In Kaifeng City, the palace gate slowly opened, and Zhao Huan walked in front of everyone surrounded by Zhongshi Dao, Hu Yin, Yao Pingzhong and other courtiers.
The moment Zhao Huan appeared, all the noise outside the palace suddenly stopped, and everyone's eyes were focused on them.
However, Zhao Huan could see that they were not aware of their mistakes, nor were they afraid, they were preparing for the final madness.
"Get out of the way!" Zhao Huan didn't hesitate. He told Tong Guan and others to get out of the way and walked directly to Wu Min's body, which was still kneeling on the ground.
Seeing the blood spraying and the horrific corpse, Zhao Huan felt for the first time the ferocity of the Song Dynasty.
Perhaps, this person from the Song Dynasty was not afraid of death.
"I was able to ascend to the throne thanks to Wu Qing's strong support. Now when I am about to develop my grand ambitions, why does Wu Qing leave me?"
Zhao Huan did not ask any questions, was not afraid, and did not even investigate. He came directly to Wu Min and then lamented to Wu Min.
"Wu Qing is my humerus, my important minister, and the loyal minister of the Song Dynasty. What did I do wrong that caused Wu Qing to have such a misunderstanding? Do you have to wake me up in such an explosive way?"
This is Zhao Huan leading people into a trap step by step.
Just before he walked out of the palace, Zhong Shidao had told Zhao Huan what he should do.
"What happened tonight to Wu Min was by no means an accident. This was done deliberately by someone. Someone must have known that the old minister was about to enter Kaifeng, and was worried that your majesty would get the support of the old minister, so he would take the lead in persecuting your majesty before the old minister stabilized the court.
No matter who the other party is, no matter what their plan is.
Your Majesty needs to do one thing first at this time, and that is to reverse the current situation!
It is said in the art of war that only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one win every battle. Now we are waiting in the light and the enemy is in the dark. The first thing His Majesty has to do is to let these people see hope and then take the initiative to stand up.
Only if they jump out can we be able to turn things around! "
Zhao Huan deeply believed in Zhong Shidao's statement. He mourned Wu Min for the first time, and then looked ashamed of himself, which made many guys who had quietly changed their identities begin to feel excited.
Bai Shizhong and Wang Fu even looked at each other, knowing clearly that Zhao Huan was luring them in, but Zhao Huan's words gave them a golden opportunity.
"Your Majesty!" Wang Fu, as the leader of this incident, stood up first, came directly in front of Zhao Huan, and knelt down next to Wu Min's body, "Your Majesty, please wait for me to tell the truth and tell the world A truth!"
Zhao Huan looked at this guy who kept causing trouble for him, suppressed his desire to curse, and asked Wang Fu softly with a kind smile.
"What kind of truth does Wang Qing want?"
"Your Majesty told us before that we would seek peace with the Jin people and bear the humiliation for the sake of the people of the world. But why are we now setting up two major offices, the Hebei Marshal's Mansion and the Yanyun Governor's Mansion, under the pretext of Qin Hui's peace talks?
Why is this? Is it possible that His Majesty wants to tear up the peace agreement and force a war? "
"Your Majesty!" At this time, Wang Shiyong, another minister of the Lord and Harmony, also stood up, "We have no objection to your Majesty's great talent and great strategy, but your Majesty treats the common people in the world and does not care about the suffering of the people.
Does your Majesty know that the taxes in Jiangnan have already overwhelmed the people?
Does Your Majesty know how many people in the Song Dynasty were displaced because of heavy taxes, and were worse off than dead?
In order to fight against the Jin Dynasty, Your Majesty even did not hesitate to deceive us and other court officials. Is this the behavior of a human king? "
"Wang Shiyong, you are brave!" Just when Wang Shiyong finished speaking, Zhao Ding, who had been calming everyone's emotions, suddenly stood up and scolded Wang Shiyong for speaking without restraint.
But at this time, Wang Shiyong had no way to look back. He and Wang Fu and Bai Shizhong had united with the country for a long time, and they would never give up because of Zhao Ding's words.
"Zhao Ding, what I said is wrong. How can you, a treacherous villain who doesn't care about the fate of the Song Dynasty for your own selfish interests, have the face to talk to me!"
Looking at Wang Shiyong's righteous words, if he hadn't already known who this guy was, Zhao Huan would really have thought that he was a proper loyal minister of the Song Dynasty.
Whether we advocate war or peace, this is a matter of attitude, but for some people, it is a matter of character.
Zhao Huan can understand that the person in charge of the battle may jump to the main line of Zhu He at any time for the sake of the situation. It is also understandable that the person in charge of war also has extraordinary judgment when necessary.
However, Zhao Huan disliked those who advocated peace. The biggest problem was that there were people like Wang Shiyong and Bai Shizhong who, under the guise of advocating for peace, easily ran into the circle of the emperor.
Historically, this guy is not a good person.
Wang Shiyong was not even an important minister. His master was another famous figure in the Song Dynasty, Zhang Bangchang!
Since the beginning of Zhezong, party strife in the Song Dynasty has become more and more serious. At that time, there were only two ways to fight and make peace.
Among them, the people who advocate peace are not just for the sake of peace like these people now. They are more interested in profiting from it. Their representative is Wang Fu, one of the six thieves, who was the guy who stood up in the first place.
Both Zhang Bangchang and Tong Guan were party members of the powerful minister Wang Fu. Because Wang Fu was promoted by the front line because of Cai Jing, and they fought internally to make money, Zhang Bangchang and Tong Guan were called their right-hand men.
