Monument Yangmen

Chapter 731 A Three Inch Tongue

Who would want to walk at night in brocade clothes when they can walk to the stage?
People live a face, and trees live a skin.

Except for those who have ulterior motives, who in power doesn't want to show off?
Wealth does not reveal wealth, that is only the idea of ​​a few people.

When most people have acquired a huge amount of property and have the strength to protect it, they hope to be seen and looked up to by more people.

Moreover, as Yang Qi said, it is impossible to keep the matter of the Cao family in Dali a secret forever.

There is always a day when the lid is lifted.

If the timing of uncovering the pot is wrong, it is very likely that you will suffer a tragic blow.

In fact, after the Cao family got Dali, Cao Bin has been thinking about this issue.

Originally, Cao Bin thought that he would become a prince by taking advantage of this rescue.

Then, when the new emperor came to the throne, he used the merits of a Conglong, and with these two contributions, he achieved the goal of breaking the soil and sealing the border, and clearly established the fact that the Cao family occupied Dali.

At that time, the Cao family will separate from the Great Song Dynasty and formally reappear in the eyes of the world as the royal family of Fanbang.

Only in this way can we gently help the Cao family solve this trouble.

However, Zhao Guangyi died suddenly, which obviously disrupted Cao Bin's plan.

Now that Yang Qi raised this matter again, Cao Bin felt hopeful.

He looked at Yang Qi hesitantly, and asked in a low voice: "Do you have a solution?"

Cao Bin is very convinced of Yang Qi.

Just relying on Yang Qi's exhaustive means, it was enough to make Cao Bin admire him.

What's more, the Cao and Yang families are still relatives.

Even if Yang Qi wants to cheat him, it will only be about money, the real big issue, Yang Qi will never cheat him.

Yang Qi smiled slightly and said: "This method is right in front of your eyes, it depends on whether you can grasp it or not."

Cao Bin frowned and asked suspiciously, "What do you mean?"

Yang Qi didn't answer Cao Bin's question, but asked with a smile, "Where's Zhao Defang?"

"Zhao Defang was detained by Zhao Pu in a room..."

Halfway through speaking, Cao Bin was stunned, and he looked at Yang Qi in astonishment, "Do you want the old man to support Zhao Defang to ascend the throne, so as to achieve the purpose of showing Dali in front of others?"

Yang Qi shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "Why not?"

Hearing this, Cao Bin shook his head like a rattle drum, "Zhao Defang killed the king before, and he is not the heir of His Majesty. It is more difficult to help him ascend the throne and become emperor than to ascend to heaven."

Yang Qi smiled calmly: "It is precisely because of the difficulty that we have to give it a try. Back then Zhao Guangyi could kill the king and proclaim himself emperor, why can't we repeat the old things?"

"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!"

Cao Bin said three words 'difficult' in a row, and sighed: "No one witnessed His Majesty murdering the king back then, and what's more, His Majesty had already achieved great power back then, and no one could stop His Majesty from ascending the throne.

If you look at Zhao Defang again, there is nothing.One without the support of important officials in the court, and two without soldiers and horses.How to get the old man to support him? "

Yang Qi looked at Cao Bin with a smile, and said: "I will find a way to make up for Zhao Defang's lack of soldiers and horses, plus your prestige as a general. I believe that among the generals, no one will object to this matter. "

Cao Bin smiled bitterly and said, "Since the old man agreed to this matter, it would be futile for Zhao Pu not to agree. Now that Zhao Pu controls the power of the civil servants, he also knows about Zhao Defang's murder of the king.

Once he spreads the news, before I return to Bianjing City, I am afraid that the prince and others have already arranged everything in Bianjing City, waiting for us to fall into the trap. "

Frankly speaking, whoever becomes the emperor is the same to Cao Bin.

As long as it doesn't affect the wealth of the Cao family, even if a pig surnamed Zhao sits on the throne, Cao Bin will still pay homage.

After experiencing Guo Wei's seizure of the throne, Zhao Kuangyin's mutiny at Chen Qiao, and Zhao Guangyi's killing of his brother to testify to the Tao, Cao Bin was really indifferent to who sat on the throne.

In the eyes of others, the country of the Song Dynasty is the country of the Zhao family.

But in the eyes of these martial arts.

The country of Song Dynasty is more like a company.

Everyone supports you, the Zhao family, as the emperor, because you are the emperor, and everyone can follow you to get rich and stable.

But once there is no stable wealth, then everyone doesn't mind changing to an emperor who can lead them to continue to be stable and rich.

This is not the idea of ​​Cao Bin alone, but the common idea of ​​all the soldiers who supported Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao's mutiny.

Now that Zhao Guangyi is dead, the Great Song Dynasty is facing changes.

If he could choose, Cao Bin would definitely stand on the side that is best for him without hesitation.

Yang Qicheng said confidently: "Zhao Pu, let me tell him, you can rest assured."

