can walk to the front of the stage, who wants to walk at night?

People live with a face, and trees live with a skin.

Who in the powerful doesn't want to show off, except for those with ill intentions?

Wealth does not show wealth, that is only the idea of a few.

When most people get a huge amount of property and have the strength to protect so much property, they want to be seen and looked up to by more people.

Moreover, as Yang Qi said, it is impossible for the Cao family's affairs in Dali to be kept hidden.

There will always be a day when the lid will be lifted.

If the lid is lifted at the wrong time, it is likely to suffer a terrible blow.

In fact, after the Cao family got Dali, Cao Bin has been thinking about such a problem.

Originally, Cao Bin thought that he would take advantage of this rescue to become a prince.

Then when the new emperor ascended the throne, he mixed a dragon and used these two credits to achieve his land and seal the territory, and establish the fact that the Cao family occupied Dali on the surface.

At that time, the Cao family broke away from the Great Song Dynasty and officially appeared in the eyes of the world again as the royal family of Fanbang.

In this way, we can help the Cao family solve this trouble smoothly.

However, Zhao Guangyi's sudden death obviously disrupted Cao Bin's plan.

Now that Yang Qi has brought up this matter again, Cao Bin has a hope in his heart.

I saw him look at Yang Qi hesitantly, and asked in a low voice, "Do you have a way?" ”

Cao Bin was very convinced of Yang Qi.

Yang Qi's exhaustive means alone were enough to make Cao Bin's admired five-body throw.

What's more, the Cao and Yang families are still relatives.

Even if Yang Qi wants to pit him, it will only be in money, and in terms of real right and wrong, Yang Qi will never pit him.

Yang Qi smiled slightly and said, "This method is right in front of your eyes, it depends on whether you can catch it or not." ”

Cao Bin frowned, and said suspiciously: "What do you mean?" ”

Yang Qi didn't answer Cao Bin's question, but asked with a smile: "What about Zhao Defang?" ”

"Zhao Defang was detained in a room by Zhao Pu's ......"

Halfway through his words, Cao Bin was stunned, he looked at Yang Qi in amazement, "Do you want the old man to support Zhao Defang to ascend the throne, so as to achieve the goal of making Dali appear in front of others?" ”

Yang Qi shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Why not?" ”

When Cao Bin heard this, his head shook like a rattle, "Zhao Defang killed the monarch in front, and he is not His Majesty's heir." If you want to help him ascend the throne and become emperor, it is more difficult than ascending to the sky. ”

Yang Qi smiled calmly: "It is precisely because of the difficulties that we have to give it a try." Back then, Zhao Guangyi could kill the monarch and claim the emperor, why can't we repeat the old things? ”

"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult! ”

Cao Bin said three words of 'difficult' in a row, and sighed: "No one witnessed His Majesty's murder of the monarch back then, and His Majesty's general trend was already achieved back then, and no one could stop His Majesty's ascension to the throne."

If you look at Zhao Defang again, there is nothing. There is no support from the important ministers of the DPRK and the central government, and there are no soldiers and horses. How to get the old man to support him? ”

Yang Qi looked at Cao Bin with a smile and said, "Zhao Defang lacks soldiers and horses, I will find a way to help him make up for it, plus your prestige in the general's gate." It is believed that among the generals, no one will oppose this matter. ”

Cao Bin smiled bitterly: "Since the old man agreed to this, Zhao Pu didn't agree, and it was in vain." Now Zhao Pu controls the authority of the civil officials, and he also knows about Zhao Defang's murder of the king.

Once he spreads the word, before we return to Bianjing, I'm afraid that the prince and others will already arrange everything in Bianjing, waiting for us to fall into the net. ”

Frankly speaking, whoever becomes the emperor is the same for Cao Bin.

As long as it does not affect the wealth of the Cao family, even if a pig surnamed Zhao sits on the throne, Cao Bin will also fail miserably.

After experiencing Guo Wei's seizure of the throne, Zhao Kuangyin's Chen Qiao mutiny, and Zhao Guangyi's murder of his brother, Cao Bin really didn't see who was sitting on the throne.

The rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty, in the eyes of others, are the rivers and mountains of the Zhao family.

But in the eyes of these martial artists.

The Great Song Dynasty is more like a company.

Everyone supports you Zhao as the emperor because you are the emperor, and everyone can follow you to become rich and prosperous.

But once there is no stable wealth, then everyone doesn't mind changing to an emperor who can take them to continue to be stable and prosperous.

This is not Cao Bin's idea alone, but the common idea of all the officers and men in the army who supported Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao's mutiny.

Now that Zhao Guangyi is dead, the Great Song Dynasty is facing changes.

If he can choose, Cao Bin will definitely stand on the side that is most beneficial to him without hesitation.

Yang Qicheng said in his chest: "Zhao Pu, I'll tell him, you can rest assured." ”

Cao Bin sighed and said with a wry smile: "The old man just doesn't feel at ease. ”

Yang Qi knew what Cao Bin was not worried about.

