The dream of a lonely hero

The King of Jin said:"Guo Jin is our barrier to the northwest of the Song Dynasty. Don't talk nonsense."

Liu Chang said:"Recruiting troops and horses without authorization is called treason, and hiding dragon robes secretly is called treason?"

The King of Jin said:"Don't talk nonsense."

Tian Qin said:" Your Highness! What Mr. Liu said is absolutely true. The official saw the dragon robe with his own eyes in his deep back hall. The Holy Father gave him twenty battalions, but he had forty battalions. The extra twenty battalions were not his own. Recruited?"

King Jin was frightened, but he looked calm and thought: Guo Jin, you have something to fall into my hands. He wants you to be used by me in the future. If you don't obey, I will report to the emperor and make you die without a burial. place!

The face was respectful to Wang Xian, he hesitated to say anything because his official position was too low, and he stood cautiously on one side, with respect and adoration for the King of Jin written all over his face. How could the King of Jin fail to notice that he was an expert at observing people's words and asked,"What's your surname, this general from Xishan?"

Wang Xiancheng was frightened, so he bowed his head and said,"Don't you dare! The last official, Wang Xian, is the commander of the ninth rank of Xishan. He is an old friend of His Highness' official Yan Yun Jinzhou."

The King of Jin said:"Oh! How could I know that I will not be a first-grade official wearing gold and purple today if I am a ninth-grade official today?"

Wang Xian was so excited that tears filled his eyes, and he burst into tears and said:"I am willing to go to the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​​​fire for your highness."

There is no love for no reason. There are so many ninth-grade officials like Wang Xian, and his martial arts and military exploits are unknown. Why does the King of Jin prefer him so much? Everyone present was puzzled. This is just the tip of the iceberg of King Jin’s superb ability to control people. The more humble a person is, the more eager he is to seek success. With a little encouragement, he will be loyal to his master. Furthermore, the King of Jin cannot rely on his mediocre martial arts and military exploits. Who has a strong personal attachment to the King of Jin; when the King of Jin hires people, talent is never the first priority. What he wants is not talents with independent ideas, but an obedient tool, a loyal, reliable and uncompromising executive. Or, you can get the expected results by inputting a command. He knew at a glance that Wang Xian was the person he needed, and he still needed a little training.

King Jin said:"Haha! If the lonely king's beloved generals have to go to the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire, wouldn't the lonely king really become a lonely man? When Tianlang Mountain is captured, the lonely king recommends you to serve in the imperial army in front of the palace."

Wang Xian I never expected that I could climb a dragon and a phoenix, and I was so excited that I almost fainted.

The King of Jin gave Tian Qin and Wang Xian bounties and silver and hosted a banquet in honor of them. Tian and Wang were moved to tears and felt uneasy about receiving the salary for nothing. However, they reluctantly accepted the kindness of the King of Jin. A member of the Wang Party. After the banquet, the King of Jin ordered the two to rest for three days in Dingzhou. Three days later, they would return to the Xishan Army Camp on the outskirts of Dingzhou to wait for dispatch. The two happily accepted the order.

The King of Jin thought: Guo Jin sent 20 battalions of 10,000 Xishan troops, plus the troops and horses stationed in Dingzhou that he could mobilize to deploy the imperial army and the Dingzhou Xiang army of 20,000 troops, so there were 30,000 troops. , there is still 20,000 soldiers short of the 50,000 soldiers Xiao Daiying said to wipe out the Tianlang Mountain Golden Spear Society. Where can I borrow these 20,000 soldiers? If we don't take advantage of the Golden Gun Society to put an end to the civil strife now, how will we have a chance in the future?

Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi was anxious and worried.

Attendant Wang Yan had to report to Yantinghou Zhao Dezhao to see him. The King of Jin pondered: Although Zhao Dezhao was the eldest son of the emperor and held neither civil nor military positions, he was just an idle member of the royal family. Could it be that coming to Dingzhou from the capital was just a sightseeing tour? No, absolutely not. Without the will of the Holy Emperor, he would never He won't come here. The Holy Emperor sent him here not only to inquire about the situation of the Dingzhou bandit suppression campaign. Zhao Dezhao was summoned to see him. Zhao Dezhao took out the emperor's secret decree from Song Taizu, to the effect that the Golden Spear Society could be suppressed or appeased in Dingzhou in an expeditious manner. King Jin was very happy when he saw it, but the problem of insufficient troops could not be solved.

