Going out of the city to beg thieves?
Is this king talking about going out of the city to beg thieves?
Including the four "Gentlemen of Kaifeng" Zhang Jun, Chen Dong, Deng Su, and Hu Yin, everyone on the Xi'an Gate Tower was stunned. Although they are all militants, they have never thought about fighting in person... What they advocate is to let others fight, while they hide in the safety of the castle and make the decision. This is called the main battle!
And Zhao Kai's intention seems to be to take them out of the city to fight the gold thieves... Doesn't this mean that they will die?
Of course, no one was willing to commit suicide, so there was a dead silence on the Xi'an Gate Tower. No one dared to answer Zhao Kai's words.
Zhao Kai also saw that something was wrong. These green-robed officials seemed reluctant to go out of the city to fight! But if they don't want to go to war, why do they need to petition for war? Do you just want to shout slogans and don’t want to be serious?
This is not possible! Now that the whole nation is fighting against gold, you scholar-bureaucrats should set an example and take the lead!
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai's face became more and more gloomy and scary. In the end, he became a bit murderous. Many green-robed officials in Daming Mansion were frightened by the sight.
At this moment, Zhao Kai suddenly snorted coldly and spoke: "Xun Qing said: The drum will die, the emperor will die on the bridle, hundreds of officials will die in their posts, and the scholar-bureaucrats will die in the ranks... Now that the gold thieves have invaded, Kaifeng Being surrounded, the king is in trouble. The lonely king should act as a general and lead the scholar-officials of Hebei to meet the enemy and fight the thieves. If he cannot succeed, he will seek mercy! You are scholar-officials of Hebei, but are you a good man in the Wei family? Don't you want to die in the ranks? ?"
Can the death row of scholar-bureaucrats be explained in this way? A bunch of Hebei scholar-bureaucrats don’t know what to say...most of them are "white-headed candidates and consolation prizes for Jinshi", while Zhao Kai is a "talent of Huiyuan". If he hadn't been born as a prince, he would have been in trouble in the world. Quite cool. So they wanted to discuss Xunzi's principles with Zhao Kai, but they were all trying to do the same thing!
Moreover, this king looks murderous and seems to be very reasonable. It is impossible to win by reasoning with him, right?
"Your Majesty, I also know the reason why the scholar-bureaucrats died in the procession, but I am old and can no longer fight..."
Someone has already thought of a reason for the immortal procession... old age! War is a matter for young people. How can we let old people wear armor and fight with guns?
"Yes, I am old! I can no longer fight for my country..."
"Well, well, well, I'm old and sick..."
"Your Majesty, I want to kill the thief, but I am unable to hold the blade!"
"Your Majesty, I am old and can no longer hold a knife..."
Someone took the lead, and all the officials in green robes suddenly became old and frail. Many of them even coughed loudly, which made Zhao Kai frown. If you are not in good health and are taking care of yourself at home, why would you run out? Still coughing like this, and not wearing a mask... What if some infectious disease infects me, the chosen one?
Thinking of this, his face became even darker. His eyes swept over the group of "old and sick men" and finally landed on Zhang Jun, Hu Yin, Deng Su, Chen Dong and other four people.
"Zhang Deyuan, you and the three gangsters from Kaifeng camp are both old, right?" Zhao Kai asked, "How is your health? Are you seriously ill?"
This question is simply contemptuous! Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated!
"Your Majesty, I am in good health and not sick!"
"Your Majesty, I am not sick either!"
"Your Majesty, I am not old yet, and I am not sick!"
"Your Majesty, I am strong!"
Zhao Kai nodded: "In that case, come with me out of the city tomorrow to fight against thieves!"
"Your Majesty," Zhang Jun certainly would not go "crazy" with Zhao Kai. "You are the Marshal of the Hebei Army and Horses. You shoulder the important task of leading the Hebei army and people to resist King Jin Qin. How can you risk going out of the city to beg for thieves? If something goes wrong, Who should lead the troops and horses in Hebei? I ask the king to take back his orders, sit in the city, and send other generals out of the city."
"Your Majesty, what Zhang Deyuan said is absolutely true. With such status as your Majesty, how can you leave the city and put yourself in danger?" Chen Dong also said anxiously, "The situation in Kaifeng Mansion is unknown now. If anything happens, your Majesty will be the one the world wants. Got it!"
