Shi Miyuan shook his head and put Zhao Tai's handsome face out of his mind, thinking it was impossible.
How could that guy be so scheming at such a young age?
A person's ability is sometimes related to experience and experience.
Shi Miyuan thought about it carefully and felt that it was unlikely to be Zhao Tai. After all, he was too young and had not experienced many things. It was impossible for him to be so insightful and toy with such an old loach.
However, thinking of the news he had received from the Mongols, Shi Miyuan became a little uncertain again when he heard that Zhao Tai had poisoned the Mongolian prince Tuo Lei and used alienation tactics to make Wokuotai withdraw his troops.
Could it be that he really paid attention to Zheng Qingzhi?
At this time, everyone left the palace and did not dare to stay for a long time. They hurried home and returned to the mansion.
When Shi Miyuan returned to the mansion, he was angry and anxious. He was annoyed that the old prime minister who had been in power for so many years had capsized.
In the system of the Song Dynasty, the emperor's trust was the key to gaining power. He established Zhao Yun as emperor and worked for many years to get Zhao Yun to trust him. Now that all his previous efforts had been wasted, he was really anxious.
It's hard to recover when the water is overturned, and it's hard to recover when the mirror is broken. Once there is a crack in the trust between him and Zhao Yun, it will be almost impossible to restore it.
At this time, Shi Miyuan asked people to inquire about the situation outside. Not long after, a servant came to report that the troops from the front department had entered Lin'an and had taken control of Lin'an's defense.
This shocked Shi Miyuan, knowing that Zhao Yun was no longer trusting him. He was careless in Jingzhou this time and was caught off guard.
Originally, Shi Miyuan wanted to struggle to see if he could win back the holy family. When he heard that Zhao Yun was sending troops to the city, he could only follow Zhao Yun's wishes and wrote a memorial, claiming that he was not feeling well and asking Zhao Yun to resign as prime minister. Bit.
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Early the next morning, outside the Qinzheng Hall, civil and military officials from Lin'an City gathered. Many officials were whispering to each other in twos and threes, discussing something in a low voice.
Li Zhixiao and others stood together, all complaining inwardly.
Liang Chengda whispered: "Yesterday, the troops from the Palace Front Division entered the city."
Xue Jidao: "The Prime Minister is not here, everyone be careful!"
Li Zhixiao whispered: "We can all take care of ourselves."
After saying that, he moved a few steps and was separated from several people.
Zhao Yun suspected that they were forming a clique, so everyone had to avoid suspicion.
At this time, everyone stood for a while, and a sharp voice sounded: "Hundred officials enter the palace!"
Many civil and military officials quickly stood in their seats, then lined up to enter the palace, separated on both sides, and quietly waited for the emperor's arrival.
Not long after, Zhao Yun, surrounded by guards, entered the main hall and sat down on the throne. Two soldiers stood on both sides of the throne, holding swords on guard, as if there were assassins among the ministers who would be detrimental to the emperor.
This made many ministers realize that something was going on, and they saluted with concern, "Long live my emperor!"
Zhao Yun waved his hands with a solemn face and said: "Everyone is at peace."
The ministers thanked him and then stood respectfully to listen to the emperor's instructions.
Zhao Yun picked up a memorial and looked at the silent ministers. He suddenly felt a sense of pleasure in his heart. He said in a deep voice: "I received a memorial today. Prime Minister Shi felt that he was old and unwell, so Please resign from me. Originally, I should have asked you to stay, but considering that Shi Xiang’s health does not allow it, I agreed!”
As soon as these words came out, all the officials were in an uproar. Li Zhixiao and others were even more pale-faced and felt fear in their hearts.
Generally speaking, when Gao Huan in the court wanted to resign, the emperor would repeatedly try to persuade him to stay and give the officials enough face. But now he was willing to be polite even though he was far away, which made everyone feel chilled and it was not worth it to be the prime minister.
