On March 20 of the third year of Shaosheng, Duan Yu, the lord of Dali, finally presented a recital as Murong Fu wished, and counted the sins of Gao Shengtai, the official of Dali, and asked to be attached. As soon as this letter was sparse, the Great Song Dynasty recovered Dali and had a legal basis since then. All the officials of the imperial court celebrated with their hands, and Zhao Xu also issued an order to add Duan to be known as the "Shangzhu State" to show his favor.

In April, the envoy sent by the imperial court to Dali to deliver the message had an echo. After Gao Shengtai, the official of the Qing Dynasty of Dali, received the order, he neither raised troops to resist the heavenly soldiers, nor did he come to the Great Song Dynasty with the envoy to ask for guilt. He chose the third way - to abscond with his cronies to Jiaozhi.

This time, the Great Song Dynasty no longer needed the Duan royal family to express its position, until it ordered the planting master Dao and Qu Zhen to lead troops into the territory of Dali to suppress the rebellious and arrest the rebels.

Seeing that a vigorous war to destroy the country ended up in a local peace, the common people regretted that they had not seen a lively scene, but at the same time, they also felt supreme glory for the rise of national strength. However, many wealthy businessmen who had tasted the sweetness in the Battle of Pingxia coincidentally smashed a lot of wine pots and teacups at home, scolding Gao Shengtai for being cowardly and incompetent, which made them lose a chance to make a fortune. In the final analysis, how can this quelling chaos destroy the state-owned oil and water?

So as the biggest winner in the recovery of Dali, Zhao Xu seems to be the happiest one in the Great Song Dynasty? However, he was not happy either.

In the vertical arch hall, Zhao Xu looked at one after another to congratulate Dali on joining the emperor and expanding the territory, not only did he not see joy, but the more he looked at it, the more irritable he became. I saw that with a wave of his arm, he swept all those recitals to the ground, and said angrily: "What does Dali have to do with me?" The benefits are not Murong Fu's! ”

Zhao Xu suddenly became angry, and all the servants in the hall were as quiet as quails, and they fell to the ground one by one and did not dare to speak. Since Tong Guan died and Murong Fu ascended to the throne, the palace attendants have tacitly become a lot more honest. Murong Xiang can't take the emperor, but it's still easy to deal with an inner servant, even if he has the heart to flatter the official, he has to save his life first, right?

The little Jiujiu in the hearts of these servants, Zhao Xu also understands it to some extent. Although Murong Fu never interfered in the affairs of the harem, which of these palace maids would not look at people's eyebrows and eyes? Thinking that the people around him were more afraid of Murong Fu than of themselves, Zhao Xu was even more annoyed and wronged, and he didn't know who was the real emperor in the Great Song Dynasty!

Zhao Xu was stunned, but outside the hall, there were already attendants approaching and saying: "Official, Lord Murong asks to see!" ”

Zhao Xu endured and endured, and finally changed the word "roll" in his heart to "Pass!" ”

After Murong Fu entered the palace to give gifts, he talked about the allocation of grain and grass for the two armies of the Seed Master Dao and Qu Zhen.

Speaking of this, Zhao Xu was unconsciously angry. However, thinking that in the ninth year of Yuan You's Western Army in Pingxia, the imperial court only earned some worthless grain and grass ritual utensils, and the wealth accumulated by the Western Xia royal family over the past generations was sold by Murong Fu to the wealthy merchants in China in the form of "auction", Zhao Xu sighed again. I saw that he was silent for a while, and finally sighed helplessly: "This matter is up to the Qing family!" "Now no matter how big or small the political affairs are, they are all under the control of Murong Fu, and Zhao Xu is just a puppet with a seal.

And what Murong Fu wanted was just a sentence from Zhao Xu's scene. Seeing that he obediently cooperated, Murong Fu also smiled slightly, and said humbly: "In the major affairs of the country, Weichen does not dare to be specialized, so he will ask the political hall to discuss properly and then play the official's house." ”

Zhao Xu nodded indifferently and didn't say anything, and after a while, he asked, "How is Cai Yuanchang's discussion of the resumption of work?" "Since Zhang Dian rejected the imperial edict, the power of the new party has become more and more sluggish in recent years. Zhao Xu really needs Cai Jing to return to Beijing as much as possible to serve him.

