Zhao Pu smiled and nodded when he heard this, "Indeed, with his temperament, if we throw him away, I'm afraid he won't let it go, but what can he do? He is far away at the border, and when he gets the news, the situation will be decided, and he can only do it

Stare."

Zhao Kuangyi said sincerely: "That's not necessarily true. The red scarves are all powerful in battle. My brother said that they still have powerful weapons in their hands. If he makes trouble, with his ability, he may not be able to shake things up. He may not be able to do so.

If you ask me to wait until the success is over, please sir, please consider it again!"

Zhao Pu smiled easily, "He has a powerful killing weapon, and we also have a magic weapon to defeat him. I guarantee that he will be submissive!"

Zhao Kuangyi said happily: "I know that sir has already planned it. What kind of powerful object is it? Can you tell me clearly so that I can feel at ease?"

"What I'm talking about is not an object but a person. Once he gets mad, even the lieutenant will retreat."

"I didn't know there was such a powerful person in Tokyo!" Zhao Kuangyi suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "Mr., are you talking about the second sister?"

Zhao Pu nodded and replied: "Isn't what I said right? The magic weapon in our hands is not only your sister, don't forget your second wife as well."

Zhao Kuangyi sneered, "I thought your husband was the magic weapon to overcome Xu Xian's idleness, and it was Xu Xian's unhappiness that met him for eight lifetimes."

"I'm ashamed. Speaking of which, Xu Xian was also kind to me. He was the one who recommended me to the Taiwei back then. I wouldn't have bothered him if I had no other choice."

Zhao Pu changed the subject and said: "When I came in just now, I saw your sister carrying the child and leaving angrily. I probably had an argument with the old lady again. The old lady always listens to you the most, so you have to make more changes in the middle. As for

You don’t need me to explain matters in the boudoir.”

"Don't worry, sir, I will handle it properly!" Zhao Kuangyi lowered his voice again, "I think your brother still seems to be loyal and respectful to the Guo family. Sir, you should enlighten him in time."

"The Taiwei is still very happy about his sudden high position. He has no time to think about anything else. Just leave this matter to me." Zhao Pu cupped his hands and said: "Erlang, don't send me any more. I will take my leave now."

Seeing Zhao Pu disappearing into the night, Zhao Kuangyi murmured softly: "What an old fox. You asked me to pull Xu Xian on the boat, but now you want to kick him away. He will definitely hate me in the future. You guys

I didn't know how powerful he was, but I was almost killed by him, so don't blame me for being sorry for you."

Zhao Kuangyi returned to the house, went straight to the back house, and shouted to the wing on the east side of the study: "Shi San, Shi San, come to the study with me!"

There were candles burning in the hut but no one responded. He opened the door and saw that there was no one inside, "Where did you go so late at night?"

As soon as he turned around, he saw a dark figure behind him. Zhao Kuangyin was so frightened that he took two steps back and stroked his chest and said, "Why are you walking without making any sound? Where are you going!"

Shi San replied: "There is a mouse in the second lady's house. Ah Hua asked me to go over and catch it!" As he said that, he stretched out his hand and saw a mouse in his hand. The mouse's tail was caught between his fingers?

Squeaking.

Zhao Kuangyi took a step back and said, "Why don't you burn the mouse to death and throw it away? What are you doing with it?"

Shi San replied: "Young man, do you feel bored at night? You want to raise this mouse to relieve your boredom."

Zhao Kuangyi sneered, "This is the first time I heard that someone wants to raise rats. If you feel lonely and bored at night, find a woman? What do you think, Ah Hua?"

Shi San's face suddenly turned red and he stammered: "I, I... no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no," Shi San's face suddenly turned red, and he stammered, "I, I, I..."

Zhao Kuangyi joked: "Why are you stuttering again? Ah Hua is indeed unattractive. Except for the madam and the maids around the old madam, you can choose any maid in the house."

Shi San replied: "I don't want a woman!"

"Why? You always go to a brothel with me and you don't want a girl. Could it be that...you are so masculine?"

Shi San waved his hands repeatedly, "It's not a man's style! It's not a man's style! Women are too troublesome!"

Zhao Kuangyi stretched out his hand and touched Shi San's chest and laughed. "See how silent you are usually? You tell the truth in one sentence? Women are trouble!"

"Alang must have something to tell me when he comes to see me so late."

"Yes! Come to the study with me!" Zhao Kuangyi brought Shi San to the study and whispered: "Are you going to Waqiao Pass tomorrow? Help me bring a message to Xu Xian."

"Okay, but I don't know where the Waqiao is!"

