Chapter 328: One step forward is a rebel

Hearing Gao Qiu's question, the little emperor was silent for a moment and replied: "You also know that before the prince of the little king died, he asked Zhao Li people to take care of me. I had many private messages with him - weren't these private messages handled by you? I know that now everyone in the capital thinks that I summoned Zhao Li people to the capital to protect the palace. In the main hall, the saint looked at me twice, but I really can't explain this matter.

Speaking of Zhao Liren's rebellion, I know that everyone may rebel, but Zhao Liren cannot. He once talked to me about the "Lienzhou Speech" and the "Guangzhou Speech". He repeatedly talked about "setting rules" and protecting everyone... He requires the people under his jurisdiction to abide by the rules and asks the soldiers under his jurisdiction to rebel. How can he rebel? Once he rebels, what rules do he abide by?

Zhao Liren once said that Wang Jinggong ignored all laws in the name of reform, which resulted in "lawlessness". He also said: Don't set bad precedents. For example, Emperor Taizong of Tang killed his brother to succeed to the throne. After that, there was a Tang Dynasty. The battle for imperial power was always bloody, which led to the great civil strife in every battle to succeed to the throne. The elites of the country were repeatedly slaughtered in the struggle for succession, and then the vitality of the Central Plains was completely destroyed, and the Hu people easily entered the pass.

He also said: During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Pi forced Emperor Xian of Han to abdicate and usurp the throne. As a result, his descendants were also forced by the Sima family. He often said to people: What causes are planted and what results are harvested. Therefore, just now in the hall, the ministers were in a panic. I firmly believe that Zhao Li people would not rebel because they could not bear the consequences of the rebellion and did not dare to set this precedent for their descendants.

In Guangnan, he always claimed to set rules, so as to vaguely deny Wang Jinggong's reforms. He also said that Wang Jinggong did things and broke all the rules, but did not tell people what rules to follow - "What law is there?" He did not establish the law, and the result was lawless, without a king, without a father, without a people. So, is he going to establish a rule of rebellion this time? I guess he couldn't do it, and he didn't dare to do it."

Gao Qiu smiled bitterly and couldn't help but tease: "Your Majesty knows that although Zhao Liren has a reputation for abide by the rules, his more prominent reputation is: he is good at taking advantage of loopholes. Does Your Majesty really trust Lord Zhao?"

How could Zhao Ji not trust Zhao Xing?! Speaking of the trust of the emperors of the Song Dynasty for their trusted ministers, it was almost paranoid. Song Shenzong trusted Wang Anshi without hesitation to destroy the country, and Song Zhezong trusted Zhang Dun without fear of destroying the country. But in real history, Song Huizong blindly believed in Cai Jing, and the persistent efforts of three generations of people finally completed the mission of destroying the country... Of course, some people even believed that the paranoid trust of the emperors of the Song Dynasty not only caused the destruction of the country, but "destroying China."

Zhao Ji nodded childishly, Gao Qiu smiled bitterly and reached into his arms, and took out a letter from his arms. He silently handed it to the little emperor. The little emperor did not say a word, and read the letter. After reading it, he lit the letter on the candlelight. Then Zhao Ji picked up his pen and wrote three words on a blank letter: "I understand!"

These three words are written very beautifully and have a strong sense of royalty.

Gao Qiu didn't say anything, and carefully folded the paper. He found that the little emperor was already burning the letter skin he had just now. He bowed and said, "The little emperor seemed to be unaware of it."

Fan Chuncui ran all the way to Shunbao Village. This Shunbao Village was built on the border to prevent the Liao Kingdom from crossing the border. Since Zhao Xing invented cement, the castle on the border has begun to raise funds and spontaneously converted into a cement stone fort. Zhao Xing hangs the title of "Secretary of the Privy Council of the Privy Council" on his head, which is equivalent to a small "Envoyance Prime Minister". The people also collectively call this official position "Taiwei" - of course, even the commander of the Beijing Palace Front Office is also called "Taiwei" among the people.

With the halo of the Taiwei on his head, Shunbao Village naturally would not intercept him. Zhao Xing successfully entered Shunbao Village. He made a huge sum of money and asked Shunbao Village to help him collect small boats so that he could go straight to Bianliang along the Liubeishui River in early winter. This delay made Gao Zunhui realize something was wrong. He mobilized the Hebei imperial guards to intercept him while sending people to report to the court.

It was under this situation that Fan Chuncui entered Shunbao Village. He shook his white hair and climbed onto Zhao Xing's boat panting. Along the way, he met his Suzaku Army soldiers saluted to the old man together. Fan Chuncui was sweating all over and broke into Zhao Xing's cockpit.

