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Chapter 28 Chapter Twenty Eight

There are mountains of documents before the imperial case, and everything is urgent, and everything needs to be approved immediately.Sanguan is in an emergency, asking for troops to ask for food; Sichuan is in an emergency, asking for appeasement; Jiangnan is in an emergency, saying that the people's hearts are in turmoil; southern Fujian is in an emergency, saying that the place is not stable; Honglu Temple reported that the vassal country Jiaozhi dispatched troops and generals, there seems to be a change; The Kaifeng Mansion reported that prices in the capital were soaring, and folk rumors spread frequently; the Imperial City Secretary reported that some people with ulterior motives used the "Qianjin Yixiao Building" and other places where powerful officials and wealthy families often come and go to spread rebellious remarks; Talking wildly, discussing the state affairs, insulting the late emperor, leaning towards King Qi's madness, requesting a decree for severe punishment...

One by one, one by one, made him exhausted. He never imagined that there would be so many troubles for this dragon chair that everyone was fighting for. it? Zhao Yuanzuo had a splitting headache, he pinched his brows lightly, and wanted to vomit in his heart, at this moment Xiao Huangmen came in on tiptoe and reported in a soft voice: "Officials, Imperial City Secretary Zhen Chuge has something important to report." Since it was an echo, it was he who issued the edict himself. Zhao Yuanzuo raised his head in a daze, thought for a long time, but couldn't remember what edict he had given Zhen Chuge, so he waved his hand and said, "I want him to come in."

Zhen Chuge, the head of the Imperial City Department's secret service, quickly stepped into the hall, saluted Zhao Yuanzuo with his arms crossed, and sang: "I have seen you, Zhen Chuge, the Minister of the Imperial City Department..." Zhao Yuanzuo interrupted him impatiently: "Okay, okay, you... come to see me, what do you want to answer?" Zhen Chuge said in a respectful voice: "The Holy Majesty is an important minister to investigate the assassination of the late emperor, but if there is any progress, please report back at any time. I have already grasped some clues."

Zhao Yuanzuo regained his energy and stood up suddenly: "Tell me, tell me, what did you find?" Zhen Chuge said: "Yes, I have questioned one by one the guards who guarded the late emperor's imperial tent one by one, and only found one suspicious point. There was a soldier with a disabled arm who often wandered around the imperial tent, and the guards They are all familiar with each other, but since the assassination of the late emperor, this person has never appeared again. At first, the guards were panicked, and no one paid attention to it. After thinking about it, I feel very suspicious..."

Zhao Yuanzuo screamed like thunder, "What are you going to say? That wounded soldier...that wounded soldier lost his arm?" Back then when Zhao Yuanzuo was captured in the prison, and he had to escape the catastrophe, Zhen Chuge was the person involved. Combined with what the imperial soldiers said, in fact, he already had some calculations in his heart. Seeing Zhao Yuanzuo's expression at this time, he couldn't help but secretly sighed, Nodding his head, he slowly took out a painting from his sleeve, held it up respectfully, and said, "According to what the guards said, someone drew the picture, the official please take a look."

Xiao Huangmen walked over, took the calligraphy and painting, and presented it to Zhao Yuanzuo. Zhao Yuanzuo opened it up and saw those peach blossom eyes, as if the unkempt assassin with sharp eyes like a knife appeared in front of him again. With a sound, his hands trembled, and the piece of paper floated to the ground. "Check it out, let me track it down, draw shadows and graphs, and tell the world that I must find him!" Zhao Yuanzuo gritted his teeth, with a fierce look in his eyes, seeing that Zhen Chuge felt a chill in his heart, he quickly responded: "Yes, the minister has ordered that the document will be sent to the prefectures and counties tomorrow, as long as the assassin is still in our Great Song Dynasty, It will be hard to hide."

"In the territory of the Great Song Dynasty..., he killed the king of a country, will he still appear in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty?" The fierce light in Zhao Yuanzuo's eyes disappeared, and he turned into a daze. After being dazed for a long time, he waved his hand. Down. Zhao Yuanzuo's body trembled. It was Bisu who killed his father, but he knew in his heart that Bisu was originally a death row prisoner in the sky prison. It is absolutely impossible for him to escape, so how could his father die?In the final analysis, he couldn't escape his father's death.

