Yang Ning fought bravely, died on the battlefield, was promoted to three ranks, and was given the title of loyalty.

The generals of the forbidden army, colluded with bandits, surrendered to the enemy on the battlefield, and punished their nine clans.

This is the result of the final negotiation in the court.

It's obvious.

The generals fought with the civil officials in the court, but they couldn't fight at all.

In the end, it was the civil servants who won.

The civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty, won a military general, as if they had won a battle, after leaving the vertical arch hall, they went to the Qinglou and the teaching workshop in groups of three or five to celebrate.

At this time, Zhao Defang found out that he was so troubled by the civil and military forces, and he didn't talk about anything serious.

Half of the country is gone.

The civil and military are still thinking about infighting.

Zhao Defang suddenly felt a sense of desolation.

When Zhao Defang and some eunuchs and palace ladies were left in the vertical arch hall, Zhao Defang looked out of the hall and was a little sluggish.

He began to understand a little bit of the advice Zhao Pu had given before leaving.

Maybe if he confessed to Yang Qi at that time, it would not have become the current situation.

What now?

Moment of truth.

Zhao Defang realized the importance of Lao Chen.

At a time when the country is in turmoil, except for some veterans who have experienced the wind and rain, others can't make up their minds at all.

On top of that, these people are unreliable.

"Send someone to find Zhao Aiqing quickly, and after you find it, please come back with my dragon sword."

Zhao Defang instructed his cronies and eunuchs to send someone to find Zhao Pu as soon as possible.

At this time, maybe only Zhao Pu can give him some ideas.

After the eunuch received the order, he quickly left the palace to find Zhao Pu, and prepared the highest standard honor guard to welcome Zhao Pu.

However.

Just when the pacification division led by the eunuchs of the Song State was looking for Zhao Pu everywhere.

Zhao Pu was riding a flat boat.

Down the river.

Zhao Pu, who had lost his official uniform, was wearing a hat on his head, wearing a robe, holding a fishing rod in his hand, half-lying on the front side of the flat boat, like a fisherman fishing leisurely.

Just behind him, two fishermen rowed the boat quickly.

Rushing waters.

Zhao Pu couldn't catch fish at all.

The bait hanging from the hook has long been washed away by the current, leaving only one hook to glide quietly through the water.

Apparently.

Zhao Pu's original intention was not to fish.

Flat boat all the way forward.

When he reached the waters of Jiangning Province, he suddenly stopped the boat.

The swarthy man, who was a little older, squeezed out a smile honestly, and said to Zhao Pu: "Uncle, we can't go any further, we can only stop here." ”

The younger man said to the side: "Further on, it is the boundary of Jiangning Mansion." Now the entire Jiangning Mansion has been captured by the Yan King in the north. The river is full of Yan warships, and if our small boat goes in, I'm afraid that we will be hit and there will be no bones left. ”

Zhao Pu half-squinted, lay on the bow of the boat, and whispered, "Keep going......"

The two fishermen glanced at each other, and the older man smiled bitterly: "Uncle, we really don't dare to move forward." Further, that's going to be fatal. Our brothers still have parents, wives and children to take care of at home, and this life cannot be easily given up.

We'll make you a little money on the boat, and there's no reason to put your life into it. You keep saying, don't you? ”

Zhao Pu opened his eyes slightly, glanced at the fisherman, and said lightly: "The boat price has increased tenfold, you just have to move forward." If someone is in the way, tell them that the old man is in the boat. The old man guarantees that your brother will be fine. ”

Ten times the cost of the boat?

This made the two fishermen a little tempted.

After all, when Zhao Pu got on the boat, the price he gave was a few times the price of the boat on weekdays, and now it has increased ten times, which is naturally a large amount.

The two fishermen glanced at each other.

"Go!"

"Don't go!"

The two fishermen spoke at the same time.

The younger man gritted his teeth and said to the older man: "Brother, ten times the boat money, let's take a trip, not only can we pay all kinds of taxes levied by the yamen, but also add a new dress to my father, sister-in-law, and puppy......"

The older man was still hesitating, and the younger man roared: "There are less than three complete clothes left in the house now, and the puppy goes out bare-bottomed on weekdays...... During the Chinese New Year this year, my mother's leg hurt, and my sister-in-law secretly removed the lining of her thick coat and made a leg guard for my mother...... Whenever it rains and blows, my sister-in-law is shivering in her single clothes...... The younger brother felt pitiful when he looked at it......

