"Say!" Zhao Ji, who was angry, said angrily.

The little eunuch was frightened by the porcelain pieces of the ground and Zhao Ji's anger, and his hands trembled as he presented a tin letter, and at the same time said: "Your Majesty, the urgent delivery from Xiongzhou is said to be news from Liao!" ”

"Tong Guan, read and listen!" Zhao Ji said angrily.

"The old slave obeys!" Tong Guan hurriedly responded, took the tin book in his hand and opened it, only glanced at it, and showed joy on his face, and he didn't care about the slander of the master and Lotte, and immediately bowed down and said: "Your Majesty is very happy!" ”

"What's the joy of?" Before the anger dissipated, Zhao Ji asked angrily.

Tong Guanyan said: "Your Majesty, Liao's domestic and foreign troubles, the new emperor Yeluchun has been seriously ill since the beginning of this month, and he died the day before yesterday, and now the Liao State is ruled by Empress Xiao!" ”

Hearing the report, Zhao Ji thought for a moment and waved his hand: "Death is death, although it is not an emperor from any serious path, it can be regarded as the king of a country, read the hundred years of friendship between the two countries, write a eulogy with me, and then send an envoy to condole!" ”

didn't respond to Zhao Ji's words, Tong Guan arched his hand with a happy face and said, "Your Majesty, this is a godsend!" ”

"What godsend?" Zhao Ji was puzzled.

Tong Guan said with a flattering face: "Your Majesty, the defeat of Xiongzhou this time is all due to the loss of the seed master Dao and Hexu, now that Yelu Chun has died, the Liao country will be in chaos, if my Great Song Dynasty takes the opportunity to attack Liao, I will be able to defeat the Liao army and recover Yanyou!" ”

Yongxi's Northern Expedition failed twice, Emperor Taizong almost died, and there was the defeat of the previous expedition to Liao, a series of defeats left many shadows in Zhao Ji's heart, even though Tong Guan said that the tongue was lotus, the heart still hesitated and couldn't make up his mind, and said after thinking for a while: "This matter can be discussed later!" ”

Tong Guan didn't dare to disobey, but he had his own plans, and continued to hit the idea of Lotte and the Seed Master Dao, and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of the Seed Master Dao and the Joy Marquis ......"

"I have my own opinions!" Hearing Tong Guan mention Guangtian again, Zhao Ji said, and waved his hand again: "You retreat!" ”

……

"Husband, the palace has a decree, and the husband has received the decree!"

Lotte was sleeping in a daze, only to hear Emperor Maude enter the house and call, turned over and changed into a comfortable sleeping position, and said vaguely: "Ji wants to disturb me, let me sleep for a while"

Yesterday, I drank with the planter, and I drank it in the dark, and I went home and slept until noon.

Seeing that Lotte refused to get up, Emperor Maude shook Lotte's body helplessly and said loudly: "Husband, wake up quickly and go to the front hall to receive the order!" ”

"Receiving the order, receiving the order?" Lotte is just coming back to his senses at this moment.

"Father sent a little chamberlain to convey the message!" Emperor Maude shook Lotte and said hurriedly, "Husband, hurry up and wash up and take the order." ”

At this moment, Le Tiancai was completely awake, and he was busy getting up and washing up, and went to receive the order after he was dressed up.

“…… Chaping Yuhou Lotte, as a concubine privately befriended the minister, but also recognized the original Jingyuan meridians to appease the master of the Taoist as the righteous grandfather, forming a party for personal gain, helping thieves for conspiracy, in order to frustrate the holy will, it is really contrary to the ancestral system of this dynasty, and has repeatedly disobeyed my will, so he took away the title of Lotte, from the five-grade horse captain unchanged, nothing can not go out of Biandu, Qin this! ”

The little eunuch who came to deliver the decree finished reading the decree in his throat.

The back house of the Le family was shocked when they heard the holy decree, their master did not make any mistakes, and he was not rewarded for his merits, but he was robbed of his title by the Son of Heaven, and was forbidden to personal freedom, and his heart was shocked and angry, even Emperor Maode was puzzled.

