Song Ci arched his hand and said, "Then thank you Lord Lu."

Outside the palace gate, hundreds of civil and military officials came batch after batch, and soon, Cao, Tang and Wu fell from the sedan chair at the same time, and they saw a large group of people outside, I don't know why.

But suddenly, I saw Song Ci and others appear here, so they strode over.

Cao Dayang: "Who am I, it turned out to be Song Tixing, no, no, Song Tixing is no longer a criminal officer, and now it should be the main general of encirclement and suppression, I don't know, what is the so-called matter of Lord Song coming to Lin'an Palace?"

Song Ci looked at them coldly, it was the three people in front of them who stirred up the Great Song Dynasty dimly, and they were very responsible for the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty.

Lu You said on the side: "What's the matter, the three adults?" Could it be that this Lord Song can't enter the palace to face the saint? They are all officials in the imperial court, and they are also my people of the Great Song Dynasty, is it possible that the three adults still want to stop it?"

Lord Tang chuckled at this moment, "Director Lu, you seem to have forgotten that there is a rule in the imperial court, all officials below the third grade are not allowed to enter the palace, Song Ci is a fifth grade, and he can't meet this requirement, how about Director Lu, don't you know about this matter?"

"That's it, if anyone can enter the Hall of Choice, wouldn't it be a mess? Wasn't it crowded in the early dynasties?"

Lu You was not afraid, and immediately replied: "Three adults, Lu Mou admits that you are reasonable, but how dare you be sure that Song Ci is not ordered to face the saint?" Assuming that this is not the case, could it be that a certain second- and second-grade official of Lu can't be guaranteed to enter?"

The three of them sneered even louder, as if they had already eaten Song Ci, and they wanted to kill him immediately.

"Lord Lu, what if you bring Song Ci into the palace today? Do you know that he didn't kill these thieves one by one during the encirclement and suppression, and the Holy Lord was already furious, do you think going there today will be effective?"

Song Ci didn't say anything for a long time, and waved his hand at this moment and said: "Three adults, the reason why Song refused to kill them was actually because he knew that these thieves were not willing to be enemies of the court and the people, they were just to have their stomachs full, and at the same time, most of them did not kill the people, and it was really inappropriate for Song to kill them like this."

Wu Xi gritted his teeth and pointed at Song Ci angrily: "But they still became thieves, since they are charged with this crime, they should be beheaded and punished by the Nine Clans, Song Ci, do you know?"

There were more and more officials outside, and soon they had gathered, and there were dozens of people, all of whom were second-grade and third-grade.

They greeted Cao, Tang and Wu one after another, but as for Song Ci and Lu You, they were directly ignored.

Cao Dayang: "Lu You Song Ci, today, this official wants to see what you can do after you go in, by the way, this official advises you Song Ci, don't make the emperor angry and be cut off at two times, Director Lu may not be able to protect you."

After a while, the strong gate was opened, and then the eunuch stepped out and said in a loud voice, "When the morning time comes, you can go in."

Hearing this, everyone stepped one after another, Cao Darong came to a gloomy gaze, and the other two entered one after another, Lu You comforted Song Ci, "Nephew Song Xian, don't worry, as long as Lu is here, no matter what the emperor is, he will try his best to protect you." “

Song Ci nodded, but he didn't think much about it, and when he walked to the eunuch, he was really stopped. "Lord Song, according to your five-grade official position, this Xuande Hall is not accessible, I'm afraid you have to wait outside."

Before Song Ci could speak, Lu You shouted, "Bold, why can't this official invite Song Ci to go?" Do you still want to stop it?"

The eunuch was taken aback, and immediately said: "Director Lu misunderstood, but according to the regulations, this Song Ci can't be elected...

Lu You interrupted: "Why, could it be that this official, as a second-grade official, can't bring Song Ci outside the Xuande Palace?" If the emperor is not seen, the official will take him out later. ”

“... Yes, yes, Lord Lu is. ”

Soon, the two walked at the back of the crowd, and when they entered the palace, they came to the outside of the Xuande Palace, "Nephew Song Xian, you didn't come by order, or you wait here first?" Let Lu go and report first?"

Song Ci nodded, it could only be like this at the moment.

In the Xuande Palace, all the civil and military officials had gathered together, and after a while, Song Lizong came to sit on the dragon chair.

The crowd immediately knelt down and shouted hooray, hooray, hooray.

Song Lizong looked at everyone and waved his hand, "Ladies and gentlemen, please be even." ”

Everyone got up one after another, and Lord Cao immediately stepped forward and said: "The emperor just got married not long ago, I didn't expect this to be an early dynasty, I really care about national affairs, and my people of the Great Song Dynasty are rich."

Wu Xi also stepped forward with compliments, "Yes, yes, what Lord Cao said is extremely true, but the emperor also has to protect the dragon body, if something goes wrong, what can I do with the people of the Great Song Dynasty?"

Song Lizong said: "Thank you Aiqing for your concern, I am in very good health, but Lord Cao, my congratulatory gift to see you is a thousand years of life, I don't know how you got this thing?"

