Looking back

Yang Kang was secretly guessing, when he saw two figures turning around behind the flowers and trees in front of him, Guo Jing walked forward quickly, "Brother Kang, why are you here alone?"

Huang Rong, with her homely bun, followed behind Guo Jing, and said with a smile, "Brother Yang came in a hurry, and he didn't even have time to cook a few dishes." Yang Kang saluted her, Guo Jing is his brother, Huang Rong is his senior uncle, "If you are in the Zun family, brother will not be polite, you must try sister-in-law's handicraft."

This Lujiazhuang is in the residence of Huang Rong's senior brother, so it's okay to cook a dish, but Huang Rong seems to be very thoughtful, and even Guo Jing is a little uneasy, which is very rare.Yang Kang said casually, "I heard that Brother Guo will summon fellow martial artists at Dashengguan in ten days' time. I didn't see anyone when I went to Xiangyang. It's true that I came here."

Huang Rong smiled and said, "I thought Brother Yang was in Dali, and it would be difficult to come here when the day came. I didn't expect to come here to help Brother Jing and me regardless of the difficulty of the journey. Why bother to work so hard?"

The three chatted and laughed, and after they sat down, Huang Rong asked Zhuang Ding to serve tea and prepare meals before he asked, "Brother Guo, do you have any news from Mongolia?"

Guo Jing's smile faltered, "Maybe I haven't left the country for a long time." Yang Kang continued to ask, "Then there must be something investigated."

Theoretically speaking, if even he has heard about it, it makes no sense that Guo Jing and Huang Rong would be kept in the dark.

Guo Jing said in a deep voice, "In the past few days, someone came from the Wanggu tribe." Yang Kang said, "I went to the Wanggu tribe last year, and my parents are all fine. I also received a letter from my family a few months ago, so that's okay."

But Huang Rong asked, "When will Brother Yang bring Uncle Yang and the others over? How can we be separated from each other?" Yang Kang frowned and sighed, "My mother is not in good health and can't afford to travel, not to mention my father is a wanted criminal by the Southern Song court."

He made up his mind to let the two of them settle in the Western Regions.Under the siege of Mongolia and Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty was like a broken bamboo. Ten years ago, who would have believed that the powerful Jin Dynasty would be wiped out by two vassal states, one in the south and one in the north.Immediately afterwards, the two countries that were allied began to accuse each other of violating the covenant and confronted each other on the border.

Huang Rong smiled slyly when she heard the words, "Brother Yang won't pick them up, but I'm afraid they will force you to marry again."

Yang Kang smiled wryly and said, "My master is used to being urged every day, so there is nothing to be afraid of." Seeing that Guo Jing and Huang Rong still wanted to persuade him, he said, "Don't mention this again. How is Xiangyang's defense at this time? Stopped on the road?"

Guo Jing sighed, "I don't study history too much. Only now did I know that when the Song family went south, this place was still barren. It wasn't until Yue Wangye put down the puppet Qi rebels in the Xiangfan area, and his discerning eyes saw that this area would be the border. An important town, report to the Holy Majesty, set up fields and build a city, and complete defenses. It’s a pity that the court didn’t pay much attention to it, Lord Lu repeatedly asked the emperor for money and food, but he could only get it once out of ten times, which is also a discount.”

"Since the last raid was discovered by the two of you, Mongolia has never sent troops to attack again. The imperial court is naturally indifferent to this. It's just that I heard that Mongolia wants to build a negotiating field in Hanshui, and it actually agreed?"

This market is located on the border, and it is a trade market controlled and protected by the government. Due to the rise and fall of politics/situational influences, the opening of the market means the relaxation of the situation.There used to be borders between Song, Liao, and Song and Jin at that time, not to mention that Mongolia has expanded and spread it across half of the Eurasian continent.

Huang Rong looked worried, "This was proposed by the Mongolian envoy. Master Lu invited the imperial court, and the imperial court has approved it. There is a military report saying that the market has been built, and the market will open early next month."

"Maybe the imperial court will have peace talks." Yang Kang understood what the two of them were worried about. If the entire imperial court let their guard down and indulged in pleasure, they would repeat the same mistakes.

Seeing that the topic was painful, Huang Rong turned away and said with a smile, "Brother Yang came back early because he heard about this dispute? I thought you wanted to help me."

