Chapter 1575 Returning to Beijing to Report on Work, Zhao Yun's Expectations

The fifth year of Chunyou, the end of April.

The eunuch who announced the decree took the local specialties given to him by Su Mingzhe and left Qizhou.

Mid May.

Xiaolongnu and Wanyan Ping came to Qizhou with their sixteen-month-old child.

After being conferred the title of Prince of Jining, Su Mingzhe immediately wrote a letter to Xiaolongnu, asking her and Wanyan Ping to come to Qizhou to reunite with him.

After receiving the letter, the two women did not come alone, but went back to Lin'an first and brought all the servants and maids from the mansion with them.

When a group of people saw Su Mingzhe, they all knelt down and shouted in unison:
"Your Majesty is a thousand years old."

Su Mingzhe's face darkened when he heard this.

With his cultivation level, he could live to, let alone a thousand years, even tens of millions of years.

However, "Long live the emperor" and "Thousand years live the prince" were the custom of greetings in the Song Dynasty, and Su Mingzhe could not abolish it.

Helplessly, he could only wave his hand and let everyone stand up:

"Forget it, no more greetings like this in the palace!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone just thought that Su Mingzhe was a friendly person and didn't know the reason.

A long absence is better than a new marriage.

That night, Su Mingzhe pulled Xiaolongnu and Wanyan Ping to sleep together.

Maybe it’s because we meet again after a long separation.

Although Xiaolongnu was reluctant, under Su Mingzhe's strong request, she finally did not refuse the man's excessive demands.

After the joy.

Looking at his beautiful wife on the left and his delicate concubine on the right, Su Mingzhe felt that he had reached the pinnacle of this world.

Even if I don't become an emperor, I won't have any regrets.

On the second day.

The family had breakfast.

When Xiao Longnu was feeding her son, she suddenly remembered something:
"Sir, the stone is not yet famous."

Before that, Xiaolongnu lived on Peach Blossom Island for more than four months and gave birth to a son.

As his master, Guo Jing gave his disciple the nickname "Shitou".

When Su Mingzhe learned of this nickname, he did not object.

In the following year or so, Su Mingzhe and Xiao Longnu exchanged letters several times, but never discussed the child's name again.

Now that my son is over one year old, it’s time for him to have a formal name.

Picking up his son, Su Mingzhe pinched his son's round little face and couldn't help but smile:

"Long'er, this kid looks a bit like you. I think it would be better to call him 'Su Hui', because of the 'Hui' in 'Cuncao Chunhui'."

"Su Hui... Hui'er... Xiao Hui... Hui Hui..."

Xiao Longnu repeated it several times and was finally satisfied with the name "Xiao Hui".

Wanyan Ping actually likes the name 'Huihui'.

When she was a princess, she had a Saker Falcon named "Gray Gray".

After deciding on a name for his son, Su Mingzhe began to prepare a first birthday party for his son and at the same time applied to the court for his status as crown prince.

As a prince of the imperial court, all his direct descendants must be registered in the yellow book of the clan office.

This thing is an important basis for descendants to inherit the title.

Although Su Mingzhe believed that when his son grew up, he would definitely inherit the throne, not the king's throne.

However, the system of nobility is like this, and he still has to abide by it now.

Reported in May.

In June, the court replied in agreement and sent the prince a set of ceremonial robes with seals and ribbons, as well as rewards from the court.

From now on, everyone can call Su Hui "Prince of Jining County".

……

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

As his family was reluctant to let him go, Su Mingzhe led the prince's guard of honor and rode south on horseback to Lin'an to report on his work and meet the emperor.

Senior officials stationed outside the capital had to return to the capital to report on their work and meet the emperor every three years.

Su Mingzhe took office in October of the third year of Chunyou, and now it is the sixth year of Chunyou, which meets the requirements in terms of time.

After your Majesty's review, according to the court system, Su Mingzhe's position may be adjusted from Jingdong Road to another place. Of course, it is also possible that there will be no adjustment.

That depends on what the emperor means.

A month later.

Su Mingzhe returned to Lin'an City, and Prime Minister Shi Songzhi led a team to welcome him.

