Fu Song

Chapter 668 Fatty
It was snowing outside the house, but inside it was warm as spring.

Both Yeluzhen and the big man sitting opposite him were only wearing single shirts, but there were still thin beads of sweat on their foreheads.

When the two of them fell down in the middle of the wooden floor, in a pit sunken inwards, the smokeless fine silver charcoal was glowing with dark green flames. On the plate, pieces of moderately fat and lean meat were being grilled until they were sizzling with oil.

Yeluzhen held a pair of iron chopsticks in one hand and flipped them from time to time, while in the other hand she held a brush, flipped it once, then dipped the brush in the sauce and brushed a layer on the meat.

Even if the big man on the opposite side was sitting there, he could tell that he was tall, fat and big-eared, with a Maitreya-like smile on his face.

This person is called Yelu Longxu, and he succeeded Lu Ben'an as the governor of Hebei Road.

Passing by the Xijin mansion, it is natural to come to see his immediate boss Zhennan Wang Yeluzhen.

Lu Ben'an suffered a big defeat and was immediately besieged by the court. Even the Empress Dowager Chengtian couldn't cover it up for him, so he had to leave his post and return to Beijing to wait for investigation.

And this victory is also regarded by many people as a great victory of the Khitan nation over the Han nationality.

We must know that after the Empress Dowager Chengtian took full power, the power of Han officials has been steadily increased, almost on par with Khitan officials.

With the vast amount of wealth in the hands of the Han people, there is a tendency to evenly divide the ranks in the officialdom, so there is no reason for the Khitan nation not to be anxious.

"I didn't expect that the queen mother would be willing to let your tiger out!" Yeluzhen smiled and put a piece of roasted meat on the tray in front of Yelulongxu with iron chopsticks. It’s really worth it to come out of the mountain, tell me, do I want to send a gift to Lu Ben’an to express my gratitude?”

Yelu Longxu laughed, grabbed the steaming piece of meat with his hands, and gnawed on it without fear of being scorched, making a sizzling sound, and his mouth was full of oil, looking just like those street thugs on the street No two.There are two extremes compared to the opposite Yeluzhensi who cuts thinly with a knife and eats slowly.

Whether Yeluzhen or Yelulongxu, they are all top nobles in Daliao.

This person had a close relationship with Lin Ping in the past, Daliao's intelligence agency, the school office, flourished in Lin Ping's hands, and after Lin Ping was named the king of the South Campus due to his meritorious service, Yelu Longxu took over the school office.

Afterwards, Lin Ping and the Empress Dowager Chengtian lost completely in the fight, and the Lin family was condemned by the family. Naturally, Yelu Longxu was not pleased, and he was directly thrown into prison. His head has long since fallen off.

I stayed in prison for more than half a year, and after I came out, I was held in the palace guards. In name, I was managing the royal land, slaves and other things for the emperor, but in fact, the Empress Dowager Chengtian didn't trust him at all, and kept him under her nose. Watch under the hood, so that he doesn't get caught.

This time Lu Ben'an was impeached and resigned, and the Empress Dowager Chengtian was able to release this person to take over the post of governor of Hebei Road, which was beyond Yeluzhen's expectations, but she was also very happy.

"Aside from the personal grievances between each other, the Empress Dowager Chengtian has her own uniqueness in both political affairs and employment!" Yelu Longxu picked up his glass and took a sip slowly: "Over the years, the great Under her rule, Liao's national power is indeed stronger than before."

"Then you still blame me for trying my best to support her to come to power, so that Lin Ping ended up with a different head?" Yeluzhen raised her glass and took a sip, saying: "If Lin Ping had won back then, Daliao would have the power it is today. ?”

"Definitely not!" Yelu Longxu shook his head: "To be honest, when Lin Ping came to power, you people must be unconvinced and want to sing against him. The queen mother's status is there anyway, and she is indeed outstanding. "

"Then why are you talking sourly?" Yeluzhen laughed loudly.

"The queen mother's political reform is digging the roots of our Khitan clan!" Yelu Longxu's eyes became sharp: "If this continues, it won't be long before Daliao is no longer Daliao!"

"You worry too much!" Yeluzhen shook her head: "No matter how you change it, Daliao is still Daliao. Even if it looks completely different on the outside, the core inside remains the same."

"I don't think so!" Yelu Longxu said: "You want me to explain the truth, I really don't understand it now, but that's the feeling, it's quite bad."

"What do you feel?"

