Silver covered the earth, and the heavens and the earth gradually became a line.

This first snowfall at the end of the year dotted the capital of the Great Song Empire into a snow-covered ice and snow world. Many old people looked at the white scenery in front of them, and sighed with admiration, only to be afraid that the coming year would be another good year.

On the official road in the east-west direction of the Beijing Division, a group of more than 20 Han people arrived at the capital in the face of the wind and snow.

"Brother, it's still too late to turn around at this time. Since this matter was caused by the younger brother, all the consequences should be borne by the younger brother, and the elder brother returned to Pudong at this time, and the younger brother felt better! Xuanzan looked at Guan Sheng, who was unhappy all the way, and sighed.

Guan Sheng, whose long hair and beard were covered with snowflakes, was silent, and his vigorous steps showed his attitude. Xuanzan saw that he had entered the city in one go, sighed, and suddenly felt anxious in his heart, and he didn't know whether he had done the right thing or wrong this time, just looking at Guan Sheng's back, Xuanzan found that he could never turn back.

"Keep up! Beware of slippery roads! Xuanzan turned around and greeted the servant, then quickened his pace, rushed to the front, and led the way.

With this Baoyi envoy who has lived in Tokyo for more than ten years leading the way, everyone walked left and right in this prosperous imperial capital, and did not take one more step to the wrong road, and came directly to the front of the mansion of Cai Jing, the emperor of the dynasty. Xuanzan stepped forward to make his intentions clear, and his own doorman went in to report.

After a while, an old man who looked like a housekeeper came in a hurry, but he was very polite to everyone, and at this time, he didn't see the arrogance that the prime minister's family usually has, and greeted Xuanzan: "The county horse has worked hard all the way, I don't know if you have ever eaten?" ”

Xuanzan looked up at the sky, and didn't realize that it was almost dusk, and then suddenly arched his hand and said: "The old man doesn't have to be polite, Xuan and General Guan came to visit Lu Gong for state affairs, and you don't have to mind the matter of hunger and satiety!" ”

The old butler smiled and looked Xuanzan up and down. Fang Cai said: "Sure enough, it is Geng Jiebao's righteous envoy, but my master is temporarily meeting guests in the study, and you have still had a meal, so I will invite you to meet again!" ”

It turned out that it was not polite, and he blamed himself for being too ignorant, and I don't know how many people were waiting in line to meet him, how could Cai Jing make a special trip to wait for him. I saw Xuanzan laughing at himself and replied: "In that case, the guest is as he pleases!" ”

The old housekeeper led Xuanzan and Guan Sheng to the side hall for dinner, as for the entourage and others. It's not something he's thinking about. Along the way, passing through these carefully carved corridors, Guan Sheng had no interest in appreciating it at all, but just mechanically followed the butler forward. The housekeeper took the two generals who Cai Jing had specially instructed to entertain the good students to the side hall, waited for the meal, and instructed his subordinates not to slack off, and then left.

Facing the exquisite dishes on the table, Guan Sheng had no appetite at all, and was in a daze, Xuanzan ate a few bites. Seeing this, he put down his chopsticks and sat quietly with him. Guan Sheng shook his head, pointed to this table of quail banquets and sighed: "This table is down, I am only afraid of a lot of silver!" ”

Xuanzan shook his head and smiled. beckoned to ask the Cai Fu's subordinates who were standing on the side to step back, and said to Guan Sheng: "We're just picking up leaks, brother, look at this table of quails, do you have tongues?" ”

"Is there a saying?" Guan Sheng wondered.

"Everyone knows this in the middle of Tokyo. Cai Xianggong likes to eat quail tongue soup and crab roe buns, but it is difficult to see crabs in the past three or nine days, and quails have suffered. A meal down. It is said that the number of three hundred is only for the quail's beak. However, we are a little lacking, and it seems that only first-class guests are qualified to enter the quail soup with Lu Gong! Xuanzan laughed self-deprecatingly, he has been in the Tokyo officialdom for more than ten years, and he still knows Cai Jing's hobbies.

Guan Sheng had only heard a little about Cai Jing's extravagant deeds in the past, but now he couldn't eat it anymore when he heard Xuanzan talk about it. The two of them worked hard for most of the hour, and finally waited for Cai Jing's summons.

At this time, Cai Jing was sitting down in the festival hall, Xuanzan and Guan Sheng stepped forward to salute the emperor and the assistant, and when they saw him, they stood at the bottom of the steps. But he said that Cai Jing looked at Guan Sheng, a good talent, and saw a dignified body of eight feet five or six, with three willow mustaches. The eyebrows are in the sideburns, and the phoenix eyes are facing the sky. The face is like a heavy jujube, and the lips are painted with vermilion. Cai Jing was overjoyed and praised: "After a good Guan Yunchang, the characters in the painting come alive!" Then he asked, "How young is the general?" ”

Guan Sheng replied: "The young general has nine out of twenty this year!" ”

Cai Jing saw that he asked a few more questions, and Guan Sheng answered them one by one. At this time, Xuanzan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was originally afraid that his brother would be stubborn for a while, and Cai Jing's nose was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes, but now the stone in his heart fell to the ground. After all, this is for state affairs, and this person represents the dignity of the court, so he can't be surprised by him.

Cai Jing let out a satisfied "um", thinking that this person has a deep relationship with the ugly horse, and should have similar habits, and Xuanzan didn't even buy Tong Guan's account in the Privy Council, which shows his stubbornness. And the person in front of him can be praised and praised, if he doesn't have two or two bones, I'm afraid it's not realistic.

