- "It's the king." Zhao Zongji said.

"The five-colored soil is yellow, and the five sides are in the center." Foyin smiled: "Your current identity is a king without a crown, it should be a certain prince." ”

"Hehe......" Zhao Zongji smiled noncommittally.

Buddha Yin glanced at the handwriting on the table again, shook his head and said: "The word 'soil' written by this water is blurred so quickly, it seems that you will not be a prince for long." ”

"Oh." Zhao Zongji looked at it, and the words he wrote were really only a faint trace. What can you be if you are not a prince? His expression couldn't help but be a little weird. After pondering for a moment, Fang slowly asked, "I have a hurdle in front of me, I don't know if I can pass it?" ”

"You write the word 'soil' with tea, and all the origins are because of this 'tea' word. The word tea is 'thirty-eight people', and the bell must be tied to the bell, and Tan Yue still needs to find this 'thirty-eight people' to pass the test. "The more the Buddha Yin speaks, the more mysterious it becomes.

"Thirty-eight?" Zhao Zongji's eyes widened and said, "What is it?" ”

"The poor monk just talks about words," Buddha Yin shook his head and said, "How do you know the inside story?" ”

"Where do I go to find him?" Zhao Zongji asked the law differently.

"There is nowhere to find it when you step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it." Buddha Yin smiled: "Tan Yue is better for himself." As he spoke, he asked Chen Yidao: "Is the wine and meat ready?" ”

"Ready." Chen Yi nodded.

The poor monk took his leave. Buddha Yin got up as he spoke, took a deep look at Zhao Zongji and said, "What a beautiful white hat...... After speaking, he folded his hands and announced the Buddha name 'Amitabha' to the two of them, and strode out. Listen to him and sing:

"But water is born in nature, and it responds to people.

Rigid and soft, the soil is gold. ”

Chen Ke and Zhao Zongji are both people with a lot of knowledge, and they know that this is a proverb on Zhuge Liang's "Lesson Before the Horse", and its sentence of "only born with water, and obeying the sky" has always been used by the Zhao family to prove the inevitability of their own country, so the Song Dynasty is also known as the Tianshui Dynasty.

And today, Zhao Zongji had no intention of writing down the word 'soil'. It is in response to the latter sentence of 'rigid and soft. The earth is the birth of gold', not to mention what this sentence means, is it really the person who responds to the destiny of heaven?

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After thinking hard for a long time, Zhao Zongji still couldn't understand what the 'Thirty-Eight People' was, and only after looking at Chen Ke did he realize that he was guarding Jinshan to ask for food. There are one of the best guessing masters in the Great Song Dynasty, why bother to figure it out by yourself?

"What do you think?" And he asked him.

"This should be a personal name," Chen Ke said slowly: "Literally, I can't guess, I'm putting the name of the person in my mind." One by one, backwards. ”

"What's the gain?"

"Don't worry, let me think." Chen Ke frowned slightly and said, "Let me think about ......"

Zhao Zongji closed his mouth and waited for the tea, when he suddenly saw Chen Ke's eyes light up, and said, "Liu Tianwang!" ”

"Liu Hua?" Zhao Zongji asked, "Why is he thirty-eight?" ”

"The king of heaven, thirty-two people also, 'Liu' and 'six', add up. Exactly thirty-eight. Chen Ke said.

Zhao Zongji said excitedly: "You can't be wrong. It had to be him! "After the scandal of the palace of 'borrowing seeds to have children', the Imperial City Division made every effort to arrest Liu Tianwang, but that guy was like a mud cow into the sea and there was no news. After a long time, everyone thought that he had been killed, so they stopped looking for him.

But listening to the meaning of this Buddha seal, that Liu Tianwang is still alive!

"If you can find this person and uncover the truth behind that case." Zhao Zongji rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "It will definitely be decided in one fell swoop!" As he spoke, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "But the population of Bianjing City is more than one million, how can you find him out in two days?" ”

"The monk said that before he was 'stepping on iron shoes and finding nowhere to go'. Now it's 'a no-brainer'. Chen Ke said slowly: "It doesn't seem to be difficult to find...... The Buddha Seal can't be more powerful than the Imperial City Division, right? So it should be a place that he is familiar with and neglected by the Imperial City Division. ”

"Daxiangguoji Temple!" Zhao Zongji said suddenly: "He is dressed as a monk!" "There are thousands of monks in Daxiangguo Temple, half of them are Yunshui monks who are on the list, but they are all bald, so the previous search ignored here. Zhao Zongji said excitedly: "I'll send someone to find it!" ”

"No," Chen Ke shook his head categorically and said, "You must not get involved in this matter!" ”

"Why!" Zhao Zongji's eyes widened and said, "You don't often say it. Heaven will take it, will it be blamed! ”

"But it's not for you!" Chen Ke said in a deep voice: "It's that monk!" ”

"What happened to the monk?" Zhao Zongji had already said: "The words he measured were written by me, which shows that it is the will of heaven!" ”

"Proverbs, like fortune-telling, are all tricks to play with people's hearts, and I can also say it with a nose and eyes." Chen Ke shook his head and said, "I think there is a problem with this monk. ”

"How?"

