Fu Song

Chapter 589
A group of people walked on horseback.

Luo Xin was born in a businessman, he was always talkative, and he had a long history of family education. Even if he is a new acquaintance, he has the ability to make everyone feel like a friend who has known him for many years after a few words.

But today, he really didn't know what to say.

On the contrary, Cui Jin was very relaxed, walking side by side with Luo Xin, with a calm expression, talking and laughing happily, talking about his own affairs, it seemed to be talking about other people's affairs.

This is a very sad person.

He was cheated to death by his own father.

In the early years in Hebei, in order to frame a group of frontier generals such as Qin Kuan and Luo Yu, he dragged King Jing Zhao Zhe into the water.Cui Jin was deceived by her father, and the result was that Cui Jin was disfigured and disabled. As a result, no matter how capable Cui Jin was, she would never be able to become an official again. Zhao Song's officialdom still paid great attention to appearance.

That's all right, during the second Western Expedition, Cui Ang rushed forward greedily, but Xiao Ding cut off his return. Cui Ang left tens of thousands of troops and fled, and it was Cui Jin who cleaned up the mess for him. , As a result, Xiao Ding captured him alive and became a prisoner.

Cui Ang did not escape in the end, but was caught.

However, considering the overall situation, Xiao Ding released him again, and asked him to go back to explain to the imperial court that the Western Army had no intention of being an enemy of the imperial court, and reminded the imperial court that the Liao Kingdom was about to attack on a large scale.

But Cui Ang, who lost his teacher and humiliated the country, did not dare to go back. He ran to Huazhou to hide, and then defected to the Liao Kingdom, and finally became a Song traitor that everyone in the Song Kingdom despised.

Cui Ang became King Zhao.

Cui Jin's life has become a joke.

During that time, Cui Jin only felt that it would be better to die.

Fortunately, at this time, Xiao Ding reached out to this childhood friend and gave him a hand.

"Regardless of past suspicions, the manager not only spared me, a defeated general, but also took in me, a person who had nowhere to go. Later, seeing that I was really bored, he asked me to work in the Protocol Department." Cui Jin laughed. "No, I'm here to greet you, Anzhi!"

"With Ziyu's ability, I was wronged in the protocol department!" Luo Xin sighed.

This is not wrong. Thinking back, when he was in Hebei, Cui Jin was in charge of Gojiyi writing, and at the same time was in charge of the food and logistics supply for all the frontier troops. In this regard, he did not make any mistakes.For the second expedition to the west, he was in charge of the logistics, and after Lao Tzu fled, he also took on the responsibility of organizing the retreat of the army.

"Hey, now Cui Jin only wants to walk on the road, and I am very satisfied when no one pokes my spine. In a situation like mine, there are still things to do. It is already a wish, and there are other extravagant wishes!" Cui Jin shook her head. road.

"Cui Ang is Cui Ang, and you are you!" Luo Dao said, "A real man stands in the world, as long as he is worthy of his heart, that's fine."

"But that is my father after all, and the son will not say anything about the father's fault." Cui Jin's eyes showed a deep sadness: "The father pays the debt, and there is nothing to say."

Luo Xin sighed, and glanced at Cui Jin: "Why is it the protocol department?"

Cui Jindao: "An Zhiyou is wondering, how can a guy like me with a leg and a scar work in the concierge department? Zhao Song pays the most attention to appearance and manners. Back then, the concierge department guys in Bianliang were all Impressive!"

Luo Xin laughed, Cui Jin didn't think he was disobedient, and he didn't hide it anymore, otherwise he would appear petty.

"That's the question!"

"This is the Northwest, and this is the Western Army!" Cui Jin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Here, strength is the hero. Everyone will give a thumbs up when they see the martial arts. Soldiers will bow to say hello, but frail scholars are not very popular, so in our Western Army, even civil servants are mostly those who can hold a sword and bend a bow. It can be poor, but you can't. Most of the people greeted and sent by the protocol department were the chiefs and envoys of the various tribes under the rule, or the barbarians from outside the territory. They thought I was injured on the battlefield, but when they saw that I had suffered such a serious injury The injury is still alive and kicking, so he is naturally a hero, so when I saw me, I admired three points first, and I can be regarded as eloquent with my mouth, and I still have goods in my stomach. I took it with a shy face."

Luo Xin suddenly realized that the western army is really different from the south.

