At noon on the second day, Chen Qiuniang just got up, and Zhao Kuangyin sent someone to inform the mother and daughter to go to the main hall for dinner, and the people who ate together were Han Derang, the new general of the Liao people. Chen Qiuniang thought about it carefully, and Han Derang seemed to be a few years earlier than recorded in history.

Han Derang sat in the second seat, opposite Chen Qiuniang. When she lifted the wine glass and drank it down, she saw his eyes and confirmed that it was indeed Jiang Fan. Jiang Fan didn't recognize her, and only said politely: "I have heard of the name of the Zhang family for a long time, if I can cooperate with the Zhang family today, Da Liao will withdraw from the army." ”

"Does General Han's words carry weight?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

"Your Majesty is worried. Although the leader of the troops this time is Yelu Huge, Han is the minister of the Qin Mission. Jiang Fan said, but his eyes looked over.

There were too many things in his eyes that Chen Qiuniang couldn't bear to delve into, so she avoided his gaze, looked at the intricate patterns on his clothes, and said: "What the Zhang family can give to the two of them, presumably both of them know the value, and I won't say much." ”

"Nature." Jiang Fan said unhurriedly.

Zhao Kuangyin said with a smile: "The Zhang clan guards the world." With the assistance of Zhang's family, I am like a tiger with wings, and I can't ask for it. ”

Chen Qiuniang chuckled and said: "Then I don't say secret words, this time, because His Majesty transferred away the Zhang army, someone set up a bureau to assassinate the children of the Zhang family and lure my husband into the game." Do you have a good plan? ”

"Mrs. Zhang, with all due respect to Han's bluntness, the person who can calculate the patriarch of the Zhang clan is afraid that he has not been born yet, right?" Jiang Fan took a sip of wine and said unhurriedly.

Chen Qiuniang glanced at him rather displeased, and asked, "What does General Han mean by this?" ”

Jiang Fan saw that she seemed to be angry, and hurriedly said: "I also said it casually, I just want you to relax, your husband is a hero among the people, and there are hills and valleys in your chest, so you must have your own judgment." ”

Chen Qiuniang sat in front of the desk, narrowed her eyes, kept silent, and just ate and drank. Zhao Kuangyin sat on the main seat, saw that the atmosphere was awkward, and coughed twice, cleared his throat and said, "I have ordered General Zhang Yongde to bring the army back to Beijing. On the surface, it is to drive out the Liao soldiers, but in fact, it is to rush to the aid of Zhang Ci. ”

"The people sent by His Majesty are reliable?" Chen Qiuniang hurriedly asked.

"Five decrees were written, and three groups of people went. They are all honest people. Zhao Kuangyin replied.

"There are two other decrees sent by my people, are you relieved now?" Jiang Fan leaned on the soft couch and asked lazily.

Chen Qiuniang looked at him and said "thank you" very solemnly, Jiang Fan's hand holding the wine glass condensed, and said, "Between you and me, why is it so important?" ”

"General Han is really good at laughing." Chen Qiuniang smiled faintly, at this moment, Zhang Ci is not really out of danger, anyone here can be an enemy or an enemy.

When Jiang Fan heard her words, he only sighed lightly and said, "Tomorrow will definitely be a good show, and the situation will change abruptly." Get a good night's sleep tonight and recharge your batteries. It's not too early. As he spoke, he stood up, raised his hand to say goodbye to Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiuniang, and then strode out of the hall, and asked Gong'e aloud where his residence was.

When Jiang Fan walked away, Zhao Kuangyin asked: "It seems that you and this Han Derang are old acquaintances?" ”

"The Nine Great Families have regarded themselves as the Chosen One for thousands of years, and they want to maintain the so-called Heavenly Signs. Song Zu thought that he could only hold the land of the Central Plains in his palm? Chen Qiuniang asked rhetorically.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't speak, but under the candlelight, his expression was even more depressed. He was stunned for a moment, and finally sighed, and after pacing back and forth more than ten times, he finally bent down and asked very strictly: "What do you mean by saying that whether it is the Northern Han or the Shu Kingdom, or the Liao people and Wu Yue, they are all controlled by the nine major families?" ”

Chen Qiuniang raised her head and nodded solemnly. Zhao Kuangyin's expression was like a flower that quickly declined, his brows wrinkled into a piece of paper, and the whole person was stunned in place.

Chen Qiuniang understood his mood very well, just like her frustration and pessimism when she thought of such a thing as fate in the dark. Of course, Zhao Kuangyin's frustration and disappointment may be deeper, he is a proud king after all.