"The Ministry of Officials has made a conclusion, and Cai Yuanchang has been reinstated as the waiter of the Ministry of Rites. Wen Yi has been sent, and Lord Cai should be able to return to Beijing next month. Murong Fu replied unhurriedly.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites is the deputy chief of the Ministry of Rites, from the third grade. Cai Jing was able to get such a high position as a criminal official, Zhao Xu was obviously very surprised, and couldn't help blurting out: "This is what Murong Qing meant?" ”

Unexpectedly, Murong Fu only smiled indifferently and replied in a deep voice: "Official, the imperial court has its own laws. "Since Cai Jing's recovery is inevitable, why not be generous and give the benefits in place at one time, so as to maintain the relationship with the Empress Dowager Xiang? As everyone knows, in life, you should have firm beliefs and single-mindedness in order to achieve fame. But why do so many people always know and so few who are truly successful? It's just that people in the world will always be swayed by feelings, because those worthless emotions affect the mind and confuse the target. Murong Fu, on the other hand, understands too well the essence of the overall situation and emotional management.

Zhao Xu really didn't want to see Murong Fu's calm appearance, just because every time he saw the other party's unsurprised smile, in the end, he could only prove one thing: he was just a chess piece in Murong Fu's hand, and he was better than a clown jumping off the beam than an emperor. After more than half a sentence, he saw Zhao Xu waving his hand weakly, and then signaled Murong Fu to retreat.

Murong Fu and Zhao Xu obviously didn't have any common language, and since the goal was achieved, he simply left neatly.

Back at the political hall, Murong Fu quickly arranged for people to sort out the plan for allocating grain and grass into a slurp, ready to be presented tomorrow. In fact, this time Zhao Xu was too worried. To recover Dali, Murong Fuben did not intend to involve domestic wealthy businessmen too much. To maintain political stability, we must not only make the people strong, but also make the country rich. If it is just hiding the wealth from the people, and the court is poor and innocent, the final result will be like the Ming Dynasty. Those capitalists who only know how to pursue profits but do not know loyalty and righteousness, after they have nothing to sell, they naturally choose to betray the country! Of course, after Dali divided the two roads of Yun and Guizhou, how to change the land and return to the stream to promote commercial development, Murong Fu very much welcomed the participation of wealthy domestic businessmen.

It is rare for Zhao Xu to cooperate, and the government affairs are like flowing smoothly, and I don't want Murong Fu to receive another summons from Abi in the house that afternoon, asking him to go home from work as soon as possible today. Abi has never been a person who does nothing without anything, and since he has been summoned, something big must have happened. Therefore, Murong Fu quickly finished his day's work and rushed home.

As soon as he stepped out of the carriage, Ah Bi, who was already guarding the door, hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Son, the beggar gang leader Jiang has arrived in person." ”

"Jiang Changyun?" Since Xiao Feng left the Central Plains, Murong Fu has long since ceased to divide the affairs of the Shunfeng Dart Bureau, but entrusted it to Wang Yuyan with full authority. As for himself, he has not had any contact with the rivers and lakes for several years. But even though it was very old, as long as Abi said a word, Murong Fu still turned the name out of his mind in an instant. "What is he here for?"

"I said that I would bring a letter to Uncle Xiao for my son." Ah Bi followed Murong Fu step by step, and suddenly whispered in a low voice. "Over there in Yanziwu, I didn't send a letter back on time this month to report safety, and I was already a day late."

As soon as Ah Bi's words fell, Murong Fu immediately stopped and turned his head to look at Ah Bi deeply. After a while, he suddenly sighed faintly, and said in a deep voice: "See Jiang Changyun first!" ”

After Xiao Feng left, Jiang Changyun had been the leader of the beggar gang for many years, and his experience had long since faded away from the impetuousness of the past, and turned into a calm and reliable person like Xiao Feng. However, this time, he was anxious when he visited Murong Mansion. Seeing Murong Fu enter the door, he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged his fists, and before the other party could speak, he took the lead in saying, "Lord Murong, something happened to Brother Qiao!" This is the letter he wants the beggars to send you! ”

Murong Fu's eyes froze when he heard this, and while taking the letter and reading it, he replied: "Don't worry! What's going on, speak slowly! But when he opened the letter, it was clear that his own hands were trembling slightly.

