Funing Hall

Zhao Cong and Zhao Shiqi divided into two groups.

When Zhao Shiqi returned to Baojin Building, Zhao Zongning immediately stepped forward and asked him softly, "Where's brother?"

"Your Majesty still has some political affairs to deal with. Go to the back."

Zhao Zongning frowned, and said angrily: "It's not the guards at all, it's the fourth brother and the Queen Mother! My brother is going to clean up the mess for them!"

Zhao Shiqi followed her words and said, "You know it."

"I know, my brother must be afraid of bad influence, so he made people cover them up for them. Fourth brother is lucky, he did such a shameless thing, and he slipped away!" Zhao Zongning suppressed his anger, and his voice was also very suppressed. Low, but her back was straight and a little stiff. Even if the others couldn't hear what they said, they knew that something was wrong.

Zhao Shiqi walked past Zhao Zongning and looked at the quiet people in the building.

He opened the mouth and said: "The evidence of Empress Dowager Sun's affair with others is conclusive. Your Majesty has his own decision on how to deal with it, and His Majesty will not tolerate it. It's just that this matter is related to the face of the royal family. Before His Majesty makes a decision, everyone should be careful." Word."

After everyone listened, they immediately bowed their hands and said nothing.

Zhao Shiqi sighed again: "It's just that this matter frightened the son. The son is not in good health today. It is said that he has a high fever. After being so frightened, he felt that he was wronged and was afraid of being judged by His Majesty, so he left first. .”

"Yes, ah." The others were clear in their hearts, and the panicked look they had come to report the time before didn't look like "leave first"?The prince of Weijun obviously did something ugly and slipped away by himself!But they all sighed deliberately, pretending to be distressed.

"Your Majesty has also sent someone to see the prince. Today is such a good day, the water battle is only halfway through, and we should have fun with the people. You don't have to worry too much, just continue to watch the battle."

"Yes Yes Yes."

After Zhao Shiqi finished speaking, he looked at the family of Weijun Prince's Mansion and looked at Zhao Shiyuan.

Zhao Shiyuan's eyes were always gentle, but now there was even some firmness in them.

Zhao Shiqi said again: "Wei Junwang was frightened, let's go home and rest first, and I have to trouble my brothers to take care of it."

Hearing this, Zhao Shiyuan knew in his heart that he was going to lock them up in the palace. It seemed that his father really ran away.Zhao Shiyuan's honesty does not mean that he is stupid, he is also a very wise person.He also felt sad in his heart at this moment, and he secretly guessed that his father might have kept them a lot.

But at this time, he just saluted Zhao Shiqi. Although Zhao Shiqi was his concubine brother, he was not only his concubine brother. Father and Mother."

Zhao Shiqi nodded: "Go."

Immediately, the personal guards came up and lifted King Wei personally, and there was also a strong aunt who went to lift the concubine who passed out earlier, and the people of King Wei's mansion left from Baojin Tower just like that.

There were a lot of people in Wei Jun Wang's Mansion, and once they left, the building seemed to be less than half empty.

Zhao Shiqi was very calm, and said with a light smile, "Continue to watch the battle." After that, he took a step forward and stood on the seat where Zhao Cong had just stood, and Zhao Zongning walked to his side.

The officials following behind looked at each other with other clansmen.

Usually, I don't know how this Eleven Lord is. After all, they have very little contact with him. Since he was designated as the heir, it is not uncommon for him to stand with His Majesty.When His Majesty was around, he didn't think much of him, and he always stood very concealed.Only then did they realize that this person was really imposing.

He was tall, standing by the fence with his back straight, casting more shadows than His Majesty.

Many people thought at the same time, how could such a gentleman willingly hide behind His Majesty?

When he was raised in Funing Hall at the age of 11, he was a fool who didn't even speak a word. How could he become like this in five years?His Majesty has so many nephews, Zhao Shuhua, Zhao Shiyuan, which one is not more noble than him?Why is it him.

Is this person really pure in heart?

Especially Qian Shang, when the others had already watched the water battle downstairs, he was still squinting at Zhao Shiqi's back.

Zhao Shiqi seemed to be able to sense the scorching gaze, and suddenly looked back.

Qian Shang took his time and smiled at him.

Zhao Shiqi also smiled, then turned his head and continued to look downstairs, but his brows were furrowed and never let go.

No one paid attention to this scene, except Qian Yuemo who was secretly looking at Zhao Zongning, she frowned inexplicably, and her brows had not been loosened for a long time.

The water battle at Jin Mingchi was not completely over until the end of the day, and the people who came to watch the battle were all happy.

Watching interesting water battles, witnessing auspicious offerings, His Majesty conferring a new Duke, and seeing a royal scene in vain, this trip is really worthwhile.

