Song Emperor Jiangshan

Raindrops of kisses fell on Zhao Yuan's face again, eyebrows, eyes, nose, chin, every part was spared, just when Xiao Shan's hand wanted to go deeper, Zhao Yuan whispered: "Someone coming."

Xiao Shan was taken aback, quickly let go of Zhao Yuan and looked back, the street was empty, there was no one at all.

Xiao Shan smiled and said, "Shall we go for a lake tour? I heard that the West Lake has a different scene at night, and no one will disturb the boats in the lake."

This sentence is tantamount to courtship, Zhao Yuan shook his head: "Amao, it is impossible for me and you."

Xiao Shan nodded: "I know, I never thought of becoming a princess."

Zhao Yuan lowered his eyes, and said after a while: "Don't do this kind of thing in the future, you will make it difficult for me."

Xiao Shan was stunned, he didn't understand that Zhao Yuan was fine just now, he obviously felt the changes in Zhao Yuan, but why did the other party suddenly turn his face?Is it because I am too eager, or what I said is too straightforward?

Zhao Yuan turned around: "I won't like you, let alone love you. You will never get what you want when you are with me. Enough is the best... I... the same..."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.

Xiao Shan stood alone on the empty street, watching Zhao Yuan's back moving away from him little by little.

When Zhao Yuan's figure was about to reach the end of the street and would disappear as soon as he turned around, Xiao Shan couldn't bear it anymore, and said loudly: "Zhao Yuan, stop! If you don't make it clear today, don't just think about it." gone!"

Zhao Yuan didn't stop, Xiao Shan ran after him and grabbed Zhao Yuan with a distorted expression.

"If you don't like me, or hate me, just tell me directly, I will never pester you!" Xiao Shan was a little crazy, he fell from a high mountain all of a sudden, and the blazing flames were extinguished by ice water, which made him feel a little hard accept.

"Manly man, just be more straightforward, don't be vague."

Zhao Yuan didn't speak, he couldn't answer Xiao Shan's question at all.

like?Zhao Yuan didn't even know whether he liked the person in front of him or not.Just seeing him makes me happy, but not seeing him makes me miss him.But these emotions are not appropriate.

Xiao Shan felt that when he faced Zhao Yuan, he was about to go crazy. What he feared most was not Zhao Yuan's beating and scolding, but his silent appearance, which made him feel like he was rejected thousands of miles away, looking for another Anxiety about where to start.

Zhao Yuan shook his head slowly, and looked at Xiao Shan: "It is impossible for my relationship with you to go any further. You should give up..."

How could Xiao Shan give up, he looked at Zhao Yuan, the other person's eyes obviously meant something else.

"If that's the case, why didn't you reject me just now? Even now, I'm holding your hand, but you haven't shaken it off."

Zhao Yuan raised his head slowly, his eyes fell on Xiao Shan's face, he still did not shake off Xiao Shan's hand, after a while, he whispered: "Because sometimes, I also lose self-control..."

Xiao Shan's hand suddenly exerted force, and pulled Zhao Yuan into his arms, holding him tightly.

He really wanted to kiss him again, but in the end he didn't, he just whispered, whispering: "I like you, I know I like you. Just do whatever you say, don't push me away like this again and again ...Please allow me to keep you in my heart..."

Zhao Yuan hummed in an almost inaudible low voice, his unique clean smell lingered on the tip of Xiao Shan's nose.

Xiao Shan didn't even know what he was talking about, he just hugged Zhao Yuan tightly, afraid that he would push him away again.

When he felt that the other party was also hugging him back, he tightened his hands, as if he hoped to embed the other party's body into his own flesh and blood through this hug.

After a long time, Zhao Yuan whispered: "It's getting late, let's go back."

Xiao Shan woke up like a dream, and slowly let go of Zhao Yuan, the snow in the sky gradually fell heavily, when passing by the posthouse where he was staying, Xiao Shan went up to get an umbrella, and he threw all the umbrellas on Zhao Yuan's head The top of his head shielded him from the wind and snow, but he didn't expect that his body was already covered with snowflakes on his shoulders.

The two chatted casually as they walked, and they didn't stop until they walked back to the palace slowly.

Zhao Yuan looked at Xiao Shan, snow fell on half of the other's shoulders, and the hand holding the umbrella was red from the cold, but his eyes were radiant, staring at him without blinking for a moment, full of admiration and nostalgia.

