Chapter 13: Repression

Zhao Ta has been working for more than ten days, but he does not have any actual responsible ministry, all he has to do every day is to drink tea in his office, flip through the books, stay up until noon to go to the restaurant outside for lunch, and then come back to make up for a nap, and when he wakes up, it is time to get off work. And although the officials of the Privy Council were very respectful when they saw him, they never said much, let alone ask for instructions and reports. This kind of lukewarm, unhurried days Zhao Ta feels like an old cadre who has taken a back seat in his previous life, does not punch in, does not sign in, does not sit on duty, looks at documents, has a meeting, and wanders around for a day. But Zhao Ta was even more miserable, and he couldn't even see the battle reports from all over the place.

Mixed up to the meal again, Zhao Ta called Shang Jianxi to find a place to eat, he didn't have to look back to know that Lu Dao was followed by a tail, he knew very well that the emperor's brother's purpose was to raise himself like a pig, imprison him between two points and a line, and not let him know everything in the outside world, let him become a fool and a nerd, and grind off his temperament until the New Year was cut off...

But even if it is a pig, he will not honestly let others slaughter it, let alone Zhao Ta, he is now writing a letter asking for a war with no trouble, as long as he participates in a meeting, no matter what the meeting is, what the topic, he will talk about the war against Jin, and his words will often cause refutation from the Lord and faction.

Then the court will stage the spectacular scene of King Yan's tongue fighting the Confucianism, the result is that the hawks and doves quarrel together, the result is that nothing has come of it, half a month has passed, the peace envoy of the Great Song Dynasty has not been elected, and under word of mouth, King Yan's resolute attitude of resistance is widely known, coupled with his experience of being repeatedly defeated by the Jin army, he has faintly become the most resolute main battle faction after Li Gang!

Now the emperor's surveillance of Zhao Ta is more strict, and not only is there someone to accompany him to and from work. That is, whoever you have spoken to and who you have been in contact with will be investigated. Although the surroundings of his palace have been driven away, those people have changed their faces and become hawkers, wandering monks, and informants. He bought a shop in front of his mansion, monitored the people entering and leaving the palace, coerced and lured the miscellaneous servants and servants in the palace, and tried to infiltrate the palace...

"Lord Wang, you're here!" Zhao Ta walked to a hotel near Miyagi, Xiao Er saw it and greeted loudly, because it was very close to Miyagi, so officials who did not want to enjoy the free lunch provided by the state would choose to eat here, and business seemed to be very prosperous......

"Anything new today?" Zhao Ta walked inside. Bian asked.

"Yes, I just killed a fawn in the morning, and I know that the prince likes it, so I will keep it for you!" Xiao Er introduced with a smile on his face, and led the prince upstairs. At the same time, he glanced at his companions beside him, and Xiao Er immediately stepped forward to stop the two guests who were about to enter the store and led them to the other side.

"See the Boss!" Zhao Ta went up to the third floor and entered a private room, while the guards who followed him entered the two adjacent private rooms.

"Hmm. Have a seat! Zhao Ta sat down, the dishes were all on the table, and he casually pointed to Xue Hai to sit down.

"Boss, do you want your subordinates to clean up their tails? It's annoying for them to follow behind every day! Xue Hai sat down at the bottom and said to the prince.

"Hmph, we'll send new ones after we clean them up. Let them follow, so that everyone can rest assured. Someone will do it when needed, don't meddle! Zhao Ta said with a sneer. Reach out and tear off a chicken leg and nibble.

This restaurant is a foothold of the Intelligence Division, but it is relatively independent, even Junzi, who is in charge of Gyeonggi intelligence, does not know what to do, and the personnel here do not take the initiative to collect intelligence, it is no different from an ordinary restaurant, so no one can imagine that it is an intelligence contact point of Zhao Ta, even if Junzi misses, this place can be quickly activated, so as not to lose contact with the outside world.

"Yes, Boss!" Xue Hai replied, the prince didn't want to do much, and he couldn't take the initiative to take action, so he could only pay more attention, "Lord Wang, now that the personnel of the task force are all in place, they can start working at any time!" ”

"Well, it's good, you must pay attention to concealment, don't make trouble, just do a good job of liaison!" Zhao said that with the network they re-established, their communication with the outside world, especially in the northwest, will not be severed, and they can grasp the information of the outside world at any time.

"Yes, boss, our intelligence transmission network with the headquarters has been established, and all channels are unobstructed and ready to be put into use at any time!" Xue Hai replied respectfully.

"Is the Golden Rat moving?" Zhao asked.

"Boss, the golden rat has already made a move, which caught the Jurchens off guard!" Xue Hai replied.

"Tell them that the scene can be bigger, and move quickly after achieving the goal, don't be too greedy, otherwise you will suffer a big loss!" Zhao Ta nodded and said, a stone in his heart fell to the ground, "In addition, let the sea dragon cooperate with their military operations, and if necessary, we can suppress the local opposition through our internal line, gain political support, and prevent the backyard from catching fire!" ”

"Okay, my subordinates will immediately convey the boss's instructions to them!" Xue Hai said.

"Alas, the success or failure of this 'Operation of Redemption' depends on them, and if they fail, then there is only one way to go!" Zhao Ta said with a sigh.

"The boss has no last resort, we will definitely succeed!" The prince's sigh contained a lot of helplessness and loneliness, which made Xue Hai feel sad, now the prince was almost completely isolated by the emperor, he was fighting against the entire lord and faction with the strength of one person, he howled like a lone wolf, tearing and biting, fighting against the god of fate, although he was defeated again and again, but he was still doing the most difficult efforts, trying to prop up the edifice that was about to collapse...

