In the cold spring season, if you walk in the plum blossom mountain at the southern foot of the Purple Mountain, the nose is full of the fragrance of osmanthus. Stepping on pieces of dead leaves, rustling, making people feel sad, mixed with flavors, quite a sense of gloom.

Purple Mountain, the feng shui treasure of Jiangning Mansion, has always been the first choice for imperial tombs, and it is also the mausoleum of Sun Quan of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms. Since the Six Dynasties, Purple Mountain began to grow plum blossoms. In spring, the lake and mountains are beautiful, and the whole mountain turns from green to yellow and then goes deep into red, full of spring, and every place is infinitely beautiful.

Every spring, officials and ordinary people climb the mountain to watch, which can be regarded as an excellent place to play in Jiangning Mansion. Even if it is autumn, it is a good day for the water to come out, and the autumn is cool. Everything is in the player's state of mind.

A pavilion halfway up the mountain, the brocade tent is covered from all sides, and the mountain road around the pavilion is full of tigers and wolves with iron armor and knives. The guards looked nervous and watched their surroundings fiercely, for fear that something unexpected might happen.

In the pavilion, Zhao Ji, Zhao Gou's father and son sat around, and the other guards, including Zhao Ji's cronies and eunuch Cao Xun, were all far away.

The golden wind was slow, but Zhao Ji, the official of the Great Song Dynasty who was sitting upright, had a gloomy face, and Zhao Gou rolled his eyes and said something.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about gossip. The Jin people are powerful, my Great Song elite is ruined, and there are not many troops in the southeast hinterland, so they can only lie dormant and wait. When the imperial court has trained the new army and marched north, the people will naturally understand His Majesty's helplessness. As for the nonsense in the newspaper, Your Majesty need not take it to heart. ”

Since the Song dynasty moved south, the newspapers in the north, whether it was Zhonghua Daily, Hebei Daily, or Hedong Daily, had slandered the Great Song Dynasty in every way. said that Zhao Ji was not in the right position and unworthy of morality, so that he ceded the land and paid compensation, and the people were not able to make a living.

What's even more unbearable is that even in the drought in the south of the Yangtze River, the newspapers also relied on Zhao Ji's head, saying that he was angry and resentful, so that God punished and harmed the people.

Zhao Ji nodded, and said gloomily: "I'm just afraid that I will repeatedly cut the land and ask for peace, and the newspapers will wantonly attack the imperial court, and the people's hearts will be scattered, and what will be left to you in the future may be a mess!"

Zhao Gou's heart was pounding. Zhao Ji's meaning is to pass it on to him. Even if he can't ascend the throne immediately, he will be made the crown prince and edict to the world.

Zhao Gou stood up and bowed solemnly: "The child is afraid, I am afraid that I will not be able to take on this important responsibility, please think twice, Your Majesty."

Zhao Ji stared at Zhao Gou for a while, until he felt uneasy and his face was not different, and then he said: "Among so many princes of mine, everyone else is weak in literature, only you are both civil and military, and you are thoughtful. My Zhao Song's country, except for you, there is no one else to sustenance. After arriving at Lin'an Mansion, I will make you the prince of the East Palace, and I will also count on a major event in the imperial court!"

Zhao Gou hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you, father!"

Zhao Ji said softly: "However, in front of me today, I want you to promise not to kill any of your brothers or the royal family, can you do it?"

Zhao Gou was shocked, but his expression remained unchanged, and he said, "The son promised his father." I will never kill my brother or any member of the royal family in any name. If you break this oath, you will be damned!"

Zhao Ji breathed a sigh of relief and helped Zhao Goxuan up.

"After a few months, Yuanyuan should have arrived. There has been no letter from her, so she has forgotten my father?"

Father and son sat down. Zhao Gou poured Zhao Ji a cup of hot tea. Zhao Ji picked up the teacup and thought thoughtfully.

"Your Majesty need not worry. Jiang Hu sent a letter, saying that although there was a little errand on the way, they still arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion safely. Yuanyuan now lives in the Ban Rui Temple. I went in and out with Wang Song all day long, and I should have had a good time. ”

Seeing that the nearest guards were more than a dozen steps away, Zhao Gou whispered about Zhao Duofu's fall in Xuzhou and Wang Song's sending troops.

