The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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"What else do you have to say? Aijia doesn't listen to persuasion." Ye Lidulan said coldly.

Su Jin said seriously: "Don't misunderstand the queen mother, I am definitely not here to persuade you to surrender. What I said just now was just to test the queen mother's determination to defend against the enemy."

"Test Aijia? Didn't you come to persuade him to surrender?"

"Yes, how can the queen mother have doubts about me? Su Jin has a close relationship with the queen mother and the Yeli tribe. You are Ali's mother and Duanyun's aunt. When this disaster is approaching, how can I Can you hold your hands?" [

"You mean, you can help us?"

"Of course, otherwise, why would I come here? I can send someone secretly to take Duanyun away to avoid disaster. Why come here in person? It's because I have already figured out a strategy to defend against the enemy. The only thing I lack is the Queen Mother's determination to defend against the enemy." , I just heard the Queen Mother's generous words, and I feel relieved, with the Queen Mother's resolute attitude, Xia Kingdom will definitely not perish."

Ye Lidulan looked at Su Jin suspiciously and said, "It's not that I don't believe you. The two countries jointly attack us in Daxia, and it's hard to save the immortals. What can you do?"

Su Jin said: "Please sit down, Queen Mother, and listen to me carefully."

Ye Lidulan took his seat again, and Su Jin said: "I persuaded the emperor of the Song Dynasty to give up the alliance with the Liao people to attack Xia with the metaphor of dead lips and cold teeth. People form an alliance, but we want to form an alliance with you and support you in fighting against Liao."

Ye Lidulan said happily: "Really? The emperor of your country agreed?"

Su Jin said: "If you don't agree, there is no need for me to come. In the Song Dynasty, my words still have some weight. Besides, this move is also beneficial to our Song Dynasty. What good is it to destroy your Xia country? Liao is a country of tigers and wolves. Once After they grow stronger, will there still be a peaceful day in the northern border of the Great Song Dynasty?"

Ye Lidulan said: "That's true. The Ai family was also wondering just now, how could your country not consider this point? In fact, what the Liao Kingdom wants most is the rich land of your Song Kingdom. Now attacking me in Daxia is to attack me." It’s just that Daxia’s national strength is weak and easy to capture; but will you send troops to fight with us?”

Su Jin smiled and shook his head: "No?"

Ye Lidulan thought for a while and said: "I understand, you want to march directly from Bazhou to the Liao Kingdom, and come up with a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao."

Su Jin shook his head again and said: "Not to mention, we won't send out a single soldier. On the contrary, we will attack Huizhou and Youzhou cities in the south of you."

Ye Lidulan said in amazement: "What is that? Are you playing Aijia?"

Su Jin said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother. The alliance between us will be secret and unknown. We will only send troops, but not attack. On the surface, Song and Liao are jointly attacking Xia, but in fact All you need to face is the Liao army, and you need to worry about us."

Ye Lidulan said: "Then why?"

Su Jindao: "The Empress Dowager doesn't need to get to the bottom of it. There has always been a superficial peace between Song and Liao, and the two countries are also regarded as brotherly countries. My Song Dynasty does not want to be blamed by the world for treachery, so it can only be so on the surface."

Ye Lidulan said contemptuously: "You Song people are really hard to figure out how to do things, and you like to say one thing and do another."

Su Jin coughed dryly and said, "Let's talk about these things later, as far as the current situation is concerned, we can only do this."

Ye Lidulan thought for a while and said, "Even so, what practical help will it have for Daxia? Once the Liao army arrives, it will be difficult to resist even with the power of the whole country."

Su Jin said: "Of course I understand this. I only said that we will not send troops to help, but I didn't say that I would not send animals. I don't need you to tell me. You are short of food, armor, and weapons. You have hundreds of thousands of troops. , but have no fighting power, so I will subsidize your food, weapons and armor through secret channels, so that you can fight against the Liao people. In addition, I will also inform you in time of the movements of the Liao army that we know. It was to defeat the Liao army's attack, and that's all I can help you with."[

Ye Lidulan stood up abruptly, with a look of joy on his face, he said loudly: "Are you serious?"

Su Jin said: "Of course it is true. These materials will be continuously transported here from the channel of smuggling horses. You claim that they are stored by the Yeli tribe over the years. Don't let this matter out, you see , I don’t leave my name behind when I do good deeds, which can be said to be a high moral character.”

Ye Lidu Lan Xi said: "If this is the case, why are you still afraid of the Liao people? There are still 30 strong soldiers in the Great Xia. As long as there is enough food, grass, weapons and armor, the Liao people will return in defeat."

