Chapter 121 The Ya Nei rides a bull upside down
Not long after returning to the protocol, Zhao Zheng received an invitation from the Wei Palace, inviting him to go to the banquet, and the person who paid for it was Fu Zhaoyuan, the second lang of the Fu family.
Zhao Zheng accepted it very happily, and he was a little excited, the invitation of the Fu family was unusual! When I think of the rune glass that has been separated for a long time, the longing in my heart is getting stronger and stronger, and I should be able to see it tonight!
You have to prepare well, how to say it, it's a bit of a "hairy foot son-in-law" to come to the door, and you have to leave a good impression on the Wei Wangfu. Especially the future father-in-law Fu Yanqing, who has never met but is as famous as thunder.
For the first time, gifts are indispensable, and Zhao Zheng has nothing to do. But when he came back from Jinling, the Southern Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers sent a lot of good things in private. Out of prudence, he confessed to Zhao Kuangyin when he was in Yangzhou, but did not ask for confiscation, but acquiesced to his own possession.
Zhao Zheng carefully selected a sword and a jade Buddha. In order to compensate for the loss of the imperial sword in the Battle of Zhongshan, the brothers Li Yu and Li Congshan presented a sword that is said to be that of Liu Yu of the Southern Dynasty. The Jade Buddha was given by Empress Zhong and is said to be a good thing during the period of Emperor Wu of the Southern Liang Dynasty.
The sword was presented to a famous general like Fu Yanqing, and the princess Qin seemed to believe in the Buddha, and it was naturally the best choice to give a precious jade Buddha. As for Fu Li, I am afraid that it is inconvenient to give gifts on today's occasion, otherwise it is easy to fall into the gossip of private teaching. There is no way, this is in the Song Dynasty, and it is necessary to abide by the rules of etiquette.
After the preparation is ready, it is already the time of the willows on the moon, but unfortunately no one can make an appointment after dusk. Zhao Zheng set off for a banquet in the Wei Palace, and the dignified Shaoqing of Honglu Temple had to have an entourage. When he was in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan followed, but that kid left since he arrived in Yangzhou, as for what he was going to do, he just knew it.
So Zhao Zheng found two attendants from Honglu Temple to act as a long attendant, and when he heard that he was summoned by Lord Shaoqing, the attendants were very happy, and followed Lord Shaoqing to King Wei's mansion.
The Song Dynasty was different from the Tang Dynasty. There is no strict market system, so there is no curfew. Moreover, the Song people have a rich nightlife, and the night market is also very lively. There are many shops on both sides of the street that are still open, and there are many stalls and vendors, which is very prosperous. This is the beginning of the Song Dynasty, which has just gone through the war of the five dynasties of the Tang Dynasty, and will be more prosperous when it comes to the reign of Renzong.
Zhao Zheng sighed that the former Dugua Wulang had lived in Bianliang City for three years, where had he seen these bustles. Now it's time to have a good experience. But because of his identity, there are many inconveniences, so he can only look away from the ox cart.
The Song Dynasty lacked horses, and there has been this problem since the founding of the country. The Khitans already controlled Yanyun, and the northwest was divided into feudal towns, all nominally subject to the imperial court, but they all went their own way. Cavalry is the foundation of survival, where is willing to sacrifice a large number of horses to the imperial court.
Although the southwest is also a place where horses are produced, Houshu is still independent as a country. Da/Li and the Central Plains have been divided into whips for a long time, so there are no horses in Sichuan and Yunnan, and there are fewer horses and fewer carriages.
Horse-drawn carriages were usually used by dignitaries, and of course the Honglu Temple Concierge House was equipped with a horse-drawn carriage. But Zhao Zheng did not have a bus for personal use. Heroes are easy to attract hatred, so it's better to keep a low profile.
It was to order Xiao Si to hire a cart of oxen, although the speed was slower, but the protocol was not very far from the Wei Palace. Along the way, it is also good to see the night view of Bianliang, which is also the best of both worlds.
