Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 59 I, Liu Ling, did not rebel!

"Don't move, we're coming out soon!"

The soldiers of the Ever Victorious Army looked at the entrance of the government office one after another, clenching their swords and making a defensive posture. Liu Ling rode his horse and came slowly, just in time to look at the middle-aged official who walked out of the door opposite.

"Humph!"

The middle-aged official glanced at them coldly, and his eyes finally stopped on Liu Ling, because he and the cavalry behind him were obviously a little more prominent than the cavalry of the Ever Victorious Army next to him.

These soldiers wore Han clothes under the lining of their armor, and their hairstyles were also those of the Song Dynasty.
  The middle-aged official's mind was spinning. After a moment, he whispered in Liao dialect: "You are not Jin people, but the victorious army!"

A victorious army commander raised his sword and pointed it at him, shouting: "Kneel down!"

"Your Majesty!"

There was a series of scoldings from the side. Several petty officials who followed the middle-aged official came out and knelt down in fear. The middle-aged official looked at them coldly and did not kneel down. His eyes were on Liu Ling and Shi Liai beside him. The two of them looked at each other for a moment, and finally looked at Liu Ling.

"Among the generals of the Ever-Victorious Army awarded by Yandi, there should be no one younger and more heroic than you. So, are you Liu Ling?" Although it was a question, the middle-aged official said in a very determined tone and calmly. .

Liu Ling narrowed his eyes and ordered the other soldiers to continue searching for the officials in the city. Then he looked at the middle-aged officials and bowed his hands while riding on the horse and saluted: "You haven't asked me about your surname?"

"I have been demoted, how dare you call me husband again?"

The middle-aged official shook his head, "I, He Shen (shen, first tone), am the deputy envoy of the regiment training in Haozhou of the Song Dynasty. I have been staying in Xiongzhou for business these days. I didn't expect that I would fall into the hands of you gang of thieves. Ha." "

He was very bold and asked directly: "But the Jin people have gone south? Let you and other victorious troops be the vanguard?"

Liu Ling had no intention of answering him. He silently looked at the surrounding environment and said slowly: "I don't have to kill the officials and the people in the city, but I want you to take me to get the money and food from the treasury of Xiongzhou Mansion."

"it is good."

He Shen nodded and answered Liu Ling's questions fluently, but at the same time, he was also trying to analyze what happened in Liu Ling's words.

Liu Ling gradually remembered this person.

During the Song Dynasty's first expedition to the Liao Dynasty, this man was the magistrate of Xiongzhou and urged Tong Guan to march against the Liao Dynasty. After the first expedition to the Liao Dynasty, he was defeated and returned. He went up to Tong Guanzhong and down to Heshen. , all were demoted.

When the imperial court decided to attack the Liao Dynasty for the second time, Tong Guan originally intended to use He Shen again, but He Shen turned against him at this time, saying that he must not attack the Liao Kingdom again at this time. Therefore, he was dismissed after the first attack on the Liao Dynasty. Most of the demoted officials were reinstated, except He Shen who remained in Junzhou as his deputy envoy to the regiment training of Haozhou.

He was already an idle official, but He Shen couldn't stay idle, so he took the job of coming to Xiongzhou for business. He wanted to see the place he used to rule again, but he didn't expect to run into the Chang Sheng Army head-on this time. .

He Shen chatted with Liu Ling for a few words and snorted in his heart. He felt that Liu Ling's conversation was quite organized. No wonder he was called a brave general by the people of Yan.

"General, no other Song officials were found!" Two cavalrymen followed and reported. Liu Ling looked at He Shen, who had a complicated mood and did not hide it: "I heard that when you entered the city, they ran away. Most of them are there, and maybe some are hidden in people’s homes, but if you want to find them, you’ll have to put in a lot of effort.”

The implication is that Liu Ling could no longer capture a bigger official than He Shen.

He originally thought that Liu Ling would be angry, but the latter's face became more relaxed. When he arrived at the treasury, he asked people to call out the people from door to door, plus those Song soldiers who had surrendered, forcing them to pack money and grain. Vehicles, but other than that, there really were no killings.

Seeing this scene, He Shen felt more at ease. Seeing that Liu Ling's attitude towards him was quite gentle, he thought that he wanted to recruit him; He Shen was naturally unwilling, but because the soldiers and civilians of Xiongzhou were at the knife's end of the Chang Sheng Army. Next, he could only endure his disgust and stand beside Liu Ling.

