- Kaifeng

Kaifeng not only did not become depressed due to famine and chaos in various places, but became more and more prosperous.

In the Qiong Building, a song of Farewell My Concubine had just been sung, and Zhao Ji closed his eyes and gently recited the lyrics just now.

"Wow, what a song Farewell My Concubine, sing well! Reward! ”

Zhao Ji waved his hand and said, and Liang Shicheng next to him followed, "Zhao Guanren will reward one hundred taels of silver!" ”

"Thank you Zhao for your reward!" The actor on the stage thanked Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji nodded, and then asked Cai Jing next to him, "Taishi, is he in good health today?" ”

Since Zhao Ji rejected Cai Jing's opinion and insisted on alliing with the Jin Kingdom, Cai Jing has been closed for a long time, calling him sick, but in fact, Cai Jing has already found that Zhao Ji has begun to alienate him, after all, he is too old.

This time he came to accompany Zhao Ji, also because in the days when he learned that he was no longer there, his rebellious son Cai You and Zhao Ji got closer and closer, and even Yue Gen's construction power was deprived from his hands to Cai You, Liang Shicheng and others.

What made Cai Jing even more uneasy was that in these days, two people rose rapidly in the court.

These two people, one is Wang Hao, Wang Hao's original name is Wang Fu, the word will be clear, Kaifeng people, blonde hair and golden eyes, huge mouth, it is said that he can swallow his fist, pay attention to appearance, and his eyes are blazing. He turned out to be Cai Jing's subordinate, in the past, Cai Jing was able to serve as prime minister again, he contributed a lot, but this person was good friends with He Zhizhong at the same time, and finally angered Cai Jing, Cai Jing tried to rectify him several times in a row and was escaped by him, and then Wang Hao's father died, so he took the opportunity to resign and go home, but he was reinstated in less than five months and returned to Kaifeng.

After returning to Kaifeng, Wang Hao immediately found that the political situation had changed again, Cai Jing was alienated by Zhao Ji because of old age and inconsistency with Zhao Ji in foreign policy, but Liang Shicheng, Tong Guan, and Cai You colluded with each other, and their power increased day by day, so he threw himself into Liang Shicheng, and worshiped Liang Shi to become an enfu, but in fact, he secretly called his father-in-law.

Liang Shicheng as a eunuch, saw the former household Shangshu, today's Xuanhe Hall bachelor worship himself as his father, happy mouth can't close, Liang Shicheng also reciprocated, Wang Huang's family on the edge of Xu will drive away, this Xu will be the first champion in Fuzhou, its humanities and martial arts, honest and honest, deeply valued by Song Shenzong and Song Zhezong, the highest official position as Shangshu Youcheng, that is, the prime minister, such a respected old official, but was driven out of his house in broad daylight, you can imagine how bad Wang Huang's reputation is at this time.

However, Cai Jing also knew that Wang Hao was also bitter and couldn't say it, and it seemed to be his idea to drive Xu Jiang away, but in fact, it was Liang Shicheng who asked him to make a vote, and from then on, Wang Hao could never return to the normal government and opposition teams.

After receiving the help of Liang Shicheng, Wang Hao was originally in the emperor's heart, and was soon promoted to eight levels in a row and promoted to Shaozai, becoming an officialdom miracle that had never been seen since the founding of the Song Kingdom.

and the other person, named Li Bangyan, is a native of Huaizhou, this person is handsome in appearance, beautiful in style, born in a craftsman family, but extremely intelligent, quick in articles, familiar with obscene things, and quick in answers; is good at banter, can kick the juju, in the officialdom, he and Gao Yu's juju are almost equal.

But such a person who was called the prodigal son by the people of Kaifeng, but because he understood folk jokes, he was much loved by Zhao Ji.

Cai Jing looked at these rising stars, and already understood that his time had passed, and now he is still a Taishi, and it is more Zhao Ji's feelings for him, but between the monarch and the minister, the relationship is originally very mysterious, maybe one day, one thing, one sentence, will make him resign and go home.

Cai Jing was over seventy years old at this time, and at this age, he was thinking more about the safety of future generations.

"Bell Bell Bell ~ Bell Bell ~"

At the beginning of another good show, Zhao Ji ate Qionglou's unique snacks and nodded slightly.

On the stage, a Hua Dan was singing, while looking at Zhao Ji from time to time, this scene is Mulan, the flower gun in her hand is flying, the words in her mouth are non-stop, every movement, every look, all show her skills.

Just as she was about to do something, a group of people walked in.

"Zhao Guanren, I haven't seen you for a long time, and the kid has come to ask for sin." The leader is a young man in brocade, behind this young man, a handsome young student, a beautiful lady followed, Hua Dan recognized at a glance, these two are the pillars of this Qionglou, the prodigal son Yan Qing and the Oiran Li Shishi.

