The rise of the prince

Chapter 571
At the end of March, the sky in the north was cloudless, and goshawks began to hover over it, eyeing tigers.

After leaving Bazhou, the forward of the army has entered the territory of Yizhou, Liao.

The army stretched for tens of miles, and the striker was the most important thing. Wei Chaoren was glad that his subordinates were all elite, so he didn't need to worry about this.

The Guanbei Army under his command is guarding the Guanbei. Naturally, it is an elite force, and there are four Forbidden Army, Shenwu, Wulie, Xinjun, and Lingjie.The most elite is also his Ling Jie army, and this Ling Jie army is the most elite one. It was the Ling Jie army that Prince Xiao led to guard the north of the pass.

He mobilized the cavalry from the Lingjie Army and the elite heavy infantry from Guanbei to form a front army of 3000 people, consisting of his favorite general and his old friend Zheng Yu.

Although he also wanted his son to make meritorious service, Wei Chaoren knew his son's level.

The army is advancing slowly, the mountains to the west are covered with gray, looking to the north, the field of vision is completely unobstructed, until the sky and the earth are covered with gray, and the surrounding area is flat and open, which is the Qianli Plain, and to the west is the Taihang Mountain. Going east to the sea, whether it is the Liao Kingdom or the Jing Kingdom, they all want to compete for this piece of fertile land.

At this moment, the sound of horseshoes came from a distance, and it was his second son, Wei Xingping.

"Father!" Wei Xingping rode his horse over happily.

Seeing that his second son was so excited, Wei Chaoren finally had good news, probably because his eldest daughter Wei Yubai was too powerful since childhood, so he didn't devote too much effort to his second son. Although he cared about him, he never put too much pressure on him.

In this regard, his old friend, on both sides of the Taihang Mountains, is different from Yang Wenguang who is stationed west and east. Yang Hu, the son of the Yang family, has been strictly disciplined since he was a child.

Looking at his son who came over with a smirk on his face, Wei Chaoren also smiled, that's all, this son of his own is more than enough than his own, which is not bad.Besides, his Wei family also has "unique skills", and his daughter is still in the Pingnan Palace.
Tsk tsk, thinking of this, he couldn't help grinning. Back then, the Yang family married a princess and became a royal relative. At that time, he was only a ten-year-old child, but his style was as proud as the old lady of the Yang family. , he still remembers.

Well now, it's their Wei family's turn, and this is far from being comparable to any princess, who is King Pingnan, the emperor's favorite junior, maybe he will be the future emperor.

"Father, why are you giggling?" Wei Xingping rode over just as he was full of thoughts.

"Nizi, what is a smirk?" Wei Chaoren scolded.

"You obviously laughed." Seeing his son muttering in a low voice, Wei Chaoren quickly changed the subject: "Seeing that you are smiling so happily, there is some news from time to time."

Wei Xingping nodded again and again: "Yes, it's the military report of the vanguard general Zheng Yu."

"Oh, let's hear it." Hearing about the former army's military newspaper, he immediately became serious. He can rest assured that Zheng Yu is a man who will always pay attention to the former army. Once there is a war ahead, the Chinese army must provide quick support.

According to the experience of many years of fighting, in many cases, the three armies are linked, and the faster the army responds, the greater the chance of winning.

"Yes!" Wei Xingping said solemnly: "General Zheng's troops entered Yizhou, Liao Kingdom after noon yesterday, but so far they have not encountered any decent resistance from the Liao Army. Scout, other than that, there is nothing unusual.

However, General Zheng Yu said that there are always victorious troops stationed in Yizhou and Liao Kingdom. The horse infantry has at least 5000 soldiers. I don’t know if they have withdrawn to Nanjing, so it is better to be careful. He hopes that his father’s army can march faster. , to prevent the front and back from being difficult to cope with. "

Wei Chaoren nodded, "Chang Shengjun, you really need to be careful."

The Changsheng Army is composed of Han Chinese, and most of them are refugees from Liaodong.

At the beginning, Gao Yongchang from Bohai killed Xiao Baoxian in Tokyo of Liao Kingdom and stayed behind. He claimed to be the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, changed Yuan Yingshun, and occupied more than 50 states in Liaodong.The emperor of the Liao Kingdom sent Prime Minister Zhang Lin to crusade, but was defeated by Jurchen soldiers supporting Gao Yongchang in Shenzhou.Due to the burning, killing and looting by the Jurchen soldiers, many families in Liaodong were destroyed.

At that time, the Liao Kingdom also had to deal with the Jurchens, so they recruited these Liaodong refugees, and they brought their families to be killed or robbed by the Jurchens, and those who had enemies with the Jurchens formed an army, called the "resentment army", which was used to deal with the Jurchens. fight.

