The dream of a lonely hero

Zhao Guangyi looked solemn and said with concern:"'Feiyan', please tell me slowly."

Yan Yun said:"Ten years ago, Jin Huarong, the governor of Sanxia Prefecture, was the magistrate of Tuzheng County in Dingzhou, and he extorted money and violated the law, forcing his uncle and uncle to death. The massacre of my father resulted in the death of my Yan family. Everything I said is true. If there is even half a lie, I am willing to die. I beg Master Qingtian to avenge me!"

Zhao Guangyi helped Yan Yun and Jia Su moved in. Zhao Guangyi comforted Yan Yun and sat down on the chair.

Zhao Guangyi grimaced angrily, gritted his teeth and said:"Jin Huarong, as an official of the imperial court, did not want to serve the country and the people. He was just a slave to the common people. He deserved to be cut into pieces!" He paused and said,"It has been ten years since this murder. Investigation needs to be carried out." In a few days, you can rest assured that the lonely king will never tolerate cruel and violent corrupt officials!"

Yan Yun knelt down with a bang and said:"Your Highness! I have no lies at all. I beg your Highness to take the dog officer as the official. Jin Hua will be brought to justice!"

Zhao Guangyi said:"King Gu believes in you, it's absolutely true -"

Jia Su interjected:"Yan Yun! What you said is absolutely true, His Highness believes it, but the Yamen's process for punishing the accused is based on procedures. Yes, it is based on real evidence, and real evidence cannot convict the defendant based solely on the plaintiff's words. You borrowed the Song law from me and studied it day and night. You must know it, so don't force your highness!"

Yan Yun said:"Your highness! I am eager to redress my grievances, and I hope that Your Highness will forgive the crime of being disrespectful!"

Zhao Guangyi helped Yan Yun up and said:"Ai Qing is really the heart of the lonely king. How can the lonely king stand by and watch the blood feud between Ai Qing and the lonely king! Check in detail. My dear, go back and have a rest. I will visit Mr. Zhongshu tonight with the lonely king."

Yan Yun firmly believes that with such an iron-faced blue sky as Nanya, there is no need to worry about the dog officer Jin Huarong not being removed. Jin Huarong's dog head is temporarily on his shoulder. I'll carry it for a few more days, and when Nanya finds out the real evidence, he will definitely cut off Jin Huarong's dog's head with his own hands. Zhao Guangyi will then bid farewell and return to Shuangyuan, let's not talk about it for now.

After Yan Yun left.

Jia Su said:"Your Highness! Jin Huarong, the governor of the Three Locusts, is Li Weidong's brother-in-law. Li Weidong was originally a servant of his relative Wei Wang Fugong (father-in-law of Zhao Guangyi). Ten years ago, he assisted His Highness in defeating the Liao bandits in Tuzheng County, Dingzhou. The army of thousands of tigers and wolves, without His Highness's recommendation, Li Weidong's establishment of a festival (promoted to Jiedushi) can be said to be a matter of course! After the Holy Lord released his military power, there were not many festivals and towns that could lead several states and counties. This Xingzhou Marshal An Guo Li Weidong, the military governor, is one of them. He has tens of thousands of troops in three counties and eight counties. This person has a rat head and two sides. He has contacts with the prime ministers Han Junwang, Fangjun Wang, Wei Wang, and your Highness. Since Yan After Yun Dou killed his nephew Yuan Chao, the Kaifeng Mansion did not notify him. He would have known about it, but ignored him. If his brother-in-law were investigated again, he would probably be forced to go to Prince Fang. This But if it involves the whole body, His Highness must not worry about it!"

Zhao Guangyi paced and thought for a moment, then said:"The lonely king has his own opinion."