Just as he was feeling guilty and remorseful, a person slipped into the main hall without a sound, and those who could enter without being blocked by the little yellow gate, except for the servants, knew that there was a second person for Gu Ruoli.Gu Ruoli walked to Zhao Yuanzuo's side, and said in a low voice, "Officials, the queen mothers of the two palaces are here to invite you." Zhao Yuanzuo's biological mother is Concubine Li Xian. Now that he is the emperor, his mother will naturally be promoted to be the empress dowager.Upon hearing the call from his mother, Zhao Yuanzuo regained consciousness, and said in surprise, "I am sitting in the hall as a council member, why is the queen mother calling?"

Gu Ruoli said: "The empress dowagers of the two palaces heard about the loss of several battles at the border, and they seemed to know about King Qi's raising troops in Guanzhong. They heard that people's hearts are fluctuating and the world is not peaceful, so they feel very worried. Call the official to ask for clarification." Zhao Yuanzuo was furious when he heard this: "Bastard, who told the queen mother of the two palaces about the outside world? Didn't I tell you to keep your mouths shut in front of the queen mother?" Gu Ruoli took a step back, and said in a low voice, "Yes, but...the people in the Empress Dowager's Palace talk a lot, and the servants really don't know who is talking..."

Zhao Yuanzuo flicked his sleeves resentfully, and shouted: "Show me the Cishou Palace." Zhao Yuanzuo was filial to the purest and most filial, since his mother invited him, he had to see him, so he immediately went out of the palace to go to the shoulders, and hurried to the harem. As soon as Zhao Yuanzuo left, Zhai Musi, the Marquis of Sidu Yu in front of the palace, put on his helmet and armor, and appeared in front of the Chuigong Palace in military uniform. He was on duty today, so it is not uncommon for him to appear here dressed like this, but his expression today is a bit dignified , the subordinates greeted their boss one after another. He was usually the most easy-going man with a smile on his face, but now he just waved his hand with a straight face, and his eyes flicked to the direction of Ouchi from time to time, as if waiting for something.

