Monument Yangmen

Chapter 836

Yang Ning fought bravely, died in battle, was promoted to three ranks, and was given the posthumous title Zhongde.

The generals of the Forbidden Army colluded with bandits, surrendered to the enemy on the battlefield, and punished their nine clans.

This is the result of the final discussion in the court.

It is clear.

The military generals fought with the civil officials in the court hall, but they couldn't fight at all.

In the end, it was the civil servants who won.

The civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty won a battle with the generals, as if they had won a battle. After they left the Chuigong Hall, they went to the brothel and the Jiaofang to celebrate in groups.

Only at this time did Zhao Defang realize that the civil and military people made such a fuss without discussing any serious business.

Half of the country is gone.

Civil and military people are still thinking about infighting.

Zhao Defang suddenly felt desolate.

When only Zhao Defang and some eunuchs and maids were left in the Chuigong Hall, Zhao Defang looked out of the hall, a little dazed.

He began to understand Zhao Pu's suggestion before he left.

Perhaps if he had confessed to Yang Qi at that time, it would not have turned into the current situation.

What should we do now?
crucial moment.

Only then did Zhao Defang realize the importance of the veteran.

At a time when the country is in turmoil, except for some veteran ministers who have experienced the ups and downs, no one else can make up their minds.

On top of that, these people are unreliable.

"Send someone to find Zhao Aiqing quickly, and when you find it, use my dragon to drive you back."

Zhao Defang ordered the trusted eunuch around him to send someone to find Zhao Pu quickly.

At this time, perhaps only Zhao Pu could give him some advice.

After the eunuch took the order, he quickly left the palace to look for Zhao Pu, and prepared the highest standard guard of honor to welcome Zhao Pu.

however.

Just when the appeasement department led by the eunuchs of the Song Dynasty was looking for Zhao Pu everywhere.

Zhao Pu was riding in a flat boat.

Down the river.

Zhao Pu, who had taken off his official uniform, was wearing a bamboo hat and coir raincoat, holding a fishing rod in his hand, half lying on the front side of the boat, fishing leisurely like a fisherman.

Just behind him, two fishermen rowed quickly.

Fast sailing.

Zhao Pu couldn't catch any fish at all.

The bait hanging on the hook has long been washed away by the current, leaving only a hook gliding quietly in the water.

Obviously.

Zhao Pu's original intention was not fishing.

The boat went all the way.

Traveling to the waters of Jiangning Mansion, suddenly the fisherman stopped the boat.

The older, dark man smiled honestly and said to Zhao Pu: "Old man, we can't go any further, we can only stop here."

The younger man chimed in and said: "Further ahead, it is the boundary of Jiangning Mansion. Now the entire Jiangning Mansion has been captured by King Yan from the north. The river is full of warships of the Yan army. Our small boat If you go in, I’m afraid you’ll be knocked to the bone.”

Zhao Pu half-closed his eyes, lay on the bow of the boat, and said in a low voice, "Go on..."

The two fishermen looked at each other, and the older man smiled wryly: "Old man, we really dare not go forward. If we go any further, we will die. Our brothers still have parents, wives and children to take care of them. This life cannot be easily given up.

We only earn a little money from you, there is no reason to risk our lives.You always say that, don't you? "

Zhao Pu opened his eyes slightly, glanced at the fisherman, and said calmly: "The boat fee will be increased by ten times, and you just go forward. If anyone blocks the way, you tell them that the old man is on the boat. The old man guarantees that your brothers will be fine."

Ten times the ship's price?

This made the two fishermen a little tempted.

After all, when Zhao Pu boarded the boat, the price he offered was a few times the usual price for a punting boat, and adding ten times it now is naturally not a small amount.

The two fishermen looked at each other.

"go with!"

"Don't go!"

The two fishermen spoke at the same time.

The younger man gritted his teeth, and said to the older man: "Brother, ten times the boat fare, let's take a trip, not only can we pay all kinds of pre-taxes levied by the yamen, but also give money to parents, mothers and fathers." Sister-in-law and puppy add a new dress..."

The older man was still hesitating, and the younger man growled, "There are less than three complete clothes left at home, and puppies usually go out with bare buttocks... When it was raining, my mother's legs hurt, my sister-in-law secretly removed the inner lining of her thick coat and made a pair of leg guards for my mother... Whenever it rained and the wind blows, my sister-in-law was trembling in the unlined clothes... My brother felt pitiful looking at it...

