Qian Song

Chapter 358 Dog Bites Dog

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Although Zhao Huan is dressed as a Taoist priest, Zhao Huan is not a person who is sincerely devoted to Taoism.

The reason why Zhao Huan, who originally believed in Buddhism, became a Taoist priest was mainly to protect himself.

As the royal family and clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty were locked up in the Siguo City for longer, as the royal family and clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty heard that their wives and daughters had given birth to Li Cun, they were thoroughly beaten by Li Cunlu, and the Zhao Song Dynasty The royal family and clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty became more and more aware that they had no possibility of leaving the Siguo City in this life. The royal family and clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty hated Zhao Huan more and more for bringing them to such a miserable and humiliating situation.

It can be said that if Zhao Huan hadn't been clever and resolutely "abandoned Buddhism and turned to Taoism" and ran to become a Taoist priest, and was protected by the Taoist temple that most people in Siguo City believed in, Zhao Huan might have been hated to death already The royal family and clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty would have a blast, and they would even be beaten to death by the royal family and clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty.

For this, Zhao Huan was wronged!

Zhao Huan never admitted that he had fallen into such a situation with the royal family and clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty. He was stupid, indecisive and self-willed. He insisted that the ministers misled him.

In addition, Zhao Huan also hated Zhao Gou, especially after Zhao Huan heard that Zhao Gou not only did not come to rescue him, but also stole his emperor's throne.

Zhao Huan thought to himself: "Zhao Laojiu, Zhao Laojiu, it is in vain that I trust you so much and entrust all the soldiers and horses in the world to you to command, but you use the soldiers and horses I entrusted to you. Take my throne on my own, don't think of the king to rescue me, and hurt me so far, if I see you in the future, I will kill you with my hands to eliminate my endless hatred!!!"

in fact--

The reason why Zhao Huan hates Zhao Gou so much is that
On the one hand, it must be because Zhao Gou refused to save Zhao Huan, so that Zhao Huan was not only deprived of Zhu Lian, concubines and his daughter Princess Roujia by Li Cun, but also made Zhao Huan and his son imprisoned in the city of Siguo , lost his freedom forever, and Zhao Gou seized Zhao Huan's throne as emperor.

On the other hand, Zhao Huan heard that after Zhao Gou went to Pian'an in the Sichuan-Shanxi area, he took in many concubines and gave birth to a son, and later successfully negotiated peace with Li Cun.

This made Zhao Huan realize that if he had listened to the suggestions of Zhao Ji, Zhong Shidao, Tang Ke and others and moved the capital to Chang'an City, at least he would have established a small regime in the Sichuan-Shanxi area like Zhao Gou, and would not have to suffer the current crimes and sufferings. humiliation now.

Some people may say yes, even if Zhao Huan lived in a corner of the Sichuan-Shanxi area like Zhao Gou, he would definitely end up being wiped out by Li Cun in the end. Isn't Zhao Gou's fate the best explanation?
No.

In Zhao Huan's view, there is an essential difference between his going to the Sichuan-Shanxi area and Zhao Gou's going to the Sichuan-Shanxi area.

First of all, Zhao Huan felt that he was not as timid and cowardly as Zhao Gou, who dared not resist and only wanted to escape. He was a man who had just had a hard time with Li Cun, and he was more kind than Zhao Gou.

Secondly, Zhao Huan felt that unlike Zhao Gou, he did not steal the throne of the emperor of the Zhao Song Dynasty privately. How could others disobey him?

Therefore, Zhao Huan felt that if he was the one who was in peace in the Sichuan-Shanxi area, there would definitely not be a mutiny, and thus would not give Li Cun the opportunity to seize the Sichuan-Shanxi area.

Zhao Huan even felt optimistically that if he had chosen to move the capital to Chang'an and worked hard to govern, he might one day be able to regain all the lost land of the Zhao Song Dynasty and become the emperor of the Zhao Song Dynasty second only to Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin.

in short.

Zhao Huan felt that Zhao Gou not only robbed him of his opportunity and made him miserable, but also foolishly lost this precious opportunity to stand up, making it impossible for him and other royal families and clans of the Zhao and Song Dynasties to regain their freedom.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Huan hated Zhao Gou even more than Zhao Kai, Zhao Xu and the royal family and clan of the Song Dynasty who beat Zhao Gou!
Therefore, I learned that Zhao Gou was also taken to Siguo City, and I also heard that Zhao Kai, Zhao Xu and other royal families and clans of the Zhao Song Dynasty were beating Zhao Gou. Zhao Huan, who was unwilling to meet with the royal family and clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty, still couldn't help but took the initiative to walk out of the Taoist temple.