Later, Liaodong was recovered, and Jurchen surrendered to the Liao Kingdom. Some of this resentful army was incorporated into other Liao Kingdom Forbidden Army, and the elite of them were stationed in Yizhou, Liao Kingdom. They formed a separate army and confronted Jing Guo. military.

This ever-victorious army is an armed force that cannot be underestimated. It is also the most powerful armed force in Yizhou and Zhuozhou, south of Nanjing, on the border of Liao State and Jing State.The standing elite horse infantry is about [-], of which there are [-] cavalry, all of which have caught up with the number of horses in the Jingguo Imperial Army.

But Jingguo's first army, except for the new army, is at least an army of three or five chambers, with more than 5 people.

Therefore, the Ever Victorious Army cannot be underestimated. Although it is not known whether they will retreat to the north, Wei Chaoren still ordered the front army to suspend the advance, and the Chinese army to speed up to catch up, so as to prevent changes and provide quick support.

Then he asked the messenger to contact Wei Chaoren, the commander of the Chinese army who left Xiongzhou in the west, to report the situation and tell them to be more careful.

The messengers were dispatched soon, while Wei Xingping stayed behind to accompany the Chinese army.

"Could it be that you ran to the former army last night and came back this morning." Wei Chaoren asked his son.

Wei Xingping nodded: "Father, I just can't wait to see what the territory of the Liao Kingdom is like, but it doesn't look any different."

"Reckless, you are not as good as your sister in this. You are leading the five hundred elite cavalry of the Guanbei Army, and you are also the right guard. How can you go to the former army without a military order?" Wei Chaoren said.

"Father, you are still talking about my sister. I don't know where my sister is now. She is probably in King Pingnan's gentle town." Wei Xingping smirked.

"What nonsense!"

"Hey, Dad, in fact, my sister's is you, it must be very funny, maybe you even snicker when you sleep."

"It's not big or small, what nonsense are you talking about!" Wei Chaoren said: "King Pingnan is interested in your sister's ability, look at your sister, she is now a fifth-rank general, let's look at you."

Wei Xingping smiled and said, "If I followed King Pingnan, I would be a fifth-rank general now."

"Bullshit, I can't do it myself, and I still find so many irrelevant excuses."

"Father, you see, when my sister heard that Pingnan King was in Jiangzhou, she didn't care about anything. She went directly to Taiyuan to Jiangzhou, and then followed to suppress the bandits, and then went to the palace. She had planned to send herself out a long time ago. I can't compare to my sister's eyes." Wei Xingping sighed.

"Hmph, I know the sophistry. King Pingnan saved your father and me back then. Your sister only wanted to repay the kindness for such a great kindness." Wei Chaoren said with a straight face: "This time going north is a good opportunity, you should seize the opportunity yourself Bar."

"I know dad, I won't embarrass the Wei family." Wei Xingping chuckled.

"It's good to know."

While the father and son were talking, they suddenly ran towards Wei Chaoren, panting, "General, the front army meets the enemy, the front army meets the enemy! It's already started."

Wei Chaoren was startled, and said to Wei Xingping who was beside him, "Take your five hundred spirits and ride back to support, the reinforcements from the Chinese army will arrive shortly thereafter!"

"Decree!" Wei Xingping took the order, and immediately galloped his horse and began to transfer his own people.

"Do you know who the opponent is?" Wei Chaoren asked.

The scout shook his head: "I don't know, there are mostly horse troops on the opposite side, and they can't see the way. They will hand in their hands before noon today. It seems that there are at least a thousand people at present. I don't know if they are the former army."

Wei Chaoren nodded: "Go and rest first."

The scouts who had been running all the way said goodbye and went down to rest. Wei Chaoren frowned. There may be more than a thousand people, maybe it is an ever-victorious army.

It is not a good thing to encounter such a large-scale army just after entering the territory of the Liao Kingdom. It shows that the opponent has many soldiers and many generals, and it may be a tough battle.

At the beginning of April, Yeli Wangrong returned to the Kingdom of Xia, returned from Yongle City to Xingqing Mansion, and went to Emperor Li Ji on business.

Before entering the city, he abided by the agreement with Li Xingzhou, and set up four "Linglong Crystal Cups" on a stand, and they were carried into the city by people, and presented to the emperor along Zhengzhong Avenue, thousands of people gathered on the road to watch This Jingguo treasure.

The people of Xia were as happy as the people of Xia, and the people of Jing were naturally as happy as the people of Jing. If they just fooled around, they would get the important town of Tang Long from Jing Guo, which was a great benefit.

Xia Guo people also have their own spirit to meet their needs, so the benefits of Xia Guo's benefits are infinitely magnified. These topics are discussed everywhere in the streets and alleys, restaurants and tea shops, saying that if they win Tanglong Town, they will control a large area.It is also said that it can even threaten Jingguo Taiyuan, and some analysis can control Jingguo's capital so that Jingguo dare not act rashly.

