As a chamberlain, Liang Fangping should have been the emperor's most confidant, but he had not slept well for two days before leaving Kaifeng.
Because he was not only a chamberlain, but also a confidant of Zhao Huan, the late Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty. Like Tong Guan, he was also a chamberlain eunuch leading the army.
It's just that he doesn't have Tong Guan's ability. Apart from accomplishing almost nothing on the battlefield like Tong Guan, he also has no influence in the court.
Compared with Tong Guan, who had already reached the status of concubine, Liang Fangping led troops to pacify bandits in Hebei, Shandong and other places under the instruction of Zhao Ji.
That is Song Jiang and others.
But the Songjiang Rebellion that Uncle Ye was able to put down with thousands of people was enough to prove the gold content of Liang Fangping's achievements.
In Zhao Huan's words.
"There's no one I can hit, what the hell!"
Although the Song Dynasty had internal and external troubles, even Wang Shan, now recruited by Zongze, initially boasted an army of 700,000 men and 10,000 chariots.
But in the final analysis, there are only two internal troubles that can really shake the foundation of the Song Dynasty so far.
The first is that Wang Fu delayed the best opportunity to send troops, which directly caused Fang La, who had millions of troops hidden in the south of the Yangtze River, to be destroyed by Tong Guan and his men.
The second is the fierce bandit Yang Yao who is now roaming Taihu Lake.
The current Yang Yao has not yet reached the most powerful stage. In history, Yang Yao defeated successive attacks by Cheng Changyu, Li Gang, Zhe Yanzhi, the direct bachelor of Longtuge, and Wang Xie, the envoy of Jingnan.
After claiming to be the emperor, he gathered more than 200,000 people, fought on land and water, and surrendered to Jiangnan.
In the end, he invited Yue Fei back and started to deal with Yang Yao from within.
Of course, Yang Yao is not very famous yet. He is just a gangster in the Dongting Lake area, hanging out with his eldest brother Zhong Xiang...
Therefore, Liang Fangping kept shouting about his participation in quelling the Song Jiang Rebellion all day long, and Zhao Huan was embarrassed to hear it. They were just a bunch of nonsense.
Moreover, during that frightening night, a large-scale rebellion broke out within Zhao Huan. If it were not for Yao Pingzhong's ability to fight and resist, Zhao Huan, who was attacked from both sides, would not have been able to wait for Ma Zhong's arrival.
No one can say whether there was any involvement of the late Emperor Zhao Ji's confidant, but Zhao Huan did not seize the matter and investigate it to the end after that night.
Instead, Liang Fangping was released at the critical moment and asked to guard the horse breeding land of the Song Dynasty.
With this opportunity, Liang Fangping naturally mobilized his confidants as quickly as possible to escape from Kaifeng and entered Moutuogang. Not only was he prepared to guard, but he was even more prepared to escape.
"Mr. Liang, what do you mean by this official family? Could it be that you want to use Gong Liang to check and balance that Tong Guan?"
As Liang Fangping's confidant Kong Yanzhou kept toasting to Liang Fangping.
This guy had just joined the army. He was originally a bandit, making a living by robbing and killing people. Later, because the Jin people went south, he couldn't find a suitable target to attack, so he joined the Song army directly.
Then by chance, he met Liang Fangping and became his confidant. With Liang Fangping's help, he quickly gained a foothold and became the commander of the East and West Road troops in Beijing, raising troops for Liang Fangping to protect himself.
Now these soldiers and horses are the soldiers and horses under Kong Yanzhou's command.
Liang Fangping, who had now recovered, took a sip of wine and then sneered.
"How do we know what His Majesty thinks about this thing? But we know that this official's position is probably not secure."
"Hiss..." Kong Yanzhou couldn't help but take a deep breath after hearing this, "What does Mr. Liang mean by this? Is it possible that Mr. Liang has any other news?"
"Hmph, don't say it, don't say it." Liang Fangping's appearance made Kong Yanzhou even more curious, but he didn't know what to say. He could only chuckle and continue to pour him wine and flatter him until he was completely drunk. after.
Then he asked again what was going on.
"That official thought that by trapping the late emperor, he could rest easy, but he didn't know that there were far more people who wanted that position than the late emperor. Think about how one of our internal servants was able to get in touch with Bai Shizhong.
Don't you think about it, if there is no one with a transcendent status in the palace to help, how could that official be under such surveillance?
Officials, they still take it too lightly! "
"What Mr. Liang means is that there are still people... and a certain prince secretly plotting big things?"
"It's not just a big deal... That's a big deal. After all, apart from being older, how else can that official compare to the other princes?
That is to say, Li Gang thought that the official was more talkative, which was why the official was promoted.
Now if the Jin people come to invade, it’s just that everyone doesn’t want to be the one who has disgraced their ancestors. Now that the situation has eased, if the Jin people leave, just watch what happens in the court..."
"Can Mr. Liang tell me which prince he is? I can prepare gifts as soon as possible and go to make friends with him on behalf of Mr. Liang."
