"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really couldn't believe that there could be such a magnificent place in the bitter cold land. The horse is really a good means, if half of my Song Dynasty officials are like the horse, it will not hurt for His Majesty to fly the eagle every day. ”

The person who can make Hong Tao entertain must also be extraordinary, he is Pei Ying. Since the old eunuch arrived in Huangzhou, Hong Tao's hairs all stood up, for fear that he would see anything new and not pleasing to the eye, and then blow the wind to the emperor in the secret music.

This kind of private advice is probably more powerful than the effect of Wang Anshi and Sima Guang joining forces, without it, the old eunuch is a close confidant left by Emperor Shenzong's father to his son, and he has been together for so many years, which is comparable to relatives.

"Zhonggui praises falsely, this official just takes advantage of the simplicity of the people here, and the implementation of the new policy is relatively thorough. This is also the credit of His Majesty's trust, otherwise no matter how much ability this official has, he will be exhausted by everyone in the court. ”

Pei Ying's praise was a bit too much, and Hong Tao resolutely couldn't accept it. This old man didn't like to praise people's character, but now the change is a bit big, the ancients said, things are abnormal, there must be demons.

"The horse doesn't have to be too humble, these things are what the official has seen and heard. Little Kite...... It should be called a wasp. He took me to many places, and everywhere he went, he would tell some allusions to the horses. The official has also talked to many people, thinking that they can't all be from the government, what he said is true. ”

Pei Ying is a vegetarian and doesn't move much about the dishes on the table, but the amount of wine is good, and she frequently raises her glass while talking. and the gloomy, silent old eunuch that Hong Tao knew before, judging the two of them, they were very talkative.

"The people here used to live too hard, and they were overjoyed at the slightest gain. In fact, it was not as good as they said, Ganzhou was still harassed by the Tanguts, and the yellow-headed Tatars were also involved. However, because the two countries have already negotiated peace, this official cannot completely solve this curse. ”

For the current situation in Huangzhou, Hong Tao still can't admit that he has made great achievements, complaining is the basic skill of being an official, if an official does not cry to his boss, there is basically no hope of promotion.

No emperor wants to see his subordinates all work with their heads bored, and then the emperor will become a dispensable waste. Complaining to Pei Ying is basically equivalent to telling Emperor Shenzong, which Hong Tao is very sure of, just like affirming that he is a man.

"The horse is still young, some things should not be rushed, and prioritizing is the way to be an official." Pei Ying had a good appetite for the dumplings with leeks and eggs, and ate several in a row.

By the way, dumplings are considered dishes in the Northern Song Dynasty, not staple food. It is estimated that only Hong Tao ate it as a meal in the entire Northern Song Dynasty, which even Fu Ji did not agree with.

"Zhonggui has something to say to his subordinates?" Hong Tao heard that Pei Ying was not only here to be a prisoner this time, but also not to investigate his own reality for the emperor, he probably had other purposes. Otherwise, he wouldn't suddenly teach himself how to be an official, which is beyond his status, and he has never been a talkative person.

"......" Pei Ying did have something to say, but he didn't want to say it here, because Xu Donglai and Liu Song were present to accompany him. Monday and Sunday were deliberately omitted by Hong Tao, and with Pei Ying's concept, I am afraid that he is not used to sitting at the same table with a female governor, so he simply don't provoke him.

"Wasp, go and inform Madame Lian to prepare a room suitable for conversation for the official in the bank, and send some wine and food, and order more dumplings. Zhonggui, this is the place of Fengyue, according to the law of the Great Song Dynasty, we should not come, why don't we go to the Huangzhou Bank together to see? ”

Hong Tao may not be able to satisfy Pei Ying with other things, but it is a matter of minutes to find a confidential place to whisper. Banks are suitable, neither too shabby nor too remote, and security is enough to be assured.

Lian'er's speed is very fast, but in fact, it doesn't need to be too efficient, and there is only one safest place in the bank, the underground vault. If others want to enter this place, they must go through extremely cumbersome procedures, and they can't travel alone, but only in a group of three.

