On the first day of February in the twelfth year of Shaoxing, ten days had passed since the emperor's appearance.
In the past ten days, under the leadership of Xin Ciying, the Lin'an government office has tried more than a thousand cases. I don't know if any of them were unjustly judged, but there must be no fish that slipped through the net.
The men and horses Wang Xie brought were either those who had not had time to do evil. Such people were in the minority and were all sentenced to exile. The rest were not left behind, and their heads were all left outside the lobby of the Lin'an government office.
Three guillotines, the guillotine has become dull.
At the end of the first month, although it was still cold, I could already feel the breath of spring, and it happened to be a rare bright day today, so Zhao Guan's family gathered everyone together and set up wine on the small West Lake, which was regarded as saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.
Speaking of which, this is the first time that Zhao Ding has met the emperor in private since that day... His Majesty has obviously said a lot, but ten days have passed and he has not made any move.
At least Zhao Ding didn't know. After all, no matter whether it was in the temple or in the rivers and lakes, all the troubles could not escape the eyes of Mr. Zhao.
Maybe it's just a moment of anger. Your Majesty should be able to clearly distinguish what's more serious than what's serious at this time.
The central ministers sat on one side, and the relatives of the emperor sat on another side... When the officials came back, they promoted Wang Jieyu to the title of royal concubine, and now they sit beside him. To be honest, this person's family background is not that prominent. Even some lowly royal concubines have now become the women closest to the position of queen in the harem. This is indeed something that many people have never thought of.
After all, compared to Chen Miaochang and Zhong Yu, this person's appearance is not outstanding, and...
Zhongyu is pregnant. From August last year to now, it is almost time to give birth. Her pregnancy is also very strong. This can almost be regarded as the most exciting thing this year, and its importance is no less than Yue Fei captured Kaifeng...
Yue Fei is still in Ruzhou... The advantage of fighting on several fronts is that the battlefield is opened up, and more can be gained by advancing forward. The disadvantage is that everyone else is wasted in the same place, and he rushes forward alone. , the pressure they bear is naturally several times greater than that of other places.
The two people mentioned here are Zhao Mi and Yang Yizhong. Han Shizhong can still understand. After all, he has pushed to the far north. When the other troops failed to keep up, he can reach this point, which is considered perfect; But what about both of them commanding envoys?
Just one Suzhou and one Li Qiong. From last year to this year, the two of them combined nearly 70,000 troops. They just couldn't take a step forward. The Ministry of War did not dare to urge them. Even the people sent to inquire were cautious, for fear of exposing them. The self-esteem of these two people was destroyed, and then they did something irrational.
That is to say, the official family sent a eunuch up north every day. He did not scold or praise them, but just asked them:
"How about forget it? If that doesn't work, hand over the troops to Huang Yanjie, and you go back to Lin'an to rest. They are all my favorites, but don't let anything happen to you, your two grandsons."
Such a tone is more unacceptable than direct insults, but the emperor doesn't care. The tenth person sent out today is already there. I don't know what the reaction of the two commanders will be. , but I will definitely not feel happy.
Liu Bang kept winking at Chen Miaochang, but the latter seemed not to notice, which made him a little sad.
Wang Chan and Zhong Yu, one had a dead father and the other was pregnant, it was inevitable for him to stay with them for a few more days. In addition, although he was in Lin'an, his heart was still outside, and he had to ask questions every day. There were so many things going on, so naturally she became a little cold.
Logically speaking, family law should be done in bed, but who told Liu Ji to be an affectionate person? After a pause, he leaned towards her and whispered love words.
"The official only said that he misses me terribly, but he has never come to see me. I don't know where else he misses me except his mouth."
"I'm thinking about everything, especially..."
Before he finished speaking, he felt a tap on his shoulder. When he turned around, he saw that it was the Queen Mother Wei who had been starved for many days.
"Brother Ninth..."
In fact, at her age, she couldn't eat much at all. The emperor reduced her supply. First, it was because the woman was asking for too much. Second, she did something wrong.
She didn't know who called her here. She had asked to see him many times in the past few days, but Liu Bang rejected them all. For him, there was no need to spend time on a mortal person.
When he saw it was her, the emperor's face immediately darkened. He was about to say something, but felt his hand being grabbed by Chen Miaochang. Knowing what she meant, Liu Bang looked at her and nodded to reassure her.
Daoji has been living in the inner palace, under the joint care of Zhongfeng and Zhongyu. Now, apart from eating, what he does every day is to be in a daze, and then ask the emperor if His Majesty is back. Other than that, he acts like He was like a wooden person and didn't even say a word.
So when Liu Bang returned to the palace that night, he went directly to see him without going anywhere.
