The First Yamen of the Great Song Dynasty

Chapter 114

Gao Ming laughed and said foolishly: "Okay, I will introduce one to you when I have a chance."

When he said this, his head was lowered, not daring to meet Hua Rong's eyes.

"Then you have to pay attention. I like smart people. As for how smart they are, you can experience it yourself."

Gao Ming replied vaguely, "Why didn't you like Cheng Yingying back then? She is a talented woman, and she is the smarter one at first glance."

"Who is Cheng Yingying?"

"Cheng Wanli and Dong Ping, don't you remember?"

Hua Rong had an impression, "I think about it, you misunderstood, what I want is not the kind of intelligence that is talented, but the smartness in dealing with people, just like..."

Gao Ming's heart was pounding, he was afraid that Hua Rong would say something terrible, but Hua Rong stopped when he reached the point of his mouth.

Gao Ming looked forward and saw that it was Qin Ming and Shi Jin coming here.

Shi Jin said with concern: "Master Gao, have you rested?" Yesterday, I felt that Mr. Gao was exhausted, and I was always blaming him for worrying about him.

"Have a good rest. If you have nothing to do today, some of them will be stationed at Yuling Pass, and the rest will follow me back to Hangzhou City." Gao Ming said with a smile: "But don't worry, when we return to Hangzhou, we will have good wine, good meat and rewards. Someone will be sent to those who stay behind and stationed."

Everyone laughed with satisfaction, knowing who pocketed the money.

So after getting ready, on the way back to Hangzhou City, the generals who were waiting to receive the rewards and congratulations were beaming, while the Zhu Xi brothers were downcast.

When approaching the city of Hangzhou, I saw flags fluttering at the gate of the city from a distance, and festive music played in my ears. It turned out that the people in the city had already organized a welcoming team.

Blowing gongs and drums, drums and music, Zhou Ang, Zhao Mingcheng, the rich gentry and the common people came to welcome them.

The victory of the defense of Hangzhou and the victory of the recovery of Yuling Pass were celebrated together.

"Lord Gao, General Hua, I heard that you not only recovered Yuling Pass, but also shot Fang La's prince to death?" Zhou Ang said happily, "This is the biggest victory since the war began, and reporting it to the court is a great achievement." one piece."

Hua Rong said cautiously: "It's just that Fang Tianding was shot, and it's not confirmed whether he is dead or not?"

Gao Ming witnessed the scene at that time. According to Hua Rong's arrow method, the possibility of shooting Fang Tianding and the other party's death is very small. Even if he did not die, there was no good doctor at that time. Fang Tianding would not survive. body, go back for burial.

"General Hua's magic arrow, I think that Fang Tian will definitely not survive." Qin Ming said quickly.

Zhou Ang laughed and said: "Anyway, this time, Master Gao and General Hua must have contributed the most, especially for rescuing Master Zhu who was taken into captivity." At this point, Zhou Ang cared about Zhu Shi, "Master Zhu, you You have suffered, but now you can rest assured that you have returned to Hangzhou."

I have already returned to this city that was abandoned by you at the beginning.

It was tacitly understood by people around, and they all thought in their hearts, how do you have the face to come back?When I was running, I didn't even see you blinking your eyes.

As the acting magistrate, Zhao Mingcheng is more concerned about where the real magistrate has gone, "But has anyone seen Zhao Ting? Is he not with Master Zhu?"

At first, the two escaped together.

Zhu Xi's face turned blue and white, "Except for Hangzhou City, we left, I don't know where he went. Well, I don't feel well, don't stand here, go to the city quickly."

Standing in front of the public, it seems like a public execution, like a fugitive exposed.

Gao Ming said: "Since Mr. Zhu said so, let's go in first."

The crowd surrounded the biggest heroes Gao Ming and Hua Rong and walked into the inner city together. Once they entered the city, they found that it was more lively than the city gate, and there were people lining the road to welcome them on both sides.

Gao Ming and the others had seen it before, but it was the first time they had seen Hua Rong, the person who led the troops to rescue Hangzhou City at this critical moment.

The people in the whole city were shocked. With such supernatural power, there is such an appearance?

"Did you see that? That general named Huarong is even more beautiful than the one who came out of the painting."

