One Piece of Song Dynasty

This was the price for hiring Li Gang as prime minister. Everything has a price. Of course, this also paved the way for Li Gang's subsequent resignation. Zhao Gou held back his displeasure and raised a toast to Zongze: "That's the end of the matter. Defending the capital and restoring the old capital is a heavy responsibility. I will use this glass of wine to bid farewell to Mr. Zong."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zongze stood up and saluted, "I have thought about it over and over again, and I have a few words that I must explain clearly in front of Your Majesty and everyone before leaving."

Everyone was holding cups and about to drink when they heard the words and stopped. Zhao Gou said: "Please speak, I am all ears."

"The Prime Minister has a very upright temperament. I'll just make it clear one sentence at a time in the memorial. There's no need to be so impatient." After Zongze finished speaking, he gave a big salute to Li Gang. Zhao Gou stopped talking: "Prime Minister Li is dedicated to serving the public good. It is best not to mince words when speaking. I don't mind at all."

"Li Gang is impatient, thanks to your majesty's magnanimity." Li Gang returned the gift to Zhao Gou and Zongze, and Zhao Gou nodded. Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding thought that the crisis at tonight's banquet was finally over. The next thing to talk about might be the specific matters of guarding Kyoto. Unexpectedly, Huang Qianshan suddenly attacked: "Prime Minister Li said well. If it weren't for your majesty's magnanimity, today, Li The Prime Minister is guilty of the following."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became tense again. Li Gang stood up and was about to speak when Zongze asked for him first: "What's going on with Prime Minister Huang? Why is he always so weird?" Zhu Shengfei, Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding couldn't help but look at each other when they saw Zongze standing up for Li Gang.

"I'm just saying that as the leader of the courtiers, Prime Minister Li should set an example for the courtiers." Huang Qianshan answered lightly. Unexpectedly, Zongze didn't buy his account at all, and what he said was as sharp as an awl: "Don't be too feminine, do something serious when you have time. Your Majesty has been on the throne for a month, and what has he done besides fighting in the nest?"

Zhao Ding and Zhang Jun immediately felt that Zongze's words were inappropriate and couldn't help but look at each other. Zhang Jun stood up to speak, but Zhao Ding pulled him to sit down. Zhao Gou blushed when he saw Zongze involving himself and said, "Mr. Zong said this, he is also blaming me."

Zongze said: "I dare not, but your Majesty has been on the throne for more than years, and indeed he has not heard any big orders. Although I am cowardly, I should brave the danger and reorganize the old capital. I hope that your Majesty will return to Luan and Kaifeng as soon as possible."

"The enemy's cavalry is still on the river, and the sound of golden drums is heard day and night. Master Zong asked His Majesty to return to the front line in Tokyo. What is his motive?" Huang Qian Shan saw that Zongze turned his spearhead to Zhao Gou, and he became more confident. Over there, Li Gang didn't wait for his words to fall to the ground, and immediately stood up and said: "After Mr. Zong has renovated Kaifeng, please ask Your Majesty to return to the capital, so that we can boost morale and show my determination for the Northern Expedition. Am I wrong?"

Huang Qianshan threw out a stack of memorials from his sleeves: "Isn't it a child's play to regulate Kaifeng? The city walls and oars are in ruins, bandits are running rampant, Yang Jin and Fu Xuan in Hebei rebel, Zhang Yi and Meng De rebel, Liu Ze and Jiao Wentong rebel, and the giant bandits in Hedong Wang Shan actually claimed that he had troops for the Qingzhou Mutiny and Qizhou Rebellion, which made people anxious. Mr. Zong can stand and talk without pain. What do you think I am doing when I am not doing business?"

Zhao Gou stood up in surprise: "Qingzhou has also rebelled, so isn't Zhao Mingcheng in danger?"

"Why does His Majesty Zhao Mingcheng, the prefect of Qingzhou, care so much about a small prefect?" Zhang Jun was puzzled. Zhao Ding shook his head and whispered: "Your Majesty is not concerned about the prefect Zhao Mingcheng, but the master of gold and stone Zhao Mingcheng."

