Chapter 374: Coercion and inducement, shooting the prince
"Ah?!" Balizuren felt like he was struck by lightning when he heard this.
His voice trembled as he argued: "The young man captured by the officials is not the crown prince of our Xia Kingdom! But..."
"Hmph!" Zhao Ji said angrily: "Shut up! Do you still dare to lie to me?"
After Zhao Ji finished speaking, he pressed the blunderbuss pistol against Bari Zuren's head a little harder.
"Bali Zuren, I've given you a chance! If you don't seize it, today next year will be your death anniversary!"
"Whether this young man is Li Ren'ai, the crown prince of Xixia, even if I can't verify it from you, don't you think I can't find out the truth from the captives you brought with you?"
"Even if the guards who were captured with you swore not to confess, then as my Song officers and soldiers attack Xia and capture the Xixia prisoners, they will be as tough as you and swear not to identify this person.
The boy’s true identity?”
When Bali Zuren heard what Zhao Guan's family said, he couldn't help but feel that it made sense, but he was really worried that his family members who remained in Xingqing Mansion in the capital would be retaliated against for surrendering to the Song Dynasty!
Zhao Ji could also tell the general idea from Balizuren's hesitant eyes.
Zhao Ji leisurely said: "Bali Zuren, you have just knelt down and surrendered to me in front of Crown Prince Li Renai and dozens of Xixia Forbidden Army guards. Since you have surrendered to the Song Dynasty, you must show your sincerity!"
"If you confess truthfully, I guarantee that not a single word of your surrender to the Song Dynasty will be leaked out!"
"On the contrary, if you are not sincere in surrendering to the Song Dynasty, then I can immediately send a team of cavalry to escort the crown prince Li Renai to the outside of Xingqing Mansion in your capital city and loudly announce that the imperial censor of Xixia, Zhongcheng Bari Zuren, has surrendered to the Song Dynasty.
, and confessed that this young man is Li Renai, the prince of the Western Xia pseudo-emperor Li Qianshun!"
"At that time, even if you Bali Zuren pretends to surrender to the Song Dynasty, everyone in Xixia will think that you have really surrendered to the Song Dynasty! At that time, what will happen to your family members who stayed in Xingqing Mansion in the capital?
Woolen cloth?"
After listening to this, Bali Zuren broke out in a cold sweat. He cried out in his heart that this strategy devised by the Zhao Guan family of the Great Song Dynasty was so vicious!
"The guilty minister Bali Zuren sincerely surrenders to the Song Dynasty!"
"The guilty minister Bali Zuren confessed truthfully to the officials. That young man is none other than Li Renai, the crown prince of Li Qianshun, the puppet emperor of Western Xia!"
"Uh huh..." Li Renai, who was gagged, heard that the minister Bali Zuren, who was favored by his father and entrusted with important tasks, actually rebelled in front of him. He wanted to scold him but he didn't.
Clear voice.
Behind Zhao Ji, King Yun Zhao Kai, King Kang Zhao Gou and a group of soldiers actually heard with their own ears that the captive Bari Zuren identified the captured young man as really the Xixia Prince Li Renai. They were shocked and admired
Father, the Zhao Guan family's methods of extorting confessions and persuading surrender were superb, and they also had a bit of contempt for Balizuren who rebelled against Xia and surrendered to Song Dynasty so quickly.
Zhao Ji took the blunderbuss pistol away from Bali Zuren's head, handed the gun to his left hand, and with his right hand drew out the emperor's sword from his waist. In front of everyone, he broke several hemp ropes tied to Bali Zuren's body.
Bari Zuren knelt on the ground, too frightened to move, for fear that the sharp sword wielded by the Song Dynasty official at his side would accidentally hurt him.
"The guilty minister thanks the officials for not killing him, and thanks the officials for loosening the bonds of the guilty minister..." Bari Zuren knelt down in front of Zhao Guanjia, trembling with fear. He still knelt there honestly despite not receiving the imperial edict.
