Xianxia version of Water Margin

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Tokyo streets.

A group of thugs are playing Cuju on the street.

Cai You, who had spent half the night in the palace with Zhao Ji last night, sat in a sedan with eight carriages and returned home with a sigh of relief...

Cai Jing's family has "seven Jinshi in one family, and three scholars in one family". Many of Cai Jing's children and grandchildren are very talented.

This stems from Cai Jing’s emphasis on education.

——He is a scholar himself and knows the importance of reading.

Therefore, when Cai Jing was in power, he paid special attention to the reform of the school's teaching system.

In order to improve the quality of education in the Zhao and Song Dynasties, Cai Jing made certain improvements in the school's teaching content, assessment measures, management methods, etc.

As for those scholars from remote areas who went to the capital to take exams, Cai Jing also advocated allocating funds from the finance to solve their travel expenses, food and accommodation expenses, which was considered worthy of the scholars at this time.

It is worth mentioning that it was precisely because of Cai Jing's vigorous educational reforms that the Zhao and Song dynasties were filled with talents, there were too many imperial students, and more people were waiting to become officials.

Under Cai Jing's example and words, not only are all the children of the Cai family highly talented, but they are also all knowledgeable, well-spoken, and outstanding.

Only one person is an exception.

This person is Cai You, Cai Jing's eldest son.

Cai You has never liked studying since he was a child. He only likes to eat, drink and have fun. He is lustful and romantic. No matter how Cai Jing teaches him, it is useless.

Just when Cai Jing thought that Cai You was dead and destined to achieve nothing in his life, Cai You went further in the officialdom than Cai Jing's other sons, chasing Cai Jing himself.

Some people can't help but wonder why Cai You's official career is so smooth. Could it be that Cai Jing abused his power to vigorously promote his own son?

Not really.

yes.

Cai You is uneducated and a fool.

But growing up in an official family like the Cai family, and having a father like Cai Jing who knew how to run a business, Cai You was influenced by this and knew how to manage his own future since he was a child.

During the Yuanfu reign of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, Cai You worked as a supervisor in the Taiyuan Institute of Beijing. At that time, he was only twenty-two or three years old, and he already knew how to seize every opportunity to pave the way for his own future.

At that time, Cai You could catch up with the courtiers who were going down to the court every time he went to the tailoring court. He planned to come out at the right time so that he could meet Zhao Ji, the king of Duan who was going down.

Therefore, every time Zhao Ji went to court, he would see a handsome young man who was a few years older than himself, dismounting his horse and standing aside with his hands folded. He was courteous and amiable.

Zhao Ji asked his servants which family the young man belonged to, and he said, "He is the son of Cai Chengzhi." Zhao Ji secretly remembered Cai You in his heart.

In the second year of Yuanfu, Song Zhezong died, and Zhao Ji ascended the throne as Song Huizong.

As soon as Zhao Ji secured the throne, he granted Cai You, the prime minister of Honglu, the title of Jinshi, and the title of Secretary Lang. He was assigned to the Zhimi Pavilion and the Jixian Palace to compile and edit the "Guochao Huiyao".

In just two years, Cai You was promoted to Privy Councilor.

After Cai Jing became the prime minister, Zhao Ji added Cai You as a bachelor and attendant of Longtuge. He detailed the "Dacheng Picture Chronicles", revised the "Dadian", and promoted him to the Shangqing Baolu Official, Secretary Provincial Department, Liangjie Record Academy, and Etiquette Bureau. .

——At that time, there were more than a hundred Taoist officials who compiled books and canons. Most of them were talented and knowledgeable people from the History Museum, Fuwen Museum, and Jixian Academy. However, Cai You was the only one who was ignorant of learning and led many of them as the son of a minister. People are despicable and unconvinced.

The year before last, Zhao Ji first established the Xuanhe Hall, and appointed Cai You as the bachelor of the Xuanhe Hall. He was given the gold belt of the blanket Wenfang regiment and was changed to the military governor of Huaikang.

