Chapter 264: Three Mountain Cage Smoke Barrier
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On the fifth day of February in the third year of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhenjiang Mansion, Beigu Mountain.
There was a drizzle in the sky, and the entire river was already full of white mist, so hazy that even the Zhenjiang Prefecture sailors on the left couldn't see clearly, let alone the other side of the river. The horse's hooves knock on the stone pavement that I don't know how many literati and artists have walked for thousands of years, making a pleasant clicking sound, which is particularly outstanding in the sparse wind and rain and the sound of bamboo leaves.
"The first country in the world" under the six big characters, Zhao Wenyi, the prefect of Zhenjiang Prefecture, stood there, next to only one person holding an umbrella, looking extremely lonely, not so much that this is an important town in the south of the Yangtze River, the prefect of Zhenjiang Mansion, but more like a down-and-out scholar, full of ambition and nowhere to show.
A man and a horse walked out of the thin mist, but the person on the horseback looked like he was holding his head high, with a smug smile on his face, no matter how he looked at it, it looked like a spring breeze, which formed a stark contrast with Zhao Wenyi.
Zhao Wenyi hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward and solemnly bowed his hand to the comer: "I didn't expect Brother Wang to deign to come in person, it is really Zhao's honor." ”
Immediately, the man hurriedly waved his hand: "You can't say that, we were originally on an equal footing, and now we are on your old Zhao's one-third of an acre of land, which is too polite." ”
Zhao Wenyi couldn't deny it, and the relatives behind him hurriedly stepped forward to help the man get off the horse, and seemed to have made up his mind, Zhao Wenyi lowered his head and said slowly: "Although it was true that he was on an equal footing at the beginning, but now the foolish brother is also a frustrated person in the officialdom, and he is not as good as his brother." Although the end of the world fell for a time, did he finally get the favor of Jia Xianggong? ”
"Favor is never enough." The man narrowed slightly. The smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't hide it at all, obviously the gloom in Zhao Wenyi's eyes had all been seen by him. Joy in his heart, "Jia Xianggong is also a pity for a down-and-out person like us, so he just appointed some affairs, but there is no big deal, otherwise how can I have time to travel to Jiangnan and come to see Brother Zhao!" ”
With a wry smile, Zhao Wenyi shook his head: "Brother Wang, don't tease the younger brother, Brother Wang is now soaring, although he only entered the shogunate of Jia Xianggong first." But who doesn't know that the next step is to go directly to the political hall, but it is much better than the little brother, the prefect who has no real power. ”
Suddenly realizing something, Zhao Wenyi hurriedly looked around in fright, and found that there were only shadows of trees around him, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and without waiting for the person on the other side to answer, he hurriedly made a please: "Brother Wang, let's go up the mountain quickly with the younger brother, it is inevitable that the wall will have ears." The little brother still wants this to be the head! ”
The man subconsciously pursed his lips, obviously disdainful of Zhao Wenyi's panic, but since Zhao Wenyi had already spoken, he couldn't have to pull others to explain things in this storm. Anyway, it is also a good choice to be able to talk about it on this Beigu Building.
Think about Wang Xie back then, I'm afraid it's just like that!
Zhao Wenyi bowed his head in front of him. And the man smiled at the corner of his mouth, and he didn't forget to look back at the horizontal plaque of "the first country in the world". couldn't help but mutter: "This time, a certain Wang Anhe came to this Zhenjiang Mansion to do something big!" ”
Although the sound is small. But Zhao Wenyi, who was following him, obviously heard this, and his body shook slightly, but he still caught up with Wang Anhe as if nothing happened.
Beigu Building is on the side of Beigu Pavilion, just when the spring rain is fine, the smoke cage fog is around, this Beigu Building stands on the top of the mountain, has its own posture of going straight to the sky, standing on the top floor, it will give people the illusion of being in the sea of clouds, soaring clouds and driving the fog. And several Zhao Wenyi who were standing downstairs in Beigu accompanied him, and when they saw the guests coming, they all respectfully turned sideways and let go.
There is no one else in the whole courtyard, and on the other side of the multi-view building, you can also see one or two Zhao Wenyi walking back and forth, obviously the two buildings on the top of Beigu Mountain have been wrapped up by the prefect of Zhenjiang Prefecture. Maybe Zhao Wenyi doesn't have much real power, but if he wants to charter the two buildings on the top of Beigu Mountain, he still has the ability.
