Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 241 Return to see the emperor

After Mei Jian finished speaking, the other three women also laughed.

Listening to the laughter of the girls, Zhao Mu said: "That's right. As long as no one is killed, even if the sky falls, I will bear it for you. Okay! But try not to cause trouble after entering the city to avoid trouble. You all know it. ?"

Sijian nodded when he heard this.

Then Zhao Mu turned his horse's head and came to Bianliang City. The soldiers guarding the city looked at the five horses under the city, and then asked: "Who are you! The city gate has been closed and opened every now and then. You go quickly!"

Zhao Mu took out the Conglong Ling from his body, and then shouted: "I am Zhao Mu, the Duke of Nanyang County in the Song Dynasty. I have important business to return to the capital. Open the city gate quickly!"

Hearing the word "Zhao Mu", the captain who was responsible for guarding the city on night duty dropped his tea cup to the ground in shock. He wanted to get up to explore, but the ground was slippery because of the tea, so he fell down. But regardless of the pain on his body, he quickly lay down on the edge of the city wall and looked down. Then he confirmed again and again and asked: "The man under the city is really Mr. Zhao!"

Zhao Mu held up Conglong Ling and said, "It's true! Conglong Ling is here, open the door quickly!"

The patrolling captain hurriedly shouted: "Hurry! Open the city gate to Mr. Zhao quickly and report to everyone for inspection!"

As soon as the patrol captain finished speaking, he couldn't wait to leave the city tower and immediately came to the city gate to greet Zhao Mu.

Zhao Mu didn't know what was going on, but now that the door opened, he waved and rode in with four little girls.

After entering the city, the patrol officer was already waiting there. He led Zhao Mu's horse and kicked it off.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Mu said: "My lord, go and do your work first. I have something important to meet with Your Majesty."

The captain who patrolled the city said flatteringly: "Reporting to the Lord, it is the Emperor who ordered me to wait here to greet the Lord. Please dismount and rest for the time being."

Then Zhao Mu and the other five dismounted their horses.

"Oh?" Zhao Mu looked at the patrol captain with a puzzled look.

Seeing Zhao Mu's doubts, the patrol captain said quickly: "It's like this. There has been no news about the young master for several months since he left the capital. The emperor was very worried about him. Therefore, the emperor sent an order to the Imperial City Department to secretly search for the whereabouts of the young master. He also ordered the four gates of the capital to report as soon as possible if they learn of the return of the Duke. Please wait here for a moment. The lower official has sent someone to inform the Governor. The Governor will also inform the palace. There will be a driver to take the father-in-law into the palace later."

When they heard that they could enter the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty, Mei, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum were extremely excited. If Lan Jian hadn't covered Ju Jian's mouth, she might have cried out happily on the spot.

Zhao Mu himself wanted to enter the palace as soon as possible to claim credit. Since the emperor had a decree to send a car to pick him up, he went down the slope and waited in front of the city gate.

About half an hour later, a luxurious carriage stopped.

The person who came to greet Zhao Mu was a commander of Dauchong Longwei. Behind him was a group of dragon guards.

The commander walked forward and saluted Zhao Mu and shouted: "On your Majesty's order, from Longhuang, I have come to take Nanyang County Duke into the palace to meet the Holy Spirit!"

Zhao Mu nodded silently and then stepped onto the carriage.

At this time, the Four Swordsmen of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum wanted to follow, but Conglong and Huang were about to stop him when Zhao Mu said, "They are my servants, so let them go into the palace together and have a look." After hearing what Zhao Mu said, Conglong Huang then stepped aside and said, "Girls, please!"

Seeing this, Mei Lan, Zhu Ju and Four Swords all followed suit and got into the carriage.

Ju Jian looked at the luxurious decorations in the carriage and said: "This Song Dynasty is really different from our Lingjiu Palace, a carriage is so luxurious."

Zhao Mu smiled and said: "Haha, it's natural. This is Dauchi's chariot. If it weren't for the special grace of the Holy Spirit, even I wouldn't be able to ride in such a good chariot. When I arrived at the palace, I asked Commander Huang to lead the guests briefly Take a look. But remember not to cause trouble. The rules in the palace are no less than those in the Vulture Palace."

