It has reached the end of autumn, the north wind is blowing the grass, and the weather is slowly turning colder.
On this day, a man came from outside Dingchuan City to deliver a message. He was clearly dressed, but he had a gray face and some minor injuries. He spoke with a southern accent and was obviously not a local.
It happened that Chen Fugui had finished training the formation of the Tianxiong Army and was enjoying the breeze on the top of the city. He saw this person. Isn't it the boy who was assigned to transport the gun barrels from the Chengguan Brigade two months ago?
The people from the Chengguan Brigade arrived in the northwest first, and most of the supplies were still behind.
Heavy firearms such as the artillery barrels cast by the Fang family are still following behind, and they won't arrive so quickly for a while.
Liang Chuan has been waiting for these killer weapons.
Long knives and armor are important, but technology is the primary productive force. In primitive society, those with stones would definitely not be able to compete with those with bows. Later, those with bows would definitely not be able to compete with those with artillery!
Calculating time, this batch of weapons should arrive in the next few months.
Why did he come to Dingchuan Village alone? No, something must have happened on the road!
Chen Fugui immediately summoned this man into the city to go to Liang Chuan's tent. When he asked, it turned out that there was a problem on the road.
When sixty-four cast iron barrels and more than two million copper coins were transported to Guyuan, they happened to encounter Fan Zhongyan leading his troops to inspect and strengthen nearby forts.
Fan Zhongyan is a person who can't get rid of the dirt in his eyes. What a critical moment it is now. The entire northwest has turned into a pot of porridge. Li Yuanhao is going crazy and attacks every day, letting the party members kill everyone and rob money. This environment is extremely bad. .
In order to survive, many people gave up their belongings and moved back to the hinterland overnight. It would be good if they could save their lives, so what kind of money are they looking for!
Who would run northwest? Either they were smuggling businessmen who smuggled goods outside the customs, or they were spies of the Party members. It didn’t matter who they were. You wouldn’t know if you didn’t search them. But when you searched them, you were shocked. The group of people who stopped Yanwei were actually transporting two pieces of food. What are you planning to do with more than a million dollars in money and goods? He took the money and ran out of the customs. He didn't have the customs clearance documents from the court on him. He must have secretly prepared the money to support the enemy! I came all the way to send money to Li Yuanhao!
Without saying a word, Fan Zhongyan asked his soldiers to prepare to capture more than a hundred people!
The Chengguan Brigade traveled by water all the way. Although the imperial water transportation was blocked by roadblocks, it was always to protect the environment and ensure the smooth flow of waterways. The artillery tubes were transported to Chang'an through the Tongji Canal before the water supply changed from drought to drought.
Outside of Tongguan, there was not much of a population left, and all the people alive were wild animals, so naturally the journey was smooth.
The Adult Management Brigade has not been disbanded since Liang Chuan disappeared. Instead, it has been expanded and strengthened. In order to guard the fat piece of Qingyuan Port, both the personnel and equipment are different from what they were when Liang Chuan was there. Qingyuan Port is so There are countless people in the world who are watching the big meat show. Only strength can ensure that this piece of meat will not be taken away by others and will always be in one's own bowl.
In the battle of blood and fire, the adult management team becomes more and more powerful!
It seems that the sentence has been fulfilled, lend me three thousand tubes, I can restore China!
Although the management of this city is not the management of that city, the combat effectiveness is all leveraged. With their framework, the Tianxiong Army is growing rapidly!
The Chengguan Brigade responsible for escorting the money and grain thought that Liang Chuan was following the imperial court's instructions and sent people to hand over the money and grain and the gun barrels. Who knew that these officers and soldiers were very rude as soon as they arrived! Without any explanation, the weapons were handed over and the money and gun barrels were seized!
The robbers were not encountered but were detained by their own people. Since they were all working for the imperial court, these people should not distinguish between public and private affairs and use private power as a mixed race. In their eyes, the orders of Liang Chuan, the captain of the Chengguan Brigade, were more important than those of the court officials. The order is effective, so I won’t listen to you!
The members of the Chengguan detachment had a disagreement and actually started fighting with the regular army who came to seize the money. The 500 soldiers led by Fan Zhongyan were weak in their own strength and behaved like uncle soldiers. Underestimating the enemy, they actually let these soldiers More than a hundred thieves who appeared out of nowhere were killed and beaten to death!
