"I have heard that the commander of the Chifeng Army is not only benevolent and sage, but also diligent and thrifty. ”

Li Tingzhi couldn't help but be impressed, and when he thought of the people in the court, he couldn't help but be a little disdainful, so there was some resentment in his words: "It's a pity that the officials of our court are not greedy for money and profit, and what they wear and do is not to strive for extravagance." Alas, if you want to expect them to drive away the Mongols, it would be a fool's dream. ”

At that time, the Song Dynasty was rich in products, developed commerce, and many people had the art of operating goods and colonizing and then developed people, under the influence of these merchants, the officials of the DPRK and China were not extravagant, prosperous, in and out of the place were prosperous restaurants, and when they walked, they were also singing and dancing.

And Li Tingzhi has been fighting fiercely with Mongolia in the Jianghuai area all the year round, so he naturally knows that Mongolia is strong, so when the two are compared, he has such an idea.

When Zheng Yuanlong heard this, he also showed a little sadness, and his eyes pointed to the stone tablet in front of the Central Mansion, and complained: "It is precisely because of this that my lord has set up this monument in front of the Central Mansion, so that when I enter every day, I can remember the days when I fled from the south to the north, and I can expel the Tatars and restore the Central Plains in the north!"

Fenggong stele is divided into three pieces, all are four zhang seven feet high, there is a horizontal piece in the middle, there is a piece on each side, the left side is about twenty zhang three feet more, the middle one has nine zhang five feet, the length on the right side is eleven zhang four feet long, and the top is embedded with marble blocks, and the marble blocks are also carved with various images, since the scene of the first incident to capture Luzhou, and then to the Luzhou massacre made by Du and others, and then to fight against the monk He Badu, Taiyuan resisted Shi Tianze's offensive and defensive battles, and even many scenes of Luzhou defensive battles, as well as many things that happened after leaving Luzhou, especially the meeting to rectify military discipline, and then Shi Jue and other villains, and the Jinghai Battle where Xiao Feng sacrificed...... , all of them are carved on it one by one, and the outside of the relief is carved with dense texts, which are the lives of the sacrificed soldiers.

The whole stele is forty-one zhang and one foot long, symbolizing the forty-one months and one day that the Red Phoenix Army experienced from the incident to the time they came here.

The stele is two feet and four feet high, representing more than 47,000 martyrs who died along the way.

Seeing this stone stele, Li Tingzhi was even more convinced, and said: "If we can do it to this extent, why are we afraid of Mongolian bullying?"

Located on his side, Jia Rudao couldn't help frowning, so he hurriedly stepped forward and touched it, then glared again, and said, "I still have important matters at present, and I guess I will ask you for advice on these things in the future." I just don't know where your lord is now, can you meet us?"

"Of course you can!" Zheng Yuanlong replied: "My lord has been waiting for the two of you in the council hall for a long time, and I invite the two of you to come here." Then he took a step forward and led the two of them towards the depths of the Central Mansion.

"Then you're up for you. Jia Rudao bowed down and hurriedly followed.

Li Tingzhi swept in front of the monument with some greed, and the lines outlined by the simple comparison showed all the battles of the Red Feng Army in the past, so that his eyes were completely attracted to it, but Jia Rudao was always urging in front, so he had to leave here with chagrin and go to the conference hall where Xiao Feng was.

By the time the two of them came to the conference hall, Xiao Feng had already been waiting in this conference hall for a long time.

Different from the Jiangnan Water Pavilion, this hall is very tall, about three zhang high, the pillars support the whole house, and there are hollow windows on all sides, and the sunlight shines in from the windows, making the whole council hall appear very bright, without any darkness.

Walking into this council hall, Jia Rudao couldn't help but be a little surprised, and whispered: "This is the council hall?"

Since entering the council hall, he had imagined the scene in his mind, in a solemn and solemn decoration, Xiao Feng sat high in the front of the top position, while the rest of the people were standing at the bottom, quietly waiting for her to give orders, but the council hall in front of him was divided into two sides in the middle, both sides were like stairs, divided into three floors up and down, on which there were seats placed one by one, for people to rest, and in the center was a row of rostrum, and there were not many seats, only six or seven.

Because the figures were noisy and obscured his vision, he couldn't see clearly who were sitting on the rostrum.

