The Blood Crown

Yan Sikong rode his horse overnight to Jingshan Camp, found Zhao Fuyi who was rushing to reorganize the army, and asked him to impeach Xie Zhongren with Meng Duo, Cai Zhongfan, Feng Chuang and others before leaving. It has been drawn up for them.

At that time, Wang Wenyu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, served for three years, with mediocre political achievements and no real power. The second assistant was concurrently served by Dali Temple Minister Meng Duo. enabled.When Yan Sikong was still in the Ministry of Officials, he secretly transferred him back to Beijing. Chuang, Zhang Min and other former officials of Yan Zilian's family, a group of Jiangnan gentry officials, and generals such as Zhao Fuyi and Zhu Lanting constitute the main force against the eunuchs today.

Zhao Fuyi flipped through the memorial and was greatly surprised: "Are these all true?"

"Of course." Yan Sikong said sternly, "I have spent many years collecting evidence of his crimes, and this is only part of it. This matter can only be done by the general. The adults look down on me very much, and they will not believe me. Yes. The general and the important ministers mainly impeached him for dereliction of duty, arrogance of power, and forming a party for personal gain, and attributed all the pain of Liaodong to him. This is what His Majesty hates him the most." Yan Sikong said in a deep voice, "The general is about to go to Liaodong soon. , Not punishing the eunuchs is not enough to explain to the army and people of Liaodong, the general must force His Majesty to make a decision."

Zhao Fuyi nodded solemnly, and put away the memorial: "These are just a part? Why don't you list all his criminal evidence to His Majesty, and defeat the enemy with one blow."

"We're going to set a trap."

"trap?"

"Now that Xie Zhongren is in the circle, your lords are impeaching him, and the eunuchs want to save them. For a while, they insist on their own opinions, and there are many arguments. Your Majesty will not know who to believe, and will hesitate."

"That's right, in this way, wouldn't that give that stray dog ​​another chance to stand up?" Zhao Fuyi looked at Yan Sikong in puzzlement, not knowing what he was planning.

"Then, we will give him a fatal blow." Yan Sikong revealed a stern smile, "I still have a lot of evidence in my hand that he and the eunuchs have been greedy for money, framed Zhongliang, disregarded human lives, and fished the common people. In terms of crime, this knife can pierce them through."

Zhao Fuyi suddenly said: "That's right, in this way, they can't take care of themselves, and His Majesty will no longer trust a group of criminal ministers. Then which minister should I hand over these evidences to? We must find a highly respected..."

"Me." Yan Sikong said without hesitation.

Zhao Fuyi stared wide-eyed: "You? Are you impeaching the eunuchs?"

"I'm also a member of the eunuch party. I betray the public and expose it. If I am guilty, I will win the trust of the government and the public." Yan Sikong's eyes were cold, and his whole body was full of hostility, "I not only impeached them, but also impeached me. Myself, I also participated in a few things, and I cannot be exonerated."

"This..." Zhao Fuyi frowned deeply, "Isn't this just throwing stones at your feet? If His Majesty wants to punish the eunuchs, what should you do?"

"Plead guilty and obey the law."

"How does this work!"

"The few things I have been involved in are not worthy of death. In addition, I am the forehead, and His Majesty will not kill me."

"Even if I don't kill you, I will punish you as an eunuch. If the eunuch tree falls and the monkeys disperse, there will be turmoil in the court, and all forces are waiting for the opportunity. I don't know what will happen." A situation." Zhao Fuyi patted Yan Sikong on the shoulder, "Sikong, you should do something, you can't be buried with the eunuchs, besides, you have to clear the grievances of General Yuan."

"Don't worry, general, how could I end my own life?" Yan Sikong said, "After I impeached the eunuchs, I beg the general to do two things for me."

"You said."

"As I said before, I hope that the general will send out a letter to tell the truth about the Guangning battle. It has been 17 years since the incident, and most of the people who lived back then have passed away. It is difficult to prove it. I am worried that my one-sided words will not be enough. Convince the public."

"Don't worry."