When you married your sister-in-law, you promised to add a new dress to her every year.

But since my sister-in-law married into our family, why has she ever worn new clothes?
Did she ever blame you?
There are five people in our family, and my sister-in-law takes care of her well, but she suffers herself.

This spring, in order to tell my younger brother a wife, my sister-in-law even took out the relics from her mother.

My sister-in-law's kindness to our family is always in my heart.

He didn't have the opportunity to repay her before, but now that he has an opportunity, his brother doesn't want to miss it.

You go home and take care of your parents, sister-in-law, and puppy.

This time my brother went, even if I risked my life.

The younger brother should also repay the kindness of his sister-in-law. "

The older man, holding the oars, said nothing, his dark face showed no expression at all, but his heart was struggling in turbulent waves.

Who is Zhao Pu?
He naturally saw through the minds of the two brothers at a glance.

Immediately, he couldn't sit still, and asked hesitantly in a low voice: "The old man gave you ten times the ship's money, but there are more than 30 taels. You need so much to pay the imperial court's taxes? As far as the old man knows, according to the Song Dynasty Law, there are only two young and strong members of your family, and the taxes in spring and autumn are less than five taels of silver..."

The older man heard the words, heaved a long sigh, and didn't say much.

The younger man said angrily: "What do you know? The year before last, in order to levy the Liao Dynasty, the imperial court added the Liao tax and the marching tax to the yamen. This year, when the southern country was levied, three more taxes were added.

The most ruthless thing is to collect taxes for three years at a time.

Adding up the front and back, there are more than 50 taels of tax.

Our brothers ferryed and fished on the river day and night, and we only managed to collect more than 20 taels, which is still less than half. "

Rao Yizhao Pu was well-informed, and after hearing these words, he didn't know what to say.

He was dumbfounded.

He has never heard of the taxes that the young man said.

Taxes are also collected for three years at a time.

Zhao Pu has never heard of it.

Who is he?
He was still in charge of the Prime Minister of Song State a month ago.

Rao is Zhao Pu is Song Guo, the biggest corrupt official in Song Guo, after hearing these words, that sentence came to mind involuntarily.

The tyranny is as fierce as a tiger.

The old man is greedy, greedy for ill-gotten gains, and what is greedy for royal property, but he has never reached out to the people.

The officials below really dare to do it.

"Oh!"

Zhao Pu clenched his fist subconsciously and beat the cabin.

The pain in his hand stimulated his head to wake up a little bit.

Now, he is no longer the prime minister of the Song Dynasty.

I can't control other people's heads.

"Hey……"

Take a long sigh.

Zhao Pu hid in the bow of the boat without making a sound, and didn't know what to think about.

stern.

The older man seemed to have made up his mind, but he ignored his younger brother's initiative to invite Ying.

Instead, he walked a little to the bow of the boat, bowed to Zhao Pu and said, "Old man, you also know that it is a desperate errand for me to go with you this time. See if you can leave a token.

Once I throw my life on the river for you, old man, my wife and children at home should have a token to withdraw money from. "

Zhao Pu stuffed it into his arms casually, took out a jade pendant, glanced at it, then threw it to the older man with a look of distaste, and said flatly: "The old man never gives tokens easily. This jade pendant , it’s a piece of ancient jade from the Han Dynasty, worth a hundred taels. This old man bought your life.”

The older man got the jade pendant and just groped for it. Hearing Zhao Pu's words, he almost lost his grip and threw it into the river.

He had never seen a jade pendant worth a hundred taels before.

He raised his head and said to the younger man: "Brother, you used to be a clerk in a pawn shop, so you know a little bit about this thing. Take a look..."

The younger man hurried over, looked at the jade pendant carefully, and nodded heavily, "It's an ancient jade, and its value should be higher than what the old man said..."

The older man took the jade pendant, groped it tightly, pulled out two thin threads from the belt of his trousers, twisted them into ropes, and put on the jade pendant.

Then it was solemnly hung on the young man's neck.

The younger man said with a look of astonishment: "Brother, what are you doing..."

The older man grinned, "Save some money, this is brother's life-saving money. Take care of your parents... and your sister-in-law and puppy..."

The voice fell.

The older man pushed his younger brother into the river.

