The cold wind sweeps across the land, hitting people's faces like a knife, causing pain. This also indicates that winter has arrived.
But for Zhao Kai today, the biting cold wind was as warm as the spring breeze. He couldn't wait to bathe in the "spring breeze", so he hurriedly climbed out of bed early this morning and led the civil and military officials out.
Come to the palace.
Tokyo Bianliang City, outside Zhuque Gate.
Rows of imperial guards were arranged neatly, their swords and spears were sharp. In the cold wind, they were as cold as ice and gleaming with cold light. The civil and military officials of the court were all dressed in official uniforms, standing in formation, and Zhao Kai in the middle was wearing a golden crown on his head.
Wearing a dragon robe with leather armor and riding a tall horse, he looked so handsome. He and the other ministers were all looking into the distance.
After a while, there was no movement at the far end, but the cold wind blew stronger. Many ministers were shivering from the cold, but no one dared to move, except Zhao Kai and Qin Hui who did not show any signs of movement.
Zhao Kai was so impatient that he had been waiting too hard for this day. He didn't care about this moment. Instead, he enjoyed this moment very much. As for Qin Hui's words, no matter what the situation was, his eyes were always so deep.
No one knew how he was feeling at this time.
Another incense-burning time passed, and suddenly I heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.
"finally come."
Zhao Kai let out a breath.
After a while, the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, and a dark shadow appeared in the cold wind. Gradually, the dark shadow became clearer, and familiar faces appeared in everyone's sight. Of course, the most eye-catching one was the one.
A handsome man with a white tiger skin on his shoulders.
As soon as this person appeared, the civil and military officials in the court had different expressions, and the atmosphere gradually became weird.
Bianliang! I, Hu Hansan, am finally back.
Li Qi led an army of 20,000 people to the city gate, glanced at them from afar, and showed a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
"drive---!"
Zhao Kai couldn't wait any longer and shouted softly. He crossed his legs and rode forward.
Crack, crash, crash.
When Zhao Kai came to the front of the soldiers, he heard the sound of armor shaking. Li Qi, Yue Fei and the other soldiers got off their horses and saluted: "I see you, Your Majesty. Long live my Emperor!"
Swish, swish, swish!
Twenty thousand soldiers all performed a military salute.
"My dear, wake up quickly."
Zhao Kai hurriedly jumped off his horse, helped Li Qi up, and whispered in his ear: "You really made it easy for me to wait."
Li Qi replied nonchalantly: "I'm really sorry, I've been delayed for a few days in Hangzhou and other places."
Zhao Kai glanced with a smile and said nothing. Then he said to Yue Fei and others: "My dear friends, please get up quickly." After saying that, he waved to the soldiers and said loudly: "My warriors, thank you for your hard work.
, you are all my warriors of the Song Dynasty, I am proud of you, and I want to say thank you to you. It is you who make me feel proud to be the emperor of the Song Dynasty. It is you who make me feel that the Song Dynasty can be reshaped.
Brilliant. Everything you have done will be remembered in my heart."
As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, his morale was at a loss.
"Roar---!"
The soldiers raised their weapons and shouted repeatedly: "Long live the Emperor. Long live the Song Dynasty."
Old routine, nothing new at all.
Li Qi secretly sighed in his heart, ignored Zhao Kai, and let him go through the process. His eyes searched among the ministers, and soon locked on a relatively weak figure. He smiled happily and blinked hard.
Opposite Bai Qiannuo actually had only Ai Lang in her eyes. Seeing that Li Qi was flirting with her in front of everyone including the emperor, she couldn't help but feel her face getting hot with embarrassment, and her eyes were darting around for fear of being discovered.
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Just when Li Qi was focused on Bai Qiannuo, he suddenly felt his hand being grabbed hard by someone. He was so frightened that he almost didn't draw his sword. Fortunately, Zhao Kai said loudly in time: "Ai Qing, you worked hard to open up the territory of the Song Dynasty for me. I have you."
Such courtiers are my blessing and the blessing of our great Song Dynasty. I have prepared a feast in the palace to welcome you and wash away your dust, so please come to the city with me."
