After the first month of the festival, the yamen took a holiday, on the first day, the emperor of the early dynasty issued a New Year's greetings and New Year's tasks, the ministers congratulated the Great Song Dynasty on the smooth weather this year, the emperor was in good health, and then casually said some unnutritious topics, the early dynasty ended like this, finished Kaifeng Mansion Yin Bao Zheng and the three envoys Zhang Fangping were left behind, the two came to the imperial garden, Bao Zheng thought that at this time the imperial garden is bare, what is there to see, the emperor is really idle eggs, Kaifeng Mansion still has a lot of things waiting for him?

The two saw that there was not only the emperor in the pavilion, but also King Pu Zhao Zongshi was also there, and after saluting the emperor and King Pu, Zhao Zhen motioned for them to sit aside, and then asked King Pu: "Is there something about Zongshi coming to me today?" ”

Zhao Zongshi said: "I haven't entered the palace to say hello to my uncle for a few days, so I just took this opportunity to say hello today." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Since An has asked, let's go to the queen's side to have a look, right?" She's in a bad mood for the past two days, you go talk to her. ”

Zhao Zongshi sat there and seemed to want to leave but didn't want to go, so Zhao Zhen said, "Do you have anything else?" ”

Zhao Zongshi said: "Back to my uncle, my nephew has been idle at home recently, and it's not a matter of staying at home all the time, I want to go out and do something for my uncle." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Going outside to do things is not as good as in the capital, both of them are magistrates, don't you believe it, ask them, it's not as simple as you imagined, do you still want to go?" ”

Zhao Zongshi said: "My nephew is still young, there is no problem with his body, and he is not afraid of no matter how hard he is tired." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Then do you have a place you want to go?" Say it and listen to it, just let the two Aiqing help you with your staff. ”

Zhao Zongshi said: "After Lord Wang Gongchen resigned a few years ago, the position left behind in Luoyang has been vacant, and my nephew wants to go to Luoyang, which is not far from the capital, and he can also share his worries for his uncle and the court." ”

Zhao Zhen was still analyzing what was represented behind this matter, who gave him this doctrine, Comrade Bao Zheng on the side had already stood up, and with a flick of his two wide sleeves, he almost threw Zhang Fangping to the ground, raised his voice and said: "His Royal Highness King Pu wants to stay in Luoyang, can you manage Luoyang City?" That's the second largest city in my Great Song Dynasty, take a step back and say that the Great Song Dynasty hasn't had the prince released as a state official? Does His Royal Highness King Pu want to set this precedent? ”

Zhang Fangping didn't expect this Bao Zheng to be so tough, and directly pushed King Pu back, King Pu is his three envoys can't afford to offend, what kind of backer does he dare to talk to King Pu of Kaifeng Mansion, in fact, he doesn't know that Bao Zheng has a very bad impression of King Pu, since taking over Kaifeng Mansion, not to mention other things, the ruffians and hooligans in Kaifeng City have made him upset for a while, and the housekeeper of Runan Mansion who caught a ruffian actually came to ask for someone, and he gave him the first and second faces, After a lot of time, he realized that the ruffians in Kaifeng City were all from Runan Palace, and even he didn't have a good face with King Pu.

Zhao Zhen didn't speak, he wanted to know how Zhao Zongshi answered Bao Zheng's question, Zhao Zongshi also let Bao Zheng be blinded by the flying flowers and splashing jade, I didn't offend you Bao Zheng! Zhao Zongshi said: "Bao Mansion Yin said with a smile, the position you are sitting in now is my previous one, Kaifeng Mansion and I have managed it in an orderly manner, is it not good to manage Luoyang?" ”

Bao Zheng said: "King Pu doesn't need to reiterate, I know very well that I took over your class, is Kaifeng really as orderly as you said?" Since I took office, I have been a ruffian, and no less than 200 people have been arrested by the gangsters in the market, and those petty thefts are not counted, and the people of the capital are angry, and they dare not speak out, this is what you call orderly? I haven't had time to read the file sent by the Criminal Department? ”

Zhao Zongshi was dumbfounded, he knew a little bit about these things, but they were not as serious as he said! He told his father that if he wanted to get to that position, he couldn't do crooked ways, and his father and brother just didn't listen to him, but he didn't expect that today would be regarded as a breakthrough.

Zhao Zongshi thought for a while and said, "Emperor Taizong has also been the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, why can't I." ”

This sentence made the expressions of the three people not look good, Zhang Fangping said: "Your Highness, what you said is not right, Lord Bao just said that there are no state officials in the Great Song Dynasty?" You hear clearly, it is a state official, Luoyang is a state official, and Kaifeng Mansion Yin is a Beijing official, and what do you compare with Emperor Taizong, it is better not to mention such things in the future. ”

Zhao Zhen saw that he didn't have to refuse, and the two courtiers blocked King Pu out of the door for themselves, and he said: "Zongshi, since this is the case, you go back and think about it again, see if there is any suitable position, and think about it before you come back." ”

Zhao Zongshi didn't thank Bao Zheng again, "It's better for the emperor not to open this opening, is this kind of precedent easy to open?" After opening, how do the ministers manage the territory, and His Majesty wants to seal the son of King Runan? His Royal Highness King Pu went back to study hard, and went to visit the Qinglou if he had nothing to do, and not causing trouble was the best reward for the Great Song Dynasty. Your Highness doesn't have to worry about it. ”

The friends were stunned, Zhang Fangping didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth for the second time, his heart was full of admiration, cow! This is to block King Pu's Lu to death, leaving no chance, Zhao Zhen is half happy in his heart, half helpless, can't you give me a little face? Let the others know where my face is going.

