Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 224 Deadly Ultimate Move

Luo Youdu sent Gao Huaide out, playing with the sword in his hand with a bit of excitement, this Crow Nine Sword is by no means a simple return gift.

From the very beginning, Luo Youdu felt that there was an expert behind Gao Huaide.

Because the plaque above the gate of the Gao family is Gao Zhai, not Gao Mansion.

There are many etiquettes and strict levels in ancient times.

The class restriction of housing construction is reflected in the size, shape and other aspects.There are even strict regulations on the number of studs on the gate, the number of steps on the door, what material can be used for the railings, and what kind of patterns can be used for decoration.

On TV, a certain mansion can be linked to a person’s home. In ancient times, try to hang it?

If you hang up on the same day, you have to play eggs on the same day.

This is called arrogance, and it can range from punishment to death.

Each era has different definitions of specifications in this regard.

In the current era, only the residences of prime ministers and princes can be called "fu", and the residences of other officials can only be called "zhai".

But the Gao family is qualified to be called the mansion. Gao Xingzhou was the king of Qi when he was alive, and he was posthumously named the king of Qin after his death.

Although Gao Huaide could not inherit the title, the glory of the family still exists, not to mention that the princess Gaomu is still alive.

But they hung up the tall house in a low-key manner and gave up the lofty lintel.

This operation is based on Luo Youdu's understanding of Gao Huaide, not his acting style.

Now that I think about it, it is likely that Gao's mother knows her son too well, and she is worried that the Gao family will not be able to afford this wealth.

Gao Huaide's ability is naturally beyond doubt, but to survive in the world, ability is often secondary, and interpersonal relationship and worldly sophistication are the key.

A character like Gao Huaide's going his own way can't be tolerated anywhere.

Just imagine, a few people made an appointment for a party, and they were chatting happily together. Gao Huaide suddenly wanted to go hunting, and then left everyone without saying a word.

How could the others have no opinion?

Fortunately, Gao Huaide's family background is good, no one wants to mess with him, if he is an ordinary family.With this kind of personality, he was eliminated long ago.

Even if they were not eliminated, they suffered a lot.

The clue can be seen from Gao Huaide's record in the battle of Huainan.

If there is no good relationship and good missions, he can't turn to him, such as Luo Youdu and Zhao Kuangyin, they won Liu Yanzhen and Huangfuhui because of Guo Rong's partiality.

It might be impossible for someone else to be as beautiful as the two of them, but it is not difficult to win.

Gao Huaide's two brilliant performances were picking tasks left by others that he was unwilling to do.

One cruise, followed Zhu Yuan's large troops to monitor his movements, and the other was to detect the enemy's situation.

That is to say, Gao Huaide's strength is excellent, and the task of F level has achieved the effect of A level.

During the cruise, he defeated [-] riders with [-] riders.

To detect the enemy's situation, he directly rushed into Zhu Yuan's Dazhai by surprise, did two back and forth, and captured a lieutenant general.

Otherwise, Gao Huaide would not have been able to get the position of commander of the left wing of Hujie.

But Gao Huaide's character, the higher the status, the easier it is to offend people.

There must be someone to protect him and take him to play with him.

Mother Gao's intention of giving this sword was probably entrusting the Gao family.

Luo Youdu looked at the sword in his hand and said, "Don't worry! How can I not love a talent like Brother Gao, how can I not use it!"

Luo Youdu values ​​profit, but he is not short-sighted and selfish.It is his goal to bring people who are willing to follow him, to benefit and succeed together.

Gao Huaide doesn't need to deal with interpersonal relationships that he is not good at. He likes to play music, and hunts when he likes to hunt. He even helps him find ancient music scores for him to have fun.As long as he can play to his own level during the war, it is enough.

Privy Council.

Luo Youdu met Tang Fuyao, Guo Rong's best friend.

"Brother Tang, how are things going in the north?"

Although Tang Fuyao is white, but he and Guo Rong met in a poor state and have a close relationship. Luo Youdu has given him great respect and has always been called a brother.

Now that the Southern Tang Dynasty has surrendered, Jiangling has also been pacified.

Luo Youdu applied to Guo Rong to transfer Tang Fuyao's Jiangling intelligence base to the north, and he was approved.

In the past half a year, Tang Fuyao has been busy with this matter in the north, this is the first time he has returned to Kaifeng.

Then he was caught by Luo Youdu who had been keeping an eye on the situation in the north.

"Reporting to Mr. Xiang, everything went well. The situation in the north is easier to infiltrate than we imagined. All this is thanks to Mr. Xiang's foresight..."

Tang Fuyao admires Luo Youdu now.

He is a businessman from the south and wants to move his position to the north to create a world.

This is not an easy matter.

Tang Fuyao once thought that Luo Youdu's success at a young age was too radical.

As a result, he found that when he took the tea leaves to the north to the land of Youyan, he was warmly received and welcomed by the merchants of the Northland, and the start was very smooth.

Luo Youdu was not surprised by this.

In later generations, he learned about Khitan's tea culture more than once from history books.

Perhaps it is because the northern hunting people like to eat meat and have indigestion. Tea is a good thing for digestion and relief.

The Khitans are obsessed with tea to such an extent that every household in their household cannot live without tea.

"History of Liao Dynasty" records: When Khitan worshiped the gods, they first served two cups of tea to the gods, and then served food.

