What?
Lead us out of the city to fight against the Jin?
Is this official crazy?
Chen Dong, Deng Su, Cao Li, and Shen Changsheng were all a little suspicious of Zhao Kai's mental state... If Cao Li and Shen Changsheng hadn't recognized Zhao Kai, they would have suspected that the man in front of them was not A real official, but a fake.
"Your Majesty," Chen Dong was not easily intimidated by Zhao Kai, and he did not believe that Zhao Kai really dared to go out of the city to fight against the Jin Dynasty, so he raised his voice and said loudly: "Students, your Majesty, please kill the six thieves first, and then stop them." Your Majesty moved south to inspire people, so that we can work together to fight against the Jin!"
Deng Su was also brave and said loudly: "Your Majesty, to fight against foreign enemies, you must first get rid of the internal thieves! If the internal thieves cannot be eliminated, it will be difficult for the external enemies to fight against them. Therefore, your majesty, please kill the six thieves first, and then prevent the southward migration!"
Zhao Kai had just been in Xuandemen and had already read the petition sent by the officials below. The three suggestions were quite reasonable... The six thieves were indeed not good people. If they were good people, the Song Dynasty would not have bothered them. Is it like this? But the time to kill them is not yet ripe. As an official, I have just come to power, and the throne under my butt is not yet secure. It will take at most ten days for the gold thief to come to my door. Killing six ministers in one breath at this time will inevitably cause panic among people.
All traitorous ministers are affiliated with traitors... If you kill the big traitor, the smaller traitors below will become frightened and surrender to the enemy. In order to survive, they will open the city gate to welcome the gold thief. What should you do?
Moreover, with the siege of the city imminent, it is impossible for Zhao Kai to carry out a general purge in Kaifeng City!
So Zhao Kai thought about it and thought it would be better to let all the "dissident" elements in Kaifeng City follow Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan. At least no one would make trouble with him. It would be even better if all the old, weak, women and children who could not be beaten were allowed to follow Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan.
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai smiled and said to Chen Dong and Deng Su: "I have read your petition...well, it is very well written, but the imperial court has its own laws and cannot submit a petition just because of the three students. Just go on a killing spree? The six thieves you are talking about are all ministers who have served as officials for many years, and their disciples and former officials are all over the world. If you want to kill them according to your wishes, what about their disciples and former officials?
Besides, there are two civil servants among the six! This dynasty does not kill civil servants, not to mention that they have all been prime ministers. If we want to kill them, wouldn't it be a violation of our ancestors' family law? Moreover, once this precedent has been set, if you become an official in the future, if you fail to control it for a while, take bribes and bend the law, can you also be punished? "
Chen Dong and Deng Su were stunned by Zhao Kai's words. How could this official say such a thing? How could we both be corrupt and pervert the law? We are all gentlemen!
But neither of them dared to follow Zhao Kai's words and say "you can kill them"... If they say this, will they not become public enemies in official circles in the future?
Seeing that the two of them were speechless, Zhao Kai thought he had a point, so he continued to explain to them: "As for me, I asked the Supreme Emperor's palace and the kings, concubines, relatives and others to go south to avoid disaster. In fact, it was also to fight against the Jin... ...They also have tens of thousands of servants and palace servants to serve them, all of whom are too weak to go on the battlefield. If they are left in the capital, they will have to waste food, clothing and supplies every day, which is of no use at all. It is better to let them go south. Save food, clothing, and property and distribute them to the strong men who can go into battle to kill thieves. Do you think this is the truth?"
What's the point? Drive away those who cannot be beaten, and then beat the rest?
Chen Dong and Deng Su said to each other: Anyone who came to Fuque to submit a letter today cannot be beaten. Should they be driven away together? Moreover, there are so many people in Kaifeng City who cannot be beaten, how many can be beaten? If we drive away all those who can't be beaten...then the gold thieves probably won't come to Kaifeng Mansion!
Because the remaining people are poor and unruly, and have no value in robbing!
Seeing that Chen Dong and Deng Su were silent, Zhao Kai felt that what he said must be very reasonable. Even these two "old lady students" were speechless. So he turned his sharp eyes on Cao Li and Shen Changsheng, two old acquaintances.
"What the officials said is absolutely true! My student Cao Li is willing to follow the officials to kill the thieves!" Cao Li is so smart. His participation in this letter to Fu Que is actually speculation. Now the officials have handed over the ladder to the sky, but also Why not hurry up and climb up!
Shen Changsheng and Shen Wanwan were also speculators. He spent money to buy Taixue in order to make friends with scholars and find a backer for the Huzhou Shen family's growing business. Now of course I have to seek refuge with the officials of the Song Dynasty!
He hurriedly bowed to Zhao Kai and said: "Official sage! Student Shen Changsheng is willing to be a pioneer for the king, bravely kill thieves and defend the Song Dynasty!"
Haha, I found two loyal ministers! Zhao Kaixin said: It’s really rare for us to be friends who drank wine together at Hua Man Lou Hua Lady’s place!
"Okay!" Zhao Kai nodded heavily, and then asked Chen Dong and Deng Su, "Cao Li and Shen Changsheng are my loyal ministers. What about you? Are you afraid of gold thieves?"
"Not afraid!" Chen Dong glared, "Student Chen Dong is not afraid of gold thieves!"
He is really not afraid! Although he can't defeat the golden thief, he is not afraid of death!
