Liu E nodded expressionlessly, and there was no trace of joy, anger and sorrow in the majesty of her face. "Li Ce, tell me what happened yourself." Liu E said lightly.

"Yes, Queen Mother." Li Ce bowed and replied, and then he described the situation of the day in detail, he knew that Liu E was extremely shrewd, and he was as famous as Wu Zetian and Lu Pheasant in history, so he didn't dare to hide it, and he said it at the moment.

"Guan Yiqi is dead?" Liu E asked after hearing this.

Li Ce was stunned, how could even the Queen Mother know about him?

"Alas, it's the old body that can't stand him." Liu E said with a long sigh.

When the Liao army invaded the Central Plains on a large scale, Guan Yiqi shot the vanguard of the Liao army with an arrow, which greatly frustrated its spirit, and the morale of the Song army was high, and he defeated the Liao army in one fell swoop.

Since then, every time the Liao army invaded, it was Guan Yiqi who was the vanguard, and he fought fiercely with the vanguard of the Liao army, and never lost, but unfortunately he was retaliated against because he killed Wang Lin, the youngest son of the then prime minister Wang Qinruo. At that time, Zhenzong had passed away, and Liu E's foundation was not stable, so he had to sacrifice Guan Yiqi and demote him from a commander of the forbidden army guards and horse army, and a pioneer of the anti-Liao army to a commander of the border army. After that, Liu E was busy with government affairs and ignored this matter, just now when she heard Li Ce mention Guan Yiqi's name, she remembered that Wang Qinruo had fallen for many years, but Guan Yiqi had not been recalled.

Li Ce Daqi, the Queen Mother's fleeting self-blame, did not escape his eyes, in his previous life as a bank account manager, what he was best at was to observe words and looks, and figure out the psychology of the other party, it was obvious that the Queen Mother had some mood fluctuations when she heard Guan Yiqi, and combined with her performance, she should be sympathetic to Guan Yiqi.

Some old ministers understand this history in their hearts, Prime Minister Ding Wei has secretly frowned, but Zhang Shixun and others are overjoyed, it seems that the Queen Mother misses the old feelings, so this matter will take a turn.

"The old body doesn't understand military affairs, Cao Wei, do you need a commander to spy on the military situation?" Empress Dowager Liu asked.

"Back to the Queen Mother, the number of spies on the military should not be large, usually send five or six probes and spies to go, and lead them all." Cao Wei replied.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there was a turmoil more than ten years ago, and there was a lot of uproar, do you still remember Wang Qinruo?" The Queen Mother asked.

"Naturally, I remember, the prime minister of the Zhenzong Dynasty." The ministers replied.

"Hmph, if the old man is not mistaken, the relationship between He Ruinian and Wang Qinruo is extraordinary, right?" The Queen Mother looked at Prime Minister Ding Wei and said.

Ding Wei is sixty-four years old this year, in the first year of Qianxing, he was named the Duke of Jin, prominent for a while, noble and shocking the world, now although he is old, but his status in the court is still not reduced, even the Queen Mother and Emperor Zhao Zhen are also courteous to him.

When Zhenzong died, leaving orphans and widows, the emperor was young, Zhenzong's will Liu E assisted the government, many ministers opposed it, Liu E was supported by Ding Wei to gain a firm foothold, in recent years, she has worked hard, recruited talents, and has gradually won the recognition of the world's corporals.

Prime Minister Ding Wei also took this opportunity to further consolidate his power, and the court was full of his feathers. Except for Chen Yaozuo, Zhang Shixun and other old ministers who dared to oppose him, other ministers chose to rely on him.

"Back to the Queen Mother, He Ruinian is Wang Qinruo's nephew." This relationship is well known to everyone in the DPRK and China, and there is no need for Ding Wei to hide it.

"That's it, He Ruinian is suspicious of communiqué personal vendetta by doing this." The Queen Mother said.

"The Queen Mother Shengming, the old minister also thinks this matter is strange." Ding Wei echoed.

Zhang Shixun, Chen Yaozuo and others were stunned, what happened to Ding Wei today? How to lift a stone and shoot yourself in the foot.

