Wang Bian's actions were really beyond Jiao Deyou's expectations, although Jiao Deyou had long heard of the name Wang Bian, it was nothing more than Wang Anshi's son, Bao Daren's righteous son, and Di Qing's apprentice.

Jiao Deyou is in his thirties, and since he joined the Zhou family, he has been working hard to mix in officialdom and connections; He has seen many people form parties and friends for the sake of their superiors, or have been climbing their fathers' uphill climbs. After receiving Zhao Zongshi's letter, he looked down on Wang Bian, thinking that it was just a friendship between the princes and grandsons.

It is no wonder that the money Jiao Deyou makes is often a business of thousands of taels of gold and silver, and if these silver taels are placed in the people, it is not a small number, but under the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, it is indeed an unknown two-level division. Let's talk about Lord Bao, the income is about 1,000 taels of silver per month; And a servant in the capital can support a family with a monthly salary of fifteen times; And the villagers outside Chengwai in Jincheng County want to mix food and clothing for five or six times.

Of course, there are regional differences, not to mention that the Song Dynasty is today, and it is normal for first-tier cities and remote mountainous areas to have a difference of several times in income.

Having said that, Wang Bian burned this ship for 2,000 taels, and for Wang Bian, it may be that this year's coal and tea transportation have been in vain. But if the money is burned, it is good to say, and the king will burn his own future. Jiao Deyou was both surprised and impressed by this.

He was shocked at first, staring at the fiery serpent dancing on the boat in front of him, and when he looked back at the king, he straightened his waist with his hands behind his back, and the flames danced in his eyes, looking at the ship in front of him with that look of disdain.

Jiao Deyou regained his composure, he clenched his fists and asked, "I want to know, who is this Liang girl?" actually asked the prince to refuse Grandpa Zhao's kindness for him. ”

Wang looked back at Jiao Deyou, and Jiao Deyou at this time did not have the domineering aura when he saw him in the daytime. I also softened my tone a lot. It's not that he dislikes Jiao Deyou, but he doesn't like to be despised by others. The burning of the ship was not for Jiao Deyou, but for Zhao Zongshi.

Wang looked at Jiao Deyou and said word by word: "Miss Liang should have been called Di Yuexia, she is the trust of Lord Di Qing's serious illness and my unmarried wife. ”

Jiao Deyou let out an "ah", and then asked, "Master Di is seriously ill, how is the adult now?" ”

Seeing that his expression did not seem to be pretending, Wang replied: "Master Di is outdated, don't you know? ”

Jiao Deyou really didn't know that he had visited Master Di in the capital, but after Di Qing went to Chenzhou, he never had any contact, and Jiao Deyou was busy with business, and the timber used for these two ships had to travel back and forth with the land of Wuxi (present-day Sichuan Basin and surrounding areas)

Now that he suddenly heard that Di Qing had died, Jiao Deyou was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the ship burning in front of him, and tears fell like rain. This kind of silent tears is more touching than the howling cry, the man has tears and does not flick, if it is not extremely sad, this big man will not be like this.

Jiao Deyou did not cry and grab the ground, but used a kind of silence to let Wang know that this person had a very close relationship with Di Qing. The two of them were silent for a while, quietly watching the fire burn the ship.

Jiao Deyou's mood was almost calmed down, and Wang asked next to him: "Jiao Gong, can you have an old friend with my father-in-law." ”

Jiao Deyou sighed: "It's not a secret, if Master Di had half the character of a prince, my father would not have died at the hands of that Han Qi." But it's no wonder Master Di for this, he did his best. ”

Wang was shocked and asked, "May I ask who Ling Zun is?" ”

Jiao Deyou wiped his face with the sleeves of his robe and pointed to the position where the two were drinking: "Today, you and I watch the fire and drink." When the king saw him say this, he sat down with him, and took up his glass, and drank all the wine from it.

Jiao Deyou said: "My father's name is Jiao Yong, and he is a brother with Master Di, and he is also a subordinate of Lord Di. "It turned out that this was an old incident when the Great Song Dynasty soldiers sent a five-way crusade against Li Yuanhao.

