Qian Song

Chapter 317 Unnecessary (Ask for a monthly pass!)

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"Li Cun wants Liu Kai and Li Yanxian?!"

To be precise, what Li Cun wants is actually Liu Qi, Li Yanxian and their entire family members.

For the third condition proposed by Li Cun, Zhao Gou was both surprised and pleasantly surprised, and he was a little unsure whether he should agree or not.
Needless to say, I was surprised, Zhao Gou never thought that Li Cun didn't want old coins, food, cloth and other supplies, but only two Song generals who were not of high rank. Is this too unbelievable? !
Needless to say, surprises, Zhao Gou has just arrived in Xingyuan Mansion, and his foothold is not yet stable. At this time, Li Cun asked him for money and supplies, and it must be difficult for him to get them, and now Li Cun only needs two low-level members. General Song, for Zhao Gou, could do it with ease.

However, Zhao Gou also knew that handing over the generals who had just won the victory to sue for peace was hard to say, and it might anger those arrogant soldiers who were not under his control.

Therefore, Zhao Gou really didn't know whether he should agree to this condition or not?

Seeing Zhao Gou's hesitation, Wang Lun took a sip from his teacup, then put down the teacup, and said flatly, "If King Kang finds it difficult, let's leave this matter at that. Wang Lun will go back and report to His Majesty, and the two families will fight again." .”

After hearing Wang Lun's threat, how could Zhao Gou not know that Wang Lun was angry?

Zhao Gou hurriedly apologized: "Ambassador Wang, don't be impatient. The ambassador must ask Xiao Wang to think carefully about the handing over of a general with military exploits."

Wang Lun didn't change his tone because of what Zhao Gou said. He still said with displeasure: "Did Kang Wang think that today's peace agreement is easy? Let's tell Kang Wang the truth. If it didn't happen that Wei Jieyu was pregnant with a dragon seed, Concubine Xing and others have been helping King Kang with all the good things, even if Wang is eloquent, it will be difficult to get such generous terms for peace!"

Zhao Gou did not go to pick up Xing Bingyi and the others, who were destined to embarrass him and be passive. Instead, he hurriedly said: "For the ambassador's help, Xiao Wang is very grateful. When the ambassador returns, Xiao Wang will definitely have a generous gift." Send it."

Wang Lun said: "Wang Lun's helping King Kang was not for the sake of generous gifts from King Kang. He really didn't want the Zhao family to be ruined in 200 years, so he said a few words for King Kang in front of His Majesty."

Zhao Gou said: "Ambassadors don't have to humble themselves. Is Xiao Wang the kind of ungrateful person?"

This time Wang Lun was not polite to Zhao Gou any more, and he said bluntly: "I know what King Kang thinks. Now that Jin and Xia countries send troops to help, your family can sit back and relax. If King Kang really thinks so, then you can It would be a big mistake.”

Zhu Shengfei's eyes moved, and he said, "I would like to ask the ambassador to give me some advice."

Wang Lun glanced at Zhu Shengfei, and then said to Zhao Gou, "Kang Kang knows how many troops I have?"

Zhao Gou said: "I would like to hear the details."

Wang Lun then said a number that made Zhao Gou and Zhu Shengfei's hearts sink: "120 million!"

Zhao Gou and Zhu Shengfei suspected that Wang Lun's figures must have been filled with water.

But they changed their minds and thought again, the Zhao Song Dynasty had a similar number of troops in its heyday. Even now, the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty did not have a million troops, but it must have 100 million troops.

Looking at it this way, the Dagan Dynasty, which was no weaker than the Zhao Song Dynasty in its heyday, had an army of 120 million, which is indeed justified.

Wang Lun continued: "There are only 50 million troops here in Shaanxi today. Even if I don't use these 50 million troops, I still have 80 million troops. Can't I take Jinxia's 15 invading enemies?"

Hearing what Wang Lun said, not only Zhao Gou, but even Zhu Shengfei's face became extremely heavy.

If the Daqian Dynasty really chooses to send a large army to fight against the Jinxia allied forces in other places, and at the same time continue to attack their small court of the Western Song Dynasty, then their small court of the Western Song Dynasty may be in danger.

After all, according to the current situation, it may not take long for Wu Jie to fight to Xingyuan Mansion. By then, Zhao Gou, who has no escape, may have no choice but to be caught.

Seeing that Zhao Gou and Zhu Shengfei had already realized the seriousness of the problem, Wang Luncai said again: "Liu Kai and Li Yanxian are only second-rate generals, and they are not generals like Zong Ze and Wang Yuan. It is necessary to see the two of them being tortured, how can they be so important?"

