The Yun family's engagement gift was very simple. It consisted of a brocade box, a letter of request for marriage written by Yun Zheng himself, and a letter of birth date of Yun Er written by Lu Qingqing himself as the eldest sister-in-law, and nothing else.
However, Pang Ji and Di Qing, who were matchmakers, were very satisfied. When delivering the brocade box, Lu Qingqing said one more thing, saying that the brocade box contained ancestral belongings of the Yun family. She, the eldest sister-in-law, was very excited when she came in.
did not receive.
After watching the ceremony, Pang Ji became more and more satisfied, so he and Di Qing got on the carriage and went to the palace together.
An hour later, the two people came back.
Pang Ji chuckled and said: "Fortunately, I have lived up to my fate. I was given a pair of feet and returned the night pearl to you. The royal family lowered their stature this time. Concubine Bo was very satisfied with the Yun family's engagement ceremony. Your Majesty personally wrote the betrothal gift in hand.
According to the edict, the Queen specially gave the Yun family a walking bead in return. The Princess of Qin is the apple of the royal eye, and the Yun family should treat her well."
Yun Zheng took the brocade box handed over by Pang Ji, opened it, took a look at it, praised it, and handed it to Lu Qingqing, ordering her to put it away and show it to all the guests at the wedding.
What Di Qing brought up was a Geng Tie with a phoenix pattern printed on it. This was the Geng Tie from Qin Princess Zhao Jin. Originally, this thing was usually not shown to ministers. The fact that the royal family could bring the Geng Tie over meant that they valued the Yun family very much.
Yun Zheng did not open it privately and handed it over to Lu Qingqing. He solemnly invited Pang Ji and Di Qing to talk in the study. Pang Ji sighed softly and did not go to the study. Instead, he insisted on going to the White Tiger Festival Hall to talk!
Today the person on duty at the White Tiger Festival Hall is Han Niu. This guy is fully clothed and holding a sword, standing like a mountain under the porch. Behind him are four soldiers guarding the White Tiger Festival Hall. Yun Zheng walked over,
He bowed to greet them, but stretched out his hand to block the way of Di Qing and Pang Ji.
"Pang Gong, Di Gong and I have official business discussions, please don't stop us!"
As Yunzheng issued the order, Hanniu stepped aside and stood under the porch again without saying a word.
Yun Zheng said to Pang Ji and Di Qing apologetically: "On weekdays, outsiders are not allowed to come in this place, not even Zhuo Jing."
Pang Ji shook his head and said: "This is the way it should be for a powerful military country."
Di Qing shook his head and said, "Your family has more rules."
Pang Ji smiled and said: "There were four White Tiger Festival Halls in the Song Dynasty, but you and Di Shuai are the only ones who take them seriously. Shi Zhongxin also has a festival hall. I heard that gambling can be held in his festival hall."
The three people entered the festival hall laughing and invited Pang Ji. Di Qing sat on the right hand, and Yun Zheng sat on the tiger leather chair without hesitation. There was no tea supply here, so Yun Zheng directly asked: "What's the matter with Pang Xiang here?"
talk over?"
Pang Ji closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "In our Song Dynasty, you two are the first choice if I want to know about military affairs. Now I have a doubt, and I would like to ask you two to clarify it!"
Di Qing was confused, but found that Yun Zheng had a look of pain on his face. He patted the coffee table and said, "Come here quickly."
Pang Ji saw that Yun Zheng's face was not good, and he lamented again in his heart: "I have an army, and I want to cross the sea and march north, across the strait to attack the barbarians, I wonder if it is possible?"
Seeing that Di Qing was still confused, Yun Zheng simply changed the subject and said: "You are asking blindly. The initiator of this matter is Gao Jixuan. Since he thought that Gao Jide could lead more than 10,000 people to ambush Yelu Hongji at Yahe River, you
You should ask him.
Neither Di Shuai nor I knew about this matter from beginning to end. I only found out about it yesterday and wanted to check it out in the Privy Council. As a result, all the documents and files were taken away by His Majesty, so I didn't ask.
"
Pang Ji was speechless, so Yun Zheng took the opportunity to tell Di Qing the whole story of the incident.
After Di Qing heard this, he immediately got up and left, and said to Pang Ji: "I must rush back to Hejian Mansion to sit down and wait for the coming counterattack of the Liao Kingdom. Yun Shuai should also order his subordinates to speed up their march to Yanmen Pass. The Song Dynasty and
Fifty years of peace for the Liao Kingdom are over!"
Pang Ji grabbed Di Qing's sleeve and asked hastily: "Is this possible?"
Di Qing stopped and said angrily: "Success or not, I, the Song Dynasty, will start preparing for war!" After saying that, he shook off Pang Ji's hand and strode out without stopping for a moment.
"Zhang Dongyao, Gao Jide, Gao Yue, and Gao Deng of Nigu Village are all extraordinary generals..."
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "Listening to what you said, I suddenly discovered that the imperial court was well prepared for the raid on Yelu Hongji. It seems that Gao Jide's relegation to Salmon Island was also intentional by the imperial court. It can be said that it deceived everyone in the world.
No wonder no one offered a helping hand when the Gao family was in trouble. Only Di Gong and I foolishly complained for their family in the court. In the whole of Tokyo, there were only two idiots, Di Shuai and me.
Since the imperial court makes decisions before taking action, what else can we say? We can just sit in the capital and wait for Yelu Hongji to be crowned the head, and then easily hand over the sixteen states of Yanyun."
Pang Ji sat on the chair and said leisurely: "I don't agree with this expedition, but your Majesty insisted on his opinion and captured Gao Jide on trumped-up charges. I knew that this matter was irreversible, so I will shut up and stop talking about it."
