At the same time, in the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace, the six most powerful people in the Great Song Dynasty sat around with the crown prince Zhao Huan, and they continued to discuss how to deal with Zhao Gou's affairs. After all, Zhao Gou is not much danger to them in the court, but there is still a lot of threat in the army, and they want to do everything possible to remove his military power.

"Prince, in the opinion of the ministers, the king of Guangping does not pose any threat to us, nor can he set foot in our interests, so there is no need to worry. Besides, the emperor's attitude is also obvious, he is silent, the two do not help each other, the forces in the DPRK and China are all our people, how can he fight with us alone? ”

The crown prince Zhao Huan said in a deep voice: "What the prince said is not unreasonable, but my father openly defended Lao Jiu in the court that day, I am afraid that my father will have a hand, and we have to guard against it." If he takes advantage of the situation to stabilize his foothold in the court, and then wants to clear him out of the court, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult. ”

Zhao Huan said that the king is Shaozai Wang Huang, a native of Xiangfu County, Kaifeng Prefecture, the word will be Ming, the original name is Fu, and the name is changed to Huang. After the fall of Cai Jing, Wang Hao ruled on behalf of Cai Jing, hypocritically obeying the will of the people, and he was also a person who sold his reputation and used his power for personal gain.

"Back to the prince, the minister thinks that what the king said is also right." Zhu Mian bowed and replied, "Now, most of the forces in the DPRK and China are our people, and the king of the county wants to get involved, but I am afraid that there will be no chance, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too worried." ”

The others also chimed in, and the crown prince Zhao Huan sighed: "I hope so!" ”

Although most of the courtiers in the court were his own people, Zhao Huan was still a little worried, but he couldn't say why. Zhao Huan saw that it was too late and asked everyone to go back, and the others all said goodbye and left, only Gao Yu stayed in the mansion.

Li Yan left early, he was the chief eunuch of the palace, there were many affairs in the palace, and this time he came only for a moment, and he didn't dare to stay longer, so as not to be discovered by Song Huizong that he left his post without permission, so he was the first person to return to the palace, and the others were not so anxious.

The reason why Zhao Huan left Gao Yu was only because he didn't make any remarks in the secret discussion just now, and said in a deep voice: "Captain Gao, what is your suggestion?" ”

Gao Yu knew that Zhao Huan was left alone, and knew that he would ask about this matter, so he replied directly: "What the king said is extremely true, but the ability of the king of Guangping County does need to be careful. To achieve such an achievement at his age, I am afraid that something has never happened since the founding of the country. ”

Although the emperor's attitude is simulated, he is still cautious in his opinion. After all, these days, the emperor has been watching from the wall, allowing the prince to plant eyeliner in the court, and even some institutions have our people, these things must be in the emperor's eyes, but he is silent, I am afraid that if the East Window incident happens, everything will fall short. ”

Prince Zhao Huan frowned tightly and said: "What the prince means, my father knows it, but he didn't act, I'm afraid that he has another purpose?" ”

"Not bad!" Gao Yu said in a deep voice, "The thoughts of the emperor today are not something we can speculate, but one thing is certain. With the current situation of the king of Guangping, I am afraid that he will not be able to make any movement if he wants to, and any proposal will not be passed, you must know that the important institutions of the court and the central government are controlled by us, and the ministers of the court are also following in the footsteps of the prince, and it is expected that they will not defect to the battle. ”

Zhao Huan said: "So, we don't have to worry about Lao Jiu's affairs for the time being?" ”

Gao Yu replied: "Back to the crown prince, the minister's suggestion is not to be hostile to him for the time being, if you do too much, it will backfire, for fear of causing the emperor's taboo." However, we have to find out the movements of the king of Guangping County, and only by knowing the root cause can we have a chance of winning. ”

Zhao Huan nodded and said, "This palace knows!" ”

"Minister, farewell!" Gao Yu turned to leave, he took a deep look at the contemplative prince Zhao Huan, and thought silently: "The emperor's mind today is not something we can guess, it's not as simple as it seems!" Alas! …… I don't know if it's good or bad to work with him? ”

Gao Yu lowered his head and pondered silently, but he was helpless, things had developed to such a point, and he was afraid that it would be impossible to get out of the way. After these days of getting along, the crown prince Zhao Huan's ability can still be seen, even if he knows a thing or two about the attitude of the emperor today, but Zhao Gou's actions make him a little confused.

