Chapter 623: The Intentions of the Two Sides

After staying in Yangzhou for two days, Li Zong met with many local officials and went through the motions. On the surface, they are loyal to the monarch and the ministers, but in fact, both sides are irritable and exhausted. The most hopeful thing is that the other party will not appear in his eyes again.

Such a situation was something that Shi Bin and several people did not expect, when the two sides met, their faces were full of energy and spring breeze, and when they turned their faces, they were listless and sighed.

Naturally, I wonder why, how can there be such a big difference between the front and back? Shi Bin ran to Jia Rudao to ask what was going on.

"Shi Bin, how can you, a guy who has the capital and is not afraid of heaven and earth, know the pain of these ordinary officials. They are not afraid of anything on weekdays, as long as they work diligently and do not make mistakes and respect their bosses. However, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, the king's heart is unpredictable, they are walking on thin ice in front of the emperor, for fear that one will lose his official position and be dismissed if he is not careful, and he will have been fighting for many years. It is better to explain why the Emperor is like this, because he is now only a puppet and no longer has the power of the king. How can you be happy to see that the courtiers who were originally obedient to them can no longer drive away? ”

As soon as Jia Rudao said this, Shi Bin suddenly realized. Shi Bin even said: "It seems that it is better to let the emperor return to Beijing as soon as possible, and where to stay is to cause trouble to the local area." ”

Although these words were vulgar, Jia seemed to dislike them, but he was realistic, so he still nodded in agreement.

After returning to the ship, Shi Bin immediately ordered the boat to be sailed, and as Jia Yidao said, the emperor was not displeased to leave him, and the Yangzhou courtiers did not do much to keep him.

"Madam, my father-in-law's attitude towards us this time is not good enough, do you think we will be like this when we return to Lin'an?"

"Most of the time, there will be people like this, who will be desperate to insult us." Jia Ling said with certainty.

"Abusive?"

"Of course, we must have touched their bottom line this time and made the emperor almost a puppet, how could they not scold?" Jia Ling smiled, "The insult is still light, maybe some people will discuss with Wu Qian how to bring you down and rescue the emperor." ”

"But according to my father, there shouldn't be many people like this, and things shouldn't be difficult to solve."

"Of course, this kind of thing will ruin the family if you are not careful, and there will not be a few people who really disregard themselves and their own family for the sake of his Zhao family. So as long as everyone thinks that Ritsu is a waste, they won't have a chance to bring you down. Jia Ling smiled, "At least my Jia family will definitely not be like this." ”

After listening to Jia Ling's words, Shi Bin couldn't stop laughing, and said that she was cunning.

Seeing this, Sai Xi Shi also spoke: "Tell me who will be the leader of the overthrow of the husband, and who will be the leader who supports the husband?" ”

As soon as these words came, Shi Bin and Jia Ling remembered that there was a Sai Xi Shi on the side, and she was jealous. The two immediately gave her a slightly apologetic smile.

"I think the leader who wants to bring me down must be Zhao Kui, and most of the leaders who support me are Wang Yi."

"The husband is right, it should indeed be these two people. Sister Xi Shi, how do you think we can reduce Zhao Kui's threat to us? Jia Ling asked.

"Naturally, I have to let my husband go back to Lin'an first and get ready. For example, to explore Zhao Kui's bottom and tell Wang Yifujun's plans

。 That way you shouldn't be caught off guard. ”

These opinions naturally won the approval of Shi Bin and Jia Ling, but they were also a little unhappy. Because both of them felt that it was too troublesome to be an official, it seemed that Shi Bin did not have a time to be at ease. However, in order to be safe, Shi Bin rode his horse back to Lin'an early the next morning.

Still in the dark of night, Shi Bin returned to Lin'an City and went to Wang Yi's home.

The person in front of him made Wang Yi feel that he could only look up, and even felt that this person was taller, majestic, and mightier than Li Zong... It is completely a substitute for the current emperor.

"Lord Shi, why are you here now? What about the Emperor? Wang Yi asked very worriedly.

"I'm still on my way back to Beijing. Why are you so nervous? Take it easy. ”

"My lord, how can the lower officials not be nervous? The fact that you monopolized the five important positions of the prime minister, the privy envoy, the palace front secretary, the commander of the guards and the infantry and the guards and horses of the guards has spread throughout the capital. The scolding of you is endless, and the officials dare not go out on the street after work these days. ”

"You spit on me so much that you don't dare to go out on the street?" Shi Bin asked very unexpectedly.

"Master Shi, it's true, Wang Yi, I don't dare to talk about this kind of thing. It's just that this voice should be much quieter when the adults return to Beijing, but this is just hidden and has not disappeared. ”

"How many Jingguan do you think are hostile to me, how many are two-faced, and how many support me?" Shi Bin asked.

Soon Wang Yi gave the answer: at least thirty percent of the Beijing officials were hostile to Shi Bin, less than thirty percent of the Beijing officials supported Shi Bin, and the rest were all wall grass that fell with the wind. At the same time, he said that he Wang Yi resolutely supported Shi Bin, and Zhao Kui was the leader of Shi Bin's opponent.

Knowing this, Shi Bin felt a lot more at ease, and at the same time said that he would definitely have a way to make the matter pass smoothly, and Zhao Kui and the others would not want to bring themselves down.

