Funing Hall

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is getting hotter. Zhao Cong has actually passed many summers since he picked up Zhao Shiqi in the back garden.There were even two or three years, because of the locust plague, the summer was extremely hot, and everyone was impressed by the heat.But in comparison, it seems that the summer when Zhao Shiqi was picked up was the most memorable.

Now that five years have passed, Zhao Cong only feels that everything is going well when he comes back to him again.No matter how important and complicated things are encountered, if you think about it, it seems that it is not a big deal.

In the past five years, there have been many changes in the Song Dynasty, and there are still real changes that can be seen.

This summer, envoys from Liao and Xixia also came to Kaifeng one after another. Xixia came from the northwest, and Liao came from the north.

Yeluqin had not set foot on the land of Song Dynasty for more than five years. As soon as they crossed the border, they went to Hebei East Road, crossed the West Road from the east road, and finally entered Kaifeng.Anyone who came to the Song Dynasty from the Liao Kingdom traveled by land in this way.Yeluqin hadn't been here for five years, so he couldn't help opening the curtain to see on the way.When I saw it, I was taken aback for a moment, and the barren fields on the side of the road were actually green at this time.

He let out a "tsk", and then looked at the guards following the car, no one was surprised at all.He couldn't help stretching out his hand to invite someone to ask, and the guard smiled and said, "My lord, since the Emperor of the Song Dynasty took charge, this place has been planted."

"Is the rice planted in the field?"

"Exactly."

"How can the rice grown here grow so well?" Yeluqin closed the curtain again, frowned and said nothing. The carriage continued to move forward. He turned around and asked the young man who was sitting on the side with his eyes closed all the time, "Aci, Do you think the Great Song Emperor is really smart, or is he being manipulated? I saw him back then, but I didn’t realize how smart he was. In the past few years, I’ve heard things about him in Daliao, and it’s true. Do not believe."

Gu Ci slowly opened his eyes, and said calmly, "According to my lord's ability, I will know when I see him."

"Tsk." Yeluqin felt unhappy and a little disturbed, so he didn't continue to ask.

Unexpectedly, along the way, he saw not only more fields, but also many rivers.Yeluqin opened the curtain again to look, and without waiting for him to ask, Gu Ci said leisurely: "It should be the sea water brought in from the East China Sea, and the sea water can be used to grow salt in the terraced fields, and the salt can be taken out, and the weakened sea water can irrigate the fields. , and can form rivers of all sizes. And with these salts, it saves the need to transport salt from the south, saves a lot of manpower and material resources, and saves time. The salt is poured, but the adults , Song has never been short of water, even if there are so many rivers, it will not hinder them, they have never ruled the world with cavalry. What do you think this is for?"

Yeluqin angrily closed the curtain again.for what?There is not even a single piece of flat land, either there is an extra field, or a river is crossed, and they are all cavalry in Daliao!If we really want to fight, how should we fight?Horses can't run for joy!Furthermore, Song's boat-making skills have always been superb, and hundreds of small boats are used in wider rivers. Even if they have a thousand horses, they are not enough to fight with others!

In the past five years, Daliao did not send envoys to Song Dynasty.It's just that in Daliao, everyone is fighting endlessly for the throne, and the envoys sent are very few and useless. Who really needs to leave Daliao at this time?

I have also heard the envoys mention these changes in Song Dynasty, but who of them wants to believe it?In their eyes, Song was a coward. He almost won back then, and even offered to sign a contract with them to give away things.And Song Xianglai was strong in literature and weak in martial arts.After all, they are too arrogant, but five years, if you don't see it with your own eyes, who can believe these changes?

But Yeluqin still had illusions in his heart. The east and west roads of Hebei were important military areas, so he had to pay attention to them. The closer to Daliao, the more he had to pay attention. Maybe it would be better to go further ahead?

