Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Jiangdong Xuanfu
Yang Hao, who has always been "low-key", suddenly arranged a high-profile marriage, but the so-called low-key is just his wishful thinking. Kaifeng officials and gentry have always felt that this official does everything in a hurry and never low-key.
Yang Hao married one wife and took two concubines, and the ceremony for the three beauties to return to the house was held at the same time.This wife's surname is Tang Yanyan, Yang Hao let the wind out early, and everyone in the capital knew that Tang Yanyan was the eldest lady of the Tang family in the northwest.One of the two concubines, Meiwaer, the first line of the original Bianliang, just made up the ceremony, and others knew that she was taken in by Yang Hao.And the other concubine was Lin Yinshao, after careful inquiry, she found out that she was the No. 1 scholar in the first Oiran Contest.With red flowers and green leaves next to him, who doesn't envy Yang Haoqi's blessings.
For Yang Hao's marriage, no one in the officialdom was invited, and only the four major gang leaders of Bianliang Water Transport and their affiliations attended the wedding banquet. He got married in a high-profile banquet at the "Qianjin Yixiaolou", and he was afraid that the Tang family would block or King Jin made troubles from it.But what was strange was that there was still no movement from the Tang family, and King Jin didn't even know that the Tang family wanted to marry him, so naturally they didn't do anything.
Yang Hao was careful, he thought that this marriage would go through many twists and turns, but he didn't expect that the wife managed it smoothly.Miao Miao got a marriage certificate, although the marriage has not been consummated, but the name has been established, Miao Miao is full of joy, but she doesn't know that Yang Hao has other plans.
Wawa and Yanyan had already negotiated with Yang Hao in secret, and when he left, the two daughters would sneak away with the floating money, first find a suitable place to settle down, and then go to the Tang Kingdom to join him in a high-profile way, so that the three of them can "die" together .As for Miao Miao, there is a marriage certificate, which is his legal concubine. If something happens to him, Miao Miao, as his only surviving relative, has the right to inherit all his property in Tokyo.
Yang Hao arranged the "funeral affairs" properly, and early this morning, he went to the Golden Palace to bid farewell to the king.Zhao Guan's family gave him face-to-face instructions in the Chui Gong Hall, mainly to explain his mission to the south.Separate the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Kingdom, spy on the Tang Kingdom's military situation, master the Tang Kingdom's geography, and prepare for the final battle of the Song Dynasty's conquest of the Tang Dynasty in the Dingding Central Plains.
In order to make it easier for him to act, he had to send some manpower for him to use. Zhao Kuangyin also sent Jiao Haitao, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, as the deputy envoy of Xuanfu, some spies from the Imperial City Department for his driving, and a team of more than a hundred from the imperial army. A team of people served as his guard of honor. All of these high-ranking imperial guards were tall men over eight feet tall, burly and skilled in martial arts, led by a commander named Zhang Tongzhou.
After leaving the palace, Yang Hao was stopped by Cheng Dexuan who was waiting outside the palace gate and went to Nanya.Yang Hao felt uneasy, Zhao Guangyi's original way of forbearance had just come out until now, unexpectedly when he met Zhao Yiyi, Zhao Guangyi's face was full of joy and no anger, he didn't mention his marriage at all, he just held a farewell party for him.
Yang Hao didn't know the details, but seeing that he didn't get angry in court, he felt relieved. If the prince had the attitude of a gentleman taking revenge for ten years, he would not be afraid. This time he went like a dragon entering the sea. During the reunion, Zhao Guangyi's tricks and schemes are useless.
From the eyes of others, at this time, they can see how King Jin is a corporal and a man.Although now that Zhao Pu has fallen, Zhao Guangyi's family dominates the court, and Yang Hao's job now belongs to the idle yamen, which does not help Zhao Guangyi, but Zhao Guangyi is still very close to Yang Hao, and he is still very close to those who come out of Nanya. He was caring and considerate as always, but looking back at King Wei, Yang Hao had accompanied him on a tour of the south of the Yangtze River as his deputy envoy, but at this time he showed no expression at all, which was a bit dull.
After bidding farewell to the King of Jin, ordering the Imperial Army together, and bringing the spies sent by the Imperial City Secretary, Yang Hao and Jiao Haitao, the deputy envoy of the Xuanfu, went to the Courtyard to meet Xu Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials of the Tang Dynasty, who were about to rush to the pier and leave by boat At that time, Dahonglu Zhangtailiu, who had been staying at home for a long time, rushed over again, sat in the same sedan chair with Yang Hao, and taught him earnestly in the sedan chair.
Yang Hao also asked what was the important matter of this big honglu, but what he said was all about precautions for a diplomatic envoy. When he goes to a foreign country to represent the imperial court, he must be cautious in every move and beware of mistakes. Yi, it's inappropriate to go too far, if you are too humble, it will damage the state, and so on, Yang Hao agreed one by one.
