Ezhou Palace, there are thick curtains around the dormitory, not to mention the light, the sound can't penetrate or pass out.

The candles in the dormitory are flickering and flickering, and between the heavy curtains, there are even more shadows. Even if the sun rises three poles, His Majesty does not summon it, and the palace attendants will never dare to disturb without authorization. In the past, if the king did not come to court early, there must have been ministers who made bitter admonitions, but in Ezhou, no one seemed to care about such trivial matters. The great burden falls on the shoulders of the prime minister, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty can be happy and idle.

"Ai Fei," Zhao Qi sat on the couch and said with a pale face: "This, is this true?" The words were tinged with a slight tremor.

His left hand grasped the edge of the couch, and his right palm grasped the queen's left hand, very hard because of nervousness. Empress Cao's eyebrows frowned slightly, but she still comforted softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Father has made all preparations, if things are not harmonious, Cao Gu will escort His Majesty to Xiangyang, at that time, my father will raise a banner in Xiangyang to rebel, Mr. Lu Fuxiu and others echo each other in the south of the Yangtze River, and the east and west will definitely return to the unification. "In the dormitory where the needle can be heard, the low voice is like a pearl falling on a jade plate.

Zhao Qi was slightly relieved, but still asked, "Does it have to be like this?" ”

After settling down in Ezhou, Zhao Qi didn't have too many worries except that he couldn't govern. There is no shortage of use in the palace, and the country is thriving, especially the year before last, seeing that Yelu Dashi waved his army south, Zhao Qi had the idea of driving the royal car to Guangnan, and as a result, all the officials and soldiers took their lives, and beat the Liao army back, not only that, but also recovered the Central Plains, and the Great Song Dynasty faintly had the tendency of revival. Although he usually hates to denounce Chen Dong as Lingnan, in all fairness, he also knows that Chen Dong and others are the backbone of the country. In recent days, His Majesty read the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, and read that the lord Liu Chan tasted the words "the government is governed by Ge's, and the sacrifice is widowed", and then called "here is happy, do not think about Shu", I can't help but be deeply touched, and I put pen to paper and approve the four words "great wisdom and foolishness". It's a pity that Zhao Qigang is used to peaceful days, but he is forced to get involved in conspiracy and sword light.

"Your Majesty," Empress Cao lightly held Zhao Qi's palm, "If Chen Xianggong has the intention of usurping rebellion, Ezhou seems to be stable, but it is actually extremely dangerous." Especially if this time he is forced to be in a hurry, and he is not even willing to do those superficial efforts, His Majesty's safety and ......"

"It seems to be dangerous, it seems to be safe...."Zhao Qi chewed these two sentences in a low voice.

Seeing this, Empress Cao no longer persuaded more, and gently stroked her lower abdomen with her right hand. Not long ago, the imperial doctor diagnosed that the queen was pregnant again. Although Zhao Qi had a good sex in the past, he had very few appearances, especially after the Bianliang Rebellion, there has been no good news in the harem, so this time His Majesty attaches great importance to it, Zhao Qi does not want to have twists and turns in his life, and there are also considerations on this.

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In the south of Ezhou City, the Japanese army camp was held, and under the ochre-red Jin Wujing flag, a team of horses patrolled back and forth, and the guard was tight.

Since Yue Yun escorted Zhao Xingde south, he was left in Ezhou by the military department, and when the southeast battalion was reorganized, he was appointed as the commander of the Japanese army. Yue Fei governed the army very strictly, and it was rumored that Yue Yun was quite a father in charge of the army, so on the day of the division of troops in the southeast, the officers of all departments regarded the Japanese army as a daunting path, and those who were tired of being slippery avoided it like a snake and scorpion. As a result, the southeast battalion was divided, and among the eight armies in front of the imperial army, the Japanese army was praised as the first in military discipline and the first in military appearance. After several major proofreadings, Yue Yun's reputation rose, and the government and the opposition had the saying that they would be the tigers.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the Japanese generals sat upright with their own helmets and armor, their eyes and noses, and their noses and hearts.

Before the Great Rites Discussion began, the Japanese army forbade the soldiers to leave the camp. Officers above the capital level who have family members outside the camp are not allowed to go out during this time. The officers above the command, except for those who led the troops on duty to patrol the sentry, all stayed by Yue Yun's side and waited, even if they ate and slept, like Yue Yun's own soldiers, they were all in the Chinese military tent. Because of the chaos in Ezhou last time, the deployment of the southeast battalion was ineffective, and the military department even gave Yue Yun the talisman and military order first, and ordered him to secretly monitor the movements of the troops outside the city. Keeping an army under the watchful eye on all armies means trusting them very much.

"Liu Yuhou," Yue Yun wiped the saber with the animal skin, and asked softly, "Divine Guard Army, Tianwu Army, how is the movement?" ”

"There is no change in the camps of the two armies." Yu waited for Liu Yu and said in a deep voice: "Liu Guangguo is still in the camp. Cao Gu drank flower wine in Dengyun Tower. ”

"Okay." Yue Yun nodded, stopped talking, his face was neither happy nor angry, and continued to rub the blade.

Yue Yun is a young man and an old man, and his temperament is invisible, and others can't learn it, and he can only bow down to the generals who have praised the Japanese army for many years, and he doesn't dare to have the slightest contempt for this young marshal because of his age. Since the Ministry of War issued festivals, talismans, and orders in advance, the generals knew in their hearts that this young general Yue Xiao, who was young and crowned, was only afraid of one of Chen Xianggong's most trusted generals. Therefore, the generals did not have any objections to all of Yue Yun's arrangements.

