Chapter 525: The Monarch Killer (I)
"Zitai, Zitai, I heard that the prince of Wu said that after Shangqiu is restored, he will let the Xiang brothers take power?"
The day after the camp, Zhao Wuxian's soldiers began to march towards Mengcheng, but Le Wei rushed to inquire about yesterday's events.
"What did Yanagi tell you?" Zhao Wuxian knew that Mu Xia was strict-mouthed, and he heard a lot of things he saw, and it was impossible for him to spread them. Then there is only a thief who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, hey, this guy, he has skills, and loves to be in the limelight, he is really not easy to restrain him, and he has to find a way to completely subdue him.
Le Yu admitted: "Yet, this is true? ”
"It's true, it's a pity that it's wishful thinking."
The eldest brother was anxious: "The Jin State has not sent troops to help for a long time, and the Lu State has not moved, but you have brought two or three thousand people, I am afraid it is not as good as the Wu army." ”
"The husband only brought Wu Jia 2,000, in terms of the number of people, it is better for us to wait."
Le Wei stomped his feet: "But the Song State is adjacent to the Wu State, and it can send troops into the Song Dynasty at any time, and the Wu division is brave and sharp, and even Qiang Chu can't be defeated, but it's not something that you and I can fight against." At that time, the Xiang brothers will be able to sit firmly in the ruling position, but the hateful Xiang Chao and Xiang Wei have been defeated again and again in the face of the rebels, and Meng Zhu's decisive battle has not yet arrived, and now they have picked up the positions of Zhengqing and Second-Secretary in vain......"
Zhao Wuxian couldn't help but comfort him: "Big brother, don't be so pessimistic, the matter has not been decided yet." The husband misexpected one thing, the wounded and the captives I let a thousand people slowly escort them behind, while the elite rolled up and did not delay the trip. In addition, Mengcheng has been recovered by Chen Yin's family, and the Zheng people just want to retreat, and they have no intention of stopping us, so we will arrive in Shangqiu no later than Wu Shi, and I will still fully support the eldest brother to govern the Song State at that time. ”
Le Miao left sullenly, but Liu Xiajiao appeared out of nowhere: "The traitorous party has been defeated, and Shangqiu must be in a mess." It's not difficult to break the city, but what is difficult is how does Si Kou plan to deal with his husband after entering the city? He is determined to win Song Guo, and I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with. ”
Zhao Wuxian said righteously: "In my opinion, the Song Rebellion is a domestic affair of the Song Dynasty, and my husband and I came to assist our in-laws as a righteous act. Who should be appointed to govern. It should be up to Song Jun to decide, and others may not be able to put their beaks in their mouths. ”
Liu Xia sneered: "What Si Kou means is that we have to make an agreement with our husband that neither side will interfere in the affairs of the Song Kingdom afterwards, and everything will be returned to the Song Duke?" ”
"Yes."
Liu Xia spread his hands and said, "Then didn't you run away in vain this time?" It's like going out to plunder, running hundreds of miles, fighting countless tough battles, but finding nothing, and the silk coins that were promised to be distributed in advance cannot be cashed. How do you explain to your subordinates? ”
Zhao Wuxian said: "You misunderstood what I meant, since you can't fight for Wu by forcibly interfering, it's better to put yourself in an indisputable position and fight for nothing." ”
Liu Xia was even more puzzled: "What does it mean to fight without fighting?" “
"Naturally, on the premise of not interfering in the internal affairs of the Song Dynasty and returning the government to the Song Duke, he secretly coerced the Song Duke to order the Song people."
Liu Xia was taken aback: "Control Song Gong and order Song Guo?" Not to mention that it is not easy to seize the opportunity in this matter, let's just say that Song Gong is also the monarch who has been on the throne for 17 years. Known as benevolent, although I don't know if it's fake benevolence and false righteousness. In short, the prestige in the country is very high. I heard that although Le Daxin controlled Song City, he did not attack the palace, because he was afraid of angering the people, how can you control him? ”
There are no Song people next to him, and on the opposite side is Liu Xiajiao, a rebellious thief who has no monarch and no father, and does not sacrifice his ancestors. Zhao Wuxian didn't have to hide his thoughts: "The traitor has controlled Song Cheng for more than two months, and I don't know if Song Gongke is okay, if he is fine, he should be like this, but if he has any accidents......
