Chapter 146 Sacrifice the earth and worship the Lord

On April 15 of the first year of the Great Song Baoqing, it was one o'clock at noon.

Empress Dowager Yang was in the Ciming Palace, with a gloomy face. Until now, she hadn't eaten lunch, and several chamberlains and palace maids who came to inquire were all kicked out by her.

This morning, she suffered unprecedented humiliation, and was kicked out of the court by her ministers, but there was nothing she could do.

She knows Shi Miyuan's methods, and it can even be said that it is she who has pushed Shi Miyuan step by step to where she is today. Although she is unwilling to stay away from the center of power, and does not want the power she has held for a long time to disappear, she has to admit sadly that with the death of the first emperor, she has indeed lost her support.

The whole reason is that she doesn't have a son of the Son of Heaven, or rather, the Son of Dang is not her biological son.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but cry. No matter how fierce she wields power, at this time, she is just a woman, without a husband and no son.

"Queen Mother, please see the official." The maid of the first palace said cautiously outside the curtain.

Empress Dowager Yang quickly wiped away her tears and said angrily: "If you don't see it, you will say that the mourning family is sick." ”

"The queen mother, the official family refused to leave, and said......" After a while, the palace maid came back, her face was extremely frightened, and she was sandwiched between the queen mother and the emperor, but this was not a good errand.

"What did he say?" Empress Dowager Yang asked.

"The official said that above the court today, the Queen Mother was humiliated, and he has avenged the Queen Mother." The palace maid was extremely hesitant, obviously, the words to convey frightened her: "The official family said, Shi Xiang ...... Shi Miyuan has been deprived of his position as prime minister and degraded to the island. ”

"What?" Empress Dowager Yang was taken aback, she couldn't believe her ears: "You say it again!" ”

The palace maid trembled and said again, although Empress Dowager Yang now hates Shi Mi far away, she still doesn't believe this news, she just said that the Son of Heaven deceived her, but after thinking about it, why did the Son of Heaven want to deceive her?

"Let the official family come in, and the mourning family wants to see him." In the middle of her thoughts, Empress Dowager Yang decided to see Zhao and Ju first.

After Zhao Heju entered the hall, he first knelt down, although Empress Dowager Yang did not avoid it, she still said lightly: "The mourning family can't stand your big gift." ”

"Why did the queen mother say this, the generation of the queen mother in the past, said that the son is now the son of the queen mother, how dare the son forget!" Zhao Heju said in a deep voice: "At the time of the early dynasty today, Shi Miyuan insulted his mother, and his son was angry, but because Shi Miyuan leaned towards the government and the opposition, and did his best inside and outside, although his son was the son of heaven, he had to be vain. After the dispersal of the dynasty, the son avenged his mother and struck a thunderous blow, and now he has killed Xia Zhen, stripped Shi Miyuan of his official position, and sent him to a desert island! ”

When Empress Dowager Yang heard this again, she was both surprised and happy in her heart, surprised that this son of heaven had such a means, and happy that Shi Miyuan was eliminated, and no one was afraid anymore.

"Hurry up, the official family hurry up, and talk to the mourning family in detail, how to deal with the old thief?"

After Zhao and Ju sat down, they unhurriedly explained how to lure Shi Miyuan to Jujing Garden, how to divide his wings, how to make the ambushed cronies kill Xia Zhen, how to capture Shi Miyuan, and even send Shi Miyuan away. He said seven truths and three falsehoods, and some things were convenient to deliberately ignore the past, but Empress Dowager Yang was a shrewd person, listened carefully, and asked a few questions to the point. After Zhao Youju finished speaking, she first laughed out loud, but the laughter stopped abruptly.

"Why didn't the official family kill the thief to prevent future troubles?" She stared at Zhao and Ju and asked.

"Shi Miyuan is far away from internal and external traffic, and his henchmen are all over the world, if he is killed in a hurry, he is afraid that his henchmen will jump off the wall in a hurry. Now it is in my hands, so that it can be taboo. Zhao Yoju replied calmly.

