Compete for the Song Dynasty

It was already March in Yangchun when Wang Pang left Bianjing for the second time.Green shoots sprouted on both sides of the Huimin River, merchants came and went, and hawker carts peddled along the street; crossed the Longjin Bridge, pedestrians on the bridge, and merchant ships on the Huimin River under the bridge were transported by water; Bianjing City also woke up from winter.Seeing Fanta from the bridge again, thinking of Liang Yuexia, I have mixed feelings in my heart.

The scenery is different twice before and after, and Wang Pang's state of mind is also very different: the last time he was worried about Di Qing, he was just a follower;With both Bao Zheng's backing and Di Qing's halo, he can only rely on himself in everything.

Ever since Wang Pang traveled to the Song Dynasty, he has been happy, he wants money and money, and officials and officials; but he is holding his breath. Seeing Di Qing step by step, he wants to turn the tide, but he is like a sandbag tied to the cotton. Echoing Bao Zheng's words: "If the old man is not here, it is useless to have a love for the people."

Wang Pang thought about Renzong's words again, eager for quick success can only make more enemies, Wang Pang secretly decided to win the name of Wang Pang in the star-studded Northern Song Dynasty.

He analyzed the current situation: Renzong's meaning could not be more clear, giving you a gold medal can save your life, but the official position is indeed suspended.The relationship in the imperial court is intricate, and the lantern riddles blatantly aimed at Di Qing on the lanterns cannot guarantee the connivance of the government. [

There was a lesson from Zhoukou County before, this trip should not be carried out with the intention of inquiring about crimes and offending local snakes; when the situation of the bandits is unclear, let alone make a move easily, Liang Yuexia is still in the hands of the other party, if the robbers tear up the ticket, it will be just right Lost his wife and lost his army.

Then look at the two accompanying people, He Li Bo, he looks rough, loyal, and a man with a strong blood, he is not lacking in thoughtfulness.This can be seen from playing against him.

Lu Shenyan, although he came all the way here just because of his fame, after the test in the early stage, he seems to be smooth and smart in business since he was a child. Although he has little knowledge, he is down-to-earth.

One of these two is a general, and the other is in charge of internal affairs.Then can I be a handsome talent?Thinking back to the past 30 years of the Song Dynasty, I entered the society at the age of sixteen or seventeen, fighting and fighting in the business world, and even made some achievements with bare hands. It is a rare fight in life.Today's age is like that of the past, but at least one more life than the same age.

After Wang Pang made the balance, he had a bottom line in his heart.He turned to Lu Shenyan and asked, "Brother Lu, how long has it been since I saw your tiger mother?"

Lu Shenyan said slightly aggrieved, "I haven't had time to go back when I arrived in Chenzhou. This time, I rushed to report and passed by Weishi County without stopping."

Wang Pang took out ten taels of silver from his pocket, handed it to him and said, "Brother Lu goes first, this is my younger brother's wish, brother Lu took it to prepare for the betrothal gift! Go to Wanqiu immediately after visiting relatives."

Then he warned: "You go to Wanqiu first to do three things: first, get the county magistrate, don't take back all the dowry gifts, and don't be stingy with those left behind; second, find out the number of robbers in Longhu, and third, find out about the whereabouts of Miss Yuexia. "

Lu Shenyan started to think about it, but he was disrespectful, so he took the money and thanked the king: "That's all right, I'll do it right away."

Wang Pang turned to He Libo and asked respectfully, "Brother He, I was helped by Brother Fanduo before. Now that my teacher has passed away, what is your plan for the future?" He cherishes this general, but He After all, Li Bo came here to join Di Qing, if he hadn't convinced himself sincerely, how could He Li Bo help him.Therefore, I have this question to test He Libo.

He Libo got lucky, and he looked at Wang Pang: "My brother, Mr. Di once said that we should take care of each other. I am willing to work together with my brother and help him to do a good job."

Wang Pang shook his head: "Brother He has great ambitions in his heart, I'm afraid that he will wrong him with my younger brother."