It just disappointed him. It was indeed better to go forward, but it was not as good as he wanted. He is so kind!The further south you go, the better the development, especially the more rice grows.

When he got close to the Qianning army, he deliberately cheered up, thinking that he would be stimulated again, but only saw a few rows of soldiers coming to salute them.He finally breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that Song's sergeants were still so weak!

It was just another hundred miles, and one day later, when they were about to reach Cangzhou, the carriage stopped suddenly.

He opened his eyes, and someone said outside: "My lord, the Song Cangzhou Zhizhou and Zhiqian Ningjun are ahead!"

Yeluqin was taken aback, although he is now the prime minister of Daliao, but as an envoy to Kaifeng to meet the emperor, passing through these places, the officials have no problem seeing him, but it seems a bit too much to come here specially?

Although he was stunned, he was experienced in many battles, and he got off the carriage very calmly.

When he met Zhizhou and Zhijun, and saw the people behind them, although he smiled with a "hehe" on his face, he was scolding in his heart.

what is this? !!

Those Qianning soldiers in the back even put on armor?What new weapon is in your hand?Is this showing off? !

He could only continue to socialize with the officials with a smile, and the magistrate of Cangzhou wanted to stay him in Cangzhou for one night. He repeatedly said that he would rush to Kaifeng, and he would just leave the city of Cangzhou to live in a posthouse, so he avoided such "good intentions".Zhijun also asked if he needed to send the Qianning Army to escort him to Kaifeng. He endured and endured before he declined with a smile.

As soon as he returned to the carriage, he couldn't help but patted the low table in the carriage.

But it didn't end at all, until their convoy entered Cangzhou City and then left Cangzhou City. The Qianning Army and the Xiang Army to which Cangzhou belonged did follow them all the way, seemingly escorting them.Yeluqin became more and more annoyed. Most of these Xiang soldiers were of the same stature, and wore the same clothes. They all wore knives, and they looked energetic.

But he was getting more and more depressed, seeing it really is better than hearing it once. Knowing the reason, he still couldn't help saying: "In the past, these Xiang armies in the Song Dynasty were crooked melons and dates, and they were all leftovers picked by the forbidden soldiers. Why, in the next five years, even the Xiang army has changed a lot?!"

"The emperor of the Song Dynasty said that it is useless to keep the central forbidden troops. It was reorganized, and [-]% of the forbidden troops were allocated from Beijing to the state capitals. The east and west roads of Hebei are particularly important. I am afraid that they will be divided. .Furthermore, the recruitment rules for the Xiang army have also been changed, and it is said that the review is much stricter. The emperor of the Song Dynasty said that now is a peaceful time, and it is better to be good than to be too many."

"Oh! He's very confident!"

Gu Ci smiled: "Then my lord said, after reading this, are you willing to fight the Song Dynasty in the past few years?"

"Fight? I just arrived in Cangzhou, and you just give me such a big blow! I don't know what's ahead! They obviously did it deliberately!" Yeluqin was very unhappy. When it came to war, they were the ones who suppressed it in the past. It's only been five years since Song fought -- but during these five years, Da Song kept running forward, them?Don't mention it, I'm just focusing on infighting!

He looked at Gu Ci again: "Tell me, what is going on?"

"I just jumped to the big god, what do I know?"

"A Ci, I regard you as a bosom friend, why do you say that?"

Gu Ci nodded: "Then let me ask my lord, are you enjoying being the Prime Minister now?"

"Fuck you! That old empress of the Song Dynasty is not a thing, and the old women of Daliao are not a thing! I worked hard to put her in the top position, and she made me a prime minister. Hey! She is smart, and at this time she knows how to emulate the Song Dynasty. Also make a left and right match! The power belongs to her brother! What kind of bullshit is right! I asked her for a 'Yu Yue' and she didn't give it! When I heard that I was coming to the Song Dynasty, she immediately clapped her hands to send me off, she was afraid Just hope that I die in Kaifeng!"

