Chapter 740: Things from the Past
readx;?“ Is this the secret that Soseko wants to tell me? Xu Yiyang slowly walked in front of Ji Hong and asked, "Commander Ji won't lie to me, right?" ”
"My father has been dead for a long time, and the only scene I remember is him holding me around his neck and running in circles in the snow, and I laughed and he laughed so much. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
Xu Yiyang's eyes were foggy, as if he was recalling something a long time ago: "This scene often appears in dreams, but in the past few years, I can't see my father's face clearly." ”
Ji Hong's voice was hoarse: "In life, it is inevitable to do a few things that you can't help yourself. ”
Xu Yiyang turned to Zong Mao and asked, "Is Zong Xiang really sure?" ”
"Of course," Zong Mao's throat ached, and there was a circle of red marks left on his neck, he coughed twice, and said: "The governors of several rich provinces in the world are all my people, and all the workshops will also support me, with money, guns, government soldiers, and the governor's regular soldiers, great things can be done."
"And then?"
Zong Mao said: "With the second prince on the throne, the horse farm in Hetao will support us, and the Tumut and Han people outside the Saiwai will also support us." Che Renxiong, the governor of the Northern Army, has a relationship with the second prince, and when the wood is completed, he will also stand on the side of the imperial court. ”
Ji Hong touched the short dagger on his waist with his left hand, and Zong Mao, who had been with him for decades, suddenly became so unfamiliar.
When Xu Yiyang saw his actions, he turned his face and his eyes were sharp, and warned: "Commander Ji, don't move, don't make a futile resistance." ”
Ji Hong smiled sadly: "General Xu, once you draw your sword, no matter whether you succeed or fail, I don't know how many people will die in the war." The Great Zhou Naval Division was as far as the South China Sea, and the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Western Regions, Mobei and Liaodong had to withdraw their troops, and all the efforts of the fifteen years were in vain. ”
"No," Zong Mao took a few steps back, Ji Hong's surprise attack just now made him feel uneasy, "The second prince ascends the throne, who else in the world dares to disobey, when the time comes, I will be the prime minister, Xu Dudu will be the general, and the Great Zhou will only become stronger and stronger." ”
He raised his hands towards the sky and said, "Your Majesty is indeed a hero, but Your Majesty is not ruthless enough. Without Kunlun slaves and worker slaves, how can we maintain nearly one million regular soldiers in the Great Zhou. Today's Great Zhou is like the rising sun, the national strength is strong, and the four seas are surrendered, isn't it the credit of my Zongmao. ”
His emotions exploded to the extreme, and he couldn't wait to confide all the words he had pressed in his heart.
"Ji Hong, you are just Your Majesty's house slave, although you are loyal, you are only loyal. Kindness is only the expectation of the cowardly, have you ever seen the wolves on the grassland be merciful to the yellow sheep? When I was eight years old, I hid in the grass and watched the wolves hunt sheep, and my paws were like scraping on my body. Without bloody mutton, how can there be a strong wolf pack? If Chongzhen had ruthlessly slaughtered the thieves in Shaanxi back then, he would not have lost the country. ”
He smiled at Xu Yiyang: "General Xu and I join hands to not lose the heart of a martial artist. His Majesty wants Zhang Ying to be the prime minister, but that person is just a moral rotten. ”
Ji Hong ignored him, walked to the opposite side of Xu Yiyang, and arched his hand: "The general thinks about the life and death of tens of millions of people, please think twice." ”
The moonlight is bright, and in three days it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, the day of reunion of the world.
Xu Yiyang held the sword with his right hand and said leisurely: "In my life, I have learned many hobbies of my father-in-law, and I only love women and wine. Among the courtiers, no one took sixteen concubines as I did, and His Majesty laughed at me for this. But I never force others, nor do I use power to oppress others, although I know that some people marry into the general's mansion because they value my power. ”
Zong Mao laughed and said: "After the big thing is completed, General Xu will accept another hundred concubines, and no one will dare to gossip." ”
Xu Yiyang said: "You don't know, there are too many women and they have a headache, and they can't be sent out after marrying home, and they have gradually become unable to take care of their old age and decay in recent years." ”
Zong Mao didn't understand why Xu Yiyang was talking nonsense, his patience was about to run out, and urged: "General Xu, what else do you hesitate about. ”
Xu Yiyang said: "Such a big thing, I can't afford not to ask carefully." He stared straight at Zong Mao, and suddenly asked, "Does the second prince know?" ”
Zong Mao said with a smile: "What is the difference between he knows and doesn't know, who else will give up the throne in his hands?" ”
Xu Yiyang thought about it, nodded and sighed: "Yes, what if he doesn't obey when the time comes." Who in the world can really control their own destiny, just like the prime minister, if His Majesty doesn't let you resign, you won't take this risk. ”
Zong Mao's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he did not answer.
If His Majesty does not remove his phase, he will only be His Majesty's minion. In the final analysis, it is the poison of power that makes people unable to extricate themselves.
"Okay" Xu Yiyang strode out, "Zong Xiang is waiting for my news." ”
"Slow" Zong Mao stopped him.
"The general has personal soldiers waiting in the Prime Minister's Mansion, as long as he orders someone to go to the army to convey orders, he doesn't need to go himself."
Xu Yiyang stopped and asked, "Don't you believe me?" ”
"It's urgent, I have to guard against it" Zong Mao's face was hideous, "I have made arrangements at the north gate of the capital, you ordered your own soldiers to go out of the city overnight to let the regular soldiers stationed in Tongzhou enter the city, and the major event can be decided after dawn." ”
Xu Yiyang laughed and said, "The sect minister is really a good means. ”
As long as he adjusts his troops into the city, he will rebel if he doesn't turn back.
