Yi Song

Chapter 312 Zhao Gou, Qin Hui and Wanyan Wu are begging for money
In Daming City's Beijing residence, Zhao Gou was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, circling around in the front hall.

"Your Majesty, please be patient and don't be impatient!" Wang Boyan, the military general's young eunuch, advised.

He escorted a batch of ordnance to Daming Mansion a few days ago, and hit it off with King Kang who was staying at Daming Mansion.

"Mr. Tingjun, how can I sit still in this matter!" Zhao Gou said anxiously, "Now the whole world is spreading rumors that I am a traitor of the Liao people, betrayed military intelligence, and set up an ambush to kill the king's father. I, I. I really couldn’t get rid of it even if I jumped into the Yellow River.”

"What's going on with those waist badges?"

"I checked, it was one of my managers who was greedy for money and sold it to others privately. His current whereabouts are unknown."

"The king has been framed." Wang Boyan said.

"I must have been framed. I am in Daming City and know nothing about the frontline. How could I betray military intelligence and collude with the Liao people?"

"Yanjing was defeated, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were wiped out. The Liao army crossed the border to pursue them, first reaching Hejian City, where the five kings and Cai Shuxiang died unexpectedly. Then they attacked Xindu City, disturbing the officials. Officials died violently, and countless clan officials died unexpectedly. .

No one can bear such a big sin.

The officials who fled back, including the young masters Bai Shizhong, Lu Yihao, Zhu Shengfei, Cai Jing and others, would definitely put the blame on the king, and they would have room to evade. "

"Put it on me?" Zhao Gou felt chills all over.

Could it be that the things he did were noticed by others?
Seeing Zhao Gou's horrified look, Wang Boyan thought he was scared.

"Your Majesty, after many years of ups and downs in officialdom, I realized that the most dangerous thing in the world is the human heart. Now that the news has spread, everyone in the world will regard your Majesty as a traitor who colluded with the Liao people and killed your father.

Although we know that the king is unjust, but the public sentiment is turbulent, how should the king deal with it? "

Zhao Gou gritted his teeth and said, "I won't sit still and wait for death!"

"Okay! Your Majesty's courage gives me hope. 'Although there are tens of thousands of people, I will go.'"

"Please teach me, sir!" Zhao Gou quickly grabbed Wang Boyan's hand and begged.

"Your Majesty, I would like to introduce you to an old friend of yourselves. The whole plan for your Majesty to get out of trouble lies with him." Wang Boyan said pretending to be mysterious.

"Old man, who?"

Wang Boyan remained silent and motioned to his confidants at the door.

After a while, a confidant brought in someone. Zhao Gou opened his eyes and asked in surprise: "Mr. Huizhi, aren't you trapped in Xindu City?"

"Yes, I was trapped in Xindu City, but I had an opportunity." Qin Hui replied with high spirits.

"Huizhi is my student. We have been exchanging letters since he came with me."

"Mr. Tingjun just mentioned my king's plan to get out of trouble. Mr. Huizhi, I dare to ask what the plan is?" Zhao Gou asked impatiently.

Then he raised his hands and said politely: "Mr. Hui, please sit down. Please sit down."

Qin Hui Shiran sat down, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then put it back on the table. Facing Zhao Gou's expectant eyes, he slowly said: "Someone must have framed the king regarding the Chonghua Town incident."

"Can you guess who it is, sir?"

"A certain person can be seen all over the world, and they are roughly the prince, King Yun, King Su and Duke Yan."

"They? How did sir figure it out?"

"Prince and Duke Yan, let's talk last. King Yun and King Su have been planning for the position of Xuanfu envoy to Hebei. During this period, they secretly sent people to contact the Northern Liao court many times.

Someone told me that the Han officials in Yanjing, Liao State, had long had plans and had been sending people to communicate with me in Song Dynasty. Presumably King Yun and King Su had already hooked up with them.

As the Wanyan tribe and the Zhenwu tribe rose up one after another and pressed forward step by step, some Khitan Xi clan nobles in the Northern Liao Dynasty also had different intentions, and then formulated this shocking plan. "

"A shocking plan? What are the third brother and fifth brother planning?"

"Of course I have a plan. Retreat, seek the position of Xuanfu envoy in Hebei, gain the heavenly merit of recovering the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, and then seek the position of the East Palace. Go forward, kill the king and seek the throne, and directly ascend to the throne."

"But they're both dead."

"Yes, they are dead. They are not capable. They wanted to play with the eagle but were pecked in the eye by the eagle. They wanted to use the hands of the Liao people to achieve their own goals. How could the Liao people not use their hands to disrupt our country? Song, looking for a chance to breathe."

"It's really a conspiracy! The third brother and the fifth brother were inferior in skills and lost their lives in vain." "That's right."

"What about the prince and Duke Yan?"

"The prince's purpose of colluding with the Liao people was more direct, so that the officials would suffer a defeat and lose all face. Previously, King Yun, King Su and others sought the position of Xuanfu envoy to Hebei, but the prince secretly blocked it and encouraged them more, finally making the dilemma Officials and imperial chariots marched in person.

