Chapter 201: Self-humiliation
Zong Wang left Li Di to wait for one night, and still attacked the city on the second day, waiting until the battle stopped for a while before sending Li Di and others back. Li Yan and others entered the palace overnight, what Gu heard about it, Zhao Huan summoned the ministers to discuss the matter, and Li Bangyan and Zhang Bangchang all played everything according to the invitation of the Jin people.
The news made this night a sleepless night for many people.
Li Gang scolded Li Gang and his entourage for losing power and humiliating the country, and prepared a recital overnight to prepare for the next day, urging the emperor to refuse the request of the Jin people.
Deng Su was very worried when he heard Zong Wang's request for Cao Guangbi, but Cao Guangbi said lightly: "What are you afraid of!" At most, it's just to accompany the eldest brother in the gold camp! ”
Shi Kang snorted and said: "The general is worthy of being a general, he himself is in the tiger's mouth but still protects us, it is really touching to think about it." But if Da Song really handed us over, it would be too chilling! ”
However, at this moment, there are two people in Bianliang City who are more worried than Deng Su and the others, one of these two people is Zhao Shu, the king of Su, and the other is Zhao Gou, the king of Kang. One of the Jin people's requirements was that the prince was hostage, and most of Zhao Ji's sons and daughters fled with him, and now the princes who stayed in the city were left with Zhao Shu and Zhao Gou.
After Zhao Gou heard the news that his henchmen bought from the palace, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep that night. Although Zhao Huan is his elder brother, his father even left the throne and his son behind in order to save his life, I am afraid that my brother is not much better than my father! As the old saying goes: The most ruthless emperor is the family. What's more, the nature of his Zhao family's father and son is colder than the other, Zhao Gou compares his heart to his heart, and feels that the possibility of asking his brother Zhao Huan to offend Jin Ren in order to save himself is too small.
When the master was worried about the slaves, and when Zhao Goukong was worried, his three henchmen and eunuchs Lan Qi, Kang Lu, and Feng Yi were even more troubled. Lan Jue suggested that King Kang should flee quickly and go to the south to find the emperor.
Kang and Feng both scoffed at his impossible suggestion, and Feng Yi said: "I have another way: if it is a hostage, I don't have to go to ...... all the princes."
Lan Jue and Kang Lu glanced at each other and said in a low voice, "You mean...... Push it to King Su? ”
Feng Yi nodded, and Lan Qi said, "If that's the case, I'll go walk around immediately!" ”
"Wait!" Kang Lu said: "We will think like this, and King Su may think like this too!" Both sides are moving around, and we may not be able to gain the upper hand! ”
Lan and Feng Du said: "What should I do if I say it?" ”
Kang Lu said: "The wealth of the three of us is all tied to His Royal Highness King Kang, Wang Yerong, we are rich, Wang Ye is humiliated, we have to die!" If it looks like chaos is going to be there today, it is better for us to take advantage of the chaos to make a Bo, maybe we can put it to death and the future life is unknown. ”
Lan and Feng both asked how to put them to death and come back to life, and Kang Lu said: "Now the Manchu Dynasty is afraid of the Jin people, and King Su is probably also afraid to die." If we do the opposite and ask to be hostages......"
Lan Jue exclaimed: "You are crazy! ”
Feng Yi said: "It makes sense, it makes sense!" ”
Lan Jue asked, "What makes sense?" ”
Feng Yidao: "Now it is said that the prince is a hostage, but this is just a golden lion opening his mouth, and the official family may not agree." Even if they agreed, the ministers were afraid that they would not agree. Even if the ministers can't stop them, being a hostage in Jinying may not have a chance to come back. If Your Highness can take this opportunity to show the courage of the people of the world, you can win the hearts of all the ministers, which will be of great benefit to Your Highness's future! ”
The three of them discussed for a long time, and they all felt that this risky move was worth playing, and they came to see Zhao Gou that night, and said this strategy, Zhao Gou was only ten ** years old, raised in the hands of the women and eunuchs of the deep palace, and was a person who was used to being rich and noble, and suddenly listened to such suggestions and was scared enough. But he is a young man after all, and he is still a little bold - regardless of whether this boldness is the restlessness of youth or the bravery of ignorance and fearlessness, in short, he was talked about by three henchmen, thinking that if he won the right way, it would be of great help to his future, and finally he was moved and adopted Kang's strategy.
