Staying on the third floor of the welcome building of this Fuguiju before, in addition to watching the scenery and meditating, and then putting on a posture of Taigong fishing, and chatting with a snake character who was hooked by a wisher, now it is obvious that Luo Kaixian did not meet the head snake, but a head dragon - Lao Ding Kui is not a simple character.

What Luo Kaixian said before can be called reckless and casual, but he didn't think of really debating with others to come to a conclusion such as what kind of human avenue, let alone challenging the dignity and belief of an old soldier, although this is just a classical old soldier who is limited to the times.

So looking at the old Ding Kui's face that began to become more and more ugly, he planned to accept it when he saw it, "The younger generation is talking nonsense for a while, and Uncle Ding doesn't have to take it to heart, this kind of family and country affairs are not something that the younger generation and the old man can decide." ”

"What the little brother of the Wei family said is extremely ......" Old Ding Kui was silent for a while, and finally lost the idea of being angry, and admitted the facts with some dejection, and then said with some unwillingness: "Little brother is very knowledgeable, but it's just ...... With such knowledge but only an official who buys grain, could it be that the people in Lingzhou are as extraordinary as the little brother? ”

"The old man has a good reputation, but it is not enough to worry about it...... The old man should know that my Lingzhou people have traveled tens of thousands of miles, and there are few kindnesses encountered on the way, except for bandits, insects, snakes and even wild beasts can harm people's lives and deaths......" calmly described the scene on the road, Luo Kaixian continued with a relieved expression: "If it is not for the younger generation to boast, there are about 140,000 people in Lingzhou, and the elderly woman dares to fight the hungry wolf head-on, instead of fleeing when he hears the wind...... It is true that the old woman may not be able to kill the hungry wolf, but this kind of courage is even more precious! What does my husband think? ”

Listening to Luo Kaixian's calm words, Lao Ding Kui closed his eyes, as if he could see several old women holding scimitars against the hungry wolf, and when the hungry wolf hesitated, a powerful man brandished a long knife and instantly cut off the wolf's head, and blood overflowed, in exchange for the woman's frightened trembling or screaming, but the slender figure surging up...... What kind of brave scene should that be?

Lao Ding Kui is not a closed-door scholar who only reads the books of sages, whether it is the early years of the battle and killing, or the family business after the honor, he has seen too much after living for 80 years, if you talk about the suffering of the world, how many know better than him?

What kind of changes will a group of people who dare to confront the hungry wolf face to face with the old woman settle on the Hexi trade road? What will happen to the Dangxiang, Tibetan, Uighur, and even Qiang people in Hexi? What about the western states?

I hadn't thought about this kind of thing for a long time, and old Ding Kui felt that it was difficult to have a clue in his head. After rubbing the corners of his forehead and being silent for a while, he calmed down and asked, "Wei Shilang, what did your family master do when he led the crowd to gather in Lingzhou?" Before he settled down, he sent you and others as envoys to come to my Song Jing, did he want to use the name of buying grain to visit the geography of the mountains and rivers of my Song Kingdom? ”

This is not what it used to be called friendly, but more like a question with scrutiny and hostility.

Luo Kai first looked around, and then replied with a normal face: "I must have heard that my Lingzhou people are the descendants of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty in the past, and they have lived in a foreign country for a long time, and now they have returned from afar, and my general has no hostility towards the Song State...... I don't know what Wei answered, is my husband satisfied? ”

"Descendants of the former Tang Dynasty? The old man has indeed heard of it, but why are the chief and deputy envoys of your embassy all Hu people? Although he has been raised for many years, Lao Ding Kui still retains some of the qualities of a soldier, and he has all awakened at this moment.

Luo Kaixian was a little impatient, he wanted to find someone to talk to, not to receive any interrogation. He sat up straight and said, "Wei is a prisoner under my father-in-law?" ”

"Definitely, old man...... It's just ......" Looking at Luo Kaixian's upright body in front of him, Old Ding Kui suddenly realized the inappropriateness of his previous words - these people in the Lingzhou Mission were obviously far from being comparable to the ignorant Hu people, at least Xingyang City had no strength to fight against.

"Uncle Ding, it's not a gentleman's job to cover up! Wei is just a grain official, and he can't be coerced! If the old man has other intentions, he might as well think about his own safety first! In addition, please forgive Wei for telling me bluntly, there is no distinction between Eastern Tuhan and Hu in Lingzhou! Completely different from the calm words before, Luo Kaixian's words can be described as cold. In addition to hiding his identity on the surface, he doesn't mind revealing a trace of strength, and if the other party really has bad intentions, he doesn't mind putting down all the people standing in front of him - this is not much more difficult for him than harvesting corn stalks.

