Chapter 700: The Emperor's Self-Determination
On the day that Chen Kangbo led a group of civil and military officials to leave, Shi Hao entered the camp to face the saint and asked Zhao Yan to consider moving the capital to Bianjing!
At the same time, it was suggested that Zhao Yan immediately issue an edict, and Li Xianzhong, Wu Gong, and Yang Congyi, who held military power, led troops to Xingren Mansion to escort them, so as to find out the minds of the three people.
Zhao Yan was silent for a long time, and then rejected the request, saying that he didn't know what happened in Lin'an, and it was not appropriate to move lightly, besides, the emperor was his father, if he really wanted to return to the palace to govern, he, as a son, should abdicate immediately, so it is filial piety!
Shi Hao, please!
Zhao Yan still rejected it and claimed that he would never see any courtiers again in the future!
Shi Hao was helpless and withdrew from the camp in anger.
Zhao Yan did not fight, and he wanted to be a filial son, but the civil and military officials who stayed in Xingren Mansion did not want to become abandoned sons and concubines, so they began to plot big things under the convening of Shi Hao.
Yang Congyi, who was in the Daimyo's Mansion, was shocked when he heard that there was such a change in Lin'an, and immediately sent someone south to investigate.
Dozens of days later, when I learned the exact news, I was immediately resentful.
Emperor Zhao Gou re-ascended the Daqing Palace, which means that he does not want to be the emperor anymore, he wants to be the emperor again.
And now the Great Song Emperor Zhao Yanyuan is the adopted son of Zhao Gou, and there are no two masters in the country, with this relationship, Zhao Yan will not be able to return to Lin'an whether he wants to or not, unless Zhao Gou dies, or he takes the initiative to abdicate.
Zhao Gou didn't know when he would die, and he couldn't wait for a short time.
Zhao Yan abdicated, this is not very likely, even if he is willing to abdicate, the civil and military courtiers who remain in the camp will definitely not agree. Moreover, Zhao Yan gathered too many people's hearts north of the Yangtze River, and the recovery of Bianjing was enough for him to gain a foothold in Huanghuai, so it was difficult for Zhao Gou in the south of the Gou'an River to replace his position in the hearts of the northern gentry.
But since then, there will inevitably be two emperors and two imperial courts in the Great Song Dynasty, so that the Great Song Dynasty will be in chaos, and it will be a melee between the north and the south, even if the sword soldiers are not moved, the entire Great Song Dynasty will be greatly injured, even if Wan Yan Liang and Wan Yan Yong do not take the opportunity to go south, just internal chaos is enough to destroy the Great Song Dynasty, and Yang Congyi's plan to recover Yanjing may be terminated.
The Northern Expedition to Yanyun, Yang Congyi has been secretly preparing, according to his plan, if everything goes well, as short as five years, as long as ten years, Yanyun will be able to recover smoothly, and now it is interrupted by the sudden Lin'an incident, how can he not be angry and resentful?
But Zhao Gou has returned to the Daqing Palace, the intention is already obvious, Zhao Yan has been on the throne for less than three years, most of the ministers in the court are still former ministers, he is powerless to stop it, and it is impossible to return to Lin'an to compete with his adoptive father for the throne, the division of the Great Song Dynasty is a foregone conclusion, as for how to divide it, no one can see it clearly at this time.
Yang Congyi currently has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, confronting the Jin people in the north, although he is not in the court, but any of his actions will affect the situation of the Great Song Dynasty.
In the past few years, he has led troops on the front line, only to restore the Central Plains, and has been away from Lin'an for a long time, and he doesn't know much about the Korean situation.
After this incident, recovering Yanjing is still Yang Congyi's goal, whoever can ensure that he does not lose his military power, who can help him recover Yanjing, then he will support whom, and at this time, he just wants to watch, and can only watch.
On the fifth day of the second lunar month, He Shuo, a member of the Zhongshu House, suddenly came to the Daimyo's Mansion and claimed to express his condolences to the Right Route Army of the Northern Expedition on behalf of the imperial court and the emperor. In private, he whispered about the changes that happened in Lin'an to Yang Congyi to listen to his position and views.
Hearing the change, Yang Congyi immediately expressed his shock, and then replied to He Shuo, he is now in charge of the army, his duty is to protect the Great Song Dynasty, recover more lost territory, and now Zhending Mansion, Hejian Mansion and hundreds of thousands of Jin troops sharpen their knives, Song Jin may break out again at any time, as the commander of the army, he has no right to put his beak in the affairs of the court, and he has no time to be distracted, if there is an edict in the imperial court, he will do things according to the order.
He Shuo asked Yang Congyi about his position several times, wanting to know who he really supported, but Yang Congyi never gave a clear answer, only saying that he would obey the edict.
A day later, He Shuo, a member of the Zhongshu House, hurriedly left the Daimyo's Mansion.
"What does he want? Are there any requirements? Hearing the reply, Shi Hao frowned.
"He didn't ask for anything." He Shuo shook his head slightly.
"No, he must have asked for something, but it was more subtle and we didn't think about it yet. Think about it again. ”
Shi Hao obviously didn't believe it, now that there has been a huge change in the imperial court, whoever has soldiers in his hands can have an advantage, Yang Congyi has an army of more than 100,000 in his hands, he naturally knows his weight, if he says that he wants nothing, no one will believe it.
"In life, what you seek is nothing more than fame and fortune. Now that he has a large army, what he lacks is power, once he has power, he can gain fame and fortune, does he want to participate in court politics? He Shuo was taken aback.
"Did he mention it?" Shi Hao's heart tightened.
