"My father has returned, and someone has come to the forbidden place, and he has been waiting for a long time. … As soon as Xu Liang returned home, his eldest son Xu Han greeted him and said.

"In the palace?" Xu Liang felt a little surprised. After today's dispersal, he went to visit Zhu Mourning, so he came back late. If this is nothing, how can there be people in the palace? There was a faint bad feeling in his heart, and he stood there thinking for a moment, and then he walked inside.

On the side hall, there is a sitting, although he is wearing civilian clothes, but if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that this person has a white face and a beard, and he is very feminine. Seeing Xu Liang come in, he got up and saluted, "The villain has seen Xu Xiang." ”

"You're welcome, it's a small inner shì in the palace inner shì province, and I have some impressions after seeing Xu Liu twice.

Na Nei shì sat down, and said: "The villain is ordered by Qian Duzhi to come to report an important matter to the prime minister. Although the new monarch succeeded to the throne, his influence in the Inner Shì Province was not as strong as before, but he was still a pivotal figure in the Inner Shì Province, and even Shen Xue would not easily offend him.

Xu Liu heard this tone as if it was not good, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Last night, Empress Liu personally went to Xiuchun Hall, reprimanded Xu Jieyu for being pampered and arrogant, and had no king, and then expelled Xu Jieyu from Xiuchun Hall. Qian Duzhi also learned the news today, and he was afraid that there would be any articles here, so he ordered the villain to hurry up and report to the prime minister. Na Nei shì said.

Xu Liuyi grabbed the armrest of the chair, and his face suddenly collapsed. It's bad, my niece is very favored by the official family when she enters the palace, and it already makes Queen Liu burn, how can she let go of such an opportunity? Xiuniang was expelled from Xiuchun Hall, which is equivalent to entering the cold palace! Alas, I originally expected her to go in, if she could get the love of the official family, it would not be so much that Empress Liu would be favored, if you put it in the long run, if she gave birth to a boy and half a girl, it would be different. But who would have thought that how long it would take to enter the palace would have such a thing!

"Thank you for taking a hard time, go back and tell Qian Duzhi, I admit his affection." Xu Liang said after a while.

Nei shì responded, looked at Xu Liu's expression, and suddenly asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

"What to do? You have to get people back first. Xu Liudao. I think it's because of Concubine Zhu's death, Xiuniang has some emotions towards the emperor and is a little disrespectful in her words, so Empress Liu used the topic to play this thing. I have to go and persuade the official family to settle this matter.

When Na Nei shì heard this, he shook his head, and Xu Liu asked puzzledly, "What does Zhongguan mean by this?" ”

"When the villain came, Qian Duzhi commanded. The first is to report the letter to the prime minister, and the second is to let Xu Xiang and Xu Taiwei be prepared, so as not to be caught off guard. Na Nei shì said in a deep voice.

Originally, when Xu Liang heard about this, he was just a little annoyed and not flustered.

Because in his opinion, this is not a big deal, with his own status, it is enough to intercede with the emperor. But listening to the words of this inner shì, the matter is much more serious than I imagined! But how come? It's a big deal, Queen Liu just said that her niece doesn't understand rules and etiquette, etc., this is not a big sin, and it can't even be counted as a sin, it can only be regarded as a fault, and it involves the family?

"What the hell is going on? I would like to ask the lieutenant to make it clear. Xu Liu's words were much softer at this time.

Na Nei shì is only in his twenties, and now he seems to have some experience, and sighed: "Xu Xiang probably doesn't know yet. After Queen Liu chased Xu Jieyu out of the embroidered spring hall, she announced to the harem and counted many misdeeds of Jieyu. ”

Xu Liang's heart beat faster, and he said in a low voice: "I want to hear about it." ”

"The first is to be pampered and arrogant, and the eyes are not on the king: the second is to connect the previous dynasty and misbehave: the third is to rely on the power of the family and cross the harem. Xu Xiang, with all due respect to the villain, is there any light one of these three? Na Nei shì said.

