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Chapter 500 The Southern Court's Reaction
"We have seen the large camp in the north. The Qin army has a large number of soldiers and strong horses." In the courtyard of the Xiao family in Shangjing, there is a small pavilion that resembles a Han people's courtyard.

But on the outside are some bare persimmon trees and old locust trees, which have a strange roughness with a touch of sophistication and a feeling of neither foreign nor earthy.

The snow had not yet melted outside, Xiao Siwen, Yelu Xiezhen, Gao Xun, etc. were all there, the charcoal fire was red in the middle of the brazier, leaning on the fat and oily mutton, the wine was still warm by the fire.

Yelu Xiezhen drank half a bowl of hot wine, picked out the fattest piece of mutton, and sipped his mouth full of oil, "But they don't seem to have any plans to go north, and they're starting to build the city wall on the Dawuding River."

Xiao Chuo is very conspicuous in front of a group of elders, because she is the youngest, and she is not expected to appear in such an occasion when she is a teenager, but she is an indispensable part of this plan.

Xiao Siwen will not help Yeluxian ascend to the throne for no reason. He needs some benefits and guarantees, that is, his daughter must become the queen, which is both a win-win and a deal.

"The envoy from Beijing came back from Daliang a few days ago and told me a lot of things." Xiao Siwen smiled: "He said that Shi Congyun celebrated his unification of the south, and said he was going to go to Jiangnan this year for a parade, so he and him The prime minister made a lot of noise in the court hall, saying that his prime minister would be dismissed."

Everyone looked at each other, although as the biggest enemy, when talking about Shi Congyun, the complex emotions sandwiched between fear, fear and disgust made them accustomed to describing from the bad side, such as greed for money, lust, insidious cunning and so on.

But in fact, for Shi Congyun's actions in the past ten years, they have heard and seen it, and it is really hard to imagine that he would do such a thing.

Even the youngest Xiao Chuo was surprised. Based on what they had seen and heard over the years, it was hard for them to believe that Shi Congyun was such a faint-hearted person.

Xiao Siwen quickly resolved everyone's doubts, he explained: "Jiangnan is a rich and prosperous place in the Qin country, and it is good for producing good women. When Shi Congyun hit Jiangnan for the first time, the army came under the city, forcing the Tang country's lord to surrender, but he didn't have anything. If you want, you just rob a Tang princess.

The ambassador said that everyone in Daliang City was saying that this time their emperor went to Jiangnan, probably because he wanted to collect beautiful women. "

As soon as these words came out, several talents suddenly realized that they nodded, and when they thought about the request that Shi Congyun had made to the two sisters of the Xiao family, they suddenly felt more reasonable.

"What a foolish monarch." Xiao Chuo said, and the crowd did not answer. Although Shi Congyun's actions were too bizarre, it would be even more incompetent to say that the person who annexed the world for more than ten years was a foolish monarch, so he felt comforted in his heart. Oneself, childlike words.

Xiao Siwen smiled awkwardly and continued: "The envoy said that they went to Daliang carefully in previous years, because they asked others, and Qin did not care much about their hospitality.

But this year, Shi Congyun not only rewarded them with precious gold and silver, but also sent officials to send them to the Yellow River ceremoniously. At first, they were frightened, thinking that the Qin people had some conspiracy.

This just shows that Shi Congyun has no intention of conflicting with us! "

As soon as he said these words, Yelu Xiezhen and Gao Xun both had sharp eyes, they understood what Xiao Siwen meant.

In fact, they were already prepared, because the emperor ignored the government and often hunted for pleasure in the grasslands north of Shangjing.

Within the Liao Kingdom, many nobles were already on their side.

There are three main points to this.

One is that many people doubt the legitimacy; the current emperor of the Liao Kingdom came to power by mutiny, and many people think that he is not the orthodox heir, and Yeluxian is the second son of the former emperor, Emperor Sejong of the Liao Kingdom, and their elder brother died early. He is the legitimate successor of the Great Liao Kingdom.

The second is dissatisfaction with the current state lord, two consecutive defeats, the Liao Kingdom's elite army lost its troops and lost its generals, and they have to pay tribute to the Qin state every year in exchange for peace.Many people don't say it on the surface, but they all feel that the lord has a great responsibility, especially the first defeat, or the lord himself led the troops south, tens of thousands of elites were slaughtered by Shi Congyun, and the lord himself almost became Prisoner of the class.