Cao Bin sighed bitterly and said with a wry smile, "I'm just worried."

Yang Qi knew what Cao Bin was worried about.

Cao Bin didn't want to take any risks.

Yang Qi grasped Cao Bin's thoughts and persuaded him: "Old Mount Tai! Zhao Guangyi died in Tongtai Pass, and you happened to be in Tongtai Pass. No matter which son of his becomes emperor, for your Cao family, It's going to be a disaster."

Cao Bin was stunned and said, "What do you mean by that?"

Yang Qi said quietly: "Zhao Guangyi died, don't you have the crime of ineffective protection? Perhaps his son relied on you at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, and would not question you. But once he is firmly seated on the throne, will you How can you guarantee that he will not attack the Cao family?
The generals at the beginning of the Song Dynasty were suppressed and quickly declined.

The whole family of the Pan family was beheaded, Gao Huaide died in battle, and Shi Shouxin's life and death are unknown.

Now the biggest general in the Song Dynasty, only your Cao family is left.

Once the new emperor launches an attack, and the civil servants are mixed in to take advantage of the fire, how long can your Cao family last?
By that time, destroying your Cao family will not only wipe out all the generals who threatened the Song Dynasty.I can also ask for a little crime from you.

Do you think he will do it?
Even if he doesn't do it, will those civil servants who look at the Cao family enviously persuade him to do it? "

"This……"

Yang Qi's words seemed to be full of mana, and cast a frost on Cao Bin's heart.

Cao Bin's heart was extremely cold, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

Cao Bin understands things like big trees attracting wind.

He was just being entrusted and flattered by Zhao Pu in the room just now, which made him a little smug.

He thought that from then on, he and Zhao Pu would jointly control the civil and military affairs, and the power would flow to the government and the public.

But after hearing Yang Qi's detailed analysis.

Only then did he realize that he had reached a situation where he was alone and unable to support himself.

Once he supports the new emperor's ascension to the throne, it seems that he will change his power, but in reality?

There was no one behind him.

He will be like a different kind, independent in the most dazzling position in the court.

And what about Zhao Pu?

Behind Zhao Pu, there are tens of thousands of civil servants, and the number is still increasing.

Just let their forces control the major centers of the country.

Then it will definitely deal with the Cao family.

There will never be room for an outlier in the court.

If there is, then this person can only be the emperor.

However, even if he, Cao Bin, raised his troops, he was still not fully sure that he would sit in the ninth or fifth position. To be precise, he was not even in the third place.

Cao Bin raised his hand and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead without any trace, and said in a trembling voice, "If this old man supports Zhao Defang, there will be no such troubles?"

Yang Qi laughed and said: "Old Taishan! Are you too nervous? You can't figure this out? Once you support Zhao Defang's enthronement, I will negotiate with Zhao Defang. At that time, Zhao Defang will admit that we have broken up the three families of Yang and Cao. power to govern a place.

At that time, the Cao family will have jumped from a general to a royal family belonging to a foreign country.

Although the Cao family can no longer stay in Bianjing City in the future, they are not afraid that anyone in the court will deal with your Cao family.

After all, the Zheyang and Cao families are an alliance, if Zhao Defang dares to deal with your Cao family, our two families will not sit idly by. "

Cao Bin took a deep breath and nodded heavily, "I understand..."

Cao Bin made up his mind, and he stopped sweating. The domineering arrogance that belonged to his commander returned to him.

Cao Bin solemnly said to Yang Qi: "As long as Zhao Pu agrees to this matter, I will agree to you. I will leave first..."

Yang Qi called out to Cao Bin's back, "Call me Zhao Pu."

Cao Bin staggered, almost fell to the ground, turned his head and gave Yang Qi a hard look, flung off his sleeves and left the city.

Cao Bin returned to the house where the civil servants and generals were staying, and was surrounded by people as soon as he entered the door.

"How did the talk go?"

Everyone stared at Cao Bin expectantly and asked questions.

Cao Bin shook his head, but didn't mention anything about his conversation with Yang Qi.

He looked at Zhao Pu and said in a low voice: "Yang Yansi said that he will make a decision only after talking with you."

"Talk to the old man?"

Zhao Pu frowned, hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The old man will meet him."

After saying this, Zhao Pu left the whole room behind and climbed to the top of the city alone.

When Zhao Pu climbed to the top of the wall, Yang Qi sat on the ground, and when he saw Zhao Pu approaching, he brushed the soil around him with his sleeve and invited, "Master Zhao, come and sit down."

Zhao Pu frowned, walked up to Yang Qi and sat down, and said coldly, "Why do you want to kill the king?"

Cao Bin asked the same question, and Zhao Pu was not far behind.

Neither Cao Bin nor Zhao Pu thought that Yang Qi was the one who could kill the king.

If Yang Qi wanted to kill the king, he would have killed Zhao Guangyi in the palace with a bomb, how could he wait until now?

Therefore, Zhao Guangyi died, and Yang Qi's figure appeared inside, which made Zhao Pu very puzzled.

