Fu Song

Chapter 411 Give It Up
Li Guang stared at Zhao Yuan with unconcealable contempt in his eyes.

Standing in this room now, apart from Zhao Yuan, everyone else is a serious scholar, a leader among Jinshi, only Zhao Yuan is an outlier.

Zhao Yuan has never been a Jinshi.

The reason why Zhao Yuan was able to enter the capital hall and sit with everyone was because he was a member of King Zhao Jing of Chu.

Li Guang looked down on Zhao Yuan very much, thinking that this guy is a typical villain who only knows how to manipulate schemes and tricks, and he is not a good person.

"When did His Royal Highness the King of Chu hook up with Xiao Cheng?" The gunpowder-filled question lifted the spirits of everyone in the hall, and probably only Li Guang, the Yushi Zhongcheng from Yushitai, could do this You don't care about King Chu's face at all, do you?
Although Cui Ang also worked in Yushitai, but in the eyes of everyone, he does not have the character of Yushi at all.He was pushed to this position by the officials at that time in order to promote the prison and clean up the remnants of King Jing's party in the court.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu has always admired Xiao Cheng!" Zhao Yuan cupped his hands without losing courtesy, and said boldly: "Although Xiao Yu was caught in the rebellion of King Jing, and Xiao Ding has become a major threat to the current state, Xiao Cheng Under the circumstances at that time, he retired directly and did not want to join forces with his father and brother, which shows his loyalty and courage."

Speaking of this, his eyes swept across the people in the room, especially staying on Xia Jie who had his back to them for a while, and then continued: "Masters must be very clear that in the most difficult time of the kingdom, if Xiao If something happens in the southwest, the dynasty will really be over. I am afraid that our negotiations with the Liao people will be impossible to complete. They will only take advantage of the fire and loot and march in large-scale. On this point, I believe Cui Xianggong It must be deeply felt.”

Cui Ang's face twitched. He was the main negotiator with the Liao Kingdom. He signed the humiliating treaty of cession of land and indemnity. After taking such a big scapegoat, he finally got him a capital in the Eastern Mansion. The position is one step closer to the position of being under one person and above ten thousand people.

The price is that now every time he drives on the road, he will faintly hear insults, and occasionally a few rotten eggs and rotten vegetables will fly over. The guards will definitely not be able to catch people, because those who dare to do so People are now regarded as heroes in Bianliang, and countless people are willing to cover them up intentionally or unintentionally.

"So!" Zhao Yuan said: "His Royal Highness King Jing asked me to take a trip to the southwestern part of Guizhou and connect with Xiao Cheng. Now the country is struggling and needs a victory to boost morale. The local forces that have been drifting away from the country, such as Juli Prefecture, etc., have all been incorporated into the management system of the country, so that they can become a real part of the country and do their part for the revitalization of the country, instead of being as in the past. Good thing, they rush forward to get a share, when the country is in trouble, they rush forward like a group of scavenging beasts, wanting to take a bite."

Xia Jie turned around and looked at Zhao Yuan, who was talking eloquently. People in the room, such as Luo Song, Chen Gui, etc., had extremely bright expressions on their faces, because the words were righteous and the plan was not bad, but from Zhao Yuan Saying it out of the mouth made everyone have an urge to laugh.

Seeing Xia Jie turn around, Zhao Yuan bowed to him, but he didn't stop his statement: "Xiao Cheng showed his ability to deal with barbarians when he was in the northwest, and in the southwest of Guizhou, and then This was proved once, so King Jing believed that if this person could be well-wrapped and let him serve the court again, the Southwest would surely be settled. In the future, the court would not only not be distracted by these places, but also Let these places become a great boost to the rejuvenation of the country."

"So, you went to meet Xiao Cheng, and then the two sides joined forces to come up with this plan to hide the truth?" Xia Jie asked slowly.

"Exactly!" Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "Although the Luo family's ghost country is small, it must have existed for a thousand years, and it has been established for hundreds of years. If you want to destroy such a force, you will definitely fight hard." Not to mention that it is not easy to succeed, it may cause huge losses to us. Only by setting up a plan to lure them into the fulmars and destroy them with the smallest cost and the shortest time can we reflect our country to the greatest extent. The great kindness of the court has deterred the barbarians and princes in the southwest. Before that, the Dali Kingdom was eyeing our southwest. It is not stable, and most of its soldiers and horses have crossed the border to plunder, and even the navy of the Koreans also plundered the caravans of our country and North Korea at sea. After this battle, they have become a lot more honest."

