Chapter 26: The Visit
After a day's rest, Wang Jin's spirit was much better, and the fatigue of the past few days also dissipated. www.biquge.info Early in the morning, Liu Yizhou rode to Wang Jin's residence and came to pick him up and go to Zhang Chengye's mansion.
The people along the way were dressed in a variety of clothes, and even their hair came in a variety of styles. Liu Yizhou saw that Wang Jin was very curious about this, and couldn't help laughing softly: "The people of Hedong are complicated, in addition to the original Hedong people, there are also Shatuo, Tuguhun, Qibi and other tribes, representing the Northern Han people. ”
Liu Yizhou suddenly lowered his voice and said: "There are still some Khitans, but these people are all from small tribes, and they were bullied by Wanyan Aguda and came to Hedong. ”
After hearing this, Wang Jin was surprised, this Hedong Shatuo people seem to pay more attention to ethnic equality, so many ethnic groups can still live in harmony together, and the young and strong people have also formed an army, which is to admire Li Ke's methods.
Zhang Chengye's mansion is not too far from Wang Jin's guest house, just half a cup of tea. Zhang Chengye's mansion is quite magnificent, and the courtyard of at least six halls is extremely spacious.
Entering the inner hall, everyone sat down, Zhang Chengye was still in the backyard and did not come out, and the housekeeper beckoned the maids to offer tea and snacks.
Wang Jin sat upright in the lower position, his waist straight, and his eyes looked straight ahead. The little maid serving tea had never seen a person sitting in such a sitting position, and she couldn't help but be a little funny. The little maid gently covered her mouth and held the teacup in one hand. It seems that Wang Jin's identity is not high, so he is not as cautious as other servants.
Wang Jin may be in the peak season, this is the fifth generation, and without waiting for the maid to put the tea on the table, he reached out to pick it up, and inadvertently touched the little maid's hand.
Although this era is not as strict as the Song Dynasty, and there will be no male and female defenses, this situation still makes the little maid blush. Wang Jin didn't seem to notice the big change in the little maid's face, and said, "Thank you!" ”
Fortunately, everyone's attention was between Liu Yizhou and the housekeeper, no one noticed the situation here, and the little maid was as nervous as a deer in her heart, and she fled in a panic.
Wang Jin shook his head, picked up the teacup, flicked the lid of the teacup, and blew softly. The instant fragrant taste of tea made Wang Jin's spirit lift, although he didn't understand the tea ceremony, but the taste of good tea must be different from those "leaves".
Before Wang Jin could take a second sip, Zhang Chengye walked out from behind the screen.
Zhang Chengye, who was dressed in a civilian robe, was in good spirits and full of spring breeze. "Haha, Brother Liu came quite early, can you have breakfast?"
"I'll tell you the truth, no! Look at your good snack, I'm hungry. ”
"Hehe, then you have to eat more, and only when you fill your stomach can you have the strength to do the errand."
Wang Jin had already stood up, bowed to Zhang Chengye and said, "Meet Zhang Gong!" ”
"You don't have to be polite, you must not have eaten, right? Come, eat some snacks, drink a cup of tea, this tea is the best I got from Jiangnan, but you can't drink it in ordinary places. ”
Wang Jin was a little grateful in his heart, Zhang Chengye was so polite to a nobody like him, and couldn't help but say: "Zhang Gong is really good taste, this tea and fruit is really good, take a sip, the lips and teeth are fragrant, and the aftertaste is endless." ”
"Haha, Wang Jin, you also know tea?"
"I don't understand, but the tea that Zhang Gong specially found must be good tea, there is no doubt about it."
Zhang Chengye laughed, he liked Wang Jin's sycophant very much. "You kid, are you really a martial artist? This is not bad at shooting horses! ”
Wang Jin was speechless for a while, and didn't dare to continue the conversation, in his previous life, he never slapped a horse in the army, to be honest, he didn't need it. The most important thing in the army is personal strength, even if you blow yourself into a flower, but if you behave like a lump of cow dung, no one will look up to you.
"Okay, I'm just chatting with you today, I heard that Wang Jin also studied and went to school?" Although Zhang Chengye is a eunuch, he is also a literate eunuch, and he is also clever, otherwise he would not have been sent to Hedong to be a prisoner.