Hear here. Liu Xiajiao suddenly realized a question: "Who is the crown prince of the Song Kingdom now?" ”
Zhao Wuxian said lightly: "The prince Gongzi who was approved by the rebel party has fled, he and Zheng Ren are not in the same place, Zheng Shijing went west, and Gongzi went to Shangqiu with more than 100 remnants, and was captured by Yu Xi yesterday. ”
The thief was stunned: "Gongzidi has been captured?" Why didn't Si Kou make this public? ”
"Naturally, in order to deceive the city gate of Shangqiu, Gongzi has the land in hand, which is equivalent to having the key to breaking Shangqiu, and we can take the lead, of course, the defeated are not qualified to succeed to the throne...... On the other hand, Sicheng Le's support for Gongsun Jie to become the crown prince, he is now in Daiyi, and he is taken care of by Lingzi......"
Thinking of this, Zhao Wuxian was annoyed, according to the captured son of the imperial family, the princess Nanzi was captured by the Song Gongjia and imprisoned in the Tong Palace. But he let Gongsun go to Daiyi, just to make Le Daxin jealous, and there was no way to kill the monarch ruthlessly and let Gongzidi succeed to the throne. Song Gong is really an old fox, but it's a pity that he gave a big gift to Zhao Wuxian, this is his hole card!
Liu Xia lowered his voice and said: "Gongsun Jie is less than ten years old, if he succeeds to the throne, Sicheng Le will control him, and naturally control the king's life and control the countrymen." But the premise of all this is that Song Gong has to meet with accidents, and I don't think the rebels necessarily have the courage to do so......"
"Don't dare to rebel against the party, then we will let Song Gong encounter an accident!"
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After realizing what Zhao Wuxian wanted to do, Liu Xia's feet were terrified for a while.
Zhao Wuxian looked at Liu Xia's feet: "Our Shi Kuang of the Jin Kingdom once said that the monarch is the chief priest of the gods and the hope of the people. If the king is not up to the task, the livelihood of the people is poor, the gods are lost, and the people are desperate, where is the need for the king? What is the use of keeping him on the throne? Song Gong was benevolent and righteous on the surface, but he supported the two parties to fight, and as a result, the Song State was allowed to fall into chaos, and countless people died tragically. Everyone is responsible for what they do, Le Daxin and the four princes rebelled, their culpability is death or exile, Song Gong messed up the country, resulting in wars and people's exile, he is also responsible, the end of life may be the best end, maybe the successor can give him a good ...... after death"
Through the descriptions of Le Lingzi and the captives, Zhao Wuxian almost knew the causes and consequences of the Song Rebellion.
Song Gong regarded Nanzi as an object in exchange for benefits, and did not hesitate to push his daughter into the fire pit of Weiguo Xintai, and may be able to cover up the past with a sentence that the love of children is not as important as national interests. But he also used Nanzi to play the court to check and balance, but the game collapsed, and it almost affected Le Lingzi, not to mention, Song Gong was in a hurry, but he could only sprinkle his anger on his daughter, and played a prisoner of Tonggong, which is really not a father!
This was the real reason for Zhao Wuxian's anger, but in front of Liu Xia, he could only find a more righteous excuse.
"After breaking through Shangqiu, there will be chaos in the city, I want you to take someone to infiltrate the Song Palace and help me do two things."
Even though Liu Xia was bold and not afraid of princes and magnates, he was also dry at the moment.
If Liu Xiajiao was still a little proud in front of Zhao Wuxian in the past, he really admired it at this moment, he really wanted to see what kind of mortal sin this Qingzi who trampled on the law of royal authority and etiquette could do.
"What does Sikou want me to do?"
"The first is to rescue Nanzi who is imprisoned in Tonggong, I want her to be unharmed; The second thing......"
