Compete for the Song Dynasty

It was getting dark outside the post house. From the time when Xiao Wu went to drink with his cousin at noon, to the time he returned to the post house with He Zhu in his arms, they were busy all afternoon.

Wang Pang picked up the fur cloak and was about to go out. He Xingyuan had already woken up from the grief and indignation of He Zhu's injury, and hurriedly called him: "Young master, stop, are you going like this?"

Wang Pang stopped and looked back at shopkeeper He. Xiao He Zhu was injured and frightened. At this time, his small body was curled up in He Xingyuan's arms.It was good for Wang not to look, but seeing this scene made him even angrier, this Laqing would not spare even a child of seven or eight years old, if he was allowed to be so rampant, he would not know how many people would be harmed in the future.

He Xingyuan put his arms around He Zhu's small body, looked at Wang Pang and said, "I resigned after seeing through the officialdom a long time ago. After several civil strife in Xixia, if you are caught in a power struggle, it is not as simple as grabbing a knife."

Hearing what he said, Wang stood still. Not only for self-protection, he turned and walked back to the room, took out the knife He Xingyuan gave him from the cabinet, and weighed it in his hand. "Shopkeeper He, are you sure there are other secrets about this knife?"

"I'm the shopkeeper of the blacksmith shop, isn't this confirmed?! Even the gold wire on the handle of the knife has been re-coiled. Don't worry, my lord." He Xingyuan said affirmatively.

Holding the knife in his hand, Wang Pang said to He Xingyuan: "Master He, the matter now is as simple as this knife. You take good care of Zhu'er, and I'll be back in a while."

Wang Pang left the post with the knife in hand, and went straight to Manbaa's mansion. Today he was lucky, Manchang happened to be at the mansion.The father and son were drinking and chatting about the affairs of the court. Manbaa heard that the servant came to report that a prince next to the king asked to see him.Said to Man Chang: "It's just right that the king is here, and Chang'er just came to see him." After that, he took Man Chang to greet him in the corridor.

It was very strange to see Wang Pang coming in a hurry with a knife in his hand.After meeting each other, Manbaa led Wang Pang to the banquet, where they drank and talked together.Wang didn't sit next to him, he looked at Man Chang, who looked like a young version of General Man Baa, also in his early twenties.

Man Chang was also looking at Wang's side, and saw that he had tied up his hair, wore a blue cotton robe, a belt around his waist with pure white jade, and was dressed in a Han Chinese attire.The facial features are holding a knife in their hands, and they are full of heroic spirit.On the contrary, Wang Pang said: "I have heard the name of the young master, and today I am here to say goodbye to Mr. Xiangman, and I must meet the third young master." When he cupped his hands, he threw the knife in his hand.

Man often heard Wang Pang say that he came to find him, thinking that his father mentioned him to Wang Pang, Wang Pang came here admiringly, he didn't pay much attention to what Wang Pang said, but was attracted by the knife in Wang Pang's hand.Wang Pang came with a knife, but he didn't put it down when he came in. At first he watched Wang Pang's actions subconsciously, but then he saw that Wang Pang was not malicious, and the scabbard of this knife was very attractive, but he didn't know the knife inside the sheath what it looks like.

Wang Pang saw that Man Chang was looking at the knife, so he handed the knife in front of Man Chang with both hands: "I intended to give this knife to Mr. Man, so please take a look first."

Man Chang heard that what he said was "Originally", and then said "Let's see first and then talk". He was puzzled, took the knife and took it out of its sheath, the cold light was cold, the blade was sharp, the blade was beautiful, and he couldn't put it down.Wang waited for him to look at it and said, "What do you think of this knife, my lord?"

Man Chang walked to the empty part of the hall, held the knife in both hands, swung it for a while, then became very interested, and swung it towards the burning candles in the hall.With a flash of knife light, the wick in the candle was actually cut off, the flame of the candle jumped, and a small cluster of candle flame jumped onto the knife.Usually, the commander of Feilongyuan is not for nothing. He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and Wang Pang admires the speed and precision of this sword.

Man baa laughed, he admired his son for showing his hand, Man Chang also smiled, put the knife into the sheath and handed it back to Wang with both hands, saying: "Good knife, good knife"

Wang Pang did not accept the saber, but lightly said: "Oh, this saber should be given to the young master now!"

Both Manbaa and Manchang saw that Wang Pang's expression was not right, since he gave the knife so reluctantly.Manchang's personality is very similar to Manbaa, and he is also bold. Seeing Wang Pang like this, he asked: "What is the meaning of this, Mr. Wang? You are not rewarded for your merits. Although I like this knife, I can't win people's love for nothing."

Wang Pang said with a look of embarrassment: "I bought this knife from the market. It was because of this knife that Lord Man knew that I had an enmity with Ji Laqing that day."

Manbaa knew that Wang Pang and Ji Laqing had a grudge, and also saw the incident because of this knife: "What Wang Gongzi said is right, that Japanese Ji Laqing was a bit deceitful, but even if Wang Gongzi bought this knife, why bother?" Give it to Chang'er."

Wang Pang paused and said: "Old General Man, don't ask any more questions. I also appreciate the third son. The third son should keep this saber."

Hearing what Wang Pang said, Man Chang looked at his father with a puzzled face, and Man Baa lowered his face: "My lord, do you think you look down on me?"

Wang Pang asked even more difficultly: "Today, I came here to bid farewell on purpose, just to respect the prestige of Lord Man, and I have unspeakable pain..."

Seeing this situation often, Man Baa hurriedly said: "Daddy, why don't you invite the young master to sit down, let's drink and chat." Seeing Wang Pang's situation, Man Baa guessed the grudge between Wang Pang and Ji Laqing, and said: "Prince Wang, please Sit down, if you think highly of me, drink this glass of wine, let's talk slowly."

