I am happy here and don’t miss Shu.
Zhao Tong stayed for three full days, and it was not until dusk that day that he walked out of the room.
Zhao Yuannu looked at him worriedly, not expecting Zhao Tao to be so arrogant and overbearing, but his face was full of sweetness, even though his heart was still throbbing after the violent whipping.
The sky was gloomy again outside, and although it was dusk, it was dim and gray. Zhao Tong got on the carriage, and it turned completely dark when he was only halfway through, and then large snowflakes fell down as if endlessly.
"The snow is very heavy this year." Zhao Tong sighed in the car.
"Your Majesty, the auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. Next year will definitely be a good year." Wu Xiaodao replied outside the carriage.
"You still know this?" Zhao Tong smiled.
"My lord, I didn't know about it at first, but my father bought a few acres of land in the northern suburbs two years ago and listened to the farmers there talking about it, so I found out about it."
"The land in the northern suburbs seems to be unsafe. It is close to the Yellow River. It seems that most of it was flooded when the floods occurred this summer." Zhao Tong thought.
"Who says it's not the case? This year's flood only lasted one season, barely keeping the capital, but it also cost a lot of labor time." Wu Xiaodao said frustratedly.
Zhao Tong sighed and stopped talking. Life for the Forbidden Army family was not easy, otherwise they would have to buy the worst land in the northern suburbs, and then they would have to depend on the weather to make ends meet.
The carriage walked slowly, Zhao Tong was not in a hurry, and raised the curtain to watch the snow scene. At this time, there were no pedestrians on the street. The sound of the horse's hooves and the "squeaking" of the wheels mingled together and spread far away. …
At this time, just in front of the tall doorstep of Prince Qin's Mansion, illuminated by the dim light of the lantern, a short black figure stood silently.
His figure was stiff, his expression was numb, and he was as humble as a slave.
After a long time, he shook off the snow on his body and glanced at the horse on the hitching post in the distance. It had been a whole day since the horse and man had water and rice.
But he still had to keep waiting, no matter what, he had to wait until the end of Haishi.
The King of Qin said that if he saw him today, he would wait till the end without any hesitation.
He came from a humble background and had a humble status. Even though he was recruited and met with officials, he was still like an ant in the eyes of the princes.
Not to mention someone like him who has a dark background in recruiting bandits, even among those border generals with upright backgrounds and meritorious deeds, how many of them can be taken seriously by the golden and purple ministers in the temple?
Therefore, he must cling on, otherwise the future will be unclear and difficult to get ahead, and the road will even become more and more difficult.
In the past few days, he had been sending compliments everywhere, but very few people paid attention to him, and most of them didn't even get a reply. But what he didn't expect was that one of the few big shots who agreed to meet him was the King of Qin who had the power to influence the government. .
Tianhuang nobleman, a leader of scholars, has great power and is famous all over the world.
When he thought of this, he moved his frozen legs and rubbed his hands, and a strange look appeared on his already numb face.
He had to wait. With his status as King of Qin, he had many things to do and was busy with official duties. Maybe he had forgotten it, maybe he just couldn't get away from it. This was the time to test his sincerity.
Even if you can't see King Qin today, then you can pay your respects again tomorrow. I think King Qin will definitely think of this and remember Song Jiang.
Life is a big gamble. If you don’t want to be mediocre and lose everyone, then you must plan carefully, be bold and careful, seize the opportunity, and never let it go!
Even if it means risking his wealth and life, he would not hesitate to do so. Since he has no hope of passing the imperial examination, he can only find another way to make money as an official, make friends with green people, and cultivate his reputation.
He goes up the mountain to become a thief, enters the water to become a thief, kills people and sets fires, and is punished!
In the morning, I am a guest in the green forest, and in the evening, I ascend to the Emperor's Hall.
A man was born between heaven and earth, how could he live in a state of depression for a long time?
It's a pity that when he once said these words to Lin Chong, the man looked impatient. He only had martial arts skills and no ambition as a man. Sanniang married him. It was really... painful!
That man... is probably dead at this moment?
Open the big one, open the small one, and you’ll be sure to leave!
Life in this world is really difficult!
"Master Song, I think you should leave first. When the prince comes back, I will report your request for an audience."
A young servant walked out of the concierge, gnawing on a meat bun and shouting loudly.
Song Jiang shook his head, clasped his fists with a smile on his face and said, "I'd better wait a little longer, Brother Lao, thank you for your trouble."
The young servant hurriedly took two steps back: "Master Song, please don't hold your fist for me. I can't bear this. If you want to wait, just wait..."
After saying that, he turned around and ran back to the room with a hiss.
The servants of the palace have never been as cold-eyed as other palaces, so Song Jiang didn't think there was anything wrong with his fist.
After all, he, Song Gongming, had always been known for his courtesy and virtuous treatment of others. He could not forget his roots when he became an official.
Moreover, there are seven rank officials in front of the prime minister, let alone a prince.
