Fu Song

Chapter 235 Lurking
In the posthouse, Yeluzhen and Lin Ping laughed together.

"So, that old man Xiao Yu is very respectful to you this time?" Lin Ping wiped away the tears from his laughter, and said, "Did you see that Mrs. Xiao San? How is your character?"

Yeluzhen spread her hands, and said, "That's why I was called out by Mrs. Xiao to meet and thanked her. When she called Shishu and called, can I still look up and down rudely? Finally, I gave a jade pendant as a gift. Meet and greet."

Lin Ping laughed again: "It's the jade pendant you have been hanging around your waist all the time. I remember you cherish it the most. How can you give it up this time?"

"I didn't expect that Xiao Yu would accept the gift generously this time, and even call out Mrs. Xiao San to thank you." Yeluzhen said: "As soon as uncle calls, I will become an elder. Can I not give a meeting gift? I didn't prepare before. You can't let that old man Xiao laugh at you, you can only use that stuff all over your body. I don't know how talented Mrs. Xiao San is, but she looks dignified and delicate."

"A person who can debate with the county king and my father is naturally not bad in talent and learning." Lin Pingdao: "With both talent and appearance, it's no wonder the county king never forgets."

"I'm quite interested in that Xiao Yu!" Yeluzhen said: "This person is flexible, and under such circumstances, it is really not easy to make such a decision quickly! I was actually looking forward to a fight. And I'm ready to take a few slaps from him, and then go to their emperor to blackmail me."

"To be able to become the Minister of Finance of the Great Song Dynasty, this person must have real materials." Lin Pingdao: "The Xiao family, in our words, may have been favored by the gods. The whole family is amazing. This year the Song people were defeated in northern Xinjiang, but the country is generally stable, and this is due to Xiao Yu. The financial revenue of the Song people has actually increased slightly under this year's situation."

"Song people are indeed too rich!" Yeluzhen also frowned.

"What the general said is very true!" Lin Pingdao: "This time I stayed in Bianliang long enough to realize how rich the Song people are. I have always wondered why with my bravery in Daliao, why hundreds of I have been in a stalemate with the Song people for many years, but now I understand. The biggest gap is the gap in financial resources. They have money, so they can make better and more armor, sharper weapons, and better The tools and so on, if the public wants to benefit their actions, they must first sharpen their tools. The people of Song Dynasty have really achieved the ultimate in this regard."

Yeluzhen felt sorry for her.

"Let's not talk about the god arm bows and enemy bows of the Song people. They have always been our great enemies. We imitated them, which are not worth mentioning. The weapons they made are sharper than ours. If it weren't for our warriors Even more brave, we, Daliao, are no longer their opponents."

"So for a person like Xiao Yu, we have to bring him down!" Lin Ping said, "Let this person be the Minister of Finance for a few more years, and the annual income of the Song court will increase rapidly. What would the Song people do with the extra money? It is clear when you think about it, it must be used to build ordnance, make armor, expand the army, and then compete with us! If you have money, why can’t you do it?”

"Brother Lin saw exactly what he saw. This time, my Daliao warriors were only one step away from defeating the Daming Mansion, but in the end we agreed to the Song people's request for peace talks. Do you know why?"

"How could I not know!" Lin Ping sighed, "It's nothing more than a shortage of money and food!"

"Exactly, the officials and common people on the border of Song and Liao are all thieves and thieves. Once they lose the enemy, they will basically give up their belongings after retreating. Wherever our army goes, what do we get? It is limited. Speaking of which, these strategies were developed by King Jing when he was in Hebei, right? As a result, we couldn’t keep up with the food and grass in the end, and we couldn’t even feed on the enemy. In the last ten days, if the Song people made a An elite army came to attack us, and we really couldn't bear it anymore. To be honest, I felt cold every day in the last few days. But the king of the county must persevere. Fortunately, the final result was quite good. it is good."

"This is the power of the king of the county." Lin Ping said with a smile: "He knows that Song people will definitely submit."

"For someone like Xiao Yu, it's best if he can be knocked down." Yeluzhen nodded again and again: "The enemy's talent is a disaster for us. But he already has such a status, and he has made great achievements." Feiran, it is very difficult to bring him down, right?"

"One in two, two in one!" Lin Pingdao: "Xiao Yu is too tightly tied to King Jing, if King Jing is brought down, Xiao Yu will also be brought down naturally."