The lights of Prime Minister Han Junwang Yin'an Palace shone brightly, and the bright moon in the night sky was eclipsed by the bright lanterns outside the palace. The prime minister's office led Zhao Guangyi and Yan Yun of Nanya to the front of the palace. Prime Minister Zhao Pu was full of energy. He was wearing a purple robe and gold belt. He stood at the gate of the palace and saw Zhao Guangyi of Nanya. He walked down the steps with a big smile and said:"Welcome Your Highness! I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Zhao Guangyi of Nanya smiled happily and bowed his hands and saluted, saying:"Master (Teacher) Welcome from afar, it’s a trivial matter to kill him!"

Zhao Pu was more than ten years older than Zhao Guangyi, and had a close relationship with the Zhao family before Zhao Guangyi’s second brother Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne. When Zhao Kuangyin was appointed as the Jiedushi of Songzhou, Zhao Pu was appointed as the secretary of the ninth rank to follow him. Zhao Pu was the de facto founding prime minister of the Song Dynasty, the minister of Conglong of Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty. When Zhao Guangyi was young, his mother Du Shi taught Zhao Guangyi to call Zhao Pu his master.

Prime Minister Zhao Pu hurriedly waved his hand and said:"I don't dare to take this position, I don't dare to take it! Your Highness is humble enough to come to your humble abode to make it shine. Your Highness, please!"

Nanya said:"There is no Highness in front of Xiang Guo (Prime Minister), only San Lang (ranked in Zhao Guangyi's family) When Saburo was young, the Empress Dowager’s instructions were still in her ears:"Sanlang! You must be accompanied by Secretary Zhao (Zhao Pu)." An dare not be disrespectful. Please invite me to the Prime Minister!"

Zhao Pu smiled and said:"Your Highness is too modest!"

The two of them declined politely and refused to enter Yin'an Hall.

Nan Ya said:"Come on! Isn't it just for our close friends to divide red tape? Brother Ping (called Zhao Pu) still calls Xiao Ke Sanlang cordially." The prime minister came:"This - this, okay! San Lang, let's go into the palace together."."

The two of them entered the palace hand in hand, and Yan Yun stood at the door of the palace.

The Prime Minister and Nan Ya entered the main hall and took their seats among the guests and hosts. The prime minister's office prepared famous tea and various fruit snacks, and they all left.

Nan Ya said:"Brother Ping is too polite! Brother Ping also needs to wear court clothes when Sanlang pays his respects." The prime minister said:"Sanlang! No. The Holy Emperor will humble himself at any time, but Zeping (Zhao Pu's courtesy name) dares to wear casual clothes at home on weekdays.."

Nanya said:"Brother Ping is the pillar of our Song Dynasty. He works hard for state affairs all the time. Even though he devotes himself to the king's affairs, he is still maliciously slandered by shameless villains. A few days ago, the imperial censors Zhang Mu and Zong Zheng Qing Zhao Li, staff member Li Yue, and Cai Hegang official Wang Xun jointly falsely accused Brother Ping of embezzling 500,000 yuan in bribes. Sanlang was filled with righteous indignation and killed them all." The prime minister said:"Sanlang discerned the details and solved the case like a god. The Queen Mother is really far-sighted. Yan Sanlang is shrewd and capable and is the pillar of the Zhao family and the imperial court. Sanlang has lived up to the expectations of the Queen Mother!" When

Zhao Guangyi of Nanya heard about the expectations of the Queen Mother, his heart was surging and he asked eagerly:"My mother (the Queen Mother) - what else did my mother say? ?"

Prime Minister Zhao Pu said:"I have high hopes for Sanlang."

Zhao Guangyi said:"Alas! Sanlang is ashamed of the Queen Mother. For more than ten years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, Sanlang worked hard to govern, but he has not been named a prince for a long time, and he has failed to live up to the Queen Mother's expectations!"

When Zhao Pu heard this, he was shocked: Zhao Guangyi ordered Zhongshu to take charge of matters (the prime minister's general office is one of the prime ministers) and Yin Jing (the governor of Kaifeng), and now he has peeked at the position of the prince. Prince Yin Jing is equivalent to the crown prince. , How dare you say this! Coveting the throne of the crown prince offends the power of heaven, ranging from exile to beheading. This shows that Zhao Guangyi has been ambitious and has been eyeing the crown prince for a long time. He said with a calm expression:"Sanlang Tianhuang is a noble man. It is a natural thing to pay homage to the prince. Don't worry about it."

