The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 69 The Assassin

Wang Youzhong held a lantern for Liang Xin and sent Liang Xin out of the palace.

When she was approaching the palace gate, Liang Xin stopped: "If everything goes well these days, there will be new errands. You can lead them."

"Yes." Wang Youzhong bent down and watched Liang Xin leave the palace.

What is Liang Xin going to do?
They robbed the nearly 1000 people organized by Wang Jingyu and organized these people into a battalion, called the Song Dynasty official tax inspection and collection camp, or tax collection camp for short.

Equipped with a thousand pairs of armor, five hundred crossbows, three hundred bows, and several swords, shields, and spears.

By the way, why do people who just do taxes need to be equipped with swords, bows and crossbows?

Liang Xin believes that this is very necessary.

His target is not at all the ordinary hawkers on the street who pay a few pennies in tax, nor the ordinary shops who pay a few hundred pennies in tax, but the giant businessmen at the monopoly level who have clans or important ministers behind them.

When Liang Xin returned to the mansion, Liang Zhong was waiting here.

"My lord, General Lu is here."

Liang Zhong changed his name.

From the first young master, to the later young master, to the current master.

Liang Xin didn't care about the title. It was so late. Why did Lu Wencong come here? Could it be that the person in charge of distributing the money was greedy and didn't have enough money for the palace guards?

If it weren't for this, why would it be worth coming here so late to avoid talking to others.

event?

Liang Xin hurried to the front yard, and Lu Wenchong was not alone, but also brought someone else with him.

When the man saw Liang Xin, he stood up and saluted: "I'm Sima Yuxuan, Inspector of the Imperial City Department."

Lu Wenchong stood up and introduced: "Zhang Yuan is a civil servant, and he is responsible for the assassination camp against the Liao people." After Lu Wenchong explained in detail, Liang Xin realized that the so-called Feiqi Battalion was composed of assassins and counter-insurgents. To put it bluntly, it is to engage in Infernal Affairs.

(The surname is Yu Mingxuan, and the courtesy name is Changyuan. This person’s surname cannot be found in history. He is Yu Yunwen’s grandfather. The name Changyuan is based on the surname of the operating officer in this book, and it is regarded as a supporting role for him.)
Yu Xuan stepped forward and took out a text written on silk.

It was such a mess that Liang Xin couldn’t understand it at all.

Yu Xuan took out several wooden sticks with different thicknesses at both ends, rolled up the silk, and rolled it up very skillfully. Finally, only a single line of legible words was left on the sticks.

Write these words down, change the way of rolling them, and write them down again.

Finally, a text that Liang Xin could understand appeared on the paper.

Information about Liang Shicheng.

Quite detailed information.

"School inspection, Khitan people deliver letters, important information must be sent to four teams at least twice, true or false, we only caught one person, a businessman traveling between two places, I believe it won't be long before the Khitan people will send envoys When the group comes, your father is one of the targets."

Liang Xin asked: "Assassination?"

Yu Xuan said: "Maybe, but it is more likely to be bribed, or to keep the assassin in the Liang Mansion, or to use the room against the Liang Mansion."

Lu Wenchong approached Liang Xin: "The fighting in the court was fierce, and the assassin's salary was deducted many times."

Liang Xin replied: "Get one hundred thousand guan first, and then I can replenish the equipment."

Lu Wencong raised his hands and said nothing.He originally thought that [-] guan or [-] guan would be enough first, but Liang Xin just gave him [-] guan.

Yu Xuan told some more details, and Liang Xin said that she had written them down.

The assassination camp will also arrange for people to pay attention.

When the two were about to say goodbye, Liang Xin said to Lu Wenchong, "General, you don't mind taking on a second job."

"Despite your orders."

"Tax Camp." Liang Xin briefly explained that the camp still needs to be supplemented by some real regular Song troops, especially those who can fight.Lu Wencong raised his hand.Liang Xin returned the gift.

