Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty

When Kou Zhun first arrived in Yingzhou, he had already sent people to survey the geography, and he also found skilled craftsmen to build this sand table.

After Chen Bing went to the outskirts of the Liao Kingdom, Kou Zhun wanted to investigate the situation in the barracks, so as to know himself and the enemy, and arrange a plan to attack the barracks, but because no one was available, he delayed.

Ouyang Chun appeared at this time.

Ouyang Chun is a knight-errant who has been famous for a long time in the rivers and lakes. He is highly skilled in martial arts. Because he often moves in the north, he is called Beixia.

This time the Khitan invaded the bandits in a big way, all the bloody people in the rivers and lakes are all gearing up and eager to forge ahead, but it is a pity that they have nowhere to go and can't serve under Kou Gong's account.

Ouyang Chun has been active in the northern border all year round, and has seen a lot of Khitan soldiers and horses bullying border people.He usually does things for the heavens, and he has a sense of injustice in his chest. When he heard that Kou Gong sent troops to the north, he immediately packed his bags and planned to join Kou Gong and do his part.

When he arrived at Hejian Mansion and found out that Kou Gong had stationed troops outside Yingzhou City, Ouyang Chun's blood boiled with excitement, but he also felt a little worried.

He thought, although I, Ouyang Chun, was a well-known hero, and friends in the Jianghu praised me and called me a hero, but Kou Gong has lived in the temple for a long time, so he must not know the characters in the Jianghu.

I have always known that Mr. Kou is a great virtuous minister who is dedicated to serving the country. I am afraid that Mr. Kou does not know that I, Ouyang Chun, is also a good man who dares to act.I rashly defected, if Mr. Kou refuses to accept me, how can I entrust this piece of loyalty for the country and the people?

After much deliberation, Ouyang Chun decided to present Kou Gong with a nomination certificate.

In the old imperial examinations, in order to get a good ranking, literati often sent their poems and essays to the chief examiner for reading before the exam to show their talents, which was called a certificate of honor.

The imperial examinations of this dynasty adopted a system of ambiguous names, and candidates and examiners were not allowed to give or receive privately, so the name certificates naturally disappeared.

Ouyang Chun felt that to make Kou Gong accept him, he must first let Kou Gong know his loyalty, and then let Kou Gong know his ability.

In the end how to do it?

Ouyang Chun wandered around the city of Yingzhou for three or four days, seeing that the Liao army was about to arrive, he finally seized the opportunity.

Yingzhou is located at the border. In the market, there are mostly stalls selling fur, tea, and private salt. There are open or dark, three religions and nine streams. Among them, there are many large-scale trades, which are settled in gold and silver. More than Bianliang in Tokyo.

The inn where Ouyang Chun stayed was right next to the black market where illegal salt was bought and sold. From the window of his room, he could see a corner of the black market.

The private salt black market is located in a flowery willow alley. If Ouyang Chun hadn't been experienced in the world, he would never have imagined that the prostitutes in that alley with their doors ajar were the outhouses of the private salt dealers. When a deal is concluded, people are introduced into the backyard, which is a warehouse, where stones of private salt are placed. Once the amount is ordered, they can be loaded into the car immediately and transported away through the back door.

Ouyang Chun wandered between black and white, and was no stranger to these things.

Snakes have snake ways, rats have rat ways, everyone has their own way of life, Ouyang Chun himself has a few friends in the underworld, so he can understand better, this is all for life.

One morning, Ouyang Chun got up early, planning to go downstairs after breakfast, and then go shopping on the street, looking for any certificates to submit.

He opened the window, intending to get some air, when he saw a rather familiar figure flashing at the corner of the street, as if he had entered the private salt alley.

Ouyang Chun recalled where he had seen this person, and remembered what that alley was supposed to do, and suddenly realized.

That figure is Hua Die Hua Chong!

Hua Chong is a notorious flower-picking thief in the Jianghu. He has good martial arts, insidious methods, and slippery hands. He has been suffering for a long time in the righteous way of the Jianghu, but he still can't be caught, and he is told to do one evil after another. This incident has harmed countless innocent women.

Ouyang Chun had also chased and killed Hua Chong for a while, but Hua Chong was cunning and despicable, and was good at changing his appearance, which often made the upright Beixia helpless.

In the end, it was Hua who was so obsessed with ghosts that he went to spoil the daughter of a prefect of a county.

This is great, originally it was just the same people in the rivers and lakes spontaneously encircling and suppressing Hua Chong, but now they have provoked the government, the eunuch charged Hua Chong with several crimes, went all over the sea to arrest documents, and wanted him all over the country, forcing Hua Chong to never show his face again , let alone commit crimes.

Later, several flower-picking cases occurred, none of which were committed by Hua Chong.Ouyang Chun thought that Hua Chong had disappeared from the world, but he didn't expect to see him again here and now.

That Hua Chong may be greedy for women, so he went to knock on the door of prostitutes early in the morning.

Fengyue women always entertain guests at night, how can they meet people in broad daylight.

Doesn't Hua Chong, a veteran of thousands of flowers, even understand this truth?

Ouyang Chun sneered, and was about to close the window when suddenly, as if thinking of something, his whole body trembled.

Hua Chong has been cautious for many years in the rivers and lakes, otherwise he would not have been hunted down by the righteous men of the whole rivers and lakes and still retreated unscathed.

Now that he is wanted by the government, of course he should be more careful.