He propped up the paddle and shook it quickly.

Since it was going down the river, by the time the young man got out of the water, the boat was already tens of feet away.

The younger man understood what his elder brother was going to do, and he shouted loudly: "Brother!"

"I am your brother!"

On the boat, the older man didn't dare to turn his head, so he replied while shaking the boat quickly.

The younger man understood the meaning of the older man's words.

Suddenly, the tears could not stop flowing down.

I am your elder brother, so it is impossible for you, a younger brother, to go to death, and I will go if I want to.

Because I am your brother.

"Woooooooo..."

The cry of the younger man was like a farewell song, although it was a little sad, but it lasted for a long time on the river.

On the boat.

Zhao Pu rarely dropped the fishing rod in his hand, looked back at the older dark man behind him, and said solemnly: "You are a kind and righteous..."

The older man scratched his head honestly, and said in a low voice, "I can't be praised by a nobleman..."

In his opinion, anyone who can give him a hundred taels of ancient jade and sell his life is a noble person.

Because he is very clear.

In their county, a life is not worth a hundred taels.

Zhao Pu shook his head when he heard this, then he seemed to recall something, looking at the gurgling river, he said quietly: "The old man has been in the officialdom for many years, and he has met countless people.

But there are not many people who are truly affectionate and righteous. "

The older man followed Zhao Pu's words and said, "Have you met other people who are kind and righteous? Who is he? Let me meet later and see if I can become a good brother."

Hearing this, Zhao Pu said dumbfoundedly: "It should be fine for you to meet. But if you want to become brothers with him, it's impossible."

The older man said in amazement, "Why?"

Zhao Pu picked up the fishing rod again, and said softly, "Because his name is... Yang Yansi!"

The older man was a little dazed when he heard the words.

Immediately.

He's going to say that Zhao Pu is bragging.

Yang Qi's name can now be said to be powerful in the world.

How could anyone be able to see those kind of characters.

How could a person who was qualified to meet Yang Qi sit on his fishing boat.

At the very least... there must be ten fishing boats escorting them.

Just like rich man Zhao in the city.

However, before the older man could hurt Zhao Pu, he saw three fast boats rushing towards him on the river.

When the older man saw the soldiers on the three fast boats, his calves were trembling with fright.

"Boats coming from the north, stop! The river is closed ahead, you leave quickly, and you will be saved from death."

Three fast boats quickly appeared beside the boat.

The general on the Clippers shouted sternly after forcing the boat to stop.

"Master Jun, villain..."

The older man hadn't spoken soft words with a smile on his face.

Zhao Pu at the bow of the boat yelled faintly, "I want to see Yang Yansi, you should lead the way."

Just as the general on the clipper was about to scold him, he saw Zhao Pu pull out a seal from his arms and threw it over.

The general took over the seal with quick eyes and hands, and after looking carefully, his expression changed instantly.

"Are you... Zhao Xianggong?"

Zhao Pu said indifferently: "If it's a fake, the old man has no official rank now, so is there anyone else who can pretend to be the old man?"

Zhao Pu's seal cannot be faked.

As for the relationship between Zhao Pu and Yang Qi, the generals of the Yan Army have also heard a lot about it.

Although there were still doubts about Zhao Pu's identity, the general did not dare to neglect Zhao Pu.

Immediately bowed and said: "I also invite Zhao Xianggong to enter Jiangning Mansion with his humble position."

Zhao Pu nodded slowly, looked back at the older man who had been frightened, and said dumbfoundedly: "Hurry up and catch up with the boat..."

"Oh oh oh..."

The older man hurriedly nodded in agreement.

His heart has already exploded.

Until this moment, he understood.

He really loaded a big shot.

A big man.

The old man really didn't brag about his feelings just now, he really knew the world-famous King of Yan Yang Qi.

In this way, with all kinds of thoughts.

The older man rowed a flat boat and followed behind the clipper.

During this period, a fast boat, holding Zhao Pu's seal, took the lead to leave.

Not long after, it appeared beside the boat again.

Then he returned the seal to Zhao Pu respectfully.

The flat boat moved forward under the escort of three fast boats.

Finally, it stopped in front of a huge five-toothed ship.

There are many battle flags on the big ship, and there are more than a thousand soldiers.

A young gentleman stood at the bow of the boat, looking at them with his hands behind his back.

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