Datang: At the beginning, Princess Wencheng was robbed

Chapter 270 Walking the Same Way

Wei Shanbai obviously didn't have the same concentration as Wei Yan.

But at least he wasn't stupid either.

"Shanbai, do you really want to stay?"

When parting, Fan Chunyou wanted to give Wei Shanbai a hand.

because……

In the past five years, they have undoubtedly become very good brothers.

Fan Zhongyan also said: "With Shanbai's bravery in fighting, he is not inferior to the fierce generals in the history books in the past. Zijing, from now on, my son's little friend will be entrusted to you."

Teng Zongliang, whose name is Zijing, was a Jinshi in the same year as Fan Zhongyan. After the two met, they hit it off and quickly became best friends.

A year ago, Fan Zhongyan also wrote Yueyang Tower for him, probably because this article was widely circulated, Teng Zijing finally had the opportunity to leave Baling County.

But it seems that Teng Zijing's army management is more chivalrous, which led to the later Qingli New Deal, and Fan Zhongyan also suffered because he recommended him.

Reformers were targeted by conservatives.

Specifically, Teng Zijing used all the military expenses to reward the soldiers. This reward did not follow the court's process, and the amount of military expenses did not match.

Some people felt that Teng Zijing was corrupt, and Fan Zhongyan was also implicated.

At this time, Teng Zijing also replied after hearing what Fan Zhongyan said: "Is there still such a thing? Then I will have to take a closer look in the future to see if he is really a fierce general. Don't worry, nephew, I will definitely take good care of him."

Fan Chunyou was really reluctant.

After all, it is really hard to find people of similar age and similar interests.

However, as his father said, the frontline battlefield is where Wei Shanbai is good at. If he goes back to Jingzhou, it will be far away.

Fan Chunyou finally stopped insisting.

After bowing to Teng Zongliang, the two father and son drove back to Jingzhou in an open carriage.

The two people who stayed behind watched the two people leave.

Wait until the carriage is no longer seen.

Wei Shanbai immediately said to Teng Zong: "Teng Zhizhou, I have a plan, I hope Teng Zhizhou can agree."

"?"

About a month has passed.

Gyeongju Prefecture, where Teng Zongliang works.

Wei Shanbai came to see Li Yuanhao's head.

Throw your head away.

All the office staff in the mansion were stunned.

It can be said that the assassination of this kind of thing has been passed down by the Wei family.

only……

Wei Shanbai seems a bit unkind.

Because Da Song had already negotiated peace with Xixia at this time, you killed the other party now.

Doesn't that mean that I, Da Song, don't keep my word?

Fortunately, Teng Zongliang is not that kind of pedantic person. He asked Wei Shanbai how he killed him. Wei Shanbai said that he pretended to be an envoy of the Song Dynasty, and was taken all the way to meet Li Yuanhao. Then, in front of Li Yuanhao, he killed him. Li Yuanhao was chopped off.

can only say……

How brutal!
Ni kid is a tiger?
Do you know what this means?
Even Teng Zongliang couldn't help feeling a little panicked all of a sudden.

The important thing now is nothing else but to polish Wei Shanbai's behavior.

Otherwise, even if it is obviously a great contribution, the rotten scholar in the court will say that he is not a human being when he goes back.

just say...

Wei Shanbai was arrested because of Li Yuanhao's dishonesty. When the Song army was patrolling the border, the other party's people wanted to arrest Wei Shanbai and go back to understand the truth of the Song Dynasty. In the end, he was accidentally killed by Wei Shanbai.

soon.

Teng Zongliang reported the incident to Fan Zhongyan.

Fan Zhongyan read the letter with a dazed look on his face.

He then burned the letter.

Teng Zongliang was asked to confirm that it was Li Yuanhao's head.

to be frank……

If it were you, you would definitely not believe it.

The key is……

Wei Shanbai was able to return with his whole body, which made people feel even more impossible.

Another two months passed.

This matter spread to Kaifeng.

Song Renzong was just in his thirties this year, and he was unwilling to admit defeat. When he heard that a young general on his border killed Li Yuanhao and brought back Li Yuanhao's head.

At first, he thought it must be a joke.

However, there was indeed a human head in the box.

Song Renzong immediately ordered people to come to recognize each other.

When it was confirmed that it was Li Yuanhao, he was immediately overjoyed.Right now, Wei Shanbai is going to be rewarded, but... there are too many villains around him, one is to persuade him not to be too happy, this head has been placed for so long, maybe it is just similar, the other, also said, big Song Mingming had already negotiated peace with Xixia, and if it was reported that Li Yuanhao had been killed, it would be bad for Da Song's reputation.

