Compete for the Song Dynasty

Wang Pang tossed and turned all night, finally just fell asleep and woke up from a dream, enjoying the warm winter quilt too lazy to get up,

I really miss the rooms with heating, and indulge in the fact that there is no shortage of coal in the house, but the ancients did not have the habit of sealing the stove, and the coal would burn out naturally when it was fully burned.Wang Pang always thought about finding a blacksmith when he had time tomorrow, and built a furnace according to the habits of modern people, at least to keep the temperature growing.

The fire in the stove had been extinguished early in the morning, only the warm temperature was still in the bed, I really don’t know if it’s cold or not under the moon.It would be much warmer if the two of them could hug each other. He Li Bo called out while he was half awake.

He jumped out of bed but felt the surroundings were cold, so he unlocked the door for He Libo, and Wang Pang quickly got back under the quilt: "Brother, it's too early for you."

He Libo sat down on the chair: "It's getting late, it's been a while since you practiced." [

It was only then that Wang Pang remembered that, not to mention the daily practice of piles supervised by Di Qing earlier, even the Xingyi swordsmanship taught by Zhang Yi later was forgotten if he didn't practice it.He hurriedly got up and put on his clothes.The two came to the garden and when they were exercising their muscles and bones, the king saw that He Libo was absent-minded and thoughtful.

A corner of the garden of Mayer’s mansion has been rebuilt by the king to create a slightly spacious place, which is enough to stretch the muscles and bones, practice the pile, and walk the sword; After coming over a lot, he looked at He Libo, holding his own knife, and doing right and left moves, but he seemed not so focused.

Wang Pang just looked at him like this, He Libo was actually just swinging the knife through the moves according to the moves in his consciousness, he didn't even notice that he had already walked up to Wang Pang.When a white light came down from the knife, he realized that there was someone in front of him.

Wang Pangben didn't pay much attention, suddenly seeing He Li Bo approaching, he swung his knife and cut him off, and hastily blocked it with his sword, only one stroke of He Li Bo's knife cut off a section of the blade.Both of them were sweating from fright.

Wang Pang's shirt was cut somehow.He Libo hurriedly said: "Brother, you didn't get hurt, did you?" Wang Pang also hurriedly insisted that he didn't hurt the other party.While looking at it, he said, "Brother, what's wrong with you."

He Libo sighed: "I haven't told you all this time, but I always feel that Li Enxi doesn't look like a Liao person or a Song person."

Wang Pang was immediately surprised, but he didn't seem too surprised: "I think she looks like a Korean. By the way, Brother He, how did you pick her up?"

The two stopped practicing altogether, and walked like a hall while chatting.He Libo said: "Didn't it say that when I went to Jizhou in Daliao, I met a fellow countryman, and I asked him to bring home some household items, and when the mountains were covered by heavy snow, I would return to the Song Dynasty."

"This elder brother mentioned it before," Wang Pang said

"When I was in Mozhou, there was a woman shouting on the side of the road. I saw two men pulling this woman. Oh, it was Li Enxi. I was anxious at that time, and I went to beat the two men away."

"Then you didn't ask why she was dragged?"

"Of course I asked. She said that she was forced to marry as a concubine by others, and she ran away from home. She also said that she wanted to go to Bianjing to find relatives and friends. I saw that she was pitiful, so I came all the way."

The two of them walked into the hall as they spoke, breakfast was already set on the dining table, Xiao Lu and his wife, Yue Xia and Liu Qi were already waiting for them.

The maid filled the water for washing hands, the two of them sat down at the table after cleaning their hands, He Libo also stopped the conversation just now.Seeing that Wang Pang's clothes were cut, Yue Xia asked, "How did you get this shirt?"

Wang Pang said: "I accidentally hung it on a tree, and I will find someone to correct it for Liu Qi later." Liu Qi stuck out his tongue.

Yuexia smiled and said, "It's just right, I'll take it back to the mother-in-law." Wang Pang looked at Yuexia while eating breakfast, and asked, "Who is the mother-in-law?"

Yuexia smiled and said: "Don't ask, it will save you trouble." Don't ask if you don't want to ask, anyway, it might be a girl from a poor family.

Wang Pang took a sip of water and said, "I think you might as well go with my master. I think his "Tuantou" can be regarded as a successor."

Xiao Lu said with a smile: "If the head of the regiment is also hereditary, or if it is passed on from generation to generation, the young master is the heir to the right root."

Yan Zhihu also replied: "I've heard the girl in the house talk about this mother-in-law, don't look at the now down-and-out, two or three years back, and a famous character, I guess if you see her when she was young, you will definitely die. I can't take it anymore."

He Libo picked up a piece of steamed bun and asked, "But is it ugly?"

Yuexia laughed and ignored him, Yanzhihu said: "Look who you are comparing with, she is uglier than Miss Yuexia, but she is much prettier than Miss Li Enxi and me." Lu Shenyan poked her: "How do you talk? , I’m better than you, I’m better than you, what’s wrong with Miss Li.”

Yan Zhihu glared at him: "The one who misses Miss Li hasn't said anything yet, you should have an opinion first." He Libo chuckled.Lu Shenyan hurriedly said: "I mean, how can you compare with my tiger mother? No matter how beautiful that girl is, she can't compare with the three girls, at least her background is not comparable."

Liu Qi put down the bowl and drank his own small bowl of water and rice, and said, "You don't care if the children are there, I'm going to read." As he spoke, he went out with his hands behind his back like a little adult.

Wang Pang shook his head: "You see, Yuexia is used to this child, so I'll give it to Yuanze quickly. This doesn't look like a **-year-old child, like a little old man, I guess Yuanze likes it."