When you married your sister-in-law, you promised to add her a new dress every year.

But since my sister-in-law married into our family, why has she ever worn new clothes?

Has she ever complained about you?

There are five people in our family, and my sister-in-law takes care of her in an orderly manner, but she suffers herself.

This spring, in order to tell her brother a daughter-in-law, her sister-in-law even took out the relics given by her mother.

My sister-in-law's kindness to our family, my brother remembers it in my heart.

I didn't have a chance to repay her before, but now that I have an opportunity, my brother doesn't want to miss it.

You go home and take care of your parents, sisters-in-law, and dogs.

This trip to my younger brother is even if I fight for my life.

The younger brother also wants to repay the kindness of his sister-in-law. ”

The older man, holding the oars, did not say a word, his dark face had no expression at all, but his heart was struggling with the waves.

Who is Zhao Pu?

He naturally saw through the thoughts of the two brothers at a glance.

Immediately, he couldn't sit still, and asked hesitantly in a low voice: "The old man gave you ten times the boat money, which is more than thirty taels." Do you need so much to pay the taxes of the imperial court? As far as the old man knows, according to the Song law, there are only two young and strong people in your family, and the taxes in spring and autumn are less than five taels of silver......"

When the older man heard this, he let out a long sigh and didn't say much.

The young man said angrily: "What do you know, the year before last, in order to levy Liao, the imperial court added Liao tax and marching tax in the yamen, and when the southern country was levied this year, three taxes were added.

The most ruthless is to levy taxes for three years at a time.

The front and back add up, and there are more than 50 taels of taxes.

Our brothers ferryed and fished on the river day and night, and we only managed to get together more than 20 taels, and now we are still half of them. ”

Rao is well-informed with Zhao Pu, and after hearing these words, he didn't know what to say.

Dumbfounded.

He had never heard of these taxes from the mouth of a young man.

The tax is also levied in a lump sum for three years.

Zhao Pu was unheard of.

Who is he?

He was the prime minister who was still in charge of the Song State a month ago.

Rao is Zhao Pu is the biggest corrupt official in the Song Kingdom, and after hearing these words, that sentence involuntarily appeared in his heart.

The government is as fierce as a tiger.

The old man is greedy, greedy for ill-gotten gains, greedy for royal property, and has never stretched out his hand to the people.

The officials below are really daring.

"Bang!"

Zhao Pu subconsciously clenched his fists and slammed the cabin.

The pain in his hand spurred his head to clear up a little.

Now, he is no longer the prime minister of the Song Kingdom.

I can't control people's heads.

"Hey......"

He let out a long sigh.

Zhao Pu hid in the bow of the boat and didn't make a sound, and he didn't know what to think about in his heart.

Stern.

The older man seemed to have made a decision, and he didn't pay attention to his younger brother's initiative to ask for help.

Instead, he walked a little to the bow of the boat, bowed to Zhao Pu and said, "Uncle, you also know that my trip with you is a life-threatening errand." Let's see if you can leave a token.

Once I threw my life on the river for the sake of my father-in-law, my wife and children would have a token to get money. ”

Zhao Pu casually stuffed it into his arms, took out a piece of jade pendant, glanced at it, and then threw it to the older man with a disgusted face, and said without being salty: "The old man never gives people tokens easily." This jade pendant is an ancient jade of the Han Dynasty, worth a hundred taels. It's the old man who bought your life. ”

The older man got the jade pendant, just fumbled for it, heard Zhao Pu's words, almost didn't hold it steady, and threw it into the river.

A jade pendant worth a hundred taels, he has never seen it.

He raised his head and said to the younger man: "Brother, you used to be a pawnshop and knew a little bit about this thing." Look at ......"

The young man hurriedly came over, and after taking a closer look at the jade pendant, he nodded heavily, "It's an ancient jade, and the value should be higher than what the old man said......

The older man took the jade pendant, groped tightly, pulled out two thin threads from the waistband of his trousers, rolled them into a rope, and put on the jade pendant.

Then it was solemnly hung on the neck of the young man.

The young man said with a stunned face: "Brother, what are you doing here......"

The older man grinned, "Save some flowers, this is my brother's money." Take care of your parents...... And your sister-in-law and the puppy......"

The voice landed.

The older man pushed his younger brother into the river.

