"Ladies and gentlemen, I heard that Song traitor has been escorted to Lin'an. After interrogation and conviction, he will be beheaded? Empress Dowager Yang condescendingly asked the officials attending the court meeting.

At this time, the officials who participated in the court meeting included the six Shangshu and the privy deputies. The current privy deputy is named Wang Xiang, and he knows that he is a native of Hunan by looking at his name. This Hunan privy deputy envoy was the only person who participated in the court meeting related to the military attaché. It is not entirely possible to say that, Zhang Shijie, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army who is responsible for protecting Empress Dowager Yang, can also be regarded as a military attaché.

Except for these two people, the other commanders of the forbidden army, deputy commanders, and various soldiers did not come to attend the court meeting. The reason for these men was simple: since the Privy Council had a deputy, they did not have to attend. No one in the court openly objected to such a thing. It's not that these people don't do anything, they just completely obey the orders of Zhao Jiaren, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and work under the command of Zhao Taiwei. Everyone knows that the problem is not with the soldiers, but with Captain Zhao.

As for Taiwei Zhao, he didn't appear in the court today. The prime ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, especially those who were alone in the left, all enjoyed a privilege, that is, a few days. It means that they only appear at the court meeting once every few days. For example, Jia Nidao back then was a ten-day dynasty, and the current Zhao Taiwei is also a ten-day dynasty. If you want to see Taiwei Zhao in the court, you have to go to the court on the first, eleventh, and twenty-first days of the first month of each month.

Everyone knows that Taiwei Zhao is not happy every day, Taiwei works hard every day, but he is not happy to hear someone condescending to him.

Since Zhao Taiwei is not here, Sima Kao's Shangshu has to deal with some questions. Sima Kao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said: "Back to the Queen Mother, the matter of beheading can only be decided after the interrogation and conviction. Some of the Song traitors caught this time may not be executed. ”

"Why?!" Empress Dowager Yang asked in surprise. Zhao Taiwei didn't like to see Empress Dowager Yang, and Empress Dowager Yang didn't want to see Taiwei Zhao. In order to achieve this goal, Empress Dowager Yang has already proposed to simply invite Zhao Taiwei to live on the 15th. Every time she saw the Zhao family's powerful minister, who was as sharp as a blade and as tough as steel, Empress Dowager Yang felt that her cardiopulmonary function was uncoordinated, and she even felt some palpitations. Three times a month, she didn't come if she could. However, in other court days, Empress Dowager Yang is still willing to show her face.

Sima Kao heard that there was a hint of blame in Empress Dowager Yang's voice because he couldn't kill Song traitor, and he was also a little surprised in his heart. He didn't expect that Empress Dowager Yang, who was a woman, would also have the intention of killing Song traitors.

After sorting out his mood a little, Sima Kao replied: "Empress Dowager Qiqi, some Song traitors were forced to become Song traitors at that time. For example, Lu Dingchuan, the magistrate of Xiangtan County, could have left the county seat and fled by himself at that time, but he didn't. When the Mongol army rushed to the city, Lu Dingchuan agreed with the Mongol army not to harm the people of the county, so he surrendered to Mongolia. Not long after his surrender, he did not become an official, but returned to his hometown. This time he was also arrested, although this man had also surrendered to the Mongols, and the ministers thought that they should not be beheaded. ”

Hearing such an example, many of the ministers also nodded slightly. Lu Wenhuan, Fan Wenhu and others, who really contributed to the Mongols during the southern invasion of Mongolia, saw the strong counterattack of the Song army and ran to the Mongolian capital. Even Xia Gui, Gundam and others who were forced to surrender also ran to Dadu. Most of the people captured during the Western Expedition were small shrimps who did not know whether they were alive or dead, and some of them were those who had surrendered but did not give Mongolia as officials.

Among the people who intercede in the Criminal Department, there are really few families who know that their relatives have become Mongolian officials and serve Mongolia. Everyone is a reader, at least the brain is still a little. The families of such people are either ashamed to admit that they are their own, or they are waiting for the end of the trial to see if they can influence the outcome of the final trial.

Those who really dare to make it clear early are more similar to Lu Dingchuan. What the relatives of these people hope is that their relatives will not be allowed to enter the process of trying Song traitors and will be dealt with separately. Because Taiwei Zhao's attitude has been consistent for several years, that is, Song traitor should be killed.

Empress Dowager Yang, who lived in the palace, did not know the actual problem, and after listening to Sima Kao's words, Empress Dowager Yang did not feel any tolerance because of this. She said coldly: "What these people are saying now is pitiful, if he is really just for the people, why don't he go to Fuzhou after surrendering, but go back to his hometown!" I don't think there is a court in my heart. ”

Sima Kao lowered his head after hearing this, but his heart was annoyed, and he couldn't help but turn his face slightly and look at the other ministers. The word used to describe the officials in the court is 'civil and military officials'. Now there is a shortage of military attachés among these palace officials, and they are standing under the command of Zhao Taiwei with a clear banner at this time.

As for these civil officials, Sima Kao hoped that Zhao Taiwei would fake that his grandfather was adopted by Song Ningzong's crown prince, and then declare that Song Lizong, who was established by Shi Miyuan, was illegal, and then Zhao Jiaren was directly the official. Therefore, Sima Kao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is very clear about who Sima Kao is.

