Song Emperor Jiangshan

It was already midnight when Xiao Shan returned to the station, and Zhao Yuan had already left early. After Xiao Shan slept in the station for half the night, he set off at dawn. After leaving the usual affairs to the deputy general, he only said that he would go back to Jiaxing to discuss the marriage. , After leaving the headquarters, he traveled southward until he arrived at Lin'an.

Xiao Shan came back after three years of absence. The outside of Lin’an City is still the same. The willow tree beside the West Lake that once buried the bones is still the same. It has spit out buds, and the goose yellow silk ribbons are hanging down, swaying slightly with the wind .

In the past three years since he went out, he has changed a lot. Not to mention his whole body has grown up, his skin has also become darker, the facial features on his face have all grown out, and he can no longer see the shadow of the past on his body.He just changed his private horse and attire on the way, and he didn't need to deliberately hide his appearance.

After Xiao Shan arrived at Lin'an Mansion, he was not in a hurry to deliver a letter to Zhao Yuan, instead he went to Han Shizhong's mansion first.

For this famous general who once helped him, Xiao Shan respected him very much in his heart. When he entered the Han Mansion, he was blocked at the door at first, and he was not let in until Liang Hongyu came out to identify it carefully.

Han Shizhong was a little older than when Xiao Shan left. In the past few years, he didn't care about world affairs, he just rode a donkey around the lake.Qin Hui was still not at ease, especially when Xiao Shan fled temporarily that day, which made Qin Hui add old hatred to Han Shizhong's new hatred, and impeached him in many ways. Only then resignedly gave up.

Han Shizhong is one year older than Qin Hui this year, and his health is very bad due to years of fighting. When Xiao Shan went to see him, he was sick, lying on the bed, his face was pale, and he looked very weak. Xiao Shan felt sad for a while. .

Han Shizhong's eyes were always dim. He heard that Xiao Shan had come, so they gave off a different light. He struggled to sit up from the bed, and saw a tall young man with a well-proportioned frame and strong hands and feet standing in front of him. He finally showed his eyes. A knowing smile.

Han Shizhong chatted with Xiao Shan for a long time that day, nothing more than asking him about his situation in the past few years. When he heard that Xiao Shan had personally gone to the north and south of the river to inspect the scene of Yue Fei's battle, Han Shizhong coughed and said, "It's a pity! , It's a pity that I'm old, and I can't see you when you gallop on the battlefield."

Xiao Shan had no choice but to comfort Han Shizhong.But he could also see that Han Shizhong was indeed unable to live long because of his depression over the years and the torment of his old illness.

Han Shizhong also talked about the affairs of the capital. Qin Hui has accumulated and expanded his power in the past few years, and he has to intervene in everything, and he can even make decisions on his own without going through Zhao Gou.

When Han Shizhong heard that the demons in Xuanzhou were making trouble, he patted the back of Xiao Shan's hand and said, "I was in Lin'an, so I didn't know anything about it, and the officials probably didn't know either. No... hey... the biggest regret in this life is not being able to see the thief Qin captured with his own eyes!"

Xiao Shan asked Han Shizhong again if there was a way to meet Sheng Sheng secretly, and he said that he planned to send a letter to Zhao Yuan. Han Shizhong shook his head: "All around the official house, from the inside to the outside, are controlled by Qin thieves. If you want to see him, it's hard to see him." Make it harder!"

Xiao Shan didn't expect to have any channel to meet Zhao Gou from Han Shizhong. If Han Shizhong had a solution ten years ago, but now he has retired for a long time, hearing what Han Shizhong said now confirmed his conjecture.He chatted with Han Shizhong until evening before going out to find Yu Mo.

Ever since Xiao Shan and Yu Mo formed the Restoration Council in the Prince's Mansion of Pu'an County, the two parted ways and developed independently.

Xiaoshan is located in the Jianghuai area. Most of the members of the Restoration Association are soldiers in the army. Most of them have the ambition to restore their homeland. They are all hard-working and determined people.Yu Mo was completely different. Most of the members he recruited in the capital were masters with unique skills. After several years of secret development, he actually developed it into an assassination organization.

Xiao Shan has been in contact with Yu Mo for the past few years, so there is no need to hide it from him when he returns to Beijing this time.Yu Mo heard that Xiao Shan was coming back, so he got up early and began to wait, but he didn't expect Xiao Shan to come until the sun went down.