Zhao Yuan was a little uncomfortable with this kind of look, but this kind of feeling made him feel a burst of sweetness in his heart.This is an unprecedented feeling, which makes people feel at ease, comfortable, and even has a faint feeling of happiness.

He wanted to ask Xiao Shan to stay, but the words lingered in his throat and he swallowed them back, he just said: "You should go back and rest earlier."

Xiao Shan said: "Okay, I want to watch His Highness go in before leaving."

Zhao Yuan suddenly felt a slight melancholy feeling in his heart, but he didn't say anything more, and turned around surrounded by eunuchs and guards.Xiao Shan was the only one left supporting the mountain, standing in the darkness, the wind and snow became bigger and bigger, gradually obliterating him.

After Zhao Yuan returned home, he tossed and turned all night and didn't sleep well. He thought that Zhao Gou would find him the next day to discuss the marriage, but to his surprise, Zhao Gou didn't do this, but put the three The ten women given to him a month ago were called back again.

At the same time, the ten women in Zhao Zhuo's residence were also called into the palace.

Zhao Gou ordered someone to check, and he had slept with all the ten virgins given to Zhao Zhuo, but he didn't touch any of the ten women given to Zhao Yuan.

"This is not normal!" Zhao Gou said silently in his heart.He wasn't very satisfied with Zhao Zhuo's behavior. It's only been three months and ten women have slept with them all. They're too lustful, even more so than himself!But Zhao Yuan is not normal, none of the ten women moved, so it can't be the same as him, can't it?

Thinking of this, Zhao Gou hesitated a little.

Zhao Yuan never expected that Zhao Gou called him into the palace to ask this question. After he pondered for a while, he answered according to the words he had prepared for a long time: "My son is not filial, and he only cares about his own interests in his heart. Thinking about the late princess, not caring about it, making His Majesty worry about it, really deserves to die."

After Zhao Gou heard these words, it turned out that Zhao Yuan didn't move these women because he missed the dead princess.He began to think in his heart that this child is very affectionate, and he will definitely be very filial when he gets old in the future.Moreover, there is also a wife gifted by Empress Dowager Wei in his mansion, and it is not impossible to give birth to a son.Steady, honest, affectionate and obedient, it is more appropriate to be his successor.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gou gradually showed a smile on his face, and his voice became more amiable: "This is not unfilial, people are not grass and trees, how can you be ruthless? But don't miss your dead wife too much, everything must have Do you know it?" Zhao Yuan answered yes with a bow.

Zhao Gou said again: "Yu'er is also seven years old this year, and the Queen Mother and I have found a good family for him, and I am going to tell you about it!"

Zhao Yuan has been thinking these days, what should he answer if Zhao Gou mentions this matter?The best performance, of course, is to pretend to be an obedient and good baby, saying that you can let the officials arrange.

But Xiao Shan's words that day still echoed in my ears: people who love each other should stay together for a lifetime.

He used to think that love is just the last thing, there are more important things than love.But since that day, when the two kissed on the street corner and Xiao Shan confessed his love, his heart began to shake a little bit.Who doesn't want their children to be happy, even if they were born in the emperor's family, parents also have such a wish, at least Zhao Yuan has such a wish.

But how could Zhao Gou be rejected?This is clearly pushing away a powerful alliance.

Zhao Yuan lowered his head and bowed, after a while, he took a deep breath and said, "Which family is the girl from?"

Zhao Gou showed a smile on his face, and said: "It's the third lady who controls Li Dao's family in Ezhou, and her boudoir name is Fengniang."

Zhao Yuan raised his head and saw Zhao Gou very interested. If he disobeyed him at this time, he would definitely offend him, but if he agreed to it like this and wanted to go back on meeting after meeting, Zhao Gou would be even more unhappy.

As for agreeing first, striving for a favorable alliance, and waiting for oneself to ascend the throne, it would not be a bad idea to push back the marriage after the position has been stabilized.It's just that Li Fengniang's father was in charge of Ezhou, and after Yue Fei's death, he was the agent of the Yue family army. Although the military power in his hands was not much, it should not be underestimated.People like this can't just push it away, or abolish it if they say it is abolished.It will inevitably leave a bad impression on other generals, thinking that the superior is unreliable, and the hidden dangers will be even greater.

