Water Margin people

Chapter 689
A few days before New Year's Day, all kinds of lanterns are hung in the city of Tokyo, and there is an endless stream of people visiting and enjoying the lanterns.

"Brother, I found Wang Qing's location."

Shi Qian walked into the yard and said to Sun Lei.

"Oh, where is he?"

Sun Lei sat up from the teacher's chair and asked.

"Wang Qing and his group are hiding on a flower boat on the Jinming Pond. If Wang Qing and the others hadn't docked today, they really wouldn't have been found!"

Shi Qian said.

"Docking today? What are they going to do?"

Sun Lei frowned and asked, Wang Qing is so careful, it shouldn't be possible for him to suddenly show his flaws.

"Hey, go..."

Shi Qian hooked his little finger with a smirk!

"Ah? Isn't he on the flower boat!"

Sun Lei was stunned for a while, Wang Qing was already on the flower boat, why bother to get off the boat to find the girl?
"Brother, that is the sedan chair of a rich family. My younger brother finally saw that sedan chair go back to Tongguan Mansion!"

Shi Qian said in a low voice.

"Tong Guan Mansion? So Wang Qing is really planning to contact Tong Guan, but Wang Qing didn't go?"

Sun Lei stroked his chin and said.

"No, Wang Qing went back to the flower boat after the private meeting with that woman, and then went to the Jinming Pool!"

Shi Qian said.

"Is that so? Then I know!"

Sun Lei nodded, so it seems that Wang Qing hasn't hooked up with Tong Guan yet, but just had a private meeting with Tong Guan's raised girl Jiaoxiu, which makes sense, Wang Qing used to be a platoon soldier, and Tong Guan didn't like it , but now he is just a bandit, and in the eyes of Tong Guan, the privy envoy, he is still not worth mentioning.

"Brother, will Wang Qing betray us?"

Lin Chong asked.

"No, betraying us now is not in line with the maximization of interests. A person like Wang Qing can't do anything, but he is courageous and greedy enough. Otherwise, he, a small Kaifeng government platoon soldier, would dare to seduce the adopted daughter of the privy envoy and the future granddaughter-in-law of Grand Master Cai. ?”

Sun Lei shook his head and said, Wang Qing is both bold and greedy, he won't go to Tong Guan to clean up his crimes unless he gets enough benefits in the arena.

"Brother, Song Jiang and others have come to Tokyo!"

Zhang San walked in and said.

"Song Jiang and the others are here too!"

Sun Lei nodded.

"Yes, it is said that he is helping Liang Zhongshu to send a new year gift to Cai Jing! He has brought a lot of horses and horses, and has already gone to the Grand Master's Mansion!"

Zhang San nodded and said.

"Liang Zhongshu is a good planner. If you can't send the birthday card, you can give it as an annual gift instead! Song Jiang and others will give it to you!"

Sun Lei smiled and said.

"Brother, why are you so interested in people like Song Jiang?"

Li Xuan asked suspiciously.

"It's not people like Song Jiang, but Xiao Rang, the master scholar, and Jin Dajian, the jade-arm craftsman! These two people are indispensable for the mission to come to fruition."

Sun Lei shook his head and said, if you want to pretend to be a mission, you need credentials and a seal. Without these things, the mission would not be able to win the trust of Liao and Jin, let alone do anything.

"These two people are not trivial, my brother will tie them up tonight!"

Shi Qian immediately spoke.

"What's the use of being tied up? If you're reluctant, you won't put your heart into doing things, and what should they do? Keep it closed?"

Sun Lei shook his head.

Shi Qian smiled embarrassingly, forcibly kidnapping someone is indeed a bad idea.

"During the last war, Chao Gai already had the idea of ​​disbanding the group. Now that Song Jiang brought them to Tokyo, Chao Gai probably can't stand the environment in Tokyo!"

Sun Lei said with a smile, Chao Gai is a serious Jianghu man, and he can't stand the constraints of an officialdom like Tokyo, and it will be a matter of time before he breaks up.