"The Empress Dowager Chengtian seems to be treating Daliao as a toy in her hands. Deep down in her heart, she probably doesn't care how the Liao Kingdom is doing, or whether Daliao can last forever!" Yelu Longxu said: "She The purpose of everything she does is to expand the strength of Daliao in a short period of time. As for long-term planning and thinking, the Queen Mother doesn't care at all. She doesn't care what Daliao will become in the future. She only cares Power, power that can be used by her."

"Why do you feel this way?" Yeluzhen was surprised: "Where does this start? Over the years, most of the Queen Mother's policies have been good. Every day is getting better every day. Although it seems that the interests of some of our fellow clans have been deprived, it is still beneficial to Daliao on the whole. Don’t you remember that the former emperor once said that Daliao wanted to be the master? The Central Plains, to rule the world, so learning the culture and system of the Han people is the only way? Now the Empress Dowager is practicing the thinking of the former emperor!"

Yelu Longxu shrugged: "I know you don't believe me, but I haven't been doing anything for the past two years, so I just think about it. After thinking about it, I always feel that something is wrong, but I can't figure it out. You see Look, I have lost more than ten catties because of this."

Looking at the other party's big belly, Yeluzhen couldn't help laughing.

I really can't see where the other party has lost weight.

"Stop thinking about it." Taking another piece of meat and putting it in the opponent's bowl, Yeluzhen said: "This time, the queen mother really doesn't care about the past. Do you know how many people are rushing for this position? Originally, I thought that the queen mother would be there One person from the Han family was chosen to balance the competition between the Han and the nation, I never thought it would be you in the end!"

Yelu Longxu said: "Qu Zhen is not up to the task, and Lu Ben'an did not earn a sigh of relief for the Queen Mother. This defeat has greatly reduced our prestige in the south, and Li Chun on Qinfeng Road is also ready to move. This person is nothing, but Zhang Cheng, who is entrenched in the Qinling Mountains, has to worry about it."

"Young Taiwei Zhang!" Yeluzhen laughed and said, "He still has some prestige in the local area."

"Before I left, the queen mother had a deep talk with me." Yelu Longxu said: "What she cares about is not Li Chun nor Zhang Cheng, but because of this, it is very likely that the Western Army will have an all-out battle with Jiangning Xinsong. confluence."

Yeluzhen frowned: "Li Chun, Li Shilong, and Jiang Ning have many conflicts, and Zhang Cheng and Xiao Ding even have the hatred of killing their father. Even if Shaanxi Road falls into their hands, we still have a chance to fight."

"Instead of placing hope on others, why not take it into your own hands?" Yelu Longxu sneered.

"Lu Ben'an suffered a big defeat. Our strength in the south has been seriously lost. Quzhen is useless. Liu Yu only wants to preserve his strength. We don't have the ability to occupy these places in a short time!" Yeluzhen sighed.

"It's just to clean up Li Chun, how many soldiers and horses will we get?" Yelu Longxu said disdainfully.

"Grab Li Chun and beat him?" Yeluzhen was startled.

Yelu Longxu nodded and said: "This man, he has been at both ends of the head. Seeing that we have been suffering under Xiao Erlang's hands for a year, he wants to take advantage of the opportunity. We just need to let him see our strength. He'll be honest again."

"And then win him over?"

"Not only him, but also Li Shilong on Yizhou Road, and even Zhang Cheng, it's not impossible to win them over!" Yelu Longxu said.

"How is this possible?" Yeluzhen was suddenly displeased: "You don't want to amuse me!"

The wine glass in Yelu Longxu's hand was twirling in the wide palm, he was also thoughtful, and after a while he said: "It's not that I'm entertaining you, but Empress Dowager Chengtian came up with a wonderful idea, saying To be honest, I never thought of it.”

"What idea?" Yeluzhen sat up straight.

"Zhao Jing!" Yelu Longxu had a playful smile on his face. "Tell me, if Zhao Jing returns to Kaifeng and becomes King Song of the Daliao Dynasty, what kind of effect will it have?"

With a clatter, the iron chopsticks in Yeluzhen's hand fell into the fire pit, sparks splashed everywhere, and the dust was reeking.

"I had the same reaction as you when I heard the words of the Empress Dowager Chengtian!" Yelu Longxu laughed. "Zhao Jing, that is the emperor of the Song Dynasty! If he comes back, what is the Song Dynasty emperor in Jiangning?"

"Empress Dowager Chengtian will let Zhao Jing become emperor again?"

