[It's the third watch.] I fell asleep last night while writing, and I got up this morning to make up for it. 】

At night, Hangang eats wild game in the mountains.

The rabbits and muntjac in autumn are all fat and delicious, and the free-range chickens and ducks are also, but the level of the chef in Yanmen Village is not good, probably because they are usually reluctant to cook and put salt, and they take salt very seriously. Today, all the dignitaries came, and the salt should be put in more miles.

In today's world, the price of salt is not cheap, so Han Gang has really seen a lot of such cooks, and he has also heard Yan Suxin say it. In this era, there is no level certification exam for chefs, and it is no wonder that some fastidious big families go out with their own chefs and cooks.

After eating two bites, even Liu Shunqing couldn't stand it anymore, and slapped the table and called the owner of Yanmen Village over. Even if he didn't care about the food, but the strategy made Han Gang here, and making the food so difficult to eat would be a shame for him, the governor of Daizhou.

"Eat more vegetables if you are light, and eat more when you are salty." Han Gang stopped Liu Shunqing, he didn't care much about appetite, although he was not used to it for a long time, he didn't care about eating one or two meals, "Just eat enough." ”

In the final analysis, it is still a problem with the salt industry. Hedong salt mainly comes from Jiezhou. Although Hedong and Shanxi are almost the same concept, Shanxi in later generations produced salt, but Hedong in this era did not produce salt. The key is in Jiezhou, which is the Yuncheng of later generations. At this time, Jiezhou was geographically closer to Hezhong, and belonged to Shaanxi in terms of division, and the relationship with Hedong was only a monopoly place for Jieyan.

"Salt is expensive, people eat less, of course, it is regarded as a treasure, and when there is an opportunity to put more salt, it will not be wasted." Han Gang has the intention to change the status quo, but the salt politics that have plagued the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty for many years, the relevant vested interests are intertwined, and the salt money law was implemented at the beginning of the year, and the officials who were assassinated were not one or two, and it was not a problem that could be solved by a slight envoy, and what can be done now is to let go of the owner of Yanmen Village and the cook in the village, "Today's situation is not the problem of the cook, so there is no need to be harsh for this." ”

Since Han Gang didn't care, Liu Shunqing was of course willing to be generous. He didn't intend to deal with his subordinates with such a crime, and the owner of Yanmen Village was also his cronies, but he just wanted to attack first to prevent Han Gang from saying heavy things first, so that he could not be merciful.

However, Han Gang can't eat roast meat comparable to cured meat, and the soldiers below may eat it happily, but the officials and generals who are not short of salt have bitter faces after listening to Han Gang's words, and only the owner of Yanmen Village is grateful. When Liu Shunqing was angry, his face turned white.

Han Gang directly made rice with tea, and the fried green tea leaves he always brought with him were just right for making rice. Chazuke has always been easy to eat, tastes good, and is not too greasy. Of course, only fried loose tea can be used in this way, otherwise it is earlier, tea with salt and spices, the kind of dragon ball with dipterocarp, but there is no way for people to eat with rice.

Liu Shunqing put down the dishes and chopsticks, preferring to be hungry rather than eating, and smiled at Han Gang: "In this wilderness, if you want to meet a good cook, it is as difficult as trying to bump into a person without flowers on her head in Kaifeng City in March, and I hope so." ”

It is a custom in Tokyo to wear hairpins on their hats in March – and it seems to have spread again recently, and it is indispensable for both men and women of all ages to have a hairpin on their heads at this time. The new science and technology jinshi is indispensable to wear once, and the Son of Heaven is not exempt from the vulgar when he travels to Jinmingchi. In places like Hedong and Shaanxi, where the folk customs are simple, it is to talk and laugh as an anecdote like a hunt.

However, the actual situation in Tokyo City is not as exaggerated as Liu Shunqing said, and the proportion without flowers is small, but based on the population of the capital, the total number is not small. Han Gang himself has never brought flowers after that, except for the time when he was a junior sergeant. But just listen to it as a joke, there are a lot of rumors in the world, and I don't care about this one.

But some of the rumors make it impossible to laugh.

