In just a few words, the two prime ministers of the country can be regarded as negotiating the deal.

Han Zhong's promise is that he will not retaliate with great fanfare, and he will not leave his hands behind for the necessary washing, but it will not make the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials uneasy.

The main responsibility is, of course, to push it to the dead, Liu Zhiyuan is a ready-made good target, and the Son of Heaven will not object.

This is the reason why as soon as Liu Zhiyuan died, the situation immediately changed.

And Xu Xiashang's promise is that he will not operate Xu Zi to stay in Beijing first, so that the Son of Heaven would rather choose to break with Han Zhong, and Han Zhong and Xu Xiashang can't afford this consequence.

Don't look at the palace gate, Han Zhong is majestic, the Son of Heaven really wants to smash the pot, and he does not hesitate to cross his own court, and Han Zhong's fate is still dead and there is no place to be buried.

Taizu's posthumous teaching, the prime minister is not allowed to be a privy councillor, which has its own reason.

There are also the Son of Heaven who summoned Wang Tong, Deng Ming, Yue Zhi, Li Enmao and other troops to enter, which is an obvious signal.

It's really to the point of dispatching the forbidden army, that is, it's going to break up in two.

Of course, Han Zhong also promised to give Xu Zixian a generous reward, but he was blocked by Xu Xiashang, Han Zhong meant to give Xu Zixian the title of the prince, but Xu Xiashang felt a little promoted.

The real reason is not to anger the Son of Heaven too much.

Killed and participated in political affairs, but was rewarded as the prince of the country, where is the face of the Son of Heaven?

Xu Zi first has the ability and courage, and then he is crowned the prince of the country, if he makes any more meritorious deeds, the court should reward him with a king.

If the Son of Heaven still has no heir after a few years, who in the clan can compete for Xu Zixian?

The two ministers both arrived, the privy envoy Zhang Guangen, the deputy envoys He Badger and Li Guorui all arrived, and then the governor Ren Zhonglin also arrived, and many governors all arrived at the inner east gate, Li Jian naturally did not dare to stop again, so Lang Wei got out of the way, and all the governors followed Han Zhong and entered together.

There were many officials who held halberds along the way, but Han Zhong's expression was fearless, and outside the small hall at the east gate, everyone was waiting for the Son of Heaven to pass on.

The Great Wei Palace is forbidden, the Daqing Palace is used by the Great Dynasty Meeting, the macro system is the most wide, and it is not too crowded to accommodate more than a thousand court officials.

The Son of Heaven usually dismisses state affairs, but he is in the Xuanzheng Palace.

If you meet the courtiers and meet the ruler, most of them are in the small hall of the east gate.

The inner hall of the Son of Heaven is sleeping, and it is the Funing Palace.

In addition, there is the Jiqing Hall, which is the place where the Kejin scholars are summoned, and they are not used in ordinary times.

The Forbidden Garden of the Son of Heaven also has the West Garden and the South Garden, all of which have water and mountains, and are the places where the Son of Heaven usually plays.

The palaces and gardens are connected together, constituting a magnificent and spacious, but also without losing the scenery of the forbidden garden group, many servants, concubines, and of course the Son of Heaven live in it, just the name of the palace, there are more than 100 places, and the houses are afraid that there are more than 10,000 rooms.

However, the small hall of the inner east gate is quite ordinary, and it can even be said to be quite frugal and even simple.

The palace pavilion is not high, only the house of ordinary people is so high, the palace pavilion of the three bays only allows more than a dozen people to enter the inner discussion, the place is quite narrow, the hall steps are only one floor, step on the top, compared to the Daqing Hall of the temple steps with as many as 100 levels, this small hall is really worthy of the name.

Around the small hall, there are several earthen slopes, where some crops such as melons, fruits and vegetables are planted, and a few thatched huts are built, which looks like ordinary farm villages.

Outside the palace, there are more than 100 Yulin Lang officials, there are faint voices in the hall, after a while, there are attendants to invite the slaughter to enter.

Han Zhong did not hesitate and went straight in.

There is a chamberlain who sings a poem: "The prime minister is here, please ask the Son of Heaven to stand up for the prime minister." ”

The Son of Heaven sitting on the official hat chair had already stood up, Han Zhong bowed for a long time, and the Son of Heaven returned the salute halfway.

