As soon as Li Qi said this, except for Zhao Huan and Bai Shizhong, everyone else's faces were filled with shock.
Nowadays, everyone wants to leave, and Li Qi has expressed his intention to escape earlier, but no one can imagine that just one day later, his thoughts have changed so much.
Song Huizong was surprised and said: "You---what did you say?"
Li Qi said firmly: "We are willing to live and die with Kaifeng."
Cai Jing kindly reminded: "Li Qi, this is not a joke."
"I appreciate the kindness of the grand master. Even if the emperor despises me, I don't intend to leave." Li Qi said with a sad smile on his lips, which made people look moved, and he glanced at him again.
All the faces said: "Your Majesty, everyone, I am ashamed to say that when I just heard that the Jin army was about to reach the edge of the Yellow River, my first reaction was to run away. Fortunately, His Highness's scolding yesterday,
Scold Weichen and wake him up.
Four years ago, I was just a drunk on the street. I was taken in by Drunken Immortal Wu Furong, and I was able to survive in Tokyo. But even then, I was just an inconspicuous cook, to put it nicely.
, he is just a businessman who is unjust at first sight, and this is only compared to a cook. However, now I am a third-rank official with an extraordinary status. I have four lovely wives in my family. When I walk on the road, the people have to salute me.
Businessmen all over the world take me as my guide. Of course, what makes me happiest is that I am the son-in-law of Prime Minister Bai.
Who gave me all of this? The emperor gave it to me. Of course, among them, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Grand Master, Lieutenant Gao, Lieutenant Liang, etc. all gave me great help.
But let’s put it this way, if it weren’t for them, there would be no Li Qi today. I never thought that I, Li Qi, would be where I am today. This is all a gift from the emperor! With this great gift, I, Li Qi, would have lost my humble life.
What's the point? Who has never died since ancient times? Leave your loyal heart to be remembered in history. If I don't step forward at this time, how can I live in the world, let alone stay by the emperor's side? The emperor has always said that I'm a minor minister.
He is the emperor's lucky general. Then, I also hope to be the emperor's lucky general again."
Touching!
So touching.
It’s really sad to smell it, and it makes anyone cry when you see it!
Li Qi's long speech made everyone shed tears, as if they were parting from life and death, especially the sentence "No one has died since ancient times. Leave a loyal heart to reflect history." It also made people awe-inspiring. The only thing that people didn't understand was that Li Qi
It's strange when did literary talent become so good? It's hard to imagine that this poem was uttered by a businessman, which made countless ministers ashamed!
Bai Shizhong and the Grand Master wiped the corners of their eyes one after another, feeling touched and guilty at the same time. Because no matter how good Li Qi said, they would still leave.
Although Song Huizong was a foolish king, he was still a very affectionate person. He was so moved that he could not speak. He stepped forward, held Li Qi's hands tightly, and said: "My beloved, I have
A minister like you is my blessing. It is also the blessing of my great Song Dynasty."
Damn it! Don’t you know that my motto is, keep men away? Just tell me, don’t touch my hand. There is no Fu Yanjie these days - oh no. I don’t know what to do with Safeguard.
Come to disinfect. Li Qi felt nauseated, but he still said affectionately: "Your Majesty, when the minister is not with the Emperor, the Emperor should take care of himself!"
He said it so much that he had goosebumps all over the floor.
But Song Huizong was intoxicated by it. It seemed that he quite loved this atmosphere. He was moved and said: "If you love me, you should also take good care of yourself!"
Li Qi couldn't bear it any longer, so he took out his hand, quickly clasped it to the ground, and said, "I obey my orders."
Cai You couldn't stand it anymore. He felt as if Li Qi had robbed his lover, and he was very jealous. He stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the economic policy is the best policy, but even if the economic commander is willing to serve the country with his life, there is still not enough
One person, who should be responsible for this person?"
No matter how capable Li Qi is, he is not a member of the royal family. To be the regent of the country, he must be a member of the royal family to have this qualification.
Song Huizong frowned slightly and couldn't make up his mind for a moment, and said: "Dear ladies, do you have any suggestions?"
These predators began to discuss in whispers again, and faintly heard someone mention the word "King Yun". The situation is tense now, and they are very sensitive to any disturbance from the outside world. Zhao Kai returned to Beijing yesterday, so naturally he could not escape their ears.
, Looking at the sons of Song Huizong, only Zhao Kai can do it. This does not mean that the other sons cannot, but they have not shown convincing talents, but none of them dare to say it clearly.
Because according to Li Qi's plan, the emperor is still the emperor, the prince is still the prince, and everyone knows about the festival between King Yun and the prince, so they are still worried.
At this moment, a person suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I think His Highness Prince Yun is the best candidate."
This person is still Cai You.
He actually had another purpose in recommending Zhao Kai, because Zhao Huan had been alienating him from beginning to end, which made him extremely insecure. If there was someone who could restrain Zhao Huan, it would not be a bad thing for him.
, if the city of Kaifeng is broken, then Li Qi will hardly be spared. This is what Cai You is happy to see. If Kaifeng is not broken, then Zhao Kai's status will definitely be qualitatively improved, and Li Qi and Zhao Kai can be said to be
The hatred is as deep as the sea, and Zhao Kai can also involve Zhao Huan and Li Qi, so no matter what the outcome, he will not lose.
This is a qualified politician. No matter what time, he can make the best choice for himself, although their choices are so selfish. The same is true for Li Qi, but the core of everyone's heart
The interests are all different.
