The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 499 Determining the Wedding Date
Of course Mu Xu had Wang Fu's clues, but how could he tell Cai You so easily, so he deliberately smiled and said nothing.

Seeing Mu Xu like this, Cai You felt as impatient as a cat scratching, eager to find out, but before he could ask, the palace gate was wide open, and the ceremonial officer came out, shouting for everyone to line up and enter. temple.

Taking this opportunity, Mu Xu hurriedly got rid of Cai You's entanglement, put his hat on his head, took out the wat board around his waist, and walked to the front of the group of military officials.

It was a coincidence that Mu Xu was lining up with Gao Qiu. Originally, according to the size of the official position, the Jiedushi was from the second rank, and the Taiwei was the second rank. Mu Xu should be ranked behind Gao Qiu, but due to Mu Xu's many He won the title of duke of a country, so he ranked in front of Gao Lian.

When the two met each other, the corners of Gao Qiu's brows twitched immediately, and he didn't even say hello, but instead of Mu Xu, he said, "Oh, isn't this Gao Taiwei?

Gao Qiu suppressed the anger in his chest, and said lightly, "Don't worry about Mr. Mu, my son can eat and sleep, and he has gained several catties!"

"That's good, let the son go, after all, he has lost his greatest hobby, and now he can not only live like a pig or dog, eat and sleep?"

"You..." Gao Qi was so angry that his blood pressure soared, and he almost wanted to draw his sword to face each other. It took a lot of effort to suppress the anger in his heart.

But Mu Xu didn't seem to see it, and continued to say to himself, "The Taiwei returned to the mansion today, remember to bring my greetings to your son."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and stopped talking to Gao Qiu, and headed towards the Daqing Hall under the urging of Gao Qiu's cannibalistic eyes and the singing officer.

As the servants shouted to go to the court, Zhao Ji climbed up to Danbi in high spirits, sat on the dragon chair, and followed by a long speech, which was nothing more than boasting, saying how he was destined by destiny, so he was able to make far-reaching achievements. The achievements of the ancestors.

Amid the compliments from all the ministers, Zhao Ji became more and more excited, and announced that on the auspicious day of the zodiac, seven days later, a ceremony to worship the heavens would be held, and all officials in Beijing must attend.

So far, almost half an hour had passed since the court meeting, and just when Mu Xu was already drowsy, Zhao Ji finally got down to business, and ordered Liang Shicheng to read the decree in court, and to commend those who had made great contributions to the Northern Expedition.

Mu Xu listened carefully, and realized that Zhao Ji had really spent his money this time, and the money he gave alone was no less than five million guan, which did not include the value of brocade and silk and other properties.

It is worth mentioning that Mu Xu was also among the recipients of this award, but he was ranked behind. Obviously Zhao Ji did not want to highlight his contribution.

Mu Xu was mentally prepared for this, so he could accept it calmly.As for the most frustrated person is Tong Guan, who was only promoted to a first-class title, promoted from the Duke of the County to the Duke of the State, and there is no such thing as a king.

Now the most proud person is undoubtedly Zhao Kai, it seems that he didn't get much benefit, but Zhao Ji sent him a messenger to promote the Imperial City Secretary.

At first glance, this official position seems to be a fifth-rank official, completely unworthy of Zhao Kai's status as a prince, but as long as he is a knowledgeable person, no one dares to underestimate this position.

Because the Imperial City Department is the intelligence agency of the Song Dynasty, in other words, it is similar in nature to the Jinyiwei and Dongchang in the Ming Dynasty, and the most important thing is that this yamen has always been led by the servants, and the emperor himself is in charge.

But today Zhao Ji handed over such a key department to Zhao Kai, the meaning behind it is thought-provoking.

I didn't see Zhao Kai's happy mouth reaching to the ears, on the contrary, Prince Zhao Huan, who was standing on the second step of Danbi, his body was already crumbling and his face was as white as snow.

Mu Xu looked at the scene in front of him coldly, and became even more disdainful towards Zhao's father and son.

As the son of heaven, Zhao Ji only cares about his own preferences, regardless of whether his actions will cause harm to the national system.

As for Prince Zhao Huan, he was weak and incompetent, and when he encountered a little setback, he panicked and had no courage at all, he was just a waste snack.

Zhao Kai was not much better, he didn't have a city mansion at all, his emotions were overflowing, and he was as innocent as a child.

It just so happens that these three living treasures are the possible candidates for the current son of the Song Dynasty and the future king, so people really don't know what to say.

It's no wonder that in the original history, the Kingdom of Jin was able to attack the city of Kaifeng without any effort, and took them captive to the City of the Five Kingdoms together.

Take the two emperors Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan as examples. When the Jin soldiers came to Kaifeng for the first time, when their father saw foreign enemies invading, he hurriedly abdicated to his son and fled to the southeast coast to escape.

