Dragon blood bodyguard of the beauty president

Chapter 2930 The hole card is exposed
Bei Liao Kingdom doesn't care what these literal brothers and courtiers say, as long as the money is in their pockets, they can do whatever they want.

The envoy happily asked Liang Zhongshu, the magistrate of the famous name, to sign the contract immediately, but Liang Zhongshu was not a fool.

He is not incompetent to be Cai Jing's son-in-law.

Money can be given to Bei Liao Country, but there is also a skill in how to give it.

For the materials above, the imperial court only rewarded some silk and cloth, and all other food and grass had to be delivered by the Daming Mansion.

The quantity of this batch of materials is huge, and you can choose to pay at one time, or you can choose to pay in batches.

Liang Zhongshu discussed with his staff and planned to pay in batches.

From the signing of the covenant, a fixed amount of supplies will be shipped out from the treaty port every day.

The excuse for the North Liao Kingdom is that there is a shortage of carriages and horses in the Daming Mansion, so they can only pay in batches.

If this is done, this batch of materials will not be fully paid until the beginning of next spring.

In this way, if the North Liao Kingdom wants to get all the supplies.

Especially for that batch of ironware, we can only wait for the next year in peace.

Liang Zhongshu discussed this matter with Ambassador Bei Liao, and of course Ambassador Bei Liao expressed serious objections.

Their excuse was that they would launch an attack on the Jurchens this winter, and the ironware had to be paid in half a month.

Liang Zhongshu showed unusual toughness this time. He told the envoy that this was the court's bottom line.

If the envoy is unwilling, then the Great Song Kingdom can understand that the North Liao Kingdom has no sincerity for peace.

If this is the case, the Great Song Kingdom and the Northern Liao Kingdom will still meet on the battlefield.

The Bei Liao envoy slammed the door angrily, and immediately passed the news to Prince Yeluhan of Bei Liao.

Yeluhan's face was gloomy, he slapped the table and scolded the Song people for being treacherous, for even coming up with such an excuse.

The Messenger asked, "Then shall we do so?"

Yeluhan thought for a while, and said coldly, "The people of Song Dynasty are only more patient than us. They are anxious to suppress the bandits, and they will definitely be more anxious than us. Since we can't reach an agreement on this matter, let our army turn around on the border. Turn. If they want to fight, we will accompany you. I dare say that as long as we send troops, the people of Song Dynasty will obediently give up this condition."

The messenger worried, "But this matter is of great importance. Do you need to send a letter to the prince and let him decide?"

Yelu said coldly, "Why, this little matter may bother my father? Do you despise me?"

The envoy quickly shook his head and said, "No, no. The prince has explained that everything about the Song Dynasty can be left to the young prince to decide. Since the young prince has made up his mind, the young one will follow suit."

Only then did Yeluhan turn his face and said, "It's good that you know, just follow my king's orders. After taking down the Yanyun Sixteen States, you are all meritorious ministers, and this king will not treat you badly."

"Thank you little prince!"

The envoy clasped his fists excitedly, and immediately responded to Yeluhan's instructions with Liang Zhongshu, the magistrate of the famous name.

This time, the messenger's attitude was quite tough.

All materials must not be delayed until the end of the year.

It can be delayed for up to half a month, and within a month, all supplies must be delivered to the North Liao Kingdom.

If you disagree, see you on the battlefield.

Liang Zhong slapped the table angrily, making up his mind to gamble with Bei Liao.

He still insisted on his opinion and let Bei Liao go ahead and send troops.

Seeing that the threat failed, the Bei Liao envoy went back and reported to Yeluhan.

Yeluhan immediately ordered the [-] cavalry deployed outside the pass to get ready to attack Yanmen Pass.

Yanmen Pass is a gap in Yanshan Mountain, and it is also an important checkpoint for the exchanges between Beiliu Kingdom and Great Song Dynasty.

This pass is known as the first pass in the world, and its geographical location is dangerous.

