[mouse cat] special way

Bai Yutang originally thought that Lord Bao would have to wait a long time to come out, but he didn't expect that today's court meeting ended so early, he just ate the last steamed bun, and saw a group of important officials coming out of the palace gate.Unlike the other adults who have been waiting outside the palace, the sedan chair from the Kaifeng Mansion has not returned yet, so Bai Yutang looked at Master Bao looking around in a funny way, thinking whether to jump down directly to find Master Bao, or go back to Kaifeng Mansion with light work to call Zhang Long They carried a sedan chair to pick him up.

At this time, the eight sage kings who were about to leave saw Bao Zheng's appearance, and motioned to the servants beside him to invite him to board the car and go back together.You know, except for him, the other adults all came in sedan chairs, but it couldn't hold Mr. Bao's rich body.

Bai Yutang rubbed his chin, the Eighth Prince is really a kind person, there shouldn't be a big problem with people from Nanqing Palace.So, he hooked his fingers enough, asked Xiao Er to bring over the food box he had asked for just now, put down an ingot of broken silver, turned over and flew up to the roof, and followed the prince's car not too far away.Inadvertently, he caught a glimpse of a person on the roof across the street, following the people below at the same speed as himself. The person was dressed in gray and lean, and his face was hidden under the mask.

Realizing that Bai Yutang noticed him, the man cupped his fists and saluted from a distance, then continued to follow the driver closely.

Could it be the exclusive Shadow Guard of Nanqing Palace?Bai Yutang was a little puzzled, didn't Maoer mention it?But he didn't feel the murderous intent from that person, and the behavior of that person just now didn't look like an assassin.Forget it, Bai Yutang curled his lips, even the assassin Grandpa Bai can clean up, there are a lot of messy secrets in the royal family, there is no need for cats like shadow guards to tell themselves everything.

In this way, one white, one gray, one left and one right, in the faint morning light, escorted the mainstay of the Song Dynasty to move forward.

Bathed in the warm sunshine, Emperor Song Zhao Zhen took a deep breath, and then let it out slowly.

It was less than a hundred years after the founding of the Great Song Dynasty. Whether it was the smoke of ten kingdoms or the invasion of foreign tribes, it brought too much blood to this land and brought too much suffering to the people living on the land.Four generations of emperors led civil servants and military generals, working hard to inject vigor and vitality into the country bit by bit.Now, after finally living a relatively peaceful and affluent life, but encountering this malicious and ambitious Xia Kingdom, could it be... the efforts of several generations will be in vain again?

No, absolutely not!

The young emperor secretly clenched his fist. He would never allow this to happen in his lifetime!

Turning coldly back to the bedroom, under the service of the maids, he took off his court clothes and changed into homely clothes. Zhao Zhen asked Chen Lin who was standing beside him, "What is the Queen Mother doing now?"

"The Empress Dowager has been in the Hall of Cishou." Chen Lin lowered her head, wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeves, and smiled at the emperor, "Master Jing'an entered the palace this morning, and your empress is talking with her!"

"Oh?" Zhao Zhen waved away a group of court ladies, with some steam in his eyes, he pursed his lips, "No need to drive, I will pass quietly, and you go to the imperial dining room and tell them to prepare some vegetarian food carefully. An Dian packed up and found some smart and reliable palace servants to serve. I want to keep Master Jing An to live for a while."

"The servant complies with the order." Chen Lin hurriedly withdrew.The emperor gave this order, but according to the teacher's temper, he might not agree easily, so after thinking about it, he still sent two groups of people to clean up.

Then Zhao Zhen took a young eunuch and slipped out through the back door of the bedroom, and took a small path to the Cishou Hall.

Ask the little eunuch to move the people away first, and through the unclosed window, he heard Queen Mother Li sobbing softly. Zhao Zhen sighed softly, and went in without asking anyone to open the curtain. Scared the eunuchs and maids serving outside, hurriedly announced: "The emperor is here!"

The sound of gasping in the back room suddenly stopped, and after a while, Empress Dowager Li's choked and hoarse voice came out: "Please come in, Your Majesty."

Zhao Zhen walked into the room slowly. In the room, only the queen mother and Mrs. Jing'an were sitting opposite each other. The eyes of the queen mother were a little red and swollen, but Mrs. Jing'an looked normal.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager," Zhao Zhen greeted the Empress Dowager Li, but couldn't help looking at Liu E.Seeing Liu E standing up in a daze, he hurriedly supported him, "Mother..."

Liu E frowned slightly, the temperature between her wrists made her feel a little dazed, she sat down in a daze, looked at the young emperor in front of her carefully, and finally said a word: "The emperor is thin, it is a good thing to be diligent in government and love the people. But pay more attention to the dragon body."

"Where is my son thinner? It's obviously grown up. It's your mother..." Possessing her hands that had also lost a lot of weight, Zhao Zhen grinned, vaguely a little mischievous when she was a child, "You are too cruel. Don't come to see me. If the Queen Mother hadn't invited you into the palace, would you plan to never see me again for the rest of your life..."

"..." Liu E was speechless, but stretched out a hand and caressed the young emperor's cheek.

Empress Dowager Li looked at the scene where the mother and son were so warm, and when she thought of her daughter, her heart suddenly felt sore, she took out her handkerchief and lowered her head to wipe away her tears.

"Queen Mother, don't be too sad, be careful of hurting your body." Zhao Zhen helped Liu E to sit down, and then comforted Li Yiyi gently.

