Looking at the breath of spring on the shore, everyone is like a dream. [. YZuu. Read the novel and get there~]

But trouble came a little later.

The place where we went ashore was the seaside, and for various reasons, there were not many people, so the group headed west to Cangzhou Prefecture. But this group of people was dressed strangely, all of them had hair, and the people didn't know the situation, and they thought that the Khitans had invaded and someone reported to the government.

Cangzhou is close to the Khitan border, there are not many soldiers, there are a total of nine battalions of soldiers, it was originally ten battalions, and one battalion was reduced after disarmament. After receiving the news, the cavalry of the Yunyi Battalion and the Wanjie Battalion, as well as the Second Battalion of the Wuwei Army, a total of more than 1,000 soldiers rushed over one after another.

Zheng Lang didn't know that the group walked more than forty miles, and the crowd gradually increased. However, it is getting dark, and I am ready to set up camp, rest for the night, and then set off to Cangzhou City tomorrow. When he got home, even Zhang Kang relaxed, and he didn't send scouts to patrol. He was busy when suddenly a large army surrounded him.

The commander of the leader shouted, "Who are you?" ”

It's weird to watch.

The appearance is mostly the appearance of aliens, wearing animal skin robes, and hair, but it is not strictly hair, and there is also some hair on the brain, which is not long. If you want to restore this for a long time, it is impossible without four or five months.

Zhang Kang was about to get angry, but Zheng Lang said, "Show them the seal." ”

When he ran away, Zheng Lang didn't bring anything, except for the seal talisman, which couldn't be lost.

Zhang Kang himself also brought a seal.

The two seals were handed over to the commanders, and several of the commanders looked around, and it was good news that Zheng Lang was back. But why did he appear here, and no one knew Zheng Lang, and one of the commanders carefully returned the seal to Zhang Kang's hands. said: "I've seen Zheng Xianggong and General Zhang, I don't know why you came here?" ”

"I just escaped from Khitan and went to Bazhou to do some errands. Then return to Beijing. ”

Several instructors whispered, sent people to protect, and sent people to Cangzhou City to deliver letters, Cangzhou Zhizhou is Zheng Lang's same year jinshi, called Li Zhongshi, and is from the capital, should know each other, Chen Zhizhong is the school manager of Jixian. hasn't handed over yet, just in Cangzhou, let him identify it.

Zheng Lang smiled slightly and said, "A few commanders, please take some clothes for us." ”

"Whoa." One of the commanders turned his head and commanded his men.

Zheng Lang looked at this group of soldiers, and after he returned, his position was a privy envoy. Military affairs are the main job. So I looked at it carefully, and I saw some gray-haired old men in the army, not as before. But the situation was still not very good, and from time to time some thin soldiers popped up inside. Because of their weak physical strength, they are weak in the army, and on the contrary, they do more work.

The group stopped here, and it was not until the third watch that Li Zhongshi rode a horse and trotted all the way over, which confirmed Zheng Lang.

Cheers were immediately heard from the three armies. [. YZuu. Read the novel and get there~]

This is also a miracle, not to mention anything else, how difficult it was for Sun Bin to flee from Wei to Qi at the beginning.

The next day, I changed my clothes, put on a scarf, and had to hide my hair, otherwise I would cause uneasiness wherever I went. Slowly came to Bazhou, Zheng Lang was also looking at Yang Liulang's Green Great Wall, looked at it, and didn't see anything. Zheng Lang is still skeptical about its effect, but it is better than nothing. Walking around Bazhou City again, it is said that the descendants of Bazhou City may be unfamiliar, and it also has another name, Yijin Pass, which is one of the three passes guarded by Yang Liulang (the other two passes are Gaoyang Pass and Xiongzhou Waqiao Pass).

After the alliance between the two countries, a large-scale field was opened in Bazhou for commercial exchanges between the two countries. The commercial significance of the two countries is not as later generations think, the Song Dynasty has a developed economy, many goods, and the Song Dynasty profited from trading with the Khitan. In fact, the foreign trade of the Song Dynasty was mostly on the losing side. The Song Dynasty needed livestock and horses most, but the Khitan controlled them tightly. But there are pros and cons, and the inflow of a large number of luxury items has made the Khitan nobles degenerate faster. …,

For this reason, Zheng Lang deliberately went to the field to observe.