In addition to Sima Kao, Xu Yuanzhi, the secretary of the household department, Liu Meng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Yuan Hongjie, the secretary of the ministry, and Song Lun of the Yushitai are all Zhao Taiwei's people. Although Chen Qingnian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, did not directly vote for Zhao Taiwei, at least from his usual performance, Chen Qingnian is no longer the person of Empress Dowager Yang. What's more, what Sima Kao saw from these people's faces was a look of disdain and dissatisfaction.

Empress Dowager Yang touched her lips with her lips, "Those people don't have the court in their hearts." Sima Kao actually wanted to directly scold the Empress Dowager Yang, first of all, these people really didn't know that the imperial court in Fuzhou had been established. Moreover, the speed of Zhao Taiwei's counterattack was actually very fast, that is, he counterattacked Lin'an in a year. The judgment of the Mongolian generalissimo Boyan was extremely decisive, resulting in these civil officials not knowing that there was this Fuzhou court. By the time they found out, Taiwei Zhao had already returned to Lin'an and announced that he would not accept undetermined elements as officials.

It's okay for Mrs. Zhao to say this, why is Empress Dowager Yang, who has always been protected by others, more radical than Mrs. Zhao! What about a stronger desire to kill?

Seeing that the situation in the court was cold, Empress Dowager Yang also felt that she might have said something inappropriate. She asked Xiong Sheng of the household, "Xiong Shilang, shouldn't this be the case?" ”

Xiong Sheng and Li Tingzhi and others originally had a lot of contact because they were unwilling to defect to Zhao Jiaren, but this time they heard that Empress Dowager Yang actually let herself take the blame, and Xiong Sheng was unhappy in his heart. For an official like Xiong Xiang, he considers himself a minister of the state and a minister of society. In fact, I look down on my private ministers.

But even if he looks down on it, Xiong Sheng thinks that those cadres under Zhao Taiwei eat Zhao Taiwei and drink Zhao Taiwei, and it is understandable that they think they are Zhao Taiwei's personal ministers. And Sima Kao and Xu Yuanzhi are already capable of themselves, and they are willing to follow Zhao Taiwei, who has outstanding ability and has contributed to the recreation of the Great Song Dynasty, which is understandable.

However, Empress Dowager Yang never had her own team, but she was just the Queen Mother. Xiong Sheng can respect the Queen Mother, but he doesn't think he has any reason to take the blame for the Queen Mother, let alone such a stupid black cauldron. Even if he has a lot of maintenance for the Queen Mother on weekdays, Xiong Sheng still said bluntly this time: "Queen Mother, the minister thinks that this matter should be handed over to Sima Shangshu of the Criminal Department." If the Queen Mother feels that Sima Shangshu can't convince the public, then invite Zhao Taiwei to get a charter. ”

The civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty who were born as scholars had received enough officialdom education, and when they heard this, they already knew that Xiong Sheng had already said extremely openly that Xiong Sheng was not ready to listen to Empress Dowager Yang on the issue of trying Song traitors. However, Empress Dowager Yang hated officials who were not loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, and in her opinion these people were no less hateful than the Mongols.

In the bleak and bitter days of Lin'an, the officials once made a situation where there were only six people in the court. The current Empress Dowager Yang was still Concubine Yang Shu at that time, and she was not qualified to go to the court. However, listening to the crying and scolding of the Empress Dowager Xie Daoqing after the Qing Dynasty, and listening to the angry accusations of the Empress Dowager Quan, the current Empress Dowager Yang's trust in the officials has fallen to the bottom.

For 300 years in the Great Song Dynasty, scholars and officials ruled the world together. At the critical juncture, these scholars abandoned the Great Song Dynasty without hesitation. In the end, it was not the scholars who saved the Great Song Dynasty, but Zhao Jiaren, the ancestor of the Zhao family. This Zhao family did not suddenly pop up when the country was in danger, and during his twenty years as an official, Zhao Jiaren has been fighting against the Mongols.

So seeing that Xiong Sheng was also playing tricks, Empress Dowager Yang couldn't help but say: "Even Taiwei Zhao also said that Song traitors will be killed!" ”

In fact, there is no shortage of officials in the court who have a strong attitude towards the Song traitor, and there is no shortage of officials in the court who are not ready to intercede for the Song traitor. However, Empress Dowager Yang's attitude disgusted all the officials, because these jinshi knew that Zhao Taiwei's tough attitude was actually a position and policy that would never yield to the Mongols. He killed people to punish the traitors and boost morale. Empress Dowager Yang now looks equally tough, but compared to Taiwei Zhao, Empress Dowager Yang's tough purpose is to kill people to vent her anger!

One of these two people is for the country, and the other is for selfishness. Of course, the jinshi can tell the difference. Xiong Sheng was also churning in his heart, he didn't like Zhao Jiaren Weifu for his own use and acted arbitrarily. But what Zhao Jiaren did was at most what a person in power would do, but if Empress Dowager Yang's performance was to use the theory that scholars and doctors liked to use, she would be a brutal and murderous tyrant.

I can't help but use 'Song traitor' as a reason to kill so many people! Even if these people are traitors, they are also real scholars! Xiong Sheng could never accept that Empress Dowager Yang had slaughtered the scholar like this.

Just when Xiong Sheng couldn't help but want to say something, Sima Kao spoke. "Queen Mother, the minister is going to burn those letters of intercession in the iron tripod in front of the palace gate in a while. Although the ministers will definitely enforce the law impartially, they will never privately connive with traitors. ”

Hearing this, Xiong Sheng and Empress Dowager Yang's faces changed. The bear dress is becoming ugly, and the queen mother is becoming happy.