Li Yun revealed his identity in Lin'an a month ago.
At that time, he was in a street restaurant and persuaded Shi Miyuan to cooperate with Ding Haijun to gain profits from the crumbling Jin Kingdom. After that meeting, he went from being a guest in the Prime Minister's Palace to being under the control of the Honglu Temple's subordinates in charge of the National Information Office.
There are two ambassadors and two officials who accompany him every step of the way. Although he is respected every day and treated well, his movements are strictly restricted and he cannot leave Banjing Hall.
The National Information Office is nominally affiliated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but in fact, in modern times, all measures have been reviewed and implemented by the Privy Council. Therefore, another shed was quickly erected on Chi'an outside Banjing Hall. Li Yun looked from a distance and recognized a few familiar Privy Council chiefs and officials among the people coming in and out.
Maybe there will be big shots at Duchengzhi level who come to supervise every day. However, Li Yun couldn't go out, he couldn't see clearly, and he couldn't find out who the visitor was from the people around him.
A few days after he moved into Banjing Mansion, perhaps Zhou Guogong had already launched an army, and the situation in the north was turned upside down. Or perhaps, merchants who were inclined to the Song Dynasty brought back some deeds of important northern officials, so that the officials heard about Li Yun's deeds in the northeastern hinterland, and knew that this king was not only good at talking, but also killing people. Good at blinking.
So the officials increased the already tight security measures. On that day, a loyal, brave and reliable captain was urgently transferred from the front department of the palace. He led a hundred elite soldiers to work in two shifts and patrolled the Banjing Pavilion day and night. Even the people responsible for cleaning the building were replaced by strong men. This group of people did not look like soldiers, but perhaps envoys around the Prime Minister.
This attitude of respect and extreme vigilance lasted for a month. Starting from the day before yesterday, suddenly, all the front officials left, the people cleaning the building were replaced by maids, and the food and drinks provided every day were replaced by the Taihe Building that Li Yun was familiar with when he came around as Jia Sidao. It may be produced on the spot by the chef of Taihe Building.
Look at the so many people outside the building at this moment, such a big scene, the front line, back line, Kong Mu, post department and other officials of the National Information Institute are all lined up behind the fourth row...
This is the team that came to welcome Li Yun to watch the sea waves and visit Tianzhu Temple.
Those who had done their homework carefully before Li Yunnan went south knew that this was the etiquette set by the Song Dynasty during the peace talks in Shaoxing. Later, Emperor Xiaozong succeeded to the throne, and despite the opposition of Dai Jin, he tried to cut down the ceremonial procedures to show his dignity. So much so that the two countries fought over boring things like not seeing the sea waves in Qiantang or visiting Tianzhu Temple. Dozens of quarrels.
This once-abolished ritual was restored again, and with such grandeur, it could only mean one thing. That is, in the past month, the situation in the north has been turned upside down. Guo Ning, Duke of Zhou, has captured Kaifeng!
What is behind me, Li Yun, is more than just a tiger skin serving as a banner? It's clearly a roaring evil tiger!
Thinking of this, Li Yun's steps became more and more steady, and he suddenly walked out of the demeanor of an important minister.
Several of the officials who came out to receive him had dealt with him before. On that day, Li Yun, as Jia Sidao, spent money in Kaifeng and indulged in drinking and sex every day, attracting a group of people. Now, some of the people in the group could only bow and salute, secretly looking away.
After glancing at it, he couldn't help but recall how happy it was to hold Jia Sidao's money for expenses. And what a joy it was at that time, there is so much jealousy now.
Some people couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "It's all my fault, those idiots Xuan Zhen and Xue Ji, and Shi Kuanzhi is also a fool. He was manipulated the whole time!"
In recent years, as the authority of the Prime Minister has become more and more assertive, the backlash from the government and the opposition has become more and more fierce. Ordinary scholars flattered and worked diligently in front of all the subordinates of Prime Minister Shi, then turned around and scolded those people for nothing, and then pointed the finger at Prime Minister Shi himself.
Anyway, he just came up with great principles and denounced the powerful ministers for being content and careless, sitting back and watching the border people wither and fail to survive, the border soldiers being weak and unable to teach them, and deceiving the superiors and subordinates in vain to consolidate their own power. This has become something of a habit.
What's interesting is that many of the younger members of Prime Minister Shi's sect are willing to direct their grievances and complaints towards those few. Firstly, those who have gained wealth and honor under the Prime Minister's family will naturally have to be slandered by the Prime Minister. Secondly, these old and cowardly people have fallen, and those who come up will have a chance. But if someone dared to throw dirty water around, the rising people under the sect of Prime Minister Shi would also be angry.
Hearing this group of people talking nonsense, an official at the front of the queue looked back excitedly, his eyes almost bursting with fire.
The person who spoke recognized him as Shi Kuanzhi, the eldest son of Shi Xiang, and was accompanied by Shi Songzhi, Shi Xiang's nephew, and others. He was suddenly frightened and sweating profusely, and he did not dare to say anything.
Shi Songzhi, who was standing next to him, advised in a low voice: "If these people don't have enough status, their knowledge must be shallow. Let's not cause trouble at this time."
Shi Kuanzhi glared at the man fiercely, remembering his appearance and clothing before turning around.
The situation in the North was turned upside down this time, and it was really not caused by Shi Xiang, and Shi Xiang's response was not negligent.
