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Chapter 405 Song Huizong: It’s all Liu Gao’s fault! [1 update]

"You are a loyal minister!"

Song Huizong raised a finger and pointed at Zhang Bangchang, then moved his finger to Liu Gao and said firmly:

"You are also a loyal minister!"

Zhang Bangchang: (_)
Liu Gao: (_)
Are you trying to smooth things over?
Liu Gao didn't want to talk, so he just watched Song Huizong's performance quietly.

Song Huizong first praised Zhang Bangchang and Liu Gao, thinking that they had the best of both worlds, and then said:
"Regarding the matter of the Liao Kingdom's letter, in my opinion -

"Lord Cai, what do you think?"

Good guy!
Liu Gao finally realized that Song Huizong had no idea at all!
I can be the emperor too!

Cai Jing had expected this to happen, so he said calmly:

"Your Majesty, in my opinion--

"The Liao Kingdom's move is aimed at the Jin Kingdom!

"The Jin Kingdom has risen, and now stands side by side with the Liao Kingdom in the north!

"There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If the two tigers of Liao and Jin fight, one of them will be injured!
"We, the Song Dynasty, can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!

"Whether the Liao destroyed the Jin, or the Jin destroyed the Liao, or both the Liao and Jin were defeated -

"The Song Dynasty is the only one who benefits!"

"Wonderful!"

Song Huizong was overjoyed when he heard this, and felt that only Cai Jing could help him share his worries:

"So, it's a good thing?"

Cai Jing nodded firmly: "It's a good thing!"

……

Royal study room.

Cai Jing sighed: "It's a bad thing!"

Song Huizong was surprised: "My dear minister, you said it was a good thing before..."

Earlier in the Purple Palace, after Cai Jing said it was a good thing, Song Huizong wanted to issue an edict immediately.

As a result, Cai Jing shook his head slightly at Song Huizong, so Song Huizong put the matter aside for the time being.

Back in the imperial study, Song Huizong asked Cai Jing again, but Cai Jing gave a completely opposite answer.

"Before, it was in the Purple Palace, and now it is in the Imperial Study."

Cai Jing stroked his beard and looked around.

At this time, the only person qualified to work in the Imperial Study besides him was Tong Guan, who was in charge of the Privy Council.

Even Gao Qiu and Yang Jian, two of the four treacherous ministers, were not qualified to participate.

"Your Majesty, the Liao Kingdom's move is certainly aimed at the Jin Kingdom, but..."

Cai Jing stroked his beard and shook his head:

"But after the Liao Dynasty destroyed the Jin Dynasty and unified the north, the next step was to destroy our Song Dynasty!"

"hiss--"

Song Huizong couldn't help but take a breath:
"In that case... let's reject this letter!"

“That’s not right!”

Cai Jing shook his head again:
"If we refuse the Liao Kingdom, we will be punished and we cannot afford it..."

"This……"

Song Huizong felt overwhelmed:
“It’s all Liu Gao’s fault!
"You brought me such a big trouble!"

At the same time, Liu Gao lifted the curtain of the carriage window. It was still very hot in Tokyo in October.

However, when the curtain was lifted, Liu Gao shivered involuntarily, as if someone was staring at him!

What the hell?

Liu Gao subconsciously wanted to lower the curtain, but happened to see a strange man on the busy street.

That was a fortune teller.

She wore a single-gauze headscarf, a straight-legged hemp dress, and held an umbrella to provide shade.

There was a paper sign hanging under the umbrella with the words "Innate Divine Numbers" written in large letters.

There are sixteen small characters on both sides, which read:
"The plum trees in southern Jing are worth ten cents each, and every word is accurate, and the technique is better than Guan Lu's."

Jingnan plum tree?

Liu Gao hesitated for two seconds and told Yan Qing:

"Xiao Yi, go and ask that gentleman to come over so I can tell your fortune."

……

After cursing Liu Gao, Song Huizong looked at Cai Jing expectantly:
"Do you have any solution?" "Your Majesty, Secretary Tong may have a solution."

Cai Jing looked at Tong Guan.

It was impossible for him to be the only one to receive the favor of Emperor Huizong of Song, so he had to ensure that everyone could enjoy the favor.