Empress Dowager Yang stared at him for a long time, the joy on her face gradually disappeared, if Zhao and Ju answered otherwise, she would have to wonder if Zhao and Ju were lucky to be able to knock down Shi Miyuan, but Zhao and Ju's answer was clearly sophisticated, where did he look like a young man who had just turned twenty, and he was clearly an old traitor who had been in the power field for decades.

That Shi Miyuan stayed, not so much to make Shi Dang a bogey, but to threaten her Empress Dowager Yang. If Empress Dowager Yang repents at this time and wants to abolish the establishment again, needless to say, Shi Miyuan will be free immediately, and the Son of Heaven will fight with her to the death.

"The official family is good at scheming and good means, no wonder in the hidden mansion, many people praise the official family for their calm and generous, very ...... within the reach of people" After a while, Empress Dowager Yang said slowly: "It's just that the official family is here to mourn the family, just to tell about it?" ”

"One is to report the good news to the queen mother, and the other is to invite the queen mother to hang the curtain and listen to the government." Zhao Heju smiled slightly and said: "I have already passed on the will, and the court will be reopened at three o'clock in the afternoon, and the hundred officials must have been waiting outside the Daqing Palace." ”

Empress Dowager Yang's heart moved, but she said: "The mourning family has removed the curtain, but it is not good to go again......"

"The queen mother's words are bad, the removal of the curtain is just Shi Miyuan's move to seize power, and now that Shi Miyuan has stopped, the queen mother should naturally continue to hang the curtain." Zhao Heju said very sincerely: "Even if he withdraws the curtain after his mother, his son is young and short-sighted, and he has to ask for benefits from his mother." ”

"The official family can get rid of Shi Miyuan in one fell swoop, where is young and short-sighted, it is your father, and it is far inferior to you." Empress Dowager Yang said subconsciously.

Regardless of whether what Zhao Heju said was from the bottom of his heart or prevaricated, his words made Empress Dowager Yang feel warm in her heart. In the morning, I was humiliated by Shi Miyuan, and at this time it seemed that it had all disappeared because of these good words.

Zhao Heju said again: "I heard that the queen mother has not eaten yet, and it happens that the child has been busy and has not eaten, and the imperial meal has been passed on, so I will accompany the queen mother to eat here." ”

Knowing that he was just getting closer to the relationship between the two, Empress Dowager Yang was still happy, and after a while, sure enough, a waiter brought a meal, Zhao and Ju tasted everything first, and then pointed to the light persuasion. Empress Dowager Yang knew his intentions, and there was a burst of joy in her heart, although this son of heaven was not her own, but she was very respectful.

She remembered that since the new emperor ascended the throne in August last year, Zhao Youju has always been very close to her, and she felt more and more in her heart that if there was really such a promising and filial son, it would be really good.

After the two finished eating, they came to the Daqing Hall together, and at three o'clock, the dynasty continued to begin. Among the courtiers who were summoned, most of them were still kept in the dark, but they didn't see Shi Miyuan in the crowd, and the original position of Shi Miyuan at the head of the crowd was changed, but Xuan Xuan's original position was Xue Ji. Most of the cronies of Shi Miyuan and his party in the DPRK and China have disappeared, and the few who are still alive are also worried.

They are all characters who have become fine in the court, and they know that in this short moment, there will be a mutation.

Sure enough, after going to court, the Queen Mother, who had already removed the curtain, sat out again, which surprised everyone again.

"Zhuqing, Shi Miyuan has already quit." Although they had already prepared, when Zhao Heju's words came out, everyone still felt like a bolt from the blue. Shi Miyuan's party confidants and important ministers, all of them were detained, that is, his attendants, were also transferred away by the people who took over the front division of the palace, in the court, although there are still a few people loyal to Shi Miyuan, one is lowly and low, and the other is not the backbone, so no one is silent.

