The siege of Gubeikou began again, and the Goryeo slaves were divided into an echelon of 5,000 men by the Jurchens, and attacked the city wall in a cycle.

The rain of arrows on the head of the city did not stop, and Xiaohu also went to the head of the city, constantly pulling the bowstring and shooting.

Zheng Zhi just came up to take a look, and then went down to the city, at this time, Zheng Zhi didn't seem to be very concerned, the Goryeo people were consumables for the Jurchens. The lives of the Goryeo people correspond to the consumption of Zheng Zhi's armaments to defend the city.

More than ten miles south of the Gubei Pass, there were carriages everywhere, and countless soldiers went around cutting down trees and collecting large and small stones, all for the purpose of guarding the city wall.

Under the Gubei Pass, the stones that poured down have been piled up into a small slope. As a result, the Koreans under the city could not even build a long ladder, and they had to work hard to clear some stones on the ground.

Under the head of the city, inside the urn city, there are still many craftsmen busy, one by one bows and crossbows come from the city, and the craftsmen are constantly installing new bowstrings on these crossbows. It is these crossbows that are constantly being fired, and the bowstrings are constantly broken, and they need to be repaired in time.

There are also many bows and crossbows whose crossbow arms break directly in high-intensity fire, and there is no room for repair.

In the northwest of Datong, on the grassland, hundreds of young people in their early teens rushed out of the Ganhan and Suhan departments, carrying water and dry food, constantly rushing eastward, looking for the Jurchens who went west from outside the ancient north.

At the naturalization pass, Hu Yanzhuo personally beat his horse out of the pass, galloping around in the places outside the pass, looking for the traces of the Jurchen brigade.

In Hangzhou City, Lin'an Prefecture, Liu Yanqing ended a day's practice and went to the city with his son Liu Guangshi.

Liu Guangshi was in the military camp outside the city in front of him, and he looked impatient all day long, but when he entered the city, he had more energy and more energy on his face.

Now this father and son are respected more in this city of Hangzhou, and they are also living very comfortably, it seems that the entire Great Song Dynasty is counting on this father and son to turn the tide. Just as everyone in history was counting on Yue Fei to defeat the Jin people, Yue Fei at that time should also be respected by everyone. It's just that after Yue Fei defeated the Jin Man, something went wrong.

"Father, if the child goes out tonight, he won't dine with his father." Liu Guangshi opened his mouth and said.

When Liu Yanqing heard this, he glanced sideways and asked, "I'm fine at night, but you have something to do at night, it seems that you have met a lot of people in Hangzhou City." ”

Liu Guangshi smiled when he heard this, and replied: "This is not thanks to your father, you are now an envoy of the Privy Council, and others can easily see you, so you can only come to look for your child." Tonight is the son of a grain merchant in the city of Hangzhou, please drink a few glasses of wine, I think I also want to participate in the supply of grain and grass in the army, the child first go to the test, and then come to the father to make a decision. ”

Liu Yanqing nodded when he heard this: "Haha... How many drinks do you have tonight? I'm afraid there are still these Jiangnan girls. ”

Liu Guangshi heard his father laughing, and he didn't pretend, and replied bluntly: "Father, if you want to say that this little lady in Jiangnan is really different from the little lady in the northwest, that is, she speaks softly and gently, and this trip to Jiangnan is worth it." ”

When Liu Yanqing heard this, he was not angry, a man walks in the world, and these things should be. What's more, the man who still died in the military formation is more open in these things, and it is not in vain to have fun in time.

"Look at this place south of the Yangtze River, it seems to have more flavors than that Bianliang, it's really a good place." Liu Yanqing looked left and right, and sighed.

Liu Guangshi said with a smile: "Father, if you let the official family make my Liu family an official in Jiangnan in the future, then I won't go back to the northwest." In the future, our Liu family will stay in Jiangnan for generations. ”

As soon as Liu Guangshi's words came out, the smile on Liu Yanqing's face immediately disappeared, and he sighed: "This will also have to wait until Zheng Zhi is defeated." The thought of fighting Zheng Zhi made me worried and uneasy. ”

Liu Yanqing is a little self-aware, and now outside the city of Hangzhou, although there are more than 40,000 soldiers training, there is no shortage of money and food, and armaments are also being built. But as soon as he thought of going into battle to fight Zheng Zhi, Liu Yanqing felt that his chest was overwhelmed.

