The first thing Chu Ge thought of was naturally the possibility of killing the emperor.
After all, he had successfully planned to assassinate Qi Yingzong in the first stage, and he passed the level directly by flipping the table with one hand.
In any case, Emperor Gaozong was definitely no less killable than his brother.
If Qi Gaozong can be killed, even if the copy fails, Chu Ge will admit it.
At least it was for General Han Fuyue that he let out a bad breath.
After careful consideration, Chu Ge discovered that the success rate of this matter was too low.
This matter has two aspects: Li Hao and Qi Gaozong.
From Li Hao's point of view, he has not yet reached the point where he dominates the government and the public.
Although from the perspective of later generations, Qin Hui's power was overwhelming, and if he wanted to kill Han Fuyue unjustly, he would kill Han Fuyue unjustly. He even asked Qi Gaozong to always have daggers in the palace to guard against him, completely destroying the entire political system of Qi Dynasty...
…
But at this time, Chu Ge didn't have that kind of energy.
In real history, Qin Huizhi's rise to power did not happen overnight, but went through several stages.
The reason for his resurrection was that he was able to get in touch with Wan Yanchang and establish a peace agreement.
As for the killing of General Han Fuyue, although some people believe that he conspired to kill him first and then report it, in the final analysis, Gaozong had already had the idea of killing Han Fuyue, so Qin Huizhi did this for his own selfish interests, and it was also considered as pandering.
Qi Gaozong's thoughts, so under Qi Gaozong's protection, he was safe and sound.
Then it was time to negotiate a peace with the Jin people. There was a sentence in the contract, "You are not allowed to go to the prime minister for being innocent."
The actual effect of this sentence is that Qi Gaozong hardly dared to deprive Qin Huizhi of his position for any reason, regardless of whether he was guilty or innocent. Even if Qin Huizhi was really guilty, Qi Gaozong did not dare to discuss the crime.
Therefore, the reason why Qin Huizhi was able to be the prime minister for more than ten years and dominate the government and the public was ultimately because he had the support of the Jin people and relied on him to bring trouble to the Qi Dynasty's government.
But at this time, Li Hao, played by Chu Ge, had just risen to become the Prime Minister.
First, if he did not intend to kill General Han Fuyue, then what he did was actually not in line with the emperor.
Secondly, he has not yet received the clause from the Jin people in the peace negotiation that "he is not allowed to go to the prime minister for being innocent", which means that the Jin people will not support him at this time.
At this time, the emperor had already made up his mind to kill General Han Fuyue and negotiate peace with the Jin people.
As for Li Hao, played by Chu Ge, as a prime minister, he may be able to obey and disobey, and he may be able to find ways to prevent the emperor's decrees from leaving the palace. But the final result must be that the emperor takes over.
Because at this time, his foundation as a prime minister was not deep enough. Qi Gaozong was the undisputed most orthodox successor to the throne at this time.
The political strength of the two is simply not on the same level.
So, what about assassination?
The probability of success is also extremely low.
Previously, Chu Ge and Li Hongyun were able to successfully assassinate Qi Yingzong because Qi Yingzong lost his mind and wanted to escape from the palace. The protective force was lax on the way, so that Li Hong used a musket to take advantage of the loophole.
But at this time, Qi Gaozong had already experienced a mutiny and attached great importance to his own safety. He had been hiding in the palace and was heavily guarded.
Although Li Hao, played by Chu Ge, is the Prime Minister, he has to be searched repeatedly before entering the palace. In addition, without the cooperation of other players, he can hardly think of any possibility of successful assassination.
Therefore, this matter has fallen into an endless loop.
Assassination is not an option, and political struggle is the only option.
But when it comes to political struggle, we don’t have enough strength.
If you want to have enough strength, you must first get the support of the Jin people who "are not allowed to be prime ministers for being innocent." And if you want to get this support, you must first betray the country and kill General Han Fuyue.
Isn't this a big circle, and then it goes back again?
