"The official family, the official family..."
When everyone resigned and filed out of the Chongzheng Hall, the official Zhao Huan, who was alone in a daze with his head down, heard someone calling him. Suddenly he looked up and saw a person standing in the empty Chongzheng Hall. . After taking a closer look, it turned out to be Li Gang, the secret envoy of the Right Privy Council. It turned out that he did not leave the Chongzheng Hall like the others, but stayed in the hall quietly.
Zhao Huan looked at Li Gang and asked, "Everyone has resigned, why is Li Qing left alone?"
"Guan family, I have something to say."
Zhao Huan felt warm in his heart. Of course he knew that Li Gang was interested in him, and he must be staying here to provide him with suggestions. In the past, when Zhao Mingcheng was here, Li Gang looked domineering and domineering, a bit like his ancestors... Now he looks much more pleasing to the eye. He really misses his loyal ministers when the country is in trouble! Let's hear what he has to say.
Zhao Huan looked around and found that there were no outsiders, so he said warmly: "You have something to say, but it doesn't matter."
"Officials," Li Gang said with a serious face, "Everyone can lower his regularity, but the official family cannot lower his regularity!"
After hearing this, Zhao Huan sighed: "What you said is what I think. However, all the kings were confused by Kai, and there was no civil servant in the court to take charge of the battle, not even the queen... .What can I do?"
At this point, Zhao Huan burst into tears. During his years as an official, he has been conscientious and conscientious. This small territory in the southeast has been relatively well-off under his management. How come everyone has rebelled against their relatives and separated from their relatives?
"In the official family," Li Gang said, "General Tiance is also the elder brother of the kings, and he also changed the custom of the princes staying away from politics in this dynasty, giving the kings a chance to be reused. And... .There are also a few words from the late emperor, and he expelled the gold thieves to avenge the late emperor. It is not surprising that he received their support."
Zhao Huan sighed again when he heard this: "In the end, it's all my incompetence!"
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"As for the Hundred Officials..." Li Gang paused, "Actually, the meaning of the Hundred Officials has been written in Zhao Wenzheng's suicide note. Most of the Hundred Officials are responsible for the main battle!"
"What?" Zhao Huan was startled, "Then why didn't they say a word just now?"
"The officials," Li Gang shook his head, "What can they say that can be compared with Zhao Wenzheng's suicide note? If the officials are determined to fight to the death, they should immediately state their position after receiving the suicide note. How can the kings and ministers comment? ?
Moreover, the dispute between you and General Tiance is really a family matter of His Majesty's... The kings have made peace, so what can the ministers say? "
Zhao Huan still couldn't relax his brows, and said in an almost inaudible voice: "But the ministers may not support the implementation of a military system in the country, right?"
"The officials are wise," Li Gang said. "What makes the officials better than the generals of Tiance is that they treat scholars well and rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats. If they implement the government of the army, what is the difference between the officials and Tiance? What about the officials and the scribes from the southeast? Why go to resist General Tiance for Your Majesty?"
"Without hundreds of thousands of military men, how could the imperial court resist General Tiance's troops? Didn't Zhao Wenzheng also mention it in his suicide note? It is not enough to rely on hundreds of thousands of elites to defend a border that stretches for more than two thousand miles. ....."
Li Gang nodded and said: "It is indeed insufficient."
"The number of people is insufficient, do we need to talk about anything else?" Zhao Huan almost burst into tears, "What's the point of taking the lead in the battle if you can't fight? I've angered General Tiance, and hundreds of thousands of troops are coming to kill me. I'm afraid there will be another We are going to make the same mistake as when we declared peace!"
"The official sage." Li Gang actually nodded again.
Is this still sage?
Zhao Huan stared blankly at the elderly Li Gang and said to himself: This old man seems to be confused... Of the two Yuanshu, one is gone and the other is old and confused. How can we continue to fight this battle? Do you really want to be Li Yu's second best?
Alas, I ask you how much sorrow you can have, just like a river of spring water flowing eastward!
Just when Zhao Huan was getting into his poetic mood, Li Gang spoke again: "Even if it is difficult to declare peace again, it is better than becoming a prisoner of General Tiance's subordinates!"
What's the meaning?
Zhao Huan sounded a little confused.
Li Gang continued: "Before the disaster of Xuanhe, you were the foundation of Kaifeng. After the disaster of Xuanhe, you were the emperor of Jinling... If the disaster of Xuanhe happens again, the government may not be able to preserve the status of the emperor." Even if you are an overseas emperor, it is better than being a lifeless disobedient prince!"
yes!
Zhao Huan thought so. It would be great to run away!
He didn't know how big the world was in the past, but now he knows it - the mission he sent to the Big Food Country has wandered back. Li Guang, the envoy of the mission, also wrote a book "Journey to the West of the Song Dynasty" dedicated to Zhao Huan, introducing him to the customs and customs of Southeast Asian and Western countries...
In addition, he had already laid out his plans in Japan a few years ago, and now he also has a solid foundation on Kyushu Island.
If he wants to run away now, he has to think carefully. Is it better to be the Emperor of Japan? Or is it better to go to the official residence of the Song Dynasty in Nanyang? In short, it is better than staying in the Song Dynasty and being captured by Zhao Kai as a prisoner.
"Li Qing, you mean..." Zhao Huan lowered his voice, "Let me flee overseas?"
"Officials, that's not what I mean," Li Gang shook his head quickly. "What I meant is that if something goes wrong, the officials can patrol south and hunt in the east... This is the right strategy!"
