"Never betray, can you do it?" Zhao Gou spoke up again.

"That's what you're talking about?" Zhao Yougong didn't agree directly, he didn't answer the question, and looked at Zhao Gou in surprise, as if he was in a dream, everything was not so real.

Zhao Gou said in a straight voice: "What I want is this promise, answer me!" ”

Zhao Yougong didn't know what tricks Zhao Gou had, so he nodded and agreed: "I promise that I will never betray the Great Song Dynasty, never betray the emperor, as long as I am alive for one day, I will be loyal to the Great Song Dynasty for one day!" ”

Zhao Gou looked at Zhao Yougong silently, and said solemnly: "I believe in you!" ”

"Aren't you afraid that I will rebel against the Great Song Dynasty again?" Zhao Yougong said in surprise, he didn't understand why Zhao Gou was so confident that he would really do what he made a promise, which made him very curious.

Zhao Gou smiled and said, "I believe you won't, let him pass like this from the previous incident!" After that, there is no need to mention it again; If you are the son of the thirteenth uncle, you will definitely be loyal to the Great Song Dynasty like him, and you will never rebel against the Great Song Dynasty again, I believe you! ”

Zhao Yougong was shocked, at that moment his heart tightened, and he looked at Zhao Gou in a daze, wanting to see the hypocrisy in his words, and seeing the sincerity on his face. At this moment, Zhao Yougong was attracted by Zhao Gou's mind, and he knew that after he made a promise, he would never betray the Great Song Dynasty again.

In addition, Zhao Yougong knew that Zhao didn't seem to be dead, and everything he did before was indeed what he did, and it was understandable, but he couldn't get through that hurdle in his heart. Zhao Gou's promise to him is also to tell Zhao Yougong that everything he committed has become a thing of the past and does not need to be mentioned again.

Zhao Yougong was once again impressed by Song Huizong, had a further understanding of him, and admired Zhao Gou. From this moment on, Zhao Yougong knew that he swore allegiance to the Great Song Dynasty and did his best to die; At the same time, Zhao Yougong's heart gradually moved closer to Zhao Gou.

He looked at Zhao Gou, who was much younger than himself, he really didn't know how he learned his martial arts and wisdom, and he had also heard the rumors of Zhao Gou, and he had seen and heard the same as what he had heard, and he really realized what was unfathomable, and that feeling was unforgettable.

"Now that you've made a promise, I won't hide it from you anymore!" Zhao Gou smiled, with a heartfelt smile on his face, and said, "Do you know why Uncle Wang 'faked his death' for many years, knowing that you are alive but he doesn't dare to recognize you, and has been lurking in the dark?" ”

Zhao Yougong heard Zhao Gou mention his father's affairs, listened attentively, and listened carefully to everything about his father, and he didn't understand why Zhao seemed to disown him, and what happened back then. Although he asked about his father, he did not receive any response.

Zhao Gou continued: "Everything Uncle Thirteen has done for the Great Song Dynasty over the years is unknown to outsiders, and I only learned the truth of the matter tonight. Back then, Uncle Thirteen's 'fake death' was just a change from the open to the dark, what could not be done in the open, but it could be completed in the dark, and he also mastered a huge organization, you have already seen the personnel of this organization, their combat effectiveness does not need to be said, the most important thing is to lurk to find out the news, it can be said that there is nothing they don't know, only whether they are willing to know! ”

Zhao Yougong looked at Zhao Gou dumbfounded, he recalled that he led a group of dead soldiers to be blocked by the Ouchi guards, and their martial arts were not like the Praetorian Guards, but more like the rivers and lakes, and suddenly realized. Zhao Yougong listened more seriously, only to see Zhao Gou continue: "The task of that organization is what the previous emperors have pursued all their lives, and with your wisdom and identity, you should know what it is!" ”

"Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures!" Zhao Yougong frowned and answered without hesitation.

"Yes, that's it!" Zhao Gou nodded appreciatively and said, "I have asked my father to revoke the punishment of you, and the only request is for you to assist me; In addition, there is another thing that will also need you to be used, and that is to make an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin next year. ”

"I'm here to help you?" Zhao Yougong was shocked, and looked at Zhao Gou in disbelief, as if Zhao Gou was joking again, he never thought that it would be such a result.

In his opinion, his capital crime can be avoided and the living crime cannot be escaped, either he is degraded to a commoner, or he is exiled to the border, which can be regarded as a light punishment. Now, Zhao Gou actually told him that the emperor exempted him from all punishments, and only needed him to promise to assist Zhao Gou, join that organization, become one of them, and participate in the signing of an alliance with Jin Guo next year.

The purpose of making an alliance with the Jin State was to destroy the Liao State and recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, how could this Zhao Yougong not know. In addition, he also knew who the officials who negotiated with the Jin delegation back then, but he did not expect such an outcome, which was beyond his expectations.

"For the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, in order to fulfill the wishes of the ancestors, as a descendant of the Zhao family, it is my duty to shirk; I have promised my father to succeed the organization as the leader, and I am in the middle of the court, and I am too busy to do two things, so I have to take care of important matters for me, and I will also assist me. ”

"Why did you choose me?" Zhao Yougong didn't agree immediately, but looked directly at Zhao Gou and asked such a sentence, he wanted to hear what Zhao Gou thought in his heart.

Sure enough, Zhao Gou expected that he would have this question, and he didn't do anything cowardly, and said straight to the point: "Because you are suitable, first of all, your identity is the son of the Thirteen Uncle Wang, and Uncle Wang is the leader of that organization, even if I take over, there are some things that are not skillful, only Uncle Wang continues to be temporary." ”

"As a son of man and filial to Uncle Wang, you will definitely not let your father work tirelessly, Uncle Wang is tired and can't stand the toss anymore, and you are his son, the only one who can't let go is you. Your martial arts and resourcefulness are also one of them, the real important thing is that you will never betray, I believe that you will not let Uncle Wang worry about you again, let alone cold the emperor's hard work, and you will not forget your ancestors! ”

"Although you didn't do that wrong, I can see that you are a person who values love and righteousness, and a person who is filial, and I don't want Uncle Wang's life's hard work to be ruined, and the most important thing is that my principle of employing people is 'use people without suspicion, and people with suspicion are not used'!"

"Don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people!" Zhao Gou's confident words, the head of the analysis is Dao, Zhao Yougong had to say that Zhao Gou talked about the weakness in his heart, so he had to agree, and the most important thing is the last sentence, which completely expresses Zhao Gou's trust in him, and this is the first time he has heard of it.

So, Zhao Yougong's heart was like turning over the river and the sea and it was difficult to calm down, with a long-lost smile on his face, and he said solemnly: "I promise to come down, everything will be arranged by you, and you should do your best to serve the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

Zhao Gou nodded with satisfaction, looked at Zhao Yougong's pale face again, and smiled: "Since this is the case, then it is to agree." However, this matter is only known to a few of us, and there are some things that do not need to be declared to the public, so as not to spoil the big thing; Plus, wait until you've healed from your injuries! ”

At the beginning, Zhao Gou and Song Huizong whispered to this request, and he was confident that he would persuade Zhao Yougong to agree to his request, which would also be the best result. Since then, Zhao Yougong, the king of Chu, has disappeared from everyone's eyes, but he lurks in the shadows to keep a close eye on everything in the Great Song Dynasty, which is also the result that Zhao Gou expects to see, and he believes that Zhao Yougong's loyalty to the imperial court is enough.