Xiao Shan rested at Yu Mo that night, and the two fell asleep on their feet. During the conversation, Xiao Shan learned that Yu Mo still did not give up his plan to assassinate Qin Hui.

And the plan this time, because of the actual experience of assassination in the past three years, has actually been done well.

Three months before Xiao Shan's return, Yu Mo had figured out Qin Hui's route to the Xiao Dynasty, and there was a man named Shi Quan in the Forbidden Palace who was preparing for the opportunity to do it.

After hearing Yu Mo's assassination plan, Xiao Shan shook his head and said, "It won't succeed!"

Seeing that Xiao Shan denied his own ideas as soon as he came back, Yu Mo was quite dissatisfied, but seeing that he spoke firmly, he asked: "Is there any omission? Why do you think it won't succeed?"

Xiao Shan thought for a while, then said: "What is the purpose of eradicating Qin Hui? It is to change the direction of the court and make the politics clear. If Qin Hui dies like this, will the Qin Party be eradicated together? Will the court atmosphere change? This question is not certain, so there is no need to act recklessly; moreover, if Qin Hui is not dead, it would be very troublesome to fight back frantically, and the Restoration Society, which has been in operation for so many years, is likely to be ruined."

Yu Mo didn't quite agree, and said, "Once the Qin thief dies, the atmosphere of the court will be completely new."

Xiao Shan said with certainty: "If the atmosphere of the court remains unchanged and the Qin Party does not fall, if Qin Hui dies, there will still be Qin Xi, and if Qin Xi is dead, there will still be Lin Yifei. It is impossible for you to assassinate so many people one by one. What's more, to assassinate Qin Hui this time It will not succeed, even if it succeeds, Qin Hui will not die!"

Yu Mo asked, "Why are you so sure?"

Xiao Shan knew that Qin Hui had been assassinated three times in history, one of which was Shi Quan from the Dianqian Division.

Of course, Xiao Shan couldn't say that because this failure was recorded in history, he thought for a while and said: "If you want to succeed, it is impossible for a person to succeed by occasional speculation. If you miss Qin Hui in one blow, you will definitely be more careful. .” This is also true, after this assassination, Qin Hui took strict precautions until the next assassination seven or eight years later.

Yu Mo bowed his head and said nothing, "You're right, I'll find a way to recruit more people, if I can't hit a hit, then I won't make a move!"

Xiao Shan hummed, he had been traveling for many days, and at this moment he was finally tired and fell into a deep sleep.

On the second day, Xiao Shan went to see Shi Quan, who was said to have assassinated Qin Hui. He was an ordinary-looking bodyguard, but his position was very different. It was for this reason that he had the opportunity to get in close contact with Qin Hui.

Shi Quan had known Xiao Shan for a long time, and now he was even more excited to see the real person. Hearing that Xiao Shan dared to go back to Beijing alone, and even ran under Qin Hui's nose, he admired his courage very much.

Xiao Shan explained his purpose of coming, and wanted to see Zhao Gou and send a letter to Zhao Yuan.And also made the meaning of this behavior very clear: Qin Hui's death is not the purpose, the purpose is to completely eliminate his power, which requires the determination of Emperor Zhao Gou.And the one most likely to change the emperor's mind is none other than Zhao Yuan.

Shi Quan agreed to help, it is not very difficult for him to enter the palace alone, besides Xiao Shan has been away for a few years, the changes are so great that almost no one can recognize him.The guards in the palace changed shifts every ten days, Shi Quan easily got a set of his own clothes for Xiao Shan to wear, and let Xiao Shan sneak into the palace on the day he was on duty.

Xiao Shan searched for an opportunity all day, but he couldn't find Zhao Gou alone. No matter where he went, he would bring eunuchs and guards with him.And at night, they will rest at Xinna's concubines, and in the morning or early court, or play in the inner palace, there are people around.

If you can't even find a chance to talk to Zhao Gou alone, it will be even more difficult to complete the mission here.

This time he couldn't succeed, Xiao Shan had to wait for several days before he was able to sneak into the palace again, during this period Zhao Gou also went out to play in the palace, went boating on the West Lake, and even visited Qin Hui's mansion once, he was very favored.Besides, Zhao Zhuo, King of Enping County, was by his side. Xiao Shan stayed in the capital for half a month, and he already believed the rumors from the outside world——Zhao Gou had already forgotten about Zhao Yuan, and was about to make Zhao Zhuo his prince.

