Brother Yelu Xiu instinctively wanted to refuse after hearing Luo Dong'er's words, but when he saw Luo Dong'er's pleading eyes, his heart softened again. Luo Dong'er finally had a smile on his face, and he didn't want to make her unhappy because of a few slaves.
These raw slaves are not tame yet, and they will not cause any trouble in the capital city. At worst, they can send some cronies to monitor them, and it will not take much effort. Thinking of this, Brother Yeluxiu smiled generously.
Said: "No matter what you want, as long as I have it, I will give it to you. It's just a few slaves, so what's the big deal. Go back to Libao. I want to buy them back. Calculate how much I should pay you..."
Hui Libao stood aside and understood what he heard. He saw Brother Yeluxiu, the Great Tiyin Secretary who specializes in mediating disputes between the royal family, obeying the words of this beautiful girl. He quickly smiled and said: "Brother Xiu, look.
What you are talking about are just a few slaves. Sir, you opened your mouth, but the villain still dares to ask for money? Just take them away. It is the glory of the villain to be filial to the adults."
Brother Yelvxiu smiled, took out his hand that was in his arms, and said, "Sure, it's rare for you to think like this, so I won't be polite. You two, go with Miss Dong'er."
Scimitar Xiaoliu's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly pulled Luo Ke's enemy and said: "There is still him."
Luo Kedi's appearance at this time was different from before. Brother Yelvxiu looked him up and down a few times before recognizing him. Brother Yelvxiu vaguely remembered that this man was a captain of the Song Army. After he was captured, he also asked
He couldn't produce any useful information, so he was finally sold into slavery. I didn't expect to meet him again today.
Brother Yelvxiu frowned and said, "This person... is a prisoner of the Song Army. It is really inappropriate... Miss Dong'er, you have nothing to do with this person, right?"
During this period of time on the grassland, Scimitar Xiaoliu, Tietou and Luo Kedi depended on each other and supported each other, and have established a very deep friendship. Now that I have the opportunity to get rid of slavery, how can I bear to leave Luo Kedi alone, Ben
Dao Xiaoliu had a flash of inspiration and shouted urgently: "Sir, he is Miss Dong'er's distant cousin, how can you say that he is not related?"
Luo Dong'er was originally smart, but he used to have a timid temperament, so he often seemed to have no idea. Now that he is alone in the enemy's nest, his mind has been tempered, which the city still has. After listening to Scimitar Xiaoliu's words, he knew that he wanted to protect this Han.
Scimitar Xiaoliu and Tietou were kidnapped to Khitan because of her. Luo Dong'er felt extremely guilty. Since he wanted to save this person, he had to fulfill their wishes no matter what. So she raised her head and looked at Luo Kedi
, was surprised for a moment, then showed a look of surprise and said: "Are you really a cousin? You...how did you get here?"
Brother Yelvxiu was very displeased. Although he loved Luo Dong'er, he was not willing to be teased for the sake of a woman. When he saw them acting like this, he felt like an idiot and his heart suddenly burst into flames.
His face darkened as he was about to get angry, but when he pointed at Luo Kedi, he suddenly remembered Luo Kedi's self-proclaimed name - Luo Hao.
His surname was Luo. He had never met Miss Dong'er at that time. How could it be such a coincidence? Could it be that he was really Luo Dong'er's distant cousin? Brother Yeluxiu then thought about it. The northwest frontier army of the Song Dynasty mostly recruited from the local area. This person
He claims to be a commander in the frontier army, and his surname is Luo. Maybe he is actually Miss Dong'er's distant cousin. I have this intention.
After thinking about it, I thought again, that lean man seemed to have a lot of thoughts, but Miss Dong'er was very young and pure. If her cousin hadn't asked her to act like this, I'm afraid it would be difficult for her expression to change so naturally.
Now you might as well agree to it first and then ask about their identity later. If there is any flaw, I'm not afraid they can cover it up perfectly.
Thinking of this, Brother Yeluxiu snorted and said in a deep voice: "In that case, then you should come too. Remember, as long as Miss Dong'er is here, no one will make things difficult for you. But you'd better do it."
You should be more content and keep to yourself. If you are docile and well-behaved, it will not be difficult to get rid of your slave status in the future. If not..., hum! Once something goes into trouble, not only will you be unlucky, but Miss Dong'er will also be implicated, do you understand?"
Scimitar Xiaoliu nodded quickly, and Luo Kedi quickly acted as if he had just recognized Luo Dong'er, and recognized her in surprise. Due to this delay, Empress Xiao Chuo was far away from the front, and Brother Yelu Xiu was responsible for guarding her.
