That night, Yan Qing stayed at Master Li's place.
Li Shishi and Yan Qing were old friends. At first, Liang Shanbo wanted to correct his evil ways and begged the court to recruit him. He sent Yan Qing to Songjiang to Tokyo to visit Li Shishi, hoping to get him. Helplessly, Li Kui killed people and set fires, which made the matter unable to proceed smoothly. Later, Yan Qing sneaked into Tokyo many times and met Li Shishi. The two fell in love and became sworn siblings. Li Shishi specifically asked for a pardon letter from Emperor Huizong, pardoning all Yan Qing's sins.
Li Shishi and Yan Qing fell in love with each other. They were sworn brothers and sisters in name, but in fact they were a secret couple. They had already had an affair and were preparing to retire from the world in the future.
In private interactions, Yan Qing did not look down on Master Li because he was a woman in the dust; Master Li also did not look down on Yan Qing because Yan Qing was a bandit.
Master Yan Qing, the two of them made an oath to each other and agreed to find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, elegance and tranquility to spend the rest of their lives.
In order for Yan Qing to have a good home, and for himself to have a place to live in the future, while being affectionate with Emperor Huizong, Li Shishi begged Song Huizong, hoping to give Yan Qing a way out and not pursue Yan Qing under any circumstances in the future. Past sins.
Because he wanted to please Li Shishi, Emperor Huizong wrote a letter of pardon in his own hand, pardoning all Yan Qing's crimes and no longer holding Yan Qing accountable for his past responsibilities.
Yan Qing was grateful for his teacher's friendship, and Yan Qing secretly made various preparations.
Considering her future livelihood, Yan Qing took advantage of various opportunities to collect a lot of gold and silver treasures and hid them in secret places.
Yan Qingyuan planned to take the opportunity to leave Liangshan and take his teachers far away.
Who knows, fate is not as good as fate, Yan Qing's plan has not yet been implemented, the court issued an order, and Liangshan's army and horses went to Jiangnan again to conquer Fang La.
Yan Qing was unable to escape for a while, so he had to join the army in the expedition.
On the way to conquer Fangla, Chai Jin, a high-ranking official, met Song Jiang and proposed to break into Fangla Palace to work as a spy, so as to be an internal agent for Liangshan's army and horses.
This was Chai Jin's expedient to avoid the danger of swords.
In order to realize this strategy, Chai Daguan thought of Yan Qing and decided to go with Yan Qing. Firstly, Yan Qing was smart and a good teammate, and secondly, he could hide others' eyes.
This is what Yan Qing is best at. When Song Jiang asked him if he was willing to sneak into Fang La's lair with Chai Daguan and work as a spy, Yan Qing was so happy that he happily said to Song Jiang: "Who is willing or not? I am so willing! Besides, on the battlefield, as a general, wherever the commander points, he will hit! Now the pioneer brother has assigned me and the senior officials to sneak into Fang La's lair to act as internal agents, so Xiao Yi just obeys his orders. "
Song Jiang was naturally happy after hearing this, so he sent Yan Qing and Chai Jin together, under the pseudonym Ke Yin Yunbi, to cross mountains and ridges, cross seas and rivers, and arrive at Fangyuan Cave in Daneibang, Qingxi County, where they gained Fan La's trust. , and finally helped Song Jiang defeat Fang La, thus achieving immortal merit.
In Bangyuandong, Chai Jin was spotted by Fang La and recruited as his consort with his outstanding talent and sharp tongue, and Yan Qing also became the consort Fengwei. What Yan Qing did not expect was that he would become the consort because of this. He offended Princess Yinzhi and became sworn enemies with her, and was hunted down by Princess Yinzhi and her men.
That night, after reliving old dreams, Master Yanqing leaned together and said some words of affection after farewell.
Yan Qing said: "Master, this time the Liangshan army went to the south of the Yangtze River to attack Fang La. After a hard battle, the war is now over and everything is going smoothly. It is a great blessing to have saved one's life in the shadow of the sword; but with the second princess Fang La Yinzhi has a deadly feud and is being hunted by Princess Yinzhi. I have come to find you this time for no other purpose than to ask you to escape into the world with me and be free and at ease for the rest of your life."
