The second floor of the restaurant is still full of people, and the guise is blown by the wind under the cornices, and the blue word "Rong" represents the glorious history of the restaurant.

Rong Ji Restaurant has a history of nearly 60 years in Bianliang City, and it was built by the ancestors of the Rong family before Daliang was built.

Steamed puffer fish is the signature dish of Rong Kee Restaurant, and even the nobles of King Liang, the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council have come here to enjoy such deliciousness, as well as orange stuffed crab and fried sleeping bird, Baiyi soup, are the specialty dishes of this restaurant.

But for Chang Kun, the most attractive thing for him is Yaoguang, which is Rong Ji's self-brewing, and it can be called the first steaming and burning in the entire Bianliang City, which is a soju distilled on the basis of brewing, which makes people reluctant to put it down when they raise their glasses.

The flow of people on the streets is still shoulder to shoulder, but in Chang Kun's eyes, today's Bianliang City is a little different from the past.

The faces of the business travelers were a little more anxious, and the pedestrians were always a little uneasy, even the occasional passing cavalry patrol team was a little more solemn than in the past, all of which showed that Bianjing City was no longer as leisurely and lively as before.

Bianliang is already a little hot in autumn, but it is already a little cool in the morning and evening, and for people in the city, the most difficult period has passed, and then it should be the most pleasant season.

However, this year, I am afraid that it is not only the season and climate that will affect the mood of the people of Bianjing, but also the threat from the north.

Although every few years there will be news of the invasion of the Shatuo people in Hedong causing real waves in Bianliang City, and even at the most dangerous time, it is the Shatuo people, the probation army, the Taining army and the Caizhou army to besiege Daliang, but over the years, Daliang has survived majestically, so the Shatuo people have not really been taken to heart by the Bianliang people, in their opinion, maybe it was just another false alarm, and the Daliang army was finally able to expel these nasty guys from the territory.

But this time the situation was a little different, and even the most sluggish citizens could feel the uneasy atmosphere that was faintly roaming throughout Bianliang City.

The Shatuo people in Hedong broke through the Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain, and had already occupied the land north of the river in Huaizhou and Henan Province, and the most important thing was that they showed no sign of withdrawing their troops, and the Great Liang army no longer seemed to have the strength to drive these Shatuo people back to the north of Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain.

That is to say, for the Shatuo people, there is only one natural danger left for the Bianliang people, that is, the big river, once the big river is broken, the Shatuo iron horse can directly hit the city of Bianliang, and it makes people shudder to think about it.

Not only that, I heard that on the side of Shaanzhou, the Shatuo people broke the joint forces of the Tianwu Army and the Shenwu Army, and finally even the Longxiang Army was dispatched, but they were not able to repel the attack of the Shatuo people, and finally had to retreat to the line of Mianchi, so as to stabilize the position, and even celebrated for it.

But even defending Mianchi is worth celebrating, which means that the Shatuo people have firmly held Yuzhou and Shaanzhou in their hands, and the Shatuo people's troops have approached a place where even Henan Mansion is not safe, so what about Bianliang City, a city without concealment?

Chang Kun sighed softly and shook his head, as if he wanted to put these unpleasant things aside.

Even his hometown Heyang was occupied by the Jin army in Hedong, and the news from his hometown seemed that this time the Shatuo people really did not intend to go back, not only invited the local gentry including the Chang family to recommend talents in Heyang, but also from Jinyang, Luzhou, and Zezhou in Hedong, and many officials came over, and after reappointment, they were managing Hebei Prefecture and County, which were now in the hands of the Jin army, in an orderly manner, and all this seemed to have been recognized by the imperial court.

I have to admit that the bad relationship between the Great Liang and the imperial court makes the Great Liang always a big shortcoming in this area, if you are strong enough, maybe it's nothing, but once you lose power, then the imperial court will not hesitate to hand over morality to your enemy.

At this point, it is no wonder that Jiang Feng has been careful to maintain a good relationship with the imperial court, and is unwilling to get too close to the Great Liang.

"San Lang!"

There was a sound of going upstairs, and then a loud shout woke Chang Kun up from his contemplation, Chang Kun hurriedly got up, smiled and waved his hand: "Zhiqiu, here!"

"Hey, why do you want to come here to drink? Well, but you're so good now, you should be refreshed. The purple-shirted man who came was about the same age as Chang Kun, and when he approached, he sat down with a big grin, rolled up his sleeves, "Well, the sauce mutton, my favorite, is the steamed puffer fish of Rong Ji steaming?

Seeing his old friend like this, Chang Kun couldn't help but smile dumbly, "Zhiqiu, you are eating a big family." ”

"Hmph, don't think I don't know about your relationship with Huaiyou, I heard that in the past two months, several boatloads of grain transported from Tongqiao have your share, and you have made enough, right?" The purple-shirted man pouted, "I can eat you poor?"

Chang Kun didn't care.

