It is said that there are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the country.
If there is only this Holy Emperor Xiaociyuan, then that's it. Just respect him as the Supreme Emperor and enjoy peace and happiness with peace of mind.
Although going back a thousand years, starting from the First Emperor to the recent Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, the relationship between the Supreme Emperor and the Supreme Emperor was almost exclusively between father and son, but the situation is here and there is no way to embarrass Zhao Ding.
But unfortunately, the biological mother of the current Zhao Guan family, Queen Mother Xuan and Wei, also came back together.
Today, His Majesty has always governed the country with filial piety, and even this time he decided to cut off the money, in the name of avenging his parents... Emperor Yuan Sheng was easy to handle, but this Queen Mother was really a headache.
Because she said it very clearly:
"Brother Ninth is forced to inherit the throne due to circumstances. He has always been a person who likes to be idle and his talents are limited. How can he be the emperor?"
"The eldest brother is the prince appointed by the late emperor himself, and he is also the elder brother of the Zhao family. If he were not here, it would be fine for the ninth brother to become the emperor. But now that he is back... the brothers still have to settle their accounts. This throne will eventually be Give it back to your eldest brother."
Then a strange scene occurred: Zhao Huan, the real owner, kept declining and just said that he would be the master of Taiyi Palace. On the contrary, His Majesty's biological mother kept opposing it and kept criticizing her in her words. His own son was belittled.
In the Daqing Palace, Empress Dowager Xuanhe sat on the throne, and Zhao Huan sat beside her...but below them were all the ministers promoted to the court from the prefectures by Liu Bang.
No one spoke against the Empress Dowager, and indeed, no one wanted to agree with her.
The facts are here. You have indeed suffered in the north for fifteen years, but no matter how much hardship you suffer, it cannot change the fact that Zhao Huan has lost half of his country and Zhao Gou is working hard to earn it back.
We all belong to the Northern Expedition faction, and have been favored by the emperor's knowledge and support. The reason why we do not refute you is because you are the emperor's mother.
That's all.
But the current messy situation is indeed beyond Zhao Ding's ability. He only hopes that the spies sent out today can pass the news to His Majesty the Emperor...
If you don't come back, something big will really happen.
"I heard that it was the boy from Wang Yi's family who caused the trouble this time... Ninth Brother is acting up and leading his men to the north... You are all ministers of the Great Song Dynasty. You should really stop him. …Who is responsible for the defense of Lin’an City?”
Zhao Ding just wanted to answer, but halfway through his bow, he heard the Queen Mother saying to herself again:
"No matter who it is, let's leave it to..."
She looked at Emperor Yuan Sheng. Zhao Huan still smiled warmly and squeezed out Wang Xie's name through his teeth. The Empress Dowager answered:
"Let's leave it to Marshal Wang to take charge."
No matter how bad Wang Xie died, he was still a general who had been given the title of "Loyal and Brave" by Zhao Huan himself. Since his journey to the south, he had been demoted again and again, and he had been demoted to an official with temporary salary. Now that his rightful master has returned, he is also Followed to the sky.
Mr. Zhao, who had hidden a lot of words, suddenly became silent at this time.
He seemed to smell something, and he seemed to feel something, but he did adopt a defensive posture, which was his silence.
After grabbing Hu Quan who stood up, Zhao Ding shook his head at him. Even though the latter had all kinds of things to say, he had to hold them back at this time.
The empress dowager could do something wrong, but even if she did something wrong, her blood relationship with the emperor was there. Even if the sky fell, the Zhao family would still be there to hold her up.
But they can't. At this time, even if the empress dowager takes his own life, it's possible that when the official comes back, he can still punish his mother.
Before the Song Dynasty, there were no examples of empress dowagers listening to politics behind the curtain. The current emperor was the candidate personally confirmed by Empress Dowager Meng.
But Empress Dowager Meng is the daughter of a Taiwei, from a family of officials, or a descendant of Mencius... How can I say that Empress Dowager Wei was born as a maidservant...
well!
Zhao Ding agreed to all her requests. He had been delayed for more than a day. All the military supplies sent from various places were blocked. He had not slept for another night.
