Chapter XXIV: Blackmail
Even if those court ministers wanted to hide such news, they couldn't hide it. Under normal circumstances, those members of the royal family also turned a blind eye to these ministers, unwilling to offend. Just like the defeats they fought before, these royal families did not mention it to the emperor. Because they know that if they mention it, the emperor will repair it in the end. They won't be thankless.
But now it's different. If effective resistance was not organized in time, the entire Great Song Empire might be finished. They jointly reported the situation to Emperor Zhao Yi, and at the same time, they also exposed the traitorous ministers such as Cai Jing Gaoqiu's behavior of harming the country and the people.
Zhao Yi was shocked. He never imagined that things would be so bad. He trusted the ministers so much that he entrusted them with all the affairs of the state. And they are deceiving themselves together.
"Call Cai Jing and Gao Yu. Zhao Yi was also angry. He didn't want to be a slave.
Cai Jing, Gaoqiu and the others all came to the palace trembling and frightened. They all knew it was exposed. They will face the wrath of His Majesty the Emperor.
"Hmph, you guys did a good job. Zhao Yi said coldly.
"Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with us, this time Tong Guan's defeat is completely due to his own insistence. We really didn't deceive Your Majesty before. Cai Jing said as he lay on the ground. This time there is no way to hide it, after all, the news is flying all over the sky, and it is too simple for Zhao Yi to know the real news. This time, they can only put all the sins on Tong Guan's body, as for the previous ones, they still can't admit it, only in this way can they continue to be appreciated by the emperor. They can still be high-ranking officials.
"Your Majesty, this is the case. We are loyal to the country and dedicated to Your Majesty, and heaven and earth can learn from it. As soon as Cai Jing's words were finished, Cai Jing also spoke, for the sake of today's plan, he could only push all the sins on the dead.
Zhao Yi looked at Gaoqiu, Cai Jing, and Qin Hui, these three people were the ones he trusted the most and liked him the most, and he was reluctant to kill them.
"In that case, what should we do now? Our army simply has no way to resist. You must know that when the Great Song Dynasty is dead, you will be finished. Zhao Yi said coldly, the most important thing now is how to resist, as for the rest, it is still secondary in his opinion.
The Great Song Empire can't die, and he can't be a slave to the country, there is only one result of being a slave to the country like him, and that is death, and he doesn't want to die.
"My lord, Weichen has a plan to retreat from the enemy's army. At this time, Qin Hui spoke. Among the four traitorous ministers, in terms of military talent, Qin Hui is still the strongest. Qin Hui led his troops to fight, and he still won a big battle, and it was a real battle, unlike Tong Guan, who lost the battle, and said that he won the battle.
"Oh, Qin Aiqing speak quickly. After listening to Qin Hui's words, Zhao Yi's face finally had a little joy.
"Your Majesty, now we alone are definitely not the opponents of the Liangshan bandits. We have to borrow troops. Qin Hui said.
"Oh, how to borrow?" Zhao Yi hurriedly asked, no matter what it is, as long as it can retreat from the enemy, it is a good strategy, whether it is a black cat or a white cat, as long as it catches a mouse, it is a good cat. In such a situation, there must not be too much to worry about.
"Your Majesty, the place that the Liangshan bandits occupy now is adjacent to Great Qin, Great Chu, Great Tang, and the three major empires are all powerful in military power, as long as we make a promise, they will definitely send troops. Even if it's just for show. The Liangshan bandits must also be guarded against. The attacking force was almost gone. We will appoint another general and slowly regain lost ground. Qin Hui said.
Zhao Yi nodded, Qin Hui's method must be useful, but the price must be very large. The Great Qin Empire, the Great Tang Empire, and the Great Chu Empire, which one is not a jackal and is eyeing each other? If you want them to send troops, it is one thing to pay money, and you have to cede land. At the thought of the possibility of ceding the land, Zhao Yi frowned. Land and national fortunes are implicated. The less land there is, the weaker the fortunes of the country. Thinking about the things left by the ancestors but having to give them to others, Zhao Yi's heart was very uncomfortable.
"Send emissaries to the three empires to liaison, and it's better not to cede land. Wealth, you can talk about it casually. Zhao Yi's face was very unsightly when he spoke.
"Yes. Qin Hui was relieved, at least their lives were saved.
"Then who will be the leading general?" Even if the three empires contain a large number of troops, if there is no general to lead the army, with the current morale, there is still no way to resist.
"It can only be Di Qing and the Yang family who will go out of the mountain. Qin Hui thought for a while and said. Di Qing, the Yang family general is not right with them, but at this time, it is necessary for them. If the Great Song is finished, they will also be finished.
"That's all there is to it. Zhao Diqing, Yang Jiajiang. Zhao Yi's face was very ugly, in the past, Di Qing was put in the prison and the Yang family was abandoned, but now he has to say good things in a low voice, no matter how he thinks about it, he is uncomfortable, but compared with the slaves of the dead country, everything is worth it.