It is not explicitly stated, but between the words, there may be such an intention. One of them, I remember clearly, said that he had no right to deal with the affairs of the court, and if there was an order from the court, he would act according to it. However, he did not say where the order came from and according to whose order. ”
He Shuo carefully recalled several conversations with Yang Congyi that day, trying to dig out his true position and intentions.
When these words came into his ears, Shi Hao was secretly shocked.
At this time, Yang Congyi with the army in his hands as the capital, can indeed call the wind and rain, go north to invest gold, the Great Song Dynasty will be in danger of destroying the country, and loyal to Lin'an, dozens of state capitals east of Xingren Mansion will be under the rule of Lin'an, Zhao Yan has no place in the north of the Huai River, if you are loyal to Zhao Yan, at least you can rule with Lin'an across the Yangtze River or the Huai River, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Yang Congyi, who occupies the north of the Yellow River and Shandong, Hebei, has a pivotal position in today's situation, no one dares to despise it, and even can influence the pattern of the world!
Shi Hao was extremely conflicted in his heart, if Zhao Yan wants to gain a foothold in the north, he must have a strong army as support, otherwise even if Lin'an does not send troops to threaten, the Jin people alone are enough to make him cornered, but once Yang Congyi is won over and let him support Zhao Yan, then the price paid will be huge.
To protect the throne of Zhao Yan, the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably split and fall into the flames of war, as well as the trouble of chaotic government of the generals, and the worry of changing the dynasty, but if the throne of Zhao Yan is not protected, then where will they go with the civil and military ministers who stayed in Xingren Mansion? At this time, returning to Lin'an, it is inevitable to return to the fate of Shishi, who is willing to leave so many people?
Also, Zhao Yan's self-defeating attitude also made Shi Hao and the ministers have nowhere to go.
Even so, Shi Hao and the others were not willing to return to Lin'an!
They are now Zhao Yan's courtiers, not the courtiers of Emperor Zhao Go! The emperor who reused them was also Zhao Yan, not Zhao Gou!
No matter what result Chen Kangbo can get when he returns to Lin'an, the civil and military ministers who remain in Xingren Mansion can't sit still, Zhao Yan was hit and gave up on himself, but they can't give up as courtiers!
A day later, Shi Hao was rejected from entering the camp again, Zhao Yan not only disappeared, but also spread the word, since then, no one has been seen, and there is something to decide for himself!
Shi Hao was extremely disappointed with this student's performance at this time, but he was helpless.
But the more this is the case, Shi Hao wants to prove himself, and the heart to defend Zhao Yan's throne becomes more and more resolute.
As an imperial teacher, how could he allow others to easily deprive his student of the throne, even if the other party was his student's adoptive father!
After a long period of thinking, Shi Hao finally decided to take a risk, and Zhao Yan's throne must be kept!
Now that Zhao Yan has no one to see, the ministers who stayed in Xingren Mansion take Shi Hao as the main backbone, and almost no one opposes what Shi Hao wants to do, because only if Zhao Yan continues to be the emperor, they can keep their existing fame and fortune, and their demands are consistent with Shi Hao's.
After settling the affairs of the Xingren Mansion a little, Shi Hao drove lightly and went straight to the Daimyo's Mansion.
Bianjing Li Xianzhong and Luoyang Wu Gong, who had a reputation decades ago, are veterans of the former dynasty, and have a deep relationship with Lin'an, it is impossible to win them at this time, yes, Shi Hao did not consider the two of them at all, and only focused on Yang Congyi of the Daimyo Mansion.
On February 11, Shi Hao rushed to the Daimyo's Mansion without stopping.
Hearing that the emperor's teacher Shi Hao came in person without sheltering from the dust, Yang Congyi went out of the city to greet him.
"The last general, Yang Congyi, has seen Shi Xiang!"
Outside the city, Yang Congyi led a group of generals from the Daimyo Mansion and gave Shi Hao great courtesy.
"General Yang, please get up!"
Shi Hao took a few steps forward and stretched out his hands to support Yang Congyi, which also gave the other party a great face.
In the past or under other circumstances, it would have been impossible for a prime minister to take the initiative to step forward and reach out to each other, but now it is being staged in front of everyone.
"General Yang, this time drive out the Jin people, recover Bianjing, so that the Great Song Dynasty can return to the Central Plains, and the Northern Expedition Right Route Army has made great contributions! Originally, the emperor wanted to come to the Daimyo Mansion to pay condolences and reward all the right army, but there were some small changes along the way, the emperor and a group of civil and military ministers returned to Xingren Mansion to deal with it, and they couldn't leave for a while, so they sent me to the Daimyo's Mansion to condole, and by the way, I verified the merits of the Northern Expedition soldiers, so as to inspire my Song Dynasty soldiers to continue to defend the country and resist the enemy! ”
Shi Hao explained his intention in front of the generals of the Daimyo Mansion who came to greet him.
"The last general on behalf of the right army to thank the emperor!" Yang Congyi immediately saluted the south respectfully.
Then he said: "The last general heard that the emperor drove the imperial expedition in person, and drove to Bianjing and Xingren Mansion, and he wanted to meet the emperor for a long time, but he did not receive the edict, and there were hundreds of thousands of Jin troops in Zhending Mansion in the north, and the last general and others could not move lightly. In the first month, when he heard that the emperor was coming to the Daimyo's Mansion, the last general was overjoyed, but he didn't want to rejoice in vain. However, since the history blind date came, it was no difference, and the end will be welcome! Wine and food have been prepared in the city, wash the dust for Shi Xiang, please enter the city! ”
Yang Cong said righteously, and the commanders immediately retreated to both sides, making way to the city gate.
"General Yang, please!"
Shi Hao said, stepped forward, accompanied by Yang Congyi, and went to the city.