Before leaving, Helian Yunshang introduced his wife to Wang Laoer.
Gentle and virtuous, just like me.
The female Xiao mother!
Nothing wrong.
But I feel dizzy when I meet you. What does this mean?
Wang Laoer was stunned.
The old thief turned around, a light flashed in his eyes - what a cunning woman!
The woman seemed to have fainted, but her eyes were slightly narrowed, actually observing Wang Laoer's reaction.
This is looking at my son-in-law!
Don't be stupid, second brother!
Don't help me!
Wang Laoer looked at the woman stupidly, "Why aren't your feet soft?"
Well!
When a person faints, his feet will become weak!
But why are you still standing upright?
The old thief tried his best not to laugh, and said solemnly, "Second brother, be more respectful!"
Bao Dong's cheek twitched. People say that the more a mother-in-law sees her son-in-law, the more interesting she becomes. But Mrs. Zhang first said her son-in-law was stupid, and then pretended to be faint. What does this mean?
Mrs. Zhang sighed, as if she had woken up, and then looked at Wang Laoer, "How is Yun Shang?"
It's not embarrassing to be seen through by the son-in-law. This woman is amazing. The old thief secretly mourned for Wang Lao Er for a moment, thinking that with the second son's temperament, being suppressed by the mother-in-law is not a problem.
"Yunshang is great!" Wang Lao Er Balabala talked about Helian Yunshang's days in Taoxian County. In one word, it was extremely good.
A young woman came in, covering her mouth and crying, "How is your husband?"
Mrs. Zhang pointed to the young woman and said to Wang Laoer, "This is your sister-in-law. She has thought of herself as a widow for a long time. Outsiders say that the two widows running the house of the Duke of Guo really complement each other."
"Sister-in-law!" Wang Laoer knew that the visitor was Ma, Helianluo's wife, "My uncle is doing very well in Taoxian County. He has been doing well all day long."
He didn't mention going to the brothel all day, but changed his words: "Reading all day."
hehe!
Is that one called Woman? Ma laughed and said, "That's good."
Zhang asked: "How brave are you to sneak into Ningxing? What are you going to do? Who are you going to assassinate?"
Wang Laoer shook his head, "It's just spreading rumors."
Mrs. Zhang looked at Mrs. Ma, "You are really good at this."
Ma was shy, "Mom, what are you talking about?"
It turned out that Bao Dong was a good player. A flash of light flashed in his eyes, "Madam, please step aside."
Mrs. Zhang said coldly: "We are all my people. Who dares to tell nonsense to the outside world and his whole family will be killed later. Besides, we all know your identity, is it necessary to avoid it?"
It seems unnecessary. Bao Dong said: "Madam should also be aware of the current situation, right?"
Mrs. Zhang nodded, "He Liantong is a bastard who has lived for ten thousand years and cannot move to his nest. Chang'an's army is pressing down on the border. Will Duke Qin's life be difficult?"
Bao Dong smiled and said: "Yes! But He Liantong is as timid as a mouse. We were ordered to sneak into Ningxing because we wanted to tell the people of Ningxing that He Liantong is a waste."
Zhang squinted her eyes, "Are you going to dig a hole for Heliantong?"
Second child, your mother-in-law seems to be not simple. Bao Dong glanced at Wang Lao Er sympathetically, "Yes. The Northern Xinjiang army will definitely conquer Ningxing this time, and the Shegu tribe is watching eagerly from the side. Guo Zuo of Northern Liao said,
To be honest, there is really no glimmer of hope. Does Madam know the status of the second child in Tao County?"
Mrs. Zhang glanced at her silly son-in-law and said, "Yun Shang said a lot of good things for him, and the two of them also live in the Duke's mansion."
"If a prince eats a mouthful, he must have half a mouthful of the second child." Bao Dong said decisively: "Now that the matter has come to this, where will the Duke's palace go?"
Mrs. Zhang almost didn't think about it, "I'm just a widow, I don't have any requirements, just one. What do their brother and sister Qin Guogong mean?"
Helian Yunshang followed Wang Laoer, so he was naturally not worried. He was just asking about Helian Luo's future.