He was not blocked along the way. When he entered Zhao Xing's cockpit, he found that Zhao Xing was looking up the map with a strong man of similar height as him, and he said, "I made a mistake. Why didn't I calculate the depth of the Yellow River? I can actually make this mistake. When I think about it, I admire myself."

Fan Chuncui stood at the door and shouted: "Let's go, why don't you leave? Zhao Liren, if you take another step forward, you are a traitor."

When Zhao Xing heard Fan Chuncui's voice, he raised his head, exchanged glances with Shuai Fan, turned around and bowed to Fan Chuncui: "Old Master, I'm talking and joking. Why did I become a rebel when I escort the tribute envoy into the court?"

Fan Chuncui ignored it and rushed to the table and looked through the map that Zhao Xing had just checked. There were many circles and forks on the map. Fan Chuncui looked carefully and did not find any sensitive places on the map. He breathed a sigh of relief and pointed at the direction of Yangzhou, asking: "Does escort tribute envoy need to go in two ways? Zhao Liren, I ask you, are you escorting the tribute envoy, and what are the escorts of the fleet in Yangzhou?"

Zhao Xing blinked innocently and replied: "Of course, they were also tribute envoys, but those were small earth kings in the South China Sea, with a land of only a hundred miles and a population of only 100,000 households. Sometimes they only occupy a small island and call themselves kings, and I usually like to call them "Kunlun slaves".

I am the real king who is worthy of me, including two princes of Jiaozhi, one of Zhenla, one of Huluna, and one of Bagan City Lord.

These are envoys of great powers, so they naturally disdain to walk with those little kings. In order to be worthy of their identity, I personally accompanied them to Beijing. Is this also wrong? It makes me sad that the word "rebellion" is too sad."

Fan Chuncui threw the map underground and replied angrily: "Do you know that the old emperor has passed away, King Duan succeeded to the throne, and the court has newly established, and is in panic. Your two armies are heading towards Bianliang, what are your plans?"

Zhao Xing was stunned for a moment, slowly stood up, flipped his hand and took off his official hat. He took off two black wings from the official hat. The handsome man next to him also followed suit. After the two of them finished packing up, Zhao Xing ordered: "the king is dead, long live the king! - Send the order, the whole army will take off the helmet, get rid of the official wings, and raise mourning."

Zhao Xing said a famous English sentence here. The Chinese means "Long live the king when he dies." The more accurate translation is: "Long live the old king when he dies, long live the new king."

At the same time, this sentence has another meaning: "The dynasty has changed."

Fan Chuncui didn't know what the vassal saying Zhao Xing was talking about. When he saw Zhao Xing's actions, he breathed a light tone and said, "It turns out that you don't know yet. The court suddenly encountered a sudden change, and the tribute land affairs had stopped. The new emperor had not yet appointed the Shanmao envoy, but had arrived in Yangzhou and the tribute envoys were still stranded in Yangzhou..."

Shuai Fan shook his head: "No, my two navy troops in Guangnan are staying outside. They stayed for a long time, and Guangdong was empty and they were afraid of changes. Please submit the court immediately. You ask one of my navy troops to return to the voyage, either the adults or Chen Buqun."

Zhao Xing actually asked for the withdrawal of troops. Fan Chuncui took a breath and felt sore all over. He sat down on the deck and cursed: "Zhao Liren, I saw me sweating when I ran away. I didn't even bring a chair. Come and help me. It is easy to catch a cold in winter. Give me a fox fur."

Zhao Xing quickly called the soldiers to support Fan Chuncui, and ordered him to burn hot water from both sides to bathe Fan Chuncui. Mr. Fan took a hot bath and waited for him to leave the cabin again. He found that the Guangnan Navy, who was staying on the river, had taken off his hat tassels together and wrapped his helmet with white cloth.

Zhao Xing and the big man were still whispering, and when they saw Fan Chuncui, they immediately bowed: "Master Fan, please return to the court. Two warships of my Guangnan Navy were stranded in Liubeishui River and could not move for the time being. The navy in Yangzhou has been stranded for many days. I originally thought they had returned to Guangdong. Now, due to the changes in the court, their stranded in Yangzhou has caused my Guangzhou to be empty. Please order the court immediately to allow them to return to Guangdong."

Fan Chuncui said with his eyes slanted: "I'm afraid you need to add your local military order to mobilize this navy army to move south."

Zhao Xing's face did not blush and his heart beat faster, "Of course, if the navy I formed could not command even me, would it still work? The court has not exempted my local officials yet, so it is natural for me to command this navy."

Fan Chuncui handed over two imperial edicts and continued: "The new emperor ordered a general amnesty for the world, including your teacher, Duke Po. The imperial edict has ordered Duke Po to serve as the Minister of Rites. It happened that you were here, so you brought this imperial edict back to Guangdong."

