After drinking nine lamps in a row, the banquet reached its climax.

Zhao Ji was already a little drunk, but his interest was undiminished, and he smiled and let everyone drink freely, saying that it was enough for the imperial wine pipe.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is cheeky and wants to ask Your Majesty for that family business!"

Cai Jing saw that Zhao Ji was in a good mood, and said with a fist at Zhao Ji.

This family affair has actually been decided a long time ago, that is, his five sons Cai Yan and Princess Yanqing, but Princess Yanqing was still young two years ago, but she has turned twenty-eight this year and has reached marriageable age.

"For this, it's also ......"

Zhao Ji smiled and was about to agree, it was agreed, Cai Yan he had also seen it, Wencai was good, his appearance was handsome, as the fifth son of the Taishi, he was also worthy of his daughter.

"Your Majesty!"

Cai You hurriedly stopped, if Cai Yan became a concubine, how could he dominate the Cai family?

"What's the matter with Cai Aiqing?"

Zhao Ji looked at Cai You strangely, the marriage between Yanqing and Cai Yan was finalized a few years ago.

"Your Majesty, I heard a rumor in the market yesterday."

Cai You glanced at Cai Jing, and then said with a smile.

Cai Jing's face sank, he didn't expect Cai You's heart to be so ruthless, and things like the Cai family and the royal marriage would have to be hindered.

"Cai Aiqing, come and listen!"

Zhao Ji immediately became interested when he heard the rumors.

"Your Majesty, it is rumored that Your Majesty is going to marry Princess Yanqing to Sun Lei of Liangshan, so that you can relieve the trouble of Liangshan without blood, and I think the world is beautiful!"

Cai You said with a smile.

"Nonsense, my daughter is a golden branch and jade leaf, how can that grass thief climb high!"

Zhao Ji's face sank and he said, the royal marriage is also a good match, either the family is prominent, or the talent is talented, where are those mud-legged grass thieves in Liangshan worthy of their daughters?

"Your Majesty, it is rumored that Your Majesty wants to crown Sun Lei as the king, if Sun Lei suffers, it will be reasonable!"

Cai You said with a smile, he didn't care whether Sun Lei recruited Zhao'an or not, he just wanted the emperor to be angry and postpone Princess Yanqing's marriage.

"Who said I was going to crown Sun Lei as king?"

Zhao Ji said coldly, this matter was just mentioned in the court, and the eight characters have not been skimmed, how can it be spread all over the city?

The atmosphere cooled down in an instant, the emperor did not agree to Cai Jing's courtship, and Cai Jing did not dare to continue to speak when the emperor was angry.

Cai You smiled and took a sip of wine, his goal was achieved, the Cai family can only have him in charge, no matter who Cai Jing supports, he will suppress it.

"Keep drinking!"

Zhao Ji waved his hand and said, he didn't want to talk about these unhappy topics today.

"What about the singers and flutes? Let them perform again, these acrobatics are boring! ”

Zhao Ji shouted to the eunuch at the gate of the hall again.

Sun Li, who was eating silently, was stunned again, this was just a little more relieved, why did the emperor want to recruit Le He and Ma Lin again?

Le He and Ma Lin soon took the ordinary artists to the hall and continued to perform the small tunes of the district market.

Zhao Ji's face softened when he listened to the tune.

The banquet lasted until the evening, when the eunuch announced the end of the banquet, and the hundred officials dispersed with congratulations.

However, the imperial historian Cui Jing did not leave, but asked to see the emperor.

Zhao Ji didn't want to see Cui Jing, but Cui Jing insisted, and Zhao Ji could only proclaim Cui Jing to the side hall.

"What's the matter with you?"

Zhao Ji looked at Cui Jing angrily, he was in a good mood today, and it was not happy for this person to come again.

"Your Majesty, it's still for the sake of Liangshanbo Zhao'an!"

Cui Jing replied.

