Once something that has not yet come true has been decided that it will happen and has been mentioned from time to time, it may not be far from the day when it will come true.

Nowadays, such a thing is happening in various parts of the Great Song Dynasty, from the high-ranking officials and dignitaries to the peddlers and pawns, countless people are talking about whether Sun Taiwei, who has monopolized power and has a high prestige, will take that step and replace the faint king Zhao Ji.

At first, such statements only appeared in private, and no one dared to say them in public. However, with the passage of time, especially after entering November and December, when the Northern Expedition won a great victory, the Liaoxia and Xia wars, resulting in a great loss of vitality on both sides, and the news that the Great Song Dynasty had really controlled a large area of Liao land and cities spread, this argument could no longer be suppressed.

Tokyo is a bit better here, once out of Gyeonggi, whether it is in the streets and alleys, or in the taverns and tea shops, you can always hear some people talking loudly, using various facts and history to infer that Sun Taiwei will depose the emperor and establish himself within a year or two, so as to completely replace the Great Song Dynasty.

And what is particularly surprising is that when this statement is very loud, the people of the world actually do not have the slightest disgust, perhaps some of the old-fashioned so-called loyal ministers will privately scold Sun Tu for his wolf ambitions, but the vast majority of people are happy to see it, it seems that in their opinion, Sun Tu is a natural thing to call the emperor, and there is only benefit and no harm to everyone.

This cannot but be said to be the sorrow of Zhao Ji and the Great Song Dynasty, because at this time, even the general public no longer stands with them. But in the final analysis, this is still the bitter wine brewed by Zhao Ji himself, his greed and selfishness, and his wanton behavior made the people of the Great Song Dynasty suffer enough in the past few years, and made the people despair of him and deviate from morality. So when a better candidate appears, everyone is naturally more willing to let a good official like Sun Tu who serves the country and the people be the lord of the world.

When such an atmosphere began to spread within the imperial court, many officials began to think about it. After entering Layue, there were even officials who connected with each other in private, planning to find an opportunity to persuade Sun Tu to something, and even some people began to hit Prime Minister Tong Mu's body, hoping that he would take the lead in persuading.

In this regard, Tong Mu, who is Sun Tu's most solid ally, never nodded, but had a sense of staying out of the matter, could it be that he wanted to avoid suspicion? Or did Sun Tu want to be Cao Cao and didn't want to carry a bad reputation for usurping the throne with his subordinates?

But it's not right, Cao Cao didn't take the last step at the beginning, in the final analysis, because there were still two strong enemies in the world at that time, Eastern Wu and Western Shu, he was afraid that once he usurped the throne, he would give the two sides a joint force to send troops, so he chose to forbear.

But now the overall situation of the world is completely different from the end of the Han Dynasty, under the leadership of Sun Taiwei, the Great Song Dynasty is unprecedentedly powerful, and even foreign enemies such as Liaojin, Xixia and other foreign enemies have lost their threat, and can only survive on the side, what else does he have to worry about? He is not the kind of person who really values reputation more than everything, and now that the hearts of the people are wanting, how can he not push the boat with the current and replace the Zhao family?

When all kinds of conjectures are endless, the time has come to the fifteenth day of the lunar month, which is the last day of the year.

In the early morning, countless officials gathered in the palace and lined up in a neat line to enter the Daqing Hall to meet the Son of Heaven.

Since Zhao Ji was placed under semi-house arrest by Sun Tu in the palace and had almost no real power, the twice-monthly court meeting was no longer played by batches of officials with different identities as before, but let hundreds of officials in Beijing gather in one hall, and then each of them told all the major matters that needed to be dealt with in the past half a month.

In fact, in the final analysis, this is just a formality, just letting Zhao Ji, the emperor, show his face in front of the ministers, as for the decision-making power, he has nothing at all. All military and political affairs have already been handled by the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council, and he is just a furnishing at this moment, not even as good as that puppet.

When the ministers paid their respects, Zhao Ji, who was sitting on the throne, was a little dazed and strange in his eyes, and he looked at everything in this hall for a long time before he waved his hand and said: "Zhuqing is exempt from courtesy." What do you have to do today? ”

This kind of thing has happened more than a dozen or twenty times this year, and the ministers are also familiar with it, and at that moment some officials came out of the ministers' class and expressed some of their ideas in public, and then the ministers discussed it and made a final decision.

It seems that everything in this court meeting is no different from the past, the only thing that is a little unusual is that the Son of Heaven above seems to be a little abnormal, always in a trance, sometimes he needs his subordinates to shout a few times in a row, he comes back to his senses, and then nods like a marionette: "You wait for what you say, just do it according to this." ”

This kind of performance naturally makes people feel a little weird, but thinking about Zhao Ji's situation in the past few years, everyone is relieved. Whoever is replaced, always being such a puppet emperor who can't do anything, will indeed feel frustrated and powerless, so he will not be able to keep his mind.

