Song Dynasty

Chapter 104 Seemingly unimportant coping ([-])

Du Chong's left-behind Si Xingyuan was set up in a large courtyard in Taicheng, where Zhao Gouxing used to be in the Zhengshitang.

After eating the soup cakes cooked by An Niang, Wang Shen regained some strength.

After getting off the carriage, he pushed away Yue Yun and Qin Sizhao who were supporting him, and said to his subordinates: "You all wait here, I will go to see Du Xianggong myself."

Then he gritted his teeth and walked in with a steady pace.

He is full of curiosity about Du Chong, a famous traitor and traitor in history.

To be honest, this Du Chong's character is really bad, narrow-minded, cruel and easy to kill, he is a difficult officer to get along with.

When dealing with this kind of person, you have to be very careful.You can't let others ignore your monstrous contribution just because you said a wrong sentence and violated his taboo.

As a so-called successful person in modern society, Wang Shen didn't know how many people he had gotten along with before. He was an experienced old fritter, so he wasn't too worried about this moment.

On the way here, he had already simulated in his mind how to deal with Du Chong, and he already had a preliminary plan.

The earth dragon was burned in the hall, it was very warm, and there was a purple figure in front of my eyes.

Wang Shen didn't even look up, just lowered his body and was about to bow down: "The last general Wang Shen pays homage to Du Xianggong."

A white hand stretched out to support him, and then let out a long laugh: "No, no, you have such a serious injury, if you kneel down again, it will look a little unreasonable, wait and see."

Another attendant came over and helped Wang Shen to sit on the chair.

"Thank you, Xianggong." At this time, Wang Shen raised his head and looked over.

In front of him is a fair-skinned face, with sparse eyebrows and bright eyes, and a dignified appearance.He was in his early forties, wearing a purple official uniform, and looked imposing, showing that he should have been very handsome when he was young.

This person is naturally the right prime minister of the Song Dynasty, the Xuanfu envoy of Jianghuai, Du Chong and Du Gongmei who stayed behind in Jiankang.

Seeing his appearance, Wang Shen was taken aback, a bit unexpected.

There is a saying in modern society that goes well: a relationship is born from the heart.

Ordinarily, a treacherous official like Du Chong should be a deer-headed mouse-eyed man with a stern look on his face, and the wolf looks at the eagle. The Northern Song version of Chen Peisi is right.It can be seen from the appearance of this guy that he is Zhu Shimao, a typical positive character.

That's right, Du Chong was born as a Jinshi, and he was already a magistrate of a prefecture before he developed, and he was a fourth-rank official.According to the ancient imperial examination system, the imperial court had certain requirements for the appearance of officials when selecting officials, requiring correct facial features, height and long arms.If the looks are too frustrating and the people are disrespectful, what will be the face of the court?
Moreover, in the Song Huizong era, Emperor Zhao Ji was a great artist, and the requirements for the appearance of officials were even stricter.In the end, all the civil and military men in the Manchu Dynasty were beautiful men, which was really pleasing to the eye.

Du Chong was in a good mood today, and said with a smile: "Wang Shen, you are awake. The Jinren retreated yesterday. You have made great contributions to this battle. I am very pleased. You just stared at me, but I think What do you see?"

"It's all thanks to the kindness of the gentleman, that's why the three armies died, and the subordinates dare not take credit for it." Wang Shen pretended to be respectful: "Wang Shen is just a warrior, who only knows how to fight the enemy, as for others, not much. think."

"This is nonsense." Du Chong snorted suddenly, put away his smile, and said lightly: "Fame can be obtained in the examination room, or it can be obtained immediately. People's hearts are like this, so there is no need to cover it up. No one has ambitions, no one has ambitions , there is no need to deny it."

His attitude changed suddenly, and other people would have been so shocked that his heart would be disturbed and his face would change color.

Wang Shen cursed secretly: I've seen a lot of clumsy ways of manipulating people before.

He responded cautiously: "Don't dare."

Before he finished speaking, Du Chong asked coldly: "I heard that you are Zhang Deyuan's disciple?"

Wang Shen's heart is clear: this Du Chong was originally worried that I was Zhang Jun's person, Zhang Deyuan always wanted to take charge of the army, and even impeached Du Chong, the two may compete for the position of the official seal in the future, they are political enemies.I am Zhang Jun's disciple in name, so I will naturally be disliked by him.Hehe, it's good to get rid of this relationship.

He replied: "Exactly, but I know Zhang Xianggong, but Zhang Xianggong doesn't know his subordinates."

Du Chong was startled: "How to say?"

Wang Shendao: "The subordinates are just the subordinates of Zhang Xianggong's family. If you really say it, you can be regarded as his people. Last time when I crossed the river to issue an edict, I encountered a rebellious army, and the ambassador who issued the edict was also separated from my subordinates... Later, I met Li. In order to save my life, I had to..."

After talking for a long time, he finally repeated the lie he had told many times before.

After finishing speaking, he pretended to be terrified: "To Mr. Du, Wang Shen was just an ordinary person before. He just wanted to live in troubled times, so he didn't have any ambitions. It's just that the fortune is so good that his subordinates can't help it." It’s just that you can wield a sword in your hand to survive on the battlefield.”

Du Chong gave a meaningful "Oh" and said lightly: "So that's the case. I never thought that you would do such an earth-shattering event in Huaixi, and now in Jiankang. What you did, The princes in the court hall were amazed, saying, Zhang Deyuan's family has so many talents! You have made such great achievements, but the court has not rewarded you at all, you must be unwilling in your heart."