The soldiers of the Song Dynasty and the people endured the cold and kept carrying money, food and luggage back and forth. Liu Ling divided a small group of soldiers to take out all the bows and arrows in the city, preparing to move them away together; it was expected that the backup troops sent by Guo Pharmacist and The civilian auxiliary soldiers will arrive in a few hours. By then joining forces with them, we can carry back all the money and food from Xiongzhou.

The firelight beside him flickered, just like He Shen's ups and downs of mood.

"Is the Jin going south?" He couldn't help but ask again.

"Not yet, but soon."

"Hmph, then where are you going to march towards after taking Xiongzhou?" He Shen said this and smiled mockingly: "If you don't want to say it, forget it. I just want to know for sure."

"Go north and fight against the Jin." Liu Ling replied.

"Sure enough, you betrayed the Song Dynasty and fought against the Jin Dynasty?!" He Shen was stunned, the cold wind whistling by his ears, like a blade scraping his cheek, but his originally chilled heart suddenly beat heavily at this time.

"Aren't you the ever-victorious army?"

Liu Ling still didn't look at him. He looked at the people who were carrying money, food and equipment with a hint of sadness in his eyes. He was silent for a moment and then said: "Knowing too much will not be good for you."

you.

He Shen felt dizzy. Liu Ling had clearly come to attack the city, but now he looked like he was in a hurry to move money and food. There was not much disrespect in his words, and even a hint of sadness. mean.

What happened in the end?

He Shen was a military officer, with a strong bow and horse. He was promoted all the way with his merits, and then he learned about Xiongzhou. Therefore, he did not have much civil servant magnanimity. He couldn't help but continue to ask: "General Liu, if you have any difficulties, although I have already Although he is a minor official, but he still has some connections in the court, you can also ask them to help you to identify him.

General Liu, the Song Dynasty treats you well. You must not do something wrong that you will regret in the future just because of a mistake. If the Jin people did not go south and just rebelled against the Ever Victorious Army, they would not have been able to last for long, General Liu, if you..."

Seemingly irritated by He Shen, Liu Ling suddenly turned to look at him and shouted in a low voice: "We, the Changsheng Army, never thought of rebelling from beginning to end. I, Liu Ling, was born as a Song general and died as a Song ghost. How could I betray you? What do you know?"

"Then why are you attacking Xiongzhou now?" Seeing Liu Ling's fierce reaction, He Shen felt happy and continued to use words. "Since you are a Song general, I remember that the imperial court asked you to guard Zhuozhou, right? But now you lead troops to Xiongzhou privately, which is already a serious crime, let alone rob the money and grain stored in Xiongzhou!

General Liu, I am now unarmed and at your disposal. Do you dare not even tell me the truth? You think what I said is wrong, but now that I see what you are doing, it is clear that you want to rebel. You might as well tell me the whole story. Maybe I can help you. "

He looked at Liu Ling sincerely, who seemed a little moved, and said subconsciously: "Keke, this matter involves Tan. No, you are trying to trick me!"

谭？
  Tan Zhen?

He Shen narrowed his eyes. Although he had been demoted, he still had some old friends. In the letters he exchanged with them, he seemed to have vaguely mentioned the conflict between Tan Zhen and Chang Shengjun.

He Shen was also a member of Tong Guan's faction before. He knew that during this expedition to the Liao Dynasty, Guo Yaoshi led his army to surrender to Tong Guan first. He Shen could be regarded as Tong Guan's direct descendant in the army, so he was at odds with Tan Zhen. Makes sense.

Although he is a military attache, He Shen always likes to use his brain, so based on what Liu Ling said and his attitude, he analyzed various possibilities one by one in his mind.

Liu Ling is a victorious army. He went south to attack Xiongzhou, but he told himself that he did not rebel, and he even seemed aggrieved?

Then where will he take Xiongzhou's money and food?

He Shen felt that he really couldn't think about it, but at this time, Liu Ling seemed to have made up his mind and said solemnly: "He Zhizhou, your previous reputation, a certain general also heard from his Han soldiers, compared with those castrated dogs and sour smells Literary man, the general will respect you even more. Therefore, although you are demoted, the general is still willing to respect you as my father-in-law."

"But" he paused, seemingly still hesitating, and He Shen listened quietly without urging.

