Chapter 161
The Emperor
Chapter 161 The Emperor
The back of Zhao Huan's head hurt like it was about to explode, and he was completely ill.
All the courtiers around looked at each other, really didn't know how to face Zhao Huan at this moment.
"Come here, drag Gao Qiu out for me and cut him off!"
Zhao Huan roared.
Gao Qiu was stunned, he really didn't expect that Zhao Huan, who was ill, would be so terrifying that he would kill someone if he disagreed with him.
He looked at the surrounding courtiers as if begging for mercy, but none of them looked at him, and they even had a sneer on the corner of their mouths.
No way, these scholar-bureaucrats were already dissatisfied with eunuchs interfering in government affairs.
Whether it is Gao Qiu, Tong Guan, or Yinxiang Liang Shicheng and others, these great eunuchs control the government one by one. They have long hoped that this group of people will die. Now they finally saw that Zhao Huan was so hot-headed that he wanted to kill him. They didn't It's a blessing to celebrate.
It seems that there is no way to ask others, and at this time, I can only save myself.
Gao Qiu quickly knelt down and shouted at Zhao Huan:
"Officials, it's not a pity to die this minister's life, but now the Jin people are coming in, so let's wait until the Jin people's troubles are solved before killing the humble minister."
Zhao Huan stared at Gao Qiu below, and said coldly:
"Why, do you have a way to deal with Jin Jun?"
Zhao Huan took a deep breath, at this moment he finally calmed down his emotions briefly, yes, he can't kill Gao Qi now.
"Soldiers come from the privy secretaries, but they cannot be controlled by them; soldiers are subordinate to the Sanya, and they cannot be controlled by them."
The Privy Council has the right to deploy troops, but not the army; the Sanya is in charge of the army, but has no right to deploy troops.
Gao Qiu was originally the Taiwei of the court, and he was appointed as a privy envoy by Zhao Huan some time ago. In fact, this is equivalent to combining the right to deploy troops and the right to control the army.
It can be said that Gao Qiu has one less right than Zhao Huan to send generals and lead troops, and now he has become the highest military officer in the Song Dynasty.
Changing generals before the battle is a taboo in the army, now that Jin Guo people are approaching the city, it is really inappropriate to kill Gao Qi at this time.
"Officials, at this time, it is better to quickly send envoys to the Kingdom of Jin to discuss peace."
Gao Lian also had no good solution, so he could only make up a reason at this time.
"The people of the Kingdom of Jin are about to break open the city gate, will they still negotiate peace with us?"
Zhao Huan shook his head, not to mention the fact that the princess with whom he was married has run away. Thinking of Zhao Jun, Zhao Huan is also furious. He has raised this daughter for nothing for so many years. To share his worries, he secretly ran away.
"Officials, at this time, we can only lower our posture, so as to have a chance of survival."
Gao Qiu said to Zhao Huan.
"Lower your stance?"
Zhao Huan was stunned, how could he lower his posture?
"Let Da Song surrender to the Kingdom of Jin?"
Now that the people of the Kingdom of Jin are going to destroy the Great Song Dynasty, do you still need to be a minister?
"Officials, why not follow the example of Shi Jingtang, the great ancestor of the later Jin Dynasty."
Gao Qiu said softly.
Hearing Gao Qiu's words, all the courtiers were blown away.
"Officials, absolutely not, this Gao Qiu is bewitching the crowd with his demonic words, I suggest that he beheaded!"
Zhang Bangchang was the first to stand up and object.
Shi Jingtang was originally the envoy of Hedong Jiedu. In the third year of Qingtai (936), Shi Jingtang rebelled. After the Tang army surrounded Taiyuan, Shi Jingtang asked Khitan for help, ceded the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, and willingly became the "child emperor" and became a traitor. .
But what Shi Jingtang really said was from the Shatuo tribe, so the scholar-bureaucrats at most despised him, and hadn't really poked their backs to scold him.
However, now, Gao Qi, a scumbag, actually wanted Zhao Huan to recognize the Jin Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai as his father. They couldn't bear this insult.
So at this time, the crowd was excited, and one by one threatened to kill Gao Lian.
Facing the denunciation of all the courtiers, Gao Qiu didn't show any fear on his face. When I was in trouble just now, didn't you stand by and watch?Now you continue to stand by and watch.
"Is this plan feasible?"
However, Zhao Huan's heart was moved. As long as he could keep his throne, let alone become the Son Emperor, even if he became the Sun Emperor, he didn't have any objections.
It's just that the Jin people have already arrived at the door, so it's too late for you to want to be an emperor at this time.
"Officials, absolutely not!"
