Zhao Shan looked at Zhao Gou who was kneeling on the ground and suddenly chuckled.
Once, Zhao Gou had exclusive control of Yangzhou, and because Yangzhou was rich and prosperous, Zhao Gou had great influence and was considered a local hegemon.
Now he is kneeling in front of him like a slave.
Zhao Shan didn't speak, but Zhao Gou panicked in his heart.
He is worried!
He is afraid of death!
He doesn't want to be killed.
Zhao Gou kowtowed his head to the ground and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister is guilty and is willing to be punished. However, the guilty minister is also a vassal king of the Daqian clan, and he also has the heart to serve the country. I sincerely ask your Majesty to allow the guilty minister to serve his crime and perform meritorious service."
Zhao Shan joked: "Oh, you also have the desire to serve the country? There are countless loyal ministers and righteous men in the world who are loyal to the imperial court. This is to serve the country. But you are the only one who wants to destroy the imperial court. Is this the desire to serve the country?"
Zhao Gou said sarcastically: "The guilty minister realizes his mistake. Please allow me to make meritorious deeds."
Zhao Shan said: "How can you prove your guilt and make meritorious service?"
Zhao Gou said eagerly: "The guilty minister has been in charge of Yangzhou for decades. He is very familiar with Yangzhou and has a very high prestige in Yangzhou. As long as the guilty minister comes forward and travels to the upper reaches of the place, he will definitely make all places submit to your Majesty."
Zhao Shan retorted: "You always rule from the top down. You stay at the palace gate all day without leaving the palace. Where do you get the prestige? Do you have any misunderstanding about the word prestige?"
brush!
Zhao Gou's expression changed slightly.
He must be useful, if not, he must die.
Zhao Gou hurriedly explained: "Reporting to your majesty, the rule of thumb is just talk. In fact, the guilty minister is very familiar with the local big family. After so many years of communication and friendship, as long as the guilty minister comes forward, many things will change. It will be easier to handle.”
"friendship?"
Zhao Shan sneered again and said disdainfully: "If you really have friendship with the big family, why don't you say a friend in need is a friend indeed? Why did Gu Xianxiong, Yu Yong and others lead the Yangzhou family to open the city gate and betray you? You have no sympathy for the two friends. Isn’t there a misunderstanding about this word?”
hiss!
Zhao Gou took another breath.
My heart became more and more urgent.
He also thought carefully about what value he had. But after thinking about it, I seem to have no value.
Zhao Gou suddenly raised his head, with a nervous look in his eyes, and said urgently: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister took a concubine some time ago, the Zou family. She was born as a wife, nearly thirty years old, and was born with natural beauty and stunning beauty."
"It's just that Mr. Zou has a very fierce temper."
"Without anyone's advice, she might commit suicide. The guilty minister is willing to persuade Ms. Zou to let her serve His Majesty. Ms. Zou is light and soft, and is good at ventriloquism. I guarantee to satisfy Your Majesty."
Zhao Gou completely risked his life to survive.
It is said that the emperor was lustful and collected countless women during his stay in Luoyang. In the emperor's harem, there were princesses from the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom, the female war goddess from Xiliang, as well as courtesans and heroines, etc., but they just lacked a wife.
This might be his chance to survive.
It's a good deal to pay a Zou family in exchange for a chance to live.
Zhao Shan couldn't help but laugh, shook his head and said with emotion: "It is said that when a bird is about to die, its song is mournful, and when a man is about to die, his words are also kind. You, Zhao Gou, are about to die, but you can see the despicability of human nature."
Zhao Gou said eagerly: "Your Majesty, a beautiful woman and a virtuous person live here, and a guilty minister does not deserve to enjoy it. Naturally, it is the Zou family who should serve your majesty. It is also an honor for the Zou family to serve your majesty."
Zhao Shan said calmly: "Your calculation is wrong. I don't like to be a fellow-minded person with you."
Zhao Gou was stunned for a moment.
If you don’t understand what Zhao Shan said, why not be a fellow-minded person?
Zhao Shan flicked his sleeves and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Gou, do you have anything else to say? If you don't have anything to say, I will kill someone."
call! call! !
