The people of Lin'an City were alarmed by King Zhong's ten-mile-long recruitment procession, and flocked to the streets and alleys to watch this grand event.
Half of the city is red, an auspicious color.
Firecrackers sound.
The whole government was busy.
Countless palace servants and servants passed by like flowing water, handing over all kinds of objects.
"Ten thousand taels of silver!"
"Sixty horses!"
"Thirty pieces of jade."
A wooden box of lipsticks was placed in the vestibule. The ceremony officer sang the gift list loudly, opened the box, checked it, and put it into storage.
The anxious shouts sounded from time to time.
“There’s no room in the warehouse!”
"Betrothal cakes, three animals, Sijing fruits and other items have been transported to Prince Rong's Mansion. They will be sent after being counted. Go and open the small door."
"Mrs. Cixian's Mansion can also be released.
On the pavilion in the distance, Zhao Yurui covered his ears and hid on the high platform, and it became quieter just now.
Although his son was adopted, he became a prince, and that was why he had such grandeur and luxury.
He was happy and melancholy at the same time. No one in the world could understand his state of mind. Not long after, someone came over and reported in a low voice.
"Prince Rong, Wu sneaked into the palace."
Um."
"Prince Rong, Mrs. Cixian invites you to go to the official residence. Mrs. Cixian's birth mother, Quan Manniang, had visions when she was born.
Suddenly, a giant python was entangled outside her door. There were two small horns on the giant scale's head. Quan's father was so surprised that Quan Manniang in the house fell to the ground, and the giant python disappeared.
At that time, no one thought that Quan Manniang would give birth to the emperor of the Song Dynasty.
She married Zhao Xijiang, a member of the clan, and lived the life of an ordinary family.
Moreover, Zhao Xirong died early, so Quan Manniang had no choice but to take the two children back to her parents' home and endure hardships to raise them.
It can be said that today's children are raised by the whole family.
The whole family has enjoyed this honor for thirty-five years.
Today, Quan Manniang is already seventy-three years old, and the only thing she cares about is her children and grandchildren. This matter is divided into two parts, her son's family and her mother's family.
She looked at Zhao Yurui, who was sitting respectfully in front of her, and spoke, her voice was very slow, but she was still healthy.
"What kind of leverage does that old minister have on you to dare to force your brother like this?"
Zhao Yurui was in his fifties, but he still looked respectful and honest in front of his mother, and responded: "I really have no reason to let him control my child. Those who are important ministers are just aggressive because they see that You'er has a good heart and can be bullied."
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He was very sincere and said something anxiously.
"The kid really didn't do anything. He was the one being bullied all the time."
Quan Manniang closed her eyes, caressed the chair with her old palms, and asked again: "Tell me the truth.
Is that child Fu'er really your flesh and blood?"
Zhao and Rui were surprised.
"Mother! If others don't know, how can the mother still not know? Look at the look on your face and eyes, they are exactly the same as when the child was young."
Quan Manniang said slowly: "If a person's injustice in tax exceeds his pleasure in food, it will not be easy for him to defend himself.
You must make it clear to Weidu if you are giving away shares due to worldly affairs." 10
Zhao Yurui stamped her foot anxiously, "Even the mother understands this, why should the child say anything? How can I not know the child's own flesh and blood?"
"Tell it from the beginning and tell it carefully."
"You'er is really the child's flesh and blood. Back then, when the child took that maid, she was still clean. How could the child not be able to tell this clearly?"
"Why do you accept the Huang family? She is a dowry, but she is not a concubine, but a maid of your wife's family."
Zhao Yurui rubbed his forehead, looked at his mother's stern expression, and finally sat down on the chair slumped.
"All right."
He explained everything in detail.
"That night, the child drank some wine from Zhongwazi and returned to the house. Li Xin did not let the child touch her and called her dirty. She was sick again, but the child took pity on her and did not touch her. After that, the maidservant scolded her again. She said a few words to the child, and the child saw her
It was interesting, so I took her in."
"In front of your sick wife?"
"Mother!"
"I'm asking you for my mother's sake!"
Zhao Yurui finally got impatient and retorted: "What's the big deal?
You'er is my son, that's enough!"
Quan Manniang only stared at Zhao and Liang with a pair of old gallbladders. After a while, Zhao Yurui lowered her head and rode again, reluctantly responding for ten days.
"yes."
"Is that maid willing?"
"I don't remember," Zhao Yuliang responded. Then he shook his head.
Quan Manniang took a deep breath and asked, "Who administered the poison?"
"That bitch made a recipe for herself. The child saw the opportunity early and pressed her tongue to make her spit it out."
Quan Manniang asked again: "How did you end up in such trouble with the Li family?"
"Li Xin himself died of illness. I don't know who can argue with Li Renben. He was unjustly forced to death by his child."
"Didn't you force him to death?"
Zhao Yurui was stunned and said: "She is so sick, how many days can she live? How can she blame me? It was Li Renben who kept pestering me, checking me and forcing me, trying to destroy the emperor's plan to accept Fu'er as his heir. Good things last a long time.
