Peerless Pirates

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"Benefits. [High quality update]" Qian Mancai was stunned for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Xiao Lang, our Da Qi has a vast territory, which is ten times more than Xi Shu. How much gold and silver can they bring out? Is it possible? It’s one hundred thousand taels of gold.”

"One hundred thousand taels of gold, Brother Qian really dares to think that no matter how rich Xishu is, he will not use one hundred thousand taels of gold to give gifts to our Lord." Song Zheng smiled and said: "This benefit is naturally not money."

"What is that."

Song Zheng said seriously: "It's Jiang Kui's head."[

The cabinet full of money was startled, and he frowned and said: "Jiang Kui's head, what good is that?"

"Jiang Kui was the former deputy commander of the Imperial City, and he defected from our Daqi. Now that Xishu has sent Jiang Kui's head, it shows his sincerity. If we don't show reciprocal courtesy, I'm afraid it won't be justified. "

"Xishu is just a small country. Although the sincerity is good, a small country is a small country. If you are too polite, you will be laughed at." Qian Mancai said with some disdain. However, he saw that Song Zheng's face was a little gloomy, and he He quickly changed his words and said: "I was just talking casually, haha, Xiaolang, don't worry, we are just a messenger, and we will translate the original words to the Holy One. As for the result, it depends on the Holy Will."

"Thank you so much, Brother Qian." Song Zheng raised his hand and said, "Oh, just now the envoy from Shu asked me to ask Brother Qian. They have some specialties from Western Shu and they want to give them to Eunuch Qian in person. Could Eunuch Qian meet them? "

Qian Mancai hesitated for a moment and then said seriously: "It is not customary for an internal official of our family to meet with the Shu envoy. I still disappeared. Please tell Xiaolang to tell the Shu envoy what they think. I will accept it."

Song Zheng smiled and said: "Eunuch Qian is indeed a role model for our generation. Brother, I am ashamed of myself." In his heart, Song Zheng secretly sighed at his caution when the cabinet was filled with money.

Just when the cupboard was filled with money and he was secretly feeling a pity, Song Zheng suddenly changed his words and said: "I heard that Brother Qian got a new mansion. My younger brother is on a visit to Xishu, so I didn't come to congratulate him. I will definitely come to my door to congratulate him after I finish my work."

The money-filled cabinet immediately laughed: "It's just an ordinary house, how can it be compared to the Song Dynasty. Mr. Xishan and Xiaolang's father and son are two imperial masters. The family is congratulating you. I should congratulate you as my brother, oh, Xiaolang I have been traveling for such a long time, so I must have never seen my own child. Our family's surrogate saint went up to congratulate me, and when I saw the child, he turned out to be very handsome, which is really gratifying! Oh! I really envy the young man!"

Song Zheng's heart skipped a beat. The implication of the money in the cupboard was that if he hadn't become an eunuch, he would have had children. As expected, this guy couldn't let go of what happened back then. He had injured his lower body and rushed In the big case of Songjiazhuang, the money in the cabinet was too much and there was no time for treatment, so he was castrated. Speaking of which, he was still the instigator.

"Brother Qian is joking. Isn't Brother Qian dissatisfied with entering the palace to serve the Holy One?"

With the money in the cabinet, he quickly raised his hand in the direction of Jiangning City: "Being able to serve the Holy Lord is a blessing that our family has cultivated for eight lifetimes. Don't talk nonsense."

Song Zheng was not one to get too stalemate with Qian Mancai, so he had a haha ​​and changed the subject: "Brother Qian, have you ever thought about washing away the grievances of the past for your ancestor? I heard that that person was promoted to the Minister of Civil Affairs." I didn’t expect him to disobey and leave the prime minister’s office, but his position would become even higher.”

Speaking of the great revenge of that year, Qian Manqian's eyes widened instantly: "It's not that I won't avenge it, the time has not yet come."

"I'm just afraid that when the time comes, I won't be able to retaliate."

"Xiao Lang, what do you mean?"

