Legend of the Orchid

In November, the city of Tokyo was already terribly cold. Emperor Zhao Kuangyin was seriously ill and had no choice but to start thinking about the matter of the crown prince. However, King Jin had long been eyeing the throne, so he must not be willing to be a foil, so he had to use tricks to make him submit.

In the middle of the month, Zhao Kuangyin ordered his second brother to come to the palace to hold a night talk by candlelight. He was in good spirits that night, and he talked with Zhao Guangyi about the art of war, and gave some instructions on the current situation. , in order to consolidate the regime.

Zhao Guangyi smiled and said: "Brother Huang, you are so strange today, why do you suddenly feel that this Tokyo city has become Baidi City?"

Zhao Kuangyin's scorched face turned even darker, but fortunately he didn't care about trifles, and Zhao Guangyi was his own brother, so he thought of asking for help, so he didn't mind, and said, "Ting Yi, how does brother treat you? "

"Elder brother treats me very well. Whatever elder brother has, he will give half of it to Ting Yi." Zhao Guangyi said with a smile.

Zhao Kuangyin frowned, took out a piece of jade from his bosom, and said: "This is the Xihe Heart Sutra left by the Supreme Emperor to our two brothers. My body is no longer suitable for this kind of pure Yang mentality, and it is useless to keep half of it." , I'll give it to you!"

After finishing speaking, he handed half of the jade huang to Zhao Guangyi.

Zhao Guangyi was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked the emperor brother.

Looking at his younger brother's happy eyes, Zhao Kuangyin sighed suddenly, and said earnestly: "Tingyi, I hope you can show more love to Zhao'er. I heard that you two have always been at war, but he is your nephew after all. Blood is thicker than water!"

As the emperor was talking, he coughed, Zhao Guangyi hurriedly poured tea for the emperor's brother, and comforted him: "What the emperor said is very true, Ting Yi will not forget it."

Zhao Kuangyin took a sip of tea to soothe his throat, nodded and said, "That's very good. Tomorrow I will issue an edict to make Zhao'er the crown prince. In the future, you should do more to help the country and make the Song Dynasty prosperous."

Zhao Guangyi "swiped" to open the jade fan in his hand, and said while shaking: "My brother takes orders."

A sweet breath rushed into Zhao Kuangyin's nostrils, swirled and squeezed into his head, he suddenly felt sleepy and weak, but his heart was extremely happy, he wanted to have a good sleep and have a long and sweet dream.

"Brother Huang, you must be sleepy. Ting Yi will help you to rest." Zhao Guangyi folded his fan, helped the soft Zhao Kuangyin to bed, covered him with a quilt, waited for another quarter of an hour, probed his nose and felt his neck veins with his hands, After confirming that he was out of breath, he called the inner eunuch and said, "The emperor has passed away!"

When Zhao Tingjie got the news in the middle of the night, he rushed to the palace like thunder, but was stopped by a large number of servants in front of the announcement room. The chief eunuch said strangely: "The king of Jin ordered that no one should approach the announcement room tonight!"

"King Jin is a fart!" Zhao Tingjie was furious, and wanted to rush into the house, but was surrounded by servants, unable to escape for a while.

Zhao Tingjie's force was astonishing, and after a while, the guards who fell beside him piled up on the ground, and the rest of the guards held their knives and flinched, but were forced by Zhao Tingjie to retreat steadily.

At this time, a guard attacked from behind and raised a crossbow to shoot at Zhao Tingjie.

Zhao Tingjie heard the rush of the wind behind him, turned over quickly with a kite, grabbed the arrow body, and snorted coldly: "Small tricks!"

Unexpectedly, the tip of the arrow opened suddenly, and a cloud of green mist spewed out with lightning speed. Zhao Tingjie was caught off guard and inhaled most of the mist. He gritted his teeth and said, "Despicable!" Then he swayed and fell to the ground.

Before he completely lost consciousness, he vaguely saw Zhao Guangyi ordering: "Tie it up!"

On the second day after the emperor passed away, the court was already in chaos. King Jin and His Royal Highness Zhao did not show up. The ministers were very worried that they were on the wrong team, and they all hoped to know the news of the new king as soon as possible.

The ministers stood from Yinshi to Chenshi, their ankles were sore, and they all complained. When everyone was slacking off, they suddenly heard the eunuch's message: "The emperor is here!"

All the ministers had incredible expressions on their faces. Didn't the emperor just die?How can I go to court again?

A person cannot be resurrected after death, and the new emperor is Zhao Guangyi in a dragon robe.

"Heh..." There was a lot of surprise in the court hall, and the ministers looked at each other and whispered, "The emperor just passed away, and the national funeral was not even held, just like this... Chaos!"

But having said that, who would have the guts to persuade Zhao Guangyi to surrender the throne?

