Delong

Chapter 365 River Walk (22)

"A few days ago, I said that this day is as hot as an oven, but I don't know, I am the only one who is really roasting on the oven."

"It is said that His Majesty entrusted all the military power to me, and that our Sima family covers the sky with one hand and the earth with the other... What's wrong with me covering the sky and the earth? If you don't cover it, everyone will die together!"

"Everyone comes to me when there is something to do. When I have something to do, no one dares to look for it. Up and down, the sage, the queen, the king of Qi, the Duke of Niu, the general manager, the prime minister of Yu, a dozen generals, dozens of lords General, who do I dare to offend? Who can I offend?"

"They scolded me in private, saying that I was a dandy, that I was deceived, that I was incompetent, but they didn't know that I was the one who resisted all three hundred prefectures and counties in the five capitals of Wei Dynasty! I was resisting! This group of people just stood Talking without back pain!"

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"..."

"So Wang Shilang said he wanted to save me, how are you going to save me?" It was the second half of the afternoon, after drinking for three rounds, Sima Huada's eyes were still red, and he just leaned over the desk and asked.

Wang Daiji was sitting there, thinking that the other party's alcohol would finish his full stomach full of nonsense, but he was stunned for a while, and then he put his hands together and asked slowly and carefully: "Sima Gong, let me take the liberty to ask, are you not still there?" Do you know that Zhao Guang was captured by Shanyang's team of dethroning dragon thieves?"

Sima Huada looked up at the case, looked at the other party for a while, and was puzzled: "Zhao Guang was captured? Who said that? Didn't he just go there?"

Wang Daiji didn't say a word, but carefully took out the leather bag he brought, then took out Zhao Guang's gold medal with ribbon, and placed it gently in front of the other party.

Sima Huada picked up the things and looked at them for a while, he was dazed for a while, and then he looked at Wang Daiji. The two sides looked at each other for a while, and the former realized what the other party wanted to express.

Then, the general who was in charge of Jiangdu's military power wanted to speak a few times, but he didn't make a sound several times. Finally, he broke down again and burst into tears: "How could this be? How could this be? Even Zhao Guang couldn't stop it. live?!"

The accuracy of the information was not questioned.

"Sima Gong!" Wang Daiji looked at the shame, and hurriedly mentioned the business. "I'm here to save you, to help you solve this attack from the Dragon Gang."

Sima Huada actually came back to his senses when he saw the gold medal, but it was because of his emotional distress. Now that he was awakened, he thought about it and finally cleared up his thoughts. Then he held his aching head and asked vigilantly:
"How did General Zhao's gold medal ribbon get into Wang Shilang's hands?"

Seeing the other party like this, Wang Daiji knew that he could not treat the other party as a high-end person, so he went straight to the point: "The leader of the Chulong Gang, Zhang Xing and Zhang Sanlang, had a relationship with me when I was in Dongdu, and he sent someone to send me off. He’s here, he wants to do business with Sima Gong.”

Sima Huada stopped talking, just stared at the other party without moving.

Wang Daiji took the opportunity to explain clearly the situation of the three-way attack of the Dragon Gang, the existence of the two masters, and the crisis facing Sima Huada and his son, and finally proposed a transaction plan.

"That's all?" Sima Huada let out a breath of alcohol. "That Zhang San occupies such a big situation now, but he wants such a cheap price?"

"Of course not." Wang Daiji laughed. "We still need weapons, supplies, and fodder, and it's a big number...waiting for us to bargain!"

"Oh." Sima Huada was taken aback. "But I still feel a little hypocritical. There must be something to say in the Dragon Clan or in the military."

"What's more... Although they didn't say anything, there is a drought in Huaibei, and everyone knows that it is not as stable as Huainan." Wang Daiji continued to speak. "Besides, Zhang Sanlang himself came from Jing'an Terrace to Fulongwei, so he is clear to the imperial court. He heard someone relay his words, and it seems that he is also afraid that there will be a palace change here. At that time, there will be no one among the [-] forbidden troops. control, without someone like Sima Gong taking the lead in talking..."

Sima Huada woke up suddenly: "This guy still has such insight? No wonder someone called him Xiao Zhang Shizhao that day! Is there any more?"

"Besides that." Wang Daiji paused and continued. "They also appointed a candidate, insisting that I be the appeasement ambassador for Huainan, and supervise the counties of Lujiang, Huainan, Zhongli, and Tong'an..."

