Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 107
Shi Yuanliang didn't ask a single reason, and immediately began to take off his fourth-rank official uniform on the spot. The male servants of the county prince's mansion who were serving were dumbfounded, while the maidservants blushed and turned to avoid them. How could a senior official be so indiscreet and disrespectful?

Zhao Dezhao touched his chin and watched with a smile, but did not stop Shi Yuanliang.

He knew in his heart that Shi Yuanliang's exaggerated and blatant behavior was actually mostly deliberate, and he deliberately used it to show his loyalty.

But this was precisely what he admired most about Shi Yuanliang. Although this man was Shi Shouxin's nephew, he had always been a businessman who was not respected by others. After such a small person took advantage of the opportunity to climb to a high position, although his slippery habits were hard to change, It is quite rare to be able to remember your own position and still put yourself very low without any pretensions.

Conversely, if you want your uncle Wang Zixing to do the undressing in the hall, it may not be possible to put a knife on his neck.

After Shi Yuanliang took off his official uniform, he changed into a set of casual clothes brought by the servants in the hall, and resumed his usual small person attire, even his tone of voice changed.

He bowed to Zhao Dezhao and asked for instructions: "Little man Shi Yuanliang, follow His Highness's instructions."

After Zhao Dezhao waved his hand to make the servants retreat, he said slowly, "I'm about to take command to conquer Lingnan. My father asked me to choose a deputy. You will go to Luoyang immediately for me."

Shi Yuanliang's face suddenly changed, and he said urgently: "Your Highness, this matter is wrong! The Holy Majesty will not allow it, and my uncle will not dare to accept it either!"

Zhao Dezhao laughed. Of course he knew that the emperor's father could not agree to let Shi Shouxin be his deputy. Otherwise, he might as well choose Cao Bin directly. He waved his hand and said:

"I asked your uncle to ask for a name for this king. Your uncle has led soldiers for decades, has a strong foundation in the army, and has many contacts. I must be able to recommend a suitable candidate for this king. This is a private interview. It is very taboo to confer and accept important military positions, so it cannot be written, and I can only ask you to bring a message, you go and come back quickly."

Having said that, Zhao Dezhao showed a smile on his face.

This kind of operation of "asking for a name" is actually the last time Wang Xiuzhi was asked to enter the palace to ask Queen Song about the name of Liu Lexian, the next internal treasury supervisor. Thief ship.

Even the majestic Empress of the Song Dynasty couldn't resist the temptation to place someone of her own in an important position. Zhao Dezhao didn't believe it. Could Shi Shouxin, who was greedy for money and amassing money, be able to refuse?
But Shi Yuanliang hesitated for a moment, with a look of embarrassment on his face: "Your Highness, I'm afraid this matter..."

"Say!"

"My uncle has been demoralized in recent years, and he hides the important affairs of the court whenever he can, especially military affairs. He can't wait to cover his ears and don't even want to hear it! Last time, His Highness asked me to go to my uncle to ask for some military affairs. It took a long time for him to agree to the manpower, and he also said—”

"say what?"

Shi Yuanliang lowered his head and said in a low voice: "My uncle said: His Highness is willing to support some of his cronies and former troops and give them a future. He is very grateful; but if His Highness asks him to recommend important positions in the army in the future, he will He dare not even hear it, if anyone dares to tell him this, he will scold him!"

Zhao Dezhao was taken aback when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but swear in his heart. Shi Shouxin, an old fox, had already guarded against this move.

But after thinking about it, I think it's really no wonder that Shi Shouxin is cowardly and reticent. After my emperor's father played with the "drinking wine to release the military power", those senior generals with high qualifications and prestige, Which one is not like a castrated boar?It is estimated that Shi Shouxin was also psychologically affected by the emperor's father, and he did not dare to get involved in anything other than making money!
Empress Song is in the vortex, and she already has plans, and it is relatively easy to form an alliance with her; but Shi Shouxin is outside the situation, just wanting to hang on, if you want to tie him into a thief boat, then you can't treat him like Queen Song was so direct, so she had to take some detours.

Turning a corner?

Thinking of these four words, Zhao Dezhao suddenly came up with a brilliant idea. He smiled and said to Shi Yuanliang, "You should go back to Luoyang to see your uncle. Since he has said something beforehand, you are not allowed to take an important position in the army. Then you Just ask him, who does he have grudge against in the army?"

Shi Yuanliang was stunned for a moment and said doubtfully: "There is no need to ask. My uncle does have rivals and enemies in the army. The villain himself knows which ones they are. Many people know them."

"Of course I know that there are! Your uncle has led soldiers for decades, and he has a group of people who have changed his dynasty to kill him. How can your uncle have no enemies and enemies in the army? But you still have to ask your uncle, You have to say that I asked you to ask!"

After Zhao Dezhao finished speaking, he waved his hand with a smile, signaling him to leave immediately.

Shi Yuanliang was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, gave Zhao Dezhao a complicated look, bowed his bow and left, got on his horse and rushed to Luoyang overnight.

Three days later, Zhao Dezhao finally waited for Shi Yuanliang who had returned from Luoyang, but unexpectedly found that he looked a little miserable, walking with a limp, and there was a big bruise on his face.

"Brother Liang, did you encounter a villain on the road?" Although Zhao Dezhao was eager to know the outcome of the matter, he still cared about people first.

Shi Yuanliang shook his head, looking a little embarrassed.

Zhao Dezhao saw it, and immediately understood it, and reached out to pat Shi Yuanliang on the shoulder.

"Since it was your uncle who lost his temper and beat you up, I think you must have done what I told you. You have worked hard along the way."

Shi Yuanliang raised his head in astonishment, showing a look of "how did you know it was done".

"Your uncle just wants to dawdle at the moment. If he doesn't force him into a corner, he will never get angry. Once he gets angry, he has already given in."

Zhao Dezhao took Shi Yuanliang's shoulders affectionately and walked into the inner room. While waving his hands to signal the servants to retreat, he said in a low voice: "Since he really minds letting him be the enemy and the enemy in the army, then naturally we have to arrange one of his servants." The cronies are in charge. It seems that your uncle prefers to be one of my own rather than my enemy."

At this point, he changed the subject and asked Shi Yuanliang with a smile: "Brother Liang, according to your uncle's temper, he not only beat you, he must have scolded me too, right? Tell me how you scolded me?"

Shi Yuanliang hesitated.

"Don't worry! That uncle of yours is both an in-law of our Zhao family and an old brother of my father's emperor. Whenever I see him, I have to call him uncle. Even if he scolds me, how can I care about this? You Just say it straight!"

"My uncle said that you are a hundred times more cunning than your uncle. The last time you sent someone a message asking him to send your nephew to the State Administration of Taxation to help, he knew that your kid was not holding anything back. He just couldn't make his in-laws look down on him for a while. , As a result, one step is wrong, every step is wrong!"

Zhao Dezhao laughed out loud, and when he had had enough, he turned to the business and said to Shi Yuanliang, "The name you brought."

Shi Yuanliang moved closer, and said two words in a low voice.

Zhao Dezhao was startled, and then burst out laughing.

(End of this chapter)