A cold sweat broke out in the palm of Xu Liang's hand, he knew the rules, these three were easy to do if they were only the first one. The last two are not "faults" that can be prevaricated. Queen Liu wants to take the opportunity to make Xiuniang unable to turn over! And! also implicate the Xu family! Thinking about this, he couldn't be more relaxed. After a long silence, he asked Xu Han to take Xie Yi, handed it to Na Nei, and said, "Please go back to the lieutenant and tell Qian Duzhi, but there is something in the palace, you must let me know." I'll figure it out as soon as I can! ”

Nei shì didn't shirk, accepted the things, and said: "Please rest assured that the official family doesn't speak, and the queen can't do anything to Xu Jieyu, but the middle palace will definitely not stop there." ”

"I know that." Xu Liang nodded.

After sending Neishì away, he returned to the hall and sat down, thinking that he couldn't go out at this time. Among the charges that Liu Fengniang weaved for Xiuniang was "connecting the previous dynasty", to put it bluntly, it was aimed at herself. If you go to plead with the Holy Lord at this time, won't you hit the knife edge? Empress Liu hated herself, and if she seized this opportunity, she would definitely have a backhand, and she would watch it first.

As Xu Liang expected, on the second day, as Xu Jieyu's father, Xu Sheng was dismissed from the dispatch of the deputy envoy of the imperial camp and changed to the idle post of "lifting the Wanshou Palace". began to implicate the family.

In the afternoon of the same day, the ban came again, Zhu Mian could not be a director due to illness, and the government affairs he was in charge of were handed over to Fan Tong, the governor of the government, and it was specially explained that Fan had the same name before Li Ruopu!

What is Fan Tong? From the fact that Bachelor Hanlin just mentioned the deputy minister, he is not qualified to stand side by side with the old minister Li Ruopu at all. The emperor's move was actually aimed at Xu Liang.

Li Ruopu has already reached the age of Zhishi, and he himself intends to retire because Xu Liang has tried his best to retain his talents until now. The last time a minister impeached him, he wanted to retreat, because it was not a glorious thing after all. This time, the emperor let a junior junior with little experience rank in front of him, Li Ruopu was very dissatisfied, and directly made it clear to Xu Liang that he planned to resign and retire!

The three governors of Zhongshu participated in political affairs, after Qin Hui left office, Fan Tong filled the vacancy, and Zhu Mourning couldn't afford to be sick because of his grief, if Li Ruopu left again, Xu Liang's team in the government would basically be over. Xu Liang only understood at this time that the other party wanted to force him to resign! After the incident, the emperor has not summoned him, and the reason why he did not make the matter clear may be due to the affection of the monarch and ministers for so many years. Because these things must be at the behest of the emperor!

Now there are only two ways in front of you, either you can resign yourself, or you can pretend not to know and continue to bury your head in the work. If you choose the former, you will naturally appear above board, indicating that you are not greedy for power. But Xu Liang thought about it, after so many years of hard work, he had to get to where he is today, and if he resigned, all this would be in vain. Moreover, if he leaves, his followers in the court will inevitably suffer! After thinking about it again and again, he chose the latter. He did not take the initiative to go to the emperor to explain, nor did he ask for his resignation.

By doing so, he made those who were waiting for him to get out of the way a little helpless. Because there have always been some customs in the imperial court, for example, if the prime minister encounters the emperor's ideas and his own political views, or his own ruling mistakes have led to bad consequences, or his political enemies have come to power, he will generally choose to resign without waiting for someone to take over. Just because even if the prime minister resigns and no longer governs on the stage, his rank and treatment will not change, and he will either stay in the capital as an idle post, or simply go to the local government to become the chief executive, far away from right and wrong.

But Xu Liang was stunned and did not move at all, "dead skin and face"

Towards the phase, he called his political enemies a little surprised. Empress Liu saw this situation. Listening to Shen Ze's suggestion, he wanted to pick things apart and let the emperor reprimand Xu Liang and tell him to resign.

