Zhao Hongjin's disposition is not insignificant, you must know that Fu Zuoliang has been in the court for so many years, and the position of general is all based on his real sword and real gun, and the post of auxiliary minister is completely based on the emperor's unsuspicious trust in him.

Now, Zhao Hongjin retains the official position of General Fu Zuoliang, because he does not want the ministers of the court to feel that he is too unkind, so he cuts off the post of auxiliary minister, and ordering Fu Zuoliang to go to Haicheng to train troops is equivalent to expelling him from the court and not participating in politics, which is equivalent to cutting off Fu Zuoliang's control of the government in the eyes of everyone, and obviously has the implication that Zhao Hongjin wants to take back power.

Of course, all this was planned with Shao Xi before, if he really stripped General Fu Zuoliang of his official position, the military power would easily fall into the hands of Han Zeng, so retaining the post of General Fu Zuoliang could be regarded as a secret check and balance on Han Zeng.

In addition, it is for him to continue to lead the troops to have a reason to arrange for the Red and Purple Banner Guards to be brought to Haicheng with him, everyone in the DPRK and China knows that the Red and Purple Banner Guards are actually Han Zeng's cronies, and now they are arranged by Zhao Hongjin to Fu Zuoliang's side, and their surveillance is quite strong.

Even Han Zeng saw Zhao Hongjin's intentions, but everyone tacitly understood it, and Zhao Hongjin's move made Han Zeng quite satisfied. Sending people out of Haicheng and sending his cronies over to monitor Fu Zuoliang's every move, Han Zeng felt that Zhao Hongjin, the little emperor, had done a very good job in this matter, but he had saved himself from making such arrangements.

Right now, it seems that his and Shao Xi's plans are going very smoothly, which makes Han Zeng feel extremely happy in his heart.

Fu Zuoliang has to struggle one last time at this time, otherwise it will seem too fake.

So Fu Zuoliang arched his hand at Zhao Hongjin and said: "Holy Lord, the old minister has done his best for Nanzhao all his life, whether it is the battlefield in the past, or the court auxiliary government now, the old minister is conscientious, exhausted, and does not dare to slack off. When he was trusted by the emperor and assisted the young holy lord, the old ministers have always been fine and have a clear conscience. The Holy Lord treats the old minister like this today, and the old minister has no second words, even if he lets the old minister return to the battlefield to be a soldier, he will still be loyal to Nanzhao, and I believe that one day the Holy Lord will finally understand the heart of the old minister. The matter has come to this point, and the old minister also knows that it is useless to say more, so he said goodbye to the holy lord and went to Haicheng to train the army, and did his best to protect my Nanzhao Jiangshan Society, and the old minister retired. ”

After speaking, Fu Zuoliang knelt down to thank him and got up and brushed his sleeves away, still retaining his former domineering demeanor, and there was no look of despair and frustration on his face, which caused a burst of emotion among the ministers of the court.

Although Fu Zuoliang is old, his bearing has not diminished, and he is still resolute, resolute and resolute, and does not drag his feet at all.

Everyone just didn't say a word, watching Fu Zuoliang walk out of the hall, which means that from today onwards, Fu Zuoliang will withdraw from the court to discuss politics, and in the future, only Han Zeng's family will be the only one in the court of Nanzhao, and no one will dare to raise objections to what he wants to do.

Fu Zuoliang's departure made the entire Wuchen group lose its backbone, and at this time, many Wuchen came forward and knelt down to plead with Zhao Hongjin, hoping to seriously investigate the matter and not wronged the general.

And Zhao Hongjin held up the secret letter in his hand to once again declare that this letter is true, the evidence is conclusive, it is extremely generous to be able to leave Fu Zuoliang's life and retain the position of general, and the ministers are not allowed to intercede for him again, and the military ministers can only reluctantly retreat, and a grand banquet is dissolved.

After the banquet was over, Zhao Hongjin called Han Zeng and Shao Xi to the imperial study together, on the grounds that the matter was important and needed to be reconfirmed.

Zhao Hongjin's move was also discussed with Shao Xi in advance, the more cautious Zhao Hongjin behaved about this matter, the more real it would be, if this matter was allowed to pass lightly, it would arouse Han Zeng's suspicion.

"Han Xiangguo, what do you think about today's events? Do you think it is possible for Fu Zuoliang to collude with foreign countries in an attempt to subvert the imperial power of our dynasty? I asked myself if I treated him well, why did he do such a thing? It's really puzzling. ”

"Holy Lord, today's events seem to be conclusive, and the old minister really can't see any room for change. The Holy Lord also handled it very well, after all, Fu Zuoliang was an old minister of the previous dynasty, if he disposed of it too heavily, it would cause turmoil in the court, and now he was stripped of the power of the auxiliary minister so that he could no longer participate in the court politics, and retained his position as a general, the old minister felt that it was very appropriate. As for why he did this? According to the old minister, it should be that he has made contributions to my Nanzhao over the years, and he is a little arrogant in his heart, feeling that his merits are high and shocking the lord, and he gradually does not put the holy lord in his eyes. The world is changing, people's hearts are unpredictable, and the Holy Lord should not think too much, this time he was punished to let him introspect, and the Holy Lord can also take this opportunity to grasp the pro-government, after all, an old minister like him can't assist the Holy Lord for a few years, and the future of Nanzhao Jiangshan still depends on the Holy Lord himself. ”

These words are quite beautiful, first slapped Zhao Hongjin's sycophants, followed by Fu Zuoliang, and finally gave Zhao Hongjin a reassurance, saying that without Fu Zuoliang in the court, he would not be in power for too long, and reassure Zhao Hongjin, the purpose is just to let Zhao Hongjin continue to delegate power to himself.

