Xianxia version of Water Margin

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Jiang Hongfei has been very busy since his return from the expedition.

As a result, Jiang Hongfei didn't even have time to meet important prisoners such as Zhao Gou, Emperor Shirakawa, Emperor Toba, and Emperor Sutoku.

After working for more than a month and sorting out all the things that needed to be sorted out, Jiang Hongfei decided to meet these prisoners.

On this day, just before Jiang Hongfei was about to meet Zhao Gou, Concubine Wei Xian suddenly came to see Jiang Hongfei with the two sons and one daughter she gave birth to for Jiang Hongfei. She wanted to intercede for Zhao Gou and asked Jiang Hongfei not to care too much for the sake of their mother and son. Zhao Gou resisted so stubbornly that Jiang Hongfei had to use a large number of troops, horses, food, and baggage to capture him. In other words, he asked Jiang Hongfei to be lenient and not punish Zhao Gou too much.

Concubine Wei Xian's meaning is very clear.

Although Jiang Hongfei was not Zhao Gou's biological father, no matter what she said, she still gave birth to two sons and one daughter for Jiang Hongfei. There was no credit but hard work. Today, she was willing to give up all the credit and hard work. She just hoped that Jiang Hongfei would release her son Zhao. Build a horse.

In fact, Concubine Wei Xian did not want to take this step.

To be honest, Concubine Wei Xian had no feelings for Zhao Ji at all. On the contrary, it was with Jiang Hongfei that she truly knew what it was like to be a woman, and she preferred to be Jiang Hongfei's concubine all the time.

But Zhao Gou was brought up by Concubine Wei Xian single-handedly, and mother and son have been dependent on each other for more than ten years.

Once, Zhao Gou was Concubine Wei Xian's all hope.

Later, even if Zhao Gou refused to save her and watched her being kidnapped by Jiang Hongfei, without caring about the life and death of her mother, and watched her mother become Jiang Hongfei's plaything, he was indifferent. She never None of them resented Zhao Gou.

Concubine Wei Xian's eyes flashed with complicated emotions, including helplessness about the past years and worries about the current situation. She gently stroked the hair of the child under her knees, as if absorbing the power of motherhood, then slowly raised her head, and said to Jiang Hongfei with a firm gaze: "Your Majesty, I am well aware that my status is humble, and what I ask for may be beyond my reach. But thinking of the deep love between mother and son, I have to boldly ask for help. Although Gou'er has made mistakes, he is my flesh and blood after all, and he is an inseparable part of my life. I am willing to exchange the happiness of the rest of my life for his chance of survival. "

When Jiang Hongfei heard this, he stared into Concubine Wei Xian's beautiful almond-shaped eyes and saw an indescribable pleading in them.

Jiang Hongfei walked slowly to the window, looked out at the rolling clouds, and said leisurely: "Zhao Gou's crime is not only about personal grudges, but also about the country and the safety of the people. If I forgive easily, how can I convince the public? Why? An Tianxia?”

Jiang Hongfei's voice was low and powerful, and every word struck Concubine Wei Xian's heart like a heavy hammer.

When Concubine Wei Xian heard this, tears welled up in her eyes, but she resisted not letting them fall. She took a deep breath, knelt down again and said: "Your Majesty is wise, I naturally know the pros and cons. But I am bold and willing to go to the cold palace in exchange for His Majesty's mercy. I only hope that Your Majesty can remember the old feelings and give Gou'er a chance to change his ways. opportunity.”

Jiang Hongfei turned around and looked at Concubine Wei Xian's determined expression.

Seeing Jiang Hongfei's gaze, Wei Xianfei raised her head with a firm gaze: "I know that I am making unreasonable troubles, but I also know that as a mother, I cannot just watch my son go to a dead end. I beg your majesty to help."

After saying this, Concubine Wei Xian began to kowtow to Jiang Hongfei "bang bang bang".

Seeing it, Concubine Wei Xian's head was broken.

