New Year's Day is just a few days away, and all kinds of lanterns have been hung up in Tokyo, and there is an endless stream of people visiting and admiring the lanterns.
"Brother, we found Wang Qing's location."
Shi Qian walked into the courtyard and said to Sun Lei.
"Oh, where is he?"
Sun Lei asked as he sat up from the Grand Master's chair.
"Wang Qing and his men are hiding on a flower boat on Jinming Pond. If Wang Qing and his men hadn't landed on the shore today, we really wouldn't have been able to find them!"
Shi Qian spoke.
"Ashore today? What are they going to do?"
Sun Lei frowned and asked, Wang Qing is so careful, it shouldn't be possible for him to suddenly reveal a flaw.
"Hey, go..."
Shi Qian ticked his little finger with a smirk on his face!
"Ah? Isn't he on the flower boat?"
Sun Lei was stunned for a while. Wang Qing was already on the flower boat. Why did he need to get off the boat to find the girl?
"Brother, that's a sedan belonging to a wealthy family. I last saw that sedan returning to Tong Guan Mansion!"
Shi Qian whispered.
"Tong Guan's Mansion? So Wang Qing is really planning to contact Tong Guan, but Wang Qing didn't go?"
Sun Lei touched his chin and said.
"No, after Wang Qing had a private meeting with that woman, he returned to the flower boat and went to Jinming Pond again!"
Shi Qian spoke.
"Is that so? Then I know!"
Sun Lei nodded. It seems that Wang Qing has not been in touch with Tong Guan yet, but has just had a private meeting with Tong Guan's adopted daughter, Tong Jiaoxiu. This makes sense. Wang Qing was just a platoon soldier before, and Tong Guan looked down on him. , now he is nothing more than a bandit, and is still not worth mentioning in the eyes of Privy Councilor Tong Guan.
"Brother, will Wang Qing betray us?"
Lin Chong asked.
"No, betraying us now is not in line with maximizing interests. People like Wang Qing are good at everything. They are just brave and greedy. Otherwise, a small platoon soldier from Kaifeng Prefecture would dare to seduce the adopted daughter of the Privy Councilor and the future granddaughter-in-law of Grand Master Cai. ?”
Sun Lei shook his head and said, Wang Qing is both bold and greedy. He will not go to Tong Guan to clear his name unless he gets enough benefits from the world.
"Brother, Song Jiang and others are coming to Tokyo!"
Zhang San walked in and said.
"Song Jiang and the others are here too!"
Sun Lei nodded.
"Yes, it is said that I am helping Liang Zhongshu deliver a New Year's gift to Cai Jing! He brought many carriages and horses and has already gone to the Grand Master's Mansion!"
Zhang San nodded.
"Liang Zhongshu has a good plan. If you can't give me a birthday gift, I'll give you a new year gift instead! It's people like Song Jiang who give it!"
Sun Lei said with a smile.
"Brother, why are you so interested in people like Song Jiang?"
Li Yan asked doubtfully.
"It's not people like Song Jiang, but the scholar Xiao Rang and the jade-arm craftsman Jin Dajian! These two people are indispensable if the mission is to be realized."
Sun Lei shook his head and said, if you want to pretend to be a mission, you will need credentials and seals. Without these things, the mission will not be able to win the trust of Liao and Jin, let alone do things.
"These two people are not trivial. I will kidnap them tonight!"
Shi Qian immediately spoke.
"What's the use of being tied up? They're unwilling to do it, and they don't care about what they do. And what should they do? Keep them locked up?"
Sun Lei shook his head.
Shi Qian smiled coquettishly, forcibly kidnapping someone was indeed a bad idea.
"Chao Gai already had the idea of disbanding during the last war. Now that Song Jiang has brought them to Tokyo, Chao Gai probably can't stand the environment in Tokyo!"
Sun Lei said with a smile, Chao Gai is a serious Jianghu person, and he simply cannot stand the constraints of official circles like Tokyo. It is only a matter of time before he breaks up.
