turned out that it was just pushing the boat down the river, and it seemed that as soon as he came to Youzhou, he had the idea of provoking side affairs, and he was still grateful that his father and son were used as guns by him. As for Ye Luchun provoking side affairs, there is only one reason, naturally it is the war, he can lead the military of the Southern Courtyard, and really firmly control the heavy troops in Youyun. At that time, he will naturally be more powerful, and it is unknown whether he will even be able to compete with the king. As for such a major event as the Liao-Song War, he is just a chess piece in his hands, what is it for his political ambitions to spend thousands of lives?

Xiao Tiancheng's forehead was sweating slightly, and he felt that his father and son seemed to be seeking skin with the tiger, and it seemed that he would never be able to get off this thief ship again.

In front of the samurai compound, under the bare weeping willows.

Wu Zhi sat on a small wooden pier, he didn't know where to get a feather fan in his hand, and shook it gently, looking very leisurely. Mr. Liu whispered the accounts of these days beside him. Wu Zhi seemed to be listening, and he didn't know where he had flown to, Jin Dajian's ability to fake was naturally first-class, and if he wanted to come to Wang Jin, Li Kui and others should have mixed into Youzhou one after another, right? But why hasn't the news come back yet? I don't know if Li Kui will be obedient or obedient, it is really dangerous to take him into Youzhou, but this kid in the chaotic army is really powerful, and he can only take risks. I just hope he doesn't disappoint himself. Listening to Steward Liu's chattering and reading the accounts, there was a wry smile in his heart, he didn't want to hear it, the income of this martial arts village is now negligible in his own income, but seeing the aggrieved eyes of Manager Liu, it seems that he does not respect the fruits of his labor, and he only has the right to listen.

This war with the Liao State is just to teach the Liao State to scratch it, this is not the time to cut down the Liao, if it is really a real fight, if you want to separate the winner and lose, I don't know how many years it will take. Therefore, Wu Zhi is taking a treacherous way, if there is no wrong pool, it can make the Liao State plant a small fight. Although he was talking to Zhao Jixian for a while, Wu Zhi was really a little apprehensive at the moment, after all, there were too many unknowable factors, such as how to mix weapons into Youzhou and how to cover up. sound, etc., any link that goes wrong may make you fall short.

"Brother-in-law! Why are you here? Qiqiao jumped out of the samurai compound.

Wu Zhi frowned: "What are you doing?" In the past few days, Qiqiao heard about the fame of Hu Sanmei, and clamored to go to Hujiazhuang to compete with her, which caused Wu Zhi a headache.

Qiqiao snatched Wu Zhi's feather fan, pouted and said, "Brother-in-law has been bad to Qiqiao recently!" ”

Wu Zhi smiled bitterly: "Why am I not good to you?" ”

"That brother-in-law took me to Hujiazhuang!" Tangram.

Wu Zhi sighed: "Qiqiao, you are an adult!" Be sensible! There will be another big battle in a few days, so let's recuperate for a few days! ”

Qiqiao looked at Wu Zhi's face as a kind and seductive elder, and he would treat himself as a child, and he was even more angry in his heart, so he threw the feather fan back to Wu Zhi, snorted and turned his head and left.

Wu Zhi smiled and turned back to signal Manager Liu to continue.

On the first day of the first lunar month, Youzhou City is dressed in red and green, the lights are colorful, the entire Xijin Mansion is filled with festive joy, and the 10,000 defenders of Youzhou City can finally take turns to drink once, and there are only a few days a year when you can get drunk.

When night fell, Yeluchun, the king of Wei, had a large banquet and feasted all the officials in Nanjing. There was a big battle with the Song people, but that would only be said in a few days, and the New Year was not the time to think about these dangerous things

At the second watch, dozens of sergeants guarding the south gate were nagging about how unlucky they were, how they could be rotated to guard the city gate today, and suddenly, more than 100 figures rushed to the street, and these sergeants had lost their heads in a daze before they could react.

Needless to say, these people are naturally Wang Jin and Jiangnan Qunhao, what he said to Steward Xiao about thousands of heroes at the beginning was just an exaggeration, and there were only more than a thousand heroes who really sneaked into Youzhou, after all, if there were too many people, it was easy to arouse the suspicion of the Liao people.

Everyone struggled to pull down the door wood, and with a loud "creak", the south gate of Youzhou slowly opened. The sound of the city gate was so piercing in the silence of the night that the soldiers on the city wall were alert and shouted, "What is the matter?" "What's going on?" With shouts, his own commander led his soldiers down the wall ladder.

Li Kui shouted, raised the Pu knife and pounced, cutting down several Liao soldiers like cutting melons and chopping vegetables, at this time the Liao soldiers really reacted, and suddenly the gong sounded loudly, Li Kui smiled, and shouted: "Kill your grandfather!" Why don't you get down and let your grandfather cut off his head?! As he spoke, he threw himself at the wall.

Wang Jin couldn't help him, so he gave an order, and dozens of men who had already passed over slashed hard at the sling, trying to put the suspension bridge down, and the rest of the people guarded the door hole to intercept the Liao army.

At this time, the city was on fire everywhere, the shouts shook the sky, and the defenders of the Liao army were awakened in their sleep, and they ran out one after another, but they really didn't know where to go to support, let alone what happened?

The south gate of Youzhou, here is afraid that it is the most fierce battlefield in Youzhou at this time, with the suspension bridge "clang" falling, Wang Jin and other more than 100 heroes firmly blocked the door of the city gate, and the Liao army launched a tragic battle, Li Kui turned around and killed into the battle group, a Pu knife wheel like a storm, only the Liao people killed the crying father and mother.

Wang Jin looked back from time to time in the fierce battle, and when he was anxious, he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and when he turned around, a group of cavalry came at a gallop.

Zhang Qing lay on the eaves of the nearest house according to the garrison division, and used stones to knock over the soldiers who were scurrying around, and those black-clothed men were also shooting with crossbow arrows, and some Liao people were shot into honeycombs as soon as they ran out of the garrison division. There are thousands of soldiers and horses stationed near the garrison division, and Zhang Qing and Li Ying, these hundreds of people, will inevitably be defeated if they attack strongly, and they can only harass here and wait for the cavalry selected by your king to arrive. Looking at the chaotic garrison division yamen, Zhang Qing was secretly anxious, the Liao people had 50,000 elite soldiers in Youzhou, thirty miles away, but time was pressed at this time, and I didn't know if your king's plan to attack Xijin Mansion could be successfully completed.