"You can't kill me or Zhao Fu, and you can't avenge your father. It's better to forget these things and live again."
Li Xia suddenly realized that he did not say "I" in front of Zhao Jin.
He couldn't tell why, maybe he wasn't used to it, or maybe he felt a little guilty about Zhao Jin.
In fact, he could have lied to her and told her that he was indeed not in the palace that night and that Zhao Yun was indeed killed by Zhao Yu.
Then he could use her identity to draw up charges against Zhao Yu and send troops to attack him.
In this way, the current war will be much smoother, and at least it will give many scholar-bureaucrats who are loyal to Zhao and Song a chance to surrender.
The name of righteousness can also be obtained more easily.
Looking at the overall situation, the benefits are great and the disadvantages are very small.
In fact, when Zhao Jin came over this time, he might have had such expectations in his heart.
She was involved in the struggle for the throne as a victim. She was disappointed with Zhao Fu, Quan Jiu, and Jia Sidao. Looking at Lin'an, no one could help her.
But these people all opened their eyes and told lies to defend Zhao Yu, saying that Li Xia was the murderer.
She may have thought that Li Xia was wrongly accused, and he wanted to avenge the late emperor by launching an army to rebel against the Song Dynasty.
If so, it would be an easy road for her.
It was not difficult for Li Xia to deceive her.
But before he could think of this method, he had already told the truth and there was no other way.
…
"Why do you want me to live again?" Zhao Jin asked, "You all want me to live again... but I don't."
She paused for a moment, probably wanting to make some sense. For example, these people, including Li Xia, took away everything she had, but they still pretended to pity her and asked her to live a new life. It was very unfair.
But she couldn't explain it clearly. The word "partially not" was more direct.
After these words, she seemed to have some momentum.
"I never thought about killing you or Zhao Yu for revenge. But I am the princess of the Song Dynasty, and I should protect the country of the Song Dynasty for the late emperor."
Li Xia was a little surprised and turned to look at Zhao Jin.
She is about two years younger than him, and is now twenty-four or five years old, but she can still say such childish and ridiculous things.
"If you want to rebel, murder and arson will not end well sooner or later. If you want to be recruited, you can negotiate with me on the terms." Zhao Jin said again.
"Talk to you?"
"Yes, Jia Pingzhang made the final decision on the affairs of the Song Dynasty. He listened to me."
Li Xia didn't expect Zhao Jin to say such a sentence. After a moment of silence, he took out the terms he had prepared and handed them over.
He didn't want to talk to an ignorant little girl like Zhao Jin anymore, so he stood up and prepared to let her go.
She obviously couldn't decide on the conditions for Zhao and Song to become ministers, receive annual coins, return Shu people to Shu, and allow Tang troops to garrison Jiangling.
Not wanting to, Zhao Jin took a brief look at it and confirmed that the conditions were not much different from what he saw in Lin'an, and said: "If the Song Dynasty agrees to these conditions, can you also agree to us a condition?"
"explain."
Zhao Jin didn't even think about it and said directly: "Promise never to attack the Song Dynasty. From now on, we will live in good neighborly and peaceful state, and there will be no more conquests."
"Then neither Zhao Fu nor I can die. Do you plan to let him remain the Taiping Emperor?"
"I said I don't want revenge." Zhao Jin looked directly at Li Xia, his aura refused to weaken at all, and said: "Since Jingkang, the only one who destroyed the Jin Kingdom was a shame..."
At this point, she probably understood that Zhao Yun was not a wise king. She paused and then said: "I am the late emperor's only daughter, and I will not let Jiangshan Sheji perish like this."
Li Xia looked at Zhao Jin again.
He saw that this girl was a little grand and responsible, more royal than the uncles and nephews Zhao Yun and Zhao Su.
She is not too smart, she can only be said to be straightforward, cheerful, and even a little silly.
But the conditions proposed point to the crux of the problem.
"I don't agree."
"you……"
Zhao Jin was very disappointed and stomped forward to negotiate with Li Xia, saying: "You traitor, do you really think you can attack Lin'an?! I tell you, Jia Sidao can raise troops to fight at any time, but I don't
I hope the war spreads to Jiangnan before I can..."
"It's too noisy, take it down."
Li Xia looked at Yan Rong and gave the order, instead of directly summoning the army sergeants.
Yan Rong understood and quickly arranged for the Yi female guards around him to take Zhao Jin down, while inevitably comforting her with a few words.