Everyone in the world said that the Song army was weak, but they didn't expect it to be so weak. Bandits coming out of any mountain could make the regular army scream. Fan Zhongyan felt powerless and angry in his heart. How could such a military force protect his family and country? , where did these bandits come from!
If they can't win, they call for help. Fan Zhongyan mobilizes another 2,000 people and surrounds the management team. Fang Tianding complains endlessly, why is the northwest in such chaos? If he had known, his mother wouldn't have come!
Seeing that they couldn't defeat him, the Chengguan Brigade sent a clever man to sneak away secretly, bypass Zhenyuan and go straight to Dingchuan Village!
Damn it, the tricks of the world and the world are effective for everyone, but for Fan Zhongyan. . . Absolutely invalid!
Liang Chuan called Xin Wubing, and the two rode on fast horses, hoping to save the people in the Chengguan Brigade before Fan Zhongyan's butcher knife fell, but he was completely unsure where Liang Chuan's money came from, and who made those barrels What is it for? Why does he have his own private army? Any one of these questions is enough to make him reincarnate ten times. Fan Zhongyan is so ungrateful in teaching the law and even dares to confront the Queen Mother. How can he blame himself!
By all calculations, Fan Zhongyan, the God of Death, was missed, but the front was tight and a fire broke out behind him!
Liang Chuan thought that after settling Xia Song, he could leave Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan alone. But now that he thinks about it, he wishes he could slap himself in the face!
The two of them were riding two Tibetan horses sent by Karma Gompo respectively. The horses' skins were green and gray, but their small nostrils were extremely huge. They didn't look like horses at all. Liang Chuan and Xin Wubing were both in stature. He is a tall and powerful type, but riding such a small horse looks ridiculous and nondescript.
On an official road fifty miles southeast of Guyuan City, Fan Zhongyan surrounded more than 100 people from the Chengguan Brigade with more than 2,000 people. The tigers were no match for the wolves. The more than 2,000 people were all regular troops armed to the teeth. More than 100 people were surrounded by Fan Zhongyan. The people withstood multiple attacks by more than 2,000 people. If it weren't for the fact that they had to hold on to the barrels to pay back the money, they would have withdrawn long ago. They could still leave if they couldn't fight. The officers and soldiers couldn't attack by force. Fan Zhongyan was ready to let the crossbowmen Send these strong bandits directly to the West!
"Save someone under the knife!"
The two men came riding in a puff of smoke and dust.
"Who is coming!" Fan Zhongyan's general stopped Liang Chuan and Xin Wubing. The general did not recognize Liang Chuan, but he recognized Xin Wubing.
This is indeed one of our own!
Xin Wuyi cupped his fists and saluted: "General, please notify me. Liang Chuan, the Royal Horse Guard of Dingchuan Village, is here to report!"
Fan Zhongyan immediately frowned when he heard Liang Chuan's name. What was he doing here?
Doubts turned out to be doubts. Now Liang Chuan also had a temporary staff and was a popular person in front of Xia Song. He was qualified to meet him: "Let him come over!"
The two finally arrived in front of Fan Zhongyan, but no one in the entire army around him, including Fan Zhongyan, had a good look at Liang Chuan and Xin Wubing, just because they suffered heavy losses in front of more than a hundred thieves. These thieves It must have something to do with Liang Chuan, otherwise he wouldn't have come in such a hurry!
"As the governor of Dingchuan Village and not in his position, what kind of crime should he be guilty of!" Fan Zhongyan shouted sternly before Liang Chuan could speak!
Liang Chuan felt uneasy. He was thinking about how to get through this level all the way. If he couldn't get through, everyone would lose their heads!
What Liang Chuan fears most is Fan Zhongyan, a stubborn man who only accepts death and acts according to the rules! He was so frightened that his scalp almost rolled up. He raised his head and glanced at Fan Zhongyan's fire-eating eyes. He was thinking about how to deal with this guy.
At this time, you cannot be cowardly!
Liang Chuan raised his head and clenched his fists and said to Fan Zhongyan: "Can you please take a step to speak!"
Fan Zhongyan was furious: "How outrageous!"
What kind of person are you, to deserve to be treated like this by my superior? Although Fan Zhongyan was not staged, he was quite angry at Liang Chuan's disrespectful behavior!
