Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 77 The appearance of my Lord Liu Ling as Prince!

Liu Ling's hand holding the money bag trembled slightly.

When it comes to the Song Dynasty, the first name that most people think of is Yue Fei, followed by Qin Hui. During the rest of this period, there were actually a few generals of the Song Dynasty who could fight, but they were definitely not in Yan.

During this period, the most famous person in Yan was Guo Yaoshi. Among the others, the two more famous ones, Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren, had both been killed by Liu Ling.

Liu Lingkong knew so many historical figures, but he couldn't touch them at all. It was like guarding a treasure house but unable to open the door and enter.

The wind blew across Han Shizhong's cheeks, and his hair moved slightly. His facial expressions were not very comfortable, with a kind of unruliness, but Liu Ling was moved and made up his mind immediately.

"I will accept the money."

Han Shizhong's heart was bleeding. That was the money he had saved for a while to send someone home.

How much? Not much.

Just like the wind in your ears, it blows into your hand and then blows away again.

Liu Ling patted Han Shizhong on the shoulder and squeezed his muscles. The latter felt uncomfortable all over and felt that Liu Ling's eyes were wandering around his body, which was not quite right.

"Don't be shy."

Han Shizhong frowned slightly.

"Do you want to be promoted?" Liu Ling weighed his money bag and asked with a smile.

"General Liu, please." Han Shizhong didn't know how to answer. Liu Ling's words sounded fine, but his tone always felt strange.

Moreover, the Zhuozhou Army was nominally the army of the Song Dynasty, but in fact it was still its own system like Guo Yaoshi back then. Moreover, Han Shizhong also knew that the current situation in Yan was not right, and it was very likely that several parties would fight in a melee. That was not a fight with a group of peasant soldiers.

Just as Liu Ling and Han Shizhong were slowly grinding, Cai Jing came over on horseback, wearing a very conspicuous crimson official robe, "What's wrong?"

He thought it was Song Bing who was deliberately making things difficult again.

Han Shizhong just saw Cai Jing pointing at Xin Daozong and scolding him. He subconsciously shrank his neck and wanted to defend himself. Liu Ling said directly: "I want him to follow me, but he refuses."

Liu Ling has discovered Cai Jing's multiple uses. At least his status as a civil servant is quite easy to use. He can't walk sideways in this camp, but he can curse people at will.

It shouldn't be difficult to find a small school, right?
  "It's just one soldier, what's so strange about it?" Cai Jing didn't like the expression on Han Shizhong's face, so he said casually: "Shuai Tong and you have 1,500 soldiers, not to mention this guy, I'm afraid there won't be any other soldiers either." Your Zhuozhou soldiers are very useful."

He leaned down, got close to Liu Ling, and lowered his voice: "To put it bluntly, Tong Guan just mixed sand into the Qi army. Are you really picking it up here?"

"I don't care. I don't want anything else. I like this."

Cai Jing clicked his tongue, looked at Han Shizhong, and said coldly: "Let's go, I will write a letter to your Shangguan tomorrow. For the rest, just drag someone to Zhuozhou City. Don't worry, I will pay you, get a promotion, You are indispensable in Zhuozhou."

Just after hearing these words, Han Shizhong's obviously reluctant expression relaxed a little.

In fact, there was nothing he could do if he didn't want to. Cai Jing couldn't overcome other aspects, so it was perfectly fine to pretend to be in a primary school.

"Do you have a horse?" Liu Ling asked. Han Shizhong shook his head and looked at Cai Jing. When the latter reacted, he laughed angrily and sent Song Bing next to him to find a horse and asked: "Are you just entertaining me?"

"Brother An Shi, you also know that I don't have anything under my hands now, so I can't pick up other people's things along the way."

Cai Jing snorted, and Han Shizhong waited for Song Bing to bring the horse over whether he wanted to or not, and several Xin Daozong officers also followed.

Xin Daozong is the brother of Xin Xingzong, who has a close relationship with Han Shizhong.

During the Fangla Uprising in the second year of Xuanhe, the court said that whoever captured Fangla would be awarded two towns. Han Shizhong finally captured Fangla, but the credit was directly taken away by Xin Xingzong. When someone reported Han Shizhong to the court, his official position was only slightly improved. Some.

During the expedition to Liao last year, Han Shizhong was also under the command of the capital commander Liu Yanqing. The army was defeated in one fell swoop. Han Shizhong broke out of the formation and killed the enemy alone. He slowly returned, but he had no military achievements and was promoted. He and his wife Liang could barely survive.

Now that Xin Xingzong was transferred back by Tong Guan's power, it was clear that he was going to kill him in Yandi. Han Shizhong followed Liu Ling on his horse, feeling uneasy and not knowing whether he would have to go all the way to the dark side, or whether the time would finally come. .

His eyes drifted to the side, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He stared at the white horse Liu Ling was riding, feeling a little fond of it.

Liu Ling was unaware and was chatting with Cai Jing. When the group returned to Zhuozhou, it was already dusk, the sky was covered with clouds and mist, and the sky was as pale as snow, which made people feel a little depressed.

When he arrived at the city gate, Han Shizhong saw many tombs standing outside the city. There was a faint smell of corpses from the other side of the city gate. Han Shizhong remembered the bit of news he heard in the army, suppressed his curiosity, and silently Follow Liu Ling into the city.

Liu Ling just managed to escape and re-established his banner in Zhuozhou City, but this time he was alone with the Song army behind him. Although Tong Guan's attitude was ambiguous, he was clearly wary of Guo Yaoshi. "You just need to be a close military captain by my side first," Liu Ling patted Han Shizhong who was still in a daze, and said gently: "You didn't make any achievements when you first came. When you make achievements, everything will be easy to say."