"This... Emperor. Originally, he didn't want to sell it, but as soon as he heard that the minister wanted to dedicate it to the emperor, he gave it away, which is exactly the emperor's love for the people, otherwise how could the people love the emperor so much?"

Song Lizong snorted, "In this way, this old man will not accept your money?"

Lord Cao hurriedly said: "No, isn't it the emperor, the minister gave the other party a hundred taels of silver, thinking that the emperor can ask for things from the people for nothing?" Are you?"

Song Lizong hummed again, then looked at Lord Tang, and said happily: "Lord Tang, what you gave me is a thousand-year-old Buddha statue, and it has been turned on, when I go back to see it at night, it can still shine at night, and it can be used as an oil lamp, it is really seconds, seconds!"

When he heard these words, Lord Tang hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, this is an ancestral heirloom, I wanted to give Emperor Ningzong for his sixtieth birthday, but I didn't know that... Hey, now that the emperor is overjoyed, how can he not say anything as a courtier?"

Song Lizong liked this gift very much, not only to ward off evil spirits, but also to enjoy it as a beautiful scenery.

"And Lord Wu, what you gave me is a gold-plated scimitar, this thing is very sharp, and it is even more powerful than ordinary weapons, it is really seconds, seconds!"

Wu Xi immediately said: "Back to the emperor, this is the front-line soldiers on the border snatched from the hands of a golden man, according to this, this thing is used by their ancestor Jin Taizu, representing the supreme identity."

Lu You, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said: "Your Majesty, the protagonist of Xianghe's bandits...

"Hey, Lord Lu, don't worry, I'm not done yet, after all, after receiving your great gifts, how can I not say anything today?"

"But the emperor, Shang, Song Ci ..... him"

"Okay, Lord Lu, will you let me speak intact first? As for what Song Ci is not Song Ci, it will be again in a moment.

Outside the Xuande Palace, Song Ci's heart was cold when he heard this voice, he knew that he might return in vain when he came to ask for military pay today, and he ran in vain, but he was unwilling and returned empty-handed, what should he do if he was tens of thousands of soldiers?

In the Hall of Election, Song Lizong continued: "Your lords have a palace, come here, and each person will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" They were overjoyed, and then Wu Xi immediately stepped forward, "Back to the emperor, my border soldiers are very brave, Zhu Zhi'an, the main general of the anti-gold army, has created miraculous feats, and the Jin people have been hit hard one after another.

Cao Tang and the others echoed one after another, "Your Majesty, this Zhu Zhi'an is a contemporary Yue Fei, this person is a war wizard, and I hope the emperor will not treat him badly, but..."

"But what? Master Cao, if you have anything to say, you might as well be straight, if I can do it, I will definitely not refuse. ”

"It's the emperor, it's just that there are many soldiers on the border, the supply of grain and grass is not enough, and the silver is in an emergency, and it can't be distributed to the soldiers.

Song Lizong waved his hand, "I still think there is something big, why is this difficult?" Come on, immediately allocate 50 million taels of silver and 50 million catties of grain to the border, and tell Zhu Zhi'an that if there is a need, go directly to me. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Outside the house, Song Cihu was shocked and very angry, all these silver and military salaries were offered to the Jin people in exchange for temporary peace, does Emperor Lizong really don't know or fake don't know? If Emperor Ningzong is on the throne, I'm afraid these people won't dare to be as bold!

In the Xuande Palace, Lu You stepped forward and said: "Back to the emperor, Song Ci, the master of the Xianghe bandits, came to the palace early this morning, claiming that he had something to ask to see the emperor, and the ministers had the courage to take him outside the Xuande Palace.

Wu Xi immediately shouted, "Lord Lu, you are really bold, how did Song Ci enter the palace with only five grades?" Your Majesty, the minister hopes that Lu Da will be convicted!"

"Convicted? What is Lu You's crime? Your Majesty, the minister just brought this Song Ci outside the Hall of Virtue, I don't know what law was violated? If the emperor thinks that the minister is guilty, the minister is willing to be punished. ”

Cao Tang and the others echoed one after another, "Your Majesty, Song Ci is not a third-grade official, and entering the palace in violation of regulations has violated the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, and it stands to reason that he should be dismissed and demoted to a commoner!"

Hearing that they had been arguing for a long time, Song Lizong was bent on going to Concubine Jia earlier, and he was a little annoyed at the moment.

"Lord Lu, I also want to know, why did you bring Song Ci into the palace? Isn't he encircling and suppressing the Xianghe River at the moment? Could it be that he was rushed to Lin'an by the thieves?"

Lu You denied: "Back to the emperor, Song Ci deliberately brought people into Lin'an, according to him, he has something to see the emperor, in this case, why didn't the emperor go to see him?"

Cao, Tang and Wu immediately stopped the three of them, Song Lizong weighed for a while, and then said: "Come on, let Song Ci come in, I also want to know what he is talking about."

Immediately, a eunuch passed the word, and when Song Ci heard this voice outside, he finally stepped into the Hall of Virtue again after ten years, but it was not Song Ningzong who was sitting on the dragon chair.

When he entered the main hall, he found that countless pairs of eyes were staring at him, and Song Ci knelt down when he came and said: "Minister Song Ci has seen the emperor, may I be the emperor."