"Pay attention to the movements of Song Jiang and those people, and report immediately if there is anything unusual!"

Sun Lei looked at Zhang San and said.

"Yes, brother!"

Zhang San clasped his fists and went out.

"Brother, someone is looking outside!"

Lu Fang came in and looked at Sun Lei and said.

"who?"

Sun Lei asked suspiciously, he came to Tokyo secretly, and there should be no one visiting him.

"It's the candidate from last time, Jiangling Cui Yulin!"

Lu Fang said.

"Oh, why is this guy here again?"

Sun Lei touched his chin and said.

"Let him in!"

Sun Lei stood up and said.

"Senior Sun! I have a good thing to discuss with the senior!"

Cui Yulin looked at Sun Lei mysteriously and said.

"Good thing? What kind of good thing is still mysterious?"

Sun Lei looked at Cui Yulin and asked.

"It's a great thing to reach the sky in one step! Senior Sun, do you want to enter the palace?"

Cui Yulin looked around, then said in a low voice.

"It's also conceivable? If you break into the palace without permission, you will be beheaded!"

Sun Lei put on a scared expression and said hastily.

"Senior Sun, you misunderstood, we didn't break into the palace privately, this time we were invited in!"

Cui Yulin said quickly.

"Invited? The exam hasn't started yet! Isn't the palace exam after the exam?"

Sun Lei was a little surprised and said, logically, only candidates who have passed the examination and obtained the Jinshi qualification will enter the palace for the imperial examination, and the emperor will determine the ranking of Jinshi and select the top three.

"Senior Sun, it's not the palace exam, it's a banquet in the palace. Isn't it the New Year's Eve, and just in time for the exam, His Majesty the Emperor is going to entertain candidates at the Daqing Palace!"

Cui Yulin said with a smile.

"Can the Palace of Daqing accommodate hundreds of thousands of candidates?"

Sun Lei was puzzled in his heart, but there was nothing on his face, only doubts.

"Of course it's impossible to go all of them. Only [-] candidates are selected. The number of places is limited!"

Cui Yulin opened the mouth and said.

"I didn't receive any news! Didn't invite me!"

Sun Lei hadn't heard of this at all. He was a fake examinee, so naturally he couldn't be invited, and most of the invited examinees were the sons of officials, so it had nothing to do with him.

"Only some people were invited, the other part!"

Cui Yulin pinched his thumb, index finger, and middle finger.

"Want money?"

Sun Lei looked surprised. He didn't expect this thing to be sold for money. Da Song is really a magical place.

"Of course I need money, the head servant has already made an offer, ten thousand places, not just for sale!"

Cui Yulin opened the mouth and said.

"Ten places for 1000 guan, that is one person for 100 people? Isn't that [-] million guan for [-] people!"

Sun Lei was really shocked by the price, it was faster than stealing money.

"Senior Sun, what is a thousand guan? It is a great honor to be able to see Tianyan. If you can be appreciated by the emperor, you will reach the sky in one step. Let alone a thousand guan, even [-] guan are worth it!"

Cui Yulin looked at Sun Lei excitedly and said.

"Senior Sun, I have already bought ten quotas through my relationship, but there are only nine people on my side, and there is one quota left. I don't know if Senior Sun is willing to go with me!"

Cui Yulin looked at Sun Lei and said, there are not many candidates who can afford a thousand grades. Sun Lei must be rich if he can bring a lot of guards and servants and live in Tianzi No. [-] Courtyard.

"Of course, a thousand guan is a thousand guan!"

Sun Lei readily agreed that a thousand guan is not too much, and it is definitely worth the money to be able to enter the imperial city.

"Guo Sheng, hurry up and get [-] guan!"

Sun Lei yelled at Guo Sheng, although the quota was [-] guan, but Cui Yulin entrusted his relationship and found him on his own initiative.

(End of this chapter)