Monument Yangmen

Chapter 640 Zhao Defang Has a Secret Weapon?

"The minister obeys the order..."

Li Fang bowed and said.

Anyway, even if he was punished, he didn't fall out of the center.

Lu Mengzheng and Su Yijian entered the court, although there was a threat to him, the threat to him was far less than that of Bi Shi'an.

Bi Shi'an's face turned bitter, worse than eating Coptis chinensis.

What is this!
Obviously the bad things were done by four people together, but in the end he was the one who was punished the most.

Li Fang moved his position, but he was still hiding in the pit where the center of power was located.

Li Hang didn't even move his position.

The second prince only received a slap.

And he was fined to go to Taixue to sit on the bench.

Bi Shi'an was in distress because Zhao Guangyi didn't give him a chance to speak at all.

"Go to work."

"promise!"

Following Li Fang and Bi Shi'an, they left the Chui Gong Hall.

The news of Zhao Guangyi's awakening was also spread by them.

The city of Bianjing, which was originally turbulent, instantly became calm.

In the Zhao residence, Zhao Pu was overjoyed after learning the news that Zhao Guangyi had called him back into the court.

He threw a big banquet and invited many old friends and disciples to celebrate together in the mansion.

Low key?

Zhao Pu doesn't need to keep a low profile.

Zhao Pu has never been a low-key person.

When a person's role is extremely important, there is actually no difference between being low-key and not being low-key.

Zhao Pu even this.

For a while, Zhao Mansion was full of people.

In comparison, the Baxian Palace, which was originally crowded with people, has become empty at this moment.

"Oh!"

A white porcelain tea bowl was dropped by Zhao Defang to the ground, and instantly shattered into countless petals.

The flying broken porcelain scratched the eunuch's face, but he didn't dare to move.

"why?"

Zhao Defang roared unwillingly.

After spending all his money and planning for the whole winter, as soon as Zhao Guangyi died, he could rise up and fight back to regain his ninety-five position.

But now that Zhao Guangyi woke up, everything was in vain.

Those officials who had secretly agreed to take refuge in him became deaf and dumb after Zhao Guangyi woke up.

The money he paid was like feeding meat buns to dogs.

Civil officials are more unreliable than grass on the wall, military generals with real power are too lazy to talk to him, and generals who are willing to talk to him have no real power.

Zhao Guangyi is not dead, he has no chance at all.

why?
Why is Zhao Guangyi not dead?

"My lord calm down..."

The Chief of the Palace, Shi, comforted Zhao Defang, and reminded: "Be careful that the walls have ears..."

"What do you use to appease your anger?"

Zhao Defang questioned, screaming hysterically, "He killed the emperor, and he must die, too. If he doesn't die, I must die. If he doesn't die, I won't be able to regain the throne."

"My lord, if you can't bear it, you will make a big mess..."

Zhao Defang trembled all over, "But... I'm afraid..."

At this moment, Zhao Defang is like a helpless child.

The angry roar was just to cover up the fear in his heart.

He even expressed his inner fear without hesitation.

Scared!
afraid of what?
Naturally, he was afraid that Zhao Guangyi would kill him!
In the past, his brother Zhao Dezhao and his uncle Zhao Guangmei stood in front of him.

But since these two were killed by Zhao Guangyi one after another.

He already clearly felt those big hands reaching out to him without hindrance.

It seemed that he could strangle him at any time.

"My lord, don't be afraid, we still have a chance!"

Prince Shi is Zhao Defang's confidant, and both he and Zhao Defang are prosperous and both are prosperous, and both are harmed.

"Chance?"

Zhao Defang smiled bitterly and said: "What chance is there? We have been planning for more than two months, and now he is awake. With his character, he knows what we have done in the past two months, and he will definitely not let us go."

Shi Wangfu said solemnly: "My lord, we don't really have nothing, we still have allies."

Zhao Defang was startled, and laughed at herself, "Who else will help me?"

The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were either grassroots or Zhao Guangyi's people.

Who dares to help him?
In Zhao Defang's desperate eyes, the palace chief Shi whispered a name.

"Tiger Marquis Yang Yansi!"

Zhao Defang was stunned for a while, with a bitter face, and pondered: "Tiger Marquis Yang Yansi...will he help me?"

Zhao Defang looked at the Chief of the Palace, Shi, "Why would he help me?"

The head of the palace, Shi, glanced at the study room vaguely, "My lord, Yang Yansi promised to help you when he left Beijing. I know his character well. He won't lie to you.

Besides, we still have that thing in hand..."

After a pause, the head of the palace, Shi Yin, said harshly: "If Your Majesty really wants your life and mine, then we will fight him to the death... Yang Yansi should be very clear about how powerful that thing will be when it is delivered to Yang Yansi's hands."

Zhao Defang was very clear about what the 'thing' that Wang Fuchang Shi said was.

