On the fourth day of April, Mengxia season, Jinling Imperial City, Chongzheng Hall. A court meeting started at nightfall last night and lasted until daylight, but it still had no intention of ending.
The main reason why this court meeting lasted until dawn was that the official Zhao Huan no longer wanted to be an official!
He suddenly felt that this official family had nothing to take on, and it would be good to be the King of Wu who saves worry and effort... How dangerous it is to be an official family, with big goals, heavy responsibilities, and attracting the attention of gold thieves!
Look, didn't a hundred thousand gold thieves just cross the Huaihe River? Now he is stationed in Anfeng County to rest and recuperate (actually he is recuperating from illness), and maybe he will march to the Yangtze River in a few days.
In the past year, Zhao Huan, a benevolent king, only knew how to implement benevolent government and love the people, and did not have a good military training at all. Now he only has 80,000 forbidden troops in hand, how can he defeat 100,000 gold thieves?
So Zhao Huan immediately thought of asking his good brother Zhao Kai to lead troops to rescue him!
Zhao Kai, a tyrant, knew how to resort to violence and had more than 300,000 soldiers in his hands! It is said that they are all poor and poor... It is very possible that in order to defeat the golden thieves, they dug the dam of the Yellow River, and then forced the golden soldiers to Huainan - this is what Zhang Suo and Zhao Huan said yesterday evening The analysis is quite accurate.
After hearing what Zhang Suo said, Zhao Huan actually had the idea of surrendering to Zhao Kai... It seems that he had not refused the title of King of Wu conferred by Zhao Huan before!
Why don't you become the king now... King Wu's fiefdom is Jiangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road, not the two Huaihe Rivers.
If Zhao Huan takes over as King of Wu, then Zhao Kai will have to take care of the defense of Huaihe River and Huaihe River. Isn't this good? Everyone can live happily again.
As soon as his idea was put forward, he was immediately opposed by the courtiers!
"Official... Your Majesty! You must never think of giving up your throne and becoming king. This is a way to die!"
The one who opposed the most fiercely was Qin Hui, the Minister of Rites who was forced to follow Zhao Kai for a period of time. He said to Zhao Huan in a voice that almost broke his throat: "In the official family, since ancient times, no emperor who has abdicated can still be the emperor." The king's principle... Besides, King Yun used his concubine to seize his legitimate son, and used his vassal to win the country. To reopen the country in the name of treason is actually treason! If Your Majesty surrenders the country to him, he will definitely have the intention to eradicate it in the future! King Yun In order to drive away the gold thieves, he could disregard the lives of millions of living beings south of the Yellow River and dig water into the Yellow River to replace soldiers. This is so cruel! Can you still expect his brotherly love?
Official, you would rather surrender to Jin than to King Yun! "
What Qin Hui said makes sense!
If Zhao Huan surrenders to Dajin, he can also go to Five Kingdoms City to watch the snow and dinner scene, but he will not be killed until Wan Yanliang comes to power. If we surrender to Zhao Kai...why food poisoning and alcohol poisoning can't happen every second?
How could Zhao Kai spare his life?
Qin Hui pierced the window paper, and the other courtiers in the court also started shouting... They would not say anything about surrendering to the gold thief, but it was certain not to surrender to Zhao Kai.
Zhao Kai's side was based on Guanlong and implemented a system of military merit and nobility. Scholars like them don't have a good future if they go away. How can they have the honor of discussing politics in the hall now?
But in the face of everyone's advice, Zhao Huan just remained silent.
Seeing that Zhao Huan didn't speak, the courtiers in the palace lost their energy - they had been talking all night, and they were all so sleepy that they couldn't talk anymore!
"I...I don't really want to surrender to Sanlang." Zhao Huan, who was forced to have no choice by the ministers, finally relented.
His teacher Geng Nanzhong was a little surprised when he heard this, and immediately asked: "Is the official trying to fake a surrender?"
"Fake surrender... yes, fake surrender!" Zhao Huan gritted his teeth, "I want to send an envoy to Anfeng to tell the Jin people that I am already the King of Wu in the Song Dynasty, and tell them not to come to me and to fight for it. In the world, let’s fight with Saburo!”
"Does the official want to divert trouble from the west?" Xu Churen, the Privy Councilor, felt that Zhao Huan's idea was extremely unreliable, "Isn't the gold thief likely to be fooled?"
"Could it be that the golden thief wants to make the lie come true?" Zhao Huan's face was ashen and his voice was trembling, which made the courtiers in the palace feel trembling in their hearts. "Sanlang can't tolerate me, but his surname is Zhao after all... After all, he is a descendant of Emperor Taizong, and he is an official of the Song Dynasty. My surrender to him is not the destruction of the country, but... it is just the destruction of the country. Home!"
"Guan family, things can't be like this!" Yu Wenxu stood up with tears in his eyes and said, "If the officials want to use King Yun's troops to retreat from the enemy, they can just give them more goods, so why give up the throne?
News from the north said that King Yun and the gold thief King Nianhan fought in Kaifeng and Zhengzhou. The battle was brutal and there were heavy casualties. He must be very short of money now. If he can give him two to three million in silk, he will definitely be willing to send troops to help. . "
"Give the gold thieves two to three million, and they will definitely be willing to retreat." Qin Hui added, "Don't worry, officials. I am willing to go to the Jin camp in person and buy back the gold soldiers to protect the peace and tranquility of Jiangdong!"
"Three million were given a year ago, and now we are giving another two to three million...the money from the national treasury is not blown by strong winds!"
Tongzhi Privy Councilor Zhang Suo loudly protested.
