Compete for the Song Dynasty

The palaces of Xixia were built on the basis of the style of the capital city of the Song Dynasty, but the architectural form was more complicated.Between the groups of halls, there are other courtyards and the gates of each hall. The courtyards are scattered with each other. If you accidentally go wrong, you will be punished.

Wang Pang put the map of the palace on the table, and He Xingyuan pointed to the mark on the map and explained to Wang Pang. "Look here, this is the Daqing Hall where Daqing received all officials. To the north of it is the Jiying Hall where the court gatherings are usually held; to the east is the hall where the emperor rests during the court, where officials are summoned..."

He explained one by one, where is the Hanlin Academy, where are the Yutang Hall, Chengming Hall, and Jinluan Hall.Then pointing to a large palace to the north, he said: "Behind this is the inner courtyard of the palace, and it is very difficult for people to enter here. Even if the emperor entertains the prince, if no one guides the prince to the wrong way, it will be a disaster."

He Xingyuan pointed to a few gates on the way and said: "Look here, anyone who enters without permission shall be subject to these gates. Xixia's "Tiansheng Law" stipulates that those who enter the palace without permission shall be judged according to the depth of the palace gate. As for the different crimes, the lightest one is "Car Gate", followed by "Shezhi Gate", the third is "Guanghan Gate" and the north and south "Huai Gate".

Wang Pang memorized the map in his heart and pondered, the prince's bedroom is to the east of Guanghanmen, and he must enter the Huaimen to reach the prince's bedroom.If you don't enter the prince's bedroom, it may not be difficult to find a chance during the banquet to say that you want to see the prince. [

He touched the jade around his waist. When he married Yuexia, he asked a jade craftsman to imitate it from Yuexia's old jade.Thinking of this, he had a countermeasure in mind about meeting the prince.

He rolled up the map of the imperial palace and handed it to He Xingyuan: "Thank you shopkeeper He, please put this away first. Come, sit down and drink tea." After that, he ordered Cai Jingzhun to make good tea, and sat down on the table with He Xingyuan.

Seeing Wang Pang's calm look, Xiao Wu couldn't help being anxious, and said: "Young Master Wang, what time is it? Don't be in a hurry. If you want me to tell you, just pack up and go."

He Xingyuan glared at him: "Nonsense, there is still a reason not to go to the emperor's banquet."

Wang Pang looked at Xiao Wu with a slight smile, and he ordered Cai Jing to take out two ingots of silver, a total of more than thirty taels, put them on the table and said: "Take these to drink with your cousin, and treat it as a piece of silver." I invite you."

Two ingots of silver are not a small number in Xixia, and the purchasing power here is not as good as Jincheng. These two ingots of silver are enough for one person to spend for a year.

Xiao Wu knew that this was a reward from Wang Pang. He scratched his head and looked at the silver, then at Wang Pang, and said, "My lord, I'm here to tell you this, not for your silver. Let's stay here. I am always worried that one day I will be dragged into the army to fight, and my heart is not at ease. I... I want to go back to the Song Dynasty with you."

Wang Pang looked at him. Xiaowu was He Xingyuan's youngest apprentice. He was in his early 20s, and he was a big boy. He worked in this blacksmith shop all year round. The storytelling describes: the face looks like red dates, which probably means this color.Hearing what he said, Wang Pang looked at He Xingyuan.

He Xingyuan said to Wang Pang: "To tell you the truth, almost all the guys in this blacksmith's shop are elders who follow my father. I don't mind a few handymen..."

Wang Pang smiled: "It's not a big deal. If I can come back smoothly tomorrow, just let him go with us. I just don't know how to call him. Does he have any relatives in Song Dynasty?"

Xiao Wu was delighted when he heard it, "Master, I said that Prince Wang will agree." He introduced himself to Wang Pang: "My surname is Wu and my name is Wu Ling. I am also the fifth apprentice of Master. Everyone calls me Xiao Wudu. I'm used to it; my ancestors were from Yunzhou, so I don't know if there are any relatives or friends at home." Xiao Wu said in a breath.

