Poor Family 1

  Chapter 540 Kang Wang's Worry

At noon, Li Yanqing came to Changqinglou. Changqinglou is the property of the Cao family and has a long-standing reputation in the capital. Together with Fanlou and Panlou, it is one of the three major restaurants in Beijing. During the meal, the tea prostitutes and dancers inside are very beautiful, bringing a lot of money to the Cao family, which is the most profitable industry of the Cao family.

Li Yanqing followed a bartender up to the second floor and came to the innermost elegant room. He saw two guards standing at the door. Seeing Li Yanqing approaching, one of the guards clasped his fists and said, "The little prince is already waiting in the room." , Li Yushi, please!"

Li Yanqing nodded and walked into the elegant room. Sitting in the room was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, wearing a gauze hat and a lavender blouse. He was of medium build and very handsome. He was Kang Wang whom he hadn't seen for several years. Zhao Gou.

Sitting next to him was a very beautiful tea prostitute, who was ordering tea for him with a smile. When Zhao Gou looked up and saw Li Yanqing coming in, he quickly got up and greeted him with a smile, "Li Yushi, we haven't seen each other for a long time." gone."

  Li Yanqing saluted deeply, "See Your Highness for humble positions!"

   "There is no need to be too polite, Li Yushi, please sit down!"

  Zhao Gou asked Li Yanqing to sit down and said with a smile, "We haven't seen each other for several years."

  Li Yanqing smiled slightly: "The last time we met was four or five years ago, when His Highness was still young, and now His Highness has grown up."

  Zhao Gou asked a tea prostitute to share tea with Li Yanqing, but Li Yanqing waved his hand lightly, "I think His Highness didn't invite me to drink tea!"

Zhao Gou secretly praised Li Yanqing for being considerate of himself. He really couldn't stay out of the palace for too long, so he asked the tea prostitute and the two maids next to him to leave. Only Zhao Gou and Li Yanqing were left in the room. Zhao Gou pondered and said : "I heard from the emperor's brother, King Yun, that Li Yushi has always insisted that the Jin soldiers will invade the Song Dynasty on a large scale, is that true?"

   "Your Highness is also very concerned about this matter?"

  Zhao Gou sighed slightly, "It's about Song Sheji, how could I not care?"

Li Yanqing's eyes became very serious, and he said lightly: "I said before that the Jurchen is a strong and young tiger. How can it be possible to satisfy its appetite in the mere land of Yanyun? It is inevitable for them to invade the south. The key is how we In response, I have always said that uniting the Liao Dynasty against the Jin Dynasty is the right way, but unfortunately no one has responded to my appeal."

   "Actually, I think so too!"

  Zhao Gou said solemnly: "I think the top priority of the Great Song Dynasty is to support the Liao Kingdom and consolidate the Liao Kingdom, the barrier of the Great Song Dynasty, rather than taking advantage of its weakness to attack it from the north."

Li Yanqing was very surprised. He didn't expect Kang Wang and Zhao Gou to agree with him. However, His Royal Highness Kang Wang is just an idle king, and his words have no weight. Even the crown prince can't object. Don't talk about him. It's not realistic to discuss this issue with Zhao Gou significance.

   At this time Zhao Gou said again: "Has Li Yushi read the Song-Jin Sea Covenant?"

  Li Yanqing shook his head, and Zhao Gou let out a long sigh, "Fortunately, you didn't watch it. If you did, you'd die of anger!"

   "How do you say that?"

   "The covenant says that the two countries will destroy the Liao Kingdom together, and it is agreed that the former land of Yanyun will belong to the Song Dynasty after the Liao Dynasty is destroyed. Has Li Yushi noticed any problems in this?"

  Li Yanqing pondered for a while and said, "Why is it the hometown of Yanyun instead of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun?"

"Here is the question. What does the hometown of Yanyun mean? It is Yanzhou and Yunzhou. What about the other 14 prefectures? There is almost a city of Yanjing in Yanzhou, Zhuozhou and Yizhou in the south, and Mizhou in the north. There are Jizhou and Daozhou in the east, just like Bianjing and not Kaifeng. What do we want an isolated city surrounded by Jin Guotuan? There are hundreds of miles from the border of Song and Liao to Yanzhou The distance, what about the hundreds of miles?"

   "Does it mention in the covenant that the land of the Liao Kingdom occupied by the Song Army's Northern Expedition belongs to the Song Dynasty?"

Zhao Gou shook his head, "It's just that the two sides agreed to destroy the Liao Dynasty. Jin attacked the north of the Great Wall and Song attacked the south of the Great Wall. After the victory, Jin promised to hand over the former land of Yanyun to Song. No other details were mentioned. Hidden danger of conflict! I really don’t know which fool signed the covenant.”

The more Zhao Gou said, the more angry he became, but Li Yanqing knew in his heart that the Song Dynasty wanted to use the Great Wall as the border between Song and Jin. Of course, the territory it conquered would not be handed over to the Jin Dynasty. In fact, both sides have plans to break the contract after the Liao Dynasty is destroyed. How could the Song Dynasty, which was in power with civil servants, be confused about the text of the treaty.

  The problem is that the Song Dynasty overestimated the strength of its own army, and at the same time greatly underestimated the state of Jin. This is the crux of the problem.

However, Li Yanqing couldn't explain it clearly for a while. He pondered for a while and said to Zhao Gou: "No matter how you sign the contract, it is a piece of waste paper for the Kingdom of Jin. Your Highness does not need to be too obsessed with the covenant. The key is your own strength. As long as Song actively Defense, maybe we still have hope."

