Song Emperor Jiangshan

Yu Yunwen said: "If my guess is correct, the official named Zhao Shen is the Prince of Pu'an County, right?"

Xiao Shan glanced at Yu Yunwen in astonishment, he didn't mention Zhao Yuan's identity, the main reason was that he was afraid of revealing his true identity.But now his affairs are no longer a secret to Yu Yunwen, so there is no need to hide Zhao Yuan's identity from him.

Xiao Shan nodded lightly and said, "Yes, you guessed it right."

There was no surprise on Yu Yunwen's face, it seemed that he had understood it a long time ago, but Xiao Shan didn't know why he suddenly asked himself this question.I only heard Yu Yunwen say: "That's even more strange, why did he leave last night without saying a word, and today you seem restless, is something wrong?"

When Xiao Shan thought of this matter, he felt extremely depressed, and wanted to find someone to talk to. Although Yu Yunwen in front of him looked informal, but he was careful. He was a gourd with its mouth sawn off. : "It was agreed that we would go to Zhenjiang together, but I offended him, and now I feel annoyed."

Yu Yunwen originally thought it was a big deal, but now that he heard about it, he laughed disapprovingly, and said, "I see that he is not a small-minded person, so don't worry too much, after two days, when he calms down, he will come to the door and ask for forgiveness."

Xiao Shan sighed, he couldn't explain the real situation to Yu Yunwen, he just shook his head and said: "It's a very serious matter, it can't be easily forgiven. Forget it, brother Binfu, you won't really want to go with me Zhenjiang, right? It’s not because I’m stingy, it’s really inconvenient, a small general, how dare you pick a soldier casually, Brother Ruobinfu just wants to play here, I can make the decision. But if you want to stay in the army and take up a job , it's better to go and talk to Shao Tongzhi."

Yu Yunwen frowned slightly, his thoughts turned slightly, he suddenly thought of a clever plan, and smiled at Xiao Shan: "Brother Xiao, you and I hit it off right away, why don't you sworn brothers!"

Xiao Shan was taken aback, a little uncomfortable.He knows that in this era, good friends love to sworn brothers, especially in the army, sworn brothers are not only because of the good relationship between the two brothers, but also because of certain political factors.However, he has been educated by the Celestial Army for many years, and he has explicitly prohibited this kind of brotherly loyalty and forming cliques, and he has become somewhat resistant to this kind of brotherhood from the bottom of his heart.Now suddenly hearing Yu Yunwen make this request, he said with some hesitation: "This...Brother Binfu has a bright future, Xiao is just a small general, it seems...it doesn't seem too..."

Yu Yunwen looked Xiao Shan up and down, a little disapprovingly: "I didn't despise you as a rude and reckless man, but you actually despise me?"

Xiao Shan saw that he would offend Yu Yunwen if he didn't agree, he weighed it in his heart, if according to the trend of history, Yu Yunwen would be the prime minister in the future, and sworn brotherhood with him would be beneficial and harmless.Even if history will deviate from the original direction after his butterfly wings flap, Yu Yunwen will have a bright future. No matter from a personal point of view or from his own future, it is a good thing to have a good relationship with him.

Thinking of this, Xiao Shan hurriedly said: "Don't dare, respect is worse than obeying orders!"

Yu Yunwen was overjoyed, and immediately jumped off the horse, pulled down Xiao Shan, who was still a little dawdling, and found a clean place, and happened to be Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng were also nearby, so he invited him to worship together .Xiao Shan was dumbfounded watching from the sidelines, this kind of thing can actually be seen by others!He doubted that if Qin Hui happened to be on the sidelines, Yu Yunwen would also make him a sworn brother.

Seeing that Yu Yunwen is a scholar and has a great reputation, Zhou Jin and the two of them naturally wished for it; while Xiao Shan was already a general at a young age, and his marching and combat is even more extraordinary, and he must have a bright future in the future.The four of them scattered loess, burned sandalwood, made eight obeisances on the ground, and said in unison: "Today, the four of us are married to Jinlan. We don't want to be born in the same year, the same month, and the same day, but we want to die in the same year, the same month, and the same day!"

After Xiao Shan finished paying his respects, he asked a little timidly, "Brother Binfu, how old are you this year?"

Yu Yunwen said: "Brother, I have wasted 36 springs and autumns this year!"

Xiao Shan coughed violently, and felt that he would definitely live longer than Yu Yunwen, and that he would be really unlucky to die in the same year, the same month, and the same day.Moreover, he looked at Yu Yunwen, how does this look like someone in his 30s?His skin is so smooth that there is no trace of wrinkles. Even when he smiles, there are no lines around his eyes and forehead. His hair is black and shiny, without a single gray hair. To say that he just turned [-] this year makes people feel that he is falsely reporting his age.

