Xu Xian was very worried that Fu Liying would make the same naive request as Chai Zongjian. He could easily refuse Chai Zongjian, but he could not refuse Fu Liying. He seemed to have escaped to the inner room, and Chai Zongxun, who was having a meal in the hall, met him.

, immediately stood up and grabbed the corner of his clothes, "Father, come and have dinner with your child!"

Xu Xian looked down at him and said: "I am not your father. Emperor Shizong has passed away. Fourth brother must listen to the Queen Mother in the future."

He held his little fist and opened his little fingers one by one. Chai Zongxun's grape-like eyes were filled with tears, and he pursed his lips and said, "Does your father really not want me?"

"I'm really not your father." Xu Xian smiled bitterly and let go of his little hand, turning around and leaving the palace.

"Father! Father!" Chai Zongxun immediately howled loudly and chased after him on his short legs, "Father! Since you are back, why did you leave again! Father! Father!..."

Old Mu Tou stopped Chai Zongxun who was crying heartbrokenly and said, "He is not your father. Fourth brother, please stop making trouble!"

"He is, look he's back!"

Lao Mu turned around and saw Xu Xian standing behind him, "Why are you back again!"

Xu Xian bowed and picked up Chai Zongxun and put it directly on his shoulders. Old Mu Tou was shocked and put his hand on the handle of the knife, "Xu Xian, what are you going to do?"

"What not to do? Just take him home. I can ensure that he can live safely."

When Old Mutou heard this, he nodded and said, "That's fine!" He then stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Then I will thank you on behalf of the late Emperor."

Xu Xian slapped Chai Zongxun on the butt and turned to leave. As soon as he left the harem, he heard the sound of roaring mountains and tsunami coming from Chongyuan Hall. Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne as promised. He looked at the brightly lit Chongyuan Hall and was stunned for a while, until

Chai Zongxun patted him on the back and said, "Father, why don't you leave yet?"

"Let's go! Let's go now!" Xu Xian carried Chai Zongxun and went straight to the main entrance of the palace, bypassing the officials in front of the palace who were performing three kowtows and nine bows, and came to the door.

Han Chongyun who was standing by saw Xu Xian, raised his hands and smiled: "Zhixian, thanks to you for rescuing the siege in the palace just now... This child is not... Where are you taking him?"

Xu Xian replied: "Of course I want to take him home, and from now on I will call him Xu!"

Han Chongyun said: "That's not okay. How to deal with it must comply with His Majesty's will."

"Brother Han, do you think Sejong can regain the throne after his resurrection? If not, why should he be afraid of a child?"

Han Chongyun said with a bitter face: "Zhixian, I am also responsible for my responsibilities, so don't embarrass my brother."

"Brother Han should not let Jinshang enter the palace if he is really loyal to his duties!"

Han Chongyun couldn't help being speechless after hearing this, and Xu Xian advised again: "No matter Brother Han is loyal to the new king for glory and wealth, it is understandable, but don't forget Shizong's favor. There are so many people who only Shizong calls you to control the crane army."

Commander, this shows my trust in you. Let me take Fourth Brother home as you repay Shizong's kindness."

Han Chongyun rubbed his chin and muttered for a while, "Actually, I do it for your own good. Since you want to do this, I won't stop you."

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The night was already deep, but Zhao Kuangyin still didn't sleep. He was so excited when he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor to receive congratulations from hundreds of officials that he couldn't control himself. He drank half a pot of ambergris and still didn't feel sleepy at all.

Zhao Guangyi led a young eunuch into the back cabinet and said, "Your Majesty, this eunuch's name is Zhang Dejun? He has made a small contribution to this important event? He can stay with you to take care of him."

Although my brother had just proclaimed himself emperor, Zhao Guangyi should have changed his name immediately to avoid taboo.

Zhao Kuangyin raised his head and looked at Zhang Dejun. When he saw his appearance, he lowered his eyebrows and said, "Follow me and listen to me from now on!"

Zhang Dejun hurriedly bowed down and kowtowed. "Thank you for your appreciation. I have something important to report to your majesty. I have just learned that Xu Linggong has left the palace with the fourth son of Emperor Sejong."

"Yes, I understand." Zhao Kuang nodded. Han Chongyun had already reported it to him just now.