This is an honor only for the left minister, and it has been such a etiquette since Taizu's first visit to the prime minister.

Many generals of the army wore high-grade military robes and stood on both sides of the Son of Heaven.

The thirty-year-old Son of Heaven has dark eyes, a calm expression, and his stature is not too tall, and he is quite thin, and he is simply not like a human king.

In the past, the Son of Heaven had his own prestige, but today Han Zhong looked at the past, and the Son of Heaven's eyes were quite vain, and it seemed that he had not slept well all night, and his eyes were full of bloodshots.

"But that's it." Han Zhong muttered softly again, and the contempt for the Son of Heaven in his heart was stronger.

But Han Zhong's eyes were still slightly red, and he said in a deep voice: "The monarch and the minister are suspicious, and even the Beijing division was in turmoil last night, and the minister is eager to see His Majesty at home. ”

With that, Han Zhong took off the foot cover on his head and knelt on the ground.

Xu Xiashang also knelt down without a crown, and said: "Your Majesty should not believe rumors, the minister will never leave Xu Zicheng, Xu Zixian is in Beijing, please Your Majesty to be clear." ”

Li Guorui knelt down without a crown, but did not say a word.

The cardinal envoy He Badger knelt without a crown and said: "The left minister is good at killing the minister with a court, and the heart of the disobedience is clearly revealed, please ask Your Majesty to punish his crimes." ”

Han Zhong turned to He Badger and said sharply: "Liu Zhiyuan colluded with the clan to plot misdeeds, and the crime cannot be punished. Last night, the main suspicion of the country was shaken, if it is constantly disposed of, today Wu Guogong Xu Zicheng has entered the big house! ”

After saying that, Han Zhong turned to the Son of Heaven again, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty believes Liu Zhiyuan's rumors, thinking that the ministers have bad intentions, but the ministers have no collusion with the clan, and Wu Guogong Xu Zicheng sneaked into the government residence in the middle of the night, was captured last night, and is still in Liu Zhiyuan's mansion, besieged by Lang Wei, if Your Majesty does not believe it, let Lang Wei arrest Wu Guogong Xu Zicheng and take it to the palace." ”

Xu Xiashang continued: "Nan'an Marquis Xu Zixian did not spy on the meaning of the storage position, and the minister also advised him to return to Fujian as soon as possible after the hall test. ”

Xu Xiashang's status and identity in the sect, speaking in such a tone of reprimanding the Son of Heaven in person, everyone did not think it was strange.

The Son of Heaven's face was already quite embarrassed, and he said to everyone: "Everyone, I have been negligent in this matter, and I am really ashamed to be deceived by Liu Zhiyuan." ”

Han Zhong and the others got up in turn, and the Son of Heaven said: "Liu Zhiyuan's crime is not forgivable, Zuo Xiang ordered Nan'an Hou to besiege and kill him, which is not in line with the system, and should be fined a thousand catties of copper, exempted from serving, exempt from opening the Fuyi and the three divisions, moving the country to Lai Guogong, Liu Zhiyuan's crime, presided over by the right minister, together with Dali Temple, the departments of the Criminal Department, and punished his crimes." Xu Zicheng, the Duke of Wu, didn't have to be taken into the palace, so he died in Liu Zhiyuan's mansion and went with Lieutenant Li Jian. ”

If Xu Zicheng is not arrested, the Son of Heaven does not want the battle for the throne to be exposed to the world, and the clan is panicked, or more careerists appear, so it is better to give death directly, it is better to attribute it to Liu Zhiyuan's rebellion in the big case.

After all, the Son of Heaven has been in charge of the country for more than ten years, and he still has the ability to make this decision.

The Zaizhi had nothing to say, He Badger's face was as pale as dirt, Li Guorui looked as usual, Ren Zhonglin had nothing to do with it, and he looked indifferent, but it is conceivable that in the next few years, I am afraid that many Zaizhi can only rely on and obey Han Zhong.

Only Xu Xiashang smiled bitterly, in the next year or two, the Son of Heaven is afraid that he will not let him return to old age.

