Zhao Jiaren was not in a good mood when he went to court. Back at home, Qin Yuzhen saw it at a glance. After eating a meal, Zhao Jiaren was still in a bad mood, so Qin Yuzhen came in with tea.

When Zhao Jiaren began to taste tea, Qin Yuzhen asked, "San Lang, who dares to make you angry?" ”

Zhao Jiaren also wanted to find someone to talk to, and from a psychological point of view, being able to share with others is also a means of acknowledging reality, so he replied: "If it were someone else, I might not be angry." But this time it's Empress Dowager Yang, I really feel angry......"

After listening to Zhao Jiaren's complaints, Qin Yuzhen sighed: "San Lang, I am not on the side of Empress Dowager Yang. However, if my family is also taken captive, it will naturally give birth to the idea of changing to my family. ”

"I don't blame her for having this mind, I just think it's annoying that she's so high up and giving orders!" Zhao Jiaren also briskly made his words clear.

Although she had long considered that Empress Dowager Yang would definitely put forward her requirements to the government, she even made some preparations for the topic in advance. However, Zhao Jiaren didn't expect that it would be an exchange of prisoners. What's more, Zhao Jiaren didn't expect that his inner resistance to this matter was far more intense than he imagined.

When he reflected, Zhao Jiaren found that he had not changed his own mind for about ten years because of other people's requests. To put it more bluntly, for ten years, no one dared to dictate to Zhao Jiaren. Jia Rudao had to cooperate with Zhao Jiaren because of the cotton matter, and the official Song Duzong had no ability to govern the country at that time. And this official family has another advantage, since he can't manage it, he won't go to fool around.

In the past ten years, Zhao Jiaren has called for wind and rain. In the past ten years, Zhao Jiaren's orders have arrived, which is simply a bit of a rude. Taiwei Zhao couldn't stand being condescendingly commanded, and the Empress Dowager Yang, who gave orders, was still looked down upon by Zhao Jiaren.

"But she is the Queen Mother, and we always have to serve the Queen Mother." Qin Yuzhen tried to comfort Zhao Jiaren.

However, hearing this, Zhao Jiaren's eyes lit up. He laughed, "You have a point. ”

Qin Yuzhen and Zhao Jiaren have been married for more than ten years, and it is impossible to see that Zhao Jiaren's reaction is to be enlightened, but this enlightenment is not equivalent to agreeing with Qin Yuzhen's words. She asked, a little surprised, "Is there something wrong with what I said?" ”

Zhao Jiaren didn't want to say anything more thoroughly. Through his wife's words, Zhao Jiaren felt that he had finally found the relationship between Empress Dowager Yang and him. If you look at it systemally, Zhao Jiaren and these courtiers are serving the Empress Dowager Yang. Even if Empress Dowager Yang's request is no longer reasonable, Zhao Jiaren can only dispel Empress Dowager Yang's will through persuasion. This is the system in the imperial court.

However, Zhao Jiaren thinks that this system is wrong, or that Zhao Jiaren thinks that he is the one who has the power to give orders, and he is the one who has the power to make the people around him obey. Empress Dowager Yang was only obedient in front of him.

Originally, although he had the consciousness of holding power alone, Zhao Jiaren did not see the reality so clearly. The reality is that as the state of emergency of the war eased, Empress Dowager Yang began to try to regain power.

Seeing that her husband's clear expression disappeared, and the whole person began to return to a calm appearance, Qin Yuzhen put down the teapot and got up to leave. With the experience of couples for more than ten years, Zhao Jiaren at this time is about to start to rectify his thinking and start to work.

Qin Yuzhen guessed correctly that Zhao Jiaren did start working, but she didn't guess that Zhao Jiaren didn't come up with a good solution immediately. The system is the system, and before overthrowing the little emperor and the Empress Dowager Yang, Zhao Jiaren, as a courtier, must obey the system. Because of the system, Zhao Jiaren had to bow his head, which was the last thing Zhao Jiaren wanted to see.

couldn't solve it by himself, so Zhao Jiaren found Xu Yuanzhi, an old and serious official, to discuss the matter. After hearing this, Xu Yuanzhi immediately replied: "What the Taiwei said is that you don't want to directly conflict with the Queen Mother, so you might as well leave this matter to someone else." ”

"Someone else will do it?" Zhao Jiaren couldn't understand for a while. But after thinking about it for a while, he did have some ideas. This is not a big deal, and it is only right to hand it over to your subordinates. And with this subordinate as a buffer, Zhao Jiaren can fully order his subordinates to talk nonsense with Empress Dowager Yang.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jiaren asked Xu Yuanzhi, "Who are your candidates?" ”

"I think let Ding Fei do this." Xu Yuanzhi gave advice.

Zhao Jiaren's eyes lit up. The anti-traitor committee managed by Ding Fei is still a semi-public unit. Now, if Ding Fei can be allowed to preside over this matter, it is just right to investigate the candidates for the prisoners exchanged. In addition, the public trial of the captured Song traitors is about to begin, which can indeed sit down to kill a few birds with one stone.

"Xu Shangshu is really an old man!" Zhao Jiaren praised from the bottom of his heart.

"Captain. You were admitted to the Jinshi at the age of thirteen. In the past 20 years, you have repeatedly made great contributions, and the court has never dared to really offend you. So whenever you encounter a problem, it's a positive one. I don't think that's right. When Xu Yuanzhi said this, he was not perfunctory, but gave Zhao Jiaren advice in a serious manner.

