The prime minister is afraid of slipping out of the city

The Privy Counsellor listened to the counsel and counseled the Counsellors

Liuzheng returned to the house, hastily ate dinner, ordered his subordinates, and no one came, hid in the study, and fell into thought.

Now the emperor, different from the past, does not play cards according to common sense, turns over for clouds, covers hands for rain, in terms of actual conditions, is a typical spiritual disease, and is a heavy wife strict control; This Queen Li is not a thing, she is fierce and jealous, she is simply a tigress. People say that a companion is like a tiger, that gentleman is a normal person, and it is difficult to get along, let alone this abnormal person. Now, if it is left unchecked, the government and the opposition will become more and more chaotic, and the country will not be a country. As long as something happens, the people will not say that the emperor is bad, and will always accuse the prime minister of being immoral and incompetent; If according to Zhao Zhiyuan's plan, if there is a mistake in a certain link and the success is successful, the prime minister will be the number one sinner, that is, it is a crime to usurp the throne and destroy the nine clans. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder.

It's just out of sight and out of mind, I can't afford to toss a person who is almost seventy.

The next morning, on the way to the court, Liuzheng stepped on the air and fell to the ground, and Chen Qida, the governor of the political affairs beside him, hurriedly helped him up, only to see him grinning and shouting pain, so he called the Praetorian Guard sergeant to help him into the sedan chair, and Liuzheng asked Chen Qida to take leave on his behalf.

When he arrived at the mansion, he walked quickly into the inner room, and asked his wife to quickly pack up, close the door of the house, and take a sedan chair out of the city gate. He also ordered the guards to forward the written resignation to the emperor.

After the emperor received the seal of Liuzheng begging for Zhishi, he asked the Zhizhi to comfort him. The imperial note was written, and Liuzheng was dozens of miles away from Lin'an.

The emperor died, the emperor was sick, the prime minister slipped away, Lin'an City was talking about it for a while, people's hearts were floating, and they all felt that the world was going to be in chaos.

Two days later, when he went to the court, there was another accident, this time it was the emperor Zhao Dan. At that time, it was good to enter the main hall, and he was about to step on the steps in front of the dragon chair, when he suddenly felt dizzy, his body shook, and he was about to fall.

Afterwards, Zhao Ruyu returned to the Privy Council and was sitting there in a daze, when Xu Pingyang came in and talked to him.

Xu Pingyang and Zhao Ruyu have served in Sichuan for many years, and the two have similar interests and can talk about each other. Xu Pingyang went straight to the point, for today's matter, what is the good strategy of the Zhiyuan?

Zhao Ruyu seems at a loss, the prime minister is gone, there is a lack of capable people, it is difficult to speak alone, and there is nothing to do.

Xu Pingyang knew that he was a person, and in the face of some major events, he was a little timid, so he put him in the army: Today's country is in danger and urgently needs extraordinary measures, you are just anxious in your heart, and if you don't take decisive measures, I'm afraid it is not the work of loyal ministers.

As he was talking, Zhao Yantong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, also came. Due to the lack of a second minister, Chen Qida, the governor of the political affairs, was old and in poor health, so he served as the envoy of the mountain mausoleum, responsible for the construction and burial of the mausoleum of Xiaozong. He will leave immediately, and now he is here to say goodbye.

Seeing that Xu Pingyang was also there, he asked about the government. The government affairs of the Great Song Dynasty are all in the East and West Mansions, and now that the head of the East Mansion is gone, the Privy Council of the West Mansion will naturally become the core of the ruler.

Zhao Ruyu complained bitterly, I don't want to come forward, not because I'm afraid of responsibility, but as a clan with the same surname, I'm afraid that it will cause suspicion.

Zhao Yantong is in a hurry, the court is in crisis, as a clan and a ruling minister, don't you want to think of a way to let it go on like this?

Zhao Ruyu said: The matter has come to this point, what else can be done? I was in a hurry, so I just went to Nantianmen with a knife and shouted a few times, and I committed suicide.

Xu Pingyang and Zhao Yantong laughed and shook their heads, is it worth dying like this?

Zhao Ru said in embarrassment, otherwise, what should I do?

Xu Pingyang stared at him and asked, "Isn't it an eight-character imperial book?"

Zhao Yantong continued, yes, why not use this as a basis to support King Jia?

Zhao Ru's foolish heart moved, although I want to make a decision to stabilize the country, how can I be lonely and do nothing, so what can I do.

Xu Pingyang and Zhao Yantong said in unison, let's help you.

The three of them discussed the details together, first of all, to be justified and to invite the royal family to preside. Who, everyone agrees that this person is the Empress Dowager.

