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From the matter of Liang Shicheng, it is not difficult to see that under Zhao Huan's weak appearance, there is an extremely cold and hard heart.

It is true that Liang Shicheng is a treacherous official, but Zhao Huan was able to successfully become emperor thanks to his escort all the way.And Liang Shicheng didn't escape with Zhao Ji because of this, but Zhao Huan didn't appreciate it at all. Once Fang was firmly on the throne, he ungratefully bestowed Liang Shicheng to death.

Now that the six thieves are mentioned, there is no need to talk about Cai You. Although this fellow was not listed among the six thieves, he also did not end well.

At the end of March in the first year of Jingkang, Zhao Ji, who had returned to Jingji Road from Zhenjiang, had intended to transfer to Luoyang. It was Cai You who tried to persuade him to return to Tokyo out of selfishness to please the new emperor.

It's just that although Cai You thought well, Zhao Huan didn't think of him at all. The day after Cai Jing was exiled from Tokyo, he gave him a glass of poisoned wine. I don't know if Cai You was dying at the moment of death. Regret.

Not only the so-called six thieves, Cai You and others were liquidated by Zhao Huan, but even the ministers who advocated the recovery of Yandi did not escape. For example, Tan Zhen was exiled to Zhaozhou, Wang Anzhong was exiled to Xiangzhou, Li Chuwen was executed in Chenzhou...

According to statistics, there are hundreds of officials who were sent to death or exiled by Zhao Huan just because of Zhao Ji's influence.

You must know that the Song Dynasty claimed that the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats ruled the world together. Whenever civil officials committed crimes, they were basically exiled or demoted, and murder was rarely a verdict.

But Zhao Huan broke this convention and set a precedent for the Song Dynasty.

As an emperor, it is not wrong to kill decisively, especially in the Song Dynasty, a dynasty that lacks blood, if the emperor can be more ruthless, it might not be a bad thing.

But Zhao Huan's ruthlessness was not bloody.The reason why he killed people was more out of the desire to consolidate the throne and take revenge on Zhao Ji.

Zhao Huan didn't care at all whether the officials who were killed had talents or contributed to the country, only whether they were Zhao Ji's close ministers.

In fact, in terms of governing the country, Zhao Huan was even worse than Zhao Ji.

In just a few months after he succeeded to the throne, he even changed more than [-] ministers. Some important strategies of saving the country of these ministers were not adopted by Zhao Huan, but some important strategies to harm the country were not adopted. All were adopted by Zhao Huan.

In seventeen years of reign, the Chongzhen Emperor, who had nineteen chief assistants, was nothing compared to Song Qinzong Zhao Huan.

Because of Zhao Huan's various performances, many people in later generations believed that when the Northern Song Dynasty perished, [-]% of them died of Zhao Ji, and [-]% of them died of Zhao Huan.

These words may be suspected of exonerating Zhao Ji, but after careful scrutiny, I found that there is quite a bit of truth in it.

To give an example, we know that in the official history, the Jin people went south for the second time, and when they were about to approach the city of Kaifeng, Zhao Ji once proposed to Zhao Huan to go to Luoyang, Xijing, to summon the soldiers of King Qin.

According to Zhao Ji's personality, although he was most likely to escape again, under the circumstances at that time, it was obviously more beneficial than harmful for him to bring a group of royal families out of Beijing.

This at least guarantees that Zhao Song's clan will not be captured by Jin Guo, and with Zhao Ji's prestige as emperor for more than [-] years, how can he be stronger than Zhao Gou?

However, because Zhao Huan was worried about Zhao Ji's restoration, he refused Zhao Ji's request cleanly and neatly, and insisted on dragging everyone to stay in the isolated city, which eventually led to such a tragedy as the shame of Jingkang. Stupid is not enough to describe him done.

After talking about Zhao Ji's recent actions, he turned his attention to Yun Wang Zhao Kai.

It is said that Zhao Kai has followed Mu Xu's advice since he returned to the capital and handed over his will. For the past two months, he has been reclusive, almost never showing his face outside. There was even a rumor in the capital that he had already been secretly murdered by the new king Zhao Huan.

This was Shi Xiu's idea to Zhao Kai, deliberately releasing such rumors.The reason Shi Xiu gave was that if Zhao Kai did not appear in public for a long time, Zhao Huan might make him disappear forever.

Therefore, in order to avoid this happening, Shi Xiu thought it would be better to do the opposite and use outside public opinion to force Zhao Huan not to do this murderous thing.

Zhao Kai thought so deeply about this, and agreed to let Shi Xiu do whatever he wanted, which is why there was such a rumor in Beijing.

Just as Shi Xiu expected, Zhao Huan actually intended to punish Zhao Kai long ago.To a certain extent, Zhao Huan's hatred for Zhao Kai far exceeds that of Zhao Ji. After all, Zhao Ji is still his father, but Zhao Kai is just one of his many brothers.