Zhao Gou felt that Wang Lun's words had some truth.

Zhu Shengfei, on the other hand, felt that there might be a trap in Wang Lun's words.

But what exactly is this trap, Zhu Shengfei couldn't think of it for a while.

At this time, Wang Lun directly issued an ultimatum to Zhao Gou and Zhu Shengfei: "Wang Lun has informed the terms of the peace negotiation, and His Majesty the Emperor has made it clear that these three items are absolutely difficult to change, and you are not joking. Therefore, either your family agrees to these three items." The time when Liu Kai and Li Yanxian's family entered Beijing was the day my family withdrew its troops from Shaanxi, or if Wang Lun didn't bring Liu Kai and Li Yanxian to Fengxiang Mansion within ten days, the army would attack again."

Does Zhao Gou have a choice?

No.

It should be said that Zhao Gouyou had a desperate fight with Li Cun, who annexed [-]% of their territory in the Zhao Song Dynasty, captured his father, brother and all his clans, and forced him into a corner?

If it is said that Li Cun did not give Zhao Gou a chance, and made it clear that he wanted to kill Zhao Gou, in order to survive from the dead, Zhao Gou might have the courage to lead the Song army who was also desperate to fight back.

But now, Li Cun has given Zhao Gou a chance to survive, and the conditions for peace negotiation are not too harsh. How could Zhao Gou not firmly grasp this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
Therefore, although Zhu Shengfei kept reminding Zhao Gou to be cautious and not to fall into Li Cun's tricks, Zhao Gou finally decided to fully agree to Li Cun's peace negotiation conditions.

Zhao Gou said to himself: "It is definitely wrong to kill loyal ministers and good generals, but I have no choice."

Of course, the reason why Zhao Gou made such a decision is also because Geng Nanzhong, Mo Yu and others, especially Mo Yu, have been persuading Zhao Gou that the opportunity must not come again. If it is not implemented quickly, it may be too late to surrender. .

After making up his mind, Zhao Gou handed over the matter to Geng Nanzhong.

Geng Nanzhong immediately drafted an edict in the tone of Zhao Gou to call Liu Kai and Li Yanxian to Xingyuan Mansion to discuss major issues.

Liu Kai is still just a commander and has no fixed defense area. Therefore, when he received Zhao Gou's edict, he thought that Zhao Gou would reward him face-to-face for his defeated army, and maybe he would reuse his Liu Kai in the future. , Without thinking too much, he immediately brought a dozen of his own soldiers to Xingyuan Mansion at high speed.

Li Yanxian was unwilling to go to Xingyuan Mansion to meet Zhao Gou at this time because he wanted to stick to Shanzhou.

But not only Zhao Gou issued an imperial decree to let Li Yanxian come to Xingyuan Mansion to go to the palace, but Geng Nanzhong and others also hinted to Li Yanxian in their own name that Zhao Gou wanted to reuse Li Yanxian and asked Li Yanxian to come to Xingyuan Mansion to receive the reward.

Li Yanxian has great ambitions and has always longed to become famous.

This may also be Li Yanxian's only weakness.

Therefore, in the end, Li Yanxian couldn't resist the temptation of being promoted and being reused by the emperor Zhao Gou, and chose to go to Xingyuan Mansion to go to the palace.

As a result, it was not Zhao Gou who greeted Liu Kai and Li Yanxian, but Yang Yizhong.

Zhu Shengfei was not Qin Hui, and he did not have the courage to harm Liu Qi and Li Yanxian, two generals who had made great contributions to the small imperial court of the Western Song Dynasty.

However, Zhu Shengfei is not Qin Hui, but Zhao Gou is still the Zhao Gou who can do anything to surrender and protect himself.

Seeing that Zhu Shengfei was unwilling to work for the tiger, Zhao Gou decisively reused Geng Nanzhong, who had always strongly supported the peace negotiation, to deal with Liu Qi and Li Yanxian.

After Geng Nanzhong had a secret discussion with Zhao Gou, Zhao Gou sent Yang Yizhong, who had some friendship with Liu Kai and Li Yanxian, to assist Geng Nanzhong in handling the matter.

The first task Geng Nanzhong gave Yang Yizhong was to escort Liu Qi and Li Yanxian to Dali Temple for trial.

Yang Yizhong was born in a military family. His grandfather Yang Zongmin was the general manager of Yongxing Army Road, and his father Yang Zhen knew Jianning Village in Linzhou. Both of them were senior generals in the Western Army, and both were staunch resistance factions. People are still on the front line of the Anti-Qiang War, and they are highly valued by Zhao Gou.

