In the warm pavilion in the front garden of the King of Yue, Zhao Yan sat there, and Su Song, Su Song, Zeng Bu and Zhang Dun were also here. There were sumptuous banquets in front of the five people, eating and chatting.

"Your Highness, the King of Wei has already entered the palace with Xing Shu. According to everyone who saw him, the King of Wei is full of spring breeze. It seems that he has made up his mind to go to Yuezhou this time." At this time, Zhang Dun raised his wine glass and said with a smile. The unstable situation in Yuezhou in the court that day was completely a trap set by them, in order to lead Zhao Hao away from Beijing.

"My second brother has never given up on the throne, and he likes to make trouble in secret. It's better to let him go to the south to suffer!" Zhao Yan also said with a smile at this time. He was all his confidants and friends here. He had known about Zhao Hao's secretly provoking Zhao Yan and Zhao Xu's relationship. In addition, they didn't want any more trouble in the throne, so they naturally didn't want Zhao Hao to make trouble in the court.

"Your Highness, although the affairs of Yuezhou are to lead the King of Wei to leave Beijing, the situation there is also a fact. If the King of Wei goes there and cannot appease the people's hearts, it may worsen the situation in Yuezhou, and it will be difficult to deal with it!" At this time, Su Song suddenly spoke with some concern. As the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, he naturally considers the overall situation more.

"It's okay. In fact, I have never relaxed my vigilance against those remnants of the jungle. I have long wanted to catch them all, but they are also very cunning and have been staying in the jungle and never come out. This time they finally couldn't help but jump out and just solved it together, so as not to worry about these people in the future." Zhao Yan laughed when he heard Su Song's words.

Although he left the south, he did not relax his control over the south at all. For example, in the case of Yuezhou, the brothers Hu Yanping and Hu Yanqing had already led their troops to Qiongzhou, closely monitoring the changes in Yuezhou, and just wait for all the remnants of Jiaozhi to jump out. Their army would arrive immediately and completely solve the hidden dangers of Yuezhou.

After hearing Zhao Yan say this, Su Song felt relieved. The next few discussed some major events in the court, such as the most famous one during this period was that Lu Gongzhu was seriously ill and dying. Speaking of which, Lu Gongzhu was also a backbone of the old party. He was demoted to another place for opposing the new law. After Empress Dowager Gao took power, he returned to the imperial edict, became the servant of the disciple, became the right servant of the Shangshu, and was also the Minister of the Central Secretariat, and was in charge of assisting the government with Sima Guang. However, this year, Lu Gongzhu was already over 70 years old. After the winter, he suffered a serious illness and was still bedridden. It is said that it is difficult to survive this winter.

Lu Gongzhu is one of the prime ministers in the court. If he dies, someone will definitely make up for his vacancy. Both Zeng Bu and Zhang Dun are eyeing him. However, they are from the reformists. Due to Empress Dowager Gao's prejudice against the reformists and Sima Guang's disgust of the reformists, it is estimated that the two of them will be extremely unlikely to become prime ministers.

"Actually, it's not just Mr. Lu. Your Highness, you may not know that Mr. Sima's body may not be able to hold on!" At this moment, Su Song suddenly sighed and said.

"Brother Zirong said this? Today is the court meeting. I think Sima's grandpa seems to be full of energy and there is no pathology?" As soon as Su Song finished speaking, Su Shi spoke first. Although his political views and Sima Guang were different, their friendship was good, so he couldn't help but feel a little anxious when he heard Su Song's words.

Zhao Yan was also stunned when he heard Su Song's words. Then he stared at Su Song waiting for him. Su Song sighed again, "Actually, two years ago, shortly after His Majesty ascended the throne, Sima Xianggong became ill due to a heart disease and almost couldn't be saved. Fortunately, the treatment of the genius doctor Cao finally saved his life. However, his heart disease could not be eradicated at all, so he could only relieve it with medicine every day. However, his condition became more and more serious during this period. A few days ago, he suddenly fainted when he met the queen mother. However, the news was blocked by the queen mother. In addition, Sima Xianggong's heart disease did not occur and was no different from ordinary people, so outsiders did not notice it."

Zhao Yan was also stunned when he heard this. In his understanding, Sima Guang's heart disease is probably a heart disease. What this disease is most afraid of is fatigue and irregular diet. However, as Sima Guang's identity, it is common for him to work overtime in government affairs. He has no time to eat when he is busy. This will naturally make the condition worse and worse.

When Su Shi heard Su Song's words, he also showed sadness on his face, but Zeng Bu and Zhang Dun looked at each other and both saw a bit of gratitude from each other's eyes. Because since Sima Guang took office, he has also suppressed them, such reformists, so from their standpoint, he naturally wished Sima Guang would die early.

