Chapter 50: King Xiaoliang's wishful thinking

It is said that in order to show his heart, Zong Ze called the left and right incense cases, he first worshiped heaven and earth, and then knelt in front of the incense case and swore a poisonous oath to the gods: "Xinguan Zong Ze, a native of Yiwu County, Jinhua Prefecture, Zhejiang, has been tested by the Holy Grace to be a martial artist, and he should do his best, be fair and selfless, and my country will select talents and contribute to the imperial court. ”

Zong Ze had finished his oath, stood up and looked at Zhang Bangchang, and asked Zhang Bangchang to swear.

Zhang Bangchang pondered in his heart: "This Zong Ze is really an old bastard, he just said a few words to him, but he took it seriously, and he actually put on a serious poisonous oath with an incense case." What's the big deal with the oath, when the time comes, I make a boundless poisonous oath, who can help me? Zhang Bangchang knelt down when he thought of this, and said to the gods: "The letter official Zhang Bangchang, a native of Huguang and Huangzhou, has been blessed with the grace of the saint and the martial arts student, and he does not dare to live up to the emperor's grace, is greedy for money and deceives, and bends the law for personal gain. "Such a poisonous oath is unheard of, and it was made up by Zhang Bangchang. Zhang Bangchang pondered in his heart: "How could a big official like me go to a foreign country?" Even if you go, it's impossible to become a pig? Zong Ze, despite your cunning, in front of the old man, you are still an apprentice. Zhang Bangchang was smug.

Wang Duo saw that Zhang Bangchang had made such an oath, and thought to himself: "Zhang Bangchang, this old fox, will make such a strange spell, why don't I follow his poisonous oath and make such an oath." Hehe-hey-you'll be slippery, and so will I, can't I learn from you? When Wang Duo thought about it, he only thought it was funny and ridiculous. He came to the incense table and knelt down with a pious look, and said: "Xinguan Wang Duo, and Lord Zhang Bangchang are fellow villagers, if there is any deception, it says that he will become a pig, and I will become a sheep, and I will also die under the knife." ”

It was Zhang Jun's turn to swear poisonously, and he heard Zhang Bangchang and Wang Duo's oaths clearly, they were all toothache curses, and only Zong Ze was serious. Zhang Jun pondered, the two of you didn't dare to make a poisonous oath because you received a gift from King Xiaoliang, since you came up with such a trick, I would also come up with a more ingenious oath. Thinking of this, he also came to the incense case and knelt down, and said: "Xinguan Zhang Jun, Nanzhi is from Shunzhou. If you have the heart to deceive the king, you should die in the mouth of ten thousand people. "Let's talk about the secret joy in my heart.

Zong Ze listened to their oath and knew that the little Jiujiu in their hearts was not easy to say, so he had to give up.

"The three of them are embarrassed, this champion seems to be the king of Xiaoliang, I can't just be at their mercy, I want to take the test in person, see how his writing is?" Thinking of this, Zong Ze said to Zhang Bangchang: "Lord Zhang, I heard that King Xiaoliang is a hero, I don't know if it's true or not?" It's better to pass him up and take the test in person. ”

Zhang Bangchang listened to it and said without thinking: "What's so difficult about this? Ask him to come up and sit down, and ask whatever the master wants. ”

When Zong Ze heard this, he was in the middle of it.

"Flag officer, pass on Nanning Prefecture to raise Xiaoliang Wang Chai Gui to come up." Zong Ze said.

The flag officer agreed and hurried away.

After a while, I saw the flag officer leading a person to the martial arts hall.

When the man came up, he bowed to the four examiners and stood aside.

"You're Chai Gui?" Zong Ze glanced at the rich boy standing in front of him and asked.

"Yes! What do you have to say? Chai Gui asked.

"Since you are a martial artist who came to take the exam, why didn't you kneel when you saw the examiner?" Zong Ze asked.

"I am a dignified vassal king, only kneeling to the emperor and the queen mother, seeing that the official is three points bigger, how can I condescend to the noble?" Xiao Liang Wang said arrogantly.

"Since you are a prince, why do you want to fight for the champion here? Could it be that Wu Zhuangyuan is more noble than your status as a prince? Zong Ze asked.