The more than 30 Xixia Forbidden Army prisoners who had not yet had their turn to be executed saw that Bari Zurendu surrendered and identified the prince Li Renai they were sworn to protect, they immediately became as listless as deflated rubber balls.
, I feel that I and the others who were killed by the Song army before were willing to die rather than be recruited, are really the victims of Yuzhong!
Bali Zuren was highly favored and favored by the Xia Emperor in Xixia, and he received much more high-ranking officials and generous salaries than them. He has been demoted, why should I rather die than be demoted?
"I am willing to surrender to the official family of the Great Song Dynasty!"
"I am willing to surrender! I beg the officials to spare me from death!"
"Me too..."
"Hahaha..." Zhao Ji laughed loudly and asked the more than thirty Xixia prisoners who were being escorted and preparing to be executed in line:
"Is that young man really the Prince of Xixia, Li Renai, as Bali Zuren said?"
All the prisoners scrambled for it and loudly replied:
"Let me tell you, everything Bali Zuren said is true!"
"The young man captured by the officials is none other than Li Renai, the crown prince of Xixia..."
"..."
"Okay!" Zhao Ji shouted and cheered: "Since you have identified Li Renai, the pseudo-prince of Xixia, it seems that you have sincerely surrendered to our Song Dynasty. I pardon you and others for their innocence. Come, please loosen the bonds of these surrendered soldiers.
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After the thirty guards of the Xixia Forbidden Army were loosened by the officers and soldiers of Zhao Guanjia, they stood with their heads bowed. They were too afraid to look at the mighty Emperor Zhao Guanjia of the Song Dynasty, and they were too ashamed to dare to look at the miserable Xixia Prince Li Renai.
"Uh huh huh..."
The gagged young prince of Xixia, Li Renai, suddenly felt the pain of betrayal and separation.
He wanted to struggle, but he was tied tightly by the ropes of the Song army; he wanted to yell, but the Song soldiers who were acting on orders blocked his mouth in advance.
At this time, Li Renai's body and mind were filled with a deep sense of powerlessness.
Behind Zhao Ji, King Yun Zhao Kai, King Kang Zhao Gou and all the soldiers were very happy. While they admired Zhao Guan's superb interrogation and training methods, they naturally also knew how beneficial it was to the Song Dynasty to capture Li Renai, the prince of Xixia Kingdom.
Zhao Ji put the emperor's long sword into the scabbard at his waist. He held a blunderbuss pistol in one hand. Still kneeling in front of Bali Zuren, he brought up the old matter again and said:
"Just now, you did not order the Xixia pseudo-prince Li Renai for me immediately. Now, I will give you a chance to atone for your sins."
Balizuren's body was trembling and he asked in confusion: "I don't know how the guilty minister should atone for his sins?"
Zhao Ji said coldly: "Bari Zuren, if you sincerely surrender, stand up and personally kill the Xixia pseudo-prince Li Renai who insulted you before!"
"Ah?!" Bari Zuren and everyone were shocked.
At this time, even Bali Zuren, who was greedy for life and fearful of death, hesitated when considering the pros and cons.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Being cunning by nature, he was extremely hesitant. He knew that if he really followed the holy will of the Zhao Guan family of the Song Dynasty and killed the crown prince Li Renai, what would happen to him?
He will immediately become the public enemy of the Xiang people of the Great Xia Kingdom. His family members left in the Xing Mansion in the capital will surely be punished and executed by the Great Xia court, and he will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
Bali Zuren did not dare to immediately agree to the Song Emperor's request to do something so unconscionable as killing Prince Li Renai.
"The guilty minister has always been a civil servant in Xixia and has never killed anyone! The guilty minister doesn't know how to kill!"
Zhao Ji smiled slightly, handed the blunderbuss pistol in front of Bari Zuren, and said: "It's extremely easy to kill with this!"
Bari Zuren's hands were trembling, and he did not dare not to take the gun pistol handed to him by Zhao Guan's family.
He had witnessed with his own eyes before, the Zhao family used this powerful hidden weapon to kill the rebel prisoners, and the shadow of terror still shrouded his heart.
