I saw two people behind Zongze. One was holding a fish in his hand, and the other was holding a wine. They were carrying it nervously, as if they were very valuable.
Yang Lin smiled and said: "Since you are here to visit me, it must not be bad fish with distiller's grains. I will ask the kitchen to make a pot of fresh fish soup. Zongze, please stay here to eat with me."
The three people's faces turned red at the same time. A maid had already come in and brought the ingredients to the kitchen.
Yang Lin took Zongze to a fragrant pavilion in the small courtyard, set up the wine dishes, and seated the guests and hosts.
It happened that Xu Saiyue brought some snacks and dishes, so he poured the local wine they brought, and stood aside to pour the wine and dishes. Yang Lin smiled and said: "Zong Rulin, you have done great work in controlling the river, we all see it."
Here, the two men from the Zhihe Division continued to play dumb and poured wine for their governor, Zongze.
Zongze touched his lips a little, put down his wine glass and said, "You should not be Shao Zai Muzan. If Shao Zai hadn't started the river control project, I don't know how many common people would have suffered every year."
Yang Lin smiled slightly and asked tentatively: "Have you ever heard about the Jurchens in the Huanglong Mansion who rebelled against the Liao Dynasty and founded the country and claimed gold?"
"How come I haven't heard of it? Now there are rumors everywhere in Kaifeng Mansion that the Khitan is about to be destroyed and the Song Dynasty will have one less powerful enemy." Zongze said with a bitter smile.
"What do you think?" Yang Lin asked.
Zongze pondered for a moment and then said solemnly: "It is definitely not a good thing for the Song Dynasty that the Jurchens are so brave. If they were to stalemate with the Khitan after the founding of the country and restrain each other, it would be a blessing for the Song Dynasty.
But with their current achievements, it is very likely that they will go all out to destroy the Khitan, and they may not stop there.
The roads in Hebei have been rotten all year round, and the Khitans only rely on militia and coins to resist them. How can they stop the Jurchen cavalry?"
Yang Lin cried out in his heart, there was indeed something about his fame, and loudly said: "Pour the wine! Zong Rulin's words must be taken for granted."
Xu Saiyue smiled and filled him up with a glass. Yang Lin picked up the glass, poured it in, twisted his neck, and squirted it all out in one sip.
"What the hell!?"
The two little mutes finally couldn't hold it any longer and quickly stood up to accuse them: "Young Master, please forgive me, this is bad wine brewed in the countryside."
Zongze looked embarrassed. He never expected that Yang Lin would stay with him for dinner, let alone open the jar of wine he brought. In his opinion, Yang Shaozai was famous for his luxurious life. As long as he brought something, he would definitely be happy.
It was buried in that corner.
They spend a lot of money to control the river, and the risk is extremely high. Qingshui Yamen has no enthusiasm in the first place.
Zongze could only use his salary to encourage his subordinates to care for the widows, widows and children left behind by those who died in the river.
As soon as Yang Lin saw their reactions, he understood clearly. He took the handkerchief from Xu Saiyue's hand, wiped his mouth, pointed at Zongze and said with a smile: "In the future, you are not allowed to bring any gifts to my house. I
I'm afraid I'll be poisoned to death by you someday. Haha, Yue'er, bring me the styrax wine His Majesty gave me."
Zongze was secretly surprised. There were rumors that the young master was domineering, arrogant and violent, and would hit people at every turn. He didn't expect him to be so generous.
He was also happy to open his mind and talk to the current young prime minister about his heart and aspirations.
Guest and host enjoy themselves, no need to say more
On the third day after Zongze left Bianliang, a piece of paper came down from the court, appointing him as the prefect of Hejian Prefecture.
Hejian Mansion is on Hebei East Road, and you can get to Yanjing in one day by horse.
Now Tong Guan is recruiting troops, training soldiers, and controlling military and political power in Hedong and Hebei.
Cai Jing had some objections to this, and he didn't want to quarrel with Tong Guan, so he agreed as soon as Yang Lin came to talk to him.
Zongze waited for seven days, arranged all the affairs of the River Control Department, and took up his post with an old servant.
After so many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he was finally promoted as a Jinshi. Zongze knew in his heart that this was probably inseparable from his words at the young master's house.
As soon as he showed some ambition and knowledge, he was arranged by Yang Shaozai to move to the important place in Hejian. This Shaozai, who had mixed reputations, had his own uniqueness. It was no wonder that he could rise so quickly——
The cold winter has arrived, the new wind is strong, and the side hall of the Khitan Imperial City is as warm as spring.
The cold wind howled outside the window, the earth dragon in the hall was burning hot, and the smoke of ambergris lingered in the gilt crane and copper furnace, making the atmosphere in the hall harmonious.
Prime Minister Xiao Fengxian moved his butt uneasily to stay away from Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi who was behind the imperial case. The emperor's face was not pretty now.
"We lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and 300,000 people fled, and you still dared to hide it from me. This is all the fault of your idiot brother!"
Although Xiao Fengxian was used to deceiving the emperor, at this juncture, he had no excuses.
A Gulu twisted to the ground, Xiao Feng first kowtowed and begged for mercy: "I was also deceived by him, and I didn't expect that the war on the front line had deteriorated to this point. For this reason, only His Majesty's personal expedition can completely annihilate the Jurchens and bring peace to the Northeast."
Yelu Yanxi hesitated a little, then shook his head and said: "It's ridiculous. I am the king of ten thousand chariots, rich in the world, and I have to go out in person to deal with a mere Jurchen? It's really unreasonable..."
It wasn't that he was afraid, but he felt a little bit embarrassed when he heard the howling north wind outside.
It's such a cold day, Xiao Fengxian, a thief, actually wants me to go out and get cold
As for the strength of the Jurchens, he didn't notice it. As a small country in a small area where the Jurchens were small, no matter how brave they were, they couldn't shake the Khitan's national foundation.
In the eyes of the Khitan monarchs and ministers, the Bohai people and the Shiwei people who were also on the Tokyo Road were more threatening than the Jurchens.
In order to preserve his wealth, Xiao Fengxian would definitely not let anyone from the Yelu family take command. Otherwise, with this merit, if someone in the clan rose up, the first thing he would do was to kill his entire family.
As for whether the Xiao family could safely send someone out to lead the army, he was unwilling to take another risk after sending his younger brother Xiao Sixian to cause such a big trouble.
It would be better to just ask the emperor to do the calculation in person. Xiao Feng raised his head first, his forehead was already red and swollen, crawled to Yelu Yanxi, got closer and said: "Your Majesty, the weather is very cold now and it is extremely difficult to march. It is better to order all places to be on guard until spring begins.
We gathered troops from the Khitan North Academy and led millions of troops to attack the border, leaving him to wonder how the Jurchens could resist. When the time comes, it will be His Majesty’s spring hunt. We beheaded Aguda in Huanglong Mansion and made a fish feast for him.
The other barbarians in the Northeast will taste it and scare Xiaoxiao to see who else dares to rebel against the Khitan."
When Yelu Yanxi heard this, he was very interested. Moreover, it would not be so cold by then. A trip to Tokyo Road would be treated as a sightseeing tour. So his expression softened and he said: "After you get down, make arrangements carefully, and then go out again."
If there is any mistake, I will kill you first."
Xiao Fengxian quickly kowtowed and thanked him, crawled out of the hall, and looked northeast. The endless sadness in his eyes turned into a sigh.