The sky was just dawning, and in a dilapidated small temple next to the mountain road, a thin monk got up suddenly, kicked the fat monk who was lying in his clothes next to him, and said coldly: "Get up, it's time to hurry!"

The fat monk rolled and jumped up. These two are the two monks of Yirong and Ku who saved Liu San's life outside Bianjing City.

The two of them bypassed Bianjing and headed north without stopping. Due to the recent sudden tension between the Liao State and the Song State, the city ports to the north have been strictly investigated. Monk Yirong was accustomed to following the rules and didn't want to cause trouble, so he finally persuaded Yiku, and the group took the mountain trail instead. Although he crossed mountains and mountains, he did not have to worry about being interrogated by officers and soldiers.

Yirong simply cleaned up and shouted behind the dilapidated Buddha statue: "Girl, let's go!"

A young woman's voice came from behind the Buddha statue: "You have been climbing the mountain for two days in a row, and you are really tireless!"

Her voice sounded a little lazy, but Yiku sneered, already guessing that she was pretending.

Yirong grinned and said, "Good girl, when we go further north, get away from this Gyeonggi stronghold, and find a few horses, it will be easy!"

The woman snorted and said, "If you want to hurry, you are not in a hurry at this time." The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. I'll have to sleep a little longer before I have the strength to go on the road!"

Yiku sneered and said, "Little girl, do you think I don't know? It's a pity that your lover brother is saving his concubine in the capital right now!

The woman's tone was a little displeased, and she said, "It's a shame that you are still a monk, and you speak so vulgarly! Be careful that the Buddha will not spare you!"

Yikun said: "Hehe, the Buddha won't spare me, then I'll trample the Buddha under my feet first!"

Yirong hurriedly said: "Bah, Amitabha, sin, sin! Senior brother, you just say a few words! Good girl, as the saying goes, you refuse to leave on a sunny day, and wait until the rain showers." Girl, our senior brother is a prisoner of the imperial court, and you are no better. Now that the imperial court is investigating tightly, if we don't leave early, when the big war is together, we want to cross thousands of troops, but it will be very difficult!"

The woman exclaimed: "What, the northern kingdom really wants to start a war with my Great Song Dynasty?"

Yiku sneered and said: "Song Liao has been calm for many years, the little emperor of Liao has also grown up, and the mother of the little emperor, Empress Dowager Xiao, is quite an ambitious woman. You said that there will be no war now, but when?"

The woman said: "You are also a Song person, and you actually help foreigners!"

Yiku was not angry, and said lightly: "The monks have no home. Hehe, our huge sect was also exterminated by the Great Song Dynasty, is it possible that we still have to help the enemy?"

The woman was silent. Yikun was a little impatient, and said angrily: "Stinky girl, you can't come out? If you don't come out again, I'll go in and lift your bed!"

Suddenly there was an exclamation from behind the Buddha statue. The woman knew that Yiku would not do that. Although these two monks belong to the evil sect and behave a little strangely, they are very polite to her. Despite this, she was still startled by Yiku's words, and hurriedly jumped out, and sure enough, she was already fully dressed.

The woman was dressed in black and wore a hat on her head. As the weather was getting warmer, she took out the white gauze wrapped around her face, and only wore a black gauze scarf, which covered half of her face, revealing only a pair of bright and agile eyes.

Yikun sneered at his junior brother: "Hehe, if this girl doesn't give her something powerful, she won't be obedient!"

Yirong sighed and whispered, "Alas, senior brother, I think she has a very strong temperament. Don't provoke her anymore, if she is provoked, won't the matter we discussed be in vain again?"

Yikut glared at him, but didn't refute again. The three of them ate a few steamed buns with a little hot water and went on the road. The woman in black only delayed for a moment, knowing that she would not be able to stop the determination of the second monk to go north after all, so she had no choice but to follow. Walking to the open place, I couldn't help but look back at the direction of Bianjing, and said in my heart:

"Brother Chen Ao, I'm leaving again, when will I see you this time......

