Fenghou

Chen Qing faintly heard someone shouting: "It's born! It's born!"

Chen Qing was even more anxious. As soon as he ran to the atrium, the housekeeper clapped her hands and smiled, "Congratulations, sir, madam has given birth to a small official!"

Chen Qing was overjoyed, his wife gave birth to a son, he asked anxiously, "How is Madam?"

"Master, don't worry, mother and child are safe!"

Chen Qing breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, the two midwives had rich experience. Two days ago, they said that his wife's fetal position was very normal and she should be able to give birth smoothly, so he rushed to participate in the disaster relief in the middle of the night.

Several maidservants came with buckets of hot water, but the housekeeper said urgently, "Come with me!"

Chen Qing also wanted to follow in, but was stopped by the housekeeper, "Master, please wait a moment. Men are not allowed to enter at this time. After everything is cleared, the master will come in again!"

Chen Qing nodded, "Tell Madam, I'm right here in the atrium."

When Chen Qing came to the lobby, he was so excited that he couldn't calm down and couldn't sit still. He walked back and forth in the lobby, and he had a son and offspring. He felt an indescribable sense of fulfillment and happiness in his heart.

After waiting for more than half an hour, Yu Ying ran over and said with a smile, "Master, madam let you go."

"Did you see the little guy?"

"I see, it's pink and tender, so cute!"

Chen Qing couldn't even close his mouth with a smile, and walked quickly to the back house.

"Young master, over here!"

Yu Ying brought Chen Qing to the yard, and Chen Qing opened the thick curtain to go in. Yu Lian and the wet nurse were busy making the bed outside. The wet nurse was surnamed Wang, a local, and had enough milk, so she came to help take care of the child. take the kids.

Yu Lian smiled and pointed to the back room.

Chen Qing walked into the back room, the room was as warm as spring, there was a carved bed by the window, his wife Lu Xiu was lying on the bed, covered with a thick quilt, her face was a little pale, her eyes were full of joy, beside her was a wearing a small swaddle.

When Lu Xiu saw her husband come in, she booed with her fingers up, pointed at the child and said in a low voice, "I just had milk and fell asleep!"

Chen Qing tiptoed forward and quietly looked at the child in front of him. His skin was very tender and there were wrinkles on his face, but his own shadow could be clearly seen between his eyebrows and eyes. Joy filled every corner of his heart.

"It looks like me!"

"That's right! My master said it was a reduced Jiedushi."

"Husband, can I use the name my grandfather gave to the little guy?" Lu Xiu asked in a low voice.

Lu Yihao named his great-grandson Chen Zhong, with the word Anguo.

Chen Qing didn't like this name, he shook his head and said, "I think your master gave him a better name."

Li Qingzhao named Chen Qing's son Chen Ding, but Lu Xiu didn't like it, she thought it was too heavy.

"It's better for the husband to name him! The father should name the son."

Chen Qing thought for a while and said, "He was born in Chengji County. Chengji County used to be called Jicheng, so he can be called Chen Ji, and the word Anguo can also be used."

Lu Xiu happily said: "Then it's called Chen Ji, how about the baby's name Ganquan?"

Chen Qing and his wife laughed heartily.

In his sleep, the little guy yawned obediently with his little mouth, and his clenched fists were exposed outside the swaddle.

Chen Qing put his little finger on his son's little fist, and he squeezed it lightly. At this moment, the blood of the father and son suddenly connected. Chen Qing felt a strong fatherly love, and he must protect himself. child, never allow anyone to hurt him.

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For three days in a row, Chen Qing spent time happily with his wife and children. His son was very sleepy and spent most of the day in a deep sleep. When he woke up, he wanted to find his mother to drink milk. Lu Xiu didn't have much milk. The task of the child falls to the wet nurse.

Chen Qing simply let the wet nurse's family live in the mansion. The wet nurse's husband was an honest man who didn't talk much and made a living by driving ox carts, so Chen Qing hired him as the second driver in the house.

Three days later, Chen Qing resumed his busy work. When he returned to the official office, the officials of the Jiedu Mansion congratulated him one after another. On the second day after his son was born, he gave five thousand guan to the three armies and officials. Almost everyone can get one hundred Wen.

According to the custom, he gave two red eggs with one hundred Wen to his neighbors. For the past three days, everyone in Chengji County was talking about Chen Qinggang's son.

