When Li Zhu led several infantry troops to intercept the Imperial Army commanded by Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong, Xiao Tang had also received the battle report that the leader of the horse infantry army was injured and killed in this battle. After hearing that Zhang Kai, Wang Wende, Fu Xiang, Su Ding, and Mu
Chun, Huang Yue, Wang Ding... seven more leaders were killed in the battle one after another, and several tribes suffered heavy casualties. Xiao Tang felt that it was difficult to calm down the gloom in his heart, but he also knew very well that those who died in such a large-scale battle
Despite the brutal killing, it was impossible to escape all the brothers under his command unscathed. Even with such a casualty ratio, the Jin Kingdom's East Road army was defeated. The result was quite ideal, and it could definitely be called a great victory.
Naturally, there was no trace of joy on Xiao Tang's face. He solemnly ordered the dead leaders and the corpses of the fallen soldiers to be put away and taken care of. Then he led the leaders who were following him to meet and take care of them.
The two emperors of the Song Dynasty, the clan, and the ministers.
The horses were galloping, and soon Xiao Tang saw a tall man with a rather heroic appearance standing on horseback not far in front. A leader came to report that the Song prisoners had collapsed just now.
, the man snatched a riding bow with his hands, and also snatched a war horse to ride and lead the bow. It looked like he was going to resist the defeated Jin army who slaughtered the Song prisoners. However, not long after, the leaders of the tribes sent by Xiao Tang
After leading his troops and horses to kill the remnants of the Jin army and pacify the captive Song people, this man then faced off with a group of soldiers and horses stationed in Liangshan. He stood there staring, not knowing whether to advance or retreat for a while.
When the man looked at Xiao Tang and led a group of people to arrive not far in front of him, his expression was a little complicated. After a while, the man finally drove his horse forward, bowed to Xiao Tang and said: "This step
Is this Xiao Renxia? He is the ninth son of the Supreme Emperor. The emperor's younger brother, King Kang Zhaogou, is indeed leading the Liangshan bandits under his own command... Rebels from all walks of life have come to rescue the troubled people and have solved the great disaster for our Zhao family.
Disaster."
Among the leaders who gathered around him, Zhao Gousheng looked very majestic and majestic, wielding a bow and riding a horse. Some people also thought that the two emperors of the Song Dynasty were ignorant and ignorant, and the rest of the clan princes were also pampered.
Most of the time, Zhimo would be scared to death when he saw the fighting, but this Kang Wang Zhao Gou was a somewhat courageous man. At least he was not scared out of his wits in front of the Jin Army Tatars and did not dare to make any resistance...
...
However, seeing how Zhao Gou had deliberately made such a majestic appearance, Xiao Tang found it awkward and felt very inconsistent in his heart.
It is true that Zhao Gou in official history stabilized the political situation after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty.
He was the so-called "Lord of the ZTE Defender" who allowed the Song Dynasty to continue its rule. Moreover, when he was in power, he faced the invasion of the Jin army at intervals for years and years of war. Even if he wanted to regain the country, he had to take into account the huge military expenditures, which intensified the conflict between the court and the emperor.
The opposition and contradiction among the people under the rule actually caused a large-scale rebellion in the early Southern Song Dynasty when the fierce battle with the Jin army was launched. Zhao Gou first wanted to save half of the country as much as possible, and he could not sign the humiliating "Shaoxing"
"Peace Agreement" and then asked for peace from the Kingdom of Jin, it was only because he was greedy for life and afraid of death, and wanted to live in a corner, regardless of the life and death of his father and brother... Moreover, Zhao Gou did stabilize the domestic economy during his ascension, and benefited from overseas trade and other aspects even more than the Northern Song Dynasty
, in governing the country, he is indeed much better than his father and brother, who were the most useless emperors...
However, Qin Hui, Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan, Wan Qixi and many other sycophants who bowed to the Jin Kingdom and brought trouble to Chao Gang were indeed promoted and employed by Zhao Gou. In the early days of the Southern Song Dynasty, they fled south in embarrassment, during which time
They kept sending envoys to the Jin Dynasty to beg for surrender, imploring the Jin army not to march further south. During the critical period of the Central Plains' fight against foreign invaders, they only wanted to protect themselves without making any proper arrangements. This caused the Jin army to quickly annex half of the Song Dynasty. It was also one of the culprits.
