Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

The Sheng Gongzi turned out to be the Holy One!When Di Qing heard these words, he was like a thunderclap. The past happened one after another, and Di Qing lost his sense of control for a moment.That's right, if Young Master Sheng is not the emperor, how can he be easily transferred to Banzhi to be the emperor's personal soldier?If the Sheng Gongzi was not the emperor, how could he take out the gold in the inner treasury at random?If Sheng Gongzi was not the emperor, how could the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple meet him in person?When the Maitreya Buddha statue was destroyed, Ye Zhiqiu happened to appear, probably to protect the emperor, so Ye Zhiqiu looked weird at the beginning, and told him to leave quickly, don't worry about it.

All of this is just because Sheng Gongzi is the current emperor - Zhao Zhen. When Di Qing thought of this, more doubts came to his mind, why is this emperor so useless?Going to Daxiangguo Temple to pour bitter water, even being unable to see Zhang Miaoge, being chased and beaten by Ma Zhongli, liking romantic places, and even being blackmailed by him Di Qing... Now, the emperor would rather hide in the pigsty in order to avoid the queen, that is, to avoid his own wife, in the palace?This emperor is also sick, right?Thinking of this, Di Qing couldn't laugh or cry.But he knew that Guo Zun would never be wrong.

Shangsheng, Shengshang, Di Qing came to his senses. It turns out that Shangsheng means Shengshang reversed. No wonder Mr. Yan draws a long sound every time he says the word "Shang". Di Qing was full of thoughts, and the Sheng Gongzi had come out of the pigsty and said, "Commander Guo, it's a coincidence to see you here." Although there was straw on his head and pig manure on his body, there was already something in his words. The majesty of the emperor.He is the emperor Zhao Zhen, the young emperor of the Song Dynasty today, even if he is a bit embarrassed, even if he comes out of the pigsty, he can summon all the officials in the palace all day long, and he has a majestic air.

Guo Zun was also wondering how Di Qing knew Zhao Zhen, and said: "Yes, it's a coincidence. Does the sage have any orders?" Guo Zunjiu was in the palace, and he was cautious in doing things. He never asked about things that shouldn't be asked. Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "I don't have any instructions, I just want to be clean for a while." When he said the word "clean", his face showed helplessness. Guo Zundao: "The minister will leave." Zhao Zhen nodded and ordered: "Di Qing, you can stay with me." Di Qing had no choice but to nod her head, thinking that you hide from your wife and let me accompany you, what is your plan?Like Zhang Miaoge, I also sell my art but not my body.

Of course Zhao Zhen couldn't guess what was on Di Qing's mind, and when Di Qing's thoughts were spinning, he was also in a state of confusion.He is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, he has infinite scenery and glory, but he has unspeakable suffering.Zhao Zhen lived in the deep palace for a long time, and was extremely lonely. When he met Di Qing by chance, he saw that Di Qing was slick with loyalty, and clever with philistines. Not only did he not hate him, but he actually liked Di Qing's character. He went out of the palace only because he was bored in his heart, and he didn't like being always protected like a puppet, so many times, he only took his personal eunuch Yan Wenying to sneak out of the palace.Yan Wenying was the chubby Mr. Yan, originally a eunuch.

Every time he meets Di Qing, Zhao Zhen can experience some exciting things, so he has a good impression of Di Qing.This time Guo Zun exposed his identity, Zhao Zhen felt lost, and thought to himself that he might not have this friend again in the future.After thinking about it, I have something to do right now, and I need to rely on Di Qing. It is also a good thing to reveal my identity to Di Qing. After Guo Zun left Zhao Zhen, he was full of doubts and could only wait for Di Qing to turn around before asking about everything.He was wandering outside the palace, and when he was hesitating whether to wait, someone walked up to him.Guo Zun looked up and saw the man showing his sharpness, he was a little surprised and said: "Ye Butou, why is it you?"

The person who came was Ye Zhiqiu, the capital catcher.Ye Zhiqiu's face was covered with dust, but his vigor remained undiminished.He stared at Guo Zun and said, "Commander Guo, I want to talk to you." Guo Zun knew that Ye Zhiqiu would go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so he murmured, "Let's go out and have a few drinks." Ye Zhiqiu said briskly, "Okay." The two found a restaurant at random, and Ye Zhiqiu sat down in a remote place.Guo Zun knew that Ye Zhiqiu wanted to avoid others talking, and thought to himself, some time ago, Ye Zhiqiu left the capital, and he didn't know what to do.He has been tracking down Maitreya Buddha's whereabouts all this time. I don't know if there is any result?