In the middle of the night, a messenger suddenly knocked in the direction of Xicheng Village, intending to enter the village at night. By the time Han Gang got up, there was already a commotion in the military camp on the north side of the main village, and rumors of the Liao people were coming all over the camp along with the sound of the messenger's horses' hooves. It was not until the lord of Yanmen Village dispersed his personal soldiers to suppress the camp that it gradually calmed down.

But it's not all rumors, and there are some of them right. In front of Han Gang and Liu Shunqing, the small school of Xicheng Village, who rushed to report the emergency military situation, burned the fire: "Xianggong, Taiwei, about 2,000 Liao cavalry have been stationed in Dahuangping, and the Liao rangers have also been seen in the car yard ditch in front of the village. The owner of the village ordered the villain to report to the prince and the captain. ”

The so-called Xianggong and Taiwei are just the names of high-level civil officials and military generals, and Han Gang and Liu Shunqing are not at that level. But Han Gang didn't care about this, and Liu Shunqing didn't have time to be embarrassed.

"The depot ditch is the West and East Valley, right?" Han Gang asked suddenly.

"If you go back to Xianggong, it is the West and East Valley." The little school who came to report the news was even a little surprised, after all, there are not many officials who can report the detailed name of the local place in one mouth.

Han Gang turned his head and said to Liu Shunqing: "I remember discussing the demarcation of northern Xinjiang with the Liao people, and the place of negotiation between the two sides at that time seemed to be in Dahuangping. ”

Liu Shunqing nodded: "Exactly...... After a little erudition, "

Han Gang said with a smile: "I did the Hedong Jinglu, I just want to know as much as I can about Hedong." After that, I did learn a lot, but I didn't know much more. ”

A few years ago, the negotiations for the cession of Daibeidi were outside the Yanmen Pass, and the first place of the negotiations was originally set in the East Valley of Xicheng, that is, Chechanggou, but Lu Dazhong, who was in charge of the negotiations, believed that it was the undisputed territory of the Great Song Dynasty, so he firmly disagreed - the location of the border negotiations should be the junction of the two countries. Just to negotiate where to set up the big tent, the two sides argued for a long time, and finally settled on it and placed it in Dahuangping. Diplomacy is no trivial matter, and even if there is a distance of thousands of years, the truth is still the same.

However, although the geographical location of Dahuangping was located in the middle line of the Song and Liao countries before the demarcation, after the demarcation, it already belonged to the Liao people, and it was more than ten miles away from Xicheng Village. The Liao army stationed here is only a matter in other countries, and only when the rangers invade the East Valley of the West can it be regarded as a violation in the real sense.

It's just that the Liao people used 2,000 cavalry at once - even if they discounted the military situation according to the custom, there were 1,000. This is no longer a negligible number, and the preparations that need to be made in advance are not something that can be done with just opening your mouth. But such a big military operation, why didn't you inquire about it in advance? Han Gang was a little suspicious—unless he was just coming to the front line to take a spin.

"Xianggong, Tai Lieutenant! Among the more than 2,000 Liao cavalry, 400 to 500 cavalry are elite with three horses. Seeing that Han Gang and Liu Shunqing didn't care, the little colonel was anxious to jump to his feet, "They are either palace tents or leather rooms, and they are definitely not comparable to waiting for idle Liao to ride!" ”

Han Gang was a little surprised, this little school was really bold, and his attitude of speaking made people feel that there was a lack of respect.

Liu Shunqing's brows also furrowed, "Whether it's the palace division army or the leather room army, it's all cavalry, right?" ”

“…… Be. ”

Liu Shunqing's face turned and he shouted: "Since it is a cavalry, is Qin Huaixin still worried that they will not succeed in attacking the city?!" When did your dad become so bold?! ”

It turned out to be the son of the owner of the Xicheng village. It can be regarded as solving a question in Han Gang's heart.

However, such a suddenness is only a swipe in the mind, fleeting. The serious thing is still on the Liao cavalry faced in Xicheng Village. However, as Liu Shunqing said, there is no need to worry too much.