He propped up the oars and shook quickly.

Because it was down the river, by the time the young man came out of the water, the boat had already arrived more than ten zhang away.

The young man understood what his brother was going to do, and he shouted loudly: "Brother! ”

"I'm your brother!"

On the flat boat, the older man didn't dare to look back, he replied while rocking the boat quickly.

The young man understood the meaning of the older man's words.

Suddenly, tears flowed uncontrollably.

I'm your brother, so it's impossible for you to be a brother when you die, and I'll go if you want to go.

Because I'm your brother.

"Woo woo woo ......"

The cry of the young man is like a send-off song, although it is a little bleak, but it endures on the river.

on the flat boat.

Zhao Pu rarely dropped the fishing rod in his hand, looked back at the older swarthy man behind him, and said solemnly: "You are a loving and righteous ......."

The older man scratched his head honestly and said in a low voice: "I don't deserve to be praised by nobles......"

The one who can give him a hundred taels of ancient jade and sell his life is a noble person in his opinion.

Because he knew it in his heart.

In their county, a life is not worth a hundred taels.

When Zhao Pu heard this, he shook his head, and then he seemed to recall something, looked at the gurgling river, and said quietly: "The old man has been up and down in the Huan Sea for many years, and he has seen countless people.

But there are not many people who are really affectionate and righteous. ”

The older man followed Zhao Pu's words and said, "My husband has seen other affectionate and righteous people? Who is he? Come back and see me if I can be a good brother. ”

When Zhao Pu heard this, he said with a smile: "Let you see it, it should be no problem." But you want to be a brother with him, no. ”

The older man was stunned and said, "Why? ”

Zhao Pu picked up the fishing rod again, and said quietly: "Because his name is ...... Yang Yansi! ”

The older man was a little stunned when he heard this.

Immediately.

He was going to say that Zhao Pu was bragging.

Yang Qi's name can now be said to be a megatron.

How can anyone see such a person?

How could a person who was qualified to see Yang Qi take his fishing boat.

At least...... It also had to be escorted by ten fishing boats.

It's like the rich man Zhao in the city.

However, before the older man could damage Zhao Pu, he saw three clippers rushing over on the river.

The older man saw the soldiers on the three clippers, and his legs and stomachs were trembling with fright.

"Ship from the north, stop! The river has been sealed in front, and you can leave quickly to avoid your death. ”

Three clippers quickly appeared on the side of the boat.

The general on the clipper, after forcing the boat to stop, shouted coldly.

"Master Jun, villain ......"

The soft words of the older man with a smiling face have not yet been spoken.

I heard Zhao Pu at the bow of the boat shouting faintly, "The old man wants to see Yang Yansi, and you will lead the way." ”

The general on the clipper was just about to shout and reprimand, when he saw Zhao Pu take out a seal from his arms and throw it away.

The general quickly took the seal, and after looking at it carefully, his face changed instantly.

"Are you...... Zhao Xianggong? ”

Zhao Pu said nonchalantly: "If it is fake, the old man now has no official title, is there still someone pretending to be the old man?" ”

Zhao Pu's seal cannot be faked.

And the love between Zhao Pu and Yang Qi, the soldiers of the Yan army have also heard of it.

Although there are still doubts about Zhao Pu's identity, the general does not dare to snub Zhao Pu.

Immediately bowed down and said: "Please also ask Zhao Xianggong to enter Jiangning Mansion with his humble post." ”

Zhao Pu nodded slowly, looked back at the older man who was already scared stupid, and said with a smile: "Don't row the boat quickly to keep up with ......"

"Oooh oh ......"

The older man hurriedly nodded in agreement.

His heart had already exploded.

Until this moment, he understood.

He really carried a big shot.

A big man.

The relationship just now the old man really didn't brag, he really knew the world-famous Yan King Yang Qi.

That's it, with all kinds of thoughts.

The older man rowed a flat boat and followed the clipper.

During this period, there was a clipper, holding Zhao Pu's seal, and took the lead in leaving.

Not long after, he reappeared next to the boat.

Then he respectfully returned the seal to Zhao Pu.

Flat Boat made its way to the road, escorted by three clippers.

Finally stopped in front of a huge five-tooth ship.

The battle flags on the big ship are lined up, and there are more than 1,000 soldiers.

A young boy, standing at the bow of the boat, looked at them with his hands behind his back.