The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 471 Self-defeating
Mu Xu watched coldly for a while, thinking that Gao Qi had been offended this time, and it would be unwise to offend Liang Shicheng and Cai You, so he said,
"I also ask the officials to calm down, Liang and Cai have to assist the officials every day and deal with important affairs of the state, how can they do everything?
Moreover, as far as my subordinates know, the two adults have a clean and upright family, and they have never heard of any crimes committed by their juniors. "

With Mu Xu speaking for them, the resentment between the two of them finally eased, and they took advantage of the situation to say that they have always been extremely strict with their nephews and never allowed them to violate the laws of the country.

Zhao Ji's face looked better now, and he said in his mouth, "Pass on my oral order, and order Gao Qiu to make an apology, so that he can explain the matter well, and then hand over his adopted son to the Kaifeng government office for trial according to law. .”

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Mu Xu and asked, "Mu Qing's family thought it was appropriate for me to handle it like this?"

A look of admiration appeared on Mu Xu's face, and he said flatteringly, "The officials enforce the law impartially, which makes the ministers admire."

In fact, if Mu Xu could tell the truth, he really wanted to spit on Zhao Ji, what kind of goddamn emperor, the root of this matter is clearly on Gao Qiu, but he used a little Gao Yanei to fool people here, he really is a nepotism Dao faint king.

Zhao Ji heard Mu Xu's words, a smile appeared on his face again, and he even said, "Since the Qing family is dedicated to serving the country, why not sincerely invite peace?"

Faced with Zhao Ji's question, Mu Xu had already thought of a response when he arrived, and he smiled bitterly and said,
"The officials don't know something. The current situation of the minister is called a difficult situation, a dilemma."

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Ji asked puzzled.

"When I was in Shandong, I relied on some outlaws to make a fortune, and most of these people had been persecuted by corrupt officials and local evil gentry, so they were quite hostile to the imperial court.

The minister wanted to write to the court several times to recruit security, but he couldn't succeed because of their constraints.In order to prevent being coerced by them and causing troubles in the territory of the Song Dynasty, the minister had to take a risky gamble and turned the spearhead on the Liao Kingdom after thinking hard. "

Don't look at Zhao Ji's incompetence in governing the country, but he is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he is obviously an extremely intelligent person.Therefore, he only believed more than half of Mu Xu's words at most, and this was because he had a good first impression of Mu Xu.

So, after Mu Xu finished speaking, he first nodded lightly, and then he nodded lightly,
"The Qing family should get rid of those who have no king and no father as soon as possible, so that they can return to the court as soon as possible, and I will definitely reward them generously."

"Yes, I will keep in mind the teachings of the officials."

Seeing that Mu Xu's attitude was quite sincere, Zhao Ji put the topic aside and asked about the situation in Liao Kingdom.
"Mu Qing's family has been in the Liao Kingdom for many years, and they are able to conquer Yunzhou and other places this time. They must know a lot about the Liao Kingdom. I wonder if they can teach me?"

Mu Xu replied, "How dare I teach His Majesty, but I do have some superficial views. According to my opinion, the Liao people will perish in less than ten years."

As soon as Mu Xu said this, the scene was silent.

After all, since the day when the Song Dynasty was established, the Liao Kingdom, a behemoth, has been pressing on the Song Dynasty like a mountain. Especially after the failure of Zhao Guangyi's Northern Expedition and the Tanyuan Alliance, almost everyone in the Song Dynasty suffered from Liaophobia.

But today someone told them that the powerful and shameless Liao Kingdom is in danger of subjugation, how can people believe it?
Not to mention others, Zhao Ji was the first to not believe it, but seeing him shaking his head and laughing, "Why do the Qing family make fun of this?"

But Mu Xu said very seriously, "Officials and ministers can swear to the sky, what I just said is absolutely true, if there is even half a lie, I am willing to die under ten thousand swords."

The ancients still attached great importance to oaths. Seeing Mu Xu's swearing, Zhao Ji finally became serious, and hurriedly asked, "How can the Qing family be so sure?"

Mu Xu immediately recounted the origins of the Jurchens and their grievances with the Liao people, like telling a story, all the way to the Liao Lord Yelu Yanxi's personal conquest.

