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Money and war horses, especially the weapon patterns and craftsmen in the arsenal are priceless treasures, which can earn the fortune of the country for a hundred years, and Huo Jingtang will never let it go.

Zhao Baiyu couldn't persuade him, and he wouldn't persuade him. He just told him to pay attention to safety and return safely.

Huo Jingtang touched Zhao Baiyu's cheek and smiled, "If you have a young man in your heart, how dare you work hard?"

Zhao Baiyu: "Waiting for you to come back."

Huo Jingtang embraced Zhao Baiyu, took a deep breath, and said extremely firmly: "After this time, we must resign and run away!"

Zhao Baiyu laughed, and patted Huo Jingtang's back casually with a few words of comfort.

Anyway, he has said this for many years, so why not echo it?

There were 50 Tanghe cavalry who went to Daxia with Huo Jingtang, and they were waiting in front of them. Huo Jingtang was still sticking to Zhao Baiyu, but no one dared to urge him, and he only sighed in his heart. My lord can make the general no different from the idiots in the world.

Zhao Baiyu: "I see the sky is gloomy. I'm afraid there will be snow in the evening. Get on the road as soon as possible and find an inn before the snow falls. Otherwise, you will have to sleep in the wilderness."

Huo Jingtang: "I can bear it, and they can also bear it."

Zhao Baiyu: "The horses can't carry it, and the dry food can't carry it. At that time, I will walk on the road in the cold and snowy weather. Don't say, bite the dry food and knock out my teeth. Do you think you can come back to see me?"

If Huo Jingtang, who pays special attention to his image in front of Mr. Zhao, loses a tooth, he probably won't dare to smile from now on.

Huo Jingtang was depressed, said a few words in a low voice, and then ordered Zhe Qingfeng to protect Zhao Baiyu, and said to Zhao Baiyu: "Zhe Qingfeng is full of soldiers, and he is familiar with the fortress and terrain of the northwest defense line. God, at the same time, he is familiar with the distribution of the forces of the Fan soldiers and the customs of the Fan tribe, if you encounter difficult problems, you can use him."

Zhao Baiyu: "Understood."

After finishing the instructions, Huo Jingtang got on his horse, gripped the reins tightly and gave a shout, galloping galloped bravely, and galloped off into the distance in an instant.

Seeing this, Zhao Baiyu ran a few steps forward unconsciously, waving his hands non-stop until the man and horse disappeared into the horizon, and the expression of reluctance appeared on his face.

The cold wind is blowing, the sky is thousands of miles away, the snow is falling on the wasteland, the days are short and the clouds are dark, and the feeling of desolation permeates my heart.

Zhao Baiyu let out a long breath, let out the boredom in his heart, cheered up his spirits, and started to deal with the troubles left by Jingyuan Road.

"Go back."

Zhe Qingfeng followed Zhao Baiyu back to Jingzhou.

***

Kyoto Prefecture, Wende Hall.

The Northwest Victory Report was placed on the desk, and Emperor Yuanshou seldom played with his fingers in a relaxed manner, looking at the distance to let go of his mood, and soon Kang Wang, Chen Shidao, and Zhao Boyong appeared below. News, come to ask for details.

The three cupped their hands: "I have seen His Majesty."

"Yeah." Emperor Yuanshou was in a good mood and didn't bother to embarrass them. He picked up the good news and threw it over: "Look."

Zhao Boyong grabbed the news first and opened it to read it. The other two leaned their heads closer and quickly finished reading ten lines at a glance.

Chen Shidao was especially excited: "It doesn't take a single soldier to make the Tibetans kill each other. Keshan's crimes of collaborating with the enemy and treason, delaying the military situation, and deceiving superiors and inferiors can't be escaped. It is considered light to steal the family and exterminate the clan, but the relatives are all over the northwest. Clans and clans, if the Nine Clans are held accountable, it may cause the Fans to panic, but this can be used to beat the Northwest Clans, further strengthen the imperial court's control over the Fan soldiers, and weaken their military power!"

Zhao Boyong also praised: "What a praying mantis catching cicadas and orioles behind him, Goro didn't even need to show up to disintegrate the Tibetan tribe who had been closely connected for hundreds of years, and solved the imperial court's major problem in the northwest, and made him a great help!"