Seeing that Shi Bin was so confident, Wang Yi was very happy and said that he would contact the officials who supported Shi Bin from tomorrow to prepare for confrontation with Zhao Kui and others.

After receiving this promise from Wang Yi, the exhausted Shi Bin left and went back to the mansion to rest. Because of something in his heart, Shi Bin didn't rest long before getting up, dragging his tired body straight to Zhao's mansion.

Zhao Kui was very surprised that Shi Bin would come to visit early in the morning, but after thinking about it, he understood the reason. It was nothing more than that most of the people in Jingshi already knew what he Shi Bin had done, and they were uneasy in their hearts, so they came to inquire about the truth. After figuring it out, there is a way to deal with it.

Knowing that he was winning all battles, Zhao Kui also wanted to know what Shi Bin was thinking at this time, so he did not refuse his visit, and ordered his subordinates to take him directly to the study to meet.

"Lord Zhao, I'm sorry to bother you in the morning." Shi Bin immediately apologized when he saw that Zhao Kui was still wearing pajamas.

"It doesn't have to be like this, Lord Shi has something to say. I don't need much sleep as an old man, but I've woken up just to get comfortable in bed. Zhao Kui said with a smile.

"Lord Zhao, I'm just here to tell you something."

"What?"

"During this Northern Expedition, due to the unfavorable attack of the forbidden army in front of the palace, I removed several commanders, and then with the consent of the emperor, I simply removed the commanders of the front division of the palace and the guards and the horses and troops, and the three yas were all led by me. There is also the original Jingdong Road pacification made Wu Qian passively derelict in his duties, and I have demoted it to Hengshan County Order. Shi Bin said very calmly.

Although Zhao Kui already knew about it, Shi Bin's own words still made him angry, and he gasped and asked, "Shi Bin, the emperor is not thin, how can you be so ungrateful?" ”

"Am I ungrateful? Lord Zhao, you are really talking nonsense with your eyes open! I fought bloodily for his Zhao family, but he repeatedly guarded against suppression and even wanted to kill me. This time, I actually want to change the coach, this is called not thin on me? After that, I conspired with Wu Qian to unite everyone to harm me, I just added an insurance to myself, is there anything wrong? Do you want me to be killed? Lord Zhao, I'm afraid you won't sit still after all this! Shi Bin sneered.

"So what are you going to do? You can't let the emperor lose face! ”

"Of course, the emperor will not lose face, as long as he is obedient. Of course, even if he is disobedient, I will not hurt him, but he doesn't want to sit on this throne. ”

At this point, Zhao Kui understood what Shi Bin meant, this is to be a puppet emperor of Lizong, just press the jade seal.

I really plan to cover the sky with one hand and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the ambition is big enough! However, according to this statement, Shi Bin doesn't seem to have the idea of usurping the throne, just trying to make a puppet emperor. Zhao Kui basically thought of Shi Bin's plan. In order not to anger Shi Bin, and not to let Shi Bin guess his own plans, Zhao Kui just sighed and shook his head without opening his mouth to scold Shi Bin.

"Lord Shi, I believe you can guess how dissatisfied the officials in Beijing are with your approach. If you can resign from your position as the head of the palace, I am willing to help you settle this dispute. As long as you hand over this power, how about I help you fight for some other benefits? ”

If Shi Bin hadn't gone to Wang Yi first, he would definitely have been tricked, but Zhao Kui miscalculated, Shi Bin went to Wang Yi first and learned that Zhao Kui was his strongest opponent of Shi Bin.

In order to paralyze Zhao Kui, Shi Bin also said: "Lord Zhao, I'm afraid this won't work, the emperor is very dissatisfied with me, I can't help but be careful." But I can promise that when I restore the Great Song Dynasty to the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties, and the emperor does not harm me, I will return the authority to the imperial court and return to my hometown to continue to be my mountain hunter. ”

has been an official for many years, how could the scheming Zhao Kui believe Shi Bin's nonsense? However, he still made a 'grateful' expression on his face, and still said that he would help Shi Bin settle disputes with other officials. He kept telling Shi Bin not to forget this promise. Shi Bin also couldn't stop saying that as long as he achieved his goal and there was no danger, he would never break his word.

In this way, an old fox and a little fox reached an agreement, and they also understood each other's thoughts.

Out of Zhao's mansion, Shi Bin opened his mouth and asked, "Xu Feng, how much do you think Zhao Kui's words are true?" ”

"Less than 30 percent. It is true that the dispute is quelled, but it is definitely only temporary, and it is better to say that it is a delaying tactic. It should be more like Wu Qian, secretly accumulating strength, planning to defeat the adult in one fell swoop. ”

"It makes sense, then send someone to stare at Zhao Kui immediately to see what he does, and don't let go of any clues."

Xu Feng took the order and left, and that morning, there were more agents dressed in people's clothes outside the Zhao Mansion and the Privy Deputy Envoy's mansion. As for Shi Bin himself, he returned to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal at the dock in Hangzhou and waited for the emperor to return to Beijing.

In order not to be honest, Shi Bin was very humble to the emperor in front of everyone, and he was completely different from the previous in the north. This made Jia Ling and Sai Xishi laugh secretly, and Shi Bin was also a famous character. Shi Bin himself felt exhausted.

As a result, many centrists began to favor Shi Bin.

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