Dong Songchen lowered his head cautiously, feeling the depressing atmosphere.
After Yan Guifei walked away angrily, he took a sneak peek and saw that the official was still sitting there, with the Shuanglu chess piece in his hand still not put down.
It was as if I had the great Song Dynasty in my hand and I didn’t know where to put it.
There are some things that an official would naturally not think of, but without a son, what would happen if he thought about it? Dong Songchen, as a eunuch, can understand the sadness of this best.
It's useless to think about it, and I don't want to think about it. This is the emperor's generosity, with deep helplessness.
But some people can’t go too far...
Finally, the officials spoke.
"Recently, the food in the palace is not to my taste. The Shang Food Bureau has replaced a batch of food. You can handle this matter yourself."
Dong Songchen quickly agreed and at the same time felt certain in his heart.
It’s done!
Prince Rong was cautious all his life and never aroused the suspicion of the officials in anything; Prince Zhong was dull and taciturn, and although he was appointed prince, he never showed that he coveted the position of prince. This was how Prince Rong and his son were able to gain the favor of the officials.
reasons.
But tonight, the officials had doubts in their hearts, and the affection between brothers and sisters changed beyond recognition in just a moment.
For more than thirty years, King Rong had kept his secrets secret for more than thirty years, but this time he found a flaw in Li Xia.
…
After Zhao Yun said this, he suddenly started to become diligent in the middle of the night.
"Send someone to ask Rui Di to come to the palace tomorrow to play Cuju with me... By the way, how did Yang Dong impeach me last time?"
Dong Songchen immediately knew what the officials were talking about.
A while ago, the officials liked to invite female Taoist priests into the palace to pay homage to the Buddhist scriptures. In short, they practiced together, but Yang Dong severely criticized her.
The official was so generous that he threw away the memorial without reading it carefully, and planned to promote Yang Dong to honor his holy name.
"Reporting to the officials, Scholar Yang said, 'Your Majesty, why would you regret a female crown? The world is looking at you with disbelief and you won't get rid of it immediately.' However, it seems that this matter was only spread because of Scholar Yang's evacuation..."
"The world is looking at you with suspicion?" Zhao Yun sneered and said in a low voice: "If you don't know how to teach, you should be lenient in your own business."
Feeling that the official family was becoming increasingly gloomy, Dong Songchen had many thoughts in his mind.
In recent years, there have always been people in the Qing Dynasty who pride themselves on being outspoken and outspoken. Whenever they discuss government affairs, they always like to add the sentence "the heir of the country is undecided". Officials have good tempers and have always tolerated it before.
Next, I'm afraid a bunch of people will die...
After Zhao Yun gave many orders one after another, he remembered Li Xia and asked, "Why did Li Xia murder someone violently?"
"He said that when he was in the north, he knew that there was a Mongolian craftsman in the court, and he was always on guard. That day he went to tell a story to Mrs. Cixian. On the way, soldiers suddenly drew their swords at each other. He was so anxious that he had to rise up and resist."
"Made in Mongolia?" Zhao Yun said in a disdainful tone, obviously not believing it.
Dong Songchen added: "After that, Li Xia sneaked into King Rong's courtyard to investigate, and sure enough he found that someone among King Rong's officials had sneaked into Mongolia. This person's name was Yin Yifu, and he had correspondence with the Mongols. Li Xia was angry and killed him.
Being surrounded and chased..."
Zhao Yun seemed to believe it but didn't believe it, so he ordered the Imperial City Secretary to go check it out overnight.
The next day, Li Xia entered the palace again to meet the saint.
He was still a white man, not wearing official uniform, only wearing a clean cross-collar robe and boots. But whenever he met officials and eunuchs, his temperament seemed to be of a higher level than them.
This time I met the Saint again at the Xuan De Hall.
Li Xia arrived early, and Zhao Yun had not yet gone to court.
He stood in the hall and waited, observing for a few times, and finally his eyes fell on the two characters "perseverance" on the wall.
The young eunuch who was guiding him followed his gaze and said softly: "This is what Emperor Gaozong said: 'There is no need to rush things in the world, but to persevere, and finally you will succeed.'" Emperor Xiaozong revealed it on the wall of Xuande Hall,
To show respect. Don’t look at it again.”
"That's it, Chief Xie."
Li Xia thanked her with her mouth and felt some thoughts in her heart.
The assassination of Sun Yingzhi this time involved a lot of trouble. In the context of Zhao Gaozong, it can be regarded as "taking advantage of the speed".
However, he also learned to be patient, otherwise he might take the risk of assassinating officials today, or flee north to Mongolia.
All in all, he is very "stoic".
After a while, the royal chariot and honor guard arrived. Zhao Yun sat directly on the royal couch, and a eunuch came forward to take off his boots and serve him food and wine.
He didn't give Li Xia a seat, he just adjusted himself to make himself comfortable before saying, "Do you feel you have been wronged?"
Li Xia said: "Yes, so I will redress my grievances to Your Majesty."
"Do you feel wronged?"
"I'm not wronged, I just feel I've been trained."
Zhao Yun smiled contemptuously, not liking Li Xia's temperament.
