The famous book tour starting from the Red House

"The Qing family, but it's okay to say."

"Weichen proposes that King Qi and Gao Qiu be the deputy envoys."

Hearing Geng Nanzhong's candidate for deputy envoy, Zhao Huan immediately frowned.

For King Qi Zhao Mo, Zhao Huan naturally understood the reason for sending him as an envoy. Who gave him an important status as the eleventh brother?
That is the same mother and brother of Emperor Maode's concubine Zhao Fujin, that is to say, this person is Mu Xu's most serious brother-in-law.

Thinking about it, no matter how dissatisfied Mu Xu was with the imperial court, he did not look at the face of the monk but at the face of the Buddha. With Zhao Mo mediating among them, it was impossible for him to make concessions.

But for the candidate of Gao Qiu, Zhao Huan couldn't figure it out.

In fact, when Zhao Ji's old ministers were purged, Zhao Huan also thought about whether Gao Qiu should be counted, but in the end he considered that Gao Qiu did not follow Zhao Ji to Zhenjiang, but was the first group of ministers who fled south to return.

Furthermore, Gao Lian's behavior afterward was also more sensible. After returning to Beijing, he voluntarily resigned from the position of Taiwei, not to mention, and lived in seclusion every day.

Therefore, Zhao Huan finally spared him after thinking it over and over again.

It can be said that Tong Guan contributed a lot to Gao Qiu's escape, if it wasn't for this fellow's mischief at the beginning, Gao Qiu would have run away with Zhao Ji long ago.

This matter is in line with the old saying in the "Tao Te Ching", good fortune depends on misfortune, and misfortune depends on blessing.

Closer to home, when Geng Nanzhong saw Zhao Huan's expression, he understood his doubts, and explained, "The official, I proposed to send Gao Qiu as an envoy because he was a close minister of the emperor in the past. If the official has something to say Give it to the emperor, and he can convey it on his behalf."

Zhao Huan thought for a while, but he was finally persuaded by Geng Nanzhong, so he summoned Zhao Mo and Gao Qiu on the same day, and ordered them and Wu Min to go out of Beijing secretly to Yanjing after some hard and soft tactics.

……

Then he turned his attention to Shi Xiu and his party, and said that after Shi Xiu took Zhao Ji and his son out of Tokyo that day, he joined Zhao Kai's family and left the ferry of Bianhe by boat at the first time, then diverted to the Yellow River, preparing to return to the north by sea.

On the way, after learning that he was going to Yanjing, Zhao Ji immediately expressed his opposition.

After all, having been emperor for so many years, no matter how incompetent he is, Zhao Ji is several times stronger than his son Zhao Huan in terms of political vision.

Zhao Kai couldn't see the risk of going to Yanjing, how could Zhao Ji not see it?
In Zhao Ji's mind, the problem between him and Zhao Huan was just an internal conflict. No matter who wins or loses, it will not endanger their Zhao family's country in the end.

But it would be different if Mu Xu was allowed to mix in. This cheap son-in-law is not small, and he might not let Jiangshan change his surname.

Not to mention, didn't Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, as the father-in-law of Emperor Xuan of Zhou, use a series of means to finally force his grandson Emperor Zhou Jing to abdicate and usurp the land of the Northern Zhou Dynasty?

The events of that day are so similar to those of today, it is nothing more than a swap of their identities.

With this lesson learned from the past, Zhao Ji was of course unwilling to do the same thing. He first used the excuse of going to Xijing to summon the old troops to try to persuade Shi Xiu to change his course.

After being declined by Shi Xiu on the grounds that he was afraid that he was already on guard, Zhao Jiyou did not give up, and began to hint at Shi Xiu in various words, promising that as long as he is willing to change his family, he will be rewarded generously after he regains the throne and so on. …

Who is Shi Xiuna? This is a ruthless man nicknamed Desperate Saburo. How could he be easily fooled by Zhao Ji?

He first sternly refused Zhao Ji's solicitation, and then saw that he was a little reluctant, so one day he deliberately caught a group of water pirates, and in front of Zhao Ji, he wrung their necks and sank to the bottom of the river .

After killing chickens and monkeys in this way, Zhao Ji, a well-known coward, immediately died down, not daring to touch Shi Xiu's head again, and then stayed honestly in the boat.

The group of them left Tokyo on the night of May [-]rd, changed ships at the beginning of June, arrived at Zhigukou in the early morning of the ninth day of the sixth month, then abandoned the boat and traveled, and finally arrived on the tenth day of the sixth month. The destination of this trip is Yanjing.

Mu Xu, who had been informed the day before, in order to spread the news about Zhao Ji, summoned all his civil and military personnel with great fanfare. Local celebrities and gentry in Yanjing expressed a warm welcome to Zhao Ji's arrival at the gate of the city. Needless to say.

At the reception banquet that day, Zhao Ji had a smile on his face, but his heart became more and more worried, especially when he thought of what he saw and heard on the way to Yanjing, he shuddered.