"Student Deng Su is not afraid of gold thieves!"
Of course Deng Su is not afraid anymore! He dared to openly write poems and articles against Hua Shi Gang, and after he finished writing, he submitted it to Zhao Ji. Would such a person be afraid of death?
"Okay!" Zhao Kailong said happily, but now he is worried that there is not enough cannon fodder!
It is difficult to defend an isolated city of Kaifeng. If you really want to successfully defend Kaifeng, you must organize the cities around Kaifeng and strictly defend it.
But it is impossible for Zhao Kai to invest too many troops in these cities. He doesn't have many troops on hand!
Therefore, we can only place three to five hundred people in a city, and mobilize as many people as possible to help defend it together.
Although this level of defense is definitely undefendable... it will still cause casualties to the gold thief.
Even if a castle can only exchange for one or two hundred gold thieves, dozens of cities around Kaifeng Mansion can still kill thousands of gold thieves, right?
Moreover, as long as there are people guarding these castles, they can disperse the gold thieves' troops.
If the gold thieves do not divide their troops to attack or surround them, then the anti-gold forces in these cities will gradually grow and join forces with King Qin's rebel army coming from afar.
When they gradually grow stronger, the gold thieves may fall into the vast sea of Song people's resistance to gold.
Zhao Kai's idea is a good one, but the question is who is willing to lead the anti-golden struggle in so many small towns around Kaifeng Prefecture?
This is a job of "beating to become a high-ranking official, beating to death to become a loyal martyr"...and whether he is dead or alive seems to be random. No matter how powerful the gold thief is, he cannot gnaw all the castles around Kaifeng Mansion. Come down. I don’t have that time! The New Year is almost here now. After the New Year, spring will begin, summer will begin in April, and the heat will begin in May and June. By then the local Qinwang soldiers will also arrive. Can the Golden Thieves and a group of people from Heilongjiang in the Northeast endure the scorching heat of more than 30 degrees and fight the Song army in the bright sun?
So the officials who were sent out to guard the small town were risking their lives for a bright future!
Most of the senior officials who have taken charge of this matter are unwilling to do so, and the camp officers Zhao Kai has are reluctant to let them go... Moreover, this group of military attachés may not be able to suppress the gentry in the Gyeonggi region.
When Zhao Kai was worried, these students came to his door by chance. Isn't this God's help?
(He doesn’t know he has a good big brother!)
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai proudly waved to Chen Dong, Deng Su, Cao Li, and Shen Changsheng, "Follow me, I want to talk to the three students!"
As he spoke, Zhao Kai took the reins and galloped towards the three students in front of Xuande Gate.
Chen Dong, Deng Su, Cao Li, Shen Changsheng and others looked at each other, and they all had no choice but to follow the unruly Da Song official family and walk together towards the third students who were already a little uneasy.
Zhao Kai walked until he was among the group of three students, then restrained Qinghai Cong from his crotch, and then looked down at the three students below.
The group of three students all looked up at Zhao Kai and knew that the new official of the Song Dynasty was about to give a speech, so they all listened with bated breath.
When Zhao Kai responded to them, there was silence for a while... He didn't speak immediately because he didn't know what to say? And he also wanted to take a good look at the cannon fodder in front of him. Well, there are still many acquaintances! They all look loyal!
And his long silence put great pressure on the three students below.
No one dared to say anything and just looked at Zhao Kai.
The three students didn't speak, and the people watching the excitement in the distance didn't say anything. They didn't know what happened? I saw hundreds of cavalry coming out of Xuandemen, surrounding the three scholars, and then a group of ministers and a man who was probably an official came out, still riding on horseback, carrying knives and bows and arrows, full of murderous intent.
Don’t know what will happen next?
Everyone held their breath and looked at Zhao Kai.
Outside Xuandemen, there was silence, the atmosphere became more and more depressing, and everyone felt breathless...
Suddenly, Zhao Kai spoke: "I already know what you said in the letter today. However, things have priorities and cannot be solved overnight. And the country's catastrophe cannot be solved by me, an official, just by asking you. It was reversed. Those six people were killed today. Even if the Supreme Being was forced to stay, the gold thieves would still come, and Kaifeng Mansion would still be unable to escape a bloody battle! So... I am ready to join the army to fight against the gold. Please, reject your request to stay as Supreme Commander, and put aside your request to kill the six ministers until the battle of Kaifeng is won.
You... you can follow me into the palace now. After I give you a banquet, I will organize you all into the expedition camp. Later, we will go out of the city to fight against the gold and kill the thieves. If you have merit, I will definitely reward you. reward! "
What?
Who wants to fight against gold and kill thieves?
The scholars outside Xuande Gate were all shocked by Zhao Kai's words, but they did not expect that Zhao Kai was trying to trick them. Instead, they cast their angry eyes on Chen Dong and Deng Su who drafted the petition... ..what did you write?
Zhao Kai did not allow Chen Dong and Deng Su to explain, so he immediately shouted loudly: "The three students outside Xuandemen have all voted to join the army, and will soon follow me out of the city to kill the thieves... Now they want to follow me into Xuandemen! You guys The people of Bianliang who are willing to join the army can also go to Prince Yun's Mansion, and everyone who joins the camp will be a useful person!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and summoned the 500 cavalry to surround them and drive the three bachelors into the palace...
