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Chapter 750 Emperor Gaozong of Song: Brother-in-law, please wait! [2st Update]

In fact, Shi Qian thought that a total of 6,000 soldiers might be too few, but after seeing them, he found that there were quite a lot.

The three thousand elite troops from Huaixi were selected from the 150,000 soldiers of Huaixi.

The three thousand elite soldiers from Jiangnan were selected from the 120,000 soldiers from Jiangnan.

Although they are not one in a hundred, each one is worth ten!

Cai Fu nodded: "Okay, I'll assign Zhang Baowang to you. Just have them relay orders if needed."

Shi Qian bowed: "Yes!"

Cai Fu gave Shi Qian a few more instructions, and Shi Qian took his leave after finishing his business.

At this moment, Lu Zhishen suddenly asked him, "Qian'er, are the intelligence battalion and the field battalion both inside the city?"

Shi Qian then cupped his hands in greeting to Lu Zhishen: "Master, the intelligence battalion is inside the city, while the field battalion is outside the city."

"From now on, you don't need to call me Master anymore. I'm going to return to secular life!"

Lu Zhishen grinned and said, "You've seen my sachet too?"

Shi Qian stepped forward and circled around Lu Zhishen: "General, where is the sachet?"

Lu Zhishen patted his waist: "Isn't it right here on the cross leg..."

He struck empty air, and Lu Zhishen, completely bewildered, looked down and immediately panicked:

Where is my sachet?

"Master, please continue your search. This humble general shall take his leave now!"

Shi Qian, with his shifty eyes, slipped away, leaving Lu Zhishen frantically groping himself.

Cai Fu and Wu Song laughed: "Third brother, isn't the sachet here?"

"He's not here!"

Lu Zhishen subconsciously patted his waist again, but this time he felt something digging into his hand.

Looking down, the missing sachet had returned!
Lu Zhishen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening, and said angrily:

"What a stinky flea!"

"Next time you run into me, I'll give him three hundred blows with my staff before I'll reason with him!"

Cai Fu and Wu Song looked at each other and burst into laughter: Serves you right! Serves you right for showing off to everyone you meet!
They don't care about other people's lives once they've had their fill!
Having learned his lesson, Lu Zhishen was still shaken and quickly took off the sachet and put it in his pocket.

Just then, a sissy voice came from outside the door:

"His Majesty requests that Prince Qi come to the Imperial Garden for an audience!"

"Ok?"

Cai Fu was slightly taken aback: Hadn't Emperor Gaozong already gone back to sleep? Why was he inviting him to the Imperial Garden again?

Wu Song glanced at Cai Fu, went over to open the door, and saw that the person outside was an eunuch from Emperor Gaozong of Song's side.

Cai Fu knew his name: "Lai Fu, what does my brother-in-law want with me in the Imperial Garden in the middle of the night?"

Laifu bowed and scraped with a fawning smile: "Your Majesty, His Majesty has some heartfelt words to say to you!"
"His Majesty cannot say these words to others; he can only speak them to His Majesty, his closest kin..."

"Oh?"

Cai Fu laughed: "You can open your mouth if you follow me?"

"That's true, after all, they are blood relatives!"

"Lead the way!"

Laifu turned around, and everything went black. He felt as if a large black rat had darted past, and he was startled.
"Oh my god!"

Cai Fu snorted coldly: "What's all this shouting about?"

Laifu looked again and saw that the surroundings were pitch black and silent. There was no big black rat at all.

Even if there were reasons, they weren't just reasons for him to yell and shout. Lai Fu had no choice but to apologize to Cai Fu.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Then Laifu led the way, taking Caifu to the Imperial Garden, where Lu Zhishen and Wu Song followed.

The imperial garden in Jiangzhou was actually the back garden of Prefect Cai Jiu, which was requisitioned by Emperor Gaozong of Song.

The main problem is that the back garden is built to be too grand and luxurious.

Putting everything else aside, the Taihu stones scattered throughout the garden alone gave Emperor Gaozong of Song the feeling of returning to Bianjing (Kaifeng).

Prefect Cai Jiu even spent a huge sum of money to dig canals to divert water from the Xunyang River to his back garden, where he created a small Taihu Lake.

