Fu Song

Chapter 476

He took a sip of the wine, turned it around a few times in his mouth, so that every taste bud on his tongue could fully feel the taste of the wine, and then swallowed it with a gurgling sound.

Immediately, the dantian in the lower abdomen became hot, a wave of hot air rose up, and there was already slight sweat on the forehead.

"Good wine!" Yeluchu held back for a long time before exhaling, praising. "My lord, is this the Moutai wine that is said to have come from Guizhou Road in the Song Dynasty? It seems to be more honest than the hometown spring that His Majesty gave us last time."

Having said that, he involuntarily lowered his voice.

Lin Ping nodded: "The hometown spring that the king rewarded you is the wine brewed by the workshop under the queen. The recipe and brewing process have been kept secret. It is a rare spirit. This Moutai has improved the process to make it It appears milder and more mellow, and naturally tastes better."

"Since the queen has such skills, why not make a lot of wine, that kind of strong wine is really indispensable for us who live in the bitter cold!" Yeluchu picked up the cup and sniffed it intoxicated, but Some puzzled.

"Wine making requires a lot of food. Do we have a lot of food?" Lin Ping said plainly: "This kind of wine is actually better not for drinking, but for washing wounds, wounded on the battlefield, Washing with it will give people a greater chance of survival, the queen said: Disinfect!"

Yeluchu said embarrassingly: "But the last general couldn't hold back, and drank with his brothers."

Lin Ping smiled: "Drink it and drink it. When you go back, buy more Moutai in Bianliang and take it back! But remember to avoid gluttony in the future. Alcohol can be easily found as a substitute for gluttony, but life-saving There are not many things. That kind of brewing process consumes a lot of food, at least for now, it is impossible for us to produce it on a large scale."

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask Song Guo to include this Moutai in the content of the New Year's Coin during this negotiation?" Yelu Chu said: "Since it can be used as military supplies, the more we naturally the better."

"You have a point, but I'm worried. When this thing arrives in the army, it will be shared among you people first. When you are about to use it, you won't be able to get a drop out of it."

Yeluchu immediately called out to Tianqu: "Your Majesty, there is nothing to say about the military discipline of our leather army. Who would dare to do this?"

"Is your military discipline comparable to that of the Shan army?" Lin Ping asked coldly: "Yesterday, I just received a bulletin from Nanjing Road. He broke into the restaurant and wanted to rape his wife, but was subdued by the patrolling army, and immediately beheaded by Yelumin, who hung his head outside the barracks for three days."

"Yelu Dacai is dead?" Yeluchu was shocked: "That is the grandson of the Grand Master of Dongdu Province."

"So what?" Lin Pingdao: "According to the military discipline of the Shan army, it should be executed. Yeluzhen rushed over in a hurry, but before she had time, she saw a fleshy head outside the barracks. She sighed and went back. gone."

"Then Qin Min is so overbearing!" Yelu Chu said without anger, obviously, he was very familiar with Yelu Dacai.

"Yeluchu, ask yourself, is your military discipline and fighting power comparable to that of the Shan army?" Lin Ping asked, "You are the emperor's own army!"

"When the general returns this time, he must rectify himself. No one can lose to Qin Min, a southern barbarian!" Yelu Chu said.

"Yelumin, he was given the surname Yelu by His Majesty!" Lin Ping said.

Yeluchu drank a few more glasses of wine sullenly, and suddenly said: "My lord, there are rumors that the queen is from the Song Dynasty, and she is not the daughter of Generalissimo Xiao Siwen at all. Is there such a thing?"

Lin Ping stared at him, and said calmly: "Yeluchu, if you want to live longer, don't inquire about certain things, don't speculate blindly, what your majesty said is what it is already."

"Our Pishi army has been following His Majesty all the time. When we returned to Zhongjing this time, what we heard and saw were all praises for the Queen. No one mentioned His Majesty's hard work." Yeluchu was a little dissatisfied. "You are the king of the South Courtyard, and you have always been in Zhongjing. How can you let the queen's reputation surpass the emperor's?"

Lin Ping sighed: "I have to be convinced that the Queen's talent is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people. It is a blessing to have her in Daliao, but for me, it is not the case!"

"It's because I heard that the Empress has been looking down on you and has been looking for trouble for you." Yeluchu relaxed, and poured a glass of wine for Lin Ping with a smile: "You are His Majesty's senior brother, the king of the South Courtyard, and you have made great achievements Yu Guo, with the help of Lin Xueshi, is he afraid of the empress? It's just that you are kind and don't want to compete with women."

