Song Emperor Jiangshan

Zhao Gou frowned slightly, and looked at Zhao Yuan: "What are you doing here? Do you want to resist the order for such a guy who is a seller and seeks glory?"

Zhao Yuan hurriedly said: "There are still people alive in Father's palace, you can find out if you ask, besides, why do you need to torture, my minister questioned those dying assassins that day, all of them were instigated by the Qin thief! He clearly wanted to kill us father and son , I am willing to give up!"

Zhao Gou shook his head: "He's dead if he didn't wake up! If there is such a thing, Qin Shan will too, hum!"

Zhao Yuan turned around, tore open Xiao Shan's pants with a ripping sound, and said, "Father, to save me that day, he had more than a dozen arrows on his leg, and now he is staggering when he walks, and the wound is still bleeding! If he hadn't When I arrived, I would have died long ago! If he had any selfish intentions, as long as he left me alone, I would not be able to come back alive to see you! Because of this, Qin Hui held a grudge against him. Today, taking advantage of his son-in-law's wedding, he went to take Qin Shan's parents , and must kill him! My son guarantees that Qin Shan has no second thoughts! If my father insists on punishing him for the slightest suspicion in my heart, my son is willing to enter Dali Temple with him!"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yuan knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to Zhao Gou, then hugged Xiao Shan tightly, and refused to let go.

Zhao Gou heard that there were these secrets in it, so he got off the dragon chair and went to see Xiaoshan.Sure enough, he saw that Xiao Shan's body was mostly scarred, and there was still a part of his thigh that hadn't healed yet, and now it was split open again, bleeding out.

Zhao Gou was silent and thought to himself: It seems that this person has a parental enmity with Qin Hui, and he is not of one mind with him anymore.

Seeing that Zhao Gou didn't speak, Zhao Yuan said anxiously: "He could have escaped today, but he is willing to risk his life to come to the palace to face the saint, Father, you..."

Before Zhao Yuan could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Xiao Shan, Xiao Shan pulled Zhao Yuan away from his arms and hugged him, bowed to Zhao Gou, and said: "What I said is true or not, just ask Commander Yang You know! Qin Xianggong can mobilize the army in front of the palace without His Majesty's permission today. His Majesty can guess what he can do in the future."

Zhao Gou had heard about Qin Hui's rebellion before, but he didn't care too much. The survivor he brought back was tortured to death when he woke up, and he didn't say anything when he died.Zhao Gouzheng was not very happy about this matter, but he also knew that with Qin Hui's current power, rebellion might not be possible, not to mention other people, even Jin people might not like Qin Hui's usurpation of the throne.

Later, when I saw Zhao Yuan desperately begging for mercy, I just felt that Qin Shan's loyalty and bravery were just average, but now I heard that my front secretary actually acted without permission, and the surprise was no small matter.The Dianqian Division is responsible for guarding the safety of the Forbidden Palace. It is Zhao Gou's last barrier. The commander has always been Yang Cunzhong who he trusts. It's all a frightening thing.

Zhao Gou looked at Yang Cunzhong with a pair of eyes, and asked: "Cunzhong, is there such a thing?" Yang Cunzhong knelt on the ground with a puff: "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of having an affair with Qin Hui! Otherwise, I would not have brought Qin Shan here Face saint! I just feel that this is wrong, so I came here to ask His Majesty to make a decision!"

Looking at Yang Cunzhong, Zhao Gou recalled the rebellion of the guards around him in his early years, and after a long time, he said slowly: "You are doing very well! You must know that you are a minister of the emperor. Only the Son of Heaven can protect you! No one else, no matter how powerful he is, can give you more than me!"

Yang Cunzhong hurriedly kowtowed: "I understand! I have followed His Majesty for more than ten years, and I have no second thoughts!"

Zhao Gou said: "That's good! You go down first!"

Yang Cunzhong scolded Xiao Shan a hundred times in his heart, and then he retreated from the hall, thinking that with Zhao Gou's pissing nature, he might sell himself, so it's better to please both sides, and only Qin Hui will say it, so as not to save himself in the future Get into trouble.

When he thought this way, he ordered one of his confidantes to go and tell Qin Hui that Xiao Shan who had just been captured was rescued.

Zhao Gou was still in the hall, and dozens of candles were lit in the hall, but it was not very bright, and his face was a little pale from the light.

