Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 106 I want to be crowned king
  Zhao Mingcheng and his wife looked at the majestic figure outside the post house and had mixed feelings in their hearts for a while. After knowing that the person was Liu Ling, the current Taiwei, they felt respect at first, but last night's imprisonment seemed to be another problem. They were inseparable from Liu Ling, but later, they were released again, relying on Liu Ling's relationship.

Finally, thinking about the furs and ancient paintings at home, the two of them could only shake their heads and smile bitterly.

If you had to describe their mood at this moment, it would be like the passerby whom the second-generation rich man surnamed Wang beat.

On both sides were the soldiers of the Forbidden Army and the soldiers who had followed Liu Ling to the capital. Liu Ling personally dug a big hole next to the post house, and then planted a small sapling in it.

Before leaving Beijing, Liu Ling only left countless legends in the capital and a sapling planted next to the post house.

He waved to several figures in the distance, got on his horse, and led the cavalry to join the team.

At this moment, the dark sky was slightly brighter, and the layers of clouds gradually dissipated, indicating that the bright sun was about to rise.

Things in the capital ended in a hurry, but Liu Ling knew that there might be a lot of stories in it, especially the four words "Yuanyou Party members" mentioned by King Yun. If Liu Ling was really a general in the Song Dynasty at this moment, So this time it's probably going to be a serious setback.

Last night, he seemed to hear countless undercurrents.

Fortunately, something happened again on Yanyun's side.

That's great.

He didn't care at all about the nonsense on the part of the Song people. Apart from those interesting people, he was only interested in the money, food, soldiers, armor and culture of the Song people.

Liu Ling's eyes were on Yan Di again.

The unusual behavior of the Jin people is actually easy to understand. In addition, their initiative to send people to ask for food from the Song Dynasty has actually confirmed that their lives are quite difficult.

The Song Dynasty was not stupid. Not only did they find excuses to delay the payment, but at the same time, they also sent a large amount of money and food to Yan Di in retaliation.

Although I have it, I won’t give it to you, which will make you mad, hahaha.

This is generally the mentality of the Song Dynasty people.

After Liu Ling got the grain, he would secretly sell part of it to the Jin people. The latter, Chen Bingyan, was actually a warning to him, because the batch of grain Liu Ling sent earlier was really valuable to Wanyan Zongwang. It is a drop in the bucket and cannot alleviate the domestic food shortage situation at all.

The Jin people are easy to get rid of, but the problem lies with Xixia.

In the fourth year of Xuanhe, the Jin people went south to attack Liao. Xixia sent 30,000 troops and sent Li Liangfu to lead the army to attack Jin, but in the end they suffered heavy casualties. Later, Xixia sent people to greet the Lord of Liao in his daily life, expressing his considerable loyalty. But in the next few years, as the Liao Kingdom was beaten and fell apart, Xixia also began to change its attitude.

Liu Ling remembered that in history, almost in March of the sixth year of Xuanhe, Xixia sent envoys to proclaim their vassalage to Jin, but until June this year, there was still no news of Xixia's proclamation.

Han Fang rode his horse to Liu Ling's side and handed him a pear. The two of them ate the pear. Han Fang swallowed a mouthful of pear meat and asked: "The Jin people want to ask for food, and the Xia people want to seize land. I don't know." How does the commander prepare to face the enemy?"

"Give the Jin people food and fight back the Xia people."

Xixia's combat effectiveness can be described like this: they can fight the Song Dynasty back and forth.

"The Xia people attacked Shuozhou, that is, the Yunzhong Prefecture area. In fact, they did not threaten Yandi."

The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were divided into Yanshan Prefecture and Yunzhong Prefecture by the Song Dynasty court after the Jin people slowly returned the prefectures.

Yunzhong Mansion is located to the west of Yandi and has nothing to do with Liu Ling's actual sphere of influence.

"Can I take this opportunity to swallow Yunzhong Mansion?" Liu Ling threw away the pear core, rubbed his hands, and asked directly.

"I'm afraid it won't be easy to do. Yunzhong Mansion also has seven or eight prefectures. The Song people have established forces there. It's not like you are here in Yan. This time the imperial court has assigned you to resist the Xia people. It’s to see if our Zhenyuan Army can fight, and two, it’s just to consume your military strength.”

After a trip to Beijing, the Changsheng Army needed to change its banner this time, but it just changed its name to Zhenyuan Army, and the actual military power was still in the hands of Liu Ling. Moreover, this time, most of the local officials in Yan were not immediately resettled, and the Song official with the highest authority in the area became Cai Jing.

"I heard that the imperial court will also send Western troops to aid Yunzhong."