Zhang Tailiu said again: "Zuo Qing ordered this to go, everything should be adaptable, just be careful. Sometimes, your words and deeds are not inappropriate, and the other party may even set a trap to make you ugly. If you are not careful , just like Tao Shangshu fell into other people's trap in the past, it would make the world laugh."
Yang Hao was surprised that there was only one minister surnamed Tao at that time, namely Chengzhi, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and Tao Gu, a minister of the Ministry of household affairs. This old man had ever been an envoy to the Tang Dynasty?What disrespect made him laugh at the world?
Yang Hao hurriedly asked, and Zhang Tailiu said: "When Tao Shangshu was Emperor Shizong of the previous dynasty, he was a Hanlin scholar. If he hadn't been involved in that scandal, how could he be just a nameless household secretary now? The center has become the prime minister. The reason is that when he was a scholar of the Hanlin Academy in the previous dynasty, he was sent to the Tang Dynasty, but he was tricked by others, and his reputation was ruined."
Zhang Tailiu said in detail that Yang Haofang knew the details. At that time, Li Yu's father Li Jing was still in power in the Tang Dynasty, and Zhao Kuangyin was still an official of the Zhou Dynasty at that time, and he was in the same hall as Tao Gutao University.Tao Gu was sent as an envoy to the Southern Tang Dynasty by Emperor Shizong Chai Rong. When he first arrived in the Tang Dynasty, he was unsmiling and serious. Everyone said he was a moral gentleman and respected the Great Zhou envoy.
At that time, the person in charge of receiving Tao Gu was Han Zaixi, the Minister of the Tang Dynasty who was known for his bohemian style.Tao Gu took a walk in the posthouse where he lived every morning and evening. One day, he suddenly found a new maid. Although this maid was just a servant who cleaned the yard, her clothes were shabby and poor, and even the hairpin on her head was old. It is made of bamboo, but it has a graceful appearance, well-proportioned flesh and bones, and elegant behavior, which is very good.
Tao Gu was very surprised, and felt that such a person should not be a servant, so he stopped to chat with her, and then he learned that the young woman's surname was Qin and her name was Ruo Lan, she was originally from a scholarly family, her husband died of illness, and no one could rely on her. Then I found an errand in the post house to spend the day.
God's will still pity the grass, let alone human beings?When Tao Gu saw the beauty of the firewood house, he couldn't help feeling sorry for her, and often took care of her. After coming and going, this young lady Tao had an affair with this beautiful young woman. One night, the young woman did not leave the posthouse, but He entered Tao Gu's bedroom.
It's really ecstasy to be lingering overnight, Tao Gu knows the taste, but he can't let it go.
If one-night stand is not enough, let's have a night-to-night stand.From then on, the two lived and lived together, just like husband and wife. When they were in love, Tao Gu responded to her request and wrote a poem for her as a token of love. But what a day, I had to sleep in the post booth all night. Farewell to the gods, the pipa has played all the lovesickness tunes, and there are few bosom friends. Waiting for the Luan glue to continue and break the strings, what year is it?"
A few days later, Li Jing, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, hosted a banquet for Tao Gu in the Chengqin Hall of the palace.Li Jing asked the beauties to persuade him to drink, but Tao Dashi pretended to be a gentleman and refused, which made Li Jing very boring.
Han Zaixi sneered and clapped three palms, and then the music started. A beautiful woman in full makeup came out from behind the bead curtain, and sang with a voiceless voice: "Good karma, bad karma, but God, I have to sleep in the post booth all night. Farewell to the gods." , the pipa has been dialed to the tune of lovesickness, but there are few bosom friends, and when the strings are broken, what year is it?"
Tao Gu's face turned ashen when he heard it, this poem was given to the widowed young woman when he was in love on the pillow, at this moment, he looked again, the colorfully dressed and beautiful singing girl was the one with whom he had been in love for a few nights Is the young woman Qin Ruolan?
It turned out that she was not a widowed young woman at all, but a singer in Han Zaixi's house.The envoy of Zhou State went to the Tang State, and the love poem about hooking up with the widow young woman was sung at the state banquet, which made Tao Gu feel ashamed. A small official brought a jug of thin wine to the riverside to see him off, showing his contempt for him.
Tao Gu returned to Kaifeng shamelessly, thinking that the humiliation was over, but who knew it was just the beginning.Yay, bah, it's like being caught and fined for prostitution on a business trip. He thought that it would be enough to solve the problem, but who knew that the call had already been made to his work unit. When he returned to Kaifeng, he found out that "Good karma, bad karma..." is being sung all over the city. The beauty is forbidden in a hurry, but what a day, love goes deep without complaint..., it's a bit wicked.
Because of this, although Tao Gu is full of talent and learning, he has always faced many obstacles in his promotion.Since they had this negative teaching material, when the Zhou people went to the Tang Dynasty, they were all clean and honest, resisting corruption and never changing, and they absolutely did not touch women, for fear of being tricked by others.Now the Zhou Dynasty has become the Song Dynasty, and Han Zaixi, the absurd prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, died of illness two or three years ago, but this rule has not changed.Therefore, as long as someone goes on a mission to Tang, the unlucky Tao Gu will be picked up and slipped out as a negative lesson for everyone to learn from.