On that day, the king of Jin hosted a banquet for Zhao Dezhao in the back hall of the state government office. Zhao Dezhao came here to bear the king's orders. He traveled in a light carriage and in plain clothes. He never showed his identity as a prince along the way. He only brought Yan Feng, the deputy envoy of the Hou Mansion and the reserve treasury, Brigade Marshal Yan Feng and seven or eight attendants. When King Jin saw Yan Feng, the football king of Kyoto, coming, he also wanted to relax and play some football. After the banquet, he asked Yan Feng to play Cuju with him at the Cuju court in the back garden of the state government office. Zhao Dezhao and the retainers of the Jin Dynasty Prince Chai Yuxi, Liu Wei,"Gao Da Fool Gao Tie Palladium" Gao Qiong,"Wang Da Han Wang Tie Cha" Wang Zhao, Deputy Lieutenant Ren Yong"Feng Wu Ben" Dai Xing,"Qiang Yong Jun Ke""Sangzan,"White-faced Tiger" Li Bin,"Iron Palm Zen Monk" Zhao Yanfu of Minran,"Zhanwen Taoist" Mingran Taoist Zhang Yugui,"Golden-haired Kunpeng" Li Chong,"Chuanyun Tuanpeng" Yang Jiong," Li Qi, the Iron Winged Cloud Peng, and Pei Jing, the Lingbei Whale Peng, looked on.

Yan Feng carefully accompanied King Jin in Cuju, with nimble hands and feet, and light body skills. He performed tricks such as"Buddha holding beads on his head, picking up fish on dry land, golden Buddha grinding mill, carrying the moon on his shoulders" and other tricks until he was so perfect that King Jin couldn't help but applaud him. After playing Cuju, the King of Jin rewarded Yanfeng with one hundred taels of silver. Gao Qiong, a guest of the Jin Dynasty, and others were dissatisfied and looked at each other, thinking that their annual salary could not keep up with Yan Feng's less than an hour's play. Gao Qiong couldn't help but said:"Yanfeng, just a few kicks will keep the Sa family busy for more than a year. If you want to get money, kick the Sa family a few times!""

"Wang Dahan, Wang Tiecha," Wang Zhao said,"Brother Gao, say goodbye! If you break this pretty boy's foot, you still have to pay for his treatment. You're losing a lot!"

This caused all the guests in the Prince Jin's palace to burst into laughter.

The Prince of Jin only regarded Yan Feng as a guest to relieve his worries, and did not pay much attention to it. He did not stop his subordinates from making fun of Yan Feng.

Yan Feng was ridiculed by everyone, thinking that if he didn't reveal his identity, If one's hands are looked down upon, the identity of the"Qingke" who accompanies the princes and nobles to have fun will never be taken off. He said:"Kicking you a few times is not considered a skill, Yan Feng wants to kick the Tianlang Mountain Golden Gun Club."

Gao Qiong, Wang Zhao and others were stunned for a moment, and laughed again. Gao Qiong said with a grimace:"What are you talking about! The Sa family is deaf and wants to kick the Tianlang Mountain Golden Gun Club!

Wang Zhao said:"Brother!" This pretty boy was so scared by you. Look at how pitiful he is with his thin skin and tender flesh. Stop scaring him. Scaring him out of his wits, what are you doing!

Yan Feng said to King Jin:"Your Highness!" Forgive me for being clumsy, but they all make ends meet by talking nonsense! Whether it's a donkey or a horse, it's all over the place. If Yan Feng makes a mistake, he can only blame himself for not being good at learning."

The King of Jin looked at Yan Feng's seriousness and glanced at Gao Qiong and Wang Zhao. Gao Qiong walked to the open space with a shy belly like a half-iron tower and said:"Yan Feng, you are a young boy who has not lost his hair and is still smelly. The Sa family will give you a chance to break your legs and lameness.! He said to the King of Jin,"Your Highness, I win, and the one hundred taels of silver can be rewarded to me.""

The King of Jin ignored him.

