Zhang Cheng was whipped, and everyone present felt relieved, and when the soldiers counted to ten, the whipping stopped. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang asked Hu Ke: "Hu Tongju, what do you think Zhang Cheng will do?" ”

Hu Ke said: "Lord, this dynasty has an ancestral motto of not killing civil officials. These whips of yours are a lesson for him to scold the soldiers, and I think that's fine. The rest of the matter will be presented to the emperor by the official, and then the court will deal with it! ”

Wang said to Zhang Cheng: "If it weren't for the judgment to intercede for you, you would have accompanied Cao Tian on Huangquan Road." Still haven't you thanked Hu Tong's judgment? ”

Zhang Cheng realized that Cao Tian had died, and he knew that the king beat him because he went to the capital, but he was helpless. Only then did he grin and thank the king for his grace of not killing, and then thanked Hu Ke for interceding for himself. I heard the king scolding: "Don't get out yet!" ”

Two soldiers escorted him out of the palace again, and only then did he loosen his ties. Many people outside the mansion who watched the excitement saw that Zhang Cheng's black gauze hat had also fallen off, his face had blossomed, and his official uniform had also been flawed. After the rope was untied, he ran towards his house in a panic. Listening to the soldier guarding the city how the king ordered him to return Zhang Cheng's leather whip tenfold, the passers-by and the people applauded.

"You're out of breath now!" Then they asked the soldier who was defending the city.

"Of course, those who will be officials in the future will no longer dare to bully us, rest assured, we don't dare to bully the people casually, otherwise we will be returned ten times when we go to the government, who would dare to be like before?" The soldier smiled and walked towards the city gate. The matter of the king's punishment of Zhang Cheng soon spread throughout the town, and the soldiers were very cautious when walking on the streets, not daring to provoke the people, and the people no longer dodged as before.

Seeing that Zhenrong had restored order, Wang Bi told Hu Ke and others to handle the affairs of the palace, and when he returned to the capital, he would explain the situation to the emperor. When he had settled down, he returned to his tent outside the city.

Chang Chang was looking forward to the king's side, and when he saw that the king was back, he hurriedly came to the big tent and asked, "Lord Wang, when can we go back to Western Xia?" ”

Wang Bi knew very well that these people with Li Liangzuo's body must have wanted to go back to be buried as soon as possible, and he comforted: "General Man, don't worry, you don't know the situation in Western Xia now, even if you go back, if you are framed, not only will the old general be buried, but I'm afraid it will also affect General Man." ”

"Alas!" Chang sighed, looking very sad. "My father and son were loyal to Western Xia, and in the end they ended up like this. This is still secondary, and my lord has not been able to return to his homeland so far. I think that sooner or later, Western Xia will die at the hands of Liang Luoyao's demon woman! ”

Wang persuaded him: "General Man, don't be impatient, now that Western Xia has asked for help from Liao, it seems that it won't last long." I'm sure it won't be long before you'll be able to go back. It's just that I don't think General Man really needs to stay in Western Xia, I can guarantee you to return to Western Xia smoothly, but I can't guarantee your safety in Western Xia. The general can always come back to me if he wants to. ”

"This ......" was very moved by the king's words, but he still couldn't accept letting him defect to the king.

Wang Bei smiled slightly: "I don't force General Man, after all, if you follow me, it means giving up the high-ranking officials of Western Xia, and everything is a new start." In other words, at most, they are just the guards around this king, and I am afraid that they will not have anything to do with the official career! ”

Chang Chang got up and arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Lord Wang, if you let me defect to the Song Dynasty, I will definitely not do it." But if you follow the prince, as long as you don't dislike the prince, even if it's just a little guard, I'm willing. The prince will wait for me to deal with the affairs of Western Xia, and then I will go to you! ”

Wang Bian has always had the heart to stay by his side, but he is waiting for the right time, and now he is employing people everywhere, and he wants to put Zhe Kejun and Zhang Ping in an important position, so that there will be fewer henchmen around him. Listening to Chang Chang say this, he was so conscious of himself, and the king was overjoyed.

At this time, several Western Xia people came from outside the camp, and the soldiers saw that they were coming to find the king, so they did not dare to slack off and hurriedly communicate to the camp. Wang heard that there were four people surnamed Qian, Bai, Sun and Zhang from Western Xia, saying that they were the old subordinates of the prince. knew that it was He Xingyuan's four apprentices in Western Xia, the eldest Qian Yixia; The second white sand; the third grandson; The fourth Zhang Tu returned, and they have been taking care of the salt works and pharmaceutical factories next to the king in Western Xia.

