This Song Dynasty is different

Chapter 34 Summoning the Marquis of Dingyuan
For people at this moment, the channels for receiving information are too narrow.Even the Imperial City Secretary, even the emperors and generals, received not only little information every day, but the information was also lagging behind.

They have to figure out many things on their own, but Li Xian is different. He comes from an era when "dog biting a person is not news, only people biting dogs can get traffic."

In that materialistic era, he had seen countless darkness and also seen the occasional flash of humanity.

When it comes to the complexity of the human heart, that era was unparalleled.

How dark can the human heart be?
Wangji felt that he had been enlightened for most of his life and could easily defeat Li Xian and regain glory for the Taoist sect.

But in less than a quarter of an hour, Li Xian revealed the darkest part of people's hearts.The more Wangji talked, the more Wangji felt that he was talking about himself.

"My husband is so awesome!" Xinghua felt that her husband could become a monk or at least host a Taoist temple.

"It's not that I'm great, it's that people's hearts are great."

There are gentlemen in this world, but they cannot be Wangji who comes to argue for the sake of face.There are experts in the Taoist sect, and there are quite a few of them.But those experts would rather enjoy the clouds and clear springs on the high mountains, or live an ordinary life in the countryside, than let wealth and obsession disturb their minds.

Obsession will give rise to greed and anger. Greed and anger make people restless. If they are restless, why should they cultivate?
Li Xian felt that he had gained enlightenment, so when he entered the palace, he refused to hold an umbrella from the chamberlain, and just walked in the drizzle.

When she saw the Queen Mother, she took a rare break and was talking to Concubine Yang.

"I've met the Queen Mother." For some reason, Li Xian felt a little frightened every time he saw the Queen Mother.

"Wang Qinruo said earlier that your great talent should be put out there to hone your skills and then be reused in Bianjing. What do you think?"

The queen mother said lightly.

"I don't want to get up early." Li Xian felt that Wang Qinruo's words were purely disgusting to him.

"You and the officials are making trouble for the court, which is causing me quite a headache."

Li Xian said: "I wonder what the chickens and dogs the Queen Mother mentioned are..."

Are Wang Qinruo and others... Concubine Yang thought this young man was really interesting, so she covered her mouth and snickered.

"roll!"

"Yes."

The Queen Mother watched him go out and couldn't help but shake her head.

"Why did the Queen Mother ask him to come?" Yang Taifei felt that it was just a matter of saying a few words and there was no need to bother.

"Both Cao Lili and Wang Qinruo are restless, Wang Qinruo still knows how to measure, Cao Lili is fierce..."

"Then Marquis Dingyuan must be careful." Concubine Yang said worriedly.

"I'm just afraid that he'll flip the table." The Queen Mother said helplessly, "This boy is unruly and rebellious. Cao Li was able to suppress even Wang Zeng, but he is in a dilemma when facing this boy. I don't know if it's because he's in conflict or something else."

Li Xian felt that he and Cao Lili had an old grudge.

In the West Pavilion, Cao Liang unexpectedly appeared here, and he was giving lessons to the officials of the Song Dynasty in an upright manner.

The prime ministers and assistants also have the responsibility of assisting the officials, and will give some suggestions or teachings every time they meet with the officials.

"...Back then, Empress Dowager Xiao of the Northern Liao Dynasty was arrogant and arrogant. When she saw the minister, she ordered her guards to draw their swords and form a formation. The minister calmly walked in from the sword formation alone. Only then did Empress Dowager Xiao's face light up..."

Zhao Zhen didn't expect such a thing to happen, and couldn't help but be fascinated.

Cao Li spoke more and more enthusiastically.

"... Empress Dowager Xiao met the minister in the car and asked her to serve a meal. While eating, she talked about the matter of cutting the land. The minister said that it would be easy to talk about the money and that the Song Dynasty would not acknowledge anything about the previous dynasty."

"Empress Dowager Xiao saw that I was upright and finally nodded."

At that time, when the Song Dynasty was in a state of panic, it was a credit to Cao Yong that he was able to stick to the bottom line as a negotiator.

But in Li Xian's eyes, this was just the completion of the task.

At that time, the Northern Liao army was far away from its homeland and went deep into the country alone.The soldiers are tired and the horses are tired.Moreover, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty became more and more brave as they fought, which made Empress Dowager Xiao worried...

Rather than saying that it was Cao Li's eloquence, it was better to say that the warriors of the Song Dynasty made the people of Northern Liao fearful with their bravery.

After speaking, Cao Li looked up and saw Li Xian.

His eyelids twitched, "My lord, please leave."

He walked out of the west pavilion and looked at Li Xian coldly.

Li Xian was also looking at him.

Zhang Ze hurriedly gave Yang Qi a look, hinting that he was ready to break up the fight.

Cao Li left.

Zhao Zhen came out and said: "This man was considered a capable person in his early years. After the Chanyuan Alliance, he became domineering. It's a pity."

"People have their ups and downs. Don't be arrogant when you are successful, and don't be impatient when you are frustrated. The story of a blessing in disguise should be learned by all the prime ministers and ministers again."

Li Xian went in, and Zhao Zhen said with some trepidation: "The eldest lady has recently let some young ladies into the palace."

"It's time to choose a concubine!" Li Xian said with a smile.

Zhao Zhen nodded, "The first batch will be later. I'm a little confused, so I asked you to accompany me."

The two sat drinking tea, Zhao Zhen was obviously a little absent-minded, and was teased by Li Xian as being moved.Zhao Zhen shook his head, "No, it's not the heart that moves, it's the people that move."

Zhang Ze was walking around outside the palace gate, making Zhao Zhen anxious.

