Now that Yan Jing city was actually under the control of Song Qingshu, it was really not difficult to rescue Li Kexiu's family.
Looking at the contents of the letter, Li Kexiu's expression changed several times. She slowly closed her eyes. After a long time, she said, "I am very clear about the purpose of your visit. Back then, you saved my father and my daughter's lives. This time, you have saved my family. With this friendship, we are not strangers. There are some things that I will tell you truthfully."
"Uncle Li, please speak." Song Qingshu knew that things were not so simple, so he did not look too surprised.
"Now that the heroes of the world are rising, although I have a hundred thousand troops under my command, I do not have the ability to unify the world, so I have always been looking for a wise ruler." Li Kexiu paused, and looked at him meaningfully, "Nephew, although the Golden Snake Camp is famous throughout the world, but forgive me for speaking bluntly, I am afraid that it is impossible to conquer the Central Plains."
Song Qingshu raised his eyebrows, and calmly asked, "Why does Uncle Li say this?"
Li Kexiu sighed, "These years, Hua Xia has fallen, the Central Plains region has risen up with volunteer armies everywhere. I do not know how many volunteer armies have suddenly flourished, and then suddenly declined.
Watching them entertain guests, watching them collapse... In the end, it is because the volunteer armies do not understand what political power is. They can be roving bandits, but they absolutely cannot conquer the world. "
"Originally, with our friendship, it should be the best choice for me to rely on the Golden Snake Camp, but since it is not possible for the Golden Snake Camp to unify the world, then relying on the Golden Snake Camp is putting my family at great risk." Li Kexiu said, "Rather than our family vanishing in the future, it is better to be a hero now. Right now, at most I will sacrifice my wife, son, and a few others. If I rely on the Golden Snake Camp and the Golden Snake Camp is destroyed in the future, it will be a disaster for our entire family. I hope nephew can understand. "
Song Qingshu smiled slightly, "It is normal for Uncle Li to have these concerns, but the Golden Snake Camp under my leadership is different from the other roving bandit-like volunteer armies. Not only do we have the strength to defeat the powerful Qing army, we can also govern the Shandong region in good order, and the people living and working in peace and contentment. Yangzhou is not very far from Shandong, presumably Uncle Li also knows that what I said is not false. "
Li Kexiu nodded slightly and said, "That's right. These days, Shandong is indeed a prosperous place." Then he changed the topic and continued, "But in my opinion, this is only a temporary prosperity. After the Qing imperial court has quelled the rebellion of the three border states, they will not be able to tolerate the existence of the Golden Snake Battalion. The Jin Kingdom has always advanced and retreated with the Qing Kingdom. At that time, under the oppression of the two great military powers, how long can the Golden Snake Battalion last?"
This actually represented the majority of the world's views on the future of the Golden Snake Battalion. After all, the Jin Kingdom was to the west of the Golden Snake Battalion, the Qing Kingdom was to the north, and the vast sea was to the east. There was simply no room for expansion. Maintaining the current situation was already the limit, what future did they have?
"Qing Kingdom and Jin Kingdom?" Song Qingshu smiled mysteriously and said, "Uncle Li, since we are not on the same side, there are some things that I can't tell you directly. I can only say that the Qing Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom will not be a hindrance to the Golden Snake Camp. Instead, they will help the Golden Snake Camp."
The fact that he had secretly controlled the Jin Kingdom and the Qing Kingdom was his biggest secret and trump card. Naturally, he would not casually tell others. It was not that Song Qingshu did not consider using this as a bargaining chip to persuade Li Kexiu to join them. In theory, the chances of success were very high. But the risk was too great. If Li Kexiu leaked this matter, all his previous arrangements would be for naught. Therefore, he had a trump card in his hand, but he could not easily use it.
"What do you mean?" Li Kexiu was also an old fox who had been in the officialdom for a long time. He quickly realized the mystery in his words.
Song Qingshu sorted out his words and said, "I can only say that I can influence the decisions of the imperial court of the two countries to a certain extent. I wonder if Uncle Li is satisfied with this?"
"You can influence the decisions of the imperial court?" Li Kexiu was shocked. But he also understood that these few words could be big or small. The key was to what extent it could influence. If he asked the other party directly, the other party would definitely not tell him the details. However, he could try to beat around the bush. "If virtuous nephew can make Songgotu and Tang Kuo Bian leave Yangzhou, I can consider forming an alliance with the Golden Snake Battalion."
During this period of time, Songgotu and Tang Kuo Bian were in Yangzhou, giving him a lot of pressure. He wanted to do something, but he was unable to do it. Naturally, he was eager for these two gods of plague to leave as soon as possible.
Of course, Li Kexiu was only speaking thoughtlessly. Even if Song Qingshu kept on saying that he could influence the imperial court of the Qing Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom, Songgotu and Tang Kuo Bian were the number one figures in their respective imperial court. He did not think that the other party had this kind of ability to influence these two people.
Li Kexiu deliberately said this because he wanted Song Qingshu to know the difficulty and back off. He did not want to be too straightforward and make everyone feel awkward.
Who would have thought that Song Qingshu looked at him with a strange expression and asked, "Is what Uncle Li said true?"
