Luo Youdu sent Gao Huaide out, playing with the sword in his hand with some excitement. This Crow Nine Sword was by no means as simple as a return gift.
From the beginning, Luo Youdu felt that there was a master behind Gao Huaide.
Because the plaque on the door of Gao's house says Gao Residence, not Gao Mansion.
Ancient rituals were numerous and hierarchical.
The grade restrictions of building construction are reflected in the size, shape, etc. Even details such as how many doornails can be on the door, how many steps can be at the door, what materials can be used for the railings, what kind of patterns can be used for decoration, etc., are all
There are strict regulations.
On TV, a person's home can be decorated with a certain house. In ancient times, how about trying to hang one?
If you fail on the same day, you will have to play with eggs on the same day.
This is called transgression, and may result in punishment at the least, or death at the worst.
Each era has different definitions of specifications in this regard.
In this era, only the residences of prime ministers and princes can be called "mansion", and other official residences can only be called "zhai".
However, the Gao family is qualified to call the government. Gao Xingzhou was the King of Qi when he was alive, and was posthumously named the King of Qin after his death.
Although Gao Huaide could not inherit the title, the glory of the family is still there, not to mention that the princess Gao Mu is still alive.
But they kept a low profile and abandoned the lofty lintel.
This operation was based on Luo Youdu's understanding of Gao Huaide and was not his style.
Now that I think about it, it is most likely that Gao's mother knew her son too well and was worried that the Gao family would not be able to afford this wealth.
There is no doubt about Gao Huaide's ability, but to survive in the world, ability is often secondary, and interpersonal relationships and worldliness are the key.
A character like Gao Huaide who goes his own way cannot be tolerated anywhere.
Just imagine, a few people made an appointment to get together and were chatting happily. Gao Huaide suddenly wanted to go hunting, and then left everyone without saying a word.
How could the other people not have any opinions?
Fortunately, Gao Huaide comes from a good family and no one wants to mess with him. If he were an ordinary person, he would have been eliminated long ago with this kind of personality.
Even if he wasn't eliminated, he still suffered a lot.
The clues can be seen from Gao Huaide's record in the Battle of Huainan.
If there is no good relationship, good tasks will not be his turn, such as Luo Youdu and Zhao Kuangyin. Their victory over Liu Yanzhen and Huangfuhui depends on Guo Rong's favoritism.
If it were anyone else, they might not be as beautiful as the two of them, but winning is not difficult.
Gao Huaide's two outstanding performances were to pick tasks that others left behind and were unwilling to do.
One cruise was to follow Zhu Yuan's large army to monitor his movements, and the other was to explore the enemy's situation.
That is to say, Gao Huaide was very strong and achieved A-level results on F-level tasks.
During the cruise, I defeated 200 cavalry with twenty cavalry.
To investigate the enemy's situation, he directly rushed into Zhu Yuan's stronghold unexpectedly, fought back and forth twice, and even captured a deputy general.
Otherwise, Gao Huaide would not be able to get the position of commander of the left wing of the Tiger Fleet.
But for a character like Gao Huaide, the higher his status, the easier it is to offend others.
There has to be someone to protect him and play with him.
Gao Mu's intention in sending this sword was that she was entrusting the Gao family to her.
Luo Youdu looked at the sword in his hand and said, "Don't worry! How could I not love a talent like Brother Gao, and how could I not use it!"
Luo Youdu values profit, but he is never short-sighted and only cares about himself and is selfish. His goal is to bring people who are willing to follow him to benefit and succeed together.
Gao Huaide doesn't need to deal with interpersonal relationships that he is not good at here. He loves to play music and hunt if he loves hunting. In order to make him happy, he will even help him find ancient music scores. As long as during the war, he can
It's enough to perform to your own level.
Privy Council.
Luo Youdu met with Guo Rong's best friend Tang Fuyao.
"Brother Tang, how are things going in the north?"
Although Tang Fuyao was a white man, he and Guo Rong got to know each other in poverty and had a close relationship. Luo Youdu gave him great respect and always regarded him as a brother.
Now the Southern Tang Dynasty has surrendered and Jiangling has been pacified.
Luo Youdu applied to Guo Rong to move Tang Fuyao's Jiangling intelligence base to the north, and received approval.
For half a year, Tang Fuyao has been busy in the north, and this is the first time he has returned to Kaifeng.
Then he was caught by Luo Youdu, who had been paying attention to the situation in the north.
"Reporting to my husband, everything is going well. The situation in the north is easier to understand than we imagined. All this is thanks to my husband's foresight..."
Tang Fuyao admired Luo Youdu now.
He was a businessman from the south who wanted to shift his position and create a new world in the north.
This is not a simple matter.
Tang Fuyao once thought that Luo Youdu was too radical because he was young and successful.
As a result, he found that when he went north to the land of Youyan with tea, he was warmly entertained and welcomed by the merchants in the north, and his start was extremely smooth.
Luo Youdu was not surprised by this.
In later generations, he learned about Khitan's tea culture from historical books more than once.
Maybe it’s because the hunting people in the north like to eat meat and suffer from indigestion, so tea is a good way to relieve digestion and relieve tiredness.
The Khitans were obsessed with tea, and every one of their households could not live without tea.
"History of Liao" records: When the Khitan worshiped the gods, they first served two cups of tea to the gods, and then served food.