Cao Bin didn't want to take risks.

Yang Qi grasped Cao Bin's mind and persuaded: "Old Taishan! Zhao Guangyi died in Tongtai Pass, and you happened to be in Tongtai Pass. Regardless of his son's accession to the throne and becoming emperor, it will be a disaster for your Cao family. ”

Cao Bin was stunned and said, "What do you mean by this? ”

Yang Qiyu said: "Zhao Guangyi died, don't you have the crime of poor protection?" Perhaps his son, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, will rely on you and will not hold you accountable. But once he sits on the throne, how can you guarantee that he won't make a move against the Cao family?

At the beginning of the Great Song Dynasty, the generals were suppressed and declined quickly.

The Pan family was beheaded, Gao Huaide died in battle, and Shi Shouxin's life and death are unknown.

Now the biggest Jiangmen in the Great Song Dynasty is only your Cao family.

Once the new emperor is in trouble, and the civil officials are mixed in to rob while the fire is burning, how long can your Cao family last?

At that time, destroying your Cao family will not only be able to eradicate the Jiangmen that threatens the Great Song Dynasty. I can also easily get a little sin from you.

Do you think he will do it?

Even if he doesn't do it, will those civil officials who look at the Cao family's eyes be hot and trick him into doing it? ”

"This ......"

Yang Qi's words were like being filled with mana, scattering a handful of frost on Cao Bin's heart.

Cao Bin's heart was extremely cold, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

Cao Bin understands this kind of thing.

He was just entrusted and touted by Zhao Pu in the room just now, and he was a little fluttering.

He thought that from now on, he and Zhao Pu would be in charge of the civil and military affairs together, and the power would be tilted towards the government and the opposition.

But after hearing Yang Qi's detailed analysis.

Only then did he realize that he had reached a situation where he could not stand alone.

Once he supports the new emperor to ascend the throne, he seems to be in power and in the opposition, but in reality?

Behind him, there is no one left.

He will be like an outlier, independent of the most dazzling position in the court.

And what about Zhao Pu?

Behind Zhao Pu, there are thousands of Wenchen, and there are more and more people going forward and succeeding.

As long as their forces control the major centers of the dynasty.

Then it will definitely deal with the Cao family.

There will never be a single stranger in the court.

If there is, then this person can only be the emperor.

But even if he Cao Bin raised troops, he was not fully sure of sitting in the ninety-five position, to be precise, not even thirty percent.

Cao Bin raised his hand and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead without a trace, and said in a trembling voice: "If the old man supports Zhao Defang, there will be no such troubles?" ”

Yang Qi said with a smile: "Old Taishan! You're too nervous, aren't you? You can't figure this out? Once you support Zhao Defang's accession to the throne, I will negotiate terms with Zhao Defang. When the time comes, Zhao Defang will recognize our power to rule in the three places of the Yang and Cao families.

At that time, the Cao family jumped from a gate to a royal family of a vassal country.

Although the Cao family will not be able to stay in Bianjing City in the future, they are not afraid that anyone in the court will deal with your Cao family.

After all, the three families of Zheyang and Cao are allies, and if Zhao Defang dares to deal with your Cao family, our two families will not sit idly by. ”

Cao Bin took a deep breath and nodded heavily, "The old man understands......"

Cao Bin made a decision, he no longer broke out in a cold sweat, and the domineering spirit that belonged to his commander returned to his body.

Cao Bin solemnly said to Yang Qi: "As long as Zhao Pu agrees to this matter, the old man will promise you." The old man left first......"

Yang Qi shouted at Cao Bin's back, "Help me call Zhao Pu." ”

Cao Bin stumbled under his feet, almost fell to the ground, turned his head and glared at Yang Qi fiercely, threw off his sleeves and left the city.

Cao Bin returned to the house where the military generals were staying, and was surrounded by people as soon as he entered the door.

"How's the talk?"

Everyone stared at Cao Bin expectantly and asked.

Cao Bin shook his head and didn't say a word about the conversation with Yang Qi.

He looked at Zhao Pu and said in a low voice, "Yang Yansi said that he will not make a decision until he has talked to you." ”

"Talk to the old man?"

Zhao Pu frowned, hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The old man will meet him." ”

After saying this, Zhao Pu left a room of people behind and climbed to the top of the city alone.

When Zhao Pu ascended to the top of the city, Yang Qi sat on the ground, and when he saw Zhao Pu coming, he brushed the soil around him with his sleeve and invited: "Zhao Xiangye came and sit." ”

Zhao Pu frowned, walked to Yang Qi and sat down, and said coldly, "Why do you want to kill the monarch?" ”

Cao Bin asked the same question, and Zhao Pu was not far behind.

Whether it was Cao Bin or Zhao Pu, they didn't think that Yang Qi was the one who could kill the king.

If Yang Qi wanted to kill the king, he would have killed Zhao Guangyi in the palace with a bomb a long time ago, can he wait until now?

Therefore, Zhao Guangyi died, and Yang Qi's figure appeared inside, which made Zhao Pu very puzzled.

