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Chapter 119 Zhao Kuangyin takes action!

"As for feelings, you also know what kind of person he is!" Zhao Kuangyin wanted to throw the belt on him.

The next moment, with a cry, an extra bar appeared on Zhao Huan's body, and a cry of pain jumped out.

Seeing the furious look of Zhao Kuangyin in front of him, Xiao Ran silently stepped back a few minutes to avoid harming Chi Yu.

Zhao Kuangyin's accuracy was not as good as that of Zhu Yuanzhang when he hit someone. If he was accidentally hit and injured by accident, it would be more than worth the loss.

"I was wrong! Taizu, I know I was wrong!"

Zhao Huan cried extremely miserably.

After a while, Zhao Kuangyin's anger subsided a little.

He asked Xiao Ran again: "Mr. Xiao, what happens next?"

Xiao Ran recalled: "I don't remember the specific words of Li Gang, but the general meaning is that the Jin soldiers are about to attack the city, and King Qin's army has not arrived, so it is okay to negotiate a peace temporarily."

Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin frowned: "Is it possible that he also..."

"No, Li Gang still wants to struggle. He proposed that the terms of the peace negotiation must be appropriate. Otherwise, it will cause disaster and the safety of the clan will be at stake."

"And I also want to explain that Li Chu is cowardly and may have interfered with state affairs. The enemy is greedy and will inevitably propose very harsh terms."

"As long as the imperial court takes appropriate measures, the enemies will take advantage and retreat. If the imperial court is forced by the power of the Jin army and agrees to all their demands, the Jin army will despise us, which will cause endless troubles."

After saying that, Xiao Ran also spread his hands helplessly: "The pros and cons of this have been clearly explained, but Zhao Huan refused to listen and still asked Li Chao to go to Jinying as an envoy."

"Sure enough, when Li Chao arrived at the Jin camp, he was so scared that he didn't dare to say anything. He just took back the peace terms proposed by the Jin army."

"Give the Jin army five million taels of gold, fifty million taels of silver, 10,000 cattle and horses, and one million pieces of silk and satin. Honor the Emperor of Jin as uncle, cut off the three towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan, and Hejian, and send the prime minister and prince to the Jin camp. As hostages, send the Jin army across the Yellow River."

"Even Zhao Huan was originally unwilling to agree to these conditions, but Li Bangyan and others tried their best to persuade him to accept these terms."

But even though Zhao Kuangyin was not the emperor of this dynasty, he could tell there was something wrong with these words: "With the national power of the Song Dynasty at that time, the national treasury was already empty. How could there be so much gold and silver as compensation to the Jin people?"

"Of course, I ordered to search the capital as much as possible to collect the money. Even the result is obvious. It makes every family uneasy, everyone is frightened, the whole city is in chaos, and the government and the public are noisy."

"If the envoy is Li Gang, he will definitely oppose these conditions. He once said: The gold and silk demanded by the Jin army can't be satisfied even if they use all the wealth in the world. How can one capital be enough?"

"And the three towns are the country's barriers. How can we establish a country if they are ceded to the Jin Army? As for the hostages, the prime minister can go, but the prince cannot. We should send eloquent people to negotiate terms with the Jin Army and explain what can be done. What to agree to and what not to agree to."

Zhao Kuangyin snorted coldly, and the founding emperor's eyes showed a bit of violence: "If you find someone bold and sharp-tongued, you only need to talk for a few days to delay the time, and King Qin's army will arrive. At that time, the Jin Army will Even though the terms mentioned cannot be realized, we have to retreat quickly.”

"Even if it fails, fighting to the death is better than agreeing to these terms."

Xiao Ran laughed: "This is a good idea. Li Gang also said so, but Zhao Huan's idea is the same. In the official family, it was not you who made the decision in the Song Dynasty at that time."

"I have already said that Zhao Huan is an emperor who has difficulty in making choices. Li Gang later resigned because he couldn't stand it anymore."

"Zhao Huan comforted Li Gang and said that he would consider his opinions and slowly discuss the peace. However, as soon as Li Gang withdrew, Zhao Huan agreed to all the Jin army's conditions."

Zhao Kuangyin took a deep breath and closed his eyes: "Forget it, let's not talk about this."

"I don't want to say more about this unworthy descendant. Let's talk about Zhao Gou and why the throne fell to him in the end."

Seeing that the words had fallen on him, Zhao Gou's back instantly tensed up.

It's over! It's over!

If his ancestors found out what he had done, he would definitely be beaten.

Looking at Zhao Huan beside him, who looked badly beaten, he silently wanted to hide behind him.

However, there were only a few people here, and all the eunuchs and maids went out one by one.

Zhao Gou looked at Xiao Ran as if asking for help, hoping that Xiao Ran could put in a few good words for him.

