A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

When that letter was produced, the case was sealed.

Zhao Yunliang sent a steward from the mansion to refute, saying that the steward had been kidnapped, but soon the Kaifeng Mansion got the news, saying that the steward's clothes were neatly dressed when he returned home in the morning, and there was not even a scratch visible.

How was this kidnapped?

Could it be that he was kidnapped to become a noble?

And what did that letter say?

The person from the county palace said that he was forced to write the letter.

When Fu Qiu saw that he was acting so recklessly, he sneered and said, "Since he said he was forced, are there any scars?"

There is yarn!

The steward quickly ran back to reply. Zhao Yunliang was furious. He called the kidnapped steward and skinned him into a naked pig on the spot. Not to mention scars, there were only a few bloody lip marks, which looked like they were left by a woman. .

The steward covered his lower body with his hands and knelt down in panic.

Zhao Yunliang had murderous intent in his eyes and asked, "Why did you write that letter?"

The steward raised his head and said: "Prince, they use torture..."

Zhao Yunliang looked at his intact skin and said angrily: "Cartilage! Someone is here!"

"Prince!"

Two big men came in outside.

The steward felt that the momentum was not right, so he shouted: "Prince, they are tickling... brushing the soles of the villain's feet with a brush..."

Does scratching an itch turn you into a soft bone?

Zhao Yunliang waved his hand in disgust, "My family has some business in Qiongzhou, so drive him there."

"Your Majesty, spare your life..."

Qiongzhou is now synonymous with poor mountains and harsh waters. Although there is no narrow escape from death when you go there, the chance of being acclimatized is very high. Both officials and people regard Qiongzhou as a fearful road.

Zhao Yunliang covered his forehead and groaned: "What does official mean?"

The staff standing on the side said cautiously: "Prince, the ministers and ministers have not interfered. The prince is still deciding who to choose as official."

There was more hope in Zhao Yunliang's eyes and he said, "The pill I asked you to find last time is here."

"exist."

The staff hesitated to speak. He felt that the elixir was poison, but the prince actually had this intention. Was he trying to dissuade him or just ignore it?

"Find it out and present it to the officials."

Just when Zhao Yunliang was ill and rushed to seek medical treatment, everyone in the capital began to react to the matter.

Most people thought this was a lively matter. The tit-for-tat confrontation between the two county princes made everyone watch a good show.

But some people feel that there are more disharmonious factors in it.

As a result, the Runan County Prince's Mansion received a few more guests.

"...Prince, that Shen An's methods are ruthless... It's not good for a young man to be ruthless!"

A powerful man glanced at Zhao Yunrang without any trace, and seeing that he was not angry, he continued: "He is like this when he is only seventeen years old. In the future...ten years later, twenty years later, thirty years later...the county king, What a model of a powerful minister! You must be careful..."

Zhao Yunrang glanced at him and was about to speak when Zhao Zhongzhen came in from outside.

Zhao Zhongzhen's face turned red. He bowed first, then looked at the powerful man and said, "That's it if you can say bad things about Shen An. It's just malicious speculation, and you only dare to say bad things about him behind his back. Where is your responsibility? Your words How much can you believe?"

The powerful man looked at Zhao Yunrang with a dry smile, and said in a helpless tone: "Prince, you have some kind intentions... After all, the young man is young and has hot blood... But you and I both know that hot blood is just something that can make people dizzy. It will only make people make impulsive decisions..."

In the dictionary of the powerful, hot-blooded and stupid are synonymous. They would watch those people rushing to kill the enemy with passion, and then they would hug women, drink wine, and denounce those passionate fools as thieves and soldiers.

Zhao Yunrang glanced at him, then shook his head slightly.

Zhao Zhongzhen sneered and said: "He is so passionate that he loses his head? If there is no blood, where will the Song Dynasty come from? If everyone is as cautious as you do, what future will the Song Dynasty have?"

The powerful man looked at Zhao Yunrang in astonishment, thinking that these were just words for a child to say, as he was ignorant of the world. But you didn't scold him?

If this continues, your grandson will become a fool.

In a world of powerful people, interests come first. For the sake of profit, they can deny their relatives. For the sake of profit, the country is just a symbol to them...

If this continues, it doesn't matter who comes, everyone is just changing their masters.

