Zhao Ji also saw the thing at his feet clearly at this time, bent down to pick it up, and said with a smile on his expression: "It turns out that Miss Mu, you also know Miss Zhong Ling, yes, this thing is indeed Miss Zhong Ling's." Before I came to Suzhou to meet Miss Mu, I went to Dali and met Miss Zhong Ling, who ran away because she was scolded by her father, and they traveled together for a while. Probably because of her shyness, Miss Zhong mortgaged the golden lock in the pawnshop, and happened to be ransomed by my guards. It's just that the separation was in a hurry, and the golden lock was left with me before I had time to return it. ”

When Mu Wanqing heard this explanation, her eyebrows were still frowning, and she said in a condensed voice: "Is it really just like this?"

Zhao Ji nodded with a clear conscience: "It's a bit of a coincidence, but is there anything wrong with this?"

Mu Wanqing took a deep breath and said, "If there are some things, I will make it clear to you." As for the face on my face, my master once made me swear that I would marry the first man in the world to see my face. If you don't marry, you will kill him. I'm so grateful that you saved me, but you're also the first man to see my face...... I am indeed a little pleased to hear what you said earlier. I—I don't want to kill you, so it's not my own wishful thinking......"

"Still, there are some things I have to figure out. Zhong Ling is my uncle's daughter, this golden lock is a gift from her master when she is full moon, and later joked that if she has a favorite man, she will give this golden lock as a token. Mu Wanqing said in a deep voice: "I don't want to believe your explanation, but after all, I have to figure it out by myself, and I will feel solid in my heart." ”

Zhao Ji didn't expect that this little golden lock, which was just a thought to be kept as a souvenir, would have such a meaning, and he was indeed a little surprised, but after all, there were not too many ghosts in his heart, and he could be indifferent, but he was a little embarrassed: "However, that Zhong Ling girl is still far away in Dali, and it is difficult to find her to explain clearly for a while." ”

"It's nothing, I'm from Dali, go back and ask her again. I also have to explain to the master what I want to do with you. Mu Wanqing took the jade ornament in Zhao Ji's hand, and said: "I originally planned to ask you to go with me to the valley where I have lived since I was a child, but the master said that my daughter's family is married to her husband, and you want me to go to Bianliang, that's nothing." However, these will have to wait until I go back and ask Zhong Ling. ”

"When I figure it out, things are really as you said, I'll go to Bianliang to find you. Your family has a large population, and I have a bad temper, so I can't get along with others, so I will try my best to restrain myself and don't embarrass you. But if it weren't for what you said, I would have gone to Bianliang, but I was going to kill you! You have a lot of guards around you, and it will be difficult for me to kill you even if I am afraid, so you will kill me......"

When Zhao Ji heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly moved. He didn't mind because Mu Wanqing didn't believe his explanation, and the trust between them without any suspicion can only be cultivated by time after all. I'm just worried that Mu Wanqing is still injured now, and she may have an accident if she travels all the way.

Mu Wanqing saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, turned his head to the side, and said, "I'm not at peace now, whatever you say, I will change my taste when I hear it." If you have anything to say, wait until I go to Bianliang. ”

After that, she got up and walked to her room, but when she was halfway through, she turned back and looked at Zhao Ji to talk about it, and after a while, she said, "Give me some money......

Zhao Ji was slightly stunned at first, and after a while, he suddenly stood up, stepped forward and hugged his delicate body into his arms. Mu Wanqing subconsciously struggled for a moment, but in the end she meekly leaned into Zhao Ji's arms, suddenly snorted, and said softly: "I have seen Zhong Ling since I was a child, this girl is not pleasing to the eye......"

Mu Wanqing finally left, and Zhao Ji stood on the pier and watched the passenger boats on the big river drift away westward. There was still a beautiful fragrance in his arms, and some thoughts were churning in his mind for a moment, Zhao Ji shook his head, gathered his thoughts, and sent someone to explain to the Mantuo Villa in Taihu Lake that he would send someone to pick up the copies of the books in the future, and then he and the guards rode north on horses and whips.

After chasing all the way through the stars and the moon, he finally joined the mission in Huainan. Although it was a bit inappropriate for Zhao Ji to leave the mission and go to Suzhou without permission, this time the envoys were quite embarrassed to release his pigeons, so they didn't care too much about each other.

