Legend of the Orchid

In 980 A.D., Zhao Tingjie's thoughts changed. He suddenly lost interest in the emperor, and wanted to help his fourth uncle Zhao Tingmei sit on the dragon chair.

In fact, Zhao Tingmei didn't attach much importance to imperial power, and he reckoned that in the end, it would be better for Yuan Zuo to inherit the rule.

At that time, Zhao Yuanzuo was named the King of Chu, but he entered the East Palace since he was a child, and he was already the de facto prince. As the eldest son, he was highly valued by the emperor because of his resemblance to Zhao Guangyi.

However, Zhao Yuanzuo didn't really want to be emperor. He saw Zhao Tingjie stabbed to death by his father during the Northern Expedition. This year, Zhao Defang "died of illness" for no reason. Being born in an ordinary official family is better than a life-and-death struggle on the road to imperial power.

His second younger brother, Zhao Yuanyou, was scheming, and the city was very deep. He often tested him and did what he liked in front of his father. This made Zhao Yuanzuo seem to have seen the history of his father's generation repeat itself, and made him even more afraid of the throne.

"Fourth Uncle, do you want to be emperor?" Zhao Yuanzuo asked in Zhao Tingmei's arms wearing a mercury-colored ice silk underwear on a summer night.

Zhao Tingmei was startled, and then secretly laughed at Yuanzuo's childish temper. He couldn't hide anything. He stroked Yuanzuo's arm, and said lightly, "Why do you still call me fourth uncle?"

Zhao Yuanzuo's face was slightly hot, and he murmured, "Tingmei..."

Zhao Tingmei fanned Yuanzuo with an ivory silk face fan in one hand, while still resting on the other's arm with the other hand, she smiled to herself: "Our Zhao family clan likes to use the word 'ting' very much. It was renamed Tingmei, even your cousin Dezhao used to be called Tingjie, but later Dezhao felt that this name was suspected of being used by others, so he changed it to Courtyard Ting, which is quite interesting."

Speaking of this, he remembered that not long ago Dezhao made it clear that he would help him win the throne, and he couldn't help but secretly sighed that the name his elder brother gave his nephew was really a coincidence.

In fact, both Zhao Tingjie and Li Zhonglan had doubts about this brand name, but today, the two have long been relieved.

"Cousin Dezhao is brave and good at fighting. He is much better than me. It's a pity that he died early, otherwise he must be the best candidate to inherit the throne." Zhao Yuanzuo said sadly.

Zhao Tingmei had a thought, hooked Yuan Zuo's cheek with her palm, and said softly: "If your cousin knows that you miss him so much, he will be pleased."

Zhao Yuanzuo said again: "Tingzi is actually good, not like mine. Back then, the Supreme Emperor loved Zhao Weiji, the son of his cousin, and my father gave me the name 'Weiji'. Now that I think about it, I always feel that I am someone else's shadow. .”

Zhao Tingmei smiled and said, "Why don't I name you 'Zongxi'? But Guangzong Yaozu is even worse than Tingzi."

Zhao Yuanzuo raised his head and looked up, just in time to meet Zhao Tingmei's gaze, he found that the fourth uncle's eyes were quite serious, he couldn't help but understand the other party's meaning, so he had no choice but to bury his head in the other party's arms again.

Is it really that good to be an emperor?

In the autumn of this year, perhaps Zhao Guangyi was stimulated by the failure of the Cochin War, or the emperor wanted to recuperate, so he ordered people to build a palace by the Jinji Lake. Interestingly, the palace was facing the former county palace.

Zhao Tingmei bought a builder and built an exquisite pavilion in the middle of the lake. In fact, there is a mechanism in the pavilion. Once people enter, they will fall into the iron cage at the bottom of the lake as soon as they trigger the mechanism. At the same time, he also trained a group of elite sailors. , in case Zhao Guangyi escaped.

