Song Mingyue

Chapter 276
Back in the Condensed Hall, Zhao Ji no longer concealed his excitement, and immediately ordered the eunuchs serving in the hall to prepare the Four Treasures of the Study.

Obviously, our Song Dynasty artist emperor is going to compose poems and fus.

However, before the ink was finished grinding, the sound of a report came from outside the house.

The imperial envoy Zhang Di asked to see him!

Immediately, Zhang Di, who was haggard and travel-stained, walked in, and when he saw Zhao Ji, he fell to the ground: "The old slave pays homage to the official family, and wishes the official family a long life!"

Zhao Ji nodded and said with a smile: "Ziqi (Zhang Di's character) has worked hard all the way, get up!"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Di fell to the ground and cried loudly: "The old slave deserves to die, and I ask the government to give me a punishment!"

Zhao Ji was taken aback for a moment, and then seeing Zhang Di's appearance, he looked very sluggish, and hurriedly asked: "Ziqi, please come up, what's the reason?"

Zhang Di sobbed and told the whole story about the robbers he met on the road who poured Mongolian sweat medicine and took away the horse and the imperial decree.

Zhao Ji's expression changed, and he asked, "Has the imperial decree been passed on yet?"

Zhang Di cried: "Exactly, please forgive me!"

Zhao Ji asked: "Can you see Tong Daofu?"

Zhang Di lowered his head and said: "The army has left Mozhou for an expedition, and has never seen the Xuanshuai, only two deputy envoys in Mozhou City."

Zhao Ji was taken aback again: "Did the two deputy envoys go out with the army?"

Zhang Di said: "The two deputy envoys suddenly had diarrhea before leaving, and it seems that they were given croton..."

Zhao Ji's expression changed again, and he asked immediately, "Did you hear about Tong Daofu in Mozhou City?"

Zhang Di's face darkened, he hesitated and said: "This..."

Zhao Ji said angrily, "Speak!"

Zhang Di then said: "The old slave has also found out some rumors in Mozhou City. It is said that since Tong Xuanshuai went to the expedition, everything has been decided by the Duke of Longde County. The old slave also heard that..."

The expression on Zhao Ji's face became more and more serious, and he asked, "What did you hear?"

"Xuan Shuai entered Xiongzhou City, and never left the city again... All the soldiers, horses, food, grass and supplies were dispatched by Duke Zhao, and the formation of troops and strategic arrangements were all based on the orders of Duke Zhao..."

"What?" Zhao Ji's face changed drastically, and he grabbed the petition memorial in front of him, threw it in front of Zhang Di, and asked, "Why does this memorial say that Tong Daofu personally led the three armies to battle and was defeated in Baigou River?" Liao Army? Who is deceiving me?"

Zhang Di said anxiously: "The old slave also heard the story, so I'm not sure. But... the imperial decree of the old slave was stolen, and the two deputy envoys were slapped down. Now, the merits of the Baigouhe battle have not mentioned Longde County at all. Lord, whether it is a coincidence or man-made, this old slave does not know..."

There was no trace of a smile on Zhao Ji's face.

After a long time, he waved his hand and said, "Back off!"

……

The next day, early morning.

Hundreds of officials gathered in the Chuigong Hall and waited in line for Zhao Ji to go to court.

After a while, surrounded by Liang Shicheng and all the eunuchs, Zhao Ji came slowly, but his face was rather gloomy, and he did not bring any joy from the victory over the Liao people at all.

No matter what, whether Zhao Hao is the Dharma Protector or the number one favored minister, to Zhao Ji, he is just a pawn to use.The reason why Zhao Hao is favored is nothing more than that it can bring various benefits to Zhao Ji, such as money, prestige, health points, beauties and various enjoyments, and it is to balance the various forces in the court, so that Zhao Ji can practice the way of balance.But one day, when Zhao Ji suddenly felt that Zhao Hao's pawn was out of control, it was very scary for Zhao Ji.

