Chapter 952 Heaven is not benevolent, a hero walks the road
After meeting Zhao Ji, as Xiao Tang had expected, he could hardly discuss any serious state affairs with the emperor of the Song Dynasty, who was used to being carefree.
However, Zhao Ji still had to ask Xiao Tang about the ins and outs of Cai Wei's death in the rebellion in Linxia City. At that time, Cai Wei, who was accustomed to living a good life, was frightened by the brutal battle and wanted to lead the army without authorization.
After escaping from the city and almost being implicated, Linxia City was captured by Xia's army, but Wu Jie took advantage of the chaos and killed him with a knife. Wu Jie later killed his colleagues in the army and the undeserving Pei Zhong because he wanted to hide the truth about killing Shangguan without permission.
Waiting for others to silence... Although Xiao Tang criticized Wu Jie's complex temperament of good and evil and his decisive and vicious methods, Wu Jie's full assistance was indispensable for his continuous bloody battles with Xia Jun. At that time, they could also be said to be
A life-and-death friendship.
Furthermore, Wu Jie is a peerless general who will be able to fight against the invasion of the Jin army. Xiao Tang did not want him to die early, so he falsely reported to Zhao Ji that the war was urgent at that time, and a Biao Xia army broke through the city.
The officers and soldiers of the Shang Song Army blocked Cai Chi, but he was unable to dodge and was killed by the enemy in the chaos. Zhao Ji sighed after hearing this, saying that Cai Aiqing was loyal to the country and died in the king's affairs, and Cai Gongxiang also lost his beloved son. I am also very sad.
I feel sorry for it, and I must pursue a generous reward. I sympathize with Cai Aiqing's heart to serve the country with fists and fists...
Then Zhao Ji should still eat, drink, and play... As for whether he believed Xiao Tang's statement or not, on that day Wu Jie killed Cai Ji, Pei Zhong, and others were the only witnesses.
Xiao Tang, Hua Rong, Xiao Jiasui and several others, only they know the true situation.
However, Xiao Tang also knew very well that even if he could deceive Zhao Ji, Cai Jing might not be able to let it go easily.
The thing that made Zhao Ji put down his wine cup and meditate for a while during the banquet was related to the fact that at the end of the Song-Xia War, the Tibetan king Chage took advantage of the situation and led his army to launch a massive counterattack against the Song Dynasty, but Tong Guan concealed the truth about the defeat and the direction.
The imperial court reported that he withstood the Xia army's fierce counterattack, and even impeached Liu Fa for disobeying the commander's orders and sending troops without authorization, which led to the Song army's defeat.
Xiao Tang led his troops to help Liu Fa, and led his troops to intercept the troops assembled by several military supervisory departments in the Xia Kingdom. Tong Guan, who had great power in this matter, could not easily turn the tables. At that time, the Song-Xia war had come to an end, and both sides
It was also common practice to return captured prisoners of war. Therefore, even if Xiao Tang released Cha Ge privately in exchange for the lives of Kang Jiong and other soldiers captured by the Xia army, as well as the lives of thousands of Song people, this was not a big deal to Zhao Ji.
Therefore, Tong Guan could only follow his original plan and trap Liu Fa, who had no status in Zhao Ji's mind but was a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh in the power struggle of the Western Army.
Xiao Tang naturally told Zhao Ji exactly what he saw and heard. Now that he had decided to remove Liu Fa, a good general of the country who had been plotted by Tong Guan, Xiao Tang could no longer let Tong Guan rely on the emperor's favor.
, with only one hand covering the sky, they continue to distort the facts and confuse right and wrong.
Let's talk about the Liang Liang Department buying wine, the Treasure and Shame Department making food, and countless palace attendants coming and going. Xiao Tang told Zhao Ji that Liu Fa was indeed coerced by Tong Guan to send troops, and he could feel that there seemed to be countless pairs of soldiers around him.
The eyes were cast towards him. In the harem, from the concubines to the children, all the children were paid with property. The guards, maids, companions, servants beside Zhao Ji... I am afraid that many of them were taken care of by that concubine.
After being bribed, Xiao Tang revealed to Zhao Ji face to face that Tong Guan wanted to frame a veteran of the Western Army and also falsely reported his military exploits. Presumably, the news would soon reach his ears.
