Compete for the Song Dynasty

People watched Wang Pang leave, disappointed that they did not buy any coal. At the same time, Wang Pang's appearance also brought these people a glimmer of hope in this cold winter.Some people whispered: "Three days, do you think Wang Shilang can do it?"; "Cut! Have you seen anything that Wang Shilang didn't do?"; "Wait and see!"

Behind the king, there are people talking anxiously, not only the people are nervous, but even Cai Jing is also a little nervous: "Young master, you have gone to the Shangshufu to resign today. If the court approves your resignation, then you It’s hard to get things done.”

"When I started working in Jinxiang Mansion, wasn't I also an official position as a servant?" Wang Pang replied indifferently, and the three of them stopped talking and went straight to Kaifeng Mansion.

Few of the guards in Kaifeng Mansion did not know Wang Pang, but this is not what it used to be. Wang Pang came to Kaifeng Mansion this time not to meet his adoptive father or to do business, but to become the victim. parties.The guards in front of the Kaifeng mansion hesitated, whether to let the king in directly.Wang Pang smiled slightly: "You don't have to be embarrassed, please go and report to the magistrate, just say that Wang Pang is asking to see you."

"Then wait for a moment!" The guard rushed to the Kaifeng mansion, after a while Lou Qing came out with the guard, and greeted the king from a distance: "My lord, you are here, the prefect Li is in the meeting hall Waiting for you."[

Wang Pang followed Lou Qing into the Kaifeng mansion, turned back to Cai Jing and Wa Zhuang before leaving, and said, "It's so cold, don't wait for me, go home first." The two answered yes.Wang Pang and Lou Qing entered from the gate of Kaifeng Mansion, and walked through the compound to the second courtyard for six to seven minutes. The two of them slowed down on purpose. Wang Pang asked Lou Qing: "Brother Lou, is what the new magistrate said true?"

Lou Qing nodded and said: "Young master, don't worry, everyone in the Kaifeng government attaches great importance to this case, and you don't think that Li Zhifu has just taken office, but he has long admired the young master. He turned out to be Xue Xiang's subordinate. By the way, young master, do you know that 'Qing Miao Qian' ’ That’s what Li Shen did.”

"Qingmiao Qian?" Wang Pang pondered for a moment. He had heard about the Qingmiao Law, but the Qingmiao Law was not something that was in front of him. It was an important new law in Wang Anshi's reform after Shenzong ascended the throne, but it was impossible for him to tell Lou Qing now. It happened many years later.

Seeing that Wang Pang hesitated, Lou Qing added: "When Li Shen and Li Zhifu were the magistrates of Yanshan County, there happened to be a famine year. He ordered the rich to open warehouses and sell grain. Later, when he served as the transshipment envoy of Huai, Nanjing, Xi, and Shaanxi, in order to solve the shortage of food for the soldiers, he first lent money to the common people, and then repaid the loan with the grain after the grain was harvested.

When Wang Pang heard this, he secretly raised his thumb. No wonder the economy was so developed during the Northern Song Dynasty. After all, it was not something Wang Pang could do alone. It's amazing.After hearing this, Wang Pang couldn't help feeling a little more fond of Li Shen.With this kind of favorable opinion, naturally, he has much less doubts about Li Shen's case.

While talking, the two came to the meeting hall, and Lou Qing brought Wang Pang in after reporting. Li Can was the only one in the meeting hall, and there were a lot of files on his desk.These files include the records of living and living every time the emperor summoned the king.There are also all the memorials of Wang Pang, Renzong's commentary, and even the records of Wang Pang's impeachment by the imperial court.

It can be seen that Li Shen has put in a lot of effort. The paper in front of him has written a whole page of people who may have offended Wang Pang, or people who have offended Wang Pang.Some used a pen to outline next to the name, and some even indicated the person's whereabouts.

Seeing Wang Pang coming in, Li Shen invited Wang Pang to take a seat, looked at the paper in hand and shook his head, and said, "Wang Shilang, you are young, you have become the emperor at the age of fourteen or fifteen, but why have you offended so many people?"

Wang Pang was originally serious, but upon hearing this remark, he couldn't help but smiled wryly and said in self-deprecating way: "If it wasn't for that, how could we have ended up today."

Li Shen frowned: "But you said that you offended people, but it seems that you didn't offend anyone. You see, you just played a little bit worse, meaner, and arrogant, but you can't find anyone who has a blood feud with the family. What's more, what you do is also for the benefit of the court. This is strange, by the way, do you think it will be done by Japanese slaves?"

After listening to Li Shen's words, Wang Pang thought to himself, he was young and frivolous indeed caused a lot of trouble, but this is a rare second time in his life, it is not wrong to be frivolous, but if it really leads to Yue Xia's death, it will be a great regret in his life up.He thought for a while and said to Li Shen: "Prefect Li, since you also said that the fire in my house was not caused by arson, but that my wife died strangely, can you take me to see the body of my wife?"

Li Shen ordered Wu to be a waiter, and went to the mortuary with Wang Pang himself.

It was only a few minutes away, but Wang Pang felt that his footsteps were very heavy. His heart was very entangled, and he was about to see Yuexia at last. He even hoped for some miracle, for example, Yuexia did not really die, but fell into a temporary coma.In short, when Wang Pang saw Yuexia lying there quietly, Wang Pang's heart was completely cold.

