Fu Song

Chapter 273 Limited Help
After handing a letter to Xu Wuyan who was sitting in front of him, Jiang Yingxue said, "Old man, what Erlang meant is obvious. He doesn't want us to get involved in King Jing's affairs."

"Is Erlang so pessimistic about King Jing's plan?" Xu Wuyan sighed: "But the master seems to be a little moved, and in my opinion, King Jing has the possibility of success."

"It is indeed possible to succeed." Jiang Yingxue said: "But this possibility is not high. It is not worth trapping ourselves for this low possibility. Erlang said, our official, when He has been the emperor for decades, if he can be defeated so easily, then it is not him. In fact, we can see some clues from two months ago."

"What clue?"

"Zhang Cheng replaced Tao Dayong and served as the commander of the Japanese army!" Jiang Yingxue said: "No matter in terms of seniority or military achievements, this position should belong to Tao Dayong, but why did it finally fall to the young Zhang?" Sincerity."

"Tao Dayong was from the frontier army!" Xu Wuyan blurted out.

"That's right, and one more thing is that Zhang Chao has always been the most trusted person in the official family." Jiang Yingxue analyzed: "When the official family was still the prince, Zhang Chao was the commander of the guards of the East Palace, and he was always loyal to the official family. Geng Geng. Using Zhang Cheng to guard the palace city will make the officials feel at ease. This also shows from another level how much the officials have a deep prejudice against King Jing. Old man, since the officials have taken precautions, do you think Jing Is the king still able to succeed?"

"The fighting power of the Frontier Army is far superior to that of the Fourth Army!" Xu Wuyan said: "This matter has been proven several times. Jiangdong's family, five thousand frontier troops are fighting in Bianliang, I am afraid that the Beijing Army will not I can't stop it. Moreover, King Jing himself is an extremely brilliant general, and in Beijing, there is no one who can compete with King Jing."

"What if Zhang Chao suddenly appeared in the capital?" Jiang Yingxue asked back: "How many years has Zhang Chao been the commander of the Upper Fourth Army? He is not here. The Upper Fourth Army does seem to be leaderless, but once he comes back?"

"Zhang Chao is in Hebei now, and he can't get away for a while!" Xu Wuyan argued.

Jiang Yingxue shook her head, what do you mean you can't get away?At the most serious time, even if the Liao army once again attacked under the walls of Daming Mansion, Zhang Chao would still return to Bianliang to solve internal problems first.

"There is one more thing." Jiang Yingxue said: "Erlang said that the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Army is not as bad as we imagined. Whether it is the elder brother's previous ten-on-one-hundred, or this time that Wang Zhu brought twenty-five I personally overturned nearly a hundred of the Shangsi Army. These two incidents made everyone think that the Shangsi Army was really muddy and unable to support the wall, but Erlang said that it was not the same thing.”

"What could that be?" Xu Weiyan asked curiously.

"Speaking of it, these battles are all battles between small groups of troops. When one side is determined to die and has rich experience, victory is natural. But when thousands of large troops fight , and such a small-scale confrontation are completely different things." Jiang Yingxue said: "Erlang said that ten frontier troops may be able to defeat a hundred upper fourth armies, but a hundred frontier troops may not be able to defeat a thousand upper fourth armies. , the larger the number, the lower the possibility of the frontier army winning. What's more, this is Bianliang after all, which is the home field of the Upper Fourth Army. Once the frontier army fights, for the Upper Fourth Army, it will take the lead If you have reached the highest point, coupled with the complex of defending your hometown, your hometown, and your parents, wife and children, I am afraid it will be different."

"I understand. Jiangdong's family, what are you going to do next?" Xu Wuyan asked.

"Bianliang has become the eye of the storm, and it seems to be calm, but once it erupts, the people involved will definitely die without a place to bury them." Jiang Yingxue said: "Over the years, our power has been sinking among the people. On the way of merchants, Even if you have some force, you can't be on the table to be honest, it's easy to do some sneaky things, but it's not enough if you want to compete on the chessboard in a fair manner."

"So Dalang went to the northwest and Erlang went to Qianzhou?" Xu Wuyan asked.

Jiang Yingxue said with a smile: "Now the Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce is flourishing, and that large piece of land is gradually falling into Erlang's control. In the future, Erlang will have many weapons that he can use in front of the government. But All of these will take time. Therefore, we have to retreat."

