It was December 29th, the seventh year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, and the New Year was approaching.
Snowflakes were still falling, the sky was getting darker and darker, and it was soon past dusk.
But for Kaifeng Mansion, where the New Year is approaching, this is just the beginning of the busiest period of the day. During the day, it seemed a bit dull because of the news about the invasion of gold thieves and the palace changes that took place on the 22nd. But as the lights began to turn on, this metropolis, which was perhaps the most prosperous metropolis in the world at that time, suddenly became noisy. Get messy. With the opening of Zhouqiao Night Market, Maxing Street Night Market, and other night markets in Kaifeng Prefecture, the whole city suddenly fell into an unreal carnival atmosphere.
It is indeed untrue!
We are all approaching the city with troops, our country is ruined and our families are in ruins, yet the city of Kaifeng is still full of entertainment, entertainment, and entertainment. Look at this, it means you won’t shed tears even if you don’t see the coffin!
Zhao Kai didn't know when he had changed into a moon-white robe and a Dongpo scarf. He looked like a scholar. He was sitting in a restaurant near Daxiangguo Temple, drinking tea. He was still not used to drinking, so he substituted tea for wine and went to a restaurant owned by a monk to drink tea.
Yes, this restaurant was opened by a monk from Daxiangguo Temple... famous for its meat dishes! The monks of Daxiangguo Temple in the Song Dynasty were good at roasting meat, and even opened a public restaurant specializing in meat dishes. This great monk from Kaifeng Prefecture in the Northern Song Dynasty really had a firm belief!
Of course, Zhao Kai did not come to Daxiangguo Temple to eat meat. In fact, he came to borrow money...from the monks of Daxiangguo Temple!
The monks of Daxiangguo Temple in the Northern Song Dynasty not only opened a restaurant to sell meat and vegetables, but also used the money in the Changsheng Treasury (a bank that accepts deposits of believers) to lend money at usury... Zhao Kai didn't think of this at first, until he was responsible for sorting it out this morning When Zhu Fengying and Pan Yulian from Zhao Kai's private property told him that there were still a bunch of properties and fields in the house that no one was taking care of, he remembered that there was such a good place as Daxiangguo Temple in Kaifeng Mansion.
So I took Wang Xiaode, Qin Hui, Chen Ji, Huang Wuji and others, took the house deeds and land deeds in the house, and mortgaged them to the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple. Of course, Prince Yun's Mansion cannot be escorted out. The Prince's Mansion is a grant, and the property rights belong to the court. Zhao Kai only has the right to live in it, not ownership. Otherwise, he would have lost his temper!
But even if he couldn't escort the palace out, Zhao Kai still got 30,000 taels of gold from the monks of Daxiangguo Temple... plus the 3.3 million in goods that Zhao Kai took out from the inner treasury and the money in the palace account room. With more than 300,000 yuan, Zhao Kai has a huge sum of money on hand!
After getting the gold, Zhao Kai did not go back to the house immediately. Instead, he asked Qin Hui, Wang Xiaode and a dozen guards to take the gold back to the house. I drank tea and ate meat with Chen Ji, Huang Wuji and others.
Tomorrow, the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhao Kai will lead his troops to leave Bianliang, Tokyo. And he left early in the morning, and he would not go back to the palace to say goodbye to Zhao Ji, nor would he say goodbye to a group of his brothers and sisters... he would only leave quietly.
Although Zhao Kai is not familiar with his brothers - he has only been here for half a month and has not met any of his brothers and sisters except Zhao Huan. How can he be familiar with them? But there is a brother and a sister who must be met.
The brother who must be met is named Zhao Zhi. He is the twelfth son of Zhao Ji. He is eighteen years old this year and has been granted the title of King Shen. And that girl's name is Zhao Duofu. She is only fifteen years old this year. She has been granted the title of Imperial Concubine Roufu and is still waiting to be given the title of boudoir. Both of them are the compatriots of Zhao Kai, and their mothers are both the late Concubine Wang of Yisu.
