Now General Lu is just an imperial student in the Imperial Academy, and Shi Xiu has already kept the foxes and rats in Dadu City in obedience in the well-housed house in Bianliang City, Tokyo, plus a group of artists and martial arts masters in Beijing who are willing to serve him , it is naturally not difficult to keep an eye on General Lu. When Shi Xiu nodded and accepted, Xiao Tang did not stay in front of the Imperial College residence to attract people's attention. When General Lu silently exchanged cold words with the imperial edict, Xiao Tang and others The man had already gone to Xuandemen, and was then picked up by the minister of internal affairs and the provincial minister, and went to the Kunyu Hall of Yanfu Palace to meet Zhao Ji.
This time when Xiao Tang entered the palace, he did not see the clown jester Cai You. Wang Fu accompanied Zhao Ji, but what he saw in front of him was even more shocking.
Although Xiao Tang came to the palace to see Zhao Ji this time, he still followed the custom and announced that he would drink and have fun together. In the Kunyu Hall, there was music, singing and dancing, the jade pot and gold cup were filled with jade liquid, and the tortoiseshell plate was filled with fragrant balls, lychees, and yellow oranges. , kumquats and other exotic fruits were interspersed, and the wine was filled with delicacies and delicacies. The dancing girls and singers in the hall held dragon and sheng phoenix pipes to invite the guests to leave. The scene of Shengsing and singing was grand and grand. But at this time, the music played in the hall was ordinary market place. A vagabond boy, a scoundrel and an idle man, who is good at chanting lewd and vulgar tunes. Especially standing in the center of the stage, there is a shirtless artist with splendid pattern tattoos on his body. Zhao Ji was overjoyed and invited his ministers to enjoy the wine with him. From time to time he would cheer loudly, and his appearance became more and more dissolute.
As for the provocateur on the stage, it would be fine if he was just singing jokes and making jokes. Instead, the man, who was quite handsome in appearance, twisted his waist, swung his hips and raised his hips when he was dancing to the music. From time to time, she would wink at Zhao Ji, twitch her little finger, and speak obscene words while holding her throat, which was even better than the fan-headed Yaoer sister who was used to singing love songs between men and women. To be explicit...
Such an ugly behavior made Xiao Tang want to hit someone.
Many times Xiao Tang couldn't figure out whether the Emperor of the Song Dynasty in front of him was an artist who could do anything but be a king's ear, or a romantic ruffian who was keen on vulgar interests. He was very talented in literature and had extremely high attainments in calligraphy and painting. But the vulgar hobbies that he gravitated towards can no longer be summed up simply by saying that he was frivolous and dissolute.
What's more, Xiao Tang is now returning to him as a military officer with orders to conduct military operations in Hedong. Zhao Ji's frequent invitations to Xiao Tang to play with him and have fun together are certainly a sign of being considerate of his confidants. Definitely, but when I think of the thieves under the Futian Hu Division in Hedong Town, the soldiers who died in the battle when the Xia tribes invaded and invaded, and the ordinary people who lost their lives in the banditry in Hedong... Obviously, none of this was enough to dampen Zhao Ji's interest in having fun.
It's just that no matter how disgusted Xiao Tang is, he still has to be careful not to let the impatience in his heart show on his face, because in addition to looking at the coquettish and advocating Zhao Ji on the stage, the fifth son of the powerful Prime Minister Cai Jing Cai Chi also sat aside.
Now the palace has changed the title of the princess to Emperor Ji following the title of "Wang Ji" in the Zhou Dynasty due to Cai Jing's suggestion, and Cai Chi, the quasi-consort who is already engaged to Zhao Fujin, who should be called Maode Emperor Ji, is sitting and watching. He looked at his future father-in-law, who was making a fool of himself in front of a man. He clapped and applauded the man who was flirting with him. He also showed a stereotypical smile from time to time. Although compared to his brother Cai You, who was used to flattering, Cai Wei was more charming. He seemed to be a dignified scholar, but in Xiao Tang's opinion, Cai Chi's words and deeds were far inferior to those of his old master Cai Jing.
However, compared to Cai You, who has started a father-son feud with Cai Jing to compete for power, and even transferred to serve as censor, the prefect's adopted son and concubine Cai Yun, Cai Jiu and others, Cai Chi, who is currently in the Xuanhe Hall and is waiting to be appointed, has nothing to do with waiting for the appointment. After Emperor Maode got married, he often came in and out of Cai Jing's mansion, and seemed to be very low-key in his affairs. Why did Zhao Ji recruit him into the palace again?
Just when Xiao Tang was thinking in his mind, the man on the stage finished his song, walked up to Zhao Ji with a bow, and said to Zhao Ji with a charming smile: "Your Majesty, a humble minister has made a fool of himself."
