Chen Junqing is a very talented and upright person. He has similar interests and personalities as Zhang Jun, so Zhang Jun trusts him very much.
After Zhang Jun resumed his position, in order to raise armaments, he proposed to Zhao Gou that Chen Junqing, who was serving abroad, be transferred back to Lin'an. He also advocated that Chen Junqing be placed in the Privy Council to increase his authority and increase the voice of the war fighters on military issues. .
Zhang Jun is not completely ignorant of the principles of the three gangs of heroes, so he also tries his best to choose people who can become his wings to enter the court to work for him.
Chen Junqing was also grateful for Zhang Jun's support to him. He defended Zhang Jun in court many times and was an open member of Zhang Jun's party.
"Ms. sir, are you looking for me?"
"Well, as requested, there is something I would like to ask you to check."
"What's the matter?"
Zhang Jun handed the information in his hand to Chen Junqing, and Chen Junqing took it and flipped through it.
"The murder of Sun Yuanqi in Shaoxing in the 28th year?"
"Um."
"Hasn't it been more than two years? Is there anything special about this case?"
"Look at the name of the perpetrator."
"The name of the perpetrator?"
Chen Junqing lowered his head and looked carefully. He was suddenly startled, and then raised his head suddenly: "Su Yonglin?! That leader of the Liberation Army, Su Yonglin? Is that him? Is he from Song Dynasty?"
"It's not certain yet. We don't know whether this Su Yonglin is the other Su Yonglin. It's not uncommon for people with the same name and surname to be together."
Zhang Jun shook his head and said: "Besides the name, whether he is a boy or a girl, whether he is old or young, as well as his nickname and origin, we know nothing about him, so we can't make a conclusion on this."
"This...so my husband hopes that I can find out whether this Su Yonglin and that Su Yonglin are the same person?"
"No, it's not important, at least not at the moment. What I want you to investigate is the hidden story behind this case."
Zhang Jun told Chen Junqing everything he knew. Only then did Chen Junqing know what kind of entanglements were behind the case.
"I see, it involves the trafficking of smuggled salt... That is indeed very serious, so you want me to find out who the big shot is behind this case?"
"Well, I heard that you have some acquaintances in the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple. Maybe we can find some clues from them."
Zhang Jun nodded and said: "Being able to make Sun Yuanqi a lackey, protecting local officials from selling illegal salt without violating the ban, and being able to easily control three illegal salt selling gangs to work together, this person has great energy and courage."
"Do you suspect it's a certain husband?"
Chen Junqing was keenly aware of Zhang Jun's intention.
"Even if he is not the Prime Minister, he is still a high-ranking official. He must hold power in his hands for several years, otherwise he will never be able to form such a large power group."
Zhang Jun said: "The current situation is both an opportunity and a crisis for the Song Dynasty. There is a great possibility of sending troops to the north in the future. In order to eliminate worries in advance and avoid obstacles to sending troops, some timid and incompetent people must be punished." People are hit hard!
In the past, I just didn't have the leverage to attack them, but it's different now. As a high-ranking official of the imperial court, he actually made money by selling illegal salt, blatantly competing with the imperial court for tax revenue, and lining his own pockets. Once it was found out, even the gods would not be able to save him. ! "
Zhang Jun clenched his fists, his face full of determination to make progress.
Chen Junqing was infected by this emotion and said that he understood.
"Don't worry, sir, I will take care of it immediately."
"Proceed carefully and don't alert the enemy. He was able to conceal the death of the Jinbusi official without anyone noticing, and he was also able to tamper with the files and cover up the facts. This is enough to prove that this person has great hands and eyes, and he has many minions under his command."
"knew."
Chen Junqing carefully agreed and went to investigate the matter.
After Chen Junqing left, Zhang Jun put down what he was doing, drank a few sips of tea, and thought about the matter silently.
In fact, he was more concerned about who Su Yonglin was than the truth behind this case.
He was thinking, if this Su Yonglin is really the Su Yonglin, how will this matter end?
If this Su Yonglin is the other Su Yonglin, then for the Southern Song Dynasty, this matter can be a good thing or a bad thing.
The good thing, of course, is that Su Yonglin was born in the Song Dynasty, and his Song attributes gave the Southern Song Dynasty some advantages when dealing with him.
The bad things are also obvious - he killed an official and was a private salt dealer. For the Southern Song Dynasty court, these two taboos were almost unacceptable, and this was still a stain that could not be covered up.