Feeling that his father couldn't help Lotte by doing this, Emperor Mao De said to Lotte: "Don't worry, husband, wait for me to go to the palace to reason with my father, why should I be deprived of my title if I am not rewarded for my merits......"

Before Emperor Maode finished speaking, the eunuch who came to deliver the decree spoke: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has a decree, and the concubine will not enter the palace after receiving the decree!" ”

"You ......," Emperor Maud was furious.

"The slave and maid are also the messengers of His Majesty!" The little eunuch said, "Your Majesty also said that even if Your Highness enters the palace in the future, you should not mention this matter. ”

Emperor Maode's face turned blue with anger: "It's okay not to let me enter the palace to mention this matter, it's always okay for me to enter the palace with an IOU of 13 million yuan to collect debts?" ”

Lotte, who was on the ground, had already gotten up, and he didn't accept the holy decree or thanksgiving, and walked to the back house by himself.

The eunuch in the palace was very clever, and knew what to say and what not to say, so he bowed to Emperor Mao De and Lotte, and said: "The will of the slave has been delivered, and this is gone!" ”

Emperor Maude was helpless, but she couldn't say anything, so she took the holy decree and ordered the maid who knew the rules to collect the holy decree and hurriedly chased after Lotte.

"Husband, don't be angry......"

When she came to the back house, Emperor Maude didn't know that she was comforting Lotte.

"Your Highness, my husband has always seen everything very openly!" Lotte smiled, and said: "Isn't it a marquis, it's not more than 10,000 yuan a year, and the fleet of Concubine Wang's father goes to sea once, and Benhou can easily earn more than ten times, and he still cares about that bit of money!" ”

Emperor Mao De shook his head and said: "How can the captain of the horse from the fifth rank be the same as the marquis of the third grade, that is, every time there is a great dynasty, the husband can only stand in the ...... of the team from the fifth grade."

To put it bluntly, it is a status issue.

Lotte said with a smile: "Your Highness is too worried, how can you be the kind of person who loves the stack for your husband, you have been an official for a long time, and you don't realize how good it is to be an official for your husband, it is better to be a rich man!" ”

……

Yanfu Palace.

Today is not a great day, but all the important ministers of the Great Song Dynasty are gathered in Yanfu Palace.

The general official said: "Your Majesty, the news of Malay ahead, after the Jin soldiers broke the account of Emperor Tianzuo in April of this year, the soldiers pointed directly at the 'Kyushu behind the mountain'' in the pass.

Hearing the report of the general government official, the ruling Wang Huang said: "Your Majesty's 'Kyushu after the mountain' is my Yanyou's homeland, if it is captured by the Jin people, it will be difficult to return to my dynasty!" ”

Tong Guan also played: "Your Majesty, the Liao Tianzuo Emperor is nowhere to be found, the new emperor of the Liao State, Yelu Chun, has died, and the Empress Xiao is in charge of all the affairs of the government and the opposition, and now the entire Yanjing is panicked, and the original latent contradictions between the Khitans and the Han people have begun to appear, and there is a tendency to intensify. ”

Recovering Yanyou is the common thought of the six generations and eight emperors of the Zhao family, but the defeat of the previous invasion of Liao is still fresh in my memory, and the empty treasury can run mice, remembering that Lotte threatened to come to the palace to collect debts, Zhao Ji was not ordinary awkwardness in his heart, and obviously his waist couldn't be stiffened without money.

Looking at Zhao Ji's mediocrity is relative, not completely absolute, Zhao Ji's pit pit after experiencing the Xining reform led to the old and new party disputes, as a result, the political elite was wiped out after the mutual tilt, and there were only some bad people and villains who met the wind and steered the rudder, and incompetent people were left in the political arena.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ji said: "To recover Yanyou, who is the general and who is the commander, and how much the treasury is used, you must consider carefully!" ”

When it comes to money and food, it is natural that the deacons will come forward to solve it.

