A banquet full of twists and turns made the secrecy of many years ago gently lift the veil of mystery, and the undercurrent surged inadvertently. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhao Bufan, who was in the center of the deep storm, was aware of it, but he knew too little information, and his power was too small to control the overall situation, so he could only choose to be a flat boat in the waves, and float firmly and slowly to the other side in the face of the storm.

In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the sky was bright, the Ministry of Rites sent someone to Zhao's mansion to arrange his first visit to the court.

This was originally normal, but what Zhao Bufan never dreamed of was that there was also a counselor who accompanied the officials of the Ministry of Rites, his name was Qin Hui!

At first, Zhao Bufan thought it was a person with the same name and surname, but it was not until he asked several times that it was finally determined that this Qin Hui was the one who was admitted to the Jinshi in the fifth year of Zhenghe, and was quite courageous in the first half of his life, but he was stinking for ten thousand years in the second half of his life.

Qin Hui's father had been a county magistrate, and he had been a teacher, at that time his ideal was very simple, only expected to no longer be a teacher, he could have a lot of good land, and it was good to ensure wealth, until he was admitted to the Jinshi in the fifth year of Zhenghe, and then he was assigned to Taixue as a scholar, and now he has just been transferred to the counselor.

When Zhao Bufan figured out these details and determined Qin Hui's identity, he fell silent and didn't say a word to him again.

Although Qin Hui does not have the idea of bringing disaster to the country and the people today, and he is also modest and optimistic, the preconceived factors really make it difficult for Zhao Bufan to accept. He also knew that Qin Hui was a person who adhered to righteousness in the early days, and was one of the few people who opposed the cession of land and sued for peace, and even fought on the basis of reason in negotiations with the Jin State, and understood that his real transformation occurred after the Jingkang Incident, that is, the years when he was taken away by the Jin State.

During this period of time, Qin Hui didn't know whether it was because he saw the weakness of the Song royal family, or for some other reason, in short, the whole person underwent fundamental changes, when he was released by the Jin State to the Southern Song Dynasty, since then he has slowly become a traitor to the country and the people.

It is precisely because Qin Hui's actions in the later period are really hateful, and he is deeply impressed in Zhao Bufan's vague memories in his previous life, so even if he is not annoying at this time, Zhao Bufan still subconsciously has a sense of disgust, especially repulsive.

Along the way, Qin Hui did not hide his admiration for Zhao Bufan, respected him very much as an anti-Liao hero, and did not hesitate to praise him. But gradually, he seemed to find that Zhao Bufan was quite disgusted with him, and slowly stopped talking, but his eyes looked very puzzled.

When he arrived outside the palace hall, Zhao Bufan directly separated from him, silently stood among the ministers and waited, never having any intersection with him.

After a short time, Liang Shicheng shouted to the court, and the ministers then climbed the majestic stairs and walked into the main hall in an orderly manner.

Today's court discussion is also mostly about the problems of the south, Zhao Bufan is not clear about the situation, just silently stood and listened, stayed up for nearly an hour, all matters were finally discussed, and the emperor Zhao Ji also led the topic to him, and routinely inquired about the situation at the border pass.

Zhao Bufan had already made proper preparations, and at the moment he picked up the good situation and avoided some things that could not be said and were widely implicated, mainly talking about the training of the army and the construction of border passes, telling about the difficulties of the soldiers at the border passes, and depicting the reality that Liao's military strength was declining.

Emperor Zhao Ji was very happy to hear this, and officially announced the canonization made casually yesterday on the spot, and awarded the official seal and official uniform, and everything went smoothly.

After completing the canonization, Zhao Bufan didn't plan to say much, and was about to return to the queue of hundred officials, but Emperor Zhao Ji suddenly waved his hand, signaling him not to worry.

"Zhao Bufan, I and the queen both love you very much, I wanted to transfer you back to Beijing to serve, but you want to guard the border to repay the emperor's kindness, since you have this ambition, I don't stop much, but after returning to the palace last night, the queen thought that it was dangerous for you to fight, and specially went to the royal arsenal to choose a pair of treasure armor for you, and I will give it to you today!"

Along with his words, Liang Shicheng also secretly beckoned the Praetorian Guard to present the battle armor.

Zhao Bufan's heart didn't care too much, thinking about the battle armor given by the emperor, I'm afraid it is just good-looking and useless, and the symbolism is greater than the practicality. But when the armor was really hung on the wooden pillar and pushed to the main hall, his eyes could no longer be removed, and his pupils gradually dilated.

After being in the army for so long, he was very familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of various battle armors, and knew at a glance that this was a genuine treasure armor.

The shape of this set of armor is very powerful, the helmet is like a tiger head with a big mouth open, lifelike, really on the battlefield when the short soldiers meet, how much can play a role in deterring the enemy, and the shoulder armor is also made into a white tiger shape, one left and one right, majestic, and the most important armor upper body, is made into a tiger looking up to the sky and roaring beast type.

What is commendable is that in addition to the mighty and exquisite, this armor contains extremely ingenious ideas, it not only constructs a beautiful shape, but also uses this structure to further strengthen the protection, such as the tiger head on the chest, not only smooth and exquisite, but also thickens the protection of the heart.

The more Zhao Bufan looked at it, the more he liked it, and couldn't help but step forward and reach out to touch it.

