Chapter 0362: Tempting the Emperor's Heart
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Zhao Guangyi roared with anger, startling the ministers in the main hall.
As the saying goes, when the emperor is angry, millions of corpses are ambushed.
Zhao Guangyi is so exposed, is it a sign that he wants to kill?
The civil and military officials waited for a while, and did not wait for Zhao Guangyi's order to kill Song Xin.
After Zhao Guangyi roared, he just said coldly, "Song Xin, pay attention to your words." β
When the ministers heard this, they were stunned.
After a short period of doubt, the ministers understood Zhao Guangyi's thoughts.
Zhao Guangyi is maintaining Zhao Yuanzuo's reputation in disguise.
It can be seen that even if the position of Prince Zhao Yuanzuo has been deposed, he still has a pivotal position in Zhao Guangyi's heart.
The crown prince's heart has not been lost, and maybe in some time, he will be reinstated......
The crown prince was reinstated, which was not what the courtiers were willing to see.
After all, a large part of the courtiers have already stood behind the other princes.
Song Xin is one of them.
Song Xin hugged the wat board and continued without humility or arrogance: "Your Majesty, as a speech official, the minister has the responsibility of supporting the society. The position of the prince is the foundation of the society. It is the duty of a minister to exhort His Majesty to establish a prince.
The position of the crown prince has been vacant for a long time, and if this goes on for a long time, it is inevitable that people's hearts will fluctuate and the government and the opposition will be turbulent.
In a few years, Your Majesty will be old, and if there is no prince to control the country, the princes will inevitably have different hearts.
When the time comes, flesh and blood will kill each other, brothers will kill each other, and beacons will be everywhere.
It's not a blessing for the country......"
"Bang~"
Zhao Guangyi slapped the dragon case, got up and shouted angrily, "Presumptuous! β
"Song Xin, who gave you the guts to dare to talk nonsense in front of me?"
Song Xin calmly arched his hand and said: "What the minister said, there is not a single nonsense. Every sentence is true, and it comes from the bottom of my heart. Everything is for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty's Jiangshan Society. β
"Hmph~" Zhao Guangyi snorted coldly, "How can I look at what you say, there is no truth. What benefits did Zhao Yuanxi give you to make you so open for him? β
Song Xin hugged the wat board, still calm, "The minister is loyal, and the sun and the moon can be seen." His Majesty prevaricated in every possible way, refused to conform to the will of heaven and the people, and appointed the king as the prince. Don't you think that one day the abolished prince will be reinstated? β
Song Xin's words have actually touched Zhao Guangyi's heart.
Zhao Guangyi just wanted to reinstate the abolished prince Zhao Yuanzuo.
It's just that even Zhao Guangyi, the emperor, can only slowly figure it out.
What the abolished prince Zhao Yuanzuo did before was a bit excessive.
If they are reinstated, the ministers will not be convinced.
Therefore, Zhao Guangyi hopes that he can moisten things silently and restore the confidence in the hearts of the ministers in the abolished prince Zhao Yuanzuo.
When the time is ripe, Zhao Yuanzuo will be reinstated, and it will be a matter of course.
It's ridiculous to say, Zhao Guangyi, a gloomy emperor, just likes Zhao Yuanzuo, an upright-minded son.
Now, Song Xin's words have broken Zhao Guangyi's thoughts.
Zhao Guangyi wanted to plan for Zhao Yuanzuo, and he was also exposed to the sun.
A person who likes to play with conspiracy, after his conspiracy is brought to the table, he is easily annoyed and angry.
It's like a thief walking in the dark, unveiled in the sun.
Zhao Guangyi was like an angry lion, his hands kept slapping the dragon case in front of him, roaring loudly.
"Presumptuous!"
"Presumptuous!"
"Presumptuous!"
"Song Xin, I want to punish your nine clans!"
Song Qi immediately stepped out of the queue and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is angry, and the official has never been convicted for his words. β
After Song Qi spoke, the rest of the civil officials also came out one after another, imploring Zhao Guangyi to calm his anger.
In order not to make himself an outlier, Yang Yansi also went with the crowd.
The civil officials came out en masse, not because Song Xin was very popular, nor because everyone supported Song Xin's recital.
It's just that the civil servants are seeking power for themselves.
If Song Xin is convicted for his words today, the nine clans will be exterminated.
As soon as the mouth of this killer is opened, Zhao Guangyi will really kill people casually without taboos in the future.
If the imperial power is not restricted, it is really not a joke.
Even Zhao Pu, who closed his eyes and recuperated, spoke leisurely.
"Speech officials are never convicted for their words. However, Song Xin's words and deeds are domineering, and he has no eyes. Capital sins can be avoided, but living sins cannot be escaped. β
Zhao Pu is worthy of being an old man in the court, and this sentence is very level.
not only preserved the power of the civil officials, but also gave Zhao Guangyi a step down.
Although Zhao Guangyi was angry, he also knew the consequences of killing the official.
He could only follow the steps that Zhao Pu had built for him.
"Depose Song Xin from all his positions, assign him to Salmon Island, and never return to the dynasty for the rest of his life. His family members were assigned to Yongzhou. β
Regarding Zhao Guangyi's verdict, Song Xin didn't seem to care at all.
He allowed the palace guards to take off his black gauze hat and his official uniform.
