Fu Song

Chapter 281 Want More
Xiao Cheng was in a bad mood.

Although from the day King Jing was recalled to Bianliang, he believed that with King Jing's character and style, it would be impossible to end well, he has been trying his best to prepare for leaving King Jing.Whether it is pushing the eldest brother to go to the northwest or making arrangements in the south, and then quickly running to the boundary where even rabbits don't shit in the eyes of others, they are actually looking for a way out for their own family.But when things were really about to happen, he still felt extremely heavy.

In fact, Xiao Cheng still admires King Jing. At least, compared with King Chu, King Jing is someone who can really do things.On Hebei Road, King Jing really did a good job, but as soon as he left, Cui Ang, who had high eyes but low hands, came to power within a year, and the good situation collapsed.

Maple leaves were falling all over the sky, Xiao Cheng was holding a pair of daggers, hovering in the forest, his vigorous figure was like a cheetah descending a mountain.Except for the few people who are very close to Xiao Cheng, in this place, few people know that Xiao Cheng, who was born as a Jinshi, actually has extremely superb fighting skills.

The scholars in the Song Dynasty were no more than those in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was fashionable for scholars and scholars to hold swords. In the Song Dynasty, after hundreds of years, it became a trend for literati to despise martial arts.

Accompanied by an angry shout, Xiao Cheng jumped up, a dark light flashed in his hands, and a red maple branch that was as thick as a wrist protruding horizontally was dropped to the ground by three sections.

Xiao Cheng, who fell to the ground at the same time, knelt on one knee, holding a dagger in front of one hand and behind the other, maintaining this posture for several breaths, and then slowly stood up.

Jiang Yingxue on the side hurried up to meet him, took out a sweat towel, gently wiped the sweat from Xiao Cheng's forehead, took two short daggers, and put them into the deerskin scabbard.

Sitting cross-legged with Jiang Yingxue on the maple leaves all over the floor, Xiao Cheng still couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Erlang, Cui Ang is an enemy of King Jing. I can figure it out. The two have become mortal enemies. If King Jing is in power, Cui Ang must die without a place to die. But why does Xia Shoufu want to be an enemy of King Jing? And that Zhang Chao!" Jiang Yingxue frowned and asked: "Erlang speculates on this matter, Xia Shoufu and that Cui Ang teamed up to do things without telling the officials, and that Zhang Chao is the number one confidant of the officials, can you not report it? ?”

"Xia Jie doesn't necessarily like King Jing!" Xiao Cheng said: "Xia Jie is actually a person with a strong desire for power. The first time he was kicked out of Bianliang by the officials, it was because he fought against the officials and was disliked by the officials. happiness."

"The official family is also a person with a strong desire for power and wants to control everything." Jiang Yingxue nodded.

"His Royal Highness King Jing has really inherited the temperament of the official family. On Hebei Road, Xia Jie was suppressed by King Jing and has no temper." Xiao Cheng said: "Compared with the official family, the young King Jing , is actually more domineering and unreasonable. After he took control of the military, Xia Jie can only bow his head and obey his ears."

"Erlang is saying that they formed an enmity on Hebei Road?" Jiang Yingxue suddenly realized.

Xiao Cheng shook his head: "For a person like Xia Jie, there is no personal enmity. He doesn't like King Jing purely because once King Jing takes power, his ambition may not be stretched. King Jing is not a person who is good at listening to others. He is a man of opinion, and his success on the Hebei Road has encouraged his nature. And compared to officials, King Jing is more courageous."

"That's why Xia Jie doesn't want King Jing to take the throne." Jiang Yingxue said, "The King of Chu seems to be more compatible."

"Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the scholar-bureaucrat class represented by the two governments has been contending with the imperial power." Xiao Cheng said: "So our scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty have always disliked a strong emperor. Now our official , It has already made the gentry miserable, if another stronger one comes, will they still survive? When he was on Hebei Road, King Jing did not dismantle the gentry. "

"Where's Zhang Chao?"

"Everyone has a price." Xiao Cheng said: "If a person is not bought by you, it only means that you haven't found out the price of this person."

Jiang Yingxue blinked and looked at Xiao Cheng, and said seriously after a while: "Erlang, don't you also want King Jing to come to power?"

"Why do you say that?" Xiao Cheng was surprised, "King Jing is really going to come to power, it will be of great benefit to my Xiao family, and I won't stay here anymore."