Ding Wei said again: "If it is found out that He Ruinian does declare his personal grievances, it is necessary to punish him severely, first, second, Li Ce despised military law, opened the city gate privately, and disregarded the lives of the people in the city, and it should not be spared, and the old minister thinks that both of them are guilty and should be severely punished." ”

Li Ce secretly scolded this old thing for being ruthless, in order to fight political enemies, he did not hesitate to lose his pawn to protect the car, and would rather abandon He Ruinian than take himself!

Zhang Shixun and the others opened their mouths, Ding Wei deserved to be an old fox, and they had no way to refute this retreat.

Ding Wei was good at calculation all his life, and when he saw that Empress Liu came forward today, he immediately carried out this strategy and exchanged He Ruinian for Li Ce, so as to block the mouth of the Queen Mother and the mouths of the ministers. Ding is not bad for He Ruinian, not to mention that it is still a straw bag, and if he abandons it, he will give it up, but if he can take the opportunity to win Li Ce, it will undoubtedly be a good political deterrent.

In recent years, a small number of officials led by Zhang Shixun have repeatedly contradicted him, but they have never dared to openly speak out against him. But since Chen Yaozuo returned to Beijing, these people have been ready to move, and today they want to compete with themselves through this incident, so they must be severely suppressed today, so as to suppress those who dare to oppose themselves, and also let some centrists see the situation clearly and attach themselves to him.

Li Ce secretly sighed that Ding Wei was really a good means, and he could reverse the situation that was unfavorable to him in an instant, and he also strengthened his majesty, although Chen Yaozuo and others were righteous, but when it came to political means, they were still far from Ding Wei.

It's just that prosperity is easy to decline, and if it is too rigid, it will be broken, and Ding Wei is already above ten thousand people under one person, doesn't he understand this simple truth? I'm afraid that I am in the bureau, and the authorities are lost. There is quite a debate about the evaluation of Ding Wei in history, but his final resignation is also quite lonely, Li Ce knows that the prime minister of Song Renzong is not Ding Wei, I am afraid that Ding Wei is in full swing, and he is not far from defeat......

"Li Ce is also eager to save people's hearts, He Ruinian is so timid, and it is he who has reported his personal grievances first, Li Ce is also forced to be helpless, not to mention that he has made several great achievements, and the court has not rewarded him well, how can he erase all his past achievements because of this mistake? The ancients said that people are not sages, who can do nothing, Li Qing is still young, so the prime minister might as well give him a chance. Zhao Zhen said.

The ministers were in an uproar, and the Son of Heaven actually pleaded for this kid in person! The Empress Dowager Liu E and Her Majesty exonerated him together!

Ding Wei frowned secretly, Your Majesty is so eyeless, the Queen Mother pleaded, the old man has already taken a step back, but Your Majesty, you still come out to intercede, don't you ignore the old man's face? Today's matter is not just a matter of punishing Li Ce or not, but a contest between the two major forces, if I bow my head, won't I be afraid of Zhang Shixun and them? Won't more people dare to oppose him in the future?

"Your Majesty, there is ruthlessness outside the law, especially the military regulations, violators will be investigated! This precedent cannot be set. "Ding is a decisive railway.

Zhao Zhen was so angry that his face turned blue, this old man was so arrogant, he really didn't know what to do.

"Ding Wei, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty have already said that you are still so stubborn, is it the way of a minister?" Zhang Shixun opened his mouth to accuse, the situation was not in their favor, but since His Majesty has spoken, there is a new excuse.

"Lord Zhang, the old man still calls you an adult, do you call you by your name like this, Prime Minister?" Ding Wei said with a cold face.

Zhang Shixun didn't speak, Ding Wei bowed to the Queen Mother and Zhao Zhen and continued: "The old minister is naked, all for the sake of the Great Song Sheji, please understand the Queen Mother and Your Majesty." ”

The old treacherous and cunning, as much as he put gold on his face, Li Ce secretly scolded, on such occasions, without his qualifications to speak, he was self-aware and did not dare to speak.

"The old man knows that the prime minister is working hard, so don't think about it." Liu E opened her mouth to comfort, but Li Ce could see that Liu E was faintly displeased.