In fact, Oiran Li Shishi is no longer an Oiran, there are talented people in the country, a few years have passed, and new people have appeared in the fireworks willow alley, but no one can have the height of Li Shishi, after all, now the only person who can order Li Shishi to sing is Zhao Ji.

Well... In fact, there is Jiang De.

"Oh, Jiang Xiaolang, this time, it's another year, is the overseas scenery so beautiful? Come and talk to me. Zhao Ji greeted the young man and said.

As the young man took his seat, Hua Dan obviously felt that there was more eyeliner around him, and he didn't dare to act rashly, and sang the opera honestly.

Jiang De looked at the above performances, feeling a little bored, he had seen too many entertainment activities in later generations, and he was really not interested in opera.

At the end of the song, a group of people came to the bar to sit down, the small bar in Qionglou has become a place where Zhao Ji convenes close ministers to discuss matters every day, and other restaurants also want to learn to make bars, but whether it is wine or food, it is not as delicious as Qionglou.

Don't talk about how Zhao Ji and others talk, just say that Hua Dan just now, when she came to the backstage, while removing her makeup, she was resentful in her heart, and she only felt that she had lost a good opportunity.

After Hua Dan took off her makeup, she talked to others, changed her clothes and walked out of Qionglou.

These actors do not all live in Qionglou, and many of them have their own houses in Kaifeng Mansion, because others do not think it is strange.

Hua Dan came to a courtyard, knocked on the door, the dark grid on the courtyard door opened and glanced at the visitor, immediately opened the door, Hua Dan walked into the courtyard, and the people inside whispered, "Holy Maiden, is something wrong?" ”

This Hua Dan is Fang Jinzhi who was sent to Kaifeng. After Fang Jinzhi came to Kaifeng, he knew that Qionglou had a special status, was handsome, and knew music, so he took his art and mixed into Qionglou.

"This Qionglou is really not ordinary, today I met the emperor Lao'er, and a group of ministers, if someone hadn't disturbed the situation, I could have killed the emperor Lao'er today!" Fang Jinzhi said hatefully.

It was a Taoist priest who was talking to Fang Jinzhi, and when the Taoist priest heard Fang Jinzhi's words, he hurriedly said, "The Holy Maiden must not be, the sect leader said before that the emperor can't be killed!" ”

"Didn't I kill it yet?" Fang Jinzhi walked into the room, and then said, "Today I saw a young man with Master Li and Yan Qing to see the old emperor, I am afraid it is the legendary Qionglou boss Jiang Xiaolangjun, he was not in Kaifeng in the past, and this time he came back, eighty percent of it was summoned by the old emperor." ”

"The summons of the old emperor? Although he is famous, he is mixed in the rivers and lakes, what does the old emperor want him to do? The Taoist priest touched his beard and asked suspiciously, "Do you know that we are going to make trouble?" ”

Fang Jinzhi shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be, if that's the case, the soldiers and horses in Jiangnan have already been mobilized, I guess the old emperor summoned Jiang De to want to know the situation in the northern country, and in addition, he hopes that Jiang De will donate his property and take it by force, isn't this what the old emperor is best at?" ”

Fang Jinzhi's guess made the Taoist priest nod in agreement, which was indeed very much in line with the emperor's image in their hearts.

What Fang Jinzhi didn't notice was that at the same time as he entered the door, a man selling fruit picked up his flat shoulder and left here quickly.

——

"Xiao Langjun, according to the identification, there is a seventy percent chance that the woman is the Holy Woman of the Ming Sect, Fang Jinzhi!" Yan Qing took a portrait and said to Jiang De.

"Seventy percent... I think it should be 10 percent. Jiang De put the portrait aside and said, "The holy women of the Ming Sect came to the capital, they want to assassinate the official family?" Or do you want to do something? Why do you want to come to my Qionglou to disguise yourself as a play? ”

Shi Qian sat on the side, and said hehehe, "The rivers and lakes all show that the people in the sect have strange martial arts and are good at ghosts and gods, this saint girl may also have some magic skills, Xiao Langjun, this saint girl will not want to learn from the teacher, right?" ”

Jiang De nodded slightly and said, "It's possible, you can imagine that if the teacher girl is the holy daughter of the Mingjiao, then it is too convenient for the Mingjiao to have an incident or to inquire about the news." ”

As he spoke, Jiang De smiled and said, "Doesn't Mingjiao know whose property this Qionglou is?" Hit me with the idea, it seems that they really don't take me seriously! ”

In any case, if it is discovered that Hua Dan in Qionglou is a Mingjiao saintess, it will be a troublesome thing for Fang La to cause trouble in the future.

"Isn't Mingjiao supposed to have started an incident recently? Why did it suddenly stop again? Jiang De looked at Shi Qian and asked.