These days, Zhao Jin has not been in court because of his grief for Concubine Zhu Chen's misfortune. I didn't go to the Qinzheng Hall, but only in my own dormitory. When Liu Fengniang entered, Zhao Guanjia was holding a book and reading. Said to be reading a book, his brows were twisted, his eyes were scattered, and his mind was not there at all

The queen walked over, gently took the book from the emperor's hand, and said with concern: "Official, if people can't be resurrected after death, take care of the royal body." ”

Zhao Jin was half-lying on the floor, turned over to the other side at this time, and didn't say anything but sighed. Liu Fengniang sat beside him, and it was difficult to speak for a while, she thought for a while, and suddenly said: "The little princess has been crying endlessly these days, and the official family wants to go and see?" ”

Hearing his daughter, Zhao Jin had some energy, raised his head slightly, and asked, "What's wrong?" But it's not good? ”

"Pity her little person, she was born without her own mother, and the official family didn't take care of her, so she naturally cried." Liu Fengniang said.

Zhao Jin sighed again and said: "When Concubine Zhu left, she begged me, saying that she died, and the child would be raised by Xiuniang, and she would be Xu Jieyu's daughter in the future." How do you know that if this happens again, I can only temporarily wronged you. ”

When Liu Fengniang heard the word "temporary", she didn't like it, and said: "The official family, Xu Xiuniang moved out of Xiuchun Hall, and she is still unruly, and now she still takes the initiative to admit her mistakes, which shows her arrogance!" I didn't take the official family in my eyes at all! She is relying on her own uncle to be a feudal officer with heavy troops, and her cousin is the prime minister of the court, thinking that no one can help her! Officials, you can't be soft-hearted! ”

Zhao Jin had a headache when he thought of Xu Xiuniang, he issued an edict to exempt Xu Sheng's dispatch, and arranged for Fan Tong to do this, which was nothing more than to put pressure on the Xu family, not against Xu Sheng and Xu Liang, but to hope that Xu Jieyu could know the severity, not even to ask her to admit her mistakes, as long as she was soft. Who knows, although she is a daughter, her love is so strong!

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Empress Liu continued to agitate: "Xu Jieyu is tough, forget it, there are officials who spoil her." But that Xu Liang, after a series of things, he didn't even say anything, and still pretended to be deaf and dumb in Zhongshu to manage the government, which is really hateful. Should he also think that this court can't leave him? If I had changed others, I was afraid that I would have asked to go out a long time ago. ”

When the emperor heard this, he sat up on the couch, thought for a while, shook his head and said, "That's it, Xiuniang has to be stubborn, so let her go." However, this harem and the previous dynasty should not be implicated. After all, it's a family affair inside, and a state affair outside. ”

Liu Fengniang heard the emperor's meaning as if the matter was stopped, where was she willing to follow, and immediately said: "The official family, when I summoned Zheyan into the court, it was to deal with Xu Liang. Now that you have this opportunity, why not take advantage of the situation..............."

Zhao Jin waved his hand without waiting for her to finish: "Alas, what is the situation?" Xu Liang went through three dynasties and had a very high reputation, and the ministers of the court and the central government supported him a lot. If he really does something, the court will be shaken, so why bother with all these troubles? ”

Liu Fengniang still refused: "The world is the world of the official family, Xu Liang is just a courtier no matter what he says, why make the official family so jealous?" If the official family does not take this opportunity to cut his power, he is afraid that raising tigers will be a problem. ”

Zhao Jin sighed, closed his eyes and said: "It is I who sits in the world, but it is the minister who rules the world."

My ancestors have long said that ruling the world with scholars is not something I can do as I want. At this point, he paused and continued, "When I first summoned Zhiyan into the court, I was worried that Xu Liang would be alone for many years, and I was afraid that the tail would not be too big. Now that he has a constraint, why bother? If it really depends on you, what can Xu Liang's phase do? Who will take over? What about the ministers who supported him? All degraded out? Since he came to power, his merits have been placed there, and if there is no explanation, the phase will be dismissed, and the world will talk about it! ”

From these words, no matter how stupid a person is, he should hear that the emperor does not mean to defeat Xu Liang, but he just doesn't want his family to be dominant. Liu Fengniang is the emperor's pillow person, and she naturally understands the emperor's products. This Zhao Guanjia has no ambitions, and only hopes that everyone will be peaceful.

