"My imperial grandfather is not very good... I fought three times and failed to defeat him... I got it back once... I still have a chance to destroy the Liao Kingdom... Hahaha..."
Zhao Zhen drank so much that with a red face and a big tongue, he came close to Kou Ji's ear and whispered in the loudest voice.
Maybe he didn't take it into consideration, maybe he felt that his contribution was enough to outweigh all his ancestors, so after Zhao Zhen got drunk, he dared to say something in his heart.
It's just that when he spoke, he used a whisper.
But his voice spread throughout the main hall of the palace.
Kou Ji was also drunk. Hearing Zhao Zhen's words, he woke up instantly.
When Zhao Zhen said this, how could he answer it?
I can't say anything, I can't even laugh.
Chen Lin seemed to have guessed that Zhao Zhen might lose his temper after drinking too much, so before the banquet started, she evacuated all the eunuchs and palace ladies in the main hall, leaving only him to serve him.
"Fourth brother, tell me, is my imperial grandfather incapable of..."
Zhao Zhen pulled Kou Ji, forcing Kou Ji to give him an answer.
Kou Ji glanced around and saw Chen Lin lowering her head, as if counting the threads on her shoes.
Kou Ji couldn't help but muttered, "Chen Lin, you heard me. All the treacherous things were said by the officials. I didn't say anything. You have to bear witness to me."
Chen Lin didn't even raise her head and whispered.
"Privy Kou was joking, how could an official say something treasonous? If any rumors spread, someone would slander the official and they should be beheaded."
Kou Ji glared at Chen Lin fiercely.
What a fool, he even gave him eye drops.
Then don't blame me for being rude.
After Kou Ji glared at Chen Lin, he slandered Zhao Zhenjin and said: "Guan family, do you want to take advantage of your happiness and ask Chen Lin to go down and report the good news to Taizong and Zhenzong that we have recovered Yanyun?"
Chen Lin suddenly raised her head and stared at Kou Ji, her eyes widened.
Zhao Zhen said in a daze: "Can Chen Lin still see my imperial grandfather and father?"
Kou Ji chuckled, "As long as the official is willing, Chen Lin can see her."
Zhao Zhen shook his head and looked like he was thinking.
Chen Lin was startled and said anxiously: "We promise not to let even a word of news get out."
Kou Ji gave Chen Lin a knowing look.
Zhao Zhen seemed to have finished thinking, and greeted loudly: "Chen Lin, go quickly and tell my imperial grandfather and father the news of Yan Yun's return to the Song Dynasty."
Chen Lin was a little dumbfounded.
Kou Ji said unhurriedly: "What the officials want is to send someone back to tell Prime Minister Lu and ask him to take King Shou to the Ancestral Temple to pay tribute to Taizong and Zhenzong..."
"This slave obeys the order..."
Chen Lin almost without hesitation took Kou Ji's interpretation as Zhao Zhen's original intention.
Chen Lin hurriedly left the main hall.
Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen continued to drink in the main hall, saying some treasonous words while drinking.
Not many people know how much rebellion there is.
Anyway, after Chen Lin left the main hall, she didn't dare to go in again.
Cao Wei wandered through the night and rushed to the palace, ready to have a drink with Zhao Zhen.
But when he arrived at the entrance of the main palace and heard the treasonous words inside, he was so frightened that he fled the palace in a hurry.
The news of Yan Yun's return to the Song Dynasty did not stop because Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen were drunk.
Instead, it quickly spread throughout the Song Dynasty at an unprecedented speed.
The news reached Baozhou.
The soldiers and civilians of Baozhou cheered loudly, and the incense in Baozhou Sheng Temple instantly became very strong.
Without saying a word, the second sister of the Cao family carried her son on her back, got on horseback, and went straight to Zhending Mansion.
Although Cao Wei recognized Di Qing as his niece-in-law, the rest of the Cao family did not regard Di Qing, who was born as a commoner, in a different light. Even taking the Di family son to visit his uncle's house would be looked down upon.
Among them, the ones who are most despised are the Cao family of Zhending Mansion.
The second sister of the Cao family will now take the Di family to tell the Cao family in Zhending Mansion.
‘Look down on my son? What are you?! Even the direct branch people in Bianjing City dare not despise my husband and my son. What qualifications do you, a group of branch people, have to despise my husband and my son?