"If a war breaks out, the two Huaihe Rivers will be destroyed!" Zhao Huan raised his voice slightly, and his tone became slightly calmer, "I think that the world is now divided into three parts. The golden thief will definitely not want to see me surrender to Saburo... ....As long as I threaten you with this and give the gold thieves some wealth, they will definitely retreat.
As long as they can withdraw their troops and let me wait for a few more years until the new army is fully trained, I won't be afraid! "
This is true!
The new army planned by Zhao Huan has 100,000 naval troops. As long as it can be completed, the water control rights of the Yangtze River will be obtained. And those 100,000 land divisions may not be able to defeat the enemy in the field, but there is no problem in garrisoning the fort along the river - the equipment of the 100,000 land divisions is actually based on the requirement of "defending the city invincibly"!
That's a god-armed archer wearing foot armor!
"Which one of you is willing to visit Jin Camp?" Zhao Huan asked as he looked at the group of officials below.
"The official family, my minister Qin Hui is willing to be the envoy!"
Of course Qin Hui had to strive to become an envoy - if the gold thief was really forced by Zhao Kai with floods, he would probably not be able to attack Jiangnan and would leave after getting some benefits. When the time comes, Qin Hui will be able to make further progress if he has made contributions to the peace negotiation!
If the golden thief has defeated Zhao Kai and now wants to take over the southeastern land... Qin Hui can lead the way!
"The official family, I am also willing to go to Jinying!"
Yu Wenxuzhong also stepped forward... He had to keep an eye on Qin Hui!
Zhao Huan nodded and said: "Okay, I'll take you two to Anfeng. Bring one hundred thousand pieces of silk and fifty thousand stone rice..."
"Guan family," Yu Wenxu said, "We can't show weakness to the enemy now! If we show weakness, the enemy will definitely take advantage of it!"
Zhao Huan shook his head, "This is not to show weakness, but to ask the gold thieves not to hurt our people... You two go and tell the gold thieves clearly that if they want to turn the two Huaihe Rivers into the capital, then I will risk my family's life." No, surrender to Zhao Kai! If they are willing to commit no crime, I can take some money from the sealing warehouse and give it to them!"
After hearing this, all the officials sighed in their hearts: Although this official is a little timid, he is really a benevolent king who loves his people like his own son. And although his brother is brave and good at fighting, he is a tyrant who does not care about the life and death of the people... I wonder whose hands the Song Dynasty will fall into in the end?
...
Yuwen Xuzhong and Qin Hui got Zhao Huan's order and took the silk and rice to Jiangbei by boat that day. However, they did not go to Anfeng, but to Luzhou, south of Anfeng. This is because Xiao Zhonggong, the envoy of the Jin people, has already arrived in Luzhou one step ahead of them... Anfeng cannot let Yu Wenxuzhong and Qin Hui go, otherwise they will see the golden thief, the tiger, and become a sick cat. Go back and report it to the Emperor of Jinling. When you turn back, the soldiers will come?
I'll kill you while you're sick! Zhao Huan would not understand this truth!
Of course, Xiao Zhonggong couldn't blackmail Zhao Huan, let alone claim that his family had won a complete victory in the Central Plains. Because he didn't know if Zhao Kai would send someone to tell Zhao Huan what happened in Zhongzhou... It's not okay to blow the whistle!
So Xiao Zhonggong made up a set of half-truths and half-false stories, trying to blame Zhao Kai for the Yellow River bursting - slandering Zhao Kai for using water to replace soldiers, saying that the Jin soldiers were forced to Huainan by the water and had no intention of embezzlement. The territory of the Emperor Jinling. However, the Emperor of Jinling seems to have forgotten to call himself a minister and son last time. This should be added!
And don't be embarrassed, because Zhao Gou, the brother of Emperor Jinling, has already recognized Emperor Wu Qimai as his godfather, and now he is Wanyan Gou.
If Zhao Huan still wants to survive, just become Wanyan Huan!
In the post office in Luzhou City where the Huaixi General Manager's Office is located, after hearing the conditions proposed by Xiao Zhonggong, Yu Wenxuzhong sneered: "Your envoy is late. The Emperor of Chang'an has already sent his envoy to Jinling to grant my lord the title of King Wu, there are also two rivers, two Huais, and two Zhejiangs... My lord didn't want to agree at first, but you Jin people are pushing too hard, and they have all come to Huainan, so my lord doesn't want to agree anymore! "
Xiao Zhonggong was shocked when he heard this...but did not suspect that Yu Wenxu was lying.
Because this seems to be the situation now!
Dajin suffered another defeat in Zhongzhou... It seems that the Jinling officials cannot defeat Zhao Kai. If there is a king of Wu who can take charge, why not surrender?
I'm afraid the hard days of the Kingdom of Jin are coming... Daliao, I wonder if there is a chance for restoration?
While he was pondering a very exciting question, Qin Hui had already spoken: "If your country is willing to retreat, my lord will not surrender to Chang'an!
But it is impossible to call your country a minister! After all, your country and my lord have a grudge against the murder of their father. How can my lord recognize his enemy as his father? My lord knows that your army has worked hard all the way, and has prepared 100,000 bolts of silk and 50,000 stones of rice. As long as you are willing to leave, these rewards can be given immediately. After this year’s autumn harvest, another 3 million stone rice will be delivered! "
Xiao Zhonggong breathed a sigh of relief, his mission was now completed!
But he still wanted to fight for the Kingdom of Jin again, so he said to Yuwen Xuzhong and Qin Hui: "Although our country killed Zhuang Zong, it had no ill intentions towards the Jinling officials...but the Emperor of Chang'an would Killing all the Jinling officials, who is the enemy and who is the friend? I hope your Majesty will think clearly about it! If your Majesty is willing to negotiate peace, your two countries can use the changed Yellow River as the boundary, be brothers, and never invade each other. !”
