Chapter Forty-Seven: The Beginning

The words have to start from the last time the Jin army went south, Han got countless benefits from the soldiers in the city, which made Zong Han, who was besieging Taiyuan, very unhappy, there were a lot of battles, and people died in piles, but in addition to the several states and counties around Taiyuan, they didn't get anything, their eyes were red, and their hearts couldn't be balanced, so they also sent people to Bianjing to ask for benefits, and they also wanted to knock on the bamboo bar.

So Zong Han sent Xiao Zhonggong to Bianjing to order soup to drink, just from the surname Xiao, you can know that the person from Lu Dao is a member of the Khitan descendants. But all those who can be used as envoys, most of them are eloquent and cunning, and they all have the talent of "unreasonable cunning". If there is a point or two of them, it is even more worthy of the mission. He came to Tokyo proudly, did what he had learned, showed his life skills, and made a bid.

But it's really not the right time for Xiao Zhonggong to come, Han Li has already withdrawn across the Yellow River and entered Hebei, and Li Gang is also in power in the court, and everyone is discussing beating Zonghan to save Taiyuan! What happened next made the Song people even more angry, and after Han Li did not return to Yanjing, he did not send back King Su and Dazai as hostages.

At this time, the civil and military forces of the Great Song Dynasty were very depressed, holding their stomach and having nowhere to spill, Xiao Zhonggong began to urge the military expenses again, and at this time, the news of the Taiyuan victory came back, and he kicked it on the iron plate. Although Zhao Huan didn't have the courage to behead Xiao Zhonggong with the sacrificial flag, he also took reciprocal measures, since you don't let go of our hostages, then your envoys don't leave, we will keep it for you!

Xiao Zhonggong became a victim of the competition between the two countries, settled in the post house of the Great Song Dynasty, and lived a good life without worrying about food and clothing, and ignoring everything. But he was not very satisfied with this happy life, and he didn't know how long this happiness would last, so this restaurant became a place for him to express his homesickness. often comes here to miss his hometown, so that everyone in this restaurant knows him. I understand his details...

"Then he is a down-and-out man, and now the golden envoy has frequent exchanges. Isn't there anyone to take him back? Xue Hai said as he drank his wine.

"Hehe, Brother Hai, you should know that the second prince of the Jin Kingdom and Zong Han are not in harmony, and most of the Jin envoys who come and go are inseparable from the second prince Han, of course, the people of Zong Han are just happy to see jokes, who will pay attention to him? And he can't stay away from the post house, otherwise the people of Honglu Temple will arrest him back! Hu Luo looked upstairs and said with a smile.

"Does he often feast here?" Xue Hai nodded and asked.

"Where does he have money, Zong Han is annoyed that he wants to return the money, and he is very indifferent to him. Its daily needs are all provided by the post house, and I often owe credit to eat and drink here, and it is true that he often eats and drinks cheekily, and he said that he is a guest today, and it is estimated that he will also be the account! Hu Luo said.

"Oh, but don't forget, they are all working for the Jurchens, Wang Xiao and the others don't know how many people are watching Lu Dao's every move, but for him, everyone knows that Lu Dao is a commodity that his grandmother doesn't love and his uncle doesn't love. On the contrary, no one pays special attention to it! Xue Hai thought for a while and said, a well-known figure like Xiao Zhonggong is also the easiest to be ignored.

"What does Brother Hai mean, he is the connector and he will turn around from it?" Hu Luo's eyes rolled a few times. Said thoughtfully.

"In all likelihood, the stakes are too high for a single error. Otherwise, it will be a catastrophe for us! Xue Hai said in a deep voice.

"My subordinates understand!" Hu Luo was shocked, he knew that Xue Hai's identity was not low in the organization. He presided over this matter, and said such a heavy thing. And Xue Hai has been watching around for several days for this matter, it must be a big deal.

"Shopkeeper, Xiao Daguan ordered all the famous dishes today, and he also wants good wine, do you want to serve it to him?" At this time, Xiao Er came down from upstairs and asked.

"You... You tell him to pay off all the credit he owes a few days ago, otherwise he won't talk about it! Hu Luo just wanted to agree, but Xue Hai gave him a look, and he understood what he meant, and immediately changed his words. It didn't take long for Ma Yu to hold a silver ingot of ten taels and come down with a stunned face.

"Hehe, he's rich!" Xue Hai said with a smile.

"No, it was paid by Xiao Daguan's friend!" Ma Yu said.

"Serve them good wine!" Xue Hai looked at the ingot of silver, his eyes lit up, and he whispered to Hu Luo.

"Bring them the ten-year-old soju, serve them well, don't be a little sloppy!" Hu Luo nodded and said. Ma was stunned for a moment, even if the amount of alcohol in the past ten years was good, three bowls of alcohol were overturned, but he quickly understood the meaning, turned around and went upstairs with the wine!

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On the third day of the first month of March, Zhao Ta took the princess to Xiangguo Temple to offer incense, Zhu Shuzhen went to listen to the master's lecture, and the wandering prince 'happened to meet' the master He Qufei and others, so he found a quiet room in the temple to talk, and soon Gao Chong, Huang Jingchen and Chen Guoting and others also came over.

"Lord Wang, this matter needs to be cautious, and you can't act rashly!" He Qufei carefully looked at the agreement reached between the prince and the Jin Kingdom, and said after a moment of silence.

