Girl Zhe was wearing a set of Hu clothes with lapels wrapped around her waist, boots and short trains, and she was very energetic. The clothes were still dark black, which made her slightly translucent skin look like mutton fat and jade, making her white and warm.
She is petite in stature, as straight as a girl when she wears Hufu, but her face is charming, and her lips with beautiful lines are the color of apricots, giving her a seductive flavor.
What she is holding is a forest-white skull carved from cow bone. It is an auspicious ornament of a nomadic tribe outside the Pass. However, there is no market for this kind of thing in the Central Plains. It is rare to meet someone who is interested in this thing.
Guests, that boss spared no effort in selling
, it’s a pity that he spent all his time, and the girl had a slight smile on her lips. She neither said to buy it nor said not to buy it, but just looked at the thing over and over. The girl didn’t even tell her the price, and the boss had automatically lowered it to
The girl was still unconvinced about his purchase price.
Ding Hao waved and called: "Miss Zhe."
Miss Zhe raised her head in surprise. When she saw it was him, she raised her eyebrows slightly, and her face showed joy: "It's you? Manager Ding."
Ding Hao said with a smile: "I thought the girl had returned to Fuzhou, but I didn't expect she was still here." As he said that, he stepped forward to greet her.
Several big men in the crowd quickly approached him, but Miss Zhe raised her hand to smooth her hair on her temples and put it down with a casual wave. The big men had stopped, and their postures and movements returned to calmness, as if they were wandering in the market.
of guests.
"Originally, I was going back to Fuzhou, but...my uncle Jiu wanted to go north to do some business and bring in some mink fur, musk, cordyceps, and things from outside the Great Wall of Dongzhu to sell in Fuzhou, so I naturally wanted to accompany him.
"Girl Zhe said, turned around gracefully, and walked shoulder to shoulder with Ding Hao, casually and naturally, like old friends.
"Although my Ninth Uncle...well, I have some errands in General Zhe's Mansion, but my whole family will have a hard time if we don't do some business to make some money." Miss Zhe said with a smile.
"Going outside the customs?" Ding Hao suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Miss Zhe also stopped and looked at him with her head tilted, like a bird looking at people, smart and cute.
"Um..." Ding Hao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Ninth Uncle works in General Zhe's Mansion, uh... I haven't heard anything... what rumors?"
Miss Zhe's eyes flashed slightly and asked: "What is the rumor?"
"This... naturally belongs to the military."
"...Oh, my uncle Ninth just takes care of some household affairs for the general. He never inquires about military matters, and no one will tell him."
"So that's it." Ding Hao hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "In my opinion, you should advise your uncle Jiu not to go outside the pass. Our grain team is stationed next to the Xicheng military camp. Seeing the recent arrivals in Guangyuan
The army is being mobilized frequently, and I'm afraid they are going to use troops against the Tatars. Now that we are out of the country, and there is a war, how will your uncle and nephew escape?"
"Is this happening?" Miss Zhe said in surprise: "The mobilization of the army may not necessarily mean that we will go on an expedition, but I still want to thank you for your kindness. Speaking of which, my uncle Ninth suddenly decided to go to the outside of the pass, and the pearls, jade, and furs he returned were also
A share of the general's mansion. Because this is a private matter, I didn't tell General Cheng. Otherwise, if he really took any action, he would definitely warn my uncle Ninth not to leave the confinement. I will tell uncle Ninth later and let him ask.
That's General Cheng."
"That's good," Ding Hao felt relieved and said with a smile: "You are members of the Zhe family, and General Cheng will certainly not hide it from you. Fortunately, if we hadn't met today, your uncle and nephew would have really left the country in confusion. , when the war drums sound here, the grassland will be full of smoke, and then... it will be really unimaginable, and it is scary to think about it."
Miss Zhe laughed loudly and said, "What are you afraid of when people go to the outside world?"
"Ahem... you are as handsome as a girl. If you go outside the customs and there is a war, the rebels will be bandits. God knows what will happen. How can you not make people afraid?"
Girl Zhe snorted with a half-smile, and in a blink of an eye she saw an old man walking over carrying a stick with straw tied to it and many red candied haws stuck in it. She couldn't help but cheered: "Ah, the weather has warmed up, and there are still people selling them." Candy is really rare. Hey, how do you sell this candy?"
The old man stopped and said with a smile: "Girl, this candy is the cheapest in Guangyuan City. One penny is a bunch. Look at how good this candy is."
Miss Zhe said happily: "Okay, then you can get me a bunch."
The old man hurriedly selected a bunch of sugar-coated candied haws and handed it to her. Girl Zhe took it in her hand. After a moment of pause, she looked at Ding Hao and said coyly: "Uh~~~, I don't have any money with me, can you?" Can’t you lend me a penny?”