Ye Zhiqiu first filled a glass of wine for Guo Zun, and then said: "Brother Guo, there are not many people I respect in my life, and Brother Guo is one of them." Guo Zundao: "Zhiqiu, if you have something to do, it's okay to say it." Seeing that Ye Zhiqiu called him in a personal way, he also changed his title.The two cooperated closely when handling the case, and they also had a good relationship in private. Ye Zhiqiu said: "When Di Qing was imprisoned, I was sent by the queen mother to handle a case. I can't say what the case is." Guo Zun's heart trembled, thinking that Ye Zhiqiu mentioned Di Qing when he opened his mouth. Could it be that what Ye Zhiqiu wanted to say had something to do with Di Qing?Seeing Guo Zun's silence, Ye Zhiqiu said again: "Although I can't go into details about this case, but... this case is related to the destruction of Maitreya Buddha statue in Daxiangguo Temple."

Guo Zun's heart moved, he vaguely guessed something, and just let out an oh.Ye Zhiqiu finished his glass of wine before saying: "Of course Brother Guo also knows that the statue of Maitreya Buddha was destroyed by King Duowen. Back then, the Holy One was in Daxiangguo Temple, and I was in charge of guarding it. At that time, I only thought that King Duowen was trying to assassinate. Your Majesty, I don’t think he only took one thing away.” Guo Zunming knew the reason and asked, "What did you take away?" Ye Zhiqiu stared at Guo Zun for a long time. Seeing his calm expression, he looked away and said, "The matter is of great importance. The queen mother ordered me to investigate it privately. She said that if someone took the thing, I would kill him by the way when I took it back." That person."

Guo Zun's heart trembled slightly, he nodded and said, "You tell me this, do you want me to help solve the case?" Ye Zhiqiu breathed a sigh of relief, changed the subject and said, "If you ask Brother Guo to solve the case, how do you know how to do it?" Guo Zun immediately said: "Since it was the Heavenly King Duowen who destroyed the Buddha statue, of course it started from the identity of the Heavenly King Duowen." Ye Zhiqiu nodded and said: "Brother Guo and I have the same idea. In the battle of Feilong'ao, three of the four heavenly kings died, and only Duowen Heavenly King escaped. Of course, Maitreya Buddha also escaped. I have been investigating this case, The key to these two cases is Duowen Tianwang. At the beginning, Maitreya Buddha once said a sentence in Tibetan, and I went to Tibet to investigate for a long time."

Guo Zun said slowly: "Perhaps he has set up a maze to lure you astray." Ye Zhiqiu agreed: "Brother Guo is right, and I thought the same way later. However, after the Daxiangguo Temple case happened, I got clues that King Duowen might be related to Tibetans, so he entered Tibet again." Ye Zhiqiu didn't say that he got the news from the queen mother, and Guo Zun didn't ask, but only asked tentatively: "Then... can I get any news this time?" Ye Zhiqiu said: "I didn't get any news from Tibet..." Guo Zun had heard the meaning behind Ye Zhiqiu's words, and said movedly, "Could it be that you found out the identity of King Duowen elsewhere?" Guo Zun had never forgotten the battle of Feilong'ao.He was plotted against by Maitreya Buddha, causing Di Qing to suffer for many years. Although Guo Zun didn't say anything about these resentments, he never forgot.Knowing that there is news about Duowen Tianwang, Guo Zun is ready to fight. Ye Zhiqiu said slowly: "I turned back from Tibet and passed by the northwest, and I heard a ballad inadvertently..." Before Guo Zun could answer, Ye Zhiqiu had already said in a low voice: "This ballad has only four sentences, and it is for 'Northwest Yuanhao Emperor. Shi Tian, ​​the five armies and eight divisions are looking at the beacon smoke. Yaksha San Rama cadres are not as good as Nine Kings and Heavenly Immortals. 'Brother Guo, have you ever heard this song?" The ballad is catchy, but Ye Zhiqiu speaks very slowly, as if chewing on the meaning of each word in the ballad.When thinking about the ballad, Ye Zhiqiu's eyes became as sharp as a sword's edge. What is so magical and mysterious about these four ballads that Ye Zhiqiu pays so much attention to them? Zhao Zhen came out of the pigsty, no longer panicked, walked along the palace wall for a while, and arrived at Di Qing's duty again.Di Qing followed Zhao Zhen, not knowing what Zhao Zhen was thinking.But Di Qing knew what he was thinking. Zhao Zhen was the emperor, and he helped Zhao Zhen. If he didn't make some demands, he would be an idiot. When Di Qing thought of Yang Yushang's smile, his heart warmed, and he sighed softly, it was a pleasant sigh. Sitting on the stone bench, Zhao Zhen also sighed, full of heaviness. Di Qing had no choice but to pretend to share an expression of grief, and asked, "Sir, sir, do you have something on your mind?" Thinking in his heart, this emperor is so awkward no matter how you look at it. Zhao Zhen raised his head blankly, and said after a while, "Di Qing, do you have a woman you like?" Di Qing never dreamed of Zhao Zhen's sudden words, and said cautiously: "There is..." Zhao