That being the case, how could he knock on the prostitute's door with his true colors during the day?

How could he be ashamed if he was kicked out by a prostitute?What should I do if someone else sees her face and provokes an official to come to her door?

What's more, that alley is a black market for selling private salt, according to Hua Chong's temper, how could he not inquire clearly in advance?

If Hua Chong knew that it was a black market selling private salt, why would he go there?

When Ouyang Chun hunted down Hua Chong, he had investigated his background in detail.

Hua Chong was born in a wealthy family in Hangzhou. His family sold silk and had quite a fortune.

He loved martial arts since he was a child, and his family doted on him, inviting famous teachers for him to learn martial arts.

However, Hua Chong was naturally lustful and had a bad temperament. Before he was weak, he forced his sister-in-law to have adultery with him, which drove his parents to death.

His father and mother were so angry that he burned the house down again, and went to the rivers and lakes by himself.

After so many years in the rivers and lakes, he either hooked up with a romantic widow and asked the widow to pay for him to support him, or he relied on his martial arts to rob his family and squandered the money he got in the brothel Chuguan.

How can such a person who is used to doing business without money have anything to do with private salt?

If he could really resell private salt, it would be a good business.

Ouyang Chun jumped down from the window and landed quietly behind Hua Chong.

He wanted to see what this man was up to.

Unexpectedly, after this follow-up, Ouyang Chun discovered a major event that made Ouyang Chun furious!

That Hua Chong colluded with the Liao people to assassinate Mr. Kou!

After Hua Chong finished discussing with the Liao people about the time and place of the assassination, and returned to his hiding place, he saw Ouyang Chun waiting for him at his residence.

It was too late for Hua Chong to escape, Ouyang Chun interrupted his hands and feet, and went to see Kou Zhun with him.

Kou Zhun was worried that there was no one to use, and seeing Ouyang Chun take the initiative to seek refuge and his martial arts skills, he was overjoyed, and immediately assigned him the task of investigating the Liao army camp.

As for Hua Chong, he confessed when he was arrested that he was in collusion with a non-government organization in the Liao Kingdom. The other party, like Ouyang Chun, was dedicated to the country and wanted to assassinate Kou Zhun and help the emperor and privy envoys of his own country.

Because Hua Chong was hunted down by many parties, he didn't dare to commit another crime, and his pocket was too small. The other party offered him tens of thousands of taels of gold, and he agreed without even thinking about it.

When Ouyang Chun came back from inspecting the enemy camp this time, he not only brought back the situation of the Liao army camp, but also brought back the discussion between Liao Shengzong and Yelu Longde.

Kou Zhun twirled his beard and smiled when he heard about the Liao army's next plan.

"That's right, the Liao Kingdom can't find food, and the area is in chaos."

A general asked, "Master, what should we do next?"

Kou Zhun said: "Since they are short of food, let's help them."

He turned to Ouyang Chun: "I don't know if Ouyang Yishi can spy on the barracks at night and retreat unscathed?"

Ouyang Chun said: "If Xiangye has orders, he will do so."

Kou Zhun nodded: "Then please ask Martyr Ouyang to go to the Liao army camp tonight and burn the storehouse where they store horse grass."

Ouyang Chun took the order and went back to his room to prepare for night travel.

One of the generals was puzzled and asked: "Why does Xianggong only burn horse fodder? If you want to burn it, wouldn't it be good to burn people's food and grass as well?"

Another person said: "Why bother? Since that Ouyang Chun can come and go freely like this, let him kill the emperor and general of the Liao Kingdom. The Liao army will have no leader, so they will naturally retreat."

Kou Zhun shook his head: "The Khitan army is much stronger than mine. If we want to win, we can only win by outsmarting. Once the food and grass for people to eat are burned, the Khitan soldiers will definitely risk their lives to attack the city. It will be difficult for us to resist. If the emperor of the Liao Kingdom is also killed, this is even more so. Don’t you know that the mourning soldiers will win? Only by burning the horse feed, the Khitan’s army horses will have no food, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. However, there is still food for the people, and the Khitan people There is also a retreat, once people have a retreat, they will become weak, and their morale will not be aroused, which is the most beneficial choice for us."

Everyone suddenly realized.

Kou Zhun said again: "Besides, we are not here to fight the Khitan to the death, but to make the Khitan retreat. Although the Liao Kingdom is strong now, our Song Kingdom is a big country after all, and the two countries are evenly matched. , if you want to die, you will definitely lose your life, and at that time, victory will be a miserable victory, and defeat will be a miserable defeat, so what's the point?"

The general gritted his teeth: "But I just can't understand the Khitan people's virtue! If this is the case, it's just another alliance under the city!"

Kou Zhun shook his head: "You don't get used to it, who gets used to it? It's all a last resort. And what's wrong with the alliance under the city? Now we are not what we used to be, as long as we can support until the Khitan's food and grass run out, If you are willing to negotiate peace, then this time, it is time for us to ask for prices."

The Chanyuan alliance was not only a pain in the Song Emperor's heart, but also a pain in Kou Zhun's heart.

Kou Zhun's most distressed time is when transporting New Year's coins to the north every year.

But it's done, no matter how sad it is.

But the current battle is related to whether the Liao Kingdom can sit at the negotiating table and renegotiate the annual tribute issue with the Song Kingdom.

Kou Zhun looked at the military flag in the distance, full of ambition.

This time, Kou Zhun will not miss the country again.