Perhaps it was the series of words that alerted Old Ding Kui's head, he also sat up straight, and his somewhat hunched back seemed to be pulled back a lot, "Wei Shilang, don't get me wrong!" The old man is just a tentative word, and he has no other intentions, so why bother being so cold-faced? ”

After saying a lot of words similar to diplomatic rhetoric, and hearing the other party's softening feedback, Luo Kaixian also restrained himself accordingly, tried to make his expression kind, and said: "It's not that Wei Mou's words are cold, and please remember that my Lingzhou is not a subject of the Song State, and I don't need outsiders to question it!" ”

"Yes...... It's the old man's gaffe, please ...... Little brother, forgive me...... "Old Ding Kui completely lost his face. The so-called older the rivers and lakes, the less courageous he is, and he has also not been able to escape from this barrier, at least he can hardly give up the current peaceful Xingyang City.

It was not Luo Kaixian's wish to let an old man who had no grudges to apologize to himself, so after Lao Ding Kui said the word 'forgiveness', Luo Kaixian clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Uncle Xie is considerate of the younger generation, but the verbal entanglement is related to state affairs, but it has nothing to do with private individuals." ”

Old Ding Kui's face also softened a lot, raised his hand and saluted back, and praised, "...... Little brother is so generous! ”

Not far away, seven or eight nervous-looking shopkeepers and their attendants stepped back silently.

The tense atmosphere finally eased, and Luo Kai spoke first: "What the younger generation said before is true, if the old man is anxious by the Song court, he can report to the emperor and close ministers of your country...... The old man doesn't have to excuse himself, the so-called things are not to be said to others, Wei is open-minded, why be afraid? And after listening to the younger generation, a certain delegation entered from Suizhou, and the assassin Li Jichongyan and the fast horse delivered the report to the court of your country, but a certain group of people arrived in this Xingyang City, and they have not seen the officials of your Honglu Temple come to contact, could it be that Emperor Song felt that there were few people in Lingzhou, and he disdained it? ”

"This ......" No matter how noble Lao Ding Kui's status is, he is still far away from the Song Dynasty that decides state affairs, and after hearing this passage, he suddenly fell into hesitation.

Luo Kaixian's purpose is also very simple, between Lingzhou and Zhao Song, the apparent strength gap is too great, in order to avoid unnecessary entanglement, it is necessary to select an intermediary as a communication channel and buffer, this kind of character is never lacking in ancient and modern times, the Han Dynasty is called 'lobbyist', and there is also an image word in later generations - international broker, this era is called 'tooth man'.

And, obviously, it's better to find than to chance. The businessmen Nuak and Jia Ren, whom he had investigated before, were also standby candidates, but when it came to this kind of 'state affairs', the status pattern of the two was far from enough, and the old Ding Kui, the founding uncle of the Song Kingdom, was too strong in front of him, and he was really a suitable candidate.

The decision was made, and without waiting for Lao Ding Kui to express his position, Luo Kaixian continued: "The old man doesn't need to worry too much, he just needs to pass the word in the center." What Wei said before is true, and please report to your court truthfully, I don't know what my husband thinks? ”

"Talking in the middle? The old man knows...... Wei Shilang, do you want the old man to be a middle-class person? Old Ding Kui finally understood Luo Kaixian's intentions.

Luo Kaixian nodded, "It's really like a tooth person, but you don't need your father-in-law's kind words, you just need your father-in-law to be impartial and tell the truth, can your husband have any objections?" ”

Old Ding Kui's mood completely calmed down, straightened the messy beard around his mouth, and said solemnly: "If the old man goes to the court in person and tells His Majesty everything you said about Shicai Shiro, what about it?" ”

"The younger generation once said that everything should be said to others, and the old man does not need to hide it, he can say it!" Luo Kaixian's words were as decisive as categorical.

"Good!" After thinking about it for a while, Lao Ding Kui was arrogant, cheered, and said categorically: "Since Wei Shilang is frank and straightforward, the old man will go this way...... It's just that how His Majesty and the cabinet of the court decide is not something that the old man can control, so what can he do? ”

Luo Kaixian's expression relaxed, and he replied calmly: "Since he has nothing to do with his father-in-law, Wei is not a blind person, so he will not blame his father-in-law!" As for how your court decides, it is nothing more than to accept it or not, and it is not for Wei to decide, so you can do it! ”

Old Ding Kuiqi said: "If someone in the DPRK questions it, what is it? ”

Luo Kaixian's expression was even calmer, and he replied calmly: "If anyone has doubts, you might as well send troops to try, it's nothing more than a battle...... It's just that the swords are easy to take back from the sheath, and the old man should be a person in the army, and he knows such truths, and those who question will suffer the consequences of the backlash! ”

In the end, he said it very easily, but the content was a lot, and even carried the meaning of threat - he thought very clearly, the worst thing was to be besieged by the Song people, if he talked about war, who was he afraid of? What's more, in this place in the heart of Zhao and Song, if there is really a fight, it should be the other party who is afraid.

Burning the tortoise's stomach hurts is a tactic suitable for the current situation, and the battle of beheading is Luo Kaixian's strength, with his elite, although there is no hot weapon in later generations, if he really lets go, this land of Zhao Song and Jinggi will definitely be in chaos everywhere.

Of course, that's only the worst-case scenario – one that harms others and oneself.

Things have come to this point, Luo Kaixian understands very well in his heart that in this era, it is time and talent that limit him from mastering this land, and the only thing that can restrain him is the values brought by later generations, and there is nothing else.

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