Zhen said: "I have it too." He sighed again, looking at the bamboo forest not far away, he seemed to see nothing. Di Qing followed the topic and said, "The one you like, but Miss Zhang Miaoge?" He knew that the woman Zhao Zhen liked was definitely not Empress Guo.Although it was only a brief meeting, Di Qing already felt that there was an irreconcilable contradiction between Queen Guo and Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen shook his head, nodded again, Di Qing was confused, and said patiently: "Your Majesty, I am too stupid to understand His Majesty's intentions." This is the emperor, Di Qing has something to ask for, of course he must be courteous first. Zhao Zhen thought to himself, the woman I like is not Zhang Miaoge, although Zhang Miaoge is not bad, but how can he be better than the person I like?When I saw Zhang Miaoge, I just felt that Zhang Miaoge resembled the woman I like.But why say these words to Di Qing? Zhao Zhen is an emperor and a mortal, and of course he also has a woman he likes.When he was young, his favorite was a woman surnamed Wang.That woman was originally the daughter of merchant king Mengzheng. Although she was not the daughter of an official, she was understanding and beautiful.Zhao Zhen wanted to marry that woman even in his dreams. But Empress Dowager Liu forbids it! Right now in the imperial court, Empress Dowager Liu is in charge of the sky above, the earth below, and lust in the middle.If Empress Dowager Liu does not allow it, Zhao Zhen cannot marry.Empress Dowager Liu expelled Wang Mengzheng's daughter from the palace on the pretext that Wang Mengzheng's daughter was too coquettish and had no family background.Let Zhao Zhen marry the granddaughter of General Guo Chong, saying that this is the right family. Zhao Zhen had no choice but to part with his sweetheart and marry the wayward and savage Queen Guo. Relying on the favor of the Empress Dowager, Empress Guo was like a shrew who drank a vat of vinegar all day long, and forbade Zhao Zhen to make friends with other women.Today, Zhao Zhen ran for his life because he was chased by Queen Guo after staying in the other concubine's bedroom for a while. Zhao Zhen hated Empress Guo deeply, and would rather face the pigsty than Empress Guo, so he ran for his life, and then met Di Qing.Because of the Queen Mother, Zhao Zhen could only be patient with Queen Guo, but the most unbearable thing for him was that Queen Mother Liu married his favorite woman to her nephew Liu Congde not long after he married Queen Guo. Every time Zhao Zhen thinks of this, his heart hurts like a needle prick.Therefore, Di Qing seriously injured Ma Zhongli, but Zhao Zhen was indescribably happy.He is the emperor, but he is just a puppet emperor who can't even protect his beloved woman.That's why when he heard Zhang Miao sing "Yaoyao Shenjing, Yingying Fairy, don't come to Jinzi, it's hard to get married. There is no evidence to break the wild goose, and slowly fly down to Tingzhou, thinking leisurely.", Weeping silently. He likes to listen to the sound of Zhang Miaoge's piano, because only in that sound can he recall the past style.The past is like water and like smoke... The woman he loves is Wang Ruyan. Zhao Zhen recalled in a daze, and a pair of bewitching eyes suddenly flashed in his mind.A voice came from Tian Lai, "This son's seal is black, I'm afraid there will be bloody disasters in the near future. If you don't try to crack it, you may even be killed." Zhao Zhen's body was shocked, his face was frightened, he grabbed Di Qing's hand, and said in a low voice: "Di Qing, can I ask you one more thing? You must help me with this matter!" "Northwest Yuanhao Emperor Shitian? The five armies and eight divisions look at the beacon smoke..." Guo Zun murmured these words, his eyes sparkling. Ye Zhiqiu said calmly: "I think, with Brother Guo's wisdom, even if you haven't heard this song before, you can probably guess the meaning of the song." Guo Zun said slowly: "Is this ballad about Xiping Wang Yuanhao? I didn't expect Yuanhao to call himself Emperor Shitian." He suddenly thought of the dispute between Zongsiluo and Yuanhao, and also of Bukong and Empress Dowager Liu , I had a vague idea, which I couldn't say for a while. Guo Zun is both civil and military, and knows Buddhist allusions.Emperor Shitian was originally the God of Thirty-Three Heavens in Buddhism.Yuan Hao believes in Buddhism and calls himself Emperor Shitian, which is self-evident, implying that he is the only one in the world and the master of the world. Ye Zhiqiu said: "That's right, Wang Yuanhao of Xiping is ambitious, he is no longer willing to bow his head under the Song court, and wants to establish himself as king. But this ballad not only talks about Yuanhao's ambition, but also talks about the power of King Xiping's subordinates." Guo Zun nodded and said: "Yes, although I seldom go to the northwest, but I know that Yuan Hao has built five armies, established eight departments, changed the official system, begged from east to west, and killed in west. It should be preparing for becoming emperor. This ballad is in the Speaking of Yuan Hao's power, the