Compete for the Song Dynasty

Zhao Zhongzhen and Wang Pang thought differently. When he heard that people were being searched in the city, he couldn't help but excitedly said: "Is my father and my uncle looking for me?"

This self-proclaimed sentimental guy, if his uncle wants to find him, there is no need for the general from Yongzhou to come to Shaozhou.Wang Pang thought that Guangnan had not been peaceful for a long time since the founding of the Song Dynasty, and Master Di Qing was also famous for his meritorious service in Pingnan.

After walking for half a day, several people came to Guanyi where Nan Jifeng lived. Wa Zhuang went to report. After a while, Nan Jifeng greeted him personally. When he saw Zhao Zhongzhen, Nan Jifeng was very surprised. He hadn't seen Zhao Zhongzhen grow taller for several years. He traveled a lot, and he never thought that the prince would come so far away.

When Zhe Kejun and others fought against the Japanese slave country with Wang Bang, Wa Zhuang knew them well, so there were no outsiders when they sat together. After a few polite words, Nan Jifeng explained why he came to Shaozhou Gave it to the king.It turned out that it was not only Yongzhou where Nan Jifeng was located who was invited to Shaozhou by the county king this time.Zhao Zongmian, the king of the group, invited the garrisons of the two routes in Guangnan. Among the people invited were the Jiedu envoys of the East and West Routes in Guangnan, the left and right Sima, and almost all the envoys.

Zhao Zhongzhen listened with his head tilted. Even if he didn't participate in the government anymore, he still knew the positions of military generals stationed in these places. He couldn't help saying to himself: "Why did my uncle call these people?" This question was not his alone. .Nan Jifeng stopped. He looked at Zhao Zhongzhen and then at Wang's side. He really didn't know if he could say something in front of Zhao Zhongzhen.Wang Pang nodded and asked Nan Jifeng to continue talking. [

"There are two roads in Guangnan, east and west, and most of them now support the county king, support the county king...to be the crown prince." Nan Jifeng looked at Zhao Zhongzhen, and said the last three words hesitantly.

"What?" Zhao Zhong stood up impatiently: "My father is in good health. It has been less than two years since he ascended the throne, and let my father be the crown prince. This, this is too much!" He groaned in the room walking around.

Wang Pang is very calm. In recent years, regardless of Xixia, Liao Kingdom, or the Great Song Yingzong he experienced, he has seen too many plots and plots for the throne.Now I can only say that it is correct not to return to Shaozhou City, but what is Nan Jifeng's attitude?He ignored Zhao Zhongzhen's anxiety, this kid Zhongzhen had to put some pressure on him, and he couldn't be made to be light-headed all the time.Wang Pang thought about Nan Jifeng and asked, "Brother Nan, what's the situation on Guangnan Road now, what do you think?"

Nan Jifeng sighed and said: "Nowadays, many people follow the county king. If they can be canonized successfully, they can follow in the sky. And there are still many people who hope that the county king will be established as the heir apparent."

"Then what if you can't be established?" Wang Pang said this in a tone that was not a question. If he closed his eyes, it seemed that the person who decided this matter was disdainful of this matter.

Nan Jifeng raised his head and looked at Wang Pang, Wang Pang's eyes were like torches, and his black eyes were shining with ice-cold light.Nan Jifeng, Zhe Kejun and the others have seen this kind of expression several times. When Wang Pang made a decision in front of the enemy on the battlefield, his eyes would be so sharp and bright.This look is enough to make one's heart tremble.

Looking at Nan Jifeng's silence, Wang Pang smiled slightly: "Brother Nan, you and I are brothers who have been born and died. Whoever we stand up for and who we don't stand up for, it doesn't matter what you say, I'm just afraid that you're in the wrong team."

Now Zhao Zhongzhen also became quiet, he looked at Nan Jifeng nervously, and was also waiting for him to answer Wang Pang's question.Even Zhe Kejun and the others held their breath, the question Wang Pang asked was too direct, not to mention that Nan Jifeng knew in his heart that the answer to this question was of great importance.

Seeing that Nan Jifeng was still hesitating, Wang Pang stood up with a smile and said, "Since brother Nan doesn't know, it doesn't matter. Let's go back to Shaozhou and let the king of the county send someone to escort King Ying back to the capital. I won't go with brother Nan." We're going to Yongzhou, let's say goodbye."

"Wait! Don't!" Nan Jifeng finally made up his mind.He hurried over and took Wang Pang's arm: "Oh, brother, you are my savior. Now I am so stable in Guangnan and enjoy high officials and rich salary. This is because my brother helped me."

"Brother Nan, you also sent troops to help me when I was fighting Japanese slaves. I don't want to mention the old things." Wang Pang waved his hand. He still knew Nan Jifeng very well. He was not a person who committed "rebellion". Even his father's uprising in Guangnan was mostly caused by court injustice, and there was really no way to do it.

Nan Jifeng said with a face of shame, "Hurry up, don't mention beating Japanese slaves. We have been honored with you brother, and have shared so much gold and silver. Brother, you want those waste papers that can't be used in the Song Dynasty."

Wang Pang knew that Nan Jifeng said it was the food stamps from Korea, and he had to keep this matter a secret from Zhao Zhongzhen for the time being. He had already said that, Wang Pang saw that Nan Jifeng was very sincere, and he smiled: "Those waste papers will be useful sooner or later. Brother, why did you stop us from going back to Shaozhou?"