However, Yang Yizhong did not rise through the protection of his father and grandfather - he was Zhang Jun's general. He fought bravely and knew the art of war, so he quickly stood out among Zhang Jun's generals.It happened that Zhang Jun served as Zhao Gou's guard at that time, and what Yang Yizhong did left a good impression on Zhao Gou.

In the series of wars that took place during this period, Yang Yizhong performed well. He charged forward in almost every battle, and was finally favored by Zhao Gou, who took charge of the guards.

After Yang Yizhong took charge of the guards, he not only was able to complete the defense work well, but also often assisted other generals in fighting the army.

Moreover, Yang Yizhong's strategy is conservative, he pays more attention to defense, and rarely underestimates the enemy to advance aggressively, but he often takes the lead in battle and behaves very bravely, which is very in line with Zhao Gou's expectations for generals.

The key point is that Yang Yizhong has a strong coordination ability and is good at handling the relationship with officials in the court, so that both the surrender faction and the main combat faction in the court highly respect Yang Yizhong.

In addition, Yang Yizhong also has a lot of experience in ordnance manufacturing. At the current stage, Yang Yizhong has been vigorously researching the firearms of the Gan army. He wants to equip the Song army with the same or even better firearms, and then Turn the tide of battle.

Such Yang Yizhong will undoubtedly be reused by Zhao Gou.

However, if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight, and if you want to hold a rose, you must bear its wounds.

Now, Zhao Gou wants to use Liu Kai and Li Yanxian's two families to surrender, and Yang Yizhong will undoubtedly bear the brunt of it. Of course, if you say that Zhao Gou asked Yang Yizhong to hand in the name certificate, there is no problem.

To be honest, Yang Yizhong really didn't want to do such a thing to frame loyal ministers and good generals.

But Yang Yizhong and Wu Lin are the same people. They are soldiers with strong obedience. for a vocation".

Therefore, after a series of psychological struggles, Yang Yizhong still chose to obey the order, and "invited" Liu Kai and Li Yanxian to Dali Temple one after another.

Seeing that Yang Yizhong led the army to "invite" him to Dali Temple instead of meeting Zhao Gou, Liu Qi's heart sank.

The extremely shrewd Liu Kai immediately realized that something had happened.

Liu Qi directly asked Yang Yizhong, who had a certain friendship with him: "Why did you bring me and Shaoyan here? What happened?"

But Li Yanxian said with a sinking face: "I have worked hard for the country, why did I come here today?"

Yang Yizhong sighed, then handed the "Tang Die" to Liu Qi and Li Yanxian, and then told them that some of their subordinates sued them for wanting to rebel.

When Liu Kai and Li Yanxian heard that the small imperial court of the Western Song Dynasty used such absurd charges to lure them back from the front line, they were all furious, especially Li Yanxian. Fighting to the death on the front line, the Qian army may have already entered Shu, and those who say that I and Uncle Xin are rebellious will be punished!"

Liu Qi asked: "I want to know, who said that Shaoyan and I want to rebel?"

Of course Yang Yizhong couldn't say it. He had the courage to ask Geng Nanzhong what crimes Liu Qi and Li Yanxian were charged with. Geng Nanzhong just said flatly: "Someone reported that these two wanted to rebel. It's unfounded?"

Yang Yizhong wasn't Han Shizhong after all, he didn't ask that sentence: "Xianggong, how can the word "unnecessary" convince the world?"

Of course, this is also because Yang Yizhong understands that the culprit in this matter is Zhao Gou. If he asks this question, his official career may also be over.

Yang Yizhong didn't say anything, he just bowed deeply to Liu Qi and Li Yanxian, and said with great guilt: "Yang Yizhong is ashamed of his two brothers!"

After finishing speaking, Yang Yizhong shut up and did not say another word.

Seeing this, Liu Kai and Li Yanxian couldn't have guessed that Zhao Gou did it in all likelihood, otherwise, even if Zhang Jun was the person who wanted to move them, Yang Yizhong would never be what he is now.

It's meaningless to talk too much, so Liu Qi and Li Yanxian had to go to Dali Temple with Yang Yizhong.

Here, after reading all the documents related to the case, He Zhu, the presiding judge, felt that most of them were false and false and could not constitute the crime of rebellion, so he reported this fact to Geng Nanzhong.

After hearing this, Geng Nanzhong said unhappily: "This is the holy will."

