Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 42

Zhao Xingde used to know about the history of the Song Dynasty, only a few people such as the white face Qin Hui, the loyal Yue Fei, and the brave Han Shizhong. The sky is 'dangling'" This passage is particularly impressive.

The big man whom he had admired for a long time was in front of him, Zhao Xingde immediately stopped his drink and got up, pushed open the door of the pavilion and walked out, Chen Dong, Zhang Bing and other imperial students were afraid that he would be disadvantaged if he argued with others, so they also got up and followed behind him.

The voice came from the scattered seats on the ground floor, and all the scholars leaned on the railing and looked down, only to see an officer with a ferocious face pressing an old woman on the table, rolling up his sleeves, and punching the old woman hard. There were bangs and bangs on Zizi's face, and the snot, tears and blood flowed from the beating, mixed with the makeup and eyebrows, the painted face seemed to have opened a soy sauce shop.

That old man was too fierce, his nose was already bruised and his face was swollen, and he was still yelling and cursing fiercely.Several idle men with tattoos were standing nearby, but they were overwhelmed by the officer's ferocity and did not dare to step forward.Next to her was a diva in a red dress, who was looking anxiously at the three turtles.There are more and more people watching the fun outside.

Meng Yuan used to hang out with a group of aristocratic children in the Chu Pavilion of Qinlou, and he was born with a lively habit, so he immediately went downstairs to find someone to inquire about the ins and outs of the dispute, and he came up after a while, and said to Zhao Xingde and others: "Then The beating soldier is the girlfriend of the girl next door, and recently made a small fortune, intending to redeem the girl's life, but who knew that he could afford the money, and immediately repented, and immediately increased the price of the redemption by ten times , The two sides started arguing, and the military man was out of breath, so he moved his hands." He said with a smile on his face, and looked at the street while talking, muttering in his mouth, "The backer of this Gonglou is Li. Bangyan, when the officials from Kaifeng Mansion arrive, there will be even more fun to watch."

Zhao Xingde murmured, while carefully looking at the situation downstairs, although the officer looked rude, he struck with a sense of proportion, the punch on the old man was only a flesh injury, and did not kill her, the old man seemed confident , while weeping and yelling, all kinds of tricky and vicious curses were endlessly uttered. Although the idlers beside him did not dare to step forward, they clamored loudly. "Kill Ban'er of the Cavalry Army!" "He's killed!" "Everyone do it together!" "He's robbing people!" One after another, some stood on tiptoes and looked out, as if they were waiting for help.And the red dress singer's expression became more and more tense, and she asked that person to go away several times, but the old man who was beaten became more and more arrogant, relying on the military man not daring to take her life, until Later, his mouth was full of threatening words.

Zhao Xingde saw that the situation seemed to be getting more and more unfavorable for the soldier man, and it became a difficult situation for riding a tiger, so he took a deep breath, shouted loudly: "Stop!" and walked downstairs step by step.The officer saw someone trying to persuade him to fight, he looked up at him, Zhao Xingde smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said: "Forgive me, General, peace is the most important thing in everything, Xiao Zhao Xingde, can you be a peacemaker for the two families?"

Han Shizhong spat thick phlegm on the old man's face with a "bah", and shouted: "It's easy to make peace, let this old bitch follow the previous promise and let me redeem myself for Hongyu!"

The old man burst into tears immediately, "A thief and a robber, you are going to take away the girl with a red card for [-] pennies, why don't you kill me." The officer's hand loosened a little, and she fell on the ground On the ground, he actually rolled around and played tricks.

Han Shizhong hit her just now because he was in a fit of anger, now that he calmed down, he didn't bother to pick up the old woman from the ground and beat her again, but he was unwilling to let it go. He just stared at the old woman with a pair of bull eyes, He also looked viciously at the few idle men and turtles around him, the veins on his forehead burst out, and he was panting heavily, as if a trapped animal was still fighting.

Zhao Xingde sighed slightly, Bianjing 72 is the main store, every family has a backstage, and the backer of this Gonglou is Li Bangyan, the deputy envoy of the privy. possible.He pondered for a moment, then said to the old man: "Miss Hongyu has a strong nature, if you forcefully separate the two of them, I'm afraid you will end up with nothing but money."

What he said really hit the old mind, he was still messing around on the ground, so he sat up and weighed the gains and losses.Even Hongyu was taken aback, although she had thoughts of seeking death, she had never met Zhao Xingde before, so this person not only offered help, but also seemed to know her quite well, thinking of this, she couldn't help but give Zhao Xingde an extra look.