People come and go, and it is very noisy, quite like the wholesale market later.

A businessman suddenly raised his head in surprise, stared at Zheng Lang, and asked hesitantly, "...... are you?"

It's Han people, but the Han merchants in Youzhou don't know where they have seen themselves.

Zheng Lang smiled and said, "Yes, I'm Zheng Lang." ”

"How do you ......"

"I'm a minister of the Song Dynasty, isn't it right to go back to the Song Dynasty?" After Zheng Lang finished speaking, he left, began to do business, left Bazhou City, came to the bank of the Juma River, and saw a large group of Song Dynasty soldiers flocking to him, and there was movement on the opposite side.

Zheng Lang shouted to the Khitan soldiers on the other side of the river across the river: "I am Zheng Lang of the Song Dynasty, and I have returned to the Great Song Dynasty safely, please trouble you to convey this news to Your Majesty, please release my subordinates, with the good meaning of peace and beauty in the whole country." ”

I came to Hebei eagerly, and I came here for this matter.

Afraid that the Khitan would be angry, he killed Guo Kui and them. Especially Guo Kui, who was one of the most powerful generals of the Song Dynasty in the future. Thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but one general is hard to find. Of course, now Guo Kui has not fully grown, and even the Khitans have not realized Guo Kui's value.

But this time it seems that the Khitan is prepared, and after hearing Zheng Lang shouting, the general on the opposite side shouted: "Zheng Xianggong, my lord has sent your subordinates to Youzhou, and they will arrive in a few days, can you wait a few days?" ”

"Okay." Zheng Lang said.

When I return to my own country, I am not afraid of what tricks the Khitans will play again.

Zheng Lang stayed in Bazhou City, and with peace of mind, he revised and polished the book of benevolence and righteousness again.

Five or six days later, the Khitans came to the Juma River.

Zheng Lang went out of the city, quite unexpectedly, all the people were sent, but there was also an unexpected person, Yelu Hongji. [. YZuu. Read the novel and get there~]

Regarding the handling of Guo Kui and others, the Khitan had many disputes, and they were roughly divided into three opinions, the first of which was the Lisuo faction led by Yelu Yixian. These people were all carefully selected guards from the Song Dynasty, who stayed in the Khitan for more than a year, spent countless efforts, and only bought nine people. From Xijing to Nanjing, then to Zhongjing, and then to Liaodong, they traveled almost half of the important areas of the Khitan, and knew many things about the Khitan well. Once these people are released, they may be the fierce enemies of the Khitan in the future. They all had to be executed, anyway, in the Khitan. When the time came, it was said to the Song Dynasty that in order to cooperate with Zheng Lang's escape, they tried to kidnap Liao Xingzong in the Khitan camp. That's just one by one. The Song Dynasty didn't believe it, but there was no evidence, so what could it do with the Khitan?

The second opinion is the middle choice faction led by Xiao Hui. Guo Kui and others are not easy to kill. In the end, he is a messenger, and he is afraid that a kill will affect the friendship between the two countries. Moreover, the army was defeated in the Western Xia, and before this revenge was avenged, there was no need to turn around with the Song Dynasty, and these people could be released. But another group of people infiltrated the Jurchens and came from the Jurchens without going through the formal formalities. Even if he killed, the Song Dynasty was helpless. Moreover, most of these people are Jurchens, they belong to the Khitans, betray their own country, and should be killed.

The third opinion is Xiao Ge's. Don't think of Zheng Lang as tall, the sky will fall as soon as he goes back. This time he fled back because of luck, if it was a few hours later, he would not have been able to escape back to the Song Dynasty. Even if there were no clues provided by Yang and Wang, a few days later, news from someone in the Song Dynasty came from the direction of Youzhou. It seems to have escaped magically, but there is nothing remarkable about it.

It doesn't matter if these people kill or not. It's all Xiao Luo, and you have to look at the long term. Zheng Lang will inevitably be reused after he goes back, but the person who released the news has a lot of energy, so it is better to design them to fight inward, and then splash dirt on Zheng Lang.

