Chapter 809: Loyal and lonely, treacherous and obscure
Now General Lu is just a student in the prison of the country, and Shi Xiu has long been obedient to the remediation of most of the fox societies in the city of Bianliang City, Tokyo, plus the many artists and martial artists in Beijing who serve him, it is naturally not difficult to keep an eye on General Lu. After Shi Xiu nodded in response, Xiao Tang did not stay in front of the Guozi Prison Mansion to attract people's eyes, and when Lu Jiangwu and the Guozi Prison taught Leng Yan, Xiao Tang and others had already thrown themselves to Xuande Gate, and then went to the Kunyu Hall of Yanfu Palace to meet Zhao Ji through the attendants of the Inner Servant Province.
This time Xiao Tang entered the palace, but he didn't see the courtiers Cai You and Wang Hao who played harlequins accompanying Zhao Ji, but everything he witnessed in front of him was even more spicy.
Although Xiao Tang entered the palace to meet Zhao Ji this time, he still announced that he drank and enjoyed together according to the routine, the Kunyu Hall played songs and dances, the jade pot and marigold were full of elixir and jade liquid, and the tortoiseshell plate was full of fragrant rounds, lychees, yellow oranges, kumquats and other different fruits, and the wine was also full of delicacies, and the dancing girls and singers in the palace held the dragon sheng and phoenix pipes to please go to Jiale, and the prosperous scene of sheng songs was quite large-scale. But at this time, what was playing in the hall was the obscene and vulgar tune of the ordinary prodigal children and scoundrels and idlers. Especially standing in the center of the stage, there is a shirtless, revealing half of the brocade pattern tattoo of the advocate artist mixed with the market witty slang gags, at first to meet Xiao Tang was very happy Zhao Ji invited the ministers to enjoy the wine with him, and from time to time he applauded, and the shape became more and more waves.
As for the advocate on the stage, if he just sings and sings jokes, it is just a matter of saying some jokes, and the man who is handsome in appearance is more explicit than Sister Yao'er, who is used to sing the love words of men and women between the hooks and women, and throws his winks to Zhao Ji from time to time......
was so ugly, Xiao Tang wanted to beat people very much.
Many times, Xiao Tang can't figure out whether the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty in front of him is an artist who can do everything, but he can't be a gentleman, or a romantic ruffian who is keen on low-level tastes, he is indeed highly accomplished in literary style, calligraphy and painting, but the vulgar hobby he tends to be more than just a frivolous prodigal is enough to summarize.
What's more, Xiao Tang is now also coming back to return to him as a military officer who was ordered to go to Hedong to fight for military affairs, Zhao Ji often invites Xiao Tang to play with him, although it is an affirmation of his own confidants, but when he thinks of the thieves of Futian Hu's department in Hedong Town, the soldiers who died on the battlefield when they entered the Xia people's troops, and those ordinary people who died in the bandits in Hedong...... These are obviously not enough to sweep away Zhao Ji's interest in having fun.
It's just that Xiao Tang is disgusted, and he still has to be careful not to let the impatience in his heart show a little bit on his face, because in addition to looking at Zhao Ji who is squirming and advocating excellence on the stage, Cai Yan, the fifth son of Cai Jing, the minister of power, is also sitting on the side.
Now the palace has changed the title of the princess to Emperor Ji in imitation of the title of "Wang Ji" in the Zhou Dynasty because of Cai Jing's suggestion, and Cai Ying, who has a marriage contract with Zhao Fujin, who should be called Emperor Maode, is sitting with his hands upright and watching his future husband applaud at a man who is a man who is a woman and scratches his head, and he still shows a stereotypical smile from time to time. Although compared to his flattering brother Cai You, Cai Ying is more like a dignified scholar, but in Xiao Tang's opinion, compared to his old ghost Lao Tzu Cai Jing, Cai Ying's words and deeds are still much worse.
However, compared to Cai You, who has now begun to oppose father and son with Cai Jing in order to compete for the phase, and even transferred to serve as the imperial historian and prefect's righteous son Cai Yun Cai Jiu and others, but Cai Ying, who is waiting to be made in the official residence of Xuanhe Palace, is now waiting to marry Emperor Maode, and he mostly goes in and out of Cai Jing's mansion on weekdays, and he seems to be very low-key, why would Zhao Ji recruit him into the palace?