When Han Qi's five-way soldiers and horses attacked Yuan Hao, Di Qing was promoted to the deputy head of Zhending Road. One day, Han Qi held a banquet in the house, and in order to liven up the atmosphere, he invited a kabuki white peony. White Peony toasted everyone in turn, and when she came to Di Qing, she raised her glass with seven points of ridicule and three points of contempt: "I toast Ban'er!" , she deliberately laughed at the Nevan tattooed in Di Qing's face when he joined the army.

At that time, Han Qi also felt that the white peony was too much, and felt that his face could not get over it, so he ordered to beat the white peony. A few days later, there was a banquet in Di Qing's mansion, there was a civil servant Liu Yi, at the banquet, "excellent people take Confucianism as a play", Liu Yi thought that this was instructed by Di Qing, erected, broke the plate, and scolded, "Dare to do so?" ”。

Not long after, Di Qing's old subordinate Jiao passed by Dingzhou with escort soldiers, and when they met their old acquaintances in a foreign country, the two of them changed their glasses and drank a little wine for a while. At this moment, a pawn ran to Han Qi to complain. said that Jiao used to deduct supplies and bully them along the way......

Originally, this matter could be investigated first, not to mention that Jiao Yong had military merits before, and he was Di Qing's subordinate, even if he was punished, Di Qing had to speak, but unexpectedly Han Qi ordered Jiao Yong to behead.

After Di Qing found out, he hurriedly went to Han Qi to intercede with the deceased. Han Qi did not agree. Di Qing stood at the foot of the steps outside the door, and said in a low voice: "Jiao Yong used to have military merits, he is a good man!"

Han Qi replied to him with a sneer: "Outside the Donghua Gate, the champion is the roll call, that is the real good man, Jiao uses this kind of goods, and he dares to call him a good man?" After saying this, Han Qi ordered the killing in front of Di Qing, and Jiao Yong was beheaded because of a soldier's complaint.

Di Qing watched his ancients being beheaded, and stood alone in front of the door for a long time, until someone reminded: "Chief, you have been standing for too long!"

Jiao Deyou told the story here, and he burst into tears again: "I have never blamed Master Di, many years later, Master Di, who became a privy envoy, said when he saw me: Han Qi Han Privy Counsellor is the same as my official position, and the biggest gap between me and him is just a Jinshi and the first."

"Let's drink!" He wiped away his tears and raised his glass to the king.

Wang raised his glass and toasted Jiao Deyou: "I didn't know that the two families had such a relationship, even so, I guess Jiao Gong can understand why I burned the ship." ”

Jiao Deyou sighed: "It's not just the word understanding that can be expressed!" I have been doing business hard all these years, and I just want to find an opportunity to teach Han Qi a good lesson. It's a pity, it's a pity."

"What's a pity, Brother Jiao is so big now."

Jiao Deyou said: "It's a pity that officials and businessmen have different paths and just use each other. It's a pity that I don't have a diploma either. ”

When Wang heard him say this, he frowned, "Big brother, don't sigh, who has been the emperor since ancient times was born as a champion?" "Laugh out loud

Jiao Deyou's eyes lit up, there was no one here, he said: "Brother, be careful when you speak." ”

The corner of the king's mouth twitched: "The throne is not in my eyes"

Jiao Deyou didn't understand what Wang Bian meant, Wang Bian was determined to wear the past and the present without obstacles, and he was more worried about being the emperor than he was now, he saw Wang Bian so crazy, and said with a smile: "You are young and frivolous, do you have the courage, but you burn the boat and form a bond with Grandpa Zhao." What are you going to do at this point?"

The king looked at the still burning boat, and some of the wooden blocks that had fallen into the water and burned there, making a sizzling sound, and the ship was almost gone. The villagers on the dock were using long bamboo poles to drive the wooden blocks with Mars so as not to touch the ship they were on.

"I didn't think about it so much, I burned Zhao Zongshi's momentum first."

