The merchants of the Ryukyus, with the support of these Liao nobles, gradually began to enter the court. Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao believed in Buddhism.

This fall. On one Buddha's birthday, Ryukyu merchants gave Empress Dowager Xiao a golden Buddha inlaid with various colored gemstones. In this way, he won the favor of the Empress Dowager Xiao, and the Ryukyu merchants also took advantage of this to establish a relationship with the descendants of the Liao State.

The Tianjing New City Money Store in Xijing, Liao, was opened by Ryukyu merchants with the support of the Xiao clan of Liao. When Yang Peng arrived at the door of the money store, he found that the guys standing at the door of the money store in Tianjing New Town were all looking at people with their nostrils. Even against the Liao soldiers, they will not bow their heads at all.

This shows the status of Tianjing New City Money Bank in Liao. When Yang Peng walked to the door of the money store in Tianjing New Town, he was stopped by the money store's buddies because of his shabby clothes.

"You can't go in." This guy was snobbish. He arrogantly stopped in front of Yang Peng and did not let Yang Peng take a step into the money bank. Yang Peng shrugged his shoulders, took out a gold ingot from his arms, and threw it into his buddy's arms. As soon as this guy saw the gold ingot, the expression on his face immediately changed.

"Smack!" The guy slapped himself and flattered: "The villain is blind and almost offended the guest." The villain is here to compensate the guests. Guest inside please. ”

Yang Peng shook his head and smiled, not bothering to deal with a snob. The money bank is now under the control of Xie Tao, Xie Tao is a cadre, and the shopkeepers of the branches he selected must be trustworthy people. And the shopkeeper of the branch of the money bank in the western capital of Liaoguo can choose a snob to guard the door at the door, which must also have its intentions.

After entering the money store, Yang Peng threw a jade plaque at the counter. Then he found a place to sit in the money shop. Shaoqing, a middle-aged man who was nearly half a hundred years old and had a short beard, hurriedly came to Yang Peng with a jade plate. Seeing Yang Peng, the middle-aged man saluted respectfully, "But the nobleman is in person?" ”

Yang Peng nodded, but did not speak. The middle-aged man respectfully made a gesture of invitation, "Your Excellency, please." Yang Peng followed the middle-aged man into the back hall of the money store. The furnishings in the back hall of the money store are not luxurious, but very simple, and everything is neatly placed. The middle-aged man invited Yang Peng to sit down, and after personally serving tea to Yang Peng, he knelt on one knee on the ground and said respectfully: "My subordinates see the city lord." ”

Yang Peng was stunned and asked, "Are you from Jinyiwei?" The middle-aged man nodded excitedly and said, "My subordinates are ashamed, it has been more than two years since I helped the city host, and it was not until the end of last year that I was recommended by Deputy Envoy Zhao to join Jinyiwei." ”

The deputy envoy of Zhao in the middle-aged population is Zhao Di. Since Yang Peng transferred Peng Pai to the northwest, the Jinyi Guards of Tianjing New City have all been in charge of Zhao Di for the time being. To Yang Peng's surprise, Zhao Di actually developed Jinyiwei into the money bank. It can be seen that when Yang Peng was not in Tianjing New Town, Zhao Di did not really waste himself.

Instead, he did a lot of solid work. Yang Peng waved his hand at the middle-aged man and said, "Since you are your own person, you don't have to stick to these false courtesies." What is the result of this branch of Qian Bank in the western capital of Liaoguo? The middle-aged man stood in front of Yang Peng and said with a wry smile: "If you go back to the city lord, the results are not good." This western capital of Liaoguo is no better than other places. Now it is heavily guarded. Basically, the people who save money in our money bank are some businessmen. The local Liao people rarely keep their money in our money bank. They seem to prefer to exchange their money for cattle and sheep to be reassured. ”

Yang Peng nodded and said, "There is a long way to go. Money is a long-term business, and it is also a credibility. Unlike other businesses, you can see profits when you open the door. As long as you can keep it, I believe that more people will keep their money in our money bank.

When you're in a foreign country, you have to take care of yourself. The Liao people are barbaric, and they don't like to be reasonable. Yang Peng patted the middle-aged man on the shoulder and said, "It's really going to be a critical time, I'd rather give up my wealth than my life." In my eyes, your life is more important than money. ”

The middle-aged man was grateful for a while, and said, "My subordinates will definitely not live up to the trust of the city lord." "A lot of times, the superior doesn't need to give much to the lower.

A heartwarming word can sometimes be more effective than giving more gold or silver.

This is a very simple set of means to win people's hearts in the era of imperial supremacy. Yang Peng accompanied the middle-aged man to chat about some family life, the past of Tianjing New Town, the customs and customs of Liao, and so on.

