Chapter 3 Liu Yanzhen's Choice
Lin Renzhao sat under Yang Lian, and when Liu Zheng raised his spear to perform, Lin Renzhao winked at Yang Lian, this Liu Zheng had bad intentions and had to be guarded. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Yang Lian shook his head, he naturally knew what Liu was planning, and now it seemed that Liu was going to learn that Zhuang dance sword, which was intended for Yang Lian, the Pei Gong. Yang Lian felt that Liu Yanzhen was not a stupid person, and he should not stab the Shi Mansion to kill people again, because this meant rebellion, even if Liu Yanzhen used Haichu and Chu Prefectures as a base to fight against the Tang Dynasty, there was no chance of winning at all. As for taking refuge in the Han Dynasty, judging from the current flooding of the Yellow River, the Han Dynasty does not care about him at all. Even if troops are sent to support, their ability is limited.
Comprehensive judgment, so Yang Lian felt that Liu Zheng's performance was mostly a temptation, and he would not really do it, so Yang Lian was very sure.
Liu Zheng raised his spear and began his performance at the banquet. Yang Lian doesn't know much about marksmanship, he mainly uses knives. However, when they were in the Han Kingdom, Gao Huaide and his father Gao Xingzhou were both masters of guns, and Yang Lian had also seen it. In his mind, although Liu Zheng's marksmanship is not bad, it is naturally much worse than Gao Huaide.
Liu Zheng was dancing with a spear, tiger and tiger, but there was a bit of momentum, he slowly approached Yang Lian, looking very casual, seeing Yang Lian leisurely drinking, Liu Zheng's heart was full of murderous intent, he wanted to kill Yang Lian and solve this disaster once and for all, but he thought of his uncle's words, which made him hesitate.
The spear slashed through the air, stabbing in the direction of Yang Lian from time to time, Yang Lian did not squint, and looked at Liu Zheng lightly, not nervous at all. However, Lin Renzhao was a little worried, thought about it, stood up, and said: "Liu Tingshi, what is there to see in a person dancing with a gun, it is better to let the last general accompany General Liu to fight against him, what do you think?" β
"It's a good idea." Liu Yanzhen said that he had guessed what his nephew was thinking, in fact, he was also worried that his nephew would do terrible things, but he was not good at finding it out in person, since Lin Renzhao stood up and was willing to learn from Liu Zheng, Liu Yanzhen was naturally happy to see it.
Liu Zheng squinted his eyes, looked at Lin Renzhao, and said with a smile: "Please also ask General Lin for advice." β
Lin Renzhao pulled out the long knife, unfolded it flat in front of him, and said, "General Liu, please!" β
"Please!" Liu Zheng flicked his spear and killed him unceremoniously.
Liu Zheng had already performed half a way just now, Lin Renzhao saw it in his eyes, and knew that Liu Zheng's martial arts were mainly domineering, in fact, although the gun was known as the king of a hundred soldiers, it was mainly smart, relying on the characteristics of length, fast changes in attack and defense, and great lethality to kill the enemy, but Liu Zheng used it, and he was actually domineering.
The two of them fought each other, and they were all shocked, Lin Renzhao used a knife, and the characteristic of the knife is that it is cut, which is destined to be fierce and fast. Lin Renzhao's martial arts are not weak, but in a fight with Liu Zheng, he is actually an opponent in chess, and he will meet Liangcai and make a draw.
Because of Lin Renzhao's shot, Liu Zheng restrained a lot, and the spear that stabbed Yang Lian was also blocked by Lin Renzhao.
The two beat for a while, and Liu Yanzhen applauded and said with a smile: "General Lin is really brave, I think the two of them are equal in this competition, it can be regarded as a tie, so let's stop and eat something first." β
Yang Lian said: "I have long heard that General Liu is the first fierce general of the Chuzhou Army, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its name." β
Liu Zheng and Lin Renzhao each withdrew their blades when they heard this, stood side by side, saluted Liu Yanzhen and Yang Lian, and each stepped back and went to wash first.
Liu Yanzhen smiled and said, "Lin Renzhao is strong in martial arts, and he thinks he is the first fierce general under Yang Jiedu's account." β
Yang Lian shook his head and said, "Lin Renzhao and I are brothers, not what Liu Tingshi thinks. β
Liu Yanzhen smiled, suddenly sighed, and said: "This time the two states of Haichu were hit by a disaster, and Yang Jiedu came to relieve the disaster on the orders of His Majesty. Anything related to disaster relief, Yang Jiedu commanded, and he would have done his best. β
Yang Lian waved his hand and said: "Liu Tingshi is polite, although Ben Jiang is the minister of Qincha, he is not familiar with the situation in Haichu and Haichu Prefectures, and the officials above and below do not recognize it. β
Liu Yanzhen was slightly stunned, Yang Lian's words said that he was unwilling to fight for power with himself, but was willing to retreat to the background, which made Liu Yanzhen feel even more that Yang Lian's line should only be for disaster relief, Liu Yanzhen quickly reacted and said with a smile: "Yang Jiedu, Your Majesty has allowed Ben Jiang to return to his hometown, I don't know who will succeed the assassin of Haichu and Chu Prefectures?" β
Regarding this matter, Yang Lian didn't seem to hide it, so he waved his hand and said with a smile: "It is this general, Your Majesty intends to use the two states of Haichu as the foundation to establish the Shuntian Festival Envoy." β
Liu Yanzhen applauded and smiled: "I see, that's why Your Majesty sent Yang Jiedu to come to relieve the disaster." I will congratulate Yang Jiedu, Jane is in the emperor's heart, and he will be added to the knighthood in the future, so naturally it is not a problem! β
"Borrowing Liu Tingshiji's words, I will definitely not forget each other in the future." Yang Lian said with a smile.