He felt that Zhao Yunrang would scold him, but the corners of Lao Zhao's mouth raised slightly and said, "Then Shen An... is a good boy."

puff!

The old servant next to him glanced at these dignitaries and seemed to hear the sound of blood spurting.

Lao Zhao said he was a good boy, but this was a slap in the face with his own hands.

Zhao Zhongzhen felt excited and bowed: "Weng Weng, my grandson is out."

Lao Zhao looked at his grandson who was gradually growing up. He felt proud and said, "But are you going to find those friends? Yes, they are all good children. Go ahead. It will be fine if you don't come back at night."

partner.

Everyone in Bianliang knew that Zhao Zhongzhen's partners were those led by Shen An.

This is disrespectful in public!

You said that Shen An had problems and would become a powerful minister in the future, so I said that Shen An was good and immediately encouraged his grandson to make friends with him.

Where? Not convinced?

Zhao Yunrang looked sideways at these dignitaries and said, "I can teach my grandson myself."

The dignitaries felt embarrassed, and some sneered, thinking that the official family has not decided who to choose yet, let's see if your family is proud of it, and everyone will see it later.

Zhao Zhongzhen walked all the way to Yulin Alley, while Yang Mo's eyes were darting around.

"Xiao Langjun, where is Wang Langjun!"

Zhao Zhongzhen looked over with familiarity and saw Wang Yu standing in front of the fried quail shop, collecting money for the woman.

"Is this person crazy?"

Zhao Zhongzhen didn't understand Wang Yu's obsession with that woman, shook his head, and quietly went to Shen's house.

Shen An is taking a nap.

The autumn wind blows, lying in the yard with my body stretched out, it feels like a fairy.

The breeze feels cool on my face, like a little hand...

"Ah!"

Shen An sneezed, and when he woke up he saw Guoguo running away, so he rubbed his nose and said, "He's getting more and more naughty."

Guoguo now no longer sees the fear and panic she felt when she came to Bianliang, and the little girl's liveliness and cuteness are not lacking.

"Brother Anbei."

Zhao Zhongzhen was sitting on the edge, reading a book in his hand.

Shen An yawned and said, "Don't worry, just wait."

Zhao Zhen in the palace should have decided on the candidate, but he was watching, probably because he was unhappy, so he wanted to toss the candidates on both sides.

Zhao Zhongzhen said: "I am not in a hurry, but some people are."

"What's the meaning?"

"For the opening of the system examination, someone said that Su Shi could enter the fourth class, and many people placed bets. However, some members of the clan entered the game and asked Su Shi if he dared to place a bet for himself. Su Shi..."

No money!

The three fathers and sons of the Su family are currently living on Su Xun's salary. Su Xun is very worried about this. Fortunately, Su Shi often comes here to hang out, which reduces a lot of expenses.

"The results of the Imperial Examination will be out tomorrow. No one paid attention to Su Shi, but he is good friends with us and even scolded Zhao Yunliang yesterday, so..."

Zhao Zhongzhen seemed a little guilty. He felt that he had caused Su Shi to be harmed.

"What are you thinking about?"

Shen An smiled and said: "This is taking sides. He is on our side for the sake of brotherhood, so we can share weal and woe. If you are afraid of being in trouble, let's go and have a look."

"Brother, I want to go to my sister-in-law's place."

Guoguo came out again and felt proud when she saw that her brother didn't care about her previous prank.

Shen An smiled and said: "Okay, um... Ermei made a lot of soup this morning. I took more with me, saying it was a dry autumn to moisten them."

Guoguo cheered and ran to find Zeng Ermei, and asked someone to prepare the carriage. There was chaos for a while.

Shen An went out with Zhao Zhongzhen with a smile, but felt a little regretful.

It would be great if I could talk about love with my sister before marriage!

They were a couple as soon as they got started, which made him a little uncomfortable.

All the way to the place where the Su family rented, Su Che was not there, saying he was out to visit friends; Su Shi was taking a nap, and when he was woken up from his nap, he looked angry.

"Where is the gambling going on?"

The room was narrow, Shen An sat beside the bed, picked up an article on the table and read it.