Sima Huada was slightly taken aback, and stared at the other party: "Do you have such a big appetite?"

Wang Daiji was startled, knowing that his mouth was still wide open, so he quickly explained: "Sima Gong misunderstood, the saint and the one hundred thousand forbidden army are here, and there are soldiers and horses of General Tuwan on the other side of the river, how dare I treat Huainan as my personal property?" ... Sima Gong think about it, I went to Huainan, so Huainan will not provide taxes and food for Jiangdu? I am still an official of the court, and I am an official of Sima Gong. Besides, now that Huaixi is rebellious, Huainan is getting more and more boiling. There must be someone to appease Huainan and take over the taxes, right?"

Sima Huada smiled: "Of course this is the reason at this time, of course I don't dare, but in the future, when the sage gets impatient and leaves, won't you also become a prince in troubled times?"

Wang Daiji became more and more embarrassed, but at the same time he had some other thoughts, he was not only surprised by the other party's stupidity and ignorance, but also surprised by the other party's sensitivity and intelligence.It is stupid to say that this guy is still thinking about the case that the saint can return to Dongdu one day, but his sensitivity and intelligence lie in the fact that people can see through these things in officialdom and power at a glance... his own little thoughts are in front of the other party It looked so ridiculous.

But until now, he can only bite the bullet and explain: "Sima Gong was joking, what side of the princes? They are all loyal to the Great Wei... Besides, if I go to Huainan, I can also make the Dragon Army Xinnao The forces in Huaixi do not threaten Jiangdu. Moreover, Huainan was not proposed by me. Even if the army in Shanyang wants to withdraw, it will also leave from Huainan. They originally intended to do so."

"I can agree." Sima Huada suddenly nodded. "My place and Zhang San's side of the Dragon Gang are obviously perfect for each other. Why don't you agree? You are the only one who spread the word, and you want to pump water from the four counties of Huainan? This pump is more expensive than the house! It's too much, you Don't get too greedy."

Wang Daiji became more and more embarrassed, but now he had no choice but to grit his teeth: "Mr. Sima, it's not that I'm trying to refute. I just said that I'm a servant, and the one who actually holds power. With such an opportunity, I can't just be another county. Prefect, right? More importantly, just after Zhao Guang was taken down by the Southern Army of the Dragon Gang, they sent people to look for me quickly, as if they only trusted me. It’s a good buffer, so that the two sides don’t really get into trouble.”

"You're going to make yourself proud." Sima Huada suddenly laughed, reeking of alcohol. "I only said you were too much, when did you say no? What do you gain, as long as I don't pay, it's none of my business?"

"Then..." Wang Daiji still couldn't hold back.

"This job is too heavy, so what if I agree? His Majesty has to personally accept it, maybe you need Xianggong Yu to help..." Sima Huada said impatiently. "That's why I told you, Wang Shilang, don't be too greedy. If things don't work out, it's trivial if you don't get an official position. If it fails, the big issue between me and the Dragon Gang will be serious... What good will you have then? You still have to worry about it." It’s better to ask for a general of the guard, get a military power, and the big guys will form a group in the future.”

Wang Daiji was silent for a moment, and summoned up his courage to answer: "Sima Gong, I have made up my mind, if I can do it, I can do it, if I can't do it, I won't do it... You can speak for me, just tell your Majesty that the traitors in Huaixi are about to move, and Huainan is short of people... In this case, You are also good, because the loss of soldiers and generals in the front cannot hide the truth from those who are interested. It is safer to say something than not to say it. Take it easy, say that I went to Huainan to block the thieves, and I also pretended to fight against the thieves when I arrived in Huainan. Then you cover it up this time. The military affairs ahead, including the capture of Zhao Guang, are all settled, and even the supplies handed over to the dragon thief can be justified."

This time, it was Sima Huada's turn to be silent, but he just nodded in response after being silent for a while: "Okay! But you have to settle the business for me, and if it doesn't work, you have to send the messenger, otherwise I will I will send you, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, to prison! And wait here!"

Wang Daiji took a long breath and wanted to get up to make another statement.

Unexpectedly, Sima Huada got up earlier, shouted and drank, asked someone to wash his face with hot water, used aromatherapy to deodorize the alcohol, and asked someone to get a new pair of armor to put on. He didn't forget to shave his face and rinse his mouth, and Wang Laojiu, the yellow beard, was stunned.

