The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 154 Blue Blood Calls on Emperor Zhou Pingzhang to Suggest Words to Song Officials ([-])

Emperor Zhou shook his head, and said slightly annoyed: "Bi Xue, when did you learn to tamper with my will? I only let you get rid of Zhao Pu's henchmen, when did you get rid of Zhao Pu?"

The man in black quickly knelt in front of the Emperor Zhou, kowtowed and said, "I dare not tamper with the will of the Emperor! It's just that I think it would be too cheap for Zhao Pu, a traitor, if we only get rid of his henchmen and let him enjoy himself in Luoyang? "

The Gu Diao standing beside him smiled and said: "Zhao Pu has a great heart for fame and fortune, now that he has been away from court for several years, he must be very lonely. He must be looking forward to his brother-in-law and son being reused by Zhao Guangyi every day. Let him work around for him and try to get him to return to court again. If you can get rid of his brother-in-law Hou Renbao and son Zhao Chengzong, and let him die alone at home, wouldn't it be more satisfying than killing him with a knife?"

The man in black also laughed when he heard the words, "Haha, what Brother Gu Diao said is very clever. I can already imagine that Zhao Pu is holding the dead body of his relatives and looking at the miserable scene in the capital!" But he suddenly suppressed his smile, Cautiously said: "Although this is wonderful, but Hou Renbao is far away in Yongzhou, how can I get rid of him?"

Zhou Tianzi's expression was blocked by the curtain, but his tone was obviously a little displeased, "Bi Xue, you are also a top-notch official, and a veteran who has been in office for four dynasties. Do you want me to teach you even such a simple thing?"

The man in black thought for a while and said: "According to my subordinates, the relationship between Qu Yue and Song State is becoming more and more delicate. Sooner or later, there will be a war. Now Hou Renbao is the prefect of Yongzhou. Once the two countries start a war on the border, he is likely to become the The coach of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, in my humble opinion, the most urgent task is to try to transfer Hou Renbao away from Yongzhou, so as to prevent him from making extraordinary achievements. Otherwise, once Zhao Guangyi favors him, he is bound to be promoted several levels, so that Zhao Pu can rely on His relationship is still going, and our situation is even more passive!"

Zhou Tianzi sneered, "Bi Xue, as a veteran of the Song Dynasty and Zhao Pu's deadly enemy, you didn't even know how much his brother-in-law Hou Renbao is worth. It's really hard for you to fail in your official career for so many years!"

The man in black asked: "Tianzi, do you mean that Hou Renbao is embarrassed?"

Zhou Tianzi said: "Hou Renbao was just a dandy of a rich family in his early years. In order to be famous in front of others, he took advantage of his relationship with Zhao Pu to get a part-time job in the court. If you say that his local government affairs are quite good , I can't refute it naturally. But you say that he can make great achievements on the battlefield, I absolutely don't believe it."

The man in black still seemed to have some doubts, "Son of Heaven, you may not know something. Although Hou Renbao is embarrassed, the judge Kou Zhun next to him is a rare genius. This man is the son of the famous scholar Kou Xiang. He is 19 years old. As for the Jinshi examination, I heard that he can make good decisions, which is no less than He Ning of the later Han Dynasty, so it is hard to guarantee that such a person is not superior in military affairs."

Gu Diao sneered coldly, "Speaking of which, Lord Bixue is afraid of Kou Zhun? Then I can give it to you. Although Kou Zhun is smart, he doesn't know martial arts at all, and he has read very little. Not to mention fighting, even if you haven’t read many military books, such a person can only die when he goes to the battlefield!”

The man in black nodded, "Brother, don't be afraid of ten thousand in everything, just in case. The traitor Zhao Pu, who also has little education and has never fought, blocked Murong Yanyun's tens of thousands of troops at Wulaoguan in the past. Even Yun Yimo, who is unparalleled in resourcefulness, has nothing to do with him. I'm afraid that Kou Zhun will become the second Zhao Pu!"

Emperor Zhou was a little impatient, and said: "Although Yongzhou is not far from Tongling Gorge, they can stay in the government office all day long, and I don't want to act rashly. As long as they dare to lead troops to leave Yongzhou, I will kill them immediately." People from the Shanhai League took advantage of the war between the two countries to reap the benefits of the fishermen, so why worry about not getting rid of Hou Renbao and Kou Zhun?"

The hanging heart of the man in black finally let go, "Son of Heaven, most of my Jagged Alliance members are members of the imperial court, and it is not convenient to move around. It is not as free as the brothers of the Shanhai League. It is really difficult for subordinates alone to complete this matter, but If you are willing to send the brothers from the Shanhai League to fight, I believe that even with a hundred Hou Renbao, he will never come back!"

The next day, Chuigong Hall.

Outside the hall, the warm sun is in the sky, the north wind is slightly cold, and there is no cloud in the thousand li.It was originally a sunny day, but Zhao Guangyi, who was sitting in the hall, was once again shrouded in gloom.

The person he admired the most was his second brother Zhao Kuangyin. No matter whether he was in court or in front of the two armies, his second brother could wave his hand and be invincible. What a majesty that is!At that time, he often thought that as long as he became the emperor, he would be like his second elder brother in terms of civility and martial arts, and he would keep his words and promises, and he would never worry about troubles for the rest of his life, so he made up his mind to kill his brother and seize the throne.It wasn't until he became the emperor and truly became the Ninth Five-Year Supreme that he realized that he was wrong.Especially in the past two or three years, he has been worried about the border war almost every day, and was forced to grieve in the news of the passing away of loves who had fought side by side with him one after another.

He had a vague illusion that the entire Song Dynasty was being controlled by a black hand behind the scenes, and was quietly walking step by step into the abyss of eternal doom.If Zhao Guangyi hadn't been a confident and persistent person, he might have gone mad by now.

Zhao Guangyi stared at the group of officials in the hall, and said leisurely after a long time: "Everyone, you must have heard the news that Li Tao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, passed away unfortunately last night..."

Lu Duosun was standing in the third position of the text class, lowering his head and thinking about his thoughts.After listening to Zhao Guangyi's words, his whole body trembled involuntarily, "Li Tao is dead? Although Li Tao is a few years old, he is usually in good health. How could he die suddenly overnight? Could it be that the emperor came to Bian this time?" Liang, just to send someone to assassinate him?"

Cao Bin, Xue Juzheng, Shen Lun and others were also shocked when they heard this, and looked at Zhao Guangyi in disbelief.Although they each got the news this morning, the news was so shocking that no one could believe it anyway.So after they heard it, they only regarded it as a rumor from the folks, and no one took it seriously.At this time in the court hall, they had to believe that it was true after hearing Zhao Guangyi say it himself.

"Officials, may I ask why Master Li passed away suddenly?" Cao Bin and Li Tao had a close relationship, so he couldn't help being the first to ask at this time.

Zhao Guangyi pointed to a memorial in front of him, and said: "The memorial I got said that Li Qing's family suddenly contracted a serious illness and died of a sudden illness."

Cao Bin sighed, "Oh, I didn't expect Mr. Li to die of a sudden illness overnight in such a healthy body. What a blessing!"

(End of this chapter)