It is even more ridiculous to be a son, the majestic son of heaven, sitting on millions of soldiers of the king, not ordering soldiers and horses to fight, but believing in the words of unscrupulous Taoists, and delusional thinking about making the golden man retreat by dancing to the gods. The great joke of the world.

In the second Jinren siege, the father and son showed their shamelessness and cowardice to the fullest. Backed by a capital with a population of one million, as long as there is a trace of male blood, they should organize the people to guard the city and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

But these two people were lucky, they were frightened by tens of thousands of golden men, so they surrendered in Kaicheng, trying to use the bodies of their own female family members in exchange for a moment of peace, so that they harmed others and themselves, and finally made the posterity laugh.

Whenever he thinks of this, besides despising Zhao Ji and his son, Mu Xu can't help but feel that the Kingdom of Jin is powerful, but luck is also first-class. It was not easy to meet the absurd emperor Yelu Yanxi. There are more powerful players in the middle, and there are worse than Yelu Yanxi.

After all, although Yelu Yanxi couldn't beat the golden man, he was a good hand at escaping, and the golden man had to go to great lengths to catch this guy.

But as for Zhao Ji and his son, they don't even know how to run away, they only know how to complain, and they were captured alive.

The only fish that slipped through the net, Zhao Gou, was still a capitulator. First, he was chased by the Jin people and had no way to go to the sky, and had nowhere to go to the earth, and was frightened into a eunuch.It was not easy for Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and other famous generals to come out. Seeing the situation in the world turned upside down, they didn't want to avenge their country and family, but cried and shouted to surrender and negotiate peace. They were willing to be emperors.

While Mu Xuwu was thinking about his own thoughts, the court meeting had come to an end, Zhao Ji brought Yelu Chun to the palace, praised and rewarded him a lot, and bestowed a golden seal on him, formally canonizing him as King of Liao.At the end, it was also announced that there would be a big banquet for the officials and their families that night, which could be regarded as a clean-up for Yeluchun and other descendants of the Liao Kingdom.

After the dynasty was over, Mu Xu came out of the Daqing Palace and was about to leave the palace to go back to his residence, but he was held back by an excited Zhao Kai who insisted on inviting him to his Prince Yun's residence for a drink at noon.

Mu Xu wanted to make an appointment with him the next day on the grounds that he was going to attend a palace banquet in the evening, and when Zhao Kai wanted to persuade him again, he saw a servant come up to him, saluted the two of them, and brought Zhao Ji to summon Mu Xu to meet him news.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Kai had no choice but to let Mu Xu go, and then he couldn't wait to leave the palace, and went back to the mansion to share his joy with Princess Yun Zhu Fengying.

Under the leadership of the servant, Mu Xu went straight to Funing Hall, Zhao Ji's bedroom. When he reached the door of the hall, he heard the voice of a woman inside. So it's Zhao Fujin here.

His hair was combed lightly and he was wearing a peach red fringed skirt. He was talking to Zhao Ji while looking at the gate of the palace absent-mindedly. When he saw Mu Xu coming in, his face suddenly showed joy, and then he reacted improperly. He turned his head back to cover up.

Mu Xu's heart felt hot, he strode to the center of the hall, bowed and said, "I have seen the official family, I have seen Maode Diji!"

Zhao Ji waved his hands with a smile, "Quickly, the Qing family, don't be polite, and come forward to talk."

Mu Xu was also polite, and immediately got up and came to Zhao Fujin's body, smelling the fragrance from her body, and winking at her, Zhao Fujin returned the good-looking white eyes.

Looking at the small movements of the couple in front of him, Zhao Ji joked, "Okay, you will have plenty of time to get along in the future, and now it's time to get down to business."

Zhao Fujin immediately blushed when he heard the words, and said coquettishly, "Father! How dare you even make fun of your own daughter, I don't care about you!"

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Mu Xu again, and then hurried away.

Looking at her daughter's figure going away, Zhao Ji couldn't help sighing, "Oh, it's really a girl who doesn't want to stay. If you ask me for advice, I don't think it's because you came to see Mu Qing's family."

Mu Xu couldn't accept this, so he kept silent and listened quietly to Zhao Ji's complaints.

Fortunately, after Zhao Ji said a few words, he changed the subject and said, "Today, the meritorious ministers were rewarded, and there was no mention of Ai Qing's achievements. Do you have any complaints?"

Mu Xu is not a fool, so he naturally knew how to answer, "The official's words are serious. Even if there are no humble ministers, the Yan land will belong to my Song Dynasty sooner or later. It's just a little more trouble. How dare the ministers take credit."

Zhao Ji nodded in satisfaction, "It would be great for the Qing family to think like this. After all, you occupy a high position at a young age, and you will soon be my son-in-law. If you add more rewards, there will be criticism from the court. .”

Mu Xu knew that this was a nonsense to fool people. If Zhao Ji really cared about the criticism from the government and the public, he would not be willful to favor Zhao Kai again and again, but he still had to put on a tearful expression on his face, thanking Zhao Ji for his love.

