Siheyuan: Don't mess with me

The worst part about pretending to be sick is that you have to take medicine.

After drinking, Zhou Cong had a good sleep.

In the middle, a police officer came from Kaifeng Mansion and wanted to see Zhou Cong, but was stopped by Lei Qiande. After asking the doctor, Zhou Cong would probably not survive tonight. When he was still unable to speak, Kaifeng Mansion

The arrester could only sigh deeply and go back to report.

When he woke up, Zhou Cong felt energetic.

After opening his eyes, he saw Zhang Haohao and Song Yinzhang dozing off inside the room.

I guess I was very tired after watching myself all day.

"Introduction! Good!"

If you pretend to be sick, you have to pretend to be thorough. Zhou Cong will definitely not get up, but call the two of them softly.

"Officer, you're awake!"

Song Yinzhang and Zhang Haohao were alarmed and rushed over, crying like rain.

The sound also alarmed the outside, Mu Guiying and Sun Sanniang also rushed over, and even Zhao Paner came over timidly.

"Pan'er, are you okay?"

Looking up and looking at Zhao Pan'er with a smile, Zhou Cong stretched out his hand.

"Officer, I'm fine!"

Zhao Pan'er hurried over and held Zhou Cong's hand.

"snort!"

Seeing Zhou Cong wake up and thinking about Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang snorted coldly.

But he was immediately scolded by Zhang Haohao next to him.

Although he kept his mouth shut, the eyes he stood looking at Zhao Pan'er looked like his nose was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes.

"Guiying, go to the study room and push the second bookshelf open. There is a brick that can be moved! Get the things inside!"

Zhou Cong did not let go, but looked at Mu Guiying.

In the blink of an eye, Mu Guiying had already taken a stack of flying money and placed it in front of Zhou Cong.

"Pan'er has 20,000 guan, Yin Zhang, okay, Sanniang, you each take 10,000 guan. Give the rest to Guiying! She has 5,000 men and horses to raise, and there will be many places where money will be used in the future!

Although Pan'er has not yet entered my Zhou family, I have to make arrangements for her.

Don't argue with her, I really like her in my heart! She must be arranged well."

After Zhou Cong finished speaking, he tilted his head and pretended to sleep again.

"Official!"

Song Yinzhang burst into tears and hurriedly reached out to feel Zhou Cong's breathing.

"It's okay, the officer just fell asleep!"

After a long time, she looked up and looked happy.

"Sisters, please come to Zhou's house!"

As soon as her voice fell, she saw Zhao Pan'er kneeling down.

"The official has a deep affection for me, and he would risk his own life to save me. Pan'er is not a hard-hearted person, how can he remain indifferent!

Pan'er wanted to join the Zhou family, all because he wanted to take care of the officials. If the officials were unfortunate, Pan'er would be willing to wear sackcloth and be filial piety, keep his integrity, and then never marry for the rest of his life.

What the officials said about money, I hope you have the hands and feet to support yourself! No money will be taken from you. If you violate this statement, it will be abandoned by both humans and gods!"

While speaking, Zhao Pan'er raised her hands to the sky with a look of determination on her face.

"This is very Zhao Pan'er!"

Hearing what he said, Zhou Cong almost laughed out loud.

But unfortunately, I am still in the process of pretending to sleep, so I can only endure it.

Although Song Yinzhang was angry with Zhou Cong because Zhao Pan'er was in danger, he also knew that Zhao Pan'er's words must be fulfilled.

We also know that Zhou Cong has always wanted to take Zhao Paner as his concubine, so what else can he say?

She didn't speak, so Zhang Haohao naturally wouldn't refute.

Coupled with Mu Guiying's fairness, Sun Sanniang became friends with her.

That night, while Zhou Cong was pretending to sleep, he held a concubine ceremony for Zhao Pan'er.

Zhou Cong pretends to be quite hard!

That night, I tried hard to sleep six or seven times before finally falling asleep.

The result of this effort was that he had a headache while sleeping.

On the second day, he pretended to have regained his energy.

I also asked the doctor to come and take a look. Because he didn't use his mind to control his pulse, the doctor was stunned for more than ten breaths after taking the pulse.

Finally, it was said that Zhou Cong recovered well and looked like a normal person.

Three days later, Zhou Cong was finally alive and kicking.