"Chen Cheng Jue has a book to play." As Cheng Jue, who is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, although he is not the closest person to Shi Miyuan, he can be regarded as a member of the Shi Party, and now his face is very ugly, if it weren't for Zheng Qingzhi to lobby him, I am afraid that he doesn't know what to do now.

"Tell me." Empress Dowager Yang said.

Including Yang Dang, Zhen Dexiu and others, they are all confused now, they only feel that today's events are extremely weird, the Queen Mother lowered the curtain again, but she never spoke with them at all, and Shi Miyuan fell, but the Son of Heaven was as if nothing happened, which is also not in line with their view that the Son of Heaven is Shi Miyuan's puppet.

"The messenger of the flow has something important to ask your majesty to see, and now the people are waiting outside the court." Cheng Jue said, a wry smile on the corner of his lips.

Empress Dowager Yang glanced at Zhao and Ju through the curtain, and saw that Zhao and Ju nodded slightly, when the two of them came, Zhao and Ju had already said that they would see the messenger first. She didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Zhao and Ju Hulu, but now that the situation was over, it was obvious that the Son of Heaven had taken control of the situation, and the Son of Heaven treated her with respect and affection, so she felt that she could only respond to all changes with the same.

Besides, Shi Miyuan can drink to make her withdraw the curtain, that Xuanxuan and Xue Ji are obviously used by the official family now, who knows if they will drink again to make her remove the curtain, the humiliation in the morning, once is enough, she never wants to suffer a second time.

"Declare them into the temple." Empress Dowager Yang said.

A moment later, Yelu Chu, who was the envoy of Liuqiu, walked inside, he looked dignified, and walked with his head held high, quite a demeanor. The courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty couldn't help but secretly applaud when they saw it, they didn't expect that there would be such a figure in the country of islands. When Yelu Chucai saw Zhao Youju sitting on the throne from a distance, his mood was suddenly extremely excited.

His identity, and his mission, let him know Zhao and Ju's entire plan. He was sure that no matter how calm a person was, he would be amazed by Zhao and Ju's plan, and no matter how wise a person was, he would be impressed by Zhao and Ju's plan.

He knew that sitting on that throne was the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty, and he was the lord of the Liuqiu, and the lord of his Yelu Chucai. Although this is the first time he has seen it, from Meng Xisheng, Chen Zicheng and others, he has seen the erudition of this Son of Heaven, from Zhao Ziyue, Li Yunrui and others, he has seen the wisdom of this Son of Heaven, from Li Ye, Wang Qinian and others, he has seen the heroism of this Son of Heaven, and from Wang Yu, Han Ping and others, he has seen the mind of this Son of Heaven.

Even if it is a person like Fang Youcai, he can see that this son of heaven has a human vision.

And himself, as a Khitan who is extremely sinicized, he is extremely conceited about his talent, but he is not reused when he is in the Jin Kingdom, and he is not valued after being captured by the Hu people.

Therefore, as soon as he entered the hall, he knelt on the ground: "Minister Yelu Chucai, long live my emperor!" ”

The prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty of the Manchu Dynasty all noticed that he used "minister" instead of "foreign minister" when he called himself, and used "my emperor" instead of "Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty" when he called himself. Some people can't help but laugh secretly, this stream of people is righteous, looks dignified, has an excellent beard, but does not understand etiquette.

"Jin Qing has worked hard here." Without waiting for Empress Dowager Yang to speak, Zhao and Ju said warmly: "Please get up, stand and talk." ”

He directly called Yelu Chucai's words, Yelu Chucai's heart was hot again, he is only in his thirties now, he is in the prime of life, and he has great ambitions, he thinks that he is following such a great character, how can he not be enthusiastic!

Compared with the lord he followed, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom was just like a pig and a dolphin in a circle, and the Great Khan of the Hu Dynasty was just like a wolf in the mountains!