He and Tong Guan, one is a prime minister and the other is a prime minister, they have to treat each other with respect like a couple.

Song Huizong then asked Tong Guan again, and Tong Guan thought for a moment:

"Your Majesty, it is better to ally with Jin to destroy Liao than to ally with Liao to destroy Jin!
"Although the Jin Kingdom has risen, the Liao Kingdom is still more powerful!
"The Grand Master is right. If we ally with Liao to destroy Jin, Liao will unify the north after destroying Jin. The next step will be to destroy our Song Dynasty!
"So why don't we unite with Jin to destroy Liao!
“The Jin Kingdom has just risen, and its foundation is unstable!
"After destroying the Liao Kingdom, we can still divide the world with the Jin Kingdom!"

Song Huizong frowned:
"That's good, but if we reject the Liao Kingdom, how will we respond if the Liao Kingdom asks for punishment?"

So Tong Guan gave Song Huizong a bad idea:

"Your Majesty, we can hedge our bets!

"Openly ally with Liao to destroy Jin, secretly ally with Jin to destroy Liao!

"This way, we can have the best of both worlds!"

"Wow! Wow!"

Song Huizong smiled brightly and couldn't help but give Tong Guan a thumbs up:
"Bet on both sides, this is a great plan!"

Cai Jing actually felt something was wrong.

But on the one hand, Tong Guan was his teammate, and secondly, Song Huizong also thought it was a good idea.

It is impossible for Cai Jing to go against Tong Guan, and even more impossible for him to go against Emperor Huizong of Song!
So Cai Jing also gave a thumbs up:

"Tong Shumi, high!"

This matter is settled.

Cai Jing felt as if he had forgotten something, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

When he left the imperial study, Cai Jing suddenly remembered:

He forgot to help Liu Gao ask for rewards from Song Huizong.

Liu Gao was also working for him and made a trip to the Liao Kingdom, so even if he didn't make any contribution, he still made some contribution.

It is really unjustifiable not to reward.

But since Cai Jing had already left, it was impossible for him to go back for Liu Gao.

Forget it. Let’s talk about it in court tomorrow.

In Cai Jing's mind, Liu Gao was just a little Karami.

If he had forgotten it, then he had forgotten it. How could Liu Gao dare to do anything to him?

……

Liu Gao got off the carriage and went to a nearby teahouse to have tea. Yan Qing brought the fortune teller over to meet him.

"What advice do you have for me, sir?"

As the fortune teller Li Shu spoke, his eyes rolled over and he looked at Liu Gao from head to toe.

"Sir, please sit down."

Liu Gao asked him to sit down and said:

"I want to tell you a number."

Li Shu put down his umbrella, dug out a red sandalwood money-transfer tube from his sleeve of his gauze, opened the lid, took out a large copper coin, and handed it to Liu Gao, saying:
"Go over there, honorable official, and pray silently to the heavens."

So troublesome?

Liu Gao took the fortune-telling money, walked out of the teahouse, and prayed silently towards the scorching red sun.

When Liu Gao came back, he handed the fortune-telling money to Li Shu. Li Shu asked Liu Gao's name, shook the lesson tube, and said:
"On an auspicious day, heaven and earth will open up.

"The sage created the Book of Changes to praise the gods.

"It encompasses everything, and the Dao unites the heaven and the earth.

"To be in harmony with the virtues of heaven and earth, with the brightness of the sun and moon, with the order of the four seasons, and with the fortunes and disasters of the spirits and gods.

"Today, there is a gentleman named Liu from Yuncheng County, Jizhou, who asks the sky for divination.

"On XX day of XX month of XX year, I respectfully invite Master Zhou Wenwang, Master Guiguzi, and Master Yuan Tiangang, the most divine and holy, the most blessed and spiritual, to guide doubts and confusions and clearly show retribution..."

When he read this, Li Shu spat out a mouthful of blood:

"puff--"

Good guy!
Liu Gao, who was sitting opposite him, was as quiet as a virgin, but as agile as a rabbit. With a "whoosh", he jumped a dozen feet away!

Wu Song, Yan Qing and Shi Qian reacted very quickly and dodged!

Only the honest Shi Xiu was sprayed in the face...

(End of this chapter)