After all, in the Northern Song Dynasty's annual finances, there is a special part for the daily banquet of officials, and in the Southern Song Dynasty, the rules are relaxed, and the officials have the opportunity to get reimbursement from the government for a banquet once a month, which makes the eating and drinking atmosphere more and more high, but for the people of this era, this is not a strange thing, after all, this kind of cheap proposed by the imperial court, everyone does not take advantage of it.
Since it is a dignified Beigu Building, the meals that can be prepared will naturally not be bad, Zhenjiang Mansion's world-famous crystal meat, crab roe and tofu are all impressively listed, plus a fragrant steamed Dajiang Sanxian, this table of exquisite dishes is enough for ordinary people's income for a month.
However, the two people present did not have much intention of moving the chopsticks, Zhao Wenyi seemed preoccupied, and Wang Anhe looked more like a warrior who was eager to try, but he had not yet found a gap that could allow him to rush in.
"Come on, come on, you and my brother haven't seen each other for two or three years, let's do this cup first." Wang Anhe hesitated for a moment and decided to take the initiative, after all, Zhao Wenyi should now vaguely understand why he came to the door this time, but he was afraid that he would not take the initiative to speak for a while.
As soon as the wine glass touched, Zhao Wenyi took a sip lightly, squatted on the table suddenly, and his voice was very low: "It's okay if Brother Tai doesn't say it, it's really depressing to say it, if you want to say a certain Zhao Wenyi, he is not an incompetent person, he was also a good person in Longxing Mansion at the beginning, but the result is good, after Wang Yao and Zhang Jian came, the brothers had no real power at all, but now it is even better, and they were brought to this Zhenjiang Mansion by Ye Yingwu, which can really be regarded as stepping into hell step by step." ”
As if realizing that some words could not be said out loud, Zhao Wenyi looked around with some vigilance, the clouds and mist outside the pavilion were surrounding, and occasionally one or two figures flashed, all of which were his trusted relatives, but he was still careful to keep his voice as low as possible and leaned into Wang Anhe's ear:
"That Guo Chang is only in his twenties. Mao hasn't grown up yet, so he has been pointing fingers at a certain side. I can't help but listen to him. Originally, the two generals, Su Liuyi and Zhang Shijie, were here with the town navy, after all, they were all bloody enemies in front. Respect and respect are also taken for granted, but later the Zhenhai Navy went north, leaving the Zhenjiang Prefecture Navy to be in charge, and he can still be arrogant in front of a certain person every day, what kind of character does he think Zhang Shun is? If it weren't for the early time with Ye Yingwu, it would not have been his turn to be majestic in this place. Brother is in this Zhenjiang Mansion, and it's called a grievance! ”
Wang Anhe was slightly stunned, looking at Zhao Wenyi, who was pouring bitter water on himself, and his heart was moved by the trust that this old friend of his could say everything. There is also sympathy and rejoicing for the situation Zhao Wenyi said, after all, he also escaped death under Ye Yingwu's arrow, and now there is a hideous scar on his neck, he is very clear about this young Ye Yuanjun's wrist, thinking that he almost died in Huangquan after just fighting Ye Yingwu once, not to mention that Zhao Wenyi has been living under his shadow, it must be very uncomfortable.