It was a remarkable object, throwing it out was enough to cause a sensation in the entire Bianjing city, and even the entire Song Dynasty.

In order to fight Zhao Guangyi, he threw the thing that threatened the Song Dynasty to Yang Yansi.

Zhao Defang hesitated.

He and Zhao Guangyi are fighting within the family. No matter who wins or loses, the Great Song Dynasty will always belong to the Zhao family.

But he gave that thing to Yang Yansi and pulled Yang Yansi into it.

If Yang Yansi took that thing and took the opportunity to rebel, the country might no longer belong to the Zhao family.

Is life important, or is it important for the Song Dynasty?

This is a multiple-choice question before Zhao Defang.

Shi, the head of the palace, seemed to see Zhao Defang's thoughts, he hesitated and said, "Your lord is hesitating?"

Zhao Defang didn't want to admit it, but nodded anyway.

The chief of the palace, Shi Yin, smiled and said: "My lord, you don't have to hesitate. The official said that you should take that thing to save your life, but you didn't say you have to hand it over. We can only survive if we hold that thing in our hands. Once it is handed over, no matter who it is handed over to, we will all die."

Zhao Defang nodded solemnly, "You're right."

Zhao Defang swept away the fear just now, clenched his fists, and cheered up: "Whoever dares to attack this king, this king will make it useless. With it buried, I will go down to meet my father and brother , and don't feel ashamed."

"My lord is wise. Then I will write a letter to pass the news to Yang Yansi that the thing is in our hands. Use that thing to hang Yang Yansi. If the subordinate doesn't believe it, he won't help us."

"Tell Yang Yansi that as long as he can help the king win the throne, the king will allow him to split the soil and become the king."

"Your Majesty understands."

The head of the palace, Shi, was about to go out to write a letter, but he stopped at the door and said hesitantly, "My lord, I will go to court tomorrow..."

Zhao Defang laughed at herself: "I don't need you to remind me of this, I know it. Pretend to be a quail, I have been pretending for eight years, and I am already familiar with it."

"That's good……"

Afterwards, the chief minister of Wangfu wrote a long letter, and attached a piece of paper with a seal on it, and sent someone to rush to the four northwestern prefectures.

……

The next day.

early morning.

Before dawn, civil and military officials gathered in front of Donghua Gate with lanterns, riding horses, or sitting in sedan chairs.

Zhao Guangyi had been in a coma for a long time, and after waking up, it was the first time he came to court, and the officials naturally had to be more active.

The most outstanding performance in the crowd is Zhao Pu.

The news of Zhao Pu's resurgence had already spread throughout the official circles in Bianjing last night.

Almost all the civil servants came up to curry favor with this old man who had paid his respects three times.

And Zhao Defang, the eight virtuous king of the royal family, behaved very low-key.

His sedan chair was hidden in a remote corner, as if he didn't want others to see him.

When the time comes.

The imperial guards blocking the hole in front of Donghua Gate gave way.

Under the leadership of the little eunuch, the officials entered the Chuigong Hall.

Uncharacteristically, Zhao Guangyi arrived at the Chui Gong Hall early.

He wore a golden crown and a dragon robe, with a majestic expression on his face.

His face should have been powdered to cover up the sickness on his face.

He seemed to be telling the officials in this way.

I am fine!
I am healthy!

You all give me peace of mind.

On both sides of Zhao Guangyi, stood the eldest prince and the second prince respectively.

When the officials saw the eldest prince appearing beside the dragon chair, they were obviously a little dazed.

Could it be that the eldest prince is going to recover again?
The eldest prince has a special status, he is the most powerful contender for the throne.

His appearance will bring those changes to the court, and the officials have many speculations in their hearts.

They all knew that there would be big changes in the court today, but they didn't expect the changes to be so big.

In comparison, Zhao Defang has not received much attention.

It made him feel both depressed and happy.

The chair that belonged to Zhao Pu was carried to the main hall again.

Zhao Guangyi seemed to be afraid that Zhao Pu would be uncomfortable sitting, so he specially asked the eunuchs to pack it up.

Zhao Pu was also polite, walked over and sat down.

After all the officials in the main hall had arrived, Chen Lin gave a loud shout under Zhao Guangyi's signal.

"Go up!"

"Your Majesty, I will see you! I wish my emperor good health and well-being!"

"Be flat!"

Zhao Guangyi whispered, and when all the officials stood up, he said with a smile: "You are always waiting for me on weekdays, but today I am here earlier than you, and I am waiting for you."

All the officials were stunned, and hurriedly lowered their heads and said: "The ministers are in panic."

Zhao Guangyi waved his hand, "There is nothing to be afraid of, I should wait for you."

Without waiting for the officials to continue to panic, Zhao Guangyi continued: "There are several important events in the court today, and I want to announce them."

