Chen An led his army to settle in Daming Mansion.

"Langjun, Gao Yue, the prefect of Daming Prefecture, asked for a visit."

Chen An sat in the main hall looking at the map, and looked up at him, "Are Gao Yue so humble?"

Daming Prefecture is Beijing among the four capitals of the Song Dynasty. It is the core of the Song Dynasty's war against the north. The power and responsibility of the prefect here is probably only smaller than that of the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture. It is not an exaggeration to say that the position and power are high.

Huang Chun smiled and said, "Last time you came to Daming Mansion, the whole family took down everything from the prefect to the procurator. Later, many officials were killed in public, and they were scared!"

Last time, Chen An came to Daming Prefecture to investigate the corruption case and inspect the disaster relief situation. As a result, he held up his butcher's knife and killed people.

"What is he afraid of?"

Chen An was not very happy, "Let him come."

A middle-aged official came in later and looked cautious.

"I've met Chen County Duke."

"I've seen the High Priest."

The two sat down at the salute, Gao Yue glanced at Chen An and said, "Recently, the scouts kept coming to news that the Liao army on the front line of the north was active, and officials in Xiongzhou and other places were uneasy. The officials on the front line of the Daming Prefecture were the same. Everyone was afraid that the Liao army would go south... I wonder what decision was made in the court?"

So scared?

Chen An thought of the officials on the front line of the north. I don’t know how many people were scared by the cancellation of the annual monies of the Song Dynasty. He guessed that he dreamed of the Liao army in the north at night.

"Courtieth..."

Chen An knew that he needed to give the officials of Daming Prefecture a reassurance, "The abolition of annual monies is a decision made by the monarchs and ministers in the court who thought about it many times. The Liao people would be angry and even stationed troops in the north..."

"Yes!" Gao Yue smiled bitterly, "I'm scared."

"What are you afraid of?"

Chen An frowned and said, "I led my army north this time just to see Yelu Hongji have the courage to go south. Do you know Chen's bandit number?"

"Isn't it a way to win people with virtue?" Gao Yue said subconsciously, then lowered his head, thinking that your "winning people with virtue" was hit with countless legs. What does it have to do with the Liao army?

"Last time at Yanmen Pass, the Liao people shouted."

"Last time in Xiongzhou, the Liao people wanted to intercept the prince."

"Last time in Baozhou, the Liao army wanted to defeat reinforcements."

Chen An asked, "But what did they get?"

"Everything was defeated." Gao Yue didn't know why he was, so he became a little excited.

Chen An said lightly: "In the Battle of Yanmen Pass, Yelu Hongji personally fought, and a large army gathered, and what about the river... But they were defeated in the end. The Liao people were very powerful, but the Song Dynasty was even more powerful!"

"yes!"

Gao Yue said: "The Liao people have been defeated several times, but it is not right. They seem to have not won in recent years."

"That's right." Chen An kept inducing, "Tell the military and civilians of Daming Mansion that Chen was here and told them that the Liao people were not scary, and the Song Dynasty was no longer afraid of them. You must first set an example, be bolder, and be bigger..."

"Yes, be braver, be bigger."

Gao Yue was guided step by step by step by step, and now he was full of confidence.

Chen An even personally sent him to the gate.

"Stay on foot."

Gao Yue bowed to Chen An, then turned around...

Countless people...

Countless silent people stood on the street outside, with no gap left behind except for a semicircle outside the gate.

"This is……"

Chen An was also a little surprised.

"Duke of Chen County!"

An old man walked out and said tremblingly: "Duke Chen County, are the Liao people coming?"

"Yes, but I won't call."

Chen An walked over.

The people slowly surrounded him, and Gao Yue was a little nervous and retreated into the gate. When he saw Chen An greeting him, he couldn't help but blush.

He is the highest commander in the local area, but he is actually afraid of the people. Chen An passed by but dared to step forward, which is really embarrassing.

"Duke Chen County, really won't he call him?" The old man looked at him blankly, "When Emperor Zhenzong visited Daming Mansion in person, after the Chanyuan Alliance, Song and Liao have been peaceful for decades. Now the war is rising again. The villain just wants to ask, are you going to run away?"

