Chapter 385: Refusing to Return to Beijing

Such a compromise plan is a joy for everyone, and the happiest person is undoubtedly the faint king of Rizong. Not only did he take back the military and political power of the Third Route from Shi Bin, but he didn't let Shi Bin have a place in the center, and he definitely slept and ate well.

Now that Shi Bin has gone home to recuperate, in the opinion of Li Zong, it is about to be staged, and it will not take long for those subordinates who followed Shi Bin before to betray Shi Bin, and with a little effort, they can turn to the royal family. Even if you are not loyal to the royal family, it will not pose much of a threat to the Great Song Dynasty.

Leaving the palace gate with the emperor's edict, Shi Bin looked calm, but his heart was very agitated, because this result was definitely beyond Wang San's expectations, and he couldn't imagine what Wang San would be like when he saw these edicts.

In order to reduce the possible embarrassment, Shi Bin started the draft. I was already restless in my heart, so I could only think of a way casually: let Wang San guess by himself. Let him decompress himself first.

As soon as he thought of a way, when he looked up, he noticed that Wang San was running towards him with a happy face. knew that Wang San was a mistake in judgment, because his face was calm and not bitter.

"Big brother, is it done?" Wang San asked anxiously.

"It's done." Shi Bin squeezed out a smile and replied. Even if he had already graduated from the school, and Wang San was very excited, Shi Bin's slightly contrived smile was not seen by Wang San.

Fortunately, Wang San also left a little sober thinking, and when he returned to the inn with Shi Bin, he proposed to see the emperor's edict. Of course, you can't directly come up with these edicts, you have to plan as before: let Wang San guess first!

"Brother Xian, of course the matter has been done, but I want you to guess what positions you have gotten, otherwise the benefits I have worked so hard to get will be boring." Shi Bin smiled a little weirdly.

When did Shi Bin still get this trick? This situation was obviously not expected by Wang San, but it was understandable, so he guessed the result 'seriously'.

After spending a cup of tea, Wang San thought that he had finished guessing Shi Bin's riddle, and happily pulled Shi Bin back to the inn. But Shi Bin stopped moving, but pointed at himself, and Wang San continued to guess.

Seeing this, Wang San was surprised again, didn't Shi Bin get the position of Governor and Deputy Privy Councillor? Since he couldn't see what was hidden in Shi Bin's stomach, Wang San had to observe him carefully. This essence quickly caught a trace of 'relaxation' from Shi Bin's gaze, which made Wang San immediately have a very bad premonition.

Just relax? What kind of person would want to relax? Under what circumstances would a person of Shi Bin's status feel relaxed? The more Wang San thought about it, the more gloomy his face became, because he was almost certain that Shi Bin had resigned in exchange for the high positions of several of them. Immediately understood why Shi Bin fooled himself to guess the riddle at the beginning.

Now Wang San really can't lose his temper except for wanting to howl and cry. Knowing that Wang San must be broken now, Shi Bin didn't plan to persuade him, but just stood aside and let him regain his composure. As Shi Bin expected, Wang San, a big think tank, was very rational, and he recovered before tears dropped.

Hard-hearted asked, "Big brother, why are you doing this?" Zheng Qingzhidu promised to help you, and Wu Qian also said that he would never get in the way, why did you give up this great opportunity? ”

"Brother Xian, if only things were really that simple. The first time I met the Emperor, it was all the same, but the last time something unexpected happened, but I didn't tell you. Shi Bin said very regretfully.

"What's the matter? Why didn't you tell me? Wang San asked eagerly and dissatisfiedly.

"The emperor seemed to be waiting for me to mention the names of the brothers last time, and his eyes were very cold, and there was something that meant to catch us all."

Wang San absolutely believes in this, because Shi Bin is too powerful now, it is false that Li Zong does not want to control it, and it is best to use Shi Bin and his gang and get rid of them at any time. But Wang San was very dissatisfied with Shi Bin's refusal to tell him these circumstances, so he asked like an exploding firecracker.

