Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 86 The Only One General Liu
  The peace talks are all about the lip service of both parties, which is also called lip service. It is different from conquering the territory with a knife and a gun. If you take advantage of the peace talks, you can really win a lot of money, food and land.

The Jin people are now seriously short of food in the country, and rebellions continue in various places. Moreover, because Wanyan Zongwang and some of his elites have been stationed in Jingji Prefecture, the Jin Kingdom's encirclement and suppression of Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty was not completely successful. Emperor Tianzuo After forcibly opening a hole in Wuzhou, there was finally a glimmer of hope.

Zhang Wu stayed with Wanyan Zongwang for a while and heard many confidential things. When he said that he claimed to be Liu Ling at that time, Wanyan Zongwang was overjoyed and married a clan girl to him. Ling's eyes moved slightly.

It's not that he was so small-minded that he thought Zhang Wu had "robbed" his wife.

However, Zhang Wu is now the consort of the Jin Dynasty. It is difficult to know how loyal he still is.

"Then General Wanyan knew that I was not General Liu, so he put me in prison and starved me for a while. Fortunately, my wife Wanyan refused to give up, and with some connections in the clan, Wanyan Zongwang finally let me go. But I am required to return to the Kingdom of Jin forever from now on. Once I deviate, my body and head will be in a different place."

There was a hint of mockery in Zhang Wu's eyes.

Pharmacist Guo was ridiculed because he was a general from the Liao Dynasty and was surrendered to the Song Dynasty, and now he wanted to surrender gold. He was called a slave of the three surnames.

And he was originally from the Song Dynasty, and then followed Liu Ling, and now he had to pay money, wouldn't he also be a slave of the third surname?

Zhang Wu's hand was held, and he felt a warmth coming from him. He looked up slowly. Liu Ling held his hand, took a deep breath, and there were some crystal tears in his eyes.

"It's okay, brother, as long as you live, really."

Liu Ling didn't seem to realize that there were tears in his eyes. He held Zhang Wu's hand with one hand and hurriedly went to dig something out of his pocket with the other hand. Because of his panic, a few tears fell directly on Zhang Wu's hand.

Zhang Wu watched silently, his heart twitching fiercely.

"Brother, it was all my fault before. As for you, since you are already the consort of the Kingdom of Jin, you have a bright future. Brother, I have nothing to say, but here is a jade ring that I often use. It's not worth much. There is also a jade hairpin. , this is a good thing, I originally planned to give it to the Princess of Liao Kingdom."

Liu Ling pressed the two things tightly into Zhang Wu's hands, and said with a forced smile: "I don't know if the Jin people will treat you well or not. I think the north must be a bitter and cold place. You have nothing to worry about there. I listen to you. You said that your sister-in-law is also an excellent woman, and I am happy for you.

Just keep these two things for now. If the situation is not good, you can sell them first, they will be worth some money. If they are still decent, this jade ring will be a cherished memory of our brothers. You can wear this hairpin for your younger brother and sister. "

His voice was choked, and more tears welled up. He seemed to suddenly remember something, and took off the knife from his waist. Zhang Wu hurriedly declined, but Liu Ling held the knife in his hand.

"This sword is a good sword. It has been with me in Yan Di for two years, and now it is given to you, Lao Zhang, brother, will we see each other again?" Liu Ling's voice became hoarse, and he squeezed Yan Wu's hand hard and choked with sobs. :

"I was shameless and betrayed you at the beginning. I just wanted to live. I know you resented me in your heart. Now you just live. Lao Zhang, I don't know if we can see each other again in the future. You want to be there, You have to be happy, you have to be happy, don’t be so stubborn, and you have to know how to bow your head to please.”

Liu Ling rambled, Zhang Wu took a deep breath, trembled and knelt down, hugged Liu Ling's hand, tears fell heavily, and he burst into tears.

"If I hadn't met the general outside the city of Yanjing, I would have had no way of survival. If there had been no general to look after me in Zhuozhou, how could I have been rich? If I hadn't used the general's name in the Jin army camp, I would have been shot dead in the snow by the Jin. There are countless generals. If you treat me as a brother once, how can I not treat you as a benefactor for the rest of my life? General, I am willing to go back with you, please take me with you."

The two men hugged each other and cried for a while. Liu Ling raised his head, wiped his tears and nose, put his hand on Zhang Wu's shoulder, and hissed:

"What about your wife in the Kingdom of Jin? She is good to you, but you don't think about her, so you want to come back. Is this how I teach you on weekdays? Am I just pretending to cry to trick you into coming back? What? Lao Zhang, you have to be kind and compassionate!"