As he spoke, he suddenly put a little more force on his hand, and whispered: "You are really quite capable. I am still here, and you are just winking at me with the economic officer. You must be deliberately trying to piss me off to death."
When he was praising the three armies just now, everyone was listening carefully. As for Li Qi's show off, he hinted at it several times, but Li Qi didn't take him seriously at all. He was so angry that he really wanted to kill him.
Got this guy.
Li Qi had an inexplicable feeling of being caught and raped, and whispered: "Saolei, Saolei, I can't help myself at the moment, please bear with me, Your Majesty." He thought to himself, I am having sex with my wife, what are you doing here eating?
Jealousy makes me act like a gay friend. Is it necessary?
Then he suddenly saluted and said: "Your Majesty, please come first." He broke free from Zhao Kai's clutches without leaving any trace, and whispered: "Has Your Majesty forgotten, the Supreme Emperor held Tong Guan like this at the beginning? I am not a eunuch, no
Such a habit."
Zhao Kai recalled that scene, it was a bit similar. He felt a little disgusted, looked a little embarrassed, and whispered two words, "Let's go."
The two of them walked side by side into the city, which was a great honor for the ministers.
The firecrackers sounded and the drums started beating again.
The honor guard opened the way in front, playing and dancing, and when they entered the city, the scene was even more spectacular. Tens of thousands of people gathered on the roadside to watch, singing and dancing to praise the emperor and the Song Dynasty. It was so lively.
Li Qi felt like he was walking on a red carpet and whispered: "Your Majesty, I'm really not being pretentious. It's just that I'm used to keeping a low profile. I really don't like this kind of occasion."
In fact, he was planning to sneak into the city at first, but it was Zhao Kai who ordered him not to do so. This time he must make some noise. After all, this is his first great achievement since he took the throne, and this contribution
It's too big. If you don't help yourself promote it, you'd be really stupid. Even a fool can't do it.
Zhao Kai said: "To tell you the truth, I don't really like it either."
Li Qi said depressedly: "Then why did the emperor do this?"
Zhao Kai said: "This is not a trivial matter. After more than a hundred years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, we have finally recovered Jiaozhi, which should be celebrated by the whole world. Moreover, the last time Yue Fei and others came back from Yanyun, I did not give them enough courtesy. If it is still the same this time,
Then whoever is willing to open up new territory for me, just bear with it."
Li Qi whispered: "But I, Da Song, have too many places to spend money. It would be too wasteful to make it so extravagant. The banquet is completely unnecessary, how about we skip it?" He was still anxious to go back to see his wife.
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Zhao Kai smiled and said: "How can I regret it so easily once I open my mouth? However, I have to thank you for this."
Li Qidao: "Your Majesty has made a serious statement. It is the duty of ministers to open up new territories."
Zhao Kai said: "That's not what I said."
"Then what did the emperor say?"
"Today's banquet is sponsored by your Zuixianju."
"What?"
Li Qi suddenly shouted loudly.
Zhao Kai said in a deep voice: "You are crazy, you don't even care about the surrounding environment."
Li Qi's heart was bleeding and he said, "The emperor must be joking."
Zhao Kai said: "You are not joking, this is what the economic envoy took the initiative to ask for."
This prodigal woman. Li Qi cursed secretly. But the deal was done, what else could he say, and said quickly: "I really feel that the economic envoy did the right thing. Without me, the Song Dynasty, how could there be Zuixianju? This is absolutely
It is appropriate, and I very much agree with it.”
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "I'm afraid that's not what you think in your heart."
Needless to say, is it easy for me to make money? Besides, why should I, a hero, provide the money? Li Qiyan said sincerely: "How dare a humble minister speak nonsense in front of the emperor?"
Zhao Kai smiled softly and said: "It would be best if you can think like this. The economic envoy has caused me a lot of trouble during your absence. I also have a lot of headaches for this. I will take this money."
It’s also a peace of mind.”
Li Qi understood very well and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes."