It was because of these warriors in the Song Dynasty that the imperial court wanted to reduce their power!
After reducing the power, there will be no one to fight the war!
Liang Chuan gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, remember the servant girl in front of Qingshuo Hall!"
Qingshuotang? Little servant girl? What the hell?
Everyone looked at each other and wondered what this kid was talking about. Others didn't understand. Fan Zhongyan was shocked when he heard that Qingsutang was shocked. This was a past event he had hidden deep in his heart! Who is this guy? He actually knows so much!
It turns out that Fan Zhongyan worked in Raozhou before being transferred to the capital. Even a legendary figure like him likes to go to restaurants and drink wine. During this period, he met the official prostitute, the servant girl. Unfortunately, the servant girl was too young and had to stay in Raozhou before leaving. , became a big regret in his heart. For this reason, he also wrote a poem called Huaiqing Shuotang. The anecdotes of famous people have always been more curious than their careers. Just like Ouyang Xiu's career was so successful, but later generations talked about He can't get around his unruly history of picking up ashes.
Everyone saw that Mr. Fan, who had always been fearless, remained silent. It was obvious that there was something going on. .
What Fan Zhongyan was thinking was that not many people knew about this matter, so someone must have revealed it to Liang Chuan.
Upon seeing this, Liang Chuan immediately walked up to Fan Zhongyan and offered to help Fan Zhongyan lead the horse. Fan Zhongyan neither refused nor agreed, so he asked Liang Chuan to take the two of them to a deserted place.
Liang Chuan helped Fan Zhongyan get off the horse. Fan Zhongyan, wearing a purple cloak, shook his hand and snorted coldly.
"Uncle Ouyang Yong sent me a letter before, which contained the song "The Proud Fisherman."
Fan Zhongyan turned around and faced the mountains and the earth and recited: "With a cup of dirty wine, the family is thousands of miles away, and Yan Ran has no plan to return. The Qiang pipes are covered with frost. People are sleepless, and the generals are white-haired and their husbands are in tears! Alas..."
Liang Chuan looked at Fan Zhongyan and couldn't understand why he suddenly recited this poem.
"When I first read this poem, my heart couldn't calm down for a long time. I thought that the person who understood me best in the world was Uncle Yong. I didn't expect that Uncle Yong told me that this poem was actually written by you, the manager of the Ding Wei family. I It’s a huge surprise, how could someone with such a big heart for the common people follow Ding Wei and his followers? He must be a man of precious stones and jade covered in dust.”
Fan Zhongyan suddenly changed his subject and his tone became sharp: "I never thought that you are really an ambitious person. You are not a loyal person but a traitor. You pretend to be a poem, but in fact you have evil intentions and look down on the world. You are a private smuggler of raw iron to support the enemy." A private soldier with a secret secret, what a big deal, when you came to the northwest this time, you even found out my family background clearly, it seems that you have played a big game of chess!"
Alas, he didn't expect that he would be able to get into Wen Zhenggong's eyes. Liang Chuan's body could not help but tremble a little. How could he be so virtuous and capable!
Thousands of years later, Fan Zhongyan, as a literary and political emperor in the long history, is still inspiring thousands of people. However, after things have changed, he is not even a hair, and he can still be praised by him!
However, Fan Zhongyan misunderstood him too deeply. If he wanted to change his impression of him, he could only deceive him. Well, Liang Chuan is going to start his own performance!
Liang Chuan shook his knees and knelt down behind Fan Zhongyan!
"You...you...what are you doing!"
Even Fan Zhongyan was stunned by this kneeling.
"My admiration for you is like the endless stream of a river, or like the Yellow River that is flooding out of control. Your misunderstanding of me is so profound that it really chills me. If I hadn't been burdened with such a heavy responsibility, I would have died in front of you to express my will. To prove my innocence!"
Liang Chuan's words were so sudden and so decisive that Fan Zhongyan was confused again. What did this kid say? I have never met him before, what kind of friendship do I have with him! He had heard a little bit about this kid back then. Speaking of it, he really had no idea what kind of person Liang Chuan was!
"What important responsibility do you have? Don't tell me that these people are just helping you carry out your mission! Do you really think that I am a three-year-old child, so easy to fool?"
Liang Chuan looked at Fan Zhongyan firmly with his eyes and replied without question: "Exactly!"