"Talk about the real price, how much money do you need to redeem your body? If brother Han is not enough, I can still make up for it. Instead of dying, why not be beautiful?" Zhao Xingde stared at the old eyes and said word by word: " After passing this village, there will be no such shop!"

The old man rolled his eyes, looked at Zhao Xingde and the group of Confucian scholars behind him for a while, looked at Hongyu who bit his lips white for a while, and turned to Han Shizhong, who stared viciously, as if his life-threatening gaze pierced the The old man shrank back, she didn't dare to look directly at the eyes of the people, and finally said in a low voice: "The old man spent a lot of money to buy this child. All these years, she has been fed with delicacies from mountains and seas, and she has been dressed in silk and satin. Please teach her how to understand it." Books and etiquette, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are quite a lot of expenses, if the young master feels sorry for the suffering of the two of them, then he will pay this fifteen thousand guan for the redemption money."

"The agreed [-] guan, you're farting!" Not only Han Shizhong scolded angrily, but Zhao Xingde's eyes also turned cold. At this point, the old man would not give up the price. Is it true that he accepts his money but not his fate?At this time Meng Yuan also leaned over and whispered in Zhao Xingde's ear: "Yuan Zhixiu will be deceived by her, this red jade is not a red-card girl, but in the current market, buying a high-quality, beautiful and well-educated virgin as a concubine is just fine. It's only five thousand guan."

Zhao Xingde hesitated for a moment, the scene turned cold, the idlers next to him began to boo, and even the turtle slave shouted in a dirty voice: "My girl, how much she sells is just wishful thinking, and I can't afford the money, so leave as soon as possible." Take this nonsense!"

Hongyu's face darkened slightly, she only knew that Gonglou's backing was extremely tough, even if Han Shizhong was an officer of the Imperial Army, if he tried to force him, he would definitely not be able to please him, just in a hurry, Zhao Xingde yelled angrily: "Shut up Mouth!" He turned around and cupped his hands to Chen Dong and the others, "Brother Han and this Hongyu girl hit it off right away, and I was moved with compassion, but it's a pity that I have only a thousand guan in my pocket. Give me a helping hand, everyone gathers together and collects the money for the ransom, even if I, Zhao Xingde, borrowed it, it will be returned in the future!"

All the scholars looked at each other, thinking that Zhao Xingde just met this soldier for the first time today, no matter how they hit it off, it is impossible to pay him tens of thousands of dollars.It would be fine if Zhao Xingde was originally a wealthy man, but he was able to spend a thousand pennies, which already surprised everyone.Meng Yuan thought to himself, could it be that Yuan Zhi saw Jun Han beating people happily, so he made friends first, and then asked him to solve any troubles in the future?He has always been around the world, and because he thought too much, he took out two hundred pennies from his body, and said with a smile: "My little brother has always had a hole in the bottom of the money bag, and it is forbidden to accumulate wealth. This little money, let's talk about it. "

Seeing someone taking the lead, several other scholars also donated money to help, but 2000 guan is really a huge sum of money. All the scholars pooled together, and they only beat more than [-] guan, plus the [-] guan of Xingde. Guan, Han Shizhong originally had [-] guan, which was less than [-] guan in total.The yamen servants of Kaifeng Mansion finally arrived at this time, and the old man became more and more arrogant when he saw that everyone couldn't come up with any money, and kept saying that he wanted to drive Han Shizhong out of the shop.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Chen Dong asked Xingde in a low voice: "Yuan Zhi, you met this soldier for the first time, why did you do your best to stand up for him?" Li and Zhang have never met each other, but they just cherish each other." Chen Dong was stunned, and said in a low voice: "So that's the case, I hope this soldier is really a hero like Li Jing." After speaking, he raised his head and said loudly: " Wait a minute," he said, taking out a jade pendant from his bosom, shaking it under the light, the color is pure white, and the whole body is crystal clear, it is the best beautiful jade. The price has been skyrocketing, and the best jade is a priceless item. The value of this jade pendant should be more than ten thousand guan. How are you?"

The old man's complexion changed. The Chen family is one of the largest merchants on Fujian Road. Chen Dong is very friendly and has spent a lot of money in Gonglou. He was also asked to report exactly how much money was spent.If the jade pendant is not accepted as a pledge, the people present may not be willing to give up easily. The old man's face was uncertain for a moment, and he finally gave in and said: "You can just have Mr. Chen's words. After a few days, you will have enough money, and you will take care of yourself." Take the ruby ​​away."

