In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 551: Who should be supported to become the powerful minister of Goryeo?

Jin Zaimin also knew that people in the Song Dynasty had more rules now, so he immediately said: "Go back to Your Majesty King Yan, today's table of dishes, including oil and water, has a total of three strings and seventy-eight coins."

Everyone was quietly sizing up Zhao Yu.

In the eyes of civil and military officials, generally when one reaches Zhao Yu's status, there is no concept of money.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yu's expression changed slightly: "Is it so expensive?"

Everyone at the scene looked at each other again.

Are the food and drinks on this table expensive?

Compared with ordinary people, it is of course expensive. Ordinary sergeants in the Song Dynasty cannot get so much money in a month now.

But compared with the wealth of all the civil and military people here, it is certainly not expensive.

But Zhao Fu actually thought it was expensive, which proved that Zhao Fu had the concept of money and might not be an unlearned and unskilled royal child.

Some people may think that Zhao Yu has something on his mind or is signaling something.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Fu looked at the table and said in a deep voice: "There are a total of twelve people here today. They should be divided equally. Father said this is called - AA system."

Go ahead, take out a silver coin from your pocket and put it on the table: "Xiao Wang paid first, please ask the shopkeeper to give you some change."

All civil and military officials suddenly realized this and all praised King Yan for his honesty.

Jin Zaimin's expression remained unchanged, but he was shocked in his heart.

His father often did business with people from the Song Dynasty. In the early days, no one dared to bribe the Song military attachés. He thought the emperor was strict with his subordinates, but he didn't expect the emperor's son to be the same.

Jin Zaimin quickly paid the bill and then returned to his room.

There was also a Koryo man in his house, who was Cui Hang, the most powerful official in Koryo, the son of Cui Yi.

It was through the Jin Qingsun family that Zhao Yurui contacted Cui Yi and bought Jeju Island from Cui Yi.

Cui Hang was the illegitimate son of Cui Yi. Cui Yi wanted to pass on the throne to his grandson Jin Ming (son of his son-in-law Jin Ruoxian), so he asked his son Cui Hang to become a monk in the mountains.

In the original history, a few years later, Jin Chang and Cui Hang clashed over the throne. Because of Jin Chang's uncle Jin Qingsun's report, Cui Yi decided to depose Jin Chang and finally pass the throne to his son Cui Hang.

Therefore, the relationship between the Jin family, Jin Qingsun, and Cui Hang is quite good. Cui Yi has gotten older and older in recent years, and Cui Hang is also extremely anxious. His biological father wants to pass on the position to his grandson, and will not give him this son. , do you think he is not in a hurry?

When he heard that King Yan of the Song Dynasty was outsourcing, he wanted to try to improve relations, hoping that in the future the royal family of the Song Dynasty would put pressure on Cui Yi in this regard and pass the throne to him.

You must know that Cui Yi is now the king of Goryeo. Although he is not the king, he is equal to the king. As long as Cui Yi is willing, he can depose the king of Goryeo at any time and appoint himself the king.

"How about this King Yan?" Cui Hang brought a lot of treasures this time, ready to bribe and make friends with King Yan.

"It's hard to handle." Jin Zaimin said in a deep voice: "Just now they had a table of twelve people and had more than three meals. King Yan actually said that there was a system for each of the twelve people to get one portion."

"What, the princes of the Song Dynasty are like this too?" Cui Hang felt incredible.

The officers of the Song Dynasty did not dare to accept the benefits because they were afraid that their colleagues would report them. This was because Zhao and Rui had established laws and regulations. Whoever reported the situation first would be rewarded and would be given half of the bribe recipient's family property.

Even King Yan is like this now, obviously because he is afraid of being left with any clues outside.

Cui Hang was a little disbelieving and walked back and forth and said, "There is no cat in the world that doesn't eat fish. Zhao Fu must have done it to show others."

"No matter what, this is a bit scary." Jin Zaimin saw something different: "If this is the case throughout the Song Dynasty, and if it stays like this for several decades, the national power will become stronger and stronger. Once it wants to be detrimental to us, then It’s incredible. “This kind of country is simply invincible.

Although Jin Zaimin is a businessman, he actually sees much further than Cui Hang. In his opinion, if Zhao and Song continue to be like this, the national power will only become stronger and stronger. In the end, once they want to attack Goryeo, Goryeo will not be able to stop it. .

But Cui Hang didn't think about this at all. He still wanted to make good friends with King Yan and become his helper to prepare for seizing power in the future.

"Can you arrange for me to meet King Yan?"

Jin Zaimin said: "I can't guarantee it, I'll try my best."

At that moment, Jin Zaimin thought about it and went to the door of the room to wait in person, because he knew that if there was too much wine, he would have to pee.

When he came to the door, he saw at a glance that there were groups of Song troops outside the door and upstairs and downstairs.

There are not many Song troops, four upstairs and four downstairs, eight in total.

Although Zhao Yu wanted to keep a low profile, his life was still more important, so he brought guards with him. Of course, in order not to disturb the guests in the hotel, the guards kept a low profile, and more guards were outside the hotel.