Bao Dong said: "The last time Duke Chengguo sent a wedding to Taoxian, the dowry from ten miles away made many women envious. There must be no shortage of money."
Zhang proudly said, "Naturally!"
"As for the official career, the Duke has said that if virtue is not matched, there will be disaster. If Duke Cheng wants to pursue an official career, he must think about his own ability. How great his ability is, the Duke will give him a high position, no ambiguity!
"
"I believe this!"
Mrs. Zhang said: "If you talk nonsense about how big and generous you are, then just pretend you haven't been here today."
Bao Dong smiled and said, "So, madam, are you willing to help me?"
This is also a credit!
Zhang asked: "How to do it?"
"in this way."
One day, when the morning light shone on the earth, the defenders at the top of the city were shocked to find that the Northern Xinjiang Army was gone.
The scouts of the Northern Xinjiang Army were constantly patrolling outside the four gates, but there were none today.
"Where are the people?"
The defenders immediately reported He Liantong.
"No one?"
Heliantong thought about it for a while.
"Tell the scouts to go out and investigate."
The scouts cautiously left Jiangzhou City and slowly approached the North Xinjiang Army camp.
"Where's the camp?"
Overnight, the Northern Xinjiang Army's camp disappeared, but the earthen stoves, latrines, and various traces were still there.
One of the scouts dismounted and stretched out his hand to try the earthen stove.
"It's still warm down there." The scout looked up.
The sound of horse hooves came suddenly.
Northern Xinjiang cavalry appeared on all sides. More than a thousand cavalry surrounded them and strangled the scouts to death.
More than half an hour later, the second batch of scouts arrived. Looking at the corpses of those comrades, they were filled with sadness and then ecstasy.
"Yang Gou is gone."
Using the withdrawal of troops as a trap to kill more than a hundred scouts is like using a trebuchet to bombard ants, which is not worth it.
This is to vent anger, as well as to shock the defenders and buy time for withdrawal.
The scouts were divided into two groups, one going to investigate and the other going back to report the news.
"Leaving?"
Heliantong pondered.
Chen De said: "It seems that the Chang'an army is not far away."
Immediately everyone gathered.
"Your Majesty, take advantage of the victory and pursue it!"
"That's right! Yang Gou escaped, which shows that Chang'an is pressing hard and the opportunity must not be missed. The time will never come again!"
"Da Liao will win!"
There were cheers outside.
An official came in and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the news has spread throughout the city, and the people can't help but celebrate with the soldiers."
The situation is great!
Everyone was delighted.
Finally, they all waited for He Liantong's order.
He Liantong was silent for a long time, "Don't move for now!"
The news immediately reached Ningxing.
"Northern Xinjiang has withdrawn its troops."
In the court hall, the ministers celebrated with their foreheads and hands.
"Li Mi is indeed a trustworthy person!"
"If you don't go back, your old nest will be gone. Hahahaha!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Give chase! Attack Yang Gou with the Chang'an army and destroy him in one battle. Then take advantage of the situation and capture Northern Xinjiang. Not only can you regain all your homeland, but you can also swallow up a mouthful of Northern Xinjiang. How beautiful!"
Yang Gouzi's censor glanced at the official and thought that he was the eldest princess's man and the biological father of the child.
Impeachment or not?
"Princess, let's attack!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
The crowd is excited!
Changling asked: "Does King Lianjiang have anything to say?"
The messenger said: "The king has said that he will not move for the time being."
What?
The officials were stunned.
"Not moving?"
"Once Yang Xuan is allowed to retreat to Northern Xinjiang calmly, the Shegu people will definitely attack. At that time, we can only clear out the Shegu people first. By the time the suppression is over, the Northern Xinjiang army has already stabilized the situation."
"This is a waste of opportunity!"
"What a great opportunity. If it were me, I would definitely lead the army to attack!"
"King Lian Jiang has more than 100,000 troops, more troops than Yang Xuan. What is he afraid of?"
There was a fire in the court.
"King Lian Jiang is as immovable as a mountain!"
Bao Dong appeared at the market again, exchanging gossip with a group of women.
"What a great opportunity, what is King Lian Jiang waiting for?"