Liu Ling didn't like the Xia people very much, but after all, the Western Army still had some strength. He thought for a while and said: "After I go back, I will leave you to work in Yanjing. You can recruit Yanjing as much as possible first." Local scholars and those old Liao officials who are unwilling to serve in the Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, no matter what, help me put up the air first."

"Here in Hebei, the imperial court has agreed to conscript 10,000 households into Yan. At the same time, prisoners and troops from all over the country will be sent to Yan."

"I understand." Han Fang nodded. He actually knew exactly what Liu Ling wanted to do, but compared to Shi Liai's vague attitude, Han Fang abandoned all his dignity and face from the beginning. , Serve Liu Ling wholeheartedly.

Although the banner of the Liao Kingdom could still be erected, Han Fang knew very well that Liu Ling could not have any feelings for the Liao Dynasty.

But it doesn't matter, as long as Liu Ling doesn't defect to Song or Jin, Han Fang will help him wholeheartedly, as if he is revenge for his motherland.

The team went all the way north, and along the way, a large number of convicts and food teams escorted them. It was already July when we returned to Yandi, and the weather in Hebei was already getting hotter, but over there in Yandi, it was still only warm. My mother is about to give birth.

She is a few years younger than Liu Ling, but she did not get pregnant until she was twenty years old. In this era, it can be regarded as "late marriage and late childbearing". Most women get married and have children when they are about fourteen or fifteen years old, or even in their early teens. It is not uncommon to get married.

There are many such situations in Yandi, so after several years of war, there are many young widows in Yandi.

The General's Mansion has been changed into the Hou's Mansion. Sometimes Wan Niang would go to the door of the Hou's Mansion to look at the plaque, her eyes narrowed when she smiled, but at this time, she could only lie on the bed holding her belly and look at them helplessly.

".Isn't the general back yet?"

As soon as Liu Ling returned to Zhuozhou, he immediately rushed back to the Hou Mansion. When he returned home, the soldiers guarding inside and outside bowed to him and saluted him. Zhao Heshou came out in armor and knelt down on one knee in front of Liu Ling.

"The general will pay homage to the commander-in-chief!"

"How's it going inside?"

"Commander, Mrs. Wen is helping inside. If you go in, your blood will easily hit Madam." Zhao Heshou replied.

Liu Ling waved his hand, signaling for the people on both sides to disperse, and went to the backyard by himself. He stood outside the house, listening to the painful sounds inside, feeling a little confused for a moment.

Because of the illness in the previous life, it was naturally impossible for him to marry and have children. The first woman he came into contact with in this life was the late mother.

He sat on the ground outside the house and waited calmly. After an unknown amount of time, the door opened at a corner, and several midwives shouted in surprise: "It's a young master!"

The moment the door opened, the cry of a baby could be heard.

They didn't know that the master of the Hou Mansion had returned and was sitting outside. A stable woman opened the door carefully and prepared to come out to announce the good news. When she saw the strong man in brocade robes sitting outside, she was so frightened that her legs softened and she almost knelt down. On the ground, but then he thought of something, so he faced him confidently.

"Congratulations, General, you are a young man!"

"How is my wife?"

"Mother and son are safe!"

"reward."

Liu Ling nodded calmly, then stood up. Because he was dirty, he took a deep look inside the room. Hearing the loud cry of the baby, he did not go in immediately, but turned around and came to the lobby of the Hou Mansion.

Sitting there were several close generals, as well as Shi Liai, Han Fang and others.

Facing their gazes, Liu Ling nodded slightly and said, "Everyone, I have a daughter-in-law."

"Congratulations, handsome!"

"Congratulations to the commander-in-chief, congratulations to the young master!"

Everyone became enthusiastic in an instant. Only Shi Liai's eyes flashed with a little regret, but soon, he also looked in the direction of the backyard and smiled gently.

Liu Ling raised his hand and pressed it, and everyone quickly became quiet.

"When I entered the capital this time, the people of Song Dynasty gave me a lot of things, but after I, Liu Ling, knew that I had a son, I suddenly felt that it was not enough."

Liu Ling calmly narrated: "Logically speaking, I should be content. The Song Dynasty people seemed to have given me a lot of money to be a general and a marquis. But when I heard that my son could only be called a son, my heart was not Very comfortable.

Why can't he be the crown prince? "

Crown Prince.

Everyone's breathing suddenly became heavy.

"This time I lead the army into the clouds to resist the Xia people. The battle on the road will be very difficult."

After Liu Ling pulled the Taishi chair and sat down, he looked around at everyone's faces.

"But I still want to say that in this battle, please work hard and help me become the king!"

(End of this chapter)