Wang sat down and toasted Manbaa, then turned to look at Manchang and asked, "I would venture to ask, did you have a sword fight with Ji Laqing a few days ago?"

This matter was not clear, he looked at his son and frowned, thinking that this Ji Lai father and son have always been arrogant, and Ji Lalei is insidious, acting on the wind.Why is his son related to Ji Laqing?

Manchang also knew that father didn't like Jila father and son, so he said: "The sword competition is held every month. The Jilaqing was backed by Liang Yibu, and he got a lot of benefits from the property that was confiscated by the Pang family. Swords, relying on these swords, won a lot of people's money. I can't see it and teach him a lesson."

Hearing what Man Chang said, Man Chang didn't blame Man Chang, but felt that Man Chang did the right thing: "The lesson is, it's just that you don't have any contact with that treacherous minister, so as not to get caught."

Man Chang said "yes", Wang Pang continued: "Oh, the young master still took the knife, so as not to be taken away by that Ji Laqing and make him even more arrogant."

Manbaa and Manchang asked at the same time: "My lord, why is this?"

Wang Pang took a sip of wine, put down his glass and said: "In order to win the son, Ji Laqing became enmity with the shopkeeper He, took advantage of the shopkeeper He's family, smashed the shop and kicked the shopkeeper He's son. You know, that The child is only seven or eight years old, and he almost killed him by kicking him."

Hearing this, Man Chang's eyes widened, his brows were knit together, and the disgusting faces of Ji Lalei and Ji Laqing appeared in front of his eyes. "Damn it!" He squeezed the words between his teeth.

Wang Pang knew that General Manbaa was also known for his strict military discipline when he was fighting abroad. He not only treated the prisoners preferentially, but also never hurt the people.Such an upright person naturally can't understand these things.He simply added more anger and said: "I'll tell the truth. I received an oral order today, saying that I should bring this knife into the palace. The old general understands the royal rules, and tomorrow I will follow the police sent by Ji Lalei." The guards enter the palace. It is a trivial matter to confiscate the sword in this way, if I accidentally go to the wrong place, I am afraid I will die."

Manbaa heard what Wang Pang said, slapped the table and said angrily: "Old man! How dare you pass on a false oral order."

Wang Pang's words were both false and true. Seeing that Manbaa was angry, Wang Pang persuaded him: "It's hard to tell the truth from the falsehood and there is no evidence, so I came here today to give the knife to the young master. The shopkeeper He told me that this knife would I thought it would be given to the third son, if it wasn't for the arrogance of the Japanese Ji Laqing, it would have been in my hands."

Manbaa thought that Ji Lailei would use his power for personal gain, and said in his heart: "No, I'll go to the emperor, this Ji Lalei is arrogant because of his position."

Man Chang hurriedly said: "Dad, calm down, he is not the only guard in this palace, and Feilongyuan is not a vegetarian. Tomorrow, I will order Feilongyuan to guard the prince all the way."

Wang listened and frowned: "That's great, but I'm worried that Ji La and his son will have a grudge against General Man because of this."

Manbaa snorted coldly: "My lord, what did you just say? Manbaa is planning to frame you?" Before Wang could answer, Manbaa laughed while stroking his beard: "Hahaha, my son is from Lalei, I have never seen him on the battlefield before." If he fights, it will hurt you! Since that's the case, don't blame the old man for not allowing you to harm the court again."

Man often looked at Wang and then at Man Baa: "Dad, do you have any ideas?"

Manbaa smiled, raised his wine glass and asked the king: "I am returning to the court this time to assist Emperor Yizong and eradicate treacherous officials. It is also my duty. Prince, I also heard that you are resourceful. Today you came to see me with a knife. I must have already made a plan in my heart. Why don't you just say it!"

At this time, Wang Pang also had some admiration for the character of Man Baa and his son, seeing what the old general said, he did not hide it: "When I came to Xia Kingdom, I saw some treacherous officials sending troops to harass the people for their own self-interest, secretly escorting private salt smuggling. This is detrimental to the relationship between the two countries and the people's livelihood. General Man is so righteous, I admire it, and now I will be a villain. If I can invite Ji Laqing to be summoned tomorrow, I can let him be my substitute. Try that What kind of trick did Ji Lalei use to lure me into the restricted area."

Hearing what Wang Pang said, Man Chang had a strategy in mind: "As long as the prince can get the Holy Master to summon Ji Laqing, I will have a way to make him a prince." The two looked at each other and reached a tacit understanding.

Manchang turned to Manbaa: "Daddy, I will leave this matter to my son. Yiwei Division is constantly expanding the defense of the imperial city, and it has already stationed in Guanghanmen. If it is not controlled, it may become a hidden danger to the imperial city in the future. This matter I will join hands with Prince Wang to destroy that La Lei's aura."

Seeing that this trip was worthwhile, Wang Pang saw that Man Baa and his son would fight back against the conspiracy with him tomorrow, both public and private, so he gave the knife to Man Chang and returned to the post.

Wu Su, Xiao Wu's cousin in the post house, was muttering in his heart, wondering why Wang Pang invited him.But seeing that the king still gave the money, he not only gave it to him, but also gave it to his subordinates and said: "Tomorrow I will trouble Brother Wu to see the person who broke into the Forbidden Palace, don't ask questions, just follow Master Jila's request."

This request is too simple, he has received the money, and it is a form of order, so why not do it?Wu Su took the silver in his arms and walked away happily.Wang Pang asked He Xingyuan and He Zhu to stay overnight at the post house today, and told Xiao Wu to go back and pack up his things. [

It will be possible to return to Song Kingdom soon, and such a thorough counterattack plan makes Wang Pang somewhat excited.