Having said all this, Nan Jifeng didn't want to hide it anymore, he said sincerely: "Brother, I understand what you said. Back then, my father rebelled because he led troops to resist Jiaozhi, but he didn't get fair treatment. I am different, I have brother you to take care of me, and today is a peaceful day, so I don’t want to have any “chaos”. Now, the county kings gather in Guangnan two roads, and some of these people preach that if the prince does not establish a county king , then Guangnan will support the army and stand on its own. You also know that the state where I am located is in the southwest of Guangnan East Road, which can be said to be the border of the Song Dynasty. Whoever says they are not afraid of war is lying.

If there is a fight, it will cost the lives of himself and the soldiers for nothing, not to mention that he doesn't know who he died for.When I didn't know what to do, you came, and I didn't enter Shaozhou to ask my brothers to discuss. "

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the pale-faced Zhao Zhongzhen, and said to Wang Pang in a low voice: "How do I know that you brought King Ying along? If you are caught by someone, not to mention my life is gone, and it may be used to blackmail the Holy Majesty, if I let you go back to Shaozhou, won’t I be a sinner?!”

Zhao Zhongzhen was terrified when he heard that, he didn't have so much scheming when the crown prince was established, he just complained for his father; but if the Guangnan and the South rebelled, it would be a big deal.He couldn't figure out why his uncle did this.When he had no choice, he suddenly asked: "Brother Wang, didn't you say that the generals dispatched by the Song Dynasty will be rotated, and if he really has evil intentions, it may not be easy to get things done?!"

Nan Jifeng was very familiar with Guangnan's situation. He hurriedly explained: "Official transfer? It's at the feet of the emperor, the ministers next to the emperor. The emperor can think of it and adjust it. Guangnan is different. The evaluation officials will choose those. Officials are in Xunzhou this year, and Liuzhou next year. Although there are transfers, they all belong to Guangnan Road. What is the difference between this and no transfer? Besides, the emperor may not really know the distance between the states when he is in the palace. If you don’t talk about others, just look at me , How many years have I been in Yongzhou? Our Song Dynasty still stipulates that officials should not be local officials, am I an exception?!"

What he said was true, Wang Pang looked at Zhao Zhongzhen, and just now Zhongzhen sighed: I didn't expect the territory of Song Dynasty to be so large.It is said that under the feet of the emperor, the emperor does not know how big the feet are! [

Zhao Zhongzhen still didn't believe what Nan Jifeng said: "Then even if the generals don't rotate, the soldiers will take turns to garrison. Is this also an exception in Guangnan?"

"There are exceptions to everything. The transfer of officials can be fooled. How difficult is it to change the troop number?" Nan Jifeng said disdainfully: "Also, do you know how many soldiers the king of the county has? I heard that the king of the county I have [-] soldiers and horses. Not counting the garrisons from all walks of life, if this is assembled, it will not be underestimated!"

"Five thousand?" This number surprised even Wang Pang, not to mention the county king who has no military power. In order to weaken the military power of Song Taizu, the governors of all states had no more than three thousand in their hands.

"Now there is a saying in Guangnan: Excessive taxation and hard labor are not as good as renting the prince's mansion. In order to avoid tax and labor, the common people have settled in the prince's mansion as tenants, but being a tenant is meaningless. It is said that tenants are paid according to the treatment of soldiers, but poll tax is not. It will be paid by the county king's mansion, if the county king recruits troops blatantly? Can the emperor be relieved if there are too many soldiers? But who knows how much land, how many family members, and how many tenants the county king has?"

"This, this, what is this called? What can we do? Brother Wang, think of a solution quickly?!" Zhao Zhongzhen said, walking in front of Wang Pang, anxiously pulling Wang Pang's arm and shaking it.

Wang Pang was angry and funny, this pampered prince, only now began to worry: "No way, this is called a policy and a countermeasure!" Zhong Zhen's face was flushed at this time, "Brother Wang, it's time now, you Can you still laugh?"

Nan Jifeng also said: "Brother, I will listen to you now, what do you say."

In Wang Pang's memory, Zhao Zhongzhen's ascension to the throne is not controversial, and what's more, a few thousand people are nothing if there is "chaos" in the palace of a small county?Guangnan is so big, as long as there are people like Nan Jifeng who drift with the tide and can't make up their minds, then the power of the county king may not really gather together.The crown prince didn't stand for a day, it's all suspense, the county king won't act rashly, the court still has time.The most urgent task is to send Zhao Zhongzhen back to the capital as soon as possible. Shaozhou will not check the people who have been with him for no reason. It is possible that the county king already knows that Zhao Zhongzhen is in Shaozhou.This is not the attitude of inviting the prince!

Thinking of this, Wang Pang ordered Zhe Kejun to escort King Ying back to the capital quickly; let Nan Jifeng go back to Yongzhou first, his geographical location is very important, and it is related to the problem of resisting Jiaozhi, the king of the county will not do anything to him; He also asked Zhao Zhongzhen to be cautious in his words and deeds when he returned to the capital.Everyone agreed, and Zhao Zhongzhen asked Wang Pang: "Then what about uncle seeking to support himself?"

A cold light flashed in Wang Pang's eyes, seeking to stand on his own?The beauty of thinking, how will his father govern in the future after he seeks independence? "You should not know about this matter when you return to the capital! Mr. Hou will tell you what to do then!"

"But Mr. Hou and the others are still in Shaozhou city?!"

Wang Pang smiled: "I'll go find them!" Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, he prefers to go to the Tiger Mountains. Wang Pang knows that if he returns to Shaozhou by himself, it will be difficult to come out. At least the county king must go there!Therefore, he must return to Shaozhou!