The famous book tour starting from the Red House

After humiliating Gao Qiu severely, and letting out the anger accumulated in his chest for many years, under Zhao Mo's persuasion, Lin Chong took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey and spared Gao Qiu.

Later, under the escort of Lin Chong, the Song Dynasty Mission arrived in Yanjing in the evening of the same day.

Although Wu Min and his party came here with full sincerity, because Mu Xu had already decided to use force against Song Dynasty, the entire Yanjing did not show much enthusiasm for their arrival.

Only because of Zhao Fujin, Zhao Mo could make Mu Xu treat him differently, so he was invited to the mansion to have a talk that night, while Wu Min and Gao Qiu were left hanging in the post.

During this period, apart from seeing a few small officials in the post house, none of Mu Xu's important officials showed up, let alone Mu Xu himself.

Seeing that the other party's attitude was so cold, Wu Min immediately sensed that something was wrong, and sent letters several times to ask for an interview, but all of them were rejected.

It wasn't until Zhao Mo returned ten days later that things finally turned around, and Wu Min was able to meet Xu Guanzhong under his help.

It's a pity that no matter how many benefits Wu Min promised to go out, Xu Guanzhong said from the beginning to the end, "This matter is of great importance, please forgive me for not being able to concentrate on myself, I need to ask my prince for instructions."

Wu Min resisted the urge to vomit blood, and asked in a low voice, "Then I don't know when Prince Mu will give an answer, or will he allow the next official to visit?"

Xu Guanzhong didn't want to, but said, "I'm really sorry, my prince has gone away a few days ago, Mr. Wu may have to wait a few more days."

Wu Min could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and asked loudly, "Isn't that right, Prince Mu has just met His Highness Prince Qi, how can you say that if you are not here, you will not be here?"

"Your Majesty Wu didn't know something. On the same day you waited for Yanjing, there was an urgent military situation from Yuguan. The Kingdom of Jin has been making frequent moves recently, and there is a great intention to knock on the pass. Therefore, my lord dare not neglect, and the next day Go to Yuguan to sit in town."

Seeing Wu Min's suspicious expression, Xu Guanzhong said unhurriedly, "If Master Wu doesn't believe you, you can ask King Qi or ask around in the city."

Seeing that people have said so much, Wu Min has to believe it if he doesn't believe it, so he can only retreat and say, "Then I don't know if I can go to see the emperor?"

Regarding this point, Xu Guanzhong was very easy to talk about, and he only heard him say, "I can pass it on for you, but whether you see it or not is up to the emperor to decide."

Wu Min was skeptical about this, thinking in his heart, Zhao Ji might have been imprisoned by Mu Xu at this time, and even lost his freedom, how could he be the master?Xu Guanzhong's reply was nothing more than seeing his intention of probing, so he used false words to prevaricate.

However, what Wu Min never expected was that he received a reply on the second day, Taishang Huang Zhao Ji agreed to his invitation, but also made a request, only to see Gao Qi and Qi Wang Zhao Mo.

Wu Min knew that his vote for Zhao Huan had completely offended the Supreme Emperor, but he was secretly glad about it.

If it weren't for the mission given by Zhao Huan, Wu Min would not want to meet Zhao Ji, the former master, to avoid embarrassment in vain.Since Zhao Ji doesn't want to meet each other now, it's just as he wants.

Of course, things still have to be done.So Wu Min invited Gao Qiu to a secluded place alone when he was about to leave, and explained carefully. …

From Gao Qiu's point of view, he didn't want to get involved with Zhao Ji's father and son's affairs at all, but as the old saying goes, once the emperor and the courtiers, he is already a phoenix with hairless hair and is not as good as a chicken. If he doesn't obey Zhao Huan's orders honestly, I am afraid that he will follow in the footsteps of Tong Guan and others.

Therefore, for the sake of the lives of the whole family, Gao Qiu had no choice but to accept the drudgery reluctantly.

He almost died in the hands of Lin Chong before he entered Yanjing City, and now his mood has calmed down a little, and he was forced by Wu Min to meet Zhao Ji, which made Gao Qiu feel that his future was gloomy.

Sure enough, when Gao Qiufang saw Zhao Ji, before he could salute, he heard Zhao Ji angrily say, "Well, thanks to my trust in you in the past, I don't want you to be the lobbyist of that rebellious son today?"

When Gao Qiu heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and explained, "The official's words shame the minister. The minister is a commoner. If he was not promoted by the official, how could he steal the high position for many years? The kindness of the official to the minister, the minister Wan Death can't be rewarded, so how can you dare to betray the Lord?

Since the official family took refuge in Longde Palace, people like Cai Taishi's father and son, Tong Shumi, Li Shaozai, etc. have all been given to death by the present. If the minister hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, resigned and stayed behind closed doors, they would have abandoned their corpses in the wilderness .

