To The Land of Nevernight

Tang Shen stretched out his hands, and took this top-grade white jade from Wang Qin.

Gold and silver have a price, but jade is priceless.Four years ago, Tang Shen had given Wang Qin a piece of jade, and that piece of jade was a top-quality piece of jade that he found after searching for a long time.However, compared with what Wang Qin gave him now, that piece of jade is nothing.

In Tang Shen's hands, this piece of white jade felt warm to the touch, delicate and soft.Every time it moves, the shiny luster floats on the jade body, like a tiny white dragon.Tang Shen didn't have much research on jade, so he could only fool laymen, but he could tell that this jade was good jade, and the carving technique was extremely delicate.The selected pattern is Liuyun Baifu, and the layers of flowing clouds are like wishful thinking, which symbolizes a long time and everything goes well.

"Senior brother gave me such a good gift, I am afraid to accept it." Tang Shen raised his head, politely.

Wang Qin: "It's not like you give such a gift every year on your birthday."

Tang Shen: "Huh?"

Wait a minute, you don't play your cards according to common sense.

Normally, shouldn't you say "Junior Brother, please accept it at ease", why did you, Wang Zifeng, change the script? !

Wang Qin hid the smile in his eyes: "This year is your crowning ceremony."

The implication is that the gift I gave you every year before was really good, but not this good.This year is special because it is your coming of age gift.Let's keep it the same until next year.

Tang Shen: "..."

Tang Shen said unhappily: "Senior brother is from the Wang family of Langya, and his family has great achievements, yet he is so stingy."

Hearing this, Wang Qin opened the folding fan with a "click", and said confidently: "I have not inherited the Langya Wang family yet. Not to mention whether the Langya Wang family can be inherited by me in the future, even if I inherit it, little brother, you want to divide me up?" Is it the property of the Langya Wang family?"

Tang Shen: "???"

Where did this topic come from?

Tang Shen gave up completely, anyway, he couldn't beat Wang Qin.He can't compare with eloquence, so he can only pretend to be dead and act coquettish occasionally, and just fool around.Tang Shen directly accepted this piece of jade, so that Wang Qin would not find an opportunity to tease him and take this piece of precious jade away.

Seeing his quick movements when collecting the jade, Wang Qin thought it was a little funny and cute, so he looked at his junior brother a few more times.

Tang Shen noticed his gaze and asked, "Why is senior brother looking at me like this?"

Wang Qin asked back: "Junior brother is so eager to take away the white jade, but he is afraid that I will take it back again."

Tang Shen thought to himself, as long as you know it yourself.

Wang Qin sighed leisurely: "I never thought that I would be such a person in my junior brother's heart. It's already late at night, so I won't bother you anymore, and I'll go back home first." As he spoke, Wang Qin put on a look of being really hurt. He turned around and was about to leave.

Tang Shen didn't know whether Wang Zifeng was really disappointed, or he was making fun of him again.But he couldn't let Wang Qin leave just like that. If there was a real estrangement, it would be more harm than good.Tang Shen hurriedly grabbed Wang Qin's sleeve, Wang Qin paused, and turned his head to look at the hand that was pulling his sleeve.

Tang Shendao: "Senior brother is like a god in my heart. I don't know how I admire senior brother. Don't talk about me like that again!" It is right after all.

Sure enough, Wang Qin's expression improved.He said meaningfully: "Admiration?"

Tang Shen blurted out: "My admiration for senior brother is like a torrential river, endless. It is also like the flood of the Yellow River, which is out of control."

Wang Qin was stunned suddenly, as if he hadn't reacted to Tang Shen's rainbow farts.

After a long time, Wang Qin laughed.He closed his fan and slapped Tang Shen lightly on the head, his movements were gentle, as if he was teaching a junior.He said: "It's too late!"

Tang Shen immediately understood that this was a warning to him to restrain himself next time he flattered, as it would not be beautiful to flatter too much.

Tang Shen nodded: "...Yes."