Guo Jing said helplessly, "Rong'er! You are joking, don't ask Kangdi to take it seriously." Huang Rong covered her mouth and smiled, "It is true."

Yang Kang smiled happily at the small quarrel between the two, "Since the two of you are also worried, I will go to the discussion field over there tomorrow to find out what happened." This was also his original purpose, Guo and Huang also needed news from there, It will be negotiated soon.When they were about to leave, Yang Kang asked, "Did the Mongolian envoy talk about anything else when he proposed to open the discussion?"

Guo Jing shook his head and said, "Even if the envoys come, they will be receiving officials from the Xiangyang government, how can I meet them?"

Up to this point, Yang Kang could only believe that Guo Jing would not lie. On the second day, he went from Dasheng Pass to Xiangyang, brought his own bodyguards with him, asked for Wenyin, and left Xiangyang City.

Everyone was very puzzled by his decision at the beginning, only Guo Jing and Huang Rong fully supported it. Under the circumstances that the imperial government neglected defense and corruption prevailed, if the soldiers were not paid in the future, it would definitely play a role.Escorts have always been regarded as the last class in the martial arts, not even a faction, but a group of reckless men with some fists and kicks.However, he once studied under the Quanzhen and Taohuadao sects, and he knows well that the so-called famous sects either have heavy rules or pride themselves on being lofty.

It is precisely because of this that he can now use his legitimate identity to investigate his own affairs.

The Great Khan died a few years ago, and there were endless disputes in Mongolia over the Khan's position, so the Southern Song Dynasty front was put aside.However, the land of the Jin Dynasty was divided into the fiefdoms of the kings. Under the authority of Genghis Khan, a tradition of protecting commerce and trade had been formed. Many princes and princesses even contributed money to help merchants in exchange for protection of gold and precious goods from afar.

Establishing a discussion field should not be a strange thing.However, it is worth noting that some people say that the north of Xiangshui is the territory of a princess.

Apart from the five first-line princesses, the Great Khan has many children and countless adult granddaughters. The Mongolian enfeoffment system is not strict, and all these noble women are called princesses.As for the Han Jurchen people, naturally no one would pay attention to the titles and boudoir names of these princesses, they would only refer to their fiefs and curse a few times.

Mongolian princess.Every nerve of his was extremely sensitive to the word.

At that time, he broke into the ancient tomb, but was finally beaten out by the owner of the ancient tomb by taking advantage of the terrain.Then he thought that if Huazheng was alive, he would definitely not stay in the ancient tomb for the rest of his life. If he had the chance, he would still go back to Mongolia, so he went north to Helin.

In the end, he was still infected with her obsession with not believing in fate.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived at Helin, he saw that Guo Jing, who had regretted his marriage, was being chased by the Mongolian army.The situation was urgent, so he helped him escape until he reached the border, only to learn that Hua Zheng had never returned, and that Guo Jing's escape was not because of retiring the engagement, but because he learned that Genghis Khan had the intention of ordering him to attack Song.

The clue was broken again, and he thought, maybe it will take years and months for her to recuperate from her injuries, so ten years, twenty years, he always has to wait.

So, he found some things that were most conducive to finding news and finding people around.Everything goes well for those who are aspirants. He can be protected by Mongolian merchants, and he is also qualified to operate in the Southern Song Dynasty. After all, Guo Jing and Huang Rong guarantee him.It's a pity that the time is still too short, far behind the most well-informed gang of beggars.

However, Huang Rong would not hold back any news about the Beggar Clan, and although Guo Jing's simple nature was unwilling, he had already gained a bit of city power through experience, and with Huang Rong's point of view, this bit of city power would be enough up.

After walking for a day and a night, we arrived at Lumen Mountain.The newly built negotiating field was built here, in the southeast direction of Xiangyang City, with earth walls built outside and fort walls built inside, and tax officials and soldiers patrolled.The mutual market seems to be a good thing, but Yang Kang looks at this position, it is very likely that it is a conspiracy of the Mongols.Once the battle field is built, it can be converted into a military stronghold at any time in the future. When Xiangyang is blocked and the surroundings are isolated and helpless, it may be dangerous. Once Xiangyang is broken, the land in the south of the Yangtze River will no longer have barriers.