The relationship between himself and Huaiyou is not a secret on the side of Daliang, and those people in Daliang's staff room are not vegetarians, but now the relationship between Huaiyou and Daliang is friend and foe, even if there is some disgrace in the past few months, but with the tension in the north, Daliang has become somewhat dependent on Huaiyou, at least in terms of food and other military resources, there will be demand.

"Okay, okay, you can't eat me, just have fun. A bartender had already brought the wine, and Chang Kun lifted the wine jug to fill it for the other party, "Look at your busy appearance, the situation in the north is not good? Didn't I hear you say that you got in touch with the Tuyuhun people last time?"

"It's that simple. Hearing Chang Kun mention the troubles, the purple-shirted man's face darkened, "The Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall both hope that the Tuyuhun people can do something in the north, but the Tuyuhun people are unwilling to get involved this time, I think the Tuyuhun people are a little afraid." ”

When the last sentence came out, the purple-robed man's tone was already extremely low.

As the leader of Wuwentang's intelligence collection in the Central Plains, that is, Daliang, Chang Kun's resources and intelligence sources are undoubtedly quite rich.

With his connections in the military and political circles of Daliang, as well as his special position now on the sidelines, coupled with the lack of confidentiality of information on the part of Daliang, especially on those requests that do not seem to involve particularly urgent and confidential information, Chang Kun can easily understand and verify the intelligence from all parties through multiple channels.

"Are you afraid, what are you afraid of? Is it that the conditions you offer are not enough?" Chang Kun smiled casually, "The Tuyuhun people have been a thorn in the side of the Shatuo people for so many years, and I haven't seen the Shatuo people destroy them?"

"It's different, in the past, Da Liang could join forces with the Tuyuhun people, but now Da Liang no longer has the ability to take the initiative to help the Tuyuhun people share the pressure, in addition, it turns out that the Shatuo people are too tight, and the Tuyuhun people can pretend to be going to fall to the Khitans, forcing the Shatuo people not to dare to force too hard, but now ......"

The purple-robed man's words made Chang Kun's heart tighten.

Huaiyou's letter paid the most attention to the relationship between the Khitan and the Shatuo people before, that is, he was worried that the Shatuo people and the Khitan people would get together, and the matter would be really tricky.

But judging from the past situation, it seems that the Shatuo people don't look down on the Khitans very much, and the Khitans are not willing to put their faces on the cold butts of the Shatuo people, so there is nothing unusual, but now, has there been a change?

"Could it be that the Shatuo people and the Khitans have joined forces?" Chang Kun asked with a casual look.

"That's not yet, but the Long Xiang army fought too badly in Shaanzhou, and we were even more defeated in Hebei, you all know, the Shatuo people are now very strong, and they may also be a little irritating to the Khitans, I heard that the Khitans are in full swing to win over Liu Shouguang and Zhang Chujin, and even stretched out their hands to Wei Bojunluo's house, Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone. ”

The purple-robed man picked up the wine bowl and took a big sip of it, and the wine even overflowed from the corner of his mouth, "No wonder everyone feels panicked now." ”

The purple-robed man's words shocked Chang Kun greatly, the Khitans were actually wooing Liu Shouguang and Zhang Chujin?

Liu Shouguang is just that, he has been eye-to-eye with the Khitans, but Zhang Chujin seems to have been lukewarm to the Khitans, and there is Lu Longjun in the middle, and the Khitans dare to skip and directly dock with Zhang Chujin, which is quite dangerous.

As for Wei Bojun's side, Chang Kun is not too worried, the Luo family has a close relationship with Daliang, and it is not something that the Khitans can easily woo.

"It's not that people are panicking, Daliang hasn't encountered more dangers, yes, the Shatuo people are very strong, but if they really step into the Central Plains, that is their quagmire, they can still come and go like the wind and do whatever they want north of the river?" Chang Kun cheered for the other party, "Tens of millions of people in the Central Plains, tired can exhaust the little Shatuo people in Hedong to death." ”

The purple-robed man didn't buy it, "San Lang, don't brag there, you are also from a war, don't you know that once the general trend is lost, what is the defeat of the army, and the momentum is like a bamboo?

"Then turn the tide around!" Chang Kun was also polite, "Tuyuhun people, you can offer better conditions, I don't believe that Tuyuhun people are not moved, Shatuo people win, it is good for them? I'm afraid they will tremble and worry that Shatuo people will come to clean them up, right?"

"It's not enough to be Tuyuhun, do you think the bigwigs in the Privy Council and the Cabinet don't understand this truth? The purple-robed man retorted, "The key is still within us, hey, you must have understood, hum, we ...... internally"

The other party's desire to speak stopped again, and Chang Kun was also embarrassed.

Of course, he understood the hidden meaning of the other party's words, in fact, he was even more keenly aware of these than the other party, and when the news came from Huaiyou's side to ask for verification, he knew that everything was the truth without asking much, and it was so speechless.