Compete for the Song Dynasty

Wang Pang came to Xixia as an envoy. According to common sense, he should go to see the emperor and queen first, but Wang Pang went against the law and has not stepped into the palace so far.During this period of time, Wang Pang has not been idle, he has already brought his influence to Xixia, the entire Xingqing Mansion, officials, businessmen, literati and inkmen all know that there is an envoy named Wang Pang from Song Dynasty to visit.Even Cai Jing was arrogant, so he didn't put Liang Yi in his eyes.

Wang Pang had Wang Pang's own ideas in doing this: the Xixia Palace's sex history is so chaotic, especially since Li Xili has clearly stated his idea of ​​beauty trap, although he didn't implement it, Wang Pang didn't want to step into this muddy water easily.Besides, he still needs to beware of Liang Yibu, he knows this matter well, now that he is in the open and the other party is in the dark, he has to be more careful in everything.

Wang Pang had a firm idea that this trip to Xixia was apparently arranged by Li Xili, so that any problems could be solved by Li Xili, but it would not be difficult for Li Xili, for example, Li Xili wanted Wang Pang to meet Regarding the Queen's matter, the king only said a word, the Queen didn't summon her, and the Emperor was not in the palace, so it was inappropriate to rush to see her.

Liang Luoyao didn't summon Wang Pang because Liang Luoyao was always arrogant.Although she admired Sinology culture, she was unwilling to condescend to summon a business envoy.She was waiting for Wang Pang to come to see her, to kill Wang Pang's vigor, but the wait was only now.Not only that, but the memorials these days have also given her a headache. There is a mountain of green salt in the market, and she can't sell it at all. Not only that, even party horses can't be sold.

The reason for this is that Song State has strengthened its border security and completely prohibited smuggling. In the past year, officials on the Song State's border have been transferred, and new officials have been fired.One of the economic sources that Xixia depends on is horses, and the other is salt.Salt can be piled up, but the horse consumes a lot of pasture resources and the livelihood of the people is threatened. Then she began to shift her attention to the king's side. Maybe through the king's side, she can open the way to trade with the Song Dynasty again. [

But Liang Luoyao also had a problem, the emperor Li Liangzuo.Li Liangzuo is aggressive by nature and always thinks that everything should be resolved by force. The two often disagree on this point, which is also one of the reasons why Li Liangzuo distanced himself from Liang Luoyao.

Liang Luoyao is indecisive about state affairs; Li Liangzuo is about to return to Xingqing Mansion; Li Xili is worried about the future; Liang Yibu and Ji Laqing want to repair Wangpang.Thousands of threads are twisted together, and there is only one person quietly observing the changes inside, and that is Wang Pang.He analyzed the national strength of Xixia, visited Yushang Market to understand prices, and observed cultural and folk customs.

After seeing Man Baa, Wang Pang made a bold decision, he wanted to meet Li Liangzuo first.What kind of role is this person who is almost the same age as himself and became the emperor?

Wang Pang came out of Manbaa Mansion and went straight to He Xingyuan's blacksmith shop. He asked He Xingyuan to build a charcoal pot overnight according to his drawings.Ask He Xingyuan to deliver it to Guan Yi the next morning.

When He Xingyuan sent the carbon pot to the post, Manbaa's chariots and horses also arrived at the posthouse. Wang Pang and Manbaa rode tall horses, followed by Manbaa's personal soldiers who drove behind them.They left Xingqing Mansion and headed towards Helan Mountain.

Wang Pang didn't want to bring a pot on a whim. Man Baa told Wang Pang that the young emperor didn't like the constraints of the palace.Since Wang Pang is proficient in food, why not take advantage of Li Liangzuo stationed outside the city and wait for Tianming to enter the city, and offer food to get Li Liangzuo's favor.

The emperor didn't enter the city at the base of the city, and entered at any time when he arrived, and he wanted to pay attention to auspicious days.So even if you arrive outside the city early, you still have to stay temporarily, not to mention that to welcome the emperor into the city, the Xingqing mansion will have loess pads, clean water poured on the streets, and the people will kneel to welcome them, and there will be a ceremony.

At this time, Liang Yibuan was still dreaming of planning to frame Wang Pang. After waking up, he decided to go to the post office to invite Wang Pang himself.Anyway, he is the Prime Minister of the country, so Wang Pang still dares to refuse him.He thought well, so he pretended to come to find Wang Pang, and quietly brought Wang Pang into the palace without revealing his identity.When he leads Wang Pang to the "Guanghan Gate", as long as Wang Pang enters, it will be trespassing, and then soldiers from Yiwei Division will come out to catch Wang Pang.

He was happy thinking about his own plan. Liang Yibu, as the prime minister and the elder brother of Empress Liang Luoyao, could naturally enter and leave the palace as he pleased.And Ji Lalei's identity is the command of the Ma Budu of the Yiwei Division. The Yiwei Division is mainly responsible for the control, training, fanguards, guards, and bodyguards of the Fan Guards.

Liang Yibu and Ji Laqing joined forces, fearing that they would not be able to subdue a small Wang Pang.Although he had to let go of his figure, he came to the post office excitedly in order to repair the next king.

When Liang Yibu came, Cai Jing was packing his luggage. Wang had explained before leaving in the morning that they would be able to return to Bianjing in a few days.Cai Jing was happy as he tidied up, and finally he was about to leave this ghostly place.There are too few places to play here, and there are no friends who can play with Cai Jing.Every day, he either wanders around with the young master, or is bored in the guest room.

