Fu Song

Chapter 274 The Uninvited Guest

The top floor of Fanlou is not accessible to ordinary people.

Because here, you can overlook the entire palace.

Yes, Fan Tower was built higher than the imperial palace.

Strictly speaking, this is completely over the limit, but for some reason, no one has raised this issue all the time.

Being able to go to this floor has become a proof of the prominent status of some people in Bianliang City.

This is not something that can be done with money.

No matter how much money you have, you may not be able to come here to enjoy the night view of the palace.

So under normal circumstances, there are very few guests on the top floor of Fanlou.

Zhao Yuan is now sitting in the private room on the top floor.

There are oranges from Jiangnan on the table.

Fist-sized oranges are golden in color and oval in shape, and there are two green leaves on the bottom. Looking at the cut fork, this orange will probably not take more than ten days from the time it was cut down to here. Yes, they are all fresh.

This is a newly cultivated variety in the south of the Yangtze River. It is big and sweet. I heard that there is only one plantation that produces it, and the annual income is less than a thousand catties.

Among them, two hundred catties were presented to the emperor as a tribute.

As for the remaining [-] catties, those who can get the goods are basically extravagant figures of the Song Dynasty.

As far as Zhao Yuan knew, among the seventy-two main stores in Bianliang, only Fan Lou got the goods less than [-] catties. Looking at this, it looks like at most over forty.

"Brother Zhao, try it, each one is worth one tael of silver!" Sitting opposite Zhao Yuan was a fellow from Zhao Yuan's hometown, a Lang official from the Ministry of Officials. In fact, the duties of the Ministry of Officials are controlled by the Eastern Mansion, and the Ministry of Officials is more of a decoration, so this dear friend is not very proud.

Of course, Zhao Yuan himself is still a commoner. In the past, this dear friend looked down on Zhao Yuan as an aide. But at that time, it was because King Jing was in power and King Chu was weak. , but the king of Chu is flourishing, so this brother and Zhao Yuan's contact has become more frequent, and he often invites Zhao Yuan out for a drink.

But it was the first time to come to Fanlou.

Even if this man is a fifth-rank official in Beijing, it is basically impossible for him to have a romantic life in Bianliang while relying on his salary alone to support a large family.

So this man must have other sources of money.

Of course, Zhao Yuan didn't care about this.

Now that he wants to please others, of course he will not reject others thousands of miles away. For King Chu's great cause, if one more person helps, he will have more strength.

In Zhao Yuan's heart, there are no useless or useless people, anyone can be useful.

Breaking off a piece of orange and throwing it into my mouth, even the skin and flesh, it turned into sweet juice in a short while, unlike other citrus, there will always be some residue, although one tael is indeed expensive It has reached the sky, but things are rare and expensive, who let this thing be produced in such a small amount?Who made so many rich people in Song Dynasty?
"Brother Ziqian, you and my brother, why are you so polite? Such a good thing is really too expensive!" Zhao Yuan nodded at the orange in front of him, and looked at him with a smile.

Liu Qian shook his head again and again: "One tael of silver is indeed expensive, but if I hadn't said that today's guest is Ziyu, you wouldn't have sold it to me! It's all about going to the top floor and eating the special oranges. It's because of Ziyu's face! Otherwise, I have nowhere to spend the money!"

Zhao Yuan chuckled, a fifth-rank official, or a fifth-rank official with little real power, really couldn't get to the top floor.Thinking that now that he is only a white man, he can do things that many officials can't do, and he can't help but feel a little proud.

"In the past, Ziqian invited me to eat and drink. It was just an ordinary restaurant, but today it is Fanlou. The cost is not small. Could it be that Brother Ziqian needs my help?" Zhao Yuan smiled and said: "I can help Yes, naturally it is duty-bound."

This is a very skillful way to say it. If you can help, you must help, and if you can’t, then don’t blame me.

Liu Qian smiled and said: "I can help, I can help. Brother Ziyu, to tell you the truth, I am not inviting you today, but someone else. To meet with you and have a talk, I was given five hundred taels."

Zhao Yuan was stunned: "Just to see me, are you so generous?"

"Brother Ziyu, don't blame me for taking you to make money. Living in Bianliang is not easy, but these five hundred taels will make my family live well next year!" Liu Qian said with a smile.