"Your Majesty..." Li Yiyi really didn't want to see Princess Zhao leave her home. If there was a way to save her, even if it was just in case, she would not let Chunni go to marry her, she would rather lose ten years of her life.

"Queen Mother," Liu E finally restrained her emotions, and her eyes regained clarity. She glanced at Queen Mother Li lightly, closed her eyes and shook her head, "The emperor is already in charge of the government. There is a patriarchal saying: 'The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics'. Don't let The emperor is in a difficult situation." The emperor was raised by her, and she absolutely believed that she had taught her to understand the general principles of the emperor and put the country first.

"No," Empress Dowager Li stood up, stared into the emperor's eyes, and tried to argue, "Princess's marriage is also a family matter. It's okay to mourn the family, regardless of state affairs, and only talk about family affairs?" For the first time, she fought with her unintelligent mind.

There was no emotion in Zhao Zhen's eyes, but his voice was gentle, like the warm sun outside the window, but also tinged with pity: "Queen Mother, for the word 'country', first 'country' and then 'family', if If the country does not exist, what is the home?"

"How could this be?" Empress Dowager Li slumped into the armchair, "Is the situation so serious?"

"Of course it's not as critical as this. The emperor just reminded the queen mother of the importance of family and country." The former queen mother Liu said proudly, "I have a large number of loyal ministers and good generals in the Song Dynasty, and there are countless elite soldiers and weapons. If Xia Guo dares to attack, he will definitely let him come. Back!"

"Then why..." Li Yiyi was too ignorant about military politics. No wonder the late emperor sent her out of the palace and left Liu E, who had a tough heart, to assist the prince. She must have been afraid of being so weak and childish.

"Because war is not something that can be fought just by fighting," Zhao Zhen said calmly, "Our ancestors founded the country in troubled times. After decades of wars in Liao and Song Dynasties, the people's strength was exhausted and they urgently needed to recuperate. Besides, this time the prince of the Xia Kingdom The initiative to ask for a marriage is intended to show favor to Da Song, if I refuse the princess to marry, Da Song will take advantage of Xia Guo morally and lose the opportunity."

"So," he glanced out the window, rolled up his sleeves and poured two cups of tea, "Even if we know Xia Guo has bad intentions, the marriage must be carried out, if you want to complain, let the princess blame me, this is also the fate of the Zhao family. "Knowing that there is no possibility of recovery, Empress Dowager Li seems to be several years old.

"The emperor intends to marry that princess?" Liu E took a sip of tea.

"We have to wait until we see Prince Xia." Zhao Zhen handed another cup of tea to the Empress Dowager Li, "Chunni Ling'er has its own merits, I have to look at Li Yuanhao's temperament, and when necessary, I can guarantee that the princess will escape .”

The two empress dowagers were shocked, could it be...

"Do you seem like a ruthless person?" The young emperor smiled, "I don't want my sisters to suffer, and I also want to let Li Yuanhao know that the princess of Song Dynasty is not so easy to marry. You can only get it with hard work." Only things that belong to you will be cherished, and I want Li Yuanhao not to have the slightest heart to neglect the princess!"

How things will develop, the future is especially uncertain.

Then how will Li Yuanhao respond?

Just as Bai Yutang was leaving the restaurant, the door of the private room next door opened, and two people wearing mat hats came out slowly, leaving behind a few copper coins and then left. The two walked on the increasingly bustling streets of Bianjing.

"Brother, that fat old man who was as black as carbon just now is Bao Zheng?" asked the taller one.

"Well," the person called Big Brother nodded, "The one who got into the car with him is the Eighth Prince Zhao Defang."

"Why do you only pay attention to these two people?" The tall man was puzzled, "They don't know how to fight." He stretched out his hand to scratch the top of his head, but was blocked by the black yarn of the mat hat, and withdrew his hand sullenly.

"What do you know!" The eldest brother lowered his voice, "When Bao Zheng was young, he was called 'the most intelligent man in the Song Dynasty'. Over the years, he has solved countless major cases and ruined many good things for us. Zhao Defang is not cheap either. Deng. What happened in Xiangyang is their fault."

"Also," the man quickly avoided a group of patrolling yamen guards with a tall man, "You saw the young man next door just now."

"I see," the tall man seemed to be excited, "that light kung fu is really good, he should be a master."

"He is Chinchilla Bai Yutang," the eldest brother said in a deep voice. "The last time, the 36 top masters in Yipintang were all lost by him and Yumao Zhanzhao. Now they are both following Bao Zheng, what do you say?" How could we not be careful..."

"I see……"

The two hurried through an alley and stopped in front of an inconspicuous house. The tall man knocked on the door several times in a regular manner, and immediately someone welcomed the two into the house, and naturally a servant picked them up and took them off. hat.A lock of long hair was kept on each side of their foreheads, and the rest was cut off, except for two locks which were gathered and braided and hung down the back of the head.It turned out to be the hairstyle of the Xia people.

"Brother," the tall man called to stop the person who was about to enter the house to rest, "are you sure this time?"

The man looked back indifferently, listening to the sound of the peddler in the distance, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a hint of evil.

"Chengwei, think back to the bustling scene we saw just now, and then listen to the lively voice..." He stood with his hands behind his back, "This rich and prosperous land, as well as the wealth and people on this land, will all be for me, Li Yuanhao. all of!"