Zhao Guangyi said:"It was not long before the Song Dynasty was founded, but no one in the clan could be canonized as a prince, which is rare in all dynasties. I wonder what the officials (Taizu of the Song Dynasty) thought?"

Zhao Pu said:"At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the former prime minister Fan Zhi wrote to the Jin Dynasty to confer the title of Sanlang, Shilang and Dezhao are princes, and the officials are angry and kill Fan Zhi's prime minister."

Zhao Guangyi said:"Why are the officials like this? Why are they like this?"

Zhao Pu said:"The power of God is unpredictable."

Zhao Guangyi said:"The clan members are enfeoffed (referring to the enfeoffment of clan members). Canonize the prince) to screen the Song Dynasty and protect our Song Dynasty forever for generations to come. The Qin Dynasty abolished the enfeoffment and the second generation died, which can be learned from the past! Brother Ping is full of knowledge and knowledge, so we must not ignore it!"

Zhao Pu said:"There will be no time for peace. I am not worried about this matter, and I have secretly reported to the officials more than once that"Jin Sanlang can be crowned prince." I think it won't be long before the edict to confer Sanlang on the throne will be announced to the public."

Zhao Guangyi was very excited: Prince Yin Jing dreamed of it, if As he wished, he was the crown prince of the Song Dynasty. He stood up and knelt down and said,"It's all because of Brother Ping's carefulness! Sanlang doesn't know how to reward him."

Zhao Pudao hurriedly helped him up and said,"Sanlang, you and my brother, Zeping can't bear it! Zeping has a burden." I feel deeply ashamed for the great trust you have received from the Queen Mother!"

Empress Dowager Du (the mother of the emperor, Zhao Guangyi, and Zhao Guangmei) revealed to Zhao Guangyi during her lifetime that the emperor would pass to Zhao Guangyi a hundred years later, and Zhao Guangyi would pass to his younger brother Zhao Guangmei a hundred years later. After Zhao Guangmei, he would be the eldest son of the emperor, Zhao Dezhao. Based on this, Zhao Guangyi speculated that his mother would leave a secret edict about the emperor's succession a hundred years before her death, but it could not be confirmed. If it was true, it would be logical for him to succeed the emperor's brother! Making use of the topic, he cried bitterly:"It's all Sanlang who is unfilial. He couldn't see the Queen Mother for the last time. Sanlang is unfilial!"

Prime Minister Zhao Pu took out a sweat towel and handed it to him to wipe his tears. He changed the subject and said,"My condolences to Sanlang! There are many more urgent matters. : Prince Xima Wang Yuanji, Prince Zhongshe Wang Zhi, Cangbu Yuanwailang Chen He, Supervisory Yushi Lu Qiu Shun, Yi Ding Jiedushi Tongping Zhangshi Sun Xingzhou, Cangzhou Hengjun Jiedushi Youlingjunwei General Shi Yanzuo, Huazhou Yicheng Army Jiedushi Youqianniuwei General Sang Jinxing, and Neizangku Envoy Liu Zhijin, the four civil servants and the four military officers jointly impeached Sanlang for secretly raising a dead man and coveting the artifact. These are all charges of rebellion! See Although I have suppressed your document, there is no guarantee that they will not go to Datian tomorrow morning to hear it."

Nanya Zhao Guangyi turned pale with shock, thought for a moment, and said:"Silang (younger brother Zhao Guangmei, also known as Wenhua) has ulterior motives and is insane. Sanlang, brother Ping must be on guard!"

Prime Minister Zhao Pu said:"No way! Silang and I have no quarrel with each other, and they are brothers with Sanlang."

