The Sutra of the Past Lives written by Zhao Shuo, the king of Chu, in blood, he handed it over to Li Xun and asked him to take it to the imperial tomb of Xingzong Zhao Zhi to burn it, but unfortunately, this wish may not be realized.

It is impossible for Li Xun to call the shots of this thing without authorization, and directly take it to the imperial tomb and burn it, so he can only hand it over to Zhao Xun as soon as possible, and Zhao Xun will decide how to deal with it, otherwise, who knows what Zhao Shuo wrote, this matter is not easy to explain.

Zhao Xun looked at the Zhao Shuo blood book in his hand, he read the contents very carefully, it was indeed just a few hundred words of the Sutra of the Past Life, and there were no other sensitive words.

Li Xun arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Shuo hopes to use this blood book to sacrifice to the first emperor in order to fulfill his filial piety." ”

Qian Mingdu said coldly: "If Zhao Shuo had this filial piety, he would not have done so many rebellious things." ”

"Zhao Shuo's filial piety, the emperor will not accept it."

Li Zhongquan took two steps forward and said to Zhao Xun: "Your Majesty, Zhao Shuo has a lot to do with the Yang family, and Weichen suggested that it is better to make a decision as soon as possible, get rid of this hidden danger, don't wait." ”

Li Xun glanced at the two of them, and couldn't help frowning, asking the emperor to execute his own brother in front of him, this is what a courtier should say?

"Your Majesty, Zhao Shuo planned to kill Yang An and Yang Zuo, and took the initiative to hand over the military power, and he still has some credit."

Li Xun said truthfully, and at the same time, he was also reminding Zhao Xun that what Zhao Shuo did in Luojing was meritorious but not faulty, and from beginning to end, Zhao Shuo, the king of Chu, did not show any rebellion, Zhao He, Zhao Xun, and Zhao Shuo Among the three princes who seized the prince, Zhao Shuo was also the first to withdraw, so that there was no big mistake, just because of his close relationship with the Yang family, just on this charge, he executed his own brother without authorization, I am afraid that it will damage the reputation of the emperor.

Qian Mingdu looked at Li Xun and sneered: "Lord Li and Zhao Shuo have been together for a few days, but they have some feelings." ”

Li Xun looked at him coldly and said lightly: "Lord Qian, if you have something to say, don't mess around." ”

Li Xun has already heard that Qian Mingdu and Li Zhongquan are two people, in private, often slander and say bad things about themselves in front of Zhao Xun, and slander themselves as the basis of their promotion, in Li Xun's view, this is to step on his own position, so that he can speak normally, Qian Mingdu immediately did not yin or yang in his words, in front of himself, slandered Zhao Xun, is it tolerable or unbearable, Li Xun immediately scolded out.

Qian Mingdu was slightly stunned, then reacted, his face suddenly turned red, and he pointed at Li Xun and said angrily: "Lord Li, you are so bold that you dare to say filthy words in front of the emperor." ”

Qian Mingdu really didn't expect that Li Xun would dare to insult himself in front of Zhao Xun.

Li Xun rolled his eyes, not bothering to argue with him at all.

Lu Baijiang, who was on the side, hurriedly stood up at this time and interrupted his words: "Your Majesty, what Lord Li said is not unreasonable, the King of Chu did not commit any major crimes, but also made a lot of contributions in Luojing, if he is killed for no reason, I am afraid that many ministers in the court will not be convinced." ”

Qian Mingdu sneered: "Those ministers who are not satisfied are all the same party of the King of Chu. ”

Lu Baijiang glanced at Qian Mingdu and said very dissatisfied: "Lord Qian, in this case, you'd better not go outside to talk about it, otherwise many ministers will make trouble for you." ”

Qian Mingdu arched his hand at Zhao Xun, and said shamelessly: "Your Majesty is open-minded, has a clear conscience, is dedicated to serving the emperor, and is not afraid of others making trouble." ”

Zhao Xun waved his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Qian's loyalty, I naturally believe it." ”

Qian Mingdu, Li Zhongquan and others have followed Zhao Xun before he became the prince, and they are Zhao Xun's absolute henchmen, sometimes, whether they can get the emperor's trust and promotion, whether they can become big officials, in fact, it has nothing to do with ability, such as Qian Mingdu and Li Zhongquan, the ability is very poor, and the character is not good, but they have been with Zhao Xun for a long time, and they have been very loyal, it is with these, after Zhao Xun took the throne, the first person who considered reuse and promotion was not Li Zhong, Yang Daolin, Huang Xu, these talented ministers, are Qian Mingdu and Li Zhongquan.

Li Zhongquan saw that Qian Mingdu had been cheapened, and he hurriedly showed his loyalty: "Weichen's loyalty to the emperor is also something to learn from heaven and earth." ”

Zhao Xun smiled at Li Zhongquan and nodded, these two people have followed him for many years, no matter how difficult it is, they will never give up, and there is no need to question their loyalty.

Zhao Xun has succeeded to the throne until now, almost a month, and the most difficult time period for the new emperor has been successfully passed, and what Zhao Xun has to consider now is the next action and direction.

In terms of the army, Zhao Xun was generous and amnesty to those soldiers who participated in the coup, but this does not mean that Zhao Xun will not be investigated, in fact, Zhao Xun has prepared to purge and purge the three armies of Yulinwei and the forbidden army, but it is not a large-scale purge, but only a selective purge of the middle and high-level generals in the army, and Zhao Xun will not let go of any of the higher-level generals who participated in the coup.

After nearly a month, under Li Zhong's adjustment and dispatch, the mood of the army has basically stabilized, and it is time to move the knife.

On the military side, Zhao Xun already has plans and intentions, and then there is the court side, which makes Zhao Xun very headache.

It is not difficult to adjust ordinary officials, but it is the political affairs hall that is difficult.

Chengping five years, after the victory of the Battle of Jiangnan, Zhao Zhi increased the original seven ministers of the political hall to nine, and now in the past five years, there are no new people in the political hall, in the late period of Zhao Zhi's reign, the most intense political struggle in the years, this situation is very strange and unusual.

The first nine ministers of the political hall are.

The official department is still in the book, the right minister, Yang Daolin.

Bingbu Shangshu, Zuo Xiang, Li Zhong.

Liu Zhigu, the Ministry of Industry

Liu Zhongyuan, the crown prince Zhan Shi, and the same Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi

He Zhongkai, Hubu Shangshu

Liu Guanghui, the secretary of the criminal department

Qin Anming, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites

Zheng Renjie, the right waiter of the ministry

Xiao Hui, the governor of political affairs, and the same book under the door of the Ping Zhang

With Xiao Hui, Liu Zhigu, Liu Zhongyuan and other three people being ousted one after another, there are now six ministers on duty in the political hall.

These people are all old ministers in the Zhao Zhi period, and they don't have much to do with Zhao Xun, and in the past few years when Zhao Xun and Zhao He competed for the crown prince, except for Li Zhong, who clearly stood on Zhao Xun's side, the rest of the Xiangguo, either neutral, or the two ends of the first rat.

The political affairs of the political affairs of the Xiangguo, who is really deeply involved in the competition for the crown prince, except for Li Zhong, who is entrusted by Zhao Zhi, there is really no second person.

This is also normal, after all, entering the political hall as a minister, whether it is life or official career, has reached the peak and apex, there is no too much pursuit, the competition for the position of the prince, if it is not necessary, no political hall minister is willing to participate in it.