This poured cold water on Song Renzong on the spot.

Of course, Song Renzong also had to speak up for Wei Shanbai. It was Xixia who was dishonest and arrested Wei Shanbai first. Wei Shanbai was purely self-defense.

As he said, he still wants to reward Wei Shanbai.

But soon...

He had to struggle again.

after all……

This killed the lord of the enemy country, how should I reward him?

This is not as simple as killing a cat or a dog.

If the promotion is too high, I am afraid that the master will be shocked by the high gong, and if it is too low, it seems inappropriate.

Then, he decided to call Wei Shanbai back first.

Wei Shanbai killed Li Yuanhao, and the matter quickly spread throughout Kaifeng's streets and alleys.

In the imperial court, it aroused heated discussions.

Some people advocate that taking advantage of the leaderless Xixia dragons, send troops to recover Xixia.

After all, this Xixia originally belonged to Song Dynasty.

Some people also argued that it was only Li Yuanhao who died, so it is better to let him go for a while and let Xixia continue the civil strife.At that time, Song Dynasty will send troops to calm down in one fell swoop.

In fact, Xixia is not important, because this place is a place where birds don't shit.

For the prosperous Song Dynasty, belonging is dispensable.

However, this was immediately opposed by some ministers such as Fu Bi, because the Song Dynasty controlled Xixia, which was equivalent to having a large number of horses and vast pastures, and the restoration of the former prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was close at hand.

In the final analysis, this is still an economic account.

Many people actually don't want to fight at all. What if they have horses or don't have horses? Having horses means they can fight. Could it be that without horses, they can't defend the country of the Song Dynasty?
This is the same reason that Wei Zheng felt that it was useless to set up counties in the Western Regions, so he hoped that Li Er would not attack the Western Regions.

Economically, they don't feel the need to do so at all.

Song Renzong also got tired of hearing what they said. He just wanted to see Wei Shanbai as soon as possible and take a good look at this young man.

after that……

Wei Shanbai embarked on the road back to Kaifeng, passing by saw Fan Zhongyan and Fan Chunyou, as the closest friends, Fan Chunyou didn't understand, maybe this was planned by Wei Shanbai long ago.

So when the two met, Wei Shanbai felt a little guilty, but Fan Chunyou didn't know what to say.

I can only tell Wei Shanbai that now that there is serious factionalism in the court, others will definitely regard him as a reformist like his father.

As for how Wei Shanbai killed Li Yuanhao, Fan Chunyou didn't bother to ask.

Just tell him that the road is smooth.

Fan Zhongyan also felt that this was what Wei Shanbai did on purpose.

To be honest, he was really curious about how Wei Shanbai did it.

He has already sent spies to confirm that it was Li Yuanhao who died, and Xixia is in chaos now.

Fan Zhongyan also wanted to send troops immediately, but the court did not reach a consensus on this.

Some people think they can wait.

Fu Bi had already argued for them in court, but...

Hi!
Anyway, we still have to wait.

Another half month passed.

at last.

Song Renzong saw Wei Shanbai.

First impression - what a young man!

Then he began to interrogate the family in the court.

Who is there in the family.

Wei Shanbai also learned well: "There is a father, a mother, and some father's wives and concubines in the family. There are also many brothers and sisters, about twenty or so."

When Song Renzong heard it, it should be regarded as a family with a good background.

If it wasn't like this, it wouldn't be able to afford it at all.

Some courtiers asked him where he was born, Wei Shanbai also said: "Well... a place far, far away, far to the south."

Very south, that is Guangzhou, Qiongzhou.

Wei Shanbai looked at Fu Bi and Ouyang Xiu, thinking whether to lie or not.

But in the end, he didn't do that, but replied: "It's a place farther than that."

He didn't lie, he just didn't tell the truth.

After learning about Wei Shanbai's family background, he also emphasized the front-line information sent by Fan Zhongyan and Teng Zongliang again, saying that Li Yuanhao was 100% killed.

then……

Only then did Wei Shanbai begin to be rewarded, this title must be indispensable, and this official position must also be indispensable.

Moreover, Wei Shanbai was directly transferred to the Central Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty.

Moreover, Wei Shanbai was also asked to be responsible for the safety inside and outside the palace, as a deputy.

in fact……

Song Renzong just wanted Wei Shanbai to stay by his side so that he could consult at any time.

The courtiers of the Song Dynasty are also like a mirror, and they all know what the officials mean.

This battle seems to be impossible.

But in case you lose again.

Maybe Li Yuanhao's death this time was just an accident.

the next few months.

Wei Shanbai was able to go in and out of the imperial city frequently, and even Song Renzong's harem.

to be frank.

