Chapter 102: The middle trap is painfully lost

It was stubbornly recruited for the country, and the Great Wall was built in Pingyuan.

The universe has reversed and changed, and hundreds of schools of thought are competing for snow.

One day, the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty came to meet him, and the emperor had the experience of the last time, so he didn't wait for the "little elder" to remind him, and quickly took off the golden imperial robe and changed into the purple robe worn by the ministers, but he was still stopped by the "little elder".

"Your Majesty, hurry up and order someone to take down the kiss! If this is seen by the Song envoys, it will be terrible! ”

Legend has it that it is the ninth son of the Dragon King, who can sprinkle water to extinguish fires, and is also a symbol of the mascot, which means to look down on the world. It can only be used in the palace, and if the people use it, they will be killed.

When the emperor heard the "little elder" say this, he didn't think about it, and quickly ordered someone to bring a ladder and go up to take down the kiss.

Only then did he meet with the Song envoys, who came this time and brought a letter from Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty, saying that he invited the Tang Emperor to go to Biandu to participate in the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky.

After thinking about it, the emperor lied to the envoys that he was suffering from dysentery, and it was really inconvenient to leave the palace, so he reluctantly prevaricated and sent the Song envoys away with a lot of tribute.

After the envoy left, the emperor hurriedly changed back into the imperial robe, and ordered someone to bring a ladder to put the kiss back on the roof.

Some ministers shook their heads again and again when they saw it, and they were even puzzled by what happened to the emperor? When receiving envoys from other countries, why do you have to surrender yourself and wear the clothes of a courtier? And take off the kiss that should have been placed on top of the palace?

When Zhao Kuangyin learned that the Tang Emperor really obeyed the words of the "little elder", he was very satisfied, and heard that the Tang Emperor was wearing a purple robe and kissing the envoys, and he leaned forward and leaned back with a smile.

After a few days, he suddenly heard that the Han was pacified by the Song State, and the emperor seemed to wake up like a dream, so he was shocked and hurriedly sent his younger brother Li Congshan, with a large number of silk and satin, gold, silver and jewelry and other tributes, to Biandu to find Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty to sue for peace, and expressed his willingness to remove the country name, change the name to the lord of Jiangnan, and ask the Song Emperor to give the name.

Dali Temple Qing Xiao Yan is a veteran of the three dynasties, loyal and upright, he saw that the emperor's behavior is becoming more and more absurd and outrageous, and has repeatedly sarcastically admonished the emperor, but the emperor has shown a very good demeanor and accepts it with an open mind, but he is resolutely determined not to change his will. Seeing that the Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, drunk and dreaming all day long, and Zhao Kuangyin was eyeing him fiercely, Li Yu didn't know at all, as in a dream, Xiao Yan and some old ministers were so anxious that they didn't know what to do.

From then on, internally, Li Yu was still the emperor. Externally, Li Yu is a courtier.

Zhao Kuangyin was secretly happy in his heart, and sure enough, as Zhao Pu said, Jiang Zheng's move was wonderful, and he didn't need a single soldier to make Li Yu surrender.

Zhao Kuangyin remembered that day, Zhao Pu told himself that the lord of Jiangnan sent someone to send him 50,000 taels of silver to ask what to do, and he said at that time: "Aiqing can just take it and enjoy it, and then write a letter to thank Li Yu." ”

Zhao Pu replied: "The minister does not dare to accept the punishment!" ”

"How can a great power show weakness? If he can't guess, I have my own opinions, and you don't have to excuse myself. ”

So, Zhao Kuangyin agreed to Li Yu's request, and warmly entertained Li Congshan, in addition to the usual reward, he also rewarded him with 50,000 taels of silver.

And Emperor Song specially rewarded Li Congshan with 50,000 taels of silver, which was equal to the amount given to Zhao Pu by the lord of Jiangnan that day.

When Li Congshan returned to China and mentioned this matter to the lord of Jiangnan, Li Yu suddenly realized that he knew how concentric their monarchs and ministers were, how could Zhao Pu be able to sell it with money? The two were surprised, and the emperor realized that there was a lot of danger.