This Jiangnan is good, the Great Song Dynasty is 8,000 miles, and the number of Jiangnan is the first. Liu Guangshi can be a beautiful woman, but where does Liu Yanqing have such thoughts.

But I heard Liu Guangshi open his mouth and smiled: "Father, what do you want to do so much, I heard that Zheng Zhi fought with the Jurchens in Yanyun, who are the Jurchens?" It is the jackals, tigers and leopards in the jungle, the Liao Kingdom of Nuoda, with millions of armor, and they will be destroyed if they are destroyed. He Zheng Zhi didn't know what to do, but he wanted to make enemies with the Jurchens, and he even fought. It's really beyond his strength, Zheng Zhi only occupies the two roads in Hebei, can he still compare to Liao? If it is really self-defeating, it is not a good way, when Zheng Zhi dies and there is no place to be buried, we can easily go north, and then my father will be the pillar of the Great Song Dynasty. also get a prince, just want this Hangzhou City. ”

Liu Guangshi's words were relaxed, and his expression was mostly pleasant. I think about it too, I think about these things thoroughly, and I just feel that wealth is at my fingertips.

Liu Yanqing listened to the words, his face was a lot more relaxed, but he said worriedly: "This Zheng Zhi is not as good as others, you said that the Western Xia has been strong in the past hundred years, and the army is hundreds of thousands, but Zheng Zhi has also destroyed the country." Zheng Zhi and the Jurchens fought a battle on the grassland, regardless of victory or defeat. Now fighting again with the Jurchens, the outcome is unpredictable. Although the Jurchen is strong, Zheng Zhi is not without a chance of winning. If Zheng Zhi loses, it's okay, if Zheng Zhi wins, you and my father and son will really have to fight with their lives. ”

When Liu Yanqing said "take your life and fight with one", her face was a lot darker, and the words of fighting for life were easy to say, but it seemed too difficult to fight for life.

I didn't want Liu Guangshi to hear this, so he didn't care about it, and said with a smile: "Father is worried, even if Zheng Zhi is lucky enough to win a few Jurchen battles, I am afraid that the elite soldiers under his command will also suffer heavy losses, and there will probably be some rabble left under his command." Zheng Zhi at that time was not Zheng Zhi now. As long as we train our army well, and then go into battle and fight, it will not be difficult to win. ”

Liu Yanqing looked at Liu Guangshi and didn't refute, but said, "I hope so." I hope that Zheng Zhi's command will be some rabble at that time. In this way, as you said, you should also be crowned a prince for your father. ”

The father and son chatted while playing horses, and then they also arrived at the door of the yamen. This mansion was originally the Hangzhou Transit Yamen, and now it has become the Privy Council Yamen.

The two men beat their horses down, and the soldiers on the left and right took the reins and went down with the horses to feed.

But a young man on the side of the road seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and shouted: "Liu Shumi, the villain has a letter." ”

Liu Yanqing heard the shouting, turned his head to look, and saw a young man who looked like a beggar, standing on the side of the road holding a letter high and shaking it continuously.

Liu Yanqing frowned, and motioned for his soldiers to step forward and take the letter. The boy handed the letter and ran to the corner of the street, where there was still someone waiting for him, and there was also a reward.

Liu Yanqing didn't care about the young man who ran away, took the letter from the hands of his own soldiers, opened it and looked at it, looked at it for a moment, his face was gloomy, and he handed the letter to Liu Guangshi again.

After a cursory reading, Liu Guangshi scolded: "This straight thief among the seed masters, An dares to bully my Liu family like this." My Liu family also sold their lives for him, but he turned around like this for us. No wonder that kind of teacher can't die well! Even among the anti-thief breeders, they will not die well. ”

Liu Yanqing heard his son scolding so much, and hurriedly looked left and right, and saw that the soldiers and men on the left and right were stunned, and hurriedly reached out to stop him, and said, "Don't talk nonsense." ”

Where can Liu Guangshi manage this, and said: "Father, that kind of teacher actually threatened my mother's life, how can there be such a disregard for morality, faithlessness and virtue in this world." He is also a big family in the northwest, and he is not afraid of people's jokes. ”

"Alas... Doing this in the seed master is not the original intention of the seed master, it is the meaning of Zheng Zhi, the king of Yan. If he knew that it would be the current situation, he should have taken his family out of Yongxing together, but now he was threatened by Zheng Zhi in his hands, what should he do. Liu Yanqing's heart immediately became entangled, if it was some concubines, it would not matter, his son was with him, and the most important thing in the whole family was by his side. But he still has his own wife, or the mother of his son, Zheng Zhi's move is too ruthless.