How could Zhao Hongjin not know what was going on in his heart? However, on the surface, he still acted very sad and complained to Han Zeng.

"Alas! I succeeded to the throne when I was young, I didn't understand anything at that time, it was all thanks to the assistance of your two old ministers to get to where I am today, and now the general has made such a fuss, and I have to deal with it like this, but in this way, there will be one less of the two pillars in the court, and it will be more difficult for me to decide what to do in the future. In the future, I will have to rely on Han Xiangguo more, and all the burdens have fallen on Xiangguo alone, and Xiangguo will work even harder in the future, I really can't bear it in my heart! ”

Shao Xi stood aside and looked at the insincere monarch and minister, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills!

The power struggle relies on the intestines of flowers, the little emperor Zhao Hongjin knows how to forbear very much, and has not shown any dissatisfaction with Han Zeng for so many years, and successfully deceived Han Zeng, making him think that Zhao Hongjin has always been under his control, but he didn't know that the person who gave Zhao Hongjin the idea was more flowery than his intestines, and made full use of the illusion caused by Zhao Hongjin's forbearance to Han Zeng, and played with the desire to capture and indulge.

Han Zeng saw that Zhao Hongjin was now more dependent on himself, and he was very proud in his heart. Now that he has won a complete victory in the power struggle with Fu Zuoliang, he can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people in the court of Southern Zhao in the future, and this is the best opportunity to express his determination to Zhao Hongjin.

"The old minister has received the favor of the emperor and the holy lord for two generations, how dare he speak lightly of hard work? Now that Fu Zuoliang has done such a thing, it has chilled the Holy Lord, and it has also reminded the old minister to do his duty to repay the Holy Lord's kindness! In the future, the old minister will definitely be more attentive, and do his best to give the last bit of effort to assist the Holy Lord to protect the country of Nanzhao, and never let the Holy Lord down! ”

Zhao Hongjin looked at Han Zeng's sworn appearance, and couldn't help but complain in his heart, I believe you are a ghost! The least worry-free one is you, if the time is not yet ripe and I can't move you, otherwise I would have asked you to pack up the bed and get out, lest you make me sleep at night.

No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't show it at this time, so he said to Han Zeng: "Han Xiangguo, then Fu Zuoliang's departure from Beijing will be supervised by you." When will you leave Beijing? Who to take with you? The subsequent handover of affairs in his hands must be reported to me in a timely manner, and cannot be changed at will without my permission, and this matter will be handled by you, and you should understand my intentions. ”

Hearing this, Han Zeng hurriedly knelt on the ground to thank him, and said in his mouth: "The old minister understands! This is the trust and love of the Holy Lord for the old minister, so that everyone in the court can see what kind of treatment is given to those who betray and rebel and those who faithfully assist the Holy Lord, and it is also to let the ministers in the court and the central government understand the loyalty of the old minister over the years. The Holy Lord's good intentions really made the old minister grateful, and the old minister will do his best to do things well, and never let down the trust of the Holy Lord, please rest assured! ”

Zhao Hongjin saw that things were almost going on, and glanced at Shao Xi out of the corner of his eye, Shao Xi nodded slightly to signal that this matter would come here for the time being.

"That's it! Let's talk about this matter today, so step aside! I also want to take Shao Xi to the Pearl Palace to teach the princess body, if there is anything, I will send someone to summon you into the palace. ”

"The old minister obeys the holy command! The old minister retires! ”

After speaking, Han Zeng bowed and bowed, then exited the imperial study, and was led by the eunuch to leave the palace and return to the house.

At this time, only Zhao Hongjin and Shao Xi were left in the imperial study, and Zhao Hongjin couldn't help but ask: "Shao Xi, now that this step has been made, the general will leave the capital in a few days, what should I do next?" How can I get the power into my own hands and not be taken advantage of by Han Zeng to expand my power? ”

Shao Xi looked at Zhao Hongjin's nervous look and couldn't help laughing.

"I said, how did you become a little emperor? Why do you even have to ask me about such a thing? Isn't that obvious? The general has left the capital and is far away from the court, at this time the most important thing you should do is to first win over the Wuchen group, turn the forces that originally belonged to the general into your own, and at the same time find a way to pinch the military department, the official department, the household department, and the criminal department in your own hands. It's okay to say that the military department here is good, because they are originally the descendants of the generals, and the officials are relatively independent, who can fight between you and Han Zeng depends on your own ability, as for the household department and the criminal department that were originally controlled by Han Zeng, you can get rid of Han Zeng's henchmen by investigating corruption and replace them with your own people, but this matter should not be rushed, and it must be slowly figured out. At the moment, your biggest advantage is Xu Yinbiao and Zhou Hong beside Han Zeng, these two can become your biggest help in the capital at the critical moment, and it can be said that it is your last hole card. ”

Zhao Hongjin seemed to understand what Shao Xi meant, and muttered: "I understand, don't be in a hurry to compete with Han Zeng first, the most important thing at the moment is to gather Fu Zuoliang's forces first." ”

"Don't you understand?"