The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 18
When we arrived at the Yizheng Hall, many officials were already waiting outside.But Mr. Zhang Shijie, who always came first in the past, is still missing today.

Seeing Zhao Dongting's arrival, the officials who learned that he was going to be formally in charge today saluted one after another, and then surrounded Zhao Dongting and walked to the Yizheng Hall, standing in order in the Yizheng Hall.

At this time, the morning time had not yet arrived, so Zhao Dongting did not sit on the dragon couch.

He walked up to Lu Xiufu and asked, "Did Master Lu sleep well last night?"

Lu Xiufu's face was strange, he didn't know why Zhao Dongting asked this suddenly, but he still said: "I slept soundly last night."

Zhao Dongting looked at Su Liuyi next to him again: "How is Master Su sleeping?"

Su Liuyi's expression was even weirder than Lu Xiufu's, he only thought that the little emperor hit Quandang yesterday, and now he wants to chat with me as a gesture of friendship.He has just been in charge of the government, and it is normal to win over courtiers.After thinking about it, I thought that the emperor didn't hate me that much, his eyes showed a little joy, and he said: "Thank you, the emperor, for your concern. I also slept soundly last night."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Dongting slowly shook his head and sighed: "The two mistresses slept soundly, but I almost stayed up all night..."

Lu Xiufu and Su Liuyi immediately looked at each other in blank dismay, and the ministers beside them were also puzzled.

Lu Xiufu asked: "Why is the emperor unable to sleep all night?"

Chen Wenlong, Liu Fu and the others were also busy listening.

Zhao Dongting said: "I listened to the continuous sound of the waves crashing on the shore on Naozhou Island, and I couldn't stop thinking about when we can end this fugitive life, when we can drive out the Yuan thieves and restore our Great Song Dynasty. The sound of the waves, one after another, is like the ancestors are constantly reprimanding in my ears, asking when I will be able to wipe out the yuan thieves, it makes me feel like claws scratching my heart, how can I sleep?"

Hearing Zhao Dongting's words, all the ministers couldn't help but think of the miserable life of fleeing in exile in the past few years, and felt sad for a moment, and then thought of the fact that the Song Dynasty is now in danger and there is a shortage of major generals. It is really difficult to expel the Yuan thieves .A few older ministers couldn't help but knelt in the hall and wept loudly, "The ministers are incompetent..."

This cry of theirs ignited the emotions of everyone in the hall, and the sound of crying was endless, even Li Yuanxiu, the great master standing next to Zhao Dongting, couldn't help wiping away tears.

In the entire hall, Zhao Dongting was probably the only one who didn't cry.

Looking at these mourning ministers, he thought in his heart that these ancient people were really as cute as those written in Jin Yong's novels, and they were so easily aroused.I just don't know if the knights of this era are as righteous as Guo Jing in the novel. If that's the case, maybe they will also be a very powerful force against the Yuan army.

At that moment, his mind opened up.

Concubine Yang Shu and Yang Yidong walked in from outside the hall at this time, and saw the ministers all over the room crying, with puzzled faces.

Concubine Yang Shu frowned and asked, "Why are you all crying here?"

A few people stopped crying and were about to answer, but they saw a fat figure rushing over from outside the hall, shouting, "Queen Dowager, Your Majesty, auspicious, auspicious... Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, descend from the sky!" Xiangrui..."

When he came to the main hall, it wasn't Mr. Zhang Shijie.

Zhang Shijie was out of breath, but his face was full of joy. Looking at Concubine Yang Shu and Zhao Dongting, he was out of breath and said, "Queen Dowager, Empress, dozens of people saw a yellow dragon churning in the sea at the seaside."

Everyone is full of disbelief.

Zhang Shijie went on to say: "This is the auspicious sign of our Great Song Dynasty! Just when the emperor took power, these beasts appeared and galloped across the sea. Isn't it just a symbol of the emperor going out to sea like a yellow dragon, leading our soldiers and people of the Great Song Dynasty to drive away the Yuan thieves and restore the country?"

Not to mention Zhao Dongting, even the rest of the people were dumbfounded when they heard this, and the crying in the hall suddenly stopped.

Are there really dragons in the world?

Of course Zhao Dongting didn't believe that there were any dragons in this world, but he vaguely remembered that it was also recorded in the history books.At that time, Zhao Shi had already died of illness, and Guang Wang Zhao Bing became the emperor. Some people saw the yellow dragon rolling over the sea. For this reason, the small imperial court deliberately changed Yuan Xiangxing and promoted Naozhou Island to Xianglong County.

Unexpectedly, after I traveled over here, such a thing actually happened.

Immediately, Zhao Dongting said hastily, "Where is Huanglong? Let's look quickly."

After speaking, he hurriedly walked outside the hall.

The ministers hurriedly trotted behind, discussing a lot.

