Chapter 383 (Xie: Monthly Ticket for Traveling to and from Brother Heiding)

Song Nan said: "The old man is in love, I am afraid that I am not competent in this matter." ”

Zhang Mao said: "The old man knows that this matter is indeed risky, the power of the thieves has become bigger and bigger, and it will take a considerable price to exterminate it, but the more dangerous it is, if you can make contributions, the greater the benefits." ”

Song Nan shook his head and said: "I'm still a novice in leading troops to fight, and there are too many generals than I can fight, why doesn't the old man think about others?" ”

Zhang Mao stared at Song Nan's eyes and said, "Because they have never been from the army. rescued the emperor, and the old man was unwilling to give this opportunity to others. ”

Song Nan said: "Isn't the little grandfather the right person?" ”

Zhang Mao looked at Zhang Lun and said: "Lun'er is naturally one of the candidates, but he is in command of the Beijing camp, and under this kind of situation, not a single soldier in the Beijing camp can be transferred out of the capital, so he must assist me in strengthening the defense of the capital and preventing the regeneration of Jinggi, and he can't be separated." ”

Song Nan licked his lips and muttered, "The other Hou Bo generals may not be incompetent. ”

Zhang Mao snorted coldly and said, "Are you afraid? If you are afraid, just say it, the old man will never be strong, and if you don't take over the old man, you won't think that you are a bad seed, after all, no one is sure that you can exterminate the increasingly large thief soldiers. ”

Song Nan shook his head and said: "I'm not afraid, I just don't dare to gamble on this, if I can't calm the thief, I'm afraid it will endanger the community, the responsibility is too heavy, I don't dare to take on this responsibility." ”

Zhang Mao said angrily: ", the people recognized by my government would not dare to shoulder a heavy burden, it's just a joke, okay, although my old bones haven't been on the battlefield for many years, but this time I'm going to go out in person, one generation is not as good as one generation, and when our generation of old bones are finished, I have to rely on your soft eggs to support, I'm afraid it won't be long, hum!" ”

Zhang Mao angrily rushed into the Buddha's sleeves and left, and when he was about to step out of the threshold of the flower hall, Song Nan's voice came from behind him: "Old man, the emperor may not agree to let me lead the army, and there will definitely be people who oppose it, even if I agree?" ”

A smile appeared on Zhang Mao's face, and he slowly turned around and said, "Do you remember what I told you?" When the contemporary price is large enough, no one dares to do anything wrong, and no one will no longer put the society behind and only care about their own interests. Dongchang Mansion has been lost, Gunzhou Mansion will be lost overnight, this price is already unbearable for the imperial court, at this time no one will make a fuss about this matter, and few people dare to take on this heavy responsibility again, it is a real hero to stand up. ”

Song Nan's heart was surging, and he nodded slowly, Zhang Mao is old and strong, this remark is indeed reasonable.

"Of course, what is in front of you is by no means an easy road, although you have shown great wisdom and superhuman in the past, every time you have done something unexpected, you have also done a lot of things; But once you take over the task of suppressing thieves, the previous qiē will be zero, if you succeed, you will become the pillar of the court, and if you fail, you will lose a qiē, including the one you have struggled for, even I can't save you, you have to think clearly. ”

Song Nan thought about it in a daze, this is probably the reason why most people dare not accept this position, the responsibility is too heavy, even Zhang Mao does not dare to let Zhang Lun take this position, because even the Guogong Mansion can't afford such a failure. For Zhang Mao, if he wanted to show the role of the British government as a pillar of the imperial court at this time, and to minimize the risk, then choosing himself was the best choice.

It's not that Zhang Mao doesn't care about his life and death, of course Zhang Mao hopes that he can succeed, but he has failed, for the Guogong Mansion, the loss is enough to bear, this is the truth of the matter.

Song Nan's mind was racing, of course he could choose to refuse, the emperor would always assign someone to replace the Xu family's father and son, and he might not consider it at all; I can live a peaceful life in Beijing, without merit and without fault, but I am also free. But at the same time, what is lost is also the biggest opportunity, the opportunity to become an important minister of the Ming Dynasty, an opportunity to really turn the tide of the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, taking this opportunity, he will go one step further, and he can officially become a member of the Jingying Lords, although he was named an earl, he was not given any military position, which is still essentially different from the old lords, maybe in the eyes of others, he is just an upstart, in the eyes of the emperor, he has not yet reached the point where he can hand over the army to himself, this time is the biggest opportunity to cross this obstacle.

Of course, the huge price also made Song Nan's heart beat a drum, the more he owned, the more he dared not take risks, which is a common disease of people; But the adventure and insatiable stubbornness brought by Song Nan's later life finally prevailed, and he still owed a promise to a person in the deep palace, and that promise must be strong enough for him to be fulfilled, so strong that no one dares to confront him to fulfill it, and this qiē requires Song Nan to accept this challenge.