Seeing that the emperor didn't have much reaction? Zhang Dejun said again: "Do you still know that when Xu Linggong was treating King Zheng's injury? King Zheng instigated Xu Linggong to rebel and rebel? He also said that he would make him king."

King Zheng was referring to Chai Zongjian who had just ascended the Zen throne. The first edict issued by Zhao Kuangyin after he ascended the throne was to award him a reward? To finalize their relationship.

Zhao Kuangyin put down his wine glass and looked at Zhang Dejun, "You talk too much. There are some things you can't chew on. Zhang Qiong took him out and slapped him fifty times."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dejun quickly begged for mercy, "I didn't mean to stir up trouble, but I was sincerely loyal to Your Majesty."

Zhao Kuangyin sneered, "In that case, just give me twenty blows!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Qiong pulled Zhang Dejun outside the back cabinet and slapped him severely.

Zhao Guangyi said: "Since Your Majesty doesn't like this slave, just replace him."

"Everything is easy, just train him well! He knows all the big and small things in the palace. It shows that he is still capable, so just keep him. You don't have to worry about these trivial things in the palace. From tomorrow on

You should first go to the front office of the palace to serve as the Duke of Yu, and be sure to keep an eye on the front office of the palace."

Zhao Guangyi immediately accepted the promise and said: "I think Prince Zheng is too dishonest, so I'd better find a suitable time to get rid of him."

Zhao Pu, who was drinking tea at the side, said: "Prince Zheng is just a young boy. He has no soldiers and no power to stir up any trouble. Xu Xian is the threat to your majesty. Your majesty should get rid of him as soon as possible."

Zhao Guangyi looked at Zhao Pu, "Mr. Zhao, Xu Xian almost killed me last time, and I don't hate him as much as you do. Now that His Majesty has just ascended the throne, I don't know how the various feudal towns will react. They are working together to

It's not a good time for internal strife. If the second sister knew that you were planning to harm her man, she could smash her head in with a rolling pin."

Zhao Pu shook his head and said: "It's not just me who is stirring up trouble. Xu Xian is indeed a serious nuisance. Do you really think that Xu Xian is here to help His Majesty achieve good things this time?"

"Is not it?"

"You don't know that he asked His Majesty for all the territories developed by King Sejong at Chenqiaoyi!"

Zhao Guangyi gasped when he heard this, "What a huge appetite, he wants to split the earth and become the king!"

"That's all if he wants to break up the land and make him a king. He only said that he was acting as a trustee for the imperial court. He just wanted to control the land's money, food, troops, and horses. It's obvious what his intentions were."

A trace of cruelty flashed in Zhao Guangyi's eyes, "Then he is so hateful!"

If Zhao Kuangyin was taking things step by step, then Zhao Guangyi was really ambitious. When Zhao Pu said that Xu Xian had the same idea, he immediately became wary of him.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to hand over those territories to Xu Xian?"

"I only agreed verbally. As you said, the most important thing now is to work together to stabilize the situation. It's getting late. You two should find a place to stay in the palace to rest. There are still many things to deal with tomorrow.

"

After sending away his brothers and staff, Zhao Kuangyin walked slowly towards the inner room. An unclear voice immediately sounded behind him, "I will serve your majesty to change clothes and go to bed."

Zhao Kuangyin turned around and saw Zhang Dejun standing behind him. His cheeks were swollen after being slapped twenty times, and he looked very funny like a toad.

"Haha..." Zhao Kuangyin laughed twice, "You still don't forget to come and serve me even after being beaten. You are a good slave!"

"Thank you for your compliments, Your Majesty. I will definitely serve you loyally in the future!" Zhang Dejun kowtowed and stood up to undress and untie Zhao Kuangyin. "Your Majesty will inevitably feel a little cold when sleeping alone. Do you want a woman to sleep with you? Empress Xuanyi chose Emperor Shizong when he was still alive.

There were many beautiful women, Emperor Sejong was busy with government affairs, but he only favored a few."

"Haha... I'm really tired today, let's talk about it another day."

Zhao Kuangyin lay down on the dragon bed. He felt that the large dragon bed was extremely comfortable, but he couldn't sleep. After lying there for only half an hour, he felt pain in his waist and legs.