Some things, after all, seeing is believing, hearing is believing.

In the past, no one wrote to Zhao Ji about Mu Xu, but he took it for granted that Mu Xu only occupied a remote corner of the frontier, and no matter how powerful he was, he would not pose a threat to the Great Song Dynasty who was sitting in the world.

But after experiencing the Jin Kingdom's invasion, Zhao Ji finally understood that his Great Song Dynasty was not as solid as he thought, and Mu Xu was not without threats.

Just the tip of the iceberg that I saw along the way, such as the huge fleet at Zhigukou, the elite soldiers coming and going in Yanjing City, and the civil servants and generals sitting in the hall as far as I can see now, I can see Mu Xu The picture is very big.

After spending half his life coveting pleasure and handing over the throne, Zhao Ji, the absurd emperor, suddenly became obsessed with power and became worried about state affairs. This, I have to say, is a great irony.

During the banquet, Zhao Ji expressed several times that he wanted to have a deep talk with Mu Xu, but Mu Xu always talked about him from left to right, forced him to live in Yanjing, but if he needed to find someone Zhao Fujin is.

As an aside, during the period when Shi Xiu went south, Mu Xu had already moved his administrative office from Yunzhou to Yanjing, and his family members were no exception.

After the banquet that day, Mu Xu settled Zhao Ji and his son in a house not far from his residence. It is worth mentioning that Zhao Ji's neighbor and occupation was none other than Yelu Yanxi, the last emperor of the Liao Dynasty.

Compared to Zhao Ji's worries, Yelu Yanxi was much happier. After learning of Zhao Ji's identity, this fellow came to the door every day to bother him, and always regarded himself as a brother. But Zhao Ji was disgusted enough.

The most painful thing is that Zhao Ji still can't deny it, because since the Tanyuan alliance, Song and Liao have been referred to as a country of brothers, with Liao as the elder brother and Song as the emperor.

Therefore, if we start from here, Yelu Yanxi can really be regarded as Zhao Ji's brother.

Just when Zhao Ji was so annoyed by Yelu Yanxi's harassing that he could hardly bear it, good news came. Someone came to report that Mu Xu would come to visit with his wife and children tomorrow. …

The next day, Yelu Yanxi, who had heard the news in advance, did not come back as expected, and left the space for Zhao Jiweng's son-in-law.

When the time passed, Mu Xu rode on a tall horse and personally led troops to escort the carriage in which his wife and children were riding. It stopped outside the mansion, and Zhao Kai welcomed their family of three inside.

It is said that when Mu Xu was exchanging greetings with Zhao Kai, he saw that he did not show the enthusiasm of the past, but showed a distant and complicated look from time to time, so he knew that Zhao Ji must have said something to him.

Mu Xu didn't seem to care about this, with a decent smile on his face from beginning to end, talking and laughing all the way into the main hall of the mansion, and met Zhao Ji who had been waiting for a long time.

"My son-in-law has met his father-in-law."

"Daughter and grandson pay homage to father, hope father is safe and happy, and the dragon body is safe and peaceful!"

Zhao Ji himself didn't realize that during these days with Yelu Yanxi, he has subtly accepted the status quo and made plans for the future.

Therefore, seeing his daughter's family at this time, Zhao Ji was in a good mood. He asked the two of them to excuse him again and again, and even took Mu Xu's son-in-law to look at him carefully, and even teased the child while asking Zhao Fujin, "What's the name of my grandson?"

Zhao Fujin heard the words, looked at Mu Xu with tenderness in his eyes, and replied with a smile, "A fortune teller said that the child lacks fire in the five elements, so my husband chose the word Jiong for him."

"But in "Baopuzi", the character "Xiang Jiongzhu" in the daytime?"

"Father Emperor Mingjian, that's exactly the word!"

Zhao Ji nodded and praised, "Jiao Zhe, bright, bright, not bad, not bad!"

While speaking, he returned the child to Zhao Fujin, and then asked Mu Xu meaningfully, "My son-in-law is here today, I'm afraid he won't go to the Three Treasures Palace if he has nothing to do?"

Zhao Ji originally wanted to stab Mu Xu to express his dissatisfaction with being neglected these days, but Mu Xu said, "Father-in-law really knows everything well, and my son-in-law does have something to say. There was news from Xiongzhou yesterday. It is said that brother-in-law sent envoys to visit."

Hearing this, Zhao Ji's face darkened immediately, and he couldn't help cursing, "I shouldn't pass on the position to him that day, this rebellious son."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Mu Xu nervously, and asked anxiously, "Your son-in-law, do you want to hand me over to that bastard?"

Seeing that Zhao Ji immediately guessed the purpose of Zhao Huan's sending, Mu Xu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "It is said that Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty is extremely smart, and this statement is true! It's a pity that this cleverness is useless in the right place."

"Father-in-law was joking, since my son-in-law chose to save father-in-law from the flames, why would he push you back to the wolf den?"

