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Chapter 1437 Why do you want me to take the initiative to resign? (Second more)

Chapter 1446

Xiao Shen sat in his four-wheeled carriage with an extremely gloomy expression, the swaying body was just like his own ups and downs at the moment.

When I think of returning to Beijing today, first the party members will be scattered, and when I go to court to beg for crimes regardless of the exhaustion of the journey, the emperor will speak sarcasticly. Fortunately, I was crying bitterly and slickly tongued, which made the emperor's heart soften and comforted myself. Fan, let yourself go home to recuperate.As for rewards and punishments for my merits and demerits, we will discuss them later...

The emperor did not punish himself, but the emperor actually took out the memorials of those courtiers' attacks on him, so that he could take a good look at them.

Gently stroking the scabbed scar on his face, Xiao Shen's heart was still full of resentment.What is it for me? It's not for Daliao. How can I blame myself for the invincible defeat in the battle of Liaodong.

However, looking at this posture, I am afraid that the emperor is not incapable of punishing himself, but is thinking about how to punish himself.Unexpectedly, I have worked hard for many years, and now that I am the respected Prime Minister of the South, I will end up like this, which is really chilling.

Arriving at the gate of the mansion, after getting off the carriage, Xiao Shen strode towards the mansion, and after dealing with the concerns of his wives and concubines irritably, he was alone in the study, without speaking for a long time.

"Xiao Minzhong..." After sitting in a daze for more than half an hour, Xiao Shen finally shouted. "You go, invite Mr. Zhang to come over, and say that Xiao has something important to discuss."

"Yes!" The confidant who was waiting in the study nodded and quickly walked out the door.

Xiao Minzhong went straight to the backyard, exited the side door of the backyard, walked to the opposite side, and knocked on an equally inconspicuous small door on the opposite side of the alleyway.

Soon, the small door was opened, allowing Xiao Minzhong to step inside. After about a while, an old man in green clothes with gray beard and hair walked into Xiao Shen's house with Xiao Minzhong's careful support.

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"Shen met Mr., it's a pity to have to work Mr. Zhang's residence at such a late hour..." Xiao Shen respectfully saluted this old Mr. Zhang, and then personally helped him to sit in the study.

"It's okay, if there is nothing important, you wouldn't come to find the old man at this time. Since there is something important, the sooner the better." Mr. Zhang waved his hand and smiled kindly.

But, probably in Zhongjing, no one would have guessed that this old Mr. Zhang was the old Daliao Chen Guogong, the prime minister of the Beifu, who used to slander the crown prince Yaluwo together with Yelu Yixin.

In the sixth year of Dakang (AD 1980), Yelu Yixin was demoted, and Yelu Hongji also learned of Zhang Xiaojie's treachery, so he was also demoted as the envoy of Wuding Army.

Later, because of the smuggling of Guangji lake salt and the unauthorized modification of the imperial edict, his position and title were reduced, and he was abolished as a commoner.

However, no one expected that the aged Zhang Xiaojie would actually lurk beside Xiao Shen, and he would treat him like a guest of honor and respect him as a teacher.

In the old days, when Zhang Xiaojie was prime minister, he and Xiao Shen's father became confidantes, the two families had many contacts, and because Xiao Shen was young and intelligent, he once worshiped Zhang Xiaojie as his teacher, so it can be regarded as a teacher-student friendship.

Later, after Zhang Xiaojie was dismissed from office by the emperor, he thought about it and decided to go to Beijing to make a living with his talents.As Xiao Shen's disciple, Zhang Xiaojie understood Xiao Shen's weight and ambition very well.Therefore, Zhang Xiaojie's coming to join him simply made Xiao Shen even more powerful.

Over the years, under the guidance of this wily old driver.It can be said that Xiao Shen has had a smooth journey. He is only forty years old and has already become a popular person around the emperor. He is also the prime minister of the south and is only one step away from the prime minister of the north.

This made Xiao Shen rely more and more on this counselor who was greedy for money and lustful, but resourceful and very helpful to him.

