Chapter 629: Xi Clan
The figure wore a mask, and quickly jumped into the street where the patrolling Liao army had just left, ran through the wall, and entered an empty courtyard very skillfully. Before he had taken a few steps, he heard the slight sound of breathing in the tunnel, and he couldn't help but feel that he was on full alert, and he clearly felt that the tunnel was full of danger tonight.
A slight breath came, the figure was stunned, and immediately gave himself a pill before continuing to move forward, and four figures flashed out on the opposite side, each holding a weapon, and a middle-aged man led by him said: "Sure enough, he is not afraid of poison, can he report his name?"
The figure who sneaked into the tunnel was a little surprised, pulled off his mask and said, "Punu, it's me, Liu Yujing." ”
"Brother Liu. Pu Nu was also pleasantly surprised: "Brother Liu, you escaped back." ”
Liu Yujing looked at the other three and said cautiously: "If I have a chance, I want to see Lord Xiao Gan." ”
Liu Yujing was the personal bodyguard of Xiao Yaomai, the original king of the Six Divisions, and since he was a child, he worshipped a Han scholar as his teacher, and was the first master of the Xi people; after Xiao Yaomai was captured by the Jin soldiers and surrendered to the Jin State, Liu Yujing lost the news, and did not know whether he was on the side of the Jin State or wandering in the rivers and lakes. Pu Nu still maintained his original respect for Liu Yujing, put away his weapons and said: "It's okay, they are people from their hometown in Jianqi Mountain, and they are all their own people." ”
Jianqi Mountain is the nest of the Xi clan, and there are people from all branches who stay on the mountain, and those who can be sent to support Xiao Gan have no problem with their ability and loyalty; Liu Yujing nodded and said, "I have something important to tell you, and I need to see Lord Xiao Gan alone to discuss it in detail." ”
Pu Nu and the other three introduced it, and took Liu Yujing out of the tunnel alone, and the exit was in the northwest courtyard of the six great kings of the Xi nationality; the six great palaces are different from the tents of the Xi people, representing power and majesty, and the northwest courtyard is a place that is responsible for some things that do not see light, Liu Yujing stood in the courtyard and waited for a while, and Pu Nu, who went in to make a statement, came out in a hurry and took Liu Yujing into a small wooden house on the side.
Xiao Gan was about fifty years old, sitting on the Taishi chair, his face was well-defined, his nose was high, his eyes were deep and focused, he had a short beard, and he was wearing a white leather robe. Liu Yujing stepped forward and saluted and said, "King Xiao Yaomai sent me a letter back. ”
Xiao Gan said lightly: "If you are persuaded to surrender, you don't need to take out the letter." ”
Liu Yujing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "When the king says this, I am much more relieved." King Xiao Yaomai knew that the Song State was sending troops, and he was afraid that we would not be prepared, so he asked me to send the military intelligence back. ”
Xiao Gan knew that Xiao Yaomai's move was ill-intentioned, but Xiao Yaomai was a clan brother after all, and now that the Song army's troops had reached Xiongzhou, even if he drank doves to quench his thirst, Xiao Gan also admitted it. Xiao Gan took the military information handed over by Liu Yujing and read it, and suddenly found that there was a paragraph at the end, Xiao Yaomai meant that now is the time to revive the Xi people, and he controls the army of the Xi people in the Jin country, if Xiao Gan can control the army of Youzhou, it may not be impossible to establish a country of the Xi people, and it may be able to sweep the world like the Jurchen.
Xiao Gan is strong in martial arts, and is known for his wisdom, after Xiao Yaomai's Xi army was defeated by the Jin soldiers, he was able to control the power of the Xi people, and he was a heroic figure in himself; Xiao Gan burned the letter on a candle and said: "How can you have the military intelligence of the Song army, it must be given by the Jin State, what you want is that we kill each other, and the Jurchens are good fishermen and profit." Liu Yujing, tell me about the situation between you and Xiao Yaomai. ”
Liu Yujing knew the content of the letter, and when he saw Xiao Gan deal with it like this, he was relieved and said: "King Xiao Yaomai was defeated and captured in Luanzhou, and I escaped with a bloody way at that time, and later learned that King Xiao Yaomai was an official in Liaoyang, so he sneaked into Liaoyang to rescue him, but he refused to leave, and he did not ask me to serve in the army. I settled down in Liaoyang, and on the fifteenth day of the new year, I met with King Xiao Yaomai, which was his letter to me, and it was the first and only mission. ”
Xiao Gan's eyes shot out of wisdom, and he smiled: "It's not that I'm afraid of the Song people, but the situation in Youzhou in front of me is complicated, and in the face of the Song army, it is only advisable to outwit the enemy, not to be strong. Liu Yujing: Are you going to go back to Liaoyang or stay in Youzhou?"
Liu Yujing replied: "I have already told King Xiao Yaomai before I came, since he is unwilling to leave, there is no point for me in Liaoyang, I am willing to stay in the army and obey the king's dispatch." ”
Xiao Gan was overjoyed, Liu Yujing is the kind of person who has real materials and practical learning, and his prestige among the Xi people is also high; Xiao Gan said in a deep voice: "To the outside world, I said that you fled back, and now Song Jin is prosperous, and everyone regards Youzhou as a thing in their pockets, and they want to get a piece of the pie, and they have the determination to get Youzhou." Let's let them see how brave and good our Xi army is, but we must plan before we act, otherwise the snipe and clam will fight each other, and in the end it will only cheapen others. ”
Xiao Gan clapped his hands, and soon walked in a middle-aged man with a long beard wearing homespun cloth outside the house, the early spring in Youzhou was still very cold, and at night, the middle-aged man was shaking a pleated fan, and his expression was leisurely. Liu Yujing knew it, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "I've seen the high priest." ”
The high priest's name is Gu Yue Shi, who is quite wise, and his status in the Xi clan is second only to the six kings; after listening to Liu Yujing and Xiao Gan's introductions, Gu Yue Shi frowned and said, "I don't know what Jin Bing is doing?"
Liu Yujing replied: "The Jin soldiers don't seem to be ready to attack Youzhou, when I came, the army facing Pingzhou has been reduced by half, and all of them have been transferred to Zhongjing. ”
Gu Yueshi and Xiao Gan glanced at each other and came to the conclusion: "This is killing two birds with one stone, on the one hand, let us face the death battle of the Song army, and on the other hand, we will recuperate in Shangjing and Zhongjing." However, in a short period of time, it is still beneficial to Youzhou, and it is better to face the enemy on one side than to be attacked on both sides, and you can only take one step at a time. The king, or should transfer some materials and population to Jianzhi Mountain first, the Jin soldiers and cavalry, if you raid Youzhou, use it properly, you can get to the city in a day and a night, if you really want to encounter that kind of situation, you can't go if you want to go temporarily, and the Xi people want to keep their roots. ”
Xiao Gan hesitated and said: "This matter should be considered in the long run, Yeluchun and others cannot be regarded as idle, now the Khitan is weak, they have a deep taboo against us, if we start to carry it now, it is equivalent to cowardice before the battle, and it will be criticized, and we need to find a suitable opportunity." ”
Gu Yueshi pondered for a moment and said, "Then replace all the officials of Xinzhou with our people, and arrange for a thousand Xi troops to go in the name of strengthening the defense of Xinzhou." ”
"Wonderful. Xiao Gan stroked his palms and laughed, as if he had seen a golden avenue.