Chapter 181 - Yellow Dragon Cave
At this moment, in the south, Zhao Gou had already returned to the Imperial Palace!
It was the rainy season. It was raining non-stop outside. He was extremely agitated in the palace!
In the original history, he had fled to the sea several times, but that had no effect on his position! At that time, he was the only surviving member of the royal family, no one could compete with him for the throne. Even if he acted cowardly and incompetent, there was nothing the army and civilians could do. But it was different now, other than him, there was still Zhao Chen! This time, he escaped above the ocean. Zhao Chen was the one who personally defeated the female true master, and compared to Zhao Chen, he was far inferior! Now, without anyone saying anything, he could already imagine how the military and citizens of the world would discuss this matter, and know what the hearts of the people were looking for!
"Your Majesty, the ministers are here!" At this time, a eunuch came to Zhao Gou's side and said.
"Let them all in!" Zhao Gou said impatiently.
After a while, Huang Qianshan, Wang Boyan, Yang Shi, Zhao Ding, Wang Yuan and the others all entered the Imperial Palace.
"Congratulations to your Majesty for being safe and sound!" Huang Qianshan and the rest immediately knelt down on the ground and said.
At that time, Zhao Gou had escaped in a hurry, and had only brought a few tens of eunuchs and guards with him to the ocean. As a result, these ministers did not know where Zhao Gou was, and were extremely worried about him! Now that they saw Zhao Gou was safe and sound, they heaved a sigh of relief!
"A noble is not in danger. With the arrival of the true female army, I have no choice but to go to sea! I am very pleased that all the ministers have taken charge of the court affairs and defeated the female officials in the end! " Zhao Gou said without the slightest bit of red.
"This is what this humble subject should do!" Huang Qianshan said.
was empty, the Middle Han Area took this opportunity to attack the Guan Shan, and had even defeated the female true spirit! There are many people in Hangzhou discussing this matter, which is extremely disadvantageous for us, we have to think of a plan to deal with it! " Privy Envoys Wang Yuan stood up and said.
"This nephew of mine is quite capable!" Zhao Gou clenched his teeth and said.
"What ability does he have? Your Majesty, he just took advantage of the situation! If Wanyan Loushi had not gone south, how could he have defeated the woman? Wan Yanhuonv was only a youth who was not even twenty years old, without any ability, he had been tricked and lost! Your Majesty, ministers, that Emperor Xuanwu is truly incompetent. Yang Shi stood up and sneered.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor Xuanwu is no small matter! To be able to defeat Zhe Keqiu at such a young age, it was clear what was going on! Earlier, it was rumored that Emperor Xuanwu was an unconscious king who would only hunt carpenters. However, after he killed Zhe Keqiu, he no longer hunted or worked as a carpenter, but instead personally trained his troops, defeated the female true body, and seized back Chang'an. From this, it could be seen that Emperor Xuanwu had been patiently enduring, and was only deceiving Zhe Keqiu! Emperor Xuanwu's ambition is not small, we have to be careful! " The Minister of the Department, Zhao Ding, frowned.
Zhao Ding didn't understand why Yang Shi always looked down on him! In the past, Zhao Chen was only a youth and a puppet in Zhe Keqiu's hands, so it was reasonable for Yang Shi to look down on him. But now, Zhao Chen had continuously done things that shocked the world, and had already shown a side that far surpassed the ordinary.
"Master Zhao is wrong! The only reason the Emperor Xuanwu was able to kill Zhe Keqiu was all because of the Curved End! The reason why he could defeat the female real person, was all because of the Jingyuan Army! The Emperor Xuanwu himself was still an incompetent man, but the fact that His Majesty allowed him to be the crown prince, and yet he was unwilling, showed just how foolish he was! I see that this Emperor Xuanwu has no future, and will soon be occupied by the Curved End, so it has nothing to do with the Emperor Xuanwu anymore! " Yang Shi said.
Yang Shi was so stubborn, Zhao Ding did not know whether to laugh or cry, he could only shake his head and remain silent.
"Tell me all of you, how should I deal with this nephew of mine!?" Now that he had seized Guan Shan, regardless if it was in terms of population or land, they were all much more than before! Also, the Guan Shan is a place where Qin Shihuang, Ancestor Han Gao and the others built their businesses. We cannot allow him to stay in the Guan Shan forever, as that would be a great threat to us! " Zhao Gou said.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject has an idea!" Huang Qianshan stood out and said.
"Speak!" Zhao Gou said.
"Your majesty, according to the news that Zong Ze has sent over, there are a lot of loyal soldiers in the Shaanxi, thirty-six of them, and every path is said to have tens of thousands of people! In other words, there were three hundred and sixty thousand soldiers! If we can subdue those three hundred and sixty thousand troops, then we can easily contend against the Emperor Xuanwu! The Emperor Xuanwu only relied on one hundred thousand troops! How can a hundred thousand men and horses be a match for three hundred and sixty thousand men and horses? " Huang Qianshan said.
"Oh? "There's such a thing?" Zhao Gou said.
This was the first time he had heard of this news while he was in the sea!