Bari Zuren cried and argued painfully:
"If the officials really want to kill the false prince of Xixia, why do I need to take action? Also, the officials gave the guilty minister Bali Zuren this magical weapon, and the guilty minister doesn't know how to use it!"
Zhao Ji said coldly: "I just want to see you kill the false prince Li Renai of Xixia with your own hands."
"Bali Zuren, you don't know how to use this 'artifact', I can send someone to teach you how to use it."
Bari Zuren kowtowed repeatedly and begged with tears: "The guilty minister is stupid! The guilty minister will not be able to learn to use this magical weapon for a while..."
Zhao Ji saw through why Bali Zuren was hesitant. As for Bali Zuren's character, he was very clear about it.
In history, in the eighth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty and the fourth year of Dade in Xixia (1138), the queen of Xixia Emperor Li Qianshun, Yelu Nanxian, had passed away for many years, and he did not appoint another queen. At that time, he had two favorite concubines:
Concubine Cao for many years, and Concubine Ren, who is now eighteen years old and was presented to the palace by her father Ren Dejing last year.
Concubine Cao's son Li Renxiao has been established as the prince, but Concubine Ren has never given birth.
Ren Dejing, who had rebelled against the Song Dynasty and surrendered to the Xia Dynasty for many years, was not successful in the officialdom. He knew that if his daughter could ascend the throne of the Xia Kingdom's queen, he would be able to control the power of Xixia in the future.
Li Qianshun was hesitant to appoint another queen because of the shadow of the previous empress dowager's interference in politics and the dictatorial power of his relatives.
He was worried that if he made Concubine Cao his queen, Concubine Cao might coerce the emperor to order the princes and control the court; and if he made Concubine Cao the queen, she would not have a son to back her up.
Ren Dejing did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and sent his younger brother to live in Xingqing Mansion in the capital to bribe the ministers of the DPRK and China.
At this time, Bari Zuren, who had been promoted to the imperial censor, accepted a heavy bribe from Ren Dejing and went to persuade Xia Emperor Li Qianshun to establish his throne.
With his eloquent eloquence, Bali Zuren emphasized to Li Qianshun the importance of establishing a queen:
"Seeing that your majesty has two concubines standing side by side, with different titles and titles, and no direct descendant to rule them, it is bound to lead to rivalry and jealousy. How can we prevent adultery and misfortune?"
Bali Zuren claimed that failure to establish a queen might lead to court disputes and chaos in the Xia Kingdom...
After being persuaded, Li Qianshun decided to appoint a queen and asked Bali Zuren who should be the queen.
The cunning Bali Zuren was not willing to bear the responsibility of establishing the foundation of the emperor alone, so he said:
"The establishment of a queen is a major matter for the country. Your Majesty should discuss it with all your ministers..."
Balizuren had long known in his heart that many ministers in the court had accepted bribes from Ren Dejing, so they would naturally speak for Ren Dejing. Why should he bear the responsibility of recommending Concubine Ren as the queen?
Sure enough, many ministers in the Xixia court spoke for Concubine Ren one after another, believing that she was unmatched in terms of family status and talents, and that Concubine Ren should be made queen.
Therefore, in August of the fourth year of Dade in Xixia (i.e. 1138 AD), Xia Emperor Li Qianshun agreed with the recommendation of the ministers and ordered the imperial censor Balizuren to preside over the registration of Concubine Ren as the queen. At the same time, Ren Dejing, the father who was promoted to the queen, became Jing Jing. The state's capital unified the army, and from then on Ren Dejing became a warlord who controlled a party's military, political and financial power.
Bali Zuren betrayed the interests of his own country because of his greed for personal gain. His clever recommendation of Ren as the queen inadvertently laid the foundation for Ren Dejing's future division of the country, which made him a negative figure in history. .
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The time traveler Zhao Ji has seen through to the core of Bali Zuren. A cunning villain like Bali Zuren, who loves money and cherishes his life, if Zhao Ji didn't think it was useful to keep him, he could be used to help the Song Dynasty manage the Xixia that it had conquered. land, he will kill Bari Zuren now.
