The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 531
That night, thinking about Xu Guanzhong's hint at the banquet, Zhao Kai couldn't sleep, and spent the whole night thinking about how to persuade Mu Xu to support him in taking the throne.

If it was said that Zhao Kai drew Mu Xu in the past just for insurance, then after he learned that Mu Xu was forced to withdraw from the Jin army, his mentality changed, and he turned to ask Mu Xu.

In the cognition of Zhao Kai, a military rookie, the golden man can beat the imperial court to the ground, and Mu Xu can defeat the golden man, so it proves in disguise that Mu Xu's army is three times stronger than the imperial army. points?
After thinking about it for a long time, Zhao Kai decided to start with his younger sister Zhao Fujin first, so that he could get Zhao Fujin's support before Mu Xu came back, and when the siblings went to persuade Mu Xu together, it would definitely be more effective.

Acting is worse than moving, the next day at dawn, Zhao Kai found a few valuable accessories from his belongings as a gift for his nephew, and then impatiently went to the Jiedu Mansion to ask to see his sister.

When Zhao Fujin heard that his elder brother was coming, he was naturally overjoyed, and regardless of the inconvenience of his confinement, he immediately met Zhao Kai in the flower hall.

As soon as the two brothers and sisters met, they exchanged pleasantries.

After talking about the farewell, Zhao Fujin asked, "The third brother is not enjoying blessings in Beijing, how come you have time to come to the edge of Yunzhou?"

Zhao Kai was startled, and then realized that Zhao Fujin must have been protected too well by Mu Xu, and he probably hadn't heard anything about Da Song's recent events at all.

At the moment, he organized a language to tell the story of the changes in Tokyo City.

Zhao Fujin was really shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Such a big event has happened, so I don't know how the father is, how are the younger brothers and sisters?"

In fact, Zhao Kai left Beijing one step ahead of Zhao Ji, so he didn't know anything about Zhao Ji's abandonment of his wife, so he took it for granted, "Fifth sister, don't worry, even though the father has abdicated, I think she will take good care of Brother Zhen and the others. Besides, Wasn't the Jinren forced to retreat by his brother-in-law, so Beijing must have settled down a long time ago."

As soon as Zhao Fujin thought it was reasonable, he couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, and then sighed, "Father is in his prime, why did he suddenly come up with the idea of ​​Zen position, this is too..."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Fujin couldn't find a suitable word to describe Zhao Ji's actions.

On the contrary, Zhao Kai continued, "Who's to say no, father is too hasty this time! My sister is not ignorant of elder brother's temperament, let's not talk about whether he can be a good emperor, at least us I'm afraid life will be difficult for younger brothers and sisters in the future!"

Of course, Zhao Fujin, who was born in the royal family, knew the difference between her father being an emperor and her elder brother being an emperor, but she was kind-hearted after all, and she didn't want to think too badly of others, so she said, "Eldest brother doesn't like to associate with us, but after all, it's our own family. Flesh and blood, the life of brothers and sisters is almost the same.”

As soon as Zhao Kai heard what Zhao Fujin said, he immediately became anxious, and hurriedly retorted, "You can't say that, sister, you lived in the deep palace for a long time before you got married, and you rarely deal with your elder brother, so you know him too well, how do you know him? A man!"

Seeing Zhao Fujin's puzzled face, Zhao Kai spared no effort to slander Zhao Huandao, "Our eldest brother, because the emperor doesn't like him, has always behaved perversely and is indifferent to his family. Waiting for brothers, I am afraid that father and emperor may not have a better life in the future."

"This... this can't be, isn't it unfilial?"

"My dear girl, why are you so naive? What is our origin? The royal family, the royal family has no kinship since ancient times, Li Shimin is wise enough, why don't you just kill your brother and imprison your father!

Even though our eldest brother is not worthy of carrying Li Shimin's shoes, since he has become the emperor, why doesn't he want to monopolize the power and be the only one?But his father is still alive, with his father's prestige for many years, wouldn't it be a stumbling block for him? "

After being told by Zhao Kai, Zhao Fujin naturally became worried about Zhao Ji, and said subconsciously, "What should I do? Is there any way to remedy it?"

Seeing that the words moved Zhao Fujin, Zhao Kai was secretly happy, but on the surface he pretended to be embarrassed, "Oh, it's all done now, what can I do!"

Zhao Fujin didn't know that this was Zhao Kai's trick to capture him, so he asked anxiously, "Don't do anything, just let the elder brother do whatever he wants?"

"Now that he has the title of Son of Heaven in his hands, even his father and emperor have to stay away, let alone the ministers of the court, unless..."

"Unless there is something, the third brother said it!"

Zhao Kai clenched his fists and coughed lightly, and replied, "Unless you find help from the outside."

