The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 114 I have been wronged for the sake of the Song Dynasty

'····I asked you to change the gift into gold and silver, and you did it immediately without any complaints.

It can be seen that you are very respectful to me.

I am very happy.'

'Unlike that useless Yang Guang, I wrote a letter to scold him, but he didn't even admit his mistake honestly. He even dared to cut off all contact with me and lost his temper with me.

He is seeking death.

Just wait, it won't be long before I destroy the Sui Kingdom and chop him into pieces, letting him know how powerful I am.'

'Of course, don't worry, you are respectful and obedient, and I am still satisfied with you now.

But you have to keep working hard and keep it up, understand? ···'

Zhao Ji's hands were trembling slightly as he held the letter, and anger was burning on his red face.

Then...he continued reading.

Just comfort yourself in your heart and don’t be angry.

I am doing this for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, not for the sake of momentary anger.

What I did was right, and the Ming Dynasty's attention shifted to the Sui Dynasty.

'By the way, you did a good job in removing Gu Xichao from his official position.

Otherwise, why would Gu Xichao come to our Ming Dynasty?

Now Gu Xichao is my official of the third rank. You have done a great job in this regard. I want to praise you again.

Also, Gu Xichao had several friends in Song State, and he missed them.

You send people to send all these people's families, young and old, to the Ming Dynasty so that they can reunite with their friends and serve me at the same time.

At the same time, let me see if your respect has weakened?

Okay, that’s it for now.

Here is the list, hurry up.

Northwest Army Han Shizhong, Lu Da...

Wang Jin, the spear and stick instructor of the imperial army, and Lin Chong...'

Zhao Ji only took two glances at the last two pages of densely packed lists and could no longer hold back.

"How dare you, little Zhu Houzhao, bully me like this?"

His face flushed as he shouted angrily, ready to tear the letter to pieces with his bare hands.

But with trembling hands, he hesitated again and again and finally did not tear it off.

I was so angry and felt so wronged that tears started to flow.

He cried for a while on the spot, and immediately called his trusted ministers over.

When Cai Jing, Fu Zongshu, Gao Qiu and others arrived, they saw that their emperor had red eyes and looked aggrieved and angry.

I was shocked, quickly understood the whole story, and read the letter.

Suddenly, everyone was speechless.

The emperor was so angry that he cried because of Zhu Houzhao's letter!
What a great man Zhu Houzhao is, how could he humiliate the emperor like this?
Everyone was angry.

After all, they were Zhao Ji's trusted ministers, and they would not benefit much if Zhao Ji was humiliated.

However, those who can stand here all know Zhao Ji very well.

Seeing that Zhao Ji was crying in anger and grievance, and that this extremely humiliating letter was intact, he understood everything.

The emperor was really afraid of the Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao.

But when they thought of the young emperor who looked like a god from heaven, their hearts skipped a beat.

It's normal to be afraid.

"What a Zhu Houzhao! How dare he bully the Song Dynasty like this! I will never forgive him." Gao Qiu was the first to shout loudly, his face full of anger.

In the hall, bursts of angry voices were heard.

When the angry voices subsided a little, Cai Jing bowed solemnly and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I am sorry for letting you suffer for the Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Ji was touched by what he said and looked at Cai Jing with some anticipation.

Cai Jing did not disappoint his expectations and said solemnly: "The Emperor of Ming is young and full of vigor, and he is indeed a cruel monarch.

For the sake of the Song Dynasty, the emperor was willing to be bullied and humiliated, and to protect the people of the Song Dynasty from war. He is truly a wise ruler of the Song Dynasty. "

"That's right, Your Excellency has been wronged. It is because of your endurance of humiliation that the Ming Kingdom has shifted its focus to the Sui Kingdom."

"Yes, that's right. The emperor doesn't care about personal honor or disgrace, and is wholeheartedly working for the Song Dynasty."

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One sentence after another made Zhao Ji's face look better.

After everyone finished speaking, he waved his hand, looking a little disappointed but very determined, "It's okay. For the sake of the Song Dynasty, I have suffered some grievances, but it's nothing."

The ministers praised him again.

"Your Majesty, I think we can do as Zhu Houzhao wants and send these people over to paralyze and pamper him, so that he will fight to the death with the Mongols and the Sui Dynasty in the future.

In this way, the Song Dynasty doesn't have to spend a cent, and there will be no war. We can just sit back and watch the situation unfold." Gao Qiu turned his eyes and said loudly.

A smile appeared on Zhao Ji's lips, and he felt more comfortable.

But he said with some hesitation: "If we send these people to Ming, will it make Ming stronger? Will it make other countries laugh at our Song Dynasty?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have seen them, and I have no impression of any of these people. They must be low-level officers in the army with little ability.

What's wrong with giving it to the Ming Dynasty?

Moreover, these small figures were given to the Ming Kingdom, as well as this Gu Xichao, a mere person of low status.

All of these people taken together are just trash that our Song Dynasty doesn't care about at all, but they are picked up as treasures by the Ming Dynasty.

