Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 104: General Liu on a certain day of a certain year, author: Jushi Yi An
  The back garden and the side hall are equipped with seats and beautiful palace maids.

The palace maid poured just the right amount of tea for Liu Ling, and the refreshing fragrance of tea filled the air. The officials first drank tea by themselves, and Liu Ling was not polite and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing that Liu Ling was not being polite at all, Zhao Guanjia showed a somewhat satisfied look on his face. He looked at Liu Ling and said, "You have contributed a lot to the Yandi incident. Liu Ling, I am very satisfied with you. "

Liu Ling put down the tea cup and said in a deep voice: "The last general will accept the favor of the country and do his best to be loyal."

"Look, you are being polite to me again." Zhao Guanjia raised his hand and pointed at him with a smile, and the old eunuch next to him added appropriately: "General Liu is a winger of the country, and he is humble and polite."

The old eunuch was very talkative, and Zhao Guanjia was not angry because he suddenly interrupted. Instead, he burst into laughter. Liu Ling looked down at the tea cup with a calm face, and concentrated on studying how many patterns there were on the surface of the tea cup.

"Liu Ling, do you have the word "伱"?"

"My lord, there is no word."

"How about I give you a word today?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Zhao Guanjia pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Why don't you call it Zhongzheng? It seems inappropriate. Then, call it Anguo. The mausoleum will rest in a solemn place. So I hope that the place you control will be peaceful and peaceful everywhere, for Anguo. .”

"My lord, thank you for your gift!"

"An Guo," Zhao Guanjia stood up, took two steps forward, and came to Liu Ling. Liu Ling stopped sitting and stood up with him. Because of his tall and strong body, he was actually slightly taller than Zhao Guanjia for a while.

The latter didn't seem to notice. Instead, he pinched Liu Ling's shoulders and muscles appreciatively and said with a smile, "What I just touched was a scar?"

"Yes, I have experienced hundreds of battles in the Yan region. I often put on my armor and fought hard personally to attack difficulties. Thanks to Tianen's luck, I survived, and today I can see His Majesty's beauty."

The official nodded slightly, and after a moment, suddenly asked: "I heard that the general defeated the Jin people in Yandi. So, whether the Jin people can fight, and..."

He stared at Liu Ling and asked, "How many warriors are there in the North who can fight?"

Liu Ling was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Zhao Guan's family to ask such a direct question. For a moment, the atmosphere suddenly became much more intense.

When he walked out of the palace, King Yun was waiting outside. He had not seen him for two years. He had a little more beard on his face and was even more enthusiastic when he saw Liu Ling.

"Xiao Wang, I have met General Liu."

After all, the imperial court has not yet issued the official seal of the Jiedushi envoy and circulated it everywhere. Therefore, although everyone knew that Liu Ling was already the Jiedushi envoy of the Zhenyuan Army, King Yun would not overstep the rules and treated Liu Ling respectfully. After saluting, he took the initiative and said:

"The princess of Liao Kingdom needs to live in the palace today, and will be taken care of by the Concubine Xian. She will live in Longde Palace for three days. Zongzheng Mansion will record her name and prepare for the wedding within three days. After three days, she will be sent back as a princess. , this matter must be explained to the general in advance."

Liu Ling nodded slightly and followed King Yun out of the palace, casually answering some trivial questions.

When they arrived outside, King Yun motioned for Liu Ling to ride in the same carriage with him. Liu Ling said in astonishment: "Your Majesty, isn't this a bit against the rules?"

"It's nothing more than Taiwan's remonstrance officer getting wind of something. What else can cause trouble?"

King Yun replied lazily, and after sitting down, he took the initiative and said: "General, are you wondering why the court is so complicated?"

"The general just obeyed the order and had no suspicion in his heart." Liu Ling replied immediately.

"Oh, don't worry, no one will hear you if you talk here."

King Yun slightly raised the curtain, letting Liu Ling see the servants who were slowly advancing with the carriage. He smiled and said: "These are the personnel of the Imperial City Department. I am in charge of them now. If you have any doubts, you can tell me, no." People dare to make irresponsible remarks."

Liu Ling thought silently in his heart.

The intention of King Yun to win over was too obvious in his actions. Liu Ling could understand that King Yun wanted to make friends with some relatively powerful and charming people, but he is a general leading the army outside and has a special status. You, King Yun, Being so close to me, are you really not afraid that your father will kill you?

"To be honest, Xiao Wang just heard that half of the business in Beijing has been taken over by people under General Liu?"

In the Song Dynasty, commerce was prosperous, and Bianjing was the most prosperous. Even if it only accounted for half of the 100%, it was an extremely terrifying profit. King Yun is a prince, and he has the favor of the emperor. He also has great ideas about the position, so he usually needs to win over the officials.

In addition to helping with personnel management, after managing a few people, the salary immediately couldn't keep up with the expenses.

Liu Ling knew in his heart that King Yun seemed to want to get involved in his business, but in fact, he wanted to deepen his relationship with him.

Then, thinking back to what Zhao Guanjia said when he confronted him, it seems that the intentions of many people in the Song Dynasty court have been revealed.

Liu Ling's mouth suddenly showed a smile.

"General, did you agree?" King Yun was overjoyed. He had just promised to help Liu Ling expand his business and suppress his opponents. At the same time, he also implicitly expressed that he would reveal more key information to Liu Ling.

