Chapter 63 Who doesn't leave a way out for themselves?
For this alliance, many people came from Tokyo and sent a lot of things. Yun Zheng and Shi Zhongxin and Su Shi looked at the large group of singers in colorful clothes and drooled for a while before returning to the military camp.
I asked people, but those women are untouchable!
Sanyakou has now become Taipingkou, a name chosen by Zhao Zhen himself. The other ministers were full of praise, but Yun Zheng was the only one who disliked this name, which made him easily associate it with the morgue.
After making an unreasonable fuss, the minority obeyed the majority. Zhao Zhen was very interested and helped Yun Zheng replace Sanyakou on the battle map hung on the wall with Taipingkou.
There is a sand table in the Jingxi Army. Zhao Zhen has been enjoying it ever since he discovered this thing. He dragged a group of people to fight on the sand table all day long. The soldiers who were busy organizing the sand table in the army were miserable.
Zhao Zhen liked to play against Shi Zhongxin the most. The military chess game required extremely high reasoning ability. He and Shi Zhongxin were evenly matched, which meant that the two of them were actually a pair of sticks.
Di Qing was no match for Yun Zheng in the military chess game. One day, Zhao Zhen accidentally defeated Shi Zhongxin in a game and proudly wanted to play against Yun Zheng.
Li Chang asked the emperor not to do this with a twitching face. Yun Zheng, who was on the sand table, was basically inhumane under normal circumstances. He had seen how unreasonable Yun Zheng was on the sand table. The emperor, who was in high spirits, still forcibly pulled him away.
Yun Zheng was willing to give it a try.
As Li Chang expected, the emperor lost miserably, miserably...
Yun Zheng pulled out the yellow flag belonging to the emperor's side from the emperor's hilltop and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is the ability of a humble minister to eat, so I will do my duty. You are the biggest leader of our Song Dynasty, and the humble minister must do it no matter what.
Let you know that your salary is not in vain, it is worth every penny..."
From then on, Zhao Zhen never approached Yun Zheng for any military chess exercises.
Shi Zhongxin, who returned to the small valley, complained: "You shouldn't have won against His Majesty that day, which made him lose interest in the sand table. I didn't even have the chance to shoot the horse. If His Majesty is still addicted to the sand table, why don't you go there today?"
If you ask Zou Tong how many beautiful girls you want, you can succeed, and Zou Tong will definitely agree happily, instead of giving no face at all like today."
"My wife is in the military camp, you want me to find a karaoke?"
"It's just a concubine. Your wife is in Tokyo. Let me tell you, the hierarchy of the family must be clear. We brothers cannot do such embarrassing and disappointing things as doting on concubines and destroying wives."
"I found that your family lives strictly in accordance with the "Book of Rites". Except for being a little shameless, everything else conforms to it. Can you tell me how you strike a balance between the shamelessness and the strict rules of the Book of Rites? This is a
There is a lot to learn about it, and I plan to learn it."
Shi Zhongxin glanced at Yun Zheng and pointed at Su Shi behind him: "The child is still here, don't teach him badly, how can he be his husband?"
The fat Su Shi immediately smiled and showed his four big white teeth, expressing that he was a simple, kind-hearted and good boy who had no knowledge of the world.
Shi Zhongxin stood on the hillock, untied his belt and poured water happily. He also deliberately faced the camp where the singers were at the bottom of the mountain. His wretched look made people unbearable to look at him.
"Zou Tong held the door tightly and treated this place as a harem. It seems he can't succeed today. Are you sure the Emperor of Liao has withdrawn from the border of Song Dynasty?"
Shi Zhongxin's leaping thinking made Yun Zheng a little overwhelmed. He thought for a moment and said: "It is true that he has withdrawn from the border of the Song Dynasty. He is now leading 80,000 Pishi troops stationed in Lingqiu, preparing to form an alliance with His Majesty. Now, Liao
Xiao Ke, the privy envoy of the country, was discussing the location of the alliance with Han Qi, our privy envoy of the Song Dynasty. I asked Han Qi where the alliance would be held to see if it was possible to kill the emperor of Liao. As a result, Han Qi
Qi doesn’t say anything.”
Shi Zhongxin frowned and said: "Why do you always think about killing someone? Why don't you think about our business? Liaodong's business is a big input. I am very satisfied. I heard that your wife is also very satisfied. Now as long as the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty can reunite
After signing the contract, everyone can live in peace and stability for a few years, and can also earn a few more years of peace. The Chanyuan Alliance has maintained the peace of the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom for at least fifty years. This contract guarantees the peace between the two countries.
Five years of peace is okay, right? This is considering that there is something wrong with your head. If there is nothing wrong with your head, I would say three years at most!"
Yun Zheng wondered: "What kind of variable am I?"
Shi Zhongxin sighed and said: "You are indeed not a variable. You are just a bad wolf guarding outside the sheepfold of Liao Kingdom. You are always drooling at the sheep in the sheepfold. What kind of sheepfold can withstand it?"
Why do you care about me so much? Sooner or later you will rush into the sheepfold and eat all the sheep inside."
"Why are you feeling so emotional? This is not like you!"