Chen Qing sat down in the official room, and Wang Hao rushed to see him.

"Now we have a rare opportunity. Do you want to implement a major plan?"

"what chance?"

"The other party was no longer satisfied with Yang Qi's information, and asked Yang Qi to obtain top-secret information. It happened that Zhang Xuan asked for three days off, and his duties were the same as Yang Qi's. You will have the opportunity to get access to top-secret information, and when Yang Qi gets the top-secret information, the other party will not doubt it."

Chen Qing nodded. Yang Qi has been working for the Xixia people for more than a month. He has provided more than [-] pieces of information, and the bait has been given enough. The time is indeed ripe, and the next step is to start fishing.

He took out a top-secret information from the drawer, and said with a faint smile: "This is the top-secret information. I have prepared it for a long time, and I must let Yang Qi get it."

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Chapter 453 Top Secret

In the intelligence system of the Xihe Army, Class A intelligence is important intelligence, but above Grade A intelligence, there is another type of intelligence called top-secret intelligence. Even fewer people know top-secret information, and only senior officials around Chen Qing have the opportunity to get in touch.

Yang Qi works as an ordinary person, knowing that the first-class information is already the upper limit of his authority, and it is impossible for him to come into contact with top-secret information.

But Dou Qing was no longer satisfied with first-class information, and had urged Yang Qi to find a way to get top-secret information as early as half a month ago, even if he wanted to get one or two copies at any cost.

Over the past month or so, Dou Qing has obtained more than [-] pieces of important information, his status in Xixia has risen sharply, and even the Emperor Li Qianshun of Xixia has begun to pay attention to him.

But Dou Qing also knew in his heart that the amount of information he provided was enough, but the quality was not enough. If he could get one or two pieces of top-secret information, it is very likely that he would be promoted.

But it is not easy to obtain top-secret information, unless he takes the risk and attacks Zhang Xiao, Jiang Yanxian and others, or Zhu Sui and Zhang Xuan, but these ideas are unrealistic and the risk is huge, and it is easy to lose their old background, Chen Qing's internal affairs battalion was not so easy to deal with.

At noon that day, Dou Qing was looking at the account book in the room, when a clerk said at the door: "Shopkeeper, that Yang Zong is here again, the old place!"

Even Dou Qing's subordinates were a little speechless to this Yang Qi. They cried and shouted and refused to cooperate before, but now they are completely captured by money, and their greedy nature is fully exposed. Let the guys really despise him.

Dou Qing got up quickly, he didn't despise Yang Qi, although he asked for more money, but he also got more than 100 pieces of important information, which basically let him figure out Chen Qing's old background, let him get the emperor's Appreciation, it is worth spending more than [-] taels of silver.

He knew that Yang Qi was following Zhang Xiao's relationship during this time, and Zhang Xiao's mother liked nourishing health, so Dou Qing bought two or three good Cordyceps sinensis from a businessman, and asked Yang Qi to give it to Zhang Xiao's mother as a gift .

Dou Qing walked into the room and asked with a smile; "How is it, have you gained anything?"

In just over a month, Yang Qi seemed to be a different person. He gained weight, his face became ruddy, and his waist straightened. What's more, he got into the eyes of money and became a prisoner of money.

Yang Qi was pouring himself a drink, he drank the wine in the glass, and said with a smile: "Three liang of Cordyceps sinensis really has immediate results, Zhang Xiao asked me to take over Zhang Xuan for three days this morning, he told me , this is an opportunity to show my face in front of Jiedushi, let me seize this opportunity."

Dou Qing was overjoyed, "Are you asked to be a book envoy?"

"It's not a Shuling envoy, it's just giving me a chance to show my face in front of the Jiedu envoy. In fact, I don't need anyone to step in for three days. Zhang Xuan's subordinates can handle things well. Zhang Xiao is just giving me a chance. .”

Dou Qing is not interested in this, he only cares about whether he can get the top-secret information, he quickly asked: "The information I want is top-secret, you can get it this time!"

Yang Qi shook his head, "Normally, I won't be allowed to touch top-secret information, I'm not qualified enough, but I will find a way to secretly get one or two pieces of information, but I want to know, can I get this top-secret information How many?"

Dou Qing cursed inwardly, sure enough the three words were all about money, this bastard is too greedy.

