Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Hidden dangers

Cai Xiang's words were fierce, and she pointed her finger at Lu Yijian.Di Qing looked at Lu Yijian from a distance, and suddenly found that he was a little lonely. Lu Yijian is old, and Lu Xiang, who used to be so powerful in the government and the public, is old. From Di Qing's perspective, he can see his white hair and slightly curved waist. Di Qing didn't know why, but felt a little sad in his heart, the loneliness and coldness of a passing year can destroy everything in the world, even the most dignified two families are no exception.He didn't know that Fan Zhongyan was so sad when he saw Lu Yijian just now.

Di Qing didn't dislike Lu Yijian.Because he was able to enter the third class, he still had to rely on the merits of Lu Yijian. Di Qing was somewhat disapproving of putting the responsibility for the defeat of the Northwest Army, the rebellion of the refugees, and internal and external troubles on Lu Yijian.Some people's faults must be borne by oneself, but what if it is not his fault? After being questioned, Lu Yijian did not have the sharp and cold counterattack in the past. The officials noticed something strange and started whispering.Zhao Zhen was on the dragon chair, looking at Lu Yijian's expression, it seemed a little strange.

After a long time, Zhao Zhen said: "Mr. Lu, what do you think of Cai Sijian's accusation?" Lu Yijian then replied: "Your Majesty, I have done my best these years..." At this point, Lu Yijian paused for a while, and Cai Xiang thought, "Can you just shirk responsibility if you do your best?" I don't want to hear Lu Yijian said again: "I am physically and mentally exhausted, unable to share the worries of the Holy One, unable to relieve the worries of the world, coupled with my advanced age, I am unable to do what I want, so I would like to resign as Prime Minister, and ask the Holy One for permission."

Cai Xiang was stunned. Not only Cai Xiang was in a daze, but all civil and military personnel in the Manchu Dynasty were astonished.No one would have thought that Lu Yijian, who had dominated the government for many years, would not fight back against the accusations, and even asked for his resignation. Cai Xiang blatantly accused Lu Yijian's corpse of a vegetarian meal, which led to the current decadent situation of the Song court. In fact, he did not discuss it with Fan Zhongyan.However, he, Wang Su, Yu Jing, and Ouyang Xiu had discussed privately, and they always believed that the new law should be implemented, and that Lu Yijian would stick to the old ways, which must be the biggest resistance to the reform.Therefore, Cai Xiang made up his mind early today that he must exclude Lu Yijian from the reformers, and he is ready to deal with the most violent counterattack.Unexpectedly, Lu Yijian resigned immediately. Although Cai Xiang succeeded, she always felt uneasy.I thought to myself, "Lv Yijian is deep and old-fashioned. Is this move a way to retreat? I think that when the Queen Mother passed away and the emperor ascended the throne, Lu Yijian retreated once, but within a few months, he returned to the two houses. This time , is he repeating his old trick?"

The hall finally fell silent. Zhao Zhen turned to Fan Zhongyan and said, "Fan Qing's family, what do you think?" Fan Zhongyan frowned slightly, and pondered: "Yichen thinks that Cai Sijian's accusation may be inappropriate, so why should Prime Minister Lu resign because of this?" When the ministers heard this, Fan Zhongyan wanted to keep him, and there was an uproar again.Wang Su, Yu Jing and others frowned, and they all winked at Fan Zhongyan, hoping that he would not want to keep Lu Yi's bamboo slips. Fan Zhongyan turned a blind eye to it, and said: "The matter of reform is of great importance. Prime Minister Lu has controlled the government for many years and knows its pros and cons. We are about to rely on Prime Minister Lu, so please think twice about it."

The ministers were greatly surprised, they did not expect that Fan Zhongyan persuaded Lu Yi to leave his prime minister.I thought that Lu Yijian would just go down the slope, but I didn't want Lu Yijian to calmly say: "Fan Gong's kindness, I understand it. But I have made up my mind, and I ask the sage for permission." Lu Yijian's voice was steady, but his intentions were decisive.After hearing this, Zhao Zhen seemed to have a strange look on his face, and finally said: "In that case, I'm sure." There was a slight commotion among the officials, none of them expected such a calm result.Some officials who have been following Lu Yijian saw it, and they all secretly regretted it. Why didn't they contact Fan Zhongyan earlier?

Xia Song listened, complacent, and thought to himself that once Lu Yijian left, he and Fan Zhongyan would rule the court.He already knew that the Holy Majesty would use Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi more this time. Since Fan Zhongyan had no conflict with him, Han Qi had no reason to be against him. You must know that he was responsible for Han Qi when Sanchuankou suffered a disastrous defeat and pushed all his faults away. It came to Ren Fu. In this case, it is undoubtedly a certainty for him, Xia Song, to enter the two mansions. Long ago, someone in the house read out the imperial decree drawn up by the two systems, Lu Yijian was dismissed as prime minister, Zhang Dexiang and Yan Shu were both prime ministers, and Fan Zhongyan was in charge of political reforms as a political adviser.

