Chapter 7 second quarter

One day in the first ten days of May, Yang Kesheng accepted another group of men who fled from the other side and returned from the front line.The number of people in this group is not too large, including the old and the young, plus two dolls in their arms, and an old woman who is paralyzed and very handicapped, there are only twenty-four men and women in total.Taking the doll and the sick old lady with them shows that they are a group of fugitives determined to return to the arms of the Han family.But they were a group of privileged fugitives. They were escorted by the Liao army to the border river, and then in broad daylight, they took a Liao special boat, planted a white heart flag, and crossed the river calmly.

What might be the important characters here?No!They are all ordinary people.A white-haired old man, as their representative spokesperson, articulated and reasoned clearly about their unusual escape process. They were all from the same village living at the boundary of Yizhou. When they heard that the "Wang Shi" was coming north, they fled in groups a few days earlier. Unfortunately, they were intercepted by a patrolling Liao army near the boundary river. "This is terrible!" they thought to themselves, "If they are caught by the Liao army here, they will be beheaded or tied into a palm and thrown into the middle of the river, and they will never survive again." Sure enough, the Liao army took them one by one. Tied up, pushed and shoved and threatened to chop off their heads.Later, two officers came and after chattering for a long time, they were escorted to the barracks.After being locked up for a day and two nights, they were transferred to a heavily guarded place full of swords and halberds.Along the way, their eyes were covered and they didn't know where it was.A man who looked like a high official came out to meet them. "It's so grand, and it's not a trivial person." The old man didn't guess that the officer was Yelu Dashi, the former enemy commander of the Liao army, and unconsciously narrated in a tone of awe, "He has bright eyes and is wearing a suit. Green brocade robe, with a sword at the waist, majestic and majestic."

This man with the appearance of a high-ranking official can also speak good Chinese, and he doesn't want to be interpreted by others.At the beginning, he comforted them with a friendly face: "I asked my subordinates to invite you here. I don't know if I have disturbed you and caused you to suffer?" He asked someone to bring out wine, poured wine on the spot, and persuaded them to drink to suppress the panic.Then he said, "You are all citizens of Daliao, and Daliao has never treated you badly. Your heart is towards the Southern Dynasty, and Daliao will not stop you if you want to escape. The eyes let them go, you all know that." Then he became angry and spoke passionately, "It's good that you left, the crops left behind will be eaten by the army, and the houses left behind will be eaten by the army." If it is dismantled and used as chopping firewood, can it still be left for you? Daliao's million-strong army, why do you care about a few of you guys? Even if you leave one hundred and eighty thousand, you can't damage half a hair of Daliao." Speaking of this, His face completely sank, and his temper grew worse. "You are forgiven, but I will never forgive those villains who are unfaithful and unrighteous." He turned around, ordered to take out the two heads, and pointed them out to everyone: "These two are what I said. Unfaithful and unrighteous repeat villain..." The women and children were afraid and covered their faces with their hands.He shouted again: "Look, what are you afraid of? I want you to see the end of the villain. These two were originally my family's people. They lived on the salary of the Daliao Dynasty and became officials in the Daliao Dynasty, but later they went to the Southern Dynasty. The spies, they came from south to north, doing evil and doing all kinds of bad things. Later, I caught them, and they were guilty and timid, showing their true feelings. Such repeated people are neither loyal to Daliao, nor loyal to the Southern Dynasty. I will tolerate them He, even the gods of heaven and earth cannot tolerate him. Yesterday I ordered them to be punished, please take these two dog heads away, and send a message to Yutong Xuanfu, a man must do things aboveboard, if he wants to fight, he will fight, and if he wants to make peace, he will make peace. In the future, please don't send such pussies to do some stealthy things again. I'm not easy to provoke!" After he finished speaking, he was afraid of passing on the wrong words, so he told them to repeat the same, and then let them go back.

What the old man said couldn't be clearer, and he also expressed his expressions vividly, as if bringing the two heads back, explaining the matter clearly, and not making a mistake, was a gift for them to come in for the army.Yang Kesheng looked at the heads, but didn't know who they were.But he knew that this was a major matter related to entry and exit, and after asking for instructions from the commanding headquarters, he personally took the old man and put his head on the head to report to the Xuanfu Division. The staff of the Xuanfu Division also did not recognize these two heads.

In the end, it was transferred to Zhao Liangsi, and after repeated appraisals, it was confirmed that these two were his relatives, Zhang Bao and Zhao, whom they had sent to Liao half a month ago. Loyal to two. After hearing the shocking news, Tong Guan immediately held a top-secret meeting. The first decision of the meeting was to keep the news tightly sealed.On the one hand, Yang Kesheng was strictly ordered not to spread the matter to the outside world, and on the other hand, the Xuanfu Division immediately sent people to the front line. In the name of suppressing shock, they brought the remaining twenty or so people to the Xuanfu Division, and planned to wipe them all out in one fell swoop. Implement "destroy corpses and wipe out traces".

