Chapter 16: Pang Ji's helplessness

Since Pang Ji's big victory in Helan Mountain, it can be said that it has been smooth sailing. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the credit that should have been added to Zhao Guangmei was given to him, and he suddenly achieved the peak of military attaché.

But after the peak, there must be a trough, especially after Zhao Jue was sealed Xiangyang, Taizong very much hopes that Pang Ji can give an attitude, after all, everything Pang Ji is given by Taizong, and if you want to take it back, it can be done with just one crime. However, due to the existence of Empress He and Zhao Defang, Zhao Guangyi hoped that Pang Ji could give an explanation himself.

Although Pang Ji is a military general, he has a very bright brain. Zhao Guangmei committed suicide, Empress He scolded the palace, and Zhao Jue Xiangyang was crowned king, he knew the reasons for this series of behaviors. Therefore, when Taizong needed him to make a statement, Pang Ji decisively chose to hand over the military power!

Taizong was also very satisfied with Pang Ji's attitude, and crowned Pang Ji as the Taishi, and his two sons and one godson were also idle. You must know that the official position of Taishi has no power, it is a false title, fortunately, Pang Ji later served as the chief examiner of the imperial examination several times, and he had a few protégés, and he mixed well, especially when Renzong ascended the throne, such as Sun Zhen, the squire of the military department, and Li Tianxiang, the secretary of the household department, were all his protégés, and the positions were very oily. After all, Pang Ji also said some good things for them back then, useful or useless, what they wanted was an attitude. These are also long teachers and short protégés, which gives Pang Ji enough face.

In the eyes of outsiders, Pang Ji lived a very nourishing life, but Pang Ji knew that this alone was not enough, greedy, tyrannical, and power-grabbing! Only by showing his greed could the emperor reduce his hostility towards him. You must know that what the emperor is afraid of is not how greedy you are, but afraid of high merit and overpower! Just look at the Yang family, how many heroes have sacrificed their lives for the country, but they always suffer some injustices, the reason is that in the emperor's eyes, if the Yang family is not suppressed, it is a threat!

Pang Ji is a smart person, so he is doing well, but Zhao Jue is eyeing him. Just when Pang Feiyan was born, Pang Ji received a letter sent by Zhao Jue. The meaning of the letter is very simple: when my father and you shared weal and woe, life and death together, not long ago I Zhao Jue was happy to have a son, and then I heard that you came to have a daughter, and my son was born in the same year, the same month and the same day, I think this is the will of God, I hope to form a family with you. You are the prince of the dynasty, I am the king of Xiangyang County, and I am also a good person, I hope you can agree.

This letter can make Pang Ji very worried, although he didn't know that the king of Xiangyang planned to rebel, but he knew very well what happened back then, if he married this family, he was afraid that the emperor would not be able to explain it. But if you refuse directly, I am afraid that you will offend Zhao Jue, although the king of Xiangyang is a vassal king, but in terms of power, he is not an empty master who can offend.

After thinking about it, Pang Ji finally made a difficult decision to send his daughter to the palace! Only by marrying his daughter to the emperor could the king of Xiangyang have nothing to say. After writing his intention into a reply letter and handing it to the envoy of the king of Xiangyang, Pang Ji sent someone to inquire about the situation of the king of Xiangyang.

When he learned that Zhao Jue had opened a recruitment hall in Xiangyang, he knew that this time he was in trouble. The private opening of the Zhaoxian Pavilion is clearly a rebellion, on one side is the emperor and the other is against the king, Pang Ji is really panicked. Fortunately, Zhao Jue did not look for Pang Ji again after the marriage was rejected, so Pang Ji trained Pang Feiyan to be a lady from an early age, so as to send her to the palace, so as not to leave a handle for the King of Xiangyang.

In fact, Pang Ji only told Pang Feiyan and Pang Long Pang Hu that he wanted to marry his daughter into the palace, but he never told Emperor Zhenzong about it. It is not so easy to marry the emperor, if the emperor takes the initiative to propose marriage, it is fine, but if you take the initiative to offer a daughter, people may not want it.

But it wasn't until yesterday that Pang Ji received a letter from the King of Xiangyang again, and this letter was the key to Pang Ji's decision to send his daughter to the palace. Because Zhao Jue asked him in the letter, last year, Taishi, your daughter was already in the middle of the year, why has she not sent her to the palace until now, if you don't have the opportunity to enter the palace, you might as well consider marrying me, the position of the princess, I have left you for sixteen years!

Pang Ji understood that his daughter was just a link between the king of Xiangyang and himself, and Zhao Jue's real purpose was to give his life to the king of Xiangyang! The five kings and eight marquis of the Great Song Dynasty, and there were countless descendants, and these generals in the court were not reckless horsemen under the king of Xiangyang. He can be called a veteran of a hundred battles, so King Xiangyang attaches so much importance to it. I'm afraid that if I don't agree this time, maybe there will be a catastrophe!

