Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 1068 The majestic world between heaven and earth

The sun finally sets, the hot weather gradually fades away, and the cool breeze gradually picks up. The coolest part of the day has arrived, which is refreshing.

Wang Xiaolie said leisurely: "We have such an emperor who only wants to seek peace with the Kingdom of Jin and is afraid of killing the Kingdom of Jin. There are also important ministers like Qin Hui. In the early days, Jin ministers were seen as impassioned, but later they were servile and helpful. The emperor asked for peace. Among the officials below, there were those who were slaves to the Jin State and Zhang Bangchang, and who were sometimes afraid of the Jin State and only wanted to escape. They were all willing to join Qin Hui. How could they win the battle if they were slaves to the Jin State? Those who were impassioned and willing to resist the Jin State. , will be suppressed to death!"

At this point, Wang Xiaolie seemed to have seen those things, and his anger was uncontrollable. The hand holding the back of the chair was full of veins.

Zhao Ding held his head in his hands, not daring to imagine how he would deal with himself if those things happened.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Now that Mr. Zhao is the prime minister, do you think the emperor is willing to do this? When Qin Hui arranges it properly, they will take action and demote you out and replace you with Qin Hui. With Qin Hui's character, he will be willing to watch Mr. Zhao go to other places. Xiaoyao? He will definitely resort to means to make your life worse than death!"

Zhao Ding said: "What does one person's life and death mean compared to the country?"

Wang Xiaolie couldn't help laughing after hearing this. Said: "But in fact, the situation is reversed. I am afraid that you will save the country, so I suppress you. What I am afraid of is that if you do not suppress the people who are resisting Jin, you will let the people who resist Jin rise up and hinder their hands and feet. You can ask the emperor, is it? Aren’t we planning to demote you out of Xiangyang?”

Zhao Ding looked at Zhao Gou with vigour, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, is this really happening?"

It makes no sense for Zhao Gou to lie about this kind of thing. After all, Zhao Gou is not the only one who knows about it, so he might as well just keep his mouth shut.

Zhao Ding sighed: "I am doing justice to you. Whatever you ask me to do is a favor, and I should not ask. But in order to give way to Qin Hui, and in order for the ministers who surrendered to the Jin Kingdom to be able to live in peace, I was unwilling to do anything! I passed by Hedong Road. Victory, the recovery of Yunzhong Mansion, it is not that the Jin Kingdom cannot be defeated, but that the officials cannot defeat it! Just because they cannot defeat it, they do not hesitate to assassinate Zhongliang, confuse right and wrong, and even surrender to the enemy! I am not willing to accept it, I will not do it anyway Be willing to do so!”

After saying that, Zhao Ding held up his face and shed tears in sadness.

Wang Xiaolie looked at the sky. The moon was exposed, only a crooked corner. The moon in this corner is working hard to shine on the world.

Zhao Gou closed his eyes, not knowing whether he was showing regret or hatred.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Now, sir, you should understand why I captured the emperor and all the civil and military officials, right? Because besides capturing the emperor, I don't know what else to do. Because in the emperor's heart, the most important thing is the throne, and it can only be him." Sit down, no one else would be able to do it. And to keep the throne, how can the anti-Jin people gain his trust? In order to keep the throne, what about negotiating peace with the Jin Kingdom? What about killing the general? This is a line, as long as this line is started Line, there is nothing we can do.”

Zhao Ding refused to give up and said: "Maybe the emperor will change it?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "In the last Northern Expedition, the Guan family had their troops stolen once by the Jin State, and they gave up completely. The Guan family knew very well that they could not defeat the Jin State on their own. And if they wanted to defeat The Kingdom of Jin must reuse Wang Xiaolie, which will show my ability."

Having said this, Wang Xiaolie smiled bitterly and shook his head. Pick up the wine glass and drink the wine in one gulp.

"How can Wang Xiaolie be reused? The soldiers are not his, and the money is not his. Zhao Gou feels uneasy. Zhao's idea is to use his status as emperor to kill me unexpectedly! Hmph, kill me, that's the problem What a wishful thinking!" At this point, Wang Xiaolie squeezed the wine glass and kept sneering.