The old man Zhang Tailiu felt that Yang Hao was an outlier in the official circles of the Song Dynasty. His age cannot be compared with him, this subordinate will sooner or later be climbed on his head, so he came here tirelessly, exhorting and admonishing him, not only for the sake of the state, but also to show his goodwill.
Yang Hao heard the story of the journey, and the sedan chair stopped at the pier. Yang Hao watched Da Honghe go back home with his hands folded, and couldn't help smiling: "Master Zhang sent all the way to Shili Changting just to remind me to be careful of the sugar-coated clothes of the Tang Dynasty." Cannonballs are coming. Hehe, am I afraid that people will seduce me? No one will tease me, and I still want to take the initiative to provoke trouble. This time, Tang, my buddy is just going to die. Mr. Zhang, I’m sorry, Yang I'm going to let down your good intentions!"
The Yangtze River, thousands of miles long, originates from Qinghai, crosses the Three Gorges, crosses Jingxiang, crosses Jianghan, connects Wuyue, and is majestic and mighty.In the vast and bottomless lower reaches of the Yangtze River, there are only two easy-to-cross ferries, one is Caishi Ferry and the other is Guazhou Ferry. Between the two is the eternal Jinling——Jiangning City. Jinling regards the mountains as the city, the river as the pond, the Yangtze River as the moat, and the danger of the mountains and rivers. It is one of the few imperial capitals that make people look like a king.However, all the dynasties whose capitals were here were short-lived.It is said that the reason for this is that Jinling's feng shui is so good that it has been completely destroyed by people. Legend has it that during the Warring States Period, some alchemists saw that the king's aura was very strong here, so they offered to bury gold to suppress the king's aura. So King Chuwei ordered someone to cast a golden man, which was buried next to the pagoda bridge of Lion Mountain in Jinling City today. The Jinling town was built on the stone mountain with the spirit of the king, and the name of Jinling came from this. When Qin Shihuang was touring Yunmeng, Chang Sheng, an alchemist with extremely high Taoism under him, and Xian Dao once again found that there was a kingly spirit here, and reported it to the first emperor.Qin Shihuang's courage is much greater than that of King Wei of Chu. What kind of golden man is buried, and what kind of king's spirit is suppressed?The first emperor gave an order to directly call people to cut off the dragon vein of Fangshan, and then diverted the Huai River to run through Jinling City to vent the king's anger. Since then, Fangshan has been broken, and the Huai River has penetrated through it. The stone city with tigers and dragons has lost its aura of dominance, and the quiet Huai River has flowed silently. However, there are many monarchs who do not believe in evil, and besides, there is really no place in Jiangdong that is more suitable for the capital than Jinling City, so the Tang Kingdom is still the capital.Now it has been handed down for three generations, and in the hands of Li Yu, Li Yu, afraid of the aura of the Song Dynasty, has asked himself to remove the title of the Southern Tang Dynasty, enshrine the Song Dynasty as Zhengshuo, and change his name to the Lord of Jiangnan. This king's spirit has been vented by half. The news that Li Congshan was sent as an envoy to the Song State, but was placed under house arrest in Kaifeng and could not leave had spread. Li Yu was terrified when he heard this.Zhao Kuangyin was called the emperor, and he was called the lord of the country. The Zhongshu Gate was changed to the left and right internal history mansions, the Shangshu province was changed to the Sihui mansion, the Yushitai was changed to the Sixian mansion, the Imperial Academy was changed to Xiuwenguan, the Privy Council was changed to Guangzhengyuan, and Hong Lusi Temple was directly downgraded to the Courtyard, and the plaque was immediately removed and replaced with a new yamen signboard. The younger brothers who had already been crowned kings were also changed to be princes: Li Congshan was named Duke of Chu, Li Congyi was named Duke of Jiang, and Li Congqian was named Duke of E. When the big boat on which Yang Hao and Xu Xuan stopped at Guazhoudu, Li Yu was instructing the palace people to move the ladders to climb up to the palace, and knocked off all the owl kisses that symbolized the imperial style with a hammer. The reformation was really thorough. Li Yu was busy when a servant came tiptoeing and whispered a few words in his ear. Li Yu frowned, hesitated for a while, and had to sigh a long time before walking towards Qingliang Hall with his sleeves flicked. As soon as he entered the Qingliang Palace, a beautiful woman in a palace costume threw herself in front of him, wept and bowed to the ground, pleading repeatedly: "Officials, officials, please save King Zheng. Now his life and death are unknown in the Song court. Concubine Your body and mind are torn apart, Guan Jia, he is your blood brother, Guan Jia must save him." Li Yu panicked, pulled his robe, was held tightly by the woman and couldn't break free, so he leaned over to help her, and comforted her: "Get up quickly, get up quickly, how decent is this look? I... Gu has already completed the letter of state and begged Song Emperor, Song Emperor will definitely release Congshan and return the court, so don't worry." The one kneeling down is the concubine of Li Congshan, the king of Zheng. When she heard that her husband was under house arrest in the Song Dynasty and could not return to the court, she couldn't