Chapter 494: The Omen of the Coup

Xu Shao saw that he was resolute, I am afraid that it would not be so easy to get away. Moreover, in broad daylight, it is not appropriate to discuss the government as an idle official, so he relented and said softly: "Talk inside." After finishing his words, he went straight inside.

Xu Han breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly followed with a hem of his clothes. To the flower hall of Xu's mansion, but seeing that the furnishings were extremely luxurious, Xu Han was an expert, and he recognized at a glance that the tables and chairs on Xu Shao's hall were antiquities. The officials of the Song Dynasty were well paid, so it was understandable that the material standard of living was higher, and the princes and ministers did not care, because everyone was rich. However, it is common for this person to have money, or to buy land, or to collect antiques, or to have some hobbies, and to collect calligraphy and painting classics. But like Xu Shao, even the tables and chairs for the guests are antiquities, and the style is different.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Xu Han started with these furniture and said: "The lower officials are clumsy, but the Xianggong has some years of furnishings?" ”

Xu Shaofang sat down, and said casually when he heard the words: "It was purchased from a wealthy local family, and it was said that it was Xiao Su's family in Hangzhou, which was originally an antiquity." Whether it's true or not, I don't know, but I love his ancient servant, so I bought it. ”

"Xia Guan is quite familiar with this, and he palms the palm of his hand for the prime minister?" Xu Han volunteered. Xu Shao did not object, so Xu Han started from the coffee table between the two chairs, first took a closer look, and then carefully explored.

"It is indeed an antiquity, although the age is old, but because of the maintenance method, the pulp has color, but it is not dazzling, and the wear and tear everywhere is natural, which cannot be imitated. The antiquities are not fake, but after all, it is unknown whether Xiao Su left behind. Xu Han analyzed.

Xu Shao smiled: "I don't want to be good at this, please tea." ”

After drinking a cup of tea, Xu Han was a straight man after all, and he got straight to the point: "Although the prime minister is free, he must have heard about the affairs of the court." ”

"Every day I close the door, just read books, or occasionally take a boat trip to the lake, how can I have time to care about the government and politics? If you are not in your place, you will not worry about it. Xu Shao said lightly.

Xu Han knew that it was false, you Xu Shao first served as a military officer in Shaanxi, and later because of his outstanding knowledge, he transferred to the literary rank, transferred to the center, and served in the Privy Council. I think that at the beginning, Cai Jing was eighty years old, and he still held on to the regime, and you were only in the age of sixties, so I don't believe that your ambition was exhausted.

"The prime minister doesn't have to hide it from each other, the officials are here, not for personal gain, but for the sake of the society and for the government to clarify. The official family suffered from wind disease, as everyone knows, when he was in Zhenjiang, the condition was not light, and on the way to Fujian, it became more and more severe, and he almost fell into the sea. When I arrived in Fuzhou, I was already paralyzed on both feet, and it was very inconvenient to hold a pen with my right hand. Therefore, the government was powerless, and Geng Nanzhong and others were commissioned. That Geng Nanzhong, who is also a former official at the local and central levels, has been in the East Palace for ten years, it is said that with his qualifications and the trust of the Son of Heaven, he should be loyal to the monarch and the country, and he should do his best. ”

However, this person is narrow-minded, and he will be retribution, and as soon as he came to power, he went far away to Zhao Ding, dismissed He Guan, and the imperial historian was impeached, and many people were retaliated against. The head of the Western Mansion was forced to resign and go to Jiangxi. Xia Guan went to Shaanxi to pick up the prime minister, and after returning to the court, he was dismissed as the deputy privy envoy and placed in Guangdong. ”

The list goes on and on. Geng Nanzhong's behavior is not Mobi during the Yuanyou period. The official family is in poor health, it is difficult to manage the government at the same time, and the details of the affairs are all determined by this person. It seems that we are waiting for the ministers to serve outside, and we can't get to see you. Everyone in the DPRK and China is in danger, Shilin is talking about the dust, and in the long run, he will repeat the mistakes of Cai Jing, and he will not fight this black veil, and he should deal with this thief to the end."

He made a generous statement, but it was also passionate, Xu Shao listened to it, and did not express his opinion, only holding the teacup and shaking the tea lightly.

