"Brother Twelve, what did you say?"
Zhao Huan's face suddenly darkened, and he looked at Zhao Zhi with burning eyes, which frightened Zhao Zhi.
Can you not be afraid?
This is Jinling!
Although Zhao Huan would definitely not be able to defeat Zhao Kai, if he ignored his brotherly love and had Zhao Zhi killed, Zhao Zhi would have no place to escape.
"Brother..." Zhao Zhi looked at Zhao Huan nervously, with his heart in his throat, "The third brother said that he will make you the King of Wuyue."
"Why is he the King of Wuyue?" Zhao Huan was angry, "You agreed to be the King of Wu for me, how come you have become the King of Wuyue now? This prosperous place in Jinling is obviously mine, how come it becomes yours, Brother Twelve?" Already? Tell me...what's going on?"
What's the meaning?
Zhao Zhi was stunned when he heard this. Because Zhao Huan seemed to want to be the king of Wu, that's why he was unwilling to hand over Jinling City... King Wu's territory must be larger than that of King Wu Yue, and it must include Jinling City, a good place. Bar?
Moreover, since Zhao Huan fled to the southeast, he spent a lot of money on infrastructure construction in Jinling and Yangzhou, and most of the investment was in Jinling City. In addition, Jinling and Yangzhou have excellent foundations, and they are already the prosperous capitals of the southeast.
The construction in the 1989 years and the continuous influx of northern industrial and commercial merchants have made the two cities of Jinling and Yangzhou less prosperous. In particular, the prosperity of Jinling City is still higher than that of Kaifeng Prefecture in the Xuanhe Period, and the prosperity of Jinling Prefecture The tax revenue is even lower than that of N streets in Kaifeng Prefecture. If you include the income that Zhu Lian presided over from the financial real estate of Jinling City, then this Jinling City is simply a golden city!
It is understandable that Zhao Huan is unwilling to hand over Jinling City... and Zhao Kai does not have to get Jinling City now. As long as Zhao Huan can get rid of the emperor's arrogant title, accept the king's title, and then hand it over. It is not impossible to give up part of the territory, claim the title of King of Wu and retain the city of Jinling.
"Brother, don't worry, listen to me..." Zhao Zhi quickly explained to Zhao Huan, "What kind of king you are, what territory you have, we still have to discuss it now. Third brother is You are very reasonable and will not force your life, brother!"
"Really?" Zhao Huan looked doubtful.
"Really! Really!" Zhao Zhi said with a smile, "Actually, third brother doesn't want to use weapons... The prosperous southeastern area can be conquered by hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and it will recover in at least ten years. I have lost my vitality!”
Zhao Qi also helped Zhao Zhifen and said: "Brother, what the twelfth brother said is right! The third brother also said the same in the letter to the younger brother... It's not that he can't tolerate the eldest brother, but The Song Dynasty can only have one official family!"
Zhao Huan still looked suspicious, his brows furrowed, and he seemed to be deep in thought.
Of course, his suspicious expression was all fake. He is currently acting for two good brothers Zhao Zhi and Zhao Qi!
He had to convince his two brothers that he was really willing to be King Wu of the Song Dynasty... Oh, in fact, it was not completely impossible for Zhao Huan to become King Wu.
If Zhao Kai agreed to let him retain all the existing territory, he would be willing to bow to Zhao Kai as a vassal, call him King of Wu in person, send a large sum of money as a tribute every year, and then close the door and live in a quiet corner. It is a beautiful thing to close the official house.
Zhao Huan had already sat down on the throne in the Chongzheng Hall, and asked his two brothers to sit down as well. Then he said to the two brothers again in a very firm tone: "It is impossible for me to hand over Jinling City!
In addition, Yangzhou City and the Jianghuai Prefectures cannot be handed over to Third Brother... I don’t want Third Brother’s heavenly soldiers to be stationed in Jiangbei! "
Zhao Zhi's brows that had just relaxed were knitted again, "Brother, besides Lianghuai and Jinling Mansion, where else do you want to go?"
Zhao Huan wants everything...but he also knows that if he doesn't give up some territory, there is no way to continue the negotiation with Zhao Kai.
"The land south of the Huaihe River, including the two Huaihe Rivers, two Jiangsu provinces, two Zhejiang provinces, two Guangxi provinces, and Fujian provinces... all belong to the State of Wu!"
Zhao Zhi shook his head repeatedly, "Too much, too much... Only half of Jing Lake will be given away, and the rest will be regarded as Wu State's territory. I'm afraid the third brother will not agree!"
Zhao Qi also helped Zhao Zhi and enlightened Zhao Huan, "Yes, Lianghuai, Liangjiang, Liangzhejiang, Liangguang, Fujian... Good guy, half of the country! Brother, what are you doing? Do you still want to accumulate strength for the future?"
Zhao Huan suddenly coughed, and the expression on his face became quite depressed, which frightened Zhao Zhi, who had not seen his eldest brother for many years.
After coughing for a long time, he stopped coughing and sighed: "Twelve brothers, I have been seriously ill, I am afraid that I will die soon... I know that there is a way to extend kindness, and if I die, I will die." The country is divided. I have twelve sons. When the time comes, the Kingdom of Wu is divided into twelve countries. What does the third brother have to worry about? At that time, the sons of the widow will be able to withstand the pressure and prevent the court from appointing the prime minister and the subordinates. Will the governors of prefectures, armies and counties take office? If the prime minister of a feudal country and the chiefs of prefectures, armies and counties are all appointed by the court, then the king will be nothing more than a rich and idle man. Isn't that okay?"