Zhao Kuangyi not only gave a wry smile, but this long-term follower he had taken on was usually very diligent in doing things, but he made a lot of jokes because of his lack of knowledge. But it didn't matter. The most important thing for a confidant is loyalty, and everything else is secondary.

"Tomorrow you go all the way north. If you don't know the way, just ask the store while you are eating and resting." Zhao Kuangyi took away a few books on the bookshelf, opened a hidden compartment, and took out a few ingots of silver. "These should be

I'll take the money for the journey and pick up a horse from the stable tomorrow."

Shi San raised his head and bowed down, took the money and said, "If there is anything left, I will return it to Alang, but I can't ride a horse."

"It's not difficult to learn to ride a horse. You can learn it with some hardships on the road. You can go back to sleep now and leave early tomorrow morning."

"Here, please give me the letter, Alang."

"There are no letters, only oral messages. You must tell Xu Xian face to face that someone is going to throw him off the boat. You know this and I know it. If Xu Xian knows it, the fourth person must not hear it."

Less than ten days after he went to court, Zhao Kuangyin discovered that he really had no say in important military and political matters. After all, there were two prime ministers and one prime minister who made the final decision. As for the rotation of soldiers and horses in the Forbidden Army, it was all under the orders of Han Tong, which was rare.

Han Tong gave him some dignity and even sent someone to inform him when mobilizing the troops of the Palace Front Division.

Zhao Kuangyi didn't care about the matter of having positions and not having power. He understood that he was just a pawn used by Chai Rong to restrict Han Tong. If there was no war, he would be just a decoration.

He just went to the Yamen on time every day to be on duty, and left the trivial official duties to his staff and subordinates. He himself drank tea and sat around. When he got off the Yamen, he would meet up with his old friends to drink and chat, and his life was very happy.

What made him find interesting was that the ten-year-old emperor seemed unwilling to be a clay puppet. Although the emperor was too young to decide any affairs, he often asked questions at court meetings. However, the princes explained that the emperor

But he often looks confused and confused.

What is surprising is that this little man can actually name most of the courtiers, and can even tell them their achievements. Of course, there are many things that happen to make him proud. Even if he is laughed at by the courtiers, the little emperor still does not like it.

change.

All the ministers knew that there was someone behind the little emperor who was deliberately trying to increase his presence. Even if the princes were impatient, they did not dare to say not to ask the emperor to question him. They could only explain patiently, so that the court meeting often dragged on for a long time.

What surprised Zhao Kuangyin was that the young emperor asked his ministers and often asked him for his opinion. If it was military affairs, he was proficient in it, and he could talk a few words about government affairs.

They also thought he wanted to fight for power and joined forces to warn him. Fortunately, his wedding day came and he could temporarily escape from the court.

In the past two years, people in the Zhao family have passed away one after another, and today they finally have a new member. The Zhao family is not what it used to be, and the girl she married is also a daughter of a wealthy family, so the wedding is naturally a big deal.

On this day, someone pulled him out of bed before he woke up. Zhao Ningxiu, who had sworn not to return to her parents' home some time ago, pushed him in front of the mirror and started applying makeup and powder to his dark face.

He was a bold and bold man, not a bastard, so his brothers were still laughing at him when they saw this appearance. He wiped the makeup on his face while he was in the latrine, and then he dared to go out to meet people.

There were many visitors, ranging from soldiers to high officials. Even though his mansion was big enough, he had to set up tables and stools on the street to entertain the guests.

The level of the guests varied greatly, and the gifts they sent varied even more. Zhike sang loudly, "Zhang Laoshi, the captain of the Iron Cavalry Battalion of the Dianqian Division, congratulated him with twenty coins, and Zheng Dacheng, the commander of the Eighth Battalion of the Dianqian Division, congratulated him with thirty coins."

…”

Even though Zhao Kuangyin was usually generous, he couldn't help but murmur, "These bastards used to eat and drink with me, and they also received help from me. It's rare for me to have happy events, so I just use this little bit to make up for it. I'm not afraid of losing face, aren't you?

Is it embarrassing?”

"...Li Linggong, the governor of the Anguo Army, presented a congratulatory gift of 5,000 guan, and Commander Shi in front of the palace presented a congratulatory gift of 5,000 guan..."

Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Sure enough, the righteous brothers are the most righteous. Although the salary of the front secretary is quite a lot, if it weren't for the fact that the city was destroyed during the war and there were few opportunities to make money, not every righteous brother could afford such money and materials.

, maybe many of them were borrowed, and I will look for an opportunity to return them in the future.”

Zhike's voice suddenly became louder, "...Wang Zhengzhong, the commander of the Eighth Army of Hongjindu in front of the palace, presented a congratulatory gift of 10,000 guan, and Liu Qingyi, the governor of the Henghai Navy Jiedushifu, presented a congratulatory gift of 10,000 guan..."