He laughed dryly and said, "If you can get top-secret information, you will be given 20 taels of silver for each piece."

Yang Qi still shook his head, "Maybe this is my chance for top-secret information, 20 taels of silver is too little, I want 100 taels of silver."

Dou Qing's face sank, "Your request is too much!"

"Excessive?"

Yang Qi snorted coldly, "Then you go find someone else, I just realized now that I was doing things for you with my head up, I actually only asked for six taels of silver before, and I only sold 25 pieces of important information for 150 taels of silver, what a loss It’s too big, if it’s less than a hundred taels of silver this time, I’ll never do it!”

Dou Qing gritted his teeth and said: "That depends on the value of your information. If it is worth it, I will never lose you a penny."

Yang Qi smiled, and took out an envelope from his arms, Dou Qing's eyes widened, "You already got it?"

"I started to take over this morning. Zhu Sui accompanied the Jiedu envoy to see the collapsed house. I entered his room under the pretext of delivering documents to Zhu Sui. I saw several letters with purple covers on his desk."

"That's right, the purple envelope."

Dou Qing has also heard that the top-secret information of the Xihe Army is placed in a large purple envelope.

"You got one?"

"How is it possible? It was just sent by Zhang Miao from the Intelligence Agency, with a list attached. If I take a copy, I will be found out immediately."

When Dou Qing heard that there was no original document, she was really disappointed, and said dissatisfiedly, "Then how do I know whether the information is true or not?"

Yang Qi sighed, "It's not the first time I've given you information, am I going to lie to you? Just forget it."

Just as he was about to put away the envelope, Dou Qing hurriedly took the envelope with a smile, "I have been dealing with you for so long, how could I not believe you? Because it is top-secret information, so be more cautious!"

"Judge for yourself! I really don't have any evidence that it's true."

Dou Qing opened the envelope and read a few lines, his face turned pale. It turned out to be a letter from Xiazhou Commander Xiao Heda to Chen Qing. Although he only got a few lines of content, it was already shocking.

Who is Xiao Heda?He was the commander of the army who guarded Princess Cheng'an of the Liao Kingdom and married Xixia Emperor Li Qianshun. Princess Cheng'an became the Queen of Xixia, and Xiao Heda also stayed in Xixia. elite.

After the fall of the Liao Kingdom, Princess Cheng'an committed suicide. Li Ganshun, the prince of Xixia, was afraid of Xiao Heda's rebellion, so he comforted him again and again.

Xiao Heda mentioned one thing in the letter. Last year, Yelu Dashi proclaimed himself emperor in Yemili City in the Western Regions, rebuilt Daliao, called himself Ju'er Khan, and wanted to lead the army back to his homeland...

But there are only two lines like this, and there is nothing behind.

"What's next?" Dou Qing asked anxiously.

Yang Qi scratched his head, "I just glanced at it, and someone came in immediately outside, how dare I read it."

Dou Qing was really amazed in her heart, it is indeed top-secret information!Just a few words are shocking, this is definitely a major event, Xiao Heda dared to communicate with Chen Qing in secret, and Yelu Dashi actually rebuilt the Liao Kingdom in the Western Regions, and wanted to kill him, wouldn't Xixia be the first to bear the brunt?

He immediately realized the great value of this information, and he had to use Xinying to send this important information to Xingqing Mansion immediately.

Dou Qing sent Yang Qi away with 100 taels of silver, and hurried to his room.

Dou Qing didn't dare to use the eagle letter in the city. He set up the letter eagle on the north bank of the Weihe River, and sent people across the Weihe River to deliver the letter every time.

Dou Qing immediately wrote an eagle letter with a red letter box, indicating that the information was extremely important, and immediately sent one of his men to deliver the letter to the north bank of the Weihe River.

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At dusk, Wang Hao came in and reported to Chen Qing, "Report to Dutong, Dou Qing's subordinates have sent Xinying away, and the subordinates have confirmed with their own eyes."

Chen Qing stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back. He really couldn't explain this matter. How did he know Xiao Hetong, and how did he know that Yelu Dashi proclaimed himself emperor in Ye Mili last year?

He couldn't explain it to his subordinates at all, and his subordinates probably really thought that Xiao Heda had a secret connection with him.

After a long silence, Chen Qing asked again: "Is there any news about the messenger I asked you to arrange?"

