"Your Majesty, we cannot levy any more money for freeing husbands. The forced collection of money for freeing husbands last year has already caused complaints from all over the country. If we continue to collect money, I am afraid that there will be more Liangshanbos."
Li Gang immediately left work and said, now that the public opinion in the world is raging and Sun Lei is coming again, if the husband's money is levied again, many people in the world will rebel.
Zhao Ji just wanted to agree to collect the husband-free money, but Li Gang's words choked him.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Zhao Ji looked at Baiguan and asked.
"Your Majesty, Sun Lei is very ambitious, but the people under him may not all be of the same mind. We still advocate recruitment. As long as someone comes, we can continue to dismantle Liangshan."
Cui Jing said.
"But now the rumors are getting more and more intense. If they are not controlled, where will the court's face be?"
The governor of Kaifeng Prefecture looked at Cui Jing and said, Cui Jing only thought about the benefits of recruiting people, but never thought about the horror of this rumor. Is Sun Lei going to be the emperor now, or is he going to overpower the great sage Zhao Ji? If this is not dealt with , the emperor will be disgraced.
"This rumor should have been spread by people from Liangshan. These people are so ambitious that if they don't control it, they may rebel and take the throne!"
Someone spoke.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that those who spread rumors be arrested. Under heavy punishment, no one will dare to spread rumors again."
Someone suggested.
As soon as these words came out, someone immediately agreed. It would be the easiest to arrest them.
"No, as the old saying goes, it is better to defend the people than to defend the river. If we arrest people at will, I am afraid it will make people in Tokyo panic, and rumors will only spread more rampant!"
Fang Qiong, the Minister of War, said that he did not agree with arresting people.
"Fang Shangshu, you just came back. I'm afraid you don't know the cunningness of Sun Lei and those people. You can't ignore these rumors!"
Someone immediately refuted Fang Qiong.
Fang Qiong comes from a family of officials. His grandfather was the Prime Minister of the Left Pavilion and his father was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was also a Jinshi himself and became the Minister of the Ministry of War. However, his mother died three years ago and Dingyou returned to his hometown for three years. Tokyo debriefing.
"It is better to block people than to block them. Instead of arresting people and making people panic, it is better to put an end to the rumors completely with His Majesty's decree!"
"Everyone, this is Tokyo. If the city is disturbed and everyone is in panic, the Liangshan thieves will probably wake up laughing in their dreams!"
Fang Qiong looked at the officials who advocated arresting people and said, a stable Tokyo is very important.
So far, whether it is the recruitment or Sun Lei's request from the Great Sage, they are just rumors. They are just treated as jokes among the people, and there is no official confirmation.
"It is decreed that there are no two days in the sky, no two kings in the land, no two kings in the country, and no two honorable people in the family. This is the etiquette system. I have been favored by Taizu and succeeded to the throne as the emperor. I am acting in behalf of the herdsmen of heaven. This is what heaven does. …”
Zhao Ji also read a lot of poetry and books, and he could write articles as soon as he opened his mouth, and he could write an edict of more than a thousand words eloquently.
After the imperial edict was passed, Zhao Ji looked much better. The entire edict stated that he was the master of geniuses in the world, and no one was qualified to compete with him for the world.
"Your Majesty, I have recently deployed troops and horses, and have prepared more than half of the food and fodder. We will be able to attack Daming Mansion after the first month!"
Cai You smiled and said, if he can regain Daming Mansion, then he can truly stabilize the position of Yuan Zai. What he lacks now is the emperor's acceptance of his fate.
"How sure are you?"
Zhao Ji looked at Cai You and asked. Sun Lei refused to recruit him, which made him a little angry. Now he just wanted to teach Sun Lei a lesson and let Sun Lei know who is the master of the world.
"I am 100% sure!"
Cai You immediately straightened his chest and said.
"Okay, you continue to prepare and win Daming Mansion for me!"
Zhao Ji said with a smile.
After solving everything, Zhao Ji was in a good mood.
The ministers dispersed, but Tong Guan followed him to the back hall.
"Is there anything else?"
