It was already dark when Liu Fu returned home from King Wei's trip. By the time he finished washing, dinner had been prepared. There were six dishes on the table, including roasted mutton, steamed crab, crispy chicken, and three plates of seasonal vegetables.
With a bowl of spicy fish soup and a pot of wine, the style was no different from usual, but he didn't take the chopsticks for a long time after sitting down.?
"Husband, these are the only things delivered today. Even though they are vulgar, they still need some use." Seeing her husband looking at the food in a daze, Mrs. Liu picked up the jug and poured wine for him.
"Slow down. Madam, you said these meals are brought to you every day?" Liu Fu frowned and stretched out his hand to hold the wine glass.
"What's wrong with your husband today? Are you concerned about trivial matters?" Mrs. Liu chuckled. "This wilderness town doesn't even have a grass market. Even if you want to buy something, there is no place to buy it. Nowadays, rice, grain and meat are all rationed by the imperial court.
, I’m afraid it will also be deducted from the salary in the future.”
"Does everyone in every family have these?" Liu Fu asked again, pointing to the dishes on the table.
"How could it be? They are all distributed according to the rank of the nobles. There should be fewer people at the bottom, and more in the palace and ministers." Mrs. Liu poured the wine for Liu Fu and put down the flagon.
"Does His Royal Highness King Wei have more than that?" Liu Fu asked.
"Husband, are you confused? There are rules in the official family and the palace, and His Royal Highness, King Wei, will certainly be there. Today you see Your Highness. I haven't seen you for many days, and I still miss you very much." Mrs. Liu said with an angry smile.
, she felt that there was something different about her husband, and she and His Highness had been together on the boat for many days, and she felt empty when they suddenly disappeared.
"This morning, the empress asked me to go to His Highness's residence for inspection. His Highness gave me lunch, but there were only two dishes, one plate of vegetables and one plate of dried fish, and the rice was only white rice, which was worse than what it was on the ship.?           
?w  w?.?b?i?" Liu Fu thought for a while and said.
"It's really abominable. They dare to deduct supplies from His Highness. I will definitely report it to the empress for severe punishment." Mrs. Liu said anxiously after hearing this.
"I'm afraid there is something fishy in this. Your Highness is deeply loved by the Empress, but the people below don't dare. Besides, His Highness is talented and smart. He will never give up easily after suffering such a great grievance!" Liu Fu shook his head and said.
"It's not those servants who deceived His Highness, so why?" Madam Liu asked doubtfully.
"Oh, yesterday the empress heard that King Wei brought a group of homeless volunteers into the palace, causing a mess. She was worried that His Highness was being bewitched and used by the gangsters, so she sent me to check." Liu Fu took a sip of wine and said, "You
Guess who your Highness has taken in?"
"Could it be those patients who are in the same boat as us?" Mrs. Liu thought immediately.
"It's exactly what Madam said." Liu Fu nodded and said, "After we disembarked, the people on the same boat were relocated to other places, but the court refused to provide them with food, clothing, and wages, so that they were no different from refugees. There were also those who escorted His Highness.
The volunteers who broke out from Quanzhou were also deducted from their food and salary, and they had no food to eat every day, and they had no shelter from the wind and rain. After His Highness heard about it, he brought everyone into the mansion and resettled them. Suddenly, two thousand people came.
There are so many reserves, I think His Highness just distributed his supplies to everyone."
"Your Highness has a kind heart and attaches great importance to love and justice. Who wouldn't be jealous if he wanted to seize so much gold and silver on the ship, but His Highness distributed all of it to everyone. Now it is not false to share his supply with everyone." Mrs. Liu told Liu Fu.
Bucai Road.
"Yes, when I went there, His Highness ordered people to set up a memorial tent and prepare to perform rituals to pay homage to the officers, soldiers and volunteers who died in the Battle of Quanzhou. It makes us ashamed to think that a child can be so affectionate, but some people
But there are still unreasonable suspicions!" Liu Fu said with a sigh. He knew that His Highness was doing exactly what the court should do, but no one ever mentioned it.? Bi Qu??? Ge
"Husband, Your Highness has given us life-saving grace, and you are a teacher and student. Now His Highness is in trouble, we can't just ignore it!" Mrs. Liu heard that someone in the court suspected that such a good child had misbehaved.
He was very dissatisfied, but due to the rule that women were not allowed to interfere in foreign affairs, it was inconvenient to say anything, so he could only remind Liu Fu tactfully.
"Well!" Liu Fu glanced at his wife and said nothing more. After eating in a hurry, he went to the study to prepare the report to the empress...
The candlelight in the study was dim, and the drum had been beaten three times, but there was still a blank sheet of paper on the desk in front of Liu Fu, and he also picked up the pen and put it down several times, and the scenes in Prince Wei's palace flashed in his mind.
There was nothing excessive to do to His Highness, but he always felt that something was wrong.
After spending time together on the ship, Liu Fu knew that His Highness must not be treated as an ordinary child. What he did seemed to have a deeper meaning. It seemed unintentional that His Highness asked the volunteers to report casualties in front of him today, but now in detail
It seems that I told him on purpose, but I was filled with grief and indignation after hearing it. In response to everyone's request, I wrote a banner with the message "Loyalty and Righteousness for All", and His Highness immediately ordered someone to frame it and hang it in the main hall of the mourning hall.
