Chapter Ninety-Eight: A Secret Conversation in the Temple (Part II)
"Expensive! If you don't want to, find someone else! You... Don't force it! ”
The plan had been made a few days earlier, at the end of the banquet. At that time, after Yang Ye heard Zhao Kuangyin's plan, he advised to dissuade him, but Zhao Kuangyin changed the topic and asked Yang Ye to consider giving him a reply in three days.
At this moment, Zhao Kuangyin saw that Yang Ye was still hesitating and had no decision. Thinking of years of love, after all, I still can't bear to be forced, so I said.
To be the core of this plan, courage, strategy, and loyalty are all three indispensable! Looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin only found three people who could take on this important task.
Yang Ye, the official worships the captain! The head of the Yang family! The power of the Yang family was first-class in the Song Kingdom, and the name of Yang Ye was also the most prestigious in the military camp. Zhao Kuangyin, who has been with him for more than 30 years, knows very well how his strategy and courage are, not to mention loyalty, as the first choice for the plan.
Yue Fei, the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses! Young, energetic, loyal, modest and kind, second only to Yang Ye in influence in the military camp. Its strategy and courage are more perfectly reflected on the battlefield. Born grassroots, the foundation is clean.
Di Qing, the official worship privy envoy, shared the military and political power with the Zhongshu. In the past few years, although he has not had the opportunity to perform on the battlefield, he has been meticulous in his heart. In recent days, during the battle of Hainan Pass, Zhao Kuangyin often called him into the palace on the grounds of understanding the military situation. And it's also a poor birth.
These three people were selected by Zhao Kuangyin after careful consideration, but only Yang Ye was the only one who could really make this plan implement quickly and perfectly!
The reason why Yang Ye can be the first choice is not because his wisdom is far superior to the other two, let alone because of his absolute loyalty to the Zhao family, but because his identity as the head of the Yang family can promote the implementation of the plan to the greatest extent. If Zhao Kuangyin started to deal with the forces of the family from the other two, it would take at least five to ten more years to cultivate their forces, so as to cause a fierce backlash from the family, and he would not be suspicious of the Zhao family.
Therefore, when Zhao Kuangyin said this, he was full of endless helplessness and regret, if Yang Ye really didn't want to, thinking of the brotherhood for many years, Zhao Kuangyin didn't plan to force him!
Yang Ye raised his head abruptly after hearing these words, staring at Zhao Kuangyin's eyes, as if he wanted to see through Zhao Kuangyin's true thoughts.
Zhao Kuangyin also looked at Yang Ye calmly, with sincerity in his eyes.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became gloomy and solemn......
"Alas~"
Yang Ye lowered his head, and in Fang Cai's gaze, the sincerity in Zhao Kuangyin's eyes Yang Ye was in full view, which made him even more unsure of how to refuse Zhao Kuangyin.
"Among the hundreds of families in Bianjing City, many of them are in high positions in the army, and if these families are forced to hurry, they can mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the army in an instant. In addition, each family has private soldiers, and I am afraid that there can be 100,000 horses in total, so does the king really want to take risks? ”
As soon as Yang Ye asked, Zhao Kuangyin understood that he agreed. But for some reason, his heart suddenly became melancholy.
For the sake of the imperial power, for the sake of the Song Kingdom, let the good brothers of decades charge in front of the huge power of the family for themselves, and feel a little guilty about Yang Ye and the Yang family.
Zhao Kuangyin no longer asked Yang Ye if he agreed, and directly promised, "As long as you are alone, even if the plan fails, you will definitely not let the Yang family disappear in the Song Kingdom!" ”
Yang Ye shook his head and smiled, if the plan really failed, if Zhao Kuangyin wanted to keep the Yang family, the Zhao family would directly stand on the opposite side of the family. The Song State does not have the same background as the Chu State, and once this happens, it will not be far from the death of the country.
Yang Ye said, "The king doesn't have to be like this, if the plan really fails, it is enough to ask the king to save the lives of my children and extend an incense to the Yang family." ”
Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin wanted to say something, but Yang Ye smiled and said first, "What you promised must be done, isn't it?" ... Yuen Long! ”
Hearing the end, Zhao Kuangyin's body trembled suddenly. It had been five years, and it had been five years since he had been crowned king. The last words of Yang Ye also reminded Zhao Kuangyin of the oath made by the three of them! The picture of thirty years ago was full of his mind, Zhao Kuangyin's body trembled slightly, and the two looked at each other, and they were suddenly speechless, not knowing what to say.
"If it's okay, the minister will retire first!"
Yang Ye quickly returned to the identity of a courtier, and what he said before was just to tell Zhao Kuangyin that he still cherished his affection for many years, so as not to cause unnecessary suspicion after Zhao Kuangyin handed over too much power to Yang Ye in the future.
After Zhao Kuangyin heard this, his expression returned to his previous *, and the emperor's domineering aura opened again. waved his hand and signaled that Yang Ye could go.
It wasn't until Yang Ye turned around and left that Zhao Kuangyin's eyes rose a little more complicated.
After Shen Shi, after the hundred officials of the family dispersed from the Song Kingdom, it took several hours for Ying Xuan to learn the news.