"It's King Song!" Yelu Longxu laughed.

"Zhao Jing is willing to suffer this humiliation?" Yeluzhen felt a little inconceivable.

Yelu Longxu flattened his mouth, "This person has no backbone, and he behaved worse than the old emperor of Song Dynasty. I have carefully evaluated it, and this person will definitely agree, even if he is a puppet king. It’s better than herding sheep in Wuguo City, isn’t it?”

"So, it's really interesting!" Yeluzhen stroked her beard and laughed loudly: "I'm really looking forward to it when you say that. What about the masters and masters of heaven and earth! When Zhao Jing returns, those Song people in the south will be one What kind of attitude? I think Xiao Cheng's complexion must be ugly."

Both of them laughed out loud.

"These two are really brothers and sisters, they are both amazing!" Yelu Longxu raised his glass and drank it down.

"Speak carefully!" Yeluzhen's face darkened slightly.

"There are no outsiders here, so there is nothing to say!" Yelu Longxu said: "The Queen Mother sent me here to preside over this matter."

"No wonder it's you!" Yeluzhen suddenly realized: "When it comes to conspiracies and tricks, you and Lin Ping are the best choices."

"You can't compare to the Queen Mother!" Yelu Longxu sighed: "The defeated generals dare not speak bravely. Next, five thousand leather generals will secretly come to the south. Let's hit Li Chun head-on and give him a few sticks first. Hit him so dizzy, and then throw sweet dates, I'm not afraid he won't take the bait!"

"If Qinfeng Road and Yizhou Road surrendered to my Daliao, then Xiao Erlang would be out of his game, and there would be no need to talk about the Northern Expedition in the future, and he could only think of ways to make the tortoise shell harder! " Yeluzhen laughed. "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Yelu Longxu grinned: "Comprehensive, all!"

"Okay!" Yeluzhen didn't hesitate, "I'll give you whatever you want!"

The two cups touched each other with a ding, and they looked at each other and smiled.

Yeluzhen understood that this was also the reason why the Queen Mother sent Yelu Longxu. If she sent a Hanchen, even if this person was more talented than Yelu Longxu, she would not support him without reservation.

"How will the Western army react?" Picking up a piece of meat with the tip of a knife, putting it into her mouth and chewing slowly, Yeluzhen asked another question he cared about: "The queen mother must have considered this matter Bar?"

"Don't worry about the Western Army, Yelumin will hold Xiao Ding down. In the past year, as Yelumin's integration of the Northwest Recruitment Division has been nearly completed, the pressure he put on the Western Army has also increased. The Western Army Seventy percent of the main force of Iron Harrier and Bubazi have gone to the west."

"This guy Yelumin is unpredictable!" Yeluzhen shook his head and said, "I think he wants to fight the Black Khanate more. To him, the Western Army is a poor and hard stone in a latrine, and the Black Khanate is a rich A rich man who deserves a lot of money."

"Don't worry, Yelumin still obeys the queen mother." Yelulongxu said: "Yelumin is very clear, where is the root, if there is no skin, how can the general be attached? Besides, this guy still wants to compete with Xiao Ding Fighting for the title of number one general in the world!"

Yeluzhen smiled and shook her head. To him, this false name was meaningless.

"How long can Wanyan Bage last?"

Yelu Longxu shook his head: "It won't last long! He wants to be buried between the black mountains and the white waters, and the Queen Mother has agreed to him. When it gets warmer after the year, I will send him back."

"Will Wanyan Yujian take the opportunity to make trouble?"

"He dare not!" Yelu Longxu said: "Now on Jurchen's side, Wanyan Aguda has grown up, and Wanyan Yinshu has followed Yelumin. Wanyan Yujian is just a pawn in the Queen Mother's hands. Wanyan is honest and honest, this chess piece of his is just an idle chess piece, rich and powerful are indispensable. If he dares to ruin the Empress Dowager's affairs, he will not be far from death."

"I've seen Wanyan Aguda before. Although he was still young in good times, he could already see the horns on his head." Yeluzhen said: "This person still has to be careful, the reins around the Jurchen's neck must be tightened all the time. Let go, and they're bound to make trouble."

"The Empress Dowager is very vigilant against this Wanyan Aguda!" Yelu Longxu said with a smile: "You really deserve to be the Empress Dowager's bosom friend, and you have the same understanding of this matter. Don't worry, the Empress Dowager has already made arrangements!"

(End of this chapter)