Half a month later, in the study room of Prince Qi's Mansion arranged by the imperial capital, Song Jiang looked at the arriving Deputy Privy Envoy and Minister of War Zhao Ding, frowned and said: "Is it so serious??"
Now Zhao Chang has ascended the throne, changed his reign to Jianxing, established a cabinet, re-established the court, awarded civil and military officials, and princes from all over the country, making him the supreme emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Of course, the real supreme being, a three-year-old child knows that he is the chief minister of the cabinet and the privy envoy. He is praised and worshiped without fame, and he does not follow the rule when he enters the court. He goes to the palace with swords and is said to be a loner. Song Jiang, the cabinet, the Privy Council, and all the armies. All the commanders-in-chief were from Song Jiang. Although Qi State was still nominally bounded by Jingdong and Jingdong, Gyeonggi, Hebei, Hedong, Yanyun, and even Hexi were also under Qi's control, accounting for almost half of the world.
But precisely because of this, after Zhao Chang ascended the throne, there were too many affairs, so Song Jiang had no intention of paying attention to other things until Zhao Ding arrived in person today.
"Your Majesty, I have seen this with my own eyes. Your Highness the Crown Prince, no, Your Highness Prince An is in a very bad situation right now. Officials and family members look for opportunities to humiliate and punish you every once in a while. It is unbearable for ordinary people, let alone Prince An. His Highness was once the crown prince of the Song Dynasty. In addition, many of the late emperor's concubines were either secretly sentenced to death or relegated to the cold palace. Eleven of them were killed in a short period of time. The actions of the officials have caused many scholars in Bianjing to suffer. The people are talking a lot." Zhao Ding frowned and said with dissatisfaction.
Song Jiang's eyes moved and he turned to look at Wei Fang next to him, "Why is no one reported to the orphan??"
"Your Majesty, Commander Zhu of the Royal Forest Army has come here twice. Once, the King was discussing with you all the matters about resuming the scientific examination in April, so he did not dare to disturb him. Another time, the King was discussing with Prime Minister Li from Nanjing about the Song Dynasty. There is a question about the gold contract, so Commander Zhu did not dare to disturb it." Wei Fang raised his eyebrows, as if he had already prepared the answer, and answered immediately.
When Song Jiang heard this, he didn't hide anything and said, "If something happens to Gu, you should remind Gu! Now the official family is the emperor of the Song Dynasty, so no action should be taken too far."
"yes!!"
"It's not okay to continue like this. Although this is a family matter of the official family, we can't go too far. Let Meng Heng make a concession tomorrow and make some arrangements for the late emperor's prince and the emperor's concubine. It's not too bad for them to stay in the imperial capital now. "Okay, he is the Minister of Rites, so he should be the one to make a comment. If the cabinet thinks there is no problem, then let the officials take a look," Song Jiang said.
"Your Majesty is kind and generous," Zhao Ding immediately said gratefully.
Song Jiang took a look and said warmly: "Yuanzhen, the officials are probably angry for a moment. Although I have great power, there are some things that cannot be broken. I hope you can understand."
"I understand," Zhao Ding sighed.
"good"
After Zhao Ding left, Wei Fang approached and said: "Your Majesty, although the officials went too far, they dealt with those who bullied him at that time. They have never let down the kind people such as Emperor Shou Shu." , for those who have no grudges, they still give them honors. Just now Zhao Shangshu said that the prince is pitiful, so why don't you think about how Queen Xianjie died? The prince seems to be kind, but that is for the civil and military officials, who are of use to him. The official family once regarded him as their biological brother, but he acted one way on the surface and another behind the scenes, which completely made the official family feel cold and resentful."
When Song Jiang heard this, he said softly: "So you have to go to the palace. Didn't you accept Cao Cheng, the deputy general manager of the inner court who is now in charge of the imperial city, as your adopted son? Then go and talk to him!!"
"Slave understands!!"
"If you have something to do, just get it done," Song Jiang said meaningfully.