"Isn't it? Is this the real person? Isn't this the god descending from the mortal world?"

"I told you to take a look, tell me to take a look." The woman holding the child also pushed forward, and saw the silver-armored general on a tall horse walking past her. Although it was only a side view, it was enough to see His astonishing face of a jade tree facing the wind can't help but sigh with fascination, "I don't know which woman I will marry at that time."

I don't know if it's Gao Ming's illusion, but there seem to be more and more people watching. It's like watching a celebrity with their family and friends. Some even piled up arhats to watch.

The main target focus is Huarong.

Gao Ming raised his head and sighed softly. It is not scary to be handsome, but it is more scary to be handsome and have a heroic halo.

Beating gongs and drums all the way, everyone finally came to the magistrate's yamen and walked in, but they couldn't hold back the enthusiasm of the people, so they all went in, but there were still a bunch of people squatting outside.

In the past few days, Zhou Ang has been in charge of the affairs in the city. Now that Gao Ming is back, he will take over again.

The first thing Gao Ming did was to announce, "Throw a banquet and reward the soldiers! Everyone can eat and drink as much as they want, and you don't have to worry about money. Someone will take care of it."

This person is naturally Zhu Xi.

In the past few days, everyone's tense nerves finally had a chance to relax, and the whole city was immersed in a joyous and festive atmosphere.

Fortunately, Gao Ming practiced drinking in Liangshan, so he was able to transfer to one banquet after another. He even found time to write a memorial. Apart from describing the hard work of defending Hangzhou to the officials, he just sued, first suing Zhu Zhi and then Zhao Ting. Don't let go.

Bang, bang, someone knocked on the door, Gao Ming put down the pen in his hand, "Come in."

Seeing that Shi Qian led two people in, it was Zhu Mo's brother.

One side of Zhu Mian's face was still covered with a bandage. Many people thought that he was only injured on his face, not knowing that he was missing an ear.

Zhu Xi sang and bowed very politely, "Your Excellency, first accept the obeisances of me and my younger brother."

This is a private occasion, so Gao Ming doesn't need to show his modesty, he naturally accepts the salutes from Zhu Xie and Zhu Xu, "What's the matter?"

Zhu Mandui smiled and said: "Master Gao, you and I don't speak dark words. I came tonight to ask for something. It's not for anything else. I just hope that Mr. Gao will show mercy and let our Zhu family survive. We all I know how powerful your lord is, so can we be lenient in the memorial to the officials? We are willing to offer some kindness, not respect."

Afraid that Gao Ming would sue the officials for their status, he humbly came to plead for mercy.

As long as you pass this hurdle, you will still be a good man in the future.

Gao Ming said in his heart, hehe, this is here to pay bribes, are you quite knowledgeable about current affairs?

Whether to agree or not, the initiative rests with Gao Ming, as long as he is willing to defend Zhu Miao, plus Zhu Miao's face accumulated before the official's house, he may be lifted up and put down lightly, but if Gao Ming If Ming said a few harsh words to him, it was hard to say what the officials would do to him.

Seeing Gao Ming's silent response, Zhu Xi smiled further, "There is a little wine in the house, I wonder if Mr. Gao will show his face and go?"

Seeing Zhu Xi was enough to put Gao Ming off his appetite, so let's forget about going to his house to have dinner face to face with him.

Just as he was about to refuse, a follower flashed in at the door and whispered to Gao Ming: "General Hua wants to see you, let the little one come and ask if you are free."

Gao Ming's heart skipped a beat, there must be no time.

Huarong wanted to see him, it must be to collect debts from him, and now he wants to just be an "old Lai".

"Tell him, I'm going to Zhu's house for a banquet, and we can talk about it when I come back." After finishing speaking, Gao Ming got up and said to Zhu Mo: "Then let's go."

Zhu Mian was overjoyed, he didn't expect Gao Ming to agree, so he hurriedly led the way, all the way out of the bureau.

They walked down the corridor and saw Hua Rong hugging his shoulders and looking this way, his eyes were fixed on one person all the time, that was Gao Ming.

Gao Ming pretended not to see it, and followed Zhu Mian out the door.

Gao Ming had never been to Zhu Yu's mansion before, and only after he arrived did he know what the Immortal Cave Mansion is.