Zhao Yuanzuo entered the harem, and suddenly realized that his shoulders were not being lifted in the direction of Cishou Palace, so he patted the pole and shouted: "Stop, stop, where are you going?" Gu Ruoli, who had been standing next to Jianyu, said: "Your Majesty, there are people in the palace who want to harm His Majesty. For safety's sake, please ask Your Majesty to leave the palace with your servants for a while!" Zhao Yuanzuo was startled and angry and said, "Gu Ruoli, you bastard slave, are you going to rebel?" Gu Ruoli said: "Slave servant, how dare you, this servant is only thinking of the Holy One." As he spoke, he waved his hands hurriedly, and the footsteps of those shoulder servants were like the wind, and they were about to move quickly.Going all the way, through pavilions and palaces, every time you pass through a palace gate, there are a few servants guarding there. It seems that you have been ordered by Gu Ruoli long ago. When you see them coming, you rush to open the palace gate. Zhao Yuanzuo's shouts were ignored. Walking to the east gate, which is close to the corner gate in the direction of the apse of the former Crown Prince's palace, the place is already desolate, and few people come here. Although the ground is still clean, there are palace people sweeping it every day, but there are already small growths on the top of the palace wall. Grass, tenaciously drilled out from the gaps in the glazed tiles.It was almost winter, the grass was withered and yellow, shivering in the wind. There were several carriages parked in front of the corner gate, and there was a strange smell wafting in the wind from afar, but fortunately it was cold, so the smell was not too strong. "Official family, for your safety, the servants have to humiliate the official family for a while." As soon as Gu Ruoli waved his hand, several trusted eunuchs who were strong and tall immediately rushed forward, grabbed Zhao Yuanzuo firmly, sealed his mouth first, and then pulled him into a car with several toilets in the front and back of the car It turns out that these are the carts for transporting the reincarnation of the five grains in the palace. Immediately, the palace gate was opened, and there were soldiers shouting questions outside, inspecting the badge, and then the switch was released, and the donkey cart creaked and drove out, pressing on the flat bluestone road. Gu Ruoli, who was by Zhao Yuanzuo's side, let out a sigh of relief. First, he raised his sleeve to gently wipe off the cold sweat from his temples, and then lifted the curtain of the car to take a look outside.Zhao Yuanzuo stared angrily, saw Gu Ruoli raised his sleeves, and there was a faint glint of coldness in his sleeves, he didn't know whether he hid the sharp blade in order to deal with the enemy or to commit suicide in case of defeat, when he lifted the curtain, he saw that there were already people riding horses outside the car There are more than ten big men walking on one side, and the other side is also arranged in the same way. Seeing that those people are tall and burly, there are no such heroes in the forbidden army. It's the support from outside the palace. Seeing someone in the car looking out, one of those people who looked like a leader nodded slightly towards the car, Gu Ruoli put down the curtains in peace, took off Zhao Yuanzuo's gag with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Officials, The servants were offended." Zhao Yuanzuo has always been moody and moody. Now that he was in the enemy's hands, he calmed down. He stared straight at Gu Ruoli and asked, "Are you ordered by the emperor's brother Defang?" Gu Ruoli laughed and said: "King Qi is far away in Guanzhong, how can the slaves see King Qi? This is the last resort for the Chinese and military ministers seeing the country is in danger." Zhao Yuanzuo asked bitterly, "Who are there?" Gu Ruoli said: "Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Luo Kedi... Hehe, we are going to General Pan's mansion here. When we get there, the Holy Majesty will naturally know everything about it." Zhao Yuanzuo exhaled and slowly closed his eyes. Since Pan Mei participated, he didn't expect that he would be killed. Although Pan Mei has outstanding military exploits and is a general on the battlefield, she is a real man who does things well and does nothing. Uncle Zhao Kuangyin's Chen Qiao rebelled, sent his troops back to Beijing, found Zhou Shizu Chai Rong's two sons, all the civil servants and generals who surrounded Zhao Kuangyin's rebellion all signaled to kill the grass, but Pan Mei Fuzhu remained silent and looked unhappy.When Zhao Kuangyin saw it, he also felt that it was too much to bully the orphans and widows, and it was too much to take the family's country. It would be against the harmony of heaven to kill the youngest son of the family, so he rejected the generals.Chai Rong's second son was still young, and Pan Mei took him home to raise him. He was overwhelmed by him and changed his name to Pan Weizheng, treating him as if he were his own son. The founding hero of this dynasty, not afraid of the emperor's suspicion, personally raised the heirs of the previous emperors. How many people are there in the past and present?So as soon as he heard that Pan Mei also participated in it, Zhao Yuanzuo knew that he would not be killed, but...even Pan Mei also participated in it. Could it be that I, the emperor, really failed so badly? "Okay, okay, the kingdom originally came from the hands of Taizu, and it is the right way to return to Taizu's son today." Zhao Yuanzuo smiled miserably, then closed his eyes and remained silent. There was a letter on the palace gate, and Gu Ruoli's little servant who stayed in the palace immediately rushed out to report the news to Zhai Musi, Marquis of Yu in front of the palace. In the planning of the generals, the best strategy is to quietly control the emperor, then control the entire inner court, and then get in touch with King Qi of Guanzhong.If things change, the second plan will be implemented, and Zhai Musi, the Duke of Yu in front of the palace, will take advantage of the opportunity of being on duty and use the power he controls to quickly