Zhao Liangsi thought that the ones who would be wiped out were all Han'er, so he couldn't help feeling sad for the death of a rabbit, and asked casually: "What about the two children?" "Leave the baby, can't you breastfeed it?" Tong Guan replied decisively, "You, Zhao Longtu, are a woman's benevolence." Then everyone sat down and analyzed and studied the content of the old man's narration.Who is the commander of the Liao army? Is it Yelu Dashi?At the age of three or forty, there are many generals in green robes!Zhao Liangsi repeatedly asked the old man if there was any abnormality in the pupils of the general, but the old man was in a nervous mood and couldn't see clearly, so he couldn't be sure who he was.What he said was watertight. He couldn't tell when and where Zhang and Zhao were intercepted, and it was impossible to judge whether they had a relationship with Li Chuwen and his son.Has the secret been revealed?Whose hands did those two letters fall into?These questions are very important.They made all kinds of speculations, but unfortunately they were all groundless.So what should be done further, and whether the proposal of recruiting policy changes should be continued?

After all, staff members are just staff members. Although they can contribute thousands of opinions, their ideas must be made up by themselves.Everyone is waiting for Tong Guan's final decision. "It's such a big achievement, can't we just stop here?" Everyone waited for a long time before they heard Tong Guan speak, his face was gloomy and ugly, "Everyone is a scholar, but they don't understand the phrase 'keep it up'. This envoy is ordered to attack Liao, no matter how hard it is, he must achieve his goal before giving up." Tong Guan's words set the tone for the continuation of the discussion.So everyone swarmed and advocated to make persistent efforts, and even the aides who had just advocated giving up also mingled with the masses and fought back, denouncing the kind of weak and cowardly, futile arguments that retreated in spite of difficulties.

Tong Guan is undoubtedly a greedy dog, with a huge appetite and never satisfied.At the same time, he is an autocratic and domineering dog. Once he gnaws on a meaty bone, no matter if someone around him beats him with a stick or kicks him, he still clings to it, refusing to let go easily, and he is also unwilling to let his other dogs run to share it. Lubricate oil and water.In his dictionary, there is absolutely no word "comity". In addition, Tong Guan is the most scheming, and the plan of appeasement is planned by him alone, which is a trump card in his hand.Without it, what would he use to subdue the teacher who wanted to raise his tail to make trouble with him at any time?

And that fellow Cai Jing, who was the most reticent, said a lot of obedient things on the day of the farewell party.Po Nai recently sent a poem to his son, and he said sarcastically: "One hundred years of vows should be recited deeply, and three periods of time will take a long time to rest." The vow should be recited, and the march is easy to rest. What is it not to oppose war?There is also a more blatant sentence: "If you are not in charge, who will take care of it?" This clearly means that I, Cai, also participated in the final discussion. Today, you have monopolized the power and excluded me. If things go wrong in the future, don't blame me On Cai's head.gloat.The mood of hope that something will happen is vivid on the paper.If unfortunately he was told that the consolation failed and the war failed, not only would Cai Jing be laughed at, but his political life would definitely be threatened.

The discussion of appeasement has such a close interest in his body, and he must not give up because of a temporary setback.As for the form of solicitation, there is still room for discussion.Didn't the green-robed Liao general say, "A man should be aboveboard in his work, and don't do stealthy things"?The words "stealing chickens and dogs" especially touched his state of mind.When he was young, before he entered the palace, he used to steal chickens and dogs as a profession.Now that he doesn't do this, he really wants to send an envoy to persuade the Liao monarch and his ministers to join him, and also to inquire about Li Chuwen's news.If the previous situation has not been revealed, you can still contact him secretly and act on camera.If the matter was revealed, it would be nothing more than sacrificing an envoy, and he would never soften his heart because of this.