The children that Concubine Wei Xian gave birth to to Jiang Hongfei also cried.

Jiang Hongfei sighed, then came to Wei Xianfei's side, stopped Wei Xianfei from kowtowing, and said: "That's all, because of your loving motherly heart, I will be lenient and not kill him."

After speaking, a white light flashed in Jiang Hongfei's hand, and Concubine Wei Xian's injury was healed by Jiang Hongfei.

Seeing this, Concubine Wei Xian's tears couldn't help but fall down, dripping onto the cold ground, causing small splashes of water, which seemed to be a reflection of the complex emotions in her heart. She cried and said, "Thank you, Guan Jia."

Concubine Wei Xian was like a little woman, hugging Jiang Hongfei helplessly.

I really don’t blame Concubine Wei Xian for being like this.

It's true that Zhao Gou doesn't know how to praise.

At the beginning, Jiang Hongfei sent people several times to recruit Zhao Gou to surrender. He also promised that as long as Zhao Gou was willing to surrender, Jiang Hongfei would let him continue to be King Kang of the Yuan Empire. He would give him a thousand big houses and hundreds of beautiful maids, and let him live with him. The son enjoys the same treatment.

But Zhao Gou ignored Jiang Hongfei at all.

Not only that, Zhao Gou also ran away and sent troops to resist the Yuan Empire, and even joined forces with Jin, Xia and Wang Qing to resist stubbornly.

In addition, people who defected to the Yuan Empire from the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty also reported that Zhao Gou and Du Chong wanted to dig up the Yellow River and let the water from the Yellow River flow from Si River to Huaihe, in an attempt to block the pursuing troops of the Yuan Dynasty behind them.

If Zhao Gou and his ministers had done this, then at least hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the Yuan Empire would have been drowned, and the number of deaths caused by displacement and plague would have been several times that. The rich and prosperous Lianghuai region would have been destroyed, and tens of millions of The surname will be homeless and become a refugee.

Moreover, the Yuan Empire has to spend a lot of talent, financial and material resources to manage the Yellow River every year. It will not be able to completely solve the hidden danger of the Yellow River within decades, which will seriously hinder the development of the Yuan Empire.

It can be said that this is a desperate plan, extremely sinister.

Later, it was not that Zhao Gou, Du Chong, and their ministers did not want to carry out this poisonous plan, but that the Yuan army fought too fast. Zhao Gou, Du Chong, and their ministers just ran for their lives and had no chance to implement this poisonous plan.

The key point is that after Jiang Hongfei heard about this, he cut the captured Du Chong into pieces on the cross streets of Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty. He killed all the men in Du Chong's family and beat all the women in Du Chong's family into sinners and divided them among the prisoners. Meritorious soldiers.

From this, it is not difficult to see how deeply Jiang Hongfei hated this matter.

Let me ask, after seeing Du Chong's fate, how could Concubine Wei Xian not be worried about Zhao Gou?

In fact, many people are spreading rumors that Jiang Hongfei will definitely kill Zhao Gou and make Zhao Gou die a miserable death.

Although Zhao Gou is cowardly and unfilial, even Concubine Wei Xian knows that her intercession for Zhao Gou will probably anger Jiang Hongfei, causing her to no longer be favored by Jiang Hongfei, and may even be thrown into the cold palace by Jiang Hongfei, but Concubine Wei Xian still persists Scalp came to plead for Zhao Gou.

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Concubine Wei Xian also selfishly approached Xing Bingyi, Tian Chunluo, Jiang Zuimei and other women in Zhao Gou's palace, hoping that they could come together to intercede for Zhao Gou. She even went against her will to Xing Bingyi, Tian Chunluo, Jiang Zuimei and other women in Zhao Gou's palace. The other woman said: "The official family is devoted to a daughter with deep love and righteousness. If you are willing to intercede for your ex-husband, you will surely win the favor of the saint."

They are all foxes of thousands of years, who can't understand Concubine Wei Xian's selfish behavior?

