The palaces of the Western Xia were built in the style of the capital city of the Song Dynasty, but the architectural form was more complex. Between the groups of various halls, I also saw the doors of the other courtyards and the various palaces, and the courtyards were scattered with each other, and if you accidentally made a mistake, you would be punished.

Wang Fang put the map of the palace on the table, and He Xingyuan pointed to the indication of the map and explained to Wang Bei. "Look here, this is the Daqing Hall of Daqing to receive hundreds of officials, and in the north of it, it is the Jiying Hall of the usual court meeting; To the east is the palace where the emperor rests, and here the officials are summoned ......"

He explained one by one where is the Hanlin Temple, where are the Yutang Palace, the Chengming Palace, and the Jinluan Palace. Then he pointed to a large palace to the north and said, "Behind this is the inner courtyard of the palace, which is very accessible to people. Even if the emperor entertains the prince, if no one guides the prince to the wrong way, it will be a great disaster. ”

He Xingyuan pointed to the several gates on the way and said, "Look here, anyone who trespasses is subject to entering these gates." The "Tiansheng Law Order" of the Western Xia stipulates that those who enter the palace without permission will be sentenced to different crimes according to the depth of the palace gate, the lightest is the "car gate", followed by the "Zhimen", and then the "Guanghan Gate" and the north and south "Huaimen", and the heaviest punishment will be imposed if they mistakenly enter the emperor's account.

Wang Bi kept the map in mind, and pondered in his heart that this prince's bedroom was east of Guanghan Gate, and he must enter Huaimen to reach the prince's bedroom. If you don't enter the prince's bedroom, it may not be difficult to find an opportunity to say that you want to see the prince during the banquet.

His hand touched the jade on his waist, this jade was imitated by a jade craftsman when he married the moon, according to the jade jade of the year under the moon. Thinking of this, he had a countermeasure to see the prince in his heart.

He rolled up the map of the palace and handed it to He Xingyuan: "Thank you Shopkeeper He, you can take this first." Come, sit down and drink tea", ordered Cai Jingzhun to make good tea, and sat down on the table with He Xingyuan.

Xiao Wu saw that Wang was calm and relaxed, and couldn't help but be anxious, and said: "Prince Wang, when is it, you are not in a hurry, if you want me to say that you should simply pack up and leave directly." ”

He Xingyuan glared at him: "Nonsense, there is no reason why the emperor will not go to the banquet." ”

Wang Fang smiled and looked at Xiao Wu, he ordered Cai Jing to take out two ingots of silver, which were more than thirty taels, put them on the table and said, "You can take these to drink with your cousin, and I will treat them as if I invited you." ”

Two ingots of silver are not a decimal number in Western Xia, and the purchasing power here is not as good as that of Jincheng, and these two ingots of silver are enough for a person's expenses for a year.

Xiao Wu knew that this was a reward from the king's side, he scratched his head and looked at the silver, then looked at the king's side and said, "Wang Gongzi, I came to tell you this, not for your silver." We stayed here, always worried that one day we would be dragged to fight in the army, and our hearts were not steady. I...... I want to go back to Song with you. ”

Wang looked at him, Xiao Wu is He Xingyuan's youngest apprentice, this person is in his early twenties, born five big and three thick, working in this blacksmith shop all the year round, I don't know if it is roasted by the fire in front of the iron stove all the year round, just like the description in the old commentary: the face looks like red dates, which probably means this color. Hearing him say this, the king looked at He Xingyuan.

He Xingyuan said to Wang Bei: "To be honest with you, almost all the guys in this blacksmith shop are elders who follow my father, they are all Han, these apprentices have followed me for many years, and Xiao Wu has not yet started a family, you think if you don't mind more miscellaneous ......."

Wang smiled along: "It's not a big deal, if I can come back smoothly tomorrow, just let him go with us, but I don't know what to call it, he has no relatives in the Song Kingdom." ”

Xiao Wuyi was happy when he heard it, "Master, I said that Wang Gongzi would agree." He introduced himself to Wang Bei: "My surname is Wu Ling, and I am also the fifth apprentice of the master. My ancestors are from Yunzhou, and I don't know if there are any relatives and friends at home. Xiao Wu said in one breath.

