Water Margin people

Chapter 292 The Way of the Hornet Sting
Tokyo, Banzai Hill.

"Gao Qiu, this flower stone is really good."

Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty Zhao Ji looked at the arranged flower stone with a smile. This piece of flower stone was just transported back by Gao Qi. The flower stone was nearly three feet high, crystal clear, porous, and shaped like a tiger roaring at the sky. It looked very strange.

"It's a great honor for this flower stone to make His Majesty smile. If His Majesty likes it, I will send someone to look for it!"

Gao Qiu smiled and flattered her.

Cai Jing, who was next to him, frowned when he heard that, Hua Shigang was his main way to earn money, Jiangnan was rich and prosperous, he didn't want Gao Qiu to intervene.

"It seems that next time I can't give such a good flower stone to Gao Qi."

Cai Jing thought in his heart, this time it was to save face for the emperor, so Zhu Xi prepared good flower stones, and next time he would give some mediocre ones, so that the emperor and Gao Qiu would also know that flower stones are not easy to find, so that they can be found in many places. Jiangnan searched for several years.

"When will my Long Live Mountain be built?"

Song Huizong looked at the construction workers everywhere and frowned and asked Cai Jing, the progress of the Longevity Mountain was much slower than he expected.

"Your Majesty, it will take at least seven or eight years."

Cai Jing replied that the construction of Longevity Mountain has not officially started, and it is still in the earthwork stage. The construction of the palace garden can only start after the nearby ground is leveled.

"Seven or eight years? Are you joking with me?"

Zhao Ji's face darkened, he didn't want to wait seven or eight years.

"Your Majesty, the construction schedule is too tight, the funds are insufficient, and there are not enough civilian workers. There is really no way."

Cai Jing raised the question at the right time, no one can't work without money.

"If you want money, you can go to Sansi to get it. If you don't have a man, you can ask for it. Longevity Mountain must be completed as soon as possible!"

Zhao Ji said indifferently that he didn't care about money. Anyway, if he didn't have money, he asked the third division to find a way to get the money and food to be delivered by transshipment envoys from various places.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cai Jing saluted respectfully, what he wanted was the emperor's words, as long as the emperor delegated power, everything else would be easy to figure out.

"Your Majesty, the weather is fine today, how about going to play football?"

Seeing that Zhao Ji's mood turned bad, Gao Qiu said with a smile.

"Play football? Well, good, good! Play football!"

Zhao Ji became interested. He hadn't played football for a while, and Gao Qi became very skilled when he mentioned it. His skills are not a joke.

Leaving Longevity Mountain, Zhao Ji came to the stadium. With the assist of Gao Lian, Zhao Ji killed all directions and scored ten goals alone.

Zhao Ji, who had won a great victory, was very happy, and ordered a banquet to be held in the palace to celebrate.

Because Gao Qiu won the favor of Zhao Ji, there was another meal of praises during the dinner, boasting that Zhao Ji is the most romantic emperor in the past and present, with excellent calligraphy and painting skills, and his Cuju skills are even more outstanding in ancient and modern times. The pillar of the country, the humerus of the Song Dynasty.

In the end, Zhao Ji gave the flower hairpin on his head to Gao Qiu to show his favor.

Gao Qiu thanked him a thousand times, it's no big deal.

After the banquet was over, Gao Li walked out of the palace in high spirits, wearing the flower hairpin bestowed by the emperor, and was about to go back to Taiwei's mansion in a sedan chair.

"Taiwei! Gao Taiwei, I have something important to report."

Just as Gao Qiu got out of the sedan chair, Huang Wenbing, who had already been prepared, ran forward and shouted. He was stopped by the guards before he got close to Gao Qiu.

"Who are you? Why do you want to see Captain Ben?"

Gao Qiu had won the emperor's favor today and got the flower hairpin, he was very happy, he stretched out his hand to flick the fiery red flower hairpin, looked at Huang Wenbing and asked.

"The next official is Huang Wenbing, the general judge of the former Wuwei Army, who has reported important information about Sun Lei in Liangshanpo to the Taiwei."

Huang Wenbing directly reported Sun Lei's name. In Gao Qiu's eyes, he was no different from an ant in the eyes of Gao Qiu. Only Sun Lei, a thorn in his side, could attract Gao Qiu's attention.

