Imperial City, Yanfu Palace, Yiqing Palace.
Emperor Daojun sat angrily behind the imperial desk. He held a small goat's hair in one hand and a jasper ball with a Tai Chi diagram in the other.
On the left side of the hall, there are Cai Jing, Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan, Tong Guan, and six ministers, all with ugly faces.
On the right, Zhao Tong has an expressionless face, with his head held high and his eyes looking at the sky.
Zhao Kai stood next to him, his face also expressionless, but there was a hint of teasing flowing from the corner of his mouth.
In front of the Imperial Book Case, Zhao Gou and Zhao Mo stood.
Zhao Mo's face turned pale with fright at this time. He glanced at the courtiers beside him, then took a peek at Emperor Daojun, and hurriedly lowered his head.
Zhao Gou looked angry, but his nose and face were bruised and swollen after being beaten, which looked quite funny at the moment.
"Are you finished?" Emperor Daojun said in a deep voice.
"Dad..." Zhao Mo rushed over and said, "I've finished talking."
"I'm done." Zhao Gou reached out to touch his ear, but he heard a painful "Ouch" sound, and the place where his hand touched was purple and black with blood.
Emperor Daojun took a deep breath and became somewhat silent. The hall was completely silent at the moment.
After a long while, he looked towards Cai Jing and asked, "What do you think we should do about this matter?"
Cai Jing lowered his eyebrows, and the others were silent. They were not willing to get involved in this kind of thing.
No one is stupid. The maritime alliance is important, but it is not a trivial matter for the prince to be scolded and beaten!
What's more, it was the Jurchens who were rude first, teasing the nuns of Xiangguo Temple, and touching their bald heads. It was simply not too shameless. Even if they really wanted to, could we Song people touch it, and how could you, the barbarians, touch it?
Beating the prince is a serious crime of beheading. This is just a loss of arms and legs. Maybe they can be reattached. In fact, it is very cheap, right?
Although the ministers and ministers thought so, no one said anything because they did not know what the officials were thinking. If the officials did not express their opinions, they would remain silent.
Emperor Daojun saw that they were silent, his face suddenly darkened, and he said: "Beat the envoys of the Jin Kingdom like this, and ask me, the Song Dynasty, how to negotiate an alliance with them!"
Um? Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then they woke up. It turned out that in the official's mind, the Sea Alliance was going to be beaten more severely than the prince!
Zhao Gou raised his head and looked at the Daojun Emperor, as if he didn't believe that these words came from the other party's mouth. It was obviously the barbarian who first molested the young master in the temple, and he was beaten and injured in a righteous move, and then he fought back. As a result...it turned out that what his father cared about was actually How can we form an alliance after we have beaten each other?
He doesn't care about the royal family's face or his own family's hurt feelings at all!
Zhao Gou was a little angry, but he didn't dare to say anything. He lowered his head sharply and clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves.
"The officials..." Now that he understood Emperor Daojun's thoughts, Bai Shizhong spoke first: "This matter is indeed inappropriate. The so-called killing is just a nod. This will cripple the envoys of the Jin Kingdom. It is better to kill them directly. Woolen cloth."
"Yes!" Li Bangyan also shook his head: "You can still pay gold and silver if you kill him, but it's not that easy if you kill him. This is obviously a slap in the face..."
"What?" Zhao Tong sneered from the opposite side, looked at the two of them and said, "Do you think the order given by this king is wrong?"
Bai Shizhong said: "The prince is certainly right, but I thought it would be better to kill a few as a warning to others. I'm afraid it will be difficult to end the fight if I am crippled."
Li Bangyan sighed: "The maritime alliance involves Yanyun's plan. Yanyun has been an important matter since the founding of the Song Dynasty. The alliance with Jin and Liao is the best time to do this important matter. The so-called opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come back. , it would be a pity if we missed this opportunity to achieve great achievements!"
Zhao Tong snorted coldly: "Yan Yun is certainly an important matter, but isn't the prestige of the Song Dynasty an important matter? If our country's prestige is weak and cowardly, will the Jin Kingdom still form an alliance with me? I'm afraid it won't be after the Northern Liao Dynasty. He will try to invade my Song Dynasty!"
