Fan Shuqing is here, Zhao Zheng is very curious about his intentions, and he has something important to tell him in person?

What could he, an ordinary scholar, know? Could it be that he stayed in Han Xizai's mansion for a few days and came into contact with some secrets?

Zhao Zheng shook his head gently, Han Xizai would not be so careless. But since he is here, it is better to listen, after all, he is a native of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and he may be able to provide himself with some useful information.

Soon, the person came over, still wearing a green shirt, with scars on the back of his hands and jaw that had not yet healed, and the whole person was not a little decadent, and he looked very energetic.

This made Zhao Zheng a little surprised, it can be imagined that his life has been very difficult recently, and it stands to reason that he should have a sad face. But now he is so confident, is it possible that people are in good spirits at happy events?

"Students meet Zhao Shaoqing!"

"No need to be polite!" Zhao Zheng was a little embarrassed, it seemed that Fan Shuqing was about the same age as himself, but he was a little embarrassed to see him as a disciple.

"This is Shaoqing's clothes, they have been washed and dried!" Fan Shuqing handed over a package with both hands, bowed down and said, "Thank you Zhao Shaoqing for saving your life." ”

"It's just a gesture, you're welcome, please take a seat!"

Fan Shuqing sat down according to his words, his attitude was very modest and bowed, but he was neither humble nor arrogant, and his eyes were determined and resolute, which couldn't help but make Zhao Zheng quite curious.

"How are you doing these days?"

"Not good!"

What Fan Shuqing said is absolutely true, because he offended Huangfu Jixun and had a relationship with Zhao Zheng. Han Xizai didn't want to stay in his mansion either, and before he was swept away, he took the initiative to leave.

In order to find a place to live temporarily, Fan Shuqing went to visit a few friends, and he didn't want to avoid all his former classmates and friends, as if they were all like avoiding the plague. In desperation, Fan Shuqing had to find a temple to spend the night, because Empress Zhong often went to worship the Buddha, and Huangfu Jixun did not dare to go to make trouble.

has a place to live, but has no future, and when Fan Shuqing wanted to defect to other officials, he was all kicked out. The huge Jinling, hundreds of ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty, none of them were willing to recommend him and contain him, and the huge Jinling no longer had a place for him to stand.

At this time, Fan Shuqing was completely dead to Nantang. Decadent and sad for a few days, thinking that either the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha would be ruined, or he would have a good time.

When he was determined to live and die, he saw Zhao Zheng's clothes, thought that he had not returned them, and he never thanked him, thus pulling him back from the brink of death. When the clothes were cleaned and hung on the bamboo poles, Fan Shuqing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he saw another way, and his hazy life suddenly opened up.

There is no hope for the Tang Kingdom, but the world is so big that it is not just a Tang Kingdom. The villain of the corpse vegetarian meal here does not know talents, and there are also wise men and wise ministers, and there are ten countries in the world, and there must be a place to let yourself rise to the top and show your ambitions.

Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, five dynasties and ten countries, how chaotic the world is, the emperors take turns, the dynasties change, the rise and fall of the country is very frequent, officials often serve as officials in several dynasties in a row, and the concept of patriotism is not strong. Even an upright scholar from Confucianism does not necessarily need to be loyal to his country, especially such a gloomy country where mediocre monarchs and ministers are in power.

As for where to go, the first choice is, of course, the Song Kingdom in the north, the Central Plains has always been orthodox in the world, and both the Zhou and Song dynasties are powerful countries. Whether it is Zhou Shizong or Zhao Kuangyin, the Song Emperor of the year, they are all heroes and heroes, and they are all people with great ambitions and abilities. Among the ten kingdoms, the most powerful is the Song Dynasty, and if the world can be unified, it must be the Song Kingdom.

Just look at the Song envoy Zhao Zheng's young age, both civil and military, envoy to a country, easy to play, and benevolent heart, Fan Shuqing was deeply impressed. In addition, this dress is a rare opportunity, an opportunity to contact the Song envoy and seek a future.

As for how...... Uncle Fan pondered and meditated for a few days, and finally had some eyebrows, and then came to meet Zhao Zheng, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, with confidence.

