In the small study, Yang Hao read the military order from the Privy Council of the Song State several times, and muttered: "Big brother, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Ding Chengzong said: "Zhao Kuangyin's two expeditions to the Northern Han Dynasty, have called the soldiers and horses of the two states of Linfu nearby, on the surface, Zhao Guangyi's transfer of troops is exactly the same as Zhao Kuangyin, Yinzhou is very close to the Han State, and it is a matter of course to recruit Yinzhou to assist in attacking the Han Dynasty, but this time to attack the Han, the Han State has no Khitan as a support, and there is no need to recruit too many soldiers and horses from the northwest domains, Zhao Guangyi is keen on fame and fortune, so the merit of destroying the country and opening up the territory, why bother to fake others? I think it's fake that he transferred Yinzhou soldiers and horses to help out, and it's true that he borrowed a knife to kill people. ”

Yang Hao smiled faintly and said, "Borrow the sword of the Han Kingdom and consume the strength of my Yinzhou?" ”

Ding Chengzong bowed his head and said: "It should be so." ”

Yang Hao nodded and said, "I also think that this is the purpose of the Zhao official family asking me to send troops, but ...... I'm afraid the knife he borrowed is not only the Han Kingdom, otherwise, wouldn't the Zhao Guanjia's previous thoughts be in vain? ”

Ding Chengzong suddenly said: "You mean...... What about him appointing you as the generalissimo of the right soldiers and horses of Hexi Long? ”

Yang Hao bowed his head and said: "Yes, since he gave me this glory and pushed me to a position that is targeted by everyone, can I use this move?" ”

Ding Chengzong frowned and said, "But...... Will his move work now? The two feudal domains of Linfu are not stupid, even if you are named the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses of Longxi, Hexi, and you are above the two feudal domains of Linfu, which makes them a little dissatisfied, they will not be used by Zhao Guangyi to compete with us and let Zhao Guangyi sit and reap the benefits. The only possible threat is from Xia Zhou. And Xiazhou doesn't have the strength to start a war with us now. ”

Yang Hao thought for a moment and asked suddenly: "Has Li Guangrui made peace with Tubo and Hui Ke?" ”

Ding Chengzong shook his head and said: "Li Guangrui has always wanted to negotiate peace with Tubo and Huifu, but he has been sabotaged by our people. Since learning that his cousin Li Guangcen is in Luzhou, and has become your father-in-law, the party Xiang Qi clan swore allegiance, Li Guangrui regards you as a thorn in the side, and he can't wait to end the war with Tubo and Hui, but the previous truce and re-war have made it difficult for Tubo and Hui to believe in his sincerity, coupled with the anti-water of the Seventh Clan of the Dang Xiang, and the internal disagreement of the Tuoba clan, so Li Guangrui did not take advantage of anything on the battlefield. It's hard to do that in the near future. ”

Yang Hao stood up, paced slowly in the study hall, searched for the limited information in his mind, thought for a while, stopped and said: "Zhao Guangyi is not incompetent, even if I obey the order to pour Luzhou soldiers and horses to participate in the battle against the Han State, with the current situation of the Han State, I dare not send troops to fight against it, as long as I am careful, it will be difficult for him to exhaust my strength, if Zhao Guangyi is only skilled in this way, it is strange." Big brother, in my opinion, our people have been lurking in Xiazhou for a short time, and I am afraid that they will not be able to grasp the core secrets. ”

Ding Chengzong smiled: "Is the second brother too suspicious? The battle between Xiazhou and Tubo and Hui has dragged on the lack of soldiers and people in Xiazhou, and all the Tuoba clans are also opposed to continuing to fight, this battle is unpopular, so if he has made progress in negotiating peace, he should have informed his subordinates as soon as possible, and how could he hide it as a core secret? ”

Yang Hao shook his head and said: "This is not the case, he tried to negotiate peace several times, but he gave up for one reason or another, Li Guangrui will inevitably be suspicious, he may not suspect that it is our people who are making trouble, at least he should understand that there must be people in Xiazhou who oppose peace, so he has repeatedly created incidents, so if he is in a hurry to seek peace, then it is very possible to make peace a core secret this time." If...... He had other plans, so there would be even more reason to keep the matter a secret. ”

