Great Song Pirate

Chapter 221 The Yu family seeks each other (arrived)

While he was busy dealing with the pirated Escort, Xu Yi also took time out to deal with a matter. He sent Li Bo and his reliable staff to inquire far and near. , first put them under custody in the Charity Hall outside Hangzhou City, and then sent a fast boat to send all these people back to Dulong Island. Dulong Island cannot only have warriors, and scholars are also indispensable talents. To recruit these literati, the only way to meet the needs of the island is by force. After all, he is a thief, and the scholars in the world look down on them most. up.

According to Xu Yi, since being a thief requires more or less the awareness of being a thief, you can’t be reasonable in everything, and sometimes it is necessary to use some extraordinary measures. Xue Tu and others immediately nodded their heads when they said this, and they agreed very much. Isn't Tu the same craftsman hired by this method?
This matter is naturally avoided by the Li family. Although the two are now regarded as an absolute alliance, it is better not to let them know about some things. For example, the Li family still does not know about Liuqiu Island. The Li family also knew that Dulong Island wanted to hire some scholars, so they made a lot of efforts to do so. They sent letters to their managers in various places, asking them to find high-priced local students and send them to Hangzhou. However, they did not do this well. Slow down, Xu Yi can't wait, anyway, this kind of gap is huge, if you can find as many as you can, it's better to find more.

What the Li family cares about now is the situation in the north. After Tong Guan was defeated last time, the court did not give up. After hearing that Yeluchun, who was elected by the Liao officials as the new emperor of the Liao Kingdom, died of illness, he ordered Tong Guan to return The Li family was very concerned about the news of sending troops to capture Yanyun. Every day, various news spread to Hangzhou. Until now, they still had a slight illusion about the Song Dynasty's recovery of Yanyun and other places. This time Xu Yi came to Hangzhou and was caught by them. , Consulting Xu Yi on this matter many times.

Xu Yi also held an unoptimistic attitude towards Tong Guan's sending out troops this time. Who Tong Guan was recorded in history is not so clear anymore. If he can subdue Yan Yun by force, he really has to wait until the monkey laughs and the iron tree blooms. However, he is not a history student after all, and he only knows the general outcome of the Liao-Song War, but he is not very clear, so he asked the Li family to keep an eye on the news over there and listen to it later. As for the Li family's repeated inquiries Whether it is possible to continue to develop towards the north, due to the relationship between the two parties, he still gave a clear answer, that is, absolutely not, which made Li Mingshan and his son somewhat frustrated.

Then came the news that once again confirmed Xu Yi's memory. The Li family also took a lot of effort to get this news. Maybe even Zhao Ji in the capital didn't know. , Tong Guan ordered Liu Yanqing to attack Yanjing with [-] troops. Guo Yaoshi was the vanguard and led the troops to attack Yanjing. As a result, Liu Yanqing's son Liu Guangshi's reinforcements did not arrive as scheduled. Guo Yaoshi was defeated. Liu Yanqing panicked and burned the camp by himself. He retreated and was chased by the Liao army, causing countless casualties. It is said that since Shenzong, the military supplies accumulated by Wang Xiang (Wang Anshi) were destroyed in this battle. Tong Guan led the remnant soldiers and retreated to Xiongzhou.

Xu Yi is not familiar with the Liu Yanqing mentioned by the Li family, but he is familiar with the Guo Yaoshi and Liu Guangshi who appeared in the news. This Guo Yaoshi can be regarded as a smart person. In the Song Dynasty, when the Jin people attacked the Song Dynasty, he saw that the Jin people were more powerful, so he turned and surrendered to the Jin people again. Later, he led the Jin soldiers to Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, and played a considerable role in the collapse of the Northern Song Dynasty. key role.

And that Liu Guangshi is even more famous, one of the legendary four generals of ZTE in the Southern Song Dynasty, very popular, even as famous as Zhang Jun, Yue Fei, and Han Shizhong, but in Xu Yi's impression, the historical records of this Liu Guangshi seem to be just fiction In fact, he is just a guy with little ability. He has almost lost every battle and often leads his troops to defeat thousands of miles. This time, Guo Pharmacist's defeat was not because he did not send reinforcements according to the agreed plan, which led to Guo Pharmacist's soldiers. lost?Liu Yanqing?hehe!Burning camps and retreating on their own is simply a disgrace to soldiers. I really don't know how such a capable person became the governor of the capital. The Song Dynasty will perish!What kind of father is there is what kind of son!
For the nervousness of the Li family, Xu Yi had already expected it. He could only sigh at such news, and gave an evaluation: "Tongguan is wronging the country! The Song Dynasty is controlled by such rats. I really don't know how to deal with it Where are you going!"

What Xu Yi was thinking at the moment was what should Tong Guan do next?Is it time to go to Jin Guo for help according to historical records?Then this Da Song is really over!

