Chapter 6 Chapter Six
Erbaduo was a Khitan envoy, and he was proficient in Chinese and the customs of the Central Plains. He even took a Han name for himself, Xu Cao.
Nowadays, foreign affairs offices in all countries are the most leisurely, except when they are on official business.As a Khitan envoy, Ebado came to Kaifeng proudly to submit his credentials, and then lived in the Courtyard.The Song people's food is carefully prepared, and in his opinion, it is the most exquisite and delicious food. Of course, this is just his private thought. In front of the people in the concierge, he is picky about his nose and eyes, and he is completely dissatisfied. of.
At lunch time, he provoked him again and summoned the officials from the Courtyard. Xu Cao justly condemned the Courtyard for treating him as a Khitan envoy. Eat, wait until he has had enough of his prestige and drive the poor little official out, and then he can enjoy a sumptuous lunch, with his braids up in the sky.
After lunch, Xu Cao was holding a pot of tea and was picking his teeth beautifully with a toothpick. A few of his followers were like thieves, and they carried the bags back.
"My lord, I bought some more things today, I think it's almost there, and I can't hold it in the car anymore."
"Hmm..." Xu Cao jumped up. Those attendants opened the package and box, and saw that they were full of expensive and gorgeous products from the Central Plains, such as exquisite silk and porcelain as thin as a cicada's wing. Song Guo was founded more than 50 years ago, and its industry and commerce were well developed, but it was absolutely impossible to produce such beautiful products.
It’s hard to go on a business trip, of course you have to be firm in your stand, and of course you can’t damage the Khitan’s national dignity in action, but... come from thousands of miles, and a few followers buy one or two souvenirs for your family, it’s not counted. Shame on it.There are too many things, can you open a shop?Nonsense, there are many relatives in the family, can't it?
Xu Cao took inventory of the goods in satisfaction, estimating in his heart how many times the profit could be made by reselling them after taking them home, then suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Hey, as Luo Shangguan told me, did you ever buy the hairpin you want us to buy?" Are you here?"
"I bought it, I bought it, my lord, look, here is a box full of phoenix hairpins. When you go back, you can let Luo Shangguan choose it. If she likes it, you can give it to her. Miss Luo is a noble official, and she is by the empress's side." The most favored female officer, if she is happy, she will give you a good word for your lord, and next time you have this job, it will be your lord."
Xu Cao quickly snatched the box, "Hula" overturned the table, picked them up one by one and looked at them for a long time. What you said is not clear enough? No gold hairpins, no silver hairpins, no jade hairpins, do you want... do you want..."
Xu Cao blushed, made gestures for a while, and then shouted in a very angry voice: "I want fake silver hairpins with phoenix heads, do you understand? They must be made of wood, painted with a layer of silver, and the phoenix beads need turpentine. Luo Shangguan Thousands of reminders, you...you can't handle such a little thing?"
Those few attendants were beaten up and covered by him, and they covered their heads and said in a low voice: "I...we have inquired about it, but there is no such kind of hairpin for sale. The jewelry seller heard that we want to buy such a cheap hairpin. They laughed at us, saying that they are cheap goods that can only be sold in the countryside, and they can’t make much money. How can they be sold in Kaifeng City? These hairpins are a hundred times more expensive than the hairpins that the adults said. How could it be possible for Luo Shangguan to see it? I don't like..."
The other attendant's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "Yes, my lord, from a small point of view, I'm afraid Luo Shangguan wants the more expensive hairpins the better, but I'm too embarrassed to tell my lord, that's why I specified what lacquer silver ones I want. Muchai, this must be an irony. My mother-in-law said that it is easy for a daughter to talk irony. If you don’t want it, you want it. If you hate it, you like it. Muchai is gold..."
"Slap!" Before he finished speaking, he received a loud slap on the cheek, and Xu Cao cursed: "Put your mother's shit on, Luo Shangguan repeatedly told me that there can be fakes, my lord, I even listen to irony." Don’t come out? Go, don’t eat, get out of here, don’t go to places that sell expensive goods, people want to trick you into buying expensive jewelry, can you say that there are no such cheap goods? Drill into the alley, Go find a small peddler or a small broker who sells the goods. If you can’t buy it today, don’t come back, you fucking idiots..."
