Return to the Song Dynasty

"Okay, tell me, how do you divide it?" Seeing that gags are useless, after a painful inner struggle, Zhang Wei simply spread his palms and said seriously like a strong man cut off his wrist.

"Simple, five-five, the imperial court and Jingyuan Road are equally divided." Zhang Dun was not polite, and directly stretched out five fingers and made two gestures.

"What?! How can I do that?!" Zhang Wei immediately blew up the temple, and the person in front of him was no longer his good brother, but a jackal who wanted to eat him! "No, no! I just finished such a big battle over there, and the troops and supplies were seriously damaged. It is not an exaggeration to say that everything is waiting for prosperity. If you wait for the imperial court to allocate funds, you have to wait until the year of the monkey?! Besides, After layer upon layer of exploitation, how much can be left in our hands? It’s not enough at all! Our soldiers worked hard and fought bloody battles, but in the end we couldn’t even get a little pension?! There is no guarantee of life?! This is also It’s so chilling, right?! Who would want to be a soldier in the future?! Who will come to defend the country?!..." Zhang Wei was so excited that he wanted to spit on Zhang Dun's face.

"Stop, stop, stop, it's not as serious as you said, but it's just paying taxes to the country normally." Zhang Dun couldn't help it, and hurriedly called to stop.

"Where do people pay so much in taxes? At most, it's [-]%, and I'll settle the deal at [-]%." Zhang Wei is still relentless.

"Twenty percent is not enough, twenty percent is too little, the treasury is empty, the country is in trouble, you don't know. How about this, let me make a step, and the fourth or sixth head office can do it?" Zhang Dun, as the actual prime minister of the Song Dynasty, was really short of money. It's his big heart disease.Thinking of Zhang Pu's eyes full of hope when he was looking at him before boarding the car, Zhang Dun strengthened his confidence and asked for money!

"Four or six is ​​too much. No, no, three or seven at most. Three in the imperial court, seven in Jingyuan Road, no more! There are not many soldiers left who are completely healthy in my place. If you want money, you have no money, and you have to eat. To eat, we all rely on this little money to make a living. No matter how much we have, we will have to drink the northwest wind, and we can’t afford to raise horses. You can go to the border by yourself. Besides, they say that there are salt mines. What about the salt mines? I don’t know yet, who knows if the salt can be used.” Zhang Yu was decisive, and during the period, he cried and cried all kinds of poverty, with only one purpose, no money!No!

"All right, three seven is three seven." Zhang Dun, who was deeply troubled by the bargaining, had never fucked his elder brother before, so he quickly cut the mess and made an appointment. After all, the court still charged [-]% more. .Zhang Dun couldn't figure it out, since the old Zhang's family had never seen anyone who could do business and negotiate prices, I really don't know what's wrong with my brother...

Zhao Man and Chen Canjun, who have hidden merit and fame: Hehehe, routines, these are all routines, no, these are all strategies. (Soon, Zhao Man deeply felt what it meant to shoot himself in the foot. He had to come forward in person, and invited Zhang Laoxianggong and a group of old colleagues from Jingyuan Road to have a good meal. It became the highest-standard dinner in the Song Dynasty recorded in the history books, and it was finally changed from [-] points to [-] points. Sigh~ money is hard to buy, I knew it earlier, is there any emperor who is more difficult than me? Speaking of it It’s all tears!)

"Brother, do you know why I'm fighting all the way?" After talking about the business, Zhang Dun still didn't hold back, and wanted to vomit the bitterness in his heart to his brother: "I'm afraid of long nights and dreams. Fighting Xixia all these years, except you, There is really no one who is too suitable. It is also rare that officials have the heart to fight decisively, which can be regarded as the right time, place and people. If we stop this time..." Zhang Dun looked at Zhang Wei, hesitant to speak.

"If you stop here this time, I'm old, and the body of the official is too... If... If you change people, you don't know if you can still stick to the current attitude and strategy against the enemy. In the worst case, there may be no more Opportunity to completely destroy Xixia, right?" Zhang Wei took over the conversation and uttered what Zhang Dun hadn't said like a cannonball.

"Hey, brother who knows me." Zhang Dun sighed, leaning his back on the carriage, "But the situation is stronger than others, and now the officials have decided to accept the peace, so what can I do?" Zhang Dun spread his hands, Give up on yourself.After speaking, he glanced at Zhang Yu, who was also sitting against the carriage, with a hint of complaint.

"Why don't I, I want to fight more than you. Sigh~ This is also a helpless move after several trade-offs. The official...is a good emperor, what a pity, what a pity." Zhang Yi also said relieved the distress in my heart.

"Alas~" Zhang Dun sighed again, and he himself felt that he had sighed a lot these days, "Is what you said to the officials true? Can the Northwest Army really be so optimistic about the future?" Zhang Dun actually felt that Zhang Wei Mostly to comfort the official and make him feel better.

"Brother, I never tell lies, let alone with officials. Yao Xiong, Zhe Keshi, Guo Cheng, Yue He, and Zhong Pu are all rare generals. You are familiar with Chen Canjun, so you don't need to mention it. Didn’t I tell you about that little Junjun named Zhao Man before? In fact, it can be said that he made me decide to raid Tiandu Mountain. This person is very interesting. Recently, I feel more and more that this kid is talented My son is small and mysterious, and the best thing is that he is very interesting..." Zhang Wei began to share the situation of the Northwest Army with his younger brother.

Zhang Dun: ...Aren't we talking about talents who are officials and fight?Brother, did you stray too far?