The old woman sitting there sighed and murmured:
This marriage has gone so far, and the feud has become so big."
"So what? Mother, everything is true. You'er is the only bloodline of the imperial brother. This is an indisputable fact! Who is left in the Li family? A Shu commander with no real power, a hiding coward, sooner or later he will return
How much noise can be made?"
Quan Manniang patted her knees and slowly explained: "When You'er comes to offer employment, bring Huang out. Let her also see her son."
"Mother?"
"When you are a mother, you still have to help your son get married. The excitement of the appointment is still being extended, but it cannot be spread to the courtyard of Huang Dingxi, the biological mother of King Zhong.
Huang Dingxi buried his head in Li Yong's arms. Tears rolled down his eyes.
"no
It's not that I can't help but Xiaoxiao, I always knew that Shiro didn't like me at the beginning because I couldn't help the princess in front of him.
Princess, I cried so much in front of the princess. The princess got up and tried to save me. She was pushed down and was bleeding. There was blood all over the floor.
Later, when the head of the old family came to see him off, I shouldn’t have said anything, I shouldn’t have said anything
"Wu Qian!"
Zhao Yun scolded angrily, kicked away the broken porcelain on the ground, and shouted: "We entrust you with our national affairs, don't let down Fu's trust!
"If your majesty establishes a loyal king, the Song Dynasty will surely perish, and I will be ashamed of the trust you have placed in your majesty!"
There was no one else in the palace, only the monarch and his ministers.
After a long time, Zhao Yun stepped forward, but his voice softened a lot.
"You look up at me, Wu Qian, you look up at me.
Wu Qian slowly raised his head and saw Zhao Yun pointing at the white hair on his head and the wrinkles around his eyes.
"Look at me, how old I am? Do you know how tired I am? Thirty-five years, thirty-five years! Change the system, eliminate money, recover the three capitals, and guard against Mongolia.
Do you think I am negligent? I am negligent? How many things have happened in the past year? Meng Ge attacked Shu, Kublai Khan attacked Huai, A Shu penetrated half of the southwest wall, and letters of surrender came one after another from the north, asking for money and food. One memorial after another, the Zong Wenrui case was stopped, the Ding Daquan case started again, and then the phase was changed. Jia Sidao wanted to implement the public land law, you wanted to investigate the peace talks in Ezhou, and the war in Huaidong started again! Am I negligent in government? If I had neglected my government, I would have had many children and grandchildren twenty years ago!"
When Zhao Yun said this, his eyes were already red, and two lines of tears flowed down the corners of his eyes.
"Your Majesty." Wu Qian burst into tears.
"Don't cry for me. I'm not worthy of your tears. In your eyes, I'm just a fool. No matter how much I do, if I don't go to court for a day, you'll say that I'm addicted to wine and sex. But today, I'll tell you the truth.
I am also tired, and I hope you can share the burden for me, so as not to cause any more trouble, go and deal with the backlog of documents in the Privy Council, and take care of the war in Huaidong. I trust you, and there is no need to say anything else."
"Your Majesty, I am ashamed of Your Majesty, I am ashamed of Your Majesty.
But this is the only one, the national foundation is related to the country and the country of the Song Dynasty. The veteran is nearly seventy years old and has absolutely no selfish motives. He only invites Your Majesty to the clan."
"I don't want a clan!" Zhao Yun roared, "Thirty-five years, thirty-five years! I've fallen into such a lonely situation, and you still want to force me?"
In the royal family.
"That's enough! You are the ones who forced me to have an heir. On the memorial, in black and white, you tell me word for word that I will have no more heirs, and that the heirs I gave birth to when I was young cannot even be raised.
Can't survive.
Do you know how miserable I am? Do you know?! I gave up, finally gave up.
As you wish, we have established an heir and established the foundation of the country. It has been achieved as you wish!
My only heir, you still want to push me so hard?!"
"Even if you have a heart of stone, you shouldn't force me to such an extent. Don't teach me how to be kind to you."
Wu Qian raised his head, his eyes hesitant.
After thirty-five years of companionship between the king and his ministers, through ups and downs, he knew that the king in front of him was suffering in his heart.
He came from the clan, took care of it all his life, and finally returned everything to the clan.
Zhao Yun really doesn't want to do this.
What's more, there are still heirs.
Wu Qian can understand.
For a moment, he also felt soft.
The emperor has shed tears in front of his face, how can his ministers not be soft-hearted?
But he thought of Zhao Yu again.
This reminds me of Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty.
Shejiqiu Ruins, Shejiqiu Ruins.
Wu Qian finally spoke.
"I don't have a heart of stone, but I only have a secret that I dare not report to Your Majesty, and I dare not not report it to Your Majesty. Please give me the death penalty."
On the verge of national subjugation, he still wanted to choose a fool as emperor for his own selfish reasons. Zhao and Song deserved to be destroyed.
Sitting idle and watching the clouds rise, the Southern Song Dynasty was seriously ill and incurable!