On Dagong Mountain, Luan Qingshan looked at the traffic on the Liangjing Post Road down the mountain, and said to Xue Lei beside him: "This is someone from Kaifeng Mansion, going to Luoyang. I heard that Liu Lin went to Kaifeng Mansion to open a prince's mansion, recruit troops, and recruit talents.

He seems to have great ambitions. When the army of the Commander-in-Chief comes from the north, the people of Puppet Qi will not dare to look down upon him."

Xue Lei said: "There is a big battle ahead, and there are only a few dozen people below. What use are they for?"

Luan Qingshan said: "Who knows? Maybe he is some wise man who went to Luoyang to advise Meng Bangxiong. - Well, this matter has nothing to do with us and we are too lazy to care about it. The weather is cold this year and there are too many floating ice in the Yellow River. We

It has been delayed for some days. The weather has been fine these days and there are not many ice floes in the river. We will cross the river tomorrow! When we arrive in Wenxian County, we will take Jiyuan and cross Wangwu Mountain. We should go faster on the road. It is best to arrive in Shanxi Province before the end of the year.

state."

Xue Lei and others said yes together and no longer looked at the cars on the road.

Early the next morning, Luan Qingshan went to the bank of the Yellow River and looked at the floating ice with the boatman. Seeing that there was no serious harm, he crossed the Yellow River before noon.

The Yellow River in the Song Dynasty flows north and enters the sea near Tianjin. This section of the Yellow River near Luoyang is the southernmost and does not freeze every year. Even in cold weather, there are only floating ice on the river. On the contrary

Downstream, a large area of ​​the Yellow River is frozen and has no defensive role in winter.

There was no Jin army stationed in Wen County. A local Dahutian official claimed to be the magistrate of the county and managed the place under the orders of the Jin Dynasty. Nowadays, the market is depressed and there are few business trips, making it very desolate. Luan Qingshan and others did not stay long, and went to Jiyuan the next day.

We went there, crossed Wangwu Mountain, and entered Hedong. No one contacted Jiang Min along the way, so we walked through Yuanqu, Quwo, and Xiangling, and finally arrived outside Jinzhou City on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, the day before New Year's Eve.

In a teahouse outside the city, Luan Qingshan said to everyone: "Pingyang Mansion is an important town in southern Shanxi. There is a thousand gold troops stationed there, so don't get too involved. You stay outside the city first, and I will go into the city to have a look. The Commander-in-Chief has arranged it here.

As long as we find people, we will have a place to stay."

Everyone said so. After drinking tea for a while, we found an inn to stay outside the city.

Jin Jun's management was careless, and the hotel inspections were not strict. These people just made up their names and origins, and no one came to ask.

Luan Qingshan washed up and changed his clothes. Seeing that it was still early, he walked away and strode into Jinzhou City.

Jinzhou is an important town on Hedong Road. It is Pingyang County. Jianxiong Army Jiedu was stationed in Linfen County. During the Zhenghe period, it was promoted to Pingyang Prefecture. The state names in the Song Dynasty were more complicated. In addition to the state name, there were also county names, Jiedu, etc.

Each has its own origin. It is customary for people to sometimes call the name of the state, sometimes the name of the county, and sometimes the name of the festival. For example, Henan Prefecture in Xijing is Luoyang County, so it is often called Luoyang. Yuezhou is Baling County. In "Yueyang Tower",

Then he was called Teng Zijing and was relegated to guard Baling. The Yongxing Army was in Jingzhao County, and it was customary to call it Yongxing Army. It was not until the second year of Xuanhe that there was an imperial edict not to call the army by its name, but to call it Jingzhao Prefecture.

Although it was promoted to Pingyang Prefecture, people often still used to call this place Jinzhou. The place name of Linfen County, where it was based, has not been changed and has been passed down to later generations.

In fact, many place names come from this way. In later generations, some used state names, such as Hangzhou and Suzhou; some used county names, such as Hefei and Linfen; some used county names, such as Luoyang and Hejian; some used Jiedu names.

, such as Zhenjiang and Jiaxing. Only a few place names have no origins. They were changed by later generations for various reasons. So the nice-sounding Luzhou was changed to Hefei and so on. It was just a joke made up by people. There is no place name.

change.

Entering the city, he walked along the street, walked around the city, and then came out from the west gate. When he arrived at the dock of Fenhe River, there was a "Wutong Inn". Luan Qingshan stopped. Looking around, Shi Shiran entered

Got to the inn.

A waiter hurriedly came to greet me and said, "Thank you, sir. I wonder how many days you will stay in the hotel this time?"

Luan Qingshan said: "Don't worry, let's see when the goods arrive. By the way, is your master in the store? If so, please come out and talk."

The waiter smiled and said: "To be honest, our guest has a lot of business in this inn, and the owner has been busy. It seems that he is not in the store now."

