Chapter 105: The Dragon and the Tiger
The next scene was not much different from what Tang Ning expected, such as Zhao Xu standing tall and saying impassioned words, and the flickering soldiers knelt on the ground, pulling their throats, and shouted three times in a row with the strength of breastfeeding.
Then he called out three times for the Great Song Kingdom.
Looking at their red-faced appearances, if Zhao Xu resisted the knife at this time, they would wipe their necks with their hands, and show Zhao Xu on the spot that they would die for the country.
Prime Minister Liu Zhi also stood up and said something, and then Taichang Siqing, who was not slow to speak, but was very abrasive, jumped out and read out the rewards for the soldiers.
Things like gold and silver are now just being said for everyone. As early as the day when the Western Army arrived in Tokyo City, Liu Zhi had already arranged for people to distribute the money that had been prepared long ago.
Tang Ning, a guy who didn't pick up a head, but just rubbed the situation, was given a hundred taels of gold, ten horses of silk, and changed his official position, and became the commander of the Zhenjiang army, and the rewards of other soldiers were naturally more generous.
Regarding this official position, Tang Ning didn't understand it himself, and when he heard this, all the civil and military officials here looked at each other. Even Taichang Siqing, who was reading, had some fluctuations in his tone.
Qi Fu felt very ashamed since he was detained in Chunhua Building on the day he was beaten. In the future, he basically nested in the camp tent and didn't come out, especially when he saw Tang Ning, he hid and walked.
In his words, it was he who betrayed Downing, who did not withstand the tests given to him by his superiors, who were corrupted by capitalism, who degenerated, who failed to control himself.
The result of this is a temporary cool, but the money must be paid more. The girls in the backyard of Chunhua Building are all carefully selected, where is it so easy to spoil the men?
But today, Qi Fu was as excited as if he had been beaten, and he was now standing in the first row by Zhou Huai's side. Zhao Xu ignored Taichang Siqing's dissuasion, got off the high platform, and when he came to Zhou Huai, he nodded to Qi Fu.
I never thought that with a slight nod, I could make a former thief say that the official family wanted the villain to die, and the villain also went.
Overall, the process of being inspected by the emperor was exciting, and the ending was even more satisfying.
Except for Taichang Siqing, who felt that Zhao Xu's behavior of getting off the stage to personally encourage the soldiers was a bit uncontrollable, and the Empress Dowager Gao was dissatisfied because Zhao Xu took this group of soldiers too seriously, most of the others were satisfied.
After the parade, under the arrangement of Taichang Siqing, they lined up to enter the Jiying Palace, which is said to be a banquet given by the official family, and more than 700 people except Tang Ning and Zhou Huai, everyone did not expect to have such an honor.
For a while, someone fainted excitedly.
There is nothing good about the official banquet of the Song Dynasty, it is generally a sheep with a belly full of spices, and when you eat it in one bite, all kinds of strange flavors are in the mouth, stimulating the throat and stomach.
But it's one thing to want to vomit, it's another thing to vomit. There was no way, Tang Ning had to keep drinking wine, hoping to relieve the burden on his stomach with sugar.
Empress Dowager Gao was angry, and Taichang Siqing collapsed, the reason was that Zhao Xu did not sit on the main seat, but walked between the main halls. Every time you pass by a table of soldiers, you have to toast a glass of wine.
This man has a very slippery head, and the wine glass is pitiful, and it is not enough to moisten his throat in one sip.
But the emperor has given you enough face, and no one dares to pick a bone in the egg. What's more, the emperor personally toasted, not to mention that the cup was small, that is, the emperor didn't drink it, pointing to your bowl and saying that you drank it all for Lao Tzu, which was also an honor for the soldiers.
The terrifying thing is that Zhou Huai seems to think so too. This made it difficult for Downing to figure it out.
The emperor's power is great, the second and the third in heaven and earth, but it is a bit exaggerated to this extent. When I heard the words thunder, rain and dew all be Jun's grace before, I thought it was just a rhetorical device.
Now it seems to be true......
Tang Ning was extremely suspicious, if Zhao Xu smiled at Qi Fu for three seconds and then let Qi Fu kill him, this guy would not hesitate at all.
Finally, it was Tang Ning's turn, because he was not feeling well, Tang Ning deliberately found a remote corner to nest in. There is no one else here, just him, Lin Wei, and an unknown veteran at a table of three.
