Poor Family

  Chapter 670 Angry at the crown

  In the afternoon, Wang Gui and Tang Huai arrived at Li Yanqing's residence. Wang Gui heard that Li Yanqing had obtained a good armor, and Tang Huai heard that Li Yanqing had obtained a hooked spear.

  Acquisition of old weapons is also a kind of treasure-hunting process to some extent. Some expensive weapons are randomly stuffed at home by ignorant people. When they exchange money for the New Year, the value of these weapons is reflected.

  When the old woman got the five hundred taels of silver, she was still dreaming, unable to believe the facts in front of her. The few shabby belongings left by the old man actually made her rely on for the rest of her life.

  In addition to Li Yanqing, Han Shizhong also bought a pair of rare two-handed swords and a pair of exquisitely crafted two-handed swords with 300 guan, and Cao Xing also bought a precious sword with 1,000 guan.

   "Old Li, this armor is good, it fits me right!" Wang Gui had already put on the armor, and stood in front of the big mirror so excited that he couldn't close his mouth.

   "Let's go with this knife!" Li Yanqing threw the purchased sword to him.

   "I don't need the knife, I don't need it, why don't you give it to Lao Tang!" Wang Gui looked back at Tang Huai who was sitting behind him.

   "Give me what you don't want!"

  Tang Huai curled his lips, "What do you think I am?"

   "Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

  Tang Huai ignored him, put on a smiling face and said to Li Yanqing: "Lao Li, I heard that you got a sickle gun?"

   "Go! When did the nose become so sharp?"

  Although he dismissed Tang Huai's brazenness, Li Yanqing still took the hook and sickle gun and gave it to Tang Huai, "Try it!"

Tang Huai was overjoyed. He took it and weighed it. The weight of fifty catties was just right for him. The barrel of the gun was very thin. Although it was made of iron, it was full of toughness. A thin barb protruded from the center, and the barb was also extremely sharp.

  Tang Huai took the gun to the yard and danced around, feeling very comfortable, as if this gun was specially made for him. After only practicing once, he felt that the gun was integrated.

   "Old Li, this gun has taken over its owner, and its surname will be changed to Tang in the future."

  After practicing the gun, Tang Huai held the gun in his arms unceremoniously, as if he had merged with him.

   "You two guys, I get some good things and you **** them away, why don't you go find them yourself? You don't have to spend your own money, right!" Li Yanqing stared at the two and said.

  Wang Gui chuckled, "Didn't I leave you a knife?"

   "Fuck you, the armor can be taken away, but the gun must be kept. That is my collection."

   "Old Li, what you said is not kind. You use it for collection, but Lao Tang uses it to fight the enemy. One is for yourself and the other is for the country. Old Li, you are unjust!"

Li Yanqing snorted, although he was extremely reluctant, but he also knew that he might not be able to get back his things, especially Tang Huai, holding an iron gun and looking left and right, his admiring eyes were more beautiful than the bride he married. He likes it, but he doesn't care what he says at all, and he doesn't care about Wang Gui's righteousness. It is conceivable that if he snatches the gun back by force, Tang Huai will definitely break up with him.

  Li Yanqing had no choice but to give up this beloved thing to him.

   "Old Tang, let me tell you something!" Li Yanqing knocked on the table and said.

   "What's the matter, what do you say?" Tang Huai was in a good mood when he got the gun for the first time, and he could accept whatever Li Yanqing said.

   "It's like this. After the year, the prefectures on Shaanxi Road will recruit 30,000 rural soldiers. I am a little worried that the states will not do things after taking money and food subsidies. I want you to bring an army to inspect the states and urge them to recruit rural soldiers."

   Tang Huai nodded, "No problem, I'll just go."

"I haven't finished my sentence yet!" Li Yanqing continued: "You spend two months traveling around the states, and then go down to Qinfeng Road with His Royal Highness Kang Wang, and gather 20,000 soldiers from Qinfeng Road to train for a month. It's a matter of great importance, and I'll leave it to you."

   Tang Huai nodded silently, feeling a heavy pressure on his shoulders.

  At this time, Wang Gui next to him went ‘Chi! ’ Laughed, Li Yanqing turned around and gave him a hard look, "What are you laughing at?"

   "Lao Li, is Brother Tang leaving in the afternoon?"

   "I just said that I will leave after the year!" Li Yanqing said with a long face.

  Wang Gui still said with a playful smile: "Then Brother Tang, don't think about living this year."

  Li Yanqing also realized that he was too serious, and assigned tasks to Tang Huai 20 days in advance. He couldn't help but smile, and said with a smile: "Let's go! Let's have a drink together."