Five Armies, Eight Divisions, Yasha, Shura, Nine Kings... Alas!" He looked gloomy and suddenly sighed. If others heard the ballad, they would probably be at a loss.Guo Zun is familiar with Buddhist scriptures, but he knows the Buddhist terminology of Babuben, which refers to eight types of Shinto monsters, with heaven and dragon as the most respected, and the other six include Yasha, Shura and other gods and monsters. Yuan Hao created eight divisions, that is, he divided his outstanding people into eight divisions for management. I heard that Yuan Hao is the only one in the Supreme Tian Division, and the other seven divisions are full of capable people and strangers.Guo Zun only knew the general idea, but he didn't know the details. Ye Zhiqiu thought that Guo Zun was very knowledgeable and understood what the ballad meant, so he immediately asked, "Brother Guo, what are you sighing for?" Bravery, it should be a big trouble for the Song Dynasty, I don’t want to make a word come true. Back then, the court was hesitant and did not take advantage of the situation to attack Ling, Xia and other prefectures, it was really a mistake.” When mentioning General Cao, Guo Zun had a respectful expression on his face, and so did Ye Zhiqiu.Both of them are very strong in martial arts, arrogant and arrogant. They rarely obey others in their lives, but they both sincerely admire General Cao. General Cao is Cao Wei, the son of Cao Bin, the founding general of the Song Dynasty. He was a rare famous general after the founding of the Song Dynasty.Yuan Hao's grandfather, Li Jiqian, was in chaos in the Northwest, and the generals of the Song Army could not stop him. Cao Wei was young, and he ambushed Qingqi in Ximenchuan, giving Li Jiqian a head blow, and his fame has since shaken the world.After Li Jiqian's death, Cao Wei suggested that Song Ting take the opportunity to regain the lost land in Northwest Xia, Ling and other states, but Li Deming was cunning, pretended to surrender, and professed his ministers, Song Ting was indecisive, and actually regarded peace as the most important thing. opportunity.But although Li Deming was cunning, he never dared to violate the Song Dynasty throughout his life.Just because there is Cao Wei in the northwest! Not only did Cao Wei intimidate Dangxiang in the Northwest, but even the Tubo people in the Southwest all changed their faces when they mentioned this name.It was only because of the battle in Sandu Valley that year that Cao Wei used thousands of light cavalry to defeat the tens of thousands of cavalry of Li Lizun, an important official of Tubo, so that Tubo would not dare to lightly violate the Song Dynasty. There is Cao Wei in the border, calm as water!Such a person deserves the admiration and admiration of Guo Zun and Ye Zhiqiu.It was such a person that even though Yuan Hao had the ambition to build a country, he did not dare to confront him.It is such a person who is unparalleled in the world, but when evaluating Yuan Hao, he said, "This son is really a hero." A hero is a hero, and a hero is more important than a hero. The beauty is late, the hero is at the end. Cao Wei's end is death, who doesn't die?No one can escape life, old age, sickness and death, even famous generals through the ages.Cao Wei is dead, but Yuan Hao is still alive, and Yuan Hao is in his prime. Over the years, Yuan Hao took advantage of the time when the Empress Dowager Liu of the Song Dynasty was in power, leading the party's iron cavalry to fight against the Uighurs, Gaochang, and against Tubo.Take Ganzhou first, then break Xiliang, occupy the Hexi Corridor, let the party's territory, the Yellow River in the east, Yumen in the west, Xiaoguan in the south, and the desert in the north.You can see the clues of great talent and great strategy.Yuan Hao's ambition has become sharp, who can stand in the way of Song Ting? Guo Zun sighed because of this, looking at the sky in the northwest, he seemed to have seen the spirit of beacon, sword and halberd.He frowned, looked sad, suddenly thought of something, and lost his voice: "Zhiqiu, you are looking for the identity of Duowen Tianwang, and you suddenly mentioned Yuanhao. Could it be that..." He didn't go on, but there was something in his eyes. Deep worry. Ye Zhiqiu took a long breath, and said word by word: "That's right, I'm just skeptical. The Heavenly King Duowen is originally Yuan Hao's subordinate—a member of the Eight Departments." Guo Zun was startled, and asked in confusion: "Suspect? You haven't seen the true face of King Duowen, how can you speculate like this?" Ye Zhiqiu said: "Although I have never seen the face of Duowen Tianwang, but when I was in Feilong'ao, I saw the faces of the three dead people. I have already drawn their images." Guo Zun suddenly said: "I understand. You are in the northwest, and you found someone who knows the faces of the three people, and you can deduce the origin of King Duowen from the identities of the three people?" Ye Zhiqiu nodded, took out a portrait from his bosom, and spread it out.There are three people on the left and three people on the right in the portrait, a total of six portraits.Ye Zhiqiu said: "The three people on the left are the three people who died in Feilong'ao. The three people on the right are the portraits of the characters I found in the eight volumes. Do you think they look like them?" The three people on the left and right are very similar except for their clothes.Guo Zun looked at it for a long time before saying: "If these people are really members of the eight tribes, then what they did in Feilong'ao back then is worth pondering." Ye Zhiqiu had a lot of thoughts, "So I want to report all this to the Queen Mother." Guo Zun hesitated and said, "With these portraits alone, I'm afraid it will be nothing in the end." Ye Zhiqiu sighed and said, "You're right." Of course he understood what Guo Zun meant. Now that the Empress Dowager is thinking about enthroning, she naturally doesn't care about the safety of the frontier.Even if the matter of Feilong'ao was really Yuan Hao's envoy, how could the important ministers of the two governments and the three government offices wage war against the Northwest because of this matter?His sword-like eyes dimmed, and he drank a dull wine. Guo Zun said slowly: "But you are looking for me today, you definitely didn't want me to catch the murderer. You have other goals, right?" Ye Zhiqiu raised his head suddenly, his eyes were like torches and he said: "That's right. I came to find you because it was related to Di Qing. After thinking about it for a long time, I suddenly felt that the thing hidden in the statue of Maitreya Buddha might not necessarily be taken away by King Duowen. Because at the beginning... ...Di Qing is also in Daxiangguo Temple." Seeing that Guo Zun's expression remained unchanged, Ye Zhiqiu said, "You are not surprised at all, is it because you already knew something?" Guo Zun murmured, "You never speak lightly, so you probably wouldn't infer that Di Qing took that thing just because Di Qing was in Daxiangguo Temple?" Ye Zhiqiu said: "Of course! Because after searching for a period of time, I know that the person who owns the thing must have something special. I have seen Ma Zhongli's injury and know that Ma Zhongli's ankle bone was pinched by someone. Broken! Di Qing didn’t have that ability! It’s a strange thing that he could break Ma Zhongli’s ankle. Do you want me to talk about the Cao Mansion again?” Guo Zun finally sighed, and murmured: "I knew that this matter was hidden from many people, and many people were surprised, but it was only hidden from you." I was thinking in my heart, Xia Sui has not acted rashly these days, of course I also don't understand why Di Qing can kill Zeng Tianwang.But most of Xia Sui doesn't know about Wulong, not only him, how many people in this world can understand Wulong? Ye Zhiqiu's eyes were sharp, and he said in a deep voice: "So Di Qing took the five dragons?" His tone was cautious, as if he had a cold murderous intent.He had originally been ordered by the queen mother to kill the person who stole the five dragons.And Di Qing was the one who took away the five dragons. Guo Zun didn't answer, and didn't look at Ye Zhiqiu. He just looked at the wine glass and said after a while, "You didn't look for Di Qing, but you came to me. Of course you don't want to arrest Di Qing." He obviously admitted what Ye Zhiqiu asked. Ye Zhiqiu said indifferently, "What do you think?" Guo Zun said again: "Your Ye family has been a famous arrester in Beijing for generations, and you are devoted to the country. But Ye Zhiqiu is a man who does things smartly and only wants peace of mind. This is what I admire the most." Ye Zhiqiu smiled, smiling like spring flowers, "Don't think that if you flatter me a few words, I won't pursue it further. Brother Guo, the queen mother wants Wulong, and Yuan Hao's people also want Wulong. I heard that, Not long ago, Bu Kong, a master of Zong Siluo, also asked the Queen Mother for Wulong. If there is anyone in Beijing who knows the mystery of Wulong, it must be you. I really want to hear, what is the mystery of Wulong..." Guo Zun shook his head and said, "I really don't know." Ye Zhiqiu frowned and said, "You don't know? How could you not know?" Guo Zun looked into Ye Zhiqiu's eyes and asked, "Zhiqiu, you and I have known each other for many years. I may have many things that I haven't told you, but have I ever lied to you?" Ye Zhiqiu said calmly: "You have never lied to me, not only have you not lied to me, but you have saved my life. If you hadn't acted, I would have died at the hands of the thug Li Nantian eight years ago. Although I haven't caught Li Nantian yet, I will always remember your kindness." Guo Zunshu breathed a sigh of relief: "Then can I ask you something?" Ye Zhiqiu's gaze was like a knife, "You beg me to let Di Qing go? That's no problem. But you have to hand over Wulong to me, otherwise how can I make a deal?" Guo Zun shook his head and said, "Not only do I beg you to let Di Qing go, I also want to ask you not to take away his five dragons. Keep the five dragons in his hands, okay?" Ye Zhiqiu was astonished, and lost his voice: "Do you think I will agree?" Guo Zun stared at Ye Zhiqiu, and said word by word: "I, please, you!" When Di Qing heard Zhao Zhen begging him to do something, he was very surprised.Zhao Zhen is the emperor, and he even begged him for a small imperial army?Di Qing was a little shocked, but also a little proud. Yan Wenying's expression had changed, but he finally held back and said nothing. Seeing that Di Qing was silent, Zhao Zhen said in a daze, "Aren't you willing to help me?" At that moment, Di Qing had already made up his mind, "I will do what the Holy Majesty ordered, no matter what." He knew that Zhao Zhen seemed to be out of power, and he also saw that Empress Dowager Liu was overshadowing the sky.But he still wants to help Zhao Zhen, because he likes it! Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good if you help me. By the way, I remember that when you helped me escape, you said you wanted some reward? Are you in trouble? Tell me first and see if I can help you .” Di Qing's snot almost flowed out, "My lord, how embarrassing that is." Yan Wenying said coldly: "Is there anything embarrassing about your inability to be cut with a knife?" Di Qing pretended not to hear Yan Wenying's sarcasm, and hurriedly told about Yang Nianen. Zhao Zhen said: "Yan Wenying, send someone to handle this immediately." Di Qing said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty." This thank you was really sincere. Thinking of having the emperor's support in the future, Di Qing felt that not only spring is coming, but also summer seems to be coming.But he didn't think for a moment that helping the emperor meant fighting against the queen mother, and winter seemed not far away. Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Actually, I feel good if I can do something for you." He said this out of feeling, and no one has begged him for these years.Someone has always ordered him, advised him, and told him not to do anything, but no one has ever thought about what he should do. Yan Wenying wondered: "Your Majesty, who should I ask to do this?" Zhao Zhen immediately said: "Isn't it good to find Lu Yijian? Last time I transferred Di Qing to the class, didn't I just find him?" When Di Qing heard the words "Lu Yi Jian", his heart was shocked. Of course he knew who Lu Yi Jian was. It was the prime minister of the current dynasty and the number one person in the two prefectures of the Song Dynasty!It never occurred to Di Qing that his promotion to Sanzhi was actually done by Lu Yijian. Yan Wenying said: "The last time Di Qing was transferred to Sanzhi, Lu Yijian seemed to be a little embarrassed..." Zhao Zhen said impatiently: "You just say that I ordered you, and don't worry about other things." He thought to himself, in the court, those who opposed the mother's queen, such as Fan Zhongyan, Song Shou and others, were demoted from the capital one by one. .Whether Lu Yijian is loyal to me or not can be seen from these small things.The last time he asked Lu Yijian to do something, he pretended to be in a difficult situation, how could he know that he was not thinking of retreating as an advance? Yan Wenying reluctantly complied, and Di Qing reciprocated, and immediately said, "What is your order?" Zhao Zhen thought for a long time before saying: "I want to promote some newcomers to the class recently, you can see if there are any people who are in line with your loyalty, and report their names, and I will hire them as appropriate." "Ah?" Di Qing was dumbfounded, for a moment he didn't know whether Zhao Zhen begged him or he begged Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen was puzzled and said, "Is this difficult to do?" Di Qing hurriedly said: "It's not difficult, it's not difficult." With a slight movement in his heart, he added, "Your Majesty, the person I'm looking for must be loyal to His Majesty." Zhao Zhen nodded slowly and said: "I don't worry if you do things. Well, you can go out of the palace to do things first." After thinking for a while, he took out a gold medal from his bosom and handed it to Di Qing, saying: "You take this token, and in the future You are my personal bodyguard, and you will be here whenever you are called, so you don't have to listen to the commander in front of the palace." Of course Di Qing agreed and left with the token.After feeling that Zhao Zhen was out of sight, he took a closer look at the token, and saw that the front of the token was carved with dragons, and the back was landscape.There are four words engraved on the bottom of the golden dragon, which actually reads "As I come in person"! Di Qing thought, the emperor's pigsty also wants to drill, if I come in person?Isn't that going to be in the pigsty with him?I was very skeptical about the authority of this token in my heart. While walking, a person came over and said, "Di Qing, why are you walking around?" That person is Di Qing's immediate boss, Chang Kun! Di Qing was a little flustered, but after thinking about it, he showed his token and said, "The Holy One sent me out of the palace to act." When Chang Kun saw the token, his eyes were filled with astonishment. He stared at the token for a long time before he smiled and said, "Brother Di has already become a personal soldier of the Holy Lord. Do you have anything