Song Mingyue

Chapter 195 Return!
In 1120 A.D., in the seventh month, it had been nearly a hundred days since Zhao Hao left Bianliang, and there were turmoil in the capital.

If it was by sea, it would take at most [-] days to go back and forth. According to the normal process, it would not exceed two months at most. But now Zhao Hao and his party have passed a hundred days without any movement. , It was originally an adventure of a narrow escape, so there were all kinds of rumors in the capital.

Some people say that Zhao Hao and his party were besieged by the Liao army and wiped out when they passed through the camp of the Liao people; In the place where Jin fought, he died in the rebellion... All kinds of rumors that were unfavorable to Zhao Hao became more and more loud as time passed.

Cai Jing's party and Zong Zhenghui's party are all ready to move. The position of Zhao Hao's Jinyiwei Commander, as well as several prosperous brothels under Zhao Hao's name, are all targets that the enemy wants to snatch, and they are already eager to try.

The Jinyiwei in the capital have been very low-key recently, but no matter how low-key they are, they are still suppressed by the Imperial City Secretary, and they are pressing every step of the way. He was so hard that he had already been trampled under his feet.

Although the "No. [-] Building in the World" and other brothels under Zhao's family are still doing business well under the care of the old housekeeper, there is always a bit of desolation added to the songs of the singing girls. smell.

In the hearts of many people, the son of the clan, who is as graceful as jade and famous in the capital, may never come back again, and has become a tragic hero.

Even Zhao Ji, the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, gradually became unstable.Lin Lingsu has resigned and returned to his hometown, and took his disciple Zhang Ruhui to the south, leaving Wang Wenqing to preside over the Shenxiao Palace.Zhao Ji came here three times in one month to ask about Zhao Hao's good or bad luck, all of them were good luck, and he felt at ease.

In Yanfu Palace, Emperor Maode's concubine was unhappy, even Rou Fu and other young concubines seemed to be infected by the fourth sister, and became less lively.

In that era when communications depended on shouting, and Zhao Hao was in the land of Liao with smoldering fires everywhere, and there was no news for a long time. The desire of Cai Jing and others to take down Jinyiwei became more and more intense.

……

In Bianliang in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, it is Yin time, and the sky is already bright.

In front of Xuande Gate, hundreds of civil and military officials gathered.

Cai Jing and his party surrounded dozens of people, discussing something loudly.

"Hey, the young master sacrificed his life for the country, it's admirable..."

"Death young, but this life is not in vain."

"With [-] soldiers and horses, you can fight against the [-] troops of the Liao and Jin Dynasties alone. Your courage is commendable. Although you sacrificed your life for the country, your name will last forever, ha..."

Compared with the whispers in the past, this time Cai Jing's party seemed a bit unscrupulous, talking and laughing loudly without avoiding suspicion at all, and the voice was full of complacency, which made Tong Guan and others around, as well as the Qing School headed by Jin Chongyue and the brothers of the Zhong family all listened. Be clear.

"What is he waiting for? Why die for the country?" Tong Guan frowned, turned around and asked around.

He went to Shaanxi recently and only returned yesterday, so he has not learned many news about the capital.

"Master Tong Shu didn't know something. Five days ago, he received the exact news that Mr. Zhao led his troops to attack the Liao army in the battle of the Liaojin Tribulus Mountain. However, they were outnumbered and the entire army was wiped out. Mr. Zhao also died in a fierce battle...just because recently The officials have been practicing in seclusion, and only recently went to court..."

Tong Guan was stunned for a while when he heard the words, and then he said angrily: "Impossible, the young master is auspicious, and has always been intelligent, how could he do such an unwise move?"

Wang Fu said coldly: "I know that my husband and Mr. Zhao are old and have a deep friendship, but now that things have come to this, I still think about how to prevent old Cai Jing from succeeding. You must know that old Cai Jing has been coveting Jinyiwei for a long time."

On the other side of the Qingliu school, everyone looked angrily.

An official of the Qingliu sect was full of resentment, and said angrily: "This gang of dog officials, the young master sacrificed his life for the country, they are actually gloating, talking about pity, there is no trace of mourning on their faces!"

Several other Qingliu school officials were also so angry that they could not wait to roll up their sleeves and pounce on them to beat them up.

Only Jin Chongyue, Zhong Shidao and others looked neither sad nor happy, they looked at each other indifferently, and said nothing.

Dangdang~
The sound of the morning bell came from the bell tower, piercing the silence of dawn, and the palace gate of Xuande Gate was slowly opened. Cai Jing and his party officials surrounded Cai Jing's official sedan chair and swarmed in, followed by Tong Guan and Wang Fu and the others were not to be outdone, and followed closely behind.

Jin Chongyue turned around and said flatly, "Go in."

……

In the vertical arch hall.

Hundreds of officials lined up step by step, and Zhao Ji also took a seat on the golden dragon chair.

After practicing for several days in a row, Zhao Ji, who had taken the golden elixir, seemed to be in high spirits.