When Shishi heard this, he replied happily: "Xiao Yi, that's great!" But he felt strange in his heart.
Master Li thought to himself that it is only natural to fight on the battlefield, each seeking his own political power and each his own master; but you, Xiao Yi, are a general in the army, why would you offend Fang La's second princess? Besides, even if Liangshan and Fang La had a grudge, Fang La's second princess should be chasing Song Jiang as the commander-in-chief of Liangshan. Then why did the second princess not chase Song Jiang as the commander-in-chief, but pursue Yan Qing as the general? This is not to sacrifice the basics for the sake of the last.
The teacher was curious, so he asked: "Xiao Yi, your Liangshan army has strong soldiers and horses, and a huge momentum. This time the army is pressing forward, and the front of the army is pointing directly to the south of the Yangtze River, destroying the dry and decayed, and annihilating Fang La. It is the general trend and it is a natural thing. The two of Fang La Why doesn't the princess seek revenge from Song Xianfeng Gongming, but she seeks revenge from you? Why is this? I don't think it makes sense."
After Yan Qing heard this, he suddenly felt that his remarks were full of mistakes, so he had to tell the truth.
"Master, there are some things you don't know." Yan Qing said: "There are outstanding people in the southeast. Fang La has raised troops. They have a large number of people and are arrogant. Their strength is definitely higher than that of Liangshan. My Liangshan brothers occupied Liangshan and never lost a single person. Brother, we suffered heavy losses in this campaign against Fang La. In the end, only twenty-seven people were able to return. How powerful do you think Fang La is?"
Master Li listened quietly to Yan Qing's words to see what kind of truth he could tell.
Yan Qing didn't know what Master Li was thinking, so he continued: "In view of this situation, outsmarting is also a necessary means. For this reason, I and my brother Chai Jin, a senior official, who also came to the house during the Mid-Autumn Festival in August last year, Officer, Master, do you remember?"
Li Shishi nodded and said: "Of course I remember the high official. He is the son of the dragon in the previous dynasty, and Emperor Taizu awarded his family the Iron Scroll Alchemy Book. He never wanted to be harmed by Gao Lian, the magistrate of Gaotang Prefecture, so he Those who went to Liangshan."
Yan Qing said: "It's that Chai Daguan!"
Master Li nodded and said: "I know, Xiao Yi, please continue."
"Master," Yan Qing continued: "Assigned by brother Xianfeng, I and the official from Chai, under the pseudonyms of Yunbi and Ke Yin, sneaked into the Fangla Palace to check the terrain and find out the situation, so as to coordinate internally and externally and attack from both internally and externally. Capture Fang La."
Master Li listened and nodded,
Yan Qing continued: "Brother Chai Jin and I entered Bangyuan Cave, which was the palace of Fang La. Because Fang La liked the talents of Chai Daguan, he recruited him as the prince's consort, and granted him the title of captaincy. I am Fengwei. I and Chai Daguan's people lurked inside Fangla, and finally killed Fang La's nephew Fang Jie. I assisted Song Xianfeng Gongming's brother to break through Bangyuan Cave and capture Fangla, which was a great contribution."
"Okay!" Master Li said, "It's just that you have something to do with the Second Princess Fang La? Why does she want to hunt you down?"
"Alas!" Yan Qing sighed and said, "Originally everything went smoothly, but I never thought that the eldest princess Jinzhi would hang herself in shame and anger because she lost her virginity to Chai Daguan. The second princess Yinzhi would also hang herself to death. , so he put this grudge on me and Chai Daguan, and regarded me and Chai Daguan as sworn enemies, and he was determined to take my life and Chai Daguan's life soon."