Zhao Kuangyi's expression changed slightly, "Have these eleven people been divided into two groups? These two followed Zhixian and they really made a lot of money. I don't know how many congratulations Zhixian can give me."

At this time, it was approaching noon, when there were the most guests, and suddenly I heard Zhike shouting at the top of his lungs with an almost hoarse voice: "Heng Haijun's military commander Xu Linggong congratulated him on a hundred thousand pieces, five thousand pieces of silk, one thousand pieces of silk, and a thousand pieces of Sichuan brocade."

Five hundred pieces, one hundred pieces of gold ornaments, fifty pieces of jade ornaments..."

Zhao Kuangyin muttered to himself: "I hope it's not the second sister who makes her own decisions, otherwise she'll scold her when she comes back... Oops, what are you doing to me, mother!"

"The bride hasn't arrived at home yet. Why are you giggling? It's not your first time to get married. It's already past noon and you still haven't made preparations to go out to welcome her."

The two families were not far apart, just from the east to the west of the city. However, Zhao Kuangyin went out from noon until the sun turned west before welcoming his bride back. It was all due to those old-fashioned rules.

Especially when he was troubled by a group of maids and women in the Wang family, who insisted on asking him to write Lao Shizi's poems. He was born in the army and could read official documents and write memorials. It was already considered good. He had no choice but to take out the "Japanese poem" at the bottom of the box.

At that moment, he just hated that Xu Xian was far away at the border and couldn't be his best man, otherwise he would be laughed at by a group of women.

On the way back, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but sigh that it was really difficult to marry a young lady from a wealthy family, and he couldn't help but think of the deceased He. At that time, he just got married with a horse and a few friends, so he welcomed He back.

, not even a decent banquet table.

That simple and pitiful woman gave birth to children and endured hardships, but he was not by her side. She passed away just after two good years, which made him feel guilty. The more complicated the etiquette was today, the more embarrassment he faced, and the more Zhao Kuangyin felt

I miss He who has passed away.

At dusk, the worship service was finally finished, and Zhao Kuangyin let out a long sigh of relief. Before he could take a look at the appearance of the bride he had worked so hard to marry, Zhao Kuangyin was dragged out to drink by his brothers.

He was worried and already started to get drunk after burning two bowls of ambergris, but those brothers didn't let him go, and kept drinking him until he was swaying and staggering, which was bound to ruin his wedding night.

When he was getting up, suddenly a group of people entered Zhao's house. It was Li Tingfang who came with the imperial edict. Zhao Kuangyin came staggering to receive the edict. Li Tingfang said with a smile: "This edict is not for you."

The lieutenant's is a reward for your honorable wife."

Zhao Kuangyin waved his hands with a face full of drunkenness and said: "Your Majesty, the wife in the house and I have not yet married, so she is not my wife." When the drunken men in the yard heard this, they immediately laughed and agreed, all of them were in the army.

A drunken man has nothing nice to say.

Suddenly I heard someone shouting loudly: "You people took three or five copper coins and came here to eat and drink. You dared to talk dirty to the angels. You thought I was holding a rolling pin for good looks. If you don't leave, I will take action."

!”

Seeing Zhao Ningxiu coming out with a rolling pin, the soldiers in the courtyard couldn't help but shrink their necks. Most of them had suffered from the rolling pin in Changle Tower. When they saw this, they immediately went crazy and didn't forget to pick up a jar of wine before leaving.

Zhao Kuangyin pointed at Zhao Ningxiu and scolded vaguely: "Second sister, today is my big day, why do you ruin my mood?"

Zhao Ningxiu was too lazy to pay attention to him and said to Li Tingfang: "My brother is already drunk. Please, father-in-law, follow me to the back house!"

Zhao Ningxiu led Li Tingfang to the back house. After half a stick of incense, she came out. She sent Li Tingfang to the door and handed over a plate of silver. "Your Majesty, please give me a generous seal. My brother will come to thank you for your kindness in the future."

"My father-in-law, please don't let those dirty words taint the saint's hearing. Please accept some tea money with my father-in-law."

Li Tingfang winked, and someone immediately took the money, "Madam is a virtuous and kind lady. It is really a blessing for Mr. Xu Ling to have such a virtuous wife as my wife. Please rest assured, Madam, no word from our family will fall into His Majesty's ears."

.Please stay here, madam, we are leaving!"

After Li Tingfang left, she heard someone laughing in the yard. Zhao Ningxiu followed the sound and saw Zhao Kuangyin holding the leftover soup on the table with his hands and stuffing it into his mouth, and asked: "Brother, what were you laughing at just now!"
Chapter completed!