When the decree was read out, the officials were slightly surprised, but it was reasonable. As a veteran of the two dynasties, Zhang Dexiang was highly respected. He was promoted by Zhao Zhen a few years ago to head the Privy Council.This transfer from the Privy Council to the Zhongshu Province is nothing more than a change of soup, a sign of respect for the elders of the court.And Yan Shu was originally Fan Zhongyan's mentor, so he would support Fan Zhongyan. The three of them are both in power in Zhongshu Province, and they should work together to promote the new law. All the officials were thinking about what to do in the future and the relationship between the candidates on the list. Only Di Qing noticed a detail.

Di Qing was in the palace for a long time, of course he knew that the imperial decree was drawn up by the two systems.The two systems of the Song Dynasty, which is the general name of the Hanlin Academy and the Scheren Academy, are responsible for drafting the emperor's edict, and the Scheren is only responsible for reading the content at the moment, and must not be changed. In this way, before Lu Yijian took the initiative to resign as prime minister, the edict had already been written. Will Lu Yijian be kicked out of the two prefectures? There was no surprise on Zhao Zhen's face when Lu Yi briefly resigned.As far as Di Qing knew, Lu Yijian was definitely the number one supporter of Zhao Zhen's ability to regain power from the Queen Mother.Then did Lu Yijian take the initiative to resign as prime minister, or did he already have a tacit understanding with Zhao Zhen.

At this time, the list of appointments and removals from Zhongshu Province was read out, and Sheren transferred to read the appointment and removal transfer of the Privy Council. Xia Song listened with pricked ears, and when he heard the words "Privy Council Envoy Xia Song", he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, secretly proud . Although this result is expected, it is always safe.Seeing the different expressions of the courtiers, and seeing the surprised expressions of Cai Xiang, Yu Jing and others, Xia Song frowned slightly, thinking that most of these people didn't know beforehand that they had such expressions.Cai Xiang and others have always been upright, since they belong to Fan Zhongyan's party, they need to establish a good relationship with them in the future.

The deputy envoys of the Privy Council are Han Qi and Fu Bi, while Cai Xiang is still in charge of the Court of Remonstrance, and Wang Gongchen is still in charge of Yushi Zhongcheng... After the imperial decree was read, some families were happy and some were sad. The news spread, causing a sensation in the capital, and officially announcing the beginning of the political reform during the Great Song Dynasty.Zhao Zhen waited for Sheren to read the decree, and then asked: "Do you have any objections?" All the officials were silent, Cai Xiang glanced at Xia Song, and then stepped forward, when one person came out of the crowd, and said politely: "I have objections." The officials looked over and saw that the man had a clear expression, his eyes were small and flickering, he was Gongchen, the prime minister of Yushi Zhongcheng. Back then when Di Qing was still struggling to find a way to achieve success, Wang Gongchen was already the top Jinshi in the Tiansheng Years of high school.Over the years, his official career has been smooth sailing, and he is now in a high position in Taiwan and the two courts. Zhao Zhen was a little confused and asked, "What objection does Wang Qing's family have?" Wang Gongchen said in a deep voice: "The holy majesty is determined to change the law, and the whole world celebrates it. Most of the candidates for ruling are sages, but I feel that it is deeply inappropriate for one person to rule the two mansions." All the ministers were shocked. They didn't want Lu Yijian to dismiss him, but it was just an appetizer for the reform of the court. Wang Gongchen actually questioned the list of the two prefectures drawn up by the emperor. Who is he going to reprimand? Zhao Zhen frowned, and asked slowly: "Who do you think is wrong to enter the two houses?" Wang Gongchen said word by word: "I believe that Xia Song is not suitable to enter the two governments." As soon as the words came out, the expressions of all the officials were different. Xia Song was shocked and angry, unexpectedly, it was Wang Gongchen who questioned his governance!Xia Song knew that Wang Gongchen was Lu Yijian's disciple and belonged to Lu Yijian's sect, so why did Wang Gongchen not attack Fan Zhongyan when Lu Yijian fell? Zhao Zhen also seemed to be a little surprised, and said after a while: "Why isn't it suitable for Xia Song to enter the two governments?" Wang Gongchen said: "The Holy Majesty took Xia Song as the privy envoy, and obviously thought that he had made a lot of contributions in the northwest, so that he could take over the military power. But I heard that after Xia Song arrived in the northwest, he spent all day looking for fun and not paying attention to the military. Xia Song Being evil and dangerous, greedy for money and lustful, and fearful of cowardice in the Xia War, are actually the main reasons why our army lost in the first battle at Sanchuankou. Wouldn't it be a big joke if such a person entered the Privy Council?" Xia Song was furious, the veins on his