The news of the Jin army's arrival was transmitted back to the imperial court again, and most of the defenders here went to rescue Taiyuan, and there were only 2,000 defenders in the city, and the situation on the front line was extremely dangerous. The prefect Li Miao and the guard general Liu Yi led the army and the people to resist to the death and asked the court for help, but not a single soldier was sent in the court.

But the Jin army's step-by-step advance also made Zhao Huan panic, according to the peace treaty, the three towns of Hebei are theoretically not the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, but who knows if they will cross the border? So in a hurry, he began to prepare for the war, divided the roads of the country into four roads, and built the governor's office in Sanjing and Dengzhou. Zhidaimyofu Zhao Ye Zongbei Road, Zhihenan Prefecture Wang Xiang Zongxi Road, Zhiying Tianfu Hu Zhiru Zongdong Road, Zhideng Prefecture Zhang Shuye Zongnan Road, matters have to be envoys, wealth has to be dedicated, and officials have to be specially awarded.

But the matter is limited to this, after Li Gang was deposed, Zhao Huan re-activated the veteran breeder Dao Xuanfu Hedong and Hebei, he saw that things were not good, and ordered the Southern Provincial Governor Division and the Shaanxi System Division to return to aid the Beijing Division, but was defeated by the Jin army in Jingcheng, and the news reached the imperial court, and Shaozai Tang Ke hurriedly convened the Zhongzai to discuss countermeasures...

"The peace covenant has been made, and the golden people will keep the covenant. If the two armies don't fight, what good will King Qin do? Moreover, the Beijing division is short of food, and the army is gathered under the city, how can the imperial court be embarrassed? Get back to where you are! Geng Nanzhong was anxious when he heard this, and shouted.

"Lord Geng, don't be in a hurry, the division of King Qin should be abolished, but if the Jin people come to attack, how can they deal with it?" Tang Ke was still a little weak-hearted, and asked rhetorically.

"Shaozai's words are wrong, our army is under the city, isn't it more likely to be suspicious of the Jin people, and now we will relieve the army of the king of Qin, in order to show the sincerity of our dynasty to abide by the contract, and have ceded the three towns, why do the Jin people still raise troops?" Geng Nanzhong stroked his beard and said with a smile.

"The prime minister is clever, the three towns are cut, honesty is not a pity, and the peace and dismissal of the army are not justified, great goodness!" Tang Ke nodded yes again and again, with a great sense of openness.

"Jin people are untrustworthy, the past must not be forgotten, it is a matter of social affairs, but there must be objections among the officials, and we must guard against it!" Zhongshu made He Li say with a worried face.

"Taiyuan and Zhending are surrounded, and they will be lost in a few days, and the three towns will all belong to the Jinren." Cession or not, just in name. Hundreds of officials also hate war, who is willing to make a name for themselves and summon real trouble? And Li Gang is not in the court, what can he do? I have a few generations, and the rules are fixed! Geng Nanzhong glanced at everyone in the hall, and everyone lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at them, these people were all new in his eyes, and they could only stand on top of the temple by themselves, and said coldly.

"Hehe, Lord Geng is very right, Lord Feng quickly ordered that the soldiers of the two towns should return to their defensive positions, and they must not move without permission, and those who violate them will be punished severely!" Tang Ke turned to the Privy Council and said to Feng Lu.

"Slow, the Jin people can't be trusted, the army of King Qin can't be returned, and it will be saved!" Just when everyone thought that they had agreed and were about to break up, Zhao Ta stood up and shouted, and everyone remembered that there was a Li Gang and a Yan Wang, and there was not a group of them in harmony.

"The cession of the three towns has already been agreed, why spend more money and food, King Yan shouldn't worry about it!" In Geng Nanzhong's opinion, although King Yan jumped up and down, he was just a grasshopper after the autumn, and he couldn't jump for a few days.

"If the three towns are lost, Hebei will be difficult to protect, without Hebei's defense, the Jin army can cross the river to attack, and the Beijing division will be in crisis!" Zhao Ta said sharply, these people are really thick-skinned and have no bottom line, they say that they are traitors so lightly, and they give up the people easily, and the fire in his heart is boiling.

"King Yan, everyone knows that you are warlike, but you must not fight in vain, and it is also a good thing for the people to be free from military disasters!" Shangshu Zuo Cheng Wang Yu persuaded.

"Fart, if I don't fight, won't the Jin people fight? It's naïve and ridiculous, I believe that the Jin people are tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger, and when the Jin army arrives in the city again, it will be too late to regret it! Seeing that he didn't take it for granted, Zhao Ta couldn't help but burst into foul language, Wang Yu saw that King Yan was annoyed, and didn't dare to say anything more, so he stepped aside.

"King Yan, above the court, how can you speak out that you are not inferior, it is really insulting, I am not afraid of insulting the royal family!" To say that in the first two years under this circumstance, Geng Nanzhong really didn't dare to argue with Zhao Ta, but now it's different, King Yan is no longer in his eyes.

"Old horseman, the royal family is also something you can judge casually, you are in front of my Zhao family's officials, eating our Zhao family's territory, but you are still ashamed to teach this king!" Zhao Ta took a step forward, grabbed Geng Nanzhong's chest and scolded, "It is said that the king humiliated the ministers to death, and the emperor was bullied to the doorstep, what are you doing alive!" "Zhao Ta is evil to the side of the guts, and he will hit with his fist... (To be continued......)