"What a difference between this move of the imperial court and the Liao Kou who plundered into 'sex', it really chilled the hearts of our northerners!"

The person who spoke was named Han Yanling, who was also from Lianzhou County, and was quite popular among the squires of Hebei.

As he spoke, others chimed in. The group of gentry who came to visit Lu Xiang's Mansion today are all originally from Hebei and have extensive land in their hometowns. When Liaokou invaded the south, they fled from Hebei, and they were the most 'fierce' to support the imperial court's Northern Expedition. According to the arrangement of the household department and the Zhengxintang, all the lost land recovered by Hebei had to be purchased with silver money, and the original owners of these granges were completely left aside, so they were not uprooted, but also greatly damaged. In disappointment, these people turned from the original strong support for the Northern Expedition of the imperial court to the sworn enemies of Deng Su and Zhengxintang, and some of them even openly called Deng Su a national thief, actively liaison, and vowed to bring down Deng Su and his party.

"What Han Lao said is that the imperial court is so forcible and robbed, how is it different from the Khitans?"

"Yes, the court treats us like this, doesn't it chill the people of the south and the north?"

"Since Deng Su was the prime minister, he has always been arrogant and domineering!"

"Yes, Cao Niangniang of the East Palace had a miscarriage, the little dragon is not guaranteed, and it is rumored outside that Deng Su poisoned people."

"There is no king in the court, abusing colleagues, suppressing dissidents, appointing 'private' people, forming a party to run 'private', and suppressing speech with the Di Bao Division, in a vain attempt to plug the mouths of people in the world, all kinds of actions, more than the original Chen Dong, Lu Xianggong, although you are the deputy minister, but you are a Qingliu senior, Deng Su, a narrow-minded person, how can he put you in his eyes?"

Everyone was talking, and the words became more and more out of line, Lu Yunsun frowned slightly, but did not say anything.

At this time, the servant outside the 'door' said: "Mr. Wei Chengji Wei is visiting. ”

"Wei Chengji?" A hint of 'color' flashed in Lu Yunsun's slightly closed eyes, and Han Yanling on the opposite side couldn't help but bow his head.

The eyes of the Hebei gentry were 'intertwined', some were stunned, but some were clear. Wei Chengji is Cao Taishi's confidant, and today's Hebei gentry came to visit Lu Yunsun, which was a secret matter, and Wei Chengji naturally would not come uninvited. Cao Taishi had just 'befriended' the imperial court because of Cao Gu's affairs, and even cut off the grain and grass of the Northern Expedition army in order to blackmail the imperial court. In order to bring down Deng Su, the Hebei gentry actually contacted Wei Chengji and even Cao Di, and Lu Yunsun's expression turned cold.

The court of the Great Song Dynasty has always been a literary and martial arts, as early as before the Bianliang Change, if the Qingliu scholars were not cornered, they would never take refuge in the curtain of the marshal of the feudal town as a Qing guest, because once they "lost their temperance", they would be suspicious of the imperial court from then on, lose the opportunity to enter the temple, and would be alienated by the Qingliu. It was because of the 'chaos' that was unveiled at the beginning, Chen Dong, Zhao Xingde, Deng Su, Zhang Bing and others, or went to the country, or repented, or died, and no one took refuge in the marshal of Jiezhen. This Wei Chengji is an outlier, he was cast under Cao Di's account in his early years, and because of this, he was deeply used by Cao Di. However, in the eyes of Lu Yunsun and other Qingliu, the imperial court maintained the camps of Hebei, Xijing, Southeast and Hedong, and the situation forced them to support the warriors of the feudal towns.

"No, Wei Chengji, I've seen Lu Xianggong." Wei Chengji took a deep look.

"The old man is entertaining the virtuous people of Hebei," Lu Yunsun invited him to sit down, and said lightly, "Wei Tuiguan is visiting, I don't know what you are doing?" ”

"This ......" Wei Chengji's tone was stagnant, and Han Yanling next to him had no choice but to explain with a smile, "Deng Su is arrogant, everyone and God in the world are angry, we are thinking about it, Deng Su is extremely powerful in the court, and he has won over Wang Gui and others as wings, and the court does not 'want' to be in the same stream with it, except for Lu Xianggong and Cao Taishi, there is no one else who can resist it, and the strength of the two sides is weak, and the combination is strong, so ......"

Lu Yunsun twisted his beard and was silent, and Han Yanling whispered more and more.

"Lu Xianggong, the lower officials are here, not for anything else," Wei Chengji arched his hand and said: "Just for Cao Taishi to bring two sentences, if you can move to Deng Su 'traitor' thief, and dial the 'chaos' anyway, Lu Xianggong is what everyone wants, Cao Taishi has nothing else to ask for, if you go out, you will be on the border, and if you enter, you will be in harmony and harmony, and you will make the Great Song Dynasty reappear in Zhongxing." He seemed to have been in the army for a long time, and he didn't persuade around the bush, and after finishing speaking, he looked at Lu Yunsun and waited for his decision. The Hebei gentry also fell silent and looked at Lu Yunsun expectantly. He is under one person in the court, above a hundred officials, and he is like a representative of the gentry of Jianghuai Yanchang County, and Cao Di holds the military power of Xiangyang, and echoes with the palace from afar, if the two of them can join forces, it will be just around the corner to bring down Deng Su.