"She has no feelings, so my lord will go on like this?"

Yeluqin sneered: "Dreaming. What does she know about her son who can only suck and cry? I helped her get her seat!"

"But now that he has the right to be famous, those decent princes don't talk anymore, what do you have?"

Yeluqin was at a loss for words, he was originally the illegitimate son of a ruined prince, the Queen Mother kicked him away after using him, and he really lost everything.

He said angrily: "Then what should I do? I can't swallow this breath!" Yeluqin was a little cautious, but he was still better at fighting, and he still had to rely on Gu Ci for these tricky things.In the past five years, it was Gu Ci who taught him how to help the Queen Mother, and he trusted Gu Ci very much.

"Isn't there a good place to go right now?" Gu Ci raised his eyes, shaking the book in front of him.

Yeluqin took a closer look, it was a fun notebook introducing the food in Kaifeng Mansion.

He hesitated: "Can the emperor of the Song Dynasty help me? I didn't miss his good performances back then. Judging from his actions in the past few years, he seems to be really not a simple person. I'm afraid he also bears a grudge."

"My lord, helping out is a matter of coming and going. If it's a win-win situation, who wouldn't want to? If he is a smart person, he will know how to seize the opportunity. Besides, even if it is to use it, it is better to use it with the emperor of the Song Dynasty than to be unilaterally taken advantage of by you." Use it?"

Yeluqin was overjoyed: "What you say is pleasing to the ear! That's the reason!"

Gu Ci continued to read with a smile.

Yeluqin regained his energy immediately, and he was also at a young age, he didn't have time to spend any more, the most important thing was to become the emperor first.This day can be cool every day is a day!Those members of the Yelu family in the Liao Kingdom didn't take him seriously, so why should he take them seriously?

While he was enjoying himself, Gu Ci said leisurely: "My lord, there are also envoys from Xixia this time. Don't forget, their Li family is no cleaner than Yelu's. There are so many sons in the Li family, and they are all alive and well." .”

Yeluqin thought for a moment, then lifted the curtain and said, "I won't be resting at the post house this way, save time, and hurry to Kaifeng Mansion!"

"Yes."

He must arrive before Xixia.

When they rushed to Kaifeng one after another, Zhao Cong received a letter from Xie Wenrui.

Counting it, Xie Wenrui has been in Dengzhou for several months. Zhao Cong originally planned to go to Dengzhou in autumn to meet the Jurchen leader Wan Yanliang.At this moment, Xie Wenrui wrote to say that Jurchen and the Liao Kingdom had a little friction at the border, and the Queen Mother of the Liao Kingdom acted somewhat similarly to the Queen Mother Sun, as long as the seat was stable, the rest could be resolved.

It’s just that the Jurchen side made it clear that they didn’t want to be small, so the Liao Kingdom had to give them more cattle and sheep. Unexpectedly, the Jurchen’s appetite had already grown, so they still didn’t want to, and claimed that they were going to submit to the Song Dynasty, and asked the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to deal with it. this matter.This clearly shows that the barefooted Jurchens are not afraid of wearing shoes, and they are provoking the relationship between Liao and Song.

In fact, Jurchen has realized her importance and knows how to take Joe.

It was hard for Xie Wenrui to speak clearly in his letter, so he planned to come back and meet His Majesty in person to discuss what to do with this matter, and he was already on his way.

People's hearts have always been like this, if you stay well, you will always be raised.Zhao Cong sent someone to meet Xie Wenrui on the road, and the guards took the order and left.

Zhao Shiqi walked in, saw Zhao Cong's complexion was not good, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

"Look." Zhao Cong showed Xie Wenrui's letter to him.

Zhao Shiqi looked at it very quickly, and then smiled after seeing it: "Your Majesty, this matter is nothing. Who in the world is not like this? It's easy to have disagreements after eating and drinking."

"How long has it been? Do we Da Song take advantage of us?"

