Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Lu Jiedu's Rujing envoy, what is she doing here?

Guo Li's heart was beating wildly in her chest, but her expression did not change.

There were waves in her wonderful eyes, but she only followed Su Ma Guotou's words, and asked Zhang Kang, whose demeanor had changed drastically since his subordinates retreated, "I don't know if the envoy of Beijing would not hesitate to cover his head." I don’t know why, but I also want to come to my poor place.”

Zhang Kang's appearance is a little rough, but as long as he is serious, his mind is first-class delicate.

With his alertness, how can he not hear the tension and anticipation vaguely hidden under Guo Li's seemingly calm question?

He blinked slyly, cupped his fists, and said frankly: "Madam Guo, please forgive me for being reckless just now. But with the intelligence of Madam Guo, I must know that if I don't cover my head and face, I will definitely not be able to see you gone."

Even if Wen Buqi dotes on Guo Li again now, he is still wary of the Han people from the bottom of his heart.

He would let her see the horse pot heads of various companies who traveled from south to north and saw money-minded businesses, but it was absolutely impossible for her to say a word to Song Chen.

After being praised without any trace, Guo Li snorted softly, but she felt a little bit happier, and then sat down gracefully: "You might as well explain why you came first, and then talk about forgiveness."

Zhang Kang also sat down on the chair generously, and said in a calm manner: "I will tell you the truth, Mrs. Guo, I came here this time under the order of Lu Jiedu..."

He will not hesitate to take risks, and of course he has the will to win.

In particular, Guo Li will play an extremely crucial role in his plan. He will not feel slighted or sympathetic because the other party is a captive man and woman, but will legitimately regard Guo Li as a valuable talent to win over. Speak very carefully.

Regarding a troubled weak woman, Zhang Kang took Lu Ci's opinion and never said anything about the country's righteousness, but always only focused on this plan and made a clear statement about the gains of both parties.

Hearing the sincerity in his words, Guo Li listened very seriously, lest she miss any details.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Kang, who had been talking non-stop, finally felt his mouth dry, and couldn't help but stop his hoarse voice, looking around, and wanted to get some water to drink.

"I was negligent." Guo Li was still immersed in the words just now, and was eager to listen to the next sentence. Without thinking, she pushed her share of nourishing medicine soup over: "Mr. Zhang Rujing, please use it."

Zhang Kang's eyes widened, he stared at the delicate porcelain bowl filled with black soup medicine for a long time, he didn't want to refute this rare gesture of Guo Li's favor, he raised his heart, picked up the porcelain bowl, raised his head and took a drink And do.

... So in the next moment, I almost broke my heart and lungs.

Seeing Zhang Kang's wide-eyed eyes and tangled look on his face, Guo Li suddenly realized that her medicinal soup was not ordinary bitterness, so she kept it aside and didn't drink it.

This is bad!

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," she smiled embarrassingly, she was no longer as cold as before, poured a glass of water and handed it over, and wanted to make amends, for fear that she would accidentally take the hopeful piece of Rujing's envoy. He was so offended: "It's my fault that I was in a hurry just now, I didn't have time to look carefully, so please rinse your mouth."

Tormented by the bitter taste, Zhang Kang couldn't care less about etiquette, so he quickly took the glass of water and drank it down, only to feel better.

Seeing him suffer, Guo Li felt very ashamed. She managed to calm down and said in a panic: "Emissary Zhang Rujing, don't look at the bitterness of the medicinal soup, it still has the effect of nourishing yin and moistening the throat. Drink it There's no harm in it."

Zhang Kang: "..."

He thought from the bottom of his heart that it would be better for Mrs. Guo not to explain.

After such a small farce, the blunt restraint between the two disappeared.

When Zhang Kang finally finished speaking, Guo Li asked without hesitation: "It's easy to say. I'm just a weak girl trapped in the enemy's camp, with no one to rely on. I will kill the donkey. At that time, I will not only become a wronged soul, but also cry every day, calling the earth and the earth, how can I find you to settle accounts?"

