Chapter 22 Salt Gang

Hearing Zhang Chang's words, Chen Kang was silent for a moment, and then he looked up at Zhang Chang and asked, "General Man, don't you want to avenge your father?"

"Ravenge, the power of the royal family is so great, how can a Mr. Gao avenge me, and then..." After saying that, I heard the voices and footsteps outside the door,

Sha Shiyan's voice said, "It's a coincidence that Mr. Gao came here. I'm afraid they will be on their way if you arrive a few days later."

After entering, the door of the room was pushed open. Gao Yusha Shiyan walked into the room, followed by a few people who were tall, short, fat and thin, and looked at each other.

Chen Kang hurriedly stepped forward. Zhang Chang also jumped up and saw Gao Yu and Zhang Chang stunned. He stood in front of the king in those years.

Gao Yu was very excited when he saw Manchang. He really wanted to come forward and embrace the old part of that year. Fourteen years, Manchang of that year stood at the right time. He was a general with armor and a very spirit. Now he is already a middle-aged man with dark skin and a slight vicissitudes on his face. Gao Yu is full of mixed feelings. Seeing the officers and soldiers behind Gao Yu, he subconsciously stepped back two steps and looked at Gao Yu suspiciously.

A momentary change, he couldn't escape Gao Yu's eyes. At this time, Chen Kang came forward and said, "Mr. Gao, you came just in time. Let me introduce to you: This is a general next to the king of Zhennan. His name is Zhang Chang now."

What a smart person Gao Yu was. He immediately understood the meaning of Chen Kang's words. He hurriedly said to Zhang Chang, "I've heard of it for a long time. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Sha Shiyan said apologetically, "Mr. Gao, I'm sorry to sit here for a while. I'll go and deal with the things outside, and then invite everyone to the hall to talk."

When Gao Yu and others came, they saw some people in the front hall. He hurriedly called Sha Shiyan and asked, "Brother Sha, is it so lively outside that you are all from your salt gang? Are you having a meeting?"

"It's from the Salt Gang, but it's not lively today. It won't be lively until the day after next. You sit down first." After saying that with a smile, Sha Shiyan ordered the housekeeper to deliver tea to the guests. He hurried to the outer courtyard,

"Xiao Qian, you go outside and watch."

Shi Qian turned around and went out of the room, jumped to the roof, and looked around the house alertly. Zoning went to the window and pushed the window open a crack to look at the movement in the yard.

Hu Tieling patrolled around the room, and Chen Kang couldn't help asking, "Sir, what's going on?"

Gao Yu greeted Chen Kang and Zhang Chang: "Let me introduce to you. These are all from Liang's army." Zhang Chang's face changed slightly, and his hand quietly held like a knife handle behind him,

"General Man, don't be nervous. They used to be from the Liang army, but now they have decided to leave the Liang army. Now there are more than a dozen people from the Liang army outside, and they may help salt at any time."

Zhang Chang was stunned. How did Gao Yu know his surname was Man? Wei Ming Chengsi, who stood behind Gao Yu, suddenly stared at Zhang Chang,

Wei Ming Chengsi suddenly stepped forward, looked at Zhang Chang and said in surprise, "You, you are General Man. It's not wrong, it's you."

Zhang Chang waved his knife out of the sheath and pointed to Wei Ming Chengsi and asked, "Who are you?"

"General, I'm Wei Ming Chengsi. My father was your deputy general in those years. I met you. Later, the old general Man was killed. Your whereabouts are unknown. It is rumored that you are going to assassinate the king and defected to the Song Dynasty. Is it really you?"

Hearing this, Zhang Chang threw down the knife: "Oh, Cheng Si."

Wei Mingchengsi said, "In those years, I wanted to go on an expedition with my father, but you stopped me. My father said that you were wronged, and you were all rewarded and did it with Fang Dang."

The two of them only said a few words, and the others also understood. Gao Yu hurriedly asked them to sit down and talk, and then asked, "Cen Si, since you said that your father was in the army, how did you go to the Liang army?"

Wei Mingcheng Si sighed and said, "I didn't know the situation at that time. Later, my father wanted to tell the truth and took over the framed and locked it up. Later, Fu Meng found me and let me make contributions to atone for my father. At that time, I didn't know the truth and entered the Liang army confusedly. Later, there were many people who were killed, and I was afraid of being The enemy took revenge. He stayed in the Liang army for six or seven years. It was not until I met Mr. Gao this time that I made up my mind to leave the Liang army.

Gao Yu said, "There are different reasons for entering the Liang army, but leaving him is dead, and staying there is also dead. Otherwise, there may be a chance to break in once."

Zhang Chang's concern was dispelled. He looked at Gao Yu again and was inexplicably sad. Suddenly, his eyes turned red and said, "Mr. Chen vowed to follow the prince. Now he has more helpers, but when I saw the prince, I thought of the prince, and I was sad."

Gao Yu raised his head and sighed: "If the prince has a spirit in heaven, he should be satisfied now."

With a faint sadness and sigh in the room, Chen Kang broke the silence and said, "Son, half of what you told me has been done. Today, Mr. Sha said that it's better to take a detour to the Liao Dynasty. We are waiting for his arrangement."

Gao Yu took out the brochure entrusted by Xiao Ying and gave it to Chen Kang: "Mr. Chen, thank you. This kind of thing is to be brought to the Liao Dynasty by Master Xiao Ying. It contains evidence of the collusion between Yelu Yixin and Xixia. You have to find a way to present it to the emperor."