Yuexia smiled: "Isn't your adoptive father spoiling you like this?" She got to the point, but Wang Pang didn't know how to reply, and turned around and asked, "How old is this mother-in-law? Many people don't have one. Why don't you tell Brother He."

Lu Shenyan and Yan Zhihu waved their hands together, "Impossible"

Seeing their panicked expressions, Wang Pang became curious: "Could it be that they were disfigured?"

"That's not true, but. Hey, Miss Yuexia is always sympathetic to people. If there is any needlework, she will give it to the mother-in-law." Yan Zhihu said.

It turned out that this mother-in-law Ao Jiaxie Guiying was originally a famous prostitute, but she met Wang Kui, a scholar.Wang Kui failed the exam and fell into poverty.Guiying took pity on his talent and appearance, took him back to the brothel, gave him a jade fan pendant as a token of love, and married them.

In order to prevent Wang Kui from neglecting his studies, Guiying used his private savings for him to continue studying poetry and prose.Two years later, he sponsored Wang Kui again.With deep affection, Guiying asked Wang Kui to treasure the jade fan pendant.Wang Kui also swore to the sky that he would never change his mind.

The examination results were announced, and Wang Kui won the top spot on the gold list.Unexpectedly, he was greedy for power and fortune, so he took the jade fan pendant as a betrothal gift and entered the residence of Prime Minister Han, and sent his old family members to bring 200 taels of silver and a letter to marry Guiying.

This Guiying couldn't get rid of her resentment, so she hanged herself. After being rescued, she seemed to fall asleep and couldn't be woken up. Not long after, Wang Kui died inexplicably.

Many people said that Guiying's soul was out of her body for a few days and killed Wang Kui. Since then, the girl has stopped receiving guests and has lived by helping people weave.

When Wang Pang heard the story, he said with a smile: "I think Yuexia and my Master Zhang Yi will be the head of the group."

Yuexia said: "If this is passed down from master to apprentice, the leader of the beggar gang is not yours."

Wang Pangxin said, then I might as well get a dog-beating stick and just become the leader of the beggar gang.Lu Shenyan said aside: "Today is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the day when the Lantern Mountain is decorated, do you want to go and see it later?"

Wang Pang saw that breakfast was almost finished, so he said, "Alright, just send Liu Qi over there."

He led Liu Qi out of the mansion and strolled to Bianjing Street.Since the winter solstice before and after the winter solstice in Bianjing City, the mountain sheds have been tied up, and the standing trees are facing the Xuande Building; the left and right gates of Donghua, the east and west corner towers, the city gate avenue, and the Dagongguan Temple have all set up mountain sheds.

Shanpeng is a tall wooden frame used for lighting lanterns during the Lantern Festival, shaped like a mountain forest, so it is called Shanpeng.On the seventh day of the first month of the first lunar month, there are colorful paintings on the Lantern Mountain, golden and green, and beautiful and beautiful. The north face is full of colorful knots, and there are pictures of fairy stories on it, or people who sell medicine and divination in the market.

Seeing that Bianjing was being decorated, and hearing that the emperor would come out to watch the lanterns on the Lantern Festival, everyone was even more excited.Only He Libo was a little unhappy.Yan Zhihu teased him, maybe he could meet his sweetheart on the Lantern Festival. [

Wang Pang sent Liu Qi to Yuan Ze, Yuan Ze liked it, it didn't matter if he was young, the child still had sharp eyesight, served tea and water, rubbed ink and dipped pen, and even prepared a few books that Yuan Ze could read by hand, Everything can be done.

Wang Pang knew that this child had followed Zhang Yi since he was a child, and it was Zhang Yi who taught him how to read and do these things. It seemed that he had planned to find a richer family for him to be a book boy when he was older.

Yuan Ze saw that Wang Pang was rarely free today, so he wanted to drag Wang Pang to the street. Wang Pang had just slipped around a lot and was too lazy to move his legs. Yuan Ze said: "You have to go to Jianzhou after the first month. I specially helped you look at the tea shop, and today I will take you to one we haven't been to on weekdays."

Hearing what Yuan Ze said, Wang Pang knew that Yuan Ze was always thinking about his own affairs, and he thought that anyway, he should think about going to Jianzhou to do business.Then he agreed to Yuanze, and Yuanze said, it's better to call the Zhongzheng together.So he ordered people to invite Zhongzhen to meet in Xianren Cave.

This is the first time Wang Pang has heard of this name, and he is planning to visit some street teahouses recently. When it comes to this matter, Wang Pang also has a headache. He also heard that Cai Xiang, the prefect of Jianzhou, knows a lot about tea. Exquisite, and years of tribute to good tea, even Emperor Ren Zong is full of praise, so suddenly let yourself do it, isn't it to steal the limelight?

The two little brothers walked and chatted, Yuan Ze said: "If you need to worry too much, Mr. Cai is a Confucian scholar, besides, he doesn't sell tea. His tea is used as a tribute, and it is reserved for the emperor. , the concubines, ministers, and guards in the palace, it is not enough to count on that little tribute."

Listening to Yuanze's words, Wang was slightly relieved, and said: "The emperor ordered me to offer incense cakes the day before yesterday. I was still thinking about it. I don't know how much I should offer. I'm planning to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to inquire about it in the near future."

Yuan Ze smiled: "Then I made an appointment with Zhong Zhen for you today, it is even more true, he often goes in and out of the palace."

Wang Pangxin said that he was confused, and let the emperor not ask about such a future.The two walked and talked and came to the "Fairy Cave", which was really different from the teahouses they usually go to.