"But the Xiao family?" Xu Wuyan glanced at Jiang Yingxue.

"Brother is in the northwest, and his power has already been established. As long as the scholar joins King Jing's camp without knowing it, the court will definitely turn a blind eye and close one eye!" Jiang Yingxue said: "But Erlang's intention is to let the bachelor Hurry up and resign from the positions of the three envoys, close the door, don't ask the world, ignore world affairs, let's get over this hurdle first."

"I'm afraid the scholar will not agree!" Xu Wuyan said: "After all, the scholar still has great expectations for King Jing. He has always looked down on King Chu, and he also looks down on the weakness of the officials."

"If the bachelor insists on not listening to the persuasion, there is nothing you can do! You can't tie him away!" Jiang Yingxue said helplessly: "Erlang has a letter for the bachelor. When the old man leaves, take it back!"

Xu Wuyan nodded: "When are you leaving?"

"The retreat has already begun!" Jiang Yingxue said: "At most one month, all the important people and things under Tianxiang Pavilion will leave Bianliang. We have prepared a resettlement place in Jiangnan and Qianzhou. Once you arrive, you can resume your old business.”

"These workshops, shops, and real estate in Bianliang are just abandoned?"

"Who said you gave up?" Jiang Yingxue said with a smile: "We all have deeds for these, but they are just temporarily idle. When Bianliang calms down, we will naturally have to take them back. Even if the King of Chu becomes If we become the emperor, will it be possible to dare to hide our property? It would be even better if King Jing came to power."

"You guys are blatantly not helping King Jing now, are you afraid that he won't recognize the old relationship?"

"A qualified emperor, when it's time to forget something, he will forget it faster than anyone else!" Jiang Yingxue giggled: "This is what Erlang told me. At that time, Dalang will have the Western Army, and Erlang will have Qianzhou Business Whether it is an old official family or a new official family, the United Federation will only see the good of the Xiao family, but not the bad of the Xiao family!"

When Xu Wuyan was about to leave, he saw Jiang Yingxue's bodyguard walking in from the outside and whispered something in his ear.A slight surprise appeared on Jiang Yingxue's face.

"Old man, you can leave through the side door, Princess Jing is here!" Jiang Yingxue said.

"Princess Jing?" Xu Wuyan was taken aback.

"My place must be open for shopping. I usually come and go with noble families very frequently, especially ladies from high families. But this is the first time Princess Jing has come to visit!" Jiang Yingxue laughed.

Xu Wuyan didn't say much, since Erlang had already made up his mind, Princess Jing's trip was destined to be in vain.

Jiang Yingxue personally welcomed Princess Jing into the backyard.

It was not the first time Jiang Yingxue saw Princess Jing, she had seen her before in the palace.It's just that at that time, she was just a small businessman who bought a title of county lord with money. In the eyes of those nobles in the palace, she was probably not much more noble than a palace maid.Concubine Jing naturally wouldn't deliberately try to win her over.

Perhaps Princess Jing must be regretting it now, why didn't she deliberately make friends with herself at that time?
"The concubine is here, this is a rare happy event for Tianxiang Pavilion, empress, we have newly made several kinds of spices in Tianxiang Pavilion, I just invite you to taste them!" Jiang Yingxue said with a smile.

Concubine Jing looked at the smiling businesswoman in front of her, who couldn't pick out a single mistake or disrespect from head to toe, but she was deeply moved in her heart.

When I met her before, there was always such a trace of humbleness behind this person's calmness. This is an insurmountable gap brought about by different backgrounds and different status. No matter how rich she is, she is always worthless in front of power. Mention.

But looking at her today, it was completely different.

Behind the smile is neither humble nor overbearing, and puts herself on an equal footing.

Is it because I have a request today?
Concubine Jing felt annoyed and angry for a while.

But after all, she is not a mortal, and in a blink of an eye, she suppressed these unhappiness deep in her heart.

That's right, she came here today to beg for help.

"County Lord, you know I'm not here to buy some fragrant medicine!" Princess Jing waved her hand, interrupting Jiang Yingxue's conversation.

They are all thousand-year-old foxes, so they can't help pretending to be pure and innocent.

"In the past, I have met with the county lord a few times, but I don't know the real face of the county lord Lushan, it's really negligent!" There was a slight sarcasm in Jing Wangfei's words.

"My concubine is serious." Jiang Yingxue bowed slightly. "I don't know if the princess is here today, why did you come?"

