Compete for the Song Dynasty

As early as the seventh day of the first lunar month, mountain sheds have been set up in the county town, and the lights are colorful on the mountain. people and so on.There has long been a lantern market that sells lanterns and various items.

It was the first time for Wang Pang to see the real Lantern Festival, which was much more magnificent than the so-called Lantern Festival in Ditan Park in his previous life.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Di Qing allowed them to go to the lantern show together, and everyone prepared separately.Gathered up and set off, I saw that Rou'er and Yuexia were fully dressed.The two girls are all in one suit. Rou'er wears emerald pearls on her head and a light pink long gown. She is more watery and playful after being well-dressed; the jade plum under the moon, the white jade hairpin from Xueliu, and the white long gown with sable cicada sleeves are even more bright and beautiful under the moonlight. .The two carried bodhi leaf-shaped lanterns and followed the king.Behind him are He Libo and Lu Shenyan.

One wife and one concubine, so young and beautiful, and know how to be a woman, although they have never been married, but Wang Pang thinks about the blessings of the Qi people in the future, and he is proud of it.It's just that people don't make fun of their youth.The two looked forward to seeing Wang Pang, a handsome young man, who attracted passers-by to look sideways at him.

A few people were walking in the market, and they saw carts with flower trays, moths and red lights on them, and they were shouting and selling on the street. The carts were loaded with food such as lactose balls, precious fruits from the north and south, Zaoer cakes, Chengsha dumplings, etc. .It's okay for Yuexia to wait for people to arrive, but Wang Pang looks dazzled instead. [

Look at the hanging lanterns and festoons in the Goulan tiles and Sisi facing the street.The law of the brothel does not allow prostitutes to participate in night tours, so the prostitutes dress up beautifully, sit on the porch, laugh at the romantic children, and use bamboo poles to make lanterns, which look like flying stars from a distance.

The streets are crowded with artists and entertainers competing to perform on the streets, including zaju, rap, dance, acrobatics, music, martial arts performances and so on.Besides the lamp products, Wang Pang couldn’t see them even more, such as dragon boats, phoenix chariots, stories about towers, all kinds of colored lamps, as well as sheepskin lamps and shadow theater lamps.There are also lamps made of silk, with poems and hidden words written on them.Wang Pang thought to himself that this lantern riddle already existed in the Song Dynasty.

Everyone took pleasure in guessing lantern riddles, to see who would guess first and went to one place, and saw a silk lantern that said: "Han looks like a Hu, Hu looks like a Han, it's always the same if you change your face, only on the bank of the Fenchuan River." The answer to the riddle is to guess one person. .Seeing this, Yuexia reached out and tore the lantern off and threw it on the ground.Walk a few more steps and see the same lamp again.Wang Pang suddenly felt that this was not a good thing, so He Libo and Rou'er paired up, Lu Shenyan and Yuexia teamed up to find the lamp, and told Yuexia to calm down.A few people split up and almost broke up, but it was like a king's decision. This lamp is not one or two, but dozens of lamps.

Wang Pang intends to let Yuexia go back first, but Yuexia refuses, seeing Yuexia is also angry, Wang Pang also looks at the crowds around him, if he goes back to send soldiers from the house right now, the impact will be even worse.Let the escort go back first.However, most of these lanterns were made by the common people, and some of them were signed while others were not.After asking some people, they all said that they didn't know the owner of this lamp.

These lanterns must be burned under the moon, Lu Shenyan said: "It's not just one or two lanterns, how did they burn it, and there are so many people." Everyone lost their minds and looked at Wang.Wang Pang looked around, and there happened to be a small open space not far away, which was only used by entertainers to come out to sing and sing, so he wanted to borrow the space for the storyteller Yinliang.The artist took the silver taels with great joy, and lent the open space and storytelling things to the king.

Wang Pang ordered Yuexia to work with Lu Shenyan, He Libo and Rou'er to take off the lanterns and bring them to this open space.At this time, people who were curious also followed, and Wang Pang took out silver taels, 30 Wen each, to accept such lanterns.

Don't underestimate the 30 Wen. The common people eat about 15 liters of grain a day, and the non-staple food that goes with them is about 40% of the grain.These foods are made into two meals, breakfast and dinner. Song people do not eat lunch, and usually eat a little snack at noon.It costs about 15 Wen to buy 20 liters of grain and the required non-staple food.

In less than a while, all the lanterns from all the lantern festivals were collected here.A hill was piled up in the clearing.Wang Pang said to the crowd: "May I ask who knows the answer to this lantern riddle?"

The people looked at each other in blank dismay, but no one was willing to answer, Wang Pang knew that they would not dare to speak, after all Di Qing was the magistrate.Then he said: "Don't worry, everyone, just tell me if you know, and there will be another 100 silver rewards." Hearing what he said, someone shouted: "It's Master Di Qingdi."

Wang Pang smiled and ordered Lu Shenyan to reward him, except for Yuexia, the rest of the people didn't know what Wang Pang was selling.

But Wang Pang said: "This lantern riddle is indeed about Master Di Qingdi." The people were in an uproar.This is obviously a scolding of Di Qing, some people believe it, some people don't believe it and said: "Young master, Master Di is a hero." Others said: "Is it true that we haven't seen it before, but I heard that Di Qing intends to rebel .”

Wang Pang said to everyone: "Everyone, listen to me tell a story!"

Everyone saw that the young man was so heroic, and he had just received the silver taels, and saw that his behavior was strange. In the past, listening to books cost money, but today he got the silver, so they simply listened to what the king had to say.