Liu Guangguo was in charge of the Tianwu Army, Cao Gu was in charge of the Shenwei Army, the Cao and Liu families were somewhat suspicious of the imperial court, the Tianwu Army and the Shenwei Army did not move, for some reason, some generals of the Japanese army also had a faint disappointment in their hearts. Among the 50,000 soldiers and horses inside and outside Ezhou, only the Japanese army was all armored cavalry, known as the most war horses, the strongest armor, the sharpest swords and guns, and the most loyal soldiers. It's a pity that he has been stationed in Ezhou all the year round and does not have many opportunities to make meritorious contributions. Therefore, as long as there is any movement in any of the troops and horses outside the city, the Japanese army will definitely not let go of this opportunity to make meritorious contributions. According to the saying of the Japanese army, a thousand Yuejia iron horsemen can step on the Cao family's divine guards.

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In the hall of academic and political affairs, the atmosphere is as solemn as a mountain, and like a tense bowstring, more than 100 scholars and politicians have made their positions clear.

At present, there are more than 20 more scholars who support the prime minister's impeachment. However, most of the scholars and politicians in Wu Zilong's line took a "modest" position, and even five scholars and politicians agreed with the impeachment, and the rifts within the council were made public, and the prime minister's face was gloomy and ugly. At this time, it was the turn of Jingdong Road Zhu Xuezheng to express his position. Because Hou Huanyin has completely collapsed, and Jingdong Luzhou County has been occupied by Zhao Xingde's generals, so the position of these Jingdong Xuezheng is very embarrassing.

Deng Su, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, turned the page of the academic and political register, paused slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Laizhou, Wang Yu." ”

Wang Yu's face was sallow, his eyelids were puffy, and he obviously didn't sleep well.

Hearing the roll call, he raised his head a little hesitantly, first glanced at Deng Su, then at Lu Yunsun, and then at Chen Dong, Wang Yu lowered his eyelids and said in a deep voice: "Laizhou agrees with impeachment!" This voice was not loud, but it immediately aroused a whisper in the main hall, and everyone looked at Wang Yu with different eyes, just now they were curious, or a little contemptuous, at this time there were surprised, angry, and appreciative. Many people have always thought that Wang Yu was a cowardly person, but they didn't expect Hou Huanyin to fall, and among the scholars and politicians on Jingdong Road, Wang Yu was the first to stand up, he broke openly with the imperial court, and didn't want to go back to Jingdong?

"Phew, lost dog!" "A mad dog!" Someone scolded.

"Wang Xuezheng, good!" "Backbone!" Someone shouted in appreciation.

After Wang Yu made his position clear, there was a noise in the council hall, but he himself looked at his nose and nose, his nose and heart, and his face was like a dead man.

Deng Su had to knock on the wake wood a few times to quiet down the scholars, Deng Su glanced at the scribe, and saw that he had drawn a red circle next to Wang Yu, so he turned to the next page of the school administration roster, and said: "Qingzhou, Lu Xilie." The eyes of the scholars went to look at Lu Xilie again, but before anyone could be found, Lu Xilie said loudly: "Qingzhou agrees with the impeachment of Chen Xiang!" After finishing speaking, he glared at Chen Dong hatefully, as if he had a blood feud with him. Chen Dong frowned slightly, looked directly into his eyes, and did not back down.

"Caozhou, Qi Yan."

"The mean."

......

"Dengzhou, Guo Lie."

"Dengzhou agrees with the impeachment of Chen Xiang."

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After the roll call of Jingdong Road one by one, eleven of the two governments and fourteen states were in favor of the impeachment of the prime minister, two were modest, and only three opposed the impeachment. Everyone originally thought that with the fall of Hou Huanyin, Zhao Xingde's troops and the Liaodong Han army would be stationed on Jingdong Road, and these scholars and politicians were forced by the situation and could not openly break with the imperial court. However, the current situation is not only very different from what everyone expected, but also completely different from the situation reported by the Ministry of Rites and the Prime Minister's Office. Because of the internal division of the Society, the academic administration that opposed the impeachment did not have much advantage, and the academic administration on Jingdong Road suddenly changed banners, and the situation suddenly became strange and sinister.

On the side of the Society, Hou Fangxiong, Liu Gongliang and others had already realized that the situation was wrong, and their faces began to become confused and nervous.

Lu Yunsun was the leader, and those joint scholars and politicians were also nervous, and many people originally did not hope for the success of the impeachment, but they just wanted to humiliate Chen Dong, but they didn't expect to be unpredictable. According to the order of the roster of academic administration, the later the state is, the later it responds to Ezhou, and the fewer people in the academic administration are close to the society. Chen Dong's face became more and more gloomy, he looked at Deng Su, and Deng Su didn't seem to notice his piercing gaze, and only slowly called his names one by one according to the academic administration book.

"Zhangzhou, Cui Zhao."

Zhangzhou Cui Zhao agreed.

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"Chuzhou, Lu Yunsun."

"Chuzhou Lu Yunsun agrees with the impeachment of the prime minister."

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"Tingzhou, money is like water."

"The mean."

Deng Su closed the roster of academic politics and looked around the hall, where there was silence.

The scholars and politicians here are all talented people, and many of them have excellent memories.

In this impeachment of the prime minister, there were 243 scholars and politicians in all prefectures, 109 of whom were in favor of the impeachment, 107 were against, and 27 were moderate. There are people who have words in their mouths and their faces are full of disbelief and shock, and there are people who are aware of their hearts, but they still look at others, trying to see the result in their faces. On the side of the people who jointly impeached, three Xuezheng were arranged, one recorded the number of people who agreed, one recorded the number of people who disagreed, and one recorded the number of mediocre people, and the three of them hurriedly checked the numbers, and nodded to Lu Yunsun in surprise, his lips opened slightly, but there was no sound, and he was so excited that he couldn't even speak.