After two major defeats, the lord of the country not only did not make every effort to govern and correct his mistakes, but instead had a sense of breaking the jar and letting go, hunting in the grasslands every day and ignoring the government. Many people were dissatisfied with this.

The third is the young aristocrats who grew up in the rapid expansion and growth of the Great Liao Kingdom. Under the influence of such an environment, now they have grown up and have gradually entered the forefront of power, such as Yelu Xiezhen and so on. He advocated more drastic changes to revitalize the Liao Kingdom, especially promoting Sinicization more thoroughly, imitating the system of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and expanding the power of the Liao Kingdom with more active foreign military operations.These state lords who are now ignoring the government and abide by the traditional and old customs of the Khitan people can't give them.

Therefore, there has long been a huge undercurrent of power surging in the country, wanting to overthrow the current state lord.

Xiao Siwen and Gao Xun have also secretly contacted all parties and others, and have not taken any action, but they are only afraid of Qin in the south.

The Qin state is too strong, they are afraid that the domestic unrest will give Qin a chance, so they have been hiding it.
Only this time, the three of them looked at each other and could see the excitement in each other's eyes. Shi Congyun's debauchery might be the best chance!

"You have to be careful about this, and let the people lurking in the south take a look. If Shi Congyun really left the capital, then it is probably true." Gao Xun said solemnly, he was more stable in his work. .

Yelu Xiezhen and Xiao Siwen nodded in agreement: "Yes, we must make sure that he has left the beam, and let the people over there be more careful. It's a pity that they can't enter the cannon-making workshop anyway."

A few people nodded. In fact, ever since they heard about Qin Jun's secret weapons, they have been sending spies to find out the situation. However, Qin State's defense of those workshops that make weapons is even stricter than that of the palace, and those they can buy can't get in at all. go.

After the two previous defeats, they had already lost their confidence in the face of the Qin army, and now the Qin army's secret weapon artillery has become more prestige, which makes them even more uneasy.

Several people began to figure out whether their spies in the south could grasp Shi Congyun's whereabouts.

Most of the spies they planted in Qin are paid for by money. The advantage is that there are many people who are willing to work. The disadvantage is that they are not willing to take a little risk.

However, it is actually quite simple near Daliang. As long as they pay, many businessmen who do business on the border between the two countries are willing to tell them some news, but there are no secrets, and most of them are known to everyone.

But that was very good, after all, they couldn't have sent scouts over there.

"If Shi Congyun came out of the big beam, it must be in the public eye, and many people will know."

"I'm afraid those Qin merchants will deceive us." Yelu frowned.

"Ask a few more. We have money. If all parties check the same thing, we can prove this matter. Moreover, every festival, the envoy from the north will go to Daliang, and we can inquire about it from him." Xiao Siwen As he said, he put down the wine glass in his hand: "Beware of the south, mainly about the forbidden army and Yongxing Palace."

"You can rest assured." Gao Xun also put down his wine glass and said solemnly, "I am in control of all the Imperial Guards in the South Court. I have transferred them to the North one after another in the past two years, and now most of them have been deployed unknowingly. Near Yongxing Palace.

Once there is a change, it can not only protect the safety of the noble, but also ensure that the army will escort him to the north to Beijing to inherit the throne as soon as possible. "

Xiao Siwen nodded, and then instructed: "The army is very important."

"I have my own measure." Gao Xun raised his glass and drank with Xiao Siwen.

"The snow is starting to melt."

"Snow melting is colder than snowfall, and we are almost at the coldest time."

Everyone looked at each other silently, just toasted.

In the imperial city of Daliang, Emperor Shi has already prepared to go to Jiangnan. Zhao Shijian has been his effective secretary for the past few years. This time, she let Zhao Shijian stay in Daliang, and also told her her plan in private.

Then, when he and Zhou Xian were preparing, Xiao Huran came to him several times, acting like a spoiled child, saying that she also wanted to go to Jiangnan, and she had never seen the scenery in the south.

Zhou Xian was a little jealous and reluctant. After all, Xiao Hunian had occupied Emperor Shi's bed for several months, so he rejected her on the grounds that she was pregnant and could not run around.

Emperor Shi also comforted her and would take her there in the future. Now that she is pregnant, it is not suitable for long-distance travel.

In late January, Emperor Shi invited Xiang Gong, Yang Jiye, Murong Yanzhao, Li Hanchao, Guo Jin and others who had returned from the northern front to a banquet in Shanglinyuan, and explained many things to them, and also explained to them secretly that he was going to Jiangnan this time. The purpose of this, several people are calling the emperor wise!
(End of this chapter)