I don't understand why Yang Qi, such a smart person, wants to get in the middle of the situation when there are serious internal and external troubles to make the situation even more confusing.

Yang Qi's answer was the same. He spread his hands and said with a smile: "I did not kill the king, and no one killed the king. Your Majesty was killed by the Liao people."

Zhao Pu shouted angrily, "You bastard! The old man saw with his own eyes that His Majesty died of poisoning, which had nothing to do with the Liao people. And the person who poisoned was Zhao Defang, and you are the accomplice."

"Hahaha……"

Yang Qi grinned and said: "Master Zhao is too flattering on the boy. Killing the king is a crime that will last forever. The boy is small, how can he have the courage to do such a big thing."

"Humph!"

Zhao Pu snorted coldly, and stared at Yang Qi fiercely.

Yang Qi glanced at Zhao Pu, pretending to be quiet and said: "Master Zhao! Don't you think His Majesty's death at the hands of the Liao people is a good result?"

Zhao Pu stared at Yang Qi coldly, "Do you want to use your own power to confuse the public and cover up the truth of this regicide?"

Yang Qi shook his head, "With you and my father-in-law here, I don't have the guts."

Zhao Pu said disdainfully, "Forgive me, you don't dare..."

Before Zhao Pu finished speaking, Yang Qi's next sentence almost drove Zhao Pu to death.

"Boy, I don't have the guts, and I don't have that ability. But if you, my father-in-law, and the three of us work together, it's still easy to cover up the truth about the regicide this time."

"Don't even think about it!"

Zhao Pu angrily pointed at Yang Qi and growled.

Yang Qi seemed not to see Zhao Pu's anger, and said to himself: "This time, His Majesty insisted on going his own way and insisting on the Northern Expedition. He not only borrowed ten million yuan from the Nanguo Money Bank, but also recruited a large number of civilian husbands. Taxes have also been reduced and exempted for many years.

In the Battle of Shuncheng, His Majesty insisted on going his own way and insisted on letting the army go north, but fell into the trap set by Brother Yeluxiu, causing hundreds of thousands of troops to die under the flood.

Tell me, if Your Majesty is not dead, how will you explain to the families of these soldiers, how to explain to the families of those civilian husbands, how to explain to the people of the world?
You said that if His Majesty returned to Beijing safely, would the people of the world rebel if they were angry?

After they rebelled, what will you do to put them down?

Rely on Xiangjun?Most of the Xiang troops are locals, how could they kill the people in their own land?
Rely on the forbidden army?The imperial court's only remaining Imperial Army is still defending Bianjing. If they leave Beijing, if someone takes the opportunity to make trouble, who can protect your family?
With internal worries, there are wars everywhere.

And the soldiers and horses of Daliao just took advantage of this opportunity and drove straight to the south. Who of you can resist it?

With the combination of internal and external troubles, the Great Song Dynasty is bound to be destroyed.

Your wealth and splendor will also be in vain. "

Every time Yang Qi said something, Zhao Pu clenched his fist tightly.

Zhao Pu had no doubts about Yang Qi's words.

Because everything Yang Qi said, he had thought about and deduced it in his mind.

Once internal and external troubles come together, the Great Song Dynasty will perish.

At that time, the nightmare of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period will be repeated.

Zhao Pu's face was gloomy and terrifying.

Yang Qi continued on his own: "However, it is different if His Majesty died at the hands of the Liao people. As the Ninth Five-Year Lord, His Majesty went to the battlefield in person and died at the border. The common people will only think it is a feat. It's not the chief culprit who killed their husband and child.

Even if the people are angry, they will not attack Da Song Jiangshan.

They will only put their anger on the Liao people.

Once the Liao people go south in a large scale, the common people will definitely share the same hatred.

But in the face of the tens of thousands of people in the Song Dynasty and the hundreds of thousands of Liao troops, what is it? "

Zhao Pu really wanted to nod his head and agree with what Yang Qi said, but he didn't.

He gritted his teeth, stared deeply at Yang Qi, and asked without blinking: "If there is civil strife in the Song Dynasty and the Liao people go south in a big way, will you, Yang Yansi, take the opportunity to go south and get a share?"

Yang Qi looked at Zhao Pu amusedly, "Do you think that if the Song Dynasty is really in chaos, is it really that important whether I, Yang Yansi, go south or not?"

Zhao Pu nodded helplessly, he had to admit that if civil strife really broke out in Song Dynasty, it would not matter whether Yang Qi went south or not.

Chaos broke out, and the heroes competed for the throne.

This is inevitable.

Those who have the opportunity to fight for the throne, those who have the opportunity to win glory and wealth through war, no one will give up this opportunity.

After taking a deep breath, Zhao Pu asked again, "What are you trying to excuse Zhao Defang for?"

Yang Qi looked at Zhao Pu and said calmly, "Help Zhao Defang to the throne."

"impossible!"

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