"I" Zhang Wu was at a loss for words. He lowered his head and could only choke and shed tears.

After crying for a while, Liu Ling patted his shoulder, helped him up from the ground, and wiped his tears, "Don't cry, brother, we both found excuses to sneak out. Please clean up your face and body quickly. Don't let anyone see it. If there is a chance in the future, I will send someone to the Kingdom of Jin to see you."

"General, what about you?"

Zhang Wu's eyes were blurred with tears. Under his gaze, Liu Ling smiled miserably: "I was betrayed by Pharmacist Guo. More than half of the brothers in the army were killed or injured. It has long been a degenerate situation. Now the Jin people are making trouble with me, and the Song people don't care about me." , I’m afraid I have nothing to pursue, so you have to live a good life.”

"General." Zhang Wu immediately clenched his hands and pulled him to him. After hesitating for a while, he seemed to have made up his mind and whispered: "I saw and heard something in Wanyan Zongwang's tent."

He raised his head and looked around, and whispered: "The Jin people are short of food in the country. There have been many uprisings in the northern Yuzhou area due to famine among the people. Therefore, the Jin people in the country should ask for money and food as much as possible, not land. , asking for land and the ever-victorious army, etc. are all false claims in order to ask for more money and food.

The grain officer of Wanyan Zongwang's army said many times that it was difficult to maintain the supply of grain and grass in the rear area, and Pingzhou was also not pacified. He occupied Jingzhou and Jizhou and had a heavy burden of money and food.

If the general can gain independence from the Song people, you might as well persuade them to use money and food as bait, maybe the Song people will value the general."

The two of them went back separately. Liu Ling picked up a handful of snow from the ground and put it on his face. He covered it for a moment and then threw it away. His whole face was red from the snow, so no one would notice his red eyes.

Half an hour later, there was finally the sound of tables and chairs being pushed in the tent. Liu Ling knew that those people were probably done for the day, so he poked General Song who was about to fall asleep standing next to him. The latter shivered and hurriedly stood up straight.

Pharmacist Guo lifted the curtain and walked out. When he saw Liu Ling standing outside with his face flushed from the cold, he chuckled. When he walked up to him, he whispered: "You are lucky."

"What did you say?" Liu Ling frowned, as if he didn't hear it. Pharmacist Guo leaned forward slightly, and when he was about to speak, his vision suddenly went dark. Liu Ling retracted his fist, then aimed at his nose and punched him again. Pharmacist Guo groaned and took a step back.

Liu Ling was raising his fist to prepare for the third punch, when a huge force suddenly came from behind him, and he was kicked hard on his waist. He staggered forward and almost fell down. But fortunately, he had a strong body and was able to hold on. In an instant, he drew the knife and turned around. The blade lay across the man's neck. He only had to pull the handle of the knife with his side, and blood would spatter three feet in the blink of an eye.

The moonlight was pale, shining on Wanyan Zongwang's face. His mouth was slightly open, and a mouthful of white steam covered his face. He did not expect that this general dressed in Song Dynasty could react so quickly.

"presumptuous!"

"Let go of the capital!"

The Song general next to Liu Ling who had just been standing guard and taking a nap when he poked him suddenly drew his sword, but it was not aimed at him, but at the surrounding Jin soldiers. The surrounding Jin soldiers and Song soldiers all yelled and drew their swords at each other. The situation is tense.

The soldiers of Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army fell far away. Except for him and one of his followers, no one was qualified to come to the front of the battle. He was still squatting on the ground, with nosebleeds flowing from his fingers. Wanyan Zongwang saw the look in Liu Ling's eyes and stopped moving. He stared at him and shouted without looking back: "Scholar Zhao, do you want to start a war?"

"Liu Ling."

Zhao Liangsi lifted the curtain and walked out, glanced at Wanyan Zongwang who was holding a knife and dared not move, and said in a deep voice: "Don't be rude."

With a "chi" sound, Liu Ling sheathed the sword. Wanyan Zongwang suddenly had a look of rage on his face. Just as he was about to take a step forward, Liu Ling narrowed his eyes and looked at him. Wanyan Zongwang was stunned for a moment, and he laughed angrily and said with Liao Said:
  "So you are Liu Ling, and you do have courage. Okay, okay, but what's the use of being so courageous?"

He waved to the side without looking back and shouted: "Zhang Wu, come out!"

