It took Liu Shaoneng two days to come to the Daimyo's Mansion from Xiongzhou.

The speed was only a little slower than the rapid foot delivery, which made Liu Shaoneng's feet tremble when he dismounted, and also made this Gaoyang Guan Road soldier and horse capital eunuch walk into the foyer of the yamen of the Daimyo Mansion with a disgraced face, causing a disgusted gaze.

The hall was full of civil officials, all of whom were unfamiliar faces, and there was no one they knew. Liu Shaoneng sat down quietly by the door, three or four places away from the nearest person. He was looked at a few times, and then no one paid attention, and a group of civil servants were already talking to themselves.

Liu Shao listened quietly, and the most discussed topic was nothing more than the little thing in the north, as well as the affairs of each yamen, and occasionally someone said a joke in the officialdom, and then it caused a burst of suppressed laughter.

After waiting in the foyer for about a quarter of an hour, Liu Shaoneng saw a person dressed in soap appear in front of the door.

The whispered conversation in the hall was interrupted, and more than a dozen civil officials immediately stretched their necks like geese, leading their necks in anticipation, while the official called out to another person: "Gaoyang Guan Road soldiers and horses Liu Du is here." ”

Liu Shaoneng hurriedly stood up: "Shaoneng is here." ”

"The minister of Xuanhui is invited, and the eunuch is invited to come with the villain."

After the clerk finished speaking, he simply turned around and left, and Liu Shaoneng hurriedly stepped to follow. A sharp pain came from his thighs, making his cheeks twitch. From Xiongzhou to change horses all the way to the south, he walked 500 miles in two days, and he has not been riding on a horse for such a long time for more than a year, so that Liu Shaoneng has now suffered enough. But he immediately returned to normal, and followed as if nothing had happened.

When I stepped out of the door, there was a sound of rustling and talking to each other. Liu Shao could estimate that he was about to be pierced by someone's gaze.

The hall was full of officials waiting for Xuanhui to be received by the minister, why was he called in advance after only waiting for a quarter of an hour? Inevitably, there is speculation.

Liu Shaoneng also heard that some people were surprised by their identities and asked each other.

Gaoyangguan Road is one of the four roads in Hebei, but since the Liao army entered the Kou in the previous year, Gaoyangguan, Dingzhou, Zhendingfu, and Damingfu have been slightly pacified and made a road, and they have been combined into one road. Lu Huiqing was the pacification envoy of Hebei Road, and more than 200,000 Hebei forbidden troops and box troops were all under his orders. However, except for the pacification envoys of various roads and the general manager and deputy governor of Ma Bujun were removed, the following governors and capital supervisors remained unchanged.

'It's really going to be ......'

Liu Shaoneng was at ease with the treatment he had received, and smiled slightly, with the current situation, it should be like this.

was led by the officials through the door to transfer the house, until he came to a hall, looked up at the words on the plaque, Liu Shaoneng humbly lowered his head, although he was already a prisoner all the way, in charge of three thousand soldiers and horses, but he still had few opportunities to walk here.

The officials went in to report, and then a message was sent inside for Liu Shao to enter.

After a pause, removing the dirt from the soles of his shoes, and dusting off the dust from his legs, he went up the stairs and into the door.

There are seven or eight people in the hall, and in the center, there are two golden and purple ministers. One is around fifty, tall and straight, and entangled. The other, on the other hand, was in his seventies, with a wrinkled face and cloudy eyes, making him look old.

Sentenced to the Daimyo's Mansion, Hebei pacification envoy and Ma Bujun Governor, and also the Southern Yuan Xuanhui envoy Lu Huiqing Lu Xianggong, and his deputy Feng Xingji.

Liu Shaoneng stepped forward and saluted the two, "Liu Shaoneng greeted the prime minister and the captain." ”

"It's been hard work to get there." Lu Huiqing came over and helped him up.

Feng Xingji looked at Liu Shaoneng twice, and said with a smile: "Liu Er, you are so busy that you haven't even changed your clothes!" ”

"Xianggong and Taiwei have a call, Shao Neng does not dare to delay."

Lu Huiqing nodded with satisfaction, while Feng Xingji raised her snow-white eyebrows in the back.

He arched his hand to Lu Huiqing and said, "If the minister has something to do, then the official will retire first." ”

Lu Huiqing replied with a glance: "Today's labor defense is over." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Feng Xingji said a few words, turned around and was about to go out.

Feng Xingji, the defense envoy of Weizhou and the deputy head of the Hebei Road Mabu Army, is a well-known old man in the army, who was recommended by Han Qi in the old years and has served in Hebei for many years, but he has no major military achievements. Before the Liao army entered Kou Hebei, the performance was not lost. However, firstly, he is famous, and secondly, his status is also high, and the most important thing is that he is the son of Feng Zheng, the late prime minister of Zhenzong, and he is not regarded as a dissident by Wenchen, so he can safely be Lu Huiqing's deputy.

It's just these two sentences of reply that Liu Shao can feel that Feng Xingji and Lu Huiqing are not of the same mind, at least in the current matter, the deputy capital manager is unwilling to wade into troubled waters.

"Xianggong, Captain!" A Xu official happened to appear in front of the door, blocked Feng Xingji's way, and handed over an official letter, "Xiongzhou sent a hurried foot to Beijing for transit, and a secret letter was forwarded to the minister." ”

"Xiongzhou ......"

Hearing this place name, Feng Xingji didn't go out of his way, and turned to Liu Shaoneng with Lu Huiqing.

Liu Shaoneng shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Hurry to deliver must be faster than him, usually one day and one night to walk the road from Xiongzhou to the Daimyo's Mansion, and then, in the middle of a day, send the news to the capital. It looks like it's the front and back feet, but it's actually at least half a day later than himself.