Wang Pang nodded: "After returning to the Song Dynasty, I will find a chance for you to go back to your hometown to have a look."

Xiao Wu hastily saluted and thanked Wang Pang. Standing there, he still couldn't figure it out. He was so happy at first, but then he thought about what Wang Pang said about returning to the Song Dynasty, so he asked Wang Pang how he would pass this test tomorrow. : "It's good for me to go back, but I'm afraid that you will be in trouble tomorrow."

Cai Jing appeared out of nowhere at this moment, stretched out his hand to grab the silver on the table, tucked it into Xiao Wu's hand and said, "Fifth brother, don't be crowed, go and give this to your cousin."

Xiao Wu thought about what Wang Pang was thinking and didn't necessarily tell himself, he could just do whatever he should do, so he took the money and turned and left the room.

He Xingyuan looked at him, turned back to Wang and asked, "What are your plans, Young Master?"

Wang Pang said: "Now I only know that he wants to lure me. I don't know how to lure me. It's useless to plan. Fortunately, I know the taboos, just be careful everywhere."

He Xingyuan said: "My lord, are you familiar with Mr. Manbaa?" Wang Pang nodded, he knew that Manbaa had a good impression of him, and it was also Manbaa who introduced Li Liangzuo this time.

"Yes!" He Xingyuan patted his thigh: "My lord, you can ask Master Man Baa for help." Wang Pang asked: "How can Master Man help?" [

He Xingyuan said: "Prince Wang, do you know that although the Yiwei Division is in charge of the guards, they are not allowed to enter the Huaimen, and the guards inside the imperial city are strictly guarded, and the guards under the command of the Yiwei Division are at most guarding the city gates, and the guards are not allowed to enter Huaimen, within Huaimen and around the palace are patrolled by forbidden soldiers, belonging to Feilongyuan."

When he said this, Wang Pang knew that the soldiers guarding the city and the guards in charge of the royal security were two different systems. If we take the Song Dynasty as an example, the well-known Yumao Zhan Zhao, the imperial guard with a knife, was the responsibility of Feilongyuan; besides Lin Chong is the instructor of the Forbidden Army.Most of them belong to the Feilongyuan system.

No matter how accurate the words are, the Huangqiao mutiny turned into Song Taizu, Zhao Kuangyin, who was added to the yellow robe.It used to be the inspection in front of the palace that led the pro-army. Of course, this post of inspection was abolished after Taizu, in case someone repeated the old trick.However, the imperial guards must still be retained. Although the real power is a bit weaker, they must all be trusted people.

He Xingyuan went on to say: "Master Man's third son, Manchang, is under the command of Feilongyuan. As long as Mr. Wang asks Mr. Man for help, and the soldiers of Feilongyuan will lead him tomorrow, the matter will be much simpler."

Wang Pang said: "This proposal is good, but if I go to Lord Man for help, wouldn't it mean that I will confess my cousin Xiao Wu, and now there is no proof, if I go to Lord Man rashly, I am afraid that his temper will startle the snake. "

The two were talking, when suddenly the door was kicked open, Xiao Wu was holding a seven or eight-year-old child in his arms, and Xiao Wu came back sweating profusely: "The shopkeeper is not good, that Ji Laqing knows that you are leaving Xingqing Mansion , led someone to look for you, and then smashed the shop and kicked Zhu'er."

He Xingyuan turned pale with shock and hurried to look. He Zhu's face was pale and his eyes were tightly closed. "Here, what's going on here?"

Wang Pang also followed. Seeing that He Zhu's body temperature was still high and there was a shoe print on his chest, he must have been kicked to choke his breath. He hurriedly asked Xiao Wu to put He Zhu on the bed, and pinched He Zhu's nose. Do artificial respiration.This is all that can be done right now, the child coughed violently, and a piece of bloody phlegm came out of his throat.