"Okay, just like the prime minister said." He lifted his feet to go out.
Ji Hong was shocked, caught up and shouted, "General Xu thinks twice." ”
Zong Mao clapped his hands, and more than a dozen black-clothed people surrounded him from the shadows. He said coldly: "Ji Hong, although you hurt me, I still treat you as a brother, don't force me." ”
Xu Yiyang turned his head and frowned slightly, and said, "Don't hurt Commander Ji, I still have something to ask him." ”
Zong Mao only said that he wanted to ask the details of his father's frame-up, and said: "I won't hurt him, and when the big thing is completed, Ji Hong will be handed over to General Xu Da to deal with." ”
Xu Yiyang asked again: "Don't you want to go with me?" ”
He was really verbose tonight, Zong Mao thought about it for a while, and said, "If you want to, I will go with the general." ”
The two walked out of the gloomy courtyard, followed by four men in black.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the direction of the gate, and the screams of women were especially prominent in the middle of the night.
Xu Yiyang stopped and asked, "Is anyone drunk and making trouble?" ”
Zong Mao scolded: "Who dares to make trouble"
Xu Yiyang looked up at the moon in the sky, stretched out his hand and patted Zong Mao's shoulder, and said, "Zong Xiang, do you want to go and see, the guests will be suspicious if they don't see the host for a long time." ”
The noise grew louder and louder, mixed with the sound of running, Zong Mao turned from anger to shock, and shouted, "What's the matter? ”
"Someone is coming," Xu Yiyang grabbed Zong Mao's arm.
Zong Mao felt that Xu Yiyang was pulling too tightly, and he threw his arms to break free, and asked, "Who is coming?" ”
But Xu Yiyang's arm was like an iron tong, pulling him out of the door, saying, "You'll know when you go out." ”
"General Xu, you ......"
"The Holy Decree is here......" The long tone of the small yellow door in the distance came.
"The Holy Decree is coming" Zong Mao's legs went limp, and he almost sat on the ground.
"Zongxiang, don't be afraid, maybe Your Majesty is just seeing you off."
The guards with torches took control of the Prime Minister's Mansion in just a quarter of an hour, and they were few in number, all of whom were carefully selected from among the sons of military merit. His Majesty went to the grassland, they accompanied His Majesty to hunt, His Majesty returned to the capital, and they were stationed outside the imperial city.
The general who led the army was Bao Shizhong, the second son of Bao Guang.
Zong Mao straightened up.
Xu Yiyang whispered in his ear: "Don't act rashly, there is no chance." ”
"You ......, you betrayed me?"
Xu Yiyang smiled: "I only hope that the sect minister will not betray me." ”
The alcohol in the drunken person's body turned into sweat and bubbled out of his pores, and the torches of the pro-guards finally illuminated Somao's face.
"Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: Prime Minister Zongmao, arrogant and extravagant, spoiling his subordinates, greedy for bribes, was removed from his official position, and handed over to Dali Temple to find out.
Bao Shizhong walked up to Zong Mao and said, "Zong Xiang, I'm offended. ”
Xu Yiyang let go of Zong Mao's arm.
Bao Shizhong gave Xu Yiyang a military salute with his fists, and said loudly: "If you are not from the Prime Minister's Mansion, please leave quickly, the pro-soldiers will let you go, and the rest of the people will wait in the mansion." ”
Xu Yiyang defeated the Jungar Mongols in the Western Regions and rebuilt the city of Lunting Prefecture at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains before he was promoted to the position of the governor of the Chinese army.
"Zong Xiang, let's go" Two lightly armored soldiers came up to escort Zong Mao.
Xu Yiyang said: "Commander Ji is still inside. ”
Bao Shizhong clenched his fists and said, "The last general knows." ”
Zong Mao glared at Xu Yiyang viciously, his two eyes were shining, it was Xu Yiyang who betrayed himself
However, His Majesty did not mention his rebellion in the holy decree. The two soldiers each grabbed Zong Mao's arm and escorted him out. He has bitterness in his heart, this is His Majesty's means, and he will never cut off all hope of others.
All the courtiers left in a panic, and Xu Yiyang waited at the gate until Ji Hong came out.
Ji Hong's expression was complicated, and he said in a low voice: "Governor Xu, it is not in vain that Your Majesty has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility." "Thinking about it, Xu Yiyang warned him just now because he was afraid that Zong Mao would hurt him.
"I can't do it," Xu Yiyang laughed, "Without the order of the Privy Council, without the approval of the governor, I can't mobilize the regular soldiers if I am the governor of the Chinese army." ”
The truth of his words is unknown, but he smiled easily.
The two walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion side by side, the torches were bright outside, and the entire Prime Minister's Mansion was surrounded, and not a single bird could escape the eyes of the guards and fly out.
Ji Hong said: "Your Majesty cannot be blamed entirely for your father's death. ”
He felt that it was necessary to make this matter clear, Xu Yiyang, as the governor of the Chinese army, was responsible for the safety of Gyeonggi, and the slightest mustard in his heart could cause a catastrophe.
Xu Yiyang pointed in the direction of the Forbidden City and said, "This is the court, we have been here for a long time." ”
What is a personal grudge in the court?
The two of them walked to the martial law circle of the Qinbei guard, and Mr. Qian raised his hand to signal for release.
"When I was in Jiangnan, Uncle Chen told me about breaking off his friendship with friends from several societies, and he was also deeply sorry for my father's death. Back then, my father listened to his persuasion before accepting Zhao'an. ”
Xu Yiyang said: "But, it was a troubled time."
No one wants to go back to that era except for the madmen.