Fan Zhongyan did not understand his attitude of not giving up today: "You tell me, if it is true as you said, I will not let the third party know about what I said today. If I violate this, I will be killed by thunder." kill!"
Fan Zhongyan is different from others. He is a well-known gentleman, and his character is completely impeccable. It is precisely because of this that Liang Chuan is not afraid of talking nonsense today, because Fan Zhongyan really will not tell anyone. This is the charm of his great personality!
Fan Shenyan helped him up. Liang Chuan looked embarrassed and said with difficulty: "Uh, sir, to be honest, I was sent by the Empress Dowager Liu!"
What! Fan Zhong thought he heard wrongly, Queen Mother Liu!
"Be bold!"
Fan Zhongyan couldn't believe it, pointed at Liang Chuan's nose and shouted.
Liang Chuan was unwavering. This was the time to test his acting skills. He would be finished if he let go!
"If I were not the Empress Dowager Liu's family, how could I, a commoner, transport more than two million yuan in military pay? If I were not the Empress Dowager's family, how could I have private soldiers to protect me! Your Majesty has witnessed with your own eyes the fighting prowess of these people. Only the officials Only the soldiers around the Queen Mother have such strength, and only they have the courage to challenge His Majesty’s guards.”
Fan Zhongyan listened to Liang Chuan's words and thought about it, it seems that this is really the case. His own soldiers are considered the best among the best, but they can't eat them in one go. Their formation is really weird, the echoes from front to back are airtight and solid. It's like an iron barrel. Where in the world can you find such a group of warriors! Except Bianjing!
And the money, no, the military pay! The amount is too huge!
Is this person's identity really? . !
"Why does the Queen Mother act like this? She has her own documents and spies when marching through the border, but these people don't have any!"
"This... it's a long story. In fact, my lord has misunderstood the Queen Mother!"
All this was too sudden, and Fan Zhongyan, even a person who has seen the world, could not digest so much information at the same time.
"On New Year's Eve, the Queen Mother pretended to try on a dragon robe to test the civil and military officials. Of all the princes, only you dared to speak out for the justice of the officials. The Queen Mother was openly angry with you, but in fact she believed that you were a minister of the country. The Queen Mother is old. The matter has reached a high level, but the officialdom is not yet mature, and we will need your full assistance in the future, the Queen Mother also said..."
Fan Zhongyan only thought that he was dreaming. His brain circuit could no longer tell whether what Liang Chuan said was true or false. His thoughts were completely carried by Liang Chuan to the ends of the world!
"The Queen Mother also said that she has already asked the officials to give you the posthumous title of Wenzheng after a hundred years!"
Fan Zhongyan's chest felt like a lightning strike, and he was about to fall backwards as soon as his eyes darkened. Ever since he was beaten, demoted, and sent to this barren land by Empress Dowager Liu, he had complained about her in his heart more than once. He didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would actually give him " Wen Zheng's posthumous title!
What is Wen Zheng? The most beautiful posthumous title admired by literati for generations! The longitude and latitude of heaven and earth are called wen, the moral knowledge is called wen, the internal and external guests are convinced, it is called righteousness, and the overcoming of great concerns is called righteousness! If the Queen Mother had not affirmed herself, how could she have asked the officials to grant her such a favor!
I am not worthy of the Queen Mother! Fan Zhongyan felt so guilty that his heart ached!
What he didn't know was that this was just nonsense made by Liang Chuan. No matter how brave he was, Fan Zhongyan would not dare to run up to the Queen Mother and question the Queen Mother, "You didn't want to give me the title of Wenzheng, why didn't you give it to me!" No matter how stupid Fan Zhongyan is, he cannot do such despicable behavior.
Although he fabricated it, Fan Zhongyan was actually given the posthumous title of Wenzheng by Zhao Zhen in history. This is a fact! Fan Wenzhenggong will be famous throughout the ages!
When Fan Zhongyan really gets this posthumous title in the future, he will know that although Liang Chuan made it up today, he can't deny it!
Liang Chuan's deception effect has been achieved, and he may be able to escape unscathed today! But he had to add some reassurance in the end!
"The Queen Mother sent you to the northwest, oh no, to the northwest. It seems like you are being relegated, but in fact you have good intentions!"
Fan Zhongyan looked at Liang Chuan with confused eyes: "What do you mean?"
