Roufu Diji

Chapter Six
1. Watch the tide
In the spring of the third year of Jianyan, the servants Kang Lu and Lan Gui led a group of eunuchs to watch the tide on the Qiantang River after getting permission from Zhao Gou. Make the decision for the ministers! The ministers are only out of the palace occasionally to watch the tide, and I don’t want to almost die at the hands of Miaofu’s ruler!"

Zhao Gou frowned and asked, "Why did he kill you for no reason?"

Kang Lu replied: "Your servants are taking the servants in the palace to watch the tide. Naturally, we need to find a suitable place to build a tent to shelter from the wind. Miao Tongzhi, who is leading the patrol, is very upset when he sees him. He insists that we have blocked the road. He ordered his soldiers to forcibly dismantle it, and pointed at the old slave and yelled at him, saying that it was the fault of our internal servants that the government’s family was displaced so far. When the old slave was angry, he argued with him, but he jumped over the wall in a hurry, and beat the old slave if he caught him. Mr. Lan came to persuade him, but he pushed him to the ground, and then drew his sword to threaten him. Fortunately, Mr. Liu Zhengyan, who was with him, was sensible and pulled him back in time, so we managed to save our heads and come back to serve the officials..."

Speaking of this, Kang Lu burst into tears, looking extremely sad, and Lan Yu also wiped his tears frequently, saying: "I have been serving the official family for more than 20 years. I have followed from Da Nei to Kang Wang's Mansion, and then moved to Jiangnan. I just want to be an official. It’s okay to suffer this great shame and humiliation now, but since we are people around the official family, Miao Fu dares to be so arrogant and rude, which is clearly not afraid of the official’s might. Wanwang official family can give According to the law, Miao Fu will be punished slightly to relieve our injustice."

Zhao Gou looked at them quietly, and then asked Kang Lu, "How did you argue with him?"

Kang Lu was stunned, thought for a while and replied intermittently: "The old slave said: The imperial court raises soldiers for a thousand days, and they are used for a while. Now the officials are dusty because you soldiers who only eat food and don't care about things will be unable to fight... You can't win against the Jinren, but instead put all the responsibility on our servants who serve the officials wholeheartedly, it is simply unreasonable..."

Zhao Gou raised his hand and said, "I understand. You all step back, I will deal with it later."

Kang Lu and Lan Gui didn't dare to say more, so they retreated tremblingly.They are old eunuchs who have served Zhao Gou for many years. They worked in the Concubine Wei Pavilion in the early years. After Zhao Gou became a foreigner, he followed him to the Kangwang Mansion as the capital supervisor. , usually quite trusted by Zhao Gou.But Zhao Gou also knew that they acted more arrogantly relying on their own favor, and they would not look down on other people when they were traveling. The threat of Miao Fu's sword was probably because of their excessive behavior first, so Zhao Gou did not immediately agree to punish them. Miao Fu.

After approving the memorial, Zhao Gou strolled to Yingchi Pavilion.After arriving in Hangzhou, he has listed Yingchi as a concubine, and named her as the wife of Heyi County. Because of getting along with her for a long time and suffering together, he is now the closest to her among all the concubines.

Yingfu saw that he was thinking and asked questions. Zhao Gou told Kang Lan about the two of them. After hearing this, Yingfu said, "I saw the servants who came back with them to watch the tide today carrying A few teal ducks found that the concubine was watching, so they hurriedly hid the ducks behind them."

"Are they shooting ducks outside to disturb the people again?" Zhao Gou was surprised, and then said, "No wonder Miao Fu can't get used to it."

It turned out that when Zhao Gou moved south to Zhejiang and passed through Wujiang, the eunuchs shot ducks for fun along the way.After arriving in Hangzhou, Zhao Gou reduced his meals in order to set an example of frugality. He and his family members only ate a piece of lamb fried meat and cakes every day. The meals of the servants in the palace were quite simple. Gong saw the teal again, couldn't help but shot it again with an arrow, and quietly brought it back to Gong to feast on it.

Yingfu nodded and said: "Mr. Kang and Mr. Lan are indeed very dedicated to serving the officials, but they don't seem to be very kind to the officials and generals. The officials may wish to pay more attention to them and warn them a little, so as not to affect people's hearts because of the internal servants, and the gains outweigh the losses. .”

"You also know that they are not kind to officials and generals?" Zhao Gou asked again, "What else do you know? Tell me all about it."

Yingfu smiled and said: "The courtiers and concubines are just women, so they should not interfere with matters involving hundreds of officials. What's more, it's just hearsay, which may not be true. It's more appropriate for officials to ask the ruling ministers about these matters."

Zhao Gou then summoned Zhu Shengfei, the newly appointed right servant of Shangshu, and asked him about the relationship between Kang Lu, Lan Gui and other servants and the courtiers.Zhu Shengfei showed embarrassment, and after Zhao Gou's repeated questioning, he finally answered: "Kang Lu, Lan Gui and several middle-level nobles did not act properly in daily life, and the ministers and generals of the DPRK and China complained a lot. When they moved to the south, Kang Lu even At night, the soldiers had to stand aside to wash their feet. When ministers asked to see His Majesty, they had to notify His Majesty through Kang Lu. If he was in a bad mood, it was normal for everyone to wait for an hour or two. Once Liu Guangshi had an urgent matter to meet with the Holy Spirit, and Kang Lu told His Majesty He was resting and should not be disturbed. Liu Guangshi knew what he meant, and immediately took out some money to offer, and he said with satisfaction: "Since the matter is important, the old slave will risk the official's crime to wake up the official." "Among the generals, some who wanted to ask them to speak well in front of His Majesty often contacted them and frequently offered money to bribe them, while others who were not used to them cursed in private and did not give them face in person. For example, this time they Watching the tide set up a tent to block the way, and Miao Fu angrily reprimanded him."

While listening, Zhao Gou tapped his finger on the desk and thought carefully, then turned his head to Chengzhi who was sitting in a corner and said: "For my drafts: the servants are not allowed to have private views on the commander of the army, and those who violate it will be suspended from the official organization."

Hearing the words, Zhu Shengfei cupped his hands and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty is wise! I dare to say it again: It seems a little inappropriate for Your Majesty to be promoted to Wang Yuan's position at this time."

Zhao Gou stared: "Oh?"

Zhu Shengfei explained: "Now Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan and others don't understand the matter of His Majesty's promotion of Wang Yuan to the key position, and they think that Wang Yuan gained His Majesty's trust because of his close friendship with Kang Lu, Lan Gui, and Zeng Zhi It was due to the kind words of the servant. Such grievances are hard to get rid of, and there may be future troubles..."

After Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan dismissed as chancellors, Zhao Gou entered Zhu Shengfei, Minister of Zhongshu and Deputy Envoy of the Imperial Camp in March of the third year of Jianyan, served as the right servant of Shangshu, assistant minister of Zhongshu and envoy of the imperial camp, and served as Jiedu envoy and envoy of the imperial camp to the German army. Wang Yuan, who is in charge of the capital, signed a letter to the Privy Council, and is still in charge of the capital.Wang Yuan's promoted position was actually the deputy of the privy envoy who held military power, and his status was like a deputy prime minister, which was extremely important.Zhao Gou was promoted to Wang Yuan's position because he thought that he had served as a escort since the Yangzhou Incident, and he was quite loyal. However, Wang Yuan's ability was not very outstanding, and his temperament was impatient, so he was quite unconvincing.When Wang Yuan was stationed in Jieping River, he was in charge of the navigation ships on the river. However, during the Yangzhou Incident, due to his poor management, tens of thousands of cavalry of general Liu Guangshi were unable to cross the river. Liu Guangshi immediately sued Wang Yuan after crossing the river and meeting Zhao Gou. , Zhao Gou was also very dissatisfied, and called Wang Yuan to face him.Wang Yuan was angry for a moment when he was blamed, so he blamed Huang Fuzuo, the inspector of the Jiangbei Metropolis under his command. Injustice, especially Miao Fu, who is under the control of the retinue and the training envoy of the Dingzhou regiment.

Miao Fu was born in Jiangmen, he has made many military exploits in the South and North Wars for many years, but he was not promoted to an important position, now seeing Wang Yuan's sudden promotion, he is very angry.Liu Zhengyan, governor of Weizhou, also felt sorry for him. He once recruited the great thief Ding Jin and others, but he received very few rewards, so he also harbored resentment, thinking that Zhao Gou's rewards and punishments were unfair.So they hit it off with Miao Fu, and they often got together to express their grievances. They agreed that Wang Yuan was in collusion with eunuchs Kang Lu, Lan Gui, Zeng Ze and others. , Lan Gui and other eunuchs relied on the emperor's grace to act pretentiously, and hated them even more. In addition, the incident of watching the tide became more and more furious, and in private conversations, they showed the intention of admonishing soldiers. Zhu Shengfei felt that the situation was not good , then reminded Zhao Gou to pay attention to Wang Yuan's affairs.

2. North Wind
Hearing what Zhu Shengfei said, Zhao Gou also realized that Wang Yuan's promotion was indeed too fast, which would easily lead to unfavorable comments and dissatisfaction among the people, and it was indeed necessary to guard against it.So the next day, he immediately issued an edict: "Wang Yuan, who signed the letter to the Privy Council, will be exempted from submitting a letter to charge the official affairs of this court." Wang Yuan was ordered not to work in the Privy Council, in order to calm the grievances of Miao Fu and others.

But at this time, the grievances of Miao Fu and others are hard to dispel, and it is necessary to punish Wang Yuan and Kang Lu quickly.Wang Shixiu, a Chinese doctor, also hated the domineering servants on a daily basis, and he also contacted Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan to discuss the strategy of military remonstrance.

Guiwei in March is the anniversary of the death of Emperor Shenzong Zhao Xu, and all officials have to go to the court to burn incense and pray as usual.Zhao Gou ordered Fu, the major inspector, and Liu Guangshi, the Jiedu Envoy of Feng Guojun and the Zhizhi envoy, as the Taibao of the inspection school and the commander of the palace, to be responsible for the admission of officials to listen to the announcement and prayers.After the prayer ceremony, all the officials went out of the palace to go home. When Wang Yuan passed under the north bridge of the city, the ambushes led by Wang Shixiu swarmed up. Wang Yuan was caught off guard and was pulled off his horse immediately.Before Wang Yuan could react, he just yelled loudly at the soldiers who pulled him, but those soldiers ignored him and silently moved him to kneel down forcibly.

Then an officer in uniform walked up to Wang Yuan slowly, holding a sword in his hand.

Wang Yuan looked up, and said angrily: "Master Liu, you're too much of a joke!"

Liu Zhengyan drew his sword out of its sheath, and said: "Wang Yuan colluded with the eunuchs in an attempt to rebel, Zhengyan complied with God's will, and punished him for the king." He raised the sword and wiped it on Wang Yuan's neck, and Wang Yuan died instantly.Liu Zhengyan ordered his soldiers to cut off Wang Yuan's head and take him away. Then he led his troops to Kang Lu's residence, divided up his troops to capture the eunuchs, and ordered: "Just kill anyone without a beard!"

At that time, Kang Lu happened to have not returned home, but he was stopped by his cronies who heard the news on the way, and told him about the matter, he was naturally frightened, and ran back to the palace as fast as he could, and threw himself in front of Zhao Gou cry.Zhao Gou was surprised and angry, and said: "I have issued an edict to dismiss Wang Yuan from official business, but they still refuse to let him go here?" He turned his head and ordered his servant, "Call Zhu Shengfei to the palace to discuss matters quickly!"

As soon as Zhu Shengfei entered the palace, another servant rushed over to report: "Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan found Chen Bing at the gate of the palace and asked to see the officials, saying that they have something to report."

Zhao Gou asked, "How many generals did they bring?"

The servant replied: "I don't know the exact number, but it seems that there is a large area of ​​darkness. I am afraid that all the soldiers under their command have been transferred here."

Zhao Gou's heart sank, he sat up straight, and gave an order: "Wu Zhan, the commander of the Chinese army." Wu Zhan is the officer guarding the palace city. Although it may not be as many as Miao and Liu, they can resist for a while.Zhao Gou wanted to order him to guard the palace firmly, so that he might be able to protect himself from the encirclement in an emergency.

After hearing this, Zhu Shengfei frowned and asked: "Wu Zhan usually camps at the North Gate, and is responsible for investigating extraordinary incidents. Has he ever sent someone to report today's incident?"

Zhao Gou shook his head: "No." Immediately he became suspicious, feeling faintly that something was wrong.

As soon as he finished speaking, a person spoke outside the hall: "I'm here to report." As he spoke, he stepped in, and it was Wu Zhan whom Zhao Gou and Zhu Shengfei had just talked about.

His attitude was very different from usual, he only bowed his hands, did not bow down, and said in a cold tone: "Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan have already killed Wang Yuan with their hands, leading the troops, waiting outside the north gate. Serve your Majesty. Please move over, Your Majesty, don't keep them waiting."

Seeing this situation, Zhao Gou already understood that Wu Zhan must be in the same party as Miao and Liu, even the inner palace guards turned against him, and the catastrophe in front of him was inevitable.Surprised and annoyed, he suddenly stood up and stared at Wu Zhan angrily.Wu Zhan was also not afraid, and looked up at him with an arrogant expression.

Zhu Shengfei hurriedly came over to mediate and said: "Your Majesty does not need to come in person. Please go and ask the reason of this matter before your Majesty makes plans."

Zhao Gou agreed, so Zhu Shengfei rushed to the palace tower, and saw Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan, Wang Shixiu and others standing downstairs, holding Wang Yuan's head on a bamboo pole, and a group of soldiers behind them were waiting for them with knives and guns command.

Zhu Shengfei asked sharply: "The emperor has issued an edict to dismiss Wang Yuan's official duties in order to please you and others. Why do you want to kill Wang Yuan without authorization and lead your troops outside the palace city? What is your intention?"

Miao Fu raised his head and replied in a loud voice: "Miao Fu is not responsible for the country, he is just doing harm to the world. Mr. Zhu, please come back, we have to face the emperor, if he doesn't insist, we will go in."

Zhu Shengfei wanted to continue persuading him with reason, but Miao Fu and the others ignored him, and Wu Zhan had intentionally opened the door from the inside and led Miao Fu and the others into the palace.But there was a commotion at the north gate of the palace city, and the soldiers kept shouting to see you, and they rushed into the palace city as soon as they saw it.Knowing that the situation was urgent, Kang Yunzhi of Hangzhou led all the officials to buckle the inner east gate to ask for an audience, and asked Zhao Gou to comfort the soldiers and civilians in the imperial tower, otherwise the mutiny would not be stopped.

At noon, Zhao Gou finally stepped out of the inner hall and climbed up the north gate tower of the palace city, followed by all the officials.Miao Fu and the others saw Huang Gai rising and moving, and knew that Zhao Gou was coming, so they also worshiped with "Long Live" according to Mount Li.

Zhao Gou leaned on the railing to call Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, and asked intently and loudly, "What do you two Qings want to tell me?"

Miao Fu said sharply: "Your Majesty trusts eunuchs, rewards and punishments are not fair, sergeants who have meritorious service are not rewarded, but mediocre people who collude with the servants can become high officials. Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan have not yet fled far when they misled the country. Wang Yuan did not fight when he met the enemy. But because he made friends with Kang Lu in private, he was able to enter the Privy Council. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, I have done a lot of meritorious service, but I can only serve as a small outlying county regiment training envoy. I have already beheaded Wang Yuan, and all the eunuchs outside the palace have also been executed. It's clean, now I ask Your Majesty to also execute Kang Lu, Lan Gui, and Zeng Ze to thank the three armies."

Zhao Gou looked at Kang Lu, who was trembling with fright, and said: "The servants have done it before. When they are exiled to the island, I will deal with them according to law. You can return to the camp with the sergeant."

Miao Fu refused to give in, and swung his spear and shouted: "Today's matter is all the minister's will, and has nothing to do with the three armies. The people in the world are innocent, but they have been harmed to the ground. This is all because of the eunuch's power. If you don't kill Kang Lu Waiting for others, ministers and others will never return to camp."

Zhao Gou said comfortingly: "I know that Qing and others are loyal. The current Miao Fu is the envoy of Chengxuan and the commander of the imperial battalion. Liu Zhengyan is the envoy of observation and the deputy commander of the imperial capital. All the soldiers are innocent. How about it?"