Over there, Huang Qianshan saw that Zhao Gou was concerned about Qingzhou. He rolled his eyes and made another suggestion: "The chaos in Shandong is beyond control. Since Mr. Zong is highly virtuous and respected, it is better to change his knowledge of Qingzhou to suppress the rebels. He will definitely be able to quell the bandits in one go."

"Tokyo is not only the front line of the anti-golden army, but also the center of the whirlpool where thieves are rampant. Its geographical location is a hundred times more important than Qingzhou. To restore the old capital, we have to Zongze." Li Gang became anxious when he heard this and stopped it immediately. Huang Qianshan was waiting for his words. He smiled slightly and came back: "Since we know that Tokyo is the front line of the anti-golden war and the center of the whirlpool where thieves are rampant, why do we still encourage His Majesty to return to Beijing?"

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Zhao Gou immediately stopped him and said: "Mr. Zong, it seems that it is more dangerous and more important for Tokyo to stay in this position. I will let you know the Kaifeng Mansion again, and all the military, financial and political affairs in Tokyo will be yours. Scheduling.”

Huang Qianshan was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear: "The decentralization of the three powers is equivalent to a vassal town. Your Majesty, this is an exception."

Zhao Gou said: "I will make this an exception."

Zongze stood up with emotion and said: "Old minister sacrificed his life to serve the country and died. Now I will go back to the old capital of Suifu at night to relieve His Majesty's worries."

Zhao Gou said: "Then there is Mr. Lao Zong."

After saying that, Zhao Gou immediately stood up and held hands to see him off, and he and everyone else sent Zongze out the door. Zongze grabbed Zhao Gou excitedly and refused to let him give it away again. He bowed and saluted for a long time: "It is difficult to start a business, and even harder to keep it. As an veteran, ZTE will be even more difficult. I hope your majesty will take care of you."

Zhao Gou and everyone watched Zong Ze go away with emotion. Seeing that Li Gang was still seeing off Zongze, Huang Qianshan rolled his eyes and made up his mind.

Li Gang took Zongze to the city gate and said, "Master Zong, you are very lonely this way."

Zongze nodded and reminded him again: "There are scoundrels in the court. The prime minister must be careful and be careful not to live up to the holy will."

"Young people don't care. I'm going to see the emperor right now to discuss military affairs. Mr. Zong, take care of yourself and listen to the good news." Li Gang smiled and said goodbye to Zong Ze. Zongze and the guards mounted their horses and left. Li Gang waited until their backs disappeared, then turned around and walked towards Zhao Gou's residence.

Walking to the backyard of the government office, Li Gang couldn't help but stop when he saw Wu Shaofen practicing sword practice in the distance. Huang Qianshan was waiting with a woman. Huang Qianshan waited for Wu Shaofen to finish practicing a set of swordsmanship and withdraw the stance, then pushed Gillian forward and said: "Gillian, this child lost her mother when she was young, her father joined the army, and her whereabouts are unknown after the fall of Tokyo. Now she has no home, so she Let her serve the lady."

Gillian wore extremely plain clothes tonight and immediately knelt down: "Gillian is willing to serve my wife for the rest of my life."

"Oh, I'm such a rough and tumble man and I still have people waiting for the Prime Minister to take him back quickly." Wu Shaofen wiped her sweat and said with a smile, keeping an extra thought in her heart. Huang Qianshan said hurriedly: "Gillian has a lot of inconveniences in lower officials. If she can be accepted by Madam, it will be her good fortune."

Wu Shaofen then thought about it, she was just a maid, so she said: "In that case, it's not good to refute the Prime Minister's face. She looks smart and handsome, so just keep her."

"Thank you madam for your support. I will take my leave now." Huang Qianshan accepted the offer and bowed quickly to leave. Wu Shaofen nodded, turned to look at Gillian, and suddenly felt an uneasy feeling in her heart, but now that the matter was over, she had no choice but to bring Gillian in. Li Gang watched Huang Qianshan go out from a distance, and became even more disdainful of his behavior.