In the end, Yang Peng said his purpose for going to the money bank. "On this trip, I want to go to Shangjing in Liao. I am a Han Chinese, walking in Liaodi, it is inevitable that there will be some unnecessary troubles. So I want you to help me prepare a caravan. Let me go to Beijing with the caravan. ”

"My subordinates understand." Yang Peng rested in the back hall of the money store for a night.

Next. The shopkeeper of the money bank, that is, the middle-aged man, prepared a caravan and accompanied Yang Peng to Beijing. said that it was a caravan, but in fact, it was more like a transport team serving Yang Peng alone. The goods escorted by the entire caravan were basically some things to eat and drink.

It was just enough for Yang Peng to eat and drink all the way to the capital. If it weren't for Yang Peng's insistence on resigning. The shopkeeper of the money store is also preparing ten maids for Yang Peng to accompany him. After the caravan was ready, Yang Peng sat in the most comfortable carriage and rushed to the capital leisurely. At the front of their caravan, a banner was hung symbolizing the descendants of the Liao Kingdom.

With the existence of this banner, wherever the caravan went, it basically did not encounter any interrogation. Since it's winter, the farther north you go, the colder it gets. Severe cold always causes a lot of traffic trouble. Therefore, the caravan, which originally took a month to travel to the capital, took more than a month and a half.

When Yang Peng rushed to Shangjing, the most prosperous and prosperous capital city in Liao State, the time had already entered the wax moon. The closer you get to the capital city of Liao, the more you can feel a lively atmosphere. Every day, a team of horses passed by Yang Peng's carriage. The Liao people seem to be very fond of hunting in winter.

And each of them is a very good hunter, even those Liao nobles who are full of brains. "Young master, it's ...... to go to the capital" Yang Peng wrapped in a wide bear skin, twitched his nose, and lifted the curtain on the carriage. What catches your eye is the majestic city wall in the city of Shangjing.

The city wall of Shangjing City is not as tall as the wall of Bianjing City, but it gives people a sense of oppression. Because on the head of the capital city, there are densely packed with black-armored Liao troops.

The breath of slaughter, at a glance, you can know that it is the elite of the Liao army. "Liao, it doesn't seem to be as calm as imagined......" Obviously, Zhou Dayong ransacked the two capitals of Liao, causing a lot of harm to Liao. The nobles of the Liao State united to force the Empress Dowager Xiao, which led to the political instability of the Liao State.

The reason why there was no chaos in Shangjing should be related to these soldiers on the head of the city. In order to stabilize the power and status of him and Empress Dowager Xiao, Yelu Xiuge should have dispatched all the elites of the Liao State to Shangjing. The Liao army on the wall of Shangjing City was majestic, but it did not seem to cause much oppression to the nobles in Shangjing.

Those children of the nobles of the Liao Kingdom still rode their horses and eagles, and walked past Yang Peng's carriage with the prey they had caught from the wild. "Young Master, shall we go into the city?" The little guy who was waiting on the side of Yang Peng's carriage asked in a low voice. Yang Peng lowered the curtain and said softly, "Go in." ”

The little guy immediately ordered Yang Peng's words. The horse team parked on the side of the road also restarted and began to slowly move towards the inner capital of the city. ……

At the east gate of the Upper Capital City. Two young men dressed in brocade clothes straddled horses, and behind them, dozens of well-dressed Liao soldiers followed. "Zhegu pinch, are we really going to do this?" One of the young men opened his mouth to ask the other. The young man who was called Zhegu pinched shook the two big braids that were folded and fixed on his head in his ears, and said fiercely: "Xiao Taixing, do you still want to retreat now?" Since Yelu Hugo returned to Shangjing, Xiao Zhuo is such a slut that he has poisoned our people. Now the clansmen are forced by the two of them to not even dare to go out.

If we don't fight back, they will only treat us as lambs to the slaughter. Xiao Taixing made a bitter face and said, "But Haijing is your cousin...... Zhegu snorted coldly: "What about cousin?" I was also the emperor's cousin, and my father was the emperor's uncle. But so what? Xiao Zhuo, that slut, didn't attack us the same way. ”

"Haijing is only twelve years old......" Zhegu glared at Xiao Taixing fiercely, and Xiao Taixing suddenly remained silent. The two of them waited quietly at the gate of the city.

Less. A red carriage, escorted by the guards, quietly appeared in the field of vision of the two people. Most of the people who passed through the city gate knew this carriage. This is the frame of Princess Haijing. Princess Haijing, only twelve years old, has been frail and sickly since she was a child, and hides in the house like a little mouse all day long, rarely going out. But because of this, he was pitied by the Empress Dowager Xiao.

