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A group of people marched majestically toward the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City. The three flags of the governor were erected at the front of the group, fluttering in the wind. Ying Tianlong held Jia Shidao's hand and walked at the back of the group. They did not ride a horse or a sedan chair. In Ying Tianlong's words, this was the greatest respect for the emperor.
Jia Shidao, who was used to living a comfortable life, was tired from walking from the Meridian Gate to the Golden Palace every day. He was exhausted from the journey from the Jia residence. However, Jia Shidao was stubborn. He would rather suffer for a while than for the rest of his life. Moreover, Ying Tianlong's request was so high-sounding that Jia Shidao had no way to refuse.
Ying Tianlong had three motives for doing this. First, he and Jia Shidao were holding hands and walking out of the Jia residence intimately to put on an act for the people of the Jia residence so that they would not dare to act rashly. The second was to use this opportunity to get Jia Yuan Yuan to pack up her belongings and escape the Jia Residence. Ying Tianlong had already arranged for people to wait outside the Jia Residence. Third, Jia Shidao would be exhausted after such a long walk. He would be breathless when he saw the Emperor. Then wouldn't it be up to him to say whatever he wanted?
About a thousand feet away from the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, the 500 tigers and wolves reined in their horses, dismounted, and stood silently on the left side of their warhorses. The three flags of the Great Governor were also separated from the left and right. The flag bearer held the flag high with one hand, and the flagpole did not shake at all.
Ying Tianlong dragged Jia Shidao to the front of the line, then let go of Jia Shidao and waited respectfully at the Meridian Gate.
At this moment, the eldest daughter of the Jia family, Jia Yuanyuan, had already packed her things and quietly walked out of the Jia family's residence. She followed the person who picked her up and got into a small sedan chair to leave the Jia family's residence.
The Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City opened as soon as the bell rang. First, a group of imperial guards walked out from inside. Behind the imperial guards were more than twenty eunuchs holding golden melons and axes, and behind them were more than ten eunuchs who kept waving their horsetails. Behind them were more than ten palace maids. Some of them carried lanterns, some held round fans, and some carried trays covered with yellow silk.
The sun was still shining brightly in broad daylight. Why were they carrying lanterns? Was he afraid of the dark during the day? Hehe, it was hard to explain. Perhaps this was the emperor's honor guard. It was truly troublesome for the Emperor to leave the palace, but it was fortunate that Ying Tianlong was able to grasp the timing.
Behind the palace maids should be the legendary dragon carriage and phoenix carriage. Needless to say, inside the dragon carriage and phoenix carriage was the 34-year-old Emperor of the Duzong, Zhao Fou.
He couldn't let the Emperor leave the Meridian Gate. Once he left the Meridian Gate, he couldn't let him return to the palace to discuss with him in detail, let alone immediately ask for a title. Thinking of this, Ying Tianlong enunciated each word clearly,"My younger brother Ying Tianlong is here to meet you. Long live my emperor, long live, long live.”
Ying Tianlong's voice wasn't loud, but every word was clearly heard by the Emperor. Hearing this sudden voice, Emperor Du Zong hurriedly issued an edict,""Stop, stop. The chamberlain quickly summons Ying Tianlong.”
Ying Tianlong heard Du Zong's sickly voice and said,""My younger brother has received the decree. Long live my emperor." After saying that, Ying Tianlong deliberately turned around and rose up from the ground. Then, he used the Indistinct Ethereal Steps and entered the Meridian Gate in a flash.
The imperial guards outside the Wu Gate, as well as the eunuchs and palace maids behind the imperial guards, felt their eyes flash before they let out an "ah". Before he could finish his sentence, someone from the dragon carriage and phoenix carriage said,""Because I have the Iron Scroll Pill Book, I can't pay my respects to you. Please forgive me.”
"Hahaha, dear minister, please stand up and quickly hand over the Iron Scroll Pill Book for me to pay my respects.”Du Zong ordered people to open the brocade curtain of the dragon carriage and phoenix carriage.