Hearing Zhao Mu and others whispering in the car, Cong Longhuang couldn't help but frown. He did not expect that these four girls with similar looks under Zhao Mu were actually from the Lingjiu Palace in the Western Region.

Although Lingjiu Palace is far away in the Tianshan Mountains, its minions are all over the world, and the Song Dynasty court also heard about it. It's just that the two sides have stayed on the same page over the years, so there is no actual conflict.

Now that Zhao Mu had brought the people from Lingjiu Palace with him, Cong Longhuang couldn't help but be wary. He felt that it was better to inform His Majesty about this matter.

After a while, the car arrived in front of the palace gate, and Zhao Mu and others got out of the car and walked. Zhao Mu was led directly into the inner palace by the eunuch Wang Gonggong who was guarding the door. The Four Swords of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum followed Zhao Mu's request and took them to visit the front hall of the palace from Longhuang.

After passing through the two halls, Zhao Mu arrived at the imperial study.

When he came face to face, he saw Emperor Zhezong sitting on a chair, wearing a yellow lining and not yet changing.

When Zhao Mu saw the emperor, he hurriedly saluted and said, "The humble minister Zhao Mu is here to see your majesty!"

When Zhezong saw that Zhao Mu was back, he no longer cared about the manners of a king. He walked down from the desk and came to Zhao Mu to help him with his own hands. While helping him, he said: "Oh, uncle Huang is back. Goodbye, uncle." There has been no news for several months. It really bothers me."

After saying that, Zhezong asked Zhao Mu to sit down, and then the uncle and nephew took their seats.

Zhao Mu thanked him for the offer of a seat and said, "I have important things to do, which makes Your Majesty worried. Your Majesty is so anxious to see me, but what big thing happened in the court?"

Zhao Mu was worried about the civil strife in Liao. Zhezong wanted to watch the fire from the other side, but he had no one to help him.

Zhe Zong waved his hand and said: "That's not true. I haven't officially taken charge of the government yet. The affairs of the central government are handled by six ministers. The biggest thing I have here right now is the marriage of the emperor's uncle. That's it. A few days ago, I received The local official's memorial said that Princess Zhaohua's wedding party has arrived in Jingchu, and will arrive in Bianjing in at most ten days. If the princess of Dali has arrived, the emperor's uncle, the bridegroom official, has lost his way. I It's really hard to explain to Dali Kingdom." Zhezong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, the emperor came back in time. I feel relieved."

Zhao Mu also smiled when he heard this and said, "I have made your Majesty worried. Please forgive me."

Zhezong was a little tired because he was woken up. He yawned, then rubbed his eyes and said, "It's good that the emperor came back in time. There's no need to worry about anything else. Oh! By the way! Just listen to the instructions. The news sent back by the imperial envoy said that the person sent by the Dali Kingdom to see the bride was the emperor’s brother. He was the father of the King of Zhennan. Moreover, the emperor’s brother also brought Dali’s credentials, but what was the content of the credentials? , but I didn’t find out. Does the emperor know?"

Zhao Mu certainly knew what the content of the credential was. The fact that Duan Zhengchun can be sent here in person is enough to show that this matter is of great importance. Duan Zhengchun must be carrying the credentials requested by the Dali Kingdom for canonization.

Although the opportunity to take credit has come, it is not the time to reveal the trump card yet. If Zhezong knew that he had discussed it with Dali a long time ago, Zhao Mu was not sure whether he would be rewarded and promoted. Anyway, he would be charged with "crime of deceiving the emperor". This matter must be finalized after contacting Duan Zhengchun.

So Zhao Mu said: "I don't know much about this. When the Marquis Gao of Dali left, I once told him that the Song Dynasty intended to enthrone Dali. However, Marquis Gao returned the favor because he had a 'lower position and a lower position'." He pushed it away on the grounds that he needed to ask Emperor Baoding for instructions. The minister also didn’t know exactly what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of Dali Kingdom.”

(End of this chapter)