Princess Haijing is obviously a princess of the Liao Kingdom, but she has the same heart and liver as the Song people. She is kind-hearted, and she always goes out of the city every month to go to the places where the Han slaves in Liaodi are staying, and to give alms of rice porridge. Zhegu pinched it was this opportunity that he took the opportunity to make trouble.

"It's coming!" Zhegu smiled fiercely and glanced at his subordinates. Those people who were hiding in the crowd suddenly took out one bamboo tube after another from their backpacks. There was a lead on the bamboo tube, which was lit and thrown into the crowd.

"Bang Bang Bang~" Explosions sounded at the city gate. The explosion was loud, but its lethality was limited. It was supposed to be the gunpowder used in the gun room to make artillery battles. After the explosion, it only blackened people, and occasionally injured, they were also scratched by the exploded bamboo tube. The explosion of the bamboo tube does not cause great damage to man-made people, but it has a huge lethal effect on animals. The horses, cattle and sheep passing through the city gate seemed to be stimulated and began to rampage wildly.

For a time, the entire Dongcheng gate was in chaos. The livestock went on a rampage, injuring quite a few people. Princess Haijing's horse pulling the carriage also seemed to be startled, pulling Princess Haijing's carriage and began to spread its legs and gallop. For a moment, she shook off the guards who were following her carriage.

The horses under the crotches of the guards on horseback were also in disarray, so the guards could only run on foot to chase the frame. "Ah~" The frightened Princess Haijing roared in horror in the carriage. Zhegu pinched as if he had heard the sound of heaven, and laughed uncontrollably.

A trace of unbearability flashed in Xiao Taixing's eyes. Princess Haijing's carriage can be said to be a unique ride. After rushing out of the city gate, they scurried wildly. The carriage was constantly jolting. ……

When the explosion sounded, Yang Peng lifted the curtain of the carriage. The horses who helped Yang Peng pull the carriage were a little flustered, but they were quickly restrained. Due to the distance, these horses are frightened to a limited extent. For gunpowder, Yang Peng is also proficient.

The explosion of the gunpowder of the Liao people really startled Yang Peng. For a moment, Yang Peng thought that his gunpowder formula had been stolen by the Liao. When he saw the effect of the gunpowder used by the Liao people after it exploded, Yang Peng's heart became calm. He could tell from the damage caused by gunpowder that the Liao people only used gunpowder to make artillery.

As for the panic at the city gate, Yang Peng didn't care at all. In the capital of Liao, no matter how big the chaos is, it has nothing to do with him Yang Peng. When he saw a frightened carriage rushing over, the little servant who was waiting for Yang Peng said in horror: "Young master, a horse is frightened, for your safety, let's avoid it." ”

Yang Peng nodded, wrapped the bearskin tightly, jumped out of the carriage, and took the others with him, avoiding the frightened carriage. "Young master, there seems to be a girl in the carriage." The curtain on the carriage was raised as the carriage was bumped around.

Through the curtain, you can see a little girl sitting inside. The carriage flashed past Yang Peng's eyes. Yang Peng saw a pair of frightened, weak, and helpless eyes from inside. It's like a frightened rabbit. A snowflake fell down and landed on Yang Peng's cheek, and Yang Peng seemed to feel the tears of the frightened little rabbit in the carriage falling on his face.

"The conscience of the evildoers ......" Yang Peng smiled bitterly, pulled out the horizontal knife at his waist, cut the rope tied to the horse's back in his carriage, and rode away wildly. Before leaving, he threw down a sentence to the little guy who gave money to the bank. "You go to the money store in the capital and wait for me." Ride the dust.

Yang Peng rode a horse after the carriage and disappeared into the snow. Left behind a little guy with a confused face.

"Drive!" Yang Peng whipped the horse under his crotch and chased it out for a mile before he caught up with the carriage.

"Whoosh~" Yang Peng jumped into the carriage and slashed the rope tied to the startled horse. The frightened horse was unrestrained and quickly disappeared into the wilderness. The carriage slammed to the ground, slid for several meters, and slammed into it.

Yang Peng fell to the ground all of a sudden. From the carriage, a small figure fell out and fell on Yang Peng.

"Woo woo woo......" Before Yang Peng could come back to his senses, he heard a cry. The cry was filled with horror. After Yang Peng got up, he saw a twelve-year-old girl, who rolled from him and fell to the ground, a pair of small hands tightly grasping the placket of her clothes, her eyes were round and crying bitterly.

"Don't cry......" Yang Peng shouted. The little girl suddenly came back to her senses, looked at Yang Peng, and then quickly buried her head between her legs and continued to cry. Yang Peng shrugged his shoulders helplessly, raised his eyes, and found that his horse was gone. In the wilderness, only a carriage remained, and he and the little girl who had been crying.