"This girl, how can you go to the market without bringing money? It seems that her upbringing is too strict, or her pocket money is limited." Ding Hao paused with pity and hurriedly took out a penny and handed it to the old man.
Girl Zhe's eyes curled up, she took a bite of the candied haws, glanced at Ding Hao, and saw that he was looking at her with a smile, and said: "How about... you lend me another penny, and I'll treat you to one too." "
"Okay," this was the first time Ding Hao saw such a treat. He smiled and took out another penny and handed it to the old man. He took a candied haws at random, walked away side by side with Miss Zhe, and said with a joking smile: "You can get it I am honored to invite you, young lady."
"That's..." Miss Zhe said boldly. While biting the sweet and sour candied haws, she said with a smile: "It's an honor for you to go. You are the first one who can let me treat you."
Ding Hao laughed when he heard this, and Miss Zhe also pursed her lips. After his laughter subsided, he said: "Hey, do you think that if the imperial court really wants to send troops to the Northern Expedition, will it be to attack the Northern Han Kingdom or the Khitan people? What are the chances of winning? ?”
Ding Hao thought for a while and said: "What do you want me to see? The people who attacked the Northern Han Kingdom may be bigger. Isn't it said that the Khitan people are in civil strife? If the imperial court sends troops to attack them at this time, but it helps them, the Khitan people will definitely unite as one and fight against the outside world. This civil strife was resolved by our Song Dynasty court. I think neither General Zhe in Fuzhou nor the official in Tokyo would do such a stupid thing."
Miss Zhe smiled, with a pair of intoxicating dimples in her smile, and her snow-white and tender face was a bit charming: "So... you think the imperial court is sending troops to attack the Northern Han Dynasty?"
"It is very likely that the Khitan people regarded the Northern Han Dynasty as an area of peace between the Song Dynasty and other countries. As soon as the Song Dynasty attacked the Northern Han Dynasty, they sent troops to help, and this was the purpose. But if the imperial court did not directly send troops to attack the Khitan, but instead In the Northern Han Dynasty, the Khitan people did not feel the pain. Many tribal chiefs without foresight, if they were asked to make a choice between the emperor and the Northern Han Dynasty, would inevitably abandon the Northern Han Dynasty and pursue the emperor's throne. In this way, the court took advantage of the Khitan people's civil strife. If we don't stop, it is very possible to completely defeat the Northern Han Dynasty."
"Oh?" Miss Zhe put her little hands on her back, with a hint of teasing and cunning on her face: "Although there are only three or five cities left in the Northern Han Kingdom, under the protection of the Khitan people, and their own considerable
There are a few tiger generals who are good at fighting and are always in danger. Are you so confident? How can you predict that our army will win?"
Ding Hao knew that the Northern Han Dynasty was indeed destroyed at about this time in history. In addition, the Khitan was in civil strife and had no time to take care of them. It might be impossible to destroy them, so he said: "Although the Northern Han Dynasty still has certain strength, it is not the enemy of the Song Dynasty."
.As long as the Khitans have no time to take care of them and fall, it will be no big deal. However...Sooner or later, the Song Dynasty will directly face the Khitans. The Tang Kingdom and the Southern Han Kingdom in the south are all vulnerable opponents.
The only strong enemy of the Song Dynasty in the future is the Khitan. Once there is direct contact with the Khitan forces, I am afraid that it will not be as simple as 'grabbing grass and valleys' on the border."
Miss Zhe lowered her head slightly and couldn't hide the surprise in her eyes as she listened to his analysis. From all the information she had, it was not unusual for her to come up with such an analysis, but for Ding Hao to have such knowledge and knowledge, it was extraordinary.
It's the same thing. People often say that "a scholar can know the affairs of the world without going out". It was during the Taiping period, and he only knew some general principles. However, it is impossible to make an analysis like his without some understanding of the situation in various places.
So sure. How could he, a small manager, have such profound knowledge?
When the Song Dynasty was just founded, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty racked their brains, and finally Prime Minister Zhao Pu proposed an era name. As a result, this era name was used for a long time. Suddenly someone told Zhao Kuangyin that this era name was used by the Shu Kingdom in previous years. He was very angry.
Zhao Kuangyin's nose is neither a nose nor a face. So many civil and military ministers don't know what era names other countries have used in the past few years. It can be seen that at that time, even the political situation in various places was quite closed, and the officials in the court did not know the details. This Ding Hao
...It's not simple...
While thinking about it, Miss Zhe said smoothly: "Then what do you think our chances of winning are if we face the Khitans?"