Lin Ping chuckled: "You think highly of me!"

Yelujun held his bowl at all times, wandering over the vast territory of Daliao, oppressing all directions, but Zhongjing was ruled by the empress, in fact, the empress was in charge of political affairs, and then the king of the Southern Academy Lin Ping was assisted. It is to play a check and balance role.

Others don't know the grievances between Lin Ping and Xiao Chuo, but Yelujun knows it all.

These two people will never stand side by side.

Without Yelujun's coordination in the middle, these two people would probably be fighting to the death in the blink of an eye.

But now, Lin Ping is facing a dilemma.

Because Xiao Chuo occupies a high point, he can easily trouble him.

"Back then, I really underestimated her. If I had known today, it would have been over!" Whenever Xiao Chuo cornered her, Lin Ping couldn't help but feel a little angry, and at the same time feel a little bit self-pitying.

Is this asking for a dead end?

At the beginning, I only thought that this woman was beautiful and beautiful, and she could be called perfect in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and poetry, but although there are few such women, there are always substitutes in the world.

I never imagined that Xiao Chuo would be so mature in politics, so rational, and so farsighted.

Compared with myself, I don't give up much.

This is the sixth year in the Liao Kingdom, and Xiao Chuo's status is as stable as a rock.

Not only did she get the strong support of most of the Han clans in the Liao region, but even many Khitan clans were subdued by her.The combat effectiveness of the [-] empress's army's Shan army faintly surpassed that of the emperor's army's Pishi army. Its commander, Yelumin, and its deputy, Wanyan Yujian, were rare generals in the Liao Kingdom.

Politically, the strength is getting stronger day by day, and the force is getting stronger day by day. In terms of economy, the Queen used Sheng Delu and other chambers of commerce to communicate with the major families, and established a secret and intricate business network with astonishing financial resources.Although the equipment belonging to the Shan army was provided by the imperial court, they had a higher salary than the Pi Shi army, because the higher part was paid by the empress.

The Shan army is the queen's pro-army, and the emperor has nothing to do if they have money.

This is the national conditions of the Liao State, which is completely different from that of the Song State.

And status is built on strength.

Such a Xiao Chuo, even though Lin Ping is the king of the South Court now, it is getting more and more difficult for him to deal with him.

Fortunately, although Lin Jing is not in good health, he still has deep connections in the Liao Kingdom, and with the support of his father, he can still fight against the queen.

The only thing that can comfort me is that the emperor said to himself that he would never allow the empress to really do anything to the Lin family.

Now he is also a tool used by the emperor to check and balance the queen.

Lin Ping smiled wryly.

The emperor is the emperor, no matter if it is a wife who loves him deeply, or a brother who can support the important things in his life, he still keeps such a hand.

Everyone thinks that the Lin clan is now a holy family, and its status is unmatched.However, Lin Ping knew that the Lin family was really in a precarious situation, and if one was not careful, there might be a catastrophe.

In particular, Yelujun was plagued by old illnesses, which worried him the most.

If Yelujun is here, the Lin family will have no worries.

If Yelujun is not here, and Yeluxian is not yet a grown-up, then the Lin family will be in great trouble.

Therefore, there are some things that should be arranged, but still need to be arranged.

Lin Ping is not someone who is ready to die.

If there is such a day, it is still unknown who will win the deer!

Yeluchu naturally does not have Lin Ping's meticulous thoughts, and he is not aware of the many inside stories here. He is only a mid-level general of the Pishi Army. negotiation.

Coming to Bianliang is a very enviable errand.

Firstly, in the past few years, Daliao has gained the upper hand on the border, and the people of Song Dynasty have been defeated every day. Whenever they win on the battlefield, they dare to speak louder at the negotiating table, and come to Bianliang The envoys are even more ashamed and arrogant. There are many benefits here.

The prosperity of Bianliang is really not comparable to that of Liao. Not to mention that the newly built Zhongjing cannot be compared with it, even the Nanjing Road, which has always been the richest in Liao, is far behind Bianliang.

There was a bang of gongs outside, and Lin Ping looked out, but his face showed a strange expression.

While chewing the vegetables, Yeluchu poked his head out to see the scene outside.

That's the guard of honor for officials.

Those who can line up a guard of honor in Bianliang City are naturally not ordinary officials.