"Your majesty, Zong Ze also only contacted the leader of the Shaanxi's allied forces, Li Yanxian, a while ago. However, Li Yanxian's attitude is unclear, he did not say that she would join either his majesty or the Emperor Xuanwu! Zong Ze sent a letter, asking His Majesty to look after the allied soldiers personally, thinking that he is using it! " Huang Qianshan said.
"This is great!" Zhao Gou suddenly saw the hope of defeating Zhao Chen, and immediately became elated as he said that.
"Your Majesty, in this humble subject's opinion, we can grant the title of Guan Shan's envoy, chieftain of the allied army's secret envoy, and Yenan Road's position as throttling! With such rewards, Li Yanxian would definitely rely on His Majesty! At that time, three hundred and sixty thousand men will march south, and Emperor Xuanwu will definitely not be a match for them! Emperor Xuanwu will either be killed or captured by us. From now on, we can imprison them in Jiangnan! " Huang Qianshan said.
"That's right!" You're right! Ministers, please tell us whether this is feasible or not! " Zhao Gou said.
"Your Majesty, I think this plan is feasible!" Wang Boyan said.
"This old official thinks that this plan is feasible! However, the Emperor Xuanwu has split up his country, the crime is ten thousand deaths, we must not let him go, we must kill him in the future! " Yang Shi said.
"Your Majesty, our greatest enemy now is the Female Genuine! Women are really eyeing our Song Dynasty covetously, they could perish us at any time! This is not the time to fight with the Emperor Xuanwu! " Just then, Zhao Ding suddenly stood up and said.
"Master Zhao, Emperor Xuanwu is much more threatening to your majesty than your majesty! The Golden Man came south to seize some money! On the other hand, the Emperor Xuanwu wanted to fight with the Emperor for the orthodox position of the Song Dynasty, and wanted to destroy his Majesty's River Mountain Society! We can tolerate Golden Man, we definitely cannot tolerate Emperor Xuanwu! The so-called 'the sky is not different, the people have no two lords'. There can only be one emperor in this world, and that is His Majesty! The Emperor Xuanwu usurping the throne, is a crime of treason, you can't let the Emperor Xuanwu continue to live! " Yang Shi coldly snorted.
"Don't say too much, the Emperor Xuanwu is a huge threat, we need to think of a way to deal with him first!" Zhao Gou said coldly.
Hearing Zhao Gou's and Yang Shi's words, Zhao Ding sighed lightly. He did not say anymore and retreated without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject has another idea! Li Yanxian is from the chieftain of the allied army, and is a person of the martial arts world. Other than issuing orders, we have to find some people from the martial arts world to persuade him! " Huang Qianshan said again.
"People from the martial arts world?" Zhao Gou said in astonishment.
"That's right, we can find some famous people in the martial arts world to persuade Li Yanxian! It just so happens that there's one person in Jiangnan right now! " Huang Qianshan said.
"Who?" Zhao Gou said.
"That would be the Immortal God linden Lin Lingsu!" Huang Qianshan said.
Lin Lingsu, one of the most famous Taoists in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, was personally titled by Song Huizong as "Mister True Supreme Spirit" and "Golden Gate Feather"! When she was young, he was Su Dongpo's errand boy. When Su Dongpo saw that Lin Lingsu had been extraordinary since young, he asked Lin Lingsu about her ambitions. The title of marquis was undeserved, and he was like a ghost that ate in a temple. I am willing to be a deity and give up my will. "
After Su Dongpo's death, Lin Lingsu roamed the world, learning from the countless Taoist temples in the Central Plains and Jiangnan. By the time she turned forty years old, Lin Lingsu's name had already spread far and wide, and no one was unaware of him! Right now, he could be said to be the true number one expert of the sect, and she was also known as the number one expert of the martial world!
Lin Lingsu was also in Jiangnan right now, and she was in Hangzhou right now.
It was on this afternoon that Zhao Gou personally paid a visit!
Lin Lingsu was currently sitting cross-legged atop a huge rock. When Zhao Gou arrived, Lin Lingsu did not stand up either, but instead said: "When did Your Majesty come?"
Zhao Gou secretly sized Lin Lingsu up. He and Lin Lingsu had not seen each other for many years and had only met a few times when Song Huizong was in power! Lin Lingsu was dressed in an extremely simple robe, but it gave off an extraordinary feeling, as if she wasn't a person of the mortal world! Lin Lingsu had a tall stature, a jade-like face, jet-black hair, and a body that seemed to be brimming with explosive power!
Zhao Gou did not dare delay any further, and said: "We have come today because we have an important matter to request Immortal Elder's help!"
Zhao Gou then explained the matters of the imperial government, begging Lin Lingsu to persuade him to submit himself to the Jiangnan imperial government!
After Zhao Gou finished speaking, he was also a little apprehensive. This Lin Lingsu's status was extraordinary, and had an extremely high standing amongst the dao practitioners and commoners in the world. He could not force Lin Lingsu to do anything.
Unexpectedly, after a while, Lin Lingsu actually nodded, and said: "Don't worry Your Majesty, I will definitely do this for you!"
Zhao Gou was overjoyed, and said: "Thank you so much Taoist!"