But if you agree, once the rumors of this matter leak out and the emperor knows, I am afraid that there will be no way out except to flee to Xiangyang. This King of Xiangyang has been planning for many years, but he still can't bear it, he still doesn't know how powerful it is, and it is really unwise to rashly tie his whole family to this chariot with unknown whereabouts.

In the face of the envoy of the king of Xiangyang, Pang Ji was in a dilemma, but in order to put pressure on Pang Ji, the messenger sent by the king of Xiangyang was obviously a martial arts master, and every gesture brought Pang Ji an invisible pressure. After a battle between heaven and man, Pang Ji still decided to send his daughter to the palace to try first, Emperor Renzong has been on the throne for several years, but he has not accepted a few concubines, although he said that he was rash to ask for marriage, but with the eight big characters of the patriarch of the three dynasties and the prince of the dynasty, there should still be some chances, if not, then he can only gamble his life on the king of Xiangyang.

So he asked the envoy of the palace to rest first, and a reply letter was delivered tomorrow, and he sent the envoy of the palace first, and then he took his daughter into the palace to see the holy driver.

I wanted to explain what happened to my daughter on the way, but I never expected that Pang Feiyan overheard the conversation between the envoy of the King of Xiangyang and Pang Ji. She was passing by and heard it, but she only heard a few words of "entering the palace as a concubine" and "having this intention", and mistakenly thought that the envoy of the king of Xiangyang was the person sent by the emperor to ask for relatives.

She has heard since she was a child that her father wants to send her to the palace, and today after listening to this word, she believed it even more, and in a hurry, she actually stole a horse and wanted to escape from marriage. Pang Ji was shocked, and he was afraid that if his daughter was kidnapped by the people of the palace and cooked rice, it would be bad, so he hurriedly ordered Pang Yi to take someone to ride a fast horse to chase after him, and then sent Pang Long and Pang Hu to pick it up.

Pang Long and Pang Hu didn't know about it, and Pang Ji didn't have time to talk to them in detail, but when he saw Pang Feiyan, he heard her say that he didn't want to marry the emperor and the crime of bullying the king, so he thought that his sister had run away from marriage, and he didn't expect it to be so complicated.

And now that Pang Ji has said everything, Pang Feiyan was stunned by these hidden feelings that he had never heard of, and Hua Chong was relieved, and said in his heart: "Fortunately, it is not the crime of bullying the king, King Xiangyang is easier to deal with than the emperor after all." Look at Pang Feiyan and squint, I saw her sitting in a daze, her eyes were empty, obviously she hadn't woken up from Pang Ji's words, this was a good opportunity.

Hurriedly stood up and said to Pang Ji: "It turns out that the reason for this is so complicated, presumably now Feiyan also understands the reason, and there should be no more estrangement between your father and daughter in the future." It's a matter here, and I have something to explain to the master. ”

"What's the matter?"

"The relationship between me and Feiyan is innocent, and nothing dirty has happened, and I hope that the old lady will be aware of it. ”

"What?!" Master Pang said in surprise, "You guys are just in Yanjiatan, in front of the old man......"

"It's just a matter of necessity. Hua Chong smiled bitterly: "The old lady is clear, a girl in Feiyan said that I tarnished his innocence, how should I defend it? If I deny it, I'm afraid that no one will believe it." Besides, I really feel that Feiyan is very pitiful, and now that the misunderstanding between your father and daughter has been eliminated, there is no need to use me as a shield to enter the palace. ”

"Feiyan, is what he said true?"

"Yes, I only met Hua Chong today, and it's upstairs in that room. ”

"Feiyan, you ......" Master Pang couldn't say anything, and Hua Chong on the side was afraid that this old lady would suddenly have a heart attack or something.

"Daddy, this is also a daughter's helpless move. ”

"But how do you ask me to explain to others!" Pang Ji pointed at Pang Feiyan, and said angrily with a blue face.

"Your brother's subordinates have heard it! I can kill the people in the restaurant, I can kill the men at the city gate, but can I kill those men of my own family? After killing them, who will work for our Pang family in the future?" Pang Ji's hands trembled, and he pointed at Pang Feiyan and roared angrily: "You unfilial daughter!

Pang Feiyan bowed her head and was silent, obviously knowing that her move was very inappropriate. She originally had the heart of death, and wanted to flush the flower into the water and pad her back, but she didn't expect it to be a misunderstanding from beginning to end.

Pang Ji took a few breaths, suddenly raised his head and stared at Hua Chong and said: "Hua Chong, I, Pang Ji, am the Taishi, and my two sons are also court officials, and together with my son Pang Yu, they are all marquises, you are a martial artist, it is said that you are not worthy of me at all, but the ugliness of the family cannot be publicized, my daughter will be your person from now on!"

"Why?"

"Nani?"

Hua Chong and Pang Feiyan were all taken aback. This is not a joke, you must know that these two people have only known each other for less than a day, and they are going to get married! The ancients said that this Hua Chong was a crosser, and if he really wanted him to marry a strange woman, he was really a little vague. What's more, a master who runs away from marriage at every turn...