"Daoji, are you looking for me?"
He thought that Daoji wanted to see him because he wanted to avenge him; he also thought that the young monk had no support and regarded himself as his adult; he even thought that he would blame himself, after all, the one who forced his parents to death was, in name only She is his own mother.
But he never expected that Xiao Kunren would kowtow to him three times before saying goodbye and leaving.
"His Majesty the Emperor is kind to Daoji, and Daoji knows it in his heart."
"So Daoji has been waiting for you here. When you come back, it won't be considered as leaving without saying goodbye."
Liu Bang saw that he seemed to have grown up a lot, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He wanted to stroke his bald head like a bow, but he raised his hand again and again, but in the end he couldn't put it down.
You can never go back to the past, that gap has arisen, and nothing can fill it unless the person is resurrected.
"You're so young, where can you go?"
"I will live in the palace. I will avenge you. I will give your father an official position and control your meat. When you grow up, I will give you a big house and marry you ten wives."
The young monk clasped his hands together and said, "Your Majesty, Daoji has been cut off from everything in the world. The young monk is a person from outside the country, so he should go back to the land outside the country."
"Then you want to go to Lingyin Temple?"
Fohai is there, and it can be considered a safe place to go if it is monitored by someone.
The young man smiled and said nothing.
This child seemed to have changed his soul, and his every move was completely without the frivolity of the past... It was said to be the past, but it was only last year.
Seeing that he was about to walk out, Liu Bang had a lot to say to him, so he stretched out his hand to stop him. Somehow, he was clearly right in front of him, but he was always one step behind him, no matter how he strode or even ran. When he got up, he was one step behind.
With just this step, his hands could no longer touch the little monk.
"Daoji!"
Seeing that he was about to leave the imperial city, but there was not a single person around, Liu Bang didn't feel anything strange. He just felt that he was tired from running, so he called him.
When he looked back... maybe he had seen it wrong. Anyway, Liu Bang felt that there were many expressions on his face. Sometimes it seemed like heart-breaking sadness, and sometimes it seemed like joyful joy. It was constantly changing, sadness and joy. After intertwining, it finally settled on... solemnity.
I don't know why he thinks a teenage boy is solemn, but looking back now, Liu Bang can't find any other word to describe Daoji's expression except this word.
"Your Majesty, stay here and the monk will pray for you that day and night."
With that said, he left without looking back, waiting until he could no longer be seen. Liu Bang finally came back to his senses, only to find that he was still in the inner palace, and there was no shadow of the little monk around him.
It was like having a dream, and he couldn't tell the truth from the false, but what he was sure of was that he had indeed lost this little monk.
From the day he opened his eyes and saw the Song Dynasty for the first time, several people who accompanied him died and walked away, and he finally felt a little sad, so he had to drink a lot of wine to let himself temporarily Forget the past.
Seeing this poisonous woman at this time, Liu Bang put away the smile in his eyes, ignored her, and just clapped his hands.
Everyone knew that the emperor had something to say, so they all fell silent. When Zhao Guanjia raised his wine glass and said:
"Since the beginning of the Northern Expedition, thanks to everyone's joint efforts, we have reached the situation that is beneficial to us today. Although some unpleasant things happened, it is not bad after all."
"I can't celebrate the New Year with you, so I will make up for it with a glass of wine here today. This first glass of wine should be regarded as my tribute to you all."
Everyone at the table stood up and drank the glass of wine with Zhao Guan's family.
"The second cup... People will die in wars, and people will die when someone makes trouble. No matter who dies or why they die, this glass of wine should be given to them."
As he spoke, he sprinkled the wine in the cup on the ground. Everyone followed suit, and soon the smell of wine spread in the pavilion on the small West Lake.
"I am a person who is self-aware, that is, I will be good to whoever is good to me, and I will be bad to anyone who is not good to me."
"When I think that as the king of a country, I still can't help myself, I let many people who don't deserve to die die, and I also let many people who don't deserve to live live... The dead people actually don't matter, but the living people... I Just thinking about it makes my bones feel itchy, and I want to bite off their flesh myself."
Everyone knows that officials always like to get straight to the point. Many times, if he doesn't say anything at the beginning, he will never say it again.
But today, he toasted two glasses before he started to say these words. A decent person would think it was nothing, but a person with evil intentions would inevitably overthink it.
"The Chonghunhou of the Kingdom of Jin..."
Seeing that he had indeed chosen him, Zhao Huan quickly bowed and bowed, just like he had done to the golden man before. His whole body arched up and his head almost touched the ground:
"What's your mission, Your Majesty?"
"I can't talk about errands. I heard that you danced at the Jinren's banquet. Today is a good day, so come and join in the fun."