Wang Pang knew that this lamp was someone creating public opinion, and he thought that Di Qing had a doctor's order at this time, if he knew that this time was not good for his condition.Gathering his mind, his mind was racing with Di Qing Hero Century, and seeing him, he said:

"Today I also want to tell a story. In the first year of Song Renzong's Baoyuan (1038), Li Yuanhao, the leader of the Dangxiang clan, proclaimed himself emperor in the northwest and established Xixia. At this time, a commander of Yanzhou

This person was born in a peasant family, practiced martial arts since he was a child, and was good at horseback riding and archery.Brave and good at fighting, he acted as a vanguard many times and led the soldiers to defeat the generals. He disheveled his hair and wore a copper mask in every battle. He took the lead and was invincible. In 4 years, he participated in 25 battles, big and small. He was hit by 8 arrows, but he was never afraid .

During these four years, he led 25 battles in Dali, Tsinghua, Yulin, Hunzhouchuan, Nan'an, Anyuan and other places.More than 300 camps of the Xixia tribe were collected, and more than [-] people were captured. "

Having said this, he heard the exclamation of "wow" from the crowd.

Wang Pang continued: "This person was instructed by Master Fan Zhongyan to give him "Zuoshi Chunqiu", and said to him: "I don't know the past and the present, I'm brave. "He studied harder and learned the art of war of generals since the Qin and Han Dynasties.

In the fourth year of Huangyou's reign, Nong Zhigao, the leader of the ethnic minorities in Guangxi, rebelled against the Song Dynasty. He called himself Emperor Renhui, recruited troops, and conquered cities and territories all the way to Guangdong.I sent troops to conquer several times, but all lost soldiers and generals, and returned in a big defeat.At this time, he, who had only been the deputy envoy of the Privy Council for less than 3 months, volunteered and asked for permission.

Shengshang was very happy, appointed him as the envoy of Xuanhui South Court, Xuanfu Jinghu North and North Road, dealt with Guangnan thieves, and personally held a farewell banquet for him in Chuigong Hall. "

"At that time, the Song Army suffered consecutive defeats, and the morale of the army was shaken. Some generals even attacked without authorization, and returned in a big defeat, with heavy casualties. The general we are going to talk about, he drastically cleaned up military discipline, executed those who did not obey orders, and made the army more powerful. Dazheng, then ordered the troops to stay still, and allocated and gathered a large amount of food and grass from various places. After seeing this, Nong Zhigao's army thought that the Song army would not attack in the near future, so they relaxed their vigilance. But he took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and suddenly Divide the army into the first, middle, and rear armies. He personally led the army to attack quickly and captured the Kunlun Pass in one fell swoop, occupying favorable terrain, and then ordered a part of the army to attack from the front. He held the battle flag and led the cavalry, divided into left and right wings, and detoured After that, they attacked back and forth, and won the battle."

The crowd clapped their hands and applauded.

Seeing that the speech was almost over, Wang Bang said, "Do you know who I am talking about?"

The people said, "It's Mr. Di Qing." Wang Pang smiled and was about to speak.

Suddenly a person flashed out from the crowd and said: "Tolerance is meritorious, but you must not have the heart of rebellion."

Wang looked at the man who came over, about 30 years old, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. When talking to him, his eyes were on Yuexia and Rou'er.Yuexia said angrily: "Why do you say my father is rebellious?"

The man said: "It is well known that Di Qing wears yellow clothes in Daxiangguo Temple."

Wang Bang signaled Yuexia not to speak, and he was rude to everyone. "Everyone, please look at me. What color is the clothes under the moon today?"

People said: "White?" "Yellow"

Originally, Wang Pang was wearing a white robe, but it happened that the moonlight and the festive lights around him were brightly lit, which set off his clothes. In addition, everyone looked at the lights for a long time, so naturally their eyes were a little dazzled.

Wang Pang said: "All of you are so close to me, you don't know what color I am wearing. How can you see clearly when Mr. Di is on the steps of Daxiangguo Temple? Besides, at that time, Mr. Di was just like me at this time, standing among the people. Middle. There are soldiers around me. Is this called rebellion by wearing yellow clothes? If it is called...,,, what am I doing at this time?"

He said with a smile, and everyone laughed and said, "That's right. It seems that Master Di was wronged."

The king went on to say: "Everyone knows that the emperor once gave Master Di to wash away the tattoos on his face. But the master said: "The Holy Majesty does not care about the background of the ministers. I will leave the tattoos and let the people know. As long as you fight the enemy bravely If you are loyal to the country, you will have a bright future if you make more military exploits. "

After speaking, he asked the crowd full of encouragement: "Are you saying Master Di is right?"

The people shouted: "Your Excellency is right!"

Wang Pang shouted again: "Everyone shout with me, as long as you are loyal to the country, you can have a bright future!"

The atmosphere of the crowd was driven by him and they also shouted together. "As long as you are loyal to the country, you will have a bright future!" Wang Pang laughed secretly in his heart, those speeches and incitements in his previous life were really effective.

He said again: "There are such loyal ministers, and there are people who make such lamps. What do you think?"

Someone in the crowd shouted: "Burn it.!" Then there was a voice shouting to burn the lantern.

Wang Pang smiled: "As long as you are loyal to the country, you can measure your future! Anyone who agrees with General Di Qing's words can be burned." [

Everyone has already been motivated, and saying this is considered impassioned.Three or five people came over and lit lanterns to form a fire in the open space.The people took money and listened to stories, and were inspired.Then look back for the king, but he has long since disappeared.It turned out that he had already taken advantage of the chaos and left.

Wang Pang left and returned to the mansion, and several people chatted and laughed all the way.The person who didn't pay attention to the sharp-mouthed monkey cheek has already sent someone to follow.Wang Pang returned to the mansion and did not tell Di Qing about it.After a long time, I will forget it.

But how could Di Qing not know, while being grateful to Wang Pang, he was already angry, and since Wang Pang left Chenzhou, someone actually came to want to propose marriage under Yuexia.