Master Li listened and knew the whole story, so he smiled and said: "What a strange way! Let me just say, for no reason, the second princess of Fang La will chase you? You must have done something to make others chase you. Xiao Yi , you said that you and Mr. Chai Daguan, a dignified man, did not fight openly and honestly, but did evil things. In order to defeat Fang La, you accidentally killed someone else's yellow flower girl. How can someone else's sister not worry about you? "
Yan Qing said: "Master, it's none of my business. It's all the good deeds done by Chai Daguan. He is the consort, and I'm not the consort. I was dragged down by Chai Daguan."
When the teacher heard this, he said worriedly: "Then what should we do now? People are chasing you. You must have a countermeasure in case something unexpected happens. You can't just wait for them to chase you!"
Hearing this, Yan Qing replied: "Master, don't worry about this. Even if they are chasing you, it's not a big deal. With their three-legged cat skills, they can't do anything to me. I just feel sorry for them. Alas, people In Jianghu, people can’t help themselves, and there is really nothing they can do about it.”
After explaining the cause of the matter, Yan Qing said to Master Li: "Master, the current world is chaotic and full of crises. Your goal here is too big. If something happens in the future, it will be difficult to escape. Why not follow me early and find a quiet place. In the valley of the mountain, on the sunny slope, there are three or five pine trees planted, and two or three green beans are planted. When it is hot, it is like bathing in the river, and when it is cool, it is singing on the bank. You play the pipa, I play the flute, you sing the lyrics, and I dance, and my ears can’t hear the mountains. Isn’t it fun to do secular things?!”
The master laughed when he heard this and said, "Xiao Yi, do you want to be a god? I think what you say is not what you think in your heart."
Yan Qing said: "Master, why do you say this?"
Li Shishi said: "When you hear the sound of war drums, which passionate man is not passionate? In today's era, it is the time for men to make meritorious deeds. How can they keep themselves clean, withdraw from the world, and evade responsibility?"
Yan Qing felt ashamed when he heard this, and thought to himself, a prostitute is still concerned about the safety of the country, but I, a dignified man, back down? ! However, in today's society, there are traitors and sycophants in power, and it is difficult for loyal and courageous people to have a place. Even if I, Yan Qing, am brave and loyal, and there are people like Cai Jing and Tong Guan in the court, where can I have a foothold?
Yan Qing thought of Ruan Xiaoqi, and out of curiosity, she put on Fang La's remaining dragon robe as a joke, and was scolded by Wang Zhen's fellow, saying that she was a thief. Yan Qing thought to himself, in the eyes of the imperial court, people like us who have been thieves and bandits will become thieves forever! Where else would you be given the opportunity to make contributions and serve the imperial court?
Yan Qing thought about it and felt sad.
Li Shishi said: "Xiao Yi, you also know that Emperor Daojun treats our two siblings very well, and we two siblings should repay the kindness."
Yan Qing heard the words and said: "Master, this is true. However, that Emperor Daojun is the emperor of today. He is intelligent by nature, loves charity, and is magnanimous. He is surrounded by high-ranking officials and famous people. How can he use our two sisters and brothers?" Go to Sientu to repay?"
The master said: "Xiao Yi, there are some situations that you don't know. Today's government is controlled by Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Yang Jian, Gao Qiu, Zhu Meng and a bunch of treacherous ministers. They are corrupt, pervert the law, and harm the country. The people have made the country weak and the situation is in danger, and there is an urgent need for heroes to step forward, be loyal to the emperor, serve the court, save the country in times of crisis, and save the people in suffering."
When Yan Qing heard this, he thought of his abilities. If he could carry out a great undertaking openly and without being plotted against, it would be a man's duty, and his blood boiled.
The master continued: "Cai Jing and Yang Jian were greedy and perverted the law. They sold their official positions and nobility. They were all party friends in the whole dynasty. Tong Guan and Wang Fu were short-sighted and greedy for cheap, seducing the Tao Lord and Emperor. If you go astray, you may not get good results in the future.”
When Yan Qing heard this, he was surprised and asked: "Master, how do you say this?"
