Chapter 109 There are no ifs in life

Outside the mountain, when will the West Lake sing and dance?

Perhaps until the night before the Mongols captured Lin'an, there were still many people who were drunk and dreamed of death.

Looking back on thousands of years of Chinese history, the most famous songs and dances of the fallen country may be the songs and dances of the West Lake at the end of the Song Dynasty and the songs and dances of the Qinhuai River at the end of the Ming Dynasty. It's just that the end of the Song Dynasty was 400 years earlier than the end of the Ming Dynasty, so the romance that has been handed down is far less than the grievances on the banks of the Qinhuai River.

In the dead of night, the West Lake is still brightly lit, dozens of large and small pleasure boats shuttle between them, and the sound of bursts of dancing and singing is heard from time to time on the boat, and the song and dance are leveled and prosperous.

The huge insect boat is parked in the lake, the lanterns hanging high on the boat illuminate the surrounding lake in a dazzling manner, and the rest of the cruise ships dare not approach the range of its lights.

The insect ship is here, and the idlers avoid it.

Tonight's insect ship was quiet, and there was no singing or dancing all night.

Jia Yidao and Liao Yingzhong sat in the spacious cabin, silently drinking rice wine, the table was full of wine and food, all of which were of the highest quality, but the atmosphere was too dull.

After a long time, Jia Rudao sighed and said: "Yingzhong, the old man knows that you are for my good, if you change to someone else, the old man will definitely think that he has bad intentions." It's just that I told you before that there is no turning back when you open the bow, so don't mention this matter again. ”

"My lord, let's ...... again"

"Yingzhong, you don't understand, if it was the current Zhao Yu who recruited the old man back to Beijing more than 20 years ago, maybe the situation would be different, if the handsome man is still alive, alas, there is no if in life. Over the years, the old man has become accustomed to equating the power of the prime minister with the imperial power, and it is so ingrained that it cannot be changed. ”

Liao Yingzhong did not give up, and continued to persuade: "My lord, in the past 20 years, you have put state affairs first, assisted the first emperor to get rid of Yan, Ma, Ding, and Dong four major annihilators, and in the last two years, the public land law has been implemented on the Liangzhejiang West Road. The subordinates thought that with the wisdom of the emperor, they would not know. ”

Jia Rudao heard Liao Yingzhong mention the past, his eyes showed a fine light, his waist was all the way, and he said to the outside world: "Jia Xuan, bring wine." ”

Jia Xuan, the official of Jiafu who was waiting outside the door, hurriedly sent a bottle of rice wine, poured it full for the two, and flattered: "Xiangye, Lord Liao, please use it, do you still need to add vegetables?" ”

"No, let's go down." Jia Rudao waved his hand, "Yingzhong, come, drink, these are the best imperial gifts." ”

Liao Yingzhong picked up the wine glass and said, "Lord Xie, my subordinates salute Lord Xie." ”

Jia Rudao did it all: "Yingzhong, the current situation is that the Song Dynasty is weak, and Mongolia is strong. Zhao Yu ascended the throne for half a year, naturally wants to change this situation, from the recent series of reform measures, the six-part bear the brunt, and the Queen Mother has been ignoring, rather let the power of the rear weaken, which indirectly fuels the power of the imperial power, the next Zhao Yu change object must be the Privy Council and the Zhongshu Province, but the old man is not comparable to the six departments, Zhao Yu, let's have a good fight. ”

After speaking, Jia Rudao took another sip, a glass of wine was down, and the person also seemed to be in high spirits.

Liao Yingzhong originally wanted to persuade him to help the emperor with the help of Jia Nidao's past deeds, but he never thought that these deeds would inspire Jia Nidao's fighting spirit. Looking at the majestic Jia Rudao, Liao Yingzhong always felt a feeling of stubble: "My lord, now that the power of the queen and the imperial power are combined, its power is greater than the power of the prime minister, if the lord wants to fight with the emperor, the victory or defeat, although the victory or defeat is unpredictable, but it is a great disadvantage for our dynasty, and the final result will only be beneficial to Mongolia." ”

"Then you can't watch the old man's power slowly be eaten away by Zhao Yu'er."

"My lord, after all, this Great Song Dynasty is the world of the Zhao family, please think twice."

