The whole Layue Wang is very busy, since Wang Pan has his own mansion in the capital, Yuan Ze, Li Gefei and Zhong Zhen, etc., occasionally come to Wang Bian to play, these people even brought some of their friends to introduce to Wang Bian. There are even some ministers' disciples, some of whom have met at the chrysanthemum banquet, and they also visit through some connections.

This is not because the king has money, none of the children of these officials are short of money, some of them are really friends with the king, and some are nothing more than those who have been rewarded by the king and are favored by Renzong. Wang next to his own house burned "fragrant cakes", but friends who came, Wang next to the "generous" sent one or two.

Zhang Yi, Lu Shenyan and others came, and Wang Bi even introduced Zhang Yi to everyone to know, and they all called him a teacher when he opened his mouth and closed his mouth. Zhang Yi was very happy to see the king like this. I heard that Zhang Yi came to the capital to live in Wangpan's mansion, and many friends from the business house and Yamen came to visit Zhang Yi, so Zhang Yi also introduced Wangbian to these people, saying that he had accepted a closed disciple.

Situ, Sima, and Sikong, who are in charge of salt and iron, household department, and degree, have many officials and clerks, and their positions are uneven. Wang Bei has been focusing on Di Qing's affairs, and after almost a year outside the capital, many new faces appeared in front of him at once.

Wang next to the separation of internal and external affairs, Lu Shenyan and his wife take care of the affairs of the house, there are naturally better things in the house with Xiao Lu's helper, and there are more people who often come and go at home, and let the people who are looking for Xiao Lu find teeth to find some people, and finally deal with the entertainment. Wang saw that there was still time to spare, so he asked Yu Danian and Yin Shijie to go back to Jincheng for the New Year, and instructed him to build a house in Tangjia Village in the beginning of spring.

These two people have finished arranging, it is He Libo, to tell the truth, the king doesn't want He Libo to leave, he didn't feel anything, but now suddenly there are so many things, and everyone at hand can't move. After all, Yin Shijie and Yu Danian have just been used for a short time, although they are also honest and diligent people, but after all, they don't see a lot of money on the market.

Reluctant, but promised that other people's things must always be done, the king deliberately found a free time, and invited He Libo alone. And he took two minas of gold (about thirty taels) and five hundred taels of silver, and gave them to Holi-bowl. He Libo refused to accept it. The king said, "Although this silver tael is not much, let's spend it for the time being." ”

He Libo said that he still refused, saying that he had never seen so many silver taels in his life, and even if he went back, he couldn't use this silver taels to recruit soldiers to buy them?

When the king saw that what He Libo said was serious and not like a joke, he asked him why, and He Libo said: "If I go back, I will fight against Liao for my clansmen, and if I accept this silver, I will help Song fight Liao." ”

The king laughed loudly: "You are receiving my silver, not the silver of the court, and I am not an official of the court now." You and my brother, even if it is for the sake of Lord Di, I should help my brother. ”

He Libo hesitated, it is true that he needs silver, how can he resist without spending silver, at least buy some weapons and horses, and then someone will eat horses and feed them, but these silver taels are indeed a lot.

When he saw that the king was very earnest, and if he shirked it again, he would be a little disrespectful, so he stretched out his hand and took the two ingots of gold, and said, "This gold is sufficient, and the silver is not easy to carry." ”

When Wang Bei saw him accept the gold, he said: "In the second year of Zhenzong Jingde, it has been nearly sixty years since Song Liao set the Tanyuan Alliance. This alliance lasted for a hundred years, and there was no major war on the border. If the younger brother is free, go and see Brother He. ”

He Libo patted his chest and said, "You are a brother, if there is anything, the eldest brother must go to the soup." ”

When Wang saw He Libo say this, he asked, "If the eldest brother revives the clan, what will happen to the Great Song Dynasty one day?" ”

He Libo said with a blank face: "Why do you and the girl under the moon say this, when you and I came out of Chenzhou that day, the girl under the moon asked such a mindless sentence." ”

Wang Biyi frowned, and when he mentioned the moon, he was a little worried. He Libo smiled, and the king asked, "Brother He, what are you laughing at?" ”

He Libo smiled and said: "As long as my clansmen can win a place in Daliao, it is enough for the clansmen to live and work in peace and contentment, and they are so far away from you, you really think I can be the emperor of Liao?" ”

The king smiled bitterly in his heart, how could he be an emperor. The king sometimes wondered how good it would be if he wasn't for who he was. He Libo was loyal to Master Di and regarded him as a brother, he really wanted to simply ignore He Libo and return to Daliao, so that history might really be changed by himself.

However, if history can really be changed by itself, then 2012 will not be what it was at the beginning. Even if He Libo is detained now, there will be a person with the same name and surname who will do the same thing.

Seeing that the king didn't speak, He Libo said: "Okay, okay, anyway, when I am the lord of Liao, I will definitely not fight with the Great Song Dynasty, and I will not let my son fight." He laughed.

Seeing this, Wang Jian just had a sentence on his lips, and wanted to ask He Libo, what should his grandson do? Before he could ask, he saw He Libo suddenly stop laughing and said to the king.

"Brother next to me so well today, I have a thing that I have been puzzled about, that day I happened to hear you and Master Zhang Zai talk about what Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, what white stones. I didn't really hear it, but I always felt that something was wrong, as if I was hiding it from my brother."

Wang was stunned for a moment and then smiled: "Brother He's words are not that you are hiding things from me, but like the younger brother is hiding things from the eldest brother." ”

He Libo hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I hid it from you, I heard it."

When the king saw him say this, he asked, "Then you confess, what have you heard from me?" ”

He Libo said: "Well, you can do whatever you want when you hear what Baishi says, and what Baishi says is in Yanyun Prefecture."