Wang Qin: "But in the future, we can admire more, or not only admire."

Tang Shen looked up: "Huh?"

Wang Qin glanced at him, smiled slightly, and left without explaining.

After Tang Shen sent Wang Qin away from Tanhua Mansion, he returned to his study and thought carefully about the last words Wang Qin said to himself.

"Admiration more? Not just admiration?" Tang Shen frowned, thinking hard.After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said speechlessly: "Well, Wang Zifeng, you are really immodest! Not just admiration? Do you really want me to confess you like a father?"

Tang Shen thought about it for a second, if he really had a father like Wang Qin, it would definitely be a lot easier now.

Putting this matter behind him, Tang Shen's expression gradually turned cold. He raised his head and looked calmly at the corner of the bookshelf.Picking up the oil lamp on the table, Tang Shen held the oil lamp and went to a corner of the bookshelf. He pushed back all the books that had fallen down, and then stretched out his hand to wipe the wall behind the bookshelf. exposed.

Tang Shen asked Yao San to find someone to make this secret compartment specially, and the way to open it was so clever that even Tang Shen spent a cup of tea to open this secret compartment.

After opening the secret compartment, Tang Shen took out the contents.

Sitting in front of the desk, Tang Shen calmly looked at the papers and books spread out on the desk.

These are the information he has collected in the past four years!

From Kaiping Emperor Zhao Fu's "Life Notes" to some less confidential dossiers in Dali Temple.As a senior official of the fourth rank, Tang Shen took advantage of his position to read various books from the late emperor to the current dynasty many times. It took four full years to get such a little information related to the prince's forced palace 31 years ago.

He did his best and there was only so much he could do.

Some things are beyond doubt, for example, the crown prince is absolutely impossible to force the palace.If it was really the prince who forced the palace back then, wanted to rebel, and was finally shot and killed by Zhao Fu in the court, then Liang Song would never die for Zhong Taisheng.Five years ago, these great Confucian scholars invariably declared their aspirations by death, just to tell future generations that there must be something hidden about the prince's forced palace back then!

Even Tang Shen could guess that the biggest behind-the-scenes manipulator in this matter was most likely Kaiping Emperor Zhao Fu.

But what else?

Why was it that Zhao Fu, who was only the second prince at the time, could plan such a big show to bring down the flourishing princelings?

He brought down not only the prince, but also the Songqing Party, which was in the limelight at that time!

"Wang Zifeng... did you find out?"

On the other side, Wang Qin returned to Shangshu Mansion, and he put the books brought back from Tang Shen's house on the desk.

In the silent study room, the candle crackled and burned, making a crackling sound.Wang Qin sat on the teacher's chair, quietly looking at the stack of books.After a long time, he stretched out his hand and picked up the few tea art miscellaneous books.He had read these books once in Tanhua Mansion before, and he had never forgotten them since he was a child. Now that he read the contents above, he could remember every word very clearly.

However, he still turned the pages of the book slowly, although his eyes stopped on the words, his mind had already flown away.

After an unknown amount of time, a low sigh came from the study.

Half an hour later, the book boy was ordered to enter the study. Wang Qin handed him a letter and said calmly, "Send it to the Wang family in Jinling Mansion."

The book boy was taken aback, and said: "My lord, it's getting late, the city has curfew, do you want to deliver it tomorrow?"

"Take the Minister's order from the Ministry of Household Affairs and send it overnight."

"Yes."

On March [-]th, Tang Shen left Shengjing.

This time when Tang Shen went to Youzhou, he only brought Shutong Fengbi with him.The carriage rattled out of the city gate and headed northwest.

From Shengjing to Youzhou, it will take a day and a half to travel at full speed.Tang Shen was in a carriage, and it would take five or six days to go no matter how fast.Carriages are not comparable to the cars of later generations, and the current roads are not cement roads, but crushed gravel roads.Along the way, Tang Shen felt a pain in his butt. When he wrote a letter home and returned to Beijing at night, he thought about it and added something at the end of the letter.