And when they came to the tent by the king's bedchamber, they saw the king sitting upright, and his hands drooping, and he was still sitting in a hurry. Manchang is the general of Western Xia, and there are a few people in Xixia who don't know Manbaa Manchang's father and son, and several people hesitate in unison. Wang said with a smile: "Yixia, Baisha, you don't have to worry, General Man was wronged this time, and he must not stay in the Western Xia Dynasty for a long time." In the future, we will be a family, come and greet General Man! ”

Seeing that the four of them were dressed as Xixia people, he asked, "These people are from Xixia, I don't know what the situation is in Xixia now." ”

Qian Yixia and the others unloaded the large and small packages on their shoulders and hands, and sat down in order, the eldest Qian Yixia said: "Lord Wang, we received your news, so we closed the salt works and pharmaceutical factories in Western Xia. Now that the silver and soft can be brought out, we have calculated that we have made a lot of profits over the years, and it is not a big deal to close it now. It's just that Western Xia made a big deal this time. Our salt farm has been the largest salt farm in Western Xia in recent years, not only we supply the official salt of the Western Xia court, but also collect a lot of small salt farms. With our shutdown, the price of green salt has skyrocketed. ”

The second Bai Sha also said: "Yes, our pharmaceutical factory is closed, and it just so happens that there is a shortage of medicine in the war now, and along the way, we see wounded soldiers everywhere who have fled back to Western Xia and cannot be treated, and Xingqing Mansion has been chaotic." The common people are protesting, the army is waiting for help, and many people are afraid that the Song army will attack Western Xia and flee everywhere. ”

Everyone thought that Wang Guan would be happy to hear it, but who knew that Wang Bei sighed softly: "The two countries are fighting each other, and the lives are ruined. If it is said that if it is said that it will be divided for a long time, why should it be like this? It's also my fault, and I'm in a hurry. ”

Even when I heard these words casually, I had some doubts in my heart: "Lord Wang, I know that you have compassion for the heavens and people, and the war between the two countries is either you die or I live, and you have also seen this." Originally, this matter was not the prince's fault, so don't sigh. "It's often contradictory now, and I don't know where to stand.

Wang Bian nodded, and said lightly: "That's what I said, but after a thousand years, there is no Western Xia, it is nothing more than the Central Plains family." ”

Chang Chang's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise: "So, Lord Wang, do you know that Western Xia will die in the future?" ”

Wang Pan thought to himself, if the normal historical process, the Western Xia was only fifty years earlier than the Song Dynasty, but at that time it was already the Southern Song Dynasty for the Song Dynasty. But how can this be said to these people in front of you? Did you tell them that there would be a big Jin country in the future, and even the Western Xia would bring Liao, and Song Quan would go? Thinking of the king, he smiled helplessly: "The Central Plains family I am talking about is nothing more than the Song Dynasty, Liaoxi Xia, and even any country, all of which are small dynasties, and the world is the big world, and the world will be a big world after a thousand years!" ”

After hearing this, he was very excited, and together with Qian Yixia, Bai Sha and others, he got up and bowed to the king: "The prince is ambitious, we are willing to follow the prince, and we will not hesitate to do anything!" ”

The king raised his head and exhaled softly, what is this! It seems that these Tangut people have misunderstood that they must have the heart to win the world. They are now in Western Xia as if they are about to lose the country, anyway, it doesn't matter, but if this scene is seen by the Song people, I am afraid that they will not be able to wash it by jumping into the Yellow River. Fortunately, there are only his personal guard generals Zhang Ping, Zhi Kejun, and his godson Tong Guan in the tent at this time.

These people ignore what they usually say, some are used to being respected next to the king, and then there are Tong Guan's ghostly big eyes blinking, and while admiring this father-in-law, he secretly wonders when he can have such domineering.

"Excuse me, do you want me to live for a thousand years?" Wang said with a smile.

Man Chang and the others also smiled, sat down next to the king and said, "Yixia, what are your plans?" ”

Qian Yixia said: "We don't plan to, we just obey the orders of the prince, the pharmaceutical factory and the salt farm are your investment, and we have made a lot of money over the years, and we are practical to follow the prince." ”

The king commanded: "Okay, you go back to Western Xia first, and find a way to pick up General Man and Wu Su's family." He turned his head and said to Manchang: "General Man, I think it's better to let these people bring back the bones of the old general Manchang first, what do you think I arrange like this?" ”

Manchang also sighed, he knew very well that it would definitely be very dangerous for him to go back. "It's all up to the prince's arrangement."

Seeing that he did not object, the king said to a few people: "You take the bones of General Manchang and Wusu back to Western Xia for burial." ”

"What about Li Liangzuo's bones?" Bai Sha asked.

Wang said confidently: "Don't worry, if the situation in Western Xia is really as you said, I believe that in a few days, Liang Luoyao will comply with my conditions and personally welcome his husband's remains back to Western Xia!" ”

"This demon woman, I definitely won't let her go!" Chang gritted his teeth and said hatefully.

Wang Fang also thought so in his heart, as long as Liang Luoyao dared to come, he must make Liang Luoyao look good! Even if Liang Luoyao's body is broken into ten thousand pieces, it is difficult to solve the hatred in Wang Bei's heart.

Qian Yixia and the others were ordered to do it, and a few days after they left, Xiao Ying came back from Western Xia. Although Xiao Ying brought back good news, Wang Bei could see that Xiao Ying was a little worried in his expression. Everyone greeted Xiao Ying in the big tent, and Xiao Ying told everyone that Liang Luoyao had agreed to the conditions next to the king, and this came from Xingqing Mansion towards Zhenrong. Everyone was both surprised and happy when they heard this, and they were surprised that the king had such a harsh condition, and that Xixia also agreed; Happily, everyone knows that the money and food for this dispatch are almost all used, and now they can return to the capital smoothly to resume their lives.

After the discussion, Wang set up a banquet in his account to entertain Xiao Ying alone, and after drinking the third patrol king, he asked: "King Xiao, seeing that you look worried, is there something you didn't tell me behind the acceptance of the conditions in Western Xia?!"

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