Being old-fashioned and progressive, although they are different from moral gentlemen, it is easy for people to think of them. In short, they are boring.
Jia Sidao is more interesting, but it is a pity that there is only one Jia Sidao in the whole dynasty.
"You said that King Rong's staff Yin Yifu sneaked into Mongolia. Is there any evidence?"
"Yes." Li Xia said, "When I was chased and rushed into Yin Yifu's house, he was writing a letter. As soon as he saw me, he burned the letter, leaving only a scrap of paper. There must be more evidence in his house, but I
No time to search..."
Li Xia handed over the remnant piece of paper. On it were only the words "Those who entered the territory of the Kingdom of Shang have now ambush."
An Imperial City Secretary came forward, checked the paper, and said, "Your Majesty, Yin Yifu's handwriting is correct."
In fact, this still does not prove that Yin Yifu collaborated with the enemy. It may also be that Li Xia sneaked into Yin Yifu's house and forced him to write these words.
But what Zhao Yun cares about is that Zhao Yurui obviously wanted to cover up the murder of Yin Yifu.
On the one hand, an aide in the government was killed by Li Xia, and on the other hand, Li Xia was wanted, but this matter was not included in the case. What was it to hide?
"I heard that you forced Yin Yifu to take you into Prince Rong's Mansion, and then you left Prince Rong's Mansion with Huang's token?"
"Yes." Li Xia said.
"Why?"
"Mrs. Long Guo has a relationship with my family. I beg her to let me go."
Zhao Yun looked at Imperial City Sidu Zhi.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."
Zhao Yun chuckled softly, thinking that either Li Xia had stolen the Huang family's belongings, or the Huang family had forgiven the Li family. Zhao Yunrui couldn't have concealed the fact that the Huang family had forgiven the Li family...
In addition, he already knew that Jiang Wanli, Li Boyu and others were also in Prince Rong's mansion that night, so Prince Rong must have something to cover up.
But thinking that nothing could change the fact that he had no biological son, Zhao Yun became a little bored again.
"Someone wrote a letter to impeach Redee, claiming that he destroyed your loyalty. What do you think?"
"I have redressed my grievances to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty has rehabilitated me." Li Xia said, "Although there are many difficulties and dangers, Xia will not change his ambition."
"Okay." Zhao Yun said, "I heard that you are willing to go to Sichuan to fight against Mongolia?"
"Yes, even though my flaws are minor, I am willing to do my best to defend the country for Your Majesty."
"Too young." Zhao Yun knocked on the table and pondered for a moment.
Li Xia thought he was going to be left to study at Taixue again, but he heard Zhao Yun say something.
"The young man with tied hair has the desire to protect the country. It is rare, so I can make an exception. Since you have not been crowned, I will give you the title myself."
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
"Promise yourself."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhao Yun held the wine glass, always looking a little careless.
I recall that when I was in charge, I was not in such a state of mind. I wanted to destroy the Jin Dynasty, conduct the Northern Expedition, and reform. I was full of excitement and wanted to wipe out the long-standing shortcomings of the country and revive the Song Dynasty... I also personally poured wine for the princes, impassionedly.
No matter how well we do, so what? Hundreds of officials shout every day, "The heir of the country has not yet been decided." Whoever can inherit this legacy is just a fool.
When he came back to his senses, he saw that Li Xia was still waiting for him to give him the calligraphy. Zhao Yun said casually: "Flaws are the flaws in jade, but who is flawless? I will give you the calligraphy 'Feiyu', hoping that you can always improve yourself."
"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Can you play Cuju?"
Li Xia didn't hear clearly for a moment and was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what Zhao Yun was thinking.
Probably it was to show some people, "Look, I am young and strong!" Of course, there may be other deeper meanings.
Although in Li Xia's eyes, being strong and being able to have sons are two different things, he didn't bother to remind the officials not to show off.
He is not the censor of Jiantai.
"I don't know how," Li Xia said.
In fact, it’s just that they don’t understand the rules. There are several events that top athletes find difficult to master.
"I will teach you how to wait until Prince Rong enters the palace and perform Cuju to clear up any grudges."
"I obey the decree."
Zhao Yun was about to ask someone to take Li Xia to change clothes when he suddenly saw a eunuch trotting in from behind.
"Guan Jia, Princess Rui said she was ready and asked Guan Jia when she would start playing Cuju."
Li Xia looked around and saw a rare sincere smile on Zhao Yun's face, and his spirits were slightly lifted.
Zhao Yun ignored the presence of foreign ministers and chatted directly with the eunuch...
"When did you ask her to play Cuju? She has good ears and eyes."
"I've been getting ready since I woke up early. I'm afraid I've already arrived in Jucheng. It was said that the officials would join the army with King Rong, but she wants to join the army with her uncle."
Zhao Yun waved his hands and laughed loudly, saying: "She is smart, no one can beat Jia Sidao..."
Only then did he remember that Li Xia was still in the palace, so he turned around and said, "Unfortunately, I won't be bringing any foreign ministers with me today. You can go get your official status and leave for your post."
"I obey the decree."
Li Xia can kick or not, and she doesn't feel any regret.
He has never been interested in playing football...