At this time, I couldn't wait too long, so I had to tell Dong'er to follow quickly, and I whipped my horse and whip, and chased Empress Xiao first.
As soon as Brother Yelvxiu left, Luo Donger ordered several female soldiers to ride on the same horse, giving up the war horses to Luo Kedi and the other three. As soon as the three of them got on the horse, Tieniu couldn't hold himself back and said angrily: "Sister-in-law, you
Why did it fall into the hands of the Khitan people? That Khitan official was very polite to you, but you...you were bullied by him, otherwise how could you command these Khitan female soldiers?"
Luo Dong'er hurriedly defended: "The Khitan official's name is Brother Yeluxiu. He is the Great Tiyin Division of the Khitan people. He is an official who specializes in managing disputes between the royal family. He has great power. He... is indeed very polite to me.
But he has never said or done anything rude, he is a humble gentleman, so don’t think too much about him.”
As soon as Luo Dong'er spoke for Brother Yelu Xiu, even Scimitar Xiaoliu looked suspicious. The Khitan people they saw were fierce and brutal. How would Luo Dong'er, such a handsome Han woman, be treated politely by the Khitan people? If she hadn't promised that Khitan official
What kind of sweetness will make her become famous among the Khitan people?"
When Luo Dong'er saw their expressions, he was angry and ashamed, and said: "After Dong'er was captured, he was favored by Empress Xiao, the Queen of Khitan, and stayed by her side. He was never bullied. Everything Dong'er said is true.
, two brothers don’t believe me?”
Scimitar Xiaoliu thought of Luo Dong'er who stood up for Yang Hao, was humiliated and then fell into the river again. She would rather commit suicide in front of Ziwu Valley in order not to drag Datou down and keep her innocence. With such a chaste and fierce nature, she would never be like him.
So what I thought
Unbearable, he hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, I don't believe that the Khitan people are so polite, but I believe in your character. If you say yes, it must be yes, but I think that brother Xiu may not have any good intentions. You have to treat him
Be careful and stay alert."
Luo Dong'er said: "Of course I don't have to do this. Let's not delay for too long and arouse suspicion. Get on the horse quickly. When we enter Shangjing City, we will find an opportunity to discuss it in detail." When Tieniu saw Scimitar Xiaoliu say this, he had to give it up for now.
Full of thoughts and doubts, I got on the horse.
It’s not surprising that Scimitar Xiaoliu and Tieniu have some ideas. Just like the author, when he moved from a small mountain village to Shenyang City twenty years ago, his classmates and friends were shocked and said kindly: "I heard that people in the city
There are those who make money by raising mink. If they encounter a lost child, they will catch it, chop it up, and feed it to the mink. You must be careful and don’t go out on the street alone.”
It is not surprising that ignorant schoolchildren say this, but even the teacher of the rural primary school said: "The pollution in the city is so serious that you can't see the sky when you look up, the ground is covered with smoke and dust, and not a single tree grows in the whole city of Shenyang. City people
His temperament is also very rough. People in the hotel will draw swords against each other if they disagree with each other. Scenes like this can be seen everywhere." Hearing this, I was frightened. I didn't know what kind of gray and dark place in this city was hiding.
There are so many evil spirits.
At that time, there were not many exchanges between the Song and Liao Dynasties, and they were threatened by the threshing of grasslands. Therefore, the common people hated the Northerners and had a serious tendency to demonize them. In the folk legends, the Northern Kingdom was just a group of uncivilized savages with no civilization.
There is order at all.
Who knows that Khitan had been a country for more than sixty years at that time, and its political system was even more complete than that of the Central Plains. Because there were so many Han people in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, when the Central Plains experienced the Five Dynasties, many Han people, including merchants and scholars, moved north to the Khitan territory.
They took refuge and settled down, and the Khitan people became Chinese to a very high degree.
At this time, the Khitans ruled from Liusha in the west, to the Heilongjiang River Basin and the area originally belonging to the Bohai Sea in the east, and to the south of the Luqu River (now the Kulun River) in the north, including the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. The old Khitan lands centered on Shangjing
and the nomadic tribes in the northwest
The rule of slavery was still practiced in the areas where they lived. The original feudal system was still implemented in the east after the Bohai Sea was destroyed. The sixteen states of Youyun in the south continued to implement the traditional feudal social system and political system of the Han people. This formed the western and eastern areas.
as well as
Three different regions in the south. Different ethnic groups live in these three regions, implement different systems, and are unified under the rule of the Liao Dynasty. It has become fashionable for Khitan nobles to wear Han clothes, learn Chinese, and learn Chinese characters. Many Khitan nobles are
Immediately he was proficient in riding and shooting, brave and good at fighting. When he returned to his mansion, he was proficient in playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, talking about poetry and painting, and he was proficient in everything. Whether it was legal system or culture, the Northern Kingdom had reached a very high level. It was not a lawless and gloomy world.