And then there are the Jurchens.

We can't wait for the Song Dynasty to send someone to ask, but we have to start first and ask the Song Dynasty, why did we buy our people? Could it be that the Song Dynasty wants to tear up the covenant, if that is the case, our Khitan can join forces with the Western Xia to jointly destroy the Song Dynasty and intimidate the Song Dynasty. …,

The Song Dynasty had eyebrows with the Jurchens, and even with the divination people, and the Khitan was well known. The Khitan and the Western Xia were also eye-brow-eyed before. It's up to everyone who does it well. None of the Khitan ministers took these Jurchens as the same thing. But now that the Khitan is at war with the Western Xia, it can be said in an awe-inspiring manner.

Liao Xingzong thought carefully for a while, and finally chose Xiao Ge's opinion. The others didn't object much, mainly Zheng Lang, Zheng Lang escaped, and the others really didn't need to be so cautious. Agree in full.

According to Xiao Ge's opinion, it was carefully discussed. In the end, Yelu Hongji personally escorted Guo Kui and his party to Youzhou. I didn't know that Zheng Lang would come in person, otherwise it would have been done perfectly.

The plan has changed, but the approximate direction has not changed. When he came to the river, Yelu Hongji made a bow to Zheng Lang across the river and said, "I've seen Mr." ”

It's a bit of a trick.

It's just that Yejin Hongji and Zheng Lang have been together for so long, they have some feelings, and their expressions are very sincere.

Zheng Lang hurriedly got out of the way and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness King Liang, this gentleman does not dare to accept it." At the beginning, I agreed with your father that you and I could exchange studies, but we should not be commensurate with teachers and students. ”

"That said, in my heart, Mr. Zheng will always be my husband."

Zheng Lang was speechless, and he also came back to his senses. But this was definitely not the little prince's idea, saying: "No matter who you think of as a minister, friendship between the two countries is the plan of the millennium." What the minister did was for the benefit of the Northern Dynasty and for our Great Song Li. ”

No matter how the Khitans play, once Guo Kui crosses the river, the truth will be automatically revealed.

Yelu Hongji said again: "Sir, when you go back this time, you must be careful. The reason why my father knew that you were going back and sent troops to chase after you was because someone in the Southern Dynasty released a rumor that Zhang Kang led people from the sea to Nuzhi and took you back. But Mr. was lucky, a few months ago, the two countries cleared the secret agents, so the news spread a little late. This person is uneasy and kind, and his methods are cruel, so don't be careless when you go back. ”

Enough is enough.

Zheng Lang and Zhang Kang glanced at each other, and they both knew who this person was.

But I don't know the specific situation, and I have to wait for Guo Kui and Yang Bawang to cross the river before I can ask clearly.

Zheng Lang said slowly: "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

"Don't dare, I don't know if my husband and I will be able to meet again in the future?" Yelu Hongji said regretfully.

"Probably not." Zheng Lang replied truthfully. Unless one day, he led his army to recover Youzhou, and at that time it was already a war of arms.

"Mr. Zheng, when I come, Xiao Guanyin will also come."

"She, let her write well, this woman is a talented woman, not bad." Zheng Lang said lightly. I was very anxious, and it wouldn't do me much good if I continued to pull it like this. So many people watched, so many people listened, God knows what associations such a conversation would have in their hearts, so he said: "Your Highness, release General Guo and them, this year I have a serious drought in the court, and I have to rush back to Beijing." ”

With a wave of Yelu Hongji's hand, the soldiers began to release people, and they did not abuse them much, including the horses that Guo Kui and they were riding, and they were also sent back. I got on the boat and crossed the river one after another.

After the last soldier crossed, Zheng Lang said, "His Royal Highness King Liang, I'm sorry. ”

After saying that, he turned his horse and retreated into Bazhou City.

