Monument Yangmen

Chapter 733 The dust falls, the sun rises

Zhao Pu left, walking heavily under Yang Qi's gaze.

Yang Qi looked at Zhao Pu's back, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He talked with Zhao Pu and Cao Bin, it can be said that he was always thinking of them and the great Song Jiangshan, as if he had no selfishness at all.

As Zhao Pu said, if Yang Qi simply wanted an emperor who would not stab him in the back, it would be easy.

An adult prince is a great threat to him, and he can completely support a young prince, such as the eighth prince.

If Yang Qi was willing to support the Eighth Prince to ascend the throne, the pressure he would face would be far less than supporting Zhao Defang.

Why did he insist on supporting Zhao Defang?
What deeper plans does he have, I am afraid that only he knows.

As Yang Qi's status increased and his strength became stronger, the things he planned became more far-reaching, far-reaching to places that ordinary people could not see.

Zhao Pu went down to the top of the city for a long time, and Zhao Defang was sent to the top of the city under the guard of two civil servants.

I don't know what Zhao Pu said to these civil servants. In short, they looked at Yang Qi very strangely, with doubts, surprises, and more of a look of respect and distance.

The two civil servants sent Zhao Defang to Yang Qi, and one of them told Yang Qi lightly, "We will leave the person to you first, don't lose him, otherwise I will have to go to the four northwest mansions to find Yang Qi." The general wants someone."

Threatening him with Lao Yang?
Yang Qi nodded somewhat dumbfounded.

"Please!"

Another civil servant made a gesture of invitation to Zhao Defang very politely.

Seeing this, Yang Qi frowned and his eyes lit up.

Civil officials are so polite to Zhao Defang, which proves that what he said to Zhao Pu has worked.

When Zhao Defang saw Yang Qi, it was as if he had seen a savior. He was out of the control of the civil servants, and he was like an arrow leaving the string, rushing towards Yang Qi.

"Huhou, I knew you would save me."

Zhao Defang threw herself in front of Yang Qi, talking excitedly, that pitiful little appearance made people feel angry and funny.

Yang Qi made a serious face on purpose, and asked, "Are you scared?"

Zhao Defang nodded without hesitation.

"Regret?"

Zhao Defang frowned, nodded his head lightly, and then quickly began to shake his head.

Yang Qi smiled helplessly and said, "Sit down and talk."

Zhao Defang was sitting seriously opposite Yang Qi.

Yang Qi said with emotion: "As the saying goes, there is no arrow to turn back when you shoot a bow. What's the use of being afraid now? When you were in Ashoka Temple, when you had a secret talk with me, you were full of confidence. I thought you had everything ready. Unexpectedly, You just planned how to kill the king, but there is no follow-up work.

Frankly speaking, since you were detained, I have been curious about one thing, and I especially want to ask you. "

Zhao Defang smiled wryly: "Do you want to ask me, after so many years in the court, why haven't I recruited a few useful people, or people who sincerely trust me?"

Yang Qi nodded seriously.

Zhao Defang spread his hands, and said with a bitter face: "Over the years, I have spent all my money and recruited many people. I thought it was hidden, but since my uncle started to deal with me, I realized how much I have. Childish and ridiculous.

My way of attracting people cannot be hidden from my uncle at all.From the moment he tried to deal with me, half of those who took refuge in me turned to him.The remaining half was sent to Salmonella Island by him. "

Yang Qi pouted, not knowing what to say about Zhao Defang.

After a long silence, Yang Qi let out a long sigh, "Then you chose to kill the king without anyone supporting you? What's the difference between this and suicide?"

Zhao Defang was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Yang Qi seriously and said, "Isn't there still you?"

Yang Qi was speechless for a moment.

This is how big a heart must be to entrust everything on Yang Qi, an outsider, after killing the king.

However, it turns out that Zhao Defang, a fool, won the bet.

Yang Qi really tried his best to wipe his ass after he killed the king.

Yang Qi suddenly had the urge to strangle Zhao Defang to death, and he didn't know if it was a blessing or a curse for such a fool to support him to become emperor.

In the end, Yang Qi bowed down under Zhao Defang's hopeful eyes.

Yang Qi pretended to be deep and said: "Brother Defang, you are a bit too stupid for doing this. King killing is a serious crime, and you were caught on the spot..."