Most of them are well-founded and convincing.

Of course, there are also those four precious exquisite crystal cups. Some people say that they are made of sand crystals in the thousand-year-old river for seven to 49 days. Some people say that the magic weapon is a treasure consecrated by the eminent monk of Jingguo.

Anyway, just blowing it to death, the more valuable this treasure is, the more profitable it will be for Xia Guo to become a vassal.

Therefore, in just a few days, the treasure "Crystal Delicate Cup" was spread like a priceless treasure.

Liang Zhi is an ordinary person in Xingqing Mansion, but compared to ordinary people, he has a better life. Relying on the skills he learned, he owns a hair-shaving stall, and his life is not bad. (Xia Guo originally worshiped the Tang Dynasty and had full hair, but in the middle period, there was a generation of emperors who didn't know what to do, designed a hairstyle, shaved in the middle, kept double ponytails, and asked men all over the country to follow his hairstyle, aesthetically pleasing explode).

There is not much business today. He just listened to someone blowing the exquisite crystal cup in a high-grade restaurant with rammed earth. He listened so fascinated that his saliva was drooling when he came back to his senses. If he can have such a treasure in his life , I don’t have to worry about eating and drinking.

But he just thought about it. When he entered the city, he had seen that thing from afar. It was brighter than the ice and snow in winter. It almost blinded his dog's eyes under the sun. This kind of thing is probably only available in the fairy family, so where is it his turn? portion.

Thinking about this, he hummed a little song and walked into the shop, but within a few steps, he saw a man looking around from a distance. Liang Zhi could tell at a glance that this man was not from Xia Guo, because he was a man, but he kept All hair, and looking around there, looking cautious and scared.

Nine times out of ten, he is from Jingguo. He looks like a Han Chinese, with full hair and careful care, so he must be from Jingguo.

Liang Zhi is also Han and can speak Chinese, so when he went up, he greeted in Chinese: "Brother, you just came here."

The man was startled, he hesitated and nodded: "My lord, let me look around, he is from Jingguo, and it's his first time to do business in Xiaguo."

"Business, oh, no wonder." Every year, a large number of businessmen from Jingguo come to Xiaguo to do business. These people have a tacit understanding between the two countries. But he had never seen this person before. After all, he was in a foreign country, so what if he was targeted by gangsters and directly killed and robbed.

"But I don't think you look like a businessman." Liang Zhi has been in the market for decades, and he still has this point. He is timid and flustered, with only one burden on his body, he doesn't look like a businessman.

"This..." Seeing that there was no one around, Zhang lowered his voice and said, "Brother, what I do is not an ordinary business."

Liang Zhi suddenly became interested. The area of ​​Xingqing Mansion is connected to the Western Regions and the Central Plains. There are many business travelers coming and going. He has long been used to various scenes, and he is keenly aware that there may be profits in it, so he whispered: "You Come with me, be more natural, just pretend that we met two mornings."

Zhang Wang hesitated, "Brother, I am an honest person."

"Don't be afraid, I'm also an honest person. I just want to see what kind of business you are. If you can do business with us, you can't go our separate ways. Don't worry." Liang Zhi comforted. Mansion, in broad daylight, how dare he do?

Zhang Wang nodded and followed behind him.

The two returned to his barber shop while talking casually.

The shop is not in the downtown area, but it is actually in his yard. There are many people passing by the door, and neighbors from the left and right will also come to his place, but as soon as he enters the door, he quickly closes the door.

When someone came to the main room, Liang Zhi said: "Brother, tell me about your business and how it is done."

Seeing Zhang Wang hesitate, he put the package on the table, and then said: "To tell you the truth, brother, I was not a businessman before. The reason why I came to Xia Kingdom is actually because my father is the imperial glazer of Jing Kingdom."

"Liu Lijiang!" Zhang Wang was startled.

Zhang Wang nodded: "My father burns official kilns, and the glazed products produced must be paid as tribute to the emperor, and they are not allowed to be kept privately, but the money given by the royal family is far from worth it."

Liang Zhi was full of thoughts, and his heart became more and more excited. He is a smart old Jiang Hu. As soon as the young man in front of him said half of what he said, he made a good guess and said excitedly: "Little brother, stop talking, I I understand what you mean! Tell me how you want to sell it."

"Well, in fact, I don't really know what the price of the colored glaze is. My colored glaze is directly supplied to the palace, so...Brother, I think you are so sincere, why don't you help me take a look." Zhang Wang seriously explain.

"Okay, okay!" Liang Zhi nodded quickly, secretly happy: "Little brother, you have found the right person, I know this business best, show me the goods, I will give you an estimate, don't worry, old brother I will never lie to you."

Zhang Wang nodded: "Hey!" As he opened the package, seven or eight small glazed products were piled up on the table, Liang Zhi was instantly dumbfounded, and he exclaimed
(End of this chapter)