Zhao Jiaren nodded, Xu Yuanzhi was completely right. Zhao Jiaren is indeed not going to take more effective measures at all after encountering problems now, and he is completely forced. Hard-hitting is actually a very inefficient choice.

After this matter was settled, Zhao Jiaren immediately called Ding Fei and told him the new personnel arrangement. Ding Fei didn't object, he just asked, "Taiwei, can you get Song traitor back?" ”

"You want to kill Song traitor?" Zhao Jiaren hurriedly asked, and he found that he was not the most radical.

Ding Fei nodded heavily, "Taiwei, I think that if I change Song Rape back and kill him, I should be able to tell the world what my Great Song Dynasty thinks of Song Rape." If Mongolia is willing to agree to this, it can let those ill-intentioned people in the Great Song Dynasty see that the Mongols don't care about their life and death at all. ”

That's a really good idea. Zhao Jiaren originally just felt that there were too few prisoners in his hands now, and there was no way to exchange all the captured people back. Looking at it now, the other people who exchanged can take their time, and the two captured Mongolian Wanhu can be exchanged for two Song traitors.

"Then who do you think is more appropriate?" Zhao Jiaren asked Ding Fei.

Ding Fei hurriedly replied: "I think it is naturally best to be able to exchange for Lu Wenhuan." However, although Lu Wenhuan is culpable, he has been guarding Xiangyang for so long, and he can't be killed so easily. But some people don't ...... so easily."

Two days later, Ding Fei stood on top of the court and told Empress Dowager Yang his opinion. When Empress Dowager Yang heard that Ding Fei was going to exchange two Mongolian households for a Song traitor who surrendered to Mongolia, she was upset. Everyone knows that Wanhu is the most valuable captive in his hands, except for the official family and the queen mother who are on his back, he can exchange these two people for whoever he wants. So Empress Dowager Yang immediately vetoed Ding Fei's opinion. "No, I still want to exchange it for someone who is useful to the country!"

"Queen Mother," Ding Fei's voice was loud, and he didn't have the slightest fear of the Queen Mother, "Useful to the country doesn't have to be a hero or a noble." Besides, there will be battles to be fought in the future, and when more prisoners are caught, they can be easily replaced. Or if our army breaks through the great city of Mongolia, it can be said that the people who were imprisoned in the city will be rescued. But what we have to do now is to let the world know that when we fight again, there must be no time to surrender to the enemy. As long as the state system is clarified, it will naturally be of great help to the victory over Mongolia. That's what really works for the country! ”

Ding Fei said that he wanted to deter the officials, and the faces of the officials who heard this were not so good-looking. Zhao Jiaren observed the performance of everyone in the court, and there was a sneer in his heart. Moreover, Empress Dowager Yang didn't look at the reactions of the ministers below at all, and just said to herself: "Since you can catch so many more Mongolians in the future, you can also change the Song traitors later." ”

"Empress Dowager, the top priority now is to prepare for war with the Mongols. You can't get the order wrong. Ding Fei still tried his best to persuade him.

Zhao Jiaren could see that Ding Fei felt that the queen mother was indeed the person in the upper position. Just when Zhao Jiaren was thinking about Ding Fei's thoughts, he heard Empress Dowager Yang say impatiently: "What are you doing?" It's not your turn to say right or wrong in this court! ”

No matter what Ding Fei's reaction was before, when he was treated like this, Ding Fei's face immediately showed astonishment, and then he saw Ding Fei lower his head, and there was a lot of anger in addition to grievances.

That's right! Zhao Jiaren thought to himself that if his subordinates would naturally be dominated by Empress Dowager Yang, Zhao Jiaren would feel a strong disappointment.

After Empress Dowager Yang reprimanded Ding Fei, who was against her, she tried to continue to advance her decision according to the idea given by Yang Liangjie. If Empress Dowager Yang was in power, her orders would have been accepted by the courtiers and carried out by the courtiers. At that time, the relatives of the Yang family's abduction could be on the first batch of exchange lists.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is best to reunite those who have been taken away with their families." Empress Dowager Yang said, and she then said to Chen Qingnian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who had just taken office for a few days: "Chen Aiqing, can you discuss this matter with Dayuan." ”

Chen Qingyuan was also born as a Jinshi and followed Empress Dowager Yang to Fuzhou. Being arranged to the Ministry of Rites this time can be regarded as a reward for him. After all, being able to run so far can be regarded as loyal to the Great Song Dynasty.

Chen Qingyuan looked at the Queen Mother, then lowered his head, and then turned his head to look at Zhao Jiaren. After some ideological struggle, Chen Qingyuan raised his head and replied: "Queen Mother, ministers can't obey orders. ”

Empress Dowager Yang was taken aback, she knew that the officials of the Great Song Dynasty would not easily bow down to the official family, but she didn't expect that the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites would dare to oppose it so bluntly. With surprise and frustration, Empress Dowager Yang asked, "Why?" ”

Chen Qingyuan replied: "Queen Mother, as Ding Fei said, the top priority at this time is not to show goodwill to the captives. At this time, the top priority is to deter Xiaoxiao, so that the rebellious ministers and thieves have no idea of being lucky and not dying. ”

Listening to the courtiers beginning to oppose Empress Dowager Yang, Zhao Jiaren wanted to laugh, but found that he couldn't laugh at all. Being given the right to speak by Empress Dowager Yang has already made Zhao Jiaren feel frustrated.