Xing Bingyi, Tian Chunluo, Jiang Zuimei and many other women in Zhao Gou Palace clearly understood that if they followed what Concubine Wei Xian said, they would be involved in a complex emotional whirlpool. The result of this would probably be that they and their families would all There is no recovery.

Therefore, Concubine Wei Xian's words failed to impress anyone, including Zhao Gou's queen Xing Bingyi.

The reasons behind this are complicated and profound.

First of all, Zhao Gou's indifference and ruthlessness have already left a deep mark on their hearts. They witnessed with their own eyes how Zhao Gou ignored them and allowed them to become Jiang Hongfei's playthings without any intention of rescuing them.

They even know that even if they are lucky enough to return, what awaits them may be cold death rather than a warm embrace.

As for the appointment of Xing Bingyi as queen, that is just a victim of political intrigue and has nothing to do with true love.

Furthermore, although Jiang Hongfei gave them some punishment because of their status, upon closer inspection, he did not do anything excessive to them. On the contrary, in those occupied days, Jiang Hongfei gave them unprecedented attention and experience in his own way.

In this era of male supremacy, who can guarantee that they can escape the fate of being played by men?

Therefore, they began to look at all this with a more open-minded attitude, regard misfortune as part of their fate, and learned to accept and comfort themselves.

More importantly, as time goes by, they have established an inseparable connection with Jiang Hongfei. They gave birth to children for him and shared family happiness. This intimate relationship has long gone beyond simple possession and being possessed. In their hearts, Jiang Hongfei is no longer the formidable enemy, but a partner they can rely on. In contrast, Zhao Gou's status in their hearts has gradually faded and become a distant past.

In addition, they have to consider more practical issues - the future of their children and families. They knew that if they continued to tangle with Zhao Gou, it would only bring them endless trouble and danger. And Jiang Hongfei, despite being a playboy, showed unprecedented determination and strength in protecting them and their families.

Under such a balance, they were naturally unwilling to take risks for Zhao Gou.

Therefore, when Concubine Wei Xian made that ridiculous request, instead of agreeing, they all avoided it.

Concubine Wei Xian, who really couldn't find anyone to encourage her, had no choice but to bring the children she bore to Jiang Hongfei to intercede for Zhao Gou.

What made Concubine Wei Xian burst into tears was that Jiang Hongfei not only agreed to her request not to kill Zhao Gou, but also did not send her into the cold palace.

What made Concubine Wei Xian even more happy was that Jiang Hongfei also left her to sleep with her.

A month later, good news came out about Concubine Wei Xian, who was already 42 years old.

It can be said that Concubine Wei Xian is a blessing in disguise.

And Jiang Hongfei said superficially: "Alas! What a pity the hearts of parents in the world!"

In fact, Jiang Hongfei never thought of killing Zhao Gou.

What Jiang Hongfei wanted from beginning to end was to let Zhao Gou experience what his father and brother, Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan, had experienced in history, so that he could empathize with it.

Kill Zhao Gou?

Would Jiang Hongfei take advantage of Zhao Gou so much?

Concubine Wei Xian didn't know what was going on, and she thought Jiang Hongfei spared Zhao Gou's life just for the sake of her and the children she bore for Jiang Hongfei.

Concubine Wei Xian was so moved by Jiang Hongfei that she tried her best to cater to Jiang Hongfei at night, hoping to repay Jiang Hongfei...

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The next day, Jiang Hongfei asked people to bring Zhao Gou and the people from the Southern Song Dynasty's small court to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

As for the daughters of the royal family and the clan of the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty, they had already entered Jiang Hongfei's harem.

Even the women from the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty, who were high-ranking officials, wealthy families, and gentry families, had been beaten into convicts under Jiang Hongfei's instructions and given to meritorious soldiers.

It can be said that Jiang Hongfei really had no mercy for the people of the Southern Song Dynasty's small court who resisted to the end.