After a while, Zhao Goucai said: "Everyone get up! Xiao Shan, you go out first, Yuan Yuan, I will ask you a few words!"

Xiao Shan was about to go out, but Zhao Yuan was worried that he would be arrested as soon as he went out, but he didn't dare to force him, the reluctance in his eyes was very obvious.

Xiao Shan smiled and said: "Young minister is waiting outside!" Then he turned and went out.

After Xiao Shan left, Zhao Goucai said, "Yuan Yuan, it seems that you like him very much?"

Zhao Yuan said: "Father often calls out that the child should know how to repay his kindness, and the child dare not forget!"

Zhao Gou said: "A guard, this is his duty, there is no mercy! Since you are pleading for him, let him slip away!"

Zhao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and asked, "Father, Qin Hui..."

Zhao Gou's face turned blue when he heard the word Qin Hui, and he snorted coldly: "Qin Hui has gone too far! I'm still alive, so he dares to do this! You have to show him some color." Look!"

Zhao Yuan said: "The Qin thief is far more than excessive! He has already harbored evil intentions, and now his wings are not yet full. If it takes another three to five years, he will become even more lawless! Father, you know that he is sinister, why don't you dismiss him? Is this to punish the unruly people in the world?"

Zhao Gou sighed suddenly, he seemed to look at Zhao Yuan sadly, and after a long while, he said: "Yuan Yuan, I know, you have been wronged by this matter! But... But Qin Hui can't give up! You , you should be more careful in the future!"

When Zhao Yuan heard Zhao Gou say this, he couldn't believe it, and said: "Father, he can even move the front office of the palace at will, this person must not stay!"

Zhao Gou waved his hand: "This is something whispered between our father and son. I know that you won't let it go until you explain it clearly to you! But you have to forget it after hearing it. Do you know that Song and Jin negotiated a peace? Isn't it easy?"

An indescribable anger surged in Zhao Yuan's heart, he was speechless for a moment, Zhao Gou said slowly: "I fled all the way south from Bianjing City, stepped on the ice and crossed the river, and regained the world through hard work. It has been a full ten years! These ten years, even if I think about it now, I can’t bear to look back. In the ten years, there is not a day when I don’t want to go back to Bianjing, and I don’t want to defeat Jin Bing. But every time the result is disappointing! We Da Song cannot defeat the Jinren."

Zhao Yuan bit his lip and did not speak. Zhao Gou continued: "For ten years, I have been looking forward to winning the war, and I am also looking forward to not fighting again. It was not until Qin Xianggong entered the court that I spent a lot of money in exchange for a collegiate agreement. .My parents, wife, children, brothers and sisters were tortured and killed by the golden soldiers. Why don’t I feel resentful? But can I fight? Can I win? It’s so hard that the Jin people don’t want to fight anymore. , there was a clause in the peace talks that "Qin Hui must not be dismissed"! If I dismiss him today, the Jin people will know that I want to go to war..."

Zhao Yuan said angrily: "Then fight! Why are you afraid of a fight?"

Zhao Gou frowned, shook his head, and said, "I can't beat it, Qin Hui just acted a little more arrogantly today, so that he wouldn't usurp the throne and rebel. But if, if Song and Jin really go to war, how can you and I have a foothold? What's more, what are you using to fight now?" Zhao Gou couldn't help but think of Yue Fei being killed in Dali Temple.At that time, the Yue family army had a strong force of 50, and it was still difficult to win. Today, Han Shizhong is over [-] years old, and he is old. None of the generals in the country can coordinate the army, how can he go to war?

Hearing Zhao Gou's words, Zhao Yuan was so sad that he couldn't speak. He felt humiliated, angry, and disappointed in his heart.

Zhao Gou patted Zhao Yuan on the shoulder: "Yuan Yuan, to be an emperor, you must learn the word forbearance. Forbearance is calm for a while, and the sea and the sky are brighter! The Qin thief is crazy, and I will try to control him. If he is dismissed, once he attracts Jin If the soldiers invade the south, then the emperor and you will all be caught and taken to the north, and half of the country will not be preserved, and all the family wealth accumulated through ten years of hard work will be given to others!"

When Zhao Yuan heard these words, he felt extremely sad.He never expected that Zhao Gou would tolerate anything in order to negotiate a peace!