Zhang Bangchang hurriedly stood up to stop him and said, the emperor is now the son emperor, so how should these courtiers deal with themselves when they see the people of the Kingdom of Jin in the future?
"Officials, think twice..."
A group of courtiers began to stand up and persuade.
Zhao Huan snorted coldly, pointed to the crowd below and said:
"Think twice, then you guys can come up with a way for me so that I don't have to be humiliated!"
Your life is about to die, can you still take care of your dignity?
Zhao Huan was originally a spineless emperor, for the sake of his life, he would rather not have dignity.
Liu Qi, the living man, stood up again at this time and said:
"Officials, there are still millions of people in the city. As long as the officials raise their arms, these ordinary people will be millions of soldiers. As long as we can hold on to the city for a few days, when the army of kings from all over the world arrives, the people inside and outside the city will be defeated. If the army should cooperate with the outside, the Jin army will surely retreat..."
Liu Qi had already seen this strategy once. Although the process was difficult, it was a feasible method.
"The people of the Kingdom of Jin are brutal. Once the city is broken, the people in the city will inevitably be looted. As long as this is clearly explained to the people, the people in the city will definitely fight against the enemy together with the imperial army."
If the city gate is broken, this group of people rushing in will rob your house, rob your wife, rob your daughter, and make your son their slave. If you want to encounter such a situation, there will be no ordinary people Will not be desperate.
Combat already pays attention to the right time, place and people. The right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. If the army and the people in the city are united, it is not impossible to fight at this time.
But Zhao Huan didn't have the courage, he didn't even have confidence in himself, let alone the people in the city.
"But the two sides are at war, will the Jin people agree to negotiate a peace with us?"
Zhao Huan said to Gao Qiu with some uncertainty.
"Officials, the Jin army is attacking the south gate. As far as I know, the one attacking the south gate is the east army led by Wanyan Zonghan, and the one at the north gate is the west army led by Wanyan Zongbi. We can go north. Wanyan Zongbi of the city gate handed in the letter of credence."
Gao Qiu said to Zhao Huan.
Zhao Huan's eyes lit up. This is a good idea. In this way, it can also divide the conflicts between the Jin army. He signaled Gao Qiu to continue talking with his eyes.
Gao Lian was encouraged, and at this moment he continued:
"As long as Wanyan Zongbi agrees, then we will open the city gate and seek Wanyan Zongbi's protection!"
(End of this chapter)
The back of Zhao Huan's head hurt like it was about to explode, and he was completely ill.
All the courtiers around looked at each other, really didn't know how to face Zhao Huan at this moment.
"Come here, drag Gao Qiu out for me and cut him off!"
Zhao Huan roared.
Gao Qiu was stunned, he really didn't expect that Zhao Huan, who was ill, would be so terrifying that he would kill someone if he disagreed with him.
He looked at the surrounding courtiers as if begging for mercy, but none of them looked at him, and they even had a sneer on the corner of their mouths.
No way, these scholar-bureaucrats were already dissatisfied with eunuchs interfering in government affairs.
Whether it is Gao Qiu, Tong Guan, or Yinxiang Liang Shicheng and others, these great eunuchs control the government one by one. They have long hoped that this group of people will die. Now they finally saw that Zhao Huan was so hot-headed that he wanted to kill him. They didn't It's a blessing to celebrate.
It seems that there is no way to ask others, and at this time, I can only save myself.
Gao Qiu quickly knelt down and shouted at Zhao Huan:
"Officials, it's not a pity to die this minister's life, but now the Jin people are coming in, so let's wait until the Jin people's troubles are solved before killing the humble minister."
Zhao Huan stared at Gao Qiu below, and said coldly:
"Why, do you have a way to deal with Jin Jun?"
Zhao Huan took a deep breath, at this moment he finally calmed down his emotions briefly, yes, he can't kill Gao Qi now.
"Soldiers come from the privy secretaries, but they cannot be controlled by them; soldiers are subordinate to the Sanya, and they cannot be controlled by them."
The Privy Council has the right to deploy troops, but not the army; the Sanya is in charge of the army, but has no right to deploy troops.
Gao Qiu was originally the Taiwei of the court, and he was appointed as a privy envoy by Zhao Huan some time ago. In fact, this is equivalent to combining the right to deploy troops and the right to control the army.
It can be said that Gao Qiu has one less right than Zhao Huan to send generals and lead troops, and now he has become the highest military officer in the Song Dynasty.
Changing generals before the battle is a taboo in the army, now that Jin Guo people are approaching the city, it is really inappropriate to kill Gao Qi at this time.
"Officials, at this time, it is better to quickly send envoys to the Kingdom of Jin to discuss peace."