The crown prince Zhao Huan returned to the mansion and couldn't sleep, he was not a stupid person, he lived in the palace, and lived a life of struggle for power and profit all day long, how could he not understand the meaning of what Gao Yu said. Even if Zhao Gou doesn't pose much threat to himself at the moment, he still needs to be vigilant when raising tigers.

The next day, morning chao!

The ministers came one after another, even Zhao Gou appeared in the court dressed neatly, Song Huizong Zhao Ji came in a tiger step, and everyone shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Zhao Ji sat on the dragon chair and said majestically: "Aiqing is flat!" ”

The great eunuch Li Yan stepped forward and shouted: "There is a play, but there is no book to retreat!" ”

"Playing the emperor, the minister has the book to play!" Zhu Mian stood up, bowed down and said.

Song Huizong Zhao Ji glanced at it lightly and said, "What is the important matter of Imperial Envoy Zhu?" ”

Zhu Mian said happily: "Back to the emperor, the minister happened to get a giant Taihu Lake stone, as high as four zhang, which is a good stone for building a garden, and ask the emperor to decide where this stone goes?" ”

When Zhao Ji heard about a four-zhang high Taihu Lake stone, he couldn't help but be fascinated, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. Zhu Mian saw that the emperor showed a look of joy, and he was even more proud, expecting that he could be promoted again, and continued: "Your Majesty, since the minister was instructed, he has been looking for strange stones in the world day and night, and wants to build a garden as soon as possible, and has collected 4,600 pieces of Taihu Lake stone. ”

Zhao Ji's hobby has the world's stubborn stones, Taihu Lake stone is one of the four major play stones, one of the strange stones, because of the abundance in the Taihu Lake area and famous in ancient and modern times, is a kind of exquisite and transparent ornamental stone. The shape is different, the posture is thousands, the Taihu Lake stone is clear and clear, it can best reflect the beauty of "wrinkles, leaks, thinness, and penetration", and its color is more than white stone, and there are few blue and black stones, yellow stones. In particular, yellow is even rarer, so it is especially suitable for decorating parks, lawns, campuses, courtyard tourism scenes, etc., and has high ornamental value.

The Taihu Lake Stone that I usually see has never been so huge, and Song Huizong was even more excited when he heard it. Although he wanted the Great Song Dynasty to prosper in his heart, his temperament was still like this, and he was very fond of celebrity calligraphy and painting, and the world's stubborn stones, so he was very happy.

Any person in power likes flattery, and Zhao Ji is no exception. Moreover, he is still "mediocre and incompetent", and he is even more happy. However, Song Huizong's demeanor made him feel a little angry in his heart, but he handled it calmly and quietly.

Zhu Mian continued: "Such a huge Taihu Lake stone is a divine product, and the minister has the courage to ask the emperor to give him a name!" ”

Song Huizong pondered for a moment and said, "Divine Fortune Zhaogong Stone!" ”

Zhu Mian echoed: "My emperor Shengming! ”

The ministers were overjoyed to see Song Huizong, and they didn't want to ruin his interest at this time, so they echoed one after another: "My emperor Shengming! ”

Zhu Mian was promoted to the envoy of Weiyuan Festival by Song Huizong because of his meritorious dedication to the stone. At this time, Zhu Mian's face was red and proud, he didn't expect to get a reward just by offering a stone, and thought a little proudly: "This stone is really a lucky stone, if it weren't for it, how could it be promoted?" Ha ha! ……”