The past year has been a relatively important year for Zhao Ji.

He came here at first, from being unhappy to being confused to gradually adapting, he met Qiao Feng, and won over the Beggars' Sect to conquer Quan Guanqing. From a scattered prince with dark eyes to now being a little accomplished, he mastered a group of people who were used for him. Although he could not do too much at the moment, he finally laid a foundation and finally had a little confidence in the future.

In the past year, it was quite peaceful. In addition to going to Luoyang, Zhao Ji stayed in Bianliang City for most of the time and traveled between the royal palace and the other courtyard. He reduced most of his previous social entertainment. In the eyes of outsiders, Prince Duan did cultivate his character and succeed in practicing Taoism, and lost many ridiculous deeds.

Although many contacts with the Beggars' Sect were reduced on the surface, Zhao Ji was still very concerned about the affairs of the Beggars' Sect. With Quan Guanqing's conscientious work, all the big and small things in the Beggars' Sect could not be hidden from Zhao Ji. Qiao Feng's delegation of power, the development of the Beggars' Sect has indeed been on a new track. In just last year, seven or eight halls were added to various places, and the reputation in the world became more and more famous. With the existence of the Elder Hall, there was no sign of weak trunks and strong branches, and the momentum was very good.

With Zhao Ji's support, Quan Guanqing's right to speak in the Elder Hall has gradually strengthened, and it can already convey some intentions that can affect the decision-making of the entire Beggar Gang. Zhao Ji has instructed the Beggar Gang to develop in the Liangzhe area and observe the development momentum of Manichaeism nearby. The potential for the potential to solve Fang La early is a thorn in Zhao Ji's heart.

As for Qiao Feng, he took off from complicated matters and stayed at the Luoyang headquarters for most of his time. He occasionally came to Bianliang to stay for a while. Without trivial matters, Qiao Feng's martial arts progress became more and more obvious. At least in Ma Dayuan's evaluation, he was already outdone, greatly surpassing his former leader Wang Jiantong. Zhao Ji didn't know how Wang Jiantong's martial arts were, but so many people besieged Qiao Feng's father Xiao Yuanshan, and he was almost killed. He thought he was not a master who was not a master in the world. However, when Li Kuailei saw Qiao Feng once, he evaluated that this person's martial arts was not inferior to his elders, but Zhao Ji probably knew that Qiao Feng should indeed be able to defeat Ding Chunqiu now. But he didn't know who was stronger than those real hermit masters.

Seeing that every time he met Qiao Feng's martial arts, Zhao Ji couldn't help but feel itchy and could not help but be able to suppress his idea of ​​learning martial arts. But he himself understood that if Qiao Feng practiced orthodox martial arts steadily, it would be difficult to reach the so-called first-class master level in his life. First of all, he was tangled with many trivial matters, and it was difficult to concentrate on practicing martial arts without distractions. Secondly, he did not think that he had the unique talent of martial arts practice like Qiao Feng. If a hard work ended up being a poor level, there was no difference between learning martial arts. However, with the existence of the Xiaoyao Sect Beiming Divine Art, even if Zhao Ji had not learned it yet, he could still dream of becoming a master.

There was Li Kuipai, the orthodox descendant of the Xiaoyao Sect, and Zhao Ji couldn't help but chant the South China Sutra in front of him, and there were fish in Beiming. Although he understood Li Kuipai's martial arts attainments and might not know the most profound martial arts in this sect, but he should always hear it. Zhao Ji did not expect to learn the formulas of the martial arts from Li Kuipai. Just listening to the gossip related to this can greatly satisfy his curiosity.

However, Li Kuipai, who was all focused on the play, turned a blind eye to Zhao Ji's indirect behavior. Only once, when Zhao Ji thought of Xiaoyaoyou again, he seemed to have intentions and unintentional words: "The sea accommodates all rivers, and tolerance is great. However, this premise is that you must be sure that you have the measurement of the sea."

Finally, he heard some tough guys from Li Kuipai. Zhao Ji was overjoyed and thought about the meaning of this sentence carefully. Could it be that there are any restrictions on practicing the Beiming Divine Art? But Duan Yu clearly had no martial arts skills, and there was no talent that was different from ordinary people. He could practice it by chance. It didn't seem to have any restrictions. Oh, Duan Yu's head was relatively high.

When Zhao Ji wanted to dig into this topic again, Li Kuipai had already been studying opera. It was too difficult for Zhao Ji to take out some hard stuff from this opera. However, it was not guaranteed that Li Kuipai would make a mistake one day and say a few words. Therefore, in order to make Li Kuipai live in the palace, Zhao Ji also took great pains to throw out one or two new operas every once in a while. The inventory in his mind was really unsustainable, but he still remembered many opera stories, and he could not write them out after he modified them, which was still useful. Over the past six months, Zhao Ji has been honing his writing style and his literary talent has inevitably risen again. In private, he often feels that with his current literary level, it is not a must to write about Water Margin, but he must be bright and majestic.

