Compete for the Song Dynasty

Wang Bangzheng was annoyed when he learned that his son was in Xixia. Since this matter was related to the Liang brothers and sisters, he was kept in the dark.I hate Li Liangzuo, who seems to be sworn in with him, but he doesn't even tell him such a big thing.What made Wang Pang even more resentful was that Li Liangzuo didn't tell him the whereabouts of the child he had been looking for for so long.He held the letter tightly in his hand, with a cold star in his eyes.

Su Xiaomei and Rouer seldom saw Wang Pang get so angry, they all looked at their husband nervously.Zhang Ping has fought with Wang Pang for many years, and he is very familiar with Wang Pang's expression. He cupped his hands and said, "My lord, if there is anything I need my subordinates to do, please order me!"

Wang Pang looked at the three people in the room. He really wanted to conquer Xixia, but he didn't have many soldiers. This was very different from the envoy situation he was still imagining just now.In any case, it would not be his turn to resist or attack Xixia, a Zhennan king like himself, and if he encountered such a situation without the emperor's order, it would be difficult for him to send an envoy.After a moment of silence, Wang Pang said: "Zhang Ping, I ordered you to contact Wu Su as soon as possible, and tell him that I already know about Xixia's plot. Also, let him pay attention to Xixia Liang's brothers and sisters, and inquire about my son's whereabouts."

"Yes!" Zhang Ping led the way out of the study.

"It seems that the prince still has something to do, so let's go back first!" Su Xiaomei and Rou'er stood up and said. [

"En!" Wang Pang hummed, "Where did Tong Guan go?"

Rou'er also found that Tong Guan was not in the room: "Yes, shouldn't this child be by the prince's side today?"

Tong Guan, Zhe Keshi and others have recently followed Wang Pang and obeyed Wang Pang's orders every day during the day. At night, only one person is left by Wang Pang's side, and the others are like off-duty.Wang Pang clearly remembered that Tong Guan should be by his side today, so he wouldn't even be able to see him.He called a guard in and asked, "Where did young master go?" Before the guard returned, he saw Tong Guan walking in quickly. "Daddy, I'm back!"

"You child, you don't run away while doing errands." Seeing that Wang Pang had been looking gloomy just now, Rou'er hastily said a few words to Wang Pang, for fear that Wang Pang would blame Tong Guan.

Wang Pang shook his head, Rou'er was really partial to him, no wonder Rou'er.Tong Guan has recognized Yuexia since entering the mansion, and Tong Guan was by his side when Yuexia was under house arrest.Yuexia's departure makes this child who has just found the feeling of mother's love very depressed, but fortunately, Yourou'er is considerate and considerate.Therefore, the entire Wangfu Tongguan only listened to Wang Pang's words, but only respected Rou'er as the second mother.Tong Guan didn't even recognize Su Xiaomei who had been with her for such a long time.

Hearing Rou'er's reproach, Tong Guan lowered his head and said, "Second Mother, I want to ask Dad to grant me a few days off!"

Wang Pang looked at the young man in front of him, now Tong Guanzheng was about the same age as Wang Pang when he first debuted, but at the age of fifteen or sixteen, he was tall and straight, with a heroic air.If he hadn't known that Tong Guan was a treacherous official in history, this young man would still be quite likable.Of course, the current Wang Pang also has feelings for Tong Guan, after all, he is his adopted son, and he has poured his heart and soul into it.Hearing that Tong Guan said that he wanted to ask for leave, Wang Pang frowned slightly: "It's okay to give you a few days off, but you have to tell me what you are doing!"

"This!" Tong Guan looked at Rou'er, and Rou'er nodded.

"My master is critically ill and wants to see my child!" Tong Guan said in a low voice.

Wang Pang's voice became more severe: "Which master are you!"

Tong Guan knew that the fact that he recognized his master in the palace was the most taboo thing for the king.He lowered his head, thinking that his father would definitely not let him go, thinking of his master's love for him, and not wanting to go against Wang Pang's wishes, he felt extremely aggrieved at once, his eyes turned red and he lowered his head and wept. language.

"This child, your father is asking you!" Rou'er urged while feeling distressed and anxious.

"Yes, it's my master, Shi Zhicong, Director Shi!"

Wang Pang was very familiar with this name, the chief eunuch who was silent and not talking much beside Renzong, turned out to be Tong Guan's master?Wang Pang knew that Tong Guan had a master eunuch, but in his heart he disdained the eunuchs in the palace, so he never asked specifically who the master was. Hearing Tong Guan say this today, Wang Pang was also surprised.

Since Renzong was in power, I am afraid that the only one who made Wang Pang feel good about him was this Shi Zhicong.You Qi looked at Tong Guan's embarrassed look, knowing that this child was also a person who valued affection, Wang Pang sighed: "Go!"

Tong Guan didn't expect Wang Pang to agree so quickly, he looked up at Wang Pang in surprise and gratitude and said: "Thank you, Daddy, I will go back quickly!" After saying that, he turned and wanted to leave.Wang Bang stopped him again: "You don't need to come back in a hurry. After Mr. Shi, you can take care of the funeral as his apprentice. You go to Mr. Lu and send one or two older and decent servants to help you take care of it. , and add some silver taels for emergencies.”