"Hey~" Yang Peng squatted down and sighed: "Don't cry, you are no longer in danger." The little girl raised her head timidly, glanced at Yang Peng, and hurriedly buried her head in her legs. The crying was weakening, but the little girl was choking.

Yang Peng raised his hand and put it on the little girl's head. The little girl stiffened, as if she had been spelled, and she didn't dare to move. She is as timid as a mouse, and seems to be afraid of anything but stealing food.

Yang Peng helped the little girl up. The little girl was so stiff and was helped up by Yang Peng. If it weren't for feeling the temperature on the little girl's body, Yang Peng would even think that he had lifted up a wooden man. The little girl was visibly frightened, and she was full of fear for everything around her.

"I'll send you back." Yang Peng's big hand rested on the little girl's head again. The horizontal knife was retracted by Yang Peng, and he strode towards the capital. The little girl was behind Yang Peng, and when she heard Yang Peng's footsteps getting farther and farther, she quietly raised her head and looked at Yang Peng's back.

Yang Peng walked for a while and found that the little girl hadn't followed. When I turned my head, I saw the little girl looking at herself. The little girl's peeping was discovered, and she lowered her head in a panic.

"Let's go......" Yang Peng called. The little girl hesitated, took a small step, and kept up with Yang Peng's pace. One big and one small, two figures, but left a line of footprints in the snow.

The little girl didn't know what to think, every time she took a step, she subconsciously put her feet into the footprints that Yang Peng stepped on. The two of them, just a foot apart, walked quietly. In the silence of the wilderness, there is only the sound of snow falling. After walking for a long time, the little girl trembled all over.

"Ahh

"Come here." Yang Peng opened the bear skin on his body and called out. The little girl quickly raised her head and glanced at Yang Peng, and moved hesitantly in place. "If you keep grinding, I won't care about you." Hearing Yang Peng's voice, the little girl shook her heart, hesitated for a moment, and moved in front of Yang Peng step by step.

Yang Peng opened the bear skin, wrapped the little girl in the bear skin, and led her all the way. Yang Peng could clearly feel that the little girl was trembling.

Eighty percent are frozen...... Yang Peng thinks so, because the little girl is not wearing thick. The little girl shrank in Yang Peng's arms, like a well-behaved cat, and followed Yang Peng with stiff steps.

The warm breath enveloped her, and her little face flushed. The heart was beating wildly, and it seemed like it could fall out at any moment. She subconsciously snuggled up to Yang Peng, felt the warmth on Yang Peng's body, and greedily sucked the breath on Yang Peng's body. Yang Peng could feel the little girl tugging at him.

He shook his head and smiled. The little girl is timid, weak, and panicked. always reminds Yang Peng of Yang Tong at home. When Yang Tong was frightened, his eyes were the same as the little girl's. This is also why Yang Peng rescued the little girl. When I was a child, I followed the master, and after being wronged or frightened, I always asked the master for a hug......

"It seems to be...... The person looking for you has arrived......" Yang Peng suddenly stopped, making the little girl a little dazed. After hearing Yang Peng's words, the little girl suddenly felt a little flustered. Yang Peng lowered his head and said to the little girl in his arms: "I don't really want to deal with the official people of Liao. So, goodbye. Yang Peng removed the bear skin that shrouded the little girl. The little girl panicked, opened her hands, trying to grab something, but finally stopped abruptly. Yang Peng wrapped his bear skin tightly and walked along the wilderness on both sides of the road, ready to leave.

"Are you ......" the little girl hurriedly opened her mouth and asked, "You...... Who are you......" Yang Ping......" The voice landed, and Yang Peng's figure had disappeared into the wilderness. The little girl stared at the direction Yang Peng left stupidly.

"Yang Ping......" The little girl muttered in a low voice, as if she wanted to remember these two words clearly.

"Boom~" A group of black-armored soldiers, stepping on the snow, appeared here in a hurry. When they saw the little girl, they happily threw themselves in front of the little girl. "Subordinates, see the princess. The subordinates failed to protect the princess, which frightened the princess. I beg the princess to forgive her sins. ”

The little girl didn't seem to hear them speak, just staring at the place where Yang Peng disappeared. Several of the guards looked at each other. The leader shouted in a low voice: "The princess should be frightened, quickly escort the princess back to the house." Among the casual guards, there were a few women, who wrapped a fox fur coat for the little girl, sat on the horse with the little girl in their arms, and quickly went to the capital.

The group hurried all the way back to the princess's mansion. Princess Tiejing, who heard the news, was already waiting at the door. After seeing the little girl, she asked anxiously: "Fourth sister, fourth sister ......" and called a few times, Princess Tiejing scolded angrily: "You group of people, you all deserve to die." ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.