Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 401 Blessed and Difficult (please subscribe!)
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"I heard no. The Jin Kingdom rose in the north, and the Liao Kingdom fell. Now the capital of Liao has been lost. The army of the Jin Kingdom is preparing to attack Liao Zhongjing. The Lord of Liao was so frightened that he fled to the capital of Liaoxi."

"That's right! The Liao Kingdom also has today. When the Liao Kingdom was strong, it harassed the northern part of the Song Dynasty every year, burned, killed and looted, and did all kinds of evil, so it should be rewarded!"

"Whether it is the prosperity of the Liao Kingdom or the prosperity of the Jin Dynasty, it is definitely not a good thing for our Song Dynasty. These two countries are both barbarians and Di, and whoever they meet, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not offend our Song Dynasty, burn, kill and plunder our people. Unless I, Song Dynasty, can take back Yanyun's hometown and build a steel defense line there, we will never be able to avoid future troubles."

"Marshal Tong is not advocating the recovery of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, why not take this opportunity to go north to restore our Han people's homeland?"

"Marshal Tong is going to lead his troops south to Fangla and the gang of bandits, so he has no time to go north... It's a pity to miss this golden opportunity!"

"Brother Han's news is too ill-informed. Don't you know that the imperial court intends to let Li Dadu, the governor of Andong's Protectorate, go north to attack Liaoxijing and recover Yanyun's old place?"

"Is there such a thing?"

"Xiaosheng has also heard about it, but I don't know whether Li Dadu is going or not?"

"Governor Li is a great hero of the Han people. He has opened up borders overseas and promoted the mighty power of the Han people. Xiaoke asserts that if there is one person among the Han who can regain the old place of Yanyun, it must be the Governor Li!"

"Li Yan has hundreds of thousands of powerful soldiers in his hands, and has recuperated for many years. If he is willing to go, he will definitely be able to regain the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. I am afraid that he will not go."

"Why don't you want to go?"

"Selfishness too."

"selfish?"

"Taifeng and Goryeo are on the north side of the two counties of Lelang and Zhenfan. If Li Yan moves his army northward, his defense line will be empty, which will give Taifeng and Goryeo an opportunity. The consequences will be unpredictable. The land of the Central Plains is not Li Yan's territory, so how could he risk his own territory being taken away to help the Central Plains build the Great Wall?"

"Measuring the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, the governor is a saint of ancient and modern times, how can he be so narrow-minded, Xiaosheng asserted that the governor will definitely abandon the views of the sect, send a large army northward, restore our homeland of the Han people, rebuild the Great Wall of steel for the Han people, and never die Doom!"

"Which one is a villain and which one is a gentleman, you have to tell the truth. I bet that Li Yan will not go north to recover Yanyun's old place. If he goes north, I would like to walk around Bianliang barefoot for three days."

"I bet you that if the governor doesn't go north to regain Yanyun's old place, I will dig my own eyes!"

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For a while, it seemed that the entire Kaifeng government was discussing Li Yanbei's going to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

Among them, there are two places that are the most discussed - one is Taixue, and the other is brothel.

Needless to say, Taixue, the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty lived in a free and enlightened political environment, so the scholars of the Song Dynasty liked to make speeches, reason, and discuss state affairs.

The brothel has always been a gathering place for literati and inkmen, so naturally it has become one of the places where Li Yan went north to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. In addition, prostitutes are also contributing to the flames. Zhao Yuannu, the No. 1 prostitute in the capital, publicly said : "If the governor of the metropolis sends a large army north to recover the old place of Yanyun, my slave Zhao Yuannu is willing to play the qin and flute for the governor of the metropolis."

Ever since Li Shishi mysteriously disappeared, Zhao Yuannu has become the undisputed No.1 prostitute in the capital. Countless people have spent a lot of money and can't see her. Now she publicly says that as long as Li Yan sends troops north to recover Yanyun's old place, she is willing to play the piano for Li Yan Xiao, how could it be possible to keep people from talking about it?
In such an atmosphere, the Anton Mission headed by Wen Huanzhang entered Beijing.

Wen Huanzhang and others were still ten miles away from Tokyo City, and a group of Song Dynasty officials went out of the city to greet them.

It was almost noon, and the officials of the Song Dynasty suddenly saw hundreds of people coming from a distance, and they were driving hundreds of carts.

The people are all dressed up in Song Dynasty, and the carts are filled with Goryeo celadon, Goryeo paper, Goryeo cloth, tussah silk, fur, ginseng, colored glaze, and scented soap. Twenty carts are still carriages for people, so there is no need to drive them. The curtain, everyone can guess that there are probably beauties in it-Korea beauties.

In addition, the horses pulling these hundred carts are all high-end horses from the Northland.

It is not easy to estimate the value of these one hundred big cars, but at least it must be worth several million guan.

The officials of the Song Dynasty thought: "These one hundred carts are Li Yan's tribute to the officials?"

When they got close, Wen Huanzhang took a closer look, and found that many of the people who came to greet them were his old acquaintances.

All of a sudden, Wen Huanzhang couldn't help being filled with emotion!
Over the past few years, Professor Yin Anren suddenly summoned the army to hold Qi Lun in front of him.

There are many old acquaintances in the court, but there is no one who recommends sages.

"If I hadn't met the governor by chance back then, how could I have heard that Huanzhang returned to his hometown today?"

Having been in a high position for many years and also in charge of the government, if the Anton Protectorate was compared to an imperial court, then Wen Huanzhang was the undisputed prime minister, under one man, above ten thousand!

This kind of Wen Huanzhang has already cultivated a demeanor that people dare not underestimate, so that none of Wen Huanzhang's old acquaintances dare to come forward to greet him.

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Among the welcome people, there are Cai You, Li Bangyan, Lin Lingsu, Wang Qing and others, so as not to lose face of the court!

Cai You had the most dealings with Wen Huanzhang, and considered himself Li Yan's friend with a higher status than Wen Huanzhang, so he didn't take Wen Huanzhang too seriously, saying: "Li Yan really treats his brother-in-law as a What happened, I sent you here."

Wen Huanzhang said: "My family's chief governor has no brothers or sisters, but General Wang, a righteous brother. Naturally, he respects General Wang. My family's chief governor once said that whoever insults General Wang will bring his army to him!"

As soon as Wen Huanzhang said this, the atmosphere froze immediately!
Wang Qing looked around and said with a smile, "My brother still likes to joke like this."

Wen Huanzhang was noncommittal, then took out a gift slip and handed it to Wang Qing with both hands, saying: "There are constant frictions on the border, and the governor is worried that war will break out, so he went to the front line to sit in person, so he can't come to congratulate General in person to be recruited. The governor deeply regretted this, and specially ordered Xiao Ke to bring a hundred carts of gifts to congratulate him, and apologize to the general."

Hearing what Wen Huanzhang said, all the officials looked at the hundred carts again, and all of them thought: "It turns out that these hundred carts were not paid as tribute to the officials, but to Master Wang. Congratulations, how close is Master Wang and Governor Li?"

After hearing this, Wang Qing was very satisfied, and even more regretful about the choice he made!

Wen Huanzhang said again: "In addition, the governor also prepared a good ship for the general, and it will be able to reach Tokyo in just one or two days."

Wang Qing said with a smile, "Why is my brother so polite?"

Wen Huanzhang glanced at the officials of the Song Dynasty, and then said: "The governor said that if you are a brother for a day, you will be a brother for life. He and the general have the same blessings and difficulties!"

After hearing this, the officials of the Song Dynasty were all moved!
When Wang Qing saw it, he thought to himself, "Li Yanzhen is a believer, good brother!"

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(End of this chapter)