"The second thing..." Yan Sikong pursed his lips, "I beg the general to recommend me to take the blame and make meritorious service against the rebels."

Zhao Fuyi was stunned: "The so-called rebels..."

"The little wolf king seals the wilderness."

Zhao Fuyi's face changed: "You are a civil servant, you are going to put down the rebellion? Do you know that Feng Ye has been attacking the city all the way without defeat?"

Yan Sikong asked back: "The general thinks, who should lead the army to suppress the rebellion?"

"Naturally, it is Liu Anping, General Liu. He rushed to Huguang with his whole army. As soon as the army arrives, Feng Ye is not good at water warfare, and he will definitely be defeated."

"According to the general, will Feng Ye wait for General Liu there?"

Zhao Fuyi was silent.

"The general has led the army for many years and made many military exploits. He was a famous general at the time. The general should have seen the situation of the battle more thoroughly than I do." Yan Sikong stared into Zhao Fuyi's eyes and said softly, "If the general is him, where will he go next?"

Zhao Fuyi sighed: "Hetao."

Yan Sikong nodded: "Hetao. To help Hetao, we can only transfer troops from two places, one is Datong, and the other is the Central Plains. Datong is no longer the Datong of King Jingyuan's time. I can't take care of myself. General Di died in Taining, and Yuzhou can return. Are there any generals who can fight against Fengye?"

Zhao Fuyi was silent for another moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid...not."

"When Feng Yeshang and I were close friends, we used to discuss armies all night long, and we once fought side by side in Jingzhou, so we are very familiar with his way of leading troops." Yan Sikong took a step forward and oppressed Zhao Fuyi, "The general thought that we should calm down this situation. The Wolf King's Rebellion, is there anyone more suitable than me?"

Zhao Fuyi turned around and obviously disagreed, but he couldn't refute it: "This matter is very important, not only about your life, but also about my Dasheng's safety. I can't promise you right now."

"The general is afraid that I won't be able to beat him?" Yan Sikong said in a deep voice, "I will focus on peace, and push the death of King Jingyuan to Xie Zhongren. If you ask His Majesty to specialize him again, I am sure to persuade him." He surrendered."

Zhao Fuyi hesitated and said: "Feng Ye is strong and arrogant, he is by no means easy to be with."

"That's right, but if there's even a slight chance of him surrendering, I'm the only one to do it, isn't it?"

Zhao Fuyi's two sword eyebrows frowned: "I need to think about this matter."

"Fengye's horse is still in Lingwu Villa not far from here. I have been raising it for three years. Except for Fengye, it only recognizes me. It is the best meeting gift."

Zhao Fuyi had obviously heard about this before, he looked deeply at Yan Sikong: "Sikong, if we try our best, he won't surrender, what if he insists on rebelling?"

Yan Sikong narrowed his eyes: "Then I will fight him on the battlefield."

Zhao Fuyi took a deep breath: "Back then when King Liang fought, I know that you used your troops strangely. You are by no means an ordinary weak scholar, but leading the troops yourself and making suggestions in the rear are completely different. Feng Ye is taller than the army tent. He participated in the war at the age of 11, led the army at the age of 14, and is famous all over the world, I am afraid... you will not be his opponent."

Yan Sikong straightened his chest, and raised his voice slightly: "The general went to Liaodong, General Di died in battle, and General Liu was far away in Huguang. I dare to say that no one can put down the chaos of the wolf king except me."

Zhao Fuyi pursed his lips tightly, struggling in his heart.

"General." Yan Sikong begged again, "If I can't send troops, how can I take the blame and make meritorious service? I'm afraid I'm going to be relegated to some wild place."

Zhao Fuyi sighed heavily: "Okay, I promise you."

Yan Sikong concealed the surge of joy in his heart and the boiling ambition in his eyes, and bowed deeply: "Thank you, General, for your fulfillment."

Zhao Fuyi went on an expedition to Liaodong, and Zhu Lanting was determined to support Chen Yu. One day, he would help Fengye to compete in the Central Plains and bring Chen Yu to Beijing to become a puppet emperor, and the world would be in his pocket!