Zhao Guangyi said:"People have no intention of hurting tigers, but tigers can eat people. Meaning. The imperial censor Zhang Mu, Zong Zhengqing Zhao Li, Zong Zhengqing Zhao Li, staff member Li Yue, and Cai Hegang officer Wang Xun who falsely accused Brother Ping had close contacts with the Yuhou Wang Jixun in Shilang's house. Liu Zhijin, the internal treasure envoy who impeached Sanlang, was originally Shilang. The servants in the house, without the support of Shiro, they have eight heads and dare not make trouble with Tai Sui! - False accusations against the Prime Minister of the dynasty and his younger brother Kaifeng Yin."

Zhao Pu said:"Silang is young and must have been bewitched by an adulterer. , temporarily deceived."

Zhao Guangyi said angrily:"Young man! He has no intention of harming others."

Zhao Pu said:"Sanlang, calm down! When Silang is older, he will know the right and wrong. The top priority is how to deal with the joint confrontation between the four civil servants and the four martial arts. Sanlang's impeachment."

Zhao Guangyi thought for a long time and said firmly:"Sanlang has his own plans."

The two were talking secretly, and the official reported loudly,"The second princess has met with the Prime Minister (Zhao Pu)." A girl hung from her waist. Bao Jian hurried in, followed closely by Fu Gan.

The official of the government panicked and apologized:"My dear, Mr. Zhongshu, please forgive me! I failed to stop the second princess."

Zhao Pu suddenly changed his color and said,"You useless thing, get out of here!"

The official of the government hurriedly exited the hall.

Zhao Pu glared at the second princess Zhao Yuanrong angrily and said angrily:"You evil beast! You are still not backing down."

Zhao Yuanrong had never broken into his father's office privately, and had never seen his father so angry. He said aggrievedly:" Daddy! When the child has finished speaking, he will be punished by his father if he wants to be killed or beheaded.

" Zhao Pu was furious and said:"Evil beast! As a father, you should be like the east wind blowing on a horse's ears!"

Zhao Guangyi hurriedly tried to persuade him, saying:"Brother Ping, calm down! Sanlang is not an outsider. Please ask Brother Ping to ask Xianniece to finish speaking. Yuanrong, please tell me. Third uncle will make the decision for you."

Zhao Yuanrong said:"His Royal Highness is blessed! Forgive me for being reckless." After the ceremony, he looked at Zhao Park.

Zhao Guangyi looked at Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu said:"I am too pampered by her." He said to Zhao Yuanrong,"You evil beast! You are still delaying His Highness's time!"

Zhao Yuanrong knelt on his knees and said:"Dad! My sister prayed for her mother and went to Mount Tai to offer incense. Returning to Zhangzhou, we have been trapped in Guyue Ridge on Zheyun Mountain for seven days by the bandits from Centipede Mountain. Every officer and soldier in Zhangzhou was beaten to death by the bandits from Centipede Mountain. I beg my father to allow me to go and rescue my sister. Dad. If you refuse, the child will kneel down and die here."

Zhao Pu said angrily:"You evil beast! How dare you threaten your father. Isn't Yuanchun (Zhao Yuanchun, the eldest daughter of King Zhao Pu of Han County) my biological child?"

Zhao Guangyi said:"Brother Ping Calm down! Yuan Rong is also eager to save his sister. Brother Ping, such a big thing happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion, why didn't you tell Sanlang that Sanlang is not one of your own?"

Zhao Pu said:"Sanlang, this is wrong! Sanlang is in charge of Mu Tianfu (the capital of the capital) ) If you work tirelessly with everything, you will be safe and dare not disturb us."

Zhao Guangyi said:"Brother Ping, you and I don't have to be polite. Sanlang's personal follower Yan Yun has some means to save the princess from returning to the capital." Yan Yun was summoned to enter the palace.

Yan Yun had finished paying homage to Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Pu, and looked at the kneeling Zhao Yunrong, who was not dressed like a servant and didn't know how to address him.

Zhao Guangyi said to Zhao Yuanrong:"Xiannie, get up quickly."

Zhao Yuanrong looked at Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu said:"His Highness has already said it, so why don't you get up."