Zhao Defang showed a bitter face when he heard the words, "It's not my fault! It was Chen Lin who did it, not me. After the emperor's uncle passed away, I wanted to bring his body to you quickly. But that The civil servants just rushed in at this moment and didn't even give me a chance to escape."

Yang Qi was almost choked to death by Zhao Defang.

Come to him with Zhao Guangyi's body?
Fortunately, Zhao Defang was caught on the spot, otherwise if he really wanted to bring Zhao Guangyi's body to find him, he would be bumped into by civil officials.

Then Yang Qi would not be able to be a middleman leisurely like now.

However, what Zhao Defang said was not all irritating things.

Yang Qilue said with interest: "Chen Lin killed Zhao Guangyi? He is Zhao Guangyi's close companion. He was loyal to Zhao Guangyi, how could he betray Zhao Guangyi? How did you buy such a loyal person?"

Yang Qi is still very interested in learning how to bribe a foolish and loyal person.

After all, there is a foolish and loyal person in his family who needs to be rescued.

Zhao Defang was obviously stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Yang Qi to be interested in Chen Lin. He didn't hide anything immediately, and said frankly: "Chen Lin's first loyalty is to my father. Moreover, my uncle and Chen Lin have a deep relationship. hatred."

"Hey……"

Yang Qichang sighed, originally thought that Zhao Defang would show him what a miracle is, but in the end, it turned out to be the blessing of his ancestors.

Yang Qi felt that there was no need to chat with Zhao Defang anymore, and if he continued, he would not get anything useful, so he went straight to the point and said: "Because you were caught killing the king, if you want to inherit the throne, I'm afraid you will have to A small price to pay."

"I still have a chance to inherit the throne?"

Zhao Defang was like a child who saw candied haws and almost jumped up unhappy.

Yang Qi covered his face with one hand, and said helplessly, "As long as you can pay enough, becoming the throne is naturally not a problem."

Zhao Defang probably also realized that he had lost his composure. He coughed twice and said solemnly: "As long as I can ascend to the throne of God, I can bear any price."

Zhao Defang originally planned, as long as he can live.

Not only can he survive now, but he also has the hope of ascending the throne. What is he not satisfied with?
Yang Qi said seriously: "If you want to ascend the throne, the civil and military people in Tongtai pass need to be appeased vigorously. It is inevitable to be promoted to the rank. Besides, there are several conditions that need you promise."

Zhao Defang nodded without hesitation: "You tell me! I agree!"

Yang Qi said: "First, after you ascend the throne, you need to issue three imperial edicts. They are respectively imperial to me, my father-in-law Cao Bin, and my uncle Zhe Yuxun."

Zhao Defang was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "The three of you have reached the peak of Wujue, and you will be named Wangjue again. Can the civil servants agree?"

Yang Qi glanced at Zhao Defang unexpectedly, thinking that this guy is not stupid, he knows how to keep the bottom line.

Yang Qi smiled lightly and said: "You can rest assured that making our three families kings is not harmful to the Song Dynasty, but it is beneficial. Because I want you to be the king of the vassals, not the prince, and you will not participate in the court. Daily government affairs, and will not participate in all the political affairs of the court, let alone split the land of the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Defang nodded and said, "Then I agree."

Yang Qi continued: "Secondly, after you ascend the throne, you must rely heavily on civil servants. It can be said that civil servants are your pillars. And your own foundation is weak, so you must compromise with civil servants.

The lifelong goal of civil servants is 'the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world' and 'the punishment will not punish the officials'.

Can you agree to these two points? "

Zhao Defang frowned and said, "Aren't civil servants more powerful than the emperor?"

Yang Qi laughed and said, "Do you still have a choice?"

Zhao Defang lowered his head dejectedly, "I have no choice..."

Yang Qi looked at him dumbfounded, and said: "Don't be discouraged, these two points are of course beneficial to the literati, but they are also beneficial to you.

The scholar-bureaucrats are good at fighting, and they are even better at infighting.

No one wants to be ridden on the head all the time, let alone give up the pursuit of power.

Therefore, the scholar-bureaucrats in the imperial court, after losing the goal that they can fight for, will turn against each other and pinch themselves.

They can never report together.

At that time, it is time for you to truly show your power.

Moreover, once the civil servants grasp the power of the court, they will never allow anyone to overthrow your Zhao family's rule.

They will try their best to maintain the authority of your Zhao family.

Because for them, maintaining the authority of your Zhao royal family is maintaining their authority.

