Pang Ji stood under the porch of his study room with his hands behind his back, waiting for Yun Zheng's arrival. The 800-mile express request from the Lanzhou prefect was already on his desk. Hu'er entered Lanzhou without any concealment. What if the Lanzhou prefect would do this?
It's strange not to know anything.
Just when he received the urgent request from Eight Hundred Miles, Yun Zheng's greeting card had also arrived. The two arrived almost at the same time. Pang Ji didn't want to delve into the reason. He just wanted to know what Yun Zheng's current posture towards Xixia was.
watch.
Yun Zheng was dressed very neatly today. His green clothes were replaced by arrow uniforms, and his soap boots were replaced by thin-soled fast boots. The wind blew when he walked, and there seemed to be the sound of fighting when he talked and laughed.
"So, Marquis Yun is finally ready to travel?" Pang Ji was very pleased to see that Yun Zheng was ready to travel, and he put down the teacup in his hand and said.
"The matter of conquering the Northern General cannot be accomplished. We in the Song Dynasty do not have this title at all. Since it is the most important battle since the founding of the Song Dynasty, everything should be done according to the rules. Since the national policy of the Song Dynasty is to control culture
Wu, then when you go on an expedition, you can only be the military envoy to the west of Beijing and the deputy envoy to the Privy Council. You will not have the title of general to conquer the north.
A general who conquers the north is just a title, and Marquis Yun will not think too much about it. Since you have made preparations, on the fifth day of September, how about I go on your Majesty's behalf to become a general and go on the expedition?"
Yun Zheng smiled and shook his head: "Now is not a good time to go on an expedition!"
Pang Ji frowned and said: "I thought that Marquis Yun came to me today to ask for a fight. I didn't expect that Marquis Yun was still unwilling to go to war. Li Qing, the powerful general who did not hide Pang, had already arrived in Lanzhou with Hai Hu'er. Although Lanzhou City is now
It's still a battle, but we are stationed by Xixia soldiers and horses. We don't look good, right? But I don't know why Marquis Yun refused to go out again."
Yun Zheng took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Pang Ji, saying: "The offensive of the Xixia people is still unknown, and Pang's personal matter has not been settled yet. Therefore, it is impossible for the Xixia people to have any clear developments in a short period of time."
, If the enemy doesn’t move, I won’t move either!”
Pang Ji carefully read the piece of paper handed over by Yun Zheng, closed his eyes and meditated for a while, and asked Yun Zheng softly: "Do you think that Pang is doing unbearable things now without hiding anything?"
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "Bu Zang has been thinking about blackmailing Pang for a long time. The Queen Mother Wu Zang and the Xixia King Liang Zuo, one is promiscuous and the other is young. How can he endure it with his fierce personality? It is said that Li Qingnai
He was the guest of the Empress Dowager of Xixia, so he was blackmailed by Wu Zang. He didn't know what reason he used to get him to come to the Song Dynasty. He wanted to use the power of the Song Dynasty to suppress Li Qing, but this guy couldn't bear to be like Li Qing.
The fierce general died, so he sent all the men here.
If only Li Qing was sent to the Song Dynasty, I would not dare to make such an attribution, but Manmei, a veteran of the Xixia royal family, was also sent to Hongshitan to preside over the autumn harvest. The husbands of Liang Zuo's two wet nurses, Gao Huaizheng and Mao
Weichang was also killed by Wu Zangying Pang in July this year. As for Lingzhou Huo Chiming, he was sent far away to the river. Do you want to come back from somewhere? It will take at least six months.
I think the deportation is definitely not limited to the Huo Chiming clan. Since he has no hidden tricks, he will definitely not leave any opportunity for Xixia King Liang Zuo to take advantage of.
Not to mention, after Wu Zang sent Pang to power, he sent troops to invade the fertile farmland west of Quye, so that the people could be cultivated and the income could be returned to themselves. All the silver stars established by the Song Dynasty and the Xixia Kingdom and the annual income of the Xixia side in the market came in and were not hidden.