Jiang Yingxue pouted: "Erlang, don't you tell me what's on your mind? I think you don't want King Jing to come to power more than Xia Jie and the others, because you want more than Xia Jie and the others."

Xiao Cheng looked at Jiang Yingxue in surprise, yes, he wanted more than Xia Jie and the others, but he had never told Jiang Yingxue about these things, because he didn't think Jiang Yingxue could really understand what was on his mind.

Xiao Cheng even felt that in this world, no one could really understand what Xiao Cheng wanted in the end.

Since no one can understand, why bother to tell and explain?
I just need to make up my mind and let them execute it.

Whether it will be successful or not, Xiao Cheng does not know.

After all, what he wants to do is deviant in this era. If the truth is revealed to the world, he will probably be nailed to the pillar of shame in history as a traitor and traitor.

Of course, Xiao Cheng didn't want to rebel against himself and become emperor.

Wanting to rebel in the Song Dynasty, that is a typical birthday man hanged himself because he thinks his life is too long.

For hundreds of years, the Zhao family's policy of fostering scholars is really not for nothing.

"What did you say I want?" He looked at Jiang Yingxue with a smile.

"What Xia Jie and the others want is to fight against the emperor, but once he meets a powerful emperor, he will not be able to do this at all. If someone like King Jing is in power, he will not even be able to restrain him. I can only bow my head and obey orders." Jiang Yingxue said with a smile: "With Erlang's temper, he is naturally unwilling to accept it, so what Erlang wants is to set up the imperial power and provide for it from above. Just hand it over to the courtiers, Son of Heaven, let’s rule it down!”

Xiao Cheng laughed out loud, Jiang Yingxue was worthy of being the person next to her pillow, she had indeed guessed what was on her mind, even though she didn't get it all right, but she was pretty close.

"Did I talk in my sleep at night?" He smiled and stretched out his hand to scrape the other's delicate and firm nose.

Jiang Yingxue shook her head shyly: "I've never heard Erlang talk in his sleep! Erlang, do you even hope that the entire Song Dynasty will be in chaos because of the two kings' struggle for the position? It's better to be out of control. This will be more conducive to your plan. How about implementing it? Otherwise, with our current capabilities, we can actually stop His Royal Highness King Jing’s crazy actions. But you, Erlang, have retreated a lot and deployed all our strength to the south."

Xiao Cheng raised his hand and waved it, and didn't let Jiang Yingxue continue. Jiang Yingxue was smart, and after following him for a long time, he also got a clue of his own behavior, and basically guessed what he wanted to do.

Yes, she was right.

If you want to realize your wish, a stable Song Dynasty has no chance at all.Even if he survived for another few decades and sat in Xia Jie's current seat, so what?
Xiao Cheng didn't think his level of governance would be much higher than Xia Jie's, even if he was strong, it was limited.

So Xiao Cheng hoped that Song Dynasty would become chaotic.

Whether it is internal strife or external factors, as long as there is chaos, there will be a chance for a fundamental revolution.

As long as the turmoil can be ended quickly, losses can be minimized while achieving one's basic goals.

The arrangements made over the years are all in preparation for this.

Now in the northwest, he has already arranged for his elder brother's chess move. The powerful Western Army will become a key chess piece at a critical moment, and when he arrives in Qianzhou, he is preparing for the second chess piece.

As for the commercial layout of these years of painstaking efforts, it is the third pawn.

"I'm a little worried!" Holding Jiang Yingxue's hand, there was some worry in Xiao Cheng's eyes.

"Isn't this exactly what you want, Erlang?"

"It is indeed what I expected, but the timing is not what I expected." Xiao Cheng shook his head and said, "It seems that there is still a hand pushing this matter, and this hand pushes time forward. But I'm not ready yet. Qianzhou, it's not a climate yet! Once something happens, it's good for Qianzhou to be able to protect itself, and it won't be able to exert much effort at all."

"Erlang is saying that there is another force?" Jiang Yingxue said in surprise, "Who could it be?"

"I didn't guess it at first, but Yelujun came to Beijing suddenly, I seem to have an idea!" Xiao Cheng raised his head and looked to the north.

"Erlang is saying that Liao people intervened in this matter?" Jiang Yingxue was shocked. "They, how would they know about Erlang's plan?"

