Compete for the Song Dynasty

No matter how confused Qin Minxue was, he vaguely understood that the doctor in the room, called Mr. Qian by Wang Pang, was here to prescribe medicine for himself, and the dozen or so doctors in the front yard of the palace were all here to treat the prince.It seems that everyone in Yongzhou knows about the prince's illness.What he understood better was that it was not the crown prince who was really sick, but himself, the young man who had emerged from the crown prince.It's all like this, what are you waiting for if you don't run, but where can he run.Zhao Xu coughed lightly behind him, and Qin Min couldn't move anymore. He hurriedly turned around and walked in front of Zhao Xu: "Prince, is this a joke?"

What puzzled him was that Zhao Xu didn't know what ecstasy soup he had given Wang Pang, and he agreed to Wang Pang's idea. Now he was looking at himself with a smile: "Qin Shaofu, don't worry, this king will come here again!" You'll be fine."

Wang Pang also asked Qin Minxue with a smile: "Why, is Qin Shaofu still afraid that I, Wang Pang, will harm you? We are all officials in the same dynasty, so I will never come to harm you!"

"That's right, that's right!" Zhao Xu also agreed beside him.

Seeing that Qin Minxue was still hesitating, Wang Pang smiled and said, "If Young Master Fu is not willing to do this for the prince, then what's the point of being loyal?" Qin Minxue hates it, why don't you do it yourself?Before he could speak, Wang Pang continued: "Since Qin Shaofu has pretended to be the prince first, let Qin Shaofu go to Dali for the prince, or take the prince's sick in Yongzhou, I will not force you, you can choose one of the two. Decide!"[

Qin Minxue recalled Lin Xiuxiu's words that someone wanted to harm the prince while he was in Dali and frame the Dali Kingdom and the Golden Lotus Society. If he allowed himself to pretend to be the prince and go to Dali, he might as well pretend to be sick in Yongzhou. "Okay! Since everyone said so, I had no choice but to do this for the prince. What about the medicine?"

Qian Yi handed the decoction to Qin Minxue. Qin Minxue frowned and drank it. After a while, he felt that his hair was heavy and his legs were weak. The people in the room were all blurred. Finally, he saw Zhao Xu He looked at himself nervously and concernedly, then fell asleep.

Wang Pang asked Yang Jian to put Qin Minxue on the bed. Qian Yi took Qin Minxue's pulse, nodded and said, "My lord, prince, the medicine has worked. This person is just lethargic and his pulse is messy. But he will be fine after two or three days of sleep." No, it won't hurt your body."

"Okay! Let's sit in the study for a while. Yang Jian, those doctors will come outside in a while, do you know what to do?"

Yang Jian hurried back to know that Wang Pang left the other courtyard with Zhao Xu and Qian Yi, and ordered someone to invite the doctor to come in.Seeing Qin Minxue's drowsy appearance, Yang Jian shook his head and muttered softly, "Oh, you are really unlucky!"

Two days have passed. During these two days, many people have left the Nanwang Mansion of Yongzhou Town one after another. The first group to leave is the princess who has returned to Shu. land workers.The second one who left the palace was King Zhennan and his party. They heard that King Zhennan was going to accompany the crown prince on a mission to Dali.Now people are confused, didn't the prince say that he was seriously ill?Whether it is the prince who is seriously ill or is going to be an envoy for the prince, this is something that the common people can't figure out.

King Zhennan left the city with the same majesty as he entered the city. The first group of people had guards clearing the way, Zhe Kejun and Zhang Ping guarded the left and right, Gao Zhisheng was behind him, accompanied by Zhao Xu, followed by Zhang Fangping and Hou Shuxian, two older men , and Yang Shihan, the Shaobao who was in charge of the prince's safety, followed them in a few carriages; behind the carriage was Han Derong, and Wa Zhuang led a guard of four or fifty people.

After leaving Yongzhou, a group of people went west, passed through Daxin, Tiantian, etc., and passed through Jingxi. Xiaoxing stayed overnight and walked for six or seven days, and saw that Napo County was in front of him.Along the way, Wangpang could receive express letters from Yongzhou to and from Yongzhou every day, and state officials would wait for Wangpang's approval of important matters through express letters every day, and also reported the progress of the household registration system.

Napo County is located in the southwestern border of Guangxi and the southern edge of Liushao Mountain, the remaining vein of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. It is connected to Jingxi County in the southeast, Dali to the west, and Jiaozhi to the southwest.In front of the eyes are high mountains and steep hills and hills and hills everywhere, a group of people led the horses, Wang Pang ordered people to go to the county government to inform the local officials, it happened that they had been walking for a long time, and everyone took a rest.Gao Zhisheng pointed to the peak of Guinong Mountain not far in front of him and said to Wang Pang: "My dear brother, after passing through Napo County, and then over this mountain, you will arrive at Dali."

"Yes! After crossing this mountain, it is not under the jurisdiction of my brother Yongzhou, nor is it the territory of the Song Dynasty." Zhao Xu said without emotion.

Wang was listening to the conversation between the two, but he himself did not speak. His slightly frowned brows and tightly closed lips seemed a little worried.Everyone got off their horses, and a guard came over to lead their horses to be fed.There was a gazebo in front of him, Wang Pang and others walked into the gazebo and sat down on the stone bench. Yang Jian led the accompanying cooking soldiers to light up the bonfire, and brought hot tea and snacks after a while.

During the break in the middle, Hou Shuxian and Zhang Fangping chatted aside, Gao Zhisheng and Zhao Xu sat next to Wang Pang, seeing Wang Pang thinking, Gao Zhisheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you don't seem to be very happy this journey? Could it be because of us?" A promise?"