This guy is also a minister in the court? Song Huizong was really addicted to teaching his favorite ministers to act like actors. What good can these flatterers do and what use should they have in state affairs? Xiao Tang murmured in his heart , Zhao Ji smiled with a smile on his face, and said to Xiao Tang: "Come, come, I will introduce Xiao Aiqing. This is Li Chengzhi, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. He is also my minister, Xiao Aiqing can be very close to him."
After Xiao Tang heard what Zhao Ji said, he suddenly thought of a person and blurted out: "Could it be Li Bangyan and Li Shimei, who are known as Huaizhou Li Langzi and were Jinshi during the Daguan period?"
Li Bangyan, who was pretending to be an artist who promotes excellence, was slightly startled, then his face lit up with joy and he said with a smile: "How could Xiao Jieshuai recognize me? I'm a real teacher and I'm terrified in my heart."
Seeing that although Li Bangyan was humble in his mouth, his face was full of self-satisfaction, Xiao Tang couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. Now he was not just beating this guy up, he even had murderous intentions in his heart. Xiao Tang He snorted coldly in his heart and secretly cursed: Zhi Niang, who are you praising you! Not to mention this fellow's misbehavior, Zhao Ji only got Zhao Ji's attention by flattering the eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The world ridiculed him for being a prodigal prime minister and being complacent. You were able to hold the position for a while based on your flattery and obedience. When the Jin army invaded, it was you who advocated ceding territory and seeking peace. The leader executed the artillerymen in the Forbidden Army who fired at the Jin army, which chilled the entire Bianjing Forbidden Army who still planned to defend the capital to the death. It's you who repeatedly recommended the capitulation faction to kowtow to the Jin Kingdom and beg for an ignoble existence. You are the only traitor who behaved extremely servilely when half of the country in the Song Dynasty was buried in the Jin Dynasty. You still think you are another traitor? What is it?
However, although Xiao Tang secretly cursed in his heart, he heard Zhao Ji smile at him and said: "Li Chengzhi is quick in thinking and is also good at weaving anecdotes from the market into short songs. Although it is not as lingering as the great songs composed by Xiao Aiqing, it is really good." It teaches people to hold the palace mouth to sign, but it is unique and has a different flavor. I am very happy to be able to gather with my dear friends today, and I will drink this cup first!"
After hearing this, Li Bangyan even bowed to Zhao Ji repeatedly and said flatteringly: "I only hope that I can serve your Majesty faithfully so that I can repay His Majesty's kindness."
After all, whether it is himself or the soldiers guarding the border in the west, even if they risk their lives a hundred times for the country, in Zhao Ji's mind, they are not as good as Gao Qiu who kicked a ball next to him once, Li Bangyan sang a play for him, Cai You Play a clown with Wang Fu next to him. Xiao Tang now also knows very well that he can be called by Zhao Ji to be his concubine. I'm afraid it has nothing to do with how many contributions he has made by asking for orders many times. It's just that he has adapted many things by himself. It's just a matter of teaching Zhao Ji music that he can listen to, and teaching this romantic emperor to have fun in the golden wind and jade tower he bought.
Now Xiao Tang has no hope that he can suddenly enlighten this foolish emperor through his outspoken advice. To put it bluntly, he is just using his status as a close minister of the emperor to implement his own plan. Therefore, Xiao Tang has no choice but to be patient and wait for Zhao Ji to appear again.
After having a long talk with Li Bangyan and Cai Wei about the affairs of the gusts of wind, flowers, snow and moon, and the affair of the house, he used this topic to talk about the newly established Jingnan army guarding the fort on the west side of the Yellow River. Now the Song Dynasty wanted to fully occupy the Hengshan Mountains of the Xia Kingdom.
, Hedong Road should also coordinate with the Western Army troops in Fuyan, Qinfeng and other areas to dispatch troops to respond.
Zhao Ji, who seemed a little drunk and confused, heard Xiao Tang talking about military affairs again, but he slowly shook his head and said: "Xiao Aiqing is loyal to the country and has been to the battlefield several times. I feel sorry for the loyal and good, and I am very sad...and
Aiqing also knows that the Hedong Jingnan Army is a newly established division, not a division that has been fighting for a long time. The war is dangerous, and I don’t want to make any mistakes to Aiqing like when I was sent to the Liao Kingdom, so the Hedong Jingnan Army
The army... When everything is ready, we will send troops to Hengshan. I have already decided to have Long, Shenweidu, and Liu Zhongwu, the magistrate of Xining Prefecture, serve as the commander-in-chief of the Jingnan Army as a partial army to assist Tong Aiqing in his expedition to Xia. As for Xiao Aiqing, since Xiao Aiqing still intends to go to the border.
The court has done meritorious service for the country... but I have another appointment."
