Chapter 151: A Deal
All the ministers thought that the name of rebellion on the back of the Prime Minister Wanyan was because the old emperor wanted to pass on the throne to Bai Jingliang, because he was worried that the prime minister's power was too large and the new emperor would be difficult to control.
This is the emperor's mental trick, and all the ministers understand it in their hearts, so no one pleaded for the matter of Prime Minister Yan.
But if it wasn't the old emperor who designed all this, but Bai Jingliang, then all the flavors would have changed, and Bai Jingliang would definitely not be able to afford such a price.
Bai Jingliang didn't expect Bai Shengrui's step, he sneered: "Bai Shengrui, it turns out that you know everything, and the people who rescued the concubine in the first place were also sent by you, right?" You already knew that the concubine was a fake, and on the surface, she quietly and deliberately fell into the trap of the palace to hand over the military power, but in fact, she was already fully prepared. In this case, you should have known that this palace would frame Wanyan Cheng for rebellion, but you didn't stop it, and watched all this happen with a cold eye. ”
At the beginning, he exchanged the fake concubine for the real concubine, and fed the real concubine with poison, but when his people went back again, they didn't see the body of the real concubine.
However, Bai Shengrui almost expected everything, but he didn't expect that all Bai Jingliang's intentions, what Bai Jingliang wanted, in addition to these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, there was also a beauty, Wanyan Lingyue.
Therefore, he deliberately designed the drama that made Wanyan Lingyue misunderstand Bai Shengrui again and again, so that their relationship broke down step by step. But now, none of this matters, because no matter how big the misunderstanding is, it can't compare to a bloody fact.
"Bai Shengrui, what if you let Wanyan Lingyue know? You know everything, but you quietly watch the fire from the other side, and let Wanyan Lingyue's family die. ”
"If you have time to care about this king and the princess, you might as well look at your own situation." Bai Shengrui said lightly: "You are very smart, after you got the military power, you have been preparing to force the palace, but you are afraid that you have forgotten, who trained those soldiers, do they listen to the words of this king, or listen to you?" ”
The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of the Four Princes Mansion have followed Bai Shengrui's father for ten years, and have been under Bai Shengrui for nearly six years, and they have already become the private army of the Four Princes' Mansion, and Bai Shengrui's words have long been worth that piece of cold tiger talisman.
Bai Jingliang has never led soldiers, and it is normal for him to ignore this matter, but this is Bai Shengrui, the biggest bargaining chip.
"You want the soldiers and horses under the command of this king to really obey your orders, unless the army of the West Fourth Road is disrupted and reorganized, but it will take at least a year or two." Bai Shengrui kindly gave Bai Jingliang a suggestion.
However, a few years later, Bai Jingliang found out that this was not a suggestion at all, but Bai Shengrui's premeditation. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were reorganized, infiltrating almost all the corners of the Western Zhou army and devouring all the military power of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
But now Bai Jingliang didn't notice this, he had never led a soldier, and even felt that what Bai Shengrui said was very reasonable.
"Tell me about your conditions." Bai Jingliang had no choice, so he could only agree to the deal in Bai Shengrui's mouth.
"First, this king wants all the rights of the Jiangnan fief." The princes of the Western Zhou Dynasty enjoyed part of the right to levy taxes and part of the right to levy troops in their fiefdoms, but the power was still in the hands of local officials, and the purpose was naturally to supervise the princes of all parties to prevent the princes from causing chaos. "Second, this king only listens to tunes, not to proclamation, and not to pay tribute." Bai Shengrui said again: "Third, in order to rehabilitate the Yan family, chase Yan tomorrow, and leave Prime Minister Yan and the eldest princess a way to live." ”
Bai Jingliang looked at Bai Shengrui, and when he said a word, his face became gloomy. Needless to say, if the first and second articles are agreed, Bai Shengrui will return to Jiangnan, and Jiangnan will become a country within a country.
"The first and second articles, this palace can promise you. After the palace ascends the throne, it will rehabilitate the Wan Yan family, and it is not impossible to posthumously seal Wan Yan tomorrow, but it is impossible to let Wan Yan Cheng and his wife go. ”
Bai Shengrui wants rights? Well, he gives. But in this world, you can't have both fish and bear's paws, since Bai Shengrui wants the right, then he also has to put a grain of sand in this right, and he will stick to him all day long.
"Bai Jingliang, you designed all this to win the hearts and minds of the people with great power, and it is enough to do it now. This king will take Prime Minister Yan out of the capital, and no one in the world will know that they are still alive. Bai Shengrui frowned, not understanding why Bai Jingliang insisted on the third article.
Bai Jingliang smiled, "Bai Shengrui, you are very smart, but you are not smart at all. ”
Compared with scheming, he lost Bai Shengrui after all, but emotionally, he played Bai Shengrui between applause, looking at Bai Shengrui like this, his frustrated heart finally felt better.
"Okay, this palace promises you, you can act according to the plan and find a death row prisoner to exchange Wanyan Prime Minister out." Bai Jingliang suddenly agreed.
After the transaction was completed, Bai Jingliang was obviously in a weak position, but he didn't mean to be annoyed at all, but walked out of the Four Kings' Mansion with a smile on his face. What if he agreed to the first and second points that Bai Shengrui said, but he didn't agree, let Bai Shengrui leave the capital alive.
As for letting Yan Cheng go......
Bai Jingliang summoned the guards behind him and said coldly: "In the prison, act according to the plan." ”
Just like the fake concubine, he also prepared fake Wan Yan Cheng and Bai Se, and what Bai Shengrui exchanged for the fake one would only be fake. And the two substitutes he prepared were not a problem even if they were parents who had replaced Yan Lingyue for a long time, not to mention, he only needed three days.
After three days, everything will be a foregone conclusion, and he will be the winner.
After Bai Jingliang left, Bai Shengrui looked at the sky, it was still early at noon, everything was still in time, he turned around and opened the secret room, and was about to walk in, when he suddenly saw Wanyan Lingyue squatting at the door of the secret room.
"What are you doing?" He lowered his eyes and said helplessly.
Wanyan Lingyue didn't answer his words, she hadn't eaten for a few days, which made her have no strength in her body, she glanced out the window leisurely, "What time is it today, what time is it?" ”
"The tenth, the hour." Bai Shengrui did not hide her.
"Isn't that the day of the execution of my father and mother? Why haven't you left yet, Inspector. Wanyan Lingyue's stomach throbbed for a while, her little face turned pale, and she said coldly.
There were only two hours left before three quarters of noon.
Bai Shengrui said softly: "I will bring your father and mother back safely." ”
"My brother is dead." Wanyan Lingyue suddenly took a cold breath in pain and buried her head in the crook of her leg. She had promised her father that she would rescue her brother, but her brother was dead, how would she face her father.
"It was just an accident, Wanyan Lingyue, everything is up to me to explain to your father, and if he is to blame, I will bear it alone." Bai Shengrui stretched out his hand, wanting to rub Yan Lingyue's head to give her some comfort, but he stiffened in mid-air and took it back.
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