Chapter 631: The Ministers of the Great Song Dynasty
A person's ambition, or his various behaviors, may have a great relationship with the general environment in which he lives, and under the pressure of the situation, the way of heaven is impermanent, the world is unpredictable, and no one will know which direction he will develop in this life.
Ye Qing looked at the gray hair in the courtyard, and naturally had a lot of emotion in his heart, every time he saw these Zhao Song clans in the north take the initiative to toast himself, he would look at the old man in front of him with emotion in his heart.
When they were born one by one, they were like a life with a golden spoon in their mouths, and they thought that they would be rich and noble for a lifetime, but who would have thought that their life would turn so big, between heaven and hell, the iron horses of the golden people made them the most pitiful group of people in the world.
Ye Qing shook his head slightly, and without even speaking, he could make these seven pairs of bright eyes dim in an instant, the clan they hoped for in their hearts would obviously never remember their existence again, and they, and the royal clan would no longer have any connection.
However, Ye Qing now has to be forced by the situation, Zhao Gou used himself to get rid of these people, and he obviously had to leave their lives as bargaining chips in order to save his life.
It's just now...... As Ye Qing's own situation became more and more difficult, Ye Qing had to continue to take precautions to take advantage of these Zhao Song clans left behind in the people.
When he first arrived in the Southern Song Dynasty, Ye Qing just wanted to live a quiet and ordinary life with Bai Chun'an, but no one expected that the Southern Song Dynasty court forcibly made his life more and more turbulent.
With Zhao Gou's intervention, out of human instinct, Ye Qing's heart also has the psychology of taking a step back and opening the sky, being rich and peaceful, he is powerful in the Imperial City Division, and he can also use power for personal gain, if he can not have his life in danger, he is also willing to live like this for the rest of his life.
But the situation forced his ideas to turn from ideals to dreams, and the dreams that he dared not touch gradually tended to be like ideals.
Ideals, dreams, in Ye Qing's view, ideals can be achieved through hard work, not out of reach, and dreams are relatively far away, if you want to achieve them, you can't do it by hard work, the right time, place, people and other factors add up, dreams may still be out of reach.
I remember that night I was in the quilt with Zhong Qing, and the person in my arms sighed: This is his favorite time, but Zhong Qing said: Your current situation is very similar to Yue Pengju.
"Why?" Ye Qing was stunned, he only felt that the road he was taking now was very similar to the road Qin Hui had taken to sell the country to seek glory, but he didn't expect that in Zhong Qing's mouth, it would become like Yue Fei's situation.
"Because the court doesn't want to see you, just like when you didn't want to see Yue Fei." Zhong Qing caressed Ye Qing's solid chest and said gently and teasingly.
Ye Qing smiled dumbly, why didn't he recruit Zhao Gou to see him, and now it is rare to recruit gold.
However, when starting from Yangzhou to Sizhou, even on the way to Haizhou, Ye Qing would think about what Zhong Qing said from time to time, and his current situation was like Yue Fei's words.
He is not loyal, but he was also forced to die by the court, and he is also not a traitor, but he has to fight with Jinren.
So Ye Qing decided in his heart that he was now in the situation of Yue Fei at that time, walking the same path as Qin Hui.
He is not Yue Fei, so he does not have the traditional Confucianism of the monarch and the minister, father and son, loyalty to the monarch and the country, and there is no iron law that the monarch wants the minister to die and the minister has to die to shackle him.
He is not Qin Hui, so whether it is Jin or Song, in his heart, they are the great harmony of the Chinese nation and the territory of the mountains and rivers of China.
It's just that he arrived in Lin'an by mistake, so if he crossed into the Jin Kingdom at that time, then ...... Ye Qing was a little reluctant to think about it, if he traveled to the country of Jin, then should he regard Jin as a country or Song as a country?
But no matter what, he needs to give himself a reason, convince himself of his own reason, and convince himself that in order to be able to live, he will not hesitate to become Li Fengniang's minister and minister who scolds him every day.
The road to becoming a minister is obviously not easy, so if Ye Qing doesn't want to return to Lin'an, if he wants to control his own life, then he has to dominate the life of the Zhao Song clan.
The Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty is already the trend of the times, Lizhou Road, Jingnan South Road, and Huainan West Road are fierce, Han Yanxuan and Yu Yunwen are bound to wave their troops to the north, and they obviously can't sit still and continue to wait for the court to force themselves.