After seeing Cai Jing again, Zhao Ji couldn't help but ask a few curious questions about what happened in the court. After Cai Jing's explanation, Zhao Ji gradually understood. It turned out that this border provocation was not a direct conflict between the Song people and the Western Xia, but something happened to the Hengshan Qiang people between the Song and Xia.

Hengshan is the boundary between the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia, there are many mountain people living in the local area, the strength is not weak, for many years has been vacillating between the Western Xia and the Great Song Dynasty, it can also be regarded as a buffer between the two countries, and at the same time it is of great significance to the Song and Xia countries. Especially for Western Xia, the importance is not stingy with Yanyun from the Great Song Dynasty.

The dispute between the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia, the Hengshan dispute is the most important. Since the opening of Xining, the Great Song Dynasty has been very effective in the front line of Hengshan, and the local Qiang people are more willing to deal with the Song people than to submit to the Western Xia people, who only know how to conquer and extort violently. It's just that after the death of Shenzong, the Empress Dowager of the Gao family was in power, adhering to the repair of the four sides, and the Great Song Dynasty was slightly adjusted, and the good situation was almost completely damaged. After the current official family is in power, they have made great efforts to revitalize the Great Song Dynasty, and Hengshan has naturally become the top priority.

Although Zhao Ji himself is not very proficient in historical knowledge, he also knows the life-and-death struggle between the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia around the front line of Hengshan. In the inherent history, the Great Song Dynasty has been operating on the front line of Hengshan since the Yingzong Dynasty, and the Western Army, the pillar of the country, has also been trained in this series of conquests. For decades, countless people with lofty ideals worked hard and worked hard, almost soaked Hengshan with blood, and finally achieved a decisive victory in the Huizong Dynasty, fully possessing the strength and advantage of defeating the Western Xia in a war.

Unfortunately, it coincided with the rebellion of Fang Laju in the south, and the western army went south to quell the rebellion. Then the northern Jurchens raised troops, and then the Great Song Dynasty had no spare strength to use troops in the Western Xia, giving the Western Xia a chance to breathe and recapture the lifeline of Hengshan again. The great opportunity for the revival of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years is like recovering Yanyun, a flash in the pan, even if it disappears, and then it will be more painful.

These historical contexts passed through Zhao Ji's mind one by one, which made his heart surge.

The reason for this Hengshan Rebellion was that the Song people had slowed down their management of the Hengshan line in the past few years, and Zhuqiang returned to Western Xia, but they could not bear the increasingly harsh oppression of Western Xia, and there was a war rebellion between them. This was a good opportunity for the Great Song Dynasty to get involved again, and the officials were also very keen on it, but there was still some controversy between the DPRK and China.

After understanding what happened, Zhao Ji also had some thoughts in his heart. Although he is limited to his current status, he can't get involved in such militaristic affairs, but he also understands that it is really difficult for the current official dynasty to make an end to the battle of Western Xia, and the matter will eventually be decided in his hands, and many arrangements can be prepared in advance.

On the way back to Beijing, Zhao Ji was learning about the current official situation on the front line of Hengshan on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was also thinking about what he could do. Regardless of whether the Great Song Dynasty really sent troops this time, some planning and arrangement are indispensable. Zhao Ji planned to return to Bianliang to completely integrate the forces of the beggar gang, and then take this opportunity to gradually transfer the manpower of the beggar gang to the front line of Hengshan, not only to operate in the Great Song Dynasty, but also to start infiltrating the Western Xia.

Of course, these actions cannot be done on the official face, but can be done by the means of the people of the rivers and lakes. How to do it, which step to achieve, and which step to achieve, Zhao Ji does not have a definite idea in his heart, and he also wants to ask the opinions of Quan Guanqing and other people in the group of beggars.

Moreover, in terms of time, it should be time for many conspiracies in the beggar gang to germinate. Although Zhao Ji had made some arrangements before, he was not sure whether he could be effective.

Then take this opportunity, on the one hand, integrate the power of the beggar gang to experience this time, and see if the beggar gang can do this kind of thing and achieve the level they expect. If you can, then you can still act in accordance with the law in the future and infiltrate Yanyun. On the other hand, he also completely cut off the hidden dangers of the beggar gang, and if he really needs to kill people, he will definitely not be soft. After all, the Beggar Gang is the only force he can manage at the moment. As for some other messy things on the rivers and lakes, he didn't bother to pay attention to it, and there was no need to pay attention to it.

Thinking all the way, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the mission finally returned to Bianliang City, which had been absent for more than half a year.

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