I don't understand why such a smart person as Yang Qi would have to insert a lever in the middle in this situation of serious internal and external troubles, and make the situation even more muddy.

Yang Qi's answer was the same, he spread out his hand and said with a smile: "I didn't kill the king, no one killed the king." Your Majesty was killed by the Liao people. ”

Zhao Pu shouted angrily, "Bastard! The old man saw with his own eyes that His Majesty was poisoned and died, and it had nothing to do with the Liao people. And the person who poisoned him was Zhao Defang, and you were the accomplice. ”

"Hahaha......"

Yang Qi grinned and said: "Zhao Xiangye is too elevated to be a kid, killing the monarch is a crime that has been stinking for thousands of years, the kid is small, how can he have the courage to do such a big thing." ”

"Humph!"

Zhao Pu snorted coldly, staring at Yang Qi fiercely.

Yang Qi glanced at Zhao Pu, and pretended to be faint and said, "Zhao Xiangye! Don't you think that the death of Your Majesty at the hands of the Liao people is a good result? ”

Zhao Pu stared at Yang Qi coldly, "Do you want to use your own strength to confuse the public and cover up the truth of this murder?" ”

Yang Qi shook his head, "With you and my father-in-law here, the kid doesn't have the guts." ”

Zhao Pu said disdainfully: "I don't dare to ...... you."

Zhao Pu's words were not finished yet, and Yang Qi's next sentence almost made Zhao Pu angry to death.

"The kid doesn't have the guts, and he doesn't have the ability. But if the kid, you, and my father-in-law, the three of us join forces, it will be easy to cover up the truth about this murder. ”

"Don't you think about it!"

Zhao Pu angrily pointed at Yang Qi and roared.

Yang Qi didn't seem to see Zhao Pu's anger, and said to himself: "This time, Your Majesty insisted on going his own way and insisted on the Northern Expedition, not only borrowed 10,000 yuan from the Southern Money Bank, but also requisitioned a large number of people, and also reduced taxes in various places for many years.

In the battle of Shuncheng, His Majesty insisted on letting the army go north, but he fell into the trap set by Yelu Hugo, resulting in hundreds of thousands of troops dying under the flood.

Tell me, if Your Majesty is not dead, how can you give an account to the families of these soldiers, how to give an account to the families of those people, and how to give an account to the people of the world?

You said that if Your Majesty returns to Beijing safely, will the people of the world rebel under the anger of the people?

When they rebelled, what did you do to pacify them?

Relying on the box army? Most of the Xiang soldiers are locals, how do they kill the people in their own land?

By the Forbidden Army? If they leave Beijing, if someone takes the opportunity to make trouble, who can protect your family?

Internal worries together, beacons everywhere.

And the soldiers and horses of Da Liao just took advantage of this opportunity to drive straight south, who of you can resist it?

Internal and external troubles arise at the same time, and the Great Song Dynasty will be ruined in one fell swoop.

Your wealth and glory will also be in vain. ”

Every time Yang Qi said a word, Zhao Pu's fist clenched.

Regarding Yang Qi's words, Zhao Pu had no doubts.

Because everything Yang Qi said, he had thought and deduced in his mind.

Once internal and external troubles arise together, the Great Song Dynasty will perish.

When the time comes, it will surely repeat the nightmare of beacon fires everywhere during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

Zhao Pu's face was gloomy and terrifying.

Yang Qi continued to take care of himself: "However, if Your Majesty dies at the hands of the Liao, it will be different. His Majesty, as the Ninth Five-Year Honor, went to the battlefield in person and died at the border. The people will only think that this is a feat, not the culprit who killed their husband and children.

Even if the people are angry, they will not attack the Great Song Dynasty.

They will only take their anger on the Liao.

Once the Liao people move south, the people will definitely be united in hatred.

And in the face of thousands of Song Dynasty people and hundreds of thousands of Liao troops, what is it? ”

Zhao Pu wanted to nod and agree with what Yang Qi said, but he didn't.

He gritted his teeth, stared at Yang Qi with deep eyes, and asked without blinking: "If the Great Song Dynasty is in civil strife and the Liao people go south, will you Yang Yansi take the opportunity to go south and get a piece of the pie?" ”

Yang Qi looked at Zhao Pu with a smile, "Do you think that if the Great Song Dynasty is really messed up, is it really that important whether I, Yang Yanhei, go south or not?" ”

Zhao Pu nodded helplessly, he had to admit that if the Great Song Dynasty really had civil strife, it didn't matter whether Yang Qi went south or not.

There was a big chaos, and the heroes competed for it.

It's a given.

No one who has the opportunity to fight for that throne, who has the opportunity to win glory and wealth through war, will not give up this opportunity.

After taking a deep breath, Zhao Pu asked again, "Why did you go to such great lengths to exonerate Zhao Defang?" ”

Yang Qi looked at Zhao Pu and said calmly: "Help Zhao Defang to take the position." ”

"Impossible!"