If Chu Ge really unjustly killed General Han Fuyue, no matter what he did after that, he would never be able to clear his name.
Because General Han Fuyue of this era is the only divine general who can bring peace to the world and is irreplaceable.
Seeing that the current situation was almost falling into an endless loop, Chu Ge did not give up because of this.
He didn't even think about using the function of the heroic spirit to ask for help.
Because he knows that asking this question to those heroic spirits in history may not be easy. For many things, it is better to use your own brain to solve it.
After some thinking, Chu Ge finally made up his mind.
An edict was drawn up to recall General Han Fuyue with twelve gold medals.
…
In April, General Han Fuyue and other generals were transferred from the army and returned to serve in the Privy Council of the capital.
In May, the peace faction in the DPRK slandered General Han Fuyue for "staying and refusing to enter" and demanded that Han Fuyue be removed from the post of Deputy Privy Envoy.
In August, Han Fuyue was dismissed from his post and returned to his old residence to take some time off.
In October, the Zhuhe faction framed General Han Fuyue for treason and threw him into Fengbo Pavilion in Dali Temple Prison.
In November, Qi and Jin reached a peace agreement: Qi declared vassalage to Jin, assigned all north of the Huaihe River to the Jin Kingdom, and paid an annual tribute of 250,000 taels of silver and 250,000 bolts of silk.
In December, Li Hao corrected the imperial edict and killed General Han Fuyue, and Gaozong later issued an order to ratify it.
It is difficult to verify whether Qin Huizhi killed General Han Fuyue by false edict, or whether Qin Huizhi actually got Gaozong's secret order to kill General Han Fuyue. But no matter which case it is, it is not possible.
Change the nature of the matter.
Qi Gaozong and Qin Hui hit it off instantly. No matter who came first or who came last, whether it was Qin Huizhi who blamed the emperor's decree, or Qi Gaozong who blamed Qin Hui's edict, they were all trying their best to blame the other party's head.
It's just that I take less of the blame.
After all, both of them knew that if they did such a bad thing, they would be infamy for the ages.
Just like that, everything seemed to be going according to the original route.
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December 29th.
Dali Temple Fengbo Pavilion, in prison.
Wei Shun's life has undergone great changes in recent days.
He was originally a jailer here. He worked diligently and was loyal on weekdays.
Hearing that General Han Fuyue had made great achievements in the Northern Expedition and continued to regain lost territory, Wei Shun was also excited. He even returned home every day and happily had a drink with a few friends.
But then, what happened in the court made his mood take a turn for the worse, and he became increasingly confused.
General Han Fuyue, who continued to score great victories on the front, was recalled to the Central Government and was imprisoned within a few months.
The news came from prison that General Han Fuyue has been accused of crimes. Although he has not been tortured, the traitor party headed by Li Hao in the DPRK wants to put General Han Fuyue to death.
It's obvious.
Wei Shun felt a tightness in his chest and had nowhere to vent.
Why?
Why did Your Majesty turn a blind eye to these traitors and sycophants? Why did Your Majesty have no reason to doubt General Han Fuyue, who was the pillar of the country? Is it possible that in the face of the hatred between the country and the Jin people, the selfish interests of the Gongun princes in the DPRK were just like this?
Is it important?
However, he is just a pawn after all.
Even if he had already scolded the traitors headed by Li Hao ten thousand times in his heart, even if he knew that General Han Fuyue was imprisoned in Fengbo Pavilion, what could he, a little jailer, do?
If it develops according to real history.
After General Han Fuyue was killed, the jailer Wei Shun took the risk of being killed and secretly dug up General Han Fuyue's body and carried it out of the city so that he could be buried alive.
On the day when General Han Fuyue was rehabilitated and Zhaoxue was later rehabilitated, Wei Shun had already passed away, but he still told his son about it before he died, so the remains of General Han Fuyue were actually moved to the West Lake for burial.
If it were not for Wei Shun, perhaps General Han Fuyue's body would really be gone and he would not be able to be buried in the tomb for future generations to worship.