Just as Xiao Tang was thinking in his heart, the advocate on the stage walked to Zhao Ji, and said to Zhao Ji with a smile: "Your Majesty, Weichen is ugly." ”
This is also a courtier? Song Huizong's penchant for teaching his favored ministers to do all the tricks is really addicted, what good birds can these people do with flattery and sycophancy, and what use should they be for state affairs? Xiao Tang was slandered in his heart, Zhao Ji smiled with a spring breeze on his face, and said to Xiao Tang: "Come on, come on, I recommend Xiao Aiqing, this is Li Chengzhi, a bachelor of Hanlin." is also my minister, Xiao Aiqing can be close to him. ”
Xiao Tang heard what Zhao Ji said, he suddenly remembered someone, and blurted out: "Isn't it called Huaizhou Li Langzi, Li Bangyan and Li Shimei who were Jinshi and the first in the Daguan period?" ”
Li Bangyan, who pretended to be an excellent artist, was slightly stunned, and then his face was happy, and he said with a smile: "Xiao Jieshuai actually knows it?" Shijiao was terrified in his heart. ”
Seeing that although Li Bangyan was humble in his mouth, his face was full of self-satisfaction, Xiao Tang couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, how could he beat this guy now, and even his heart was already full of murderous intent, Xiao Tang snorted coldly in his heart, and secretly scolded: Straight lady thief, which one is praising you! Let's not say that this guy behaved misbehaps, it was all because of the flattery of the eunuchs of the inner province that Zhao Ji paid attention, the world ridiculed him as the prodigal prime minister Wu was complacent, all by sycophant obedience and sat in the phase for a while, the invasion of the Jin army is to force the cession of the land and seek peace, the head of the forbidden army to execute the gunner who fired artillery at the Jin soldiers, so that the Bianjing camps and the forbidden army who still plan to defend the Beijing division are cold, and it is you who repeatedly recommend the surrender faction to grovel to the Jin country, begging for a life and stealing your life. Half of the Great Song Dynasty was buried in the Jin people, and there was a traitor like you, a dog thief, what do you think you are?
It's just that although Xiao Tang scolded in his heart, he heard Zhao Ji smile at him again: "Li Chengzhi is quick to think, and he is also good at compiling market anecdotes into small songs. I am also very happy to be able to get together with a few Aiqing today, and I drank this cup first! ”
After hearing this, Li Bangyan bowed to Zhao Ji again and again, and flattered: "Weichen only wants to be able to serve the saint loyally and be able to repay His Majesty's grace." ”
In the final analysis, whether it is himself or those soldiers guarding the border in the west, he is only afraid of being born and dying a hundred times for the country, and in Zhao Ji's mind, he is not as good as Gao Yu kicking him once, Li Bangyan singing a play for him, and Cai You and Wang Hao playing a clown by his side. Xiao Tang now knows very well that he can be called by Zhao Ji to be a love secretary, but he is afraid that it has nothing to do with how much credit he has made with his repeated requests, and it is just that he has adapted and made many songs that Zhao Ji can listen to, and taught this merry man to play happily in the Golden Wind and Jade Dew Building that he purchased.
Now Xiao Tang didn't expect to be able to make this faint monarch suddenly enlighten through his own outspoken advice, to put it bluntly, it was just to use the identity of the Son of Heaven as a close minister to implement his own plan, so Xiao Tang had to be patient, and after Zhao Ji talked with Li Bangyan and Cai Yan about the gust of wind and snow and the rhyme of Washe, he used this talk to talk about the newly established Jingnan army guarding the fortress on the west side of the Yellow River, and now the Great Song Dynasty wants to fully occupy the Hengshan of the Xia Kingdom, and how to coordinate the Hedong Road with the western army of Yanyan, Qin Feng and other boundaries. Something that can be done.
And Zhao Ji, who seemed to be a little drunk, heard Xiao Tang talk about the military again, but he slowly shook his head and said: "Xiao Aiqing is loyal to the country, and has been on the battlefield several times...... And Aiqing also knew that the Hedong Jingnan Army was a newly established division, not a battle-hardened division. The war is dangerous, and I don't want to teach Aiqing to make a mistake when I go to Liao, and I want to use the Hedong Jingnan army...... When everything is ready, I have already thought of being commanded by Long and Shenwei, and Liu Zhongwu, the prefect of Xining Prefecture, will be the chief general of the Jingnan Army as a partial division to assist Tong Aiqing in the summer, as for Xiao Aiqing, since he still intends to make contributions to the country in the border court...... I have another commission. ”