Although Su Mingzhe had only been gone for three years, his status was already very different.

three years ago.

He was just a young hero who drove out the Tartars.

Although everyone thinks highly of him, more people believe that "a child who is brilliant when young may not necessarily be a good person when he grows up."

Three years later.

He has become a provincial governor who has recovered his homeland.

Moreover, under his governance, Jingdong Road has shown a thriving trend.

At the same time, his title was also upgraded to the highest rank among the ministers, "Prince".

The title of Prince of a County is raised one level to "King with the same title as Prince of the same rank".

In the Song court, the title of "King with the Same Character as the Same Body" belonged to members of the royal family and was only available to the dead.

the next day.

When Emperor Zhao Yun learned that Su Mingzhe had arrived in Lin'an, he ordered him to be summoned.

After not seeing him for three years, Su Mingzhe discovered that the emperor had a ruddy complexion and his voice was much louder.

The greeting is over.

Zhao Yun was in high spirits. He gave Su Mingzhe a seat and began to ask about the details of Jingdong Road.

Su Mingzhe has reported on the issues of Jingdong Road in his monthly reports.

Now that Zhao Yun asked him face to face, Su Mingzhe was not reluctant to tell it again.

As the two continued to communicate, the sense of estrangement after not seeing each other for more than two years dissipated.

Zhao Yun suddenly became very excited and sang a song "Give Su Qing" to Su Mingzhe:
During the Qingming Festival, all the people in the country celebrate Qingming Festival, and all nations rejoice and enjoy peace.

The wine and food are prepared and the wise men are consulting with each other to start the feast. After getting drunk, they recite poems to their heart's content.

After singing the poem he composed, Zhao Yun looked a little shy, but at the same time he couldn't hide his excitement and said:
"Lord Su, I wrote this poem last year. Although it is not a masterpiece, it represents my sincere heart. I wanted to give it to you along with the imperial edict, but Prime Minister Shi said that I should give it to you when you return to Beijing to see the emperor. It can be a surprise!"

Su Mingzhe saw that Zhao Yun's expression was sincere and did not seem fake. For a moment, he was also moved and thanked him immediately:

"I thank your Majesty for your kind words and grace. I am overjoyed!"

"I should thank you sincerely!"

Zhao Yun was really excited. He stood up from the dragon chair and stepped on the spot excitedly for a while before continuing to speak:
"Ever since you recaptured Jingdong Road, our Song Dynasty is no longer in danger. This is all thanks to you!"

"Those mediocre people in the court doubt your loyalty to the Song Dynasty, but I do not doubt it!"

"I can promise you that if you can recover Yanyun and drive the Tartar out of the Central Plains, I will grant you the title of 'King of One Word'!"

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will live up to your expectations!"

When Su Mingzhe heard Zhao Yun's statement, he was deeply moved and even had an idea to return to Jingdong Road and start preparing for the Northern Expedition.

Strive to restore the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Song Dynasty during Zhao Yun’s lifetime.

But he also didn't know how long Zhao Yun's sincerity could last!
If by any chance, Su Mingzhe was recalled by the Twelve Gold Medals while he was on the Northern Expedition, he would become a huge joke.

The audience is over.

Su Mingzhe returned to his mansion to rest.

Tang Anan's presence is now in the back garden of the imperial palace, and there is a little guy beside her.

Su Mingzhe and Zhao Yun are still in a harmonious period of relationship between monarch and minister, so it would be inappropriate to go into the palace and put a blame on him.

At night.

Shi Songzhi invited Su Mingzhe to visit West Lake.

Spent a few days traveling.

The court approved Su Mingzhe's performance report.

Then, when discussing Su Mingzhe's whereabouts, at Zhao Yun's suggestion, Shi Songzhi recommended Su Mingzhe for the position of Northern Expedition Marshal.

As expected, Yang Gu objected again.

However, this time, with the support of the emperor, Su Mingzhe successfully obtained the position of Northern Expedition Marshal.

In order to enable Su Mingzhe to quickly launch the Northern Expedition, the Song court also provided a large amount of material and financial support.