Zhao Tingjie also secretly surveyed the terrain of the palace, and was ready to support the fourth uncle at any time. During this time, he couldn't help but went to the county palace to see his sons, and found that the other children were fine, but the third son, Zhao Weigu, died because of the humble status of his biological mother. Being bullied everywhere, he simply brought Zhao Weigu back.

Li Zhonglan was not happy, she rolled her eyes and said: "You brought him back, do you think I can't give birth?"

Zhao Tingjie couldn't laugh or cry, pinched the little fox's pointed chin, and said with a smile: "Why are you jealous of a child, isn't my son also your son?"

After a few days, Zhao Tingjie discovered that they were not a family of three at all, but a father with two children. The "eldest son" was also very naughty, bickering with the younger son all day long, which often caused Zhao Weigu to cry loudly and made him cry. He has a terrible headache.

At this time, Diexiang was having a good time, so Zhao Tingjie ordered Jinyan to take Diexiang and Zhao Weigu back to Korea first, and make a decision later.

After the people left, the "eldest son" rested his chin on his shoulder, curled his lips and said, "Is it possible that you are afraid that I will bully him in sending your son away in such a hurry?"

Before the words were finished, the big demon king picked up the little fox and said coldly: "You go and give birth to me now, and you are not allowed to get out of bed if you can't give birth!"

The little fox thumped the big devil's chest and complained, "Can I be your son?"

"No." The Great Demon King Yizheng sternly refused, and then in the next few days, the little fox cried bitterly, repeatedly admitting his mistakes and begging for mercy.

The days passed day by day like this, and the palace was decorated with splendor at the request of Zhao Guangyi. In addition, there was a pavilion in the center of the lake, so the construction was very slow, but no one was in a hurry.

The moment of calm before the storm is precious.

Zhao Tingmei took Zhao Yuanzuo to Shannan West Road, and then all the way south, traveling in Sichuan, Guizhou and other places. Zhao Tingmei meant to let Yuanzuo appreciate the great country of the Song Dynasty, and cultivate talents to be emperors.

But Zhao Yuanzuo only knew that the scenery with his fourth uncle was the best. Even the spicy taste that he couldn't taste was good when he was with his fourth uncle.

Li Zhonglan made the second bowl of longevity noodles for Zhao Tingjie in the early winter. This time he learned how to cook from the cook. He spent a lot of effort and made a few simple dishes, and the taste was quite good after being appraised by Tingjie. .

Once the big devil was happy, he tossed him to death again, so angry that he gritted his teeth and vowed never to cook for the court again.

Zhao Guangyi still did not give up on the matter of opening up the territory, and tried in vain to restore the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Although the Jiaozhi invasion failed, the Northern Expedition can be planned again.

At this time, Zhao Guangyi never imagined that more than 100 years later, the Jurchens in the north would first destroy the Liao Dynasty and then the Song Dynasty.

In addition to the military deployment, Zhao Guangyi also ordered the Privy Council to investigate the whereabouts of Zhao Tingjie and Li Zhonglan. Although the whereabouts of Zhao Tingjie and Li Zhonglan were not clear, the spies reported that there was a rare fog barrier in the northern mountains, making it difficult to penetrate. It was suspected that it was Lanting's residence.

Zhao Guangyi immediately became aware that the north was also where his palace was located, and Zhao Weigu, the third son of Zhao Tingjie, disappeared inexplicably, so he simply moved all the remaining four sons from the county palace to the palace. Don't know about it.

Zhao Guangyi deeply understood the restraining effect played by his son, so he also tried his best to protect his eldest son Zhao Yuanzuo Zhouquan. Unfortunately, Yuanzuo could not understand his painstaking efforts.

It's not easy to be an emperor!It's a pity that when the country is stable, who can be grateful to him?

At the end of the next spring, the construction of the palace was finally completed. Zhao Guangyi took the queen, his eldest son Zhao Yuanzuo and a few guards to spend the summer, and Qi Wang Zhao Tingmei accompanied him. This time is the last chance for Zhao Tingmei. A new grave can be added.