Chapter 220: Taking advantage of the situation
“You don’t know about this, don’t you know about other things? Gu asked you, one of Gu’s two uncles assassinated Gu, and the other wanted to poison Gu, but according to Gu’s investigation "Some people around them were bribed by the Liao Kingdom, was it the King of Qin who did it?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Your Highness, how could a villain know such a thing."
Li Ge looked aggrieved, but he also knew that Zhao Xing would not accept this explanation, and said quickly: "Your Highness asked These villains don’t know, but they also know some secrets and can tell His Highness.”
“Oh?” Zhao Xing said lightly after hearing this, “Then just tell me. If it’s really useful, I’ll believe you. , but if it is some trivial matter, or deceiving Gu, then you have to be careful about your life. Gu believes that even if Gu kills you, King Qin will still be willing to cooperate with Gu. "
"Yes, yes!" Li Ge nodded repeatedly and said, "His Royal Highness said before that His Majesty was assassinated..."
"Huh?" Zhao Xing looked at Li Ge with an unkind look.
“Look at this villain’s mouth.” Li Ge slapped himself and said, “It’s the Emperor of Liao.”
Zhao Xing’s eyes softened and allowed Li Ge to continue. explain.
"The Emperor of Liao was indeed assassinated a few months ago. This was probably done by King Qin." Li Ge said.
"Possibly? That's just speculation? What's the use of such news?" Zhao Xing said displeased upon hearing this.
There are rumors even in the Liao Kingdom that the assassination of the Emperor of Liao Kingdom was probably done by the King of Qin.
But the rumors are just rumors. If we can get evidence, we can force the King of Qin to rebel and cause civil strife in Liao.
But without evidence, it means nothing.
After all, there were no such rumors. When the Emperor of Liao was assassinated, the first person to suspect was King Qin.
Even if there was no assassination, would the Emperor of Liao not attack the King of Qin?
The reason why I didn’t take action was just because I was afraid.
Zhao Xing even suspected that the news that the assassination was carried out by King Qin was deliberately released by the Emperor of Liao.
"Your Highness is right, but no one has access to these matters and cannot provide evidence. However, when the late emperor of Liao was still alive, he promised the King of Qin that he would inherit the throne in the future. The throne. In the end, the throne was passed to his son, who is now the emperor. I heard that King Qin once said when he was drunk that the throne was his and he would take it back and send someone to assassinate the Emperor of Liao. It's very possible," Li Ge said.
"Okay." Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "These orphans all know it, so don't talk about the speculative news, and talk about something useful."
Some things about the King of Qin and the former Emperor of Liao are not secrets. How could Zhao Xing not know about them.
"Yes." Li Ge thought for a while and said: "This time the villain was ordered to come. The bottom line the King of Qin gave to the villain was twelve thousand war horses and one hundred Liao beauties. "
"You know what Gu wants to know. Gu's patience is limited. If you try to fool Gu with this again, don't blame Gu for being rude," Zhao Xing said coldly.
"Your Highness." Li Ge said with an aggrieved look: "The villain's status is limited, and the little things he knows, His Highness also knows, and it is not an important secret. However, the villain promises that he will collect some after returning. News that His Highness is interested in."
"That's what you said." Zhao Xing nodded, looked at Li Ge and said, "I want to know the information about the Liao border defenses. Is there any way to collect it? ”
"Your Highness is really embarrassing this villain, but now that His Highness has said it, I am willing to collect it for Your Highness," Li Ge said.
"Okay, then Gu will give you a chance. Don't think about deceiving Gu. Even if you are in Liao Kingdom, it is not difficult for Gu to kill someone." Zhao Xing said lightly.
"I dare not."
Li Ge looked at Zhao Xing's face and said: "Your Highness said before that King Yan used perfume to poison. Maybe King Qin also had something similar. I mean, I think it’s okay to give the secret recipe of perfume to the King of Qin. If the King of Qin really does this, the Liao Kingdom will be in chaos, which will be a good thing for the Song Dynasty and His Highness.”
“You. It seems to make sense.”
Zhao Xing nodded, as if he was moved, but he was sneering in his heart.
What he said before was that an uncle Wang wanted to use perfume to poison him and murder him.
It was not said to be King Yan.
After King Yan was arrested, he only said that he had plotted to murder the prince, but did not specify how.
Of course, based on this news and combined with Zhao Xing’s previous words, we can roughly infer it.
But the inference is an inference, and Li Ge directly talked about King Yan.
"Your Highness, if this villain gets the secret recipe of perfume, his status will be improved. Not only will it be more convenient for His Highness to get information, but he will even be able to provide more war horses for His Highness during normal transactions." Li Ge saw Zhao Xingyi Move, he felt happy and continued.
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded slightly and said: "I can give you the secret recipe for perfume, but for the 12,000 stallions, I want those who have just grown up. Don't take some old horses or The young horses fooled the orphans. In addition, there must be no less than ten thousand-mile horses among them."
The so-called stallions are those that have not been castrated, but the young horses cannot be bred until they are mature. Whether the old horses can be bred is not mentioned yet. Okay, how many more years can it be used?
"You try your best, villain." Li Ge looked a little confused.
"Don't try your best, Gu. If you can't do it, I will think you are cheating. You should think clearly about the consequences yourself." Zhao Xing said lightly.
“Yes!” Li Ge agreed with a sad face.
