Zhao Tong poured himself a glass of wine. The wine was strong liquor from the frontier, and the cup was made of rhinoceros horn.
Zhao Yuannu was lying on his lap, but now he had sat up and was looking at him blankly.
Things were different from what she imagined. Not only did the young master let the yanei stand, he also let the officials stand.
That man was an official. He had been to Fanlou. Zhao Yuannu remembered that man. It seemed that there was a banquet held by the Deputy Prime Minister Wang Fu. The largest pavilion was full of court officials, including this man.
That time she was called to sing the lyrics, and our master Zhou Bangyan filled in the song "Man Ting Fang" and then went on to play the piano himself.
The man was sitting beside the table, drinking a lot, but he was upright and serious from beginning to end. He was different from those flattering officials. At that time, I thought, maybe he was a good and upright official?
But now, looking at him leaning against the wall, his face ashen, and his expression frightened, he was nowhere near as dignified and serious as he had ever seen.
She vaguely remembered that this man seemed to be a minister, but she had forgotten which part, the minister was already a very high official.
Zhao Yuannu knew at this moment that he had made a mistake. Not only had he misjudged the man, but he had also misjudged the young master in front of him. If the young master could make a minister stand against the wall, he could never be the king on the mountain outside. , but who exactly is the young master?
The young master’s surname is Zhao. His surname is Zhao. Doesn’t that have anything to do with the royal family?
Zhao Yuannu was thinking wildly and worried, when suddenly there was another noise coming from far and near.
This time was different from before, the footsteps were disordered, the shouting was louder than the footsteps, and it sounded like there were many more people coming than before.
Zhou Chu walked out of the pavilion door quickly and saw a large group of people coming in front of him. They were all officials from Kaifeng Mansion.
He looked carefully and saw that the person in the middle was none other than Teng Tu, who was in charge of Kaifeng Mansion. On both sides were several strong men with swords and a man with black hair and black beard.
Zhou Chu's eyes fell on a man with black hair and black beard. He looked to be about forty years old, slightly stout, and had a vague expression of anxiety, but he concealed it without leaving a trace.
Zhou Chu sneered in his heart. He was from the Forbidden Army family and lived in the Guotou area. He had been hanging out in the Rendian area of Fanlou since he was a child. Others did not recognize this man, but he did. He was the current Fanlou. Big boss Fan Xuewen.
Don't look at this Fan Xuewen who looks gentle and elegant on the outside and is courteous in his actions, but he is not a good man or woman. He is secretly evil and has some special quirks. In short, in the eyes of Zhou Chu, he is a damned thing. If he is sent to the wall with his head upside down, Standing upside down is too cheap.
At this moment, Teng Tu, who was aware of Kaifeng Mansion's affairs, suddenly stopped and looked at Zhou Chu.
Zhou Chu touched his forehead and sighed in his heart, he was recognized.
Not many people from the court have been to Zhao Tong's palace, probably no more than one palm.
But within this palm, there is definitely Teng Tu, and Teng Tu even goes there most often, even more than Tong Guan.
Because the patrol matters of the Forbidden Army overlap with the daily responsibilities of the Kaifeng Prefecture, the Forbidden Army has to deal with security banditry during the day and night, but the handling must be handed over to the Kaifeng Prefecture, so they often deal with it, and many major cases in Kaifeng The government also needs the help of the Imperial Army.
Teng Tu has been to Zhao Tong's house many times, and Zhou Chu, as the deputy commander of the guards, often bumps into him.
Teng Tu was on the right track in the imperial examination and was ranked second in the rankings. Not to mention whether he was an honest official and how good he was as an official, people who had seen him many times would definitely recognize him even if they didn't know his name.
When he saw Zhou Chu, his heart suddenly changed. After thinking for a moment, he understood the cause and effect of the current incident, and a wry smile appeared on his lips.
This is King Qi trying to trick people, that is, he knows these guards, otherwise he will definitely be tricked into panic and loss of face.
He hurriedly pressed his hands behind him, and the arresting officers stopped in their tracks. He turned around and said calmly: "Leave two of them waiting outside the building, and the rest will go back!"
The arresting officers took the order and turned around, and Teng Tu said to the officer with the knife next to him: "You guys go back too!"
Although the officer with the sword was confused, he did not dare to disobey the order. Fan Xuewen next to him wondered: "Master Teng, this is..."
Teng Tu glanced at him and ignored him. Suddenly he saw the soldiers of the Ministry of War on both sides. After thinking for a few seconds, he showed a clear face. Since there are soldiers here, it means that someone in the Ministry of War has been cheated. King Qi will not lead the Ministry of War. people.
Teng Tu has a great hobby in life, which is to watch people lively, have fun and make fools of themselves. Because of this hobby, he is not very popular in the government. However, it is also because of this hobby that he is appointed as the powerful magistrate of Kaifeng Mansion. Location.
Although Quan Zhi Kaifeng Mansion is considered to be a high-ranking official with a high reputation, he will probably offend people, so once he reaches the rank, no one is willing to do it.