The government is entrusted to Han Zhong, of course the Son of Heaven will not rest assured, there must be an old minister like Xu Xiashang in the court, so that Han Zhong's power will not swell to the point that the Son of Heaven will not be able to sleep.

"The imperial court should be quiet," the Son of Heaven said to Han Zhong with an ugly expression: "The matter of the Northern Expedition is important, and the power of the imperial court should not be consumed too much." ”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured." Han Zhongdao: "Except for a few of Liu Zhiyuan's henchmen, they can go out. The Northern Expedition plan, the ministers will preside over it quickly, and will not disappoint His Majesty. ”

The Son of Heaven was able to keep Han Zhong and did not want to break the court, and the biggest reason was to complete the Northern Expedition.

This kind of matter involves whether the Great Wei can prosper and get rid of the invasion and harassment of the Donghu people, which is the most concerned and urgent matter for the Son of Heaven.

Han Zhong had this assurance, and the face of the Son of Heaven was really much better-looking, and he said: "The left minister is old and holds the country, and under the auspices of the Qing, the Northern Expedition will be able to achieve success." ”

Han Zhong said solemnly: "The minister opposed the Northern Expedition before, and he didn't want this major event to be presided over by Liu Zhiyuan, and now His Majesty trusts him, and the minister will do his best, money, food, soldiers, generals, and soldiers, all of them will be prepared in detail and made clear to His Majesty at any time." ”

"Good." The Son of Heaven didn't say anything more, the current people's hearts are undecided, and it is not the time to talk in detail about the major affairs of the military state.

The Son of Heaven had nothing to say, so the deacons bowed and withdrew, and then how to clean up the mess was Han Zhong's business.

Soon after Zai Zhi withdrew, an envoy came out of the inner east gate and went to Liu Zhiyuan's mansion, apparently to kill Xu Zicheng, the Duke of Wu.

Xu Zicheng will not only die, but will definitely be deprived of his title, and at the same time, his sons will also suffer, most of Wu Guogong can be retained, and he should choose one from Xu Zicheng's brothers and nephews.

After all, the sons of Wenzong, a descendant who committed rebellion and seized the title, the face of the heavenly family is not good-looking, Xu Zicheng will definitely die, most of his sons will be deprived of their clan status and exiled, and then choose someone from the line of Wu Guogong to inherit the title, this matter will be over.

"This fool really lost his life for nothing......" Han Zhong squinted at the internal envoy who was speeding away, and sighed with emotion, but he thought of himself, if there was no Xu Zixian, Wang Zhi, I am afraid that his bones are cold now.

At the moment, he glanced at He Badger not far away, of course, this privy deputy envoy was washed out of Beijing in the first round, and he was noble, and he had already died Liu Zhiyuan, let He Badger out, put a high-class military state, and add the title of Jiedu envoy, just ask him to retire in advance, and there is no need to build a big prison.

However, there are some middle- and lower-level generals, plus the crime of embezzlement of ink, a batch of officials are dismissed, a group is locked up, and some middle- and lower-level officials are allowed to go out, and it is almost the same.

Han Zhong stopped Li Guorui, who was not far away, and said in an undisguised tone of appreciation: "The literary talent and martial arts strategy in the existence, the servant has always admired it, although Liu Zhiyuan is dead, the Northern Expedition is still going on, and the position of the commander, who can still hold this position in the reserve?" ”

Li Guorui said: "If the prime minister thinks that it can be used in the future, of course it is incumbent." ”

Li Guorui has no modest intention in this matter, the country has trouble, and of course his character will not be willing to stay out of it. And once the Northern Expedition, in addition to the Beijing camp troops, the main force must be the Hebei Forbidden Army, mainly the garrison of Hebei East Road and Jizhou Town, most of these soldiers and horses are Li Guorui's old subordinates, Li Guorui will not rest assured that others will take the waves to fight, the general commander appoints the general, the use of soldiers, most of them are to preserve the strength of their old subordinates, and call other people's troops to fight tough battles, if Li Guorui is modest and sends other commanders, he has accumulated his subordinates in the army for many years, I am afraid there will be nothing left.

But in any case, of course, it is enough to take a national priority.