Zhao Xu asked curiously: "Did the two elder brothers agree on anything?"

"Oh, King Zhennan made a bet with me that Yang Yizhen would go with us, but Yang Yizhen hasn't shown up yet after we're gone. I think King Zhennan will lose this time." Gao Zhisheng said.

Zhao Xu got a headache when he thought of Yang Yizhen. He was caught by Yang Yizhen before, but fortunately he didn't know that he was the prince. Now if Yang Yizhen went with him, wouldn't he be in danger?He hurriedly looked at Wang Pang and asked, "Brother Wang, this bet is not fun, I think it's better for you to lose."

Wang Pang came back to his senses and smiled slightly: "What's the fun in that? If I lose, will Brother Gao still listen to my advice in the future? Besides, how could I lose! Don't worry, now everyone in Yongzhou knows that the prince was ill before. In Yongzhou, as long as brother Gao doesn't reveal your true identity, I'm afraid Yang Yizhen won't know that you are the real prince."

"Anyway, I will leave it to you. If I am in danger, Brother Wang, you will definitely not sit idly by. But since you are so sure, why do I think Brother Wang is talking less and less along the way."

Wang Pang didn't answer directly, Gao Zhisheng stood up and said: "It must be because of the matter of your Great Song Dynasty that Zhennan Wang is silent, I don't think it's convenient for me to listen here, I'll go to make it easier." Go to the distant woods.

Seeing Gao Zhisheng leave, Zhao Xu asked again: "Brother Wang, why is he so unhappy! Are you still angry that I let Qin Min learn to pretend to be me?" [

Seeing that he had misunderstood, Wang Pang shook his head and said, "That matter is not worthy of my anger at all. Qin Min learns from it, so don't mention it. Zhao Xu simply broke the casserole and asked the bottom line: "Then you are talking about it! "

"Do you really want to hear it?" Wang Pang asked, looking directly at Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu nodded, and Wang Pang said: "I have traveled to many places in the past. Yanzhou is located on the border between Song and Xixia, and Baozhou and other places are on the border between Song and Liao. On the Liao border, due to the Tanyuan alliance and the disputes between the two countries, although there are some minor frictions, most of them live in peace and contentment, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. The people of the Song Dynasty and Xixia have suffered a lot, but fortunately, Xixia is a vassal of the Song Dynasty , and in recent years, it has been discussed and figured out. In most cases, there is still a way for the common people to make a living. But if you look at Yongzhou again..."

"We have been out of Yongzhou for a few days. You have seen that the prefectures and counties we passed through are more dilapidated than the other. Looking at the people along the way, since we passed through Tiandeng County, have you seen decent houses? Along the way Not to mention the desolation, the fertile land is deserted, and the people leave their homes, it can only show that there is a bad livelihood in this place that we don't know. Yongzhou has eight prefectures under its jurisdiction: besides Yongzhou, there are Guizhou, Binzhou, and Chengzhou , Hengzhou, Qinzhou, Xunzhou, and Luanzhou. There are 33 counties, and such a large area is entrusted to me. Now I only see the appearance of Yongzhou City, but what about the surrounding area of ​​Yongzhou? No wonder Yang Yizhen was able to station troops here. , look at the terrain, this kind of defense? When we arrived in Jingxi, the county town was in dilapidated condition. Can we stop the soldiers? We are almost at that slope, and I can’t even imagine what that slope county looks like!" Wang said. After speaking in one breath, he sighed.

Only then did Zhao Xu understand what Wang Pang was worried about, and he said with relief: "Brother Wang, if it is because of this matter, I will send more soldiers to increase the defense of these places when I go back to report to my father."

"Hehe, you! If I say that your thinking is too simple, I'm afraid you won't like to hear it again, King Ying. Send troops? Look at these counties, they are all tied together and can't afford to raise soldiers. Besides, Yongzhou is now It is a pilot project of self-government, just like the Baojia Law, if Yongzhou can’t go on, how will it be in Songguang in the future?”

Zhao Xu looked helpless: "Baojia law, rural households, every group of five has one insurance, five guarantees are one big guarantee, ten ten guarantees are one metropolitan guarantee. There must be a household. Look at this barren mountain and wild ridge, one The county may not be able to send out a governor, and you don't want to send troops, so do you have any good solutions, brother Wang?"

Wang Pang pointed his finger at his own head: "I'm still thinking about a solution, but there will always be a solution. The reason why I am silent is because I haven't seen such a situation before. I thought that Yongzhou's economy can be prosperous by negotiating with the port wharf. Now it seems that The basic production must also be grasped, and we must use both hands to be tough."

Zhao Xu looked at Wang Pang and laughed: "Brother Wang is actually a new word, besides, you have to think carefully when you think of a way, what's the use of pointing at your head, ha ha!"

"Hehe, you think with your heart, can I think with your head?" Wang Pang knew that it was useless to tell Zhao Xu that people think with their heads, so he said with a smile.

Gao Zhisheng returned to the gazebo, seeing the two talking and laughing, he also smiled and said: "I said that you brothers have something to say, I just walked for a short while, and King Zhennan's worries have been resolved?"

Zhao Xu put his arm on Wang's shoulder and said with a smile: "Of course, we are good brothers. Naturally, if Brother Wang has something to do, I, the younger brother, will have to enlighten him!"

Seeing their affectionate appearance, even though Gao Zhisheng was envious, he remembered that he and Duan Silian were brothers in the past, but now they are so stalemate, so he couldn't help sighing.

The three of them were chatting and joking, and a guard walked up to him and told the king: "My lord, the county magistrate of Napo County is a Chinese official, and the chief officials are ready to wait outside the county gate." go.