East Palace, Chengqian Hall.
A burst of melodious piano music sounded in the hall, sometimes urgent and sometimes slow, sometimes high and sometimes low, and a very high-level piano music was played.
The ten white and slender fingers gently retracted and left the strings.
Looking further up, this handsome and indifferent young man with an indifferent expression is not the prince Zhao Ming, so who is he?
In addition to assisting the old emperor in handling government affairs and accepting his teachings, Zhao Ming always liked to play the piano alone in the palace during his free time.
Because it calms him down.
Tap - tap - tap -
There was a sound of footsteps, and a high-pitched voice sounded behind Zhao Ming.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Zhao Ming slowly turned around and looked at the old eunuch who came uninvited.
"Eunuch Cao?"
That's right, the person who came was none other than Cao Shuang, the number one person around Emperor Song!
With a charming smile on his face, Cao Shuang looked around to confirm that there was really no one in this palace, and then he said mysteriously: "Your Highness, I have come here to tell you something important!"
"oh?"
Zhao Ming raised his eyebrows, but just said softly.
Cao Shuang was a little anxious, so he added, "It's about His Highness the Sixth Prince!"
Zhao Ming's expression finally changed!
After thinking for a while, Zhao Ming opened his mouth and said, "What's wrong with Lao Liu?"
Cao Shuang was overjoyed, finally waiting for this person to take the initiative to speak!
In this way, this person owed him a favor.
Cao Shuang no longer deliberately concealed anything, and told everything he knew about Zhao Jun.
After listening to everything he narrated, Zhao Ming's eyes closed slightly, and his fingers unconsciously tapped lightly on the surface of the piano, making a tapping sound.
After a long time, the knocking sound suddenly stopped, and Zhao Ming suddenly opened his eyes.
His eyes returned to the original indifference, the calmness of ancient wells.
"I know."
Faint words came out of Zhao Ming's mouth.
"Thank you very much, Eunuch Cao, for informing me. I will keep it in my heart."
Cao Shuang opened his mouth with a big smile, thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, we must be careful about this matter about the Sixth Highness. You are the future prince of the Song Dynasty, but he has troops outside. Who knows? What exactly is on your mind, your highness?
The old slave also tried to persuade His Majesty, but for some reason His Majesty just said to let him go.
Therefore, Your Highness, you still need to pay more attention to this matter, so as not to leave hidden dangers in the future. "
After Zhao Ming listened to Cao Shuang's words, a hint of impatience flashed deep in his eyes, but he hid it very well and did not let Cao Shuang see it. He nodded slightly and said:
"I understand what Eunuch Cao means. I know what to do, so I won't bother Eunuch Cao."
Seeing this, Cao Shuang had no choice but to cup his hands and say: "In that case, the old slave has resigned!"
Zhao Ming slightly misclicked: "Eunuch, go slowly!"
Cao Shuang turned around and was about to leave, when Zhao Ming suddenly spoke again: "Father, please stay."
Cao Shuang turned around in confusion, and Zhao Ming shouted to the outside: "Xiao Shunzi!"
"The slave is here!"
Immediately, a young eunuch with a fair face and a smart look ran in quickly, came to Zhao Ming, bowed and said, "Your Highness, what are your orders?"
Zhao Ming raised his head slightly and gestured in the direction of Cao Shuang:
"Eunuch Cao has been here for a long time, and I didn't even invite him to a cup of tea. Let's give Eunuch Cao some tea money, lest people say that we, the East Palace, have neglected our guests."
Zhang Shun turned to look at Cao Shuang. He naturally recognized the first eunuch in the palace. As soon as he rolled his eyes, he immediately understood what his Highness meant. He quickly took out ten gold leaves and handed them to him with both hands. past.
"Invite father-in-law to tea!"
Looking at the ten gold leaves handed to him, Cao Shuang couldn't help but swallowed.
Although he is the number one eunuch in the palace, it stands to reason that many people should fawn over him, but because of the special nature of his position, he has always avoided such things.
Because His Majesty is very suspicious, if he finds out that he has collected things from the foreign court, his position will be uncertain...
So our Eunuch Cao was quite excited when he saw the ten golden leaves. The most important thing was that they were rewarded by the prince. This was the future prince, unlike those who wanted to curry favor with him!
He thinks he can get this reward!
After thinking for a while, he stretched out his hand to take the golden leaf from Zhang Shun's hand. Cao Shuang bowed respectfully to His Highness the Crown Prince and said, "Old slave, thank Your Highness for the reward!"
Zhao Ming waved his hand and then said: "If there is any news about Lao Liu in the future, I will ask Eunuch Cao to worry about it."
Cao Shuang immediately patted his chest and promised: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will let you know as soon as there is news!"
"So, very good!"
Zhao Ming nodded with satisfaction, turned around and returned his attention to the piano in front of him, and gently touched the strings with his hands.
Seeing this, Cao Shuang saluted again and then quietly retreated.
Zhang Shun on the side was even more familiar with His Highness's habits, and he also silently exited the hall after bowing.
After the two people exited, the palace door was gently closed.
Buzz!
A sound of plucked strings was heard.
Then a burst of rapid and continuous piano sound suddenly sounded.
This is a famous song widely circulated in the Song Dynasty - Bihai Ting Chao Song.
It is famous for its urgent and rapid progression of piano sounds at the beginning and its sudden calmness at the end, which seems to be like the unpredictable rhythm of the sea after a storm.
It is an emotional feast that makes people reach a climax in the layers of progressive tension and then suddenly return to calm, affecting the emotions of the listeners!
As the song progresses, the rapid and tense piano music echoes throughout the Chengqian Hall, and finally, after reaching the final climax, it suddenly calms down. A burst of soothing light music slowly calms down the originally passionate emotions, making people feel relieved. People gradually returned to calm.
After plucking the last string, Zhao Ming took his hands off the strings, with a smile on his face.
He slowly stood up and came to the window, opened the originally closed window and looked outside.
The majestic palace and rolling palaces are all in front of you.
Zhao Ming couldn't hide the joy in his eyes. He understood why his father said to let Lao Liu go. This was a secret that only his father and son understood!
"In this way, I can feel relieved.
I really didn’t expect that, sixth brother..."
The gentle murmuring can only be heard by yourself, and these are indeed words that only you can hear.
A wisp of autumn wind blows in outside the window. Bianjing belongs to the north. This autumn wind already makes people feel a little cold.
Feeling the chill carried by the autumn wind is a sign that winter is coming.
Zhao Ming raised his eyes to look at the twinkling starry sky, and whispered: "It's almost here, winter is coming, and it's almost time for everything to be settled..."
…
"Your Majesty! There is news from General Ding. The guard army has all been reorganized and the new recruits have been trained out of the camp. Please go and personally assign the designations to each army tomorrow!"
In Prince Yun's Mansion, Zhao Jun, who had just finished lunch and was preparing to go fishing with his fishing gear, suddenly heard the news from Wang Huai'en. He was stunned for a moment and then smiled.
It has been almost three months since the army was reorganized. He originally thought that it would take until mid-September for the reorganization to be completed. Unexpectedly, Ding Hongguang had already reorganized it in early September. This efficiency is good!
He immediately nodded and said, "Okay, Wang Banban, you can make arrangements tomorrow and we'll go in the morning."
"My slave understands, please reply to General Ding now!"
"Um."
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