Wang Bian nodded, he knew that He Libo would not hide it from him, so he said: "It is true that Lord Zhang Zai talked to me about this matter and said some strange things. ”

He Libo said, "I know if my brother doesn't say something,"

Wang Fang was puzzled in his heart, but still pretended to be calm, looked at him and said with a smile: "I have something to hide from Brother He." ”

He was afraid that He Libo would see the flickering of his words, so he deliberately drank wine to cover it up. He Libo didn't look at him, and said to himself: "I have heard why Empress Dowager Xiao attacked the Song Kingdom in the first place. ”

When he saw the king looking at him, he said, "You tell me stories on weekdays, and today I will tell you too." ”

While eating and chatting, the two listened to He Libo say: "Do you know why Empress Dowager Xiao wants to seize the sixteen states of Yanyun?" ”

"Tell me about it"

"The gains and losses of the sixteen states of Yanyun are related to the safety of a generation. The seven prefectures of You, Ji, Ying, Mo, Zhuo, Tan and Shun of these sixteen states are in the southeast of the north branch of Taihang Mountain, which is called "in front of the mountain", and the rest of the nine states are in the northwest of the mountain, which is called "behind the mountain". Now the Great Wall is divided from the east of Juyongguan to the southwest, stretches in the Taihang Ridge, and joins the Great Wall to the west of Shuozhou, which is the inner Great Wall. The Central Plains lost the "back of the mountain", there is still the Yanmen Pass of the Great Wall to defend, and the loss of the "front of the mountain" will be completely withdrawn from the Hebei fence, and the Khitan cavalry can go straight to Heshuo along the Tandang Plain south of Youji. Therefore, the Central Plains Dynasty began the war with Liao for the sixteen states of Yanyun from the Later Zhou Chai Rong. "After the alliance between Song and Liao, trade relations and people-to-people exchanges were carried out between the two countries. Only then can I go out of Liao and come to the Great Song Dynasty. There was also a legend at the time of passing through Jizhou, which was really coincidental, and it seemed that there was a white stone that could only be used as an ancient and modern thing, and I also inquired at the time, but it was only a rumor. ”

"Later, when we were in Yanzhou, I heard that Xixia got the White Stone God, I don't know if this White Stone God is the White Stone."

When the king heard it, he noticed that the white stone god that Xixia said was not the white stone, and he only thought that he was thinking that he saw the white stone god under the moon, because the moon also carried white jade.

He Libo looked at him and asked, "Hey, did you hear me say it again?" ”

Wang replied: "Of course I listened, when I went to Jianzhou to do the tea business, and then went to Xixia, by the way, to arrange the coal affairs of Jincheng next year." ”

He Libo nodded: "Then I'll go back to my hometown first, and then we'll see you in Xixia." I also want to see the white stone. Maybe this stone will help my people. ”

Wang Beixin said that this He Libo is very angry. Anyway, I couldn't say any more, and I didn't drink this wine anymore, and I was talking about it again, so I found a topic to turn the matter away.

Lu Shenyan was busy arranging Yin Shijie and Yu Danian to go on the road, and when he came back, he saw that the two were still talking, and when he heard that He Libo was leaving, he was very reluctant, so Xiao Lu said to the king: "Miss Rou'er was sent back to the old lady by you to help." Brother He is going to leave again, and I will be alone. ”

He Libo glanced at him and said, "Why are you lonely with a rouge tiger, but your brother is anxious." I want to say a few words, but I am afraid of arousing the king's thoughts.

The next day, just after sending He Libo away, Wang Anshi's mansion sent a family member to say that Lord Wang asked Gongzi to come over to talk.

Wang Fang has rarely had time to go to Wang Anshi and Bao Daren's Mansion since he returned to the capital, and he has been busy with entertainment for most of the month, and he is so busy that there is a person who looks a little worried, this is Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi called Wang Pan and Yuan Ze and told them not to delay their studies. Wang Bei knew that Yuan Ze had always worked hard, and he said this to himself. Wang Anshi won't say too much, he knows that officialdom is indispensable, and there are a lot of things at home this year: Mrs. Wu is happy again; Wang Anshi's two younger brothers, Wang Anli, Wang Anguo came to the capital; There are a lot of entertainment in their own homes, so they can still take care of the king. I had to tell the king not to delay his studies or anything like that.

The two brothers came out of Wang Anshi's study, and the two went to see Mrs. Wu, who was pregnant, and Yuan Ze asked about the scholar. It turned out that Yuan Ze was a scholar who was greedy for fun, and had an affair with the maid in the house, and Yuan Ze didn't like the scholar, so he asked him to choose a scholar by himself. I didn't like it too much, so I entrusted it to the king. And said: "If you want to find a scholar, you must choose a better brother than Zizhan." ”

When Wang heard him talk about it for the first time, he asked, "How is Su Zizhan's (Su Shi) scholar good?" ”

Yuan Ze said: "You haven't been out for more than half a year, Zizhan just bought a little scholar, nearly eleven years old, but he is well-behaved. ”

Wang next to the smile said: "Then I will find you a more well-behaved and studious one when I turn around." ”

The two of them said that they had walked to the door of Mrs. Wu, Rou'er came out of the room, saw Wang next to her face blushed slightly, saluted the two brothers and said: "Today, Madame went to incense, and when she came back, she was a little tired and just rested, or you should sit in the hall first, and I will prepare some snacks for you." ”

Seeing this, Wang said that he would come back another day, anyway, it was almost a family banquet. He had heard that the lady had always been tired during this time, and that she often slept for half a day.

was about to turn around and go home, but Rou'er stopped him and said, "There is a very important matter, I saw the girl under the moon today, but she didn't recognize me." ”