Xu Cao scolded bitterly, and several of his attendants hurriedly ran away with their heads in their hands. As soon as they left, the obsequious voice of a small official from the Courtyard sounded outside: "Liu Gongcao of Honglu Temple, please see the Khitan envoy, Mr. Ebador."
"Oh?" Xu Cao jumped up, and hurriedly piled all the big and small packages on the bed. Seeing that the table jewelry was too late to pick up, he simply took a tablecloth and threw it all on the bed. Then he put down the curtain and ran back Sitting upright at the table, he said calmly, "Come in."
Liu Linxi walked in with a sullen face, stood at the door and bowed his hands to him: "Messenger Ebado, the Lord of our country has read your country's letter of credence, and has written a reply, ordering my official to send it. Give it to the messenger."
"Huh?" Ebado stood up in surprise: "Have you written a letter of reply? Didn't the Emperor of Song see me? His Majesty the Emperor of our country is the emissary of the edict, and he must wait for the definite news from your country before returning. It is not easy to come and go, so please Liu Gongcao explain clearly, what does the emperor of your country mean?"
Liu Linxi never imagined that the emperor actually agreed to the letter of credence drafted by Yang Hao, even a single word was not easy, so he copied it down and stamped it with a seal. The most important thing was to say it to him, then rolled his eyes, and snorted coldly: "I, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, that's what I mean, I beg your envoy to report back to your emperor, being an enemy or a friend, it's all in his mind, The emperor of our country is waiting for an answer."
"If people don't attack me, I won't attack them; if people attack me, I will attack them. If anyone regards my Lord as an enemy, my Lord must be his most competent enemy!" Obado repeated, taking a deep breath Air-conditioned, he nodded and said: "Okay, I'm so angry, my lord... May I ask Liu Gongcao, who is the person who is going to write the letter of credence in this generation of your country's imperial court?"
Liu Linxi said angrily: "He..., it's Yang Hao, Zuo Qing of Honglu Temple."
Ebado frowned and said: "Zuo Qing, that means there is another You Qing. Isn't the Honglu Shaoqing of your country Mr. Gao Xianggao? When did you set up two young ministers?"
Liu Linxi said dumbly: "Yesterday."
"Yesterday?" Ebado asked in surprise, "Yesterday? I don't know who this Yang Zuoshi is?"
Liu Linxi curled his lips, and briefly explained Yang Hao's background to him, then presented the letter of credence, and said in an innocuous way: "Ebado envoy..."
Erbado snatched it away and said with a sneer, "I remember it!"
"Oh~~ oh oh oh oh..." With the sound of shouting, horseshoes rushed like a shower, a group of brave knights whizzed by, and quickly formed a tight encirclement circle with other knights who came together. This circle is very large, and the panicked beasts were driven into this circle In the middle, it is getting denser and denser, even among natural enemies, in the face of the common enemy of human beings, they have to fight side by side and resist stubbornly. "Order, West Road get out of the way!" The encirclement was getting smaller and smaller, and groups of beasts who had nowhere to escape became fierce and tried to take the initiative to counterattack. A pretty woman who looked down at the hunting scene sat on a horse and gave orders in a charming voice. The banner was waved, and the knights surrounded on all sides gave way to the direction of the hillside where the woman was. Countless beasts, big and small, seemed to have found the flood at the outlet, and ran desperately in this direction. The woman lifted the reins and scolded Then he swooped down the hillside, and at the same time took the arrow from the quiver behind his back with his backhand. Behind her, there is a group of female soldiers like tigers and horses like dragons. They are all dressed in silver-white battle robes. They are all bright-eyed, white-toothed, and beautiful-looking girls, but it is the woman who is vigorous and murderous, rushing to the front. , wearing a silver-white battle robe, with a hat made of white wolf scalp on his head. The ears of the wolf's head are pricked up, and there is something embedded in the eye sockets. It is black and shiny, and looks lifelike. But this girl is as soft as water, and her skin is so tender that water drips out. With this beauty, the snow-white wolf hat on her head is as cute as a puppy.But although this woman's appearance is charming, her heroic posture of riding a horse and drawing a bow and arrow shows a three-pointed heroism in her charm, which is not inferior to those male