In fact, after Zhao Kai came to the throne, he has been rectifying the government. Anti-corruption and anti-corruption. In this case, as the emperor, you must take the lead. If you are like Song Huizong, then why do you accuse us ministers?
Therefore, Zhao Kai rarely holds banquets, usually just small banquets.
The monthly household expenses of the royal family are also the lowest in history, even lower than during the Taizu period, and there are very strict restrictions. Now that finances have become more transparent, Zhao Kai is really worried about having a big banquet.
There is more than enough but not enough power. This is not because Zhao Kai is stingy, but because he does not want to break this example.
Of course, this little money is nothing to Zuixianju, who is making a lot of money every day.
After walking through the imperial street and entering the palace, Zhao Kai first conferred the title of Jiaozhi royal family in front of the main hall, and granted him a mansion and maidservants. These were all the promises Li Qi had promised. Later, he also awarded Yue Fei and other generals, although the money was not the same.
Relatively little, but Zhao Kai made up for it with some honors and treatment.
After the canonization, the ministers followed Zhao Kai to the banquet. It was still a buffet banquet. The biggest advantage of the buffet banquet is that it does not waste anything. You can take as much as you want. Unlike the previous banquets, where you could not finish the soup and water.
The leftovers are either thrown away or eaten by others, which is wasteful, harmful, and unhygienic. Who knows if these literary and slutty people have sexually transmitted diseases.
During the banquet, Zhao Kai first had a few words with the royal family of Jiaozhi, in order to appease them and let them feel at ease to stay here.
After talking with the Jiaozhi royal family, Zhao Kai called Yue Fei, Niu Gao and other generals, found a table and sat down, and very excitedly asked Yue Fei and others about the war.
Zhao Kai originally advocated literature, and he also had a high artistic talent, which he inherited from his father. However, after he went to Yanshan Mansion as an envoy, his personality changed drastically. He gradually understood that those in the saint's books were all lies.
It doesn't matter how good you are at studying in the Song Dynasty. People won't play this trick with you, and they will talk to you directly with a knife.
Later, he went to the northwest and came into contact with the Western Army, which made him more advocating force, so he was very curious about the details of the war and couldn't wait to ask Yue Fei and others to tell him.
Naturally, Yue Fei and the others did not dare to neglect, besides, this was also their honor, and it would also be of great help to their future career. After all, this was how they showed themselves in a different direction in front of the emperor, so they detailed the war process.
I told Zhao Kai.
Zhao Kai sometimes applauded, sometimes praised it as wonderful, sometimes pondered, sometimes shook his head, sometimes sighed, and sometimes exclaimed. Under the narrations of Yue Fei and others, he felt that he was immersed in the scene and even more eager to try. Of course, he also
I can only think about it, he is the emperor, and it is no small matter for him to lead the army in person!
When the civil servants on the side saw this, they all frowned and shook their heads. In their eyes, Zhao Kai could really be regarded as the most bizarre emperor in the Song Dynasty, because the status of military generals in the Song Dynasty was very low. How could he enter such a noble occasion, and how could he sit with the emperor?
Together, this is simply random and unethical.
But they can only sulk in the corner. Zhao Kai is not an emperor who is easy to mess with. He is the emperor who killed the most ministers in the history of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, he relied on force to seize the throne, so this is a very sensitive matter.
, but no one dared to mention it.
Zhao Kai listened there fascinated, but Li Qi suffered a lot.
He was the protagonist today. Naturally, those civil servants would have gone to congratulate Yue Fei and the others, because they looked down on military commanders from the bottom of their hearts. So Li Qi became the only protagonist in this banquet. People who came to congratulate him came one after another.
It's a good thing Li Qi doesn't drink, otherwise, he would probably be carried back by now.
'call---!"
Li Qi drank a lot of tea before he had a moment to breathe. He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and his eyes immediately searched the crowd. Suddenly, his eyes locked on a potted plant that could bloom beautifully in winter. To be precise,
, what he was looking at was the graceful figure beside the potted plant.
Who is it if it's not Bai Qiannuo? (To be continued...)