"I'm looking for help from outside, third brother is he talking about your husband?" Zhao Fujin was just a little ignorant of the world, and she wasn't really stupid. At this moment, she finally figured out what her elder brother was up to.

Before she could think deeply, Zhao Kai said affirmatively, "That's right, my brother-in-law is the most suitable candidate!"

"Third brother was joking, Mr. Xiang is a courtier, how can he intervene in court affairs?"

"My younger sister underestimates my brother-in-law too much. Although he is only a local military officer, he has many elite soldiers and strong generals under his command, and even the golden men can fight back. If he is willing to stand up and speak out, no matter whether it is the court or the eldest brother, who would dare not give him the favor?" How thin is it?"

Involving Mu Xu made Zhao Fujin's heart very clear, and she asked straight to the point, "Third brother, tell me the truth, do you want Xianggong to help you become the emperor?"

Zhao Kai couldn't help being a little embarrassed by his younger sister's open and honest exposure of his small thoughts, but he still said, "That's right, but I don't think there is anything wrong with it. I think my younger sister should know that if it wasn't for the invasion of the Kingdom of Jin, the future Father will definitely pass on the throne to his elder brother, do you agree with this statement?"

Zhao Fujin thought for a moment, and replied truthfully, "Based on Father's love for third brother, if there is no accident, it will indeed be like this."

Zhao Kai patted his thigh and said happily, "Take a photo, thank you sister for being righteous. If this is the case, then why not take back what belongs to me for brother?"

"The reasoning is true, but the succession of the throne in the Great Song Dynasty is orderly. The father has already given up the throne to the elder brother in front of civil and military officials and royal family members. How is the third brother's behavior different from rebellion?"

Hearing this, Zhao Kai couldn't help but feel a lump in his heart, he really didn't expect that this younger sister was only married for more than a year, and she was no longer innocent and innocent, and she couldn't be fooled for a while, but fortunately he had other excuses.

"Fifth Sister, it's not because my brother doesn't understand the truth, but I really have to worry about it. Sister, you should know that my father has deliberately changed me as the crown prince many times, right?"

Seeing Zhao Fujin nodding, Zhao Kai continued to miserably say, "Sis, since you know it well, you might as well imagine how you will deal with your father and elder brother once you secure the throne with the little brother like you? And there is..."

Having said this, Zhao Kai suddenly stopped speaking, and said to Zhao Fujin's left and right maids, "Stand back, I have something to say to Di Ji!"

Several maids looked at Zhao Fujin at the same time, and after getting his response, they each saluted and left the flower hall.

"Third brother, there are no outsiders now, so just speak up if you have something to say."

"Okay, then I'll be blunt as a brother. Fifth sister, is it true that my brother-in-law has three sons now?" Zhao Kai asked in a low voice with bright eyes.

Zhao Fujin frowned, and said displeasedly, "What does the good third brother say and do, what does this have to do with what I just said?"

Zhao Kai said, "Why doesn't it matter? It has a lot to do with it! Even the common people know that a woman's status in the family after marriage depends on whether her husband loves her and whether her natal family is capable.

Today my brother-in-law has three sons, and I am afraid that there will be more children in the future, so shouldn't my sister think about the future of her nephew in advance?To put it bluntly, if my nephew doesn't please my brother-in-law when he grows up, will my sister be willing to see this title and such a huge family property fall into the hands of others? "

Zhao Fujin was immediately moved by these words. Although she had confidence in her relationship with Mu Xu, she had to admit that Zhao Kai's assumption might not happen in the future.

Furthermore, as a mother, Zhao Fujin still wanted to leave the best for him even though his son was only one month old.

Therefore, after being silent for a while, she said, "The third brother hasn't said what's the matter."

Zhao Kai patted his forehead with a smile, and said apologetically, "Look at my memory, sister, listen up, let brother Wei tell you the secrets of this."

Then, he talked eloquently, "Sister and elder brother have never had friendship, so he became an official of the Song Dynasty, and the possibility of supporting his sister and nephew in the future is extremely low.

But it’s not the case for a brother. As a brother, I can assure my sister that if I become an official in the Song Dynasty, my brother-in-law’s title and family business will all be inherited by my nephew.

Not only that, but I can promise that as long as my brother-in-law is willing to help me, I will make him King of Yan in the name of the Son of Heaven, and if he can regain the land of Yan, then the whole Youyun will be enshrined by the Mu family. "

Zhao Fujin was very moved after hearing this, but he still kept a trace of sobriety.

"Third brother, my little sister is just a woman, I can't be the master of such a big matter."

Seeing Zhao Fujin let go, Zhao Kai then talked about the purpose of this trip, "Sister, why belittle yourself, brother-in-law loves you so much, I think as long as you open your mouth, he will think about it to some extent."

"Okay, when my husband comes back, I will talk to him, but the details need to be discussed by the third brother himself."

