Shi Liai and the two drank two pots of wine, got up and settled the account and walked to the street, on the way to inquire about the location of the north and south commercial banks, slowly go, to the mouth of the alley, then saw the bluestone paved pavement, a row of locust trees on the east side of the road is a place where cars and horses are parked, leading directly to the door of the north and south commercial houses in front of the store. At a glance, it was crowded with people, but when I saw large and small vehicles, mule carts, donkey carts, and horse-drawn carts, many people and traders even carried goods out on foot. On the horse, there were all well-dressed figures, and although there were also people on foot, they all walked in a proper manner. Shi Liai didn't dare to make a mistake, and asked a vendor who came out: "It's the first time I've arrived in Jincheng, may I ask if this is Lord Yang's trading house?"

The merchant looked Shi Liai up and down, and said, "I don't know if Your Excellency asks Lord Yang or a trading house?" If you buy goods, it doesn't matter who his owner is, the price of things is cheap and good. ”

Shi Liai knew that the two of them were not dressed like vendors, which aroused the suspicion of the other party, and explained with a smile: "The two of us are old friends of Lord Yang in Xianzhou and Youzhou, and now I have the heart to get some light, and I want to know some things first, so as not to be embarrassed." Does this firm do business with ordinary people?"

The trader sighed and said: "If you really want to do business, just talk to the business house directly, Lord Yang is the most nostalgic, we all know in the industry, if people from Bianliang, Anyang and other places come to get the goods, the business house is generally willing to give up a profit; ”

This is the strength, not only in the money, but also in the advantage of resources and connections, Shi Liai thanked him, walked away and said to Wu Changyao: "Let's go to the state government to have a look." ”

Wu Changyao knew that Shi Liai was very thoughtful, and he came with the same thoughts, anyway, there are things in the time now, and he accompanied Shi Liai to detour to the state government with a slight smile. The state government is still the same as in the past Liao period, Yang Zhi did not renovate, but replaced part of the plaque, and removed all the things in the Khitan language, and it can be seen that someone cleans it every day, and the road surface, door beams, and furnishings are clean.

There was only one official standing guard at the entrance of the ya, and Shi Liai was surprised: "Yang Zhi is so confident?"

Wu Changyao said with a smile: "Lord Shi, Yang Zhi's ambush must be in the second entry, think about it, even if someone wants to do something bad, it is also a lot of attack on the backyard, how can it be deployed in the front yard, and the officials and officials who work normally are enough to deal with it; ”

Shi Liai stood on his feet and said: "No wonder, but the princess came to be a festive thing, so casual, aren't you afraid of blame from above?"

As he spoke, someone behind him said, "Two, who are you looking for?"

When Shi Liai looked back, the other party saw him and said: "It turned out to be Lord Shi, disrespectful, Kunhan Mengyi below, and followed Lord Yang in Yanyun Palace." ”

Shi Liai couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "You guys patrol secretly every day?"

Kunhan Mengyi said with a smile: "How can it be so serious, because there are more people now, Lord Yang rented two sets of yards in the alley in front of us to live, yesterday I was notified, at noon, the princess will go to the state office, so the people who are not on duty will also be present, I didn't expect to meet the two by chance, it is rare to meet, Lord Shi might as well go in and have a look, to be honest, I think that Jincheng is stronger than Yanyun Hall now." ”

Someone snorted and said, "Kunhan Mengyi, you were bought by Yang Zhi in Yanyun Palace, and I didn't see you so attentive in the past." ”

While speaking, Yuan Di came from the side of the street, Shi Liai was overjoyed to see the old man, and hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute; Yuan Di said to Kunhan Mengyi, who was saluting, "You go and talk to Zhu Wu, I will take the two of them to drink first, and when the princess is gone, the three of us will go back to the state office." ”

The three of them found a small hotel not far away and sat down, Shi Liai introduced Yuan Di and Wu Changyao to each other, and the bartender brought the food in, Wu Changyao said: "I'll wait for the self-sifting wine, and you will come when I call you." ”

The bartender went out, and Shi Liai said: "Yuan Daxia, don't hide it, I'm here to see the current situation in Jincheng." ”

Yuan Di smiled: "You are still the same as in the past, you always have to see is believing, but you don't know how careful Yang Zhi is, while Jincheng is prosperous on the surface, Yang Zhi is always guarding against the spies of Western Xia, Liao, and Jin." It was Kunhan Mengyi who met just now, otherwise there would have been a misunderstanding. I am now an idler, Yang Zhi reported my situation to Bianliang, this time Qiu Banjiang came, brought Song Huizong's request, and invited me to go to the Imperial Boxing Gym to serve as an offering, Jin Ba and Yun Qingxiao joined the Imperial City Division. ”

Shi Liai listened, silent, a splendid country in the Liao Kingdom was divided between the Jin State and the Great Song Dynasty, and even Yuan Di was so plain when he talked about serving in the Great Song Dynasty; Shi Liai took a big sip of the wine bowl, and Wu Changyao asked, "Are the seniors willing to go?"

Yuan Di, who is also a thousand-year-old fox, replied: "I am naturally willing, I don't have any savings in Liao, so I have to earn some money." ”

Wu Changyao said in a low voice: "The seniors don't have another purpose, right?"

Yuan Di directly gave Wu Changyu a burst and said: "What do you think? The Liao State was destroyed by the Jin State, and I don't even look for the Jin people, so what else do you think." The whole pig's brain, you say, are the Khitans comfortable in the Great Song Dynasty, or in the Jin Kingdom?"

Many Khitans were slaves in the Jin country, and all of them were civilians in the Great Song Dynasty, Shi Liai pondered and said: "But the Great Song Dynasty may not be able to govern well, and once the war starts, under the strength of the Jin people, the Great Song Dynasty may not be able to support it for a long time." ”

Yuan Di understood Shi Liai's worries very clearly, and said with a smile: "This is the reason why I don't want to bother anymore, people in every region look at the problem from their own point of view, Lord Shi, now Youzhou is equivalent to the front line of the Song-Jin confrontation, you look at it from Youzhou's point of view, you naturally feel that it is safe for Youzhou to rely on the north, and it is best to advance the battle line between the north and the south to the line of the Yellow River, and Youzhou will be able to restore its former prosperity."

It would be even more perfect if the northern tribes could follow the Jurchens to the Central Plains to loot, and everyone could get some supplies that would be enough for a few years' expenses. However, if the Jin people seize Youzhou, but the Song army fights hard in Yanyun and does not retreat, do you think Yelu Dashi will sit back and watch the situation change outside the Saiwai? I am afraid that by that time, Youzhou will be a place full of wars, and when the Jin people move the people to the Bohai Sea, will it still be possible for Youzhou to exist?"

Shi Liai pondered for a long time, and said in horror: "Yuan Daxia is high. ”

The people migrated to the Bohai Sea, for the eunuchs and ordinary people just left their hometowns, but for small families such as merchants and the Shi family, it was equivalent to starting from scratch, unless there were high-ranking officials who defected to the Jin State to do it; Yuan Di shook his head and said: "This analysis is said by Yang Zhi, he has a saying to you, if Gao Qigong and others die, you can at least become the prime minister when you go to the Jin Kingdom, otherwise it is just the life of dying on the battlefield." ”