~.<  >-~     Yeli Wangrong stared at the letter. The letter was written by Zhong Shiheng. It was not beautiful, but very neat. He said some seemingly right and wrong words. Finally, he said that the court knew that the king had the intention of looking forward to the Han Dynasty and ordered him to be the governor of Xiazhou, and paid 10,000 yuan in money. The flag had arrived (updated as soon as possible) and gave it to Yuanhao.

Yuan Hao looked at the letter, and he didn't actually say anything in the letter, but the more plausible the more Yuan Hao was, the more suspicious it was.

There is an important background here. Lao Zhong deliberately discussed with Zheng Lang with his side, which is Yuan Hao's character and his experience.

Yuanhao has a similar personality to Cao Cao, and is able to use people, but he is fierce and suspicious. His suspicion is better than Cao Cao and more cruel. The frequent rebellions in the territory also aggravated his suspicion. Yuanhao divided the army in the territory into the left and right wings, and Yeli Wangrong commanded the left wings. He was the commander of the Moning Order and named Yeli King. Yeli Yuqi commanded the right wings, Ning Order and named Tiandu King. Not only the people of Xixia, but also the people of Song Dynasty called him the king. Zheng Lang and Yeli Yuqi talked many times, and all called Yeli King, which was also for this reason.

The two are brave and resourceful. They are Yuan Hao's loyal ministers. Not only that, there is also a Queen Yeli, which makes Yuan Hao feel very afraid.

Yuan Hao’s experience.

He killed his mother and slaughtered his uncle's family, and he was very distrustful of the descendants. If we want to investigate the root cause, it can be traced back to the Xianbei era of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Xianbei people prevented the chaos of the harem and established the crown prince. They immediately killed his mother to eliminate future troubles.

The son grew older and was relatively weaker. The uncle's family was so generous, Yuanhao became even more worried about the Yeli family, fearing that the Yeli family would replace their own status.

This is an internal cause.

Then stared at Guangxin.

As I watched, I felt suspicious again.

Zhong Shiheng planned this counter-espionage plan for a long time. If only one letter would allow Li Yuanhao to kill the Yeli brothers? Li Yuanhao could not be so idiotic. Next, he would use it one by one.

The reason why I beat Guangxin is to see Guangxin’s ability to resist beating.

Before sending him to Xixia, Zhong Shiheng summoned him and asked, "If the Captain Kou gets you, he will be tortured and beaten, and you will be in great pain. You should tell the truth."

Guangxin said, "I will never speak out."

If in peacetime, this guy was purely an authentic underworld element, but according to Zheng Lang's theory of mean, things have two sides. If there is a bad side, there will be a good side, and if there is a good side, there will be a bad side. For example, Fan Zhongyan's unswerving moral integrity and stubbornness are his fault. For example, Guangxin, the more such a person is, the more loyal he is. He used to be just an evil monk, when would he be so valued by a high-ranking official in the court? So he decided to repay him with death.

Even I am ready to sacrifice my life, and it hurts.

Then there was a fierce beating. After the beating, the old man asked quietly: "Does it hurt?"

It’s definitely not nonsense. Everyone has limited pain resistance, but it’s also a key. Guangxin shouted that it didn’t hurt, and Zhong Shiheng beat it again, and it aggravated it. Let’s see where Guangxin’s limit is. Finally, I felt relieved, healed his wounds, and shed tears to leave. This time I made some arrangements and gave him a new jacket, not a cotton jacket, but a thin jacket with a little kapok stuffed, and said, “Although it’s early summer, it’s bitter and cold outside the border, it’s still very cold. I’ll sew a new jacket for you, and you can wear it.”

The spy sent to the letter was also confirmed to be essayed by the old man himself.

Guangxin thanked Lingchi and kept wearing it and was reluctant to take it off. The jacket was new and the fabric was good. Yuan Hao looked at it and said, "Take off his jacket and tear it apart to check it out."