"Ziyu, this time I came to the Western Army under the order of the Chief Assistant. Although the Chief Assistant only said that I would come and have a look and send some things they urgently need to the Western Army, I know in my heart that there are still some things to do during this trip. There are other meanings in it, Shoufu didn't say it, because he didn't want to add pressure to me. But I still want to do something, so, did Ziyu teach me?"

Cui Jin smiled slightly, and said, "Since Xiao Erlang didn't say anything, you naturally don't have to do anything."

"Could it be that Ziyu is not willing to help me?" Luo Xin was suddenly displeased.

"No." Cui Jin said: "Anzhi, although Xiao Erlang is thousands of miles away, he can clearly see the situation in front of the Western Army, so he didn't say anything. Because he knows that whatever he asks now will cause trouble. The generals of the Western Army are disgusted."

"Director Xiao?"

"Director Xiao doesn't mention it." Cui Jin said: "There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Western Army, how many of them have never fought against the Song Army? Everyone really doesn't like Zhao Song's situation. Zhao Song blocked the Northwest for more than ten years. You probably don’t know how hard life is. Anzhi, not everyone is as innocent as the manager. Most people remember the bitterness and hatred of these years!"

Luo Xin was dumbfounded.

This is impossible.

The newly established Song court claimed to be orthodox, so he had to accept everything from the previous Bianliang Zhao and Song Dynasties, whether it was good or bad.

It seems reasonable for the Western Army to transfer the hatred of Bianliang Zhao Song to Jiang Ning Xin Song.

"Ordinary people's thoughts are very simple. If you treat me well, I will treat you well. If you treat me badly, I will naturally not give you a good look!" Cui Jin spread her hands and said, "And in the upper ranks of the Western Army, there are divided into There are several different factions. The vast majority of people hope that the chief executive will establish himself as the emperor. I think that the Liao Kingdom is now so strong that the Western Army really can’t fight against it, so I think we should bow down to the Liao people in exchange for survival.”

Luo Xin said in surprise: "That is to say, no one wants to form an alliance with us or even obey the Jiangning court!"

"Perhaps the manager has that intention?" Cui Jin smiled and said, "However, no matter how high the prestige of the manager is, there is nothing he can do about it."

Luo Xintian sighed: "The first assistant's guess is really accurate, no wonder he asked me to come this time in a hurry. Obviously, if I don't come again, I'm afraid that the Western Army will be even more alienated from us."

"It's already alienated!" Cui Jin said indifferently: "In the past ten years, apart from hatred, blockade, war, death, and poverty, what else has Zhao Song and the Western Army had?"

"Of course it's different now!" Luo said, "I brought trust and friendship."

Cui Jin laughed loudly: "The Western Army only believes in fists and knives, not empty words!"

Luo Xin turned his head, pointed to the dozens of attendants who were following them, and said, "They will let the Western Army know that our trust and friendship are not empty words!"

Cui Jin glanced at the people behind him suspiciously, they were ordinary, except for some guys who were obviously warriors, there was really nothing special about them.

"Anzhi, with all due respect, you came in time this time, but it is not easy to persuade the Western Army to go up and down!" Cui Jin said: "The general manager summoned the eight major military commanders and political officials from all over the country to gather in Xingqing Mansion. I gave you a chance to show off, but everything has two sides, if you mess up, even the manager, it is impossible to follow everyone's will and go your own way."

"Understood!" Luo Xin nodded.

"The envoys from the Liao people are coming soon!" Cui Jin said, "I picked you up to Xingqing Mansion today, and then I'm going to meet the envoys from the Liao people!"

Seeing Luo Xin's eyes flicker, Cui Jin laughed loudly: "Zian, maybe you still want to follow Ban Zhongsheng's example and attack the Liao people's envoys at night and kill them all, so as to force the Western Army to form an alliance with you? ?”

"Luo Xin is a scholar, but he can't do such a thing!" Luo Xin shook his head.

"Even if you want to do it, you can't do it!" Cui Jin smiled: "Zhang Changshi does everything without leaking."

Inside the general manager's mansion, Luo Xin bowed slightly and saluted Xiao Ding.

This is the first time he saw Xiao Ding.

All the images about Xiao Ding were heard from Xiao Cheng, as well as the legends about Xiao Ding outside.

This man in Hebei was the hero who made the Liao people shy away from him.

In the northwest, they broke through Tubo, conquered the Western Regions, and opened up thousands of miles of territory.

The Tokyo Incident turned against Zhao and Song. Since then, the Western Army has become independent. For more than ten years, Liao and Song, the two largest empires in the world, were in a state of embarrassment.