"If he Zheng Zhi dares to touch half of my mother's hair. I killed all his family to pay for his life. Liu Guangshi's tone was fierce and his face was angry.

But it was Liu Guangshi's angry words that seemed to express an attitude of not being threatened. Subconsciously, the mother's life doesn't seem to care. It is the desire to avenge his mother.

Hearing this, Liu Yanqing looked at his son, saw his son's angry look, shook his head and said, "I will send someone to Tokyo to reply a letter to see if there are any other conditions that can be exchanged besides our father and son going to Tokyo." ”

Liu Guangshi was even more angry when he heard this, and scolded: "Father, don't you know what Zheng Zhi's idea is?" They just want us to go to Tokyo. You can't go to Tokyo, so how can you still live if you go? I wrote back to him, saying that we had raised an army of 100,000 in Jiangnan, and that we were about to go north in the near future, and told him that it was better to send my mother to Jiangnan, otherwise he would die in his family! ”

The logical thinking of young people is what young people look like, but Liu Yanqing shook his head when he heard this: "How can he be threatened by us among his teachers, and there is also a Luda, who is even more of a fool." When a letter like yours arrives in Tokyo, your mother will be killed. ”

"He dares!" Liu Yanqing was stunned, he didn't believe in this evil, and he took this breath.

When Liu Yanqing heard this, he didn't answer this sentimental remark, pondered for a moment, and only said: "For my father, I will go to visit the official family first." ”

After speaking, Liu Yanqing beckoned to summon the horses again, and entered the palace to find Zhao Huan. This palace is also the Hangzhou Mansion. The Hangzhou government has served as a palace twice. Emperor Fangla, the Holy Prince, also ascended the throne in this palace.

Thinking about it, Liu Yanqing also understands that in this world, whether to kill a woman or not depends on whether Luda and the breeder are merciful or not, but it is the Liu family, and the men are only afraid of dozens of numbers, and these people are nothing to kill.

Liu Guangshi didn't care about this, but Liu Yanqing still cared about it in his heart.

Qinfeng Road, outside the city gate of Qinzhou.

Liu Zhengyan really went here and erected a recruiting banner, with two monthly salaries and three monthly rations. On the right side of the city gate, there are also swords, guns, swords, halberds, bows, crossbows, and stone locks, and they are in formation.

Liu Zhengyan even went to the scene in person, and he shouted hard.

But on the other side of the city gate, the banner and the notice have just been replaced, and the conditions for recruiting soldiers have become two dollars and three buckets of food.

Seeing that Liu Zhengyan was angry, he got up and hit the horse, and went to the city to find a discount.

In the Yamen of Qinzhou, Liu Zhengyan saw that he could ask for a discount, and after a little greeting, Liu Zhengyan opened his mouth and asked: "Zhexianggong, it seems that you still have a lot of grain in stock, in the past, there was a shortage of grain in the northwest, and the Xianggong and I went around to raise military food but could not get it, I don't want to Zhexianggong even secretly hid the grain, if the Xianggong is still alive, I am afraid that you will be guilty." ”

It's that Liu Zhengyan doesn't believe that there is still food, and when the army goes out of the northwest, it is clear what the situation of each family is. Before that, it was the invasion of the party, how could this Qinzhou dare to hide grain privately under the nose of the planter.

If there is no grain, you can ask for excess food, and you dare to promise three buckets of monthly food, and there has never been such a deception of soldiers in the northwest. Liu Zhengyan came here, which means that some teachers ask for guilt.

Zhe Keqiu smiled when he heard this, and only said: "Xiao Liu Xianggong, there is naturally no surplus food, and it is a blessing to be able to feed the soldiers." ”

Liu Zhengyan waited for this sentence, and asked: "Zhexianggong has no surplus food, how can he recruit troops with grain?" Isn't this deceitful soldiers? When the time comes, the army will be unstable and mutinied, and the prince can afford to bear the offense? ”

Zhen Keqiu still smiled, and replied: "Isn't this what Xiao Liu Xiang promised fairly?" Xiao Liu Xianggong is now the envoy of Xihe Lanhuang and Qin Feng, and Xiao Liu Xianggong personally promised to raise the food and salary for the soldiers when the taxes come up. This time it is already summer, and the day of tax collection is not far away, and it has been delayed for three or four months to be reissued at one time, and I don't think the sons and daughters will have any opinions. ”

This is to set Liu Zhengyan and force Liu Zhengyan to jump into the pit. When the time comes for this grain to be distributed, it is Liu Zhengyan who embarrasses himself. If this grain is not distributed, it will be worth asking for the black pot to Liu Zhengyan to carry, and let Liu Zhengyan offend the Qinzhou soldiers, who calls Liu Zhengyan the supervisor? Who told Liu Zhengyan to say the words.