Lu and Yu said goodbye.

Liang Xin personally sent the two of them to the side door of Liang Mansion.

Liang Zhong followed. He knew that Liang Xin would definitely have something to give. It was impossible for the Lord to fail to respond to such an unexpected situation.

After closing the door, Liang Xin spoke: "Liang Zhong, go see Bai E and tell him to arrange for good men in the palace to assist Eunuch Hai and keep an eye on Zeng Bu. Tell him that I, Liang Xin, work hard and will be rewarded for his merits. If there are any criticisms, I will bear the responsibility."

"Yes." Liang Zhong responded: "There is one more person."

"Who?"

Liang Zhong replied: "That day, King Jian went to Princess Zhu and came out and ordered someone to kill a young eunuch with a stick. The boy was very lucky. He was found to be out of breath at the time. Later, he heard from Eunuch Hai that this boy studied under Eunuch Xi. I learned the art of turtle breathing, but I also lost half my life. I was almost carried away by wild wolves in the mass grave. Eunuch Bai asked Eunuch Hai to arrange for someone to rescue him. He is currently undergoing treatment."

"Well done. Recuperate first, and then send him to the palace outside the palace for temporary stay."

Liang Xin was very pleased when she heard the news.

If you just follow orders and do things, your achievements will be limited.

When everyone is within their own scope and has a mind, the future is unlimited.

The next day.

The sacrifices in the palace have ended, but Emperor Zhao Ji will continue to be a vegetarian for four days, and he cannot go out casually, let alone summon his concubines.

Liang Xin went to Cao Mansion.

The date of wedding is postponed, which is stipulated in the Song Dynasty laws. During the period of national mourning, it must be postponed.

Set a new date.

In Cao Ping's study, they exchanged posts about the new life, and Liang Xin asked: "Taishan, what is sacrifice?"

Cao Ping glanced at Liang Xin. A person who can write books like Red Mansions and Three Kingdoms doesn't understand the word sacrifice?

Although he was confused, Cao Ping still replied: "Every sacrifice involves sacrifice. Pure color is a sacrifice, and the whole body is a sacrifice." These words are taken from a passage in Zhou Rites.It is also the most standard interpretation of these two words.

Liang Xin asked again: "What is a human sacrifice?"

This time Cao Ping asked, "Don't you understand?"

Liang Xin said: "I sacrifice my life to heaven, but God will give me an equal exchange. With 15 troops marching westward, tens of thousands of people died on the battlefield, which is sacrifice. I want heaven to give me peace in the northwest and peace on the earth." Prosperity, China..." At this point, Liang Xin stopped and looked at Cao Ping.

Cao Ping raised his head and looked up, and after a moment he said word by word: "Long Cao, take it back to Bianjing to offer sacrifices to heaven."

Longfu, the fifth generation Zanpu of the Gusiluo Kingdom.

They once surrendered to the Song Dynasty, but then betrayed and surrendered again, and then used their own force to support the local nobles. At this time, they were nominally Song ministers, but in fact they were disobedient. They occupied Qingtang City, a city named Shanzhou in the Song Dynasty, and continued to exert their influence. Going east and south, it has already affected Taozhou.

Liang Xin raised her body and saluted: "Son, I'm taking my leave. I wish Taishan success."

Cao Ping nodded, stood up and took out a map of the northwest.

Although he had already discussed the military strategy in great detail with his generals, he still wanted to take a look at it again.

Afternoon, Royal Palace.

Liang Xin entered the palace carrying several scrolls. When she was approaching Zhao Ji's study, a young eunuch came forward and said, "Mr. Zeng is here."

Liang Xin nodded, came outside the study, and stood waiting.

He was just a proofreader from the Eighth Grade Zhao Wen Guan, while Zeng Bu was the right minister of the government, so there was a huge difference in status.He waited outside, no matter how long he waited, he could not be disturbed in the slightest.

(End of this chapter)