Lin'an!

In the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Although it was the dead of night, in this hall, there were still candles and flames, shining two people, one of whom was the prime minister of the dynasty, Jia Nidao, and the other was the current commander of the palace, Han Zhongrui.

"It's the dead of night, what are you doing with me?"

With a little dissatisfaction, Han Rui asked directly.

He was in the early days of the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, after Han Shizhong, the fourth general of Zhongxing, because he inherited his ancestral title, he has been trained in the army, and now he has been promoted to the commander of the front of the palace, holding 12,000 people in front of the palace, and it can be said that he is a powerful figure in Lin'an City.

Jia Rudao sighed and asked in a low voice, "Do you know that just today, the Mongolian envoy came to look for me. ”

"Mongol envoy, what's there to be afraid of?" Han Zhongrui sneered.

Han Zhongrui was curious and asked, "Oh, since it is a Mongolian envoy, then tell me what is the situation of that person?"

Jia Rudao immediately explained everything he had encountered today, and after Han Zhongrui heard it, he also felt strange.

"If the Mongols really sent an envoy over, they could have made a big fuss, but why did they go alone? ”

"Maybe the other party is not a Mongolian envoy, but a guy trying to blackmail us and others?"

The two expressed their opinions together, and Jia Rudao shook his head and directly denied it: "No, that person is really a Mongolian envoy." Maybe the other party is so bold that he dares to do this kind of behavior. Or is this time just a temptation, and the next time it's official?"

He didn't quite understand these reasons, so he had to do it.

"Okay. ”

Han Zhongrui was also puzzled, and asked: "Since the other party is really a Mongolian envoy, just go directly to Your Majesty, why bother looking for you?"

Jia Rudao smiled bitterly: "That's right. After all, if the other party really sees His Majesty, then we will be really in danger. Then his eyes lit up, and he shouted in a low voice: "Or did the other party expect it, so he came to the door on purpose?"

The blockade of the front line is Jia Yidao's established strategy, and the purpose is to delay time.

But the appearance of that Hejing broke all this, if Hejing saw Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun would definitely ask the other party all kinds of questions, then Hejing is not Jia Yidao's subordinates, of course he dares to say anything.

At that time, if Zhao Yun knew the real situation on the front line, Jia Rudao would not be able to eat and leave!

"Definitely. If he is allowed to see His Majesty, we will really be finished. Han Zhongrui showed a little ruthlessness.

Jia Rudao pondered for a moment, looked sideways at Han Zhongrui, and shouted, "That's right, so I categorically didn't allow that person to see Your Majesty." Not only His Majesty, but anyone, he could not see. ”

"This, what does the prime minister mean—"

Han Zhongrui was shocked in his heart, and deliberately lowered his voice, for fear of being heard.

Jia Rudao closed his head and replied, "That's right. If that guy continues to wander around Lin'an, we will all have to die, and in that case, the only way to control it is to control it. ”

"Aren't you going to kill him?" Han Zhongrui asked.

Jia Rudao shook his head and vetoed: "No." Just keep it under control. If we kill him, I am afraid that it will annoy Mongolia, and if the other party gets angry and really sends troops to attack, we will be in trouble at that time. ”

Han Zhongrui replied: "I understand. ”

Right now, in the dead of night, when you're outdoors, you feel extremely cold.

Han Zhongrui took the order to leave, and Jia Yidao also wrapped his clothes, only then did he feel a little cold, but in his mind, he remembered the scene a few days ago, and the danger was difficult to describe.

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Before the Qinzheng Palace, although there were many ministers, the throne was always empty, and no one appeared.

"It's noon now, why hasn't Your Majesty shown up yet?"

"If Your Majesty hasn't shown up yet, what should we do?"

"Alas, now that the Northern Expedition has not been settled, Your Majesty has become like this, how is this good?"

The ministers were full of doubts in their hearts, although they were full of worries, but they also pressed their patience and looked at Dong Songchen with inquiring eyes.

Dong Songchen could only shake his head helplessly: "Enlighten the ministers, Your Majesty is in poor health today, and please step down." When the time is right, we will naturally let you know. ”

Hearing Dong Songchen's words, the courtiers exploded.

Mu Zicai's eyes were angry, and he was about to step forward to question; Chen Yizhong's eyebrows were furrowed, with a little worry; Zhao Xibo showed a little anger, as if he was complaining about something, even if it was Wu Qian, his eyes were slightly gathered, and he fell into thought......

