After Song Huizong gave Song Jiang and others, he led a hundred officials to Jiying Palace, this palace is on the west side of Daqing Palace, adjacent to the Vertical Arch Palace, the Vertical Arch Hall is the place to receive foreign ministers and set up banquets, and the Jiying Hall is the place where the Celestial Scholars and watch the drama and hold the banquet, that is to say, the Jiying Hall is a place for special banquets to entertain the ministers.

Hundreds of civil and military officials followed behind Song Huizong, moved to the Jiying Palace, as the king of a country, Song Huizong took the lead in sitting in the middle of the main hall, and the ministers sat down one after another according to the official position in the court. At this time, the prince of the court did not come, and the Taishi and Taifu were not established, so the first-class members of the court were missing, and only the first-class members sat on top of the chief.

Due to the Song Dynasty's emphasis on literature and military suppression, Gao Yu was also in power, and he held the important position of Tai Lieutenant, so that he sat on the left side of Song Huizong, and respected it; Zhao Gou is the Privy Council envoy of the Central Committee of the Dynasty, and he has not really taken over completely, he can only be regarded as the second product, and there is still some distance from the first product, but he has the title of the king of the county, and he sits on the right side of Song Huizong from the first product.

Moreover, the ministers of the court and the central government are not sitting at random, most of the ministers sit on the left side, headed by Gao Yu, and some ministers are Gao Yu's confidants, and they can't wait to sit down; Seed Master Dao, Liu Zhongwu, Zong Ze and others, and even Song Jiang, Yue Fei, Liu Qi and other generals relied on Zhao Gou to sit in military positions.

The officials of the DPRK and China did not reach the fourth rank or above, and were not qualified to participate in such banquets, Yue Fei, Liu Qi and others made military exploits this time, and their official positions were only improved from the five rank of the chief and deputy regimental training envoys, and most of the generals on Liangshan did not reach this official position. However, they were the protagonists of this banquet, so they should participate, and Yue Fei and the others entered this hall because of their military exploits and were rewarded by Song Huizong, and drank with Song Huizong.

Zhao Gou's official position in the court was only a second-rank, but under the instruction of Song Huizong, he was from the first-rank power, and the Privy Council was in power. However, nominally, he is still a second-class member. This is that Song Huizong was unwilling to give Zhao Gou too much power, which was not conducive to his growth in the court, and even the ministers of the Privy Council chose to stand on Zhao Gou's side, and he was still nominally the Lord of the Privy Council, acting as the Privy Council's envoy.

Song Huizong glanced at it, a little relieved, he knew that Zhao Gou's power had been formed, and as long as he was given some more time, he could go neck and neck with Gao Yu. At that time, Gao Yu was no longer in power, and he had to act with scruples. Before, Zhao Gou openly disobeyed his holy decree for Song Jiang and others in front of hundreds of officials, his face was very angry, but he was a little happy in his heart.

If Zhao Gou does not stand up and fulfill his promises, then he will not get the full support of Liang Shanjun and others, and the power of the DPRK and China will decline, which is not conducive to his own rule and the growth of Zhao Gou. Song Huizong saw all these things, but he did not take any action, and adopted an attitude of standing by and watching, not supporting or opposing them, so as to cultivate his own forces.

As the king of a country, he will be afraid that some people in the court will form a party for personal gain, enrich their own pockets, and interfere in the government, and Song Huizong is no exception. Even if he is immersed in calligraphy and painting, and his calligraphy and painting attainments are extremely high, he also knows that these simple truths are not useless. The rise of Zhao Gou requires the cultivation of his own power, which is something that Song Huizong likes to see.

"Today, I am very happy to get the general of Liangshan, which is a great joy of the Great Song Dynasty!" Song Huizong knelt on the futon, picked up the wine glass, the smile on his face did not diminish at all, and said with a smile: "General Song and the generals, I have very high expectations for you, I hope you will not live up to my expectations, this wine is for you!" ”

Song Jiang and the others hurriedly picked up the wine glass and drank it, they are all good wine people, smelling the aroma of the wine, they know that this wine is a fine wine treasured in the palace, so they drink it and have an endless aftertaste, and the meaning is still unfinished. If they were outside, they would definitely be drinking, but now they are in the palace, and the emperor is here, so they can only endure the wine worms in their stomachs, and their eyes still stay on the contents of the cup.

Song Huizong wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth, looked at everyone's eyes on the contents of the cup, couldn't help laughing, and asked; "Generals, have you ever eaten such fine wine on Liangshan?"