The next morning, General Lin Renzhao, who was loyal to the country, once again went to the emperor: "The Song State has been in war in recent years, and has destroyed many countries, just destroyed the Shu State, and attacked Lingnan, it should be exhausted, it is a good time for our army to take the opportunity to attack, please Your Majesty Enzhun Weichen led tens of thousands of generals to fight with the Song army, if we are lucky to win, it is for the benefit of the people of Li." ”

"You think about the good as you can, what if you lose? Is it not the destruction of the nation and the misfortune of the people? ”

"In case of misfortune and loss, His Majesty will order to kill Weichen's entire family to apologize. To the outside world, it is said that the minister is rebellious and does not obey His Majesty's orders, so that Emperor Song will not blame His Majesty, please rest assured that Your Majesty will go to the minister. ”

"Don't act recklessly, don't say that the Song State didn't want to attack the Tang Dynasty at all, even if it did, according to the current situation, it can only try to seek peace, and the best policy is not to fight."

Seeing that Lin Renzhao still wanted to plead, the emperor waved his hand, interrupted him impatiently and continued: "My Buddha has his own arrangements, if I go to Daoshan, Daoshan will destroy itself; If I give the wok soup, the wok soup will destroy itself. ”

State affairs are in trouble, and the emperor's fascination with Buddhism is already worrying.

Lin Renzhao, who is strong and resolute by nature, strong in martial arts, brave and good at fighting, listened to the words of the saint, and forcibly held back his grievances to the retreat from the court, and went back to get drunk himself.

After retreating from the court, the emperor looked upset, which attracted the special attention of the "little elder", so he took the opportunity to come forward and inquire: "Your Majesty, is there anything troublesome about this, say it, maybe my Buddha can turn it into an auspicious one!" ”

The bored emperor was looking for someone to talk to, and when he saw the "little elder" say this, he didn't know what to do, so he would talk and explain the conversation with Lin Renzhao above the court.

Not only did he not adopt General Lin's loyal plan, but he also inadvertently revealed such important military events to the "little elder" that he trusted in every way, but it also laid the root of Lin Renzhao's death.

Emperor Song soon got the news, Zhao Kuangyin knew that although the lord of Jiangnan ignored state affairs, but there was a brave and good general Lin Renzhao with a high reputation, this person had rich combat experience, courage and bravery, and was the leader of the generals in Jiangnan.

He has always been afraid of him and did not dare to fight easily, and he was always thinking about how to get rid of Lin Renzhao in order to enter the Tang Kingdom. At this moment, I overheard this news from the little elder, which once again proved that the little elder was a brilliant move, and he was a sharp knife inserted into the enemy's heart.

The spies sent back by the little elder came to report, saying that General Lin proposed to attack Song preemptively, and did not want to be rejected by the lord of Jiangnan, and he was sulking in his heart recently. Zhao Kuangyin felt that he should take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take advantage of the situation to provoke the relationship between Lin Renzhao and the monarch and minister of the Jiangnan Lord, so as to pull out this thorn in the flesh.

Coincidentally, not long after, Li Congshan, the younger brother of the lord of Jiangnan, was ordered to send an envoy to the Song State. Zhao Kuangyin detained him this time, and said that he stayed and let him be the envoy of the Taining Military Festival, but he was actually a hostage. Li Congshan did not disobey the order, so he wrote a letter to the imperial brother to explain the matter, and then stayed in Beijing to serve.

The lord of Jiangnan hurriedly wrote a letter to Zhao Kuangyin, wanting him to let Li Congshan come back, Zhao Kuangyin naturally would not agree, how could he miss this golden opportunity to get rid of Lin Renzhao?

The lord of Jiangnan couldn't see any conspiracy in this, so he had to often send envoys to Li Congshan to inquire about the news, and since then, there have been frequent contacts between the Tang and Song dynasties.

One day afterward, Emperor Song sent a painter disguised as an envoy to meet Lin Renzhao and secretly paint him. When Li Congshan came to see him, Emperor Song deliberately hung Lin Renzhao's portrait in a conspicuous place, and then asked people to lead him to see it, and deliberately asked him if he knew him.