Can the Empress Dowager agree, who will persuade?

Xu Pingyang suggested that it would be better to ask Han Yanxuan, the secretary of the cabinet, to come forward, the Empress Dowager is his aunt, and Mrs. Han is the niece of the Empress Dowager.

Zhao Ruyu nodded, is this person okay?

According to my observation, although Han Yanxuan has no background, he has some brains, and he is not a reckless man.

It's fine if you think it's appropriate, but I'm not familiar with him, so it's inconvenient for me to come forward.

Xu Pingyang said, this is easy to do, Cai Bisheng is my fellow countryman, and he also serves in the Cabinet Division, how about he relayed it?

Yes, it's confidential, so be careful. You just let Cai Gemen tell him that I have something important to discuss with him.

Then I'll go find him. After speaking, Xu Pingyang left.

Erzhao discussed that if this matter is successful, the Forbidden Army Guards will need to come forward to maintain order inside and outside the palace and prevent accidents.

Then it is necessary to send someone to persuade the head of the forbidden army to send troops at that time. There are three armies in the capital in this dynasty, the front of the palace is the largest, and the other two are called the Guards and Infantry Commanders and the Guards and Horses are the Commanders. The former focuses on guarding the palace, while the latter two focus on defending the capital, which naturally means mutual restraint. Collectively known as the three divisions of the palace, the commander is only responsible for daily management, and does not have the right to transfer the army at will.

The power to transfer troops rested with their Privy Council, but this power was usually delegated by the emperor. Earlier, the leader of the front division of the palace called the palace front inspection, Song Taizu called the emperor, this official is not often awarded, and gradually canceled, set up the commander of the capital as the chief, and the deputy commander as the assistant. Commonly known as the palace marshal.

At present, there is no commander in the front division of the palace, only one is in command of the deputy envoy. For the military attache generals, Zhao Zhiyuan is still confident in the transfer.

So, he sent his henchman, Zhonglang General Fan Min, to persuade Guo Jun, the deputy envoy in front of the palace.

After a while, Han Yanxuan arrived.

Zhao Ruyu invited him to sit down and asked, Han Gemen, as a royal relative, what do you think when you see the chaotic situation in the imperial court today?

As an official from Wupin, he often walked around the palace and the east and west mansions, but it was the first time that the rulers had come to him to discuss government affairs. On the way here, Han Yanxuan's little brain kept turning. This Zhao Zhiyuan usually thinks of himself as talented, and rarely cares about these military attachés.

Today's events must be related to the death of the Emperor Taishang and the emperor's ignorance of the government, presumably to let him enter the palace to do things that ordinary people can't do.

Seeing that the ruling Lord Zhao was so polite, Han Yanxuan felt a little pride in his heart, what happened to the champion's background, what if his eyes were above the top, he didn't ask us who had no background.

Sit upright, calm down, and say in a straight voice: Now, the emperor died suddenly, the emperor is in poor health, ignoring the government and politics, leaving the prime minister to go out of the city, there are many discussions inside and outside the palace, the situation is very critical, Zhao Zhiyuan, hurry up and find a way to solve it.

With this kind of calm and leisure, coupled with these few words, Zhao Ruyu felt that this person was indeed not a mortal. He asked again:

In your opinion, how to solve it?

Han Yanxuan glanced at Zhao Ruyu, Zhao Zhiyuan, you have thought of a plan, and you have to test me.

Zhao Ruyu was taken aback, and said sincerely, Han Gemen, although you are not very old, you have been doing things in Beijing for many years, and you have been running more in and out of the palace than me, so you can be said to be well-informed, therefore, I want to hear your opinion.

Hearing this, Han Yanxuan listened to it and felt much more comfortable.

Zhao Zhiyuan, the emperor's dragon body is not safe, it is not a day, since we intend to retire, why don't we push the boat down the river and let King Jia inherit the unification.

Zhao Ruyu nodded, it made sense, it made sense.

Zhao Zhiyuan, I'm a rectum, you can say anything directly, don't beat around the bush.

Now that the words have been clarified, Zhao Ruyu went straight to the point. gave him a general description of the plan, and told him: Jiefu, it depends on you whether this major event is successful or not, as long as you say that the Empress Dowager will be moved, and she will come forward to make a decision, and the matter will basically be successful.

After hearing this, Han Yanxuan was very excited: "Zhao Zhiyuan, as long as you can afford me Han, I will definitely make it happen." I miss my Han family, enjoy the emperor's grace for generations, be related to the royal family, serve the imperial court, and never give up. ”

Zhao Ruyu hurriedly said yes, then I will wait for your good news.

Han Yanxuan walked on the front foot, and Zhonglang General Fan Min came back.