Qiming 1158

Chapter 1310 He has no courage

It was no surprise to Zhang Shi that Shen Gai asked this question.

Rather, it's really strange that he didn't ask the question.

So Zhang Jin decided to follow his will and say it.

"I also feel a little bit hard to ride a tiger, but...have to do it."

Zhang Shi pretended to be helpless and said, "The mistakes I made must be borne by me. Before the Yellow River Project of Ming Kingdom is truly completed, I must drive out the instructors of Ming Kingdom."

Seeing him say this, most of the doubts in Shen Cai's heart disappeared again, and he even began to consider the feasibility of this matter for Zhang Shi.

"Did Ming Guo watch the fat in his mouth be taken away?"

"The agreement made at the beginning was two years, and there is still one month left, and we can drive away the Ming instructors with integrity."

Zhang Shi nodded and said: "If we take the initiative to propose, it is ours or not. If we follow the contract and the people of the Ming Kingdom are still unwilling to leave, then it is the Ming Kingdom's fault. We have a righteous name, so don't be afraid of them, the Central Capital Court will come. Man, I have something to say."

Shen Gai thought for a moment, then frowned slightly and said, "Ming Kingdom is powerful, will it deliberately deny it? Moreover, what should we do if the Zhongdu court puts pressure on us? After all, the Ming Kingdom is the upper state. In this case, There will be a lot of pressure on the court."

"You can only take one step at a time."

Zhang Shi shook his head and said, "The current situation is very dangerous for us, and any turbulence will cause unexpected reactions. Therefore, I must rule out all the possibility of restlessness, so that I can truly stick to Hangzhou, otherwise, I will defend it all day long. No."

Shen Gai agreed.

"If that's the case, what else do you need me to do? Just open your mouth. I won't refuse what I can do. It's just... Jingfu, are you really not going?"

Zhang Shi pursed his lips, was silent for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.

"Don't leave, I said so, there are so many things to do, and it's not appropriate to leave."

"…………"

Shen Gai was silent for a long time, and finally looked at Zhang Shi, sighed deeply, said nothing, and left.

In the next few days, Zhang Shi was busy preparing to "expel" the instructors of the Ming Kingdom. Ge Shou, a close associate of Shen Gai who had some opinions and doubts about Zhang Shi before, came to Shen Gai again to express his distrust of Zhang Shi. It is suspected that Zhang Shi and Ming Guo colluded.

Shen Gai told Ge Shou what Zhang Shi said to him, and when Ge Shou heard it, he didn't believe it even more.

"Zhang Shi is a privy envoy, a high-ranking official, a high-ranking official, such a person is willing to let his own glory, wealth and honor rest with the country? It's absurd! Don't you think it's strange? Does this kind of person really exist? "

When Shen Kai just heard this, he felt that it was no big deal, and even had a faint feeling of approval.

But it soon felt wrong.

you boy...

Shouldn't you be scolding me?

I am also a high-ranking dignitary.

You call me greedy for life and fear of death, right?Refers to Sang and curses Huai?

Shen Gai looked at Ge Shou with strange eyes.

Ge Shou was complacent for a while, and suddenly felt that something was not quite right in his words. It seemed that he not only scolded Zhang Shi, but also scolded Shen Gai along with him...

Ah this...

"Master, I... I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about Zhang Shi, just Zhang Shi."

Ge Shou quickly explained.

Shen Qi's expression was still not good.

"I heard before that you wanted to ask for a position in the Privy Council for a relative, so you asked Zhang Jingfu, but Zhang Jingfu refused, because your relative is an illiterate gambler, shouldn't it be because This is why you have always hated Zhang Jingfu, right?"

Ge Shou was immediately startled.

"Xianggong, I...I...I'm not, I didn't mean that, Zhang Jingfu...he...he...he is really a little unreasonable, really a little..."

"Enough! The national disaster is on the horizon, and you're still telling stories! It's just that there are more people like you, and the Song Dynasty will be where it is today!"

Shen Cai was suddenly angry, and Ge Shou was so frightened that he slumped to the ground.