He put his hands behind his back and walked forward. Fan Xuewen next to him didn't know why, so he could only follow him.
When Zhou Chu saw the other party approaching, he felt at a loss. Both sides recognized him, and Teng Tu also asked his men to withdraw. He could not deal with Teng Tu like he dealt with the Minister of War.
Zhou Chu put on a smile and pretended to shout at the guard next to him: "What are you doing? I didn't see Master Teng coming, why don't you salute quickly!"
Some of these guards also recognized Teng Tu, so they acted with him.
When Zhou Chu saw Teng Tu approaching, he bowed and said, "I have met Mr. Teng before."
He has a military position, so there is nothing wrong with being called a lower official, but Fan Xuewen next to him suddenly buzzed when he heard it. Sure enough, he was not the king of the Green Forest Bandit Mountain. He was an official!
But what kind of official is this? Although a guard can be called a lower official, what is the identity of the person inside? Thinking of this, he suddenly became confused.
Teng Tu nodded and said, "Let the prince know that Teng Tu wants to see you."
Zhou Chu said, "Okay, Sir Teng, please wait a moment." After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the pavilion.
Fan Xuewen next to him changed his expression when he heard this, "Prince?" Is there actually a prince inside? No wonder, no wonder, he should have thought of it earlier!
No, no, no, he never imagined that several princes who often come and go would come over to have fun, and they would all cheer and cheer. His subordinates would notify him, and then he would go over to see him and offer a toast. This was a common practice, precisely because there were no such things. , he never thought that the other party would be a prince.
From this point of view, these are definitely not the ones who come often. In a place like Fanlou, those who are used to coming will come often, and those who are not used to coming will never come once. He is not the only official store in the capital, and everyone has contacts. Good officials, ministers and princes.
Fan Xuewen frowned and thought. It seemed that Master Teng was familiar with the prince. He even recognized the other party's bodyguards and immediately withdrew his troops as soon as he saw them. Moreover, the bodyguards still had official status. This...
I'm afraid this is not an ordinary prince, at least some idle princes do not have this kind of majesty. After all, idle princes do not receive orders. Although their status is noble, they have no influence on the court.
As for the current influential princes, there seem to be only two, one is King Yun Zhao Kai, but King Yun has been to Fanlou before, and he has also paid a visit and given gifts. It should not be King Yun...
If it’s not King Yun, could it be someone else?
The other one...
When he thought of that prince, Pan Xuewen suddenly broke out in cold sweat.
That person is in a high position and is in charge of life and death!
Although that person had an excellent reputation among the people and was known as the Wise King, he thought it was just a way to raise his hopes and should not be taken seriously.
The people he usually comes into contact with are official figures and wealthy businessmen. What he hears about is not that people in the market fight against injustice and redress the grievances of the people, but that this person is ruthless, ruthless, murderous, and lustful!
The fact that he was as lustful as his life only came out this year. It is said that Gao Yanei, the son of Captain Gao, was killed on the spot two years ago because he competed with him for a young lady. Fortunately, the Palace of the Lieutenant General concealed it. Two years ago, he said that he was infected with a serious disease and died without treatment.
Many people didn't believe it at first. After all, they heard that this person was not even married to the princess yet. How could he be so lustful?
But later, someone saw the young lady leaving the palace. As expected, the beauty of the country was heavenly, the country was beautiful, and people from the palace accompanied her when shopping, so the matter was confirmed.
Fan Xuewen couldn't help but take a breath when he thought of this. That's right. Isn't this matter tonight just about fighting for the oiran? This guy was able to kill Gao Yanei because of such things, so killing a lot of people now is nothing to worry about!
He suddenly felt panic in his heart. This person was really unorganized. If he wanted Zhao Yuannu to know, he would send him directly to his house. If he likes Fan Lou's style, just open his mouth and no one would dare to refuse. If you give me face, I will only send it with a smile.
But now it is a strange combination of circumstances, and it has reached this point. Wouldn't this person be offended to death? What should we do? Fan Xuewen's heart almost jumped out of his chest, and he racked his brains but couldn't come up with an idea.
Especially this man who had just returned from fighting the rebellion in Huaixi. I heard that he was killed on the battlefield, and the blood flowed into rivers. Half of the city of Luzhou was slaughtered. The whole land of Huaixi was littered with corpses, and there was no one for thousands of miles!
When he thought of this, Fan Xuewen's arms and legs trembled, and his arms and legs lost all strength.
That was a battlefield. Anyone who had been on the battlefield was not cruel and cruel, and regarded human life as nothing. Although he also boasted that he had seen the world, how could that compare with the battlefield?
Fan Xuewen suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but scream in his heart. Mr. Wu, the think tank in the building, went to invite Chen Shilang. If no one knew when he arrived, wouldn't he be punished? Then Fan Lou would sit on the wax again, and he couldn't even explain it!
He gritted his teeth to calm down and reached out to call the steward. The steward had already noticed that something was not going well and had been retreating. Now seeing the big boss calling him, he had no choice but to move forward again.
