Song Emperor Jiangshan

Xiao Shan smiled to himself in his heart: Although it is inevitable to disappoint his parents, it is much better than sleeping next to someone he doesn't love at all.

Thinking of this, Xiao Shan stared at Zhao Yuan, unwilling to take his gaze away for a long time.Because he knew very well that once he returned to Beijing, Zhao Yuan's identity would immediately become subtle, and there would never be another chance to sit quietly by his bedside and watch him sleep soundly.

I don't know how long it took, Xiao Shan finally felt a bit tired, but he couldn't bear to go to sleep like this. He sat beside Zhao Yuan, but his eyelids couldn't help but fight up and down, and finally he fell asleep in a trance. But still leaning against the head of the bed.

The sky lit up little by little, and when the first ray of light shone into the room in the morning, the two woke up at the same time, their eyes collided with each other for an instant, Zhao Yuan was a little surprised: "You just sat and slept all night?"

Xiao Shan hurriedly said: "No, I just woke up and wanted to wake up His Highness."

In his voice was the confusion of just waking up, and this lie was not level at all.

Zhao Yuan didn't try to expose him, but said: "Why don't you rest for a while before leaving?"

Xiao Shan shook his head and said: "No need, it's better to go back as soon as possible."

The two went out together, and after eating porridge and steamed buns at the inn, they set out on the road again.

Sure enough, they encountered bandits along the way, Ma Hao who met Zhao Yuan even had a conflict, but Xiao Shan dismissed them easily, the two went south all the way, and arrived in Lin'an ten days later.

It was dusk when we arrived in Lin'an, Zhao Yuan didn't go back to the palace, he went directly to the palace, Xiao Shan accompanied him.

Zhao Gou was having fun with his new favorite concubine Liu Gui. Hearing that Zhao Yuan was here, he felt a little uneasy. This was a decision he made privately without discussing it with anyone. With Qin Hui's power today, if he were to question him, he would have to find a good excuse. .

But when he stood in front of Zhao Yuan, whom he hadn't seen for three years, and heard the other party call "Daddy", he felt that his decision was not wrong.

Zhao Gou took two steps forward, looked Zhao Yuan up and down, and saw that the other party had grown up a lot, and his figure was also slender, equal to Zhao Gou's, but his face was a little thin, but his spirit was very good.

Xiao Shan stepped forward to salute and said: "The minister has fulfilled his mission and brought His Highness back!"

Zhao Gou nodded to Xiao Shan and praised: "Good job, let's go down first, I have something to say to Yuan Yuan."

Even without Zhao Gou's words, Xiao Shan would not continue to stay blankly, he bowed to the two of them, then backed out, he didn't know how long Zhao Yuan would stay in the palace, so he went Yu Mo waited.

Zhao Gou looked at Zhao Yuan for a while, then sighed: "Yuan Yuan, you have lost a lot of weight! How have you been at home for the past three years?"

Facing the emperor who raised him up and taught him to read and write, Zhao Yuan still felt intimate in his heart, but now it is different from the past.In the past, he was just Cheng Huan's child, but now he has grown up. This time, he came to Beijing not to meet the adoptive father he misses, but to kill Qin Hui as soon as possible.

Along the way, Xiao Shan and Zhao Yuan once discussed this issue. Although Qin Hui's power today is invincible, but his reputation is too bad, there are not many people who really support him. Those who attach to him are just some flatterers, and those who are really talented Can't avoid it.Although he was able to mobilize troops without Zhao Gou's permission, he did not actually have military power.Since Zhao Gou collected the military power, he dispersed it. There were more than a dozen generals who led the army together, and Qin Hui could not take all of them into his pocket.

Zhao Gou is obviously dissatisfied with Qin Hui, but he is always scrupulous, and even afraid of him sometimes, not because he is afraid of Qin Hui, but because he is afraid of the Jin people behind Qin Hui. Only then did he give in everywhere, making him fall back and forth.

But once Zhao Gou made up his mind to get rid of Qin Hui, with the strong support of the emperor, he would get twice the result with half the effort to overthrow Qin Hui.

This is also the purpose of his return to Beijing this time, to try his best to persuade Zhao Gou, and even in an emergency, to coerce Zhao Gou to kill Qin Hui.

Zhao Yuan lowered his head slightly. From the bottom of his heart, he was unwilling to play tricks on Zhao Gou, but he couldn't help himself.The situation is such that it must be done.

