Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 362 Iron Blood Loyalty (Please Subscribe!)
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Song Guo.

in the hall.

All the ministers were in an uproar!

"You must not agree to Li Yan's conditions!"

"If the two thousand Taixue were given to Li Yan, and the government established the Taixue, it would be regarded as a wedding dress for Li Yan!"

"If Li Yan gets such a large amount of military supplies, it will be even more difficult to control the Anton Governor's Mansion!"

"..."

After messing around for a while, Zhao Ji said, "Be quiet!"

Hearing Zhao Ji's voice, the following gradually became quiet.

Zhao Ji rushed to Cai You and said, "Cai Aiqing, tell me."

Cai You raised his eyes to look at the clamoring officials, and then said: "I heard that many counties in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Jiangxi were occupied by Fang La's gang of thieves, radiating half of our country in the Song Dynasty. To kill all the officials, the methods are cruel and appalling, Tian Hu and Wang Qing are even more hateful, they are already threatening our Tokyo Bianliang, we may attack our capital one day, don't want me to work hard The 5000 million coins that I got from the Anton Governor’s Mansion are fine, please come up with a fundraising charter.”

As soon as Cai You said this, there was a sudden silence in the court, not only that, no one dared to raise his head!

After a while, Shangshu Youcheng Li Bangyan said: "Li Yan only took out 700 million gold, silver and copper coins, and used colored glaze, soap, and antique calligraphy and paintings to pay for the rest. It's inevitable..."

Cai You said: "Li Shangshu is a romantic person. Don't you know how popular glass and soap are? And Li Yan paid [-]% of the market price. At this price, you don't need to go to other places. Only in Tokyo, there are one or two. It sells out in a month."

After hearing this, Li Bangyan said, "If it's only [-]% of the market price, it's reasonable...Antique calligraphy and paintings have always been difficult to sell. How can they be sold at a high price if they are sold in a hurry?"

Cai You said: "Should Li Shangshu know the value of "Luo Shen Fu Tu", "Five Niu Tu" and "Ping An Tie"?"

Li Bangyan said: "This... If they are all authentic works, they are all priceless treasures and cannot be measured by money."

Cai You said: "Li Yan priced "Luo Shen Fu Tu" at 60 guan, "Wu Niu Tu" at 45 guan, and "Ping An Tie" at 45 guan. Li Yan also said that when the transaction is made, we can send someone to him to verify The authenticity of these antique calligraphy and paintings."

Li Bangyan shook his head and said: "This Li Yan is really reckless. These priceless treasures can be priced, and they are still set at such a low price, tsk tsk!" Then he said: "Although it is a bit troublesome to sell, if they are all at this price, this It is not difficult to discount batches of antique cultural relics."

Dazai and member of the Privy Council, Zheng Juzhong, said: "The others are fine. People like Zongze, Li Gang, Li Guang, Zhang Xiaochun, Zhang Shuye, Tang Zhong, Zhan Du, Chen Yun, Zhao Li, and Li Ruoshui must not give Li Yan, they are the cornerstones of our Great Song Dynasty, if they are given to Li Yan, even if our Great Song Dynasty can wipe out Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La, it will be difficult for our Great Song Dynasty to survive."

Hearing Zheng Juzhong's words, Zhao Ji's face sank immediately!

Not long ago, Wang Fu was promoted to the eighth rank by the general counselor, and was appointed as the prime minister by Zhao Ji, which was unprecedented since the founding of the Song Dynasty. In addition, Zhao Ji also gave Wang Fu the mansion in the west of the city. For the first time, all the things you need are taken from the government. He is the person who is most favored by Zhao Ji at present.

Therefore, Wang Fu must be worthy of Zhao Ji's favor——seeing Zhao Ji's face sinking, Wang Fu immediately stepped forward and said: "Our Great Song Dynasty is full of treasures, outstanding people, and it is difficult to survive without a few people. Mr. Zheng is a bit alarmist, right?"

Zheng Juzhong is not happy!
Wang Fu had a good relationship with Zheng Juzhong in private, and he didn't want Wang Fu to open fire on Zheng Juzhong just because he wanted to please Zhao Ji!
Zheng Juzhong said: "There are many people in our Great Song Dynasty, but those who dare to tell the truth are getting less and less. If the few remaining few are given to Li Yan, then the people in the court may be all Sing praises."

Liang Shicheng said: "Master Zheng, be careful with your words, who dares to tell the truth? Don't tell others, what Liang has always said is the truth!"