Wang Bei nodded: "After returning to the Song Kingdom, I will find a chance for you to go back to your hometown to have a look." ”

Xiao Wu hurriedly saluted and thanked the king, he still couldn't figure it out when he stood there, he was too happy in his heart, but he thought about what the king said about returning to the Song Kingdom, so how to pass this pass tomorrow? He asked the king, "I'd be good if I could go back, but I'm afraid that tomorrow the prince will be in trouble." ”

Cai Jing didn't know where to come out at this moment, reached out and grabbed the silver on the table, tucked it into Xiao Wu's hand and said, "Fifth brother, don't be a crow's mouth, go and send this to your cousin." ”

Xiao Wu thought about what the king thought and might not tell himself, so he could just do whatever he had to do, so he took the silver and turned around and walked out of the room.

He Xingyuan looked at him, turned back to the king and asked, "What are the plans of the prince?" ”

The king said, "Now I only know that he wants to lead me there, and I don't know how to lead me there, and it is useless to plan it." Fortunately, you know the taboos, and you just need to be careful everywhere. ”

He Xingyuan said: "Childe is familiar with that manbaa adult? Wang nodded next to him, he knew that Manba had a good impression of him, and this introduction to Li Liangzuo was also Manba's doing.

"There it is!" He Xingyuan slapped his thigh: "Son, you can go and ask Lord Manba for help." The king asked, "How can Lord Man help?" ”

He Xingyuan said: "Wang Gongzi knows that although this Yi Wei Division is responsible for the guards, but it is not allowed to enter the Huaimen, the imperial city is heavily guarded, and the guards under the command of the Yi Wei Division are at most guarding at the city gate, and the guards are not allowed to enter the Huaimen, and the people who patrol within the Huaimen and all parts of the palace are forbidden troops, which belong to the Flying Dragon Garden." ”

He said that Wang Bi knew that the soldiers guarding the city and the guards in charge of royal security were two systems, if you take the Song Kingdom as an example, the famous imperial guard with a sword Jade Cat Zhanzhao belongs to the responsibility of the Flying Dragon Garden; Besides, Lin Chong is the head of the forbidden army. Roughly belong to the system of Flying Dragon Garden.

No matter how accurate it is, Song Taizu, Zhao Kuangyin, who was in the yellow robe of the Huangqiao Mutiny. It used to be the front of the palace that commanded the pro-army, and of course, Taizu will be abolished in the future, in case someone repeats the old trick. But the royal forbidden army must still be retained, although the real power is a little worse, but it must also be a close person.

He Xingyuan continued: "The third son of Lord Man is Changchang, and he is the commander of the Flying Dragon Garden. As long as Wang Gongzi asks for help from Lord Man, and tomorrow Wang Gongzi will be led by the personal soldiers of Feilong Yuan, and things will be much simpler. ”

Wang said beside him: "This proposal is good, but if I go to Lord Naman for help, wouldn't I confess the fifth cousin, and now there is no evidence, rashly go to Lord Man, his temper is afraid that it will startle the snake." ”

The two were talking, and suddenly the door was kicked open, Xiao Wu was holding a seven or eight-year-old child, and Xiao Wu came back sweating profusely: "The shopkeeper is not good, that Ji Laqing knew that you were leaving Xingqing Mansion, and he took someone to find you and smashed the shop, and kicked Zhu'er." ”

He Xingyuan was shocked and hurriedly went to look, He Zhu's face was pale and his eyes were closed. "W-what's going on?"

Wang also followed, he saw that He Zhu's body temperature was still there, and there was a shoe print on his chest, which should have been kicked and held his breath, so he hurriedly asked Xiao Wu to put He Zhu on the bed, pinched He Zhu's nose, and started artificial respiration. That's all the kids can do right now, the child coughs violently, and coughs up a piece of bloody sputum in his throat.