Zhao Ji relaxed his mind a little, turned his head and told Zhao Fujin, "My son can take his grandson to the back house to meet your sister-in-law. I have something to say to my son-in-law."

Zhao Fujin glanced at Mu Xu, and after seeing her husband nodding, he saluted several people and walked away gracefully with lotus steps.

When only his father and son and Mu Xu were left in the room, Zhao Ji didn't hide anything, and asked directly, "There are no outsiders here, my son-in-law might as well tell you bluntly, do you care about the world?"

Mu Xu was stunned for a moment, he really didn't expect Zhao Ji to be so straight to the point, he thought for a moment, then asked without answering, "Before answering this question, why don't father-in-law answer me, okay?"

"My dear son-in-law, please tell me?"

"Father-in-law, have you ever thought about what kind of future Song Dynasty would be without the son-in-law?"...

"This..." To be honest, Zhao Ji was really stunned by the question, and didn't know how to answer it for a while.

On the other hand, Zhao Kai couldn't bear it anymore, and blurted out, "There's nothing to say, my Song Dynasty will continue to prosper and be peaceful for a long time."

"Haha, brother-in-law is also a person who has learned from the past and the present, how can he say such innocent words?"

Zhao Kai blushed and argued, "There are exceptions to everything, who can guarantee that my Great Song Dynasty will not survive forever?"

"Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, how can there be a dynasty of three hundred years in this world, and how can the Song Dynasty be an exception? Does your father-in-law think so?"

Zhao Ji said, "According to what my son-in-law said, then my Song Dynasty has at least two hundred years of Guozuo, isn't it?"

Mu Xu shook his head and said with a smile, "Father-in-law has been in the world for more than [-] years, is it true that he doesn't know the general trend of the world at all? If the Song Dynasty is peaceful and the people are safe, why do you pass the throne in a hurry?"

Having been exposed by Mu Xu so openly and openly, Zhao Ji was so ashamed and furious that he was about to fight against him, ordering him to take down Mu Xu.

It wasn't until he realized that the person under his eyes was a knife and I was a fish, then he suppressed his anger and said displeasedly, "Then I'll hear what my son-in-law has to say!"

"Okay, then the son-in-law will share his opinion, and ask his father-in-law and brother-in-law to appreciate it."

Mu Xu shook his sleeves. From the history of the alliance between Song and Jin, he stopped talking about the Jin Kingdom's second trip to the south. He asked the two people who were fascinated, "What do you think of my father-in-law and brother-in-law?"

Zhao Kai replied, "This is just my brother-in-law's speculation, it can't be true!"

Mu Xu ignored him and just looked at Zhao Ji, waiting for his answer.

Zhao Ji's mind was in a mess at the moment, and he wanted to refute Mu Xu's words, but he knew clearly in his heart that if there was no unexpected factor like Mu Xu, Da Song would have come to this point.

Zhao Ji was extremely frustrated by this answer, and it took him a while to ask Mu Xu in a hoarse voice, "My son-in-law hasn't said that the Jin people will go south for the second time, what will happen to my Great Song Dynasty?"

"Since the father-in-law wants to hear it, the son-in-law will continue."

As he spoke, Mu Xu told the story of the Jingkang Change.

When Zhao Ji and his son heard that the royal family of the Song Dynasty had been captured by the Jinren, their faces turned ashen, especially Zhao Kai, who roared in a low voice, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! Even if we are no match for the Jinren , won't you escape?"

Mu Xu sneered, "How is it impossible? If I hadn't intervened, the fate of Da Song would have been doomed from the moment my father-in-law decided on the Zen position!
My father-in-law and brother-in-law should know better than me, what kind of person is the elder brother-in-law sitting on the dragon chair in Tokyo City, if he is in power for a day, do you have any other way to go besides accompanying him to perish?

As for what will happen to the royal family of the Song Dynasty if it falls into the hands of the Jin people, then I suggest you wait to ask Yelu Yanxi, the last emperor of the Liao Kingdom has a great say.

But before that, I can tell you a rumor. It is said that the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Wu Qimai, built a five-nation city in the north of Huanglong Mansion in Liaodong, and planned to use it to detain male members of the Song and Liao royal families. "

Before Mu Xu finished speaking, Zhao Ji had already slumped on the chair, dripping with sweat.

The reason why he did this was not because Mu Xu was so talkative, but because Zhao Ji's family knew about his own affairs.

Take Mu Xu's description of the future as an example, more than half of it has become a reality, and the latter half is also based on reality. If Mu Xu stood on the sidelines when the former Panjin people went south, then most of the things after that would probably come true.

I don't know how long it took for Zhao Ji to adjust, and sighed to Mu Xu, "I admit that if there is no virtuous son-in-law, those things are very likely to become reality, but this is just a hypothesis after all. Could it be that the virtuous son-in-law can't be counted on Maode's side?" For sake, do you live in harmony with Da Song?"