Nowadays, Cai You is the founder of the Yitong Third Division.

The key point is that there is no time limit for Cai You to meet Zhao Ji. He can also participate in palace games organized by Zhao Ji with Wang Fu, or be left in the palace to give a banquet.

At that time, Cai You and Wang Fu would put on short clothes and narrow trousers, smear themselves with blue and red, mix with the singing and dancing artists and dwarfs, and talk a lot of joking and frivolous words about market scoundrels, lewd men and sluts, to win Zhao Ji's favor. .

Cai You's wife Song could also enter and leave the harem at will, and his son Cai Xing served as the palace supervisor.

Let's put it this way, Zhao Ji regards Cai You as a ruler (prime minister), and his favor has long surpassed Cai Jing. He is now the most popular celebrity around Zhao Ji. Compared with him, Gao Qiu and the like are not worthy at all. carry.

Hearing the sound of Cuju outside, Cai You, who also loves Cuju, subconsciously opened the sedan curtain a little and took a look.

Immediately, Cai You couldn't move his eyes away.

I saw a handsome young man in his early twenties who really kicked the ball well. The balloon seemed to be stuck to his body like swim bladder glue. He let the balloon go east, and the balloon went east; he let the balloon go up. West, the balloon will go west.

What made Cai You's eyes widen even more was that this handsome young man immediately used a mandarin duck crutch and passed an extremely exquisite pass!

"What a talent! He can even use Lieutenant Gao's special skills!"

Cai You immediately ordered the boy to call the handsome young man over.

Not long after, the handsome young man came to the sedan.

Cai You asked: "Who are you?"

The handsome young man replied: "The villain Yin Wenhe is from Qingzhou Prefecture in Shandong Province. He came to the capital to join his friends and find a way to make a living."

Cai You asked again: "Besides playing football, what else do you do?"

The handsome young man, Lehe, whose pseudonym is "Yin Wenhe", replied: "The villain was originally a child of a wealthy family. He was born not to love books. He only joined the family of the wandering children. He knew everything about helping people. He knows how to play chess, calligraphy and painting, and is exposed to Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. He plays football, plays bamboo and silk, plays music, sings and dances, needless to say."

Originally, Cai You thought that Lehe could only play football, but unexpectedly, Lehe turned out to be an all-round romantic figure.

Cai You immediately said: "I want to promote you as a personal follower, are you willing?"

Lehe asked, "What kind of person are you, young man, who dares to be your husband's personal companion?"

Cai You said: "What kind of person are you? It's not you who has the final say, it's me who has the final say. If I lift you up, you will suffer."

Lehe said goodbye three times and five times.

But Cai You decided to ask him to be his personal attendant.

Le He had no choice but to kowtow and apologize, and returned to his house with Cai You...

It turned out that after Jiang Hongfei talked with Lehe, Sun Xin, and Sister Gu that day, Lehe, who was originally confused, suddenly found the direction of his life, and then ignored Sister Gu's dissuasion and agreed to Jiang Hongfei's proposal to him. arrange.

After Lehe agreed, Jiang Hongfei handed Lehe to Shi Xiu and asked Shi Xiu to find a way to send Lehe to Cai You.

After Shi Xiu accepted the order, he gave Le He some ideas, such as assassinating or kidnapping Cai You and letting Le He rescue Cai You.

Ke Kehe felt that such a thing would be very risky to operate, and it would easily arouse Cai You's suspicion.

Later, Lehe asked Shi Xiu to inquire about Cai You's personality and hobbies, and then Lehe decided to use Cuju to attract Cai You to actively recruit him.

For this reason, Le He practiced Cuju hard for three months and hardened himself into a Cuju master. Only then did he successfully sneak into Cai You's side today.

Since entering Cai You's house, Le He has been following Cai You every day, never leaving.

Because of Cai You's guidance, Lehe even had the opportunity to play with Zhao Ji, Wang Fu, Gao Qiu and others.