If it had been according to what Zhang Kang originally thought, it would be to promise to take good care of Guo Li's family, and at worst, she would be accompanied by a document written by Lu Ci to make her feel at ease.

But after actually coming here, Zhang Kang knew very well that Guo Li was already disheartened towards those family members who treated her ungratefully, and these words alone could never make her feel at ease.

Faced with Guo Li's uneasy questioning, Zhang Kang was silent for a moment, but the scene of Zhu Xiwen blowing up Lu Ci's hype to him, making him dizzy and dizzy...

He bit the bullet, and said calmly: "I have not long been an official, and my official position is low. Based on my words alone, Mrs. Guo is hard to believe, and it makes sense."

These words were reasonable, which made Guo Li's face slightly calm, and then he heard his words sonorously said: "But Lu Jiedu is a well-known upright gentleman in the world, and he pays attention to sincerity, righteousness and trustworthiness. Mrs. Guo still believes what he says. of……"

Next, Zhang Kang, who had a flash of inspiration, decisively used Zhu Xiwen's touching flattery to Guo Li, who was obviously loose.

...Even he himself didn't expect that after so many days, he could still remember it so clearly.

Zhang Kang, who was originally just a dead horse as a living horse doctor, would never have thought that although Guo Li had been in Tubo for several years, he was more than a little bit of a little bit of a liar to Lu Qinzhou, who once called Li Lizun so hard and made Tubo soldiers dare not offend him lightly. It's like thunder to hear.

Before, he didn't know that Lu Qinzhou became "Lu Jiedu" in the blink of an eye, but now that he knew it, the smile on Guo Li's face became much more sincere.

"If you had said earlier that that 'Lu Jiedu' was not someone else but Lu Qinzhou, you wouldn't have to spend so much talking." Guo Li was a straightforward person. After hearing Zhang Kang's words, she immediately asked for a token: " I wonder if the envoy Zhang Rujing has proof?"

Zhang Kang came prepared, and immediately took out the document with the seal of Lu Ci's relatives, and handed it to Guo Li.

Guo Li took it carefully, lowering her eyes seriously, pretending to be serious.

In fact, she didn't read much, and she was only in the boudoir before this bad thing happened, how could she know if the stamp was real or not?

But she was at the end of her rope, and she didn't think that there would be people from Song Dynasty who would come all the way and spend a lot of money to buy off the greedy Su Ma Guotou just to fool her.

So she pretended to read the paperwork, but the sharp corner of her eye fell on Zhang Kang.

Seeing that Zhang Kang was sitting upright, with a calm and calm expression, she considered it for a while, and finally believed it.

After returning the document, she only pondered for a while, and then agreed straightforwardly: "I am not talented, if I can be used by Lu Jiedu, I am willing to do the work of a dog and a horse."

And he rushed to the document in a dignified manner, and gave a long bow.

Guo Li knew that with her favored status, if she wanted to find out where Zanpu was confined, and then try to find out the defenses as much as possible, there should be many opportunities, but the risk was also great.

Once Wen Buqi noticed it, even with just a little suspicion, with the pitiful favor on her body, she would never be able to save her life under the wrath of the other party and the persecution of the people around her.

Of course Guo Li was afraid of death: she was pulled down into the mire and covered in mud, but she was still struggling in the wolf's den for so long, refusing to let go of every life-saving straw. After all, didn't she just want to live?

But the situation is like this, and her family cannot be relied on. She is left alone and has no choice.

The only thing she can pin her hope on is Lu Qinzhou, who is so virtuous and so famous that even the people in her village have longed for him.

Faced with the last way to survive that came to her door, she was really unwilling to give up: According to Zhang Rujing's words, if this matter is completed, she is willing to go home, change her name and surname, and get a generous sum of money as a reward Whether she chooses to spend the rest of her life peacefully and prosperously, it is up to her to choose.

And she has not had the power to 'choose' for a long time.

How could it not be worth taking a gamble for this respect alone?

Even Zhang Kang, who had recited Zhu Xiwen's words by himself, did not expect that Lu Jiedu's reputation would be so good that this Lady Guo, who was clearly reckless and insisted on a guarantee, would suddenly change. manner.