Khitan people also treat guests mainly with soup and tea, offering soup first and then serving tea.

The key is that the Northland is not rich in tea, and almost all the tea has to be smuggled or purchased from Haidong Korea.

But just relying on this smuggling and Korea's production capacity is not enough to meet the needs of Khitan.So the brave ones sailed directly across the ocean, from Haidong Xiongjin River Estuary to Yangzhou to find Nantang to buy tea.

It is to gamble with your life. If you are lucky, you will make a lot of money if you succeed. If you lose the bet, you will be buried in the sea.

With the surrender of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the two sides also started trade.

Tea from Huainan and Jiangnan has sold well all over the country.

This smuggling environment has been completely cleared up, and it depends on who has a business vision and eats the first crab.

When chatting with Guo Rong, Guo Rong once boasted that if he hadn't become the emperor, he would have become a big businessman.

Luo Youdu even disdained to respond to this. If he was in business, he would at least be at Shen Wansan's level.

Now that Tang Fuyao has become the first person to eat crabs, he naturally made a lot of money and laid a good foundation.

Of course, the most important thing is to face the opponent.

The Sleeping Emperor Yelujing has the same name as Li Jing in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and his level is about the same.They're crony guys.

Xiao Siwen, the Nanjing left-behind in charge of the Youdu Mansion, is the nephew of Khitan Prime Minister Xiao Dilu. He married the eldest daughter of Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty, Princess Yan, and has a high status in Khitan.

But he is a Khitan who is more like a Han Chinese. He is well versed in history books and pays attention to appearance, but he knows nothing about marching and fighting.

It is also because of this that Luo Youdu attaches great importance to the next Northern Expedition.

The other party is careless, give you a chance, there will never be a second time.

It's not that Khitan doesn't have fierce men, it's just that Yelvjing doesn't know how to use them.

When they reacted and promoted Han Derang, Brother Yeluxiu, and Yelu Xiezhen to take over the frontier defense, the difficulty would have increased several times.

Luo Youdu said: "Help me pay attention to a few people, Yao Nebin, Wang Hong, Gao Yanhui, especially Yao Nebin. Pay attention..."

Wang Hong, Gao Yanhui, and Luo Youdu don't know each other, but one of them is serving as governor in Ningzhou, and the other is serving as chief historian in Yingzhou.

In history, these two states surrendered directly. Luo Youdu is not sure whether they were threatened to surrender, or whether they had the intention to surrender from the beginning, or they were not them at all, and they had to arrange someone to find out in advance.

But this Yao Neibin, Luo Youdu knows, is a great man.

During the Northern Expedition, Guo Rong led the crowd to surrender, and later appointed Zhao Kuangyin as a frontier general to resist Xixia, so that Xixia did not dare to violate the side for ten years, and he was called Yao Dachong.

If this can instigate Yao Neibin, it will have a miraculous effect.

Tang Fuyao said: "Is the Song Qi who is under Xianggong's imperial camp division the same Song Qi who became famous in Yan and Ji?"

Luo Youdu said: "It's him, what's wrong?"

As for Song Qi's origin, Luo Youdu already knew that Khitan Jinshi entered the Central Plains with the Khitan army and became Zhao Kuangzan's staff.In the first year of Guangshun, he left Zhao Kuangzan, met Kou Xiang in Kaifeng, and waited for an opportunity in Kaifeng until he used it.

Tang Fuyao said: "In the land of Yan and Ji, this officer under Xianggong's command is very famous. I have heard the name of the Second Song Dynasty many times in the north. One Song is Song Qi, and the other Song is Song Xiong."

"I don't know if Song Qi recognizes this Song Xiong, but we have established a firm foothold in the north for the time being. However, the big tree attracts the wind, and it also arouses a lot of jealousy. Many things are not easy to do by ourselves, and we need to buy and develop some of our own people."

"This Song Xiong is very famous in the north, and has been recruited by many big figures. He refused them all on the grounds of serving his mother. Among them, Xiao Siwen failed to invite him into an official position after three invitations."

"If Song Qi knows him, Xianggong might as well ask him. What is Song Xiong's ambition? Is he unwilling to be an official, or is he unwilling to be an official in Khitan? If it is the latter, with his help, we can get a lot of useful information. "

Luo Youdu suddenly got up.

This marching operation is to use everything to the extreme, and espionage is also the most critical part.

If it is as Tang Fuyao said, then this Song Xiong is a deadly move.

No more hesitation at the moment, let someone go to the Imperial Camp, call Song Qi over, and at the same time say: "Thank you, brother Tang, go down and rest first. Song Qi is in the Imperial Camp, going around for a few hours, It's almost night. I'll contact you about Song Xiong's specific situation."

Tang Fuyao bowed and left.

It was dusk when Song Qi arrived in Kaifeng.

The imperial court only prepared lunch, no dinner.

Luo Youdu simply called Song Qi home, and chatted while eating.

They are all his own people, Luo Youdu said straight to the point: "Cu Bao, do you know Song Xiong of Youzhou?"

Song Qi hurriedly said: "Of course I know, my subordinate is from Jixian County, Youzhou, and he is from Sanhe County. We were studying in Jixian County together, and we were not afraid of our husband's jokes. And called the Second Song Dynasty."

"Master, do you have any news about him?"

(End of this chapter)