Chapter 30: Blame the Emperor

In Shi Wei's image, the emperors' leisure and entertainment activities are nothing more than listening to music, appreciating dances, hunting, and so on.

The elegant ones are right to chant poetry, the elegant ones are elegant, and the bold ones are played polo and kicked and bowed.

Or just mess around in the palace and be merry.

As for the special ones, like the Emperor of the Apocalypse in the Ming Dynasty, he loves to do carpenter work, which is a strange flower among emperors.

It's just that the reputation of the Emperor of the Apocalypse in history is not good, but Zhao Kuangyin is a generation of emperors known as the "Tang Dynasty and Song Ancestors", and it is indeed strange that he would have a hobby of "fighting birds".

If Wang Jien said that His Majesty was fortunate to be a certain concubine at the moment, it seemed that he would have more taste than "bird hunting".

"Song Taizu, who likes to hunt birds, is a little interesting......"

In Shi Wei's heart, he is now a little more interested in Zhao Kuangyin, and he can't wait to see his style.

"I am entering the palace today, but I have something important to inform my father, please pass it on." Zhao Dezhao did not give up asking to see his father because he was leisure.

The eunuch Wang Jien led him and his group of three people all the way to a pavilion in the imperial garden.

When Shi Wei walked into the pavilion, he found that there were already several officials in the pavilion, and he thought that he had something important to report to the emperor in person.

When the officials saw the second prince coming, they saluted one after another.

Wang Jien said with a smile: "Your Majesty is hunting birds over there, Your Highness and a few adults will wait for a while, and the old slave will go and spread the word." ”

Those officials were immediately overjoyed, busy and thanked, it seems that they have been waiting here for a long time, that Wang Jien sold the face of the second prince before he was willing to disturb the emperor "Yaxing", and they can be regarded as stained with the light of Dezhao.

Shi Wei stood on the edge of the pavilion, followed Wang Jien's direction and looked up, only to see that not far from the pavilion, there was indeed a middle-aged man in a yellow robe, holding a slingshot, gathering to beat the branches and birds.

This person is Zhao Kuangyin today.

Far away, Shi Wei couldn't see Zhao Kuangyin's face clearly, but looking at his body shape, he was long and strong, and he had a heroic momentum.

It's just that it is such a majestic body, but it is holding a small slingshot in its hand, and it is also aimed at the birds on the branches, but if it hits, it screams a few times excitedly like a child.

Such a picture makes people feel that it is quite incompatible with its supreme imperial dignity.

Shi Wei has seen the world, and although he is about to face the First Emperor of the Ages, except for a slight fluctuation in his mood, his expression is still the same.

As for Fan Ruoshui beside him, he was not so calm, Shi Wei glanced at him inadvertently, and found that he had already broken out in a cold sweat at some point.

Seeing him in such a panicked state, Shi Wei was relieved: "When today's son is a virtuous corporal, you don't have to be too panicked. ”

"I naturally know this, but after all, this is the first time I have seen the emperor, Brother Yuanzhi, if the Son of Heaven is summoned later, you will try to deal with it as much as possible, so that I will not tremble and say the wrong thing." Fan Ruoshui wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead and said.

Looking at Fan Ruoshui's sweaty appearance, Shi Wei shook his head and smiled, and nodded helplessly.

A moment later, at the other end of the forest, Zhao Kuangyin finished his bird hunting, and walked to the pavilion with a slingshot rack in his hand, while Wang Jien followed behind, carrying a string of birds that were still chirping.

When Shi Wei saw the arrival of the Son of Heaven, he was busy like everyone else, bent down to give salutes, and shouted long live.

"Let's all be flat." Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand and walked into the pavilion, and his tone was also kind.

Everyone thanked him, Shi Wei raised his head slightly, and Fang Shi saw Zhao Kuangyin's true face up close for the first time.

But I saw that this Zhao Kuangyin had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose and a wide mouth, and a square face with Chinese characters, which was quite windy and frosty, and when he was looking forward to it, he was very powerful.

"People say that today's saint looks majestic and powerful, and his instrument is open-minded, and when he sees it today, he really lives up to his name."

When Shi Wei secretly sighed, Zhao Kuangyin had already sat down, wiped his hands, and said: "If you have any important things, don't say anything at the court meeting, you have to come to see me for recreation." ”

Zhao Dezhao and the others were busy accusing them, but they all said that there was something urgent, and they had to ask the Son of Heaven to settle it as soon as possible.

Although Zhao Kuangyin's expression was a little displeased, he also waved his hand and said: "Okay, if you have important things, let's talk about it quickly, I look at Wang Shilang, you came first, then you can talk first." ”

Zhao Kuangyin did not ask Dezhao to speak first because Dezhao was his son, but in the order of first come, first served, let Wang Shilang of the Ministry of Rites play first.

Seeing this, Shi Wei couldn't help but secretly praise Zhao Kuangyin's fairness in his heart.

That Wang Shilang also seemed to be an upright courtier, and he didn't know how to be polite to the second prince, so he immediately took out the pre-prepared recital, and recited it in a high octave voice in front of everyone.

Shi Wei listened to it slightly, this Wang Shilang's proposal was just some proposals about Taixue, and it didn't seem to be an urgent matter.

However, this Wang Shilang is obviously from a literati background, and he can finish a small thing in a few words, but he is dancing and writing, and he said a thousand words freely.

Shi Wei looked quietly, and sure enough, Zhao Kuangyin's face gradually sank when he listened.

