Song Mingyue

Chapter 166
After Zhao Hao retired from the imperial court, he went to the Imperial City Department to make a round of inspections, and then returned to the residence in a carriage.

He has a lot of ideas about the Imperial City Division, but now that the regicide and rebellion have just come to an end, and he has just taken charge of the emperor's personal security agency, and he is the only clan with a position in charge. It is impossible to be on guard, so it can only be maintained as it is for the time being.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, he received a red bronzing invitation card from the housekeeper.

An invitation from my husband, Prime Minister Cai Jing!

Zhao Hao naturally understood what Cai Jing meant, he was asking him to stand in line.As Zhao Hao became more and more favored, the right to speak in the court was getting bigger and bigger, and he had become a force to be reckoned with, and all forces naturally wanted to win him over.

In fact, Cai Jing’s faction can be said to be extremely powerful. The leader, Cai Jing, is an extremely powerful minister. Not to mention that he has been entrenched in the court for many years. His faction includes left minister Bai Shizhong, right minister Li Bangyan, Tai Fu Yang Jian, Tai Zai Yu Shen and others. Among the second-rank officials, Cai Dang accounted for [-]% to [-]%. Originally, the party of Tong Guan, Wang Fu, and Liang Shicheng could not match.It's just that Cai Jing's ignorance hindered Zhao Ji's alliance with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty, which made Zhao Ji unhappy. In addition, Cai Jing's party was too powerful, and Zhao Ji always pursued the way of balance, so he forcibly cultivated Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng and Wang Fu. This party came out to contain Cai Jing's party, otherwise Cai Jing's party would crush Tong Guan and others without any pressure.

However, for Zhao Hao, there is no question of standing in line, let alone the right and wrong questions of standing in line. Even under Zhao Ji's rule, he should be in his own school, and the final result is naturally... If I go, I will let him go with the bull head and horse face.

But since Cai Jing had sent out the invitation card, it would be a bit of a sign of weakness not to go. This banquet is naturally going to be... How dare a group of civil servants hold a grand banquet in front of him who is skilled in martial arts and controls the heavy troops of the imperial city?

At this moment, the butler came in a hurry and handed over another invitation card. Zhao Hao frowned and asked, "Whose post is it?"

"Master Jin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites."

"Oh……"

Zhao Hao smiled meaningfully.

Undercurrents are undercurrents, and in Bianliang, there has never been a lack of party struggles. The court battles in the Song Dynasty will not stop until the country is subjugated.

Fortunately, the two posts, one in the middle of the day and the other in the evening, do not conflict.

……

In late spring, when all things grow and prosper, the willows outside the city are as beautiful as silk, the winter jasmine flowers are all over the corners, the Bian River is full of boats, and the city is noisy and lively. It is the best season for feasting.There are all kinds of fun to do.In addition, the century-old enemy country is now entangled with the Jin people, and the western thieves have also been defeated. The Song Dynasty is the time when the frontiers are safe and the world is peaceful.

If you are not happy at this time, when will you wait?
So when night fell, the Bian River became noisy.The painted boat shuttles like a fish, the brilliant lights illuminate the river like daytime, and the charming singing is rippling with the spring breeze, which makes people fascinated.

Zhao Hao brought Fang Baihua and Zhao Dian to the Bian River early as agreed, and before he got close to the pier, the family members of the Cai Mansion immediately greeted him secretly, and invited him to board the boat respectfully, and then the boat was safe and sound. Steadily swam towards the lower reaches of the Bian River, and soon came to a huge painting boat.

This painting boat is more than ten feet long, two or three feet high, with three floors, cornices and corners, beautiful and magnificent, it is simply a small mobile palace, the painting boat is covered with red and colorful lights, which looks extremely luxurious.

Moreover, it is far away from the hustle and bustle, lying quietly on the river surface, only the sound of silk and bamboo can be heard, which makes it even more mysterious and romantic.

The name of this painting boat is "Wangyue Tower".

Zhao Hao got off the carriage and looked carefully, is this the place where Cai Jing treats guests?Maybe it's because of the high authority and no scruples, this Cai Jing is indeed much more straightforward. Not only did the husband openly distribute invitations in his own name, but the time was set in broad daylight. It can scare people.