However, after asking a few words at this time, I felt that this person was a little different from what he imagined, of course Cai Jing would not make a judgment on this, and pointed out the key point: "I don't know what the general thinks about this attack on Liangshan Bo Caokou?" ”

"Guan has been eating Lu for many years, and it is the time to serve the country with all his heart, and when the court is called, he should work hard to get rid of the thief and share the worries of the country!" Guan Sheng replied.

Cai Jing was more satisfied with Guan Sheng's attitude, and immediately smiled and said, "If there are as many martial artists as a general in my Great Song Dynasty, the Daimyo's Mansion will not be broken by thieves!" After saying a few more words, the most reluctantly asked Guan Sheng and Xuanzan to wait for the news, and then stopped saying no more, showing the intention of sending off the guests.

I didn't know that the words in Guan Sheng's heart hadn't been said at this time, so how could he just leave, so he had to rush to speak: "Liangshan Caokou has occupied the puddle for a long time, shocking the crowd, and the sin is unforgivable. But in the meantime, there are many heroes who have lost their footing, just because they are confused for a while, God has the virtue of a good life, and please treat them differently and give them a way out! ”

Cai Jing's face remained unchanged when he heard this, but his eyes flashed, and he re-examined the person in front of him, and said after a long time: "Who is the general referring to?" ”

"Pudong Tang Bin, Hao Siwen, Hebei Lu Junyi, are all loyal and righteous people, excellent martial arts and talented generals, just because of the bumpy fate, unfortunately fell into the grass, the young general raised troops this time to break the thief, it was originally his duty, and he should not be presumptuous, but these three people are really good talents in the world, and they also hope to be open to each other, give them a chance!" Guan Sheng begged for prayer.

Xuanzan pinched a sweat for Guan Sheng, it turned out that everything he had done before him was to intercede for the two righteous brothers in front of Cai Jing at this time. Originally, they all cut their robes and broke their righteousness that night, and they didn't want Guan Sheng to change their original intentions, but in fact, those two said that they were righteous and righteous, but not everything was what Guan Sheng thought? At this time, Lu Junyi, who also had a one-sided relationship with him, sighed and sighed, and also said: "The three people who fell into the grass do have some hidden feelings, please be clear!" ”

Cai Jing stared at the two of them for a while, suddenly laughed, and said, "Let's talk about it when the two triumph in the future and present the prisoners in Tokyo!" The old man is not an unkind person, if it is really as the two generals said, this matter is not difficult! ”

Guan Sheng and Xuanzan were overjoyed, and the words that Cai Jing brought after the most embarrassing made them see hope, and immediately thanked them and retreated. When the two of them went out, a middle-aged man came out from behind the screen and said to Cai Jing: "Father, what does this pass mean?" Before going on the expedition, he interceded for the thief? I think this expedition is a bit hanging! ”

"This dynasty is a good general, mostly in the west, that is Tong Guan's one-third of an acre, if the father wants to forcibly intervene, it will inevitably lead to a strong backlash from this person. And the generals in Tokyo are either mediocre people, or Tong Guan and Gao Yu, although their father can influence the government and raise hundreds of officials, but they are a little beyond the reach of the whip in the army. Cai Jing did not hide it in front of his favorite son Cai Juan, and said:

"Praise this person, he won't put it in his eyes if he has no ability, Guan Sheng is so respected by him, he must not be a wasted person! And after praising and recommending this person, I also looked for someone to find out, and I heard that I do have some talents! I see that this person is straighter, not a two-faced person, since he said it in advance, it is better than doing it himself behind his back, I will give him a hope first, and wait for the future to break Liangshanbo, but he is calculating! ”

Cai Qian nodded and said: "Father, the child has an acquaintance, he is the governor of Lingzhou, and he also has two fierce generals under him, both of whom have the courage of ten thousand people, one is surnamed Shan, the name is Tingju, and the other is surnamed Wei, the name is Dingguo, and he is the training envoy of the Benzhou regiment. My father always has to transfer troops from various states to encircle and suppress Liangshanbo, I think it is better to transfer them over, one to assist Guan Sheng, Xuanzan, and the other is to monitor nearby, if this Guan Sheng and Xuanzan are single-minded, everything is easy to say, if it is half-hearted, it will not make a big mistake! ”

"What's your acquaintance's name?" Cai Jing is a seventy-year-old person in the end, and it is impossible for all the governors of the four hundred military states in the world to remember their names, and Lingzhou is not a big state, so it is understandable that he can't remember it for a while.

Cai Qian saw that his father didn't ask Shan Tingqi and Wei Dingguo, the two generals, but asked the name of Zhizhou, knowing that he listened to his words, Shan and Wei were just regimental training envoys, and it was impossible to be above Guan Sheng, even if they monitored Guan Sheng, it would not play much role, and the situation would be completely different if it was changed to a state governor.

only listened to Cai Xuan's mouth say a person's name, Cai Jing had a slight impression of this person, and said: "When you say that, I remember him." Although this person has average skills, he is good at figuring out the meaning of his boss and listening to greetings! Anyway, take him as the main one, supplemented by Guan Sheng, Xuanzan, Shan Tingqi, and Wei Dingguo! Covenant, you make it clear to this person that this battle still depends on Guan Sheng's ability, and if his person has no dissent, don't interfere with his use of troops! If you lose the battle, your father's face will be dull! ”

"Save the child!" Cai Qian arched his hand and said: "Then I will write to him to make it clear!" ”

"Tell him that he doesn't have to enter Beijing, just order all the people and horses, and go to the state capital near Naliang Mountain to meet Guan Sheng! Tomorrow morning, I will invite the official family, and when the time comes, your letter will be sent together with the official documents of the imperial court! After Cai Jing told his son, he meditated:

"King of Liangshan, if you are asked to break the name and live in peace, what face will I have Cai Jing to meet the civil and military officials? This year is the last Chinese New Year in your life! (To be continued......)