"If this letter falls into the hands of the emperor, it will bring a monstrous disaster to the prince, so destroy it quickly!" Huang Jingchen shuddered when he saw it, and almost dropped the letter on the ground.

"It's not proper, even if the letter is destroyed, the Jurchens can still fake one again and send it, this is just a delaying tactic, you should think of a perfect strategy!" He Qufei waved his hand and said.

"The soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, we will arrest him when he comes!" Gao Pet said.

"Where is there a matter of preventing thieves every day, and besides, this is also impossible to prevent, and a slight mistake is also a disaster." Chen Guoting said.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, you have to find a way to solve it, you can't sit still!" Gao Pet stood up and said.

"Don't be rude, sit down!" He Qufei glared at Gao Pet and said, "Do you think you're the only one in a hurry, who is not in a hurry!" ”

"What do you think, Lord Wang?" Huang Jingchen looked at the prince, this prince who was like a nephew was something he watched grow up step by step, and accompanied him through countless crises, he believed that the prince would have a solution.

"Alas, this matter is very tricky, even if we can come up with a foolproof way to survive this crisis, but what will we do in the future, will the emperor let me go?" Zhao Ta looked at a few people in the house, and several henchmen in Beijing were here, "I was suddenly recalled from the front line, made a big concession in peace with the Jin people, Yiyong was disbanded, the Jurchens withdrew from the Great Song Dynasty safely, and now they have been secretly surrendered by Mingsheng and are idle at home, these things have already shown the emperor's attitude, and this letter is just a killer weapon released by the Jurchens using the emperor's suspicion of me, if the monarch and the ministers are open, how can the brotherly harmony be used by others!" ”

"Yes, the emperor's temperament has changed greatly after he ascended the throne, not only is he very strict with the emperor, but his brothers are becoming more and more distant and indifferent, and there is no news of King Su so far, King Jia has raised a group of singers, drinking and writing poems in the house every day, and he doesn't ask a word about the affairs of the court, people are decadent, like wasted people, and there is no demeanor of the day!" Gao Zhong sighed, everyone understood what he meant, King Jia's today may be the prince's tomorrow.

"Yes, Cai Jing and Wang Hao have gone to the court, and Geng Nanzhong, Tang Ke and others have been added, and they only think about fighting for power and profit every day, fighting each other, and excluding dissidents, but they don't think about internal and external troubles, governing the army and strengthening the country, resisting external humiliation, and the Jin army just retreated and aimed the spearhead at the prince, which is chilling!" Chen Guoting said angrily.

"Since the invasion of Liao, after several battles, the elite of the Western Army has been lost, and there is no general to lead the troops in the DPRK, and the forbidden army in Beijing is already rotten, without combat power, just empty consumption of food and salary, and the combat power is not as good as the volunteer and brave soldiers, and the elite of the Taizu Dynasty is inferior to the world, if the Jurchens go south again, how can they resist!" He Qufei also shook his head and sighed.

"Now the inner court is also full of people in the emperor's palace, relying on the emperor's re-unscrupulous behavior in the palace, stretching out his hand up and down, and being corrupt, we old people also have to look at their faces to act, if they don't interfere in the government indiscriminately, it will not make the matter of Fu Que Shangshu almost cause a civil uprising, sad!" Although Huang Jingchen is still the head of the palace, his life is not as good as before, he is excluded, and the battle in the inner court is more cruel, and these upstarts are more unscrupulous and ruthless.

A few people looked at the prince, his martial arts and martial arts among their brothers can no one outstand, if the prince ascends to the treasure that day, it may be another situation, secretly sighing that the emperor is really blind, how did he set up Zhao Huan as the prince, and passed it on to him, which has caused the current state affairs to decay, and the people's resentment is boiling. It's a pity that now the prince is a tiger in a cage, and there is no place for him, and he has to live in panic every day, with the character of the prince, even if he is not succumbed to death, I am afraid he will be suffocated to death!

"Alas, we are also powerless in the affairs of the court, and our plan for today is to help the prince get through the difficulties in front of him first!" He Qufei sighed and said, secretly blaming himself for teaching his disciples so well that he lost his 'enterprising' heart and ended up in the current situation, and he couldn't help but feel guilty.

"For today's plan, one is to go, and the other is to stay!" Chen Guoting said.

"Oh, what do you say, what do you say?" Gao Pet asked.

"To go is to leave the capital, go to the border, and wait for the opportunity; To stay is to get through the current hurdle and completely clear the charge of collaborating with the enemy and treason! Chen Guoting said.

"I'm afraid it's too difficult to go, let's stay first!" Zhao Ta said that the emperor finally got himself back to the capital, how could he easily let himself go.

"If the prince wants to be completely washed away, there is only one way to go!" Chen Guoting said.

"Out?!" Everyone looked at Chen Guoting in amazement and said, I can't get rid of this if I want to, I still have to take it on myself, isn't this nothing to do!

"Yes, the prince presented this secret letter to the emperor to show his heart, even if the emperor has doubts in his heart, but the prince is in the open, and this matter cannot be verified whether it is true or false, so how can I help the prince!" Chen Guoting said.

"That's the only way to do it now!" Zhao Ta nodded and sighed... (To be continued......)