Above the court, hundreds of officials are together, greeting the Son of Heaven to the court.

"Greetings to the Holy One. ”

The attendant shouted in a majestic voice, and his voice resounded throughout the court for a long time.

Zhou Ziqing, who was dressed in an imperial robe, slowly walked onto the dragon chair accompanied by a group of palace maids.

"Long live my emperor, long live!"

Seeing the Son of Heaven sitting down, all the officials knelt down to welcome the arrival of the king.

"Flatten. Zhou Ziqing waved his hand casually, all the civil and military officials got up, and the entire court was silent. Zhou Ziqing couldn't help frowning as he looked at the pieces piled up on the dragon case.

"Your Majesty, there has been a sudden flooding in the Qinhai area recently, and the houses on both sides of the strait have been destroyed, and the people are homeless and have no livelihood. "Cheng Qirui, the elderly household servant, started the first meeting of the morning dynasty today.

Zhou Ziqing flipped through the recital and said: "The Qinhai area was suddenly flooded, and the people were miserable. I asked Chen Aiqing to open a warehouse for disaster relief, and reduce or exempt the taxes in the Qinhai area for one year in the coming year to ease the people's hearts. ”

"Thank Your Majesty for the holy grace of the people of Qinhai!" Cheng Qirui fell to the ground and refused to get up for a long time.

"Strengthen the dikes to prevent the recurrence of waterlogging. Zhou Ziqing said.

"The minister must be fortunate not to be dishonored!" After saying that, Cheng Qirui got up and thanked him and stepped aside.

After Cheng Qirui, the head of the household department, stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, in recent days, Yan Zhao has frequently sent troops to disturb my Southern Tang border, looting and burning, which has seriously affected the peace of my Southern Tang border. Many people on the border began to want to move to the interior, resulting in barren borders and economic depression. ”

Zhou Ziqing closed Guo Peisi's notebook, and said helplessly, "Yan Zhao has not disturbed my border for a day or two, and my Southern Tang Dynasty soldiers are not good at riding battles, and the chances of winning against Yan Zhao's cavalry are also quite small." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister suggests that 10,000 elite cavalry troops can be transferred from Yunzhou to the border. The cavalry of Yunzhou is invincible in the world with horses, and it is believed that Yan Zhao Ding will not dare to invade at will after the change of defense. Guo Peisi replied.

That's according to what Guo Aiqing said. Guo Aiqing has always been my Southern Tang Dynasty pillar, but you have to take care of your body. Zhou Ziqing said with a little concern.

Guo Peisi was a little stunned when he was obedient, but then knocked on the ground to thank him. Zhou Ziqing has always had little respect for them, the older generation of generals, which is why Guo Peisi is still willing to fight on the battlefield even after he is over the age of six.

"The minister obeys the order, and Xie Shengshang cares. Guo Peisi got up and stepped aside.

"Do you still have this music?" Zhou Ziqing saw that the hall was too silent, and all the civil and military officials were silent, so that they could only hear their own voices echoing.

"If you have nothing to do, let's retreat. Zhou Ziqing stood up, shook his dragon robe, and was about to leave.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a book. At this moment, Gong Jin, the first assistant of the cabinet, walked out from the side and fell to his knees tremblingly.

"What is the matter with Lord Shousuke?" Zhou Ziqing stopped and looked at the old Shoufu who was kneeling on the ground and asked.

"Your Majesty is upright and in his prime, but there is no concubine in the harem, and there is no prince under his knees, which is a pity for the royal family. Gong Jin raised his head, looked at Zhou Ziqing and said.

"What does Shoufu mean?" asked Zhou Ziqing.

"The ministers and hundreds of officials implore Your Majesty to accept the queen and give birth to a dragon heir for Your Majesty, so as to extend the national fortune of my Southern Tang Dynasty. After that, Gong Jintou slammed on the ground and refused to get up for a long time.

"The minister implores His Majesty to accept the queen in order to extend my Southern Tang Dynasty national fortune!" I saw that all the civil and military officials knelt down in unison, and said in unison to Zhou Ziqing.

Zhou Ziqing was also helpless, most of the important ministers in the court were left by the emperor, and their seniority was still old. As the new emperor, of course, he can't beat or scold, and can only complain occasionally. Now Gong Jin is even more in collaboration with hundreds of civil and military officials to force himself to accept the queen, and Zhou Ziqing is helpless about this.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat first. Zhou Ziqing spread his sleeves and said to His Royal Highness's civil and military officials.

"Your Majesty refuses, and you can't afford it. Gong Jin raised his head and said righteously.

Zhou Ziqing sighed helplessly, "What Gong Lao said, I will consider it." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I'm a little tired, so let's stop here for today's meeting. With that, Zhou Ziqing left the hall with a bitter face.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Looking at Zhou Ziqing's departing back, the hundred officials said in unison.

............

"What's the matter? with a stinking face? These eyebrows are going to wrinkle into the sky. ”

Zhou Ziqing sat alone in the courtyard of the dormitory, Wang Xifan walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and sat down beside him.

Zhou Ziqing sighed, and looked at Wang Xifan with a frown, "Today, Gong Jin brought hundreds of civil and military officials to talk to me about the queen in the morning, and I didn't have the heart to listen to them." ”

Wang Xifan actually laughed after hearing this.