Li Congshan said in surprise: "This is Lin Renzhao, the general of our country, how can his portrait be here?" ”

The minister deliberately muttered for a long time before saying, "Since your Excellency has stayed in Beijing, we are all ministers of the same dynasty, so you might as well speak up." His Majesty admired Lin Renzhao's talent very much, and issued an edict to let him come to serve, and he was willing to obey the order, so he presented the portrait first to show his sincerity. ”

After speaking, he took Li Congshan to a well-equipped and luxuriously renovated palace and said: "I heard that Your Majesty has given this palace to Lin Renzhao, and when he comes, it is estimated that he will also be a festival envoy." ”

Li Congshan promised in his mouth, but he was very unhappy in his heart, and after he went back, he immediately sent someone to inform the lord of Jiangnan about the matter.

"Your Majesty, Lin Renzhao can't stay, he has committed treason."

"How is that possible? General Lin still understands that he is a bold and upright person! ”

"In the face of interests, people will change. He had already taken up his post in Kyoto in the Song Dynasty, and had sent his portrait as a token in advance, and the Song Emperor had given him a luxurious palace as his residence. ”

"Is there such a thing? Outrageous? Li Yu was stunned, hard to believe.

At the beginning, Li Yu still didn't believe that Lin Renzhao would commit treason, and then the minister Liu Cheng touched his eight-character beard, revealing a sinister face, and said, "Your Majesty forgot?" On that day, Lin Renzhao was reckless and wanted to send troops to Song, but he did not get His Majesty's approval, so he held a grudge, which led to a rebellion. ”

At the same time, there were some ministers who had a dislike for Lin Renzhao, and they also added fuel to the fire and said some bad things that were not good for him.

Li Yu's lungs exploded when he heard this: "Didn't he take his advice, he went to be a traitor and submit to the enemy country?" ”

Lin Renzhao's treason charge was easily put on his head.

Li Yu thought to himself: It is a scourge for this person to stay, if he really goes to the Song Kingdom, the consequences will be unimaginable, and he must be eliminated as soon as possible.

So, he immediately ordered someone to prepare a wine feast to invite Lin Renzhao, and called some ministers to accompany him. During the banquet, the lord of Jiangnan asked General Lin if he had betrayed the Tang Dynasty, and Lin Renzhao naturally said no.

Li Yu didn't know that he had fallen into the trap set by Zhao Kuangyin, and thought that Lin Renzhao intended to deceive him, so he pretended to change the cup with him, and secretly poisoned the wine.

After finishing the meal, Lin Renzhao returned to his mansion, and the poison suddenly attacked, and the seven orifices bled to death.

Not long after, Zhao Kuangyin learned the news that Lin Renzhao had died, and he was very relieved, and immediately Zhao Jiangnan entered the court.

The lord of Jiangnan lied that he was ill and refused to enter Bianjing. Let the envoys offer their property, and let the envoys speak on their behalf, and let Emperor Song let his younger brother return to China.

Zhao Kuangyin was very angry when he saw that the lord of Jiangnan did not obey his orders, so he prepared to send troops to recruit Tang. Unfortunately, at this time, the Zhou lord of the previous dynasty died of illness, and the Song Emperor dismissed the dynasty for ten days, gave him the name Emperor Zhou Gong, and buried him in the Shun Tomb on the left side of the tomb of Zhou Shizong, and then postponed the attack on the Tang Dynasty.

On this day, Zhao Kuangyin quietly went to Zhao Pu's mansion again, ready to discuss with him about attacking the Tang Dynasty, but never thought that Zhao Pu did not come out to greet him as quickly as usual, but let the servants come out to greet him, and after Zhao Kuangyin came in, he came to the guest hall from the inner room in a panic, his expression was extremely unnatural, but he could not escape Zhao Kuangyin's eyes.

Zhao Kuangyin walked into the inner room quickly, and found that there were ten jars on the table that had not had time to be put away, and then looked back at Zhao Pu, only to see that he was extremely embarrassed, so he asked Zhao Pu curiously: "Aiqing, what is in this jar?"