Reaching out and patting Zhao Wenyi's shoulder, Wang Anhe wiped out the wine in the wine glass. He said in a deep voice: "Brother can say these words to my brother, my brother is very moved, since my brother has already taken out his heart, liver and lungs, my brother has nothing to hide." This time, my brother came to Zhenjiang Mansion, not just to say goodbye to his brother, but with the trust of Jia Xianggong of the imperial court. This Ye Yingwu is now not only supporting cronies everywhere and cracking down on dissidents, but also faintly has the posture of establishing himself as the king and separating one side. If you can't bring him down, I'm afraid it will be a few years later. This world will not be the world of the Great Song Dynasty! ”
Zhao Wenyi's face changed, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, as if after hearing Wang Anhe explain all the intentions, he thought that what he just said was not useless, but he still showed a hesitant look on his face, and looked at Wang Anhe: "You can't say that, Ye Yuanjun's skills have been seen by the younger brother, it's not that the younger brother has no confidence in Jia Xianggong, but ······ With Jia Xianggong's current ability, it seems that it is still a little difficult to deal with Ye Yingwu! ”
Wang Anhe suddenly sat up straight, and said: "This is bad, this is bad!" I didn't expect Brother Zhao Xian that you still can't see the current situation clearly, although Ye Yingwu has the means and ability, but don't forget who Jia Xianggong is, the Optimus Prime and Evergreen of the Great Song Dynasty, how can it be said that if you fall, you can fall, and when it really comes to Jia Xianggong raising his arms, those wall grasses will not be able to find the direction? Even if there are tens of thousands of people in the Tianwu Army, they are just a group of reckless men, what is there to be afraid of, let alone ······"
Seeing that Zhao Wenyi's brows gradually relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face, Wang Anhe knew that there was a play, and hurriedly continued without hesitation: "What's more, don't forget, the official family is in the hands of Jia Xianggong after all, what is this called, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes!" Let's not say that you Zhao Wenyi was originally a clan relative of the Yuan branch of the Great Song Dynasty, you can't say anything and watch this Great Song Dynasty break in Ye Yingwu's hands, just say that you can bring down Ye Yingwu, you think about what kind of merit this is! And the foolish brother told the truth, this time Weng Xianggong and Lin'an's Liuxianggong and Chen Xianggong, but they laid down the Heaven and Earth Net Ecstasy Array, just waiting for Ye Yingwu to crash into the door, on this Lin'an one-acre and three-point land, no matter how capable he Ye Yingwu is, can he still fight Jia Xianggong who has been in Lin'an for so many years? ”
After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Wenyi slowly leaned back in his chair and said softly: "I don't know what kind of status Brother Wang has in Jia Xianggong's heart?" If a certain Zhao Wenyi can take refuge in the past, what benefits can he give? ”
Wang Anhe's body was shocked, and his face showed a look of ecstasy, Zhao Wenyi said this, he already agreed in his heart, and now he is just talking about the price of Chiguoguo. If you say anything else, forget it, Wang Anhe is not afraid of talking about the price at all: "Brother Fool came out of Lin'an this time, mainly to visit old friends from all walks of life, Jia Xianggong can entrust such a most important thing to a certain person, Brother Xian can know what kind of status a certain person does not have to think about it, Brother Xian is in Cao Ying's heart in Han, just the identity of the prefect of Zhenjiang Mansion is enough to get a lot of benefits from Jia Xianggong, not to mention that Brother Fool also believes that Brother Xian should not be blind in Zhenjiang Mansion in the past few months, some secrets of the Tianwu Army." , I still know. ”
With a long sigh of relief, Zhao Wenyi picked up a piece of fish meat with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, and only nodded lightly after a long time: "This is true, a certain Zhao Wenyi is not an incompetent person, this should be known." Naturally, they already know it, and they shouldn't know it. Thanks to Ye Envoy's trust, he already knows. What's more, in this Zhenjiang Mansion, the foolish brother can still speak now······"
"What do you mean by that?!" Wang Anhe is not a stupid person, and suddenly felt that something was not quite right, why did Zhao Wenyi suddenly start to slap Ye Yingwu's ass, this is different from just now!