"I don't know who that person is?" Zhao Yuan asked curiously. He really couldn't figure it out. Even though the King of Chu has a good momentum, he is still just a prince, and he is just a clean man. Who is so optimistic about it? King Chu, do you want to invest in advance?
It must not be the people in Bianliang City. If they want to meet the King of Chu, they have many connections, so they don't need to go to such lengths to find themselves.

The stairs sounded, but Liu Qian stood up, walked to the door, opened the door, smiled and turned to Zhao Yuan and said, "Here we come, brother Lin, please come in, please come in!"

The visitor holds a folding fan, wears a watch robe, has three strands of long beard, and has a face like a crown of jade. He walks into the room with a smile, and goes straight to Zhao Yuan. He closes the folding fan with a snap, puts it on his belt, and clasps his fists. Bow slightly.

"Brother Ziyu, Lin Pingzhi is being polite!"

Zhao Yuan stared blankly at the other party, as if he had forgotten the etiquette and did not return the courtesy.

Lin Ping stood up straight, looked at the other party, and smiled.

"Brother Ziyu, brother Ziyu!" Liu Qian on the side poked Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan woke up with a shock, and turned to look at Liu Qian, but his face had changed, and his eyes became fierce in an instant: "Liu Ziqian, I treat you as a good friend and brother, and you actually hurt me?"

Liu Qian was stunned: "Brother Ziyu, what are you talking about?"

Zhao Yuanqi didn't say anything: "You are a dignified fifth-rank official of the Song Dynasty. When did you become a lackey of the Liao people? If you are going to die, don't drag me down, don't drag the prince down."

Liu Qian opened his mouth wide, looked at Zhao Yuan, then at Lin Ping, but he still didn't seem to react.

"Brother Ziyu, don't blame brother Ziqian, he doesn't even know who I am!" Lin Ping smiled and sat down.

"You, who are you?" Liu Qian came to his senses at this moment, and looked at the other party in disbelief: "Didn't you say that you are just a businessman from Daming Mansion?"

"He is indeed a businessman, and this time he also wants to discuss a deal with Brother Ziyu!" Lin Ping smiled.

Zhao Yuan sat down slowly, Lin Ping was so calm that he was not afraid of his identity being exposed at all.

Yes, what is he afraid of?

He is the son of Lin Jing from the Liao Kingdom, he is a well-known Tanhualang from the Liao Kingdom, and he is the younger brother of Yelujun, the king of Qishui County, and now, Yelujun heard that he has entered the territory of the Song Dynasty, and he is walking slowly all the way , ready to go to Bianliang to celebrate the New Year for the Song Emperor.

Even if he handed him over, Da Song would send him respectfully to the post house to raise him, and return him when Yelujun came.

At most he was ashamed.

But what kind of impact will it have if I have a private meeting with others here?What impact will it have on the King of Chu?
King Jing and his group are worried that they won't be able to catch them?

This year's Hebei Road was defeated, and the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty suffered countless casualties, especially thousands of people from the Fourth Army were killed and injured in Hebei. At this moment, the hatred for the Liao people in Bianliang is still at its peak!If King Jing and his group make a fuss about this, the good situation they have managed to manage will suddenly turn into smoke.

"It's really unexpected that Tanhualang, the dignified man in Daliao, the pride of the Lin family, would also be a scout who can't stand on the stage. Isn't Mr. Lin too shameful?" The Mr. Lin in Zhao Yuan's mouth is naturally not Lin Ping, but Lin Ping's father, Lin Jing.

Lin Ping laughed: "Ms. Lin resigned from office a long time ago, and now he is just a loafer in the mountains, wandering around, and arrived in Bianliang by accident. After a while, brother Ziyu, keep your tongue, don't slander me at will?"

Zhao Yuanchi smiled, and the scholars started a lawsuit with their mouths. Even after arguing here for three days and three nights, they couldn't tell a winner or loser.The guy on the other side was sure that he would not hand him over, so naturally he was confident and refused to admit defeat with his mouth.

"Lin Ping, just tell me, what do you want to do when you come to me?" Zhao Yuan knocked on the table and said, "If you want to reach an agreement with His Highness the King of Chu through me, I advise you not to think about it. Song Liao The two families have confronted each other for hundreds of years, and this situation will continue in the future, whoever shows signs of decline first, the other will definitely not let it go, as it is now, it will naturally be the same in the future."

"Where is there?" Lin Ping shook his head again and again: "As I said before, I am just a idle cloud and a wild crane's ear now. Naturally, the king of Qishui County came to talk with you about these important national events. As for me, I just heard it occasionally. Some news, so I want to disclose it to His Highness the King of Chu. However, with my current status, it is not easy to visit me, so I turned a corner and found you first, which is the same."