Naturally, Yang Kang came here in the name of escorting goods, and saw that the area was several miles around, like a small town, mostly warehouses and wooden sheds, as well as houses and shops, but it was quite sparse at this time, only some officials and strong men Seeing that he had transported some heavy goods, he came to unload the goods for him, and the trade officer assessed the grade of the goods.

In the trading market, buyers and sellers do not need to meet each other, and the trade officers are all solicited, and commercial taxes are collected from the profits.After delivering the goods and signing the paperwork, he can leave after that.Yang Kang chatted with the trade officer on the pretext of inquiring about the situation of the market, and then asked which nobleman took advantage of the business here.

The trade officer is a high-nosed, deep-eyed man from the Western Regions, while his deputy is a Han from the Kingdom of Jin in the North, who was born as a merchant and can speak various dialects.Because Yang Kang was an agent of merchants who came here very early, the two treated him very thoughtfully, intending to use him to promote the benefits of the market and attract more merchants to come here.

I just heard the adjutant pick up the topic with the Chinese nation's profound flattery, "Of course it's all thanks to the Great Khan."

Temujin's third son, O Kuotai, finally inherited the position of Khan after years of infighting. This is a universal answer.Yang Kang chatted a little bit about this, and then asked, "The north of the Huaihe River is all the fiefs of the princes?"

The trade officer also spoke quite fluent Chinese, "The land in the north was distributed to several generals and kings who made great achievements in the past. In addition, there is a princess in Kaifeng area of ​​Luoshui."

Yang Kang heard the key and asked deliberately, "Why does the princess still have a fief?"

"The princess's fiefdom is not necessarily worse than that of the prince. What's more, this is the direct sister of the Great Khan. She will be rewarded again when she gets married in the future."

Direct sister!Of the few sisters born to the same mother, Kuotai, the only ones younger than him are Altan who married Uighur, and Huazheng, the youngest sister.When Yang Kang got the news, he immediately patted his horse back to Xiangyang, preparing for a trip, and this trip must be going.

Even if the trade official exaggerated about the princess's identity today, she was just a concubine's younger sister, there was always some news.If he set out alone, he could start immediately, but because of the reason of escorting the caravan, he couldn't make the preparations for a while, and after a few days of delay, it was time for the martial arts conference.Yang Kang thought to himself that since going to Dashengguan is also a drop in route, he might as well join in the fun, and he can tell her about it when the time comes.

Then go to Lujiazhuang and you will be familiar with the way, and there are not many people, there are about a few hundred people sitting at the tables in the courtyard, and a big arena is set up, but the stage is still empty at this time.Those with a little prestige were invited into the house. Yang Kang saw the two disciples of the Southern Emperor, Yu Qiao, being brought into the house from a distance, followed by the two Taoist priests, Tan Chuduan and Hao Datong. He sat down at random in the courtyard.

Anyway, if you want to use the ring, this position will definitely not be wrong.

The hospitality in Lujiazhuang is quite thoughtful, tea and fruit are all complete, and most of the people sitting in the courtyard are juniors from various sects accompanying them. The monks from each temple alone occupy a table, and the rest of the people are both men and women, and most of them wear swords. Sabers, and the largest number are the disciples of the beggar gang, among them, the clean clothes sect sat on two tables, and the dirty clothes sect sat on the ground under the tree.

At this moment, all the beggars cheered suddenly, it turned out that it was Huang Rong who came out of the house, some of these disciples came from afar, they didn't have many chances to see the demeanor of the leader, they were all very excited.

Everyone gave way to Huang Rong. She walked straight towards Yang Kang and said in a low voice, "Brother Yang, I heard that you were going north to leave the customs a few days ago, so I thought you couldn't come this time. Why don't you sit in the room?" "

Yang Kang said with a smile, "It's too late for me to hide from those uncles. Besides, I don't want to come out after I go in?" He said while pointing to the ring. Whether it is an oath or a martial arts competition, that stage must be a serious venue. Please come The room is just to show the status of a few seniors.

Huang Rong stretched out her hand to support his shoulders, and persuaded him to go into the room, "Brother Jing and you are sworn brothers, there is no reason to sit outside." Yang Kang was about to answer, when suddenly a few big holes on his back went numb, and Huang Rong used orchids Fu acupoint hand tapped the acupoints.