Because they were born to the same mother, the brother and sister had a very close relationship with Zhao Kai and were at odds with the prince Zhao Huan. Of course, Zhao Kai wanted to take the two of them away and leave Bianliang, Tokyo, the most virtuous city in the Song Dynasty, which was about to be surrounded by gold thieves. In this way, when Zhao Kai arrives in Hebei, he will have two more helpers - yes, two! Zhao Zhi, like Zhao Kai, is both talented in both civil and military skills. As long as he overcomes his hereditary mental illness, he can be of great use.
In Zhao Kai's impression, Zhao Duofu was very courageous. He had been a troublemaker since he was a child. It would be useful to take him to Hebei... If Yue Fei hadn't married yet, he would just marry Zhao Duofu! With her protection, Qin Hui would not dare to bully Yue Fei.
Just when he was thinking about marrying his girl to Yue Fei, Zhao Kai heard a girl's voice calling from afar: "Third brother."
Zhao Kai looked up after hearing the sound, and saw a girl named Pingping Tingting, dressed in white, standing pretty at the door of the box where Zhao Kai was, waving to him cheerfully, with bright eyes and a smile as bright as a flower, which was very touching.
The person who came was none other than Zhao Kai’s biological sister, the concubine of Roufu Emperor Zhao Duofu.
Of course Zhao Kai was happy to see his sister and waved to her: "Duofu, come and sit down quickly. My brother has already asked the monks from Daxiangguo Temple to stew your favorite Dongpo pork elbow."
Zhao Duofu frowned and looked very unhappy, "Third brother, you are talking nonsense again. When did I like to eat big elbows? Also, third brother didn't always call me with a small name, why did you call me Duo today?" Rich?"
Your nickname is... Zhao Kai thought for a while and then remembered that he was a girl who disliked the tacky name "Duofu", so she especially liked to give nicknames, such as Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan, Huanhuan, Nian The girl got up a lot.
"Nianmei, don't block the door, go in quickly... There are so many people here, it won't be good if people recognize you."
Before Zhao Kai could decide what to call the girl, another voice came from outside the door, and then he saw a big, panic-looking young man in white pulling Zhao Duofu into the box. This young man is also very handsome, with a height of more than 1.8 meters, a face like jade, and eyes like bright stars. But the expression on this big boy's face was that of panic. He couldn't help but look outside after entering the door, as if someone was chasing him with a knife outside.
Needless to say, this tall boy is Zhao Zhi, the king of Song Dynasty, who is a compatriot of Zhao Kai's mother.
"Brother Twelve, don't panic," Zhao Kai said with a smile, "No one is watching you and Nianmei outside."
Zhao Zhi turned to look at his third brother and asked softly: "How does third brother know?"
"How could I not know?" Zhao Kai smiled, "A marriage commander from the Imperial City Division is still holding it in my hand. As soon as you and Nianmei go out, my people will be secretly protecting you. If anyone is watching, they should be there by now. Dead!"
Zhao Kai still promotes the Imperial City Division, but most of the personal and personal officers under the Imperial City Division no longer listen to him. Only the two commanders, Huang Wuji and Wang Xiaode, were still under the firm control of King Yun Zhao Kai.
The combat effectiveness of these two commanders is more powerful than the remaining nine commanders put together - the people under those nine commanders are all office workers in Kaifeng. Huang Wuji's command post was dominated by warriors from the Western Army, and Wang Xiaode's command post was staffed by rangers who were willing to serve as hawks and dogs, so Zhao Kai still dared to leave Prince Yun's Mansion in plain clothes.
Zhao Zhi frowned when he heard this - didn't he mean that no one was watching? Are your people not considered human beings?
"Have a seat," Zhao Kai smiled at the two of them, "Eat more good wine and good food. After eating, we have to travel a long distance, and we may not be able to eat such authentic Kaifeng cuisine again in the future."
"Going a long way?" Zhao Zhi was stunned, "Third brother, it's you who want to go a long way, not the two of us!"
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "Let's go together, go to Hebei together... we will leave at Yinshi tomorrow!"
"Third brother, what do you mean?"
"Third brother, does your father know?"
Zhao Zhi and Zhao Duofu both exclaimed. They had never thought of leaving Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, a paradise-like place on earth.
Zhao Kai looked at the tall brother and the incredibly beautiful girl, smiled and said: "Everything has been arranged, you just need to follow Brother Yu... With Brother Yu here, there will be no Let others bully you two!"