.
But slaves have no human rights, and their situation is worse than that of Han slaves. That is a fact. As soon as Scimitar Xiaoliu and Tietou were captured, they were slaves at the lowest level, and they were always detained under Huilibao's tent.
, the only thing I know about the Khitan people is whipping and insults, so my opinion is naturally the same.
Luo Ke was relatively familiar with the enemies of the Northerners. He knew that the Northerners also had parents, wives and children, and knew that their monarchs and ministers were loyal. Moreover, the Northerners had always admired the culture of the Southerners. Many of them came to the Khitan from the Central Plains and were highly valued by the Khitan people.
There are many Han Chinese who are high-ranking officials and ministers in Khitan. This girl Dong'er has always been among the upper-class Khitan people, and she is favored by the Khitan queen. It is not surprising that her situation is better.
He nodded and responded: "What Miss Dong'er said is that although we are mistreated, the people of the North are really the same as the people of the Han Dynasty. The people of the North also talk about filial piety, loyalty, propriety, justice and shame, but we are just slaves."
Identity is not one of them. Miss Dong'er took shelter under the sect of Queen Khitan, so it is not surprising that she would be in such a situation."
He glanced around and saw that the female soldiers were all behind him. He couldn't hear what they were saying, so he hurriedly said: "Miss Dong'er, I think Brother Yeluxiu is still suspicious of me. You and I should inform each other of our identities quickly."
, come up with one unified statement to avoid being exposed when he cross-examines me."
"Okay!" Luo Dong'er also subconsciously glanced around and said in a low voice: "The ancestors of the Nu family are from Huainan. My late father, Luo Gongyuan, moved to Liujia Village in Bazhou seventeen years ago and settled down. He made a living by teaching.
.My mother..."
Before she finished speaking, Luo Kedi straightened his eyes and said in a loss of voice: "Huainan Luo Gongyuan? Is your maiden's name Li Yanran?"
This time it was Luo Dong'er's turn to be surprised. She looked at Luo Kedi in surprise and said, "No one knows my mother's maiden name except the slave family and my late father. How...how do you know?"
Luo Kedi was excited and said: "Miss Dong'er, ah no...Sister Dong'er, have you ever heard your father mention Luo Gongming?"
Luo Dong'er thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it..."
Luo Kedi's face darkened and he smiled bitterly: "Uncle... I will never forgive my father until he dies..."
Luo Dong'er said in shock: "What did you say?"
Luo Kedi looked at her and said sternly: "Dong'er, I... am really your cousin. My father, Luo Gongming, is your elder brother. Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I hate that my father served as an official for five dynasties. , was ridiculed as a young man in politics and unworthy of a scholar, so he harbored resentment, and the two brothers often quarreled. One night seventeen years ago, the two had a drunken quarrel, and my father was so angry that he slapped his uncle in the face. Because of his stubborn temperament, he took his aunt and ran away from home, never to be heard from again. I never expected that my father has been looking for you for more than ten years but still has no whereabouts of your family. But you and I, brother and sister, meet again here and now..."
Luo Donger's almond-shaped eyes widened when he heard this, and his cute little mouth opened into an O shape. Scimitar Xiaoliu and Tieniu were also dumbfounded. Scimitar Xiaoliu never expected that his words would come true, saying that they They are brother and sister, and they really become brother and sister: "Grandma, I cursed Li Bao not to have a good death that time, why didn't he die? Oh! By the way... I forgot to mention the time..."
"Judge Cheng, our Luling Prefecture is close to Dangxiang in the west and Fuzhou in the east. We want to communicate with the Central Plains, but we cannot do without the support of the Zhe family in Fuzhou. We cannot predict how many days it will take to go to Fugu. I am not here. These days, the military preparations are in charge of the deputy envoys Mu Lao and Ke brothers, the industrial and commercial tax affairs are in charge of Lin Pengyu and the other four elders, the school affairs are in charge of Fan Siqi, and the judicial affairs are in your sole responsibility. Everyone must work together to protect our Luling Prefecture. Business is booming.”