——Zhao Huan wanted to see how Zhao Gou was beaten to death with his own eyes, so as to relieve his great hatred.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Gou pushed [-], and after making sophistry, Zhao Ji actually saved Zhao Gou and let Zhao Gou escape with his life.

Zhao Gou's excuses can fool others, but they cannot fool Zhao Huan.

Yes.

What Zhao Gou said is barely true.

But did Zhao Gou confess everything?
Others may not be able to react for a while. Zhao Gou is hiding something. Zhao Huan, who has been guarding against Zhao Ji's restoration since his succession, can't react. The reason why Zhao Gou didn't rescue Bianliang City in Tokyo was because he was afraid of him. Or Zhao Ji was restored and took away Zhao Gou's throne?
Just like at the beginning, Zhao Ji passed the throne to Zhao Huan, but Zhao Huan put Zhao Ji under house arrest. Even Zhao Ji bowed his knees to respect Zhao Huan's glass of wine, but Zhao Huan didn't drink it. Disappointed.

To be honest, Zhao Huan hated Zhao Gou for seeing him dead, hated Zhao Gou for taking his throne, and hated Zhao Gou for betraying his trust and causing him to fall into such a situation. If he is rescued and spared this endless prison life, he will hold his nose and recognize Zhao Gou as the emperor.

But after Zhao Gou took Zhao Huan's position as emperor, he not only did nothing but ungrateful things, but also continued to make foolish tricks, which completely ruined the Zhao Song Dynasty and Zhao Huan's hope of regaining his freedom.

Now, Zhao Gou was also captured in Siguo City, and was beaten back to his original shape by Li Cun.

Under such circumstances, how could Zhao Huan bear it any longer? !

It's time for revenge! ! !
Seeing that the royal family and clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty wanted to let Zhao Gou go, Zhao Huan smirked and said, "Ninth brother is very eloquent, and you can convince everyone with a few words. I came to rescue everyone because I had no choice but because you, Ninth Brother, were ruthless, selfish, and afraid that everyone would steal your unjust throne, so you deliberately didn’t come to rescue everyone.”

Zhao Gou, who had just narrowly escaped death, saw that Zhao Huan wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone, so he sat up with force immediately, and then said weakly: "Brother An Neng sees Brother Jiu like this, this throne belongs to Brother Huang, if Jiu If I can rescue the emperor brother, I will definitely offer the throne with both hands, and then I will prostrate myself on the ground to apologize, let the emperor be punished, how can I peep at the emperor's throne?"

Zhao Huan sneered coldly: "The ninth younger brother is not only good at eloquence, but also has a unique face. I don't believe it. There are so many courtiers in the Song Dynasty, so no one who understands etiquette suggested that the ninth younger brother should use the story of King Wuling of Jin to act according to the rules." , don’t change the yuan?!”

As soon as Zhao Huan said this, Zhao Gou was at a loss for words.

At the beginning, when Geng Nanzhong, Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan and others persuaded Zhao Gou to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, members of the clan Zhao Zhongcong and others really believed that Zhao Gou should not ascend the throne.

At that time, Zhao Zhongcong clearly pointed out: "In the past, Emperor An of the Jin Dynasty spread dust to the west, and the general and the king of Wuling followed the rules. Now the two emperors moved south, and the king should not take the throne. It is only appropriate to use the story of King Wuling of Jin to act according to the rules and not change the Yuan."

Obviously, at that time, some members of the clan represented by Zhao Zhongcong and some ministers of the Zhao Song Dynasty agreed with Zhao Gou to preside over the government on behalf of Zhao Huan, but opposed Zhao Gou's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, thinking that doing so lacked legitimacy.

Later, Geng Nanzhong, Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan and others criticized and blamed Zhao Zhongcong and other people who opposed Zhao Gou's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor.

However, those who opposed Zhao Gou's enthronement and proclaiming the emperor, represented by Zhao Zhongcong, were weak, and they could not compete with Geng Nanzhong, Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan and others who were the important officials of the Generalissimo's Mansion at that time.

In addition, the military forces represented by Zongze later also supported Zhao Gou's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor.

The proposal of those who opposed Zhao Gou's ascension to the throne, represented by Zhao Zhongcong, was rejected, and Zhao Gou soon ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an.

Of course Zhao Gou didn't want to admit it.

However, Zhao Zhongcong is also in these four cities now, Zhao Gou can't deny it at all.