I gave you face before, but now you have no right to ask me to give you face.'
After the second sister of the Cao family married Di Qing, she was frequently discussed by people from the Cao family branch.
The second sister of the Cao family ignored them before because she didn't speak forcefully after that.
Although Di Qing was promoted one after another and had already reached the position of general.
But for the Cao family, the Di family is still a poor settlement.
The Cao family is the top wealthy family in the Song Dynasty.
I don’t know how many generations I have been rich.
Deep foundation.
Di Qing had just started his career, so naturally he couldn't compare with others.
Only those who have been rich for more than two generations of the Di family are qualified to be valued by the Cao family.
Now that Di Qing has won battles one after another, the second sister of the Cao family dare not say what official position he will be appointed to in the future.
But with Di Qing's current achievements, the Di family has been rich for two generations, and that is a matter of ironclad certainty.
The second sister of the Cao family now wants to go back and slap her in the face, forcefully.
Although it is a bit uneconomical for a person from her direct branch to argue with people from her branch.
But she doesn't care about that.
All she wants to fight for is one breath.
It's strange to say.
Di Qing married the second sister of the Cao family. The direct members of the Cao family had no complaints, but the branches of the Cao family were messing around all day long.
The second sister of the Cao family escaped from the Cao Mansion and eloped with Di Qing.
Rather than being carried out of Cao Mansion in a sedan chair by Di Qingba.
So she was embarrassed to use her status as a legitimate daughter to bully others.
More importantly, she uses her status as a direct descendant to oppress others, which will always make people look down on Di Qing and Di Jiazi.
Nowadays, Di Qing's strong rise is like riding a rocket.
She could finally go back and slap her in the face with force.
Not only did she want to slap her branch in the face, she was also going to Bianjing City to slap her direct branch in the face.
The Cao family in Zhending Mansion didn't know that the second sister of the Cao family had already rushed to slap him in the face.
After they learned that Cao Wei had established great achievements in Yanyun, they held a flowing feast for seven days and nights.
Not only are they showing off, almost everyone who misses Yan Yun in Zhending Mansion is also showing off.
From Zhending Mansion to Bianjing City, the four words "Yan Yun returns to the Song Dynasty" were like a prairie fire, igniting everyone.
When the news reached Bianjing City.
Lu Yijian and Zhang Zhibai are assisting King Zhao Run in handling the affairs of state.
Inside the Chui Gong Hall.
The officials expressed their own opinions on the matter of Zhao Zhen abandoning Bianjing City for more than half a year.
Almost 99% of people are expressing their dissatisfaction.
Some stubborn people bluntly said that Zhao Zhen was fooling around.
"The officials abandoned the government affairs in the court and rushed to Yanyun, where they stayed for half a year. Now many government affairs in the court have reached a deadlock because there is no official ruling.
One hundred thousand urgent political matters were sent to Youzhou City, and when they were sent back, the day lilies were already cold."
"Yes, we must ask the officials to return to Beijing!"
"If the officials don't return to Beijing, we will have no choice but to call it quits."
"..."
The courtiers became more noisy and fierce, and they seemed to be threatening to cause trouble if Zhao Zhen did not return the favor.
Zhao Run sat at the top and stared blankly at the courtiers without expressing any opinions.
The noisy situation among the courtiers began after Zhao Zhen left the capital.
Zhao Run was tired of hearing this.
The courtiers were not tired of arguing.
Zhao Run felt that these guys in the court were bullying the weak and afraid of the strong.
When his father was around, the courtiers didn't even dare to let go of one more thing, let alone quarreling.
He would do whatever Zhao Zhen asked them to do without even daring to retaliate.
Without Zhao Zhen, they became more powerful.
Everyone feels that this is wrong and that is wrong all day long, picking their noses and raising their eyebrows.
Zhao Run felt that the current behavior of the courtiers could be described very appropriately by Kou Tianci's sentence.
'Everyone is used to it, just give them a beating.'
It's a pity that Zhao Run is now a mascot in the court.
He could speak, but no one would listen.
Although Zhao Zhen ordered him to supervise the country, he did not give him any power.
So none of the courtiers listened to him.
Unless he has the title of Crown Prince above his head.
The Crown Prince also belongs to you.
The sub-emperor is inferior, but he is superior to everyone.
Even when other princes meet the crown prince, they have to call themselves ministers.