Zhao Gou also looked at Zhao Yuan, and said after a while: "Yuan Yuan, Qin Hui is over 50 years old this year, and he won't live long! When he dies of old age, you and I, father and son, don't have to be as patient as today. I know you feel wronged, but let’s leave this matter as it is! I actually killed the victim, so don’t blame dad for not letting you make the decision.”

Zhao Yuan almost felt a little suffocated.He lowered his head, took a few deep breaths, raised his head, and said, "Since that's the case, I'm willing to endure it for the time being. I just beg Father to let Qin Shan go. He wore several wounds for me, and if I If I can't even keep him, who will work for me in the future?"

Zhao Gou saw that Zhao Yuan no longer pursued the matter of his own assassination, so he nodded and said, "This matter is easy to talk about! I wrote a hand letter and asked him to take the passable checkpoint and leave the capital far away. Save his life!"

After finishing speaking, he went to the dragon case, picked up the imperial pen, and just wrote two characters, suddenly he thought, and said: "Yuan Yuan, I'm a little unstable in writing, I'm afraid the wording is not right, you can write it for me!"

Zhao Yuan knew that Zhao Gou was afraid of being questioned by Qin Hui about this matter in the future, but he didn't say much at the moment, saying: "I dare not use the Yubi dragon case."

Zhao Gou took off the pen and paper and spread it on the ground. After Zhao Yuan took the pen and wrote the customs clearance documents, Zhao Gou took out his own seal and stamped it, saying: "This is also your kindness to him, so that he will I can repay you with gratitude!"

Zhao Yuan collected the documents, saluted Zhao Gou, and walked out.

Xiao Shan had been waiting outside the hall, the sky was pitch black, and there was no light to be seen. After waiting for a while, he saw Zhao Yuan come out, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter? Have the officials made up their minds to punish Qin Hui?" ?”

Zhao Yuan said: "How can you be so sure that father will attack Qin Hui?"

Xiao Shan saw that Zhao Yuan's complexion was not very good, and he didn't know what was wrong, so he said blankly: "No emperor would allow his personal guards to be called by the prime minister casually, right? This is enough to arouse 12 points of vigilance!"

Zhao Yuan was silent, and stretched out his hand to grab Xiao Shan: "Don't talk about this, let's go! I'll take you out of the city!"

Xiao Shan was taken aback: "Let's go?"

Zhao Yuan said: "Talk while walking!"

Inside the palace, in the main hall, the atmosphere of Qin Hui and Zhao Gou was a bit subtle.

Qin Hui's voice was not as respectful as usual: "I have already found out that Qin Shan is the murderer who assassinated the Prince of Pu'an. He was going to be arrested, but he was released by someone! Does your Majesty know what happened?"

Zhao Gou had a dark face: "How would I know?"

Qin Hui took a step forward and approached Zhao Gou: "But how did I hear that Qin Shan, a traitor, has seen His Majesty today?"

Zhao Gou shook his sleeves in displeasure: "Mr. Qin, is this how you talk to me with this attitude?"

Qin Hui realized that he seemed to be pushing too fast, so he took two steps back, bowed and said, "I'm just worried about the safety of Pu'an County King, so I'm in a hurry. I heard that Qin Shan's rebels were stopped from leaving the city, but they took His Majesty's The handwritten letter must have been a false edict!"

Zhao Gou said: "I have never seen your adopted son! I don't even bother to ask about your family affairs. As for where he got the false edict, isn't this something you, Mr. Qin, should investigate?"

Qin Hui said: "I also heard that on the wedding night of Pu'an County King today, he left the princess behind and disappeared, and the city gate officer said that the edict was written in His Highness's handwriting..."

Zhao Gou interrupted Qin Hui and said, "His biological father is gone. He came to the palace once today. Who can return the bridal chamber under the pain of bereavement? Mr. Qin, you have too much control!"

Qin Hui said: "So that's the case. It seems that His Majesty really didn't know it. It was a lie. Please forgive me! It seems that the release of the rebels was done by the King of Pu'an?"

When Zhao Gou saw Qin Hui pressing on, he was annoyed and angry, and shouted: "Mr. Qin, you are going too far! I still have something to do, you should step back first!"

There was a gloomy smile on the corner of Qin Hui's mouth: "I have one more thing. Jin Guo sent envoys here today to ask why the Huaixi army recruited and surrendered. I don't know how to answer."