Shen Kai's anger did not subside, and he ordered Ge Shou to be dismissed and expelled from the Hangzhou court directly, and he was not even given the quota of running with him that was originally reserved for him.

Ge Shou lost his wife and lost his army, and the whole person was stupid.

After this incident, Shen Gai's doubts about Zhang Shi were greatly reduced. Although it was not an absolute trust, the inexplicable doubts disappeared. There was even a little admiration in his heart, and there was even a slight sense of shame towards himself. .

He felt a little ashamed that he could not be as decisive and brave as Zhang Shi.

After all, he is not a completely shameless person, and maybe he also has a bit of a desire to become a loyal and good model in the history books.

When the matter came to an end, he realized how difficult the so-called "just one death" was.

Back then, what kind of courage did Li Ruoshui have to scold the brutal Wanyan Zonghan?
What kind of pain did he endure to die?

He once admired Li Ruoshui's integrity and courage, and hoped that he could become such a person, admired by everyone, and remembered by future generations.

But now it seems that he will always have only admiration for Li Ruoshui and cannot follow suit.

He has no courage.

Facing a powerful enemy, facing an enemy who could take his own life at any time, and even control the entire Southern Song Dynasty, Shen Kai did not have the courage to confront it head-on.

Shen Kai, who recognized this clearly, sighed and reconciled with himself.

Although he has no courage, as long as he recognizes his weakness, running away is an acceptable choice.

Shen Gai has already accepted the ending of lying flat, but Zhang Shi has not.

Zhang Shi still has many, many things to do.

Although the Skynet Army and the Ming Army Navy were ready to snipe the bureaucrats who were trying to flee overseas, Zhang Shi would prefer to kill them all within the city of Hangzhou, if possible.

To do this, they need the military power of Hangzhou City, the trust of Shen Gai, and they need to fully grasp their running plan.

So Zhang Shi decided to do something.

He passed the news to Su Changsheng through his friend, comrade and colleague Lu You in the Privy Council, hoping to get Su Changsheng's cooperation and help in the matter of expelling the Ming army instructor, so that he could gain enough prestige.

In this way, there is a greater probability of obtaining the military power in Hangzhou, and then all the bureaucrats and dignitaries of the Jiangnan Kingdom in the entire city of Hangzhou will be wiped out, and all the problems will be solved.

It is a beautiful thing to take down the headquarters of the bureaucratic compradors in one breath, and help the Ming Kingdom to eliminate them all in one breath!

Lu You agreed with this.

So with such an exhortation, Lu You set off secretly.

Lu You had been secretly keeping in touch with Su Changsheng after his mission to the Ming Kingdom.

He witnessed the social status quo of the Ming state with his own eyes, and had long talks with officials of the Ming state. After reading the first and second volumes of "Hongwu Political Theory", he had a deeper understanding of the revolutionary ideas and social revolutionary policies of the Ming state. He also has his own views on historical and social issues including the dynastic cycle law.

He finally agreed that the road of the Ming Dynasty was the road of the country and the nation to the future.

So under the introduction of Su Changsheng, Lu You officially became a secret revival member.

Having said that, he was somewhat hesitant about dealing with the Southern Song Dynasty court, until he clearly learned that Zhao Shen and Yu Yunwen planned to destroy the Yellow River Embankment, and despaired of the Southern Song rulers.

After the Second Ming-Song War, the nominal demise of the Southern Song Dynasty and the chaotic struggle within the Southern Song Dynasty officials discouraged him, so he returned to his hometown to live idle for several months.

After the situation stabilized, in order to get more help, Zhang Shi contacted Lu You through Su Changsheng's relationship, hoping that Lu You could come back to help him.

[Since the Southern Song Dynasty has lost its last dignity, let us give him one last honor and let him die completely. 】

This sentence moved Lu You.

With the idea of ​​completely destroying the Southern Song Dynasty, Lu You returned to Hangzhou and took up a position in the Privy Council under the support of Zhang Shi.

He was nominally a middle-level official in the Privy Council, but was actually the liaison between Zhang Shi and Su Changsheng. When Zhang Shi was inconvenient, it was Lu You who came forward to negotiate with Su Changsheng.

Same this time.

(End of this chapter)