8. Meet

At the beginning of the new year,

Shangguan Baoer lit a firecracker in front of her door to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. In the blink of an eye, a big red word "Fu" fell from the sky. The maids and women clapped their hands and cheered, saying that our Zhao's house will be blessed by immortals this year. Taishang Laojun brushed it. It's really great. I will tell my wife and let my husband later. People are also happy.

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The hourglass flowed faster and faster. In a blink of an eye, a month passed, and it was early spring.

The torrent of history once again pushed Zhao Ze to the big stage of the Song Empire. That was in early March. Zhao Ze was introduced into the palace to meet the supreme emperor of the Song Empire, His Majesty Zhao Zhen.

Mr. Shao Dazhi described the scenery that day as follows:

The light rain on Tianjie Street is as smooth as crisp, and the grass color is not close at a distance.

The most important benefit of the spring is that it is better than the imperial capital.

This is Zhao Ze's second time to enter the palace. He was still led by Li Xiangong. After entering the imperial city, he went straight to Donghua Gate.

At this time, outside the Donghua Gate, there were many senior officials of the Song Dynasty, wearing purple or cyan official uniforms, holding ivory boards and waiting in a long line for the summons of the chambermaid. Zhao Ze came from afar and attracted the attention of many people before he got close.

Some people cast envious and kind eyes, some people cast contemptuous and disdainful eyes, and even more confused eyes.

Since Zhao Ze visited Prime Minister Lv Yijian with a big gift last month, he has known more Beijing officials. Among them, Qian Hui, who belongs to Zhongshu Province, is most familiar with Zhao Ze. At this time, he was in the back position. When he saw Zhao Ze approaching, he hurriedly walked out of the team and greeted him with a smile.

"Good morning, Lord Zhao. It's a nice day today. How about you line me up!"

Zhao Ze returned a salute and said, "Brother Qian Hui is polite. It's enough to say that Zhao Mou Boyan is fine. The official of this waiter has been taken back for a long time. Now that there is no official, it's enough to stand here!"

Qian smiled faintly and revealed intentionally or unintentionally, "Bo Yan is joking. I'm talking about Chinese books every day. I heard that your majesty intends to use it for you. Maybe today is the beautiful day of Boyan. Please take more care of me in the future."

"Is that true?" Zhao Ze opened his eyes wide in surprise and asked in disbelief.

"It's absolutely not wrong. If your majesty passes Bo Yan in later, you have to deal with it carefully. Don't, don't, don't think about it." Qian Hui whispered.

Zhao Ze nodded silently, "Definitely, definitely, thank you, Brother Qian for telling me"

When the father-in-law Li Xian accompanied Zhao Ze outside Donghua Gate, the servant of Huangmen had spread the matter to Da Nei. When Renzong received the news, he just approved the memorial sent by the Privy Council, which was about the repatriation of Xixia and the envoy Li Wengui.

The red pen fell, and Renzong made a painful decision. If Yuan Hao still arrogantly asked for coins, cloth and tea, he could only meet each other. What is there to be afraid of in the Song Dynasty? At this moment...

After Du Yan left the Chongzheng Hall with the memorial fold, the voice of Zhao Ze, the servant in the palace, sounded one after another, echoing all the way to the outside of Donghua Gate.

Zhao Ze stepped forward, stepped on the steps of Qiongyu, and walked into the palace. Zhao Ze was shocked by the luxury and atmosphere here. As the saying goes: thousands of weak willows with green locks, and hundreds of flowing warblers around the building seal, which is the gorgeous and majestic royal family. As far as you can see, the trace of phoenix algae Luan, the turtle's head, and the magpie-tailed dragon incense, even the palace is golden jade, and the eaves are gold.

Dozens of yellow door attendants lined up on the roadside to the Chongzheng Hall. As Zhao Ze walked steadily past them, history quietly changed, and the huge wheels carried the Song Empire to a road to the future.

Zhao Ze wrote in his memoirs:

The third year of the lunar calendar, the morning of early spring.

I met the true son of the Song Empire, His Majesty Zhao Zhen, in the palace of Bianliang.

He is the most kind emperor and the wisest emperor I have ever seen. Although he is worried about his empire and his throne, he is more worried about me, a stranger.

On that day, I salute Zhao Zhen to the kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty, that is, kneeling on my knees. To be honest, I am a little unaccustomed to kneeling on one knee even in my original empire. It is still the law that the annual routine fleet parade, pay tribute to the commander of the supreme empire and the emperor of the empire.

Zhao Zhen stared at me with his wise eyes, and then asked me to be flat and gave me a seat. At that time, the minister called it Jin Dun, which only the royal family could enjoy.

His Majesty Zhao Zhen said to me directly, "Zhao Ze, your home is not in the south of the Yangtze River at all. You don't have your household registration in Nanhai County, Guangzhou, and you don't have it in Dongguan County. My minister, Su Zhen, Nanhai, can guarantee this with his life. Can you tell me why?"

I am surprised by the efficiency of the government in this era, and even more surprised by Zhao Zhen's shrewdness. From the eyes he looked at me, I have understood one thing, that is, I can't hide it anymore.

I calmed down, considered the consequences, and then told Zhao Zhen, "Your Majesty, there are some things that you may not believe, but they will happen!"

"Yes, I believe" Zhao Zhen simply echoed. I can't see anything from his expression. Maybe this is the unfathomable heart of the emperor, and outsiders can't guess it at all.

I took a deep breath and told myself that no matter what, I would tell the truth. Even if Zhao Zhen asked the warrior to kill me on the spot, I had enough.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect to disturb your empire. Really, I won't lie. You can look into my eyes. I'll tell you now that I'm from another world, so far away that it's unimaginable."

Zhao Zhen suddenly laughed, as if he had never been so happy. I found that the waiters were very afraid of Zhao Zhen's laughter. I don't know why, maybe they have been accustomed to being deterred by the emperor all year round.

"Zhao Ze, I appreciate you very much"

"Your Majesty, I am very honored to be appreciated by you, but my status will always be criticized by the ministers. Last month, Prime Minister Lv told me that you'd better tell your affairs to your majesty. Even for the future of the Song Dynasty, I will protect you. No matter what decision your majesty makes, I say, your majesty, don't take it to heart." < /P>

Zhao Zhen nodded, and the crown on his head trembled slightly. Then he said to me, "Lv Xiang is indeed loyal, but he is too conservative and getting older and older. I can't use him for the rest of my life. As for you, Zhao Ze, I believe your words."

"Your Majesty, aren't you worried that I will pose a threat to you? I mean, according to me, the ancient emperors were always worried that someone was planning to usurp the throne and kill his father and the king. Many things I brought will cause the panic of ministers and even the people. They are too ignorant."

"It's not stupid. You're wrong about this," Zhao Zhen said. "My country, please allow me to use the word country, because my ministers are not used to this name."

"Your Majesty, please continue"