help panicking. Instructed: "Also, in the future, don't call Gu an official. You can only call him the lord of the country. King Zheng can't be called the king. You should call him the Duke of Chu. Remember, remember." Concubine Zheng wept and wiped her tears and said: "Officer... the lord, since the emperor of the Song Dynasty imprisoned Zheng... the Duke of Chu, how could he easily let him go back? It was the lord who sent my husband to envoy Song. Now he is not allowed to come back. The concubine can only plead with the lord. If there is something wrong with the concubine's husband, then the concubine will not survive. The lord must save his life." Li Yu blushed, and said with good words: "You are lenient, don't worry. I will definitely find a way, I will definitely find a way, and now the envoy of the Song Dynasty will arrive soon, and I am going to treat each other with national courtesy. It's not the time to talk, let's discuss it later when there is something to discuss." Concubine Zheng said: "Did the Song people send their envoys here? My lord, he is not benevolent and we are unrighteous. If not, the lord also put their envoys under house arrest and asked him to exchange my husband with the Song court." Li Yu paused and said: "It's really a woman's opinion. In that case, wouldn't it be necessary to meet each other immediately?" Seeing Princess Zheng in a daze, Li Yu sighed again, and murmured: "Are you still using solitary to put him under house arrest? Xuan Fu, Xuan Fu, I don't know how long this Song envoy will have to make Xuan Fu, before Xuan Fu has agreed." Going back to the country. The God of Plague who can’t even be sent away, you still want to keep him alone?” Concubine Zheng said nonchalantly: "Then... what should I do?" Li Yu calmed down, and said: "You go back to the house, don't be too anxious, Gu will find a way, Congshan is Gu's flesh and blood brother, how can Gu not save him?" With some kind words of comfort, he persuaded the weeping Princess Zheng to leave. Li Yu stood in the Qingliang Palace and muttered to himself: "Zhao Kuangyin granted Congshan the title of Taining Jiedu Envoy, bestowed the mansion on Bianyangfang, and only received it from the capital. Salary, no need to take office. Also conferred Congshan's mother, Ling, as Mrs. Wu Guoda, and Congshan's secretary, Jiang Zhiben, as a member of the sect. , This is for me to see, he wants me Jiangnan to know that as long as I Jiangnan is willing to go to his Da Song, he will take a vacant position and give him a lot of courtesy. However, I am the king of this country, and now I am willing to be a king, willing to be a minister of the Song Dynasty, is it not enough?How much appetite can Zhao Kuangyin have?He should also be content.Hmm...he should be content. I still have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers with me, which is far from comparable to that of the Shu Han. He, Zhao Kuangyin, also has to be afraid. When the Khitan envoy arrives, let him know that Tang and Khitan are closely related. Ting is afraid of being attacked on both sides, and he will return from good deeds, and he will! "
"Your Majesty, look, if you wear this Hu suit with short train and lapels, and pair it with this jewelry designed by the official, does it taste different?" Two beauties stood in front of a bronze mirror that was as tall as a person, one of them was in a short-sleeved beard dress, with white fox fur on the collar, with bright eyes and white teeth, a smooth and beautiful face, tender and charming, charming with words, It's Xiao Zhou.The other one is dressed in green clothes, he looks like he is out of the world, his eyes are bright and gazing, and his gaze is eager to stream. Both of them have a slender figure that fits finely, with shaved shoulders and plain waist.With a long neck and a beautiful neck, she has no fragrance. Xiao Zhouhou originally looked like a beautiful young woman who hadn't spoken yet and looked like an orchid. She changed into this Hu suit with a short skirt and lapels. She looks like a girl who is seventeen or eighteen years old and has not yet left the cabinet. Xiao Zhou couldn't help laughing happily and said: "Sure enough, Miss Ming'er is very skillful, and the clothes she cut are new styles, and they fit very well. When the official's family returns to the palace, let him see what's new. Come, let's play chess. " The two beauties walked side by side, sat on the brocade pier, set up the chessboard, and each held the chess pieces. The girl in emerald green clothed the chess pieces and said, "I heard that... the officials have already proclaimed their vassals to the Song court. I am afraid that this official family will not be able to be called a king in the future." Empress Xiao Zhou smiled disapprovingly and said, "Ming'er has changed, but it's just a name change. What's the difference if I'm in Nantang or Nantang? Besides, outsiders can change their names. How do you call them in the harem?" , How did Song Ting hear about it?" Ming'er sighed softly, shook her head and remained silent. Xiao Zhou raised her brows, looked at her in surprise, and asked, "What do you think, Ming'er?" Ming'er pursed her lips, and sighed softly: "Ming'er is just worried, worried that Emperor Song won't let it go." Xiao Zhouhou wondered: "How could it be? You must know that our Tang State not only has the three moats of the Yangtze River as its support, but also has hundreds of thousands of tigers in the east of the Yangtze River. If he really calls, what advantage can he take? Our Tang State has already proclaimed his vassal to him, and the Central Plains is an emperor. He is just the Zhao family, he has