Yang Kang only took her as a courtesy, and didn't take any precautions. He wanted to open his mouth to ask why, but found that the Ya point was also restrained.At this moment, he couldn't turn his head back, only to hear Huang Rong say behind his ear, "Brother Yang, we didn't want to do this. The matter is urgent, please trust Brother Jing, you won't let things that hurt nature and reason, and also believe that I am not a person who will repay kindness with revenge."

Huang Rong's footsteps moved away from behind him. Yang Kang closed his eyes and adjusted his breath. Although Huang Rong's skill is not as good as Guo Jing's, it should not be underestimated. She used a lot of strength and tapped seven or eight acupuncture points. an hour.At this moment, several bearers brought a blue sedan chair over from the gate, and the leader in front was also dressed as Zhuang Ding, but Yang Kang recognized the person's face, it was the Nine Pocket Elder surnamed Peng from the Beggar Clan.

Several people carried the sedan chair to the stage, and all the distinguished guests in the house over there also came to the manor.Elder Peng was standing on the stage, and was about to say something, but Huang Rong stopped him, "Elder Peng, I've already said this matter, there's no need to say anything, why did you bring it up to this stage."

The elder said very respectfully, "Our brothers were born and died to make this contribution, for the country and the people, even if we made a contribution and stole the limelight, no one would say that our beggar gang is trying to gain fame, and the leader is too worried."

Everyone was a little suspicious at first, and after hearing Elder Peng's words, they all thought it was Huang Rong and his subordinates who sang a double reed to ask themselves to be humble, and they became curious again, and they all cheered, "Don't be too humble, leader Huang, it's all thanks to the beggars' gang." , naturally no one is not convinced."

This Elder Peng is No. 1 of the Clean Clothes Sect. There has been a long-standing dispute between the Clean Clothes Sect and the Dirty Clothes Sect of the Beggar Clan. Huang Rong has a habit of cleanliness and can't even wear patched clothes. Everyone in the world thinks that she is more inclined to clean clothes. Clothes.However, although Huang Rong loves gourmet food and new clothes, she relies more on Lu Youjiao, the elder of the Clean Clothes Sect, and entrusts most of the affairs of the gang to him.

Elder Peng laughed and bowed his hands, "Thank you, brothers, for your love. I went out with my little beggars, and there were a lot of military inquiries, and I even brought back a barbarian princess."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was silent, and then began to whisper again.Some are skeptical, some are worried about revenge, and some have malicious intentions.Finally someone cheered and said, "The barbarians have robbed countless Han women, and it's their turn this time, haha!"

Elder Peng waited for everyone to calm down, "It's not just that, this princess is the direct daughter of the old manzitou, and now the little manzitou's own sister was named the princess of the country protector. Mongolian soldiers came to harass me from time to time, so we took her Ask to retreat, and we Song people can sit back and relax."

After finishing speaking, he put his hand on the sedan chair, which touched some mechanism, and the four walls of the sedan chair fell in all directions.After the faint smoke and dust cleared, a woman was seen sitting in the middle, wearing a gorgeous Mongolian lady's costume.

Everyone stood up with their eyes wide open, and looked at the face of the so-called princess, but Yang Kang closed his eyes and stepped up to use his true energy to relieve the acupoints.

He knew that she would not die.She just left for some reason and didn't want to see each other again, but she definitely didn't die!

What's annoying is that Guo Jing and Huang Rong are both secretive and always want to push him away.If they didn't dare to stop them, they were afraid that the subordinates who relied on meritorious defiance of the Lord would end up killing him instead, why didn't they tell him, if they were willing to spread some news, with these few ordinary disciples, naturally they would have been unknown to God long before the meeting They intercept people without knowing it.

Everyone pointed and poked at the people on the stage, scolded and curious, expecting her to say a few barbaric words.Unexpectedly, the woman laughed, "Sister Rong'er, a person as smart as you is, there are such idiots in his subordinates?"

The author has something to say: powerless, poor IQ, clumsy scheming... I'm too sleepy, I have to go on a business trip tomorrow, and I have to get up and collect my luggage early. If there is any problem, I will correct it tomorrow~

There is still a happy thing, the income since joining v finally broke through 100 yesterday~ Sahua~

Cough, I know that for many authors, the income in a day is more than this amount, but people must be contented and happy, anyway, I also earn three-digit income, hehe