He Zhu woke up and sat up clutching his chest. Wang Bi hurriedly asked him how he felt, and when he saw He Zhu untie his clothes and saw that his chest was blue, Wang Bi gently pressed it with his hand, and He Zhu said that it was just a pain in the flesh. Wang Bi estimated that the internal injuries should not be serious, but he was still not at ease, so he instructed Cai Jing: "You know that there is a pharmacy on the street, go and invite Lang Zhong." ”

Seeing He Zhu wake up, Xiao Wuyi turned around and walked out. The king grabbed him: "Where are you going?" ”

Xiao Wu gasped and said angrily: "I'll settle accounts with that Laqing!" ”

"Stop!" He Xingyuan drank. He feels sorry for his son He Zhu, but the people don't fight with the officials, and it is also fatal to find the door. After yelling, He Xingyuan stood still, and He Xingyuan was speechless for a long time.

Wang looked at He Xingyuan, who was holding the child's little hand trembling, and patted him: "Shopkeeper He, this Spicy Qing usually dominates the party, if you can trust me, I will definitely help you out of this breath!" ”

Seeing him say this, Xiao Wu calmed down a little. Wang asked Ming Xiaowu what happened, it turned out that today, the shopkeeper He arranged for everyone to rest, Xiaowu got the news, and he and the shopkeeper He came to find the king. The two left in a hurry, so He Zhu waited at home, who knew that Ji Laqing went to find trouble, and he couldn't find anyone He Shopkeeper, and kicked the child out of anger when he left. Ji Laqing didn't dare to kick too hard, after all, He Zhu was still a child, and he was a little jealous of Wang Bei in his heart, just wanted to give He Xingyuan a dismount.

Xiao Wu went to find his cousin, put down the silver and the cousin was very grateful, and when he came back, he remembered Zhu'er, so he bought some food for the child and brought it back. As soon as he arrived on the street and saw Ji Laqing leaving with people, he had a premonition that something was wrong and hurriedly returned to the store. Xiao Wu held the child in his arms and hurriedly looked for the shopkeeper He and the king.

After listening to his story, Wang asked He Xingyuan: "Shopkeeper He, why did you form a bond with this Laqing?" ”

He Xingyuan sighed and said: "This beam has already been formed, and these sons and brothers in the capital often compete with swords. Two years ago, Ji Laqing didn't know where to get a lot of good swords, and he often won than he would, and the winners gambled a lot of money. Later, I received a good sword, and I was favored by Manchang, so I gave it to Manchang. I gave him the sword that I usually used to win him a lot of silver taels for Jilaqing."

"At that time, he was not the commander of the Flying Dragon Garden, but just a head of the sect under Ji Lei Lei. Later, because of the exploits of General Manba, Manchang was promoted to his current position. ”

"Ji Laqing is jealous of me because I sent the manchang sword. He often comes to me to look at swords, and if he finds a good weapon, he snatches it. ”

After listening to this, Wang Jian asked, "What is the relationship between Raqing and Manchang?" ”

He Xingyuan said: "They have a bad relationship, and when they are often under the command of Ji Lei Lei, they have been excluded for many years and cannot be promoted. Ji Ra Lei was originally close to the Wuzang family. If it weren't for him slapping up with the Liang family and marrying his daughter to Liang Yi, there would have been no current situation for a long time. ”

After listening to the king, he said that this would be easy to do, and he said to He Xingyuan: "I'm going to Manchang Mansion, Xiao Wu, I'm bothering to invite your cousin here, I have important things to discuss." ”

Don't look at the calm surface of the king, but his heart is already angry, this spicy father and son are usually arrogant and domineering, but now they are bullied to himself and the shopkeeper He. When his subordinates, especially the shopkeeper He and Xiao Wu, who are older than him, he must show his calmness, but if he provokes himself and bullies his subordinates, if he sits idly by, it will also make the people who follow him chill.

Wang Bian decided to go to Manba's Mansion to sow discord first, and then escort him by Feilongyuan tomorrow, of course, he had to teach the father and son a lesson.