Chapter 602: Achieving the Goal

Sending Zhao Kui to chase Shi Bin originally wanted to be a lobbyist, hoping to seal Shi Bin's mouth, but he didn't expect that not only did he not wait for the good news that Shi Bin shut up, but waited for a finger from Zhao Kui, which made Li Zong angry. Once again, the antique calligraphy and paintings that he loved in the center of the study were destroyed, and a few palace maids who made a little noise were beaten to the point of inhuman shape.

I was angry, but the matter was not resolved, and I had to find a way to get Zhao Kui back from Shi Bin. Zhao Kui is a long-time veteran and the prime minister of the dynasty, and it is really a shame to be insulted like this, and it is a shame for him to lose the face of his sect.

So Li Zong summoned Zhao Kui's entourage to question, but he didn't ask anything, only knowing that Shi Bin was very angry, and his subordinates and family members were all very supportive of Shi Bin's kidnapping and injury to Zhao Kui.

This situation was not expected by the emperor, he never expected that not only Shi Bin was so bold, but also his subordinates and family members were so bold, and they regarded the kidnapping of the prime minister of the dynasty as a child's play without the slightest fear.

Since Shi Bin asked Zhao Kui's entourage to send his fingers, it was to ask for a ransom and talk about conditions, and he knew himself and his opponent in everything, and he must not speak at will. Therefore, Li Zong ordered this entourage to go to Shi Bin's camp again and ask Shi Bin what he wanted before he was willing to release Zhao Kui and withdraw the army.

The news that the entourage brought to Shi Bin made Shi Bin a little happy, which showed that Li Zong agreed to compromise and did not ignore Zhao Kui.

Since Li Zong wants Shi Bin to make conditions, of course Shi Bin has to make a good condition, so that he can get the maximum benefit, which will be used to go out of the court to tease him and design the two evil spirits that plan to kill him.

Of course, one person's thinking is not enough, and it is easy to make mistakes, so Shi Bin ordered the entourage to wait outside, and he turned around and went into the tent to discuss with everyone.

"Big brother, what did the entourage say about the emperor?"

"It's just to ask us what conditions we want to let go of Zhao Kui and withdraw the army." Shi Bin replied.

"On what terms?" Wang San groaned, "We have to think about this condition, the opportunity is rare, I am afraid that it is only once in this life, if you don't grasp it, it will be too late to regret it." ”

Shi Bin nodded his head to express his support for Wang San's words, so Shi Bin spoke: "Then Wang San, what position do you think is the most suitable?" ”

"The younger brother thinks that this matter is a bit troublesome, and it is a good choice to return to the position of ambassador along the river and the control of Hebei West Road. But it was just one prince, and he couldn't escape the constraints of the imperial court. Besides, our behavior this time is actually no less than rebellion, if Rijong would rather unite with the Yuan people than destroy us, I am afraid that our life will be very sad. But if you stay in Beijing and become a Beijing official, it is tantamount to a turtle in an urn. I'm afraid that the eldest brother has to keep one eye open even when he sleeps. Wang San said with a frown.

These words made Shi Bin, Jia Ling, Sai Xishi and Xu Feng anxious. If you retreat, you may leave a big hidden danger, which will make everyone die with broken bones and no place to bury. If you don't retreat, you don't know what to do.

There are 40,000 horses in his hands, and only 20,000 really obey the command. In fact, 20,000 horses can't be of great use, if the emperor issues an edict to beg for thieves, Shi Bin will be surrounded by groups and it will be difficult to get out.

"Husband, I remember that we still have a group of men and horses near Lin'an, a few thousand people. Why don't you move all these horses into Lin'an City and use them to replenish your strength in Lin'an City? Said Seish.

If it weren't for Sai Xishi's reminder, Shi Bin almost forgot about this team, although some of them were Lu Wende's subordinates, but at least most of them were his own, and moving into the city could indeed increase his safety factor. But Shi Bin's thoughts remained the same, he didn't think that more than 20,000 people could gallop around the Jingshi.

"My lord, why don't you learn from Cao Cao?" Xu Feng smiled slyly.

"Do you want me to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes?" Shi Bin asked, "But my roots are in Jinghu and Lianglu, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hedong and Henan, not Liangzhejiang Road. Even if Huainan is not my sphere of influence, it is my father-in-law Jia Yidao. What should I do if something goes wrong? ”

"Big brother, do you want to sit back or become famous?" Wang San asked coldly.

The answer is clear, no one wants to sit still and not want to be famous, but this time the risk is too great to take in order to become famous. Once he fails, even if he does not die, there is no place for Shi Bin in the land of Song and Yuan.

The discussion lasted all day without a result, which made Shi Bin very anxious. Early the next morning, the emperor's envoy came, and Shi Bin learned that the emperor was willing to let Shi Bin reinstate the official in order to redeem Zhao Kui and continue to be his ambassador for the control along the river, and was willing to hand over all the military power of the Hebei West Road to Shi Bin. As for the march into Hebei East Road, we can talk about it again.

If Li Zong had not planned to murder Shi Bin, Shi Bin would probably have extinguished the fire and withdrawn when he heard this condition. But now the situation is different, Shi Bin and everyone knew that the situation was critical and could not be done like this.

"What do you say?" Shi Bin asked, "The emperor is willing to fulfill all his previous promises in exchange for Zhao Kui." Do I change or not? ”

"Don't change!" This time, Wang San, Jia Ling, Sai Xishi and Xu Feng said in unison.