Chen An was stunned and immediately remembered the Zhenzong of the past.

That year, the Liao people rushed south, and Zhenzong was panicked and wanted to run south for a while.

The emperor wants to run away, what should the people do?

Fortunately, Kou Zhun finally took action and took Zhenzong to a personal expedition. Otherwise, there would be no Song Dynasty now, at most a small court huddled in the south.

"I won't run."

Chen An said solemnly: "In front of the people of Bianliang, the official said that the annual monies were abolished. The official was furious and he would not run away, so he sent someone here."

The old man said happily: "That's good, that's good!"

He immediately showed a worry, "It's just that the Liao people are fierce, do you need me to do something?"

Chen An shook his head, and the old man continued, "The villain was still young back then. When he saw the flags fluttering in Daming Mansion, he also saw Emperor Zhenzong... Emperor Zhenzong's face was expressionless, but Gong Kou was extremely happy... When he was happy, the villain felt at ease."

The old man looked like he was in his seventies. Seeing that he was trembling, Chen An asked someone to get a chair to sit down for him, but he was standing next to him.

Respecting the elderly and loving the young is a tradition in China, and everyone did not find it abrupt when they saw it.

"Originally, it was called Handan City, but later Emperor Zhenzong came. Some years ago, someone suggested that he changed his name to Daming Mansion, Beijing City of the Song Dynasty..."

The old man is probably old and likes to present ancient times. As he talks, he talks about the origin of Daming Mansion.

"Beijing of the Song Dynasty!"

The old man looked up and said, "The villain has seen the prosperity of the Liao people back then. The Song Dynasty is now strong, but the Liao people are unwilling to give up!"

This is a insightful view.

Whenever China begins to develop, the hungry wolves around are always unwilling to give up and will use various means to obstruct them.

Chen An said, "Yes, they will be unwilling to give up."

"It's just that the villain is thinking about the difficulties that have been going on in the Song Dynasty for decades. If... if the Liao people come, if they need help..." He bowed to Chen An, and Chen An quickly returned the greeting.

The old man said seriously: "If you need help, Chen County Duke just speaks. Although the villain is old, he can bite a few Liao people to death. In a word, people in our Daming Mansion were always worried that the Liao people would go south, but they were worried that they would still have to go south if they wanted to go south. Since that's the case, then fight with them."

"The army is here." Chen An felt this solemn and tragic aura, and he said: "Mr. Chen came with cavalry. The Song Dynasty gathered in the north. Are you afraid of them? Not afraid!"

"The Song Dynasty is not easy." Chen An said: "For the past century, the Song Dynasty has struggled many times in the north. Now the monarch and ministers in the court have made up their minds to end all this..."

He slowly stood up, looked at everyone, and said, "Da Song, who is so difficult, finally stood up. What if anyone wants to break our backbone?"

Everyone was silent.

"Break their backbone!"

Someone shouted, and suddenly there were people who responded.

"Break their backbone!"

The streets were filled with waving arms.

"Break their backbone!"

"The Duke of Chen County has come, and he is not afraid of the Liao people."

"The last time Yelu Hongji was beaten and vomited blood by him. This time it was in the north. How many troops are we? Are we still afraid that they will not succeed?"

“…”

Gao Yue went all the way to the government office, and the people on the way were discussing the possibility of war between Song and Liao. However, fewer people were afraid, which made him a little confused.

There were many officials gathered in front of the government gate, and they saluted them all when they saw him coming back.

"Why is this?"

Gao Yue thought the atmosphere was a bit strange.

An official said: "Prince, some people say that the Song and Liao dynasties are going to have a great battle."

“Bad talk!”

Gao Yue scolded with a stern face: "You can use the shadowless thing to talk nonsense. Then the city is in chaos, so be careful of being punished!"

The official said, "It was what the people said. It was just..."

"Just what?"

Gao Yue was in a bad mood. Although it was good news that Chen An led his army north, once the Liao people were thrust into the south, he didn't know whether the Song Dynasty could stop it.

Daming Mansion!
To be continued...