"Changsong, take him down and entertain him well, don't neglect him." Zhao Xing ordered.
"Yes!" Sheng Changsong responded.
"Your Highness, the secret recipe..." Li Ge became a little anxious when he saw that Zhao Xing let him go without mentioning the secret recipe.
"Why are you anxious?" Zhao Xing said angrily: "How can you show your credit for getting the secret recipe so quickly? Now stay in Bianjing for a while before going back. Then you can tell how you worked hard to get the secret recipe. "Do I need to teach you this truth alone?"
"Yes, yes, the villain is stupid. Your Highness is wise and resourceful," Li Ge said, licking his face.
Zhao Xing looked smug and said: "You go down first, and when the horse is delivered, Gu will naturally ask someone to give you the secret recipe..."
"Resign, villain! "Li Ge saluted.
Sheng Changsong also bowed and took Li Ge out.
"Your Highness, this person agreed so quickly, I'm afraid he is cheating." Sanshui reminded.
"Haha, you can think of it, but can I not think of it?" Zhao Xing said with a smile.
It must be a lie for Li Ge to seek refuge with him. He is just following his plan. In fact, Li Ge himself knows that he is just following his plan.
But will Li Ge tell Yelu Zhongyuan about this?
Zhao Xing doesn’t think so. Could it be that Li Ge's master Yelu Zhongyuan, Yelu Zhongyuan, would believe his words?
Perhaps Yelu Zhongyuan still doubted whether he really took refuge in Zhao Xing, and the reason why he said it was to win his trust.
For a small person like Li Ge, it is more beneficial to him to have both sides.
Getting something from Zhao Xing can help him improve his status in the Liao Kingdom.
Provide some information to Zhao Xing and get more.
No matter what, he won't lose.
Can Zhao Xing and Yelu Zhongyuan still have some confrontation?
Of course, all this is just Zhao Xing's guess.
Zhao Xing would not really believe the information he provided. Even if he did tell Yelu Zhongyuan, Yelu Zhongyuan would still take the bait in order for Li Ge to gain his trust.
There are always benefits.
Giving the secret recipe of perfume to Yelu Chongyuan was also a decision made by Zhao Xing after careful consideration.
What he likes to see most is that Yelu Chongyuan and the Emperor of Liao maintain a balance and continue fighting.
But this situation is difficult to maintain.
Even if Yelu Chongyuan wanted to maintain his position, the Emperor of Liao would not tolerate him and would definitely want to get rid of him.
Although he did not know the history of the Liao Kingdom very well, he also knew that Yelu Chongyuan did not succeed in the end.
In other words, the emperor of Liao was the final winner.
If one of the two parties must stay, Zhao Xing hopes that Yelu Zhongyuan will be the final winner.
The Emperor of the Liao Kingdom represents orthodoxy and general trend. If he takes away Yelu Chongyuan, the storm will soon subside and his rule over the interior of the Liao Kingdom will increase.
But Yelu Chongyuan was plotting rebellion. If he really killed the emperor of Liao, many people in Liao would be dissatisfied with him, and some even wanted to compete for the throne.
Actually, it is not very appropriate to give the secret recipe of perfume at this time.
Because even if the Liao Dynasty was in civil strife, it would be difficult for the Song Dynasty to take advantage of the opportunity to recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
The best time will be when the Song Dynasty resolves some internal shortcomings and has the strength.
But Zhao Xing could not wait any longer. If he continued to wait, the Emperor of Liao would kill Yelu Chongyuan, and all his plans would come to nothing.
And even if the Song Dynasty was fully prepared and the Liao Kingdom was in internal chaos, it would be impossible to recapture the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture.
The Liao Kingdom is not stupid either. No matter how much they fight internally, they will unite and fight against the outside world when the Song Dynasty sends troops.
Instead of gambling, it would be better to let Liao civil strife and take the opportunity to destroy Xixia.
So giving the secret recipe of perfume to Yelu Zhongyuan is the best choice.
"Your Highness is wise and mighty. I have already predicted that this servant is too talkative." Sanshui said with a smile.
"You know how to pick up people's wits."
Zhao Xing smiled and cursed, and said: "Go and summon Yu Liangyuan and Concubine Sheng to come to Mutang Pavilion."
The weather is hot, so it would be more comfortable to take a swim.
“Yes!” Sanshui hurried away after hearing the words.
Zhao Xing came to Mutang Pavilion, was served by the palace maid, changed his clothes, and got out of the swimming pool.
“Comfortable!”
…………
Rulan was summoned and went to Mutang Pavilion with Minglan.
It has been half a month since they entered the palace, and Zhao Xing also summoned them there before.
"Rulan Minglan!"
"Sister Yanran!"
When they were approaching Mutang Pavilion, Erlan met Yu Yanran.
Since there were only three personal maids around, the three of them addressed each other a little more freely.
However, after saying hello, Minglan and Yu Yanran reacted first, their faces turned red and they did not dare to look at each other.
This is not far from Mutang Pavilion. Appearing here at this time, it is obvious that they have all been summoned.
If he were just swimming with Zhao Xing, he wouldn't be so shy.
But they had all swam with Zhao Xing in Mutang Pavilion and knew what Zhao Xing would do.
Now that all three of them have been summoned, doesn't it mean that they will serve Zhao Xing together in a while?
Although Ru Lan was a little nervous, she also reacted at this time.
The atmosphere is a bit awkward.
(End of this chapter)