"It seems that this winter is really hard to bear!" Zhao Yan also sighed at this time, because he thought of Gu Tianjie and Huang Wude who died before, as well as Li Liangzuo, and now Sima Guang and Lu Gongzhu may die at any time. Whether these people are enemies or friends, they are all old friends of Zhao Yan. Now these people have passed away one by one, which makes Zhao Yan feel sad.

After the banquet passed, Zhao Yan personally sent Su Song and others out of the mansion, and then came to the study alone. Looking back on his life for more than ten years after traveling through time, everything seemed like a dream, which made Zhao Yan feel unreal.

"What do you think of husband?" At this moment, the study door was opened, and then Cao Ying walked in with a smile on his face.

"Oh, nothing!" Zhao Yan saw Cao Ying coming in and immediately woke up from daze and said, no matter whether life is a dream or not, at least the woman in front of him is his beloved wife, and Xue Ning'er, Ouyang Wanling and others, as well as his children, are the driving force behind their lives.

Cao Ying also saw that Zhao Yan seemed to be thinking about something just now, but if Zhao Yan didn't say it, she didn't ask, and instead smiled and said, "Husband, if you invite Su Song and the others to come and drink today, I'm afraid our second brother has fallen into your trap, right?"

"My wife has a clever idea. My second brother has entered the palace to meet the empress dowager. I guess there will be a formal appointment in the next two days." Zhao Yan also said with a smile. He did not hide the trap for Zhao Hao from Cao Ying. In fact, he discussed this matter with Cao Ying at the beginning. Then, at Cao Ying's suggestion, Zhao Yan decided to trick Zhao Hao out of the capital. As long as Zhao Hao goes to Yuezhou, he will not be able to come back in a short time. Without him in the capital, Zhao Yan doesn't have to worry about someone stuttering behind his back.

"Hehe, I don't know what method my husband is going to use to deal with King Wei?" Cao Ying smiled again at this time. Although it was her suggestion to transfer Zhao Hao out of the capital, she was just pointing out the general direction. The specific matter was discussed with others, so she didn't know much about this.

"Hehe, this time I have prepared a lot of big meals for my second brother. When he goes, wait and taste it slowly!" When Zhao Yan heard Cao Ying ask this question, he couldn't help but smile insidiously. Although the big meals he prepared for Zhao Hao would not be killed, Zhao Hao may suffer a lot, and he should not come back in a short time.

At the same time, Zhao Hao was happily preparing for his Nanxing matters. He was a little hesitant about this matter, but after Xing Shu's persuasion, he also found that this was a rare opportunity. If the trip went smoothly, it would not only increase his prestige, but also enhance his own strength. When he returned to the capital again, it would definitely surprise everyone. If he went to his mother, Empress Dowager Gao, to walk more, he would not have no hope of regaining the throne in the future.

A few days later, the court formally issued an order to confer Zhao Hao as the pacification envoy of Yuezhou, Xing Shu as the deputy envoy, and there were many officials accompanying him. For Zhao Hao's safety, Empress Dowager Gao even sent a 3,000-man imperial guard as a guard. In case the situation in Yuezhou was out of control, this army could be used to suppress the rebellion. It can be said that he had thought very thoughtfully.

After receiving the imperial edict, Zhao Hao immediately led the team to leave the capital. Speaking of which, it was the first time he had left the capital because he had grown up so old. However, he wanted to arrive in Yuezhou as soon as possible, so he had no intention of enjoying the scenery along the way. However, he didn't know that this trip would make him fall into a big quagmire and it was unlikely that he would get out.

After Zhao Hao left the capital, Zhao Yan's life returned to peace again. The Wanyan tribe, which he regarded as the greatest threat, was already half-destroyed. Now he was probably pursuing his life in the deep mountains and forests of Changbai Mountain. The Liao Kingdom was half-destroyed. Yelu Jun had long lost his spirit at the time. Now he only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, and became no different from his father Yelu Hongji. This also made the Song Dynasty almost no threat outside. He had just sent Zhao Hao away in the court, and Empress Dowager Gao would not provoke him easily.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Yan has been very comfortable during this period and even took some time to personally participate in the railway planning from Tokyo to Luoyang. Wang Shu and Shen Kuo had developed the train and put it into practice. Tokyo to Luoyang is the first railway in the world, but this railway was completely funded by Zhao Yan, and of course the future income on the railway will also belong to his Yue Palace.

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of the year. In two days, it was New Year's Eve, and the whole house of Yue became very lively. Not only should the mansion be prepared for the New Year, but countless people also came to visit. There were also people coming and going in front of the mansion. Of course, Zhao Yan could not have received everyone. Many people only wanted to be invited to the mansion to have a tea, which would make them feel shining on their faces.

That afternoon, Zhao Yan met several relatives and friends who came to visit, and was about to go back, but unexpectedly received another reply. However, when he saw this reply, Zhao Yan was stunned, then touched his chin and said to himself: "Why are they here again?" (To be continued...)
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