In the winter in the south of the Yangtze River, the cold wind is whistling, the sky is getting more and more hazy, and the long rain eaves in the palace pavilion are raised high, but it seems a little lonely. The palace maids and eunuchs who were standing with their hands down couldn't help but shrink their necks, and occasionally moved their cold feet, lest they lose their sense of proportion when they entered the Chongzheng Palace.

Perhaps the stone steps of the palace were frozen so strong that the footsteps on them were particularly loud. The two men walked one after the other, behind the leading eunuch, straight towards the warm pavilion of the Chongzheng Palace. Outside the door, the eunuch shouted: "Lord Du Chengzhi is here ......"

The man walking in front was no longer young, and although he was tall, wolf-looking, and majestic when he raised his hands and feet, it was still obvious that at least he was also a man close to the sixtieth birthday.

And behind him was followed by a man, who looked like he was about thirty years old, dressed in brocade and gorgeous robes, handsome but heroic. When they arrived at the door of the warm pavilion, the older man turned around and ordered, "Hai'er, you wait outside the door, and if there is a call, enter the pavilion again." ”

The man answered and stood off at the corridor.

In the distance, the two eunuchs glanced at the warm pavilion a few times, and one of them couldn't help but whisper: "The emperor's dragon body is not safe, why do you still summon Lord Du Chengzhi today?" After this year's Northern Tour, it's impossible to fight, right? Father-in-law Qin, you serve the East Palace, you are well-informed, what do you know? ”

He had a good mind, and the father-in-law Qin in front of him was not an ordinary person. In the early years, this eunuch named Qin Feng was a native of Ulzhou and a teacher. However, Qin Feng is quite self-aware, and he is a very failure to teach, and he understands that the jinshi in the imperial examination is completely fantastical, so he simply wields a knife and castrates himself.

It wasn't until Qin Feng entered the palace that he became a eunuch that he was different. Zhao Kuangyin once made a rule that eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in politics. Since the time of Taizu, most of the eunuchs have been vulgar and unliterate, and they can be regarded as unremarkable characters who can know a few words. That is, Zhao Kuocai let the eunuchs read and write. Qin Feng actually worked as a teacher, and Emperor Zhao Kuo asked him to accompany the prince to study in the East Palace.

Although Qin Feng's status in the palace is mediocre, the crown prince Zhao Yun is quite obedient to him. The eunuch who asked the question also knew that the word "long live" had been shouted for more than a thousand years, but he had never seen an emperor live to be a hundred years old. After Emperor Zhao Kuo's northern tour this year, his body became weaker and weaker. The concubines in the palace and even the palace maids and eunuchs understood that it was a miracle that Emperor Zhao Kuo could live for another year or two......

If the emperor dies, there are Han Yanxuan, Shi Miyuan and others, Wu Xi in Wu, and Empress Dowager Wu in charge, no one can shake Zhao Yun's qualifications to inherit the unification. When Zhao Yun ascends the throne, Qin Feng will inevitably rise to the top, even if he can't compare to those very old bones in the palace, he must be one of the best figures. Take advantage of the present and have a good relationship with Qin Feng, and your life in the palace will be much better in the future.

Qin Feng's face was white, his figure was thin and tall, and he had a little bit of the demeanor of a teacher back then, and when he heard this, Qin Feng smiled and said, "You have not been in the palace for a long time, and you don't know enough things." The man outside the warm pavilion, in the past six years, is the hottest figure in our Song Dynasty. ”

The little eunuch immediately bowed down and attached himself to his ears, putting on an appearance of humbly asking for advice.

Qin Feng sneered in his heart, these little eunuchs know how to serve the royal family all day long, and they are intriguing in private, fighting openly and secretly. Where did you care about the big things in the court? However, occasionally talking in front of these ignorant eunuchs can make Qin Feng return to his former teaching style. He said in a deep voice: "Back then, the first emperor toured the north, and the minister of civil and military affairs accompanied him. Lord Du Chengzhi was very fond of his nephew Tan Yinghai, so he invited the first emperor, hoping to take this child to open his eyes. The first emperor was benevolent, so he agreed. When I arrived at the Yangtze River, I heard that the Jin people were about to invade the country. The civil and military officials are gearing up to attack the people of the Jin country. Needless to say, military generals are difficult to deal with. ”

The little eunuch hurriedly asked, "Do civil officials also have to go into battle to kill the enemy?" ”

"They are powerless, but they are by His Majesty's side, and there is no risk in going into battle, so they are naturally eager to try, and they can give advice and get some credit. The first emperor was troubled by this matter. It's useless to take them, and if you don't bring them, you seem to look down on civil officials. ”

When he was embarrassed, Tan Yinghai, who was only nine years old at the time, slipped out from behind Wu Xi at some point, and the little child wrote two words on a small note and stuffed it into the eunuch's hand. The first emperor saw that the kid was mysterious, so he asked the eunuch to take a look at the note. I saw two words written on the note - Zhao Ruyu! ”

Qin Feng laughed softly: "These two words make Your Majesty's heart flutter. Zhao Ruyu was born in Wenchen, but he is familiar with military affairs and border politics, although he is not a military general, but he is much better than those courteous old scholars. The first emperor ordered Wenchen to stay in the camp, took Zhao Ruyu with him, sent troops, and broke the enemy in one fell swoop. In this way, both civil and military have a bright face. Since then, the first emperor has been very blue-eyed to Tan Yinghai's kid. ”

The little eunuch was full of excitement and asked in a low voice: "Then something big is going to happen today!" ”

Qin Feng was indifferent, this kind of self-pretending to be smart is not something that eunuchs can guess casually, if it is spread out, it is a trivial matter to be beaten by the board, and it is not worth it if you lose your life if you smash your job.