Chen Qing's guess was right. Wang Hao was full of admiration. Dutong actually got in touch with Xiao Heda, the commander of Xiazhou. This is a sharp knife inserted into Xixia's abdomen!

If Xiao Heda rebelled, there would be chaos within Xixia.

Wang Hao quickly replied: "There is no news for the time being. Judging from the time, they have already left Xiazhou at this time."

Chen Qing nodded and said: "Let Yang Qi continue to cooperate with the other party, but to reduce the number, too many words will make mistakes, understand?"

"Understandable!"

Chen Qing paused for a moment and said calmly: "After Dou Qing passes on our plan to send troops to Gongzhou to Lanzhou, we can close the net."

Chapter 454 Filling the gap

Xiazhou is located in the east of the Xixia Kingdom, with the vast Hengshan Mountains to the south, the vast Mu Us Desert to the north, and the Suide Army of the Song Dynasty on the other side of the Hengshan Mountains.

Xiazhou City is located on the north bank of Dingshui, with sufficient water sources, and the largest iron mine in Xixia is nearby. The iron smelting center of Xixia is located in Xiazhou.

The commanding army of Xiazhou was Xiao Heda from Khitan. More than [-] years ago, the young Xiao Heda came to Xixia as the chief guard of Princess An, and never returned to the homeland of Liao Kingdom. However, the Khitan cavalry under him changed. Dial a few times.

At its peak, Xiao Heda had 3 troops under his command, but in the past two years, Li Qianshun used various excuses to take away many of his troops, leaving only [-] troops under his command. At its peak, it was reduced by half, but Li Qianshun was still extremely afraid, and he was still doing everything possible to weaken him.

The land of Xixia was covered with heavy snow, and Xiazhou became a snow-covered world. This morning, a caravan of camels slowly entered Xiazhou City.

This caravan is a caravan of Hu people in the Hexi Corridor. They went to Qinzhou, bought a batch of high-quality leather boots in Jichuan County of Qinzhou, and sold them to Xixia for sale. The leather boots in Jichuan County of Qinzhou used to be The leather boots of Ganquanbao are very famous and popular in Xixia. In Qinzhou, the purchase price is three yuan per pair, but in Xixia, they can be sold at a high price of eight yuan per pair. A trip can cost several thousand. profits.

Of course, the caravans not only sell leather boots, they also sell other specialties of Qinzhou, such as Qinzhou ceramics, and the recently popular Qinzhou coal in Xixia, namely briquettes and briquettes, as well as special coal stoves and tongs.

In just one year, briquettes and briquettes have been popularized in Qinzhou and Gongzhou due to their convenience and practicality, and soon spread to foreign countries. First of all, Xixia is also extremely short of fuel. Some businessmen transported a batch of briquettes I went to Xixia with briquettes, and it turned out to be very popular and became the first choice of families in Xixia city.

This barbarian caravan also had a relatively secret mission. They were entrusted with delivering a letter from Chen Qing to Xiao Heda, the commanding army of Xiazhou.

Xiao Heda is about forty years old. He looks mighty and strong, with sharp arrow skills and excellent martial arts. He has five sons, all of whom are highly skilled in martial arts. They are known as the Five Tigers of Xiazhou. They control his father's [-] troops Xiao Heda's two sons-in-law are also from Khitan, and they are quite talented. The eldest son-in-law Yelu Jinfeng manages Xiazhou's government affairs for him, and the second son-in-law Xi Mu is his military adviser and advises him.

It was with the help of his five sons and two sons-in-law that Xiao Heda firmly controlled Xiazhou, making Li Qianshun want to get rid of him, but he couldn't move him.

Under the strict guard of hundreds of cavalry, Xiao Heda had just returned to the castle from the barracks. At this moment, his second son-in-law Xi Muna came up to him and said, "Father-in-law, there is an important situation!"

Xiao Heda frowned, "What's important?"

Xi Muna glanced around, Xiao Heda nodded, "Let's talk about it after entering the castle!"

Xiao Heda's mansion is a castle, located in the southwest corner of Xiazhou City, covering an area of ​​[-] mu, surrounded by a wide moat. in the castle.

When Xiao Heda came to the lobby, Xi Muna took out a letter and presented it to him, "This is a letter sent by someone from Chen Qing, and it is his own handwriting."