Until the end of the court meeting, everyone thought the same. But as a result, just when everyone thought that this year's court meeting would come to an end, Zhao Ji opened his mouth at the end: "Everyone Aiqing and leave slowly, I ...... I also have something to announce. ”

"Huh?" The courtiers were stunned, and then many people turned their eyes to Sun Tu and Tong Mu - the Son of Heaven suddenly had such a move, didn't you two stop it?

As a result, Sun Tu and the others really didn't have any reaction, they didn't even blink their eyes, and still stood quietly in front of them. In this way, the others can understand it, I am afraid that the emperor is behind the two of them, and if this is the case, I am afraid that this matter will be ......

Just when everyone looked at Zhao Ji in amazement and nervousness, he had already stood up and said: "Since I succeeded to the throne, I have done many wrong things, causing the people of my Great Song Dynasty to suffer, the people's livelihood to wither, and the national strength to decline, so that they were almost invaded by foreign enemies such as Liaojin and Jin, causing thousands of Li Shu to suffer a catastrophe. All these things are my faults, and I am ashamed and regretful.

"Fortunately, the heavens are endless, and the heirs of my Han people, there are not only humerus ministers like Sun Tutong Mu, but also countless soldiers fighting in front, turning the tide and helping the general of the building, which saved the world of the Great Song Dynasty and allowed the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

"However, even so, it can't eliminate all kinds of mistakes I made as a human king, especially the mistakes of traitors such as Cai Jing and Gao Yu at the beginning, even if he is written into history, he will be laughed at by the world. I am really ashamed to be the king of the world, I am sorry for the ancestors of heaven and earth, and I have no face for the ministers and the people, and I am even more incapable of making my Great Song Dynasty go further. Therefore, after careful consideration, it was decided to abdicate and make way for the virtuous, and let the virtuous and talented be the king......"

Listening to Zhao Ji slowly say the meaning of his decision to give up the position of emperor, even if the ministers have been quite prepared, it still makes everyone feel stunned, and in an instant, the entire Daqing Hall has fallen into absolute silence, everyone's expressions changed, and they didn't know how to react, and a few people kept trembling, as if they had a cold fever and suddenly started to swing.

No one expected that such a major event would come so suddenly, and the emperor did not even have a little discussion with the ministers, and directly announced that he was about to abdicate. After a while, many people turned their eyes to Sun Tu again, some with a smile on their faces, some with complicated expressions, and some with a sad and indignant expression, is it going to come to this point after all?

Zhao Ji's spirit is not very good, after saying that he was going to give way, his throat was also tight, and he did not completely say which one to give way to in the end, and there was deep sadness in his eyes. As the king of a country, in the end, he needed to abdicate on his own initiative, which was not only a complete loss of power for him, but also the greatest insult that has rarely been seen since ancient times......

The emperor's sad expression made the mood of the ministers stir for a while, even those who were happy to see Sun Tu replace Zhao Ji as emperor, at this time, they only felt a sadness, and they were not happy at all. In the final analysis, it is not so easy to give up after many years of being a monarch and a minister, even if this king really does not have the appearance of a clear monarch.

As for those officials who were still loyal to Zhao Song in their bones, they were even more sad and angry, and finally, after a period of silence, one of them suddenly stood up, looked directly at Sun Tu and shouted: "Taiwei Sun, you are so bold, do you really want to force Your Majesty to give up the throne for you?" Do you know what such an act means? This is a conspiracy of rebellion, which will be spurned by the people of the world and despised by the people of all ages. Since ancient times, there has never been a usurper who has been able to gain a good name, and as a human servant, do you really want to do such a great rebellion? ”

When this person said that he was excited, his hair was even more open, and his body fingers kept pointing at Sun Tu, and he didn't have the slightest fear at all. When everyone saw this, they didn't feel respectful, but thinking about it, maybe in the court now, only a few old ministers like him dared to directly reprimand Sun Taiwei, who had monopolized power. Because he is Zhang Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, an old minister who is the same age as Cai Jing and has survived three dynasties.

In the face of such accusations and even insults, Sun Tu seemed quite calm, and did not show the slightest hint of anger, but said: "Zhang Shangshu, why did you say this? This official has never said that he wants to usurp the throne of the Son of Heaven, is it too casual for you to say this? ”

"Isn't Your Majesty forced to give up the throne by you, and isn't this throne yours?" Zhang gradually chilled, and said loudly with an old face.

"Zhang Laoshangshu, you are too anxious, and you accuse me of being an enemy before you understand things, but it's not like you used to be." Sun Tu still shook his head, and said calmly: "You listen to what Your Majesty has to say, and it's too late to make a judgment in the end." ”

At this time, everyone, including Zhang Yan, showed an even more strange appearance, and then all looked at Zhao Ji. If this throne wasn't ceded to Sun Tu, who else could it be given? Originally, there was still a prince, but wasn't he deposed later? Could there be a better candidate? But even if there were, would Sun Tu allow such a thing to happen?

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