Therefore, Huainan East Road, no matter how the imperial court makes the decree at that time, he must also participate in the Northern Expedition to succeed, whether it is to stop the war with war, or to establish his authority with war, in short, in Ye Qing's opinion, if he wants to not be at the mercy of the imperial court, he can only make himself strong through war, so that the imperial court does not dare to move him easily.
And this is also the purpose of his coming to Haizhou, using these Zhao and Song clans in the north in front of him to become a sharp weapon for him to go on the Northern Expedition and win the hearts of the people in the north.
The sun has gradually set to the west, and the Zhao and Song clans in the north are still reluctant to give up on Ye Qing, even if they know that they really can't return to the Song court and live that kind of rich and noble life, but their hearts are still full of gratitude to Ye Qing.
After all, it is better to die than to die, even if they are alive, or else, under the humiliation of Jinting, they should be like Empress Qinzong, who committed suicide and died due to humiliation.
Watching Ye Qing and the others leave, among the seven members of the Zhao Song clan, Zhao Xun, the youngest, did not close the door and hurriedly ran into the room where they often gathered on weekdays until Ye Qing's carriage disappeared, looking at the gloomy look between the eyebrows of the six people in front of him, he couldn't help asking: "Do you think it is feasible for Ye Qing to talk about the Northern Expedition of the Imperial Court, let us win the hearts of the people in the north in the name of the Zhao Song clan?" ”
The corners of Emperor Ningfu's mouth were hooked, and he sneered disdainfully, and then said: "If the Northern Expedition of the Imperial Court can win the Jin people, we will still be imprisoned by the Jin people for so many years?" The Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty was a joke after all. ”
"Not really, if it is really as Ye Qing said, this time the imperial court has been preparing for many years, not to mention that it still plans to fight without declaring it, and it may not be possible to have some chances ...... win." Changguo Gong Zhao Shan, said a different view.
"It's not up to us to decide whether we win or not, but now...... People come to the door, even if we don't agree, what can we do? Is Ye Qing a soft-hearted person? In the Song Dynasty, at such a young age, he achieved the high position of the prefect and pacification envoy all the way, if he wanted to continue to climb up and stand more firmly above the court, he naturally had to go on the Northern Expedition to fight for his merits. We...... Just wait for someone to send us, and let us go wherever we go. Wen Guogong Zhao Dong sighed, obviously he had already accepted his fate indifferently.
There was a sigh in the room, needless to say, they knew that they were going to nowhere now, not to mention that since Ye Qing dared to tell them clearly, then naturally he was not afraid of them running away, and even if they wanted to run, the world was so big, and where could they run?
"Back then, Zhao Gou asked Ye Qing to kill us, have you forgotten everything that happened in Zhongmiao Town?" Emperor Huafu glanced at the few people in the room who sighed, and then continued: "Maybe Ye Qing had a charitable heart at the beginning, and there were some people in his heart, and he was unwilling to bear the charge of murdering the Zhao Song clan, so he secretly put us in Haizhou. But now, I guess...... Hmph, that Ye Qing is afraid that he is a minister, and he may have the intention of becoming a king and becoming a judge and thief of the Song court. ”
"That'...... So what do we do? Zhao Xun has been doing so many years, but he still doesn't have much backbone, and he looked at the six brothers and sisters in front of him who were much older than him and asked.
Wen Guogong Zhao Dong sighed, and after also looking at the other people in the house, he thought for a while and said: "Song Ting, we can't go back, I'm afraid that if we walk out of this mansion now, Ye Qing will know as soon as possible." At the beginning, Zhao Gou sent Ye Qing to kill us, but Zhao Gou couldn't bear it, so why should we be righteous to him? In my opinion, if he can follow Ye Qing's Northern Expedition and recover a few cities along the way, he Ye Qing will have to provide us with a good supply to win the hearts of the people for him. Isn't that much better than nesting here? ”
"That's the case, and even if the Northern Expedition fails, our old bones are insignificant, who will take us seriously? Instead of lingering like this, it is really better to listen to Ye Qing, not to mention that he can really mix with brocade clothes and jade food. Zhao Tong, the Duke of Yiguo, who had never spoken, opened his mouth to agree with Zhao Dong, the Duke of Wen, with his proposal.
