Chapter 72 Letting the King Return to the North
byIt's night.
Yan Xi was looking at the files of the Western Region under the lamp. Song Beiming had already arrived at this time in the past. Yan Xi looked up and saw that there was nothing outside the window, and a first-quarter moon hung in the eastern sky.
It's getting late.
He withdrew his gaze, the file in his hand didn't turn over a page for a long time, his jade-like fingers pressed on the yellowed paper, slightly wet.
"Rong" was used to Song Beiming's appeasement at this hour in the past few days, and he was eager to encourage him.
Yan Xi's fingers curled up, and when he realized that he hadn't read a word for a long time, he realized that he was actually waiting for Song Beiming.
He blames this on Rong's greed.
Yan Xi said to herself: It doesn't matter if you don't come, just save trouble.
Marriage in the dew, flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water, every scene will end, and the intimacy hidden in the spring tent is no match for the situation.In the day after tomorrow, each party will be on one side, and the other will be separated, and each will play their own way.
Break early and worry free.
Yan Xi withdrew her finger, tonight was just a waste of time, so she didn't even read the files.
Just when he put away his pen and got up, Wang An whispered outside: "Your Highness, Shao Fu is asking to see you."
Shang Baiheng left and returned, there must be something very important.
Yan Xi responded: "Teacher, please come in."
The teacher and the student met outside and sat opposite each other.
Shang Baiheng handed over a secret letter, and said solemnly: "Beiyuan Tribulation."
Yan Xi took the letter, read it quickly, felt like falling into an ice cave, and said in a deep voice: "Jiangxi's army is in civil turmoil, there may be secret operations; Mo Di is watching, if Mang Rong invades Beiyuan at this time, I am afraid that Beiyuan will be attacked on three sides.dangerous."
The teacher and the student looked at each other, their faces darkened.
Yan Xi saw that the letter paper was special, and asked: "Teacher, who is the letter?"
Shang Baiheng said: "'Mangzhong', his news has never been wrong, it is credible."
"Since that's the case, the situation in Beiyuan must be extremely critical." Yan Xi squeezed the letter paper thoughtfully, looked out the window, dazed.
Shang Baiheng didn't understand, so he followed his gaze and looked out the window.He could see that Yan Xi seemed to be waiting for someone.
Shang Baiheng knew more or less about Song Beiming's coming at night, he lived in a courtyard a few halls away, and he had tossed and turned all night because he heard the servants whispering hot water in the middle of the night.
Shang Baiheng had never seen Yan Xi's expression like this before, and suddenly understood Yan Xi's thoughts, he hastily withdrew his gaze, sat upright, and resisted the sudden dull pain in his heart.
What Yan Xi was thinking about right now was not Fengyue.
He thought that the original book was also in this timeline, and Beiyuan was defeated.After the entire Song family was used by the eldest princess, they became abandoned children.
In the original book, Song Xinghe died in battle first; the second sister-in-law learned the news of her husband's death while pregnant, she miscarried in grief, her body failed to recover, and she shed tears all day long, lingering in her sick bed.Han Linyan was a strong woman, and she finally died in love on the anniversary of her husband's death.
Now that there is no eldest princess in the court, don't know if the Song family can escape.Yan Xi thought hard - if Han Linyan could be exchanged back to Jingdu in advance, maybe at least the mother and son could be saved.
Yan Xi already had an idea in his mind, so he turned to Shang Baiheng and said: "Teacher, I want to ask my father to let the little prince go back to Beiyuan."
Shang Baiheng closed his eyes slightly, endured the most painful moment in his heart, rubbed the rim of the wine glass, and took a quick look at Yan Xi.
He is extremely cruel to himself, and it is common for him to suppress his emotions, and his intelligence is still ineffective when used in emotions.
He was able to adjust his emotions without Yan Xi noticing, and turned his mind to the students' benefits during that period of love - he was pleasantly surprised that the students had added some fireworks, so his little worry about gains and losses was also gone.It's nothing.
He "thought about it" with self-examination, and decided that no matter what reason Yan Xi had, he would protect Yan Xi's rare initiative to treat others, so he nodded and said softly, "How should I tell Your Majesty?"
