Chapter 39 Occasional Songwen Sword

The king waited outside the gate of Zichen Hall early in the morning. This was not the first time. His grade was not enough to participate in the early morning. If you want to come with Bao Zheng, you can wait under the stone foundation outside the Zichen Hall of the imperial city at most. Officials who are not good enough to enter the hall are all waiting here with memorials and other decrees.

It's just today that I don't know what's going on in this court. The early morning was particularly long. Three or five other officials waiting outside the gate of the palace were talking about something. It was almost noon that I heard the shouting of the imperial court, and I saw that the ministers came out of the hall and walked out of the Zichen Hall.

The king acted according to the rules and bowed his hands to the minister who passed by the official position higher than himself in front of him. Some people didn't take a look at him and walked past him, some of which were simple greetings, or about Di Qing, or about Wang's injury. Some of them looked at the king with squinting eyes and passed by him disdainfully. Wang Bongxin said, "Within Di Qing and other generals, how can you be so beautiful now?" Thinking about this, I am also unhappy.

Bao Zheng and Wang Anshi retreated and walked close to the king. The two were still talking about the affairs in the court. Wang's side listened vaguely as if it was related to Xixia, and he couldn't get a word in.

The two were talking. When they saw their inner minister Shi Zhicong coming out of the hall, some of the ministers who had not left yet arched their hands: "General Shi, I don't know if the emperor can announce the discussion of the palace today."

Shi Zhicong looked at their place next to the king and said, "Today, the emperor summoned the minister alone, and other ministers can go back to the house." After saying that, he arched his hand to everyone. When everyone dispersed, Shi Zhicong went to Bao Zheng. Wang Anshi and the three of them said, "Lord Bao, Lord Wang Anshi, the two ministers can go back to the house. The Holy Lord is resting in the Wende Hall, and specially summoned the minister next to the minister in the Wende Hall."

Bao Zheng and Wang Anshi looked at each other and bowed their hands to thank Shi Zhicong. The two nodded to Wang, who had been listening to them, and turned away. In the same dynasty, there are only high and low grades of officials. What's more, they are still in the palace. There are many people around them, so they will naturally not take care of them like their parents. The two gradually walked away. Wang Anshi said to Bao Zheng, "Your Excellency, don't worry, the king has his own destiny. We old ministers are rare to go to the Wende Hall. Go back and wait for the news." All the way, the two went south to the place where Zai Cheng got off his horse,

The king followed the eunuch Shi to the Wende Hall. As he walked, he also thought that it was the first time to see the emperor alone, and the Wende Hall was not the place of discussion, but the place where the emperor rested. Thinking about it, Shi Zhicong had taken the king to the front of the Wende Hall. He asked the king to stand outside the door of the hall. He pushed the door and walked into the hall to report, "The king brought it." Hearing Renzong's voice inside, he said, "Let him in."

Compared with the main hall, the Wende Hall is more elegantly decorated. On the front is the throne, and Renzong does not sit on it. On the east side, there are books on the bookshelf, and there are also some memorial files on the table. There is a dragon couch in the west. There is a table in the middle of the dragon couch. There are some fruits and tea on the table. By the window is the high back chair of the Eight Immortals table, surrounded by incense burners. Renzong is relying on the dragon couch, holding a memorial in his hand. Seeing the king coming in to salute, he said, "No, give me a seat."

Renzong not only summoned a small trainee to the Wende Hall, but also gave him a seat, which would make ordinary people flattered. Wang knew that the pattern was high enough, but he didn't have much joy. Besides, he didn't know what Renzong was going to say to him.

Thank you to Renzong. The king sat down. Renzong saw him sitting peacefully and said, "Wang, do you know why I called you to see you?"

The king said, "What I thought, probably because of my death, the emperor specially comforted me."

Renzong put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Mr. Wang, I will ask you a few things today, just answer truthfully." The king nodded and said yes.

Renzong's question is that the first question is that Di Qing is really against it, and the second is whether someone has formed a party to frame Di Qing. The king replied, "No" and "I don't know." If you want to settle down, you must learn to protect yourself wisely. My wings are not hard, and if there is another accident, I will be implicated.

He waited for Renzong to continue to ask, and went to see Renzong sighing and said, "What harmed Lord Di was caused by the fault of the official family."

Wang was stunned when he heard it. The emperor himself admitted that he was wrong, but it was the first time he heard about it. Where did the emperor say this? The king asked puzzledly.

Renzong sighed and said, "Di Qing can successfully fight for Pingnong Zhigao. In addition to being good at using troops, I gave him the command power, and then made an exception to let Di Qing be fully responsible for the Lingnan military. Less than a month after the triumph of Di Qing's expedition to the south, he tried his best to exclude the public and promoted him to be a privy envoy. "

Wang listened to this and said, "The emperor knows that he is wise. How can he say that he harmed Lord Di?"

Renzong shook his head: "When he worshipped Di Qing as a secret envoy, the public opinion of the government and the opposition was in a great ups. One of the reasons is that the speed of promotion is too fast, and the other reason is that he was promoted to the Privy Council as a warrior. Both of these are contrary to the ancestral laws of Zhao and Song, completely contrary to the national policy of preventing and restraining the armed men since the founding of the country. That's why Di Qing was squeezed out by everyone.

Wang Fan listened to the words and sighed in his heart, that is, he was sad for the death of Di Qing. He secretly praised that it was no wonder that the world called the present emperor "benevolent". He looked a little sad when he saw Renzong. He said, "Lord Di has passed away, and it is useless to pursue or blame the emperor. The emperor's benevolence will bring peace to the world."

Renzong said, "Di Qing's death is not the sadness of him alone."