Zhao Yuan took a deep breath and said, "Father, if Yu'er marries a princess, it's better for Yu'er to marry the concubine he likes. Now that he's still young, I hope he can find a girl he likes."

Zhao Gou's expression changed immediately, he snorted and stood up, staring at Zhao Yuan: "Are you dissatisfied with the daughter-in-law I told you?"

The expression on Zhao Yuan's face did not change, and his tone was still very gentle, which was in stark contrast to Zhao Gou's stern voice: "No, my minister never meant that. Since ancient times, no one can replace the love between father and son. I became a princess, and my son and minister knew about it after we got married. Day and night, I am grateful to my father for always thinking about my son, and I hope that I can follow my father's example, so that the dog can find a girl he likes to be his concubine."

Zhao Gou was even more angry, and there was a look of disgust on his face, Zhao Yuan was unmoved, and said: "I have heard that Miss Li is destined to be rich and powerful, and her husband can rule the world. I don't ask for these, I just hope that the dog can be safe, happy and happy."

Zhao Gou took a step forward, stared at Zhao Yuan, and said angrily: "Yuan Yuan, you let me down! In your heart, the relationship between father and son is more important than the world!"

Zhao Yuan raised his head and also looked at Zhao Gou: "Yes, the love between father and son is innate. If I had to choose, I would only choose a family reunion and peace, not the world. If Dad thinks that I have such a personality I am not suitable to be the heir of the emperor, I will not have any complaints, I only hope that the people around me, whether it is father or Yuer, are safe and happy. If even the family members cannot..." He said this, suddenly remembered Zhao Gou's own family members are still in the hands of Jin Guo, and if he is not careful, he will say the wrong thing, so he stopped talking and came to a firm conclusion: "In short, in my son's heart, Dad is the first, and the dog is the second. For other things, it is better to be able to take care of both, if you can't take care of it, you can only give up the fish and take the bear's paw."

Zhao Gou was so angry by Zhao Yuan's refusal that he didn't know a good heart by biting Lu Dongbin, which is really infuriating.He immediately shook his sleeves vigorously and returned to the palace angrily.

Zhao Yuan looked at Zhao Gou's leaving back, and sighed slightly in his heart.

This step can be said to be very dangerous. If Zhao Gou's thinking is towards his own empathy and filial piety, it will be beneficial; if he feels that he is not obedient and obedient, it will be very disadvantageous.

Originally, there was no need to take such a risk, and this approach was not suitable for my own style.

But that person might really be able to change his mind.

After Zhao Gou returned to the palace, he felt that his face was very dull. He was a little annoyed and told the matter to Empress Wu. Since that's the case, why don't you betroth Feng Niang to Prince Enping as his daughter-in-law."

Zhao Gou nodded, and Dang even called Zhao Zhuo over to ask.

When Zhao Zhuo heard that Zhao Gou was going to throw Li Fengniang into his home, he became very happy.He also knew about Huangfutan's miraculous prophecy. Now that the emperor suddenly wants to give him the future empress, it is self-evident what it means.

Just when Zhao Zhuo was very happy to agree to the marriage, Zhao Gou suddenly asked: "Zuo'er, I suddenly remembered, wouldn't it be better for you to go back and ask your son? Although he is still young, he always gives He makes a kiss, let him know."

Zhao Zhuo said with a smile: "Since ancient times, the important matters of marriage have been ordered by the parents and the words of the matchmaker. Miss Li's family is of good character, the dog will definitely like it."

Zhao Gou became a bit stubborn: "What if you don't like it?"

Zhao Zhuo was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty gave it to me, if he doesn't like it, I'll break his leg!"

Zhao Gou frowned slightly and shook his head in his heart.Zhao Yuan and Zhao Zhuo are not his biological sons, if one of them comes to power in the future, and he gets old, I'm afraid this Zhao Zhuo will impose some things that he doesn't like on his own head.

When thinking of this, Zhao Gou sighed deeply. In whose hands would he be able to secure the rest of his life?

When he returned to the palace, he detoured again to Empress Wu's palace, and said: "Shao Fen, I know that Zhuo'er was raised by you, to be fair, Yuan Yuan or him, who is more reassuring? "

Just as Empress Wu was about to speak, Zhao Gou said: "Many ministers in the court today have asked for an heir. I am not too young, so it is time to consider this matter. This matter is not only about the rise and fall of the Song Dynasty, but also about The future life of the two of you. I have never had a child, and you are still young. You are only in your 30s this year, and there will be a long time to come. I will probably be ahead of you. This matter is more important to you, I think All right."

