Chapter 129: Taking the Opportunity
"Familiar?" Zhou Ping raised his head, and was about to say a few perfunctory words casually, when he was suddenly stunned, standing in front of him was Yelu Yuncheng, the Liao official he met in Xincheng when he accompanied Han Xiaoxuan more than two years ago, and he also took the opportunity to cheat a large amount of money from this person, and became the first pot of gold for his own fortune. But I didn't want to be a rival, and I met it again in Yizhou today.
"Should I pretend to be confused orβ" Zhou Ping's mind spun fast for a while, and he had already weighed the pros and cons in an instant, and while he was thinking about it, Na Ye Yuncheng patted his head and said with a smile: "It's really a pig's brain, how can I not recognize it, let you see it!" β
At this time, Zhou Ping had already made up his mind to gamble, he stood up, turned sideways and approached the other party, made an intimate appearance, and said in a low voice: "Brother Tai is not mistaken, more than two years ago, he walked under Han Xiaoxuan and Han Xianggong, you remember, it is really a good memory!" β
That Ye Lu Yuncheng's eyes immediately widened, and he came back to his senses after half a ring, and opened his mouth to shout but was covered by Zhou Ping, he couldn't make a sound, so he had to nod again and again to show that he had remembered, Zhou Ping let go of his hand, he looked left and right, looked up and down Zhou Ping, and asked in a low voice: "Is Han Xianggong okay?" β
Zhou Ping smiled slightly: "Since Brother Yuncheng is his own person, he won't hide it from you." In fact, a certain family was originally an errand envoy under Tong Xuanshuai, and Han Xianggong sent an envoy to Liao, and was temporarily sent by Xuanshuai to Han Xianggong, and now he is no longer working under Han Xianggong. Seventy or eighty percent of Zhou Ping's words were true, and only one was a lie, and the meaning was nothing more than to tell Yelu Yuncheng that Laozi was Tong Guan's subordinate. Naturally, the money is in place, anyway, now Zhou Ping is indeed on an errand in Tong Guan's Xuanfu Division, even if the lawsuit is in front of Tong Guan himself, he is not afraid.
Yelu Yuncheng couldn't help but be surprised and happy when he heard it, his 5,000 yuan was used out but there was no news for more than two years, he thought it was already a waste, but he didn't expect that the person in charge appeared in front of him again, and he claimed to be on an errand under Tong Guan, seeing that he was already the deputy envoy of the mission, he was afraid that it would be true. Thinking of this, Ye Lu Yuncheng couldn't help but his thumb and smiled: "No wonder I thought the ambassador was a hero that day." It's not like just a servant. It turned out to be under the command of Xuan Shuai, and I will ask the ambassador to take care of it in the future! β
"Where!" Zhou Ping said with a smile: "Brother Tai has been clear and obedient more than two years ago, and I am afraid that there are few people in Yandi just with such eyes." To tell you the truth, I don't know how many ministers I have delivered privately in Yandi this time. They're all behind the brothers! β
Listen to Zhou Ping say this. Rao is Yelu Yuncheng tried his best to press. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but crack, and he laughed twice: "This is also thanks to the ambassador, if there is no ambassador's recommendation." Even if I have a sincere heart, there is no way! β
"What an ambassador!" Zhou Ping pretended to be displeased: "If Brother Yelu can afford to be below, just call Juncheng!" β
"Then, that foolish brother will give in!" Yelu Yuncheng was secretly happy when he heard this. Generally speaking, the envoys of both Song and Liao were responsible for the work of espionage intelligence, and since the envoys had to be familiar with cumbersome etiquette, the people who were really responsible for espionage were the deputy envoys and other attachΓ©s, which was already an open secret, and Ye Luyun naturally knew that he had been an official for so many years. This Zhou Ping was able to sit in the position of deputy envoy at this juncture, and naturally he was quite trustworthy, and he was able to take this line, not to mention keeping his family business, even if he was going to the next level in his career.
Zhou Ping and Yeluyun drank a few glasses in pairs, Zhou Ping looked around at no one nearby, and said in a low voice: "Brother Yelu, there is a matter that is very difficult at the moment, and I want to invite Brother Tai to help, I don't know if it is possible?" β
Ye Lu Yuncheng already had six or seven points of alcohol at this time, and patted his chest while drinking: "Brother Zhou Xian said that as long as the foolish brother can do it, he will never say half a 'no'!"
"Okay, little brother will give Brother Yelu a cup first!" Zhou Ping hurriedly drank the wine in the cup first, and said in a low voice: "There are some items in the mission car, and the younger brother wants to send someone to Yingzhou, but there is no one to escort him, and he wants to borrow a few hundred soldiers from the elder brother." β
Seeing Zhou Ping so solemn, Yelu Yuncheng also knew that the car was probably not a simple object, and asked in a low voice: "I don't know what is on this car?" β
Zhou Ping also knew that this kind of thing couldn't be hidden from the other party, anyway, sooner or later he had to show the other party a leak, so it was better to be generous: "Salt, armor soldiers, arrows, a total of twenty cars!" β
"What!" Yelu Yuncheng immediately came to his senses. He naturally knew what it meant to transport these things to Yingzhou at this juncture, Zhou Ping saw Yelu Yuncheng's hesitation, and forced a look of indifference, and said with a smile: "Brother Yelu, do you know where these things come from?" β
"Where did it come from?"