After the banquet that day, Ying Xuan planned to go to see Zhao Kuangyin to discuss the matter of the Drunken Immortal Building, but at that time, Zhao Kuangyin was discussing with Yang Ye, so he left alone, and in the next few days, the hundred officials of the family surrounded the Song Palace in a big noise.
Although Ying Xuan is the son of Qin, without Zhao Kuangyin's consent, he does not have the right to enter the palace at will. However, Ying Xuan expected that Zhao Kuangyin had already known that he would go to him, and he should have already given the order.
In fact, Ying Xuan only reported his identity at the gate of the Song Palace, and a guard went in to report, and only half an hour later, the tall palace gate was opened.
After entering the Song Palace, the green-clothed father-in-law walked towards Ying Xuan with a smile and said, "Master Xuan, the miscellaneous family is here to pick you up~ The king has been waiting inside for a long time. ”
After knowing that the green-clothed father-in-law in front of him was Zhao Kuangyin's personal eunuch, Ying Xuan didn't despise it any longer, and said politely, "Xuan just entered the palace for some trivial things, but Father-in-law Lao came in person and tortured Xuan!" ”
Seeing Ying Xuan's rather polite appearance, the green-clothed father-in-law showed a satisfied smile on his face, and said, "Prince Xuan is the son of the Qin State, don't say that." At this time, the king is already in the imperial study, so don't ask the king to wait for a long time. ”
A quarter of an hour later, Ying Xuan came to the door of the imperial study.
"Please wait a while, and the miscellaneous family will go in and report it."
Hearing this, Ying Xuan nodded to the father-in-law in green and stood quietly at the door.
After a while, I saw a shout coming from the room: "Xuan! The prince of Qin won Xuan's audience! ”
"Ying Xuan meets King Song!"
Ying Xuan was not a courtier of the Song Kingdom, so he only waved at Zhao Kuangyin and shouted.
"Master Xuan is exempt!"
Zhao Kuangyin glanced at Ying Xuan calmly and said indifferently.
"I don't know what Master Xuan came here today?" Zhao Kuangyin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said knowingly.
Hearing this, Ying Xuan despised Zhao Kuangyin in his heart, he was forced to give him money like this, but he still pretended not to know anything, which was really angry.
These thoughts only flashed in his heart, his face looked very calm, and Ying Xuan replied, "Didn't Song Wang Mo forget the wine of the Drunken Immortal Tower? A few days ago, at the banquet, he was full of praise, and today Xuan specially brought a few jars for King Song to drink! ”
As he spoke, the four little eunuchs outside the door walked in cautiously with a jar of wine.
"Isn't this guy going to kick and pretend to be confused?"
Zhao Kuangyin realized that he had explained this matter at the banquet a few days ago, and anyone with a discerning attitude could see that Ying Xuan's actions at this moment were not intended to pretend not to know and continue to operate the Drunken Immortal Building?
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuangyin's face gradually became gloomy, his eyes were full of history, and he said in a deep voice to Ying Xuan, "You can taste this kind of thing, the wine brewed by Xuan Gongzi Drunken Immortal Building is good, but if you are carried away by the strength of the wine, it is really unwise!" What does Master Xuan think? ”
The coldness that penetrated between the words made Ying Xuan, who was ten meters away, clearly perceive it. The meaning of the beating outside the voice, Ying Xuan also knew it in his heart.
Ying Xuan's face was as usual, and he replied tepidly, "Ordinary wine is indeed as King Song said, and it can't be drunk, but the wine of my drunken immortal building, if it is paired with a unique way of drinking, will be different..."
Zhao Kuangyin was slightly stunned, and glanced at the green-clothed father-in-law who was serving on the side.
The green-clothed guild took the paper in Ying Xuan's hand, glanced at the more than 100 words written on it, and didn't dare to look at it carefully and presented it to Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin took the paper in the hand of his father-in-law in green half hesitantly, glanced at Ying Xuan and then looked down in a low voice.
On the side, the father-in-law in green lowered his head and carefully looked at Zhao Kuangyin's face, and when he saw Zhao Kuangyin's face change from gloomy to calm, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"Xiao Anzi, remove the surrounding maids and eunuchs, and leave no one within ten steps!" After speaking, Zhao Kuangyin put his eyes back on Ying Xuan, and Ying Xuan clearly sensed that a trace of heat flashed in Zhao Kuangyin's eyes when he looked at him!
After the people around the imperial study were dispersed, Zhao Kuangyin slowly spoke, and said, "Master Xuan gave half of the dividends of the lonely drunken immortal building for no reason, why is this?" ”
The hundred characters on the paper were written by Ying Xuan before he went out, in addition to writing that half of the dividends were given to Song State free of charge as a friendly subsidy from Qin State to Song State, it was also written that in the next year, branches would be opened in Song State's five continents and sixteen counties.
If it is successful, although each of these sixteen branches does not earn as much as Bianjing City, but the combined amount is huge, and it is not a problem to earn 1.8 million gold a year. In the face of such a big fortune, Ying Xuan gave half of it away for no reason. The purpose is clear.
After five years of commercial development, the economy of the Song Kingdom is in a state of take-off, but the annual tax revenue is only more than eight million taels of silver, and the dividends given by Yingxuan this time are equivalent to most of the taxes.
The most important thing is that this bonus is not a year, but a long term! As long as Zuixian Lou has one day left in Song Kingdom, then this bonus transfer agreement will be valid!