"The Queen Mother said that your character is too upright. The court is full of treacherous and opportunistic people. You will be criticized by traitors for your uprightness. Officials cannot do without good ministers like you. I was sent to the northwest. Once I came to the northwest, it was When it comes to employing people, Xixia needs people like you to be able to control it. Secondly, the Queen Mother has long recognized your quality as a person. Attacking you is actually to protect you. She sent you to the northwest to stay away from those treacherous villains. One day, becoming famous is not just a reward. The official name of the imperial auxiliary official is justified!"
"Fighting is actually protecting...Fighting is actually protecting...!" Fan Zhongyan muttered this sentence repeatedly, and Liang Chuan accidentally fell to his knees too!
Fan Zhongyan's generals and Xin Wubing were far away and could not hear their conversation, but their movements could be seen clearly. The two of them rushed to kneel down. What was they doing? Could it be that they are trying to show off?
Fan Zhongyan bowed to Empress Dowager Liu in the direction of Bianjing: "I am a humble minister...Fan Zhongyan is willing to devote himself to the Song Dynasty, even if I die! The Queen Mother...I deserve to die for my crime!"
"The Queen Mother knows that if this war continues, life will be devastated and the people will suffer, so she asked me to come... She wants to end this war as soon as possible!"
"Is it possible that this money is... used for peace negotiations?"
"Shh...!"
This war cost tens of millions of national funds, but the war did not make any progress. Although Fan Zhongyan also longed for victory, he always wanted to end this war every time he saw the generals wrapped in corpses and mourning everywhere! Being able to buy peace with money is the best outcome!
Queen Mother, you have such good intentions, Fan Zhongyan admired her in his heart again and again!
"No, these words...did the Queen Mother tell you personally?"
Liang Chuan was stunned, hey, how could he react?
Liang Chuan said wisely in a hurry: "Of course it was the Queen Mother who told me. My lord, do you know that there was a common woman among the people before the Queen Mother entered the palace..."
This confused Fan Zhongyan. Before he was demoted to Xixia, he was the administrator of the secret pavilion of the inner palace, specializing in royal books. He was able to access many secrets of the palace. Naturally, he also knew about Empress Dowager Liu's daughter.
This was a scandal in the palace. He, Fan Zhongyan, knew it was normal, but Liang Chuan could actually know such secrets!
Fan Zhongyan saw that Xiang Liangchuan's eyes were a little unpredictable.
Liang Chuan nodded and said, "That's right, his daughter and I have been privately engaged for life...!"
What!
"In fact, it was the Queen Mother who asked me to go to Ding Wei's house to endure the humiliation and bear the burden in order to get rid of Ding Wei, the treacherous minister, when I was in charge of the house. The Queen Mother could not trust anyone but me, including this secret conversation operation. Even the officials My family doesn’t know, I am the only one who knows..."
Liang Chuan almost laughed out loud in his heart. This lie was so perfect. It was so perfect. If you, Fan Zhongyan, don't know what's going on, you can make the matter bigger. Anyway, I'm not afraid. If you have the guts, go and confront the Queen Mother!
Fan Zhongyan closed his eyes, whether he was thinking or silently digesting so much explosive information!
Liang Chuan saw that he had said everything he could make up and deceive, but Fan Zhongyan was obviously still analyzing the truth and falsehood of what he said. No, he came up with the trump card!
"Sir, Master Teng once wrote an article as a gift to the villain."
"Which Lord Teng?"
"Lord Teng Zijingteng!"
"You actually have an old relationship with Zijing. Well, it's so hard for me to hide this from you! Why didn't you tell me earlier? What kind of article?"
Liang Chuan said loudly: "I was relegated to watch over Baling County. The political leaders and people were prosperous, so I rebuilt the Yueyang Tower and wrote an article to record it. I watched my husband's victory in Baling."
Yes, Liang Chuan showed no shame in showing off his sword in front of this genuine author, and recited Yueyang Tower without a blush or a heartbeat!
"I try to seek the heart of the benevolent people of ancient times, or it is different from the two. Why? Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself; if you live high in the temple, you will worry about the people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about the king. This is the advancement You are also worried, and you are also worried when you retreat. But when will you be happy? It must be said: "Be worried about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness." Alas! Weisi people, who can I return to? "