"It's natural, brother knows the severity."

After negotiating the important matter, Zhao Kai was in a good mood, and immediately said, "Have someone bring my nephew here, my uncle hasn't seen him yet."

Hearing Zhao Kai mentioned his son, Zhao Fujin exuded the radiance of motherhood, there was no reason why he would not obey, so he immediately called the maid and asked him to carry his son out for Zhao Kai to watch.

When Zhao Kai saw his nephew, he immediately praised him and gave him a gift prepared in advance. He even mentioned that he would draw a portrait of the child, saying that he would take it back for Zhao Ji to see.

Being complimented by Zhao Kai, Zhao Fujin was in a particularly beautiful mood, and couldn't help but pay more attention to Zhao Kai's affairs, and made up his mind to give Mu Xu a pillow.

……

It's late, Juyongguan.

Mu Xu stood on the city wall in armor, holding a blood-stained saber in one hand, and leaning on the wall with the other, looking at the golden soldiers leaving corpses all over the ground, receding like the tide, and ordered the officials to pass the order,
"Remove the wounded soldiers and let the doctor heal them well. The rest of the people, except the patrolling soldiers, should rest in place."

"Yes, as ordered."

Watching the herald go away, Sun Yi on the side stepped forward and said, "Master, you have been at the top of the city for more than three days, why don't you go back and have a rest, there is a general watching over here, so there will be no trouble."

"No, it doesn't matter if you persist for another three days!"

Mu Xu put the knife back into its sheath, waved his hand and refused.

Sun Yi wanted to persuade him again, but Mu Xu said again, "Has the casualty been counted?"

"In the past three days, our army has lost a total of about two thousand."

"What about the golden man?"

"It should be around four thousand."

After listening, a smile appeared on Mu Xu's face, "It's not bad, it didn't disappoint."

Sun Yi said solemnly, "It's not only good, but from the point of view of the general, even if it is the Song and Western Army, facing such a powerful Jin army, they will have at least five thousand casualties."

Hearing this, Mu Xu said disdainfully, "The Great Song Dynasty has always valued literature and restrained martial arts, and did not regard warriors as human beings. Coupled with the common practice of being greedy for military pay, the soldiers are of course unwilling to work hard."

"That's right, who would have thought that Hebei, with its [-] forbidden troops and the advantages of the city, would be beaten to the edge of the Yellow River by less than [-] golden soldiers. It would be ridiculous to the world."

Sun Yi shook his head and sighed a few words, then asked, "Master, in your opinion, the Jin people came here for Juyongguan?"

Mu Xu thought for a moment, then pondered, "It's possible, but it's more about looking out for us, who let me ruin their big business."

Sun Yi said bitterly, "These wolf cubs are no different from robbers. I really want to kill them all."

"Don't worry, there will be such a day, I promise you."

Having said that, Sun Yi was unwilling to always be passively beaten, so he said, "After days of fighting, the Jin people must be equally exhausted, how about letting the last general lead the troops to make a surprise attack at night?"

"Not yet, let's wait two more days."

"The envoy has a plan to defeat the enemy?"

"I have some ideas, and this matter has to fall on Wanyan Loushi." Mu Xu pointed to the commander-in-chief flag of the Golden Army camp where he was selected, and said with confidence.

"The plan will come out?"

Just as Mu Xu was about to explain, Yan Qing hurriedly climbed up the tower, came to him and clasped his fists to report, "Master, General Xiao Qian has successfully returned to the Dushikou Fortress, and now I am sending someone to ask what your envoy can do. "

"Order his subordinates to go to Wuzhou for repairs, and then let Xiao Qian come to see me."

Yan Qing replied, "Yes, the younger one will send someone to pass it on later."

As he spoke, he took out another confidential letter from his pocket, and presented it to Mu Xu with both hands, "This is the Yunzhou official letter that was delivered at the same time."

Mu Xu took it casually, checked the wax, and opened it to look after seeing that it was intact.

After scanning the contents of the letter with one eye and three lines, Mu Xu sneered and said, "I saved the country from the danger of subjugation for the Song Dynasty, and it's really a good plan to get rid of me with a mere title of county king!"

He remembered clearly that in history, when the Jin army was about to attack the Yellow River, Zhao Ji was ill and went to the doctor in a hurry, and even made Guo Yaoshi, who had surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, the king. mean!

"If I had known this before, the envoy should let the Jin people go south and teach the court a lesson." Yan Qing said indignantly after hearing Mu Xu's words.

Sun Yi also said, "The Great Song Dynasty is really hopeless. It is unreasonable to be so stingy with the heroes while willing to give money to the enemy!"

At this moment, Mu Xu had calmed down, looking at the part of the letter about Zhao Kai's trip to Yunzhou, his face gradually revealed all the thoughts.

(End of this chapter)