"I only hate the weakness of the power, and the ministers of the DPRK and China are afraid of their power and dare not speak out. The lower officials know very well that the heart of the court's loyalty and righteousness reflects the sun and the moon, and although the prestige of the court and the opposition is outstanding, although they are now idle, the people of insight in the government and the opposition still regard the minister as the leader. On the occasion of this national crisis, how can the prime minister close his door and thank guests, read and visit the lake all day long? Don't you know that above the temple, birds and beasts eat Lu" Xu Han said that when he was excited, his hair moved, and his eyes were about to split

Speaking of this, Xu Shao naturally couldn't be silent any longer, so he said: "This attack on the head of the government can't be all about chasing after the wind. Since Geng Nanzhong came to power, there have indeed been a lot of personnel changes in the DPRK and China, but this is also due to the situation, and it is also the instruction of the official family, so it is not his personal cut, right? ”

Xu Han immediately took over the conversation: "This is the problem"

The teacup in Xu Shao's hand trembled, a few drops of tea splashed on the back of his hand, he put down the teacup, gently stroked the water traces, and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Looking at the illness of the Son of Heaven today, he is no longer able to govern. Anyone who knows the art of Tongqi Huang knows that the disease of wind paralysis is difficult to heal for life, and it can only become more and more serious. Since the official family cannot be governed, should they follow the example of Taishang? I have to admit that Xu Han really dared to say that what he meant was that Zhao Huan should follow his example and give up the throne

Xu Shao squeaked the chair a little uneasily, although Xu Han's words had nothing to do with rebellion, and as the minister of the ruling state, he was not arrogant to talk about this, but it was a matter of Guoqi who couldn't say it easily

"The prince is sixteen this year, sensitive and studious, and has a benevolent and virtuous style. If you ascend to the throne, you will be able to grace the world, be willing to take risks, and go to the official house to persuade inner meditation. The prestige of the public is covered in the government and the opposition, and if it is done, it will be beneficial to help the world," Xu Han persuaded. He also said one less thing, Yu Gong is the benefit of helping the world, and in private affairs, he also has the merit of supporting the new monarch.

Actually, Xu Shao thought about this question. It's just that, with his current situation, this question can only be thought about. Shaanxi was defeated, he was responsible, but the emperor did not dig deeper, if he went to participate in persuading Shang to abdicate, although it was not disloyal, but it was also unjust. Moreover, although he had a conflict with Geng Nanzhong, because of the emperor's protection, Geng Nanzhong couldn't do anything to him. It is indeed a great achievement to persuade the new monarch to be established, but what if it fails? He was in a situation where he was not human inside and out, and the risk was not worth taking. Think about it a little further, Li Gang and Wu Min are both heroes who persuaded the emperor to abdicate and support the new monarch. Therefore, this matter is still good from the beginning, if the official family takes the initiative to Zen, then it is not said, loyal to the new monarch, aside from this, or don't talk nonsense

"Since ancient times, I have never heard of two emperors in any dynasty or generation. Now the Taishang Daojun is still there, if the official family abdicates, how to settle it? Xu Shao was inconvenient to refuse directly, so he found a reason as an excuse.

Unexpectedly, such a simple sentence, it really stopped Xu Han and couldn't answer for a while, Xu Shao saw this, and struck while the iron was hot: "Although the official family is inconvenient, but he is sober, at this time, it is inappropriate to say Zen position, and it is inappropriate to say it in the next word." ”

Hearing the other party's eviction order, Xu Han wanted to reply, but saw Xu Shao stand up again. Knowing that the other party had no intention of participating, he had to get up and say: "In this case, the lower official does not dare to force it and leave." ”

"I'm not far away." Xu Shao arched his hand. After watching the other party leave, Xu Shao was secretly worried that Xu Han was definitely not the only one who had this kind of thought in the court, and it seemed that sooner or later something would happen to him, and it would be a blessing for him to be idle at this time

But Xu Shao was wrong

After Xu Han left Xu Shao's mansion, he went to several places to contact the ministers of the court and the central government to discuss the matter of persuading him to ascend to the Zen position. After coming out of the Dali Temple's Qing Wan Qi Mansion, he estimated that he was almost inseparable, but he went to find Qin Hui in the imperial history, and planned to play jointly in the near future, but he didn't press the table.

However, he said that he had already given the pacification envoy of Guangnan East Road, and he should have taken office, but he had been stranded in Hangzhou and did not leave, which had already attracted Geng Nanzhong's attention. Geng Nanzhong guessed that they might be conspiring to make trouble, so he was extra vigilant and instructed his minions to prepare to fabricate charges against him.

However, on this day, when Geng Nanzhong heard that Xu Han had gone to visit Xu Shao, he couldn't sit still. Most of the bigwigs of the main war faction in the DPRK and China have been cleaned up by him, and without exception, they have all been degraded and placed under residential surveillance. There are only two special cases, one is Zhe Yanzhi, he has the merit of resisting gold, plus he resigned, so there is no need to move him. The second is Xu Shao, because the official family misses his old and keeps him, so he can't help it.