Xu Yi chatted with Li Mingshan for a while again, Li Mingshan really made up his mind this time, to completely end the business in the north, and never plan to do horse business in Yanyun and other places again!Now Li Mingshan can be said to have believed everything Xu Yi said. These major events about the Song Dynasty have been predicted by Xu Yi almost every time. No wonder some people on Dulong Island say that Xu Yi is a half-immortal. Yi really has a little bit of supernatural power!Because it was near the end of the year, although Xu Yi wanted to go to the north immediately, but it was inconvenient for both parties to travel at this time, so the two sides discussed that they would go to the north after the new year, and Xu Yi sent Li Mingshan and his son away.

After returning to the study, Xu Yi sat down and was quiet for a while. It was the Spring Festival of another year. How many things happened in this year? Zhao Tieshan was wiped out, Jin Huhu was killed by an arrow in the battle, and he took over the head of Dulong Island. position, took over Yiqing, went to Fujian, took in orphans, established a chicken cage village on Taiwan Island, got rid of the three Jiang Desheng brothers, took control of the two Zhejiang waters, and built two shipyards, which finally made him I am happy to have a baby girl, and Yingchun is also pregnant. What happened this year is a bit unbelievable even when he thinks about it. Originally, he just wanted to find a place to stay in peace, and have a good time. Just drink it, but now it seems that he no longer has the original mind. He has done so many things, what is the reason for it?Xu Yi fell into deep thought.

"Young shopkeeper! Can I come in?" A voice sounded outside the door.

Xu Yi's train of thought was interrupted by this voice, he immediately heard that it was Shuisheng coming from outside, so he said, "Come in, Shuisheng, what's the matter?"

Shuisheng went into the study and cupped his hands and said: "Master Xue has something to do ahead, I can't make up my mind, let me come over and ask you for instructions!"

Xu Yi was a little puzzled. Xue Tu basically took care of all kinds of affairs here in Hangzhou. He didn't actually take care of anything. What could make Xue Tu undecided?So he nodded and said: "Then you just talk about it, what can make brother Xue still not make up his mind?"

"A businessman surnamed Yu came to find shopkeeper Xue and wanted to invite us to take a escort." Shui Sheng said hesitantly.

Xu Yi laughed when he heard it: "What did I think it was? Isn't it just a trip to the darts! Brother Xue can make up his own mind about such things, why do you ask me?"

"No, things are a little different this time. The escort that shopkeeper Yu invited us to go is going north!" Shui Sheng continued.

"To the north? Doesn't the sea in the north stop? What is he thinking? Why are you hesitating in your speech today?" Xu Yi was a little strange. The branch of the Escort Bureau has been opened to Fuzhou. It used to be a one-way trip, but now it is ready to take back and forth business. This way the money can be doubled, but it has never been to the Escort going north. Xu Yi is a little interested .

Only then did Shuisheng say: "If it's a normal business, shopkeeper Xue can decide for himself, but this time shopkeeper Yu is going to Laizhou!"

"If you come to the state, you can come to the state. What's so strange... Uh? What did you say? Laizhou? Where is this Laizhou?" Xu Yi suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he asked Shuisheng.

It can't be blamed that Xu Yi doesn't understand geography, but the place names of many places in ancient China are very different from those of later generations. There are many places in the north that he has not been to.

Hearing that there was no one around, Shuisheng leaned over and said to Xu Yi: "This Laizhou used to be a city near the sea on the Zhongjing Road of the Liao Kingdom. I heard that it has been taken by the Jin people now! The ancestor of the shopkeeper Yu is from the Liao Dynasty. This The first time was probably... but this time he gave us a lot of money, a total of five boats, and he gave us 500 taels per boat!" Shui Sheng stopped before finishing his sentence.

Only then did Xu Yi understand why Xue Tu felt embarrassed. It turned out that the place where the shopkeeper Yu was going was now regarded as going abroad, and it was still a place in the Liao Kingdom, so he asked Shuisheng to come over to ask Xu Yi for instructions, and Xu Yi also He remembered who this Shopkeeper Yu was. When Zhao Tieshan was killed, he heard that Zhao Tieshan actually colluded with a businessman in Hangzhou, and he was talking about this Shopkeeper Yu!
"No, we don't need these two silver coins!" Xu Yi's first instinct was to ignore this Yu. Anyway, he didn't have much affection for the Liao people. impression.

"Yes! I'm going to tell shopkeeper Xue right now!" Shui Sheng bowed and withdrew, and went to the front to inform Xue Tu.

"Shuisheng, wait! Let me think about it again!" A thought suddenly flashed in Xu Yi's mind, and he quickly stopped Shuisheng, who hurried in from the outside again.

Xu Yi lowered his head and pondered for a while, put aside the influence of the general Yang's Pingshu, and began to ponder from the current situation. Shuisheng stood in front of the table without making a sound, waiting for Xu Yi's order.

"Invite shopkeeper Yu to the backyard, and brother Xue, I want to meet shopkeeper Yu!" Xu Yi ordered to Shuisheng.

"Li Bo, tell the brothers to be strict with this place, and the idlers should not come here! I have something to do!" Xu Yi called Li Bo, who was teaching Qian Gui and Da Niu Kung Fu outside, and gave instructions.

(End of this chapter)