Wei Shanbai didn't want to lie to Song Renzong either.

After all, from what he saw, Song Renzong seemed to be a pretty good person.

and so……

Slowly, Wei Shanbai spoke the truth bit by bit.

in fact……

It's not like what Teng Zhizhou said, he was arrested by the Xixia people on purpose, just to kill Li Yuanhao.

Although at the beginning, he didn't know why he wanted to kill the other party.

after all……

He is really not familiar with Da Song.

but……

After all, he is in Song Dynasty now, and Fan Chunyou is his good brother, so he still did it.

At that time, he had a conversation with Li Yuanhao. Li Yuanhao asked Wei Shanbai, why did he assassinate him?
For a while, Wei Shanbai couldn't say anything.

but!

There is no doubt that after killing Li Yuanhao, the rebellion in the northwest of Song Dynasty should be put down soon. This is a good thing for Song Dynasty and his good brother Fan Chunyou.

Song Renzong couldn't imagine how bold this man was.

You might as well call Wei Daredevil.

"Then how did you escape?"

Song Renzong asked.

"Their emperor is dead. Even if they kill me, it won't help. Then I came back step by step. Moreover, Li Yuanhao has always been famous for his brutality in the Western Xia Dynasty. His courtiers have long hoped that he is dead."

"..."

This operation directly stunned Song Renzong.

Can you still play like this?

But what Wei Shanbai said is true, Li Yuanhao is the kind of person who betrays relatives.

and……

Like Li Longji, he also robbed his daughter-in-law. In the end, his son couldn't stand it anymore, so he killed him.

Of course, his son didn't go there in the end, he was framed for killing his father, and became the wedding dress of Xixia officials.

But the current situation is obviously hard to say.

Today, Li Ningling, the prince of Xixia, should have begun to succeed to the throne. It depends on whether Li Ningling can stabilize the situation in Xixia.

To be honest, Brother Li Ningling is quite mediocre, but the rotten ship still has three catties of nails, and Song and Xixia can't be said to be defeated in one fell swoop.

Not to mention, there is a Daliao staring at him next to him.

"Then do you think now is a good time to send troops to Xixia?"

Song Renzong asked.

In fact, Song Renzong also wanted to make some achievements like his emperor Taizu.

It even took back Yanyun Sixteen States.

however……

No one in the court supported him to fight, and he couldn't fight.

After all, so many battles have been fought, and he already knows whether he can win or not.

even……

Song Renzong also had no confidence in Wei Shanbai.

However, he still couldn't help but want to ask Wei Shanbai's opinion.

Wei Shanbai was also confused.

Because the emperor said that when you are stronger than others, you will become everyone's enemy.

So he assassinated Li Yuanhao, that was after careful consideration, and he had found all kinds of excuses.

It can even be said to be seamless, so he did it.

If he wanted to be tough on the battlefield now, his abilities might be exposed.

In fact, he just wanted to be brothers with Fan Chunyou, drinking and eating meat together.

Wei Shanbai didn't know whether his father had ever had such an experience.

At that time, what did Father Huang do?

Song Renzong saw that he had been thinking for a long time, and he didn't seem to agree with sending troops to Xixia, so he couldn't help feeling a little frustrated.

"That's right! Although you have made great contributions this time, you have never done anything to destroy a country. This is a difficult thing for you."

Wei Shanbai had troubles that he couldn't tell, and he really missed being in Dawei, because he could go wherever he wanted, open the door and use it as he wanted.

To fight, or not to fight?

What's in it for me?
Wei Shanbai was still thinking about the reward Song Renzong gave him before, to be honest, he didn't like it at all, because if he wanted it, Da Wei would have it, and then said: "I am short of a wife, if you can give me a wife Introduce a virtuous wife, then I will help you conquer Xixia."

Song Renzong didn't expect Wei Shanbai to make such an interesting request.

Said happily:
"Do you really have a way to defeat Xixia? You must know that in front of the officials, one cannot speak big words or lie, otherwise, it will be tantamount to deceiving the emperor."

Wei Shanbai said casually: "I never speak big words."

"You can pick any girl from the Kaifeng mansion. As long as you like it, I will be the master of the official family and give you a marriage."

Wei Shanbai frowned, "If I can find it, I still need you."

Song Renzong was speechless, "Then you didn't like it, or didn't find it? Or other reasons."

Wei Shanbai replied: "Women usually hide at home and don't go out. Where can I find them? My requirements are that they must be of good background, good-looking, and then they must be virtuous and know how to manage the house."

Song Renzong: "I didn't expect you to ask a lot, okay! I'll arrange someone to find it for you. But can you tell me first, what is your plan..."

(End of this chapter)