Wei Fang's expression changed and he immediately said: "I understand!!"
Soon after, in the imperial city, a young eunuch saw Wei Fang arriving and immediately bowed and said: "Father"
“No need to be polite”
Officially, Cao Cheng, now the deputy general manager of the inner court of the imperial city, was also the personal eunuch who had been following Zhao Chang. He and Wei Fang actually knew each other back then. Later, Zhao Chang didn't know how long he could be the emperor, so he made arrangements to recognize Wei Fang as his adoptive father.
"Father, why are you here??"
"It's not you and the officials who caused this. Zhao Shangshu went to the king to complain today."
"Zhao Ding" Cao Cheng's expression changed.
Wei Fang nodded lightly, "Although the king is now in the center of power, there are still many veterans in the court. Some of them, the king must show some consideration and respect!!"
"What you did to Prince An was a bit excessive. After all, he was the former crown prince of the Song Dynasty."
"Reporting to my adoptive father, in fact, the hatred of the official family has almost been vented, but for Zhao Huan, the adoptive father also knows that the official family's mother had a very hard life in the palace because of her humble background. The official family wanted to use their own He worked hard to change the status quo, but Zhao Huan seemed considerate and caring, but turned around and trampled all the hard work of the official family on the ground," Cao Cheng said through gritted teeth.
When Wei Fang saw it, he stood up and said: "Your Majesty is also very aware of the hardships of the officials, so today he just asked the Minister of Rites to tell the officials tomorrow, instead of coming to tell the officials personally, just to keep his promise, Cao Cheng, your fellow official We grew up together and have gone through countless hardships to get to where we are today, so we must know how to guard against others' mouths more than guard against rivers, and we must pay attention to our methods!!"
"What do you mean by adoptive father??"
"Don't you understand? In fact, the king does not want the prince Zhao Huan to be alive anymore. Although Zhao Huan voluntarily resigned from the title of prince and let the emperor sit in the official family, he has been the prince for many years and his prestige is still not small, so he tortured It’s almost over, it’s time to end it!!”
Cao Cheng looked happy and said, "Father, I understand."
"good!!"
A few days later, Zhao Chang listened to the opinions of the ministers, abided by the ancestral etiquette, made arrangements for the royal family members, and arranged some of the former emperor's sons to various places. The former prince, now King An Zhao Huan, was enfeoffed to Nanjing City. To show the Song Dynasty's excitement about regaining Yanyun,
Originally, Zhao Chang didn't want the civil and military officials to have too many opinions and make it difficult for Song Jiang to deal with, so he rewarded Song Jiang with gifts and even personally arranged a carriage to send Zhao Huan there. As most of the people who had bullied him were eliminated, the feeling in his heart The violence is no longer so deep, and I plan to leave the finishing work to Nanjing.
But I didn't expect that Zhao Huan seemed to have guessed it, or that Emperor Cong had gone through too much suffering until now, and he was frightened to death in the mansion, which made many people sigh.
In the palace, Song Jiang and Zhao Chang sat together, looking at the complicated eyes, and said warmly: "The official family, the revenge is almost done, it's time to enjoy life, don't be too persistent!!"
When Zhao Chang heard this, he sighed: "Maybe this is God's will. By the way, do you have any news about King Yun and the others?"
"What?? Prince Yun also has a grudge against His Highness??"
"No, on the contrary, King Yun is the same as Shoushu who helped me. Although he may have done it for the sake of face and to perform better than Zhao Huan, I have always had a clear distinction between grudges and grudges."
When Song Jiang heard this, he nodded and said: "King Kang and King Yun have been missing since they escaped from Bianjing. Now we have got some news, but we are not sure yet. Do the officials want them to come back?"
"I hope they never come back. In the end, they remain anonymous and disappear without a trace, because I don't want to kill them, and I don't want you, King Qi, to be in trouble in the future," Zhao Chang said seriously.
Song Jiang raised the corner of his mouth, "Then it depends on the official's opinion."
