Chapter 496: A Road to the Dark
Song Huizong had no intention of really forming an alliance with the Jurchens from the beginning, and the Great Song Dynasty was the Celestial Empire, the state of etiquette. However, extraordinary times do extraordinary things. If he blindly follows etiquette and loses the country, who can be responsible, he is not a fool.
The Jurchens' thoughts are clear, Zhao Ji is clear, and his main purpose is to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. If it weren't for the reconquest of lost territory, how could he easily agree to form an alliance with the Jurchens. After all, the Song and Liao had an alliance first, and the alliance should not be torn up, lest the ministers of the DPRK and China oppose it.
If the Song Dynasty took the lead in sending troops to attack the Khitan, and the Khitan formed an alliance with the Jurchens, then the Song Dynasty would be difficult to resist even if it had many soldiers and generals. Therefore, Zhao Ji has been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity. Now, this opportunity has finally arrived, and you can't miss it.
The Khitan and the Jurchens went to war, which was exactly what he wanted!
As long as the Khitan and the Jurchens went to war, then the Song Dynasty would have the opportunity to join forces with the Jurchens to attack, and the good name was to form an alliance, which was actually to prepare for the recovery of the sixteen states of Yanyun. Moreover, the Jurchens treacherously sent someone to assassinate, Zhao Ji did not have to pursue it, and he would make plans after recovering the lost land.
Zhao Gou's words made Song Huizong very pleased, and his thoughts were well conveyed to Zhao Gou. Even if he didn't say it, Zhao Gou thought so.
"Thirteenth uncle, when we went to Liaoyang Mansion, the Jurchens seemed to have a great grudge against the second brother!" Zhao Gou then asked, "Uncle Thirteen, presumably this matter should be related to you!" ”
Zhao seemed to be stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "You kid! ”
Actually, this matter is really related to Zhao Xiang. Only Song Huizong knew about the present, and neither Zhao Gou nor Zhao Yougong knew it, so Zhao seemed to briefly explain the ins and outs of the matter.
It turned out that as early as when Song Liao was at peace, Zhao seemed to have sneaked into Shangjing and wanted to find out the news. Unexpectedly, I met the spies of the Jurchens, and followed them all the way into the territory of the Jurchens. Later, a series of things happened, and Zhao didn't seem to say much.
It's just that at that time, Zhao seemed to be wearing Liao costumes to enter the Jurchen region in order to confuse the public. The Jurchens thought they were spies of the Khitans, so they sent people to hunt down Zhao Ru. Unexpectedly, Zhao's martial arts were very powerful, and everyone couldn't stop him, so they played the wolf master to finish the face and fight the bones.
Wanyan Aguta personally led the soldiers to come, Zhao seemed to be alone and could not support it, so he fought and retreated, and the final result was that most of the soldiers sent by Wanyan Aguta were killed and wounded, and Zhao's appearance was remembered by the Jurchens forever.
Moreover, Zhao seemed to have killed the Jurchen royal family, that is, the brother of Wanyan Aguta, as well as some generals. Because of this, Zhao seems to have become a taboo for the Jurchens, as long as they find him, they will kill him quickly, and they will not be soft. It wasn't until Zhao Yougong appeared in front of Wanyan Aguta and others that they knew that Zhao didn't seem to be a Khitan, but a Song person.
"Uncle Thirteen, aren't you injured?" Zhao Gou asked curiously.
Zhao Ru smiled: "You think I'm you!" At that time, my martial arts had not yet reached the current level, but it was not bad. The Jurchens' martial arts were not very good, but their strength was great, so I was seriously injured at that time. ”
Song Huizong then added, Zhao seems to have left old troubles because of this. In fact, at that time, Zhao seemed to have been hit by a poisoned arrow, and if he hadn't been treated in time, he would have died long ago. It's just that he was treated in time, but he has not yet recovered, and he keeps running around to brand the root of the disease.
After Zhao Gou returned to the situation, he left with Zhao Yougong. Song Huizong knew that Zhao Gou was a little tired these days, so he agreed. However, Zhao Gou saw his mother again when he left, and Zhao Yougong also went with him. When Zhao Gou really returned safe and sound, Concubine Wei Xian was finally relieved, and told Zhao Gou to pay attention to safety when traveling in the future.
Zhao Gou agreed again and again, and then he left the palace and returned home!
"Brother Huang, do you want to continue according to the plan?" After Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong left, Zhao seemed to say in a deep voice: "In terms of the current situation, the younger brother thinks that there is really no need to take this risk, if he really does it, I am afraid that it will be a shame at that time, how should I comment in history in the future!" ”
Song Huizong replied: "It doesn't matter how history is commented, the important thing is to have a clear conscience!" History is written by the victors, and if this is really the case, then so what, this path has already been decided, even if it is a shame, it has to go on, it has to go on! ”
"Brother Huang, Emperor Taizu has appeared, so Lao Jiu must be the best candidate, why do you want to do this?" Zhao asked eagerly.
Song Huizong thought of this, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Emperor Taizu has appeared, that is indeed a good thing. However, there are some things that we have to face! You know better than me the atmosphere of the Great Song Dynasty, if you ignore the current system, you will inevitably fall into the hands of others! ”
"If there is really infamy in history, it will be borne by me, Zhao Ji. Even if it is stinking for 10,000 years, so what, this is my choice, the thirteenth brother doesn't have to care about these false names, the most important thing is that Da Song can really get rich and strong, this is the key! ”
Zhao seemed to persuade Song Huizong hard, but he still insisted on going his own way, insisting on his own opinion, and he must go down this road. If Zhao Gou didn't mention the matter of Taizu's apparition, then it would indeed be understandable to do so. After all, the road has long been prepared.
Now that there is an opportunity to change this path, Song Huizong is still so persistent, and Zhao seems to be really powerless. Now that Zhao Ji has decided, then Zhao seems to be so supportive.
"Young master!"
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"
When everyone saw that Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong were back, they came out to greet them. Their faces were full of smiles, and Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong also smiled slightly, and then they came in. At the same time, Wang Shishi, who was in the rear, cried with joy, the person she had been thinking about day and night had finally returned.
"It's my fault that you're in a hurry!"
Zhao Gou looked at Wang Shishi affectionately, and said such a thing, which directly made Wang Shishi burst into tears, she waited for nearly two months, especially when she went to bed at night, she would be cranky and worried, until Zhao Gou finally returned safely, how unhappy did she be!
Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong entered the house first, and everyone gathered together again. When Gao Pet came back, he prepared the dishes according to Zhao Gou's instructions, so when they came back, all the meals were on the table. Zhao Gou looked at the table full of dishes, hungry!
He didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, he directly ordered everyone to sit down, and then poured wine and drank with everyone, and his mouth did not stop for a moment. After all, after living outside for more than 40 days, I didn't eat a good meal at all.
Now that he has the opportunity to have a good meal, how can Zhao Gou miss it; Zhao Yougong is not far behind, his situation is better than Zhao Go. However, when I saw these dishes with all the color and flavor, I couldn't help it, and I used my chopsticks to forget my identity and status, and I just wanted to eliminate them and fill my stomach.
(End of chapter)