Jin Zaimin glanced at the guards not far away, rolled his eyes, then came to the other side, called a shop boy, lowered his head and said a few words to him, and the shop boy nodded.

The shop boy also came to the door and waited. The guards at the door glanced at him and said nothing.

As expected, after a while, the door opened and Xie Fei took Zhao Yu out.

Seeing the shop boy at the door, Xie Fei immediately asked: "Where can I relieve myself?"

Zhao Fu had drunk too much and wanted to pee.

"Sir, please come this way." The waiter led the person to the east.

Originally, the west side could also be used, but the shop boy took Jin Zaimin's instruction and deliberately took it to the east side.

Xie Fei looked back at the guards, and four guards immediately followed him.

In fact, Hai Sanwei has been controlled by the Song army for more than ten years. The Song people are the largest among the immigrant population, and there are no enemies nearby. Zhao Yu's safety is completely guaranteed, but just in case, he still brings guards with him. .

Zhao Fu seemed to have had a little too much wine and was walking a little sloppily. Xie Fei stepped forward to help him from time to time. Finally, when he got to the place, he saw Jin Zaimin squatting at the door.

"King Yan." Jin Zaimin was overjoyed and stood up quickly.

In ancient times, all the places to relieve themselves were outside. It was quite cold outside. When Jin Zaimin squatted on the ground, he folded his arms in his arms. After he stood up, he kept breathing into his hands.

Zhao Yu, who originally seemed to have blurred vision and was a little drunk, suddenly brightened up when he saw Jin Zaimin waiting for him.

"Shopkeeper Jin also relieves himself." Zhao Fu said with a smile.

Jin Zaimin: "Yes, yes." After saying that, he looked at Xie Fei and several guards.

Zhao Yu chuckled and stretched out his hand to say, "Come, come, come with Xiao Wang."

Jin Zaimin immediately opened the door and the two of them walked in at the same time.

One of the four guards wanted to look inside, but Xie Fei stretched out his hand to stop him: "It's okay, it's safe here."

The guards looked at each other and had to retreat.

Squeak, as the toilet door closed, everyone had to wait outside.

Zhao Fu went in and stood side by side with Jin Zaimin, urinating in front of him. At this time, Zhao Fu's eyes were not drunk at all. Zhao Fu, who was only seventeen years old, looked more experienced than Jin Zaimin. "What's wrong with Shopkeeper Jin?" Zhao Yu asked in a low voice.

"Dong Jinyang of Goryeo, Zhongshu Ling, Privy Council envoys, officials, Minister of War, and General Cui Yi's son Cui Hang want to see King Yan."

Cui Yi had many titles this time. Except for not being a king, he had everything he should have. He held two ministers and was also a general. He could be said to be one of the most powerful officials in the history of Goryeo.

And this guy's life is much better now than in history. In the past few years, Mongolia conquered Goryeo several times, and there were rebellions in the country, which could be described as internal and external troubles. But now Mongolia is being suppressed and rubbed by the Song army, and they can't take care of them at all, except for peace and harmony. Apart from some conflicts in Japan, the country is quite peaceful.

Zhao Fu smiled when he heard such a lot of titles. Thinking of what his father Zhao Yurui said, he nodded decisively: "Okay."

"At eight o'clock tomorrow morning, I will be waiting for him at my residence." After a pause, Zhao Fu said, "Let him come in openly through the front door."

"Eight o'clock?" Jin Zaimin was stunned.

"It's four o'clock in the morning." Zhao Fu could only say, thinking that these rural places don't know that we have clocks in the Song Dynasty.

Jin Zaimin waited for a definite answer and immediately went back to tell Cui Hang.

Cui Hang frowned at the moment. He planned to send a large amount of treasures and Korean beauties to Zhao Yu. Is it not good to go in through the front door openly?

"I see King Yan, although he is young, he has an extraordinary mind. It's your first time to meet him, so you can go get a taste of him. There is no need to make a move first." Jin Zaimin persuaded him nicely.

Don't just give me beautiful women and jewelry when you go up there, let's talk about it later.

Then he added: "Zhao Fu is not the eldest son of the emperor, but the King of Han is, but he is the son of Queen Xie, so in the Song Dynasty, it is difficult to say who will be the prince in the future. Zhao Fu must be careful now and does not want to be betrayed by others. Seize the opportunity and damage his reputation."

Cui Hang nodded when he heard this: "You are always in the Song Dynasty, I should listen to you." He also had self-awareness and knew that his information was not as accurate as Jin Zaimin's, so he decided to listen to Jin Zaimin.

Early the next morning, Cui Hang took a maid, asked the maid to hold a box, and drove a carriage to the temporary residence of King Yan.

When he arrived at the door, he found that there was no guard at the door. He got out of the carriage, took the maid with him, and knocked gently on the door.

After a while, there was a creak inside, and the door opened, revealing the face of the guard. The guard looked him up and down: "Shopkeeper Cui?"

"Exactly." Cui Hang smiled.

"Come in, King Yan is waiting for you." The guard opened the door with a very good attitude.

After Cui Hang entered, he discovered that there were several guards on the corridors on both sides of the door. King Yan's guards were not arranged outside the door, but in the courtyard, and there were draft mats hung in the corridor, apparently to avoid the cold wind at night.

