Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 506
The cups and saucers are exquisite porcelain made by Yanzi Chong, the land of Wuyue, and the wine is extremely sweet and smooth wine from Liangzhou in Northwest China.The dishes are the tender and golden bones roasted with the most tender young lamb in Northwest China; there are also sashimi sliced ​​as thin as cicada wings and white as snow from the Yellow River carp; Fresh bamboo shoots, plum ginger, and finally a pot of mutton soup made of fat and tender mutton with lotus root, yam, astragalus, and rice wine, boiled and stewed until rotten.

It's just that there were originally three people sitting in the warming room according to the case, but now there are only two middle-aged men left.The other conveyed someone's order and some persuasive words to make them willing to do something, and turned away.

Although the cold wind is howling outside, the surroundings of the hall are airtight, and there are well-sealed heaters placed around, so both of them are wearing comfortable and soft cloth, with ribbons in their hair, leisurely.Lanterns hang high at the four corners of the small pavilion, vaguely reflecting their appearance.A burly body, even sitting on a stone bench, is like a tiger crouching on a dragon's plate.Looking at his face, his face is like a jujube, with two red phoenix eyes slanting into the temples, a pair of lying silkworm eyebrows, and a long chest-length beard, it seems that Guan Yunchang is the reincarnation.The one on the opposite side is slightly shorter than him, with three strands of beard and fair complexion, like a scholar who has read poetry and books, but when he stares at him, he has a dignified look and an intimidating majesty.

These two people, at first glance, are people who hold a lot of power in their hands, and they usually say what they say. It is only through their demeanor that they can develop such a dignified manner over time.Since ancient times, the folk proverb: "Shandong is a prime minister, and Shanxi is a general." These two Shanxi (this Shanxi refers to the Hexi and Guanzhong areas) big men are indeed majestic generals at first glance.The middle-aged man with a face like a jujube is Zhe Yuxun, the current lord of Fuzhou, and the white-faced scholar on the opposite side is Yang Chongxun, the current lord of Linzhou.

The food on the table was extremely delicious, but the two of them hardly moved a few chopsticks, and the person who left earlier didn't even touch chopsticks.At this time, Yang Chongxun frowned, and called Zhe Yuxun's name: "Shilong! Now that the Song Dynasty has unified the sky, the world today is very different from the chaotic times of the Five Dynasties more than ten years ago. "

Zhe Yuxun also sighed, and said: "Brother Zhongwen's words are very true! In just over a year, the Great Song Dynasty first destroyed the Northern Han and Southern Han, and now easily annexed Wuyue, leaving only those who were already in the pot It is waiting for the Song Dynasty to digest the contents of the stomach, which can be cooked and swallowed at any time in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Alas, the era when several countries stood side by side and struggled for supremacy is indeed gone forever.”

Speaking of this, Zhe Yuxun smiled slightly, and said: "It's just...hehehe... His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is a hero of the generation, and I admire his magnanimity. Among other things, he is not stingy at all for you and me, he is generous. It’s very good! I’m a duke of a country, and I’m also a Shangzhu country. How about it, I’m one level higher than you, the second rank! If it continues like this, it’s good for you and my family to be local emperors.”

Zhe Yuxun is one year younger than Yang Chongxun, so he calls Yang Chongxun his brother.Hearing this, Yang Chongxun looked worried, and said, "Shilong! You and I should stop sighing in circles, don't you believe me, Yang Chongxun, and play sloppy with me? Just now someone from the church analyzed you and me Although the situation of the two families is somewhat exaggerated, he is not wrong. After the Great Song Dynasty destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty, neither His Majesty the Emperor nor the princes of the court would allow the existence of the two feudal towns of you and me. At that time, the imperial court will definitely order you and me to enter Kaifeng as officials, but once you and I leave our roots and enter the imperial court as officials, it will be like a dragon trapped in shallow water, a tiger falling into the flat sun, rich or noble, or nothing to worry about, but this ancestral foundation will be wiped out Manpower, it is impossible to get it back again. This point, the people from the church are right."

Zhe Yuxun also showed worry, and said: "If this is the case, the two of you and I will hand over the military power, follow the example of the Wuyue Kingdom, and become rich and noble princes, and we can guarantee the prosperity of the two families for generations. It's just that you and my two families have The entanglement with the Holy Church is too deep. Now His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the Holy Church are like fire and water. The so-called paper can’t keep the fire. Our relationship with the Holy Church can be hidden from the world, but we can’t hide it from the person who has come to Gyeongju now. The young king of the county, I am afraid that he will not even be able to become a rich and noble prince, and maybe his family will end up in prison."

Yang Chongxun said: "You said that Ye Chen is really that powerful? The Huaxia Weifu is just a government office under the imperial court. Ordinary rich officials have no soldiers in their hands. Naturally, they are like lambs when they meet them, but are our two families still afraid of him?" No."

Zhe Yuxun shook his head and said: "Ye Chen, you and I have never seen this person, even if some information is obtained from people's investigation, it is mostly hearsay, but since he was born in Jinyang the year before last, what he has done A lot of important things, but it can't be faked at all."