"Sun Guaizi and his son, did you order to kill them?" Wang Hao asked.

"Yes!" Jiang Yingxue admitted without hesitation, and this was beyond Princess Jing's expectations. She originally thought that Jiang Yingxue would find countless excuses and utter countless excuses. "Betrayers, die. Sun Guaizi and his son betrayed Erlang, and even killed Erlang as a family member, Han Zheng. Apart from death, there is no way to forgive the crime!"

Concubine Jing was silent for a moment, she was finally embarrassed to say that Sun Guaizi defected to King Jing.

King Jing went to poach his own subordinates, and it was really dishonorable to tell about it.

Xiao Cheng never regarded himself as a member of King Jing, but King Jing always thought that Xiao Yu and Xiao Ding were his subordinates, so of course Xiao Cheng was also his subordinates.

It's a natural thing.

The world thinks so, even Xu Wuyan and Jiang Yingxue think so.

Only Xiao Cheng didn't think so.

"My lord is planning a big event. You killed Sun Guaizi and his son, which has caused great damage to the lord's plan!" The princess's tone was sullen, "I'm here today because the lord wants to ask, How can Xiao Erlang remedy this?"

Jiang Yingxue smiled and said: "Princess, our people have all quit the Sun Family Gang. Qin Min, oh, that He Sheng has successfully taken over the entire Sun Family Gang? Although there is a small commotion, it does not affect the overall situation. As for the various affairs and financial plans of the Sun Family Gang?"

Jiang Yingxue clapped her hands, and the side door opened, and two maids walked in holding a box, and placed the two boxes in front of Princess Jing.

"Princess, with these, Erlang handed over all the assets of the Sun Family Gang, leaving nothing behind." The smile on Jiang Yingxue's face remained unchanged: "As for those people, those who are willing to keep, I will keep, and those who don't want to keep me Will make arrangements elsewhere."

"Is Xiao Erlang just unwilling to help the prince?" The princess scolded angrily: "The strength controlled by your Tianxiang Pavilion is far superior to that of the Sun family. Doesn't he know that everyone is prosperous and everyone is damaged? A good one? The Xiao family is not good, so Xiao Erlang can take care of himself alone?"

Jiang Yingxue bowed slightly: "Princess, this is Erlang's decision. As a subordinate, the little girl can only obey. Because the betrayer will die!"

Seeing Jiang Yingxue's appearance, the princess couldn't help shivering.

What kind of character is this Xiao Erlang?
"Princess, our Tianxiang Pavilion has decided to completely withdraw from Bianliang City." Jiang Yingxue said: "We will not reveal anything about the prince. This is our greatest goodwill."

After a pause, Jiang Yingxue continued: "Finally, my family Erlang has a word of advice to His Highness, five thousand frontier troops are not enough to overthrow Bianliang, if His Highness really wants to make things happen, there is one person that must be fought for."

"who is it?"

"The Commander of the Fourth Armies is Zhang Chao. If it is difficult to win over this person, then Zhang Cheng can also do it!" Jiang Yingxue said. "If Zhang's father and son can surrender, great things can be expected."

Princess Jing sighed, "Then what else did Xiao Erlang say?"

"Erlang also said that Cui Ang is nothing to be afraid of, but he must be careful of Xia Jie. There are also old rules, no matter what he hinted to His Royal Highness King Jing, he can't do it." Jiang Yingxue said: "In fact, Erlang hopes that Jingxia can feel at home at home. Studying, the official family is in its prime, and it will not be a problem to live another ten or twenty years, or one day suddenly change your mind and look forward to King Jing? Who can guess the emperor's heart? Now, if you do this dangerous thing, it is your relatives. Pain, the enemy is quick. Erlang thought it was unnecessary."

Concubine Jing took a deep breath and left.

Looking at the back of the other party, Jiang Yingxue sighed.They are already on the verge of breaking out and have no choice but to launch.But after all, they are the nobles of the emperor. Even if they fail, at least they can save their lives. At most, they will end up in a confinement and confinement.

The laws of the Song Dynasty can be regarded as lenient, but rebellion and rebellion are also the fate of punishing the three clans.I don't know how many people will lose their lives in this turmoil. What's even more sad is that many of these people don't know what is going on at all, and they will just be implicated.

It's no wonder that Erlang has been aggrieved all the time, saying that my fate is up to me, and why should a high-ranking official say that he is in danger?

(End of this chapter)