Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 72 Time flies
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty left his loyal minister Li Gang behind and headed westward in a sedan chair.

Li Gang knelt on the ground, tears rolling down his face, gasping for breath, he seemed to be unconscious on the spot within minutes.

He could only watch helplessly and helplessly as Song Huizong's sedan chair gradually receded into the distance in the vast darkness.

At this time, the night fog filled the air and the air was slightly cool, which not only chilled Li Gang's body, but also chilled Li Gang's heart.

Song Huizong's mind was filled with Earl Ying's novel manuscripts. Even the Song Dynasty Jiangshan Sheji was second to none in his opinion.

It is said that after he took the novel manuscript of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sword" from the palace of Concubine Wei Xian, he took the sedan chair back to the palace without stopping.

Concubine Qiao stayed in Concubine Wei Xian's palace and had no plans to leave today.

She was deeply in love with the sisters Wei Xianfei. They had not seen each other for two months, but on a whim, she insisted on drinking with Wei Xianfei all night long.

Concubine Wei Xian ordered the palace servants to prepare a table of good wine and food, and to accompany Concubine Qiao enthusiastically.

Concubine Qiao saw that Concubine Wei Xian's palace was lonely. There were only three of them eating and drinking.

So he ordered people to go to his palace and call his daughter Zhao Huanhuan to add some excitement to Concubine Wei Xian's palace.

Concubine Qiao's daughter, Zhao Huanhuan, was the 20th daughter of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and was titled Emperor Roufu.

Empress Roufu is only 16 years old. Because of the deep affection between Concubine Qiao and Concubine Wei Xian, they have always been friends, so she and Zhao Gou can be regarded as childhood sweethearts.

When she arrived at Concubine Wei Xian's chamber, Zhao Gou quickly bowed to her and asked, "How are you doing, Sister Twenty?"

Emperor Roufu said a long blessing, her pretty face turned red, and she said shyly: "Brother Ninth."

Song Huizong had so many children that even he himself couldn't remember who was who.

The brothers and sisters of the Zhao royal family are naturally alienated from each other, such as Zhao Gou, a member of the royal family whose mother is not favored.

On weekdays, he was like air in the palace, so no one took him seriously.

Emperor Roufu was completely different. Because her mother, Concubine Qiao, had been favored by the Holy Emperor for many years, almost all her brothers and sisters fawned over her and flattered her.

Although everyone knows it, Concubine Qiao and Concubine Wei Xian are both palace maids, and they have a deep relationship.

But everyone felt that Emperor Roufu and the Ninth Prince Zhao Gou were too close and had lost some of their status, which was really not good.

And from a practical point of view, it is not necessary at all.

At first, Emperor Roufu didn't quite understand what a prince whose mother was not favored meant in the royal family.

But as she grew older, she gradually began to understand why her ninth brother had been silent since he was a child.

On weekdays, if they accidentally encounter sarcastic words or cold looks from their own clan, they will just lower their heads and not respond.

However, no matter how others view Ninth Brother Zhao Gou, it doesn't matter.

The important thing is that in her eyes, the ninth brother Zhao Gou is always the person who is similar to her own age and the closest person besides her mother.

After not seeing each other for two months, Zhao Gou was very happy to see that Twenty Sisters had become much more beautiful again.

Concubine Qiao ordered all the eunuchs and maids to go down. The four of them sat at the table, drinking wine, eating snacks, reciting poems, and having a great time.

When she was getting excited from eating, Concubine Qiao told Emperor Roufu with sincerity: "If you get married in the future, you must never forget your ninth brother."

"Although you are still young now, if you want to talk about getting married, it will probably happen in the past two or three years. You must remember what your mother told you."

Emperor Roufu nodded lightly, turned to look at Zhao Gou and said softly: "Brother Ninth, don't be afraid. When I get married, I will definitely take care of you in every possible way and not let you be harmed in the slightest. "

As soon as these words came out of her mouth, Emperor Roufu noticed something was wrong.

After all, as they were both members of the royal family, this was really embarrassing for Zhao Gou and Concubine Wei Xian.

All told, Zhao Gou is still a prince, but in the end, he has to count on his twenty sisters to protect him.

I saw Zhao Gou answer expressionlessly: "Second Junior Sister, don't worry, Ninth Brother can take care of himself." Roufu Diji felt a lot of distress in her heart, and her voice was much lower: "Ninth Brother, I'm not That means."

Zhao Gou didn't say anything, just picked up the jug on the table, filled the wine glass in his hand, and drank it down.

Looking at the pale moonlight outside the window, thousands of sorrows surged up.

Naturally, he did not know that the Jingkang Incident occurred a few years later, and all the Zhao royal family, from the Hui and Qin emperors to the civil and military officials, were all kidnapped northward and became prisoners of the Jin Kingdom.

By chance, he became the only survivor of the Zhao royal family.

By that time, he was the only one left in the Song Dynasty whose surname was Zhao, and the ministers had no other choice even if they wanted to support a new emperor.

It's just him.

The arrangement of fate is always full of surprises, and many things have been destined from the beginning.

Everything is just following the arrangement of fate and advancing step by step in a regular manner.

It's like a play being staged step by step.

Like a movie, played frame by frame.

Time flies by, and nearly a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Qinghe County, at the Earl's Mansion.

During these days, Earl Ying and Li Ping'er had a fierce fight, and by the way, they sent Sister Ximen and Chen Jingji back to Ximen Qing's residence.

Of course, when the couple returned home, they were extremely depressed.

His face was sallow, his muscles were thin, his hair was unkempt, and he smelled of sweat from head to toe.

It really disgusted the servants and maids in Ximen Qing's family.

Seeing this, Ximen Qing was so angry and anxious that he passed out three times that night.

He vowed to avenge this blood feud with Count Ying at all costs.

But Sister Ximen has suffered so much in Earl Ying's mansion, which has left a deep shadow in her heart.

Thinking about it, from now on, even if she lent her a hundred courages, she would not dare to provoke anyone related to Earl Ying.

In the past few days, the couple had done all the dirty and hard work in Earl Ying's mansion.

Pan Jinlian's third brother, Pan Yangming, never gave him and his wife enough to eat.

He and his wife are often so hungry that they tremble all over and almost want to starve to death.

Wu Yueniang felt really distressed when she saw the couple reduced to this state.

He quickly asked Song Huilian and Lai Bao to go to the kitchen to cook, and quickly asked Yingchun and Qiu Ju to boil water for laundry.

This is a later story, let's not mention it for the time being.

It is said that Earl Ying used this nearly month to marry Pang Chunmei into his home in a sedan chair.

Chunmei ranked under Pan Jinlian and was the second concubine.

On the day when Pang Chunmei married into Earl Ying's mansion, almost all the famous people in Qinghe County were present to congratulate the newlyweds.

Nearly 25 people came to Li Gongji's door alone. The pomp and circumstance was unprecedented.

It can be said to be a well-known event in Qinghe County.

(End of this chapter)