The theory of the dragon is illusory, and everyone wants to know if it is true.Many people thought in their hearts that if there was a dragon born, then there might be some hope for the revival of the Great Song Dynasty in the hands of the little emperor.

Zhao Dongting didn't think that Huanglong would go to sea at all. He just thought it was Zhang Shijie's trick to unite people's hearts. He stuffed brocades in the stomachs of fishes with "Chen Shengwang" written on them during the uprising with Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in the Qin Dynasty. Pretty much the trick.

He just ran out of the Yizheng Hall in a hurry, and of course it was just a show.

Now that the people of the small imperial court in the Southern Song Dynasty are in a downturn, and Zhao Dongting has just ascended the throne, he has to admit that Zhang Shijie's timing is quite accurate.If the story of Huanglong can really spread and the soldiers and civilians have confidence again, then Zhang Shijie should be the first to remember.

Thinking of himself, Zhao Dongting suddenly felt that he really underestimated the wisdom of the ancients.I just used the matter of the waves to make the officials cry, but I didn't expect that Zhang Shijie could even make Huanglong go to sea.This comparison is simply a judgment call.

A group of people rushed to the bottom of the mountain and the sea in such a mighty way.

The guards on the road all looked sideways, wondering what the empress dowager, the emperor and all the civil and military ministers are doing today.

Zhang Shijie ran at the front to lead the way, and when they ran to the beach with Zhao Dongting, they were already so tired that they couldn't even stand upright.

The reefs in the front shoal are rugged, and the waves crash on the reefs.Here, there are already many people gathered around, all looking towards the sea.Most of these people were family members of ministers and guards, they were all brought out from Lin'an, when they saw Zhao Dongting and Concubine Yang Shu hurriedly saluted, knelt on the ground and shouted long live.

Zhao Dongting thought to himself that this Shijie was really delicate in his mind, and he was doing a full set of plays, and he probably expected that people like himself would come and watch.

Some ministers actually believed it, and asked the people gathered by the sea, "Where is Huanglong? Where is Huanglong?"

They kept stretching their necks to watch the sea.

Zhao Dongting just wanted to laugh, if these people had really seen Huang Long, would they still be here?

Sure enough, the people present all said that they hadn't seen it.

The ministers all looked at Zhang Shijie.

Zhang Shijie said: "It is true that someone saw Huanglong rolling with the waves here."

As he spoke, he looked at the people around him, "Do you know who witnessed Huanglong going out to sea?"

These people who are waiting for Huanglong to appear here, you say something, I say something, some say it is Zhang San, some say it is Li Si, everyone said something like that, so lively, even Yang Shufei, Yang Yidong , Lu Xiufu and others were also skeptical.

This is not because they are not smart, but due to the limitations of ancient technology, the gods and gods are quite popular, and there are far more people who believe in them than those who don't.

Zhao Dongting already knew it well, but naturally he would not expose Zhang Shijie.Zhang Shijie's move was to gather people's hearts for him.

It is conceivable that as long as the news about Huanglong spreads, Zhao Dongting's prestige will greatly increase in the future.

At the moment, Zhao Dongting pretended to be excited and shouted: "The dragon will go out to sea, and the Song Dynasty will prosper. God will send down such auspicious beasts, and our army and people in the Song Dynasty will be able to drive out the Yuan thieves and restore the rivers and mountains." He looked at Lu Xiufu beside him. , and said again: "Lord Lu, hurry up and draw up an order. In the future, this Naozhou Island will be renamed Xianglong County. I, the soldiers and civilians of the Great Song Dynasty, will start from here and drive out the Yuan thieves step by step!"

Zhang Shijie has already built momentum, of course he must seize the opportunity well, and not let Zhang Shijie's painstaking efforts go to waste.

For a while, the officials were excited and the people cheered.

And at this moment, a voice that almost ripped out the throat suddenly shouted: "Look! The dragon has come out again!"

Everyone looked towards the sea.

Now even Zhao Dongting was stunned.

Just tens of meters away from the coast, there is a huge golden-yellow monster undulating with the waves in the tide. It may be more than ten meters long, but it seems to have no scales on its body.It flicked its tail fiercely, rolled up several huge vortexes, and then shot towards the shore like a shell fired from a chamber.

Everyone on the shore exclaimed incessantly.

Li Yuanxiu couldn't help but stop in front of Zhao Dongting, "Be careful, Your Majesty!"

When the golden beast got closer to the shore, some people couldn't suppress the panic in their hearts and ran back in a hurry.

The strange beast floated up and down in the waves, and there were actually two small horns looming above its head.

Zhao Dongting was also shocked and frightened, but when he thought of Li Yuanxiu's skill, he just stood there without moving, ignoring the exclamations of the officials.

In his previous life, he had never heard of such a strange beast in the world, and he really wanted to see what it was.

In less than ten seconds, the golden giant beast had rushed to the shallows and rocks.

(End of this chapter)