At the end, he also told Mr. Zhao Ji a piece of news, "Before I entered Beijing, I had already obtained accurate information. The Lord of Liao's personal conquest failed so badly that even I almost became a prisoner of the Jurchens."

Zhao Ji looked at Cai You, and Cai You hurriedly replied, "The imperial court has not received any news. When I go back today, I will definitely send someone to the Liao Kingdom to find out and report to the officials as soon as possible."

Although he knew that the court had not received this important message, Zhao Ji knew very well that there was really no need for Mu Xu to deceive people with false information.

After thinking about it again and again, he said tentatively, "Since the Jin people are so powerful, can I, Song Dynasty, send someone to contact him and attack the Liao Kingdom together?"

Mu Xu didn't know what to say. The reason why he tried his best to popularize the situation between Liao and Jin to Zhao Ji, the emperor of art, was to prevent the Song and Jin sea alliance from reappearing.

Unexpectedly, something would go against his wishes, so he had no choice but to object, "The officials must never, instead of forming an alliance with the Jin people, it is better to support the Liao people to resist the Jin."

Seeing Zhao Ji's incomprehensible look, he had no choice but to continue to explain,

"The officials have never been to Liaodong, so they might not have imagined the cruelty of the Jurchens. Those barbarians would slaughter the city at every turn, and everything they passed would be reduced to scorched earth. What's more, they are wild and unruly, and they have no faith at all.

An alliance with the Jin Kingdom would only accelerate the demise of the Liao Kingdom. At that time, it would be up to the Song Dynasty to bear the front of the Jin soldiers. From now on, the north may never have peace. "

Zhao Ji refused to believe it, "The Jurchens are really so powerful?"

"It's more powerful than what I said. Since the leader of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Agu, started fighting, the Jurchens have defeated the Liao army several times, and every time they have won more with less. Even the Liao people lamented that the Jurchens are dissatisfied with tens of thousands. Invincible!"

"According to what the Qing family said, they shouldn't conspire with the Jin people to conspire with the Liao Kingdom, so why did the Qing family attack You Yun again? Isn't it indirectly helping the Jin people?"

Mu Xu sighed in his heart, he finally understood why in the original history, this Zhao Ji would have all kinds of ridiculous actions, he was a complete political and military idiot.

"Your servant has two purposes for doing this. One is that Youyun is the homeland of our Han family. We must not let it go when we encounter such a good opportunity. The second is based on the importance of Youyun to the Central Plains. In the future, when the Liao people are destroyed by the Kingdom of Jin, the Youyun will definitely be an important frontier to defend against the Jin people going south."

"I will keep the Qing family's judgment on the Kingdom of Jin in mind. As for the matter of sending troops to the Northern Expedition, I take it for granted. I have entrusted Tong Aiqing with full authority over this matter. After the two of you have discussed it properly, report it to me and let me know."

Speaking of this, he glanced at Mu Xu again, and said with a smile, "By the way, I almost forgot to reward the Qing family. The Mu Qing family can go back to the mansion and wait in peace. After two days, the imperial edict will be issued."

"My humble minister thanked the official's family Long En!"

"Well, you guys go back, I'm a little tired today, I have something to talk about tomorrow."

"I'm waiting to retire."

Seeing that Mu Xu and Cai You had gone, Zhao Ji went to his daughter's place and asked Liang Shicheng, "What does Mr. Liang think of what Mu Xu said just now?"

Liang Shicheng thought for a while, and said carefully, "The servant thinks that his judgment on the Liao Kingdom should be true, otherwise he can't explain why he dared to tease the Liao people with a mere tens of thousands of soldiers."

Zhao Ji scolded with a smile, "You are also a cunning, of course I know this, I am asking you how you think of Jin Guo?"

"This... The servant has shallow knowledge and dare not jump to conclusions. Please forgive me from the officials!"

"Forget it, I won't embarrass you anymore. I will discuss it with all my ministers after the court rest is over in a few days. I can't listen to the words of a family for such a military matter."

"The sage has no faults with the official family, and the servants also feel that they should not listen to Mu Xu's words easily. The best way is that the imperial court can send envoys to visit the Kingdom of Jin in person."

"Well, this is an old man's view of seeking the country."

Mu Xu, who had already left one step ahead, would probably vomit blood with anger if he heard the conversation between the monarch and his ministers, and felt as if he had lifted a rock and shot himself in the foot.

(End of this chapter)