Yang Chongxun said quietly: "Yes! When the Song Dynasty destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, Jinyang was unable to attack for a long time, and the Song army besieged the city for more than four months. In the end, they couldn't hold on anymore. His Majesty the Emperor had already ordered the troops to return to the court the next day. Unexpectedly, with Ye Chen’s words, the city was easily broken overnight. It is also expected that although the Yellow River’s embankment burst is miraculous, it has nothing to do with you and me. It’s just that he destroyed the Southern Han Dynasty, killed Chen Jingyuan, and the chaos in Pingchuan and Shu With the heart of the country, now he has taken Wuyue Kingdom by himself. I heard that during the two or three months of his feigned death, he hid in the Southern Tang Dynasty again, turned his hands into rain and covered his hands with clouds, and brought the Southern Tang court and The Maitreya Sect played with the palm of their hands, turned the world upside down, led more than a thousand people from the Huaxia Weifu to defeat the [-] to [-] troops of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and caused the Maitreya Sect to suffer heavy losses!"

Zhe Yuxun looked solemn, and said: "Speaking of Ye Chen's affairs in Southern Tang, in fact, I heard that Ye Chen's main target is not Southern Tang and Maitreya, but the temple. The sixth elder and seventh elder of the temple are in Southern Tang Being killed and captured by Ye Chen, all the forces led by the Wuhu Gang in the Southern Tang Dynasty were almost killed and wounded by the Holy Church. The most important thing is that Jiangnan Bank and Jiangnan Commercial Bank were suppressed by Huaxia Weifu and Maitreya Sect. It was a huge loss, when Ye Chen came back from Southern Tang, it is said that he brought back 200 million taels of silver, all of which were snatched from Jiangnan Bank and Jiangnan Commercial Firm."

Yang Chongxun showed a sneer on his face, and said: "These forces belong to the elder Yufeng, no wonder the elder disregarded the second elder and third elder to object, and regardless of Murong Yanzhao's exposure, he wanted to assassinate Ye Chen in the valley outside Kaifeng city." .If the assassination is successful, everything will be fine, but unfortunately the assassination failed now, Mr. Murong did nothing, but was exposed and implicated, and now we don’t know what’s going on in Gyeongju City."

Zhe Yuxun snorted coldly, and said: "What could happen? How could Ye Chen be so easy to deal with? The people sent by the Great Elder just now asked us to stage a play with the party members. From this, it can be seen that the Holy Spirit Tang must have lost the battle with Ye Chen in Gyeongju."

Yang Chongxun said helplessly: "Ye Chen and the people in the Huaxia Weifu are naturally powerful, and Ye Chen may suspect our acting this time afterwards. It's just that what the emissary of the Great Elder said just now refers to what you and I care most about. The matter, in fact, has no choice.”

Zhe Yuxun glanced at him, and said with a half-smile: "As the envoy sent by the Great Elder said just now, Song Dynasty will attack us sooner or later. Can we still go to the Khitan people, or we should be independent and be a son?" Emperor? Hey, I am a descendant of the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei royal family, and I belong to the Hu family. My nephew is also a general in the Song army, but if you vote for Khitan, there is a good chance that you will be reused."

Yang Chongxun slapped the table, stood up abruptly, and said in a deep voice, "It seems that Yang is wasting his time. Forget it, since I'm going back to Linzhou, one day the imperial army will come with the momentum of Mount Tai. I, Yang Chongxun, am alone and alone, absolutely invincible, I just don’t know if Linzhou is lost, will your prefecture be able to defend it.”

After Yang Chongxun finished speaking, he raised his legs and left, and Zhe Yuxun toasted to himself, ignoring him, until Yang Chongxun was about to walk out of the moon gate in the garden, Zhe Yuxun put down his wine glass and called out loudly: "Brother Zhongwen Stay."

Yang Chongxun suddenly turned around, his eyebrows condensed and said: "Why, General Zhe has been probing for a long time, are you still suspicious of Yang's real decision? I know that you are worried that the relationship between my Yang family and the temple will be much lighter. In addition, my elder brother is now in Kaifeng, and I heard that he has a good relationship with Ye Chen. As long as the court and the emperor make it clear, we will not be implicated in the matter of the temple, so you have not fully believed me, so you just tried to test it. .”

Zhe Yuxun rushed over with a smile on his face, grabbed his shoulders, his majestic appearance disappeared, and he smiled like a rascal: "Hahaha Brother Zhongwen is so angry, no wonder, just as you said just now , I also have concerns. After all, this matter determines the life and death of thousands of people in my family. Don’t be careless! I always need to know your true thoughts so that I can be honest with you. Come, come, sit down Sit down, the stoves in this hall are too hot, no wonder you are so angry, come here, put out the two stoves."

Yang Chongxun couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Shilong, you, you, you have been so cunning since you were a child, but you are still the master of Fugu, the tyrant in the cloud, seeing your lazy appearance, really, forget it, hot Don’t put out the stove when it’s hot or cold. It’ll be really cold. Well, I can’t eat anything now, and I don’t want to drink alcohol. Tell me, is there any way to make it happen? It's what Yufeng wants, and Ye Chen won't be too suspicious."

Zhe Yuxun pulled him back to sit by the table, he let go of his anger, and said seriously: "Brother Zhongwen is so honest, then Shilong will make it clear. Ten years ago, my father joined the Song Dynasty and entered the court to face the king. At that time, His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty personally promised that my Zhe family would be in charge of the Fugu from generation to generation, collect the trilogy and pay taxes by myself."

(End of this chapter)