Zhao Gou was even more angry. Knowing that Qin Hui was threatening him, he suppressed his anger forcefully, and said lightly: "Understood, I will issue an order to restrain them! It's not too early, Mr. Qin will work hard for the country , Pay attention to your body!"

Qin Hui kowtowed three times and bowed nine times to Zhao Gou, and then withdrew.

Zhao Gou looked fiercely at Qin Hui's leaving figure, and Xiao Shan's words came back and forth in his head: "Today, the Qin bandits can mobilize His Majesty's personal guards, but in the future, they may not be able to be a minister with peace of mind!"

Until now, Zhao Gou regretted that he should not have listened to this man's nonsense and destroyed the Great Wall himself.So much so that now, I don't even have any capital in my hand!

I thought that after the peace negotiation, my good life will come, but now it seems that it is a thousand miles away!

Zhao Gou was full of remorse. He wanted to go to Concubine Wu to rest, but suddenly remembered that Qin Hui had written a letter a few days ago, requesting Concubine Wu to be his queen; Sworn brothers and sisters; Zhao Gou thought about the people around him one by one, and found that, before he knew it, from the outer court to the harem, they had completely fallen!The people around him, except for Zhao Yuan, were all venting out of the same nostrils as Qin Hui, which is really frightening!

At this moment, Zhao Gou suddenly remembered Yang Cunzhong's performance today. Yang Cunzhong was usually close to Qin Hui, but he was willing to stand by his side at critical moments. It seemed that he was the only one who was truly loyal.

Only then did Zhao Gou feel at ease, and fell asleep in a daze in the bedroom next to the Chongzheng Hall.

Zhao Yuan sent Xiao Shan all the way out of the palace, without saying a word on the way, Xiao Shan saw that he looked tired, and said: "Your Highness, what happened?"

Zhao Yuan just shook his head. He originally thought that Zhao Gou would definitely do something if he recognized Qin Hui's true face, but unexpectedly the emperor really made up his mind to endure it.Thinking of the future, Xiao Shan is about to leave again, how could he be happy?

Seeing that Zhao Yuan was leading him towards the city gate, Xiao Shan was even more startled, so he refused to take another step, and asked, "Your Highness, what's going on? If you don't tell me, I will never leave Yes! If you let me go without permission, the emperor and Qin Hui will both take you under the knife, and I won’t feel at ease even if I leave!”

Zhao Yuan slowly took out the edict from his arms, and said: "Don't worry, I have persuaded the officials to let you leave safely!"

Xiao Shan felt at ease now, but still puzzled: "How do the officials plan to deal with Qin Hui?"

Zhao Yuan couldn't say a word, but said: "You go out of the city with me, and I will tell you again after I go out!"

Xiao Shan was suspicious, and thought to himself: follow him first, and then make a fuss after asking!So they followed Zhao Yuan out of the city, and the two walked along the road by the lake, it was late at night, there was no one around, Zhao Yuan led his horse, and did not say a word.

Xiao Shan couldn't bear it any longer, he stopped in his tracks: "Your Highness, you...what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Yuan shook his head slightly, he suffered the pain of losing his father and saw Zhao Gou's behavior, he was extremely sad, now he was going to send Xiao Shan away again, and felt the cold wind biting his bones at night.

Seeing that Xiao Shan didn't leave, Zhao Yuan also stopped. Xiao Shan looked around, and the two of them inadvertently stopped at the place where Yue Yun Zhang Xian's body was buried that day. Zhao Yuan was just silent.

Seeing that Zhao Yuan was depressed, Xiao Shan wanted to make him happy, so he said, "Your Highness, do you still remember the first time we met? Look, you actually walked back here!"

Only then did Zhao Yuan realize that he was actually standing at the place where the bones were buried, all of a sudden, past events and new worries came to his mind, he couldn't bear it anymore, and hugged Xiao Shan.

Xiao Shan was baffled, but seeing that Zhao Yuan seemed to be in a bad mood, he lightly touched his back and said softly, "Your Highness, are you sad because your father is gone?"

Zhao Yuan shook his head lightly, and said in a low voice: "Not all, don't ask, I just want to find someone to lean on for a while."