Shi Zhongxin took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Yun Zheng. Yun Zheng frowned and read it once before closing the paper and handing it to Shi Zhongxin again: "Is there anything wrong?"
"Your little wife is returning home. Forty percent of the bandits in the Taihang Mountains have attached themselves to her banner. These bandits have consciously followed the Liao Kingdom's retreat into the Liao Kingdom.
If the bandits enter the Liao Kingdom, what good things will happen there? Could it be that you have already begun to prepare for the second invasion of Yanyun?
Your Majesty is preparing for peace talks with the Liao Kingdom, it is very ungentlemanly for you to do this at this time!"
Yun Zheng looked around and found that there were only three of him on the small hill, so he nodded and said: "Yan Yun is very important to the Liao Kingdom, and even more important to the Song Dynasty. It is called the lifeblood of the Song Dynasty.
It’s not too much, we will always take it back. It will be easier to fight later if we lay out the plan early. Tell me, what exactly do you want to know?”
Shi Zhongxin said with a bitter face: "Can you tell your concubine that the matter of gathering the robbers is over? My generals are all being taken over by her. Your concubine is holding silver in one hand and a knife in the other.
The thieves chose to take the money from one of their own, and she immediately attacked the one who didn't take the money. She chopped off the head with a sword until the blade was curled, and she was covered in blood. People now call her the Blood Lady!"
Yun Zheng said in shock: "Are you one of the bandits in Taihang Mountain?"
Shi Zhongxin smiled bitterly and said: "To tell you the truth, every household has its own manpower, not for robbery, but just to leave a way out for one's own family.
After Taizu released his military power over a cup of wine, all the noble families thought that a catastrophe was coming. They thought that the military power was gone, and all that was left was to confiscate their families and exterminate their clans. So the ancestors arranged for their close relatives to build a mountain in Taihang Mountain, intending to leave a legacy to their families.
A last resort.
Unexpectedly, Grandpa Taizu was a real man, and he kept his word. He took away the military power but gave everyone wealth and honor. Everyone lived contentedly in Tokyo, while the bandits in Taihang Mountains just stayed here, selling a little private salt to make a living.
If you can't go there, your family will subsidize it a little. After all, it's good to have another road."
Yun Zheng nodded and said: "That makes sense. No wonder there is such a road in the mountains but the court doesn't know about it. No wonder every Tang County magistrate will abide by this secret. No wonder Tang County magistrate will put his wife and daughter away after knowing that he has no way to survive."
Entrusted to bandits, no wonder my wife had such smooth sailing in the Taihang Mountains. Those bandits who had no master thought that I was also looking for a way out. No wonder they would actively join me. However, I heard from my wife that many of them are members of the Maitreya sect.
"
Shi Zhongxin shouted: "Bullshit Maitreya people, they can only confuse some poor people who cannot read or write, how can they confuse the confidants sent by various families? Back then, Gao Tansheng shot all the invincible soldiers in Taihang with an iron gun
, whoever doesn’t listen to him will be doomed, so that’s why it’s like that. Later, after Gao Tansheng was killed by you, everyone returned to normal. If you don’t believe me, if a strongman comes out in the future, everyone will still bow their heads and recognize him as the master.
Your Majesty, as long as he is happy."
Yun Zheng nodded, this matter really cannot be done anymore. We are all nobles, and we are struggling to make a living under the emperor's ass. Since this is something that everyone sticks to, there is no need to destroy it. Following the herd is the best way.
Make a good choice and become a member of the noble family. It is necessary to help each other.
"I don't ask who is from whose family. In the future, I won't ask Qiu Yan to forcibly collect those people. Instead, I will change it voluntarily. Those who were forcibly collected in the past will also be released. What do you think?"
Shi Zhongxin smiled and said: "That's okay. I'll give your concubine a set of headgear later so that she won't have to work in vain. I'll go to Zou Tong tonight to see if I can invite some girls to come out and dance for us.
Reward the army!"
Seeing Shi Zhongxin leaving in a hurry, Su Shi walked up to Yun Zheng and said, "Sir, why are they like this? Are they still ministers of the Song Dynasty?"
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "Do you think our family doesn't have such preparations? Everyone under the imperial power is an ant, and a cunning rabbit has three holes. What's wrong with preparing a way for your family to survive?
As long as there is a real threat to our family, the family members will get on the Bianhe River's speedboat in the time it takes for a stick of incense to pass through the Bianhe River checkpoint. What does it mean to know this speed? What does it mean?
People in our family can escape faster than the government's horses.
I have rehearsed it countless times, deduced various problems that may be encountered, and come up with countless ways to deal with it, including forcing a breakthrough by force, and threatening high-ranking officials.
Without these coping mechanisms, why would your husband leave his family in Tokyo while he fights safely thousands of miles away?
As a general, who dares to say that he can win every battle in his life? He has won a hundred times, but just one defeat will be a disaster that will destroy his family and annihilate his family. Why do you have to sacrifice your life for the country and have to take advantage of your own clan members? Why don't you have these coping mechanisms?
, Are you going to let the whole family live together? How will you save them when the time comes? Do you kowtow?"
Su Shi opened his mouth, and finally let out a long sigh. He found that he seemed to have nothing to say. All the nobles seemed to be most wary of the imperial power! (To be continued)