"If Yang Gou is eliminated, we will be able to live a peaceful life for a few years, right?
"
"Yes! But we are the common people, who will listen to what we say?"
Seeing that the women were angry, Bao Dong said, "Actually, it's not necessarily that they don't listen to what the people say."
A woman asked, "What about that?"
"Get louder!"
"There are more people!"
Public opinion is like a wave, one wave higher than the other.
As public opinion fermented, King Lianjiang, once known as the backbone of Liao Dynasty, was denounced as the Helian rat.
Public opinion among the people is boiling to the point where even the DPRK and China have to face it seriously.
The envoy left and came back, "King Lian Jiang said that it is better to be steady at this time."
steady?
"He is as steady as an old dog!"
Someone in the court shouted that Helian was an old dog.
Among the dignitaries, someone spoke up.
The ladies like to get together when they have nothing to do, watch singing and dancing, drinking, playing leaf opera, and a very few play polo.
That day, a group of noble ladies gathered together. After drinking for three rounds, the head of Chengguo Palace, Mrs. Zhang, began to yell and curse.
"Nah Heliantong was a waste at the beginning. When Emperor Xiaode came to the throne, he did not say he was serving the country, but he hid at home fishing. Just fish! What are you doing with a bamboo hat and a raincoat on a sunny day? I knew this at that time
People like to pretend.
The eldest princess was wise and gave him a chance to come out of the mountain, but she didn't expect that this man has a large army but has no ambition to make progress. The backbone of Daliao? I think he is an old dog with a broken backbone!"
The atmosphere was lifted.
"Yes! My husband said that in a great situation, King Lian Jiang is sitting on the Diaoyutai like a fisherman, but this is a national war, not a fish pond in his home."
"Isn't that true?" Ms. Zhang slapped her thigh, "Hey! I have also fished before. Fishing means dropping bait and those who wish to take the bait. Does Heliantong want a reward? He won't send troops without a reward!"
"Hey! Yes!"
Zhang analyzed the reasons why Heliantong refused to send troops from a unique perspective.
"The thousand-year-old king and the eighty-thousand-year-old turtle are him. The old turtle!"
Zhang's yelling and scolding successfully attracted Heliantong's in-laws.
"Say it again!"
"So what if I said so?"
Two ladies from Heliantong's in-laws came, and they got angry and started fighting.
After a fierce fight between one and two, Zhang went home with disheveled hair.
"Mother-in-law, you." Wang Laoer happened to be out of the house. Seeing his mother-in-law's appearance, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Zhang said boldly: "Those two women are lying down now!"
Wang Laoer was quite happy to have such a fierce mother-in-law, but he didn't see the old thief worrying about him.
"People say that a son resembles his father, and a daughter resembles her mother. Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and mice give birth to babies that can dig holes. This one is so fierce, and her daughter is not easy to come by. The future of the second child will be worrying!"
The old thief stood up and said, "I'm going out to investigate."
The atmosphere in the city has risen.
The people are clamoring for troops.
The powerful are clamoring for troops.
The officials in the DPRK were clamoring for troops.
The clan finally took action.
An elder of the clan said: "Stability is not a bad thing, but the art of war also says that aggression is like fire!"
This elder had a fight with He Liantong's father and had one of his legs broken. Then he met a quack doctor and now walks with a limp.
In the palace.
"Princess, the crowd is so excited!"
The memorials for the impeachment of Heliantong were piled on the table, and there were several large boxes beside them.
"What exactly does King Lianjiang think?" Changling asked.
He Liantong is on the front line. Both Changling and Xiao can only judge whether this matter is right or wrong from various sources.
Heliantong is looking at the map.
Holding a water glass in his hand, he takes a sip occasionally and then thinks deeply.
If there were fire in his eyes, the area in northern Xinjiang would have been burned to ashes long ago.
"King!"
Chen De came in, "The public opinion in Ning Xing is boiling!"
Heliantong's eyes were still on the map.
"When Chang'an sends troops, Yang Xuan must withdraw his troops. I know this, otherwise he will not be worthy of commanding the army to defend Ningxing.