But Hong Tao is not a mortal, and he will not take the gold coins and gold in the vault, those things are nominally from the Bank of Huangzhou, but in fact, in many people's minds, they belong to Lord Shuaisi. When you want to take it, whoever dares to stop it will be shot into a hornet's nest by the Huangzhou New Army.

Hong Tao tried to correct this concept, but with little success, so he simply didn't say anything. It's useless to say, you have to prove it to them slowly with practical actions. Once or twice is not enough, it has to be repeatedly demonstrated.

Hong Tao felt that Pei Ying would not covet these things outside his body, so he took him into the underground vault. Surrounded by a field of gold coins and bars, he continued his conversation with a humble table and exquisite dishes.

"Can you dim the lights, the official is old, and he can't stand this kind of scene......" But as soon as Pei Ying picked up the wine glass, he let the large piece of gold coins stacked opposite him shake upset, saying that he didn't want to hold it in his hand.

The old man's way of covering up is very politician-like, and he directly blames his fault on the head of the gas lamp, and the work of carrying the blame is not only something that people can do, but also utensils can do well.

"I don't know how the official's eyesight is now, can it improve after using the official's gas lamp?" People who are accustomed to lighting oil lamps and candles are indeed not very accustomed to the brightness of gas lamps, even if they come from the palace.

But Pei Ying shouldn't be so resistant to the light, Emperor Shenzong's study and Chongzheng Hall are also using gas lamps, which are specially made by Hong Tao for craftsmen, bigger, brighter and more exquisite.

"Wang Xu, I want to know what you think about the prince, I know everything, I don't need to worry, you can get into your ears."

Just as Hong Tao turned around to adjust the gas light cover, Pei Ying put down the wine glass and stood up, first sorted out his clothes, and then bowed down with his fists and said his true intention.

"Prince! Could it be that His Majesty's body ...... "Even if someone said that the Western Xia army had snatched Liangzhou away, Hong Tao did not feel it at this time. First I was puzzled, then I was surprised, then I was terrified, and finally I was a little desperate.

It's good to be able to meet Emperor Shenzong, because this is an emperor with ambition, means, and ability. As long as he wants to do practical things, he can exert influence.

Ideal is also a kind of desire, the ancients had no desire, and whoever had the desire could sneak into someone's head silently like a devil who stole other people's souls, luring him step by step towards the other side of his ideal.

Emperor Shenzong was only a few months older than himself, and he was only thirty-six according to his imaginary age, which was the most youthful and powerful stage of a person's life. But suddenly he had the idea of establishing a prince, and he sent his cronies to come from thousands of miles to ask for his opinion, then there can only be one explanation, he feels that there is indeed a big problem with his body, and there are great differences between the court and the Chinese people about the choice of the prince.

The eldest brother has high blood pressure Hong Tao has long known that this disease cannot be cured even in ancient times, even in later generations when medicine was relatively developed. However, as long as you can pay attention to maintenance and make reasonable use of drug control, it will not affect your life expectancy too much.

In fact, in the days before and after he left Kaifeng, Emperor Shenzong's health was improving. This information can be glimpsed from the eldest princess's letter, presumably the wife will not deliberately lie to herself.

When he returned to Kaifeng at the beginning of the year, he only saw Emperor Shenzong twice, but he didn't deliberately pay attention to this issue in order to talk about business, could it be that his old illness had recurred!

This is not good news, if Emperor Shenzong's body really can't hold on, then his plan is equivalent to being marked with a big question mark. After the new emperor ascends the throne, God knows what kind of character and thinking he has, and whether he will continue to deepen the previous reforms.

In addition, the age of the new emperor on the throne is also a big problem, if it is too young, I am afraid that the real person in charge of the court is not the emperor himself, but someone else, such as the queen mother, which seems to be a common practice in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty.

With his limited knowledge of history, he really can't remember which Northern Song Emperor succeeded him behind Shenzong, but he only knew that his mother-in-law was very powerful, that is, the mother of Emperor Shenzong.

It was this old lady who teamed up with Sima Guang and other ministers of the old party to completely overthrow Wang Anshi's new policy immediately after the death of Emperor Shenzong, and also tossed away the last bit of vitality of the Northern Song Dynasty.

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