Chapter 25: "Merit" and Merit

Jiankang Zhaoming Palace, the lights are brilliant.

The golden jade cup, the grape wine is crystal clear, there are women burning incense and stroking the qin, women shaking fans, and women beating their shoulders.

Zhao Yu was half lying down comfortably, swinging a glass of Chinese wine, and said very affectionately to Qian Xiangzu, who was sitting opposite him: "Brother Pig, it's really okay to call you here." ”

According to the generation, Zhao Yan can call Qian Xiangzu a little nephew.

However, since the fall of the Spring Festival, Qian Xiangzu went to the Deng Wangfu to serve as a staff member.

The relationship between the two became closer and closer, and after coming and going, Brother Zu became Brother Pig, and the relationship between the two became closer and closer.

Qian Xiangzu smiled and didn't dare to hold it up, "Your Highness, what's the matter." ”

Zhao Yan picked up a spy report from the desk and threw it to Qian Xiangzu, "Take a look." ”

Qian Xiangzu unfolded the letter, his brows gradually frowned, and he was a little puzzled, "The Jin people are vainly trying to force peace by war, and they will inevitably force the two Huai defense lines with the whole army, but at this moment, they have divided 5,000 soldiers and horses to Dengzhou, and even allocated 2,000 cavalry, this move is a bit weird......"

Suddenly woke up, looked up at His Royal Highness King Deng, and smiled, "Is it because Li Fengwu is in Xiangyang?" ”

Zhao Yan drank it all and put down the golden jade cup, "It's almost the same." ”

Qian Xiangzu narrowed his eyes, and his eyes were very murderous, "In this way, Xiangyang will definitely fight, can it be held?" ”

Zhao Yan playfully pulled up a smile, "It's difficult." ”

He also said: "The victory or defeat of Xiangyang will not affect the affairs of the two Huai defense lines. ”

Qian Xiangzu was in a good mood, "In the past, because of today's effect, Li Fengwu was in Haozhou, Jiagu Qingchen and others were not less angry with him, I heard that even the gold lord Wanyan Yong hated him to the bone, knowing that he was in Xiangyang, it was strange not to send troops, I am afraid that the official family did not expect this." ”

Zhao Yan nodded, "Father must not have thought of it, otherwise he wouldn't have let this guy go to Xiangyang." ”

Qian Xiangzu pondered for a while, "This spy report ......"

Zhao Yan said with a smile: "There is only one copy, and only I know, I stopped it for the first time, and Chen Junqing didn't see it." ”

Qian Xiangzu returned the spy report to Zhao Zhen, but his eyes were fixed on the candle flame.

Zhao Yanyan didn't understand, waved his hand, and the personal eunuch immediately picked up the spy report, put it on the candle flame, and threw it into the basin when it was about to burn out, so the spy report disappeared from the world.

Qian Xiangzu said very plainly: "I just don't know how the Jin people know that Li Fengwu is in Xiangyang." ”

A county governor of Xiangyang, Xiangyang Prefecture observed the appointment of the magistrate, and the report was only delivered to Xiangyang Mansion on Jingnan Road, and not to other state capitals, so it is said that the Jin people should not be aware of this personnel change.

Zhao Yan laughed, "I guess someone borrowed a knife to kill someone." ”

The two looked at each other: "King Gong? ”

Immediately, Zhao Yan shook his head, "It's not like, King Gong is in Yangzhou Mansion, if he needs to borrow a knife to kill people, Liu Xiangzheng will not sentence Zhu Wenxiu to Xiangyang, it's too much." ”

So who will it be?

Qian Xiangzu couldn't figure it out, and Zhao Zhen couldn't figure it out either.

But it's a good thing anyway.

After a while, Zhao Yan asked a little puzzled: "Actually, I still have a question, Dengzhou and Tangzhou originally had Jin soldiers stationed, and Su Shilie Dalu added 5,000 troops, which is said to be enough to capture Xiangyang, why did Fusan Zhongyi send 2,000 cavalry?" ”

Xiangyang is known as the first city of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is useful for cavalry to attack the city?

As a member of King Deng's staff, Qian Xiangzu naturally had to analyze for him: "This also shows how much the servants are loyal and loyal and the Qingchen of Jiagu hate Li Fengwu, and the cavalry is indeed useless in attacking the city, but once the city of Xiangyang is broken and Li Fengwu escapes, the role of the cavalry will be revealed." ”

After a pause, a smile of schadenfreude floated, "Two thousand cavalry are chasing Li Fengwu behind, the embarrassment of the Great Song Dynasty is like a lost dog, this picture is too beautiful......"