Cheng Dexuan said respectfully and politely: "Don't worry, Your Excellency. We will fulfill our duties and perform our duties to the best of our ability. We will never cause Your Majesty the Lord to have any worries in the future."
These days, Cheng Dexuan's performance is remarkable. He works conscientiously and never complains at all. His habit of drinking has also changed. He is also very respectful to Yang Hao, making it difficult for people to find any fault. Yang Hao doesn't know that he is Even though he had changed his past, he still had other thoughts. For safety reasons, he handed over the judicial and criminal matters to Cheng Dexuan. The military power was handled by Li Guangcen, Mu En, Ke Zhenzhen, and Mu Qingxuan. The financial power was left to Lin Pengyu and his wife. Scheduling, Lu Siqi is in charge. The two most important powers are held by people he trusts, and he is not afraid of Cheng Dexuan's tricks. At the same time, the two powers are distributed and balanced again, which also avoids corruption and corruption.
Seeing that Cheng Dexuan's answer was correct and respectful, Yang Hao smiled slightly and looked at Li Guangcen again. Then he hugged Fan Siqi, Lin Pengyu, Ke Zhenzhen and others with a fist and a rein, and led Bi Su, Mu Yu and others. The people left the magistrate's office and drove out of the valley along the flat and open official road.
Lu Dongbin was also in his team. A few days ago, Bi Su was wearing a monk's robe and swaggering around Yang Hao. Everyone was used to seeing it. Now, a middle-aged Taoist priest who looks as tall as 258,000 has appeared. Everyone Not surprised, Yang Hao didn't introduce him, and no one asked any questions.
Lu Dongbin has been practicing hard outside the customs for the past ten years. He has not seen his old friend Chen Tuan for many years. Now that he is old and nearing the end of his life, he only sees his old friend once and rarely. This time he went to Taihua Mountain just to see his old friend. Reminiscing about old times, he and Yang Hao broke up halfway and rode towards Taihua Mountain alone, while Yang Hao headed straight for Fugu with his entourage.
It was only then that he went to meet Zhe Yuxun. Yang Hao had his own plans. Zhe Yuxun had been pretending to lead his troops to encircle and suppress the Dangxiang Qi clan, and he was not in Fugu. This was one reason. But the more important reason was that,
If he rushes to Fuzhou early, he will be an out-and-out beggar. He can only beg for gifts from Zhe Yuxun, but cannot sit down and negotiate on an equal footing.
If it were in the past, then he would not care. Even if it was an unequal negotiation, as long as the tens of thousands of people he brought out personally were preserved and his purpose was achieved, that would be fine. But that is not possible now. Now he
He is the magistrate of Luling Prefecture. If he cannot fight for enough rights for himself and will be controlled by others in the future, his life in Luling Prefecture will not be easy.
Therefore, until the secret alliance with the Dangxiang Seven Clan was successful, Luling Prefecture's trade routes had initially expanded. If he wanted to further expand his influence and operations, he could no longer ignore the existence of Fuzhou, and he also had a certain amount of capital to bargain with him.
Rush to Fugu.
The last time Yang Hao came here, he stayed at the Fugu Inn, and this time he stayed at the inn again. Then he went to see General Zhe with a greeting note. Unexpectedly, he was rejected by General Zhe's house, and he stood in front of the house.
After a long while, the person who went in to report came back.
He said to him with a smile on his face: "Master Futai, my Lord Jiedushi has just returned from leading the army. He has been ill and is feeling unwell. It is not suitable to see guests now. Sir Futai, please come back and treat me well."
Better, let me invite you to come over and have a talk."
Yang Hao was not angry after hearing this, and smiled slightly and said: "It's unfortunate that Yang came here. General Zhe is concerned about the safety of the prefecture and is suffering from illness, but he cannot be neglected. I also asked the steward to reply to Master Jiedushi,
Please give me some medical medicine to rest and recuperate. When you recover, Yang will come visit me again."
The housekeeper didn't expect Yang Hao to react so calmly, so he couldn't help but be startled. He was about to say something more but held back. Seeing Yang Hao smiling and leaving, the housekeeper turned his head and thought for a moment, then hurried back.
Bi Su said angrily: "Sir, how could it be possible that Zhe Yuxun fell ill at this time, and why he was so ill that he couldn't even see guests? It's obvious that he was deliberately neglecting you and didn't want to deal with you."