As a small soldier, Wei Shun risked his life to do such a thing, which can be said to be unparalleled loyalty.
But what Wei Shun didn't expect was that none of this happened.
Because a few days ago, he was inexplicably promoted to prison officer.
This appointment was said to have been personally ordered by Li Hao, the prime minister at the time, whom he had scolded countless times.
This move caused some changes in the way his colleagues looked at him.
There is flattery, there is disdain.
Almost all his colleagues in prison thought that he had colluded with Li Hao and was going to become an accomplice in the death of General Han Fuyue.
Wei Shun was puzzled by this, because he and the current prime minister Li Hao were strangers to each other, and even privately scolded Li Hao for being a traitor to the country.
Today, as a prison officer, Kai Shun received an order to kill General Han Fuyue.
The current prime minister, Li Hao, was a complete conspirator. He dismissed everyone and waited outside the prison in person to confirm that General Han Fuyue was dead before leaving.
No one else knows about what happened that day.
However, I later heard that there was still a blood letter written by General Han Fuyue in the prison that read "The sky will be clear, the day will be clear!" Li Hao left proudly after confirming that General Han Fuyue was dead.
In this regard, the person who really experienced it, Wei Shun, kept it secret, and soon resigned and left to live in seclusion in the countryside.
Li Hao reported the matter to Qi Gaozong, who breathed a sigh of relief.
When the news of the death of General Han Fuyue came out, the people all cried; as for the Jin Kingdom, the ministers drank wine to congratulate each other and played their crowns to celebrate.
Everything seems to be following the original historical line.
It's just that no one noticed that some small details went wrong.
…
An inconspicuous manor on the outskirts of the capital.
Li Hao, played by Chu Ge, came to the door of the manor with only one most trustworthy servant who never did anything. He gently clicked the door knocker three times with a certain frequency.
After a while, the door opened a crack.
Wei Shun looked around to make sure there was no one else, and then he welcomed Li Hao, played by Chu Ge, in.
"Mr. Li, please come in."
The servant Li Hao brought with him was waiting loyally outside the manor.
Arriving at the manor, Chu Ge finally met again the greatest historical figure in this historical slice, General Han Fuyue.
Players have already noticed it when they watched the animation in the game before.
Unlike the largest historical slice of the Dasheng Dynasty, which belongs to Sheng Taizu, the largest historical slice of the Qi Dynasty belongs to General Han Fuyue.
Born in a peasant family, he was able to lead the repeatedly defeated Qi army to regain the Central Plains in just twenty years. He gained a great reputation and transformed an army that was originally on the verge of collapse into one that "frozen to death without tearing down houses and starved to death without looting."
There is no need to elaborate on the greatness of General Han Fuyue, the pinnacle army of cold weapons.
At this time, General Han Fuyue was sitting in the courtyard, reading the books in his hands.
This situation made Chu Ge couldn't help but think of the great general from many years ago, General Qin Kaiyun.
Perhaps, there are many similarities between the two at this time?
Seeing Li Hao played by Chu Ge, General Han Fuyue stood up and said: "Li Xiang."
If it were before, General Han Fuyue might have only two attitudes when he met Li Hao, played by Chu Ge.
The first is to follow the etiquette between courtiers and barely maintain the most basic politeness and politeness; the second is to be filled with righteous indignation with sincerity for the country and the people after knowing that the other party has decided to kill themselves.
denounced.
But now, General Han Fuyue's attitude does not belong to any of them.
His mood was still very contradictory, but his view of Li Hao had undergone some changes.
Because it was Li Hao's operation that replaced him with a death row prisoner who looked similar to General Han Fuyue, and secretly rescued the real General Han Fuyue and placed him in this manor.
Perhaps before, General Han Fuyue also regarded Li Hao as a traitorous traitor, but after that, General Han Fuyue's view of him changed somewhat.
At least I know that Li Hao may have another plan, and it is not absolutely unbearable as I originally thought.
"General Han, please take a seat."
Chu Ge said as he sat down on another Taishi chair.