"Maybe it's about the Liao envoy." Liu Shaoneng guessed, "Before Shao Neng came out, there happened to be a spy who said that he saw a team of people coming to Baigou from the Liao State. At that time, it may have been guessed that it was the envoy of the Liao State. ”

When Lu Huiqing heard this, he smiled and said, "His Royal Highness Father Shang is so anxious? ”。

"How many years have you been waiting, can you be in a hurry?" Feng Xingji also said with a smile.

"That's right!"

Lu Huiqing glanced at Feng Xingji, casually tore open the letter sealed with fire paint, took out the letter paper and read it. A familiar name once again appeared in front of his eyes.

Lu Huiqing's mouth opened a little wider: "Sure enough, it is the national messenger of the Liao State, and he is still an acquaintance." ”

"Who is it?" Feng Xingji asked.

"Xiao Haili......" Lu Huiqing sneered, "It's Xiao Xi again." There was no one in Liao, and he still felt that he couldn't do the right thing, so he was sent out. ”

"Why the hell did you send him out?" Feng Xingji didn't smile and asked.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Huiqing said in a flat tone: "Naturally, Yelu Yixin usurped the throne. ”

The messenger of the country brought the news that Yelu Yixin had ascended to the great treasure through Zen. Song Liao is a state of brothers, and the new monarch of Liao State has practiced the throne, of course, he must notify the Great Song Dynasty as soon as possible. However, Lu Huiqing can be sure that the Queen Mother definitely does not want to recognize Yelu Yixin's family.

Lu Huiqing asked Feng Xingji: "Defense, how do you think this should be handled?" ”

"This matter can only be decided by the prime minister, how can the subordinate interject?" Feng Xingji raised his voice and asked, "Don't dare to delay the time of the minister, the lower official will retire first." ”

He pushed it and left.

Liu Shaoneng raised his eyelids slightly, only to see Lu Huiqing's eyes as cold as winter when he looked at the door.

Turning her face, Lu Huiqing's expression had become as warm as a spring breeze. He smiled and asked Liu Shaoneng to sit down, and said, "I can't complain about Feng Fangfang, he really can't stand it at his age." ”

Liu Shaoneng was submissive and did not dare to respond. The two top bosses were open and dark, and it was not his turn to interject.

Regarding Feng Xingji's dodge, Lu Huiqing secretly snorted coldly, but it was only a cold snort.

Feng Xingji is already over seventy years old, if it weren't for Lu Huiqing's need for such a deputy who doesn't care about things, he would have been impeached early in the morning. And the idea of relying on Feng Xingji to command the army, Lu Huiqing has never thought about it.

Although Feng Xingji has many shortcomings, he has an advantage, that is, he knows how to be measured, knows how to abide by his duties, and puts most of his mind on the border field, not in the yamen.

Guo Kui was greedy for money, that was to avoid Di Qing's fate, and Feng Xingji's greed for money was genuine greed for money. The extravagance of the Feng family has been famous in the country since Feng Xingji's father, Feng Zheng, and can almost be compared with Kou Zhun. In order to maintain a luxurious life, it is far from enough to rely on the industry of the hometown.

Such a deputy, although he can't help it, at least he doesn't have to worry about dragging his feet on major matters.

However, Lu Huiqing still hopes to have more manpower to be used, and he has many staff members who are good at officials, finance and taxation, criminal names, and water conservancy, and there are also many officials who are willing to bet their future on him, but there are very few who can help in the military, whether it is staff or officials.

It's a pity that there is no one in the Yang family, and after coming to Hebei, Lu Huiqing regretted it more than once. Before Yang Wenguang died, he still presented the formation map and took the strategy of Youyan. But Yang Wenguang has been dead for so many years, but none of his sons can come out, they are all mediocre and useless. Otherwise, with the status of the Yang family in the minds of the military and civilians in Hebei, Lu Huiqing would not mind promoting one or two children of the Yang family.

Now in Lu Huiqing's hands, only a few generals transferred from the northwest can be used. is like Liu Shaoneng in front of him, who is the old department transferred by Lu Huiqing from Shaanxi. Although Liu Shaoneng was a Fan official in the past, he was a general for several generations and was willing to break away from his clan, so he could already be regarded as a Han official, so he was able to serve in Hebei.

"Before even a conclusive news came back, the Liao envoy was knocking." After the next person brought the tea, Lu Huiqing said to Liu Shaoneng with a smile, "The legs and feet are a little slower, but it can also be seen that the puppet emperor of the Liao State is anxious." ”

"Xianggong said that the legs and feet of fine work are indeed slow. When Shao Neng was in Shaanxi, he also repelled the attacking western thieves several times, and sent a scout horse to come back. ”

"The puppet emperor wants the approval of the imperial court, but the imperial court is unlikely to agree to him. In this way, the puppet emperor was annoyed and angry, and he was bound to launch a large army. ”

Liu Shaoneng puffed up his chest: "Don't worry, Shao Neng is only afraid that they won't come!" After beating Baigou, it only takes Xianggong's command. It's ......"

"What's it?"

"That is, there must be enough grain. Back then, when I fought with the western thieves, I always couldn't keep up with the grain and grass, and the army had to come back in a few days. ”

"You don't have to worry about that. Nowadays, the imperial court will never let people go hungry to fight, and the grain and grass hoarded here in the Daimyo's Mansion are enough to feed the three armies for a year. ”

"You don't have to worry about it." Lu Huiqing swore an oath.

He just recently received a private message from Lu Jiaqing, in which in addition to talking about the internal political disputes in the imperial court, he also said that money and food are definitely not a problem. Lu Jiawen had read the account books of the whole country in the Third Division, and he was sure that he would provide enough grain and materials for Hedong, Hebei.