They even blocked the way for Gao Jixuan to enter the palace to meet the Saint, just to stop it. Unexpectedly, Gao Jixuan risked the disdain of the world to ring the bell, and then the matter could no longer be controlled. All I could do was dispatch.
You go to Yanmen Pass and let me, Da Song, guard the gate firmly to prevent the situation from getting worse.
Since this matter is no longer possible, and in this case, we don’t count on those people anymore, Yun Shuai, I hope you can leave the capital and visit Yanmen Pass. The three passes are the key points of life and death for our Song Dynasty, so they cannot be neglected."
Yun Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "The army of the 15th Route West of Beijing is still on its way back to Beijing. It will take at least seventeen days to reach Mianchi. This is an eye-opener for me. I haven't even completed my defense system, so I just want to kill Liao."
Emperor of the country, if you look at the annals of history, has such a strategic plan ever happened before?
How stupid do you have to be to do such a thing? Yanmen Pass, the national gate of the Song Dynasty, was handed over to a fool like Gao Jixuan for fifteen years. Now that I think about it, I feel worried for the Song Dynasty. What if the Liao Kingdom takes advantage of us?
During the expedition against Qingtang, we took the opportunity to capture Yanmen Pass, and we would have become slaves to the subjugation of our country long ago. The fact that the Song Dynasty has come so far is really a blessing from our ancestors!"
Pang Ji said angrily: "Be careful! Gao Jixuan cannot control the court!"
Yun Zheng's eyes were as big as bells, and he pointed at the roof in horror.
Pang Ji said nothing.
Yun Zheng walked down from behind the desk, bowed deeply to Pang Ji and said, "Tomorrow I will go to the suburbs to pay homage to the ancestors of the Song Dynasty. Only then did Yun Zheng realize how hard Pang Xiang worked.
"
Old God Pang Ji sat on the chair and said with a smile: "Have you not been doing your best to inspire His Majesty's heroic spirit recently? Do you think you have no responsibility at all for this matter?"
One sentence made Yun Zheng blush.
Pang Ji looked around, lowered his voice and said: "The emperor is the symbol of the country. He governs the four directions on behalf of heaven. His virtues are spread all over the world. A kind king is the blessing of the people, and the blessing of you and me. Scholars are those who study."
Yes, you can't let him kill the pig, otherwise not only will he not be able to kill the pig, but he will be eaten back by the pig.
Therefore, it is enough for Your Majesty to sit in charge of the court, and leave the rest to those who can do the work. Those who should kill pigs will kill pigs, those who should herd sheep will herd sheep, and those who should weave cloth will weave cloth. The four people will be in order, and everyone will be respected. The Great Song Dynasty will be natural
Prosperity and long-term peace and stability are my lifelong dreams.
Hey hey hey, since Gao Jixuan wants to do it, let him do it, and since Gao Jide wants to be His Majesty's loyal minister, then let him do it, with more than 10,000 people, the Song Dynasty can afford to lose!"
Yun Zheng saluted and said: "Once the doubts for many days have been solved, Yun Zheng will go to Yanmen Pass in three days to watch the development of the situation. If the Liao Kingdom attacks Hejian Prefecture, I will lead troops out of Yanmen Pass and advance towards Xijing of the Liao Kingdom. If
When the Liao Kingdom attacks Yanmen Pass, Di Shuai will definitely attack the Yanyun Land. We can use the same methods to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. We have long been angry about this. We must force the Liao Kingdom to swallow this breath."
Pang Ji smiled and said: "This is the best. I believe that after this turmoil, Your Majesty will be silent for a long time."
"It's just a pity that there are more than 10,000 elite soldiers in Nigu Village..." Yun Zheng was a little discouraged again.
Pang Ji smiled bitterly and said: "The common people's mistakes only cost a few coins. It's not surprising that the emperor's mistakes lead to bloodshed. I believe you will be very busy next time, so I won't bother you anymore."
After sending Pang Ji away, Yun Zheng banged his head and entered the house. This time Pang Ji really confessed. For the first time, Yun Zheng discovered that the emperor he served turned out to be a passionate emperor, but this passionate emperor had a brain.
Yire dares to do anything and is very stubborn.
Yun Zheng finally felt relieved. Those nobles were as useless as ever. Some useless nobles plus a hot-blooded emperor. Their biggest role was to destroy. Even the lives of more than 10,000 people were lost.
It was given away.
Even now, Yun Zheng has to admire that those nobles are really helping the emperor wholeheartedly. Gao Jide's family has not made any mistakes at all. They are ruining their reputation and helping the emperor, whether they are beheaded or their female relatives are humiliated.
, this is the price paid for being a loyal minister... The whole family did it without any regrets. Yun Zheng simply didn't believe that the old lady of the Gao family didn't know the truth of the matter! How could he still do it under such circumstances?
The act of wearing a prostitute's clothes to stop a horse has brought fame to the Gao family. She is indeed a wily heroine!
What kind of people are these? Yun Zheng cannot do such a thing at his own expense.
Since the Gao family will become loyal ministers praised throughout the ages, Yun Zheng feels that he may follow in the footsteps of Grand Master Pang of Pang family and become the notorious Grand Master Yun Zheng. This possibility is too high.
"If I become a notorious figure in the future, will you stay by my side and get scolded?" Yun Zheng asked Lu Qingqing nonchalantly during dinner.
"That's natural. No matter who you are, I am your wife!" Lu Qingqing answered very simply.
"Then just wait, sooner or later there will be such a day..." (To be continued)