Monument Yangmen

Chapter 730 Who convinces whom?

"enough!"

Seeing that Zhao Defang was beaten to death, Cao Bin, who had just stepped into the room, stopped the atrocity.

After Cao Bin glanced at the dying Zhao Defang who had been beaten, he ignored him. Instead, he looked at a group of civil servants and said solemnly: "The Liao people's hundreds of thousands of troops are just outside the Guancheng. Your Majesty died suddenly again. The top priority is that we should discuss how to safely send His Majesty's dragon driver back to Bianjing City.

As for those who kill the king, they are naturally punished by the laws of the Song Dynasty, and it is not our turn to abuse lynching. "

When the civil servants heard the words, the expressions of grief and indignation on their faces were a little stiff.

Using the laws of the Song Dynasty to suppress people is what they are best at. They did not expect to be used by a general to suppress them now.

This leaves their faces a little out of place.

"Humph!"

Zhao Pu looked at Zhao Defang and snorted coldly, then said sadly: "Private Secretary Cao is right, but now that internal and external troubles are imminent, we, as officials of Song Dynasty, should do our best to help Song Dynasty get through this difficult time.

As for those who kill the king, they will be escorted back to Bianjing City and interrogated by all officials. Once convicted, they will be sentenced to death. "

After saying this, the group began to restrain Zhao Guangyi's body.

As for Zhao Defang and Chen Lin, they were taken to a tight room and guarded by several generals who stayed behind.

After confining Zhao Guangyi's body, civil servants and military generals gathered together and sat together without speaking.

The atmosphere seemed depressing.

In this Northern Expedition, the most elite army of the imperial court disappeared, and now even the emperor has died.

For a while, the ministers felt a little precarious.

Regarding Zhao Guangyi's death, except for a very few people, the remaining officials did not feel sad at all.

Man is mortal, even if he is a king.

Even if Zhao Guangyi survived, he would not have a good time after returning to Bianjing City.

Hundreds of thousands of troops died tragically outside Shuncheng, Zhao Guangyi must give an explanation to the world.

Now that Zhao Guangyi is dead, instead let these accompanying civil and military officers give an explanation to the world.

Death is the most important thing, once Zhao Guangyi dies, no matter how serious the crime is on him, there is no way to continue to pursue it.

This will greatly relieve the pressure of hundreds of thousands of troops dying in the battle of Shuncheng.

The domestic situation can be stabilized by this.

But what about abroad?
Zhao Guangyi's death is equivalent to the sky falling.

A country without a speaker, even if it wins the opportunity to negotiate peace with Liao, no one can make the decision.

And if the Liao people aggressively invaded the south, who could resist the iron hooves of the Liao people?
Now even if you want to transfer the Xiang army from all over the country and the 20 forbidden troops left behind in Bianjing City, you can't do it.

"Hey... Great Song Jiangshan is at stake, what should I do?"

After being silent for a long time, Zhao Pu opened his mouth helplessly.

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but they couldn't make up their minds.

The man who really made up his mind is dead.

Even if the rest of the people have ideas, what can they do?
Li Hang gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "At this point, the only ones who can make the decisions are Zhao Xiangye and Cao Shumi. Li Hang asked the two to take charge of the overall situation. Li Hang will never complain about anything that the two decide. obey."

When the ministers heard the words, they echoed one after another.

"Everything is decided by Privy Councilor Cao and Prime Minister Zhao."

"Everything is decided by the two of you."

"..."

Zhao Pu and Cao Bin looked at each other solemnly.

Zhao Pu took the lead and said: "Military affairs are decided by Privy Councilor Cao, and the old man only discusses political affairs. As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king. When His Majesty dies, the most important thing is to elect a new emperor as soon as possible. And I am waiting far away at Tongtai Pass , Thousands of miles away from Bianjing City.

Therefore, the old man decided that the old man and Li Hang would return to Beijing first, elect a new emperor as soon as possible, and preside over the overall situation.

Before that, I hope that you will keep your Majesty's death secret to avoid confusion. "

Zhao Pu stood up, cupped his hands to Cao Bin, and said, "Private Cao will be responsible for the war on the frontier. All the soldiers and horses of our Great Song Dynasty will be entrusted to Privy Cao. I hope Privy Cao will guard the gate of the country and prevent the Liao people from invading south.

On the day Privy Councilor Cao returns to Beijing, the old man will lead the new emperor and other officials to welcome him.

Moreover, the old man can promise under the witness of all of you that when Privy Councilor Cao returns to the capital, his seat in the court will definitely not be lower than the old man. "

After Zhao Pu spoke, he arranged things properly.

He is in charge of writing, and Cao Bin is in charge of martial arts.