Throwing the chopsticks to the ground suddenly, Zhao Wenyi looked at Wang Anhe with a smile: "Brother Wang, I'm afraid you miscalculated this time!" Where are the brothers of the six doors?! ”
Before the words fell, several soldiers in strong suits broke into the door at the same time, and the saber in their hands was on Wang Anhe's neck at the same time! Wang Anhe's face changed greatly. Suddenly fully understood, stretched out his hand and pointed to Zhao Wenyi: "You······ You're ······"
"The prefect of the king is really a fan of the authorities." A somewhat thin figure appeared at the door, and the young man who came still had a tired look on his face, but he couldn't hide his blazing eyes, "I'm really grateful to the Wang Governor's Mansion for being able to send it to the door himself, the Wang Governor's Mansion is the king's father-in-law, Lao Taishan, Guo Mou didn't dare to be too offended, and he was served with good wine and meat!" ”
Wang Anhe's face is like ashes, and it goes without saying who is coming. The entire Zhenjiang Mansion calls itself "Guo", and it is capable, and at this time, only the Zhenjiang Mansion has sentenced Guo Chang. It's just that Wang Anhe still looked at Zhao Wenyi with some puzzlement, and hurriedly said: "Tell so, why?!" ”
"Why?" Zhao Wenyi stood up, and the gloom and depression on his face had been swept away. Instead, there was a high fighting spirit, just like Wang Anhe when he went up the mountain just now, "Do you need to explain the reason?" Ye Yuanjun was able to entrust all the Zhenjiang Mansion to a certain person, relying on this trust alone. It is impossible for such and such a person to follow you down this path that is doomed to failure! Brother Wang, let's hurry up and recognize the reality. What's more, you are still Ye Yuanjun's father-in-law, this relationship is incomparable to others, why should Brother Wang still be obsessed? ”
"Father-in-law?!" Wang Anhe repeated coldly, and then stomped his feet, "A certain Wang Anhe should not have this daughter in his life, where did he come from!" ”
Guo Chang and Zhao Wenyi are both people who know the inside story of Pingjiang Mansion at that time, in fact, the entire Tianwu Army is not talking about Ye Yuanjun's trouble in Jiangnan? Now seeing that Wang Anhe didn't even recognize his own daughter who he had always loved in order to go against Ye Yingwu, and then think about Wang Anhe's every effort to climb the royal high branch with this daughter, Guo Chang and Zhao Wenyi could only look at each other and smile bitterly, there can still be such a ruthless and obsessive person in the world, no wonder they can hit it off with Jia Yidao.
"Things gather by like, people by groups, this is true." Zhao Wenyi sighed softly, and he didn't know whether he was feeling sorry for Wang Anhe, or because he and Guo Chang spent a long time trying to lure and act to finally catch such a character.
Shaking his head, Guo Chang said helplessly: "Let's go down first, what to do in the future, I have to ask the envoy and the master's mother, after all, this can be regarded as a private matter of their family." But before that, a few of you are responsible for letting him speak, and how much can he say, and he will see for himself later. ”
"Obey!" Several soldiers of the six doors hurriedly responded, and at this time, no matter how Wang Anhe scolded Zhao Wenyi for being a "shameless villain" and a "despicable traitor", he dragged him away. There was even a soldier who did not hesitate to pick up a rag and stuff it into Wang Anhe's mouth.
Commander Guo said that they should be entertained with wine and meat, but he didn't say that he couldn't gag with rags, and he didn't have much affection for this guy who was full of dirty words and didn't look like he just now.
waited until the sound of going downstairs dissipated, and then Zhao Wenyi said softly: "It seems that this time the imperial court is preparing to deal with Ye Envoy Jun with all its might." ”
Guo Chang slammed the table fiercely: "These guys are really hateful, I don't want to think about how to deal with the Tartars in the north, but I have been trying to find ways to calculate the king, this Great Song Dynasty deserves to be what it is today!" ”
Although it is a distant branch of the Zhao family, but after all, the blood of so many generations has been diluted, so that Zhao Wenyi has been here, and he no longer has much concern and concern for his surname, no one will stand on the side of going downhill for the same ancestor hundreds of years ago, and the current erosion of the Great Song Dynasty Zhao Wenyi is also in his heart, after sitting in the country for three hundred years, the old Zhao family is about to run out!
What's more, Zhao Wenyi asked himself, Ye Yingwu's trust in him could not be disappointed no matter what. This is also why he and Guo Chang were able to take down Wang Anhe.
"The Zhenjun Navy will come back soon, and the envoy will return to Lin'an with the Tianwu Army, and he will turn to Zhenjiang Mansion in the middle, but it will take five or six days." Zhao Wenyi looked at Guo Chang, who was furious, and hurriedly whispered, "The most important thing for us now is to let Wang Anhe open his mouth and try to know what Lin'an wants to do." ”
Guo Chang nodded solemnly and subconsciously turned his head to look.
Outside the window, the smoke and rain were cloudy, and only a hazy figure remained in the three mountains of Zhenjiang.
Looking south, there is even more smoke, and everyone can feel the assassination machine from the south! (To be continued.) )