What does winning mean? It’s better to win twice. Just look at Feng Dao and you will know.
He first went to Liu Tao's house and stayed in front of Zhang Liecheng for an hour, and then went back to see Shi Chonggui.
Back in Daning Palace, Feng Dao's haggard face and somewhat red and swollen eyes matched his upright-looking face.
A wave of loyalty and the image of a loyal minister of the country immediately hit his face.
Without saying anything, Shi Chonggui felt Feng Dao's hard work.
In the anxious emperor's longing eyes, Feng Dao threw himself in front of Shi Chonggui and said.
"I have completed my discussions with Zhang Liecheng, the envoy from the Liang Kingdom. The bottom line of the Liang Kingdom is that if your majesty agrees to two of the four major conditions, King Zhang Tian will be willing to send troops."
Shi Chonggui walked around and said to himself, "Guanzhong must not be ceded. Concubine Wang Shu is the adoptive mother of Brother Yi and the biological mother of Fifteen Niang. She is in Henan Prefecture (Luoyang) in Xijing and is enshrined in the Later Tang Dynasty.
There is no emperor who would give my great-aunt to an outsider. It seems that I can only agree to the last two conditions."
"Your Majesty is wise, I will make arrangements immediately." As soon as Shi Chonggui finished speaking, Feng Dao quickly flattered him.
Anyway, no matter what Shi Chonggui chooses, it doesn't matter. He just needs to help Zhang Zhao solve the righteous issue of sending troops to Guanzhong and befriend the Great Liang King.
Under Shi Chonggui's eager eyes, Feng Dao was stopped by an old acquaintance before he had gone far out of Daning Palace.
He Ning, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, directly blocked Feng Dao's only way back home.
"Feng Youdao, you are so brave, you actually deceived the emperor!"
Feng Dao heard that cold sweat broke out on his head, and he quickly ran over and covered He Ning's mouth. Regardless of the dignity of the Prime Minister, he pulled He Ning, who was also the Prime Minister, to the darkness of the street corner.
"Hmph!" He Ning snorted coldly, "Zhang Yanze stationed troops in Weizhou and could cross the Yellow River in a matter of seconds. It only takes a few days. You actually falsely said that the soldiers from Hedong and Hexi could come to rescue him.
Only the emperor in the deep palace would believe this old man like you!"
Feng Dao could only bow repeatedly and beg for mercy, "He and I have mercy on you! I and I have mercy on you!"
This Lao Tzu does not mean the meaning of future generations, but the meaning of old man, old man.
He Ning frowned, "You have no sense of loyalty. You only want to sell the King of Hexi to yourself, and you don't know how to rescue my old brother."
Only then did Feng Dao realize that He Ning was here to get a piece of the pie. Now that someone had taken advantage of him, Feng Dao could only admit defeat.
"What are your requests? Tell me quickly. If Zhang Yanze comes to the city, it will be too late."
"Lend me twenty athletes from your house. When you go to the palace, tell me that He Ning can be your envoy and go to Liangzhou to bring reinforcements."
He Ning stated her conditions, but Feng Dao was a little confused.
Even if He Ning wants to get a share of the pie, he can just share the credit. Why else would he go out of the city?
He Ning stopped joking with Feng Dao, and her face became serious.
"I can't trust the Khitans, let alone this beast like Zhang Yanze. Instead of continuing to take risks in Tokyo, it's better to go and join Prince Liang."
He Ning said that Zhang Yanze was a beast, not only because it was wrong for this guy to seek refuge with the Khitan, but also because Zhang Yanze had always been a cruel thief.
He can become cruel, disemboweling people at every turn, cutting off hands and feet, etc. He can kill people, whether they are his own sons or confidants.
Therefore, He Ning did not dare to bet that Zhang Yanze would not come to trouble him after entering Tokyo.
Feng Dao looked at He Ning worriedly, "It's a thousand miles away from Hexi. Besides, we are just hearing about King Liang's temperament. What if we get to Hexi and he is also a cruel lord?"
