Zhao Ji first chatted with the emperor patiently for a few words. Seeing that the emperor was in good mood, he expressed his purpose. When the emperor heard about Zhao Ji's purpose, his face, which was originally smiling, suddenly fell down and said coldly: "Brother Eleven, you can practice Taoism with peace of mind, you don't have to ask about these things."

Although the emperor's face turned cold and made Zhao Ji feel a sudden sudden, he still did not give up his efforts and continued to say, "I naturally dare not ask about the affairs of the court. However, Su Xueshi was already a talented person, and I have always admired him. Even if he really did not have the ability to defend the border and herdsmen, I thought he could follow Liu Sanbian of the previous dynasty and give him a name that wrote the lyrics under the order and went back to his hometown. I really didn't need to be exiled to the ends of the world in Danzhou..."

The emperor took a breath and said in a deep voice: "You only know that Su Shi is talented, but you don't know that there are major problems with this person's moral character. Otherwise, the previous ministers in the court would not tolerate him! I know that Eleventh Brother, you have always been willing to make friends with some literary and elegant figures. I won't blame you this time, and you don't have to mention this matter again."

Seeing that Zhao Ji was about to speak, the emperor stood up and said, "It's late at night, I should go and rest. There will be a court meeting tomorrow morning, so I won't talk to you, Eleventh Brother. If you don't leave the palace, just arrange to stay in the palace with the eunuch. That's it."

Hearing the emperor's words, Zhao Ji really wanted to tell him that the person who had the problem was not Su Shi but the ministers in the court. However, the emperor no longer gave Zhao Ji a chance to speak. After he finished speaking, he immediately left, leaving only Zhao Ji standing in the study.

"Prince, are you planning to stay in the ban or leave the palace to return home?" the eunuch on the side asked carefully.

Zhao Ji pondered for a while, but decided to stay in the palace and plead with the emperor tomorrow morning, so he ordered the eunuch to arrange a residence for him. Because he was worried about something, Zhao Ji didn't sleep well that night, so he got up at the time of Yin. After washing up, he rushed to the emperor's bedroom to wait outside the emperor's bedroom, but was told that the emperor had already gone to court to discuss matters with you.

Emperor Zhezong was not diligent, but he was just trying to do things wrongly and wanted to rely on reforms to enrich the country and strengthen the people, but he ignored the increasingly fierce party struggles in the court. Most of the ministers in the court spent most of their energy on the party’s common ground and attacking the differences, but they really spent much less time on governing the country and the people.

Zhao Ji stayed in the palace for a long time, but never received the emperor's summons. He had no choice but to go to the Empress Dowager Xiang and talk about the matter, hoping to use the empress dowager's influence to ask the emperor to pardon Su Shi. However, Empress Dowager Xiang did not have the late Empress Dowager Gao's enthusiasm for power, and only said to Zhao Ji: "The government affairs in the court have their own ideas. I have lived in the palace for a long time, and I can come up with more clever insights than the government. Since the government believes that Mr. Su should be punished, there is his own reason."

After a desperate run, Zhao Ji left the palace in despair. It seems that Su Shi's demotion to Danzhou has become a foregone conclusion. I only hope that this old man will have a strong life and can wait until the day he takes charge of the overall situation.

After this incident, Zhao Jiyi found that something might not be rewarded if he worked hard, and he was mentally prepared for the problems he would deal with in the future. He really had no right to argue about the affairs in the court, so he simply ignored it so as not to add to his worries.

A few days later, the date of the Luoyang Hundred Flowers Conference was approaching. The business of the Beggars' Gang in Bianliang City was gradually on track, and Quan Guanqing was also preparing to return to the Luoyang headquarters. Zhao Ji decided to go with Quan Guanqing and finally officially came into contact with the real world of this era. Zhao Ji was quite excited, and his somewhat low mood gradually improved over the past few days.

When he went to Luoyang this time, Zhao Ji not only brought Liang Shicheng's personal eunuch, but also brought a total of ten elite guards among the imperial guards. Although these guards could not win one-on-one, ten people formed a martial arts formation in the army, and thirty or fifty Beggars' Gangs could not break the formation. Later generations usually said that the Song Dynasty's army was weak, but in fact, the Song Dynasty's imperial guards were not weak, but also the world's top infantry, and all dynasties were among the top. The truly weaker was the Xiang army, and most of the Xiang army was composed of refugees, and it was difficult to maintain basic military training and could only serve as auxiliary soldiers on the battlefield.

Although Quan Guanqing patted his chest to ensure Zhao Ji's safety, Zhao Ji did not believe Quan Guanqing's guarantee, and secondly, he wanted to take advantage of this trip to do something else, so he carefully selected these guards.

Since he was going to travel around the world, he naturally had to think of an alias for himself. Although the people in the world didn’t know who Zhao Ji was, the local officials knew it very well. Zhao Ji was not as romantic as Zhu Houzhao, the Emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty, and also named himself a "magnificent general". However, it was necessary to cover up the eyes and ears. After thinking for a while, he decided to use "Zhao Feng" as the name of "Zhao Feng" after going out, which was taken from the "Feng Heng Yu Da" in the Book of Changes. However, Zhao Ji's purpose was not to boast, but to always warn himself not to follow the old path of pursuing the "Feng Heng Yu Da".