Sure enough, as Zhang Yi expected, when the envoys of the Liao Kingdom heard that Song had plans to accept the peace talks, they were immediately overjoyed, and hurried back to send a letter. How could they remember that they were arrested by the prime minister before.

Early in the morning, just after dealing with the political affairs, Gu Xianlin, the new Governor of Kaifeng, came to worship the mountain.Zhang Dun quickly asked someone to invite him in.Although the sunshine in early spring is not as hot as the warm summer sun, it is bright and shining, and the pale golden light jumps into the political affairs hall through the panes, creating a room full of spring.

Zhang Dun brewed a pot of good tea with his own hands, and sat down with Gu Xianlin, who came to visit, to drink tea and chat.Both of them are hard-working people, and many ideas coincide with each other. They chat very speculatively, speak freely, and the atmosphere is just right.

"Mr. Zhang, I have benefited a lot from this visit. I have been bothering you for a long time, so I will leave now." After chatting for a long time, Gu Xianlin saw that the time was almost up, and he didn't want to delay Mr. Zhang's work, so he quickly bid farewell .

"Okay, then let's talk about it another day. I'll make an appointment with you later, and call a few colleagues. Let's go to Mingyue Xiaolou to get together, and it can be regarded as a cleansing for you, brother." Zhang Dun patted Gu Xianlin on the shoulder with a smile, Promptly make an invitation.

"That's a good thing. I'd rather be respectful than obey orders." Gu Xianlin quickly responded with a smile.He has a good impression of Zhang Dun, and he deeply feels that he is sincere and courageous in his work, and he is a friend worthy of deep friendship. "When the official came, he brought some dried longan, hehe." Gu Xianlin said with some embarrassment, "Just put it outside. If you don't mind it, you can use it as a snack."

"Yo! Then I have to try it. It's an honor that I can't even ask for if I can eat your dried longan!" Zhang Dun laughed at him.This person really has been like a day for many years. After so many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he still hasn't changed his upright nature and rare innocence.

"Hey hey hey, what, Zhang Xianggong laughed at me, the official really has nothing to offer, so I have to do this." Gu Xianlin was frank and frank, responding to Zhang Dun's joke.He muttered softly again: "The lower official is still thinking about sending some to His Highness King Shen some other day, but I don't know if he likes it or not?"

"Crack" the teacup in Zhang Dun's hand fell to the ground, and it fell to pieces, blooming all over the ground.That's a black-glazed rabbit, just got it in exchange for it, Zhang Dun's face is full of distress.But at this moment, he couldn't care less about the teacup, "You said you wanted to bring something to eat for His Highness King Shen?" Zhang Dun saw that there was no one around, and pulled back Gu Xianlin who had already walked to the door , lowered his voice, and asked a question in disbelief.

"Ah, yes, it's His Highness King Shen. But what's wrong? Are you afraid... of being criticized? But I heard that His Highness King Shen doesn't participate in politics at all." Seeing Zhang Dun's stunned face, Gu Xianlin also Startled, he quickly added: "If it's not right, the next official will not go."

"No, no, that's not the case." Zhang Dun was completely shocked.This Gu Xianlin said as if King Shen and Zhao Yu were living in Prince Shen's mansion now, and what he said was true, making Zhang Dun think that he was either hallucinating or hallucinating.But if you think about it carefully, there is really no need to be so surprised. This Gu Xianlin has been staying in Guizhou all year round, and he has no contacts in the court. Who would tell him that Shen Wangsheng does not see people dead or corpses? It is normal not to know.

"Brother." Zhang Dun looked helplessly at Gu Xianlin who was covered in circles, and planned to patiently act as a narrator, so as to popularize "Where is King Shen" about the mysterious incident in Bianliang to him. "I'm afraid you won't be able to see His Highness King Shen. He..." Zhang Dun paused for a moment when he said this, and was thinking about how to express it implicitly, when he heard Gu Xianlin muttering beside him.

"It can't be sick. Is it serious? No, I saw him when I entered the city yesterday. He looked fine, not sick. He was still smiling at me." Thinking His Royal Highness King Shen nodded and smiled at himself, and Gu Xianlin felt quite touched, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up slightly, and he smiled.

However, after talking to himself, when he looked up, he saw Zhang Dun's dumbfounded old face full of shock!What are you doing here?Scary to death, okay?

"You said...he went to the city with you?" Zhang Dun almost squeezed out the words from his throat.

"Yes, yes. Ah, in fact, he entered the city ahead of me. I entered behind him." Gu Xianlin obviously didn't understand the meaning of Zhang Xianggong's question, and was thinking carefully about how he and His Highness Shen Wang entered the city. sequence.

"You said he was still smiling at you? Are you sure it's His Royal Highness King Shen?" Zhang Dun continued to ask.

"Well, yes, yes. The officials will never mistake His Highness King Shen." Gu Xianlin replied blankly.

"But, but..." Zhang Dun lowered his voice and continued: "You should know about the assassination of the suburban festival. In fact, His Royal Highness Shen Wang has disappeared since then. In fact, it may have been... the officials and the Queen Mother. A password was issued and no one was allowed to speak. This is already an open secret between the court and China.”

Σ(°△°|||)︴ga? "...Then who did I see? It's...what?" Gu Xianlin's back felt chills, and his hairs stood on end.

"Don't think about it, maybe your eyes are wrong, or it is possible that people are similar. However, you'd better not mention this matter to others." After the shock, Zhang Dun has regained his senses, he reminded Gu Xianlin said.

Gu Xianlin walked out of the political affairs hall in a daze, his mind was still in a mess, but there was a voice in his heart that kept shouting to himself: "That's too similar?! Where can there be such a similar person?"