Chapter 185 Liangshan Brothers
When the first snow of winter fell, Yan Qing was riding on the endless field with 5,000 Xixia iron.
The first snow this year came a little later than last year. The cool snowflakes hit his face, but they couldn't extinguish the heat in Yan Qing's heart.
It has been two years since Yan Qing left Liangshan. In the past two years, although he has been far away from Liangshan, his heart has never left Liangshan. Many times he dreamed at midnight, he seems to have returned to the place that haunted him.
Now Liang Shan has sent someone to attend his wedding. Thinking about seeing his former brother again, how can his heart calm down?
Yan Qing's urgent mood at this moment is not only to see his old brother early, but also related to the current situation in Xixia.
Now the Western Xia court has been divided into two factions because Li Qianshun wants to connect with Liangshan to fight against the State of Jin. Needless to say, one faction is Emperor Li Qianshun, and the other faction comes from the powerful figures in the court, Li Renzhong, the king of Pu, and Li Renli, the king of Shu.
Similar to the Kingdom of Jin, the Western Xia Dynasty is headed by the Dangxiang clan. These nobles still have a high autonomy in Xixia, and they have their own private army tribe. Even the emperor can't do whatever he wants, and many times he has to take into account the thoughts of these people.
And the Li Renzhong brothers are representative figures among the party nobles, so their opinions cannot but attract the attention of Li Qianshun.
The idea of Li Renzhong and Li Renli is very simple. Liang Shan and Song Qing are just heroes for a while and can't compete with the powerful golden soldiers at all. The current victory is nothing. If Xixia wants to have a long-term peace, he must take the initiative to show his goodwill to the Jin people in order to ask the Jin people to understand Xixia's assistance to Liaoning at the beginning.
A deeper layer is that the development space of Xixia is too narrow and the land is barren. However, the Song Dynasty was weak and should take this opportunity to unite with the State of Jin to invade the Song Dynasty and expand the territory for the Western Xia Empire.
Of course, this idea is also very attractive, so Li Qianshun is also a little uncertain now. But Liang Shan's people are already on the way, and they are still invited by themselves. Liangshan's army is now in full force, and even the golden soldiers dare not plunder its front. Of course, you can't offend.
In order to avoid Li Renzhong's brothers going to extremes, Li Qianshun handed over 5,000 people to Yanqing to welcome Liangshan and escort them to Xingqing Prefecture.
Yan Qing is very clear about the energy of the Li Renzhong brothers. If these two guys are really determined to destroy Li Qianshun's alliance in Liangshan, they are likely to be able to do anything. That's why Yanqing is so anxious.
At this time, the huge motorcade led by Zhu Wu has just left the ancient Great Wall of Linzhou, that is to say, it has entered the territory of Xixia.
Zhu Wu's trip can be said to have gained a lot. In addition to some potential threats, the most important thing is to increase his political experience. Song Qing also gave full affirmation of what he had done along the way.
It's easy to fight the world, but it's difficult to govern the world, so Song Qing needs more Liangshan heroes like Zhu Wu to help him share the increasingly heavy local affairs.
Zhu Wu is cautious by nature and also knows the importance of this trip, so as early as when he first left Shandong, he had ordered to infiltrate Xixia. Although nothing can be seen in a short period of time, it is much better than hitting like a headless fly in Xixia.
It is impossible for the detectives to know about the matter between the senior officials of Xixia, but the news that soldiers and horses were quickly approaching them was still sent.
Zhu Wu did not come to fight a war, but in order to show the power of Liangshan, the 3,000 people he led were also elite.
A big man from Shandong stepped off the grassland war horse, covered with bright armor in a green military uniform, holding a spear in his palm and throwing a gun with a short handle in his back. The land is majestic and murderous, and it shows the true nature of a strong army.
I heard that someone was coming, and I intuitively told Zhu Wu that it was probably Yan Qing who came. However, for the sake of safety, people and horses are still ordered to form a defensive formation in case of accidents. Then send a scout to pick up.
I heard that Liang Shanren was in front of him, and Yan Qing finally breathed. The Liang Shan brothers came because of themselves. If there is anything, they don't have to live. Tell the people to move forward at full speed.
There was not much time, and the two teams finally came together.
Li Kui, who received the reward early, was the first to jump out and meet him far away. As he ran, he shouted, "Brother Yi, is that you?"
It is said that heroes don't cry easily, but they don't go to sadness.
When Liangshan's flag reflected into Yan Qing's eyelids, tears had unconsciously slipped down. Especially after Li Kui jumped out, Yan Qing could no longer control her feelings. She jumped off the horse and ran to meet Li Kui, and then the two brothers hugged their heads and cried.
Yan Qing is better, and Li Kui's crying can be described as earth-shaking.
Xixia people don't understand Liangshan's feelings, and many Liangshan brothers led by Zhu Wu in Liangshan's army couldn't help crying.
At this time, Li Kui cried and laughed like a child, but pulled Yan Qing and refused to let go.
In the end, Zhu Wu came to pull the two away. They were both generals leading the army. What kind of style is it going to be like this?