His family not only has the right time to be appointed by the emperor, but also has the geographical advantage of Hangzhou, as well as the talent in gardening, so the house is decorated exquisitely.

Even though it was night, Gao Ming felt the elegance of the house under the lantern.

If I lived here, I would definitely live for a few more years, and it would be good to come here for the elderly in the future.

The banquet is rich and delicious, and how can such a banquet be without the company of a singer?

Whether it's singing or accompanying, each of them is unparalleled in beauty.

Gao Ming looked at them and felt that the eyebrows were picturesque, which was really pleasing to the eye, and he couldn't help but feel good.

Sure enough, he was still interested in women.

Zhu Mian could see that Gao Ming was in a good mood, so he said while the iron was hot: "Master Gao, if you don't like the difficulty of walking at night, why not stay here tonight."

If they stayed here, all the divas who had been watched by Gao Ming just now would enter the house under the pretext of serving tea and water, and it would all depend on Gao Ming's will as to whether they could come out.

How could Gao Ming fail to understand what Zhu Mo meant, and immediately shook his head, "No, no, no."

If Hua Rong finds out, he won't be furious.

Wait a minute, why is Hua Rong so angry?Why do I care what he thinks?

Gao Ming thought of this, and turned his attention to these beautiful singers again.

However, why are you pretending to be stupid, why is Huarong angry, why are you afraid of Huarong being angry, don't you know?

"..." Gao Ming frowned tightly, and there were clearly two voices fighting in his heart.

Zhu Ming couldn't understand Gao Ming's thoughts, "Master Gao, is there any difficulty?"

"No." Gao Ming held his forehead with one hand, he couldn't expose himself in front of Zhu Man, he just shook his head, "They're all too ordinary, nothing to look at, no different from Tokyo divas."

Zhu Xi just smiled and said, "I don't know what Mr. Gao likes? As long as it's not Chang'e in the sky, I have it here."

Gao Ming waved his hand, "Forget it, I'm not interested, I'll just drink and drink."

"Then drink." Zhu Xi poured the wine for Gao Ming himself, "Mr. Gao, please hold your hands high. As for the silver taels for rewarding the soldiers, I have prepared everything. Mr. Gao, if you like, you can go to the backyard with me to count it later. "

"Then don't wait a while, go now."

Zhu Xi kept saying yes, and came to the backyard with Gao Ming, opened the storeroom, showed Gao Ming the silver that had been sorted out, and cried poorly: "All the wealth of these years has been donated this time." Seeing that Gao Ming ignored him, I had no choice but to get down to business, led Gao Ming to the next room, pointed to two boxes and said, "Master Gao, these are some gold and jade calligraphy and paintings, which were almost destroyed in the war this time. If Mr. Gao is willing, please bring them back to Tokyo to replace them." I keep it."

What is keeping it on behalf of you is actually giving it to Gao Ming, as long as Gao Ming is willing to hold his hand high.

Gao Ming lifted the lid of the box and took a look inside. They were all jewels, jade, calligraphy and paintings, even though there were only two boxes, they were definitely worth more than the sum of all the gold outside.

Gao Ming smiled, "Let's think about it. After all, I don't know when I will be able to return to Tokyo. Recently, my wrist is sore and I can't lift my chopsticks to pick up a pen. Maybe I have to stay in Hangzhou for a while."

If you can't lift your chopsticks and pick up a pen, you can't write memorials, or you can say that there are fewer memorials, Zhu He heard the implication, and laughed quickly: "Master Gao can stay as long as you like, just tell us if there is any inconvenience, as long as we can help. When you are free tomorrow, send these things to the Yingfeng Bureau."

"There are too many people now, let's wait until the army leaves Hangzhou."

"Definitely." Zhu Qian promised.

After Gao Ming finished speaking, he left Zhu's house on the pretext that it was getting late.

He didn't want to respond to Fengju's meeting with Huarong, so he wandered around the street, because the whole city was in the midst of celebrations, and the excitement at night was no less lively than during the day, and he often saw groups of passers-by who were drunk.

After wandering around, he found nothing interesting, so he asked the carriage to take him to the outskirts where the army was stationed, and met Liang Shanjun.

"Master Gao is here—"

"What a tall man!"