"This... How can we see the emperor of the Liao Dynasty, and if we go to the Xixia government, in case we meet Yelu Yixin's colleagues, not only can't hand over the things be handed over, but Master Xiao is also dangerous." Chen Kang is a little embarrassed,

Chen Kang's words are reasonable, but Gao Yu has long thought about how to deal with these things: "You go to Wanyan impeach Libo. If I guess correctly, the Wanyan tribe should be the largest tribe in the Liao Dynasty. If the tribal chief wants to see the emperor, he should be able to see it."

The tiles on the roof sounded, and Zoning also said, "Someone is coming."

Chen Kang hurriedly put away his things. A diamond-like man and a child walked into the yard one after another: "It's Yong'er back."

Two people entered the room. As soon as Chen Yong saw Gao Yu, he immediately rushed over: "Uncle Gao, you are back." Chen Kang hurriedly introduced Zhang Bao to Gao Yu. He heard that Zhang Ping introduced him. Gao Yu was very happy and heard that Zhang Ping was ill. Gao Yu was also a little sad.

"Sir, we heard from Mr. Sha today that there will be a meeting to worship the Lord of the Salt God the day after tomorrow. It seems that the people of the Salt Gang will participate this time." Chen Kang said to Gao Yu,

That night, Sha Shiyan held a banquet to entertain everyone. Wu Tong sent a letter to Sha Shiyan, which was sent by Liang Yibu. Sha Shiyan looked at it twice and put the letter aside. He sent Wu Tong away and asked, "Brother Gao Xian, why did you suddenly come to Yanzhou? How did you know that I was here?"

Gao Yu smiled and said, "It's easy to find out where the master of the Salt Gang is. As for why I came to Yanzhou, I'm afraid Prince Liang has told Brother Sha."

"So Gao Xiandi really came to persuade me to help the court." Sha Shiyan put down his glass, and the atmosphere on the table did not seem to be as harmonious as before.

"What on earth is Brother Sha willing to do? He is willing to have a way to do it, and he is willing to have a result."

Sha Shiyan shook his head: "The salt gang can have today. I'm not the power alone. I refuse, let alone the brother of the salt gang. If you want me to help you, don't embarrass my friends of the salt gang."

Gao Yu patted Sha Shiyan: "Brother Sha, you misunderstood. If I want to embarrass you, you won't be in a hurry to come to see you, but if you don't agree, I'm afraid that the Salt Gang will have a big trouble this time."

Sha Shiyan was suspicious. Wei Ming Chengsi took out the token and threw it on the table: "Mr. Sha, look at it yourself. We are risking to turn around to save the salt gang. If you don't believe us, we will leave Xixia with you tomorrow."

Chen Kang was also very curious and asked, "Mr. Gao, what's going on?"

Gao Yu said the matter of Liang's army aside, and Sha Shiyan frowned more and more. "Mr. Gao's great kindness is unforgettable, but the salt gang can certainly not help the court. For the salt gang, changing the dynasty is nothing more than changing clothes. The salt gang doesn't care about the surname of the court, but if the Song people call, it will be better. He was rejected by Xixia.

What kind of theory is this? Gao Yu looked at Sha Shiyan with a little surprise. Sha Shiyan said, "Mr. Gao, you probably don't know the origin of the Salt Gang. Let me tell you about it. In those years, the Western Xia and Song Dynasty fought for years. In the end, the emperor personally marched. The internal army of Xixia was in chaos. Some people returned to Xixia, and there were some People almost froze and starved to death on the road. These people were favored by the Song Dynasty's preferential treatment of prisoners. At that time, the Song army was also in a dilemma. The Liao Dynasty came forward to deal with it. Finally, the king of Zhennan, who led the army, put forward the conditions for withdrawal, which turned out to allow those prisoners and remnants to go home, and let the empress dowager personally welcome Li Liangzuo's coffin.

"After the Xixia army returned to the Xixia territory, the Empress Dowager was furious and ordered the prisoners to be killed to vent their anger. The news came out that the soldiers fled in all directions. Fortunately, some soldiers did not want to kill each other and sisters, and did not deliberately chase them. Those who escaped had nowhere to go, so they became mountain thieves and road bandits. In those years, what my father did was to make a living with private salt. He wanted to They and these outlaws are enemies to increase the risk on the way, and they are not allowed to accept them. Later, the business of the salt gang is getting bigger and bigger. These people also have a way out. They can be in teams from generation to generation. After more than ten years, the salt gang has today's scale. Think about it, although these people are now rich in food and clothing, how can they replace them again? The court worked hard.

Gao Yu stopped and suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the salt gang circled around Xixia's attack on Hengshan. It turned out that there was such a deep connection here. It was deeply entangled in the salt gang itself. He hated the empress dowager and was also a Xixia native at the same time.

"Where is the sacrifice, where is the deputy leader's meeting, and how many people there are there?" Gao Yu's series of questions,

Sha Shiyan hesitated a little. Gao Yu said, "Mr. Sha, you think your salt gang helped the court sell salt, and the court can't leave you. Thank you. You have forgotten what the court is the most taboo, and the most taboo is organized and powerful groups. You can cut off the salt road of the court and obstruct the war on the border. Liang Luoyao's personality. You think she will show her goodwill like the salt gang. Let me tell you, let me persuade you to support the court itself is a cover. I'm afraid that the day of your congress will be the time when the salt gang will make a big deal.