"Now that His Majesty has passed away, a certain foundation is not stable. I hope that the Taiwei will give more advice in the capital!" Zhao Kuangyin was sitting at the table, watching Zhang Yongde toast again!
"You're so polite, check! They are all working for the imperial court and for His Majesty's grand plan. I would like to drink this glass first as a token of respect!" Zhang Yongde also raised his glass, but then stood up and drank it all in one gulp: "I am entering the palace today, Empress Fu. We still have something to do, so we’ll meet up with you someday!”
"Lieutenant, let's go slowly," Zhao Kuangyin naturally couldn't stay any longer. After all, he and Zhang Yongde had special identities. If anyone knew about it, there would definitely be a commotion in Bianjing!
"Your Majesty, why..." Cao Bin was confused, but when he saw Zhao Kuangyin raising his hand, he had to stop talking.
"Let's go!" Zhao Kuangyin stood up immediately, but did not leave the restaurant, but walked directly towards the back. Cao Bin immediately followed closely, and the two of them walked directly into the backyard.
There is a deep alley between the backyard and the wine shop in front. Of course, there are barriers at both ends of the alley. However, there were people standing guard. Seeing the two people coming, they took the initiative to open the barrier and let the two people go in directly.
The two of them walked forward without speaking, and soon arrived at the house in the backyard. There was actually someone here already, and it seemed that they were waiting for two people.
There were five people sitting on both sides, all with serious faces, and everyone looked at him in silence.
Zhao Kuangyin also looked solemn and looked at everyone thoughtfully and silently. He seemed to be thinking about something in his mind and his eyes kept wandering.
"Your Majesty, how did Zhang Yongde react when we met today!" On his left was a middle-aged man with a calm face, but he was only wearing the uniform of an ordinary soldier. Seeing that his aura was completely restrained, he just sat there as calm as a rock. Not an ordinary person.
Unexpectedly, there were all kinds of people around Zhao Kuangyin, and there were soldiers guarding the tent. Obviously there were some things that he didn't want others to know. Although this person was the first to ask calmly, he was actually dressed in ordinary clothes. He deliberately lowered his voice when he spoke, as if there must be something ulterior to say here. Facing these people, he, a man dressed as an ordinary soldier, actually sat in the first place on Zhao Kuangyin's left hand. He must be not an ordinary person in Zhao Kuangyin's eyes.
He looked at Zhao Kuangyin without making a sound, and couldn't help but glance at a lean soldier on the opposite side. This soldier was just like him, and he was also dressed as an ordinary soldier, but when his eyes moved, the light and dark flashes were heart-catching. The other party made eye contact with him, and there was eye contact.
"These brothers are all watching the envoy. Our sect can ask a certain family and junior brother Chu Wei to come to the envoy to take orders and promote the success of this operation. We hope that the envoy can act quickly!" He asked Zhao Kuangyin , but there was no politeness in his words.
His words made the other three people present frown. These three people were obviously not from the same group as them. Two were wearing armor, but one was wearing a scribe's attire. One of them on the left, a young general with a beard, was about to get angry after hearing his words. The young man next to him dressed up as a scribe waved his hand to signal him not to worry.
Zhao Kuangyin's eyelids trembled, and withdrew his imperceptible light, he looked at the middle-aged soldier with an eager look on his face and nodded slightly to him. But his eyes fell on the well-dressed scribe next to him, who had just taken the initiative to stop the bearded young general, and said lightly: "Brother Zeping, although a certain family is looking for Zhang Yongde this time, it is an action strategy! Now it seems that it is It’s not a mistake!”
This scribe who looked to be about the same age as Zhao Kuangyin was his aide Zhao Pu, a native of Jixian County, Youzhou, and a famous prime minister of the Song Dynasty in later generations. At this time, he was still unknown, just an unknown secretariat next to Zhao Kuangyin.
However, it is obvious that Zhao Kuangyin seems to rely on his ability as much as anyone else here. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have asked for his opinion in the first place. You must know that the other two people on the side are the young man sitting next to Zhao Pu, Han Lingkun, the Marquis of Yu in front of the Great Zhou Palace, and the other is Shi Shouxin, who has just been promoted to the commander of the capital in front of the palace.
Han Lingkun is Zhao Kuangyin's friend, and now he is also the boss of the Forbidden Army and Zhao Kuangyin's deputy; Shi Shouxin is one of the ten brothers of Zhao Kuangyin's righteous society. They are true sworn brothers in life and death, and they can be said to be confidants.
Zhao Pu naturally knew this, but after listening to Zhao Kuangyin's words, he still pondered: "The general must have heard that a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. No matter what Zhang Yongde said to him, what we want is to make him feel resentful, or say something. This kind of dissatisfaction with the emperor. The power and prestige of the Zhang family in the court cannot be compared with that of ordinary Liu Hou Jiedu. If he takes action, the court will naturally be in chaos. By then, the general can watch the fire from the shore and fish in troubled waters. !”
"I just don't know how much noise Elder Qing Shaoming, Elder Chu Wei, and your sect can make in Waqiao Pass!" Han Lingkun said quietly, looking at the two people and seemed to be questioning: "Let's put pressure on him in every possible way. , and he did not hesitate to target his family, causing him to be resentful towards the emperor. Now Brother Zhao is even more willing to put himself in danger. I am afraid that as soon as he investigates, he will definitely be suspicious of your sect! By then, your Excellency will be People are suspicious!”
"General Han, there is no need to worry about this matter. Since our sect dares to help you, you have enough confidence to deal with this matter! What's more, the founder of our sect is a rare and extraordinary person in today's world. He is far beyond the understanding of ordinary people. The ancestor once said: , As long as the war in the Central Plains continues, our position in the Central Plains will remain strong. Then at the critical moment, we will find a wise leader in the world to help him achieve success." The middle-aged soldier Qing Shaoming looked at Zhao Kuangyin with some pride.
Seeing that everyone was silent, he continued: "I don't know if the ambassador has this confidence now. As long as he sticks to his beliefs, he will do something grand and grand in this land of the Central Plains just like he promised to our ancestors. !”
Zhao Kuangyin actually frowned a little. Cooperating with the sect of this slightly arrogant guy had no harm at all, so he went to visit their ancestor. He made this decision in the end. But the guy sent seemed to be relatively simple-minded. Zhao Kuangyin despised him a little, but didn't show anything on his face.
Success in anything is never that easy. Emperor Guo Rong is indeed a man of great talent and strategy, a rare talent that Zhao Kuangyin has rarely seen since he traveled around the world. What's more, the foundation left by the late emperor is not shallow. It can be said that his status in Dazhou is as stable as Mount Tai. It can be said that I am very lucky to be able to reach this day under his hands.