It can be seen that Zhao Kuangyin is very unhappy in his heart.

However, this Great Song Emperor still listened to Wang Shilang's report patiently.

After the Wang Shilang finished saying the sentence "Please set the limit", Zhao Kuangyin flattened his mouth and said unhappily: "You have been talking about it for a long time, how can I listen to it are all trivial things with sesame mung beans, where is it an important matter." ”

The emperor reprimanded his subordinates a few words, which was also an ordinary thing, and if it was someone else, he might have endured it.

It's just that the prince's face sank, and he said lukewarmly: "Although the matter played by the minister is not too important, the minister thinks that it is more important than His Majesty hitting birds." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly became furious.

You must know that although Zhao Kuangyin respects scholars very much, in the end, he is a martial artist born in the sky, and the kind of martial artist rough surname in his bones is deeply rooted.

In front of everyone, this Wang Shilang openly laughed at Zhao Kuangyin's bird beating, not to mention Zhao Kuangyin, but other emperors would still be angry.

"You are so bold that you dare to laugh at Yu Zhen!"

The Great Song Emperor jumped up from the chair in a flash, got angry from his heart, picked up the slingshot on the stone table casually, and smashed it towards the door of the king's squire.

"Father's angerβ€”"

Zhao Dezhao was surprised, and when he wanted to be persuaded, he was already too late.

Seeing the emperor make a move, the Wang Shilang was not afraid, standing there with his body upright, and he had no intention of hiding at all.

It's good now, just listen to the crisp sound of "bang", and the iron slingshot frame smashed on Wang Shilang's mouth.

Wang Shilang snorted, his weak body took a few steps back, and when he opened his mouth, he spat out a pool of blood, and along the way, two small white things splashed to the ground.

Shi Wei fixed his eyes and saw that what fell to the ground was actually two front teeth.

Such a "bloody scene" was really unexpected by Shi Wei, even if he had seen the world, he couldn't help but be terrified.

Fan Ruoshui on the side was even more frightened, looking at Shi Wei's eyes, he was clearly complaining: Didn't you say that the Great Song Tianzi was a Ming Jun of Lixian Corporal, and there was a Ming Jun who beat the ministers in public to find teeth?

Shi Wei grinned helplessly, meaning that I couldn't figure out what the situation was.

This scene frightened everyone present, and the atmosphere in the pavilion was tense for a while.

Zhao Kuangyin was also a little stunned, with a slight look of regret between his eyebrows, it seemed that he just wanted to scare this Wang Shilang, how could he expect that the other party would be beaten hard, and he didn't even know how to hide.

In the tense atmosphere, the unlucky Wang Shilang looked calm, he wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth, crawled on the ground to find the two bloody teeth, and then carefully picked them up and put them in his arms.

Seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin said coldly: "Do you still want to find a place to sue me, and keep that as evidence?" ”

The king's face was fearless, and he only replied solemnly: "Of course the minister has no place to sue Your Majesty, the minister just wants to show these two teeth to the historian, and the historian will write down this matter. ”

Hearing this, Shi Wei almost burst out laughing, thinking that this Wang Shilang was too cute, and he would use this kind of thing to "threaten" the emperor.

Unexpectedly, when Zhao Kuangyin heard it, he was taken aback, and his originally angry face changed to a smile in a blink of an eye.

"Wang Aiqing's words are serious, I was just joking with you, who would have thought that you wouldn't hide, this is all a mistake of mine, don't forget to go in your heart."

Zhao Kuangyin was polite, and comforted the Wang Shilang with good words, apologized euphemistically, and finally rewarded him with a large sum of gold and silver in the name of Wang Shilang's loyalty to his duties.

That Wang Shilang calmly accepted Zhao Kuangyin's "bribe", so he decided not to "complain" to the historian, but submitted the previous chapter and asked Zhao Kuangyin to set the rule.

Zhao Kuangyin watched it very seriously, and then happily played it.

Only then did the king squire be satisfied, and praised a few words of "Your Majesty is wise" before retiring.

Zhao Kuangyin sent the Wang Shilang away with a smile, and then listened to the reports of the rest of the officials, and gave serious instructions one by one.

A full hour later, Zhao Kuangyin sent the group of civil officials away.

Sending away those difficult civil officials, Zhao Kuangyin breathed a sigh of relief, but only then said to Zhao Dezhao, who had been standing for a long time: "Erlang, why are you also here to have fun with this group of civil officials?" ”

treats civil officials politely, and when dealing with his own kids, Zhao Kuangyin doesn't have such a good face.

Zhao Dezhao hurriedly said: "Qi Qi Father, the son of the emperor asked to see this time, because a guest in the son of the minister's mansion wanted to present a peerless treasure to the father and emperor. ”

"Peerless curiosities?" Zhao Kuangyin seemed to be a little interested, and asked, "Who is it?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at the two people standing behind Zhao De.

Zhao Dezhao hurriedly turned his head to look at them.

Fan Ruoshui didn't dare to squeak, but only gently pushed Shi Wei.

Shi Wei had no choice but to settle down, took a step forward, and arched his hand: "Wei Chenshang Pharmacy Doctor Zheng Shi Wei, I specially present treasures to Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at him and asked casually, "Do you have any treasures that you want to give to me?" ”

Shi Wei held the long-cherished picture of the pontoon bridge in both hands, and said lightly: "The treasure that the minister wants to offer to His Majesty is the entire Southern Tang Kingdom. ”

(To be continued)