Chapter 496
Chapter 496
Finished speaking!Zhao Xu walked away!
The sun is setting and another day is about to pass.At the foot of the emperor, the majestic palace.The dense city wall is extraordinarily quiet!
There are dozens of guards guarding the gate of the palace.Suddenly, a handsome man walked in front of the palace gate.He walks gracefully, dressed in white clothes, fluttering clothes, like a god.
When the guards saw him coming to the palace, they couldn't untie the sword. One of them sternly asked, "Who is here?"
The handsome man said word by word: "You don't deserve to know!"
The guard heard his rude words and shouted: "Those who don't understand the sword in front of the palace will be punished as treason, and the nine clans will be punished for crimes!"
Finished speaking!Dozens of guards pulled out their swords in unison.The sword shone coldly under the moonlight.
The man in white said coldly: "There is only one person in this world who can kill me, unfortunately it's not you!"
Finished speaking!The figure of the man in white flickered, only to see the blue light passing by.Dozens of guards fell one after another, with a thin and deep wound on their necks, and they were all killed with a single blow.
No one saw how he drew the sword, including the dozens of guards.
The man in white walked into the palace calmly, with a little right foot, he jumped and landed on the high city wall. Looking at the dim lights and thousands of houses in the palace, he couldn't help feeling worried.I thought: There are countless palaces and pavilions in the palace, even if you search for three days and three nights, you may not be able to find the emperor's residence.
While thinking about it, I suddenly saw a group of guards patrolling to my feet.The man in white did the same thing, swiped his body, and took their lives, leaving only one alive.
The guard was so frightened, he said it was a god-man descending, but just kowtowed and begged for mercy.
The man in white said coldly: "Tell me where the emperor is, and I will spare you!"
The guard said tremblingly: "I heard...in...in Wende Palace."
The man in white asked again: "Where is Wende Palace?"
The guard pointed to the southeast and said, "It's just...in that direction."
Sure enough, the man in white didn't kill him, but knocked him unconscious.He is self-confident in martial arts, so naturally he doesn't pay much attention to the Ouchi guards.I was just afraid that he would leak the news. Once the imperial guards came to escort them, and thousands of troops formed a formation, it would be extremely difficult to kill the emperor.
It was night, Zhao Xu summoned Zhang Shuye to discuss state affairs in Wende Hall.
Zhang Shuye entered the Hall of Wende, and saw Zhao Xu sitting in front of the copywriting, holding a book on governance.Next to him is his personal eunuch Zhang Cen, and there is another person in the hall.With white eyebrows and clean beard, he is full of energy and looks like an eunuch.The eunuch has gray hair and a full heaven.Can't tell how old he is.
Zhao Xu put down the book, and said, "This morning I spoke too aggressively, Zhang Aiqing doesn't have to worry about it."
Zhang Shuye bowed and said: "This humble minister is terrified, I dare not!"
Zhao Xu sighed, and said, "All civil and military officials in the court opposed my use of troops against Daliao. Could it be that I was really wrong?"
Zhang Shuye heard this, and said: "Return to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is right, and the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are also right."
Zhao Xu looked puzzled, puzzled.But no matter what kind of person he is, he understood in a blink of an eye that there was something in Zhang Shuye's words.Zhao Xu nodded and said: "Zhang Aiqing is right. The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were for the sake of the people of the world. They were afraid that the Song and Liao wars would cause the lives of the people to die." Zhao Xu sighed, and then said: "But they don't understand that the Khitan people have wolf ambitions. , The heart of the Great Song Dynasty will never die! Keep it, and sooner or later it will become a big problem!"
When Zhang Shuye heard this, tears welled up in his eyes, he immediately knelt down on the ground, and said, "Your majesty's reward is to be loyal to the emperor. Your Majesty has worked so hard, but my humble ministers are helpless. You really deserve death!"
Zhao Xu waved his hand and said, "Zhang Aiqing please get up quickly."
Zhang Shuye didn't dare to disobey the holy will, so he stood up immediately.
Zhao Xu stared at Zhang Shuye and asked, "Does Zhang Aiqing know why I summoned you overnight?"