Hearing this, Wang Hao came out and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of money and grain, the minister has a plan, and the minister has asked for the order to set up a Jingfu house in the three provinces, which is specifically responsible for border affairs, and the Son of Heaven will directly intervene to search for the Ding Fu in the world, and let the people pay for side affairs according to the number of people." ”

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Ji nodded and said, "Accurate!" ”

After a few years of tossing, there is really no money in the treasury of the Great Song Dynasty, Wang Hao is urgent illness and rushing to the doctor can only squeeze the people, Zhao Jijue has money, and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing that the problem of money and food was solved, Tong Guan stepped forward and said: "For the handsome person, the slave has a suitable candidate!" ”

"Who?" Zhao Ji asked.

Tong Guan continued: "Liu Yanqing has always been loyal and resourceful, and he has repeatedly made meritorious achievements in resisting the party in the northwest, and he can be the commander of the capital and command the three armies in a unified manner; The position of the commander, the slave maid thinks that it is most appropriate for His Royal Highness King Yun to serve as the generalissimo of Liao, His Royal Highness King Yun has promoted the Imperial City Division for many years, and his achievements are remarkable. ”

"Your Majesty, what Privy Tong said is very true!" After Tong Guan's voice fell, Wang Hao once again prelude: "His Royal Highness King Yun Yunwu has always been loyal, filial and benevolent, Your Majesty takes His Royal Highness King Yun as the commander as His Majesty's personal expedition, and the soldiers of the three armies will definitely see His Majesty Deze!" ”

Zhao Jixin has always had the idea of abolishing the long and young, but all dynasties have regarded this as a taboo, and over the past dynasties, Zhao Jixin has the intention of establishing Zhao Kai, but he also has to take into account the pressure of public opinion in the government and the opposition, and he is more afraid of what will happen.

Zhao Kai can take advantage of the exploits of this expedition to recover Yanyou, which will be recognized by the government and the opposition, and can also create a momentum in public opinion and pave the way for the abolition of Chang Liyu.

"Yes!" After thinking about it, Zhao Ji nodded, and then ordered: "Write a decree!" ”

The people in the library over there were busy preparing pen and paper.

Zhao Kai opened his mouth and said: "The edict is ordered, Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, is the marshal of soldiers and horses, Tong Guan is the Xuanfu of Hedong, Hebei, and Liu Yanqing is the commander of the capital and leads the army of 100,000 ......."

Tong Guan's eyes showed a smile, and the ministers of the court came to Yanfu Palace today because of their consultation and instruction yesterday......

……

The neighborhood where Yuefu is located is full of high-ranking officials and nobles, but today there are suddenly many strangers.

"Official, since noon today, many strangers have been wandering around the house pretending to be businessmen, and they have not dispersed in the evening!"

It was getting dark, and Shakuchi came back from the face and said.

I was slightly shocked, and I was very happy that I realized it, and sneered: "I think it's because the emperor Lao Tzu doesn't worry about me, and he is afraid that I will really go to Da Nei to collect debts and make him unable to step down, so he sent someone to keep an eye on me!" ”

After dinner, Wu Song, who was in charge of the security of the mansion, came to the study and said to Lotte: "Master Hou, it's dark, these people are still wandering around outside the mansion, but after a closer look, they have changed shifts."

Lotte frowned, then waved his hand and sneered: "Don't call me the marquis again, Le's title has already been taken away by the official family." ”

"Yes!" Wu Song responded and asked, "These people have been guarding outside the mansion, if it spreads in the future, how will the entire Bian think of Hou Ye?" ”

Lotte's face gradually showed a chill, and he sneered after thinking for a moment: "It doesn't matter which dog they are, you can take Yang Zhi, Shakuqi, Tu Si and a cadre out to fight, as long as no one lives well, after the fight, throw it to Kaifeng Mansion and say that the princess's mansion has caught a few thieves with bad intentions!" ”

Lotte spoke, Wu Song immediately took a cadre of family members out, and when he saw these secret piles, he was beaten violently, and he didn't allow the other party to say anything at all.

……

After the matter was done, Lotte called Tu Si to his side and asked, "Have you found out the origin of these people?" ”

Tu Si hurriedly replied: "Master Hou, the little one is sending someone to investigate, I believe there will be eyebrows soon!" ”

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