Seeing that he was about to boast about Zhao Baiyu's old problem, King Kang hurriedly stopped him: "I am stunned and good at subduing the law. The position of the chief of the Fan tribe needs to be determined as soon as possible. In the report, I also request your majesty to seal Long Tian." Zhu is the leader of the Dragon clan. Although a female leader is unprecedented, the appointment of Long Tianzhu is a breakthrough for the imperial court to interfere in the selection of the leaders of the various clans of the Fan clan. Marshal Jingyuan Road also needs to be appointed as soon as possible. He has some talents, but he knows nothing about dispatching troops. He is attached to Keshan, and later concealed the situation of the war, which indirectly caused [-] casualties in Tiandu and Ning'an Second Village. .”

In fact, Meng Tianzong's crime should be beheaded to show the public, but Dajing treats the generals and officials stationed on the border with kindness, and the death penalty will not be executed if he can.

The so-called kindness does not control soldiers, but it has fostered many lazy and dereliction of duty frontier bureaucrats.

I thought that Emperor Yuanshou would accept his advice, but the verdict he heard was: "Meng Tianzong is arrogant, he doesn't know how to arrange troops, he has little knowledge but refuses to listen to the advice of the generals below, and the soldiers flee. , collaborating with Ji Keshan to deceive the imperial court, knowing that Ji Keshan secretly accepted the peace talks with Tuoba Mingzhu but not revealing it, it is no less than collaborating with the enemy and treason, not killing the [-] soldiers who are sorry to guard the capital!"

The three people below were shocked, but they were sincerely happy. It was high time for the border bureaucrats to take thunderous measures.

Zhao Boyong said again: "The scourge of the Fan tribe has been resolved, and there is no war in the northwest. Should your majesty call Wulang... Jinglue envoy back to the court? The northwest is cold, so it's not a place to wait for a long time. Jinglue envoy has another There is a hidden injury in the body, if the cold air enters the body, the old injury recurs, there is no medicinal herb doctor, what should I do?"

Emperor Yuan Shou wanted to say that the imperial physician had repeatedly guaranteed that Zhao Baiyu was not hurt secretly, but the few people below regarded him as Zhao Baiyu's elder, and they were a little blind in love. I'm afraid they would refute the imperial physician's incompetence in medicine, and then make a long speech... Forget it.

"Now the road is blocked by heavy snow, and the mountains and rivers are frozen. We should wait for the spring to come back. It just so happens that Jingyuan Road needs someone to sit down, and the spring will be a little more stable. It's just the time to come back."

As soon as these words came out, no one else had another word.

***

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, there is a world of ice and snow.

The imperial court's treatment of the Fan family, Jingyuan Road, and the praise of Zhao Baiyu all came down. Meng Tianzong was sent to prison, and he was replaced by the prefect of Jingzhou Tongsan.

The room was warmed by burning carbon. Zhao Baiyu still felt cold even though he was hiding in a fox fur coat. His hands and feet were cold and he couldn't bear the cold. He still insisted on handling military and political affairs on Jingyuan Road every day, and waited for Daxia by the way. news.

At this time, Zhe Qingfeng opened the curtain and came in and said, "The court in Daxia is in great turmoil. Tuoba Mingzhu returned to the court and joined the battle for the reserve. Sang Liangyu, who had always been against him, was abnormally quiet. Daxia's The eldest prince suddenly mobilized to force the palace half a month ago, was defeated at the gate of the palace, and was beheaded by the fifth prince on the spot. The eldest prince's mother, concubine and uncle's family were all implicated. The most powerful competitor. The strangest thing is that Sang Liangyu closed the gate of the National Teacher's Mansion at this time, saying that he was praying for His Majesty, and would no longer interfere with the affairs of the court."

After the report, he sighed: "The road to seizing the reserve is changing, and the result cannot be guessed until the last moment."

Zhao Baiyu was wrapped in fox fur, which made his face extremely small, and his complexion was as white as jade. At this time, he lowered his eyes and said, "Emperor Daxia will not live long, and the spring will bear fruit at the latest."

Zhe Qingfeng: "How to say?"

Zhao Baiyu: "It's impossible for Sang Liangyu not to move. He knows in his heart that once Tuoba Mingzhu takes over, he will be the first person to be used for surgery. But Tuoba Mingzhu holds him back, and he can't move, so he will Pushing other people to move... No prince can refuse the olive branch thrown by Sang Liangyu, but Sang Liangyu is a man of great prosperity, and he may be killed by a prince with a powerful relative at any time. Only the prince with weak power can choose It’s easy to control when you push it up.”

