Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 501 Master, where are you? (Please subscribe!)
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The three passes are Waqiao Pass, Yijin Pass and Yukou Pass.

These three passes are the frontier fortresses in the north of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Waqiaoguan is located in Xiongzhou, and the original name of Xiongzhou was actually Waqiaoguan, which was renamed Xiongzhou by Emperor Shizong Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

Both Yijin Pass and Yukou Pass are in Bazhou, one is in the east and the other is in the north, forming a corner.

These three passes were once one of the important areas for the Northern Song Dynasty to garrison troops to defend the Khitan cavalry going south.

Zhao Ji asked the participating generals and 20 troops to join forces at Sanguan in early September.

From Waqiaoguan to the south, the post road is flat and wide, extending to the bank of the Yellow River, and Hejian Mansion is the place where this road must pass.

At this moment, the Xuanfu Division of Hejian Mansion is in the middle.

Hearing Ma Kuo say that there was Zhao Ji's Jade Seal of Chuan Guo on Li Yan's table, and that Li Yan got this Jade Seal of Chuan Guo from Zhao Ji seven or eight years ago, Tong Guan and Cai You thought of something at the same time, and their faces turned pale at the same time. Change!
Tong Guan said to Ma Kuo calmly, "Go down first."

From the expression changes of Tong Guan and Cai You, Ma Kuo guessed that they should know something.

However, Ma Kuo also knew that his position was too low, and there were some things that people of his level should not know.

Therefore, seeing Tong Guan's order to expel guests, Ma Kuo begged Tong Guan to hand over the memorial of "On not allowing Li Yan to enter the pass" to Zhao Ji, and then left.

When Ma opened the door, Tong Guan and Cai You were silent at the same time.

After a long while, Tong Guan broke the silence and said, "Let's stop hiding it, I believe, with Mr. Cai, your eyeliner in the palace will not be unaware that the Shangyuan Festival happened seven years ago. What's the matter?"

Cai You was silent for a while, and said: "At that time, I was in the palace, right next to the official family."

Tong Guandao: "So, the treasure lost in the palace is really the Jade Seal of the Kingdom? And Li Yan is the robber saint who can fly over the roof? A certain family only heard that Li Yan's martial arts skills are so powerful that he can decapitate an enemy general among thousands of armies. , I never thought he would have such a skill of coming and going.”

Cai You snorted and said, "It's so high."

Tong Guan asked: "What's going on?"

Cai You said, "I can't tell you about this matter."

Tong Guan rolled his eyes and said: "A certain family heard that Zhang Di, the cabinet chief who died, once helped the officials dig a tunnel to lead directly... Li Yan must have entered the palace through that tunnel, right?"

Seeing that Tong Guan had guessed it himself, Cai You said: "Don't spread the matter randomly, it involves the prestige of the officials... Why did Li Yan steal the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom!"

Seeing that Cai You admitted in disguise, Tong Guan secretly blamed Zhao Ji and others for their absurdity, how could he dig a tunnel for Zhao Ji to go out and meet the famous prostitute Li Shishi in secret?

Tong Guandao: "Now it's not a question of whether we pass it on or not. Li Yan has already taken out the Chuanguo Yuxi, which shows that Li Yan no longer wants to hide this matter. It is very likely that Li Yan will publicize it when he ascends the throne. In order to attack the prestige of officials."

Cai You said: "What are you afraid of? When the time comes, we will insist that Li Yan is lying. His Imperial Seal is a fake. What can he do to the officials?"

Tong Guan said: "If Li Xingshou is also in Li Yan's hands, what should we do?"

"This……"

At the beginning, Zhao Ji's loss of his treasure when the palace was stolen and Li Shishi's mysterious disappearance happened at the same time.

These two incidents were widely circulated at the time, and even now some people in Tokyo are still talking about these two incidents.

What's more, it's different from when it was passed on in the past. Now someone is passing it on. The treasure that Zhao Ji lost is the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, even the storyteller said so.

In fact, it is not surprising that there is this legend, because like Cai You, there are actually many people who knew that Zhao Ji had lost the jade seal of the Chuanguo, such as Wang Fu, Li Bangyan, Liang Shicheng, and Gao Qi, who were all by Zhao Ji's side at the time, and there were many others. Young servant.

In addition, about the tunnel that Zhang Di dug for Zhao Ji back then, it has now been spread.

Like Tong Guan, who wasn't in Tokyo at the beginning, didn't he also guess this matter?
Cai You didn't know how to deal with this matter, so he could only write a secret letter to Zhao Ji overnight.

After Zhao Ji received the secret letter, he was shocked, and called Wang Fu and Li Bangyan overnight to discuss what to do?
Wang Fu thought for a while, and said: "There is no other way, but to kill him and refuse to admit it, and then take out the jade seal we made back then."

Li Bangyan said: "The one I made at the beginning was too hasty, the quality of the selected jade was not very good, and the craftsmanship was rough, so I couldn't fool the experts."

Wang Fu said: "Take it out first to replace it, and then ask someone to make a better replacement. Besides, although the original one, although you can't tell whether it is true or not, there is no public opinion on whether it is true or not. If it is exposed, we will Just insist that the one in the official's hand is the one that Duan Yi offered back then."

Li Bangyan nodded and said, "Yes, in fact, as long as the country is stable and Li Yan is not given an opportunity, the Chuan Guo Yuxi will not be able to make waves at all."

Hearing what Wang Fu and Li Bangyan said, Zhao Ji's nervous heart couldn't help but relax.

Zhao Ji then showed Wang Fu and Li Bangyan the memorial "On not allowing Li Yan to enter the pass" written by Ma Kuo and Tong Guanzhuan.

After Li Bangyan looked at it, he said: "Li Yan took out all the Chuanguo Yuxi, which shows that Li Yan is indeed going to rebel, and it is very likely that he will ascend the throne in a short time and announce it to the world."

Wang Fu said: "Ma Kuo's analysis makes some sense, so no matter what we can't teach Li Yan to take Yanjing, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

Zhao Ji said: "Zhao Liangsi suggested that if our Great Song Dynasty can't take down Yanjing, we should ask the Jurchens to send troops to help us take down Yanjing. The Jurchens said earlier that even if they take down Yanjing, they will give it to me. What do you think?"

Li Bangyan said: "Not long ago, the imperial doctor Wang who went to see the king of Koryo came back and said that the king of Koryo believed that Khitan is kind and is a country of brothers. , neither of them can be handed over. When dealing with the two, you must be careful, and you must be more careful. In my humble opinion, it is better for us Song to help Khitan defend Li Yan, so that we can let Khitan help us. Li Yan and Jurchen."

Wang Fu said: "That would hurt Jurchen, our two families have an agreement first, and no one can negotiate peace with Khitan."

Li Bangyan said: "Jurchens are poor by nature, and poor people must have a greedy heart. , the border will be restless."

Wang Fu said: "Now our Great Song Dynasty has 50 million soldiers on the border, how do you know that we can't take Yanjing by ourselves?"

Li Bangyan said: "If you can't take it, Da Song will be extremely passive!"

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The dispute between Wang Fu and Li Bangyan is still a dispute for and against.

Zhao Ji has long been used to this, and it can be said that he is numb.

So, on the surface, Zhao Ji was listening to the argument between Wang Fu and Li Bangyan, but in fact his thoughts had already drifted far away, "Master, where are you? Are you really at Li Yan's place? Have you missed me? I have always been there Miss you……"

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(End of this chapter)