On the way to Xianping Mansion just three or five miles away from the city, the servants dressed as civilians in Zhang Qiyan's mansion were detained.

The weather was warm and cold at this time. The bright sunshine shone on the earth, but I couldn't feel much warmth. The breeze that carried the residual coldness across the earth was swept across the earth. Although it was not like the cold season, people couldn't help but tremble in the cold wind, but the chill that swept over my heart still entered the body wrapped in thick cotton clothes.

A carriage galloped rapidly on the official road to Xianping Mansion. Yelu Yixue first glanced at the carriage that was rising up and galloping towards him, and then continued to signal his subordinates to start searching the messenger Zhang Qiyan dressed as a civilian.

Some dry food that ordinary people brought when traveling far away, including some changed clothes and two pairs of shoes, as well as clothes that are not shabby but not decent, give people the first impression that they are ordinary people traveling no matter what.

But the tall horse with black hair on its body is not a mount that ordinary people can afford. Now in the Jin Kingdom, let alone such a handsome horse, even a mule or a donkey is not common.

With the collection of food and grass supplies and taxes, almost all scalpers in ordinary people's homes have been collected by the government to transport food and grass. Therefore, such a handsome and handsome horse cannot be possessed by an ordinary person.

Of course, this messenger, who seemed almost exactly the same as that of ordinary people, did not show a panic when he was intercepted. It was only when Yelu Yixue began to order someone to search, the messenger's expression became a little uneasy.

The carriage not far away did not slow down at all. It was not until it was approaching Yelu Yixue and others that it gradually slowed down. When it came to the front and back, the carriage stopped very smoothly.

Yelu Yixue smiled, looked up at the carriage parked not far away, and then continued to look down at the letters found from the messenger in his hand.

Liu Ke quickly jumped out of the carriage, and the soldiers who had originally formed a circle quickly made a clearance for Liu Ke.

"What's so anxious?" Master Liu Ke took two steps at once, quickly walked to Yelu Yixue and asked.

Yelu Yixue smiled and handed the letter in his hand to Liu Keshi, saying, "Mr. Liu has read it."

Master Liu Ke took it in confusion, just took a few brief glances, his brows immediately frowned, and then he continued to look seriously.

Yelu Yixue looked at Master Liu Ke and moved his eyes to the far left of the letter, then said, "I'm afraid I need to report to King Yan, right?" Master Liu Ke continued to look at the letter in his hand, but said, "No need. When I came here just now, Zhang Qiyan had just entered the mansion where King Yan was. I guess this was also to test King Yan."

"What should I do about this now?" Yelu Yixue asked calmly.

Although Liu Keshi was not the largest official position under Ye Qing, both Yelu Yixue and others knew very well that Liu Keshi played an important role under the command of King Yan and its importance in the heart of King Yan.

Therefore, since Liu Keshi arrived in Liaoyang, whether it was Ye Qing's mansion in Song Town or all the generals in the 50,000 garrison outside Liaoyang City, as long as they knew Liu Keshi and were qualified to work with Liu Keshi, they would often give in to the courtesy of King Ye Qing of Yan to Liu Keshi.

"You must report to the King of Yan, but the most important thing at the moment is what we should do about the content of this letter." Liu Ke finally raised his head and returned the letter to Yelu Yixue. Then he rubbed his hands hard with some fear of the cold, put them beside his mouth and drove away the cold, and then said: "You have solved several groups of Jin spies who came to Liaoyang to investigate in the past few days, and Zhang Qiyan now wants to inform Huining Mansion again, which shows that Huining Mansion is already suspicious of the situation in Liaoyang. It is just because Huining Mansion does not know the real situation in Liaoyang now, so it is still difficult to make a decision for the time being."

"But if this letter arrives at Ning Mansion of the Jin Dynasty, wouldn't it be revealed? Otherwise, it would be resolved on the spot as before?" Yelu Yixue glanced at the messenger next to him who was bland because of his nervousness and said calmly.

Liu Keshi did not answer Yelu Yixue's words at the first time, but raised his head and thought for a while and said, "Zhang Qiyan wants to make up for his merits in front of Huining Mansion, and as an internal person, echoing the actions of Huining Mansion's possible sending troops to Liaoyang in the next step. However, this round and time also takes time. Wanyan Bi is dead, and Zhang Qiyan still has much trust left in front of Wanyan Xun. With just such a letter... Do you think Wanyan Xun will believe it?"

"Whether believe it or not, I can't explain how many groups of Jin spies who have come to spy on Liaoyang in the past few days.