Miao Fu turned his head and ignored him, not intending to retreat at all, but the generals under his command threatened one after another: "If we just want to be promoted, we just need to take two horses and send them to the servants. Why come here?"

Zhao Gou was at a loss for what to do for a while, so he turned around and asked the officials, "What good advice do you have?"

Shi Ximeng, who was in charge of Zhejiang Xi'an appeasement driver Yiwen, bowed and remonstrated: "The troubles of eunuchs have indeed evolved to the extreme. If we don't get rid of them all, the world's troubles may not end here."

Zhao Gou was silent.Kang Lu and other eunuchs raised him up with care and attention, and they cared about him in every possible way. After all, they had been together day and night for so many years, and it was hard to let him go.

Seeing that he was still hesitating, Military Supervisor Ye Zong'er also commented with Shi Ximeng: "Kang Lu is just an eunuch, why should His Majesty cherish it so much! You might as well kill him to comfort the three armies, and don't give them any reason to rebel. !"

Zhao Gou knew that what the two ministers said was reasonable, but the only way out now was to sacrifice the eunuch to ease the current predicament.As a last resort, he had to order Wu Zhan to arrest Kang Lu.When Kang Lu saw that Zhao Gou no longer protected him, he immediately ran away, but he was old and frail, how could he run faster than Wu Zhan, and he was soon captured by Wu Zhan himself on the Yangchen of Qinglou Pavilion, and then he was captured to the north. Door.Kang Lu knew that he was doomed, so he kept crying and shouting repeatedly: "Officials! I have served you for so many years, why do you want to kill me now?" Zhao Gou sighed and looked at the cloud instead of him.

Wu Zhan handed Kanglu to Miao Fu, and Miao Fu immediately cut him in half with a knife under the city tower, then took his head and hung it up to face Wang Yuan's head.

Seeing that Kang Lu was dead, Zhao Gou ordered Miao Fu and others to leave.Miao Fu and the others didn't want to stop there. Seeing that the previous request had been fulfilled, they became more and more arrogant, and openly said: "Your Majesty should not take the throne. If Emperor Yuansheng returns in the future, I don't know how to arrange it." Woolen cloth?"

Zhao Gou was questioned by him, but he was speechless, so he ordered Zhu Shengfei to go downstairs to persuade him tactfully.Miao Fu claimed that the emperor was incapable of governing, so he should ask the Empress Dowager Longyou to listen to the government behind the curtain, and then send envoys to negotiate peace with the Jin people to welcome back the two saints.Zhao Gou had no choice but to promise one by one, and immediately issued an imperial edict, respectfully asking Empress Dowager Longyou to hang the curtain and listen to the government together.When the edict was announced, hundreds of officials came out of the palace together, but Miao and Liu still refused to worship after hearing the edict, saying: "It seems that your majesty should not continue to sit down? Now there is a crown prince who can stand, not to mention the Taoist A precedent for the emperor's Zen throne."

Zhang Kui, a member of Miao Fu's department, echoed: "The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the lightest. Today's matter, your majesty should give way for the sake of the people of the country." All the officials were shocked when they heard the words, knowing that they were clearly He wanted to force Zhao Gou to abdicate.

Baiguan again entered the palace and told Zhao Gou that Miao and Liu refused to accept the order to worship.When Zhao Gou asked the reason, everyone looked at each other and dared not answer.

Seeing this, Zhao Gou understood the situation, forced a smile, and said, "They want to force me to step aside?"

Seeing his haggard appearance, all the officials felt sorrowful in their eyes. Hearing his words, they were both emotional and frightened, and dared not answer.There was no sound in the hall for a while, only the wind passing by, blowing the veils on both sides, floating lonely in the dim light of the cloudy sky.

Finally, Shi Ximeng stepped out and sighed: "Now there are two options for your Majesty to choose: one is to lead all the officials to fight and die in the country; the other is to follow the advice of the three armies and take the throne."

Zhang Yi, the general judge of Hangzhou Shi Pucheng, immediately reprimanded: "What kind of talk is this! How can your Majesty listen to the words of the three armies!"

Zhao Gou waved his hand to stop him, and said to Zhu Shengfei and the others: "I can abdicate, but I must inform the Queen Mother first."

Zhu Shengfei shook his head again and again, and said: "The rebels threatened to abdicate, how can there be such a reason!"

"So what if you don't abdicate?" Zhao Gou said calmly, "Is there any better way now?"

Everyone was speechless.After a while, another minister, Yan Qi, suggested: "If the Empress Dowager speaks out to the three armies, Miao Fu and others will have nothing to say."

Zhao Gou nodded, ordered Yan Qi to invite her to come out, and then ordered Wu Zhan to tell Fu and others, "I have gone to ask the Empress Dowager to discuss the matter of abdication."

On that day, the north wind was fierce, blowing against his face like a knife, Zhao Gou was sitting in a bamboo chair with no curtains on the door, and there was no mattress on it. After a long time, he couldn't help feeling cold, even his lips were covered. Frozen.Now that the queen mother was invited to go to the imperial tower, Zhao Gou stood up and waited by the side of the pillars instead of sitting down. All the officials said that the queen mother would not come soon, and asked him to return to his seat first. Zhao Gou shook his head and said sadly: "I shouldn't be sitting here anymore."

3. abdicate
A while later, Empress Dowager Longyou took the black bamboo car, took four old servants out of the palace, changed seats in front of the imperial building, and went out to meet Miao Fu and others. Several ruling ministers followed closely to protect each other.Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan were quite respectful when they saw the Queen Mother, and they bowed down in front of them and said: "Nowadays people are in dire straits, the people are in dire straits, and the people are innocent. I hope the Queen Mother will be the master of the people in the world."

The Empress Dowager said sternly: "Emperor Daojun appointed Cai Jing, Wang Fu and other courtiers, changed the ancestral law, and used eunuch Tongguan to provoke border disputes, so it caused the invasion of the Jin people and caused today's disaster, but what does this have to do with the current emperor? What's more, there is nothing wrong with the emperor's holiness and filial piety, it was only wronged by Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan, and now they have been expelled, doesn't the ruler know?"

Miao Fu raised his head and said in a loud voice: "The ministers and others have agreed and decided to invite the emperor to take the throne of Zen. How can you hesitate any longer!"

The Empress Dowager said: "The old man can do as you please, and he has the right to listen to the government with the emperor, but there is no need to mention the emperor's Zen position."

Miao Fu and others still refused to give up, insisting on establishing a prince and letting Zhao Gou abdicate.The queen mother shook her head frequently, and said: "When the country is peaceful, this matter is not easy to do. What's more, now that the powerful enemy is outside, and the prince is so young, it is absolutely impossible. If it is a last resort, we should listen to the government together with the emperor."

Liu Zhengyan saw that her tone was not loose, so he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed. He simply stood up, walked up to the Empress Dowager's shoulder, and said with a cold face: "Today's plan has been decided, and there is no difference between death and death. The Empress Dowager should agree earlier." For good."

Seeing his arrogance so far, the queen mother stopped talking to him, swung her sleeves heavily, and said angrily: "Nowadays, a strong enemy is suppressing the country, and the country is in jeopardy. Instead of working together to help the emperor revitalize the country, you will instead provoke internal strife for power and profit, in an attempt to make it easier for the monarch. The prince is only three years old, and the old man is sitting in front of the curtain holding a three-year-old child in the body of a woman, how can he make the world! When the enemy country hears about it, won’t they turn to insult and take advantage of it?”

The Empress Dowager has always been kind and amiable, and this is the first time everyone has witnessed such a rage.Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan were speechless after being reprimanded by her, but they were determined not to agree with her proposition, so they knelt down again and wailed and begged repeatedly, but the Queen Mother never listened.In desperation, Miao and Liu simply put their hands on their chests, pulled off their jackets, and shouted to everyone: "The queen mother does not allow us to ask, so we will take off our clothes and kill!" Stance, staring at the queen mother with round eyes.

The Empress Dowager was not moved when she saw such threats from them, she shook her head and sighed: "The ruler is a descendant of a famous family, how can he be ignorant of the truth? Today's matter is really difficult to obey."

Miao Fu finally couldn't hold back anymore, he stood up and bullied him, pointed at the thousands of soldiers behind him, and said angrily: "Soldiers of the three armies have not eaten since this morning, this matter has not been resolved, I am afraid that something else will happen !" Then he stared at Zhu Shengfei and said, "Why didn't you say a word? Today's major event requires the minister to make a decision."

Zhu Shengfei remained silent, not daring to express his opinion casually.At this time Yan Qi came from Zhao Gou, walked up to the Queen Mother and said in a low voice: "The emperor's ministers have heard about the Queen Mother, and have decided to ask Miao Fu to ask the Queen Mother to announce the order." The Queen Mother heard that her eyes filled with tears , but still shook his head, always refused.Seeing this, Miao Fu and others continued to speak out to persecute them, and their swords were on the verge of breaking out.

Zhu Shengfei was afraid that the queen mother would be in danger if she continued to spend like this, so she hurriedly asked the queen mother to retreat into the palace gate and go up to the imperial tower to discuss with Zhao Gou.As soon as Zhao Gou saw the Queen Mother, he immediately went up to support her, and the two looked at each other and wept.After a while, Zhao Gou flicked his front and knelt in front of the queen mother and said, "My queen, now the three armies in Hangzhou are under the control of the traitors, and even the forbidden army in the palace is under their orders. It's not that the ministers have no intention of fighting, but they are really controlled by others and have no power to resist. The matter has come to this point, and I have no choice but to sit in the prince's place, so that the country can be preserved and the surname will not be changed. I ask the mother to temporarily agree to Miao Fu's request to ease the situation, and the matter of calming the chaos will be discussed in the future."

The Empress Dowager also knew that the current situation was indeed as Zhao Gou said, Miao Fu and others controlled the three armies, if they did not agree to their request, if they ignored it, they could kill the king and usurp the throne at any time.It's just that I personally agree to the rebel minister's request to let Zhao Gou abdicate, which is absolutely unwilling to accept it both emotionally and rationally.Feeling sad for a moment, he pulled Zhao Gou up and held his hands tightly, tears falling down like rain.

Zhu Shengfei also said to Zhao Gou in tears at this moment: "The traitor minister has conspired so far. As the prime minister, I should die to die for the country. Your majesty, please come downstairs and interrogate the two murderers."

Zhao Gou waved his hands and sighed: "The traitors are fierce and arrogant. If you go to reprimand them, you will not be able to retreat. They have already killed Wang Yuan. If they kill Aiqing, where will the people of the country be?" So he ordered Zhu Shengfei to take four items Discuss the conditions with the traitors, and if they agree, they can send an imperial edict to abdicate: [-]. After the emperor's Zen throne, the ministers must do things for the emperor as the Taoist emperor does, and the offerings are extremely rich; Listen to the punishment of the Queen Mother and the heir; [-]. After the decree of surrendering to Zen, all the soldiers must immediately disarm and return to the village; [-]. It is forbidden for the soldiers to take the opportunity to loot, kill, and set fire.

Miao Fu and the others quickly agreed to Zhao Gou's request, so Zhao Gou looked at Li Bing, the minister of the Ministry of War and the Quanzhi Academy of Sciences, nodded to him wearily, and said, "Fanqing is the imperial edict for the Zen position of Zhencao."

Li Bing came out in panic, knelt down and said: "It is really difficult for such a minister to be competent, and it is better for His Majesty to write in his own hand."

Zhao Gou sighed deeply, ordered someone to fetch pens and ink, and barely lifted his spirits, he sat on the cold imperial chair without cushions and wrote his edict on the Zen position in his own hand: "Since I came to the throne, powerful enemies have invaded as far as Huaidian, its intention is to use my bow as a word. I am afraid that it will raise troops endlessly, harm living beings in vain, fear the heavens and people, and retreat from the high position. I have Yuanzi, Yude East Palace, who can be the emperor. I respectfully invite the Empress Dowager Longyou to listen with me behind the curtain Political affairs. The common people will eliminate the changes of the sky and comfort people's hearts. When the enemy country hears about it, they will stop their troops and make a good deal."

After finishing writing, he threw his pen on the ground and ordered people to go downstairs to announce the imperial edict.After watching the Empress Dowager return to the palace in a bamboo vehicle, Zhao Gou ignored the crowd, went downstairs slowly, and walked back to the forbidden area on foot step by step amidst the deafening cheers of "the world is peaceful" from the soldiers outside the palace.

The prince Zhao Tan immediately succeeded to the throne, and the Empress Dowager Longyou listened to the government behind the curtain, respecting Zhao Gou as Emperor Ruisheng Renxiao. Zhao Gou was forced to move to Xianning Temple. After that, Xianning Temple was renamed Ruisheng Palace, and only 15 servants were left to serve.Miao, Liu and others issued an edict of amnesty in the name of the little emperor, and changed it to accept in Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Miao Fu was added as the envoy of Wudang Army, and Liu Zhengyan was envoy of Wucheng Army.The Empress Dowager demoted her servants Lan Gui and Zeng Ze to the southern states of Lingnan, but Miao Fu still did not let them go, and sent people to chase them back and kill them all.

After moving to Ruisheng Palace, Zhao Gou was called the Supreme Emperor, but he was actually a prisoner. Miao Fu sent troops to guard the palace gate strictly, and he and his concubines were not allowed to leave the palace.Zhao Gou was depressed all day long, and his mood was extremely low. He shut himself in a room and didn't see any concubines for several days.

One night, when the bright moon hangs in the sky and the jade sky is clean, a faint glint of light peeps through the window and enters the room, unconsciously filling half the room.At that time, Zhao Gou was bored and restless, and had no intention of writing or reading. Seeing the moonlight was clear, he simply opened the door and went out for a walk among the flowers and under the moonlight.

Walking to the back courtyard, I saw a person burning incense and praying to the moon in the courtyard.It was late at night, the wind was cold and the dew was heavy, but she knelt on the cold stone floor alone, praying silently, without moving for a long time.

Zhao Gou quietly walked behind her and heard her repeating: "God bless the officials, destroy the rebels and thieves early, restore the chaos and restore the Song Dynasty. If this wish is fulfilled, Yingchi is willing to reduce his life by ten years..."

"What's the use of you doing this?" Zhao Gou asked behind Yingfu.

Yingchi was surprised at first, but when he turned around and saw that it was him, he immediately smiled happily and greeted him with a blessing.

Zhao Gou ignored her and continued: "My mother used to have the habit of burning incense and praying, but after praying for half her life, God did not show mercy to her at all. I am still living in the Kingdom of Jin, and it is difficult to return to my homeland... It depends on human effort, don't put your hope on God's will, only your own efforts can save yourself."

"The official's words are naturally good." Ying Chi said softly with lowered eyebrows, "The concubine's self-hate is limited, and she cannot share the worries of the official family, so she wants to burn incense to pray for the official family... I don't know whether it is really God's will, but the concubine As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will try it. I believe that as long as I pray sincerely, it will be helpful."

Zhao Gou smiled lightly and asked, "Have you ever done such a thing before? Has God ever granted your request?"

"Yes! Officials, yes!" Ying Chi's eyes lit up, looking at him, she said a little excitedly, "When the official family was sent to the Golden Camp, the ministers and concubines also burned incense and prayed every day, and it turned out that the official family really came back safely. gone."

Zhao Gou was stunned: "When you went to Jinying as an envoy? Did you know me then?"

Ying Chi blushed, then she held her head and remained silent.Then Zhao Gou thought to himself: "Oh, you told me that the first time you saw me was when I was on the water swing."

Ying Chi was very shy, kept silent and did not answer any more questions.Zhao Gou was also speechless, looking up at the bright moon alone, and said clearly and decisively in a short while: "Since I came to the throne, I have made many mistakes in employing people, so that civil servants have misunderstood the country, and military generals have rebelled. I will definitely remember the painful lessons. Heart, if God gives me a chance to restore, I will firmly hold the power in my hand, control the officials in the court well, and never let them preside over and cause chaos."

He was actually under 22 at that time, but there was already a trace of vicissitudes beyond his age deposited between his brows.He pursed his lips tightly as before when he was displeased, this expression blended with the light reflected in his deep eyes, making him look resolute, but with a hint of cold sharpness.

Yingfu approached Zhao Gou, snuggled up to his side, held his right hand with both hands, closed her eyes, and silently felt the rush of blood in his body through the cold skin of his hand.