Zhe Qingfeng understood: "The fifth prince's mother's family is not visible, and there is no chance of winning the reserve, so he is the best candidate. Sang Liangyu can't retreat, and actually controls the court. If you don't move, you will move. If you don't fight, you will fight. But why is Mr. Zhao sure that there will be results in the spring?"

Zhao Baiyu: "The trade records in the frontier market show that Daxia merchants purchased plain cloth and butter lamps, and the number of purchases increased sharply. The plain cloth was used as mourning clothes, and the butter lamps should be enshrined in the funeral of Daxia. Merchants have the keenest sense of smell. They must be aware of it, as to why it is the beginning of spring...the battle for the crown prince will take time, but it will be deadlocked at the moment, unless someone can break the deadlock."

Zhe Qingfeng listened to his analysis quietly, marveling at Zhao Baiyu's understanding of the situation in Daxia. Although he didn't know the truth, but what he said was reasonable, so I believe it doesn't matter.

Zhao Baiyu thought about it, and immediately wrote a few doggerel poems and handed them to Zhe Qingfeng: "Can you think of a way to spread these doggerel poems to Xingqing Mansion?"

Xingqing Mansion is the capital of Daxia.

Zhe Qingfeng took a look and nodded for sure: "Yes." Then he said: "These limericks point directly at Sang Liangyu's collusion with others, alluding to his adultery, and my lord wants to use this to criticize Sang Liangyu ? But this is a matter of speculation, if there is no evidence, Sang Liangyu can't do anything."

Zhao Baiyu smiled, "No wind, no waves, rumors are fiercer than tigers. Besides, you said that Tuoba Mingzhu had the handle on Sang Liangyu, why didn't you dare to use it to pull Sang Liangyu off the horse? Because he knew that the presentation of these evidences would only prompt Sang Liangyu has higher prestige. Don’t forget that Sang Liangyu’s collusion with Keshan is to use the money from Dajing to improve Xia’s economy and benefit the Great Xia court. The reason why Sang Liangyu is afraid of three points is because he is afraid of Tuoba Mingzhu took the meaning out of context and spread rumors. He is a man of great fame, and he has indeed communicated with Ji Keshan for many years. If he is careful, the courtiers will join forces to take away his power, or put him in confinement. Although he cannot be killed in one fell swoop, but It can temporarily force Sang Liangyu to retreat from the battlefield of seizing the reserve. If you miss the opportunity to seize the reserve, even if you are innocent, there will be no place for Sang Liangyu in the Great Xia court in the future."

Zhe Qingfeng understood.

No wonder Tuoba Mingzhu can threaten Sang Liangyu but dare not take the opportunity to kill him. Before that, he was also surprised that Yu Sang Liangyu colluded with Keshan and clearly benefited Daxia, so he was still constrained.

It turned out to be to win reserves.

Zhao Baiyu said again: "At this time, spreading rumors is forcing Sang Liangyu. He can't find out the source. Do you think he will guess who framed him?"

Zhe Qingfeng conditional launch: "Tuoba Pearl!"

Zhao Baiyu: "Tuoba Mingzhu actually didn't abide by the agreement and acted without authorization. Do you think Sang Liangyu will fight back?"

Zhe Qingfeng: "Yes!" Without waiting for Zhao Baiyu to be persuasive, he said first: "Sang Liangyu fought back, and Tuoba Mingzhu couldn't be indifferent. He could guess that it was a rumor, but the fear he had developed over the years would make him overreact. Before finding out the truth or giving up altogether, he attacked Sang Liangyu instead, because he also knew in his heart that Sang Liangyu was behind the rise of the fifth prince. Instead of dealing with a puppet, it is better to kill the general hiding behind!"

Zhao Baiyu: "Tuoba Mingzhu and Gao Yishan can still make a comeback under Sang Liangyu's deliberate targeting, which shows that they are not weak. They may be able to push Sang Liangyu to the end."

As if thinking of something, he murmured: "I'm really curious about what Keshan said, 'Sang Liangyu is a [-]% lunatic', how crazy can he be? That's the enemy who made Wang Yueming's life fall into a big stumble. Are you curious."