Zhao Xu walked over, his cheeks already slightly reddened. Although the cup is small, it can't hold a lot of people. Coming down from the table one by one, the wine in the stomach is enough to pee.
Walking closer, Zhao Xu didn't say a word about eating and drinking as he did before, but squeezed his eyes at Tang Ning and said, "Don't leave for a while." ”
Then he said to the veteran and Lin Wei that it was good to eat and drink, and drank the wine in one gulp under the grateful eyes of the two.
The meal was eaten from noon to evening, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves. It was still Taichang Siqing's face as black as the bottom of a pot, he felt that he was not necessary to be Taichang Siqing, and the official family did not follow the ancestral etiquette at all.
Empress Dowager Gao couldn't stand Zhao Xu's behavior, and halfway through the banquet, she left angrily. Before leaving, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and coughed vigorously twice.
turned out to be very embarrassing, except for Chen Yan, who was serving by her side, no one paid attention to her.
The ministers of civil and military affairs took advantage of this opportunity to make friends, and even Lu Dafang, whom she had always reused, was talking to Zhou Huai.
Zhou Huai, who took advantage of this opportunity to return to the ranks of high-ranking officials, was undoubtedly the main friend of the officials attending the banquet.
At the end of the show, Tang Ning also wanted to sneak out with him, but Liu Ling, a nasty horse-faced man, appeared out of nowhere. Leaning against the door of the hall with his arms in his arms, he hummed and said: "From the Huanqing Road Supervisor to the Zhenjiang Army, why don't you want to think about who gave you this official?"
The official wants to see you, and he told you just now that you can't follow me
Say you didn't hear that, right? ”
The soles of his feet were gripped with oil, and Tang Ning smiled awkwardly: "I just want to go to a toilet......"
"Okay, I'll take you there, so that you don't get lost, and follow others out of the palace."
"Oops! I suddenly didn't want to go again. ”
"Tsk, the stinky boy is pretty good at playing tricks. Tell you, when you see the official family in a while, take care of your mouth. I heard everything you said to the officials that day.
And to tell you an unfortunate news, Empress Dowager Gao also listened to what you said, her old man thinks that you are a lie, and now she has a big opinion of you.
and Lu Dafang, who somehow also knew the news. Now every day he calls himself a rotten wood and a beast, which is to embarrass you. When Liu Ling said this, a wry smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he shook his head and said, "I don't know if it's right or wrong to introduce you to the official family......
The effort of speaking, the person slowly finished. The two of them stood under the eaves of the porch, whispering that they might be heard.
Tang Ning was about to ask Liu Ling if he knew what the emperor had left him for.
Before he could speak, a little eunuch came over, bowed to Tang Ning and Liu Ling in a restrained manner, and then said: "Lord Gongshi, Lord Chan, Your Majesty has sent a slave maid to bring Lord Chan over." ”
Liu Ling nodded, and then turned around and left.
Tang Ning sighed and followed behind the little eunuch.
Came to a small palace, the little eunuch stood outside the door, and said in a loud voice: "Official, the slave maid has brought the Zhenjiang army soldiers and horses. ”
"Enter." A familiar voice came from the hall, but Tang Ning's mood became more and more uneasy.
As soon as I entered, I saw Zhao Xu wearing civilian clothes, sitting behind a table with a smile, his back leaning back on the back of the chair, and his hands crossed in front of his abdomen. In addition to him, there were two or three guards in the palace.
However, after Tang Ning came in, Zhao Xu waved his hand and said, "You all go down." ”
The crowd answered, and bowed their heads and withdrew.
Tang Ning couldn't help it, so he asked: "Official, are you so relieved about Weichen?" ”
Zhao Xu laughed when he heard this. Standing up, while walking around the table, he said with a smile: "You can try to do it to me, although I can't be proficient in martial arts due to physical reasons, it should be more than enough to deal with you." ”
Tang Ning was shocked and at a loss.
His Majesty the Emperor is so approachable. treats himself like a spring breeze.
This couldn't help but make him feel flattered, and at this moment, he had a deep resonance with the sentence 'repay the king's will on the golden platform, and carry the jade dragon to die for the king' - however, just a few hours ago, this person was still wondering why Zhao Xu could cause a tsunami of all the soldiers of the Western Army to do anything......
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