A heavy snowfall at the beginning of the year has not cleared up yet, and Bianliang is still as prosperous as ever.
At the Prince Consort's house, Pan Yi's face turned red from drinking, and several family members knelt down at the table below.
These people are absolutely loyal to him. They are the soldiers passed down from the Pan family era. Many of their ancestors were the soldiers who guarded Pan Yi when he dominated the world.
They looked resolutely at Pan Yi, who was looking up at them. This man was their master. Although he looked handsome, he had long since lost the heroic spirit of King Zheng.
He was so cowardly at this time that he humiliated this noble nobleman into this state just because he was the son of a merchant.
The master is so bad, these men are ashamed of themselves. Many of them have been holding back their energy and want to cut Yang Lin into thousands of pieces.
A glass of bitter wine went down his throat, Pan Yi glared hard, gritted his teeth and said: "Pan Qing!"
A burly man stood up, clasped his fists in the middle and said, "My subordinate is here."
"I want you to kill Yang Lin's son, remember, don't use swords, don't use poison, don't leave evidence, I want him to die in an accident!"
Pan Qing laughed ferociously, turned and left——
After sending Liu Qingshui away, Yang Lin thought about it carefully and secretly thought that this matter might not be that simple.
Little Concubine Liu doesn't seem to be such a sultry person, and she doesn't show any affection for herself. What on earth is wrong with her?
Could it be that the matter involves palace secrets?
She wants to use her own power to help her get rid of her competitors?
If this is the case, it is better to stay out of the matter. After all, the top priority right now is to seize power and save the Jingkang catastrophe.
He has no feelings for Little Concubine Liu. At best, he is just coveting her beauty.
As soon as Liu Qingshui left, a chamberlain came to the palace and told Yang Lin to come to the palace to see him.
As soon as Yang Lin wanted to attack the concubine, the rightful master came to summon him, which made him feel guilty. The eunuch who sent the message was Yang Jian's subordinate. Yang Lin asked carefully for a while, and the two eunuchs only explained that they didn't know why, but they knew that the official and Cai
Kyoto is here.
Is Cai Jing there? Yang Lin immediately felt relieved. As long as this old thief is here, it's definitely not a bad thing.
Yang Lin put on his official uniform and came to the Wenhua Hall, where Zhao Ji was unusually discussing state affairs with the prime minister.
Yang Lin was very curious that the romantic emperor actually had his time to be dedicated. After he stepped forward to salute, Zhao Ji said: "Yang Aiqing came just in time. The Khitan sent an envoy to the court, which is expected to arrive in the next few days. After discussing with Prime Minister Cai, I decided to let you
Reception.”
Khitan envoys, this is not the time to send New Year coins, why are they here?
Seeing Yang Lin's frown, Cai Jing smiled and said: "Wenyuan, the Khitan envoy is here to mediate the war between us and Xixia."
During Song Huizong's dynasty, the wars against Xixia generally resulted in more wins than losses.
Especially after taking Hengshan, they had an absolute advantage.
The Hengshan area is to Xixia, just like the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are to the Song Dynasty. Once occupied, you can advance, attack, retreat or defend.
After Cai Jing became prime minister, he began to use troops against Xixia. In May of last year, Shaanxi's transfer envoy, Tao Jiefu of Yanzhou, sent troops to attack Shibaozhai, seize its grain storehouses, and build a castle to defend it.
Shibaozhai was an important place in the Western Xia Dynasty, and the Xia people called it "Jinkutan". Xia Chongzong Li Qianshun was furious and sent out cavalry to fight with the Song Dynasty, but was repelled by the Song army.
In June, the Xia army and the Song general Zhe Ke were able to fight in Lingzhouchuan, but they were defeated by the Song army, which had been without pay for three years.
In October, Li Qianshun sent an envoy to ask for peace from the Song Dynasty. After being rejected, he was forced to gather the troops of the Fourth Supervisory Army Division and launch an attack on Jingyuan and other prefectures of the Song Dynasty. He surrounded Pingxia City and attacked the town. The Western Army counterattacked several times.
