Shi Fang sat on a stool in the living room, closing his eyes and meditating.
Many places in Khitan today are no different from those in the Central Plains.
Status, family background, and connections are all worldly matters.
This is what Shi Fang lacks.
Even if he is the deputy guard in Nanjing, the only soldiers who can be mobilized are those within the system. Those outside the system, no one will pay attention to him, a scholar from a poor family.
When Yelu Deguang, Emperor Taizong of Liao Dynasty, or Yelv Ruan, Emperor Shizong of Liao Dynasty, were in power, they relied on the respect of these two emperors.
The wealthy and noble families in Youzhou City gave him some dignity.
Now that the sleeping emperor Yelujing has come to power, Shi Fang obviously feels that his position has not changed, but his power and status have plummeted.
He knew deep down in his heart that if Xiao Siwen hadn't liked the culture of the Central Plains and looked at him as the number one scholar, he would have been demoted to an official somewhere.
Now the Central Plains soldiers and horses have surrounded Youzhou City, and the four thousand soldiers in the city alone are simply not enough to fight.
If you want to gain the support of the gentry in the city and let them send their "household servants" to defend the city, you must let the Xiao family come forward.
"Well, Shi Fang, I didn't go looking for you, but you came to my door?"
A man dressed in red floated past the inner hall, a cold light flashed, and a long sword was placed on Shi Fang's shoulder.
The sword is much longer than the ordinary three-foot Qingfeng, a full four and a half feet, and is a two-handed long sword.
The person holding the sword is a young woman with a fierce look in her eyes. Although she is young and beautiful, she has a murderous aura that does not match her age.
Shi Fang didn't dare to move, and said: "If Madam Xiao wants to hold me responsible for not letting the guards enter the city, then kill me with one sword, so as not to worry about this matter."
The person who came was none other than Xiao Siwen's eldest daughter, Xiao Hunian, who wished she had a boy's body.
Xiao Hunian's sword blade slid across Shi Fang's neck, leaving a small blood mark, and said, "Do you think I dare not kill you?"
Shi Fang smiled and said: "Of course not! With the power of the Xiao family, there are a hundred reasons to kill me, a scholar who is not even a poor family. But if you want to prevent the left behind from being punished, Mrs. Xiao really can't kill me!"
Xiao Hunian sheathed his sword and said, "It is right not to let my father enter the city, but I have no reason to tell you. If he dies, you will be buried with him."
As she spoke, she walked to the main seat, put her hands around her chest, sat down on the main seat and said, "Tell me, what's the purpose of coming to Xiao's house?"
Shi Fang also broke into a cold sweat.
He has been in Youdu Mansion for many years and still knows a thing or two about Xiao Hunian's deeds.
As a Khitan, Xiao Hunian was not keen on archery. Instead, he liked to dance with swords and guns. Later, he became a disciple of a strange man and learned the two-handed sword skills that were extremely popular in the early Tang Dynasty, and became a master of martial arts.
In order to practice her swordsmanship, she relied on her identity to compete with a death row prisoner, promising that if she could beat her, she would be pardoned.
As a result, at the age of eighteen, she killed sixteen death row inmates in one month.
It was not until Xiao Siwen discovered and severely stopped Xiao Hunian that he restrained his behavior.
Mrs. Xiao's murderous intention is unmatched by most men.
Shi Fang bowed and said: "I hope Madam Xiao can come forward and let the gentry and nobles in the city cooperate with me to defend the city in the name of the Xiao family. The soldiers in the city are really not enough. The Central Plains people surrounded them in several directions, with four city gates and a thousand
If we don’t all get together, we can’t defend the city.”
He has been in Youzhou for many years, so he naturally knows what the gentry and nobles call their servants.
The Khitan system is much more relaxed than that of the Central Plains.
High-ranking officials and nobles keep a few close followers around them, called servants, but they are actually no different from private soldiers. As long as the number is small and they don't do anything illegal or taboo, no one will investigate them carefully.
Xiao Hunian said: "I can help with this. But there is a condition. I must have certain command rights and I must go to the battlefield!"
She looked at Shi Fang and spoke word by word, her eyes shining with excitement.
Unlike ordinary women, Xiao Hunian dreamed of becoming a general commanding thousands of troops.
It's just that Xiao Siwen doesn't agree at all. The daughters of their Khitan Xiao family are either married to the emperor or to nobles, so there is no reason to go to the battlefield.
Now that Xiao Siwen is gone, Xiao Weiyin's life and death are also unknown.
In the current Xiao family, her eldest daughter, Xiao Hunian, is the eldest.
Shi Fang looked at Xiao Hunian, thinking about the crooked melon and cracked jujube in his hand, and had no choice but to say: "I'm sure about this."
Xiao Hunian said: "I will contact the gentry and nobles in the city, and you can post a notice saying that the people in the Central Plains are ferocious and love to massacre the city. It has been decided that after the city is broken, Youzhou will be bloody for three days. In this way, all the strong men in the city will help.
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Shi Fang smiled bitterly and said, "If this method works, I won't need to come here for help."
Xiao Hunian said in surprise: "Why is this?"
Shi Fang said: "Because... the commander in charge of siege in the Central Plains is named Luo Youdu."
Xiao Hunian stood up suddenly and said: "Is this the Luo Youdu who saved the enemy on the battlefield and never harmed the common people?"
Shi Fang sighed: "Who else could be there besides him?"
Xiao Hunian changed color slightly and said in shock: "So, he started planning for Youzhou more than half a year ago?"
Shi Fang said helplessly: "We should have noticed it long ago..."
He still remembers that when he first heard the news, he exclaimed to Xiao Siwen: "The great sages in ancient times were nothing more than this."
Now I think about how ridiculous I am.
Now there is almost no one in Youzhou who does not know Luo Youdu's virtue. No matter how he threatens the people with massacre, no one will believe him.
If you get desperate, you might turn against him and make things worse.
Xiao Hunian lost his mind and said: "How do you plan to deal with such a powerful enemy?"
Shi Fang said with high spirits: "To show the enemy's weakness, they specially prevented Xiao Liu from entering the city. They must have known the weakness of Youzhou City's lack of troops. We can lure them to attack the city and make them think that Youzhou City can be attacked anytime and anywhere.
Attack day and night."
Xiao Hunian praised: "What a good idea. The emperor leads the Pishi army and is already on the way. When the Central Plains people cannot attack for a long time and the old soldiers are tired, the emperor can decide in one battle."
However!
On the second day, Shi Fang and Xiao Hunian met and came to the tower.
Wherever he looked, soldiers from the Central Plains were busy building huge camps, with no thought of attacking the city.
In an instant.
Shi Fang: "..."
Xiao Hunian: "..."
Xiao Hunian left the tower and returned directly to his back house.
"sister……"
A little girl ran over at lightning speed and threw herself into Xiao Hunian's arms.
"Yanyan!"
Xiao Hunian called out, and then said: "Where is mother?"
The little girl said: "I'm watching my second sister paint in the house!"
Xiao Hunian kissed the little girl's pink face and said, "Go and get the Qi Shu, my sister will play ball with you."
"Okay!" The little girl went happily.
Xiao Hunian walked into the house, looked at his mother and second sister, and said: "Mom, second sister, you pack your things and move to the west of the city tonight. Once Youzhou falls, the Xiao family will bear the brunt."