This was when Yan Feng jumped up to Gao Qiong. The two fought for three or five rounds, and Gao Qiong was knocked to the ground unconsciously. The King of Jin and others were all shocked. Gao Qiong grunted. He got up and fought Yan Feng again, but he was still defeated after more than ten rounds."Lingbei Whale Peng" Pei Jing jumped up and fought with Yan Feng. Pei Jing was in his thirties, and his martial arts and light kung fu were among the best in the martial arts. With Yan Feng fought from the ground to the ridge of the roof, and lost to Yan Feng after more than 20 rounds of fierce fighting. The prestige of the disciples of the Prince of Jin's palace was wiped out, and the"Iron Palm Zen Monk" Zhao Yanfu, the monk of Minran, could not bear to bully the younger one, so he stepped forward to meet Yan Feng and said:" Can I recognize it?"Waving his palm towards Yan Feng.

Mingran was nine feet tall, with a ferocious appearance and a tall body! His arms were like the purlins of a house, and his thighs were like the rafters of a house. He was wearing a fat and big gray cloth monk's robe, with a silk sash tied around his waist. Wearing a butterfly buckle, double hanging lantern tassels, monk shoes with a thousand-layer bottom, a shaved head, a dark face like a gong, with big bumps all over the face, and two eyebrows flying through On the temples, a pair of big ring eyes bulged outwards, a heavy nose and a catfish mouth, and two rays of light emitted from the pupils. He looked about forty-five or six years old, with a loud voice. He was very skilled in iron sand palm training and was among the masters in the Jin Palace. He was second to none. He had simple moves, fierce palms, vicious attacks, and fast and fierce attacks. Yan Feng carefully accepted the challenge and fought for more than thirty rounds. He felt very ashamed that a kid in his early twenties was under his control. After walking for more than thirty rounds, he suddenly felt something and jumped out of the circle, saying:"Young hero is a disciple of Golden Snake Village? Who are senior Wang Lie, Wang Yaosheng and Shaoxia? Yan

Feng stopped his moves and said,"I don't dare. Yan Feng is just a disciple of senior Wang Yaosheng."" Iron Palm Zen Monk" Ming Ran clasped his fists and said:"Young hero, I am the disciple of Senior Wang. I am disrespectful and disrespectful!"

"Li Chong,"Chuanyun Tuan Peng" Yang Jiong,"Iron Winged Cloud Peng" Li Qi,"Lingbei Whale Peng" Pei Jing and others were all shocked. The owner of Golden Snake Manor in Langya Valley in Zuyunling, whose surname is Wang Lie and whose courtesy name is Yaosheng, is one of the Four Elements of the Wulin. People give him the nickname"Cold-Blooded Human Slaughter" and is a powerful figure in the Wulin.

Chai Yuxi secretly winked at King Jin. The King of Jin understood this and praised Yan Feng. He ordered his subordinates to retreat and asked Zhao Dezhao, Yan Feng, Chai Yuxi, Liu Wei,"Zhanwen Taoist" and Taoist Zhang Yugui to speak in the back hall. The king of Jin asked Zhao Dezhao:"How many days can the king's nephew stay in Dingzhou?"

Zhao Dezhao said:"Uncle Wang Jun's decree, my nephew dare not disobey."

The king of Jin said:"No.Crouching tiger, hidden dragon in the prince's nephew's house, Yan Feng is really a heroic young man."

Zhao Dezhao said:"Uncle Wang has given you too much praise! My nephew has no other hobbies besides studying at home. I asked Yan Feng to play football with my nephew to dilute the lonely and boring time. What kind of hero comes from a young man? Although Yan Feng is the brigade marshal of the lower house, he is just a clean guest. His nephew has always been quiet and inactive, and he doesn't like to dance with guns or sticks. If he had known that he was so brave, he would not have taken him in."

The King of Jin said:"My nephew, my uncle wants to use Yan Feng. I will return it to you after defeating the grass bandits in Tianlang Mountain. Can you?

Zhao Dezhao said:"If my uncle wants to use Yan Feng, he can take it. If my nephew wants Yan Feng, he can play Cuju. If he can kill thieves and defeat enemies for his uncle, it will be his blessing.""

The King of Jin was overjoyed. Zhao Dezhao and Yan Feng returned to the post house to rest.