"Naturally!" replied Zheng Yuanlong, with his head bowed.

Jia Rudao asked again: "Then where is your father-in-law?"

"Right in the middle. Zheng Yuanlong pointed to the rostrum in the distance.

Jia Rudao stared at this time, and only then did he see Xiao Feng with a solemn face, and the people next to him were also very noisy, as if they were arguing about something.

"Looks like your lord is really busy enough. Are you still arguing at this time?" Li Tingzhi smiled slightly, looked at the surrounding scene with great curiosity, and sighed secretly in his heart: "This Red Phoenix Army is really different, even the place used for the court meeting is arranged like this. It has the style of sitting and talking about the Tao in ancient times. ”

Since the Song Dynasty, every time a minister goes to the court, he needs to stand, and can only wait for the official promise, and then he has the opportunity to speak, and it is several hours at a time.

It's okay for young people, but for those old ministers, every time they go to court, it can be said to be a torture.

But this Chifeng Army not only set up so many seats, but also placed herself in the place where everyone's eyes were focused, which was really bold, and people couldn't figure out what she was thinking, and actually came up with such a thing.

Jia Rudao was a little stuck, looked at Zheng Yuanlong sideways, and asked, "If that's the case, then can you invite your lord to come out, so that I can discuss the reward with her!"

"Well, I'll ask my lord what she thinks. Zheng Yuanlong looked stunned, but he was a little distant, and then squeezed through the crowd, walked in front of Xiao Feng, and said Jia Yidao's request.

Hearing this, Xiao Feng immediately stood up, raised his voice slightly, and complained: "Now that the envoy of the Song Dynasty has come here, please be calm and impatient." Then he came out of his seat, came to the two of them, bowed to them, and said, "I didn't know that the two messengers were coming, and the little woman was disappointed, and I ask for forgiveness." ”

Jia Rudao couldn't help frowning, squinted his eyes and skimmed the crowd next to him, and said: "I have heard that Commander Xiao is virtuous and has the ability to be diligent in government and love the people. After some hesitation, he leaned down and pleaded: "It's just that this place is very noisy, and it is really inappropriate to discuss the exchange between the two armies." I don't know if I can move and discuss things as well?"

Xiao Feng hesitated, thought about it for a while, and said: "I once promised that everything involving the army would be announced to everyone, and I would never hide my thoughts at all. If you have anything to say, you can say it here, regardless of what they think. ”

"Well, is that really the case?" Jia Yidao was stunned for a moment, and felt a little embarrassed.

Xiao Feng replied, "That's right. Naturally, this is the case. ”

"Alas!" Li Tingzhi next to him couldn't help it, and directly interjected: "It's not a secret." This time, the two of us came here to announce the holy decree on the order of the official family, and specially awarded you the title of Jingzhao Mansion Yin and the envoy of the two Beijings. If you are willing to accept it, then you can leave now to go to Beijing with us to report on our work. ”

As soon as he said this, everyone present burst into laughter.

"Haha. With just a few official seals, he wanted to bring our army's rule under the command of the Southern Dynasty. You Song Dynasty can't help but be too naïve!"

"And a few official positions have been added. I don't want to think about how many years it has been since I moved the capital south, when did this place return to the Song Dynasty?"

"It seems that I want my father-in-law to go to Lin'an to report on his work, can't it be that you want to play some trick to invite you into the urn?"

"The most important thing is, don't you think that if we accept it, then we will be slaughtered by others at that time?"

“......”

For a while, the crowd was turbulent, but it made Jia Yidao's face flush and he looked extremely embarrassed.

As for Li Tingzhi, he was calm and calm, and he didn't take the words of the people around him as a thing, he just stared at Xiao Feng, wanting to find out what the other party really thought.

"Entering Beijing to report on work?"

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Feng raised his eyebrows and said, "Then what should I do with my whole army? I can't leave them here alone! And when the time comes, if you transfer me to another place for any reason, and then send someone else to be the commander of our army." When the time comes, should this Red Phoenix Army serve me as the master, or should it serve someone else as the master?

Listening to Xiao Feng's questioning, there was a commotion when everyone was neutral.