Song Jiang replied: "The ministers have never eaten!" ”

"Oh, so what kind of wine do you eat on weekdays?" Song Huizong asked with some curiosity.

Song Jiang replied: "Rice wine! ”

"Rice wine? What is that, and can you drink it? Song Huizong wondered.

Song Jiang bowed down and said: "Rice wine is a wine that ordinary people can buy, and it can also be brewed by itself, not as refreshing as the imperial wine in the palace, and it has great stamina. The ministers are all rough men, where do they know what to taste wine, they just want to drink happily, and they drink rice wine with heavy lees. ”

Song Huizong has lived in the palace for a long time, he has never visited the people since he was a child, and he has enjoyed all the brocade clothes and jade food, where has he eaten the rice wine that Song Jiang said, and he can't help but be a little curious. Zhao Gou suddenly remembered that in the romance novels of later generations, eighteen bowls of high-concentration rice wine were mentioned, which is equivalent to two catties of two pots, and that amount of wine is also rare.

Song Huizong invited the ministers to a banquet, and drank the imperial wine in the palace - Puzhong wine, which is a famous wine produced in Puzhou, Shanxi. However, there are some differences between the two. This wine is specially brewed by the winemaker of the palace, and it has a unique flavor, although the taste of the same name is very different, and the ingredients used are also different, even more than the local famous wine.

Song Jiang and the others were all drinkers, and Song Huizong was not stingy at all, and constantly ordered the eunuchs and palace maids to bring the imperial wine and let them enjoy it to their heart's content. Song Jiang, Lu Junyi, Wu Yong and the other three were better, and the others were desperately drinking, Lin Chong had drunk it once, and he also had a soft spot for this wine, so he also drank a few more glasses.

There is wine today, drunk today, and tomorrow is sad, and tomorrow is worried.

Song Huizong drank with everyone, eating wine and food, so happy. It's just a pity that such happy times are always short-lived. While the crowd was drinking and rejoicing, some people came to report it. Song Huizong frowned, his face was displeased, and he said coldly: "Who is it, so ignorant of lifting, don't you know that I will drink with the ministers again?" ”

Anger is anger, Song Huizong Zhao Ji still didn't dare to delay in the slightest, so as not to delay the serious matter. However, whether or not to punish that person depends on when the report is made. The man hurriedly walked to the front, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Song Huizong said coldly: "Okay, okay!" What do you have to repay me? If it doesn't matter, watch your head! ”

The man hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, there is an urgent report from the governor of Jiangning Mansion, and I also ask the saint to take a look." ”

"Is there an urgent report in Jiangning Mansion? Hurry up! When Song Huizong heard that it was an urgent report, he immediately sat upright with a solemn look on his face.

Due to the large-scale reform of Zhao Cheng's Privy Council, there was no delay in the military situation, and all of it reached the hands of the emperor, which needed to be inspected by him personally. Therefore, Song Huizong knew that this matter must be extraordinary, and it would inevitably be a major military event, and it could not be delayed for a moment.

The man hurriedly presented the report to Song Huizong, who opened the report, read it, and slapped it on the table angrily. Suddenly, all the wine glasses and dishes were spilled on the ground, and all the eunuchs and palace maids around them knelt on the ground, not daring to get up.

Song Huizong said angrily: "I just dealt with an annoying matter, and I was about to relax, but I heard such news in less than half a day, it is really hateful, do you really think that there is no one in the Great Song Dynasty, and I am cowardly?" I am the king of a country, not a puppet to play with, nor a person who only promises, this time I let the people of the world see the power of the Great Song army, it is really angry with me! ”

Zhao Gou saw that Song Huizong was furious, and he was furious, he had never seen his father so angry. Generally speaking, Song Huizong is smiling, gentle, and personable, but he was so angry that he couldn't help asking; "Father, what is it that is so angry?"

Song Huizong was furious and said indignantly: "I want to make the Song Dynasty rich and powerful, so that the people of the Great Song Dynasty can live in peace, but these people who don't know what to do have have repeatedly opposed me, and they are bound to force me to kill." This time, I no longer choose to retreat, and I will use their lives to warn those rebellious ministers and thieves in the world who are ready to move, and those who dare to commit rebellion will not be forgiven! ”

Zhao Gou saw that Song Huizong did not answer his question, he was still angry, from his words, Zhao Gou heard the sound of the strings, and thought: "It seems that someone in the Great Song Dynasty has launched an uprising again, maybe it is not a day or two, it should be some time, otherwise it will not be possible to develop to the stage of alarming the imperial court, the situation is grim and imminent." ”