After all, he holds the Imperial City Division in his hand, which in Bianjing is similar to the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty. He controls all the affairs in the capital, but he can only watch and cannot reap any benefits, which still makes King Yun a little depressed.

As for Liu Ling, just a little bit of it was exposed between his fingers, which was enough for King Yun to spend a full month.

"Okay." Liu Ling nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and made a "yeah" gesture.

"Is your Majesty satisfied with this number?"

"Two thousand guan?" King Yun swallowed. Although this number was already a lot, for him, it was still a bit wishful thinking if he could get another thousand guan.

But before he could speak, Liu Ling shook his head and said two words: "Twenty thousand."

Twenty thousand dollars a month!
  King Yun shivered, and the momentum he had just managed to hold up collapsed. His eyes suddenly became much more eager.

It's not that he didn't dare to take it. After all, the Zhao official family trusted his son. What bothered him was being caught by those damn admonishers. They took it out and said it over and over again. Now as long as Liu Lingming gives him two shops on his face, or sends him a A few shopkeepers would do business with him, and if they were more careful to cover up, there would be no problem.

"However, I hope the king can also make it convenient."

Liu Ling knew that after King Yun heard what he said, he might have to repeat it to the officials again, but Liu Ling still said: "The land of Yan is seriously short of food, the people outside the city are cut off, and the people in the city are exchanging children for food. I hope the king can give me the capital." The name and address of the grain merchant in China.”

"Well, I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to come forward and talk to them."

"It doesn't matter. I just need their names and come to talk to them in person." All Liu Ling needs is King Yun's stepping stone, because his merchants from the north are buying grain in large quantities in Hebei and Kaifeng Prefecture, making it difficult to control grain prices. The grain merchants were dissatisfied and joined forces to refuse to supply them with grain.

After the two talked in the carriage and sent Liu Ling to the place, King Yun suddenly approached him and said again: "Except for the princess of Liao, the official family has decided to marry my sister to you. , but only a few people know about this for now.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for informing me." Liu Ling interrupted him, looked at him deeply, and then said goodbye and got out of the car.

King Yun asked Liu Ling for help, so he was extremely polite to him, but he naturally didn't have a good face towards those merchants. He sent people to warn everywhere that night. Those merchants were so panicked that they wanted to visit Liu Ling at the posthouse outside the city, but were told that General Liu was still in the city for fun and would not be there for the time being.

In a shop somewhere outside Bianjing, Zhao Mingcheng and his wife put down their furs with some embarrassment and wanted to say goodbye. At this time, a big man in ordinary clothes was sitting in the shop. When he heard the couple jokingly talking to each other, he suddenly raised his head. .

"Who is Jushi Yi An?"

The woman turned around and frowned slightly as she looked at the sturdy man in front of her. He was wearing ordinary clothes, but his facial features made her feel familiar.

"Are you Jushi Yi An?"

The strong man looked at her, and it seemed clear on his face that Jushi Yi An was a woman.

Zhao Mingcheng calmly blocked his wife behind him and said with a gentle smile: "I don't know how to call this brother, but I was just joking with my husband. Do you have any advice?"

"A certain surname is Liu."

The strong man leaned lazily on a piece of fur and asked, "Is your surname Zhao?"

There was something rogue in his tone. Zhao Mingcheng's brows furrowed even deeper, but after pondering for a moment, he didn't understand what the words meant.

"My surname is indeed Zhao."

"A virtuous couple are short of money?"

"Yes." Zhao Mingcheng admitted frankly.

Liu Ling raised his finger and pointed at the various furs around him, and said with a smile: "I see that you two are very friendly tonight. You can pick whatever you want in this shop and take it away if you like it."

"No reward for no merit, my brother and I appreciate your kindness."

Zhao Mingcheng said slowly: "Although my wife and I live in poverty, we do not benefit from this kind of benefit. I hope you won't blame me."

"Brother Zhao," Liu Ling raised the corner of his mouth. Looking at the couple, Zhao Mingcheng naturally wouldn't think that he was greedy for his wife. After all, they were both in their early forties.

"These are just writing expenses."

"Polish your pen?"

Li Qingzhao hid behind her husband and looked at the strong man in front of him. The more he looked at it, the more familiar he looked. He couldn't help but ask: "Who is your master? As for refining the pen, the minimum cost here is dozens of dollars. My husband and I are both registered." If you are unknown, how can you get such expensive polish?"

Liu Ling stood up, and the couple subconsciously took a step back. Even though Liu Ling was only wearing ordinary clothes, he couldn't hide the aura of crawling out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

"I'm happy to give you a price, don't worry about how much I ask. If you have a long time tonight, each of you can draw two paintings for me. If you have a short time, I don't care if it's a poem or a lyric, but the title should read: A certain month of a certain year Day and Liu Anguo."

Liu Ling glanced at them and added: "You and your wife need to sign your signature separately. If you don't have the seal of Master Yi An, I will ask someone to show it immediately."

Li Qingzhao grabbed her husband's waist. Zhao Mingcheng held her hand and comforted her softly. Then he raised his head and said, "My husband and I have nothing to do tonight anyway. Since brother invited me so kindly, Zhao will not ask why brother is so friendly to me." The reason why we are so familiar with each other is because of painting."

"Please get a pen and paper."

Liu Ling looked at the couple who were hesitantly picking up their pens. From the corner of his eye, he saw a scholar in a green shirt walking in. He quickly shouted: "Old Chen is here, come on, come on, come on, you can write too."

(End of this chapter)