Compete for the Song Dynasty

Zeng Gongliang didn't answer directly, he looked at these books and said: "Wang Shilang is not what he used to be, just now I also heard what Wang Shilang said, and I saw that Wang Shilang has done a lot of battles, and Wang Shilang knows a lot about the strategy. As I just said, these books were compiled by Emperor Renzong himself. In order to prevent the slack in military equipment, Renzong generals "learned ancient and modern learning" and did not know the history of ancient and modern warfare and the art of war. It took five years to compile this set of "Wu Jing Zong Yao", and after Emperor Renzong personally approved it, he wrote a preface for it."

Wang Pang knew that since the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to prevent local separatism, the generals have been monopolized, and the generals' command of troops and the formulation of combat plans have been brought under the direct control of the emperor. The battle was defeated and retreated steadily.Unexpectedly, Emperor Renzong had already seen the cause of the arthralgia, and he admired Renzong even more in his heart.

Zeng Gongliang went on to say: "This book has compiled military theories and rules in detail such as military system, military organization, selection and deployment of generals, formations, and geography of mountains and rivers. In addition, it describes in detail the selection and deployment of generals, education and training, formation of troops, marching and camping, ancient and modern Formation, communication reconnaissance, city attack and defense, fire and water warfare, weapons and equipment, etc., the late emperor intends to reorganize the military, and one day he will be able to strengthen the country with force. However, the late emperor left too early... Alas!"

Wang Pang looked at Zeng Gongliang, Zeng Xiang edited it himself, it is inevitable that he would be boastful, is it that powerful?He was a little curious, what does this have to do with what Zeng Gongliang wanted to entrust to him? "Zeng Xiang, now that the book has been compiled and integrated, you have fulfilled your wish. If Zeng Xiang entrusts me to read this book, I will just read it slowly."

Zeng Gong nodded brightly: "Wang Shilang, you are still young and with your aptitude, you will surely achieve great things, but I am not only talking about these things, this book is divided into two volumes, the first and the second, each with twenty volumes. But we compiled 22 volumes for the first volume and 21 volumes for the second volume. Now three volumes are missing, and they are very important. Wang Shilang once wisely broke the Nine Dragon Cup. Now if we can recover those three volumes, it will be considered a comfort to the spirit of the former emperor. !” [

"Three volumes were lost? Why? What was written in those three volumes so important?" Wang Pang was full of confusion.

"Those three volumes are written on the strategy of attacking the city and defending the city, including water attack and fire attack. These are what our Song Dynasty can do and other countries can't. There is another very important volume, which is recorded in the sixteenth to twenty-two volumes of the first collection Our military road in the Great Song Dynasty was set up in camps, and one volume on Guangnan West Road was lost. This matter is of great importance. Guangnan West Road is where Jiaozhi intersects with our Song Dynasty. If this volume is obtained by Jiaozhi and invades the border, it will be dangerous."

Wang Pang dragged his chin with his hands and thought about it. This matter is indeed serious. No matter how Yingzong Zhao Shu is harsh to himself, it is also a contradiction among the people.If Jiaozhi invaded, it would be a contradiction between the enemy and us. What's more, Jiaozhi in the Song Dynasty was Vietnam a thousand years later. Not only did there still exist territorial disputes, Vietnam also wantonly plundered our South China Sea oil resources.

"I promised Zeng Xiang to investigate this matter! But, how can I investigate it?" Wang Pang said.

Zeng Gongliang listened to Wang Pang's agreement, and said happily: "Let me just say that the former emperor and Prime Minister Bao will never misunderstand the person. If Wang Shilang finds out this matter, it will not be in vain for the old man's years of hard work."

"No!" Wang Pang shook his head!

"Why not?" Zeng Gongliang hurriedly asked after hearing Wang Pang say no, just seeing some hope.

"There are priorities, and this matter can't be done in a day. My own affairs have not been dealt with, and there is still an urgent need to burn coal. Besides, this matter needs to be investigated and cannot be clearly understood. I am not allowed to resign now. Many It’s inconvenient.” No matter what Wang Pang thought, he felt that he had to do something.

"Yes, this matter is not a one-day matter. Besides, if you want to commit crimes, you have already taken action. The old man has an idea, and I will take advantage of your private situation to ask the emperor to allow you to resign. Let you use the name of business to visit this place secretly. As for your adoptive father and mentor Yizhong, I ask the emperor to send someone to invite you to be buried with him, and allow you to enter the imperial tomb to worship. What do you think?" Zeng Gongliang said to Wang Pang in a discussing tone.

Wang Pang saw that he had already agreed to the prime minister, and besides, the prime minister was so old that he was entrusted by the former emperor to find him to do something, so it would be meaningless to resign by himself. "Okay, then please let the prime minister allow me to bury my dead wife first. There is one more thing that I need to discuss with Prime Minister Zeng. It's cold today, but the people in the capital don't have coal to burn. Since this matter was started by me in Jinxiang Mansion earlier , I would like to ask the prime minister to present the sufferings of the people in the imperial court and solve the emergency of burning coal."

Zeng Gongliang said, "This matter! The old man has also heard that some officials have announced that coal can be produced near Jinxiang Mansion, resulting in a shortage of coal. I don't know if Wang Shilang has managed this matter for many years. Can there be a solution?"

Wang Pang got angry when he thought of this, but he suppressed his anger and said, "If Jinxiang Mansion coal, then how can I buy the wasteland at a low price? Wouldn't it be unfair to me and the implicated officials? This is for the time being. Don’t mention it! As far as I know, the lack of coal in Beijing this year is because some people are hoarding the goods, and private coal yards are going to sell them at a high price.”

Zeng Gongliang frowned when he heard this: "There is such a thing?"