He Liantong turned around, "But what I'm facing is no one else, but the most outstanding commander in the Tang Dynasty in recent years, Yang Xuan. This man uses his troops in the right way and is best at reading people's hearts."
He sat down and took a sip of tea. "The way to use military force is to think about people's hearts. What is he thinking? If you want to attack Ningxing, you must defeat me. If I don't move, he can only attack by force. But attack by force is not his.
temper.
Chen De said: "In the last few days, the Northern Xinjiang Army went crazy and attacked Jiangzhou City."
"Many people say it was just to vent their anger and take a chance before leaving. I think so too. But I don't dare to gamble!"
He Liantong said: "If I make a wrong move, I will never have a chance to look back. It doesn't matter if I make a mistake, what will happen to Daliao?"
"The people in Ningxing are very excited, and the palace is full of memorials to impeach the king." Chen De was deeply worried about his boss.
"Those people saw the hope of defeating their sworn enemy, and wished that I would immediately send troops to pursue them all the way. But they didn't know what I was carrying on my shoulders. It was Daliao's last hope."
He Liantong said quietly: "When Jiangzhou is here, Ningxing is there. When Ningxing is here, Daliao retains some hope of revival."
"Not sending troops?" Chen De is also a supporter of sending troops, but he must stand on the same stand as the proprietor.
"It's not that we don't send troops, it's that we wait." He Liantong said, "We will send troops after the Chang'an army begins to attack northern Xinjiang."
"Yes." Chen De hesitated for a moment, "So the Northern Xinjiang Army has been prepared for a long time. There will be many places to attack along the way. Linde, Yanzhou, Cangzhou, Longhua Prefecture, Taizhou, Neizhou, Kunzhou and Northern Xinjiang
The army is well guarded!"
"How long will it take to fight this way? The Shegu people will not sit idly by. In this way, I dare to bet that the Jiangzhou army can capture Yanzhou at most, and then there will be no further progress. In this way, Northern Xinjiang can calmly deal with Chang'an's attack. With Yang
Xuan's ability is not aggressive enough, but resistance is not a problem."
A courtier said angrily in the court: "The Southern Xinjiang Army cannot leave Southern Xinjiang for a long time. If it cannot attack for a long time, it will inevitably retreat. Once the Southern Xinjiang Army retreats, the Chang'an army will inevitably have to withdraw. At that time, General Yang Xuan
Will be involved again.
At that time, we still have to see the outcome of the fighting between Daliao and Shegu people. If it goes badly, will Daliao still have a large army to defend Jiangzhou? Maybe Jiangzhou can be defended?"
Changling looked at Xiao and others.
Xiao said: "Princess, this is a dead end."
A dead end with no room for maneuver.
Either make progress or wait for death.
Heliantong's envoy has arrived.
"The king said, it is better to be safe than to take risks."
Once the adventure fails, Daliao will be doomed!
This is the meaning behind Heliantong’s decision.
Everyone heard it.
"But this is the best and last chance!"
Someone said angrily: "If you don't take action, you will die!"
"Yang Gou once said that he would not allow others to sleep soundly beside his bed. This is a metaphor for the relationship between Northern Xinjiang and Daliao. He will not let Daliao go!"
"Princess Princess, please lead the army to attack!"
"Please give me your order!"
"Please give me your order!"
The faces of the ministers flashed red, as if they had seen the moment when they led the army to defeat Yang Xuan and became the heroes of the Liao Dynasty's resurgence.
Changling looked at the ministers.
Let’s look at Xiao and others again.
A chamberlain came in.
"Eldest Princess, Your Majesty has taken action."
The little emperor had been in a bad temper recently and had beaten his ministers at the court meeting, so Changling asked him to rest.
The little emperor may not be able to wait until he reaches adulthood.
After he leaves, who will succeed Daliao?
Clan, dignitaries, civil servants, and generals will all line up for the throne, and endless political struggles will follow.
By that time, Daliao will no longer be able to deal with powerful foreign enemies!
Changling nodded slightly.
"Send an envoy to Jiangzhou!"
"The eldest princess is wise!"
Cheers echoed throughout the hall.
resounded throughout the palace.
In the Ancestral Temple, a gust of wind blew, and the tablets inside were shaking