The soldiers came over and took off his new jacket, cut it open with scissors, and saw a secret letter. The letter in front of him said that he wanted to return to the court, and he heard about it. He said that he only waited for the letter to return and received a reply. He should raise his troops to enter the boundary as scheduled, but only one side of the army was the inner response. If he was awarded Yuan Hao, the court should be rewarded by King Xiping, the governor of the Jingnan Army.

Yuan Hao might not believe it when he was sent directly to Yeli Wangrong, but put it in his jacket, Yuan Hao finally felt suspicious in his heart. The more mysterious it was, the more suspicious Yuan Hao was. Suddenly, there was no reason to shivered.

With Song Jun, it was a joke to want to catch him.

If the Yeli brothers turn against each other, it will be difficult to rise... It is really unimaginable. Besides, there is a King of Xiping who is the Lord of Xixia for himself, which is worthy of the Yeli brothers' attack.

Then he called Zhang Yuan and asked about the battle situation in Shimenchuan last year.

Last year, Zheng Lang from Shimenchuan had several chances to kill or capture Yeli Yuqi alive. When the explosion occurred, if Zheng Lang had not had a rambling relationship with Yeli Yuqi on the city wall, Yeli Yuqi would have been killed alive. Later, the Song army pursued him many times, and always deliberately or unintentionally opened the door to Yeli Yuqi.

Zhang Yuan just wanted to escape at that time. Since Yuan Hao asked, he thought about it carefully, the more he thought about it, the more he was wrong. Think about how much credit it would be to kill Ye Li Yuqi. Why did Zheng Lang let Ye Li Yuqi go several times, and he was lucky enough to escape.

He suspected, and Yuan Hao also suspected. He first took Guangxin into the dungeon, but did not allow Yeli Wangrong to return to the capital.

Then I sent Li Wengui to repay Zhong Shiheng with Ye Li Wangrong's reply, saying to Zhong Shiheng, I don't understand the meaning of your letter very well. If you think it through, please give me a clear statement. Please explain clearly if you have anything, don't be so vague.

Zhong Shiheng was very happy and held a banquet and a warm hospitality.

Now he is the governor of Huanzhou, and has greater autonomy than in Qingjian City. This banquet is extremely luxurious. Then he took Li Wengui's hand and said, "The King Yeli is finally willing to come and submit to the court clearly. I am extremely happy. The court heard that Yeli wants to return. Your Majesty was also very excited and waited for the King's good news."

After using a desire, Li Wengui even believed it.

It seems that the Yeli brothers had the idea of ​​rebelling against His Majesty, and they did not show any expression on the surface. They also drank and talked with Zhong Shiheng. Zhong Shiheng said again: "Once the king returns, at least one side will be the governor. I have a small official position and I dare not take the initiative. Please stay for a few days, and I will immediately send someone to report to Fan Observation Envoy."

If it's deadly!

Zhong Shiheng didn't dare to receive him anymore.

A series of complex plans begins.

...

Zheng Lang told Fan Zhongyan that he also said in the capital that he wanted everyone to reflect.

The power of an individual is always limited. Everyone thinks, then try, form a torrent, and then pushes it gently to improve the disadvantages of the Song Dynasty.

Going against the current, although brave and pessimistic, remembering it well is tragic. Another meaning is failure. Like Wang Anshi!

Zheng Lang disdained to do it.

The next day, the three of them came to Sanbaiqu. There should be four people, and Zheng Lang brought his daughter with him. From this, we can also see the difference between Zheng Lang and Fan Zhongyan. Zheng Lang is a pleasant spring breeze. When he is not in a hurry, he is approachable to anyone, making people feel warm and close to him, including his children. Although he is just a daughter, he loves him and does not spoil him. If he does something wrong, he will criticize him. What is wrong with his tactful teaching? Fan Zhongyan is different. He is not a good person, including his children, and his sons, who lead him, live a life like an ascetic monk.

It is hard to say that the party does the right or wrong, which are two extreme manifestations.

