The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1604 Let King Jin Enter the Palace

Tao Gu was in a hurry now, he had a straight face when he came out of Zhao Kuangyin, and his servants immediately asked what happened to Master Shangshu.

"Our Ministry of Rites has never received the monarchs of Fanbang, and now His Majesty has asked us to entertain the monarchs of Fanbang, and asked us to write out a charter and follow our instructions. This is a bit difficult."

Tao Gu is no longer as aggressive as before. Tao Gu was a good official in the past, talented and capable, but now he has no ideas at all, and only wants to get promoted and get rich.

This is also very difficult. Zhao Kuangyin also reformed his official position, so the current six ministers are second only to the official position of participating in political affairs, and they are also a minister.

Tao Gu is also getting old, the ministers who were with him at the beginning have been changed, and he is still in the position of minister of the Ministry of Rites. This is not to say that the emperor does not trust him and prevent him from being promoted, but that it is so important that no one can do it. substitute.

"Master Shangshu, it's simple. Didn't we receive the prince of the Liao Kingdom before, that is, the current emperor of the Liao Kingdom? In this case, we can follow that standard. How can the monarchs of these foreign countries know so much? It is said that these people are people who have never seen the world, come to this colorful world, do they still have to be dazzled?"

This servant is called Ding Ning. He is the left servant of the Ministry of Rites. When Tao Gu was away, he was the most important official in the Ministry of Rites. He was very flexible. He immediately thought that they had entertained Ye Luxian before, and now Ye Luxian has become the emperor. , Why not entertain these foreign monarchs with the same etiquette that was used to treat him?

Tao Gu thought of this and immediately said: "Just follow Ding Shilang's request, everyone work together to get this matter done well, and I will ask Your Majesty for your credit."

Tao Gu also needs to make arrangements, because he is the head of the Ministry of Rites. , It's not appropriate not to go by yourself.

It took so long to arrange more than 30 monarchs. Only at this time did Tao Gu have time to specially entertain Zhao Guangyi.

"Chen Taogu sees His Royal Highness King Jin."

"Hehe, I haven't seen you for a long time, Master Tao. Why do you give such a big gift? I am no longer King Jin. At most, I can be regarded as a person to be punished."

Zhao Guangyi immediately helped Tao Gu up, because he was indeed not the King of Jin. At that time, the emperor had already decreed that he should be deprived of his title. Zhao Guangyi really couldn't afford to call him a prince like Tao Gu.

"In the hearts of the officials, you will always be the prince. The prince has made such great contributions to the country this time, and His Majesty will definitely reward you very much this time."

Tao Gu knew that Zhao Guangyi's contribution this time was no less than that of opening up the territory, because he let the foreign race conquer him, and this was the greatest contribution.

"This is what I should do for my courtiers. This is also due to my great reputation in the Song Dynasty. By the way, how is the Queen Mother's health recently? I, an unfilial son, have not seen her for several years. I really miss her. "

To be honest, Zhao Guangyi really missed Empress Dowager Du. He didn't know that Empress Dowager Du had been dead for a long time. I'm afraid his plan would come to nothing at this time.

"What's the matter, Mr. Tao, what's the matter with the empress mother, why don't you speak?" Originally, Tao Gu was very happy, but the fairy's face was sour and she stopped talking. This made Zhao Guangyi a little anxious, something must have happened.

"My lord, you don't know yet, the old queen has passed away for almost half a year, so..."

Zhao Guangyi had a sad face after hearing this, and then remained silent for a long time.

"Presumably you know it all. I know that these things cannot be hidden from you. Guangyi is back, that is, your second uncle is back. Think about it. The monarch of a foreign race is here, what do you think I should do?"

Zhao Kuangyin didn't even look at Zhao Xu, so he spoke first, because he knew what Zhao Xu was here for, and he knew he would know if he didn't tell Zhao Xu.

No matter how you say it, Zhao Guangyi is Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother and Zhao Xu's second uncle. This cannot be changed at any time, and no one can change it.

"Father, what do you want me to do?" Zhao Xu asked back, because Zhao Kuangyin already had the answer, so is there any need to ask Zhao Xu about this?

"Well, no matter what, he is our relative. Now your grandmother has passed away. Although she didn't say anything before she left, she still misses Guangyi. I think we can let the past go."

Zhao Kuangyin was always soft-hearted, he didn't want to punish Zhao Guangyi any more, because Zhao Guangyi had also suffered at sea for several years, and this time he still had a great contribution.

"Look, you've already made a decision, what's the use of asking me, and do everything according to your wishes." Zhao Xu said these words without any emotion, neither happy nor sad, but that's it It made Zhao Kuangyin feel that he was angry even more.

"Don't worry, I won't give him real power. I just want him to stay in Bianjing honestly. That's how I feel worthy of this brother."

"The reason why I want to discuss with you is that I want to restore his title. You also know that my mother and my compatriots are dead, and my elder brother died early. Only I, Guangyi, and Tingmei are left, but now Tingmei also... It's just me and Guangyi, so no matter what, I won't hurt my brother again."

Zhao Kuangyin said sadly, this is also a fact, this is the most painful thing, his mother has also died, and now there is only one brother left, this is the pain in Zhao Kuangyin's heart.

"So no matter what you say, I will let Guangyi live a good life. From now on, he won't have to go there after he is in Bianjing, and live a stable life."

Zhao Xu didn't say anything when he saw that Zhao Kuangyin's expression was not right. Zhao Kuangyin was a man of friendship. As an elder, he discussed things with his son. More importantly, Zhao Kuangyin was still the emperor, and an imperial decree was enough for anything he wanted to do.

I still need to say something to myself. From the father's point of view, I can't discuss things with my son like this. This still shows the character of Zhao Kuangyin.

"Then let's do it according to the father's wishes. The second uncle's family should also let them out of the palace, return his original mansion to him, and restore his title of King Jin. What do you think?"

Also calling Jin Wang is equivalent to giving him back everything he had before. The only thing is not giving him any real power. Being a rich man is not bad.

"Come here to see Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi, and I and the crown prince will welcome him and serve him well." Hearing that his son also agreed, Zhao Kuangyin directly issued an order to let Jin Wang enter the palace. Jin Wang really has not seen him for a long time. title.

(End of this chapter)