Seeing that someone was taking the lead, many ministers no longer had any worries and stepped forward one after another, recommending Zhao Kai to oversee the country as regent.
When Zhao Huan heard this, he immediately became happy. His original plan was to let Bai Shizhong speak up and express his position on his behalf. Unexpectedly, Cai You got ahead of him. This actually saved him a lot of trouble.
The suspended heart finally settled down steadily.
Seeing that they all recommended Zhao Kai, Song Huizong remembered what Zhao Kai said yesterday and knew that Zhao Kai would definitely not object. He thought that this was a good decision. In fact, he still liked Zhao Kai very much, and
. He was anxious to get away again, so he agreed.
After the matter was settled, everyone let out a sigh of relief.
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The next day.
Song Huizong held the last meeting of courtiers before leaving, but he did not participate in it. Instead, Liang Shicheng presided over it. After all, if you want to pretend to be sick, you have to pretend to be more serious. If you go to the crowd with a glowing face,
If you tell Wenwu that you are terminally ill, the devil will believe you.
Liang Shicheng stood on the steps and read out the imperial edict. The content was nothing more than that. I am ill and am unable to cope with the current situation. I feel very guilty. I am also afraid of delaying the military situation. I originally planned to let the prince supervise the country and regent. However, in view of the relationship between King Yun and We have had contact with the Jin Army and have a better understanding of the situation of the Jin Army. In extraordinary times, extraordinary means should be used and cannot be limited to one method. Therefore, it was decided that Zhao Kai, King of Yun, would temporarily supervise the country as regent and help me manage state affairs. Queen Mother Zheng would be there. Auxiliary.
He told a lot of reasons, which made Cai Jing and other "qingren" people feel sleepy after listening to them!
In addition, he made an exception and promoted Li Qi to the post of Kaifeng Magistrate, taking charge of Kaifeng Prefecture, awarding military symbols, and organizing soldiers and civilians to resist the Jin army.
The ministers who didn't know the inside story were shocked and surprised when they heard this. Your illness must have come suddenly, but when they saw that Cai Jing and the others didn't react at all, they knew that there must be something fishy. There are all kinds of speculations in Shi Shi's mind. However, none of them dare to say anything more. In this period, it is better to say less!
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After this incident happened, many people ran to find Zhao Huan. This was wrong. Logically speaking, the person who wanted to supervise the regent of the country should be the prince. Why did it fall to King Yun again, but they did not see Zhao Huan. Huan and the East Palace did not give them any reason.
As a result, many ministers speculated that Zhao Huan must have opinions about Song Huizong's decision, became angry, and lost his temper, so he stayed behind closed doors.
This actually allowed Zhao Huan to save a lot of time to explain, so he simply didn't explain it and let you guess. As long as he can stay away from the capital, this little misunderstanding doesn't matter.
Seeing that the Jin army was about to reach the Yellow River, these ignorant and treacherous ministers were eager to escape. They could not stay in the capital for a moment longer, so they decided to leave the city overnight on the night after the imperial edict was read out.
At noon, Li Qi returned to the Bai Mansion to bid farewell to Bai Shizhong and Mrs. Bai. In the past few days, he had been avoiding one person. This person was Mrs. Bai. Now that everything had settled, he dared to meet Mrs. Bai. .
However, his worries seemed to be a bit unnecessary. Although Mrs. Bai was extremely smart and almost demon-like in wisdom, she was still a woman, and she focused more on the clique fight, because Bai Shizhong had to deal with it every day. Faced with these intrigues, she did not dare to speculate on major world events, and she did not understand. Now her only choice was to believe in Bai Shizhong's decision.
Mrs. Bai bid farewell to Li Qi, Ji Hongnu and the others one by one with tears in her eyes, and gave them some serious instructions. But when she said goodbye to Li Qi, there seemed to be something in her eyes, and she glanced at Li Qi suspiciously. , this made Li Qi's heart skip a beat. Although he knew that the situation was set and could no longer be undone, he still had a trace of fear towards Madam Bai. But Li Qi was not in vain, and there was no flaw on his face.
Fortunately, Mrs. Bai didn't say much, which made Li Qi feel relieved a lot.
That night, Song Huizong and Zhao Huan took their confidants Liang Shicheng, Tong Guan, Cai Jingsan and his son, Bai Shizhong, and their families, disguised as businessmen, and under the cover of the imperial army, took a boat out of the capital overnight, because Jin Jun, no matter how fast your horse is, you will never be able to run on the river. The waterway is undoubtedly the safest. The troops divided into two groups and hurried southward.
In addition, Tong Guan also called his 30,000 pro-army troops from the northwest, the Shengjie Army, to act as bodyguards for Song Huizong.
In a dark corner on the southern tower, two figures turned their backs to the moonlight, looking far away at the boats on the river that were gradually leaving.
These two people are Li Qi and Ma Qiao.
Li Qi was eating melon seeds, laughing happily, and said to himself: "I'm finally leaving. If you don't leave, I will leave. Haha, it's good to go, it's good to go!"
At this time, I suddenly heard someone beside me whisper: "Have everyone left?"
Li Qi turned around and said with a strange tone: "Oh, who do I think you are? It turns out to be His Royal Highness Prince Yun - oh no, I should call you the Regent now. Be polite, be polite."
I saw one person walking out of the darkness, it was the newly appointed regent, Zhao Kai!
Zhao Kai was very angry when he heard Li Qi's tone, but he was not annoyed at all. Instead, he smiled bitterly with a trace of guilt and said, "Aren't you still angry about what happened that night?"