Water Margin Survival

Liang Shanbo is no longer a small village with thousands of people in the past, and it is impossible for Wang Lun to care about everything. In addition, he is born to be a shopkeeper, so this episode caused by the little leader Du Xing, Wang Lun There is no way to notice it.His attention at this time was all focused on another matter.

He suddenly discovered that the more he went to Tokyo at this time, the more weird he felt.

It is said that this time is the hottest weather of the year, but the closer it is to the capital of the Song Dynasty, the cooler the weather will be.Ever since he left the border of Xingren Mansion and came to Kaifeng Dongming County, the rootless water was poured on his head, as if the rain would never be clean.Seeing that it was not easy to hurry, Wang Lun had to rest in the hotel.In my free time, I only listened to the different opinions of the drinkers. One said that the water suddenly rose by five or seven feet and violated the capital, and another said that it was more than ten feet high.Right now, Moutuogang in the northwest of the capital is completely wiped out of the horse prisons and residents outside the Wansheng Gate.

This is a flood!

In the face of such natural disasters, no matter whether you are a sage, a prince or a general, you are helpless.Wang Lun is a foreigner in this area of ​​Tokyo, and he is even a shocking giant who has registered in the Song Dynasty, so it is difficult for him to make any moves.So I just sent a message to Lehe, let him act cheaply, do as much as he can, and do his best to wait for the fate of the world, so as to have peace of mind.

Wang Lun himself stayed in Dongming County for a few days. Fortunately, the hotels he stayed in were all run by himself, so there was no inconvenience, but although the hotels in the suburban counties of Tokyo were under the jurisdiction of Lehe, they did not use the name Yuxianlou. After all, engaging in intelligence is not opening a chain store, and the bigger the name, the better.

Lehe got started very quickly in the past two years, and the news from various intelligence networks is very smooth.Therefore, Wang Lun did not leave the hotel.Still able to know the affairs of the world, as soon as he received the news that the Korean mission had arrived in Kaifeng, Wang Lun set off again, wearing a cape and rain all the way, and rushed to Tokyo.

"The eminent monk of Daxiangguo Temple has been reading scriptures for many days, and the water has finally stopped, alas..."

"That's Mr. Tongzhen Daling (Lin Lingsu, a Taoist priest respected by Huizong), with profound Taoism. Only then can this wild water be stopped, and it's none of the monk's business!"

"You know what a fart! Don't you hear the children singing in the market? Fan Guogong, the flood receded, it's all due to my great reputation!"

There is no lack of such gossip in the market. The residents of the capital city of a big country like to talk about state affairs in their spare time. It seems that it is not accidental.Wang Lun didn't expect this kind of "rumor" to have any specific effect, but if the face-saving Emperor Daojun really had any special interest in this mission.Whether he Wang Lun or the lion opened his mouth, didn't he?

The news that Wang Lun is coming to Tokyo is only known to the few people with the highest authority, so the waiter at the door seeing Wang Lun and Jiao Ting in disguise didn't realize anything, and just treated them as ordinary customers, hospitable to the store to invite each other.

As soon as Wang Lun entered the store, he found that the customers in twos and threes in the store were separated, and the spacious lobby was very empty.Even the special cross talk performance in the store has not started.Wang Lun wondered if it was because of the natural disaster that everyone lost the mood to drink.Unexpectedly, at this time, a few businessmen who were eloquent overturned his judgment.

"It's terrible, this day can't be passed! You said that if our government starts a war with that side, the business on the border market will definitely not be able to be done! This break, I don't know when it will recover!" A middle-aged man He shook his head at his companion.

"It's as if you have business in the bargaining market! Mr. Xu's business is so big, even if he temporarily cut off the business over there, he is afraid that he will not have a bite of food from you?" Rich man.Unlike the travel-laden man just now, it looks like he has been traveling all year round.Judging from their tone of voice, they should be very familiar with each other.

"I pointed at him to eat. He didn't have anything to eat. What will I do in the future? Unlike you, where one person is full and the whole family is not hungry! I am old at the top and young at the bottom!" the middle-aged man complained, slowly After a while, he said: "Third brother, your brother-in-law works in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, did you hear any inside information? Can this battle be fought? We have never had a fight with you since we were young. !"

Wang Lun just listened to this, and immediately realized that the matter was not simple. Could it be that the "over there" in the mouths of the two people were referring to the Liao Kingdom?However, he couldn't believe that the Liao Kingdom was now at war with the Song Kingdom.Who would argue with the neighbors when a burglar broke into the house?Although Yelu Yanxi and Zhao Ji are the two most powerful treasures in the world, they are not imbeciles with low IQ. Now the two countries are fighting, what are they trying to do?Zhao Ji still had the intention of taking back the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, but Yelu Yanxi had no reason!