Zhao Zongshi is not sitting, nor is he walking, this Bao Zheng is on the bar with himself, a natural bar essence, there is really nothing to do with him, all the problems are in Luoyang's little Xiucai, he went to Luoyang to see if he could pull him to his side, but Bao Zheng was a roadblocker who ruined his own business.

A little eunuch ran over with a letter, and a biting cold wind also followed, several people in the pavilion shivered, and Zhao Zhen scolded: "How do you do things, don't you see me discussing things with the minister here?" ”

The little eunuch knelt on the ground and handed over the letter in his hand and said, "The secret spy department has sent a red urgent letter, and the little one does not dare to delay, Your Majesty will atone for his sins." ”

Zhao Zhen heard that it was urgent or red and hurriedly snatched the letter from the little eunuch's hand, looked at the seal, it had not been opened, opened the letter and saw more than a dozen pages of content, the beginning of the letter was written in Xixia, Zhao Zhen's heart became nervous, don't have any more wars, when he finished reading the last word, he couldn't calm the shock in his heart for a long time, the secret spy department will never come back with false news, well done, that kid really didn't disappoint, I really want to see that amazing boy.

Zhang Fangping and Bao Zheng are both masters of observing words and emotions at the human level, and when they saw the joy leaking from the emperor's face, they knew that it was good news, and the two of them said together: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty"

Zhao Zhen said excitedly: "It is indeed worth congratulating, and the two Aiqing should also take a look." ”

Zhang Fangping is the third envoy, in addition to the prime minister and the governor of the entire Great Song Dynasty, he naturally read it first, and then handed it to Bao Zheng after reading it, Bao Zheng read the letter carefully, thinking about the scene at the time, and couldn't help but say: "It's really a genius"

Zhao Zongshi stretched his neck to look at it, but Bao Zheng just didn't see it, Zhao Zongshi was impatient and curious and said: "Can Lord Bao let Xiao Wang also take a look at it, and be blessed with this good news." ”

Bao Zheng said angrily: "Why hasn't His Royal Highness King Pu left yet, there's nothing to do with His Highness here, right?" This kind of state secret, His Royal Highness should not look at it, the provincial leaked the news and was beheaded by the emperor. ”

In the hands of the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Zongshi was an accident, because he was raised in the palace since he was a child, and he was regarded as a candidate for the prince, otherwise Bao Zhengniao would not bird him, and the prince did not have much real power, what are you a prince.

Zhao Zongshi is gone, if he doesn't leave, he will be humiliated to death by Bao Zheng, and Bao Zheng is also on his blacklist, this is the first time he hates someone so unforgettable, he remembers it more clearly than his father.

Zhang Fangping said: "I am also like thunder in this talent of the art of war!" It's really powerful, even more powerful than what Uncle Yong described, and Wang Xuance of the Tang Dynasty is just like that, it's just a little close to Jiangmen, does he want to take the road of military generals? ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "If you say this in front of him, he will definitely turn his face with you, I heard that he vowed to take the top prize in the Donghua Gate roll call, so it's no wonder that he is not in a hurry with you." ”

Bao Zheng saw that Zhao Zhen was happy and said: "Your Majesty, there are rumors in Kaifeng City that Xifeng Wine is opened by you and that young man?" ”

Zhao Zhen's face was pulled down at once, as long as a donkey's face, and he said in a muffled voice: "Who passed it on, you brought that person to me, you are the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, don't always focus on some small things for a day, you have to care more about big things, Xifeng wine is that kid, he can be kind to you, you can't take revenge, he recommended you to me in the first place." ”

Zhang Fangping almost laughed out loud, the emperor is a rare benevolent and righteous monarch in history, but he is a little indecisive, this kind of thing is a sentence "Can you manage it?" "Your Majesty has to do his best to cover up for a little private money, and he has worked hard.

Bao Zheng said: "The minister just asked more, there is no other meaning, this news came to the emperor should not reward that young man, for the national merit can not chill people's hearts." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "It's time to be rewarded, what should I reward?" What about the two Aiqing? ”

Zhang Fangping said: "If he is an official, it is not too much to even be promoted to ten levels, he does not have any fame now, and it is difficult to seal it." ”

Bao Zheng said: "What's not good about sealing, what he did alone is greater than the credit of Lord Fan and Lord Han in Shaanxi, and it is not difficult to grant him a knighthood if he is funded by so many cattle in Shaanxi, right?" ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Then he is the sixth grade of the court, what do you think?" ”

Bao Zheng pursed his lips and said, "The emperor thinks that the person who can do a business with the Xixia people for five thousand horses will send you those few fortunes?" ”

Zhao Zhen said angrily: "Bao Hei Tan, then what do you say about sealing him." ”

Bao Zheng said: "It's almost the same as sealing him as a county man"