The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

The Three Courts in the South...

Bochijin wrote a letter to them in the capacity of "the Sixth Prince of the Barbarians".

The content of the letter was also very strange. The old man repeated the question, "I have come here for justice. What is your intention, Qin? Who is the enemy and who is mine? How can you decide?"

We, the barbarian army, have come for the greater good, to drive out the rebels and to help you conquer the capital. But what's the matter with the King of Qin in your country?

Why did he attack us barbarians?

Is he the King of Qin or a rebel of Qin?

Since you all claim to be the orthodox of Da Qi, how do you define it?

This is a very skillful statement. First, he removed his own suspicion. We are not here to occupy your territory, we are here to help you drive out the thieves. But you Qi people are not honest. Why did you let Li Jize attack me?

If he is the King of Qin recognized by you, does it mean that you, the Great Qi, and I, the barbarians, will become mortal enemies?

If you don't acknowledge Li Jize as the King of Qin, and if we're both rebels, then the rebels and Li Jize are allied. Shouldn't you also help me, a "guest from afar," and together we can eliminate Li Jize?

Don’t even say it!

A letter from the Sixth Prince really caused a huge uproar in the south.

Whether it was the court represented by Zuo Santong, the southern court that was truly controlled by the civil service group, or Lin Jiaxuan's coastal court, they were all very worried.

They were worried that Li Jize would anger the barbarians, and they were worried that the barbarians would really let it go and the bandits would attack again.

Because of the ancient people's blind loyalty, the emperor is the greatest, more important than your parents and teachers.

Once the emperor died, loyal ministers would cry their hearts out, and it would be unacceptable not to wear mourning clothes.

It is precisely because of this strange idea that the rebels destroyed the north and the emperor might die in their hands. The rebels are the biggest enemies.

As for Li Jize's claim that he had the empress in his hands, no one actually believed it.

Therefore, in the eyes of all of them, the main enemy should be the rebels rather than the barbarians. As for Li Jize's so-called "national justice", at first glance it does seem very high-spirited and indeed very righteous.

But if, as the barbarians said, they came to help, Li Jize's righteousness would be untenable! In fact, to the world, he was the unjust party.

"A thief broke into my house, and my neighbor came to help! But then the owner and the thief teamed up to rob my neighbor. Isn't that a case of repaying kindness with enmity?"

This kind of speech is very prevalent among the bureaucracy throughout the South.

why?

Why, when Li Jize and Li Zhenbei were fighting desperately against the barbarians, the people in the south behind them had such strange ideas?

History is always strikingly similar.

Look, look, do Zhao Gou and Yue Fei 2 of the Southern Song Dynasty resemble this situation?

Yue Fei was fighting desperately in the front, shouting that he wanted to recover his homeland. Northern Expedition! Northern Expedition! Northern Expedition!

Zhao Gou in the rear was like, "Mo Fa! Mo Fa! What if we anger the Jin people and they cross the river to attack us? Don't play the game of "searching the mountains and seas to capture Zhao Gou" again."

Therefore, the heads of the three courts briefly discussed it and decided that they would never admit that Li Jize was one of their own. He must be a rebel and a bandit! He has nothing to do with us!

But in this case, none of the three parties acknowledged that Li Jize was one of them, not a member of the Qi army. That meant that he was a rebel and a bandit! He was in cahoots with the bandits.

I, a barbarian, am here to help you catch the thief, but your master is hiding behind. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?

Are you polite? Are you really polite?

……

"Regarding the barbarians' request that we send troops to drive out Li Jize, what are your thoughts, my dear ministers?"

In the southern court, "Emperor Hongzong" Zheng Wu looked at the many ministers in the hall and couldn't help but ask a question.

All of a sudden, all the ministers started talking about it.

As expected, some people were afraid that the barbarians would hold a grudge against them. After they dealt with Li Jize and the rebels, they might be the next.

If they don't help now, what if the barbarians get rid of the two people in the future and use this as an excuse to attack them?

The other group of people are the so-called "scholars", people with moral principles.

This group of people believed that Li Jize was collaborating with the rebels, so he was a rebel! It was impossible for him to have His Majesty in his hands.

The rebels are the murderers who killed your majesty. They and the Qi people should have an irreconcilable hatred for each other. The hatred for the king and father is the hatred for the murder of their father!

The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. Li Jize is a traitor, rebel and rebel!

He had watched the capital fall and refused to help his king and father, and now he is even cooperating with the murderer of his father. What kind of "King of Qin" is he?

So send troops! They should join the "righteous army" to eliminate the unjust bandits and rebel Li Jize.

Amidst all these voices, a different voice was heard.

Nguyen Dai Anh, the Minister of War and Grand Secretary of the Southern Court Cabinet.

"Your Majesty, Li Jize was personally appointed Grand Marshal of the Army by our late emperor, and he is also from Qi! How can we be his enemy?"

He is right. In terms of legal status of Zheng Wu, your title may not be as valuable as the title of "Grand Marshal of the Army of the World".

You are the emperor in name only, but the territory you occupy is only one-third of the southern part, and there are two more people next door. Li Jize was enthroned in the north when the previous emperor unified the country.

Secondly...

Ruan Daying glanced around coldly, then shouted, "As the ancients said, 'The lips and teeth are cold when they are gone!' Do you all think that after Li Jize and the rebels have fallen, we can still negotiate peacefully with the barbarians?"

"No!"

At this time, one of the cabinet ministers stood up and directly sang a different tune.

"Master Ruan, isn't that right? What is a thief? Are Li Jize and the rebels thieves? How can the barbarians be thieves? The ancients taught us to be grateful and repay kindness, and to distinguish right from wrong. The barbarians came to help us quell the rebellion, but we sat back and watched the rebels join forces with the rebel army. Is this the way of the sages?"

The person who spoke was called Chen Qun, and he was a group assistant.

It should be noted here that in the cabinet, there are the chief minister, the second minister and the group minister, which means that Chen Qun's status is below Nguyen Daying.

Because of this, the officialdom is a battlefield, a bloodless battle of verbal battles. In addition, the Da Qi officialdom is full of factional struggles, opposing for the sake of opposing!

If you are my political enemy, I will oppose whatever you support! If you oppose whatever you support, I will support!

Don’t you, Ruan Da Ying, support Li Jize and his so-called “national justice”?

Fine then! I will oppose him.

Seeing such an Ah Q, such a moron, Ruan Daying was very angry.

"Chen Qun, what the hell are you talking about? I'm talking about a matter of life and death, a matter of national survival. What the hell are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about the teachings of the sages. It's about how people without faith have no foundation to stand on! But you, on the other hand, only care about so-called profit. It's a waste of time reading the sages' books!"

"Fuck you, I'm gonna beat you to death!"