Compete for the Song Dynasty

Wang Pang's words were like punching the county king's acupoints with mixed flavors.The county king Zhao Zongmian wanted to say: lack, really lack!It can be seen that all the counselors in the shogunate looked up at him.Which of these disciples and counselors is not paid for?If you let them know that they are short of money, wouldn't they all be oiled?Thinking of this, the king of the county smiled slightly: "Of course, more money is better." After that, he said to everyone: "It is my honor to have all the gentlemen who advise this king; the arrival of Mr. Wang is even more important." The icing on the cake. When the banquet is over tomorrow, I will set up a table, thank you all!"

Mr. Jiang hurriedly said: "Prince, you are being polite. This is what we should do. I just have another question. I want to ask Mr. Wang. I heard that Mr. Wang is good at managing money. Mr. Wang just said what he said, but I don't know what clever tricks Prince Wang has, so that the more money the county king can make, the better?"

Wang Pang smiled slightly: "If you want more money, there are two kinds. One is to increase revenue and the other is to reduce expenditure."

After hearing this, Mr. Jiang smiled slightly: "The prince is indeed a genius. Xunzi once said: The Lord of the Ming Dynasty must be careful to support his peace, save its flow, open its source, and take care of it from time to time, so that the world will have more than enough, and there will be no worries at the top. Insufficient. (From Zi "Xunzi · Fuguo"), but these two sentences are too general, everyone understands the truth, the key is how to do it!"

Wang Pang thought to himself: Does this old guy think I am boasting here?If the county king hadn't intended to rebel, I would definitely find a way to make him rich.He smiled slightly: "My lord, throttling is naturally saving money, what money should be spent and what should not be spent, there should be no mistake that Mr. Shi is here to help you preside over it." Shi Zhaoxi nodded slightly, thinking you have a conscience. [

Wang Pang continued: "As for Kaiyuan...My lord, you also know that I am a businessman, and I just arrived in Shaozhou. I don't know much about the situation in Guangnan. The situation in Guangnan is the prince's plan to open up the source."

The county king is not stupid, he knows that Wang Pang is not yet cooked, so let him go around now, what if he runs away?And this kid just said that the king of the county is in his heart, he must have seen the king's plan, so it's better to drag him into the water together. "Haha, of course, I will send someone to accompany Mr. Wang around in two days, but there is a big event in the Japanese mansion tomorrow. Since Mr. Wang is the king's number one adviser, you can tell me what you think."

"Oh? What a big deal, just say it, if there is a place where I can be used, my king will definitely go through fire and water!"

The king of the county sat there, leaning forward slightly, and said to the king in a low voice: "Tomorrow, the Japanese government will entertain the governors, general managers and generals of the 31 states on the two roads of Guangnan. Be like Zhao Pu?"

"No!" Wang Pang said decisively! "What?" The county king's eyes widened, and everyone present was stunned. How dare this kid be so bold.

Wang Pang said: "Your Majesty, forgive me: when Chen Qiao rebelled against Taizu Huangpao, he took advantage of the time, location, and harmony of people. Later Zhou Shizong Chai Rong died of illness, and the successor Emperor Gong was only seven years old. At that time, the overall situation was unstable; There is also news that the Liao Kingdom and the Northern Han Dynasty have invaded aggressively. The prince has not yet arrived at such a time; , but once you enter the Central Plains, you not only have to face the current Song army, but also face Xia in the west, Tubo Jiaozhi in the southwest, and lack the barrier of the current dynasty in the north, directly facing the Liao and Yanjing passes; Zhao Puting is there to respond, Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide and many other founding heroes pledged their allegiance to the death. How many people like this are there around the prince?"