"The words of the King of Qin are wrong!" Tang Ke, the Minister of Household Affairs, said: "I don't think that woman can only live in a few households. She is huddled in a small area in the northeast. She has already spent all the national power to monopolize the Northern Liao Dynasty. How can she still think about the Song Dynasty? What's more? Where does the population come from to occupy our Chinese state?”
Zhao Tong glanced at him and said calmly: "Did Shangshu of the Tang Dynasty forget about the disaster of Wuhu!"
"This..." Zhang Bangchang, the Minister of Rites, shook his head and took over the words: "The King of Qin is a bit alarmist. Your Highness also said that it was Wuhu, but where can Wuhu come from now? But there is only one female true ear, and there are not many households in total. Even if After entering the Northern Liao Dynasty, the Khitan territory is vast and the area is vast. I am afraid that even with all the strength of the whole country, it will not be able to occupy it. How can there be any spare time to think about our divine dynasty?"
Zhao Tao said coldly: "What is Shenzhou? How can it be compared to the bitter cold land of Northern Liao? The Shu country is rich, so it is possible to look at Shu from the Long River? The Central Plains is prosperous, and who among the four barbarians does not covet it. The south of the Yangtze River has been prosperous since ancient times, with smoked bridges and willows painted on them. Wind curtains, green curtains, three autumn osmanthus seeds, ten miles of lotus flowers, no one would want to occupy them and embrace them!"
"That's enough!" Emperor Daojun heard this and threw the jasper ball in his hand on the royal book table. The ball jumped twice on the table and rolled to the ground, shattering with a "snap".
"I'm not asking you to argue about right and wrong!" Emperor Daojun said angrily: "How did you make the Jurchen envoy calm down his anger and continue discussing the alliance with me, the Song Dynasty!"
The stars could be heard falling, and everyone became silent again.
Emperor Daojun looked around with a gloomy face, and finally his eyes fell on Cai Jing.
Cai Jing's eyes were half open and half closed, and he couldn't tell whether he was awake or asleep at the moment.
"Taishi Cai, tell me!" Emperor Daojun said calmly: "What should we do about this matter?"
Hearing this, Cai Jing bowed slightly, and then slowly opened his eyes: "In the official family, the person who untied the bell must tie the bell. Your Highnesses are bullied, so just beat them back. It's not unreasonable, but it's just too much to cripple the Jurchen envoy. Since it is the order given by King Qin, King Qin will naturally have a solution!"
Zhao Tong raised his eyebrows when he heard this. The last time he met Emperor Daojun, the news must have spread that Fu Jin did not agree with Fu Jin's marriage to Cai Jing. It was inevitable for Cai Jing to hold a grudge in his heart. Now that he had the opportunity to retaliate, of course he would seize it tightly and directly take it. The spearhead is directed at himself.
Emperor Daojun threw away the lamb in his hand as if he was disgusted with it, and looked very unhappy.
To be honest, he was a little reluctant to face Zhao Tao directly. Although this son should be happy because of his literary skills, military skills, and talents, this son was not like him in many ways in terms of temperament and preferences.
But these are not the most important. After all, the dragon gives birth to nine sons, and the nine sons are different.
The most important thing is that he can't see through this son. He doesn't know what this son thinks, what he wants, and what he can do in the next moment!
It seems that everything is out of his control. If the minister was like this, he would have been demoted to the border long ago, or found an excuse to force him to become an official.
But what can I do with my own son? And this son is so outstanding, he has done so many things for him and made so many great contributions.
If he didn't have this son, he would be in too much trouble. Who would be equal to Wang Qing? Can Fang La still be captured? Does the imperial court still have prestige in the eyes of the Western Army?
Especially... without this son, I'm afraid those nobles wouldn't have died, right?
Treason, don't think of him as a fool. He said that the death of those nobles had nothing to do with this traitor, but he didn't believe it at all.
This son was very cruel and ruthless. Although he couldn't figure out how he did it, there was definitely a plan behind it.
This son has done so many things that make him feel comfortable, but the more he does this, the less he can see through this son, and he even feels a little afraid.
Moreover, this son's reputation is getting higher and higher. It is no exaggeration to say that he is famous all over the world. No one knows about it and everyone knows about it!