I am worried about other things in my heart. Now there are many difficulties and the Northern Expedition must not stop.
In this way, he led everyone to retreat.
But when he was about to go out, Xin Ciying, who had been slapped many times by Wang Xie, suddenly stopped and refused to move another step.
Zhao Ding knew his temper and quickly grabbed his wrist, but he opened it.
Xin Fuyin turned his head and looked at the woman sitting high in the main hall, thinking that the emperor was putting himself in danger outside, but family members kept showing up to hold him back, and also thinking that that day in front of Guanwang Temple, he Lying on the emperor's body, resting your head on his shoulder...
Xin Ciying bowed to her. Queen Mother Wei didn't know why he left and came back, so she asked:
"But what else is there to say?"
Xinfu Yin naturally had something to say, but he looked at Zhao Huan, the Holy Emperor of Xiaociyuan, the Emperor Jingkang of the Song Dynasty, and the Duke of Tianshui who was also a native of the Jin Kingdom.
"Earlier this year, Emperor Roufu came back."
"who?!"
Queen Mother Wei couldn't hear clearly, but she looked obviously surprised, but it didn't seem like she didn't hear clearly.
"Emperor Roufu."
Xin Ciying raised his voice, and the entire Daqing Palace echoed this name.
"Rou...Roufu, I haven't seen her for a while...where is she now?"
The two of them worked in the Jinguo Laundry House together, and each had seen the ugliest side of the other... Naturally, the two of them knew each other's secrets.
Roufu was taken out before. Well, this kind of thing is normal. Most of the people in the laundry room were old or with bad looks. I don’t know how many people couldn’t bear the hardship and wished they were taken away. Take it out.
Even Queen Mother Wei herself was taken out.
By the way, that person is Gaitian King Wanyan Saili. I wonder what this man would think after knowing the news of Saili's death.
But she didn't expect that she would go back to Lin'an first... Empress Dowager Wei had just tried the feeling of being a mother in the world, and she felt a huge sense of crisis.
"She's dead."
Xin Ciying seemed a little awkward when he spoke. He clearly turned around and came back on his own, but he seemed unwilling to say a word more.
These three words were spoken very normally, as if he was talking about what he had eaten in the morning, but they were very effective, and the two people sitting above him were stunned.
After a long time, Queen Mother Wei forced out a smile:
"Why is he dead... When I came back now, Brother Ninth didn't take good care of the girl. As an elder brother, he..."
"It's exactly what the officials ordered."
"Um?"
"The officials said she was not real, so they handed her over to Dali Temple and beat her to death."
not real……
This is a lot of information. Rou Fu is indeed no longer in the Kingdom of Jin. If it’s not her who returned to Lin’an, who else could it be?
However, Zhao Huan on the side was obviously thinking more. He looked at the lame old man below:
"What do you mean by this?"
"I don't mean anything." Xin Ciying was neither humble nor arrogant. "I just said this to the Queen Mother. It's like talking about everyday things. It doesn't mean anything."
"I resign!"
When Queen Mother Wei came to her senses, Xin Ciying was nowhere to be seen in the hall.
"He...what does he mean?"
Zhao Shi sighed softly:
"He has never been measured in his words. Don't worry about it, Your Majesty."
Zhao Huan also persuaded her for a while, and she gradually stabilized.
However, it has nothing to do with the persuasion of others, it is entirely something she has figured out on her own:
This is the Song Dynasty, not the Jin Kingdom.
She is the Queen Mother, not a servant of the laundry.
The emperor was her son. Even if he could kill Roufu, he couldn't do it to her.
This causal relationship is not complicated, and Queen Mother Wei thought it through very clearly.
After Zhao Shi arranged a palace for the two of them, the Cining Palace was available early in the morning. As for the emperor, he could only temporarily settle for the East Palace.
A lot of money was sent to them... Although Empress Dowager Wei still wanted to carry it, Zhao Shi could see clearly. Her eyes lit up when she saw those clothes and jewelry.
