Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Next day, it's early in the morning.

Xiang Nan wished Fu Zongshu good morning.

It is an ancient rule to serve parents and elders in the morning and dusk.

Xiang Nan is Fu Zongshu's son-in-law, so he must abide by this etiquette.

When they arrived at the courtyard where Fu Zongshu lived, he saw that the privy envoy Huang Jinlin was also there.

"Xichao, I have an important task to entrust to you." Fu Zongshu looked at Xiang Nan and said, "I just don't know, do you dare to take it?"

"As long as the Prime Minister entrusts you, I will do my best and never regret it." Xiang Nan said immediately after hearing this.

Golden Scale couldn't help showing a look of disdain when he saw the flattering look on his face.

"Very good." Fu Zongshu nodded with satisfaction, and then took out the Nishui Cold Sword, "Do you know why I asked you to kill Qi Shaoshang and take back the Nishui Cold Sword?"

"I don't know Xichao." Xiang Nan shook his head.

"Actually, there is a secret letter hidden in the hilt of Ni Shui Han Sword. Let's take it and read it." Fu Zongshu took off the hilt of Ni Shui Han Sword, then took out the secret letter and handed it to Xiang Nan.

Xiang Nan took the letter and read it carefully.

Although he already knew the contents of the letter, he still pretended to be surprised.

"Prime Minister, do you want... to wear a yellow robe?" He looked at Fu Zongshu in astonishment.

"Yes, I just want to seek the throne and usurp the throne." Fu Zongshu nodded, "Is it true that the princes and generals should cherish the throne? The emperor takes turns, and this year he came to my house.

At that time, Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, was not born in the military. After the Chenqiao mutiny, he wore a yellow robe and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. And I am a second-ranked Jinshi, so I am infinitely higher than him.

Since he can go north and proclaim himself emperor, naturally I can too. To be honest, I started implementing this plan five years ago, and now is the time. "

"Is it time?" Xiang Nan asked.

"Yes." Fu Zongshu nodded, "If you want to ascend the throne and become emperor, you must take chestnuts from the fire. Today is the happy day for the marriage between Song and Liao. I will let Jin Lin lead a team to assassinate the crown prince of Daliao and destroy the marriage between Song and Liao. . When the time comes, if war breaks out again between Song and Liao, we will be able to benefit from it."

"How can a fisherman profit?" Xiang Nan continued to ask.

"Marshal Xiao Tianyou, a militant faction of the Liao State, has already annexed 400,000 people at the border." Fu Zongshu explained, "As long as the Song-Liao peace talks break down, he will send his troops south in a large scale. If the war breaks out, the Song Dynasty will inevitably be in turmoil.

And I have secretly ordered the border to seize the military power of General Helian, allowing the Liao army to seize the sixteen states of Yanyun, making the situation even more precarious.

At that time, I, Fu Zongshu, will be the only one in the world who can turn the tide and resist the Liao Dynasty and protect the country. I am the one whom everyone expects, so I can naturally wear a yellow robe and ascend the throne and proclaim myself emperor. "

"Prime Minister, you have a good plan." Xiang Nan said flatteringly.

"But if this plan is to be completed, it must have your help." Fu Zongshu added.

"Please give me your orders, Prime Minister." Xiang Nan bowed.

"I need you to enter the palace and kidnap the emperor, so that the Song Dynasty will have no king and no master, and no one can take charge of the overall situation. Only then will I be able to call the wind and rain." Fu Zongshu explained, "And I also need the emperor to issue an abdication edict. This way Come, so that I can ascend to the throne more smoothly."

When Xiang Nan heard this, he almost couldn't hold himself back and almost laughed.

He no longer knew how to complain.

Does Fu Zongshu think that seeking to usurp the throne is just a play, forcing the emperor to write an abdication edict so that he can successfully ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?

If it were that easy, Sima Zhao would not stab Cao Mao to death in the street, and then never dare to proclaim himself emperor for the rest of his life. You must know that Sima Zhao at that time had already monopolized the power and controlled the government, but he had many scruples and did not dare to rashly proclaim himself emperor.

