Poor Family Chapter 923

  Chapter 923 Microservice tour

  Father Huang Shi's shocking words stunned Zhao Gou, and Li Yanqing supported himself!

As the emperor, how could Zhao Gou not consider this kind of thing? Zhao Gou had repeatedly considered this possibility when he let Li Yanqing sit in the northwest. In fact, letting anyone go would have the risk of supporting himself, but it could save the dangerous situation in the northwest. , and only Li Yanqing.

   Later, Li Yanqing's wife and children were sent to Jingzhao. Both Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan persuaded themselves that it would be better to take Li Yanqing's wife and children hostage in Lin'an, but Li Yanqing really had the ambition to stand on his own. Would he care about his wife and children?

Zhao Gou simply sent Li Yanqing's wife and children to Jingzhao generously. Since he had already shown his trust in him, he simply did it to the end. People all over the world cursed.

  This matter is too sensitive, Zhao Gou has been forbidden to mention it to all the officials, but he never thought that the first strike of the father was to target Li Yanqing's self-reliance.

After a long silence, Zhao Gou slowly said: "Xixia captured Xihe Road, and nearly half of Qinfeng Road has been lost. Jin soldiers are eyeing Shaanxi Road, and the entire Northwest Road is in danger. Li Yanqing turned the tide, defeated Xixia, and forced Xixia to withdraw from Xihe Road. Facing the westward attack of the Jin soldiers, he used the weather and terrain to trap 50,000 Jin soldiers who invaded Shaanxi Road to death, and smashed the Jin soldiers under the city of Taiyuan, annihilating 80,000 Jin soldiers successively. In the Song Dynasty, if he wanted to stand on his own, the imperial court could not control him at all, but he handed over the military power of Hedong Road, and the imperial court appointed Zhang Shuye and Zhang Jun to sit in Taiyuan Mansion and Hedong Road. The father and sons speculated from this , Li Yanqing has no intention of supporting the army and standing on his own."

  Zhao Ji sneered, "You actually pinned your hopes on him. You have forgotten the precepts of your ancestors, and the lessons of the Anshi Rebellion and the separatism of the feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty."

   "My son has not forgotten!"

Zhao Gou couldn't help interrupting his father's lesson, "I have never forgotten the system established by my ancestors, but I was forced by the situation and did it as a last resort. If I didn't do this, the three roads in the northwest would have been occupied by foreigners. Where is there any chance to consider ministers supporting themselves?"

  Zhao Ji was silent. After a long time, he asked coldly: "Then what are you going to do?"

   "When the Great Song Dynasty is recovered, the son-in-law will transfer Li Yanqing back, confer him a high title, and let his descendants enjoy the glory and wealth, which can be regarded as a reward for his contribution to the Great Song Dynasty."

  Zhao Ji snorted, and said disapprovingly: "Enjoying the glory and wealth is not as refreshing as the south is called lonely and widowed!"

  Zhao Gou immediately became vigilant. Is the father's words talking about himself?

Zhao Ji didn't realize that he had inadvertently revealed the secret of his heart. He continued: "We can't wait until the mountains and rivers are recovered. We must change people in time. Now that Song and Jin are negotiating peace, we simply transfer Li Yanqing to the Central Plains. The civil servants are going to sit on Shaanxi Road."

   "Thank you, Father, for your suggestion. My son will definitely consider this matter carefully and resolve it safely!"

Zhao Gou perfunctorily agreed to his father. His heart is like a mirror. The basis for the armistice agreement between Song and Jin was that Li Yanqing was in the northwest. If Li Yanqing was transferred from the northwest, Jin soldiers would not hesitate to tear up the agreement and enter Shaanxi Road. Only by sitting on Shaanxi Road can we keep the Northwest and the East Road safe.

In fact, for Zhao Gou, it is really not a problem whether Li Yanqing can support himself or not. As long as he can control his financial resources, he does not dare to go too far. However, the father in front of him has only been back for three days and started to interfere in state affairs. This is what really deserves his vigilance.