As soon as he said this, many people's faces turned ugly.
Not to mention that Zhao Guan's family is more famous than Jin, let's just say that he doesn't recognize this eldest brother, but Zhao Huan is still a Zhao family after all.
Let the Zhao family do this, let the former monarch do this for his ministers... If word spreads, the emperor's reputation will be ruined, and everyone sitting here will count, as long as they meet Anyone who dances with Zhao Huan will have a bad reputation.
So soon, the voices of opposition started to sound, one after another.
Zhao Huan was also a little embarrassed where he was. He was helpless in the north, and they were all outsiders, with unfamiliar faces. They just jumped, but at least they still had their underwear.
But this is the Song Dynasty, everyone knows everything about it, and there are many old acquaintances. If you jump, your underwear will be gone.
But while looking at Lao Jiu, he didn't dare to say no. He stood up and pretended to take off his outer robe.
"As ordered, as ordered."
He smiled sweetly, and Liu Bang smiled even sweeter, especially after seeing the old princess holding Zhao Huan's arm with one hand, the corners of his mouth almost reached the base of his ears.
"Ten thousand taels."
"OK!"
The old princess set the price quickly, and Liu Bang agreed quickly. In just an instant, he got another ten thousand taels of silver.
To be honest, plus Zhao Huan was asked to go fishing in the lake a few days ago, and Zhao Huan was asked to go to Fenghuang Mountain to chop firewood for him yesterday. Today, there is also the 120,000 taels of silver agreed upon before. Zhao Guan's family One hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver have been squeezed out of the old princess.
But not only was the emperor not satisfied, his appetite was getting bigger and bigger. No matter how rich the Qian family was, they couldn't bear to spend it like this!
So, she took advantage of this and said:
"I have stayed in Lin'an for many days, and the first month has passed. Now, it's time to leave."
"The official family is filled with great blessings. I hope we can drive away the Jin people as soon as possible so that the common people can go home early."
The old princess didn't know how much the emperor would blackmail her if she continued to stay. She was invited here in the first place, but now that the matter was settled and the money was spent, it was time to go back and recite the Buddha's name.
As for Zhao Huan... raising a rich and idle man is just a mouthful for her. Instead, it gives the Qian family a good reputation as a loyal king. It does not mean that she treats the Zhao family lightly. No matter which side she is on, she will It makes sense.
Liu Bang was really reluctant to let her go. After all, he had just seen the first batch of 120,000 taels of silver last night. He went to see it himself and had people check it several times. After excluding the losses, it turned out to be more than 120,000 taels. .
How could such a wealthy God of Wealth be willing to let her go?
"How about you stay in Lin'an... As long as you ask, you can choose any house in this city. I will come to your aid and I will definitely satisfy you!"
The old princess shook her head:
"The loess is buried up to the center of my eyebrows. I just want to live a peaceful life for a few days. The officials should stop trying to persuade me."
Liu Bang hesitated: "Do you really want to leave?"
"If you want to leave, you have to leave. There will be nothing true or false."
"Okay..." Accepting this fact with some difficulty, he said again: "Then the rest..."
The old woman was so angry that she coughed many times, but Empress Dowager Wei quickly handed her some water and she was able to calm down:
"You're still afraid that I'll lose your money!"
"There are still thirty thousand taels left. I'll ask someone from Qian's Merchant in Lin'an City to deliver it to you soon!"
I have seen shameless people, such as the emperor, who is shameless despite his status as the emperor. I have never heard of many people from ancient times to the present.
The old princess was angry and angry, but she still couldn't understand how the gentleman-like emperor who went south with her back then turned into what he is now!
Liu Bang said with a smile: "Once you are familiar with something new, how can I not believe you?"
"It's just that I'm a little worried."
With a cold snort in her heart, the old princess said Yin and Yang:
"You still worry about others, which really opened my eyes."
Liu Bang didn't pay attention to her tone: "I'm really worried. I'm worried that you won't be able to leave Lin'an."
The old princess didn't think much about it, but Zhao Huan heard the threat in his mouth and immediately became excited:
"Your Majesty...you, after you accept the money, you can't go back on your word. The emperor...must keep his word!"
The old woman didn't believe it. This man could disregard his face in front of so many ministers, so she wasn't too anxious and just asked:
"What do you mean by saying that?"
Liu Bang looked at Zhao Huan and then at Queen Mother Wei below:
"This city, this Lin'an City, has been surrounded by Jin people."
He spoke calmly, as if he was talking about something that was no big deal.
Everyone seemed to know every word, but when they were connected together, it seemed to become a series of thunders, making Zhao Huan collapse to the ground.
(End of chapter)