According to the legend of the sound of the candle shadow and the sound of the axe, the emperors of the past dynasties have also taken extremely strict precautions against the clan. Now Zhao Hao has not only become the only official in the clan, but has also led troops to fight several times, which is unprecedented in the 140 years since Zhao Guangyi came to the throne. things.

Zhao Ji dotes on Zhao Hao, but it does not mean that Zhao Ji has no defense at all.In fact, when Zhao Ji calmed down after letting Zhao Hao be the commander of the three armies, he regretted it.But I still thought in my heart that the commander in chief of the three armies is Tong Guan after all, and the commander in chief is only responsible for formulating the battle strategy before the battle.Unexpectedly, Zhao Hao didn't know how to restrain himself and advance and retreat. It was already a very serious matter to overwhelm the guests and take over the kitchen.

If it is said that Zhao Hao is just making a fuss and overpowering Tong Guan, perhaps there is a hint of youthful madness in it, but the imperial decree was stolen, the two deputy envoys of the supervising army were sacked, and the Battle of Baigou River deliberately concealed Zhao Hao's credit. The behind-the-scenes instigator pointed at Zhao Hao. If this is the case, then it is not a young man who is crazy, but a deliberate act, a conspiracy!

Zhao Hao didn't know how to advance or retreat, forcibly controlled the three armies, and deliberately blocked the surveillance of the imperial decree and the supervising army. What exactly was he trying to do?
This is the problem that Zhao Ji couldn't fall asleep after thinking about it all night.

Seeing Zhao Ji coming, everyone hurried forward to salute.

After the ceremony, Cai Jing took the lead and said loudly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, [-] enemies were killed in the battle of Baigouhe, the Liao people fled watching the wind, and regained the sixteen prefectures of Youyun. It is just around the corner. The great blessing of the saint!"

Before the words fell, Cai Jing and his party came out one after another, congratulatory voices were flooding, and all kinds of nasty words about Zhao Ji's horses filled the entire hall.

If it was in the past, Zhao Ji must have been very happy, but now he just forced a smile and waved his hands casually, which was regarded as a gesture of congratulations to all the officials.

All the officials behind Cai Jing returned to their original positions one by one, only Cai Jing remained still, and Liang Shicheng asked suspiciously: "My husband still has something to play?"

Cai Jing didn't seem to see Zhao Ji's displeasure, and said calmly, "Exactly!"

"Speaking!"

But Cai Jing straightened his purple robe, cleared his throat, and then said loudly: "The battle of Baigouhe washed away the shame of the Song Dynasty for a hundred years. It is really a great joy for me. But the commander in chief of this battle is my grandson." The royal family of the Song Dynasty further praised the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty, so the old minister asked His Majesty to reward the Lord of Longde County and the army of the Northern Expedition, so as to stimulate the morale of the three armies, and go straight to Yanjing with one effort, and then regain the entire territory of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures. With the wishes of all ancestors!"

Before the words fell, Wang Fu on the side became displeased, and said angrily: "My husband's remarks are absurd. The commander of the Northern Expedition Army is Tong Xuanshuai. When did he become Duke of Longde County? The memorial of the Duke of Longde County also clearly stated that this The battle is all the merits of Xuan Shuai, so does your husband want to make a difference?"

Hahaha~
Cai Jing laughed wildly, and said in a cold voice: "Mr. Wang, it is not advisable to hide your ears and steal your bell! Once Tong Xuanshuai entered Xiongzhou City, he never left the city for half a step. The three armies listened to the command of Longde County. The Lord of Longde County took the lead and fought hard to kill the enemy's hinterland. How dare Tong Xuanshuai dare to claim all his achievements? Besides, the memorial was only given by the Duke of Longde County, and Tong Xuanshuai's memorial was not seen. You are still sleeping in Xiongzhou City, how can you get the time to write the memorial, and Xuan Shuai has not left the city for half a step, where do you start writing the memorial?"