"I've heard of women being forced to marry, but I didn't expect the emperor to have such troubles. ”

Zhou Zi glanced at him innocently, "Don't say it, don't think I'm annoying enough." ”

"Okay, the Son of Heaven has spoken, how can I, as a courtier, disobey. Wang Xifan replied with a smile.

"Sometimes I really want to be an ordinary person and taste the ups and downs of the world. Zhou Ziqing looked up at the sky and couldn't help sighing.

The two fell silent, and a few birds flew by, then disappeared into the sky. Suddenly, the two looked at each other, and a strange smile appeared on Zhou Ziqing's face.

"What do you say......" Zhou Ziqing looked at Wang Xifan and asked tentatively.

"I still don't. Wang Xifan shook his head with a look of resistance.

"It's okay, I'll go back as soon as I go, and besides, there's still you in this palace. Zhou Ziqing seemed to have some conspiracy in his heart, and looked at Wang Xifan with a bad stomach.

"You are the monarch and I am the courtier, how can this work?" Wang Xifan said extremely resistantly.

"Okay, since you said that I am the king and you are the minister, then the king ordered, should the minister resist the order?" Zhou Ziqing asked, the smile on his face became more and more intense.

"This ...... All right. Wang Xifan also shook his head helplessly, "People's hearts are sinister, be careful." ”

"Okay, okay, just when I go to visit the people privately and sympathize with the people's suffering, this is what I, as a king, should do. Zhou Ziqing patted Wang Xifan's shoulder in turn and said with a little comfort.

"Do you need to find a few people to follow secretly?" Wang Xifan looked at Zhou Ziqing, who had succeeded in his conspiracy, and asked.

Zhou Ziqing waved his hand, "Don't you still believe in my skills? ”

"Do you want me to tell the truth?"

"What is the truth?"

"If it weren't for the fact that those guards didn't dare to hurt you, I'm afraid you would have doubted your skills a long time ago. ”

"You...... You don't have money next month, confiscate!"

"Can I take back what I just said?"

"No way!"

............

According to later records, four years after Yixuan, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty fled the palace and became the first emperor in history to escape from the palace.

The civil and military officials were all terrified, and when the Son of Heaven fled, he left a holy message, and the left general Wang Xifan carried out the order of the Son of Heaven and acted on behalf of the Son of Heaven.

............

"Little Er, serve the wine. ”

In a lively tavern, a young man in brocade held a luxurious sword, found an empty table and sat down, beckoning the shopkeeper to serve him wine.

Of course, the young man was Zhou Ziqing, who had escaped from the palace, and he left in a hurry, just changing his clothes, bringing some silver taels, and taking the sword that he had found to be a skilled craftsman.

Escaping from the palace, he was like a bird returning to nature, and the feeling of being unrestrained made him feel particularly comfortable. He was already fantasizing that he would walk through the rivers and lakes with one person and one sword, to see the height of the mountains and the depth of the sea. also has to appreciate the pride of the children of the rivers and lakes, Zhou Ziqing at this time seems to have lived a little bit of his own appearance.

"Guest, come on. This is the daughter red of our store's sign, and you are satisfied. The shopkeeper held a good daughter red on the altar, and did not forget to brag with Zhou Ziqing.

The tavern owner at the counter looked at Zhou Ziqing carefully, and he looked like a rich boy in a brocade dress, and the sword in his hand seemed to be worth a lot of money. In fact, he likes to do the business of these rich children the most, because these people are generous and can't drink water in wine.

"Good wine, really good wine!" Zhou Ziqing learned from his imagination that the people in the rivers and lakes drank all the wine in the bowl in one gulp, and did not forget to praise it again and again.

In fact, this bar, in the eyes of Zhou Ziqing, who has drunk countless wines, is really nothing, but what he drinks is not wine, it is just that pride.

After drinking a few bowls in a row, Zhou Ziqing felt that he had never been so comfortable as now, this world is boundless, the high hall is bright, how can it compare to this wandering rivers and lakes, drunk dreams.

"Shopkeeper, you said that the guest drank the bar, why did he still drink so proudly?" the shopkeeper asked confusedly, standing beside the tavern owner.

The tavern owner just smiled faintly, "What do you know? ”

"I see, I'll learn to drink like this another day. The shopkeeper nodded and said thoughtfully.

After hearing this, the tavern owner said flatly, "My daughter is ten taels of red one jar, and I will give you a cheaper, eight taels of silver." ”

As soon as the shopkeeper heard that he began to count the money, his face suddenly changed, "Shopkeeper, the guests at that table are almost finished, I'll go clean up." He quickly found an excuse and ran away. Eight taels of silver is a year's salary for him, and he can't spend it on these few sips of wine, after all, he has to marry a daughter-in-law first.

Zhou Ziqing felt at ease after drinking it, it turned out that this was the rivers and lakes, so he was now a person in the rivers and lakes.

He paid for the wine and prepared to go on his way to see what the rivers and lakes were like.

After all, who doesn't envy that young man who walks the rivers and lakes in style?

Suddenly, he heard a light laugh from the adjacent table, and turned his head to see that the beautiful woman was drinking with several strong men with a wine bowl, and the smile on her face was very bright.

Zhou Ziqing was stunned suddenly, and he didn't know if it was because of the strength of the wine or something, his fair face turned slightly red.

At this moment, there are no rivers and lakes in my heart.

Before entering the rivers and lakes, he will leave the rivers and lakes......