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Chapter 211
Five days later, Zhao Wansan returned from Raoyang County with more than a dozen riders braved the wind and snow.When Li Chongjiu heard the news that Zhao Wansan had returned from his envoy Dou Jiande, he immediately stopped training recruits with Gao Chu and Yuchi Jingde, and hurried back to the county government.

"Prefect, prefect, please forgive me for my ineffectiveness in my humble post." Zhao Wansan lowered his head and returned to Li Chongjiu.

Seeing Zhao Wansan's secretive look, Li Chongjiu took a closer look, but saw a welt on his face.Li Chongjiu immediately asked: "Who made this whip mark?"

Seeing that Li Chongjiu didn't ask about the success or failure of the matter, Zhao Wansan was very moved when he saw the scars on his face instead of asking about the success or failure of the matter, and said: "Prefect, alas, it was... Su Dingfang, the general under Dou Jiande's command."

Li Chongjiu snorted softly and said, "It's fine if Dou Jiande refuses to agree, and he wants to humiliate my subordinates. I will write down this grudge, and you will tell me everything."

Zhao Wansan also looked disheartened, and hurriedly said: "Don't blame the prefect, maybe there is something wrong with this matter."

Li Chongjiu said: "It's okay, just say it."

Zhao Wansan immediately said: "That day, I was ordered by the prefect to leave Fan Yang with a letter. I didn't dare to neglect, so I came to Raoyang County to go to the county government to ask Dou Jiande. My identity, my heart, no matter whether it is business or personal friendship, Dou Jiande will definitely summon me immediately. I didn't know that I waited outside the door for a day, but I couldn't see him, and at night I had to go out to resettle."

Li Chongjiu said in his heart that Dou Jiande obviously doesn't want to see him anymore.

"That day I thought that Dou Jiande might be busy with military affairs and couldn't see me in time, so he could only wait, but who knew that he had to wait for three days in a row. The humble post was in a hurry, thinking that the prefect was still waiting for my reply, how could it be late? I had to go back, and the prefect was worried. At the moment, I was so humble that I couldn't bear it anymore and rushed into the county office. Finally, after the door couldn't bear it, Dou Jiande met. After meeting, this... this fellow turned his face and refused to recognize anyone. , didn't think about any personal affair, didn't even call Brother Zhao, just acted like I had never seen me before, just asked me why I came to the door?"

When Zhao Wansan said this, his face flushed, obviously remembering what happened that day and being very angry.

"It's also true that there are people who forget their past brothers once they got the throne. I haven't seen such a person for decades. His status is different today, and it's not as good as the friendship that was called brothers and brothers when everyone was mud-legged. I see There are dozens of generals and counselors under him at the side, Xindao saved him some face, and he didn't get angry, and he just pretended not to have this brother in the future."

"So I gave him the prefect's letter. How could he know how to read, so someone else read it. After reading it, I didn't realize that this kid actually said that we were overestimated and wanted to ally with him, and insulted the prefect. It's very ugly. I couldn't hold back and argued a few words, but this guy said he would kill the old dog if he disagreed. Fortunately, Gao Yaxian was there that day. He remembered our old relationship and pleaded with Dou Jiande , That’s how I spared my life. But, in the end, this guy asked Su Dingfang to chase me away with a whip, and chased me out of the Yamen, so I was whipped out dozens of times.”

Li Chongjiu was silent after hearing this, and said: "Zanfu, there may be something strange about this matter."

"Prefect Mingjian, I thought the same way," Zhao Wansan said immediately, "I felt bitter after being whipped that day, and I thought to myself that in the past, he sent his daughter to ask me to lead Brother Zhaozhuang to seek refuge with me. I didn't agree, could it be? So I held a grudge because of this. I thought that if I missed the prefect’s important job because of my personal relationship, I would take the blame, and I would have to finish the prefect’s errands. Until the evening when Gao Yaxian came to visit me, he accidentally revealed that Dou Jiande We have already communicated secretly with Wei Dao'er, and the two families have communicated with each other to form an alliance."

Li Chongjiu was a little surprised when he heard about it.

"Gao Ya Xianyan, they have heard about our war with Song Jingang. Since we are enemies with the Yan State, Dou Jiande, as an ally of the Yan State, must not help us. He also advised me to get out of the prefect as soon as possible. Said that Shanggu is not promising, so we should find another way out. After hearing this, the humble official did not agree, so he came back the next day to report to the prefect."

After Li Chongjiu listened to Zhao Wansan's narration, he wondered if there was a deviation in the historical trend. Not only did Dou Jiande not attack Wei Dao'er in history, but he joined forces with him.There is no history to rely on, so he has less support as a time traveler.

Li Chongjiu nodded, and said: "Zan Mansion is very loyal, this mission to find out the inside story of Dou Jun is very rewarding, it is really hard work."

Zhao Wansan said with embarrassment: "If you fail to win the two alliances on behalf of the prefect, you must be ashamed of your humble duty."

"It's okay." Li Chongjiu immediately asked Zhao Wansan to send a few bottles of high-quality Jinchuang medicine, and Zhao Wansan resigned.When Li Chongjiu sent Zhao Wansan out, he asked aloud: "Zanfu, what did you insult me ​​when Dou Jiande didn't need an alliance?"