On the letter sent by Xiao Feng, there were only eight words written in total: "Your life experience, be careful!" ”

On the other side, Jiang Changyun also told Murong Fu the news that Xiao Feng suddenly found the beggar gang to help find people, and finally he himself was captured by Khitan warriors. Finally, he said: "When the beggar brothers found out about Brother Qiao's whereabouts, Brother Qiao had already fallen into the hands of thieves and sent him to the outside of the gate. Those Hu Lu were ruthless, wore Brother Qiao's pipa bones, and chained him in an iron cage. We beggars helped our brothers to rescue each other several times, but we couldn't get the point. Lord Murong, please help! ”

When Murong Fu heard that Xiao Feng had returned to Zhongyuan to find Xiao Yuanshan, he saw that his life experience was mentioned in the letter. Now that he knows that Xiao Feng was escorted back to Daliao by someone wearing a pipa bone, he is even more confused. When the incident happened suddenly, he was unable to react, only staring at the letter in his hand in a daze.

Jiang Changyun saw that Murong Fu was silent, but when he was still resentful of Xiao Feng's break with him back then, he couldn't help shouting: "Lord Murong!" ”

Murong Fu was shocked by this before he came back to his senses, only to see him holding Ah Bi's arm with a pale face, and said incoherently: "Ah Bi, arrange a guest room for Gang Master Jiang...... Don't worry, let me think! Let me think about it......" As he spoke, he ignored Jiang Changyun's reaction, and walked towards the study by himself.

"Murong ......"

Jiang Changyun was about to shout again, but Ah Bi had already pulled him hard, and hurriedly said: "Gang Master Jiang, this matter is very important, I can't be in a hurry!" After that, she even threw down Jiang Changyun to find the bag that was still in the mansion.

After a while, Bao Wei and the turmoil gathered in Murong Fu's study.

Seeing them appear, Murong Fu was not surprised, and only handed over the letter in his hand.

Bao and Feng took the letter and looked at it, and they couldn't help but change color at the same time. On the way, they had already heard Abi convey Jiang Changyun's intentions, and when they saw this letter again, they immediately thought of the worst-case scenario. I saw Bao Wei slap the letter on the table on the side, and said angrily: "This Xiao father and son are insidious and vicious, and they want to make public the secret of the son's revival of Dayan!" ”

Murong Fu is now an official to the left minister, and he has made great contributions to the Song family, and everyone knows that he is a loyal minister of the Great Song Dynasty. But if the world learns that he is a descendant of the Xianbei royal family and is bent on reviving Dayan, then the previous more than ten years of hard work will be wiped out. The official family of the Great Song Dynasty will also condemn him as a rebel and punish him for the nine clans. Seeing that Murong Fu's future is like a bright future, how can Bao Wei want to see him fail?

Murong Fu sat in the study for a while, but he had already figured out the cause and effect. Before leaving, Xiao Feng said that he would find a way to resolve the hatred of the country, and after Mo Yue went back, he confided in Xiao Yuanshan, which caused Xiao Yuanshan to be furious and personally went out to find him unlucky. "Uncovering the secret of the Murong clan's revival is not the intention of the eldest brother, but the meaning of Xiao Yuanshan. The purpose is to take my life by the hands of officials. The eldest brother intervened to stop him, but in doing so, he did evil to Yelu Hongji, so he was ordered by Yelu Hongji to capture the Khitan. ”

If Xiao Feng really wanted to expose the secret of Murong Fu's life experience, why did he send this letter? Bao Wei obviously understands this truth, but he really doesn't like Xiao Feng, and still stalks his neck and says hatefully: "Xiao Yuanshan is his own father, can't he even look down on a father?" In any case, this matter is always inseparable from Xiao Feng! ”

Murong Fu laughed dumbly when he heard this, and only said in a low voice: "The Murong family and the Xiao family have a deep blood feud, isn't it ridiculous to blame the enemy family for not keeping secrets for themselves?" Speaking of this, his gaze suddenly turned cold. If you want to blame, you can only blame your father for talking nonsense back then, harming his children and grandchildren! ”

Bao Bu was immediately stunned, and said depressedly for a while: "The prince should have killed Xiao Feng's father and son back then!" Cut the grass and eradicate the roots, so that there will be no trouble! ”

This time, it was Murong Fu's turn to be blocked, and he was silent for a moment before sighing: "There is no need to mention the past." Swallow Dock didn't report back on time this month, and I suspect that Xiao Yuanshan has been to Swallow Dock. Fourth Brother Feng, you can take people back as much as you can. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately! "If Murong Bo dies at the hands of Xiao Yuanshan, it can be regarded as the end of old grudges. I'm afraid that Xiao Yuanshan will take people away, and if it is a strange commodity to live in, it will be troublesome.