"Rebel Li Xia, let me tell you, you will regret it when the Song army comes to surround you..."
Zhao Jin shouted a few more words, but he didn't look like a woman.
That scolding look does look like Jia Sidao's niece.
~~
"Rebellious ministers and traitors, rebellious ministers and traitors..."
Zhao Jin, who was taken to a tent and placed there, finally burst into tears.
She hugged her knees and squatted on the blanket, crying and scolding Li Xia.
Before this, she had always acted quite strong and had the demeanor of a Song Dynasty princess, but she was just holding it in.
From the moment Li Xia admitted to planning regicide, to the time she refused to stop attacking the Song Dynasty... the purpose of her expected trip was completely in vain.
Amid the huge loss, she didn't know what to do, so she had to sit there and cry.
"I thought I was very capable, but just a fool...I even took him to play Cuju before...Yan Rong is also a bad woman, how could she betray dad..."
Wang Cui didn't know how to comfort her, so she stayed by her side silently. When the crying subsided, she lowered her head and saw that Zhao Jin had fallen asleep again.
She sighed, covered Zhao Jin with the quilt, and sat aside to watch.
When the sky lightened up, Wang Cui, who had started taking a nap at some point, felt something moving outside the tent. She woke up and opened the curtain to take a look, only to see Yan Rong standing outside.
"Come and tell me."
Wang Cui followed Yan Rong for a few steps and whispered: "I thought Li Xia would distance himself from the regicide..."
"It's not easy to explain away." Yan Rong said, "I just feel sorry for this kid."
She knew Li Xia well and knew that Li Xia had such a temper.
Yan Rong sighed leisurely, and said in a low voice: "It may not be safe if you take her back to Tiantai Mountain. For one thing, Jia Sidao's implementation of the public land law in recent years has aroused public outrage. Even if His Majesty does not attack the Song Dynasty, he will be unable to protect himself sooner or later.
Secondly, since Zhao Jin knew many of Zhao Fu’s secrets when he succeeded to the throne, Quan Jiu took action once, and there is no guarantee that he will take action again; thirdly, His Majesty will break through Lin’an sooner or later. As the war continues, a weak woman lives in the mountains and forests, without any means.
How is it appropriate for people to protect you?"
Wang Cui nodded, deeply convinced.
Yan Rong added: "This is why I sent you a message asking you to find a way to bring her to see me..."
Zhao Jin thought he had decided to come.
But in fact, since Zhao Jin wrote to Jiang Wanli to prevent peace negotiations with Meng Yuan, Wang Cui had already felt a certain danger.
That's why she borrowed Jia Sidao's token to rescue Deng Shan and let Deng Shan go to Chang'an in order to contact Yan Rong. After what happened three years ago, Wang Cui believed that Yan Rong, who single-handedly raised Zhao Jin, was the most reliable
people.
As for Jia Sidao...Wang Cui doesn't quite believe it.
Afterwards, Yan Rong wrote back and asked Wang Cui to try to take Zhao Jin away. Wang Cui then asked everywhere about the court's intention to negotiate peace with Li Xia, which led Zhao Jin to decide to come.
"According to my wishes, I want to take her to Chang'an to take care of her." Yan Rong whispered: "You come and think of a way, don't let her leave, and don't let her hate Your Majesty anymore."
"Then...does Li Xia agree?"
"I will take care of Zhao Jin. As long as she doesn't cause trouble, Your Majesty will definitely allow her to live peacefully." Yan Rong said and hit Wang Cui again.
"Don't let me hear you address His Majesty by his first name again."
"yes……"
~~
Zhao Jin rubbed his eyes, lifted the curtain and walked out of the tent. Standing there, he saw Yan Rong talking to Wang Cui.
She sighed, thinking that she had scolded Yan Rong several times during the night, so she lowered her head a little lonely and said to herself, "I just hate seeing you getting close to the rebellious officials and traitors."
However, even if she didn't know what Yan Rong and Wang Cui were talking about, she still felt protected by this bad woman.
This is also the reason why she dared to come to the enemy camp boldly.
suddenly.
A horn sounded in the distance.
A plume of smoke rose from Mount Xisai, and the whole camp became lively.
Some soldiers passed through quickly, shouting incessantly, and their momentum was astonishing.
"Enemy attack! Accept the challenge, accept the challenge..."