warriors who hunt. Arrows were like a shower of arrows, and many ferocious beasts were nailed to the ground. Immediately, the entire charging horse team galloped quickly to the right in an arc, avoiding the frontal conflict with the beasts, and at the same time, they continued to shoot arrows to prevent them from killing. .Those beasts were also afraid of the formation of hundreds of fine horses, and took advantage of the gap to gallop to the left. However, another team suddenly appeared from behind the slope. The leader was also a female general, wearing a fiery red war robe, with a shining heart mirror on her chest, and a pure white adornment on her pocket and necklace. Silver fox fur, and a bunch of long pheasant feathers fluttering on the silver helmet above the head.Behind her was a team of female soldiers in fiery red shirts. They were like another wave that surged up before the previous huge wave had subsided, rushing towards the group of wild beasts. At the same time, the woman in the silver-white war robe turned her horse around like a chisel, cutting the beasts away. The group was cut into two, and in the distance, the encircling team had already galloped towards them, forming an encirclement trend again. After repeated strangling, the herd of beasts gradually became thinner and powerless to resist, and the two teams of female generals retreated from the hunt On the spot, the surrounding knights drew out their sharp steel knives, and began the final battle like mowing grass... The female general in the silver-white war robe took off the wolf-headed hat on her head, her forehead was dripping with sweat, a few locks of hair stuck to her white forehead, and a shy smile that was not commensurate with her heroism just now appeared on her face: "Your Majesty... " The beautiful girl in red in full attire rode up to her side, and praised: "That's right, Dong'er is really talented and intelligent. It was the first time I commanded a hunt, and I didn't disappoint." The beautiful woman in the silver white war robe, with the horse on her hips, the knife on her ribs, the bow in her hand, and the arrows on her back, is actually Luo Dong'er. After hearing Xiao Chuo's praise, Luo Dong'er said: "It's not as brave as your mother, just now Dong'er was very nervous. I am afraid that I will make a mistake in the command and let the beast go, which will make the sisters laugh." Empress Xiao laughed heartily: "You are my lord, who dares to laugh at you? Come on, let them clean the wild things, let's go." The two women walked side by side, Xiao Chuo said: "There is a saying in your Han military art, that there must be a shortage of soldiers to besiege. We Khitan people knew this truth before we read your Han military books. The wounded and besieged beasts are the most terrifying Yes, opening an opening at the right time so that they have the hope of escaping, and laying real traps outside the encirclement, can best reduce their own casualties when hunting them. Combining the art of war in hunting, and understanding the art of war in hunting, we The grassland people's tactics and tactics are enlightened from this." "Well, Dong'er has memorized the teachings of the empress." Dong'er bowed her head and smoothed her hair, half of her pink neck was exposed in the brocade robe, the neck was soft, slender and beautiful, with slightly transparent skin and soft and smooth curves, A head of blue hair hangs casually on the side of her neck, at this moment she is full of softness, although she is dressed in a military uniform, she no longer shows the taste of fighting on the battlefield. Xiao Chuo glanced at her with a smile, raised the rein and said in a low voice: "People in the grassland learn the art of war from hunting, and learn the art of war from the prey. War is hunting, but it hunts people, not wild animals. We learn the art of war from the prey. The most popular tactics are wolf tactics. When wolves besiege their prey, they will observe the prey carefully and wait patiently for the best opportunity to move out. Once they attack, they mostly adopt the method of encircling to ensure that the target will not escape. When attacking, The alpha wolf will definitely observe the target's reaction carefully, and when it is most needed, it will take the lead and launch a full-scale attack. At the same time, all wolves will unswervingly carry out the orders of the alpha wolf without any compromise." Xiao Chuo paused, then smiled again: "Our tactic is mainly the tactic of learning from the wolf. We talk about preemptive strikes, don't wait for the enemy to draw the arrow, shoot through his throat first, this is the sharpest attack, our tactic That is: attack, attack, attack! Always build the battlefield on