"You don't have to be disappointed, if you weren't the chosen one, how could the Nine Great Families assist you?" Chen Qiuniang comforted him.

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said, "You won't understand." ”

Chen Qiuniang did not defend herself, and only drank the mellow rice wine quietly. Zhao Kuangyin said slowly: "Like the most beautiful dream, I used all my wisdom and courage, and even gambled with my life, and it was about to come true." However, suddenly someone woke you up and told you: You are just dreaming. Isn't it ridiculous? ”

Chen Qiuniang was stunned, drank another sip of rice wine, and then Shi Shiran stood up and said: "Song Zuxiong is a big talent, born in troubled times, but he can be a peaceful adult, protect the whole family, and is unwilling to accept alms. After that, he controlled the world, shocked the barbarians, fought in all directions, eliminated the military disasters of the feudal towns, and now also unified the world, brought peace to the people, and drove the conquest. These words really shouldn't have been said by Song Zu. ”

"You're wrong. This time, I didn't have big ambitions since I was a child, I just thought that men should always make a difference. Up to now, standing in this position, shouldering the world, but often relative, I am afraid that if I am not careful, I will let down the people of the world and the courtiers and the people, so I must bow down. However, now I know that a qiē effort is just someone else's game of chess-" When he said this, he just shook his head, unable to speak.

"But now in this world, the most suitable person is Song Zu." Chen Qiuniang stood up.

"Maybe your husband will be better than me if he sits in this position." Zhao Kuangyin no longer uses "I" to refer to himself.

Chen Qiuniang shook her head lightly and said, "My husband said that it is the hardest and loneliest position in the world. He is lazy and greedy for beauty, and if he is in this position, he is afraid that he will become the king of eternity. ”

When Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect him to say this." ”

"You are afraid of him, but you don't know him. What he wants, in your eyes, is nothing more than something worth mentioning. She said that she remembered every word he said very clearly when she remembered the days she had spent with him. This young man who has no last resort, all he wants is the most ordinary family life, holding the hand of the most beloved person, getting married and having children, and growing old. The world doesn't know him, and they always want to be like owls and the like, and they want to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"He's standing in that position, and he's so amazing. In the past, when I was still a general, I saw him as a young man, and although he did not speak, he stood there quietly, and he had an aura of not being angry and arrogant. For many years, every time I saw him, I felt oppressed. Later, I was a generation of kings, and I learned that the Zhang family had secret firearms-" Zhao Kuangyin also stopped when he said this, looked at Chen Qiuniang and asked, "If it were you, what should you do?" ”

"Translocation, I'm afraid so." Chen Qiuniang replied.

Zhao Kuangyin turned to look at her in a daze and asked, "Yu Li is so." However, I destroyed Shu, and your father died because of me. Don't you hate me, and seek revenge on me? Now that you are the mother of the Zhang family, the children of the Zhang family are everywhere, with firearms in hand, and you also have special skills, it is easy to take revenge. ”

"I hate you. I also thought about seeking revenge on you, and when you forced me to be cornered, I thought about doing everything I could to change the banner of the world. Chen Qiuniang said.

"But why didn't you come to me for revenge?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

Chen Qiuniang shook her head and said, "What is there to hate about becoming a king or defeating a king?" It's my father who can't hold the splendid Shu land, so he can only choose to surrender and protect the people of Shu. Then when he arrived in Bianjing, even if His Majesty wanted to save his life, he was afraid that he would not be able to keep it. What's more, the legend of Meng's treasure is so tempting for an emperor who lacks military funds. And he was always proud, not so much because you poisoned him, but because he poisoned himself. ”

Zhao Kuangyin's face changed suddenly, and he asked in a panic: "Do you know my intention to attack Shudi?" Do you know that your father took poison himself? ”

"The army is tired, and it is difficult to attack Shu Dao in the blue sky, but because Shu is rich, taking Shu will not only have military expenses, but also get thousands of miles of fertile fields to provide food for Song. As for my father's death, I have heard that it was your brother's murder, but in fact, I know that he will not live. Whether there is this treasure or not, he will not leave it to his enemies. This is his last dignity, and he will defend it with his death, bringing the secret of the treasure into the coffin. Chen Qiuniang said slowly.

"You, you mean, no one knows the secrets of the treasure?" Zhao Kuangyin said in surprise.