Exit the Concierge House and pass West Main Street. Turn a corner and bypass Kaifeng Mansion, and the Wei Wangfu is next to the Bianhe River. Seeing that the sky was completely dark, Zhao Zheng hurriedly urged the coachman to speed up, and came to visit his future father-in-law for the first time, and it was not good to be late.
But the coachman had just accelerated, and when he came to the intersection in front of Kaifeng Mansion, a carriage came galloping. The ox cart didn't have time to dodge, and the axles of the two carts slammed into each other.
A violent vibration came, and Zhao Zheng, who was enjoying the street scene on the other side of the window, was defenseless, and his head slammed into the carriage, so that he didn't feel pain. Xiao Si, who was sitting outside, swayed from side to side, and the gift box containing the Jade Buddha in his hand almost fell and shattered.
"What's going on?" As soon as Zhao Zheng opened his mouth to ask, he heard someone on the other side shouting: "Don't have eyes? Do you know how to drive? ”
The ox cart was hired, and the coachman was also a charioteer, and when he saw that the other party was driving a carriage, and it was not an ordinary inferior horse, he knew that the other party's identity was not ordinary. Seeing that the other party's coachman was so angry, at first glance, it was a slave style, and he knew that he couldn't afford to provoke him, so how dare he fight back.
"Zhao Quan, how did you drive, you hit my son!" A languid, angry voice came from the carriage.
"Childe, an ox cart hit a carriage!" Haonu seemed to be cunning, and immediately reversed black and white.
Then a young man in brocade clothes leaned out of the carriage and shouted: "The dog slave bumped into this son, and he still knelt down and kowtowed to apologize!" ”
"It's obviously ......," the coachman just wanted to argue, but the man in the fancy suit shouted again; The people in the car also got out and kowtowed to Ben Gongzi to apologize. ”
Zhao Zheng frowned suddenly, and went to visit the future father-in-law, and it was not pleasant to encounter obstacles on the road. I wanted to let the coachman calm down and leave as much as possible to continue walking, but I didn't know which short-eyed gentleman was so aggressive, Zhao Zheng suddenly became angry.
The two Xiao Si know that their master is Honglu Shaoqing, and his status is not low, but he doesn't know which one is on the other side, who is more powerful? At Zhao Zheng's signal, he got out of the car first with some trepidation, but Zhao Zheng still sat in the car, and said angrily: "Your carriage hit my ox cart, don't worry about some trivial things, there are important things in the future, why don't you leave it at that." ”
Zhao Zheng attaches great importance to this trip to the Fu family, so he is extremely restrained and tries his best to calm things down. But with some kindness, the other party didn't appreciate it.
"What are you that you dare to deal with this son?" The boy in the Chinese costume shouted violently: "Get out and kowtow immediately to apologize, or spare your dog's life!" ”
The driving slave dog named Zhao Quan took advantage of the situation, and immediately whipped it towards Xiao Si. That Xiao Si subconsciously dodged, and the gift box in his hand was not held steady, and immediately fell to the ground. The Jade Buddha fell out of it, but fortunately it was not damaged.
Under the lights on the side of the street, the crystal clear jade Buddha is particularly exquisite and eye-catching. When the prince in the gorgeous clothes saw it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he sneered: "Okay, my son has a lot, as long as I dedicate this jade Buddha to my son, I won't worry about you." ”
When Xiao Si heard this, he hurriedly picked up the Jade Buddha from the ground, wiped it clean with his sleeve and held it in his arms, and his eyes fell on the ox cart for help.
The gift to Princess Qin was knocked to the ground, Zhao Zheng was already furious, and now he still wants to take it by force, where can he bear it?
Zhao Zheng finally appeared, leaned out of the ox cart, and saw the arrogant and domineering man in gorgeous clothes, full of strong alcohol, the whole person was a little decadent, and at first glance he was an overly drunken gentleman.