"Others, let's only believe in the lord, and if the rest of the people dare to come, they will all be killed! ”

"This is what we worked hard to do, when will it be someone else's turn to put their beaks?

"Just send two people, and you will seize the command of our army. These southerners are really treacherous. ”

“......”

With a wave of their hand, everyone stopped their resentment and stared at the two of them.

Being stared at by so many people, Jia Rudao felt that Mang's back was stabbed, and he almost felt forced by a spear, but Li Tingzhi was still standing, quietly waiting for Xiao Feng to answer.

"Hmm!"

Exhaling a breath of turbid air from his mouth, Xiao Feng slowly said: "If you let me accept it, it is not impossible, but you must make me king, and allow me to open a mansion here, let alone send any officials to set foot here! ”

Hearing these words, Jia Yidao was dumbfounded, and immediately replied: "The ancestors have an order, and those who are not of the opposite sex are not allowed to be crowned kings." ”

"Huh?"

Xiao Feng couldn't help frowning, and there was a faint evil aura in his eyebrows.

Li Tingzhi hurriedly persuaded: "If you look at history, Tong Guan once came to the king of the county with the merit of pacifying Youzhou in the past. If Commander Xiao is willing to use the Eight Hundred Miles of Qinchuan as the foundation, I think the current Saint will agree. ”

"Alas!"

Xiao Feng couldn't help sighing, and said: "If I have a personal plan, I will only be a fame and a mere king, and I will not take it to heart if I am fortunate to have it and lose my life." By sweeping the council hall, he added, "It's just that they are all brothers who have followed me for many years, and those who seek it are just a place to stand." If I am the only one who has attained enlightenment and abandon these brothers, then if the world knows about it, will they not think that I am just a person who has forgotten his name. When the time comes, I will be under the Nine Springs, and how will those sacrificed brothers think of me?"

To be honest, she did have plans to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty, but seeing the two people in front of her, as well as the holy decree that was almost a joke, she felt very ridiculous, and she wanted to lure them into the Lin'an Dynasty and trap them with just a few official seals, and even tried to break up the entire Red Feng Army, I have to say that the level of the Song Dynasty bureaucrats is also stupid.

Could it be that the other party thinks that they are a rabble, and they can be dismantled into pieces with a little trickery?

It's a pity that since the establishment of the Chinese Religion and the establishment of the three-court system, the entire Red Phoenix Army has been reborn, completely transformed from the previous simple rebel army, and has become an organized, thoughtful, and powerful new political organization.

When Li Tingzhi heard this, he also looked helpless, and said: "We are also under the order of the Holy Lord, so we have to do it." If there is anything offended, please forgive Commander Xiao. ”

Just looking at the situation in Chang'an City, he knew that the Red Phoenix Army had gained a firm foothold here in the past three years, and it had occupied the entire Qinchuan, if he taught the Red Phoenix Army to continue to develop, it would grow to the extent that it could fight with the Song Dynasty in the future, and it was also very possible.

In that case, why did the Red Phoenix Army succumb to the Song Dynasty?

It can only be said that the lord of the DPRK and the central government misestimated the Chifeng Army, which led to this kind of thing.

"It doesn't matter. ”

Xiao Feng bowed slightly, and complained again: "I know that you are in a hurry, and you must not have thought much about it, it is better to go back and rest first, and it is not too late to talk about this matter after a while." ”

When Li Tingzhi heard this, he was a little embarrassed and complained: "Maybe it's the hot weather, which caused my mind to be a little dizzy, if there is anything offended, please apologize." It's just that we seem to have something important to discuss, and we are outsiders, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient to be here. Then I don't know if Commander Xiao can allow me to retire like this!"

"Of course!"

Xiao Feng nodded, called Zheng Yuanlong again, and asked, "You take the two of them to rest in the Vashe." Remember, don't neglect them. After all, these two people are visitors from the Song Dynasty, so naturally they can't be ashamed of us. Got it?"

Zheng Yuanlong immediately bowed his head, and even took Li Tingzhi and Jia Yidao to retreat, and found a house with good conditions to live in.

As for the gifts and other things that the two of them carried, they also found a warehouse and sealed them, so as not to suffer losses due to accidents, at least they could not provoke the Song Dynasty and cause trouble for the Chifeng soldiers because of this matter.