Ding Chengzong was so alert, he had already heard the meaning of Yang Hao's words, and he said in surprise: "This is unlikely, Li Guangrui and the Song court have been secretly competing for a long time, although the three feudal domains in the northwest are all nominally Song ministers, but the Song court is the most hostile to the Li family of Xiazhou among the three feudatories, and Zhao Guangyi's jealousy of Xiazhou is a few points heavier than that of Yinzhou, which I have just risen." According to the information we have now, the Song court not only arranged heavy troops to intimidate Xiazhou, but also secretly funded the Tubo people, using the Tubo people to contain Xiazhou and weaken Xiazhou's power. ”

Although Ding Chengzong is an excellent businessman, but his time in contact with politics is still short after all, and politics is actually more dirty, more intriguing, and more deceitful than business, two businessmen, even if they have common interests, if they have enmity with each other, they can rarely calmly join hands to cooperate, but two politicians, even if one has the hatred of killing his father and the other has the hatred of taking his wife, they can quickly change their faces, from enemies who do not share the sky, to become the closest political partners. Yang Hao just sees this kind of thick black study more clearly than him, and he knows more about the political skills of Zhao Guangyi and Li Guangrui, the two "light" clansmen, from historical evaluation, so he sees this matter more accurately than the eldest brother who has always been steady and smart.

He smiled and said: "Big brother, these two people don't need to collude, when they have a common enemy, they just need to tacitly create some conditions for each other, and then deliberately disclose some information, and the other party will understand it and use it." For Zhao Guangyi, Xiazhou is certainly an enemy, but Xiazhou has always been content with the status quo, and it is not an enemy he is eager to get rid of for the time being, and my Yinzhou is an emerging force that he does not want to grow and rise. As for Li Guangrui, don't forget, eldest brother, the Li family has been running the Western Regions for hundreds of years, and we can grasp so much information about him, how can he not have eyes and ears to monitor our every move? It is not an absolute secret that Zhao Guanjia regards me as a thorn in the side of Luzhou, as long as I am a caring person, I can always find out. ”

Ding Chengzong was secretly vigilant, and said with his head bowed: "Second brother's analysis is also reasonable, there is no big mistake in being careful, if this is the case, it is better for us to refuse to send troops." ”

Yang Hao's eyes froze: "Big brother is ...... Resist? ”

Ding Chengzong said: "That's not true, it's not the time to tear up your face with the Zhao official family, but ...... will be outside, and the king's order will not be granted. As long as we create some trouble in Yinzhou, then there will be enough reason to refuse to send troops. Otherwise, you can follow the example of the Imperial Commander and have a 'serious illness', and the emperor can't let a great general help the sick into battle, right? Hehe, just send a general at random and lead a few remnants to fill the façade. ”

Yang Hao shook his head: "No, the battle of the Han Dynasty, I must go." ”

His eyes gradually revealed a sharp light like a falcon: "Now that the two rivals of Zhao Guanjia and Li Guangrui can have a good heart, if they use each other, I, Yang Hao, can also plan and profit from it." Zhao Guan's family is nameless and shareless, he doesn't dare to touch me, the borrowed knife is not as handy as his own knife after all, not to mention that this borrowed knife and he are only using each other, and the two sides will not be able to work together, which may not have opportunities for us to use. ”

Ding Chengzong laughed: "Haha, I thought that the second brother now has a lovely daughter, and he only cares about staying in the back house every day and enjoying the joy of family, and his ambition has been exhausted. ”

If you have a child, will you stay in the back house and waste your ambitions? Yang Hao knew that he was vaguely reminding himself not to provoke women who should not be provoked, not to be fascinated by women, and to hinder his own great cause, so he had to pretend to be stupid and stunned, and continued: "Highly confidential news, our spies are afraid that they will not be able to inquire about it, but if Tuoba Haofeng has the heart to inquire, he may not be able to grasp some clues, and he must immediately activate the emergency contact channel, so that he can inquire about Li Guangrui's actions and see if Li Guangrui is in the secret peace talks between Tibet and Huifu." ”