"Yes!" The storm and evil immediately responded, paused and said strangely. "Son, what is Xiao Yuanshan doing when he goes to Swallow Dock?"

"I am the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and not anyone can be falsely accused. If Xiao Yuanshan wants to bring me down, he naturally has to find evidence first. Murong Fu smiled softly and indifferently. Xiao Yuanshan didn't know that after cleaning up Murong Bo back then, Murong Fu personally went out to clean up the swallow dock. All the servants who knew the details of the Murong clan had been killed with one sword, and as for the heirloom jade seal, lineage table and other physical evidence, they were burned clean.

Bao Wei and the turmoil didn't know the fate of those royal things that were regarded as treasures by Murong Bo, and when they heard Murong Fu's words, they immediately became anxious, and hurriedly shouted in unison: "The news has only arrived now, I'm afraid that something has happened to Yanziwu!" How good is that? ”

"Who would believe the nonsense of a madman without witnesses, without physical evidence?" Murong Fu's voice was soft and slow, as if it had a great calming effect. "What's more, this rumor is still coming from Da Liao." The Song and Liao have had a blood feud for generations, and if the Liao State spread such unfounded rumors, not only could it not affect Murong Fu, but it would make his reputation even stronger. Because, he is a prime minister who will make enemy countries feel afraid and will not hesitate to spread rumors and slander!

With Murong Fu's words, Bao Wei breathed a sigh of relief at the same time as the turmoil. They didn't dare to ask what "no physical evidence" meant, but when they saw Bao Wei twisting for a while, they suddenly asked again: "Son, what if Xiao Yuanshan really captured the lord?" ”

Sure enough, the trouble came! Murong Fu remained silent, but he sighed slightly in his heart, and couldn't help but ask coldly, "What do you want me to do?" ”

Murong Fu asked this question, and the atmosphere in the study was immediately depressed.

Bao Wei secretly thought, that Han Gaozu Liu Bang can ask Xiang Yu to share his father's meat soup, and their son-in-law is probably too talented. It's just that even though Murong Bo has been different in a thousand ways, Bao Wei still remembers his kindness and has to intercede for him. "Although Lao Bao also understands the hardships of the prince, but ...... However, compared to the son's treatment of Xiao Feng, the son's treatment of the lord is inevitably too ruthless! Son, the lord is your biological father after all! ”

Murong Fu didn't answer at first, but after a while, he got up and said coldly: "If you are disloyal once, you don't need to ...... a hundred times."

"What about Xiao Feng?" Without waiting for Murong Fu to finish speaking, Bao Wei couldn't help but break away from the storm that was pulling his arm, and screamed loudly. "The opportunity that the prince gave Xiao Feng is more than a thousand?"

"That's because he never crossed the line, and he never really became a stumbling block to me!" Murong Fu replied without thinking, the words were as sharp as a knife and absolutely ruthless. "Xiao Feng understands the rules, but Dad doesn't understand."

Murong Fu said it so thoroughly that Bao Wei was speechless immediately.

But Murong Fu suddenly let out a long sigh, and said in a low tone: "Third Brother Bao has always been shrewd, I'm afraid he has already seen it, but it's just in my face...... The reason why Zhengdan hasn't left for months is that you want to talk to me? Third Brother Bao, reinstated and confessed. I am indeed very happy with Xiao Feng, thinking about it, and I dare not forget it. It's just that I've never forgotten who I really am and what I should do......"

Bao Wei and Storm Evil were shocked by Murong Fu's frank admission of his affection for Xiao Feng, but Jiang Changyun's roar suddenly came from outside the door. "I want to see him! Murong Fu, get out! While speaking, I only heard a loud "bang" from the door of the study, and it was Jiang Changyun who pushed open Abi and kicked the door and broke in. His eyes widened and he was angry, and he only stared at Murong Fu and asked sharply: "Lord Murong!" Brother Joe, it's for you! Will you save him or not? ”

Murong Fu looked at Jiang Changyun calmly, his eyes were cold and the words were like ice. "He is the king of the Great Liaonan Academy, and I am the left servant of the Great Song Shangshu, how can I save him?"