Wang Lun calmly opened a nearby seat, ordered something casually, and after sending Xiaoer away, he continued to listen.

"You also know that my brother-in-law is from the Ministry of Punishment, not from the Privy Council, so you should just inquire!" The man who looked a bit like a yamen rolled his eyes at the same table.

"Aren't I inquiring about things with Ye? A caravan that has been preparing for a long time, Mr. Xu stopped as soon as he said it, brother, I am anxious! Among our playmates since we were young, you are the most promising, I Doesn't this mean that there is no backbone! The whole family is pointing at me!" The middle-aged man's face was flushed.

"I said why the iron cocks are all plucked, and they actually thought of inviting me to Yuxianlou for a drink. It turned out to be an inquiry! Your officer Xu is also a man with good eyesight, so just ask him?" Unexpectedly, his companion was not in a hurry, but teased him with words.

"I'm just an errand runner, how can I get along with Mr. Xu..." the middle-aged man complained.

"According to what you said, you are just an errand runner. Why are you in such a hurry?" The rich man looked careless, but he was not an idiot. He suddenly lowered his voice and said, "You don't take me with you if you bring private goods. Anxious?"

The middle-aged man was startled when he saw what he said, and subconsciously wiped the sweat off his brow, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "How about we brothers and sisters being blessed together?"

"Let's go!" The rich man said with a smile: "What's so hard to guess? The Khitan people found a wedge this time and wanted to turn Hedong into another Xia country! I don't think the imperial court will admit it. You Tong The Privy Council is here, this battle may be dragged on after a while, and you want to run away again. I'm afraid it will be over in a short time!"

"Ah!" The middle-aged man suddenly turned pale.He raised his head and drank a glass of dull wine.

After listening to Wang Lun, he finally heard a general news, but this news has already surprised him, the Liao Kingdom actually intervened in the battle in Hedong!

This Yelu Yanxi is simply uncomfortable if he does not want to die.I don't know how much profit Tian Hu has sold to the Khitan people, and let them take advantage of the fire. This thief is really like Shi Jingtang reincarnated!

Just when Wang Lun was pondering.I just heard the rich man's laughter, "What's the rush? If you don't hang out with Mr. Xu, you won't have anything to eat? My brother-in-law and a good colleague are going to be promoted. If you take the local route, my brother-in-law will stand in front of him You have found a way to make a fortune for me, but I can't do it alone outside of Tokyo, I just don't know what you want?"

Hearing that their topic had changed, Wang Lun was not interested in continuing to listen, so he got up and called Xiao Er.Asked: "Where is your Le Dong family?"

Seeing and asking, Xiao Er looked at Wang Lun for a long time, wanting to recognize him but was not sure, just at that moment a handsome young man came in outside the hotel, Xiao Er hurriedly said "wait a moment", then went to listen to the handsome young man and whispered something sentence.The young man immediately looked towards Wang Lun.There was joy on his face, and he stepped forward to greet him and said, "It turns out that a distinguished guest has arrived, please let us have a conversation in the private seat on the second floor!"

Wang Lun didn't speak. There are many people in the capital. Anyone who is inconspicuous is a relative of a small bureaucrat in the Ministry of Punishment. He just smiled at the handsome young man and went upstairs with his head held high.

"Who is this guy? It's such a big air, to be greeted by the owner of Yuxianlou!" The attractiveness of the rich man fell on Wang Lun, and he just expressed his emotion.Immediately he was pulled back into the plan to make a fortune by his tablemate: "My brother, whoever he is, the heavenly king and I have nothing to do with us! Just now you said, which state capital is your brother-in-law and colleague going to?"

Said that Wang Lun was invited to the private seat on the second floor, and when they got to the second floor, Le He led the way directly, and the group of three went straight to the secret room.

Wang Lun still got the news that the Liao people sent troops to Hedong, and he had to say that Le He was a little dereliction of duty, but Wang Lun didn't intend to hold him accountable. He knew that communication in this era was extremely backward, even if there were flying pigeons to send letters, It is also a point-to-point relationship. If he is not on the point, no matter how timely the message is delivered, he will not receive it.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the secret room, Le He didn't have time to exchange greetings, so he told him all the news he had just inquired from the acquaintances in the government:

"Forgive me for not going out of the city to meet my elder brother. As soon as I received the news from Hedong, I mobilized all my contacts to verify the letter. Just now, my younger brother got authoritative news from an official of the Privy Council. A few days ago, three thousand Khitan cavalry suddenly appeared on the Hedong battlefield. General Liu Yanqing of the Expeditionary Army rushed in greedily, and just hit the pocket of the ambushing Khitan cavalry, and the entire army of more than [-] troops in the front was wiped out. Thanks to Liu Zhongwu's timely support, no catastrophe was caused. Liu Yanqing returned with injuries in this battle. Died that night!"

