A very ordinary word and a word, indicating that both of them were interested in talking, Gongsun Sheng deliberately revealed some tone, Yang Zhicai understood, why a good monk would invite an uninvited guest like himself, it was too late in time, so he had to take a risk. Yang Zhi took down the clay pot from the bonfire, poured a bowl of boiling water for Gongsun Sheng and himself, and pretended to ask casually: "Brother has heard of Song Jiang?"

Since the heroes of Liangshan in the book appeared one by one, Yang Zhi was most concerned about Song Jiang and Wu Yong, but Yang Zhi knew that he couldn't be in a hurry, he could only take his time; Gongsun Sheng hesitated for a while and asked, "Which Song Jiang does Brother Yang want to ask?"

Yang Zhi was stunned: "Could it be that there are two Song Jiang?"

Gongsun Sheng shook his head and said with a smile: "There are many people with the same name and surname, in Song Liao, it is estimated that there must be more than 100 Song Jiang, but there are three I know, one is Song Jiang, who served as the head of the Tongguan Changjie Army, the word Baoyi, one is the Zhu Si Song Jiang of the Yamen of the Prefect of Chuzhou, the word Gongming, and the other is the thief of the Qingzhou generation, Song Jiang and Song Saburo of the timely rain. ”

Yang Zhi had to re-evaluate Gongsun Sheng, these three people were thousands of miles away, and their positions were incompatible, but Gongsun Sheng knew all of them; Yang Zhi smiled and said: "I often hear people in Gyeonggi talk about how Song Jiang is doing, it should be that Song Baoyi. ”

"Wrong. Gongsun Sheng's eyes looked at the sand: "The most famous in Bianliang should be Song Gongming, this person is the head of Chuzhou, Shangshu Zuocheng Wang Huang, Hanlin Bachelor Chengzhi Feng Xizai value this person very much, if these two go further, Song Gongming is likely to be transferred to Bianliang to serve in the sixth department or higher; ”

Yang Zhi himself was a martial artist, and he was clear about the affairs of officialdom; the priest belonged to the officials, and in terms of dressing, they could wear black robes, and like Xiucai, they could tie a long Confucian silk belt and pedal boots. After serving in the government for a certain number of years, the priest can be promoted to an official, but if Song Huizong gives a jinshi background, it will be very different; just like Cai You, if he doesn't learn and has no skills, he can't get into the jinshi in eight lifetimes, but relying on Song Huizong's status as a jinshi, he has now become a prime minister.

Yang Zhi recalled the information he had browsed on the Internet, and gave the three Song Jiang circles a rough guess, it should be Song Sanlang in time to be killed in Baihu Mountain after Zhang Shuye's surrender, Song Baoyi who participated in the pacification of Fangla in Jiangnan, and it was either Song Gongming or Song Sanlang who was killed by Zhekecun. In this way, the story should be between these two Song Jiangs, Yang Zhi smiled and said: "It sounds interesting, just like in the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu and Wu had a general named Ma Zhong." ”

Gongsun Sheng smiled and asked tentatively, "Is Brother Yang ready to go to Liao to avoid trouble, or are you ready to show your ambitions?"

Yang Zhi shook his head and said: "I just want to find a place to live, this time I will help the good master to go on a trip and earn some extra money, but if I go to Liaoguo to be an official, I can't do this kind of thing, and I will talk about it when I get to Waqiao Pass." ”

Gongsun Sheng nodded, the Yang family has been loyal to martyrs for generations, Yang Zhi's words are not like lies, Gongsun Sheng asked Yang Zhi slowly: "Do you know the current situation in the Liao Kingdom?"

Yang Zhi understood that Gongsun Sheng was asking about the Jin State, and said after deliberation: "The two countries of Jin and Liao are at war, and those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and the Liao State has been defeated in successive battles, and now it can only negotiate peace with Wanyan Agu, but the conditions proposed by the Jin State must be harsh, and in the end, whether it is to negotiate peace or fight, it is estimated that the Shangjing, Zhongjing, and Xingzhong Prefectures of the Liao State will be difficult to protect." The Jin State is now at the beginning of its creation, and there are many famous generals, even if the arrogance of Hulugu is replaced, it has no impact on the overall situation; ”

Gongsun Sheng was stunned and asked, "Brother Yang, if the Liao State is destroyed, what will be the impact on the Great Song Dynasty?"

Yang Zhi sneered: "Once the Jin Kingdom has its ambition, it will definitely go south, if the elder brother asks about the success or failure of the Song and Jin confrontation, I really can't answer, I can only say that Taiyuan is the key to the battle between the two sides, Taiyuan is here, and the Central Plains is there." There are countless heroes in the Central Plains, but whether it can be a good general in charge of the army is the key to success or failure, if it were not for the mediocre people in charge of the army, the sixteen states of Yanyun would have been the land of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Gongsun Sheng stared at Yang Zhi for a long time before he smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't expect Brother Yang to have such an outstanding vision, in your eyes, it seems that the Jin army and the Liao army are vulnerable, but the result is embarrassing." ”

However, when the three generations of the Yang family fought at the border pass, they did win more and lose less, but they have not been able to control the power of the border army. Yang Zhi has the bottom in his heart, it comes from weapons and equipment, and the ordnance and firearms of the Song Dynasty have been quite successful, but the formula of gunpowder is not perfect enough, and Yang Zhi is confident that he will make progress in this regard.

Yang Zhi drank the water in the bowl and said, "These things are not for us to think about, so I have to go to Waqiaoguan to make a decision." ”

Gongsun Sheng drank half a bowl of water, put the porcelain bowl on the ground and said: "I am from Jizhou, that is, the Han people of Liao, and some things cannot be avoided. There has been no war in Song and Liao for a hundred years, and the white-haired old men on the border don't know what war is all about, but we, the Han people living in the sixteen states of Yanyun, have long been afraid of being exploited by foreign races; I escaped at the age of twenty-five and have not returned so far, to be honest, the Han people of the Liao State hope that the Great Song Dynasty will recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, at least with the Great Wall as the boundary. ”

Yang Zhi yawned and said, "Brother Gongsun, your statement is very much in line with Wang Huang and Tong Guan's thoughts. ”

How could Gongsun Sheng not know that Yang Zhi deliberately didn't want to talk about it, so he grabbed Yang Zhi and said: "Don't pretend to be asleep, you have plenty of internal strength, how can you be so easily sleepy, our Zhongzhou Hall is different from Zhao Liangsi Shuanglong Society, we don't approve of negotiating with Jin Guo, and are ready to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun alone." Even if the court does not approve, we must act. ”

Yang Zhi was so entangled that he couldn't help it, so he sat up straight and said: "Brother, if there is no support from the imperial court and the cooperation of the Jin State, why are you going to fight, can you use your mouth, and the Liao State will give up its territory to you? No, you won't be the so-called name of a good monk who is ready to come up, then you will make a good monk miserable, he is going to go to Liao to live a good life, otherwise he would not have sent books over. ”

Gongsun Sheng said solemnly: "Brother Yang, don't worry about the good monk, I'm just asking for your opinion, would you like to do it with us?"

Yang Zhi shook his head firmly and said, "Brother, everyone has their own ambitions. ”