"Xiao Wang feels uncomfortable, you use it slowly. ”

The banquet broke up unhappily, Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, brushed his sleeves away, and Li Congshan stood in place embarrassedly, and began to suffer from gains and losses. This angered King Jin like this, and I don't know how many incidents he will cause when he meets Zhao Kuangyin later.

Xiao Zuo looked at the plates of delicacies on the table like a nobody, and smiled happily, "There are so many delicious foods, can you afford to pay for them, Lord Li, do you want to have some?"

Li Congshan glared at Xiao Zuo angrily, and said in a low voice: "Lord Xiao, you have nothing to do to provoke this black-faced god, and I don't know what kind of mess will be caused in the future." ”

Xiao Zuo was very unhappy when he heard this, "Master Li, I don't like to hear what you say, didn't you ask me to say it?"

Li Congshan shook his head with a wry smile, and said helplessly: "I just asked you to break the siege and save my face, but you don't have to be aggressive in every word." ”

"It's not me who is aggressive, it's not that you can't hear it, if I give in a little, then the king of Jin will have to inch in, I don't know what strange things he will say. Xiao Zuo kept moving his chopsticks, his mouth was not idle except for talking, and he was busy stuffing it inside with good food and drink.

Li Congshan sighed, with such an assistant, one day he will be angry if he is not scared to death, he stood up and tidied up his clothes, "Xiao Wang is a little tired, everyone, just retire first." ”

After speaking, he didn't look at Xiao Zuo again, and left the table with his subordinates.

When they saw that their hosts and the most important guests were gone, they were bored, and they departed one by one. In a huge living room in Zuihou, only Xiao Zuo and his attendant Chen Fang were left.

"Brother Xiao, you see, the wine is almost drunk, shouldn't we go to see King Jin. Chen Fang stood aside and asked.

Xiao Zuo raised his wine glass, drank it all, and said with a smile: "I offended King Jin just now, what do you say he will think of me later?"

In the verbal argument with Zhao Guangyi just now, Xiao Zuo was half of it was a last resort, and half of it was out of anger. When he saw King Jin leave with his sleeves brushed up, he began to regret it.

For now, if you want to catch Zhao Kuangyin, you must first get rid of his right-hand brother Zhao Guangyi. Before he saw Zhao Guangyi, Xiao Zuo felt that he had half a chance to gain his trust, but now that he was making such a fuss, he had no confidence at all.

In the scene just now, Chen Fang was actually quite anxious. Although he was only a small follower in the palace of King Jin, he still had some understanding of King Jin's temper. Zhao Guangyi and his brother are both the kind of people who do big things without being informal, but the difference is that Zhao Kuangyin is black-bellied but broad-minded, while Zhao Guangyi is insidious and cunning, and he will repay him.

Looking at the situation just now, King Jin was obviously really angry, so he left everyone and left alone. If nothing else, nine times out of ten, he would go to discuss with his staff how to take revenge on Xiao Zuo.

Chen Fang really wanted to persuade Xiao Zuo that it was best not to zaijian King Jin today, so as not to touch his brow and make trouble to the point that Zuihou couldn't even go out of the Jin Palace. But when his gaze met Xiao Zuo's, he couldn't bear to tell the truth, so he said insincerely: "I don't think the prince should care too much." ”

"That's good, I'll see you sooner or later anyway, and I can't care so much now. Xiao Zuo gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.

After leaving the table, King Jin walked into the study with an expressionless face, his appearance was very gloomy, and his joy and anger were invisible.

"Lord Wang, why don't I find someone to get rid of that surnamed Xiao?" asked a short old man next to King Jin in the study.

King Jin was noncommittal, and handed a letter on the table to the old man, "Chen Ru, look at this letter." ”

The old man named Chen Ru took the letter suspiciously, opened it, and read it slowly. The content of the letter was very short, only five lines, and Chen Ru quickly read it.

"Lord Wang, the matter of Jinling has something to do with this Xiao Zuo?" Chen Ru put the letter aside and asked.