"Liu Yanqing is dead?"

Wang Lun was taken aback when he heard the words. This news should be regarded as heavy news. Although this person is not a famous general at all, he led the army to flee in fear of fighting on the front line of Yanyun in the original trajectory, which caused a very bad influence. Thinking that the Song Dynasty army is full of such goods, they are more actively preparing for the plan to invade the Song Dynasty.

"It's absolutely true, Liu Guangshi is already on his way back to Beijing to report the funeral... Ah! Brother, Liu Guangshi is the son of Liu Yanqing!" Le He explained immediately because he was afraid that Wang Lun would not know the unknown Liu Guangshi.

Of course Wang Lun knew who Liu Guangshi was, and he also knew that this escaped general was well-informed by his father, and in the future he would vividly interpret the four words "fleeing in the face of the wind".Therefore, Wang Lun has always been honest about this kind of bastard in the army, "Although Liu Yanqing has no skills, the key to him is to be obedient, to be precise, he listens to Tong Guan's words. I have heard that the iron triangle of the Western Army Shi Dao, Liu Fa, and Liu Zhongwu each have their own ways, and they have never been blindly attached to Tong Guan. Therefore, Liu Yanqing can be counted as a figure in Tong Guan's pocket. You are so angry that your seven orifices are smoking!"

"Brother is very predictive. It is said that Tong Guan handed over a memorial directly to the officials. The envelope was bulging. It seems very predictable!" Le He said aside.

Wang Lun didn't need to think about it, Tong Guantu had been around for a long time, and this time he lost one of his generals again, how could he be willing to swallow this dumb loss?If he didn't take the opportunity to persuade Huizong, who was determined but afraid of difficulties, to make up his mind to adopt his plan, it would be unlike his style!

You must know that Tong Guan's goal is to become the number one eunuch since the Song Dynasty: Wang Jue eunuch.But how can Yanyun be crowned king if there is no more Yanyun?It's no wonder he was willing to touch Liangshan before his long-cherished wish was fulfilled!After all, this is a loss-making business that would be fine if you win, but if you lose, you will ruin your reputation for the rest of your life.

But, is Zhao Ji willing?

Even though these two people are usually as good as one person, at the critical moment, the biased position of the two is enough to destroy this farce of "the monarch and his ministers get along well". There is no one in this world who is more willing to send troops than Wang Lun asked him* * up.

This is just a conditioned reflex. If you analyze it from a deeper level, it is not in Zhao Ji's interest to start a war with the Liao Kingdom. Please, he is just pretending to be the master, not the real master. Troubled, no matter how caring Eunuch Tong is, he will fall out of favor!

Wang Lun didn't ask any more questions, but had a thoughtful demeanor. Le He also had good eyesight and didn't interrupt. Instead, he quietly poured two cups of tea for Wang Lun and Jiao Ting. Wang Lun took a sip of the tea, But there was no intention to speak, Lehe was not in a hurry, but just greeted Jiao Ting for tea.Jiao Ting said angrily, "I don't drink the same water as my brother!"

Le He was overwhelmed, and was about to ask him for details, when Wang Lun explained for him: "This is Zhu Gui's idea, for example, if I move my chopsticks on a certain dish, he won't even touch it, so beware of being caught by others." It's all over." After Wang Lun finished speaking, he focused again and said, "Don't talk about this in your own family!"

Unexpectedly, Jiao Ting turned his head and lost a sentence: "His enemy can see it, but my enemy can't!"

Wang Lun spread his hands, took another sip of the tea Lehe poured himself, praised "good tea", and ignored Jiao Ting, saying: "Liu Yanqing's death will complicate the situation in Hedong. The direction involves relations with the Liao Dynasty. Our officials must be swinging from side to side, and the ministers of the DPRK and China should stand in line again. In this way, you continue to keep in touch with powerful people in the DPRK and China, and get more valuable information for reference by the copycats! "

Le He nodded in agreement, and said, "If my brother has no other orders, my little brother will go down and make arrangements!"

"Wait a minute, you immediately send a letter back to the cottage, asking them to question the 'mole', why didn't you report such important news about Tian Hu's betrayal of the country, do you think that with the support of some people, he can be the head of the country for a lifetime? In addition Urgently activate 'Awakening Zhes' and tell him to find out the origin of this group of people who ambushed the Western Army!"

Le He consciously didn't ask who the "Awakening of Zhes" is, but just said to himself, "Could it be that this cavalry...isn't Khitan?" (to be continued~^~)