Chapter 052: Linglong
The exquisiteness of Jinling Drunken Fragrance Fang? Yang Zhi suddenly had a feeling that his brain was in turmoil: the female assassin who assassinated the Turkic Zuoxian King was actually the red-branded prostitute Linglong in Jinling Zuixiangfang, who was known as a unique prostitute? vaguely remembered that when he was in the limelight because of Shen Yu's pranks, there was indeed a woman sitting behind the bead curtain on the second floor of the drunken incense shop. No wonder Yang Zhi doesn't know her, but she knows Yang Zhi!
"Childe, please be seated." Linglong seemed to be in her own room, covered the door generously, and poured a cup of tea for Yang Zhi: "I also have many questions about Gongzi in my heart. If Childe doesn't dislike it, he will meet openly with Childe tonight and talk with candles and nights. β
"Linglong? β¦β¦ Are you really Linglong? The huge contrast between her two images made Yang Zhi a little unable to turn around for a while, and he felt his throat dry: "Why did you go from Great Xia to Jinling to do that ......?" β
"Be that dusty woman, huh?" Linglong smiled quietly and slightly: "That's a long story." I am not from Xia, the current Emperor Dayan is my uncle, and my father is the king of Dingbei of Dayan. My real identity is the county lord of Pingning, Dayan. β
He took off the jade pendant hanging around his neck and said: "This was given by my uncle when I was one year old, and my title is engraved on it, please check it." The father is in charge of the army and horses of Dayan, and he can also be mobilized in times of emergency. My father was surrounded by a strange man who was skilled in the art of disguise, and I learned some fur from him since I was a child. It's inconvenient for me to be a woman running around, and I didn't mean to deceive, so please forgive me. β
No wonder she always feels that her face is peculiar and her expression is stiff, and she is still a makeup master! If you don't do it, you're a prostitute and an assassin, are you sick? Yang Zhi took the jade pendant in confusion, only to see that the whole body was yellow and warm, and at a glance, he knew that it was not an ordinary thing, and the words "Taiping Kangning" were engraved on it.
"As for why I sneaked to Jinling to devote myself to the drunken incense workshop, I have to start with the power of Dayan State. Dayan and Daxia were both feudal towns of the former dynasty, and it has been 37 years since Taizu raised his army and established himself. Although the territory is vast, but the country is poor and the people are weak, from Taizu to his uncle, two generations of Yan Emperors seek to be in the northeast corner, and have no ambitions for foreign expansion. However, the state of Great Xia became stronger and stronger, and it conquered and conquered cities and lands against Great Yan for many years. In order to protect himself and avoid falling into the situation of being attacked on both sides, Dayan had to pay tribute to the Turks and ask them to send troops to attack and contain Daxia. β
Yang Zhi secretly thought that Emperor Yan and King Dingbei were actually two wretched, and he looked down on him a little. Disapprovingly, he said: "It seems to be like this in principle, but in fact, it is not." The Turks are insatiable, and even if you don't pay tribute to them, they won't be polite to Bactria at all. Great Xia has been fighting in the east and west for many years, and the national strength and military strength are close to the limit, and if you want to destroy the country of Dayan for a while, I am afraid that you are also powerless. The Turks are always a different race of jackals, and if Dayan only wants peace for a while, it is better to pay tribute to Daxia. β
"How can Dayan not know about this section?" Linglong frowned slightly: "This is why I sneaked to Jinling to commit to the drunken incense workshop." My uncle had already had this idea three years ago, but he sent an envoy to Chang'an to ask for an armistice and peace, but Emperor Xia refused to allow it. β
Yang Zhigan smiled: "Either he was hot-headed and overestimated the strength of Great Xia at that time, or he was not satisfied with the peace conditions you proposed, that is a master who has not taken advantage of it." Now that he is powerless, if you send someone to negotiate with him, he will probably agree. β
Linglong nodded, "That's true." The land that Great Xia has conquered in the past three years is far more than the bottom line of the Great Yan Peace Negotiation at the beginning. If it weren't for the Xiongguan Dangerous Pass, it would be impossible for Dayan to become a stalemate with Great Xia now. That's why my uncle decided to send envoys to negotiate peace again, but the two groups of envoys sent last year failed to reach Chang'an. The first batch was rejected by King Kang Zhao Dare in Youzhou, and the second batch was ambushed and killed not far from Youzhou. β