4. Restoration
After manipulating the imperial court, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan changed Yuan to Ming Shou and gave amnesty to the whole world, but they knew that forcing the emperor to abdicate was not a good name, and his words were not right, and would not be tolerated by the civil servants and generals stationed outside, so they did not let the ministers who drafted the imperial edict come. The letter of amnesty explained the real reason for changing the Yuan Dynasty, and only briefly mentioned the fact that Zhao Gou had become a prince.However, their letter of amnesty was issued abruptly and vaguely, and the ministers who received the letter were all suspicious.When the pardon was sent to Pingjiang, Zhang Jun, the Minister of Rites who stayed there at that time, kept it secret and kept it secret.Lu Yihao, the envoy of the Jiangdong System, received the letter of pardon as soon as he arrived in Jiangning. Immediately after reading it, he said to Li Chengmai, his subordinate: "The emperor is in the prime of life, and he is in the prime of life. The world has never heard of it. How could he suddenly give the throne to three years old?" Prince? There must be a mutiny in Hangzhou."

After carefully reading the pardon, Li Chengmai said: "The edict contains the words 'fear the heavens and obey the people', which probably implies that the emperor's Zen position is out of necessity."

Lu Yihao's son, Lu Kang, who was listening, also nodded and said: "This letter of amnesty is strange, there must be a mutiny!"

So Lu Yihao immediately sent people to Hangzhou to inquire about the details, and then sent a letter to Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi, the governor's envoy, lamenting the current state of the country's difficulties, and hinting that he would join him in raising troops to serve the king.

Zhang Jun wept bitterly after reading it, and immediately decided to raise his troops.That night, he summoned Zhao Zhe from Liangzhe Road to ask about some criminal and prison affairs, told him the reason, and ordered Zhao Zhe to dispatch the archers and cavalry in western Zhejiang for rebellion.And notified Liu Guangshi who was stationed in Zhenjiang to send troops to join him.Lu Yihao saw that King Qin's troops were ready, so he directly ordered people to rush to Hangzhou, and directly reported to Zhao Gou in Ruisheng Palace, asking him to restore him.Zhang Jun was worried that Miao Fu and others were closely monitoring and controlling Zhao Gou and the Queen Mother in Hangzhou. If they were to force their troops to persecute them like this, they might change their ways in a hurry, so Feng Fan, an eloquent debater, went to Hangzhou to persuade Miao and Liu Er People, advise them to go sooner anyway.

The general who started the trouble also knew that this matter was unpopular, and he was a little guilty at first, but now under the threat of Qin Wangbing, many people have regretted it, Miao and Liu were angry and unwilling to see it.After being persuaded by Feng Fan, Liu Zhengyan ordered Feng Fan to go back, appointed Zhang Jun as Minister of Rites, and made an appointment to meet in Hangzhou for an interview.Zhang Jun naturally knew that they did not have good intentions in asking him to go to Hangzhou. After learning that Lu Yihao had sworn in as a teacher and set out, and that he had asked Zhao Gou to restore him, Zhang Jun also ordered Zhang Jun, the former commander of the imperial battalion, to strangle the upper class of Wujiang. He submitted the Restoration Letter to Zhao Gou, while formally replying to Liu Zhengyan, with the excuse that Zhang Jun was about to bring his troops back and that he should stay in Pingjiang to appease Zhang Jun's troops.

At that time, Han Shizhong, the left general of Pingkou, was going to Hangzhou from Yancheng via Haidao. Zhang Jun, who was stationed there, was overjoyed when he heard that, "Shizhong is here, what's the matter!" Han Shizhong, tell King Qin the reason.After reading Zhang Jun's letter, Han Shizhong drenched the ground with wine, and said with emotion: "I swear not to die with the two thieves." Then he got on his horse and galloped to Pingjiang with Zhang Jun to meet Zhang Jun.

When Zhang Jun heard that Han Shizhong was coming, he immediately walked out to greet him with a smile.The two of them didn't have time to greet each other, so they directly talked about the matter of raising troops. Han Shizhong said: "Today's righteousness, Shizhong is willing to share this responsibility with Zhang Jun. Please don't worry." If you help each other, you can rest assured." So Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong were greatly rewarded, and during the meeting they showed great righteousness, and all the soldiers were outraged when they heard about it.

Before Han Shizhong bid farewell to Zhang Jun and led his troops to Hangzhou, Zhang Jun warned him: "Don't be too hasty on this trip. You'd better go to Xiuzhou to occupy the grain road and wait for all the troops to arrive. Only then can we act together." Han Shizhong agreed and left after being ordered.After leading the troops to Xiuzhou, he said he was sick and stopped moving, but overhauled his war equipment there.

When Miao Fu heard about this, he was surprised and suspicious. Worried that Han Shizhong would take the opportunity to cause trouble, he wanted to detain his wife Liang Hongyu and his son Baoyi Langliang who had stayed in Hangzhou as hostages.Zhu Shengfei hurriedly persuaded Miao Fu, saying: "Han Shizhong stays in Xiuzhou, and he is still cautious and dare not act rashly. But if you detain his wife, I'm afraid it will only anger him and make him rebel. It's better to let Han Shizhong's wife go out of the city to meet him , good words of consolation, Han Shizhong will definitely be of use to you. In this way, Pingjiang Zhang Jun and others are powerless."

That Miao Fu is also a simple-minded martial artist, he has no schemes himself, he didn't know what Zhu Shengfei said was a scheme, after thinking about it shallowly, he felt that it made a lot of sense, so he nodded happily and said: "What Xianggong said is very true." Then he entered immediately Gong Zuo asked the Queen Mother to designate Han Shizhong's wife, Liang, as Mrs. Anguo, and ordered her to go to Xiuzhou to meet Han Shizhong.Seeing that Zhu Shengfei couldn't help being overjoyed, he laughed secretly: "The second murderer is really incompetent, so easy to deceive!"

Liang Hongyu was worried that she would become a hostage and Han Shizhong would be bound. She didn't expect to receive such an unexpected order. She was secretly happy and hurried into the palace. After thanking the queen mother, she immediately went home and brought her son, and drove out of the city at high speed. One day and one night, they rushed to Xiuzhou.Seeing that his wife and children had already arrived, Han Shizhong lost even the last bit of worry, and said with great joy, "God has given me a chance to reunite my wife, so I can feel more at ease!" , Urging him to return quickly, the year name on it is written with the word "Ming Shou".Han Shizhong frowned, glanced, and said angrily, "I only know that there is Jianyan, but I don't know that there is Mingshou!" He immediately burned the edict, beheaded the envoy to demonstrate, and then notified Zhang Jun to march in the army.

Zhang Jun immediately sent a letter to Miao Liu and others, denouncing their crimes, saying that Emperor Jianyan did not lose his morals. They forced the emperor to abdicate and conspired to abolish the establishment.After Miao Fu and others got the book, in anger and fear, Zhang Jun was relegated to Huangzhou regiment training deputy envoy and settled in Chenzhou, but Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong were promoted to Jiedu envoys with the intention of wooing them.Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong and others were not ordered, and immediately drafted an appeal against rebellion, and spread it all over the world, denouncing Miao Liu and others for their crime of rebellion.

Except for Han Shizhong, the army of Qin Wang from all walks of life quickly gathered in Pingjiang, and it was agreed that Han Shizhong would be the front army, Zhang Jun would be assisted by elite soldiers, Liu Guangshi would personally select soldiers for guerrilla warfare, Lu Yihao and Zhang Jun would lead the central army, and Liu Guangshi would divide the troops into the rear.So King Qin's division set out from Pingjiang and marched towards Hangzhou in a mighty way.

When the soldiers arrived in Wujiang, Lu Yihao, Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun jointly went to the Shu and asked Zhao Gou to restore him: "Since Emperor Jianyan came to the throne, he has been respectful, thrifty and diligent, and his mistakes have not been heard. When there are troubles today, When the owner is trying to govern, he is afraid that the mother-in-law will hang down the curtain, and the heir is still young, and the disaster will not be determined. The ministers and others are now in charge of all the soldiers who are far away, and respectfully ask the emperor Jianyan to return to his honor, or the queen mother and your majesty. Listen to the government together, and the people of the common people are disgusted."

Seeing that King Qin's army was about to approach the city, Fu Miao and Liu Zhengyan were terrified and didn't know how to deal with it.Zhu Shengfei took the opportunity to offer a speech: "King Qin's division was not in a hurry to attack, but intended to urge you to turn around as soon as possible. Now there is no other way, it is better to ask Emperor Jianyan to return to the palace and restore it, otherwise when King Qin's army invades the city, you will be in a difficult situation. It's even more embarrassing." Miao Fu was still hesitant to make a decision, so Zhu Shengfei continued to persuade, "If it can be done anyway, let the Queen Mother issue an edict first, ordering that you will not be held accountable for your past mistakes."

Miao Fu saw that the general situation was over, the troops in Hangzhou they had in hand were really hard to fight against the Qin King's army, and he was already at a loss, so he had no choice but to accept Zhu Shengfei's suggestion, and asked Zhu Shengfei to tell Zhao Gou that they would go to Ruisheng Palace to ask Zhao Gou to thank him .

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan knew that they had committed a serious crime, and suspected that Zhao Gou would not meet them. They trembled and turned pale with apprehension along the way, and turned back halfway. It's almost sunset.

To their surprise, Zhao Gou had ordered the people to open the gate of the palace to welcome them, while he sat in the main hall and waited in light robes. When he saw them coming in, he smiled and said kindly to them: "You two Aiqing, long time no see, how have you been?"

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan didn't dare to answer, they knelt down on the ground immediately, and begged Zhao Gou to forgive their crimes, and then hesitantly asked Zhao Gou to send an imperial letter to relieve the king's division outside the city.

Zhao Gou shook his head and said with a smile: "The two lovers are really forgetful. The emperor's handwritten royal letter is trusted by the world because it is stamped with imperial treasures. The two lovers have asked me to retreat to another palace. You don't want to predict state affairs. What kind of talisman should I use to believe it? Since ancient times, deposed rulers should only shut their doors and contemplate their mistakes. I haven’t figured out my own mistakes, so how dare I interfere in the military again!”

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan hurriedly asked someone to take out the jade seal they had prepared, bowed respectfully on the floor of the hall, and then asked Zhao Gou to send an imperial seal.

Zhao Gou looked at Yuxi coldly, and still smiled slightly: "It's not right. Yuxi is a special thing for the current emperor. I have already abdicated the Supreme Emperor, so how can I use it without permission. You should go to the Forbidden City to ask my emperor's son to issue an order. "After speaking, he picked up a book on the case and read it lazily, then closed his eyes and yawned.

The faces of Miao and Liu turned blue and red, embarrassment and panic, they had no choice but to kowtow desperately and repeatedly blamed themselves, saying: "It is the minister who made a big mistake in a moment of confusion, and it is indeed an unforgivable crime. If the Lu army attacked Hangzhou, their lives would be ruined and civilians would be affected. What's more, if the Song Dynasty had internal strife again before the foreign aggression was eliminated, wouldn't it be an opportunity for the Jin people to take advantage of?"

"How come these words are so familiar." Zhao Gou threw the book away, straightened up with a sneer and said, "Someone persuaded you in the same way when the two lovers advised you, and you didn't listen at that time, but now they use it to persuade me gone."

Miao and Liu broke into a cold sweat, and they all bowed their heads together and said, "I deserve death for my crimes."

Zhao Gou looked at them contemptuously for a long time, and then he ordered someone to fetch pens and ink, and personally wrote a letter to Han Shizhong: "Zhiqing has arrived in Xiuzhou, and it is not easy to come here. I live here very peacefully. Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan This is a clan society, and it is always commendable. You should know this meaning and tell all the generals to work in harmony to stabilize the country."

After writing the order, the person handed it to Miao Fu.After the two withdrew, they took a look and found that Zhao Gou did not say a word against them in the imperial edict, but called them "this is a clan society, and it has always been commendable". Your Majesty is so generous!"

Then sent Hangzhou soldiers Ma Qian to govern Zhang Yongzai, and passed Zhao Gou's edict to Han Shizhong.Han Shizhong looked at it and said: "If the emperor returns immediately, the matter can be slowed down. Otherwise, I will fight to the death."

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan had no choice but to lead a hundred officials to meet Zhao Gou at Ruisheng Palace to show their willingness to ask him to return.In April Wushenshuo, the Empress Dowager issued an edict to return the government. All the officials rushed to Ruisheng Palace to ask Zhao Gou to return to the ban. Zhao Gou waved his head slightly and refused to agree.When the people in Hangzhou learned about it, they all crowded the streets and burned incense to celebrate, and everyone was very happy.

Immediately after Zhao Gou was restored, Zhang Jun was promoted to be a doctor of Chinese medicine and a member of the Privy Council.Zhang Jun was only 33 years old, and it was very rare for him to be appointed as the ruling minister at such a young age.However, Zhu Shengfei resigned because of the Miao Liu rebellion when he was in power, and felt ashamed. Zhao Gou asked him to stay, but Zhu Shengfei insisted. Lu Yihao and Zhang Jun are the two of you." Zhao Gou then invited him from the right servant of the Shangshu, the servant of the Zhongshu and the envoy of the imperial camp to be a scholar of Guanwendian and know Hongzhou, and promoted Lu Yihao to Xuan Feng Dafu, Shoushangshu Youpushe, Zhongshu Shilang and Yuying Envoy, and other people who have made meritorious service to the king are also gradually rewarded and promoted according to their meritorious deeds.

When Zhang Jun was promoted to know the affairs of the Privy Council, he had not yet entered the court.At that time, Miao and Liu still had heavy troops, and Zhao Gou also kept secret and did not investigate their crimes. After being promoted to Zhang Jun, he appointed two people as the principal and deputy envoys of Huaixi Zhizhi.Zhang Jun understood Zhao Gouzhi's intentions, and understood that he was encouraging him to continue to attack the city to attack the two traitors, so he and Lu Yihao, Han Shizhong and others went all the way through and quickly entered Hangzhou.Miao Fu and others hurriedly abandoned the city and fled to Fujian.Several ministers immediately entered the palace to meet Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou was overjoyed and expressed his condolences and awards repeatedly. Then he held Han Shizhong's hand in private and said, "Wu Zhan, the commander of the Chinese army in the imperial camp, colluded with the two traitors and worked hand in hand. Under the elbow, can Qing get rid of him for me?" Han Shizhong immediately agreed: "This is easy!"

At that time, Wu Zhan knew that it was difficult to keep safe, so he hid at home behind closed doors and sent many soldiers to guard him outside.Han Shizhong knocked on Wu Zhan's door in the name of visiting Wu Zhan, and while shaking hands and chatting with him, he suddenly snapped his wrist, only to hear a crisp sound, and broke Wu Zhan's middle finger abruptly.Then Han Shizhong held Wu Zhan hostage with one hand, and clinging to the broken middle finger with the other hand, the guards outside the door immediately made a commotion when they saw it, and drew their swords at each other.Han Shizhong handed Wu Zhan over to the generals he led, and then pressed his sword and shouted angrily: "Wu Zhan helped the rebels in rebellion, and he should be punished for his crime. Anyone who conspires with him can just come up, let me learn the kung fu of rebels!"

Everyone immediately fell silent and did not dare to move again.Zhao Gou then issued an edict to kill Wu Zhan in the city, and then appointed the commander Xin Yongzong as the commander of the imperial camp envoy to the Central Army.

After that, Zhao Gou continued to track down the party members of Miao and Liu, and either killed or demoted them.In July of the third year of Jianyan, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan were also captured and sent to Hangzhou to be beheaded for public display. The rebellion ended here.

5. fleeting time
The third year of Jianyan was the most difficult year in Zhao Gou's life.In the second year of Jingkang, the iron cavalry of the Jinren broke through the Great Song Dynasty and took away his family, leaving a mark of shame on the dilapidated country he later mastered, which made him heartbroken. However, if it weren't for this, he would not have ascended the throne A chance to become emperor.When he put on the yellow robe and ascended to the throne, looking down at the officials under his feet, the hope that had been hidden for many years bloomed in an instant, and his smile was as peaceful as before, but it was unusual.So Zhao Huan's second year of Jingkang became Zhao Gou's first year of Jianyan. The second year of Jingkang reminded him of killing, plundering and pain, while the first year of Jianyan recorded his opportunities, ambitions and deep feelings. joy.Although the threat of the golden man has not dissipated, he believes that this will not become a permanent problem. Looking up at the sky, the sky is bright.