Feng Dao's worry is normal. Zhang Zhao's reputation for benevolence and righteousness is not very attractive to people at their level. Instead, it makes them feel scared.
Because they all know that the reputation of benevolence and righteousness is basically packaged. Those who can truly bear the word benevolence and righteousness are Song Renzong and Ming Xiaozong.
But these two men were obviously kindhearted and indulged their subordinates too much.
It is impossible for someone with this kind of character to achieve great things. The limit is as high as the sky, but he is just a Fu Tianwang.
Although Feng Dao didn't know about Song Renzong and Ming Xiaozong because they hadn't appeared yet, he knew what a king who was truly praised by everyone and only praised for his benevolence and righteousness would look like.
Therefore, it is obvious that Zhang Zhao, who started from an old servant and a cousin and climbed to his current position, will definitely not be the benevolent and righteous person he appears to be.
In other words, Zhang Zhao may be really benevolent and righteous, but this benevolence and righteousness is based on something unfathomable.
Whether he will be kind and righteous to people like Feng Dao and He Ning is unknown.
Therefore, Feng Dao would rather wait in Kaifeng Mansion, Tokyo, sell a benefit and wait for it to be confirmed slowly, rather than take refuge rashly.
However, He Ning has one more channel than Feng Dao, that is, he has always been in contact with Fan Zhi, so he knows that Zhang Zhao knows better than Feng Dao.
So He Ning told Feng Dao the news he knew, and he also made his own judgment.
"The King of Liang has wanted to enter the Central Plains for a long time, but he has no excuse, so I don't believe he can still stay in Liangzhou when Jin and Liao are fighting so fiercely.
It can be said that I have been eyeing him in Qinzhou or Yuanzhou for a long time. If I go here and take refuge as the Prime Minister of the Central Plains, I will definitely be reused."
Feng Dao nodded and had to admit that what He Ning said made sense. Although He Ning was more radical than him, the benefits he gained were also greater.
"I will go to the palace to make a speech to the emperor, but Zhongshu must agree to one request of mine."
He Ning cupped her hands in front of Feng Dao and said, "Please tell me, You Dao."
"My son Feng Ji is frivolous and shallow. If he stays in Tokyo, he may cause trouble. I also ask Zhongshu to take him with him to Hexi."
Feng Dao's second son, Feng Ji, indeed had a very out-of-touch personality and was a bit too indulgent.
But they have already retreated to the Feng family's mountain fort. It's hard to say how they can cause trouble, so Feng Dao actually wanted to avoid putting all his eggs in one basket.
Of course, He Ning would agree with this kind of thing. It is normal for scholar-bureaucrats and even the remaining wealthy families of this era to make such a choice.
Seeing that He Ning agreed, Feng Dao suddenly showed the cruelty on his face when he was discussing with Zhang Liecheng that night. He took a few steps closer to He Ning, and then whispered.
"In the previous dynasty, King Xu Congyi was in Henan Prefecture, Xijing. This was the only remaining royal family of the Tang Dynasty. The King of Liang had always regarded himself as a minister of the Tang Dynasty. If you brought King Xu to Liangzhou, the King of Liang would have a popular sign. This is a great achievement.
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King Xu's adoptive mother, Mrs. Wang, is a rare beauty. You brought her to Liangzhou and made King Liang the false father of King Xu. This is another great achievement.
With these two great achievements, plus your surrender, the He family can be the official minister of the new dynasty for generations to come."
He Ning took a serious look at Feng Dao, and then nodded slowly, having a clearer understanding of Feng Dao's insight into world affairs.
King Xu and Li Congyi would be of little use if they were in the hands of others.
Shi Jingtang made Li Congyi the Duke of Xi, so that he could offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple of the former Tang Dynasty, all because Li Congyi was his brother-in-law.
But for Zhang Zhao of Hexi Province, Li Congyi is of great significance, because although Li Keyong's family is from Shatuo, it entered the family genealogy during the Xiantong period of Yizong of the Great Dynasty.
