Chapter 90: Opportunity

In early May of the second year of Mingdao, since the beginning of the New Year, the Great Song Dynasty has not had a good day, and today is no exception.

In line with the idea of blowing the pillow wind, Zhao Yu often went to the palace to play chess with Song Renzong during this time, both Go and Xiangqi. And chess against opponents! Don't talk about how powerful the two are, it would be an exaggeration to say that it is a stinky chess basket, but the level is really average.

Today, Zhao Yu came to the small garden outside the Wende Hall of the Imperial Palace, although the small garden is small, but it is very exquisite, the small bridge flows, the green bamboo is erected, the breeze blows, the spring is beautiful, the bamboo leaves make a rustling sound, from time to time at the small pool, there will be a crisp sound of the bamboo knocking on the bluestone, and then there is a sound of flowing water.

Step in, a cobblestone path leads to a pavilion. On the pavilion there is a round stone table, and three or four round stone benches are arranged. Walking into the pavilion, the stone table has already visited the chess pieces, and there is no need for a chessboard, and the stone table itself depicts the horizontal and vertical lines of the chessboard. The chess pieces are neatly arranged.

What makes Zhao Yu strange is that the chess pieces are all placed, the imperial brother should be nearby, no matter how bad it is, there is also a little eunuch left nearby, what is there to say to himself.

In the midst of his doubts, a twenty-year-old eunuch without beard had already made his way down the cobblestone path.

Zhao Yu took a closer look and found that it was Xu Chenqing, a close person next to Song Renzong, who had only started serving Song Renzong in the fifth year of the Heavenly Sage. Although he has served Song Renzong for six years, he is not considered an old qualification among many eunuchs. However, he is low-key and honest, although he is not as trustworthy as Yan Wen and deserves the trust of Song Renzong, he also belongs to the ranks of more trust.

Zhao Yu also had a lot of wooing him, and Xu Chen was unwilling to accept it at first, but after Zhao Yu helped his family buy 800 acres of land, he invited a few gentlemen to teach his sons and nephews to read. Xu Chen felt his kindness and began to move closer to Zhao Yu.

Don't look at the cost is not much, because the Song Dynasty felt that the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty were chaotic, and the control of eunuchs was very strict. And 800 acres of land costs a lot of money, tens of thousands of yuan, but not everyone can take it out casually.

Of course, the Song Dynasty's restrictions on eunuchs are not restrictions that are restricted, but now the Song Dynasty has only been established for a hundred years, and the scholars are very wary of eunuchs. Although some restrictions were sent, overall, the eunuch said that he was still not very happy. The most straightforward thing is the number of eunuchs, there were thousands of eunuchs in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and now the eunuch limit is 180 when Song Renzong was in power!

Gossip is not mentioned, but let's get down to business. Xu Chen came to the front, and without waiting for Zhao Yu to ask, he had already spoken: "Lord Wang, there is something going on on Jingdong Road today, and the official family is afraid that they will not have time to talk to the prince." ”

Zhao Yu was stunned and asked, "Didn't you say that the drought situation was better?" Why is it happening now? ”

Xu Chen looked left and right, and saw that there was no one else, so he lowered his voice and said, "Lord, don't say anything about this matter to outsiders." Externally, it was the locust plague on Jingdong Road, but in fact, there was a civil uprising in Yizhou on Jingdong East Road. ”

Soldiers!

I don't know if it's because of the chaos of the warriors of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Song Dynasty was very afraid of military affairs.

However, Zhao Yu smelled an opportunity from it! There's nothing wrong with that, it's an opportunity!

Zhao Yu smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work!" ”

After that, Zhao Yu secretly stuffed a Jiaozi with a face value of twenty yuan into Xu Chengan's hand, Xu Chengan secretly glanced at it, and his breathing couldn't help but be a little short.

Zhao Yu patted Xu Chengan on the shoulder, and before Xu Chengan could react, Zhao Yu had already turned around and left.

Outside the palace gate, Li Lizhong, the chief of the guard, couldn't help but feel strange. "Lord Wang, why did you come out so early today?"

Zhao Yu smiled at the palace guards who saluted him, and then replied to Li Lizhong's words. "The official family has some things to deal with, and I won't play chess today!"

Li Lizhong promised and asked, "Lord, but go back to the house?" ”

"Nope! Go to the Li Mansion in 100,000 House Street! Zhao Yu smiled.

Li Lizhong was stunned, although he was curious, but he was a man of his duty, he knew what to ask and what not to ask, nodded his head, and took a wooden bench and put it on the side of the carriage.

Zhao Yu stepped on the wooden bench to get into the car, and Li Lizhong drove the car himself.

Because of the distance, Zhao Yu dozed off on the road. When I arrived at the place, I was woken up by Li Lizhong.

yawned, stretched his waist, and asked lazily: "Go and ask, Uncle Guo is not in the mansion!" ”

"Yes!" Li Lizhong said yes and went to knock on the door to inquire.

Seeing this, you also know who Zhao Yu is looking for! is not wrong, it is Uncle Li Yonghe.

Li Yonghe is not in the mansion, but it is okay, and the servants in the mansion go out to find their master. For this reason, Zhao Yu's delay here was not short, and after two hours, Li Yonghe sent Zhao Yu out.

"This matter will trouble my uncle!" Zhao Yu smiled.

Li Yonghe glanced at Zhao Yu with a complicated expression, and nodded silently on his dark face, with a little helplessness.

Zhao Yu didn't care about Li Yonghe's weakness, arched his hand, and turned around and walked towards the carriage.

Li Yonghe, who had been a little rude before, surprisingly did not turn around and go back to the house, but stood by the door, quietly watching the back of the carriage leaving, and was silent for a long time.

Li Yonghe's son Li Zhang saw that his father had gone out for a long time and did not return, so he couldn't help but come out to look for it, and saw Li Yonghe standing at the gate and not moving. Li Zhang stood beside Li Yonghe and followed Li Yonghe's gaze. He blinked his eyes suspiciously and asked, "Father, what's wrong?" What's so nice about this? ”

Shaking his head, he didn't speak, and Li Yonghe was surprisingly silent today.

Li Zhang thought for a while, and then had an idea, and asked, "Did the king of Huiji County make any request for his father to agree?" ”

Li Yonghe paused, then shook his head, and the sorrow of an old farmer appeared on his dark face. "I don't understand here, don't ask...... I don't know what to do as a father...... Alas! ”

Li Zhang knew that he had guessed correctly! I was even more curious in my heart, but I just asked again and again, but Li Yonghe just didn't say it. Li Zhang was helpless, so he had to stop this curious mind.