Yan Qing wiped her eyes and turned over to kneel down for Zhu Wu.
"Brother is on, please be worshipped by my younger brother"
Zhu Wu pulled up Yanqing and said with a smile, "You bastard, it's been two years since you left silently. Don't you know that your brothers are scolding you? Damn, the northwest wind is really strong enough," he said, raising his hand and wiping his eyes.
After crying, Yan Qing felt much better. He lowered his head and said, "It's all brothers' fault, which makes the brothers remember it."
Li Kui stared and shouted, "This time you have to go back with me, and I will tie you away."
Some words were inconvenient to say when there were many people. Yan Qing ordered his men to set up camp next to Liangshan and then go early tomorrow morning. He himself entered the Liangshan camp, and their brothers had too much to say.
At night, in Zhu Wu's big tent, the three brothers sat on the wolfskin mattress and drank while talking about the changes of separation in the past two years. However, they all wisely avoided Lu Junyi's name.
Yanqing couldn't help sighing that Liangshan, under the leadership of Erlang, could have such earth-shaking changes as today, which he had never dreamed of before, and also aggravated his idea of returning to Liangshan.
It's just that Yan Qing, as a person in Liangshan, is more important. Now that he has promised King Xixia, he can't leave.
Money is something outside her body. Yan Qing is very grateful for what Song Qing has done for him, but she doesn't feel any pity about these things.
After talking for a while, while still awake, Yan Qing told Zhu Wu about the differences between the Western Xia court and the dangers that Zhu Wu and others may face on this trip.
Hearing the news, Zhu Wu also frowned. He was not afraid of the danger ahead and just thought about how to better complete this task.
After meditating for a long time, Zhu Wu suddenly smiled and said, "I think that Princess Xixia must be a peerless beauty, otherwise how could our prodigal son have a decision to marry?"
"Brother, don't laugh at me. If I hadn't been afraid of damaging my Liangshan's reputation, I would have left early."
Having said that, Li Xueer's peerless face and affection for her own style still appeared in front of Yanqing's eyes. If people are not plants, who can be ruthless? Moreover, Yanqing has also reached the age when it is time to become a family. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so entangled.
Zhu Wu smiled and said nothing more, but got up and took out a map in the package behind him.
In fact, there were soldiers waiting outside the account, but Zhu Wu did not shout, but unfolded the map by himself. He narrowed his eyes and said to Yan Qing and Li Kui with a trio of wine: "Have you seen the map drawn by Erlang? Let me show you today"
Zhu Wu privately called Song Qing as Erlang, without any disrespect, but showed his respect and closeness to Song Qing.
Li Kui has a rough and heroic nature. He only cares about the Liangshan brothers and acts as ordered. Others care about other things.
Yan Qing was different and looked at the map in Zhu Wu's hand with the candlelight in the tent. The map has existed for a long time, but it is obviously impossible to draw such a comprehensive picture like Song Qing, so Yan Qing didn't understand it after looking at it for a long time.
Zhu Wu was so happy today that he couldn't help show off. Pointing to the current Jin, Xixia, Dali and other places, he proudly said, "Erlang said that these places used to be the land of my Han family, and sooner or later they will return these places to the rule of our Han people."
Speaking of this, Yan Qing glanced at him and said, "Xiao Yi, if one day my Liangshan army wants to recover Xixia, which side will you stand on?"
Yan Qing stared at Zhu Wu and said unhappily, "Yan Xiaoyi is not only from Liangshan, but also a Han man. He will definitely follow his brothers."
Zhu Wu did drink a little too much, because Song Qing never told him that he would invade Xixia, and even if Song Qing had this idea, he would not put forward this idea when Liangshan was just starting today. So these words are completely Zhu Wu's own thoughts.
Although Zhu Wu is wise enough, he is only a mortal. In the case of being invincible and invincible, some small pride is inevitable.
But these words are not so in Yan Qing's ears. Song Qing represents Liang Shan, and Liang Shan's will is undoubtedly his Yan Qing's will.
Now Erlang wants to unify the Han Dynasty and reproduce the thought of the power of the strong Han in the past. Of course, Yan Qing will also follow closely. Compared with this ideal, the mind of marriage is of course dim.
At this time, Zhu Wu finally seemed to feel that he had said too much today. While hiding the map, he said to the two, "Don't let the fourth person know these words today, otherwise the prince may not be able to forgive me."
That's all. Of course, Yan Qing's idea is different. He meditated for a moment and whispered, "Military, if Erlang really has this idea, I think this Xixia should be more messy?"
Hearing Yan Qing's words, Zhu Wu's eyes narrowed again. The child can be taught. I haven't seen him for two years, but he is still the same as his brothers.
You should know that Song Qing did not let him do this when he came, and Song Qing still hoped to work with Xixia to deal with the Jin people. However, what Yan Qing said is also reasonable. A country that has become a pot of porridge is more in line with Liangshan's interests.
In the current situation, it is not impossible to disturb Xixia, but would he be unhappy if Song Qing knew?