If you let him make a big move, he doesn't have the courage.

However, you don't have the courage, I'll push you!

"Why didn't you say ......?"

"Oops! Those unwarranted ones can't be put on the table, so take a break as soon as possible! Zhao Jin knew what she was going to say.

Liu Fengniang was not discouraged and continued: "Xu Liang has always advocated being tough on Jin, and he has advocated several competitions, which is contrary to His Majesty's thoughts, isn't it true? ”

"What do you call that? He advocated being tough on Jin and wanted the Northern Expedition to Zhongxing, is this wrong?

I take this to dismiss him, and I won't be a faint king? If it spreads out, everyone in the world will scold me! Okay, do it, do these things, you don't care. Zhao Jin said impatiently.

When the queen saw his attitude, she no longer blindly used force, but sighed: "The concubine is all about the sake of the official family, but in the end, she has fallen." After the concubine confessed her guilt, she thought about it behind closed doors in Ciyuan Palace. ”

Zhao Jin heard her say this, and made a decision: "I don't blame you, but I just don't say it." In the past few days, I don't want to go to the court, and let Shen Xue report the things presented below. ”

Liu Fengniang had to retreat at this time, but she was unwilling after all. She tried her best to overthrow Xu Liang, not necessarily because of the fight between the doors, but more because of personal grievances that must be eliminated quickly! But the emperor is obviously protecting Xu Liang, which is not easy to do.

When he left the palace gate, he met Shen Ze holding a stack of notebooks, and after saluting, Empress Liu asked, "Is there anything important in the court?" ”

"It doesn't matter much if you go back to your mother. However, there is the book of the king of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Xujun. Shen Ze replied.

Liu Fengniang stretched out her hand directly: "Take it to the palace to see." ”

Shen Ze didn't hesitate, picked out Xu Wei's notebook and presented it, and the queen took it and opened it. The king of Taiyuan County reported to the imperial court that the Liao army had taken the Heqing army Dongshengzhou, the Jinning border state had surrendered to the Shenwu Right Army, and the Jinsu army was also in a desperate situation, and had to surrender to Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu, and had to surrender more than 7,000 people and a number of equipment and materials.

Empress Liu had no interest in military affairs, handed the notebook back, and said: "The official family protects Xu Liang, and there is nothing to do." Shen Xue seemed to have something to say, but this was not the place to speak, so he didn't say anything more, and after sending the queen away, he took the book and entered the emperor's bedroom.

The emperor didn't think about it, so he asked him to read it, and if it wasn't very important, and he didn't bother to think about it, he asked him everything. hastily approved all the books, Zhao Jin was sleepy, so he told him not to wait. Shen Zezheng was in his arms, went down to change his outfit, and went out of the palace directly. He is a popular man in front of the emperor's empress, stomping his feet in the palace, and the ground is also shaken three times, who dares to ask him what he is doing out?

In fact, some people in the palace knew that Shen Duzhi had bought real estate outside, and he also bought a maid fù to be a master. Since ancient times, eunuchs have been unable to start a family because of their physical defects. But God gave birth to men and women, and there is a reason for it. Although the eunuch can't start a family physically, he still hopes to marry a daughter-in-law and live a life like a normal person. Therefore, for a long time in the palace, there has been a saying that eunuchs and palace maids "eat". Of course, this is all done secretly by the people below at the level of Shen Ze, who can set up a home outside the palace, and even marry a few wives and concubines to have a good time.

Shen Duzhi's sī house, in the most prosperous Donghua Gate in Hangzhou, has a blue tile brick wall, the door is not magnificent, and there are only two entrances and one exit. After all, this is an unsightly thing, and it's not good to be too high-profile.