Zhao Yun continued: "The Prime Minister has the merits of supporting him. He has been in charge of the court for many years, and he has worked hard even if he has no merit. Since the Prime Minister has decided to return home, I have decided to make the Prime Minister the Grand Master, the Duke of Yin, with a house and fertile land. Five hundred acres of grace.”
Shi Miyuan has been in charge of the court for many years, has many party members, and has a deep foundation in the court. Zhao Yun is worried that Shi Miyuan will jump over the wall in a hurry, so he can only deal with it in this way.
Many historians in the court originally wanted to persuade him to stay, but after receiving Shi Miyuan's orders and seeing the emperor handling it like this, they had nothing to say for a while.
At this time, Zhao Yun looked at Zheng Qingzhi again and said with a smile: "Zheng Aiqing, after Prime Minister Shi resigns, you will temporarily take charge of the political affairs hall and work with Zhongshu's disciples on Pingzhang's political affairs!"
Zheng Qingzhi was overjoyed. He had been waiting for this day for many years, so he came out excitedly and thanked you quickly, "I thank you for your trust, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
Zhao Yun raised his hand slightly, "I love you and don't let me down."
Zheng Qingzhi thanked him and stood up. Zhao Yun glanced at everyone and asked, "Do you have anything to say to the officials?"
In the main hall, many officials lowered their heads, thinking about the current situation in the court, and did not dare to express their stance easily. There was silence in the hall.
Seeing this, Zhao Yun immediately said in a deep voice: "Since there is nothing to do, then Zheng Aiqing will stay and the court will be dismissed!"
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After the ministers dispersed, Zhao Yun walked down the hall and said, "I have sent someone to call Zhao Tai. Please accompany me for a walk. I want to discuss with you whether to unite with gold or with Mongolia."
After Zhao Yun came to the throne, Shi Miyuan had always been in control of the government. Now he asked Shi Miyuan to retire and return to his hometown. He took control of the power and wanted to do something.
Zhao Yun was quite satisfied with the reaction of hundreds of officials in the court today. He believed that Shi Miyuan's matter had been basically resolved. The next step was to support Zheng Qingzhi and compete with the Shi Party in the court. The internal problems were not big, and it was time to start solving the external problems.
At this moment, Zhao Yun and Zheng Qingzhi left the main hall and came to the Imperial Garden, where Zhao Taizao was waiting.
Zhao Yun did not talk about business directly, but smiled and said: "Zhao Qing, how is Lin'an better than Bianjing?"
"Your Majesty, the Jin people are not good at management, and the Mongols invade every year. Bianjing is no longer the Bianjing of the past. Lin'an Jiangnan Water Town, with its picturesque scenery and prosperous economy, is much better than Bianjing!" Zhao Taidao said.
Zhao Yun nodded with satisfaction, "When I bring peace to the world, I will build a mansion for you in the south of the Yangtze River and give you land so that you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River and be rich and prosperous."
After Zhao Tai heard this, he didn't know if Zhao Yun had a deeper meaning or if he just said it casually.
Generally speaking, even if he wanted to release his military power over a cup of wine, he would have to wait until the world was unified. Therefore, Zhao Tai's preference for Zhao Yun was just casually saying that the family law had been deeply embedded in his subconscious mind.
Zhao Tai saluted quickly, "I will thank your majesty first."
Zhao Yun nodded slightly, stopped in front of a rockery, found a stone bench and sat down, "You two dears, sit down too!"
After Zheng Qingzhi and Zhao Tai sat down, Zhao Yun spoke again: "I have already taken care of the matters in the court. I asked you to come here because I want to talk about things in the north. I already know the conditions offered by the Mongols, and now I want to know what the conditions are like in the Kingdom of Jin."
Since Zhao Tai claimed to be a spy of the Song State, he could not negotiate terms with Zhao Yun, but should directly show the Jin State's trump card.
"Your Majesty!" Zhao Tai saluted immediately, "How can the Jin Kingdom still have the right to negotiate terms with the Song Dynasty? I have figured out their trump card. As long as the Song Dynasty is willing to support them in resisting Mongolia, the Jin Kingdom can give in to anything."