Zhao Pu even made a promise to let Cao Bin deal with the Liao people at the border with peace of mind.

Once the new emperor ascends the throne, you, Cao Bin, will also be a servant of the dragon, and your status will never be lower than him.

However, when Cao Bin heard the words, he had a bitter face, and said helplessly: "Mr. time issue.

Even if the old man has the ability to reach the sky, he is powerless to return to the sky.

Even if all the Xiang troops in the northwest were mobilized together, it would be difficult to resist the hundreds of thousands of fine cavalry from the Liao Kingdom. "

"How can this be good? Do we want to see the Great Song Dynasty destroyed in one go, and see the people of the Great Song Dynasty fall into the boundless flames of war?"

Zhao Pu clenched his fists and cried out.

Everyone bowed their heads again.

There was silence in the house.

Cao Bin glanced at everyone, and said in a low voice, "It's not like there's no other way..."

Everyone looked at Cao Bin expectantly.

Cao Bin said dryly: "At present, the only ones who can withstand the Liao army are the soldiers and horses of the Zheyang family in the northwest. As far as I know, Yang Yansi's soldiers and horses are already on their way.

As long as Yang Yansi's soldiers and horses arrive, they will be able to hold back the Liao people.If you add the soldiers and horses from the Northwest Zhe family to help, they will definitely be able to guard the gate of our Song Dynasty. "

"Then what are you waiting for, quickly give Zhe Yuxun an essay and ask him to lead the crowd to help."

Someone said anxiously.

Cao Bin shook his head helplessly and said: "No way! When His Majesty was alive, he worked hard to overwhelm them. When His Majesty died, Zheyang and his family would break free from the last shackles. The sky is high and the birds are flying, and the sea is wide and the sea is wide enough for fishes to leap. They It would be considered kindness not to take advantage of the fire at this time to rob and compete in the Central Plains.

Ask them to come over and help, do you think you can still fool them into helping Da Song with a paper transfer order like before, and giving them a nominal title?
There is no practical benefit, you see if they will make a move. "

Everyone's face was a little ugly for a while.

Someone frowned and asked, "Isn't Yang Yansi's army on the way to help? With Yang Yansi's army to help resist the Liao army, we will have less pressure. When the time comes, we will second the Xiang army from various ministries, and they should be able to withstand it." Live in the Liao army."

"Hey~"

Cao Bin let out a long sigh, bowed his head and did not speak.

Zhao Pu grimaced, and said helplessly, "Yang Yansi had promised to send troops over to help us, but he didn't promise to do his best to help us. The soldiers and horses of Yang Yansi's four northwestern prefectures were only about 20, excluding the 10,000+ who stayed in the headquarters. Apart from soldiers and horses, there are at most [-] soldiers and horses that can be dispatched.

One hundred thousand soldiers and horses, against the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Liao Kingdom.

Unless they were wiped out, it would be impossible to stop the Liao people from invading southward. "

"Then order him to fight."

Someone said it out of nowhere.

Immediately, Zhao Pu yelled at him, "Go and tell Yang Yansi? Tell him to fight off all the [-] soldiers under his command and help us guard the gate of the Song Dynasty? See if he will smack you.

Use your brain when you speak, His Majesty didn't dare to say that to Yang Yansi when he was alive.Now that His Majesty is dead, who else can order Yang Yansi to do things?

He is the overlord of the northwestern side, not those warriors in Bianjing who have lost their power. "

Mention the word Wufu.

Cao Bin frowned, but he did not refute Zhao Pu's words.

In fact, he agreed with Zhao Pu's words.

Once Zhao Guangyi died, no one in the world was qualified to order Yang Qi anymore.

Even if a new emperor is chosen, after the new emperor ascends the throne, he can only treat Yang Qi with a smile on his face.

After all, Yang Qi and Zhao Guangyi have status as monarchs and ministers.

After Zhao Pu reprimanded them, the officials fell into silence again.

Li Hang frowned and said, "This time Zhao Defang killed the king, I'm afraid Yang Yansi can't get away with it."

Zhao Pu glared at Li Hang.

Are you smart?

When the old man and Cao Bin can't tell?

What's the use of seeing it, Yang Qi is now the only pillar that Song can rely on.

As long as he didn't kill the king himself, he can only pretend not to see it.

Besides, with Yang Qi's current power, even if it is proved that he participated in the regicide, who has the ability to offend him?

Under Zhao Pu's sharp eyes, Li Hang obediently shut his mouth.

Zhao Pu looked at Cao Bin and said in a low voice: "Yang Yansi is on the top of the city now. As his father-in-law, go and persuade him to take a look? Maybe there is a turning point for this matter?"