Shen Ze returned home, and the girls in the house all came out, taking the hats, serving tea, and because it was cold, there were also those who brought the stove. Master Shen enjoyed life comfortably, and asked at the end, what are you eating at home tonight? But I heard that Zheng Zhongxiong sent New Year's goods, and that guy is really a clever person.

I ate enough tea in the hall, my hands were warm, and I was sleepy, and I was about to take a nap, when I heard someone outside report that "Prime Minister Qin came to worship." ”

Yes, this nap can't be done, Shen Ze forced his spirits, and called him in. Qin Hui is obviously a frequent visitor here, and he is familiar with the road, and as soon as he came in, he smiled and said, "I was worried that Shen Du was not at home, but it happened at the right time." ”

In the Gong, Qin Hui is the Kaifu Yi and the third division, from the first grade, and the highest in Inner Shì Province is only the fifth grade, which is not a little bit worse. Therefore, Shen Xue had to stand up and salute and said: "The prince has never come out to greet him, and forgive the sin." ”

Qin Hui smiled: "Do you know why you have to be so polite? It's not the first time I've come to the door, but I've seen it outside. ”

Shen Xue also stopped talking, so he sat down with the guest and host, and then asked: "I don't know if the minister is here, what do you have to say?" ”

"Do you have to have something to do to get to the door of the know? I won't tell you the truth, although I am now a royal envoy, I am in charge of all the affairs. In fact, the army is in the hands of the commanders, what does it have to do with me? Sitting in the yamen all day long, just eating tea and reading books. Rather than this, it is better to go to the capital to know the door here. Qin Hui said with a smile.

"Welcome." Shen Ze chuckled. It is not difficult to see that one is a first-class member who used to be a deputy minister, and the other is only known to the five grades of the inner shì province and district, but Shen Ze's respect for Qin Hui is only superficial, but Qin Hui is a stammering relationship with Shen Xue from the bottom of his heart.

After gossiping for a while, Shen Xue suddenly remembered the incident when he met the queen in the palace before, so he said: "Xianggong, there is something right now, I want to hear Xianggong's opinion." ”

"I know everything, but I tell you." Qin Hui nodded.

"You must have heard about the harem and the previous dynasty recently. Xu Jieyu expelled from Xiuchun Hall, looking at the appearance, she couldn't go back. In the previous dynasty, Xu Xiang touched the wall several times in succession, but after all, he was as stable as Mount Tai and did not react. Niangniang is very worried about this, and when I read Xu Wei's book today, she told me that she was helpless. What is the way to be public? Shen Zedao.

In fact, Qin Hui said that he knew the situation between the DPRK and China well. He and Xu Liang have known him well for so many years, and Xu Liu will never take the initiative to resign unless he has to. If you want to dismiss his phase, the official family can't make up their minds, and there are no facts, so it's not easy to get it. Therefore, only by forcing Xu Liang to the point of exhaustion is the only way. However, Xu Liang has a deep foundation in the DPRK and China, and it is not easy to force him to a desperate situation?

Hearing Shen Xue ask, Qin Huizhi was also silent for a while, and then asked, "Xu Wei's book?"

Say what? ”

"It is about the Jin-Liao War, the Liao army took the territory west of the Jin River, and then the Jin Su army and Yongbyon Prefecture were cornered and surrendered to Xu Wei." Shen Zedao.

Hearing this, Qin Hui smiled: "The way is here." ”

"Oh?" Shen Xue came to the spirit, and leaned forward, "I want to hear the details." ”

"It's not Qin's boasting, I've been with Xu Xiang for many years, and I know his character the best. If you want to bring down this person, there is no way to rely on the official family, so you can only force him to resign himself. And he won't take this step until he has to. If you want to force Xu Liang, instead of grasping him, it is better to break his political platform. Before, I had proposed to re-conclude a peace treaty with the Jin people, demarcate the border, and cut off Xu Liang's idea of the Northern Expedition. It's a pity that King Lin refused. Now, there's a way. Qin Hui sold Guanzi.

"Please make it clear." Shen Xue pretended to make a move.

