Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 99 If you can, kill Liu Ling

Zhuozhou, Wanning County.

The rapid sound of horse hooves came from the official road. Before the horses could stop completely, the cavalry on their backs had already jumped off and hurried to the front of the team, shouting: "The victorious army is coming!"

There was a commotion in the team composed of soldiers and officials. A civilian official came out, looked around dissatisfied, and said coldly: "What's the trouble? Send an envoy quickly to meet the Zhenyuan Army Jiedushi of the Song Dynasty! The rest of the army Bureaucrats and generals must bend down to greet us without making any mistakes!"

Under the banner of the Chinese army, Tong Guan was sitting on the imperial chair, squinting his eyes and looking at the sky. He listened to the announcement in his ears and did not speak immediately. After a while, he murmured: "Is the spring breeze in the north as strong as this?"

On the official road, a series of banners appeared, with a large number of majestic and armored soldiers underneath. The armor on many of them looked a little shabby, but what made people see more clearly was the dried blood on their bodies and the soldiers. Various pits and pits left by the blade's chopping and collision.

A chilling aura came oncoming.

It is not difficult to select more than 3,000 strong and strong soldiers from an army of nearly 20,000 people. Liu Ling specially asked people to select them overnight to form the front army. When they appeared in the north, the Song army was stunned. His momentum was severely dampened.

Xin Xingzong glanced at it and lowered his head subconsciously, not daring to look again, as did most of the other Song generals. Yang Keshi stood at the front of the team, his eyes showing some surprise, and then he lowered his head with a wry smile.

The victorious army stopped hundreds of steps away. On the Song Army's side, many soldiers and horses also poured out and lined up outside the camp. The two armies seemed to be about to fight, but the Song Army's momentum was obvious. Somewhat lethargic. Immediately, a Song Army envoy galloped out with a flag and stopped his horse a dozen steps in front of the Changsheng Army.

"The Commander-in-Chief has an order, please ask the Zhenyuan Army Jiedu Envoy to enter the camp quickly to discuss matters!"

The Zhenyuan Army Jiedushi was a solution that the Song people came up with overnight after the Jin envoys left. The matter of title is no small matter, but Liu Ling now has more soldiers and horses, and he also occupies Yanshan Mansion, and the people in Zhuozhou are also worried. Attached, he raised his arms and shouted, and the world of Yan could be turned upside down again.

Naturally, the attitude cannot be the same as before, so the position of the Jiedushi must be given first, and the so-called Jiedushi of Zhenyuan Army is actually based in Tanzhou.

After the military envoy finished shouting, the front army of the Ever Victorious Army did not move, nor did the central army. For a moment, the military envoy felt as if there were countless indifferent eyes on him from the opposite side.

No one came out.

Not long after, the second Song Army envoy rushed out, but this time, there were some auxiliary soldiers following him. A large camp began to be built on the spot between the Changsheng Army and the Song Army.

The second military envoy said loudly to the Evervictorious Army: "Commander of our army, please answer the question in front of the formation and discuss the alliance!"

At this time, the front troops of the Ever Victorious Army finally separated. A general of the Ever Victorious Army, who was from the Liao people, led his troops and horses out of the battle and shouted: "The commander-in-chief has an order. The officers and men of the front army are stationed where they are and are not allowed to move without permission." !”

Thinking that the other party would come over to talk after finishing their instructions, the two military envoys subconsciously rode their horses and took a few steps forward, but the victorious general just glanced at them and then turned around and went back.

The faces of the two envoys felt hot.

"Commander."

Gao Feng listened to the former military general's answer, rode his horse to Liu Ling, bowed and saluted: "In addition to the two military envoys, the Song envoys are already waiting in the camp."

The two military envoys before and after represent two attitudes.

The first military envoy came over, meaning that Liu Ling was still regarded as a general under the Song Dynasty.

The second military envoy means that we have begun to seek dialogue with an equal attitude.

Tong Guan was still testing Liu Ling's bottom line, but in the eyes of others, especially those in the Song Army, they would only see Liu Ling as domineering to the extreme, and Taishi Tong had no choice but to lower himself.

"That's all." Liu Ling opened his eyes and said, "Let's walk."

As banners galloped out, the front troops of the Ever Victorious Army separated, and hundreds of trusted soldiers stepped out to meet the Song army's gaze. Among them, Liu Ling, who was wearing black armor, dismounted from his horse and strode towards the camp.

