Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 46 White Tiger
  When he got up early in the morning, Liu Ling sneezed twice in the courtyard. He turned around and saw Yelu Huaixian standing at the entrance of the courtyard staring at him. She was dressed very elegantly today, wearing an aqua robe with a round collar and narrow sleeves. Agarwood-colored embroidered shoes with pointed toes exposed.

A slight smile is like a pond full of white lotus flowers blooming for the first time.

"Have you eaten?"

Yelu Huaixian shook his head, and Liu Ling immediately said: "Then go and wash your face. I'll see if you still have eye sockets around your eyes, and then hurry up and ask the cook to make food."

The little maid pursed her lips and trotted away.

Just while waiting for breakfast, three waves of guests came in. Liu Ling accepted the gifts and thanked them one by one. Zhang Wu stood at the door, followed by several officers. When he saw Liu Ling, Zhang Wu quickly took the lead and a few A man walked in and bowed to Liu Ling to congratulate him.

These are all generals and lieutenants in the army. They are the ones who actually control the military. They are also Liu Ling's confidants who were promoted in the army. They also pooled their money to buy a gift for each of them.

Liu Ling did not mind whether the gift was expensive or not, and even said that there would be a banquet to celebrate tonight, so they must come.

While he was talking, a few more guests came. Chen Liang, who was wearing a black fur coat, walked in and gave him a more valuable gift than the others. It was a white jade tiger, of high quality, about the size of two fists. , the claws and fangs are all spread out, making a roaring look.

"It's just a little gadget, and it can be regarded as a sign of filial piety from my subordinates," Chen Liang smiled flatteringly and waved to the servants of the General's Mansion to put the jade tiger temporarily in the lobby. When he turned around, he motioned for the servants to go out. He whispered to Liu Ling: "Those northern merchants have sent people here again to ask us if we want to sell more grain. They also said that if we want to buy it, they can relax the price a little and provide us with more supplies. "

"The grain I sold was sold back at a higher price. In the end, I had to accept their favor."

Liu Ling chuckled and suddenly realized, "You said, these merchants are all profitless and can't afford to be early. Why are they so kind today and why do they have to ask such a question?"

The friendly tone of this group of businessmen seemed to be saying, "My house is quite big." People couldn't help but be wary.

A group of merchants who dared to make war fortunes were all from the Liao Kingdom. Now the Liao Kingdom was completely ruined. These merchants did business in the city, but when they went to the wilderness, they became horse thieves who killed people and stole goods.

If Liu Ling dies in front of them, they can even turn into vultures and try their best to swallow every piece of flesh and blood left by Liu Ling.

"My subordinates are doing business well, how can I understand the twists and turns in these words?" Chen Liang smiled bitterly, and seeing Liu Ling's thoughtful expression, he couldn't help but ask, "General, is there something fishy here? What do you think?"

"I heard that this group of people are wandering around Ji, Ping and Yingzhou. Maybe they have heard more news than us, and now they are a little unsteady." Liu Ling had a guess in his mind, but he was not sure.

"Maybe the Jin people won't attack us."

If the Jin people don't come, the price of food will naturally plummet. Chang Shengjun is the only big dog owner in Yandi, and the remaining people are basically poor people who can't afford food.

The big households wouldn't buy the dogs, and the poor couldn't afford them. They were merchants from the Liao Kingdom, and they didn't dare to take the risk of sending grain to the Jin Kingdom to sell.

"The general is really clever!"

Chen Liang pretended to think for a moment and quickly flattered him, "Why didn't my subordinate think of this?"

"Come on, keep sending people to contact them."

Liu Ling waved his hand, a shrewd look flashed in his eyes, "It's best to find out where they are stationed."

"promise."

"General!"

Seeing Chen Liang come out, Zhang Wu knocked on the door. When he entered, he saw Liu Ling reaching out to caress the white jade tiger. He couldn't help but admired: "This thing is really a rare thing."

There are two white jade tigers as big as fists, and they are carved from a single piece of white jade. They are obviously of extraordinary value, and the traces are somewhat ancient. They are probably items passed down from the homes of some nobles in the Liao Kingdom. "It seems that Chen Liang has made a lot of money from his business." Liu Ling replied, flicking the white tiger and making a tingling sound.

Tsk, listen to this drunken voice.

"what's up?"

"Cai Zhizhou sent his son to deliver gifts and is waiting outside."

"What gift did he give?"

"It seems like a calligraphy and painting."

Liu Ling shook his head and sneered, "These literati, hehe."

He had been talking to the guests in the morning, and when lunch was approaching, Liu Ling finally had some free time, so he simply asked Zhang Wu and the military lieutenants to stay for dinner.

"Invite Colonel Zhang to dinner."

Zhang Wuzheng was chatting and laughing with others, when he turned around and saw the evening lady coming with the food. He stood up in a panic, and several other officers also stood up and bowed to salute.

"Meet Madam."

The evening lady put down the dish with a smile, waved her hand, and the maid next to her brought a jar of wine and placed it on the ground.

"Since you are leaving food at home, I have a jar of fine wine brought from the Song Dynasty. Please use it with caution."

"Thank you ma'am!"

Wan Niang and Liu Ling looked at each other, and the latter laughed, "Okay, you go and have an early meal and rest. My brothers and I will have a few drinks here, and we have to patrol the military camp in the afternoon. It's okay."

At first, everyone was still restrained, but gradually the wine became more and more heated. Liu Ling casually talked about some military matters, and several people became close to each other. However, since Liu Ling said that he was going to inspect the military camp in the afternoon, no one dared to drink more. They just joked with each other. Just kidding: There was enough fish and meat during the dinner. After several people were full, the maid gave them tea to rinse their mouths with.

In the afternoon, I went to inspect the camp as usual, visited a few sick soldiers, and then went to see the civilians who were repairing the city defenses, and ordered everyone to rest for a while. Not long after Liu Ling left, the supervisors kicked people up again to continue building the city wall.

At dusk, Liu Ling came to the top of the city, intending to enjoy the sunset as the end of the day, and then go home and hug his wife to sleep.

He looked up to the horizon. In the afterglow of the setting sun, the sunlight continued to disappear, and the originally pale sky gradually turned black from the farthest point.

No, that seems to be a group of moving black spots?

Liu Ling squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, while shouting for the defenders to light the torches. The city suddenly became bright. It was just after dinner in the military camp in the city. When the bell rang on the city, a large number of soldiers and bows and arrows came. The soldiers climbed to the top of the city and prepared to defend the city as before.

Liu Ling spread his arms and put on his armor with the help of two soldiers. Finally, he took the bag and put it on his head. He held the handle of the knife with his right hand and stood at the top of the city.

The group of black spots quickly approached, and they saw that they were a cavalry, and they actually looked familiar.

When they arrived, in the cavalry queue, the Jin national flag was still waving, and someone rode out. In the black light and blind fire, they saw the city head was brightly lit, and the surface of the armor of thousands of defenders reflected the firelight, shining brightly.

Ba Lisu shook his head and said to the deputy general behind him: "I suddenly feel that we should be more careful about this kid than Zhang Jue."

(End of this chapter)