And in order for Bari Zuren to really devote himself to Song in the future, this test must be done.
Zhao Ji knew that to deal with villains like Bari Zuren, he must use coercion and inducement to achieve his goal.
Zhao Ji's tone turned gentle: "When I, the Song Dynasty, conquer Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xixia, and destroy the Xixia Kingdom, I will establish a vassal state in the Xixia land. If you, Bari Zuren, sincerely surrender, I can grant you the title of vassal state." As the prime minister of the Xixia vassal state, he will enjoy all the glory and wealth, and his descendants will be prosperous."
"Of course, Bali Zuren, you refuse me now and don't dare to kill the false prince Li Renai of Xixia with your own hands. Then it proves that you are pretending to surrender! Haha, those who pretend to surrender deserve to die!"
When Barizuren heard the holy words, his heart beat wildly. He was both afraid and surprised. A trace of ruthless greed flashed in his eyes, and he quickly kowtowed and said thanks:
"Thank you to the official family! The guilty minister sincerely surrenders to the official family!"
Zhao Ji looked at Bari Zuren's groveling look and despised him in his heart, but a smile as warm as the spring breeze appeared on his face and said:
"Bali Zuren, why don't you stand up and take action quickly?"
"Sin... I obey the decree!" Bari Zuren gritted his teeth and agreed. Finally, he broke through the moral bottom line in his heart and stood up holding the blunderbuss pistol given by Zhao Guan's family.
The guards of Zhao Guan's family taught Bari Zuren how to shoot...
Bali Zuren held the blunderbuss pistol given to him by Zhao Guan's family with trembling hands, and walked quickly to the kidnapped Xixia Prince Li Renai.
He used the cold muzzle of his gun to hit the fourteen-year-old young prince Li Renai hard on the forehead.
"Uh huh..." Li Renai was speechless because his mouth was stuffed with rags, but his heart was filled with grief, anger and hatred.
"Ah..." Barizuren yelled, his face twisted, and he pulled the trigger.
"Bang!" The gun pistol made a clear, empty sound without bullets.
"Huh?!" Barizuren thought he would be splashed with blood, but when he saw this situation, he was extremely confused.
"Well..." Li Renai thought that he would be like the Xia prisoner who was shot by Zhao Guan's family earlier, with blood splattered on his head, but in the end he was safe and sound.
"Hahaha..." Zhao Ji laughed endlessly.
"Huh..." King Yun Zhao Kai, King Kang Zhao Gou and the Song army generals present also breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Ji walked up to the confused Bari Zuren, reached out and took back the trembling blunderbuss pistol in his hand.
He did not explain to Barizuren that there was no ammunition in the blunderbuss pistol.
Zhao Ji announced loudly in public: "After my test, Bali Zuren dared to kill the Xixia pseudo-prince Li Renai in public. Although the matter did not happen, it fully demonstrated Bali Zuren's determination to abandon Xia and return to Song Dynasty!"
When Bali Zuren heard the holy words, his heart was filled with pain!
How determined I was to follow the orders of the Zhao Guan family and kill Li Renai, the crown prince of my Xia Kingdom, in public. For some reason, the Zhao Guan family must have tampered with the powerful 'hidden weapon' in advance, causing the hidden weapon to fail to fire and lose its power.
, Prince Li Renai was not killed.
But for me, as long as I hold a murder weapon against the prince's head, which is a crime against the nine tribes, I will never have any way to turn back. I can only rebel against Xia and surrender to Song Dynasty sincerely!
Zhao Ji continued to declare loudly: "From now on, I regard Bari Zuren as my minister of the Song Dynasty, and you and other soldiers must also treat Bari Zuren as one of our own!"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, long live my emperor!" The Song soldiers and generals present cheered.
Zhao Ji looked at the captured Xixia Prince Li Renai and said to himself:
"I do not raise useless people. In my battle to destroy Xia, Prince Li Renai of Xixia, you must also play an important role!"