Compete for the Song Dynasty

"My lord, my lord, what's going on." Sha Shiyan was completely confused.

It’s such a joy to finally be able to return to the king’s side. Everyone is used to it, even the king’s side. He has gotten used to the rhythm of the Song Dynasty, the life of the Song Dynasty, the loyalty of the ancients, and even more. His own identity next to the king.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Pang knew that it was time for him to appear on the stage: "I am Wang Pang. Li Liangzuo and I were married to Jinlan back then. He is my son and Li Liangzuo's son." Pang has always kept it in his heart, he believes that if Li Liangzuo knows that his son is not dead, he will be very pleased and very happy.

This is not a complete change of concept. Now Wang Pang wants his son to be the emperor of Xixia, not only Xixia, but also Song and Liao. Of course, he doesn’t want to go so far now. What they are fighting for is the real land right now, this Yongle City.

Everyone was still a little confused, but one thing seemed indisputable, no matter what Liang Yibu called Wang Pang, seizing power from Liang Luoyao was the most important thing right now. [

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Sha Shiyan took the lead to say, in short, he regained his status, and being able to join hands with Liang Yibu is a great joy for the king and even the Hengshan Army. Everyone echoed what Sha Shiyan said.

Wang Pang said: "I think everyone knows that I was framed 14 years ago, so I got the name of being dead. This time I come back to get what I deserve!"

Liang Yibu said at the right time: "Father, no matter what you do, I will support you!"

Everyone returned to the meeting room, and said in a long way: "My lord, the Song army really chased out of the city during the battle last night, but was almost counterattacked by the Xixia army. Now the two armies are facing each other!"

Wang Pang sneered and said: "Human nature is like this. Anyone who takes a little breath will become greedy. If Xixia and Song Army do not form a confrontation, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to convince Wang Mengyao!"

Liang Yibu raised his thumb and praised: "Father, your calculations are too accurate, what should we do now!"

"It's your turn, it's up to you whether you can make the Xixia army obey!"

"Boy, I'm going to persuade Wang Meng, please kill me!"

This child has one mouthful and one father, and Wang Pang was really happy when he called him. Thinking of the reunion of father and son 14 years later, Wang Pang really couldn't restrain the joy in his heart, especially seeing Liang Yibu's future: "Son, going here is risky." !"

Liang Yibu shook his head and smiled and said, "What's the matter with you, Dad? There is no risk in anything. If you can be my Prince Liang with peace of mind, you may be targeted by the Queen Mother. Instead of doing this, it's better to win the last time. I will be myself, and I will not be called Liang Yibu in the future." , I decided to call him Wang Shi!"

Man Chang hurriedly said: "No, no, no, since the lord has decided to be himself, he wants to turn against the Liang family. How can you say your name is Wang Shi? Then Wang Mengye won't listen to you. If you want me to say your name is Li Shi !"

Liang Yibu frowned and looked at Wang, his father was here, and he would be uncomfortable with someone else's surname even if he faked it.

Wang Pang thought for a while: "The surname Li was originally bestowed by the court to make Xi Xia a minister, so it's fine if you don't have a surname!"

Liang Yibu patted his chest and said: "My surname is Wang, and I will be called king. I am also a prince. I have decided on the name Wang Shi. The Xixia army will follow me to re-establish the Xixia Dynasty, not this name, father, You give the order, I'll go see Wang Mengye!"

Wang Pang smiled: "I definitely want to see you, but it's not you who see him, but he who sees you!"

"Father, don't you have a clever plan!"

Sha Shiyan smiled and said, "My lord, don't you see that your majesty has already made up his mind!"

Wang Pang smiled and pointed at Sha Shiyan. Although the head of the Salt Gang had not been with him for a long time, he seemed to know him quite well, but Sha Shiyan pointed at Wu Tong who was standing at the back of the conference hall and said. He whispered: "Your Majesty, it's not that I believe you, it's that this kid told me earlier that what you want is Prince Liang's three thousand soldiers, and..."

And what, Wang Pang was extremely curious this time, he looked at Wu Tong who was standing far away, this young man had never attracted Wang Pang's attention before, but this time Wang Pang noticed him, Sha Shiyan approached Wang Pang Wang Pang whispered something in Wang Pang's ear, and Wang Pang burst out laughing. [

"Okay, that's all for today. Everyone ends the meeting. Brother Sha, tell Wu Tong to stay, Wang Shi, Man Chang, Wei Mingcheng to stay, and the others to go back to rest. Everyone, strengthen your guard these days!"

As soon as the meeting ended, everyone left one after another. The elders of the Salt Gang and Wang Pang's cronies, including Ma Sheng, Zuo Ning, Shi Qian, and others were very excited about the sudden change that they found out today.

Sha Shiyan and others followed Wang Pang to the inner courtyard and sat down in the hall. The servants brought tea, Wang Pang asked the servants to retreat, and then said with a smile: "I didn't expect Wu Tong to be connected, it seems that I still don't understand it. Tell me what you want to do next, you will be rewarded for what you say, and you will be punished if you are not careful!"

Wu Tong hurriedly said: "If you say something wrong, the king will punish you, but I'm afraid you will punish me if you say something right!"

Sha Shiyan asked: "What do you mean by that!"

Wu Tong pursed his lips and said: "Master Sha, I have not been with the king for a long time, I don't know the king's temperament, what if I think I am smart, what should I do!"

