Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 708

When Hu Sanguang heard this, he couldn't help being taken aback. It was hard for him to imagine that such a small overseas country had so many silver and copper mines, but Hu Sanguang knew the character of his own emperor, and he also knew that the latter had too many mysteries and Unfathomable.Since His Majesty said so, there is absolutely no problem.

Ye Chen knew that the silver output of Japan, a small island country, once reached [-]% of the world's silver output during the period from the Southern Song Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty, and it was an important dumping place for Chinese goods at that time.

After Hu Sanguang was startled, he regained his composure, and then said: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. Shiwa and Huang Louping sent news at the same time that the Song Dynasty court was preparing to mobilize [-] troops to go to the northwest, and secretly ordered Gao Huaide to deal with Lin. Let the Yang family of Yangzhou take action, and then after obtaining Linzhou, look at Hetao to determine Hexi, take advantage of the geographical advantage, and then create an opportunity to invade our Xiangfu country."

Ye Chen frowned and pondered, and after a while, he said, "You go to arrange Liu Jinyuan's affairs first. The matter of the Yang family in Linzhou... Maybe you can let Yang Jiye lead his military department to deal with it first."

Hu Sanguang resigned and arranged to send a letter to Liu Jinyuan, and Ye Chen asked Yang Jiye to be called again.

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On the northwest side of the Imperial City of Kaifeng City, the area where the Privy Council is located is in flames.

The fire patrols, the city defense army, the yamen servants of the Privy Council, Kaifeng government and Kaifeng county officials, etc. come and go like flying, and the water dragon carts are nothing, and some yamen servants still carry washbasins and hold big names. What's up.

A fire broke out in a private house near the Privy Council. The winter in the north is already dry and dry. Most of the houses in Kaifeng City are of wooden structure and closely spaced.The most important thing is that by the time the officials in the Privy Council reacted, the fire had already blocked the gate of the entire Privy Council house.

When Cao Bin, who was waiting to go to the palace to discuss matters, rushed over, the courtyard of the Privy Council was already full of cries, pleas for help, and screams.

At this moment, a large jet of water rushed in from the outside, suppressing the fire, and a hundred fire patrol soldiers wrapped in wet quilts shouted and rushed into the Privy Council, regardless of the officials in front of them or small officials , Wrap it with a wet quilt and drag it out.

Seeing that the fire was gradually extinguished, Shiwa, who was standing far away among the crowd, thought to himself: what should be burned should have already been burned, and the order sent to Jiangnan to Zhao Zan should be delayed by a few days.

The Privy Council is in a mess now, it can be said that it is a mess, the soldiers of the fire patrol store desperately poured water into the fire scene, and countless yamen servants rushed in under the supervision of the magistrate of Kaifeng County, wearing wet cotton The scene of the fire, and then sparks rescued the officials of the Privy Council one after another.

Shiwa watched with cold eyes, and found that the efficiency of the Dasong government was quite high. Those who put out fires, rescued people, sealed off the scene, and maintained order. Everywhere looked chaotic, but in fact it was very orderly.

The officials of the Privy Council who were rescued from the fire by the yamen servants all had ugly faces, and at the same time, they also felt like they had escaped from the gate of hell. Some weak-willed people even couldn't help crying. Shiwa believes that from now on, They should no longer be short of nightmare material.

After the fire encountered cold water, a large amount of water vapor was generated, making the whole scene foggy. Seeing the fire was slowly being driven back, the fire gradually became smaller.

A soldier at the fire patrol store screamed, "No, there's no water in the water tank."

The magistrate of Kaifeng County froze for a moment, and shouted, "Hurry up and get water."

The soldiers of Huoxunpu looked at him like a fool, and said after a while, "The river is frozen, so it's not easy to get water."

The magistrate of Kaifeng County stomped his feet and said, "No matter what method you use, you must get the water quickly." Seeing that the fire was igniting again, the magistrate of Kaifeng County took a look at the gloomy and complicated expression on the side. Cao Bin, with awe in his heart, didn't care about his personal demeanor at all, and gave orders angrily.

With a bang, the main building of the Privy Council collapsed.

Luo Yaoshun, who took Zeng Shangfei's original position and became the order of the Privy Council, came to Cao Bin and said, "My lord, the order sent to Jiangnan General Zhao is still inside."

Cao Bin took a breath and said: "Send someone to the Casting and Printing Department of the Ministry of Rites to recast all the seals of my Privy Council, and then draw up a new order. I will personally go to His Majesty to re-stamp the jade seal. Hurry up, the faster the better." .”

Luo Yaoshun promised, then quickly left with the same complicated expression to make arrangements.

On the opposite side of the street, Shiwa stepped into an alley, entered a small courtyard through the back door, and said to a middle-aged man with an indifferent face next to him: "The seal-casting masters of the Ministry of Rites have all been arranged! "

The middle-aged man said: "Don't worry, the leader. The masters who cast the seals have already left Kaifeng for various reasons. It is impossible for the court to find one within three days."

Shiwa said: "Very well, you should go and tell Chief Zhou of the Cao Gang personally that we have successfully delayed the military order of the Privy Council, but we have given them the imperial decree sent by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to Jiangnan. Um... just to be on the safe side, Inform Jian Zhuang Bai Zixuan of the whereabouts of the dispatched Zhongzhi Angel and his party, and with Bai Zixuan's intelligence, he will naturally know what to do."