Everything was ready and the group officially set off. Zhao Ji pretended to be a scholar-in-law, Liang Shicheng was the one who followed him, and with ten majestic servants, he left the city from Wanshengmen in the west of the city and headed west. Quan Guanqing naturally would not give up on such a rare opportunity to get close. He took off the iconic patchwork robe of the Beggars' Sect, ordered a bag of patchwork robe, changed into a green hat, and stayed with Zhao Ji to make a tent.

From Bianliang to Luoyang, the road leads directly. However, because of the shortage of horses in the Song Dynasty, in order to avoid being too eye-catching, Zhao Ji chose to take a donkey cart to Luoyang, rather than choose to go there with a more casual look.

After traveling through time, Zhao Ji felt that everything was very fresh. He sat on a donkey cart and looked at the scenery around the Guan Road. Now it is late spring and early summer, and farmers are indispensable in the fields. There are pedestrians on the official road, including merchants carrying goods, scholars who went out for spring, and officials returning to Beijing. There are all kinds of people and are overwhelmed.

After walking all the way, overall, although the Song Dynasty was a bit messy, the people were still somewhat peaceful, and most people could still talk about living and working in peace and prosperity. If Zhao Ji spent more than ten years to rectify and manage, instead of being extravagant and desperate, he might not be able to accumulate national strength and shine on the battlefield of destroying Liao and resisting Jin in the future.

On the fourth day, the group arrived in Luoyang.

As an ancient capital of several dynasties, although Luoyang has been baptized by war since the end of the Tang and Five Dynasties, it still has a strong demeanor. In the early Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu planned to move the capital to Luoyang, so he built a new city on the ruins of the old city, all of which were built according to the standards of the capital. Although he was unable to move the capital successfully in the end, Luoyang's majesty was restored much, and it was also a prosperous city with several prosperous cities in the world.

After entering the city, Zhao Ji carefully observed the people's buildings in Luoyang City, and gradually realized some differences between Luoyang and Bianliang. Although they were both prosperous, perhaps because of the capital of Bianliang, the people were a little cunning and enthusiastic about enjoying it, while the people in Luoyang City were simple and had a little more tough atmosphere.

The head of the Beggars' Sect is located in the southwest of Luoyang City near the Guandi Temple near the city. It is also a prosperous area where people live together.

Under Quan Guanqing's leadership, Zhao Ji and others did not settle in the city inn and went straight to the Beggars' Gang's headquarters. The Beggars' Gang's headquarters is located on a slope, which is a manor with a wide area. Although most of the disciples in the gang are beggars, they still have financial resources to rectify the head of the gang. After a hundred years of inheritance, the Beggars' Gang's headquarters has been well built and maintained. A large area of ​​land around them belongs to the Beggars' Gang, and some old and weak disciples of the Beggars' Gang are responsible for cultivating grain, vegetables and vegetables to supplement their expenses.

When you get on the earth slope, the first thing you see is a lush bamboo forest. The paths in the green bamboo forest are quiet. According to Quan Guanqing, this bamboo forest was arranged by a learned wise sage of the Beggars' Sect, which is in line with the principles of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams. If you are not familiar with the path, it will be difficult to get out of the bamboo forest for three or five hours. Moreover, there are arranged secret whistles and free-range poisonous snakes and venomous insects in the bamboo forest, which is a very reliable defense line for the Beggars' Sect's head.

After hearing this, Liang Shicheng stared at Quan Guanqing with a vigilant look on his face. He had always lacked trust in this slick man, so he secretly ordered his guards to surround Zhao Ji and protect him. Zhao Ji was not worried about this. Instead, he looked at the bamboo forest of the Beggars' Sect with the secret formation. He was always curious about what the Qimen Dunjia in the martial arts world was. He was in this situation, led by Quan Guanqing and circled around the bamboo forest, and found many wonders. He looked at a dead end, took a step forward and then turned around again. Looking at a thoroughfare, he soon walked forward and blocked the road. Sometimes left and right, sometimes front and sometimes back. The skills in it were really elusive. It was probably a profound knowledge that used light, shadow, vision and human thinking.

After leaving the bamboo forest, the stream flowed forward, and some Beggars' Gang disciples were working on the flat land. Seeing Zhao Ji and his party, they walked up to watch and watched with caution. After a while, they recognized Quan Guanqing who was following Zhao Ji. Then they smiled and said, "Master of the helms, did you make a fortune when you went to Bianliang? The outfits have changed. Brothers almost recognized you!"

Quan Guanqing also smiled and said, "Bianliang City is full of gold and silver, and the oil and water are abundant. I have brought a thousand coins of wealth when I am back! How much I earn, it is naturally our Beggars' Sect."

Quan Guanqing came back this time and wanted to increase his momentum, so the voice was very loud, which aroused many people's surprise and smacked their tongues. How long has it been since then, he brought back a thousand guan of wealth. Could it be that there is really a gold and silver mine in Bianliang City?

Seeing the disciples amazed, Quan Guanqing felt very comfortable. He did bring back a thousand coins of wealth this time, but it was not all earned by the disciples of the Beggars' Gang. Most of them were funded by Zhao Ji. If Zhao Ji wanted to use Quan Guanqing to control more of the Beggars' Gang's power, he naturally had to use this Beggars' Gang Conference to enhance his status and influence.

More and more disciples came up and asked Quan Guanqing about all kinds of things with Bianliang with joy. Quan Guanqing dealt with it for a while before he had time to shout: "Don't talk too much, go and report to the gang leader and elders, we have a distinguished guest!"

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Chapter completed!