Fei Lun and his entourage arrived outside Chang'an City more than ten days later.

Heavy snow for several days, coupled with the cold and frozen, the vicinity of Chang'an City has long been icy and snowy, the snow for more than ten days only does not melt, the accumulation of a thick layer, both sides of the road are white, and the fields outside the city are hidden in the white snow scene, looming.

When they arrived near the city gate, King Yun and others thought that the emperor would definitely make a big show and mobilize the ministers and even the forbidden army to greet them, who knew that when the convoy approached, although a group of forbidden troops stood near the city gate, temporarily separating the people, but the queue was sparse, obviously temporarily transferred from the vicinity, and it was not intended to welcome.

After the convoy passed the city gate, only a few black-clothed officials greeted the palace attendants, and Fei Lun and the others had nothing to say, so they only asked the chamberlain to greet King Yun and others on behalf of the emperor, and then ordered the convoy to set off and go straight to the palace.

Outside the Jianfu Palace in the winner's hall, Fei Lun and the others dismounted and walked, and when they saw that King Yun and others were also dismounting, Fei Lun smiled and said: "Here the civil and military officials get off their horses and walk, His Royal Highness is a prince, and unlike the hundred officials, there is no need to dismount." ”

Zhao Kai glanced at him, and although he nodded and smiled, he still jumped off the horse.

While walking, he said with a smile: "Back then, someone impeached Wang Anshi for not getting off the horse in front of the palace gate, and Emperor Shenzong said that he was a prince, and his position was still under the prime minister, so he would not get off the horse." Wen Yanbo said that the prince is different from the hundred officials, so he naturally can't do it. Although Emperor Shenzong did not speak, he did not think so. After this incident, the princes of the clan also dismounted when they entered the palace, which was the ancestral family law. ”

After saying that, he looked at King Su Zhao Shu and said with a smile: "Fifth brother, what did I say?" ”

King Su knew that his brother was arrogant, and after his eldest brother Zhao Huan ascended the throne that day, Zhao Kai made trouble in every way, and at this time, he was full of ancestral family law, which could not be studied in detail, that is, it was not easy to laugh at a guard military minister like Fei Lun. It's just that he and Zhao Kai have been trapped in the Five Kingdoms for many years, and their brotherhood is not as good as it was back then. Now that the bulls are on both sides, he had to respond vaguely: "Yes, what the third brother said is right." ”

Seeing his two brothers like this, Faeron's originally thin lips became more and more curled. He nodded, smiled coldly, and replied, "If the king is willing to do this, it is naturally according to the king." ”

Zhao Kai didn't seem to see his face, and said with a smile: "A certain person is unwilling." I don't dare either. ”

After that, he and Zhao Shu were in front, and went straight to the inner hall to clear the leaky pavilion with the inner attendant.

Li Xianzhong saw Zhao Kai like this, although he knew in his heart that this person was the emperor's political enemy, but he saw that the other party was so generous, with the appearance of the dragon and the phoenix, he was obviously much more handsome and chic than Zhao Huan, no wonder the emperor Zhao Ji wanted to change this beloved son as the emperor.

As if knowing what Li Xianzhong was thinking, Fei Lun waited for Zhao Kai to go farther away, and then sneered:

"King Yun is still the same as he was back then. Bah! ”

Li Xianzhong was taken aback. Hurriedly asked him, "Have you seen His Royal Highness King Yun before?" ”

Fei Lun said: "My Fei family is also a general, and it has always been in the inner temple of Tokyo. I was already more than ten years old when King Yun took the throne, and my father and brother often mentioned it at home. It is said that he is literary and elegant. In fact, fortunately, the throne belongs to His Majesty after all, otherwise this person's subtle temperament, chanting the wind and the moon every day, can be in the Song Dynasty?

That year, the Jin soldiers attacked, and the Emperor Taishang hurriedly passed on the throne, and King Yun actually brought people into the palace in the middle of the night, trying to seize the heir, but fortunately he was stopped by He Dianshuai drawing his sword, otherwise he didn't know what chaos was going on. ”

Li Xianzhong is obviously also a so-called "general", but he is outside the Western Army. I didn't know about the political wrestling of the upper class in Tokyo, and after hearing a few words from Fei Lun at this time, I knew that when the old people in the inner hall heard that King Yun had returned, they looked like they were facing a great enemy.

He thought about it for a while, and finally smiled, and said: "There was the Emperor Taishang that day, and His Majesty was newly enthroned, and King Yun still had some unwanted thoughts. But now the throne has been decided, and even the crown prince has been canonized. What kind of turmoil can he make? Fei Lun said with a gloomy face: "Emperor Shenzong was once critically ill, and there were also vassal kings who tried to seize the heir......"

He looked at Li Xianzhong vigilantly, although the other party has been very popular with Zhao Huan recently, but after all, the service time is still short, and there are some things to think about yourself, but why bother to say it to this person.

Fei Lun secretly regretted it in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he realized that it was the return of King Yun this time, and he urged the emperor to choose another place to settle, but the emperor did not follow the advice, and recently Shangjing has also established a local organization relative to the pedestrian division, and arrested some of the detailed works of the pedestrian division, which made him quite confused.

stopped talking at the moment, and the two of them stepped on the snow on the road in the palace with Li Xianzhong, only hearing the creaking and squeaking under their feet, and after a short time, they had already arrived outside the clear pavilion.