"A word is settled!"

Zhao Xingde was worried that the old man would turn his back on his word again, so he asked the idle man to find a pen and paper to use as evidence on the spot, and asked the official of Kaifeng Mansion and Li Zhengwai from the neighbor to do the authentication, and then he left Gonglou with Han Shizhong and others.Han Shizhong received favors for nothing, and his face was not very good-looking all the time. He only said that he would return all the money he owed to several Xiangru in the future, and then left in a hurry.

"Today's matter, I would like to thank Shaoyang for helping me!"

Chen Dongli looked at Han Shizhong's back disappearing into the Qulu market in Bianjing, and sighed: "Although there are only a few words, it is known that he must not be a generation who has lived below others for a long time, Yuan Zhi's insight and knowledge are above me. "On the contrary, he didn't say a word about how to raise money. Although he is usually tight on money, when it comes to really big things that use money, he always has some skills that Zhao Xingde doesn't have.

At this time, Gonglou was still in a mess. The tables, chairs, dishes and dishes broken by Han Shizhong were everywhere. In the room, I found a few egg tea cakes and so on and applied them over and over again. When she was young, she used to think she was a beauty. When she became old, she even climbed up to Li Bangyan as a backer. She was arrogant and arrogant, but now she was beaten up by Han Shizhong. , the resentment in my heart can be imagined.

"I didn't expect Mr. Chen to be willing to be taken advantage of by that bastard. Fifteen thousand pennies are enough to buy a hundred smart girls. Could it be possible to make that Hongyu a good man?"

"Even if he pays ten times more money, it will not be able to cover today's humiliation and the hatred of the old man!"

"However, the deeds written in black and white, the officials of Kaifeng Mansion are all witnesses."

"Master Li once asked us to prepare a group of girls to camp in Hebei to reward those border guards. Originally, the old man only planned to find some clumsy and ugly girls to make up for. Humph, let's send Hongyu there now! This is the king's order, even if it is Kaifeng Fu Yin, I can't stop it." There was a trace of resentment in the voice, and even the few stewards next to him shuddered.

The night 'color' became deeper and deeper.

In the White Jade Palace, the official Zhao You woke up in a chill. After all the officials left, Zhao You felt a little sleepy, so he didn't go to the concubine's bedroom, but directly rested in the bedroom of the Chuigong Palace. He looked out the window, A black figure was clearly reflected on the white window edge paper. The outline was that of a guard on duty. Although it was late at night, his figure was still straight. Encourage him well." Zhao You's drowsiness had already dissipated, so he simply got up with his clothes on, and slowly pushed the door out.The guard turned around when he heard the sound, and Zhao You was surprised. It turned out to be Zhu Bona, the commander of the imperial duty, the governor of the Wukang Army, who was personally guarding outside his dormitory.

"Bocai, you are also a senior member of the second rank. You are nearly fifty years old, why are you still on duty in person?"

"The old minister didn't feel sleepy, so he simply came to watch the night for the official family. With the old minister here, the official family can just rest in peace."

"Hey, if all my subjects are as loyal and simple as you, then I can sit back and relax, and the world will be peaceful."

"By the way, Bocai, I heard that you have an unmarried daughter who is well-bred and famous in the capital."

"Your Majesty is absurd! They are all disciplined by my wife. Speaking of which, I would like to thank Your Majesty for giving me the marriage."

"Your two daughters are both married to my sons, but unfortunately they were not made concubines. I have always felt sorry for you. The prince came to ask me to marry you, an unmarried girl, as concubine the day before yesterday, but I didn't immediately agree to him. , When he comes back from Hebei, after experience, if he is really someone who can entrust the Great Song Dynasty, then he will work hard for my grievances, and in the future, I will honor the world for my mother in the Great Song Dynasty."

"The whole body of the minister is bestowed by His Majesty, and everything is ordered by the officials."

Jackdaws chirped several times outside the window, a few branches swayed, and the waning moon gradually set in the west, making the night deeper.The voices of people in the Bianjing market, which does not have a curfew, have gradually died down, and even the hardest-working vendors have begun to close their stalls.

Zhao Xingde from the Taixue Huazhang Zhaishe tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. It seemed that many things happened today, but nothing happened like floating clouds. Finally, after a few cock crows, he gradually fell into a dream.