Speaking of sacrifices, there are three, six or nine levels, including national sacrifices and rural sacrifices. Although His Highness presided over this sacrifice, without the imperial court and His Majesty’s edict, it can only be regarded as a rural sacrifice, but I am not an ordinary person.
The common people, but the right minister of the imperial court who came to inspect on the order of the Queen Mother, now inscribed the inscription on a whim. Not only has the nature of this sacrifice changed, but at least the level has improved a lot. In the eyes of others, it is more like I am taking advantage of it.
Expressing dissatisfaction with the imperial court's treatment of those dead heroes was the mastermind behind the secret instigation of His Highness's "mischief".
"How could His Highness be so cunning at such a young age?" The more Liu Fu thought about it, the more strange he felt that what happened today was strange. But it was unbelievable that a child could put himself in without showing any trace. Could it be that His Highness was really behind the scenes?
Is there an expert? But for so many days on the ship, he didn't find any strangers.
"Although what His Highness did was normal, he did not do anything to harm the Song Dynasty." Liu Fu then thought again. Due to the low status of his mother, His Highness was just an unknown child in the palace, and he was also an unknown child after leaving the palace.
He only showed his talents after being separated from the brigade. His medicine was used to rescue the patients on the ship, and his quick wit to defeat the enemy was unexpected, but according to what he said, it was not impossible to get help from strangers in his dreams.
Furthermore, His Highness’s behavior of distributing wealth among the people, taking in stray volunteers, and paying homage to martyrs to protect the soldiers and civilians may also be suspected of being a “manipulator”, but he is also reasonable and consistent with his previous display of righteousness, wealth, and benevolent nature. But he may not be aware of it.
The complexity of the struggle in the court, the sinister nature of people's hearts, and the suspicion of villains. Besides, no matter how bad a child can be, he still wants to overthrow the precarious Song Dynasty. If he had that ability, he would probably be far away.
Escape, why stay in the sinking ship of the Song Dynasty!
"If His Highness has the ability to shake things up, turn things around, and save people from fire and water, what can I do if I help him? Even if I help him ascend the throne and wear a dragon robe, it will be all right!" Liu Fu thought clearly, and his pen moved like a dragon.
, the memorial was completed in one go, truthfully reporting what he saw and heard in the palace, of course there was no shortage of complimentary words, and he tactfully defended what His Highness had done, and got some benefits from him by the way. When he put down his pen, the sky was already bright,
The rooster crows...
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Zhao Bing also had trouble sleeping all night at this time, and his performance during the day was also intentional. He felt that he could not die in the late Song Dynasty in such an unknown way, and under the current situation, even if the army was by his side, he could not
I feel uneasy, and it seems that there is only one way to protect myself, which is to recruit a group of people to protect my safety. I will be able to stay or escape in the future, lest I be captured by any Song army that "cannot survive" and sent to the sudden death.
It must be a meeting gift!
And the knowledge of two generations made Zhao Bing understand that the current dynasty seems to be able to maintain, but in fact there are many mountains inside, especially the military generals are divided into several factions. Although they all support the court in name, they actually have their own agendas.
He thought that this was very similar to China in the early years of the Republic of China - warlords were divided and governed independently; the central government was weak and lost control. This result was very terrible - foreign aggression continued, internal strife continued, and even
President Sun Da was also repeatedly assassinated, so he had no choice but to recruit warlords to fight another warlord.
Similarly, although the Song Dynasty court now claims to have an army of 400,000, there are a large number of palace maids, chamberlains, officials' families, soldiers' families, and a large number of civilian officials. Excluding these non-combatants, the Song army has a combat strength of only tens of thousands.
The only army controlled by the imperial court was the Forbidden Army, which numbered tens of thousands of people. However, they suffered heavy casualties in the continuous flight, lost all their elites, and were not as strong as before. It can be seen from the fact that they only sent themselves a team of guards that they were against them.
Even the royal family was powerless to maintain the safety of the royal family. Only the reputation of the governor Jiang Wanzai prevented it from collapsing. And Zhang Shijie's Huai army was his capital, and he would not let go even if he died. He borrowed troops from him and cut them off.
There is no difference in the meat.
Another more combat-effective army is the governor's army led by Wen Tianxiang. Its members are more complex. They include defeated troops gathered from various places, bandits recruited to make peace, and even more volunteers recruited. There are hundreds of thousands of them.
But life is not easy now. Under the pressing pressure of the Yuan army, he has lost troops and generals, lost cities and territory, and is on the verge of collapse. In the situation where he cannot save himself, even if he wants to help him, he is unable to do it, and he is arrogant.
You may not necessarily be able to look down on his 'child'!
Therefore, Zhao Bing could only choose people from the rabble that no one looked down upon. Naturally, the Quanzhou Yiyong who had crossed paths with him and the patients on the ship were the ones who were closest to the water and the towers, and fell into the eyes of His Highness King Wei.
After all, acquaintances are better than strangers. Although this is a bit helpless, it is inevitable. He is 'born' to be their leader, and the 'caring' Ni Liang makes him have a good impression of this group of people. Of course, they risk their lives to save themselves.
Let yourself be grateful, hoping to do something for them and one day be "wealthy and wealthy" with you.
Chapter completed!