Li Yue'e pursed her lips a little aggrievedly, and wanted to say something, but there happened to be a few people talking while walking not far away, thinking that several other ministers had arrived, and Li Yue'e was inconvenient to continue to stay here, so she was led by the palace maid to the harem to meet the familiar concubines and chat about family life.

Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide and others arrived one after another. Zhao Guangyi greeted lightly and sat in a corner, looking dazed. He was very much looking forward to Zhao Kuangyin being able to invite Murong Yanzhao today, so he would definitely ask Murong Yanzhao what he had done in the Southern Tang Dynasty. It's a pity that Murong Yanzhao is not among the invitees.

Not long after, Zhao Kuangyin, who was dressed in brocade and blue clothes, arrived at Yuying Pavilion under the support of palace maids and guards. After Zhao Kuangyin became the emperor, although he was a little more majestic, he did not change much in private than before, and most of the Shi Shouxin and others invited tonight were his friends in cloth and clothes, and they were familiar with it, so they were not formal. After making a salute as usual, they sat down and chatted while eating.

Zhao Guangyi sat farther away. The body has not yet recovered, and I have not drunk too much alcohol. And Shi Shouxin and Wang Xianqi are all from the army, and they have already eaten meat and drank wine in a big bowl, and they have lost the etiquette and politeness of the first time they met, and they laughed and quarreled loudly. Yasuke Ho Ji.

Zhao Kuangyin was also a little emotional, holding the wine bottle in one hand and Wang Xianqi in the other hand and said, "A few of us." I worshiped the son at the beginning, and all these years, thanks to you righteous brothers, otherwise I really don't know how this battle was fought. ”

Gao Huaide drank a bowl of wine, wiped his mouth and said: "What do you do when you say this, being a brother is naturally a lifelong care." Instead, he smiled and quipped, "Do you remember when the third child fought in the Southern Tang Dynasty that year, in order to explore other people's sailors, he hid in the reeds all night, and his legs were stiff when he went back.

Before he finished speaking, he was slapped down by Shi Shouxin: "You are proud, in order to release cold arrows to others, you are urging the poison that sealed the throat with blood on the arrow." As a result, he also cut off two of his fingers. ”

Everyone who said it for a while sighed and missed. Zhao Guangyi heard the word "Southern Tang" and squeezed the wine glass in his hand fiercely. The place that looked like a trophy in everyone's mouths brought him bursts of tingling.

There is a feeling of a person in my heart, that is, someone mentions a word related to her. A related place name will make you feel palpitations for a long time.

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said, "It's still good at the beginning, don't think about anything." When I opened my eyes, I was fighting, killing, how to attack the city, and how to seize the land. It's simple. It's good now, I don't have to pin my head to my belt all day and wait for death, but I also have a lot of troubles, and I can't sleep after tossing and turning all night. ”

Wang Xianqi asked with a big grin: "Your Majesty, what else can't you sleep, if I, looking at so many beautiful palace daughters and concubines around me, I don't think it's true." Everyone laughed again.

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and sighed: "Yes." You only saw the grandeur of the palace, the beauty of the harem, the singing and dancing of the warbler, as if being the emperor is the most enjoyable job in the world. But worrying about it every day, from a home to a country, is also tiring. What's more, you all think it's good to be an emperor, and others must think the same way, and I don't know how many people are worried about this throne. If you want to sit on this throne, you naturally have to think about how to get rid of me, you say, thinking of this, how can I still sleep? ”

When Zhao Kuangyin said this, everyone looked at each other and changed their faces. The atmosphere of laughter just now froze a little, the corners of Zhao Guangyi's lips raised, he swirled the wine glass in his hand, put it to his lips and took a sip. If there is nothing to set up a banquet, there will be a saying. It seems that the purpose of tonight is here.

After a while, Gao Huaide had the courage to say: "Your Majesty, this is too worried, now it is no longer the previous troubled times, the world is stable, who dares to have such a rebellious idea?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin smiled bitterly and sighed: "With heavy soldiers in hand, you don't dare to think about it, but your subordinates dare to think about it." Isn't it a thing that pushes you up and they become who you are today? Who doesn't want to live a life of glory and wealth, and even more, you are their example. So even if you don't want to, you can't stop them from pushing desperately. ”

The night became very quiet. Zhao Kuangyin's voice lagged behind, and the entire Yuying Pavilion could no longer hear a trace of noise and noise, as if the excitement just now was just a dream. The air seemed to be stagnant, Zhao Guangyi took another sip of wine, and in the huge hall, only the sound of him sipping wine could be heard.

After a long time, Shi Shouxin's voice trembled slightly and asked, "Your Majesty, the ministers have no second thoughts. It's just that now that the world is peaceful and prosperous, I really don't think much about it. Please also ask Your Majesty to make it clear, how many ministers, what should be done to make Your Majesty safe and worry-free? ”

Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly raised his hand: "Don't be so nervous, continue to drink, eat, just chat." "Then tell the palace maid to carry the good wine in the cellar and share a cup of wine for everyone. But everyone can no longer be as innocent as just now, looking at each other one by one, the wine just drunk has already woken up, and their faces have become a little white, just sipping one sip, and they can't swallow the doubts in their stomachs.