Zhao Xing laughed. He took the imperial edict meaningfully and slowly added: "My army is trying to rescue the stranded warships. It turns out that the water level of Liubeishui River is not deep. When it is at the estuary, because the sea water is backflowing and the Lu water still flows into this estuary, we misjudged the depth of the Yellow River. As a result, when we arrived at Shunbaozhai (near Bazhou), two warships were stranded, so we cannot move forward. We originally planned to use a small boat to send the tribute envoy into the capital..."

Fan Chuncui cut off Zhao Xing's words: "If your warship hadn't been stranded, I'm afraid your warship would have appeared at the dock of Xiangguo Temple, the court wouldn't have known it."

Zhao Xing laughed dryly: "Where? I have sent official documents to the court before I set off. I have completed the normal procedures."

Fan Chuncui shook the fox fur on his body and replied disdainfully: "Come on, I don't know your methods yet. The declaration you made to the court is probably still slowly wandering in Guangdong. If it can enter Jinghu, I will misread you."

After saying this, Fan Chuncui ordered sternly: "Immediately order your fleet to exit the Yellow River and stand by at the mouth of the river."

When Fan Chuncui said this, he pointed at the two imperial edicts. Zhao Xing didn't even look at the imperial edict. He just shook his head and replied: "My Lord Fan, I can't do this request. My soldiers are trying to save the two stranded ships. I guess the warships will not float again until the tide next month, but I'm afraid that the tide next month will freeze the Yellow River. Then I will have to give up these two warships.

However, the cannons on this warship had to be removed, and some confidential components such as masts and ropes could not be left on the ice for the Liao people to go. Therefore, I had to leave a team of people nearby to monitor the warships, and while doing the final rescue, I removed the important components on the station ship. In the end, I would blow up the warship completely... It's a pity that it takes 30,000 gold coins to build such a big ship."

Fan Chuncui's eyebrows jumped: "Thirty thousand gold coins are worth 300,000 guan. You are so rich in Guangdong. I forgot to tell you that I have returned to Jingzhao Mansion. Those people on your ship are my army... I am not polite to you, so I will pay my respects here."

Zhao Xing did not express his feelings, and Shuai Fan interrupted and stopped him: "Master, we still need this army. Two large stranded ships need them to guard. Besides, Mr. Zhang sent Huanqing's strong men of 4,000. He agreed that one thousand of them would be my Guangdong, and the old man took at most three thousand people. How could he not leave them for us at all?"

Fan Chuncui said with a tiger: "You are the handsome Fan Shuaizilian. I have seen you in Huanqing, and there is also a Wanqi Yong. You are the two generals of Zhao Liren. Are you also the magistrate now? When I was the magistrate, you had not given birth to a sesame official, so go there."

Shuai Fan was not angry, and bent with a smile and left the cabin. Fan Chuncui hit the table and pointed at the two imperial edicts on the table, reminding Zhao Xing. Zhao Xing slowly replied: "Just just now, when Mr. Fan was bathing, I had already checked the imperial edict, and it was covered with the empress dowager's seal."

Fan Chuncui nodded and changed the topic: "If you are getting colder today, why don't you move to Shunbao Village and stay on the boat? I'm old and I feel dizzy on this boat. Why don't we go to Shunbao Village to settle down together?"

Zhao Xing still said slowly: "I escort the tribute envoy into the court, but I dare not log in unless I am ordered."

Fan Chuncui stood up and said, "I won't bother you, I'm going to land... By the way, I'll send five hundred soldiers here first. I'll get to know them in advance so that I can return to the world to celebrate the command."

Zhao Xing was calm: "My soldiers are all full. Mr. Fan wants 500 people. It happens to be one commander. I will transfer one commander for you, okay?"

Fan Chuncui answered with satisfaction: "Very good. I heard that the soldiers you trained were like tigers and wolves. When I was in Fujian, the Lu brothers who were swept away the battle were complaining. With these 500 people, it would be enough to beat ten Lu Huiqing. I enjoy it in advance."

Fan Chuncui landed under the escort of a commanding soldier. When he arrived at the gate of Shunbao Village, he did not enter the village. He waved to an officer's soldier and asked: "Do you know who I am?"

The officer nodded respectfully and raised his hand to perform a very strange military salute. Fan Chuncui frowned, but did not get entangled in the military salute. He continued: "I also see you familiar with you. I must have seen you in Huanqing. You bring a soldier from a capital and you will immediately return to the capital. I will give you a token. If you enter the palace, you will report a message. You will say that Lord Zhao, the Guangnan Transport Author, is waiting for someone's news."

The soldier hesitated and asked again: "Sir, that's all this?"
Chapter completed!