On the morning of the second day, an edict came down from the palace, which included borrowing private gold and silver, and those who dared to hide and transfer to Tibet would be dealt with by military law. This alone can offend the people of Bianliang, especially the merchants. Zhao Huan made the heavens angry and resentful in Bianliang, so he got 200,000 taels of gold and 4 million taels of silver, and the people were empty. Lin Yi got the news in advance, and ordered the Han Department to quickly hide all the valuable things, and Cao Guangbi saw that Zhao Huan was so mediocre, and said bitterly: "Millions of taels of gold and silver, enough to support 200,000 elite divisions!" Since there is a plan to break the country, why not use this gold and silver to reward the army? It is to issue an order to buy the first one, buy a Jurchen head with ten taels of gold and silver, and millions of gold and silver can buy hundreds of thousands of gold heads, and in a few years, the Jurchen species can be extinct! Today, the home of the broken country is to raise Hu people and soldiers, I don't know what will happen when Hu Ma comes back tomorrow! ”
Subsequently, the governor of Zhongshu Province petitioned again: "Zhongshan, Taiyuan, and Hejian Prefecture are subordinate counties and the state army to the north, and they have agreed to hand over the Jin State in the oath, and if they refuse to obey, they will be ordered to return to the Jin State by the state capital." "This is obviously instigated by the emperor behind his back, otherwise how would Zhongshu Province dare to be such a traitor? And as soon as the concert was announced, the emperor immediately allowed it to be played, and ordered the three towns to be ordered to return to the gold - this time there was no even a cover-up!
Zhao Gou was still hesitating, but after hearing about these two things, he immediately realized that his elder brother was already trying to please the Jin people with the infamy of thousands of people and the infamy of the Qing history, and the last bit of illusion was also shattered, and he decided to use Kang Lu's strategy to preemptively strike, taking advantage of Zhao Huan's failure to announce who to send as a hostage, he rushed into the palace first, and resolutely asked in front of the prime ministers, and said: "The Jin people will want the prince to pledge, and the younger brother will be the great plan of the sect, how should he resign!" ”
As soon as Zhao Gou's theory came out, all the people in the Manchu Dynasty applauded and called him a virtuous king. Zhao Huan couldn't figure out how this old brother suddenly became so brave, and he was surprised and relieved, so he immediately took Zhao Gou as the pre-military envoy and ordered Zhang Bangchang and Gao Shi to be the deputies. He also ordered King Kang to lead the palace and meet with the prime minister.
Li Di said to Zhao Gou: "Dajin is just afraid that our dynasty will lose its trust, so he wants the prince to send him across the river, not for a long time." ”
Zhao Gou was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking that this was the right bet, but he said with a straight face: "The country is in a hurry, so why avoid death!" These two sentences had been practiced many times before, but after all, he was too young, and it was a little unnatural for him to suddenly become too impassioned.
But there are still many people in the court who are very pleased: the Great Song Dynasty still has such a virtuous king, it is really a great fortune for the country!
Li Gang knelt down on the spot and strived and said: "There are too many gold coins for the priest, although the wealth of the world is exhausted and insufficient, let alone Bianliang City?" Taiyuan, Hejian and Zhongshan are national barriers, called the three towns, in fact, more than ten counties are in it, and there are no two rivers when the three towns are cut, and the country can stand without two rivers! and Baosai, where the tombs of Yizu, Shunzu, and Yizu are located, and the descendants are helpless with people! As for sending envoys, the governor should not go, and the prince should not go. Today's plan, if you choose to make the aunt discuss with you, the number of gold coins, so that there is an accountant, in order to delay. In addition to the time, King Qin's soldiers were four episodes, and he went deep into the heavy land with a lone army, and he could not stay for a long time, so he would seek a quick return, and then ally with it, the Jin people would not dare to underestimate China, and the peace would be able to consolidate for a long time. ”
Zhao Huan did not listen, that is, he gave the envoy an order with an oath. Li Gang withheld the edict of cutting the three towns in his ruling capacity, hoping that things would change after the Qin Wang soldiers gathered. Zhao Huan saw that Li Gang was in the way, and hated this old stubborn man so much, but now he still needs him to protect himself, so he doesn't dare to force him too much.
Li Gang fought for a few days, and finally Zhao Huan finally gained the upper hand, and on the fourth day, he let Shaozai Zhang Bangchang assist King Kang to go to Jinying, and the edict of cutting the land was finally forcibly left by Li Gang.