You only need to change the prime minister every four years to be able to firmly control them. "

Zhao Defang's face was filled with hope again, and he said excitedly, "I'll listen to you."

Yang Qi nodded in satisfaction, "The third and last point. After you ascend the throne, you must send me five blank edicts."

In Zhao Defang's hesitant eyes, Yang Qi said firmly: "This is the price I paid for helping Song Dynasty to stop the Liao people from invading. If you don't want to give it to me, I won't pursue it, but the Liao people's hundreds of thousands of troops, You have to block it yourself."

Zhao Defang said with a complicated expression: "I must know what you are doing with these five blank edicts. Although I like the throne very much, I don't want the Zhao family's throne to fall into the hands of other people."

Zhao Defang clearly expressed to Yang Qi that he has his own persistence.

Yang Qi nodded slowly and smiled: "Don't worry! What I want to do has nothing to do with the throne of the Song Dynasty, and even many things have nothing to do with the Song Dynasty. The reason why I want five blank edicts is that I want to use them when necessary. , Just borrow the name of Da Song.

Besides, can the Great Song Dynasty be captured with a blank edict? "

Zhao Defang smiled awkwardly, nodded and said, "You're right..."

"So it's settled then?"

"Ok!"

After negotiating the conditions, Zhao Defang didn't stay any longer, and left happily.

Yang Qi did not leave, but continued to sit where he was waiting for someone.

Sure enough, it didn't take long.

With firm steps, a figure appeared in Yang Qi's field of vision, and walked slowly in front of Yang Qi.

"Honestly, I hate you, I hate even meeting you."

The visitor stood in front of Yang Qi and bluntly expressed his disgust.

Yang Qi was stunned, and said dumbfoundedly: "I thought it would be Zhao Pu who came to talk to me, but I didn't expect it to be you. Frankly speaking, I hate you too."

I hate seeing each other, but I still can't see it.

Li Hang sat down opposite Yang Qi, without any disguise, and said with disgust: "Could it be that you are from Guigu?"

Yang Qi shook his head and smiled, "Are you mocking my eloquent tongue?"

After a pause, Yang Qi said quietly: "You don't have to agree..."

There was a trace of bitterness on Li Hang's face, "The offer is too tempting, even for me, it's hard to refuse."

Yang Qi was happy, he smiled happily: "So you agreed?"

Li Hang glanced at Yang Qi, and said indifferently: "Don't be too happy, you should know better than me how difficult it is to help Zhao Defang to the top. So there are three things you must do. You have done these three things. Only then will we agree to help Zhao Defang to the top."

Yang Qi asked suspiciously: "Those three things?"

Li Hang pondered: "First of all, you must ensure that you can stop the Liao people from invading south."

Yang Qi said seriously: "Of course there is no problem."

Li Hang shook his head and said, "We need to see that you have the strength to withstand hundreds of thousands of Liao troops."

Yang Qi was stunned for a moment, then said lightly: "You will see."

Li Hang said again: "Secondly, there are still 20 forbidden troops guarding Bianjing City. We are united with Privy Councilor Cao. Although we can say that some of them will surrender, there are still a few tough people who need to be dealt with."

Yang Qi frowned and said: "I will find a way to mobilize some soldiers and horses to go back to Bianjing City with you."

Li Hang nodded slowly, and continued: "Thirdly, before we leave, we need you to help us kill a few people."

Yang Qi was stunned, and it took him a long while before he said speechlessly: "Borrowing a knife to kill people and eradicate dissidents? Why don't you do these things yourself, you insist on letting me do it."

Li Hang said indifferently: "We are not Qiu Ba who only knows how to fight and kill."

Yang Qi said contemptuously: "You literati are really heartless."

Li Han smiled coldly and countered: "You are also a literati."

Yang Qi said angrily: "I promise you."

Li Hang breathed a sigh of relief, and said calmly: "Then wait for Huhou's army. I don't know when Huhou's army will arrive at Tongtai Pass?"

Yang Qi was taken aback, raised his head to look at the sky slowly rising every day, and said faintly: "It should be soon..."

At dawn, the sky brightens slowly, but when the sun emerges from the corner of the earth, the sky dawns very quickly.

The morning glow is like gorgeous fireworks, flashing in the sky.

The sun jumped out of the sky and hung brightly in the sky, illuminating the whole earth.

"Rumble..."

"Rumble..."

The sound of heavy horseshoes resounded throughout Tongtai Pass from far to near.

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