  Zhao Gou is gone, but Zhao Ji's eyes are gloomy and uncertain. The matter of Li Yanqing is just a starting point for him. His real goal is to regain the throne.

   If you want to abolish your son, you first need to eradicate his party members and supporters. Li Yanqing is the first target, and he is also his biggest supporter.

  But the son seems to know this too, so he deals with himself and refuses to listen to his own opinion.

   Zhao Ji is so sophisticated, even if his son is perfunctory, he still knows where to start.

  Zhao Ji immediately wrote a letter, recruited a confidant guard, and said to him in a low voice: "It's hard work for you to go to Chengdu and hand this letter to Zeng Zhifu!"

  Zhao Gou returned to the Imperial Study Room, and immediately ordered someone to find Cao Yan, Yin of Lin'an Prefecture. After a while, Cao Yan rushed to the Imperial Study Room, bowed and saluted, "I see Your Majesty!"

   "Cao Aiqing is free from courtesy!"

   "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

  Zhao Gou asked with a smile: "How is the old man?"

   "He is in good health. We didn't expect him to adapt to the climate in Lin'an Prefecture, and some old illnesses are showing signs of abating."

   "This is a good thing! It's good for him, and it's good for your Cao family."

This sentence from the official family has a profound meaning, and Cao Yan knows that the Cao family is no longer of one mind. The Cao family can still maintain unity on the surface when the old man is there. If the old man is gone, the Cao family may go their separate ways Each of the roads burned its own incense.

   "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, we also hope that the old man can live a long life!"

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "I came to Cao Aiqing today to discuss something. The Supreme Emperor does not want to live on the mountain, but wants to live by the West Lake. See if there is a ready-made mansion by the West Lake. The scenery is good, and it is very beautiful. A quiet official residence."

Cao Yan thought for a while and said, "The largest official residence is only five acres, and there are less than ten private residences exceeding twenty acres, and all of them are inhabited. A big house can be built in a month."

  Zhao Gou looked at the time, and it was not yet noon, so he smiled and said: "Today is just a matter of time, I will go with you to see the site and choose a good place to build a house."

  Cao Yan was taken aback, "Your Majesty. Is Your Majesty going to travel in disguise?"

  Zhao Gou chuckled, "It's not the first time I've gone out, and it's not a big problem to travel by boat."

  Cao Yan was relieved when he heard that he was traveling by boat. He hastened to say, "I'll make arrangements for the civilian boat to leave the West Lake first."

   "That's not necessary. I don't want to disturb the people. It's fine to have guard ships to follow."

  The emperor of Song Dynasty did a good job in being close to the people. Swimming in the West Lake with the emperor was unthinkable in other dynasties, but it was a normal thing in the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Gou's dragon boat left the Royal Wharf and headed northeast under the guidance of Cao Yan. There were many civilian boats in the lake. Seeing the heavily guarded dragon-headed boat appearing, the civilian boats avoided one after another, although the guard boats did not drive away the civilian boats. , but it is also inappropriate to compete with the emperor's dragon-headed boat, and everyone consciously moved out of the water.

   Not long after, the dragon head boat gradually approached the northwest direction. Lin'an Mansion has a large piece of land in the northeast corner of the West Lake, which is going to be used to build official houses and official houses.

   "Your Majesty, that's where it is!" Cao Yan pointed to a large empty tunnel on the far shore.

  Zhao Gou first looked at the lake water, and then frowned slightly. The lake water in this area is relatively dark. It seems that the silt at the bottom of the water was brought up and stained the lake water black.

Cao Yan was a little embarrassed, and quickly explained: "This is the waterway of the Caohe River. A large number of ships pass by at night, which affects the silt at the bottom of the lake. However, Beizhi is already considering banning cargo ships from entering the West Lake, and diverting to the Xijing River. It is feasible to dredge the river over there. It will be completed by the end of the year at the latest."