When he came back to his senses, Zhao Baiyu warned: "A while ago, when the weather was still warm, I asked you to collect food, grass, water and other supplies, but are you ready?"

Zhe Qingfeng nodded: "When the road was blocked by heavy snow, we bought grain and grass from Nanshang in advance and stored it in the granary. More than 30 wells in the city were guarded, and ice cubes were dug from the river and stored in the cellar. The rest of the materials are also prepared, but due to the rush of time and the remote location, no matter how hard we try to prepare, the quantity is still a little less.”

Zhao Baiyu asked the quantity, and after doing the math, he could only say, "It's not bad. Let's go to work."

Zhe Qingfeng obeyed orders.

After Zhe Qingfeng left, Zhao Baiyu frowned, showing a dignified expression.

He didn't dare to underestimate Sang Liangyu. To be able to climb to the position of a great national teacher as a foreigner must be very deep in the city, and the little trick of spreading rumors cannot deceive Sang Liangyu.

Zhao Baiyu gambled on how much the two frightened birds, Tuoba Mingzhu and Gao Yishan, were afraid of Sang Liangyu, and also gambled on whether Wang Yueming's people who stayed in Daxia were determined.

***

The capital of Great Xia, Xingqing Mansion.

National Teacher's Office.

The butler hurried into the study from the outside with a few pieces of paper in his hand, and inside the study was a middle-aged man wearing a crane cloak with a rather fairy-like appearance, looking solemnly at the map of Daxia, his head turned Ask without hesitation.

"Run what?"

This person is Sang Liangyu.

The butler hurriedly passed the paper over: "The doggerel that appeared in the streets and alleys is said to have been sung for three days. Now the scholars and military generals in restaurants and teahouses are passing it on. It is estimated that the nobles in Kyoto know about it."

Sang Liangyu took it over to look at it, his face suddenly turned cold.

Butler: "Did the Second Prince send someone...?"

"It's not him. He and Gao Yishan are not stupid, knowing that it's not good to release news at this juncture, because someone framed them."

Steward: "Who else knows besides the second prince?"

Sang Liangyu looked at the map solemnly, and asked after a while: "Has Keshan been beheaded?"

Butler: "Didn't you already know what happened last month?"

Sang Liangyu sighed: "Zhao Baiyu... Do you think I underestimate Zhao Baiyu?"

Butler: "My lord, you have the talent to know the world. Then Zhao Baiyu didn't even have a fame, but he became famous a few years ago by marrying into the county prince's mansion? You underestimate him because he has confidence and capital. If you want this old slave to look at him, then how can he be so famous?" Zhao Baiyu is not as good as you in terms of war, officialdom, strategy, and people's hearts."

Sang Liangyu: "But Wang Yueming was defeated by him."

Butler: "Wang Yueming also lost in your hands."

Sang Liangyu pointed at the map with his finger, narrowed his eyes and said, "Wang Yueming was defeated by people's calculations, and his mentality and strategy are far superior to mine. A lame scholar can call the wind and rain in Liangjiang for so many years... Can you find out?" The truth back then? Can you not take revenge on me? But I have been away from him for 20 years, but I can’t figure out his thoughts, how will he take revenge on me?”

Butler: "No matter how powerful Wang Yueming is, it's only because of his reputation in the Liangjiang shopping mall. If he used money to clear the officialdom, wouldn't he end up in ruins? How can you take revenge on you, my lord, who is far away in Daxia, who is above ten thousand people?" Look at it Looking at the map and paper, he reminded again: "My lord, the rumors must be resolved as soon as possible, and be careful that someone will use them to make a big fuss. As for the second prince...whether it is him or not, he should also beat one or two, so as not to know who the Great Xia Dynasty is. Who is in charge!"

"Tuoba Pearl is nothing to be afraid of." Sang Liangyu said quietly: "I remember that there are four arsenals in Daxia?"

Butler: "Your memory is wrong, my lord. There are three arsenals in Daxia, in Xingqing, Xiping and Xiliang."

Sang Liangyu shook his head: "In the eighth year of Chongzong, Guzang County discovered a coal mountain, and secretly built an arsenal there. The local coal mine was supplied to the whole country. When I have nothing to do, I read the running water submitted by various prefectures and counties, and found something strange."