Especially when this brother has been better than his elder brother since he was a child, he is more favored by his father than him, and he is also his biggest competitor.

Under this premise, how could Zhao Huan forget those days when he was oppressed by Zhao Kai?
Once the power is in hand, there will be revenge and complaints.

But when Zhao Huan was thinking about how to deal with Zhao Kai, the news suddenly began to circulate among the people that Zhao Kai had been killed by him.

Hearing these rumors for the first time, Zhao Huan was extremely furious, but at the same time he had to be cautious, for fear that in the eyes of the world, he, an official of the Great Song Dynasty, would end up with a reputation of being without family affection.

In view of this, Zhao Huan could only pinch his nose and send someone to visit Zhao Kai several times in Prince Yun's Mansion to show his brotherly love.And through the sister relationship between Empress Zhu Lian and Princess Yun Zhu Fengying, Zhu Fengying asked Zhu Fengying to persuade Zhao Kai to go out of the mansion for a while.

Zhao Kai wanted to play tricks to make Zhao Huan look bad, but was persuaded by Shi Xiu.

"Your Highness should agree. For the sake of big things, it would be unwise to have a conflict with the new emperor right now."

"But this king is really not reconciled. Thinking of his father still suffering in the palace, this king feels like a knife is twisting his heart, wishing to beat that bastard with his own hands."

Zhao Kai looked particularly resentful, and murmured, "Father really lost his mind, who would have thought that all the filial deeds of my good brother in the past were all disguised, and now that Fang has succeeded to the throne, he has revealed his true colors. "

Shi Xiu waited for Zhao Kai to vent his dissatisfaction, and then said, "Your Highness is filial to the world, and I admire it from the bottom of my heart. But because of this, Your Highness needs to be more patient, otherwise how can we save the emperor from fire and water?"

"Forget it, then I will listen to General Shi for the time being, and I will argue with that guy later."

It's not that Zhao Kai didn't know what to do, he calmed down after being persuaded by Shi Xiu, and asked Shi Xiu how to proceed.

Shi Xiu thought for a while, then replied, "After studying the map in the palace, I think it's too risky to enter the palace from the Fei Pavilion, and it's better to find another way."

Let's go and give it a try. 】

"Why is this, isn't Feige still unimpeded?"

"Your Highness, the reason why I say this is because Fei Pavilion is too tightly guarded, and passing through here is too eye-catching, and it is easy to fall short. And don't forget, Your Highness, the emperor currently lives in Longde Palace, and Fei Pavilion There are several palaces in the middle of the pavilion."

Hearing what Shi Xiu said, Zhao Kai couldn't help frowning and said, "Can't we just take Zhao Huan directly, force him to abdicate, and then go rescue father?"

A strange look flashed in Shi Xiu's eyes, and then disappeared, explaining in his mouth, "This strategy is too risky. If it fails, we will surely fall into a situation where we will never recover. So to be on the safe side, we should rescue the emperor first. With the emperor in hand, I am not afraid that the new emperor will not submit!"

Zhao Kai always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell for a while, so he agreed to Shi Xiu's suggestion.

Next, the two discussed how to enter the palace.

Shi Xiu pointed to the east side of the palace plan, and suggested, "His Royal Highness, for the current plan, the only way to enter the palace is from Genyue. I recently found out that since the new emperor ascended the throne, Genyue has almost been abandoned. , except for the guards guarding the gate, there are only some servants who clean the palace, if you go around to the inner palace from there, you will be invisible."

Zhao Kai nodded in approval, and then said, "In this way, the matter of buying those guards will be given to the general, and everything that is needed can be withdrawn from the treasury."

"Little one obeys, and His Highness will not be disappointed."

After solving the problem of entering the palace, Zhao Kai immediately asked again, "The general hasn't told Xiao Wang yet, when will he act?"

Shi Xiu asked back, "What do you think of May [-]rd, Your Highness?"

Zhao Kai was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help saying, "Isn't this Zhao Huan's birthday?"

Shi Xiu smiled and said, "Because it is the new emperor's birthday, I suggest choosing that day. After all, this year is the first year of the new emperor's first ascension to the Great Treasure, and the imperial court will definitely celebrate the Longevity Day. The best time for us to infiltrate Gen Yue is when the ministers are feasting.

Once Gen Yue is under control, they can wait for the imperial banquet to end. At that time, the young man will rush into the harem to rescue the emperor with lightning speed, and then as long as he catches the new emperor, great things will happen! "

"Wonderful, then I will leave everything to the general. After the matter is completed, Xiao Wang will reward you a lot!"

Zhao Kai clapped his hands, nodded and agreed, and at the same time he did not forget to promise a big profit.

"It's easy to say, this is what a young person should do." Shi Xiu said modestly, and then seemed to think of something, and added,

"By the way, there is one more thing that His Highness made up his mind earlier."

"Please tell me, General, I am all ears!"