The leading chamberlain arrived outside the pavilion, and several yellow-robed eunuchs from the province had already come forward, two of whom were still old men in the Tokyo Palace that day, and when they saw the Zhao Kai brothers, although they did not dare to let out a sad voice, their eyes were slightly red, and they saluted the two princes, and then said with a smile: "The official family has been waiting in the palace for a long time, please invite the two highnesses into the palace." ”

As soon as King Su heard this, he couldn't help but put on his clothes. They have been in the Jin country for a long time, and the original prince's robe has naturally been lost a long time ago, at this time he was wearing a green cloth robe, although it was a new one, he still felt a little shabby before the palace, and King Su tidied up for a while, and felt that he couldn't think about it, so he was in a daze with a wooden face.

When Zhao Kai saw him like this, he smiled, and only said: "Big brother is thrifty, don't you know." ”

After that, he stepped up the stairs, entered the hall without hurrying, and said to himself as he walked:

"Your Majesty has been in Chang'an for a few years, and the palace is still like this, and it is not as large as the mansion of a prime minister in Tokyo."

Before the words fell, he heard Zhao Huan say: "The third brother is really a confidant. ”

Zhao Huan said as he laughed loudly, strode forward, held Zhao Kai and Zhao Shu's hands, looked at them carefully, and then said: "The two younger brothers have suffered in the Five Kingdoms. ”

Zhao Shu saw that his face was heavy, although he didn't know the truth or falsehood, he was still moved in his heart, and immediately said: "Your Majesty's holy face has also been reduced a lot, and I have been more tired than us in worrying about state affairs in the past few years." ”

Zhao Kai said: "Your Majesty, the Emperor Taishang is still in the Five Kingdoms, how can we talk bitterly!" ”

Zhao Huan knew that this person would definitely be in trouble, but he never thought that he would be straightforward and hit the nail on the head as soon as they met.

For a while, the atmosphere in the hall was cold, not only Zhao Shu was shocked and did not dare to speak, but the rest of the chamberlain and the front of the hall were silent, coughing and wheezing.

Zhao Huan knew that he couldn't avoid it, so he ordered everyone to sit down, and replied: "When I was in the Five Kingdoms, I relied on the Emperor Taishang for my life, getting along day and night, and the third brother was here, and I didn't shy away from saying that there were fathers and sons who were suspicious of each other that day, but the country was ruined, and the Emperor Taishang had high hopes for me, and I also knew that it was not easy to be a king, which was beyond the imagination of ordinary people." ”

What he is talking about now is naturally a series of palace events in the mainland, including Zhao Kai's succession.

Zhao Ji liked Zhao Kai very much, and almost had something to do. And Zhao Huan has been wronged for many years, the Jin soldiers hit the city, the old man passed the throne, and a large group of civil and military generals came to hide in the southeast, and when the matter is over, they will come back to enjoy the blessings? Zhao Huan was naturally unhappy in his heart, and after Jin Bing retreated for the first time, Zhao Ji returned to Beijing, and the father and son had not said a few polite words, Zhao Huan invited the Emperor Taishang to enter the Longde Palace, and arranged a strict access control, prohibiting foreign officials from entering, and even Zhao Kai often went to the Longde Palace to visit the Taishang, Zhao Huan was displeased, and repeatedly warned. In order to calm things down, Zhao Ji had to let Zhao Kai stop coming to see him if he was fine.

On that day, the father and son guessed that the disharmony had come to this, and after the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, the father and son and brother were captured together, as Chu prisoners, and they farmed and cultivated the fields together, and suffered a lot of hardships.

What Zhao Huan said, in response to Zhao Kai's questioning and explanation, has gently exposed the question that the father and son are in disharmony and do not welcome back to the emperor.

Seeing that Zhao Kai was speechless, Zhao Huan said again: "As for returning my father, I think about it every moment. However, the Jin people pretended to negotiate peace, but in fact, it was just a recuperation. Before I returned to Chang'an, did Jin Ren'an talk about peace? In the past few years, I have reorganized the army and worked hard to seek governance, and in addition to many great victories, the Jin people have also repeatedly negotiated peace.

And every time there is a big war, there are many generals who die tragically on the battlefield, but the emperor and the brothers are becoming more and more stable? Why is that? Is it that the more we beat them, the less courageous they are, and the more they want to negotiate peace with us, take away our anointed land, gold and silver children, and then collect tribute every year, and let me call my ministers brothers? How can I make them as they wish! ”

Zhao Kai has actually been persuaded by him, before Zhao Huan, the Song Dynasty was poor and weak, and only took the initiative to seek peace, and there was never a reason for a strong enemy to seek peace in turn. He is not a stupid person, and he understands the truth of Jin Guo's quest for peace, but he just looks at the emperor whose expression and temperament are far different from that day, but he can't help but want to fight with the other party.

He replied with a wooden face: "Your Majesty is right, but you also need to think that the Emperor Taishang is old, and his body is getting sicker and weaker, and now there is a peace discussion. If you insist on not allowing peace discussions, it is inevitable that there will be some discussions in the market, which is also common to people. ”

Zhao Huan didn't know what this person was thinking, and when he saw him talking eloquently, the original tension in his heart gradually disappeared.

He originally thought that this prince, who had been fighting with Zhao Huan for more than ten years and almost fought for the throne, must be a deep-minded and resourceful figure. Unexpectedly, after meeting, the other party was domineering, looking like he was debating with the emperor, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't look like a political veteran.

After a few answers, Zhao Kai's true nature was exposed, and it was purely a dispute between the will of the elder brother who was not convinced, and Zhao Frame was even more relieved.

After he finished speaking, Zhao Huan's face was kind, not as tense as Zhao Kai, but he just smiled and said: "Since the third brother is only concerned about the safety of the emperor, I have made a military order for the third brother here, and the emperor will definitely be welcomed back, and it will be a beautiful return, not such an embarrassment at this time." ”