Wang Fu couldn't help being furious: "My husband is talking nonsense!"

The two were in the court hall, and immediately started a fierce quarrel.

The more Zhao Ji heard it, the angrier he became, he jumped up immediately, flicked his sleeves, and walked away!

Liang Shicheng was stunned, looking at the stunned officials, he could only shout: "Back the court!"

……

When he came back to the palace, Zhao Ji's face was still full of dissatisfaction, he only felt a burning fire of ignorance and karma in his heart, and he was restless and very depressed.

boom!
Zhao Ji punched hard on the desk, still not relieved, grabbed an object on the desk and was about to throw it out, but stopped suddenly.

What he was holding was a priceless treasure, a bronze galloping horse from the Eastern Han Dynasty, which Zhao Hao obtained from Zhang Yue's family property in Xiantai, Northwest Beijing Road.

The image of the bronze galloping horse is vigorous and handsome, with a unique style.The horse is neighing with its head held high, its trunk is strong and its limbs are slender, its legs and hooves are light and nimble, its three legs fly forward, and its one foot steps on a flying swallow.People call it Ma Ta Feiyan, and when it was hidden in Zhang Yue's mansion, someone tried to buy it for [-] guan, but it was not available.

Watching the horse stepping on the flying swallow, Zhao Ji suddenly put the bronze galloping horse on the book case like a deflated ball, turned around and said to the trembling little eunuch beside him: "Tell Zhang Di, I want Get out of the palace for a walk."

Zhao Ji, a romantic emperor, can't stay idle in the deep palace. Every time he goes out of the palace privately, he always brings Zhang Di with him. At the beginning, he favored Li Shishi, and it was Zhang Di who set the line.

After a while, Zhao Ji changed into a Confucian shirt and dressed as a middle-aged scholar, and came to the Bian River under the guard of a dozen or so experts.

Both sides of the Bianhe River are as prosperous and colorful as before.

Zhao Ji chose an expensive and elegant painting boat, boarded the painting boat with everyone, and entered the hall of the cabin.

In the hall, the sound of silk and bamboo is melodious, and there are pretty singers, whose delicate and crisp voice is like an oriole, which makes people feel refreshed.

Zhao Ji found a table near the window of the boat and ordered a table of food and wine. While listening to the singer singing, he turned his head to admire the colorful river, and his worries suddenly subsided a lot.

In the hall, there were not many guests, most of them were wealthy sons, scholars and literati, who either talked loudly, or recited poems and poems, but there were not many people who drank like Zhao Ji.

Soon, the voices of several scholars at the next table caught Zhao Ji's attention.

"Happy, happy, I was suppressed by the Liao people in the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years. Today, my son killed the Liao people in the battle of Baigouhe, and they didn't dare to look north. It's so happy. !"

A young gentleman wearing a white jade crown slapped the table, spoke in an excited voice, then raised the wine glass in front of him and drank it down.

"Doesn't it mean that this battle is all the work of Prime Minister Tong Shu?" asked a scholar wearing a plain head beside him.

"Tong Shuxiang, hehe..." Another scholar in a blue Confucian shirt sneered, "This is just a cover-up for you. My court is very strict with the clan. If you don't do this, how can you be ashamed?" ? When Tong Guan conquered Xixia, it was only a miserable victory. General Liu Fa died in battle, and almost the entire army was wiped out? How can he not say that Tong Guan can beat Liao [-] and lose less than [-]?"

"In the whole city, who doesn't know that this is the son's military exploits. Everyone's heart is clear. According to the news from the north, Tong Xuanshuai didn't even take half a step in Xiongzhou City. The Baigouhe victory has anything to do with him?"

Everyone said something, and I said something, and they were excited, but Zhao Ji's face changed drastically, and he couldn't sit still anymore, and led Zhang Di and the others away.

PS: Sorry, there is only one update today...

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