Even though there was a stove burning under the floor of the carriage and thick fur mattresses piled inside, the cold air still penetrated the carriage. Every time the carriage bumped, cold wind poured into the interior along with the ups and downs of the carriage.

When he was in Zhongjing, he felt it was unbearably cold, but when he arrived at Five Kingdoms City, Luo Yi realized what real cold was.

Drops of water turn into ice!

When you spit out a mouthful of spittle, it will be frozen hard before it hits the ground, and it will make a tinkling sound when it hits the ground.

How can anyone survive in a place like this?

He simply couldn't imagine how the Supreme Emperor, his Majesty, and those captive palace residents and eunuchs could survive here.

From being the supreme being who enjoyed all the wealth in the world, they suddenly fell to a situation where they are no better than ordinary people and can only struggle to survive. I really don't know how they have survived these few years.

From outside came the sound of the coachman's shouts and the sound of the driver's whip exploding in the air.

The man who drove our carriage was also from Tokyo. He used to drive carriages for royal nobles. After he was captured and brought to Liaodi, he was taken in by his family after being transferred to Liao. He was very loyal.

Suddenly something moved in his heart, Luo Yi opened the window and looked outside.

Outside the car window, a man who was wrapped tightly in rags and rags, with only two eyes exposed, and even ice chips on his eyebrows, looked at him.

This man was carrying a big bundle in his hands and a bundle of firewood on his back.

Seeing Luo Yi's face, the man exclaimed.

"Luoyu Village?"

Luo Yi's eyes suddenly widened. He could call out his own words. Who is this person?

"Stop, stop!" He patted the side of the carriage.

The carriage stopped, Luo Yi jumped out of the car and looked at the person in front of him.

The man put down the baggage in his hand and pulled off the cloth covering his face. A face full of chilblains and cracks appeared in front of Luo Yi.

Although this face was completely different from before, Luo Yi still recognized who this person was at a glance.

A man who once had all the power in the world.

Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ziyu.

Chief aide to Emperor Zhao Jing.

A guy full of strategies, or in other words, full of bad intentions.

"Why are you here?"

"What are you doing?"

The two people asked questions at the same time.

Then Zhao Yuan laughed and said: "I went out to pick up cow dung, horse dung, and some firewood. The weather is a little warmer today. I must seize the time to prepare some stocks. Otherwise, if the weather gets cold again, we will be out."

If you can’t open the door and don’t have something to warm you, you’re going to freeze to death.”

"Are you just using this to keep warm?" Luo Yi couldn't believe it.

Zhao Yuan smiled and nodded: "Of course, is it possible to use silver charcoal to burn the big kang?"

During the Song Dynasty, Luo Yi had been living in fine clothes and food since he was a child. He had never suffered anything for decades. Even though the country was broken and he became a prisoner, because of Luo Song or Luo Gang, their family

My son was not mistreated in the slightest. Although he had little freedom, his food, clothing, housing and transportation were always provided according to the best standards.

Finally, after Luo Song became the staff of the Empress Dowager Chengtian, their family enjoyed the best treatment in Zhongjing. Many Daliao nobles were far inferior to them.

So, how could he know this?

"Ziyu, let's get in the car and talk!" It was too chaotic outside. After just standing for a while, Luo Yi felt like he was about to freeze.

"Okay!" Zhao Yuan didn't show any pretense. He threw the baggage containing cow dung and horse dung and the firewood on his back onto the shaft of the carriage, and then followed Luo Yi into the carriage.

Although he didn't feel the cold wind blowing outside, as soon as he entered the warm carriage, Luo Yi immediately smelled an extremely unpleasant smell from Zhao Yuan.

Luo Yi didn't know how to evaluate the person in front of him.

Anyway, my father gritted his teeth when he mentioned this person.

He said that if this man had not made suggestions for Zhao Jing, how could King Zhao Zhe of Jing have been at a disadvantage in this battle, and how could he have been taken advantage of by Qu Ang, a traitor who had harmed the country, and eventually led to the disaster of destroying the country?

But this man could have escaped after the Song Dynasty was destroyed, but he accompanied Zhao Jing all the way to the Five Kingdoms City. Over the years, countless officials could not stand the bitter cold here and chose to surrender to the Liao people.

He helped the Liao Kingdom rule the place and contributed his own strength, but Zhao Yuan never agreed to the Liao Kingdom's solicitation.

The Liao court actually valued this person quite highly.

Luo Yi knew that the school affairs office of Liao Kingdom had come to him, and later the Empress Dowager Chengtian also sent people to recruit him, but this person did not agree.

Is he loyal? Is he traitorous?

Luo Yi really couldn't judge.