Zhao Run could not talk to the courtiers, and he was too lazy to talk to the courtiers.
Lu Yijian and Zhang Zhibai had to pay attention.
Because the courtiers have been quarreling for more than half a year and have reached the limit of their endurance, they are ready to call it quits.
If the court really quits, then the two of them should be punished.
"What should we do? If we can't suppress it any longer, I'm afraid we two will be in trouble."
Lu Yijian asked Zhang Zhibai beside him in a low voice.
Zhang Zhibai hesitated for a moment and responded in a low voice: "Repeat the same trick and find something for them to do?"
Lu Yijian sighed and said: "This method has been used several times, and they already have countermeasures. If they use it again now, it will have no effect at all."
Zhang Zhibai thought for a moment and said, "Report the truth to the officials?"
Lu Yijian's face darkened, "After traveling for more than ten days, the courtiers must have been upset. Besides, we have used similar methods to shirk them before.
Now if we really report it to the officials, they may not believe it."
Zhang Zhibai gritted his teeth and said, "Then please ask Mr. Kou to come forward."
Lu Yijian had a gloomy face and did not speak.
After a long time, he said in a solemn voice: "Kou Zhun is not fit to come to court again."
As for why Kou Zhun was not suitable to come to court again, Lu Yijian did not say, but Zhang Zhibai knew it very well.
When Kou Zhun left office, his power was overwhelming.
If he is reinstated again, he will still have power over the government and the opposition.
It is not terrible that Kou Zhun wields power in both the government and the public.
Because Kou Zhun used his actual actions to tell everyone that he was willing to give up glory and wealth.
The really scary thing is Kou Ji.
Because Kou Ji has really reached the point where his achievements are so great that he has no title.
If Zhao Zhen is unable to reward Kou Ji, there will be rifts between the monarch and his ministers.
At that time, there will be a battle between the king and his ministers.
Kou Zhun's coming to court again can easily affect many people's thoughts.
If someone takes the opportunity to shout out, the only people who can support the Song Dynasty are the descendants of the Kou family.
Then the Song Dynasty might fall into civil strife.
Therefore, Lu Yijian disapproved of Kou Zhun's appearance.
"If we don't let Duke Kou come forward, who can suppress the officials?! The officials will not come back."
Zhang Zhibai asked in a deep voice.
Lu Yijian gritted her teeth and clenched her fist slightly, "Queen Mother...Queen..."
Zhang Zhibai stared instantly, "Are you crazy?! If the Queen Mother and the Empress were to come to court, wouldn't the words "official" be written in vain?
When Kou Ji and his official squad return to the court, 90% of the time they will kill us."
Lu Yijian no longer mentions 'Queen Mother' and 'Queen'.
The two of them frowned together and fell into deep thought.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, the courtiers immediately began to bombard them.
Frankly speaking, the two of them were traitors. They did not tell Zhao Zhen the truth about Bianjing City and did not welcome Zhao Zhen back to the court. They must have wanted to take advantage of Zhao Zhen's departure to control the government.
Seeing the courtiers getting more and more violent, it was hard to control them.
A galloping horse rushed into the palace.
"Yan Yun returns to Song Dynasty!"
These four words instantly echoed throughout the palace.
After Lu Yijian and Zhang Zhibai heard the news, they rushed out of Chui Gong Hall.
The horse rushed up to the two men and reined in the horse.
He quickly handed a mailbox to the two of them.
Lu Yijian couldn't wait to open the mailbox, read the contents carefully, and laughed loudly.
"Hahaha……"
After decades of hard work and several generations of hard work, we finally got what we wanted and all the shame was washed away.
Lu Yijian felt unprecedentedly relaxed.
Zhang Zhibai quickly snatched the good news from Lu Yijian's hand, and after reviewing it carefully, he also started laughing.
Yan Yun, the lifelong shame of the Song Dynasty, has finally been washed away.
How could they be unhappy.
Ever since Emperor Shi Jingtang dedicated the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Liao Kingdom, all the literati in the Central Plains had a common goal, which was to restore Yanyun.
From the beginning, they shouted "Yan Yun returns to the Han Dynasty" to at the end, "Yan Yun returns to the Song Dynasty".
decades.
Generations of people with lofty ideals have been working hard and running non-stop.
For this reason I suffered a lot and suffered many sins.
Suffered numerous abuses.