There is no way, Zhao Gou can only bite the bullet and pass all the responsibilities to the minister:

"The Ninth Brother originally didn't want to ascend the throne, but all the ministers said that in the past, the Tang and Ming Emperors suffered from the disaster of Anlu Mountain and drove to Shu. With Du Hongjian, Cui Yi, etc., please ask the crown prince to be the emperor. The main reason is that the lord went to Shushu, and the artifacts of the clan and society must be returned, and the title should be corrected. If you wander around and lose your heart, the big thing will be over. The crown prince was the emperor who was located in Lingwu, and he was able to conquer the two capitals and welcome the emperor to Shu.

In addition to the misfortune of that day, the father and the emperor's brother moved south, and the Dagan emperor occupied the capital, and the world was in panic, which was worse than Tianbao.The nine younger brothers, as the son of the emperor's father and the younger brother of the emperor's elder brother, entered into the Datong, and all the ministers thought it appropriate.

The ministers all persuaded the ninth younger brother, and the emperor ordered the ninth younger brother to be the general marshal of the army and horses. The wisdom can be seen.

Moreover, at that time, the soldiers and horses of the world were assembled, and if they had not been in position early at that time, the fearful and treacherous heroes would take advantage of the gap and spread poison.

The ministers all advised the ninth younger brother to use the story of Suzong of Tang Dynasty, and put the ninth younger brother on the throne in order to determine the world, the blessing of the ancestor temple and the community, and the happiness of the common people.

The ministers also said, why call it a system, and just follow the law of Jin Wuling King?There is really no benefit to the country, but the spirit of the ancestors in heaven comforts the hearts of the father and brother looking north. "

Fearing that such rhetoric would not be able to convince Zhao Huan and other royal families and clans of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, Zhao Gou hastened to add: "The other emperor has a secret decree, saying: You can tell the ninth younger brother that he is a great position, and it is for the sake of the ancestral temple."

Glancing at Zhao Ji who didn't intend to refute him, Zhao Gou concluded with a lot of confidence: "Therefore, the ninth younger brother came to the throne."

In front of Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan could never say: "I, Zhao Huan, are the righteous emperor of the Zhao Song Dynasty. Only when I, Zhao Huan, pass on the throne to you, Zhao Gou, will your Zhao Gou's throne be in line with the law. Zhao Ji is no longer the emperor. Zhao Ji told you that Zhao Gou is a great person, so does your Zhao Gou's throne conform to the law? If all future emperors act like this, then what is the law and what is the sacredness of imperial power?"

Zhao Huan also took a look at Zhao Ji who did not refute Zhao Gou's intentions, and could only say: "Slick tongue! If you are really a person who values ​​love and righteousness, Brother Nine, why didn't you take the opportunity to negotiate peace with His Majesty Emperor Daqian?" welcome back parents?"

Obviously, Zhao Huan was alienating the relationship between Zhao Ji and Zhao Gou.

Zhao Huan thought very clearly that as long as Zhao Ji didn't protect Zhao Gou, Zhao Gou's inhuman actions would surely lead to death.

Zhao Huan's blow could be said to be a precise blow, and it hit Zhao Gou's weakness all at once.

This is what Zhao Gou, who needs Zhao Ji's protection, is most worried about.

In fact, when the Qian Song Dynasty was negotiating peace, someone reminded Zhao Gou of the conditions for welcoming Zhao Ji and Webster back. Even if Li Cun refused to agree, it just showed that he had made efforts to fulfill his filial piety.

But Zhao Gou considered that Li Cun had brought Webster into the harem by Li Cun and had given birth to a son for Li Cun. If he asked Li Cun for Webster, he might anger Li Cun and ruin the rare opportunity to negotiate a peace.

The reason why Zhao Gou didn't want Zhao Ji was of course because, like Zhao Huan, Zhao Gou was also afraid of Zhao Ji's restoration and deprived him of his throne.

After thinking about it, Zhao Gou, who was afraid of extra problems, chose to ignore the suggestions of the ministers who reminded him that he could take the opportunity of peace talks to return Zhao Ji and Webster.

To put it bluntly, what Zhao Huan said is correct, Zhao Gou is a selfish, ruthless, ungrateful person.

Glancing at Zhao Ji, who had a very ugly face, from the corner of his eye, Zhao Gou's heart tightened, and he hurriedly pulled Zhao Huan into the water:
"What qualifications does the emperor have to teach the nine brothers? The father passed the throne to the emperor, but the emperor imprisoned the father in Longde Palace. The emperor was worried that the royal family and the clan would steal the throne, so he detained the royal family and the Zong family." In the capital city, all of my Zhao family was wiped out by the Emperor Daqian, but now the emperor wants to blame me for what the emperor did, what is the reason?"

As soon as Zhao Gou said this, many royal families and clans of the Zhao Song Dynasty looked at Zhao Huan with resentment, and Zhao Ji's face sank like water.