"Master Gao, Master Gao!"

No one expected that Gao Ming would show up. They were already drinking and all of them were in high spirits. When they suddenly saw Gao Ming, they became even more excited. If it wasn't for Shi Jin and others to protect him, Gao Ming would have to be thrown up and wandered in the air. Come down after a few laps.

"Thank you Master Gao for sending us such delicious wine and meat, thank you Master Gao!"

Gao Ming walked all the way, and the words of thanks from the heroes of Liangshan kept coming to his ears.

He walked to the front of the army and smiled first: "Hey, don't say that, the last time I found Jiang Yan was thanks to the help of my brothers."

Gao Ming found himself back with the group of people in Liangshan, and he spoke with a quack air again.

At this moment, Wu Song came forward with a bowl of wine in his hand, "This bowl is for you, Wu Er, thank you for bringing Wu Er here."

To this place of redemption.

Wu Song rescued the people of a city from Fang La's claws during the defense of Hangzhou, and gained unprecedented spiritual comfort.

He even had the best night's sleep in so many years. Mr. Gao said it well, he can slowly remove the stone in his heart, through this method.

Gao Ming didn't say anything, everything was kept silent, he took the wine from Wu Song's hand and drank it all with his head raised.

All the brothers applauded, indeed even though he had left Liangshan and regained his status as Gao Yanei, he was still the master of Liangshan Village, Xiang Yunjian, still so crisp and neat, unlike those officials who were shy and swayed, who took a sip to save a big girl on a sedan chair.

Gao Ming drank the clean wine, saw the wine jar on the table next to him, picked it up and refilled it, raised it high, and then sprinkled it on the ground, "This bowl is for brothers Liu Tang, Deng Fei and Bao Xu."

The three of them were killed by Shi Bao while defending Hangzhou.

When everyone heard the words, they also poured wine and sprinkled it on the ground.

The scene of them being beheaded by Shi Bao clearly appeared before everyone's eyes.

This is the first time that the Liangshan army has suffered a brother casualty since Zhao'an went out.

Although there is a celebration banquet now, on the surface it seems to be in full swing, with wine and meat, but no matter which camp Liu Tang and the others belonged to before, they belong to Liangshan in the final analysis, and it is inevitable that rabbits will die and foxes will hurt others.

Li Kui shouted with red eyes: "We run around to fight every day, and now Liu Tang and other brothers have lost their lives here. After that, I don't know how many brothers will be lost. I, Tieniu, have no luck. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until the day of happiness!" After saying that, he drank heavily.

"Don't talk nonsense, black man!" Song Jiang scolded Li Kui, "If you make trouble again, you will be served by military law."

Li Kui retreated to the side unhappily. When Dai Zong saw him, he dragged Li Kui to the back and hid him in the crowd so that Song Jiang and Gao Ming could not see him, which was regarded as protecting Li Kui.

"My lord, you must not pay attention to that black guy, you know him too, he is used to talking nonsense after drinking." Song Jiang smiled.

As the former owner of the village who lived with Li Kui and the others, Gao Ming couldn't see clearly that when Li Kui spoke, he didn't speak quickly, expressing the feelings of some people.

Sometimes, they even speak out for Song Jiang, "It's okay, if you want to say something, just say it, if it's not convenient, Song Jiang, you can say it."

Song Jiang did have something to say.

He has no shortage of food and clothing, and the reason why he recruited security is entirely for the power and reputation he has gained.

He heard yesterday that there was a businessman named Lu Junyi, Hebei Jade Qilin, who was named Zhongwulang by Gao Ming just because he captured Li Tianrun at the beginning of the Hangzhou Defense War.

He, Song Jiang, was running around, working hard for the court to fight Tian Hu first and then Wang Qing, and now he came to conquer Fang La again, and he didn't rest, he was always fighting.

In this way, the imperial court never gave him an official position, even worse than Lu Junyi.

I can't help but feel a little confused, could it be that I didn't get the favor of the court because of my poor background and too dark background?

If this is the case, will you not get what you want after beating Fang La?

Gao Ya Nei was right in front of him, he couldn't help it, and asked bluntly: "Master Gao, you also know that it's not easy for us brothers, and we fought all the way here, I really don't want Liu Tang brothers to die like this, even There was no sound at all, of course it was definitely not meant to blame the imperial court."