These two people are both prestigious and oppositional, and both have been in power. If they pick the lead to make trouble, it will not be a small fight, he put the breakthrough on the Dali Temple Qing Wan Qiao, because this person was transferred from Shaanxi to the center last time he was in office, and served as the chief official of Dali Temple in charge of punishment, and Wan Qiaowei had a personal relationship with Xu Han When he learned that Xu Han and his cadres were plotting to persuade him to take the Zen throne and support the crown prince, the angry Geng Nanzhong decided to start in advance

After moving to Hangzhou, the palace building could not be moved. Coupled with the current financial difficulties, there is no funds and no time to build the palace, Zhao Huan temporarily lives in Cai Jing's mansion in the past. At the beginning, Cai Jing was stationed in Hangzhou, collecting rare treasures, flowers, trees and strange stones for the emperor, and scraped a lot of money on this big fat difference, so he built this mansion that covers an extremely wide area. After the fall of Cai Jing, the family property was confiscated, and now the power is used as the palace.

Although it is the time of spring returning to the earth, the climate is extremely cold, but Geng Nanzhong was so anxious that after getting off the sedan chair in front of the palace gate with a sweat, he did not forget to instruct Wan Qiao, who followed closely: "Later, you must tell the truth, be prepared to say that Xu Shao, Xu Han, Qin Hui and others have ill intentions and remember?" ”

Wan Qiaoyu was also in a cold sweat, and said quickly: "Remember, the lower officials"

Geng Nanzhong nodded, and was about to go inside, but he was still not at ease, and turned around and whispered: "This phase can transfer you to the center, and it can also degrade you to Lingnan to remember?" ”

"Don't dare to forget" Wan Qiao was taken aback and hurriedly bowed his head.

Geng Nanzhong wiped a handful of sweat at this time, and rushed to the gate with the hem of his clothes. No one dared to stop him from the guards guarding the door, and he went all the way to the warm pavilion where the official lived, and he dressed up a little and ordered the inner servants to report.

"Xianggong, it's a coincidence, the Emperor Taishang came to visit the official's house today, and he must be talking at this moment." The chamberlain replied.

The Emperor? Again? In just the past half a month, he has been here three or four times, right? You said that this matter is reversed, and it stands to reason that the official family often visits the Taishang Daojun. But since the emperor returned to Beijing from the southeast, he has been under house arrest, and the official family will never visit him except for major festivals. On the contrary, it was the emperor who moved around frequently during this period. Alas, it's helpless, people are father and son, so wait honestly.

At that time, Geng Nanzhong was uneasy in his heart, where could he stand? Just pacing back and forth in front of the warm pavilion, thinking in his heart, this matter is going to be done by Xu Han and others, can he please him? Once the Son of Heaven was a courtier, although I served the Son of Heaven with loyalty and sincerity, but the prince and I were not close, if he ascended the throne, the phase would not be guaranteed, and he would not even be able to ask for a palace position

Mo said that the official family only said that his limbs were inconvenient, he was a quadriplegic, and this throne could not be easily conceded

Thankfully, the Emperor Taishang finally came out Zhao Ji came out of the warm pavilion with a worried face, and just saw Geng Nanzhong looking burning outside, so he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Geng Qing, ...... this?"

"The minister has seen the emperor, and the minister has urgent matters to face the king," Geng Nanzhong said quickly.

Zhao Ji has been in the Zen position for many years, and it is inconvenient for him to ask about the affairs of the court, so after nodding, he instructed: "It is inconvenient for the official family to look at things, and you, as a Zaifu, should be exhausted and quit your hard work." ”

"The minister dares not to die" Geng Nanzhong said loudly, just hoping that the Emperor Taishang would leave quickly

"The country is eventful, and the north and the south are only making peace, which can be described as difficult. At this time of national disaster, it is even more important for monarchs and ministers to work together to go to the national crisis. Zhao Ji instructed again.

"The minister will not give up" Geng Nanzhong was so anxious that he had no choice

"I think that since Emperor Taizu ascended the throne, the country has gone through a hundred years, and this is a change that ......has not been seen in a hundred years" Zhao Ji estimated that he was really overly worried, and he was a little older, and he talked endlessly, making Geng Nanzhong sweat profusely, and it was inconvenient to stop him. I could only force myself to listen to his noise.

"The emperor is moody and irritable among the sick, you have to pay more attention, if it is not a military emergency, after the ministers have consulted, just report it to the court, and you don't have to worry about everything." Zhao Ji instructed again and again.

Don't say Geng Nanzhong, even Wan Qiao, who is in the back, is about to cry the emperor, you are always there after all?

"After the minister's death," Geng Nanzhong said in a focused voice.

Zhao Ji stopped talking for a while, and stood in place and thought for a while, making sure that there was nothing to explain, and then he left. Geng Nanzhong didn't care about the etiquette at all, and before he could go far, he hurriedly entered.