Everyone upstairs knew that no matter how tight-lipped they were, the story of the Empress Dowager Sun would eventually be widely circulated. It's a pity that His Majesty only intends to protect the prince of Wei County, not the Empress Dowager Sun.

Just as everyone expected, as soon as the people in Jinming Pond dispersed, the story of the Empress Dowager Sun's affair with the guards immediately spread throughout the streets and alleys of Tokyo.Just wait for the city gate to be opened, and then spread it outside the city.Zhao Congde, who killed someone and escaped, also became a bodyguard who had an affair with Queen Mother Sun. Now the gate of the city is closed, just to catch this bodyguard.

No matter what era, there will never be a shortage of spectators, and some people even volunteered to help find the guard, making the city of Tokyo even more lively.

The forbidden soldiers in the palace searched for it for a whole day, and finally came to report: I couldn't find it.

This was expected by Zhao Cong. He was silent for a moment, and then said: "Scatter outside the city to find them. Even if they ride horses, no matter how fast they can escape from Tokyo City, they will not be able to escape too far. Focus on going southwest. direction, Songzhou direction and Taiyuan direction."

"Yes." The secretary in front of the hall responded, turned around and led the people to continue looking.

Zhao Zongning asked in surprise, "Brother, why did you send someone to look for it in the direction of Taiyuan Mansion?"

Zhao Cong didn't hide anything from her: "There is some connection between Zhao Congde and Jiang Wei."

"How dare they?!" Zhao Zongning was shocked.

No matter how deep it was, Zhao Cong didn't intend to go any further. Zhao Zongning was too smart, and sooner or later he would discover the truth about his parents' death by himself.

"The city is in chaos right now, and I won't move any more. If you live here for a few days, do you want to stay?" Zhao Cong asked her.

Zhao Zongning shook his head: "Brother is dealing with important matters, Xiao Shiyi will accompany you, I will go back later."

Zhao Cong didn't force him to stay, he just ordered his bodyguards to send Zhao Zongning back, Zhao Zongning was about to refuse, Zhao Cong said softly: "Let them send it, I'm afraid it will be very peaceful in the next few years."

Only then Zhao Zongning nodded, it seemed that Zhao Congde's affair with Empress Dowager Sun was exposed, and these things could be pulled out of it.Calculated, it has been peaceful for more than 20 years, and the surrounding countries have never been peaceful, and I am afraid that it will be time for chaos.Thinking of this, she didn't say much, got up and left without disturbing Zhao Cong's discussion with others.

Zhao Cong wrote several letters again and again, which made people rush to send them out. He used to love to lean on the low couch, but now he didn't want to move.After Zhao Zongning left, he leaned on the high chair silently, staring at the curtain not far away in a daze.

The curtains are made of very soft material, which can easily be blown by the wind.

The house he placed was half open to the air, and there were no walls on three sides, but at this time they were all covered with the same curtain.They are all concubine-colored, the material is soft, and there is a thin layer around them, so that all the light can come in, but it is also partially covered by the curtains. The light that really comes in is a very soft light of fresh water red.

Ambiguous and hazy.

Immediately, the house that is half facing the water and half above the water looks more graceful.

Zhao Shiqi once specifically proposed to come here with Taichang Siqing, probably because he was looking for such a place, and this dress was obviously done on purpose, so it is no wonder that Zhao Shiqi said he would live here for a few days.

When he came here just now, even though he was in a low mood, when he saw such a room, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

Such a color and such an outfit were obviously intended to curry favor with him.

Zhao Cong smiled wryly, originally he could really take advantage of the festival to rest here for a few days, but now the child's painstaking efforts were in vain.

The child in his eyes, Zhao Shiqi, is also busy.

After the excitement in Jinmingchi ended, the people, officials and clans left one after another. Zhao Shiqi planned to lead people to search the city again.Unexpectedly, as soon as he left Jinming Pool, he saw a few people he brought from Hangzhou waiting for him. These people never came to look for him because they had nothing important to do, let alone Jinming Pool.

He ordered Ji Li and Ji Xiang to take people to find him first, while he talked with those people together.

One of them cupped his hands and said: "Sanlang, those people who went to Xixia are back."

Zhao Shiqi signaled him to continue.

"They said that the third prince of Xixia has a letter written by them and they will bring it to you."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shiqi no longer hesitated, he rode home first to read the letter.

Those who pretended to be a caravan to go to Xixia successfully gave the gold to the third prince Li Liangcheng. Li Liangcheng was short of money, so he gladly accepted it. At this time, the letter written to the so-called "master" of the caravan, which Zhao Shiqi was reading, was meaningless , It’s nothing more than expressing my deep gratitude, I will never forget him when I become prosperous in the future, and I promise to give him a lot of benefits, obviously I want to continue to ask for money.