"Come, come." A chamberlain came in happily, "The official family, some ladies are here."

Zhao Zhen's face suddenly turned red, and then he quickly kept a straight face and pretended to be casual and said to Li Xian: "How can we let personal affairs interfere with state affairs? Just take a look!"

Li Xian smiled sarcastically, and Zhao Zhen coughed dryly, "The ministers always remonstrate, saying that if the emperor does not get married, he will be derelict in his duty if he does not give birth to a prince as soon as possible."

"I think you look like a breeding horse." Li Xian raised his eyebrows.

"Then what are you?" Zhao Zhen sneered.

"I am nineteen and unmarried."

"That's because you're stupid." "Haha!" Li Xian thought of his two later wives and smiled happily.

Queen Guo was fierce, not to mention Queen Cao. Someone made trouble in the palace and Zhao Zhen panicked, but Queen Cao became more energetic and prepared to fight with her maids.

When a female official came in, she asked people to open the screen and ask the officials and Marquis Dingyuan to take shelter behind the screen.

Just listen to the sound?

Li Xian was stunned. When he saw Zhao Zhen leaning between the two screens and looking out, he realized that the screens were specially made with a large gap in the middle.

Several young ladies were asking the female officer for etiquette advice. While the female officer was teaching them, she casually asked some of the young ladies what they were good at and liked.

These little ladies are either good at needlework or good at sitting quietly. In a word, they all look like old women in their seventies or eighties, without any liveliness of young people.

Li Xian felt bored and turned his head to see Zhao Zhen taking notes with a pen and paper.

He leaned over and took a look. It turned out that this guy was recording the preferences of each young lady.

You are so shameless!
The marriages of the official families of the Song Dynasty affected the hearts of the powerful. In order to have a queen in their family, many people began to look for ways.The best way is with the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother never pays attention to him.

So the prime ministers and assistants became matchmakers, and the ladies who often met the Queen Mother became matchmakers...

When someone came to visit Li Xian with gifts and asked him to speak for him, Li Xian couldn't bear it and simply ran away.

"Singing and dancing bring peace!"

Li Xian stood on the first bridge and looked at the constant flow of water boats in the river and the endless flow of people on both sides of the river. He couldn't help but praise: "It's really a paradise on earth."

Bianjing is one of the most prosperous cities in this era.

But this emotion was quickly broken by a piece of news.

On the second day, Li Xian entered the palace as usual.

As the only member of the official family, whenever the official family encounters a problem, he is the first person they think of.

Zhao Zhen looked a little serious today.

"Who died?" Li Xian sat down and asked.

A certain respected relative passed away a while ago, and Zhao Zhen looked like this.But privately, he said that the man was a disaster. Although it was regrettable to die, he would occasionally feel lucky.

"There was a dispute with Dangxiang Li in the northwest. They said they were going to fight. I don't know the details." Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice.

"Dang Xiang Li?" Li Xian asked, "How are the casualties?"

"They said there were casualties on each other." Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "Is Mr. Li restless? I'm going to see the eldest lady."

The Queen Mother had just finished discussing with the ministers and assistants, and was reading the memorial a little tiredly.

"Madam, I want to patrol the border!" Zhao Zhen mustered up the courage to say.

"Xunbian?" The Queen Mother squinted at his figure, "Do you know how to use a sword or a gun?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head.

"Can you know archery?"

"Can you gallop on a horse?"

"Can you fight?"

Zhao Zhen kept shaking his head until the Queen Mother sneered, and he said: "But there are warriors of the Song Dynasty in the northwest, I just go to command them."

"Have you ever directed a fight?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head.

"You don't know anything." The Queen Mother asked: "Then what are you going to do? Act like a normal person? But look at yourself, you are so thin that you can run away in the wind. I ask you to eat more meat, but you always say... …”

Zhao Zhen came back disgraced.

"The eldest lady said that I am commendable for my courage, but Bianjing cannot live without me..." Zhao Zhen said calmly.

Li Xian didn't try to expose him. He had already thought about the situation in the northwest during his free time.

The prime ministers and assistants wanted to send someone to scold him and then reward him with some gold and silver.

A slap in the face and a date have been used by civil servants for thousands of years.

Li's envoy is on the way, and it is said that he is here to apologize.

But the apologetic envoy actually brought more than a hundred cavalry with him, all of them extremely tough.The war horses are all selected from a hundred, with bright armor and sharp weapons.

This is clearly a demonstration.

Starting from the time of the late emperor, the Song Dynasty completely lost its influence on the Li family.Whenever the Li family made some big move, either defeating Tubo or defeating the Northern Liao people, the Song Dynasty responded by giving rewards.

So he was awarded rewards all the way to the King of Xiping, and there were no more titles. The next higher level was the Yizi King, which was the treatment of a prince.

Ever since Lao Liu set the rule: whoever is not the Liu family will claim the title of king, the whole world will attack together. The one-character king is the last fig leaf of the Central Plains dynasty.When someone of the opposite sex is granted the title of one-character king, it means that the authority of the Central Plains dynasty is gone and its demise is not far away.

When news came that party envoys were trampling street vendors in the town, the Queen Mother smashed her beloved pen washer and roared at her ministers.

"Who is going to scare those savages for me?"

The prime ministers and assistants were silent.

The Queen Mother's eyes turned and gradually deepened.

It is good for the prime ministers and ministers to be mature enough to plan for the country.However, what she needs at this moment is to regain Da Song's face.

"Summon the Marquis Dingyuan!"

Cao Lili and others immediately objected, saying that Marquis Dingyuan acted impulsively, which might lead to serious problems.

The Queen Mother's eyes were firm, "If something goes wrong due to my decision, I will be responsible for it!"

(End of this chapter)