forehead were bulging, he wished he could grab Wang Gongchen and beat him hard. Zhao Zhen hesitated, but agreed with what Wang Gongchen said.He chose Xia Song as the privy envoy because of Fan Zhongyan's recommendation.But these days he always listens to books, knowing that the people don't buy Xia Song very much. In the folk discussion, they also believe that Fan Zhongyan and Di Qing should be responsible for all the military achievements in the Northwest, and Xia Song's drinking and having fun in the army has long been known. It reached Zhao Zhen's ears. Although drinking and having fun is very common in Bianjing, it is so common in the border areas, which inevitably makes people feel like "soldiers lived and died in the first half of their lives, while beauties still danced and danced under their tents". Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but doubt Fan Zhongyan's original proposal.Seeing that Fan Zhongyan seemed to be about to speak, his eyes flicked to Cai Xiang, and he asked, "Cai Sijian, what do you think?" Cai Xiang immediately said: "I agree with what Wang Zhongcheng said." Xia Song glared at Cai Xiang, but she was in the middle of the vortex, unable to argue.Can't help but look at Fan Zhongyan, hoping that Fan Zhongyan can say something nice for him, Fan Zhongyan is also full of embarrassment, before waiting to go out, Zhao Zhen has said: "Okay, the appointment of Xia Song as the privy envoy is a long-term plan. Everyone Is there anything else going on in the Qing family?" Fan Zhongyan had no choice but to stop. When Xia Song saw it, he hated secretly, and suddenly thought, "Fan Zhongyan, Fan Zhongyan, you are so cunning, you pretend to be better than me, but let the party members join me. If I can't be a privy envoy, you will look good." !" At this time a person stood up and said: "I would like to report to the Holy Majesty, I have two things to report." The man was of medium build, although he was old, but he could vaguely see the handsome and suave demeanor of the past on his face. The person who came out was Yan Shu, an important minister in the court and the new prime minister. Yan Shu was a child prodigy. During the reign of Zhenzong, he was awarded Jinshi at the age of fourteen, and his fame moved the world.Since then, his official career has not had much twists and turns, so he can be said to be a wealthy prime minister.Fan Zhongyan is his protégé, and Fu Bi is his son-in-law.Now that Yan Shu, Fan Zhongyan, and Fu Bi have entered the two mansions together, Yan Shu can be said to be proud of his spring breeze, but his face is still gentle and humble. Zhao Zhen asked, "What's the matter with Yan Qing's family?" Yan Shu said: "The first thing is that Guangxi Nong Zhigao asked the Holy Majesty several times to send troops to attack Jiaozhi. Nong Zhigao has lived in the capital for a long time, and the Holy Majesty should give an answer. Otherwise, I'm afraid Nanban will be dissatisfied." Zhao Zhen pondered for a while, and couldn't help asking Lu Yijian: "Mr. Lu...what do you think?" Although Zhao Zhen has been on the throne for many years, he trusts Lu Yijian very much. Whenever he makes a decision, he often asks Lu Yijian for advice.As soon as the words came out, he realized that Lu Yijian had resigned, and he couldn't help but look embarrassed. After Lu Yijian resigned from the prime minister, his expression remained calm. He looked down on the disputes in the court, listened to Zhao Zhen's question, coughed twice and said: "Your Majesty, I am no longer in the phase. I am not in my position. I don't want to seek his own government. But there are doubts in the sage. I’m just talking about my opinion. The southern barbarians are difficult to restrain. I think the Taizu once rowed the Dadu River with a jade ax as a lesson when he was there, saying that “the barbarians will subdue themselves as far as the morality reaches”. Jiaozhi is far away. Duo Duo. Victory is powerless to govern, and defeat will only bring shame. In this case, it is better to send some food, grass and armor to Nong Zhigao, and let him solve the matter of intercourse. " Zhao Zhen nodded, and asked Ji Zhang Dexiang: "Master Zhang, what do you think?" Just now, he made a mistake in addressing him, which would involve Zhang Dexiang, and it was nothing more than an apology to make up for it. Zhang Dexiang was very old, tired after standing for a long time, trembling when he heard the words, he said: "My lord... what you said is very reasonable." Zhao Zhen said: "Since there is no objection, Prime Minister Yan, let you handle this matter according to Mr. Lu's proposal." All the ministers were thinking about the capital city, so they skipped the matter.Yan Shu nodded and said: "I obey the order. The second thing I want to report is about the peace negotiation of Xixia. Your Majesty, Yuan Hao sent Wuzang Yepang to negotiate a peace earlier, but your Majesty has never met this person. Now the new law Gathering momentum, it seems that this peace negotiation should come to a conclusion." Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "In that case, Xuan Mo Zang Ye Pang will enter the palace." Although he intends to discuss peace, he has not met with Mo Zang Ye Pang for a long time. He just wants to take advantage of today's reelection of the courtiers to see the reaction of Yan Shu and others . Not long after, a palace official sang: "The envoy of Xixia did not hide his face." The officials turned their heads and saw two people followed the palace people to the Dian Hall.The person in charge, with wretched appearance and frivolous demeanor, with a goatee and a mole on his lip, looked as annoying as he could be. There was a person following behind Wuzang Yepang, which seemed pleasing to the eye.With a smile on his face, the man entered the Wende Hall together with Meizang Yepang, and was surrounded by everyone, still smiling unabated. Wuzang Yepang came to the front of the hall, exercising the etiquette of a messenger, he said carelessly: "Daxia's envoy, Wuzang Yepang, went to see the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Emperor of the Song Dynasty, you came to me today, but do you want to discuss and talk about something?" Seeing that Wu Zangxuan is like this, everyone disdains him, and thinks that he is a barbarian envoy and a clown.Many of the officials knew the details of Wuzang Yepang, and Wuzang Yepang was actually an uncle of the Xia Kingdom, but this title of uncle was not worth showing off. It turned out that Wuzang Yepang was originally the elder brother of Ye Liyuqi's wife, the Wuzang family.Tiandu Wang Yeli Yuqi was sent to Shazhou by Yuan Hao after his arm was cut off by Di Qing.But not long after that, Yuan Hao ran into the Wuzang clan while hunting, and was moved by the beauty of the Wuzang clan, and hooked up with the Wuzang clan. Ye Li met a beggar in Shazhou, and had nothing to do.And this Wuzang Huan Pang was not ashamed of this incident, but rather complacent, and even took advantage of it to rise to the top, and even asked for an errand to negotiate peace.Song Chen always looked down on Yuan Hao. Although he was defeated by Yuan Hao several times, he still had the sense of a great power in his bones. All the officials looked at Wuzang Yepang, only Di Qing was observing the person next to Wuzang Yepang.When the man passed by Di Qing just now, he also took a look at Di Qing. Di Qing saw that the man was calm and refined, although he looked elegant, but his steps were light and graceful.I also saw the man standing next to Wuzang Yepang, although he didn't move, he pointed like a flower... With a smile on his face, pointing like a flower?Di Qing's heart trembled suddenly, he remembered someone, and frowned. Zhao Zhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was displeased when he saw that there was no Taopang who did not know how to be polite, but he did not want to lose his manners in front of the officials, so he could calmly say: "There is no Taopang, the war in the northwest has been going on for a long time, and the people have suffered. I can't bear it." Allowing innocent people to suffer, your Lord is asking for peace, so I think that as long as your Lord agrees to a few conditions, I will not start another war..." While speaking, he winked at Yan Shu. Knowing Zhao Zhen's intentions, Yan Shu said aside, "As long as Zhao Yuanhao promises not to raise troops again, to return to the west of Hengshan, and the two countries have a good relationship like Zhao Deming, I will let the past go and agree to negotiate a peace." When the officials heard the words, they all nodded.Although Da Song was defeated by Xia State twice, in the eyes of the officials in Bianjing, Yuan Hao was just a domestic slave who was given the surname Zhao, and he was not qualified to be equal to Da Song. As long as Yuan Hao was like his father, Da Song felt that the current situation acceptable.In fact, these conditions were negotiated with Zhao Zhen and the two governments. I just felt that they couldn't be more generous, and I thought Xixia had no reason to refuse. Don't want to hide the error Pang laughed, in the solemn palace of Wende, it seemed quite unreasonable. Yan Shu frowned and said, "There is no messenger, why are you laughing?" After Wuzang Pang laughed, he said arrogantly: "How can you make our Great Xia Kingdom accept such harsh conditions?" Both civil and military officials in the Song Dynasty frowned, and couldn't help re-examining the terms of the peace talks. Yan Shu could still ask patiently, "In your opinion, what are the conditions?" Wuzang Yepang stretched out three fingers, and said to Zhao Zhen: "If you want peace talks, you must agree to our country's three conditions." Zhao Zhen's face sank like water, and he was unhappy.Seeing that Yuan Hao came to ask for peace, he pretended to be indifferent and unhurried, trying to make Xia Guo's envoy anxious.I didn't find Zang Yupang until today. I wanted to show the power of the Song Dynasty and show the favor of the Song Dynasty.In Zhao Zhen's opinion, Yan Shu's conditions couldn't be more lenient. How could he think that such a scoundrel would ask them for conditions? Who the hell wants peace now? Yan Shu had already seen that Zhao Zhen was unhappy, and he could still keep calm. He frowned and said, "Negotiations should be based on discussions. If you have any requests, you can also speak up and listen." No excuses, Pang didn't have time to fuss over words with Yan Shu, so he said directly, "The first requirement is, of course, to reopen the Northwest border market and resume trade between the two countries." Civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty laughed in their hearts, knowing that the Xixia war had ruined the deal between the two countries, and the gains outweighed