He sat up from the bed and sighed: "Sure enough, not everyone can be the emperor!"

He opened the curtain and got out of bed and went straight back to the hall. Zhang Dejun, who had been dozing by the door, immediately woke up and asked, "Why isn't your Majesty sleeping? Do you have any instructions for your servants?"

"I can't sleep, get me some more ambergris!"

"There is ambergris in the back pavilion, but Emperor Shizong doesn't drink it often, so it's all for Lao Mu!" Zhang Dejun opened a cabinet, "Ah, there are only two jars left, Lao Mu is really an alcoholic!"

Zhang Dejun took out a small jar as big as a fist, unsealed it, poured all the wine into the jug, and then filled the wine glass, "Your Majesty, please use it. I will go to the dining room to get some dishes to go with the wine."

Zhao Kuangyin waved his big hand like a cattail leaf fan, "No need, by the time you get the food back, I've already finished the wine."

As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. Zhang Dejun immediately filled it up for him. After three or four times like this, Zhao Kuangyin became a little impatient. He directly took the wine bottle and took a big sip from the spout. He took a long breath and said

: "This is the best way to enjoy it."

The small jug of wine could not resist him from drinking like this. After a few sips, it was all gone. Zhao Kuangyin shook the empty jug and ordered: "Zhang Dejun, bring me another jar of wine!"

Unexpectedly, there was no response for a long time, and Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but cursed: "This slave slave just praised him for his intelligence, but he disappeared in a moment."

Bang bang...

A series of footsteps sounded in the empty back room. Zhao Kuangyin raised his head and cursed: "Zhang Dejun, where did you go? Believe it or not, I will ask Zhang Qiong to slap your mouth again..."

His expression suddenly froze, his hazy drunken eyes widened and then filled with terror. The person standing in front of him was not Zhang Dejun. He only saw this man wearing a soaring futou and a dragon robe with ocher yellow dark patterns. Look at him again

His facial features include straight eyebrows, bright eyes, yellowish complexion, and an indifferent expression.

This was a face that was very familiar to Zhao Kuangyin. His drunkenness immediately dissipated, and he jumped up from his chair, hurriedly walked around the desk, and immediately bowed to the visitor, just as his head was about to touch.

At the bottom, it suddenly stopped.

"Haha..." I saw Zhao Kuangyin staggering up with a strange smile. He held the table with one hand, looked directly at the visitor with a sharp gaze like a knife, and said with a smile: "I almost forgot, I am the supreme emperor like you, there is no need

Bow down to you!"

He slowly adjusted his body, trying to stand as straight as possible, and walked step by step towards Chai Rong, who was not far away. He stopped a step away from Chai Rong and asked: "I took away the country you worked so hard to build." , you must hate me very much, right?"

But Chai Rong opposite him didn't answer, he just stood with an indifferent expression.

Zhao Kuangyin sighed: "I forgot, you have passed away, and now it is just your heroic spirit standing in front of me, unable to speak!"

He suddenly circled around Chai Rong and said as he walked: "Actually, you don't have to hate me. Originally, I wanted to be a loyal minister and a filial son, but when I got to that position, I couldn't help myself, even if I didn't do anything. , naturally there will be people who are eager for wealth and honor to do it for me. You will understand this without me telling you.

Even if I really become a loyal minister, I may not have a good end. Taizu is not a loyal minister. He is not as greedy as Yang Bing and not as domineering as Shi Hongzhao. But what will be the final result?

Your child is much smarter than Liu Chengyou and has great ideas. If he were older, I might one day die inexplicably in the palace like Shi Hongzhao and Yang Bin, or maybe a fish-to-death net would destroy both sides. Now I do He became the emperor and became a prince. This is the best outcome. At least we can all live...

…

Furthermore, the country does not necessarily belong to your Guo family. Since the First Emperor, I don’t know how many dynasties have changed. Today’s surname is Yang and tomorrow’s surname is Li. The country of the Guo family was also taken from the hands of the Liu family. The country of my Zhao family is also Just the same, maybe in ten or eight years, someone else’s surname will be Chen, Zhang, or even Xu..."

Zhao Kuangyin kept talking in circles, not knowing whether he was trying to convince Chai Rong's heroic spirit or himself.
To be continued...