Xiao Shan didn't ask any more questions, he just stretched out his arms to hug Zhao Yuan, when they first met, Zhao Yuan wanted to grow taller because of his age, now after two years, Xiao Shan grew up fast, half taller than Zhao Yuan Come on tall.At this moment he was hugging Zhao Yuan, he didn't know what happened, he just thought he was sad that his father died, knowing that persuading him was useless, he just patted Zhao Yuan on the back lightly, hoping that he could feel better.

After a while, Zhao Yuan took a deep breath, let go of Xiao Shan, and said, "Don't ask so many questions, I finally understand today, no matter what Qin Hui does, he can't fall! You...you I can't stay in the capital anymore, let's go!"

Xiao Shan had already vaguely felt that the matter was not that simple, and wanted to ask what was going on, but saw Zhao Yuan's sad look, so it was not good to ask him at this time.

Zhao Yuan said: "You still have an injury on your leg, so it's not convenient for you to travel, but you don't have to run away. You can walk slowly with the official's hand in hand. You once said that you wanted to go to Jiangbei. At that time, I begged you to stay. , now... now I really regret it! If I had known this, I would have let you go!"

Xiao Shan smiled and said: "Actually, it's good to stay. Your Highness has always treated me well. But, I don't understand why you have to leave?"

Zhao Yuan shook his head: "Don't ask me, I promised father that I won't say anything. It's just...just..." Having said this, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but look at Xiao Shan, and he knew in his heart that the two of them might end up here We will not see each other again, remembering the little things we got along with each other in the past two years, Zhao Yuan felt sad, and felt even more parting. He tightly held Xiao Shan's hand, bowed his head and said: "You remember to change your name and surname, while the Qin thief secretly Kill me. If you find a place to live, don’t write to me, I’m afraid others will find out. You...you take care!"

Xiao Shan said anxiously: "What about you? You will definitely be in danger..."

Zhao Yuan shook his head slowly: "No, the first time you and I met, you once said that Bandit Qin would cover the sky with one hand, but I didn't believe it at that time. Today, I finally saw it! He has killed the people around me Get rid of them all, and they won't do anything to me in three to five years."

Xiao Shan wanted to say something, but unexpectedly Zhao Yuan stretched out his hand and covered Xiao Shan's mouth.He looked deeply at Xiao Shan, wanted to speak, but couldn't say a word. After a long time, he said: "You don't need to say anything. The official family is my father, and my surname is Zhao. There are some things that cannot be said." , don't ask."

Xiao Shan nodded, he looked at Zhao Yuan's expression, and based on the strange trend of what happened today, he almost guessed that it was almost inseparable.

Zhao Yuan said: "Go quickly, go wherever you want, and don't come back! There is no justice in a place like Lin'an, you should not stay here." After speaking, he handed over the reins in his hand to Xiao Shan, and ran on his own After taking two steps, I suddenly turned around: "Xiao Shan, you are very kind, I will never forget you!"

Xiao Shan looked at Zhao Yuan's back going away, and suddenly became a little dazed.

Before he could recover, he heard a cough behind him and remembered: "So your name is Xiao Shan?!"

Xiao Shan turned his head and saw Han Shizhong standing behind him, feeling a little panicked, and hurriedly said: "This is my real name."

Han Shizhong asked: "Do you have a place to go? I heard that you are going to Jiangbei?"

Xiao Shan said: "I originally had this idea, but now... I am very worried about Your Highness, and I don't know what happened."

Han Shizhong said: "Didn't Your Highness make it very clear just now? Don't worry about him, he is the beloved son of the official family, and nothing will happen to him! But you, it is very inappropriate to go to Jiangbei!"

Xiao Shan was taken aback, looked at Han Shizhong, and asked, "Why?"

Han Shizhong said: "Do you want to make contributions and make your name last forever?"

Xiao Shan nodded, and Han Shizhong said: "Your Highness is young, I'm afraid it's because he saw Qin's thieves are arrogant and officials are cowardly, so he lost confidence, there are some! But people like us must not think the same way as him! Qin Hui Already 55 years old this year, how many days can he live? After he dies, it will definitely be a different world!"

Xiao Shan said: "If he lives to be eighty..."

Han Shizhong laughed loudly and said, "Why are you so anxious? Can the officials tolerate him living to be 80 years old? I'm afraid they are already praying for the ancestors of the Zhao family so that the Qin thief will die early!"

Seeing Han Shizhong's optimism, Xiao Shan swept away the haze just now, and asked, "Why is it not appropriate to go to Jiangbei?"