He was so shocked that he didn't know what to say, so he just watched Guo Li's burning eyes, as if burning with fighting spirit, but as soon as his eyes fell on him, they suddenly switched to lifelike and pitiful, exhaling like a blue: "Today Listening to what you said, the concubine has entrusted her family and life, and I hope that Zhang Rujing will be gracious and accommodate others, and then I will spend a little more thought, and don't care about the concubine to offend me."

The corner of Zhang Kang's mouth twitched.

... He finally knew how Guo Li, who turned his face like a book, was able to do a job with ease in the residence of the Tubo Prime Minister.

Guo Li saw that his face changed slightly, and he complained angrily, but he was still happy in his heart.

She was just trying to tease the Rujing envoy who gave her new hope, so of course she wouldn't be petty.

The specific plan formulated will naturally not be revealed at the first meeting, but both Zhang Kang and Guo Li know the importance of step by step and are not in a hurry.

Seeing that a long time has passed, after Zhang Kang taught Guo Lina the secret contact method that Lu Jiedu had given to Xizuotai, he stopped staying to avoid suspicion.

Because Guo Li entered the inner room in the name of inspecting the jewelry, before leaving, Zhang Kang asked Guo Li to choose some gorgeous jewelry for the servants, and then left with Su Ma Guotou.

After he walked out of the tent at a leisurely pace, he climbed up on the bumpy back of the mule and horse again, and the ecstasy in his heart was swept away, and was replaced by full of excitement and anticipation.

——After planning for many days, although he was quite confident, he didn't know that it would happen so quickly!

However, Zhang Kang was proud for a while, and when he remembered how to pass the key link, he couldn't help but calm down again.

After all, he still underestimated Lady Guo's shrewdness, and also underestimated Lu Jiedu's influence.

At that moment, if it weren't for the good reputation that Lu Jiedu has accumulated over the years, it would not be impossible to win the trust of the prudent Guo Li on his own, but I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort, and I will go back and forth a few times ...

It was windy and snowy outside, Zhang Kang still wiped the white sweat from his forehead, and shook his head dumbfounded.

Fortunately, he has a good memory. Although it is far from the point of never forgetting, but he has heard it too many times, so he still has a general impression.

Otherwise, how could he have expected that on the way here, he kept listening to Zhu Xiwen's bragging about Lu Jiedu, which made him dizzy, but it would really come in handy in the end!

The author has something to say: Notes:

Guo Li is a character I created by using a person who existed in history. The original character: "Born in the Song Dynasty: The Story of the Northern Song Dynasty Shilin General Altar"

As a competent general, Zhang Kang has other things worthy of praise.He was strict in controlling the army, and he left a good reputation in the places where he led the troops.He is good at using the expertise of spies, especially praised by Song people.In the works of the famous literati Su Zhe, the vivid story of Zhang Kang Yongjian is also preserved.It is said that when Zhang Kang was guarding Gaoyang Pass (in the east of Gaoyang County, Hebei Province today), in order to grasp the movement of the Liao army, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to recruit spies.One day, a person came to see him and asked him to dismiss his attendants before telling him something important.Zhang Kang abused him first, and then sent away his followers.The visitor said to Zhang Kang: You make money like dung, but you don't use people, so you might as well use me.Zhang Kang scolded him indiscriminately again, pretending not to understand, so he had to tell the inside story.It turned out that the man's niece was not only beautiful in appearance, but also good at singing and dancing. She had been favored by the king since she was plundered by the Khitan people.Recently, his niece sent people to buy things in the territory of the dynasty, and he wanted to take this opportunity to learn about the movements of the Khitan people.Zhang Kang attached great importance to this relationship, and not only rewarded a lot of money, but also gave the spy his favorite "Purple Bamboo Whip".Since then, every move of the Liao army can be grasped in time.Indeed, in order to collect important information, one should be willing to spend money.However, these practices of Zhang Kang may not be understood by civil officials, especially those with ulterior motives.