The dream of a lonely hero

Feng Lichen said: "My foolish brother used to be content with poverty and frugality and regarded wealth and honor as nothing. This will never change. How can you bend your back for a few grains of rice? This time, my foolish brother came out of the mountains for one thing, the country, and two things for the family."

Feng Wenliang said: "Oh! I would like to hear more about it."

Feng Lichen said: "Everyone knows that it is difficult to be a founding monarch, but few people know that it is not easy to succeed the second monarch. The founding monarch may not be able to complete the unification in his lifetime. The second monarch must not only maintain the business but also complete the unfinished business of the founding monarch; even if the founding monarch completes the unification of the country, the second monarch will be cowardly and incompetent and cannot bear this heavy burden. The second monarch of the Song Dynasty came from the royal family, and the royal family was not the only one who could succeed the second monarch. Who among the sons of the imperial family is capable of taking on important tasks? When the emperor established the country, only his younger brother Zhao Guangyi was 22 years old, his younger brother Zhao Guangmei was 14 years old, the prince Zhao Dezhao was 10 years old, and the prince Zhao Defang was two years old. Zhao Guangyi served as the chief military officer in front of the palace and the defense envoy of Muzhou. When the emperor personally led the expedition to Ze and Lu, he was appointed as the inspector of the palace and the governor of Taining Army. When the emperor led the expedition to Li Chongjin, he was appointed as the chief commander of the palace and the governor of Kaifeng. Which one is not an important position? With such qualifications and experience, the ability, achievements and prestige, how can Guangmei, Dezhao and Defang compare to him! "

Feng Wenliang said: "Brother! The Song Dynasty has been established for more than ten years, and Guangmei, Dezhao and Defang have also grown up. Come?"

Feng Lichen said: "Hasn't Zhao Guangyi grown up in these ten years?"

Feng Wenliang said: "Brother, do you think that only Guangyi can shoulder the responsibility of the future Song Dynasty?"

Feng Lichen said: "This will avoid or reduce the bloody killings caused by the royal family's struggle for the throne, and the people will suffer less from the suffering of war and chaos."

Feng Wenliang said: "Zhao Guangyi is not only a literary and artistic person, but also cunning and treacherous, jealous of talents and repaying kindness with enmity. Mr. Qingfeng Guo Cunmi helped him conquer more than a dozen states in Youyun, but he died unclearly; Brother, you must not throw yourself into the fire!"

Feng Lichen said: Weighing two advantages, choose the greater one; weighing two disadvantages, choose the lesser one. I know what kind of person Zhao Guangyi is. If I don't come out to help him, can our Feng family be safe? "

Feng Wenliang said: "Then-then brother will be the second Guo Cunmi!"

Feng Lichen said: "I'm afraid that I--Wenliang has overestimated Zhao Guangyi. Mr. Qingfeng is just like his name Qingfeng. He can't be seen or touched, but can only be felt. No one can catch him. I will take him as a lesson. You can rest assured and take good care of your mother."

The next morning, Feng Lichen took care of his family affairs and said goodbye to his mother and brother Feng Lichen. He followed Zhao Guangyi out of the smoke bamboo forest and down Panyun Mountain. Zhao Guangyi ordered Gao Qiong to give the horse to Feng Lichen. Gao Qiong followed on foot. Zhao Guangyi and others returned to the inn where they stayed in Qingyuan Town. Yanyun, Yuanda, Ma Yan, and Wang Zhao greeted them. Zhao Guangyi introduced Feng Lichen, the Woyun, to Yanyun, Yuanda, Ma Yin, and Wang Zhao, saying, "This is Mr. Lichen, the great sage I invited. Please come and greet him." Yanyun, Yuanda, Ma Yin, and Wang Zhao had been staring at Feng Lichen for a long time when he entered the room. Wang Zhao laughed and said, "Haha! It turns out that all great sages look like me, dark and ugly."

Zhao Guangyi hurriedly shouted, "Wang Zhao, don't be rude!” He said to Feng Lichen, “Mr. Lichen, please forgive me! You don’t have to bother with this idiot.”