He Li Bo looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Haha, although my brother is younger than me, he is far more strategic than a brother. The next brother Zhou Kou used tricks, and the Lantern Festival said that the big brothers are already admired, let alone being in danger for a teacher. And brothers What grievance do I have when we are together?"

Wang Pang was in a turbulent mood, thinking that when Song Taizu Chen Qiao turned into a yellow robe, he was doing it for himself and for his brothers.What else can I take care of.He raised his voice and cupped his hands and said, "Brother He, if one day he revives the family style, he needs younger brother, and he will definitely help him."

He Libo clasped his fists to the king and said: "Since this is the case, if one day I resume my real name, it will be the time to say goodbye to my younger brother, but elder brother will always regard the other side as a guest of honor, and we will kiss my younger brother together."

Hearing this, the king knew that if he could talk to him in such a tone, He Libo was not a thing in the pond. Seeing that what he said was now a pseudonym, he thought that if he didn't tell me, I would never ask.He just said: "Okay! Brother He, since this is the case, I will give it a go and live up to my brother's expectations."

When He Libo saw what Wang Pang said, he didn't ask more questions, but praised Wang Pang for his generosity.So he asked: "My brother has sent Libo first, when do you and I plan to arrive in Chenzhou?"

Wang Pang smiled: "I heard that Yuexia was kidnapped and went west. Brother He also went to Xihua County to inquire first, and then went to Wanqiu by water."

He Libo said: "Yes. Xihua is in the west of Longhu Lake. I will meet up with my brother Wanqiu after I finish my investigation." After saying goodbye to Wang Benxihua County, he clasped his fists and left. [

From this day onwards, on the road from Bianjing to Wanqiu, instead of Wang Pang who was ordered to suppress the bandits, there was an extra young man in white clothes, only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he was generous.Everywhere I went, I stayed for two or three days, lingering in the streets, preferring to chat with vendors and beggars on the side of the road.And every time there will be some silver rewards.The content of the chat is not all over the world, anecdotes from all over the world.

Wang Pang finally arrived at Wanqiu on this day, and found a house in the county according to the address Lu Shenbo had left before.He looked around the house, it was a courtyard with two entrances near the center of the county.Quiet in the middle of the noise, there is indeed a fan of hiding in the trouble, and the place is very satisfied.

Knocking on the door knocker, a servant who was originally in Di's mansion came out. Seeing that it was Wang Pang who came back, he hurriedly led Wang Pang in and called out: "My lord is here." The maid hurriedly went into the inner courtyard to call Rou'er , Lu Shenyan and He Libo had heard the voice outside, and rushed out to meet them.

Everyone welcomed Wang Pang into the main hall like stars holding the moon, Rou'er personally took the luggage and put it away, Wang Pang deeply felt that the head of the family felt this way.

Wang Pang didn't care about rest, he dismissed the idlers, leaving only He Libo and Lu Shenyan behind.The two of them were collecting some information and wanted to ask the king to make a decision.

Lu Shenyan was the first to arrive in Wanqiu, and managed the county government according to Wang Pang's orders. Although Lu Shenyan was only Wang Pang's housekeeper, the county magistrate took advantage of it, but he was relatively polite. order to take care of.The county magistrate replied that he should try his best to suppress the bandits within the scope of his ability, so that Wang Pang would have an explanation to the court.

Regarding the matter of Yuexia, there has been no trace of Yuexia girl in Wanqiu County since that day.There are also rumors that the person who captured the girl under the moon was not a robber from Taihu Lake.

In addition, Lu Shenyan also found out that the number of robbers was not very large, there were roughly 40 to [-] people, but all of them were tough.The leader of the robbers was a young man in his twenties; another middle-aged man in his thirties also seemed to be a leader.

He Libo reported back that there were several pawnshops and gold and silver shops in Xishui, and they colluded with the robbers to sell the stolen goods, but they did so secretly.However, Xishui did not have a stronghold of robbers, and the government of Xishui did its best, and punished one or two shops vigorously.If the waterway is taken from Xishui, the county government will definitely support it.

