When Yuan and He Li and Xu Shao faced the emperor again, Dazai Geng Nanzhong's rebellion intensified. The spearhead was directed at the four thieves Geng, Tang, Li, and Zhang. Geng Nanzhong, who had the brunt, had been cowering at home for several days. Don't dare to go out. Tang Ke was deposed, but he was saved because he was a former minister of Zhao Huan's East Palace, but so, after the riot, the official family still sent the internal servants to convey the message, so that he did not have to go to the court to discuss politics. Just stay at home and wait for processing. Over the past few days, he has been secretly sending people around to find out the tone of the hundreds of officials and the people, and when he learned that the military and civilians in Tokyo had asked the emperor to kill him, public opinion in Taiwan was also very unfavorable. Therefore, there is no end to fear.

At this time. Geng Nanzhong was pacing back and forth in the bedroom, looking very anxious. Above the bedside desk. Placed in the medicine pot soup bowl, the whole. The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. "Xianggong. Li Youcheng asked to see him. The servant's voice sounded outside the room.

Li Xuan? What did he do? This guy is so bold, and now the city is full of disorderly people who have lost their minds, how dare he take the lead? After thinking for a moment, he immediately said, "Please." With that, he walked briskly to the bed. took off his robe, lay straight on the collapse, and gritted his teeth. Closed his eyes. After a while, I heard the sound of footsteps coming quickly, and a person called: "Geng Xiang! Geng Xiang! ”

At this time. Nai opened his eyes slightly, and saw a person, who was not confused, quite thin, his eyes were red, there were a few blisters on the side of his mouth, and his left cheek was swollen and bulging. It is Shangshu Youcheng, Deputy Prime Minister Li Xuan. So he asked in a faint breath, "What's the matter?" ”

"Woe to you!" Li Yi hurriedly ran to the front of the collapse and blurted out.

Geng Nanzhong is frightened these days, where can he still hear such words? Shocked, he bounced up from the bed and asked, "Where did you start with this?" ”

Li Zhuo's face was swollen so high that he couldn't even speak clearly, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, shook his head and sighed: "I just received news from the forbidden middle that Yao Xiyan and Xu Ziang have returned to Beijing from the front line. At this time, one of them was impassioned in the market, inciting the people. One ran to the palace and presented the official family with a strategy to break the enemy

"A strategy to break the enemy? Have you ever heard? Geng Nanzhong asked quickly.

Li Wei nodded, and sighed again: "Xu Wei has an ambush strategy, and he wants to gather all troops and horses to intercept and kill the second prince of Dajin Kingdom. Most of the ministers agreed, and His Majesty has not yet decided, but I am quite excited to hear it. As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at each other. This person is an official who worships Shangshu and is the deputy minister, but he has always been the only one who is Geng Nan Dumas, and is known as the vanguard of the ministers of the Lord and the faction. Whether he advocated peace or attacked the ministers of the main war faction, he always came out on top. is the most cheerful, and the grievances of the people in Beijing are really not small.

Geng Nanzhong listened, and slumped on the bed like a dead snake with cramps. Sure enough, it's a disaster! The mob rebelled, and the contradiction pointed to himself, Tang Ke was not only beaten to a serious injury, but also removed from his position. Although he has not been convicted for the time being, the official family has already said that An is at home and will be dealt with. The riots are still ongoing. The imperial court has not yet come up with a countermeasure, and how it will "handle" itself is not yet known. But this is obviously the official family abandoning the pawn to protect the car. Tang Ke is a pawn, and he is a car. But the Son of Heaven is still waiting, if the people's grievances are too great. is so big that the bullet can't be suppressed, and then he becomes a pawn. The Son of Heaven is the car.

Even if the official family doesn't mean this, he can't be a killer for the sake of more than ten years of conscientious work in the East Palace. Once Yao Xu's ambush was successful, He Li would stand firmly, how could there be a place for himself in the "government"? At that time, I am afraid that it will be inevitable to be relocated out of Tokyo. As soon as he thought of this, Geng Nanzhong's hatred, how long has he been sitting in the position of prime minister, why is he so blessed? There is Li Gang in the front, and He Li in the back,

"Geng Xiangna, you are our leader," Li Shui couldn't help but urge when he saw that he was silent.

Geng Nan's tone changed when he heard this, and he said sharply: "Shut up!" Is this nonsense? What a leader! When did I get into a party with you? You don't want to kill you."

Li Yue was bluffed and shrunk his neck, and said again and again: "The lower official lost his words, the lower officials lost his words!" But Geng Xiang, if you don't come up with a way, I'm afraid that it will be a disaster! ”

"Would you say something else! Woe to woe, woe to you! Dignified deputy minister, there is no change in the demeanor of not being surprised, go home as soon as possible to retire! Shocked and angry, Geng Nanzhong poured all his anger on this unlucky bastard. scolded so much that Li Zhu couldn't speak, but said in his heart, you are not surprised, so what are you yelling at?

Geng Nanzhong scolded, and his heart was a little more stable. Lifted the quilt and got out of bed, sat down at the table, Li Shui saw it, hurriedly stepped forward, poured him a cup of tea with his own hands, and served it with both hands. Geng Nanzhong glanced at him and reached out to take it.

Now. If you want to save your life, and then keep your phase, you need one thing, which is to prove that you are not wrong in advocating and agreeing. Let the ministers and the people know that we are not disloyal to the monarch and patriotic, but that the situation is such that we have no power to return to heaven. But how can it be proven? You can only speak with facts, and this fact is"

"This fact is that the army is not angry, and it can't beat the Jurchens! What do you have to do with me? If the king can stop the enemy from outside the country, how can we be such a thief. Is it a makeup, Li Feng listened to Geng Nanzhong's words. The sail answered.

