Chapter 34: Suspicion
When the news of Li Gudu's victory reached Beijing, it was another earthquake, and Zhao Huan, including the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, did not expect that King Yan, who was ready to be a hostage, would lead the soldiers of the countryside to create such a brilliant record. On this day, the carnival of the whole city is even more lively than the New Year, and the firecrackers of various fireworks shops are all sold out, and the 'crackling' sound is all night. Princess Yan set up a porridge shed in Xiangguo Temple with 5,000 yuan, and gave porridge for ten days to thank the Buddha for blessing, and the Queen Mother also made a special dojo to repay her wishes, it is said that the Queen Mother began to fast and pray for the prince after King Yan left Beijing, and finally achieved her wish!
Listening to the sound of firecrackers outside the palace, Zhao Huan in the palace was mixed with joy and sorrow. The joy is that this great victory has solved the crisis of the Jin army's second crossing to the south, and the worry is that the Jurchens will not give up after this defeat, and will definitely increase their troops to fight again, how will it be good, and at this moment, the victory of the war between the DPRK and China, the voice of the main battle faction has risen again, asking for more troops in Hebei and the Jin army to fight a decisive battle to expel them from Hebei...
"Master, at present, the ministers have written to request more troops in Hebei, and the king of Yan will proclaim the two rivers and fight a decisive battle with the Jin army, what do you think?" Zhao Huan summoned Geng Nanzhong and others in the vertical arch hall to ask questions.
"Your Majesty, don't do it!" Geng Nanzhong hurriedly said, "Although King Yan defeated the Jin people by a small amount, as far as the minister knows, it is all caused by Han Li's lack of light on the enemy, at this time the Jin soldiers are still strong, and they will definitely send heavy troops to retaliate, if the King of Yan can't resist, we will stop negotiating peace, and then we will miss the big event!" ”
"As for Prince Yan's declaration of the two rivers, it is even more impossible, now that His Majesty has a slightly stable throne, Cai Jing and others have just been ambushed, but the rest of the party has not been cleared, and Taishang has been restless these days, please want to go to Xijing to recruit troops, if the two of them merge. If the court is established again, how will His Majesty deal with himself? Geng Nanzhong saw that the emperor did not refute and said.
"Your Majesty. The minister thought that Lord Geng was right, and there was now a rumor in the capital that 'big is not as good as three.' Three is not as good as two', I think someone took the opportunity to build momentum, when King Yan left Beijing, there were also rumors in Beijing, rumors that he was leading the troops to resist Jin, not to negotiate peace, and now it has been fulfilled. Although it is a rumor, His Majesty has to guard against it! Shaozai Tang Ke also agreed.
"The minister has also heard that King Yan is the lower realm of Emperor Qinghua, and he came to Zhongxing Da Song!" He Su also played.
"That's all nonsense. Demons and gods are chaotic, and they can't be trusted! Zhao Huan waved his hand.
"Your Majesty must not be guarded, but I remember that Lin Lingsu called King Jia the Immortal Emperor, saying that he would definitely ascend to the throne, and the ministers of the court and the central government have attached themselves to his subordinates to build momentum, causing His Majesty to shake the position of the East Palace!" Geng Nanzhong did not let it go and brought up the old things again.
"Well, He Su, you have to strictly investigate where this rumor comes from, and strictly monitor all Taoist temples. Are they stirring up trouble! Zhao Huan immediately remembered that although his father abdicated, he was still the head of Taoism and was in charge of the world's Taoist temples, perhaps because of the rumors he released. In order to depose himself and set up a new monarch to create public opinion, he has always been reinstated, and now the second child's reputation is rising. He couldn't let go of this opportunity so easily. remembered that he hadn't drunk that glass of wine that day, and the second child actually drank it calmly. Zhao Huan felt sick as if he had eaten a fly.
Your Majesty, Nie Shan and Wang Yun praised King Yan in the recital. seems to have the intention of the main battle, if the two of them and Jin He discuss the fear of accidents, will they be removed and sent to another important minister? This is Tang Ke said again, he is also worried that these two have made great contributions, and his position as a young ruler is afraid that he will make Xian, so he hurriedly gave the emperor some eye medicine.