Then the news was passed to Beiliao through the confidants in the army, and this was the great defeat in Yanjing City. Without internal support, how could the Liao people take such a dangerous move, using the empty city strategy to lure the Song army into the city, and then close the door to beat the dogs.

But he didn't expect that this plan would be successful, exceeding the prince's expectations.

The official family is dead, King Yun is dead, King Su died on the road, King Jing, King Ji, and King Yi died in the rebellion. Your Majesty, you are charged with killing your father again. He can do it without any hindrance. Dabao ascended the throne. "

"What a cruel brother!" Zhao Gou said through gritted teeth.

"What about Duke Yan?"

"The Duke of Yan is as cunning as a fox. He may use this trick, but he has some doubts."

"What doubts?"

"First of all, he destroyed Xixia, attacked Xijing, and joined forces with the Zhenwu Department to attack the capital. His hands were stained with the blood of the Liao people. It is possible for Bei Liao to cooperate with anyone, but it is impossible to cooperate with him. On this point, the Bei Liao court I confirmed it with the minister.”

Zhao Gou's expression changed slightly and he continued to listen quietly.

"That being the case, he will definitely not be able to mobilize this resentful army of Khitans, Xiren and Liaodong to ambush in Chonghua Town. This is one. Second, the officials are very fond of him. If the officials are there, he can continue to hold the top position. People are ministers, they are prosperous and wealthy.

But his relationship with the prince was distant and distant. As soon as the emperor and his courtiers came to the throne, the prince would definitely use his cronies to alienate the Duke of Yan. Therefore, he would gain more than he would lose by murdering an official. It's possible, but I think it's unlikely. "

Qin Hui narrowed his eyes and said: "Now it seems that the one who benefits the most is the prince. I think the most likely culprit should be the prince!"

After Zhao Gou heard this, he murmured in his heart, no matter who is behind the scenes, I am the biggest victim now. How to get out of trouble, you haven't said yet!

But he knew that he couldn't be anxious at this time and needed to figure it out slowly.

"That's it. After listening to what Mr. Wang said, I suddenly had a sudden enlightenment."

Zhao Gou first praised, and then asked: "Then how can I get out of trouble? Sir, please teach me!"

"Your Majesty, if you don't do anything, you won't stop. Since the prince has poured dirty water on you, you might as well join forces with the Liao people."

"Join forces with the Liao people?" Zhao Gou was uncertain and hesitant.

Qin Hui further said: "Joined forces with the Liao people, and then the Liao people came forward and said that the ambush in Chonghua Town was quietly lurking at the invitation of the prince. Then the battle of Yanjing was also a secret message provided by the prince. It was agreed that the two families would have a truce, and the North The Liao Dynasty returned Yunzhou, Shuozhou, and Yingzhou to Xijing, and the Song Dynasty officially ceded Yanji and other states to the Northern Liao."

"Muddy the water!" Wang Boyan said excitedly, "The Liao people are the first to talk about this, so the prince can't tell the difference!"

"Then the king summoned the righteous men from Hebei and Jingdong under the banner of avenging his father and punishing the thieves, and Northern Liao sent reinforcements all the way to Bianjing.

The main force of the Sanya Imperial Guards were all retreated to Yanjing and Hebei. Bianjing was empty and could be conquered in one fell swoop. When the time comes when the king ascends the throne, he will issue an imperial edict again and tell the world about the crimes of Zhao Huan and others, leaving them in the history of history. "

"What do the Liao people want?" Zhao Gou asked.

Qin Hui and Wang Boyan quietly looked at each other, somewhat amazed at Prince Kang's calmness.

"The reinforcements sent by the Northern Liao Dynasty were purchased by Wanyan Wu, the military commander of the Huaide Army. He had 16,000 warriors and dozens of fierce generals under his command. He was originally a member of Wanyan's tribe and was familiar with Banbo Jilie. He was really Forced by the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Liao people surrendered.

After King Zhu ascended the throne, he only asked that his hometown of Xixia, together with Hetao and other places, be given to him to settle down. In the court hall of the Northern Liao Dynasty, Prime Minister Li Chuwen and the envoy of the Southern Privy Council Yelu Dashi assured the king that after the king came to the throne, the two countries of Song and Liao would forever form an alliance to fight against the Zhenwu Department. "

"Zhenwu Department, we can't forget the Duke of Yan who is west of Yanjing. No, the imperial edict of the father to confer him as the King of Qin has been made known to the world. How should we deal with the King of Qin Liu Erlang?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Liao people have now solved their worries in the south and are concentrating all their efforts on defending the north and west. The news of the death of the late emperor has been passed on, and the Zhenwu Department retreated first.

It is estimated that they were worried that the alliance with Song Dynasty would have twists and turns, and that they would be able to deal with the Liao people on their own, so they withdrew their troops first to see what happened.

Liu Erlang's Hedong Army also retreated to Fengsheng Prefecture. It was reported that the morale of the troops under his command was shaken and they were in panic all day long. As long as the king seizes the time and ascends the throne in Bianjing, Liu Erlang can be defeated without worry with just an edict. "

After Qin Hui finished speaking, Zhao Gou looked uncertain and was still thinking about it in his heart.

Wang Boyan said eagerly: "Your Majesty, this is a God-given opportunity that will never come again!"

(End of this chapter)