The rest of the people also had different looks, and so on.

Walking forward, Zhao Xibo opened his mouth and asked, "Can't you come out?" You know, I have already found a suitable candidate for the matter of the prince. As long as His Majesty meets him, he will definitely be able to choose the right person. ”

After such a period of time, he also selected several candidates from the clan, as long as Zhao Yun recovered his health, he could recommend them to Zhao Yun and let him choose a suitable candidate from them.

"Zhao Shangshu, didn't you hear it? Your Majesty is in poor health and can't meet for the time being. Jia Rudao interjected from the side.

Zhao Xibo looked disdainful and complained directly: "It's just a few injuries, how serious can it be?" seemed to be a little dissatisfied, and the words were also transferred to Dong Songchen, and he sneered: "If it weren't for those traitorous villains, who tricked His Majesty out of the palace and mixed up in the Red Mansion, how could it become like this?"

Dong Songchen's face was red, obviously knowing that the other party was clearly accusing him.

Although he wanted to defend himself, the other party was a Wenchen after all, and he could only bow back to himself: "Qi Zhao Shangshu, Your Majesty also wants to urgently solve the matter of this prince, and wants him to have enough strength to resist the Mongol erosion when he succeeds to the throne." ”

After a pause, Dong Songchen realized that he had not done anything wrong, so he raised his head and continued to defend: "For this reason, he stepped into the Chengtian Temple last night and wanted to activate the Chengtian Palace, so that it would not be empty in his absence. It's a pity that this Chengtian Temple suffered a blow from the ancestral dragon in the past, and it already had a defect, and His Majesty was accidentally counterattacked, but it caused the old wound before. Regarding this, please also ask Zhao Shangshu to understand!"

"So that's it?"

Zhao Xibo looked embarrassed and felt a little ashamed.

If it was a prostitute, he would naturally disdain it, but if it was to maintain the Chengtian Palace, he would not be able to say anything.

After all, this Heavenly Temple is the foundation of the country, and it must be ensured to be safe and sound.

Jia Rudao said with a smile: "In that case, then what are we continuing to argue about here? Why don't we just step down and give Your Majesty a few days of rest? After all, the Chengtian Palace is very important, and without Your Majesty's help, we can't complete the Inheritance Ceremony!"

If you want to become the emperor of the Song Dynasty, it is not enough to be recognized by the ministers and even the consent of the current officials, but you also need to go through a series of complicated procedures and be accepted by the Chengtian Palace before you can successfully become a generation of emperors.

Everyone understands this.

And Zhao Yun also took this into account that he stepped into the Chengtian Palace, just to be able to start the process of recognizing his master, so that after a hundred years, the huge Song Dynasty would not have an emperor.

Wu Qian also said at this time: "Since Your Majesty has this problem, then we naturally can't say anything, so let's disperse." ”

Hearing Wu Qian's words, everyone also left the hall one after another without staying long.

After everyone retreated, Jia Rudao turned around and walked to Dong Songchen's side, and asked in a low voice, "Is it really because of this reason that Your Majesty didn't come here?"

"Of course. Is this still fake?"

Dong Songchen pointed to the Chengtian Hall in the distance and replied, "Otherwise, why would this Chengtian Hall become like this?"

Jia Yidao stared at it, and only then did he notice that there seemed to be a fluorescence circulating on the clumsy walls of the Chengtian Palace, but it was not very clear because it was under the scorching sun.

Outside the Chengtian Palace, it has long been protected by the guards, forbidding anyone to break into it.

Theoretically speaking, at this time, as long as anyone with the blood of Zhao and Song steps into it, they can smoothly inherit the abundant power in it, not only can they ascend to the sky in one step and directly become an earth immortal, but also can gain the trust of many people in the dawn, and become the emperor from now on.

Of course, if someone else steps into it, it will only be wiped out, and there will be no luck.

"So that's the case? Isn't that the ceremony of canonization of Zen can be started anytime and anywhere?" Jia Rudao asked thoughtfully.

Dong Songchen nodded and replied, "That's right." It's a pity that in order to complete this, it really consumed too much vitality for His Majesty. Thinking of Zhao Yun's pale appearance at the beginning, he was also very distressed, after all, he was the master he had been with for many years, where was there anything not distressed?

"Thank you!"