This time the humble minister came here to save his life, and he was forced to do so, so I ask the officials to investigate clearly! "

In fact, Zhao Ji knew that with the relationship between Gao Qiu and himself, Zhao Huan would not dare to use this guy anymore. The reason why he got angry was just to make use of the topic to express his depression these days.

Moreover, Gao Qiu is Zhao Ji's confidant and old minister for many years. After hearing this cry, he immediately softened his heart, helped him up himself, and sighed, "It's all my fault. I knew it earlier. What did you say that day?" Nor should Zen be located in that rebellious son."

Gao Qiu didn't have the guts to answer this, so he had no choice but to say yes.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Ji immediately lost all thoughts of reminiscing about the past, turned his attention to Zhao Mo, and asked, "Can I meet your sister?"

"Returning to the emperor's father, on the first day of coming here, brother-in-law and sister hosted a banquet in honor of my son and minister, and then stayed at my sister's house for a few days."

"Go and meet your sister-in-law with your third brother. It's not too late for us father and son to talk later."

"Yes, my son obeys."

After sending the two sons away, Zhao Ji asked the question he cared about the most, "Tell me, why did that rebellious son send you here?"

"This..." Gao Qiu's face was troubled, he didn't want to answer this question, but seeing Zhao Ji's fierce eyes, he finally compromised and said,

"Now I want to reach a settlement with Yunzhong County King and welcome the official family back to Beijing."

"I'll ask you again, how did that Nizi deal with Tan Shiji who set fire to him?"

Gao Qiu lowered his head, and replied under Zhao Ji's repeated questioning, "Nowadays, it is said that Tan Shiji died because of fighting the fire, and he owed a lot to the country, so he was named Duke of the county and ordered the Ministry of Rites to take care of his funeral."

"It's a good thing that the country deserves credit. Tan Shiji's credit is really great. He almost burned me to death!"

If before meeting Gao Qiu, Zhao Jishang felt a little regretful that he had not withstood Mu Xu's pressure to make that will, then now this kind of thinking has been thrown to Java.

Silently put away the letter in his sleeve, Zhao Ji seemed to be a few years older, and said weakly, "Forget it, let's go to the Qing family, I am a little tired!"...

Gao Qiu was a little dumbfounded, he didn't talk about his business, he hurriedly said, "Officials, I'm sending ministers here today to persuade them..."

"No need to say much, you just go back and find a way to get back to him, I don't want to hear any more."

Seeing this, Gao Qiu had to retreat in dismay.

Three days later, Mu Xu, who ran to Yuguan to hide for leisure, inspected the pass city defense by the way, and listened to Shi Xiu's verbal recounting of the conversation between Zhao Ji and Gao Qiu.

In the end, Shi Xiu also reported, "The Supreme Emperor originally wrote a letter, intending to ask Gao Qi to bring it to Zhao Huan, but after hearing Zhao Huan's pursuit of Tan Shiji, he changed his mind and burned the letter afterwards. Therefore, the subordinates did not find out the contents of the letter."

Mu Xu chuckled lightly, and said disapprovingly, "It's okay, my father-in-law is a man of current affairs, so he wouldn't do something stupid if he thought about it, just send someone to watch him at will, as long as their father and son didn't contact the Song court in private, Let them go."

"Yes, my subordinate understands."

"Calculating the time, Ma Kuo should have arrived in Weizhou City at this time. Once a letter is sent back, it must be sent to me as soon as possible."

"Subordinates pass down the order, and order the brothers below to keep this matter."

After Shi Xiu retreated, Ruan Xiaoqi, who accompanied Mu Xu to inspect the pass, hurried forward and complained, "Brother... Hey, why did I almost forget again! Your lord, can you transfer me away from here?"

Mu Xu liked Ruan Xiaoqi's straightforward nature very much, and he was close to him, so after hearing this, he was not only not angry, but joked, "Why, you can't stand it after only a few days out of the water?"

Ruan Xiaoqi scratched his head and said, "My lord is really clever. I was born to make a living on the water, and now I'm here to guard the gate. Isn't this entrusted to me?"

"Hehe, I haven't seen you for a while, but you can still write texts, yes, you have made progress, but you have to keep it up!"

"I didn't learn from that kid Li Jun. This guy is obviously a water pirate, but what's wrong with learning, he just learned from those big turbans. He never leaves his book every day, and he doesn't know what he thinks."

Mu Xu was too lazy to argue with Ruan Xiaoqi about the benefits of studying, and then said just now, "Persist for another month, and then I will send Zhang Qing to replace you."

Ruan Xiaoqi was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked again, "What about my two elder brothers?"

Mu Xu replied, "Similarly, someone will take over Luanzhou and other places."

"Great, I'll send someone to let them know."

Saying that, Ruan Xiaoqi turned around and was about to go down the pass, but was stopped by Mu Xu, "Come back, I haven't finished talking yet, so why hurry!"