"They don't know." Xiao Cheng sighed: "They just saw Cui Ang's madness and saw the two kings of the Song Dynasty fighting for the throne, so they intervened to promote the civil strife in the Song Dynasty. What are you doing, but invisibly ruining my business, this is really blind!"

"I heard that the old emperor of the Liao people is also in poor health, or they also want to make the Song Dynasty civil strife, so that the next change of power in the Liao Kingdom will not be affected by the outside world. The succession of the Liao Kingdom's throne has always been full of blood and blood. , It was also when they were at their weakest." Jiang Yingxue pondered, "This matter came together, and things became what they are now."

"It's true that people are not as good as heaven!" Xiao Cheng lamented, "I don't know how this matter will eventually ferment."

"Erlang, even though there may be some deviation from our goal, we are developing in the direction we want after all, so we will not lose anything." Jiang Yingxue said: "Right now, we can only sit back and watch the situation rise, and then do the rest. It's planned."

"Next, you go back to Hangzhou to sit in town. Our commercial territory must be stable. Once there is a big problem in the north, the importance of the south will be greatly highlighted. At that time, as long as we can hold the economic lifeline of the south, many Things will be much easier to handle. After you pass by, you have to speed up the progress, and some things might as well be tougher!"

"understood."

Jiang Yingxue nodded.

"On my side, I have to hurry up. This time when I go back, I must completely take down the Tiannan Army!" Xiao Cheng let out a sigh of relief. "The Tiannan Army, the Tianwu Army, and Han Kai's troops, even if there is any change in the Yang family and the Tian family, it will be enough to restrain them."

"King Jing really wants to make trouble, and he will definitely try to control the important officials in Bianliang. The bachelor is probably more important, and the bachelor is a person who attaches great importance to emotions. Then he may be implicated by King Jing!" Jiang Yingxue was a little worried.

"Don't worry!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Brother is in the northwest, it is enough for the court not to do anything to my father, even if father really helped King Jing do something, Xia Jie and the others can only cover it up. Besides. , Most people outside don’t know what I’m doing here, but Li Fang must have told Xia Jie clearly and secretly. Xia Jie is a smart man, so his father will be fine. It’s great that it’s time to stop making plans .”

"At that time, it's better to bring the bachelor here, or go to Hangzhou. I have several Zhuangzi in Suzhou and Hangzhou. I think the bachelor will like it!" Jiang Yingxue laughed.

"You think too much, even if my father is no longer an official, the court will never let him leave Bianliang. This is the trump card to hold my two brothers!" Xiao Cheng laughed: "Furthermore, they are in Bianliang I'm used to living here, and if you let them go, how can they be willing?"

The next day, Xiao Cheng and his group left Weisun Villa.

Ma Liang, the magistrate of Qianzhou, can only let him live now.

Xiao Cheng knew very well that this was the bottom line for Li Fang, the transfer envoy on Kuizhou Road.

Li Fang naturally knew exactly what happened in Qianzhou. In fact, he couldn't hide it from him at all.

Li Fang also knew what Ma Liang was doing now.

But Xiao Cheng did a really good job. The entire Qianzhou and the dozens of Jimi prefectures under its jurisdiction are steadily and orderly moving forward step by step in the direction of reforming the land and returning to the local people.

From Li Fang's point of view, Xiao Cheng is indeed a great talent. Ma Liang would not be able to do such a thing even if it took another hundred years.

For Xiao Cheng to complete this matter well, the greatest credit is of course his Kuizhou road transfer envoy. No matter what time it is, the greatest contribution is the overall planning and strategy, and the specific work can only be ranked second.

Fang Li's contribution to the heavens.

So he also tolerated Ma Liang being under house arrest by Xiao Cheng.

But if Xiao Cheng really killed Ma Liang, Li Fang couldn't tolerate it anymore.

And this is the reason why Ma Liang is still alive.

Now, Xiao Cheng still doesn't want to tear up his face with Li Fang!Some things are much easier to do with the support of the Kuizhou Road Transit Envoy.

Li Fang wants to leave a name in history, Xiao Cheng agrees.

Li Fang wanted to earn money for his children and grandchildren, so Xiao Cheng let his son occupy an important position in the Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce.

Of course, Li Fang had to pay some after getting these.This is tacit understanding for both parties.

After a while, Li Fang will be able to recommend Xiao Cheng to become the magistrate of Qianzhou.

(End of this chapter)