Li Shishi said: "The Liao Kingdom in northern Xinjiang has been reconciled with the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years since Emperor Zhenzong made a treaty with Chanyuan. There has been no major intrusion. The two sides are in peace and quiet. Who would have thought that in the past few years, the Jurchens in the Northeast have risen. The Liao Kingdom's national power was declining day by day, so Tong Guan and Wang Fu came up with the idea of uniting with the Jin Kingdom to destroy the Liao Kingdom, so as to recover the sixteen Yanyun Prefectures that were ceded to the Liao Kingdom by Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin Dynasty."
Hearing this, Yan Qing said: "Master, the Sixteen Yanyun Prefectures originally belonged to our Central Plains Dynasty. Recovering the Sixteenth Yanyun Prefectures is my Song Dynasty's heartache. It would be great if we could take them back."
The master said: "Who says it's not the case! Since Emperor Taizu, through Taizong and Zhenzong, they have been restless for the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and they have never forgotten it. Several battles were ultimately defeated because of their inferior strength. Emperor Daojun was against Yan Yun. The Sixteenth State of Yun also had a soft spot and was eager to take it back. Tong Guan and Wang Fu touched the heart of the Taojun and the Emperor, and encouraged the Taojun and the Emperor to join forces with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty. Xiao Yi, think about it, the Jin Kingdom is far away In the northeast, there is the Liao Kingdom in the middle. Why did the Song Dynasty destroy the Liao Kingdom and directly border the Jin Kingdom? Isn’t this a shame! Think about the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. During the reign of Taizu and Taizong, it was the Song Dynasty. When the army was at its strongest, it was impossible to take it back. If we try to take it back now, wouldn't we just start a war lightly and cause trouble and burn ourselves?"
Hearing this, Yunbi thought to himself, after all, the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty have been reconciled for hundreds of years and are in peace. Now they are far away from the Jin Kingdom and destroyed the Liao Dynasty. Who knows if the Jin Kingdom is the master of tigers and wolves? If that Jin man sent his troops south, wouldn't it be a disaster for the Song Dynasty!
Seeing Yan Qing thoughtfully, Shishi continued: "In order to contact the Jin people, Tong Guan and Wang Fu actually sent people from the sea to form an alliance with the Jin people. It is really a waste of effort, and they may cause disaster in the future. .”
Yan Qing said: "Since this is the case, what should we do?"
Li Shishi thought for a long time and told Yan Qing what he thought.
Li Shishi said: "Xiao Yi, my sister is telling you that your idea is really, really wrong. At present, the war is in turmoil. Isn't it the time to build buildings? You have built high-rise buildings, and the golden soldiers are coming like a flood. , wouldn’t it mean that the house collapsed? Therefore, under the current circumstances, resisting foreign invaders is the best strategy. Only by protecting the Song Dynasty and the country of Emperor Huizong can we have happiness and peace for the people like us. Don’t give up. You only seek the end, and do meaningless things.”
Hearing this, Yan Qing said: "If the Jin soldiers' iron cavalry were to march southward, how could Xiao B be able to resist it? Master, you should do what you can, and you need to do what you can."
Hearing this, Li Shishi's face darkened and he said angrily to Yan Qing: "Xiao Yi, you are a manly man who has devoted all his energy to the battlefield and charged into the battle. How can you let me, a weak woman, ride a horse and whip and fight?" Can’t make it on the battlefield?”
Seeing that Shishi was angry, Yan Qing said anxiously: "Shishi, it's not because I don't want to, but it's really hard to support a tree alone and it's beyond my power."
Li Shishi said: "There are many talents in our Song Dynasty, and there are many people who are willing to serve the country loyally. If you are willing, you can go to the northwest border to find a cultivator, or go to Taiyuan to find Wang Zhen, or go to Taichang Shaoqing Li Gang. These are all loyal to the emperor. Patriots, that's where you will make a difference. When the time comes when you have troops, you can defend yourself, keep the enemy out of the country, and save the people from dire straits. Isn't it the best of both worlds and loyalty to the emperor and filial piety?"