But for him, the three years of Jianyan were full of dark nightmares and utter tragedies. His joy vanished in endless worries and sorrows. From then on, his heart began to darken along with the sky in front of him.The Yangzhou Incident at the beginning of the year caused him serious physical and mental damage, and the Miao Liu Rebellion that followed almost caused him to lose his throne and even his life. These were just the prelude, and in the next few months, he fully realized the true meaning that misfortunes never come singly.

After the Miao-Liu Rebellion was quelled, Zhang Jun and others asked Zhao Gou to return to Bianjing. This time Zhao Gou accepted their suggestion and set off from Hangzhou, but when he arrived in Jiangning, he heard that the battle ahead was urgent and the Song army was retreating. The situation was not tolerable Optimistic, so Zhao Gou changed Jiangning to Jiankang Mansion and temporarily stayed there.And his only biological son died here.

Maybe his mother was tired of the war when he was conceived and her fetus was moved. The prince Zhao Yang's physique has always been weaker than other children. Days never heal.In the end, the sound caused by a palace official accidentally kicking the golden incense burner ruined his life. The three-year-old child was frightened and convulsed, and died overnight.

When Zhao Gou first heard the news, Zhao Gou stood dumbfounded for a moment, then rushed to Concubine Pan Xian's pavilion to hug his son whose body was gradually cooling down, and looked at Concubine Pan Xian who was crying into tears, and said lightly: "Concubine Xian's condolences." Everyone cheered. She was surprised at his unreasonable calmness, but only Yingchi knew how deep grief and anger his silent appearance concealed, so she cast her sympathetic eyes on the palace man who caused trouble in advance.

The woman trembled in the midst of mourning in the palace, kneeling with her head bowed. When Zhao Gou's dragon boots stepped into her line of sight, she was terrified, raised her head in tears and begged in fear, "The official family..."

As soon as the two words were uttered, Zhao Gou's whip fell head-on, and with a sharp and piercing sound, like lightning, a deep bloodstain instantly split on her face, neck and chest.

The woman begged for mercy miserably, but it didn't affect the speed of Zhao Gou's whip in the slightest.The veins on his forehead and hands were violently bulging, and hatred shot out from his eyes, and together with the riding whip, he repeatedly hit the woman.The woman kept wailing on the ground, tossing and turning to dodge, and the whip still fell heavily without mercy.Zhao Gou's movements of lashing his whip became more and more violent and frantic. His body was completely shattered because the woman couldn't avoid it. The pieces of her clothes flew together with the spray of blood. Except for Concubine Pan Xian, who was watching happily, everyone looked sideways. Sigh unbearable.

Zhao Gou continued to whip the palace man out of control until the handle of the whip suddenly broke due to his abnormal strength.Holding the stump in his hand, he finally stopped, panting slightly, his angry eyes still fixed on the dying woman on the ground, when two eunuchs came over tremblingly and asked him how to deal with her, he resolutely said :"cut!"

Yingchi came over immediately, gently took away the stump, and then helped Zhao Gou to sit down.He slumped in the chair, sweat raged on his body and face, and the baby wiped it slowly for him. When it touched the skin under his eyes, his fingers under the silk scarf suddenly became hot, which was a drop of newly fallen liquid.

"Yingchi," he leaned on the back of the chair, closed his eyes and said, "I don't have a son anymore..."

He has always paid great attention to calling himself "Zhen" in front of everyone. When he calls himself "I" again, if he is not facing his closest relatives, it is when he is overjoyed and sad, and his emotions are most disturbed.And at this moment, his tone was the same as his face, pale with despair.

Yingfu naturally understood what this fact meant to Zhao Gou now.His only son died, and his physical condition determined that he would never have another son.Even if he controls the world, he is destined to be a loner with no heirs to inherit the country he worked so hard to maintain.It was really a trick of fate that allowed him to rule the world under circumstances that no one expected, but suddenly cut off his blood, making him alone in the pain of cutting off his children and grandchildren.

"Officials," Ying Chi slowly knelt down beside him, and said to him softly, "There are many things that can be lost and regained, and the city and the prince are no exception."

Zhao Gou buried his son under a hut on the west side of the Fatang of the Iron Pagoda Temple in Jiankang City. He often stopped by the tomb for a long time. evolution.

Extremely gloomy, his temper also became cloudy, suspicious and irritable.At this time, Li Shiyu, a tribute Jinshi from Xianjingjian Township, wrote a letter without interest, saying that the position of the crown prince should not be left empty for a long time, and begged His Majesty to choose the son of the clan as the crown prince, so as to reassure people's hearts.Zhao Gou just glanced at the letter and was furious. He tore the letter to pieces with both hands and threw it on the ground. He said angrily, "I will tell you to take away Li Shiyu's fame and return him to his hometown."

So Li Shiyu lamented that the rain was really untimely, and returned home sadly with his bags on his back.The Song and Jin battle reports in the next few days did not give Zhao Gou a chance to smile. Seeing him getting haggard and irritable day by day, Yingfu knew that the Song army was still retreating, and the Jin people's war was getting closer and closer to them. .

"Yingfu, do you think Hangzhou is a better place than Bianjing?" One night, after reading the memorial, Zhao Gou said to Yingfu thoughtfully.

Yingfu nodded: "Hangzhou has beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate. In terms of living environment, it is indeed better than Bianjing."

"And," Zhao Gou sighed, "it's more peaceful and safer than Bianjing."

The next day, Zhao Gou issued a decree to elevate Hangzhou to Lin'an Mansion, instructing Lin'an officials to pay attention to the repair and construction of palaces, government offices, roads and bridges in the city.This decision did not surprise Yingchi, she silently listened to the palace people around her talking about when to return to Lin'an with great interest, a touch of cherry blossom pink floated from the bottom of her heart, she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.She knew that Bianjing, the place where she grew up in her childhood, was far away from her, and she might never have the chance to go back, and Hangzhou, the city with the word "An" in its new name, should be where she and Zhao Gou lived in peace in the future. place.

A sense of security is what Zhao Gou lacks the most and desires the most. A small incident that happened on a certain night in October of the third year of Jianyan clearly proved this point.At that time, he moved back to Lin'an from Jiankang, and temporarily stayed in Guideyuan, a monastery by the Qiantang River. In the dead of night, there was a loud noise outside the door, like thunder and the collapse of the sky. Waking up from a dream.After listening carefully, I felt that the sound was like drums and gongs beating on all sides, clanging and agitating, and there was a hidden sound of gold and spears colliding, as if thousands of armies and horses were fighting fiercely.

Zhao Gou immediately woke up the infant beside him, got up quickly, put on his armor and asked the forbidden soldiers outside: "Did the Jin people attack?"

The forbidden soldier was stunned, and hurriedly ran out to look, and then ran back to report: "No trace of the golden soldier has been found."

"Then this voice..."

"It's the sound of Qiantang River tide rising."

Since ancient times, the tide of Qiantang River has been the strongest. When the tide rises, it is like a mountain avalanche and the ground cracks. The waves roll up and erect a wall of several feet. The waves pour down and the waves spray beads and jade. Can pass a few miles.Only then did Zhao Gou come to his senses, and sat down in relief. Thinking back on his behavior just now, he felt a little ashamed, looked at Yingfu, and laughed at himself: "Do you think I'm out of style by being surprised?"

He must have remembered what happened that night in Yangzhou, he was as terrified as a frightened animal just now.But facing his question, Yingchi shook her head, leaned over to hold his cold hand, and said, "In troubled times, it is necessary for officials to stay vigilant at all times." Then she smiled lightly: "I just heard the tide Sound, the concubine is also very scared."

At that time, Jin Shuai Wanyan Zongbi heard that Zhao Gou was going back to Lin'an, so he mobilized his navy and prepared to attack from Haidao.Zhao Gou only stayed in Lin'an for seven days. Seeing that the Jin army was approaching menacingly and pressing harder and harder, he crossed the Qiantang River to Yuezhou again.Before that, Zhao Gou had already sent Empress Dowager Longyou, Concubine Pan Xian, and Zhang Jieyu to Qianzhou, which was relatively safe, and only Yingchi was left with him as usual.

The Jin army attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold all the way, and they broke through Jiankang not long after. Zhao Gou took the baby and moved frequently to avoid it. In just a few months, he almost ran all over the cities of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.After Jiankang City was broken, the Jianghuai barrier was lost, and Lin'an, Yuezhou and other places were no longer safe. Zhao Gou retreated all the way to Mingzhou near the sea.Prime Minister Lu Yihao advised him to go to sea to take refuge temporarily when he had no choice, saying: "The only plan at present is to sail to avoid the atmosphere of the invaders. The enemy is good at riding horses, but he is not used to boats. When the enemy soldiers retreat, they will return to the two Zhejiang provinces. Then One goes in and one goes out, another goes out and one goes in, this is a strategy of military strategists."

The subsequent situation also forced Zhao Gou to think of another good strategy.Wanyan Zongbi traveled southward, first to Guangde, and then to Lin'an.Kang Yunzhi, the guardian of Lin'an, fled in a hurry. Zhu He, the county magistrate of Qiantang, committed suicide and died for his country. Zongbi sent General Ali Puluhun and his elite troops across the river to pursue Zhao Gou, vowing to capture him alive and bring him back to Jin.Therefore, Zhao Gou accepted Lu Yihao's suggestion and went into the sea on a building boat to temporarily avoid the golden soldiers.

Since then, the boat sailed on the sea for several days, passing Dinghai, Changguo and other counties without stopping at the shore. Zhao Gou was depressed all day long and couldn't smile.One day, the Yu Zhou was sailing through the vast mist as before. Zhao Gou was reading a book in the boat, and Ying Chi was by his side. Suddenly, he heard a "pop" sound on the deck outside, as if something heavy had fallen.The two immediately went out of the cabin to look, but they saw that it was a huge white fish that jumped out of the sea and landed on the boat. It was jumping non-stop on the deck at the moment, and its scales with water droplets shone crystal in the sun. of light.

The palace people were amazed, Zhao Gou looked at it silently, without saying a word, while Yingfu smiled and gave Zhao Gou Yingying a blessing, saying: "Congratulations to the official family, this is a good omen."

Zhao Gou asked, "How can you see it?"

Yingfu said: "In the past, King Wu of Zhou also saw white fish offering auspiciousness on his way across the sea, and he was able to destroy Zhou and prosper Zhou. Now the officials have also received this auspicious sign, which shows that the world will celebrate peace soon."

These words finally attracted Zhao Gou to smile, and said to her, "Yingfu, you are really kind. How can I thank you?"

Yingfu replied with a smile: "As long as Yingfu can see officials smiling, she will feel very happy."

Zhao Gou took her hand and walked back to the cabin, and wrote the imperial edict in his own hand: Mrs. Wu of Jinheyi County is a talented person.

Staying on the boat until the end of the year, seeing that the weather is getting colder every day, the north wind is bitter, and the snow is like poplar flowers. The boat on the water is not enough to keep out the cold, and it is very cold to live in it. After receiving the news of Yuezhou's fall, Zhao Gou went back to the cabin, looked at Yingchi and sighed: "It seems that we can only celebrate the New Year on the water."

"It's not necessarily bad." Yingchi comforted him and said, "This year, the officials celebrate the New Year in a boat, just like fishermen. I heard that the generals of the Jin Kingdom's clan are also fighting openly and covertly with each other. Maybe this indicates that the snipe and the clam are fighting each other. fight, and the officials will reap the benefits of the fisherman."

"You are very good at talking." Zhao Gou forced a smile, "Through the matter now, I really think that the emperor is not suitable, but he is really a fisherman, and he is carefree and carefree."

They spent New Year's Day that year in a boat at sea.The Jin soldiers pursued unsuccessfully, and did not set up heavy troops to stay behind after burning, killing and looting the captured towns. Zhang Jun, a member of the Privy Council who held military power, used Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and other generals to counterattack steadily, and gradually recovered most of the Jianghuai lost land. Zhao Goucai I was able to log back in.

6. Mirror Lake
At the end of June in the first year of Shaoxing in the second year of Roufu's return to the south, Zhao Gou personally sent the spirit of Empress Dowager Longyou to Shanghuang Village, Kuaiji County for a shallow burial.Shenwei is a hundred paces in square, and the lower palace is only one foot and five inches deep. Because the monarchs and ministers still hope that one day they can send the empress dowager's spirit to the north to be buried in Zhezong's Yongtai Mausoleum, so the Kuaiji Mausoleum is only regarded as a temporary sacrifice place for the spirit.

Several concubines of Zhao Gou and his younger sister, Princess Fuguo, accompanied him.Zhao Gou treated the Empress Dowager with respect and filial piety. All funerals were held according to the old rules of the Empress Dowager in the Northern Song Dynasty. After all the ceremonies were over, it was already the first ten days of July.

The beauty of Jinghu Lake in Kuaiji is famous all over the world, but Zhao Gou was busy with the Empress Dowager’s funeral and had no time to appreciate it. On July [-], Yao Xiliang, the magistrate of Kuaiji County, saw that all the ceremonies were over. Zhao Gou finally had time and invited him Boating on Jinghu Lake to enjoy the landscape.Zhao Gou didn't agree, and ordered to just drink tea by the lake and watch the scenery without extravagance. The county magistrate brought a few guards to accompany him in casual clothes, and he himself went in casual clothes so as not to disturb the people.

In the afternoon of that day, Zhao Gou and Yao Xiliang sat in the Jinghu Liuan Pavilion and had a chat over tea. During the conversation, Yao Xiliang told Zhao Gou that he had a volume of Huang Tingjian's authentic works in his possession. Order Yao Xiliang to go back to the mansion to have a look.Yao Xiliang didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately resigned and hurried back to the mansion to get the calligraphy.

Sitting alone in the room, Zhao Gou suddenly heard the sound of Qin Zheng playing the famous song "High Mountain and Flowing Water" coming from the lake.Its rhyme is melodious, like flowing clouds and flowing water, sometimes like clouds and mist lingering on the top of a mountain, sometimes like cold water gurgling and trickling in the secluded.After the ups and downs of the melody in the middle, which is as intense as the tens of thousands of ravines competing for the current, the tone turns soft again, just like a light boat that has passed Wu Gorge, leaving the aftermath of shocking rocks, sometimes whirling and slightly retting.

Zhao Gou looked up, but saw a small painting boat approaching from the smoke and water.The painting boat is elegant in shape, the middle cabin is only a small one, mainly made of bamboo, engraved with exquisite patterns and patterns, probably newly built, generally still light green in color, light green gauze curtains are hung on the doors and windows, and there is a pergola for shade and rain outside the cabin , is also made of bamboo.With the faint green hills in the distance and the clear water below, this scene can be painted.

The zither sound came from it.

Maybe it's a kabuki performing arts and entertaining guests.Thinking of this, Zhao Gou immediately restrained his mind, turned his head back, and leisurely raised a glass of tea, not bothering to look again.

But the painted boat gradually drew closer, and the sound of the zither stopped abruptly when it was moored on the side of Zhao Gou.The people in the boat called the boatman in, as if he had ordered something, and then the boatman came out, went ashore and said to Zhao Gou, "Master, there is a girl who invites you to come on the boat and say something."

Zhao Gou shook his head and didn't pay much attention to him.The boatman looked distressed and said: "The girl said that she and the young master are acquaintances."

This time, Zhao Gou hadn't responded, but the servant in plain clothes next to him scolded loudly: "My young master has never stayed in Kuaiji before, how can he know any girl! Is my young master someone you can invite if you want?"

Zhao Gou raised his hand to stop him, and said to the boatman, "Please tell that girl that I was invited by a friend to drink tea here to reminisce about the old days, so I am sorry for the inconvenient leaving."

As soon as the voice fell, I heard a woman in the boat giggling: "Young master's airs are too big."

Hearing this voice, Zhao Gou's heart skipped a beat. He raised his eyes and saw a slender hand pushing aside the curtain on the door, and it was Rou Fu who leaned out of the boat and smiled at him.