Liu Yanzhen coughed and said: "Ben Jiang is already old, and he doesn't have those ambitions, it's just that my nephew is still young, and Yang Jiedu also understands his martial arts just now, and I hope that Yang Jiedu will be promoted in the future, Liu Yanzhen is not very grateful." β
Yang Lian was a little unsure of what Liu Yanzhen meant, was she tempting, or did she really want to return to her hometown? Thinking so in his heart, he arched his hand and said with a smile: "Liu Tingshi, make my nephew's martial arts extraordinary, such as today's chaos, Datang is the time to employ people, I believe that with Liu Zheng's martial arts, he should be able to make achievements." β
Liu Yanzhen didn't say anything more when he heard this, after all, he was also testing Yang Lian's attitude, so he raised the wine bottle and said with a smile: "Yang Jiedu, do it!" β
"!" Yang Lian said, raised the wine bottle, and drank it all.
Soon, Lin Renzhao and Liu Zheng came back from washing, and also sat down to drink, and this small banquet lasted for more than an hour, and Yang Lian stood up and left. Liu Yanzhen tried her best to keep Yang Lian to live in the Assassin's Mansion, but Yang Lian refused, citing that there was still a large amount of grain on the ship.
Liu Yanzhen persuaded a few words, and seeing that Yang Lian was very sure, she had to give up, so as not to arouse Yang Lian's vigilance. Liu Yanzhen sent a team of soldiers to escort Yang Lian back to the ship.
When Yang Lian and the others left, Liu Yanzhen asked people to make a pot of hot tea, sat down and drank it while pondering. Now he has too many things to consider, he is old, but he has no son under his knees, Liu is his nephew, more like his adopted son, Liu Yanzhen doesn't want the Liu family to be broken in his hands.
Over the years, a lot has been made in Haichu and Haichu Prefectures, and this time the flood has sold a lot of grain, which can be described as making money every day, and what should be earned has been almost earned. Although Liu Yanzhen and Yang Lian do not have a deep relationship, he sees people very poisonously and knows what kind of person Yang Lian is, so Liu Yanzhen can conclude that Yang Lian will definitely provide disaster relief in a real way and will not make profits from it. In the case that there was no longer any interest, Liu Yanzhen decided to stop.
Liu Yanzhen drank half a pot of tea, her spirits were slightly refreshed, and her alcohol subsided a lot. Liu Zheng walked in, saluted him, and said, "Uncle, the person sent to Jinling has returned." β
"Very well, bring him to me!" Liu Yanzhen said.
"Whoa!" Liu Zheng replied, retreated, and soon, brought another person in.
The man was dusty, with a tired face, came in and arched his hand towards Liu Yanzhen, and said, "I have seen Liu Yanzhen's history." β
"Okay, don't be polite, let's talk about the situation first!" Liu Yanzhen said, took a teacup, got a glass of water, and brought it to this person.
The man took it a little flattered, raised his head and drank the tea, wiped the tea from his mouth, and said, "Liu Tingshi, this time in Jinling, I have asked for a lot of news. Indeed, as the assassin conjecture, Yang Jiedu has a deep contradiction with King Yan, Prime Minister Sun and others. It is reported that a few days ago, Yang Jiedu also competed with King Yan in the ring for a woman in a brothel. β
Liu Yanzhen interrupted this person's words and said, "Liu Fu, what the hell is going on?" I don't think Yang Jiedu is a lustful person, how could he fight with King Yan for a woman in a brothel? β
Liu Fu arched his hand and said, "Assassin Shi, this thing is like this......" As he spoke, he told him about the things he had found out.
Liu Yanzhen frowned, this is a bit unbelievable, Yang Lian actually has a fiancΓ©e who has been missing for many years, and the identity of this fiancΓ©e is so unbearable. In that conflict, Yang Lian even injured King Yan, but in such a situation, the Son of Heaven still entrusted Yang Lian with a heavy responsibility, and it can only be said that Jian is in the emperor's heart, and this Yang Lian is indeed favored.
From this point of view, King Yan's words are a little untrue, he really wants to borrow a knife to kill people. If Yang Lian is really killed, Liu Yanzhen can imagine what his final fate will be.
After Liu Fu finished speaking, Liu Yanzhen waved his hand and said, "You have worked hard all the way, go down and rest first." β
Liu Fu arched his hand and said, "Yes!" So saying, he stepped back.