In the meantime, someone from Kaifeng Mansion came and asked about the case.

Of course Zhou Cong would say that he didn't know who the assassin was, and he didn't even know whether the target of the assassination was himself or Zhao Pan'er.

Next, there are two pieces of news coming from the court.

First, Liu E Tiankui expressed her condolences. After careful examination at the Imperial Ancestral Hospital, it was found that she was deeply pregnant. Song Zhenzong was so happy that he went to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and knelt for a long time, saying only that his ancestors and God had appeared.

They even asked Prime Minister Wang Dan to prepare to be enshrined in Mount Tai again, but Liu E said that Linzi was not yet born and did not dare to enjoy such a blessing, lest the blessing would be too great and Linzi's lifespan would be shortened.

The second one was Ouyang Xu and three other first-class Jinshi scholars who were summoned by Song Zhenzong.

Because he did not dare to go to Ke Zheng to ask for the night banquet picture, Ouyang Xu could only listen to the advice of the chamberlain and showed Song Zhenzong that he was devoted to Taoism.

Song Zhenzong was so happy that he made him a palace official and sent him to Xijing to invite Taoist masters to bring a mage to the palace to lecture on scriptures.

The news spread, causing an uproar in both the government and the public.

No one would have thought that the dignified Tanhua Lang could flatter his master!

This kind of behavior is no different from that of a chamberlain in the palace.

The most angry person is of course Gao Hu!

Although Ouyang Xu argued that he had been deceived by the chamberlain, Gao Hu would not allow him to argue, so he forced Ouyang Xu to break off the engagement.

What's more, it gave Ouyang Xu a heavy blow, that is, the Gao family already knew that he and Zhao Pan'er had an engagement in Qiantang.

The reason Gao Hu knew about this was of course because Zhou Cong asked Zheng Qingtian to write a letter to Gao Hu.

The reason was that they heard that the Gao family was married to Ouyang Xu, and they wanted him to understand Ouyang Xu's personality.

As expected, news about Ouyang Xu reached Gao Hui's ears. She had always thought that she would marry Ouyang Xu in the future, and she had already been deeply in love with him.

After finding Gao Hu and causing a big fuss, Gao Hu couldn't bear it and gave Zheng Qingtian's letter to Gao Hui. She was dumbfounded and silently accepted the result of breaking off the engagement.

"What are you doing here?"

In the middle of the night, Liu E suddenly woke up from her dream, and then she saw Zhou Cong, her pretty face turned cold!

"Come and see my son! I am a third-level miracle doctor. I always look at your body to feel at ease!"

Zhou Cong put his hand on Liu E's wrist.

After pretending to check his pulse, he released his hand and said, "Don't worry! It's very safe. I guarantee that the birth will be normal!"

"I say it again, this is the child of an official!"

Liu E rolled her eyes at Zhou Cong.

In fact, she didn't know who the child in her belly belonged to. Before Zhou Cong, Song Zhenzong had come to sleep with her twice.

"I know this, so I asked the saint to marry me as soon as possible, and the earlier the wedding date, the better!"

Zhou Cong said.

"You already have five concubines, isn't that enough? Why do you want to get married so early?"

Liu E said dissatisfied.

"Sage, do you think I really want a woman? I want to take this opportunity to conquer the Sixteenth State of Yanyun!"

Zhou Cong smiled and hugged Liu E's shoulders, and told him everything about Mu Guiying and his plan.

"How sure are you?"

Liu E was very excited when she heard this. She really knew what Zhou Cong was capable of.

The palace was so heavily guarded that he could come and go freely.

Without the knowledge of outsiders, he slept with himself, the queen of the court.

If this ability was used in the battle between the two armies and secretly assassinated the enemy's general, it would be difficult for the Song Dynasty not to take back the sixteen states of Yanyun!

Moreover, if it is true as he said, and the troops of Goryeo and Jurchen are raised, he will have strong support from outside.

After becoming a successful official, it will be easy to imitate the Empress Wu.

"Ninety percent!"

Zhou Cong didn't dare to guarantee it.

"Tomorrow, I will summon Gao Hu to marry you. Then, you and Liu Mei will enter the palace to thank you and invite the officials!

The officials have always been ashamed of Chanyuan, an alliance under the city. With my help, this matter will be possible in all probability!" Liu E thought for a moment and then analyzed.