The butler was curious: "What's strange?"

Sang Liangyu: "15 years ago, a businessman surnamed Wang bought a mountain-grown citrus in Guzang County."

The housekeeper couldn't help laughing, "Wouldn't it cost you to lose all your underwear for growing citrus in this Xiliang land?"

Sang Liangyu: "Yes, but it just makes money, and the business tax paid every year is fixed at a certain value, which will remain unchanged for decades!" How can we not see the problem? "Send some people to Guzang County, Xiliang Prefecture to check. I feel uneasy, too uneasy."

Ever since Zhao Baiyu killed more than half of the southeast officialdom, Sang Liangyu felt that everything was not going well. Originally, Wang Yueming died, and the serious trouble in his heart was relieved. There is such a hidden danger in Ji Keshan, and Tuoba Mingzhu and Gao Yishan, two jumping clowns, take advantage of it.

In the past three years, the imperial court has been in turmoil, nobles have scrambled for power and profit, and plundered state property wantonly, making the people unable to make ends meet. What is even more frightening is that the circulation of Dajing currency is much higher than that of Daxia currency, and the Datong Bank that exchanges Dajing currency is not affiliated to the state.

Sang Liangyu tried countless times to nationalize the Datong Bank, but was repeatedly blocked by the nobles in the court, and even His Majesty doubted his intentions.

They have long been fed up with Datong Bank, and they are afraid that they will not be able to earn a penny if they are brought into the court.

The result of this is to sit back and watch the Datong Bank grow and communicate with the nobles and gentry. If there is a sudden attack, the people may be in dire straits, or the regime may be overthrown in an instant and affect the national destiny.

"The spies sent to investigate the boss behind the Datong Bank replied that they met with Tuoba Mingzhu to provide financial support, and also wanted to earn some meritorious service." Sang Liangyu couldn't hide his ruthlessness in his eyes: "The boss of Datong has been inquired about. After getting the seal of taking charge of the bank, kill him!"

Butler: "Of order."

***

The boss of Datong Bank had a meeting with Tuoba Mingzhu, but was assassinated at the place where he was staying, and was rescued by another group of people. The news still alarmed Tuoba Mingzhu.

Tuoba Mingzhu found traces of the National Teacher's Mansion from the assassin, and knew in her heart that this was Sang Liangyu's warning to him to act first, so she rushed to Gao Yishan in a panic and said: "I said earlier that even if the rumors don't come from We, Sang Liangyu, will definitely use this excuse to make a move!"

Gao Yishan was also a little panicked, but he soon calmed down, and calmly replied: "Since Sang Liangyu has made a move, we might as well seize the excuse of him collaborating with the enemy country and report it to His Majesty."

Tuoba Mingzhu: "Father trusts Sang Liangyu too much!"

Gao Yishan: "On the contrary, Your Majesty has been guarding against Sang Liangyu from the beginning to the end, but you need to use him to deal with the nobles of Daxia. Now that Your Majesty is dying, the most worrying thing is that your relatives will interfere with the government and Sang Liangyu usurps the country. Whether it is Both you and the Fifth Prince are not from the mother clan, and you are the age of the governor, and you have no worries about your relatives, so the only disaster left is Sang Liangyu! To get rid of Sang Liangyu, there is nothing more than the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason."

Tuoba Pearl moved: "Try it, I will go to the palace right now."

Gao Yishan: "Seeing Your Majesty, Your Highness will tell you the truth."

Tuoba Mingzhu was a little puzzled: "Isn't telling the truth a good word for Sang Liangyu?"

Gao Yishan shook his head inwardly, but patiently explained on the face: "Your Highness only needs to remember one sentence, Your Majesty wants to get rid of Sang Guoshi."

Tuoba Mingzhu turned her head and understood instantly.

Seeing this, Gao Yishan finally had some comfort. Emperor Yong'an knew better than Tuoba Mingzhu how to act in order to kill Sang Liangyu.

***

Tuoba Mingzhu went to the palace, and told Da Xia Yong'an Emperor the battle of Tianduzhai, the siege of Jingzhou, and the content of the peace talks between him and Ji Keshan.

Emperor Yong'an couldn't even sit up on the hospital bed. He just stretched out a hand from the bed curtain and waved it. Then a eunuch stepped forward and said, "Second Prince, Your Majesty knows. The evidence is here, so you can go back first. "

Tuoba Mingzhu hesitated for a moment, then got up and left.