After He Zhu realized that the case was basically made up of false accusations, he would never add fuel to the flames and add insult to injury, so he said: "I am not defending Liu Kai and Li Yanxian; Putting two meritorious generals to death for no reason will surely hurt the hearts of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, and it will not be good for the long-term stability of the country."

He Zhu's words made Geng Nanzhong speechless, but soon He Zhu was transferred from Dali Temple by Zhao Gou, and Wan Qixie was used to try this unjust case.

After the villain Wan Qixi presided over the interrogation, the situation changed immediately. Wan Qixi put the fabricated documents on the table and shouted at Liu Kai and Li Yanxian: "Where did the Song Dynasty ever fail you?" Two people, why did you two rebel?!"

Liu Kai was full of anger and furious. He shouted to Wan Qixi and others: "Liu Kai swears to Tianmeng: I will never lose to Song Dynasty! Don't frame Zhongliang! If I frame him to death, I will die in the underworld." I want to confront you endlessly!"

Liu Kai was angry and excited, and unconsciously pointed at the sky and the earth, his body was constantly shaking, and his arms were constantly stretching and flexing!

It is not difficult to see from this that Liu Qi's anger.

But Li Yanxian looked completely different, he clenched his teeth, closed his eyes tightly, and didn't say a word!
Seeing that Liu Kai and Li Yanxian refused to plead guilty, Wan Qixi could only let the jailers torture Liu Kai and Li Yanxian non-stop.

Facing Wan Qixie and others who wanted to beat him up, Liu Kai insisted that he was not guilty, while Li Yanxian kept his eyes closed and didn't say a word, allowing the jailers to torture him.

When encountering Liu Qi and Li Yanxian, two tough bones, Wan Qixi had no other choice.

Moreover, Geng Nanzhong conveyed to Zhao Gou, and to be precise, he conveyed what Li Cun meant, that is, Liu Qi and Li Yanxian who Li Cun wants to live. This flattery may have been patted on the horse's leg.

Therefore, Wan Qixie and others rushed to explain the situation to Geng Nanzhong and asked for instructions.

Geng Nanzhong didn't dare to take this idea, so he could only ask Zhao Gou for instructions.

Coincidentally, Wang Lun also heard that Zhao Gou and others were torturing Liu Kai and Li Yanxian.

Although Wang Lun didn't know what Li Cun wanted Liu Kai and Li Yanxian to do, Li Cun clearly explained that Wang Lun must bring Liu Kai, Li Yanxian and their families back intact.

How dare Wang Lun disobey Li Cun's order?
Therefore, Wang Lun immediately found Zhao Gou and told Zhao Gou to stop torturing Liu Kai and Li Yanxian immediately, and immediately hand over Liu Kai and Li Yanxian to himself.

Zhao Gou was very embarrassed and said: "If these two people do not plead guilty, how will Xiao Wang explain to the army and the people? Ambassador, don't worry, just wait for the two of them to plead guilty, Xiao Wang will immediately assassinate them. Send someone to intercept the two of them."

Unexpectedly, Wang Lun was extremely tough this time. He said with a cold face: "How to explain to the army and the people is up to you, King Kang. Wang Lun received the emperor's order to bring the two of them back to Beijing. Tortured to death, or seriously injured so that the two of them died on the road, not only Wang Lun will not be able to hand over the emperor's order, but you, King Kang, may also bear the emperor's wrath!"

"This……"

Seeing that Zhao Gou still wanted to find a way for him, Wang Lun was very unhappy and said: "Kang Kang, don't lose too much because of small things. Wang Lun reminded King Kang that there are only three days left, and it will be the time when Wu Dutong sends troops. If it is King Kang, he must first hand over the two of them to me, so that I can take them to Fengxiang, lest the army come."

Wang Lun is so tough, Liu Kai and Li Yanxian put on the posture of beating to death and not pleading guilty. If the delay continues, there will be no good results. He and Li Yanxian escaped from prison in fear of crime, but in fact they secretly sent Yang Yizhong to take Liu Qi and Li Yanxian out of Xingyuan Mansion and hand them over to Wang Lun.

Liu Kai and Li Yanxian came to Wang Lun's side, and then turned their heads to look at Xingyuan Mansion together.

At this time, both Liu Qi and Li Yanxian's eyes were full of undisguised hatred.

Among them, Li Yanxian, who was silent before, was the strongest.

Everyone present, one counts as one, can all see that Li Yanxian's eyes are full of "Zhao Gou, you wait for me, I, Li Yanxian, will definitely come back to seek revenge on you"!
At this moment, Yang Yizhong, who was still standing not far away, couldn't help thinking: "Your Majesty, you may have made a huge mistake..."

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