won the imperial hegemony he fought for, what else do he want?" Ming'er hesitated to speak, and when Xiao Zhou saw her, she said, "Sister Ming'er, although we have known each other for a short time, we are in love with each other. I regard you as a sister and relative. If you have anything to say, you may as well speak it out. If it is appropriate, I will not be offended by it." After saying that, Xiao Zhou waved his hand, and several palace servants immediately quietly left the palace. This Ming'er's surname is Mo, and his first name is Ming.Miss Mo Yiming is the distant niece of Lin Renzhao, the envoy of Zhenhai Jiedu. When he ordered the ladies to go to the palace to pay homage to the queen, Lin Renzhao's wife brought her here. Like, come and go, the two became close friends in the boudoir, and they often called her to accompany them. Mo Yiming looked around, covered his mouth and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty lives in a deep palace and doesn't know anything about the world. Does your Majesty know that Zhao Kuangyin is ambitious, not only aiming for the world, but also a lustful person?" Xiao Zhouhou wondered: "No way? I heard that Zhao Kuangyin has very few concubines, isn't he a person who indulges in sex?" Speaking of this, she snorted and said with some displeasure: "Zhao Kuangyin's concubine is 70% to 80% less than my Tang emperor. He is considered lustful, so what does our official say?" Miss Mo curled her lips, and said disdainfully: "It's not that he's not lustful, it's just that this person's vision is too high. You say he's not good at women, why are there so many concubines to choose from, but Mrs. Huarui from the Kingdom of Shu is included in the list?" In the palace? They have a husband, and the husband was once the king of a country. Since he descended to the Song Dynasty, he is a Song official. How can a king take his minister's wife? If he is not good at women, how can he be so disregarding etiquette ?” "Ming'er mean?" "Ming'er is among the people and can hear a lot of news that the empress can't hear. It is said that this Zhao Kuangyin once made great wishes. First, he wants to rule the Central Plains and own the four seas. Second, he wants to occupy the world's two beauties. In this life, he will live up to it. " All women have a love for beauty, and Xiao Zhou is even more proud of her beauty. Hearing this, she became curious and hurriedly asked: "Which two beauties?" Ming'er said: "One is Mrs. Huarui from the Kingdom of Shu, and the other is you, Your Majesty." When Xiao Zhou heard it, he was surprised and said: "There is such a thing?" "What a man wants, one is power and the other is sex. It's no surprise that Zhao Kuangyin has such an ambition. Back then, Cao Mengde was a hero. Didn't he still have one? I wish to sweep the world and become an emperor; Put it on the Tongque Terrace, and enjoy it day and night with it, even if you die, you will have no regrets' great wish." Xiao Zhouhou said in confusion, "Emperor Song...is he such a person?" Ming'er laid down his son and sighed, "If that wasn't the case, Shu Emperor Meng Chang was so well-behaved, why did he die of a strange and violent illness just seven days after he arrived in Kaifeng? The murderer, It was Mrs. Huarui. The Empress Dowager Shu knew that her son's death was strange, and she was originally from the Northern Han Dynasty, so she asked Zhao Kuangyin to return her hometown to avoid disaster. How could an old and weak woman pose any threat? Zhao Kuangyin would not let her go, but hypocritically said that he would personally send her back to her hometown after the Northern Han Dynasty was wiped out.The Empress Dowager Shu knew that she would not be spared, and was forced by her, so she went on a hunger strike and died.Otherwise, you think she was going to ask for the return of her hometown, so how could she suddenly die?If the officials don't make a plan early, forgive my sister's disrespectful words, I'm afraid... one day, I will follow Meng Chang's footsteps..." "Crack!" The pawn fell on the chessboard, Xiao Zhou's face paled. Ming'er smiled slightly and said no more.The food had to be eaten one mouthful, and the medicine had to be fed one mouthful. First, plant a thorn in Xiao Zhouhou's heart, and then slowly influence the disappointing emperor of the Tang Dynasty through her. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty had only four hobbies in his life, one: beauty;Among the beauties in Li Yu's harem, Empress Xiao Zhou is the most favored, perhaps... Chao Wenwu's bitter remonstrance is of no avail, and he takes the route of a lady, passing Xiao Zhou Empress' pillow wind, but can achieve their goals... Ming'er stopped talking, just played chess calmly, waiting for Xiao Zhou to slowly digest the terrible news, only listening to Xiao Zhou muttering to herself: "This news...is really unheard of, if Emperor Song coveted I am afraid that this palace is not willing to be kind. The envoy of the Song Dynasty, Yang Hao, will arrive in the next day, and this palace wants people to keep an eye on him. If Emperor Song will die if he is a traitor to our country, there must be some other changes." "Crack!" The chess piece in Miss Mo's hand also fell to the chessboard by mistake. Mo Yiming said in surprise: "Your Majesty said...the envoy from the Song Dynasty will arrive soon? That person...what is his name?" Xiao Zhou said: "This person's surname is Yang Minghao, why... Sister Ming'er has heard of this person?" "No... I've never heard of it." Miss Mo narrowed her eyes, gritted her silver teeth, and hated in her heart: "Why does he go wherever I go, this bastard can't let people stop!"