Is it a problem?" Yelu Yixue was not as cunning as Liu Ke. In his opinion, the emergence of spies from Huining Mansion a few days ago is enough to show that Huining Mansion has now become suspicious of the situation of Liaoyang Mansion where the King of Yan is in charge.

"Yes, that's what I said." Liu Kezhi nodded in agreement, and then said, "But what I'm thinking about is whether we should use this letter to continue to mislead the sight and attention of Huining Mansion? In this way, we can also buy more time for the King of Yan and Liaoyang Mansion?"

Yelu Yixue stared at Liu Ke's solemn face, and unconsciously glanced over Liu Ke's already gray temples, and then smiled and said, "What, does it take time to solve the problem that you have not settled in Liaoyang? "

Since Liu Keshi arrived in Liaoyang, not only did the wealthy businessmen and famous families in Liaoyang begin to obey orders, but also some other officials of Liaoyang Prefecture, who are still serving as Jin officials, have become officials of the Song court.

"It's a little bit better to say about Liaoyang Prefecture. Besides, the King of Yan is in charge. Even if he looks down on me, Master Liu Ke, not everyone dares to touch King Yan's power. Although there are still some unwilling people in Liaoyang, it is no longer enough to affect the overall situation of Liaoyang. What I am worried about is that the geographical location between Liaoyang and Yuguan is too scattered, so it will take some time to sort them out. After all, my time is too short." Master Liu Ke said helplessly.

Although the batch of food and grass that Mo Xiaobao and the others hijacked at the beginning have come in handy, the entire Jin Kingdom and the cities and towns south of Liaoyang have not experienced the baptism of war. Therefore, Liu Keshi's prestige has been somewhat reduced when facing the officials of these cities and towns, so it is not as easy to deal with as the cities that have been captured by the King of Yan after experiencing the war.

After all, they were all officials of the Jin Kingdom, and all the food, food, clothing, and food were given by the Jin Kingdom. Now, if they wanted to secretly let them all defect to the King of Yan and the Song court without any effort, they just wanted to use reason to move them with emotion. Obviously, the effect was not as effective as talking to them with swords and guns.

Of course, it was precisely because he had not experienced the baptism of war that officials south of Liaoyang of the Jin Dynasty had less awe of him, Liu Keshi, the Song court and even the King of Yan, which made Liu Keshi discuss with them that the matter of using this batch of food and grass for the hearts of the people was not so smooth.

The benefits the people get are very small, and a large amount of food and grass either enters the granary of the government or enters the black market through local fame and merchants, and then raises the price again and sells it to ordinary people who can no longer afford to eat.

This kind of exploitation is something that Master Liu Ke didn't want to see, and even before he arrived in Liaoyang, Ye Qing had already told him to solve the problem.

Even if Liu Keshi has three heads and six arms, it is obviously difficult to sort out these things in just a few days. If these things cannot be sorted out and won over the people, then once they attend Huining Mansion and Wanyan Xun breaks up and starts a war near Liaoyang, Liaoyang's back will still seem somewhat dangerous, and it is even likely that Liaoyang will be attacked from both sides and will be in a difficult situation of being attacked by the Jin people.

Yelu Yixue nodded in agreement and thought for a while: "Since that's the case, then this matter will be left to Lord Liu for handling, so I will not ask about it anymore. As for what Lord Liu is worried about, once King Yan and Wanyan Xun start a war, I hope Lord Liu will be relieved. Although he has not yet fought with the Jin soldiers head-on, he has now begun to look for the Jin soldiers camp within a hundred miles of Liaoyang."

"There are Jin soldiers around Liaoyang?" Liu Keshi asked in surprise.

Yelu Yixue smiled and said, "Don't you think that after the Jin Ting sent 80,000 troops to Baozhou in Goryeo, the entire Jin Kingdom would be empty, right? Although there are not many Jinting camps within dozens of miles of Liaoyang, the number of Jin soldiers should not be underestimated if they go to the outside world. After all, we have not fought a war with the Jin Kingdom so far, how could there be consumption and casualties? But there is no need to worry about this. The King of Yan has already prepared for a long time. Even if there are a large number of Jin soldiers within a hundred miles, as long as we fight head-on with the Jin Kingdom, we will still have a backup plan."

Liu Keshi nodded silently, and began to think about what to do with the letter next. He almost only understood some of the military information revealed to him by Yelu Yixue, and never asked about the military information too deeply.

It is precisely because of his grasp of the bottom line between military and political affairs that both Yelu Yixue and Mo Xiaobao and others are concerned about Liu

Master Ke didn't complain at all, and even liked to work with such extremely sensible civil servants.

