Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 213 Forged a Deadly Enemy

Especially among these people, there are many people who intend to befriend Ye Chen these days.For example, when Tao Gu learned that Ye Chen's concubine was pregnant yesterday afternoon, he even sent someone to bring him a big gift.As for Lu Yuqing, Ye Chen can still understand it. After the last bet, he also heard from Cao Bin that Lu Yuqing lost [-] yuan to him, and he was forced to almost sell his own mansion. It can be regarded as a death feud.It's not uncommon for things to get worse these days.

The person who should come out has already jumped out, Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi's people are also eager to try, but they are all stopped by the stern eyes of Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi.The two people who knew Zhao Kuangyin best and had the best ears and eyes could not be sure that Zhao Kuangyin would be willing to sacrifice Ye Chen.They will not express their opinions at will before confirming the emperor's thoughts.What's more, with their identities, they don't need to be opportunistic.

As for Meng Xiu and Qin Quan, seeing the scene in front of them, they were naturally ecstatic, thinking that they were not far away from completing the task entrusted by the celestial master.

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes swept over all the people who spoke up, especially when he saw Lu Yuqing, he was deeply disappointed.

"What kind of person do these people think of me? A subjugate of the small Southern Han Kingdom needs to sacrifice one of my princes, a minister who has made great contributions? This is simply an insult to me."

However, he didn't want to reveal his thoughts at this time. He wanted to take this opportunity to confirm Ye Chen's belonging to Da Song and his loyalty to himself.

"Ye Chen! They all said that you should be exchanged for Nan Han's surrender. What do you think?" Zhao Kuangyin said lightly.

Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, he was not sure what Zhao Kuangyin meant.However, if he could see the expressions of Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Pu, Cao Bin and other founding veterans at this time, he would be able to guess what Zhao Kuangyin was thinking at this time.

For example, Zhao Guangyi's is indeed so, Zhao Pu's regret, Cao Bin's joy.Anyone who really knew Zhao Kuangyin could roughly guess what he was thinking from his expression and tone at this time.

Ye Chen had a lot of thoughts in his mind, knowing that no matter whether Chen Jingyuan wanted to eat his own flesh or not, he definitely wanted to live himself, so even if Zhao Kuangyin handed himself over to the envoys of the Southern Han Dynasty, he would not die for a while.Not only will he be unharmed, but he will also be served with delicious food and drink.And it is thousands of miles away from Kaifeng to the Southern Han Dynasty, along the way, Ma Gangzi, Li Junhao, Shuier, Qian Ning and others will definitely lead people to save themselves.Even if the news reaches Yangzhou, Bai Canghai will take action with Jianzhuang.And that's just the worst possible outcome.What's more, I don't know what Zhao Kuangyin thinks.

However, Ye Chen hated people like Tao Gu and Lu Yuqing to death.Although he is not a person who will take revenge, but he also has clear grievances and grievances, and he is not a soft guy who allows others to bully him.

"Your Majesty! I am willing to share your majesty's worries, but I have one condition." Ye Chen took a deep breath and said.

Zhao Kuangyin was delighted. Whether he was willing to sacrifice Ye Chen was one thing, but whether Ye Chen was willing to share his worries and even die for him was another matter.He was quite happy that Ye Chen could take the initiative to say that he was willing to sacrifice himself to share his worries.As for the conditions, he was also curious.

"What conditions does Ye Qing need, but it's okay to say." Zhao Kuangyin said pretending to be generous.This scene fell into the eyes of Zhao Pu, Zhao Guangyi, Cao Bin and other veteran officials, which further confirmed Zhao Kuangyin's thoughts.

Ye Chen didn't know about this, he looked at Tao Gu and Lu Yuqing with a cold light in his eyes, and said: "If Your Majesty kills Tao Gu and Lu Yuqing, I will be willing to exchange for your Majesty's submission to the Southern Han Kingdom."

The audience was silent, Tao Gu and Lu Yuqing's complexion changed drastically, and they turned pale in an instant.The expressions of the other people who had just opened their mouths changed a lot, they lowered their heads, moved quietly, and returned to the train.

With two thumping sounds, Tao Gu and Lu Yuqing gave Ye Chen a resentful look, and knelt down to Zhao Kuangyin, but the two opened their mouths for a long time, but couldn't speak.What can they say, defend themselves?Let Zhao Kuangyin spare them?Think about what they said when they ran against Ye Chen just now!While driving Ye Chen to a dead end, he also pushed himself to a dead end.If they say anything at this time to express that they don't want to die, they are disloyal to the emperor and Song Dynasty.

"What a ruthless method. This time, Tao Gu and Lu Yuqing were considered to have hurt the enemy one thousand, and self-damaged two thousand. You must know that Ye Chen only said that he was sent to the Southern Han Dynasty. No one knew whether he was alive or dead. But they It is possible to die now, this is a typical example of lifting a rock and shooting yourself in the foot!" Many people thought in their hearts.

"This Ye Chen is young, and his reaction is fast enough." This was the thought that came to Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Pu's mind at the same time.

When Zhao Kuangyin looked at Ye Chen at this time, his expression was full of appreciation.I thought it was time for this farce to end.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Meng Xiu and Qin Quan saw that the Son of Song was silent for a long time, and thought that the latter was reluctant to part with the two important ministers kneeling on the ground.In a hurry, Meng Xiu remembered the reserve price and privileges that Gong Chengshu had given him before, and Zhang blurted out: "Your Majesty! Since Ye Chen has proposed this condition, as long as His Majesty meets this condition and kills these two people, I, Nanhan, are willing to give you a prize every year." An annual tribute of 10 taels of silver."