After a moment of silence, Renzong said again, "I heard that you asked to play the Dragon Lake to suppress the bandits?"

The king replied, "I am willing to suppress the bandits. First, it is to clear the injustice of Lord Di, and second, it is also for the loyalty of the court."

Renzong said, "Today, I heard Zhong Zhi's words about the mansion report, and I have ordered Shen Kuo to return to Beijing to take charge of this matter. This is your suggestion again. I have my own reward. Now you ask to suppress the bandits again. Alas, next to the king, I cherish your talent. I have a lesson from Di Qing's predecessor. Besides, you are still young, so you can't send your troops to suppress the bandits. Are you dissatisfied?

Wang listened to this and said, "Your Majesty, if it hadn't been for the rampant bandits in Longhu Lake, I would have had the intention to resign and go back to travel and increase my knowledge."

Renzong sighed, "It's rare for you to be so calm at such a young age. I want to give up your practice, and then take up your post with you to join the military. Listen carefully, just temporarily suspend your resignation and give you a gold medal to urge Chenzhou to suppress the bandits. This temporary position is not under the county magistrate, and the gold medal can urge state and county officials. For the time being, you can be protected from the previous difficulties.

The king seemed to understand. Renzong was at a loss when he saw him and said, "It's not a day to suppress the bandits. This time, you can't be restrained when you go out of Beijing again. If you have a chance to suppress the bandits, you should kill fewer people and damage the soldiers. Come in and lure the bandits to surrender. If you succeed in suppressing bandits, you will be rewarded slowly in the future. If you are not young, just urge and assist, and you will not harm you and have the right to grind.

Wang's heart was moved by Renzong's thoughtfulness. It was still difficult for him to gain a foothold in the court. Even if he could lead the army, there were few of them. What's more, if the state, government and county did not cooperate, he would be looking for death. In addition to suppressing bandits, we also need to look for the moon. Renzong couldn't be better. He kowtowed to thank Renzong.

Renzong saw the king as if he saw Di Qing in those years. Needless to say, he wanted Di Qing to know that Chenzhou was temporarily far away from right and wrong, but he had no choice but to accumulate too much resentment. Di Qing's fate was also distressed. Goodbye to the king did not want to complain about him like Di Qing. ** There is already a show next to the king of the banquet, but Di Qing is not at him in front of him. After all, Wang is still a child, and Renzong has more love.

After talking about the business, Renzong talked with Wang about the previous trip to Chenzhou. Wang told Renzong like a storyt. When he heard that Lu Shenyan in Yushi County was afraid of his wife, Renzong laughed. When he heard that Renzong was sad when he was killed, he heard that Renzong sighed at the Lantern Festival. When he heard that the dragon lake bandits were in trouble, Renzong frowned. The two talked for a long time, and Renzong heard it all and sighed again. Sure enough, I didn't see it wrong. He ordered the government office of Wanqiu County, Chenzhou to verify the things sent by the royal palace and return them to the owner. It is also rumored that the edict for the appointment of the king has been completed properly.

When the king returned to Kaifeng's house, it was already the time to hold the lamp. Bao Zheng ordered someone to ask Lord Wang Anshi to pass through the house. When the two saw the king, they told that they saw Renzong this time, both of whom touched the benevolence of Renzong.

Wang Anshi said, "Beside, the man has ambitions, and he is very gratified to be a father, but you should follow it carefully. Deal with everything carefully, and don't be greedy and happy, let alone be frustrated"

The king returned: "Remember the teachings of my godfather."

Wang Anshi said, "We are also at ease when you recover. In the future, you have to go by yourself. Don't slack off in your studies. In addition, we need to find Miss Di. In order to comfort Lord Di's spirit in heaven.

Wang nodded: "I'm ready to leave Bianliang, Tokyo," and then said to Bao Zheng, "Can you let He Libo walk with Lu Shenyan?"

Bao Zheng smiled and said, "It's natural to send two more bodyguards to accompany you."

Wang waved his head: "There are many people, but the goal is too big to be uncomfortable. Just the two of them just follow me."

Wang Anshi left home, and Bao Zheng called the king and said that there was something important.

At this time, it was late at night, and Bao Zheng ordered Lou Qing to take the flattened thing in the main hall. Wang saw Lou Qing and picked up a package later. When I opened it, I was shocked. It turned out to be a short sword.

The king held the scabbard in his left hand and the hilt of the sword in his right hand. When he pulled out the sword, he saw a cold light. The blade of the sword was cold in his hand. The king immediately put it into the sheath, and his heart was shocked. Isn't this Liang's Songwen sword?

The king remembered what Bao Zheng said that day: "What the thief took may not be the real Songwen sword." It turned out that Bao Zheng had already dropped the real sword, so those plots that slandered Di Qing's "sword theory is reverse, extremely rebellious" Song Wenjian did not succeed. Detective Bao Zheng's mind is so deep

He looked at Bao Zheng. Bao Zheng said, "Lord Di Qing is dead, and this thing no longer needs to be in Kaifeng Mansion. You take it to defend yourself.

The king asked puzzledly, "But this sword..." He thought that this was not a sword to kill his brother and kill his father. Why did Bao Zheng give it to him?

Bao Zheng said, "Use the sword to separate people, and if you have a rebellious heart, you still have to reverse without this sword. You are talented and righteous. I will give you this sword, and you can grasp it. In addition, when Chenzhou released grain, I visited Chenzhou Weifu and met a person who was proficient in swordsmanship. Because he was often dressed as a beggar, he was given a sloppy title. You go to find this person. If you are predestined, you can learn to use this sword.

Wang was overjoyed when he heard it. This time, he went to Chenzhou to learn from his teacher, devote himself to practice, and explore the bandits to save Liang Yuexia.