Jiang Wanzai and the three of them have been standing outside the gate of the mansion for more than half an hour, and no one has come out to summon them, and they even give them a cup of tea, but they don't think it's a pestle, but they are very interested. Jiang Yu was a little breathless, where they went, the master was not far away to greet him, how could he have suffered this kind of pickled atmosphere.

"Jiang Zongjie, Jiang Zongjie......" Jiang Yu knew that his younger brother was on an errand in King Wei's mansion, and others pretended not to know him, and he didn't come out to greet him for so long, so he couldn't say anything, and shouted loudly at the mansion.

"Don't make a loud noise outside the mansion gate, Jiang Zongjie is not deaf, so he can naturally hear it." Ni Liang, who was standing at the door, stopped doing it and said with a frown.

"You ......"

"Fifth brother, why are you here?" Sure enough, as Ni Liang said, Jiang Zongjie's ears were very sharp, and without waiting for Jiang Yu to scold, he ran out and asked in surprise.

"Father has been here for a long time, why don't you come out to pay a visit?" Jiang Yu said with some annoyance.

"I've seen my father, I've seen Lord Ying." Jiang Zongjie listened and looked left and right, only to find that the two old men sitting on the steps didn't care about explaining and hurriedly saluted.

"Young boy, don't call me that, I'm already a person who is idle and can't afford these two words. I'll take advantage of my son, so I'll call me Mr. in the future! The old man in cloth arched his hand and saluted back.

"That's it, just follow him." Jiang Wanzai saw that his son was still a little hesitant, and waved his hand to let him comply, but he turned his face and asked, "The righteousness in the mansion is practicing all day long, why are you enjoying leisure in the mansion?" ”

"Father, son...... My son wants to go back, but now the whole house is guarded by volunteers, and I am a superfluous person here, sitting in the house every day except for eating and drinking. Jiang Zongjie hesitated and said.

"Oh, is it offensive to you that Your Highness is doing this to you?" Jiang Wanzai was stunned and asked sharply.

"Father, where does my son dare, he has always been careful to obey the orders of the generals and do his best, but His Highness seems to be very distrustful of us." Jiang Zongjie said softly.

"Zong Jie, let my father and Mr. enter the mansion first, what kind of system will it become to sit here for a long time." Jiang Yu interjected, thinking that he was also the ruler of the dynasty but sitting at the door of the palace, what he knew was that there were a large number of his adults, and those who didn't know thought that the two of them were angry!

"Fifth brother, this ...... It's a bit embarrassing, and I really don't dare. Jiang Zongjie said with a bitter face.

"You...... Your dignified armed guards don't even have the right to bring individuals into the door, your courage has been eaten by dogs......" Jiang Yu was even more surprised, and couldn't help asking.

"Fifth brother, you don't know, the rules in the house are very strict, and you will be severely punished for defecating anywhere in the camp, and in the past two days, His Highness has an order, no one is allowed to enter the house without his order, you see that His Highness's personal guards have come to guard the door." Jiang Zongjie hurriedly silenced Jiang Yu and peeked at Ni Liang to explain.

"Your Highness is not simple, at a young age, he can actually make the upper and lower orders in the mansion to prohibit it, but is there another secret for him to block the door of the mansion?" The old man in cloth clothes and Jiang Wanzai looked at each other for a moment and said.

"He did something wrong, these days there are people from all the armies who have fled into the Weiwang Mansion, some people say that it is caused by the instigation of the Weiwang Mansion sent people, obviously he is afraid of coming to the door to question and ask for it, so he simply closed the door and disappeared, afraid that we will also be regarded as important people." Jiang Yu didn't think so, pouted and said.

"Zong Jie, is there such a thing?" Jiang Wanzai frowned and asked, since the news of the loss of Guangzhou came back, the number of deserters has indeed increased, and it is also a big crime to take in the deserters.

"Father, there are a lot of people in the house who have come to take refuge recently, but I don't see that there are no elite generals, but most of them are some miscellaneous soldiers in the army and people who don't know where to come, one of them is a little famous, he is a doctor, and he is arranged to live in the West Courtyard, and his son really can't understand it. But there is indeed something in the house, and I haven't seen His Highness for a few days, but I don't know what to do. Jiang Zongjie replied.

"Palace, it seems that we still have to wait." The old man in cloth said with a smile.

"Hehe, it's getting more and more interesting." Jiang Wanzai touched his beard and smiled.

"Father, let's go, King Wei treats a group of people from unknown sources like guests, but lets the important ministers of the court sit on the steps, it is really unreasonable." Jiang Yu said indignantly when he heard this, "Look at these soldiers again, they are just some remnants of the defeated generals leading some rural natives, with different colors of clothing on their bodies, no armor on their bodies, no iron in their hands, and only some bamboo spears, sticks and earthen bows to fill the number, I am afraid that they will scatter in a hurry when they encounter the enemy, but they would rather let them protect them, but put aside the forbidden army sent by their father." ”

"Hmph, it is these country natives in your mouth who guarded the king to break through in the Quanzhou Revolution, and what they held in their hands were bamboo spears and earthen bows, and they did not retreat or give up after repeated bloody battles, and the rest were warriors who had survived a hundred battles, a hundred times stronger than those officers and soldiers who were defeated when they encountered the enemy. His Royal Highness the Defender King was lost on the sea, and it was these remnants of the army who escorted them to find here, but where were you and I who were responsible for protecting the royal family at that time? You don't introspect, but you use strong words, it's really in vain that I have taught you for many years. Jiang Wanzai's face sank when he heard this.

"The father is angry, and the son knows that he is wrong, but he is only angry at his rudeness." Jiang Yu saw that his father was angry, and hurriedly pleaded guilty.