The expressions of Tao Gu and Lu Yuqing changed drastically again, the former even collapsed to the ground, looking extremely unbearable.On the contrary, Lu Yuqing is worthy of being the deputy prime minister, with his strength of character still there, and after the drastic change in his face, he gradually regained his composure, took a deep breath, stood up slowly, bowed deeply to Zhao Kuangyin, and said: "The king ordered the minister to die, and the minister had to die."

After finishing speaking, he rushed directly to the pillar next to him, clearly intending to slam his head into the pillar to death.

Seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin's expression changed, and he shouted, "Stop."

Zhao Guangyi next to him also had an ugly face. He didn't want this powerful ally he had won so hard to die like this.He rushed out directly and pulled Lu Yuqing back at the last moment, but Lu Yuqing's head still hit the pillar not too lightly or too hard.The official hat fell to the ground, and his forehead was bruised.

Seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin breathed a sigh of relief, and cursed: "Did I say that I would use Ye Chen to exchange the surrender of the Southern Han Kingdom? It's ridiculous. Lu Yuqing, you are also confused."

Hearing this, Ye Chen finally let go of his worries. Although Tao Gu lost all face, he was also terrified. Lu Yuqing's face was dull and fluctuating, as if he had aged more than ten years all of a sudden, but he looked at Ye Chen. But more and more resentment.

Meng Xiu and Qin Quan were in a hurry.The former said loudly: "Your Majesty, you only need to give Ye Chen to me in Nanhan. In addition to surrendering and offering a big gift, my Southern Han is willing to give an annual tribute of 50 taels, not 100 million taels of silver."

Although Zhao Kuangyin was surprised at the importance that Chen Jingyuan attached to Ye Chen, his expression remained unchanged, and he snorted coldly and said, "I will never..."

Although Meng Xiu is not a person of great wisdom, he also knows that if the emperor of Song Dynasty speaks out, there is really no room for redemption.You must know that a word from the emperor can be said to be a good word, a golden word, and it must not be changed for a while.

"In the Southern Han Dynasty, in addition to the surrender and annual tribute just mentioned, I am also willing to send the four prefectures of He, Lian, Zhao, and Gui in the land of Jinghu to the Song Dynasty. As long as Ye Chen returns with us alone." Meng Xiu shouted Dao, regardless of interrupting Zhao Kuangyin's words, he just said it in one breath.

The audience was dead silent again. The conditions imposed by the envoys of the Southern Han Dynasty at this time were completely different from those just now.Submission is only false, and to put it bluntly, it is just a matter of face. Although the yearly tribute is real, but apart from other things, Ye Chen's secret method of salt making earns Da Song no less than one million taels of property every year.

However, exchanging the land of the four states, and the extremely wealthy land of the four states, for Ye Chen, these are two completely different prices.

Everyone first looked at Ye Chen whose face had become extremely ugly again, and then looked at Zhao Kuangyin again.However, with the lessons learned from Tao Gu and Lu Yuqing, no one dared to speak up again, what if Ye Chen went crazy and proposed another condition.Everyone quietly waited for the emperor to make a decision.

I don't know how long it took, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly let out a long laugh and said: "Come here, send the two envoys of the Southern Han Dynasty to Honglu Temple, and order the officials of Honglu Temple to be good to me."

The guards on the left and right agreed, and four guards stepped forward and forcibly pulled Meng Xiu and Qin Quan out of the palace.

"Your Majesty! My celestial master of the Southern Han Dynasty said that as long as your majesty can give Ye Chen to him, he can hand over half of the Southern Han Dynasty to your majesty." Meng Xiu was in a hurry. The result must have been dire.While struggling, he called out his last hole card.He even made it clear directly, and clearly stated the name of Tiandao Celestial Master Chen Jingyuan.

Zhao Kuangyin's heart was shocked, but he became more determined to protect Ye Chen, and shouted: "Hurry up and take it down."

At this time, the officials were a little confused, what secrets did Ye Chen have, and it was worth Chen Jingyuan's exchange for half of the Southern Han Kingdom.And what exactly does Chen Jingyuan want Ye Chen to use?This was the thought of everyone in the palace at this time, including Zhao Kuangyin.

Ye Chen didn't think so much at this time, he just felt that he should come out and say something at this time, or express his gratitude and touch.But if it is just an ordinary statement, it will appear too false in the face of the loss of the Southern Han Dynasty, and it will appear too fake.

In addition, although Zhao Kuangyin ordered the envoys of the Southern Han Dynasty to be taken down, he did not ask them to deport them, and he did not finish what he had not said before.Maybe at some point, Zhao Kuangyin's mind will change, and it is not impossible to exchange him for half of the Southern Han Dynasty.

In fact, if Zhao Kuangyin hadn't secretly advertised Ye Chen as the reincarnation of an auspicious star in the past six months, in order to put himself in the aura of the true son of heaven, Ye Chen's name would have been widely spread, and it could be said to be a household name.But at this time, if Ye Chen was given to Nan Han, it would undoubtedly be a slap in the face for Zhao Kuangyin himself, but it would be unacceptable for Zhao Kuangyin who finally became famous.And this is the main reason why Zhao Kuangyin was not very willing to sacrifice Ye Chen in the face of half of the Southern Han Dynasty.

In fact, if Chen Jingyuan secretly sent someone to contact Zhao Kuangyin, maybe the latter would be tempted and staged a play with Chen Jingyuan, but suddenly one day, Ye Chen died of illness, or disappeared on a long trip.It's a pity that neither Chen Jingyuan nor Gong Chengshu understands the heart of an emperor, and they are not very proficient in state and political affairs.

(End of this chapter)