"This minister's younger brother sees that the emperor's face is tired. It must be because the emperor is overworked from handling so many matters every day, right? The Iron Scroll Pill Book of the late emperor could be read by the emperor after he returned to the palace. It was not possible to pay homage to it, so as not to work the dragon body.”Ying Tianlong said considerately.
"Alright, I will listen to your words. Where did little brother Yu come from?"
"Your Majesty, please return to the palace. I have a few confidential matters to report. It concerns His Majesty's safety. Please issue an edict to return to the palace.”Ying Tianlong said seriously.
The emperors of the Song Dynasty had two fears. The first was that they were afraid of death. They were afraid that if they lost their lives, they would not be able to enjoy this luxury and debauchery. Secondly, he was afraid that someone would plot against him and seize the throne. If this great country and Royal Court were to be usurped, then nothing he said would be of any use. Therefore, the civil officials of the Song Dynasty had higher ranks than the generals. In the Song Dynasty, other than the military governors, all the generals did not have military power. They were all temporarily granted military power before marching to war.
Therefore, when Du Zong heard Ying Tianlong say that it concerned the safety of His Majesty, he immediately issued an edict and returned to the palace.
As soon as he returned to the palace, Du Zong asked the eunuchs in the palace to leave,""Imperial brother, quickly report the secret.”
"I will obey, but I hope Your Majesty will look at the Iron Scroll Pill Book of the late emperor. After confirming my identity, I will report it to you. "Your Majesty, please…" Ying Tianlong said as he took out the Iron Scroll Pill Book from his bosom and respectfully handed it to the sect.
After reading it three times, Du Zong said,"This is the Iron Scroll Pill Book personally written by the late Emperor Huizong. Brother Yu, according to the Iron Scroll Pill Book of the late emperor, I…"
Ying Tianlong knew what Du Zong was going to say next, so he hurriedly interrupted him. After bowing again, Ying Tianlong said,""Your Majesty, please forgive my brother. Your Majesty, the reason why my younger brother is named Ying Tianlong is to be loyal to the Emperor for life and not have any other thoughts. Moreover, my younger brother has come here to protect the king and the country by His Majesty's imperial edict. Secondly, the late Emperor had ordered Emperor Taizong's line to step forward when the country was in danger and share the worries of Emperor Taizu's line. That's why my brother dared to come here rashly. Please think about it.”
"Hehehe, there's no need to be afraid, and there's no need to be humble. Alright, since your brother has said so and has the will of the late emperor, I will not make things difficult for you. It's just that-"
"Your Majesty, my brother was born in the mountains and is lazy. He is not a minister of the court. However, if Your Majesty insists on rewarding my younger brother, it is better to follow the example of Emperor Taizong's son who was granted the title of Eight Virtuous Kings after Emperor Taizong ascended the throne. However, this minister's younger brother is mischievous and doesn't dare to compare to the Eight Virtuous Kings. Even if Your Majesty doesn't reward me, I will still protect the royal family and protect the Great Song from being destroyed by the Tartars. It was just that the name was not right and the words were not right.”Ying Tianlong's advance, retreat, words, and demands made the Emperor of the Sect of Limits dizzy.
"Fine. As long as you are brave enough to protect the royal family, I will grant you the title of 'Nine Virtuous Kings with One Character' and give you the 'Crimson Refined Imperial Sword.' You can also help me clear the court, rectify the country, protect the royal family, and protect the country.”The dizzy Du Zong imitated the former emperor and wanted to surpass the former emperor's bestowment of Ying Tianlong.
"My brother has received the decree to thank you. Long live my emperor, long live, long live. My emperor is above, my younger brother swore to the heavens that as long as my younger brother has one breath left, I will be an eternal subject of the Great Song. I swear to defend the Song Dynasty and protect the country forever.”
"Hehehe, Nine Virtuous King, rise. I will immediately issue an edict to imitate the iron roll Dan book given to my brother by the late emperor. Right, your little brother just said that there are a few confidential matters to report, please report it now.”