"You should know that when the last general was guarding Yuyang City, he was hit by two arrows at the top of the city and fought to the death with the Liao people hanging in a coffin!" Liu Ling's voice gradually became angry, "Although this general is a Han from the Liao Kingdom, he really promoted me But it is the Song Dynasty court. I, Liu Ling, will remember this kindness in my heart and never dare to forget it!" "Since Mr. He insists on asking questions, if you don't answer, I, Liu Ling, will really bear the infamy of being a traitor!"

Liu Ling pointed at the soldiers behind him, and his tone was a bit sad: "The last general and these brothers of the Ever-Victorious Army defended the city to the bitter cold in places like Jizhou and Zhuozhou in order to repay the kindness of the imperial court, but what we got in exchange was What?
  I know that Wang Anzhong, the envoy of Yanshan Mansion and Yanshan Road, has an affair with the Jin people. On the surface, he is forcing us to hand over Zhang Jue. In fact, he is plotting to split the Ever Victorious Army in order to dedicate my immediate commander Guo Yaoshi to the Jin people!
  Tan Zhen, the governor of Xuanfu, was equally dissatisfied with Guo Yaoshi and Chang Shengjun. He helped Wang Anzhong to liaise with the Jin people. In addition, he repeatedly deducted money and food. The soldiers and I were shivering with hunger every day in Zhuozhou City. Do we think that we are so disrespectful to the big people? Is this all that Song's loyalty can get in exchange? "

Liu Ling shouted loudly in Chinese, and his voice became louder and louder. The soldiers of the victorious army looked at him. Many of them didn't know what he was shouting, but since the general was unhappy, they immediately put on a face of gnashing teeth. , so in He Shen's view, the eyes of those victorious soldiers were also full of grief and anger.

But He Shen was not a fool after all. He knew that he could not believe whatever Liu Ling said, so he persuaded him:
  "Then you don't have to be so extreme. Since the officials of the Xuanfu Department of Yanshan Prefecture and Xuanfu and others have been unfair to you, then you can go to the imperial court and His Majesty will definitely make a fair decision. If you are really loyal ministers and good generals of the Song Dynasty, , then your Majesty and the princes of the court will never chill Zhongliang’s heart!”

His words can be described as upright and resounding.

Liu Ling seemed to be moved by his words, but soon thought of something and shook his head, "It's too late."

"Of course it's too late, it's never too late to turn back, General Liu!"

He Shen urged urgently.

"The Jin people are coming, and Wang Anzhong intends to sacrifice Pharmacist Guo first so that the victorious army can wait and die. As long as Pharmacist Guo is not around, all the victorious armies in Yan will not be able to mobilize," Liu Ling sighed, his voice full of sorrow. Almost comparable to the sound of cold wind in my ears.

"I don't know what conditions the Jin people promised him, but I only know that it is too late to explain everything to the court. Now I can only act urgently. Wang Anzhong and all the officials have been captured by the brothers in the army, but I don't even know how many people in the Ever Victorious Army also defected to the Jin people.

Although I, Liu Ling, am a descendant, I also know that I am loyal to the emperor and patriotic. The Song Dynasty is like a mother to me. Is there any child in the world who does not love his mother? "

Liu Ling took a deep look at him. He Shen seemed to be a little sluggish due to the large amount of information being poured into him at once.

"But you want to go back?" He Shen calmed down and asked slowly.

"good."

"If what you said is true, the Jin people are about to move south, and there don't seem to be many comrades in the victorious army around you who can be trusted. What can you do if you guard an isolated city?"

Liu Ling's lips trembled, as if he had been blown too much by the cold wind. He Shen felt a little unbearable when he saw the two chapped wounds on his lips.

"No, although I am a Han from the Liao Kingdom, I have heard a saying from the Central Plains."

Liu Ling groaned at the corner of his mouth. There was faint blood oozing out from the chapped lips. He said slowly:
  "Although there are thousands of people, I will go."

He glanced at He Shen, turned around and left, with Shi Liai's figure behind him. He silently observed He Shen, and then rode away without saying a word.

"Move quickly, move quickly!"

"Okay, okay, the team in front will go ahead!"

With a smile on his face, Zhao Heshou casually grabbed a silver ingot and stuffed it into the bag on his horse.

The transportation team sent by Pharmacist Guo has arrived. There is indeed a lot of money and grain stored in Xiongzhou, but it is too late to move it. The general supervising the transportation team is named Gao Feng, who is the chief general stationed in Yizhou. He has a ruthless face and speaks Not much, he told Liu Ling briefly that the Jin people seemed to have the intention of going south to attack Yanjing when they saw that Yanjing had not handed over Zhang Jue.