At the same time, there was no news of Miss Yuexia in Xishui. He Libo found a fisherman and took him around Longhu Lake for a few days. The location of several water pavilions, reed ponds, willow forests and surrounding terrain on the lake have been drawn.

The two asked about Wang Pang's next plan.Wang Pang asked Lu Shenyan to go to the county government office to hand over the name card, and when he saw the magistrate Chang, he said that he had just arrived in Wanqiu and was exhausted by boats and cars, so he needed to recuperate for a day or two, and then he decided to visit him in person.

As Wang Pang expected, Chang County Magistrate secretly accepted the Wang family's reasoning. Seeing Wang Pang's intention to really suppress the bandits, he also blamed Wanqiu's unfavorable intention to suppress the bandits. So I came to visit in person.

Wang Pang hosted a banquet and invited Chang County Magistrate to drink. During the banquet, they talked about the affairs of the court and the promotion and transfer of officials.Let's talk about the border affairs, such as the death of the empress dowager in Xixia, and the anecdotes seen and heard along the map.One foot in the sky and one foot on the ground, beautiful scenery in all counties.The county magistrate who was chatting was stunned and listened dumbfounded, but Wang Pang didn't mention bandit suppression.

In the end, the county magistrate Chang said, "Master Wang brought the imperial decree to supervise and suppress the bandits this time. Look, how can I cooperate with you?"

Wang Pang smiled: "I heard that the robbers will not disturb the city when they arrive. It is reasonable for Chang County Magistrate not to send troops for the peace of the county. It's just that Chenzhou is not far from Bianjing. After all, it is not common for bandits to exist. The big deal is to call for security. Or give some silver to settle down, who would be willing to be a bandit?"

The county magistrate Chang got up and bowed down: "Oh, there is no one who knows me better than Lord Wang. The court also asks you to speak well. As for the cost of appeasement?"

Wang Pang said: "How can we negotiate if you don't listen to the conditions? My lord will send someone over to listen to the other party's conditions. I will figure out a way about the cost."

Seeing what Wang Pang said, the county magistrate knew Wang Pang's background, and money was not difficult for him, especially if he asked the court for money, maybe he could make a fortune himself.It seems that although Wang Pang is a little famous, he is only a young man.Chang county magistrate left happily.Watching him leave, Wang Pang sneered in his heart: "No matter how cunning a fox is, it will show its feet."

After sending off the county magistrate Chang, Wang Pang arranged for He Libo and Lu Shenyan to separately investigate the "sloppy Zhang" Mr. Bao called in the past few days.Wang Pang had his own plan in looking for the sloppy Zhang. One was about Song Wenjian, and the other was that he might be useful in suppressing bandits.

Finally he breathed a sigh of relief. After the settlement was completed, Wang stood in the courtyard. From now on, this was his first home in the Song Dynasty. There were three main rooms in the front yard and two side rooms on each side; look around Feeling in my heart, the head of the family is the only one who does not see the mistress Yuexia.

Entering the back house from the moon gate in the east, there is one side room on the east and west sides, and the three main rooms are connected by corridors.The light in the main room was on, and he vaguely saw someone walking in the room, Wang Pang knew it must be Rou'er, and he hesitated in his steps.When he entered the door and saw Rou'er greeted him with a smile, Wang Pang felt both emotional and guilty.

In any case, he didn't feel close to Yuexiayu to Rou'er, let alone Yuexia had no news at the moment.Even if Rou'er is so tender, Wang Pang appreciates it. [

"Go back to your room and rest." Obviously, Wang Bang wanted to keep Rou'er by his side, even if it was good to reminisce about the old days?

But although Wang Pang felt that Rou'er was a little disappointed when she turned around, he still decided that he would never do anything more polite to Rou'er until he found Yue Xia.

Everything was planned by Wang Bang, but what he didn't expect was that the next day "sloppy Zhang" came to his door by himself.