Zhao Kuangyin drank and said casually: "In the past, I always felt that the four words of meritorious service were the pursuit of a husband's life. Now, our brothers have already made great achievements. Speaking of which, they are all people who glorify their ancestors. has laid a lifelong foundation of honor. I can't help but be put in this position, I often think that if I don't be the emperor, go to a place where the mountains and rivers are far away, be a festival envoy, guard the people, and the mother-in-law and children are lively, which is really comfortable. ”

Gao Huaide was the first to show a sudden expression, and then Shi Shouxin and the others also turned the corner, and raised their glasses to Zhao Kuangyin: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true." "The emperors of the previous dynasty all had the problem of cunning rabbits and dead lackeys, and birds with good bows. I am afraid that these fierce generals who followed them at the beginning will become rebels and thieves in the future, and they can't wait to kill them one by one. When they heard Zhao Kuangyin's meaning just now, they were so frightened that they almost thought that their lives were in danger. Now listening to Zhao Kuangyin's meaning, only if they go away from home, they can save their lives, and they are suddenly much easier.

It's just that the wine is finally not a taste. The previous hearty drinking and reminiscing about the past seem to have become a joke. Zhao Kuangyin has become a high emperor, how can he go back to the beginning?

After a while, the banquet dispersed, and several people staggered back home pretending to be drunk. Only Zhao Guangyi drank the wine in the cup carefully and stood up very soberly. Turned around and walked towards the outside of the Jade Ying Pavilion.

Zhao Kuangyin paused and strode after him. Outside, the moonlight in the courtyard shone brightly everywhere. Zhao Kuangyin caught up with Zhao Guangyi, hesitated, and shouted: "Guangyi!" ”

Zhao Guangyi paused, turned his head to look at Zhao Kuangyin who was chasing, and asked, "Your Majesty, what else is going on?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin pulled the corners of his mouth awkwardly and said, "It's all gone, and it's so unfamiliar." Saying that, he walked forward slowly, "The weather is good tonight, you and my brother haven't walked like this for a long time, let's go." ”

Zhao Guangyi followed Zhao Kuangyin's steps and slowly moved forward. There were no attendants around, only the sound of the two of them stepping on the green bricks.

Zhao Kuangyin's voice was a little desolate: "As the old saying goes, fight tiger brothers, go into battle father and son soldiers." When I used to fight, I felt that I had a brother in front of me, and I was really down-to-earth—"

Zhao Kuangyin muttered to himself, Zhao Guangyi just followed behind, the two of them walked a road without hurry, and when they arrived at a door, Zhao Guangyi interrupted Zhao Kuangyin, who was still nostalgic, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, I am out of the palace from here." We'll talk about that another day. ”

Zhao Kuangyin was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhao Guangyi and said, "Why don't you go to my inner room and talk about it for a long time?" ”

Zhao Guangyi's voice was still flat, and he didn't have any expression: "No need." Your Majesty's meaning, the courtiers understand. Whether it is the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace, or the deployment of the Great Interior, it is a false position, and it will not keep His Majesty awake at night. In addition, the younger brother was unwell, and it was not suitable for recuperation in a foreign land. After speaking, he stepped back, and said, "Brother Chen's retirement." With that, he turned around and strode out to the side.

Zhao Kuangyin stayed where he was, his brows furrowed. Zhao Guangyi's words were unwilling to hand over military power. The forces of the Great Song Dynasty were mainly two. One was the forbidden army, which guarded the emperor's safety in the capital, while the other was the Jiedu envoys in various places, guarding the feudal towns. Zhao Kuangyin was wearing a yellow robe at the beginning, that is, he was inspected before doing the palace, that is, he belonged to the forbidden military department, and he won the throne first near the water. Now what he is afraid of is also these forbidden military departments that dispatch the guards of the palace and the capital, so he advises those former brothers to stay away from him after drinking. But Zhao Guangyi didn't buy his account.

Zhao Guangyi left the palace and sent someone to take Li Yue'e back to the mansion. Zhao Guangyi squeezed the golden hairpin in his sleeve tightly. People's hearts are unpredictable, hand over military power, and don't know what awaits them next. Maybe it's just that I somehow went to another world. The power thing is still reliable in your own hands.

The next day, Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide, Wang Xianqi and others wrote to them that they were unwell and resigned from their positions in the forbidden army. In order to appease the emotions of these former brothers to avoid turmoil, Zhao Kuangyin did not hesitate to use the means of marriage to marry Shi Shouxin and Wang Xianqi, and married Zhang Lingduo's daughter to Zhao Guangmei as a wife.

Zhao Guangmei heard that Zhang Lingduo's daughter was ugly, and one hundred and twenty were reluctant, and secretly complained about why she let herself marry, why didn't the emperor marry herself? But Empress Dowager Du is no longer alive, and no one can help him make the decision, so there is no way but to accept it.

But only Zhao Guangyi did not move.