Ning Fu took the memorial from Zhang Dun, opened it and read it over.

The memorial was handed over by the magistrate of Qingxian County. This magistrate's surname was Wang. He had been an official in Qingxian County for many years and had considerable political achievements.

Coincidentally, Qing County is affiliated to Hejian Prefecture and is located at the junction of the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom. Going north from Qing County is the territory of the Liao Kingdom.

The Wang County Magistrate reported to the court an incident that occurred in the Liao Kingdom.

The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are originally Han territories, and most of the people are Han.

Now Yanyun is ruled by the Liao Kingdom. Although some Han people are loyal to the Liao Kingdom, there are also many Han people who want the Song Dynasty.

Coupled with the many internal conflicts in the Liao Kingdom in recent years, the Khitan people's taxation on the Han people has also been greatly increased, which has aroused great dissatisfaction among many Han people.

Therefore, some Han people who could not survive often fled across the border from the Liao Kingdom to the Song Dynasty, and some Han people even simply started to rebel.

When it comes to rebellion, although there are fewer rebellions in the Liao Kingdom than in the Song Dynasty, the resistance among the people has always been very fierce. Not only the Han people often rebelled, but even some Khitan people also rebelled.

The memorial to the magistrate of Qingxian County reported a civil rebellion incident in the Liao Kingdom.

It turns out that just a few years ago, the Liao Kingdom encountered a drought. Instead of thinking about providing disaster relief, the Khitan people increased taxes again, making it difficult for the people to make a living.

So in this situation, someone raised their arms and called out, and countless victims who could not survive responded one after another.

These victims stormed into the county seat, beheaded local officials, opened granaries to provide relief to the victims, and for a time they became very powerful.

Originally, according to the steps of the rebellion, the victims would then attack the city and seize the territory, and have several head-on battles with the Liao army.

If they fail, there will be nothing left to say, and these victims will definitely end up miserable. This is also the fate of most civil uprisings.

But if they can defeat the Liao army, the rebel army will definitely gain momentum and attract more people to join.

It might even be possible to overthrow the rule of the Liao Kingdom.

But this rebel army was very smart. After they captured the county town, they obtained a large amount of food and property. Then before the Liao army suppressed them, they abandoned the city, led their people into the mountains, and actually occupied the mountains and became kings.

However, the Liao army did not intend to let go of the rebel army, so they pursued it closely and wanted to eliminate the rebel army in the mountains.

However, they did not expect that the rebel army was familiar with the terrain, and when they were in the mountains, the Liao army's cavalry could not show its strength.

The result was that the Liao army launched several encirclement and suppression campaigns, but was defeated by the rebels.

As a result, this rebel army also gained great prestige, and many people who could not survive ran to seek refuge with them.

"The leader of this rebel army is named Guo, so the people call it the Guo Family Army. They have defeated the Liao Army many times. Now the Liao Army has nothing to do with them. The Qingxian County Magistrate thought that the Guo Family Army was quite legendary, so he reported it to the court."

Zhang Dun saw that Ning Fu had seen enough, and then he spoke.

"Mr. Zhang, you don't want to win over this Guo family army, do you?"

Ning Fu saw through Zhang Dun's plan at a glance, so he raised his head and smiled.

"Yes, your trip to the Liao Army this time will happen to pass through the Guo Jiajun's territory, so if possible, I hope you can send someone to contact the other party."

Zhang Dun nodded.

The Hebei Forbidden Army was corrupt and could not stop the Liao Army's cavalry.

In contrast, the Guo Army defeated the Liao Army several times. Although they took advantage of the geographical advantage, it was enough to show that they dared to confront the Liao Army head-on, which was much stronger than the Forbidden Army.

"Do the officials know about this?"

Ning Fu thought for a while and asked again.

"The Eight Characters haven't been written yet. I haven't reported it to the officials yet, but I have asked the Imperial City Department to send people to investigate this Guo family army. Before you arrive in Qing County, there should be more detailed information sent to you.

In hand."

Zhang Dun still said very cautiously.

Recruiting surrender and recruiting rebels was a consistent practice of the Song Dynasty, but this was the first time that he recruited rebels from the Liao Kingdom, so Zhang Dun would not be too public until he was not sure.

"But this Guo Family Army is within the territory of the Liao Kingdom. As soon as our mission crosses the border, the Liao Army will definitely greet us. I'm afraid it will be difficult to contact the Guo Family Army under their noses, right?"

Ning Fu frowned and asked.

According to the rules of missions, as long as a mission from another country enters the country, the Song and Liao countries will send people to greet them and be responsible for arranging the mission's itinerary along the way, while also preventing the mission from encountering danger on the way.

"This is indeed a problem. At that time, you can only adapt to the situation. If there is a chance, it is best. If there is no chance, forget it. Then I will send other people to contact this Guo family army."

Zhang Dun thought for a while and said again.

In fact, Zhang Dun could have left the matter of contacting Guo Jiajun to others, or even directly to the Imperial City Division.

However, although the Guo Jiajun rebelled, they were from the Liao after all, and their attitude towards the Song Dynasty was not yet known.

Therefore, if they want to recruit surrender, the Song Dynasty must also show sincerity, and the envoy Ning Fu must be more important.

In addition, Ning Fu was thorough in his work, and Zhang Dun believed in him more, so he wanted Ning Fu to give it a try first.

"Okay, I'll try my best then. If it doesn't work, Mr. Zhang, don't blame me!"

Ning Fu finally nodded.

"Don't worry, no matter whether this thing succeeds or not, I will remember your contribution!"

Zhang Dun laughed and said.

Zhang Dun then told Ning Fu some precautions for his mission to the Liao Kingdom, and Ning Fu also remembered them one by one, and finally said goodbye and left.

After leaving the political hall, Ning Fu also let out a sigh of relief.

Ning Fu actually didn't take the so-called Guo Jiajun seriously.

Zhang Dun obviously didn't know that Zhao Xu wanted to train the new army in martial arts, so he regarded the Guo family army as a treasure, thinking that after the surrender, he could use this army to reduce the pressure on the Hebei Forbidden Army.

However, Ning Fu was not very optimistic about this kind of civil uprising team. After all, they were not regular troops and only relied on geographical advantages to defeat the Liao army. If they were allowed to leave the mountains, they would probably not be a match for the Liao army at all.

In contrast, Ning Fu is more willing to believe in the new army. Now that martial arts is on the right track, as long as he is given time, he can use martial arts students to train a truly elite army.

Ning Fu was even considering whether he should improve the formula of gunpowder.

Although the Song Dynasty had begun to use gunpowder weapons, due to problems with the formula of gunpowder, the power of gunpowder weapons was very limited, and the correct use of gunpowder was not found.

If Ning Fu builds out the muskets and artillery, and then equips them with grenades, the new army can become a hot-weapon army, and it will be more confident against the Liao army.

Early the next morning, the envoys were assembled and Ning Fu led the envoys out of the city.
Chapter completed!