Zhao Gou's breathing quickened.
He really didn't want to die.
Zhao Gou once again said quickly: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister is really useful. Please give me a way out. There is a secret room in my palace, which contains countless gold, silver and jewels accumulated by the King of Wu for countless years. "
"All the money goes to Your Majesty."
"In addition, I also know a lot of things about the big families in Yangzhou. Your Majesty keeps me here, and I promise to catch them all."
"Your Majesty wants to target the big clan, I will be useful."
"I want to be a pioneer."
Because Zhao Gou was tied up with his backhand, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed in pain. Even so, he kept banging his head on the ground and said sincerely: "Your Majesty is extremely merciful and merciful. Please spare me once. Your Majesty spared me and set an example to let the Zhao family's clan ministers know your Majesty's benevolence." .""
Zhao Shan sneered and said, "If you lead troops to rebel, I won't kill you. When the news spreads, why don't all the clans and lords in the world rebel? I'm afraid that after these people know about it, they will think that I am weak and can be bullied."
Zhao Gou was desperate.
He had already groveled and risked everything, but Zhao Shan did not give him any chance of survival.
Zhao Gou lost his patience, raised his head and looked at Zhao Shan, and cursed loudly: "Zhao Shan, you are a tyrant and a tyrant, you are so murderous, you will definitely be struck by lightning, and you will definitely receive retribution. You killed the clan, Killing a big clan will definitely wipe out the enemy's country."
How despicable he was before, now he is so arrogant.
Zhao Gou was completely prepared.
He stood up and said angrily: "You, Zhao Shan, come from a humble clan without any foundation, but you ascend to the supreme position. Why? You can be the emperor, why can't I? A person like you who kills at will, How can He De be the emperor? You are not worthy of being the emperor."
Zhao Shan clicked his tongue and said, "Look, this is what you mean. How can I sleep peacefully with a duplicitous person like you?"
"That's because you don't give me a way to survive."
Zhao Gou roared: "Zhao Shan, don't think that you are so powerful just because you captured me. If I die, the Yangzhou clan will not be obedient, and the Japanese country will not give up attacking Dagan."
"Except for Japan, there is the Yelang Kingdom in the south of Daqian, which is eyeing the country, and the Nanman Kingdom in the southwest that often invades the border."
“There are still powerful countries in the far west of the Western Region.”
"Currently, the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom have temporarily surrendered to you. It is only a superficial surrender, not a true surrender. Once you are a little weak, these people will show their fangs and will definitely encroach on your territory."
Zhao Gou listed Da Gan's problems and wanted to scare Zhao Shan.
Although he was tied up, he continued: "There are still many problems within Daqian. Yizhou and Nanman are adjacent, which currently blocks the communication with the imperial court."
"Yanzhou is occupied by big thieves, the people are in dire straits, and the place is in chaos. There are generals who guard the place in Yuzhou, and they have cut off contact with the imperial court. Qingzhou is still controlled by bandits, and Xuzhou is also controlled by Xuzhou's clan."
"The world is in chaos."
"Do you, Zhao Shan, think that after winning the battle, you will be able to sit on the throne? Without us clan lords, you won't be able to survive for long. Zhao Shan, you will definitely lose."
Zhao Gou said angrily: "Even if you kill me, I'm not afraid. I'll wait underground first. You will come soon, hahaha... Come on, come and kill me."
Zhao Shan looked calm and said calmly: "When I first came to the throne, the imperial court was weak and only empty frames were left. Even so, the courtiers were fighting among themselves, and they had no strength at all, but they fought their way out."
"Today, the northwest region has been completely pacified, and the northern states are also under my control."
"The imperial court is stronger than ever."
"Under this premise, who else am I afraid of?"
Zhao Shan said loudly: "The relationship between Daqian and the surrounding countries is no longer the era when they showed their teeth to Daqian at will. Now in Daqian, the enemy can go and I can go, and Daqian can also fight out."
Zhao Gou was slightly silent.
It is a fact that the emperor is very capable of fighting.
In the past, the emperor only had the basic base of Luoyang, but now he has gradually established his current territory.
