Chapter 407 Proposal in the Song Dynasty
"The Southern Tang Dynasty was destroyed by the Song Dynasty. As a descendant of the Southern Tang Dynasty, shouldn't you hate the Song Dynasty?" Zhao Xing said with some confusion.
Zuo Qi said that he realized that the wizarding cult was causing people to rebel, and he wanted to break away.
It is difficult to tell whether this is true or false, but Zhao Xing did not detect any hatred for the Song Dynasty in his words.
It is said that Zuo Qi is a descendant of the Southern Tang Dynasty. After the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zuo Qi should also hate the Song Dynasty.
Hearing this, Zuo Qi shook his head and said: "My father said that the Southern Tang Dynasty was surrendered by the king himself. After the king surrendered, the Song Dynasty did not kill the king, but only placed him under house arrest. It is not a matter of hatred. In our lineage, I was just ordered to guard the treasure, and I didn’t receive any other orders. These have nothing to do with us!”
In fact, this was also Zuo Qi’s father’s selfish motives. The emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty knew that he would lose to the Song Dynasty, so he prepared to do so! surrender.
So he asked people to hide the jade seal and some of the treasures in advance, keeping them as capital for a comeback in the future.
But he didn't expect that he would be defeated so quickly. Before he could make reasonable arrangements for his bloodline to escape, he was still under strict house arrest after surrendering.
As a result, I have been unable to get in touch with Zuoqi Zushang.
Zuo Qi's father had long known that the so-called restoration of the country was hopeless. After all, after the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty, no one had contacted them until now.
He hoped that his son could live peacefully and never instilled any resentment towards the Song Dynasty in Zuo Qi, so Zuo Qi had no hatred towards the Song Dynasty.
"What about your brother? You two are the only ones in the Zuo family. You are Bao Ruyu. Have you never thought about saving your brother?"
Zuo Qi was silent for a while and said : "My brother has an impulsive temper, but I can still control him." If I am not here, he will definitely try his best to avenge me. In this case, it is better to let him go with me."
"You deliberately don't mention him, and you want me to watch you sacrifice. For the sake of Chuan Yuxi, let him go?" Zhao Xing said lightly.
What Zuo Qi said seemed reasonable, but in fact it was nonsense.
Even if it is what he said, do you just give up?
It can only be said that Zuo Qi is a smart man. He knows that the conditions for negotiating with Zhao Xing will ultimately depend on whether Zhao Xing will comply, so he only proposed to let Zhao Xing spare Ruyu's life.
Zhao Xing saw that he was sensible, but he might not think much of Ruyu and his brother.
But if he puts forward too many conditions, even if Zhao Xing agrees, he will still kill him when he gets the jade seal.
Hearing this, Zuo Qi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"So are you still willing to give me the jade seal?" Zhao Xing said lightly.
Hearing this, Zuo Qi was silent for a long time, nodded and said: "Yes!"
From the moment he said he knew the whereabouts of the jade seal, he had no choice.
Not to mention that he and Ruyu would face endless torture.
"I will ask Yin Hanzhang to accompany you to search for the jade seal. As long as you bring back the jade seal, I promise that you will not only pardon Ruyu, but also your brothers, and I will even grant you an official position!" Zhao Xing said.
Hearing this, Zuo Qi raised his head and looked at Zhao Xing in disbelief.
"I don't like to talk in circles. You are willing to hand over the jade seal for Ruyu. As long as she is here, I don't worry about your betrayal. I need you to purge the wizarding sect for me. You have been in the wizarding sect for so many years, Even if you don’t know much about the Wizard Cult, you should be very clear about some of its styles. If you deal with the Wizard Cult, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.”
After learning that Zuo Qi was willing to sacrifice the jade seal for Ruyu, Zhao Xing decided not to kill Zuo Qi as long as the matter about the jade seal was true.
You can kill someone like Zuo Qi or not, but since you are sure of control, leaving him to deal with the Wizard Cult is much better than killing him directly.