As the world hopes... Yes, this is a fact! And it’s also a word of loyalty!
Zhao Kai glanced at Chen Dong and saw a bit of loyalty on his fair face!
"Chen Qing, don't worry. Since Gu Wang dares to go out of the city to beg the thieves, he is sure of victory." Zhao Kai said with a smile, "Gu sees that you are a loyal minister, why not go to the battle with Gu and see how Gu Gu beheads Yaoshi Guo?" class!"
Chen Dong immediately understood that he was facing a huge piece of pie falling from the sky... What he just said "everything the world wants" was actually just a casual remark, but now that he thought about it, he wasn't sure!
What if the official family and the prince are really gone? When the time comes, King Yun will have soldiers, a name and a reputation, and he will also have courage and talent. Why is he not wanted by the world? It seems that there are not many civil servants around King Yun now... If I join him now, I will most likely become the husband-in-law in the future! If I don't vote for King Yun, given my qualifications, I will probably never get a Jinshi in my life, and my career will probably end with the selection of candidates!
Thinking of this, Chen Dong gritted his teeth and said: "I am willing to follow the king through fire and water!"
As soon as Chen Dong's words came out, Zhang Jun, Hu Yin, and Deng Su were all shocked.
"Okay!" Zhao Kai nodded heavily, "This is what a man should do!" He looked at Zhang Jun, Hu Yin, and Deng Su again, "What about you? Are you hiding in Damingfu City for fear of death, but are you following the orphan out of the city?"
What does it mean to hide in the city and fear death? Zhang Jun, Hu Yin, and Deng Su said to each other: Your father is also hiding in Kaifeng City now. He may be afraid of what!
"Get out of the city, get out of the city!" Zhang Jun said, "I am a scholar. Although I don't have the martial arts to kill thieves, I can still put life and death aside!"
Hu Yin and Deng Su saw that Chen Dong and Zhang Jun were willing to leave the city with Zhao Kai, so they had no choice but to risk their lives to accompany the gentleman.
"Your Majesty, although I am a scholar, I am not afraid of the sword!"
"Leave the city, leave the city, it's just death! The king is not afraid, so why should I be afraid?"
Zhao Kai nodded with satisfaction. These four Sesame Officers looked pretty good. They were young and not afraid of death. They were much better than Cai Mao and Qin Huike. As long as you continue not to be afraid of death and remain loyal to me, you will be of great use in the future.
He then turned to look at the two hundred or so old, weak, sick and disabled people on the city gate tower, and said in a deep voice: "Since you are old and frail, you don't have to go to war, but do you have sons and nephews at home? We should let them Let me follow you out of the city on your behalf... You are all wealthy gentry from Daming Prefecture or other prefectures in Hebei, right? Your family must have a lot of land. With land, you have the responsibility of guarding the land! You don't have to go home either. , just sit as a guest in the palace and wait for your filial son to come and fight for his father! If there are ten filial sons in the family, all of them must be strong men. If you don't have so many, then go and adopt them!
If there is still no filial son coming by tomorrow, then please wear armor and weapons and follow the lonely king to kill thieves! "
More than two hundred scholar-bureaucrats couldn't believe their ears... Is this king crazy? He actually dared to let the scholar-bureaucrats of Daming Prefecture go out of the city to die. Isn't he afraid that the people of Daming Prefecture would rebel? There was also a clever old man who wanted to sneak away secretly, but was stopped by the Tiance guards led by Huang Wuji and Xiang Ke. The two sides even had a dispute, and the scene was a bit chaotic for a while.
When Zhao Kai saw this scene, he immediately shouted: "The enemy is here, and the military order must be enforced in Damingfu City. All of you are wearing official uniforms. I must be someone who earns a salary from the imperial court. If you dare to disobey the military order, I will kill you personally! What do you think?" Are you going to try Gu's sword?"
As he spoke, he pulled out his sword and angrily walked towards the few people who were trying to escape. They were so frightened that they collapsed on the spot and begged repeatedly: "Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life... I have mercy on you... I'm not running away, I'm going home to find my filial sons, and I have twenty filial sons. They are all big and strong, and they are all capable of marching for the king!"
Zhao Kai smiled and nodded, "Turns out he is a loyal man, I misunderstood... Then you quickly write a letter to the filial sons at home and ask them to come and fight against the gold thieves. You don't need twenty, just ten strong men." ”