Zhao Zhen didn't speak with a cold face, he was young after all, and he didn't want to hide his emotions.

"The prime minister's words are wrong, is it true that you are the only one in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty? Isn't it all for the sake of the Great Song Society? Chen Yaozuo stood up and said.

Li Ce secretly praised his beauty, Ding Wei has infinitely elevated what he has done, and he can no longer accuse him of the height of Jiangshan Sheji, and the only way is to repay him in his own way.

"Of course, the old man believes that Master Chen is also dedicated to the public, but no matter what......"

"Enough!" Ding Wei was still boasting, but was interrupted by a broken drink.

Zhao Zhen stood up angrily, pointed at Ding Wei and said, "In the end, I am the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, or are you Ding Wei?!" ”

As soon as Zhao Zhen said this, the ministers knelt on the ground in panic, and the hall was silent for a while.

Ding Wei was stunned, he looked at the angry Zhao Zhen in a daze, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "The old minister is guilty, I hope Your Majesty will forgive you!" "This is not the time to argue, only obediently obeying softness can make Zhao Zhen angry, Ding Wei has been an official for many years, he understands this truth.

Liu E glared at Zhao Zhen with a rare stern gaze, why is this kid so angry today? offended the prime minister and made the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty oppose the emperor, who will govern the world for him? The consequences are serious.

"All the adults are flat, the emperor is young, and he doesn't know how to speak, so don't take it to heart." Liu E was willing to save face and apologize in person.

With such a fuss, Ding Wei couldn't say anything, no matter how domineering he was, he didn't dare to make Zhao Zhen unable to step down, if it wasn't for the Queen Mother to let him step down the slope just now, he wouldn't know how to end it. Although he is powerful, but openly opposing the emperor like this is definitely not far from death, he understands this truth, so after he got up, he bowed his head and retreated to the side, no longer speaking.

Zhang Shixun and Chen Yaozuo were also extremely surprised, Zhao Zhen has been on the throne for nearly ten years, and he has always been what the ministers say, and he has never seen such a big fire, today for a Li Ce, he actually dared to turn his face with the prime minister!

"I think Li Ce is not guilty, please make a decision." Zhao Zhen said.

Seeing his stubborn appearance, Liu E knew that if he didn't go his way today, the matter would not end somehow, and it was the first time that this child was so stubborn when he grew up. Besides, Guan Yiqi died, and he was also very guilty, and it was just a matter of not pursuing the murderer, if even Li Ce was asked for the guilt, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the military attachés? Thinking that Guan Yiqi stayed in Zhending Mansion for ten years, and he was the most energetic ten years, the anti-Liao pioneers who had made great achievements ended up like this, and the court owed the official a strange thing.

Although Liu E has long been dissatisfied with what Ding Wei has done, but now that his Ding Wei's power is in full swing, she really doesn't want to turn her face with him too early, if he is forced to be anxious, he will lead his ministers to ask him to return to Zhao Zhen and let him retreat to the harem, it is not impossible...... Hmph, this world belongs to Zhao Guan's family, no matter how much he says it, he is just a personal minister, the old body is enough to tolerate him, if he doesn't know how to advance or retreat, he will completely turn his face!

Liu E quickly made up her mind that the majesty of the royal family still had to be maintained.

"General Cao, what do you think?" Liu E asked. Cao Wei is a member of the Privy Council, neither the prime minister's person, nor the Chen and Zhang factions, but obviously he is a military attaché, so he is naturally close to Guan Yiqi, and Li Ce was brought by him today, Liu E asked him like this, obviously he was already biased towards Li Ce.

"The merits and demerits are offset and will not be pursued." Cao Wei said lightly.

The Queen Mother looked at the prime minister, and Ding Wei was like an old monk at this time, standing with his hands down and not saying a word.

"Okay, today's matter, that's the end of it, Li Ce is not guilty." After all, Liu E is old, and she is a little tired after sitting for a long time, she no longer procrastinates, and quickly makes an order.

Li Ce finally breathed a sigh of relief, damn, after tossing for a long time, he finally returned to his free body!