Hearing someone knock on the door, Cai Jing put down his work, opened the door and saw a very unfamiliar man, in his twenties and thirties, tall and thin, dressed in Han Chinese clothes.Cai Jing was surprised, sometimes some Han scholars would come to see Wang Pang, most of them were left name cards by the shopkeeper, why did this one come up by himself today?

Liang Yibu opened his mouth and asked: "Little boy, your prince is at the post." Cai Jing politely clasped his hands and returned: "Young master is not here, he went out early in the morning, this adult can leave a name card, I will wait for you, son. Come back and give it to him."

To Cai Jing's surprise, the people who came didn't seem to have heard that the young master was not there, but instead opened the door and walked into the room, saying, "Is the young master here?"He went in and looked around, and saw that Cai Jing was not hiding anything from him, so he laughed and said, "Young Master Wang is not in the way, I'll just wait for him here." As he said that, he sat down on the stool by the table.

Looking at it like this, I feel like I won’t leave until I see the king, Cai Jingnai, how can there be such a person.But I don't know the origin of the other party, and it's not easy to coax outside, so I continue to do the work at hand.Liang Yibu sat for a while and felt chatty, chatting up with Cai Jing who had nothing to say, Cai Jing just replied a few words politely, and didn't know anything else. Finally, Liang Yibu couldn't sit still: "Where did your son go?" gone?"

Cai Jing still said: "I don't know, why don't you leave a famous post."

Originally, he came to find Wang Pang himself, and Liang Yibu was enough to make a fuss, and he had to talk to a book boy, but he finally couldn't help it, and said with a straight face: "Little book boy, do you know who I am? Prime Minister Liang Yibu, please tell me where your son is, or you will spoil your son's good deeds, and you will have to walk around without food."

It's good that he didn't mention that he is the Prime Minister, but when he said that he was Liang Yibu, Cai Jing curled his lips and glanced up and down, thinking that it's no wonder the young master didn't want to see him, he doesn't look like a Prime Minister.They all come to invite the young master in person, so what's the matter.Thinking this way, he said, "I really don't know where the young master has gone. I'm a book boy, so you won't tell me where the young master is going."

Liang Yibu saw that he was talking to Cai Jingduo, and regretted why he didn't ask more when he went upstairs. He went downstairs to inquire and found out that Wang Pang followed Manbaa out of the city.Liang Yibu stomped his feet, this boy next to Wang is really lucky. [

At this time, Man Baa and Wang Pang had already traveled more than ten miles to meet Wang Jia's team. Man Baa's estimation was correct. At noon, they finally saw a group of people approaching from the opposite side.This pair of men and horses is the march of Xia Yizong Li Liangzuo.

At the front of the march are two flag bearers clearing the way. Behind the flag bearers is a young man wearing a white long-sleeved jacket, a black crown on his head, and a bow and arrow. He is riding a tall horse. Behind this young man are more than a hundred cavalrymen. There were hundreds of guards and infantry, accompanied by three green covers, and behind the march was a horse-drawn convoy transporting supplies and tents.Such a group of people surrounded Li Liangzuo, showing off their might.

Man Baa and the others hurriedly got off their horses, and he ordered the king and his followers to wait in place, and went forward by himself.Li Liangzuo was very happy to see Manbaa coming to welcome him.Manbaa is a veteran hero of the Xia Kingdom. Manbaa made great contributions to annihilating Muzang's plan to frame Li Liangzuo.

Two teams of soldiers joined together, Man Baa and Li Liangzuo marched side by side, Wang Pang and Man Baa's entourage followed Li Liangzuo's march, and walked a few miles towards Xingqing Mansion, the brigade stopped .

The Xixia emperors were different from the Han people. They were tribal leaders at first, and they were accustomed to traveling and fighting. Even when the emperor was marching, he would always be stationed wherever he went.

After watching for a while, tents were set up on the hills. The tents were made of cowhide and coated with tung oil, which not only prevented rain and snow, but also kept warm.One of these tents is particularly conspicuous, much larger than ordinary tents. Wang Pang knew that it was where Li Liangzuo was. Wang Pang was the first to see the so-called camping in the Song Dynasty. Think about it. There are only a few hundred soldiers. When the battle started, the two armies faced each other, forming a battalion, what a spectacular scene it was.

While sighing, seeing Man Baa walking towards him, he greeted him and said, "My lord, the emperor is resting, I will see you later, you can prepare."

Wang Pang bowed his hands to thank old general Man, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, old general Man, for your kind words." Wang Pang just saw Li Liangzuo, and he was very surprised. In his impression, everyone said that Li Liangzuo was vicious and cunning, It is even rare to hear the description of Li Liangzuo outside.

Looking back at Xixia and seeing these people: Li Xili gave Wang Pang the impression that he was not like a normal fan, but gentle and gentle.Man Baa has the courage of a foreigner, although she is a little older, she is not lacking in boldness and rudeness.Ji Laqing looks like a steamed stuffed bun that hasn't grown up, with an unlovable face and courageous plans.On the contrary, Xia Yizong and Li Liangzuo surprised Wang Pang. After all, he gave Wang Pang the impression of being brave and aggressive, but he did not expect that he was indeed a young man in white clothes instead of a yellow robe.