***

In the early morning of the second day, the officials used limericks to impeach Sang Liangyu for colluding with the enemy. The saying is that flies do not bite seamless eggs. Since there are rumors everywhere, there must be a root cause.

Even if he is not guilty, he still needs to be found out.

The counselor's advice was rejected.

On the third day, many ministers in the DPRK and China continued to impeach, but they still rejected it.

On the fourth day, the officials were impeached again, and presented the letters between Sang Liangyu and Ji Keshan in private, and the handwriting was not forged.

The Prime Minister of the State Council summoned Sang Liangyu to confront him. The latter only said "the clearer will be cleared" and stopped talking. Therefore, he was put in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and awaiting investigation.

Of course, there is no chance of finding out, and Sang Liangyu is like a fish on a chopping board if he packs up his evidence and falsifies it at will.

But on the fifth day, it was reported from Xingqing Mansion that Keshan was beheaded for collaborating with the enemy and treason, and Sang Liangyu endured humiliation and imported a large amount of supplies from Dajing to improve Daxia's national power and economy.

At the same time, all the people belonging to Sang Liangyu in the court were mobilized.

While rescuing Sang Liangyu, he used this to criticize Tuoba Mingzhu's siege of Jingzhou. Why didn't he take the opportunity to capture Jingzhou, but agreed to peace talks, and retreated from Jingzhou for only 50 taels of silver?

Even if they went into Jingzhou, burned, killed and looted far more than 50 taels of supplies, but treating Jingzhou so favorably was a private collusion with Dajing?

Such a sharp blade was held by Sang Liangyu, and in turn plunged into the center of the belly of Tuoba Mingzhu and other forces. Disputes continued for a while, so that the civil turmoil was ignored——

Chase Bank is down!

***

Datong Bank is backed by the nobles of Daxia, and has a steady stream of copper coins and silver, especially Dajing currency.

Whenever merchants want to exchange Dajing currency to the border market, they first choose the Datong Bank, and the Datong Bank also persuaded the Daxia nobles to deposit their money with them, and paid generous interest every year. Aristocrats, rich gentry and wealthy businessmen all chose to deposit their money in Datong Bank.

And now, Datong Bank has collapsed.

First, it was released to the outside world that the big boss of Datong Bank was assassinated and died. He closed the shop for three days, prepared for the handover, and opened the door as scheduled three days later.

For three days and three days, the Datong Bank never opened, and the people who kept their money in the bank to earn interest were in a hurry. They smashed the doors and windows and broke in, only to find that the inside was already empty.

Not to mention silver, even a copper plate was not left.

Now that the public opinion is boiling, the common people lose the least. They don’t have much money left, or they don’t meet the qualifications to save money, or they don’t want to put it in a bank. On the contrary, the gentry and nobles who have been fed for many years are the first to go crazy. To track down the Datong Bank, arrest and interrogate all the people who had been friends with it and had close contacts with it, and set up prisons one after another.

There was a bloody storm in Xingqing Mansion for a while.

Even Tuoba Mingzhu was jealous, because he also embezzled all of the user's money and deposited it in the Datong Bank, but now it is all gone, and he is really poor.

Gao Yishan's eyes were also red, and he said to the distraught Tuoba Mingzhu: "Now there is only one way to save you and me."

Tuoba Mingzhu clung to the life-saving straw: "Say!"

Gao Yishan: "Who assassinated the big boss of Datong Bank at that time? Who rescued him? Who wanted to take down the money basket of Datong Bank? And who was it that repeatedly asked the court to hand over the Datong Bank? When the nobles, gentry and rich merchants of Xingqing Mansion all deposited their money in the Datong Bank, did they hide their money in a unique way?”

Tuoba Mingzhu murmured: "Sang Liangyu."

Gao Yishan: "It's him!"

Tuoba Mingzhu's eyes gradually lit up: "Sang Liangyu stole the money basket from Datong Bank?"

Gao Yishan: "Whether it is or not, it has to be him! Sang Liangyu is a national teacher. He has both political and military talents and business talents. How much wealth should he accumulate over the years? Divide up his wealth to fill the Chase With this loophole in the bank, the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty, including the gentry, will support us...Your Highness, kill one person to save another, now the time has come for the people's will!"