Shi Xiu said solemnly, "As the old saying goes, if you don't think about victory, you think about defeat first. Before doing such a big thing, the prince still needs to think about where we should retreat if things go wrong."

"This...is it possible that the general is not fully sure?" Zhao Kaiguang was thinking about how he would be after the event was completed, but he did not consider the consequences after the event failed. At this moment when Shi Xiuyi reminded him, he couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded, and even felt a bit of shrinking back. .

Shi Xiu saw Zhao Kai's hesitation and despised him extremely in his heart, but in order to complete the important task Mu Xu explained, he could only use words to strengthen Zhao Kai's confidence.

"Your Highness, how can there be anything in the world that is guaranteed? For the sake of the supreme throne, why not take a little risk?

Furthermore, His Highness is in such a precarious situation now, if you continue to sit and wait to die, do you think the new emperor will spare you when he secures the throne? "

Zhao Kai's heart trembled, thinking of the treatment of his father, Emperor Zhao Ji, he gritted his teeth and said, "What the general said is very true, Xiao Wang really has no choice but to go all the way to the dark."

Shi Xiu heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "It's good that Your Highness understands, we are already on the verge of breaking out, and we have no choice but to speak up. But before that, it is necessary to think of a way out. After all, as the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid." If there is no firewood to burn, if things change, it will not be burnt together."

"Forgive me, General. Xiao Wang's heart is in a mess at this time. It's really a mess. Please tell the general clearly that Xiao Wang will do everything."

Seeing that Zhao Kai was finally persuaded, Shi Xiu finally revealed his plan, "The mean of the villain is that before the incident, His Highness might as well move the family scroll to a safe place outside the city. If it happens, everyone will be happy. Even if you lose, you can retreat calmly."

Zhao Kai asked puzzled, "Back, where are you going?"

Shi Xiu pointed to the north, and said with her head held high, "Naturally, it's Youyun. With my lord as the backing, I understand that the court will have nothing to do with His Highness. At that time, His Highness will not lose his glory and wealth if he retreats, and if he advances, the Lord will send troops to go south." , use force to help His Highness become a great treasure."

When Zhao Kai heard this, he immediately said joyfully, "That's right! Xiao Wang actually forgot that he still has a brother-in-law. He is currently occupying sixteen prefectures in Youyun, and his army is strong. With him helping Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang has long been invincible." place!"

It was also because Zhao Kai was too greedy for profit and was completely blinded by the throne. If he was a shrewd person and only listened to Shi Xiu's words, he should suspect that Mu Xu had ulterior motives.

Yes, Mu Xu never thought of helping Zhao Kai seize the throne from the very beginning. His real purpose was to imitate Cao Cao and use Zhao Kai's hand to snatch Zhao Ji into his hands and take the emperor to command the princes.

It's ridiculous that Zhao Kai naively thought that Mu Xu could be dismissed with a mere title of King Yan.He also didn't think about it, what is the throne, if Mu Xu is willing, what's the point of being emperor?
No matter how famous the name is, it still depends on the strength after all.

Besides, after being limped by Shi Xiu, Zhao Kai did what he said with peace of mind and deliberately made a soft gesture to Zhao Huan. As soon as Princess Zhu Fengying showed up, he showed up in Tokyo with great fanfare and broke the rumors.

Zhao Huan saw that Zhao Kai was so honest and obedient, he just thought that this guy finally knew how to be afraid and didn't dare to stab him again, so he decided to let him go temporarily, and wait for Zhao Ji's visit in the future, and then go back to Zhao Kai to settle the score.

And in a corner that Zhao Huan couldn't see, Shi Xiu was already carrying out her actions in an orderly manner.

With the assistance of Zhang San, Li Si and other local snakes, Shi Xiu first tied up Gen Yue's guarding school captain's family and forced them to obey orders.

Then he paid a large sum of money from Zhao Kai's mansion, bought several courtyards and horses around Genyue, transferred [-] elite men from outside the city into the city in batches, and hid in those courtyards.

After finishing all this, Shi Xiu went out of the city alone again, and came to the Bianhe Wharf. On an ordinary cargo ship, she found Zhang Shun who had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as the two met, Zhang Shun ordered the boat to sail far away, and when they arrived at a secluded place on the river, Shi Xiu began to talk about important matters.

"Brother Zhang, is everything ready?"

Zhang Shun replied, "In the past month, I have made the fleet go back and forth at the Bianhe pier a few times on the grounds of selling grain, to ensure that no one will be suspicious."

"In order to be safe, it is best to bribe the official figures, so as not to trap me here after the pier is blocked in time, it will be a big disaster."

Shi Xiu thought about it for a while, but she was still worried.

Zhang Shun patted his chest and said, "Brother, just put your heart in your stomach. If you have money to open the way, the officials of the Wharf Inspection Department have long called me brothers and sisters, so I guarantee that nothing will go wrong!"

"Okay, after half a month, let's proceed as planned!"

"A word is settled!"

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