This was the first time the two met after rescuing General Han Fuyue from prison.
"Prime Minister Li, there is something unclear about me at the end of the day. Can I ask for advice in person?"
Chu Ge nodded: "General Han, it's okay to ask. I will definitely tell you the truth."
General Han Fuyue looked a little sad. Obviously this matter had troubled him for a long time: "Li Xiang first summoned my class teacher back to the court with twelve gold medals, and then accused me of being imprisoned. But at the last moment, he spent a lot of money.
Rescued me after many twists and turns.
"Why?"
Chu Ge was silent for a moment and sighed softly: "General Han, do you really think that making peace with the Jin people is the original idea?
"Without the official's approval, I would be just a rootless leader. If I want to have power over the government and do whatever I want...I'm afraid, it's still a few years too early."
General Han Fuyue was silent.
Chu Ge's words directly pointed out the situation he least expected to see.
That is, the person who wants to kill him is really the current emperor.
In fact, for General Han Fuyue, although the current emperor had many shortcomings, he did give him some support during the Northern Expedition.
Moreover, under the idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, General Han Fuyue's original intention was to have some illusions about Qi Gaozong.
The original General Han Fuyue would probably have thought that whether he won the gold medal or was imprisoned, there were factors involved in the activities of the treacherous minister Li Hao. It was because the emperor was ignorant of people and was deceived.
But now it seems that Li Hao is very sober, mainly because... he took the blame for the emperor.
Otherwise, why would Li Hao go to all the trouble to save himself?
If this Li Hao is really a capitulationist who betrays his country and seeks glory, then he should kill himself, whether for the reason of peace talks or because he is worried that his status will be affected by his role as general or prime minister.
However, this Li Hao did not kill him, and even took huge risks to save him.
If it is not Prime Minister Li who is determined to kill him, but the current emperor...
So Li Hao's behavior is tantamount to the crime of deceiving the emperor. Once discovered, he will not be able to explain it to the emperor, but also to the Jin people. It almost means that his position as prime minister will not be guaranteed in an instant, and even
There are other associated huge risks.
In short, secretly rescuing General Han Fuyue was enough to prove Li Hao's thoughts.
But from this, new questions arise.
General Han Fuyue wondered: "Then why did Prime Minister Li go to such trouble?"
Chu Ge sighed softly: "General Han, the real prime minister in the court does not cover the sky with one hand.
"To kill you, this is the intention of the officials and the Jin people. I may be able to resist the order, but before long, I will be dismissed from the prime minister. Then, someone who is better at figuring out what is going on will come to power. When the time comes, he will
You will still be killed unjustly.
"So, at this time, I can't change all of this on the bright side.
"Secretly rescuing you and your son is the limit of what I can do at this time.
"As for your lieutenant... there is really nothing I can do."
The process of rescuing General Han Fuyue was even smoother than Chu Ge had planned.
It is precisely because Li Hao, played by Chu Ge, has previously set himself up as a traitor, so for Qi Gaozong or other officials of the peace-promoting faction, or the capitulation faction, it is possible for anyone to save General Han Fuyue, but only
It would be absolutely impossible for Li Hao alone.
It is precisely in this dark situation under the lamp that Chu Ge can operate better.
He only changed the jailer who was executing the execution that day, and persuaded other officials to retreat by pretending to personally oversee the execution, and successfully rescued General Han Fuyue.
After all, Li Hao said that General Han Fuyue was dead, who would doubt it?
Moreover, his seemingly shameless behavior is more in line with his character. Everyone will think that General Han Fuyue did die unjustly in prison. The more Li Hao covers it up, the more they believe it.
General Han Fuyue closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath: "In any case, I would like to thank Prime Minister Li for his life-saving grace.
"It's just...I'm afraid that the general will have to live in seclusion in the countryside for the rest of his life, and will never be able to regain the mountains and rivers."
This is simply obvious.
If the emperor was just confused for a moment and was deceived by Li Hao, then even if he retreated at this time, maybe one day the emperor would wake up and have a chance to fight again.