Tuoba Mingzhu clenched her fists, tried her best to suppress the surging emotion, and said tacitly: "Master Gao, it's time for us to take the side of the emperor."

***

At the same time, the housekeeper brought the wind and rain in Xingqing Mansion into the prison of the Criminal Ministry, and Sang Liangyu suddenly opened his eyes.

"Datong Bank ran away?" Sang Liangyu couldn't believe it: "...how could it be?"

He was afraid of the Datong Bank, but he always thought that the bank was within the territory of Daxia Kingdom, and there was a possibility of bankruptcy, but it was absolutely impossible to run away.

How did you run away?

Which businessman would throw away gold and silver and run away when he is in full swing?

It should be noted that this bank is in the business of deposits and loans. Doesn't it mean throwing all the borrowed money into the river if it runs away?This is throwing the gold bumps in your arms into the stove and burning them. After burning, you can't fish them in the river. Who can do such a crazy thing?

Could it be that the big boss of Chase Bank went mad after being assassinated?

what happened?Why?

This is not normal!

Sang Liangyu is a little bit broken right now. His clever brain and profound knowledge can't explain the uncharacteristic behavior of Datong Bank. "Is it a conspiracy by Dajing? It took 15 years to set up this situation? Emperor Dajing has such a plan and Patience? Did Dajing have this national strength 15 years ago? No—"

He shook his head, rejecting this unrealistic idea.

Not to mention the gain outweighs the loss, the Han people pride themselves on being a big country, and disdain such conspiracies and tricks.

Who is that?

Before he could figure it out, the housekeeper said, "The spies sent to Guzang County came back to report, and they said that there are no mountains growing citrus in the area. Instead, the abandoned military factory has been burning for three or four years. Cultivate a group of excellent craftsmen, I don’t know where they got them, the blueprints of artillery, cannons, divine arms, and bows that are closely guarded by Daxia are all made there!”

Sang Liangyu asked urgently: "Have you caught it?"

The housekeeper gritted his teeth: "It's a few days late, and the building is empty."

Sang Liangyu looked downcast: "The building will collapse."

The steward said urgently: "My lord, don't worry about Da Xia's inclinations. Now the civil and military officials and noble gentry of the Manchu dynasty are condemning you under the leadership of the second prince. They want to accuse Datong Bank and collaborating with the enemy and treason on your head. Tuoba Mingzhu They also secretly ordered the army to approach Xingqing Mansion, and stationed at a place [-] miles outside the city. Leaving Chuanguo Yuxi... I am afraid that he will seek to usurp the throne!"

As the stepping stone of Tuoba Pearl's ascension to the throne, it is Sang Liangyu's life and his private treasury.

Sang Liangyu laughed wildly, the laughter revealing the desolation and madness of the doomsday: "Huangkou kid, dare to kill me?" The laughter stopped abruptly, and his face returned to calm and indifferent: "It is I who have remembered the love of Emperor Yong'an all these years. Well, I backed down every step of the way, and worked hard to keep Da Xia for this group of useless people, making them think I was a paper tiger."

The butler felt awe-inspiring, vaguely guessed what Sang Liangyu meant, and was a little excited: "My lord...?"

Sang Liangyu closed her eyes: "Go get ready."

***

Dajing Jingzhou.

Zhao Baiyu was surprised: "Sang Liangyu has usurped the throne?"

Zhe Qingfeng: "It's spread all over the northwest area!"

"How about Emperor Yong'an and Tuoba Pearl? How about the nobles of Great Xia?"

"Anyone who opposed it will be beheaded. Emperor Yong'an was pissed off, and Tuoba Mingzhu and Gaoyishan escaped from Xingqing Mansion like defeated generals, without a trace."

Zhao Baiyu: "Doesn't Tuoba Mingzhu have soldiers in his hands?"

Zhe Qingfeng: "The deputy general is from Sang Liangyu."

Zhao Baiyu then inquired in detail about the causes and consequences of Sang Liangyu's usurpation of the throne. When he learned that Datong Bank ran all night without leaving a single copper coin, he couldn't help but sigh: "This style of hurting the enemy eight hundred and self-defeating one thousand is like Wang Yueming. At the beginning, Sang Liangyu stole Wang Yueming's money and caused his family to be ruined, but now Wang Yueming has turned him into a traitor, Qing Shi must be punished with words and pens."