I can only pretend to be ugly when I face a saint, while others shave their faces. No wonder I can only win the holy family for a while, but these people can circle around the emperor for a long time.

After tossing for a while, Sima Huada ignored Wang Daiji and went straight.

But Wang Jiulang was uneasy, holding his yellow beard and sitting there.

After Sima Huada left, about half an hour later, when it was getting dark, probably at the critical moment, someone suddenly came, but it was Sima Huada's second younger brother, Sima Zhida who would be the young prisoner now.

When he arrived at the back hall, he was even more taken aback when he saw Wang Daiji sitting here alone, and then he didn't say hello, but asked with a pale face and trembling, "Where is me, my elder brother?"

"Sima Gong..." Wang Daiji was about to reply when he suddenly came to his senses and laughed on the spot. "Did Young Supervisor Sima just get news from Shanyang?"

Sima Zhida was startled, looked at the other party carefully, then thought about it, and then tentatively asked: "My elder brother already knows?"

"Of course, it's the news I came to report." Wang Daiji tried his best to comfort him. "However, Young Supervisor Sima needn't worry too much, because Mr. Sima has already found a way to solve this matter, and he is now asking for an order in the palace city!"

Sima Zhida felt relieved, and sat down on the ground. After a long while, he said: "Wang Shilang, tell me, why did a soldier come out and go directly to Shanyang?"

"how could I know?"

Wang Daiji was extremely speechless in his heart, but he only responded slowly, as if he had already understood: "The strength of the dragon thief is not what it used to be."

"Indeed." Sima Zhida sighed. "Otherwise, how could Zhao Guang and my third brother be arrested within a day? My third brother was defeated and feared that my nephew would kill him, so he fled back from the mouth of Sishui. He was captured alive in one day, there must be a grandmaster among the dragon thieves, my nephew in Xuzhou is also a half-step grandmaster, and he was defeated like that, there must be a grandmaster against him!"

Wang Daiji didn't say a word, but his thoughts were extremely complicated.

First of all, of course, the news of Sima Shida's capture was unexpected. Although he was not sure whether it was Zhang Xing or the emissary's deliberate concealment, or if it happened by accident, this new information made him quickly realize that Chu Long The gang's initiative in this transaction has been greatly improved, which may make the transaction more troublesome, but it may also increase its own weight, further threaten the bandit's self-respect, and demand relevant returns.

It was a mixture of shock, hope, and unease.

Secondly, even though he promised so readily, he still has some doubts about Xie Minghe's words, otherwise he would not have tried his best to verify it before coming here. Therefore, when Sima Zhida said the relevant information himself, he He couldn't help but feel a sense of fear and anxiety... There is no need to say more about fear, the important thing is anxiety, which has been with him for half his life.

Born in a lowly background, he strives to move forward, does not think about food and tea, seeks contacts and learns when he has the opportunity, and climbs up at the slightest opportunity.

Now that Wei is in this situation, of course he knows that it is basically hopeless, and he should get out if it is hopeless, but attaching to the remains of the old dynasty is the most opportunistic way, and he is reluctant to part with this identity, and even feels that Zhang Xing The behavior was too unwise and eager, but after turning around for two or three years, the other party has reached this point?

This made the yellow-bearded Wang Jiu feel resentful, lost, and anxious like never before.

To put it bluntly, this partial division that went directly to Shanyang, a partial division that clearly had a master in charge, not only shocked Sima and the others, but also shocked Wang Laojiu with the yellow beard.

He can't wait, he can't wait to catch up!
"Your Majesty agrees." A quarter of an hour later, before dark, Sima Huada appeared in front of the two with a mocking face, but he didn't know who he was mocking. "Your Majesty was drinking at the time, so he opened his mouth and asked me how much I charged you? I said that you didn't pay specifically, but that you were always loyal to His Majesty and honest with others. Now there is a temporary military situation and you need a senior officer who knows the soldiers to go out. If you don’t need it, you have to use the generals of the Forbidden Army. If you use your words, you will not delay. If you use those generals, you must learn from Han Yingong. His Majesty thought about it and then nodded... Now Xiangzheng Yu is drafting an order. Don’t waste time, Go get the decree now, and then go to thank you, but I guess His Majesty is too lazy to see you. After coming out, the second child will wait for you, and then take you together to get that...then what...Li's head. Let's start tomorrow morning, I will let you Lao Qi Jinda led a thousand soldiers to go north with you, and when you arrived in Shanyang, you stayed and worked, and Lao Qi took my letter to Xuzhou to explain to my Erlang."