Wang Pang said: "This person is Qin Minzhi, the minister of the household department. He used the investigation of Jinxiang Mansion to build a private coal yard to store a large amount of coal and wanted to sell it at a high price. I once said that you are in a high position and don't know the suffering of the people. The facts, I hope Zeng Xiang will report the facts to the emperor, so that the villains will not benefit the common people."

Zeng Gongliang bowed his head and thought for a while and said: "I have a solution for this matter. You can go to the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture. Let him give an account of the people's livelihood in Kaifeng Prefecture. There is another person you can go to him, the admonisher Ouyang Xiu. If he If it is verified and impeached, I think that the traitor and corrupt officials will be punished, and I will help them in the court, and a three-pronged approach can solve this emergency."

Wang Pangxin said: Zeng Xiang is an old slicker, the person surnamed Qin must be the emperor's favorite minister, and the prime minister cannot exceed his authority.However, Wang Pang made up his mind, as long as the matter is escalated in the Kaifeng mansion first, he will not be afraid that there will be no people who will not raise the case.

"Well, I will leave this matter to Prime Minister Zeng. In addition, regarding the Jinxiang Mansion, please ask Prime Minister Zeng to speak well for the students in front of the Holy Master."

The prime minister nodded: "Wang Shilang will deal with external affairs as soon as possible. Dealing with the loss of books is a major matter, which concerns the safety of the southern part of the Great Song Dynasty. If Wang Shilang agrees to this matter, the emperor's old ministers will also be able to speak."

When Wang Pang saw the matter, he got up and was ready to leave. The prime minister said: "Your Majesty Wang, you must do what you promised me. Tomorrow, I will order someone to send these books to Wang Shilang's house. You can study them carefully, and Bao Cheng will not be in vain. Entrusted by the old man.”[

Alas, Wang Pang just sucked his teeth, and the foster father entrusted the prime minister to do things that he had to work hard on himself in the end.But how can I have time to read so many books?

Wang Pang thanked Zeng Gongliang, and came out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, how he thought about how he felt that the Song Dynasty was troublesome enough, he either lost this or that, he just came back from the north, and now he is going south again.The prime minister said it was private or not, or that it was fair or not.How did he know that Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang was not only sincerely optimistic about Wang Pang's ability to do this, but also entrusted by Prime Minister Bao, worried that Wang Pang would become more resentful because of Yingzong's confinement, so he pushed Wang Pang away from him.

Needless to say, the prime minister loves talent, but Wang Pang has a lot of things on his mind. Seeing Wang Pang leaving the prime minister's mansion, Wa Zhuang didn't say a word, and he asked when he was almost at the Mayer mansion, "Wang Shilang, could it be that things are not going well?"

Wang Bian looked at Wa Zhuang, so it was time to agree to Nong Jifeng's visit to Guangnan. It seemed that the capital city was really not where I lived for a long time: "Successful! You will be my guide for the southern tour in a while!"

"Great, are you going to Guangnan? Don't worry, I am definitely qualified as a bodyguard and guide!" Wa Zhuang said happily, patting his chest.

"Go and open the door, please speak softly!" Wang Pang ordered outside the gate of the mansion. It was already very late, and everyone in the mansion probably had already gone to bed.Wa Zhuang patted the door lightly, and the servant opened the door and brought their horses over.Someone lit a lantern to light the way for Wang Pang. There was silence in the courtyard, and the moonlight hung coldly in the sky.

Wang Pang bypassed the front yard, walked through the garden to the inner house, opened the courtyard door and saw that the light in his room was on, his heart warmed up a little, but in an instant he thought that the person who kept the light for him was no longer Yuexia, A little disappointed.The people in the room seemed to hear the sound of the courtyard door. As soon as the door opened, Rou'er came out to greet her with a lantern.

The servant closed the courtyard door and turned to leave. Wang Pang walked into the room and was about to send Rou'er back to the room when he saw Tong Xiao rubbing his sleepy eyes: "Daddy, you are back."

Wang Pang walked up to him and patted his head: "Why aren't you asleep?"

Tong Xiao closed the book on the desk table: "My son is waiting for Daddy to talk, if he goes to sleep, Daddy won't know what to do tomorrow."

Seeing Tong Xiao's pitiful appearance, Wang Bang was really angry and funny. Why did he change his name to Tong Guan?The unlucky child is really worrying, but he is still a child after all, so let's guide him slowly.

"Daddy, I want to hear your war story." Tong Xiao said

Rou'er patted him: "Good boy, your father is very tired, you go back to the room with me to sleep, okay?"

Tong Xiao pursed her lips, Wang Pang thought about Tong Xiao and Yue Xia, he also wanted to know how their time was going, so he stopped him and said, "Tong Xiao will sleep with Daddy today."

When Tong Xiao heard that the coke was broken, she made a face at Rou'er, then ran to the bed, kicked off her shoes, got under the quilt and said, "Er Niang, hurry up, I want to listen to Daddy's story."

Hearing Tong Xiao call her second mother, Rou'er blushed, Wang Pang saw Rou'er shyly said: "You go to rest" dismissed Rou'er, Wang Pang took off his coat, put on casual clothes and sat on the bed, ready to ask Tong Xiao carefully Ask about the affairs of the palace.

Without saying a few words, Tong Xiao fell asleep, what a child, Wang Pannai smiled.

The next morning, Wang Pang opened his eyes, and there was a person in front of him in a haze. Looking carefully, it was Tong Xiao. Tong Xiao was staring at his neck: "What are you looking at?" Wang Pang asked strangely.

Tong Xiao tilted her head and thought for a while and said, "Daddy, I've seen this stone on your neck before!"