Zhao Gou nodded and didn't say anything. The capital usually needs a lot of supplies, and water transportation is inevitable. He looked ashore again, and saw that the land on the shore was flat, and a large number of houses were being built in the distance, which should be the homes of middle and low-level officials. Official residences and residences, not to mention that there is no scenery at all in this area, not even a prosperous commercial center, the grade of building here is obviously low.

  More importantly, it is inappropriate for the Supreme Emperor to be neighbors of middle and low-level officials. Zhao Gou shook his head and said, "The scenery here is too bad, so I don't think about it."

"Your Majesty, there are two places with good scenery in the West Lake. One is Xiaotang Bay between Phoenix Mountain and Luoji Mountain, and the other is at the foot of Xizhao Mountain. Xiaotang Bay is also owned by the government. You can consider building a separate palace there. .”

  The Ministry of Zhongshu and the Privy Council are both in Xiaotangwan, and if the father's other palace is built there, isn't that allowing the father to directly control the Zhizheng Hall? How could Zhao Gou do such a stupid thing? He pondered for a while and said, "Go to Xizhao Mountain to have a look!"

Xizhao Mountain is on the west side of the West Lake, facing Yongjin Gate. At the foot of Xizhao Mountain, there are towering trees and gurgling springs. Bujin Temple is built on the mountainside of Xizhao Mountain. Boats approach the Xizhao Temple. Looking at the dense forest, there is a sense of tranquility. The breath rushed over.

  Zhao Gou couldn't help but praised: "This is simply a place where gods live."

   "Your Majesty, this place is indeed very good, and the land price is very expensive, even more expensive than the land on both sides of Nanyu Street, and it is impossible to buy it now."

   "Can we talk about it! Whose land is this?"

  Cao Yan hesitated and said, "The land near the West Lake is owned by Li Yanqing's father."

  Zhao Gou laughed, "Is it your in-laws, the owner of Baoyanzhai?"

Cao Yan nodded, "It's him. He bought the land here three years ago. He is very discerning. At that time, the land here was only ten yuan per mu. Now it costs at least ten thousand yuan per mu. a thousand times."

   "Then let's talk to him. He is your brother's in-laws, and his son is my brother-in-law. They are all related. He should give him this face!"

   "Weichen also thinks we can talk about it!"

  At this time, Zhao Gou suddenly found a large mansion in the woods, and immediately became interested, so he said with a smile: "There is a mansion over there, let's go and have a look."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Gou ordered the boat to dock, and the boat docked slowly on a newly built pier. Zhao Gou and Cao Yan got off the boat and walked to the house a hundred steps away under the strict protection of dozens of guards. .

This house covers an area of ​​about 50 mu. It is built at the foot of the mountain, but the terrain is relatively high. Standing in front of the window, you can see the sparkling West Lake over the big trees. It is only about a hundred steps away from the lake. The house is obviously Newly built, with white walls and black tiles, it is extremely elegant and refined, surrounded by birdsong, passing through a forest of green bamboos, and the steps are facing the gate.

   "If I can live here, I don't even want to go back to the palace!"

  Zhao Gou praised repeatedly, and asked the guard to call the door, he wanted to go in and have a look.

   After a while, the small door opened, and inside was an old man with half-white hair. The guard pointed to this side, and said a few words to the old man. The old man was startled, and ran back without even closing the door.

  Before the guards came back to report, the door opened, and a middle-aged man in a blue shirt and a hood came out quickly. Cao Yan recognized him immediately. It was actually Li Yanqing's father, Li Daqi.

   "Your Majesty, he is Li Yanqing's father."

  Zhao Gou nodded, walked forward slowly and said with a smile, "Mr. Li lives so leisurely!"

  Li Daqi was also taken aback. It was actually Cao Yan who came with the emperor. He hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to salute, "The little man Li Daqi pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor!"

  Zhao Gouxu lifted him up and said with a smile: "Quickly, please, Yanqing is my brother-in-law, and the other members are also my relatives and elders, so there is no need to perform such a big gift!"

  (end of this chapter)

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