Wang Pang looked at Wu Tong with a smile. This kid is not only quick-witted but also has a lot of scheming. How can such thoughts escape Wang Pang's eyes: "Don't worry, I am not Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, and you are not Yang Xiu, I say so You should rest assured!"

Wu Tong hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty is wise, in my opinion, General Man Chang should be sent to see Wang Mengyao, but I don't know how Your Majesty will take Yongle City!"

Wang Pang nodded: "Send someone to deliver the letter first, to wash off Prince Liang's failure to respond, and when the Western Xia army's plan can be implemented, Prince Liang made a move to defeat the Song army with the help of Western Xia troops. This king really thinks so!"

Hearing what Wang Pang said, Sha Shiyan nodded in relief. Wu Tong has been working with him as the internal affairs envoy of the Salt Gang for several years. His father, Elder Wu, entrusted this child to him. Sha Shiyan is always afraid that he will be sorry. Elder Wu, seeing Wang Pang admiring Wu Tong now, he also feels very happy.

"Brother Sha, I have an idea. Since the Salt Gang no longer exists, the post of internal affairs envoy will be removed. All internal affairs of our cottage will be entrusted to you, the second in charge. First, the post of internal affairs envoy will be dismissed." Right." Wang Bang said with a smile.

Now Sha Shiyan was a little confused, Wu Tong smiled: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"My boy, you have been dismissed from your position. What are you thanking?" Sha Shiyan asked with a smile.

Wang Pang also smiled: "He has a false job, can you thank him for being able to do the facts, but Wu Tong is a little younger, and we have just started in Hengshan Village, so I won't seal you up, stay with me to copy and write some clerical work What do you think!"

Before Wu Tong could speak, Sha Shiyan kept nodding his head and said it was great.

Wang Bang went on to say: "General Manchang, Wei's name is Chengsi, you sent a letter in the name of Prince Liang, saying that Prince Liang had escaped from the city very easily and was recovering from his injuries. Falling into the hands of the Han people, Prince Liang is in a bad mood, for Yongle City, although there is a strategy to destroy the army, even if it is done, it will be sent to the Liang family, so Prince Liang plans to retreat to the mountains and forests!"

"So, can Wang Meng believe it?" Wei Mingcheng Si said.

Wang Pang glanced at Wu Tong: "Wu Tong, what do you think!"

"Your Majesty is trying to get you, and two of them came forward, which is enough to prove the identity of the prince. General Manchang, if I remember correctly, his ancestors were party nobles, and his father was the deputy general of General Manbaa. The sword is slanted, and he has a whole body of ability, but because he is favored by the Queen Mother Liang, he is teased by the people in the court and can't hold his head up. This person is not ambitious, so he can't be a powerful minister, and he always wants to ask for the title of face. Some time ago, someone Laughing at him behind his back, but he almost spattered his blood on the spot when he drew a knife in the court, it can be seen that although this person has an affair with Liang Shi, he is not loyal to Liang Shi!"

"Hehe, this Wu Tong, there are very few things he doesn't know about Song Chaotong of the Western Xia Dynasty." Sha Shiyan laughed.

"Young Master Sha won the prize. I also have some informants. Most of them are news from the Salt Gang or market rumors. I just listened to it and thought about it." Wu Tong said hastily.

Wang Pang nodded: "The analysis makes sense, let's have a try if it works!" [

"Then what if Wang Meng wants to see the prince." Wei Mingcheng Si asked again.

"Not now, but it will definitely be in three days." Wang Pang said.

Three days was painful for Xixia Army and Song Army. No one would have thought that things would develop to this point, and many things would be decided in just three days.

Shen Kuo regretted listening to the king's side and withdrawing his troops earlier. Now that the Song army is besieged in Yongle City, other military supplies and supplies are fine. The only Ding River that can pass through Yongle City is suddenly intercepted. This is the rhythm of tens of thousands of soldiers dying of thirst. , Tens of thousands of soldiers could not survive by relying on the two wells in the city. The Xixia army was so cunning that they even thought of pinching off the water source of the Song army, but Shen Kuo cursed but could do nothing.

At this time, the Xixia army was in the same difficulty as the Song army. The Ding River was cut off, and the Xixia soldiers had a little water in three days. If they wanted to find the water source upstream, they had to pass through the minefield. There is a lot of damage, there is no way to go on the cliffs in other places, the only way is to the southwest, the former messenger made it very clear to Wang Meng, the prince of Liang will wait for Wang Meng to think carefully, and go there Leaving means keeping Liang Yibu from now on to seize the world. It's tangled, but it's even more tangled when there is water.

On the fourth day, the beginning of the day was even more difficult. The Xixia soldiers had the strength to attack Yongle City, and the Song Army in the city began to pray for rain.

The sky follows people's wishes, and it follows the wishes of Wang Pang and others. On the sixth day, a soldier laboriously reported to Wang Meng, and the soldier was too dumb to speak: "Report to the general, the prince of Liang sent someone to send ..." After finishing speaking, he passed out from dehydration.

What did I send, more than a dozen carts, they didn't look like water carts, Du Luo greeted them, and each cart was filled with baskets of bamboo and rattan: "It's Pingpo fruit, it's Pingpo fruit!"

Small note: Apples were called Pingpoguo in the Song Dynasty. In Song Dynasty Li Tiaoyuan's "Nanhai Baiyongchao", there is a poem about Pingpoguo: "The autumn wind blows in Yufan's house, and the green leaves are exquisitely cut. Misidentified Such as the flowers on the branches, I don't know the pods are decorated with scarlet.