According to the clan system at this time, Li Keyong has been an authentic Tang Dynasty clan member since then.
Although Li Siyuan was not Li Keyong's biological son, according to the practice at this time, he was recognized as Li Keyong's son.
Then Li Congyi, Li Siyuan's only living son, also became Li Keyong's only living grandson.
Broadly speaking, Li Congyi is the only bloodline of the Tang royal family that still exists and is almost directly passed down.
This identity is of great use in Zhang Zhao's case. Whether it is a rightful name, a long-cherished wish to return to the country, or a name for loyalty, Li Congyi is indispensable to come forward to make up for the last piece of Zhang Zhao's reputation for loyalty.
What's even better is that Li Congyi has already lost his country, not to mention that Feng Dao also let He Ning take his adoptive mother Hua Jiansha with him.
As long as King Zhang Tian was embarrassed and asked Li Congyi to call Zhang Zhao his father, then how Guo Zuo transferred from Li Tang to Zhang Liang would not be easy to solve.
With such great achievements, it can indeed be said that the He family will have no suspense in the future of the new dynasty.
Without saying anything else, He Ning grabbed Feng Dao's arm with his backhand.
"The He family is a public minister, and the Feng family should also be a public minister. I will never take all the credit for these two achievements."
The two of them finished their discussion and were about to leave when they saw a man running from a distance to the gate of Daning Palace and kowtowing repeatedly.
It's not that kind of fake knocking, but really banging your head on the ground, which only makes the dust fly, and the bang bang sound is accompanied by drops of blood, which splashes everywhere.
"The matter is urgent! Please open the door and see me. At this moment, if I send the old minister to the north, there may be room for maneuver!"
Feng Dao and He Ning took a look and found that the person kowtowing and shouting turned out to be Sang Weihan.
The two of them were frightened and a little guilty. He Ning said with a stern face: "Yesterday Sang Guoqiao went to see Feng Yu, but he refused to accept me."
Feng Dao nodded slowly, and the two of them watched Sang Weihan kowtow and cry outside Daning Palace from a distance, but in the end, the palace door still did not open. It seemed that Shi Chonggui deeply hated Sang Weihan for supporting Shi Chongrui.
My thoughts are that I will never see him again.
Sang Weihan cried and begged for two quarters of an hour. When he raised his head, he saw Feng Dao and He Ning in the distance. He looked up to the sky and sighed in pain, "The Jin Dynasty is dead!" Then he walked away in despair.
Feng Dao immediately said to He Ning: "He Ning, please leave the capital as soon as possible, otherwise something will change."
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Poor Hua Jianxian and Li Congyi were just sitting at home, and misfortunes came from heaven.
But it’s actually not bad, because if we follow the rhythm of history, Hua Jianxian was first forced to sleep on Yelu Deguang’s bed, but because she was old, Yelu Deguang threw her away after playing with her, and finally followed Li Congyi
Together, they were brutally murdered by Liu Zhiyuan.
It is better to be with the young and strong Zhang Tianwang now than to be with the old man Yelu Deguang and then be abandoned again.
At the same time, Murong Nobunaga's mission in Chang'an was almost completed.
And he didn't need to see An Yanwei at all, because An Yanwei was seriously ill at the moment and basically unable to manage. He relied on his two sons for support both internally and externally.
An Yanwei was loyal to Shi Chonggui, but his two sons did not think so, so they quickly made a deal with Murong Nobunaga.
With 50,000 guan of Hexi rock sugar, brocade and silk and other valuables, he sold the Jinchang army and Chang'an city, and only waited for Zhang Zhao's army to arrive, so that he could take refuge.
As for Princess Yongle's actions at the Jingyuan Zhangyi Army Jiedu Envoy, her actions were relatively smooth.
Although Li Dejun did not say it explicitly, he was already old and did not have the mind to care about too many things.
Princess Yongle also bribed the descendants around Li Dejun, and they all agreed to join him. At this point, the obstacles for Zhang Zhao to enter Guanzhong were basically eliminated.