The command of Yan King Ye Qing is huge, with countless civil servants and generals. Most civil servants also make minor mistakes of not knowing themselves and not respecting themselves. Especially when dealing with generals in the army, they often ask questions that the generals cannot answer because of the confidentiality involved.

Therefore, the generals were also very reluctant to work with civil officials and drink, but this was the only one that Liu Ke could be said to be an exception. It was precisely because of Liu Ke’s grasp of some things that the generals felt that when they were with him, they did not have to worry about the inability to answer some questions, which hurt each other’s face.

"Okay, since that's the case, then leave this matter to me." Liu Keshi did not refuse, not to mention that this was his duty.

At the request of Liu Ke, Yelu Yi and Xue sent ten soldiers to escort the messenger and Liu Ke back to Liaoyang Prefecture. At this time, Ye Qing had just finished greetings with Zhang Qiyan with his own ulterior motives.

The two of them had already formed a tacit understanding after these days. Ye Qing was still sitting in the host's position and Zhang Qiyan sat in the guest's position.

"Today, the official came here to ask King Yan, who had sent the food and grass to Baozhou, Goryeo?" Zhang Qiyan seemed quite calm on the surface, but his heart was filled with tension and uneasiness. He even vaguely guessed that the food and grass transported by the Song court to Liaoyang could not have been sent to Baozhou, Goryeo. This was just an excuse for Ye Qing to want 30,000 troops to enter Liaoyang.

As for the food and grass escorted by the 30,000 people, it was probably just to supply the other 20,000 people who were originally stationed in Liaoyang with him.

Zhang Qiyan also had to admire Ye Qing's far-sighted vision. The suffering of food and grass in this cold winter seemed to have long made Ye Qing realize that the Jin Kingdom could not provide him with food and grass as before. Even if the Jin Kingdom and Zhang Qiyan were willing to provide food and grass for Ye Qing, they had to face a realistic problem that the Jin Kingdom also had to have food and grass to supply Ye Qing.

So now it seems that the part of the food and grass transported by Ye Qing from Yuguan is likely to be just to solve his own food and grass problem, and he has never thought of helping him solve the problem of food and grass loss.

Ye Qing first signaled Zhang Qiyan to drink tea, then put down the teacup, and said calmly: "Has Mr. Zhang not received the news yet? In addition to the two grains and grasses that Jin Ting transported after the grains and grasses that I ordered to transport to Baozhou, Goryeo, were they robbed by unidentified robbers in Danluo?"

"What? This... how is this possible?" Zhang Qiyan's face suddenly changed, and she stood up unconsciously, looked at Ye Qing in disbelief, and continued to ask: "Was the King of Yan saying that the court had transported grain and grass to Baozhou, Goryeo twice?"

Ye Qing nodded and said, "Wanyan Tuoda, the governor of Huining Prefecture, gathered food and grass twice, and bypassed Liaoyang to transport food and grass to Baozhou, Goryeo, but unfortunately... Just like the food and grass I transported to Baozhou of Goryeo for Lord Zhang, when I was about to arrive in Danluo, the food and grass was robbed by unidentified robbers."

"Yes... But did King Yan not mention this matter to his subordinates?" Zhang Qiyan asked with a hint of silence.

"It's not a matter of showing off your face when you are robbed of food and grass. What's more, if you want Lord Zhang to know, wouldn't it just add to your worries?" Ye Qing shook his head helplessly, and then continued: "So Lord Zhang must understand why I have been in the mansion of Song Town these days, and I have been seeing you every day?"

"The King of Yan means... do you want to raise grain through these wealthy businessmen and famous families in Liaoyang?" Seeing that Ye Qing had not waited for him to ask, Zhang Qiyan explained the issue of sending him to the mansion these days, and asked with preconceived thoughts.

"That's true. So... Now we not only have to raise food from the pockets of wealthy businessmen and famous families in Liaoyang, but also think about sending troops to Danluo in a few days to see who dares to rob our food and grass." Ye Qing said with a lion again.

Zhang Qiyan was instantly scared and sweated. Now the Song court's army around Liaoyang has reached 50,000. He still doesn't know how to explain this matter to Huining Mansion. If Ye Qing sends troops to Danluo again... Zhang Qiyan didn't even dare to think about another consequence.

Liaoyang now has a 50,000 army of the Song court. If Ye Qing continued to send troops to the Jin Dynasty under the name of going to Danluo to suppress bandits and seek food... Then once he occupied Danluo, wouldn't it block Wanyan Fuxing's retreat to the Jin Dynasty?
Chapter completed!