the enemy's territory. This tactic is because we don't have much material to fight attrition. At the same time, we have a lot of horses. Our speed ensures that we have absolute initiative. The cavalry is not without natural enemies, but a fool will stand there and wait. With archers and spearmen fighting us, we can wear them down, and our speed can ensure that we can enter the battle before the opponent has established enough resistance formations, maximize our advantages, and come from the sky. , Going like lightning, can guarantee our victory! " Luo Dong'er smiled softly and said, "Dong'er can't remember what your majesty said. Dong'er is just a servant by your majesty's side. It's good for hunting, and there is no chance to fight. It's useless." Xiao Chuo said angrily: "Why can't it be used? Our daughter's family on the grassland is not inferior to a man. The emperor... well, the emperor is weak and sick, and I have to maintain many things. You may not have the opportunity to go to the battlefield. You are the one trained by me personally, when the time comes, you must not let me down." "Me?" Dong'er's eyes flickered slightly, and she asked seemingly casually: "Dong'er is a Han, does she have a chance to lead the army for the empress?" Xiao Chuo raised his eyebrows and said in a loud voice: "I have always employed people in an eclectic manner. People in the Central Plains choose the Chollima, and we need to learn the classics about horses. We grassland people don't need it. You will understand it after a game. You are really talented. , then use it, regardless of whether he was originally a nobleman or a slave, whether he was a Khitan or a Uyghur, or a Qiang, Han, or Bohai ethnicity, it is only a matter of talent. Don’t you Mr. Han people say that tolerance is great? " The corner of Xiao Chuo's mouth twitched lightly, and said disdainfully: "But they are the ones who say that, they are the ones who look down on the so-called barbarians and are proud of themselves." Dong'er only said yes, turned her head slightly, looked back to the south, and asked in a low voice: "Is it difficult for the empress to send troops because of the tricks of being attacked and killed by the Song people this time, and executed my soldiers pretending to be merchants?" Xiao Chuo's black eyebrows frowned slightly, and he sighed softly: "The emperor is ill again, and he has not been able to go to court for more than half a month, and some treacherous tribes are starting to move again. Going to Beijing, how can we go to war again? Your proposal to revise the state books without using weapons is a good way to save our dignity. Let's see how the Song Emperor responds. Even if the negotiation collapses, we can't use troops now. Now... ..." Xiao Chuo slowly pointed the whip, and said calmly: "Now, I have to clean up this backyard first!" When he returned to the palace, he saw Luo Kedi who was now acting as the manager of the Shang Palace. Luo Kedi smiled and said, "Look at your face, this time you personally direct the hunt, you shouldn't lose face to the queen." Dong'er smiled and said: "Your Majesty instructed me carefully, and the fourth brother taught me in secret. Dong'er is a stupid apprentice, but I have combined the essence of you two masters of war, and my Majesty is still satisfied with a hunt." Speaking of which, she His smile faded, he sighed faintly, and said again: "But... Although I am getting more and more favored by the empress and gained her trust, she still won't let me go out to do things for a while, even though she has relaxed her guard against you, But it’s not yet the point where you can leave without attracting people’s attention, you are still not allowed to leave Beijing, and you can’t familiarize yourself with the route back to the south, what should we do?” Luo Kedi frowned, pondered for a while, and said with a wry smile: "Fourth brother asked you to win the trust of Empress Xiao, the original intention was to let them relax their vigilance, but it was self-defeating, now Empress Xiao is very dependent on you, the emperor is sick and weak, This empress is lonely, and she always comes to sleep with you at night, not letting you leave her body for a moment, which is quite difficult. However, she trusts you more and more, this is a good start, we will look for..." Just as he said this, a young girl's voice came from the courtyard: "Luoshang Palace, is Brother Ling there? I want him to accompany me to the horse race." Luo Kedi's tone was suffocated, and Luo Dong'er couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling: "Fourth brother, I'm so entangled by my mother that I can't get away now. Are you the same? This princess, I'm afraid she likes you." Luo Kedi said embarrassingly: "Don't talk nonsense, this princess... just likes to play. I am a general of Song Dynasty, and now I am a prisoner of Khitan. What can I do with her?" "Fourth brother, don't be foolish, make more friends with the royal family and nobles, it will always be convenient for us to leave." Luo Dong'er persuaded, and hurriedly raised her voice: "Is it Princess Ya? Dong'er is entrusting him with some things, Ya The princess is here, why don't you come in..." As Dong'er said, she had already gone out, and saw a young girl standing in the courtyard, waving her horsewhip in boredom. This girl was Princess Yeluya, Emperor Yeluxian's own sister, sixteen or seventeen years old, with thick eyebrows. With regular eyes and facial features, soft lips, and a touch of thin virgin hair on her lips, she is a lively and cheerful girl.Her skin is radiant and delicate, like wheat soaked in sunlight. Her figure is different from Luo Donger's slender, plump and firm figure, but her waist and long legs have a kind of bodybuilding flavor. Hearing Dong'er's words, Princess Yeluya said disappointedly: "Luo Kedi has something to do? Then you can't accompany me to the Imperial Garden..." Dong'er smiled slightly and said, "It's not a big deal. Since Princess Ya is going on a trip, ask him to accompany the princess to the Imperial Garden. Fourth Brother..." Dong'er turned her head and glanced at Luo Kedi, Luo Kedi took a breath, and walked out with stiff hair. When Yeluya saw Luo Kedi, she immediately went up to him eagerly, pulled him up and left, and at the same time raised her voice: "Luo Shanggong, thank you Lahe." Luo Kedi said embarrassingly: "Your Highness, let go, Your Highness, Kedi is just a servant, Your Highness..." "Stop talking nonsense, let's go, let's meet three brothers and four brothers for horse racing and archery today, you have to help me suppress their arrogance..." Dong'er looked at their backs and sighed, and looked up at a corner of the palace wall: "Brother Hao and the people of the Han country can escape safely back to the Song Dynasty? Brother Hao is a lucky man, so he must be fine, but I don't know what he is doing now , Dong’er managed to gain Empress Xiao’s trust, for fear of losing her success, she didn’t dare to ask the envoy to inquire about you this time, brother Hao, how are you doing now?” Brother Hao is very bad now, he is about to become a street mouse, those who love him can't wait to build a memorial archway of longevity, and offer him three sticks of incense for a day, those who hate him cut a paper figurine, and use the soles of their shoes to pump hard , can't wait to cut him into pieces. Because grain and rice are constantly being shipped to Kaifeng, the imperial court has spent too much to buy grain and grass at a high price during this period of time. The Zhao official family gritted their teeth in hatred: the imperial court is short of grain, and millions of residents in Kaifeng are in danger, but those grain merchants It’s more efficient than the imperial court, and the grain is transported faster than the imperial court. They not only transport grain from the Jianghuai River, but also transport grain from the northwest and Shandong to Kaifeng, regardless of whether there will be a shortage in the local area For food, just try to make a fortune, now is the time to bury the hole. So the Zhao officials couldn’t wait to announce that the capital’s grain and rice are already sufficient, and the grain that is still being transported through the canal in a steady stream is used as the court’s reserve, which will be enough for more than three years. As much as you can buy, the official warehouse will sell you as much as you can. Before the capital was short of grain, a bucket of grain was 70 yuan. After the news of the food shortage spread, the price of grain rose steadily. Now it has risen to 200 yuan per bucket of grain. Since then, the price of grain sold in official warehouses has returned to the original price, which is still seventy cash. Those wealthy gentry who spent a lot of money, snapped up a large amount of grain, and filled their family's jars, urns, and even bamboo baskets and kang pits with grain were beating their chests sadly, happily buying large quantities of grain at high prices and transporting them to the capital to prepare for a windfall The profiteers are crying bitterly, and they have the heart to jump into the river. Unaware of what happened, Yang Hao went to work in the yamen again early in the morning. When he arrived at the gate of Honglu Temple, he suddenly slapped his forehead and turned around. The two shopaholics, Doll and Yanyan, bought many Local specialties, including five catties of bad white fish, how come I forgot to take it.