Zhao Shiqi smiled, he will give it, as long as he can hold Li Liangcheng in his hands, he is willing to give it, this is the easiest way.He put down the letter, and said to the group of people going to Xixia: "You have only met the third prince, but do you have a relationship with the first prince?" Finally, they were able to meet the eldest prince together.

"Don't worry, my lord, the eldest prince is really easier to get in touch with than the third prince. After we arrived in Xixia, it took a lot of effort for the third prince to be willing to see us, which is why he delayed returning until now. The third prince is very cautious. The prince is not like that, we just said that there are treasures to offer, and he will see him, but if we give some gold, he will be very happy."

"Sure, you guys did a good job on this matter. After a few days, you go again, this time to send more to Li Liangcheng. You must prepare a few more copies of the account book and gift list, and keep a copy at home for Yin Mo to keep." .”

"Yes."

After Zhao Shiqi finished speaking, he was about to leave in a hurry, and Yin Mo, who had changed into an ordinary blue dress, came over and asked quickly, "Mr. Lang, what happened to Jin Mingchi?"

"By mistake, Zhao Congde ran away."

"Ah?" Yan Mo panicked, "But did the servant girl do something wrong?"

"No, you have done a good job." Zhao Shiqi said, he had already passed by Yan Mo, but his mind was still alert, he turned around and said to Yan Mo, "Last time Mu Fu said to ask some people who can read Boy, how about going to the money merchant?"

"This servant girl knows a little bit. After Uncle Mu left, he often asked the maidservant to ask. There are two gentlemen in the money merchant, one is twelve and the other is thirteen. They are still studying. They were invited by the family. Mr. specializes in teaching books. It is said that no matter how busy the money merchant is, he will devote a few days every month to give lectures to the two gentlemen in person. These two gentlemen are good at reading, but they are tightly restrained by their families, so they will inevitably sneak out to play. But there was no money, so our people chatted with them. According to them, the son of the money merchant trusts one of them very much, and even invited him to his home as a guest, and I am afraid he will come soon!"

"What about other ways? It's too slow to get acquainted with money merchants like this."

Yan Mo said helplessly: "There is no way, sir, the money merchant is very cautious, and he doesn't interact with others easily. Everyone says he is clean. He never accepts gift lists, and he doesn't accept gift lists for festivals, and he seldom drinks with others. Really We can only use this method. A few days ago, the servant girl went to watch it personally, and he really made no mistakes."

"Go to his house sometime."

Yin Mo was distressed: "Mr. Lang, his house is really difficult to enter. The guards are very skilled. Even at night, there are people patrolling the courtyard wall from time to time. It is really not enough to rely on maidservants, and there are not enough manpower right now."

Zhao Shiqi frowned, and had no choice but to say: "Keep staring at him, the money merchant has a huge problem, you must not miss a single bit."

"Yes!"

"I'll talk about the rest when I get back."

"Your Majesty, is this what you want?"

"Go and find Zhao Congde."

Zhao Shiqi turned around, got on his horse and left. He personally led people to search every corner of the city, but he still couldn't find it. It can be seen that Zhao Congde had indeed left Tokyo City.This matter was very strange. He arranged for people to deliberately arouse the curiosity of the people in the crowd. He also asked these people during the search, and they all said that Zhao Congde and Fulu were separated by the crowd. Deliberately provoke trouble in the crowd.

But they were far away, and they couldn't find out who the other wave of troublemakers was.

Whether it was to punish Empress Dowager Sun and Zhao Congde, or Zhao Cong wanted to save Zhao Congde for him, it all happened suddenly, and who could be so flexible and adaptable?

This person is set among them.

Zhao Shiqi thought for a long time, only the money merchant was suspicious, and the smile that the money merchant showed him today was very thought-provoking.Qian Shang is a smart man, and when he looked at him, he didn't panic.Are the money merchants too innocent, or too indifferent to them?Or are there other plans for him?Love him?

If this person is indeed a money merchant, what is the purpose of the money merchant?Did Concubine Qian Shu know about it?

But for the money merchant, the experience of his previous life is useless.

Zhao Shiqi's mentality is not bad, but he can't stand other people's persecution and the so-called unfathomable. The more others force him, the more mysterious he is, and he wants to find out the truth.A money merchant has secrets, and he also has his own methods.

The top priority is to find Zhao Congde first.

Zhao Cong has sent people to Taiyuan, Songzhou and Southwest to look for Zhao Congde, and there are enough people.He has nothing to do, after all, no matter how much he has the memories of his previous life to help, he has no way of knowing where Zhao Congde went, and can only guess.

But he can find someone else.

He made up his mind and hurried back to Jin Mingchi.

Zhao Cong was discussing with Xiao Tang, the Jiang family had ghosts, and he even caught Zhao Congde's mistakes and omissions. Such things should not be widely announced, let alone grandiosely say that there is going to be a war without evidence. It is too frivolous and will only make everyone The city is panicking, which is very absurd.