Intelligent people have always held themselves in high regard, and cared about their reputation in history, but Sang Liangyu betrayed the great scene first, and then betrayed the master. Notorious.

"Is there any news about Huo Jingtang's trip?"

Zhe Qingfeng shook his head: "Sang Liangyu killed many Daxia nobles, and the people who stayed basically supported him, but at this time, the people were full of resentment, and he wanted to enlist in the army. The spies we placed in Xingqing Mansion went to Xingqing Mansion Recently, we have dispatched some light cavalry to head towards Xiliang Mansion."

Zhao Baiyu pondered, "Guzang County, Xiliang Prefecture is where the military factory is located, and Sang Liangyu may have discovered something. Just in case, you sneaked into Xiliang Prefecture with a foreign soldier to support Huo Jingtang! "

Zhe Qingfeng: "I am humbled by the order of the general to protect Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Baiyu waved his hand and said, "Huo Jingtang asked you to obey me, but now I order you, you won't listen?"

Zhe Qingfeng hesitated for a moment: "I am humbled to obey orders."

Zhao Baiyu softened his face and said: "You are a party member of the Fan nationality, and your appearance and language habits are similar to those of the Daxia people. Now the people of the Fan people are impetuous, and only you and I can trust it. Besides, Jingzhou is not without generals. After observing and evaluating the local generals for more than a month, I found that they are not mediocre and incompetent, but that they were deliberately suppressed by Ji Keshan before, and they had no chance to make their mark."

"You can rest assured that I am not unavailable."

He kept thinking about it, and his heart was beating like a drum: "Right now the people in Daxia are full of dissatisfaction, and Sang Liangyu is still enlisting in the army. The meaning is clear. He wants to start a war. Which place will he choose as the outbreak of the war? No matter which one, let the summoner Hurry up and send this news to all the generals, and be sure to take countermeasures."

Zhao Baiyu didn't know how crazy Sang Liangyu could go. He had never fought against him, and he didn't know much about his commanding skills, so he didn't know what to do.

"Call the generals of the fifth rank and above in Jingzhou, and prepare for the battle!"

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The author has something to say:

(Missing a tooth is written as a missing head, hahahahahaha md laughing until his head falls off)

1. Fan ethnicity: The Northern Song Dynasty includes Tubo, Dangxiang, Uighur, etc., and summed up, the Xixia people are actually the same ethnic group as the Northern Song Dynasty and the Northwest Fan. They became hostile because of the founding of the Xixia Kingdom.

2. The Tibetan people, such as Tubo, were the Tubo dynasty during the Tang Dynasty, and Songtsen Gampo was destroyed at the end of the Tang Dynasty. In order to counteract the relatively chaotic regime in the Northwest, they married each other and formed an alliance.

3. There were nearly 11 Fan soldiers in the Northern Song Dynasty.

4. At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, Xixia was established as a country. The Fan Alliance and Xixia had been fighting for the land of Liangzhou, but of course they lost later.In order to fight against Xixia, the Northern Song Dynasty will support the alliance of the Tibetan tribes, but be careful to guard against them, fearing that they will become like the Jiedu envoy An Lushan.

5. The Northern Song Dynasty looked down on the Fans at first, but later, for the sake of population and fighting Xixia, they would recruit policies. However, the generals of the Fan soldiers were actually lower than the generals of the Han people, and they had to obey the generals of the Han people.

[The setting in the article is that the leader of the Fan tribe has relatively great power, so it is considered a private setting. 】

6. The Song Dynasty did stipulate that Han people cannot intermarry with other races, and there are no princesses and marriages, but in the northwest, Han people and Tibetans live together, and there are also intermarriages.

But I can't find out what conditions must be met before intermarriage, so it is a private setting for the old household and the familiar household.

7. Because it involved wars, I checked a lot of war materials, especially the famous wars in the Northern Song Dynasty.

There were several battles, so many pig teammates and pig generals, no matter how many gods and men there were, they couldn't handle the generals who were either weak and arrogant, or vain and arrogant, and wanted to take credit. Taking back the land of Xixia was stopped by the generals who robbed the land.

Afterwards, these generals who were definitely beheaded in my opinion were just demoted!

After a few years, he was promoted!

Dasong, as expected of you!