Geng Nanzhong nodded slowly, and suddenly sighed: "But if Yao Xiyan and Xu Ziang succeed in ambushing, then it proves that we are indeed wrong, no, we are guilty!" Not only is the black yarn not guaranteed, but the current situation in Beijing. Don't even think about keeping this head! ”

Li Yi was shocked! Frightened, he couldn't stand steadily, and suddenly fell on the stool, and said in despair: "Isn't it?" Even if we are the ones who advocate peace, then, it is not a very evil thing, how can the official family, no, no, categorically! ”

Geng Nanzhong smiled miserably, looked up to heaven and said, "Don't you have long eyes?" Since the official family ascended the throne, among the six thieves. Or open beheading, or assassination, who will have a good end? The level of Master Tong has been hanging in the city for half a month, and now that I think about it, I still remember it vividly. It's just that I didn't expect that when I was a child, I was waiting to clap my hands, but now, it's our turn. ”

Li Yi was speechless, there were six thieves before, and now we have become "four thieves", do we have to make up the number of "ten thieves"? As Geng Xiang said, then wouldn't it be impossible for us to escape death? Alas, I knew this earlier, why not focus on the war, no matter what the outcome is, he will always have a good reputation, and it is better to be called a "thief" by the people of the world now!

I was shocked. turned to mourning, grief but resentment, resentment and anger! Li Yi didn't know what kind of mentality he had, so he hissed and roared: "This is all a bad thing for Yao Pingzhong and Xu Wei!" The two thieves sought fame and fortune, but they disregarded the facts. Whimsical ambush of the golden man! ”

"They are not whimsical, Yao and Xu's two generals are both from a family of soldiers, Yao Pingzhong has made outstanding achievements, and Guan Zhong is the little captain" Although Xu Wei is a fledgling, the battle of Purple Mountain is famous in all directions. Both of them are young talents and are highly favored by the government. Moreover, Yao Pingzhong rescued Taiyuan with the seed master, and completely annihilated Yan Yinshu. Xu guarded the pontoon bridge to fight Xiangzhou, and also annihilated the pursuing enemy. Unlike other generals. These two newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but they are not afraid of the Jurchens from the bottom of their hearts. Therefore, the battle of ambush is indeed possible. Geng Nanzhong said.

"That, that. Are we going to sit back and die? Li Tuan's face was pale, and there was no blood.

Geng Nanzhong took a sip of the cup of tea he poured at this time, pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Not really. If, I mean, Yao Xu'er will not be able to make meritorious contributions, or if the army is defeated, then the official family has no choice but to negotiate peace. By that time, the ministers of the main war faction had no foothold in the DPRK. The only thing that the official family can rely on is you and me. At that time, we put forward a package of conditions such as demarcating the river as a boundary, claiming vassals, paying tribute, disarmament, and sending the clan as hostage, and the Jurchens, no matter how ambitious they are, will be tempted in the face of such a lure. ”

Li Yi's pair of dead fish eyes gradually regained their luster, his eyes widened and he thought for a moment, and suddenly slammed his palm on the table: "Geng Xiang's words are very true!" At that time, if the Jurchens were angry and resisted, they simply kidnapped Li Gang He Li and others to Jinying! With such sincerity, I am not afraid that the Jurchens will not agree! ”

Think about it. The heroic flame in his heart was suddenly extinguished by a basin of cold water: "But Geng Xiang didn't say that the two generals Yao and Xu are all young talents, in case they can really succeed in ambushing and defeat the Jin army, then,"

Geng Nanzhong's eyes were gloomy, he gritted his teeth, and said hatefully: "Then let them be defeated like a mountain!" ”

Li Xuan didn't seem to understand the meaning of this sentence, and said in confusion: "If the official family decides to use Xu Weizhilai, the front-line command is the duty of the military minister, how can he be defeated?" ”

The corners of his mouth twitched. A sneer hung on his face, Geng Nanzhong beckoned gently, Li Yi was stunned for a moment, and then understood. Hurry up and get over. I saw Geng Nanzhong whispering for a while. After hearing this, Li Ji was shocked in his heart, no less than Fang Cai, his whole body was stiff, his expression froze, and he stammered: "This, this, if Yao Xu's army is defeated and Tokyo has nothing to rely on, how can the Jurchens agree to make peace?" ”

Stared at him disdainfully, Geng Nanzhong. Duodao: "Don't worry, there are tens of thousands of forbidden troops in the city, in addition to the headquarters of General Yao Xu, there are also strong troops outside the city, and Shaanxi reinforcements will arrive soon, the defense of Tokyo is impregnable, and there is no problem with self-protection." When Li Ti heard this, he thought to himself. Since Tokyo is safe. Then why not give it a try! can not only save his life, but also bring down He Li, Xu Shao and other main battle factions, why not? Tokyo is in chaos anyway. Just fishing in troubled waters, I don't know it! When I was thinking about it, I heard Geng Nanzhong say: "This matter has a lot to stake, and it is not something you and I can do." In this way, you will contact Li Bangyan and Zhang Bangchang again. No. As long as Li Bangyan! ”

"Why is that?" Li Yi wondered.

A sneer. Needless to say? Li Langzi's house has no ability, and he just occupies the phase. A few days ago, he actually cited the example of King Yue Goujian in front of the official family, which made the emperor unhappy. Now that the people are resentful, if the official family wants to use the minister to open the knife and the people to be angry, he is probably still before Tang Ke! Forgive him for not daring not to come! (To be continued)