Under such circumstances, Xiao Shan must find a good opportunity to hand over Zhao Yuan's letter to Zhao Gou without anyone noticing, and also to test out his true attitude.

Xiao Shan remembered that Zhao Yuan once told him how Zhao Gou valued him and chose him as his adopted son.

At the beginning, Zhao Yuan entered the palace together with another clan to be elected, originally Zhao Gou was not optimistic about Zhao Yuan, but wanted to keep another person.

But at this moment, a cat passed by, and Zhao Yuan stood with his hands down, without any response; another child kicked the cat with his foot.Zhao Gou was very upset and said, "The cat passed by on its own. Did it provoke you? What are you doing kicking it? It's too frivolous and impetuous, not good!"

As a result, he changed his mind and chose Zhao Yuan to teach literacy in person, taking great pleasure in it.

When Xiao Shan first heard this story, he specifically asked Zhao Yuan what the cat that determined Zhao Yuan's fate looked like.Zhao Yuan joked that there is a big one in front of him, which looks just like you!

Because of this joke, Xiao Shan remembered very clearly Zhao Yuan's answer at that time: a big black cat with no stray hairs, it looked very fierce, and there was a white spot on its nose.Talking about the past, Zhao Yuan said: At that time, it was not because I loved cats, but because the cat looked fierce, big and fat, with sharp claws and sharp teeth, so I didn't dare to mess with it.

Because Xiao Shan didn't like Zhao Yuan, he always called himself A Mao. When he saw a black cat in those days, he asked Zhao Yuan if that was the case.And emphasized that he and the cat do not look alike at all.He asked more than a dozen of them in a row, and then Zhao Yuan hand-picked a black cat that looked exactly like the cat that determined his destiny back then.

This incident was also caused by Xiao Shan and Zhao Yuan when they had a good relationship. Since Xiao Shan's overstepping behavior that day, the two have never played like this again.He would feel a little melancholy thinking about it occasionally later, but it came in handy today.

When Zhao Gou was leisurely composing poems in the Chongzheng Hall, a big black cat with a fierce face walked past him generously.There are often wild cats passing by in the palace, and no one hunts them down. Because Zhao Gou likes them, the wild cats seem to be a tyrant in the palace, and no one stops them when they come and go on their own.

When Zhao Gou saw the cat passing by, he suddenly stopped writing, looked at the cat for a while, and asked the attendants around him, "How is the King of Pu'an these days?"

The attendants around said they didn't know, but Zhao Gou had just asked about Pu'an County King, and it immediately reached the ears of Xiao Shan who was waiting outside the hall.

Zhao Gou sees things and thinks about people, and he can still remember the past many years ago, which shows that he has not completely forgotten Zhao Yuan. Xiao Shan knows that it should be a good time for him to send Zhao Yuan's letter now.

He lowered his head, walked outside the Chongzheng Hall, and saluted Zhao Gou: "Your Majesty, I have something important to announce."

Zhao Gou hasn't touched a few memorials in the past few years, and Qin Hui has taken care of a few of this kind of state affairs. Although Zhao Gou is dissatisfied, there is nothing he can do. Seeing that the guards in his palace have something to ask him to start the memorial, But he was also a little interested, so he asked, "What is it?"

In front of Zhao Gou and the eunuchs, maids and guards around him, Xiao Shan took out Zhao Yuan's letter from his bosom and presented it with both hands.

He believed that under Zhao Gou's nose, no one would dare to take it for himself.

The eunuch next to Zhao Gou stepped forward and took the letter without any words on the envelope, but did not send it to Zhao Gou, but unfolded it five steps away from Zhao Gou, and touched it carefully. Pass.

Xiao Shan knew that this was a security measure to prevent someone from poisoning or hiding hidden weapons in the letter.

Now Xiao Shan can only hope that it is Zhao Gou's confidants and not Qin Hui's people who came to assist Zhao Gou in the security check.

After the eunuch checked the letter, he handed it to Zhao Gou with both hands.

Xiao Shan stood outside the hall with his head down, he couldn't see Zhao Gou's face, he felt uneasy, and he didn't know whether Zhao Gou would fly into a rage or send everyone away to talk to him alone.

Because the development of the next thing is not in his control at all, but whether Zhao Yuan's letter can move Zhao Gou's heart.