This brought Lehe into contact with a broader world and opened a huge door for his knowledge. At the same time, Lehe's identity was also increasing day by day.

In order to help Lehe grow better and faster, Jiang Hongfei asked Sun Xin and Sister-in-law Gu to send Lehe books such as "The Art of War", "Guiguzi", and "Sushu" for Lehe to read when he had time. .

Since Le He infiltrated Cai You, various secrets of the Zhao and Song dynasties have been spread back to Jiang Hongfei one after another. Huang Rang and others, who had not been mobilized for a long time, finally began to mobilize under the mediation of Le He...

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Jinghu North Road, at the foot of Mulan Mountain.

At this time, two groups of people were confronting each other.

One of the groups, about 200 people, was carrying two horses and carriages. They were led by a middle-aged Confucian scholar and a burly man in his thirties.

This Confucian scholar in his forties, with extraordinary bearing, was none other than Cheng Wanli, the new governor of Dongping Prefecture.

As for the big man, he has a handsome appearance and a dignified appearance. It was Dong Ping who was an official of the Military and Horse Supervisor of Dongping Prefecture. He was good at wielding two spears and had the courage to fight for anything. Dong Ping, a native of Shangdang County, Hedong, was known as the "Two Spear General". Dong Yicheng.

A few days ago, Cheng Wanli's mother passed away in her hometown in Jingzhou, and she took her only daughter Cheng Wan'er and several servants back to her hometown to attend the funeral.

Cheng Wan'er was born like this, with clear and delicate cheeks, a small mouth, bright red lips, and white teeth.

It is true that there are beauties in the north, peerless and independent. Look at the Qingren city once, and then look at the Qingren country. It's about a beauty like Cheng Wan'er.

Dong Ping has a clever mind, three religions and nine schools, he knows everything, he can play bamboo and tune strings, and he is known as "the brave general with two spears, the romantic prince". He calls himself a romantic man, but because his vision is too high, he never gets married.

When he first met Cheng Waner, Dong Ping was shocked and determined not to marry anyone other than Cheng Waner in his life.

However, Cheng Wanli and his daughter had just arrived at Dongping Mansion. Dong Ping and Cheng Wanli were not familiar with each other yet, so it was not easy for them to directly propose marriage.

Recently, Cheng Wanli's mother passed away. Dong Ping thought this was an opportunity for them to get to know each other better, so he offered to escort Cheng Wanli and his daughter back to their hometown for the funeral.

At first, Cheng Wanli refused, thinking that without an order from the Privy Council, Dong Ping, a guard general, left his post without permission. If something happened, both he and Dong Ping would be punished.

But Dong Ping told Cheng Wanli: "Nowadays, the world is full of swords and wars, and the smoke is billowing. There are many strong men who dominate the mountains and become kings. There are countless small and large forts in the Jingxiang area, and there are many water forts. Without the escort of a large army, how can my husband be safe?" round trip?"

Cheng Wanli thought so and agreed to Dong Ping's trip with 200 men in civilian clothes to escort his father, daughter and other entourage back home for the funeral.

Facts have proved that Dong Ping was right.

Along the way, there were countless strongmen and bandits. If it weren't for Dong Ping's escort, Cheng Wanli and his party would have been robbed so many times.

Dong Ping's combat power was indeed very strong. The small group of strongmen and bandits did not dare to pursue Cheng Wanli and his party's ideas. The large group of strongmen and bandits were all driven away by Dong Ping.

It is no exaggeration to say that Dong Ping worked very hard along the way.

Cheng Wanli is Mr. Tongguan Menxiamenguan.

Don't think that Tong Guan is a eunuch and one of the six thieves. He has no talents and is just a loser.

wrong.

Big mistake.

Tong Guan's men are definitely full of talents.

Just give a few examples and you will know who Tong Guan's men are.

Like Wang Zhen and Zhan Du, who fought two of the five famous defensive battles during the Song Dynasty.