Gao Ming said in his heart, I see, you guys want to ask about the treatment.

"You don't have to worry about this." Gao Ming said, "I will give you silver rewards tomorrow, but of course this is only for the defense of Hangzhou. As for the rewards that the imperial court will have after the successful conquest of Fang La, I believe it will not be less than this. As for the sacrificed Liu Tang and other brothers, I will play a memorial to the court and designate them Zhongwulang, so that their brothers, wives and children will also have face when their souls return to their hometowns."

Although Liu Tang and many good men do not have wives and children, it is better if the court is willing to give honor than nothing, and it is also a little compensation.

At least in the future, when Liangshan is mentioned, it is not a bandit, but a hero who defends the country.

"Thank you, Mr. Gao." Song Jiang said: "I knew that I would take care of our brothers."

Gao Ming glanced over the faces of the heroes, and saw that Zhang Shun, who should have died in Yongjinmen, was still alive and kicking.

"Master Gao, if you want to find someone in the future, just tell the brothers, we still know a few people in the Jianghu."

"Yes, Mr. Gao, do you want to find someone else?"

Gao Ming smiled and said, "I'm not looking for anyone for the time being, and I won't disturb everyone if I have nothing to do. Eat and drink well."

Not surprisingly, they will leave Hangzhou tomorrow and the day after tomorrow and return to the battlefield against Fang La, and more people will die.

From Gao Ming's point of view, it is better for some people to die. Perhaps dying on the battlefield and gaining the title of Zhongwulang or Yijielang is better than them committing crimes in the arena and killing good people.

Gao Ming turned around and saw that there was nothing else to do, so he bid farewell to everyone in Liangshan and returned to the Yingfeng Bureau.

At this time, it was already daybreak, and he was really tired, so he went back to the bedroom, lay down and fell asleep.

I pray that I don't have any more messy dreams this time, he really can't bear it.

He didn't want to do test questions, and he didn't want to queue up, he just wanted to sleep peacefully.

At this time, he suddenly heard voices at the door. It turned out that Hua Rong asked Shi Qian if he was back and if he was sleeping inside.

Then he heard the door pushing, so he hurriedly shouted, "I'm asleep."

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that he had made a very low-level mistake, and sure enough, Hua Rong walked in and said, "You can still talk when you are asleep."

"I take back what I said just now. I'm just going to sleep and don't want to be disturbed by others."

Huarong sat on the edge of the bed, and said with a smile, "That's just right, you go to sleep, I'll watch over you, and don't let others disturb you."

If you stay with me and sleep like a ghost, you are afraid that you will have another messy dream.

But he was contradictory and didn't want to chase Hua Rong away, so he turned his body sideways and lay face down.

You can keep it if you want, anyway, I'll sleep in mine.

Who knew that he had just finished thinking, and suddenly felt that there was someone beside him, and when he turned around, he saw Huarong's face, and he couldn't help being taken aback, "Why are you here to lie down?"

Hua Rong looked innocent, "This bed is big enough, even if I lie down, there is enough space left for you." Then he yawned and asked, "You don't mean to drive me away? Actually, I I didn't sleep all night, I was drinking with Zhou Ang and Zhao Mingcheng last night, and you were not here, so I can only deal with it by myself."

"Didn't Zhao Mingcheng drag you to play mahjong?"

"Mahjong? A new thing you came up with in Hangzhou?"

"how do you know?"

"Of course because I understand you." Hua Rong propped his head with one hand, and looked at Gao Ming while lying on his side.

The distance between the two was very close, Gao Ming stared blankly at Hua Rong, and couldn't help but think in his heart, he's convinced, he's really handsome.

Wait a minute, the wild deer in my heart must be because Huarong is good-looking, if Li Kui is lying opposite, he swears that his heart will be as calm as water.

So I closed my eyes and said to myself, this is not Huarong, this is Li Kui, this is not Huarong, this is Li Kui.

After silently reading it several times, he felt that his heart had calmed down, like the surface of a lake without a trace of wind in the afternoon, smooth as a mirror.

At this time, Hua Rong said: "Gao Ming, I think you have changed."