The four of them talked about their seniority, Yu Yunwen was the oldest, considered as the elder brother, Zhou Hong was next, considered as the second elder brother, Jin Sheng was the third, and Xiao Shan was the youngest, the younger brother of the three.

Xiao Shan looked at the inexplicably extra three older brothers in front of him, he was about to die from internal injuries—before he received a younger brother, he became someone else's younger brother first!

Both Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng said: "Today's marriage to Jinlan is a happy event. When we enter Zhenjiang Mansion, we should hold a banquet to celebrate!"

Yu Yunwen smiled and said: "That's right, then I, the eldest brother, will be the host!" Both Zhou and Jin said: "Only the elder brother's order is to follow."

After the sworn brotherhood, everyone went on the road again. On the way, Yu Yunwen smiled at Xiao Shan: "My dear brother, the eldest brother is going to seek a job in your army. Don't refuse this time!"

Xiao Shan didn't realize until this time that he had been tricked by him.He was stunned for a while, before saying: "That's...natural, little brother... It's better to obey orders than to be respectful!"

Yu Yunwen laughed, and walked side by side with Xiao Shan. The mighty team entered from the south gate of Zhenjiang Mansion.

Xiao, Zhou, and Jin first went to see the governor Shao Hongyuan. Shao Hongyuan had heard the news a long time ago, and he helped the three of them to clean up the dust. During the meeting, they asked about the specific matters of quelling the chaos. Xiao Shan said everything in detail and did not hide it The defeat of Zhou and Jin.

Zhou Hong and Jin Sheng had just become sworn brothers with Xiao Shan at noon today. Seeing that Xiao Shan did not hide it for themselves during the banquet at night, they felt a little unhappy in their hearts, but they didn't dare to explode in front of Shao Hongyuan, and just drank in silence.

After Xiao Shan had finished speaking, and when Shao Hongyuan said that he would report to the court to receive the reward, Xiao Shan stood up, bowed deeply to Shao Hongyuan, and said, "Shao Tongzhi, there will be a request at the end."

Shao Hongyuan was in a very good mood, and he also valued Xiao Shan, the main force of this rebellion, and said, "What's the matter, tell me!"

Xiao Shan said: "This time, the two generals Zhou and Jin led the army, and the last general was only helping. Although there was a small accident in the middle, if the two generals hadn't arrived in time, it would not have gone so smoothly. The last general dare not take credit, let alone ask for any rewards, and I and the two generals have sworn brothers to Jinlan, and the younger brother dare not compete with the older brothers for credit. Also, please don’t mention the last general when you are in charge of the court. name."

When Xiao Shan came to join him, he had already explained the situation to Shao Hongyuan. Now that he made this request, Shao Hongyuan naturally knew what it was for, and nodded in agreement.At first, Zhou and Jin thought that their superiors would punish them for their defeat, but they didn't expect that with just a word from Xiao Shan, their immediate superiors would turn the guilt into credit. I can't help but feel that Xiao Shan is loyal enough, he is a real buddy.

After the welcome feast, Xiao Shan purposely stayed and made his own request to Shao Hongyuan, which was also something he had discussed with Yu Yunwen on the way: Shao Tongzhi, the captives captured this time, will eventually want to stay.

The emperor was not short of hungry soldiers, and Xiao Shan didn't want anything after a busy day, which made Shao Hongyuan feel a little sorry, now that he heard that he wanted to take prisoners, he readily agreed: "That's easy to say, but it's a little troublesome!"

Xiao Shan respectfully listened to Shao Hongyuan explain what was troublesome: he is now a general, if there are five hundred more men at once, there will be almost 1000 people, and Xiao Shan will be a serious general, at least The general with the most troops in the Zhenjiang Mansion will no longer be as inconspicuous as before with 300 men; if Xiao Shan wants these people and does not want to attract the attention of the higher-ups, then these prisoners can only be counted as black households.

After listening for a while, Xiao Shan finally understood Shao Hongyuan's meaning: It doesn't matter if the five hundred captives want to be recruited, but they cannot be formally included in the military.The advantage is that there are thousands of people under him, and the higher-ups will not know about it. Naturally, it will not attract Qin Hui's attention, and he can keep a low profile; the disadvantage is that the imperial court will not pay these people. The problem of food for these people needs to be solved by Xiao Shan himself.

After Shao Hongyuan finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Shan and persuaded him: "Xiao Shan, you are an acquaintance of Mr. Han, and I will do my best to keep you safe if you stay here. I'm afraid you don't know. Back then, Mr. Han had only 5 soldiers and horses. But there are [-] people reported, do you know why?"

Xiao Shan had never heard of this incident, and looked at Shao Hongyuan in surprise.

