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...
Yue Fei immediately shook his head: "The emperor would not do this to the two saints. Rather than using this to exchange for the world to ignore the two saints, it is better to use this to exchange for the world to continue to support his Northern Expedition... In my opinion, there will be many similar things, especially since the Pseudo-Qi was eliminated so quickly, even I could not have imagined it, so the court will naturally be more hasty."
The staff below looked at each other and nodded.
After saying these words, someone mentioned another matter: "Jiedu, Tian Shizhong impeached you, and Zhang Taiwei also impeached you..."
"It's okay. I've fought in wars before, so I know what's going on." Yue Fei raised his hand. "You don't have to worry about this."
Everyone nodded, and the matter was dropped that day.
The next morning, after everyone finished washing up, they quickly changed their clothes. Even Yue Yun, who was only thirteen years old, obediently abandoned his usual attire and put on a set of attire for a government official. Then, led by Yue Fei, they entered the palace from the east gate of Xuande Building, went to Chongwenyuan, and arrived at the legendary Dutang.
When they arrived here, the group first took a walk under the famous Secret Chamber. After all, Yue Fei was cautious and did not dare to go in rashly. He just went to the east side to pay a visit to the provincial prime minister Zhao Ding, Liu Ji, and the other ministers and vice ministers. The officials knew that Yue Fei, who had made the greatest contribution this year, was here, so they all came to see him. After a lot of hustle and bustle, they went to the west side to submit documents to the Privy Council. Unavoidably, they got close to Zhang Jun and a group of more familiar Privy Council officials.
Without mentioning all the gossip, what is interesting is that when Zhang Jun saw Yue Yun, he was really amazed... You know, Han Shizhong, who had always wanted a son, had his wife Liang Hongyu get pregnant for the first time this year. She should have given birth by now, but she didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl; Zhang Jun was the same. His concubine had just gotten pregnant, and he didn't know whether he could keep the baby or whether it was a boy or a girl; but Yue Fei, who is not yet thirty years old this year, has an eldest son who is already thirteen and so big. Not only that, he also has a second son, Yue Lei, who was born on the eve of the Jingkang Rebellion, and a third son, Yue Lin, who was born in the first year after he married a new wife in Jeju after divorcing his first wife. He is already one or two years old.
It can be seen that in terms of the level of having sons, Yue Fei can beat ten Han Shizhongs, and together with Zhang Jun, he can also beat ten.
Of course, some people understand that the reason for this is not because there are problems with Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun, but because of the limitations of the times... In fact, even though Yue Fei was so fertile, the age difference between his second son Yue Lei and his third son Yue Lin showed that there was a problem.
During war, everyone is displaced and their wives have never slept together for a few nights. How can they have children?
Not only can they not have children, but even their marriages are hindered. For example, Zhao Fen, the eldest son of Prime Minister Zhao Ding, would have been married long ago, but now no one thinks of him as an older bachelor... This is certainly because the prime minister's son will have no trouble finding a wife, but the key point is that everyone knows that after such a chaotic few years, he really has no way and no mind to talk about marriage. There are many similar older unmarried young people.
But once the situation stabilizes, people start getting married and pregnant in large numbers.
In fact, it was not only Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, and Yue Fei, but also Tian Shizhong's father-in-law Zhang Jun, who was standing aside at this moment, embarrassed and speechless. His eldest son had died, and he relied on several nephews and sons-in-law to support the family. However, he had settled down in Xuzhou in the past two years, and he had several daughters and sons, just like a rooster laying eggs.
Even for the more popular Emperor Zhao and the two imperial concubines, the same principle applies.
The chat did not last long as the proposal was delivered to the harem and soon an imperial decree came, ordering Yue Fei and his entourage to go to the harem for an audience. They hurriedly said goodbye to Zhang Jun and set off again. On the way, they met Yang Yi Zhong who came to pick them up, and they quickly walked through Linhua Gate and entered the world-famous fish pond back garden.
"Which one is Yang Zaixing and which one is Guo Jin?"
Emperor Zhao sat in the famous nameless stone pavilion, his brows relaxed and his spirits refreshed. He was in great interest from the start, which was truly astonishing considering that the two imperial concubines were pregnant and he had a history of getting a sore throat in the summer.
Of course, without further ado, Yue Fei did not dare to neglect the matter when he heard the emperor had asked about the matter. Even Zhang Xian became nervous and each of them stared at the two brave generals, fearing that they would make any mistakes or make a fool of themselves.
But fortunately, it can only be said that the repeated instructions yesterday and this morning did work. After all, the two of them knew that the person in cotton clothes in front of them was the emperor, so they just performed the etiquette and reported their names obediently... Yang Zaixing did not dare to test whether the emperor was a real hero, and Guo Jin did not dare to say that he was kind and could not bear to see the emperor suffer. They just intervened and stood still, answering each question.
However, people's personalities are there. Zhao Jiu asked a few questions carefully and still clearly noticed Yang Zaixing's wildness and Guo Jin's honesty. After asking some gossip, he couldn't help but shake his head and laughed again, "I heard that the villain Guo Yaoshi has been dismissed from his military power and is now the governor of Jinzhou. If we want to catch this villain one day, we must let you two do it."
Yue Fei immediately led the two men to bow their heads and said: "If one day we can attack Huanglong, I will definitely use these two as the vanguard."
Zhao Jiuqing knew that no one understood his joke, so he chuckled dryly and nodded slightly. He asked Yue Fei, Tian Shizhong and Zhang Xian to take their seats, and asked Wang Zhongfu, a martial arts student who had been waiting for a long time, to serve them the apricots that had just been picked from the Apricot Mountain as a treat.
The atmosphere eased slightly, but the official stared at Yue Yun, who was only thirteen years old, and asked: "Pengju was sixteen when he got this child?"
"Yes." Yue Fei glanced at his eldest son, who was sitting upright and not daring to eat even an apricot, and answered in a serious tone. "This child is a little dull, has read few books, has just started to practice horse riding, and his perseverance is a little lacking. He is really not good enough..."
"How can a father keep complaining about his own child?" Zhao Jiu disagreed. "I think it's very appropriate... In this regard, you became a father too early, which is a bit wrong."
Yue Fei was speechless, and he didn't know where this official got his experience in being a father, but he could only nod.
"Han Shizhong can't do that either." Zhao Jiu shook his head even more. "I originally wanted him to stay and wait for you, but Madam Liang saw that she was about to give birth, so she didn't dare to delay and asked to go home directly... She had a child at the age of 40, and she was completely confused before leaving. She asked me to help her name him and asked me to give her an official position. You did the opposite."
Yue Fei found it even more difficult to respond to this.
"Finally, weren't both of the imperial concubines pregnant? I promised him in person that if it happened, we would marry our children, and he gave up." At this point, Zhao Jiu ignored Yue Fei and Tian Shizhong who had suddenly realized something, and pointed at Yue Yun. "Boy, does your grandmother believe in Buddhism or God more?"
Yue Yun, who was secretly looking at Wang Zhongfu's thick joints beside him, was suddenly startled, as if he didn't understand the meaning, and blurted out: "Reporting to the emperor, my grandmother believes in Buddha and gods!"
"That won't do." Zhao Jiu suddenly became serious. "The gods and Buddhas will fight each other, so you can only pick one."