Cao Bin was a little embarrassed. Seeing everyone staring at him blankly, he could only nod helplessly and said, "Old man, go and try."

Under the attention of everyone, Cao Bin left the room.

He stepped onto the top of the city with heavy steps.

On the top of the city, Yang Qi had already turned his back to the inside of the city, admiring the continuous bonfires outside the city.

"Hey……"

Cao Bin let out a long sigh, walked to Yang Qi's side, and said helplessly, "Why are you doing this? After this battle, His Majesty will no longer be able to stop you from rising. Why are you killing him again? "

Yang Qi put his hands behind his back, without turning his head, he said calmly, "I didn't kill him, I just lent some people to Zhao Defang according to the agreement."

Cao Bin smiled wryly and said, "You lent Zhao Defang's men and asked him to get rid of the expert equipment supervisors who guarded His Majesty, and put His Majesty in danger. What is the difference between this and murder?"

Yang Qi turned around slowly, mockingly said: "You and I have repeatedly advised, but he still insisted on going his own way, causing hundreds of thousands of soldiers to die tragically in Shuncheng. Doesn't he need to give these soldiers and their families a Confession?"

Cao Bin frowned and sighed, "I believe that after His Majesty returns to Bianjing, he will definitely give an explanation to his subjects."

Yang Qi smiled sarcastically and said: "What account? Is it a crime? Or find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, hide in it by yourself, and call it a self-imprisonment every month?

Do you think this kind of explanation is worthy of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers buried in Shuncheng? "

Cao Bin said helplessly: "Then you can't bear the name of a regicide because of this?"

Yang Qi sneered and said, "You want to put this on me? Then I can only tell you that I am not a regicide, nor will I bear the name of a regicide. Who dares to put this name on me? body, I don't mind killing him."

"Hey... that's all. It's useless to say these things now. The old man came to you this time because he was entrusted by everyone to ask you for help."

Yang Qi put away the sneer on his face, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "Please help me? Please let me exhaust the soldiers and horses of the four prefectures in the northwest to help you stop the Liao army? Do you think I would be so stupid?"

Cao Bin showed embarrassment on his face, "Nowadays, no one can resist the Liao army except you. You are not helping us, but the people of Song Dynasty."

Yang Qi shook his head and smiled, jokingly said: "Isn't helping Da Song just helping you? If I help you, what good will I do?"

Cao Bin looked at Yang Qi and said in a deep voice, "What benefits do you want?"

Yang Qi smiled, and said lightly: "The imperial court must recognize my right to rule in the four prefectures in the northwest and the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun."

Cao Bin was stunned, and cried out: "Now that the Liao army is powerful, with your [-] troops, can you win the Sixteen States of Yanyun?"

Yang Qi smiled, but did not speak.

Cao Bin frowned and pondered, and after a while, he suddenly said, "You secretly dispatched the troops from the southern kingdom to go north, right?"

While thinking, Cao Bin stared at Yang Qi and said to himself in horror, "From the very beginning, you knew that the imperial court's Northern Expedition would undoubtedly lose. So you plan ahead of time. When the imperial court and the Liao Kingdom are both defeated, take over." Tragedy, counterattack the Liao Kingdom, and use this to control the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures in your own hands?"

Up to now, Yang Qi has nothing to hide from Cao Bin, he nodded slowly, acknowledging Cao Bin's statement.

When Cao Bin saw this, the horror on his face grew stronger, and he said incoherently: "You...you can actually calculate to such a degree...there is no one else in the world who is your opponent...you..."

Yang Qi said with a smile: "My lord father-in-law, this is an opportunity for my son-in-law, so why not an opportunity for your Cao family?"

Cao Bin looked at Yang Qi, and asked in a hesitant voice, "What do you mean by that?"

Yang Qi sighed: "The Cao family occupies Dali, my Yang family occupies the southern and northwest four prefectures, and the Zhe family occupies the former land of Dangxiang. The combined strength of our three families is no longer inferior to Song Dynasty. But we can only do things. Sneaky behind the scenes.

How powerful and rich we are, only we know.

It's like a night walk in Jinyi, hiding and sneaking all the time.

But can we hide it for a while, or for a lifetime?Can it be hidden for a hundred years?

No matter how deep the secret is hidden, it will eventually be dug out.

Why don't you take this opportunity and go to the front of the stage. "

Cao Bin's heart suddenly started beating wildly. He had to admit that he was a little moved by Yang Qi's persuasion.

The Cao family occupies Dali, and the wealth and prosperity have already reached the top.

However, he has never dared to expose himself to others, and kept a close watch secretly, for fear of being discovered by others.

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