"You kid, you just want to take advantage of it. What are you doing to our family here!" Liang Fangping was already a little drunk, and he no longer spoke out of his mind. He pulled Kong Yanzhou over and spoke to him. He whispered in his ear, "Do you know who is the highest-ranking number one scholar in the Song Dynasty?"
After hearing these words, Kong Yanzhou immediately took a long breath of cold air again, and then swallowed a mouthful of saliva, quite angrily.
After Liang Fangping finished speaking, he seemed to be drunk and fell asleep directly. Kong Yanzhou immediately called his confidants after confirming that Liang Fangping had fallen asleep.
"Have you arranged for Mr. Liang to be well-placed? Have you arranged all the war horses?"
"Don't worry, Jing Lue, everyone has arrived on the mountain."
"Well, you are here to protect Mr. Liang. I will come as soon as I go."
As Liang Fangping's confidant and the actual commander-in-chief of this army, Kong Yanzhou naturally came and went freely. However, after he left Moutuogang, he did not go elsewhere. He went to Kaifeng City, Bianjing.
And it’s still in the imperial palace of Kaifeng City!
"General Kong Yanzhou, pay your respects to Your Majesty." At this time, Kong Yanzhou was no longer as flattering as he was next to Liang Fangping. He bowed before Zhao Huan with a righteous look on his face. He looked serious - like a loyal minister and good general!
However, Zhao Huan just waved to him calmly and asked him to get up, and at the same time asked Tong Guan to serve the ginger soup that he had already prepared.
"Thank you for making you go through so much trouble in the middle of the night. I specially prepared this for you. Drink some ginger soup to keep out the cold."
"General, thank you so much for Your Majesty, I will die for Your Majesty without hesitation!" Kong Yanzhou's grateful look made Zhao Huan shake his head helplessly.
If he hadn't known this guy's character, Zhao Huanzhen would have let him fool him.
Kong Yanzhou can be regarded as a legend. This guy is indeed a bandit, and it is true that he joined it, but his greatness and talent seem to be all in disguise.
He led troops to plunder places, lurked under the command of Zhong Xiang and became a general. Finally, he turned against him and killed him with one blow. Then he followed Liu Yu to get through the official circles of the puppet Qi, and finally followed Jin Wushu to defeat the Song Dynasty.
Regardless of whether the ending was good or not, Zhao Huan still admired his ability to talk about people and ghosts.
"Tell me, what did you get from Liang Fangping?"
"Your Majesty, Liang Fangping told the general..." General Kong Yanzhou told Zhao Huan and Tong Guan exactly what he had learned from Liang Fangping.
The faces of everyone listening were also gloomy.
"Tong Guan, go to the treasury and take out three hundred guan. Give it to Kong Yanzhou. After this matter is over, let him serve in the Imperial City Department."
"I obey the decree."
"General, thank you for your great kindness!"
Tong Guan and Kong Yanzhou both prostrated themselves and retreated slowly under Zhao Huan's indifference.
"You can just pretend that you haven't heard anything about what happened today, okay?"
"We obey the order." Zhao Ding, Zhong Shidao and others also knew that there were too many things involved in this matter, and a slight mistake would be a disaster, so they all knew that they had to keep silent, otherwise their lives would be at risk sooner or later.
"Tonight is going to be another sleepless night."
Zhao Huan suddenly chuckled, and then slowly walked down from the top, "Would you like to follow me to the city wall to enjoy the breeze?"
"I have my wish, but I dare not invite you."
This time, everyone was not nervous, but smiled at the same time.
That night, Zhao Huan and others climbed onto the city wall of Kaifeng. Under the protection of many guards, they warmed up a pot of hot wine and looked in the direction of Mou Tuogang.
At this time, less than ten miles northwest of Moutuogang, Wanyan Zonghan's general Yin Shu revealed his figure. Behind him were five thousand Jin warriors.
"Ahead is Moutuogang, where there are 20,000 war horses from the Song Dynasty, as well as countless fine fodders, all of which have been defrauded from the Liao people over the years.
They should have belonged to our Great Jin Kingdom, and now we are going to snatch them back.
Do you understand! "
"I'll understand later!"
Thousands of gold men roared in unison, and then under Yin Shu's roar, five thousand cavalry and tens of thousands of horses galloped in the direction of Moutuogang.
Don't try to hide this huge movement, because there is no need, and there is no need to hide at this distance, just rush over.
In the Moutuogang camp, Liang Fangping, the commander-in-chief, was now soundly asleep. In his sweet dream, he saw his master ascending the throne again. He kicked over his mortal enemy Tong Guan in one fell swoop and successfully reached the position where one person was ranked among the ten thousand people. position on.
Just as he was enjoying himself in his dream, a stream of cold water was poured directly on his head, causing him to wake up instantly.
Liang Fangping, who was full of anger, was just about to curse, and then he saw a long knife with cold light in front of him, and then he saw several golden people looking at him with smiles.
Only then did he notice that bursts of noise reached his ears, and then...
"Please forgive me, our family is from the inner circle. Whatever you want to know, our family has nothing to say!"