"I don't want to talk about it today!"

Zhao Ji said irritably.

"Your Majesty, Zhao'an Liangshanbo is beneficial to Your Majesty and harmless, doesn't Your Majesty want to hear it!"

Cui Jing has also calmed down a little in the past two days, he knows Zhao Ji's character, he knows reason, it is useless to move with affection, and interests are the most useful.

"What's the benefit? I will give him a lord, do you know what a lord is? ”

Zhao Ji looked at Cui Jing angrily, his most trusted official, the privy envoy Tong Guan dreamed of a prince.

"Your Majesty, not to mention more, Zhao'an Liangshan, Huaibei, Shandong, Hebei, and Yanyun all belong to Your Majesty! This is the capital of dozens of states in four places. ”

"In addition, Your Majesty can also get more than 100,000 elite troops, which can destroy the Liao State and defeat the elite soldiers and strong generals of the Jin State."

"Also, the wealth of the Liao Kingdom for a hundred years has fallen into the hands of Liangshan, and there are countless treasures among them!"

……

Cui Jing looked at Zhao Ji and said slowly.

Zhao Ji was stunned when he heard Cui Jing's words, why did he suddenly feel that what Cui Jing said was so reasonable, this is more profitable than buying and selling himself.

"Then how do you say to recruit An?"

Zhao Ji looked at Cui Jing and asked, he naturally would not give up on something beneficial.

"Sun Lei can be crowned a prince and worship a product, and then give Liangshan five second-grade official positions, ten third-grade official positions, twenty fourth-grade official positions, fifty fifth-grade official positions, and five hundred sixth-grade to nineth-grade official positions!"

"In addition, it is rumored that Sun Lei is lustful and interested in Princess Yanqing, and His Majesty also agreed to this marriage, and then gave Sun Lei the title of a concubine!"

Cui Jing said.

"Are you crazy! Do you know how many official positions you have given up? In the future, in the last dynasty, wouldn't all the civil and military officials be from Liangshan, and when the time comes, all the officials will listen to Sun Lei, what will I become? ”

Zhao Ji looked at Cui Jing angrily and funny, this guy is really stupid, so recruited, didn't he send the court out?

"Your Majesty, you may wish to give the official position, the scattered officials have no real power, in addition, the people of Liangshan are brave and good at fighting, Your Majesty can send them to the army, let them conquer the Western Xia, the Jin Kingdom, and expand the territory for the Great Song Dynasty."

"When the time comes, the territory of my Great Song Dynasty will surpass that of the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, and Your Majesty will bring the Great Song Dynasty to a height that the previous emperors did not take, and Your Majesty will be famous for eternity!"

Cui Jing bowed to Zhao Ji and said.

These words stunned Zhao Ji, who was originally a little annoyed, suddenly became excited, and his heartbeat was much faster.

What is the biggest pain point of Da Song? That's the territory!

The Great Song Dynasty is far more political, cultural, economic, and population than the previous dynasties, whether it is the 400-year-old Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, it is not comparable to the Great Song Dynasty.

But when it comes to territory, the Great Song Dynasty can't raise its head, not to mention the Western Regions, even Yanyun hasn't taken it back all these years, let alone Liaodong and the grassland.

Since the Great Song Dynasty Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, several generations of people have conquered the Liao State in the north, in order to lose the Great Territory and let the Great Song Dynasty catch up with the Han and Tang Dynasties, but the Great Song Dynasty can do anything, but it is not possible to fight, although there are many victories, but Yanyun has never been able to recover, and the Liao Kingdom is like a dark cloud, which has been floating on the head of the Great Song Dynasty, lingering.

Now although the Liao State has been destroyed, Yanyun has not taken it back, and there is still a rebellion in Liangshan inside.

Thinking that he could expand his territory and let the Great Song Dynasty surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties, and he would become the first emperor of the ages, Zhao Ji's hands trembled a little. (End of chapter)