It is you who have changed, "Where have I changed?"

"You used to take my affairs to heart, but you see that today, you walked all the way, going to Zhu Xi's place for a while, and going to see Liangshan Army for a while, but you didn't take the matter of compensating my bride to heart .”

It came again and again, Gao Ming tried his best to calm himself, repeating that sentence in his heart, this is not Hua Rong, this is Li Kui, and it is Li Kui who is talking to me.

"Are you really serious? Okay, okay, I won't say it? I'll go back to Tokyo and find one for you. It's smart and clever according to your requirements. What else do you want?"

"He is as tall as you, and his skin must be as white as yours."

Do you want to have the same gender and surname?Gao Ming closed his eyes and pretended not to understand, he said, "Mmmm, yes, yes."

Seeing that he hadn't answered the question directly, Hua Rong said: "If you are a general, you must be the kind who is good at defending the city, but not good at attacking the city."

Gao Ming said, "What about you?"

"I, of course I am good at attacking cities. Once I set a target, I will never back down. What do you think? Isn't that so?"

In his eyes, Gao Ming is the city that needs to be conquered. He didn't act before because he didn't understand his own heart and didn't know what he wanted.

But once he made a decision, he went forward bravely and tried his best to win the final victory and embrace the beauty.

Gao Ming also felt Huarong's aggressive offensive, especially after the reunion in Hangzhou, he didn't give people a sigh of relief.

Gao Ming changed the topic again, "Hey, I don't know about wars. By the way, I went to Zhu's house just now, and he wanted to give me a box of gold and jade calligraphy and paintings. I hope I won't sue them in the memorial."

"Be careful of the legacy of raising tigers. It will be difficult to handle when they turn over."

"My idea is that things need to be collected, but complaints must also be sued. When they send the antique calligraphy and paintings over tomorrow, I will ask Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng to help me choose some high-quality goods, and then send them to Tokyo with my memorial. It is said that these gold, stone and jade wares are ownerless objects I rescued from the flames of war, and they are dedicated to honor the officials, and the officials took my things, and then read my memorial, I think it will achieve double the effect, this trick is called Borrowing flowers to offer Buddha."

"You have grown your mind. So, it can be seen that sometimes you just pretend to be stupid on purpose." Hua Rong brought the topic back again.

It’s not good if you don’t pretend to be stupid, it’s very dangerous if you don’t pretend to be stupid, Gao Ming feels that he is dizzy and unprepared, Huarong’s army has already arrived at his city, he doesn’t know whether to open the city gate to welcome him, Still should resist.

"You must have never heard of a word called Rarely Confused."

"But there are some things that should not be confused." Hua Rong said with a smile, "However, I know that you definitely don't dislike my thoughts that you see through."

This is natural, even if Gao Ming is a bit unwilling, Hua Rong will not lie here now, and he has been kicked out by him long ago.

Gao Ming raised his eyebrows, trying to pretend to be confused, "I can see through what I can't see through, just with my eyes."

Hua Rong said: "I used to think you were very unpleasant, and I didn't even want to look at you, but now, I treat you like this. This change is really big. Tell me, will our relationship happen again? A huge change?"

Gao Ming knew that his dream was not in vain, this is the rhythm of friendship going bad.

"I don't know, I'm sleepy." Gao Ming pulled the quilt and covered his head, he didn't know if the friendship would change, anyway, it was true that he wanted to become an ostrich now.

When he heard Hua Rong sigh behind him, he seemed helpless and disappointed, thinking about it too, anyone who has said so many words would feel uncomfortable when meeting such a hob meat as himself.

He slowly removed the quilt to reveal his face, but still carried Hua Rong behind his back, "I haven't made up my mind yet, can you give me a little more time to think? I will give you the answer."

You withdraw your troops from under my city first.

Suddenly, he felt Huarong leaning over to his side, and immediately said to himself, this is not Huarong, this is Li Kui, this is Li Kui.

"But do you know the answer to what question I want?"

Gao Ming nodded vigorously, "I know."

Hua Rong smiled in satisfaction, hooked Gao Ming's jade pendant around his neck with his fingers, then slightly leaned over and kissed the jade pendant lightly, and looked at Gao Ming, "I'm not in a hurry, I'll wait for you."