Bowing his hand, Jia Rudao left this place with his thoughts, and before leaving, he took a deep look at the Chengtian Temple.

Following.

Knowing that His Majesty was in the library from Dong Songchen's place, Jia Rudao immediately walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and went to visit.

Although Zhao Yun was surprised that Jia Yidao was so positive, he didn't shirk much, but directly let him sit in front of him, with a little smile on his face, and asked, "Prime Minister Jia, what are you looking for me?"

"Your Majesty. The minister learned what His Majesty had done yesterday, so he specially asked his subordinates to get this black pearl of the South China Sea, so that His Majesty could recuperate, and asked His Majesty to accept it. ”

Jia Rudao took out a wooden box from his arms and handed it to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun took it, and after opening the wooden box, he immediately saw that there was a black pearl about the size of a pigeon's egg hidden in it, which was surrounded by luminous light, which was obviously a healing holy product.

After taking the black pearl, Zhao Yun felt that his body had recovered a lot, and his cheeks were a little flushed, and he said with a smile: "Aiqing really deserves to be the minister of my humerus, and he understands my mind the most." But why did you come today?"

"This. ”

Jia Rudao took a deep breath and secretly pondered for a moment before he complained: "Please forgive Weichen for being presumptuous, dare to ask if you are worried about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Alas!"

Sighing in a low voice, Zhao Yun showed a little sadness.

"You know, too. My nephew was far from being a general, and although he was a whip for his efforts, he could not be corrected. You say, what the hell should I do?"

At this moment, he is not a king, but a father who is worried about his children.

Jia seemed to hear this, and suddenly felt bad, according to Zhao Yun's thoughts, it was obvious that he still gave up the plan to let Zhao Xuan inherit the unification, Wu Zi was a little unwilling, and continued to ask: "Then according to what Your Majesty said, don't you plan to give up the prince?"

"That's right. ”

Zhao Yun smiled bitterly, and immediately replied: "You also understand that Zhao Xuan is too dull, not the talent of the emperor." What's more, at this time, I am in the Mongolian and Chifeng armies, if he succeeds to the throne, I am afraid that he will not be the opponent of those two. ”

Not to mention that Xiao Feng, who was in his heyday, was Ali Buge, who was the new inheritor of the Khan, and it can also be said to be the dragon among people.

Facing these two people, Zhao Yun didn't think that his nephew could fight against them.

"Alas. I owe it to him to make him like this. If I could have stopped it in time, why would it be like this?"

At the beginning, in order to continue his own bloodline, Zhao Yun interfered with his younger brother's marriage, and personally arranged a wife for him.

It's a pity that fate made people, and all his heirs died young, even Zhao and Rui also suffered a general experience.

"Is that so?"

Although Jia Rudao was troubled in his heart, he didn't dare to show doubts on his face, but smiled and pandered: "Yes." It's just Your Majesty, no matter what, he is Your Majesty's nephew after all, if you just leave it alone, I'm afraid it won't work. ”

"Hmm. It's really worth considering. So what do you recommend?" Zhao Yun showed a little worry.

Although he already planned to let Zhao Xuan give up the inheritance of the unification, considering Zhao Xuan's situation, he could not ignore it.

Jia Rudao smiled and said, "Why don't you give him a wife?"

"Wife, how do you have this idea?" Zhao Yun was curious.

Jia Rudao replied: "Your Majesty." As the so-called starting a family, the prince is now eighteen years old, and it is time to get married. And if you have a wife, at least someone will be able to take care of you in the future, won't you?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Yun nodded, and admitted it.

Not to mention the identity of the emperor, he is just his uncle, and for special reasons, he has already regarded Zhao Xuan as his own child, and naturally wants to see the day when he can start a family.

Of course, it is impossible to start a business, after all, Zhao Xuan is like that, that is, it is no problem for them to raise them for a lifetime.

But he and Zhao and Rui will eventually have a moment when they will fall into old age, and what Zhao Xuan will become at that time is naturally worth considering.

Thinking of these things, Zhao Yun also ordered: "Since this is the case, then leave this matter to you to deal with." Remember, you must find me a good man, and don't let people bully him, understand?"

"Your Majesty, the minister will definitely complete this matter. Jia Rudao leaned over and bowed, with a little smugness on the corner of his mouth.

Now that he has received Zhao Yun's promise, the next thing will naturally go smoothly.