Li Kexiu was startled in his heart, but he still nodded his head and said, "Of course it's true." In his heart, these two were Prime Ministers, how could they be so easily influenced by the Golden Snake Battalion?
"Then it's a deal." Song Qingshu smiled mysteriously, making Li Kexiu's heart palpitate. He always felt as if he had fallen into a pit.
After parting with Li Kexiu, Song Qingshu did not return to the Dao Tai yamen. Instead, he went to a secret stronghold of the Golden Dragon Gang, and immediately wrote a secret edict for Songgotu. He carried a lot of this kind of blank secret edict stamped with the imperial jade seal on his person, just in case he needed it. In addition, when he was disguised as Kangxi in the Forbidden City, he had studied Kangxi's notes to perfection. Therefore, this secret edict was enough to pass off as genuine. Of course, to a certain extent, this secret edict was indeed genuine.
He also wrote a secret letter to inform Dongfang Muxue in the Forbidden City, so that when Songgotu returned to the capital, both sides' statements would not be able to match and would be exposed. This secret letter was written in code, so there was no corresponding secret key. Even if it was intercepted, nothing would be revealed. Song Qingshu came from the later generations, so he had a lot of experience in this area.
After sending the two secret letters to their respective channels, Song QingShu leisurely hurried back to the Dao Tai yamen.
He did not know that in the courtyard of the Dao Tai yamen, Lu Guanying and his wife were quarreling to the skies.
"What do I have to do to make you believe me?" Looking at her angry husband, tears of grievance welled up in Miss Cheng's eyes.
Lu Guanying was lying on the bed, sneering again and again, but he did not say anything.
Miss Cheng felt bitter in her heart, but when she saw the wounds all over her husband's body and the thick bandages, her heart immediately softened. She walked over and pulled his sleeve. In a soft voice, she said, "Guanying, let's not quarrel anymore. Let's make up."
Lu Guanying's complexion was gloomy. Suddenly, he said, "If you want to make up, that's fine. But first you have to promise me one thing."
Miss Cheng's heart was filled with joy. She could not help but smile. "Not to mention one thing, even if it's ten or a hundred things, as long as I can do it, I will definitely promise you."
"Of course you can do it." Lu Guanying gave his wife a meaningful look. "Go and ask that person to help save Lord Han, Uncle Lu, and the others."
"Ah?" Miss Cheng looked embarrassed. "Just saving you has already caused him to take a great risk. Moreover, I begged him bitterly before he reluctantly agreed. If I want to save Lord Han and the others, I'm afraid …"
"Begged …" Lu Guanying's face twitched a few times. He sneered and said, "His martial arts are so high. Saving them is as easy as turning his hand. What risk would there be?"
"But after all, he is an official of the Jin Kingdom. He is an enemy of our Great Song. How could he be willing to save Lord Han and the others?" Miss Cheng did not know why, but she subconsciously spoke up for Song Qingshu. At the same time, she did not reveal his true identity.
"From the standpoint of an official of the Jin Kingdom, he will indeed not save Lord Han and the others." Lu Guanying paused and suddenly stared at his wife meaningfully. "But what if he does it for you?"
Miss Cheng's heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?"
Lu Guanying lowered his eyes and said expressionlessly, "Later, go to his room. No matter what you do, you must make him agree to help."
Miss Cheng's face turned pale. She subconsciously took a few steps back and looked at her husband in disbelief. "Do you know what you are talking about?"
"Of course I know!" Lu Guanying's expression suddenly became ferocious. "But what can I do? Our Lu family has already placed the fate of the entire family on Lord Han. If anything happens to him here, our Lu family will be completely finished. In the future, when Jia Shidao and Shi Miyuan settle accounts, our Lu family will be doomed. The men will become slaves and the women will be sent to the Musical House. The Lu family of Mountain Yin will disappear in the long river of history in humiliation. "
"But I am your wife. How can you let me do such a thing?" Miss Cheng murmured.
Lu Guanying sneered and said, "What do you mean by let you do such a thing? You say it as if you haven't done it before. What's the harm in doing it one more time? "
This was exactly what Lu Guanying was thinking. He thought that his wife had done something wrong to him. Since he couldn't change the fact that his wife had lost her virginity, he would take advantage of the situation and use his wife to save Han Xingzhou and the others to maximize the benefits.
As a man, this kind of thing was a bit f * cked up. But compared to the interests of the entire family, a wife was completely negligible.
"You!" Miss Cheng pointed at her husband. She was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Lu Guanying knew his wife's character. He knew that she was shy and tender. If he pushed her too hard, it might backfire. So, he quickly said softly, "Miss Cheng, I was wrong before. In fact, what happened after we arrived in Yangzhou can't be blamed on you. I can only blame myself for not being able to protect you. But now that it has happened, we have to face it positively. You know that the honor of our Lu family is tied to Lord Han. If something happens to him, our whole family will suffer. At that time, as the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, you won't have a good ending. "
"If you can save Lord Han this time, Lord Han will definitely repay our kindness, and our status in the clan will rise as well …"
Seeing that his wife had been silent, Lu Guanying continued, "I will remember your sacrifice this time. When we return to Jiangnan, I will treat you twice as well. At that time, we can consider what happened in Yangzhou as a dream, okay?"
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