Both internally and externally were in charge of many affairs of the court, and Wang Shiyong was the one who took refuge with Zhang Bangchang at this time.
After the disgrace of Jingkang in history, Zhang Bangchang advocated for peace and finally succeeded in making the Jin people abandon Kaifeng and other places again and return to their northern country.
As a price, Zhang Bangchang successfully ascended the throne of emperor before the Jin people left, and was established as the emperor of Chu by the Jin people, which was the pseudo-Chu regime in history.
However, in good conscience, Zhao Huan does not dislike Zhang Bangchang very much.
He didn't have any great evil in history. Between life and death, he obviously chose life. During his one-month emperor's career, he always paid homage to the Zhao and Song clan.
He has made great contributions to the return of Jin Renbei, and he is sincere to himself and his cheap father in history.
After the Jin left, he immediately surrounded his stupid brother Kang Wang Zhao Gou to ascend the throne again and returned the state affairs to the Zhao family.
But in this process, Wang Shiyong's role was huge.
At the beginning, the Jin people wanted to establish a regime again and become their vassal. This was Wang Shiyong's secret instigation, and Zhang Bangchang became the only candidate for the Jin people, which was also strongly supported by Wang Shiyong.
It can be said that despite the opposition of countless people, Zhang Bangchang was still able to be put into that position. Song Qiyu and Wang Shiyong can be said to have taken the greatest credit.
As the governor of Kaifeng, Wang Shiyong is definitely the chief hero.
When Zhang Bangchang decided to return power to the Zhao family, it was Wang Shiyong who stepped forward.
At that time, it was Wang Shiyong, but Xu Bingzhe warned him that it would be difficult to get off the tiger, and returning to power would not end well.
Zhang Bangchang also knew about this matter, but he still returned it without any hesitation. Although he died in the end due to lust, he is now the emperor of the Song Dynasty.
From the bottom of his heart, Zhao Huan did not dislike Zhang Bangchang very much, just as Tong Shidao said.
"It doesn't matter that the Song Dynasty gave them old coins for so many years. What they gave was real gold and silver, and it was in the hands of the princes and ministers of the Liao and Jin kingdoms. In the end, they just earned it back with salt, fine wine, fine tea and jade.
It could support several large-scale Northern Expeditions for hundreds of years, and it could allow the Song Dynasty to still have tens of thousands of war horses. These things the Lord and the people in his lineage no longer want to play with.
But the Lord and He are not evil, and those whom the Lord descends from should really be killed! "
Zhao Huan looked at Wang Shiyong who spoke righteously, and he knew that he was going to be the vanguard.
"Since the Wang Qing family has said this, then I will give the Wang Qing family and the world an explanation.
Of course, peace talks require peace talks, but war requires more fighting!
We must first beat the Jin people to pain, then they can make real peace negotiations with us, and then we can get real respite.
Only by letting the Jin people know that trying to destroy us is tantamount to cannibalism can we have a real peace negotiation.
Rather than compromise and let the golden man ride on our heads and dominate us! "
"Your Majesty is so courageous, but your Majesty knows that this won't work!"
This time it was finally the prime minister in the court who stood up, Bai Shizhong.
Seeing Bai Shizhong die in person, Zhao Huan knew that this was finally the last and most critical moment.
"How can we say that he can't walk before he has walked through it!" Zhao Huan stepped forward again at this time and walked in front of everyone. At this moment, he finally stood up officially.
"There are countless loyal people in the world. We, the Song Dynasty, still have people who dare to fight. We, the Song Dynasty, still have thousands of war horses. As long as King Qin's army arrives here, there will be no chance of turning around.
Without even fighting, how many benefits do you have to offer to make Jin Xin retreat with satisfaction! "
"Your Majesty is relying on generals who are arrogant and willful internally and weak externally!"
"The generals of the Song Dynasty are not useless people. The chaotic era has passed. Today, the Song Dynasty no longer needs to be wary of them.
The capable are on top and the weak are on the bottom. There is still room for a fight in this world! "
"Taiyuan has fallen, and there is no danger to defend Hedong!"
"The people of Taiyuan have not given up on the Song Dynasty, how could the Song Dynasty give up on them!" Zhao Huan refused to give in at all, "The people of the Zhe family are still fighting desperately in Hedong without retreating, and many cities in Hedong are still holding on.
I, the Great Song Dynasty, cannot give up my people. This will make the world think of my Great Song Dynasty! "
"Your Majesty is determined to act his own way. Do you really not consider the people of the world?"
"I have to act like this for the sake of all the people in the world. The Song Dynasty can only have a war, and peace can be negotiated after the war!"
"Since Your Majesty insists on a fight, let Your Majesty see what the people of this world mean..."
Bai Shizhong seemed to have given up the argument in the end, but after saying this, a wisp of smoke rose from the city, and at the same time, Kaifeng City became noisy again.
In the main camp of Kaifeng City, the late emperor, or Song Huizong Zhao Ji, who had fled south to Haozhou for a long time, suddenly appeared here.
"Back then, I was deceived by traitors and gave way to the traitor, which made the Song Dynasty almost fall into the abyss. Now that I have returned, I wonder if you are willing to continue to follow me?"
Xu Bingzhe, the commander of the troops in the Kaifeng camp, fell to his knees directly.
"I am willing to listen to your Majesty's orders! Please return to Dabao!"
"Okay, follow me into the city, clear away the remaining evildoers, and bring the Song Dynasty back to the right path!"