She was wearing a light pink thin blouse with drawstrings on both sides of the skirt, which was loosely tied in front of the chest, and the remaining double belts were hanging down freely, dancing in the wind.A white plain silk tube top is slightly exposed under the collarbone, and brocade patterns of the same color as the blouse are embroidered on the edge.A light long skirt is tied around the waist, with a white base and a pink hibiscus pattern on the lower end, and a layer of light gauze is covered on it, which is elegant and soft.Her hair is tied into a three-turn small bun, leaning playfully to the right, with a hollow carved crystal bracelet inserted on it, and two small pink roses adorned under the bun. Wings cover both sides of her ears, and her crystal earrings matching the crystal bracelets are as pure as dew, not willing to be lonely, shining in her movements.

Seeing her dizzy and dizzy, it was difficult to breathe at that moment. Fortunately, he had already cultivated the ability to hide his emotions with an indifferent expression.He raised his hand again to stop the servant from greeting her habitually, and tried his best to put on a serious expression, determined not to let the little fairy flying out of Huayang Huaying see his amazement towards her: "You are so great!" You have the guts to sneak out alone, how decent! Hurry up and go ashore, I will order someone to take you back."

"Whoever told you to come out to play, don't take me with you! Staying in the post house every day, I'm suffocated to death." Rou Fu said with a leisurely smile, "Since you come to watch the scenery, why do you just sit on the shore? I hired this boat tour Lake, I kindly invite you to swim with me, but you still put on such a big air and ignore people."

She laughed and said Yan Yan, her expression was extremely charming, and she directly referred to Zhao Gou as "you". Then he became gentle, He Yan said to her: "Since you invited me, why did you hide out just now? If I knew it was your invitation, how could I ignore it?"

"Then, if I invite you to my boat now, you will agree?" Rou Fu raised his eyebrows and asked again.

"Now?" Zhao Gou hesitated slightly.

"It's fine if you don't come, I'm fine with traveling alone." Rou Fu turned around and made a gesture to enter the cabin of the painting boat.

Zhao Gou didn't think any more, got up and stepped onto the boat.The guards around him wanted to follow him on the boat but were stopped by Rou Fu, and then said to Zhao Gou: "My boat is too small to accommodate so many people. Besides, what are you doing with so many people? Is it possible that there are people on this small lake? pirate?"

Before Zhao Gou answered, the boatman on the side already said, "Don't worry, my lord, our place is very safe. I have been rowing here for more than 20 years, and I have never encountered robbers or robbers."

Zhao Gou thought about it, then waved his followers to retreat, saying: "You wait here, I will return soon."

The entourage retreated in response, and the boatman raised his boat and slowly drove the boat into the center of the lake.

Rou Fu smiled and pulled Zhao Gou to the bow of the boat to stand still, pointing to Dihuashaou in the distance for him to see.Zhao Gou looked at her with a smile, turning his head to look back at her from time to time, and felt warm and happy every moment his eyes touched her.

The boatman watched them as he rowed his oars.Zhao Gou was wearing an ordinary literati wide-sleeved robe. Although the mourning period for the Empress Dowager had expired, he still chose white to wear, and a white silk scarf was tied around his head. Standing against the wind together, it is a perfect match.The boatman was curious for a moment, so he couldn't help asking: "Miss, who is this young man?"

Rou Fu turned around and asked, "What do you think?"

The boatman said: "The girl is so beautiful, and the young man is so refined, they are really a couple. Presumably this young man is your official?"

Zhao Gou was about to explain, but Rou Fu smiled first: "You have a good eye, he is indeed an official of my family." Then he turned to Zhao Gou and gave a blessing, with a meaningful smile in his mouth, gently Called: "Officer."

7. Fisherman's song

Zhao Gou was quite surprised to hear this sound, and looked at her intently, but she still smiled lightly.

"Nonsense." He said in a low voice, then turned his head and put his hands behind his back to look at the golden scales leaping out from the front of the boat. When he turned to the side, the smile on his lips was reflected in Bo Xin.

She stretched out her arms to hold him, and the movement couldn't be more natural. "Today you pretend to be my official, and I pretend to be your wife, okay? Just treat it as a joke." She whispered in his ear, and without waiting for his answer, she took his hand and entered the cabin.

She asked him to sit down on one side, filled a glass of bamboo leaf wine, and handed it to him pretending to be respectful, then retreated to sit behind Qin Zheng, leaned over and asked, "Does the official want to listen to the slave's music?" With her playful look, she looks like a good wife.

Although he felt a little strange about her performance today, Zhao Gou didn't bother to think about it. It's rare that the two of them are in a good mood at the moment. How long has it been since they met?The current Rou Fu Qiao Xiao Yan is as beautiful as before, and she is so submissive to him, even if it is just her behavior under the play, he is willing to continue playing with her.The scene in front of him was unpredictable, even in his heart, he never dared to think about it.Play house, very good name.

He nodded: "Your labor... Yuan Yuan." He wanted to say "Your Lady", but he hesitated when he reached the point of his mouth, after all, he called her by her name.

With a flick of her slender hand, a string of clear music flowed out.Zhao Gouxian leaned on one side and listened to her playing the zither, took a sip of the wine she poured, and felt it was very elegant and fragrant.

She lowered her eyebrows and smiled while stroking the zither strings, her eyelashes drooping slightly, her wrists as bright as jade, and as her head moved slightly sideways, the cicada wings hanging down her ears let out the light pink clothes that brushed her from time to time... She is so beautiful , the scenery of the lake and mountains outside the window was eclipsed in front of her, fading into a light ink background.And with such a talent, I didn't know that she could play the zither in the past. How many advantages did she have that she has not yet revealed?The music was pleasing to the ear and heart, making him smile slightly.

She raised her head by chance, as if seeing something through the bamboo window, she was displeased, and immediately stopped playing.He frowned and followed her gaze, and found a rather large colored boat sailing not far away, with many people standing on it, he could vaguely identify the internal guards and the county magistrate of Kuaiji who he brought just now.The boat was traveling at a leisurely pace, keeping a certain distance from their painting boat, obviously following and protecting them.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"It's rare to come out to enjoy the mountains and rivers leisurely, why do you have to bring so many tails?" She pouted.

He explained: "They want to come by themselves, it has nothing to do with me. I just ordered them to wait for me on the shore."

She raised her eyebrows when she heard the words: "Since that's the case, shall we get rid of them?"

He smiled: "Their boat is bigger than ours, can they get rid of it?"

"Of course." She immediately raised her voice and said to the boatman outside: "These servants insist on following, it's so annoying. Can we row our boat to a small and deep place so that they can't find it?"

The boatman readily agreed: "No problem! I am familiar with the waterway here, so please don't worry, girl." Then he swung his oars harder, and quickly turned into a winding waterway, preventing the big boat from entering.The surface of Jinghu Lake is long and narrow, with twists and turns, and there are many small bays and small islands in it. Their painting boats twisted and turned several times, and the big boat disappeared without a trace.

So she happily pulled him out to enjoy the mountains, green mountains and clear waters. When she saw a red fish swimming by leisurely, she asked him to look at it happily. The boatman couldn't help laughing, and said to her: "Young lady and young master." Are you interested in fishing? I have a fishing rod on this boat." Rou Fu naturally agreed, so the boatman found a fishing rod and handed it to Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou took the fishing rod, sat on the side of the boat and started fishing, Rou Fu also sat aside and watched seriously.After a while, a fish took the bait. Zhao Gou felt that the fish bit the hook and dragged it very hard, so he knew it must be a huge fish, so he smiled and said to Rou Fu, "This time we caught a big fish!"

When Rou Fu heard his eyes shining, he shouted: "Really? I'll help you pull it!" He happily went to help Zhao Gou lift the pole, but at this time suddenly there was a wave coming, and the menacing wave came and pressed him down, "Wow " With a sound, they were caught off guard and half-wet, the boat was hit so that it could not stop dangling on the water surface, and the big fish had already taken the opportunity to break free and disappeared without a trace.Zhao Gou and Rou Fu looked at each other's embarrassment, and couldn't help laughing. Then Rou Fu asked the boatman: "Is there a fishing net?" Before he could answer, he ran into the cabin with his skirt in his hands and looked around.

"What do you want a fishing net for?" Zhao Gou asked.

Rou Fu said: "Fishing in the net! If you cast a large net, even the biggest fish will never escape, and you can catch many at the same time. Wouldn't it save time and effort?"

"No." Zhao Gou shook his head and smiled. "Although fishing with a net is quick and fast, it is more rude. Compared with fishing, it is much less elegant. Fishing is the best way to train people's patience, perseverance and determination. The beauty of it is hard to describe."

"No wonder everyone in Asco loves to fish. Now I understand what the officials said." Rou Fu smiled and ran out again: "Then you will teach me later."

Zhao Gou agreed, and swung his pole again to cast bait. After a while, he successfully caught a big fish.

Seeing that they were very interested, the boatman moored the boat to a place with a lot of fish in shallow water by the side of the island, and said: "There are a lot of fish here, you two fish slowly. My house is on the island, and now I will go ashore to clean up. Come to my house for a short sit, and if you catch fish, let my wife cook for dinner." The two nodded in agreement, and the boatman left.

After Zhao Gou caught a few more fish, Rou Fu grabbed the fishing rod and fished by himself. He threw the hook at will, and then sat and held the rod and waited still. Zhao Gou shook his head frequently, and said with a smile, "If you go fishing like this, you may not be able to catch the fish next year."

Rou Fu frowned and asked him the reason, and he explained with a smile: "First of all, when hooking, pay attention to four words: light, accurate, moving, avoiding. Light, that is, don't make too much noise, otherwise it will not only scare the fish , It is also easy to dehook the bait. Accurate, that is, the hook should be thrown on the exact fishing den, and it should not deviate. Moving, that is, the fishing line must be shaken slightly from time to time to let the fish find the bait. Avoiding, that is, avoiding small fish, Catch big fish alone. Then look at the hook and lift the rod in time after the float sinks. When lifting the rod, the wrist must be upturned, and the elbow should be pressed down at the same time. Lift it, don’t lift it backwards.” At this point, Rou Fu’s smile deepened, “For you, you should pay special attention to one problem: when lifting the pole, don’t use too much force, and don’t drag it hard, otherwise, it will easily break the thread. , The broken hook makes the fish escape, or the fish’s mouth is split, and only one fish’s lip can be hooked.”

Rou Fu gave a "puchi" smile, thumped him a few times, and then said with a smile: "Okay, I remember, I will definitely catch a big fish."

Zhao Gou nodded, stretched out his right hand to hold her hand, and said, "Come on, this time I will teach you how to do it."

As soon as this remark came out, it seemed inappropriate.They sat side by side on the side of the boat, Rou Fu sat on the right side, Zhao Gou stretched out his hand to hold Rou Fu's right hand, as if holding her in his arms, aware of the ambiguity of this movement, Zhao Gou straightened up unnaturally , The hand holding Roufu Rouwen also became stiff.

But he heard Roufu chuckle and said: "Okay!" Then he looked up at him, wondering, "What? Is there a problem?"

"Oh, it's nothing." Zhao Gou adjusted his movements, acting casually, "The hook just now seems to have been cast farther away."

"Hehe, then let's get closer." Rou Fu pulled the fishing rod back slightly, and his body seemed to get closer to Zhao Gou unintentionally.

She leaned in his arms like this, the cloud bun and misty temples lightly touched the skin around his neck, the faint fragrance emitted from her body, and the soft and boneless little hand held by him, constituted his irresistible affection. lure.

He was in a daze.In the meantime, she seemed to ask him a few more questions, but he didn't hear them at all.The black hair on her head was combed in a bun, and there was a thin white hairline in the middle. The skin there had a transparent texture, which he thought was cute.

At last she announced with a smile: "Hands are sore, no more fishing." Withdrawing her hand, she put down the fishing rod.His hand also retracted, but remained in hers.

She still accepts his embrace quietly, and is also silent, but there is always a bright smile on her lips.

He lowered his head and touched her earlobe lightly with his lips.She wasn't surprised by this move, so he kissed her forehead again, still without any hint of her displeasure.He continued to kiss, bit by bit, very gently, hesitating to stop at any time.

His lips touched her cheeks, smooth and warm to the touch.He paused, giving her enough time to say no.But she didn't, instead she smiled slightly and closed her eyes.

Finally, he kissed her pink lips.The long-lost feeling, the traces of years of time seem to disappear in an instant, he is still the high-spirited King Kang, and she is still the girl under the falling cherry blossoms in Gen Yue.He felt a little sour, and hugged her tightly in an instant, as if hugging everything he had lost.

8. Fisherman's song

A layer of light rain fell with the wind, but he didn't notice it. He didn't let go of her hand until he felt her trembling slightly in his arms.Humid air and cool water mist rushed towards his face, he was startled and looked at Rou Fu, and found that her hair bun had many thin water droplets, and there were also large water marks that gradually deepened on the skirt.

"Is it cold?" Zhao Gou asked Rou Fu with concern, looked up at the light rain on the thousand mountains and light smoke on the half of the lake, and said, "It's raining."

She smiled: "Your sleeves have protected me from the rain, but you, half of you have been soaked." She stretched out her hand to stroke his right cheek, and then unfolded it for him to see, on the red and white palm It's full of transparent rain, "I'm not cold, I just saw the rain falling on you, and I intend to remind you, but you don't seem to care at all, and I don't want to talk too much. In the end, I saw that you were soaked too much, so I couldn't help it." Move it, let you see if you should think of a way to avoid the rain."

Zhao Gou was a little ashamed.Annoyed that he was too devoted just now, and faintly disappointed by her indifference.It is such a difficult and dangerous move for him to throw aside the shackles of ethics and morality to kiss her at this time, and the guilt that comes with it is no less than the pleasure that comes from it.During that time, he imagined her reaction afterwards, whether Xiafei Shuangyi snuggled into his arms shyly, or pushed him away and ran away quickly after realizing their identities, or worried about their loss. Worrying about the future... But she never thought that she could kiss him back and still open her eyes to see the rain, to see him, to see how the rain wets his cheeks and clothes, at a time when he is suffering because their love grows on the basis of kinship At that time, she only cared about whether she should take shelter from the rain now.

"Ah! Just now when I went in to look for fishing nets, I saw bamboo hats and coir raincoats in the cabin!" Rou Fu cried softly, then got up and ran happily into the cabin to look for those things.The figure was as light and graceful as Yuan Yuan who ran back to Longde Palace under his watch.

She wasn't as involved in their kiss as he was, but she didn't seem to resent it either.Didn't she realize that their brother-sister relationship had messed with their relationship?To be able to act like a child, abandoning the shadows and worries in it, and simply enjoying the ambiguous affection and repressed love he gave her.

But that's the only way he loves her.This kind of soft blessing is the Yuan Yuan who fell in love with him.Light and delicate, it appeared in front of him like a cluster of jumping lights and shadows, which made him unable to catch them, but made him even more dazzled.

When she came back again, she held the bamboo hat in one hand and the coir raincoat in the other, and smiled at Zhao Gou as she walked, "Come on, you won't be afraid of the rain if you put it on." Zhao Gou's heart warmed up, thinking about this situation, it was common to ordinary fisherman couples, if he wasn't the emperor, and she wasn't his sister of the same father, he brought her here to fish for a living, so don't bother with those The annoying war and government affairs are so carefree all day long, but they are also enough to comfort my whole life.

After dressing him up, Rou Fu helped him sit down and continue fishing, then retreated to the cabin and opened the curtain, saying, "I'll just sit here and watch you."

Zhao Gou nodded, smiled and led the pole to throw the hook again.Rou Fu sat on the willow flower felt behind the veil and watched for a while, and suddenly sang in a manly voice: "Egrets fly in front of Xisai Mountain, peach blossoms flow in the water and mandarin fish are fat. Green straw hats, green coir raincoats, slanting wind and drizzle will not return."

She sang "Fisherman's Poetry" by Zhang Zhihe of the Tang Dynasty. Fill out a song, and sing in response: "The spring water of a lake is born at night, and the spring mountains are more horizontal. The smoke boat is small and the fishing line is light, and it has won the eternal fame in leisure."

"Good words, good words!" Rou Fu clapped his hands and praised after hearing this, "This word comes at your fingertips, without the meaning of piling up and carving, it is elegant and natural, and it has the taste of Zhang Zhi and fisherman's songs. In the past, I only heard that Brother Jiu was outstanding in calligraphy, but he rarely wrote poems. According to rumors, the palace people speculated that Kang Wang was not as talented as his father and brother Kai, so he didn't write poems easily, but now it seems that this is not the case at all, Brother Jiu probably just doesn't want to show off casually."