At that time, Zhao Huan was lying on the couch, holding two layers of brocade quilts, and a stove was placed in front of the collapse, which heated up the room. Geng Nanzhong was already sweating profusely in a hurry, and when he came in, he couldn't hold back, so he gestured to the servant who served the king, asking him to move the stove away a little, and then bowed: "Minister Geng Nanzhong knocks to see Your Majesty." ”

After speaking, he fell to the ground. Zhao Huan was nagged by his father for a while, and he was upset, Geng Nanzhong came in at this time, and asked impatiently, "What's the matter?" ”

Geng Nanzhong knew the emperor's temperament better than those chamberlains, so why couldn't he hear that his tone was full of displeasure? But at this time, he couldn't take care of so much, and said quickly: "The minister has 100,000 urgent things, if he is late for a while, the sky will change."

This is not trivial but Zhao Huan's hands and feet are inconvenient, and he also supported his waist from the collapse, and asked in a lost voice: "So serious"

"It is the official that Xu Han since he was appointed as a pacification envoy in Guangdong, with resentment and disgruntle, according to the minister's investigation, he has been running in the private house of the minister of the DPRK and China for several days, and his behavior is suspicious, fortunately Dali Temple Qing Wan Qiao, who understands the righteousness, and exposes his crime Xu Han conspired with the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, intending to force the palace to force Zen" Geng Nanzhong added branches and leaves, and successfully portrayed Xu Han and others as traitors who committed rebellion.

Zhao Huan was so shocked that he couldn't speak, his body was shocked and weak, and after a moment of involuntary fall, he howled like crazy: "Help me get up, help me get up"

In a panic, the chamberlain rushed forward, lifted him up from his collapse, and put a high pillow on his back, so that he would not fall. But seeing Zhao Huan's face full of anger, his eyes were red, and his lips trembled terribly

"Is that true?"

"Back to the official's house, it is true that the Dali Temple Qing Wan Qian is waiting outside for the announcement," Geng Nanzhong said prostrately.

"Xuan," the emperor said through gritted teeth. After a short time, Wan Qi walked inside and paid homage to the ground

"Wan Qiao, I ask you, Xu Han has looked for you?" The killing intent in Zhao Huan's tone made people shudder

Wan Qian had a cold war and replied in a low voice: "The minister has an old relationship with Xu Han and has worked with the ya, and he did come to visit him today." ”

Zhao Huan's eyes shrank, gritted his teeth and asked, "What did you say?" ”

Xu Han said that the official family was ill and could not be a director. We should follow the example of the Taishang Daojun and meditate on the prince. "Wan Qiao, this is the truth.

Zhao Huan's two eyes suddenly released, and the fierce light was revealed: "If I don't want to, what should they do?"

"This ......" Wan Qiaoyu was speechless for a while, because Xu Han came to him to discuss the joint performance, and he didn't say what the official family would do if they didn't want to. If I talk nonsense, will I not kill others? Xu Han is my old friend, and he came to me out of trust. If I make something out of nothing, I will trap him in a place from which he will never recover, and even implicate many ministers in the DPRK and China

Geng Nanzhong was anxious for a while, knowing that Wan Qiaowei was shaken, if he didn't take this opportunity to convict Xu Han and others of the crime of rebellion, Lao Tzu would be removed from the official position by them sooner or later, and sooner or later he would change hands

As soon as he thought of this, he deliberately said: "Wan Qiao, in front of the officials, how dare you prevaricate? Not to be honest."

Wan Qiyu listened to his threatening words, and was in a dilemma for a while, not knowing how to deal with it, but he just fell to the ground and didn't say a word

Geng Nanzhong was almost so angry that he vomited blood, turned his heart sideways, and said to himself: "The official family, that Xu Han and others gathered the ministers, discussed and forced the palace to force Zen, and even said that as long as the ministers jointly put pressure, even if the officials are unwilling in their hearts, they are helpless."

Zhao Huan shouted angrily: "Who is involved in the traitors, let's be honest"

"Xu Shao, Xu Han, Qin Hui, and these three people are the leaders and the rest of the people are waiting to be investigated," Geng Nanzhong said.

Zhao Huan was furious, and the killing intent was thick, he closed his eyes, his chest rose and fell, and said coldly: "Wan Qiao, what Geng Qing said, but the truth? ”

When Wan Qiaoyu heard Geng Nanzhong's words that he wanted to add, his head exploded, where did he start? Xu Han and others discussed, just to play, then it still needs the nod of the official, why was it said by Geng Xiang that the palace was forced to Zen You have changed your meaning, do Xu Han and others still have a way to live? Also, what's the matter with Xu Shao? He's an idle official, which eye do you see he's the head?