Like Yanmen Village, the main village is in the top of the mountain, and several barracks are set up under the north and south directions, on the mountain walls on both sides, there are also arrow forts, plus beacons, lookouts, thus forming a walled fort defense line of seven or eight miles from north to south. The situation of Xicheng Village is similar to that of Yanmen Village, it is not just a simple village, with the siege level of the Liao people, it is impossible to capture such a dangerous pass without paying several times the price of the defenders.

Whether it is Han Gang or Liu Shunqing, they all feel that the Liao people will not be stupid enough to touch the endless walled forts that stretch in the mountains east of the river. However, Liu Shunqing thought a little more.

"Qin Huaixin has always been brave. Just one or two thousand Liao cavalry, by no means panicked. It's just his son making a fuss. Liu Shunqing looked at Han Gang's expression, and said, "But in case of anything, in the foolish opinion of the last general, it is better to send two commanders to Xicheng to support first." ”

Han Gang nodded, he didn't intend to interfere with Liu Shunqing's command on the following tactical issues: "That's it." ”

After dawn, an envoy of the Liao people was brought to Han Gang - still just blackmail.

Or a few days ago, the envoy who was sent to Daizhou City. The last time he came forward in the name of Shuozhou, Han Gang ignored him, but this time, he claimed to have brought a message from Xiao Shisan, the privy deputy envoy of the Northern Yuan, but Han Gang was not easy to see.

became Xiao Thirteen's messenger, and the messenger was arrogant. Holding his neck high, he bowed slightly to Han Gang. The angle of bending over, if you don't look closely, you can't notice it.

"How daring!"

"Impudent!"

Several generals shouted angrily in unison, what is Han Gang's identity, a mere messenger even owes due etiquette, where are these two countries equal to each other, it is clearly the declaration of the vassal from the kingdom.

Han Gang raised his hand to stop Liu Shunqing and the generals who were about to attack: "The Great Song Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and it is natural to pay tribute." But you can't use the standards of the Great Song Dynasty to demand foreign countries, you must know that there is only one Huaxia. ”

As soon as Han Gang's words fell, he immediately burst into laughter, and the generals in the column immediately straightened their chests and began to look at people from the corners of their eyes.

The messenger blushed, but in front of Han Gang, who had many legends, he didn't dare to attack.

The first emperor Yelu Hongji died under his invention, and some people in the Liao State blamed Yelu Yixin, but some people thought that this was the means of the inventor Han Gang, especially after the news of Han Gang's invention of the pox method spread in the Liao State, there were more and more people who held the latter idea - among them, Yelu Yixin secretly contributed to the situation in order to pass on the blame - making Han Gang's image in the minds of the Liao people also become a little mysterious and weird.

After much hesitation, the messenger finally reluctantly bowed to Han Gang again. The movement was a little stiff, which provoked a few sneers, making his face even more purple.

When he saluted, he was about to declare Xiao Shisan's orders one by one, so that he could breathe a sigh of relief, but saw Han Gang raise his hand to stop him: "Your country is really treacherous to raise troops to invade the territory in disregard of the alliance. No matter what kind of conditions Xiao Vice Shu prescribes, no matter how good it is, it is an alliance under the city. I won't say yes, so you don't have to say anything. ”

The messenger froze. Is there such a statement?!

Han Gang's attitude even shocked his generals, Liu Shunqing didn't expect him to be so decisive. But after a blink of an eye, their blood boiled again, if they listened to Xiao Shisan's conditions, they would be so aggrieved, and they would still be so happy!

Han Gang tugged at the corners of his mouth and turned into a light smile: "Empress Dowager Chengtian and the Holy Sect can still go back after they reach the city of Lanzhou, if the Taishi leads the army into the country, can you still expect to go back?" I don't know how many people don't want the Taishi to return north safely. For the Taishi, my eldest Song Tianzi is actually quite looking forward to it, expecting him to make the friendship between Song and Liao last forever. Now that the two countries have disputes, it is too sad. ”

Han Gang's calm voice passed through the hall, "Please go back and tell Vice Shu Xiao that the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Liao are brothers, and this friendship hopes to be maintained forever, if not, it will not be a blessing for the two countries." I also hope that the deputy cardinal will think twice...... Someone, send off! ”