Su Jin said with a smile: "I believe this. You can transfer all the soldiers and horses from Huizhou Youzhou in the south to the northwest to fight against the Liao army. Our army will only surround and not attack, so you can free up your hands to fight against the Liao army." Beat the Liao people; besides, I will give you a gift first. At the end of the month, the vanguard of the Liao army will enter the Xia territory from the northern foot of Helan Mountain in the northwest of Xia Kingdom. I need to say more about how to do it."

Ye Lidulan chuckled and said: "What a great gift, the Ai family has accepted it, just now the Ai family wrongly blamed you, please don't be offended by Lord Su."

Su Jin waved his hand and said: "We are all a family, why bother to thank you, if you weren't my mother-in-law, I wouldn't have to try my best to do this, but there is one thing, I can't disclose the news, once the news is revealed, the people of Liao will definitely turn against me, Da Song For the sake of enmity, although it is beneficial for your country of Xia to turn against Liao and Song, from now on, your country of Xia will not want to be subsidized by a grain of grain from my Great Song Dynasty."

Ye Lidulan gave Su Jin a white look and said: "Don't worry, Aijia will talk too much at this time, and I will not talk about any of the officials in the court; it is said that my 30 horses and horses are not a small amount of equipment, food and weapons. , your Emperor Song is quite generous."

Su Jin sighed and said: "Do you think it is my Song Emperor who paid for it? I have to find a solution for the aid I proposed. I have lost everything this time. I guess I will go to beg for food. In the future I, Su Jin, have nothing to eat, and I brought my wife and children to beg in your country of Xia, you can't turn a blind eye."

Ye Lidulan said: "It turns out that the court of the Song Dynasty did not pay the money, so the favor does not need to be credited to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. The Ai family only feels the affection of you alone. I wish you had no food in the Song Dynasty." Well, then you can come to my Great Summer, wouldn’t it be a good fortune for a person like you to come to my Great Summer?”

Su Jin laughed and said: "Thanks to the empress dowager, this matter is over, and there is a little request at the end, please agree to the empress dowager."

Ye Lidulan said: "Say it, but I can do it, so I must agree."

Su Jin looked at Yeli Duanyun who was standing aside and said: "This time I want to bring Duanyun back to the Song Dynasty. The patriarch of your Yeli tribe has grown up and always occupies my wife and prevents her from coming. It's not a problem around me, the queen mother said today that Duan Yun is 20 years old, and if he doesn't marry, he will be old."

Ye Li Duanyun didn't expect the topic to turn to himself, his face was full of embarrassment, and he spat: "You're just getting old, grandma..."

Yeli Dulan laughed and said: "What I'm saying is that Duanyun has suffered a lot these years. After the two brothers passed away, the Yeli Tribe relied on her to support her alone. It really broke my mind. Anyway, today Aijia will Make up your mind, marry Duanyun to you, this time you can take her with you when you go back; it’s cheap for you, Ari, you also take it, and you want Duanyun, the two most valuable items in my Xia Kingdom The baby is all yours."

Su Jin said: "Thank you, Queen Mother, you must not lose the dowry, and you have to make up for Ah Li's share. I finally married two noble girls, but I didn't get anything. You said that your party members are stingy. "

Ye Lidulan spat several times, and was not in the mood to talk to Su Jin. After receiving such shocking news, she needed to make arrangements immediately, so she chatted for a while and hurried out.

Su Jin sighed, leaned back on the couch, narrowed his eyes and said, "Ah Li, continue pinching your feet. I mean, your skills are really good. Duanyun, don't be idle, come and help your husband rub his forehead."

After waiting for a long time but there was no sound, Su Jin opened his eyes in surprise, and saw Yeli Duanyun and Li Ali standing in front of him, with tears in their eyes, looking at him.

"What's the matter with you?" Su Jin got up quickly: "I was wrong, okay? I shouldn't use you as a girl, but this is just a boudoir. Do you mind so much?"

"Fool..." Ye Li Duanyun said with teardrops rolling down, "Our sisters are willing to pinch your feet and hammer your back for the rest of your life. You have worked so hard for Daxia, and we sisters will not be able to repay your kindness even if we are smashed to pieces. , Originally, my Great Xia was at stake, but if you were so devoted to my sister, it would be worthwhile for us to die."

Su Jin was stunned. It turned out that Yeli Duanyun and Li Ali attributed this matter to their love for them, thinking that it was because of their love that they tried their best to help Xia Guo out of danger.

Su Jin wanted to explain, but when she saw a pair of cousins ​​rushing forward and pecking at her face, she immediately put aside the thought of explaining, and assumed that she was doing it for them. What's more, his own plan did give Xia Guo a chance to protect himself, and it can't be said that he deserved it. [