Zhao Ji couldn't help but be stunned, and then laughed.

"Chong Guan was angry and red-faced, I didn't expect this Wang Song to be a lover, for Yuanyuan, he directly slaughtered Xuzhou City, and also set up a "Jingguan", this is a good story!"

Zhao Gou smiled softly: "Fortunately, Yuanyuan is safe and sound, otherwise Erchen would also feel guilty."

Although the Jiang Hu and Jiang Leopard brothers are Zhao Duofu's personal guards, they are also the internal forbidden army that eats the imperial court. They are naturally loyal to the Great Song royal family, not Zhao Duofu personally.

Zhao Duofu went north, and the Jiang Hu brothers got Zhao Ji's secret order to protect Zhao Duofu while monitoring Wang Song's every move.

And the initiator of using Zhao Duofu as a chess piece is His Royal Highness King Kang.

Zhao Ji took a sip of tea and said softly: "Brother Jiu'er, do you know why I have never reconciled with Wang Song, and let him sit big, and I never say a word?"

It stands to reason that the Great Song Dynasty was too harsh on Wang Song, and as long as the court issued an edict to restore Wang Song's reputation, the relationship between the two sides did not seem to be as bad and difficult to adjust as imagined.

However, since Wang Song came back from the dead in late spring, until now the autumn is crisp, for nearly half a year, the Great Song Dynasty court has not had anything to do with Wang Song.

Zhao Gou shook his head and said, "The son is also puzzled, please let my father know."

Zhao Ji's face changed, he became serious, and said in a deep voice: "Wang Song defeated the Jin people, and his reputation is so prosperous that the people of the land of the two rivers only know Wang Song, but there is no Great Song Dynasty, this is one of them." Second, Wang Song killed countless Jin people, and the Jin people have long hated them. If the imperial court recognized Wang Song, wouldn't it be openly hostile to the Jin people. If the Jin people go south and chase after them, where will the court go, and if it is not done well, it will destroy the country. ”

Zhao Gou was impressed, nodded again and again, and said, "What my father said is very true."

Zhao Ji continued: "Now, the imperial court is making peace with the Jin people and ceding the rich land of Huaibei, Wang Song will definitely not sit idly by. When the time comes, we will definitely wave our troops south, the two armies will clash, the dragon will fight, and we will reap the benefits. Either Wang Song destroyed the Jin people, or the Jin people destroyed Wang Song, no matter which one, it would be beneficial and harmless to our Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Gou said worriedly: "Father, the sons are just worried that if this continues, the ministers and people in the court will complain, and the soldiers will become slack." Moreover, Jiangnan is too far away from the north, and it is too difficult to recover, and I am afraid that it will be unable to do so at that time. ”

Zhao Ji nodded and said: "This is also helpless, at least you can protect half of my Great Song Dynasty." Now, I am the cause of all these wicked people. When you succeed to the throne, you will be a good person again. Restore Wang Song's reputation and recruit him well. If Wang Song is defeated, and you want to wave the Northern Expedition, how much you can recover depends on your own creation. ”

Zhao Gou couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. I didn't expect my father to have so many thoughts in his heart.

When he was hesitating, he heard Zhao Ji say leisurely: "Brother Jiu'er, this is the place where Sun Quan is buried." Cao Apuyun: Giving birth to a son should be like Sun Zhongmou. I also borrowed his auspicious words, I hope that Brother Jiu'er can become a generation of Ming Jun in the future. ”

Zhao Gou bowed again and said, "Thank you for your father's painstaking cultivation!" Erchen must lie down and try his courage, work hard, and restore my Great Song River and Mountain as soon as possible!"

The father and son drank tea and discussed, pointed to the bloody sun on the horizon, the beautiful scenery of the forest at dusk, pointed and pointed, and began to comment and talk about poetry and songs.

looked at the father and son who were talking with relish, and Wang Boyan and Qin Hui were not far away next to them, and they all smiled at each other.