Defeat Xia Jun for the first time.
Yang Lin knew about these exciting battle reports, but he didn't expect that Xixia was beaten so hard that he had no choice but to seek revenge on the Khitan.
The contribution of Cai Jing and Tong Guan to the side cannot be erased. It was they who, internally and externally, beat Xixia to the point of being breathless.
Yang Lin pondered for a moment and asked: "It is a small matter to entertain the Khitan envoys, but this time they come for the Xia thieves, but it is very difficult."
Zhao Ji was obviously in a dilemma. Since he came to the throne, there have been frequent good news. Shenzong attacked Xixia several times but failed. However, when his situation changed, the Song Dynasty continued to encroach on the territory of Xixia, and it would disappear in a few years. But the Khitan
The threat is there. If we break up with them and the Yan and Liao people go south, they may make the same mistake as Chanyuan again.
Yang Lin secretly winked and asked Cai Jing. Cai Jing narrowed his eyes slightly and shook his head slightly.
Yang Lin immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Western Army's success in opening the border is the only proud achievement of our Song Dynasty since Taizong Taizu. This is all because your Majesty is an emperor who has descended to earth, has immortal luck, and has far-reaching cultural and military skills.
As an extraordinary emperor, Zhaochen seems to be just within his reach of regaining Yanyun."
"Besides, that Xia thief was originally a subject of the Song Dynasty. He didn't care about the emperor's kindness but wanted to stand up for himself. He was a treasonous and unruly person. If we don't take advantage of the situation and kill him, the heroes in the northwest will imitate the Xia thief, and I will never have peace.
That’s it.”
"A mere Khitan, a foreign people, as ferocious as beasts, ignorant of etiquette and law, actually tried to interfere in the affairs of the Song Dynasty. I think this matter must not give the Khitan a good look. If the Khitan dares to go south, I am willing to lead the troops northward.
, with the blessing of His Majesty, the King of Divine Heaven and the Jade Clear King, the Immortal Emperor, why worry about not being able to regain the homeland and sweep Youyan!"
"Does Yang Qing think we, the Song Dynasty, can win?" Zhao Ji said with hesitation.
Yang Lin looked up to the sky and laughed, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty! The immortal class descends to earth to drive away wolves and beasts, isn't it about searching for things?"
Zhao Ji was flattered by him for a while, especially when he came up with the trick of emperor descending to earth. He said immediately: "I will leave this matter to Yang Qing, I have nothing to worry about."
Cai Jing and Yang Lin, two powerful officials, one large and one small, watched the emperor return to the palace, then turned around and walked out of the Wenhua Palace side by side.
Cai Jing clasped his hands behind his back and whispered: "Wenyuan, you can make His Majesty disagree with the Khitan's peace proposal today, but you shouldn't do everything. Although the Khitan does not have the ferocity and brutality of the past, it does not lack the fighting on horseback.
Han, if war really breaks out, it will be hard for you to take the blame."
Thinking about defeat before winning is the philosophy of the old man in the officialdom, and Yang Lin is not disgusted with it. But today is different from the past. If it were a prosperous age like Li Er, of course he would be devoted to wealth and keep his life first.
Bit.
But now that Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, was in power, he could not just be cunning. Yang Lin smiled and said: "En Xiang, this country is so beautiful and charming. We live in the clouds and brocades and enjoy endless wealth. Someone has to come out."
Take responsibility."
The surprise in Cai Jing's eyes flashed away, and he turned to look at Yang Lin, who had always been cunning, with a hint of questioning in his eyes.
The gloomy sky was covered with dark clouds, and in the majestic imperial city, Yang Lin straightened his back, his loose official uniform was catching the wind, and smiled sarcastically: "A man is determined to die, and a student is not talented, so he always has a sense of duty."