In the besieged hall.

Empress Dowager Gao and Zhezong sat on the throne, their faces were as heavy as ink, and they looked gloomily at the first and second officials who were either demented like wood sculptures, or pale faces, or sat paralyzed like mud and were silent.

"Tell me, why is this happening?" Gao shouted angrily.

There was silence, and Empress Dowager Gao looked at one of them: "Lord Han, the talents in the world belong to your Han family, you can talk about it." ”

Han Zonglei's body trembled, he is the nephew of Han Jiang and Han Jin, and now Han Jin is the right minister in the court, because of Qin Xianao's topic, he and Sima Guang, Lu Gongzhu and others did not go to the court, and this time it has not yet come, and this time the matter is caused by Qin Xianao's exemption, and this exemption, traced to the source, is Han Jiang used Xianyin to set Qin Xianao.

"Queen Mother. Han Zonglei lowered his head slightly, "In my opinion, the people are ignorant and can endure, even if there is a meal without a meal, they are not clothed, and even tired and humiliated to death, they may not rebel, throughout the dynasties, many people are forced to a desperate situation, and they will not rebel, the real rebellion is a very few, this time, it is really strange, but it is just a free thing, this is just a beautiful pie, it may not be realized, they actually, I think, there must be a lot of articles in this." ”

"There is a big article?" Gao Tao laughed sneeringly, "Lord Han, who doesn't know that there is a big article here?"

Han Zonglei lowered his head: "Queen Mother, what the minister means is that this time there is a mastermind, organized, and it has been plotting for a long time. ”

"It's been plotting for a long time?" Gao Tao glared at Han Zonglei.

"Queen Mother, I also agree with Lord Han's point of view. A voice sounded, "Since ancient times, snakes can't be headless, no one raises their arms and shouts, and nine out of ten ordinary people will not rebel even if they starve to death, but this time who is behind the conspiracy to stumble?"

"That's right. The minister agrees with this view. ”

"When Wang Anshi was a local official, he was so happy with his achievements, ignoring Sima Dan's good policy, forcing the people to do a lot of labor, but as a result, he had an accident and was hungry because of hard work. There were many dead and wounded, but no one resisted the riot, and then he presided over the change of the law, which made the people of the world miserable, but in the event of a natural disaster, there were dead and injured everywhere, and people were displaced everywhere, and there was no uprising and rebellion, and now it is ...... If there is no one to organize. I don't believe it when I die!"

One by one, the ministers spoke.

Gao Tao glanced coldly at the ministers.

"The snake can't do it without a head, it's really reasonable, but it can make the people of the entire Bianliang City stir up trouble, and even attack the imperial city, how strong can the people of this organization be?

"Queen Mother, it stands to reason that there is no such capable person in the world, it's just ......" Han Zonglei said abruptly.

The ministers also had a name in their minds-Qin Xianao, and then glanced at each other. They were silent.

"Just what?" Gao said coldly, "You mean the old body is confused. Who are such powerful people? Why don't you recommend them?"

"Queen Mother. Han Zonglei bowed his head and said, "As for who is the mastermind behind this, it is actually easy to find out, that is, what is the most profitable in this incident." is the real messenger behind it, and the rest are just a smokescreen he puts out. ”

"Queen Mother, I also agree with this point of view. ”

"People don't make profits and don't go early, who benefits the most. Who is the real mastermind. Some officials chimed in.

Gao Taotao also knew that although Han Zonglei's point of view may not be completely correct, it does have a certain amount of truth, she snorted, stopped talking, and in the silence, after a while, a tall official strode in.

"Lord Cai, how is it?" Gao Tao looked coldly at Cai Jing who strode in, Cai Jing is the Yin of Kaifeng Prefecture, that is, the number one person in charge of Bianliang City, this time this kind of big thing happened, he is unforgivable.

Cai Jing also knew that he was too derelict this time, so he took the lead and automatically stepped forward to appease the anti-people.

"Empress Dowager, these Diao people are extremely hateful, and the minister said that he would do his best to solve Qin Xianao's two bounty questions, but they didn't care at all. Cai Jing said in a deep voice.

"Don't care?"

One by one, they breathed heavily.

"The Queen Mother, it was really premeditated, and the exemption was just a matter of beginning. Han Zonglei said.

Gao Tao's face was calm: "Lord Cai, how can they be willing to retreat?"

"This ......" Cai Jing hesitated slightly, and then said slowly, "They only have one request, let the Holy Zen Throne!"

"Presumptuous!"

"Bold!"

"It's really the other way around! This matter must not be agreed!" shouted and scolded angrily.

Zhezong's face was as white as paper, his eyes were slightly red, and he looked at Gao Tao on the side, Gao Tao's chest was rising and falling violently at the moment, and he was so angry that his eyes almost burst into flames.

"Lord Cai, they let the Holy Zen Throne, so who can take the position?" Gao Dao words burst out from between his teeth.

The officials in the entire hall were also staring at Cai Jing, and at this time, everyone knew that the person who was said by the anti-people to succeed Zhezong must be the real mastermind behind this matter.

And this mastermind -

"Is it King Yong?"

"Or King Cao?"

Song Shenzong died, Zhezong Zhao Xu is not the only suitable candidate for succession, it can be said that there are two people who are far more suitable than Zhao Xu, that is, Song Shenzong's two younger brothers, Yongwang Zhao Hao, and Cao Wang Zhao Hao. Zhao Hao, although Zhao Hao is only the younger brother of Song Shenzong, but the Great Song Dynasty has always been a precedent of 'brother to brother and', after the death of the founding ancestor Zhao Kuangyin, it was his younger brother Zhao Kuangyi who succeeded to the throne.