Although she wanted to touch those things, she still had them taken back and said to Zhao Shi:
"Thank you for your hard work, Da Zongzheng. I just heard that my son has taken in many women in the south. I don't know if there are any with better temperaments and innocent family backgrounds... Princess Kang has been dead for a long time. No matter how affectionate Ninth Brother is, she should be treated as such." It’s time to stand up.”
"This matter should have been arranged by the late Emperor and me, but it was delayed for so long because of him."
Zhao Shi didn't think it was inappropriate, but he just thought that the official family had already named Xing Bingyi the queen, but the queen mother only called her Princess Kang... Could it be that she had lost her mind and really wanted the official family to give up the throne?
"The Queen Mother is tired from traveling and traveling, so why not go and rest first? I can just ask someone to inform the harem."
"I'm not tired... I still have Zongzheng, let me take a look first."
Zhao Shi couldn't persuade him anymore, so he called a chamberlain over and asked them to call all the concubines with positions in the harem. However, after a while, the young eunuch ran over and said:
"Report to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty, Zong Zheng, come in, but you can't get in."
None of the three people knew what he meant: "Where can't I get in?"
"The inner palace gate cannot be entered."
"How come you can't get in?!"
The eunuch took several deep breaths before replying:
"Outside the inner palace gate, there are all soldiers wearing armor. They say... that no one is allowed to enter except the officials."
Soldier...
Zhao Shi was a little confused. Although the imperial army had been released, there was no reason why they were not allowed to enter the inner palace.
The people from the three yamen were all taken out by the three capital commanders, and all the people from the Imperial City Department were by the emperor's side.
Where are the extra imperial troops coming out?
If it weren't for the Forbidden Army, no warrior in the inner palace would have the courage to do so.
Da Zong just couldn't figure it out, and he was a little anxious because he couldn't figure it out. Apart from the throne, there is no place in the world that is more sensitive than the inner palace.
He glanced at the Queen Mother, who paused and said:
"Then let's go and have a look together?"
This was what he had in mind. After thinking about it, he asked the Queen Mother to call a group of forbidden troops, and together with Zhao Huan, they all arrived outside the inner palace gate.
It was exactly as the chamberlain said. From a long distance away, he could see that the inner palace door was tightly closed, and there were fully armed people standing in front of it.
When they got closer, before Zhao Shi could react, Emperor Yuan Sheng suddenly fell to the ground... Empress Dowager Wei quickly wanted to help him, but when she heard what he said clearly, she Looking at the group of people, he almost fell down.
The two of them looked pale at each other. In this cold winter, they were actually sweating... They looked like they had seen an evil ghost.
Da Zongzheng didn't know why the two of them were so abnormal. At this time, they were only a hundred steps away from the palace gate. He also saw those people in front of him... actually raising the divine arm bow towards him.
After all, they are also people who have experienced strong winds and waves. Forget about other places, this is the Imperial City of the Song Dynasty!
In this imperial city, there were still people who dared to use crossbows against him... and the emperor and the queen, and he also became angry.
What's the matter, does everyone want to learn from Zhao Shicheng?
Da Zongzheng shouted:
"Watch it! What do you want to do with this action?!"
No one paid attention to him, and the hundreds of divine arm bows were pointed at them without even moving.
This made him even more angry. He buried his head and wanted to rush forward. When he found the leader, he must question him.
The reason why he can do this and dare to do this is that he doesn't believe it.
He didn't believe that someone really dared to be here and shot arrows at him without any explanation.
He only took a step forward when he heard the voice of Emperor Yuan Sheng... It was still gentle, but it was shaking so much that it sounded more like cowardice.
"Da... Da Zongzheng, then, is that the Iron Pagoda of Daijin?"
People's names and tree shadows. Even though Zhao Shi had never been on the battlefield, Zhao Shi had indeed heard of the name Iron Buddha.
"Your Majesty is joking, the Iron Buddha is not a cavalry? Besides, this is the imperial city, where did the Iron Buddha come from?"
He rolled his eyes and said, "I think the Armorer must have imitated the armor made from the Iron Buddha, which actually scared you."
His statement was not unreasonable. The Emperor and the Empress calmed down a little. Zhao Huan got up from the ground and said apologetically:
"It's the shadow of the snake in my bow."
