Compete for the Song Dynasty

If it is said that Manbaa is in favor of Xixia and Song Dynasty's trade, Li Liangzuo will definitely not find it novel, but the attitude of the queen and the prime minister does not know when it will become supportive of this point of view.Just above the court, when Zhang Jiangqi played to draw up the detailed rules for trade as soon as possible, the Prime Minister Liang Yibu also loudly agreed.

Li Liangzuo has lived cautiously in court battles since he was born. It is rare for him to have a few years of peace of mind. He understands that the family business his father Li Yuanhao has accumulated through hard work has been exhausted by the squandering of the Wuzang family.

After retiring from the court, Li Liangzuo left Li Xili to discuss matters. Li Xili knew without saying anything that he was going to Song State again. This time, he brought the sincerity of Xixia Kingdom to Song State to ask for details of the discussion. fine print.

Just when Xixia sent people to the Song Dynasty, Wang Pang was implementing his plan step by step in Yanzhou.

In the city of Yanzhou, there is a magistrate's office.The mansion is the most concentrated building complex in Yanzhou City. The two huge stone lions outside the mansion show the majesty of the mansion. There are two guards on the bluestone steps; the two vermilion gates are open. The row of halls you enter are the offices of various departments within the government office. Although they are all in the government office compound, there is very little walking back and forth between the various departments. [

There is an alley on the side of the mansion. Walk along the alley. There are several courtyards behind the mansion. One of the three courtyards is the mansion next to the king.The door of this house is also wide open, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going. There are officials and businessmen here, and those who don't know will wonder what this is.

Xue Xiang finished his business and left the mansion, returned to his mansion and changed into casual clothes, and asked his followers to go to the street to buy some wine and vegetables, and he came to the mansion next to the king with the wine and vegetables.

A swipe of the setting sun reflected the bluestone road red, and the trees on both sides of the bluestone road leading to the hall had already grown tender green leaves. Xue Xiang couldn't help shaking his head as soon as he entered the hall. This Wang Pang is too capable of whimsy.Most of the halls are seats.

As soon as he entered the door, a poplar desk was placed in front of him. The seat behind the desk should be the seat next to the king, but there was also a chair facing the desk in front of the desk.There are a few chairs on the east and west sides of the aisle from the hall door to the desk.Behind the desk is a screen. On the east wall of the hall are posted the time when Wang Pang was handling matters in the hall, and the business process; There are also messy broken lines.

It was not the first time for Xue Xiang to come here, he came almost every three or two days, but every time he came, he felt that the king had new ideas, such as today, there was an extra box on the west wall.There was an opening in the top through which letters could be delivered, and a few words were taped to the front of the box.Xue Xiang leaned over to take a look, and it turned out that it said: "Illegal Trader Reporting Box".Xue Xiang smiled, seeing that Wang Pang was not in the hall, he put the wine and food on the desk, and looked back and forth for Wang Pang.

Xue Xiang looked at the East and West Wings. One was Wang Pang's temporary lounge, and the other was joined by Wang Pang's two Eight Immortals tables. There were chairs around it, and it was also a place for guests to drink tea and wait.There was no Wang Pang at these two places, so Xue Xiang went to the inner house in the second courtyard.

Xue Xiang had just passed through the corner gate when he saw Zhe Kejun and Zhang Ping, the two guards next to the king, coming out. The two were talking and laughing, and when they looked up, they saw Xue Xiang hastily bowed his hands and saluted: "Master Xue, Mr. Wang is waiting for you in the inner house." Xue Xiang Xiang hummed and walked towards the inner house.

Zhe Kejun and Zhang Ping are the two bodyguards carefully selected by Zhong Yiwei. Not only are they both tall and powerful, they are also superb in martial arts, and they both know a little bit of writing.It was only after Wang Pang took office that he knew that he was a fourth-rank official and could bring his bodyguards with him. Originally, the court wanted to arrange for Wang Pang.

The guards sent by the imperial court, Wang Pang really didn't dare to bring along, although Master Zhang Yi taught him some martial arts, although he didn't forget all of them, they were almost useless, even if he could deal with a small thief or something.I also want to practice more when I find time, and I also think that if I can't get along in the court, I can be a hero or something.It's just that he spent too much time on the road in the past two years.Now there always seemed to be a bomb that could explode at any moment between himself and the prince, and Wang Pang had to pay more attention to this.

Wang Pang was very relieved of the people arranged by Zhong Yi, and the two of them were relieved when they arrived.The king has explained that people who enter the mansion during the day do not need to be stopped, and those who come can come and go as they please, and it will be fine if the courtyard door is closed at night.The two of them were dedicated to everything they did. They had just inspected the inner house, and when they saw the sun was setting, they went outside to take a look around and then closed the door.

Xue Xiang walked along the corridor to the hall of the main room in the courtyard. The door of the hall was open. A square table and two chairs faced the door. A pair of poems were hung behind the table and chairs facing the door. It was Wang An's "Deng Fei Come to the Peak, a few guests from East and West.Looking at Wang Pang's study on the east side, Wang Pang is sitting behind the desk. There is a pile of papers on the desk in front of him, and Wang Pang is writing and drawing there.