There was a sigh in the room again, but it was a little more relaxed than just now, but after a while, there was a sound one after another: "That's all it can be." ”
"Even if we are reluctant, how can Ye Qing follow us?"
"After so many years of humiliation and suffering, if I can really follow Ye Qing's Northern Expedition, I don't want to be able to recapture a few roads and cities and enjoy glory and wealth, as long as I can watch Jin Bing die under the knife of Song Ting, I Zhao Ling will be blind to death."
Zhao Xun looked at a few people blankly, and for a while, his heart was full of unknown and he didn't know where he should go.
In the troubled times, fate is difficult to arrange, the life of displacement, and the days of humiliation make Zhao Xun just want to live his life quietly.
originally thought that such a poor and even a somewhat hard ordinary life could allow him to continue forever, without being disturbed by any red dust and world, and let himself finish this life in such a plain way, but now it seems that such a day is a luxury for him.
The fate of the people in the world is obviously not in the hands of the sky, but obviously in the hands of a few courtiers like Ye Qing.
This is the feeling that Zhao Xun silently summed up in his heart when he came out of the room sluggishly. Similarly, it also made his heart full of gratitude to Ye Qing for not killing him in the first place, and full of hatred that made him continue to live in exile.
Dong Chao was very excited along the way, when he fell into the grass for Kou, he wanted to wait for the southern division to go north, but the Song court was like a weasel cub, not only a northern expedition was not as powerful as a one, but also none of them could give hope to the people of the north, so while making the people want to wear it, it naturally brought endless disappointment to the Song court.
But this time Dong Chao was extremely excited and full of confidence, for him, he had never experienced the Northern Expedition that year, and he didn't know what had happened in the court of the Song Dynasty, so that every Northern Expedition was thunderous and rainy, and it didn't have any effect, and it ended in failure.
But now he believes that under Ye Qing's leadership, they will definitely be able to succeed.
After all, he has been moving in the north all these years, just to make all the preparations for the Northern Expedition.
"How many people are there in Yanjing now?" In the carriage, Ye Qing suddenly asked.
"There are a lot of people in Yanjing, and now the number has been controlled at about three hundred, so I am afraid that I will not take care of each other, and I am afraid that I will be found abnormally by the Jin people." Dong Chao, who was sitting on the wheel, hurriedly turned around and said into the carriage.
"Other things can be put aside, but Yan Jing must not make any mistakes, and Wan Yan Yong and Yan Jing as the crown prince are enough to show that he can't pick a better candidate among the royal family of the Jin Kingdom. If Yan Yong dies once, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public after Yan Jing ascends the throne. Therefore, if the Song Dynasty is determined enough to go on this Northern Expedition, it has every chance to take advantage of the instability of the Jin Dynasty to recover most of the country. Ye Qing thought about it and said.
And Dong Chao was obviously much more optimistic than Ye Qing, he smiled and said: "No wonder Wan Yan Yong suddenly recruited you personally, this is obviously to let you assist Wan Yan Jing, knowing that you don't have much time left." ”
Zhao Qi'er in the carriage glanced at Ye Qing, who had no unusual expression, and then let out a sigh and said, "I think we should give Wan Yanyong a little hope and drag him down." ”
"Huh? What do you mean? Ye Qing turned his head and asked.
"If you have been unwilling to pay attention to Wan Yan Yong's personal solicitation, Wan Yan Yong will inevitably put pressure on Song Ting, and when the time comes, I am afraid that Song Ting will not be able to withstand Wan Yan Yong's pressure, and will give you something to do. When the time comes, if you want to return to Huainan East Road, I'm afraid it will be even more troublesome, isn't it? Zhao Qi'er said with a solemn expression.
"What is the purpose of Ye Heng and Bai Bingzhong's coming here, we don't know, but we can be sure that it will be one of them to contain me and take Huainan East Road to invest money." Ye Qing took a deep breath, then lifted the curtain to see that it was dark outside, and said a little heavily: "This time I am not afraid of what moths will come out of the imperial court, what I am afraid of is ...... What should I do if Yan Yong puts down his body and comes to Huainan East Road in person? ”
Ye Qing's eyes were like knives, even in the darker carriage, there was still a sharp flash.
