Cai Jing secretly sneered in his heart. If Zhao Huan made extraordinary achievements again, even if he was granted a powerful official position, it would be reasonable and reasonable.
But now, Zhao Ji planned to send Zhao Huan away with a painless picture.
This father and son really stink together.
In this way, Cai Jing saved a lot of money.
Zhao Ji was also in a good mood and immediately asked casually: "It's almost time. It's time for me to meet the king."
Hearing this, Cai Jing couldn't hide the smile on his face, but he pretended to be embarrassed: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient, the prince has not entered the palace yet."
Zhao Ji frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "The king had already entered the city gate an hour ago, why hasn't he entered the palace yet?"
Cai Jing quickly took advantage of the opportunity and said, "Your Majesty, please go back to the house first."
Zhao Ji, who had been smiling just now, suddenly turned gloomy, cursing in his heart that this traitor really didn't take him seriously.
Just at this moment, the Wudesi guard suddenly appeared behind Zhao Ji and reported in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, the informant placed in Prince Ding's Mansion has returned his report."
"The first thing the prince did when he returned to Beijing was to marry the princess as husband and wife. Although the princess repeatedly tried to dissuade him and asked him to enter the palace to meet the saint, the prince ignored her."
"He also said that if you love beauty rather than country, nothing is more important than your wife."
Cai Jing was overjoyed. Zhao Huan's words were clearly based on his talent and arrogance, so he slapped Zhao Ji hard.
Just when Cai Jing thought Zhao Ji would be furious, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
He quickly looked up at Zhao Ji, and sure enough, he found Zhao Ji's face showing a smile again.
really!
"A man who loves beauty does not love the country."
Zhao Ji put his hands behind his back and felt relieved: "In that case, wait for him for another half hour."
Cai Jing secretly cursed in his heart, Zhao Huan was obviously a notorious and violent prince, but he was so delicate and sophisticated that even Cai Jing secretly admired him.
Zhao Huan's move seemed arrogant and ungrateful, but in fact it played into Zhao Ji's ambitions.
What Zhao Ji is most worried about now is that Zhao Huan is too strong and will one day kick Zhao Ji off the throne.
After all, supporting Zhao Huan to ascend the throne and Zhao Huan taking the initiative to seize power are two completely different things.
In the former, Zhao Huan was just a puppet in Zhao Ji's hands.
In the latter case, Zhao Ji became a worthless emperor.
Zhao Huan "loved beauty but not the country", which was like giving Zhao Ji a reassurance. How could Zhao Ji be unhappy?
Cai Jing had already vaguely noticed that Zhao Ji seemed to have been played by Zhao Huan unknowingly.
This method of boiling a frog in warm water will probably completely defeat Zhao Ji in a short time.
"Damn! Zhao Huan is more playful than a treacherous official!"
"When you encounter an opponent like this, you really need to be mentally alert."
Cai Jing quickly added: "Your Majesty, banditry continues in Shandong, and the officials who went to suppress the bandits have had little success so far."
"As the saying goes, to fight against foreign aggression, we must first pacify the interior. Only by quelling the chaos in Shandong first can we, the Song Dynasty, concentrate on dealing with the Jin invaders."
"But Wanyan Zonghan has already started to take action. Time waits for no one. Looking at the entire court, there is probably only one person who can pacify Shandong in a short period of time."
Of course Zhao Ji knew that the person Cai Jing was talking about was his eldest son.
It would indeed be a good choice to send Zhao Huan to Ping Shandong, but it would be against the rules to send him out just after Zhao Huan returned to Beijing.
Cai Jing was good at figuring out the holy will. He immediately understood Zhao Ji's dilemma and offered suggestions immediately.
"Your Majesty does not need to speak about this matter."
"The old minister has a way to ask the prince to take the initiative to ask for help. Then your majesty will only have to reluctantly agree."
oh?
Zhao Ji suddenly became interested: "Then it depends on the Prime Minister's ability."
At this moment, the eunuch's voice sounded: "Your Majesty, the prince has entered the palace."
Zhao Ji and Cai Jing looked at each other and immediately headed towards the main hall.
Not long after, hundreds of officials gathered in the empty hall, and Zhao Ji sat on the throne with an expectant look on his face.
"King Xuan comes to remonstrate!"
Following the order, Zhao Huan walked to the palace gate with long strides in all directions under the watchful eyes of all civil and military officials.
Just when everyone held their breath, thinking that Zhao Huan would be arrogant and disrespectful, Zhao Huan suddenly came to a sudden stop, straightened his royal robes, and then entered the hall with his head lowered.
All the officials curled their lips and started whispering.
"Did you see it? Most likely he was taught by the princess!"
"Haha, I was really looking forward to it, but it turns out that this guy went back to the palace before entering the palace. It seems that the princess has taught him some rules."
"Having a good wife at home can really help him resolve a lot of risks."
"In the entire Song Dynasty, only Zhu Lian could make this guy calm down."
"Unexpectedly, this crazy guy is actually a henpeck."
"Hahaha, everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses. As a prince, we are not afraid of anyone but our wife. Take a look..."
Zhao Huan was indeed taught by Zhu Lian. After all, the power of the pillow wind was too strong, enough to suppress Zhao Huan's violence and bad nature for a whole day!
Seeing Zhu Lian's sincere words, Zhao Huan reluctantly gave Zhao Ji and the civil and military ministers some face.
However, as the saying goes, it is easy to change a country but hard to change its nature.
After Zhao Huan reached his place, before Zhao Ji could say anything, the man took the initiative to raise his head, held his head high and said, "I'm here to see you, Your Majesty."
Zhao Ji had already spoken, but was interrupted by Zhao Huan, so he had to swallow the words "The king does not need to be polite".
He forced a smile and said: "King..."
As soon as he said the word "王", he was interrupted again by Zhao Huan.
Zhao Huan blurted out: "When will the money your Majesty promised me be paid off?"
What the hell?!
Everyone knew that Zhao Huan never acted according to common sense, but they were still fooled by Zhao Huan's words.
Zhao Ji was also caught off guard. He did promise to increase military expenditures for Zhao Huan and use the technique of Hu Hu Lu in exchange for money.
But when father and son meet, they have to exchange a few words, right? They ask for money when they meet, so he is really a big boy who doesn't worry!
Zhao Ji's good mood suddenly disappeared, and he said angrily: "I will give you the money naturally, you don't have to chase me for it."
Zhao Huan grinned: "That's okay. Just ask the Ministry of Revenue to deliver the money to Zhumen Bank before dark."
What kind of words is this!
Those who don’t know better think that Zhao Ji is an old man who doesn’t pay the money he owes, so why bother asking for money after his ass?!
Zhao Ji was angry in his heart, but he couldn't control it. He could only say with a cold face: "Can Shuhuhu Lu bring you back?"
Under the watchful eyes of all the civil and military officials, Shuhu Hulu, who was tied up with five flowers, was escorted into the main hall.
Even though he had been captured, Shuhu Hulu's ferocious aura still secretly surprised the officials present.
"This is Wanyan Zonghan's personal entourage?!"
"As expected of a member of the Shuhu tribe, they are indeed tough."