"Your Highness, Your Highness, spare your life!"

An old man about fifty years old knelt in front of Zhao Rui and pleaded with a frightened expression.

This old man's name is Wang Duo, and he is the painter of the mansion, and he completely sketched Zhao Rui's portrait according to the confessions of the gangsters.

Zhao Rui asked Chen Fu Yin for this person, but the Chen Fu people didn't dare not give it, and he thought that Zhao Rui wanted to cure this person's crime, so he simply dismissed Wang Duo's errand, which is why Wang Duo was so afraid.

Zhao Rui didn't like others kneeling in front of him the most, motioned to Yun Peng to help Wang Duo up, and then said: "Don't be afraid, I didn't let you come to trouble you, I heard that you were opened by the government, how about being a chief painter in this palace?" ”

Wang Duo thought that he had heard it wrong, and said in disbelief: "Isn't Your Highness going to cure the sins of villains?" ”

Zhao Rui didn't have time to talk nonsense with him, so he beckoned: "Come on!" Design me a pattern based on this thing."

Zhao Rui's painting is not good,And the ancient version of the lottery does not need to be so complicated,The reason why I am looking for someone to design,The most important thing is anti-counterfeiting,Otherwise, others will make a fake lottery ticket to redeem the prize,Wouldn't he lose a lot?

Wang Duo came to Zhao Rui tremblingly, and looked at the table table according to Zhao Rui's point.

I saw a card-like thing drawn on the paper on the table, and I couldn't help but wonder: "Your Highness, what is this going to draw?" ”

"This thing is called a lottery, you design it beautifully, the most important thing is to have some logos that others can't imitate, it's better to be smaller than this, otherwise it's too wasteful"

Zhao Rui said and took out a silver ticket with a face value of one hundred taels from his arms and handed it over, and then said: "This is a reward for you, design this thing well, and there will be a reward, and there will be more important things for you to design in the future."

That's right, Zhao Rui also plans to design banknotes in the future to replace copper coins and silver that are inconvenient to carry, but this is all for later, because he has to have that strength.

Wang Duo is just a small painter, he has never seen such a large face value of silver tickets, and he has always felt that he has offended Zhao Rui, so he doesn't dare to accept it at all.

waved his hand and said: "Your Highness has killed the villain, serving His Highness is the villain's business, and I dare not ask His Highness for a reward."

Zhao Rui didn't care so much, and directly stuffed the silver ticket into Wang Duo's arms, and said: "Work for this king, then there is a reason to do it in vain?" But there is one thing, you have to keep your mouth shut, I have set up an ashram for you in the house, you can use it as your design room, by the way, take your family over too! Anyway, there are empty houses in my house, and idleness is idle."

Wang Duo was grateful and moved, he thought it was a big disaster, but he didn't want to be blessed by the disaster, at this moment, he had already made up his mind to serve this little highness.

As he was talking, a guard suddenly came to report, and the squire Xu asked to see him.

Zhao Rui thought that this buddy should also come, he took such a big risk for him, if he didn't come to mean it, it would be too bad, so he ordered someone to take Wang Duo down, and then invited General Xu in.

There was not much time, and I saw Xu Jiang walking in with a young man under the guidance of the guards.

Zhao Rui was no stranger to Xu Jiang, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the young man beside Xu Jiang.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the County King!"

Zhao Rui nodded and said to the young man: "I don't know who this brother is?" ”

"Student Chen Dong, accompany the teacher to pay homage to His Royal Highness the King of the Counties"

"Chen Dong?"

Zhao Rui only felt that the name was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember hearing it there.

After ordering someone to serve tea, he smiled and said: "Some small things, you can't deserve a word of thanks, Lord Xu is too polite"

"I don't thank you for my great kindness, in the future, wherever there is a place where you can get the old minister, your highness will command."

Speaking of this, he turned to Chen Dong and said, "Don't you have a suggestion to say to Your Highness?" ”

The teacher and His Royal Highness talked, of course Chen Dong couldn't interject casually, now he listened to the teacher's orders, so under Zhao Rui's gaze, he said: "Your Highness, if the students are not bad, tomorrow morning, there will definitely be a royal history to impeach Your Highness for this matter, although Your Highness's actions are a righteous act, but after all, there is a mistake, Your Majesty will definitely blame, and Your Highness should deal with it carefully."

"Oh! So do you have any good ideas? ”

Zhao Rui finally remembered who Chen Dong was, he was a student of Guozijian, in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, this guy had been on the crusade against the six thieves, and he was a hot-blooded young man with a great sense of justice.

"The students think that His Royal Highness should take the initiative to ask His Majesty for guilt"

Not to mention, Chen Dong's words really reminded Zhao Rui, all he was thinking about now was how to draw money, the emperor's father didn't have time to deal with him, and he almost forgot about the emperor's father.

Zhao Rui suddenly found that he really lacked a staff officer who could give him advice.

Thinking of this, he said: "According to the establishment of the imperial court, there should be a long history in this palace, I don't know if Brother Chen is willing to give in?" ”

Zhao Rui is a little embarrassed, firstly, Chen Dong has not yet graduated from the Guozijian, and secondly, he has entered the student prison, and he is preparing to participate in the imperial examination in the future, and then become an official through normal channels, but if he accepts Zhao Rui's appointment, it seems that he has ascended to the sky in one step, but it is also equivalent to ruining Chen Dong's career.

Zhao Rui, an impostor, didn't understand, but Xu Jiang knew, seeing Chen Dong's embarrassed face, he hurriedly said: "Chen Dong's studies haven't been completed yet, why don't you recommend someone to His Highness!" Zhun Bao can satisfy His Highness."

Seeing that Chen Dong was unwilling, Zhao Rui was also a little uncomfortable in his heart, but thinking that he had no power and power, it was indeed a bit unreasonable to let a promising Guozijian student follow him.

Then he smiled and said, "Okay! Thank you so much, Master Xu, and welcome Brother Chen to come to my house often, we are of the same grade, we can be friends."

Chen Dong thought that Zhao Rui would be unhappy, but Zhao Rui's reaction was obviously beyond his imagination, not to mention anything else, this open-mindedness alone is not comparable to ordinary people, and he said busily: "Students must come to visit when they have time"

Helping Xu Jiang in this matter is purely unintentional, but this can be regarded as accumulating some contacts for Zhao Rui.

Seeing that it was still early, Zhao Rui followed Chen Dong's reminder and came directly to the palace to ask for guilt.

To be honest, Zhao Rui really doesn't have much interest in this cheap dad, this cheap dad can be said to be proficient in everything except for serious state affairs, otherwise there would not be so many traitors in the court, let alone the death of the country.

There's no way, there are 10,000 unwillingness in my heart, after all, this body is someone's own son, so this cheap dad still has to recognize the land.

At this time, Emperor Huizong, accompanied by his third son Zhao Kai, had just completed a painting, which can be said to be in a good mood, when he heard that Zhao Rui was coming, although he didn't know what this kid was doing, he still called Zhao Rui in.

Emperor Huizong was admiring his masterpiece, and his eyes inadvertently swept over Zhao Kai, but he saw a mysterious smile on this kid's mouth, and couldn't help but say, "What are you laughing at?" But what do you think is wrong with this painting? ”

"Erchen didn't dare, Erchen heard that the fifth brother was coming, and suddenly remembered that he was almost regarded as a wanted criminal by the government a few days ago, and felt funny, so he didn't hold back, and asked his father to forgive him."

Emperor Huizong really didn't know about this, and just wanted to ask about the specific situation, he saw that Zhao Rui had been led in by the inner servants...