Like Yue Fei's first leader, in the first year of Jingkang, he served as the deputy envoy to the two rivers and the guardian of the four walls of the capital. After the Jingkang Incident, Liu Kai would rather die than surrender.

For example, Zhao Liangsi, who formulated the strategy of uniting Jin Dynasty to destroy Liao Dynasty, Ma Kuo, the first envoy during the Song Dynasty, and Liu Guangshi and his son, one of the four Zhongxing generals in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Even strictly speaking, Lao Zhong Jing Lue Xiang Gong Zhong Shi Dao and Xiao Zhong Jing Lue Xiang Gong Zhong Shi Zhong are actually considered to be Tong Guan's subordinates.

It can be said that it is impossible for people without ability to get into Tong Guan's eyes.

And for Cheng Wanli to step out of Tong Guan's shogunate and serve as the governor of a state, he is definitely not an ordinary person. How could he not see that Dong Ping also fell in love with his daughter?

Cheng Wanli's former employer, Tong Guan, was a military attache. How could he look down on military attachés?

But after a brief contact with Dong Ping, Cheng Wanli could tell that Dong Ping had evil intentions and was reckless, so he was not a good candidate for his son-in-law.

But on the other hand, Cheng Wanli also saw that Dong Ping was domineering and reckless in his actions. If he refused Dong Ping's marriage proposal, the consequences might be disastrous.

"Now I can still use it to keep my mother's filial piety and push it forward. After the period of keeping filial piety is over, I don't know how to push it..."

But everything has to be viewed from two aspects. It was precisely because Dong Ping was greedy for Cheng Wan'er's beauty that he carefully guarded Cheng Wanli and his party along the way, allowing them to reach the foot of Mulan Mountain without any danger.

And here, Cheng Wanli and his party met another group of strongmen.

It’s quite speechless to say.

This group of strong men intercepted Cheng Wanli and his entourage in the first place because of Cheng Wan'er's maid Wei Ping.

Wei Ping was very fair, with a slender figure, a melon face, and two thin eyebrows. She was very stunning. She was specially bought by Cheng Wan'er when her mother was still alive to be used as a dowry for Cheng Wan'er.

When the small group of bandits at the head of this group of bandits saw Wei Ping, they immediately robbed Cheng Wanli and the others without realizing it. Hand it over and I will spare your life!"

In the previous few times, Dong Ping always stepped forward with two spears and one horse, and beat the bandits away before they could form their formation.

But this time, Dong Ping showed an extremely solemn expression.

Cheng Wanli saw it and asked: "Why, General Dong is not sure of defeating this group of thieves?"

Dong Ping looked at the large group of thieves who came up from behind, and said in a deep voice: "There are several Qi practitioners in this group of thieves who are not inferior to me in strength."

When Cheng Wan'er in the carriage heard this, she quickly opened the curtain and asked, "What should we do?"

Who would have thought that Cheng Wan'er's appearance would cause a big disaster.

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The leader of this group of strong men was not as inexperienced as his subordinates. Although Wei Ping's appearance and figure were not bad, she was not to the point where he would rob her regardless of her status.

Therefore, if Cheng Wanli had a good talk with the leader of the thief, he might let Cheng Wanli and his party go as he still had important matters.

However, Cheng Waner, who was already stunningly beautiful and now dressed in mourning clothes, suddenly showed up.

The eyebrows are dark and spring-green, the pupils are cut by autumn water, the face is as beautiful as Dandelion, more beautiful than flowers, there are countless kinds of charms, more beautiful than flowers, more fragrant than jade!

In an instant, the whole world was eclipsed by Cheng Wan'er's appearance!

As for the leader of the thief, his career-oriented heart, the moment he saw Cheng Wan'er's face, his blood immediately turned red, and at the same time, his energy and blood surged straight towards his two heads!

——His spring is here! ! !

Without even hesitating, the leader of the thieves stepped forward on his horse, and then clasped his fists: "Xiao Ke Wang Qing, everyone in the world calls me "Two-Headed Tai Sui". I've seen you all..."

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