Fan Xuewen whispered a few words to him in a low voice, and the steward was so frightened that he almost sat down on the ground. Fan Xuewen saw that he was unbearable, and was so angry that he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and hurriedly said: "Go quickly, and you must stop Mr. Wu from reporting the truth, otherwise you kid Life is at stake!”
No matter how scared the manager was, it was about his family and his life, so he couldn't rush out.
At this time Zhou Chu came out, looked at Teng Tu and said with a smile: "Master Teng, the prince has invited you!"
Teng Tu raised his legs and took a step forward. He suddenly turned around and glanced at Fan Xuewen behind him, and said, "This is Fan Lou's boss. Your Majesty..."
"The prince has said that Master Teng can bring this person into the pavilion!" Zhou Chu had already reported to Zhao Tao that Fan Loudong's family was also outside the door, and Zhao Tao asked him to bring him in as well.
The two entered the pavilion. Fan Xuewen secretly looked forward and vaguely saw a young figure, but he did not dare to look directly at him. He turned his eyes and saw Zhao Yuannu. He saw her leaning next to the figure, looking pitiful. , I almost couldn’t take a breath, and I was so angry that I died.
It's because of this little prodigal's unruly behavior that he got into such trouble. Once the trouble comes, he must be punished.
But he suddenly changed his mind and thought, this is wrong. Since His Highness King Qi likes it, why punish him?
Rather, it is better to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, and so on... Wouldn't it be possible to get rid of the merits and climb up the big tree of King Qi at the same time?
When he thought of this, Fan Xuewen seemed to have regained his blood, and strength immediately came to his body. The fear in his heart gradually disappeared, and he only made a pitiful appearance of lowering his head and confessing his guilt.
Teng Tu stepped forward and said politely: "Quan knows that Kaifeng Mansion has affairs, Teng Tu has met King Qi!"
really! Fan Xuewen's heart was immediately settled, and he bowed to pay homage, saying as he said: "Fan Xuewen, a sinner, pays homage to His Highness the King of Qi!"
As soon as the two people spoke, there was suddenly silence in the pavilion, and you could hear a pin drop.
The musician in the audience was playing with the instrument in her hands, but she suddenly stopped when she heard the words, and the singers and dancers also froze on the ground, motionless.
Zhao Yuannu was originally holding on to the corner of Zhao Tong's clothes. When he saw Pan Xuewen coming in, he became panicked and frightened, and moved closer to Zhao Tong. Then he heard the words of Teng Tu and Pan Xuewen, and he was also stunned.
King Qi? His Highness King Qi?
She tried her best to raise her head and looked at Zhao Tong. She saw that Zhao Tong had no expression on his face and his eyes were looking down coldly.
It’s King Qi! Zhao Yuannu stared at Zhao Tao blankly. The young master who made her confused, the young master who made her break Fan Lou's rules, and the young master who made her still want to run away together to occupy the mountain and become king, turned out to be King Qi. !
She knew King Qi, and there was no one in the whole city of Tokyo who didn't know King Qi, especially this time when she went south to fight against the thieves, she won a great victory and recovered the entire Huaixi.
In the past two days, almost everyone was talking about this matter outside or in the building, and everyone wanted to see what His Highness King Qi looked like, even if it was to take a look at his back from a distance.
But now His Highness King Qi is sitting next to her, his robe and pants are still wet, soaked with her tears. She unconsciously turns pink, bites her red lips, but slowly loosens the corner of her clothes with her hands, The body also moved slightly to the side.
In the hearts of the people in Tokyo, King Qi Zhao Tong is a perfect person. Especially now, King Qi's reputation in the private market has reached an unprecedented peak.
The proud son of heaven, he was born as a child prodigy. His poems moved the literary world when he was a child. He learned martial arts and took charge of the military. He was titled Prince and took charge of the army. He was subordinate to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
There is injustice in the market, but there are thieves in the battlefield.
With both civil and military skills, a long love song, he is the most talented man in the world!
What a perfect person this is. In the hearts of ordinary people, this is a person who cannot find any faults.
When it comes to the King of Qi, no matter whether he is an old man or a young boy, there is no one who does not praise and admire him, and no one does not admire and respect him.
Most of the women in the brothel and Chu Palace have sung the poems written by King Qi, but they have never met King Qi. King Qi is extremely mysterious in the hearts of these women.
It was the legendary perfection, but now that I have seen it, I just feel it is even more perfect.
Zhao Yuannu never thought that King Qi would come to Fanlou West Tower. How could King Qi come here?
Although the brothel and Chu Palace are romantic, Fanlou is different from those places and is much cleaner, but it is still a romantic place after all.
Zhao Yuannu moved slightly to the side. She was afraid that she would ruin King Qi's reputation.
King Qi is a perfect person, and his reputation is at its peak. How could she ruin this?
How could she destroy King Qi's perfect reputation?
She can't do this!
Zhao Tong turned his face slightly at this time, his eyes fell on Zhao Yuannu, and when he saw her sneakily moving to the side, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Then I saw him lightly stretching his arms, pulling Zhao Yuannu into his arms, and then said: "Mrs. Zhao, can you follow me to the middle building?"
(End of chapter)