Zhao Zongmian, the king of the county, had a sullen face. He kept his eyes fixed on the king without making a sound. His eyes were a little angry, but also thoughtful.Mr. Jiang stood up and said: "Young Master, what you said is wrong! In terms of the weather, the Holy One is now seriously ill and stupid; the geographical advantage, we can gradually approach the Central Plains with the help of Guangnan's foundation; as for Renhe, we can "force" these people tomorrow. The generals made an oath, they have no way out, so they are naturally loyal to the king, even if they don't go to the capital for the time being, it is not difficult to stand on their own in Guangnan."

Wang Pangxin said, this man has lost his mind, and it is difficult to persuade the damned ghost with good words. If this is the case, then I have to wait to collect your body: "Hehe, it turns out that Mr. Jiang's plan is to let the prince Guangnan stand on his own. Sigh, I thought that Mr. Jiang could plan a strategy for the prince to dominate the world, so short-sighted, it can be said to be watching the sky from a well! Now that King Pu has been crowned emperor, and the prince is a prince, don’t you just sit in the world and risk the world for the sake of Guangnan? Reed's danger?"

"You!" Mr. Jiang's face turned pale with anger, and his hands were shaking. The counselor beside him hastily grabbed his clothes and feet to signal him to stop talking.Everyone can see now that the king is nodding his head while talking next to the king. "You can go thousands of miles without taking a single step!" Mr. Jiang was still not angry, and he shouted at the king.

Wang Pang didn't pay attention to him at all, "You can't accomplish great things overnight!"

The king of the county also lost his mind at this moment, he turned back to look at Shi Zhaoxi beside him, Shi Zhaoxi said in a low voice: "My lord, what the wang said is right, now the queen mother is also fighting for the lord, if the lord is too aggressive, it will get twice the result with half the effort. It is more likely to implicate the queen mother." He used to be a person close to the queen mother, although he hoped that the county king could become the emperor, of course, he was more concerned about the safety of the queen mother.

Zhao Zongmian pondered for a moment, then waved his hand to signal Wang Pang and Mr. Jiang to be silent, and the meeting room fell silent. Loyalty to this king. My lord, if according to what you said, tomorrow's banquet for all the soldiers will be avoided, right?"

His tone was cold, and the king knew that the banquet had been arranged for a long time, and if the county king suddenly put aside his face, he would not be able to face himself, of course he would not give himself a good face: "My lord, the banquet will continue as usual. , you take a good look, who can be used, you can focus on training; who can't be used, don't need to use, of course, you don't have to waste time on them. After the banquet, you can send people around to check their movements. As for the "forced" 』Seeing them form an alliance, I don’t think it’s necessary, this is to leave the prince as the mastermind. What’s more, if there are too many people talking, if Feng Sheng is leaked, it will ruin the prince’s major event!”

The county king nodded after hearing this, and he turned his head and gave Mr. Jiang a hard look.Fortunately, there was a reminder from Wang Pang, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. "Well, what Mr. Wang said makes sense, but there must be a topic for inviting these people tomorrow..."

Shi Zhaoxi said with a smile: "Prince, have you forgotten? Didn't you accept a first shogunate? This prince is General Di Qing's beloved disciple and son-in-law, and Guangnan has General Di's old department. Tomorrow you Isn't it enough to introduce him to everyone?"

The king's back felt cold, this guy was insidious enough, he put himself on the front line all of a sudden, if the prince rebelled, he would become the first mastermind.He smiled at Shi Zhaoxi: "Boss Shi is right, I will do whatever I can to do things for the prince, but I am afraid that in front of the prince, my little fame is nothing, and instead I will bully the senior counselors in the house." , I won’t be able to get along with everyone in the future. Why don’t we celebrate the conferment of the prince’s father and lord, so that even if it spreads to the capital, it won’t cause controversy, and it can also show the prince’s filial piety.”

The king of the county nodded, Wang Pang's idea was indeed very good, but the counselors in the meeting hall curled their lips, Wang Pang, you kid, isn't that called bullying?