"Pay attention to the movements of those people in Song Jiang. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately!"
Sun Lei looked at Zhang San and said.
"Yes, brother!"
Zhang San cupped his fists and went out.
"Brother, there is someone looking for you outside!"
Lu Fang came in and looked at Sun Lei and said.
"who?"
Sun Lei asked doubtfully. He came to Tokyo secretly, so no one should visit him.
"That's the candidate last time, Jiangling Cui Yulin!"
Lu Fang said.
"Oh, why is this guy here again?"
Sun Lei touched his chin and said.
"Let him in!"
Sun Lei stood up and said.
"Senior Sun! I have a good thing to discuss with the senior in detail!"
Cui Yulin looked at Sun Lei with a mysterious face and said.
"A good thing? Why should a good thing be mysterious?"
Sun Lei looked at Cui Yulin and asked.
"It's a good thing to reach the sky in one step! Senior Sun, do you want to enter the palace?"
Cui Yulin looked around, then lowered his voice and spoke.
"Is this conceivable? If you break into the palace privately, you will be beheaded!"
Sun Lei pretended to be scared and said quickly.
"Senior Sun, you misunderstood. We didn't break into the palace privately. We were invited in this time!"
Cui Yulin said quickly.
"Invited? The college entrance examination hasn't started yet! Isn't the palace examination after the college entrance examination?"
Sun Lei said with some surprise. Logically speaking, only candidates who pass the college entrance examination and obtain Jinshi qualifications will enter the palace to take the palace examination. The emperor will determine the Jinshi rankings and select the top three.
"Senior Sun, this is not a palace examination, but a banquet in the palace. Isn't it the Chinese New Year? It also happens to coincide with the national examination. His Majesty the Emperor is hosting a banquet for the candidates in the Daqing Palace!"
Cui Yulin said with a smile.
"Can Daqing Hall accommodate hundreds of thousands of candidates?"
Sun Lei was confused in his heart, but there was no trace of doubt on his face.
"Of course it's not possible for everyone to go. Only a thousand candidates will be selected. The number of places is limited!"
Cui Yulin said.
"I didn't receive the message! You didn't invite me!"
Sun Lei had never heard of this at all. He was a fake candidate, so he couldn't be invited. Moreover, most of the invited candidates were descendants of officials, so they had nothing to do with him.
"Only some people are invited, and the other part is invited!"
Cui Yulin pinched it with his thumb, index finger, and middle finger.
"Want money?"
Sun Lei looked surprised. He didn't expect that this thing could be sold for money. Song Dynasty was really a magical place.
"Of course we need money. The head chamberlain has already made a price, ten thousand yuan for ten places, not just for sale!"
Cui Yulin said.
"Ten quotas for ten thousand guan, that means one person with 1,000 guan? Doesn't it mean one million guan for one thousand people?"
Sun Lei was really shocked by the price. It was faster than grabbing money.
"Senior Sun, a thousand guan is nothing. It is a great honor to be able to see Tianyan. If you can be appreciated by the emperor, you will reach the sky in one step. Not to mention a thousand guan, even ten thousand guan is worth it!"
Cui Yulin looked at Sun Lei with some excitement.
"Senior Sun, I have bought ten places through my connections, but there are only nine people on my side, and there is one place left. I wonder if Senior Sun is willing to go together!"
Cui Yulin looked at Sun Lei and said, there are not many candidates who can afford a thousand dollars. Sun Lei can bring a lot of guards and servants and live in Tianzi No. 5 Courtyard, so he must be rich.
"Of course, a thousand guan is a thousand guan!"
Sun Lei readily agreed, a thousand guan is not much, and a trip to the imperial city is definitely worth it.
"Guo Sheng, hurry up and get one thousand five hundred strings!"
Sun Lei shouted to Guo Sheng. Although the quota was only one thousand guan, Cui Yulin had some connections and took the initiative to find him. This was considered a favor and could not be given only 1,000 guan.
(End of chapter)
