Compete for the Song Dynasty

After bidding farewell to Sima Guang, the first thing Wang Pang did when he returned to the palace was to immediately send Zhang Ping to Hangzhou to investigate the person who was hunted down by the Xixia Liang brothers and sisters; at the same time, he "invited" Lin Bo to the capital. A few days seemed like years to Wang Pang. Every day he anxiously waited for the news from Hangzhou. This incident seemed to rekindle hope for a matter that he had given up on, and this hope was Wang Bang. It is a wound that has been around for a long time, and every time the scar is uncovered, it hurts everyone.

When Zhang Ping arrived in Hangzhou, he immediately launched an investigation, only to find that the person who was missing Wang Pang's son had died in Hangzhou. Knowing that the Xixia person who died in Hangzhou was called Leng Qing, Zhang Ping then came to Lin Bo's mansion. Lin Bo heard that he was sent by Zhennan King, so he dared not neglect to invite Zhang Ping to the mansion.

Since the king used the word "please", Zhang Ping also knew how to measure it. He followed Lin Bo into the mansion, and the two sat down as guests and hosts. Then Lin Bo asked: "This general is from Zhennan Wang's mansion. I have heard the name of King Zhennan for a long time, but I have never had the chance to get to know him, the general came to Hangzhou today, and he is in the name of King Zhennan, I don’t know when I will find the grassroots!"

Zhang Ping has already looked at this forest member. He is about 50 to [-] years old, with a medium-weight figure and always has a smile on his face. Showing a sense of wealth and vulgarity, Zhang Ping thought about Wang Pang's instructions, and said lightly: "Does Lin Xiuxiu know Lin Xiuxiu?"

Hearing Lin Xiuxiu's name, Lin Bo already guessed in his heart that it was because of the assassination of the prince. He pondered for a moment and said: "You are talking about a singing girl from Manchunyuan, you must know her, this woman is the Jinlian Club Yes, to tell you the truth, the Golden Lotus Society is the work of my servant who redeemed a concubine from the brothel, but the concubine has already returned to the west, and I have only asked about the Golden Lotus Society for a long time. When the concubine left the brothel, it was I entrusted the Jinlian Society to this Lin Xiuxiu, so I naturally know."

Zhang Ping couldn't help admiring Wang Pang. Wang Pang had expected that Lin Bo would not deny Lin Xiuxiu, but he would leave the matter very clean: "Then Jinlianhui has recently done a treasonable thing, does member Lin know?"

"Of course I know." Lin Bo still didn't deny it: "I heard that the case has been handed over to the Ministry of Officials. I don't know what advice the prince sent a general to see me for!"

Zhang Ping replied: "I'm afraid the members of Lin do not know that the emperor has sent the King of Zhennan to investigate the case." Zhang Ping watched Lin Bo's reaction carefully while speaking.

This matter was somewhat beyond Lin Bo's expectation. Although he was not an official of the court, he knew a lot about the big and small affairs in the court, and Lin Bo knew the name of Wang Pang even more clearly. Since his debut, he has often done unexpected things, and this person has clear grievances and grievances, especially Bao Zheng's adopted son, who must also be the one who accepts reason but does not recognize others. By the side, Lin Bo's face didn't seem to have the greasy feeling just now.

Zhang Ping continued: "Although my lord has never met Lin Yuanwai, he has heard of your name. Lin Xiuxiu claims to be your adopted daughter, which makes the lord very embarrassed, so I want to invite Lin Yuanwai to the capital for a visit. , the prince has something to discuss."

After hearing this, Lin Bo pondered for a moment and said, "General, I will go with the general after I finish dealing with one matter."

Zhang Ping thought that you would not dare to abscond in fear of crime, so he nodded and saw Lin Bo ordering his servants: "Go and invite the eldest son here."

Not long after, a young man came striding from outside, and asked in a loud voice, "When will Daddy come to see me?" Zhang Ping could not help but look at this man, unexpectedly Lin Bo had such a vigorous son.

Although Zhang Ping did not know the details of Jin Lian's assassination of the prince, he still knew a little bit about it when he was with Wang Pang. After all, they were the leaders of the guards around Wang Pang. Although Wang Pang would not discuss this case , but Lin Xiuxiu knew something about Lin Bo's disobedience and being wronged, so although Zhang Ping suppressed his disdain for Lin Bo, his eyes lit up when he saw Lin Bo's son. This young man is in his 20s , eight feet tall, born with a leopard head and ring eyes, a swallow jaw and a tiger beard, he looked very energetic when he stood there. After all, Zhang Ping was born as a general, and he felt a little pity for such a spirited person.

Seeing his son coming, Lin Bo pointed to Zhang Ping and said, "This is General Zhang from Zhennan Palace." Then he introduced to Zhang Ping, "This is the dog Lin Zhihao."

Lin Zhihao heard that Zhang Ping was from Zhennan Wang's mansion, his eyes sparkled, he came over and bowed his hands and said: "I have seen General Zhang, and I have heard of Zhennan Wang's name for a long time, but it is a pity that I can't join Zhennan Wang as an official. Pity."

Lin Bo called Lin Zhihao to come closer, and said: "Hao'er, I want to go with this general to see the King of Zhennan. From now on, I will leave the affairs of the residence to you, and you must handle them with all your heart."