It's all a good reputation, but this is actually a bit bad. With such a great reputation, such great achievements, and such great abilities, what big thing does this son want to do?
Emperor Daojun regretted naming his son King of Qin. This was really too hasty. Why did he give him such a royal title?
The reputation of this son has already surpassed that of King Yun, and even surpassed that of the Crown Prince!
This is very wrong...
But he still couldn't see through it. If it was for the throne and he wanted to be the prince, why had he never hinted it to him? Even if she was afraid that he would be unhappy, she could ask Queen Zheng to come and say it, but she never did!
I haven’t even tried it yet!
Could it be that the son already knows that he is determined to pass the throne to the third child?
Emperor Daojun became more and more angry as he thought about it. If that were the case, wouldn't it mean that he couldn't see through this son, but this son had already seen through him!
But this son's reputation is so high now, his reputation is so great, his achievements are so many, and he is known all over the world, he is already a bit too big to lose.
Fortunately... I only have the power to manage troops, but not to deploy them!
Thinking of this, Emperor Daojun looked at Zhao Tong with a complex expression: "King Qin, what do you say?"
Zhao Tong took a step forward and said loudly: "Guan family, this matter is easy to handle!"
As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned. How could it be so easy? So many people have no solution, and you come up with a solution all at once?
Emperor Daojun was also confused and frowned: "Prince Qin, tell me what to do?"
Zhao Tong smiled and said: "In the official family, just now the two husbands, Bai and Li, said that if they cripple straight women, it would be better to kill them. Killing them can solve the problem with money, but crippling them is a matter of face, so it is difficult to find a solution." .”
Emperor Daojun nodded: "That's true. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face and humiliation for a cripple?"
Zhao Tong said: "In that case, let's pick some strong men to go to the post house and kill the crippled straight women directly. Since paying money can save us trouble, let's just kill them all." !”
After he finished speaking, everyone in the palace changed their expressions. What kind of talk was this? First cripple the person, make the other party lose face, and then send someone to kill him? This is too vicious. Is this what you, a wise king, should do?
Emperor Daojun was so angry that he slapped the table when he heard this: "Prince Qin, what kind of bastard method are you using!"
Zhao Tong spread his hands and said, "Isn't this what the officials, the two husbands and the ministers mean?"
Bai Shizhong's beard trembled: "Your Highness, King Qin, this is not what I meant!"
Li Bangyan said hurriedly: "Your Highness is joking, I didn't mean it that way."
Zhang Bangyan said: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I never said that..."
Zhao Tong curled his lips and stepped back without saying a word.
Emperor Daojun was so angry that he looked ugly: "They are all mediocre, they are all mediocre, can't they come up with a real solution?"
Seeing that no one spoke, his eyes finally fell on Cai Jing: "Grand Master, think of a way for me!"
Cai Jing said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, let me think about it, let me think about it..."
Emperor Daojun was unhappy when he heard this, and said with luck in his heart: "Think quickly!"
After a long while, I heard Cai Jing say slowly: "Your Majesty, I have thought of a non-criminal method, which may...can eliminate some of the anger of the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin."
Emperor Daojun jumped forward from his chair and looked at Cai Jing with wide eyes: "What method?"
Cai Jing looked at Zhao Tong with a pair of cloudy eyes, and said leisurely: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this trick will fall on King Qin!"
Zhao Tong reached out and touched his chin, and sneered: "Old Master, it's okay to just say it!"
Cai Jingdao: "Although it is said that the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin was beaten and disabled, it was not the fault of several princes after all. So as long as the person who did it is tied up and sent to the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin for disposal, it means that this person is responsible for this matter. , has nothing to do with the royal family, so the Jin Kingdom envoy may not be able to say anything anymore."
After he finished speaking, Zhao Tong's expression suddenly turned cold, and he looked at Cai Jing with cold eyes.
Cai Jing did not look at Zhao Tong, but lowered his head slightly, as if falling asleep again.
"What a good idea! It's really a good idea!" Zhang Bangchang was the first to shout: "This will not only clear the relationship, but also allow the envoy to vent his anger. It's really a clever plan that kills two birds with one stone!"
