According to the "history" known by Luo Kaixian, the Li family of the Hexi party has been in the Li family since Li Jiqian, and the three consecutive generations can be said to have their own characteristics and remarkable, Li Jiqian is a pioneer needless to say, Li Deming is a key figure in connecting the previous and the next, and Li Deming's son Li Yuanhao would not have ruined the fate of the entire party if he had not been arrogant and confused in his later years. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

As for the Li Jichong in front of him, he is a marginal figure who travels between Zhao and Song, Northern Liao and Western Xia, although it is not obvious, as long as people who are familiar with the historical context, they will not underestimate this person.

At this moment, this deeply hidden and famous figure is so solemn, what does he want to say?

Li Jichong didn't expect this Luo Changren to think about so many things in an instant, pulled Luo Kaixian's arm into the fishbone village, found the sentinel's resting place, and drove all the irrelevant people away, before Shi Shiran said: "The old man knows that Saburo wants to go east to Bianjing, I don't know what identity San Lang wants to enter?" ”

"Hmm......" Luo Kaixian was very curious why Li Jichong asked like this, and hesitated for a moment before replying: "Luo San originally intended to enter the country as a businessman, but Uncle Shi thinks it is inappropriate?" ”

"It's not right, it's very bad!" Li Jichong stroked his beard and shook his head deeply.

Hearing this, Luo Kaixian did not rush to ask, but carefully thought about the reason why Lao Li judged it like this, and thought about it from the beginning, but did not find any problems, and passed by the hinterland of Persia and Central Asia before, and there were no mistakes.

At this time, I heard Li Jichong say softly: "The old man Zhi Saburo led 100,000 people to swim the Seven Rivers before, unruly, but I don't know how much San Lang knows about Song Jing?" ”

Obviously, the old man continued, Luo Kaixian shook his head, and did not show off the outline he knew from "history".

Seeing that Luo Kaixian didn't speak, but looked like he was listening, Lao Li also came to be interested in talking, "The old man also traveled to all sides when he was young, and he knew all over the place. As far as the old man knows, the Song Realm is very different from the Western Regions. Take Suizhou as an example, put it in the Song Realm, but a small city on the edge of the city, although it is called a state, it is far less than a small village and town in the rich land of the East, but if it is placed in the Western Regions, because there are more than 10,000 soldiers, it is enough to be a small city-state. ”

This old man really didn't give it for nothing, Luo Kai nodded first and responded: "Uncle Shi, please continue." ”

Being treated politely by a young man who appreciated him from the bottom of his heart, Lao Li's spirit was not to mention how good it was, and he didn't sell it, and continued: "Fanbang in the Western Regions is a small country, the country is small and the people are weak, and there is a shortage of property, so it is like a grassland tribe to welcome business travelers, but the Song Realm is not, there are tens of millions of Dingkou, which is by no means comparable to a small country in the Western Regions, not to mention the grand scene of the annual grain harvest, there are workshops in various places, and the money and goods are even more difficult to count......"

"Guan Saburo is also a person who knows how to read and write, and must have read such sentences as 'Cang Liao is solid and knows etiquette, food and clothing are sufficient and knows honor and disgrace'1, Song has the people as the background, and he is not afraid of lack of materials, so he pays special attention to the orderly ...... of the people" After another pause, Li Jichong's eyes were complicated and quite profound, and he said: "In this East, the Han people are the largest ethnic group, as early as hundreds of years ago, they formulated the four classes of agriculture, industry and commerce, and distinguished the people to govern them, but people are not utensils, how can they be classified and coexist like dead things? It's just empty talk! Although the Zhao and Song dynasties pay attention to the people's livelihood and do not exclude foreign businessmen, they ...... Most of the time, words can't be summed up......"

In order to envelop this elder surnamed Luo and make sure that he was handy, Li Jichong also took great pains to take out all the years of experience and knowledge.

Of course, Luo Kaixian is not a muscular mallet, although he does not have skills such as mind reading, and he cannot completely understand Lao Li's intentions, but the focus of the other party's words can still be clearly grasped. And Lao Li's cocoon-like statement, he can also faintly feel that there is something wrong with his previous plan.

"Luo San is stupid, please ask Uncle Shi for advice!" Even if he repays Li with a peach, Luo Kaixian has to make a response, not to mention that what Lao Li said is indeed something he doesn't understand.

Li Jichong didn't sell Guanzi, and said directly: "Although the Song people value business, but the rulers are all scholars, people are not sages, scholars also have seven emotions and six desires, the horses and armor used by the Sanlang people are all of the highest quality, if you meet a greedy person, provoke you Sanlang, how to deal with it?" ”

"Uncle Shi should know that Luo's three subordinates are unparalleled in combat power......" Lao Li didn't explain it directly, how could Luo Kaixian not understand? It's just that the social structure of later generations has fallen layer by layer, and his character has been shackled, and in this era, he has no constraints, and he has experienced so much, and it has almost become his habit to act casually.

