Yunnei Prefecture is an important town in northwest Liaoning. Although it has a small population, it only manages two counties: Roufu and Ningren. However, it is a very large area with a vast territory and a sparsely populated border city. The Song and Liao countries have been harmonious for a hundred years and have great economic and trade. The exchanges made this city, which was originally a small county town, develop rapidly. The Song Dynasty and Xixia Dynasty fought for years, and trade was blocked. The Silk Road in the northwest was also interrupted. Many merchants even bypassed the border city of Yunnei Prefecture in the Liao Kingdom. To trade, Liu Chengchuan dared to disobey the orders of the Emperor of Liao and seek to establish himself as king. His confidence came from the 10,000 troops in his hands and the strong economic strength of Yunnei Prefecture.
Fang Jinshi, Huang Jinmian and others walked all the way to Yunnei Prefecture. There were very few pedestrians on the road, and they encountered several small groups of Liao troops mobilizing towards Yunnei Prefecture. They clearly felt that the enemy was approaching. The atmosphere was tense. The closer we got to Yunnei Prefecture, the more stringent the interrogation became. Fang Jinshi couldn't help but stop and said, "Miss Huang, I think you should find a place to stay and not enter Yunnei Prefecture."
Huang Jinmian naturally knew what he meant. If he walked forward to conduct an interrogation, he would probably have to search everyone. It would be extremely inconvenient for her to disguise herself as a man. She looked at Yunneizhou in the distance and said: " Okay, then I’ll find a place to wait for you.”
Fang Jinshi said: "This is a chaotic situation, and it's not easy to find a safer place. Hey, how about the five of you go to the town ahead and find a house to rent, and I can go into the city alone."
Huang Jinmian said: "No, just go to the town ahead and go in by yourself. I'll wait for you there." Fang Jinshi said: "How can this be done? We all come out together, so we can't leave anyone alone." .”
Huang Jinmian smiled and said: "It's okay. In fact, I have come to Yunnei Prefecture often before. Prince Xiu also has a lot of business here, so there is a place for me to stay in the town ahead." Fang Jinshi heard what she said, and No longer insisting, when she arrived in the town ahead, she found a big dyeing shop to stay. Fang Jinshi was afraid that it would be inconvenient to bring the two sisters-in-law into the city, so he stayed together.
He carried the broken book box on his back, and together with the other two Huimengshan brothers, followed the passers-by on the road, and after a strict interrogation and search, they finally entered Yunnei Prefecture City.
At this time, Yunnei Prefecture along the Liao system consisted of two major parts: the Khitan tribal army and the Han Jiezhen army. They were collectively called the Kaiyuan Army of Liaoyun Nei Prefecture. The tribal army consisted of 3,000 Khitan people, mostly cavalry, and Han and other The Jiezhen soldiers composed of ethnic minorities have six to seven thousand people, and only a small number of cavalry. Liu Chengchuan was originally the commander of the horse and infantry forces of the Four Jies in Yunnei Prefecture. The Jiezhen soldiers are all under the unified command of Yelv Shancai, the Khitan aristocrat and the Jiedu envoy of Yunnei Prefecture. However, Yelu Shancai was often sick and afraid of the cold, so he rarely took care of these military matters. Most of them were left to his subordinates to handle them themselves. He was not a good person. He was willing to hand over military power to other Khitan nobles, and the generals in the tribal army were not in the same group as Yelu Shancai, so he deliberately raised Liu Chengchuan's Jiezhen troops to suppress these generals in the tribal army. Liu Chengchuan seized the opportunity and let his son Liu Xinghu married the daughter of the governor of Yunnei Prefecture, and with the help of the governor, he gradually inserted his cronies into the Khitan tribal army. He also used the internal contradictions of the Khitan people to win over a group of tribal troops who could not be obtained. The Khitans, who had been re-employed, finally gradually took over all military power in Yunnei Prefecture.
When Yelu Shancai woke up later, it was too late. When he wanted to fight back, the Jin army was in a hurry to attack Liao. The court was in chaos. Liu Chengchuan had grown up and bribed many people around Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi to speak for him. As the Liao army retreated steadily, Yunnei Prefecture became more and more important. Liu Chengchuan asked Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Dynasty to make him the governor of Yunnei Prefecture. Yelu Shancai had no choice but to die of illness. , Liu Chengchuan is now the king of Yunnei State.
Fang Jinshi and three other people entered the city of Yunnei Prefecture. There was no particular chaos on the street. He walked past the Jiedu Envoy Office. The official name here was the Jiedu Envoy Office of the Kaiyuan Army of the Liao Dynasty. The gate of the mansion was heavily guarded. At a glance, someone looked at you suspiciously and then stepped forward to investigate. Fang Jinshi didn't dare to cause trouble, and hurriedly walked over to find an inn to stay.
Liang Cuirong had told him before that if he arrived in Yunneizhou City, he should go to the Baicaotang Medical Center in the east of the city. That was a contact place arranged by her. Fang Jinshi asked about the location of the Baicaotang Medical Center and went there alone. Came to the east of the city.
Baicaotang is a small medical clinic deep in an alley. It has a small facade. Fang Jinshi walked in. There was only a thin doctor dozing off and no one was there. Fang Jinshi clapped his hands on the table in front of him. The doctor jumped up in fright and exclaimed: "What are you doing?"
Fang Jinshi smiled and said, "I'm looking for someone."
The doctor rubbed his eyes, looked up at him and said, "Are you Young Master Fang?" When Fang Jinshi saw him asking directly, he knew that Liang Cuirong had arrived a long time ago, so he nodded. The doctor stood up and stretched out his hand to pick out the inner curtain and said: "The young lady has been waiting here early in the morning. Come over quickly."