"Well, what Aiqing is worried about is, but I don't know who is willing to go?" Zhao Huan nodded, the two ministers who were dedicated to peace were taken in by their own brothers within a few days of coming out, not only did they vigorously defend him for starting a war without authorization, but also their positions were loosened, it was time to change.
As soon as Zhao Huan's voice fell, the people in the palace suddenly became dumb, and no one was silent, Geng Nanzhong glared at Tang Ke viciously as if he was his father-killing enemy, at that time, no one was willing to go when King Yan sent an envoy, Nie Shan shirked in every possible way and was forced by the emperor to go on the road, but he still took his son, and now you have again proposed to send a peace envoy, isn't that nothing to do?
"Shaozai Tang Ke is loyal to the country and conscientious, and the minister is willing to recommend him to Jinying to negotiate peace and replace Nie Shan and others!" He Su is even worse, secretly scolding Tang Ke in his heart You let the donkey kick in your brain, or the door is crowded, there are only a few people in the palace who are qualified to go, Geng Nanzhong is the emperor's henchman can play tricks can not go, and the rest is not clear, is it just my brother? Let's just push you out of the way first, who made you talk too much!
"The minister seconded the proposal, only Shaozai in the court can take on this important task!" Geng Nanzhong also immediately agreed, and the rest of the palace couldn't help but laugh, they all looked at Tang Ke, their faces full of schadenfreude, didn't this kid shoot himself in the foot?
"Well, how about Shaozai?" Zhao Huan looked at Tang Ke and asked.
"Your Majesty, Minister... The minister is old and frail, I am afraid that he will not be able to travel far, and please choose another meritocracy! Tang Ke actually regretted it after speaking, Zhang Bangchang and Su Wang Yihe have not come back yet, fools know that it is dangerous, he has offended everyone in the palace with so many mouths, and he deserves to recommend himself, but he can't take this errand by saying anything.
"Shaozai, I see that you are in good spirits, your legs and feet are dexterous, and there is no one in the court who is more suitable than Aiqing, so you can take a trip!" Zhao Huan said with a gloomy face, unhappy in his heart, he has raised something, he is small when he talks about it, let them do it, one is faster than the other, and no one is willing to share his worries sincerely!
"Your Majesty, the minister has been infected with fever since the beginning of winter, and he is like an ordinary person during the day, but he gets sick at night, which is really embarrassing!" Tang Ke's face was more bitter than bitter gourd, and he begged again and again.
"Your Majesty, the minister knows that Shaozai is indeed suffering from this evil disease, but he can't do it!" Just when the emperor was about to attack, Chen Guoting came out in the imperial history and said, "The minister thinks that there is no exaggeration in what the two adults Nie and Wang said in the chapter, and the minister has worked with King Yan for many years, and he is also dedicated to the country, and has never had the heart of disobedience, and rashly removed the peace envoy, which not only fuels the arrogance of Jin, but also makes the government and the opposition cold." The minister thought that there was no need to send peace envoys anymore, and now that the state affairs are heavy, it is inseparable from Shaozai! ”
"The minister also thinks that now is the time when the state affairs are complicated, and the prime minister is the important minister of the country, so how can he go out lightly, it is better to let King Yan preside over the affairs of Hebei, and when the peace agreement is difficult to reach, it is not too late to send the prime minister to go!" Knowing that the privy envoy Feng Lu came out to second, he understood that if Tang Ke insisted on not going, it would be his turn next, and if he didn't do a favor, he would even be relieved.
"What do you think?" Zhao Huan snorted coldly and asked again.
"The ministers also thought that King Yan could take on this important responsibility!" Everyone in the palace replied in a chaotic manner, everyone understands that whoever disagrees has to go, but who wants to be this bird, the emperor doesn't like it if he wins, and if he loses, he has to take a small life, so he will go with King Yan... (To be continued......)