Zhao Gou was very happy to be praised by her, smiled lightly, and said: "Where. The graceful and soft style of poetry was popular in the palace back then. Father and third brother were masters of it. I know that the style does not match. It is difficult to compare with their masterpieces. In comparison, so I simply didn’t fill it in, so as not to be ridiculed. I heard you sing a fisherman’s song today, and I got a little interested, so I sang a random song.”

"I don't like to read words full of rouge and powder." Rou Fu said, "Ninth Brother's word is leisurely and elegant, I really like it. Zhang Zhihe has filled in fifteen "Fisherman's Ci", why don't you also like it?" Fill in fifteen poems according to the rhyme?"

"Yuan Yuan is testing me?" Zhao Gou smiled and said, "It's not difficult, but I'm not very good at writing lyrics, you need to give me some time."

"Okay, is one day enough? Tomorrow you fill it out and then sing it to me." Rou Fu asked.

Zhao Gou nodded, staring at the water surface, pondering while fishing.

Several big fish were caught one after another, the rain gradually stopped, and the twilight gradually revealed. The clouds in the sky were reflected in the water and floated leisurely.Zhao Gou took the last fish off the hook and put it into the bucket by his side. Then he put down the fishing rod, looked at the shadows of clouds underwater and sang: "In the thin evening, the forest is pale and green, and the autumn moon by the river is already shining. Longitudinal Far away, suitable for heaven, fragments of idle clouds at the bottom of the water fly."

This time, he didn't hear Rou Fu's comment, so Zhao Gou stepped into the cabin to see her, but saw her sitting obliquely on the willow carpet on the ground, with one hand on the low table under the zither, bowing her head With eyes drooping, she was already asleep.

Even in sleep, her beauty is not less.Her temporarily closed eyes accentuated the tenderness of her petal-like cheeks and beautifully curved lips, both of which had a lovely vivid color that made it all the more difficult to suppress the desire to touch and kiss.

Zhao Gou leaned over and kissed her on the lips, and stroked her face with his hand, the movement was very gentle, but it still woke her up.

She opened her sleepy willow eyes, and was not surprised to see Zhao Gou. She still leaned against the desk, rubbed her blushed cheeks, and asked lazily, "I heard someone singing in my dream just now. But you?"

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "I just sang another fisherman's song."

"Then sing it to me again." Rou Fu sat up and said.

"Hehe, no." Zhao Gou said, "Who put you to sleep? Now I'm not in the mood to sing."

Rou Fu held his hand and begged, but he refused, and finally said: "Then you compose one now, and if it is good, I will sing it to you again." Rou Fu thought for a while, agreed, and thought for a while Afterwards, he sang, "When the grass blooms, the boat has passed, and the brocade scales leap to the circle of the waves. Bamboo leaf wine, willow flower felt..."

When he sang "Liuhua Felt", he hesitated, and the hands that beat the verses also stopped, probably still considering the words of the last line.Zhao Gou immediately made up for her with a smile: "Bamboo leaf wine, willow flower felt, I want the gull to sleep with me!"

"Bah!" Rou Fu glared at him and said angrily, "You laugh at me!"

"No, no," Zhao Gou said with a smile, "Don't Yuan Yuan feel that the last sentence is perfectly connected and seamless? Besides, it is very realistic, it is the finishing touch."

"Hey, are you so immodest? You actually said that the sentence you answered was the finishing touch..."

"Well, it's wrong to say that. I'm just writing based on the facts. It should be said that Yuan Yuan's sleep is the sleep of the eyes."

The two were still chatting and laughing, the boatman who had left earlier had returned, and invited them to go ashore to his house for a drink and a meal.Zhao Gou asked the boatman to pick up the fish he had just caught, and then went with Roufu.During the banquet, drinking bamboo leaf wine and eating the fish I caught, I feel very sweet.At this time, the surrounding green hills were hidden in the twilight. Zhao Gou sat leaning against a lone pine tree in the courtyard, and stared at Rou Fu on the opposite side from time to time through the thin bonfire, and she kept smiling sweetly, and the cluster of fire fell in her eyes. , Reminding him of Jiji's eyes when Rou Fu looked at him that day.

Returning to the boat after dinner, Zhao Gou wanted to ask the boatman to take them back by boat, but Rou Fu stopped him and said to him: "We will return to Yuezhou soon, and there will not be many leisurely days like today. , why rush back to the post house? Why don’t we just stay in the boat and spend the night listening to the wind and enjoying the moon before going back.”

The boatman also said: "Miss, this is a good idea. The weather is hot now, and sleeping on the water at night is the easiest way to fall asleep. I can prepare bedding for you, and the doors and windows of the boat cabins can be locked. The neighborhood is quite peaceful, so you don't have to worry about safety issues. "

If the accompanying person was replaced by someone else, Zhao Gou would never agree to sleep out without a guard, but this time he was traveling with Roufu, and he already felt that every moment he spent privately with her was precious, What's more, under the circumstances that their mutual identities were downplayed, he was nostalgic for such a time, and couldn't help her repeatedly persuasion, and finally nodded in agreement.

9. Fisherman's song

The galaxy is bright, and the moonlight is very good.Rou Fu leaned against the window in the cabin and looked up at the starry sky, and said to Zhao Gou beside him: "When I was young, I once clamored for someone to pick off the moon for me, but brother Kai ordered someone to fill water in a golden pot, let the moon reflect in the water and give it back to me." I see, I really think he took the moon off."

Zhao Gou smiled and said: "As long as you like it, it's not just the moon, I can give you the whole galaxy."

Rou Fu asked: "Put it in the golden pot and give it to me?"

Zhao Gou waved his head: "No need. Today, the mountains and rivers of the Great Song Dynasty are all mine. The mountains you see are mine, the water is mine, and the Milky Way reflected in Jinghu Lake is naturally mine. Even if the Sun, Moon and Galaxy are contained It doesn't matter if I give you the entire Mirror Lake!"

"Thank you Brother Jiu for the reward." Rou Fu smiled, "But I only want the moon in Bianjing Fengchi."

Zhao Gou's smile disappeared, and he said calmly: "The sun and the moon are unique, and the moon in Jinghu is no different from the moon in Fengchi."

"The same thing will not be the same when it appears in different places." Rou Fu picked up a candied kumquat in the fruit plate on the table and looked at it casually. In my opinion, the moon in Jinghu is not as bright as the one in Fengchi, if I say I want the moon in Fengchi, will Brother Nine agree to give it to me?"

Zhao Gou turned his head indifferently and stared at the moon shadow in the water without answering for a long time.With a soft sigh, Rou Fu threw the kumquat in his hand outwards and fell into the lake. At that moment, the shadow of the moon shattered and scattered. "I'm tired, brother Jiu should go to bed earlier." She spread the bedding, lay down and closed her eyes to sleep.

Zhao Gou closed the window and lay down beside her in Yiheyi.The cabin area is small, and the bedding brought by the boatman is only one set, although he feels slightly embarrassed, he can only sleep side by side with her.

The thin quilt was covered by soft blessings, Zhao Gou did not move, lying on the edge of the mattress, keeping as far away from her as possible.He didn't feel cold, even though the temperature on the lake was always much lower than that on land, on the contrary, he felt a faint burning sensation on his skin.He was wondering if he should open the small window slightly to let in a few cool breezes from the river.

Suddenly, her hand fell on his face, and she began to slowly touch his forehead, eyes, nose, ears and lips with her fingers.There was a cool temperature on her fingertips, but it forced out a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

"What are you doing?" His voice was calm as usual.

She chuckled softly: "Hush...don't move...the eyes, mouth and nose are indeed those of the Nine Kings under the cherry tree in Genyue..."

He didn't understand what she meant by this, so he remained silent, allowing her to continue touching his facial features in the dark.

Finally, her fingers rested on his lips, touching them back and forth repeatedly for a long time. "You once said that one day, I was swinging in the rain of cherry blossoms in Genyue Mountain," she said, "But you refused to tell me what happened afterwards."

"You asked knowingly." Zhao Gou closed his eyes and gently held her finger.

She laughed again: "I just want you to tell me yourself."

"Okay, I'll tell you." He leaned over and kissed her again.She responded slowly, bit by bit, just like the first kiss.

After a long time, he finally let her go, and her sparkling eyes flickered in the night: "And then?"

Then?She almost let him make such a serious mistake without knowing it.

This made Zhao Gou suddenly realize how inappropriate their behavior is now, and immediately leaned to the side, keeping a little distance from her: "There is no after. That day, nothing happened in the end."

"Then," Rou Fuyi came over and looked up into his eyes, "If you could do it all over again, would you also choose to give up?"

The dark night can't get rid of her undisguised sharpness, and her questions are still as sharp as her eyes.Zhao Gou was taken aback and said, "This is against ethics."

She smiled: "So what?"

Indirect encouragement, even seductive, the boldness of her words surprised Zhao Gou.After sitting silently for a while, he stretched out his hand to caress her face, lingered on her slender and warm neck for a long time, and then slid into her back from the back of the neck.The skin here is exquisite and delicate, with a gentle touch.

Rou Fu snuggled into his arms, and quietly untied the belt around his waist.

Aware of the looseness of the skirt, Zhao Gou was startled, and suddenly pushed Rou Fu away.

She sat up straight, tilted her head and smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

He turned his head away from her and said, "That can't be the case."

She didn't ask any more questions, she nodded obediently, and said: "Well, let's go to sleep." After saying that, she lay down, closed her eyes, and said nothing more.

For a long time, being tender with her has been a taboo, and even thinking about it occasionally in my heart would be considered an unforgivable sin.Today's getting along was an unexpected opportunity, she led him to deliberately forget the identity of brother and sister, and played the role of husband and wife with her for a day.She even gives him further hints, and he pushes her away after all.It was really a decision made out of fear, the fear of being charged with incest, and the fear of her finding out about her impotent physical condition.He closed his eyes sadly, unable to determine which of these two fears frightened him more, and prompted him to resolutely push away the woman who had been yearning irresistibly for many years to hold her in his arms.

He lay there numbly, Rou Fu's question came to mind repeatedly during the time of insomnia: "If you could do that day again, would you choose to give up as well?"

It was very late before I fell asleep in a daze, and it was already bright when I woke up.Opening his eyes, he saw that Roufu had finished grooming and was sitting quietly beside him. When he woke up, he smiled and said, "I have prepared clean water for you to wash. You wash first, and I will comb your hair later."

It's a good feeling, he loves this scene so much, he can't help thinking of yesterday's idea of ​​leaving the mundane world and taking her to fish in the lake to enjoy the day.While she was combing his hair, he recited another "Fisherman's Poetry": "Who said that the fisherman is a foolish old man, with a leaf floating in the sky and nothing to worry about. Breaking through the waves lightly, facing the wind finely, sleeping in the middle of the awning window .”

After hearing this, Rou Fu tied the hair band on his bun and said calmly: "What a fuzzy family, but Brother Jiu's career as a fisherman is coming to an end, and everyone has been waiting outside anxiously." Waiting to pick you up and continue to be emperor."

When Zhao Gou heard this, he opened the window and took a look. He found that the boat was densely surrounded by official ships. Xin Yongzong was under the command of the Imperial Army.

Zhao Gou smiled wryly: "They finally came after them." Then he got up and got out of the cabin, and Rou Fu also followed.

Xin Yongzong and Yao Xiliang immediately led all the soldiers and guards to kneel down on the mountain and greeted Long live.Zhao Gou noticed that the two guards next to Xin Yongzong were escorting two people kneeling, but they were the boatman and his wife who received them yesterday. He thought that Xin Yongzong was worried about what might happen if the boatman took him alone, so he arrested the couple.At this moment, the two of them were scared out of their wits, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, repeatedly saying that they didn't know that it was the royal driver who came in person, so they were negligent, and asked the officials to forgive their sins.

Zhao Gou then said to Xin Yongzong: "They are not bad people, they treated me very warmly and thoughtfully yesterday, let them go quickly."

"And give me fifty coins." Rou Fu added with a smile behind him.

Zhao Gou nodded: "Yes."

The boatman and his wife were overjoyed and knelt down to thank them again and again.Zhao Gou said "Excuse me" and turned around with Rou Fu to get on the official ship prepared by Yao Xiliang.Unexpectedly, the boatman suddenly had the courage to chase after a few steps and said: "The official family and this lady came to the Caomin small boat and humble house. It is really a blessing that the Caomin has cultivated in several lifetimes. I pray for blessings and burn incense every day, and wish the official family and the lady good luck and longevity. I just don’t know what the title of this lady is, and I hope the official family will tell it.”

Zhao Gou was stunned for a moment, and was temporarily speechless to answer.The boatman saw most of the intimacy between him and Roufu yesterday, not to mention that when he asked Roufu about their relationship, Roufu admitted that they were husband and wife, how could he tell him that Roufu was not a concubine but a princess , his sister?He has already spent the night with Rou Fu in the boat, what if this matter spreads to the people?
When he was hesitating, he saw Xin Yongzong coming over and said to the boatman, "This lady is a talented person from Wu."

Xin Yongzong has been guarding the royal family for a long time, and he is very familiar with all the palace family members, so naturally he would not mistake him. Zhao Gou understood that he was covering up for him, and then looked around the forbidden guards around him, only to find that the guards he brought with him today were all those who had little contact with the palace. There are not many newcomers, and most of the rest are brought by Yao Xiliang, and they naturally don't know Roufu and Wu Cairen.

Zhao Gou secretly lamented Xin Yongzong's carefulness, gave him a deep look of approval, and then boarded the boat and entered the cabin.The boatman and his wife were left to kowtow, shouting auspicious words to bless the officials and "Wu Cairen".

After returning to the post house, Yao Xiliang immediately sent Huang Tingjian's calligraphy that was mentioned yesterday. Zhao Gou was surprised when he opened it: the book on it was Zhang Zhihe's fifteen "Fisherman's Ci"!
Recalling yesterday's play and the fisherman's song I sang with Roufu, I couldn't help but feel a little joy, and immediately ordered someone to serve me with pen and ink, and wrote my fifteen "Fisherman's Ci" with a pen:
One
A lake of spring water is born at night.Several stacks of spring mountains are far and horizontal.The smoking boat is small and the fishing line is light.Win the eternal fame in idleness.

Second
Thin late smoke forest Dan Cuiwei.The autumn moon on the riverside is already bright.Long distance, suitable for heaven.Flying fragments of idle clouds underwater.

Third
Clouds sprinkle the Qingjiang River on board.How can you buy Jiang Tian for a penny.Urge short oars, go to Changchuan.Fish and crabs come to drink wine and smoke.

Fourth
The boat has passed when the grass blooms.The golden scales leap to the circle of the waves.Bamboo leaf wine, willow flower felt.Interested in the gull to sleep with me.

No. [-]
The flat boat and the small cable are in the wind.Sihe Qingshan in the evening mist.Ming fine fire, relying on lonely pine.I hope Zunzhong's wine is not empty.

Sixth
How can you understand the work of the Nong family?Thousands of hectares wave heart moon shadow clear.Pour green wine, grits soup.Keep a spirit in the clothes.

Seventh
The waves swallowed the boat and took off the giant scales.It is also difficult to make a rope into a net.When the lun is released, the bait sinks.Shallow fishing has a deeper taste.

Eight
The fish letter also urged the flower letter to open.For whom does the flower wind come.Shu willow eyes, falling plum cheeks.The waves warm and the peach blossoms turn to thunder at night.

Ninth
Twilight, morning, winter and spring.The high chariot and four horses took advantage of it.Jinzhu house, millet surplus.I don't know that Jiang Han is alone.

No. [-]
The distant water is boundless and the mountains are neighbors.Seeing each other at the end of the year is more affectionate.The moon is in the flute, and the body is in the wine.I don't look like an ordinary person.

Its eleven
Who said Yufu is Yu Gong.One leaf is full of worries.Break through the waves lightly and face the wind finely.Sleeping up the awning window is in the middle of the day.

Its twelfth

The water culverts and the rain is clear and clear.Xiaoli is light and the sky is not clear.In the Mingjian, the pattern is born.The sound of egrets flying into the sky.

Its thirteen

There are countless lotus root flowers among wild wild cattails.Ouge sings Liuxia lightly.Follow the family, turn around the mountain slope.There are also three or two isolated villages.