"Oh~~ oh oh oh oh..." With the sound of shouting, horseshoes rushed like a shower, a group of brave knights whizzed by, and quickly formed a tight encirclement circle with other knights who came together. This circle is very large, and the panicked beasts were driven into this circle In the middle, it is getting denser and denser, even among natural enemies, in the face of the common enemy of human beings, they have to fight side by side and resist stubbornly. "Order, West Road get out of the way!" The encirclement was getting smaller and smaller, and groups of beasts who had nowhere to escape became fierce and tried to take the initiative to counterattack. A pretty woman who looked down at the hunting scene sat on a horse and gave orders in a charming voice. The banner was waved, and the knights surrounded on all sides gave way to the direction of the hillside where the woman was. Countless beasts, big and small, seemed to have found the flood at the outlet, and ran desperately in this direction. The woman lifted the reins and scolded Then he swooped down the hillside, and at the same time took the arrow from the quiver behind his back with his backhand. Behind her, there is a group of female soldiers like tigers and horses like dragons. They are all dressed in silver-white battle robes. They are all bright-eyed, white-toothed, and beautiful-looking girls, but it is the woman who is vigorous and murderous, rushing to the front. , wearing a silver-white battle robe, with a hat made of white wolf scalp on his head. The ears of the wolf's head are pricked up, and there is something embedded in the eye sockets. It is black and shiny, and looks lifelike. But this girl is as soft as water, and her skin is so tender that water drips out. With this beauty, the snow-white wolf hat on her head is as cute as a puppy.But although this woman's appearance is charming, her heroic posture of riding a horse and drawing a bow and arrow shows a three-pointed heroism in her charm, which is not inferior to those male warriors who hunt. Arrows were like a shower of arrows, and many ferocious beasts were nailed to the ground. Immediately, the entire charging horse team galloped quickly to the right in an arc, avoiding the frontal conflict with the beasts, and at the same time, they continued to shoot arrows to prevent them from killing. .Those beasts were also afraid of the formation of hundreds of fine horses, and took advantage of the gap to gallop to the left. However, another team suddenly appeared from behind the slope. The leader was also a female general, wearing a fiery red war robe, with a shining heart mirror on her chest, and a pure white adornment on her pocket and necklace. Silver fox fur, and a bunch of long pheasant feathers fluttering on the silver helmet above the head.Behind her was a team of female soldiers in fiery red shirts. They were like another wave that surged up before the previous huge wave had subsided, rushing towards the group of wild beasts. At the same time, the woman in the silver-white war robe turned her horse around like a chisel, cutting the beasts away. The group was cut into two, and in the distance, the encircling team had already galloped towards them, forming an encirclement trend again. After repeated strangling, the herd of beasts gradually became thinner and powerless to resist, and the two teams of female generals retreated from the hunt On the spot, the surrounding knights drew out their sharp steel knives, and began the final battle like mowing grass... The female general in the silver-white war robe took off the wolf-headed hat on her head, her forehead was dripping with sweat, a few locks of hair stuck to her white forehead, and a shy smile that was not commensurate with her heroism just now appeared on her face: "Your Majesty... " The beautiful girl in red in full attire rode up to her side, and praised: "That's right, Dong'er is really talented and intelligent. It was the first time I commanded a hunt, and I didn't disappoint." The beautiful woman in the silver white war robe, with the horse on her hips, the knife on her ribs, the bow in her hand, and the arrows on her back, is actually Luo Dong'er. After hearing Xiao Chuo's praise, Luo Dong'er said: "It's not as brave as your mother, just now Dong'er was very nervous. I am afraid that I will make a mistake in the command and let the beast go, which will make the sisters laugh." Empress Xiao laughed heartily: "You are my lord, who dares to laugh at you? Come on, let them clean the wild things, let's go." The two women walked side by side, Xiao Chuo said: "There is a saying in your Han military art, that there must be a shortage of soldiers to besiege. We Khitan people knew this truth before we read your Han military books. The wounded and besieged beasts are the most terrifying Yes, opening an opening at the right time so that they have the hope of escaping, and laying real traps outside the encirclement, can best reduce their own casualties when hunting them. Combining the art of war in hunting, and understanding the art of war in hunting, we The grassland people's tactics and tactics are enlightened from this." "Well, Dong'er has memorized the teachings of the empress." Dong'er bowed her head and smoothed her hair, half of her pink neck was exposed in the brocade robe, the neck was soft, slender and beautiful, with slightly transparent skin and soft and smooth