Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 363 Putting face down (please subscribe!)

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Incheon Port.

Li Yan personally led a group of people from the Anton Governor's Mansion to wait for the arrival of Song's fleet at the port.

Li Shishi persuaded: "The port is windy, the governor should go to the hall to rest, I'll just wait to meet them."

Li Yandao: "The people who came with the boat this time may be the cornerstone of our mooring Liangshan, I must personally welcome them."

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, someone suddenly shouted, "Here we come! We come!"

Li Yan looked up and saw a fleet of fifty or sixty large ships coming in the distance.

Li Yan said: "Prepare the drum music."

Amidst the sound of gongs and drums, Song Guo's fleet docked at the port, and Li Yan greeted them with a group of civil, military and personal guards.

Seeing Li Yan put on such an enthusiastic posture, Cai You, who was the first to disembark, said with emotion: "I have been to Seoul several times, and this time I have seen the enthusiasm of Seoul!"

Li Yan apologized and said: "Master Cai's visits are very unfortunate. They all came when I was not in Seoul, and the people below are not good at doing things, so they neglected Mr. Cai."

Cai You said: "Okay, okay, don't deceive me by talking nicely, come, come, let me introduce you two adults."

Cai You first introduced someone to Li Yan, and said, "This is the Young Master King of the current dynasty."

The Young Prime Minister is the Right Prime Minister. Li Yan, who has an eyeliner in the court, knows that not long ago, Zhao Ji promoted Wang Fuchao to the eighth rank as the Stone Prime Minister, so he knew that this person must be Wang Fu, one of the six thieves.

Li Yan said: "I have seen Mr. Zaifu."

Wang Fu said with a smile: "Master Li opened up the territory for the country, and also brought in the sacred beast unicorn. The officials praised Li Sir's loyalty when they met everyone. This time, I have been specially appointed to host the Jinfeng Music for you, Mr. Li. The matter of Duke Lang."

It turned out that after discussions between the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty, they believed that the people who wanted Li Yan were still the main personnel, and if they were reduced by seven or eight, Li Yan would be furious, and it is very likely that he would not give money.

Therefore, at Cai You's suggestion, Zhao Ji granted Li Yan a duke, and it was not the county duke, but the county duke.

Li Yan was naturally happy when the Marquis became a duke, but Li Yan also faintly felt that Zhao Ji and his ministers were so generous, they probably didn't hold their farts well.

Therefore, after getting acquainted with Li Bangyan, Li Yan directly asked what he was most concerned about: "Three adults, I don't know what you brought to the lower officials when you came here this time? Don't blame the three adults, you also know, we The war between the Anton Protectorate's Mansion and Taifeng and Goryeo is imminent..."

Cai You glanced at Wang Fu and Li Bangyan, meaning: "You guys say it, you did it."

Seeing this, Wang Fu smiled and said, "The three keel bones are already on their way here, and the iron bars, cowhide, and tendons are being loaded into the ship. We can set off after we go back. The Tai students come with us for a thousand, and the rest Come together with iron bars, cowhide, beef tendons, etc., we brought all the low-level generals and schools you wanted, as well as their families, not a lot."

Li Yan was still waiting for Wang Fu's next words, but Wang Fu stopped talking about this.

Li Yan asked: "No more?"

Li Bangyan said: "The craftsmen and boatmen have to gather slowly..."

Li Yan wanted to say: "There are more than [-] to [-] craftsmen who built the Longevity Mountain for Zhao Ji, why can't they even come up with [-]?"

But when the words came to his lips, Li Yan swallowed the words again, thinking: "It is appointed that Zhao Ji has to keep these craftsmen to continue to build his Longevity Mountain."

Li Bangyan continued: "Mr. Li, don't worry, the [-] craftsmen and [-] boatmen you want will be sent to you for at most three months, together with their families."

Li Yan asked: "Then those officials I want?"

Wang Fu said earnestly: "Zong Ze, Li Gang, Li Guang, Zhang Xiaochun, Zhang Shuye, Tang Zhong, Zhan Du, Chen Yu, Zhao Li, Li Ruoshui, Liu Wei, Wang Zhi, they all have important positions in their positions. If you can't be transferred to the Anton Governor's Mansion, I still hope that Duke Li..."

Before Wang Fu could finish speaking, Li Yan pressed his head and said: "I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable, excuse me first." Then he told Jin Fushi: "Lizhi, treat the three of you well for me. My lord, by the way, hold a banquet in honor of those imperial students and generals in the Dadu Protectorate, and arrange for their families. From now on, they will be members of our Anton Protectorate, and we must treat them kindly."

After speaking, Li Yan nodded to Cai You, then turned and left without looking at Wang Fu and Li Bangyan for a second time.

Seeing Li Yan leave, Wen Huanzhang and the others followed immediately. Some even groaned, and some even bluntly said: "The promised two thousand Tai students came, and only one thousand came! The officials you wanted, Almost no one came, only some low-level generals and schools! There are no keels or military supplies!", "This court is really disappointing!", "There is no integrity at all!"...

After a while, only Song envoys, their entourage and Li Cao's people were left on the pier.

What made it impossible for Cai You, Wang Fu, and Li Bangyan to step down at all was that Jin Fushi bowed to the three of them and said, "I'm really sorry for the three adults. For their family members, the next official will take them off the ship and arrange them properly, and then come to greet the three adults."

After apologizing, Jin Fushi took Li Cao's people to greet Tai Xue, Han Shizhong and others who had not yet disembarked.

After Jin Fushi and others left, some of the officials brought by Cai You, Wang Fu, and Li Bangyan couldn't help saying:
"This Li Yan is too domineering. Da Song, represented by the three adults, represents the official family, and he dares to neglect the three adults!"

"I think this Li Yan already has the heart of disobedience, otherwise how dare he do so!"

"I used to think that Li Yan was a loyal minister, but now I know that this guy is a traitor!"

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Cai You, Wang Fu, and Li Bangyan are not as ignorant as these officials.

Although Li Yan is a courtier of the Song Dynasty in name, in fact, Li Yan's Andong Dufu is the same as the original Koryo, with complete autonomy. At best, he regards the Song Dynasty as the suzerain state. At that time, Li Yan naturally listened to the Great Song Dynasty in everything. When the Great Song Dynasty was in decline, Li Yan could just bird the Great Song if he was willing to bird the Great Song, and he would not bird the Great Song if he was not willing to bird the Great Song. Relations between countries have always been like this.

Cai You said: "Well, I think Li Yan has to give us face... You don't know Li Yan at all, Li Yan is a donkey, he can't be led, he can't go backwards, he has to smooth his hair, but you are good, It’s fine if you don’t give him the officials he wants, and if you don’t give them the things happily, I’m afraid this matter will be difficult, and it’s a pity that I have worked for several months!”

Wang Fu said: "My lord Cai, it's not that we don't give those officials, it's the officials and Tong Shumi who don't give them. As for the things that Li Yan wants, if we ship them all and Li Yan doesn't pay, then we can You will become a sinner of Da Song!"

Cai You said: "You don't understand Li Yan at all. Li Yan promises a thousand dollars, and he will do anything he promises!"

Li Bangyan said: "Yes, yes, it is we who treat the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

Wang Fu said: "This is the end of the matter, what's the use of talking about it, Master Cai, you go and talk to Li Yan, we will bring the remaining people, keel and supplies as soon as possible, and ask him to pay the money quickly, the officials are waiting. This money quells civil unrest."

Li Bangyan also said: "I also ask Mr. Cai to mediate."

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PS: There will be another chapter in a while, but it may be later, that chapter is only half written now.

(End of this chapter)