Don't respond to this sentence. If you answer that you are unwilling, you may be given an excuse to complain about the court and the officials; I'm afraid that Du Chong will misunderstand that he is a loyal dog under Zhang Jun's family, and Du Gongmei is not a prostitute, so how can he support the capable generals of his political opponents?
When things got to this point, anyone with a little brain would immediately yell at Zhang Jun if he was replaced by Wang Shen, prostrating himself to the ground and throwing himself under Du Chong's sect.

However, Wang Shen couldn't do this kind of thing.He is an ambitious and ambitious man, commanding thousands of troops, how can he ruin his reputation.In ancient times, changing the family court was despised by the world.

Moreover, in this way, he would be involved in the political struggle among the court officials and grandmothers, which was a taboo for warriors in the Song Dynasty.At that time, not only will he be severely punished by the civil officials, but Zhao Gou will also pay attention to himself: you, a general leading an army, colludes with the court officials, what exactly do you want to do?
At least for now, Wang Shen couldn't bear the consequences.

Thinking of this, Wang Shen pretended to be angry on purpose, and then hid it for a moment, putting on a respectful look: "Don't dare, the Jin people invaded my Great Song Dynasty, destroyed my homeland, and slaughtered the people. We all have the responsibility to defend the land and resist the enemy." .”

Although Du Chong has a very bad reputation in history, his character is also extremely poor.When later generations mentioned this person in the book, they all concluded that he was narrow-minded, cruel, and incompetent.But in fact, in this year, it is possible to become an official through the imperial examination, and the official can reach the Zhengyin official of a government.He also commanded the most powerful armed force in the Southern Song Dynasty, and entered the political affairs hall as the right minister. How could he be a mediocre person.

How Wang Shen's fleeting resentment could be hidden from him, he naturally understood in his heart and was very satisfied: this Wang Shen is a shrewd man, and he also knows the duty of a warrior.

At the moment, he will not go further on this topic.A smile reappeared on his face, and said: "Zhang Deyuan didn't reward you at the beginning, there must have been his considerations. Moreover, he was also busy with his affairs at hand when the Jin army invaded Jianghuai in the south, and put your affairs aside. That's right, he didn't For those who have led soldiers, many things are not very clear. Leading soldiers in battle pays attention to the distinction between rewards and punishments. Otherwise, the soldiers will lose their hearts if they don’t believe, accept, or respect. To calm down Huaixi, you will not be rewarded for meritorious service. Don’t take it too seriously, the imperial court will never forget you meritorious soldiers.”

Wang Shen: "My lord is right."

It stands to reason that after Du Chong said this, he would definitely reward Jiankang for his merits in defending the war. Wang Shen also had this mental preparation, and was thinking about what benefits he should ask him next.

However, Du Chong didn't say anything, and only asked his followers to make tea for Wang Shen, and they had refreshments and chatted with him.

Wang Shen is a calm person, Du Chong didn't mention it, he didn't ask, he just talked carefully.

After a long time, Du Chong suddenly asked: "Wang Shen, I heard that your accent is from Hebei, but I don't know where you are from. Do you have any relatives at home?"

Wang Shen knew that Du Chong was trying to find out about him, so he felt a chill in his heart, and said: "Mr. Hui, his subordinate is from Tang County, Dingzhou, West Road, Hebei. The family members have already died in the flames of war. Now I am alone. All his life, Gou Quan will live in troubled times." He had said this to others many times before, and Dingzhou was the area where the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom repeatedly saw each other.Especially during Tong Guan's Northern Expedition, that area was another big battlefield.After experiencing the tragic war, it has already been reduced to ruins, with bones exposed in the wild, and no rooster crows for thousands of miles.Now, it is occupied by Jin Guo again, even if someone wants to check his details, they dare not go there.

"That's not right." Du Chong frowned.

Wang Shen's heart trembled, but he still tried his best to appear calm.

Du Chong said: "Why are you alone? Isn't there a little lady surnamed Yue at home?"

Wang Shen hurriedly said: "My lord, An Niang is a refugee who was rescued from the rebellion when the Huaixi rebellion was suppressed by the last general. Seeing her good looks and moral character, I cherish her in my heart. Besides, this subordinate is 27 years old this year. As for age. As the saying goes, there are three types of unfilial piety, and having no descendants is the greatest, so I intend to marry into the family to continue the incense of the royal family, so as to have an account for the ancestors."

Du Chong smiled: "Yes, it should be. I heard that the little lady surnamed Yue is from Tangyin County, Xiangzhou, and a certain person is also from Xiangzhou, and she is also from the same hometown as her."

After laughing, he looked at the people standing in the courtyard outside, pointed at Yue Yun, and asked, "Is that your brother-in-law?"

Wang Shen: "Master Hui, it is my brother-in-law, Yue Yun, who is now serving in our army."

"What a man who looks like an iron tower, how old is he?"

"Just turned thirteen."

"Well, yes, yes, do you have a family?" Du Chong asked again.

Wang Shen didn't understand why he asked such a question, and was taken aback: "What kind of family is a child?"

Yue Yun has just turned 13 years old, and in later generations he is only a first-year junior high school student. He doesn't understand himself, so why marry?Neither can puppy love.

Du Chong: "The old man has a marriage and wants to ask you about it."

(End of this chapter)