remove other instigators and the troops of the Duke of Yu, and use force to control the inner court.If this fails, the last step is to use Cao Bin, Pan Mei, and Luo Kedi, the three Privy Councilors, to mobilize the imperial army to implement the mutiny. However, the Forbidden Army did not have the emperor's edict, so they could not be mobilized at all. The three generals only relied on their control over some generals in the Forbidden Army. When the imperial power was declining and the morale of the army was in turmoil, most of them were very obedient to mobilization.In this way, it would be a bad strategy. A fierce battle with soldiers and horses loyal to the emperor will inevitably cause storms all over the city, making the situation in Bianliang worse. If King Qi is not used to take the throne, it will not be conducive to appease the generals at the border, especially the uncle Li Jilong. Now that Zhao Yuanzuo has been successfully brought under control, the next step will be easy. In the palace, Zhai Musi will come forward to control the people who are on duty today and who do not belong to his faction. Several generals of his confidantes controlled the Privy Council without bloodshed. Cao Bin stepped forward to appease the imperial guards in the Beijing camp. Pan Mei led people to arrest Zhang Ji, Cheng Yu, Song Qi, Jia Yan and others separately. The other civil servants acted both hard and soft, "persuading" Zhao Yuanzuo to become Zen. After more than ten years, Bianliang, Tokyo once again staged a show of abdication. It is probably because the Han people have killed each other since the Five Dynasties, and the blood flowed into rivers. There was a massacre scene, and there was no disturbance to the people, and the big position was seized in a safe and smooth manner. Today, more than ten years later, the same scene is staged again. Bianliang City has changed without a sound...
The sudden change in Tokyo, the news spread to Guanzhong, immediately caused great disturbance.After the ecstasy, a fierce dispute followed. At this time, Xiao Yan and Xu Xuan had already arrived in Chang'an, playing politics, even if it was a kind of release, they were too young. These two were important ministers of a country, well-informed and experienced.These two ministers of the official department of the Tang State, the privy military officer, and the two generations of prime ministers of the Song State had a heated debate. Among them, Xiao Yan, Xu Xuan, and Lu Duoxun were all learned men. The Fang family, who claims to only know half of the Analects of Confucius, is self-taught. His ability to debate is not inferior to the other three, and his knowledge is even better. He couldn't get in his mouth at all, even Ding Chengzong had to be dumbfounded and backed away. Seeing this situation, Yang Hao simply pretended to be deaf and dumb, and just waited for the four of them to come to a conclusion. Xu Xuan was sick, old, traveling long distances, and the weather was cold. When he arrived in Chang'an, he fell ill. He had a low-grade fever and coughed continuously. Just like that, the old man was blowing his beard and staring at his eyes. , not falling behind. The focus of the four people's debate is actually only one: whether to let Xixia King Yang Hao come from behind the scenes to the front of the stage and directly accept Zhao Yuanzuo's Zen throne, or let Princess Yongqing continue to pretend to be King Qi, and after the smooth transition of power, Yongqing Princess Zen is located in Yanghao. Originally, they just wanted to win the support of the veterans of the Song Dynasty as much as possible. After defeating Zhao Guangyi, they later became Zhao Yuanzuo, and then the "King Qi" ceded the country. Spray. But what kind of people are Cao Bin and Pan Mei?Either they are unmoved, since they decided to take refuge, how could it be a burden, the whole family skipped work, and went to Guanzhong to be ordinary obedient officials. In this way, Yang Hao's original plan was disrupted. First, King Qi accepted the Zen position, and then Yang Hao accepted the Zen position. In a short period of time, two consecutive Zens, in the eyes of Zhao Pu and Lu Duoxun, were too much. It's child's play. Now they have no way out, and they are determined to protect Yang Hao. Of course, the prerequisite is that Yang Hao swears to the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, and agrees to their three conditions, which are also the three conditions that Chang Hao agreed to Princess Yongqing. Zhao Pudao: "If you practice Zen once again, and regard the country as nothing, people in the world will inevitably feel uneasy, and it is inevitable that some people will have different ideas. This is one of them. Second, if the princess succeeds to the throne first, she must go to Bianliang. There are not many people who win the princess. Once we arrive in Bianliang, the identity of the princess will inevitably be found out. The righteousness and reputation are in our hands. Once that time comes, people will take advantage of us..." "Cough cough cough...cough cough cough..." Xu Xuan coughed, his face flushed, and he said out of breath, "Mr. Zhao's words are wrong. In my opinion, if my king directly accepts the Zen seat, The disadvantages outweigh the benefits. King Qi succeeds to the throne, and the world will return to his heart. If he wants to come to the frontier, the generals will not rebound. Waiting for the world to be in his hands, and then calmly Zen will ensure the stability of the world. But my king's soldiers and horses have not yet left the customs. In the middle step, although the heart of the Central Plains is for those in Guanzhong, the heart is with King Qi, not with my king, and it is very inappropriate for my king to step forward at this time." Xiao Yan also said: "That's right. In fact, it doesn't matter what you worry about. King Qi once said that if you don't retreat in the Northern Dynasty, you won't leave Guanzhong for a day. This reason can be used. 