The Yangtze River, thousands of miles long, originates from Qinghai, crosses the Three Gorges, crosses Jingxiang, crosses Jianghan, connects Wuyue, and is majestic and mighty.In the vast and bottomless lower reaches of the Yangtze River, there are only two easy-to-cross ferries, one is Caishi Ferry and the other is Guazhou Ferry. Between the two is the eternal Jinling——Jiangning City. Jinling regards the mountains as the city, the river as the pond, the Yangtze River as the moat, and the danger of the mountains and rivers. It is one of the few imperial capitals that make people look like a king.However, all the dynasties whose capitals were here were short-lived.It is said that the reason for this is that Jinling's feng shui is so good that it has been completely destroyed by people. Legend has it that during the Warring States Period, some alchemists saw that the king's aura was very strong here, so they offered to bury gold to suppress the king's aura. So King Chuwei ordered someone to cast a golden man, which was buried next to the pagoda bridge of Lion Mountain in Jinling City today. The Jinling town was built on the stone mountain with the spirit of the king, and the name of Jinling came from this. When Qin Shihuang was touring Yunmeng, Chang Sheng, an alchemist with extremely high Taoism under him, and Xian Dao once again found that there was a kingly spirit here, and reported it to the first emperor.Qin Shihuang's courage is much greater than that of King Wei of Chu. What kind of golden man is buried, and what kind of king's spirit is suppressed?The first emperor gave an order to directly call people to cut off the dragon vein of Fangshan, and then diverted the Huai River to run through Jinling City to vent the king's anger. Since then, Fangshan has been broken, and the Huai River has penetrated through it. The stone city with tigers and dragons has lost its aura of dominance, and the quiet Huai River has flowed silently. However, there are many monarchs who do not believe in evil, and besides, there is really no place in Jiangdong that is more suitable for the capital than Jinling City, so the Tang Kingdom is still the capital.Now it has been handed down for three generations, and in the hands of Li Yu, Li Yu, afraid of the aura of the Song Dynasty, has asked himself to remove the title of the Southern Tang Dynasty, enshrine the Song Dynasty as Zhengshuo, and change his name to the Lord of Jiangnan. This king's spirit has been vented by half. The news that Li Congshan was sent as an envoy to the Song State, but was placed under house arrest in Kaifeng and could not leave had spread. Li Yu was terrified when he heard this.Zhao Kuangyin was called the emperor, and he was called the lord of the country. The Zhongshu Gate was changed to the left and right internal history mansions, the Shangshu province was changed to the Sihui mansion, the Yushitai was changed to the Sixian mansion, the Imperial Academy was changed to Xiuwenguan, the Privy Council was changed to Guangzhengyuan, and Hong Lusi Temple was directly downgraded to the Courtyard, and the plaque was immediately removed and replaced with a new yamen signboard. The younger brothers who had already been crowned kings were also changed to be princes: Li Congshan was named Duke of Chu, Li Congyi was named Duke of Jiang, and Li Congqian was named Duke of E. When the big boat on which Yang Hao and Xu Xuan stopped at Guazhoudu, Li Yu was instructing the palace people to move the ladders to climb up to the palace, and knocked off all the owl kisses that symbolized the imperial style with a hammer. The reformation was really thorough. Li Yu was busy when a servant came tiptoeing and whispered a few words in his ear. Li Yu frowned, hesitated for a while, and had to sigh a long time before walking towards Qingliang Hall with his sleeves flicked. As soon as he entered the Qingliang Palace, a beautiful woman in a palace costume threw herself in front of him, wept and bowed to the ground, pleading repeatedly: "Officials, officials, please save King Zheng. Now his life and death are unknown in the Song court. Concubine Your body and mind are torn apart, Guan Jia, he is your blood brother, Guan Jia must save him." Li Yu panicked, pulled his robe, was held tightly by the woman and couldn't break free, so he leaned over to help her, and comforted her: "Get up quickly, get up quickly, how decent is this look? I... Gu has already completed the letter of state and begged Song Emperor, Song Emperor will definitely release Congshan and return the court, so don't worry." The one kneeling down is the concubine of Li Congshan, the king of Zheng. When she heard that her husband was under house arrest in the Song Dynasty and could not return to the court, she couldn't help panicking. Instructed: "Also, in the future, don't call Gu an official. You can only call him the lord of the country. King Zheng can't be called the king. You should call him the Duke of Chu. Remember, remember." Concubine Zheng wept and wiped her tears and said: "Officer... the lord, since the emperor of the Song Dynasty imprisoned Zheng... the Duke of Chu, how could he easily let him go back? It was the lord who sent my husband to envoy Song. Now he is not allowed to come back. The concubine can only plead with the lord. If there is something wrong with the concubine's husband, then the