One Piece of Song Dynasty

"Who can kill people like a pig or a dog and say such cruel words? Is Li Gang really going to be a contemporary Shang Yang?" Huang Qianshan sprinkled a pinch of salt on Zhao Gou's wounds. After Zhao Gou finished reading Zhang Jun's memorial, he was so excited by Huang Qianshan that he stood up suddenly, stared at Li Gang and said, "Prime Minister Li divided the tyrants into three grades. How does Song Qiyu rank?"

Li Gang replied: "Song Qiyu ranks first."

"Okay, let's count it as first-class. What's the crime for first-class hypocrisy?" Zhao Gou slowly walked towards Li Gang. "Fleeing to Lingnan."

Zhao Gou asked: "Since the crime of fleeing to Lingnan is not punishable by death, why did Prime Minister Li wait so hard to kill him?"

Li Gang was about to speak: "I thought..."

"Stop Li Gang, Mr. Li, what authority do you have to kill my ministers without reporting them?" Zhao Gou was already standing in front of Li Gang. The two looked at each other for a moment. Zhao Gou couldn't bear it anymore and threw the brush in his hand, causing ink to fly far away. "I once pardoned Zhang Bangchang. You obviously know it, but you have to force me to kill him to save the imperial mausoleum." Who is not Zhang Bangchang who was killed by you? Could it be you, Mr. Li Gangli?"

Li Gang stared at the furious emperor in pain and couldn't help but retreat: "Your Majesty."

Zhao Gou finally couldn't help but roared loudly: "I am waiting for my husband to be the auxiliary minister, and I am of one heart and one mind, just like father and son. But my husband, you are making false claims to harm the country, saying that Henan is impregnable, but the Jin army is like no one." Mr. Jing Li Gang Li"

"I owe you Your Majesty's kindness." Li Gang retreated again, heartbroken. Huang Qianshan added fuel to the fire at this time: "Your Majesty has entrusted all the government and military affairs to Prime Minister Li. Now that the resistance against Jin has failed, the chief minister must bear the responsibility."

Li Gang sadly looked around at the crowd and slowly knelt down: "The matter has come to this. I can do nothing in the court. Please resign."

"The Jin soldiers are coming soon. I sincerely request your majesty to start patrolling the southeast as soon as possible." Seeing that Zhao Gou was still hesitating, Huang Qianshan added sinisterly, intending to make Li Gang continue to anger Zhao Gou.

Li Gang was indeed fooled, and immediately argued excitedly: "It is absolutely forbidden to start from the northwest, and then it will be enough to conquer the Central Plains and create the southeast; if it starts from the southeast, it will not be able to restore the Central Plains and have the northwest. The Western Jin Dynasty moved its capital to the southeast to avoid the disasters of the barbarians and Di." Since then, they have not been able to return to the Central Plains; the Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen Dynasties were all in the south of the Yangtze River, and they always aimed to restore the Central Plains, but they failed to do so. Only Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty avoided the chaos in Western Shu and was able to regain the Central Plains."

"Scholars can only drop their book bags. Why did Li Xianggong think the Tang Dynasty died?" Huang Qianshan interjected.

"The Tang Dynasty died in Huangchao." Li Gang answered without hesitation.

Huang Qianshan showed off: "The Tang Dynasty fell in Huangchao, and the disaster started in Guilin. The southeastern wealth area that the Tang Dynasty relied on for maintenance was completely destroyed, and the transportation on the Bian Road was completely interrupted, so it had to die. To read, you must first be literate, and to read history, You must understand the changes in ancient and modern times. Right, Mr. Li?"

"The wealth of the southeast depends on the maintenance of the imperial court." Zhao Gou was moved by these words and looked at the map and pondered. Li Gang said anxiously: "Your Majesty must not go south. I am from Fujian, and Zongze is from Yiwu, Zhejiang. If we talk about personal affairs, I and Zongze should encourage your Majesty to move south. Your Majesty also vowed to stay in the Central Plains alone, but now the ink is not dry. , how can we lose our great faith in the world?"

Li Gang's words only added fuel to the fire. Zhao Gou turned around and stared at him angrily: "Prime Minister, you said that Henan is impregnable, so I stayed alone in the Central Plains. Now that the defense has failed, you have asked me to imitate the two emperors and be trapped in a dangerous city. Am I that stupid?"