Seeing that Mu Xu was so knowledgeable and interesting, Zhao Ji might also feel embarrassed, and immediately hinted that when Mu Xu and Zhao Fujin got married, he would give him another big reward.

Mu Xu had no choice but to express his gratitude again, and then Zhao Ji took advantage of the opportunity to talk about the wedding date that Qin Tianjian was optimistic about, and asked Mu Xu how his preparations were and if there were any shortcomings.

Hearing that the date was the ninth day of November, Mu Xu immediately frowned and asked Zhao Ji, "Is there a day in October?"

Zhao Ji was puzzled, "October [-]th is fine, but it's a bit rushed. Why, why is Aiqing so anxious?"

Mu Xu explained, "Reporting to the officials, I received a message from Yunzhou yesterday that the former Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi had gathered nearly [-] troops to invade Youyun. I was a little worried about Youyun's loss, so I want to go back to sit in town one day soon.”

"What, are you serious?" Zhao Ji was also taken aback, fearing that Yandi, which had just arrived and hadn't been warmed up, would change hands again.

Mu Xu smiled wryly, "How dare I lie to the officials, not only Yelu Yanxi, but even the Jurchens in Liaodong are about to make a move recently, I'm afraid it's the same idea that they want to hit You Yun."

After hearing what Mu Xu said, most of Zhao Ji's previous joy went away, and he secretly dismissed the idea of ​​calling Mu Xu to Beijing now, thinking of keeping Mu Xu in Yunzhou, which is not entirely a bad thing , at least to share some pressure for the court.

If Mu Xu knew Zhao Ji's true thoughts, he would have scoffed at him and scolded him secretly for wanting to eat ass. He would only give up his own territory and come to Tokyo City to be a wealthy idler if he was stupid.

"I heard that the Liao Kingdom has been destroyed by Jurchen, why did Yelu Yanxi gather so many soldiers?"

"The official family has never been outside the Great Wall, so they don't know the habits of those prairie barbarians. As long as they promise them great benefits, such as letting them plunder the pass, they will definitely not miss this opportunity."

"Since that's the case, if the court grants some property to those barbarians, will they be willing to retreat?"

Hearing Zhao Ji's whimsical idea, Mu Xu sighed from the bottom of his heart, it's no wonder that they are the emperors of the Song Dynasty, and they are the only ones who have such a whimsical idea.

In order to prevent Zhao Ji from becoming an enemy, Mu Xu hurriedly said, "This must not be done. Those nomads are always afraid of prestige and not virtue. If they do this, it will only be counterproductive. It will make them think that the Song Dynasty is weak and can be bullied, and they will make further progress. .

Furthermore, what they really want is not gold and silver property, but population and food, as well as various daily necessities, such as ironware, salt and other items. "

"As you said, this battle must be fought?" Zhao Ji only wanted to enjoy peace, but he really didn't want to fight.

But Mu Xu's next words completely shattered Zhao Ji's fantasy.

"I'm afraid that's the case. It's best for the officials to give orders to the defenders of Yandi to make them pay more attention to the movements of the Jin Kingdom. Compared to Yelu Yanxi, the Jurchens are a greater threat to the Song Dynasty."

Mu Xu knew that the Song army was no match for the Jin army, but he still hoped that he would not be as vulnerable as the official history. Even if he couldn't defeat the Jin army, he could at least consume the enemy's strength.

It's a pity that Zhao Ji didn't seem to take Mu Xu's words to heart, and his focus was on Yelu Yanxi.

"Since the military situation in the border area is urgent, then according to Aiqing's wishes, change the date of your wedding with Maode to October [-]th, so that Aiqing can go north as soon as possible to defend against Yelu Yanxi's invasion. I will also issue an order to order Yan The ground defenders are guarding the wall and are not allowed to let the enemy take a step south."

After all, he was worried about his daughter's safety again, so he hesitated, "Yundi is so unstable, why don't you let Maode stay in the capital, Qing repels the invading enemies, and how about reuniting with her in Beijing?"

Of course Mu Xu didn't want to, and he couldn't think of a good reason in a hurry, so he said, "The government can let Diji live in Yingzhou, which is adjacent to Hedong. If there is an accident, Diji can also be guaranteed to be safe."

Fortunately, Mu Xu is going to marry Zhao Ji's daughter. If it is someone who has nothing to do with her, the more nervous he is, the more suspicious Zhao Ji will become, and he will definitely take Mu Xu's wife as a hostage.

However, due to Zhao Fujin's special status and Zhao Ji's love for this daughter, he didn't think much about it at all. He only thought that Mu Xu was unwilling to be separated from his soon-to-be newlywed wife because of his newlywed Yan Er.

So, after thinking for a while, Zhao Ji finally let go, "Forget it, I won't be such a villain, lest I invite you young couple to complain and think that I am a spoiler."

(End of this chapter)