Yan Xi couldn't talk about the original work with Shang Baiheng, so he could only discuss the facts: "The officers and men in the western border are all descendants of the Jiang family. Although the Jiang family has been eliminated, the western border army is still the 'Jiang Xijun', and they must undergo bone scraping to cure the poison before they can do it."Listen, the process will take some time, and there is a bit of chaos in the western region. The western region is connected to Beiyuan, and it is indispensable to rely on Beiyuan. And now that Beiyuan is in danger, it is time to use the general.They all have to help Beiyuan. Beiyuan is as solid as gold, so the western region has less worries, and the western region will inevitably cooperate with Beiyuan in the future, and now it is just right to sell personal favors to Song Beiming."
Shang Baiheng listened to Yan Xi's words sounding high-sounding, he closed his eyelashes slightly, covered his eyes, and reminded: "You can't just let Song Beiming go, you have to go back to Beijing with someone else."
Yan Xi said: "I heard that his second sister-in-law is pregnant, so it would be appropriate to replace his second sister-in-law."
Shang Baiheng raised his hand and settled the matter on the table: "I will discuss this matter with the Inner Pavilion tomorrow morning, and you send someone to tell His Majesty that if we work together, this matter will not be difficult."
Yan Xi nodded and said yes.
Song Beiming was sitting in the hall, and the stewards of the "Pigeon Department", "Falcon Department" and "Anbu Department" that he had raised in recent years all came.
Song Beiming had already calmed down while waiting for others.
He knew that he couldn't leave, and he also knew that he was out of reach now. In Jingdu, he was a proton with a title but no official position. If he wanted to mediate anything, he had to rely on his usual relationships.
But now that the court has been cleaned up, many relationships have been broken.He had to find out how much was still available, and find out from it how much he could give Beiyuan this time.
Fortunately, it is the new Qingliu who is gaining power at the moment, among which Shang Baiheng is the leader.On the contrary, this made Song Beiming feel at ease.He knew that this group of emerging key officials were doing practical things. As long as Beiyuan could come up with reasonable regulations, these people were well-known, and they had not yet formed a self-interested group, so they would definitely act with public intentions.
Song Beiming's outstanding calmness forcibly suppressed the anxiety deep in his heart.As Beiyuan's talker in Jingdu and the center, he can't mess up.
The most important thing right now is to support Beiyuan from the back-up planning. He sat in the hall, his face sinking like water, looking at the stewards.
Under his calm gaze, everyone slowly calmed down.
Song Beiming is a master who never says anything else, and everything he has to do in these years has been done beautifully. Seeing that Song Beiming is still as stable as Mount Tai at this moment, they faintly have a premonition in their hearts that Beiyuan will be saved.
Song Beiming first asked Anbu: "How is the grain business?"
Several stewards in the Anbu had a brief exchange, and the senior steward stood up and replied, "There are still two months until the grain harvest season, but the business of several major grain-producing counties has been negotiated. When the new grain is harvested, we can go to the village."Beiyuan Yun. According to your intention, half of the grain from last year was left unused for turnover, and now it is stored in several large warehouses near Beiyuan."
"Falcon Department" is a private guard, everyone's identity is mysterious, the leader stood up with his face covered, and said: "The Falcon Department has sent masters disguised as bodyguards to guard the granary. Beiyuan needs food, and the bodyguards can deliver it within half a day."
Fighting in the north is not only for land, but also for food.As long as Song Beiming grasped the grain, no matter how the war in the north was fought, he would have to come back to his negotiating table.
Song Beiming calmed down a little.
Song Beiming turned to look at the beautiful woman on the other side, and said in a cold voice, "Why didn't the Pigeon Department find out the news in advance?"
That glamorous woman is the boss and head of the largest brothel in Jingdu, her name is Yu Feier, and she is the chief steward of the Pigeon Department.