"Okay, Tuoba Haofeng's existence is too important to us, and I don't dare to use him unless necessary. In that case, I immediately sent someone to get in touch with him. ”

Yang Hao said again: "In addition, immediately get in touch with my fifth brother Chi Bangsong and ask him to set off for the west and rush to the south of Xiazhou." If Xiazhou is negotiating peace with Tubo and Hui, although Li Guangrui has a reason to keep it secret, Tubo does not have many scruples, Xiazhou Tubo belongs to the Yaze royal line, although Chibangsong is not the Yaze royal line, but as a Tibetan prince, he has a lofty status in any Tubo tribe, let him deal with the Tubo tribes, try to inquire about some news, even if he can't grasp the exact news, the news he got and the information mastered by Tuoba Haofeng are both corroborated by each other, we can also determine whether Li Guangrui is now negotiating with Tubo and Huifu, When we have accurate information, we can make a decision. ”

Ding Chengzong pointed to the military order on the case and asked, "But what about this military order?" The people of the Privy Council are still waiting, and the Privy Council has given a reply to the reply approved by Lord Cao Bin. ”

Yang Hao stood up with a smile, gently pushed Ding Chengzong's wheelchair and walked out, and said leisurely: "I remember when I was in Bazhou, my eldest brother taught me a lot of skills, although later my brother was involved in officialdom, and there were not many opportunities for this business to be used for business, but one law and one hundred laws, this business was actually very useful for political officialdom." ......Well, my eldest brother taught me the nine-character formula for talking about business, and I still remember it very clearly, which is: divide, forbearance, remembering, etiquette, introduction, stupidity, losing, affection, procrastination, ............"

Ding Chengzong showed a knowing smile, and said: "Dividing the word, the profit you want, don't ask for a total price, 10,000 yuan of money business, you ask for 10,000 yuan, anyone will instinctively refuse, at least cut down 30% for you, but if you talk about it in batches according to different types of goods and the quantity purchased in each batch, you only earn him 100 yuan for a business, and he will happily agree to you; In this way, if you split a 10,000-yuan business into 100 transactions, and each one only earns 100 yuan, although the total profit you get is still 10,000 yuan, your chances of success are much easier than if you ask for 10,000 yuan at a time.

Patience, when talking about business, even if you are forced to a desperate situation, you must always remain quiet, talk and laugh freely, so that anyone looks like you are hiding a killer weapon that has never been used, as long as the other party also has something to ask for you, and there is indeed sincerity in negotiating with you, then many times, they will take the initiative to make concessions, do not be extremely corrupt, you must know that the case is ......a loss"

"......, lose the word, ask for the price all over the sky, pay back the money on the spot, often win and be undefeated, and you can't do business. It is advantageous to give three points, it looks like it is a loss, but it is actually a win...... "Vaguely, Ding Chengzong seems to have returned to the Ding family compound, in that summer afternoon, sitting in the wooden corridor of the back house with Tang style, basking in the warm sun, with pleasant wind chimes above his head, and gurgling water under him, the two of them were tasting tea, one teaching, one learning, talking about business and ......, unconsciously, tears filled his eyes.

The car stopped in the sun, the light snow was clear, and a plum tree in the courtyard was blooming brilliantly. From a distance, Ding Yu walked over and saw the two brothers snuggling under a plum tree, so he unconsciously stopped and looked at them happily.

Yang Hao gently put his hands on Ding Chengzong's shoulders and said softly: "Big brother, why don't our brothers use this business experience this time to have a good business with that Zhao Guan's family?" ”

Ding Chengzong was stunned, he patted Yang Hao's hand on his shoulder, and the two brothers laughed together......※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Flying snow and cold winter, the sky and the earth are silver. There was no heavy snow today, only the scattered six-shaped petals, fluttering lightly in the air.

The streets of Xiazhou are deserted, and occasionally a figure appears, also with his hands in his hands, his neck shrunk, and he hurriedly walks through the street like a ghost. Although the war with Tubo and Hui did not reach the city of Xiazhou, but the long-term war has made Xiazhou increasingly depressed, when even refugees are rarely seen on the streets, the depression here can be imagined, and the whole Xiazhou city has a gloomy suffocating feeling in the biting cold and silent silence.