'King Qi' can Accept the throne of Zen, but not enthroned in Bianliang, so that there is no risk of identity leaks. As for the generals Pan Mei and Cao Bin, they have already done this great thing and can no longer turn back. Even if they know the truth, they can only help us hide the truth. My king was originally a subject of the Song Dynasty, so the princess can issue an edict, and my king will supervise the country, lead the troops out of the customs, control the soldiers and horses of Song and Xia, and drive the Hulu to the north. By then, all the soldiers and horses will be in our hands. He also made great achievements in recovering the homeland and expelling foreign enemies. Wouldn't it be justifiable for the princess to abdicate the throne at that time, and would it be less dangerous? " Lu Duoxun said: "This statement is absurd. The princess borrowed troops from Xixia as the king of Qi. This statement is acceptable. But now that Yuan Zuo is in the kingdom, the 'King Qi' does not take the throne, but avoids living in Chang'an. Even Civil and military officials are also absent, but let me, the king, supervise the country and rule all the soldiers and horses of Song and Xia. What will the officials think? What will the soldiers think? What will the scholars and common people think? The only explanation is that King Qi is just a puppet. It has been controlled by my king, and since the Xixia soldiers left Xiaoguan, everything has been planned by my king." Xu Xuan retorted: "Could it be that no one has such an idea if my king accepts the abdication directly?" Zhao Pu smiled slightly and said: "So what? The position and title have been determined, even if there are some gossip, it will not shake the foundation of the court, and it will naturally disperse after a long time. But slowly ascending the throne, passing on the abdication, in the process , Suspicions and rumors will intensify, the prison country is not comparable to the Dang country, the rewards and gifts come from the holy will, the Song country's subjects will not accept my king's love, what will happen behind Anzhi? Now that the internal disputes of the Song Kingdom have been settled, no matter who is in charge of the country, the first thing to do is to gather the troops of the Song and Xia countries and expel the soldiers from the Northern Dynasty who invaded the border.My king supervises the country as the king of Xixia, can the generals of the Song Dynasty obey their orders?The top and bottom cannot be united, and the banner is still divided into Song and Xia. How to resist the soldiers and horses of the Northern Dynasties?Once you win, it's okay, but once you lose, what is the purpose of accepting abdication at that time? " In fact, in this case, whether it is Princess Yongqing who accepts the Zen position first, or Yang Hao accepting the Zen position directly, there are advantages and disadvantages.In terms of reputation, whether it is peaceful evolution, or taking the country by force, no matter what form you use, you cannot unify the opinions of everyone in the world, be supported by everyone, and it is impossible for everyone to admit that you are right Yes, even if you are truly a sage, some people will make irresponsible remarks, judge others by themselves, and make what you say dirty. Judging from the current situation, using gentle and tactful means to avoid strong internal rebounds will also plant all kinds of troubles. When resisting foreign enemies, you will encounter many dangers, and you will take over the country directly from Zhao Yuanzuo without going through a war. The civil and military bureaucracy system of the Song Dynasty did not go through a process of clarifying the enemy and us. Once the army was driven out to drive out the soldiers and horses of the Northern Dynasty, those who were looking for trouble, those who hindered their legs, and those who stumbled their legs all jumped out. On the battlefield of the former enemy who accidentally loses everything, it is extremely dangerous. No matter how you choose, there are both advantages and disadvantages, it depends on how you choose.Xiao Yan, Xu Xuan, Zhao Pu, and Lu Duoxun had different positions, so naturally there was a big dispute. Xiao Yan and Xu Xuan have no feelings for Song State, and because Song State destroyed Tang State and killed the old owner Li Yu, they have deep hostility towards Song State. They only hope that Yang Hao can become the Lord of the Central Plains in the smoothest way, As for the possibility of doing more damage to the Song State, or the loss of part of the border territory due to internal and external turmoil, they were indifferent. Zhao Pu and Lu Dorson are not madmen who firmly believe that peace can solve problems and violence can solve all problems. They hope that Yang Hao can reach the right position in one step and accept the abdication immediately. If you stand out, you can quickly resolve the opposition forces, otherwise, the longer it is delayed, the greater the loss of internal friction, and the more the people of Song State will suffer.After all, they were born as the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty. They have been prime ministers for many years and governed the world. Of course, they don't want their years of hard work to go to waste. There is another reason that is difficult to explain: once Yang Hao ascends the throne, he will enter the bridal chamber first, and then pay homage to the hall. As for the matter of crossing the wall, there is still a lot of reliance on Princess Yongqing at the moment, and it is very safe for him to fulfill the three promises as agreed.Otherwise, if Yang Hao wanted to break his promise in the future, they would have nothing to do.They still have a lot of affection for Zhao Kuangyin and Song Guo who have served for many years, and now there is only so much they can do for Song Guo and Zhao Kuangyin's heirs. Yang Hao has been quietly listening to the speeches of both sides, analyzing the pros and cons. Hearing this, he finally made up his mind. He coughed lightly. It seemed that even Princess Yongqing, who was always looking at her nose and heart with her eyes and looking at her heart, opened a pair of wonderful eyes and glanced at him. Yang Haoqing coughed and said, "Your Highness, I think... let's do what Prime Minister Zhao said!"
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