Zhao Guangyi shook his head and said: "This Xiao Zuo is not simple, he can speak well and be thoughtful, he can even guess the imperial brother's jihua through a portrait of Lin Renzhao, so he can be regarded as a character." ”

Zhao Guangyi inadvertently showed a trace of appreciation for Xiao Zuo in and out of his words, but Chen Ru said very worriedly after hearing it: "Lord Wang, but this person is not from our dynasty, and the villain is afraid that there is fraud in it." ”

Zhao Guangyi smiled slightly and said: "What is this person's intentions, this king can't see it for a while, but if he is a fine work sent by Li Yu, I don't believe it." As far as Li Yu's wreckage is concerned, he doesn't have the courage to do this. ”

"Lord Wang, what should this Xiao Zuo do?" Chen Ru frowned.

Before Zhao Guangyi could answer, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in. ”

A servant walked in, bowed down and said, "Lord Wang, Chen Fang is back." ”

"Bring him in. ”

Chen Ru listened to the little guy's report, the joy on his face was uncontrollable, Zhao Guangyi saw it in his eyes, and said with a smile: "This time Chen let this kid come back, let him stay in Tokyo." ”

When Chen Ru heard this, he hurriedly lowered his head and saluted Zhao Guangyi gratefully, "The villain thanked the prince for the dog." ”

"It doesn't have to be like this, you and I have been a master and servant for many years, and now that you are also old, you should let Chen Fang come back and serve under your knees. ”

Chen Fang walked into the study, and he knelt on the ground excitedly and kowtowed to Zhao Guangyi, "The villain Chen Fang sees the prince." ”

"Hurry up," Zhao Guangyi picked up Chen Fang and said with a pleasant face: "Your kid has grown strong." ”

Chen Fang stood up and hurriedly took out the portrait of Lin Renzhao from his arms, "Lord Wang, the villain has lived up to his mission and finally brought the portrait back." ”

Zhao Guangyi took the portrait, put it on the table casually, looked at Chen Ru and said, "Your father and son haven't seen each other for many years, you must have a lot to say, don't rush to talk about this matter first." ”

Chen Fang knew that Zhao Guangyi was sympathetic to himself, but he thought that Xiao Zuo was still in the flower hall, so he said: "Lord Wang, the villain still has one more thing." ”

Zhao Guangyi glanced at Chen Fang and said with a smile: "What's the matter?"

"Lord Qiqi, this time I was able to successfully obtain the portrait of Lin Renzhao and bring it back to Tokyo safely, thanks to the help of a righteous man. Chen pondered these words in his stomach for a while, and now that he said it, he couldn't help but look up at Zhao Guangyi's expression.

Zhao Guangyi glanced at Chen Ru and said with a smile: "The righteous man in your mouth is the sharp-tongued deputy envoy of Jinling on the table just now." ”

Chen Fang looked at Zhao Guangyi in horror, thinking that he was still holding a grudge against what had just happened, and hurriedly pleaded: "Please don't blame Brother Xiao, he has no choice but to do it." ”

"Okay, okay, let's say, where is your righteous friend now?"

"He is now waiting in the flower hall, waiting for your summons. ”

"That's good," Zhao Guangyi picked up the portrait and walked quickly towards the door. "Your father and son will talk here, and Xiao Wang will go to see that Xiao Zuo. ”

Xiao Zuo drank a little wine, his head was a little dizzy, and he had been running non-stop on the road for several days, so he pounced on the small table and snored unconsciously.

Zhao Guangyi entered the flower hall and saw Xiao Zuo crawling on the table, and couldn't help coughing lightly. I didn't know that Xiao Zuo slept too deeply and didn't hear it at all. Helplessly, Zhao Guangyi walked to the table and knocked on the small table hard.

"Don't make a fuss, didn't you see that Ye was sleeping," Xiao Zuo turned over and said impatiently.

"Xiao Zuo," Zhao Guangyi said with a cold face, "Is this how you came to see this king?"

Xiao Zuo struck a spirit, Huo Di stood up, saw Zhao Guangyi standing beside him, and couldn't help but rub his eyes vigorously, "What, why are you here, prince?"