Today, in fact, a prisoner dedication ceremony was held, and it was also the sentencing of Zhao Gou's monarch and his ministers.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the atmosphere was dignified and solemn. Zhao Shuxiang, a rare man of iron and steel in the Zhao family's blood, stood up and faced Jiang Hongfei's majesty. He spoke angrily, denounced Jiang Hongfei's evil behavior of using his power to plunder other people's wives and daughters, and questioned his virtue and justice as a monarch.

However, his voice was soon drowned out by the rebuttals of Wang Shiyong and others.

Wang Shiyong argued that the Zhao family had lost their morals and failed to defeat the country, and resisted the will of heaven, to justify Jiang Hongfei's actions, and even beautified Jiang Hongfei's inclusion of Southern Song women into the harem as a kind of magnanimous grace.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Bingzhe, Fan Qiong and others also stood up. They used history as a mirror and used the story of Lady Huarui of Hou Shu to satirize Zhao Shuxiang. What's more, Fan Qiong took out his treasured "Picture of Xiling's Lucky Concubine Xiao Zhou" and threw it in front of Zhao Shuxiang.

In this verbal battle, Zhao Shuxiang fought alone, and seemed so small and powerless under the siege of thousands of Jiang Hongfei's ministers.

In the end, this debate on morality and power turned into a collective condemnation of the Zhao family. Zhao Shuxiang was drowned in endless accusations and abuses and was unable to fight back.

At this moment, Jiang Hongfei gently raised his hand, and the hall was instantly quiet and silent.

Jiang Hongfei said calmly in a detached manner: "My merits and demerits will be judged by future generations. It is useless to say more at this moment."

As soon as these words came out, everyone knew that Jiang Hongfei's will was as firm as a rock, and any resistance would be futile.

Zhao Shuxiang finally realized that continuing to argue would only push himself into a more dangerous situation, so he chose to remain silent.

Afterwards, Jiang Hongfei's eyes fell on Zhao Gou, who was kneeling in the front.

Jiang Hongfei slowly said: "Zhao Gou, do you know your crime?"

Hearing this, Zhao Gou hurriedly responded with an extremely humble attitude: "I know my crime, and I beg my father to punish me."

This "son" and "father" not only shocked everyone present, but also made many people angry and disdainful of Zhao Gou's shamelessness.

--They either mocked his shamelessness, or sighed that he had lost the integrity that an emperor should have. Some people even speculated whether Zhao Gou's move was intended to emulate Gou Jian, the King of Yue, who slept on straw and tasted gall, waiting for the future.

However, Jiang Hongfei seemed to have expected all this, and his eyes did not reveal the slightest surprise or anger.

On the contrary, Jiang Hongfei looked at Zhao Gou, who was willing to do anything to survive, with an almost indifferent attitude.

At this moment, Jiang Hongfei could not help but sigh: "This is really Zhao Gou, who can bend, bend, and bend!"

Looking at Zhao Gou's career in the long river of history, although his image is often labeled as cowardly, selfish, and not a man, it is undeniable that he cleverly achieved all his goals and turned all the civil and military officials in the court, whether they were loyal or treacherous, into chess pieces on his chessboard.

It can be said that in Zhao Gou's mind, Qin Hui, Yue Fei and others were either dazzling or eclipsed, all depending on his wish.

Such a skill, although it makes the world look sideways, it is difficult to hide the light of his wisdom.

Jiang Hongfei, a wise man who has a full view of history, knows Zhao Gou's disguise and means very well and is unmoved.

Jiang Hongfei glanced at the corner of his mouth and waved his hand to dismiss the court, his deep meaning was unpredictable.

This move made Zhao Gou panic, and he was worried about Jiang Hongfei's next move!

"Kill me? Imprison me? Or recognize me as your adopted son?"

Zhao Gou had no idea how Jiang Hongfei would deal with him?

And Jiang Hongfei left without saying anything. Others could only let Zhao Gou and the people of the Southern Song Dynasty kneel in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and wait for Jiang Hongfei's final decision...

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