"It has been my wish for many years to be the top martial artist. If I pass the martial arts championship, I can lead the troops to fight, and I can contribute more to the court, isn't it? King Xiao Liang asked rhetorically.

"In this case, you are only taking the exam as a martial artist now, not the prince, why are you so big? From ancient times: what to be an official, what to do. If you don't take the test, you will be the king of the domain, and if you come here to watch, you will naturally be invited to take a seat. If you take the exam now, your status will be reduced to a lift. How can there be a person in the world who does not kneel when he sees the examiner? Zong Ze said.

King Xiao Liang was silent for a moment after hearing this, and had no choice but to kneel down and salute again.

"Chai Gui, what kind of ability do you want to compete for the martial champion? At present, all the heroes of the world are gathered together, and they all want to compete for the champion of martial arts. If you want to win the champion, you have to learn by real talent, I wonder if you have the ability to grab the champion? If you can defeat the strongest opponent, then the champion is yours, if not, it is better to go back as soon as possible, so as not to lose face. Zong Ze knocked on the side.

"Master Zong, why are you talking to King Xiao Liang like this? There seems to be no precedent for the examiner to do so. Zhang Bangchang said.

"Yes, although King Xiaoliang is now taking the exam as a martial artist, he is a prince after all, so he should speak politely." Wang Duo echoed.

"What? I'm just asking the basics, is it wrong to talk about the facts? I'm just curious. Putting down the good prince does not do it to compete for the champion, this is to abandon the big and the small, and seek the near and far, perhaps because the king of Xiaoliang listened to the slander, I just reminded him. Why are you in a hurry? "Zong Ze is unforgiving.

Zhang Bangchang asked, his face was red when he heard it.

It is said that King Xiaoliang had no intention of competing for the champion, just because he was on the way to Beijing to congratulate the Son of Heaven, passing through Taihang Mountain, and met a group of robbers, the king of the mountain is named Wang Shan, who is accustomed to using a gold-backed machete, known as the gold-backed king, and has the courage of ten thousand people. Wang Shan's subordinates include brave generals Ma Bao, He Liu, He Ren, etc., and the left and right military Deng Wu and Tian Qi are resourceful. They gathered more than 50,000 people and entrenched themselves in the Taihang Mountain area to rob homes and houses, and the officers and soldiers had nothing to do with them.

Wang Shan had long had the ambition to seize the Song Dynasty, but he had no internal response. It was said that when King Xiaoliang entered the court, he made a plan with his military advisors to arrest King Xiaoliang and go up the mountain.

Wang Shan and others treated Xiaoliang Wang with great courtesy. After the tea ceremony was completed, the military advisor Tian Qi said: "King Liang is a descendant of the royal family, although it was said that the Southern Tang Dynasty was declining, the world was peaceful. Zhao Kuangyin set up a plan to lie that Chen Qiao mutiny and seized the throne. Seek the world until now. The lord is an orthodox royal bloodline, and he only got a vacant position of a listed vassal king, who is in name only, and is under his jurisdiction. The ministers are the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and they really don't dare to give in. Now the soldiers are full of food, just waiting for the lord to raise his arms and shout. This year, the imperial court is opening a department to select talents. Why didn't the king go to Beijing to get acquainted with those annihilators, give them a lot of gifts, and plot to get a martial champion. When the time comes, the king will lead the troops in command, the power is in his hands, and then get acquainted with some heroes and heroes, and accept them as henchmen, when to inform us of things, we echo each other from afar, and attack inside and outside, when the lord can rightfully clean up the old mountains and rivers, isn't it beautiful? ”

Tian Qi's words, King Xiaoliang listened to it, and his heart was overjoyed.

"It is rare that you are so loyal, and this king will handle this matter immediately after entering Beijing. If you can succeed, you will be the founding fathers of the country, and this king is willing to share the prosperity and prosperity with you. Xiao Liang Wang said.

Wang Shan, Tian Qi and others were overjoyed when they heard this, and immediately set up a banquet to entertain King Xiaoliang. After being full of wine and food, King Xiaoliang went down the mountain, and Wang Shan and others were sent to the bottom of the mountain.