"What's the matter, Deputy Envoy Xiao, who just said it clearly, will now know that he is afraid?" Zhao Guangyi said coldly.

Xiao Zuo couldn't understand Zhao Guangyi's attitude for a while, so he replied cautiously: "The prince said that he laughed, there was no way to be at the banquet just now, and he had a hat on his head as the deputy envoy of the Tang Kingdom's visit, so he couldn't show nothing, if he angered the prince, I hope that the prince will not remember the villain, don't be like the villain." ”

"Sit down. Zhao Guangyi sat down, looked at Xiao Zuo, pointed to the stool next to him, and said.

Xiao Zuo saw that Zhao Guangyi didn't look very angry, so a heart hanging in his throat let go, and sat next to Zhao Guangyi according to his words.

"Xiao Wang has already read Yu Pixiu's letter," Zhao Guangyi said lightly.

"That's good, that's good, it's good for the prince to see it, then my heart will be settled. Xiao Zuo said with a smile.

In the face of Zhao Guangyi, the future Song Taizong, Xiao Zuo could not be said to be under much pressure. Although he had already seen two emperors, compared to Zhao Guangyi in front of him, that courage and city were just like the chiefs of small tribes.

Every word Zhao Guangyi said, it was difficult for Xiao Zuo to fully understand his mind. So when dealing with Zhao Guangyi, Xiao Zuo could only behave a little more restrained and clumsy. You must know that you are here to seek refuge with others, and you must not show that your subordinates are wiser than your bosses, otherwise you won't want to get mixed up in the future.

In Xiao Zuo's heart, he has indeed decided to join the Zhao brothers, this is not the choice he really wants in his heart, but the choice that the historical trend forced him to make. If the people he wants to protect are just ordinary people, then he doesn't have to cater to Zhao Guangyi against his will, but Lin Renzhao and Li Shenoracle, both of them are the kind of dead-eyed people, and he has no choice but to pave a way out for them.

And the safest way to retreat is to become the confidant of the Zhao brothers, so it will be easier to keep the two of them in the future.

"Oh?" Zhao Guangyi smiled coldly, "Why did you settle down?"

"Qi Yu Wangye!" With a plop, Xiao Zuo knelt down towards Zhao Guangyi, "Under Xiao Zuo, he studied under Master Yanshou, not a person from Jinling, so the prince can rest assured." ”

"You studied under the Yanshou Zen Master?" this was beyond Zhao Guangyi's expectations, and he looked at Xiao Zuo in surprise, half-convinced.

Xiao Zuo took off the hat on his head, revealing his bare head. When Zhao Guangyi saw his bald head, he smiled slightly, "You don't serve the Zen master well, and you concentrate on cultivating Buddhism, but you want to come to this world to get dusty, so Xiao Wang has to wonder what your intentions are." ”

"Lord Wang," Xiao Zuo knelt down again, "Buddhism flourishes in the prosperous era, such as today's undecided, the Buddhas avoid the mountains and forests, although the villain does not have a lot of wealth, but he has a lot of kung fu, and he is willing to make a modest contribution to this world." As he spoke, Xiao Zuo took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhao Guangyi, "This is the explanation of the family teacher when he passed away." ”

Zhao Guangyi took the letter and read it slowly.

Xiao Zuo thought about it for a long time, in order to gain Zhao Guangyi's trust, his only thought was to bring out his noble and respected master, and to eliminate his suspicions, he could only take out the master's statement that the Buddha was dreaming.

Sure enough, in this era, mysterious events such as monks receiving dreams from the Buddha are very marketable. After reading the letter, Zhao Guangyi was in a good mood, and basically completely believed that Xiao Zuo was not a person with bad intentions.

However, what makes him happiest is that even Yanshou, a Buddhist banner figure admired by the world, has the saying that the Buddha should dream of the Great Song Dynasty and deserve the world, so looking at the world, who else dares to criticize his eldest brother behind his back.

Ordered by the heavens, now Zen Buddhism is flourishing, Buddhism is prevalent in the world, and the Buddha is not also a representative of the sky.