"Yes, yes," Zhao Huan nodded repeatedly, "It's a southern patrol and a hunt in the east...the emperor can't use escape to escape!"
He then asked: "Li Qing has two strategies? Come quickly and tell me."
"Guan family," Li Gang said, "Of course the best thing for me to do is to fight General Tiance!"
"Fight?" Zhao Huan shook his head, "Are there enough soldiers?"
"In the officialdom, there are not enough soldiers and there are not enough ways to fight!" Li Gang said with a smile, "General Tiance's advantage lies on land...and the court's advantage lies in the sea. General Tiance can come from the land, and so can I. Go from the sea. We have two thousand miles of land defense and river defense, and the enemy also has thousands of miles of sea defense. Our troops are not enough to defend the land defense and river defense, and the enemy's troops are not enough to defend the sea defense.
In this way, our court will not have to raise 600,000 troops from the mainland... The old minister has estimated that as long as we recruit another 100,000 troops, it will be enough.
In addition, the officials can also select 50,000 people to board the ship from the expanded land division and let them follow your majesty out of Zhenjiang..."
"Okay, it is indeed the best idea!" Zhao Huan couldn't help but cheer Li Gang.
What does it mean to be an old minister? This is it!
Escape, no, it was the southern patrol and the eastern hunt. Everything was so carefully arranged, which was really an improvement compared to the Xuanhe period.
Zhao Huan asked again at this time: "Then what is the next move?"
"Of course the next best thing is to make peace and wait until times change," Li Gang paused and explained, "General Tiance is just barely unifying the north now, but the gold thieves are still strong, and King Kang's remnant party is still active in the coastal areas east of Jingdong. The situation is There may not be any changes..."
"Yes, yes!" This is what Zhao Huan loves to hear most. He smiled, "One is to delay and wait, the other is to prepare for the southern patrol and hunt in the east, and expand the army by 100,000... No, to the outside world Claiming to expand the army by 300,000 is the third one. Taking the three strategies in parallel is the real best strategy!"
Three strategies in parallel?
Li Gang could only shake his head at Zhao Huan's choice... The southern patrol and the eastern expedition and the expansion of the army and the northern expedition could be done together. But how can this war and two strategies go hand in hand? The hearts of the people below must be messed up?
But Li Gang didn't say much... He has been Zhao Huan's minister for so many years, don't you know how cowardly the Emperor of Jinling is?
At this point, he hasn't given up on spending money to beg for mercy!
What if it succeeds?
...
The Imperial City of Jinling is layered with layers of silence.
Zhao Zhi followed his sixth brother Zhao Qi into Zhao Huan's Jinling Imperial City for the first time, walking through the layers of city walls and palaces, and there were smart and solid buildings everywhere. Zhao Zhi looked around as he walked, thinking about how to break into this fortress-like palace that looked very strong but was actually a bit outdated.
Apart from being strong, there is nothing remarkable about the Jinling Imperial City...
As long as the cannon can be transported outside the Jinling Imperial City, it won't be difficult to blast a way through the city.
In addition, you can also dig a tunnel under the Jinling Imperial City and bury thousands of kilograms of gunpowder...
In short, this imperial city cannot resist the red scarf heavenly soldiers of the Song Dynasty!
I don’t know how long they followed Zhao Qi. When Zhao Zhi felt a little sore in his legs, the two brothers had already stopped in front of a building halfway up the Lion Mountain.
Zhao Qi looked up and found a very familiar plaque - Chongzheng Hall.
Chongzheng Palace is a name that the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty liked to use, so it is not surprising to see it in Jinling Imperial City.
There are a lot of etiquette rules when meeting an official, but that's for ordinary officials. Zhao Qi and Zhao Zhi are both great kings!
Moreover, Zhao Zhi’s official identity was the envoy of Jiangnan in the Song Dynasty...he was here to announce the edict to King Zhao Huan of Wu!
Therefore, Zhao Qi did not let Xuanzan lead the way, nor did he ask the eunuch outside the Chongzheng Palace to report. Instead, he opened his throat and shouted: "Brother, look who's coming!"
His shouting like this means that today there are only brothers and no kings or ministers. In this way, when everyone meets, there is no need to talk about etiquette and titles.
An urgent voice soon came from Chongzheng Hall: "Brother Six, is Brother Twelve here?"
Then there was a burst of urgent footsteps, and Zhao Huan, an official of the Jinling court of the Song Dynasty, walked out of Chongzheng Hall in Taoist robes.
Brothers Zhao Zhi and Zhao Qi quickly raised their hands and saluted, "I've met my brother!"
An elder brother is like a father!
Zhao Zhi does not need to recognize Zhao Huan's status as emperor, but his brother still has to respect him.
Zhao Huanze took a few steps forward, holding a brother by the hand, and walked into Chongzheng Hall. As he walked, he asked: "Brother Twelve, we brothers haven't seen each other for many years. I really miss you." ...You must have endured a lot of hardships in these years following Lao San's expeditions here and there, right? Brother, this is the Imperial State in the south of the Yangtze River, a wealthy and gentle town, even more prosperous than Bianzhou. Why don't you just stay here? It’s easier to live here for a while, and you and my brothers can interact more frequently.”
Zhao Zhi said with a smile: "The third brother told me the same thing...after the eldest brother transfers to Wuyue Kingdom, he will let me stay in Nanjing and sit in Jinling. I can stay as long as I want!"
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