Su Shi rubbed his eyes and said: "Although gambling is prohibited in the imperial court, it can't be banned. You can't gamble here, but you can gamble elsewhere. It's better to block it than to open it up!"

He was worried that Shen An would report it, and then led people to arrest the group of people who were gambling in private.

Shen An put down the article and wanted to pretend to be a scholar and comment on it, but he was worried about making a fool of himself, so he held back.

"Hurry up and lead the way. I'm not going to cause trouble, but...see if that person can take X's bet."

The group left here and went out from the side of the Liao Embassy, ​​and finally found a gambling place in the alley behind Taiping Xingguo Temple.

There were two idle men dozing outside the yard. When they heard the footsteps, they raised their heads alertly. When they saw Su Shi, they smiled and said, "Isn't this Bachelor Su? Why, he went home and sold his belongings to place bets." ?”

The so-called Scholar Su is a sarcastic name.

Su Shi was slightly angry, but Shen An came out and said, "Who makes the decision?"

The two big men looked wary and asked, "Dare I ask... are you here to place bets?"

"Chen Luo!"

Chen Luo and Yao Lian came over carrying two bags.

"Open."

When the bag was opened, a big man took a look inside and exclaimed: "It's actually silver?"

Another big man smiled and said: "It's interesting, but the money is nothing."

The door opened, and Shen An and others were led in.

"Who wants to place a bet? One hour at most, and then it stops!"

The courtyard was very lively, with more than thirty people surrounding a table. A big man with an open chest was presiding in the front, and there were a few rough guys around who were staring at Shen An and the others.

"Brother, someone is coming."

The big man raised his head and said disdainfully when he saw Su Shi: "You don't have any money, what are you doing here?"

"How much?"

Shen An asked.

The gamblers around the table turned around curiously and laughed when they saw that Shen An was young and Zhao Zhongzhen was even underage.

"Which family is this kid from? What are you doing here if you don't go home to study? Be careful if your parents come looking for you and smash up Brother Li's gambling house."

That big man was Brother Li. Seeing Shen An's calmness, he stopped scorning him, then stared at Chen Luo and Chen Luo for a while, nodded and said, "Take as many as you have!"

"Brother Li is so generous!"

Everyone praised him, and the big man laughed and said: "It's just a few dollars, so I won't be able to wait for it later. I might as well be more comfortable sleeping with a woman."

Shen An pointed to the table.

Chen Luo and Yao Lian walked over and put the bags on the table.

"silver?"

"What, you won't accept it?"

The legal currencies of the Song Dynasty were iron coins and copper coins, not gold or silver.

However, with the shortage of copper coins, gold and silver, especially silver, gradually joined the circulation market.

Brother Li took a piece of silver and came out to inspect the goods and count them at the end.

"Brother, UU Reading www.uukａnshu.netｔ has one hundred and thirty-one taels."

Brother Li looked at Yao Lian and the two and praised: "What a strength."

This is a cliche. Shen An asked: "How to calculate it?"

Brother Li said: "Twenty years ago, one tael of silver could be exchanged for two guans, but now one tael of silver can only be exchanged for one guan. Is this feasible?"

Shen An nodded, and Brother Li asked, "How to place a bet?"

Shen An asked back: "Su Shi has passed the test, how much is it?"

Brother Li shook his head and said, "This is not a bet, it's just a bet on how many of them will win."

It seems that this person also knows something about Su Shi's literary name and feels that he can definitely pass the test, so he refuses to open this offer.

Brother Li said: "Su Shi, fourth grade, always pays 20 cash."

The odds are too low, and there isn't much to gain.

But this is often the case in gambling houses. The odds are low for popular bets and the odds for long-shot bets are high, tempting you to bet on long odds.

"Su Shi's third class...the usual compensation is 600 yuan!"

It pays 1.6 to one, and the money at this time is usually not one thousand cents, so it is almost 1.7 to 1, which is considered a high odds.

Brother Li looked at Shen An with a smile and asked: "How much does the guest want to place? All of them? Or..."

At this time, a man came out from behind, first cupped his hand towards Zhao Zhong, and then said in a conspiratorial tone: "Shen An, do you dare to take a thousand guans?"

Zhao Zhongzhen whispered: "Brother Anbei, this person is Deng Jie, Zhao Yunbi's staff."