"Yes, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, the Mongolian cavalry has been besieging Xiangfan for a long time. They have two goals. One is to lure the Great Song army to rescue them, and then ambush them on the way to devour our Great Song army. The second was to take down Xiangfan and then attack Lin 'an from the Han River. Thus, my younger brother requests for the imperial court to not spend a tael of silver. Instead, my younger brother will sell his assets to build the Song Navy and go against the river to intercept the Mongol Tartars.”Ying Tianlong said after unwillingly bowing to the sect.
"Your younger brother is really my subordinate. If you approve, I will immediately issue an edict.”Emperor Du Zong said excitedly.
Ying Tianlong had no choice but to bow again after hearing the Emperor's words."" Your Majesty, I came here with the million taels of gold left behind by the late Emperor. Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Jia Shidao took the million taels of gold into his residence under the pretext of receiving you. Your Majesty, please make the decision so that my brother can get back the gold and offer it to Your Majesty.”
"Oh? Was there such a thing? Alright, I will accept your request and order you to retrieve the gold and use it to build the Song Dynasty's Iron Blood Navy.”Emperor Duzong is not stupid at all. You can go and ask for your gold. If you want it, I will reward you with it.
"Your brother Xie, Your Majesty. Also, Your Majesty, your brother saw many Jianghu people in the Jia residence just now. I wonder what they are doing in the Jia residence in secret? When I heard that Your Majesty was going to visit the Jia residence at the Meridian Gate, I thought that Your Majesty might be in danger on this trip, so I risked my life to stop Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive my innocent crime…"
"Oh, Brother Yu, you mean there are many Jianghu people in the Jia residence?”
"Yes, Your Majesty. Among them were two famous figures in the pugilistic world called the Nether Elders. These two people were demons that everyone in the pugilistic world feared. Therefore, my younger brother wept and prayed to Your Majesty. Don't underestimate the respect of the Ten Thousand Saints. Your Majesty, my younger brother's parents died early when he was young. In today's world, I only have one relative, Your Majesty. Even if Your Majesty bestows death upon my brother, I don't want Your Majesty to take the risk of visiting the Jia residence. Your Majesty, I can't lose my brother who's as close as his parents.”
"Damn Jia Shidao. I was just saying that after the morning court session today, Jia Shidao was absent-minded when he talked to me and went against me in everything. It turns out that he actually has such wild ambitions. Don't worry, Imperial Brother. I will never visit that Jia residence again.”
"Your Majesty is wise. Long live Your Majesty. Your Majesty, when my brother was in Suzhou a few days ago, he found a large number of refugees fleeing to the Jiangnan area. Seeing that they were very pitiful, my younger brother used the meaning of His Majesty's imperial edict to gather these refugees and temporarily settle them on the edge of Lake Tai in Wu County. Because of the urgency of the matter, my brother could not ask for an edict in time. I hope Your Majesty will forgive my brother.”
"Aiya, Imperial Younger Brother, not only are you innocent in this matter, you have also greatly resolved the greatest worry in Zhen's heart. The people suffered in the war, but the various prefectures and governments refused to accept the displaced people of the Central Plains for self-preservation. What was even more infuriating was that most of the relief money and food that I had allocated to the various prefectures and governments had been embezzled by them. Little brother Yu's actions are truly shocking."
"Your Majesty, you praise me too much. I just want to help you solve your problems. Your Majesty is currently in a state of war. This march will definitely consume the money and food of the national treasury. My brother is willing to receive an imperial edict to choose a fertile land and place these refugees to work and cultivate. I will save food and silver for Your Majesty for the use of the imperial court.”
"Very good, very good. God, why didn't you let zhen see zhen's imperial brother a few years earlier? Hehehe, I have a royal brother, just like Liu Bei met Zhuge Kongming, Sun Quan met Zhou Lang. With your courage, why worry about our Great Song not recovering? Whatever your brother says, I'll do it. Eunuch, draft the decree."
After the chamberlain finished drafting the decree, Emperor Duzong used the emperor's jade seal and ordered the chamberlain to engrave it with gold foil. He then placed it in a gold-inlaid nanmu box before handing it to Ying Tianlong.