Zhao Ji looked at Tong Guan and asked. Tong Guan was someone he trusted very much. There must be something else going on when he suddenly followed.
"Your Majesty, this is still about Liangshan Sun Lei!"
Tong Guan said.
"Isn't it already discussed?"
Zhao Ji looked at Tong Guan in confusion.
"Your Majesty, there are now many soldiers and horses in Liangshan, and their combat power is strong. They are no longer inferior to the original Liao Kingdom. I am afraid it will be difficult to destroy them with today's soldiers and horses alone!"
Tong Guan said, he was not willing to give in, but now that the situation was compelling, he really couldn't beat Sun Lei.
"Then what can you do?"
Zhao Ji's face was a little unhappy, but he still nodded and asked. The combat power of Sun Lei's Liangshan army was indeed not comparable to theirs.
"Your Majesty, you can contact the Kingdom of Jin. Sun Lei and the Kingdom of Jin have already formed a deadly feud!"
Tong Guan said.
"Vendetta?"
Zhao Ji asked doubtfully.
"Last year during the Yanyun War, the Liangshan army ambushed the Jin army. One of them was attacked by Emperor Wanyan Agu of the Jin Dynasty. Wanyan Agu was seriously injured and died in the attack. This feud is dead. Now the Jurchens are eager to kill them. Sun Lei’s corpse was cut into thousands of pieces!”
Tong Guan said.
"Didn't Wanyan Aguda die of illness?"
Zhao Ji was shocked. Of course he knew that Wanyan Agu had been beaten to death, but the news from the Kingdom of Jin was that Wanyan Agu had died of illness.
"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Jin also wants to save face. If Wanyan Aguda is ambushed and killed by Liangshan, where will the face of the Kingdom of Jin go? They can only tell the public that he died of illness."
Tong Guan said.
"I see, this is really a deadly feud!"
Zhao Ji was overjoyed that the more enemies there were in Liangshan, the more beneficial it would be for him.
"Then what does Jin Guo want?"
Zhao Ji asked again, the Jurchen of the Jin Kingdom is not a fuel-efficient lamp, she must not be able to afford it early without any benefit.
"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Jin wants to formally form an alliance with the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty recognizes the status of the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin. Both parties are brothers, and will transfer the annual coins once given to the Liao Kingdom to the Kingdom of Jin..."
Tong Guan opened his mouth and talked about the conditions offered by Jin Guo.
"Well, it's not too much..."
After hearing this, Zhao Ji nodded and said that the conditions offered by the Jin Kingdom were exactly the same as those of the Liao Kingdom. These conditions were not difficult to accept.
"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Jin said that as long as Sun Lei's head is taken, the sixteen states of Yanyun will be divided equally, and they only want a few states outside Juyongguan!"
Tong Guan spoke again.
"Split Yanyun equally?"
Zhao Ji frowned in displeasure, Yan Yun didn't want to give it to Jin Guo.
"Let's leave this matter like this for now. I want to think about it carefully and discuss it at the next day's meeting!"
Zhao Ji said, this matter is of great importance and he cannot decide it alone.
Tong Guan clasped his fists and stepped back. He just wanted to talk to the emperor in advance today. Among other things, he only gave three hundred thousand yuan per year and countless silk rolls. These things cannot be given just by asking. .
Tong Guan came outside the palace and happened to see Gao Qiu looking at him with a smile.
"Lieutenant Gao, are you waiting for me?"
Tong Guan looked at Gao Qiu and said.
"The childlike prime minister has a sharp eye and is waiting for the childlike prime minister!"
Gao Qiu smiled and cupped his fists.
"Lieutenant Gao, if you have anything to say, please say it directly!"
Tong Guan looked at Gao Qiu and said.
"Tong Xiang speaks quickly! Just because of the matter of killing Sun Lei, didn't Tong Xiang also come to His Majesty for this matter? As long as he kills Sun Lei, I, Gao Qiu, will do my best to help!"
Gao Qiu said.
"Thank you very much, Lieutenant Gao!"
Tong Guan laughed.
(End of chapter)