The new canal project starts from the foot of Zhongshan Mountain in Yunyang. It turns to Jingyang, from the north to the county town and then to the northeast, from the south of Sanyuan City through Suyi Town, to Chishui Town and into the Wei River. Along the way, not only gathers the old San canals, but also meets the tributaries of Jingshui River, Qinggu River, Jushui and Qishui, etc., covering Liquan, Xianyang, Yunyang, Jingyang, Sanyuan, Gaoling, Liyang, Fuping, Xiabi, Weinan, Zheng County and other counties or most or part of the areas. If you talk about the radiation area, the scope is wider.

In terms of scale and difficulty, it is larger than Zhengbai Second Canal. Although this area is mostly plains and the flattest area in Shaanxi, it is still many short hills and hills, and most of the new canals have solid rock banks. In history, it was first presided over by the magistrate Hou Ke, who planned to use the slack farming time to prepare for completion in nine years. Later, when encountering a severe drought, Wang Anshi stepped down and no one supported him, and the project was stopped. At this time, 30% of the project volume was completed. It was not until the second year of Daguan, chaired by Zhao Quan, and the construction was actually completed within two years.

The level of hosting this time is much higher than in history. First, Xia Shun, Zheng Lang and Fan Zhongyan were the first to promote it, two former prime ministers and one of the leading brothers of the gentlemen. Then the first three envoys Ye Qingchen came to Shaanxi as the transshipment envoy to personally preside over the project. The level was enough.

The funds are also sufficient. If nine million chunks of funds are injected, it is impossible to make a lot of money like Hou Ke.

The labor force is also sufficient, first the army. Zheng Lang laid off more than 10,000 troops and did not let them go home immediately, which would have a bad impact. In the future, many soldiers would deliberately be lazy and not train to fight in order to avoid military service, so as to be sent home by the court. Who will come to the frontier to defend their country?

If the imperial court strips it too tightly, some soldiers' homes will be burdened with heavy burdens, but they will not doubt whether they are not enterprising.

They were sent to Sanbaiqu to open the canal, and they still took the money, salary, food, and a little clothes for the banned soldiers, and other related benefits were gone. About a soldier would spend more than 30 chunks a year, saving one can save some money and send it home. They asked them to open the canal for a year, give a little subsidy, and then deported them to their hometowns. The court was the only one who transported migrant workers, and they were not in danger of their lives, and they were also very humane to these families with heavy burdens.

Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji studied and laid off more than 6,000 people and sent them to Sanbaiqu together.

There are also local people who exchange fields for power, some wing soldiers and archers, and laborers who recruit comrades.

30,000 people can be kept working every day, and when autumn is free, there will be more labor, which may reach 60,000 to 70,000.

The use of gunpowder has accelerated the construction process.

But by next spring, it is estimated that half of the project can only be completed and can be used first. It is possible that the entire project will be barely completed after next autumn.

The three of them looked carefully.

From time to time, the loud noise of gunpowder explosions on the stone bed came.

A group of people rode over from a distance, and they were soldiers from Jingyuan Road who went to the capital.

Zheng Lang is not counting in the four sides of the border, only Fan Zhongyan is the best for the soldiers. He submitted a memorial in May: I saw that Huanqingdu was escorting the army to serve Zhang Xin, and served in the palace. He fought with the Western thieves for many times. In the past, he worked as a front team under Zhao Yu and others in Yanzhou to kill the foreign thieves. He got silver bowls and clothes for Zhao Yu and others. Later, Zhao Yu and others transferred three funds, but Zhang Xin never received any rewards. He was brave and brave, and had extraordinary force. He was a fierce soldier for a while. He was rarely seen in his command. He wanted to ask the court to make a special move and change his orders to wait for ban... I followed him and ordered Wang Gui of the Right Ban...

After receiving the letter, Fan Zhongyan and Zheng Lang looked at each other and said to Ye Qingchen: "We are going back."

Sanbaiqu and others can only provide reference opinions, not their main position, but their real responsibilities are the border affairs and military affairs of the two routes.

Fan Zhongyan came to Huanzhou in person and saw Li Wengui. He shook hands and said, "I have written a memorial to the court. Go back and report to your king. Our Song Dynasty is waiting for his good news. Once he and the King of Tiandu jointly reignited the Yi Banner and eliminated the Hao thieves, I will send troops to help him become the King of Xiping at the same time. I will pacify the northwest in one fell swoop!"