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely not advisable to reinstate the abolished prince. Your Majesty is the true dragon son of heaven, Chrysostom Yuyan. The abolished prince has been abolished and is being reinstated. So repeatedly, how can Your Majesty win the trust of the people of the world? β
Song Xin is like an upright and loyal minister, showing the integrity of the Great Song Dynasty until death.
Even if he was driven out by the guards in front of the hall, his voice still echoed in the hall.
After having Song Xin, a rising bird, no one ever wrote a book to ask for the crown prince.
Yang Yansi frowned, thought for a while, and understood the trick.
This Song Xin, eighty percent is a touchstone.
It is those who want to compete for the throne who throw out the touchstone to test Zhao Guangyi's attitude.
Through Zhao Guangyi's performance in the palace today, those who want to test him have more or less figured out some of his thoughts.
This is the real purpose of today's Song Xinjuan's invitation to the crown prince.
Yang Yansi guessed that Song Xin was a person who asked Zhao Yuanxi, the king of Xu, to be the crown prince, and seemed to be opening his eyes for King Xu, but he may not be King Xu's person.
Among them, maybe there is also the meaning of killing two birds with one stone.
However, all this has nothing to do with Yang Yansi for the time being.
At this moment, Yang Yansi is more like a person watching a play.
After Song Xin was escorted out, no one in the hall asked for the establishment of the prince.
After being silent for a long time, the anger in Zhao Guangyi's heart disappeared a lot, and then he spoke: "Continue to discuss ......"
Song Qi came out of the queue and said: "Your Majesty, this year, there is a drought in the northwest, and there are eight states in the northwest, and there are nine states in the northwest, and the people have no harvest. Today, nearly 600,000 people have left their homeland and flocked to Bianjing.
From the northwest to Bianjing, nearly a thousand miles away, there was hunger all over the way, and it was easy to eat.
We must come up with a charter as soon as possible to resettle the victims. β
Zhao Guangyi frowned and asked, "Northwest Kyushu, how many people have been affected by the disaster?" β
Song Qi said: "Your Majesty, there are nearly 1.3 million people who have been most affected. The population of the affected areas is about 800,000. β
Zhao Guangyi put his hand on the dragon case, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "The disaster is so serious...... First, three million loads of grain were dispatched and transported to the northwest. First of all, we must stabilize the people in the northwest, and before next year's spring ploughing, we must properly settle all the people.
As long as there is no delay in next year's spring ploughing, the people will be able to survive. β
"This ......" Song Qi looked a little embarrassed.
Zhao Guangyi glared, and said in a deep voice: "What does it look like, and if there are any difficulties, just say ......"
Song Qi gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "There is no food to send in the DPRK and China at present......"
"Bang!"
Zhao Guangyi stood up, clenched his fists, and said angrily: "How can there be no grain to send, not to mention the grain collected in various places, and the granaries reserved in various places." This year alone, 10 million quintals of grain were purchased from the south. How can there be no food to distribute? β
Song Qi hugged the wat board and responded: "This year, I bought 10 million loads of grain from the south, which has indeed alleviated the problem of food shortage in the country. It's just that Your Majesty, you see that 10 million quintals of grain is a huge amount. In fact, after making up for the shortfall of previous years, there is basically not much left. β
"Deficit?"
"Our country has fought many wars and frequently pumped food from all over the country. As a result, there is a huge deficit in grain everywhere. Many official positions were emptied. β
Zhao Guangyi slapped the dragon case and said categorically: "Since this is the case, then re-allocate grain from all over the country and transport it to the northwest for disaster relief as soon as possible." β
Song Qi said in a deep voice: "Re-allocate grain, I'm afraid that we won't be able to make up the shortage of grain in the northwest so quickly." With the intention of the ministers, it is better to distribute the disaster relief silver in the past, and let the local government buy food nearby to appease the people. β
Zhao Guangyi groaned and did not speak.
He refused to pay money in his heart, and all the silver in the court was prepared by him to conquer the Liao State.
In the season when he was groaning, Cao Bin came out and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." β
Zhao Guangyi was stunned and said, "Cao Aiqing, if you have something to say, just say it." β
Cao Bin said: "As far as the minister knows, every time the disaster relief is given, the silver taels sent out are cheaper than those profiteers who hoard grain. The minister thought that these profiteers could no longer be allowed to continue to make huge profits. If this goes on like this, it will not be beneficial to the country. β
Zhao Guangyi did not speak.
Song Qi sneered, "Lord Cao, profiteers have misled the country. But now, disaster relief is the first priority. Now it is difficult to extract grain from all over the country, and only in the hands of these profiteers in your mouth can there be food.
Could it be that Lord Cao has the ability to raise enough food for disaster relief without drawing grain from all sides and buying grain from profiteers? β
Cao Bin smiled indifferently and said, "I really don't have so much food in my hands, but I know who has it." β
"Who?!"
"Who?!"
Everyone in the court stared at Cao Bin intently.
Cao Bin smiled and said: "Our neighbor of the Great Song Dynasty, there is a ...... in the southern country."
Song Qi immediately sneered: "Lord Cao, you are really a fool's dream. This year, my Great Song Dynasty relied on the national prestige to bully the southern country and took out 10 million loads of grain, which has shaken its national capital and transferred nearly sixty percent of the rations of the southern country.
Lord Cao still wants to squeeze grain from the south again, isn't he going to force the south to break with our Great Song Dynasty?
At that time, a fierce war will inevitably break out between the two countries in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Master Cao, what are you thinking? β
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