"This method is a bit risky, and the big brother naturally doesn't want you to know, and even if you know the specific situation, there will be no good way, because this is an unsolvable situation. If I am chained to the center, the territory will be gone; If you dare not be in the center, there will be even greater danger, and maybe all of us will die happily. Shi Bin explained very painfully.

Looking at Shi Bin very guiltily, Wang San obviously regretted that he didn't give Shi Bin a good idea, so that he lost so many benefits. But Shi Bin, the eldest brother, has not forgotten his brother, but a few of them have gained so many benefits.

"Brother, what are you doing like this? Do you think that big brother and I will not have a comeback? I told Zheng Zaifu: As long as the Yuan people are not destroyed, I, Shi Bin, will definitely have a comeback. What's more, with you hardcore brothers, I'm even more afraid. Shi Bin smiled.

Since Mu Chengzhou was already entangled in this, there was no point in dwelling on it, so Wang San asked Shi Bin about his next plans. Returning to Chengdu is a must, and there are many things that need to be explained, but how to deal with the previous changes is not easy.

It didn't take long to discuss and find out two big loopholes in Shi Bin's decision: one is whether Li Zengbo is loyal. Second, and more importantly, whether Yang Mingzhu's family is reliable. After going to Longxing Mansion to visit Lu Wende and telling him that he was going north to garrison Zhengzhou, he went to Ezhou instead.

Before entering Ezhou City, Shi Bin and his party were stopped by the Qin messenger sent by Lin'an to convey the message. Which one is this playing? His brain is more complicated, and he is not at ease with me, and plans to test me again? Shi Bin sneered.

The old rule of sending a few hundred taels, the official who conveyed the message was not so serious, chatted with Shi Bin, and of course, intentionally or unintentionally revealed some confidential news. Nothing else can be sure, but Shi Bin is still sure of one thing: although the anti-king of Wokotai was not eliminated, he simply moved westward and did not fight with Meng Ge for the time being, and went to West Asia to develop.

The people moved west! This time, Shi Bin understood why Li Zong's dictation was to ask him to return to Beijing as soon as possible to discuss important military matters. It's going to be a firefighter again.

Let him Shi Bin come, let him Shi Bin go, this Emperor Lizong thought too beautiful! Shi Bin secretly scolded Li Zong's bastard.

Just as Shi Bin's face gradually became angry, Wang San suddenly shouted in a 'panic' on the side: "Big brother, big brother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Qin Cha, who was waiting for Shi Bin's answer, was confused by this sudden situation, and didn't know what to do for a while.

Fortunately, Shi Bin reacted quickly and immediately covered his forehead, and said 'weakly': "Lord Qincha, please forgive Shi for being rude." I've been fighting and killing too much for many years, and I've been haunted by ghosts lately, and my body is good and bad. I guess now those ghosts are here again. ”

Most of the ancients were theists, and this Qincha had always been afraid of ghosts, and as soon as he heard that 'ghosts are haunted', he immediately ran away from Shi Bin quickly, and said very "concernedly": "Lord Shi has a good rest first, and I will wait for you in Ezhou." We'll talk when you're rested, but please hurry. The matter is urgent, and Your Majesty may not be able to wait long. ”

"Rest assured, rest assured..." Shi Bin said with a sigh of relief. Next, he was taken into Li Zengbo's house by Wang San.

Li Zengbo was shocked when he saw this, and sent his servants to ask for a good doctor, and sent the most considerate and capable maid to take care of Shi Bin. In this way, Shi Bin, who originally planned to 'recover his health', continued to pretend to be sick.

Of course, the experienced old Chinese medicine doctor knew that Shi Bin was pretending to be sick, but the person in front of him was Shi Bin, and the entourage on the side had a warning look on his face. The old Chinese medicine doctor has known the truth of 'misfortune comes from the mouth' for many years, so he just prescribed a few pairs of tonic medicine and then slipped away.