"Your Majesty, if you listen to Huang Qianshan's patrol in the south of the Yangtze River, you will have great potential to return to the Central Plains. Your Majesty," Li Gang shouted, grabbing Zhao Gou's sleeves.

Zhao Gou's face was full of hatred: "Replace Li Gang as a bachelor of Guanwen Palace and promote him to Dongsui Palace."

Although Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun and Zhu Shengfei had already expected this result, they were still extremely shocked when these words came from Zhao Gou's mouth. Li Gang shed two lines of tears and took off his crown: "Although your Majesty rebuked me, my loyalty does not dare to weaken at all. When I was leaving, I still had something from the bottom of my heart that I wanted to say to your majesty."

Zhao Gou was a little moved: "Speak"

Li Gang cried and said: "I hope that from now on, your majesty, you will never take the retreat as a congratulation, but the Central Plains has not been restored as a shame; never take the enemy's retreat as a joy, and the enemy's failure to retaliate as a shame; never take the enemy's retreat as a shame, and never take the enemy's revenge as a shame; The southeast is safe, but the military discipline has not been repaired and strong enemies are on the side, which is dangerous. Then the period of ZTE is just around the corner, Your Majesty, I have gone."

Zhu Shengfei, Zhang Jun, and Zhao Ding couldn't help but be moved. Zhao Gou sighed and said, "Li Gong will stay. It won't be too late to go to the northwest after confirming where to go. But the northwest is definitely not possible. The northwest is powerful, but the products are poor. When traveling in Chang'an, the money and grain from the southeast flow back to the west for thousands of miles. The imperial court Supply cannot be guaranteed.”

Li Gang walked to the map and looked at it and said: "Then Nanyang is the place where Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty rose. There are high mountains to guard, broad cities and vast plains to station troops, and Nanyang is located at the heart of the Central Plains. Since ancient times, It is an important transportation route in the southwest. It can go directly to Gansu and Shaanxi in the west, Sichuan and Sichuan in the southwest, Xiangfan in the south, and can receive food and wages from the southeast. Your Majesty can first base your trip in Nanyang." All the ministers gathered around the map and nodded to each other. , only Huang Qianshan frowned and complained secretly.

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Then go to Nanyang."

Li Gang bowed and said: "When traveling in Nanyang, you can attack when you advance and defend when you retreat. There will be great things to do in the future. Although I go to your majesty's side, I dare not forget your majesty for a day. Your majesty, take care. Li Gang is gone." After that, Li Gang turned and left.

Zhao Gou and everyone watched Li Gang's back for a long time. Zhao Ding couldn't help but sigh: "Zhao Ding has prided himself on being honest and straightforward throughout his life. Li Gang is straightforward and outspoken. He is not as good as his subordinates."

The next day, the sound of gongs was heard from time to time on the streets of Nanjing, informing the people to pack up their belongings as soon as possible and accompany the emperor on his tour of Nanyang. The atmosphere in the market suddenly became tense, and people from all households were hurriedly packing up their belongings and driving their livestock in a panic to prepare for migration. Zhu Shengfei, Zhao Ding, and Zhang Jun were patrolling all the way. Seeing that Zhang Jun was unhappy, he couldn't help but wonder: "Why is the imperial censor not happy, but depressed instead of being the prime minister?"

"How happy it is to depose the Minister of Legs and Arms." Zhang Jun shook his head and sighed.

Zhao Ding seemed to have guessed his thoughts and said: "Putting aside the unnecessary killing of Song Qi Yu, when Li Gang entered the court, he promised to avenge his father and restore the legacy of his ancestors. Xiang, the defenders of the decisive battle, and the patrols were all planned with the thought of resisting the Jin Dynasty. It is a pity that Li Gang was deposed."

"If what Brother Zhao said is true, Li Gang will definitely be able to build the great cause of China's resurgence. Not only is it a huge mistake for me to impeach Li Gang, he will become a sinner for the ages. Future generations in the world will think that Li Gang was wronged and blame His Majesty for not using Li Gang." Zhang Jun He shook his head in opposition.

Zhao Ding was puzzled and said: "You said that Li Gang was a loyal minister, but you also said that it was good to impeach and depose Li Gang. Isn't it contradictory?"