"Oh... Why? ”

"The emperor has always been stingy with his eldest brother, and now he is willing to propose so many benefits at one time, it is certain that this is by no means his bottom line." Wang San sneered.

"Wang San said it very well, this is definitely far from the emperor's bottom line, we can still fight for more benefits for ourselves."

Since the four of them all said that this was not the emperor's bottom line, Shi Bin naturally agreed, not to mention that he himself thought that the emperor's actions this time seemed to be too crisp, and it was not his procrastination style at all.

"I think this is holding the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes, but more than 20,000 soldiers and horses are probably not enough... If you don't accept this reward from the emperor, I'm afraid that the only way to do it locally is to cede the land and seal the king. Shi Bin frowned and said.

"The husband must not be crowned king!" Jia Ling said, "That will become the target of public criticism." Even if the emperor doesn't have the intention of harming you, you can't cut off the land and make the king. ”

Knowing that Jia Ling had misunderstood herself, Shi Bin smiled and said: "Madam misunderstood, I was just thinking that if I became a magistrate, what would be higher than the ambassador along the river, and after thinking about it, I found that there was none." I am already a prince of the country, and if I am even higher in the local area, will I not be crowned king? Based on the dangers you mentioned earlier and what I thought of myself, it seems that I can't be a magistrate. You have to find a way to be a Beijing official, and you have to be safe. ”

"Okay, big brother said it well." Wang San said with a smile, "I want to be a Beijing official, and I can coerce the Son of Heaven like Cao Mengde to make the princes the best." ”

"Hmm. My concern is that the defense army is insufficient, and there is no foundation in the Liangzhejiang Road. ”

"Husband, I have a plan to solve this siege." Sai Xi Shi said.

"Tell me about it

Listen. Shi Bin heard Sai Xishi say that he had a clever plan and immediately urged.

"We may not have a foundation in Liangzhejiang Road, but we have also been operating in Beijing for a period of time, so we can't say that we have no foundation at all. And we're ignoring a problem. I'm afraid that only the husband and the king in the world dare to lead the army to serve the king without obeying the edict, so in fact, there is no need to worry too much about being besieged. Just do a little bit..."

Seeing that Sai Xishi stopped again when he said this, Shi Bin and everyone were anxious and urged again and again.

"Let Zhao Gang be the commander of the palace and the guards and the infantry army, and transfer our people to the Beijing division as Zhao Gang's subordinates. In this way, the guards of the palace and half of the military horses in Lin'an City are in the hands of the husband, so he is naturally not afraid of accidents. ”

It turned out that he didn't want Zhao Kui to be a hostage, and exchanged the hostage for the emperor...

"Will this work? I'm afraid that the emperor is the one who will not let Zhao Kui die and will not replace the guards of the palace with his husband, even if he is the commander of the guards and the infantry army, it will be difficult. Jia Ling said very skeptically.

"Then let the husband lead the guards and the pro-army infantry army to command the envoys, and participate in the governor's affairs and privy deputy envoys. It is best to be the commander of the guards, the infantry, and the privy envoy, and the governor of the capital division. As for the governor's affairs, don't do it. In this way, it will be difficult for anyone to hinder the defense of the capital. After the emperor agreed, the husband ordered our more than 20,000 men and horses to be gradually moved into the infantry army. ”

Although Sai Xishi's method is not achieved overnight, it is also feasible. Once he became the commander of the infantry army and the privy envoy, and had the power of the governor of the Beijing Division, it was indeed much easier to mobilize the troops and horses, and he could almost silently replace all the defenders of the Beijing Division with Shi Bin's people. In the end, Rijong could not escape the fate of becoming a puppet emperor.

"Husband, today's privy envoy is Li Fu. I heard Zhao Kui's entourage say that Li Fu made a great effort to murder her husband this time. Zhao Kui has been a veteran for many years, we can't move, but we must get rid of him. Jia Ling said viciously.

"Okay, let's take Li Fu's old horseman! Xu Feng, go and call the emperor's envoy. ”

The messenger did not have the majesty of an angel at all in front of Shi Bin, and was most likely frightened by Zhao Kui's 'finger' matter, afraid that something would happen to him.

"Lord Qincha don't be nervous, you and I have no enmity, and this official will not touch you. Although the benefits of the emperor to this official are rich, I don't like them, I have what I want. ”

Hearing that Shi Bin said that he would not harm himself, Na Qin Cha was much more relaxed, and immediately asked Shi Bin what he wanted. Shi Bin naturally told Qin Cha what he wanted, and gave him 5,000 taels of silver, asking him to say two good words for himself in front of the emperor.

Although looking at the silver with his eyes shining, he still understood the importance of silver and life, so he finally refused Shi Bin's gift. However, in order not to annoy Shi Bin, Na Qincha still said that he would not say a word unfavorable to Shi Bin in front of the emperor.

It didn't take long for the emperor to send someone to send the news that Shi Bin could be the governor and privy envoy, and exiled Li Fu's family, but Shi Bin was not allowed to serve as the commander of the guards and the infantry army, and he did not have the power of the governor of the Beijing Division.

Of course, this is not good, and if the name is not right, it is not good. The position of the commander of the guards and the commander of the army and the power of the governor's soldiers and horses must be reached, this is Shi Bin's bottom line. In order to achieve this goal, Shi Bin repeated his old tricks and sent another finger to Li Zong.

Seeing the second finger, Li Zong finally collapsed, and expressed his willingness to agree to Shi Bin's conditions, so that Shi Bin served as the commander of the guard's pro-army infantry and the privy envoy, and had the power of the governor of the capital division.

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