Shao Hongyuan said: "For empty pay! There will be more places to spend money in the future. In the seventh year of Shaoxing, the government sent people down to investigate, and the garrisons everywhere falsely reported the number of people. It's nothing new. Hmm, No, only Yue Shaobao did not falsely report the number of people. However, the Yue family’s army not only farmed the land, but also did business. Even so, it was barely able to support the soldiers’ food and grass. When the war came, Yue Shaobao would have a headache for the food and grass. According to me Look, you used to be the attendant of the Prince of Pu'an County, so you bet on it. Stay with me for a few years, and when the limelight passes, you will definitely be promoted. Don't be in a hurry, why would you do this now? A thankless thing?"

Xiao Shan bowed deeply towards Shao Hongyuan, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, I will find a way to solve these people's food by myself."

Shao Hongyuan nodded, and said: "Since this is the case, I won't say much. I can solve their residences. Zhenjiang Mansion still has some worn-out military uniforms and damaged weapons, which I can lend you. It is definitely not enough, you have to find a way to make up the gap yourself. In addition, only you and I know about this matter, so the military uniforms and weapons must be made the same as other soldiers as soon as possible, otherwise I can only It is said that the newly recruited soldiers have not had time to enter the register."

Xiao Shan thanked Shao Hongyuan, said a few more words to him, and then turned to leave.

Zhou Hong, Jin Sheng and Yu Yunwen had been waiting outside the mansion for a long time, and when they saw Xiao Shan coming out, they held him back, going to have another glass of wine with him, as a celebration of today's marriage to Jinlan.

Xiao Shan couldn't shirk, so he went forward with the three of them.Although Zhenjiang Mansion is not as prosperous as Lin'an, it is also an important town in the south of the Yangtze River. The Southern Song Dynasty court has operated it for many years. There are many restaurants and teahouses on the street.Xiao Shan meant that he could just find a wine shop, but Zhou and Jin refused to agree, and they both said, "Brother is the host, why are you saving money for him?"

Xiao Shan stopped talking, and Zhou and Jin brought Xiao Shan and Yu Yunwen into the largest tile house in the Zhenjiang Mansion, asked for a cubicle on the second floor, and called two prostitutes to accompany them. Holding the banya and holding the pipa in one's arms, she sang a song "Watching the Sea Tide" by Liu Yong.

Yu Yunwen didn't change his face, Zhou and Jin were enjoying it, but Xiao Shan felt uncomfortable. After the four of them had a drink, Zhou Hong first said: "I heard that the elder brother is very talented. Today, the brothers in the army learned that I recognize such a big brother, and I am very envious!"

Yu Yunwen smiled slightly, pointed to the prostitute who was singing and said, "If you want to talk about literary talent, Liu Sanbian is here, I dare not boast!"

When Xiao Shan heard what Yu Yunwen said, he went to listen to the libretto of the two prostitutes. He only heard the melodious singing, just like the oriole coming out of the valley.Smoked willows and painted bridges, wind curtains and emerald curtains, there are 10 families.Cloud trees surround the sand embankment, raging waves roll in frost and snow, and the sky is boundless.The market is full of pearls, and the households are full of Luo Qi and compete for luxury.There are three autumn osmanthus and ten miles of lotus in Chonghu and stacked mountains.

When Xiao Shan heard the phrase "There are three autumn osmanthus, ten miles of lotus", he suddenly remembered something, he couldn't help getting up, his face changed slightly.The remaining three looked at him in surprise, not knowing why he reacted strangely.

But at this moment, I suddenly heard a person next door clapping and applauding: "Good words, Jiangnan scenery, really different!"

Xiao Shan had an indescribably strange feeling in his heart, but at this moment, the person next door had already walked over, and smiled at the four of Xiao Shan: "You guys are so excited!"

Xiao Shan looked towards the person who was walking, and saw that he was a young son, about his early twenties, wearing a crescent white brocade robe, holding a folding fan, a jade pendant around his waist, and a scarf on his head, His face is handsome and beautiful.The words of praise just now must have come from the mouth of this young son.

When Zhou Hongjinsheng saw this person, he laughed and said: "We rough people drink here, sir, you don't mind, come over and have a drink together!"

The man did not refuse, he cupped his hands towards the four of Xiao Shan, his eyes fell on Yu Yunwen, and said: "This brother looks very extraordinary, dare to ask Gao's name?"

Yu Yunwen stood up and returned the salute, saying: "A certain surname is Yu, surname is Yunwen, and style name is Binfu. I haven't asked your brother's name yet."

The young man said with a smile: "My surname is...Yan, and the single name is a bright character, and the character is... um... The character is Yuan Gong." Xiao Shan has never seen anyone who said his name and had to think about it for a long time, and he couldn't help feeling a little Secretly surprised, he couldn't help but look at Yan Liang twice.

After exchanging names with several people, Yan Liang sat in the banquet and asked: "I just heard that word, 'There are three autumn osmanthus, ten li lotus', it is well written, I don't know who wrote it."