This seems to work!
Zhao Zhi and Zhao Qi looked at each other and nodded lightly, feeling that the conditions proposed by Zhao Huan were not completely unacceptable... If Zhao Huan's Wu State can really be divided into twelve small countries in a few years, each Each country is managed by local officials such as ministers, prefects, prefectures, military envoys, and county magistrates sent by the imperial court, so there is no difference between these "states" and the transshipment envoys directly under the imperial court.
I just don’t know when Zhao Huan died? Although Zhao Zhi lived in the Northern Song Dynasty these years, he often heard the news that Zhao Huan was seriously ill...
"Brother," Zhao Zhi thought about it for a moment, "I can't make the decision on your request. I have to go to Beijing to ask Third Brother for orders."
"Then go back quickly..." Zhao Huan said to Zhao Qi again, "Sixth brother, you and twelfth brother go to Beijing together, and you and twelfth brother help me, the eldest brother, say Speak!"
"Okay," Zhao Zhi nodded, "I'll go north and tell my third brother now!"
Zhao Qi also said: "Don't worry, eldest brother, I will have a good talk with the third brother."
"Okay, okay, Brother Yu will feel relieved if you go and tell him! You tell Third Brother that as long as he agrees to Brother Yu's conditions, Brother Yu will immediately give him 20 million guan, and then give him another 10 million guan every year! "
While Zhao Huan was asking for conditions, he was thinking in his mind: When you go to the north, I will start recruiting 100,000 new soldiers. If Zhao Kai can't tolerate me... then I will fight with him!
...
When brothers Zhao Zhi and Zhao Qi were being deceived by Zhao Huan, their third brother Zhao Kai was also being deceived!
The person who deceived Zhao Kai was his younger brother and sister Wanyan Yan, the same Wanyan Yan who gave Zhao Gou warmth and love, and then pushed the injured Zhao Gou to a dead end step by step.
Of course, this woman did not come to Zhao Kai in person to deceive him. Instead, she wrote a low-profile letter begging for mercy and asked Kang Lu to take him to Shuntian Fucheng in Beijing.
Now this letter is in Zhao Kai's hands, while Kang Lu and Lan Gui, the two "voluntary undercover agents", are standing in the Yaochi Palace with their hands hanging down, looking trembling - this Zhao Kai in front of them , to be honest, it was so unexpected!
The murderous aura is so strong that it can hardly be wiped away! I don’t know where the elegant and elegant figure of the Number One Scholar King in the past has gone... It is no exaggeration to say that this Zhao Kai and the Zhao Kai in their impressions are completely two different people!
"Tell me, can I spare Wanyan Yan?"
Zhao Kai had already read the letter, and then asked Kang Lu and Lan Gui expressionlessly.
He is now "powerful without anger", and he is very powerful. Under his pressure, the two eunuchs were a little breathless.
Now hearing his question, the two eunuchs shook their heads immediately.
"We can't spare her! She should be cut to pieces!"
"Thousands of cuts are worth the effort. This Wanyanyan is a temptress, and... she also has a lot of faces! She has affairs with Li Cheng, Liu Lin, Kong Yanzhou, Luo You and others!"
"Her two sons, Zhao Shanzhen and Zhao Shanhe, are both evil!"
"She was the one who forced King Kang to arrogantly proclaim himself emperor! Without her, King Kang wouldn't be like this..."
After hearing what the two said, Zhao Kai suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha...Evil people will have their own trials and tribulations! Yes, yes, it is a strange woman to bully Zhao Gou like this!"
Wanyan Yan is certainly not a good person, but without her, Zhao Gou would not have died a tragic death. Without him, Zhao Gou would probably be redeemed by Zhao Huan, who was the eldest brother. In the future, Zhao Kai would have to raise him as a prince after conquering Jiangnan, which would be very unpleasant.
Kang Lu and Lan Gui were both confused.
No matter what, Zhao Gou is still Zhao Kai's biological brother!
Zhao Kai is very good to his two brothers Zhao Zhi and Zhao Zhen. When he was the wise king in Kaifeng Mansion, he also took good care of his brothers. His relationship with Zhao Gou is not bad. Why is he gloating about others' misfortunes now? What does it look like?
"Guan family," Kang Lu asked uncertainly, "are you going to spare her?"
"It's impossible!" Zhao Kai said with a smile, "If we are caught, we will definitely be cut into pieces... But there's nothing we can do if we can't be caught, right? Which one of you two will go to Yuzhou Island?" , convey this intention to Wanyanyan?"
Kang Lu said: "Guan family, I'd better go there!"
He vaguely felt that there was something wrong with Zhao Kai... not the person he had met in the Imperial City Division! Oh, I still recognize her appearance, but my whole demeanor is completely different.
This is a very evil thing, so stay away from him!
"Then it's you!" As Zhao Kai spoke, he picked up the writing brush and letter paper placed on the desk, and began to write a reply to Wan Yanyan, telling the woman who tricked Zhao Gou to death in nice words that he Although I admire her as a heroic girl, if I really catch her, I still have to kill her miserably... So she should go as far as she can!
As long as you can't catch it, it's a waste of time.
