Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 667 To kill or not to kill

When Zhao Pu, Zhao Dezhao and others heard Zeng Shangfei's name, they felt a burst of despair.

Cao Bin's expression was extremely complicated, but he also stepped forward in awe and said: "Brother Ye..."

Ye Chen interrupted Cao Bin with a wave of his hand, and said, "Uncle Cao, Mr. Zhao, and all your lords, if you don't want His Majesty to die in my hands, you should first control the soldiers of the Wuqi Army in front of you, and let them all gather outside the hall." Don't move rashly in the square, and then invite all the adults above the fourth rank to enter the hall, and let's discuss the future of Song Dynasty and my future."

After saying these words, Ye Chen turned around and glanced at Zhao Dezhao. The latter trembled. Ye Chen walked into the Daqing Hall, and Zhao Dezhao obediently followed behind, not daring to disobey in the slightest.

Zhao Pu, Cao Bin, Lu Yuqing, Xue Juzheng, Luo Gongming and others gathered together and discussed for a while with dejected faces. Cao Bin and Zhao Pu came forward and called several generals of the Wuqi Army and gave them some solemn instructions.These military cavalry generals had just witnessed the shocking changes that had never happened before, and they were at a loss for a long time. At this time, they obediently obeyed Cao Bin and Zhao Pu's orders.Gather the martial cavalry soldiers who are still alive inside and outside the hall, and stay obediently on the square of Daqing Hall.As for those hundreds of cavalry soldiers who had been hypnotized by Shangguan Bingyun, they obeyed Shangguan Bingyun's orders and started to deploy their defenses around the Daqing Hall.

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More than 20 ministers of civil and military affairs who were above the fourth grade and above who walked in had already turned pale with shock from the stumped limbs and broken corpses on the ground of the main hall.Some people even couldn't bear it anymore and ran to the side to vomit.

Ye Chen patiently waited for these ministers to adapt to the hellish scene in the Daqing Palace. In this environment, it is very beneficial for him to discuss with the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty.

It didn't take long for the officials to gradually adapt to the broken corpses, stumps, and the disgusting smell of blood in the temple with strong willpower.Then he looked at Ye Chen who was sitting on the imperial chair, and then looked at His Majesty the Emperor who was standing beside Ye Chen like an eunuch. And feet.

Ye Chen glanced at the ministers and said, "Say it! Give me a reason not to kill him."

Naturally, he meant His Majesty the Emperor. By this time, Ye Chen naturally didn't bother to call him His Majesty.

Zhao Pu sighed and said, "King Xiangfu! Your Majesty is the only blood of the late Emperor."

Ye Chen smiled and said: "This reason is indeed very sufficient. The late emperor was kind to me. It stands to reason that I should not have killed the late emperor's last son."

All the ministers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard this, and Zhao Dezhao was even more ecstatic.But what Ye Chen said next made the princes and ministers of the Song Dynasty stagnate again.

"However, I have a principle. Anyone who wants to kill me, I will kill him. This principle has never changed since I came to Song Dynasty. For example, King Jin is an example."

The ministers remained silent for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, Cao Bin said solemnly, "Brother Ye! Let me ask you, do you want to be the Emperor of the Song Dynasty?"

Ye Chen froze for a moment, shook his head and said, "I can kill the emperor of Song Dynasty, but I can't be the emperor of Song Dynasty now."

Cao Bin felt relieved, and asked again: "But, if you kill Your Majesty, who will be the emperor of Song Dynasty?"

Ye Chen frowned and remained silent.

Cao Bin also said: "Li Jixun, Gao Huaide, Zhao Zan, officials from all walks of life, prefectures, counties, and all the city guards will only be loyal to the royal family. If you kill your majesty, the Song Dynasty will inevitably fall apart. The trend is inevitable. And the Khitan will never let go of this opportunity, and hundreds of thousands of cavalry will inevitably go south. At that time, our Song Dynasty will be in danger of subjugation."

Ye Chen remained silent and didn't speak. How could he not know what Cao Bin said, and this was the main reason why he didn't kill Zhao Dezhao yet.

Although Zhao Dezhao is a waste, but it is a symbol of royal orthodoxy, only Zhao Dezhao is alive, and when he is the emperor of the Song Dynasty, the entire civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty, border guards, officials, and even all officials and people will take it for granted. Continue to do your own thing, fulfill your responsibilities, and continue to live your life.This is the importance of royal orthodoxy.

Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo and many other powerful, powerful and powerful heroes could usurp the throne and become emperor directly, but they could only "take the emperor to order the princes" or "serve the emperor to order the princes".The reason for this is the same as the situation in Song Dynasty at this time, and it is similar to Ye Chen's situation.