Yang Zhi shook his head again and again and said: "King Kang's biggest capital is the 100,000 male soldiers in Youzhou, if it is a peace truce, you let him go home and pick up the child?" But he can't stop it, he can't stop it, his idea is right, but it's a pity that his vision is not long-term enough. Could it be that there is no one in his many subordinates who understands? β
Linglong didn't answer his words, and continued: "Dayan's national strength is simply unable to cope with the heavy pressure of the two powerful countries at the same time, so it can only transport the products and treasures outside the customs to the customs to sell them for national use. However, the land route was blocked by King Kang's army, so it had to be transported to Jinling by sea. The Qin family is the richest man in Great Xia, and he has an inextricable relationship with the upper and lower levels of the Great Xia court. So the uncle and the father wanted to ask the Qin family to come forward to lobby the Great Xia to agree to the armistice and negotiate peace on the condition that the Great Yan property would be handed over to the Qin family's exclusive management. β
"That'...... Why don't you send someone to find out directly from the Qin family? And why ....... β
Linglong smiled bitterly and said, "If you take the liberty of approaching someone, how can the Qin clan easily believe it?" Qin Gongzi's whereabouts are uncertain, but every spring and autumn he will go to Jinling to purchase goods, so I have to wait for the rabbit to lead him to an interview in Zuixiangfang. The stakes are very high, not to mention that Dayan is not everyone who advocates peace. β
It is not difficult to understand that the capitulation faction and the main battle faction exist at the same time at all times. Speaking of which, Yang Zhi's many doubts in Jinling that day had all been solved, and he suddenly realized: "If it weren't for the fact that I got involved with Miss Shen by accident, you wouldn't have failed that day." β
"What? That Shen Gongzi...... Is it a young lady? β
"Oh, she's my fiancΓ©e since I was a child." As soon as he thought of Shen Yu, who had been separated for half a year, Yang Zhi flashed a warm smile: "She can't compare with you, just an ignorant little girl." - Then why did you go to the Turks to assassinate King Zuo Xian again? β
"This Miss Shen is really blessed, I'd rather be an ignorant little girl myself." Linglong's expression froze, and he said with a gloomy gaze: "The Turks encountered a snow disaster that had not been encountered for decades last winter, and brazenly tore up the peace agreement signed with Great Xia for less than half a year, and sent troops south to loot and blackmail. Not only did he fail to do so, but he was defeated by Wei Su, the general of Great Xia, and Geng Chao, one of the five tigers under his account. Presumably you have heard this time, the devil army led by Geng Chao swept across the desert, but was completely annihilated under the heavy army of Tudu Khan. Another world-class general who joined forces with Geng Chao to kill the two captains was also killed, and his bones were gone. β
"Dayan has paid tribute to the Turks for many years, and he has long been unbearable. The Turks lost their troops in Bactria and gained nothing, so they instead sent troops to raid the border of Dayan, and also sent envoys to force three times the tribute of previous years. Dayan couldn't afford to give the treasury all of it, so he had to temporarily delay it. After that war, Bactria and the Turks had become an undying trend. Therefore, in desperation, my uncle and father agreed to let me take dozens of dead soldiers to the Turks to assassinate King Zuoxian, and deliberately blamed Daxia. As long as the two countries are provoked to fight to the death, Dayan can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and the dilemma he faces can be easily solved. β
I didn't expect there to be a huge article behind this! Yang Zhi said: "In order to blame Great Xia, and to cover your safe evacuation, your dozens of dead soldiers must have broken through in the direction of Shuofang after the assassination was successful." No wonder I went so well! β
Linglong sighed gloomily: "They are loyal to the country, and they also deserve to die." But no one would have thought that Childe would be able to kill the Tuodu Khan with the power of one person! It is impossible to see the situation that Dayan envisioned. β
"Dayan's next situation, I can guarantee that it will not be worse than you expected. I'm not a big man, and I'm still alive and well. β
Yang Zhi asked two questions that had been held back for a long time with a sympathetic face: "I can't figure it out, why are you doing all these things?" Are all of your men in Dayan dead? β