"Bad?" Zhao Zheng said with a smile: "Your Excellency's expression is hearty, even smiling, and his eyes are resolute, it looks very good!" ”

"That's because I want to see you, Shaoqing!"

"Say, if there is something important, I will listen to you."

Fan Shuqing said: "In order to repay Shaoqing's life-saving grace, I want to send a big gift to Zunjia and Da Song." ”

"Oh? What is the gift? Zhao Zheng was quite curious.

"Before that, please ask Shaoqing a question first." Fan Shuqing's expression suddenly became a lot more solemn.

"What do you want to ask?"

"Does your country have the ambition to destroy Tang Ping and Shu Han and dominate the world?"

"Humph!" Zhao Zheng smiled: "What? Do you want to offer a solution to the world? ”

Fan Shuqing said: "The little talent is shallow, how can he talk about leveling the world, but he can contribute to the pacification of Jiangnan." ”

Zhao Zheng's heart moved, but he was still very cautious, after all, he didn't know much about Fan Shuqing's details. Do you know that in front of King Zheng's mansion, is it a bitter trick played by Huangfu Jixun and him? If you come undercover, or try to talk about it, it will be troublesome. Therefore, it is only necessary to bring a pair of ears with you, and talk less and listen more.

Fan Shuqing didn't care, and continued: "Shaoqing may be worried, but please listen to the next word. The reason why Tang sat back and felt free was because of the natural danger of the river, so Song and Tang focused on crossing the river. If you land across the river, you will be flat in the south of the Yangtze River, otherwise you can only sigh across the river. ”

"Humph!" Zhao Zheng nodded lightly in approval.

"But although the actual river is a natural danger, how can it absolutely block the enemy in the north? The Jin Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Wu, and the Sui Dynasty destroyed the Southern Chen. Fan Shuqing said: "Jin to destroy Eastern Wu first destroy Shu according to Jingxiang, Song wants to destroy Tang must first level Shu according to Jinghu, condescending, and attack Jiangdong downstream." ”

The Song Dynasty pacified the world, it was indeed this strategy, and it was common sense to take the upper reaches condescendingly, Zhao Zheng just smiled and was noncommittal.

Fan Shuqing continued: "However, those who go down the river are only naval forces, and they may be harassed by warships and sailors alone, but they cannot defeat the enemy. If you want to calm the south of the Yangtze River, you must cross the river and land on foot, does Shaoqing think so? ”

Zhao Zheng nodded and gestured to continue, this question had already been reconsidered when he came by boat, could it be that he had a way?

"There are two ways to cross the river, one is by boat, Guazhou and Quarry are the best ferries, of course, the river is meandering, and then find other places to cross the river. But how many boats do hundreds of thousands of troops need to cross the river? ”

Fan Shuqing said: "Moreover, the soldiers are noble and fast, and the Song army can only win the battle by besieging Jinling." Otherwise, it will be protracted, and even if it wins, the Song State will inevitably pay a heavy price. Crossing the river with thousands of boats is easy to detect, once the Tang State is prepared, how can it be said to fight a quick battle? Therefore, it is not the best way to cross the river by boat. ”

Zhao Zheng's heart moved, stared at Fan Shuqing, and only listened to him: "The villain thinks that building a pontoon bridge and crossing the river with a large army can destroy Tang in one fell swoop." ”

"The river is mighty, how easy is it to build a pontoon bridge?" Zhao Zheng said with a smile: "Sui annihilated Nan Chen, and Han Baohu also led the army to cross at night." ”

"Not necessarily!" Uncle Fan said in a deep voice: "In addition to being familiar with the books of sages, the villain is also involved in hydrology, the art of war, and construction (architecture). Last year, I visited along the river and found that the quarry rock river was narrow, and it was completely possible to erect a pontoon bridge. ”

Quarrying pontoons? Zhao Zheng's heart moved, in the history of the original time and space, Cao Bin leveled the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the army crossed the river from the pontoon bridge of Quarry Rock.