Seeing Zhao Zhengqi's Yu Xuanang, the Hao slave vaguely felt bad, but he was not afraid when he thought of his master's identity. The young man in the Chinese costume is even more accustomed to being stubborn, he doesn't take people in his eyes at all, and points to Zhao Zheng and says: "What garlic are you pretending, this son asked you to get out of the car, but you didn't hear it?" Hurry up, bring that Jade Buddha over, and this matter will be settled today......"
As he spoke, the young man in the costume saw the sword that Zhao Zheng was carrying, and his eyes were full of greed. Of course, he also guessed Zhao Zheng's identity, and if he could carry such a sword and jade Buddha, maybe his identity was extraordinary...... But by ox cart......
Today, the habit of riding ox carts by the Guanlong nobles in the Sui and Tang dynasties has long been history. The Bianliang magnates usually went out in horse-drawn carriages, and they all selected high-quality war horses for training, and even compared each other's blood and coat colors. I had never heard of that powerful man riding in an ox cart...... Moreover, Zhao Zheng is not very old, he is dressed ordinarily, and the prince in Chinese clothes has screened it in his mind, there is no such person in the second generation of the Great Song Dynasty, he is probably just a businessman, so he has no worries and worries.
"What if I don't give it?" Zhao Zheng replied coldly.
"Don't give...... If you crash into my son's car, you can get compensation......"
"Yes, you crashed my car, and you have to pay ......"
"Shout, that kid is so arrogant?" The boy in the costume was annoyed and angry, and shouted: "Call me, let him find teeth all over the ground!" ”
In addition to the Hao slave who was driving the car, several other family members who followed behind also rushed over. There was a sudden conflict on the street, and there were many onlookers, and at a glance, they knew that it was the children of the gentlemen who were bullying others, and they couldn't help but sympathize with Zhao Zheng. Seeing Jia Ding Haonu rushing over, he couldn't help but be a little worried about his safety.
Zhao Zheng really doesn't understand, why are there always so many people in the world who don't know life and death like to bully others? On the first day of the Southern Tang Dynasty, I met Huangfu Shaojie, and on the first night I returned to Bianliang, I met this guy again, what a coincidence!
originally wanted to calm things down, but this guy has to know whether he is alive or dead. A little offended Zhao Zheng may have a lot of adults, but it is unforgivable to hinder himself from going to the Wei Palace, and now he even wants to beat people......
Zhao Zheng's anger rose to the extreme, and when the Hao Nu family was close, he immediately took action. But in the blink of an eye, all five or six slaves fell and wailed, looking for teeth all over the ground.
The boy in the fancy costume was surprised, he didn't expect Zhao Zheng's combat power to be so strong, and when he saw Zhao Zheng walking towards the carriage, his heart was a little furious. Wai Qiang shouted dryly: "Don't come here, my father is the envoy of Wuxin Festival, and the commander of the guard Sibu Army ......"
Zhao Zheng didn't allow him to finish reading his father's lengthy name, and in a fit of anger, even if his father was the king of heaven, he would make an unceremonious move.
How can a gentleman who is overly drunk resist a brave master, Zhao Zheng grabbed his collar, pulled him out of the carriage, and fell to the ground suddenly.
A heart-rending howl came, but this guy still struggled to shout out his father's name - Zhao Yanhui! He finally saw wisely that Zhao Zheng would not let him go lightly, and tried to bluff him with his father's name.
It's a pity that it didn't have any effect, and the angry Zhao Zheng almost turned a deaf ear, stepped forward and grabbed the guy with two punches.
Everyone saw it clearly, only to see that the cheeks of the young man in Chinese clothes were suddenly deformed, blood spurted out of his mouth, and then his teeth rolled to the ground. Before he could stand firmly, he was kicked head-on, and the whole person flew up and down, just riding upside down on the back of the ox. (To be continued......)