Liu Zhengdao: "Uncle, I didn't expect King Yan and Yang Jiedu to have such a big holiday. β
Liu Yanzhen snorted coldly twice, stood up, and said, "This Yan King, his heart is very bad. It's just that he thinks he's smart, but he won't be fooled by him. How could I not send someone to inquire about such a big matter? The news brought by Liu Fu is very important, since Yang Jiedu really only came to help the victims, Ben will naturally cooperate with it. β
Liu Zheng sighed and said, "It's a pity that Yang Jiedu is here, but we can't make another profit." β
"That's it, this time I have already earned more than 8,000 taels of silver, which is almost enough. People, don't be too greedy. Liu Yanzhen said, suddenly looking at Liu Zheng, unable to take his eyes off it.
Liu Zheng was a little flustered, uncle, what's wrong?
Liu Yanzhen smiled and said, "Zheng'er, so many things have happened to Yang Lian, and he can still be named the envoy of the Shuntian Festival, patrol the hunt on behalf of the sky, and come to provide disaster relief, and after the disaster relief, he will take over Haichu and Chu Prefectures." β
"Ah, is Yang Jiedu going to take over the two states of Haichu?" Liu Zheng was stunned.
Liu Yanzhen nodded and said, "Yes, Yang Jiedu has already told me." At that time, I was thinking that this Yang Lian was deeply trusted by His Majesty, and his future was limitless. As Liu Fu said, he had conflicts with King Nayan, Prime Minister Sun and others, except for some relationship with King Qi, Yang Lian can be said to be in the heart of the emperor, and his future is beyond my imagination. β
Liu Zheng nodded and said, "What my uncle said is very true, the last time he sent an envoy to the Han Dynasty and made meritorious contributions, this person does have some means. However, although King Yan had an attempt to kill people with a knife, Yang Jiedu came to Chuzhou, and it was very likely that he had to guard against it in order to plot against his uncle. β
Liu Yanzhen shook her head and said, "It shouldn't be, I had a conversation with him today, and I didn't see any clues." Zheng'er, my uncle has an idea, I will return to the field, but you are young, so let you follow Yang Jiedu and have a future, what do you think? β
Liu Zheng was stunned when he heard this, shook his head, and said, "Uncle, I want to follow you." β
"Confused! Although the Tang Dynasty has been established for several years, but if there is chaos after all, wars are still frequent, it is said that two years ago, the Khitans went south and destroyed the Great Jin, and now the Han State is established, no one knows how long it can exist. The same is true for Datang, if there is no military power at hand in the event of a war, how can it protect itself? Liu Yanzhen asked.
Liu Zhengdao: "Uncle, if you want to master the military power, you don't have to take refuge in Yang Lian." β
"Yes, you can also take refuge in King Yan. But if you think about it, now that the King of Qi has been named the emperor's younger brother, once His Majesty dies, this Tang Dynasty will be the King of Qi. King Qi has only one daughter, and she coincidentally married Yang Lian, who is the concubine of the Tang Dynasty. Liu Yanzhen analyzed.
Liu Zheng smiled and said, "Uncle, but the King of Qi has no children, although Yang Lian is a concubine, he can't inherit the Tang Dynasty after all." β
"Although Yang Lian can't inherit the Tang Dynasty, he can't take the turn of King Yan. You have to know that King Qi and King Yan have always been at odds with each other, once King Qi ascends the throne, then King Yan can still be good? Yang Lian is a concubine, and he is also half a son, and the king of Qi must be entrusted to him. As long as you can climb this high branch, it is not difficult to pay homage to the prime minister. Even if he can't inherit the throne, what can it be? You must know that King Qi will choose the crown prince in the future, and the person he chooses will have an excellent relationship with Yang Lian. Liu Yanzhen said.
Liu Zheng was still a little hesitant, and he still had a trace of hostility towards Yang Lian.
Liu Yanzhen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Zheng'er, how could my uncle break you?" Now that Yang Lian has first come to Chuzhou, many situations are not familiar, and he has just risen, and there are not many people under his account. β
Liu Zheng thought for a while and said, "But, will he be willing?" Liu Zheng still had the idea of gaining fame in his heart, and his uncle's words made sense, so he decided to give it a go.
Liu Yanzhen smiled, looking very determined, and said, "Zheng'er, don't worry, my old face is still a little useful." If I have time these days, I will mention Yang Jiedu. Look at what kind of attitude he has. β
"My nephew obeys my uncle's teachings." Liu Zheng said.
"Hmm!" Liu Yanzhen nodded, and said: "In addition, you will close all the grain stores in the city early tomorrow morning, and when Yang Jiedu comes, you will give relief to the victims, and it will be distributed for free, and this grain will not be sold." β
Liu Zheng arched his hand and said, "Uncle, I'll do it, otherwise I'm afraid I'll miss a big deal tomorrow morning." β
"Okay, then you've worked hard for you." Liu Yanzhen nodded with great satisfaction. (To be continued.) )