"Oh, Zhao Gou, it was okay at first. When Zhao Huan was worrying about which prince to send to the Jin camp as a hostage, Zhao Gou firmly requested to send him."

"At that time, Li Chen told Zhao Gou that the Jin army was worried that the Southern Dynasty would break its promise and asked the prince to send them across the Yellow River before they could return."

"Zhao Gou replied: When the country is in danger, it is appropriate to die for the country!"

Hearing this, Zhao Gou breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Kuangyin was also a little relieved and tied the belt he was holding around his waist again.

"The situation at that time was indeed not bad. After Zhao Gou, the king of Kang, set out, reinforcements from various places arrived one after another, totaling more than 200,000 people, while the Jin army only had more than 60,000 people."

"Li Gang and others commanded the Song army to fight against the Jin army, and there was a victory or defeat for each other. The Jin army had already received three towns and a lot of compensation. Seeing King Qin's Song army coming to the capital one after another, they had to take advantage of the situation to retreat in February of this year, so Tokyo was preserved. .”

Zhao Gou knelt on the ground and felt his back became a little stiffer.

"But Zhao Gou is only intermittently reliable."

Xiao Ran's words instantly made him feel depressed again.

elder brother! uncle!

Zhao Gou looked at him with a bit of pleading and a bit of despair that all his dark history would be stripped away. This feeling was simply indescribable.

If Zhao Gou knew the word "social death", he might be able to express his pain accurately.

Zhao Huan recalled the emperors of the Song Dynasty. All of them can be said to be good artists, but a good artist is not a good emperor.

People in power don’t need so many artistic germs.

Just like Zhao Gou, who died in the 14th year of Chunxi at the age of 81, his temple name was Gaozong, his posthumous title was Zhongxing Quan Gong Zhi De Sheng Wu Wen Zhao Ren Xian Xiao Emperor, and he was buried in Yongsi Mausoleum.

He was proficient in calligraphy, good at Zhen, Xing and Cursive calligraphy, and led the style of calligraphy in the Southern Song Dynasty.

He is the author of "Han Mo Zhi", and his handed down ink writings include "Cursive Luo Shen Fu" and so on.

Overall, the literary quality is quite good.

However, given the current situation, there is no need to talk about these things.

Xiao Ran said slowly and thoughtfully: "When Zhao Gou was a hostage, there was such an incident. As the deputy envoy, Zhang Bangchang went to the Jin camp with him in tears. When Zhao Gou saw this scene, he also said, this man is... , Sir, you cannot do this."

"Then one day, Zhao Gou was shooting arrows with the Jin Dynasty royal family, and hit three arrows in a row. The Jin people looked at it and suspected that he was a son of a general, not a prince who grew up in a palace."

"During this period, conflicts between the Song and Jin Dynasties continued, and there was a disturbance when the Song general Yao Pingzhong attacked the Jin camp. Zhang Bangchang was so frightened that he cried in fear and was at a loss when faced with the accusations from the Jin people. Zhao Gou was quite calm and unmoved."

After listening to this, Zhao Kuangyin finally felt a little more comfortable, and his eyes when looking at Zhao Gou also showed a little satisfaction.

Zhao Gou also breathed a sigh of relief.

Mr. Xiao is indeed moral. Xiao Ran also echoed: "This incident was very interesting at the time. Zhao Gou's calmness made the Jin people suspect that King Kang was not real, so they proposed to replace King Kang Zhao Gou with King Su Zhao Shu."

"On the fifth day of February, Zhao Gou was released. After receiving Zhao Shu and others as hostages, the Jin army withdrew its troops and returned north on the ninth day of February. Zhao Gou was also promoted to the rank of Taifu for his service as an envoy, and was awarded the title of Jingjiang The military governor of Fengning, the pastor of Guizhou, and the pastor of Zhengzhou, moved to Jiqing in March, and the military governor of Jianxiong, the pastor of Bozhou, and the pastor of Pingyang."

"He escaped danger, was promoted, and even gained a good reputation. If his calmness is true, then he does have some ability."

"if……"

Gradually, Xiao Ran's voice became longer, and he said meaningfully: "If this is just a conspiracy, then it is indeed brave and strategic."

As soon as Xiao Ran said these words, Zhao Kuangyin looked at Zhao Gou with a deeper look, and Zhao Gou broke out in cold sweat.

He cautiously stepped back a little, and said with an apologetic smile: "There is no plan. It was all an accident back then, and it's just a golden man, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows slightly: "Since there is nothing to be afraid of, why did you agree to Qin Hui and others' plan this time and let Yue Fei and other generals withdraw their troops?"

"Is it possible that I wasn't afraid back then, but now I am?"