Chen Qiuniang nodded and said, "A few years ago, I was trapped in the palace of the king of Shu by Wang Quanbin, and I had the privilege of looking through the classics, his poetry codex, and understood that he was a proud and lonely king. His dream is no smaller than yours, and he has also wanted to bring eternal peace to the world. However, no matter what kind of heroic ambition he is, he will be consumed by the prosperity of Shudi, and there is really no one around him. He also went to the Zhang family with heavy gifts, wanting to learn from the ancients and gain the support of the Zhang family. It's a pity that he was rejected by Zhang. He has empty ambitions, but he can't achieve them. This is worse than you. ”

Zhao Kuangyin said "um" and said: "He once told me that if he has a talented general, he may not be inferior to me." ”

"Although the world thinks that he spoils my parents in the world, I know that he has never put any woman in his eyes, and his heart is the same as His Majesty, only the world. He knew that he could not realize his ambition, so he turned to defend Shudi. hoarded wealth, wanted to recruit troops, and even sent people to the Central Plains to lobby famous generals. However, the envoys he sent did not succeed. And he didn't know that in the prophecy of the Nine Great Families, he was destined to be destroyed. How could those so-called Chosen Guardians allow him to find a powerful helper? Chen Qiuniang sighed, and couldn't help but scold that Zhang Ye in her heart again.

"How do you know that?" Zhao Kuangyin asked in surprise, and then, without waiting for Chen Qiuniang to answer, he replied by himself, "It must be Zhang's record, right?" ”

"Exactly." Chen Qiuniang replied, and then said, "My father never trusted anyone. Song Zu, do you know what it means? ”

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head in confusion, and Chen Qiuniang gave all the gains from studying the treasure with Zhang Ci before. At that time, they analyzed that there was actually no treasure in Shu. Because in his early years, Meng Chang knew that the military of Shu was too weak, so he secretly carried a large amount of money to recruit troops and horses, wanting to train a powerful secret army. But those envoys were very unreliable, carrying a lot of money, but they evaporated from the world, and coupled with the continuous military disasters in the Central Plains, Meng Chang was not easy to investigate personally, so he sent his cronies Yun Qi thousands of miles to pursue. He also said to Yun Qi that these people had stolen the country's military secrets and a large amount of money, and that they were spies of other countries, and they must be killed to get back the money and secret letters.

Yun Qi admired Meng Chang, never doubted his words, and began to carry out the task. As the first female swordsman, she might as well kill everyone on the list. But those people have long used money to expand their strength, and they can't get it back.

"That's why the new warlord leaders everywhere were choked with a sword in the first place?" Zhao Kuangyin suddenly remembered the strange things that had happened before.

This is also recorded in Zhang's intelligence. Because these people secretly carried a large amount of money to take care of themselves, the treasury accounts of Shu in those years did not match the actual deposits. Because of this, the world suspects that the Meng clan in the prosperous Shu region has a secret treasure land. And when my father also knew that Shu was difficult to protect, he made mistakes and spent his time to set up doubts, so that everyone in the world thought that there was really a treasure, including my mother. Of course, this treasure could temporarily save him and my mother's lives. Although he loved himself the most, he still felt pity for my mother. When Chen Qiuniang said this, Zhao Kuangyin frowned and began to pace back and forth again.

After walking back and forth for a long time, he stopped and asked, "Is there really no treasure?" ”

"I don't think so. When my father was the emperor of Shu, although he had great ambitions, he lived a luxurious life and spent a lot of money. Coupled with the wealth that was taken away, there really won't be much left in the treasury of Shu. Regardless of whether Song Zu believes it or not, the Zhang family has searched for the so-called treasure according to the clues I have obtained, and there is no zài at all. Chen Qiuniang said with certainty. After finishing speaking, he asked again, "Song Zu, do you think that the Zhang family's ability will be weak compared to you?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and asked: "Then, he is suspicious, let us look for it, but it is just the last revenge." ”

"Let's just say that. Who knows? A defeated king is dignified. Chen Qiuniang said.

"Since I am the one who forced your father to death and destroyed your country, but you are so calm, you shouldn't-" Zhao Kuangyin stopped again when he said this, and then sighed and said, "It's my villain's heart." ”

"Everyone will doubt it, why should Song Zu blame himself! In my early years, I wanted to seek revenge on you, but what good would it do to kill you? The war continues, the people are struggling to make a living, at least in your hands, the people everywhere live a good life. In these troubled times, there is no more suitable king than you. Chen Qiuniang replied, the dishes on the table were cold, and the wind was blowing outside the house, and it was terrible to come in from both sides of the wall.

Zhao Kuangyin's face was a little pale, and he only looked at her seriously.

"Song Zu doesn't believe it?" Chen Qiuniang looked at him with a strange expression.

"Definitely. However, I also want to ask: If this is the case, who is more suitable for this world than Chai Yu and me? Zhao Kuangyin's tone was calm and slow, but the words he asked were shocking. R1152