On a small Taihu Lake stood a seven-colored pavilion boat, its adorned beauties all possessing unparalleled charm. Emperor Gaozong of Song requisitioned the entire seven-colored pavilion boat, along with its beauties.

Prefect Cai Jiu didn't dare to utter a sound.

These were all illegal constructions that exceeded the permitted limits. If his father hadn't been Cai Jing, he probably wouldn't have been able to save his life.

At this moment, the colorful ship was moored on the shore, brightly lit, and the ship shuttled back and forth, like a fairyland.

Emperor Gaozong of Song stood on the balcony, facing the lake breeze, holding a wine cup in his hand, seemingly reciting poetry.

Of course, if Cai Fu were standing in front of Emperor Gaozong of Song, he would hear him repeatedly muttering in a state of panic:

"one two three four five six seven……"

Although Cai Fu couldn't hear what poem Emperor Gaozong was reciting, he could tell from the poem that it conveyed a sense of concern for the country and its people.

"Your Majesty, please board the ship."

Lai Fu led Cai Fu to the side of the boat. Cai Fu glanced at the colorful ship and could see its basic features at a glance.

Besides a group of beautiful women, there were only three men on the colorful ship: Emperor Gaozong of Song, Qiu Yue, and Liu Guangshi.

Cai Fu, Lu Zhishen, and Wu Song were also three men. Three against three, how could he be afraid of Emperor Gaozong of Song?
So Cai Fu, Lu Zhishen, and Wu Song swaggered onto the boat.

When Emperor Gaozong of Song saw him arrive, he raised his wine cup to him from upstairs:
"Brother-in-law, come up and have a drink with me!"

Cai Fu smiled slightly and stepped into the boat, but was stopped by two boatmen.

The two boatmen bowed and said, "Your Majesty, our boat is called 'Heaven and Earth'!"
"Once you're on board, you should forget about worldly affairs and fighting. Your Majesty, please lay down your weapons!"

"You invited me to go through so many rules?"

Cai Fu snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Just then, Emperor Gaozong's voice came from upstairs:
"Brother-in-law, please wait!"

"We're all family, so there's no problem with not removing your weapons!"

Ah, family!
Cai Fu chuckled, then led Lu Zhishen and Wu Song into the boat and up the stairs to the second floor.

The second floor was indeed a "heaven on earth," filled with flowers everywhere, as if you were in a sea of ​​flowers.

Even the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

It was the dead of winter, and although Jiangzhou is in the south, it doesn't produce many flowers, so you can imagine that they were transported here.

It must be said that although Emperor Gaozong of Song was young, he already showed the style of Emperor Huizong of Song in terms of extravagance and debauchery.

Emperor Gaozong of Song walked in with a wine cup in his hand. His face was pale and his eyes were moist, clearly indicating that he had just been emotional.

Cai Fu sneered, "Brother-in-law, what a refined taste you have!"

"Brother-in-law has misunderstood..."

Emperor Gaozong rubbed his eyes and said, "I am truly distressed and have no other choice but to drown my sorrows in wine here."

"Oh?"

Cai Fu sat down with an air of authority, and immediately a boatwoman came over to warm the wine for Cai Fu and his companions.

Cai Fu glanced at the wine jar and asked Emperor Gaozong of Song with a half-smile:

"I wonder what troubles my brother-in-law?"

"Speaking out makes us laugh... Even if you come up with a random idea and it doesn't solve the problem, it'll still give us something to consider."

Emperor Gaozong of Song then sat down opposite Cai Fu: "Brother-in-law, it's a long story."

"Let's have a drink to warm ourselves up first."

Cai Fu waved his hand: "I'm not cold, brother-in-law, please speak your mind."

Emperor Gaozong of Song had no choice but to put down his wine cup and sigh:

"Brother-in-law, how have I treated you?"

Cai Fu frowned: "The boat moved?"

"Yes, brother-in-law."

Emperor Gaozong of Song said mysteriously, "What I want to say to my brother-in-law must never be told to anyone."

"Therefore, this boat must be in the middle of the lake, neither touching the sky nor the ground, before I can feel at ease."

(End of this chapter)