As he said, the Wizarding Cult is too hidden. Zuo Qi has been in the Wizarding Cult for many years and is very aware of some of the habits of the Wizarding Cult.
The most important thing is Ruyu Zai.
As long as Ruyu is watched, Zuo Qi cannot betray.
When the time comes, I will put some pressure on Zuo Qi. I don’t believe Ruyu is not willing to help.
Ruyu grew up in the Wizard Cult, and knows much more about the Wizard Cult than Zuo Qi.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zuo Qi said excitedly. No one wants to die if he can live. He has no good impression of the Wizard Cult. If it weren't for Ruyu, when he learned that he was betrayed, he would directly tell the whereabouts of the leader of the Wizard Cult.
Zhao Xing waved his hand, looked at Yin Hanzhang and said: "The two thousand people I assigned to you before will still be assigned to you, and I will also give you a decree to ask the local government to cooperate. Bring me the imperial seal as soon as possible!"
"I obey the order!" Yin Hanzhang bowed.
"Go ahead, someone will send the order later! Ruyu and Zuo Qiang will continue to be locked up, but don't treat them badly when it comes to food and drink." Zhao Xing said.
"Yes!"
Yin Hanzhang saluted and left Zuoqi.
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Shen Congxing was not an official in Bianjing, so his place of residence was arranged at the inn.
It is said that after receiving the reward, he should lead his soldiers to Yuzhou, complete the handover, and then go to the western suburbs camp to take up a post.
However, he did not leave the next day. Instead, he asked his men to lead the troops back to Yuzhou. He himself prepared a generous gift and came to Song Chaozhong's home.
Although he was awarded a title for his meritorious service in the Song Dynasty, he was just a martial artist. He did not have a large number of people because of this, but was not much different from usual.
Hearing that Shen Congxing asked for an audience, Song Dynasty went out to greet him personally and welcomed him in.
"Brother Shen Xian, you can come as soon as you come, why bother spending so much money!"
Looking at the gift brought by Shen Congxing, Song Chaozhong said with a displeased look.
"It's not worth much, but this meritorious service is thanks to Uncle Song's command. Naturally, I want to express my gratitude to Uncle Song!" Shen Congxing said with a smile.
"You are here to perform meritorious service, and you are the one who fought bravely to kill the enemy. What does that have to do with me? But forget it this time, it won't happen again in the future." Song Chaozhong said with a smile.
He was so polite to Shen Congxing because Shen Congxing was about to be transferred to the western suburbs camp.
Although the Song Dynasty did not directly part ways with the Gu family, he also understood that he could no longer be involved with the Gu family in the future.
After leaving the Gu family faction, he naturally needed to win over some people.
Shen Congxing has no background, and this visit is just to find a backer.
That's why the Song Dynasty was so polite to him and hinted that he could have more contacts in the future.
Shen Congxing heard what Song Chaozhong meant and said happily: "Definitely, definitely."
"Come, sit down and talk!"
Song Chaozhong greeted Shen Congxing sat down, waited for the servant to bring tea, and then sent the servant out.
"Congxing, I remember you said before that there is a younger sister waiting for you at home?" Song Chaozhong asked.
"Yes, my sister-in-law got married last year, and the marriage has not been decided yet. Uncle, do you want to help secure a match?"
It would be good to marry a powerful person from Bianjing.
"Haha, I can't protect this matchmaker."
Song Chaozhong lowered his voice and whispered: "You know about the draft issued by His Majesty."
"My uncle means..."
Shen Congxing looked at Song Chaozhong with a surprised look on his face. When he nodded, he said: "My uncle doesn't know something. My sister-in-law has a bit of a pampered temperament, and she's just as handsome as a willow." , How can I serve His Majesty!”
“This is a humble statement. Since I have been so brave, my sister is certainly not bad at all. And if I just let her try, what will the impact be? "Song Chaozhong said.
(End of this chapter)