the losses, so they were finally in a hurry. Yan Shu nodded and said, "What about the second request?" Wu Zangxuan Pang said: "My Great Xia has suffered quite a lot in these few battles. Since you have been defeated, you must compensate our country with silver taels and cloth to make up for our previous losses." Zhao Zhen was so angry that he almost wanted to shoot the case.Yan Shu also frowned, thinking that the emperor loves face, isn't this just slapping the emperor in the face? "It was you who took the initiative to provoke, and you will pay for the dead. Who will compensate us?" Cai Xiang stood up and questioned without waiting for Yan Shu to speak. Wuzang Pang sneered and said, "Then I can manage a lot, I only know that only the winners have the right to ask for things." Both the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were annoyed, but they forcibly restrained themselves.Yan Shu asked after a while, "What about your third request?" It seemed that Wuzang Yepang was already prepared, and immediately said: "The third condition is that from now on, Da Song and Da Xia will call each other brothers and communicate with each other. Our Xia Kingdom can set up its own official ranks, and you will not be able to interfere in the future." Zhao Zhen slapped the dragon case angrily, and shouted: "It's nonsense!"When the Khitans went south, Zhenzong was under the city of Chanyuan, who agreed to the so-called condition of brothers calling each other, formally recognized the status of Khitans, and was ashamed for life.That incident has always been a deep pain in Zhenzong's mind. Later, Zhenzong believed in God, which can be said to have a lot to do with the Chanyuan alliance. Zhao Zhen didn't want the pain of the past to happen again today, so angry and annoyed, he looked at a person and said, "Ge Huaimin, what do you think of the request of the Xixia envoy?" Ge Huaimin came out and said: "The envoy of Xixia's request is simply unreasonable." Zhong Ligong has been sitting in the capital for a long time. Zhao Zhen didn't ask other people, but asked Ge Huaimin alone, because he wanted to see the advice of the warriors in Jingzhong. Ge Huaimin has been in the capital for many years, but he rarely led troops, but his ability to observe words and demeanor is not bad. Seeing that Zhao Zhen was angry, he knew that this was the time for him to act, so he scolded Wuzang Yepang: "I thought you were sincerely begging the emperor. And, that's why I condescended to summon you to wait. I don't want you to make more progress, and I don't appreciate the kindness of the emperor, such a condition, what else is there to talk about." Turning around and saluting Zhao Zhen: "My lord, it's better to let them go back to the embassy again. Think about it, how about talking about it another day?" Before Zhao Zhen could reply, Wuzang Pang said arrogantly: "Since there is nothing to talk about, I will turn around and tell my lord today that the peace talks cannot be reached, and see you in the northwest." As soon as he said a word, both civil and military officials in the court were shocked, and Ge Huaimin regretted it in his heart, not expecting such an ending.He knew that Zhao Zhen was bent on negotiating peace and didn't want to fight any more. In this way, wouldn't Zhao Zhen push all the faults on his head? Wuzang Yepang turned to leave, Zhang Dexiang said: "The messenger of Wuzang, don't worry, we have something to discuss." Zhao Zhen suddenly shouted: "Di Qing, what do you think about this matter?" Zhao Zhen spoke, and the whole court suddenly fell silent.Everyone looked out of the hall in unison, seeing that Di Qing was still looking up at the sky, he couldn't help frowning. Hundreds of officials were negotiating peace, and they never thought of Di Qing intervening, but when Zhao Zhen asked, he was afraid that no one in the hall would dare to interrupt, except that there was no hidden pang. Di Qing withdrew his gaze, walked in slowly from outside the hall, stood beside Wuzang Yepang, and took a look at Wuzang Yepang.Wuzang Pang stared at Di Qing with his head up, very surprised, not thinking that the handsome man in front of him was Di Qing, the God of War in the Northwest. Di Qing said slowly: "Messenger Wuzang, I think my emperor treats people leniently and can't bear to let the people in the world suffer, so he will never make trouble..." Wuzang Pang's spirit was lifted, he only thought that Di Qing was showing weakness, and didn't want Di Qing to raise his eyebrows With a vertical stroke, he stared at Wu Zang, and said word by word: "But if someone really makes trouble for no reason, my Song emperor will not be afraid to go to war!" The officials were startled and panicked, and they all wanted to focus on persuading peace at the moment. Di Qing said that, wouldn't it be terrible if he took the initiative to start a war? Seeing Di Qing's piercing eyes, Wuzang Yepang felt a little afraid.In the northwest, one may not have heard of Zhao Zhen's name, but who doesn't know Di Qing?But at this moment, he couldn't get off the tiger, how could he be willing to show weakness, he laughed and said, "Okay, okay. What exactly do you want?" Di Qing said indifferently: "You can turn around and tell Yuan Hao that if he likes it, you can meet me again in Northwest China. I, Di Qing, will wait for him!" Seeing that Di Qing's words were indifferent, his intentions