"This." Zhao Wansan looked embarrassed.

"It's okay to be blunt, and you can't miss a word."

"Yes, the prefect. Dou Jiande said that the prefect was born as a lackey of the imperial court. Officials and thieves have always been at odds with each other since ancient times. He was troubled by the court officials and had to go into exile. Therefore, he deeply hated these imperial hawks and dogs, so he must be willing to ally with the prefect. It's impossible, he said..."

Zhao Wansan spoke very slowly, and kept observing Li Chongjiu's face, for fear of offending him with his words, but Li Chongjiu's eyes flashed when he heard the word imperial eagle and dog, and he suddenly smiled.

Zhao Wansan didn't know why at the moment, so Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "Go to the Zan Mansion and rest, I have made a plan for this matter."

After Zhao Wansan left, an official stepped forward and said, "Prefect, Lin Dangfeng, shopkeeper Lin, has come to deliver the grain and grass in person."

Li Chongjiu was overjoyed when he heard this, and when he left the Yamen, he saw light snow still falling in the sky.Li Chongjiu rode his horse to the granary, and now there was a row of carriages parked outside the granary.Under the guard of the guards, dozens of strong men were unloading heavy grain bags from the carts and moving them into the granary.And Lin Dangfeng was counting grain and rice by the carriage with several tent clerks.

Li Chongjiu saw the heavy grain sacks, walked quickly to Lin Dangfeng, and said, "Shopkeeper Lin, there is nothing better than timely rain!"

Lin Dangfeng immediately saluted and said: "The eunuch speaks seriously, and it will be outrageous to say such words based on our friendship."
The two laughed at the moment, Li Chongjiu greeted Lin Dangfeng in the government office that night.Li Chongjiu and Lin Dangfeng sat at the same table, sitting first and second, with a large bowl of mutton noodle soup in front of them.

Li Chongjiu smiled at Lin Dangfeng, and said, "Shopkeeper Lin is used to eating from bells and lanterns. I only have a bowl of mutton soup cake, which is really not a respect."

Lin Dangfeng put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "They are all from merchants' backgrounds. It's the grandeur of nobles and court officials. When they travel hundreds of miles in business, it is already a bowl of hot food to eat." Burn incense and pray."

Li Chongjiu said: "Treasurer Lin, my army has been short of food for a long time, and the three thousand shi of food you sent in the snow is more than sending charcoal in the snow. I will keep this in my heart."

Lin Dangfeng laughed, and said: "What did the prefect say? Back then when the Turks raided Yanmen, if Li Dadao hadn't knocked on our door one by one overnight, trying to persuade us, the dozen or so chambers of commerce, to leave Yanmen for a while. Now I was taken to the grassland by the Turkic people a long time ago and used as a fat sheep. The world regards me as a merchant and a contemptible merchant, but the prefect father and son treated us very generously. To be honest, I feel that the prefect is trusted and honored , acting quite like a businessman."

Li Chongjiu smiled, thinking that he had been in business for ten years in his previous life, and he had experienced in the society. He had washed away a lot of the angry youth in his school, and he had learned a lot and put it into practice.

Li Chongjiu said: "My father and son are both from the Escort Bureau. They are half warriors and half businessmen. This person must never forget his duty."

Lin Dangfeng was overjoyed to see Li Chongjiu attaching so much importance to merchants. In the past, merchants were always suppressed by the imperial court and treated with severe discrimination.Even if it is temporarily rich, it is just a fat sheep temporarily raised by the officials. If you find any reason, you can kill the businessman, and then enrich the businessman's family property.Therefore, successful merchants need power to have money, and both are indispensable. Lin Dangfeng valued this point early on. When he was on the road from Hedong to Yanmen, he and the merchants saw Li Chongjiu's response, so he put his bets on Li Chongjiu early on. on him.He believes that Li Chongjiu will be able to repay him ten times in the future for his efforts now.

Both of them ate their bowls of mutton noodle soup upside down, at that moment Lin Dangfeng calmly took out a letter from his bosom, put it in front of Li Chongjiu, and said: "Prefect, what you ordered me to do, I have done." I tried my best to do it, please take a look."

After hearing this, Li Chongjiu took Lin Dangfeng's letter and put it under the oil lamp, looked at it carefully, and then said: "Are these people reliable?"

Lin Dangfeng said: "Absolutely reliable, all of them have written letters of loyalty to me. Some of them owed money from gambling, some were bought by me, and some had received my kindness before, and now they are repaying their kindness. There are still a few They are all idle people. Now they have promised me to be the eunuch's eyeliner in Song Jingang's army. As for the contact, don't worry about it. I have a leather shop in Yi County, and all the leaders can be covered through the leather shop. The guys in the leather shop are also trustworthy."

"The only thing is that my influence is not in Yi County. There are seven or eight businesses in Yi County that are bigger than our Lin family, so their prestige is limited. Those who can listen to me are not very high-ranking officials, and none of them are Song Jingang's confidants. , the highest official position is not more than the captain, there is another person who is the commander of the storehouse, and the other is a tent under the meritorious officer. The other person is Song Jingangya, and his attitude towards us is ambiguous, but Wang Xuba died a few days ago After the news came out, this person secretly leaned towards us, and I want to work harder, maybe we can draw the other party to our side."

(End of this chapter)