Tong Guan once again expressed his opinion that he would formally send an envoy to persuade him to surrender, and his subordinates once again applauded. "Xuanxiang's vision is the most brilliant," Li Zongzhenyi commented in an old-fashioned way.Li Zongzhen followed Tong Guan for the longest time, and thought he was a talent for keeping records, so he couldn't hold the official seal. He once publicly stated that he would follow the lord for life and would not have any other unreasonable thoughts.Therefore, Tong Guanyi recommended him to the title of envoy, which is unique among his staff.From then on, his status became superior to Yilun, Liu Fan and Zhao Liangsi were not under his eyes, let alone the mediocre Yuzi.When he spoke, he did not forget that on the one hand, he was a loyal servant of the lord, and on the other hand, he was one of the few dozen envoys in the imperial court.He has such a double identity, so in the flattery, he should take a little bit of identity.He said: "The general of the Liao Dynasty predicted that I would not dare to send people again. I would like to send people to publicly call for surrender. The so-called 'surprise, attack those who are unprepared', this is the strategy of military strategists." "The public surrender is false, but the secret connection is real." Jia Ping immediately went on to add.Jia Ping is Li Zongzhen's candidate. Once Li Zongzhen is vacant, he will be Tong Guan's chief aide.Li Zongzhen wins with seniority and official title, but Jia Ping wins with talent and wit.His wit is shown in the fact that Li Zongzhen can say it without thinking for a long time.His pockets are full of vocabulary needed as a staff member, which can be retrieved and applied at any time. This has long been recognized by colleagues in the Xuanfu Division.Now he slips on, "The wonderful thing is to cover up the real with the fake, to cover the fake with the real, the fake and the real, the real and the fake, infinite changes, unpredictable." After their opinions were favored by everyone for a while, the question turned to the selection of envoys. "Zhang and Zhao, the matter is not confidential, and they missed the important mission of the envoy. This envoy must be high-sounding, and it must be done in secret. The person sent must be wise, brave, and courageous. Only then can you succeed in this important task." Tong Guan suddenly burst into a big upset, turned his eyes to the four seats, and asked, "All the gentlemen here are resourceful and worthy of being outstanding people of our time. Let's see who is the choice of envoys today. The most appropriate thing is to go? After accomplishing this great achievement, I will definitely report it to the imperial court and give him a big reward." Everyone didn't expect to select envoys among the members present, and now the two bloody heads suddenly reappeared in everyone's minds with a particularly terrifying expression.Eloquent talk is of course the chief of the staff, but if you really want to take risks, everyone may not be so stupid.For a moment, everyone lowered their heads, lest Tong Guan's eyes would fall on him like axes.Thus, the "cicadas" who had fluttered their wings and clamored a moment ago turned into silent cicadas in an instant. After a pause, Tong Guan called names and said: "What Li Canjun said should be taken by surprise and attack those who are unprepared. This statement deeply agrees with my heart. In addition, he was an envoy with this envoy to the imperial court to learn about the situation there. How about asking Li Canjun to go out and work hard this time? ?” As a publicity envoy of others, I receive a lot of requests every month, how can I not sell some power to others?Tong Guan has always been particular about cash transactions. Li Zongzhen, who had always been articulate, suddenly became hesitant and speechless. He Li...Li Li's Li Li for a long time, and then he came in and out: "Li... a certain old... clumsy and incompetent, today... is not what it used to be, how can I choose?" ... Can you bear this burden? According to Li..." He suddenly grabbed a life-saving straw, "In Li's view, Jia Jiyi has a deep understanding of the magic of military strategists. Big deal!" "I have little talent and learning, how can I be appointed?" Jia Ping was really witty and unruffled in times of crisis. He kicked Wu'er back. Opportunity? Going through life and death, going through danger like a barbarian, who is better than Fan Gexue? From my point of view, the three of them have to go hand in hand for this envoy, which is absolutely safe." Wang Lin was about to decline when he suddenly heard Tong Guan sneer a few times "Hey... Hey".He was too scared to speak.The meeting suddenly fell into an abyss of silence. After a long pause, everyone heard Liu Fan say in an unusual trembling voice: "This trip is very important to the success or failure of the Liao Bureau. If Liu wants to make an exception and recommend someone..." "Could it be that Chief Liu is going to recommend Ma Zichong?" Zhao Liangsi grabbed his words and continued, "Although Zichong is young, he has been sent to the Jin Dynasty in the past few years, and the opportunities are very close. "Shen, I'm a little bit more courageous than a man's testimonials. In my humble opinion, this exhortation to the monarchs and officials of the Liao court must have Zichong go, and it cannot be successful." "Zhao Longtu's words are in line with my contempt." Liu Fan's nervousness suddenly disappeared, and he nodded frequently to Zhao Liangsi, expressing his gratitude to him for supporting him, "Yu and Zichong have been friends for many years, and Ji Zhizi is very courageous. He has a strong heart. It is most suitable for him to go on this trip." No matter who is the chief staff member, Liu Fan and Zhao Liangsi still have the highest say in Tong Guan's think tank.Since the two of them had the same opinion, the rest of the people also became active, unanimously saying that they had the same views as Zhao and Liu Shiying, and they were afraid that things would change. Undoubted advantages such as daring to confront each other and being familiar with the situation.Because he kicked Wu'er back to Li Zongzhen, and by the way brought his old partner Wang Lin in to be Jia Ping who accompanied him, he felt a little apologetic, and he added impassionedly: "Zichong's trip, if it is not successful, I Jia is willing to issue a military order, and he will be punished with Zichong, and he will not regret it." And so on. So the final conclusion came out: "The candidate for Liao must be Ma Zichong." When it was Tong Guan's turn to end the meeting, he also nodded in agreement with everyone: "The first thing I thought of was this Ma Zichong. I just wanted to leave this wealth to the princes. Why don't the princes accept this?" He suddenly used a very sharp tone to satirize his staff, showing that he has insight into everything. , not to be deceived by his subordinates (even if they are his cronies), this is something that a smart bureaucrat always remembers to do. "On the fair days, the relationship between you and Zi is full of love, and there are many discussions. I don't want to be public today and forget my personal. If I praise him so much, it seems that I have to let him go to Yanjing for a while. It's just that he will come back with great achievements in the future. Both fame and fortune will be gained, and the princes will be envious when they see it." Then, he solemnly told the content of today's meeting not to let "Mahula" know. "Vice Envoy Cai's favorite concubine, a wine woman, was too busy yesterday," he said contemptuously, "you don't need to bother him with such confidential matters in the military."