to do?" Di Qing didn't want that as soon as the token came out, Di Qing would become brother Di, and his boss would become a younger brother. He said with a smile, "I have nothing to do at the moment. Mr. Chang, please take care of me when I walk in the lower palace in the future." Chang Kun hurriedly said: "It must be. If Brother Di thinks highly of my younger brother, just call me Chang Kun. What Chang Kun, don't you feel sorry for me?" Di Qing was in a good mood, nodded and left, thinking, he must not tell the Holy Majesty about such a sloppy name. Chang Kun didn't know that because of flattering, he lost the chance to be promoted. Seeing Di Qing leave, he sneered and said, "He looks like a villain. I just don't know what this guy's background is, why he has been a casual straight for a long time, so he turned into a dick." What about the personal soldiers of the Holy Spirit?" A person asked behind Chang Kun: "Who has become the Holy Majesty's personal soldier?" The voice was warm.Chang Kun turned his head and saw the person coming, and hurriedly saluted, "I pay my respects to Cheng Guogong." Zhao Zhen waited for Di Qing to leave, sighed again, sat on the cold stone bench and looked at Xiuzhu, wondering what he was thinking.Yan Wenying never left, seeing this, said: "Your Majesty, this Di Qing may not be trustworthy." Zhao Zhen said after a while: "He didn't know my identity back then, but he was able to save his life to save me. I think he should be loyal to me. What's more... who else can I trust?" Yan Wenying lowered his head, his eyes flickering.At this moment, there were footsteps in the distance, and a man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes came over, saw Zhao Zhen, and said happily: "The Holy Majesty is indeed here. Fang Caichen heard from Chang Kun that Di Qing took the Holy Majesty's handbook, and he was still a little confused." .” The man was very happy to meet Zhao Zhen, but Zhao Zhen frowned greatly when he saw the man.That person was the young master Zhao Zhen had met in front of the Zhuge Tower.Of course Zhao Zhen knew this person, but he didn't want to see him in his heart.This man is called Zhao Yunsheng, he is the son of Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Chu, and he is currently the Duke of Cheng. At that time, Taizong was going to pass the throne to the king of Chu, but later Zhao Yuanzuo went crazy, so Taizong passed the throne to Zhao Zhen's father Zhenzong.If Zhao Yuanzuo didn't go crazy, the current emperor might be Zhao Yunsheng.It's not that Zhao Zhen is jealous of this, but because Empress Dowager Liu has always treated Zhao Yunsheng very well, even better than her own son. Zhao Yunsheng didn't seem to see Zhao Zhen's dissatisfaction, and said enthusiastically: "Your Majesty, the Empress went to the Queen Mother to cry and complained that you were missing. I am very anxious, so hurry up and look for it, I'm afraid there is something wrong with the Holy Spirit..." "You really hope I'm okay?" Zhao Zhen said indifferently. Zhao Yunsheng's forehead was sweating a little, he apologized and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is joking." Zhao Zhen looked down on this cousin very much, and always felt that he had no other skills other than flattering, and he didn't understand why his mother liked him so much.Suddenly remembered something, and said: "A few days ago, Yan Wenying came out of the palace and said he saw you coming out of the Zhuge Tower. You should know that the Empress Dowager doesn't like us to go to that kind of place for fireworks." Zhao Yunsheng's expression changed drastically, and he gave Yan Wenying a vicious look.Yan Wenying lowered his head, not daring to say more. Zhao Zhen said indifferently: "You go as soon as you go, it's useless to see Yan Wenying. I just want to see the queen mother..." He moved to leave, Zhao Yunsheng hurriedly knelt down and said: "My lord, it's an unintentional mistake, please let me Don't tell the Queen Mother about this." Seeing that Zhao Yunsheng was panicked, Zhao Zhen felt a little happy, so he said, "Isn't that deceiving the Queen Mother?" Zhao Yunsheng said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty just doesn't say anything..." "What right do you have for me not to say anything?" Seeing that Zhao Yunsheng was sweating, Zhao Zhen suddenly softened his tone, "It's fine if I don't say anything, but you should know what to do in the future?" Zhao Yunsheng blinked, wiped his sweat and said, "I understand." Di Qing excitedly left the palace, and he was able to pass unimpeded all the way, the token was indeed very useful.He ran to Xiaowu Army's barracks first, and when he arrived at the barracks, he saw that Li Yuheng had helped Zhang Yu up, and said happily, "Zhang Yu, are you feeling better?" And it seemed that Zhang Yu's attitude towards Li Yuheng was also better. Zhang Yu has a strong physique, and finally saved his life. He was about to get out of bed and walk around, when he saw Di Qing coming, he said with a smile: "My lord is back?" Di Qing scolded with a smile: "You're the better kid, you just remember to piss me off. Guess who I met today?" Li