Therefore, I thought that the reason why Li Qing came to Lanzhou was actually to intimidate the merchants of Xixia and Song Dynasty. They were not allowed to trade in Lanzhou and had to go to Yinxinghe City instead.
After all, Lanzhou City was one of the only two trading sites between Xixia and the Song Dynasty. Unhidden gangsters levied money on Yinxing and the market, causing unprecedented prosperity in Lanzhou City's trade.
It became the only commercial lifeline of the Xixia royal family.
Through all the above, I deduce that Wu Zangying Pang will attack the Xixia King Liang Zuo in the near future, because if he does not take action, the war between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom will officially break out, and the internal strife of the Xixia Kingdom will not be able to gain anything.
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Pang Ji smiled and said: "Pang Wu Zang did his best to support Liang Zuo in ascending the throne. Before Ning Ling Ge died, the Xixia generals discussed whether Ning Ling Ge or Liang Zuo should succeed. Wu Zang
False Pang just said ""I would rather order my brother to be a son, and do nothing, how can I have a country?"", which allowed Liang Zuo to ascend the throne.
Then he appointed himself as the Prime Minister of the country and took charge of the affairs of the country. Pang Yin was the eldest member of the powerful Wu Zang family, and he was the Prime Minister of the country. He had power in both the government and the public, and his access to rituals, guards, and servants was as good as that of a king. Such a man without a king and a father could actually think so.
Stealing the power of heaven, how does Marquis Yun think we should respond?"
Yun Zheng looked at the senile Pang Ji and wished he could strangle the old fox to death. He didn't hide Pang's rebellion against the Xixia people and shut down the Song Dynasty. He always reminded himself in a subtle way not to learn from Wu Zang's Pang. Yun Zheng
I don't believe that Pang Ji doesn't have a complete power structure of the Xixia Dynasty.
"Brother Ning Ling cut off my father's nose. I have experienced this personally, so what you said are all lies. After I ran away, I didn't hide it. The first thing I did after entering the capital was
Even after killing Brother Ning Ling, how could he keep Brother Ning Ling to create obstacles for himself? There are many veterans of Xixia, such as Nuo Shanyi, Manmei, and the three Hexi tribes who followed Xixia King Li Jiqian to found the country. Which one is not powerful?
As a man with a large clan, if he doesn't kill Brother Ning Ling as soon as possible and help his sister to become the Queen Mother, it's unclear whether the position of Prime Minister will be his.
So there is no need for Mr. Pang to think that he is hiding how mysterious Pang is."
Pang Ji laughed loudly and said, "So Marquis Yun already has a way to deal with this person?"
Yun Zheng stared at Pang Ji for a while and said: "I have no choice. Dealing with this kind of political evolution is Prime Minister Pang's specialty. I firmly believe that Prime Minister Pang is already dealing with Wu Zang and Pang. I just need to reply."
Just listen to the good news quietly and don't try to provoke Pang to change his mind about killing Liang Zuo.'
Pang Ji was still smiling and stroking his beard. When he saw that Yun Zheng's patience was almost at its limit, he said: "I have heard about these things. Guo En, the commander of Goujun, has gone to Xixia as an envoy of the Song Dynasty, but they are from
Hequ City guarded by Langtan entered Xixia."
After hearing this, Yun Zheng stood up and said goodbye: "Since Mr. Pang has already made plans to make use of the Zuo Xiang Shenyong Military Division and the Huo Chiming family, Yun Zheng resigned and will go back to his house to wait for good news from Pang Xiang."
Pang Ji sent Yun Zheng out of the study. When he said goodbye, he looked at the blooming chrysanthemums in the yard and said, "On the fifth day of October, when the city is full of golden armor, it is the time when Marquis Yun ascends the altar to worship the general!"
Yun Zheng nodded and said, "Am I the only one?"