The Bian River is full of spring, leaning against the railing and red sleeves, singing and dancing.This "Watching the Moon Tower" is very famous, even in the capital of the world where the gold powder is prosperous, the "Watching the Moon Tower" is also a good place for many princes, grandsons, rich businessmen and wealthy businessmen to crave for.

The reason is very simple, this place is high-grade, and the bookish atmosphere is extremely strong.

A mere old man who is boiling wine can speak fluent prose and recite a few lines of poetry; The girl may not be the most beautiful on the Bian River, but in terms of talent, she is the best in Bian Liang.

Therefore, not to mention those nobles who go out as Zen guest bookboys, who come in to be delicious food and beauties, celebrities who play the piano to the moon, sweep snow and cook tea, even those playboys who are used to flying around in the pile of fans, from time to time they are willing to Come here for a while, this kind of place represents elegance and taste.

Zhao Hao sized up the boat, and just as he dismounted, he heard someone laughing and shouting from the bow of the boat: "Brother Hao, everyone has been looking forward to seeing you through the autumn waters, and finally they are looking forward to you."

Zhao Hao was startled, and hurriedly looked up, only to see a young man in his 20s, dressed in casual clothes, wearing a hooded head, and wearing a moon-white Taoist robe, strolling down the boat. There is a bit of elegance and elegance in the room.

Damn it, it was actually Zhao Kai!

Although Zhao Hao didn't even pay attention to Zhao Ji from the bottom of his heart, and naturally he wouldn't be flattered by Zhao Kai's appearance, but on the surface he still showed surprise.

"Sir Zhao Hao, pay homage to Brother Wang!"

Zhao Kai laughed, stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Hao's arm, and boarded the boat affectionately.

The faint sound of silk and bamboo music coming from the boat, once on the boat, the sound became clearer. When the two of them entered the cabin, they saw two rows of young girls in the spacious painting boat, jingling their steps and waving their hands. Cloud sleeves, feet on the soft carpet, are dancing.On the top and both sides of the cabin, there are several desks, and some people are sitting scattered behind the desks, chatting and laughing, which is very lively.

Cai Jing, the extremely human minister, also got up slowly, and said with a hearty smile: "Okay, the distinguished guest has arrived!"

Everyone stood up to greet them, Zhao Hao moved his eyes and swept away, he couldn't help taking a breath, the officials who served purple accounted for more than half of the guests, and officials like him who were below the third rank were almost the only ones who served purple. Thirty percent, besides King Yun Zhao Kai, his old rival King Jinkang is also there.

In the VIP seat in the middle, Cai Jing, King of Jinkang County Zhao Xiaoqian, Zuo Xiangbai Shizhong, Tai Fu Yang Jian, Li Bangyan, and Dazai Yu Shen sat at a table, leaving two seats, one seat was side by side with Cai Jing as the chief But one is next to Li Bangyan, Prime Minister of the Right.

When Zhao Hao was in a daze, Zhao Kai pulled him straight to the VIP seat and brought him to the seat next to Li Bangyan.Zhao Hao was not too polite, he gave way, and then sat down calmly, which made Cai Jing's eyes brighten again, and he felt that this son was straightforward, unfazed by favor or insult, and he was a man to be made.

After everyone was seated, Cai Jing high-fived the dishes, and the delicious dishes were immediately passed on by the beautiful and delicious maids.These women are all real Jiangnan beauties, with slender figures and delicate appearances, and their facial features may not be the first-class beauty, but they are all elegant and elegant.The slender waist is folded, and the white and soft jade hands are elegantly arranging the dishes. The movements are soft and neat, which is pleasing to the eye.

After a while, in the hall, there was a lot of wine and wine, and the atmosphere became extremely lively.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhao Kai suddenly raised his wine glass, looked at Zhao Hao, his expression was slightly drunk, and he said with a smile: "My husband is Father's most trusted minister, Yang Taifu is Father's most trusted minister, Brother Hao They are Daddy's most trusted family members, so we are at the same table today."

Bai Shizhong on the side laughed and said, "King Yun is also the most trusted prince of the official family, so it's not because of fate."

