Zhao Hao obviously couldn't agree with Shi Hao's statement.
He was very angry.
So as soon as Shi Hao finished speaking, he said angrily: "This is not the forbearance of Gou Jian, this is the confusion of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty who killed Chao Cuo! It is a manifestation of weakness and incompetence! If not, how could the Seven Kingdoms dare to rise up and attack? Chang'an?
Emperor Jing should never compromise! There will definitely be no compromise with the Seven Nations! If you directly send Zhou Yafu to attack the Seven Kingdoms, you can still win! For this reason, Chao Cuo's life was involved, and he was widely criticized by future generations. How could I become the second Emperor Jing? "
Shi Hao shook his head repeatedly, obviously disagreeing with Zhao Hao's statement.
"Chao Cuo was very sharp, impatient, and frequently killed, which aroused public outrage and caused the seven countries to counterattack. At that time, the Han court believed that Chao Cuo was at fault because Chao Cuo caused the rebellion of the seven countries. Many people did not even think that Chao Cuo was at fault. The seven countries have made mistakes, and they are all condemning Chao Cuo."
Shi Hao spoke unhurriedly: "Emperor Jing weighed the pros and cons and realized that if he directly sent troops to fight against the seven kingdoms at this time, it would be civil strife, an extension of the power struggle, an internal struggle among the Liu family's descendants, and the policy of reducing vassal status and the enfeoffment of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. In the policy differences, the Han Dynasty did not play a role in the cause of justice.
Under such circumstances, the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion is no longer a rebellion. The Han court and the Seven Kingdoms each occupy one side. No one can completely overwhelm the other in the name of justice. Without the support of everyone, victory cannot be guaranteed.
After Emperor Jing killed Chao Cuo and made a compromise, the armies of the Seven Kingdoms had no excuse to advance and should have stopped. However, the Seven Kingdoms did not stop and continued to attack. The title of "Qing Jun Side" was completely invalidated and the wolf's ambition was completely exposed. Completely reduced to a rebellious bandit army.
As a result, everyone saw clearly the rebellious nature of the Seven Kingdoms. From then on, the battle to quell the Seven Kingdoms was no longer a power struggle within the Han Dynasty, but a legitimate counterinsurgency! At this moment, the people's support in the world determines the outcome of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion. "
Shi Hao took a step forward and said sternly: "To exchange one person's life for righteousness and the hearts of the world, which one is more important? Your Majesty, do you really not understand?"
Zhao Min was stunned and was refuted by Shi Hao, and was speechless for a moment.
"Your Majesty, how important people's support is will not be clearly written in the history books, but people's support will often play a decisive role at the most critical time."
Zhao Min was speechless again, looking at Shi Hao for a long time, and finally put his head in his hands helplessly.
"Although Deyuan made mistakes, he also worked hard for me and made a lot of contributions. If I kill him, wouldn't I be a wolf-hearted person?"
"Emperor Han Jing may have experienced the same thing as His Majesty at that time, and had the same emotions as His Majesty, and felt that doing so was emotionally unjustifiable."
Shi Hao said slowly: "But getting rid of Zhang Jun will give the officials no excuse to continue to fight against the imperial court. At that time, whatever your Majesty wants to do, who you want to deal with and who you want to settle, can be done. As long as your Majesty shows some emotions appropriately." , is enough to easily turn the situation around.”
"What's the meaning?"
"Your Majesty needs the ministers to know His Majesty's anger, know His Majesty's pain, and know that His Majesty was forced to kill Zhang Jun. Naturally, the ministers will feel guilty or guilty, and they will not dare to embarrass Your Majesty in other matters."
Shi Hao whispered: "Your Majesty, what is more important between Zhang Jun and the Song Dynasty? Your Majesty, at this moment, the bandits on Jiangnan West Road are raging. The court must quickly integrate to deal with the bandits. Otherwise, Jiangnan West The roads are really bad.”
Zhao Zhen held his head in his hands, pressed his fingers tightly on his forehead, and struggled for a long time.
"Taizu's ancestral instructions do not allow kings to attack scholar-bureaucrats..."
"It just so happens that Your Majesty can shift the main fault of this matter to those who yelled the loudest. If you deal with them casually, it can be regarded as a relief for Zhang Jun. Kill two birds with one stone, why not?"
Zhao Min had nothing to say.
After a long time, Zhao Xi spoke.
"Teacher, I want to be alone for a while."
"Old minister, please retire."
Shi Hao left the palace wisely, leaving the space to Zhao Hao.
Having said all that needs to be said, Shi Hao believes that Zhao Min will make the right choice.
Because his remarks were so wonderful.
However, this was Zhao Xun's own stupidity. He took out the events of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion and Emperor Jing's execution of Chao Chao to compare with the current incident. Of course, Shi Hao climbed up the pole and settled the matter.
But Zhao Min didn't seem to notice that there was a fundamental difference between the two things.
The officials of the Song Dynasty could only talk and engage in political offensives. Under the state of divided civil and military rule, Song officials had no ability to resist the central government.
But the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty really had soldiers, money and people. In an era when civil and military affairs had not yet been divided, they really had the strength to replace Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.
So how can the two be confused?
However, Shi Hao would never take the initiative to point this out.
