When the news of the major changes in the situation in the north reached Lin'an, it was like a huge stone falling with great force. Even though the Lin'an court was like a deep pool of stagnant water, it would inevitably roll up the waves.
Shi Miyuan had already expected this.
He was quite satisfied with the stable situation in the court in the past few years and was not willing to see any changes. All because no matter whether the change is good or bad, there will always be people with ulterior motives trying to take advantage of it, and it will always affect the rulers who hold the highest authority.
That day Li Yun was in the teahouse and tried to seduce Shi Miyuan with even greater wealth, but Shi Miyuan only found it funny. These northerners could use their swords but not their words. Their own understanding of the political situation of the Southern Dynasties was extremely naive, and they seemed to regard the powerful officials of the Song Dynasty as fools.
Of course, the rise of powerful military groups in the north is indeed unstoppable, and the Song Dynasty must also deal with it. Each has its own principles for internal and external responses. Externally, it is necessary to make maximum speculation with minimum investment in an attempt to obtain maximum benefits. Internally, he was in charge of stability, and nothing could shake Shi Miyuan's personal control of the situation.
Therefore, after Xuan Zhen came back, Shi Miyuan did not meet him at the Prime Minister's Mansion in Lin'an City. Instead, he directly recruited him to the villa in Geling, West Lake for a private meeting. In recent years, Shi Miyuan often took a leave of absence due to illness and transferred the affairs of the court from the capital hall to the prime minister's villa. This time, the purpose was to slow down the transmission of news from the north in Lin'an City as much as possible.
Shi Miyuan regarded being unable to recuperate as a normal thing. In the early days of Jiading, he took several sick leave and took leave of absence, which lasted only a few months. In the past five or six years, as he gradually became more powerful, he "decided everything in the room and exercised power in the bed". He lived in seclusion and did not know where he was. He completely put aside the discussion system of the capital, and his degree of power was far greater than that of Han Yuzhou.
Unexpectedly, Guo Ning's few words spread out. And within just one day, it became a trend in Lin'an!
Did the smugglers in Henan get wind of it? Did Xuan Zhen let it slip when he returned? Is there a concubine in Ge Ling Villa? Who will instigate this trend and take advantage of it?
Shi Miyuan relied on a coup to come to power and relied on balancing the political situation to maintain his status. He was the most sensitive to the third item and gave the order immediately.
That night, the servants, maids, cooks, and coachmen who participated in the reception of Guo Xuanzhen in Geling Villa, as well as Shi Miyuan's favorite Xiao Drum Band and a group of dancers, all died of sudden illness.
He discussed with his cronies all night and finally decided that the situation was unclear and his camp must remain immobile. At the moment, it is best to bring out Li Yun, the envoy of the Northern Dynasty, and let him jump to overturn the previous rumors, and then find out from the movements of all parties who is stirring up trouble.
At that time, Xuan Zhen had some doubts about this. He said: "These subordinate ministers of Ding Haijun are all smart and capable, and they are very different from the Jurchen nobles who were rough and arrogant in the Jin Kingdom before. Moreover, this Li Yun has been active in Lin'an for half a year, and he has some connections. If he causes trouble, won't he cause us more trouble?"
As soon as he said this, Yuan Shao, the new Lin'an governor, immediately came out to respond.
Yuan Shao said that although Li Yun was a little clever, he had been trapped in Banjing Pavilion for a month and what he could do was limited. What's more, the friends he made in Lin'an City were fair-weather friends after all. There was actually only one hidden thread that could be used to get things done, which was from the maritime merchant Zhou Keshan to the coastal establishment envoy Zhang Liangpeng, and then through Chengtian Palace to Ban Jing. These people in the museum.
The entire hidden line is already under my control, Yuan, and I guarantee that they will not cause any trouble.
Yuan Shao was a member of Shi Miyuan's township party in Mingzhou County. He was also a disciple of the great scholar Yuan Xie and an unlucky man during the Qingyuan Revolution. His identity and background were very suitable for taking charge of Lin'an, a city where the still waters run deep. Previously, when he was the registrar of Taichang Temple, he was very successful in coordinating the transportation of annual coins with the two golds in the east and west, and was immediately promoted to the governor of Lin'an.
Shi Miyuan has high hopes for him and hopes that he will use this as an excuse to stand out in his own camp. Now that the new governor is confident, Shi Miyuan strokes his beard and feels much better.
Immediately everyone agreed that Shi Kuanzhi would come forward tomorrow to contact his old acquaintance Li Yun, with Shi Songzhi and Xue Ji assisting him. As for the Tai students, each family has its own ability to incite, and Yuan Shao was also thinking about it. Show off your skills.