Seeing this, Zhao Huan secretly thought it was not good, and quickly explained: "I made this decision at the time because I was bewitched by the ministers, and I thought that with the strength of the capital, millions of soldiers and civilians in the city, and sufficient food, grass and military equipment, I would be able to defend the capital. There are millions of Qin Wang's divisions gathering outside the city, how can they be defeated by a mere 20 million dry troops? I don't want to, not only the ministers misunderstood me, but I also entrusted the wrong people. The post of generalissimo was handed over to Zong Ze, how could my Zhao family end up like this?"

Yes.

Zhao Huan refused to admit that it was his stupidity, indecision and self-will that caused the royal family and clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty to be wiped out by Li Cun. of thinking, and found an opportunity to win.

It has to be said that even if the Zhao Song Dynasty did not move the capital to Chang'an at that time, if Zhao Huan really followed what Zhuge Liang thought after the fact, he would not appoint Zhao Gou as the Marshal of the Army and Horses, but Zong Ze, who had been actively rescuing Bianliang City in Tokyo, as the soldier Marshal Ma, then the ending of Zhao Song Dynasty may be really different, at least he will not lose so uselessly.

Zhao Huan was about to kill Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou, who has always been the most greedy for life and fear of death, could not be merciful. He said coldly: "When the emperor was in power, the land of the Central Plains was all there, and the land of two rivers was still there. Before it completely fell into the hands of Dagan, the power of the whole country was still lost to the great army of Dagan. Enemy? Therefore, I had to retreat to the Sichuan-Shanxi area, and slowly plan for it, so as to have a chance to revive our Great Song Dynasty. If I had been as impulsive and reckless as Zong Ze at that time, I am afraid that my Great Song Dynasty would have died a long time ago!"

Zhao Gou fought back and forth, cleverly defusing Zhao Huan's attack, and at the same time he almost said that Zhao Huan, a defeated general, is also worthy of pointing out the country?
Zhao Huan immediately counterattacked: "If I have Liu Kai and Li Yanxian, how can I retreat steadily?"

Zhao Huan uncovered Zhao Gou's shortcomings without giving an inch, leaving Zhao Gou speechless for a while.

——Zhao Gou can't say: "Any loyal minister and good general will be brought to justice by me!", right?

Zhao Gou thought: "Okay, if you are willing to die, I will be willing to bury you!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Gou said with a smirk: "The emperor has only been in power for more than a year, but he worshiped 26 ministers like a lantern. Among them, those who had a key influence on the crisis, such as Geng Nanzhong, Zhong Shidao, Tang Ke and others. Some important strategies for saving the country advocated by them were not adopted by the emperor, but some important strategies for harming the country were all adopted by the emperor. With the ability of the emperor, how could Promote Liu Qi and Li Yanxian, two humble generals?"

Under normal circumstances, slapping people does not slap people in the face, and swearing does not expose shortcomings.

But Zhao Gou's words stripped away Zhao Huan's embarrassment, and did not give Zhao Huan any sympathy.

And this is not over yet, Zhao Gou said: "When the emperor was in power, the land of the Central Plains was all there, and the land of two rivers had not yet completely fallen into the hands of Dagan. Cutting the land, marrying the emperor and asking for peace, when I took over the Song Dynasty, the mountains and rivers were broken, and only the land of Sichuan and Shaanxi was left in the Song Dynasty, and the Qian army had already entered Shaanxi at that time, approaching Xingyuan Mansion, my life and death in the Song Dynasty It was only in the middle of the line, when I was on the ground, I sent two generals to Dagan to ask for peace, it was a helpless move, and compared with what the emperor did, it was really nothing."

Zhao Huan really didn't expect Zhao Gou to be so difficult to deal with, and he didn't save any face for him, and he would be used as a backstop if he died, so he couldn't help being forced by Zhao Gou to speak a little bit.

Zhao Huan became angry and said: "Don't always talk about the broken mountains and rivers. When I took over the Great Song Dynasty, there was only half of the Great Song Dynasty left, and at that time, the Qian army had already moved south in large numbers, and they were in the Gyeonggi area as soon as they saw it. It's no better than your situation. How many."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Zhao Huan knew that he had said the wrong thing.

Zhao Huan hurriedly looked at Zhao Ji.

At the same time, other royal families and clans of the Zhao Song Dynasty, including Zhao Gou, also looked at Zhao Ji.

At this time, Zhao Ji's face had turned livid, and he looked coldly at his two good sons - Zhao Huan and Zhao Gou!

Undoubtedly, Zhao Ji, the instigator, was also involved in this dog-eat-dog dispute...

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