Since Jiading, although Prime Minister Shi had been reluctant to seek peace with the Jin Kingdom, he actually had targeted measures in the military and political affairs of the border areas. For example, in the construction of military strongholds in the counties along the border, there are Tong, Tai, Gaoyou, Xuyi, and Xinghua in the east of Huaihe; in Lin, Huang, Shu, Hao, Anfeng, and Gushi in the west of Huaihe; in Beijing and Xiangxi, there are Zaoyang, Hanyang, Sui, Fu and other places. Another example is the construction of a capable army and the promotion of capable generals. These are all done step by step.
If not for this, when the thirteen captains of the Kaifeng imperial court went south, the borders of the Song Dynasty would have collapsed.
The problem is that Zhou Guogong Guo Ning's trip has been planned for a long time, and he has already made a careful and interlocking budget. Before launching the campaign, they made great efforts to open up maritime trade and tightly tied their own interests to countless officials and maritime merchants within the Song Dynasty.
With mountains of money and profits pouring out, even those who originally had serious doubts about Ding Haijun couldn't let the fat fly away. If Xianggong Shi did not want to be criticized by both the government and the public, he could only choose to stand with Guo Ning and rack his brains to come up with a reason to join forces with Ding Haijun.
When Ding Haijun suddenly launched, Shi Xianggong did not sit back and watch. He asked Zhao Fang to lead more than 10,000 elite troops from Jinghu to Kaifeng to fight, with the task of making decisions at critical moments to maximize benefits for his own side.
Not only Zhao Fang, but also in Huaidong and Huaixi, the Song Dynasty accelerated the recruitment and surrender of rebels and the training of new armies. In Sichuan, Prime Minister Shi also sent people to make arrangements, and someone had already contacted Xia Xia on behalf of the Song Dynasty. The country wanted to attack Jin from both sides and divide Qin and Long.
It's a pity that it will take more than half a year or even longer for these actions to be truly effective. This is a habit that cannot be changed by the political leaders of the Song Dynasty. No matter what they do, they must be continuous and careful, step by step; in the middle of the day, they may change their ways and go in the opposite direction...
But Ding Haijun is different. They have hidden minions and disguised themselves for half a year or a year? When it was launched, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses marched from Zhongdu to Kaifeng to fight, followed by hundreds of thousands of cattle, horses and animal-drawn vehicles, and thousands of boats entered the river from the sea... Such a huge scale Such a fierce fight took only one month from the start to the victory!
It’s not that Song Dynasty is not vigilant, it’s not that Song Dynasty doesn’t have a plan to deal with it, it’s not that Song Dynasty doesn’t want to delay their steps. But what the Song Dynasty can and wants to do has not really begun yet, and the situation in the north has been settled. The Kingdom of Jin, which still retains its power, has only its last breath left, and may collapse at any time, and the evil tiger that has stepped over the Jurchens' mountains of bones and gnawed their flesh and blood is already squatting comfortably beside the couch!
This situation was irreversible, and it was immediately used by some mad dogs inside and outside the government as a reason to criticize his father. Therefore, we must immediately discuss the follow-up method to show that the situation is completely under the control of the Song Dynasty, so that my father will be in an invincible position politically! be quick! be quick!
Shi Kuanzhi took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and watched Li Yun get closer and closer.
The treacherous young man in front of him is the representative of Zhou Guogong Guo Ning.
Ever since the news of Kaifeng's change of hands spread, this person's importance has doubled. Now, there are so many officials with high status gathered together, and behind them they represent ten times the number of political groups and high-ranking nobles. Shi Kuanzhi didn't need to look back to know that countless blazing eyes had been cast on Li Yun.
Some eyes are asking: "Can we continue to do business? I have ten more large ships here, all carrying Annan's grain. Do you still want to do it?"
Some eyes were asking: "Your lord has already eaten the meat, so he has to leave some bones and residue. Can some of the northern territory be cut off for my meritorious service and promotion?"
Some eyes are asking: "Should the relationship between the two countries remain friendly, right? Is the smuggling business going as usual? I have built a new private port south of the Huaihe River. It costs a lot of money, so it cannot be wasted!"
Everyone has their own expectations, and the eyes of hundreds of people gathered together are even more intense and scary. In front of the eyes of countless people, Shi Kuanzhi puffed up his chest, let out a hearty laugh, opened his arms, and strode forward.
Li Yun was stunned for a moment, then he laughed, lifted up his sleeves and trotted away. The two people's footsteps stepped through the dew on the grass blades, and their figures kept getting closer on the lush grass, and finally hugged each other tightly.
"Shi Xian...oh no, brother Li Xian!" Shi Kuanzhi patted Li Yun on the back and shouted enthusiastically in Li Yun's ear: "We haven't seen each other for a month. I wish I could die as a brother!"
Li Yun's head was leaning against Shi Kuanzhi's, and their cheeks touched from time to time. The weather was too hot and I was a little sweaty. The two men were too close to each other, which made Li Yun a little uncomfortable. Moreover, when he was living and drinking in the name of Jia Sidao, his status was much different from that of Shi Kuanzhi, but he was not so close to Shi Kuanzhi.
But he immediately noticed that his face was facing hundreds of people who came to greet him, and he was under the concerned gaze of so many people.
Then his face shone with joy. He also patted Shi Kuanzhi on the back and laughed loudly: "Brother, I miss you too!"