After the task was arranged, Shi Miyuan had a good sleep, got up early the next morning, and waited in the villa for news from Chi'an.
In order to ensure that he has close control
The situation changed. The spies were not only distributed in Chi'an, but also went to Li Zhengmen and Da Nei where the scholars were staying, Chengtian Palace where the Northern envoys were supposed to visit, and Shangtang River, which the imperial students must pass when going from Lin'an to Chi'an. , there are at least ten fine people distributed in each direction, all riding fast horses purchased with a lot of money from the north, reporting at any time.
To give instructions in response to changes in the situation, one must be energetic. In the past, Shi Miyuan had a light diet in order to follow the reincarnation of the eminent monk Hongzhi Zhengjue of Tiantong Temple, but today he had a bowl of bamboo shoots and pork noodles served in the kitchen to make him feel full.
Just as he picked up a few noodles, the spy reported through the heavy ice foil gauze curtain: "I'm reporting to the Prime Minister, Yuan Fuyin's mouth-watering talents have already made the imperial students noisy!"
"Okay! Let's explore again and report again!"
After chewing slowly and eating half a bowl of noodles, another spy came to report: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, the imperial students have detoured to the north of the city and are searching for ships everywhere!"
Shi Miyuan nodded and ordered the kitchen to serve two more sesame balls.
After eating most of the noodles with bamboo shoots and pork, two spies arrived.
One of them said: "For the record, Prime Minister, the eldest son has invited Li Yun to go out, and also ordered him to reprimand the imperial students so that they can see the truth!"
Another said: "The Taipei students gathered more than thirty small boats and sailed eastward from Yuhang Shuimen, almost reaching Chi'an Bridge!"
"good!"
Shi Miyuan pushed the bowl of noodles away. At this time, the sesame balls arrived, but he didn't want to eat them. After walking back and forth in the study four or five times with his hands behind his back, he asked his maid to open the gauze curtain under the eaves twice so that he could see clearly.
The maidservant went out in response, her rings jingling continuously. Yuan Shao, who was sitting at the bottom of the study room, was afraid that Shi Miyuan would be upset by what he heard, so he held up the feet of his robe and went up to help diligently.
The soft sound of the ring was suddenly mixed with heavy footsteps.
Who is so rude? Just as a thought flashed through Shi Miyuan's mind, four or five spies rushed to the front of the hall, kowtowing, but no one said anything.
"What's wrong? Why are you so panicked?" Shi Miyuan asked in a deep voice.
Several spies looked at each other, and someone said in a trembling voice: "Master Prime Minister, you guys don't dare to say anything."
"How does this make sense? Please tell me quickly!"
"Then Li Yun, the Northern envoy, suddenly scolded the eldest son for forging news, and scolded the eldest son for slandering the prestige of the navy. While scolding, he punched them three times!"
Another spy added in a trembling voice: "I punched Mr. Lang once and Mr. Ziyou twice!"
"How dare this guy be so rude! Are you trying to amuse me?" Shi Miyuan angrily slapped the table and stood up: "Yuan Shao, take some people to Chi'an yourself and watch him for me!"
Yuan Shao quickly bowed down and accepted his orders. When he bowed down, he found that several spies were trembling and did not get up.
"What else do you want?"
"Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Fu Yin, that Li Yun is a cruel man. The eldest son took a punch from him, and his face was covered with blood, and he fell to the ground; the son-in-law took two punches and is still unconscious. I am afraid he will die. Danger."
Shi Miyuan rushed out of the study.
He looked very majestic, and now he was so angry that he was even more frightening: "How dare he? How dare he? Come, prepare a sedan! No, prepare a horse!"
As he shouted, hundreds of attendants came and went to prepare, and the villa was in chaos.
Shi Miyuan rarely traveled on horseback, and the speed of preparing the horse was a little slow. In fact, it only took half a stick of incense, but Shi Miyuan was so anxious that he scolded several servants one after another. Finally, the horses were saddled and harried and led to the study. The horses' hooves outside were hurried and turned to galloping.
The fifth group of spies came in and knelt down.
"How is Kuanzhi's injury? Where is Songzhi? Is he still alive?"
The spy kowtowed and whispered: "Ahem, I don't know the situation of the two young masters. Mr. Xue is still rescuing them."
"Then what are you here to report?" Shi Miyuan shouted angrily.
"The Northern envoy Li Yun found Han Xi, the youngest son of Han Yuzhou, from among the imperial students."
"Um?"
Shi Miyuan suddenly calmed down.