were decisive, and there was no room for maneuver, Wuzang Yepang gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, you remember what you said." After speaking, he left with a flick of his sleeves. The officials were in an uproar and looked at Di Qing angrily. Before he could say anything more, Zhao Zhen said, "Retire!" After saying that, he got off the dragon chair and left Wende Hall. Everyone talked for a while, and they were very dissatisfied with Di Qing's words.Everyone thought that the state affairs were at stake at this moment, and they couldn't leave, and they were all discussing the countermeasures to retain the Xia envoy.Only Di Qing walked slowly out of the hall and out of the palace. When he was outside the palace, Di Qing sighed, looked up at the blue sky, the spring was in full bloom, shook his head, and waited to leave.Suddenly someone behind him shouted: "General Di, please stay!" Di Qing looked back and saw Fu Bi walking quickly, and asked, "What advice does Mr. Fu have?" Fu Bi walked up to Di Qing and said anxiously: "General Di, what you said today may cause trouble for yourself. Now that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty want to negotiate a peace, you are the only one who says to send troops. The Holy Majesty is not happy to leave. In the future ..." Di Qing interrupted: "The Holy Majesty asked, and I just answered the truth. Why should I be afraid of being criticized by the world?" With a bitter smile, he thought to himself, "It was also this late spring back then. I, Di Qing, followed Brother Guo Zun and left my hometown to start Military career. I have been fighting for many years, maybe Feng Shui reincarnation, I, Di Qing, should also leave." He is truly fearless. Fu Bi looked at Di Qing for a long time, and then said: "But today I really want to thank you for expressing your grievances for us. People can't be arrogant, but they can't be spineless. General Di is just too worried about this matter. I will stand on the side of General Di." Fu Bi and Di Qing went to Tubo together, and they admired Di Qing very much. Di Qing just cupped his hands and walked away slowly. Fu Bi hurriedly turned back to the palace again, just as he saw Fan Zhongyan, Yan Shu, Cai Xiang and others coming, Fu Bi was about to ask Fan Zhongyan about Song Xia's negotiation of peace, when Xia Song came over and said to Fan Zhongyan: "Master Fan, you Very good." His words were full of resentment, and after he finished speaking, he walked away. Cai Xiang was dissatisfied, so she waited to catch up, but was grabbed by Fan Zhongyan.Cai Xiang said angrily: "Xia Song is treacherous and lustful, and the corpse is a vegetarian meal. What Wang Zhongcheng said is very true. I only wish I didn't read his book first. How dare he accuse Mr. Fan?" Yu Jing frowned and said, "Mr. Fan, the candidate for this reform was originally discussed between you and the Holy Majesty. Why did you let Xia Song be in charge? This person has made no contribution to the Northwest War situation. If he enters the Privy Council, he will really be reduced to A laughing stock. Why didn't Duke Fan discuss it with the Holy Majesty beforehand, and only then did he become jealous of him?" Fan Zhongyan frowned secretly, and before he could say anything more, Yan Shu sighed: "You only know how to advise, but have you thought about it for a while? If Xiwen doesn't recommend Xia Song, wouldn't Xia Song be jealous of Xiwen because of this? Xia Song is quite a man. It is easy to make a name for himself, and he has no achievements in the Northwest, but he is in the Northwest, after all, he will let Xiwen and Han Qi do things. If it goes well, the world will benefit. Besides, Xia Song is very defensive, with him in power, if someone attacks the new law, he can resist it. But now, if the new law is not implemented, he will make a strong enemy." Cai Xiang and the others looked at each other, never expecting Fan Zhongyan to be so thoughtful. Wang Sudao: "Even if what Yan Xiang said is true, is it true that the new law is coming and we want to work with people like Xia Song?" Yan Shu said: "Nine out of ten unsatisfactory people in the world, above the court, are you the only ones who are in charge? Lu Yijian has been in the court for many years, and it is not easy to balance the various places?" After saying that, he shook his head again and again. Appreciation is added, but Cai Xiang and several radical people are not recognized. Although Yu Jing and Cai Xiang were submissive, they thought in their hearts, "So what if I offend Xia Song? This person has left the two prefectures, so what can I do, what else can I do?" Ouyang Xiuben remained silent all the time, seeing this, he said: "Actually, Cai Sijian just echoed Wang Gongchen. If Wang Gongchen hadn't participated in Xia Song's book, things might not have turned into what they are today. The strange thing is that Wang Gongchen's book Lu Yijian's faction, why would they criticize Xia Song?" Yan Shu said: "Why is this difficult to understand? Wang Gongchen was originally a person who was trying to catch fame. Seeing that Lu Yijian was old and lost power, he was afraid that he would never be able to make a comeback. Therefore, he participated in Xia Song's book, but his intention was to curry favor with us." Ouyang Xiu and the others looked at each other and said in unison: "It's all because of this son." Yu Jing was