"King Yan really loves his soldiers as much as his sons." Cui Hang said while looking at the expressions of the guards.

The guard chuckled and said nothing more: "Please come inside." He led the way.

When Cui Hang arrived in front of a room, he was about to take the maid in, but the guard stopped him with his hand: "Sorry, shopkeeper Cui, please go first."

Cui Hang smiled bitterly, reached out and took the box from the maid's hand, and then entered the room.

The guard turned around and looked at the maid, his expression a little surprised.

The Goryeo woman Cui Hang brought over was so beautiful that even the guards glanced at her, but Zhao Fu had no choice but to block her out.

"Cui Hang of Goryeo, please pay homage to His Highness King Yan." Cui Hang knelt down as soon as he entered, his attitude was quite polite.

"Shopkeeper Cui is too polite, please come quickly, please come quickly." Zhao Yu stepped forward quickly and waited for Cui Hang to kneel down before going up to help him up.

At this time, Cui Hang's identity in the country was still a monk, so Zhao Fu could only call him shopkeeper. When Cui Yi decided to take him as his successor next year, he would recruit him back to the Goryeo Dynasty, and first seal the left and right guards, the upper bodyguards, and the household. Those who hold positions such as Ministry of Finance and Secretary have official status.

"I didn't expect His Highness King Yan to be so young and handsome. Cui Hang is so lucky to get to know King Yan." Cui Hang casually put the box on the table as he spoke.

"How is your health?" Unexpectedly, Zhao Fu asked Cui Yi.

Cui Yi's status is certainly not very good now, after all, she is old.

Cui Hang was stunned for a moment and said, "Cui Hang hasn't seen my father for a long time and I miss him very much."

"When I came here, my father explained this to me."

"When I bought Jeju Island, Duke Jinyang made great efforts and helped. Last time I passed through Korea, I planned to visit Duke Jinyang, but I was afraid that the sea would freeze, so I went to Haesamwe first. When spring comes next year, I will I may go to Goryeo to pay homage to Duke Jin Yang and thank him for his help."

"If you are free then, you can come with me."

Cui Hang was ecstatic when he heard this, and said quickly: "I'm free, I'm free. Cui Hang is free at any time. Thank you, His Highness King Yan."

Of course what Zhao Yu said before was polite, because Goryeo had been communicating with the Song Dynasty envoys every year for more than ten years. Every time Zhao Yurui would meet the Goryeo envoys to express his gratitude to Cui Yi for his help.

I have been saying this for more than ten years, and Cui Yi is very happy every time she gets a reward from the messenger.

Perhaps the Mongolians would think that Zhao Yurui was sinister and ungrateful, and that he had no martial ethics, but on Cui Yi's side, Zhao Yurui was a very good character and a person who knew how to repay kindness.

Zhao and Rui had been talking to each other for more than ten years, and they all said that Cui Yi was embarrassed. Now every time the Goryeo envoys enter Lin'an, they have to bring a large number of gifts as tribute to express Cui Yi's feelings.

So Cui Hang knew that what Zhao Fu said before was not important. It was just a scene. The key was to visit Cui Yi later and bring Cui Hang with him. This meant that Zhao Fu was willing to support him.

Of course Zhao Yurui knew who Cui Hang was.

In order to attack Japan and Goryeo, Zhao Yurui has continuously sent agents to these two places in the past ten years to bribe their domestic officials and understand their domestic conditions.

Cui Hang was treated as a monk for a long time and had no one to discipline him. His temperament was like that of a gangster.

Historically, in order to change his son's hooligan habits, Cui Yi specially asked Ren Yi, the waiter, to teach him books, and Quan Hao, the minister, to teach etiquette. Only then did Cui Hang change some of his bad habits.

Supporting such a person to become a powerful official is a good thing for Zhao Yurui.

Judging from the news obtained by the Intelligence Department, Cui Yi is old and currently intends to pass the throne to his grandson Jin Ming, but Cui Hang is not without a chance.

Zhao Yurui also couldn't understand. If he had a son, he wouldn't pass it on to his grandson. What did Cui Yi think?

Jin Chang has read more books than Cui Hang and has better character than Cui Hang. Zhao Yurui will definitely support Cui Hang.

This was a major matter assigned by his father. Zhao Fu took it very seriously and wanted to do it beautifully.

So Zhao Fu and Cui Hang came and chatted very much that day. Before leaving, Zhao Fu asked Cui Hang to take the box away.

Zhao Fu said that as the prince of the Song Dynasty, he lacked nothing, and it was difficult to follow the truth. I accept your wishes. If you can inherit Cui Yi's position in the future, we can cooperate well and do business together. You repaid me.

Zhao Yu said it so obviously, Cui Hang was also very happy, and left happily holding the box.

Not long after Cui Hang was sent away, Zhao Yu left the house and went to the streets that day.

Xie Fei drove a carriage, accompanied by an army to protect him, and took him to Haisanwei City to have a look.

Haisamwei is surrounded by the sea on three sides, but it never freezes, which is much better than Kuye Island.

(End of this chapter)