Speaking of Li Kuipai, there is actually another advantage. This person is obsessed with opera, and his skill in singing is rare in the world. Although there are many experts in the goulu market in Bianliang City, it is much worse than Li Kuipai. In addition, this person is a person from the Hidden Palace and does not need to avoid suspicion. So soon after he came to the palace, Zhao Ji asked Empress Dowager Xiang to visit the palace and listen to this person singing opera. Empress Dowager Xiang was bored for a long time, and when he heard Li Kuipai's opera singing style, he immediately became fond of him. Therefore, he frequently visited the Duan Palace for half a year, and even lived in the palace for a few days.

Of course, there were also censors in the court who advised this matter, saying that the whole court worked hard to enrich the country and strengthen the people, but the Duan Palace was singing every day, which was really eye-catching. However, the emperor was grateful to the Empress Dowager for observing etiquette and law and did not interfere too much with him, and secondly, he felt that this fact was harmless. It was much better than Zhao Ji's past actions, so he did not speak out. Sometimes he even took time to accompany the Empress Dowager to listen to operas in the Duan Palace. Although he was very excited, he was not good at this.

It is worth mentioning that the saints in the palace were happy before the New Year, and they gave birth to a prince in autumn last year. This was the emperor's first offspring. Seeing that there were successors in the Song Dynasty, the court naturally celebrated. The emperor was happy and even wanted to directly sign the prince who was less than a month old, but he was afraid that the prince would lose his blessings, so he gave up temporarily. Unfortunately, the prince was born with innate shortcomings and died before he could survive the New Year. The great joy turned into great sorrow. The emperor was sad and seriously ill.

At such a critical moment, Zhao Ji naturally did not dare to get away from attracting attention. He stayed in his door and only recited Taoist scriptures at home, and did not receive any visitors.

This situation lasted until the first month of the New Year, when Zhao Ji was sent to the palace to attend the family banquet. The emperor had just experienced the pain of losing his son, and the family banquet seemed a little heavier. Zhao Ji didn't want to attend, so he thought about it and decided to arrange to enter the palace. He wanted to prepare some ginseng and lucid medicines to take to the palace together, but was stopped by Liang Shicheng: "There are no good medicines in the forbidden area? Prince, you have done more, and you will have more mistakes."

After receiving Liang Shicheng's tip, Zhao Ji entered the palace alone. This time, as usual, he went to pay homage to the Empress Dowager. When Zhao Ji arrived, the other brothers and sisters had already arrived first. After seeing each other, Zhao Ji sat directly beside the Empress Dowager. As soon as he sat down, a little brother, Zhao Si, the thirteenth-ranked King Jian, said: "Brother Eleven, please give me, I have something to say to the Empress."

Zhao Ji was stunned when he heard this. Before he came, the Thirteenth brother had nothing to say to the empress dowager. He had already sat down but wanted to give in. Without thinking about these subtle details, he got up and sat next to the ninth brother Zhao Qi. The king of Jian seemed to have something to say to the empress dowager. After seeing Zhao Ji get up, he sat straight over.

The last time the family dinner was when the little prince was full moon, the atmosphere was quite warm at that time, but this time the brothers sat together, but the atmosphere seemed extremely dull. No one spoke loudly or laughed loudly, and they all calmed down without saying a word. After sitting for a while, Zhao Ji, the King of Wu, Zhao Qi, suddenly leaned into his ear and whispered: "Brother Thirteenth is growing up."

Zhao Ji was stunned when he heard this, thinking that this was nothing, and he thought, "Jian King Zhao Si has left the house this year and started a government office. Didn't he just grow up?" But then he thought about it again and again, Zhao Ji understood the meaning of this sentence. Recently, it has been rumored that the official family is in a state of peace and the prince has died young again. A large number of people are watching them. Zhao Ji cannot feel that his character is not self-cultivated and ignores foreign affairs, but there is a tendency for the entire Bianliang City to come. In such an atmosphere, Zhao Ji's identity is actually awkward. Among the many descendants of Emperor Shenzong, he is neither a eldest nor a legitimate, and his future is really bleak. However, King Zhao Si of Jian is the legitimate brother of the current emperor's mother. Thinking of this, Zhao Qi's words seem to have no beginning and end are really meaningful, and they can be regarded as blind and not blind.

Although Zhao Ji was not very anxious after these enlightenment. He knew very well that it was far from the time to consider these things, so he was calm.

After a while, the official family arrived. Compared to the last time we met, we were obviously more depressed and we were still sick. Before the brothers got up, King Jian Zhao Si had already stepped forward and said, "Sixth brother must take care of his health. I came to the palace this time and specially collected many rare medicinal materials to take care of you for your health."

The emperor's face was a little happy, but after hearing this, his expression suddenly sank: "Brother Thirteen is intent, but he can enjoy his life with simple food. Take those things back to the mansion and take them carefully."

When the other brothers saw Zhao Si hit a wall, they were all silent. However, Zhao Ji couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "You must listen to the opinions of professionals for many things."

At the banquet, the emperor's mood gradually improved. After drinking and eating, he smiled and said to his brothers: "The Southern Dali Kingdom stopped tribute from the Xining year. I didn't want to send envoys to the court this year. It can be seen that our Song Dynasty's new laws are suitable and it is powerful in the border areas. This is really the first happy event since the beginning of the year. I have decided to send Cai Jing and Cai as the Minister of Revenue to Dali to be envoy, and to confer Duan Zhengming, the king of Dali, as the king of Dali, to rebuild the old and become a vassal in the world."

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Chapter completed!