Fourteen

When spring enters Weiyang, there are many flowers.The season of spring return is self-qinghe.Chong Xiaowu, make Cangbo.So what if it comes back together.

its fifteen

Qingwan Youdao Ren Panyu.A boat slanted freely.Only this, no place to live.From teaching red sleeves to cry before fish.

After finishing writing, everyone around praised: "The official characters are good and the words are excellent. This handwriting is really a masterpiece that is rarely seen today, and the words are so elegant that they will surely last forever."

Zhao Gou smiled slightly, looked at Xin Yongzong, who was always silent and silent, and wrote a few prefaces on the words: "On July [-], the first year of Shaoxing, when I came to Kuaiji, I read the book written by Huang Tingjian. Fifteen poems by Zhihe Yufu, with the same rhyme as opera, are bestowed on Xin Yongzong."

10. Shengpa
In the afternoon, Zhao Gou went to see her in Roufu's room. When he entered the hall, he saw no one. He asked the maid in the hall, and the maid replied that the eldest princess was in the inner room. Seeing that the door of the inner room was not closed, Zhao Gou went straight in. Rou Fu and Yi lazily lie on the bed and take a nap.

After a visit to Jinghu Lake, Zhao Gou felt that the two of them were much closer, so he went to pull her up and said with a smile, "Why are you still sleeping?"

Rou Fu looked at him in a daze, closed his eyes and still wanted to lie back, and said: "I swam with you for a whole day yesterday, and I didn't sleep well at night, so I'm naturally sleepy now."

Hearing her mention yesterday's incident, Zhao Gou's eyes softened immediately, and he said softly, "I have already written the fifteen "Fisherman's Ci" you want, can I have someone sing it to you?"

Rou Fu also became interested when he heard it, sat up and opened his eyes and said: "Okay."

Zhao Gou summoned several musicians and ordered them to sing their own words one by one in the hall.Accompanied by stringed pipes and shengpa, the musicians also sing clearly and melodiously.After singing, Zhao Gou asked Rou Fu if he was satisfied. Rou Fu smiled and said, "That's right. But the current situation reminds me of another poem." Then he ordered the musician to say, "Play "Eye Mei" .”

The musician plucked the strings and played the sheng and played the song "Eye Eyes". Rou Fu opened his lips to the music and sang: "Yujing once recalled the prosperity of the past. Wanli emperor's house. Qionglin Yudian, Chaoxuan stringed pipe, and evening row Shengpa. The people of Huacheng are desolate, and the dream of spring is around Husha. Where is the home mountain, I can listen to the Qiang flute and blow the plum blossoms."

Zhao Gou lost his smile after hearing this: "Why did you remember this word?"

Rou Fu said: "Ninth brother should have heard of it. This word was inspired by the emperor's father when he heard a golden man playing the Qiang flute one night on his way north."

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "I have heard of it a long time ago. I will try my best to welcome my father and emperor back to the south as soon as possible. Now that my sister has returned to me, I will protect you and give you a safe and worry-free life. The past is nothing more than A nightmare, you don’t have to think about such sad and mournful words in the future, it will only add to the sadness.”

"What method is Nine Brother going to use to welcome back the father?" Rou Fu's lips twitched, "Are you talking about peace?"

Zhao Gou tilted his head in displeasure: "My daughter, why do you care about these things so much!"

Rou Fu waved his hands and ordered the Yue Ji and the maid to retreat, and then said: "The situation in the Song Dynasty is getting better now. I heard that Yue Fei and Zhang Jun joined forces to conquer the domestic bandits, defeated the leader of the bandits Li Cheng in Louzizhuang, and recovered Yun and Jiangzhou. The rest of the thieves fled upon hearing the news. Chuzhou was also recovered by Liu Guangshi, and the civil strife has basically subsided. Zhang Jun guarded Guanshan and used Wu Jie, Wu Lin, and Liu Ziyu to confront the Jin people in Heshangyuan and other places. There are continuous success reports, and many lost lands have been recovered, and the Jin people dare not invade south again for a while. It can be seen that Brother Nine employs people properly, and he has the courage to be the leader of ZTE. If he persists, it will be a blessing for the Song Dynasty."

The current situation is indeed as Rou Fu said. Since the first year of Shaoxing, Zhao Gou has used Zhang Jun, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others to attack the bandits and the Jin people outside, and gradually regained many lost ground. The domestic situation in the Southern Song Dynasty began to become stable. In the war against gold, it also began to gain certain advantages, changing the previous situation of being completely passive and beaten.Therefore, Zhao Gou's mood has been getting better recently. Hearing Roufu's praise, he felt happy, so he smiled slightly.

Rou Fu continued: "I also heard that Brother Nine is planning to go back to Yuezhou, and he will go to Fan Zongyin Shangshu Youpushe, Tong Zhongshu's family and the Privy Council's affairs."

Zhao Gou asked in surprise, "How do you know?"

Rou Fu smiled, didn't answer, just approached him, pulled his sleeve and shook it, with an expression like a curious child: "Is it true?"

Zhao Gou didn't answer directly, but under her expectant gaze, he still spit out a sentence: "Fan Zongyin has been doing nothing since he became prime minister, and has often made mistakes in political affairs."

"Then, is it Qin Hui who will take over as Prime Minister?" Rou Fu said, "It is said that he has stated several times in private that he has a second strategy, which can stir up the world and make the country as safe as a rock, but he must be in the prime minister. Say it. This is clearly asking Brother Jiu for an official position."

"You've heard a lot." Zhao Gou said lightly, "Okay, we don't need to talk about these things anymore. I'm a little tired, can you play the zither for me?"

Rou Fu pouted and said: "Not good. If you are tired, I will be tired too, why don't you continue to sleep." After saying that, he walked back to the bed and still lay down, and covered his face with his sleeves and ignored Zhao Gou angrily.

Although Zhao Gou was unhappy, but seeing her acting like a baby and her demeanor so charming and cute, he couldn't let her go. He wanted to pull her sleeves away, but she held her tight and wouldn't let go.Zhao Gou had no choice but to sit down at the round table in the room, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Rou Fucai sat up again and said: "Fan Zongyin was kind to Qin Hui in recommending him, and now Qin Hui doesn't care about it and asks for your favor, which is an ungrateful villain's behavior. But Fan Zongyin is really not worthy of being a prime minister, so let's not talk about him for now But when it comes to his so-called good policy, we can know from his consistent arguments that it must be to negotiate a peace with the Jin people, not to invade each other, and to rest in a corner of the Song Dynasty, and to recuperate on half of the mountains and rivers. At the beginning of his return to the south , desperately crying to you about the tragic situation of the father is to induce you to take the initiative to seek peace from the Jinren. If you become a prime minister, you will definitely take this as a basic national policy and actively implement it. Give up the chance to recover the lost land in order to reach a peace agreement with Jin Guo."

"Peace negotiations may not be a bad thing." Zhao Gou said, "The country has been devastated after years of wars, and the current Song Dynasty really needs to recuperate. If you are obsessed with the speed of regaining lost land, and continue to recruit troops on a large scale regardless of the needs of the people to live and work in peace, Yu Guoyu It is not beneficial to the people. What's more, although our army is gradually getting rid of the decline, it is still not sure to completely recover the lost land in the north, and it is not something that can be completed overnight. The war will only damage the national power. Besides, the father, elder brother, mother and thousands of family members are all trapped in the Jin Kingdom. If I keep on attacking, I am afraid that the Jin people will hurt their lives. Why don't we wait for the opportunity to make peace with them, and give them This is an opportunity for the country to recuperate, while welcoming back the father, the eldest brother and other relatives, and when the country is strong enough, we will discuss the matter of regaining the lost land and destroying gold."

"Oh, I understand. The one who really wants to make peace is Ninth Brother. Qin Hui is reused only after trying to figure out the holy will. And your purpose of raising troops to fight against the gold is not to regain lost ground, but to obtain some capital to negotiate peace with the gold people." "Rou Fu bit his lips, and smiled coldly, "I think about how ambitious Nine Brother was when he was an envoy to Jinying and served as the Grand Marshal, why did he worry about gains and losses when he became emperor? You really want to win the country for the people. Is it a chance to recuperate and welcome back my father and elder brother, or to seek a guarantee for a peaceful life for myself?"

Zhao Gou's anger was finally ignited by her words. He was sitting at the table, but now he swiped his arm, and all the cups on the table fell to the ground and shattered.The maids outside the door rushed to pick up the pieces, but he glared at them: "Get out!" The maids immediately fled away.

But Rou Fu was not afraid, and continued calmly and unhurriedly: "Father, when he was captured, someone told Ninth Brother that he should not pay too much attention to their safety and just fight against the Jinren with all his strength. The more aggressive you are, the more dare the Jin people dare to do anything to your father. What's more, even if your father dies because of this, it will be considered a well-deserved death, which is far better than the current situation of enduring humiliation and stealing life."

"Shut up!" Zhao Gou said angrily, "As the daughter of the emperor, how can you say such unfilial words?"

Rou Fu sneered and said: "I'm just telling the truth. How important is a person's life and death compared to half a country? In the name of narrow filial piety, it is really unfilial to lose the country and society passed down by the ancestors. In the past, I I once advised Ninth Brother to take Father Huang and Big Brother back as soon as possible, but if it is necessary to cede land and seek peace at the price, it is better to give up. There are more important things besides land and wealth in the struggle between countries. Giving up the lives of a few people and humbly begging for peace is tantamount to laying all the dignity of the Song Dynasty at the feet of the golden people and letting them trample on it." After a pause, he took a deep look at Zhao Gou and said, "Besides, Does Ninth Brother really want to welcome Brother Father Huang back, or is he just using them as an excuse for your peace-seeking attitude?"

Zhao Gou didn't say anything to reprimand her anymore, but came over resolutely, and gave her a clean slap with a "slap".

Rou Fu suddenly received this slap, but he didn't cry or make a fuss, he caressed his face in a daze and leaned against the head of the bed in silence for a while, and then smiled charmingly.

"Is the official angry with the slave family?" She smiled and pulled Zhao Gou to sit down on the edge of the bed, then put her hands on his neck and hugged him, "It's the slave's words that are serious, the official should not be tricky, okay?"

Hearing that she called herself "official" again, Zhao Gou was speechless for a moment, staring at her, wondering which one was more real, the flowery face in front of him or the harsh blunt words just now.

While still in a daze, there was warmth on her lips, it was Rou Fu who raised her head and kissed him proactively.She dexterously used her lilac tongue to pry open his clenched teeth, entangled in his mouth, retracted occasionally, and gently sucked his lower lip.The star pupils lightly close, sometimes slightly open, and there is a clear provocative meaning in the eyes.

But he suddenly woke up: it turned out that the reason she took the initiative to throw herself into her arms these two days was to achieve the purpose of "advising".

He pushed her away abruptly and stood up, looking at her with anger and sadness: "Yuan Yuan, the big fish you want to catch is your ninth brother, right?"

Without waiting for her to answer, he flicked his sleeves and walked away quickly.

11. Banquet
After Zhao Gou returned to Yuezhou, he really quit Fan Zongyin Shangshu Youpushe, Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi and Privy Council Affairs.When Fan Zongyin was in the prime minister, he had no internal strategy to strengthen the country and enrich the people, and no external strategy to resist foreign aggression, and he was hesitant to act, which was inefficient and delayed many political affairs.In addition, he also had close contacts with two important military officers, Xin Daozong and Xin Yongzong brothers. After two rebellions, Zhao Gou was very sensitive to the private contacts of civil servants and military generals, so he was very unhappy about this. With the heart to dismiss Fan Zongyin.

One month later, Zhao Gou formally issued an imperial edict to serve as the governor of the Zhennan Army and Lv Yihao, the third secretary of Kaifu Yitong, as the governor of the Zhennan Army. Shaobao, Shangshu Zuopushe, Tongzhongshumenxia Pingzhang and the Privy Council, let them rule together.

Zhao Gou didn't forget Qin Hui's second policy of bringing peace to the country, so he called Qin Hui into the palace to ask questions.Qin Hui first talked about the principles and measures of sticking to the south of the Yangtze River to develop agriculture and economy to enrich the country, and then bowed and said: "If your majesty wants to stabilize the country, you must first let the people not suffer from being displaced. It is not difficult to do this, as long as The people from the south should return to the south, the people from the north should return to the north, return the people from Hebei to the Kingdom of Jin, and let the people of the Central Plains be under the control of Liu Yu for the time being, so that the flames of war can be put to an end and peace can be maintained, and it will be easy to talk about recuperating to enrich the country.”

In the fourth year of Jianyan, the Jin people appointed Liu Yu, a descended official of the Song Dynasty, as the emperor of Daqi in the Daming Mansion. After that, Liu Yu assisted the Jin people to attack the Song army many times, which became the biggest obstacle to the Song army's northern expedition, and it was also a major heart disease for Zhao Gou.Zhao Gou originally had great hopes for Qin Hui's "Second Strategies for Restoring the Country", and the strategy for developing the agricultural economy that he said also coincided with his own wishes. Unexpectedly, when he finally heard such two unreasonable words from him, he felt a little bit at the moment. Annoyed, but her face was still pale without any trace, she smiled slightly, caressed the jade seal on the imperial case, and cast her eyes on Qin Hui: "Qing said that people from the south should return to the south, and those from the north should return to the north. Speaking of which, Qing is from the south, so he belongs to Liu Yu, but I am from the north, so where should he go?"

Qin Hui was at a loss for words and could only say embarrassingly, "King Xuan of Zhou was able to rejuvenate the country by cultivating internally and fighting externally. Now, His Majesty is ambitious, benevolent and filial, thinking day and night to welcome the two saints back to the country. Therefore, I think the most urgent thing is to seek peace. To enrich the country and welcome back the two saints."

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. You should go back first."

Qin Hui bowed again and withdrew.Looking at his figure, Zhao Gou suddenly remembered what Rou Fu said before, and seeing the current situation, she had guessed it right.Although he also intends to negotiate peace with the Jinren, Qin Hui's so-called good policy is too much to lose power and humiliate the country.There was another burst of disappointment under a sigh.

Then Zhao Gou ordered Qin Hui to live in the court to take charge of internal affairs, and let Lu Yihao go to Zhenjiang to open a mansion, and supervise the military forces of Jiang, Huai, Jing, and Zhejiang. Pacify internal aggression, and then resist foreign aggression.

During this period, Zhao Gou never spoke to Rou Fu, nor did he visit her in person. When Rou Fu came to greet him, he only nodded slightly, and then waved his hand to order her to retreat. His expression was always cold, and Rou Fu was also annoyed. If he doesn't come again, he doesn't care about it, as if he just thinks that this person is gone.

On the evening of Concubine Pan Xian's birthday in September, Zhao Gou hosted a banquet in the palace to celebrate her. Before the banquet, Zhang Jieyu suddenly reminded: "Princess Fuguo has not yet attended the banquet."

Concubine Pan Xian said coldly: "I haven't seen her for a while, and I don't know what to do hiding in the room all day." If it was before, although she didn't like Rou Fu, she would never dare to raise her in such a blunt tone in front of Zhao Gou. Going to Roufu, seeing Zhao Gou ignoring his sister for a long time, he felt very happy, and he would speak up when he thought of it.

Zhao Gou remained silent.Yingchi lowered her head and raised her eyes to look at him slightly, and said softly, "The eldest princess has been ill for several days and has been resting in bed. I think she is really unable to get up, so I can't come to celebrate Sister Pan's birthday today."

Zhao Gou was startled when he heard the words, and subconsciously asked, "Is she sick?"

Yingfu replied: "Yes. I don't know why, since returning from Kuaiji, the eldest princess has been in a bad mood, and she has no taste for sleep and food. In the past two days, she can't eat food, and even a little porridge can't be swallowed. She is lying on the bed all day long. I lost a lot of weight. The imperial doctor prescribed medicine after seeing it, but the eldest princess couldn't drink it...do the officials want to see it?"

Zhao Gou lowered his eyes and said indifferently, "No need."