A hundred miles away, the Chongde Hall of the Imperial City of Bianjing. Baiguan was already standing a little impatient. Most of them are old, and their waists and legs are not comfortable, and it is a miracle that they can persist until now.

However, His Majesty the Emperor has not appeared yet, which has already made them emotional. It has only been three generations since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, is it possible that there is already a matter of the emperor being lazy and not being in the early dynasty? A group of old ministers whispered a few words, and they had already begun to blow their beards and stare at them.

Kou Zhun, the head of the civil officials, still stands straight and does not squint because of his martial arts background. Several veteran civil officials discussed for a while, gathered around the front, and said to Kou Zhun: "Xiangye, what is going on with our official family today? I'm afraid we will have to jointly write a letter so that the officials can reflect on themselves!"

The man widened his small eyes to show his anger at the emperor's failure to go to court.

Kou Zhun sneered. Whether it is the rivers and lakes or the court, he has been rolling for many years, how can he not guess the calculations in the hearts of these people? They are just because they have stood for a long time and are resentful, and they want to vent their dissatisfaction with this, so that the emperor will not dare to despise them and his ministers.

Although Kou Zhun is the head of the civil officials, he has the style of a military general. He glanced at everyone, and said nonchalantly: "Our official family, although his temperament is weaker, is not as majestic as Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizong. But he has always been diligent and never lazy. It's just a little late today, maybe it's a dragon body violation, why make a fuss about it?"

"That'...... Let's ......"

"Naturally, we will continue to wait!"

As soon as Kou Zhun spoke, those people naturally didn't dare to say more. Without this big tiger to take the lead, they don't dare to move.

After waiting for a while, a eunuch went up to the palace and shouted that His Majesty was coming. Then Zhao Dechang hurriedly trotted onto the dragon chair, and after sitting down, he took a few breaths, obviously running.

He is naturally the third emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Heng of Song Zhenzong!

Zhao Heng's original name was Zhao Dechang. That was when he was not yet the crown prince, of course many people knew it. It's just that Chen Aoke doesn't know much about it, and he doesn't think that he is the current emperor at all.

Zhao Heng waited for the hundred officials to finish saluting, and said slightly apologetically: "Zhongqing...... It's hard work, I was so busy last night that I forgot the hour, so I got up late today, sorry, sorry!"

The emperor apologized to everyone, what else could he do as a courtier? The hundred officials had no choice but to hurriedly return the salute and make the appearance of a prince and a courtier.

Zhao Heng stole a glance at Kou Zhun who was standing in the first place, and was relieved to see that he didn't have an indignant expression. Although he is the emperor, he is a little afraid of this old man.

Zhao Heng said with a smile: "Zhongqing is going to the court today, if there is something to do, let's play it!"

Next, the hundred officials reported in turn on some important matters that needed to be decided immediately by the emperor. Kou Zhun finally reported the current situation of the confrontation between Song and Liao, and the hundred officials discussed it. Before I knew it, an hour had passed.

Zhao Heng saw that the hundred officials had nothing to do, so he smiled and said: "Zhongqing, wait patiently, I still have one more thing that I want to deal with in the court." ”

The hundred officials looked at each other, not knowing what was important, and the emperor needed to mention it personally.

Zhao Heng said in a loud voice: "Go and call Fang Baishi and Liu Dongquan from the Imperial City Division!"

The eunuch obeyed and went to deliver the decree. Baiguan's heart jumped. They all know what the Imperial City Division does, it is the emperor's private detective force, it is not a case that can shake the imperial power, and there is no need for the Imperial City Division to come forward. Could it be that someone conspired to rebel and was found out by the Imperial City Division?

Zhao Heng guessed a few points as soon as he saw the worried expressions of the hundred officials, and said with a smile: "You don't have to think about it, I mentioned an old thing today. Before the two of them arrived, let's talk casually. Have you ever heard of Chen Ao?"