Jiao Deyou said: "Actually, Wang Gongzi doesn't have to be like this at all, just go back and marry Miss Liang on the same day." ”

Wang said: "I have also thought about it, but I am afraid that Lord Di's mourning time is not yet full. ”

Jiao Deyou: "You are very bold when you are not afraid, and the rules are set, and besides, it is difficult to see that there is something to do, so you can't use the old rules to frame it?" If I were Lord Di, I would not be at ease if I was afraid of the spirit of heaven. ”

Jiao Deyou's words were speaking in Wang Bei's heart, and the two were already like brothers at this time. He said: "When I first saw me today, I underestimated my brother at first, if you are offended, don't go psychologically, that burn will burn, count it on my brother, I don't know the identity of Miss Liang, and I took this letter rashly." ”

The king smiled: "Then how can I do it, I burned the boat, and if I dare to provoke it, I will dare to carry it, and you will say that my ship has been collected; received the intention of Grandpa Zhao to give the boat, but the burning of the boat was for Grandpa Zhao's name. ”

Jiao Deyou was a little skeptical: This? Is that okay?

The king said: Although the eldest brother said it, if Zhao Zongshi relied on the ship's money, it would be counted on the younger brother's head.

Jiao Deyou saw the boat burning next to the king, and saw his courage, he no longer shirked, but patted the boat they were on: "Okay, then this boat, count me as my sister's dowry, and my brother will take it." ”

Wang looked back at him when he heard this: "Brother Jiao, what does this mean??" ”

Jiao Deyou laughed: "What is a ship, look at the few ships in the dock, they are all left by my father-in-law." If you burn all the fire, I will take care of the family, just find a quiet place, live for the rest of the day, and save yourself dealing with those well-dressed beasts. ”

Wang Bi knew that he had a grudge in his heart, and Han Qi was now a privy envoy. Then he said: "I know what it means to have a lot of money, and I have already learned the strength of Brother Jiao, but I naturally don't accept this merit, let alone get involved like Big Brother." ”

Jiao Deyou laughed: "Where are you thinking, I said to my sister, not my wife's sister, since my father has a relationship with Lord Di, Lord Di's daughter is naturally my sister." You protect my sister, what else can I say. This is to be the eldest brother's dowry to the younger sister. Do you still dare to shirk it? ”

Seeing that Jiao Deyou was righteous, Wang Bei didn't need to say it, so he got up and bowed down and thanked: "I don't shirk, big brother must know my mind, there are no relatives under the moon, with a big brother like you, she must be very happy." ”

Jiao Deyou was also moved by this, and Jiao Deyou thought that he had no relatives and friends, so he joined the Zhou family. Although he is so rich that he doesn't know how rich he is, he always feels that he lacks his loved ones. Money is a trivial matter, what Wang is thinking about for Yuexia is to make Yuexia happy, and Jiao Deyou is also pleased.

The two discussed, loaded the ship tomorrow, and Jiao Deyou returned to the capital with Wang Pan to marry Wang Pan and Yuexia. The more the two of them talked, the hotter it became, and the king took the opportunity to mention Yu Danian.

Jiao Deyou said: I often see this kid, and he is also a kind person.

The two called Yu Danian to the bow of the boat, and when it came to the matter in advance, Yu Danian was kind, and said that after the old man of the Zhou family was gone, Jiao Gong was in charge of the business, and he didn't want to get involved. Now I just want to do things with my son, as long as the second son of the Zhou family doesn't dislike it, I will marry him slowly.

Wang saw that Yu Danian was ambitious, and asked him to officially go to the Zhou Mansion to propose marriage, Yu Danian looked at Jiao Deyou, Jiao Deyou smiled, "My sister is not a person who hates the poor and loves the rich, and I will not marry my sister to suffer." ”

Jiao Deyou is rich, no one knows, but since the first shipbuilding in the Yellow River Basin is also regarded as the "king of ships". The king burned a boat in anger, and actually picked up a boat king's uncle, which can be said to be Seon's lost horse. However, even if Zhao Zongshi was not allowed to lose his money and return to the capital to complete the marriage, he rejected Zhao Zongshi. Tell him clearly that Lao Tzu is not of use to you.