Will Ming

(Thanks to Yue Po, Bing Chen for their support, please collect it)

I don't know since when, the horse thieves on Yanshan Mountain have become more and more famous.It is said that it is also a group of tens of thousands of people, and the head of the family seems to be a figure who used to be a general.It's just that most of the rumors are not credible, and the heroes on the Green Forest Road don't pay much attention to the rumors.After all, Yanshan was the northernmost part of the Sui Dynasty's territory. I only heard that there was a group of horse thieves on Yanshan. The leader was Liu Jizhen, who specialized in fighting against the Turkic people. He was also a group of daring men.

However, Liu Jizhen is said to be a descendant of the Huns, not a Han, and certainly not a general of the Sui army.

Therefore, not many people on the green forest road north of the Yellow River paid much attention to this news. Everyone was staring at two places, one was Gaojibo and the other was Juyeze.

Gao Shida, the head of Gaojibo, was publicly elected as the leader of the Green Forest Road in Hebei. Last time he called all the heads of the green forest to Gaojibo for a meeting, only Zhang Jin, the head of Juyeze, did not go.Everyone estimated that sooner or later Gao Shida would trouble Zhang Jincheng.

But having said that, Zhang Jin said that there are tens of thousands of people under his command, and he didn't give Gao Shida face, because he was afraid of going to Gaojibo and being killed by Gao Shida's design. After all, the so-called heroes on Greenwood Road killed people at the banquet It's a normal thing. For example, Zhang Jin said, didn't he take the opportunity to kill Sun Anzu at the wine table and swallow his team?Second, Zhang Jin said that in Juyeze, with tens of thousands of troops, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. He was really not afraid of Gao Shida leading the army to attack.

The ups and downs on the green forest were quickly collected by the Flying Tiger secret agents, and then passed back to Yanshan Mountain.

In the county seat of Gucheng County, Qinghe County, a new carriage shop opened at some point.It specializes in delivering goods for merchants who travel north and south. Although it has only opened recently, it seems that the business is not bad.

The shopkeeper is a simple-looking man who speaks the dialect of Renqiu.It is said that because of the riots in the hometown, I had to take the whole family south to seek safety.When I arrived in Qinghe County, my family was tired and didn't want to leave anymore, so I bought a house in this old city county, and bought a shop facing the street to open this carriage shop.The shopkeeper looks to be in his thirties, and his surname is Cui. It is said that he can still be related to the Boling Cui family.

This shopkeeper Cui is a man of life. When he arrived in the old city, he first sent the county magistrate Li Jian a gift of [-] guan meat.Then at Xianrenju, the largest restaurant in Gucheng County, I invited the headhunters, squad leaders, and their disciples to help out in Gucheng County, and each of them was given a generous gift package.

Not long after, the shopkeeper Cui became good friends with Liu An, the head catcher in Gucheng County. Of course, the prerequisite was that he gave enough benefits.

Originally, there were still a few local rogues who bullied the students and came to ask for money for drinks.When there was a quarrel, Liu An led a dozen or so apprentices to help him beat him up, and he was also detained in the county government prison to suffer.So Gucheng County began to spread that the treasurer Cui is a man with all-hands and eyes.

Today, shopkeeper Cui seemed to have received another big order, and was busy getting the goods loaded on the carriage for shipment in front of the door.The employer was a dark-faced man who looked about 40 years old. He seemed to be a big businessman. He didn't know what kind of goods he was pulling, but he loaded three large carriages full of them.

While he was busy with his life, Liu An, the head catcher in Gucheng County, brought a dozen or so apprentices to help him wander over.Shopkeeper Cui had sharp eyes, and saw Liu An's shadow from a long distance away, immediately put down the work in his hand, went up to meet him and greeted him with a smile.

Liu Anpi smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Cui has good business, what kind of goods did you pick up today?"

Shopkeeper Cui said with a smile on his face, "It's a peddler going to Saibei, and what they bring are tea bricks, Sichuan brocade and other goods."

Liu An seemed to disrespect shopkeeper Cui today, so he snorted coldly and said, "Tea bricks? I think it's probably illegal salt! Shopkeeper Cui, just now someone came to the county government to sue you for selling illegal salt. This is a serious crime. If I am convicted of the crime, not only will you be imprisoned, but all the things in your carriage business will be confiscated!"

Shopkeeper Cui's face changed, and he quickly explained: "How is it possible? Headhunter, you know that although I'm new here, I've always been doing business in a safe and secure manner."

"Keep yourselves safe?"

Liu An sneered and said, "I'm afraid I can't help but check it out! Shopkeeper Cui, if I find out the illegal salt today, then don't blame Liu for not being sympathetic. Before the national law, everyone is the same!"

Shopkeeper Cui knew something must be wrong when he heard it.

Just as he was about to speak, the black-faced businessman in his 40s heard their conversation, and ran over with a smile on his face and said, "Master Catcher, you see, we are all small businesses, how could we possibly engage in the decapitation business? You can look it up, we are all serious businessmen."

While speaking, he quietly stuffed a bag of broken silver into Liu An's hand.Shopkeeper Cui also reacted, and quickly took Liu An's hand and said, "It's freezing outside, hurry up, let's talk inside."