Yuheng hesitated and said: "The Empress Dowager?" Zhang Yu guessed, "The Heavenly King of Chiguo?" Di Qing slammed over, "Can't you guess something good?" The three of them laughed and laughed, as if they had returned to the time when they were inseparable. "I saw the emperor!" Zhang Yubian said flatly, "You are a casual follower of the emperor. Is it worth being happy to see the Holy Majesty? But what does the Holy Majesty look like? Let me tell you." Entering the palace, even if you see the emperor, you will still be separated by a few miles, and you still don't know what the emperor looks like. Di Qing said: "Actually, the emperor is not bad..." "Tsk tsk..." Zhang Yuba clicked his lips, "People who enter the university are different. They have only been on duty for a day, and they are singing praises to the emperor. Master Di, you have the potential to be promoted." Of course he was joking. , mocking Di Qing for being flattering. Li Yuheng hurriedly said: "Zhang Yu, you can't say that, the emperor is good, should Di Qing scold him?" Zhang Yu pretended to be angry and said: "At the beginning, our brothers said that we have the same blessings and the same enjoyment, but it is a pity that some people have forgotten the original promise. Hehe, I think Zhang Yu will not flatter me, so naturally to promotion." Di Qing pretended to be sorry and said: "I haven't forgotten. Today, the Holy Majesty asked me for help. He wanted to promote a few more people. He asked me who to choose, and I was going to report your names. It's a pity...some people don't like flattery Flattery, I just want to rely on my ability. How about this, I crossed out this person's name, so as not to insult his wise life." Zhang Yu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is indeed a sage king, praised by the world, and I, Zhang Yu, also... admire that from the bottom of my heart. Di Qing, are you telling the truth?" Di Qing laughed, and briefly described what happened in the palace today, but omitted Zhao Zhen's going to Zhuge Tower. Zhang Yu clicked his tongue in amazement, but didn't know why for a while, so he could only sigh that Di Qing was lucky. Li Yuheng said timidly: "Di Qing, did you offend the Holy Majesty in the palace? He was going to kill your nine clans, so he asked you to report the names of all your friends..." Di Qing smiled wryly, "Why don't I cross out your name and not report it to the court?" Li Yuheng thought about it for a while, and finally said: "No need, didn't we say that we should share the difficulties." Di Qing smiled again, and wanted to tell Yang Yushang the good news, so he bid farewell and left.After leaving the barracks, Di Qing thought to himself, only Zhang Yu and Li Yuheng were on the list, they were too thin, who else was loyal enough to be promoted?Of course Brother Guo doesn’t need it, he was already in front of the hall.It's just that Di Qing was thinking about something, almost bumped into someone, looked up, and shouted: "Brother Guo, why is it you?" Guo Zun unexpectedly appeared in front of Di Qing again. Seeing Di Qing looking over, Guo Zun smiled and asked, "How come you are so familiar with the Holy One?" Di Qing smiled and said: "Brother Guo, it's a long story. But if you put it simply..." Looking around, he lowered his voice and said: "The Holy One is the Holy Son!" Guo Zun suddenly realized, and murmured: "So that's the case. You offended the Queen Mother and saved the Holy Majesty, no wonder..." He hesitated to speak, and then asked, "What were you thinking just now?" Although Guo Zun talked with Ye Zhiqiu for a long time But at this moment, it seems that it is still calm. Di Qing said what Zhao Zhen said again, and suddenly said excitedly: "Brother Guo, you are well-informed and have a better ability to know people. Why don't you talk about some people?" Guo Zun's face became serious, and he asked slowly: "You said that the Holy Majesty wants to promote some people to the class?" "Yes, the opportunity is rare." Di Qing said: "I don't know how to be so lucky." I thought in my heart, could it be the good luck brought to me by Yu Chang? Guo Zunxin said, the Holy Majesty wants to change the staff by his side, could it be that he is wary of the Queen Mother?After a while, he said, "Di Qing, I'm afraid things are not as simple as you think." Di Qing suppressed his smile, sighed and said, "I know that the Empress Dowager wants to ascend the throne recently, and the Holy Majesty is very worried. He is worried that the Empress Dowager will rob him of the throne, and he also feels unsafe in the palace, so he wants to find more people to protect him. I think他也挺可怜的。郭大哥，我知道你要劝我考虑清楚，但富贵险中求，像我这样的人，还有什么顾忌呢？再说现在谁都不明白太后的心思，太后也不见得一定会抢亲儿子的皇位吧。” 郭遵静静地听，良久才拍拍狄青的肩头，“你说得对，那就去做吧。”沉吟片刻又道：“骁武军的王珪武功高强，李简做事老练。捧日军的武英，素有大志。天武军的朱观勇力难敌，龙卫军的桑怿颇有锐气……”郭遵缓缓地说着，对八大禁军中的底层禁军竟很是熟悉。 狄青心道，郭大哥可比我有心多了，难为他记得这么多的人。郭遵说了十数禁卫，又道：“其实这些人都是和你仿佛，虽有雄心，但因出身不好，难以高升。我一直在观察，觉得这些人可堪大用，难得有这个机会，你把他们的名字都报上去吧。” 狄青连连点头道：“郭大哥，你有空再想想。” 郭遵笑道：“一口气提拔这些人入班直，已是朝中少有的事情，你还想提拔多少人呢？我有空再想想，明天就给你份名单。” 狄青点头道：“那辛苦郭大哥了，我还有事，先告辞了。” 郭遵点点头，望着狄青远去的背影，轻叹一口，喃喃道：“梅雪，我对不起你夫妇。今日看到狄青开心，我也很开心。只希望你夫妇在天之灵保佑，让狄青他从此一帆风顺。” 他转身向狄青相反的方向行去，风长动树，刷刷作响，投下清影凌乱，满是惆怅。