For a while, everyone was silent.Fortunately, Zhang Jieyu quickly brought the topic back to Concubine Pan Xian, laughing again and again, praised her for her beautiful makeup, and wished her youthful youth forever, Yingfu also praised and wished her well, Concubine Pan Xian gradually showed joy, so the atmosphere in the meeting became lively, This birthday banquet was carried on with joy and joy.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhao Gou said that there were still important matters to be dealt with, so he got up and left first.Concubine Pan Xian waited for him to go far away, and said to Zhang Jieyu and Yingpo: "Is there something wrong with her? It's clear that the official ignored her, so she deliberately skipped meals and pretended to be sick to pray for the official's mercy. But she If you can fool someone with a little trick, even if it takes a long time, the officials won't take a second look at her."

Zhang Jieyu smiled, and poured a glass of wine for Concubine Pan Xian personally with the pot: "The government has always treated the eldest princess very well, even if the eldest princess occasionally made disrespectful remarks, they would not blame it. This time it is really strange. I don't know what the eldest princess is doing. In order to make him so angry..." Suddenly, as if suddenly remembering something, he turned to Yingchi and said, "Sister Wu, recently I have a relative who came from Kuaiji and said that now the whole city of Kuaiji is praising you. .”

Yingchi was puzzled, opened his eyes and said, "Praise me?"

Zhang Jieyu smiled: "Yes. When I was in Kuaiji, I stayed away from the official's house for one night. Did I take you with me? It is said that you stayed in a painting boat, and the boat owner was pleasantly surprised when he learned of your identities the next day. I can't help but tell everyone how elegant and kind the official family is, how beautiful and generous you are, sister Wu, and ask the official family to give him fifty coins. Now the boatman no longer takes tourists to the lake with a boat, and uses yellow The boat was carefully decorated with silk, and it was moored by the lake, only for people to see from a distance... I heard that there is a longevity tablet for the officials and you, and incense is worshipped day and night."

Concubine Pan Xian wondered: "Is there such a thing? Did sister Wu go out with the official's house that day? How do I remember that we were still talking together that night?"

Yingchi was also taken aback for a moment: "I didn't..."

Zhang Jieyu smiled again: "Sister Wu didn't go, so who was the one who accompanied the official's house to play and sleep out?...Oh, I remember that day, I didn't seem to see the eldest princess, could it be..."

As if stabbed by these words, Yingfu immediately understood something vaguely. She looked up at Concubine Pan Xian, and saw that the doubts in her eyes were getting deeper and deeper, so she immediately smiled and said: "I remembered. I went out to the lake and didn’t come back at night. After I came out of Sister Pan’s room, I happened to hear that Xin Tongzhi ordered the embargo to search for the official’s house outside. I was also very worried about the official’s house at the time. So I asked Xin Tongzhi to take me to look for him. I finally found the painting boat in the middle of the night, but the official family had already rested inside. I went to pick up the official's family, and was seen by the boatman, and then it must have been rumored, and it was said that I traveled and slept with the official's family." Looking at Zhang Jieyu, he said, "As for the eldest princess, she was not feeling well that day. I closed the door to rest, so I never showed up."

"Really? Haha, so that's how it is." Zhang Jieyu said, "Sister Wu still has the heart and misses the official family all the time. Why didn't we think of following Xin Tongzhi to find him? No wonder the official family loves you so much, indeed. Makes sense."

"That's right." Concubine Pan Xian continued, "Sister Wu is young and beautiful, and can speak well. Every word can go straight to the heart of the official family. If I were an official family, I would also spoil you. Sister Wu is in order to serve you personally. Officials, you work tirelessly, you learn to ride and shoot, and you learn Chinese calligraphy, which is beyond the reach of me, the frail and stupid people. You have traveled around with the official family all these years, sleeping and flying together in the mountains, on the seas, and now you are nothing but We spent another night on the lake together, why are you ashamed to admit it?"

The sourness in her words was clear and palpable, and Yingchi quickly explained: "Sister, don't say that, Yingchi is terrified. Yingfu looks rough and can't compare to the beauty and dignity of the two elder sisters. Learning to ride and shoot is just to keep fit Forget it, practicing calligraphy is just something to pass the time in your free time, and the writing is ugly, how can it be called calligraphy! When the officials go out, they bring me along because there is someone who can serve tea and water by their side, and call me a talented person It's just a little sympathy, let alone a special pet. When we found the official's house that night, he had already closed the door to rest, so I didn't dare to wake him up. I really didn't go in until he woke up the next day to help him groom .”

Seeing her trying to defend herself, Zhang Jieyu seemed a little anxious, so she smiled and took her hand and said, "Okay, there is no need to say more, we all understand. Everyone is the wife of the official family, and whoever serves the official family is not good. It's all the same? Sister Pan and I have been lazy all these years, and we've worked hard for my sister, but we are quite sorry. Isn't it, Sister Pan?"

Concubine Pan Xian raised her lips and smiled: "Sister Zhang is right, that's exactly what I thought."

Yingfu knew that Zhao Gou was closer to her, so they couldn't help secretly enjoying it, it would be futile to say anything now, so she had no choice but to change the topic and chat with them about some irrelevant things, and finally left after the banquet.

Before going back, he thought of Roufu, so he decided to visit her first, not wanting to see Zhao Gou's personal servant guarding the door just as he walked to her bedroom, Yingfu asked him: "Is the official's house inside?" The servant said yes.Yingfu hesitated a little, wondering whether to go in again, after thinking about it, finally started to go in.

When he walked to the door of Roufu's bedroom, Zhao Gou was sitting on the edge of Roufu's bed and whispering something to her, while Roufu was only wearing a white singlet, sitting with his quilt leaning against the head of the bed, turning his head inward and just ignoring him .Zhao Gou's eyes were full of love and pity that couldn't be concealed, and his expression was so focused that he didn't notice the appearance of Yingfu at all.At this moment, he was anxious to make Roufu listen to him, so he couldn't help stretching out his hands to support her shoulders, and forced her to turn around to face him, and kept talking. Yingfu couldn't hear clearly, but what he said should be Some words of explanation to comfort or persuade Roufu.

Rou Fu still bit his lips and bowed his head not to listen, so he bent down to search her eyes, and said something earnestly, finally Rou Fu's eyelashes drooped, two tears came out of his eyes, and he sobbed with aggrieved face.Zhao Gou sighed, hugged her into his arms, patted her back with one hand to comfort her, slowly reached out to her temple with the other hand, brushed a strand of her hair behind her ear, and touched her lightly beads on the earlobes and earrings.

Thin and haggard, but always proud Rou Fu, and Zhao Gou who finally compromised with her after the Cold War.The air was filled with their intimacy, and Yingchi's eyes were suddenly covered with mist.

She stopped the maid who wanted to inform her, and left quietly.Walking calmly step by step, with a calm expression, his eyes stared straight ahead without blinking for a moment, and let the night wind blow away the thin moisture.

12. Wen Jiang
Two days later in the evening, Zhao Gou was reading a book in the study, accompanied by Yingfu, put a small piece of incense into the incense burner, and heated it with a small fire separated by sand, so that there was no smoke in the room.The fragrance escapes gently, with the smell of plant rain and dew, like the fragrance of green bamboo leaves, or the first fragrance of rose moistened by nectar.

This special fragrance caused Zhao Gou to leave the book for a while, and asked Yingpo, "What kind of incense are you burning today?"

Yingchi bowed her head and replied, "It's Penglaixiang."

Penglaixiang is unformed agarwood, mostly flakes, and some look like small bamboo hats or large mushrooms, it is a good spice.This kind of fragrance is not unheard of, maybe I didn’t pay attention to it before, but now I feel familiar and cordial when I smell it, as if the April breeze gently blows in my heart, and after a slight trembling, a piece of bright and pure joy blooms.

In Roufu's bedroom that day, he smelled the same fragrance.

Her quilt pillows seemed to have been fumigated with Penglai fragrance, and she was also infected with such a fragrance, which blended with her natural body fragrance, making him instantly realize that the fragrance can also have the effect of fine wine.

His eyes fell heavily on the scroll, but what he saw seemed to be her with slouched shoulders, frowning and anger, and couldn't help smiling. Yingfu saw it from the side, and asked him: "What interesting content did the official see?"

"Oh, it's nothing." Zhao Gou said, "It's just an ordinary sentence, but when you read it carefully, you can feel the joy in it."

Yingfu also smiled calmly and stopped talking.Only then did Zhao Gou calm down, ready to continue reading the scroll in his hand.

Suddenly, there was a clear and melodious singing voice from a distance, the singing was not all kinds of popular tunes, and the lyrics were not ordinary poems, four words and one sentence, quite ancient.

Zhao Gouwei was a little surprised, so he looked up and listened attentively.The woman who sang a song, paused for a while and sang again, this time the voice was clearer than last time, it seemed to be getting closer.

Zhao Gou heard that she was singing "There Are Girls with a Car" in "The Book of Songs and Zheng Feng": "There are girls with a car, Yan Rushunhua. Will soar and fly, Peiyu Qiongju. He is beautiful Meng Jiang, Xun Mei and Both. There is a female companion, Yan Rushunying. General Ao will fly, Peiyu will general. He is beautiful and Meng Jiang, and his virtue will never be forgotten."

"The lyrics are very special, it seems to be about a beautiful woman?" Yingchi asked softly after hearing it.

Zhao Gou nodded: "The woman in the song is Qi Xigong's daughter Wen Jiang..."

The woman described in this poem is Wen Jiang, the second daughter of Duke Xi of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period.Wen Jiang's appearance was peerless, and she crowned the world with beauty. At that time, the Qi State under the government of Princess Qi Xi was powerful, so Wen Jiang became the object of admiration and pursuit of princes and princes of all countries.Among the many suitors, Wen Jiang only liked Ji Hu, the son of Zheng Guo, so the two countries of Qi and Zheng concluded the marriage contract between Wen Jiang and Ji Hu.The people of the state of Zheng also heard of Wen Jiang's good name early on, and were very happy when they learned that the son was selected and would return with the beauty, so they wrote a poem "With a Girl in the Car", imagining the scene of Wen Jiang's son returning to the country by car on the day of Wen Jiang's marriage, and Praise her beauty and virtue.

"The daughter of Duke Xi of Qi is the princess of the Qi Kingdom." Yingchi smiled and said, "This princess must be as beautiful as the eldest princess of the Fu Kingdom."

Zhao Gou was speechless.A girl as beautiful as a hibiscus flower, walking lightly as if flying, the jade pendants on her body jingle as she moves, her face is delicate and graceful, her demeanor is peaceful and elegant... This is not the tenderness of Jiji's day Fu?

After a while, I heard the singing again. This time, I sang a poem "Zai Qu" in "Qi Feng": "Zai Qu is thin, bamboo and bamboo. Lu Dao is swaying, and Qi Zi is in the evening. Si Li are in abundance, hanging down辔沵沵. Lu Dao is swaying, Qi Zi is not a younger brother. Wenshui is soupy, and pedestrians are Peng Peng. Lu Dao is swaying, Qi Zi is flying. Wenshui is surging, pedestrians are swaying, Lu Dao is swaying, and Qi Zi is traveling. "

Zhao Gou listened, his complexion gradually changed, and finally couldn't hold back anymore, he threw the book heavily, and asked angrily, "Who is singing?"

It turns out that the content of this poem is intended to satirize Wen Jiang's affair with his half-brother Zhu'er, who later became Duke Xiang of Qi.

Not long after Zheng Guo's son Ji Hu got engaged to Wen Jiang, he resolutely resigned from the engagement, saying that he was in a humble position and did not dare to climb up to the princess of a big country on the grounds that "Qi Dafei is not a couple".After being rejected by Ji Hu, Wen Jiang was hit hard, and he was in a trance, half sitting and half sleeping in the palace all day long, eating and sleeping.Her half-brother Zhu'er often visited her in the boudoir, and would sit at the head of her bed, lovingly caressing her younger sister in the name of investigating her illness, and rubbed her ears and temples with her, but it was not too messy.They grew up as childhood sweethearts, and they both had a secret love for each other, and their relationship has always been ambiguous, which may be related to Ji Hu's refusal to marry.

Later, Duke Xi of Qi promised Wen Jiang to Duke Huan of Lu. After hearing the news, the children finally no longer concealed their feelings for their sister, and sent the palace man to give her a peach blossom with a poem. After forming a bond, I had to watch my sister's flowers fall into Ludi: the peach is full of flowers, and the sky is brilliant.When the household is not broken, it is floating.Hey, hey, hey, hey!
After Wen Jiang got the poem, he also understood its meaning, understood his feelings, and answered with poems: Tao Youying, Ye Ye its spirit.If it is not broken today, there will be no spring in the cabinet?Excuse me, exhort again!
This is a hint that my brother should seize the opportunity at hand.The two recklessly burned their long-held love in the shadow of the peach blossoms on the eve of Wen Jiang's marriage and away from each other, and committed incest. 18 years later, Wen Jiang took the opportunity of returning to the palace to spend three days and nights with Zhu'er. When her husband Lu Huan learned about it, he beat Wen Jiang angrily, but was killed by Zhu'er who was even more angry.

After the death of Duke Huan of Lu, Wen Jiang had no scruples anymore, and stayed in Qi State to openly go out with Zhu'er. The poem "Zai Qu" describes the scene of Wen Jiang returning to Qi and driving through the city with Zhu'er in a carriage.The carriage is covered with a red leather bamboo mat, decorated with ornaments on the outside, and animal skins are laid on the inside of the carriage. It is pulled by four horses and gallops past.Wen Jiang and his brother were in the same car, making fun of each other openly, causing passers-by to stare at him.

The singer first sang "A Girl in the Car" and then "Zai Qu", which clearly meant Wen Jiang Zhuer's incest, which touched Zhao Gou's heart, so he was furious.

After hearing his question, Yingfu poked her head in the direction of the singing and said, "It seems to be coming from Sister Zhang's courtyard."

"Go, arrest the singer and give him eighty sticks!" Zhao Gou ordered to the servant waiting by the door.The servant agreed, and was about to rush, but was stopped by Yingchi: "Wait a minute!" Then she opened her eyes and asked Zhao Gou in surprise: "What's the matter? Does she sing well, or does she disturb the official's study? What crime will the family use to punish her?"

After she asked, Zhao Gou fell silent.The punishment of eighty rods is a very serious punishment. If one wants to use this to rule the palace, one really needs a reason that can be announced publicly.How should it be explained then?Poor singing is not an excuse, it is not a crime to interrupt reading, let alone let people know that he punished her for the content of her singing, otherwise it will lead people who don't know about it to study the deep meaning of the song.

What's more, if he hadn't been guilty, he would never have been so angry.Everyone probably thinks so.

So he had to give up the idea just now and ordered the two servants to come back.

Yingfu carefully observed him for a long time before asking softly: "Guan, what does the lyrics mean?"

Zhao Gou didn't answer, and asked her after a while: "Yingfu, am I being too kind to the eldest princess?"

"The official family is really good to the eldest princess," Yingfu responded, "They are considerate and caring. It is also the eldest princess's blessing to have such a good brother as the official family."

Zhao Gou asked again hesitantly: "The people in the palace... have any complaints about this... have you ever heard them gossip?"

Yingfu said: "The eldest princess is the only younger sister around the official family. Naturally, the official family will give her special treatment. This is a normal thing. There are too many women in the palace. It is inevitable that there are a few small-minded ones. Seeing that the official family often rewards the elder The princess's belongings are sometimes jealous and jealous, maybe I will complain about it occasionally, it's not a big deal, and the officials don't need to care about it."

Zhao Gou was silent for a while, and finally asked: "Have they ever complained... that I am too close to the eldest princess?"

Yingfu smiled slightly after hearing this: "Elder brother and younger sister are closer and they also complain? This concubine has never heard of it. If there is, then they are too boring. The official family feels sorry for the eldest princess who has suffered a lot in the past, so Now I often go to visit and take care of her, so there is no reason to be suspicious. Is it because they are afraid that the officials will keep the eldest princess by their side forever? The eldest princess is about to turn [-], and the officials will definitely find a good son-in-law for her. She will marry her She will be as beautiful as Shunhua that day, and maybe some literati will write songs for her and leave them for future generations to sing."

Zhao Gou was secretly surprised by her words.He had been separated from Rou Fu for several years, and finally reunited. He had been used to living with her by his side for more than a year, but he did not expect that her growing age would lead her to marry another man, and his own , without any reason to keep her.

There are women in the same car, and there are women in the same car, who will be so lucky to ride with her and return home?

Unknowingly sighed softly, his eyes fell on the hibiscus in the courtyard through the window, and he couldn't help feeling disappointed.

(End of this chapter)