Lin Zhihao was very surprised, and anyone with a little scheming could hear it. The tone and wording of these words were very heavy, as if he was explaining the funeral. Lin Hao was taken aback for a moment, then stopped Lin Bo and turned to Zhang Ping Said: "General Zhang, please let me go instead of my father."

Before Zhang Ping could speak, Lin Bo said, "Hao'er, Zhennan Wang is not the same as others, besides, do you know what Zhennan Wang wants from me?"

Lin Zhihao said respectfully, "My child doesn't know."

Lin Bo stood up, took off a bunch of keys from his waist, and handed them to Lin Bo: "You must enshrine and keep the things in the ancestral hall." Lin Zhihao became more and more aware of the seriousness of the matter. He took the keys, and Lin Bo ordered his family to prepare Some clothes I changed and I saluted, and then I smiled and said to Zhang Ping: "General Zhang, we can go on the road when everything is ready."

Zhennan Palace, Wang Pang received a fast letter from Zhang Ping from Hangzhou, Leng Qing, this name always flashed in Wang Pang's mind, he knew that Zhang Ping would bring Lin Bo back from Hangzhou in two days But he couldn’t sit still for a moment, his son was in Xixia, he was going to look for his son, and prepared a memorial to invite him to Xixia. Wang sat alone in the study in a daze. Rou'er came in together with a lantern, saw Wang Pang sitting there haggard, and they looked at each other.

Wang Pang forced a smile: "Why are you two here?"

Su Xiaomei walked to the side of the king, and said softly: "These days the lord has been busy with official duties, and has been here in the study. We are afraid that you won't be able to rest well, so come and have a look."

"Oh, I'm fine. It's fine. Madam came just in time. Mr. He said that the person you introduced from Meizhou to Yongzhou has arrived, and the arrangements for them to set up the Jinshu Academy in Yongzhou have almost been arranged."

Su Xiaomei was very happy when she heard that: "That's great. In the future, there will be tea roads in the west of Shu and Jinshu in the south. Finally, I have done something for the people of Shu. The people in that place are very grateful to you, my lord. Woolen cloth?"

While serving tea and water, Rou'er said without envy: "It's better to be a sister, who can give the prince some ideas and do something, unlike me, who is clumsy and can't help anything."

Su Xiaomei smiled, but Rouer poured the water: "The prince still doesn't want me to run around? I am afraid that people will say that the princess is fighting for the common people, but if you want to help, sister, you have also helped the prince a lot! Hehe, From now on, I will hand over these tasks of pouring water to the servants, so as not to inflate the fetus." After finishing speaking, Su Xiaomei covered her mouth and started laughing.

Wang Pang originally wanted to listen to what the two of them had to say, but now he was more focused on inquiring about the child's whereabouts, knowing that the two of them were thinking about him, so he didn't stop them from talking at first, but suddenly he heard Su Xiaomei say that his fetus was angry, The person next to the king couldn't help raising his head and looked at the two people suspiciously, only to see Rou'er blushing and said: "You still talk about me, even if the prince asks you to go out now, you may not agree."

Wang Pang asked in surprise, "You two."

The two women lowered their heads and smiled at the same time, Su Xiaomei said: "I'm afraid we both won't be able to serve the lord for a while." Immediately the king understood that he was going to be a father again. Hehe smiled, and after he laughed, he sighed again, looked at the memorial on the table, looked up at the two of them and said, "It happens that both of you are here, I have something to tell you, I There are already some whereabouts of my eldest son, and this matter may have something to do with Xixia, and now I am preparing a memorial to go and search for it myself in the name of going to Xixia again.”

Rou'er sighed faintly, thinking of Yuexia and the missing child, she was also very sad, Su Xiaomei comforted: "The prince has news and decided to go, so don't worry."

Looking at Su Xiaomei and Rou'er, Wang Pang felt very content. These two women are kind, gentle and pleasant. If he can find his son again, he will be happier. Thinking of this, Wang Pang cheered up: "Okay, tonight I'll go back to the inner mansion to have a good rest, and I'll spend more time with you in the next few days." The two women immediately beamed with joy.

The three of them were talking, when a voice outside the study said, "Report to the lord, Han Derong asks to see you."

"Come in." Wang Pang said loudly.

Han Derong walked into the room, saw Su Xiaomei and Rou'er were there, hurriedly greeted them one by one, Wang Pang asked: "What's the matter?" of."

Wang Pang took the letter, opened it and saw that it was Wu Su, and knew that the matter was urgent. When Wu Su entered the Xixia Palace, Wang Pang had told Wu Su that it was not necessary to contact him unless it was urgent. Looking at the contents of the letter, Wang Pang felt a little bit in his heart. It turned out that Liang Luoyao and Liang Yi had been buried in Xixia for more and more power in the past few years. Now in the Xixia Dynasty, apart from Man Baa and his son and Li Xili, they are still loyal to Li Liangzuo In recent years, Li Liangzuo's move of no war and no expansion has become Liang Luoyao's handle to incite the ministers. This time Yingzong died, and the Xixia people planned to take this opportunity to attack the Song Dynasty again. Now Li Liangzuo is under pressure. Ready to send troops.

After watching it, Wang Pang slapped the desk: "Damn it, is this king going to settle accounts with him?"