And Fu Zongshu is just the right prime minister, and he is not a good person in the court. Those with higher power than him include Cai Jing, the left prime minister, and political rival Zhuge Shenhou, etc.

It is simply child's play for him to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor with just an edict of abdication.

Once he dares to do this, treacherous ministers such as Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Zhu Meng, loyal ministers such as Zhuge Shenhou and the Four Famous Captors, as well as all the civil and military officials in the court, as well as officials from various governments and departments, will all rebel against him.

And even if he has hundreds of medicine people who are not afraid of pain and itch, and are not afraid of life and death, he can't fight against the people in the world.

Moreover, the 400,000 Liao army sounds terrible, but the Liao Kingdom is now at the end of its war effort.

The Jin Kingdom in the north and the Xixia Kingdom in the west each looked at it covetously, so it took the initiative to make peace with the Song Dynasty in order to relieve the pressure from the south and mobilize its troops to deal with the pressure from the north and west.

Therefore, Xiao Tianyou's 400,000-strong army does sound very stressful, but compared with the invincible elites at the peak of the Liao Kingdom, it was already far inferior.

If Daliao really could produce 400,000 well-trained and well-equipped elite troops, it would have swept the world long ago. After all, when Genghis Khan penetrated the Eurasian continent, he only had 200,000 troops.

So Fu Zongshu's strategy sounds like it's foolproof, but in fact it's just a daydream.

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However, Xiang Nan knew that he must not laugh, so he tried his best to hold back, bowed and said, "Master Xiang, Xi Chao obeys your orders. I'm just worried that I can't break into the forbidden palace alone."

In Wen Ruian's martial arts world, the imperial court's force is very high. For example, Zhuge Shenhou, the Four Famous Catchers, the God Catcher Liu Dufeng, the God Catcher Liu Jiyan, the Catcher King Li Xuanyi, etc., all served the imperial court.

Therefore, the palace is heavily guarded, and even top masters such as Guan Qi, Jiuyou, and Yuan Shisanxian are not allowed to enter or exit at will.

"Don't worry, I have prepared your identity for you." Fu Zongshu nodded, and then encouraged, "You will pretend to be a relative of the Liao Kingdom and enter the palace with Prince Ping Zhang. At that time, whether you succeed in kidnapping or not, you will Provoked a war between Song and Liao."

King Pingzhang was the peace ambassador sent by the Liao Kingdom. The people he brought into the palace suddenly assassinated the emperor, and the consequences can be imagined.

"I see." Xiang Nan nodded. It seemed that he was still a chess piece that could be discarded at any time.

"Xichao, I only have a daughter, Wan Qing, and a son-in-law. In the future, everything I have will be inherited by you." Seeing that Xiang Nan seemed to be wavering, Fu Zongshu quickly encouraged him.

When Golden Scale heard what he said, his expression suddenly turned ugly.

He despised Gu Xichao the most, thinking that he was from a humble background and was not worthy of his cousin. How could he be qualified to inherit his uncle's empire?

"Yes, Prime Minister, Xichao will definitely sacrifice his life and never let down the Prime Minister's expectations." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan's cheeks immediately turned red, as if he had been dazzled by fame and fortune.

But in fact, he knew that Fu Zongshu was just painting a cake.

He didn't only have Fu Wanqing, in fact Huang Jinlin was his illegitimate son.

However, Huang Jinlin never knew about this and only thought that Fu Zongshu was his uncle. For this reason, he secretly fell in love with his half-sister, Fu Wanqing.

If Fu Zongshu really ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, he will only pass the throne to Huang Jinlin and not to his son-in-law at all.

Otherwise, he would not have erased the last layer of the "Aerial Tribulation Magic", so that he would never reach the highest level and could only live in a dark place for the rest of his life.

"Very good." Fu Zongshu nodded with satisfaction.