Wang Pang didn't know what method the Kaifeng Mansion used to preserve Yuexia's body well. Yuexia seemed to be asleep, and her expression was very peaceful. smile.

The assistant behind Wang Pang told Wang Pang the results of the autopsy, and he also said: "Madam Ling's injury, signs of poisoning, if it is caused by other causes, it can be regarded as a good result. It's just a wonder that Madam Ling was not injured in the fire." thing."

Dead, dead, all dead.Yue Xia walked so peacefully, Wang Bang couldn't help but also looked calmly, he sighed deeply.Could it be that God blessed me and let me see Yuexia intact, but even with God's blessing, why did he take Yuexia away?What's more, Yuexia didn't tell him anything, including what the child looked like and what characteristics he had.There are so many people, how can I find them?

Looking at Yuexia's body, Wang Bang was stunned for a while.He has experienced sadness and pain, but he never thought that at this moment, when he clearly realized that Yuexia would never wake up again, he would be a little relieved.Looking back on myself in the past few years, it is a habit to be concerned about Yuexia, and it is a responsibility to love Yuexia, a great trust from a mentor.He loves Yuexia, just like loving a relative, a companion.But from the acquaintance to the present, it has been life and death, and now it has become death.

Wang Pang felt someone pat him on the shoulder, turned around and saw that it was Li Shen: "Master Wang, it's cold here, let's go back and talk." Wang Pang turned and walked to the door, looked back at the moon, feeling sad Walking out of the morgue, my heart skipped a beat when I heard the door close behind me.So far, yin and yang are separated, apart from nostalgia and nostalgia.

Returning to the meeting hall again, Li Jianwang calmed down a lot, and then he said: "I have heard that Wang Shilang is well-informed. The Kaifeng Mansion has tried its best on this case, but it has become an unsolved case in the end. So far, there are still clues. I feel sorry for you." Guilty!" [

"Prefect Li doesn't have to be like this. My wife passed away so peacefully, which is considered a good death. As for why there was no damage in the fire, there must be a reason. Since there is no clue now, it is better to start by looking for the child. Maybe we can find out."

Li Shen looked at Wang Pang, Wang Pang looked sad but very organized, it was really hard to imagine that Wang Pang, who was in his early twenties, could be so calm and rational, given time, this person must be very good; Li Shen looked at the paper on the desk Those files, I have a thread in my heart.Offending everyone is worse than threatening one person.Ever since meeting Wang Pang yesterday, Li Can already understood in his heart, no wonder the emperor sent this person on missions many times.It is only checked from the fire, and it has been confirmed that it was not intentional.

Li Shen said: "What Wang Shilang said is very true. Maybe finding the person who took the child away can solve the cause of Madam Ling's death. After the fire in the house, I have sent people to monitor the people coming and going around your house, and secretly investigated the people in the capital. There is a household with a baby in the family, and the whereabouts of the son. In addition, according to the concubine’s wife in the house, there is a birthmark on the son’s arm, which looks like a drop of water. It will be easy to have this birthmark, Wang Shilang can post a reward, or some harvest.”

Seeing that what Li Shen said was reasonable, Wang Pang saw that the Kaifeng government was indeed doing its best to investigate, so he thanked Li Shen first and said goodbye to Li Shen: "I will prepare as soon as I return to the government, and I need the prefect Li to take care of it."

Li Shen said politely: "Wang Shilang doesn't need to see outsiders. Li also worked with Xue Shizheng (Xue Xiang) back then, and he often heard him mention you. Let's talk about it when the affairs in the house are settled in the future."

"It's exactly what I want!" Wang Pang said and bid farewell to Li Shen again and left Kaifeng mansion.

It was past noon at this time, Wang Pang strolled towards the mansion, thinking to himself as he walked, he really had no idea, if not what Li Shen said today, he would not have known that the child had a birthmark, fortunately Rou'er remembered, Go back and thank Rou'er for more detailed questions.Letting go of this matter, I remembered that there are still two things to do today. One is to promise the people that the coal problem will be solved within three days;I don't know what Zeng Xiang asked me for?Or can you ask Zeng Xiang for help in burning coal? !

Thinking of this king, he took a deep breath, and the cold air sucked into his lungs, which made him wake up a lot, and he seemed to feel relieved after seeing Yuexia's body.It's enough to bury him under the moon as soon as possible, and he will be buried in the ground to settle his worries. From now on, he is like a lonely family, and his heart is inevitably a little desolate.

Wang Pang thought about the moonlight, and then remembered that the two knew each other. He looked up and saw him walking outside the gate of Jinxiu Road.Everything is God's will. At first it was called Renhe Building, and it was only when a woman disguised herself as a man and captured Liang Yibu under the moon that she met Wang Pang.Liang Yi buried?Could it be him?However, Wang Pang got the news privately that although there was a small conflict in Xixia, it was calm for the time being because Yingzong agreed to trade, and Liang Yibu seemed to be concentrating on taking care of Xixia affairs.Anyway, he is a suspect, Li Liangzuo is my brother, if it is what he said, he must kill this thief!

Thinking of this, Wang Pang walked into the Jinxiu Building. The shop was a bit deserted, with only a few tables scattered around. Cui Fu, the shopkeeper, greeted the guests with all his heart.It can be seen that the old man is struggling to support, well, since I am back, let's start everything from scratch.