Li Wengui was sweating coldly when he heard this. Once the two Yeli raised troops to rebel at the same time, more than 100,000 troops from the Song Dynasty would cooperate with each other, and the Western Xia would soon perish.

He nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I'll go back and report now."

Fan Zhongyan and the old Zong solemnly sent Li Wengui to the border, and repeatedly reminded him to leave.

Seeing him leave, the two looked at each other and smiled.

It proves that the old counter-espionage scheme has been effective.

If this were not the case, Fan Zhongyan would not have sat there and watched the old man make a fuss.

The old man played the second card, Su Chinun. This man was very similar to Shan Yu Weiliang's grandson. He was from Xixia. His father was also an official from Xixia, and he was very grateful to Yeliyu for appreciation. However, Su Chinun himself was nostalgic for the Song Dynasty and fled to Huanzhou to join the old man.

The old bird ate Su and called him, and gave him an official position, brocade robe and real gold belt. At the same time, Fan Zhongyan promised that if things were done, he would submit a memorial to the capital. He asked him to do something. Yuan Hao once rewarded Ye Li Yuqi with a treasure knife, and Ye Li Yuqi loved this treasure knife very much. In front of Shimenchuan, Lao Zong and Zheng Lang also personally saw Ye Li Yuqi wearing this treasure knife in his waist.

What it looks like? The knife was not sheathed and I didn't see it, but I wore it every time I saw him. It was the idea of ​​this knife that I asked Su Chi to return to Tiandu Mountain and use his father's relationship to steal the sword.

It is not enough to want Li Yuanhao to kill the Yeli brothers, and Zheng Lang from Jingyuan Road needs to cooperate.

Zheng Lang sent people to find several prisoners of war from the rear.

Almost all the nobles were released one by one. This policy was relatively successful. It was difficult for these nobles to be admitted, and they could be at ease unless they were given officials. Being a ghost official would be granted a sensation! It would be better to release them and let them publicize them. Anyway, if they surrender and do not kill them, in the future, there will inevitably be more Western Xia soldiers who surrender in unfavorable circumstances and can make a favor to the tribes, so that they can gradually go to the Song Dynasty again.

It is a little late to do it now, but it is not too late to make up for it. In a few decades, the establishment of the Western Xia Kingdom will be truly stable, and doing it will become useless.

There were also some generals who needed to get information from him and did not release them. Many of these generals stayed in the rear and were restless. The prisoners of war were brought up by several generals, and these people were not so loyal to Yeli. They complained in Weizhou many times that Yeli met incompetent, which caused them to suffer.

They were mentioned to Weizhou. Before coming in, Zheng Lang and Di Qing were talking: "Although I have let Yeli meet beg for life many times, this person seems to have been surrendered but not, which makes people worried..."

The guard then reported: "Mr. Zheng, someone has brought it."

It was natural that they could hear this sentence and the goal was achieved. Zheng Lang said to the prisoners: "I will ask you to return to Xixia, but bring some gifts to the King of Tiandu."

He did not write a letter, just a pure gift, with a few horses. In order to kill Yeli's brothers, Zheng Lang was willing to do so. It was a real horse. One of them was sent by the sage. He sent someone to express his gratitude to him for supporting the blind felt and sent the Qinghai famine. Several of the best teas, silk and porcelain in the Song Dynasty did not look a lot, but the value was at least thousands of stakes!

When several prisoners of war heard that they were going back, they were extremely happy and said, "Abide by the order."

He asked Di Qing to take them out of Zhenrong Army and send them back to Gaoping Village. When Li Yuanhao was suspicious about receiving the news from Li Wengui, several prisoners of war handed the gift to Yeli Yuqi and quickly reported Zheng Lang's words to Li Yuanhao.

Li Yuanhao sat there for a long time without making any sound.

At this time, the old man used the last blow. (To be continued...) rx

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Chapter completed!