Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 147 Omen

Shi Liai's health is getting worse and worse.

The North is not a place to raise people by nature. The people living here are like a pack of wolves walking through heavy snow. The wolf cubs have to grind their teeth and suck blood from birth, struggling to survive in the snow; those who cannot survive will die. , those who survive tend to live better.

But if a wolf gets old, no matter the weather or the pack around you, they will rush you to die.

The King of Han has been stationed in Yunzhong for more than half a year, and has rarely returned to Yan. Most of the civil and political matters in Yan are handled by Shi Liai and a group of officials.

He was indeed quite capable, and his prestige in the circle of old Liao officials was high enough to appease his subordinates and newly surrendered officials. When Liu Ling used troops in Yunzhong and the grassland, Shi Liai worked hard and without complaint. The rear maintains logistics and supplies and coordinates the overall situation.

It seems that he still holds great power, but in fact he only retains the qualification to make suggestions in military and political affairs. From that time on, Liu Ling did not hesitate to divide his power and win over his promoted confidants who had to stay. Or suppress, if it's not very important, just press it and then replace it with your own people.

His Shi Li Ai's prestige in the Yan land is indeed high, but in the Yanyun land, the person with the highest prestige is Liu Ling!

In this regard, Shi Liai did not show any dissatisfaction. In fact, he is still alive today, which has proved that Liu Ling is a person who values ​​​​his past friendship.

"Duke Shi, the princess wants to see you."

Shi Liai raised his head, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Invite her in."

The late wife was dressed in black attire, followed by a group of maids. When she came to the door, Shi Liai took the initiative to stand up and greet her with courteous courtesy.

When Liu Ling became king, the people below him were stupid and didn't know what it meant. They just thought the name King of Han sounded good.

But these high-ranking officials and generals smelled it almost immediately.

This means you have to share the pot and share the meal.

"I've met Mr. Toki."

"I've met Princess Han."

The princesses of the Song Dynasty were called madams, but not to mention that Liu Ling's title of king at this moment was not in compliance with any rules, and the Song Dynasty did not immediately recognize it, so Wan Niang was supposed to have a royal title, but nothing happened at this time.

It's just that Liu Ling became the queen and specially sent messengers to his "harem" to divide them up first and add formal titles to each of them.

Liu Wan's family is called the Princess of Han; the following Princess Yelu Yuliyan of Shu and Princess Wanyanquan of Liang are called "Your Highness" externally and Madam internally; Yelu Huaixian, Liu and Cao are called Concubine Shuo. people.

But there is still one unblocked.

Shi Liai asked her to sit down, but he didn't sit down. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Is the princess here for the sake of the prince?"

The late wife nodded silently.

Although she is an older woman, she has not seen her husband for a long time, and the newcomers in the back house are either princesses or princesses.

Although the latter was also feminized towards her, the nobility that he naturally showed was cultivated from childhood, and no matter what, Wan Niang only felt that he was dwarfed by her.

The back house was actually very peaceful, no one acted like a monster, and everyone lived in harmony under the same roof. When the wife gave birth to her son, Yelu Yuliyan was also there to serve her.

If possible, Wan Niang wouldn't mind living like this, but now, she has a son.

She had to fight for her child. She knew that the old man in front of her still had some dignity to talk to in front of her husband. She knew even better that this old man was partial to "Sister Yelu".

"The princess is a little anxious today." Shi Liai poured a cup of tea for himself, took a sip of it, and said softly: "The king is very affectionate. You don't argue or make trouble, but he actually feels sorry for you. "

"I heard that Mr. Cao also has one." Wan Niang raised her eyes with a little helplessness.

Although the first shot is the first, sometimes you know that there may be a minefield ahead, but you still have to take a trip.

Some things can be said with reasonable evidence based on guessing and conjecture, but until the matter is finalized, everything is still unknown.

Shi Liai shook his head and replied:

"Sometimes, not fighting is the only way to fight."

"I know what the princess wants to say, but I can only clean up the treasury and organize the books for the king. How dare I make false claims about the establishment of a heir apparent? What's more, he is still young, so it is better for the princess to wait."

The late wife didn't get the answer she wanted, so she sighed inwardly, got up and left.

After she left, an assistant officer came in from outside and asked in a low voice: "Duke Shi, do you want to tell the king about the princess' arrival?"

"Why don't you say it? However, there is no need to say more or less. Just let the king know according to the rules."

Shi Liai handed the tea cup to his assistant, walked to the courtyard, and took a deep breath of fresh air. The assistant stood beside him, hesitating to speak.

"Bazhou Xiongzhou has not sent money or food for half a month. Even the business of Beidi Bank and Chamber of Commerce has been suppressed by the local government."

"The people of Song Dynasty can't bear it anymore."

When later generations watch action movies, many people will subconsciously imitate them in their minds, or even try to imitate the actions, and then wish they could fight with others like this.

In the past few years of the Song Dynasty, the Fang La rebellion has gradually subsided, and there have been occasional domestic turmoils. However, overall, it has still been a "peaceful and prosperous age". However, outside the northern border of the Song Dynasty, wars have broken out every year. The psychology of the Song people is probably similar to The kind above.

After watching people fight too many times, I thought I knew how to do it. At the same time, I couldn't help itching my hands.

Shi Liai commented: "There was a young scholar Su in the Song Dynasty. A poem he wrote once had this sentence: The spring river is warm and the ducks are prophets. When the people of the Song Dynasty wanted to go to war, they did not block the news or deliberately cover it up. On the contrary, they were eager to deal with these Money and goods are involved, but as everyone knows, once the order from the Song Dynasty court is passed down, we here will know almost everything."

Not all idiots in the Song Dynasty court might have been given the order to keep silent. But when the order was passed on, the people below took it for granted that they were the pig standing in the wind, and began to take advantage of this opportunity to make money. .

The savings in the bank and the goods of the chamber of commerce were all seized by the provincial and county governments and "nationalized."

Such an unusual move was like lighting up a 1,000-watt electric cannon in the dark, and it was hard not to notice.

In addition, there are no less than a thousand people in Hebei and Hedong who have direct interests in Yanyun. There are many people who have sent secret letters to Shi Liai in the past few days. The secret letters sent to Liu Ling will only More.

Moreover, most of these secret letters were not written by people from the Chamber of Commerce. Most of the letter writers were from the Song Dynasty.

Shi Liai looked at the old tree next to him, gently touched the tree body, and said: "A tree will die without skin, but people without skin can still live so well."

(End of this chapter)