Liu Zhengyan understood at this time and understood that he had fallen into the pit, and this matter of raising food and wages was not just Qinzhou, but the entire northwest. I just can't get off the stage and make a perfunctory sentence, but I can help myself to sit down on this matter.

"What do you mean? I just said that the parties have not yet formally discussed, and the government has not even issued documents, how can you make your own decisions for me? Liu Zhengyan was already a little angry and asked.

"What did Xiao Xianggong Liu say, you are the chief official of this Xihe Lanhuang and Qin Feng, how dare you make the decision for you privately. A certain also saw Xiao Liu Xianggong's recruitment treatment, so he changed it like this, and there has never been a favoritism in the matter of grain and salary in the northwest, if it is really favoritism, then the soldiers are really going to mutiny. What's more, Xiao Liu Xianggong also said this in person, one party is a big official in the territory, and naturally he is full of words, how can he not obey. "In the face of this young Liu Zhengyan, he is really at ease.

Liu Zhengyan also thought about things too simply, and wanted to snatch the soldiers of Qinzhou, but he was forced into a corner. The matter of money is easy to talk about for the time being, but it is the matter of this grain, which is really a big trouble. After that, it is inevitable that this compromise will have to be hindered in the matter of grain procurement, and it will be even more troublesome.

"You... Folds can be sought... You count me? Liu Zhengyan was furious, and his words were straightforward, that is, he wanted to tear his face.

"Don't dare, I just don't understand, why did Xiao Liu Xianggong go back to the northwest this time, and he had to get along with him? Recruiting a soldier also has to compete with a certain in Qinzhou, Weizhou Yan'an Pingxia, Xihe Lanhuang, Xiao Liu Xianggong where can't recruit troops, why do you have to be in Qinzhou? "The compromise is to beat Liu Zhengyan, so he will also say it more bluntly. It is also to ask Liu Zhengyan not to go too far, everyone is living in peace as in the past, why bother with each other.

"Hmph, it's okay to ask for it, you deceive me into being young, and I have too little experience, but it doesn't hurt! If you want to say that I can't get along with you, it's really a joke, when you are in Huaixi, you have to live or die, a good show, and you will play us all around. Now you are deceiving me like this, thinking that you are the oldest and most powerful in this northwest. If you want to occupy the land and become the king, you will not ask our opinions, nor will you ask the opinions of His Royal Highness King Yan. How can I let you succeed, don't think! Liu Zhengyan was angry, and his words went out. He even raised his hand to Zhe Keqiu for a few points.

After speaking, Liu Zhengyan turned his head and left. But he also frowned when he heard it, and when he said this, everything was laid out by Liu Zhengyan.

If Liu Zhengyan only said that he was not convinced, or he had an opinion. It's okay, but it was Liu Zhengyan who said that Zheng Zhi had an opinion, so things would be different. That's not a simple and easy thing to do with this Liu Zhengyan.

When Liu Zhengyan turned around, he wrote a letter to Yanyun to find Zheng Zhi. Food shortage must be a fact, so Zheng Zhi must come up with an idea, and Zheng Zhi must come up with an idea on dealing with the things that are sought.

But Liu Zhengyan was angry, and his words were refreshing. But he paced and paced in the hall for more than an hour.

The seriousness of the matter is also beyond the expectations of Zhe Keqiu, and he really didn't think that Zheng Zhi would deal with him at this time, but the two have never blushed, let alone have no conflict of interests, and even the relationship between the two is quite good. If there is a conflict, it is just a unilateral unwillingness to serve under Zheng Zhi.

At this time, according to the meaning of Liu Zhengyan's words, Liu Zhengyan and he can't get by, it seems that Zheng Zhi instructed him.

Dealing with a high-spirited Shangguan Liu Zhengyan is not a matter at all for folding and seeking. Now it is Zheng Zhi who wants to suppress the discount, so he can't be cautious, and he can't be compromised, and he can't be compromised, and then he can easily deal with it.

The pressure brought by Zheng Zhi to Zhe Keqiu was manifested in the pacing and contemplation of Zhe Keqiu for more than an hour.