   "Does Li Yushi really think we still have hope?"

Li Yanqing comforted him with a smile and said: "As long as the Northern Expedition is given up, the Liao Kingdom will be able to persist for a longer period of time. Let us seize the opportunity to build a solid defense line. The Kingdom of Jin does not know our reality and dare not act rashly. Besides, the Song Dynasty has a vast territory. , the population is large, even if it is temporarily frustrated, there is still room for counterattack, Your Highness does not need to be too anxious, Da Song will never die because of this."

Zhao Gou breathed a sigh of relief, he pondered for a moment and said to Li Yanqing: "I actually came here today to remind Li Yushi that Wang Fu has already collected information about Fan Xiangguo and is ready to bring down Fan Xiangguo at any time. This time, many people are involved. , Li Yushi is also among them, I hope Li Yushi can prepare a countermeasure in time!"

  Li Yanqing was slightly taken aback, and quickly asked: "Is this news accurate?"

   "The news is absolutely reliable. It was Brother Huang who told me that Wang Fu visited him yesterday and mentioned this matter. Brother Huang did not agree, but Wang Fu said that this was what Father Huang meant, and it is already very difficult to undo it."

   Li Yanqing's heart suddenly became heavy. What he was worried about happened. The so-called suspension of the Northern Expedition was just an expedient measure for the emperor. He and Fan Zhixu strongly opposed the Northern Expedition, which finally touched Zhao Ji's rebellion.

  Li Yanqing sighed secretly, it seems that Zhao Ji ran farther and farther on the road to death, and the nine cows could not be pulled back.

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  Leaving the Changqing Building, Li Yanqing went directly to the Imperial City Minister's Office. In the official room, Li Yanqing found Fan Zhixu, and he told Fan Zhixu in detail about the meeting with Kang Wang and Zhao Gou just now.

  Fan Zhixu looked a little curious, "How did you know Kang Wang?"

  Li Yanqing only felt dizzy for a while, how could Fan Zhixu avoid the important and ignore the minor, when is he still concerned about this kind of thing?

  Li Yanqing said anxiously: "It's a long story, but now Wang Fu is trying to find out about Xiangguo. Is Xiangguo planning to sit and wait for death?"

  Fan Zhixu smiled faintly, "You are a little late, I have already been impeached by Wang Fu."

  Li Yanqing was startled, "Impeach Xiangguo for what?"

   "It is said that I formed the Fan Party, attempted to form a party for personal gain, attempted to control the power of the court, and destroyed the alliance between Song and Jin, and more. They listed a bunch of crimes against me."

   "How does Xiangguo plan to fight back?"

   "I have already written a complaint and submitted it to the palace, but it is estimated that it will not have much effect. The person who really wants to remove me this time is the emperor."

Fan Zhixu sighed softly, "Early when I decided to jointly oppose the Northern Expedition, I was already mentally prepared to be dismissed as prime minister. Although I am old, it is very difficult for me to make a comeback after being dismissed this time. , but I believe the Crown Prince will understand me, and I, Fan Zhixu, will be innocent sooner or later."

Fan Zhixu patted Li Yanqing on the shoulder again, "Don't care about personal honor or disgrace when you serve the country. We have a clear conscience. You are still young. Today's setbacks will become your precious wealth in life in the future. Once the crown prince ascends the throne, you will be re-activated." At that time, I believe that you at that time will become the pillar of the Song Dynasty."

  Li Yanqing nodded silently, he felt that Fan Zhixu was ready

  In the afternoon, Li Yanqing came to Hongqiao Baoyanzhai and found his father Li Daqi. He hesitated and asked, "Is Daddy going to the manor or Hangzhou these two days?"

  Li Daqi frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about, I am so busy with your marriage that I don't touch the ground, where are you going to drive me?"

   "Some things will happen in the DPRK recently, and I am a little worried about my family."

  Seeing his son's serious expression, Li Daqi asked, "What happened?"

  Li Yanqing sighed lowly, "Fan Xiangguo was impeached, maybe I will be implicated as well. It doesn't matter if I am an official or not, but the only thing I am worried about is Dad. Dad should leave the capital temporarily to avoid the limelight!"

Li Daqi sneered, "What can Wang Fu do to me, falsely accuse me of tax evasion, and confiscate my family? I, Li Daqi, have gone through ups and downs in my life. Would I be afraid of this danger? Let me tell you, the more difficult your life is, the more you have to struggle. This time, I want you to make your wedding happy and lively."

   "Then at least transfer the Erniang mother and daughter out!"

  Li Daqi thought for a while, "That's okay, or go to Chicang Town and live with Sisi and the others temporarily, so I don't have any worries."

  Li Yanqing heaved a sigh of relief, and asked with a smile, "Is the land on Yujie sold?"

   "It has been sold, and it was sold to the Xiang family at a price of one hundred thousand taels of silver. The silver has been delivered to me, and the Xiang family promised to give me ten days to move out."

   "What about Cao's shop? Is it rented?"

"The Cao family agreed to rent half of the Lianggong Arms Shop to me at a rental price of 3,000 yuan per year. I am currently renovating the shop, and Baoyanzhai will move there in three days at the latest. I don't have the energy to deal with it. , all entrusted to Wu Guanshi to take full responsibility."

   "Then father, go back and clean up now! Send Erniang and the others to Chicang Town."

   "Okay! I'll go back now."

Li Daqi patted his son on the back and said with a smile: "Straighten your waist, it's not a big deal. When your father and I were expelled, we have survived such a miserable time. What is your setback? I believe that time will change everything. "

  (end of this chapter)