Chapter 5: If I Were King

In the next three days, Pang He was relatively free, and Pang He didn't think about anything, so he should accompany Su Ying and them to go shopping and relax. Because the following days are not so leisurely, and they will start to act for their revenge plans. That's right, cooperating with Fang La is the only way out at present. It is impossible for him to create another force in Jiangnan, and even if he does, Cai Jing can easily eliminate it. If you can use the power of Fang La, you can eliminate Song Jiang, which is also a matter of great pleasure.

Three days later, Pang He sat in Lu Ji, leisurely waiting for Fang La's arrival. When Fang La appeared at the door, he was still dressed in plain clothes, and smiled confidently: "It seems that you have decided to join me!"

Pang He smiled and asked, "Really?"

Fang La smiled: "Ming people don't say secret words, if you don't want to cooperate with me, you won't sit here and wait for me, right?"

Pang He nodded and said, "Yes, I think we can indeed cooperate, and I am willing to work for you." ”

Fang La laughed: "Okay, good, I can get your help, my La's wings are like a tiger." Let's go in and talk. ”

Pang He and Fang La walked into the wing room in the backyard, and Fang La asked Pang He, "What kind of person do you think I am?"

Pang He replied: "Although we haven't been together for a long time, when I was in Jiangnan, I didn't really want to talk to you, in short, I didn't like it very much. But it gives me the feeling that you are a hero, and you may be another Cao Cao. But since I've come here now, you're not like Cao Cao. ”

Fang La smiled and said: "Cao Cao, it seems that you are very optimistic about me, but unfortunately, I don't have Cao Cao's ability, I don't have Xun Yu, I don't have Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao, I don't have Jia Xu Sima Yi, I don't have Cheng Yu and other strategists, and there are no generals such as Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Cao Ren, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Pang De, Le Jin, Yu Ban, etc., if there is, I can try it, and experience the coercion of the Son of Heaven to order the princes and kill all the traitors in the world." ”

Pang He asked, "Then if you were to be the emperor, what would you do?"

Fang La glanced at Pang He and said, "Emperor, actually, I also want to be an emperor, but I once wanted to be an emperor." But now, I feel that being an emperor is too tiring, and if it weren't for Zhao Ji being too mediocre and incompetent, I wouldn't have taken his Jiangnan. ”

Pang He then asked, "Then if you were Zhao Ji, what would you do!"

Fang La said: "Tang Taizong Li Shimin once said that water can carry a boat and can also overturn a boat. If he can't get the support of the people, then the emperor is also in vain, and it is only a matter of time before the dynasty changes. If I were the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, I would be strict with the law, from top to bottom, to solve the problems of people's livelihood. Externally, it followed the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty, reused military generals, and adopted the Qin Dynasty's method of combining and verticalizing, first destroying Western Xia and then destroying Liaojin. ”

Pang He smiled: "This is a little too simple, isn't it?"

Fang La laughed at himself: "In his position, you want me to come up with a way to be the emperor now, I really haven't thought about what I should do after I become the emperor." Isn't this the case for everyone in this world? Everyone wants to do the position of the emperor, but how to do it, how many people can think about it and figure out how to be themselves and how to do it?"

Pang He nodded: "Yes, many people think that this emperor is a good errand, but when you are really in the emperor's family, you can realize that as an emperor, there are times when you can't help yourself." Now, you have basically controlled Jiangnan. What are your plans now?"

Fang La sighed: "Although I basically control Jiangnan, you also know that I can survive in Jiangnan now because there are external troubles in the imperial court, and I don't have many troops. That's why I had a chance to survive. I'm mainly focusing on people's livelihood now, as you said, sometimes, the strongest combat power comes from the people, as long as the relationship with them is good, then they will also help you defend every city, because they know that if you are defeated, you will not have such a good time in the future. ”

Pang He said: "That's right, if the emperor treats the people well, you won't have such a good chance to get some of your own cities in Jiangnan." ”

Fang La said: "Listen to you, you still have a lot of respect for Zhao Ji." ”

Pang He nodded: "Well, yes, I once had a face-to-face conversation with him. As I said earlier, an emperor also has times when he can't help himself. Sometimes, a person's kindness will do something against his will, and the emperor is the same. If it weren't for Cai Jing and Gao Yu and others, he would not have become an emperor from a prince. In the Emperor's House, if you don't become a king, then there is a good chance that your life will end here. Sometimes, if you want to save your life, you have to fight to become emperor. Otherwise, the end may be written in the history books as a plot to usurp the throne. The emperor's success is inseparable from Cai Jing and Gao Yu, and in order to repay them, he will indulge them, which has led to today's situation. In fact, he also wanted to be a good emperor, but unfortunately, when he found that an emperor had gone against the ideals of Cai Jing, Gao Yu and others, he chose to wronged himself and compromised. After this, Cai Jing and Gao Yu obtained a lot of rights, and he found that his dream had been completely disappointed, and he became negative from then on. ”

Fang La sighed: "Hey, it seems that he is also a poor emperor." ”

Pang He said: "This maybe, it's just that the high place is unbearable." ”

Fang La said: "Maybe that's the case. I wonder what you would do if you were emperor?"

Pang He laughed at himself: "I'm not that material, if I really want to be the emperor, I choose the Zen position to a person who is more capable and relatively suitable to be the emperor, and I choose to live in seclusion." ”

Fang La said: "Are you just emulating Yao Shun? Actually, I think you are quite suitable to be the emperor." ”

Pang He asked, "What do you say?"

Fang La said: "First, I know that you are not a weak person, and you will do your best to change. Second, you are a very capable person, and being able to fight Cai Jing and Gao Yu so many times is enough to show that you are not a simple person. Third, you have the kindness of a king, and the generosity of a king. I believe in you, if you were the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, there would never be our La. ”

Pang He smiled: "Am I really that good? Maybe, I will be better than the emperor to do." Okay, let's have a few more drinks in the evening!"

Fang La said: "Okay! That's what I mean!"