The only country that will laugh at us is the Ming, not the Song." Gao Qiu, a senior military official, affirmed.

Zhao Ji smiled even more and nodded slightly.

"That's right." Cai Jing spoke again, revealing a confident smile and saying, "Does the emperor still remember this Gu Xichao?"

"I have some impression." Zhao Ji thought for a moment and said indifferently, but in fact he certainly remembered it in his heart.

How can a mere son of a prostitute be the third place winner of the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty?

It is really an insult to our Great Song Dynasty.

He still remembered this tainted person. "Your Majesty, this Gu Xichao was born in a very humble family, but now he is valued by the Emperor of Ming. It should be because the Emperor of Ming is young and wants to buy horse bones for a lot of money, so he deliberately gave him a third-rank rank.

But Gu Xichao went to the Ming Kingdom with no foundation. If he wanted to achieve something, he had to have help from someone he could trust.

He was born in a humble family and didn't know any of the truly talented people in our Great Song Dynasty. He only knew some small-time figures who were not very talented.

Therefore, he wanted the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to bring these small figures to the Ming Dynasty to serve as his wings.

How ridiculous! The Emperor of Ming Dynasty is so incompetent that he started such a big war just for the son of a prostitute. It is really unworthy of him to go to such lengths to get rid of some insignificant people in our Song Dynasty. He will become a laughing stock among all the countries in the world.

Your Majesty, we should help him." Cai Jing spoke eloquently.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Haha, not bad, not bad. Zhu Houzhao is still young and not calm enough." Zhao Ji smiled and said proudly.

The ministers echoed again.

"Okay, then I will grant his wish and give all these people to him." Zhao Ji said with great enthusiasm.

After thinking for a while, he added, “Pick out a group of useless people and send them to him as well.

I really want to see Zhu Houzhao's expression when he finds out that those people are incompetent.

Hahaha. "

"Yes, I will do my best to choose." Gao Qiu replied respectfully.

Pick another group of people to send over, of course they are those stinky soldiers, and he is needed to do the job.

Only after Zhao Ji was completely happy did Cai Jing and others leave.

Their eyes met, but no one said anything.

Until he was far away from the palace where Zhao Ji was.

"It's really like a fish entering the river and an eagle flying in the sky." Cai Jing stroked his beard and sighed slightly.

He remembered the young man he had met before and who had amazed him.

What a pity.

"Hmph, it's not easy for the son of a prostitute to truly rise up." Gao Qiu still said with disdain.

No one else said much.

"Thank you, Prime Minister Gao, for sending these people to the Ming Kingdom." Cai Jing and others said with a smile.

They all dispersed one after another, and none of them had any intention of getting into the matter further.

Gao Qiu couldn't help but snort again. He knew that this matter was a hot potato.

No matter how nice they said, the fact was that they were afraid of the Ming Dynasty and sent talents from the Song Dynasty over there.

Of course, he doesn't care about this talent at all.

But to do this well, it still requires some thought.

Not only must he satisfy the government, he must also secretly satisfy the Ming emperor.

Otherwise, considering that the emperor was so afraid of the Ming emperor, he would really feel a chill if he offended the Ming emperor.

He didn't think that his official would offend the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for his own sake.

These people should be sent as soon as possible, and half of the selected people can be incompetent, and the other half must be people without reputation but with real ability.

Thinking secretly, Gao Qiu went to do his work.

the other side.

Fu Zongshu showed no signs of anything unusual throughout the entire process. Only when he returned to his study room did his expression become slightly solemn. He pondered for a while and called his daughter over.

Not long after, Fu Wanqing walked out of the study with a look of surprise on her face, her gentle eyes radiating brilliance.

I knew that Xichao would succeed.

Third rank!
Xi Chao must be very happy that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty values him so much, as he can put his knowledge into practice and fulfill his life's ambitions.

After a few breaths, his expression became a little gloomy again.

Dad is right. Now Xi Chao is an important official of the Ming Dynasty, and Dad is an important official of the Song Dynasty.

If Xi Chao and I were together, it would definitely affect them.

We can only contact each other secretly and see the situation later.

It is not easy to send all the families of the people on the list to Ming Dynasty, and it takes some time.

What’s more, there are people from the Northwest Army.

So Zhao Ji wrote a letter back to Zhu Houzhao first.

The letter said in a nice way that the people you wanted were all talentless and incompetent.

He also advised Zhu Houzhao to believe in the imperial examination system, saying that only those selected through the imperial examination system were real talents.

Don't listen to the words of villains.

Finally, he said generously, since you want it, then I'll give it to you.

At the latest within five months, they will all be sent to Ming Dynasty.

A few days later, Zhu Houzhao received the letter and couldn't help laughing.

This Zhao Ji is trying hard to save face.

But considering that he actually sent everyone on the list here, I will generously forgive him.

Hmm~ Did I ask for less this time?

I should ask for more in the future.

I heard that Song State was the richest.

Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed, feeling that he had found a new way to make money.

Who says making money is hard?

It's obviously easy.