Fang Jinshi picked up the curtain and walked into the back hall, passing through a small backyard, followed by three houses. Two little girls stood at the door of the west room. Fang Jinshi walked up and smiled: "My surname is Fang. Is the young lady here?"
The two girls smiled and hurriedly saluted and said, "I have met the young master. The young lady is inside." Fang Jinshi saw them like this and guessed that these people should be sent by Liu Chengchuan of the Liao Kingdom, not from King Jing Zhao Hai's line. Someone, a girl opened the door for him, and Fang Jinshi stepped in. The room was not big. Liang Cuirong was lazily leaning on a couch, without any shoes on, and her hair was disheveled. She didn't even notice when Fang Jinshi came in. He stood up and just looked at him with a smile.
Fang Jinshi shook his head and said, "It's so shameful for you to be like this."
Liang Cuirong waved to him with a charming smile and asked him to come closer. She reached out and took a grape from the plate on the table, peeled it, and put it in his mouth. She smiled charmingly and said, "Why don't I look good?"
Fang Jinshi ate the grapes before saying, "What do you think?" Liang Cuirong sat upright and said, "I know you are here, so I dare to do this. Do you like me to bow to you politely?" Mr. Fang?"
Fang Jinshi smiled and shook his head. Liang Cuirong jumped forward and threw herself on him, hugged his neck and said with a low smile: "Have you missed me these days?"
Fang Jinshi lowered his head and kissed her before saying, "Of course I have, I think about it every day." Liang Cuirong laughed and said, "I miss you too. I really regret not coming here with you."
Fang Jinshi hugged her and sat on the couch, rubbing her ears and temples together, dribbling water, and the wedding farewell was even more affectionate. After talking about love for a while, Fang Jinshi said, "What is Yunneizhou like now?"
Liang Cuirong rolled her eyes and smiled: "Then do I say yes or no?"
Fang Jinshi said: "If it's good, it's good. If it's bad, it's not good. How can it be up to you?" Liang Cuirong said, "It's not very good for my father and brother. It's not good for Huimeng Mountain." so terrible."
Fang Jinshi asked: "Why are you treating your father so badly?" Liang Cuirong said: "The day before yesterday, an envoy from the Jin Kingdom came to persuade him to surrender. My father politely sent him away after seeing him. As a result, the envoy from the Jin Kingdom has not yet reached the edge of the Yellow River. He asked several leaders of the Khitan tribe army to rush forward and kill them all. Wanyan Zongfu was furious and hastily mobilized troops from the north and south to prepare for the attack. The Jin soldiers were at their peak, and Yunnei Prefecture was backed by the Great Song and Xixia are surrounded by enemies on all sides and are isolated and helpless. It is really dangerous. My father is naturally in a very bad situation."
Fang Jinshi sighed and said, "Don't some of the people from the Divination Department have an alliance with your father? By the way, there are also Shi Bin's seven or eight thousand troops." Liang Cuirong said: "The leaders of the Divination Department see that the Jin soldiers are strong, and there is news Although Shi Bin has many people, it is extremely difficult to deal with the Jurchens. I thought that the items from Huimeng Mountain should not be difficult to obtain, but I did not expect that Zhang Zong'e would also be extremely difficult to deal with. People, suddenly set out early, and now they are depositing those things on the Junhe River. Even if we join forces with Shi Bin's army to destroy them, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get those things."
Fang Jinshi said: "I'm afraid your father is afraid that the Jurchens will take the opportunity to cross the river. Although Zhang Zong'e's tribe has a small number of people, they will fight with their backs. Naturally, the whole army will fight with all their strength. Even if they win, they will suffer heavy losses. If the tiger returns to the mountain like this, Shi Bin does not agree. , so he is also riding a tiger with difficulty, unable to advance or retreat."
Liang Cuirong hit him on the shoulder and said: "I knew you were the smartest one. That's what he is. Not only that, the Jie Zhen soldiers in Yunnei Prefecture and the Khitan tribe army have always been at odds with each other. There was no such thing before. , but at this time, the Liao army was defeated like a mountain. The thoughts in the minds of the Han army Jiezhen soldiers and the Khitan tribe army were naturally different. The Jiezhen soldiers naturally did not want to work for a foreign dynasty anymore, but the Khitans of the tribe army wanted to fight with the Jin Dynasty. If we fight to the death, I am afraid that my father will also surrender the Jurchens, so I rush over and kill the Jurchen envoys to cut off my father's retreat."
Fang Jinshi stood up, walked back and forth in the room, thought for a while and said: "The situation is changing so fast that it is hard to keep up. During the battle between the Kaiyuan Army in Yunnei Prefecture, the Jie Zhen Army and the Tribe Army each had their own characteristics. Plan, the Song Dynasty and Xixia are watching behind the scenes, and Zhang Zong'e is in front of him. He can't swallow it, spit it out, haha, my father-in-law and father-in-law, who I have never met before, didn't plan well this time. It’s a good walk, but it’s hard to walk every step.”
Liang Cuirong said: "Yes, I don't even dare to see him. He is constantly gathering people to interview and discuss countermeasures. I am afraid that there will be changes in the army, and there will be conflicts between different Khitan tribes, and the building will collapse. Everyone has their own plans. I heard that part of the defeated army led by Yeluchuan was preparing to cross the Junhe River from the lower reaches to Ningren County. My father was worried that the Khitan people would disobey his orders at this time and go to Yeluchuan. So we are trying to think of ways to mobilize the town troops to go to Ningren County in case there is a mutiny."