But if this matter was promoted by the emperor...
I'm afraid that the situation will only get worse before Qi Gaozong passes away.
What's even more tragic is that Qi Gaozong was still very young at this time, and his body was still very strong. In the next thirty or forty years, I'm afraid there is no possibility of his death.
General Han Fuyue was already thirty-nine years old at this time.
In terms of lifespan, I am afraid that neither Li Hao nor Han Fuyue can live longer than this emperor.
Although spending his life in anonymity like this can be regarded as a good death, for General Han Fuyue, who is eager to regain his old territory and take revenge, spending his life in such a wasted life may not be of much substance compared to an unjust death in prison.
the difference.
However, what surprised him was that Li Hao smiled and then shook his head.
"If General Han thinks so, he is wrong.
"Within ten years, the general will have a chance to make a comeback."
This time, General Han Fuyue was really shocked.
Is there any chance of a comeback within ten years?
How is this possible?
In fact, as early as when he withdrew his troops, General Han Fuyue knew that he had missed a good opportunity this time and that it would be difficult to make money in the future.
After all, time has changed, and the source of troops, food and wages, fighter planes, etc. will all change after many years. No one can say what happened at that time.
That's why he shouted such heart-wrenching words as "Ten years of hard work will be wasted in one day. All the states and counties gained will be shut down in one day. The country will be difficult to revive. The world will never be restored again."
But if ten years later, he can really fight against gold again, it would be much better than never having another chance, right?
If there is no source of troops, he can train troops; if there is no food and pay, he can think of ways to raise them; if there is no fighter plane, then he can find and manufacture fighter planes himself.
After all, the meaning of a generation of divine generals is that they can do everything by themselves.
As long as he has this opportunity for the Northern Expedition, relying on the great reputation of General Han Fuyue and his huge reputation in the north and the south, all this will not be a problem.
The real question is, where did this opportunity for the Northern Expedition come from?
The peace agreement has been completed, and the emperor will not support the Northern Expedition in the next twenty or thirty years. What's more, General Han Fuyue is already a dead man in name, so why should he rise again and become a former general?
Chu Ge smiled confidently.
At this point, he can proudly say that he indeed sees things more clearly than General Han Fuyue.
After all, he knows the history from now on, and he can see more clearly about these historical figures whose coffins have been finalized.
"The current official is indeed in good health and will have no problem living to be eighty years old.
"Moreover, he really doesn't want to have another war with the Jin people.
"From this point of view, the chance of your coming back, General Han, is indeed very low.
"but……
"The golden man doesn't think so."
General Han Fuyue's eyes lit up, and he quietly waited for the next chapter.
Chu Ge continued: "The peace talks between Qi and Jin are peaceful for the Qi Dynasty, but it is a truce for the Jin people.
"It's actually not difficult to guess what will happen in the next twenty years.
"The Qi Dynasty will lose its military preparedness with the fall of a generation of famous generals. The elite soldiers trained by you, General Han, will be wasted day by day and will be disarmed and returned to the fields. However, the Jin people will be hard-working and planning day and night.
"At that time, their goal will no longer be just to clear the grass and valleys, but to destroy the Qi Dynasty!
"And the official family at this time was already in their fifties by that time.
"The official family has no fertility, so he will not choose a prince from the Taizong line, but will choose a prince from the Taizu line to inherit the throne.
"When the time comes when the Jin soldiers invade the territory, this official will most likely be able to meditate and then leave.
"As for the candidate for the new king, I have actually roughly decided on him. He has been raised in the palace since he was five years old. He is loyal, filial and benevolent. He is already fifteen years old. And he admires you very much, General Han.
Relying on.
"When this new king takes the throne, why should General Han worry about not being able to rise again?"
Of course Chu Ge's words were not just his imagination.
Real history is like this.
Twenty years after the peace agreement, Wanyan Hailing tore up the peace agreement and attacked the Qi Dynasty. The Qi Dynasty defenders collapsed at the first touch, and the Jin people fought directly to the edge of the Yangtze River.