curves, A head of blue hair hangs casually on the side of her neck, at this moment she is full of softness, although she is dressed in a military uniform, she no longer shows the taste of fighting on the battlefield. Xiao Chuo glanced at her with a smile, raised the rein and said in a low voice: "People in the grassland learn the art of war from hunting, and learn the art of war from the prey. War is hunting, but it hunts people, not wild animals. We learn the art of war from the prey. The most popular tactics are wolf tactics. When wolves besiege their prey, they will observe the prey carefully and wait patiently for the best opportunity to move out. Once they attack, they mostly adopt the method of encircling to ensure that the target will not escape. When attacking, The alpha wolf will definitely observe the target's reaction carefully, and when it is most needed, it will take the lead and launch a full-scale attack. At the same time, all wolves will unswervingly carry out the orders of the alpha wolf without any compromise." Xiao Chuo paused, then smiled again: "Our tactic is mainly the tactic of learning from the wolf. We talk about preemptive strikes, don't wait for the enemy to draw the arrow, shoot through his throat first, this is the sharpest attack, our tactic That is: attack, attack, attack! Always build the battlefield on the enemy's territory. This tactic is because we don't have much material to fight attrition. At the same time, we have a lot of horses. Our speed ensures that we have absolute initiative. The cavalry is not without natural enemies, but a fool will stand there and wait. With archers and spearmen fighting us, we can wear them down, and our speed can ensure that we can enter the battle before the opponent has established enough resistance formations, maximize our advantages, and come from the sky. , Going like lightning, can guarantee our victory! " Luo Dong'er smiled softly and said, "Dong'er can't remember what your majesty said. Dong'er is just a servant by your majesty's side. It's good for hunting, and there is no chance to fight. It's useless." Xiao Chuo said angrily: "Why can't it be used? Our daughter's family on the grassland is not inferior to a man. The emperor... well, the emperor is weak and sick, and I have to maintain many things. You may not have the opportunity to go to the battlefield. You are the one trained by me personally, when the time comes, you must not let me down." "Me?" Dong'er's eyes flickered slightly, and she asked seemingly casually: "Dong'er is a Han, does she have a chance to lead the army for the empress?" Xiao Chuo raised his eyebrows and said in a loud voice: "I have always employed people in an eclectic manner. People in the Central Plains choose the Chollima, and we need to learn the classics about horses. We grassland people don't need it. You will understand it after a game. You are really talented. , then use it, regardless of whether he was originally a nobleman or a slave, whether he was a Khitan or a Uyghur, or a Qiang, Han, or Bohai ethnicity, it is only a matter of talent. Don’t you Mr. Han people say that tolerance is great? " The corner of Xiao Chuo's mouth twitched lightly, and said disdainfully: "But they are the ones who say that, they are the ones who look down on the so-called barbarians and are proud of themselves." Dong'er only said yes, turned her head slightly, looked back to the south, and asked in a low voice: "Is it difficult for the empress to send troops because of the tricks of being attacked and killed by the Song people this time, and executed my soldiers pretending to be merchants?" Xiao Chuo's black eyebrows frowned slightly, and he sighed softly: "The emperor is ill again, and he has not been able to go to court for more than half a month, and some treacherous tribes are starting to move again. Going to Beijing, how can we go to war again? Your proposal to revise the state books without using weapons is a good way to save our dignity. Let's see how the Song Emperor responds. Even if the negotiation collapses, we can't use troops now. Now... ..." Xiao Chuo slowly pointed the whip, and said calmly: "Now, I have to clean up this backyard first!" When he returned to the palace, he saw Luo Kedi who was now acting as the manager of the Shang Palace. Luo Kedi smiled and said, "Look at your face, this time you personally direct the hunt, you shouldn't lose face to the queen." Dong'er smiled and said: "Your Majesty instructed me carefully, and the fourth brother taught me in secret. Dong'er is a stupid apprentice, but I have combined the essence of you two masters of war, and my Majesty is still satisfied with a hunt." Speaking of which, she His smile faded, he sighed faintly, and said again: "But... Although I am getting more and more favored by the empress and gained her trust, she still won't let me go out to do things for a while, even though she has relaxed her guard against you, But it’s not yet the point where you can leave without attracting people’s attention, you are still not allowed to leave Beijing, and you can’t familiarize yourself with the route back to the south, what should we do?” Luo Kedi frowned, pondered for a while, and said with a wry smile: "Fourth brother asked you to win the trust of Empress Xiao, the original intention was to let them relax their vigilance, but it was self-defeating, now Empress Xiao is very dependent on you, the