There were several Song soldiers standing in front of the camp. He subconsciously wanted to stop them and inform them first before releasing them. Han Shizhong stepped forward with his sword and shouted back the Song soldiers. He took a few soldiers to look around, then walked out and faced Liu Ling bowed and saluted. “Commander, there are no weapons in the camp.”

After such a deliberate search, at this moment, even those Song soldiers felt a burning pain on their faces.

Tong Guan was not there, and the two civil servants sitting inside looked up at him, with smiles on their faces, but at this moment their eyes had different meanings, and they fell on Liu Ling one after another.

"Liu Ling, I have met Bachelor Zhao and Cai Zhizhou."

Liu Ling casually cupped his hands at the two of them and sat down across from them without waiting for them to say anything.

domineering!

Zhao Liangsi snorted in his heart and smiled gently: "I haven't seen the general for a long time, but in more than a month, the general has made extraordinary achievements. He restored the land of Yanshan Mansion and drove away the thieves of Medicine Master Guo. He has worked hard and achieved great results. He was even more impressive earlier. The army rescued me from the siege. General, please pay me my respects!"

At this point, he really stood up and bowed deeply to Liu Ling. Liu Ling stared at him for a while and said with a smile: "Xueshi Zhao praises the junior general too much. After Guo Yaoshi, the junior general is no more." He took his soldiers to sit at home and beg for food.

The last general’s wish is the wish of all the officers and men, the wish of the hundreds of thousands of people in Yan’s land, and presumably the wish of the scholars and the imperial court. "

Zhao Liangsi stood up straight, looked at Liu Ling who was still sitting there, and said softly: "The Privy Council of the imperial court may allow you to be a privy envoy."

Liu Ling lowered his eyes and played with the brush on the table carelessly. He held it in his hand, exerted a little force with his thumb, and with a snap, he broke the tip of the brush in front of the two of them.

"The general said just now that the soldiers of the ever-victorious army cannot be separated from the general. Besides." Liu Ling stood up and walked to Zhao Liangsi. He was much taller and stronger than Zhao Liangsi. He looked down at Zhao Liangsi and slowly He said: "Please tell me something that will interest you."

Cai Jing smiled bitterly and asked, "General Liu, you were a reasonable person before, why are you so aggressive now?"

"Then, I would like to ask, where was the Song army when I led my army to attack Yanjing? I protected Zhuozhou and attacked Yizhou. Now that the entire Yanshan Prefecture has rebelled and returned, who is it? Credit?"

Zhao Liangsi has been an envoy for many years. When he saw Liu Ling's appearance, he immediately knew that there was nothing to bargain with, so he had to reply: "There is a reason why the Song army hesitated to move forward. Marshal Tong will explain it to you. My officer My errand is to award you with the title of Zhenyuan Army Military Envoy for your previous and current achievements."

Seeing Liu Ling's face, he added: "Of course it won't work."

"But the officials are currently negotiating for you to be crowned king."

A staff officer stood beside Tong Guan, looking at his face inquiringly.

"Eun Xiang, the conditions offered by the Jin people are deliberately trying to contradict you. Why should Liu Ling be given more official positions? He was originally a thief from Yan, Qiu Ba. In the past two years, he accidentally became powerful, so he also pretended to be extravagant and arrogant. stand up."

Tong Guan rubbed his brow vigorously and sighed.

"You, you still know too little. It is nothing more than a military town and a prince. At worst, it can be lowered a little bit. But in any case, there is a founding prince. Plus this Yan land, it is almost impossible to stay this time. Instead of living here, it would be better to keep him in name only and let him build up the Liao people's platform again. In this way, he will be accountable to the court and the world.

In this way, Liu Ling would not be able to invest money anymore. Thinking about the worst, it would just be a small Liao Kingdom. The land of the Song Dynasty is vast and rich, and all I have is a little money, food, and two official titles. I just gave it to him, which saves trouble. "

"But..." The staff officer wanted to say something else, but Tong Guan glanced at him and asked, "How about you go and fight?"

Staff officer: "."

Never looking at the staff officer who was choked by his words, Tong Guan leaned on his chair and murmured: "Liu Ling wants to take all the lands of Yan in his hands. Ha, he has soldiers, horses and lands beside him. I haven't heard of any officials who can rule him. From now on, I, the Song Dynasty, will have to provide him with money and food. Once the money and food are gone, what's the use of his elite soldiers and horses?
  He has no foundation. "

(End of this chapter)