Zuo Zuo and Tong Guan are now completely on opposite sides. Of course, Xiao Tang no longer has to worry about offending Tong Guan.
But after Zhao Ji listened to Xiao Tang's eloquent words, he just pondered briefly, took another sip of wine, shook his head and said with a smile: "Ai Qing entered the country, led his troops to fight to the death in the border court, resisted the Xia thieves and saved me. He is a real hero for tens of thousands of people! But... if Tong Aiqing forced Liu Jinglue to send troops and was ambushed by the Xia army... Xiao Aiqing did not see or hear this with her own eyes. How can we conclude that Tong Aiqing is blocking the path of virtue and using pretentious words? Both Aiqing are loyal ministers and generals who have contributed to the country and shared my worries. They should be sincere and righteous. If there is any misunderstanding between each other, they must be cleared up early. It's good to be kind..."
Hearing what Zhao Ji said, Xiao Tang already understood that Zhao Ji only planned to mediate the conflict between him and Tong Guan in a harmonious way. Since you two are both my "lovers", you will both As meritorious ministers, please don't cause any more disputes or problems between us, and let me be upset about you again.
It seems that Liu Fa can only take the blame for the loss of the defeated army...
Although Xiao Tang still planned to continue to argue, he clearly looked down upon Zhao Ji, who had always been frivolous in speech and dissolute in appearance. His eyes seemed to flash, and he said to himself meaningfully: "I love you to serve the country with loyalty and make contributions. You should also be considerate of your loyal ministers... It's just that at the age of Ai Qing, your qualifications in the court are still a little shallow. Even if you have achieved fame at a young age, you must not be shy or aggressive. Cai Gongxiang, Tong Aiqing, and Gao Aiqing. ....They are all my close ministers. Xiao Aiqing should ask for advice from a bottle of wine, and she should humbly ask for advice from the senior officials in the court."
Zhao Ji's words contained the meaning of beating, and Xiao Tang could understand it. When he had a secret fight with Gao Qiu Ming in Bianjing, Zhao Ji probably knew the reason, and could still turn a blind eye or close one eye, but now Xiao Tang no longer He formed a rivalry with Tong Guan and Cai Jing one after another, but Zhao Ji, who seemed casual and easy-going on the surface, but in fact often suppressed ministers who stood out, also felt that Xiao Tang was showing off his sharp edge.
At this point, it was no longer speculation, and Xiao Tang also knew that if he continued to remonstrate, he was afraid that he would be like Zheng Juzhong, Zhang Shangying, Wang Fu and even Cai Jing and other powerful officials, who would be beaten and warned for violating Zhao Ji's taboos. , but according to the habit of "killing you while you are sick" when the DPRK and China are fighting for political power, Xiao Tang, who has lost his favor, will face the treacherous plots of Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and other powerful traitors. I'm afraid. His end will be even more miserable than Liu Fa's.
Seeing that Xiao Tang was hesitant and silent, Zhao Ji changed the subject and started talking about romance, bamboo and silk making, and even some romantic stories that he had heard in his spare time. Xiao Tang stayed up for another half an hour, and concluded that the expedition had been going on for a long time. , he asked Zhao Ji to resign on the grounds that his family could never be reunited.
As for what Zhao Ji said about the love Qing and the Bian Ting soldiers dying in service to the country, I must be rewarded generously based on their merits. Xiao Tang was numb when he heard it. Now he has just heard it. What he really wants is what this country really needs. Yes, a foolish king like Zhao Ji, who even if he was kidnapped by the Jin army and sent to a bitter cold place in the north of the Great Wall, would only regret that "the country's mountains and rivers were all misunderstood by the ministers", he would never understand.
When Xiao Tang walked out of the palace, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at the sky again. He saw lead-gray dark clouds, making the entire sky look confused and chaotic, with no trace of sunlight able to penetrate the dark clouds.
Coming down makes people feel very depressed even when they look up at the sky.
The emperor has no way, and the king's laws are unfair. If God is really blind and the king's laws are ineffective, then the injustice and injustice in the world will still have to be taken care of by me and the brothers in the green forest.