Xue Xiang didn't bother him, and sat down on a stool by himself, and didn't cough until he watched Wang Pang put down his pen.

Wang Pang looked up and saw Xue Xiang was already sitting there, knowing that he had been here for a while, it would be bad to neglect the guests, he got up and saluted and said: "Master Xue has been here for a long time, you see I am busy with patronizing." He said embarrassingly.

Xue Xiang quickly waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I just have something to discuss with Wang Shilang in detail today. I bought wine and vegetables and put them in the front hall. We will chat and drink when you are done."

Wang Pang tidied up the manuscripts in his hands, and the top few sheets in his hands said: "I'm done, I'm done, hehe, I just happened to be looking for you too, so let's drink in the front hall." After saying that, the two went back to the front hall.

It was already dark, and Ding Yangxi, his hometown, had already turned on the lamp in the front hall. Seeing Wang Pang and Xue Xiang coming in, he hurriedly said: "My lords, I just saw Master Xue coming, and I asked Jinxiulou to add another Bring some food."

Xue Xiang said with a smile: "It's still Wang Shilang who has the foresight to move the branch of Jinxiulou to Yanzhou. Your family will save even the servants who cook."

Yang Xi chuckled: "That's it, that's it, why don't I just let the yamen servant do the job and insist on being the prince's servant."

Xue Xiang pointed to Yang Xi and said to Wang Pang: "Look at the people in your house, they all praise themselves in different ways just like you."

Wang Pang laughed out loud. Xue Xiang meant that Yang Xi felt that he had a vision. Yang Xi followed suit with a silly smile: "You two adults are drinking slowly. Call me if you need anything." After saying that, he quit. In the room, go to the porch to eat with Zhe Kejun and Zhang Ping, and listen to the greetings in the room.

This Yang Xi is not an outsider. Anyone who has read the previous article knows that Yang Xi was originally a servant in the county government of Yunyan Zhang Zai, and his cousin is the wife of Zhong Yi.Now that Yang Xi is getting older, when he heard that Wang Pang had come to Yanzhou, he simply stopped working as a government servant and looked for an errand by Wang Pang's side.

Wang Pang saw that others were honest, he knew all parts of Yanzhou very well, and he was able to do things well at ordinary times, and he was also happy to give him a favor.Besides, Wang Pang is usually easy-going and generous, so Yang Xi and the others do things happily.

Xue Xiang took out the wine and said, "Wang Shilang just said that he was looking for me for something. I don't know what it is?"

The two sat down and chatted while drinking. Wang Pang filled Xue Xiang with wine and said, "I was just about to thank Mr. Xue. During this period of time, I have just calculated the government's Caoyan. I will arrive at Qingxia in Xixia in a month or two. The peak season for salt production, coupled with the backlog of green salt in Xixia in the past few months, I believe it will not take long before Xixia can't bear it."

Xue Xiang secretly admired Wang Pang, raised his glass and said, "How can you thank me for this? I should thank Mr. Wang, who taught me to "sell high and buy low" so that Caoyan's inventory has been stable."

Wang Pang was amused. He didn't invent the idea of ​​selling high and buying low, but it still worked well in the Song Dynasty 900 years ago. "It's not a big deal. It's better to be controlled by Mr. Xue. My adoptive father always exaggerates in front of me that he has a good financial management." Wang Pang said modestly.

Xue Xiang laughed loudly: "It's an honor to be recognized by Mr. Bao." After speaking, he drank it down.Poured the wine in the glass again, Xue Xiang asked: "Now the people of Xixia may be red-eyed, isn't Wang Shilang afraid that they will raise troops to invade the country again?"

Regarding Xue Xiang's question, it's not that Wang Pang has never thought about it, but Xixia has an internal response. He Xingyuan's apprentices are also Wuling's seniors. ; Even Wu Ling's cousin Wu Su will hear about Xixia's officialdom, and send a letter to the king.

Wang Pang got the message from these news that the people of Xixia were unstable.For Li Liangzuo's court, it is a complex contradiction of various forces. This contradiction is not simply a contradiction between the party members and the Han people. Now each of the Xixia Dynasty wants to expand the scope of their own influence, and no one wants to lead troops to fight.

After receiving the above information, Wang Pang was even more confident. His magnetic voice said with irresistible deterrence: "He dares?! Mr. Zhong has already released the wind on the border. As long as the border changes, not only will the soldiers and civilians be treated preferentially, but also Give placement."

Xue Xiang sighed and was surprised when he heard "Ah!"He has always known that Wang Pang is brave and resourceful, and now Wang Pang is using troops in the military to cooperate with the salt trade dispute and make these foreshadowings, which makes Xue Xiang look at this young man with admiration. "Come on, I want to toast the king's servant even more!" Xue Xiang drank another toast after speaking.

Wang Pang poured the third cup and asked, "I don't know that Mr. Xue brought wine here today, but there is good news."

Xue Xiang smiled: "I originally had good news. I heard that Xixia had sent envoys to the Song Dynasty, but it seems that they are already in the planning of Wang Shilang. I don’t know that one salt and one calculation can prevent you from fighting the enemy. Come on, Wang Shilang, you and I can drink to our heart’s content today.” After finishing speaking, Xue Xiang drank the wine in one gulp, feeling very happy in his heart.