Zhao Wuxian asked with a smile: "You are well-informed, you should know what Gongzi Peng Sheng did on the Lu Huan bus." ”
Liu Xia took a deep breath: "I understand, Si Kou wants me to be the son of Peng Sheng, and you want to be the ...... of Qi Xianggong."
When the adultery between Duke Qi and his sister Wen Jiang, that is, Duchess Lu Huan, was discovered, and in a fit of shame, he ordered Peng Sheng, the warrior son of Qi State, to get drunk with Duke Huan and drag him to death in the car. Although this metaphor made Zhao Wuxian feel weird, he did not deny it.
"However, you are a self-proclaimed hero, do you have the courage to do this?"
There are ten days in the heavens, and there are ten classes in man. The lower is so the matter, and the upper is so the common god. Therefore, the prince and the minister, the minister, the doctor, the minister, the scholar...... This is the order of Yin Zhou, Spring and Autumn, and it cannot be crossed up and down.
But the way of the world has changed, the upper echelons of the lower Ke are endless, since the king of Ping moved eastward, the ministers have killed the monarch 36 times, the princes have run, and the people who cannot protect their society are innumerable.
This is a test and trial for Liu Xia, there are not many people under Zhao Wuxian who do dirty work, this thief in the past is precisely the sharpest sword, and only he can do this kind of work without psychological burden.
If you can't do it, maybe burying this sword early is a good choice!
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The thief was indeed a little hesitant, he looked at his hands, the back was full of scars, and the front was full of calluses left by holding the sword: "I have killed the greedy city gate Yousi with these hands, killed the slaughter of the people who abused the people, and even killed the doctor who accidentally fell into my hands...... But this monarch really hasn't tried it. ”
He raised his eyes and asked seriously, "Is it true that the rumor that the monarch killer will be punished by heaven?" ”
Zhao Wuxian scoffed at this: "I only know that Zhao Chuan, who killed Jin Linggong, died at the end of his life, and his descendants multiplied endlessly, becoming today's Handan clan." ”
He knew what Liu Xiajiao was worried about: "Don't worry, you can hide your identity when the time comes, just pretend to be a traitor to the party, and I don't want to be recorded in the history books: Zhao Wuxian killed Song Gong!" ”
"The ...... of Knowing the Plantar" Liu Xia received the order, and then looked up at Zhao Wuxian again, compared to the first time I saw him, Zhao Xiaosikou didn't seem to have grown much taller, but his momentum and deep thoughts were flourishing day by day. He can temporarily condescend to his husband, but he has the heart of killing Song Gong, who has the highest title of prince in the world......
What kind of prince will Xiangning have? When Zhao Wuxian said this to him, he was a little strange, a son can say this, is it deliberately catering to himself, right?
But Liu Xiajiao now knows that these words are indeed Zhao Wuxian's heart.
He secretly thought: "I once entered the city as a thief, and I didn't change my color after killing the Yi Zai, and I thought I was the brave of the thieves at that time. Unexpectedly, when it comes to killing the monarch today, it is clear that it is like slaughtering a dog in Si Kou's mouth, but I am at a loss several times, and I am really ashamed. ”
Zhao Wuxian stopped talking, turned to look at the soldiers marching towards Shangqiu along Tu Dao, and said: "You know this matter, I know, God knows, if it leaks out...... You should know what I'm going to do. ”
Liu Xia knelt down on one knee, pointed up at the sky, and said seriously: "If today's matter leaks half a word, I am willing to step in the footsteps of my son Peng Sheng to be killed in the footsteps of Sheng Dou!" ”
He hesitated for a moment and then asked tentatively, "I once said that Si Kou is essentially no different from Yang Hu and Sanhuan. Although I pretend to be a thief, I am just stealing people's money and life, Si Kou, you are the real thief...... This is a bad statement, self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world, Si Kou not only wants to steal Lu, but I am afraid he also wants to steal the Song Dynasty, steal the Jin, and even steal the world! ”
In this regard, Zhao Wuxian just smiled lightly: "Maybe, you can reach Shangqiu tonight, Mianzhi, Mianzhi, maybe this is not the first monarch to die at your hands!" (To be continued.) )