Li Yu and his son were very calm. Anyway, whoever inherits the throne has nothing to do with them. Anyway, it is not the Li family who ascends the throne.

The chief eunuch said loudly: "Yesterday, His Majesty suddenly had an emergency, and before he died, he gave an oral order, saying that King Jin has made great achievements, is loyal and kind, and passes on the throne to King Jin. I respect you!"

The ministers have all encountered difficulties, isn't this driving ducks to the shelves?In the end is to kneel and call long live, or not to kneel?

Suddenly a person knelt down in the hall and shouted: "Welcome to the Holy Lord, long live your majesty, long live long live!"

This person is not from the Song Dynasty, but Xu Xuan, an old minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Li Yu's heart trembled as if bitten by a snake and scorpion, but the pain was quickly overwhelmed by the numbness day and night. He knelt down with all the ministers and shouted "Long live".

Being an emperor is a good taste, but the burden is also heavy. Zhao Guangyi imitated his brother, and after he quickly ascended the throne, he learned about the situation of various institutions and departments one by one. Before he knew it, the day passed, and he remembered that Zhao Tingjie was still locked in the room. , couldn't help a mocking smile from the corner of his mouth, and walked unhurriedly to see his good nephew.

Zhao Tingjie was already awake, but was tied to a chair and couldn't move. When Zhao Guangyi walked in from the door, he clearly saw a pair of wolf-like eyes full of bloodshot eyes.

"Dezhao, I have ascended the throne, what do you want to say?" Zhao Guangyi didn't feel that his behavior was out of order, but rather complacent.

Zhao Tingjie sneered and said, "If you want to kill, then kill, don't be hypocritical!"

Zhao Guangyi was not angry either, the victory of power filled him with a sense of accomplishment, the wonderful feeling of being above ten thousand people was unmatched by anything, why bother with the prisoners?

So, he said with sympathy: "Dezhao, I am about to pardon the world, how could I kill you? Besides, you are the blood of the former emperor, how can I kill you?"

Zhao Tingjie was so angry that his blood was boiling, he said sarcastically, "Of course you can't kill me, or you will be convicted of seeking power and usurping the throne!"

"Good nephew, you should understand me!" The corner of Zhao Guangyi's mouth twitched, and then he put on a calm smile and said, "Everything I do, I always say 'follow your heart' and don't care about it." other people's opinions."

Zhao Tingjie still stared at him fiercely.

After Zhao Guangyi turned around, his tone became severe: "In the future, in the court, I hope that my nephew will follow the way of the emperor and minister, otherwise don't blame me for being rude! In addition, let Li Changshi also come to the court, He is an important minister of the imperial court, so he has no rules and regulations, how can he be decent!"

"You are the one who has no direction!" Zhao Tingjie retorted.

Zhao Guangyi didn't take it seriously, and walked out of the room with his head held high. His dragon robe was a bit wide, especially at the shoulders, which looked too wide and didn't fit well. He knew it was Zhao Kuangyin's dragon robe at a glance, which added a little more fury to Ting Jie's eyes. .

After Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, he issued an obituary to the whole country, ordering the people in the capital to be silent for a month, and singing and dancing were banned in the whole country for a hundred days. However, Zhao Kuangyin passed away in a hurry, and the funeral was also simple and simple. It is a pity that the founding emperor of a generation passed his life in such a haste .

After attending the state funeral, Zhao Tingjie never came to the court again. He only said that he was unwell, stayed at home, neither practiced sword nor studied calligraphy and painting. People, but this tall man didn't eat, and his body became thinner at an alarming rate.

Fortunately, Die Xiang sent a letter saying that Zhonglan had already entered the Shenzang Valley, but he failed to negotiate with the ghost king. The ghost king only gave some medicines for nourishing blood and Qi. Living in a small town, I asked His Royal Highness Zhao to help find precious medicinal materials or cheat books, hoping to impress the ghost king's heart.

After receiving the letter, Ting Jie locked himself in the room and didn't come out all night. When he opened the door the next morning, his slack eyes were refocused, and his thin face was as cold and calm as before. .

"Jin Yan, prepare the carriage and follow me to the south." Ting Jie handed the heavy sword box to Jin Yan.

The heartfelt guard was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. Just as he was about to buy chariots and horses, he glanced at Zhao Tingjie and found that the other party was not carrying any weapons, and immediately became confused: "Your Highness, don't you want to send the Longquan Sword away?" ?”

Zhao Tingjie said: "This sword is useless, go!"

Jin Yan promised to quickly prepare the carriages, horses and luggage, and the two went all the way south that day, heading straight for Shenzang Valley.

The author has something to say:

The second volume has started, and new characters are about to appear. I think this volume is more fun than the previous one. It is also the beginning of Lan Ting’s sweetness. No spoilers, please take your time.