Inheriting the Song Dynasty

In 1127 AD, the Northern Song Dynasty fell. Immediately, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amidst widespread anticipation, inheriting the Song imperial line and r...

Chapter 14: The Banquet is not a Short Coat

"To be honest with you, sir, whether I am really angry or not, after the emperor's anger today, I always feel a little... fearful." Han Shizhong pointed to his chest.

"Isn't it normal to be panicked?" Lu Haowen didn't care. "After all, it's the emperor's... If a good minister is really willing, I won't say much about fighting. A good minister is naturally a model of loyalty to the country, but he should also go back and work hard on military discipline, otherwise Yue Pengju will sooner or later surpass him... You just asked if Yue Pengju was favored by the emperor because of his poverty, I can also answer you, no! The emperor never cares about these trivial matters, he is because Yue Pengju's military discipline is outstanding! Do you know that after the rebellion in the southeast was suppressed, Yue Pengju escorted the southeast's financial resources to the capital again, and his discipline was extremely strict. At first, when Lu Shuxiang came from Yangzhou to report to the emperor, no one dared to believe it. But when the money arrived in Beijing, the accounts were clear and there was no loss of floating wealth, which shocked the court and made everyone know that this man has the demeanor of an ancient famous general."

Lu Xing then interjected: "In fact, Pengju is also very good at employing troops and judging people, but he is not yet well-known to the world. He fought under my command for more than a month that day and was deeply impressed."

Under the flower tree, Han Shizhong sighed, but lowered his head and said, "Prime Minister Lu, General Lu, thank you for your reminder. After I go back, I will naturally try my best to manage the people below and save the emperor's worries. But today is not just about this matter. I have a private matter here, which is related to Yue Pengju. I was originally going to deal with it privately, but this kind of thing happened today. Whether I bring it up or not, it seems that I am a petty and jealous person, which is really embarrassing. So, please help me with one or two... To be honest with you, I don’t know when Yue Pengju’s original wife followed the refugees to our army and married a captain. This was only discovered last month, but she has been married for a year. How should I deal with it?"

Lu Haowen and Lu Xing didn't understand at all at first. Instead, they were thirsty from talking for a long time and were enjoying their meal while pouring wine. But after a while, they were both stunned... Who has ever encountered such a thing?

Not to mention that Han Shizhong encountered such an embarrassing thing and was caught in a dilemma. On the other hand, the summer breeze was blowing, and as the saying goes, you can't pull away all the weeds with your hands, they will grow again with the summer breeze... In the huge Yanfu Palace, in a stone pavilion by a small lake that was full of weeds due to lack of manpower, Emperor Zhao, who was getting more and more angry, was still losing his temper and looking at people in a stern manner.

"You said that my Grand Marshal and Jiedushi were your former tenants?" Inside the stone pavilion, everyone stood with their hands behind their backs. The only person sitting, Zhao Jiu, stared at the man standing in front of the pavilion and sneered.

The man in front of the pavilion is the grandson of the famous prime minister Han Qi, the grandson of Emperor Shenzong, and also the cousin of Zhao Jiu in this body. He is none other than Han Shu, the head of the Meihua Han family after they returned to Beijing. He was summoned to the palace as soon as he arrived in Beijing today, but when he heard these words out of the blue, he was almost shaking like a sieve and didn't know how to respond.

"Your Majesty..." Yue Fei was helpless and could only beg for mercy. "I was born in a poor family. My father and son were tenants of the Han family. If it weren't for the promotion of the Han family, I might not have been able to support my family as a bowman. The Han family and my family do have a debt of gratitude. This is not false at all."

"I know it's not false." Zhao Jiu still sneered, but still stared at Han Shu. "But some things are true, but what's the point of telling everyone about them? From Yangzhou to Tokyo, you talked about it all the way, afraid that others don't know that my general was once a tenant of their family? The Zhao family's kingdom was handed over by the Chai family, and I haven't heard that Chai told everyone about this, right? What are you thinking? Your Han family is a noble family, the most famous family in the Song Dynasty, and your students and former officials are all over the world? Do you want to be Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu?"

After hearing the last words, Han Shu could no longer bear it and knelt down in front of his cousin in public, kowtowed till he could not.