"No, the villain dare not pass"

Liu Ling patted him on the shoulder and said, "You haven't eaten yet, come and eat."

In the evening, Cai Jing came to visit again. The maid Yelu Huaixian brought a few people to the wine jar and whispered in Liu Ling's ear: "Sir, my wife said there is still wine at home, so drink as you like."

After that, she stood up to warm the wine. Cai Jing's eyes wandered over her body and asked, "This is..."

"Princess Daliao, but she doesn't have a real title, so she can't compare to the princess of Shu."

Cai Jing smiled and couldn't help but take a few more glances: "Although he is a member of the enemy's clan, if you use him like this, I'm afraid it will be true if you are returned to the court."

As they were talking, someone knocked on the door and announced that Shi Liai wanted to see him.

"Why does this person want to see you?"

Cai Jing didn't know that Shi Liai had followed Liu Ling back and forth in Jizhou. He was a little surprised and said: "The imperial court has repeatedly sent people to ask him to become an official, but he pretended to be aloof and refused. This person must be a thoughtful person. you."

"Don't worry, Brother An Shi, I have my own sense of discretion."

Liu Ling said calmly, looked outside and shouted, "Please come in."

Shi Liai was wearing a brown fur coat and a felt hat. When he came in, he even had a shoulder covered with white snow.

"It's snowing outside, who is this?" He glanced at Cai Jing, and suddenly there was a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty has an upright face and an extraordinary demeanor. I dare to ask, are you Cai Zhizhou?"

Shi Liai was so friendly that Cai Jing couldn't say anything right away, so he could only say calmly: "I heard that Shi Jidu abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown. Please sit down."

He soon realized that Liu Ling and Shi Liai had met each other a long time ago, and he was puzzled. Next to him, Yelu Huaixian and several other maids had already heated up the wine and brought it over for them to drink. The three of them chatted for a while and drank a round of wine. Liu Ling waved his hand to the maids to leave and looked at the two of them.

"Now that Pharmacist Guo has turned against me, and the Jin people are watching eagerly, my biggest bargaining chip is the Princess of Liao and a Zhuozhou city. I want to kill Pharmacist Guo and take control of Zhuozhou. I wonder if you two can teach me?"

"Can't fight."

Cai Jing took a sip of wine and said softly: "When we were in Tong Guan's camp before you entered, Tong Guan told me that the court only wanted peace talks, and asked me to restrain you from going to war again. I'm afraid the court still wants to surrender. Pharmacist Guo’s plan, so don’t act rashly.”

Liu Ling took a deep breath, and Cai Jing knocked on the table, "What's the hurry? Sometimes, if you take a step back, you can get more."

He looked at the two of them, especially when he saw Shi Liai, he hesitated. Liu Ling immediately said: "Shi Gong has an old grudge with Medicine Master Guo, and he is familiar with the customs of Yan land, so now he is doing it for me." Staff and staff, I’d like to ask Brother An Shi, but it’s okay.”

"Well, it's okay to tell you in advance." Cai Jing sighed, "The Jin envoy was not here earlier, but Tong Guan's tone seemed to sound like he was sure that he could negotiate peace with the Jin, and what the Jin's terms will be next."

He held out three fingers.

"It's nothing more than collecting land, coins, and the ever-victorious army. The best thing they can do is occupy all three, and the worst thing is to at least swallow up Jingzhou and Jizhou. As for whether they want the ever-victorious army, it actually doesn't make any difference. Well, Pharmacist Guo has detained all the officials of the Song Dynasty. Even if the court tries to recruit him to surrender, it is impossible to add any more money to him.

If he, Pharmacist Guo, wanted not to be punished by the imperial court, he would have no choice but to defect to the Jin people, so I say there is no difference at all.

So, there will be many benefits you can get in the future. "

"Money and food?"

"What does money and food mean?" Cai Jing slapped the table, seeming a little drunk, and said in a deep voice: "The state status agreed upon in Zhuozhou is Wei Marching Festival, and the agreed name of the county is Zhuoshui County. No matter how stupid the people in the court are, , and will definitely put the Liao princess in Zhuozhou, give her another title, or even ask her to marry you directly. By then, you will no longer be a small defense envoy. In the military town of Jiedu, you Great place to sit!

There must be some knights and rewarders, like Tong Guan, and there are people in the court calling for him to be crowned king. Liu Ling, if you work hard for a few more years, why can't you be crowned king with this land of Yan, even if it is No, it’s okay to be a marquis! "

He patted Liu Ling on the shoulder and said sincerely: "Your heart must be big!"

"Why is this?" Liu Ling asked curiously: "You said before that Tong Guan might seize the princess of Liao Kingdom, and now you say that the court will definitely let her marry me and give me benefits."

"Because Song and Jin are going to negotiate peace again." Shi Liai, who had always been silent, said slowly: "Then there must be another condition put forward by the Jin people, which is that the Song people are not allowed to have illicit relations with the Liao Emperor in Jiashan. Emperor Liao fought alone, and if the Jin people attack with all their strength, he will definitely die." He sighed and added:
  "The Emperor of Liao is dead, and the situation in Yan is now in chaos. Rather than just sending officials and troops to suppress it, which will cost a lot of military expenditures, it is better to still use Liao to rule Yan."

Before he finished speaking, Cai Jing looked at him sharply.

(End of this chapter)