concubine will not survive. The lord must save his life." Li Yu blushed, and said with good words: "You are lenient, don't worry. I will definitely find a way, I will definitely find a way, and now the envoy of the Song Dynasty will arrive soon, and I am going to treat each other with national courtesy. It's not the time to talk, let's discuss it later when there is something to discuss." Concubine Zheng said: "Did the Song people send their envoys here? My lord, he is not benevolent and we are unrighteous. If not, the lord also put their envoys under house arrest and asked him to exchange my husband with the Song court." Li Yu paused and said: "It's really a woman's opinion. In that case, wouldn't it be necessary to meet each other immediately?" Seeing Princess Zheng in a daze, Li Yu sighed again, and murmured: "Are you still using solitary to put him under house arrest? Xuan Fu, Xuan Fu, I don't know how long this Song envoy will have to make Xuan Fu, before Xuan Fu has agreed." Going back to the country. The God of Plague who can’t even be sent away, you still want to keep him alone?” Concubine Zheng said nonchalantly: "Then... what should I do?" Li Yu calmed down, and said: "You go back to the house, don't be too anxious, Gu will find a way, Congshan is Gu's flesh and blood brother, how can Gu not save him?" With some kind words of comfort, he persuaded the weeping Princess Zheng to leave. Li Yu stood in the Qingliang Palace and muttered to himself: "Zhao Kuangyin granted Congshan the title of Taining Jiedu Envoy, bestowed the mansion on Bianyangfang, and only received it from the capital. Salary, no need to take office. Also conferred Congshan's mother, Ling, as Mrs. Wu Guoda, and Congshan's secretary, Jiang Zhiben, as a member of the sect. , This is for me to see, he wants me Jiangnan to know that as long as I Jiangnan is willing to go to his Da Song, he will take a vacant position and give him a lot of courtesy. However, I am the king of this country, and now I am willing to be a king, willing to be a minister of the Song Dynasty, is it not enough?How much appetite can Zhao Kuangyin have?He should also be content.Hmm...he should be content. I still have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers with me, which is far from comparable to that of the Shu Han. He, Zhao Kuangyin, also has to be afraid. When the Khitan envoy arrives, let him know that Tang and Khitan are closely related. Ting is afraid of being attacked on both sides, and he will return from good deeds, and he will! "
"Your Majesty, look, if you wear this Hu suit with short train and lapels, and pair it with this jewelry designed by the official, does it taste different?" Two beauties stood in front of a bronze mirror that was as tall as a person, one of them was in a short-sleeved beard dress, with white fox fur on the collar, with bright eyes and white teeth, a smooth and beautiful face, tender and charming, charming with words, It's Xiao Zhou.The other one is dressed in green clothes, he looks like he is out of the world, his eyes are bright and gazing, and his gaze is eager to stream. Both of them have a slender figure that fits finely, with shaved shoulders and plain waist.With a long neck and a beautiful neck, she has no fragrance. Xiao Zhouhou originally looked like a beautiful young woman who hadn't spoken yet and looked like an orchid. She changed into this Hu suit with a short skirt and lapels. She looks like a girl who is seventeen or eighteen years old and has not yet left the cabinet. Xiao Zhou couldn't help laughing happily and said: "Sure enough, Miss Ming'er is very skillful, and the clothes she cut are new styles, and they fit very well. When the official's family returns to the palace, let him see what's new. Come, let's play chess. " The two beauties walked side by side, sat on the brocade pier, set up the chessboard, and each held the chess pieces. The girl in emerald green clothed the chess pieces and said, "I heard that... the officials have already proclaimed their vassals to the Song court. I am afraid that this official family will not be able to be called a king in the future." Empress Xiao Zhou smiled disapprovingly and said, "Ming'er has changed, but it's just a name change. What's the difference if I'm in Nantang or Nantang? Besides, outsiders can change their names. How do you call them in the harem?" , How did Song Ting hear about it?" Ming'er sighed softly, shook her head and remained silent. Xiao Zhou raised her brows, looked at her in surprise, and asked, "What do you think, Ming'er?" Ming'er pursed her lips, and sighed softly: "Ming'er is just worried, worried that Emperor Song won't let it go." Xiao Zhouhou wondered: "How could it be? You must know that our Tang State not only has the three moats of the Yangtze River as its support, but also has hundreds of thousands of tigers in the east of the Yangtze River. If he really calls, what advantage can he take? Our Tang State has already proclaimed his vassal to him, and the Central Plains is an emperor. He is just the Zhao family, he has won the imperial hegemony he fought for, what else do he want?" Ming'er hesitated to speak, and when Xiao Zhou saw her, she said, "Sister Ming'er, although we have known each other for a short time, we are in love with each other. I regard you as a sister and relative. If you have anything to say, you