anxious to make amends, and asked, "Fan Gong, what should we do now?" Fan Zhongyan thought to himself, the new law is just about to start, and you even offended Lu Yijian and Xia Song, making yourself a strong enemy, and the result is worrying.But these people were really thinking about the new law, so it was inconvenient for him to blame him, so he pondered for a while before saying, "I'll go face to face with the Holy Spirit in a while, to see what the Holy One thinks." On the one hand, he wanted to talk about Xia Song, and on the other hand, he also wanted to see Zhao Zhen's opinion on Di Qing. After Fan Zhongyan finished his orders, he hurried to the palace again. Ouyang Xiu and the others whispered to each other, as if they were studying something, Yan Shu shook his head and left on his own. Di Qing didn't have the thoughts of these people in the palace, the only thing he thought was, "I can't bear it anymore in the temple today, and if I declare war on Yuan Hao, I'm afraid the Holy One won't like it. I think I've become the leader, Bianjing is not me after all. Where Di Qing stays for a long time, even if the army can't break through Shazhou, can't I, Di Qing, go by myself?" Thinking of this, Di Qing was desolate yet excited, as he was walking, suddenly two people stood in front of him. Di Qing was slightly stunned, he had already seen the person blocking the way, but it was the person who had no hiding and the man who was holding a flower. What are these two looking for him for?Di Qing felt a little confused, stopped in his tracks, and watched the two of them in silence. Wu Zang Pang looked at Di Qing, and suddenly laughed and said: "It is said that General Di is indeed the number one brave general in the Song Dynasty. Seeing him today, he really deserves his reputation." unexpected. At this time, the market was full of people, and when they heard the word "Di Qing", they slowly fell silent. Di Qing fought fiercely in the northwest for many years, defending the frontier for the country, even the people in Bianjing knew about his deeds, but few people had seen Di Qing.Hearing that General Di was on the long street at this moment, I couldn't help but stop and watch what happened. Seeing that Di Qing was silent, Pang said with a smile: "General Di, don't think I have any tricks. In fact, I, Daxia, am also the most important hero. When I came to Bianjing this time, I had already made up my mind. I have made up my mind, even if I can't see your emperor, I still want to see you." Di Qing said indifferently: "Now that you have seen it, can you go?" He moved to leave, but Wu Zang Pang stretched out his hand to stop him: "General Di, please stay, I still have something to say." Di Qing squinted his eyes, his eyes were like needles, "You want to talk, but I don't necessarily want to hear it. If you want to keep me, I'm afraid you can't do it just because of this person by your side." What he paid most attention to was not hiding The smiling person beside Ye Pang. Seeing Di Qing looking over, the man smiled and said, "General Di, Tuoba is unknown. I don't dare to keep General Di, but it won't hurt if General Di listens to the emissary's words." Di Qing's expression remained unchanged, and he frowned and said: "The nine kings of the dragon tribe, the eight tribes are the strongest. Nianhua Kasyapa, real water has no fragrance. If there are things in this world that King Kassapa dare not dare, I can hardly believe it." The man smiled unabated, and said in a soft voice: "General Di is General Di, I have even heard the name of my subordinates. True water has no fragrance, and is really brave and fearless. Could it be that... General Di is famous, wise and brave, and he dare not listen to our few words. Words?" That man was King Kassapa. Among the nine kings of the dragon tribe, the eight tribes are the strongest.Nianhua Kasyapa, the real water has no fragrance. King Kasyapa's name is Tuoba Wuming. Among the nine kings of the Dragon Division, most of them control the power in Xia Kingdom. Only Ananda, Kasyapa and Mulian seem to have disappeared without a trace.Although Di Qing was well-informed, he only knew that Tuoba Wuming had been conducting classic research at Xia Guofan Academy, and he didn't want this person to quietly follow Wuzang Yepang to Bianjing. Hearing King Kasyapa's agitation, Di Qing said: "It's not that I don't dare, but I don't want to. There is nothing to talk about between you and me. Please make way." After finishing speaking, he walked slowly... King Kasyapa's smile grew stronger, and he suddenly blocked his hand holding the flower, and said to Di Qing's arm without dust and smoke: "Please, stay, step!" Hold Di Qing's left arm. Faster is the scabbard. With a sound of "cluck", those flower-like fingers had already grasped a scabbard.The solid scabbard seemed to be unable to resist the light touch, and seemed to be broken. At this time, the sun is warm and the sky is blue.Suddenly, a ray of light flashed, breaking the lazy spring breeze. Between heaven and earth, there was such a moment of cold air. After the light passed, there was a "choking" sound, the knife was still in the scabbard, and the scabbard was held in Di Qing's hand. King Kasyapa stepped back three steps, with a forced smile on his face. His right hand is no longer in the shape of a flower, but clenched into a fist. Di Qing snorted coldly, and strode away.King