"I'm afraid you don't believe it, these salts and weapons and armor were all given by your country's Li Chuwen and Li's subordinates, no, they should be dedicated to Tong Xuanshuai!"
"Your Majesty? Li Chuwen? Yelu Yuncheng's eyes widened, staring at Zhou Ping with a look of disbelief on his face. Zhou Ping smiled and said, "You don't believe it? It's no wonder that you, for the sake of the past, a certain family will reveal a little news to you! Speaking of this, Zhou Ping looked at no one on the left and right, and said in a low voice: "Li Chuwen's youngest son is in the mission, and he is a hostage dedicated to my Great Song Dynasty, what is this bit of salt and armor?" β
Hearing Zhou Ping say this, Yelu Yuncheng sat in a dilemma, and the beads of sweat on his forehead flowed down like a waterfall, as if the wine that had just entered his stomach flowed out of his forehead. Zhou Ping didn't urge him at this time, but just took a sip of the wine in the cup, looking like he was in a good time. After about half a sound, Ye Lu Yuncheng raised his head and asked in a low voice, "Why did Brother Zhou tell me so much, aren't you afraid that I will be the first?" β
"Headed?" Zhou Ping laughed: "What's the matter with being the first? Could it be that Yan Jing still dares to kill me at this time? Isn't this an excuse to give me the Great Song Dynasty an excuse to go to war? I bet with you, if Yan Jing knew the news, the biggest possibility would be to suppress it? If you tear your face at this time, I'm afraid that if you don't need my Great Song Dynasty to send troops, your small court in Yanjing will fall apart! β
Yelu Yuncheng was speechless, he knew in his heart that what Zhou Ping said was right, as long as the Great Song Dynasty did not take the initiative to start a war for a day, Yanjing would try his best to avoid the intensification of the conflict between the two sides, and an important minister like Li Chuwen who had the merit of supporting him could not be killed, if the fragile political balance in Yanjing City was destroyed, this small court would no longer have the resources to restore the balance.
"Brother Zhou, if I am willing to help you, what should I do?"
"Prepare twenty carts, go to the pavilion tonight, the night guards are all my people, and when the time comes, load all the things in the cart into your cart, and then load some rice grain cloth or something on my cart, so as not to be discovered." When the time comes, I will send two men to lead the way, and you can send two hundred soldiers to escort these to the place!" β
Yelu Yuncheng gritted his teeth: "Okay, our family will be open, but Brother Zhou must say a few good words for the younger brother in front of Xuan Shuai!" β
Zhou Ping laughed when he heard this, picked up the wine glass and gently touched the other party's wine glass: "Brother Yelu, don't worry,." As long as this matter is done, your position in Zhiyi Prefecture will be ironclad! β
Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it is the first shift of the night. Zhou Ping had something on his mind, and after going back, he washed up a little, and took Li Cheng to the place where the car was parked, and the coachman and others had already been driven aside by Zhou Ping's henchmen to rest. Zhou Ping looked at the situation around, sighed, and sat down with a clean wheel, patted the place next to him, and said to Li Cheng: "Brother Li Cheng, sit down and talk." You also heard that the Jin Bing striker has arrived in Yingzhou, maybe that Zhuangzi has been leveled by the Jin Bing, you can figure it out! β
"Don't talk about the Lord, I know very well in my heart that I am not a person who eats peace!" Li Cheng sat next to Zhou Ping and said in a low voice: "Wealth is in danger, I didn't have a good baby, and I can't read the book of sages, if you want to be rich, you can only take your life to Bo, and there is nothing to complain about if you die!" β
"Good!" Zhou Ping nodded: "I don't have enough people on hand, you only have one person, that Yelu Yuncheng will give you two hundred soldiers, be careful on the road." Speaking of this, Zhou Ping lowered his voice: "Remember, if the situation is not good, run away, life is the most important thing." I got all these things from Li Chuwen, don't take them too seriously! β
After listening to Zhou Ping's last advice, Li Cheng's eyes were slightly red, a hundred stone salt and bows and arrows were already a lot of money, as for two hundred sets of iron armor, it was even more of a military weapon, and there was no place to buy it if he had money. Li Cheng's lips squirmed a few times, but finally he didn't speak.
"Someone is coming!" Zhou Ping jumped off the wheel, and there was a sound of friction between the axle and the wheel frame from a distance, Li Cheng followed, only to see a convoy coming from the intersection, led by a sturdy man, who ran a few steps towards Zhou Ping, presented a jade pendant with both hands and said: "The villain's surname is Han, and he was ordered by Lang Jun to come here to pick up the goods." β
"Hmm!" Zhou Ping took the jade pendant and looked at it, sure enough, it was the piece he gave to Yelu Yuncheng as a token at the banquet, tied it around his waist casually, and pointed to the cart behind him: "The goods are over there, you go over and get it!" β
"Thank you, Lang Jun!" The leading man sang a fat song, then turned around and led dozens of strong men to begin to load the goods on the car onto his own car. Zhou Ping and Li Cheng stood aside and watched, and after about half an hour, the goods were loaded and unloaded, and the carriage of the mission was also loaded with a lot of wool skins, which were full. The man walked up to Zhou Ping and said, "My family Langjun ordered me to tell you, the person who leads the way will go with us, and go out of the city early tomorrow morning, so as not to change over time!" (To be continued......)