Chapter 204: Undercurrent
Besides, Zhao Fatzi often eats, drinks and has fun on weekdays, but it is rare to be cautious when he really encounters serious things, he rushed to the outside of the capital all the way, and even bought two singers, and then took a carriage into the city gate, which made the soldiers guarding the city gate smile and flatter, "His Royal Highness the county king is going out to hunt for beauty, and he is really envious of the little ones." ”
Xu is words pleased the fat man, he laughed and threw two silver bills as a reward, happy to make the soldiers smile, naturally their hearts were also disdainful of the second ancestor, while complaining about why he didn't have a good baby.
Zhao Fatzi entered the city and returned to his palace, but he was inevitably taken by the concubine and the old lady to teach him a lesson and cry, and he was not liberated until his father's dinner party.
When the lights were on, he finally had a chance to sneak out of the mansion and go straight to Prince Kang's secret guard camp.
To say that Prince Kang is the embodiment of Yue Fei in the living and ancient Premier Zhou, he has worked hard and dedicatedly for the people of the country all his life, and it is inevitable that he will ignore his wife and children. By the time he came to his senses, his wife had already passed away, and his children were like passers-by when they saw him. He had nowhere to vent his regrets, and in the end they all fell on Fang Jie and Zhao Zhi.
Don't say how Fang Jie got his care, just say that Zhao Zhi, the little fat man, is really not restrained at all in front of him, and he is more affectionate than seeing his father.
No, just followed the secret guard into the study, Zhao Zhi, the little fat man, went straight to the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it, and finally reached out and smiled to snatch the manuscript in Prince Kang's hand, "Uncle Jiu, you are reading this treasure book again." Haha, let me tell you, I went out this time to see the woman who wrote this treasure book with my own eyes. ”
"Oh, is that true?" When Prince Kang saw his nephew's arrival, the wrinkles on his face softened by three points, and he turned his head and ordered his men to bring some good snacks, and then asked, "Where did you meet him, did you really go to the Northland?" But did you see Zhong Ya's kid? ”
Zhao Fatzi took the dim sum box handed by the secret guard, and told the story of the day while chewing. Prince Kang listened with interest, and finally stroked his gray beard and said happily, "Zhongya is really fortunate to have such a smart woman as his companion. When he comes back to the capital in the future, I will definitely see this woman. ”
Zhao Fatzi remembered that there was still something to say, so he hurriedly stuffed another piece of snack in his mouth, and then waved his hand to signal Prince Kang to withdraw the secret guards.
Prince Kang was puzzled, but he also waved his hand and dispersed his subordinates, and finally frowned and said, "You kid, you can't go out and cause some trouble again, right?" ”
Zhao Zhi had a bitter face aggrieved, and wanted to correct his name, but he felt that he had been messing around too much in the past, and it was difficult to defend himself, so he simply talked about things directly.
Prince Kang didn't pay much attention to it at first, but the more he listened, his eyes widened, and in the end, his fingers on the side of the Huanghuali square table were already white, and his lips trembled several times, but he could barely hold back when he wanted to ask.
Zhao Zhi was even more proud when he saw this, and he said more and more about the winter planting of Pucao, and even the villagers began to build greenhouses on a large scale, and finally said, "Uncle Nine, I think the sister-in-law of the Fang family has ninety percent hope for planting rice, she directly planted vegetable seedlings into the field in the spring, and the vegetables were picked more than a month earlier than ordinary people." If you really raise the rice seedlings before going to the field, you can save more than a month's time, and you can harvest it before the frost falls in the fall. ”
Prince Kang slapped the table excitedly, and the teacups and dishes that shook with the force of the palm were trembling. He didn't notice it at all, he pulled Zhao Zhi with his big hand, and asked with burning eyes, "Don't hide it, you kid, tell me in detail quickly, is Zhong Ya planning it?" ”
Zhao Zhi rolled his eyes and muttered, "Your old man remembers that money fan, why don't you feel sorry for my hard work?" ”
It's a pity that the anxious Prince Kang couldn't hear his complaints, and slapped his round head to eliminate the rest of the complaints.
Zhao Zhi didn't dare to joke anymore, so he simply told the plans of the two of them. Prince Kang listened and nodded sometimes and frowned, and after a moment of contemplation, he called for someone to invite two of his most trusted staff members to come.
It is said that the three stinkers are better than Zhuge Liang, Prince Kang and the two staff members are people who have been rolling in political battles for a long time, and they are naturally much more thoughtful than Fang Jie Pucao and Zhao Fatzi, the second ancestors, and the three of them talked for half an hour, adding and subtracting to change the plan.
Zhao Fatzi, who had been sleepy for a long time, ran back to the palace to sleep as soon as he was liberated. Prince Kang was not idle, changed his outfit, and under the protection of his subordinates, secretly knocked on the back door of a mansion in the east of the imperial city...
On the morning of the second day, the prime minister and the prince still instructed his subordinates to participate in Prince Kang's ill-intentioned intentions. Prince Kang surprisingly did not refute it, not only many court officials were surprised, but also the emperor, who had always been good at making peace with the mud, was puzzled.
However, everything had an answer after Prince Kang fell down the stone steps and injured his legs. It turned out that the prince, who was known for his outspokenness and loyalty, was so disheartened that he did not want to say a word to defend himself.
Those officials of the Taishi Prime Minister's family were naturally happy, while the centrists and Qingliu who had some justice in their hearts secretly sighed. Of course, the saddest thing in my heart is the top boss of these officials, the lord of a country.