Xiao Ding, known as the number one general in the world, is the roof of the general's fighting power.

"Boss, this is a private letter from our chief assistant!" First, he took out a letter from a box and handed it to Xiao Ding, and then took out a thick stack of paper and presented it.

"What is this?" Xiao Ding smiled and opened the thick stack of paper first.

It turned out to be a painting.

The daily life of Xiao Cheng's family of three.

There were three people sitting around eating together, Xiao Cheng was reading, Jiang Yingxue was weaving, and his son Xiao Kang was sitting and practicing calligraphy.

There are also three people who go outing together and fly kites together,

All in all, everyday chores.

Zhang Yuan and Tuoba Yangwei also looked over these paintings together.

The painting is very realistic, and the three people are painted vividly.

"Erlang is getting old!" Tuoba said with a smile, stroking his long beard majestically.

"It's mature, how can it be old?" Zhang Yuan retorted with a smile: "In the blink of an eye, Erlang should be almost thirty, right?"

"It's still a year away, he is seven years younger than me!" Xiao Ding said with a smile: "I am thirty-six this year, and he is twenty-nine this year."

"Men come in and women come out, that's thirty! Thirty-year-old Shoufu, this is the first in the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years! When we were with him, he was only sixteen years old. In a blink of an eye, It's been more than ten years, and we are all old!" Zhang Yuan sighed. "I knew that Erlang was not an ordinary person back then."

"Do you need to say that? Back then in Hengshan, without Erlang, we couldn't get together at all. We still use the rules that Erlang set up back then! Sometimes I'm really surprised, sixteen-year-old Erlang , how come there are so many whimsical ideas, no, no, no, not whimsical ideas, but forward-looking, because the things he said back then, the more we use them, the more useful we find them?" Tuoba Yangwei road.

Listening to the two important ministers of the Western Army praising his chief assistant in unison, Luo Xin narrowed his eyes with a smile, but took out two more letters: "Chang Shi, this is from our chief assistant! Tuoba General, this is yours."

"We have it too?" The two called out in unison.

"The chief minister admires you both very much, and often tells us about your great achievements!" Luo Xin said with a smile.

The two couldn't wait to open the letter and read it, with smiles on their faces.

In fact, after receiving the letter, both of them still had serious expressions in their eyes.

But the more you look, the more relaxed your face becomes.

Because in the letter, Xiao Cheng didn't mention any business matters, it was all about reminiscing about the past, reminiscing about the hardships and joys of the days together.

All are adults.

They are also mature politicians.

Seeing the contents of this letter, both of them naturally understood what Xiao Cheng meant.

Private affairs are private affairs, and business affairs are business affairs.

Don't abolish public affairs because of private interests, but you don't have to forget personal interests because of public affairs.

Business is business.

Friendship is friendship.

Xiao Erlang is always so considerate.

In fact, the two were really afraid that Xiao Cheng would use the old friendship to talk to them about the current affairs.

They all owe favors to Mr. Xiao Erlang.

In this way, the two can easily face the next negotiation with Luo Xin.

Otherwise, you will inevitably shrink back and forth, always feeling like you owe the other party something.

The meaning of Luo Xin's coming is very clear, but with the current situation of the Western Army, it is absolutely impossible to agree.

"Eat together, eat together!" Xiao Ding said with a smile: "Have a few drinks, and at the dinner, Luo Shilang will talk to us about Erlang and his family."

"Okay, okay." Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "I have always admired Erlang's management skills. Luo Shilang is Erlang's confidant, and I have many things to ask for advice."

"Today is my treat. I only talk about family affairs, not business affairs. If you want to ask Luo Shilang these things, I will invite him alone later!" Xiao Ding laughed and said, "Don't even think about hitting me Qiufeng!"

"Chang Shi, this is the secret of governing the country. If you want to inquire about these things from me, I dare not tell you." Luo Xin laughed.

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. I can tell you what I asked. Xiao Erlang has always been generous. I'll tell you about the rules and policies that Erlang made with us back then. Let's see if it's okay. There is something similar to yours! Besides, what you can use in the south may not be usable here."

"It seems that I also have to treat Luo Shilang to a meal. I still have some doubts and want to ask about some things about my clan's writing!" Tuoba Yangwei also laughed.

Seeing that the three giants of the Western Army had such friendship with their chief assistant, Luo Xin also heaved a sigh of relief. Anyway, this trip will at least not be a bad thing.

(End of this chapter)