After drinking the medicine, about half an hour later, Shi Bin was considered to be able to sit up, and in order to prevent further trouble, Wang San and Li Zengbo discussed letting Shi Bin sit on the bed and discuss the problem with him.

Now Li Zengbo doesn't know the news of his resignation and retirement, but it is a good way to test him. After thinking about it carefully, Shi Bin made up his mind to come up with 'when the fake is true, the truth is also false, and there is no inaction, sometimes there is nothing'.

So he lamented and said: "Li Zengbo, do you know why I suddenly appeared in your Ezhou?" I can tell you that there is also a messenger outside the city who conveys the emperor's dictation. ”

Before, Li Zengbo only thought about curing Shi Bin's illness with all his might, and he didn't have the heart to think about these problems at all. Now that the time for burning his eyebrows has passed, Shi Bin asked again, and Li Zengbo naturally thought about it.

After a while, Li Zengbo said tentatively: "My lord, you just captured Zhengzhou before, so that the lower officials also got some benefits and served as the envoy of Changping on Jinghu North Road." Could it be that this Qincha came to have something to do with your capture of Zhengzhou? ”

"Yes and not necessarily. If I told you that I had resigned and gone into hiding, would you believe it or not? Shi Bin asked with a smile.

Resign and go into hiding? Shi Bin's words made Li Zengbo's brain suddenly run badly, and his eyes couldn't move freely, looking at Shi Bin was like looking at a monster. In his opinion, what a ridiculous thing it is for Shi Bin to resign and go into hiding!

But looking at Shi Bin's appearance, he was definitely not joking, not to mention how could this kind of thing be easily joked? You can't hide it, so why tell yourself about someone who has just joined the army? Li Zengbo couldn't figure it out even if he wanted to break his head.

"Master Li doesn't need to be anxious, this matter is very simple. Before, Uncle Xie Fang slandered in front of the emperor that I might rebel, and of course I resigned in order to protect myself. Shi Bin smiled, and coughed twice.

Being able to appease all the way makes the mind naturally not simple, and Li Zengbo naturally doesn't believe Shi Bin's reason. Even if Shi Bin really resigned for self-preservation, it is impossible not to leave without some benefits.

So Li Zengbo said: "Have you arranged people for Lord Shi's Jingnan, Sichuan, and Kuizhou roads?" If it is arranged, the lower officials can rest assured. The lower official also promised that even if the adults went into hiding, I would not mess around, and I would never invest in the yuan. ”

Shi Bin was very satisfied with these words, because he did not shout slogans saying that he Li Zengbo was absolutely loyal to himself, but said that he would never surrender to Yuan.

"That's good. Now Naqin sent to tell me that the Ogedai in the northwest had moved westward, and that the threat of Meng Ge was gone, and the emperor wanted me to go to Beijing immediately to discuss the issue. Shi Bin said.

After lowering his head and thinking about it carefully, Li Zengbo asked very seriously: "My lord, who is the guard of Zhengzhou now?" ”

"Lu Wende." Wang San took over the conversation and said, and gave Shi Bin a look, asking him to pay attention to pretending to be sick.

"Lu Wende..." After a deep sigh, he immediately said, "My lord, in my opinion, please continue to recuperate with me, and there is no need to return to Lin'an for the time being." The envoys outside the city will be dealt with by me and Lord Wang. What do adults think? ”

I didn't want to face Na Qincha directly, because it would be difficult to refuse to return to Lin'an, and now Li Zengbo, who is not very close to him, is the most suitable to be a shield. Shi Bin immediately agreed and thanked him very much. And let Li Zengbo bring a sentence to Li Zong: Retirement is the way of heaven.

Li Zengbo is also upright and doesn't like Li Zong's treatment of heroes like this, and this is a gesture, so he deliberately said that Shi Bin's illness was a little worse. Qin Cha saw that it was Li Zengbo, so he had to believe that Shi Bin's health was indeed worse, and he had to bring Shi Bin's situation and that sentence back to Lin'an.