"Minister, Yelu Chucai, on the order of my begging lord, I specially submit my request to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty." Yelu Chucai froze and then spoke.

"Where's the seal?" Zhao Yoju asked.

Yelu Chucai presented the paper shaft in his hand, and a small yellow door had already taken it and handed it to Zhao Heju, Zhao and Ju waved his hand, and the little yellow door was well-behaved, and immediately handed over the paper scroll curtain to the palace maid beside the Empress Dowager Yang. Empress Dowager Yang took the paper scroll, spread it out and looked at it, and then exclaimed.

All the ministers were stunned, and they didn't know why the Queen Mother lost her temper.

"Seeking the lord of the country, he has always been deeply favored by the Son of Heaven, and he has heard that the Son of Heaven has eliminated the traitors and is in charge of the government, and he has no way to congratulate him, and he is willing to come to the court with the subject countries of Beishan, Zhongshan, Nanshan, Mayi, etc., and offer the land of the six prefectures, and the people are 400,000."

Yelu Chucai said as he picked up the wooden box in Han Ping's hand from the left and presented it: "This is a map of the mountains and rivers flowing through. He picked up the wooden box from Chen Zhaohua's hand on the right and presented it: "This is the list of household registration registers." ”

The Manchu Dynasty was in an uproar.

Since the Song Dynasty, it has only been said that it is leaning towards strong neighbors, cutting land and paying tribute, and there have never been people who have been attached to the whole country like this! What's more, Liuqiu is not a small country, but a big country in Haidong, and its abundant products have become famous all over the world. Listening to Yelu Chucai's tone, although the population of Liuqiu is not large, there are also five prefectures, and there are several subject countries, so attached to it really makes the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty dazzled and hot.

It was Cheng Jue, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who didn't know that it was this hand that was playing.

The consternation on the face of Empress Dowager Yang, who was sitting behind the imperial curtain, had turned into a faint wry smile, and she sighed in her heart: Good means, good means, Shi Miyuan was planted in the hands of the Son of Heaven, and he was really not wronged.

No matter who else in the court opposes the Son of Heaven, or even doubts that the Son of Heaven is not in the right position like Deng Ruoshui, he can't make any waves now. Knock down Shi Miyuan, this is Weiye, the flow of the country to attach, this is the virtue, the virtue is combined, its momentum has been achieved, no one can control it.

Shi Miyuan has been a treacherous man in his life, but when he is old, he was tricked by such a young disciple of the clan, and the biggest mistake in his life is to missee this son of heaven. But it is also possible that this is the only right thing he did for Da Song in his life.

Xuan Xuan and Xue Ji took the lead, and the court was full of congratulations, and most of the people in the court were silent, and when someone took the lead, they would follow up, that is, Yang Dang and Zhen Dexiu, Wei Liaoweng, etc., also had to be full of suspicions, and they congratulated together.

"Ye Luqing, I know that your surname was originally the surname of the Great Liao Sect, I don't know what your relationship is with the Great Liao?" Zhao Yoju motioned for everyone to calm down, and then asked.

"The minister is the ninth grandson of Liao Taizu." Yelu Chucai replied.

"I want to know, how big is this stream?"

"The land is vast and sparsely populated, and the land alone is close to the Great Song Dynasty, and the system is 35,800 square miles."

"All the way!"

"Nearly 40,000 miles!"

There was a buzz in the court again, and all the ministers were talking, and their faces were full of joy.

Since the Great Song Dynasty crossed to the south of Gaozong, how could there have been such a time to raise eyebrows? 40,000 li of land, 400,000 people!

Although I know that this scene is designed by this Son of Heaven nine times out of ten, the Liuqiu envoy is always true, the Liuqiu national letter is always true, and the Liuqiu property in the family of the hundred officials is not a lie.

If you don't use the sword and open up the territory, it is the Taizu Taizong of the Dynasty, and he has never had such a feat, such as today's son has it, if the Mandate of Heaven is not in his body, who believes it?