At that time, the craftsmen who built the pontoon bridge were ...... Zhao Zheng looked up at Fan Shuqing, and a strange feeling appeared in his heart. But he sighed with emotion: "Even though the quarrying river is narrow, but the water is turbulent, how to fix it?" How to lay the bridge deck with boats connected? It's hard! ”

"It's difficult, and the difficulty lies in the water conditions on the quarrying river, the geology on both banks, and where to fix. How deep is the water in the river, how to drive piles, how to connect and so on! ”

"That's right!" Zhao Zheng said: "If you know this, you may be able to build it." ”

Fan Shuqing got up, bowed, and said solemnly: "The villain wants to give it to Shaoqing, and the gift to Da Song is the quarrying water situation and the method of building a pontoon bridge!" After the Song army attacked the Tang Dynasty for several years, the villain was willing to spend several years personally measuring the water situation and recording it for the Song army to build a pontoon bridge. ”

Zhao Zheng said: "The idea is good, but you are floating on the river, and measuring the water situation is not a day's work." If it appears frequently, the quarrying defenders will be aware of it, and you will not be able to protect yourself. ”

"That's true, but the villain has a way!" Uncle Fan said: "The villain will leave Jinling, and after a while, everyone will forget about me, an unknown person." On the grounds that the road to fame and fame was hopeless and disheartened, he changed his name and became a monk, and went to the Guangji Temple of Niuzhu Mountain near the quarry, which was a famous temple for hundreds of years, and would not arouse suspicion.

At that time, as a monk, or playing, or fishing, or practicing and other reasons to take a boat into the river, you can hide people's eyes and ears. Strive to measure the accurate water situation, and find a way to find a fixed pontoon bridge on the south bank, waiting for the arrival of the Great Song Heavenly Soldiers. ”

"Do you really think so?"

"Yes, the Tang Kingdom is singing and dancing at the moment, but the monarch and the ministers have no intention of enterprising, and the court is full of events and the monarchs and ministers are going to die sooner or later, and the villain is already disappointed." Fan Shuqing said: "I have been thinking about this matter for many days, and I intend to change my name to Fan Ruoshui and go to Guangji Temple to become a monk. ”

Fan Ruoshui!

Sure enough, it was him, Zhao Zheng was just suspicious before, but now it is finally confirmed. In the original time and space, the Song Dynasty destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty, and it was this person who offered the plan to build a pontoon bridge, so that Cao Bin's army could quickly cross the river, capture the quarry rock, and besiege Jinling.

I didn't expect to be uneven at the gate of King Zheng's mansion and save such a baby, which was really unexpected. Knowing his identity, there is no need to doubt his intentions, this guy really wants to oppose Tang and Song.

Let's just say, where will Huangfu Jixun have any bitter tricks? If it weren't for his arrogance and recklessness, how could he force a promising young man to be so disappointed in the Tang Kingdom that he would come up with such a strategy that would be enough to make the Southern Tang Dynasty have a catastrophe?

There is also Han Xizai, they are all important ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and they may all be loyal, but the bane of the Southern Tang Dynasty was also planted by them.

"Well, this matter is hard but dangerous, and your perseverance is admirable." Zhao Zheng said: "Say, what do you want?" ”

"One is to repay Shaoqing for saving his life, and the other is to ...... The villain has read the book for a few days, and since he was a child, he hopes to assist Mingjun, help the world and the people, and hope that His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty will be fulfilled. ”

Zhao Zheng said with a smile: "This is a great achievement, I will report to Your Majesty, the day the pontoon bridge is completed, it is the time when you are in the clouds." ”

"Shaoqing trusts me so much? Sure the villain can succeed? Fan Shuqing was a little surprised, I thought Zhao Zheng would have some doubts, but I didn't expect it......

"Yes, I believe in you, do your best!" Zhao Zheng said: "Your identity and mission, this official will keep it strictly confidential, except for this official and His Majesty, no one will know about your existence, and I look forward to your early success." ”

"The villain must do his best!" Fan Ruoshui said in a deep voice: "The villain will say goodbye, and on the day when the Song army pacifies Jiangnan, he will meet Shaoqing again." ”

Zhao Zheng hurriedly said: "Don't worry, before leaving, I will ask you something!" ”