Tong Guan couldn't help bursting into tears, thanked Wang Pang for his farewell to Rou'er, turned around and left.Su Xiaomei and Rou'er sighed softly at the same time, they walked out of the study, and heard the voice of the king ordering the attendants behind him: "Go and find Jia Xian."

For Wang Pang tonight, it will be another sleepless night.What Wang Pang needs to know now is how many deposits there are in the bank, and how many of these deposits are fixed for more than one year, because he clearly knows that when Song Yingzong was away, the national treasury was short of more than 500 million yuan a year, which is equivalent to silver. In other words, it is about 300 million taels.Now that Shenzong has just succeeded to the throne, if Xixia really sends troops to start a war, it will definitely be difficult to cope with the state of the treasury that cannot make ends meet.However, the number that Li Enxi reported to Wang Pang before was relatively general, tens of millions of taels of deposits that Wang Pang was trying to use, and it seemed that he already had a plan on how to make it flow.And Wang Pang needs to know now that among the tens of millions of taels of silver, once there is a war, Zhao Xu will definitely come to him, and how much of these silver can be "loaned" to the court.

One word, "Analyze!" For two days, Wang Pang did nothing else, but Jia Xian took a few bankers to pick out abacus fast hands, and came to the small courtyard of Wang Pang's study. count.While counting silver taels, Wang Pang also asked a question, assuming that Xixia has a force of [-] troops, if they send troops to resist, they need to count manpower, food and grass, and time consumption. [

No one knew why Wang Pang suddenly asked them to count these things, but no one asked much.Wang Pang looked at the various data page by page, forcing himself to give up the idea of ​​going to Xixia immediately.Because he knew that he could have a better reason, wait for an opportunity, and then brazenly go to the front of the two armies, pointing at Li Liangzuo's nose and ordering him to "return my son!"

Two days passed in the blink of an eye in the busyness and tension. At 7000:[-] in the evening, Jia Xian handed over the calculated figures on the last page to Wang Pang. Now the fixed deposits in the bank can be used for more than one year with [-] million taels of silver.And if Xixia sent [-] troops to defend against Xixia's attack, according to the calculation given by Wang Pang, at least the total military expenditure, food and salaries would be tens of millions of taels.Wang Pang was more confident in his heart. Judging by the current financial resources alone, Wang Pang coughed enough to make Zhao Xu's little heart tremble.

He looked at Jia Xian's slightly tired and excited expression, smiled slightly and said, "Even if the money is not loaned out, the interest of a few million taels doesn't seem to be a problem."

Jia Xian knew that Wang Pang was full of confidence, what a few million taels meant to the common people, but for the current King of Zhennan, it was just a mere two words.He nodded and said: "What the lord said, the bank turnover is not a big problem, but I don't know what the lord means by counting military expenses? Are we going to fight Xixia?"

Wang Pang shook his head: "You have to know that if it's time to fight, money alone won't solve the problem. What's more, the question now is whether the sage is willing to fight, dare to fight." Jia Xian is proficient in arithmetic, but He really didn't understand the holy will, so he said blankly: "I don't know anything else, but I know that you are not afraid of beating, my lord."

"Hahaha" Jia Xian's words amused Wang Pang, who had been under high mental tension for the past few days, and Wang Pang felt a little relieved when the numbers came out, after all, things with numbers are easy things to do.

Zhang Pingping hurriedly walked into the study: "My lord, Lin Bo has been brought here, and now he is waiting in the front hall."

"Okay! Zhe Keshi, you go to Director Lu and prepare a banquet in the banquet hall." Wang Pang finished his instructions and said to Zhang Ping, "General Zhang has worked hard. Is there anything else that Lin Bo has to do with you this way?"

"My lord, this journey has been smooth. It's just that there is something wrong with Lin Bo's mansion, and I think there is a problem."

"Oh?" Wang Pang sat up straight and watched Zhang Ping continue talking with him.

"I can't tell you the specifics. I just said that the prince came to you. He told his son to handle the affairs of the family. Therefore, the subordinates feel that he seems to have come to plead guilty. His son is a good-looking man, but they have a dialogue with each other. There seems to be something in it."

"Well! I see, you go down and rest!"

Zhang Ping turned around and went out of the room. Wang Pang saw that only He Zhu was left beside him, with a notepad in his hand, writing something seriously. "He Zhu, what else is going on in the mansion today?"

He Zhu replied: "My lord, Prime Minister Bao's Madam Cao and Bao Sui will arrive in the capital tomorrow. Also, someone named Xu Liang has come and said he wants to see you! Besides, the young master has already returned to the mansion."

"You go to Mrs. Lu to get out of the house, so that Mrs. Cao and Bao Sui can be accommodated. Besides, if this Xu Liang comes again, you can just let him wait. I'm afraid Tong Guan is in a bad mood. He called."

Wang Pang was right. At this time, Tong Guan was in an extremely bad mood. He sat on the bed in his room, holding a box wrapped in a square scarf in his hand, and stayed there for a long time.Finally, I slowly unpacked the package and opened the box.This is a relic ordered by the master thousands of times, why is it a yellow silk?Opening it again and looking at Tongguan, I was even more surprised. It was actually a secret edict of Renzong, and whoever wins Yanjing can rule the world.Suddenly there were hurried footsteps outside the door, several knocks on the door and He Zhu came in, Tong Guan hurriedly hid the yellow silk behind him. "What are you doing here? The prince called you?!"