"How have you been these past few years?" He poured the other party a cup of hot tea, took out some snacks from the secret compartment, and placed them in front of Zhao Yuan.

Drinking hot tea and eating snacks.

Zhao Yuan, who looked extremely depressed, still maintained his demeanor, perhaps because he did not want to lose his remaining dignity in front of Luo Yi.

"Of course he's not living well, you can tell by looking at it," Zhao Yuan said.

"Have you ever regretted it?" Luo Yi asked: "Maybe if King Jing had not died, the Song Dynasty would not have suffered the disaster of that day."

Zhao Yuan laughed and shook his head: "There is nothing to regret. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This has been the case since ancient times. If we are not as good as others, we will be taken advantage of. If we lose, we must admit it. If we are beaten, we must stand upright. Who said this?

, Oh, I remembered, it was Xiao Erlang who said it. This is a wonderful thing to say. By the way, Yucun, why did you come here suddenly? Did something big happen? "

"The Supreme Emperor and the officials, are they okay?" Luo Yi asked without directly answering Zhao Yuan's words.

"The Emperor is like this." Zhao Yuan said: "Since the beginning of winter this year, I haven't gotten out of bed much. After all, I am older and I have never suffered much before. I am surprised that I can survive these two years. Every time

I thought he was dying, but he managed to survive, and it seems that he can survive for a few more years. As for the official family, they are young after all, and there are still a few loyal people under them to help them organize things."

"Are you one of them?"

"Of course!" Zhao Yuan said. "Are you here to meet the official?"

"Father asked me to come and see the official!" Luo Yi said.

Looking at Luo Yi's appearance, Zhao Yuan nodded and said: "A few days ago, the Liao troops guarding us were saying that the Liao Kingdom was not going well in the south and suffered a big loss?"

"Yeah!" Luo Yi nodded: "Quzhen was severely defeated and lost a large area of ​​territory. Even the governor of Hebei Road, Lu Ben'an, also suffered a big loss. He lost his troops and generals, and was transferred back to Zhongjing. I heard that he was taken over by the Empress Dowager Chengtian.

He was scolded until his head was bloody."

"The Liao people didn't get any benefits in the Huaihe River Basin?" Zhao Yuan's eyes flashed.

"What benefits can I get?" Luo Yi chuckled: "I was beaten to the point of losing my armor."

"Excellent!" Zhao Yuan was also smiling. "The harder you beat them, the better!"

Luo Yi had a strange look on his face: "I thought you would be unhappy when you heard this news! After all, you lost so miserably back then, but now Jiangning Xinsong is doing a great job, and is about to regain the ancient capital of Tokyo before your eyes."

"Why are they unhappy?" Zhao Yuan said with a smile: "The better they do, the better our situation will be. If they are really beaten into a mess, we are afraid that life will be even more difficult. Yucun

, If my guess is correct, you are here this time because it is related to these things. The Liao Kingdom has new arrangements for the officials? "

Luo Yi was slightly shocked. This Zhao Yuan's guess was so accurate that he lived up to his status as Zhao Jing's number one adviser.

It's just that this strategy, when it comes to governing the world, is completely wrong and completely wrong.

Luo Yi was not talking, but Zhao Yuan was not asking either.

The carriage drove all the way into Five Kingdoms City.

Under the leadership of Zhao Yuan, Luo Yi did not take any detours and stood directly in front of a thatched house.

"This belongs to the official family. The Supreme Emperor is at the other end of the Five Kingdoms City. In the Five Kingdoms City, the people who used to live in the Five Kingdoms City were all the royal families of the past, with golden branches and jade leaves. However, in the past two years, there have been fewer and fewer people. Some have died, and most of them have died.

He was taken away." Zhao Yuan smiled, carrying the baggage and firewood, and walked into the shabby thatched hut.

"Where were you taken?"

"You know this better than me, right?"

Luo Yi shook his head: "I don't know."

Zhao Yuan sighed and shook his head. Those who were taken away would have a good ending. Maybe those who died would be more lucky.

"Guan Jia, I'm here!"

Listening to Zhao Yuan's voice, Luo Yi walked to the door and looked inside.

In the corner, a person huddled up. There was firewood burning in the fire pit in front of him, but the firewood was not very dry. The smoke in the room was very thick. Even standing at the door, Luo Yi felt his eyes were a little sour.

"Close the door, close it, Ziyu, you finally let go of some heat." A familiar voice came, making Luo Yi feel a little sad.

The king of a country has fallen into this state.

Suddenly he felt a little angry again.

Why are we still alive when we have reached this stage?

"Guan family, a guest is here!" Zhao Yuan smiled and put the firewood beside the fire pond, and added some large firewood to make the flames bigger.

Zhao Jing turned around.
To be continued...