Turning his head, Wang Xiaolie said to Zhao Gou: "Your Majesty, is this what you think? Is this your wishful thinking? After the Jin army's new defeat, they had to propose peace talks. The conditions were much gentler than before. It was the Emperor who It’s a great opportunity, isn’t it? By the way, I took away the military power of the generals stationed in the army, took over the power myself, and never heard the noise of resisting the Jin Dynasty again. Isn’t it a great thing for the world!”

After saying these words, Wang Xiaolie said a lot of things he had been holding in his heart, and his mood became much lighter.

Zhao Gou couldn't help but be slightly surprised when he heard these words, which were exactly what he thought. But I couldn’t figure out what I had done wrong. Given my status, wasn’t it natural to do so?

There is no family, country or world in my heart, so I can’t explain it to him no matter how I explain it.

Family, country and world are the simplest emotions of the Chinese people. Many ministers risked their lives in national disasters because they firmly believed that the emperor would do the same. How many ordinary people are willing to sacrifice their whole families because they firmly believe that the emperor is the same. They could not imagine that the emperor was not like this, or even had no such idea at all.

How long has Zhao Gou been emperor? Eight years have passed, and we are still surrounded by capitulationists. Just to decorate the appearance, just to look good in front of others, just to survive, I had to use some people from the main war faction. In Zhao Gou's heart, wasn't his tendency already clear?

With such an emperor, who is not focused on fighting the Jin Dynasty, but is only thinking about surrender, what hope is there for fighting the Jin Dynasty?

Facing such a court, Wang Xiaolie had no choice but to uproot his family.

Zhao Ding looked at Zhao Gou with complicated emotions. Finally, he sighed deeply, shook his head, and drank a glass of wine sadly.

Wang Xiaolie said: "There is no way, Zhao Gou is too good at lying, and many people don't believe it. When the pressure on the Jin army is great, and forced by the situation, Zhao Gou will recruit some people who will lead the battle, and they will be affectionate. Everything. When the pressure from the Jin army is reduced, Zhao Gou will be surrounded by the Zhuhe faction step by step, and gradually throw out the main battlers. The main battlers have hope in him and think that he is a treacherous minister and has done bad things. Zhuhe's This is especially true for people, who are confident and fearless.”

Zhao Ding said: "Your Majesty is like this, so what if I am loyal to you? It's sad, it's sad!"

Wang Xiaolie said with some emotion: "This Northern Expedition to the Puppet Qi Dynasty, although there were many inappropriate things, was generally successful. This war also educated many people, especially the civil and military courtiers in Luoyang. Some After seeing the true nature of the emperor, people became completely devoted to the emperor and began to worry about state affairs. Among the courtiers, it was true that some people just followed the wind and went wherever it was beneficial. But some people, after seeing the emperor clearly, were willing to Do things for the country. How can you see the human heart clearly at once? Whether you are a person who adapts to the situation or a person who truly works for the country, you can use them all. After a long time, you will eventually be able to see it clearly."

Zhao Ding said: "Why did Xuanfu tell me this?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I hope that my husband can do something for the country. Today I will tell you something that is true. It will come from my mouth and into your ears, and others will not say it for now. After I finish conquering the Jin Kingdom, I will ascend the throne and proclaim myself the emperor. The current emperor Well, find another place for him and let him spend his old age peacefully. Chen Yuyi looked through the annals of history and found that for the previous kings, there was a system of two kings and three loyalties. Originally, the two kings killed the first emperor, so they killed him. But. Why should I kill Zhao Gou?"

After speaking, Wang Xiaolie looked up at the sky. A crescent moon hangs there in the sky, shining eyes, looking at the world.

Zhao Ding looked at Wang Xiaolie and nodded heavily.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Your Majesty, you should understand that I cannot be the emperor. Zhao Gou is not suitable. I have said it before, so I won't repeat it. Even if I destroy the Jin Kingdom and save Yuan Sheng and come back, so what? In order to prosper the whole country, At that time, the country was destroyed, and the two saints hunted north. It was really embarrassing. We Han people were scolded and looked down upon by the southerners. How could there ever be a time like this? I became emperor not to become a great person, not to be superior. , but for us Han people. For us Han people to no longer suffer humiliation and be looked down upon by others, but to live as human beings in this world with dignity!"

(End of this chapter)