"It was too coincidental for him to show up." Chen Ke said: "If we assume that he knew Liu Tianwang's whereabouts from the beginning, then everything today is his trick!" ”

"This ......" Zhao Zongji frowned and pondered for a moment: "It's also possible, whose person is he?" ”

Chen Ke shook his head.

"No matter who he is," Zhao Zongji said in a deep voice: "If you can help us find Liu Hua, it will be beneficial and harmless!" ”

"It's definitely not beneficial and harmless, if you poke this matter out, how will the officials, the princes and the world see you?" Chen Ke knew that Zhao Zongji's mentality was like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw. But after all, it wasn't about himself, he was still able to keep calm and said: "They will think that you have been deliberately looking for that Liu Tianwang, what is your intention?" ”

"This ......" a basin of cold water stunned Zhao Zongji.

"I've always been worried that there will be a situation where 'the snipe and the clam will compete and the fisherman will benefit'. After all, it's not just the two of you who covet this son, and it's not just you. Chen Ke said in an accentuated tone: "If a sect other than the two of you set up a situation, wouldn't you fall into a trap?" ”

"It's very likely to ......" Zhao Zongji's back was covered with a cold sweat, and he was infinitely afraid for a while: "If it weren't for your reminder, I would have almost fallen into the scheme." ”

"The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear." Chen Ke said lightly.

"How's that to be?" Zhao Zongji looked at him and said.

"I'll have to let the Imperial City Division do it." Chen Ke said: "Give this clue to the Imperial City Division through a safe channel, and then watch the fire from the other side." Even if we can't get rid of Zhao Zongdi this time, we can't get involved. ”

"That'...... What a pity. Zhao Zongji said regretfully.

"Nothing to worry about." Chen Ke shook his head and said: "The old fish all know that earthworms must have fish hooks hidden in their bodies when they appear in the water, and only by restraining their impulses can they live for a long time." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Zongji nodded and said, "I listen to you." ”

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At noon the next day, the palace, in the Funing Palace.

The official Zhao Zhen has recently become obsessed with listening to dramas. The palace scandal a few months ago, although it seemed to be traceless and unprosperous under the low-key treatment, the blow to the emperor was too great.

Although Zhao Zhen always reminded himself that as a king, he should put state affairs first, but he was inevitably depressed. But he refused to rely on religion to numb himself like his father, and he would no longer be with women.

He chose to listen to the play to kill time. This is the same reason that housewives in later generations like to watch TV series.

On this day, the troupe in the palace came to the side hall of the Funing Hall again. The steward eunuch presented the scene prepared today, Zhao Zhen was covered with a blanket, leaned on the easy chair, and shook his head indifferently: "Just play it." ”

So the troupe first performed a play "Mulian Saves Mother". The opera of the Song Dynasty, also known as miscellaneous opera, was composed of four or five characters painted with grease and powder, dressed as the ancients to perform the story. It is far less exciting than the operas of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, but it is also closely related to the audience's appreciation level. At least the people of the Song Dynasty watched it with relish.

After performing "Mulian Saves Mother", it was still early, and the actors performed another short play "Jin Kui". is talking about the scene of Zhao Da and Zhao Er's mother, Empress Dowager Du, before she died.

This is the main melody track that the second son of Zhao likes to see, but Zhao Zhen doesn't like it because it has too many loopholes. Although he will not hesitate to maintain its authenticity, it does not mean that he also likes to listen to this big nonsense when he is entertaining himself.

However, since there is a word first, Zhao Zhen, who has excellent cultivation, did not stop.

Seeing the old queen mother lying on the bed, she asked Emperor Taizu: "Son, how did you say you became the emperor?" ”

"This is the accumulation of virtue by our ancestors and the teaching of our parents." Zhao Kuangyin's answer was decent.

Empress Dowager Du shook her head, she knew that her son was coaxing herself, but she asked this question, not to listen to good words, but to have something that she couldn't let go. Seeing her sigh, she took her son's hand and said: "No, the only reason why you can become the emperor is that Zhou Shizong's son is too young, if the Zhou State has a long monarch, what will happen to our Zhao family?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said, "Mother said yes." ”

"The country is initially decided, people's hearts are unstable, our Zhao family can't learn from the Chai family, so you have to make your younger brother the heir, so that the Great Song Dynasty can be passed on." Only then did Empress Dowager Du tell her true purpose.

Zhao Kuangyin immediately agreed...... That's how it was played on stage anyway...... He cried and nodded yes.

But I didn't expect that Empress Dowager Du was really not simple, and she was afraid that he would regret it in the future, so she immediately said: "Call Secretary Zhao in." ”

Secretary Zhao is Zhao Pu, after King Zhao Han came in, Empress Dowager Du asked him to write down this oath immediately, and asked Zhao Kuangyin to write and draw, and he must not regret it! Then collect it and hide it in a secret place in the palace.

This is the origin of the Golden Kui Alliance, Zhao Zhen has seen it at least a dozen times, but when he looks at it today, he has a different taste in his heart-

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