Countless people died in depression because they did not see Yan Yun return to Song Dynasty.
Now that Yan Yun has returned to the Song Dynasty, the wishes of decades and generations have been fulfilled.
It's really not easy.
Lu Yijian and Zhang Zhibai burst into tears while laughing.
The smile on his face is getting thicker and thicker, the laughter in his mouth is getting louder and louder, and there are more and more tears in the corners of his eyes.
If Kou Ji were here, he would definitely understand their mood.
Because Kou Ji experienced a similar scene.
That was when Kou Ji was a child in later generations.
That was at 0:00 a.m. on July 1, 1997.
When the five-star red flag was rising and the national anthem was playing, more than two people were laughing and crying.
Thousands of people laughed and cried.
Even though many years have passed, many people will still shed tears when the song whose first line is "When the sea breeze blows for five thousand years" is played.
…
Courtiers appeared outside the Chui Gong Palace door more than once.
I saw Lu Yijian and Zhang Zhibai laughing and crying.
Someone timidly asked: "Really...back?!"
He was afraid of being disappointed, so even when he heard the 800-mile hurried soldiers shouting "Yan Yun returns to Song Dynasty" after hearing the message sent by fast horses, he was still afraid in his heart.
He was afraid of hearing a disappointing answer.
"Back!"
Zhang Zhibai wiped away tears and handed the good news in his hand to the courtier who asked questions.
The courtiers rushed forward one after another and rushed to watch.
After reading the good news and clearly seeing the bright red seal on the good news.
Another courtier fell into a state of madness with laughter and tears.
When the good news spreads among the courtiers.
All the courtiers fell into a state of madness with laughter and tears.
Zhao Run was sitting in the Chui Gong Hall, looking at the red-faced courtiers outside the Chui Gong Hall who had been noisy before. They were all laughing and crying now, very puzzled.
He has not yet shouldered the burden of his family and country.
So I don't understand why a bunch of quarrelsome and fierce courtiers suddenly stopped quarreling and started to laugh and cry together, like little children.
Yes, they laughed and cried, like little children.
…
"Lu Yijian, I am happy that the censor will not embarrass you today. Ask your family to send ten pounds of fine pear blossoms, and I will not embarrass you for three days."
"Go away... If you want to drink at home, let alone ten kilograms, thirty kilograms. If you don't get drunk, you won't come home."
"Let's go together..."
"Wait a minute, Lu Yijian is trying to form a clique for personal gain, I'll write it down first..."
"roll……"
"Hahaha...it's not easy..."
"It's not easy...I'm finally back after decades..."
"..."
The courtiers gathered in a group, joked, wiped the tears from their eyes, and left the Chui Gong Hall with shouts.
Zhao Run was left alone sitting in Chui Gong Hall with a confused look on his face.
Are these old guys giving up?
Zhao Run thought to himself.
…
Following Lu Yijian and others, they left the palace.
The news of Yan Yun's return to the Song Dynasty also spread throughout Bianjing City.
The whole city of Bianjing was shocked.
Some veterans, such as Kou Zhun, who had resigned from office, had tears in their eyes, laughed loudly, sang to their heart's content, and shouted that their lives would not be in vain, that they would live up to the emperor's kindness, and that they could die in peace.
The literati got drunk and sang in the restaurant, praising virtues.
All the poems and songs they wrote can be summed up in one sentence.
That is ‘the mighty Song Dynasty and the domineering power of the Song Dynasty’.
The people were dressed in red and colorful and celebrated happily.
Of course, the most dazzling things are the military ministers and their families.
When everyone came out of the door, they straightened their backs and raised their heads to look at people.
Conventional celebration methods such as flowing water mats are no longer enough to satisfy their carnival desires.
Fan Louli.
A few young guys with indescribable status occupy the best private rooms in Fan Tower.
I heard the noisy sounds in the lobby of Fan Tower.
"It's not easy for Yan Yun to come back."
"It's not easy. I have a second grandfather who moved to Yanyun seventy years ago and never saw him again. When my grandfather was dying, he kept calling his name and said that he could not see him before he died.
.”
"Brother, don't be sad. In the past, our Liao people were strong and we didn't dare to go out. Now that the Liao people are gone, we can go there with peace of mind.
When you get back, pack your bags and go north to find your relatives.
If you find it, take the old man's bones back and bury them next to your grandfather, which will fulfill your grandfather's dying wish."