Wang Daiji couldn't help shaking his hands slightly when he heard the first sentence, and then he nodded continuously.

However, he knew that this was a critical situation, and after calming down, he calmly told him: "The new news brought by Young Supervisor Sima just now...it seems that General Sima Lang, that is, when your younger brother was defeated in Xuzhou and fled to Shanyang, It was captured by that army... I guess it was after Zhao Guang was captured."

Sima Zhida looked at his elder brother blankly. He was a little confused, but he nodded, verifying what Wang Daiji said.

Regarding this, Sima Huada was silent for a moment, but there was nothing superfluous to say: "It's the same thing, ask them what they want. Although the second child is a junior prisoner, he is actually in charge of things. There is no shortage of good things... Ask that Zhang Xing, is he going to become king? Don’t keep asking for food and armaments, that thing has a lot of people staring at it, we have to find a way to explain it, but we can give him more furniture, coral, silk, jade , and the whale bones from Demon Island, they are all good things."

At the end of the words, there was a bit of sincerity, which shows that he is still very brotherly.

Sima Zhida also nodded: "There are indeed a lot of coral and whale bones."

"Fucking whale bones! It would be weird if Zhang Sanlang liked these!"

Wang Daiji was speechless, but he couldn't help but nod his head.

An hour later, it was already dark in Jiangdu. Wang Daiji, who took Sima Zhida and dozens of riders home with the order, saw Xie Minghe waiting on the roof of his house...

The two sides communicated properly, and then called Sima Zhida to exchange messages with each other. Xie Minghe was relieved at this time, and he couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard that Sima Shida was caught in front of him again, but he suppressed his emotions, just twirling his beard. That's all.

"So, there is only one thing left tonight." Xie Minghe asked with a smile.

"That's right." Wang Daiji also said with a smile, he didn't show the slightest bit of uneasiness, anxiety, or complacent behavior. He didn't know if he had grown up or he wanted to pretend to be in control in front of Sima Zhida.

"Even if it's a deposit to buy a house." Sima Zhida already knew the whole situation at this time, but nodded without hesitation. "Should we take his head, or will you take it yourself?"

"I'll do it myself!" Xie Minghe didn't hold back. "It can be regarded as cleaning the door."

Wang Daiji glanced at the pillar of the Xie family in Danyang, and he knew it completely in his heart - this guy is indeed a member of the Dragon Gang, not a middleman.

If it's really a middleman, why don't you be a pumper like yourself?
The three of them had their own thoughts and positions, but they all knew it. Instead, they went out together, got on the horse, and then took dozens of elite Dongdu Xiaoqi to a certain place in the city. It was incomparable with the Eastern Capital and the Western Capital, but it took two quarters of an hour to arrive at a remote residence in the south of the city.

"Li Wenbo, the third eagle general on the left wing and the right wing... isn't that right?" Wang Daiji pointed to the third small courtyard in the alley in front of him, and turned to ask a knight who was leading the way.

The knight nodded immediately.

Xie Minghe was a little surprised: "A serious general?"

"Ten days later, Yu Huainan died in the battle, or three days later, it was found out that he was the Julong bandit... the internal agent of the Julong gang, who was sent to prison and committed suicide in fear of crime." Sima Zhida said impatiently.

"A fake general with no soldiers." Wang Daiji also added.

Xie Minghe nodded immediately, he wanted to be the first to enter in person, but his bad taste flared up, and he looked at Wang Daiji.

Wang Daiji was taken aback: "Don't you want to clean up the door yourself?"

"Please ask the servant of the Ministry of Punishment to lead the Dongdu Xiaoqi to tie him up first for me." Xie Minghe said earnestly.

Wang Shilang, or the former Wang Shilang, the current Ambassador Wang was stunned for a moment, then smiled again, but still nodded, and then called the knights to open the door.

Most of the knights were generals of the Sima family. Of course, they didn't care how strange things were. Sima Zhida just nodded. They dismounted together and swarmed up. They were well-trained. The courtyard wall was in ambush, and then a team of generals led them. They only stepped forward and kicked with all their strength, and then led seven or eight people in first.

Afterwards, Wang Daiji got off his horse, and walked in proudly with his hands behind his back: "Wang Daiji, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, is here, Li Wenbo, something happened to you!"

Some neighbors were looking at it under the moonlight, but Sima Zhida raised his finger and sternly reprimanded him: "The imperial court arrested the criminals, keep silent! Go back!"