The reason why Xu Liang insisted on the Northern Expedition was not because he had a hot head, but because he relied on it, and that was his cousin. Presumably they all know and know how dangerous Sichuan and Shaanxi were back then, and the Jin Army was in Sichuan. As soon as Sichuan is finished, the Jin army can attack Xianghan along the Yangtze River, and then take Jiangnan.

But it was this Taiyuan king who held up Sichuan and Shaanxi, not only drove the Jin army out, but even Hedong was almost completely recovered. It is precisely because he is in the west that Xu Liang has no fear, because Xu Jiu always threatens the Jin State. If you want to be deputy Xu Liang, this time, you must make up your mind on Xu Jiu. Qin Hui said.

Shen Ze thought he had some good plan, and after doing it for a long time, did he want to move the king of Taiyuan County? Take it as soon as possible! He waved his hand again and again and said: "The prime minister mentioned this matter, and the king of Taiyuan was able to move easily?" He guarded against the Khitan on the one hand, and the Jurchen on the other, with him, Sichuan and Shaanxi would be peaceful, and the south would be peaceful. ”

"Haha!" Qin Hui laughed when he heard this. "Do you think Qin is so confused? Let's put it this way, in comparison, it is easy to move Xu Liang, but it is difficult to move Xu Wei, I am not stupid enough to poke this hornet's nose! Well, I'm not going to be good, let's just say it. ”

Drunk. Tea, Qin Hui continued: "Didn't the Holy Lord collect the imperial book to Xu Wei before? ”

"Yes, there is such a thing, tell the Shenwu Right Army not to intervene in the Jinliao War." Shen Ze nodded.

"That's it, the Jin people have a peace treaty with us, and although the Liao people have abandoned the alliance, they can't offend in the end, so I am neutral and will not intervene in the war.

But how can it be justified that the king of Taiyuan actually accepted a state and an army of the Jin country, and also accepted the surrender of the Jin army? Can this be neutral? We can make an article about this matter, and ask the official family to issue an edict, ordering Xu Wei to return the first army of this state and the generals of the Jin State to the Jurchens. Qin Hui said.

Shen Xue was skeptical when he heard this: "Can this hit Xu Liang?" ”

"I don't know that Sichuan and Shaanxi have been autonomous for many years.

Neither the finance nor the central government directly intervenes. In particular, the military affairs were all cut by King Xu Jun himself. This time, as long as the official family orders it, it will be the first time in more than ten years, and the second Xu Yan is not surprised? Xu Liang is in the court, and he will inevitably use all means to stop him, but as long as we facilitate this matter, it will be a big blow to him! Qin Hui smiled smugly.

Shen Ze nodded frequently when he heard this: "Well, that's true." The officials are benevolent and do not like conquests. If you tell the official family that King Xu Jun receives the surrender of the city, he will resent the Jin State, and the official family will agree. ”

"Then it depends on Shen Duzhi to bother a lot, I can't speak in front of the saint by sitting in the Qingshui Yamen." Qin Hui said.

Shen Xue glanced at him and said with a smile: "Why should Xianggong be humble? If it weren't for King Lin's horizontal insertion, the position of prime minister would have been in the pocket of the prime minister. However, the officials have not forgotten the benefits of being a husband and often mentioned it to me, saying that you are a rare talent. ”

Qin Hui made a gesture and said: "Only by inheriting the saint and not abandoning the ministers can I serve the king, otherwise, I would have been kicked out of the court." ”

"Don't worry, if Xu Liang is out of the court, who else will be in the position of the second minister?" Shen Xue said casually.

Qin Hui was on the mind, and said: "If this is the case, the juniper will not forget to know the benefits!" ”

"Well said, well said." Shen Ze nodded.

Shen Ze relayed Qin Hui's method to Liu Fengniang, and Queen Feng was overjoyed when she heard it. , boasting that Qin Hui is worthy of being a deputy minister, in the end he has insight! asked Shen Xue to wait for the news to be passed on to the people of the previous dynasty, let them do the same, and let Shen Xue persuade Zhao Guan's family.