"Quanzhi Yunnan pacifier!" Lin Ping murmured, "Is it Luo Gang Luo Yuting?"

"It's Yunnan's appeasement envoy!" Yeluchu took out a small piece of gnawed bone from his mouth, nodded and said: "My lord, this Luo Gang is already Xiao Cheng's dog leg, and half of Dali has not been beaten yet." , Is this the grandiose appointment of a pacifier?"

"The Mu clan can't hold on for long!" Lin Ping said, "We are trying our best to hold on now, just to get a good price on the negotiating table, once Xiao Cheng's army crosses the Lancang River, Muzheng will have nowhere to go. In just seven years, Ping Guizhou, Occupy Dali, Lian Guang Nanxi Road, next step, where will you point your sword? Cochin?"

"Your Majesty, they are far away from us, don't worry about him!" Yeluchu said disdainfully: "It's a tiny place, not worthy of attention."

"Pull one and mobilize the whole body!" Lin Pingdao: "Right now, Xiao Cheng can no longer take it lightly. It is precisely because this person dances so happily in the south that we have this trip to Bianliang."

Yeluchu was a little confused: "My lord, didn't we come to negotiate with the people of Song Dynasty on how to deal with Xiao Ding? Xiao Cheng and Xiao Ding, apart from being brothers, have no other connection, right? I just can’t respond.”

"I'm afraid that's not the case!" Lin Pingdao: "Xiao Ding is really difficult to deal with. If we want to deal with him, we have to do our best. Therefore, we must prevent him from joining forces with the Song people. And if we fight Xiao Ding What if the Song people suddenly jumped out to take advantage of the fire and rob them when they were in the middle of the night?"

Yeluchu nodded: "Xiao Ding's iron kite is really powerful. If you collide with it head-on, even if it is the Pishi army, which belongs to the Shan army, it can at most match it five or five times."

"That's why we need to unite with the people of Song Dynasty to deal with him." Lin Pingdao: "Xiao Ding is a rebel general of Song State, and a heart disease of Song State's officials, and Zhang Cheng, the capital governor of Shaanxi Road, has a feud with Xiao Ding to kill his father. Over the years, all the troops have been mobilized with the intention of avenging his father, so as long as an agreement is reached, Zhang Cheng will definitely go all out and spare no effort."

"Song people will definitely use this lion to open their mouths."

Lin Ping laughed: "Why don't you give it to them? If you give it to them, it will be easy to get it back when the time comes. It's much easier than taking food out of Xiao Ding's mouth."

"You are still the king!" Yeluchu said sincerely: "Xiao Ding is so fierce, and Xiao Cheng is also so powerful. You planned a strategy back then, so that one of them stood on the opposite side of Song State, and the other made Song State officials no longer trust them at all. , if it weren’t for this, if these two people gain power, I’m afraid our Daliao will be miserable.”

Lin Ping smiled reservedly, this incident was indeed the most proud plan in his life, not only these two people, but also indirectly killed King Jing, and brought Bianliang into the flames of war for the first time in hundreds of years.

Of course, the bitterness in it is only self-knowledge.

None of the three brothers and sisters in the Xiao family is easy to entangle, but the two brothers dare not. They are obvious enemies on the left and right, gongs against gongs, drums against drums.

But the third lady of the Xiao family planned the city not to lose to her two elder brothers. The key point was that she was higher in status and strength than herself.

And he is also very clear that all this is formed by his own operation.

Therefore, she never tried to hide her hostility towards herself in front of her.

Lin Ping was suffering in his heart, but Lin Ping didn't know who to tell.

Tears can only flow to my heart!

Watching Luo Gang's guard of honor gradually go away, Lin Ping also stood up, "Go back, and then I will deal with the people of Song Dynasty. Even if I am prepared to make concessions, I have to go through a hard time, and it will be cheap. We don’t always cherish the things we have, so we want to make the people of Song Dynasty happy with the harvest of this negotiation!”

Yeluchu laughed out loud.

For the current Bianliang court, Lin Pingzhen has few people who can look up to him.

In Lin Ping's eyes, those couples are all old and not dead, food wasters, and they have no ambition to make progress except for being crippled.

As for that Zhao Yuan, he is a master of intrigue and calculation, no worse than himself, but he is not very good at real planning, a dignified calculation in the temple.

This person always looks too closely and cares too much about the gains and losses in front of him, so he is destined to fail to make a big deal.

(End of this chapter)