"Not necessarily? Isn't King Jing Zhao Zhe already collapsed now? But Xiao Yu's seat looks very solid!"

"It's been wobbly for a long time." Lin Pingdao: "Besides, what I said is broken, it's not just like what it is now. If it's just that, why do I need to come? I want to hide like a mouse. Naturally, it’s huge. If I don’t make Bianliang head-scratching, and don’t let their country’s foundation be shaken, it’s useless for me to hide in Bianliang for so long!”

"The difficulty is not ordinary!"

"Things are already on the horizon, and the progress is very good!" Lin Ping smiled, "After you go back, tell the county king that we can reap the benefits in the last one to two years. At that time, we will attack the people of Song Dynasty on a large scale. , the best time to gain more benefits and weaken the Song people, I believe that as long as the bloodletting continues, this giant will eventually fall under our feet."

Yeluzhen didn't ask what Lin Ping was doing, but just nodded.

"You have to be careful, the Imperial City Secretary of the Song Dynasty is not just for nothing. I don't want you to be captured by them and brought to me. It would be too embarrassing." Yeluzhen said: "The most terrifying Even if they caught you and killed you quietly, we couldn't find a chance to ask them for someone!"

"Don't worry about that!" Lin Ping said, "I still have the power to protect myself, and at worst, I can escape back."

"That's good." Yeluzhen said: "If you fall, I will have no face to see the teacher."

"Is the old man okay?" Lin Ping asked.

"What's wrong? Before I came here this time, I asked the teacher some questions. The teacher still drank strong wine, rode a horse, and even had a horse race with me. After winning, he was so proud!" Yeluzhen shook her head. road.

"The old man can beat you in horse racing, so don't make it too obvious that you're lying!" Lin Ping snorted.

"To make the teacher happy, this is also our filial piety as students. Didn't you Han people say that you are a teacher for a day and a father for life!" Yeluzhen laughed.

Lin Ping smiled lightly.

Yeluzhen spread her hands: "It really doesn't mean anything else, don't take offense."

"I know!" Lin Ping waved his hand. In the Liao Kingdom, it is very common for the Liao people to look down on the Han people. Even though Yeluzhen was close friends with him and respected his father, from time to time, this There will still be contempt for the Han people.

"The king of the county is really planning to take part in next year's Jinshi examination?" After taking a sip of wine, Lin Ping said, "When I left, I heard him read a few words."

"It's not because of that third lady!" Speaking of this, Yeluzhen was a little annoyed: "Didn't this third lady say that she would not marry unless she was a Jinshi? By the way, is it so easy to pass the Jinshi exam?"

Liao Kingdom's Jinshi examination is the same as that of Song Dynasty. Those who can be admitted to Jinshi in Liao Kingdom are also recognized in Song Dynasty. This also shows from another angle that the difficulty of Liao Kingdom's Jinshi Examination The country of Song is small.

"The king of the county is going to take the exam, those examiners must show some face, otherwise, hehe!" Lin Ping grinned.

"Don't think so much!" Yeluzhen shook her head and said, "The king of the county has made great achievements and stands out among all the competitors. Lin. But the problem is, there must be some people in the court who don't want the county king to be so smooth, and they will definitely stumble!"

"It's just right, we can use this opportunity to identify those who are enemies!" Lin Ping patted Yeluzhen and said, "Unlike the northern courtyard, there are indeed some friends and foes that cannot be distinguished. Don't be afraid." If the enemy makes a move, I'm afraid they won't make a move. As long as they make a move, they can be caught, and then it's easy to deal with, isn't it?"

The two were emotional for a while, and Yeluzhen felt that she was thinking about it. Hearing what Lin Ping said, I'm afraid the county king ran back to the royal court as soon as the battle was over in a hurry, and he had other plans.

"By the way, the county king is also very interested in that Xiao Erlang, how is he doing now?" Yeluzhen suddenly remembered something and asked.

"This person has real talent and learning. He was admitted to Jinshi, but he was kicked by the officials of the Song Dynasty to the land of the barbarians in the southwest." Lin Ping laughed: "So, the officials of the Song Dynasty , I don’t have any kindness towards the Xiao family! It still looks very jealous.”

"Xiao Ding's deeds in the northwest are enough to make the officials of the Song Dynasty fearful!" Yeluzhen said: "The officials of the Song Dynasty suppressed Li Xu and came out with Xiao Ding. Now it seems that Xiao Ding may still It's much harder to deal with!"