Zhang Wu's heart trembled. The surrounding Jin soldiers separated and looked at him. He walked to Wanyan Zongwang in silence, not daring to raise his head to look at the young general opposite.

Wanyan Zongwang put his hand on Zhang Wu's shoulder, poked Zhang Wu's armor with his finger, and sneered: "No matter how courageous you are, the more than a thousand troops under your command must have been accumulated for a long time, right? The general in command of this capital All but one of them were shot dead, and their bodies were exposed in the wilderness, allowing wild animals to gnaw at them.

There is also this person, I heard that he was your confidant before, but unfortunately, he has already returned to Dajin. Liu Ling, you are so arrogant, what is the use of you? "

"Liu Ling, don't be impulsive."

Zhao Liangsi stared at Liu Ling. He saw Liu Ling's hand always pressed on the handle of the knife, and felt uneasy. He quickly said in a deep voice behind Wanyan Zongwang: "I have some misunderstandings about this matter. Liu Ling is reckless, but Wanyan is both You shouldn't have beaten him just now. It's late at night and we still have talks tomorrow, so please go back to camp!"

"Hmph!" Wanyan Zongwang glanced at Liu Ling coldly, pushed Zhang Wu away, and strode away quickly. The surrounding Jin army also followed, but Zhang Wu did not dare to look at Liu Ling and followed him.

"Put your swords away," Zhao Liangsi looked around. His purple official robes looked a little gray under the firelight. He cursed, "A bunch of ignorant people just know how to draw their swords. You can also draw your swords to attack this important national matter." Do you want to drop it? Next time I see you acting recklessly, I will capture them all and apply military law!"

The Song soldiers lowered their heads and sheathed their swords. Liu Ling covered his waist and whispered thank you to the Song general.

"I am Wang Zhen, also known as Zhengchen. General Liu is truly a brave man."

The pain in Liu Ling's waist became more and more severe. Zhao Liangsi also came over and asked if he was okay. He also sent someone to find the doctor and asked Liu Ling to go back and rest quickly.

Han Shizhong and several soldiers came over, helped Liu Ling back, and asked him to lie down first. After a while, Liu Ling heard the sound of the curtain being lifted.

Liu Ling was squinting his eyes to endure the pain, when his face suddenly felt warm, and then his face was filled with fragrance. When he suddenly opened his eyes, Yelu Yuliyan was squatting next to him, looking at him with worry.

"What's wrong, General?"

"I brought you home, so you were beaten by your husband." Liu Ling snorted, and a trace of anger flashed in Yelu Yuliyan's eyes. He raised his white and tender little hand to cover Liu Ling's mouth and said bitterly: "He is not My husband."

She leaned forward slightly, leaned into Liu Ling's ear, and whispered, "You are the one."

Liu Ling endured the pain in his waist and laughed. Yelu Yuliyan suddenly held his face and kissed him. Then he stood up and slowly untied a belt. Liu Ling shook his head slightly and said, "He kicked me on the waist." , it hurts a lot now, please don’t move."

"I will give you the medicine first."

Yelu Yuliyan slowly took off some clothes for him, but was afraid that Liu Ling would be cold, so he moved the brazier closer. Liu Ling frowned and endured it. He felt her fingers rubbing on his waist, which felt a little cold, and then he wrapped them carefully and cleaned them. Cloth belt.

"Does Your Highness know this too?"

"I learned a little from the aunt in the clan before, and I will be very happy if it can make the general feel more comfortable."

After applying the medicine and wrapping it, Yelu Yuliyan covered Liu Ling with a quilt, went outside and said a few words, then came back and walked to the bed, slowly lifting the quilt.

Liu Ling glanced at her and said helplessly: "My back hurts and I can't move."

The princess took off her clothes and robe, and carefully sat on it.

"Liu Lang, just lie down for now. I'll move around later."

She lay on Liu Ling's chest, sniffed his neck, blew gently into his earlobe, and chuckled, "That damn Wanyan dog is in the tent outside, right?"

The wife said to Lao Wang, my husband is sleeping at home.

Liu Ling took a deep breath and noticed that his body was shaking slightly. The princess smiled with satisfaction.

In Jinjun's tent, Wanyan Zongwang was still angry about what happened just now, drinking one cup after another.

In the general's tent, two figures were lying up and down on their knees, one after another.

The sound of wind and snow outside was like sobbing.

a long time,

Liu Ling looked at the princess lying on his chest. Her face was rosy, like a peach blossom moistened by spring water. He pursed his lips and said in a hoarse voice: "It hurts."

(End of this chapter)