emperor is sick and weak, This empress is lonely, and she always comes to sleep with you at night, not letting you leave her body for a moment, which is quite difficult. However, she trusts you more and more, this is a good start, we will look for..." Just as he said this, a young girl's voice came from the courtyard: "Luoshang Palace, is Brother Ling there? I want him to accompany me to the horse race." Luo Kedi's tone was suffocated, and Luo Dong'er couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling: "Fourth brother, I'm so entangled by my mother that I can't get away now. Are you the same? This princess, I'm afraid she likes you." Luo Kedi said embarrassingly: "Don't talk nonsense, this princess... just likes to play. I am a general of Song Dynasty, and now I am a prisoner of Khitan. What can I do with her?" "Fourth brother, don't be foolish, make more friends with the royal family and nobles, it will always be convenient for us to leave." Luo Dong'er persuaded, and hurriedly raised her voice: "Is it Princess Ya? Dong'er is entrusting him with some things, Ya The princess is here, why don't you come in..." As Dong'er said, she had already gone out, and saw a young girl standing in the courtyard, waving her horsewhip in boredom. This girl was Princess Yeluya, Emperor Yeluxian's own sister, sixteen or seventeen years old, with thick eyebrows. With regular eyes and facial features, soft lips, and a touch of thin virgin hair on her lips, she is a lively and cheerful girl.Her skin is radiant and delicate, like wheat soaked in sunlight. Her figure is different from Luo Donger's slender, plump and firm figure, but her waist and long legs have a kind of bodybuilding flavor. Hearing Dong'er's words, Princess Yeluya said disappointedly: "Luo Kedi has something to do? Then you can't accompany me to the Imperial Garden..." Dong'er smiled slightly and said, "It's not a big deal. Since Princess Ya is going on a trip, ask him to accompany the princess to the Imperial Garden. Fourth Brother..." Dong'er turned her head and glanced at Luo Kedi, Luo Kedi took a breath, and walked out with stiff hair. When Yeluya saw Luo Kedi, she immediately went up to him eagerly, pulled him up and left, and at the same time raised her voice: "Luo Shanggong, thank you Lahe." Luo Kedi said embarrassingly: "Your Highness, let go, Your Highness, Kedi is just a servant, Your Highness..." "Stop talking nonsense, let's go, let's meet three brothers and four brothers for horse racing and archery today, you have to help me suppress their arrogance..." Dong'er looked at their backs and sighed, and looked up at a corner of the palace wall: "Brother Hao and the people of the Han country can escape safely back to the Song Dynasty? Brother Hao is a lucky man, so he must be fine, but I don't know what he is doing now , Dong’er managed to gain Empress Xiao’s trust, for fear of losing her success, she didn’t dare to ask the envoy to inquire about you this time, brother Hao, how are you doing now?” Brother Hao is very bad now, he is about to become a street mouse, those who love him can't wait to build a memorial archway of longevity, and offer him three sticks of incense for a day, those who hate him cut a paper figurine, and use the soles of their shoes to pump hard , can't wait to cut him into pieces. Because grain and rice are constantly being shipped to Kaifeng, the imperial court has spent too much to buy grain and grass at a high price during this period of time. The Zhao official family gritted their teeth in hatred: the imperial court is short of grain, and millions of residents in Kaifeng are in danger, but those grain merchants It’s more efficient than the imperial court, and the grain is transported faster than the imperial court. They not only transport grain from the Jianghuai River, but also transport grain from the northwest and Shandong to Kaifeng, regardless of whether there will be a shortage in the local area For food, just try to make a fortune, now is the time to bury the hole. So the Zhao officials couldn’t wait to announce that the capital’s grain and rice are already sufficient, and the grain that is still being transported through the canal in a steady stream is used as the court’s reserve, which will be enough for more than three years. As much as you can buy, the official warehouse will sell you as much as you can. Before the capital was short of grain, a bucket of grain was 70 yuan. After the news of the food shortage spread, the price of grain rose steadily. Now it has risen to 200 yuan per bucket of grain. Since then, the price of grain sold in official warehouses has returned to the original price, which is still seventy cash. Those wealthy gentry who spent a lot of money, snapped up a large amount of grain, and filled their family's jars, urns, and even bamboo baskets and kang pits with grain were beating their chests sadly, happily buying large quantities of grain at high prices and transporting them to the capital to prepare for a windfall The profiteers are crying bitterly, and they have the heart to jump into the river. Unaware of what happened, Yang Hao went to work in the yamen again early in the morning. When he arrived at the gate of Honglu Temple, he suddenly slapped his forehead and turned around. The two shopaholics, Doll and Yanyan, bought many Local specialties, including five catties of bad white fish, how come I forgot to take it.