When the meeting ended that day, Wang Pang found that the guards guarding the gate of his courtyard had disappeared. He knew that he could move around freely in the palace, but now he could not rush to see if he could leave the palace. In order not to arouse the suspicion of the county king, Wang Pang still decided to hold back and plan slowly after tomorrow's banquet.

On the second day, the Jiying Hall in the Prince's Mansion was filled with lanterns and festoons. Some of the people who came already knew that the Prince was going to use this banquet to offer support, so they were all worried.Before the banquet began, the king of the county gave a speech to thank the emperor for his kindness, and he only said that it was an honor to be able to meet with you.After drinking for three rounds, the county king Zhao Zongmian didn't seem to intend to mention the matter of letting everyone collectively play the crown prince, and he didn't even mention supporting the army to stand on his own.This is a bit strange, and everyone is a little confused.Someone noticed that there were more young men in white clothes beside the king of the county, and some of them recognized it: "Isn't that next to the king?"

"Yeah?! I heard that he resigned when he came back from Korea?!" "Could it be that he is working with the county king?" "It's hard to say. I heard that the emperor doesn't use him anymore." The officials at the meeting whispering.

Wang Pang was very busy, bowing his head and whispering to the county king for a while, and saying hello to those who recognized him.At this moment, Shi Zhaoxi hurried in from the outside, walked up to the king of the county and whispered a few words, the king of the county frowned and his face became serious, and the king heard Shi Zhaoxi vaguely say something about Nan Jifeng .He looked into the hall, and Nan Jifeng was obedient and did not come here.

After the banquet was over, all the military officials were even more ignorant, what kind of "medicine" was sold in the county king's gourd today?

That night Zhao Zongmian, the king of the county, called Wang Pang to his study: "Mr. Wang's method is really good. Just try it and you will know who is sincere and who is socializing."

"Oh? Where did the county king say that?"

The king of the county said: "Those who come, those who want to make friends with this king, will take the initiative to express their willingness to support the king; those who want to make friends see that the king does not mention this matter, and wish to leave early; the most hateful thing is that there are people who come and don't come? !"

Wang Pang knew that the county king was referring to Nan Jifeng, but he still expressed surprise, "Oh?" and said, "Who is it? You don't have to get angry, if you don't come, it doesn't necessarily mean that you don't support you. The prince should have a higher look, which also shows the generosity of the prince."

"Nan Jifeng from Yongzhou on the East Road! This boy's father was a rebel back then. I think he was afraid of being accused of rebellion again! He even went back when he arrived in Lianzhou!" The county king said, "Oh, my lord, You have to fight for this person! I think of one thing, isn’t your lord wanting to raise money? Back then, I heard from my master that Yongzhou has treasures?! If you can find a country that is as rich as an enemy?! Your lord, you don’t have to worry about money. ah!"

When the king of the county heard this, his eyes widened and he looked at the king.

"My lord, there is a treasure mine in Yongzhou. Tell me, I will draw a picture based on the impression my master told me. I don't know where it is?!" Wang Bang said, pretending to touch his body.The king of the county smiled slightly, remembering the "messy" picture Shi Zhaoxi drew for him.It seems that Wang Pang is quite honest.

"You don't need to look for it! I'll ask Mr. Shi to bring it to you later! But what is the treasure mine you're talking about?"

"Oh oh, Manager Shi put it away, no matter what! My lord, that precious mine is a silver mine. The white silver comes from the prince's mansion. You are not rich and invincible, what is it? My lord! Back then I once saved Nan Jifeng's life, why don't I go to see Nan Jifeng in person and explain to him that you are a wise and powerful man, and at the same time, I went to Yongzhou to find a treasure mine and dedicated it to the prince, which also fulfilled my dream of being a bearded man Zhi!"

When the county king Zhao Zongmian heard it, gold and silver stars appeared in front of his eyes. He was overjoyed: "Okay! I will send you and Mr. Jiang together!" At this time, he did not forget to put an eyeliner beside Wang Pang.