Zhao Qi'er was shocked in her heart, looked at Ye Qing a little sluggishly, and suddenly asked, "Are you moved?" You won't really be impressed by Wan Yanyong's sincerity, will you? ”
Ye Qing smiled dumbly, shook his head with a wry smile, and said a little helplessly and weakly: "I am interested in the position of the vacant Taishi of the Jin Kingdom?" After all, Wan Yan Yong is already old, I'm afraid I don't have a few years to live, if I invest in gold now, whether it is Wan Yan Yong or Wan Yan Jing, I will definitely give the position of Taishi with both hands, and I only need to assist Yan Jing for a few years, then I, Ye Qing, in the Jin Kingdom, can be said to be above ten thousand people under one person. As for being frightened every day on the side of the Song court, and being frightened by the court and Zhao Gou? ”
Zhao Qi'er looked at Ye Qing in the dim carriage blankly, and even Dong Chao and Broad Bean, who were driving outside, couldn't help but feel a little moved when they listened to Ye Qing's words.
After all, compared to the Northern Expedition in the Southern Song Dynasty, you have to guard against the dilemma of your own people stabbing in the back, if Ye Qing really goes to the Jin Kingdom, it will really be like a step to the sky, a very human minister.
Once Wan Yan Yong dies and Wan Yan Jing ascends the throne, Ye Qing, who has been the "Taishi" of the Emperor of Jin for several years, who would dare to compete with him in the Jin Kingdom?
And when the time comes, even Song Ting, who is angry with him every day and calculates him behind his back every day, even the Emperor Zhao Gou, even if it is the current saint, if he sees Ye Qing, won't he be respectful!
Looking at the overwhelmed look of Zhao Qi'er in the carriage, Dong Chao and Broad Bean outside the carriage were silent, Ye Qing breathed a sigh of relief again, and said with some emotion: "Who let me be born in the Song Dynasty, after all, it is the homeland, even if he dies, Ye Qing should die as a courtier of the Great Song Dynasty." I don't want to be famous in history, but I want to be worthy of my heart, no matter how the court and colleagues look at me and treat me Ye Qing, but Ye Qing was born as a minister of the Great Song Dynasty and died as a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty. ”
Ye Qing didn't know that his sentence of the ministers of the Great Song Dynasty and the people of the Great Song Dynasty would often be on his lips in the days to come, and in Li Fengniang's mouth, he, Ye Qing, was always just a minister under her skirt.
The carriage slowly drove towards the inn that Dong Chao had already arranged, and as Broad Bean drove the carriage away, Dong Chao followed Ye Qing to the guest room on the second floor.
"Do you want to meet that Zhao Bingwen tomorrow?" Dong Chao knew that Ye Qing had come to Haizhou secretly this time, and the time was not rich at all, so he took the initiative to ask.
"How's your contact now? What did he mean by that shipment? Ye Qing sat down in the room and motioned for the military judge to look around.
Hearing Ye Qing mention the goods, the corners of Dong Chao's mouth instantly showed a touch of disdain, and then his tone was slightly mocking: "This Zhao Bingwen, although he was born as a literati, is just a hypocrite full of benevolence and morality in the eyes of me, a thief from a reckless background. ...... at the dock warehouse that day. ”
Dong Chao gave Ye Qing a detailed description of Zhao Bingwen's every move to the dock that day, and did not mix his own opinions, after all, what to do next, it is still Ye Qing who has the best idea.
"Literati have always been like this, full of benevolence and morality, a belly of male thieves and prostitutes, but this is no wonder Zhao Bingwen, Jin Ren is light, not to mention that it is so close to Huainan East Road, the officials of Huainan East Road are rich one by one, but they are poor pockets jingling, not to mention that they are literati, and the spirit is still there. In this way, go directly to his house tomorrow, and you don't need to inform him of my arrival, and you will hand him a name assassin in your name in a while. After Ye Qing pondered for a while, he felt that it was better not to give Zhao Bingwen too much time to think about it, if he could talk about achievements, if he couldn't talk about it, then he would ...... Kill!
In this way, you can also see what the reaction of the Jin people will be, and whether they will send a courtier who can be close to the Song court in a hurry.
(PS: Thank you all for your support and efforts to update the returns.) Don't want anything else, as long as there are traces in the book circle, I feel satisfied and have the confidence to continue writing. )