If this matter is exposed, it will inevitably affect the negotiation part of Zhang Jun's plan.
Zhang Jun really wanted to integrate the entire Liberation Army into the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty through negotiations and interests. He could regain a large area of the Central Plains without losing any blood. He also wanted to use the strength of the Liberation Army to reorganize the Song army and strengthen the main war faction in the DPRK. This completely overwhelmed the Lord Harmony faction.
Using the powerful combat power of the Liberation Army and Su Yonglin's military talent, the Southern Song Dynasty could even do things that the Northern Song Dynasty could not do.
However, it is very difficult to realize all this. First of all, Su Yonglin's smuggling of salt and killing of officials must be completely covered up.
Even if this matter is true, and this Su Yonglin is the same Su Yonglin, he must completely cover up this matter, bury Su Yonglin's true identity forever, and make him a native Han Chinese of the Kingdom of Jin, so that it will be more convenient.
Thinking of this, Zhang Jun suddenly thought that the so-called big man might not have forgotten what happened back then, and he might have been wary of Su Yonglin, but he did not say it publicly, nor did he tell the emperor about it.
In other words, he knew that this matter should not be made public and did not intend to expose himself.
This is a good thing, as the mastermind behind the scenes does not dare to be exposed, but it is also a hidden danger, as the mastermind behind the scenes is still in power.
In order to complete this peace negotiation and let Su Yonglin see the court's sincerity, Su Yonglin's identity must be cleared, and this part of the hidden danger must also be eliminated.
So Zhang Jun began to think about how to eliminate this incident and how to launch a political offensive so that the masterminds behind the scenes could be captured.
Just as Zhang Jun was thinking about this issue, another shocking news came from the north.
The news that came back was from Chen Kangbo, who was responsible for going north to Shandong to have further contact with the senior leaders of the Liberation Army, about the Northern Song Dynasty royal family who had been captured to the Jin Kingdom more than 30 years ago.
The message pointed out that the Guangfu Army had conquered Zhongdu and destroyed the Jin Kingdom. When rectifying and liquidating the Jin Kingdom's royal family, they discovered a large number of Northern Song Dynasty royal families, including direct relatives of Emperor Huiqin.
They are still alive.
If the Southern Song Dynasty is willing to accept them, the Liberation Army will arrange for them to return to their homeland.
Then an even more shocking news came.
According to the accounts of the important ministers of the Jin Kingdom captured by the Liberation Army, Zhao Huan died four years ago, in the 26th year of Shaoxing.
Compared to the first news, the second news was more shocking.
Four years have passed since Zhao Huan's death, but there has been no news from the Kingdom of Jin.
When Zhao Ji died, the Jin Kingdom quickly received the news, but why was there no news about Zhao Huan's death?
Of course, this doesn't matter anymore.
Zhao Huan died, and the Kingdom of Jin was gone.
When Zhao Gou heard the news, he was stunned in the court hall for a long time. After a long, long time, he excused himself from the throne and walked to the compartment behind the throne. He said it was for convenience, but he didn't show up for a long time, so he stayed close to him. The eunuch went to find him.
As a result, the personal eunuch was shocked to find Zhao Gou hiding in the compartment and crying silently.
As he cried, he shed tears. The tears fell down like broken beads, showing a look of extreme pain.
After a long time, Zhao Gou calmed down and sat back on the throne with extremely complicated emotions, asking the ministers to discuss how to deal with this matter.
Zhao Gou was embarrassed to say it, but all the ministers knew that the problem was whether to take or not to take the clansmen who were captured by the Jin army and were still alive.
Of course the opinions of the ministers are yes, how can we not want it?
You don't have the ability to save him, but now that he has been saved, you still say you don't want him. It doesn't make sense in any case, and it's too ugly. How do the people in the world view the royal family of the Song Dynasty?
Therefore, it is necessary to make a big fanfare to let everyone in the world know that the Song Dynasty clan is back and the struggle has been won.
No matter whose struggle it was, he won anyway.
Tang Situi and others looked at Zhao Gou's expression and felt that Zhao Gou's expression was relaxed with a hint of entanglement. It was difficult to judge whether he was relaxed or entangled, so they did not dare to speak rashly.
In the end, Zhao Gou did not give a clear answer, but asked Chen Kangbo to confirm as soon as possible the list of direct relatives of the second Emperor Huiqin who were still alive, as well as the roster of clan members who might return.
There is also the need to obtain Zhao Huan's coffin from the Liberation Army, welcome him back to the Southern Song Dynasty, bury him properly, and let Zhao Huan rest in peace.