At this point, the courtyard was already full of chaos. Li Wenbai was eating, and beside him were two rich families who came with Langya. The three of them came to Jiangdu and were given vacant positions. They were extremely depressed and were discussing how to return home. When I went to Xuzhou to look for Sima Erlong, the door was suddenly broken down, and I was shocked. I thought that the people from the Dragon Sect were coming, and I wanted to call for help.

But soon, following Wang Daiji's shout, the three of them were stunned on the spot, but Li Wenbai reacted the fastest, and quickly explained:

"Wang Shilang, I am a true surrender, don't fall into the tricks of the thieves!"

Wang Daiji stood proudly in the courtyard, Yuan Tingyue stood upright, with an extraordinary momentum: "Since I am an official of the Jiangdu Criminal Department, I will naturally enforce the law impartially and judge the right and wrong! But the words I got at this time are that you are here to do the dead, and deliberately tease me. Xuzhou Fangzhen sent troops, so that Xuzhou was defeated! And if you really have a grievance, you have to go back to the Ministry of Punishment with me! Take it down and tie it up!"

Hearing this, Xiaoqi on the left and right came up together holding the rope, and people outside the courtyard also climbed over the wall to enter.

Li Wenbo was sweating profusely, but he didn't dare to resist, he just shouted for injustice.

When the three of them were tied up together, Wang Daijifu gave another order: "Break limbs and shut up!"

Li Wenbai turned pale with fright, a well-cultivated Xuzhou tyrant even wanted to get up and run away, but the rope was already on his body, surrounded by dozens of masters, how could they let them go?

In a short while, the three of them had their limbs broken with iron maces and their mouths were gagged with rags. Some unknowing Xiaoqi even thought that they were really investigating the case, and went to the house to search carefully, taking the hundreds of dollars that Li Wenbo had obtained after surrendering. Two pieces of silver and dozens of bolts of silk and satin were rewarded and brought out together.

At this point, Wang Daiji finally turned around: "Brother Xie, it's fine."

Xie Minghe and Sima Zhida walked in without saying a word.

Li Wenbo could see clearly through the torches all over the courtyard and the moonlight above his head, but his expression became fierce... It seemed to be venting ferociously, but also seemed to be smiling wryly, more like it was unbelievable.

Xie Minghe looked at the other party, wanted to say something, but didn't bother to speak, just shook his head: "If I knew this, why bother?"

Of course Li Wenbo couldn't say anything.

And Xie Minghe wanted to find a weapon, but when he looked up and saw the bag of silver, he was also stunned for a moment, and then suddenly became angry for no reason-the repeated battles, how many things were delayed, how many people's hearts were broken, but it was just for an empty head Lang general and this bag of silver?
As soon as he thought of this, the man didn't take the knife, he just stepped forward to take the bag of silver, fastened it with the silk satin next to it, and then threw it at the opponent's face.

In just three or five strokes, this person's eyes were cracked, black beads burst out, his nose was crooked, and blood gushed out.

Seeing this, Xie Minghe sighed, and at the same time secretly startled, why did he lose his composure?Do you really regard the Dragon Gang as your own business?
It just happened to be like this, Sima Zhida and Wang Daiji looked at it, it was really hard to stop, so he hurriedly used his true energy, and then he smashed hard again, but he smashed the other side red and white, and then Breathless!Only at night, when the torch is held high and the moon hangs high, the red is not visible, but it seems to be black, and the white is also yellowed by the light, making it difficult to distinguish between yellow and yellow.

At this time, Xie Minghe just picked up the wallet in the silence between Sima Zhida and Wang Daiji, and then said earnestly: "I lost my composure and made the two of you laugh... the head is not in shape, and this thing will stay with the head." Show it to my chief!"

The hearts of the two were beating wildly, but they remained silent.

Not only that, with Sima Zhida waving his hand, some Xiaoqi stepped forward, cut off the remaining two with one knife and one sword, and took Li Wenbo's ugly head, and then threw only the three remaining corpses on the spot Without moving, he went out with his master.

And Xie Minghe came out carrying a wallet that was soaked in something unknown, looked up and saw two moons hanging high, and was a little bit lost again, and even more inexplicably remembered a sentence when he was in Hebei:
"Snakes lie in the mud, whether you are a king or not!"

PS: I wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day, and I wish myself a happy birthday... Fuck... 33!
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