"Click......"

The horses' hooves made a dry noise on the frozen ice, and more than a dozen knights appeared from the street. They wore shabby sheepskin jackets, dogskin hats, their mouths and noses were covered in masked towels, and their snorts were covered with a layer of hoarfrost, and they obviously came back after rushing on the road, although their clothes were not eye-catching, but in such a cold winter, the people who could still ride horses and sabres must not be good to deal with, and the pedestrians on the streets, who were already like morning stars, avoided hearing the noise, and soon disappeared.

Turning into an alley, a gust of wind came, rolling a large piece of snow foam, and the leading man just took off the face covering, and the snow foam pounced on his face, and he spat stupidly. This man has leopard-eyed eyes, full of fierce wildness, a beard under his jaw that is curly and curly, and wears a big golden earring on each ear.

When the horse arrived at the Dingyan Army Festival, Li Jiyun jumped off the horse, strode towards the house, his own guards took over his horse, and a group of people entered from the side door, "bang" The door of the house was closed, and the whole street was rare, only the wind carried the snow, raging from the street to the end of the alley.

In the study room of the military envoy's mansion, compared with the streets ravaged by ice and snow, it is a different world, with a charcoal fire burning in the white copper basin, and the heat in the room is surging, warm as spring. Li Jiyun chopped the snow off his feet outside the door, took off the dogskin hat, and walked in.

A fat man with a huge waist was sitting in front of a white copper charcoal basin and roasting a fire. If Yang Hao sees this fat man, he will feel that his eyebrows and eyes are vaguely similar to an actor named Zheng Zeshi, this fat man is Li Guangrui, the envoy of the Dingyan Army, and now he has just changed his name to Li Kerui. His father is Li Yiyin, who took away his nephew Jiangshan as an uncle. The father and son not only have similar figures and appearances, but even change their names are the same.

In order to avoid the name of Zhao Kuangyin and his father Song Xuanzu Zhao Hongyin, Li Yiyin changed the Yin character to Xingzi, although he still called himself Li Yiyin, but the official articles were changed to Li Yixing. Now that Zhao Guangyi has become the emperor, although Zhao Guangyi has quickly changed his name to Zhao Jiong, Li Guangrui still rushed to the court to report that he changed his name to Li Kerui in order to avoid the emperor. The little trick that didn't cost money, but in exchange for Zhao Guangyi's favor, why not?

"Daddy."

As soon as Li Jiyun entered the door, he screamed loudly, Li Guangrui raised his eyelids and glanced at him, but he was still unhurriedly carrying the charcoal fire with a copper clip, and asked slowly: "How are things going?" ”

Li Jiyun sat down angrily and said hatefully: "Damn, I think that at the beginning, who dared to take the initiative to provoke my Li family, but now it's good, my father intends to talk about peace, they kicked their noses upside down, and all kinds of demands were moved up basket by basket, and they really wanted to tear them apart." ”

The fat on Li Guangrui's fat face drooped down a little more, and he muttered: "Jiyun, didn't I tell you that you have to endure everything?" People who want to do big things, what is the point of this commission, now the situation is pressing, and you have to bow your head when you should bow your head. ”

Li Jiyun gasped and said hatefully: "Er knows, that is, in front of his father, he said this." Hum! This account, one day, will be settled with them with principal and interest. ”

A smile appeared on Li Guangrui's face: "That's right, let's talk about it, what specific requirements they have made, and when will they be willing to stop fighting." ”

"Yes!" Li Jiyun agreed, and the father and son talked around the fire.

The Dangxiang Qiang people were originally an extremely backward ethnic group, living a house of weaving yak tails and wool. Dressed in brown, cloaked in sticky ornaments, vulgar and forceful, unable to order, each for a living, there is a battle formation to gather together. There is no endowment, no intercourse, shepherding yaks, sheep, and pigs for food, and not knowing the days of crops. It was not until the fall of the Northern Wei Dynasty that the imperial Tuoba clan was forced to leave the Central Plains, return to the grassland, join the Dangxiang Qiang tribe, and bring the Central Plains culture and advanced knowledge with them, and they developed by leaps and bounds.