Feng Lichen smiled and said, “It’s okay! A brave and generous man.”

Wang Zhao said, “Looking at your appearance, I can’t imagine that you are a scholar! Just don’t blame me. Wang Zhao greets the great sage.” He bowed and saluted.

Yan Yun and Yuan Da were both thinking that this Wo Yun Feng Lichen looked so familiar. While they were stunned, Zhao Guangyi said, “Mr. Lichen, these are my followers Yan Yun, Yuan Da, and Ma Yan.” Yan Yun and Yuan Da hurriedly bowed and saluted him.

Feng Lichen bowed and saluted in return, saying, “The names of the three warriors are well-known. It’s a pleasure to meet you!”

Zhao Guangyi ordered his followers to greet Feng Lichen and asked him to go back to the guest room to rest. The two turned around and took a few steps. “Third brother! Third brother! Feng Zan Feng Wenhou. "Yuanda couldn't help shouting. Feng Lichen turned around and said, "Eighth brother, seventh brother, fifth brother." Yuanda, Yanyun, and Ma Yin were very excited. Yuanda took a few steps forward and grabbed Feng Lichen's shoulders, saying, "Haha! Third brother, third brother, it's really you!"

Feng Lichen said, "Eighth brother! I just came to the lord's carriage, and I wanted to settle down and then reminisce with the three brothers."

Zhao Guangyi was shocked to see that the four of them knew each other, but he calmed down in a moment and said to Yanyun, "Huailong, do you know Mr. Lichen?"

Yuanda interrupted and said, "Lord! We are more than similar to Lichen. He is the third brother among the eight sworn brothers in Meiyuan Town."

Zhao Guangyi said, "Oh! Great, you brothers meet unexpectedly, congratulations! You talk about the old times. "He took Gao Qiong and Wang Zhao out with him.

Yuanda asked the waiter to order a table of wine and food, and ate and chatted with Feng Lichen, Yanyun, and Ma Yin in the guest room. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Ma Yin said, "Third-third brother, I haven't seen you for many years. How come you changed your name?" Yuanda was impatient and saw that he was struggling to speak, so he interrupted and said, "Why did you change your name? Right!" Ma Yin nodded. Yuanda said, "Fifth brother, you are struggling to speak, which makes me anxious. You take a break and listen to us!" Ma Yin nodded again.

Feng Lichen said, "My surname is Fengzan and my courtesy name is Wenhou. You all know it, but my nickname is 'Lichen'. My hermit friends all call me by my nickname - 'Lichen'."

Yuanda said, "Oh! It seems that only literati and scholars have a nickname. ”

Feng Zan said: "You also have a nickname - 'Double Mace Taibao'."

Yuan Da laughed and said: "My nickname is just a nickname, unlike your nickname - Li Chen, which is literary and sounds sour and makes you grumble!"

Feng Zan picked up the wine glass and laughed: "Eighth brother, this one won't make you grumble!"

Yuan Da laughed: "Haha! This thing suits my taste!" He raised the wine glass and drank it all.

Yan Yun hadn't seen the third brother who looked like a scholar among the eight brothers for several years. He was the most similar to himself in temperament and had endless things to say. Seeing Yuan Da talking nonstop, he didn't want to interrupt. Feng Zan said to him: "Seventh brother! After five years away from the capital, you must have experienced a lot of twists and turns to come to the lord's carriage."

Yan Yun thought about the hardships of the past few years and couldn't help but burst into tears. Thinking about it,After a while, he wiped the tears from his face and said, "Third brother! Five years ago, I passed the imperial examination in Kyoto and was appointed as the eighth-rank military commander of Hengfeng Army in Yizhou. I went to find you, but you were not there."

Feng Zan said, "According to the rules of the Ministry of Personnel, I should serve in the Hanlin Academy, but the officials of the Ministry of Personnel saw that I was not good-looking and sent me to Hengfeng Army in Yizhou. I didn't have money to bribe the officials of the Ministry of Personnel, so I was delayed again and again by the Ministry of Personnel, and finally I became an eighth-rank official."