With a look that was really like this, Li Jichong shook his head, changed his solemn expression and said: "San Lang is enough to be a hundred, and San Lang's people can also be a ten, how can the old man not know?" However, there are many Dingkou in the Song Realm, if someone leads thousands of people to encircle and suppress, what will San Lang do? If San Lang can lead the people back to Lingzhou, but if the enemy is not dead, colludes extensively, and jointly attacks Lingzhou, the war will start, and the years will be continuous, and the San Lang troops will be tens of thousands of people, can they still live in peace? ”

Of course not.

Luo Kaixian is not a stubborn person who goes all the way to the black, Li Jichong's words can be described as reasonable and responsible, and he analyzes Guan Qiao very thoroughly, if he doesn't understand it anymore, he is really a wooden man.

After thinking about it for a while, he replied: "Three months ago, not long after I first arrived in Lingzhou, a certain person once sent his subordinates to Bianjing to buy goods pretending to be merchants. According to what Uncle Shi said, Luo San can also change his appearance, hide his tracks and enter the Song Dynasty, as for the war horse, it is not impossible to order someone to rush back to Lingzhou to send another batch......"

Before Luo Kai finished speaking, Li Jichong waved his hand and interrupted his words, "The old man doesn't know why San Lang wants to go to Bianjing, and he doesn't want to explore San Lang's private affairs. It's just that...... San Lang's subordinates can hide their traces into the Song Dynasty, but San Lang himself must not! There are three reasons for this. First, there is a famous sentence in the Han family, saying that the 'white dragon fish suit' is easy for the noble person to enter the vulgar and be taken advantage of by the villain. This is not the way of the chief; Second, Saburo is so tall and imposing that he is far beyond everyone else, like a camel standing in a flock of sheep, how can he hide his tracks? Although there is no shortage of people in the world who are in the same shape as Saburo, but they are in the army in many places, businessmen, and old men have never seen them...... Well, there is still a third, the old man and San Lang have not known each other for a long time, but they can also understand one or two of San Lang's habits, and those who are domineering and straightforward like San Lang can really bend down with low eyebrows? The old man was deeply puzzled by this, haha......"

Luo Kaixian wiped his nose in rare embarrassment - this was the first time he had an extra different expression since he came to this time and space, and this Lao Li was worthy of being a masterpiece, and he summed up his specialties into three in detail, each of which was almost to the point.

It really made him feel a little bit back in time to the afterlife, facing the old general who appreciated him.

It was precisely this sense of familiarity that made him not become embarrassed and angry, but after some self-reflection, he quickly adjusted his mentality and said loudly: "Shi Shuguo has a pair of sharp eyes, and Luo San is taught!" ”

This move was somewhat unexpected by Li Jichong, of course, the smile on his face was gone, but he sincerely appreciated and admired, "San Lang doesn't blame the old man for speaking out!" But the old man's words haven't been finished yet, can San Lang still be willing to listen? ”

Luo Kaixian, who had already guessed in advance that there must be a solution in his heart, was as good as a stream, "A certain uncle must have something else to say, Luo San is willing to hear it!" ”

Li Jichong twisted his beard and said leisurely: "The matter of San Lang leading the people to return to Lingzhou has spread all over Hexi, and the old man dares to assert that Emperor Song must know about this, and now there is a matter of San Lang's troops deterring the border army with fewer victories and more victories...... The name of San Lang will not be hidden from the eyes of the world! Old...... According to the old man's wishes, Mo Ruo played the banner and entered the country in the name of the mission! ”

"Mission?" Luo Kaixian was stunned for a moment, "Uncle Shi, Luo Sanke has never thought of being a courtier!" ”

Lao Li was not surprised by Luo Kaixian's words, and continued: "It's just an embassy, what does it have to do with surrender?" Nowadays, every Nanjun delegation goes north to Bianjing in the name of tribute, and what they do is nothing more than money, and they have nothing to do with submission; Bianjing also sent an envoy to Khitan Nanfu2, which was actually to buy leather medicinal materials...... This is nothing unusual! ”

It turns out that the mission can still play like this? Later generations have seen Luo Kai's enlightenment such as government procurement delegation visits, and this classical era has once again brought him some freshness.

"In the name of the mission, there are at least three benefits." Li Jichong smiled slightly, and continued to start three more summaries, "First, guard against small people and unjustified disasters; Second, it eliminates the cumbersome inspection of the state capital by the merchant team; Thirdly, although the mission is restricted, it is more convenient than that of the merchants......"

"Uncle Shi is so colorful!" Luo Kaixian couldn't help but applaud.

This Lao Li still hasn't finished speaking, "However, it is not appropriate for San Lang's name to appear in the list of mission personnel, San Lang still needs to cover his tracks, and the leader of the team must also be replaced by San Lang's cronies, and he can't go out in person in case of negotiations......

"Why is that?"

"Without him, save face and buffer...... Although two or three out of ten will have off-the-board tricks and secret hands, how can San Lang be afraid of it? ”

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Note: 1 Cang Liao is solid and knows etiquette, food and clothing and knows honor and disgrace, the original text is from the "Guanzi" herdsman chapter, the interpretation is that the granary is sufficient to pay attention to etiquette, and only after eating and wearing warm can you care about honor and shame.

2 Khitan Nanfu, formerly known as Youzhou, later as the Khitan capital, renamed Nanjing, and changed to Yanjing in the first year of Kaitai (1012).