"Xiao Ding is now in the northwest, and has a real impact on our Daliao. What is the strength of this person?" Lin Ping asked.

"It's quite difficult!" Yeluzhen said: "According to the news from Xijing Road, Xiao Ding now has more than [-] combat troops under his command, and [-] of them are cavalry, mainly Dangxiang people and Tubo people. Among them, the most elite one, called the iron kite, is even more powerful. The old prince of Yeluhuan of Xijing Dao tried it for a while, but was defeated. Fortunately, this Xiao Ding is now thinking of taking the land of Qingtang with all his heart. Work hard on wood and blind medicine, otherwise there may be a raging war on Xijing Road."

"[-] troops, [-] cavalry?" Lin Ping's face turned pale: "How did Xiao Ding support these troops? No matter how stupid the Song Dynasty court was, it was impossible for Xiao Ding to pay Xiao Ding so much money?"

"I don't know about that. Isn't his father the third envoy? Maybe he secretly helped his son!" Yeluzhen shook her head.

"This is impossible. The system of the Song people is still very complete. It is impossible for such a large sum of money to be spread without rumors. If Xiao Yu really dared to do this, it would be tantamount to conspiracy." Lin Ping said: "In this way Well, this Xiao Ding is really a strong enemy of my Daliao. He can bring down the Xiao family and kill him with one fell swoop. As for that Xiao Erlang, don’t care about it now. It’s still too early for him to become our opponent. If this continues, maybe he There is no chance of becoming our opponent."

"If you can really achieve this extraordinary feat, you will be the king of the Southern Court when the county king becomes the throne in the future." Yeluzhen said enviously.

"I don't care about the king of the South Courtyard." Lin Ping said with a smile: "We should work together, first let the county king make contributions to the world, and then wipe out the hostile forces in the country. When the county king ascends the throne, we are afraid that we will not get anything in return." ?"

"That's right, come on, drink, I haven't had a drink with you for a long time, let's have a good drink today!"

"I can't drink to my heart's content, I have to leave here in a while! I'm so drunk that I'm going to show my signs." Lin Ping shook his head.

The two toasted, looked at each other and smiled.This kind of experience of meeting in a foreign country is really mysterious.

At this time, in Qianzhou, thousands of miles away from Bianliang, Xiao Cheng, who was evaluated by Lin Ping as having no chance of becoming their opponent, was also drinking, and he was in the barracks.

Naturally not in Wang Wenzheng's Tiannan Army barracks.

But in the Xiangbing barracks he had just trained.

Xiao Cheng has always been good at doing such things as playing tricks and selling dog meat.

Can the box soldiers have such armor?Can there be such a sharp bow, spear, knife and gun?Can there be a military salary comparable to that of the Forbidden Army?
But this Xiang army has it.

Of course, there is a system for the imperial court to distribute salaries to the army, and there are grades in the forbidden army, let alone the Xiang army, but the money can't be held back from the government's account!

This businessman came to comfort the army today, and that rich man came to reward them tomorrow. Anyway, each of them was very generous, and the warehouses of this Xiang army were piled up with money and food.

Xiao Cheng felt that if he wanted the loyalty of an army, the first thing to do was to satisfy the most basic needs and wishes of these people. To put it bluntly, it was money. Give enough money, and then we can talk about forming a bond of kindness. , and finally through various means over the long years to make it a loyal and credible force.

As for brother Xiang's relationship with the soldiers during the battle, Xiao Cheng felt that it was difficult for him to reach that level now.

As far as the current Xiang army is concerned, they should be fed with money first, and then put people they trust in each key position. Naturally, they will completely control this army. Afterwards, after experiencing a few incidents, We almost formed a community of interests.

This Xiang army, with only [-] people for the time being, has not been disbanded since it was assembled, and it has become a standing army in Qianzhou.Commanding the army is Xiao Cheng's confidant Han Kai, a reckless man who wields a sledgehammer whenever he disagrees with him, and the other one who is in charge of financial planning is also Xiao Cheng's confidant, and his companion is Li Xin.

At this time, this small army did not attract anyone's attention, but after decades, when the names resounded all over the world, and people with troublesome investigations carefully investigated, they suddenly discovered that those people, who used to Have had the same experience.

They all came from a small place called Pengshui.

(End of this chapter)