Yan Yun was indignant, slammed the table, gnashed his teeth and said, "The corrupt officials of the Ministry of Personnel are hateful. The road is blocked and the third brother is delayed! What is the position of Chengwulang? It is an idle position of the eighth rank with nothing to do. "

Feng Zan said: "Well, just take the salary without doing any work, and live a leisurely life."

Yan Yun said: "If it weren't for the lord's thirst for talents, the third brother's knowledge would have been wasted! How did the lord know the third brother?"

Feng Zan said: "My foolish brother was recommended to the lord by the retired old prime minister Fan Zhi."

Yan Yun said: "How did the third brother know Lord Fan?"

Feng Zan said: "Lord Fan has no He saw my brother's palace examination paper by chance, asked me about my brother, and invited me to his house to chat. We talked about the past and the present and knew people and the world, and we got along very well. Lord Fan also often went to my brother's Yuzhuxuan, and we became close friends regardless of age. "

Yan Yun said: "Thanks to Lord Fan. Isn't my third brother from Dengzhou? Why did he move to the suburbs of the capital Bianliang?"

Feng Zan said: "My brother's ancestors lived in Bianliang, and my grandfather moved to Dengzhou to avoid the war. Now that the world has been settled, he moved back."

Yan Yun said: "If the lord hadn't invited you Come out of the mountains, are you really willing to live in seclusion in the bamboo forest and Yuzhu Pavilion forever?"

Feng Zan said: "My foolish brother has long seen through the world and is fascinated by the mountains and rivers and has no intention of fame, but the Feng family has seven generations and four prime ministers. My mother wants me to bring honor to the family, so I went to Beijing to take the exam five years ago. At least I won the third place, which can be regarded as an explanation to my mother."

Yan Yun said: "Thank you! If it weren't for the lord asking you to come out of the mountains, you and I would never see each other again!"

Feng Zan, Yan Yun, Yuan Da, and Ma Yin brothers each briefly recounted their experiences of parting in the capital five years ago. Zhao Guangyi and his party rested for three days in the inn in Qingyuan Town and continued to travel north. Along the way, Zhao Guangyi and Feng Zan rode side by side. Zhao Guangyi looked around nervously, thinking that the assassins sent by Prince Fu Zhao Guangmei might come from the sky. He said, "Mr. Lichen! If Zhao Guangmei sends a large group of people to assassinate me, how can I resist with only twenty or so followers around me? It is better to ask Zhang Ning and Zhou Ying to bring the eight hundred strong soldiers who are hidden deep in the Centipede Mountain to prevent any accidents."

Feng Zan shook his fan and said, "I think it is not appropriate. How can eight hundred strong soldiers come from the Centipede Mountain to cover up? If Prince Fu knows about this and reports it to His Majesty, the charge of raising assassins will be confirmed, and the Lord will know the consequences. "

Zhao Guangyi said anxiously: "Then-then Tingyi can only sit and wait for death!"

Feng Zan said: "It's not just that. Prince Fu and the Lord are fighting for the position of crown prince. Now Prince Fu is in power and is complacent, while the Lord is like a commoner. Will he still regard the Lord as an equal opponent? Besides,Prince Fu is not yet the crown prince, he will spare no effort to take the position of crown prince. "

Zhao Guangyi thought for a long time and said: "Prince Fu wants Yin Jing (to be the prefect of Kaifeng, the capital)."

Feng Zan said: "Prince Yin Jing means he is the crown prince."

Zhao Guangyi said: "Then Prince Fu will face the current emperor, will the emperor let him get his wish?"

Feng Zan asked back: "Will Prince Fu take the lead?"

Zhao Guangyi pondered: "God knows."

Feng Zan said: "My lord, you don't have to worry about this. I think your situation is indeed dangerous, but it is not as dangerous as eggs on a pile of rocks. ”

Zhao Guangyi felt relieved but still doubtful.

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