"Thank you saint!"

Zhou Cong hugged Liu E and kissed her.

"Pooh!"

Liu E spat lightly, and then asked Zhou Cong about his assassination a few days ago.

After hearing that this incident was done by the Eighth King Zhao Yuanyan, murderous intent was revealed in his eyes.

First, she was happy that the Eight Kings dared to assassinate Zhou Cong.

Secondly, it was also because the Eight Kings always made things difficult for him. He was Song Zhenzong's brother, and Song Zhenzong trusted him very much. When Song Zhenzong became popular in the future, Zhao Yuanyan was likely to become the minister of Gu Ming.

It is extremely detrimental to the big event she is planning.

"Don't worry, saint! The day I get married is the day when the Eight Great Kings will die at the hands of the Hat Demon!"

After understanding Liu E's eyes, Zhou Cong said coldly.

"I didn't misjudge you!"

Liu E hugged Zhou Cong gratefully and kissed him in turn.

After the death of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, Liu E was in power for more than ten years and was definitely not an ordinary person.

The next day, he summoned Gao Hu and proposed marriage to Zhou Cong and Gao Hui.

Although Gao Hu was a little reluctant, he didn't dare to mess with the pregnant Liu E. He had no choice but to agree, and even hastily set the wedding date on the sixth day of January.

The next day, Zhou Cong and Liu Mei went to the palace together and met Song Zhenzong and Liu E.

But looking at Song Zhenzong's thin body and gloomy complexion, Zhou Cong knew that he only had one or two years to live at most.

When Liu E asked about the situation of the concubines around Zhou Cong, Zhou Cong promptly threw Mu Guiying out.

He also asked the officials and Liu E to advise him on his strategy.

Of course, he did not say that this was his idea, but attributed all the planning credit to Mu Guiying.

Song Zhenzong was at the gate of Chanzhou City, but he was frightened by the Liao army. Although he thought the strategy was feasible, he was afraid of hurting the harmony between Song and Liao and causing the Liao people to attack the country again.

But Liu E said that this was a spontaneous act by the Han people in Yanyun. As long as the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses did not take the opportunity to attack Gu'an, it would not be regarded as actively provoking a war.

In addition, Song and Liao were only superficially friendly.

In the land of Yanyun, the Liao people would raid grass and valleys from time to time and plunder Han people and money.

In the land of Dangxiang, the two sides fought fiercely. The Liao people first supported Li Jiqian to attack the Song Dynasty. After Li Jiqian's death, they turned to support his son Li Deming.

Without the support of the Liao people, Li Jiqian's piece of dog-skin plaster would have been removed by the Song Dynasty long ago.

How could he be allowed to jump repeatedly and not only regain his original territory, but also occupy Lingzhou?

Zhou Cong and Mu Guiying contacted Goryeo and Jurchen tribes, just like the Liao Dynasty supported Li Jiqian and his son, even if they could not gain strategic advantage.

It would also stab the heart of the Liao Kingdom, and at worst it would disgust the Liao Shengzong Yelu Longxu who could not sleep.

Liu E's remarks greatly excited Song Zhenzong. In order to keep the matter secret, he did not even meet Wang Dan, but summoned Ding Wei and Gao Hu.

After Xiao Qinyan's death, Ding Wei became the leader of the rear party.

After hearing that this matter was approved by Liu E, she also strongly supported it.

Although Gao Hu's moral character is not very good?

But because he was a descendant of Gao Huaide, he was also a deputy privy envoy, so he knew something about military matters.

After Liu E offered marriage to Gao Hui and Zhou Cong, when Liu E asked about the matter again, she knew that it was Liu E's idea, so how could she dare to refuse.

He even reluctantly said that he would go to Gaoyangguan Road in person to join Yang Yanzhao and be ready to control the three passes and deal with the Liao invasion.

With the support of two important ministers, Song Zhenzong was very excited.

On the spot, Zhou Cong was appointed as the Hebei Economic Strategy's appeasement and recruitment envoy, and was rewarded with gold fish bags and purple robes.

Zheng Qingtian was the deputy envoy, who was rewarded with silver fish bags and red robes. He was responsible for dispatching ships, transporting soldiers and other matters.

As for Mu Guiying, because she was a woman, she was given the title of Fourth-Rank Si Gong Ling and the female official in the palace!