After all, looking at the look on the other side... Zhao Shi had to bite the bullet and move forward, but he had just taken a step out...
'咻~'
Hundreds of crossbow arrows were fired out, and they all hit in front of him. The closest ones even touched the tips of his toes.
There were dense arrows stuck in front of him. When he looked again, Da Zongzheng had already collapsed on the ground.
They really dare.
It's better now. The sweat on Zhao Shi's head is much the same as that of the Queen Mother and the others. He quickly wiped it with his sleeves and then shouted again:
"You guys... how impudent! Do you know who this king is?"
"Do you know that this is the Queen Mother Xuanhe?"
"Do you know that this is the Holy Emperor Xiaociyuan?"
He asked three times in a row without hiding anything, and directly revealed the identities of the two people behind him.
What answered him was the neat 'click' sound of arrows being clasped on the god's arm bow.
There was also the sound of the inner palace door being opened.
As soon as the inner palace door opened, these warriors dispersed to both sides, finally revealing the people inside.
There were two people, the one standing was a woman... I should say a woman, her hair was already tied up, and in front of the woman, leaning on the recliner, was a man.
Kind of style...
Zhao Shi only knew that he was seriously injured and returned to Lin'an, but he didn't know when he came to the palace.
But speaking of it, as the commander of the Imperial City Division, it is normal for him to appear here.
He recognized this person, so he gained some courage:
"Commander Zhong, what does this mean?"
"Da Zong is polite."
Zhong Feng spoke a little weakly... Although he had been back for several months and had been treated by imperial doctors and famous doctors from Lin'an, he could only move one hand now.
Even the doctor can't say anything else, it all depends on his own recovery ability.
Maybe three years or five years, maybe ten or eight years, but in the end I didn’t say anything to death.
"Commander Zhong, what does this mean?!"
Zhao Shi knew his identity, but he had been a royal relative for decades before him and was older than him, so how could he be qualified to show off.
"Dazong Mingjian is not aimed at Zong Zheng alone, it is actually..."
He coughed twice, and Mrs. Yan quickly pulled up the blanket covering him.
"In fact, the officials gave instructions when I came back. If nothing happens in Lin'an, there will be nothing in the inner palace."
"But if something happens to Lin'an...then no one can enter the inner palace."
After hearing him carry out the emperor, Zhao Shi had nothing else to say. Instead, the empress dowager listened to the words of the two and knew that her son had arranged them here, and she once again restored her majesty as the mother of the country.
Taking a step forward:
"I am Brother Jiu's biological mother. No one else can enter, not even me?"
The corners of Zhongfeng's mouth curled up slightly:
"What the officials said is that no one can enter."
"You are presumptuous!"
I don’t know what’s going on. I obviously suffered a lot in the Jin Kingdom and was angry, but when I returned to the Song Dynasty, I seemed like I couldn’t stand any grievances.
Queen Mother Wei insisted on taking two steps forward, and Zhongfeng shouted:
"Please stop, I am also following orders."
"I am the Queen Mother!"
"Who can say it accurately until the officials have something to say?"
These words completely angered the woman, and she continued to move forward... She really didn't believe it. Since these people were controlled by their own sons, how dare they do anything to themselves!
He just stepped back and before his right foot landed on the ground, Zhongfeng said softly:
"put."
The arrows were inserted into the soles of Queen Mother Wei's feet, and she had no place to stay.
Moreover, she no longer had the courage to move forward.
Just looking at these armored warriors in front of me, my mind suddenly remembered what Xin Ciying said just now...
That old man, do you really have no other intentions?
After taking a few steps back, her mouth was still unforgiving:
"This commander is so majestic. When Brother Ninth comes back, I will definitely..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted again by Zhong Feng:
"The official is the son of the emperor. The son of the emperor has father, heaven and mother, and the law is extremely powerful. Please be careful what you say and don't cause more trouble for yourself."
There was no respect for the empress dowager at all in her words.
Perhaps it was a deviation from the one she imagined. Empress Dowager Wei was insulted one after another, but she could do nothing.
Yes, she is still a woman after all. Without her husband, her son is not around either...
Empress Dowager Wei was completely unaware that the greatest asset she could command was her emperor's son.