After putting away the imperial edict carved in gold foil, Ying Tianlong kowtowed to thank the Sect Master and said,"This minister's younger brother has another matter to report to Your Majesty. Yesterday, this minister's younger brother met a young lady after entering Lin 'an City. My younger brother and that girl fell in love at first sight and decided on a marriage. I want my younger brother's parents to die early, so I want to ask Your Majesty to make the decision to bestow marriage. I hope Your Majesty can fulfill it.”
"This is a good thing. I should be able to bestow a marriage to my younger brother. But I wonder which family's young lady Yu's little brother met?”
" Ying Tianlong began to tell Du Zong what he had told Jia Shidao in the secret chamber, adding embellishment to it. Finally, he said,""Your Majesty, I heard that Jia Shidao wanted to offer this woman to Your Majesty, so I went to the Jia residence to verify it. Jia Shidao denied it, so my brother proposed to the Jia family.”
"Oh…" Du Zong listened for a long time without saying a word. Jia Meiren was the person he had been thinking about day and night. He had never thought that a 'misunderstanding' would actually allow his younger brother to meet Jia Meiren before him and even privately decide to marry her. If he were to bring Beauty Jia over, wouldn't that hurt his little brother Yu's heart? Forget it, there are many beauties in the world, but there is no lack of this one. I'll just give her to my younger brother. This way, the originally fearless younger brother will be more loyal to me. After reason overcame lust, Du Zong said,"There's no need to worry, Imperial Brother. I will make the decision for you.”
" Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. Your Majesty, I've also brought you many things to relieve your boredom. However, all of them are in the carriage that Jia Shidao took to the Jia residence. I want to get them back immediately so that Your Majesty can have a fresh experience.”
"Oh, good, good, good. Little brother Yu, hurry up and come back. Zhen has prepared a banquet for little brother Yu in the rear palace and is waiting for you to come back.”
"This little brother thanks Your Majesty for your kindness. Your Majesty treats this little brother so well, this little brother dares not to repay Your Majesty with his life.”
"Hahaha, little brother Yu, go quickly. Oh, Imperial Younger Brother wait a moment, Imperial Attendant, you take people to ride on my imperial horse and spread it everywhere in Lin 'an City. Just say that Ying Tianlong of Suzhou is my younger brother, and he has been conferred the title of 'One Word, Nine Virtuous Kings' and given the 'Red Refined Imperial Sword' to Shang Fang. One word side by side with the Nine Virtuous Kings, wherever you go, you will be like me personally bowing. In addition, let the internal department make three flags for the Nine Virtuous Kings. Go.”
"This servant receives the decree." The eunuchs hurriedly ran out of the hall after receiving the decree.
Just like that, Ying Tianlong used his glib tongue and eloquence to tell the truth. It was also because of the Iron Scroll Pill Book, and because he swore his loyalty to the Emperor and was willing to be a minister of the Great Song for eternity, that he obtained a higher title than he had expected-one word for the Nine Virtuous Kings. In addition, in order to defend against the Mongol cavaliers from attacking Lin 'an along the Yangtze River, and to settle the hundreds of thousands of refugees, Emperor Du Zong specially granted the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake, Yun, Gui, and Chuan provinces to Ying Tianlong.
After the eunuch finished giving instructions, he followed Ying Tianlong to the Meridian Gate. When he saw Ying Tianlong's subordinates, the eunuch said in a fawning voice,"" Lord Wansui has issued an edict: The golden-robed Ying Tianlong of the Yingtian Estate in Suzhou is Lord Wansui's younger brother. He is now conferred the title of 'One Character Side by Side with Nine Virtuous Kings', and has been bestowed with the' Red Refined Dynasty Sword 'by Shangfang. Wherever King One Character Side by Nine Virtuous Kings goes, he will bow down to Lord Wansui personally.”
After the eunuch read out the emperor's edict, he heard the 500 tigers and wolves shout in unison,""Subordinates greet Jiu Qiansui. Congratulations to Jiu Qiansui. We pledge our lives to follow him to protect our family and country.”
Jia Shidao, who had just caught his breath, was dumbfounded. He did not expect that in such a short time, he would have a scoundrel lord on his head.
It was unknown how Ying Tianlong managed to get back the million taels of gold. Let's watch the next exciting segment.
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