Liu An quietly weighed the bag of money, and he knew it was not copper coins from the feel of his hand.Taking the opportunity to stuff the bag into his clothes, Liu An smiled and said, "This is because someone from the yamen is going to sue you. I can't do it unless I check."

After everyone entered the door, shopkeeper Cui asked Liu An to take the seat.He ordered someone to serve tea, and then he turned around and took out a pack of silver coins from the cabinet, about thirty pieces of meat, and said with a smile: "Yesterday, a friend came to my hometown and specially brought me some souvenirs, which are not expensive things. , Master Catcher also took it home to try something new."

Who is Liu An, so he naturally understands what Cui is holding in his hand.

He gestured for an apprentice to take it, and waved his hand with a smile: "You guys, go and check carefully to see what goods are loaded on the carriage. Don't wrong Boss Cui! Of course, you can't be perfunctory."

Several of his apprentices were also thoughtful people, and they knew that this was a signal from the master to let them go.A few of them went out and pretended to go around the carriage, and when they came back, they reported that there was no illegal salt, and it was all Sichuan brocade and tea bricks.Liu An nodded and said: "That's good, let me just say, Cui is a responsible person, and it is impossible to do anything illegal."

After finishing speaking, he got up and was about to leave, because he had received the benefits, he whispered to shopkeeper Cui before leaving the house: "Treasurer Cui, this business trip is to go outside the Great Wall, so stay a few days longer when you arrive outside the Great Wall, don't come back in a hurry. "

"Master Catcher... I pointed to this carriage shop for dinner. Besides, the carriages can't get out of the fortress. They are all loaded with horses after arriving in Yuyang County. How can it be done if they don't come back?"

Liu Anshen said mysteriously: "Why are you so confused?! I told you not to come back in a hurry, so don't come back in a hurry! The imperial court has ordered that the private mules and horse carts be expropriated to transport grain to the west of Liaoning! Mr. Yang Xuangan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites We have already arrived in Liyang, and we have already begun to transfer grain from the Liyang warehouse!"

"what?!"

Shopkeeper Cui was taken aback for a moment, and then he quickly thanked: "Thank you for reminding me, Master Catcher!"

Liu An said: "Be careful yourself, let your carriage go away privately, if the county magistrate finds out, I will have good fruit to eat!"

"I understand, I understand!"

After Liu An was sent away, shopkeeper Cui immediately closed the door, and said to the black-faced middle-aged man, "This news must be sent back to the mountain as soon as possible. It seems that the imperial court will not be too far away to conquer Liao again. We must let The general made plans early."

Shopkeeper Cui is Chen Que'er, and the black-faced man is Niu Jinda.

"Don't worry, I'm leaving!"

"By the way, the brother we sneaked into Gaojibo got the news yesterday that Gao Shida plans to send troops to attack Zhang Jincheng!"

Niu Jinda said: "I remember, I will leave without delay!"

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Li Xian remembered the general situation of the first conquest of Liaodong by the Sui Dynasty, but he basically had no impression of the second conquest of Liaodong. The only thing he remembered was the rebellion of the Sui Dynasty. break out.Yang Xuangan rebelled in Liyang, which led to the second expedition to Liao and returned without success.

For things that he is no longer familiar with, Li Xian must intensify his efforts to obtain information.In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, the second batch of Flying Tiger secret agents were also sent out to monitor several important towns in the north.

For a whole month, Li Xian seemed to have a very leisurely life.

If nothing happened, I took the cavalry from the Ruijin Battalion out of the North Great Wall to harm the prairie people. In the past month, they have robbed a lot of cattle, sheep and horses.At the very least, 3 people can eat beef and mutton for several days during the Chinese New Year.The scourge was serious, and some small tribes of Xi people had to move north.Da Aijin Elifo of the Xiren tribe had no choice but to ask the Turkic royal court for protection.Ashina sent five thousand troops to encircle and suppress the so-called horse thieves, but Li Xian led the troops to fight if they could beat them, and ran away if they couldn't beat them, which caused the Turkic Wolf Riders a lot of losses.

One day, he was standing on the top of the mountain with Ou Siqingqing and Xiaodi watching the sunset when he heard someone calling him behind him.

"General! Captain Chen has news!"

Li Xian looked back, it was Dongfang Lihuo and Niu Jinda who was dressed in dust.

"what happened?"

Li Xian greeted him and asked.

"General... the Great Sui court is about to march east for the second time!"

Niu Jinda said out of breath.

Li Xian was taken aback, but he wasn't too surprised, but he could understand why Niu Jinda and others were surprised. It's only been so long since the last Eastern Expedition, and Emperor Daye wants to go on his own expedition for the second time!What Li Xian was interested in was not the second conquest of Liao Dynasty by the Sui Dynasty, but the specific time of this conquest and the movements of the various armies of the Sui Dynasty.

"The Minister of Rites, Yang Xuangan, has already arrived in Liyang to supervise the grain, and the imperial army is probably about to move out soon!"

This is indeed important news. Li Xian knew that the second expedition to Liao Dynasty would end very soon. The Sui army, which was already in a state of overwhelming strength, was about to reach Pyongyang, but had to withdraw because of Yang Xuangan's rebellion.From the departure of the army to the retreat of the army, it basically didn't take a few months.