The Khitan people also treat guests with soup and tea. They serve soup first and then serve tea.
The key is that the Northland is not rich in tea, and almost all the tea has to be smuggled or purchased from Haidong and Goryeo.
But this little smuggling and Goryeo's little production capacity were simply not enough to meet the needs of the Khitans. So they were brave enough to directly cross the ocean and go from the mouth of the Xiongjin River in Haidong to Yangzhou to buy tea from Nantang.
It means gambling with your life. If you are lucky, you will make a lot of money if you succeed. If you lose, you will be buried in the sea.
With the surrender of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the two sides also started trade.
Tea from Huainan and Jiangnan has been sold well all over the country.
The smuggling environment has been completely opened up. It depends on who has the business vision to take the first bite of crab.
When chatting with Guo Rong, Guo Rong once boasted that if he had not become the emperor, he would definitely become a big businessman.
Luo Youdu even disdained to pay attention to this. If he was in business, he would be at the level of Shen Wansan at least.
Tang Fuyao has now become the first person to eat crabs, and he has naturally made a lot of money and laid a good foundation.
Of course, the most important thing is to give face to the opponent.
The sleeping emperor Yelv Jing had the same name as Li Jing of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and they were about the same level. They were both nepotistic guys.
The Nanjing garrison in charge of Youdu Mansion was named Xiao Siwen. He was the nephew of Khitan Prime Minister Xiao Dilu. He married the eldest daughter of Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty, Princess Yan, and had a high status in Khitan.
But he is a Khitan who is more like a Han. He is familiar with classics and history books, pays attention to appearance and appearance, and knows nothing about marching and fighting.
It is also because of this that Luo Youdu attaches great importance to the next Northern Expedition.
If the other party is careless and gives you one chance, there will never be a second chance.
It’s not that the Khitan didn’t have strong men, it’s just that Yelujing didn’t know how to use them.
If they really wait for them to react and promote people like Han Derang, Yelu Xiuge, and Yelu Xiezhen to take over the border defense, the difficulty will be increased several times.
Luo Youdu said: "Please help me pay attention to a few people, Yao Neibin, Wang Hong, Gao Yanhui, especially Yao Neibin. Pay more attention..."
Wang Hong, Gao Yanhui, and Luo Youdu don't know each other, but one of them is serving as governor in Ningzhou and the other is serving as chief historian in Yingzhou.
Historically, these two states surrendered directly. Luo Youdu was not sure whether they were threatened to surrender, whether they had the intention to surrender from the beginning, or whether they were not them at all. He had to arrange for someone to find out in advance.
But this Yao Neibin, Luo Youdu knew that he was an outstanding person.
During the Northern Expedition, Guo Rong led his troops to surrender, and was later appointed as a border general by Zhao Kuangyin to resist Xixia. The Xixia people did not dare to invade the border for ten years, and they called him Yao Dachong.
If this can be used to instigate Yao Neibin, it will be miraculous.
Tang Fuyao said: "Is Song Qi from the Imperial Camp under Xianggong the same Song Qi who became famous at Yanji?"
Luo Youdu said: "It's him, what's wrong?"
Luo Youdu already knew the origin of Song Qi. He was a Jinshi of the Khitan who entered the Central Plains with the Khitan army and became Zhao Kuangzan's staff. In the first year of Guangshun, he left Zhao Kuangzan and met Kou Xiang in Kaifeng. He has been waiting for opportunities in Kaifeng until he
What he used.
Tang Fu Yao said: "In the land of Yan and Ji, this official under the command of Xianggong is extremely famous. I have heard the name of the Second Song Dynasty many times in the north. The first Song Dynasty is Song Qi, and the other Song Dynasty is Song Xiong."
"I wonder if Song Qi recognizes this Song Xiong. We have established a stable foothold in the north for the time being. However, the big tree attracts the wind, which also arouses a lot of jealousy. Many things cannot be done by ourselves. We need to bribe and develop some of our own people."
"This Song Xiong was very famous in the north and was recruited by many important people. He refused them all on the grounds of serving his mother. Among them, Xiao Siwen asked three times but failed to invite him to become an official."
"If Song Qi is acquainted with him, my husband might as well ask him. What is Song Xiong's ambition? Does he not want to be an official, or does he not want to be an official in Khitan? In the case of the latter, with his help, we can get a lot of useful information.
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Luo Youdu suddenly got up.
This marching operation requires all possible means, and espionage is also the most critical part.
If it is true as Tang Fu Yao said, then this Song Xiong has a fatal move.
No longer hesitating, he sent people to the Yuyingsi camp and called Song Qi. At the same time, he said: "Thank you for your hard work. Brother Tang, please go down and rest first. Song Qi was in the Yuyingsi military camp and visited for several hours.
It's almost night. I'll contact you again to find out what's going on with Song Xiong."
Tang Fu Yao bowed and left.
It was already dusk when Song Qi arrived in Kaifeng.
The court only prepared lunch, not dinner.
Luo Youdu simply called Song Qi to his home and chatted while eating.
They are all our own people. Luo Youdu said straight to the point: "Chu Bao, do you know Song Xiong from Youzhou?"
Song Qi hurriedly said: "Of course I know that my subordinate is from Jixian County, Youzhou, and he is from Sanhe County. We studied together in Jixian County, and we are not afraid of our husband's jokes. At that time, everyone in Youzhou was saying that we were so bright that we were so good.