Zhao Yuan said: "Thank you daddy for caring, everything is fine with the baby, but when I was doing my father's filial piety, I couldn't help but miss my daddy, I have written to my daddy several times, but I don't know if my daddy has received it?"

Zhao Gou has only received a few letters. Hearing what Zhao Yuan said now, he felt a little confused. He knew that Zhao Yuan would not lie. , you are very filial, which is very good."

Zhao Yuan raised his head and looked at Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou seemed to have two more white hairs. He is only in his 40s this year, but most of his hair is already gray. It shows that being an emperor is not so comfortable.

Zhao Yuan said: "How is Dad in the capital?"

Zhao Gou sighed and didn't answer, but asked, "Yuan Yuan, I heard that there are thieves making trouble in Xuanzhou, is it true or not?"

Zhao Yuan nodded: "Of course it's true, my boy once met Xiao Shan on the way, and I saw his military order with my own eyes. It was issued by the Privy Council. Could it be that Father ordered to destroy it?"

Zhao Yuan had heard Xiao Shan talk about this matter a long time ago, and he knew Zhao Gou's reaction at that time, but now he heard Zhao Gou asked about this matter again, but pretended not to know it at all, hoping to further arouse Zhao Gou's reaction to the matter. Qin Hui was dissatisfied.

A trace of unease surged in Zhao Gou's heart, and after a while he shook his head and said, "Let's talk about this matter later..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly heard a message from the eunuch in the palace: "Officials, Mr. Qin, please see me!"

Zhao Gou frowned slightly, and said, "Understood, let him wait first!"

Zhao Yuan said: "I just returned to the capital, I didn't stop for a step, I arrived in the palace, and I didn't speak a word with Father, then Mr. Qin came, he was very well informed."

Zhao Gou showed displeasure on his face, took Zhao Yuan's hand, and said: "You and I have been separated for three years, and he came here before we even said a word. I think he has nothing important to come. We father and son two Let's go together!"

Zhao Yuan said yes, and walked out of the cabinet with Zhao Gou, and went to the Chongzheng Hall where he met foreign ministers.

After the Chongzheng Palace was reconciled, it has been renovated and looks like a new one. It looks like the Bianjing Palace in those days. Qin Hui was waiting outside the palace, standing with his arms folded. When he saw Zhao Gou coming, he was about to salute when he suddenly saw Zhao Gou standing A young man with a tall body was stunned for a while, and he didn't recognize who it was for a while.

Zhao Yuan went up to meet Qin Hui, and said, "I haven't seen you for three years, how is Mr. Qin?"

Qin Hui was taken aback, and after looking carefully at Zhao Yuan, he realized that it was none other than Zhao Yuan!It's just that when did he return to Beijing, why didn't he hear any news?

Qin Hui was secretly surprised, but there was no need to be fake, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, but this expression fell into Zhao Gou's eyes, but it had another meaning: well-informed and rushing into the palace, now seeing Now that someone is here, why bother to look surprised?

The three of them walked into the hall together, Qin Hui didn't hide anything, and asked directly: "When did His Highness come back, why does this old man not know at all?"

Zhao Yuan looked at Zhao Gou, but Zhao Gou didn't answer Qin Hui's words.

Zhao Yuan smiled and said: "Xiao Wang came to Beijing by order, and he just arrived today, and he hasn't had time to visit the Xianggong's mansion, so Qin Xianggong doesn't know."

Qin Hui took a look at Zhao Yuan beside Zhao Gou, and almost guessed what was going on.When Zhao Yuan didn't come back, the emperor was still kind to him, but as soon as he came back, Zhao Gou's attitude towards him became a little subtle.

Qin Hui said: "The imperial decree must go through the three provinces to be unified. The Pu'an County King really received the imperial decree?"

Zhao Gou felt guilty for no reason, and interjected: "My command is an internal edict, and I didn't tell the foreign ministers."

Qin Hui pretended to be enlightened, and said: "The government once said in the past that the internal edicts disrupt the laws of the country, and they are only used when there is an emergency in wartime. It must be a warning in the future. Now that the world is peaceful, the government should still act according to the rules. That’s good, otherwise it’s easy to cause confusion.”

A surge of anger surged in Zhao Gou's heart, and he forcibly suppressed it, asking, "Mr. Qin, is the world really peaceful now?"

Qin Hui said: "Nowadays the world is peaceful and everyone praises His Majesty's heroism, how can there be trouble?"