The Chongzheng Hall has always been the place where the emperor deals with court affairs, and ordinary eunuchs are not qualified to stand here at all. Today, Qin Feng and the others were lucky, Zhao Kuo was unwell, and before summoning Lord Du Chengzhi, he called the crown prince Zhao Yun into the warm pavilion. Qin Feng leisurely skimmed the scenery of the Chongzheng Palace, and secretly thought in his heart, as long as Zhao Yun is served well, in the future, it will not be Gonggong Qin's decision?

The good thoughts were still in my mind, and suddenly there were a few noises at the door of the Chongzheng Palace. Qin Feng turned his head and looked at it, and was dumbfounded. An eleven or twelve-year-old girl rushed into the Chongzheng Hall like a smoke. Behind him, the palace maid and eunuch chased after him with a panicked expression. This little girl is petite, but she is very agile, dodging left and right along the corridor, making it difficult to catch.

Qin Feng couldn't wait to immediately cover the corners of his robe on his face, for fear of being seen by this little girl. He knew very well that this lawless girl was the second daughter of Emperor Zhao Kuo, Princess Yongqing.

Princess Yongqing is not slow, but she is still not as good as those eunuchs with long legs and long feet, and when she was about to be caught, her eyes lit up, and she actually lifted the robe of the person in front of her, squatted in his robe, and hugged the person's calf.

Several eunuchs hurriedly stood firm, and saluted the first person: "Ma Pu, the junior eunuch of our Spring Rain Pavilion. Dare to ask if the son is the young master of the Tan family? ”

Tan Yinghai was standing outside the warm pavilion waiting for the summons, and he also saw the eunuch and palace maid chasing the little girl. But when I think about it, the girl who dares to go on a rampage at the age of eleven or twelve in the palace must be Zhao Kuo's daughter. But he never thought that this girl would dare to hide in his robe. Tan Yinghai moved his legs slightly, and Princess Yongqing immediately hugged her tighter.

Tan Yinghai shook his head slightly, and replied: "Father-in-law Ma, under Tan Yinghai, came with Lord Du Chengzhi and waited for the summons." ”

Ma Pu is just a little eunuch, where dare he talk more, and snorted: "Tan Gongzi...... Please take Princess Yongqing ...... Please come out! ”

Just a few words made the poor little eunuch sweat profusely, and the icy north wind could not shake away his panic. The princess he was guarding came to the Chongzheng Hall without permission, which was enough for him to be beaten to death by a board. And the little princess even got into a man's robe, if the queen or the queen mother knew. I'm afraid that if I want to be beaten to death by the board, it will become a luxury.

"Yongqing just won't come out." There was a crunchy cry from the robes.

Tan Yinghai's eyebrows moved slightly, and he had already anticipated the eunuch's thoughts, such a young girl, it would be unruly to pull her out, and it would be uncourteous, so he said loudly: "Gonggong Ma will go back to the Spring Rain Pavilion first, since the princess is reluctant to go back for the time being, she will naturally go back when she calms down." ”

Ma Pu was in a dilemma, but he also knew that standing outside the door of the warm pavilion was so noisy, and the one inside was unhappy, and this head would not be surnamed Ma at any time.

He didn't have any other way, and said in a low voice: "Princess, let's go back as soon as possible......"

After that, Ma Pu bowed to Tan Yinghai and led the palace maid out of the Chongzheng Palace, they didn't dare to go far, they only stood outside the Chongzheng Palace.

Tan Yinghai moved his legs and said softly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, they are all gone, can you come out?" ”

"No!"

Tan Yinghai was about to say something, when suddenly the door of the warm pavilion opened, and an elderly eunuch screamed: "Tan Yinghai, enter the pavilion and face the saint!" ”

Tan Yinghai's expression was neat, and he walked towards the warm pavilion, but he didn't want the girl in the robe to bow over, hugging Tan Yinghai's thighs, and he was about to step into the warm pavilion.

Tan Yinghai was shocked in his heart, if it weren't for this princess, Tan Yinghai couldn't wait to kick her out of 108,000 miles with a whirlwind leg immediately. It's a pity that I can't practice leg skills, but a piece of meat on my thigh is buckled by two thin nails. The girl in the robe said softly: "Take me in, my father won't blame you." ”

Her voice gradually cooled down: "If you don't comply, Yongqing has no other tricks, just call an adulterer, and outside the noon gate is the place where you eat incense paper money." ”

Tan Yinghai couldn't cry or laugh, who is the adulterer? A pain in his thigh came to his mind, and he had no choice but to take her in. Although the emperor is not easy to mess with, the emperor's daughter is even more difficult to deal with!

Zhao Kuo is only in his thirties this year, but he looks haggard, sitting behind the desk, grabbing the handrail with both hands, as if he is about to fall down as soon as he lets go.

"Tan Yinghai?" Zhao Kuo's slightly hoarse voice sounded.

Tan Yinghai bowed down and said loudly: "Long live my emperor!" ”