Jin sentry cavalry continued to cross Jizhou, Jingzhou and other places, and began to appear on the outskirts of the states actually controlled by the Changsheng Army, intending to spy.

The second prince, Wanyan Zongwang, was stationed in Pingzhou. It was said that he was constantly gathering troops and sent three waves of envoys in succession to issue a final announcement: If he does not surrender, what happens next cannot be blamed on Dajin for defeating the alliance.

Compared with attacking the border city of Song Dynasty, this is the most dangerous step.

As long as the Jin people do not fight back when scolded and let Yaoshi Guo gain a reputation, then the political lives of Wang Anzhong and others, and even Tan Zhen, will definitely be over, and they will be killed if they have an affair with the Jin people. On the head, because according to the plan, if things go well, Medical Master Guo will eventually find refuge in the arms of the wet nurse of Da Song.

The land of Yan will be completely in his hands, and it will be difficult for the Song people to reach in. But as long as they still want the land of Yan, they can only hold their noses and admit the fact, and then send envoys to negotiate with Guo Yaoshi. Anyway, We can talk about it.

After Gao Feng left, Shi Liai urged the horses to come to Liu Ling. Zhang Wu and other officers not far away loudly ordered the cavalry to return to the team. All the soldiers were rewarded, but they could not let themselves indulge now. The cavalry kept flowing. The earth poured out of the city gate.

On the city tower, He Shen was wearing his green official robe, standing with his hands behind his back. Seeing that the victorious cavalry actually went north with only money and food, he was shocked and began to think.

From beginning to end, Liu Ling never tried to persuade him, he just kept explaining.

But it was not until this time that He Shen saw that all the cavalry of the Ever Victorious Army had really left Xiongzhou, and then remembered what Liu Ling had just said, and he believed it a little bit, and couldn't help but be deeply moved.

If what Liu Ling just said is true, no, even if it is only half true, he can be said to be more loyal to the Song Dynasty than those civil servants who are desperate for money.

"Although there are thousands of people, why don't I go?"

Liu Ling frankly admitted that he had robbed Xiongzhou of money and food, but in order to resist the Jin people in the future, he wanted to use his own flesh and blood to build the Great Wall of the Northern Frontier of the Song Dynasty.

Instead of leaving this money and food to rot and stink in Xiongzhou, or become a tool for some castrated dogs to fight for power, why can't they be used by Liu Ling to fight against gold?
  At this moment, the figure of Liu Ling riding his horse north became taller in his heart.

He Shen felt poetic in his heart, but he felt inexplicably that using his resignation letter to promote generals like Liu Ling would actually humiliate the latter. Standing in the wind, he suddenly let out a long sigh.

"Will he believe what you said?" Shi Liai observed Liu Ling's expression and asked pretending to be casual.

Liu Ling's words just now were obviously not just for comfort and humiliation. It was clear that he wanted to sneak into another boat.

Liu Ling rubbed his frozen face and rolled his eyes, "How do I know?"

"Then why do you want to?" Shi Liai frowned, thinking that he had seen through Liu Ling, "you want to have two boats?"

"Don't say it in such a bad way." Liu Ling tightened his collar, cursed the weather, and then said calmly: "If the Song people are really desperate and want to launch another Northern Expedition to Yan, then my Zhuozhou But the one closest to Xiongzhou, if I don’t say something nice now, show an awkward attitude, and set up a persona who is in the Yan Dynasty and the heart of the Song Dynasty, should I wait until they attack Zhuozhou City?
  Will they believe it then? Now that I have said it, there may be an extra way out. "

Shi Liai thought about it and felt that it was indeed the case. At this time, he couldn't help cursing the cunning in his heart, and at the same time he became more interested in Liu Ling.

"Learn a little bit," Liu Ling patted him on the shoulder and said proudly, "This is called showing your united front value."

"Since you have made plans to vote for Song when things go wrong, have you ever thought about investing for Jin?"

Shi Liai looked at him and asked softly.

Liu Ling raised his brows, leaned into his ear, and whispered: "Old man, whether I vote or not is none of your business, but if you dare to vote for gold, I will kill you first."

　There are nearly 5,000 words in two chapters, which can be considered as two chapters updated today.

　　Today is the anniversary of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, and we hereby observe a moment of silence.

　　
  　
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