Empress Wu knelt down slowly, and after a long while, she said: "Zuo'er was raised by my concubine from an early age, so the relationship is naturally deeper. Yuan Yuan only lived with me for half a year before leaving the mansion, and since then she has rarely seen each other. It is definitely out of the question to have feelings. The concubine naturally wants to be closer to Zhuo'er in her heart, and she will always be closer to him. But now that His Majesty is asking about such a big matter, the concubine dare not put any selfishness in it. Prince Enping Talent is limited, if he ascends to the throne, he can still keep the country, but he is lustful and ungrateful, so it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be instigated by some woman to do something he shouldn't do in the future. The king of Pu'an County is very respectful, he values ​​love and righteousness, and can clean himself , paying attention to reputation, after assuming the throne, he will not dare to do anything unethical, but he has great ambitions in his heart, so it is impossible to guarantee that he will not want to restore his homeland. There is not even a place to stand. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and my concubines dare not speak nonsense, so please consider it at your majesty's discretion."

After Zhao Gou heard what Empress Wu said, he nodded deeply. Empress Wu said all these things to the point.But Empress Wu's scruples about Zhao Yuan, Zhao Gou suddenly remembered what Zhao Yuan said when he rejected him: "I would rather not have the world, and only hope that the relatives around me live happily."

When I heard this sentence at the time, my first feeling was anger, but now I calm down and think about it carefully, isn't such a person what I want most?Filial piety, obedience, talent, and a certain bottom line and persistence are actually the most suitable candidates.

As for him coming to power in the future, if he doesn't act according to his own will, as long as he threatens him with his father-son relationship, he will definitely succumb!Isn't it "I'd rather not have the world, but want Dad and Quanzi to be happy?"

Thinking of this, Zhao Gou's mouth curled into a smile, and he had already made up his mind.

After he made up his mind, he went to the prime minister and privy secretaries to discuss this matter. Everyone said that Zhao Yuan was benevolent.

Li Fengniang's marriage has been decided, Zhao Zhuo never imagined that he had already got the future mother of the country, but why did Zhao Gou get closer and closer to Zhao Yuan.

Xiao Shan took Li Fengniang to leave Lin'an a few days later. Although he did not explicitly say that the marriage was settled, Zhao Gou asked him to go back and bring a letter to Li Dao, asking Li Dao to bring his wife to Lin'an when he had time. Understood.

Xiao Shan was still a little worried, thinking that Zhao Gou promised Li Fengniang to Zhao Yu, Zhao Yuan smiled and shook his head after hearing Xiao Shan's worries: "It's not my family's Yu'er."

He was a little worried that this matter would affect Zhao Yuan's becoming the heir of the emperor, but Zhao Yuan didn't care at all.

Xiao Shan was inconvenient to ask more questions.

It wasn't until Xiaoshan returned to Ezhou that Li Dao took his wife to Lin'an again. After half a year, he learned the latest news from the official document sent by Lin'an——Pu'an County King Zhao Yuan was established as the prince, feudal king, Renamed Wei.Zhao Zhuo, the king of Enping County, was thrown out of Lin'an, and the third division of Fu Yi Tong was added, sentenced to a serious business, and began to be called the emperor's nephew.

The dispute between the two governments came to an end.

Zhao Yuan was established as the prince, although he was not named the prince, but Zhao Gou only recognized such an adopted son as his son, and the position of emperor's heir was settled.

When Xiao Shan saw the official document sent by the court, according to the usual practice, all the people in the army should face north and kowtow to show their loyalty.

Xiao Shan stood in front of the team, and together with the other four generals headed towards Lin'an, knelt down on one knee, and congratulated Zhao Yuan from afar.

On this day, the sun in the sky was so fierce that it hadn't rained a drop for two months, and the earth was cracked.

But when everyone knelt down and congratulated, there was a muffled thunder from the sky, and then lightning pierced the sky, and the heavy rain fell at this moment.

Perhaps, for Xiao Shan, it has been a long time since he came to the Southern Song Dynasty.

But his life, and Zhao Yuan's life, have just begun.

Volume Three