Shi Qian replied, "Back to Xiaolangjun, this thing is also strange to say, from the spies in the Mingjiao, I learned that the Mingjiao was originally ready to start an incident, and suddenly the news came down from Guangmingding, asking all localities to postpone the incident. ”

"Did anything happen in Kaifeng in the month before that time?" Jiang De thought for a while and asked.

Yan Qing replied, "If you say that there is no major event in the rivers and lakes, but if it is in the government and the opposition, there is a major event, that is, the official family was moved by the envoy of the Jin State and decided to send troops to the Liao State, and for this matter, the Taishi was snubbed, and the Taishi also said that he had been ill for a long time. ”

"I see, it seems that this Fang La really underestimated him, and he actually wanted to hook up with Jin Liao."

Jiang De saw Fang La's thoughts at a glance, pondered in his heart for a while, and then asked, "Are the envoys of the Liao State and the Jin State still there?" ”

Yan Qing shook his head and said, "The envoy of the Jin State has returned to China, and the Liao State has always had an envoy stationed in Kaifeng. ”

Jiang De nodded and said, "That's good, find a way to let this holy woman meet with the envoy of the Liao Kingdom... In this way, in the name of Qionglou, a public performance will be held, and envoys from all over the world will be invited to watch. ”

"Will it be dangerous for her to meet with the envoy of the Liao State?" Yan Qing is familiar with the situation in the north and is very wary of the Liao people.

"What danger? It's just that Fang La and the Liao people colluded, and since the imperial court had decided to attack the Liao State, it was only a matter of time before Fang La and the Liao people came into contact.

If the imperial court attacks the Liao State, we, as Han Chinese, will naturally have to support it, and when the time comes, if Fang La causes trouble, we can also help the imperial court! ”

The corners of Jiang De's mouth curved slightly, and the others nodded secretly when they heard what they understood.

——

A few days later, in a performance, the Liao envoy Yeluyi and Fang Jinzhi met, and with the help of Mingjiao and Jiang De, it didn't take long for the two sides to get on the line.

From Fang Jinzhi's mouth, Yeluyi confirmed the news that Song was about to go to war with Jin against Liao, and he also understood why Song's attitude towards him had changed so much these days.

Yeluyi quickly reported back to China, while agreeing to cooperate with Mingjiao, the so-called cooperation, in fact, more cooperation in intelligence, Mingjiao has been operating in the government and the opposition for a long time, and can give a lot of help to Liao in intelligence, and Liao can give Mingjiao some precious war horses through smuggling, but the number is very limited, more to help Mingjiao attract the border army of the Song State.

Jiang De sat firmly in the Diaoyutai in Kaifeng, watching several forces contain each other, secretly and constantly mobilizing forces to prepare for the beginning of the melee in the Central Plains.

——Cai Mansion in the second year of Xuanhe

In the past, people came and went, but the busy Cai Mansion is as depressed today as a broken temple, and the subordinates who used to walk with their chests held up are also bent over at this time, as if they are hiding from something.

Jiang De stepped out of the carriage and couldn't help but sigh when he looked at Cai Fu like this.

In the spring of the following year, because Cai Jing has always opposed the war with the Liao State, and even in order to prevent Zhao Ji from having the money to go to war, he further increased his investment in Yue Gen, hoping that Zhao Ji could indulge in the mountains and rivers as in the past.

It's a pity that Cai Jing forgot that Zhao Ji is an extremely proud person, he thinks that Wenzhi has gone far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties, and what is lacking now is martial arts, and for the Song Dynasty, the biggest martial arts is to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun.

This time, unlike before, Cai Jing was ordered to resign by Zhao Ji.

It turned out that several times the prime minister was either forced by public opinion, or Zhao Ji didn't want Cai Jing to dominate, but this time, on the political road, Cai Jing and Zhao Ji had a disagreement.

Cai Jing is old, from ancient times to the present, there are very few people who can still be directors at his age, not to mention that over the years, Zhao Ji has found a group of new playmates, and it is almost impossible for Cai Jing to recover again.

Jiang De walked into Cai's mansion, and Cai Jing was standing in the courtyard, looking at a big tree.

"Taishi!" Jiang De bowed his hand to Cai Jing and greeted.

"Huh? ... Oh... It's Jiang Xiaolang, don't call me too teacher, the old man is already a grass people, if you want to talk about it, the grass people still have to say hello to you. Saying that, Cai Jing smiled and arched his hand to Jiang De.

Jiang De hurriedly dodged aside, and then said with emotion, "Why should the Taishi be like this, the official family still has the Taishi in his heart, and the Taishi's recovery is only a few months." ”

"Hahahaha." Cai Jing laughed and said, "My family knows about my own family affairs, Jiang Xiaolang, you came to me, but is there something?" Could it be just to get a glimpse of me, a bad old man? ”

Jiang De smiled and said, "Taishi, I'm here for the affairs of Jiangnan." ”