Zhao Gou frowned, and asked, "I heard that the demons in Xuanzhou made a rebellion and gathered tens of thousands of people for more than a year. Why didn't I know?"

Qin Hui said: "This is a trivial matter, don't bother Your Majesty, I have already sent people to calm it down!"

Zhao Gou snorted coldly, and wanted to wait for an attack, but he heard Qin Hui say: "Your Majesty, I have entered the palace late at night today, and there is still an important matter to report to Your Majesty!"

Zhao Gou used to be quite tolerant of some of Qin Hui's excessive behavior, but today with Zhao Yuan by his side, for some reason, his heart became more confident, and his tone became a little hostile, saying: "Yuan Yuan just came back today, and my father and son are reuniting. What's the big deal about enjoying family happiness?"

Qin Hui glanced at Zhao Yuan, then at Zhao Gou, and smiled in his heart, but his expression became serious: "It's from the Kingdom of Jin, the news just came that the Lord of Jin, Wan Yanhe, died suddenly!"

When Zhao Gou heard the news suddenly, he stood up from the dragon chair in shock, not caring about Qin Hui's bad words.

The golden lord, Wanyan Heci, ascended the throne as a young man, only in his 30s this year. He was previously excluded by Jin Wushu and did not hold power.But since Jin Wushu's death, Zhao Gou was afraid that the young emperor would go south, so he sent people to send a lot of gifts every year in exchange for peace, and asked Qin Hui to mediate, so the peace continued.

Unexpectedly, Wanyan Hesta suddenly died suddenly, which was really unexpected.Zhao Gou's first thought was who the new emperor was, and whether that person would have the ambition to march south.

Zhao Gou's expression of worry and fright was fully expressed on his face, which was also in line with Qin Hui's expectations.

Qin Hui said: "It is said to be a sudden death, but there is reliable news that it is actually the Jin Kingdom's Longhuwei General Wan Yanliang who mutinied, killed the Jin Lord, and usurped the throne and established himself as emperor!"

Zhao Gou immediately remembered Wan Yanliang that Xiao Shan had mentioned when he met him, and that he went to the south of the Yangtze River before usurping the throne, which shows that he is ambitious.

Qin Hui said: "The newly enthroned benefactor, Wan Yanliang, is only 25 years old this year. He once threatened to go south with a whip. The young man is young and vigorous, and the old minister is afraid that the benefactor will do something wrong impulsively, so he went to the palace overnight to report to His Majesty. "

When Zhao Gou heard about this, his heart couldn't help but hang up, and he asked, "According to Xianggong, what should I do?"

Qin Hui said: "Back then when the Song and Jin Dynasties negotiated peace, it was written in black and white. In recent years, our court has not done anything that violated the contract at all, and the benefactor will not find any excuses for a while. According to the opinion of the veteran, I will send an envoy to congratulate the benefactor. Ascend to the throne, once again mentioning the good relations between the two countries, Your Majesty need not worry, the veteran will definitely do his best to facilitate this matter."

Zhao Gou's hanging heart relaxed a little, but Qin Hui suddenly asked: "I don't know who did your majesty listen to when the monsters in Xuanzhou made trouble? pole!"

Zhao Gou was caught in a dilemma, and Qin Hui left without asking any more questions.

After Qin Hui left, Zhao Gou's resentment and uselessness could be imagined. He fell heavily on the dragon chair and didn't speak for a long time.

Zhao Yuan didn't speak either, Qin Hui's intentions were obvious just now, and now it seems that even if Zhao Gou hated Qin Hui to death, as soon as Qin Hui moved out of Jinren, Zhao Gou would immediately compromise.What's more, now Zhao Gou is only dissatisfied with Qin Hui, not hated to death?

Zhao Gou sat silently for a while, and then said: "Qin Hui is too much! If I didn't see the four words of peace in the world, I would definitely dismiss him from office!"

Zhao Yuan slowly walked up to Zhao Gou and knelt down, with a sincere voice: "Father, if Mr. Qin is just arrogant and domineering, what's the point of forbearance for the sake of the overall situation? But now it seems that he has evil intentions and conspiracy Meaning! The Jin people certainly have to worry, but they are far away in the sky, and if there is a change, they can escape; but if Qin Xianggong has a different heart and brings trouble to his elbows, then what should we do?"

Zhao Gou was taken aback, looked at Zhao Yuan: "What did you say?"

Zhao Yuan raised his head slightly and looked at Zhao Gou: "I mean, what if he usurps the throne and stands on his own like the gold master Wan Yanliang?"