The prison is not a good job, just like the inspector in the army, and the soldiers hate it to the core. However, when he was a prisoner, he actually won the favor of coach Li Keyong and was able to reuse, and later used the method of impersonation to keep Zhang Chengye's name, and when Li Keyong was dying, he also specially designated him as Li Cunqing's assistant minister, which can explain Zhang Chengye's ability.
"The Khitans are preparing to move south. My Hedong is a close neighbor of the Khitan, and I will bear the brunt of the disaster and will suffer from the war. Since the anti-thief Yellow Nest, the ambitions of wolves in the world are countless, and the world of the Tang Dynasty is also a mess. ”
Zhang Chengye slowed down for a moment, paid attention to everyone's reactions, and Wang Jin pretended to be distressed, as if he had deep feelings for Datang.
"I have already reported this matter to the King of Jin, and the King of Jin's opinion is to guard against the Khitans with all his might, and as for Zhu Wen in the south, let it go first? What do you think? ”
Wang Jin first heard Zhang Chengye ask him about his reading, and was shocked, he did read books, but they were books for later generations. If you want to test him about the Four Books and Five Classics, and the subset of the classics and history, it will be exposed. Even the art of war books don't know anything. Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhang Chengye changed his words, he began to discuss the strategic deployment of Hedong, which is very easy to fool.
Liu Yizhou pondered slightly, and then said: "This Khitan people are menacing and have the ambition to drive tigers and wolves. Last year, the Khitan attacked Lulong, Liu Rengong could not stop, the loss of the army, but let the Khitan people loot a lot, so far has not recovered their vitality, as far as I see, the Jin king's view is very good. ”
"Oh, what if Zhu Quanzhong comes to attack Luzhou?"
"This ...... The defenders of Luzhou are all brave and good at fighting, and it is unlikely that Zhu Quanzhong wants to take it quickly. Although Liu Yizhou was sure that Zhu Quanzhong would not capture Luzhou in the short term, his tone was still quite uncertain.
"Wang Jin, what do you think, don't have any worries, you should know everything."
Wang Jin knew in his heart that the Khitans would not fight Hedong this year, but he was afraid that he would have a butterfly effect because of himself, and Zhang Chengye now named him and asked him to talk about it, and he couldn't shirk it.
"The kid is short-sighted, and he will not be as far-sighted as King Jin and Duke Liu." Wang Jin paused for a moment and saw Zhang Chengye looking at him with a smile, but he didn't say anything.
"However, my opinion is just the opposite of Liu Gong, the Khitans are not to worry, but this Zhu Wen is a great enemy, and it must be guarded against."
The words made everyone present a little surprised, and the lobby instantly became a little noisy. Zhang Chengye waved his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet, "Wang Jin, tell me in detail, how can this Khitan not be worried?" Wang Jin has already typed the draft and is considering how to phrase it.
"Gong Zhang, as far as I know, the Khitans' continuous use of troops has made many small tribes submit, and it was not without losses in attacking Liu Rengong last year. With the use of troops every year, even the Khitans who do not taboo grain and grass are a little unbearable, and the places where Hedong, Lulong and Khitan meet are almost uninhabited, and the Khitans' goal of raising war by war cannot be quickly realized, and their morale will be affected. ”
"Fight for war! Something interesting, go on. Zhang Chengye seemed interested, and Liu Yizhou was also a little moved.
"The Khitan is not very peaceful internally, and the opposition forces of Wanyan Aguta are also very strong, the reason why Wanyan Aguda has continued to use troops after taking the position, I am afraid that the real purpose is to fight the internal opposition forces, and the others are secondary, plus the Khitan population is not large, and the use of troops must send foreign tribes to fight the vanguard, and the people of this small tribe will die more, and they will also be dissatisfied with the Khitans, which is also a reason to consider."
"Oh, then why do you think the Khitans won't go south this time? According to our detailed work in the Khitan, they have gathered various armies, and the purpose is self-evident! ”
Everyone's eyes fell on Wang Jin, and they wanted to hear how Wang Jin judged the reason why the Khitans would not go south.