"What news can you disclose to His Highness the King of Chu?" Zhao Yuan laughed. "No matter what you say, I don't believe it."

"Brother Ziyu, don't be preconceived!" Lin Ping said with a smile: "This news is related to His Royal Highness King Jing. You must know that when King Jing was in Hebei, we suffered a lot from him. My Lin family died in battle under his hands. There are only four or five people, so Lin hates him deeply, and this time he got this news by chance, so he naturally wanted to reveal it to the enemies of King Jing."

Speaking of this, Lin Ping glanced at Zhao Yuan, and then said: "In this Bianliang City, who is the enemy of His Royal Highness King Jing? Naturally, it is the King of Chu. Brother Ziyu, do you really not listen? This news, but the relationship The king of Chu and your brother Ziyu's wealth and life!"

Zhao Yuan picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip slowly, and said nonchalantly, "Let's just say what you say, and let me just listen."

Lin Ping picked up a slice of orange from the table without notice, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it carefully. Even though he was born in a wealthy family, this was the first time he had eaten this kind of thing.

"Good stuff, good stuff!" He nodded repeatedly.

"Da Song has more good things than this!" Zhao Yuan sneered: "If the Lin family is willing to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, there are many good things that you have never seen before for you to enjoy."

Lin Pingcard laughed, put the other petal in his hand into his mouth, and chewed while saying: "I am used to the desert and the solitary smoke, the long river and the sunset, and I am also used to riding horses and bending bows during the day and bending their bows at night." Reading by candlelight, I am really not used to the comfortable life of your Song Dynasty, these days, my bones are a little bit brittle."

It wasn't until this moment that Liu Qian on the other side finally came to his senses, and shouted, "Lin Ping, you bastard, what exactly do you want to say?"

At this time, he was trembling in his heart. He just wanted to make some money, but he fell headfirst into such a big pit unexpectedly.Zhao Yuan might be able to get up, but not necessarily himself.

"King Jing is going to rebel!" Lin Ping picked up an orange and played with it in his hand, and seemed to say something casually that Liu Qian felt was like thunder.

"Nonsense!" Zhao Yuan didn't believe it.

Zhao Yuan couldn't help but suspect that there was no such precedent in Song Dynasty!Moreover, the current King Jing has no power and power, which is equivalent to being placed under house arrest in the palace. The original King Jing lineage has almost been wiped out, and the rest, except for the third envoy Xiao Yu, are useless.And looking at the current Xiao Yu, it may not be that he is still of one mind with King Jing.

"I know you don't believe me!" Lin Ping tossed the orange up and down, and said calmly, "Do you know Qin Min?"

"Xin'an Army controlled Qin Kuan's son, and died in battle at Baigou Station!"

"No, no, he didn't die in battle!" Lin Ping laughed and said, "He is in Bianliang now, and his alias is He Sheng. Brother Ziyu, do you know how many frontier soldiers like Qin Min have arrived in Bianliang? "

Zhao Yuan took a deep breath.

What does Lin Ping know?Qin Min's alias was He Sheng, and he was in Bianliang. This was something that could be fulfilled with a single investigation, and it was impossible for Lin Ping to lie.

"You mean to say that many frontier troops have already arrived in Bianliang?" Zhao Yuan immediately grasped the point of the question.

"That's right!" Lin Ping said, "As far as I know, the remaining soldiers from the Xin'an Army, Guangxin Army, Ansu Army and other frontier troops have fled to Bianliang, and there are already more than two thousand soldiers. No, no, it's not appropriate to use fleeing. They were organized by people, some provided false identities, some led the way for them, and when they arrived in Bianliang, some provided them with jobs and residences."

Seeing Zhao Yuan's pale face, Lin Ping said triumphantly, "I think Brother Ziyu must have a deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of the frontier army. There are more than two thousand frontier soldiers full of hatred, and maybe there are more than two thousand more Dingwu Army, more than [-] frontier troops are in Bianliang. You think that King Jing has no power to fight back. This is a joke. What are people like Qin Min doing in Bianliang? They are here to thank the emperor, thank you Did the emperor cut off his father's head?"

Zhao Yuan stood up and paced back and forth in the room.

What Lin Ping said seemed to be true.

But he couldn't figure it out, why did the other party tell him this?

(End of this chapter)