"Sun Lei!"

Gao Lian's face immediately darkened when he heard this name, and that hateful name was recalled again.

"Follow me into the mansion!"

Gao Qiu waved his sleeves and turned around to enter Taiwei's mansion. Huang Wenbing was overjoyed and hurriedly followed with his head down.

In Taiwei's mansion, Gao Lian was sitting on the chief seat, his face was gloomy, his fists were clenched tightly, from his white knuckles and bulging veins, it could be seen how angry Gao Lian was at the moment.

Naturally, Huang Wenbing didn't dare to sit down, but stood in the hall with a low eyebrow and pleasing eyes, waiting for Gao Lian to ask questions.

"Are you Sun Lei you met in Jiangzhou?"

Gao Qiu looked at Huang Wenbing and asked.

"Reporting to Taiwei, I heard that Sun Lei was making troubles in Jiankang Mansion in Wuwei Army, and fled to Wuwei Army, so I invited Junzhou soldiers and horses to get them. It's a pity that Junzhou soldiers and horses were neglected in training. It's rare, and that's why Sun Lei fled to Huangmen Mountain."

"However, my subordinate went to Jiangzhou again, and asked Cai Jiuzhi's mansion to invite soldiers, and went to Huangmen Mountain to encircle and suppress the bandits. However, the bandits were cunning and set up an ambush in advance. Return in defeat."

Huang Wenbing reported to Gao Qiu.

"Ben Taiwei knows all these things, but you didn't capture Sun Lei in the end, so why ask Ben Taiwei for a reward?"

Gao Qiu looked at Huang Wenbing and asked, he knew all the things Huang Wenbing said, although Huang Wenbing made a lot of efforts to arrest Sun Lei, but this could not change the fact that he returned without success, since he had no merit, the reward would not be changed.

"Master Taiwei, apart from the cunning of the thieves, the reason for the failure to round up Sun Lei this time is that the officials from all over the country were obedient and disobedient, and they were unwilling to contribute! The Jiankang Mansion is the capital of a big state. Why can Sun Lei come in and out freely? Jiangzhou Caizhi Mansion is just Thinking of arresting Yang Zhi, who lost the birthday guide of Liang Zhongshu of the famous mansion, he had no intention of arresting Sun Lei. This is the case everywhere, so Sun Lei can come and go freely?"

Huang Wenbing quickly came up with an excuse. He really had nothing to honor Gao Qiu. All Wei Yi could say was loyalty. This time in the Jiangnan incident, he was the only one who really wanted to arrest Sun Lei. This was his loyalty to Gao Qiu. .

Gao Qiu squinted his eyes and looked at Huang Wenbing in front of him. Although he came from a humble background, he was extremely clever, otherwise he would not be able to climb the high branch of the emperor.He saw his own shadow in Huang Wenbing, the self who clung to the powerful and sought his way back then.

"Can you capture Sun Lei?"

Gao Qiu looked at Huang Wenbing and asked.

"I will go through fire and water for the Taiwei, and I will not hesitate!"

Huang Wenbing immediately opened his mouth when he heard that there was a door.

"Then be a servant of the Marquis of Yu in the mansion first! Let's see how you behave."

Gao Qiu looked at Huang Wenbing and said, just as Huang Wenbing said, although he is in a high position, his power is too weak, unlike Cai Jing, an old man in the officialdom, who would respond to every wave of Cai Jing's hand. The Zaifu, who was sent out to the state capital and had gone through several dynasties, went up and down, and his disciples and former officials were all over the world. Whatever he did, he just opened his mouth, and there were plenty of people in the world to find a way.

And what about myself?There are only a few confidants, and outside of Tokyo, the place is even more black. Only one younger brother is the state capital in a small place like Gaotang Prefecture.In name, he is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, but in fact everything depends on the face of Tong Guan, the privy envoy, otherwise his orders will not be carried out at all.

Huang Wenbing's ability to become a general judge shows that he is capable. If he is idle at home, he has no influence. Now that he is willing to show his loyalty, he might as well take him in. It may not be of great use.

"Thank you, Master Taiwei!"

Huang Wenbing was overjoyed when he heard this, and kowtowed to Gao Qiu.

(End of this chapter)