Ruan Xiaoqi said awkwardly, "Your Highness, don't blame me, the little one got carried away for a while."

"You are also a general, so be more cautious in the future."

Mu Xu nodded indifferently, and then said, "Before I came to Yuguan, your old lady went to the mansion to ask the princess to see her, and she said she showed you a marriage and wanted to ask the princess to be a matchmaker. What do you mean by yourself?"

"What!" Ruan Xiaoqi immediately said with a bitter face upon hearing this, "My lord, please show kindness, don't let the princess agree to this matter, otherwise the little one won't be able to live."

Mu Xu was puzzled and said, "The men's university should be married, and the female university's should be married. Your mother is also doing it for your own good. Why is it like this?"

Ruan Xiaoqi said bitterly, "It's not that the villain doesn't know what to do and doesn't accept my mother's favor. It's because after my brother became prosperous with the lord, my mother didn't know who told me that she insisted on finding a high-ranking man for me and my second brother." door lady...

But you said, my lord, with the looks of me and my second elder brother, how can a noble girl like us?Even if he likes it, it's probably because of the wealth bestowed by the prince.So, I might as well marry an ordinary woman! "

Ruan Xiaoqi's heartfelt words really caught Mu Xu's attention. He thought for a while before saying, "Forget it, I will let the princess send someone to persuade your mother not to force you anymore."

……

At the same time, Ma Kuo and Lu Zhishen finally came to the city of Weizhou after a long journey.

In order to avoid alarming the Song Dynasty government, they deliberately pretended to be horse dealers and traveled all the way south from Yundi, passing through Hedong in the middle, crossing the Yellow River, and finally arriving at their destination.

But he said that after entering Weizhou City, looking at the scenery on the street, Lu Zhi sighed deeply, "I didn't expect that the Sa family would come back one day, what a trick!"

Ma Kuo had been familiar with Lu Zhishen for a long time during his journey, and he had heard him talk about the past, so he felt emotional when he saw him, so he comforted him, "The general is now successful and famous, and it can be regarded as returning home, why should he sigh?"

After Lu Zhishen heard the words, he lowered the bamboo hat on his head and covered his face more tightly, and then said, "Master Ma taught me that the Sa family is a little tricky."

Weizhou City is just a small town, within the time of talking, the party arrived at the upper gate of Zhongshi Zhongfu, but was stopped by the soldiers guarding the gate.

Ma Kuo sent the name stickers, and some broken silver, and said to the gatekeeper, "Bring the name stickers to your husband, and say that an old man with the surname Ma is here to visit."

The soldiers saw that although Ma Kuo and the others were dressed as merchants, but their subordinates were all imposing, they dared not make things difficult easily, so they hurriedly reported in.

A moment later, a man in his thirties hurried over and looked around the door. After seeing no one was paying attention, he came to the two of them, clasped his fists and said, "I'm the next generation, may I ask who is the horse..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Lu Zhishen's appearance, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, "Hey, you, aren't you Lu Tisha?"

Lu Zhi smiled deeply, "Second Young Master is always nice, Lu Da is polite!"

Zhong Shiyi bowed back and said, "This is not a place to talk, please come inside quickly, both of you."

While speaking, he made a gesture of invitation and led the way ahead.

After a while, several people came to the main hall of Zhong's house, but they saw the teacher Zhong sitting on the head, and had been waiting for a long time.

Zhong Shiyi bowed and said, "Father, the man has been brought!"

After finishing speaking, he retreated to the side and stood still, while Ma Kuo and Ma Kuo followed closely behind and bowed down.

"Ma Kuo met General Zhong!"

"Ruda pays his respects to the gentleman!"

The planter smiled and waved his hands, "You two are polite, please take your seat."

After the two of them sat down, Zhong Zhong asked Ma Kuo, "I heard that Mr. Ma disappeared when he was on an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin in the past. I don't want to see you again today. This old man is really happy."

Ma Kuo laughed at himself, "Thank you, General, for your concern. The details are too difficult to describe in one word. I will discuss it with the General when I have time."

Mr. Zhong nodded, then looked at Lu Zhishen, and cursed with a smile, "Well, you Lu Da, now the Weizhou government office still has your arrest document posted, are you afraid that the old man will tie you up to see the official?"

Lu Zhishen hurriedly clasped his fists and begged for mercy, "Lu Da is convicted, my husband should spare Lu Da quickly."

Zhong Shiyi suddenly interjected, "You are so ignorant, if my father hadn't helped you stop the prefect of Weizhou, how could you have escaped calmly?"

"You don't have a place to speak here, so you still don't back down!" But Zhong Zhong thought his son was talking too much, so he scolded him.

"Master, don't blame the young master. If the young master hadn't revealed this matter today, Lu Da would still be in the dark. Please accept Lu Da's respect."

After finishing speaking, Lu Zhishen knelt down and kowtowed three times to the teacher in gratitude for saving his life.