As soon as Liang Shicheng said this, someone immediately responded:

"That's right, what Wei Chen said is all the truth!"

"It's not only the hearts of those who are blocked by the officials can shine on the sun and the moon, we also have iron-blooded loyalty!"

"Da Song can survive without anyone, but the only one who can't do without is the official family!"

"..."

Zheng Juzhong said angrily: "How can there be eggs under the overthrow of the nest? You are sure to drive all these officials out of the court. Can we keep this country?"

Before anyone else could speak, Zhao Ji said, "Bold!"

Zheng Juzhong usually caters to Zhao Ji, otherwise he would not be able to serve as a member of the Privy Council, and the Dazai would confer the titles of Chongguogong, Suguogong, and Yanguogong in succession.

(One thing to say here is that although Zhao Ji is fatuous, his imperial ability is still very good. This is not difficult to see from Cai Jing's ups and downs.)
But even the flattering Zheng Juzhong couldn't help persuading: "Officials, a country cannot live without admonishing ministers, otherwise you may become an emperor who can't see or hear anything."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Juzhong bowed to the ground without saying a word.

Zhao Ji is not stupid.

He immediately realized that what Zheng Juzhong said was right.

If he becomes deaf or blind, he will be completely emptied. Then, how can he be the emperor?
Thinking of this, Zhao Ji had a rare time to be wise and said: "Zong Ze, Li Gang, Li Guang, Zhang Xiaochun, Zhang Shuye, Tang Zhong, Zhan Du, Chen Yun, Zhao Li, Li Ruoshui, I can't give Li Yan... Li Gang and Li Guang returned to Beijing and pardoned Zongze, ordered Zongze to supervise the wine tax in Zhenjiang first, and observe the use, while Zhang Xiaochun, Zhang Shuye, Tang Zhong, Zhan Du, Chen Yun, Zhao Li, and Li Ruoshui added rewards as appropriate."

To be fair here, Li Yan miscalculated. What he wanted Zong Ze and others to do, instead made Zhao Ji value them, and thus fulfilled them.

Tong Guan came out and said: "Liu Kai and Wang Tian are the generals of the Western Army. After Liu Fa's death, Liu Kai acted as the commander-in-chief, and he couldn't leave at all. However, this time when Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La were wiped out, the minister was going to let them go." Wang Yu was in command all the way, so the two of them could not give to Li Yan. Liu Kai was the son of Liu Zhongwu, the governor of the Luchuan Army. He was good at archery. Once a water tank was filled with water at the camp gate. Water gushed out of the arrow jar, and Liu Kai then shot another arrow, which happened to plug the original arrow hole. Duan Duan was a good talent that could be cultivated. As for Zhang Shou and others, although their positions were low, they were all brave and good at fighting. ..."

Cai You couldn't listen anymore, and said: "If you don't give it, you can't bear it, then let's not ask Li Yan for money to send troops and wait for Tian Hu and Wang Qing to lead the bandits into Tokyo and Fang La to completely occupy the southeast." .”

Seeing that Cai You wanted to pick someone up, his good friend Wang Fu hurriedly persuaded him: "Master Cai calm down, Li Yan must let us bargain, doesn't he? I don't think it's better than this. Since the official family has opened Jinkou, Zong Ze, Li Gang, Li Guang , Zhang Xiaochun, Zhang Shuye, Tang Zhong, Zhan Du, Chen Yu, Zhao Li, and Li Ruoshui cannot be assigned to Li Yan, since Taishi Tong said Liu Kai, Wang Bao, Liu Kai..."

Cai You said: "Li Yan asked for Liu Kai by name. Li Yan once said that if Liu Kai, Zhao Kai and those low-level generals were not given to him, he would have no money."

A minister wanted to condemn Li Yan as a treacherous and sycophant, Wang Fu said first: "I have millions of soldiers in the Great Song Dynasty, and there is not one Liu Kai and some low-level generals." Slowly accumulating, the keel can be found again, and there are still some craftsmen and boatmen. Now the top priority is to quell the civil strife, otherwise there will be a catastrophe. As for Li Yan...you can take your time."

Those who can stand above the court, there is no one who is simple, how could they not understand Wang Fu's meaning: all these conditions can be agreed to Li Yan, let's get over the difficulty in front of us first, as for Li Yan, wait Let's free up our hands, and we can slowly settle the score with him again.

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(End of this chapter)