"...The matter that was entrusted to Yao San earlier is the most important thing, remember to make it the top priority."

After writing the letter, Tang Shen rubbed his wrist and said with emotion: "This road is really not for people!"

It is said that after officials were relegated to a desolate place, they often met with guests and died in foreign lands, and could not return to their roots.This is not without reason.Originally relegation is a very depressing thing. Once the ancients couldn't think about it, it was very likely that they would be so depressed and die of illness.Even if you are broad-minded, optimistic, and open-minded, and you are not overwhelmed by the relegation, then on the way to the desolate land to take up the post, the road is hard, it is like going through ninety-nine and 81 hardships, and those who are physically weak die before taking office , is not impossible.

Fengbi boy said: "Young master, now that the official road has been newly built, it is much easier to go to Youzhou."

Tang Shen sighed.

That's right, if Zhao Fu didn't build this official road, then the road to Youzhou would be even more difficult.

Six days later, Tang Shen arrived in Youzhou.

In March, green willows have sprouted in Shengjing, and the city is full of spring.But Youzhou City, far in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, is still a cold scene.The wind with sand in it blows on the face, as if scraping the patient's neck, causing burning pain.The weather was very cold, Tang Shen wore a thick coat and entered the city quietly.

Tang Shen entered Youzhou city without disturbing any officials, but after he entered the city, the news spread to Youzhou government office immediately.

The governor of Youzhou Prefecture, surnamed Ji and named Zhaosi, was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Kaiping.The governor of Youzhou is a fourth-rank civil official, but in this Youzhou mansion, the most official position is not him, the governor, but Zhou Taishi, the first-rank general of the world's soldiers and horses!

The Song Dynasty abolished the three divisions system of the previous dynasty, and no longer established the official post of Taishi.Since the Taizu, there have been only three grand masters in the Song Dynasty, all of whom were given posthumous titles and the title of grand master after death.But the commander-in-chief of the world's soldiers and horses is different.He is the only surviving grand master in the Song Dynasty for more than 100 years.

In the tenth year of Kaiping, the Generalissimo led the army and made great achievements. He defeated the Liao army and led to the signing of a peace treaty between the two countries.

Zhao Fu was overjoyed, and on the day the Generalissimo returned to the imperial court, he went out of the city to greet him personally, and promised that after a hundred years, he would definitely make the Generalissimo the Grand Master.So Grand Marshal is not considered a Grand Master now, but he is already a sure Grand Master.

Most of the civil servants in Youzhou City are not of high rank, but the ranks of the military officers are higher than each other.However, the Generalissimo seldom returns to Youzhou City, he stays in the barracks all year round.

When Tang Shen came to Youzhou Posthouse, the posthouse officials had been waiting for him for a long time.As soon as Tang Shen was settled, an official of the post station came in to report that someone had come to visit Tang Shen.

Tang Shen was surprised, when he saw someone coming, he immediately stepped forward and saluted.

"Your officer has met Marshal Zhengxi."

Li Jingde is wearing a military uniform, a carved hat, boots, and a white cape, with a heroic appearance.The only thing that obstructs his view is his full beard.Seeing Tang Shen, he laughed, and said: "Master Tang, why are you still being polite to me? You don't need to salute. Today I heard that Master Tang is coming to Youzhou City, and just after hearing the news, he came over from the barracks. Master Tang, are you all right?"

Tang Shen said: "Thank you, General, for your concern, everything will be the same as before."

Li Jingde smiled and said: "I was in Shengjing before, that's not Lao Tzu... I can only entrust you to take care of my general's territory. Now that you have arrived in Youzhou City, this is my Li Jingde's place. If you have anything to do, just report to me. Don't worry about the name of the general."

The corner of Tang Shen's mouth twitched, thinking: I'm here to supervise the Yinyin Division, not to rob houses or do evil, what could happen to me?

Thinking so in his heart, Tang Shen said: "Thank you, General!"

Li Jingde waved his hand boldly: "Hey, where is it?"