Sure enough, as Shen Xue expected, Zhao Jin, who didn't take it seriously, couldn't sit still as soon as he heard that he was very likely to have a grudge against the Jurchen. He may not be afraid of the Jurchens, but he is afraid of trouble, of trouble, and of the recurrence of war. If it was for one or two cities, thousands of troops would have surrendered, causing the relationship between Song and Jin to take a sharp turn for the worse.

That's really more than worth the loss.

But thinking about it again, this time it was Jin Jun who took the initiative to surrender to Xu Wei, if he returned it, would it be inappropriate? He couldn't make up his mind on his own, so he had no choice but to go back to the court and let the ministers discuss it.

On this day, the atmosphere was not quite right at the beginning. Qin Hui's gang already knew the details, so they made preparations, but Xu Liang and Zhe Yanzhi didn't know it, and they thought that the emperor had walked out of the shadow of losing his beloved concubine and cheered up.

The emperor ascended to the throne, and the ministers paid a great salute, and Shen Ze, the head of the palace, did not shout that something happened early, but only listened to Zhao Guanjia's words: "A few days ago, I received a report from Xu Qing, the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division, saying that the Jinliao war has been decided. The Liao army captured the Qing army of the river of the Jin people, and there were two places in Dongshengzhou. Seeing that they were cornered, the Jin army of Na Yongbian Prefecture and the Jin Su Army surrendered to the Shenwu Right Army. There were two cities, and more than 7,000 soldiers were killed. This is a good thing, but when I think about it, there are also hidden worries. I want to conclude a peace agreement with the Jin people, and I have come to congratulate me after a face, and I have repeatedly shown goodwill. This time, the king of Taiyuan took over the city of Jin and accepted the surrender of the Jin army, is it a little out of place? "Xu Liang, as the second minister, of course knew about this, but he didn't expect the emperor to have such concerns! Is this a problem? The Liao army gathered heavy troops to attack the Jinhe West region, and the Ningbian Prefecture and the Jinsu army, if you don't want it, the Liao army will also take it. Instead of giving it to the Khitans, why didn't you take it yourself? How can this be true?

But when he was wondering, there was already the opening of the palace with the three divisions, and the imperial camp envoy Qin Hui came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter is indeed inappropriate. I think that our dynasty and the northern dynasty have signed a peace treaty, and when they come to congratulate them, they have repeatedly agreed not to intervene in the war. Now, the king of Taiyuan accepts the city and accepts the surrender of the army, which is against the agreement between the two countries, and the dishonesty is still small, and the resentment of the Jurchen is a big matter. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that this matter really should not be. Jin Liao war, I just watched from the wall, and I was afraid to avoid it, how could I still be implicated? Besides, there are only two places, no more than two cities, and only a few thousand troops. Zheng Zhongxiong came out to help.

When the words fell, Wei Shixun and other Qin Hui henchmen came out one after another, and everyone said that this matter was inappropriate. However, these people are not very important, and they must be seconded by a person who speaks with great weight.

Fan Tong, the governor of the political affairs, came out and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is not only inappropriate, but also very strange.

Even if the Jin army is cornered, it is the Liao army that is attacking, why not surrender to the Liao army, but to the western army? Here, I'm afraid that there is also an inside story. ”

Xu Liang has been listening, like Qin Hui and others, just because he is shallow. But Fan Tong's words are pure nonsense, and they are extremely stupid and mentally retarded, they simply stink!

He has the heart to refute it, but the atmosphere is not quite right recently, and he is not very easy to come forward. At this moment, I heard a majestic voice say: "Is Fan participating in politics joking?" ”

Everyone looked for prestige and saw that it was the military department shì lang Hu Quan. Originally, military affairs were under the control of the Privy Council, and later under the control of the Central Committee, and the military department has always been in charge of a false name, and what it really is in charge of is only the promotion and promotion of ethnic minority officials, as well as miscellaneous matters such as the transfer of troops to the army. Hu Ling, as one of the chief officers of the Ministry of War, should have been proficient in the affairs of the department, but this Hu Shilang is well-known in the court for his love of talking, he has to interject a few words in everything, and he is very daring to speak, the words are not shocking and endless, over time, colleagues in the DPRK and China gave him a nickname, called "Hu Fangpao" "Fangpao" is that he likes to boldly express his opinions, criticize the powerful, and add a "Hu character" in front of him is his surname, and the second is also to sarcastically speak indiscriminately.