I don't know how long it took, Ye Chen said: "Give me Yinzhou, Xiazhou, Lanzhou, and Qingzhou in the northwest as fiefs, and I will have the final say on military administration and taxation. If you agree to this, I will release your majesty." , leave Da Song."

Zhao Pu and Cao Bin looked at each other, and were about to discuss with the officials, but Zhao Dezhao couldn't wait to say: "Okay, I...I promise you."

Cao Bin, Zhao Pu and others gave a wry smile, and Zhao Pu said: "Since Your Majesty has no objection, I have no objection in the Political Affairs Hall, but the details need to be discussed and discussed."

Cao Bin also said: "My Privy Council has no objection."

The officials then said: "We have no objection."

Ye Chen said again: "I will take the entire Huaxia Weifu there, and I will take some people as well."

Just as Zhao Dezhao was about to agree, Zhao Pu said first, "Your Majesty, it is better for me to discuss this matter with King Xiangfu."

At this time, Zhao Dezhao gradually let go of his heart, regained some dignity, and said in a pretentious manner: "Alright, this matter will be discussed with King Xiangfu first by Mr. Zhao and Privy Councilor Cao.

Zhao Pu immediately said to Ye Chen: "There are too many lands in the four states, and they can only be Yin and Xia. What's more, Qingzhou is the headquarters of the Northwest Frontier Army. Even if the imperial court promised to give it to you as a fief, the northwest An army of [-] tigers and wolves would not agree."

Ye Chen hesitated for a while, considered some things, and said, "In this case, I don't want the land of Qingzhou. Lanzhou, Yinzhou, and Xiazhou are indispensable."

What Zhao Pu wanted to say, Ye Chen snorted coldly, and said with a sneer: "Master Zhao thought I really wouldn't kill His Majesty, don't forget that His Majesty already has a two-year-old son, and I heard that there is still a son in the harem. A concubine is also pregnant with an heir. His Majesty is dead, and the orthodoxy of the Song Dynasty royal family is still maintained, and the Song Dynasty may not be chaotic."

When Ye Chen said this, Zhao Dezhao became anxious, and rushed in front of Zhao Pu and said, "Okay, I promise you that Lanzhou, Yinzhou and Xiazhou will be given to King Xiangfu as fiefdoms."

Zhao Pu smiled wryly, and stopped talking about the fiefdom, but turned to other things: "The three thousand Huaxia Guards and spies in the Huaxia Weifu, the assassins of the Assassination Division, King Xiangfu can take them all away, but the Weapons Division must stay."

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Could Mr. Zhao want to force me to kill His Majesty?"

Zhao Dezhao trembled again, and the gaze he looked at Zhao Pu suddenly changed. Zhao Pu's face changed, and he said quickly: "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of doing this... Okay! All Huaxia Weifu will be taken away by King Xiangfu. "

After saying this, Zhao Pu felt a little unwilling and said, "King Xiangfu said just now that he would take some people away, but I don't know who they are."

Ye Chen said: "Of course, all the family members of King Xiangfu will be brought there. In addition, Xu Xuan, Han Xizai, etc. are still alive with 31 Southern Tang surrenders. Whether they are in the marble prison or outside the palace, they are also Or other places, I will take them away. In addition, a battalion commander Zhan Xiongwu and Yang Jiye's family in the Forbidden Army also want to go to the northwest with me."

After Zhao Pu heard this, he pondered for a while, his face changed slightly, he stared at Ye Chen coldly and said, "King Xiangfu wants to build a country in the northwest."

Ye Chen ignored Zhao Pu's question, and said calmly: "Why, Mr. Zhao doesn't agree with me taking these people away?"

Zhao Pu felt extremely sad and indignant, but he was helpless. Worried about being misunderstood by His Majesty the Emperor again, he quickly said before Zhao Dezhao said, "As long as they are willing to go with King Xiangfu, they can. Otherwise, King Xiangfu can't take them away by force." Walk."

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhao, you think you can stop me from doing things."

Zhao Pu was shocked, and turned to look at Cao Bin. Seeing that the latter had no intention of speaking, he gave a wry smile and stopped talking.

Next, in front of the officials, Ye Chen asked Shangguan Bingyun to forcefully drop a drop of black blood into Zhao Dezhao's mouth.The officials looked at Ye Chen with hatred on their faces, but what can they do.

Ye Chen stood up and walked outside the Daqing Hall. Before leaving, he said, "Don't worry! As long as all the people I want to take away reach the northwest smoothly, and His Majesty's imperial decree and documents from the Political Affairs Hall reach the northwest, and pass it on to the world, Someone will bring the antidote to His Majesty."

(End of this chapter)