Shi Miyuan took a carriage and arrived in front of the palace gate. He saw that Simu Sanji and other party members had arrived in advance.
At this time, the originally prosperous and peaceful Lin'an Mansion had fallen into fear. The people of the Southern Song Dynasty, who had been in peace for many years, seemed to suddenly remember the scene when the Jin army went south, and their hearts were filled with fear.
As soon as the Mongols crossed the Huaihe River and before they reached Yangzhou, someone spread rumors in Lin'an that the Mongolian army had already crossed the Yangtze River and was about to cross the river to kill Lin'an.
This caused the people of Lin'an, who were accustomed to living a comfortable life, to panic. Many people left Lin'an with their families and went to seek refuge with relatives and friends in the countryside.
In the palace, Zhao Yun, an official of the Song Dynasty, was also shocked by the news.
A few days ago, Zhao Yun received a report from the front line saying that the Mongols might move south.
At that time, Zhao Yun immediately summoned Zheng Qingzhi, and Zheng Qingzhi assured him that the Mongols could not attack due to the natural dangers of the Huaihe River.
But within two days, news came that the Mongols had reached Yangzhou and were about to cross the Yangtze River, directly slapping Zheng Qingzhi on the face.
This reminded Zhao Yun of the time when the Jin soldiers invaded Jiangnan and "searched the mountains and seas to capture Gaozong", which made the young emperor a little uneasy, and his inner will to fight was somewhat shaken.
"Shi Xiang!" Li Zhixiao stepped forward with a smile and helped Shi Miyuan out of the carriage.
Shi Miyuan used his crutch, "Humph, I have long said that if Zheng Qingzhi is not good enough, the war faction will do things regardless of the consequences, which will harm the country, but His Majesty does not listen. Now it has really caused a disaster!"
Li Zhixiao hurriedly echoed: "Zheng Qingzhi insisted on uniting with the Jin Dynasty to fight against the Mongols, which angered the Mongols, causing the Mongols to launch an attack and making the people suffer. Now the Mongols are about to cross the Yangtze River, and the court still needs the Prime Minister to clean up the mess!"
Many ministers nodded in agreement, criticized Zheng Qingzhi's policies, and believed that the court should not offend Mongolia.
Li Zhixiao then said to everyone: "You will say this when you meet the Holy Spirit. For the sake of the Song Dynasty and the peace of Lin'an, Zheng Qingzhi must leave the country."
Only a few close confidants knew about Shi Miyuan's provision of information to Mongolia, and it was impossible for him to tell all his ministers.
If the courtiers, or even the party officials, knew about it, his reputation would be ruined.
After all, the vast majority of the historical parties are peace advocates. Like the war faction, they all proceed from the interests of the Song Dynasty. They all hope that the Song Dynasty will be good. They believe that peace is beneficial to the development of the Song Dynasty, rather than betraying the Song Dynasty.
Shi Miyuan is different. He has now become a capitulator. He is selling out the interests of the Song Dynasty based on his own interests.
Ever since Zheng Qing came to power, the front door of Shi Miyuan's house has been a lot deserted, which makes a person who is used to being praised by many stars feel very disappointed.
Now facing the adulation from hundreds of officials, Shi Miyuan finally regained a little sense of being a father-in-law.
At this time, there were already crowds of people outside the palace. Officials from various ministries in the DPRK and the Central Government gathered together, and they had only one purpose, which was to respond to the call of Li Zhixiao and others, come to the emperor to remonstrate, and persuade the officials to remove Zheng Qingzhi and make peace with Mongolia.
Shi Miyuan left Zhongshu Province and did not need to participate in political affairs, but he still had the honorary titles of Grand Master and Duke of Yin.
He has been waiting for a good day like today for several months. No matter what, he must personally participate and witness Zheng Qing's resignation.
Not long after, the palace gate opened wide, and the emperor sent his chamberlain out to express his acceptance of the officials' request.
Many officials immediately surrounded Shi Miyuan and came to the main hall, only to find that Zheng Qingzhi, Zhen Dexiu and others were also there.
"I'll pay homage to your Majesty!" Everyone came in and saluted Zhao Yun, who was above the crowd, frowning and restless.