Zhao Gou said: "The situation on the battlefield is different from that of the past. Qin Hui made it very clear that the army led by Yue Fei and others cannot defeat the Jin people. Instead of wasting combat power, it is better to pretend to sue for peace first so that we can rest and recuperate. "

"Do you really believe in Qin Hui?" Xiao Ran stood up and walked to Zhao Gou, "Or is the plan proposed by Qin Hui just in line with your plan?"

Zhao Gou broke out in cold sweat: "What plans can I have?"

"Yue Fei won the battle and welcomed back the Second Saint. Your throne..."

"I swear, I have no intention of doing this!"

Zhao Gou quickly raised his hand and swore, so confidently that Xiao Ran was speechless.

He acted too sincerely!

Exactly the same as the real thing.

No wonder the Jin people back then always suspected that he was not from the royal family at all.

Zhao Kuangyin spoke to Xiao Ran at this time: "Mr. Xiao, we will discuss this matter later. I want to know what Zhao Gou has done over the years."

"Why is it still like this after all these years?"

"Guan family, wait a minute."

Xiao Ran thought for a while, what should Zhao Gou say.

As it turns out, he's a complicated man.

Xiao Ran didn't want to talk about meaninglessly scolding him, not distinguishing between loyalty and treachery, wanting to kill Yue Fei, etc.

First of all, this matter has changed. Secondly, even if it develops according to the original historical trajectory, this matter did not directly lead to the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Looking closely, Zhao Gou is one of the few kings in Chinese history who can fully understand what he wants and be able to get it.

He killed Yue Fei and sued for peace with Jin. He was different from those emperors in history who destroyed the Great Wall and humiliated themselves to sue for peace. Those were forced to do so.

In a way, he could fight Jin if he wanted to, and make peace with him if he wanted to.

Xiao Ran feels that scolding Zhao Gou now is like a student who didn't study, but later achieved success in life. It makes no sense for you to scold him for not studying again.

If you can't understand why you say this, then the most obvious comparison reference is Song Xiaozong.

Song Xiaozong was an emperor who never knew what he wanted.

He believed that he had to work hard to conquer the war, so he launched the Northern Expedition. However, when the war started, he discovered that it was not something he could control at all. He hurriedly sued for peace, and no longer had the will to fight.

In his later years, he was obsessed with saving face. As an emperor, he was bullied by his son and daughter-in-law. He was like a woman kidnapped by the chastity arch.

Zhao Gou is different. As long as he has no morals, he will not be kidnapped.

In his mind, he worked hard to govern, expand territory, and protect people's livelihood. These were all bullshit that kidnapped him.

who is he? He is the emperor!

The prerequisite for all those efforts to govern is to ensure governance.

However, the rule of the feudal dynasty was exploitative of the people.

Therefore, in Zhao Gou's mind, killing Yue Fei and being scolded behind his back would not lose a piece of flesh, but he could maintain his rule and achieve his own goals.

What is the gold and silver paid for the sum? It doesn't affect her as the emperor to continue to live a good life, with one hundred and eight dishes per meal.

As long as there is no impact, then there is nothing wrong with it.

Just like there is such a joke on Douyin.

You kowtow to someone and call them daddy, and they give you a thousand yuan. You feel insulted, but your parents are not ashamed of you.

But if you keep kowtowing, people will keep giving you. When they give you one million or two million, your own father will be eager to kowtow with you.

Therefore, Zhao Gou really didn't care about being scolded, and it was not like she didn't know that someone scolded him.

However, under extremely unfavorable circumstances, he still stabilized his dominance and allowed the Southern Song Dynasty to continue.

If Zhao Kuangyin didn't make the decision in this parallel time and space, could the Two Saints be welcomed back?

No!

When they come back, it's a mess again.

Even if the Jin people are defeated and the Second Saint comes back, there will be internal divisions and fights over who will take the throne. The Jin people who were just convinced will have another chance to make a comeback.

But this does not mean that he was right to kill Yue Fei. After all, as mentioned before, Zhao Gou wanted to stabilize his rule.

He does not want millions of people to have a good life.

Otherwise, the people of the Song Dynasty were not afraid of death. They had a high fighting spirit and took the initiative to fight. Things were very simple. They only needed to wave their hands and shout for a fight.

At worst, the king will die in the country.

If he wins the battle, welcomes back the emperor, and Zhao Gou has no intention of fighting for the throne, then it doesn't matter.

However, the reason why he was like this, Xiao Ran thought about it, was that it was Jingkang's shame.

Just like Zhao Dehan in In the Name of the People, he has money all over the walls and refrigerators, and he doesn’t spend a penny because he is afraid of poverty.

Zhao Gou had seen the days when his father and brother were on the run and were captured, and he did not want to be captured.

(End of this chapter)