Zhao Yuanrong stood up.

Zhao Guangyi said to Yan Yun:"Yan Yun has met the second princess soon."

Yan Yun lowered his head and saluted Zhao Yuanrong,"I have met the princess."

Zhao Yuanrong was worried about saving his sister when he saw the man in front of him. The tall man with a sallow complexion was the personal attendant of what Nan Ya said was"some means". He sarcastically said:"A long-term illness makes a good doctor, but this is to save people rather than cure diseases!" He mocked Yan Yun as a sick man.

Yan Yun couldn't react at the moment and said:"Although this villain has some medical skills, he doesn't dare to treat illnesses - common injuries from bruises or save people."

Zhao Yunrong couldn't help but laugh out of his sorrow. Zhao Guangyi couldn't help laughing. Zhao Pu laughed dumbly.

Zhao Yuanrong stopped laughing and said,"How can such a stupid and sick man save his sister?"

Zhao Pu said angrily:"Yanrong must not be rude! There are dragons and tigers hiding in your highness's house. People should not be judged by their appearance. Yan Yun, how could you be the one? You are being judgmental!"

Zhao Yuanrong said:"Your Highness, please forgive me! Don't blame me, Dad! The slave family has learned some swords and fists since childhood, so you might as well give it a try with Yan Yun. If the slave family wins, don't bother Yan Yun to go and take care of your sister. If the slave family goes there alone; Yan Yun won——"

Zhao Pu said:"If Yan Yun wins,——"

Zhao Yuanrong said hurriedly:"If Yanyun wins, the slave family will take him to rescue his sister."

Zhao Pu said:"You girl! You are reasonable no matter what, stop making trouble and retreat quickly!"

Zhao Yuanrong said He knelt down and begged Zhao Guangyi, saying:"Your Highness is the 'Iron-faced Zhao Qingtian', who is well known to every household in Bianliang City, including women and children. I hope that Your Highness will inspect the slave family and be eager to save my sister. I beg Your Highness to grant permission to the slave family!"

Zhao Guangyi said with a smile:"You are a kid. Big! He is very good at complimenting people. The"Iron-faced Zhao Qingtian" is just a former governor under your father. I can't stop this family matter. For one thing, your father is the prime minister, so I dare not use a big ax in front of Lu Ban."Secondly, this is the Prime Minister's Palace. How dare I overstep my authority? You should ask our Lord Xiangguo!"

Zhao Yuanrong said:"His Royal Highness, Si Mu of the Capital, is ranked Zhongshu (Prime Minister). Isn't the Prime Minister's Palace also in the Capital?" , isn’t it under the jurisdiction of His Highness? Your Highness’s approval of the slave family has fulfilled Your Highness’s principle of caring for the people and being impartial!"

Zhao Guangyi said:"You are worthy of being the jewel in Brother Zeping’s hands. He is eloquent and can speak in Kaifeng. Brother Zeping, I'm at a loss for words!" Seeing that Zhao Yuanrong had been kneeling for too long, he stretched out his hand to help her.

Zhao Yuanrong stood up and thanked her, saying:"A thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old! Thank you, Your Highness, for your permission." Zhao Guangyi didn't expect that she would take advantage of him. He originally wanted to help her up, but he didn't expect that she would take over the situation and not think about how to divide it. explain.

Zhao Yunrong said:"His Highness has the most sincere words. I would like to thank you again." He bowed deeply.

In order to resolve Zhao Guangyi's embarrassment, Zhao Pu had no choice but to go with the flow and said:"Since His Highness has agreed, I want you to know that there are people outside the sky and there are people outside the world."

Zhao Yuanrong was especially excited when his father agreed, tapping his toes, two He jumped out of the hall and said:"Yan Yun! The girl is waiting for you."

Yan Yun looked at his master Zhao Guangyi with worries, and said:"Your Highness! No more competition, the younger one - the younger one loses. The second princess belongs to the prime minister. Golden branches and jade leaves, small——"He stammered, unable to form sentences.