Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 9 Keeping a Diary

The city is not big, and there are only more than 8,000 people in it, mostly old, weak, women and children. As for the young and strong men in the city, they were forcibly recruited as civilians and auxiliary soldiers when the army came out. Only A few people came back by luck.

When entering the city, many people stood on both sides of the street. Looking at the troops entering the city, there was clear fear on their faces.

Business taxes can be collected here, or various commodities can be transshipped.

Liu Ling had already begun a plan in his mind. Xiao Zhixian next to him was saying something with a smile on his face, but he could only ignore it.

"There is a mansion in the city. It used to be the residence of a wealthy businessman. It is not too spacious, but it is well-decorated. There are maids and other servants inside. Your subordinate has already made arrangements for you. You can settle down here tonight. .

Do you think you should go and check out the accommodation first, or eat and drink first? "

Xiao Zhixian looked at Liu Ling, who was just thinking about his background when suddenly there was no sound in his ears, and he immediately reacted and nodded with a smile.

He and Xiao Zhixian chatted for a while, and then asked casually: "I heard that the military envoys of the Song Dynasty have arrived in Rongcheng. Who are you? After all, this general is following the orders of Duke Guo. When you come to station here, you must first meet with Mr. Guo."

"Ah...Song Envoy."

Xiao Zhixian was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face faded a little, and he said slowly: "The military envoy is a little acclimatized. He has gone to bed very early in the past few days, and I am afraid it is not convenient now. Well, I will introduce you tomorrow. How about a moment?"

"Alright."

Liu Ling nodded and noticed that Xiao Zhixian breathed a sigh of relief and began to talk about other gossip.

There was a feast at noon and another in the evening. Liu Ling said that he was not good at drinking, and no one dared to force him to drink, so he had the opportunity to slowly observe the officials and dignitaries who accompanied him.

The clerks, clerks, city guards, and other minor officials were all respectful when they saw Liu Ling. They knew that the latter would be their immediate boss. As for Xiao Zhixian, a scholar with no soldiers and no power, he was in charge here. It's okay to live in retirement in a false name, but I guess I can't do anything else.

Therefore, these people directly ignored Xiao Zhixian and only toasted and praised Liu Ling. When seeing this scene, Xiao Zhixian's face became even more gloomy.

The Song State military envoy did not appear at the banquet from beginning to end.

In the evening, Liu Ling rested in the "General's Mansion" in the city. He sat down in the study, randomly found some paper and pen, and thought slowly while sharpening ink.

In the Battle of Yanjing, there was no doubt that the Song army returned with a huge defeat, but as long as there were a few normal people in the imperial court, they would definitely send envoys to hold them accountable. But now, only a military envoy came to negotiate with Pharmacist Guo first.

Obviously, the current process is still the same as history. Grand Master Tong Guan covered up this defeat and reported to the court that "our army has won a great victory."

Liu Ling felt that it was okay for Tong Guan to deceive all the officials in the court, but as for Zhao Guan's family, it was impossible for the old eunuch not to be honest at all. He probably told more or less. In addition, both Yandi and Yanjing were in the hands of the Jin people. The two sides have an agreement on a "maritime alliance" and can negotiate afterwards.

The Zhao Guan family probably pretended not to know and gave Tong Guan full authority to handle it. As long as they get back the Yanyun land, they can say anything.

"Ah"

Liu Ling shook his head with a wry smile. The current Song Dynasty has long been hard to recover from. Many problems such as the system, the army, the court, and powerful ministers have long been exposed. However, the upper echelons of the Song Dynasty are enjoying it. Even if Zhao Guanjia wakes up now, he cannot change it overnight. of.

"Then, as in history, Tong Guan will use a large amount of coins and the population of Yandi to exchange for Yanjing and other cities, and the Ever-Victorious Army where I am will receive great preferential treatment."

Liu Ling wrote down things while talking. Because of the cold weather, he had to continue to rub the ink after writing to prevent the ink from drying out.

"I am in Rongcheng, the closest to the Song Dynasty. Next, I can try to contact the Song envoy. If the other party is not at ease at all about Pharmacist Guo, no, given the nature of the Song people, they will definitely not be at ease."

Then, it will be the same old routine: win over, split up, suppress, until this army that can still fight is destroyed.

Liu Ling wants to ensure that he is won over and not suppressed by splitting up. "well"

He thought for a moment, and finally sighed; it was easy to rely on some historical knowledge to pretend to be "far-sighted and knowledgeable" in front of others, but he just really wanted to think about these intrigues for himself, but because he knew There are too few details and there is no way to start.

dong dong dong.
  Someone knocked lightly on the door outside. Liu Ling frowned slightly, stood up and opened the door.

The door opened, and the wind from outside blew in. The night lady stood outside pretty, holding a bowl of hot cheese in her hand, exuding a sweet smell.

"It's cold, please drink it to warm yourself up."

"You come in too, don't freeze."

Liu Ling took the cheese and put it on the table. He pulled his wife in and sat down. After checking that there was no one outside, he closed the door.

There was no fire in the study, and Wan Niang was sitting next to Liu Ling. She didn't mind that his hands were cold, so she pulled his hands into her arms to warm them.

"Why are you still up so late?"

"Thinking about something."

Liu Ling smiled apologetically, held the bride's hand and said nothing.

He liked the wife in his heart, and he had no idea that she liked the original person instead of me.

She is beautiful and she likes me,
  that's enough.

Not to mention, having all the memories of the original person in his mind means knowing all the details of He Wanniang's past. Then, he is the Han Liu Ling who lived in the fourth year of Xuanhe.

"You seem to be getting more and more different from before." Wan Niang's face suddenly came close to him, and her bright eyes stared at him carefully, as if she wanted to see some clues from Liu Ling's always calm expression.

"Ah"

Liu Ling smiled, took out his hand, picked up the cheese on the side, blew on it, brought it to the wife's mouth, and said with a smile:
  "Then you should also know that no matter how I change, I don't like drinking this cheese."

The late wife was stunned for a moment, and the smile on her face turned into a sly one. She lowered her head and took a sip, and said with a forced smile: "It smells very good and is good for your health. Who knows that you still don't want to drink it."

Liu Ling sighed, put the cheese aside, picked up the green hair that fell on her forehead to her ear, and sighed: "I promised you before that I would open a small shop with you in Yanjing City, so that you and I can live a better life.

But in this world, it is impossible for little people like us to live a good life. "

"I" Wan Niang's eyes gradually turned red, she held Liu Ling's hand and refused to let go, her voice was a little choked.

"Liu Lang, you have a lot of things on your mind, but you don't want to tell me. There was a war a while ago, and you just threw me and Wan'er into that group of Qiu Ba. At that time, I didn't even know if I could see you coming back!"

"I'm back now, aren't I?"

Liu Ling scraped her face with his hand, gently flicked away the tears, and said with a smile: "I am a man after all, and I promised you that I will lead you to a good life."

“How good is a good day?”

The wife looked at him with tears in her eyes. Before she could continue to speak, Liu Ling raised his hand to cover her mouth and said with a smile: "Is it good to let you become a queen?"

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