Fan Tong has been mixing well in the DPRK recently, who doesn't hold him? When I heard this, I was angry, and when I saw that it was Hu Shu, I became more and more angry: "Hu Shilang, how solemn is this palace? How is it a joke? ”

"Participating in politics, the Liao army attacked gold, cut off the connection of the big river, besieged but not attacked, and broke through one by one. But the Jin army has never surrendered, and the Khitan people will inevitably be resentful! If you surrender to the Khitan, one will lose your previous integrity, and the other may not end well! Rather than this, it is better to surrender to King Xujun. This is the simplest truth, how can participating in politics still be said in a good way, claiming that there is an inside story? Hu Xuan really deserves the name of "putting the robe", and he really didn't save face for this popular fried chicken.

Hu Xuan's face was red by what he said, and he still refused to admit defeat: "I don't understand this thing in the army, so what?" With that, he retreated.

Hu Xuan ignored him and said directly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the king of Xu Jun is also playing, and the Liao army is attacking, aiming to take the lands west of the river." Even if the king of Xujun and the Jinsu army don't take it, the Khitans will have to take it. Rather than this, it is better for us to accept it, in the final analysis, it is still the territory of China. ”

Hu Fangpao's words have been approved by many people, and they are indeed reasonable.

When Zhao Jin heard this, he also felt that this was the case, but he was too careful.

Who knows, Qin Hui came out of the class again, refuted Hu Shu and said: "Hu Shilang, these two lands, the Liao army took them, that is his business, and it has nothing to do with our dynasty." If you want to fight and make trouble, you have Liaojin to take care of it yourself.

But as soon as I touched my hands, I couldn't explain it. The Jurchens must have thought that the Western army had intervened in the war, and they might even suspect that our dynasty was secretly connected with the Liao. If Jin Guo makes such a misjudgment, the consequences are worrying! If the Jurchens thought that Song Liao was still joining forces, what would they do in a hurry, who could have guessed? These words are clearly to Hu Shu, but in fact they are to scare the emperor, Zhao Jin heard it in his ears and was shocked in his heart!

Hu Xuan glanced at him and sneered: "I can't tell? I am a big man, who do I need to explain clearly? "That's not what you say, you try ......" Qin Hui was still full of energy, and wanted to say something with a stomach. But as soon as he said this, he suddenly saw Hu Shuan go straight back to class, and he didn't listen to him!

Suddenly, Qin Huizhi was embarrassed, and said no, not to say it. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately said, "Your Majesty, the current peaceful situation is not easy to come by, and it is not appropriate to spoil the overall situation for small gains." The courtiers argued, and some began to feel that something was wrong. Why? It is said that in this court discussion, it is true that hundreds of officials express their own opinions, but the prime minister often represents one party's point of view. Why is it that today's events are all the ministers of various provinces, departments and offices saying that the prime minister and deputy prime minister are not saying a word? Both of them lowered their heads, as if the old monk had settled down?

Zhao Jin also noticed this abnormal situation, so he asked: "Zheqing, Xu Qing, why don't the two virtuous Qings express their opinions?" Because he was standing at the front of the team, he couldn't avoid it, so he said: "Your Majesty, this matter is actually not a matter of concern. One state and one army, thousands of soldiers, will be collected, and there is no reason to return it. ”

As soon as this sentence came out, Zhao Jin seemed to be choked, and he couldn't speak for a long time!

Xu Liang saw that Zheyan said this, and also said: "The ministers are attached to the proposal of King Lin, and Your Majesty does not have to worry about this matter." It was the envoy of the Jin State who came to ask, just push it on Xu Wei. ”！。