Drenched in rouge in cold sweat, she slid off the chair and knelt down on the ground. She lost all her charms in the past, and explained on her knees: "This year, the four surnames were purged, and the rich and powerful were too busy to take care of themselves. The business in the building plummeted. Most of the original regular customers were exiled.Our news was cut off in sevens and eights. Most of the people who were able to talk to the Western Region before were also purged, leaving only a few words that were not very useful.This place is far away from the Western Region, and there is no time to piece together the bits and pieces of news, and it will be too late if we are delayed on the road. The subordinates deserve death for delaying the important event of Beiyuan."
Song Beiming's cold eyes swept over her: "This king clearly rewards and punishes, you know what to do."
"This subordinate thanked the lord for not killing me, and I will go to the execution room to receive the punishment." Yu Fei'er's face relaxed, and she felt that the torture was a pleasure, and she repeatedly kowtowed to promise, "This subordinate will definitely rebuild Jingdu's news network as soon as possible."
Song Beiming said: "The atmosphere in Jingdu has changed, it's time for you to change your path."
Yu Fei'er hurriedly said: "Yes. Now Qingliu is gaining momentum, I have invited gentlemen for the girls and young masters, and I will hold a talk meeting in the future. The brothel business has begun to shrink, and it is going to the scholarly industry."
"Yes." Song Beiming looked away from Yu Feier.He looked out at the night that was sinking outside.
The sky in Jingdu has really changed.
Overnight, all four surnames fell, and the dark line he had been running in Jingdu for many years also fell.But now, it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is gaining power.
Song Beiming's complexion was difficult to distinguish, and he asked instead: "How is the business with the 'Haiyan'?"
The big shopkeeper of "Anbu" answered, "Shopkeeper Shen of the 'Haiyan' has been talking a lot recently, and he is not as daylight robbery as before. Shopkeeper Shen has finally loosened up on the list of fire guns that he talked about recently.They said that they could be given to us in an even batch at the end of the month."
"Give us a batch?" Song Beiming pondered, "Now their business can only be done with Lin Zongbing in Beiyuan and the east. Lin Zongbing has no money on hand, and they all rely on the governor of the Eastern Territory for his salary. It can't be him.Unless the governor of the Western Region arrives, the Haiyan will have new customers, and the Western Region... Governor Xuan has not yet arrived, and the Western Region will definitely have the support of a government-run firearms factory, so it is impossible to find new customers.'Hai Yan' does business. Then who else can 'Haiyan' do business with?"
There were too many twists and turns in this matter, "Haiyan" was born out of nowhere, and the details were mysterious. Song Beiming continued to ask and investigated for a period of time, and the clues stopped after the "Haiyan" took the official document.
Everyone heard it in a cloud of fog, but now it is clear that the only thing is that the Haiyan must have an official background.
Song Beiming has a hunter-like sense of smell and a comprehensive hunting strategy. He has faintly noticed subtle commonalities among the recent intertwined new forces.
The indifferent tactics behind it and the sure-fire strategy seemed to come from the same person.
Song Beiming figured out a possibility amidst the complicated news tonight—what if the "Haiyan" directly supplies the "Xuan Yin"?
Song Beiming screwed his thoughts here.
His gaze swept over the crowd, and he quickly analyzed the situation: "How is the private business of the four surnames going?"
The head manager of Anbu said: "During this cleansing, the houses were searched everywhere, and the business that was exposed on the surface was confiscated. The private business, except for the Han family, and the other three surnames, we took over two or threeYes, 20% to 30% were robbed by others. In addition, because the Han family turned themselves in and pleaded guilty, they were only sentenced to lose their officials and confiscate their property.It was preserved, but the Han family did not dare to keep it, and transferred a lot of money to the successor."
Song Beiming lowered his gaze: "Who took over the Han family? It's a pawn, and anyone who dares to play the leading role has a lot to do with it."
The chief manager of the "Anbu" said: "Our people have followed for a long time, but we can't see any clues. This matter is very strange. The private property of the Han family was sent out by Han Eldest Young Lady and Wen Guanren.Inscribed under the name of a person whose name cannot be ascertained."
Song Beiming murmured: "Now is the time when there is a lot of turmoil. There are not many people who dare to take over the business of the four surnames, and even the head of the Han family."
He couldn't help but think of that beautiful and indifferent face.