It is this Zhao Gou. As a famous anti-Jin general and national hero, Yue Fei is upright and easy to commit crimes. Not only out of selfish motives, but also to show his good intentions and sincerity to the Jin army's foreign invaders, he and the traitor Qin Hui create an unjust case of Yue Fei's father's rebellion.
, killing a loyal and famous general who resisted foreign humiliation on "unfounded" charges, but the culprit who only made the world's bloody martyrs feel chilled, is still Zhao Gou!
When Xiao Tang thought about this, he looked at Zhao Gou coldly and somewhat unkindly. Although Zhao Gou put on a majestic look with a sword drawn and an horse riding, when he saw Xiao Tang, the rebel leader who had betrayed the imperial court before, his eyes were as sharp as a knife.
When he looked over at him, he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart, and said to himself: Although the current situation is far better than being kidnapped by foreign invaders and Tartars to the barbaric land in the north of the Great Wall, my Zhao family's royal family is now also suffering.
It hangs in the hands of Xiao Tang...and what exactly is he planning to do with us?
Although he was panic-stricken, Zhao Gouqiang kept calm and said: "Now that we are facing a national crisis, Xiao Renxia has led all the heroes to fight against foreign humiliation. The current situation can no longer be treated with ordinary legal principles. Xiao Renxia conquered the captives
Defeat the invaders and save the country from danger. I have taught all the heroes to make immortal achievements, which are enough to be used in the country... Nowadays, the Jin invaders and the Tatars are still eyeing us, coveting the country of the Song Dynasty.
Lu Qunhao had been at loggerheads with the imperial court... With the intention of being alone, Xiao Renxia not only made a great contribution to the sky, but also had the power to teach his father the emperor to pardon Xu's original sin. He first supported the Song Dynasty and the imperial court, and then they could share the same enemy and resist foreign aggression...
...but I don’t know what Xiao Renxia thinks?”
After listening to Zhao Gou Baba's question, Xiao Tang smiled coldly, thinking that under the current situation, neither Zhao Gou nor the two emperors of the Song Dynasty dared to mention that I was a traitor who had betrayed the imperial court. And this Zhao Gou
He seems calm and composed, but gold is made by fire. If this guy faces the most severe and brutal test, how long can he hold on?
When times really come to make heroes, not everyone has the courage and perseverance to face the hardships and tests they have to endure. Looking at the trajectory of Zhao Gou's transformation in the centrality of official history, it is obvious that even if he is now
Even if you pretend to be fearless, you will inevitably be defeated by unforgettable fear.
"Is it enough for the instructors to pardon my original sin? But I have never felt that I have committed a crime that requires the court to forgive me..."
Xiao Tang sneered, and then said: "If I, Xiao Tang, had not betrayed the imperial court, even if I had not been harmed by the powerful traitors in the imperial court before, I would have to end up like the two emperors of the Song Dynasty and many of their ministers.
The fate of being kidnapped and enslaved by foreign invaders... If I didn't rebel against the imperial court, how could I have assembled all these rebels to intercept and kill the Jin army? Just for the sake of official title and honor, I submitted to the imperial court. Not only did I suffer when the foreign invaders invaded Bianjing
Temperance can only sit back and wait for death, which will harm the people of the world and be ravaged under the iron hoof of the Jin army... Your Highness, Prince Kang, if you talk about me, Xiao Tang, how can I be guilty?"
After hearing what Xiao Tang said in a concentrated voice, Zhao Gou's expression changed immediately. Although he was feeling resentful, how could he accuse Xiao Tang of being treasonous in such a situation? Zhao Gou's hands could not help but tremble slightly again. Just as the scene was momentary,
During the stalemate, Xiao Tang changed the topic again and said: "But it is true that as King Kang said, now that the country is facing a crisis, we must share the same hatred of the enemy and resist foreign aggression. Otherwise, I don't have to risk the lives of my righteous brothers.
, sent his troops to fight fiercely with the Jin army, rescued the two emperors, and protected the country of the Central Plains from falling apart, and taught the Jin foreign invaders to encroach and invade.
Since we need to work together, the Song Dynasty and I need to discuss the important matter of resisting foreign invaders, and it will not be difficult for the two officials and the Zhao family, so His Highness Prince Kang can do his best and feel at ease... Now is the time.
I have a clear discussion, but I don’t know how the officials will feel when they look at me as a traitor in such a predicament now."