After entering the city, Zheng Lang asked Guo Kui in detail what happened after he left. Guo Kui finally said: "Zheng Xianggong, it's so dangerous. ”

"Master said, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, in short, this time I was too careless, I took it lightly, and almost harmed everyone." Zheng Lang said silently. It's good to escape, but if you can't escape, if you die, it will inevitably cause a series of consequences. Just like Tong Guan, if he occupies Youzhou, the Jurchens may not be able to underestimate the enemy to the south, plus he opened up the territory of the Song Dynasty to the Western Regions, then it is a miracle. did not succeed, so it caused a series of bad consequences, and he was also listed as one of the six traitors of Song Huizong. …,

The results of my Khitan trip this time are different, but they are of the same nature.

So saying, he led them to the head of the city, and Yeluhongki stood by the river and looked out. Seeing him go up to the city, he waved his hand, not knowing what he was shouting, and finally turned his horse and led his troops back.

Zhang Kang said: "The prince of Liao has a lot of feelings for you. ”

Zheng Lang touched his nose and said, "It's a compromise, I'm afraid that it will be transmitted back to the capital and used by some people to demonize something." ”

"Zheng Xianggong, he has already gone to the Daimyo's Mansion."

"Even if you go to the Daimyo's Mansion, you can't underestimate this person." Zheng Lang's attitude was not too cautious, he was afraid in Khitan, but when he returned to China, Zheng Lang did not pay much attention to this person. Compared with Lu Yijian, he sent the sea. Especially the ability of officials, without the ability of officials, relying on these small wrists, what kind of wind and waves can be turned over in the Zhao Zhen Dynasty. Looking into the distance, he said: "Ji Yang, Zhongtong, you look at the border, what is the difference between the two countries?" ”

Guo Kui said: "Yes, I have set up too many walled forts, but the Khitan people retain the Han and Tang traditions. That's the big difference. ”

Hebei into the sea is the boundary of Cangzhou, Cangzhou City is not on the border, but there are Nigu Village, Shuanggang Village, Sannu Village, Xiaonan River Village, Duliu North Village, Duliu East Village, Dangcheng Village, Diaoyutai Village. To the west, there are Xin'an Military City, Bazhou, Baoding Army, Xiongzhou, Ansu Military City, Guangxin Military City, in addition to these dense state city military cities, there are Tianjiazhai, Wolf City, Liujiavort Village, Baigouyi, Hongchengzhai, Changpokou, Busan Village and other military villages. This is only an important walled city to the east of Baozhou. To the west, starting from Dingzhou, the terrain is complex, and there are more Zhaipu forts.

The Khitan also had troops stationed, but not as dense as the Song Dynasty.

Zheng Lang said: "Yes, it's too much, it's the financial resources of my dynasty, in exchange for the Han and Tang dynasties, or other dynasties, such an army stationed, even if it is not at war, the finances are dragged to death." ”

"Zheng Xianggong, our dynasty lacks cavalry, so we have to do this."

"Not necessarily, the cavalry played a role in the Han and Tang dynasties, but the cavalry was half-miscellaneous, even in the Tang Dynasty, it was not necessarily extravagant to use all the cavalry. In addition to the cavalry factor, there is another factor, as long as the enemy invades, as long as they enter our court, they can get capture, but the enemy is poor, and we go to attack, but the harvest is not enough to maintain supplies. Therefore, war is often beneficial to these poor nomads, but it is of little benefit to our Central Plains. As a result, policies have become more conservative. ”

Zhang Kang was silent, especially the Jurchen party, and often couldn't see a person for hundreds of miles.

Zheng Lang looked fixedly at the other side of the river.

On the positive side, there is a disadvantage. There are disadvantages to the Khitan like this, what are the disadvantages?

It is a dream to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, but there are so many fortresses and closed cities on the border, even if they are disarmed, how much can they be reduced? If we want to become an elite army and turn around the country's finances, the current army of 1 million and tens of thousands is not enough, and we have to cut it, and the number must be maintained at 900,000. However, seeing so many fortresses, Zheng Lang had a headache.

I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't come up with it. He got out of the city and rode south. When passing by the Daimyo's Mansion, Jia Changchao came out to greet him. Zheng Lang just glanced at him, didn't say a word, and patted the horse away. All the officials of the Daimyo Mansion changed color.

In the past, Zheng Lang and Jia Changchao were in the same book, and the cooperation was not very pleasant, nor was it too bad, but what does Zheng Lang's move mean? (To be continued) RQ