Zhang Shuye said: "This humble minister is ignorant and doesn't know His Majesty's will."
Zhao Xu said word by word: "I want to worship you as my prime minister and let you be the head of my ministers."
Zhang Shuye was full of wit, and said: "I dare not, how can I be able to, I must not take on this important task?"
Zhao Xu said: "My decision has been made. There is no need for Zhang Aiqing to delay. Only Aiqing has my courage in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. After a few days, I will announce it to the world. I know that Zhang Aiqing is afraid that all civil and military officials will not accept it. Aiqing can rest assured. As for the aftermath, I have my own arrangements."
Then, Zhao Xu pointed to the eunuch beside him and asked, "Do you know who he is?"
Zhang Shuye replied, "I don't know."
Zhao Xu said: "His name is Li Xian, and he has made a lot of contributions to our Great Song Dynasty! During the Emperor Renzong's reign, Li Xianbu served as an internal servant at the Huangmen, and was soon promoted to a priest. After Shenzong came to the throne, he successively held positions in Yongxing Road, Taiyuan Mansion, etc. Lu Zouma accepted it, and marched together with Wang Shao to recover Hezhou, and was promoted to be the envoy of Dongran Academy.
After that, he fought in Niujing Valley, captured Konuo City, and served as the official pacifier of Xihe Road Economic Strategy.Later, the warlord defeated Mu Zheng's army.And led the army to Yuchuan, and captured more than ten domain fortresses, forcing Mu Zheng to surrender at last.Li Xian was appointed Zhaoxuan envoy and Liangzhou defense envoy because of his meritorious service. "Zhao Xu looked at Li Xian and asked: "Li Aiqing, what I said is right, right?" "
Li Xian cupped his hands and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, your Majesty is right. Your Majesty has a good memory!"
Zhao Xu nodded, and then said: "In May of the ninth year of Xining, Qiang Chief Long Jibu and others led the crowd to harass the border. You asked the Qiang people to surrender to general Mu Zheng and asked to lead the army to conquer. In the end, they won a big victory. Chief Long Jibu Jing also died in the rebellious army. Therefore, the imperial court named you the observer envoy of Xuanzhou, the envoy of Xuanzheng, and the deputy capital envoy of the interior, and then promoted to envoy of Xuanqing. He led the troops from Xihe Road and Qinfeng Road to Xishi Xincheng and recovered Lanzhou."
Zhao Xu finished Li Xian's life history in one breath, and then asked Li Xian: "Is that true or not?"
Li Xian bowed on the ground and said: "Unexpectedly, Your Majesty still remembers the little contribution made by this minister. I am really flattered and grateful!"
Zhao Xu continued: "It's a pity that the Xixia army invaded Lanzhou later, and you lost the defense carelessly, allowing the enemy to break through Xiguan, so you were demoted to Xuanqing envoy. After I ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager took control of the government and appointed you as Yongxing He was promoted to Chongfu Palace as the Deputy Chief of Military Road. Later, due to the impeachment of Yushi Zhongcheng Liu Zhi, he was demoted to Xuanzhou Observation Envoy, and then demoted to Youqianwuwei General. He was temporarily stationed in Nanjing and lived in Chenzhou. Neither?"
Li Xian nodded, with a look of shame on his face, he replied: "I am ashamed, I have failed the emperor's grace."
Zhao Xu said: "Get up, do you know why I called you here?"
Li Xian got up and replied: "I am so stupid that I dare not guess the holy will."
Zhao Xu said: "You have made great achievements in this life, and you have done it before. But you do have the ability to lead troops and fight. I want to add you to the rank of official and assist Zhang Shuye. With every article and military, you will definitely be able to expand the territory of the Great Song Dynasty and make great achievements. A career!"
After hearing this, Li Xian said: "Your Majesty ordered me to obey the order, and I will go through fire and water without hesitation! It's just that I'm old, and I'm afraid I can't do what I want. However, I have an excellent candidate. This person is very skilled, and Quite talented, Your Majesty may wish to consider cultivating more."
"Who is it?" Zhao Xu asked.
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