Li Kang's practice of not taking credit for his subordinates quickly achieved results, and since then, the team leader surnamed Ye has always been obedient to Li Kang.

After Ye Bantou thanked him for his kindness, he said to Li Dang: "Li Shilang, there is something important to tell you at the end!" ”

Li Dare said: "General Ye has something, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it!" ”

Ye Bantou sighed and said, "This time, the last general has lost a lot of subordinates, and one of them is a pity!" This person has been to the Khitan country many times, so this time was brought by the end of the general, entrusted with the important task of the guide, this to go to the Liao country to Beijing, the road is far away, although you can find the Liao people as a guide at that time, but the end of the general thinks, it is more reliable to find a person who is familiar with the terrain. ”

Li Dang asked, "General Ye is worried that there will be attacks along the way?" ”

Ye Bantou nodded: "In the end of the general, there is a person who is familiar with the terrain to lead the way, and it is always impossible to avoid those places with steep terrain!" ”

Li Dang pondered for a moment and said, "General Ye is right, when you arrive at Taiyuan Mansion, you will visit a living map!" ”

"Living map?" Ye Bantou smiled, he felt that Li Kang's word was used very well!

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Taiyuan Mansion is an important town on the border of Song and Liao, this Fenshui is the main waterway from Taiyuan Mansion to Fenzhou, although it is not as bustling as the Bianhe River, but there are often still some ships coming and going, just now because of the fierce battle ahead, many ships are afraid of becoming the fish in the pond that are affected, they dare not come forward, wait on both sides.

Now that the battle was over, the boats on the river were suddenly busy. Li Dang spotted a boat flying the flag of the Caoyun Division on Hedong Road on the embankment and sent someone to stop it.

The ship had just unloaded its cargo in Taiyuan and was empty. The escort officer on the ship saw that Li Kang and Cai Bian had identified themselves, and hurriedly turned the bow of the boat and welcomed Li Kang and his party onto the ship.

Halfway through the boat, suddenly several large official ships came in front of them, led by a chariot and ship, with the bow standing. It is the prefect of Taiyuan Mansion Mei Kaicheng. He had just heard from the scouts that the envoys sent to Liao had been attacked on their own territory, and he knew that he had a great responsibility, so he hurried to meet Cai Bian and Li Kang.

Mei Kaicheng greeted Cai Bian and Li Kang onto his official ship and said a lot of words of condolences and apologies.

Li Dang smiled and said: "It's the thieves who are rampant, and this matter has nothing to do with Governor Mei!" ”

Cai Bian also said many comforting words to Mei Kaicheng, but no matter how Cai Bian and Li dared to confess, Mei Kaicheng was still uneasy, he was already in his sixties, and he had just recently submitted a table to Emperor Zhao Xu, asking him to be transferred to a city closer to Bianjing. I didn't expect anything major to happen at this time, and it seems that most of the things I asked for to be transferred south are going to be yellow again.

Mei Kaicheng wanted to blame Li Kang in his heart, he knew early on that Cai Bian and Li Kang were going to transit Taiyuan and go north to Liao, so he once sent a document to Cai Bian, saying that he would send a group of people to Fenzhou to pick up the envoy to Taiyuan.

In this regard, Cai Bian also agreed, but Li Kang thought that the army was too time-consuming and unnecessary. Rejected Mei Kaicheng's kindness. Cai Bian saw that all the way from Bianjing to Fenzhou was safe and sound, so he agreed to Li Kang's suggestion. Mei Kaicheng felt that if he had listened to him, there was an army escort at that time, and maybe there would have been nothing just now.

But this is only a hypothesis after all. Fortunately, now Cai Bian and Li Kang are both unharmed, and they have also destroyed a group of thieves, Mei Kaicheng heard that these thieves are not from Hebei Road, but from the nearby Yongxing Army and Qin Feng Road. I was relieved.

You must know that the Yongxing Army and Qin Fenglu are both stationed with elite troops of the Great Song Dynasty, and these thieves can still survive, which shows their ability. Now that they have been wiped out in Taiyuan Mansion, there is no big deal to blame for it. Mei Kaicheng didn't know at this time that the attack on the envoy was entirely due to Li Kang's personal reasons, and if he knew, he was afraid that he would secretly criticize Li Kang to Zhao Xu, so as to exonerate himself completely.

Knowing that the situation was not as serious as he expected, Mei Kaicheng's mood was getting better, and he pulled Cai Bian and Li Kang, saying that he wanted to put wine for the two of them.

As soon as Li Dare asked, there were still nearly two hours to get to the water gate of Taiyuan Mansion, so he smiled heartily: "Okay, okay, Li Moufang just wanted to have a few drinks with Cai Gong, but I didn't expect to be disturbed by those thieves, and now that Mei Gong is here again, I will accompany the two of you to drink 300 cups!" ”

Mei Kaicheng is also a bold person, and after listening to Li Kang's words, he also echoed: "Yes, yes, drink three hundred cups!" ”

A few people drank on the deck of the ship.

Mei Kaicheng knew that Li Dang was suddenly promoted from the seventh rank to the fourth grade, and knew that he was favored by Gao Tao and Zhao Xu, and his future was limitless, so he naturally said a lot of flattering words to Li Dang, and the meaty words made Cai Bian on the side blush a little when he heard it.

Mei Kaicheng personally poured a glass of wine for Li Kang, handed it to Li Kang, and said: "Master Li, you are making Liao this time, it is a merit for a thousand years, and it will benefit the century, then Niangniang and the official family are only afraid that they will rely more on the master of the horse, and from now on, they also need to carry the old man more." ”

Li Dang drank a few glasses of wine, and his body was a little fluttery, but his mind was still clear, and he laughed and said: "Mei Gong said that he was laughing, it was just an ordinary mission, how could it have the effect of favoring future generations." As for the support, it is even more undaring, Mei Gong is now a member of the third grade, and he is blessed with grace, so he needs Li's support? ”

Cai Bian has been playing there all the time, he said: "What the afterlife, what the support, now it is a great joy to meet the old people in a foreign land, drinking is, drinking is." ”

Speaking of meeting the old man in another country, Mei Kaicheng's expression became trance-like, he remembered that when he was a Beijing official in Bianjing, he was in his forties, and he was already from the third grade, at that time Cai Bian was still an exam-taking move, although he won the first place, the limelight was strong, and he met himself under the introduction of Wang Anshi, but at that time, he had always respected himself as a teacher, but he didn't expect that after nearly 20 years, he was only promoted to half a level and became the third grade, and Cai Bian, who had no grade and no grade, is now also the official position of the third grade.

Mei Kaicheng said: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, this is not wrong at all, this future is for young people like Cai and Li Juma." ”

Li Dang remembered the words that the previous wave died on the beach, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, yes, the leaves fall back to the roots, no one wants to die in a foreign place, and it is no wonder that Lu Gongru, the governor of Hangzhou that day, and now Mei Kaicheng, are all bent on returning to Bianjing. Thinking of this, Li Dang said: "Don't worry, when Li returns to Beijing this time, he will definitely find ways to transfer Mei Gong back to Bianjing to take up his post." ”

Mei Kaicheng's eyes lit up and said, "Then I wish Li Fuma to come back from Liao as soon as possible." He hoped that Li Dang would return to Beijing now and help him intercede with Gao Tao. (To be continued......)