In the past, Daqian almost existed in name only, with local governments separatist and disobedient to the orders of the imperial court. Now Dagan's overall strength accounts for more than half of the country. After taking Yangzhou, Dagan has access to the sea. With the prosperous and prosperous Yangzhou, Dagan's strength is even stronger.
Everything is completely different.
Zhao Gou still refused to admit defeat. He held his neck and said loudly: "Zhao Shan, if you want to kill, just kill him. Just come, I, Zhao Gou, am not afraid of death."
Zhao Shan smiled and said: "Oh, are you so not afraid of death? I will help you."
"Hou Hou Zhou!"
Zhao Shan gave an order.
"The general is here!"
Zhou Huhou strode in.
Zhao Shan ordered: "Drag him down and chop him down, and kill all the direct descendants of Zhao Gou."
"As you command!"
Zhou Huhou grabbed Zhao Gou and walked out as if he was carrying a little chicken.
Zhao Gou cursed loudly again, and the shouts were heard back in the hall. Not long after, a scream came from outside, and Zhao Gou was killed directly.
Zhou Huhou returned to the hall, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Gou has been executed. In addition, the general has arranged for people to execute Zhao Gou's direct descendants, and they will all be killed soon."
Zhao Shan nodded and said: "Huhou, before he died, Zhao Gou said that there was a secret room in the palace where countless gold, silver and jewels were hidden. You and your people will search it and you must find it."
"As you command!"
Zhou Huhou turned around to arrange it.
The entire palace was controlled by soldiers arranged by Zhou Huhou to ensure that no one could endanger Zhao Shan's safety.
Zhou Huhou also left his personal guards beside Zhao Shan to avoid assassination.
After everything was arranged, Zhou Huhou led his people to search in the palace, but they couldn't find the location of the secret room. After searching for half an hour, they found nothing, and Zhou Huhou became impatient.
His Majesty assigned the task.
But he couldn't finish it.
Wouldn't it be an embarrassment to His Majesty?
Zhou Huhou ordered the soldiers to search carefully, knocking brick by brick, and searching room after room. After another quarter of an hour, Chief Huang Laoliu quickly ran to Zhou Huhou and said loudly: "General, we have discovered something."
Zhou Huhou looked excited and asked: "Where is it?"
Huang Laoliu said: "In the ancestral hall."
The expression on Zhou Huhou's face was extremely excited and he quickly walked towards the ancestral hall. When he entered the ancestral hall and saw everything as usual, he was very surprised and asked, "Where is the secret room?"
Huang Laoliu pointed to the mat where he knelt down to worship his ancestors and said, "General, it's right here."
Zhou Huhou asked in confusion: "Is there any problem with this?"
Huang Laoliu removed the mat, easily pried the floor, and directly moved a piece of the floor away, revealing a hole about one meter long and one meter wide. There is a ladder in the hole, and you can go down along the ladder.
Zhou Huhou asked with a smile: "How did you find out?"
Huang Laoliu explained: "Our people searched here and there but couldn't find any secret passage. The soldier was angry and kicked the mat open and stepped on the floor again. But after landing, there was a hollow sound and he discovered This hole."
Zhou Huhou asked: "Is anyone going down to take a look?"
Huang Laoliu shook his head and said: "Not yet!"
Zhou Huhou ordered: "Go get the torch and arrange for two soldiers to go down and take a look and feel the situation."
"As you command!"
Huang Laoliu got the order and prepared quickly.
After a while, two soldiers went down with torches. After a while, the soldiers shouted from below: "General, there is no problem down there. Countless gold, silver and jewelry were found."
Zhou Huhou led the people down the cave and walked some distance along the ladder.
There was a section of tunnel below first, and then they entered a wide and empty room, which was filled with boxes of gold bars, countless silver and precious jade articles, and luminous pearls to dispel the darkness, making the secret room as bright as day.
A light breeze blows, causing the air to circulate normally in the secret room, and there are obviously vents.
When Zhou Huhou saw this scene, he also had a look of shock on his face.
A lot of gold!
A lot of money!
The gold and silver are piled up like mountains, which is simply countless.
Too much money.