Chai Yuxi said to the King of Jin:"Your Highness! God helps Your Highness! Xiao Daiying said that the mountain road of Tianlang Mountain is winding and crisscrossed with ravines, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if there are millions of soldiers, it is hopeless. To attack Tianlang Mountain in one fell swoop, it will take a group of martial arts masters. He sent Yanfeng to ask his master to"cold-blooded massacre"."With the help of Wang Lie and his disciples, there is no need to worry about not being able to take down Tianlang Mountain!"

He said clearly:"Wang Lie, the owner of Golden Snake Village in Langya Valley in Zhe Yunling, is famous for his wealth. I'm afraid he will charge a sky-high price."

The King of Jin said:"No matter how much money he asks, Liu Chang will give it to Yan Feng and invite Wang Lie out no matter what." Liu Chang conveyed the decree of the lonely king to Yan Feng, and he got up and went to the Golden Snake Village in Langya Valley, Zuyunling, to invite Wang Lie."

Liu Chang took the order and left.

He said clearly:"Wang Lie, one of the four martial arts masters, has extraordinary martial arts, but there are also people with strong martial arts in Tianlang Mountain."Yunli Tianzun" Wu Tianzhen is honored as"South Sword" by the martial arts."，""Langshan Ba'ani" was the follower of Master Sun Fengyi, the"Sword Immortal" of Chaochen Four Swords and"Tengxiao Immortal Shu"!" King Jin said:"Obviously, let's see who else can invite which immortals. Come to help?"

Miaoran immediately recommended the"North Sword","The Cold-Blooded God of Death Fan Kuai" Leng Tiekun, and the"Double Sword""Blue Eyes Golden Hair Jialan Town Zhongzhou" abbot Huiguang Zen Master of Xijing Changshou Temple. The king of Jin ordered Mingran to go and invite him quickly with a lot of money. He took the order and left.

King Jin was still at a loss. Chai Yuxi deduced that the King of Jin must be worried about the lack of troops to attack Tianlang Mountain, so he tried to say:"Your Highness! Can we only borrow troops from the King of Wei?"

The King of Jin kept turning the rosary in his hand, pacing and thinking, for a moment, walking quickly He walked to the table, spread out the paper, picked up a pen, dipped it in ink, and started writing quickly. After writing, he dried the ink and said,"Yuxi! Quickly order Yan Yun to go to Wei Bo to see the King of Wei and present the handwriting of the solitary king."

Chai Yuxi took orders and left quickly.

Fu Yanqing, the Taishi of the King of Wei, the Jiedushi of Wei Bo Fan Town, read the handwriting of his son-in-law King Jin and gave it to his confidant Zhongmen Liu Siyu. After Liu Siyu looked at it carefully, he said:"Now that the King of Jin has broken Tianlang Mountain, everything is ready. He only needs Dongfeng. He needs to borrow 20,000 troops and horses from the Taishi. But Dingzhou is not under the jurisdiction of the Taishi. How can I, Wei Bo, leave the floods without permission?" Land! If you don't borrow it, the King of Jin will fall short. What should we do?"

Fu Yanqing thought for a while and said:"Please ask the King of Jin to go to Guo Jin in Xishan to borrow it again."

Liu Siyu was surprised and puzzled.

Yan Yun took the letter from Fu Yanqing, the Taishi of the King of Wei, back to Dingzhou to meet the King of Jin. After King Jin read the letter, he gave it to his staff Jia Su and Chai Yuxi to read. Jia Su and Chai Yuxi were puzzled. Jia Su said:"Guo Jin has been deployed in Xishan and there are still soldiers and horses to borrow. King Wei can't be - is - prevaricating His Highness!" Chai Yuxi couldn't help winking at Jia Su, but he still said the word"prevarication". King Jin had no time to observe the expressions of the two of them. In desperation, he was prompted by a glimmer of hope and said,"Ask Yan Yun to go to Xishan again." The capital of Xishan deployed Guo Jin to read the handwritten letter Yan Yun sent to King Jin. The adopted son Guo Yun stood curiously and stretched his neck to stare. Guo Jin handed him the handwriting of King Jin. After reading it, he exclaimed:"King Jin is crazy! I only have 10,000 troops and horses in Xishan to guard the passes, but he wants to borrow 20,000 troops. This is not Do you want to force others to do something difficult? His father-in-law, King Fu Yanqing of Wei, is the closest to Dingzhou. Why didn't he borrow it instead of seeking something far away?"

