Chapter 265: The Young and Frivolous Prince Suining, the Unfortunate Zhao Ji Who Was Deposed

Outside the palace where the imperial bath was located, the mighty team turned around and left, and in the bath, the current queen Meng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"The emperor has taken Concubine Liu away, you can come out now!"

Meng's voice was soft and gentle, definitely a well-educated and well-mannered girl. It's a pity that she met a husband who didn't like this.

"Thank you for your help, Queen, don't worry, I will leave at night!"

Xu Xin's voice reached Queen Meng's ears, and he was still hiding in the water without showing his face.

"Who are you? Did you make that huge noise in the imperial city today? What is your purpose in coming to the palace?"

Meng whispered to Xu Xin about his origin and purpose. Although she had just helped Xu Xin deal with her husband, it was in a hurry to preserve her reputation. As the queen of the Song Dynasty, she naturally had to consider the safety of the harem.

When Queen Meng spoke, she did not leave the bath, not that she was happy to be naked in the same bath with a strange man. But in her mind, she is still being held hostage by Xu Xin.

"I am a martial arts master in the opera! I came to the palace to find someone to fight, and I had a fight with the iron-armed Zhou Tong. It was a bit noisy."

Xu Xin was idle, so he chatted with the intellectual beauty Queen Meng.

"Martial arts master? I heard in the opera that most martial arts masters have great righteousness and are loyal to the country. How can you be like this..."

"I just came here to hide for a while. Who would have thought that it would be such a coincidence that you would come here to bathe at this time in the past?"

Xu Xin's words left Queen Meng speechless. Although someone had offended her rudely, according to this statement, the two did bump into each other.

"When are you going to leave!"

"Wait until dark!"

"Are there many people in the world who are as skilled in martial arts as you?"

"Not many, I'm in the top two!"

"Who's the first then?"

"An old monk, several dozen years older than me, will definitely die before me, so it's only a matter of time before I become the first in the world."

"How can you be sure that before the first in the world dies, there won't be another rising generation with martial arts skills like you."

"Impossible..."

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Xu Xin and Meng talked for a long time that day, and many versions of anecdotes about the emperor and the queen's fight for bathing that day were also circulated later.

Some people said that Queen Meng competed with Concubine Liu for favor, occupied the bathing pool and wanted to bathe with the emperor, and finally the emperor chose to embrace Concubine Liu and leave.

Others said that in order to prevent the emperor and Concubine Liu from messing around in the bathing pool in broad daylight, Queen Meng could only fight back by monopolizing the bathing pool.

There were many different stories, and in the end, they were spread among the people and made into various dramas. Anyway, when Xu Xin learned about this news, he was shocked!

Bianliang was still prosperous and lively at night. Xu Xin, who said goodbye to Queen Meng, climbed over the palace wall somewhere beside Donghua Gate.

He did not leave in a hurry, but went to Fanlou outside Donghua Gate first. He had specially inquired about some news in the past few days since entering the city. It is said that Zhao Ji, who was named King of Suining, was a frequent visitor to the entertainment venue at the age of twelve, and often stayed overnight in Fanlou during this period.

That night in Kaifeng City, a "small matter" that shocked the court occurred. The twelve-year-old King of Suining Zhao Ji was beaten for competing with the Liao envoy for a prostitute in Fanlou. He was carried back, mainly because the injury was a bit embarrassing.

The royal family of the Song Dynasty, the prince of the previous emperor, and the younger brother of the current emperor were actually beaten, and they were injured in that part. This would definitely be a big deal in other occasions.

But in a place like Fanlou, things are a bit hard to say, and the other party was more seriously injured, and it was the envoy of the Liao Dynasty. In the end, the matter was decided by the sick Queen Mother Gao, and it was finally left unresolved.

On the bank of the Bian River, when Xu Xin heard the result of the Song Dynasty court, he just sneered and shook his head. What Queen Mother Gao, "the female Yao and Shun"? She was just a smart and stupid woman who was brainwashed by Confucian etiquette.

Before Emperor Zhao Xu, Song Shenzong was ambitious and worked hard to make the country strong. He reused a group of ministers who advocated reform, such as Wang Anshi, and vigorously implemented reforms. It was called "Xifeng New Law" in history, which reversed the situation of poverty and weakness in the Song Dynasty to a certain extent.

But when Song Shenzong died, Zhao Xu succeeded to the throne. Because he was still young, Empress Dowager Gao ruled the country from behind the curtain.

The court during the Song Dynasty was full of "yin energy". Many empress dowagers presided over the government. Among the seven empress dowagers in power, the most incompetent was this "female Yao and Shun". It was during her eight or nine years in power that the seeds of the Northern Song Dynasty's demise were sown.

Gao Taotao opposed Wang Anshi's reform. It should be nothing to oppose the reform, but it was Gao Taotao who caused the dispute between the new and old parties, opening the precedent of vicious party disputes in politics.

After Sima Guang came to power, Gao Taotao fully supported his various brainless behaviors. As long as it was a new law, it would be abolished. Regardless of national interests, only whether the route was correct or not. Without distinguishing right from wrong, the new law was completely killed with one stick.

Later, Sima Guang proposed to cede the conquered territory to Xixia. Even the conservative party had many voices of opposition, and the court was in an uproar.

But Gao Taotao, this stupid woman, agreed. Although Cixi of "my Qing Dynasty" also ceded land, it was after losing the war and paying compensation. Although it was humiliating, it could still be said.

During the Yuanyou period, China voluntarily ceded territory to Western Xia. It was proposed by Sima Guang and decided by Gao Taotao. It was an extremely brainless act of losing power and humiliating the country.

"The imperial court of the Song Dynasty has many problems. If it is free then, we can have some fun! We won't talk about bringing order to the chaos, but there is still no problem in killing some damned people. Can't you punish the officials? The Song Dynasty was too tolerant to the literati. One shameless scum has emerged one after another. If God doesn’t take it away, I will take it..."

Xu Xin's voice slowly echoed along the banks of the Bian River, and his figure gradually disappeared, heading towards Songshan Mountain outside Bianjing.

These days, he listens to music in various places in Bianliang, and his life is quite comfortable. But today I received news that a former retainer of the Murong family in Gusu was killed. Feng Bo evil and the others were dead after all, and it was probably Murong Fu who was in hiding.

This person who dares to reappear in the world has probably practiced Beiming's magical skill that never fails.

Murong Fu was very ambitious. After practicing the Beiming Divine Art backwards, he would definitely think about absorbing people to increase his strength.

His own martial arts is not weak, he is one of the best in the world. There are not many masters that he can like, and there are several in Shaolin.

Xu Xin speculated that even if this person didn't come to Shaolin now, he would go to Shaolin sooner or later, so he was going to wait and see.

After all, these are the seeds you planted, and when they bloom and bear fruit, you will naturally pay more attention to them.