This matter was fermented in the court for many days, and it was not until the end that some people realized that the Liberation Army had accomplished something that Song Ting had not accomplished anyway.
The clans that fell into the enemy's hands were the scars in Song Ting's heart. This scar tore the hearts of knowledgeable people all the time, making them feel the pain in their bones all the time.
They were thinking about the Northern Expedition, and they just wanted to restore their homeland, welcome back the Second Saint, and heal this scar.
But as the two saints passed away one after another, this scar would never heal.
The captured clansmen also had scars, but this scar was not healed by the Song people themselves. What healed this scar was the Liberation Army, the armed forces of the Han people in the Central Plains who had been abandoned by them.
This army, under the banner of expelling the barbarians and restoring China, fulfilled the long-cherished wish of the Song army in a short period of time that had not been fulfilled for decades, and severely slapped Song Ting in the face.
But now, not only intentionally or unintentionally, but also the captured clan members must be returned to Song Ting.
Emotionally, the knowledgeable people were ashamed, relieved, and a little annoyed. All the emotions were intertwined, and the feeling in their hearts was particularly complicated.
Another direct consequence of this incident is that the boundary between the war faction and the peace faction has disappeared.
The clans are all back. The Kingdom of Jin is really over. The Kingdom of Jin is over. What’s the point of fighting and making peace?
Whether to advocate war or peace is determined by the attitude of the ministers towards the Kingdom of Jin. But now that the Kingdom of Jin is gone, what kind of war and peace should we advocate?
For a time, both the war faction and the peace faction fell into some kind of entanglement and confusion.
They began not to know what they were fighting for before, nor what they would fight for in the future.
When people with different political views meet each other, they lose their temper inexplicably, and even feel a little embarrassed - the biggest label that has been used to distinguish the political attributes of the ministers for more than 30 years since the southern crossing is gone, and the obvious boundaries that divide the group of people are gone. Gone.
Confusion can be said to be the biggest feeling of the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty during this period of time...
At this moment, Chen Kangbo, who was far away in Shandong, had almost the same feeling.
He privately told his entourage: "There was controversy before, but now there is irrefutable evidence. Once the Jin Kingdom fell and the war ended, it might not be a good thing for the Song Dynasty.
There was pressure from the Kingdom of Jin before, but now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are afraid that many people are at a loss. Whether it is a battle or a peace, they have nothing to do, and there is no telling what trouble will happen in the future. "
Chen Kangbo believed that the existence of the Jin Kingdom put tremendous pressure on the Southern Song Dynasty, and could limit the internal fighting in the Southern Song Dynasty to a certain extent.
But now that the Jin Kingdom is gone, the Liberation Army has not established a country, and they can contact and negotiate again, the huge military pressure suddenly disappears, which may not be a good thing for the Southern Song Dynasty.
Without a clear direction, political struggle will inevitably turn into other directions - unknown directions.
Chen Kangbo was worried about this.
But the most important thing right now is to contact the Liberation Army to find out how many Northern Song Dynasty royal families can return and get a roster.
Regarding this matter, Zhao Zuoliang had already obtained the roster from Su Yonglin, and was waiting for Chen Kangbo's request before handing the list to Chen Kangbo.
Chen Kangbo was surprised when he saw it. He didn't expect that there were so many princes and grandsons alive.
In particular, there are actually ten of Zhao Ji's sons alive.
Zhao Gou had not given birth to a child for many years, and the ministers were clamoring for the establishment of a prince. Zhao Gou had no choice. Just two months ago, he had just established two descendants of Taizu selected after many years of training as princes. They had already succeeded to the throne and had received admitted.
The next step is to wait for the second choice and choose a suitable person from these two to inherit the throne.
And now Zhao Ji's ten sons have returned to the Southern Song Dynasty. Forget about the fifty-two-year-old one, but there is another one who is thirty-years-old, relatively younger. According to the succession method of elder brother to younger brother, he is actually very good. Advantage.
This... I'm afraid the court is going to have a fierce dispute over the successor.
Chen Kangbo suddenly realized that something bad was going on, and felt that this matter could not be made public. He must first communicate with the emperor and let him know, and then make a final decision.
So Chen Kangbo immediately sent people to rush back to the Southern Song Dynasty and brought the relevant news back to Zhao Gou urgently.
So four days later, Zhao Gou knew about it.
After learning about this, Zhao Gou suddenly had a headache.
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