"Okay, we all know the cause and effect of this matter!" Xia Jie took a deep breath, tried to put a smile on his face, and said, "Zhao Jianzheng has worked hard, and he has been running around for many days. You are extremely tired, go back and rest for a few days, so that you can reunite with your family, of course, you must also be prepared, the official may summon you to inquire about this matter at any time."

"Your official understands!" Zhao Yuan crossed his hands, bowed in circles, turned around and strode out.

Looking at his back, Li Guang sneered and said: "This time, I have really seen what it means to be arrogant and what it means to pretend to be a horse. It is obvious that they failed to plot Xiao Cheng, but they were plotted by Xiao Cheng. In the end, I had to make a deal with Xiao Cheng." The alliance under the city, came up with such a thing, but they are here to talk about the revitalization of the country, do you really treat us as a group of fools?"

Chen Gui glanced at his subordinates, but he was a little downcast. He knocked on the table with his fingers and sighed: "Although I said so, I have to say that this is the best solution at present. Xiao Cheng and Xiao Erlang, this time Man, hey, this man..."

Xia Jie turned to Luo Song and said, "Fengchen, what do you say?"

Luo Song waved his hands and said: "Zhi Yan, that unworthy son of my family, Saburo, is an official with Xiao Erlang in Qiannan, and the next official is above this matter, so we must avoid suspicion."

"What time is this, and you still say that you should avoid suspicion. Your boy is just a local official under Xiao Erlang, and it can't affect Xiao Cheng's judgment and actions." Xia Jie was a little annoyed.

"Since that's the case, I'll tell you my opinion!" Luo Song stood up, glanced at everyone, and said, "My lords, in my opinion, this is a good thing."

After everyone's eyes were on him, Luo Song continued: "Gentlemen, the Guiyang road that Zhao Yuan just mentioned includes Luo's ghost country, Luo Dian country, and dozens of prefectures in the southwestern part of Guizhou. Moreover, it also includes Bozhou, Sizhou! I think you all know what this means."

Xia Jie nodded slowly.

Luo Song continued: "First, as Zhao Jianzheng said, these places have always been the troubles of the country. We have to set an eye on him. The court has been thinking about places like Bozhou and Sizhou for many years. We tried to digest them, but with little effect, and now, Xiao Cheng has solved this problem for us."

"Secondly, Xiao Cheng's power has already been established! Does it make a big difference to him if he agrees or not?" Luo Song suddenly sneered: "My lords, can I say this, Xiao Cheng's doing this, on the contrary, gave us Going down a step, a great achievement was smashed on our heads?"

The implication of Luo Song's words is naturally that he agrees with the establishment of Guizhou Road and appointed Xiao Cheng as the pacifier of Guizhou Road.

"Luo Gong, don't forget Xiao Ding's lessons learned!" Cui Ang suddenly said: "When Xiao Ding went to the northwest, he kept saying that he was loyal to the country and diligent in the king's affairs, but in the end? It became the biggest confidant of the country. .”

Luo Song glanced at him, and said coldly: "If Xiao Cheng wants to imitate his brother, he can already do so. If he wanted to rebel, when Xiao Ding rebelled on Shaanxi Road, he would have raised his flag to respond and let the country There is chaos in the southwestern direction. He didn’t do it earlier, but now that Guochao has recovered, what reason does he have to do?”

Chen Guidao: "Luo Gong is also right. In fact, Xiao Cheng has really controlled these places. The court is in this direction and has no strength to fight against it. With the fact that the court has become a fact, it is better for the court to push the boat along. , give him a title, why not give him a shackle?"

"Since Xiao Cheng wants to establish Guizhou Road, and he wants to be the pacifier, can the imperial court send officials there? Should they pay taxes to the imperial court?" Li Guang said.

"These are all things to say later!" Xia Jie said: "My lords, there is one more thing that you need to consider together with the situation in Qianxinan. That is the Guangnan West Road. Cen Zhong and Xiao Cheng are fellow students. As a result, Cen Zhong made continuous achievements on the Guangnan West Road and collected dozens of prefectures. His method is almost the same as that of Xiao Cheng, and it is said that Cen Zhong quelled the rebellion on the Guangnan West Road, which was lent to him by Xiao Cheng. The soldiers and horses, the relationship between the two is irreversible, once the Guizhou Road is established, the entire southwest, but..."