Yang Hao smiled and said: "That's not necessarily the case. He is a big shot. Big shots rarely go straight when doing things. They always like to go around and around. It seems that when others come to him, they have thousands of scheming intentions. This
There is nothing you can do about it. After being aloof for a long time, the city is deeply entrenched, and suspicion is unavoidable. Which of the heroes in the world is not Cao Cao? Do you think that you are as knowledgeable as a hero in the world? "
He got on the carriage, leaned on the back of the seat, and said with a smile: "Let's go back and find out whether Zhe Yuxun doesn't want to associate with me at all, or whether he wants to use his figure to suppress my prestige. We only need to give it a try."
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Bisu jumped on the carriage and asked in surprise: "How to test him?"
Yang Hao calmly said: "The last time I came to Fuzhou as an imperial envoy, I was warmly entertained by the officials and gentry of Fuzhou. It is not polite to come and go. Now that I have come to Fuzhou again with the honor of the magistrate of Luling Prefecture, I should
It's better to invite me back. After I go back, I'll go down
Officials and gentry from Fugu were invited to the banquet. Whether they were officials or businessmen, all of them relied on the government to make a living. They were well-informed and scheming. As long as they were willing to come, what could General Zhe have in mind?
We already know it in our hearts."
He nodded with a smile and said: "When I go back, I will use my unparalleled calligraphy to write the invitations myself. The first ones I want to invite are the young men of General Zhe. Haha, let's see if they... come or not!"
Xiaofan Tower is the largest hotel in Fugu.
There is also a Fanlou in Bianliang, Tokyo, where Lin Chong and Lu Qian had a drink in Water Margin. It was the largest restaurant in Bianliang, Tokyo. During the Fifth Dynasty, the restaurant originally sold wine and meat as well as wholesale sales of alum.
One of the buildings was originally called Bailun Building. Later, as it became more and more famous, the building continued to be expanded and taller, and finally developed into a complex of five buildings, each with three floors.
How big is its scale? The Cuiyun Tower in Daming Prefecture has a hundred or ten pavilions, and the Baifan Tower in Tokyo is just a little bigger. One building has one hundred ten rooms, and five buildings have five or six hundred pavilions.
, can be said to be north
The five-star hotels in the Song Dynasty were famous all over the world, so someone built the Xiaofan Tower in Fugu and borrowed the fame of the Tokyo Fan Tower. Although its scale is not comparable to the Baifan Tower in Bianliang, Tokyo, it is still more than a hundred
A pavilion.
Yang Hao was entertaining distinguished guests here, which was in line with his status at the moment. Yang Hao's invitations were scattered all over the sky, and the officials of the prefecture who knew Zhe Yuxun's intentions and the Qin family, who had a close relationship with Zhe's family, Tang
Family, the tycoons and wealthy people like the Li family all have this in their hearts.
Even though their tone was not very firm, none of them flatly refused. Those officials and merchants who could not figure out the Zhefu's intentions, although they had no way to find out General Zhe's attitude, could figure out what he meant. When they saw the reaction of these officials, they would also
Knowing what they were thinking, they agreed one after another.
Yang Hao received the reply and learned that Zhe Yuxun's brother Yong'an Army Transfer Envoy Ren Qingshu, the military capital Yuhou Ma Zongqiang, the three young masters of the Zhe family, the third young master of the Tang family and others all agreed to attend the banquet whenever they had time, and he felt at ease.
.Since these people have such an attitude, how can the general
If General Zhe refuses to meet, there is no need to worry. General Zhe is so pretentious just to create urgency in himself and force him to make greater concessions. Since General Zhe also wants something from Luling Prefecture, there is no need to worry about his refusal.
In forming an alliance, the only difference lies in how much concessions are made.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yang Hao put on a scholar's light robe, Shi Shiran left the inn, and took a car straight to Xiaofan Tower. Sitting in the car, looking at the pedestrians coming and going on the road, Yang Hao suddenly thought of
That beautiful person was so abrupt that night that he offended the beauty and made her miserable.
He was so jealous that he was not allowed to see her off the next day. Thinking of his reaction at that time, Yang Hao himself felt a little hot. He just said that Ziyu had a tender face and was embarrassed to meet him. As expected, he did not go to see her off the next day. He forgot about it.
I asked her where she lived. Now that I have arrived in Fugu, how can I find her?
We haven't seen each other for many days. Although the affairs in Fuzhou are complicated, he still thinks of her from time to time. Unknowingly, this lovely girl who loves to laugh has entered his heart. Now that he thinks about it, he feels even hotter. While he was in a daze, a carriage suddenly came.
After a pause, he heard someone shouting and yelling and a woman crying. Yang Hao quickly gathered his mind and asked, "What happened?"