Gao Lian also had no good solution, so he could only make up a reason at this time.
"The people of the Kingdom of Jin are about to break open the city gate, will they still negotiate peace with us?"
Zhao Huan shook his head, not to mention the fact that the princess with whom he was married has run away. Thinking of Zhao Jun, Zhao Huan is also furious. He has raised this daughter for nothing for so many years. To share his worries, he secretly ran away.
"Officials, at this time, we can only lower our posture, so as to have a chance of survival."
Gao Qiu said to Zhao Huan.
"Lower your stance?"
Zhao Huan was stunned, how could he lower his posture?
"Let Da Song surrender to the Kingdom of Jin?"
Now that the people of the Kingdom of Jin are going to destroy the Great Song Dynasty, do you still need to be a minister?
"Officials, why not follow the example of Shi Jingtang, the great ancestor of the later Jin Dynasty."
Gao Qiu said softly.
Hearing Gao Qiu's words, all the courtiers were blown away.
"Officials, absolutely not, this Gao Qiu is bewitching the crowd with his demonic words, I suggest that he beheaded!"
Zhang Bangchang was the first to stand up and object.
Shi Jingtang was originally the envoy of Hedong Jiedu. In the third year of Qingtai (936), Shi Jingtang rebelled. After the Tang army surrounded Taiyuan, Shi Jingtang asked Khitan for help, ceded the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, and willingly became the "child emperor" and became a traitor. .
But what Shi Jingtang really said was from the Shatuo tribe, so the scholar-bureaucrats at most despised him, and hadn't really poked their backs to scold him.
However, now, Gao Qi, a scumbag, actually wanted Zhao Huan to recognize the Jin Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai as his father. They couldn't bear this insult.
So at this time, the crowd was excited, and one by one threatened to kill Gao Lian.
Facing the denunciation of all the courtiers, Gao Qiu didn't show any fear on his face. When I was in trouble just now, didn't you stand by and watch?Now you continue to stand by and watch.
"Is this plan feasible?"
However, Zhao Huan's heart was moved. As long as he could keep his throne, let alone become the Son Emperor, even if he became the Sun Emperor, he didn't have any objections.
It's just that the Jin people have already arrived at the door, so it's too late for you to want to be an emperor at this time.
"Officials, absolutely not!"
Zhang Bangchang hurriedly stood up to stop him and said, the emperor is now the son emperor, so how should these courtiers deal with themselves when they see the people of the Kingdom of Jin in the future?
"Officials, think twice..."
A group of courtiers began to stand up and persuade.
Zhao Huan snorted coldly, pointed to the crowd below and said:
"Think twice, then you guys can come up with a way for me so that I don't have to be humiliated!"
Your life is about to die, can you still take care of your dignity?
Zhao Huan was originally a spineless emperor, for the sake of his life, he would rather not have dignity.
Liu Qi, the living man, stood up again at this time and said:
"Officials, there are still millions of people in the city. As long as the officials raise their arms, these ordinary people will be millions of soldiers. As long as we can hold on to the city for a few days, when the army of kings from all over the world arrives, the people inside and outside the city will be defeated. If the army should cooperate with the outside, the Jin army will surely retreat..."
Liu Qi had already seen this strategy once. Although the process was difficult, it was a feasible method.
"The people of the Kingdom of Jin are brutal. Once the city is broken, the people in the city will inevitably be looted. As long as this is clearly explained to the people, the people in the city will definitely fight against the enemy together with the imperial army."
If the city gate is broken, this group of people rushing in will rob your house, rob your wife, rob your daughter, and make your son their slave. If you want to encounter such a situation, there will be no ordinary people Will not be desperate.
Combat already pays attention to the right time, place and people. The right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. If the army and the people in the city are united, it is not impossible to fight at this time.
But Zhao Huan didn't have the courage, he didn't even have confidence in himself, let alone the people in the city.
"But the two sides are at war, will the Jin people agree to negotiate a peace with us?"
Zhao Huan said to Gao Qiu with some uncertainty.
"Officials, the Jin army is attacking the south gate. As far as I know, the one attacking the south gate is the east army led by Wanyan Zonghan, and the one at the north gate is the west army led by Wanyan Zongbi. We can go north. Wanyan Zongbi of the city gate handed in the letter of credence."
Gao Qiu said to Zhao Huan.
Zhao Huan's eyes lit up. This is a good idea. In this way, it can also divide the conflicts between the Jin army. He signaled Gao Qiu to continue talking with his eyes.
Gao Lian was encouraged, and at this moment he continued:
"As long as Wanyan Zongbi agrees, then we will open the city gate and seek Wanyan Zongbi's protection!"
(End of this chapter)