Luan Qingshan said: "You go in and have a look. I'm told that there is an old acquaintance from Luan Yuan from the south who is waiting here."

Seeing that the lie was true, the boy agreed to go inside.

Luan Qingshan saw that this inn was built next to the pier and was busy with business and travel. There was a large cargo yard at the back where guests could store their goods. In front of the inn was a restaurant that sold food and wine, but no hot dishes.

The transportation here is convenient and the people are mixed. It is really a nice place.

Not long after, the boy came out quickly. He came to Luan Qingshan and said, "The master is indeed here. Guests, please come this way. The master is waiting behind."

Luan Qingshan smiled and followed the boy to the backyard of the inn. After walking not far, there was a small door next to it. The boy said: "The master is waiting for guests inside! Just go in. If you want anything,

Just give me orders."

Luan Qingshan thanked the boy and entered the small courtyard.

There were some green pine flowers and trees planted in the yard, and there were some dead lotuses in a pond. In the pavilion in front, there was an old man about fifty years old standing.

Seeing Luan Qingshan, the old man hurriedly came to greet him. He cupped his hands and said, "Is this Mr. Luan here? Long time no see!"

Luan Qingshan said: "Exactly. May I ask if he is the owner of the inn, Song Yuanwai? His style is still the same!"

The host smiled and answered yes. He stepped forward and took Luan Qingshan's hand, and walked towards the front room. After entering the room, he said: "Why are you here? Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year, and many things are difficult to arrange. Pingyang Mansion is not as good as other places, Jin

People investigate closely."

Luan Qingshan said: "There is no way. The weather is cold this year and there are ice floes on the Yellow River. We have to wait a few days to cross the river. Moreover, the road is not smooth. If we encounter bandits, that's it. We are not afraid of them. If we encounter tigers and wolves, who will we turn to?

Are you trying to reason? We don’t dare to leave too early.”

"Yes, the weather is cold this year." The host said, asking Luan Qingshan to sit by the charcoal basin. "The Fen River is frozen, so there are actually not many guests. You don't see many guests outside, but most of them are related to me."

The master said and sat down by the charcoal fire. A tabby cat saw it and jumped up from the ground and jumped onto the master's lap.

Luan Qingshan took out a letter from his arms and handed it to the owner. He said: "This is a letter from Mr. Wang. It contains my origin. When working hard here, I have to rely on Mr. Peng for many things. We are not familiar with the place. I hope

Could you please help us more?"

Officer Peng nodded, took the letter and read it carefully.

The words Luan Qingshan and Song Yuan are not mentioned above are the idioms used by the intelligence officers under Wang Ruohai, indicating that they are his own people. In fact, the owner's surname is Peng, and his given name is Jimin. He is originally from Hedong. The Jin army invaded the south, and he and his family suffered a lot.

He fled to Xiangyang. Later he was recruited by Wang Ruohai and came back to serve as an official in charge of intelligence in Jinzhou. Luan Qingshan went to Hedong and was also under his control.

After reading Wang Ruohai's letter, Peng Yuan said: "What Wang Guanren means is that you are building a cottage near Jinzhou. If someone's identity is exposed or other things happen, you can help. To be honest, Jinzhou is an important town.

, it’s too close to here but it won’t work.”

Luan Qingshan smiled and said: "Executive members, we are all experienced in the battlefield, but a few Jin soldiers are not afraid of him."

Peng Yuan said: "Of course I'm not afraid of a few Jin troops, but what about a few hundred? How about thousands? Not to mention that the Jin army is used to leading the Han army in battles. It's hard for them to defeat four people with two fists. How can you cope with it? You must leave Jin."

It’s safer to be some distance away from the state.”

Luan Qingshan said: "If this is the case, where do you think it is suitable?"

Peng Yuan said: "There happens to be such a place. I visited it once a few days ago. After leaving Jinzhou City and going south for more than sixty miles, there is a village at the border with Jiangzhou. This village is not big in size.

It is small, with about a hundred households. Four or five years ago, the Jin people invaded the south. The village rose up to resist and was slaughtered. Now it is just a ruin. The village is on the bank of Fen, with mountains on both sides. It is easy to defend but difficult to defend.

Attack. You can build a stronghold on the mountain and live in the village in your free time. If the Jin comes to attack, just go to the stronghold on the mountain, and the Jin will be helpless."

Luan Qingshan said: "It turns out that there is such a good place, of course it is the best! It is more than sixty miles away from Jinzhou, one day of urgent travel and two days of slow travel, the distance is also suitable. The Communist Party of China will send someone tomorrow to take us to take a look there.

If it’s suitable, I’ll live there!”

Officer Peng said: "You don't have to worry. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Let's go after the New Year. Let your people have a rest and get familiar with the geography and people here."
Chapter completed!