Zhao Kai laughed loudly, jumped up, raised his glass to Zhao Hao and said: "In the past hundred years, my Zhao family clan has not had a general or a prime minister. Brother Hao is a young talent, he is indeed a thousand-mile horse of my Zhao family. For me, the pillar of the Great Song Dynasty... come, after drinking this glass of wine, brother Hao and brother Yu are really on the same boat."

Zhao Hao was taken aback for a moment, and secretly cursed again.

This king of Yun is really ambitious. It seems that if the Jin people hadn't come too fiercely in history, Zhao Ji was frightened to abdicate at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and Zhao Huan was forced to ascend the throne. A good show of brothers taking over the heirloom came out.

Cai Jing's fox eyes rolled around, seeing that Zhao Hao was dazed and at a loss, he also picked up his wine glass, smiled at Zhao Hao and said, "Drink together, drink together!"

The rest Zhao Xiaoqian, Bai Shizhong, Yang Jian, Li Bangyan, Yu Shen and others also held their wine glasses, stood up and toasted to meet each other.

This is clearly forcing the palace!

Zhao Hao was stunned for a while, and then he also laughed: "Under the whole world, is it the land of the king, the shore of the land, and the subjects of the king. We are all officials of the official family, and we are all people on the official ship. People on the same boat... Zhao Hao drinks first as a respect!"

Just when everyone was stunned for a while, Zhao Hao picked up the wine glass, tilted his neck, and drank it down in one gulp.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, Zhao Kai's face turned white and blue, he never expected that he put down his figure so hard and tried his best to win over, this mere official of the fourth rank, the clan outside the seventh rank, would actually be so shameless .

It's just that what Zhao Hao said was that the soup was not leaking, and everyone couldn't jump out of the thorn, so they had to drink it up.

However, next, the originally harmonious atmosphere took a turn for the worse.

Zhao Xiaoqian originally looked down on Zhao Hao, but seeing a group of first-rank officials host a banquet in person to receive Zhao Hao, and the other party didn't give him any face, it was a great shame for Zhao Xiaoqian, and he had already been humiliated once, and now he is even more humiliated. It's the new hatred and the old hatred in the heart.

bang~
Zhao Xiaoqian suddenly slapped the table, pointed at Zhao Hao angrily and said: "Bold Zhao Hao, as a clan, you should avoid the government affairs of the imperial court to clear yourself up, why did you try your best to flatter the officials, and now you are in charge of the important position of the Imperial City Secretary? You have ulterior motives, but you can’t plan to rebel? There are different opinions about hunting and rebellion, but the truth is not clear, and the assassins disappeared inexplicably. Could it be because of you, the thief shouted to catch the thief?"

This is going to tear the skin off!
Zhao Hao stood up slowly, smiled lightly, looked at Zhao Xiaoqian and said: "I am a casual person from the south of the Yangtze River. I just entered Bianliang, and I just want to earn some spare money and live a happy life in Bianliang. Who would have expected you to wait for Zongzheng to meet me?" The name is bitter and bitter, how can I sit and wait for death? The capital is dangerous, and Zhao Hao only wants to find a big tree... But, who can compare with the big tree in this world? Why can you wait for the official? I can't do it alone? If you attach yourself to the official family, you are plotting treason, don't you all plot treason?"

Turning back to Cai Jing and Zhao Kai, he said with a smile: "Everyone is just attached to the official family, why should I rely on you? As for Brother Wang... since ancient times, he must be the head of the throne, otherwise the world will be chaotic. I hope Brother Wang will not be wishful thinking Already!"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Hao left the table immediately, and walked away with Zhao Dian and Fang Baihua who were waiting at the door.

Cai Jing looked at the back of Zhao Hao's leaving, and it took him a long time to recover. He murmured: "Youth is successful, you show your sharpness, you are too arrogant, and you don't know how to step through the light and hide. Let's let Tong Guan's generation go first, and deal with this boy with all our strength."

Cai Jing's vision, after all, has his limitations.

Personally killing Gao Qiu, the evil tiger in Bianliang, had greatly increased Zhao Hao's reputation. This time he angrily reprimanded Cai Jing and Jinkang County King for not collaborating with traitors and sycophants.

What Zhao Hao lacked was military power and fame.

PS: The update has been suspended for too long, and the author himself is embarrassed. Even if he risked his life during the day, he would have to add two more updates, and make up the third update...

(End of this chapter)