Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 159 Zhao Pu
Wang Xiuzhi did not respond to Empress Song's concerns. She knew that if she acted too eagerly, it might arouse Empress Song's defensiveness.

So, she stopped talking and quietly waited for Queen Song's final decision. She believed that this woman had no choice.

Sure enough, after Queen Song was silent for a while, she patted the arm of the chair with her right hand, gritted her teeth and said, "Come on! If King Jin takes power, we won't end well. It's a matter of life or death." Do as you say!"

Wang Xiuzhi breathed a sigh of relief, and there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't help feeling a little admiration for his husband.

Long before Zhao Dezhao left Tokyo with his troops, he spent a lot of time and energy repeatedly thinking about all kinds of unexpected situations that might happen in Tokyo after he left, and made countermeasures one by one, and then detailed Confessed to Wang Xiuzhi.

Although the current court situation is very difficult, it is not completely out of Zhao Dezhao's plan, so Wang Xiuzhi only needs to obey her husband's instructions before leaving.

"Come here!" Empress Song called out, and soon a small servant standing outside stepped in, lowering her eyebrows and lowering her eyes, she asked, "What's your order, Your Majesty?"

Empress Song said: "Pass on the oral order from the palace, and let Zhao Pu enter the palace to have an audience!"

The little servant immediately took orders and was about to turn around and leave when Wang Xiuzhi beckoned him to stop for now, and then whispered in Empress Song's ear: "This matter is of great importance, and there is nothing wrong with it. Linglong Qiqiao, in recent years, it is important to be wise and safe, how can a small servant handle him? It would be safer to send Mr. Liu to Zhao Pu's residence to pass orders."

Empress Song nodded when she heard the words, and immediately ordered someone to summon Liu Lexian, and after giving him an opportunity, let him go to Zhao Pu's mansion, and summoned the semi-retired elder Zhao Pu to the palace to have an audience.

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Half an hour later, at dusk, in Shiban Lane in the south of Tokyo.

A carriage was bathed in the dim twilight, and quietly drove into the stone alley, as if to avoid attracting attention, the curtains of the carriage were closed tightly in this hot weather, not a single gap was exposed, and the carriage followed on both sides The subordinates also looked around very vigilantly, as if no idlers were allowed to approach, a drunken idler was about to pass by the carriage, and was soon severely reprimanded by the subordinates.

Liu Lexian swayed forward in the carriage with his eyes slightly closed, and suddenly heard someone talking in a low voice on the street, as if they were idlers living here.

A voice said: "Whose carriage is this? Why is it so arrogant and domineering, no one is even allowed to pass by the carriage."

"Who else can it be? After all, those noble people we can't afford to provoke!" The second voice said after a pause: "Don't forget, Zhao Xiangguo lives in our alley. There are quite a lot of princes and ministers coming and going, who might come here!"

"Cut!" A sneering and sharp man's voice sneered, "Although this carriage does not have a guard of ceremonies, the exterior decoration is quite luxurious, and the attendants on the left and right are also needless people. It looks like an eunuch in the palace. Right now, the Holy Dragon is not feeling well, and the palace secretly sent envoys to Zhao Xiangguo’s mansion, maybe it’s something important! In my opinion, no matter how wisely Zhao Xiangguo tries to protect himself, he will not be able to escape this time!”

Liu Lexian didn't pay much attention to the idle talk of these idlers, but after hearing the last sentence, he couldn't help being startled and opened his eyes immediately.

He subconsciously stretched out his hand to lift the curtains of the car, wanting to take a look at the wise man in his words, but then realized that the matter was very important, and he could not show his face without permission to avoid unnecessary complications, so he had to give up, but he kept the person's identity in his heart. The words are in the heart.

A moment later, at the end of the stone alley, in front of Zhao Pu's mansion.

One of Liu Lexian's entourages in green came forward and slammed the copper knocker on the vermilion lacquered gate. The gate was quickly half opened, and the doorman of the Zhao Mansion leaned out half of his body, sizing up the visitor suspiciously.

The entourage in Tsing Yi did not follow the usual practice at this time to hand over the greeting card, but whispered a word to the doorman of the Zhao Mansion, the latter immediately changed his face, and while ordering to open the door to welcome the carriage, he ran towards the rear in a f*cking manner.

After the carriage entered the front yard of the Zhao Mansion, Liu Lexian got out of the carriage slowly, but he didn't see the owner coming to welcome the guests. This is quite a strange thing.

Liu Lexian was quite puzzled. Although he did not have any carriages or ceremonies on this trip, he was an out-and-out imperial envoy. He came here under the imperial edict of the empress. How noble his status should be, how could he allow others to neglect him? ?According to the court etiquette of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Pu should set up an incense table and then walk out to greet him. This person is definitely not a person who does not know the importance.

After standing in the courtyard wondering for a while, he saw a refined young man of seventeen or eighteen rushing over to meet him. It was Zhao Pu's youngest son, Zhao Hongyi.He first apologized to Liu Lexian, and respectfully said: "Officer Liu has been waiting for a long time, my father is changing clothes, please come to the main hall to serve tea, my father will be there soon."

Liu Lexian secretly became vigilant, Zhao Pu must have been changing clothes for too long, could it be something else?
There was no sign of strangeness on his face, he said with a smile: "Young master, you are welcome, Zhao Xiangguo is the head of the imperial court, how dare this old slave take care of you here?"

After arriving in the main hall, after Liu Lexian took his seat, he drank another cup of tea, and finally waited until the Lord Master appeared. He was shocked when he saw it for the first time, and he couldn't help standing up.

With the support of two maidservants on the left and right, Zhao Pu came out of the back hall tremblingly. His steps were very small, and he swayed three times when he walked. It seems that it may hang up at any time.

"Mr. Liu has been waiting for a long time. The old man is seriously ill, and his daily life is slow, and he is slow to come. Please don't blame...cough, cough!" Zhao Pu first apologized, coughed twice, and then fell down with the help of the maid seated.

"You are welcome, Xiangguo, how dare you be an old slave?" Liu Lexian exchanged pleasantries with Zhao Pu, and asked tentatively: "Dare you ask when Xiangguo contracted the disease? If I had reported to the empress earlier, I could have dispatched the servants in the palace." The imperial physician came to treat Xiangguo."

"At present, the holy dragon's body has not healed. In this troubled time, as a minister, how can I bother the empress because of my own body?" Zhao Pu coughed twice, and after taking a breath, he said slowly: " This old man thinks it would be good to have one more imperial physician to serve the Holy Majesty!"

Liu Lexian couldn't help being suspicious.

(End of this chapter)