Zhao Yan suddenly laughed: "This kind of merit should be revealed!" ”

After having a drink with Qian Xiangzu, Zhao Yan looked at Qian Xiangzu with a smile, "It's been a while since you arrived in Jiankang, have you seen the Wen family's Qianmo?" ”

Qian Xiangzu shook his head, "I haven't seen it, Chen Junqing and Lu You are on guard. ”

Zhao Zhen's face was gloomy for a moment, and he didn't speak.

Qian Xiangzu raised his glass and shook the contents of the cup, and after a long time, he made up his mind and looked at the other people in the room.

Zhao Yan knew that Qian Xiangzu had something more secret, so he waved his hand.

After everyone retreated, Qian Xiangzu said: "If Your Highness really likes it, when the war is hot, Chen Junqing and Lu You will definitely have no time to take care of her, and when the time comes, send someone to abduct her and hide in the mansion." ”

Zhao Yan was stunned, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?" ”

Qian Xiangzu frowned and was displeased.

How can a man who wants to be a ruler be indecisive?

Zhao Yan immediately understood that he really shouldn't be so weak.

smiled: "It's okay, it depends on the situation when the time comes." ”

The third brother Zhao Dian married a Li Fengniang, it is really beautiful, comparable to Wen Qianmo, compared to the Qian family, it is not a grade at all, he has arrived in Jiankang again, and Li Fengwu is not there, can't he still take the light ink?

The light ink of the Wen family will be happy with the lonely king!

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Xiangyang City, the sun is shining.

More than ten miles up the Han River, the gongs and drums shook the sky, and the two lions danced.

Although most of the official work of repairing the embankment is in winter, but the official business of the Huangjia embankment, the repair of the embankment is only a sewing, mainly to strengthen the thickness of the embankment, and then add some piles in the embankment.

It's all in time for the rainy season.

All the officials of the county government attended the grounding ceremony of the merit monument.

Not only that, but even Fuzhi also came.

For example, the prefect Di Shaosheng and the magistrate Zhong Yu in civilian clothes, Xie Xiaohe, the official of the Signing Judge's Office, Li Ziyang, the judge of Jiedu, Zhou Shu, the observer judge, Guo Jing, the secretary of Jiedu, and others were also present.

Only Zhu Wenxiu did not attend.

Let the gentry who funded the repair of Huangjiadi have honor.

Unexpectedly, even the officials and masters of Xiangyang Mansion paid so much attention to this matter, but it was in vain that he was bleeding from pain in his flesh.

However, everyone is also very strange in their hearts, the repair of more than 100 zhang of Huangjiadi seems to be not enough to alarm the lords of the government?

Li Fengwu knew.

Di Shaosheng and others made this move to save face.

After all, it is his first political achievement after entering politics, and this matter will definitely be written by Di Shaosheng into the Xiangyang Affairs Presentation and sent to Lin'an.

If Zhao Yan saw it, he would definitely be happy.

Di Shaosheng's hand is really clever.

Anyway, it's just a little sun-the sun of the fur, there are slaves with umbrellas, eating watermelon, comfortable, and at noon, I have to pay out of my pocket to invite these officials and masters to go to Biyuntian to rub it.

It depends on whether there are smart squires or scholars who come to rush to be the boss of this wrong.

The merit monument fell to the ground, Li Fengwu and Di Shaosheng symbolically pulled out the soil, and a firecracker exploded on the embankment.

Afterwards, sacrifices were made, including three raw animals, five cooked animals, incense sticks, fresh flowers, five fruits, and gold paper, and they were prepared to worship the gods who ruled the land, the past fools who lived in the land, and the evil spirits.

When the hour comes, the presiding officer and the elder are in the center, holding incense and reciting blessings.

After that, there are Taoist priests to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony, breaking the ground and unearthing ceremony, first of all, please be in charge of the main land god Tufu Jiulei Gao Huang Emperor, Tuhuang Di Zun God, Tufu gods, Tufu five gods and so on, perform three wine offerings and sacrifice to the soil to start the construction of Wenshu, in order to pray for the start of the ground, safe and auspicious, the construction process is complete and smooth.

The Taoist priest will purify the five directions, carry out the ritual of breaking the filth of Anzhen, proclaim the "True Text of Anzhen of the Five Directions", and then use glutinous rice and grass dragon to remove the evil qi, expel the original evil qi and filth on the ground, and settle the land.

Finally, by the consul, the act of the earthen ceremony.

As soon as the matter was done, it was already noon, and hundreds of migrant workers immediately started work, and they were ready to eat after working for half an hour.

Li Fengwu and other officials and gentlemen each got into a sedan chair and returned to the city. (To be continued.) )