The study was quiet for a while, Lu Yunsun's face was 'pale' and 'cloudy', and he slowly raised his hand to pick up the teacup.

"Lord Wei."

"The lower official is here." Wei Chengji couldn't help but say.

"Shiyun, the brother is on the wall, and the outside is insulted. Now that the Northern Expedition is at a critical juncture, the top and bottom are in need of harmony, a snow country hatred, if Taishi Cao remembers the Great Song Dynasty for a hundred years, he has the bearing of harmony, rather than leaving it for the future, it is better to start from now. ”

After Lu Yunsun finished speaking, he looked at Wei Chengji calmly, but the tea bowl in his hand was never put down.

The tea mist was thick, making people a little unable to see his eyes, but Wei Chengji felt as if he was standing naked in front of a well-dressed person, his heart swelled with infinite shame, and his face was red and white. At this point, no one in the Hebei gentry next to him dared to open their mouths. "These people are not shameless." Lu Yunsun sighed, although he was vaguely opposed to Deng Su in the court, but in essence, the two of them upheld different ways. In the moral struggle, if it is just to bring down Deng Su, the Northern Expedition will be used as a bet, which is done by the "villain". "The country has not recovered, and if there is a mistake in the Northern Expedition, I am afraid that the last trace of national fortune will also be lost. Deng Su despised the royal family, leaned towards the government and the opposition, and suppressed speech, but at this critical moment, the entire Great Song Dynasty could no longer withstand a toss. ”

Thinking of this, Lu Yunsun sighed, and only waved his hand, asking Wei Chengji and the Hebei gentry to retreat.

"Deng Su'er, what the old man can do is only so far."

............

The candles in the study were almost burned to the end, Deng Su finished reading the piles of twists and turns, took a sip of ginseng tea, and his 'spirit' was not shocked.

Ginseng and sea cucumber, these two things that are abundant in Liaodong, were introduced to the Central Plains by Zhao Xingde, and now they are very popular.

Ginseng has a great effect of refreshing the mind, ordinary people can't sleep when they drink it at night, but Deng Su is just the opposite, because he is too tired every day, if he doesn't drink a cup of ginseng tea before going to bed and regain his senses, he will not sleep well. He let out a long sigh, stood up and put on a black 'color' coat and walked out of the study, standing quietly in front of the steps, as if watching the snow scene in the prime minister's mansion, after a long time, he slowly walked into the signing room in the prime minister's mansion, before resting, he had to deal with some unexpected situations, it has become a habit. Bu Zhunzhi, who had been waiting outside the signing room, stepped forward and respectfully whispered everything that happened to Lu Xianggong.

"Xianggong, Wei Chengji, as an official of the imperial court, left the station without permission, and 'privately' will meet the important ministers of the court to plot 'chaos', do you want to ......?"

"No need," Deng Su shook his head, was silent for a while, and said in a low voice, "Look at him first, the Northern Expedition is important." ”

"Yes."

"Over there in Yangzhou, send a letter to Mr. Su Tongfu on my behalf."

Deng Su's tone 'revealed' a hint of apology: "On the side of the household department and the military department, they may not understand Su Tongfu's difficulties, but the state affairs are important, and the soldiers and people of Hebei have no warm clothes, no food every other month, and no arrows to kill the enemy." If the Hebei coupons can't make up enough money, the Northern Expedition will be in danger. I know Mr. Su's difficulties, but for the sake of the country's prosperity, I have to ask Mr. Su to raise it with all his might, earnestly, earnestly! "The 'Mao' pen is full of Hui ink, and the shape is like the wind on the rice paper, and when the last "cut" number is written, the hand of the scribe holding the pen can't help but tremble slightly, and the handwriting ink 'color' is thick and black, as if with countless expectations.

Outside the window, the full moon hangs high in the dark night sky, and the sky is as cool as water.

.............

At dawn, the officials of Yangzhou Zhengxin Hall looked out from the crack in the door in fear.

In the main thin room on the third floor, all the bookkeepers gathered together, everyone sighed, and some people secretly looked down through the cracks in the window, and soon turned their eyes away in fright, and their faces were like ashes. The streets and alleys outside the hall were full of people, and they did not leave all night. Although the soldiers and officials tried their best to maintain order, uneasiness and anger continued to accumulate and ferment among the crowd, and the noisy discussion and occasional shouts were filled with unspeakable danger.

In just two days, the prices of Nanhai and Hebei coupons fell from the top of the mountain to the bottom, and the price of the tickets offered from Zhengxintang was several times that of the price, falling less than half of the selling price. Rao still couldn't sell it, because no one dared to buy it anymore, only a large number of panicked people waving the pieces of paper in their hands and yelling. Later, I don't know who took the lead, and someone shouted: "Let Su Tongfu come out, we don't want the Hebei coupons we bought, and return the silver!" "For a while, the crowd was turbulent, and the situation was suddenly 'chaotic', and even some people in the market tried to rush to the third floor to find Su Tongfu directly. The officials and the soldiers of the hall drove the troublesome people out of the hall, and these people gathered in the streets and alleys outside the hall. God knows what these "murderers" will do? The stewards of the Zhengxin Hall did not dare to go home, so they could only squeeze into the account room for a difficult night.

"The people gathered to make such a big fuss, it was comparable to the time when the weaving bureau was smashed during the Xuanhe period."