Because of its small production and northerly location, Snow Country has always been ranked last among many countries. Although it cannot be said that the country is rich and the people are strong, it can be regarded as a corner of peace, so it is easy for the emperor of the Snow Country to sit up.
This emperor is the eldest among the brothers, and under the ancestral training of the elder and the heir, he has become the supreme of the Snow Country without experiencing a bloody battle, and he is benevolent by nature, so he never wants to raise the scourge of swords, and even the ministers who have violated the law are rarely raided and imprisoned.
While the ministers were happy and happy, they sometimes complained about the emperor's "lack of progress", but in the end, they did not dare to oust the emperor from power, and changed to kill decisively. After all, everyone is afraid that the new emperor's knife will be the first to stain them with blood.
Recently, the emperor has not been doing very well, for the simple reason that his father-in-law and prime minister have joined forces to deal with his most relied on brother. Although he didn't believe that his brothers had different intentions, in order to balance the situation between the DPRK and China, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he really alienated his brothers a little. And just now above the court, seeing his brother being attacked, he didn't refute a word, and he felt even more uncomfortable in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt a little guilty.
After going down, he was sitting in the imperial study drinking top tea and sighing, not wanting to suddenly hear the eunuch report that his brother had fallen and injured his foot, where could he still sit still, so he immediately ordered someone to help his brother over.
Prince Kang held the eunuch's hand and knelt down and kowtowed as soon as he entered the imperial study. The emperor hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said half-ashamedly and half-annoyed, "Ninth brother, are you still angry in your heart, I didn't open my mouth to help you turn around?" ”
"The emperor's words are serious, but the ministers don't dare. The younger brother can not even want his life for the sake of the royal brother, how can he be afraid of the slander of a few villains? Prince Kang sat on the small footstool, letting the imperial doctor summoned by the eunuch massage the redness and swelling of his ankle for him, and fine beads of sweat broke out on his forehead, but his face was still smiling.
The emperor saw that his heart became more and more distressed, and when the imperial doctors and eunuchs retreated, he rarely sat down in front of his brother, and sighed, "There has been some turmoil in the court recently, ninth brother, what can you do?" Brother believes in the loyalty of the ninth brother, but the Taishi and the prime minister are a little powerful..."
When Prince Kang heard this, a touch of helplessness flashed in his half-drooping eyes. It has to be said that it is a kind of sadness for the emperor to be afraid of the persecution of his courtiers, but when he saw that the imperial brother raised his ankle to check, he was very serious, and his heart immediately sank. No one is perfect, if the imperial brother is the kind of peerless emperor who has the ambition to dominate the world, how can he treat their brothers so kindly.
Thinking of this, Prince Kang lifted his robe and knelt down again, and the emperor helped him, but he refused to get up, and bluntly said that he had a few heartfelt words to say.
The emperor thought that he had been bullied so hard these days, and planned to complain to himself about his grievances, so he waved his hand and drove out with the palace maids who were waiting in the corner of the main hall.
No, Prince Kang saw that the entire hall was empty, so he whispered from the party in the court and the central government to the heirs of the harem, and then to the foundation of the country, and finally sacrificed the killer weapon of rice.
The emperor's face was first shocked, then shocked, and finally ecstatic. He took Prince Kang's hand and roared excitedly, "Really? Ninth brother, are you serious? We can also grow rice on the land of the snow country, so in the future, we don't need to buy rice from the south, and we don't have to exchange iron ore and silver? ”
"Yes, Imperial Brother. Congratulations to the royal brother, congratulations to the imperial brother. It is all the benevolence of the royal brother, and the original sentence of 'not competing with the people for profit' saved the peasant woman's wealth, and she was grateful to naturally ponder it more carefully, which led to today's good news. ”
"This is a great joy, ninth brother, you have made a great contribution." The emperor smiled happily, waved his hand and was about to call the eunuchs to come in and summon a group of important ministers to discuss.
Prince Kang hurriedly got up to stop him, and whispered, "Brother Huang, Taishi and Prime Minister, and even many officials in the court and China are all strongly 'appreciating' the exchange of iron ore for rice, if they know that our Snow Country is expected to grow rice, then..."
Sure enough, the emperor's face sank, and he said coldly after a while, "They all think that I am a good bully, and no one has put silver in their purses in the trade of iron ore for rice." ”
Prince Kang bowed his head and was silent, as if he was not good at commenting on other people's actions, and as if he was grieving for the imperial brother.
In the eyes of the emperor, this kind of appearance is naturally even closer to three points, and the entire court is afraid that it is dedicated to the country and the people, and the only one who is not greedy for any money is his brother. Thinking like this, the emperor finally made up his mind in his heart, "Ninth brother, although the matter of planting rice is very likely to be successful, after all, there is no fixed number, and it is not suitable to publicize it for the time being. I will take full responsibility for this, and if anyone destroys it, I will allow you to cut it first and then play it. ”
This is an absolute Shang Fang sword, Prince Kang's eyes were full of joy, and he knelt down to answer the commandment, and promised that he would definitely live up to the imperial brother's entrustment. In the end, he got up and did not seriously retire and make his own arrangements, but discussed many details and other matters with the emperor.
This also made the emperor's heart even more comfortable, after all, no emperor really felt at ease to hand over the power of life and death to another person, even if that person was his most trusted brother...