This statement is even more wrong, although King Wei is young, he is also the younger brother of the emperor, the prince of the Great Song Dynasty. Even if our courtiers are high and powerful, they can't forget the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, the difference between the top and the bottom, today is just to let you wait outside the house for a while and then feel resentful, is it not the way of the minister, you should go back to your hometown, lest he do something disloyal in the future and tarnish the name of my Jiang family's loyalty. Jiang Wanzai became even more angry when he heard this, and reprimanded sharply.

"The father is angry, the son knows that he is wrong, don't let me go back to my hometown, now that the second brother has died in battle, and all the brothers are scattered and living in seclusion, how can there be no one around the father." Jiang Yu saw that his father was really angry, and he had always said the same, so he quickly turned over and knelt down to plead guilty.

"Father, the third brother is straightforward and fast-talking, and he has no disloyalty, so spare him!" Jiang Zongjie also knelt down and pleaded.

"Dianshuai, he is also unintentional, why bother to be angry, the Jiang family is full of loyal martyrs, who doesn't know, now is the time to employ people, let him stay!" The old man in cloth was also persuaded on the side.

"It is precisely because of this that we can't keep the unworthy son here, otherwise if you do something disloyal and unfilial one day, you will be worthy of the loyal soul of the Jiang family, who is full of hundreds of martyrs for the country." Jiang Wanzai said with tears in his eyes.

"Palace Shuai, don't be too harsh, the Jiang family's loyalty to the court can be seen by the world, and the world can see it, don't hurt the child's heart because of a mistake." The old man in cloth explained again.

"Hmph, you two don't kneel here to get an eyesore." Jiang Wanzai snorted coldly, and the two hurriedly got up and stood aside, "Thank you Mr. yet." The two brothers looked at each other and understood that this was a pass, and hurriedly thanked the old man in cloth.

"Palace Marshal, what Jiang Yu said just now is actually right, these righteous braves have no helmets and armor, and lack weapons, even if they are well-trained, they are difficult to defeat the Tartars who are quick and fast." The old man in cloth said worriedly.

"Hehe, have Mengchen ever heard that King Wei's Mansion and Zhang Shumi have recently made a deal?" Jiang Wanzai smiled and said.

"I haven't heard that King Wei and Zhang Shumi are still in business together?" The old man in cloth said in surprise.

"Mengchen, you think too much, it's a business between the two governments." Jiang Wanzai saw that his face was wrong, and explained, "The Wei Wangfu exchanged food for a batch of ordnance from Zhang Shumi, but I don't know the details, but I heard that after the business was concluded, Zhang Shumi's face was not very good, and the grain and grass officer was beaten with thirty lashes. ”

In this way, the Privy Council suffered a big loss in this transaction, Zhang Shumi was the ruler of the imperial court but was made by a child who was drooping in his hair, and his heart must be tight, but he did not sell military funds privately through the imperial court, but it was a taboo for officials. And a child can do everything in everything, and it is not easy to pull out the meat from the tiger's mouth. The old man in cloth sighed, but he was even more looking forward to seeing this little prince.

"Yes, I'm also very curious, King Wei didn't have anything peculiar before the change in Quanzhou, but since he returned from the separation of the brigade, it seems that his mind has opened up and created such a big situation in only ten months, which is really puzzling. And I also asked Shengbo, who had been with him for a long time, but he was vague and refused to make it clear, only saying that King Wei had different talents and was indeed extraordinary. I once secretly sent people to visit the people who were in the same boat with him, and I only said that His Highness could communicate with ghosts and gods, foresee wind and rain, and not only gave medicine to cure the plagues of the people on board, but also designed to destroy a fleet of enemy sailors on the way, so that everyone would submit to allegiance. Jiang Wanzai said as much as he knew.

"Well, Sheng Bo's vague words are probably due to scruples, and what the army said is afraid that there are people who have made a fortune and used the talk of gods and ghosts to deceive people, which is not credible, but if it is said that a child can have such ability, there are still doubts." The old man in cloth said.

"Yes, it is unbelievable that a child can make the ruling ruler cover him up for him and let the army swear to follow. I also suspected that His Highness had someone behind the scenes, but after Ling Zongjie secretly visited, he didn't find any suspicious people in the mansion. His Royal Highness said at the court meeting, 'the foundation of the society, the responsibility of the temple.' The country does not know that there is a people, and the people do not know that there is a country. The words seemed to come from a feeling, and only Shengbo was familiar with him in the hall, and although he maintained it a lot, he didn't see any whispers between the two. Jiang Wanzai said.

"The palace marshal has actually made up his mind for a long time, but the doubts are still difficult to get rid of, and this trip is to find out." The old man in cloth said.

"Exactly, I am entrusted by the Empress Dowager to protect the legacy of the Great Song Dynasty, if someone manipulates His Royal Highness behind the scenes and does something unfavorable to His Majesty, I will die unforgiving!" Jiang Wanzai sighed, and the old man in cloth also nodded yes, at this time, everyone wants to be the king in the troubled world, and His Royal Highness is the best stepping stone.

"Master Jiang, it's really rude, the old man has made amends to you!" Just as the two were whispering, a person in the house hurriedly walked out, and apologized before he could enter the road.

"How dare you, how dare you, Yu Guozhang is so polite!" Jiang Wanzai hurriedly got up to greet each other and saluted each other.

"This is ...... It's Lord Ying of the Four Dynasties, right? Yu Rugui looked at the old man in cloth beside Jiang Wanzai again, looked at it for a long time, and suddenly exclaimed.

"Guogong, we haven't seen each other for a long time, it's the old man!" The old man in cloth gave a salute and said......