Jia Rudao was a little annoyed and said: "Yingzhong, this matter should not be mentioned again, today the old man came to you to hear what good ideas there are, not to listen to your lobbying." ”

Liao Yingzhong lowered her head and drank a glass of wine, her eyes were already a little hazy, and she was silent for a long time before she said: "My lord, according to the observation of his subordinates on the emperor, the only thing the emperor seems to be afraid of is Mongolia, and we can only make a fuss about this." ”

Jia Yidao didn't seem to understand: "Yingzhong, you won't let the old man welcome Mongolia, right?" ”

"My lord, my subordinates ......"

Jia Rudao interrupted Liao Yingzhong with some excitement: "Yingzhong, the old man can do everything, and this is the only thing." ”

Liao Yingzhong smiled: "My lord, don't worry. The subordinates know that the adults will not betray the country to seek glory, and the subordinates mean to make good use of this tiger and wolf who peeps into our dynasty to put pressure on the emperor, so that the emperor thinks that the Great Song Dynasty and even the emperor cannot do without the adults. ”

"Oh? What good idea did Yingzhong come up with? ”

"My lord, imagine that if the Mongolian army goes south at this time, will the emperor still have the energy to change internal affairs?"

Jia Rudao's eyes lit up and then dimmed again: "In this way, Zhao Yu should not have the energy to take care of internal affairs, but the Mongolian Kublai Khan has just quelled the civil strife, and the cost is huge, how can he have the ability to fight in the south?" ”

"My lord, Lu Wende has been operating in Xiangfan for several years, and he can still write the urgent report here, right?"

There are two reasons why Lü Wende has been able to become an important military group in the Jinghu area for more than ten years: first, Lü Wende has been at war with Mongolia for decades, and has not only accumulated rich experience in fighting the enemy, but also cultivated a group of family armed forces that are not weak; second, Lü Wende flattered Jia Nidao at the top and attacked dissidents, and with the support of Jia Nidao in the DPRK and China, Lu Wende gradually became a dominant family in the land of Jinghu.

Jia Rudao looked at Liao Yingzhong and suddenly laughed: "Yingzhong, this plan is wonderful, fortunately you are the old man's henchman, otherwise the old man would not be able to keep you." ”

Liao Ying shuddered in the center: "My lord, my subordinate Yingzhong swears allegiance to my lord." ”

Hu Yun's residence in Jinhua City is relatively remote, and even though it is broad daylight, it is also quiet. Song Chengzu and his two subordinates waited for Qiang, Yi Changjiang took us around a few streets and came to the end of an alley, which is an ordinary courtyard with reading power, blue bricks and gray tiles, quiet and tidy.

Hou Qiang is small in stature and good at tracking, Yi Changjiang is proficient in all kinds of locks, and is Song Chengzu's two capable generals.

Passing through a narrow patio, you will enter the inner room, the living room is in the center, the living room is the study on the left, the bedroom on the right, the overall area is small, except for the study is full of various books, it seems slightly crowded, the living room and bedroom furnishings are extremely simple.

"Childe, I have checked in detail several times here, including Hu Yun's letters, manuscripts, clothes, etc., without any valuable clues."

I took a cursory look at it, knowing that with Song Chengzu's ability, I would definitely not let go of the clues, and said with a smile: "Mr. Song, it's not that you haven't found nothing. ”

"Oh. What did Childe find? ”

"Judging from the situation here, when Hu Yun left or was left, he did not come here to pack his belongings, indicating that it was not premeditated in advance."

Song Chengzu was a little amazed and said: "Childe's statement of being left is also very appropriate, it is true, I still have an intuition, if this matter is related to Hu Feng, then he must still be in Jinhua." ”

"Oh, why do you say that?"

"Childe, this Hu Feng has been missing for more than ten years, and recently suddenly appeared in Jinhua, I think he came with a certain purpose, not just to see Hu Yun, when he came, he happened to meet Gai Zhaotian who was detained, and he must have some connection with Gai Zhaotian, so Hu Feng or Hu Yun killed people, as for Hu Feng's original purpose of coming to Jinhua, it should not have been achieved, so he will not leave."

"Well, it makes sense, it seems that finding out Hu Feng and Hu Yun is the key to this case."

"Yes, I have notified the Jinhua government officials to spread out a big net in Jinhua City, looking for Hu Feng and Hu Yun."