Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 173 Zhao Gou’s two faces

Zhao Gou stood up and gently grabbed Earl Ying's hands.

He said in a friendly manner: "Brother Ying, let alone the fact that you and I hit it off like old friends at first sight, just from the time we were envoy Jinying, you and I were already close friends of life and death."

"Brother, you know very well what happened to me. You know very well how I have been living in the palace all these years."

"Although Gou'er is a prince on the surface, when there are no outsiders in private, you and I can be brothers."

Earl Ying nodded thoughtfully, then laughed and said with a smile: "That's true, but you are a member of the Zhao royal family after all, and a mere minister like me is called eldest brother by you, haha! Then! I’m so embarrassed.”

Zhao Gou pulled Count Ying to sit down.

While ordering the maid to serve wine and food, he said to the earl: "There is nothing to be embarrassed about. Compared to the benefits you have brought to me, brother Ying, brother, I call you big brother, and it is natural."

Earl Ying was really embarrassed and raised his head to look at Princess Xing Bingyi who was standing next to Zhao Gou.

He suddenly felt that Xing Bingyi's smile was a little unnatural.

At that moment, I thought to myself: Damn it, this couple must have something to do for me!
Earl Ying immediately sat upright and said seriously to Zhao Gou: "Brother, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

"As a big brother, if I can do it for you, I will naturally try my best to do it. But if you can't do it, then...then big brother, I will..."

Before Earl Ying finished speaking, Zhao Gou immediately came closer to him and hissed: "Kill Tong Guan."

Earl Ying was busy speaking the last half of the unspoken words to Zhao Gou emphatically.

The result was not good. While he was in panic, he heard Zhao Gou say to him: Kill Tong Guan.

Earl Ying was stunned on the spot, looked at Zhao Gou dumbfounded, and asked: "Kill...kill Tong Guan?"

Zhao Gou snatched the wine bottle from the maid's hand and poured wine for Earl Ying himself.

Princess Xing Bingyi walked quickly to the door at this moment and first ordered the servants in the house to go out.

Then he closed the door of the study tightly, turned his back to Earl Ying and Zhao Gou who were sitting in front of the chess case, and stood motionless.

Her eyes were cautious, watching the outside of the house vigilantly.

At this time, Zhao Gou poured a glass of wine for Earl Ying.

He sighed softly and said, "Brother Ying, I won't hide it from you. You know better than anyone what kind of emperor my father is."

"Although I, the Song Dynasty, succeeded in forcing the Jin army back this time, thousands of soldiers have already set foot on Jiuquan. The final victory in this battle is due to luck prevailing. You also know this."

"When I was a child in the palace, I often heard my mother and Concubine Qiao talk about how my father worked hard to govern and accepted advice when he first came to the throne. He was really a good emperor that is rare for generations."

"Later, first Tong Guan came, then Cai Jing, Gao Qiu, Liang Shicheng and others gradually formed the "six thieves" who are currently causing trouble in the imperial court."

"As the people of the Song Dynasty, who doesn't know about the "six thieves"? It can be said that tens of millions of people in the Song Dynasty have suffered from the six thieves for a long time!"

The more Zhao Gou talked, the more excited he became, and he kept slapping the table with his hands.

Earl Ying could tell that Zhao Gou was trying his best not to speak too loudly.

Lest the walls have ears and be heard by those who are interested.

Earl Ying sighed, nodded and said: "I also know about this. Prince Kang, you said you killed Tong Guan. You must know that he, Tong Guan, took the lead in the entire battle to unite Jin and destroy Liao."

"You killed him for no reason. Are you really not afraid of His Majesty's anger?"

Zhao Gou's face was filled with tenacity, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Don't be afraid, little king. For the sake of the country and the country of our ancestors, I would rather kill him first, and then go to my father to plead guilty, and ask my father to forgive me!"

When Earl Ying heard this, he felt troubled.

I thought in my heart: It seems that Zhao Gou is really going all out!
The importance of the "six thieves" to Song Huizong, in fact, no party or faction can compare to the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.For example, Gao Qi, he was an important role in playing football with Emperor Huizong.

And to a certain extent, only Gao Qiu in the world could play well with Emperor Huizong.

For example, Cai Jing played an important role in accompanying Emperor Huizong to taste fine wines and visit the brothels.

The "six thieves" are all in the same spirit, and they seem to be indistinguishable from each other in front of Emperor Huizong. There is me among you, and there is him among me.

But in fact, everyone has their own specific division of labor.

Truly indispensable.

Due to emotions and reasons, Zhao Gou's idea was indeed good. He wanted to let the six thieves die to ensure that the Song Dynasty would last forever.

Moreover, Zhao Gou firmly believed that if the "six thieves" died first, Emperor Huizong would be furious in a hurry, and he would not really be blamed.

Earl Ying thought about it carefully and could think of this aspect.

"Weichen, let's put it this way. King Kang, what specific instructions do you have for Weichen? What should Weichen do?"

Earl Ying pondered for a long time, looked at Zhao Gou and asked softly.

"Brother Ying, there are two things in total. First, temporarily lend me the more than 5000 soldiers and horses that you can dispatch, and most importantly, lend me and Brother Han and Brother Yue."

As Zhao Gou said this, Earl Ying nodded and said thoughtfully: "I know, Han Shizhong and Yue Fei."

After a while, Zhao Gou continued: "Secondly, when your brother and I lead the crowd to kill Tong Guan, Brother Ying, you must try every means to hold back my father. You must not let my father know about this in advance. thing."

Earl Ying thought that the first thing was easy to handle, but the second thing was difficult to handle.

Emperor Huizong stayed with the "six thieves" all day long, no matter what. Once Zhao Gou did this, when the incident happened, the six thieves who were in the same spirit would have no choice but to fight with Zhao Gou and turn against each other.

But he will definitely report the matter to Emperor Huizong as soon as possible.

Count Ying could not completely hold back Emperor Huizong even if he tried 1 methods.

This made Zhao Gou's method of killing first and then playing successful.

After Zhao Gou finished speaking, Earl Ying took a deep breath.

After a long time, Earl Ying smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Brother, you are really making things difficult for me, your elder brother."

Earl Ying said this sincerely, but Zhao Gou had a sinister expression on his face.

Gritting his teeth, he stared at Earl Ying's eyes and said, "Brother Ying, I did this after your brother because the world has been suffering for a long time."

"If the news of this matter leaks out and Tong Guan, the eunuch, knows about it in advance, then Xiao Wang will definitely bear his deepest hatred for you for three lives."

As soon as these words came out, Earl Ying's smile froze on his face and turned pale.

In this hot summer season, Earl Ying actually felt as cold as falling into an ice cellar.

Zhao Gou just stared at him without blinking.

Immediately, Princess Xing Bingyi couldn't stand it anymore.

Turning around quickly, he said to Zhao Gou, "Husband, don't do this to elder brother!"

Zhao Gou suppressed his voice and didn't turn his head. He choked on Princess Xing Bingyi with his words: "Wife, An Sheng, stay here! Don't talk too much about the matter between me and my eldest brother Ying!"

(End of this chapter)