Qin Hui, Cai Jing, and Gao Yu retreated.
Di Qing and the Yang family general both walked in. At first glance, they were all killed on the battlefield after countless battles, and they were full of murderous aura all over their bodies. It's not aimed at anyone, but the murderous aura is too strong, and it's completely carried with you.
"Everyone, sit down. "At this time, I was begging the people of the Yang family to do things, and Zhao Yi's posture was very low.
Di Qing and the Yang family general both sat down.
They knew that there must be a reason why the emperor was so kind to them, and they were waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to explain the reason.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Great Song Dynasty is about to die, you are all the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty, do you want to watch the Great Song Dynasty perish? I beg you, even if it is not for me, for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, you have to go out of the mountain. With that, Zhao Yi stood up from the chair, and then fell to his knees.
Between life and death, any face is empty.
"Your Majesty, please get up, this is absolutely unacceptable. ”
"Your Majesty, you can't do it. When the Great Song Dynasty is in danger, we must do our best to repay the country with death. "Di Qing, the Yang family generals are all loyal to the monarch and serve the country, and when they heard that the Great Song Dynasty was about to perish, they were ready to go out of the mountain. The emperor knelt down like this, and they were even more moved, knowing that the Great Song Empire was really on the verge of annihilation, otherwise, the emperor would never be like this. At this time, no matter from which angle, they are all going to go out of the mountain.
"Did you Aiqing agree?" Listening to the words of Di Qing and the Yang family generals, Zhao Yi was also relieved, in this case, then everything is easy to say.
"Your Majesty, we agreed. Di Qing and the Yang family glanced at each other, and they all agreed.
"Okay, pass on my will, appoint Di Qing as the generalissimo of the national soldiers and horses, and Yang Dalang as the deputy marshal, lead the national army and horses, and exterminate the Liangshan bandits. Zhao Yi said loudly.
There are Di Qing and Yang generals in command of the army, and there are three major empires outside, and the Great Song Dynasty must have been saved. It's just too much to pay.
"Prime Minister, this is the gift list of the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, it is really rich, just let us send troops to contain the army of Liangshan. What do you think?" said Ying Zheng, the Emperor of the Great Qin Empire, looking at Zhuge Liang. His face was full of smiles, and in any case, this time it was quite rewarding.
"Your Majesty, since you have brought it, then take it and expand your armament. We can knock on some more bamboo poles. And he can also rip bamboo from Liangshan. Zhuge Kongming gently fanned the fan in his hand and said with a smile.
"Oh, what is the prime minister's good plan?" As soon as he saw Zhuge Kongming's weird smile, Ying Zheng knew that someone was going to be unlucky.
"That Lingtian, the leader of Liangshan, is able to refine emperor weapons, and it is said that each of the leaders of Liangshan has one. It greatly increased their combat effectiveness. Your Majesty can give him a letter of resignation, and if he hands over twenty imperial weapons, we will not send troops. Wouldn't that be better? We have nothing to lose. Zhuge Kongming said with a smile.
"Isn't that a bit unkind?" Ying Zheng smiled lightly, but he had already made a decision in his heart, if he didn't take advantage of it, he was a bastard.
Immediately, Ying Zheng and Zhuge Kongming looked at each other and smiled, and the hearts of the two of them were known.
"It's all old foxes. In the Juyi Hall, looking at the envoys of the three major empires, Ling Tian's heart was also dark, these people's requirements were surprisingly consistent, they all asked for imperial weapons, as long as there were imperial weapons, then they would not send troops. But I didn't say how long it would take to send troops, maybe the conditions on the side of the Great Song Empire were good, so I would send troops again, or threaten again. This is the bottomless pit. However, Ling Tian didn't have any ruts. At this time, it was the time of a full-scale war with the Great Song Dynasty, and there was really no way to confront the three empires.
"I know what you're here for. I'm not asking too much. A thousand years, a thousand years. Do not use any troops against us. I will give you fifty imperial artifacts for each of you. Otherwise, nothing is to be discussed. Ling Tian spoke.
"We're going to get in touch. "The envoys of the three kingdoms are all gone, a thousand years is not a long time, and they believe that their majesty will definitely agree. In fact, when they knew that it was only a thousand years, they did not hesitate to agree. For China, a thousand years is too short. A war can be tens of thousands of years, and a thousand years is really nothing. A thousand years, fifty imperial artifacts, this transaction is worth it.
Ling Tian personally took action and refined one hundred and fifty imperial weapons, and those envoys took the imperial weapons, left the agreement, and left happily.
"His grandmother's, it's so infuriating. This is blackmail. I really want to screw their heads off. After those envoys left, Li Kui said angrily, if it weren't for Ling Tian's constant glances, none of those envoys would have thought of leaving. This is too much for him. In his words, he just can't stand this breath of bird.