He Zhu woke up and sat up, clutching his chest.Wang Pang hurriedly asked him how he felt. Seeing He Zhu unbuttoning his clothes and seeing his chest turning blue, Wang Pang pressed his hands lightly again. He Zhu said it was just a pain in the flesh.Wang Pang estimated that the internal injuries were not serious, but he was still worried. He told Cai Jing: "You know there is a pharmacy on the street, go and get the doctor."

Seeing that He Zhu woke up, Xiao Wu turned around and walked out.Wang Pang grabbed him: "Where are you going?"

Panting, Xiao Wu said angrily, "I'll settle the score with that Ji Laqing!"

"Stop!" He Xingyuan shouted.He feels sorry for his son He Zhu, but if the people don't fight with the officials, they will die if they seek him out.After shouting and stopped, He Xingyuan trembled for a long time and couldn't speak.

Wang Pang looked at He Xingyuan who was holding the trembling little hand of the child, and patted him: "Master He, this Laqing usually dominates one side, if you trust me, I will help you out!"

Seeing what he said, Xiao Wu calmed down a little.Wang Pang asked Ming Xiaowu what happened. It turned out that shopkeeper He arranged for everyone to have a rest today. When Xiaowu got the news, he and shopkeeper He came to find Wangpang.The two left in a hurry, and asked He Zhu to wait at home, who knew that Ji Laqing had gone to seek trouble, and the shopkeeper He could not be found, and before leaving, he kicked the child to vent his anger.Ji Laqing didn't dare to kick too hard, after all, He Zhu was still a child, and he was somewhat afraid of the king's side, just wanting to give He Xingyuan a blow.

Xiaowu went to look for his cousin, and he put down the silver. The cousin was very grateful. When he came back, he thought of Zhu'er, so he stopped by to buy some food for the child to take back.As soon as he went to the street and saw Ji Laqing leading people away, he had a premonition that something was wrong, and hurried back to the shop. The neighbors also saw Ji Laqing leaving, and hurriedly surrounded him not knowing what to do.Only then did Xiao Wu hold the child, and hurriedly searched for Shopkeeper He and Wang Pang.

After listening to his narration, Wang Pang asked He Xingyuan: "Shopkeeper He, why did you have a relationship with this Ji Laqing?"

He Xingyuan sighed and said: "This Liangzi has been formed long ago. These sons and sisters in the capital often compete with swords. Two years ago, Ji Laqing got a lot of good swords from nowhere, and often won the competition. The winners all gambled." I got a large amount of silver taels. Later, I received a good sword, which was favored by Manchang, so I gave it to Manchang. The sword I gave Manchang won him a lot of silver taels from Ji Laqing."

"At that time, Manchang was not the commander of Feilongyuan, but an instructor under Ji Lailei. Later, because of the achievements of General Manbaa, Manchang was promoted to his current position."

"Ji Laqing is jealous of me because I gave the Manchang Sword. He often comes to me to look at the swords. If he finds a good weapon, he will snatch it away."

After listening, Wang Pang asked, "What is the relationship between Ji Laqing and Manchang?"

He Xingyuan said: "Their relationship is not good. When Manman was under Ji Lalei's subordinates, he was excluded for many years and could not be promoted. Ji Lalei was originally close to the Wuzang family. If he hadn't flattered the Liang family and married his daughter to Liang Yibu, It’s no longer what it is now.”

After Wang Pang listened, he thought it would be easy to handle, he said to He Xingyuan: "I'm going to Manchang Mansion right now, Xiao Wu, please invite your cousin here, I have something important to discuss."

Don't look at Wang Pang's calm surface, but his heart is already burning with anger. This spicy father and son are usually arrogant and domineering, but now they are bullying him and Shopkeeper He.In front of his subordinates, especially Shopkeeper He and Xiaowu who are older than him, he must show his composure, but if he provokes himself and bullies his subordinates, if he sits idly by, it will also chill the hearts of those who follow him.

Wang Pang decided to go to Manbaa Mansion to sow discord first, and then be escorted by Feilongyuan tomorrow. Of course, he must teach Ji La and his son a lesson in the process.