The Dangxiang Qiang people became the overlord of the northwest, which was completed in the middle and late Tang Dynasty until the Five Dynasties period, the Tang Dynasty gave the land of Longyou to the Dangxiang Qiang people, and after years of operation, the Tuoba clan completely ruled Xiazhou, Suizhou, Yinzhou, Youzhou, Jingzhou, and the strength skyrocketed. Of course, their territory is not only these five states, but these five states are where their foundation is, and with these five states as points, they can radiate as far as they reach, and they are all under the rule of the Tuoba clan.

The Central Plains has been in turmoil for so many years, you sing and I will appear, the emperor will change one by one, the Xiazhou Li family who lives in the Western Regions has always been "riding the wall to watch the play", it has nothing to do with me, speaking from the heart, the Xiazhou Li family now has no ambition to compete for the Central Plains, nor does he want to establish himself as the emperor and build a country to dominate, they just want to hold the northwest and be the nameless king of the northwest.

Zhao Kuangyin, who could not allow others to sleep soundly next to the couch, could not meet his condition, and Zhao Guangyi, who was more ambitious than Zhao Kuangyin, would not allow them to stand in the northwest for a long time, but there was a great enemy in the north, and there was no time to go far. The sixteen states of Youyun are in the hands of the Khitans, and the Khitan in the north is fifty years earlier than the Song Dynasty, and its national strength is becoming more and more prosperous, and its deterrent power is incomparable with the loose khanate tribes of the Xiongnu and Turks. As long as the threat of the Khitan is still there, it is not appropriate for the Song State to go all out to plot against the Western Regions, which the Song State sees very clearly, and Li Guangrui sees it very clearly, so he is not worried about the strong threat from the Song State, as long as he does not claim the title of emperor and does not establish a country, the Song State will not make up its mind to crusade against the Western Regions, and their Li family can rule here in peace and stability.

Because of this, Zhao Kuangyin sent Zhao Zan to guard Yanzhou, Yao Neibin to guard Qingzhou, Dong Zunzhi to guard Huanzhou, Wang Yansheng to guard Yuanzhou, Feng Jiye to guard Lingwu, and regarded the northwest as dead, Li Guangrui didn't care, because he knew that Zhao Kuangyin's purpose was only to intimidate him by force, so that he could maintain the status quo in peace, not to attack, and his original plan was to maintain the status quo.

But who knew that Linzhou Fuzhou had never been able to shake his supreme position as the king of the northwest of the Li family, but a Yang Haolai fell out of thin air, and this stinky fish disturbed the peace in the northwest. He originally occupied Luling, but Li Guangrui endured it; and the two clans of the Lin Mansion eyebrows, Li Guangrui endured it; hooked up with the party Xiang Qi's clan, and Li Guangrui still endured it. Now that he actually occupies Yinzhou, is it tolerable or unbearable?

It is difficult to make five states, that is the eyeball of the Li family in Xiazhou, when King Qing occupied Yinzhou, Li Guangrui was already determined to stop the army and recapture Yinzhou, the reason why he did not start immediately was because he knew that the Khitan would definitely use troops, he hoped to borrow the hand of the Khitan, first weakened the strength of King Yelusheng of Qing, who expected that people were not as good as heaven, and actually let Yang Hao pick up a big bargain. Yang Hao dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head, no matter what, he had to do it this time, not to mention, Li Guangcen was still alive, and the Seventh Clan of the Dang Xiang actually threw himself into Yang Hao, Yang Hao had become the number one enemy who posed the greatest threat to him at the moment, and all he thought about day and night was how to get rid of Yang Hao, how could he still have the heart to continue to fight with Tubo and Hui.