Zhao Guangyi paused, looked at Zhao Pu, and said happily: "First of all, Zhao Aiqing re-entered the court to take charge of peace affairs. In the future, you must assist Zhao Aiqing and manage the thousands of miles of land for me."

"Your servants are honored to obey the holy orders!"

Zhao Pu stood up tremblingly, and acted with snot and tears, "The old minister will definitely die for the Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Guangyi looked very kind today, he smiled and said: "It's fine if you don't give up. I hope you live a long life and help me take care of thousands of miles of land. With you in the court, I don't worry."

Zhao Pu was moved to tears, "The old minister is terrified."

Zhao Guangyi asked Zhao Pu to sit down, and said: "Second thing, I plan to let the second prince stay in the court hall and manage politics with me. Do you have any objections?"

Is this confirming the identity of the second prince's heir?

What is the purpose of the eldest prince entering the court today?
All the officials guessed in their hearts, but they didn't show it on their faces.

They said one after another: "I have no objection."

"The third thing, I am planning to confer the eldest prince as the King of Han, what do you love dears think?"

Hey!
Really something.

"I have objections!"

Censor Zhongcheng came out of duty, and said loudly: "During the time when the first prince was crown prince, he was dismissed by His Majesty because of his lack of morality. Now His Majesty canonized the First Prince as the King of Han, and there is a faint intention of recovery. Once the First Prince takes office, what will the Second Prince do? If the brothers turn against each other in the future, it will be His Majesty's fault."

Zhao Guangyi frowned.

He knew in his heart that if he canonized as the First Prince today, he would definitely be opposed by all the officials.

It's just that I didn't expect someone to turn against my brother.

He was a little displeased.

"Then what do you think?"

Censor Zhongcheng cupped his hands neither humble nor overbearing and said: "I think that even if His Majesty has a deep love for father and son, if you want to be crowned the eldest prince, you should also be crowned as county king, not prince."

"Humph!"

Zhao Guangyi snorted coldly.

At this moment, the eldest prince said: "Father, my son agrees with Li Yushi's statement."

When the first prince said this, he looked at the second prince calmly.

"Hey!"

Zhao Guangyi let out a long sigh, and said to the officials: "Then, according to Aiqing's play, make the eldest prince Prince of Taikang County."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

After the canonization of the eldest prince, Zhao Guangyi looked at the officials with a solemn expression.

"The fourth thing is the war. The Liao people are domineering, and they are preparing to march south with troops at the beginning of spring. I want to send a heavy army to attack them. What do you love?"

As soon as these words came out, all the cultural relics were shocked.

Generally speaking, the heavy soldiers in Zhao Guangyi's mouth cannot be stopped by 2 to [-] people.

Zhao Guangyi sent troops in units of [-].

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

Some courtiers immediately stood up to object.

More than a dozen courtiers have stood up to oppose it.

Zhao Guangyi frowned and looked at Zhao Pu, "What does Zhao Aiqing think?"

His eyes told Zhao Pu that he wanted support from Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu understood, pondered for a moment, and asked, "How many troops does Your Majesty plan to send?"

Zhao Guangyi stretched out two fingers and said loudly: "20!"

"Sigh~"

All the officials below took a deep breath.

Your Majesty is really grand, but can the treasury hold it?
The Secretary of the Household Department came out and said with a frowning face: "Your Majesty, to send 20 troops, all the necessary supplies, money and food will cost nearly ten million yuan. But there is not so much money in the treasury now..."

The treasury has been out of money.

It is like a gold swallowing beast, no amount of money can be stuffed into its mouth.

But Zhao Guangyi thinks, money, there will always be money if you squeeze.

The money for the first two Northern Expeditions was just squeezed out.

"His Majesty……"

Zhao Pu said: "The old minister thinks that it is not appropriate to start a war with the Liao Kingdom now. Your Majesty's ambition is Yan Yun, or he will not send troops. If he wants to send troops, he must be sure of everything.

Now His Majesty is not in good health, the national treasury is empty, and the new army of the Forbidden Army is still training.

I'm afraid there is no certainty of victory if you rush out with heavy troops. "

Zhao Guangyi said angrily: "The Liao people are about to attack, do you really want to let them bully you?"

Zhao Pu cupped his hands and said: "Be patient with him, give me enough time to gather strength, wait until the treasury is full of money, and the new army will be trained. At that time, hundreds of thousands of troops will go north, and they will definitely be able to defeat the Liao people in one fell swoop and recover Yanyun Sixteen state."

Zhao Guangyi narrowed his eyes and asked, "How long will this process take? You told me that way two years ago, and you still told me that way a year ago. Do you want me to continue to wait?"

Zhao Pu hesitated for a moment, then said solemnly, "No more than three years at the latest."

"Snapped!"

Zhao Guangyi slapped the table and stood up, and said loudly: "Okay! I will wait for another three years. Minister of the Household Department, after three years, if the treasury is still not in surplus, I will cut off your head to sacrifice the flag."

(End of this chapter)