Father Xuan is still afraid of future generations, and his husband must not be young. Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river, who knows whether this young concierge will be the next Gao Qiu in the future?
Gao Qiu was just Su Shi's school boy at that time.
He, Song Jiang, would never look down on anyone or despise anyone, but...excluding Lin Chong.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Tong's carriage finally returned to the gate of the palace. By this time, the snow on the ground was extremely thick and never stopped.
After getting out of the car, Zhao Tong saw a man standing next to the stone lion on the steps. His whole body was pale, he was abject and humble, and he looked at him with a sad look.
This is... Zhao Tong frowned.
Wu Xiaodao said: "Hey, who is so bold as to dare to spy in front of the palace!"
Although Song Jiang had a firm belief in his heart, it was actually cold and he was already feeling dazed by the cold at the moment. When he heard this, he couldn't help but startled, and he reluctantly moved to look, and saw Zhao Tong, who was wearing a fur coat.
Zhao Tong was sitting in the front row at the banquet that day. He had definitely seen his appearance. He, Song Jiang, had this advantage. As long as he met anyone, he would never forget him. Even after ten or twenty years, he would recognize him at a glance.
At this moment, he couldn't help but immediately became energetic, and whispered: "Xiaguan Shandong Songjiang, greetings..."
As he said this, he was about to kneel down. Who knew that after standing for too long, his legs had already become stiff. He suddenly turned around and exerted force, and without realizing it, he jumped forward with a "pop".
Then he struggled a few times, but still couldn't get up. He couldn't help but scream in his heart. He had to lie on the ground and apologized: "Your Majesty, I have stood for too long and my legs have lost the use of my legs. I hope your Majesty will forgive me for my unreasonable behavior." crime."
Zhao Tie looked at him, remembered what he had done a few days ago, and said, "It turns out to be Dr. Song. He has been waiting in the snow for a long time. What's wrong with him? Someone, help Dr. Song in."
Silently all the way into the front hall, Zhao Tong took off his fur coat and sat down, and asked someone to make tea. At this time, Wu Xiaodao and the young concierge dragged Song Jiang in.
It was cold outside, but there were a few charcoal basins in the hall to keep warm. The two phases alternated, and Song Jiang suddenly felt dizzy, but fortunately he could stand, so he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Song Jiang, Shandong, Xianguan, pays homage to His Highness the King of Qin. Your Highness is a thousand years old."
Zhao Tong looked at him, but Song Jiang didn't hear the sound and didn't dare to get up or look up.
After a long while, Zhao Yucai said calmly: "I am fond of martial arts and have heard about it in the green forest. At that time, I heard about your name as Shandong Jiyuhu Baoyi."
Song Jiang immediately lowered his head and said: "Jiang is a reckless person, wandering around the rivers and lakes, as humble as a dust particle. He didn't want to dirty the prince's ears. Jiang is really guilty."
Zhao Tong was actually a little puzzled. Normally, Emperor Daojun gave this credit to Zhao Kai, and Zhao Kai should recruit everyone in Liangshan. How could Song Jiang be like a headless fly running around in the capital?
Moreover, there are fewer people coming to Beijing from Liangshan. Where have they gone?
He could think of a reason for Zhao Kai. After all, the third prince of Zhilan Yushu was such a proud and noble person. Naturally, he was unwilling to deal with the rough bandit leader in Liangshan.
As for things like winning people's hearts, Zhao Kai naturally knows how to do it, but he probably doesn't look down on people like Song Jiang. What's more, once Liangshan recruits troops, the imperial court will inevitably adopt a differentiation strategy to disrupt all the soldiers below, and some leaders may not be able to do it again. Zhao Kai was even more disdainful to recruit him if he could meet him. After all, such a small official and a small position, and originally a bandit, would pollute his own identity.
Zhao Kai wanted to be a righteous man. He was waiting for Emperor Daojun to appoint a prince instead, so he didn't have to take the road of bringing troops and gaining power. Even if he did, he wouldn't go with people like Liangshan.
That's fine, but there are some people missing from Liangshan, so what's going on?
He looked at Song Jiang and said: "Doctor Song, I have always heard that there are many leaders in Liangshan. Why were there so few generals that day? Could it be that you didn't want to recruit people and went to another mountain to start a new one?"
Song Jiang was stunned when he heard this. Before he came, he had rehearsed in his mind over and over again. He had prepared all the words that King Qin might ask him in advance. He felt that nothing was missed before he came over. However, he never expected that the other party would actually ask him. Ask about it.
Logically speaking, the King of Qin was not familiar with Liangshan. There were so many people there at that time, so he should not have noticed that there were so few people.
Seeing him stunned, Zhao Tong knew that there must be something fishy, and couldn't help but grimace: "Liang Shan did not do anything in a day, and the court has recorded the replacement of the leaders. If I remember correctly, the second leader before the recruitment was called Lin Chong, right? ? This man was originally the instructor of the Forbidden Army, under the command of the Palace Chief, where is he now?"