may as well speak it out. If it is appropriate, I will not be offended by it." After saying that, Xiao Zhou waved his hand, and several palace servants immediately quietly left the palace. This Ming'er's surname is Mo, and his first name is Ming.Miss Mo Yiming is the distant niece of Lin Renzhao, the envoy of Zhenhai Jiedu. When he ordered the ladies to go to the palace to pay homage to the queen, Lin Renzhao's wife brought her here. Like, come and go, the two became close friends in the boudoir, and they often called her to accompany them. Mo Yiming looked around, covered his mouth and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty lives in a deep palace and doesn't know anything about the world. Does your Majesty know that Zhao Kuangyin is ambitious, not only aiming for the world, but also a lustful person?" Xiao Zhouhou wondered: "No way? I heard that Zhao Kuangyin has very few concubines, isn't he a person who indulges in sex?" Speaking of this, she snorted and said with some displeasure: "Zhao Kuangyin's concubine is 70% to 80% less than my Tang emperor. He is considered lustful, so what does our official say?" Miss Mo curled her lips, and said disdainfully: "It's not that he's not lustful, it's just that this person's vision is too high. You say he's not good at women, why are there so many concubines to choose from, but Mrs. Huarui from the Kingdom of Shu is included in the list?" In the palace? They have a husband, and the husband was once the king of a country. Since he descended to the Song Dynasty, he is a Song official. How can a king take his minister's wife? If he is not good at women, how can he be so disregarding etiquette ?” "Ming'er mean?" "Ming'er is among the people and can hear a lot of news that the empress can't hear. It is said that this Zhao Kuangyin once made great wishes. First, he wants to rule the Central Plains and own the four seas. Second, he wants to occupy the world's two beauties. In this life, he will live up to it. " All women have a love for beauty, and Xiao Zhou is even more proud of her beauty. Hearing this, she became curious and hurriedly asked: "Which two beauties?" Ming'er said: "One is Mrs. Huarui from the Kingdom of Shu, and the other is you, Your Majesty." When Xiao Zhou heard it, he was surprised and said: "There is such a thing?" "What a man wants, one is power and the other is sex. It's no surprise that Zhao Kuangyin has such an ambition. Back then, Cao Mengde was a hero. Didn't he still have one? I wish to sweep the world and become an emperor; Put it on the Tongque Terrace, and enjoy it day and night with it, even if you die, you will have no regrets' great wish." Xiao Zhouhou said in confusion, "Emperor Song...is he such a person?" Ming'er laid down his son and sighed, "If that wasn't the case, Shu Emperor Meng Chang was so well-behaved, why did he die of a strange and violent illness just seven days after he arrived in Kaifeng? The murderer, It was Mrs. Huarui. The Empress Dowager Shu knew that her son's death was strange, and she was originally from the Northern Han Dynasty, so she asked Zhao Kuangyin to return her hometown to avoid disaster. How could an old and weak woman pose any threat? Zhao Kuangyin would not let her go, but hypocritically said that he would personally send her back to her hometown after the Northern Han Dynasty was wiped out.The Empress Dowager Shu knew that she would not be spared, and was forced by her, so she went on a hunger strike and died.Otherwise, you think she was going to ask for the return of her hometown, so how could she suddenly die?If the officials don't make a plan early, forgive my sister's disrespectful words, I'm afraid... one day, I will follow Meng Chang's footsteps..." "Crack!" The pawn fell on the chessboard, Xiao Zhou's face paled. Ming'er smiled slightly and said no more.The food had to be eaten one mouthful, and the medicine had to be fed one mouthful. First, plant a thorn in Xiao Zhouhou's heart, and then slowly influence the disappointing emperor of the Tang Dynasty through her. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty had only four hobbies in his life, one: beauty;Among the beauties in Li Yu's harem, Empress Xiao Zhou is the most favored, perhaps... Chao Wenwu's bitter remonstrance is of no avail, and he takes the route of a lady, passing Xiao Zhou Empress' pillow wind, but can achieve their goals... Ming'er stopped talking, just played chess calmly, waiting for Xiao Zhou to slowly digest the terrible news, only listening to Xiao Zhou muttering to herself: "This news...is really unheard of, if Emperor Song coveted I am afraid that this palace is not willing to be kind. The envoy of the Song Dynasty, Yang Hao, will arrive in the next day, and this palace wants people to keep an eye on him. If Emperor Song will die if he is a traitor to our country, there must be some other changes." "Crack!" The chess piece in Miss Mo's hand also fell to the chessboard by mistake. Mo Yiming said in surprise: "Your Majesty said...the envoy from the Song Dynasty will arrive soon? That person...what is his name?" Xiao Zhou said: "This person's surname is Yang Minghao, why... Sister Ming'er has heard of this person?" "No... I've never heard of it." Miss Mo narrowed her eyes, gritted her silver teeth, and hated in her heart: "Why does he go wherever I go, this bastard can't let people stop!"