"It's better to have an explanation than no explanation!" Chen Gui said: "Zhi Yan, there is another advantage of doing this, that is, we can send a strong signal to Northwest Xiao Ding, don't you think? "

Xia Jie nodded slowly. After severely injuring the Song army on the Shaanxi Road in the northwest, Xiao Ding retreated to the north of Hengshan, leaving only a few important military points in the south of Hengshan, including Shentangbao and Siwuzhai. It showed that he didn't intend to continue going south, and more importantly, when everyone thought that Xiao Ding would definitely establish himself as king and build a new country, Xiao Ding was silent, and still called himself a march to the west. Chief Steward.

The political meaning shown here made Bianliang grope for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what Xiao Ding meant.

The current forces under Xiao Ding's command are focused on expanding to the west, and their vanguard force has reached Congling, where they are building a city and village, and recruiting people at the same time. Judging by their posture, I am afraid they will continue to go west.

And Xiao Ding's other direction of development is the direction of Qingtang Plateau. Everyone speculates that Xiao Ding wants to completely control the entire Qingtang Plateau, and bring all the Tubo and other tribal forces living in that place under his command.

All Xiao Ding's actions gave Bianliang a hope, that is, there is still hope for everyone to be friends, and there is still hope for them to become allies when the Liao Kingdom attacks Song Dynasty again.

"Shoufu, there is Xiao Ding in the northwest, and Xiao Cheng in the southwest, so I forgot that in Liao Kingdom, Yelujun's queen Xiao Chuo..." Cui Ang said suddenly.

Luo Song's face turned pale slightly, he lowered his head, and closed his mouth tightly.

Everyone in the hall fell silent.

The two sons and one daughter of the Xiao family's generation are causing headaches for Dutang now.

Needless to say, Xiao Ding, now Xiao Cheng has put everyone in a difficult situation, and they don't know what to do.

But Xiao Chuo made everyone even more guilty.

When they sent Xiao Qi to Yelu Jun, they never expected that Xiao Qi would transform into Xiao Chuo, and then become the empress of Liao Kingdom.

Is Yelujun crazy?

The empress of the Liao Kingdom is not like the empress of the Great Song Dynasty. She is a real existence that can affect the major policies of the Liao Kingdom.It is unclear whether Xiao Chuo can influence the military affairs of the Liao Kingdom, but she already has a considerable military force in her hands, which is real.

The Imperial City Secretary of the Great Song Dynasty has checked his courage. The army in Xiao Chuo's hands is actually commanded by the traitor general Qin Min of the Great Song Dynasty.

Everyone here is well aware of Qin Min's ability.

Under such circumstances, Qin Min escaped from Bianliang City alive and escaped from the encirclement.

A combination like Xiao Qi and Qin Min will give everyone a headache.

"Whether it's Yelujun, Xiao Ding, or Xiao Cheng, how can he be swayed by a woman!" After thinking for a long time, Xia Jie finally made up his mind: "Two evils are in power, whichever is lesser. Since Xiao Cheng has the intention to return to the court Serving and being loyal to the country, we can't block his way forward, let alone let him give up on himself and become a trouble for the country from now on. Those rebellious bandits can still be recruited as officials, not to mention that Xiao Cheng has been Have you always been loyal to the country? What do you think?"

What else can you say?
What Xiao Cheng wanted was a title, and whether to give it or not would not have any effect on his actual control.Yes, the imperial court can find another way to control him, if not, then it will be really embarrassing and have to do their own things.

Only give it to him!

"Since everyone has no objections, let's draft a memorial and let everyone sign it together! Cui Xianggong, you are good at writing and have a good command of the military. It is estimated that the officials will be very unhappy if they discuss it carefully, so how to get the officials to agree, you need to spend a lot of time!" Xia Jie ordered.

Cui Ang cupped his hands and said, "Your official will do his best!"

"Let's leave it at that, everyone will be busy again!" Xia Jie said. "This matter is just like what Zhao Yuan said, it can be well publicized, and it will improve the morale of the people of the country."

(End of this chapter)