"When is it! You are still causing trouble here! Disband the collection office immediately!" Li Yan scolded dissatisfiedly.
"Uncle, why am I doing this for our Li family?" Li Chuneng's face was filled with grievances, and he called out to Tianqu.
"We can save our lives and wealth, but in the end we have to surrender. If we want to gain a firm foothold in the Song Dynasty and take a step further, can we do it without money? We need money to make friends with important ministers and celebrities in the government and the public, and we need money to support our reputation.
That’s why I had to sacrifice my face and do this demoralizing thing. You see, this is the money collected in the past few days.”
Li Chuneng took out a piece of paper and handed it over. He wanted to use actual data to prove that he was hard-working and "wholeheartedly serves the public."
When Li Yan and Li Chuwen saw that number, their eyes almost popped out.
"So many?! How many can we intercept?" Li Chuwen looked away, his eyes darting around for a while and then asked.
"You can withhold as much money as you want!" Li Chuneng said eloquently, "With no account books, who knows how much money has been collected? My energy is spent on supervising those conscripts. Damn these days.
Jackals, if you try to keep an eye on them all over and whip them hard with a whip, they dare to steal all the money and not even a penny will be left to us."
Li Yanlaocheng said solemnly: "We definitely cannot withhold all of them, but we must give some to the Song army. This can not only reflect our loyalty to the Song Dynasty, but also curry favor with the generals. I heard that the government is known as a civil and military force.
Ji, the generals are still very favored."
"And for their great contribution to regaining the sixteen states of Yanyun, they must be granted a title. They are all nobles, and the weight of their words is different. They need to be cured."
"Uncle is absolutely right. This is an opportunity to curry favor. Give half of the labor money to the generals, and then the generals will divide it among themselves. We will not say anything if we give more or less." Li Chuwen said cleverly.
Li Chuneng saw that his contribution to the family was recognized by his uncle and eldest brother, and his heart became even hotter, so he offered another plan.
"Uncle, eldest brother, I heard that there is a Baoyue Pavilion in the imperial city, which contains treasures accumulated by two generations of emperors from Daozong to Emperor Tianzuo for decades. Red corals from the South China Sea, roller beads from the East China Sea, and red foxes from the North Sea
Qiu, mutton-fat jade from the West Sea... there are hundreds of pieces at least. I heard that there are forty or fifty boxes of golden melon seeds and gold rugs cast by Emperor Daozong alone. If you find a way to rob Baoyue Pavilion, everything will be stolen.
Got it."
Li Yan's eyes almost popped out of his head. He turned around and asked Li Chuwen: "Is there such a place? Why haven't I heard you mention it?"
Li Chuwen spread his hands and said innocently: "Like my second brother, I heard it from Dalang. When he entered the imperial city, he heard people talk about this place. It's just that it has been occupied by Xiao Puxian.
He was placed under the care of his trusted servants, and no one was allowed to approach it. He was lucky enough to go in and see it, and found out that the rumors were true, and then he accidentally mentioned it when he came back, and we found out."
Li Yan stared at Li Chuwen for a long time with his adult eyes.
Although Li Chuwen spoke sincerely, and his eyes like willow leaves revealed incomparable sincerity, Li Yan did not believe a word he said.
He knew that his nephew was selfish to the extreme. He must have known the news about Baoyue Pavilion for a long time, and he had refused to disclose it. He just wanted to secretly plan with his son so that he could eat it in private. He didn't expect to be heard.
The idiot brother with ears was poked out.
"Some things cannot be swallowed by one household. Now that the situation is undergoing great changes, we as a family must work together. We must have an overall view and don't always make our own small calculations."
Li Chuwen accepted it calmly and replied very sincerely: "My uncle reminded me very much. My nephew must follow his instructions carefully."
Li Yan tapped it lightly and then asked: "Is there any chance to take over this Baoyue Pavilion? With these treasures, the princes, nobles, and important ministers in Kaifeng City can take good care of them. I, Li
The family can prosper again."
"Uncle, now all the gates in the imperial city are in the hands of Zhong Yaoshi and Wu Cunzhong, and all the guards in the city are in the hands of the third squad led by Xi'er. If you want to take over Baoyue Pavilion, the only problem is Zhong Yaoshi and Wu Cunzhong."
Li Yan understood as soon as he heard this. This kid even wanted to hide it from his own uncle. How could he be willing to share a piece of the pie with Zhong Yaoshi and Wu Cunzhong?
"Hutu!" Li Yan scolded bitterly, "There are so many things, and there are no Zhong Yaoshi and Wu Cunzhong to cover them. How can you cover up others' eyes and ears? Now you are delaying to take action. Wait until the Song army enters the city and takes over all the key places. Then
Good baby, it’s not ours anymore!”
"It's my nephew Hu Tu. I'll discuss it with Xi'er immediately and make a plan."
"Yes, you must understand that wealth gathers and people disperse, and wealth disperses and people gather together. Okay, you should handle this matter carefully. Now I have more important things. Zhang Lin, Liu Yanzong, Cao Yongyi, Kang Gongbi and others will come to meet you later.
I discussed the matter of surrendering to the Song Dynasty. They also persuaded Gao Xianshou and other Bohai generals."
"Gao Xianshou is also on our side?" Li Chuwen said in surprise, "He has 30,000 to 40,000 Bohai troops in his hands, all of whom are elite troops who will fight for the rest of their lives. With these soldiers and horses, plus pharmacist Zhong and Wu Cunzhong,
We are not afraid of the Khitan people at all. We captured Xiao Sesu, Yelu Ao and Luo, their mother and son, and Xiao Puxian's daughter as a partner. Then we opened the city gate and presented the imperial seal of the Liao Dynasty.
It’s ours.”
There was a sound outside the door that interrupted the proud laughter of Uncle Li Yan and his nephew.
"Sir, a distinguished guest is here."
"Please come quickly."
At the residence of Yelu Dashi, he, Yelu Di's aunt, and Xiao Chengqian were persuading Xiao Qian: "King Xiao, you and I know what the current situation is. The envoys from the Song Dynasty have quietly entered the city and made their attitude clear. The official family of the Song Dynasty is Tiantian
The uncle of Emperor Zuo Xian and the great-uncle of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, thinking of family ties, as long as he surrenders, it will naturally protect the safety of Concubine Wen and the King of Jin's family, as well as the officials, common people, soldiers and civilians in the city."
Xiao Qian raised his head and stared at Yelu Dashi and the others like nails, "Are you going to surrender? We still have hundreds of thousands of troops, and you want to surrender?"
"We can hand over hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to your command and lead them out of the city to fight the Song army to the death. As long as you can turn things around, we are willing to serve you as our master!" Seeing his attitude, Yelu Dashi became angry for a moment.
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In the battle of Jiatugou, according to the plan, you were to outflank the rear wing of the Song army. But when you saw the sharp weapons of the Song army, you turned around and ran away. In the battle of Gaoliang River, you were ordered to lead the rear army and escort the grain, grass and baggage. As a result, the front army was destroyed.
Defeat, you didn't say anything, left thousands of carts of food, grass and baggage behind, and quickly turned back to Nanjing.
Now they are reprimanding us here with great righteousness? Although I have suffered repeated defeats in front of the Song army, I have just passed it head-on. If you have the ability, go and fight it face-to-face!
After listening to Yelu Dashi's words, Xiao Qian's face turned red, blue, and white, almost forming a rainbow bridge. This chapter has been completed!