With Yanmen Pass, the Beiliao Kingdom can drive straight in and go south to the hinterland of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.

As soon as the soldiers and horses moved, there was nothing hidden about this performance.

The news quickly spread back to Daming Mansion through various channels.

After Liang Zhongshu saw it, he was shocked. He didn't expect that the Beiliao Kingdom would really invade the country.

Now it's his turn to be in trouble, befriend Bei Liao country, and give Bei Liao a gift, that's Huizong's intention.

Now that he has made things like this, if it spreads to the capital, he will lose his head.

The North Liao Kingdom can start a war without any scruples, but he can't.

He hastily asked someone to call the Beilao envoy over to renegotiate.

This time, it was all the cards in the hole, but it was Bei Liao's turn to put on airs and procrastinate again and again.

Unconsciously, half a month has passed, and the battle in Gaotang Prefecture is stalemate.

Qizhou's rebel army and accompanying supplies are all placed on the front line, waiting for an order to launch a general offensive.

The strongholds of the Gaotang City Defense Battalion outside the city, as well as the surrounding counties and towns, have all been pulled down.

Speaking of which, these counties and townships do not need to attack hard.

The government servants in Gaotang Prefecture are like locusts plundering the land, they have already exploited the poor people here.

Except for the squires who were related to the yamen in the city, almost all the tenants fled south with their families.

After the army came, the country gentry fled and walked away. Only a small number of people faced the regular army and surrendered on their knees within less than a quarter of an hour.

Song Gongming opposed corrupt officials and treated these gentry with courtesy.

He did not confiscate their land and give it to the poor, nor did he torture them and rob them of their wealth.

In doing so, all the squires immediately returned to their hearts.

Although the squires were the vested interests of the upper class in the city, they also suffered losses from Gaotang Prefecture's actions this time.

Although they didn't care how much food and money they wanted, they paid out and drove the poor away.

Now they can't even find people who cultivate the land, leaving a large piece of land lying there.

Song Gongming's behavior won their praise.

For a time, the reputation of the army of benevolence and righteousness, the man of benevolence and righteousness spread throughout Gaotang Prefecture.

Even the people in the city were looking forward to it, wishing that the rebel army would come in immediately and kill these corrupt officials.

People outside the city have a hard time, and those inside the city are even more miserable.

What kind of rice shop, grain shop, and various shops have all been levied almost all taxes.

The rebel army has been besieging the city for half a month, and at least half of the people in the city are already without food.

What kind of bark, grass leaves, and even Avalokitesvara soil, as long as they can be eaten, they are all robbed.

The common people had no food to eat, and the [-] troops defending the city fought hungry.

They changed from three meals a day to two, and now they only have one meal at noon.

The morale of the army is scattered and the hearts of the people are unstable.

It can be clearly seen from top to bottom in the city, as long as the rebels attack the city, Gaotang Prefecture will be captured immediately.

Gao Lian sent letters calling for help to the outside world, and sent several letters to his eldest brother Gao Qiu in the capital.

But no matter how Gao Li urged the states to support, the Daming Mansion did not move, and the other states followed suit without any movement.

Gao Qiu directly reported this matter to Huizong, and asked Huizong to issue an imperial edict to the front line.

After Huizong learned about it, he let him and Tong Guan go to the front line to serve as supervisors.

For this matter, Tong Guan scolded Gao Qiu half to death.

Originally, he fled back to the capital and had not enjoyed a few days of happiness, but now he was forced to fight on the front line.

Cursing, scolding, the sage issued an order.

He and Gao Qiu still had to take the imperial decree to the Daming Mansion. When they saw Liang Zhongshu, their faces were darkened, and neither of them gave Cai Jing's son-in-law any face.

No matter how strong Liang Zhongshu's backing was, he had to tell the truth about this meeting, and first reported the matter of Beiliao Kingdom to the two of them.

The three sat in the hall, looking at each other for a long time without saying a word. The atmosphere was so oppressive that Liang Zhongshu broke out in a cold sweat.

(End of this chapter)