Guo Jin thought for a moment and laughed."Haha! They are all afraid of taking the responsibility of leaving the flood land privately. I am not afraid! My name is Yan Yun. Take my letter to see King Wei Fu Yanqing and ask him to raise 20,000 troops to help the King of Jin."

Guo Yun was surprised:"Fu Yanqing has been courteous to him for several dynasties, even the emperor has treated him, will he buy the favor of his father? ? The commander-in-chief is—is he prevaricating the King of Jin?" After saying this, he realized that he was wrong. The commander-in-chief has always been upright, so how could he be so perfunctory?

Guo Jin looked at him with reproachful eyes and said nothing.

Yan Yun took Guo Jin's letter to Wei King Fu Yanqing and did not go to Weibo to see Fu Yanqing. Instead, he returned to Dingzhou to see the King of Jin. He reported to the King of Jin that Guo Jin asked Fu Yanqing to raise troops to help the King of Jin, and said that Guo Jin had Letter to Fu Yanqing. King Jin became more anxious after hearing this, and had no other choice but to try. He ordered Yanyun to take Guo Jin's letter to Wei Bo to meet Wei King Fu Yanqing. When Fu Yanqing saw Guo Jin's letter, he immediately ordered Liu Siyu, the envoy of the middle gate, to send troops to Dingzhou the next day with exactly 20,000 cavalry. The King of Jin was worrying about the situation in the back hall of the state government office, when military officials from the South City Gate came to report that 20,000 Xishan cavalry had arrived in the southern suburbs. The King of Jin was overjoyed when he heard this. After the overjoyment, he was filled with doubts. How could Guo Jin's Xishan still have 20,000 cavalry? How could they reach Dingzhou so quickly? Could it be that they had wings? I was so happy that I didn't have time to think too much, so I ordered 20,000 Xishan cavalry to be stationed in the southern suburbs of Dingzhou, and asked the general to come to the city to see him. When the King of Jin saw that the general of Xishan who came to see him was Liu Siyu, the middle sect official of Wei King Fu Yanqing, he was puzzled and slowly understood the whole story. Guo Jin asked Fu Yanqing to send troops under his own banner in Xishan, so Fu Yanqing would not have the responsibility to mobilize troops and leave the flood areas privately. The King of Jin firstly admired his father-in-law Fu Yanqing for his sagacity, and secondly was frightened by Guo Jin's audacity. King Jin thought to himself that Guo Jin had indeed helped him a lot at this time, but he also held this handle firmly in his hands, and he was not afraid that he would not listen to his orders in the future. The king of Jin, Zhao Guangyi, never missed any opportunity to use his friends to form a party to strengthen his own power, and spared no effort to win the position of crown prince.

In addition to the owner of Golden Snake Manor,"cold-blooded massacrer" Wang Lieyaosheng,"North Sword" and"cold-blooded god of death Fan Kuai" Leng Tiekun、It will take some time for Zen Master Huiguang, the abbot of Changshou Temple in Xijing to arrive in"Zhongjian" and"Blue Eyed Golden Hair Jialan Town Zhongzhou". All the troops are ready. King Jin summoned Xiao Daiying to discuss the attack on Tianlang Mountain.

King Jin was full of ambition and said :"Dai Ying! Is it time to attack Tianlang Mountain?"

Xiao Daiying said:"Your Highness! Not even close. Sun You, the deputy leader of the Golden Spear Association, is entrenched in Tiemang Mountain and Wu Tianzhen, the leader of the Golden Spear Association, is in a separate court. He has jurisdiction over nine banners and 81 sub-banners with more than 162,000 people. Although he cannot control them all, he can mobilize no less than 70,000 people. Recently, Sun You, a disciple of the Golden Gun Society spy Cao Tan, has gathered 40 flags and 80,000 people in Iron Python Mountain to prepare for a fight for the leadership of the Golden Gun Society."

King Jin said:"Okay! This time the Tianlang Mountain Golden Gun will be even worse.

Xiao Daiying said:" Not good." Without foreign enemies, the Golden Spear would kill each other. Once the Jin Dynasty's army attacks Tianlang Mountain, Tiemang Mountain and Tianlang Mountain are likely to unite to fight against the same enemy, and all previous efforts will be wasted."