If Zhao Binfu, a fierce man from heaven, had not been cheated and defeated the Jin people in the Battle of Niuzhu, causing Wanyan Hailing's army to mutiny, I am afraid that the history of the Qi Dynasty would have come to an end in that year.
At this time, Qi Gaozong, who was already in his fifties, was disheartened. Perhaps he finally understood that this kind of peace treaty was unreliable, or perhaps he was tired of government affairs, so he quit and became the emperor.
And the successor he chose was the most famous Mingjun in the entire Qi Dynasty, Emperor Xiaozong.
Emperor Xiaozong reused Zhao Binfu and also tried the Northern Expedition. However, no matter how powerful Zhao Binfu was, he was still a civil servant, not a military general. Therefore, this time the Northern Expedition was handed over to another general to lead the troops. Due to various factors, in the end it was
failed.
Therefore, history made a huge joke: Qi Gaozong had famous generals, but he was a waste; Qi Xiaozong was a wise king, but when he wanted to restore the country, he had no famous generals at his disposal.
If General Han Fuyue had not died at that time, then by the time of Qi Xiaozong, General Han Fuyue would have only been sixty years old.
It's still possible to fight.
In this possibility, maybe everything will be different.
And now, Chu Ge is working hard to make this possibility come true.
As expected, General Han Fuyue's eyes began to light up.
But then, he realized that the possibility mentioned by Li Hao actually had many details that could not withstand scrutiny.
"Li Xiang, this plan is a bit... too idealistic.
"I have two questions at the end.
"First, even if the current official became the Supreme Emperor at that time, if according to what you said, the new emperor is very particular about filial piety. Then can he eliminate the influence of the current official and reuse me before starting the Northern Expedition?
"Secondly, twenty years... is a bit too long. Although I will be sixty years old by then, I'm afraid it's hard to say whether I can fight again.
"What's more, Li Xiang, can you persist for another twenty years..."
Li Hao's character design is the same as that of Qin Huizhi. He is thirteen years older than General Han Fuyue. Moreover, his physical fitness is certainly far inferior to General Han Fuyue.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Qin Huizhi died more than ten years later and could not survive the Battle of Niuzhu.
But if Han Fuyue wants to rise again, it will be impossible if there is no one in the court.
Chu Ge smiled slightly: "Of course I have thought about General Han's worries.
"I really won't live for twenty years.
"If General Han is to rise again, in addition to the support of the emperor, the support of the DPRK and China is also essential.
"Moreover, the Jin people must come to fight as soon as possible, otherwise General Han, your health may also have problems. After all, if this plan purely hopes that General Han will live to be sixty years old and still be in good health, it would be a little too unreliable.
"It is best for this battle to come within ten years.
"So, in these ten years, I will continue to make plans."
General Han Fuyue was startled: "How to arrange it?"
Chu Ge stood up and walked two steps in the courtyard.
“First, I will follow the statement in the peace talks that ‘you cannot be prime minister without guilt’, take over the power alone, and continue to cultivate your own power in the DPRK. And within ten years, major issues in the DPRK can be decided with one word.
"Second, I will pretend to collude with the Jin people and constantly pass on information to the Jin people. At the same time, I will act like a depleted armament on the front line to induce them to send troops faster. It is best to make up my mind to raise troops to destroy Qi within ten years.
"Third, the Supreme Emperor may indeed interfere in this. But I have a way to prevent him from interfering again."
General Han Fuyue's eyes widened, full of shock.
Obviously, even a prominent figure like him felt sincerely surprised and shocked when he heard Chu Ge's rebellious words.
Listening to this, it seems that he is going to kill the king?
But... the palace is heavily guarded, how could this be so easy?
Chu Ge smiled calmly: "General Han, I don't need you to worry about it now, I have my own solution.
"Your task now is to wait patiently here. Read the military strategy and write down your own experience in the art of war.
"Ten years from now, I guarantee you will still have a chance to achieve your goals again!"
