When he heard about the Qingping Tower incident, he flew into a rage. At such a critical moment, someone dared to cause trouble; they were forcing him to kill someone!

But I never expected this!

The one who caused this trouble is none other than the current emperor!

The promised martial law, the promised guarantee of the Emperor's safe arrival...

When he arrived, he found that not only had the emperor's procession failed to arrive safely, but they had also surrounded and attacked him!

Fortunately, the emperor did not seem to blame him, and did not even mention it.

Just because the emperor doesn't mention it doesn't mean he won't mention it either.

Sun Bangyuan knelt down again: "Your Majesty, please grant me the death penalty!"

If the military commissioner kneels, the transport commissioner and the judicial commissioner have no reason not to kneel as well.

So the three of them knelt down again.

Li Jingxian was completely dumbfounded. The thought of how he had led his troops to besiege Zhao Huan and then talked to Zhao Huan about how making friends with the Li family could bring him a windfall from the court made him feel like he was going to vomit blood.

Isn't this equivalent to telling the other ministers in front of the emperor how they embezzled the money allocated by the emperor?

How thick-skinned do you have to be to dare to do this?

Zhao Huan then kindly helped the three of them up, saying, "This matter cannot be blamed on the three of you; ignorance is no excuse."

Seeing the emperor's attitude, the three felt much more at ease.

Each of them had their own thoughts in mind.

It seems the emperor wasn't as short-tempered as rumored!

The reason why the Song Dynasty set up four positions for the highest-ranking official in each region was to divide power, and the division of power would inevitably lead to conflicts.

For example, Sun Bangyuan, Li Yanjing, and Shangguan Qing have a conflict.

After all, Shangguan Qing had married Li Shi, so his conflicts with Li Yanjing were slightly less, and he was able to stand on Li Yanjing's side in crucial moments.

However, Sun Bangyuan was completely opposed to the two of them.

The military commissioner, who held power over both military and civil affairs, was the true supreme official, but he had no power to appoint or dismiss the transport commissioner and the judicial commissioner, which intensified the conflict.

Once the conflict intensifies, who is the safest?

It's the emperor!

In essence, none of these three people actually had any power, or at least no independent power. Their power was mutually constrained, and they were dependent on the central government.

Shangguan Qing was constantly watching for any dirt on Sun Bangyuan, Li Yanjing was constantly obstructing Sun Bangyuan's approval of financial matters and grain transport, and Sun Bangyuan was constantly looking for an opportunity to argue with the two of them.

Sun Bangyuan even hired several eloquent people to confront the officials of the Transport Commissioner's Office and the Judicial Commissioner's Office.

Moreover, the position of military commissioner is not permanent, while the position of judicial commissioner is held every three years.

Where the next leader goes is entirely up to the central government!

The emperor spoke kindly, but before he even left Tokyo, Wang Kuian had already rushed to the northwest to meet Yao Pingzhong and Zhe Keqiu.

"Here is the Emperor's and the Privy Council's order to mobilize troops. I request that Commander Yao accompany me to Chang'an to welcome the Emperor's arrival!"