The etiquette of monarchs and ministers is over, Liang Shicheng is still the same sentence: "Everyone has something to play, and nothing to leave the court."

Liang Shicheng's voice was soft and unhurried, no different from the past, but today it sounded like a war drum, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

One person came out first, bowed to Zhao Ji, and only called out "Your Majesty" in a sobbing voice, then choked up, and burst into tears in the hall.

Everyone raised their eyes and saw that it was Cai Mao, Yin of Kaifeng Prefecture.

Zhao Ji frowned, and said angrily: "Speak directly, don't cry like a woman."

Cai Mao also seemed to feel that the acting was too much, so he stopped, and said weepingly: "Your Majesty, there is news from Liaodong that I am entrusting the doctor, General Zhongwu, Commander of Jinyiwei, Master Zhao, the son of the Great Song Dynasty... Mr. Zhao... At the foot of Mount Lili, there happened to be a great battle between the Liao and Jin armies... Mr. Zhao was not angry that the Liao people had invaded the sixteen prefectures of Youyun in the Great Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years. In his anger, he led the crowd to attack the 300 Liao army in one fell swoop. Turning the tide of the Liao-Jin War, causing the Liao people's [-] troops to flee, but... only Mr. Zhao and the [-] people accompanying him were outnumbered, and the entire army was wiped out. Mr. Zhao was also... a hero who died for the country..."

"What?" Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment.

There was an uproar in the entire lobby, a very small number of people were really shocked, most of them knew about it, but they also put on a look of extreme surprise, but they were actually laughing secretly in their hearts.

After a long time, Zhao Ji regained his composure and shouted in a deep voice: "Cai Mao, where did you get the news from? How dare you curse my nephew?"

Cai Mao cried: "This matter was originally reported by Jinyiwei's internal secret report. The commander of the Jinyiwei battalion, Zhao Dian, kept it secret and did not report it. It was discovered by the Imperial City Division, so it is absolutely true."

Zhao Ji was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "Teacher Yang, you are also in charge of the Imperial City Department, is there anything wrong?"

Yang Jian hurriedly came out and said respectfully, "I report to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing!"

When Zhao Ji heard this, his face turned pale immediately, and he sat down on the dragon chair with a rather sad expression.

Obviously, Zhao Ji was still hit hard.

The majestic protector of the Son of Heaven had disappeared just like that. In an instant, Zhao Ji had a feeling of doubting his life.

The ministers of His Highness didn't think too much about it, Zuo Xiangbai stepped forward and said: "Mr. Zhao died for the country, and the remains should be found and buried with honor... It's just that Jin Yiwei didn't report it, concealed important matters, and Now that the young master is dead, and the Jinyiwei group has no leader, another sage should be chosen to lead him."

Dazai Yu said in a deep voice: "Jin Yiwei originally came from the Imperial City Division, and now that the young master has died for the country, it is better to return to the Imperial City Division."

Before the words were finished, Wang Fu retorted: "Since the Jinyiwei has been established separately, it would be child's play if it were merged into the Imperial City Division. I recommend Liu Yanqing, the commander of the Baoxin Army and the deputy commander of the Ma Jundu."

For a moment, there was an uproar in the main hall, Cai Jingyi party, Wang Fu and others were arguing over the post of commander of Jinyiwei.

Zhao Ji looked at the disputing officials in the hall indifferently, with disgust in his eyes.

My Dharma Protector God's bones were not cold yet, you are fighting for the position of Commander of the Jinyiwei, it really chills me...

Those Qingliu party members in the hall were even more mournful and indignant, gnashing their teeth one by one.

Even Tong Guan shook his head and muttered to himself: "It's over, it's a bit over..."

Hahaha~
At this moment, a burst of crazy laughter suddenly broke out above the main hall, and the laughter abruptly suppressed the voices of the people who were arguing.

Everyone looked up, but they saw that it was Jin Chongyue, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites... and only this guy dared to be so crazy and debauched in the hall.

Everyone fell silent immediately, their faces full of puzzlement, and their eyes were all focused on Jin Chongyue.

Although Liang Shicheng was also full of doubts, he did not forget his duty and shouted: "Jin Shangshu, since you are the head of the Ministry of Rites, you should know court etiquette. How can you be so rude?"

Jin Chongyue didn't take him seriously at all, and laughed loudly: "Jin saw the dogs fighting fiercely in the room, biting hard, and found it very interesting, so he laughed."

Jin Chongyue, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, has always had a style of either not opening his mouth, or sweeping a large area when he opened his mouth.

As soon as the voice fell, the two parties that were arguing had ceased fighting one after another, either glaring at him, questioning him loudly, or simply yelling at the "old dog".

Jin Chongyue didn't pay any attention, but straightened his clothes, went out with his head held high, and bowed to Zhao Ji: "My minister congratulates your majesty, congratulations to your majesty!"

This time, the hall was quiet again.