Li Jiyun carefully recounted the process of his secret negotiations with the Tubo and Hui people, and Li Guangrui said categorically: "Promise them, all of them." They can't shake the rule of our Li family in the Western Regions, but Yang Hao is different. Yang Hao is now clearly playing the banner of the Song Kingdom, secretly playing the banner of Li Guangcen, and the banner of our Li family. My father and son, the only thing that matters now is to get rid of Yang Hao. ”

Li Jiyun remembered the humiliation he was subjected to by Yang Hao when he was in Fuzhou, and couldn't help hating it, gritted his teeth and said: "Er understands, so he didn't delay, he has promised them on the spot, but he has negotiated peace several times in a row, and he always failed due to various changes. ”

Li Guangrui nodded and said: "Be quick, I have secretly mobilized troops and horses, prepared grain and grass, and prepared to attack Yinzhou and Luzhou." The news of the peace negotiation must be kept absolutely confidential, and before the final covenant is agreed, it will be a lively fight, just wait for Yang Hao to send troops to fight the Han Kingdom, and we will ......"

His hand slashed forward, a heart-pounding smile on his face.

"I know!" Li Jiyun rubbed his hands: "Recapture Yinzhou, destroy Luzhou, and control the Dangxiang Seven Clans again, so that the position of the Li family in Xiazhou can be as stable as Mount Tai." At that time, Er personally led the troops, and then went to destroy Linzhou, Fuzhou, which was in cahoots with Yang Hao, and the entire Western Regions would no longer allow others to touch. ”

Li Guangrui's face sank, and he reprimanded: "Nonsense, who said that we want to destroy Fuzhou and Linzhou?" You can only say this sentence here, once it spreads, won't it make countless enemies? ”

Li Jiyun said curtly: "Dad, of course my son won't reveal this, but wait until we get the ...... of Luzhou and Yinzhou."

Li Guangrui said with a smile: "When we get Luzhou, Yinzhou, Luzhou...... I will give it to Fuzhou to fold the royal honor. ”

Li Jiyun was taken aback, and said in a lost voice: "Dad, what do you mean by this, we still need to ask him to break his family?" ”

Li Guangrui glared at him and said, "Dad, isn't this for our Li family?" ”

He stood up, paced slowly, and said in a deep voice: "With the two states of Linzhou as a buffer, we can avoid direct conflict with the Zhao official family. The two states of Linfu were kept in the Western Regions, and they could never be united, so the Zhao official family would not be too jealous, but set their sights on the northern country and the sixteen states of Youyun. What my father wants is to continue my family's foundation and rule the Western Regions for generations, do you still want to be the emperor? ”

"Then you don't need to fold Luzhou Yuxun, right? I heard that Luzhou is now prosperous and very rich, and there is Dacuo to build Kaibao Temple, and the people who worship Buddha in the Quartet regard it as a holy place, if we ......"

"That's a dowry."

Li Jiyun said: "Dowry? Who is Daddy going to marry again? ”

Li Guangrui glared at him angrily: "Dad is going to marry you a daughter-in-law." ”

"Huh? Which girl is it? ”

Li Guangrui said: "Naturally, she is a girl from the folding family. Over the years, although our Li family and the Zhe family have been at war, but we all want to keep their own foundation, the Zhe family lives in the clouds, and my Li family lives on the right side of the river, in order to resist the annexation of the Central Plains, we have cooperated more than once or twice, this time by Tubo, Hui Hui stirred up the mess, Dad felt that we and the Zhe family have the need for further cooperation.

Our Tuoba family is a descendant of the Xianbei royal family, and the Fuzhou family is a descendant of the Xianbei Zhelan king, which belongs to the same family. You must know that between us and the Song State, he needs a strong ally more urgently than we do. ”

Li Guangrui raised his head and said proudly: "Looking at the northwest, is there a stronger backer than our Li family?" ”

"Folded girl?" Li Jiyun pinched his chin and groaned: "I don't know what the girl of the Zhe family looks like, her age, it seems to be suitable." Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered the men's woman he met in Xiaofanlou, Fuzhou, her skin was as white as fresh snow, her pretty face was picturesque, and her charm was indescribably sultry.

Li Guangrui said angrily: "Even if she is extremely ugly, this family has to be knotted." ”

He stroked his beard and said, "Over there in Fuzhou, my father has sent Li Pilu, the assassin of Suizhou, and your second brother to ask for marriage." Don't slack off in your country, the matter of peace negotiations must be carried out as soon as possible, and you must sign the peace treaty before the beginning of February! ”