Song Jiang was shocked and thought to himself, could it be that King Qin had an old relationship with Lin Chong? That's a bad thing! But...it doesn't seem right. If it is really old, how can it be forced into danger? How dare Gao Qiu frame him?
He was confused for a moment, and then he said quietly: "Your Majesty, this Lin Chong..."
Zhao Tong frowned: "I don't recognize Lin Chong, I've only heard of him, but there is no name for him in the reward given by the palace. Where did he go?"
When Song Jiang heard this, he immediately let out a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Lin Chong doesn't want to be summoned. Before we set off to Beijing, he had already taken his wife Sanniang down the mountain and escaped."
"Escaped?" Zhao Tong touched his chin: "Where are the other few people?"
Song Jiang said: "The lower official is afraid that Lin Chong will go to another place to occupy the mountain to rebel and bring trouble to the court, so he sent more than a dozen leaders to hunt him down. I guess... I guess his head has been taken by now and he is on his way back. .”
Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes. Those few men actually went after Lin Chong, but was Lin Chong that easy to kill? This person seemed to have changed his temperament after he went to Liangshan. He killed Wang Lun, killed Chao Gai, married Hu Sanniang, and competed for the second position. He was not as timid and willing to compromise as he was in Tokyo. Instead, he became evil-minded and vicious.
He thought for a while: "Did someone named Zhang Shun also go?"
Song Jiang didn't understand how Zhao Tong knew about Zhang Shun, so he could only tell the truth: "Because it was Lin Chong who fled south, and the subordinate officials were afraid of taking the water route, so they sent two people who were good at water, namely Zhang Shun and Li Jun. Zhang Shun is one of the best in water skills in the village, and Li Jun is the best in water martial arts. With these two people here, Lin Chong will definitely not be able to pass through the water channel."
Zhao Tong nodded. Song Jiang knew people well and took advantage of their strengths. These two were bullies in the Xunyangjiang area in Jieyang Mountains back then. They were old acquaintances and must have a tacit understanding when working together. But when he went to Jiang In Zhou Dynasty, he had a grudge with Zhang Shun outside the city, so this man must die.
Zhao Tong said: "Doctor Song, don't worry about Lin Chong's life or death. I will tell you when he comes back."
Song Jiang repeatedly said yes. Although he didn't know why the King of Qin cared about such trivial matters, he could always talk more and liven up relationships, so he could do anything.
Zhao Tong said again: "Doctor Song, please get up and sit down."
Song Jiangliandao didn't dare, so he just said he could kneel down and speak.
Zhao Tong looked at him and shook his head: "Today is different from the past. You are already an official of the imperial court, and you have not committed any crime. How can you kneel down?"
Song Jiang then stood up and sat on a chair next to him. He didn't dare to speak actively. Zhao Tong asked and he answered, but the more he answered, the more frightened he became.
The words he had originally prepared were not used at all. Different from what King Yun asked when he was recruiting people, the things King Qin asked were quite tricky and weird, causing cold sweat to drip from his forehead unconsciously.
If there is a lofty position, he can't help but feel short-sighted, poor in structure, and looking at the sky from a well.
But some questions made him dumbfounded and speechless. He couldn't believe that these words came from a prince.
He actually asked him what Yan Poxi looked like, and asked him why he didn't marry and have children if he was not young. He even asked Hu Sanniang and Yan Poxi, which one had better appearance?
Song Jiang felt confused in his mind. He was good at recognizing people, but at this moment he really couldn't understand. He couldn't understand what kind of person this King of Qin belonged to.
Zhao Tong asked a lot of questions, which showed his high vision and satisfied some of his long-standing curiosity. Then he stretched himself and picked up the tea cup.
Song Jiang thought that King Qin was going to see off his guests, so he immediately stood up and planned to say goodbye, but unexpectedly, Zhao Tong spoke again: "Doctor Song, what is loyalty?"
Song Jiang's heart trembled when he heard the words, and he thought to himself that he had indeed come, but this was a question he had prepared before. He was originally going to answer the official, but unexpectedly the official was not interested in asking him this, but King Qin asked him here. come out.
But King Qin asked what this meant? I heard that some things in the court are quite subtle at the moment. The prince is weak, and King Qin and King Yun are facing each other tit for tat. They probably have the idea of going further, right?
When he thought of this, Song Jiang fell to his knees with a "pop" sound: "The official thinks that loyalty... means that the king allows the minister to die, and the minister has to die!"
Zhao Tong looked at him for a long time before smiling and saying, "Doctor Song, you can go back."
Song Jiang kowtowed and stood up, walking out of the palace gate. Although it was still snowing heavily and the air was freezing, his clothes were soaked with sweat...
Liangzhe West Road, Muzhou, Qingxi County.
Under the night, Lin Chong looked at the undulating mountains in the distance like rugged monsters, and the Bangyuan Valley was already in sight.
He took a long breath, and then roared: "A man was born between heaven and earth, how can he live in depression for a long time!"
(End of chapter)