Kasyapa's eyes were full of fear, and he suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "General Di, my lord appreciates you very much. If you come to help, you will be listed among the nine kings! If you are dissatisfied, please make a condition. In this world... There's nothing you can't buy." Di Qing stopped walking, the long street was silent, and everyone was looking at Di Qing. A smug smile appeared on the corners of King Kasyapa's mouth, and Pang was also grinning without hiding it. In any case, as long as this sentence was said, Di Qing had to leave an explanation. On the bustling long street, there was an unspeakable loneliness. Di Qing turned around slowly, stared at King Kasyapa and said, "There are at least two things that cannot be bought in this world. One is the sincerity of my bloody man in Song Dynasty, and the other is yours." Conscience. I can’t buy your conscience because you don’t have it. You don’t deserve to buy our sincerity!” After he finished speaking, he smiled and strode away. He knew that King Kassapa was sowing discord, and he knew that no matter whether others believed it or not, when King Kassapa said this, the seeds of doubt had been planted, but he no longer needed to explain, and he didn't bother to distinguish. The people on the long street looked at the back of the man walking away, feeling agitated.At that moment, no one would doubt Di Qing's sincerity. King Kasyapa's smile was a bit bitter, and he could still shout without hiding his mistakes: "Di Qing, if you don't listen to our advice, you will regret it soon!" Di Qing didn't pause at all this time, and quickly disappeared at the end of the long street. Only then did King Kasyapa slowly spread his right hand, looking at a faint bloodstain on the palm of his hand, his eyes showed a sense of awe.Although Shi Cai only fought one move, he lost. When he was holding onto Di Qing's scabbard, Di Qing drew out the saber and scratched it on his palm.The speed was so fast that he had no time to dodge like the first ray of sunlight covering the earth.Pedestrians on the street didn't even see that Di Qing had drawn his sword. Such a sharp knife, like water without a trace, even if King Kasyapa encountered it, he would return in a feather.Looking at the bloodstain on his palm, King Kasyapa had only one thought in his mind, Di Qing's martial arts were even more terrifying than the legends, so far, the five-colored feathered arrows are the only ones who can stop this sharp knife? When Di Qing returned to Guo's mansion, Guo Kui had already greeted him, and said, "Second brother Di, why did you come back? Someone was looking for you just now, it was a woman..." "Who is it?" Di Qing was a little surprised.I thought to myself at this moment, which woman would look for him?Suddenly, my heart skipped a beat and I thought of Feixue.At that moment, there was something strange in his heart.Although he and Feixue have only met a few times, but after going through life and death, it turned out that Feixue had left an indelible mark in his heart before he knew it. "She said her name was Yue'er, by the way..." Guo Kui slapped his head and said, "It's...is... sister Yushang's maid, right?" Although he knew Yang Yushang, he didn't know the details of Yang's residence. He was afraid that Di Qing would be sad, so when he mentioned Yang Yushang, he would inevitably falter. Di Qing asked in surprise: "What did she ask me for?" Suddenly thought, is Yue'er going to talk about Yu Chang?Thinking of this, my chest felt hot, and I asked anxiously, "Where is she?" Guo Kui shook his head and said, "I don't know what she is looking for you for, but... she seems very nervous. She always seemed afraid of something when you didn't arrive, and then left in a hurry." "Afraid? Is she afraid of you?" Di Qing frowned. Guo Kui yelled at being wronged, and said: "I am so beautiful, why would she be afraid?" After accepting the expression of the hippie smile, Guo Kui said seriously: "Second brother Di, I can see that she really has something to do with you, if you are free , or go find her?" Di Qing was confused, and couldn't help asking: "Did Xiaoyue say nothing?" Guo Kui thought for a long time, then suddenly said: "I heard her muttering to herself, saying, 'No, I must tell Di Qing. Put...' That's all. Say." Di Qingda was weird, wondering why Xiaoyue got involved with the Eighth Prince?Just before going out to Yang's Mansion, one person came to the door and said, "Di Qing, the sage told you to enter the palace immediately." Di Qing was startled, but saw that the man was Yan Shiliang.狄青道：“阎大人，圣上找我什么事？急不急？”他还牵挂着小月那面，还想先去杨府，再入宫中。 阎士良慢条斯理道：“圣上的心意，我可不好揣摩。但急不急嘛，你说呢？”他是宫中第一太监，赵祯让他亲自来宣召，若是别的大臣早就立即起身，偏偏狄青推三阻四。 狄青无奈，只好先让郭逵去杨府找小月，说他很快就去。自己跟着阎士良再入大内。 他今日在庙堂上，公然对夏使宣战，知道赵祯找他，多半和今日庙堂一事有关。这在别人眼中，可能是很严重的事情，但狄青无愧于心，甚至有了辞官的念头，并不畏惧。 入了宫中，阎士良并不带狄青直入帝宫，反倒向广圣宫的方向行去。 狄青暗自纳闷，心道广圣宫附近，多是皇家林苑，妃嫔多数居在此处。赵祯到这里，无非是宠幸妃子，那叫他狄青来做什么？ 带着困惑，狄青已到了皇宫西北角的苑囿所在。前方林木苍翠青郁，繁花似锦，有小桥流水，修竹挺立。春风中，竹叶秀拔如蓄势待发的箭，但在狄青看来，总少了西北的几分硬挺爽朗。 狄青早些年身为殿前侍卫，对宫中的一切很是熟悉，见到那竹子，感慨道：“我记得以前，这里并没有什么竹子的。多年不见，很多东西都不一样了。” 他是有感而发，阎士良一笑道：“但很多事情还是没有变的……” 这时二人上了一座小桥，小桥下有流水淙淙，甚为清冽。狄青知道，这水是从皇宫外的金水河引来，用以灌溉宫中的花草树木。清风朗朗，陡然间，“铮铮”数声响，不远处飘来了琴声，比那清澈的流水还要净明。 那琴声一响，本是幽静的苑囿中，更显清幽。狄青听到那琴声古意，依稀中，竟有似曾相识的感觉，微有动念。 阎士良已带狄青下了桥，转过一条幽径，等出了林子，前方豁然开朗，现出好大的一个花园，有百花迎春。 百花争奇斗艳，给慵懒的暮春带来了无边的春色。赵祯正坐在黄罗伞下，望着一个比百花加在一起还要娇艳的女子。 女子抚琴，琴声鸣乱，激荡着狄青跳动不休的心。 那风情、那琴声、那韵律…… 见到那女子的一刻，狄青心头微震，诧异想到，“弹琴的女子怎么会是她？”