The three of them came to Qujiang Restaurant. Wasi Li was still crowded with people and it was extremely lively. They sat down by the window on the second floor. Li Yanqing ordered two jugs of sake and a few plates of side dishes. Drink a small amount of alcohol, but you are not allowed to get drunk, but even if you get drunk, the punishment will not be too severe. You will be beaten with thirty army sticks and banned for a month.

   "Old Li, we are desperately preparing for war in Jingzhao Mansion, do you think the court knows?" Wang Gui asked after drinking a glass of wine.

  Li Yanqing smiled and said: "Do you think Yang Suizhou and Ma Shan have nothing to do, will they write a report to the court?"

   "I won't write a report to the imperial court, but I will definitely write a secret report to their master." Tang Huai curled his lips in disdain.

   "Old Tang is right. Not to mention others, even His Royal Highness Kang Wang will report to the emperor on a monthly basis. We can't hide our every move in Jingzhao Mansion from above. It's just a little weird."

  Wang Gui was puzzled by Li Yanqing's last sentence, "Old Li, what is weird?"

"Whether it's private or not, what we do in Jingzhao Mansion, whether Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Gao Qiu, or even the officials, they all know about it, but the court doesn't know it at all. Everyone has their own They are looking at us coldly! It’s just that they can’t figure out what they are thinking, so I say it’s weird.”

   "Well said!" Wang Gui and Tang Huai praised in unison.

   Tang Huai pondered for a while and asked again: "I agree with your analysis, but I don't quite understand. If the official knows what we are doing, but he doesn't interfere, what do you think is the reason?"

What Tang Huai was referring to was that Li Yanqing used subsidies to train the soldiers. This was a taboo thing. Now that the old soldiers were purchased publicly, the officials did not interfere. This really puzzled Tang Huai, and Wang Gui also understood. He also looked at Li Yanqing, hoping that Li Yanqing could give an answer.

  Li Yanqing picked up his wine glass and smiled slightly, "If I say that the officials actually feel the threat from the Jin Kingdom, do you believe it or not?"

Wang Gui and Tang Huai looked at each other and shook their heads together. If even the Son of Heaven felt the threat from the Kingdom of Jin, then the Song Dynasty should have prepared for a large-scale war long ago. Hebei would not only deploy the Xiang Army, not even the Imperial Army. .

"Actually, the official is not stupid. Even after Xixia surrendered to the Kingdom of Jin, he realized that the Kingdom of Jin was not good. It's just that the national policy of uniting the Jin and destroying the Liao Dynasty was too wrong. Once the Kingdom of Jin really invaded southward, he would be guilty of it." I have ordered, do you understand what I mean?"

  Some things cannot be said too clearly, especially Li Yanqing's edict of guilt has already reached the essence.

   Tang Huai pondered for a moment and said: "Yanqing is right. I guess this is why the officials put Kang Wang in Jingzhao. They acquiesced in our preparations for the war, but they were worried and let their son watch over us."

  The three of them were talking, when suddenly there was a rush of horseshoes outside, and someone shouted: "The army smashed the music hall! The army smashed the music hall!"

Li Yanqing was stunned, and looked outside, only to see a crowd of onlookers crowded in front of a mansion in the distance, dozens of soldiers were holding a log and hitting the gate, and a burly general next to him was full of anger, The sword has been pulled out of its sheath, and it is Han Shizhong who is in command.

   Li Yanqing frowned, what is Han Shizhong doing?

  At this time, Wang Gui slapped his forehead suddenly, "I know, it must be because of Liang Hongyu!"

  Li Yanqing was immediately interested. Could it be that Liang Hongyu, who followed Han Shizhong, was in Jingzhao?

   "Let's go! Let's take a look." Li Yanqing settled the bill, and walked quickly to Lefang with Wang Gui and Tang Huai.

It was only later that Li Yanqing gradually understood that Liang Hongyu was just a stage name, just like Li Shishi and Su Xiaoxiao, there were two Li Shishi in Beijing, Huanma Shishi, Han Hongyu, Zhang Hongyu, etc. Most performers do not sell their bodies. To say that their backgrounds are relatively low does not mean that they have sold their bodies, but that their household registration status is relatively low, and they belong to happy households. Their fate is not very good. A concubine, even if she is a regular wife, is still married to a musician or the like.

At this moment, the gate burst open, Han Shizhong rode his horse and rushed in, followed by more than a dozen soldiers, Li Yanqing and the others came a step late, Wang Gui and Tang Huai stomped their feet in resentment, and rushed went in.

  Li Yanqing was not in a hurry, pulled a servant in the band and asked, "Why did that general attack the band just now?"

  (end of this chapter)