Han Shizhong said: "If you go to Jiangbei, even if you can create a career, and go to the court in the future, you will still be a reformed person, and it will be difficult to be reused!"

Xiao Shan wondered, "Return to Zhengren?" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he immediately understood that Guizheng people were the Southern Song Dynasty's term for the generals and officials who had come to join the Kingdom of Jin.Because of the special status of this kind of person, they would go to the Southern Song Dynasty either because they were angry or frustrated in the Kingdom of Jin. people.Because in their eyes, since they were able to betray the Kingdom of Jin and "abandon the darkness and turn to the light", they might not be able to "abandon the darkness and turn to the light" one day in the future.It was precisely because of this status that Xin Qiji was suppressed all the time and was never reused in his life.

Han Shizhong said: "If you just want to lead tens of thousands of people, then it's okay to go to Jiangbei, but you have to give me back what I gave you! It's useless if you take it with you!"

Xiao Shan shook his head: "Of course this is not my ambition!"

Han Shizhong said: "Then don't go to Jiangbei, the best choice is to stay in Song Dynasty!"

Xiao Shan hesitated and said: "If you offend Qin Hui today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to show your ambitions if you stay here. I don't know when he will die."

Han Shizhong said: "I have an old department named Shao Hongyuan, who is now in Huaixi area. I heard that your parents also went to Huaixi. I will write you a letter. Since you changed your name, you went to join him, as a way of paying attention." The Huaixi area has recently been full of refugees and bandits, and there is a shortage of manpower. You went there and changed your name, which happened to be a good thing. When the imperial court needs to employ people in the future, you will not have the embarrassment of your identity. Jiangbei Jinren's territory is much better?"

Hearing these words, Xiao Shan felt grateful to Han Shizhong for thinking far and wide for himself, even thinking of things in the next ten years.

He bowed deeply to Han Shizhong, got on his horse, and headed towards Huaixi.

On the way, Xiao Shan remembered that he had never seen the things Han Shizhong gave him, so he took them out to look at them, and he couldn't help being shocked.

Sure enough, as Han Shizhong said, this book of war left by Yue Fei is by no means an ordinary art of war seen on the market, but a classic textbook that has never been seen before, and only came after a thousand years.

Xiao Shan clearly remembered that when he first entered the military academy, he also issued a similar book internally.At that time, after reading it, he felt extremely shocked, but now, looking at the thick stack of manuscripts left by Yue Fei in his hand, the feeling of shock in his heart is even more shocking than before: unexpectedly someone was able to With this kind of consciousness, leaving such a special copy, it is absolutely impossible to find a second copy of the "Art of War".

Xiao Shan went all the way north, looked through it all the way, and bound it into a book himself. He was planning to go straight to Huaixi, but when he saw the things left by Yue Fei, he temporarily changed his mind and walked in the opposite direction. .

Let's say that when Zhao Yuan returned to the palace, it was already dawn, he looked at the lanterns and festoons in the palace, the celebration was not over, but his mood had already dropped to freezing point.

However, there is a more violent storm waiting for him.

Zhao Gou didn't dare to admit that he had let the "rebel" Xiao Shan go, so in a panic, he blamed Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan started the assassination matter, now that Zhao Yuan said he would not pursue it, Qin Hui could no longer force it to be further investigated.But Qin Hui hated Zhao Yuan very much in his heart, and wanted to get rid of him quickly.

Qin Xi still suggested assassination, but after being scolded by Qin Hui, he realized how stupid he was. If he really killed Zhao Yuan, how could Zhao Gou quit?

Qin Hui is a master of manipulating people's hearts and testing the bottom line of others. After he got the news of Zhao Yuan's biological father's death, he came up with a poisonous plan - let Zhao Yuan go back to his hometown and serve his father as a filial piety for three years.

The next day, there was a censor on stage to impeach Zhao Yuan, saying that Zhao Yuan should go home and observe his filial piety.Zhao Gou didn't want to do this, and insisted on not letting Zhao Yuan go.

Seeing Zhao Gou's refusal, Qin Hui sought out Concubine Wu's relationship and persuaded her: "The Prince of Pu'an was not raised by his mother. If he became the crown prince, how could he be kind to his mother? Why not persuade the officials to let her He went home and kept his filial piety for three years. During these three years, the child brought up by the mother can win the favor of the officials and become the heir apparent!"

