Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 515: Request to return to the court, everyone's advice
The official document that Zhao Mu showed Yelu Yanxiu was his memorial to the emperor, resigning and handing over power and requesting to return to the capital.

In the memorial, Zhao Mu said that Xixia had been pacified, and the various towns had been handed over. The affairs of the Western Expedition had been concluded, and he asked His Majesty to take back his military power as the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition and send provincial officials to supervise Xixia, while Zhao Mu returned to the court.

Therefore, after reading it, Yelu Yanxiu thought that Zhao Mu was crazy, and he actually wanted to go back and seek death.

Seeing Zhao Mu remained silent, Yelu Yanxiu looked at Zhao Mu and said, "Are all the warriors of the Song Dynasty so stupid? I thought Your Highness Prince Qi was a smart man, but I didn't expect you to be like this too."

Zhao Mu sneered and said, "How can you barbarians know the loyalty of the Chinese? I am just a member of a poor family in a border area, and Your Majesty treats me as your uncle. Since I received Your Majesty's grace, the monarch and his subjects have never doubted each other for many years. Your Majesty has entrusted me with an important task, and I will do my best. Loyalty and filial piety are the foundation of life in the world. Your Majesty treats me with sincerity, so how can I serve the master with two hearts?"

"As the ancients said, 'If the ruler orders his subject to die, the subject must die. If the father orders his son to die, the son must die.' If the ruler really believes the slander and wants Zhao Mu's head, then Zhao Mu is willing to die to repay the ruler's kindness."

Hearing Zhao Mu's words, Yelu Yanxiu stared and shook her head. The document in her hand slowly fell to the ground. She pointed at Zhao Mu and said in disbelief: "Crazy! You are all absolutely crazy!"

What Zhao Mu said was just high-sounding talk. Although he wanted to be a loyal minister and a filial son, he was not stupid enough to say, "If the king orders me to die, I have to die."

Moreover, he trusted Emperor Zhezong. As Zhao Mu said, they "never doubted each other". Even if Zhao Mu really led his troops to the city one day, Emperor Zhezong would think that he was coming to the rescue and to eliminate the evil.

Even if Zhezong wanted to kill him, he would never kill him after he had done his work. Besides, the Western Xia had just been pacified, and the Northern Liao had not yet been pacified. If he were to kill him now, which general of the Song Dynasty would dare to be loyal to the country in the future? Even for this reason, Emperor Zhezong would not kill him.

So in order to make himself appear more "great and glorious", Zhao Mu deliberately said these high-sounding words in front of Yelu Yanxiu.

Zhao Mu looked at Yelu Yanxiu and said, "Okay, Your Highness already knows what I am thinking. From the look of Your Highness, it seems that you don't want to be with a lunatic like me anymore. Then please go back."

Yelu Yanxiu came back to her senses and snorted coldly. She said, "Then your highness Prince Qi should return to the capital. When you die, I will definitely set up an incense table for you and offer you a remote sacrifice. Goodbye!"

After Yelu Yanxiu finished speaking, he angrily left the Golden Palace and strode away.

Just after Yelu Yanxiu left, Zhao Mu said, "Master's Wife, Qinglu, the annoying people are gone. You can come out now."

Hearing Zhao Mu's words, Li Qiu Shui clapped her hands and said, "Not bad, little Mu'er, you actually noticed the two of us." Then Li Qiu Shui took Li Qinglu out from a side door.

Zhao Mu turned around and said to Li Qiushui, "Master's Wife, what are you talking about? Master's Wife has taught me all her skills. This martial art of sound transmission and soul searching can detect even the slightest noise, so how could I not notice Master's Wife?" Li Qiushui nodded and smiled, "That's true. But the righteous words you said just now are not like your character."

Li Qinglu also frowned at this time and said, "Yes, husband, I have said before that there are many criticisms against you in the court. In addition, this Khitan woman is fanning the flames with ill intentions. I am afraid that you will be in danger if you return to Beijing this time. After all, the imperial family has been ruthless since ancient times. Since ancient times, there have been many people who killed their own brothers, sons, and fathers for the throne."

"What's more, he is a meritorious official. Although I don't like that Khitan woman, I agree with her words, which is that since ancient times, meritorious officials who have made great contributions to the country have never had a good ending. So, I think her words can be considered. Now you have occupied the entire territory of my Great Xia Kingdom. You still have more than 100,000 elite soldiers who have not returned to the Great Song Dynasty."

"'Are there any kings, princes, generals or ministers of different species?' These common people can sit on the throne. And you are the true descendant of the phoenix and the dragon, so how can you not sit on the throne? Now it is not a bad way to secede from Daxia and establish yourself as the king. As for my mother-in-law and the sisters, let grandma take the Yipin Hall and the Grand Master take the sisters from the Lingjiu Palace to rescue them. With their martial arts, they may be able to rescue my mother-in-law and the others. Then we can all gather together and have fun?"

"Even if you don't want to rebel and establish yourself as the emperor, you can let these troops stay here temporarily. If you hand over the power, you will be at the mercy of others. But you have hundreds of thousands of soldiers in your hands, and my father and the survivors of Daxia can gather 200,000 soldiers. With these hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the emperor will not dare to touch you."

Li Qiushui also said at this time: "Yes, little Mu'er. Your mother also thinks that the words of the Khitan woman and Yinchuan are worth considering. People have no intention of harming tigers, but tigers are harmful to people's hearts. Since ancient times, serving a king is like serving a tiger, and the king's heart is unpredictable. It's not that your mother wants you to be a traitor, but with the precedent of General Di Qing, your mother also hopes that you can think twice before acting. As for your family in Bianjing, you don't have to worry. As Yinchuan said, if it is not convenient for you to come forward, it is not a problem for me and my senior sister to help you get out."

Facing the two's advice, Zhao Mu smiled and put his hands on their shoulders and said, "Master's Wife, Qinglu, don't worry. I never do anything I'm not sure of. Besides, I know your Majesty's temperament. I'll be fine after I go back. On the contrary, if I keep dragging my feet, it will only confirm my intention to rebel. Even if your Majesty doesn't believe it, he will have to follow the lies of those censors. Wouldn't that be exactly what they want?"

Zhao Mu laughed and said, "Haha, besides, with my martial arts skills, if I want to leave, who in this world can stop me?"

Li Qiu Shui smiled and said, "Well! That's true. As a mother, I admire my son's confidence." As she said that, Li Qiu Shui took advantage of Zhao Mu's inattention and kissed her on the face.

Li Qiushui then said, "If your brother could have the same decisiveness as my son, he would not have lost the beautiful country of Daxia."

Hearing that her grandmother agreed, Li Qinglu didn't say anything more.

Although Li Qinglu didn't say anything, Zhao Mu had just summoned his generals to discuss reporting to the court and planning to return to the capital.

The generals under Zhao Mu also looked embarrassed, as if no one wanted to go back and held opposite opinions.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Zhao Mu asked, "Why? You have worked hard in this battle, don't you want to return to the court to receive your rewards?"

(End of this chapter)