Song Nan's brows gradually stretched, his face gradually softened, and the corners of his mouth also had a slight smile, and finally raised his head and said to Zhang Mao: "Old man, I agree, as long as you can move the emperor." ”

Zhang Mao laughed and said: "The old man knows that this is the result, you will not give up this opportunity, you are a gambler, you can't stay away from the temptation of the gambling table." ”

Song Nan smiled and said: "Yes, I am a gambler, I am willing to block this game with my life, if I lose......"

Zhang Mao interrupted Song Nan's words and said: "If you lose, everyone in your Song Mansion will be protected by our government for the rest of your life, and whoever can't get along with them will not be able to get along with my British government." ”

Song Nan arched his hand, grabbed the wine jug and poured it a few times, gasping and coughing and laughing.

……

The night wind was cold, and the autumn rain began to fall at the second watch, and the autumn wind, which was already slightly solemn, also had the strength to sweep the crumbling yellow leaves off the branches of the trees; The strong wind blows, the rain sloping trees, and the yellow leaves flutter down, like a rain of autumn leaves all over the city.

On the dark street, the courtiers who were woken up by the rain and the autumn sleep of the inner attendants sat on their carriages one by one, urging the coachmen to speed up, because the inner servants said that the emperor was already seated in the Fengtian Palace, waiting for the lords to go to court.

No one asked why, there was too much bad news one after another during this time, not to mention another bad news, and the emperor was in court in the middle of the night, this must be an even bigger bad news.

Song Nan didn't go to bed when he came back from the Guogong Mansion, but sat neatly dressed in the study and read with candles, seemingly sitting upright, but in fact, he didn't read a word, his mind was full of the errand he was about to accept, and all the bets he was about to bet. Worry and excitement, hope and fear, made his mind full of mush.

The women of the Song family noticed Song Nan's abnormality, and they also came to visit several times, knowing that Song Nan must have encountered a great problem, and they didn't dare to disturb too much, so they recommended Dai Suer, who would not cause Song Nan to be unhappy, to inquire about the situation; Dai Su'er didn't want to ask, because Dai Su'er knew that Song Nan didn't want to say something, and she couldn't ask it if she asked, but everyone's entrustment really couldn't wipe off her face, so she had to come in with tea.

Qianqianyu's hand gently lit the candle flame, Song Nan held the scroll as if he didn't realize it, Dai Su'er sighed lightly, lowered her head and walked out, and Song Nan's voice came from behind her: "Su'er, I'm fine, tell everyone to rest in peace, I may have to enter the palace tonight, so I'm waiting here." ”

Dai Su'er turned around, looked at Song Nan with hazy speculation in her bright eyes, and said softly: "Husband, the concubine knows that you have encountered something difficult to choose, and the concubine body can't help you with anything, but I implore the husband to take care of your body and don't think too much." ”

Song Nan put down the book and got up, came to Dai Su'er, picked up her white chin and smiled: "Don't worry about me, you are pregnant, you should give birth to rest." ”

Dai Su'er shyly dodged Song Nan's finger and said, "The concubine is fine, the family takes good care of it." ”

Song Nan leaned down to kiss Dai Su'er's petal-like lips, and only separated after a long time, Dai Su'er gasped and leaned on Song Nan's chest and closed her eyes silently, Song Nan said in a low voice: "We haven't named the child in your womb yet, do you want to name him?" ”

Dai Suer said: "I'm not busy, it's still early." ”

Song Nan shook his head and said, "Let's take it." ”

Dai Suer said: "You are his father, you are in charge." ”

Song Nan thought for a while and said: "If it's a man, the big name is called Song Zhidao, and if it's a daughter, it's named by you, the mother." ”

Dai Su'er whispered a few times, "The way of Song, the way of Song." He asked, "Husband, is there an allusion to this name?" ”

Song Nan said softly: "The way, the way, the place of the road, although tens of millions of people go to me." ”

Dai Su'er's body shook and said in a low voice: "Husband, you ...... Are you going to war? ”

Song Nan lifted her chin, made Dai Su'er's eyes cry, and hurriedly leaned over to kiss her tears and smiled: "You are so sensitive, it's not good for women to be too smart." ”

Dai Su'er said in a low voice: "The concubine doesn't ask much, don't blame the husband." ”

Song Nan was about to speak, when he suddenly heard the noise of footsteps outside, and someone rushed towards the study.

Song Nan exhaled slowly, and whispered in Dai Su'er's ear: "Take off your clothes and wait for me on the bed, I will go to your room when I come back from the palace, and I am not allowed to wear a single strand of clothes." ”

Dai Su'er's face turned crimson and pushed Song Nan, Song Nan laughed, and at the same time, Xiao Ping'er's voice sounded outside the study: "Son, someone from the palace invites you to enter the palace to see you." ”

Song Nan kissed Dai Su'er lightly on the face, and said in a deep voice: "Just come." He straightened his chest and dressed and strode out of the study.