"Let's go together...my grandfather, my uncle, my father, and my eldest brother all died on the battlefield of Yanyun. I also want to retrieve their bones to fulfill my filial piety."
"..."
"We were able to go to Yanyun and bring back the bones of our relatives, all because Cao Cao was good at fighting and defeated the Liao people."
"No, no, it is said that the reason why the Liao people who were able to fight this time fled in embarrassment was due to the firearms made by Xiao Kou Gong."
"Little Kou Gong, it's okay not to mention it, it's okay not to mention it."
"What do you mean?"
"Inhuman!"
"Uh... are you insulting Mr. Kou?! I'm afraid you won't be able to get out of Fanlou. Waiter, close the door. A certain family is going to have a good argument with this guy today."
"Brother, please wait a moment. What I mean is that Little Kou Gong can turn clouds and rain, and has the power of a fairy. I am not slandering Little Kou Gong."
"This is a human saying... Just what you said, a certain family invited me to have a drink today."
"..."
"It's better if I invite you."
In the private room, a young man stuck his head out.
The men in the lobby were stunned and looked up.
Someone recognized the young man and didn't say anything.
Some people didn't recognize the boy and didn't say anything.
The young man waved, and a long attendant handed him a box.
"What I said to you just now is worthy of reward."
When the man below heard this, he frowned slightly and was speechless.
The young man opened the box on his own. The box was filled with gold leaves.
The young man picked up the box and dumped the gold leaves in the box unceremoniously.
A moment.
Golden leaves are floating in the sky above the lobby.
The men in the lobby were dazzled by the sight.
"It is said that the powerful people in Bianjing City are generous and reward people with money at every turn. A certain family must have seen this."
"..."
The men talked in a flurry of words.
But no one leaned over to pick up the gold leaves that fell on the ground.
Those who can eat in Fanlou must be rich or noble. Ordinary people do not have the financial resources to enter.
Even though they speak vulgarly, they really don't lack money.
They can accept the deal and admire the magnanimity of Bianjing City.
But I will never accept charity from others.
Seeing this, the young man in Yajian asked with doubts on his face, "Why don't you stop?"
A man clasped his fists slightly and said in a deep voice: "Young Master, I don't know that you think what I just said is reasonable, so you gave me the reward?
If what I said is wrong, I'm afraid I won't be able to get the reward."
The young man smiled and said: "Kou Ji is not a human being! That's what he said!"
The man's face changed slightly and he was about to speak.
But he was pulled by his companion and pointed at a gold leaf that fell on the table.
The man glanced sideways and saw a mark on the gold leaf, and his pupils shrank slightly.
The man gritted his teeth, looked up at the young man in Yajian, and said, "Your gold leaf is so heavy that we can't lift it."
"Walk!"
The words fell to the ground.
The man left Fan Tower first.
Others also left Fan Lou in twos and threes.
The young man from Yajian chopped off his foot and shouted: "Are you stupid? You don't want money?"
In the private room, another young man rubbed his eyebrows and whispered: "Little sister, stop making trouble."
"snort……"
"How could you criticize your father in public? How could you do such a ridiculous thing?"
"I just said... whoever asked him to pass by me ignored me. Not only did I say that he was not, I also wanted to waste all his money and let him eat chaffy vegetables in the future."
"Hey...but that box of gold leaves was secretly taken out of the official treasury by Zhao Run to please you, not from the house."
"That's right...so I don't feel bad when I lie."
"Headache……"
No one paid any attention to Kou Hui's nonsense.
But someone's act of spreading money and gold leaves spread throughout Bianjing City in an instant.
Then the carnival in Bianjing City completely escalated.
All the rich people started spending money.
Far crazier than throwing money at the Imperial City on Lantern Festival night.
The madness in Bianjing City, the laughter in Bianjing City, everything in Bianjing City seems to have nothing to do with an old man.
Outside the north gate of Bianjing City, an old woman appeared at some point.
She is so old that when everyone passes by her, they have to bend down to show respect.
The old woman was wearing a green skirt, which did not match her status and age. It was a skirt worn only by women in their thirties and fifties, not by an old man in his eighties or nineties. She was sitting in a tea shed, just like
Then he sat there all the time, day and night.
The old woman sat there and kept thinking.
The most words that came out of his mouth were, 'Chonggui... went home... Chonggui... went home...'