"It's not interesting. Brother Qian is a sensible person and knows what I'm talking about."

The money in the cupboard changed slightly, as if he had realized something.

After the money filled the cabinet and left, Tang Zhengsu and Xue Qimeng went to Song Zheng's place to congratulate Song Zheng on being appointed as the propaganda envoy. Although they had never been to Daqi, they also knew that Daqi's propaganda envoys were generally held by officials from the third rank or above. Song Zheng was appointed as the Propaganda Envoy with the rank of fourth-grade doctor in the Ministry of Rites, which was regarded as a low-ranking high-ranking official. This was often a precursor to promotion.

Song Zheng knew what the two of them were thinking. After being polite, he did not forget to tell the two of them that the money was in the cupboard and that they would accept the gift. Along the way, Song Zheng had already told the two of them about the important figures in the court. Both of them knew that Qian Mancai was the most popular eunuch around Emperor Da Qi, so they naturally prepared generous gifts.[

However, when the two of them talked about leaving for Jiangning tomorrow, Song Zheng asked to wait for another day on the grounds that Jiangning City was not sufficiently prepared. This day was naturally fought for by Song Zheng for the little emperor. After all, what level of officials should be sent out of the city? To welcome him, Pang Ying always had to discuss it with the courtiers.

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That night, Song Zheng's residence was illuminated by red candles. On the table in the room, there were several plates of simple side dishes and a pot of strong wine. Song Zheng and Han Kui sat opposite each other, but Song Zheng drank wine, and Han Kui drank tea.

Han Kui refused to drink because he was on duty to protect the Shu envoy. Song Zheng knew that he was very self-disciplined and did not force him.

"Brother Han, oh, no, I should call you Mr. Fu Ma." Song Zheng smiled and raised his glass.

"You kid, you know how to laugh at me." Han Kuinai said honestly: "Do you still want me to thank you for being a matchmaker?"

Song Zheng laughed. Han Kui must have known that he proposed his marriage to Princess Pang Yun to the Holy One. In March of this year, Han Kui married Pang Yun.

Although Han Kui became a relative of the state, he was not promoted. Although Pang Ying trusted his brother-in-law, Han Kui's annual salary was not high, and the position of commander of Qianhu, the imperial army, was already quite high. In order to avoid criticism between the DPRK and China, Han Kui was not promoted. Of course, there is another important reason, which is the case of Marshal Han Zhong.

Han Zhong was implicated in the Shuguan War and died in prison. He has not yet been vindicated. Although most people in Qi believe that Han Zhong was unjust, in the Qi-Shu War, the Qi army's intelligence was leaked. But the defeat is a fact. Han Zhong's prestige was too high at that time. Even when Pang Hui and Huang Yuandu teamed up to capture Han Zhong, they did not dare to accuse Han Zhong of treason. They just trapped him in prison for several years. Eventually he died of old age.

As Han Zhong's grandnephew, Han Kui was also the only male left in the Han family. Because of Han Zhong's case, Han Kui was also affected. Han Kui was allowed to be an official and became a subordinate, which may not be the imperial court's support for the Han family. However, if Han Kui is promoted further, Han Zhong's case becomes an obstacle.

After making a few simple jokes, Song Zheng suddenly said: "Brother Han, have you ever thought about redressing the Marshal's injustice?"

Han Kui was stunned, then sighed: "It can't be that simple. Besides, it's been ten years, who would still think about our ancestors."

"The name of Marshal Han is not known to us Daqi people. I think even thousands of years later, there will be people who say that right and wrong should be in the hearts of the people."

"It's just people's hearts. After all, the war failed and my grandfather was not secretive. He is also responsible." Han Kui laughed at himself: "It's funny to say that my grandfather was defeated in the Shu affair, but I have to be ordered to protect the Shu envoy. Life is like a play. , nothing more than that.”

"Brother Han is too pessimistic." Song Zheng said with a smile: "If I tell Brother Han that Marshal Han will be rehabilitated in the near future, what will Brother Han think?"

