Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 142 The hope for the future of the Song Dynasty

Anyway, he had nothing to do at the moment, so Earl Ying was determined to have a drink with Zhao Gou.

So, after he returned home, he took Zhao Gou directly to the dining room.

Seeing Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and Huan'er sitting at the table, Earl Ying's eyes immediately lit up.

Huan'er saw a young man following Earl Ying. She had never seen this young man before. She was curious for a moment, so she asked: "Brother, who is this man?"

Earl Ying introduced to Huan'er: "This is your Majesty's ninth son, King Kang Zhao Gou."

Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Huan'er were shocked when they heard Earl Ying mention Zhao Gou.

They all stood up and knelt on the ground to pay their respects to Zhao Gou.

Since Zhao Gou had just cried profusely and his heart was broken, he did not put on airs at this time.

Dang Ji said to the three of them: "Little Wang came to Master Ying's house to be a guest. You should have greeted me as a master, so why did you kowtow to me?"

Earl Ying heard Zhao Gou joking like this, so he helped the three of them up.

He said to the three of them: "Kang Wang Zhao Gou is a very nice person, you can do whatever you want."

After speaking, the three of them warmly entertained Zhao Gou.

Earl Ying felt quite amused as he watched Yue Fei pour tea for Zhao Gou.

The two of them, enemies of life and death in history, met each other for the first time in this life, and they only exchanged polite greetings with each other, and they were in harmony.

If Ying Zhuozhi thinks about the grievances and hatred between the two of them, he can't help but find it very funny.

Earl Ying stood there and smiled for a moment, then ordered Zhao Xiangzhu to take a bowl and chopsticks, fry two special dishes, and bring out a few jars of good wine.

As soon as Earl Ying was about to take a seat, Han Shizhong pulled him aside.

She smiled at him and said, "Brother, do you know what this girl Huan'er has been saying since you left home?"

Earl Ying shook his head and asked, "What did you say?"

Han Shizhong hid his face and snickered, and said: "Maybe there is such a thing as fate in this world! This girl Huan'er has always said that she feels a little familiar with my little brother Yue Fei."

"But you said, one of them lives in Qinghe County, and the other lives in Tangyin County. They have never met before, so how can they seem to know each other?"

Earl Ying raised his eyebrows, nodded, and said thoughtfully: "Huh? Ordinarily this shouldn't be the case."

As he spoke, he looked at Huan'er and Yue Fei, who looked more or less like a couple.

Naturally, Han Shizhong did not understand what Earl Ying meant by what he said. What does "Normally this shouldn't be the case"?
But, it really shouldn’t be.

Historically, Yue Fei's wife should not be a maid of an official or a member of the family.

But looking at the situation, Huan'er should have a story to tell with Yue Fei in the future.

Earl Ying didn't have time to think too much, as Zhao Xiangzhu had already brought the food and wine.

The five people sat down together, and Earl Ying began to have a drink with Zhao Gou.

"Actually speaking, Xiao Wang has been friends with you for a long time, my lord. It's really a pity that I haven't had the chance to meet you before."

"I bumped into him accidentally in the palace today. It is the best thing that has happened to Xiao Wang in the past few days."

Zhao Gou took a sip of wine, looked at Earl Ying's center and said.

Earl Ying was very surprised and asked: "Huh? Prince Kang, have you been friends with me for a long time?"

Huan'er also felt very surprised.

Before coming to Bianliang City, they had been living in Qinghe County and had never left Qinghe County.He, Zhao Gougui, is a majestic prince, so how could he have been a close friend of the earl for a long time?

At this moment, Zhao Gou chuckled and said, "Xiao Wang remembers my mother's birthday a few months ago."

"Your Majesty came to the palace on a whim to congratulate my mother on her birthday. He accidentally lost the manuscript of the novel titled "Sword of Heaven and Dragon Blade" written by Lord Ying in the palace."

"Sir Ying, you can probably guess that the manuscript is His Majesty's personal belongings after all, so of course Xiao Wang picked it up and read it out of curiosity."

"Guess what? Xiao Wang remembers that he only saw four or five elements at that time, and he was completely fascinated."

"Hehe! What a pity, less than twelve hours later, His Majesty sent someone to take back the novel manuscript of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sword"."

Earl Ying suddenly understood, nodded repeatedly and said: "So that's it. It seems that the fate between Xiaguan and Prince Kang is also very deep!"

Zhao Gou laughed heartily, clinked glasses with Count Ying and said, "That's exactly it."

While everyone was tossing and changing cups, Zhao Gou was already a little bit drunk because of the haze in his heart.

Only then did Earl Ying remember that he must tell him something important here.

So Earl Ying put down his wine glass and said, "Prince Kang, these two are my two brothers. The older one is named Han Shizhong, and the younger one is named Yue Fei."

"From now on, Xiaguan also hopes that King Kang Zhao Gou will take care of these two brothers of Xiaguan."

Zhao Gou raised his head and cast his gaze on the faces of Han Shizhong and Yue Fei.

Han Shizhong and Yue Fei scratched their heads and smiled honestly.

Zhao Gou's face was full of kindness and he nodded repeatedly at Earl Ying to express his agreement.

But in an instant, the joy on his face was covered by gloom.

Earl Ying frowned and asked, "What's the matter? Does King Kang feel embarrassed?"

Zhao Gou spread his hands and said, "Embarrassed? Master Ying is really making fun of you, so what's the embarrassment? These two look like they are upright and upright, they are really good men."

"It's just... Alas! Xiao Wang is a low-key person among the royal family, but no one takes Xiao Wang seriously. Based on this, Mr. Ying, how do you think Xiao Wang takes care of these two heroes?"

When Earl Ying heard what Zhao Gou said, he burst out laughing and grabbed Zhao Gou's right arm tightly with both hands.

He said with a trembling smile: "Prince Kang, you are really exaggerating."

After all, Earl Ying didn't know the complete story of Zhao Gou today. When Zhao Gou and he were walking through the market just now, Zhao Gou did talk about the cold reception he encountered from Emperor Huizong.

However, Zhao Gou did not tell Count Ying about the affairs of Prince Zhao Huan and King Yun Zhao Kai.

Therefore, Earl Ying could not fully understand the pain in Zhao Gou's heart.

Earl Ying smiled for a long time, then slowly suppressed the smile on his face, and put his hand on Zhao Gou's shoulder.

He looked at Zhao Gou with a serious face and said seriously: "Kang Wang, please believe me, I will soon become a rising star in the Zhao royal family."

"No matter who you are in the eyes of, Prince Kang, you are the hope for the future of the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Gou was stunned, slowly put down his chopsticks, turned to look at Earl Ying, and said with surprise: "Xiao Wang? Master Ying, are you referring to Xiao Wang?"

Earl Ying nodded firmly and said, "It won't be long, please trust me."

Huan'er's eyes lit up and she smiled at Zhao Gou and said, "My lord, just believe what my brother said. My brother can tell fortunes."

Zhao Gou frowned, looked at Earl Ying up and down, and said, "I really didn't expect that Lord Ying's writing skills are world-class, and he can actually pinch his fingers to tell fortunes!"

(End of this chapter)