Tang Ke also said: "The master's plan is very good. In this way, the embarrassing situation in front of us can be easily resolved. The person who did it will be left to Nuzhi to vent his anger, and they will have nothing to say."
Emperor Daojun was overjoyed and said: "What a brilliant idea! It's really a brilliant idea!"
Zhao Gou was panicking next. Didn't he want to send Peng Ju there? This is not bad, this is really not something humans do!
He wanted to open his mouth to dissuade him, but seeing the happy look on Emperor Daojun's face, his lips moved but remained closed. He felt that his persuasion was of no use at all, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Zhao Tong. Maybe only his second brother could do something about it.
Zhao Tong could be seen squinting his eyes, looking coldly at Cai Jing, but said nothing.
Emperor Daojun said: "King Qin, where is the man who injured the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin?"
Zhao Tong said "Ah" and turned to look at Emperor Daojun: "Guan, who injured the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin?"
Emperor Daojun was stunned: "That's the one of your subordinates who defeated the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin!"
Zhao Tong looked confused: "Guan Jia, that person are you talking about? That person is not my subordinate. I don't know where he is at this moment..."
"What?" Emperor Daojun immediately opened his eyes: "Prince Qin, tell me again, you don't know where that person is?"
Zhao Tong nodded: "Guan Jia, that person is just a knight I met in the market. It was only the second time we met that day. I originally wanted to take him as my subordinate, but after the incident at Xiangguo Temple, I have long since I don’t know where he went!”
Emperor Daojun was so angry that he grabbed the lamb on the table and threw it hard: "Nonsense, nonsense!"
Zhao Tong said calmly: "That person is indeed not my subordinate. As Master Cai said, he has nothing to do with me."
Emperor Daojun stood up suddenly, looked at Zhao Gou in front of him and said, "Lao Jiu, tell me, is the perpetrator a subordinate of King Qin?"
Zhao Gou shook his head: "Dad, that person is not the second brother's subordinate. He wears clothes and hats and is no different from ordinary people in the city."
Emperor Daojun stared at him for a moment, then turned to Zhao Mo: "Brother Eleven, I know you will never lie. Is that person your second brother's subordinate?"
Zhao Mo was so frightened that he trembled all over and opened his mouth to say: "Daddy, daddy, that person is really not the second brother's subordinate!"
Emperor Daojun said coldly: "Who are you if you are not a subordinate?"
Zhao Mo said: "Dad, I don't know the relationship between that man and my second brother, but it looks like he's definitely not a subordinate, and that man doesn't speak with a Tokyo accent. My kid, I'm willing to swear..."
Emperor Daojun was so angry that he slapped the table and said, "King Qin, who is that person?"
Zhao Tong hesitated and said: "In the official family, I am good at martial arts, and this person is also good at martial arts. I got to know him in the market because of martial arts. He calls himself a native of Xiangzhou, and his accent is from there. He has good martial arts skills and should be a knight errant. Apart from that, , I don’t know anything else.”
"You!" Emperor Daojun stared at Zhao Tong, his chest heaving violently: "Prince Qin, you are lying!"
Zhao Tong shook his head: "I didn't lie. The officials can arrest that person and they will know once he gets it."
"You think I won't send troops to arrest you?" Emperor Daojun said angrily.
Zhao Tong stopped talking and stood there expressionless.
"Get out of here, get out of here!" Emperor Daojun gasped, "You are not allowed to leave the mansion for three months, you are not allowed to leave the mansion!"
"I obey!" Zhao Tong went to the front and saluted, then turned and left.
"You, what are you doing?" Emperor Daojun asked angrily.
"Didn't the officials tell me to go back? I will go back and be grounded now." Zhao Tong walked straight out of the palace without stopping.
Emperor Daojun felt that he was confused by anger at this moment. He reached out and grabbed the pen washer on the table and punched it out with all his strength: "Get out! Get out! Get out!"
With a "snap" sound, the brush fell to the ground and shattered, and Zhao Tong had already walked out of the hall.
"Treason, treason! Bastard, bastard!"
Emperor Daojun's angry curses could be heard from behind, and Zhao Tong walked out of the palace without looking back...
(End of chapter)