"Then let's take him for granted." Zhao Shiqi sat down beside him, and said with a smile, "Give him a hard time."

Zhao Cong really seldom does such things, he looked at Zhao Shiqi and said, "How dirty?"

"He provoked you and the Liao Kingdom, so let's provoke them. After Yeluqin from the Liao Kingdom came, His Majesty said that the contract signed by Empress Dowager Sun was about to expire, and the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom were getting along well. He planned to renew the contract. But Jurchen asked for more, we couldn't afford it, so we had to change it. In short, we just want to make us more innocent, and make Jurchen more innocent. The more innocent, the more unhappy Yeluqin will be." Zhao Shiqi said proudly, "When the time comes Not only does it avoid renewing the contract with the Liao Kingdom, but it is also possible to provoke them, and prevent Wan Yanliang from wishing, how wonderful it is."

"Yeluqin is not a fool, can he believe it?"

"Your Majesty, isn't there a reason for this? Besides, the Empress Dowager of the Liao Kingdom is in power and kicked Yeluqin out, how can he be happy? He is afraid that he can't wait to have a relationship with you at this moment."

Zhao Cong thought for a moment, yes, he forgot about this one, and when he mentioned Gu Ci, he thought of another thing, he rarely got a gossip mentality, and asked in a low voice: "Tell me, did Xie Wenrui know that Gu Ci was coming back?" , so you want to go back to Kaifeng specifically?" Back then, no matter how important things were on Yongxing Military Road, Xie Wenrui was unwilling to put down his business and come back in person.

Zhao Shiqi smiled: "I'm afraid it's somewhat possible."

Zhao Cong also laughed, but he didn't blame Xie Wenrui, he understands that he hasn't seen his sweetheart for many years.

"Wen Rui has not been easy all these years, but I don't know when Gu Ci will accept his intentions."

But Zhao Shiqi said: "That's because Xie Wenrui has no ability."

"How can you say that?"

"Xie Wenrui is too thin-skinned, how can he bear Gu Ci who loves him so much?"

"Everyone's temperament is different, and Wen Rui has worked for me all these years, and never has free time. I feel that I owe him a little."

"If Xie Wenrui can go all out and stalk him for a few months, how can Gu Ci not follow?"

Zhao Cong was at a loss for words.

Zhao Shiqi smiled triumphantly: "If Your Majesty doesn't agree with me, I'm not afraid of losing face, and I have to entangle Your Majesty."

"..." If it wasn't for such an assassin who came suddenly, according to Zhao Shiqi's ambiguous method, I am afraid that the two of them would soon be separated from each other.Seeing Zhao Shiqi's smug smile, Zhao Cong was very pleasing, so he stretched out his hands towards Zhao Shiqi, "Come on."

"Your Majesty." Zhao Shiqi walked up to him and knelt down.

Zhao Cong hugged him into his arms and said softly, "Hug our little Eleven."

"Your Majesty..." Zhao Shiqi buried his head in Zhao Cong's waist, feeling that he was about to be warmed by Zhao Cong's words.

It's great to fall in love with Zhao Cong and connect with Zhao Cong.

Being hugged by Zhao Cong like this, at this moment, he even hoped that Zhao Cong would never be the emperor again, and he would not care about these mundane things any more, completely forgetting the troubles of his previous life.He and Zhao Cong went to a place where there were only the two of them, and built a big house with flowers and plants they liked. Zhao Cong sat in the pavilion and read a book, and he painted a portrait of Zhao Cong.

What a day it was.

He has such an idea, which he has never thought of, but even if it becomes so strange, he is willing.

It's a pity that Zhao Cong had to be the emperor.

He sighed secretly.

For such a Zhao Cong, with such a heart, he can only treat Zhao Cong better and do things for Zhao Cong better.

He wants Zhao Cong to be as carefree as possible even if he is in front of the most tiring job in the world.