Zhao Yun raised his hand slightly and said, "I love you so much, so please excuse me. Your Majesty, please come here. What do you mean?"
Li Zhixiao, a cadre of the historical party, took one look at Zheng Qing and kowtowed, with a face full of pain, "Your Majesty, Zheng Qing's chaotic government caused Mongolia to invade the south, putting Sheji and Your Majesty in danger! Now Mongolia has marched to the Yangtze River to plan for the Song Dynasty Jiangshan Sheji , for your majesty’s safety, I sincerely request your majesty to remove Zheng Qingzhi and negotiate peace with Mongolia!”
As soon as he shouted, many officials of the historical party also kowtowed and shouted at the same time: "I beg your Majesty to remove Zheng Qingzhi and negotiate peace with Mongolia!"
Zheng Qingzhi's face was livid, and Zhao Yun had a trace of panic on his face when he faced hundreds of officials forcing him to go to the palace. He didn't know what to do for a moment, "Zheng Qing, what's the situation ahead now? The Mongols are about to cross the Yangtze River?"
Zheng Qingzhi hurriedly knelt down and said, "Report to Your Majesty, although the Mongolian army is divided into two groups, attacking Chuzhou all the way and attacking southward, the two-Huai system envoy Zhao Fan reported that the situation is still under control. In addition, the Huaidong system Assigning envoy Zhao Kui to raise troops from Yangzhou to block the Mongolian army going south will definitely not allow the Mongolian army to approach Yangzhou. It is even less likely that they will be allowed to cross the Yangtze River!"
After Zhao Yun listened to Zheng Qingzhi's words, he looked at the kneeling officials again. Li Zhixiao responded tit for tat, "Your Majesty! The Mongolian army is powerful. At first, I and Mr. Shi did not agree with the alliance. Now it seems that my idea is indeed correct. . The Huaihe River defense line has been managed by our court for many years, and the Mongols easily broke through it, which shows that the Mongolian strength is far stronger than that of the Song Dynasty. I think that neither Zhao Fan nor Zhao Kui is a match for the Mongolian army. The court should take advantage of the fact that the loss is not ugly, and immediately fight with Mongolia must make peace, otherwise it will be difficult to make peace if the frontline suffers another major defeat."
Not long after Zhao Yun took charge, he encountered such a big thing, which really confused him.
Seeing that Zhao Yun was obviously shaken, Zheng Qingzhi knew that if Li Zhixiao and others were allowed to scaremonger him, he would have to go home after class today, so he gritted his teeth, took off his official hat, put it on the ground, and cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, when the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty were destroyed, The Liao and Jin armies were victorious, but our Song Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated by the remnants of the Liao army. Let the Jin people see the weakness of our Song Dynasty, and they would be ashamed of Jingkang. If we, the Song Dynasty, could defeat the Liao Army Army, recapture Yunyan, I think the Jin people will not underestimate us, and they may not dare to go south to attack the Song Dynasty."
Zheng Qingzhi kowtowed again and again, "It is a small thing for me to lose my official position today. The Song Dynasty cannot let Mongolia underestimate it. It is a big thing. If the Mongols attack our Song Dynasty, the soldiers on the front line have not yet fought a decisive battle with the Mongolian army, and our Song Dynasty will throw in weapons and admit defeat. The Mongols will How will the Song Dynasty treat us? The so-called peace agreement is just a piece of papyrus to Mongolia. I think it is not binding. To maintain peace, we still need the strength of the Song Dynasty to prevent it from invading. At that time, the Jin people saw The Qing Dynasty is weak and has taken away the north. If the Mongols see that we are weak and want to take our land, where can your majesty retreat? I am afraid they can only enter the sea!"
After hearing Zheng Qingzhi's words, Zhao Yun's wavering heart finally became firmer, "What I love you for is true."
Zheng Qingzhi immediately kowtowed, "I ask your Majesty to give the frontline soldiers a chance, and also give me a chance. I will definitely block the Mongols to the north of Yangzhou. If I can't do it, I will resign as prime minister and let your majesty do whatever I want."
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