The middle-aged man bowed and said yes, then turned and left.

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Since Liu Jinyuan served as the envoy of the Nanfu of the Huaxia Weifu, with the strong support of Ye Chen, especially when Ye Chen feigned death and lurked in the south of the Yangtze River, he drove most of the temple forces out of the south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop. The power has also gone far away from the border. Liu Jinyuan's family is the only one. After three years, most of the Jianghu gang forces in the south of the Yangtze River were either annexed by Liu Jinyuan or turned into peripheral forces in Nanfu.

In short, the power under Liu Jinyuan's command is now more than ten times that of the original Dajiang Gang.

When the Great Song Dynasty conquered the Southern Tang Dynasty last year, when the army crossed the river, Liu Jinyuan dispatched 2000 men and [-] warships to assist, which was only a small half of the forces.As long as the Dajiang Gang wants to, they can mobilize more than [-] armed forces within a day.

Of course, with such an armed force, although the individual force is stronger than ordinary soldiers, except for the [-] direct descendants of Liu Jinyuan who have undergone battle formation and troop training, the overall combat capability of the others is incomparable to that of a [-] regular army.

With such a large stall, Liu Jinyuan wanted to take his direct lineage forces down the river to conquer the Japanese kingdom, and the things involved in this were extremely cumbersome and complicated.

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The old lair of the Dajiang Gang, which was originally the meeting hall of the Nanfu of Huaxia Weifu.

Liu Jinyuan sat on the head of the main seat, and there were six people sitting on each side of the bottom. The leader on the left was Su Zengshu, the military adviser of the Dajiang Gang, and the deputy envoy of the Nanfu Duo Luotuo was on the right.The five people on each side of the back are Liu Jinyuan's direct subordinates, and they are also the envoys of the ten ministries of the Nanfu personally appointed by him.When Ye Chen was in Jiangnan two years ago, he also met these ten people and conducted some tests. Although they may not be first-class masters, they are all capable of being independent or possessing a skill, and they are decisive.

Liu Jinyuan glanced at everyone, and said: "The military order of the Song Dynasty has been issued, and it will be passed to Zhao Zan in a few days. We must rush to make all preparations for going to sea within three days. Except for the previously agreed 140 Except for the accompanying people, other people, including peripheral forces, are all lurking, and they are not allowed to directly conflict with the Song Dynasty court."

Everyone stood up and clasped their fists to promise, only the hall master named Sun Liqiang hesitated for a moment, and said: "Chairman, I have some harsh words that I want to say to the boss, please ask the boss Haihan."

Liu Jinyuan smiled and said: "Since ancient times, loyal words are harsh, so you can say it!"

Sun Liqiang said: "Boss, the reason why the imperial court used a large army to encircle and suppress us is because that one turned against the imperial court and the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and established Xiangfu Kingdom in the northwest?"

Liu Jinyuan sneered in his heart, but he said calmly, "That's right, that's exactly the reason."

Sun Liqiang took a careful look at Liu Jinyuan and said, "This subordinate believes that if we draw a clear line with the one in the northwest, not only will the imperial court not deal with us, but most likely they will use us again."

Liu Jinyuan looked happy, and pretended to be deep in thought, and said, "I'm afraid that even if we draw a clear line, the Song Dynasty court and the emperor will not let us go."

Sun Liqiang looked at his words and found that Liu Jinyuan had been tempted. He was overjoyed and continued, "Master, a guest came to my subordinate's mansion the day before yesterday. He was an eunuch from the capital. On behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, he gave us a promise."

Liu Jinyuan was surprised when he heard the words, and then he was overjoyed, and said, "Promise? What promise did His Majesty the Emperor give us?"

Sun Liqiang did not continue to speak, but winked at another hall master named Zhang Dong next to him. Zhang Dong immediately stood up and clasped his fists at Liu Jinyuan, showing a meaningful smile, and said, "Master, at that time, the subordinate just happened to Also at Hallmaster Sun's mansion, the eunuch brought the secret decree of His Majesty the Song Emperor, saying that as long as we draw a clear line with Ye Chen and pledge our allegiance to His Majesty, His Majesty will establish us as the Southern Mansion of Songwei Mansion, which is only comparable to the capital of the capital. The Songwei Mansion is half a level lower, and it is not under the control of the Songwei Mansion in the capital, and is directly under the command of His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and the salary is also issued from the internal treasury of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, which is half times higher than that of the Songwei Mansion in the capital."

Sun Liqiang immediately echoed: "That's right, Chief, the eunuch sent by the emperor did say so. We also read the secret decree, and it's true."

Liu Jinyuan sighed, stared at Sun Liqiang and said lightly: "In this case, you can die."

Sun Liqiang was taken aback for a moment, then his face changed drastically, and he growled at Zhang Dong: "Let's go out together."

Before he finished speaking, the long sword around his waist was already out of its sheath in his right hand, pointing directly at Dorotuo in his right hand, and clenched his left hand into a fist to guard against the people on the left.

However, in the midst of this lightning, there was a sound of puffing, and a flash of saber light flashed, and Sun Liqiang's head flew out, and his blood rushed to a height of one foot.

(End of this chapter)