"Ah!" Han Kui was stunned, then stood up: "Xiao Lang, what did you say?"

"I mean the Marshal will be rehabilitated in the near future." Song Zheng turned the wine glass in his hand as if he was serious: "A generation of heroes has been wronged for ten years, and it's time for him to be rehabilitated."

"Could it be Jiang Kui?" Han Kui stared at Song Zheng with his eyes widened, but his tone was trembling.

"Brother Han also heard about it."

"Of course I have heard about it. When Jiang Kui defected to the Shu Kingdom, there were rumors that Jiang Kui was a secret agent of the Shu Kingdom. With his high position as the Vice-Capital of the Imperial City, he stole our Daqi Army Report. This led to my The defeat of Da Qi."

"Brother Han, have you heard that it was Prince Pang Hui who asked Han Kui to do this?"

Han Kui's expression of excitement froze, and he sat down on the chair after being stunned for a long time: "Your Majesty sacrificed his life for the country, and he was the King of Great Britain of our generation. I have never heard of what Xiao Lang said."[

Song Zheng chuckled: "Brother Han is right. The person who helped Jiang Kui do that was indeed not the prince, but someone else."

"Who?" Han Kui became excited again.

"It's not convenient for me to tell Brother Han right now, but I guarantee that the truth will come to light within half a year. But you don't have to wait that long to vindicate the commander-in-chief."

"Young man, aren't you kidding me? I heard that Han Kui is dead. How can a dead man clear the wrongs of my Han family?"

"It is more difficult for a dead person to redress grievances, but it may be more difficult for a living person. No one can guarantee that if Jiang Kui appears alive in Daqi, he will bite randomly and involve the wronged people. Therefore, the dead are sometimes very useful. , especially when the dead leave things behind.”

"What something."

"Something that can wash away the grievances of our ancestors."

Han Kui suppressed his excitement: "Xiao Lang, how should I thank you."

"Thank me for anything. If you want to thank me, you must thank the Holy One. The Holy One has long wanted to vindicate Lingzu. I don't know how many people in our Daqi are waiting for the marshal to be vindicated?" Song Zheng said with a smile.

"But……"

"Nothing but, you and I, brothers, there is no need to say so much." Song Zheng waved his hand: "There is one thing I want to ask Brother Han, how much do you know about the eight iron guards who were beside the marshal back then."

"I have also heard that the Sword Guard, the Halberd Guard, the Ax Guard, the Spear Guard, and the Mace Guard died in battle one after another. The Sword Guard died in prison on the same day as my grandfather. There are also the Sickle Guard and the Hammer Guard. I don't know much about it."

"Brother Han, have you ever heard of stick guards?"

"Stick guard." Han Kui thought for a while: "I think I've heard that it was said that the sword guard was first attached to my grandfather's side. The sword guard was added later. There was a stick guard before the sword guard."

"Then Brother Han, have you ever heard of Qiu Ling, the marshal's secretary at that time?"

Han Kui still shook his head: "I have never heard of this person. It's so old that I can't remember clearly."

"Yes! It's been so long that no one remembers it." Song Zheng sighed, and his thoughts returned to Songjiazhuang. Who would have thought that the weapons of the stick guards would be used as iron prongs for tying animals? Who else could have thought? Think about those stories about the leader of the internal officials, the eunuch Qiu Ling, and the commander Han Zhong? Many stories slowly flowed away with the long river of history and gradually became heard.

"Why would Xiaolang talk about this?"

"It's nothing." Song Zheng smiled and said, "I just suddenly remembered the marshal's great achievements."

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On May 28th, the Shu delegation, protected by thousands of forbidden troops, marched toward Jiangning in a mighty manner. In the evening of that day, they arrived at the gate of Jiangning City. Guo Xingjia, who had been promoted to Minister of Rites, led the officials of the ceremonial room to Jiangning. Welcome ten miles west of the city.

Seeing Guo Xingjia whom he had saved from a distance, Song Zheng had a smile on his face.