Things are developing well, and it seems that the next son of heaven of the Great Song Dynasty must be His Royal Highness King Kang.

"Teacher, you said that this big river is rolling away, can it really stop the iron horse of the golden people?"

Faced with the students' questions, Wang Boyan shook his head and said: "Whether you can hold Jiangnan depends on Wang Song's determination."

Qin Hui was shocked in his heart, and couldn't help asking: "What the teacher means is that if the Jin people invade the south, the imperial court will really be powerless."

Wang Boyan looked at Qin Hui and smiled lightly, but did not say anything more.

Qin Hui comprehended. Such a court still expects them to do something

"Teacher, I see that you have a lot of praise for Wang Song in your words. Could it be that the entire Great Song Dynasty is no match for a martial artist who only occupies half of the two rivers?"

"Wang Song's soldiers, you and I know it in our hearts, so I won't say much about being a teacher."

Wang Boyan said softly: "Wang Songzhi is terrible, because he is within the reach of the soldiers, preaching and instructing, opening the government and building a government, persuading agriculture and mulberry, mining and smelting iron, and making good trade, he has done everything that the court and the government can do or can't, what do you say he wants?"

Qin Hui was shocked in his heart, and blurted out involuntarily.

"The teacher is far-sighted, and the students admire him. What the teacher said is very true, and what Wang Song plans is also in the world. ”

Wang Boyan nodded, then shook his head again and said: "The imperial court first cut the two rivers, and then gave up Huaibei, which has lost the hope of the people in the world." It is ridiculous that the imperial court still wants to drive the tiger and devour the wolf. ”

Qin Hui couldn't help but blush. drove the tiger and devoured the wolf, and he was also one of the courtiers who agreed with this plan.

"After driving the tiger and devouring the wolf, I want to crown Wang Song as the king of the north, this old trick of degrading and then rising again has long been useless."

Wang Boyan has experience in both the court and the local government, and he knows the shortcomings of the Great Song Dynasty. He is even more familiar with the careful thinking of the Great Song official family.

In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are only the extreme. Wang Song's soldiers were strong and strong, and he had long been disdainful of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Teacher, it seems that sooner or later, Wang Song will ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Plan and unify the Central Plains."

Qin Hui's face became solemn, and his heart began to fall uneasy.

"It's just that Wang Song has always had a lot of criticism for us and other sergeants and doctors, and it can also be said that the two are too deep to reconcile. If one day Wang Song and the imperial court meet each other, where will we go?"

Qin Hui's anxious expression was beyond words. At this moment, he no longer seemed to be worried about the safety of the Great Song Dynasty, but was worried about his future.

Wang Boyan shook his head slightly. He is over sixty years old, and with the move to Jiangnan, his physical condition is not as good as before, coupled with the changes in the court, his heart of "love power" has dimmed.

In the second year of Jingkang, he greeted Zhao Gou by the Yellow River, and he thought that the Song Dynasty would be destroyed, and Zhao Gou could ascend the throne and become a minister of the dragon. Who knew that this Wang Song messed up everything.

He and Wang Song have several faces, and his people are as good as heaven and man. It is also since he met this Wang Song that he has become much more honest and does not dare to do whatever he wants.

This Wang Song was born as the opponent of a scholar, and he can know how to make good use of people who are dedicated to the public, such as Guo Yong, Zhu Mengshuo, and Huang Zong. But if he is drunk and misguided, he will scoff at him, such as Geng Nanzhong, Tang Ke and others.

Wang Boyan believes that if he were not a minister of the same dynasty, Wang Song would very likely punish these ministers and even kill them.

After all, this person came out of the sea of corpses and blood.

"Yes, what will happen in the future, you and I will have our own destiny. As a teacher, I would like to advise you, you and Wang Song are already in a situation, and you can only look for an opportunity to eliminate the mustard, and you must not make waves again, so as not to take the blame. ”

Wang Boyan left, Qin Hui pondered for a while, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

"Wang Song is now embattled, even if he can occupy half of the northern land, he is just a chaotic minister and thief. How is it recorded in the Qing history, I, Qin Hui, am also a generation of famous ministers. ”