Now that Lord Han is dead, the marriage is aborted, but it also gives the Shen family enough time to prepare. The longer they can delay, the safer they will be. Otherwise, if they really follow the emperor, they will have no choice at that time, and the emperor may also take action against them and take the opportunity to seize the Shen family's property.
In addition to the Shen family, other forces were also trying to figure out Long Junhai's strength and background.
Not to mention the big and small forces in Lin'an City, the imperial palace alone was in an uproar.
With Emperor Huizong of Song in power now, the country's fortune is very weak. The reason for this is that in addition to the overall decline, there have been many fights among the emperors of the Song Dynasty. For example, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty was plotted against by his own brother Zhao Guangyi, and finally Zhao Guangyi became the successor. Later, many incidents of harming the princes and grandchildren occurred, so it is not easy to be alive and become the emperor now!
Song Huizong himself actually did not like any court struggles, but his subordinates fought fiercely. In addition to Yan Song, Gao Qiu, and Qin Hui, the eunuchs in the palace also fought randomly.
Song Huizong liked writing and painting, and he achieved some success in this area. He could be said to be the most talented emperor since the founding of the country, but he was also the emperor who was least capable of managing state affairs. Over the years, he enjoyed eating, drinking and having fun, and left everything to his subordinates.
Although there were internal and external troubles, Song Huizong was not worried at all. After moving the capital from Chang'an to Lin'an, he continued to live in peace and prosperity.
At this moment, Song Huizong was writing in his study, while the ministers below were arguing and almost fighting.
"Old Yan Song, you always said that the Shen family's money is the easiest to get, but what's the situation now? Not a penny has been obtained! And Lord Han has been lost!" Gao Qiu said with a stern face.
"Gao Qiu, you went to Shuibo Liangshan to recruit soldiers and suffered heavy losses. How dare you criticize me?" Yan Song said angrily.
"Stop arguing. The masters of the Shen family are extraordinary. How should we deal with them? How about spending money to win them over?" Qin Hui said with a smile.
"Spend money? Do you have money? The national treasury has been empty for a long time. Yue Fei is always asking for military funds. What can I give him? So I can only let him take people to the streets to do odd jobs to earn military funds. Just think of it as training." Cai Jing said on the side.
"I guess even if we spend money, it won't work. The master of the Shen family is extraordinary. He killed Lord Han with just a petal. His strength should be at the Golden Immortal level!" Tong Guan also stepped forward and said.
"Golden Immortal? Don't you think too highly of the Shen family? Even if the Shen family sells all their property, they can't hire a Golden Immortal master!" Yan Song said with a smile.
"How about I go to Liangshan again? There are powerful celestial beings among the heroes of Liangshan. Even if they can't match the golden immortals, they shouldn't be much different. After all, they have more people and more power. We just need the emperor to allocate another 1 billion yuan." Gao Qiu said immediately.
"One billion? Are you crazy about money? One billion is enough to buy your life! You are going to seek amnesty! Not to fight! And if you recruit all the young soldiers like Fang La, you can save a lot of military expenses!" Cai Jing said.
"Haha, are you kidding? You don't have to spend money to recruit people? If you don't spend money, will others follow you? You also want to voluntarily hand over all the money of the entire stronghold and confiscate it? You're dreaming!" Gao Qiu said with a stern face.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing and come and see how my painting of the golden pheasant turned out!" Song Huizong had already finished the painting, with a look of pride on his face.
"Excellent! It's really excellent! Your Majesty's painting skills are unique! The best in the world!" Yan Song immediately applauded.
"Of course! Our Emperor says he's number one, who dares to deny it? Even if we look back billions of years, no one in history has ever surpassed the Emperor!"
"I'm not flattering, this really exists! The Emperor's golden pheasant is so vivid it could fly right out of the drawing!"
Several ministers kept flattering him, and Song Huizong was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.
At this time, Ouyang Xiu rushed in and said, "Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! The Turks have been destroyed by the Liao Kingdom!"
"Hmm? What's wrong with this? Isn't it a good thing that the Liao Kingdom was destroyed? We will have one less enemy." Song Huizong said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, we can't look at things this way! The Liao Kingdom is powerful and may attack our Song Dynasty soon! We will need more troops to deal with it then!" Ouyang Xiu said anxiously.
"Mr. Ouyang, the military generals will naturally take care of this matter. You just need to study and educate the princes." Yan Song said with a stern face.
"That's right, that's right. The Liao Kingdom is not completely without rivals. There is a Jin Kingdom next to them, and there is Mongolia next to the Jin Kingdom. We have given up the entire northern region. These people cannot be defeated in a short time." Qin Hui said indifferently.
"Okay, let's not talk about these annoying things. I want to hear some interesting things. Is there anything interesting?" asked Song Huizong.
"Yes, yes, yes! What does the emperor want to play? We have prepared all kinds of fun things, including music, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry, music, singing and dancing, magic tricks, acrobatics, beast fighting and special killing. As long as the emperor wants to play, he can play at any time." Gao Qiu said immediately.
"Hey, you've already played all the things you mentioned. I want something new and exciting! In short, something I've never played before." Song Huizong said with a smile.
"This...really not, but Your Majesty, don't worry. I will find someone to give me some advice now, and we will be able to research something new soon." Gao Qiu said immediately with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I have something interesting. I wonder if Your Majesty is interested in it?" Qin Hui said mysteriously with a smile at this time.
"Hmm? My dear Qin, is there anything fun?" Song Huizong asked excitedly.
"A few days ago, I passed by a teahouse and saw several women playing a very interesting game," Qin Hui said.
"Huh? Women's toys? What's so fun about that?" Song Huizong suddenly lost interest.
"Haha, Your Majesty, don't underestimate this game. It's really hard for ordinary people to learn it!"
Having said that, Qin Hui took out a table from his space ring, and then took out a pile of square jade slips, which looked very mysterious.
"What is this?" Song Huizong asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, this is called Mahjong. I have written down the specific rules of the game on a piece of paper. You can take your time to read it. However, you must isolate yourself from the detection of your spiritual consciousness when playing, otherwise it will be considered cheating." Qin Hui said with a smile.
"What's so fun about this? Why do I feel like it's boring?" asked Song Huizong.
"Your Majesty, this is not for one person to play. It requires four people. I can ask three adults to demonstrate it to you."
Qin Hui pulled Gao Qiu, Yan Song and Cai Jing to sit down together, and then carefully explained the rules of the game to them. Then they started playing mahjong. The first round was very slow, but from the second round it became more and more attractive!
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