Of course, the most important thing is that Zhao Hao and Zhao Hao are the biological sons of Empress Dowager Gao Tao in the eyes of the world, so if Empress Dowager Gao is interested in either of these two, it is very easy to kick out Zhezong Zhao Xu.

"This person's surname is Qin ......" Cai Jing's deep voice sounded, "He is Qin Xianao!"

"Qin Xianao?"

Quiet!

Everyone in the entire hall stared at Cai Jing, as if they couldn't believe Cai Jing's words, except for the legendary three emperors and five emperors of antiquity, all the succession to the throne in history must have a name, either a rebellion, or a killing with an army, conspiracies, or luck, etc.

That is, at least you are a royal person, just like Zhezong Zhao Xu, he is the grandson of Empress Dowager Gao, so he can defeat King Yong and King Cao to inherit the throne.

Who is Qin Xianao?

No soldiers, no generals. To put it mildly, I haven't even worn an official robe, but I am in the wild cloth, and the only thing I can do is to run a newspaper, which is very famous.

"Lord Cai, what you just said...... It's true. That man is ...... Qin Xianao. A trembling voice sounded, and a pair of eyes were still staring at Cai Jing.

"What the minister said is true, they want the Holy Admiral to cede the throne to Qin Xianao. Cai Jing said slowly in a deep voice, not to mention that everyone didn't believe it, it was the first time Cai Jing heard the rebels say this condition, and he was stunned for a long time.

Gao Tao glared at Cai Jing.

It's not King Yong, it's not King Cao, Gao Tao's eyes seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then his eyes burst out with a piercing cold light.

"Okay, what a Qin Xianao!"

Gao Tao gasped for air. The hands that grabbed the chair handle were bruised, "What a wolf ambition!"

At this time—

"Damn it!"

"Great rebellion! Lawlessness!"

"This person has no king and no father, it's really hateful!" some people shouted angrily, and many people in the entire hall became angry at this moment.

"This person is so fatherless, plotting rebellion, and even thinking about the Son of Heaven, such a disloyal and unkind person, not killing is not enough to make the people angry. Not killing is not enough to warn future generations, not killing ......"

"Queen Mother. This must not be done!"

"Even if I die, I can't let such a thief sit on the throne......"

......

One by one, they reprimanded.

Gao Tao took a long breath, and the anger on his face calmed slightly.

"It's him!"

"The biggest mastermind behind this is actually Qin Xianao!" Gao Tao lowered his eyelids, and his snow-white jade hand tightly grasped the chair handle, "It's so well planned." All of a sudden, millions of people in Bianliang rose up and reversed...... I'm afraid I've been planning for a long time, right?"

"Qin Xianao himself may not be able to do so well, presumably you guys also helped him, right?"

"Help him, keep me in the dark, but I ......" Gao Tao was both angry and cold. "After all, I am also a person who came out of Cihang Jingzhai, although I came against you this time, but I, not for the sake of the good of the door, for the honor of Cihang Jingzhai, for the happiness of the subjects of the world, why?"

"Why do you want to?"

......

Among the courtiers, Han Zonglei lowered his head, and many people's anger calmed down a little, and their eyes flashed with a cold light: "It turns out that the mastermind is really surnamed Qin!"

"That's right, he has the ability. ”

"Before, we thought it would be King Yong and King Cao, but think about it, if King Yong and King Cao had this ability, they would have become the Son of Heaven a long time ago. ”

......

Anger is useless, and it is impossible to agree to that condition, after relieving his mood for a while, Gao Taotao once again sent Cai Jing to negotiate, but ...... Failure, once, twice...... Even if it was promised that it would take three years, no matter whether Qin Xianao's problem was solved or not, the imperial court would be exempted, but it still failed.

While everyone was thinking hard about their plans—

"Hey, Sima Xianggong!"

"Father-in-law An, what's wrong with you and Sima Xianggong?"

I saw Gonggong An, Sima Guang dressed as ordinary people and strode in.

"Queen Mother, Holy Lord, the minister is a step too late!" Sima Guang saluted. Gao Taotao's eyes showed a glimmer of light, and he nodded: "No big gift, Prime Minister, you are ......"

"There are too many chaotic people, and they are quite unreasonable, and the ministers only sneak in with makeup. Sima Guang said in a deep voice.

"Prime Minister, what do you think of this incident?" asked Gao Taotao.

"Queen Mother, this time the matter is due to Qin Xianao's reward question. Sima Guang said in a deep voice, "Since the root is here, we only need to put up a list to calm the people, tell the people, and we will do our best to answer the reward question, so that the world can be exempted from the tax as soon as possible, this is one, second, Qin Xianao's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Mengde borrowed people's heads to calm the hearts of the army, and this method is also in line with the current ......"

"Prime Minister Sima, there is one thing that must be told to you first. Gao Tao frowned, "Previously, Cai Yuanchang and Lord Cai had already gone to Anmin and used your method again, but those chaotic people were not willing to retreat. ”

"Oh?" Sima Guang was slightly stunned.

"Lord Cai, tell the prime minister about the previous incident. Gao gushed deeply.

"Yes!"

Cai Jinglian explained and finished quickly.

"What? This matter was premeditated, Qin Xianao single-handedly planned and carried it out, and he wanted to use this to blackmail the Holy Lord and the Queen Mother, so that the Holy Lord Chan would be in him?" Sima Guang stared at the old man's eyes, his beard trembling slightly. (To be continued......)