He is a ruthless man with great wrists and a big appetite.
Song Beiming found out the most important main line through his careful analysis - as long as the lifeblood of the money is not lost, the foundation of the Snow-Treading Army will not collapse.
What the Snow-Treading Army is most afraid of is civil strife, foreign enemies invade, and the Snow-Treading Army will not be powerless to fight back. What they are afraid of now is that someone will jump over the wall in a hurry. If there is a gap in the Western Region, Beiyuan will be attacked by the enemy.Eldest sister hurriedly marched, and one day she would be able to reach Beiyuan. She thought that coming to Beiyuan would not lead to defeat.
It's just that there will inevitably be some bloodshed, and don't know how many casualties there will be.
Song Beiming felt uneasy, he looked at the book "Treading Snow in Beiyuan" written by the gold powder in the hall, feeling resentful in his heart.
Gritting his teeth for the last time, he raised his knife and said, "Get my double to pretend to be me for a few days, and I'll go back to Beiyuan."
Song Beiming got up and heard the porter report in shock: "Master, that too... Governor Xuan please see me!"
Governor Xuan?His Royal Highness!
Those in charge at the scene stood up in unison, then looked at each other, understood something, and then lowered their heads unnaturally.
I dare not look at my little prince.
Song Beiming asked slightly, "Why don't you come in directly?"
The concierge blushed and said: "Governor Xuan said that the prince was invited to walk the horse, and the prince was invited to ride the horse."
Yan Xi had never taken the initiative to come to the Beiyuan Palace, and would never take the initiative to invite him to have fun, so he came to invite a cripple to make plans.
Song Beiming heard that there was a deep meaning in it, he glanced around the crowd, and left a message: "I will go first. For the future, I will report to me, and Fang Xun and Zi Yuan will discuss and decide on the rest."
After all, he mentioned "sad wind" and went out.
After Yan Xi and Shang Baiheng made an agreement, they still felt uneasy.
Today is the fifth day of June, and it takes two days to travel from Jingdu Kuaima to Beiyuan. If something happens to the Snowwalking Army at this point, the forces on the border will have to be reshuffled.The reconstruction of the army is by no means a one-day achievement, and it has dealt a heavy blow to Da Jing. The tragedy of the complete annihilation of the Snow-Treading Army in the original work cannot be repeated.
Regarding the release of Song Beiming, an order will be made at the earliest tomorrow morning.
But Yan Xi felt that time was running out, and the more he thought about it, the more worried he became, so he simply took the token of the East Palace and sent Song Beiming out of the city ahead of time.
Yan Xi Luoluo stood at the foot of the steps outside the gate of Beiyuan Palace.
The cool moonlight of the first quarter moon flowed on him, and the crimson that the prince usually wears was the most authentic color in the world, even redder than the red lacquered gate of Beiyuan Palace.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince turned into a phantom at night, as if he had sucked out the moonlight.
The night in June is still hot, and today is so stuffy that the wind is about to stagnate.
Yan Xi's slender body was immersed in the light and shadow of the big lantern in the palace, and his pretty face was illuminated by the lantern like a phantom. He was thin and beautiful, and Night Breeze wanted to steal him away.
His beauty, under the lights at night, is always extremely unpredictable.That kind of extremely beautiful color mixed with purity and coldness is not like anything in the world.
He is pure, arrogant, and broken, as if being torn and fought by immortals and devils at the same time, he is the focus of the world.
Yan Xi just stood there, even if there were many people around him, it seemed like he was the only one.
Wei Chifeng followed Yan Xi all day long, and he couldn't adapt to the illusion caused by this beauty.He stood a few steps away from Yan Xi, watching the dense night vigilantly.
Wei Chifeng first heard the sound of horseshoes inside the high wall. The gate of the palace opened wide at night, and heavy hooves came rushing in. Wei Chifeng's hand was instinctively pressing on the handle of the knife. As soon as he moved his fingers, the sound of horseshoes already jumped.Dive down the steps.
The strong wind was blowing, and Wei Chifeng was just about to protect the Chujun, but the noble red dress was already taken away by the tall figure on the horse.
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