Zhang Xiaojie is also very aware of his embarrassing status, so he has always lived in seclusion. However, under Xiao Shen's deliberate efforts to please him, the days of having a beautiful wife and concubine in his arms, eating delicacies, drinking wine, and sleeping on jade pillows have naturally continued. Had a great time.

But now, Xiao Shen learned something about it from Xiao Minzhong, and when he went out towards this side, he was already thinking about it secretly.

Xiao Shen didn't hide anything, first he told Zhang Xiaojie what he had done in Dongdong Road of the Liao Kingdom, and then he mentioned that he went back to Beijing to plead guilty to Yelu Hongji, but was ridiculed by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and Yelu Hongji Although he did not punish himself immediately, he did not stop the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty from impeaching and criticizing him.

"Xiao thinks that I, Daliao, are loyal and loyal. The defeat at this moment is not a crime of war, but the sharpness of Song's weapons. However, your majesty treats the courtiers to criticize me as if you don't see it. In my opinion, what is your majesty doing?" meaning?"

"Nephew, do you know that the old man received the news a few days ago. After His Majesty received your confession letter, he was so frightened and angry that he fainted on the spot, and he recovered after several days of recuperation." Zhang Xiaojie stroked his long beard, slowly Open your mouth and say.

"Although Liaodong's defeat was not a crime of war, your majesty has always placed high hopes on you, my nephew. Before you talked about Mao Jianlu's strategy of killing his brother and seizing the throne, which caused the collapse of the women's straight alliance. The biggest crisis on the Daliao-Tokyo Road."

"Your Majesty dispatched [-] elite Pishi troops to you in the hope that you will be able to decide the world in one battle and drive the Song people out of the Liaodong Peninsula, so as to show the prestige of our Daliao country and boost our morale."

"But what's the result? My Daliao Navy was completely lost in Chenzhou. Although it has nothing to do with you, you are the commander in charge of attacking Liaodong after all."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiaojie didn't continue talking, but glanced at Xiao Shen whose face was faintly gray, and then continued. "That's not true for Yeluta, the governor of the Liaohai Navy. He has a low position, and after the collapse of the Liaohai Navy, he died in fear of crime."

"Afterwards, you started a massive construction project, dispatched tens of thousands of craftsmen from various paths, and spent a lot of money to build more than a hundred stone trebuchets, but the final result..."

"Then you mean that this is Xiao's catastrophe?" Xiao Shen forcibly interrupted Zhang Xiaojie's words, and asked impatiently.

"You should know that His Majesty has always acted according to his own likes and dislikes. Now, if you lead the army abroad, if you have a good record, then Your Majesty will be pleased and happy. However, if you let him down again and again, Your Majesty will feel that this will damage his honor as a British lord." name……"

"Therefore, nine times out of ten, nephew, you... If you take the initiative to resign from the position, you may be able to save it. This is also the fundamental reason why His Majesty let you know the memorial to impeach the full court officials on you."

"This at least proves that His Majesty still has high hopes for you..."

"You want me to resign, does that mean you have high hopes for me?!" Xiao Shen's face turned pale, then turned red instantly, and hit the desk hard with his palm.

"Why?! Mr. Xiao has been a prince for generations, and the Xiao family has worked hard for the court. And Mr. Xiao is doing it for His Majesty. He never dares to slack off at all. For the safety of our Daliao-Tokyo Road, he is even more important. Tossing and turning, I couldn't sleep at night, thinking about ways to defeat the enemy."

"Over the past few years, the Women's Straight Alliance has invaded the territory of the Great Liao Dynasty. Countless civil and military conquests of the Women's Straight Alliance by the court have all left on a whim, and they have been defeated. No one has ever seen His Majesty criticize them."

"Now, I wisely broke the women's straight alliance, and with the palm of my hand, I solved the problem of women's straightness that has become my confidant in Daliao... His Majesty did not approve, but because of the defeat in Liaodong, you want me to resign?! "

(End of this chapter)