Emperor Zhao Ji also seemed to see that he liked it very much, and said with a smile: "This armor is called the White Tiger Cloud Swallowing Armor, even among the treasure armor in the royal arsenal, this is also one of the best armors, not only the shape is exquisite, the protection is also outstanding, and its material, structure and weight have been carefully considered, it is suitable for wearing to kill the enemy." I and the queen gave you this armor because I hope you can rely on it to gallop on the battlefield in the future, and I hope that this thing can ensure that you return safely every time!"

"Weichen thank Your Majesty and the Empress for their kindness, and I will do my best to protect the northern frontier of the Great Song Dynasty in the future!" Zhao Bufan was really moved this time, for him who faced the Liao army at the border all the year round, the value of such a pair of armor could not be measured at all, it was life in many cases, and no amount of money was exchanged.

Emperor Zhao Ji really liked him in his heart, and suddenly said with great interest: "Why don't you change your battle armor now, and let me see what you look like in battle!"

"Obey the holy decree!" Zhao Bufan replied loudly, and followed Liang Shicheng to the side hall to change armor quite excitedly.

After a while, he turned back to the main hall, and under the backdrop of the white tiger swallowing cloud armor, the temperament of the whole person changed drastically in an instant, and the heroic spirit was compelling, just like a god general, and the emperor Zhao Ji and the ministers were all bright-eyed.

"Good! good!"

Emperor Zhao Ji said three good words in a row, and his joy was overflowing, and he couldn't help but stand up and weigh it carefully, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

But after a while, he frowned again: "I look at it a few more times, why do I think something is missing?"

Zhu Bocai reacted very quickly, and came out to play: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks there is still a battle robe missing!"

"Zhu Aiqing's words are reasonable!" Emperor Zhao Ji thought so, and immediately beckoned to Liang Shicheng: "Go and get the robe I wore through!"

"Yes!"

Liang Shicheng didn't dare to slack off, and immediately took someone to get the battle robe, and after a short time, he trotted back breathlessly.

Emperor Zhao Ji himself didn't know why, he always felt that the more he looked at Zhao Bufan, the more pleasing he felt to the eye, and his heart moved, so he actually stepped off the dragon platform and took over the robe from Liang Shicheng, intending to tie it for Zhao Bufan himself.

"How can the minister be virtuous, don't dare to bother Your Majesty!" Zhao Bufan resigned, as the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, in his opinion, the ghost knows whether the emperor will regret it afterwards.

"It's okay!" Emperor Zhao Ji didn't care about him, and insisted on putting his robe on him with his own hands.

The royal dragon pattern robe, which in the early years of the founding of the country there were many generals to get such grace, but now it is rare, only the first two generations of the folding family generals and the breed generals have been obtained because of merit, for the current emperor Zhao Ji, this is the first time.

Zhao Bufan's favor made all the officials look at him, and many people began to recalculate, thinking about how to deal with his rapid rise, and all kinds of eyes began to focus on him. Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng and others are secretly weighing, Cai You, Gao Yu and many other subordinate ministers are also secretly weighing, and the people who quickly got rid of him are thinking hard about countermeasures......

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Zhao Bufan returned home alone, vaguely understanding what the favor of the emperor and queen would bring, and he also had more confidence in the Qing Dynasty program, but now his foothold is not stable, and he has not yet controlled enough capital in his hands, and any action seems hasty, after thinking for a long time, he finally made a decision secretly:" No, I still can't be in a hurry now, I want to go back to northern Xinjiang as soon as possible, return to the army to bring up 25,000 soldiers and horses, recruit more henchmen, and establish my own intelligence force, otherwise everything in front of me will be in the air after all, and it may collapse at any time. ”

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In the next two days, the Zhao Mansion was completely lively, and there was an endless stream of people who came to visit.

Zhao Bufan skillfully dealt with it with the assistance of Zhu Bocai, slowly got to know the people in the court, and slowly sorted out the context of the various forces, but unfortunately the time was too hasty, and he still couldn't remember many people, but the seventh day of the eighth month has arrived, which is also the day to marry Zhu Lian.

Zhu Bocai struck while the iron was hot, and took advantage of the time when Zhao Bufan's holy family was in full swing to expand his momentum, and made this wedding particularly strong, not only the entire Zhao Mansion was full of lights, but also the street outside the mansion was all on the red carpet, really sparing no expense!

Emperor Zhao Ji also came again under the persuasion of Empress Zheng, and brought the royal honor guard to the wedding banquet publicly, which made Zhao Bufan completely sensational in the capital......

But in fact, Zhao Bufan was in the clouds and fog the whole time, due to the rush of time, everything was secretly arranged by Zhu Bocai a long time ago, he was just doing it according to the requirements, so from the early morning to Zhu's house to pick up Zhu Lian, he was always in a state of confusion, and it was not until after visiting the hall that he was instantly shocked.

"I'm married? I'm already married?"

At this time, he only felt dizzy, it felt like a dream, everything became unreal, the rush of time and the greatly scattered energy made him not mentally prepared at all, several times he was distracted in public, and he couldn't even distinguish between the east and the west, which caused the whole house to laugh, and the guests laughed and ridiculed, saying that he was stunned by the beautiful new wife.

This state of confusion made him almost unable to notice anything else, he didn't see the relief in Empress Zheng's eyes, he didn't see the loss hidden in Zhiyuezhi's happiness, and he didn't see the gloomy faces of Tong Guan and Yang Jian and others, he didn't see too much!

In this joyful atmosphere, he was completely drunk under Zhu Bocai's intentional arrangement, and was sent to the cave room in a daze, and slept on Zhu Lian's bed in a daze...... (To be continued.) )