Pang Ji smiled and said: "Han Qi went to Hebei to build a platform to worship the generals in place of Your Majesty and put the seal for Commander Di. Wen Yanbo went to Qingtang to put the seal for Commander Fu in place of Your Majesty. Ouyang Xiu went to Huanzhou to go to Huanzhou to put the seal for Commander Zhong'e in place of Your Majesty."
Seal, the only one who hangs the seal on the Sheji altar and goes out for the expedition is Marquis Yun."
Yun Zheng sighed and said: "The plot is too big!"
Pang Ji chuckled and said: "The Song Dynasty now has this qualification!"
Yun Zheng laughed, saluted the old guy solemnly and then turned and left. After five years of careful preparation, the money in the Song Dynasty's treasury has piled up like a mountain, and the granaries in the surrounding areas are full and about to overflow. Qing Qing
Hundreds of thousands of war horses are leaving the horse farms in the two horse farms in western Yunnan and marching toward Hebei and Taiyuan Prefecture in a mighty way.
Unprecedented wealth and power gave Pang Ji and others unparalleled confidence. They all wanted to take advantage of this period when imperial power was at its lowest to achieve the biggest dream of the Song Dynasty since the founding of the country.
When riding the carriage home, the city of Tokyo was still crowded and prosperous. Wang Anshi's reform did not change the city. The huge group of merchants tenaciously resisted Wang Anshi's plundering of them.
After being suppressed, the merchants of the Song Dynasty burst out with endless vitality. After hugging tightly, they defeated the state-owned merchants chaired by Wang Anshi. The state-owned merchants broke out in endless scandals, which made the once ambitious Wang Anshi thoroughly feel
To the bitterness of failure.
The only thing he could do was to severely inflict heavy losses on Pang Ji, Han Qi, Yun Zheng, Wen Yanbo, Fu Bi, and other wealthy people from the Hou clan.
Looking at his deserted shop, Yun Zheng got off the carriage and walked in. He waved his hand and refused the shopkeeper's move to welcome him into the back hall. Instead, he took inventory of the inventory in his shop with interest and a smile on his face.
An old woman walked into the store, pointed at the Su Hexiang on the counter and said to Yun Zheng: "Brother, bring me the Su Hexiang."
The waiter was about to scold him, but Yun Zheng took the styrax box over with a smile, opened it and said with a smile: "Do you want styrax to eliminate phlegm or treat trauma?"
The old woman looked at Yun Zheng and said angrily: "Isn't it possible for me to cure the itching? Who wants the old medicine you put on the doorstep and why don't you go and get this year's new medicine for me? I have long heard that big shops like you are unkind.
, just to fool us common people."
Yun Zheng smiled even more happily. When he saw there was a box of styrax under the counter, he took it out and put it on the case. He smiled and said: "I met an old man who knows the goods. Take a look at this box of styrax. It is brown in color and translucent.
, it is gelatinous when lifted up, and can be lifted up to a full-size scale and still stick to silk continuously. It is thick, oily, translucent, and has a strong fragrance. It is this year’s new product and is most suitable for you.”
The old woman brought her nose up and smelled it carefully. She nodded with satisfaction and then threw over a small porcelain bottle and signaled Yun Zheng to fill the small bottle with styrax.
Yun Zheng looked at the small gourd, which was not much bigger than the belly of his finger. He picked up a chopstick of styrax with a smile, and slowly filled the bottle with the sticky styrax before he stopped.
The old woman took the bottle as if she were on guard against thieves, and tapped the porcelain bottle on the table a few times, fearing that Yun Zheng would not fill the bottle for her.
Seeing that the bottle was indeed full, he took off a small money bag from his belt, took out thirty copper coins and slapped them on the table. He stared at Yun Zheng counting the money with wide eyes until Yun Zheng confirmed that it was indeed three coins.
After ten articles, the old woman breathed a sigh of relief and walked away. (To be continued)