The courtyard floor, the corridor returned, Zhao Shu and others followed the housekeeper to the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, although the entire Prime Minister's Mansion is poor and luxurious, comparable to the palace, but Cai Jing's main hall is still relatively restrained, more standardized, not built as big as the palace. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 After all, Song Huizong would still sneak out from time to time and run to his favorite courtier's house to appreciate poetry, antiques, and rare treasures.

Although Song Huizong is mediocre, he is not stupid, if the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion is found to be as big as Song Huizong's Wende Palace, then Cai Jing will not have to continue to mix in Bianjing.

Ling Feng and Zhou Yang did not follow in according to Zhao Shu's instructions, but waited outside the main hall. After Zhao Shu walked into the hall, he saw a dry old man with a dry body, bright eyes, slightly frosty hair, and a gray ordinary civilian clothes leaning on the Taishi chair in the middle.

"The old minister is old and sick, and His Royal Highness was unable to go out to greet him, please forgive Your Highness! Your Highness, please be seated! The old man stood up and said to Zhao Shu.

Because he was not wearing an official uniform and an official hat on his head, Zhao Shu, who had always been blind, was stunned for a long time before he recognized the old man as Cai Jing.

"The prime minister has every opportunity, works hard for state affairs, and works hard for the country, Xiao Wang's visit is nothing, how dare Prime Minister Lao personally greet him?" After reacting, Zhao Shu also said a few words. It's not that I haven't done it, I think when I was at Beijing Institute of Technology, there were a lot of student union presidents in the student union, otherwise how could I get the position of a minister.

Zhao Shu said, unceremoniously sat directly on a chair beside Cai Jing, and then a maid came up with a teapot to pour tea for Zhao Shu and Cai Jing, and when the maid went out, she was ordered by Cai Jing to close the door and not let anyone disturb her.

"Hehe, Your Highness has tormented the old minister!" Cai Jing said with a smile while sipping tea: "Even if His Highness doesn't come to find the old minister, it should be the old minister who goes to visit His Highness!" ”

Zhao Shu wondered, could it be that this old thing knew what he was here for? Could it be that his little abacus has been seen through by this old thing, and after enduring it for a long time, Zhao Shu finally decided to ask: "Is it ...... The prime minister already knows what Xiao Wang is here for? ”

"Humph! In the past few months, the old minister has lost one after another in the court and has been constrained by others! Almost in danger, His Royal Highness has relieved the siege for the old minister many times, the old minister has not thanked him, and today His Royal Highness personally came to visit, which really made the old minister feel deeply uneasy? Cai Jing said humbly, and his eyes did not forget to glance at Zhao Shu when he said this.

Damn it! What the hell are you trying to express, this is clearly the answer to the question! I ask you if you see Lao Tzu's intentions, and you actually use this to prevaricate Lao Tzu. However, Zhao Shu still held his breath and pretended to go down with Cai Jing, anyway, he was not in a hurry, and said: "These are all things that Xiao Wang should do, Xiao Wang has always been unaccustomed to the arrogance of traitors in the court, and he is good at state affairs!" Helping the prime minister with modest efforts is also Xiao Wang's wish! ”

"Oh? Treacherous! His Royal Highness actually thinks that there will be traitors in the court, but he can't get along with the old man. As everyone knows, they are deeply favored by the prince, so they have such courage! When he said this, Cai Jing's eyes were full of light, and he gritted his teeth full of murderous intent, and suddenly changed his words and said: "As we all know, Your Majesty has many princes, however, among the princes, except for the prince who goes to the court every day to discuss state affairs with His Majesty, the other princes have always been ignorant of state affairs, and they are also very taboo to participate in court politics, and His Royal Highness has been in the court many times in the past few months to help the old ministers for the people favored by the prince, so against the prince, he is not afraid of causing turmoil in the royal family?" ”

Royal turmoil? Zhao Shu pondered for a while, but still didn't understand what Cai Jing's words meant, and asked: "It's just a discussion in the court, how can it cause turmoil in the royal family?" The prime minister laughed! ”

Zhao Shu's words made Cai Jing speechless, and finally had to patiently lower his voice and say: "Xuanwu Gate! When he said this, Cai Jing's head stretched out directly in front of Zhao Shu's eyes, close at hand, and his eyes stared at Zhao Shu deadly, which scared Zhao Shu a lot.

Zhao Shu tried to recall the history he was familiar with. Xuanwu Gate? Xuanwu Gate? The change of Xuanwu Gate? It is said that when Tang Gaozu Li Yuan was in power, Li Jiancheng was appointed as the crown prince, but Li Jiancheng was looking for pleasure and ignoring state affairs, and Li Shimin mastered the army so that he was suspicious, so he launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, killed his brother Li Jiancheng, and forced Li Yuan to abdicate, which was later Tang Taizong.