He can only discuss it with his real confidants.Even if there is no evidence, he himself must be fully prepared.

Xie Wenrui is in Dengzhou, Zhao Shiqi is not there, and there is Xiao Tang.

When Xiao Tang heard what Zhao Cong said about what Zhao Congde and the Jiang family had done, he was also taken aback, and then he discussed the business with Zhao Cong.The Song Dynasty has always emphasized civility over military affairs, and even the garrison is managed by civil officials. Those generals are mostly for display in peaceful times.Zhao Cong only slightly changed the status quo after he came to power. Even so, the civil servants and military commanders each controlled half of it.

However, the status of military commanders has never been high, and they have been ruled by civilian officials all year round, except for Taiyuan Mansion.Although the civil servants of the Song Dynasty had no actual combat experience, when it comes to the art of war, everyone can say a lot, and Xiao Tang is also the same.

Of course Zhao Cong would not order civil servants to lead troops to fight, and he also knew that talking about soldiers on paper was useless, but most of these civil officials could come up with good ideas.He sat opposite Xiao Tang, and on the table was a map of the territory of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Cong said that while Xiao Tang recorded the strength of the troops in various places, he also saw Zhao Cong personally draw various arrows on it.

The two were very forgetful.

Zhao Shiqi walked in from the outside, walking with the wind, and the curtains hanging on the eaves were blown up.

Zhao Cong turned his head and saw Zhao Shiqi stretching out his hand to lift the curtain that happened to be floating on his face. Zhao Shiqi went straight to him, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I want to go to Songzhou."

"I have already sent someone to search, why do you need to go in person?" Zhao Cong thought he was going to find Zhao Congde, but he was unwilling, because Zhao Shiqi's health was not fully recovered, if he went out again, something would happen again, and he would be hurt again. What should I do if I lose my body.

"Your Majesty, let me go." Zhao Shiqi insisted that he did something wrong and he just wanted to make up for it.He couldn't find Zhao Congde, but he was able to catch Zhao Ting.In the previous life, Zhao Ting was in collusion with Zhao Congde and his son, and they did many evil things together.Although there have been great changes now, and Zhao Ting is no longer the former Zhao Shiting, he always feels that Zhao Congde will still get involved with this son.

He just wanted to find Zhao Ting before the two met, and he was the only one who knew where Zhao Ting lived.

"No." Zhao Cong resolutely objected.

"His Majesty--"

"Your injuries are still not healed, so why do you need to go with so many forbidden soldiers? You stay in Kaifeng!"

"Your Majesty, let me go!" Zhao Shiqi looked up at him.

Xiao Tang felt a little uncomfortable, so he saluted and stepped back first.

As soon as he left, Zhao Shiqi immediately knelt on the ground: "If your majesty doesn't agree, I won't be able to get up on my knees."

"Are you threatening me with this again?" Zhao Cong narrowed his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I said I would be your sword and shield, and you agreed. But how can I protect you if I always stay behind you? I am already 16 years old, and I am so tall. Child. Your Majesty, let me go. Wasn't it the same when I was in Huainan last time? I can handle things well!"

Zhao Cong didn't speak.

"Your Majesty, I just want to be someone useful to you. I don't need your protection, I want to protect Your Majesty."

"I don't need your protection either, I want to protect you too."

"Your Majesty, let me go." Zhao Shiqi leaned on the ground with his forehead directly against his face.

Zhao Cong looked at the back of his head for a while, then said helplessly, "Go."

"Your Majesty?" Zhao Shiqi looked up at him in surprise.

"Go early and return early."

"Okay!" Zhao Shiqi immediately stood up, turned around and left.Just one step away, all you can see is the concubine-colored curtains that flutter suddenly due to the wind, which is extremely beautiful.He sighed in his heart, what a Dragon Boat Festival it was.

He backed up again, walked up to Zhao Cong, stared at Zhao Cong for a while, bent down and kissed Zhao Cong's eyebrows: "Your Majesty, I will be back soon! Wait for me! Just wait here for me!" Zhao Shiqi said Finished, strode out.

Only then did Xiao Tang come back again, he looked at Zhao Cong in a daze, and said softly, "Your Majesty?"

After Zhao Shiqi left, the curtains stopped dancing, and Zhao Cong looked away: "Sit down and continue the discussion."

"Your Majesty is also relieved. After all, the son is Langjun's father. When encountering such a thing, he also feels shameful. He is definitely willing to arrest him personally."

"Children will always fly out when they grow up."

Xiao Tang smiled slightly: "The more you go out to fly, the stronger you will be, and you will be able to fly higher in the future. Don't worry, Your Majesty, he will bring many people with him when he goes out. The matter is not serious yet. The journey will be safe."

"Plans always fail to keep up with changes." Zhao Cong reached out and tapped the territory map, "Continue."

"Yes."