Seeing that what Qin Hui said was reasonable, Concubine Wu Gui persuaded Zhao Gou with Empress Dowager Wei to drive Zhao Yuan home to observe his filial piety.

Zhao Gou was helpless, although he adopted Zhao Yuan as his adopted son, he did not make him a prince. Now that Zhao Yuan's biological father died, there is no reason to keep him in the capital.

Zhao Gou was in a dilemma, and Zhao Yuan was also asking his teacher Shi Hao for his opinion.

Shi Haodao: "His Royal Highness left Beijing to temporarily avoid the limelight. The officials were forced to come here by the Qin thieves, and they must hate him extremely in their hearts. When the filial piety expires and His Highness returns again, it may not be the same as today!"

Even though he said this, everyone knew that Zhao Yuan would gradually lose his heart after walking for three years.

Zhao Yuan also felt that Qin Hui was too powerful in the capital, and Zhao Gou was conniving at him, making it difficult for him to gain a foothold. Seeing Zhao Gou was in trouble, he took the initiative to write a letter requesting to leave the capital, and gave Zhao Gou a ladder to step down.

After careful consideration, Zhao Gou decided to give up Zhao Yuan.After all, he is still young this year, only 17 years old, and it is difficult to serve as his powerful wings, so he ordered him to return to his hometown Xiuzhou to be a filial piety for his father.

Zhao Yuan wanted to take his wife along with him, but the journey is far away, good or bad is still uncertain, something happened on the way, he brought the princess with her little feet and couldn't run, so he went into the palace and entrusted Zhao Gou to take care of the princess. After he arrived in Xiuzhou safely, he would send someone to take the princess back.

The news of Zhao Yuan's biological father's death came on the occasion of the wedding in the first lunar month. Two months later, Zhao Gou couldn't resist the pressure of his officials and ordered Zhao Yuan to leave Beijing.

As soon as Zhao Yuan left, Qin Hui immediately made a series of tricks, united with all the ministers, and asked to make Concubine Wu Gui the Empress.Concubine Wu Gui also raised a son, named Zhao Zhuo, who is now 15 years old.

Under the persuasion of his mother, Queen Mother Wei, Zhao Gou finally agreed with this queen.Concubine Wu Gui became Empress Wu, and her adopted son Zhao Zhuo's status was raised, overshadowing Zhao Yuan's limelight.

In the eyes of everyone, the name Pu'an County King has become no longer important.No one thought that this child who had been driven out of the capital and was not raised by the empress would come back again.

Just when Qin Hui thought he was victorious, he never imagined that when Zhao Gou fell asleep every day, what Xiao Shan said would be in front of his eyes: "The bandits of Qin planned to usurp the throne and stand on their own. Your Majesty Take precautions!" It was even more difficult for him to forget all the things that happened before Zhao Yuan left Beijing that day.

Zhao Gou couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. He no longer went to the Empress Wu's palace to rest, and took in new concubines, but he couldn't believe them.Never slept with them.

Even so, Zhao Gou was still uneasy, he remembered that Yang Cunzhong had brought Xiao Shan to meet him that day, knowing that Yang Cunzhong's position was vacillating, so he tried his best to win Yang Cunzhong over, and must hold his last position.

Zhao Gou did not usher in the safe and prosperous life of an idler in his own imagination, but became even more worried. Not only that, but he also feared that one day Qin Hui would murder him. one.

On the surface, Zhao Gou's favor towards Qin Hui became more and more generous, and he visited his mansion several times.But in fact, every day before Zhao Gou went to bed, he had to pray silently in his heart: I hope day and night that the Qin thief will die soon!

But even so, because Zhao Gou was afraid of Song and Jin fighting, he didn't dare to turn against Qin Hui, because now he was just a crazy Qin Hui.If the prime minister is abolished, tens of thousands of gold soldiers will chase him again and flee in a hurry, and the Southern Song Dynasty will not even have a corner of Pianan.

It was because of Zhao Gou's attitude that Qin Hui became even more arrogant after driving Zhao Yuan away.Desperately searching for the people's fat and anointment, within three years, the Southern Song Dynasty, which had no wars, even doubled its taxes.Unbearable to bear the heavy taxation, countless people rose up one after another, and inexhaustible "thieves" appeared.

Peace did not bring about the peaceful world as imagined. On the contrary, it made the country slip into a deeper abyss step by step.

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