Because he hates Zhang Jun, hates Zhang Jun very much, and even hates Zhang Jun.
The emperor who I taught you came out to pick peaches on the way?
Suppressing me, ostracizing me, and invading my rights, I had to go back home to write and draw and pretend that I didn’t care about anything...
How could I not care! That's my authority! My status! I earned it through more than 20 years of ups and downs in officialdom!
Who do you Zhang Deyuan think you are?
If I don’t send you to the West, I will take your last name!
Obviously, the painting and calligraphy husband is also angry.
Now with this rhetoric, Shi Hao believes that Zhang Jun is dead.
After he dies, there is no doubt that he will be the final winner.
What a wonderful future?
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
However, the triumphant Shi Hao did not know that Zhao Min stared at his leaving back for a long time until he could no longer see it. There was a trace of cruelty in his eyes that he did not even notice.
The day after the news that Zhao Yucheng led the peasant army to capture Nanchang County in Longxing Prefecture was sent to Lin'an, Zhao Jun ordered Zhang Jun to be punished.
Zhang Jun was executed for the crime of deceiving the emperor, his property was confiscated, and his family was exiled to Leizhou. He was pardoned and refused to return.
Chen Junqing and Wang Shipeng, who wrote to argue for Zhang Jun, were demoted to Lingnan and kicked out of the court.
Hu Quan, who wrote a letter in an attempt to ensure Zhang Jun's life, was relegated again and was demoted to Anqing Prefecture on Huainan West Road as the prefect of Anqing Prefecture.
Shangshu Zuopushe and Chen Kangbo, who wrote a letter that Zhang Jun's crime was not worthy of death, were reprimanded and demoted to the post of magistrate of Luzhou.
Wang Dabao, the Minister of Rites who wrote a letter to speak for Zhang Jun, was also reprimanded and was demoted to Hezhou in the north of the Yangtze River to serve as the magistrate of Hezhou.
The forces of the original militant faction with Zhang Jun as the core and now the radical faction suffered a heavy blow.
The original owner and current conservative forces have received a certain boost.
Mainly because many of the former radical ministers saw Zhang Jun's mess and felt that radicalism was not acceptable, so they changed their stance and supported conservatism.
When the conservatives once again got a chance to stand out in the Song Dynasty, the unwritten political rule of the Song Dynasty not to kill scholar-bureaucrats came to an end. While the wishes of the conservative rhetoricians were fulfilled, they also felt an inexplicable chill.
Zhao Min didn't care about the coldness in their hearts.
He ordered the appointment of She Shihao, the right servant of Shangshu, to be promoted to the Privy Council. As a famous conservative, he was responsible for the military and state affairs of the Southern Song Dynasty, and changed the military strategy of the Southern Song Dynasty from aggressive to conservative.
Chen Lianghan, a former member of Zhang Jun's family and minister of the Ministry of War, who had remained silent throughout the incident, served as his deputy.
Some officials in the Privy Council who were personally promoted by Zhang Jun were reprimanded and lost their positions. They were either pushed to the margins or left the central government to serve in local governments.
A group of conservative officials who had been excluded by Zhang Jun came back and took over the main power of the Privy Council.
Everything seems to have returned to the state before Zhao Min ascended the throne.
The state of the Southern Song Dynasty government changed so quickly that it was jaw-dropping.
As for the two crucial power positions of Shangshu and left servants, they are targeted by conservatives.
They wrote letters one after another, hoping that the emperor would recall Tang Sidui and Shen Gai and let them return to their posts as ministers, correct the path of the Song Dynasty, and stop taking such a dangerous path.
What the Song Dynasty needs is mature and prudent people, not impatient and aggressive people.
Zhao He hesitated for a few days and did not agree to these people's requests. Instead, he recalled Ye Yiwen and Zhou Linzhi, the former heads of the Privy Council, to the court. Ye Yiwen was appointed as Shangshu Zuopushe, and Zhou Linzhi was appointed as Shangshu Youpushe.
Zhao Xin's reason is that the Song Dynasty needs to concentrate on dealing with civil strife in the future. These two people have relevant experience and can cooperate well with Shi Hao and Chen Lianghan.
Moreover, these two people also have experience in directly dealing with high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, and have a relatively better understanding of the Ming Dynasty. It is safer for them to rule.
As for Tang Sidui and Shen Gai, Zhao Zhen really didn't like them, but in order to get things done, Zhao Zhen ordered Tang Sidui to be transferred to the magistrate of Yanzhou, and Shen Gai to be the magistrate of Huizhou, which was relatively close to Lin'an Prefecture, obviously. A political gesture.
This display of political posture made the conservative officials ecstatic. They all felt that good times were coming back and the end of the radicals was coming.
But then, Zhao Min gave the order to the entire court.
Zhang Jun has been killed according to your wishes, and the official position arrangement has basically complied with your ideas. You should be able to work honestly from now on, right?
If the banditry on Jiangnan West Road cannot be quelled within this year, and if peace in the Song Dynasty cannot be restored, then it will be my own business to whom I will hold accountable.
The bandit army has captured Longxing Mansion, and Jiangnan West Road is in danger. If you can't unite and work conscientiously, don't blame me for being ruthless.
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