The same is true for Pang Feiyan, she hopes to travel the world and live the life she likes, and suddenly she has an extra husband, and she just met this Hua Chong, although she has a good impression of Hua Chong, but suddenly wants them to get married, and she always feels a little awkward in her heart.

Seeing that neither of them was willing, Pang Ji said angrily: "Do you still have a choice?"

First pointed at Pang Feiyan and said: "If it weren't for what you said about running away from marriage, what kind of deception to the king, and what you said about becoming his person! Why would I make such a decision! You are to blame for all this! If you don't marry him, how will you let me go out to meet people in the future!!

"And you! Hua Chong, I know that your martial arts are extraordinary, and my small Taishi Mansion can't keep you, a martial arts master. But I want you to think clearly, you open your mouth and shut your mouth to act chivalrous and righteous, 'It is better to call people famous than to have a bad reputation.'" If you don't marry my daughter, my family will have no face from now on, and it will be thanks to you. I have no grudge against you, and if you act like this, I am afraid that your reputation will not be better in the future!"

Hua Chong said with an innocent face: "But this was said by your daughter, not me." ”

Pang Ji also said with an innocent face: "You also said just now, a girl said that you tarnished her innocence, you can't argue." ”

Hua Chong secretly scolded: "This old guy is obviously calculating me! I married his daughter, and the king of Xiangyang will not be able to ask for marriage. I'm a stone, and it's so calculating to shoot down the two little birds he wants!"

However, Hua Chong changed his mind: "The Pang family is also a big family, although the reputation is not good, but Pang Ji is clearly an old fritter, and he will not be found by the emperor on a regular basis like the Yang family and the Hu family." With this big backer, I may be able to mix up as an official in the future, which is better than going to Kaifeng Mansion. The son-in-law of the dignified master is a grass people, even if I agree, he Pang Ji will not agree!"

"Master Pang, I'm afraid that I can't climb high as a grass people. ”

Master Pang smiled when he heard this: "A grass people, tomorrow I will promote you to the court as an official, do you believe it or not?"

Hua Chong laughed when he heard this: "Qiankun Langlang, in broad daylight, does the Taishi really want to rob the people?"

Pang Feiyan couldn't listen anymore, blushed, stomped her feet and said, "I haven't disliked you yet!

Hua Chong heard Pang Feiyan speak, and finally put his hanging heart in his stomach. Even Master Pang thought that he was bargaining, but he didn't know that Hua Chong's interrogation of prisoners in his previous life had not used this trick to "want to capture and indulge" to hit the opponent's psychological defense.

The attitude he showed just now, in Pang Ji's opinion, was talking to himself about conditions, but in Pang Feiyan's eyes, it was not like this.

Hua Chong understood that since she expressed her willingness to accompany her back to the Taishi Mansion, this little girl had already secretly agreed. Now as long as she shows an attitude of refusal, according to Pang Feiyan's character, she doesn't have to make a move by herself at all, this little girl will definitely take the initiative to make her words clear.

Sure enough, Pang Feiyan's face was flushed, and when Pang Ji saw his daughter like this, he knew that this matter would be successful, and it would be successful. He could also see that Hua Chong was not a stupid person, so he said to Hua Chong with Pang Feiyan's voice: "What my daughter said, if you dare to disobey it, Hugh said that it is you, that is, your entire sect, and even the entire martial arts, the old man will also be washed in blood! ”

When Pang Feiyan heard this, she looked at Hua Chong with a blank eye, and Hua Chong said secretly: "Originally, I only said that Pang Ji was a heinous person, but judging from the conversation just now, he is a rare person who understands. If it weren't for his daughter entering the palace in the future, I am afraid that she would not be called a traitor. The Yang family will have his wise attitude of protecting himself, but I am afraid that there will be no story of the twelve widows going to the west. ”

"His Pang family has a big business and is powerful, and it will be much easier to take refuge in him. And this Pang Feiyan is also good-looking, although some young ladies have a temper, but it is better than the kind of little daughter-in-law of a big family. This sex is put in the future generations, and she is just a literary young woman with some ideals, so marry it. ”

Although Hua Chong thinks it is appropriate, he can't drop the price on the surface. Then he said to Pang Feiyan: "Miss Pang and I are only friends for half a day, Miss Hua dares to love and dare to love, she is a lover, and the second is about Miss Innocence. However, it seems that Ling Zun is forced to marry like this, and it is difficult for Hua Moushu to obey his fate. ”

When Pang Feiyan saw him say this, she burst into tears: "Do you have to ask me to marry me!"

Pang Ji sneered on the side: "You kid is very smart, it's suitable to be my son-in-law." ”

Hua Chong was about to speak, when he suddenly heard someone outside the door say loudly: "Master Pang has been thinking about it all day, and it is time to give an echo!"