They were furious when they came, but now they are silent. No one knows how many armored men are hidden in the inner palace, but the three of them really have no intention of going in anymore.
Queen Mother Wei still said a lot of harsh words, but Zhong Feng didn't take them to heart.
He had already died once, so it was strange that he would still be afraid of these insignificant threats.
Just like that, he turned around and wanted to leave, but Zhongfeng still refused.
But the words he said this time were directed towards Zhao Huan:
"The officials never thought that his brother would come back... It's always a good thing to come back, but there is only one emperor in the Song Dynasty. Da Zongzheng has to explain this clearly to others."
These words were like a warning and a threat. After saying these words, the door of the inner palace was slowly closed... The group of armored men stood in front of the door again, and separated them from the inner palace. The palace was isolated.
"He is a descendant of the Zhong family, and the girl was taken into the official family. As a young man, it is normal for him to be a little domineering."
Zhao Shi wanted to say some words of comfort, but the more he comforted them, the more embarrassed they became.
Zhao Huan was still smiling, but no matter how you looked at it, the smile was mostly forced.
…
When Lao Wang arrived in Shouzhou, it was already the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month.
No more, no less, exactly eleven days.
Maybe it was because of the Chinese New Year, but there weren't many people seen along the way. I heard that you couldn't cross the river anywhere else, only here in Shouzhou.
Fortunately, he bought a donkey when he was in Jiaxing Prefecture. It was the only living thing on the road that he could talk to, and he almost suffocated to death.
This old man is very old and is approaching the Chinese New Year. He is rushing outside in the ice and snow, and he has a fresh face. He inevitably attracts attention wherever he goes.
Just like when I arrived in Shouzhou, the city defense there was still tight. Knowing that it was the New Year, everyone was outside and couldn't reunite with their families.
Li Xianzhong specially took on more errands, took the initiative to take over the city defense work with his own soldiers, and asked everyone to take time to get together, have some wine, and have a good time for a few days.
After all, after working hard for a year, this is the only time I can take a rare break.
So when there was no one entering the city in Shouzhou for a whole day, when Lao Wangtou led his donkey into the city, he was noticed by Li Xianzhong.
He came to this person specially:
"Old man, it's freezing cold, where are you going?"
Knowing that his son-in-law was here, he defeated a hundred thousand Jin army by one man. Most of the soldiers who wanted to come here were the emperor's own people.
Lao Wangtou did not hide anything, but he had also been a soldier. He knew that the morale of the army should not be disturbed, so he selectively hid the fact that there was a rebellion in Lin'an. He just said:
"Marshal Haojiao knows that my son-in-law is serving as a soldier in Yingzhou, and the little old man is here to see him!"
He said he was the emperor's father-in-law, but the biggest official he had spoken to so far was the head of their Infantry Division at Qiantang Gate. Although he didn't know the position of the man in front of him, looking at his clothes, he looked like I know that the official position is definitely not low.
When he speaks, he becomes much more humble.
"Then Yingzhou is now surrounded by Jin people. How can you get there? It's the season, so you'd better go back first."
"I won't go back if I don't. This little old man came from Lin'an. If he goes back now, he won't be able to catch up with the Chinese New Year... To be honest, I must go see my son-in-law."
"But what's the emergency? Maybe someone can help."
After thinking for a while, Lao Wangtou said:
"My son-in-law is fighting outside, but the relatives at home insist that he is dead and want to take over his family property... The little old man is not very capable and can't help, so I have to tell him not to fight. He lost his life, but ended up saving wealth for others."
"Have you ever reported it to the official?"
"It was collusion with the government."
Li Xianzhong felt a bit pitiful. He was also a soldier. If this kind of thing happened to him...
But I have received letters from officials before. No matter what happens, I can't interfere with Yingzhou's affairs.
But I thought that this person was really pitiful. If I saw him die in front of me, I would feel sorry for him.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw a group of people rushing towards the west side of Yingzhou. Li Xianzhong was about to ask people to close the door, but he saw the appearance of the leader.
He also had some doubts...
Why did Wang Yaksha come running?
(End of chapter)