However, Zhao Ji exploded, slapped the dragon chair, rose up, pointed at Jin Chongyue, and roared angrily: "Jin Chongyue, I lost my nephew, where does the joy come from?"

Zhao Ji was really angry this time, he called Jin Chongyue by his name, and his eyes were even more murderous.

All the members of the Qingliu party were sweating for Jin Chongyue, but the others were gloating.

But seeing Jin Chongyue's expression was indifferent, his face was calm and breezy, he took out a memorial from his sleeve, held it carefully in his hand, and bowed to Zhao Ji: "My congratulations are from Mr. Zhao, the commander of the Jinyiwei. Commander Zhao entrusted his ministers to forward the memorial to His Majesty. Commander Zhao led his troops across thousands of miles of the Liao land, defeated a hundred thousand Liao troops at the foot of Lili Mountain, helped the Jurchens win, and led his generals to fight with the Jurchens in the Jurchen camp. The Jurchen won a great victory in the martial arts competition. Ever since Wanyan Agu beat the old emperor, the Jurchens have respected Commander Zhao and Da Song. Afterwards, it will be returned to Youyun Sixteen Prefectures and our Great Song Dynasty, and there is no need to pay the old coins. This trip... Commander Zhao fulfilled his mission and returned with a full load, so congratulations to Your Majesty!"

Although this passage was very long, Jin Chongyue spoke very slowly, and the words sounded like a bell, ensuring that the officials above the court could hear them clearly.

However, this passage was like throwing a bomb on the court, causing everyone to be shocked, stunned and at a loss.

After a long time, Zhao Ji came to his senses: "Jin Aiqing, I didn't hear you clearly, please say it again."

Jin Chongyue immediately repeated it word by word, and then submitted the respectful memorial: "This is written by Commander Zhao himself, and please read it through your majesty. In addition, in order to show respect for our Great Song Dynasty, the Kingdom of Jin, The important minister of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Xiyin, is specially sent to accompany us as an envoy to the Kingdom of Song."

Everyone was still in shock, but when they heard Wanyan Xiyin's name, their shock increased a bit.

You must know that Wanyan Xiyin is Wanyan Aguda's confidant and important minister, and his status is much higher than that of Wulin Dazanmo, which shows the importance of Jurchen.

For a moment, Cai Jing's party, as well as Wang Fu and others, seemed to be stupid, especially Cai Jing and others, their faces were flushed and full of shame.

Jin Chongyue's words undoubtedly seemed to have slapped them heavily in the face, making them dizzy, with bruised noses and swollen faces, and embarrassment.

And the most important thing is that their IQs are not low, and at this moment they already understand that they have been played by Zhao Hao severely.Because their news originally came from within Jin Yiwei, and since Zhao Hao had a memorial, this matter could not be false, so the previous news was obviously leaked on purpose.

"How unreasonable! Even if Zhao Hao is still alive, with only 300 troops, he can defeat the [-] army of the Liao people? The Jurchens have always been invincible, and Zhao Hao's leaders are nothing more than the generals and battalion commanders. How can the Jurchens Will you be defeated in the martial arts competition? Even if the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin is courteous, it is still a respect for the power of Song Dynasty, so what has he to do with Zhao Hao?" Dazai Yu said angrily.

Jin Chongyue sneered and said: "As I expected, Commander Zhao and his party and Jin Guo's envoys should arrive in the capital within two days. Whether it is true or not, you can find out if you ask the Jurchens. Why be suspicious?"

Cai Mao still didn't give up, and asked angrily: "Commander Zhao's memorial should be reported directly to the palace. Why is it unreasonable to entrust it to you?"

Jin Chongyue's expression also became angry, and he said sharply: "Why do you think that Commander Zhao gave up the sea road and took the dry road, and did not hesitate to risk his life to cross thousands of miles? Because there are many treacherous people in the court. Jin Yiwei inquired, on the Bohai Sea, there were already thousands of pirates from the East China Sea waiting for them, and they withdrew to the East China Sea because Commander Zhao took the dry road. Now that Commander Zhao is returning by sea, how dare he leak the news easily? Who can guarantee the memorial Before it was in His Majesty's hands, it was first scouted by treacherous people, and then harmed?"

Cai Mao wanted to say something else, but at this time Zhao Ji had read the memorial over and over again, coughed hard, and the whole room immediately fell silent.

Zhao Ji stood up slowly, with a look of uncertainty on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Your nephew is indeed the thousand-mile horse of my Zhao family and the pillar of the Song Dynasty. This trip really lives up to the trust and strengthens the prestige of our country. Wait Far worse!"

What Zhao Ji said was the conclusion, no one in the room dared to argue, and they all lowered their heads.

Zhao Ji said in a slow voice: "The old gentleman!"

Zhong Shidao responded: "The humble minister is here!"

"Quickly inquire about Commander Zhao's itinerary, I will lead a hundred officials out of the palace to welcome him!"

"According to the order!"

PS: I'm back...

(End of this chapter)