Damn, do you think Lao Tzu wants to take the reserve? When Lao Tzu has the strength of Li Shimin, I am afraid that Song Huizong will have already passed the throne to Zhao Huan, and when that time comes, how can Zhao Shu be used to mutiny? The Jin army had already entered Bianjing.

"Uh..... The prime minister misunderstood, Xiao Wang didn't mean it! Xiao Wang just wanted to ask the prime minister for a favor, not to discuss these things! Zhao Shu also stared at Cai Jing's eyes without any heart, and said helplessly and embarrassedly.

It turned out that the old man was amorous, Cai Jing was a little embarrassed, Cai Jing didn't want to abolish the crown prince, but he couldn't find a suitable excuse, but it's okay, a person like Zhao Shu who has no roots in his relatives, the mud can't support the wall, and if he wants to support him to compete with the prince of the dynasty, it's like hitting a stone with an egg.

"I don't know why Your Highness is here?" Cai Jing let out a long sigh of relief, and at the same time retracted his head.

"I have heard that the Liangshan thief Kou is extremely strong, and the elite soldiers sent by Gao Taiwei have been repeatedly frustrated, and even Hu Yanzhuo, a famous general, has been captured! Xiao Wang is still quite worried, in case these thieves do something out of the ordinary, Xiao Wang's life is worried, I am afraid that it will also affect the prime minister! Zhao Shu whispered: "Xiao Wang wants to ask His Majesty to ask for an elite army for Xiao Wang to protect this king." ”

"Humph! It's not that my Great Song Dynasty doesn't have elite soldiers, it's just that Tong Guan's idiot can't even beat a little Xixia, and Brother Cha, the defeated general in the past, is now beating him to the point where he has no power to fight back, otherwise this little Liangshan thief would have been wiped out a long time ago! As soon as Zhao Shu mentioned this, Cai Jing thought that Tong Guan had occupied most of the elite troops of the Song Dynasty, and he had even lost battles, so he was immediately angry.

"Alas! Who's to say it isn't? There is no general in Shu, and Liao has become a pioneer. Zhao Shu pouted and said.

"However, since Your Majesty has appointed His Royal Highness as the Minister of the Imperial Mission, then since there are Imperial Guards to protect His Highness's safety, why does His Highness still worry about 5?" After thinking for a while, Cai Jing asked.

"Don't hide it from the prime minister, which of the other armies of the Great Song Dynasty except for the Western Army is strong? I won't go around in circles with the prime minister anymore, I want to ask the prime minister to help Xiao Wang ask His Majesty for the golden gun class and the Japanese camp! These two troops are powerful, Xiao Wang couldn't be more assured! Zhao Shu was also annoyed by going around in circles, and directly said his intentions.

Zhao Shu's thoughts instantly frightened Cai Jing, Cai Jing looked at Zhao Shu dumbfounded, and it took a long time to say a sentence: "This Golden Gun Squad and the Sun Camp are royal guards, and they are the guards of the family!" The combat power is naturally not bad, but its duty is to protect the safety of His Majesty and the palace, and its soldiers and horses are only about 3,000 people. Even if the old man agrees to do this for you, when he says it in the court, those spittle stars of the imperial history can drown you and me! ”

"What then? Without the Golden Gun Class and the Camp of the Sun, the king would not have gone to that Liangshan Bo alive or dead. If you go and get caught by those thieves to blackmail the emperor, it won't be good! Zhao Shu was helpless at this time.

"Your Highness laughed, this Your Majesty's holy decree has been issued, how can it be child's play. Anyway, since His Royal Highness has helped the old minister so much above the court, the old minister will also help His Royal Highness this time. Nowadays, you can only draw salary from the bottom of the kettle, and when you are outside the court, you and Your Majesty personally say that the old minister will go with you, and Your Majesty will agree. But please forgive the old minister for saying bluntly, you can only choose one of the two of the Golden Gun Class and the Sun Camp, otherwise even if Your Majesty agrees, those imperial histories above the court will not let you and me go. ”

"Then there is Prime Minister Lao! Xiao Wang farewell! With that, Zhao Shu stood up and said goodbye to Cai Jing.

Cai Jing nodded and replied: "The old minister is in good health, so I can't send it away!" ”

After saying goodbye to Cai Jing, Zhao Shu led his guards and Ling Feng and Zhou Yang to the palace, this time, he did not choose to sit in a sedan chair, chose to ride a horse, and several months of hard training in equestrianism made him barely able to ride a horse and walk normally, although he could not run wildly.

Along the way, I was thinking that I would finally come out and enjoy the winter night view of Bianjing. It's just that Zhao Shu didn't expect that the old man he had forgotten would appear in front of him again this time.